{"id":12484,"date":"2021-07-29T02:34:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T06:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/?p=12484"},"modified":"2021-07-29T02:34:34","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T06:34:34","slug":"the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\/","title":{"rendered":"The Death Cake &#8211; by PhoenixWolf &#8211; narrated by Asclepius"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8466\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-12484-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cdb\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/The-Death-Cake.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cdb\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/The-Death-Cake.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cdb\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/The-Death-Cake.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cdb\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/The-Death-Cake.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/?powerpress_pinw=12484-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cdb\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/The-Death-Cake.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"The-Death-Cake.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 11:48 &#8212; 10.8MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('12484-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_12484-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_12484-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/?powerpress_embed=12484-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/echoes-from-the-cavern\/id857267086?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fthecaverns.net%2FPodcasts%2F%3Fp%3D12484\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Death Cake<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">By PhoenixWolf, aka Alexander Huffman<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Background music by Smartsound<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Jorib padded up the ramp into his spaceship, a white box bouncing in his hands with his excitement. Behind him a human male in his early adulthood years stood wide eyed, gazing at a large stack of green sheets of paper in his hand. Jorib didn\u2019t have any idea of how money worked on this planet, but he figured fifty thousand units of the human\u2019s currency was more than enough for this purchase.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The ramp closed and Jorib felt the inertia buffers turn on as the ship ascended into a safe orbit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cNorgat!\u201d He squeaked out as he broke into a run down the corridor. \u201cI got it! Come see quickly!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Jorib made excited giggling sounds as he entered the dining hall. Just as he placed the box on the table, Norgat shuffled in rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. Norgat was a short and stocky example of his species, just like Jorib. His head stalks, which usually stood straight up from the top of his head, were askew to one side, and dark lines creased his grey skinned face. The telltale signs of his most recent nap being deep and way too comfortable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cWhat?\u201d Norgat said drowsily.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cI got that human food item that I was telling you about! The confection that was named for bringing death upon those who dare eat it,\u201d Jorib said with a dramatic wave of his stubby hands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Norgat stifled a yawn, &#8216;Okay&#8230;so, what are we going to do with a deadly dessert?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cWhat else! We\u2019re going to eat it!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cWhat??\u201d Norgat was definitely awake now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cI have prepared everything we need. We will not only brave this deadly confectionery, but survive to document its effects for science and posterity!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cBy we, you mean me, don\u2019t you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cNot this time! I plan on consuming this human creation too. Just after I document your experience with it first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Norgat stared at his companion for a silent moment. \u201cYou just want to see me suffer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cNo! Your physical health is important to me. How else will I learn from these humans without your expert assistance and experimentation?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Norgat\u2019s stare turned into a dark glare. Not that it mattered much, once Jorib got an idea in his head, he was very difficult to dissuade. Jorib started to lift the lid of the box, but its corners caught part way, causing him to struggle and grunt as he tried to wiggle it free. Norgat watched this struggle for a few moments, enjoying Jorib\u2019s growing frustration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Norgat grew bored waiting, he grabbed the lid with Jorib and helped lift. It came free and slid smoothly off its base with a satisfying rush of air filling the space the lid occupied. They immediately jumped back with their nose holes wrinkled at the smell that filled the room.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cUhg! That\u2019s horrid!\u201d Jorib cried out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">They retreated to the furthest wall away from the open box and waited for the smell to dissipate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cIf I start smelling like that after I eat it, my clutch-mate will replace me when we get home!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cShe still hasn\u2019t forgiven you for bringing that Durian Fruit home?\u201d Jorib asked.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cI had to sleep in the bog for a week!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Jorib shuddered in sympathy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cI think the smell is mostly gone now.\u201d He motioned for Norgat to approach the box again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Norgat rolled his eyes, but walked up to the box again. He took a cutter tool and carefully cut the corners of the box, letting the sides fall down to reveal the contents in all their glory.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cOooh!