The Wailing Piano
It all started as a routine excavation in Palestine. But soon you find yourself racing across the desert on a mission to track down a legendary ancient relic before the Nazis can get their hands on it. And that's just the beginning. The Third Reich is mobilizing across the world in search of mysterious ancient Hallows of Power, objects that could put unimaginable supernatural forces into the hands of the armies of darkness. And the only thing standing in their way is you. Put on the worn boots of a 1930s braggart archaeologist and prepare for a wild journey around the world, encountering adventure, romance and mystery at every step. Do you have what it takes to locate the relics, defeat your enemies and save the world from a thousand years of darkness?
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No time to fool around. You launch yourself from your tent, revolver in hand. Before the German soldiers have any time to react, you fire. Your bullet slices through the warming desert air and embeds itself with a thunk into the chest of the nearest soldier.
The other two soldiers roar, raising their rifles in your direction, but they have made the mistake of turning their attention away from your companions. With the speed of an Old West gunslinger, Esme brings her own pistol out of its holster and up, and the middle soldier falls. Meanwhile, Abdul has launched himself onto the remaining Nazi. His enormous arm muscles bulge as he throttles his prey, squeezing the life out of the last of the soldiers.
After the final soldier has fallen still, Esme turns to you and waves cheerfully. "Morning," she says, as if nothing has happened at all. "What a marvelous start to the day. Three dead Nazis, and now we have a truck."
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