Map of the Iron Province

TRANSCRIPT

Day 192 - April 14th, 2741

These tunnels and corridors haven't changed since yesterday. But something else had changed, the cultists are back in numbers. I don't know if they caught up to me or if I stumbled upon something, but they are everywhere. And I found myself in a very bad spot.

A tunnel I was in was long and without any diverting paths, so I could only go forward or backward. I sensed one lone cultist on the path in front of me. I tried backtracking, but two more cultists were blocking my path. Seeing that a confrontation was inevitable, I chose to push forward against the lone cultist.

Adding credibility to my theory, she didn't see me coming. I ambushed her with the stone in one hand and my pistol in the other. Much like Rose, the cultist wasn't going down with body shots. But trying my luck, I reached out my arm and willed the stone to restrain the cultist and lift them in the air, much like what Rose did to me. And it worked ...somewhat. I wasn't as proficient as Rose, and this cultist was using their stone to slowly wriggle their way free. But in the struggle for control, I was able to sense the power of the stone flowing through their body and concentrating in their head. Moments away from losing grip on her, I raised my gun and shot her clean in the head. That appears to kill her. But I put one more in her skull for good measure.

Now guns make noise, and if these cultists have heightened senses like I assume, I needed to get out of there ASAP.

I contemplated taking the second stone with me, but as I could detect the use of that one, I didn't want to risk it. I did manage to elude any other confrontations today, but I had many close calls. I could sense a lot of energy signatures converging on the location of my ambush. So at minimum, they know someone is around.


--Notes--
Using the stone is always draining, but after restraining the cultist, I got a massive headache I can't shake.

I don't know the limitations of this stone, but I know any use must be done sparingly.


INVENTORY

2270 credits

1 Cultist Stone

1 Carbine
8 Full Mags (20)
160 Bullets

1 Pistol
Spare Parts
6 Mags (14)
84 Bullets
+3 Spare

1 Shotgun
31 Shells

1 combat knife

1 pipe bomb

1 Full Medkit

1 Roll of bandages

10 Days of Supplies

1 Map

1 Watch

1 Compass

1 Rope

1 STEEL ID


TO-DO LIST

Escape

Warn Everyone

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