\u201d They both exclaimed at the sight. The cake was dark brown, almost black. It was also very tall, the top being made perfectly smooth, with dark brown flower-like embellishments arranged around its edge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Jorib reached out with shaking hands toward the cake, but stopped short as if touching an invisible barrier. \u201cWow. Norgat, feel the power!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Norgat gave him a sideways glance and eye roll. \u201cOkay, let\u2019s begin documenting. What do the humans call this?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Jorib carefully enunciated the human words, \u201cDeath by Chocolate Cake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201c\u2018Death\u2019 meaning \u2018the expiring of life,\u2019\u201d Norgat began speaking into his handheld computer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201c\u2018Chocolate\u2019 being a substance created from the offspring-seeds of the cacao tree, and \u2018cake\u2019 being a special confection of layered bread substance held together with a sugary paste. The implication of the name being the chocolate cake brings death to anyone who eats it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cYou take all the mystique and drama out of everything! Can\u2019t you see this is a very artifact of human daring and death-sport?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cYour romantic fascination with human death-sports does not bode well for posterity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Jorib dismissed the warning with a hand wave. \u201cNonsense, I have prepared the antidote in case the worst should happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">He grabbed a tray with two glass containers filled with a white liquid from the cooler. Norgat immediately began shaking and backing up quickly at the sight of the liquid.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cIs&#8230;is that&#8230;cow milk?\u201d He said, the look of shock apparent on his face.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cNo, it comes from a different animal! The Almond. I tried it myself earlier and no profuse leaking occurred from any of my orifices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Norgat\u2019s shock turned quickly to horror, \u201cyou didn\u2019t follow safety protocol! And you sampled human food without alerting me first?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Jorib ignored Norgat this time. Why let pesky things like protocols and assistants get in the way of true discovery?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">He continued speaking, \u201cwhile cow milk is the superior antidote, the almond milk should still prove adequate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Norgat just stared, gobsmacked, at Jorib.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cNow,\u201d Jorib continued as he pulled a long dissection knife from the drawer, \u201cIf you would do the honors, we must make exacting dissection cuts from the center point to the edge of the cake, creating a wedge shape. We will then extract it for our first sample.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Norgat glared as he grabbed the knife a little more forcefully than usual. He carefully lined the blade up to the cake, making sure the tip was centered.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cCarefully!\u201d Jorib said as the knife began to cut into the upper layer of fondant.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Norgat took his eyes off the cake and glared daggers at his companion as he let the knife slide through to the bottom. Jorib nibbled on his stubby fingers in anxious horror as Norgat made another perfect cut.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cTray,\u201d Norgat said, as he carefully slid the knife beneath the cake slice and lifted it out. Jorib held a clean tray at the ready as Norgat smoothly transferred the four-layered slice of cake off the knife.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cOooh!\u201d They both exclaimed again as they inspected the pristine goo-marbled layers of dark chocolate frosting and sponge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cIt still stinks really bad, but it looks amazing,&#8221; Norgat said. Jorib could only nod, his mouth was agape in total, dramatic awe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Carefully, Jorib handed an eating utensil to Norgat, never taking his eyes off the slice. This was the moment Norgat was dreading the most. He took the utensil with an audible groan and forced himself to take a bite-sized portion of the cake. His hand shook and he whined pitifully as he painfully drew his portion toward his mouth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cCourage, Norgat,\u201d Jorib said, \u201cwe are on the frontier of real science!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The encouragement did little for Norgat. His hand inched toward his face, but his mouth kept moving further away. Jorib finally took hold of the utensil and Norgat\u2019s head stalks, wrestling the cake into his companion\u2019s mouth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">There was a stifled scream as Norgat\u2019s eyes widened in shock. His mouth made large chewing motions. An exaggerated gulp followed a moment later.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cWell?\u201d Jorib asked impatiently.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Norgat didn\u2019t move a muscle, but his skin started taking on a strange dark shade, spreading steadily over every inch of his exposed body. Jorib panicked when Norgat began convulsing and turning a dark shade of chocolate brown.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cAntidote! Antidote!\u201d Jorib grabbed the glasses of almond milk, spilling most of it, and splashed the rest into Norgat&#8217;s gasping mouth. When the convulsions didn\u2019t stop, Jorib ran around the room in a panic, knocking shelves over and throwing things in a hasty attempt at finding something to help his dying companion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">He made it back to Norgat\u2019s body with an armload of items in time to see Norgat\u2019s final shudder and stillness, a foamy gurgle of almond milk pouring out his mouth in a ghastly final death sigh.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Jorib cried out in horror, dropping down to sob on the lifeless body of Norgat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cNo! Norgat! You *sob* were so *sob* young and full *sob* of promise!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A gurgle bubbled out of Norgat\u2019s mouth. Jorib looked up with bloodshot and goopy eyes in time to receive a faceful of chocolate cake.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">He fell backward trying to wipe the deathly confection from his face and eyes as Norgat let out a hearty squeal of laughter and began rolling on the floor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cYou\u2019re alive?\u201d Jorib asked in disbelief as he rubbed the cake out of one eye. Norgat still just rolled around in laughter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cYou\u2019re still alive?\u201d Jorib yelled angrily, realizing he was now the butt of a very messy joke.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Jorib, dripping in gooey cake, dashed madly for his own fistful of cake. In a few moments, the dining hall was covered in a gloppy mess of cake and frosting as the two aliens enacted another great human tradition: the food fight.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clammr-player\" data-title=\"The Death Cake &#8211; by PhoenixWolf &#8211; narrated by Asclepius\" data-imageUrl=\"\"><audio id=\"audio-12484-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%; visibility: hidden;\" src=\"http:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/The-Death-Cake.mp3\"><\/audio><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11497\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/45-Record-Album.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11497\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11497\" src=\"http:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/45-Record-Album-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Echoes From the Caverns\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/45-Record-Album-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/45-Record-Album-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/45-Record-Album-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/45-Record-Album-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/45-Record-Album-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/45-Record-Album-230x230.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11497\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Echoes From the Caverns<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8468\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-12484-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cdb\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/The-Death-Cake.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cdb\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/The-Death-Cake.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cdb\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/The-Death-Cake.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cdb\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/The-Death-Cake.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/?powerpress_pinw=12484-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cdb\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/The-Death-Cake.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"The-Death-Cake.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 11:48 &#8212; 10.8MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('12484-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_12484-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_12484-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/?powerpress_embed=12484-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/echoes-from-the-cavern\/id857267086?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fthecaverns.net%2FPodcasts%2F%3Fp%3D12484\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cdb\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/The-Death-Cake.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 11:48 &#8212; 10.8MB) | Embed Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS \u00a0 The Death Cake By PhoenixWolf, aka Alexander Huffman Background music by Smartsound \u00a0 Jorib padded up the ramp into his spaceship, a white box bouncing in his hands with his excitement. Behind him [&hellip;]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Death Cake - by PhoenixWolf - narrated by Asclepius - Echoes from the Caverns<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Death Cake - by PhoenixWolf - narrated by Asclepius - Echoes from the Caverns\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cdb\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/The-Death-Cake.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 11:48 &#8212; 10.8MB) | Embed Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS \u00a0 The Death Cake By PhoenixWolf, aka Alexander Huffman Background music by Smartsound \u00a0 Jorib padded up the ramp into his spaceship, a white box bouncing in his hands with his excitement. Behind him [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Echoes from the Caverns\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-07-29T06:34:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-07-29T06:34:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/45-Record-Album-300x300.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lord Asclepius\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lord Asclepius\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"8 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thecaverns.net\\\/Podcasts\\\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thecaverns.net\\\/Podcasts\\\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Lord Asclepius\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thecaverns.net\\\/Podcasts\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ab94be59e320cfc56a062eee9f47b53b\"},\"headline\":\"The Death Cake &#8211; by PhoenixWolf &#8211; narrated by Asclepius\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-07-29T06:34:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-07-29T06:34:34+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thecaverns.net\\\/Podcasts\\\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1622,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thecaverns.net\\\/Podcasts\\\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/thecaverns.net\\\/Podcasts\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/45-Record-Album-300x300.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Echoes from the Caverns\",\"Fan Fiction\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/thecaverns.net\\\/Podcasts\\\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thecaverns.net\\\/Podcasts\\\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thecaverns.net\\\/Podcasts\\\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Death Cake - by PhoenixWolf - narrated by Asclepius - Echoes from the Caverns\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thecaverns.net\\\/Podcasts\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thecaverns.net\\\/Podcasts\\\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thecaverns.net\\\/Podcasts\\\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/thecaverns.net\\\/Podcasts\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/45-Record-Album-300x300.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-07-29T06:34:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-07-29T06:34:34+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thecaverns.net\\\/Podcasts\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ab94be59e320cfc56a062eee9f47b53b\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thecaverns.net\\\/Podcasts\\\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/thecaverns.net\\\/Podcasts\\\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thecaverns.net\\\/Podcasts\\\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thecaverns.net\\\/Podcasts\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/45-Record-Album.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thecaverns.net\\\/Podcasts\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/45-Record-Album.jpg\",\"width\":3000,\"height\":3000,\"caption\":\"Echoes From the Caverns\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thecaverns.net\\\/Podcasts\\\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thecaverns.net\\\/Podcasts\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Death Cake &#8211; by PhoenixWolf &#8211; narrated by Asclepius\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thecaverns.net\\\/Podcasts\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thecaverns.net\\\/Podcasts\\\/\",\"name\":\"Echoes from the Caverns\",\"description\":\"Powered with the help of The New Britannia Theater Troupe\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thecaverns.net\\\/Podcasts\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thecaverns.net\\\/Podcasts\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ab94be59e320cfc56a062eee9f47b53b\",\"name\":\"Lord Asclepius\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ca86738ddf207718f1f601b4242ccb74407480a2872dfb0fdc4123f726e5031d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ca86738ddf207718f1f601b4242ccb74407480a2872dfb0fdc4123f726e5031d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ca86738ddf207718f1f601b4242ccb74407480a2872dfb0fdc4123f726e5031d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Lord Asclepius\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/www.thecaverns.net\\\/Podcasts\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thecaverns.net\\\/Podcasts\\\/author\\\/asclepius\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Death Cake - by PhoenixWolf - narrated by Asclepius - Echoes from the Caverns","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Death Cake - by PhoenixWolf - narrated by Asclepius - Echoes from the Caverns","og_description":"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cdb\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/The-Death-Cake.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 11:48 &#8212; 10.8MB) | Embed Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS \u00a0 The Death Cake By PhoenixWolf, aka Alexander Huffman Background music by Smartsound \u00a0 Jorib padded up the ramp into his spaceship, a white box bouncing in his hands with his excitement. Behind him [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\/","og_site_name":"Echoes from the Caverns","article_published_time":"2021-07-29T06:34:31+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-07-29T06:34:34+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/45-Record-Album-300x300.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Lord Asclepius","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Lord Asclepius","Est. reading time":"8 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\/"},"author":{"name":"Lord Asclepius","@id":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/#\/schema\/person\/ab94be59e320cfc56a062eee9f47b53b"},"headline":"The Death Cake &#8211; by PhoenixWolf &#8211; narrated by Asclepius","datePublished":"2021-07-29T06:34:31+00:00","dateModified":"2021-07-29T06:34:34+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\/"},"wordCount":1622,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/45-Record-Album-300x300.jpg","articleSection":["Echoes from the Caverns","Fan Fiction"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\/","url":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\/","name":"The Death Cake - by PhoenixWolf - narrated by Asclepius - Echoes from the Caverns","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/45-Record-Album-300x300.jpg","datePublished":"2021-07-29T06:34:31+00:00","dateModified":"2021-07-29T06:34:34+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/#\/schema\/person\/ab94be59e320cfc56a062eee9f47b53b"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/45-Record-Album.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/45-Record-Album.jpg","width":3000,"height":3000,"caption":"Echoes From the Caverns"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/the-death-cake-by-phoenixwolf-narrated-by-asclepius\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Death Cake &#8211; by PhoenixWolf &#8211; narrated by Asclepius"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/#website","url":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/","name":"Echoes from the Caverns","description":"Powered with the help of The New Britannia Theater Troupe","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/#\/schema\/person\/ab94be59e320cfc56a062eee9f47b53b","name":"Lord Asclepius","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca86738ddf207718f1f601b4242ccb74407480a2872dfb0fdc4123f726e5031d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca86738ddf207718f1f601b4242ccb74407480a2872dfb0fdc4123f726e5031d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca86738ddf207718f1f601b4242ccb74407480a2872dfb0fdc4123f726e5031d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Lord Asclepius"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.thecaverns.net\/Podcasts"],"url":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/author\/asclepius\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12484"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12485,"href":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12484\/revisions\/12485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecaverns.net\/Podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}