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Ulkas the Horned Demon
((Awesome! Appearance of such powerful entity is both thrilling and exciting... Now, could we flee from it, using all the powers at our disposal and advantage of a long distance? I'm also very curious about its origin, though I do have some theories...))
Ulkas was quite surprised by this sidden revelation, as his plans did not account for arrival of such powerful entity that could shake even Astrosa, making her consider retreat immediately. Still, he was quick to follow the situation.
"Lets fly with haste to the sea, then."
While already on move, Ulkas questioned his companion:
"What exactly your eyes told you? Can you judge the distance between us and that being in case it follows our trail? And was such power hidden there all the time, or appeared suddenly only moments ago?"
"I only noticed it moments ago. That distant, powerful fire, like a lone star in a blackened sky: once you spot it, you can never take your eyes of it. I can't tell if this being is after us or not, but my instincts are urging me to hide from this light…"[3] You flew together toward the coast, looking for the twin villages of Ilmer and Inmer. After a moderate amount of time spent flying, you still couldn't find their exact location.
Astrosa kept watching the movements of the great force she sensed. It did seem like it was moving toward your direction, but she was unsure.
HP: 29/29
MP: 48/48
Essence: 6/40 [73]
Status : Okay.
Companion :
-Astrosa:
In prime shape
Eron the Ghost Musician
"Once more, then."
Play it once more, but a little jazzier this time. Afterward, tell them "You may want to hear this piece of respite again, but others lay without it in their ears, their burdens stretching out the pain upon their souls. Perhaps, one day, I can find a way to give you a truer peace, something more after death. I must be off, for I am needed elsewhere."
((Honestly, I just realized something here. Going to save explaining it for my next action, though. You'll see why)
[1] You play once more, this time with a different tune. The melody turns into a more swingy, rhythmic variation, also carrying additional meanings over its original ones. Carried by your song, your enthusiasm increases and your performance becomes louder and louder.
A loud thumping resounded. It came from deeper inside the building.
A scream of rage roared from the darkness, and a stream of malevolent energy flowed in the room. The shadowy remnants quivered, visibly agitated, and the doctor's figure moved toward the room the scream came from.
It was instantly swept away by an ectoplasmic clawed hand. The dim figure of the doctor seemed to wane on the ground as it laid lying.
Before you stood what you suspected was a vengeful wraith, born from one of the many deceased. A body made of some black smoke, with only the claws and the head made of a more ectoplasmic substance. What would be its face was distorted by pain and rage. It had no lower body, instead the black smoke spread on the ground above where it hovered.
Hostile:-Vengeful Wraith [Enraged]
Neutral:-Doctor's Ghost [Critical State]
-Shadows
HP: 10/10
MP: 10/10
Essence: 0/2 - [/color]
Status :
[Okay]
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Squelchy the Polyslime
((So now I can charge Flash using sunlight, but I also naturally radiate sunlight?
Cool.))
Squelchy begins to search for more sustenance, be it other slimes or fruit.
[3] You start wandering around the tropical maze, looking to satisfy your basic needs. The flagelly follows you heartily, appreciating the advantages of your company.
Eventually, you found a lone predatory slime. A low purple puddle of ooze, known to usually hunt at night. One out during the day was a rarity.
[Trait] Reformative:
+1HPOther:-1 Purple Ooze [Neutral]
Ally:- 1 Pheromone Flagelly
HP: 12/15
MP: 12/12
Essence: 0/5 [2]
Status:
The Psychic Forest Spider and Roeway the Raging Blood Hound
(oh god oh god oh god oh god)
FLEE!!!
Alright fuck the spider. FLEE FLEE FLEE
Spider: [6]
Terrified by the life-threatening situation, the Spider darted away in a panic, fleeing from the scene as far as it could. No demons bothered to pursue it, and when the Spider finally calmed down, it looked around. The Spider was lost.
This part of the forest was unknown to the Spider.
Roeway: [4]
Covered by a layer of protective blood, Roeway ran through the incoming demons, withstanding a few weak blows from his surprised enemies.
Despite being short on breath, Roeway ran, his body surging with adrenaline. He didn't know if the demons were still pursuing him, he was too focused on running to care about this detail.
Hostiles:-Undetermined number of demons [Status Unknown]
HP: 2/10
MP: 0/10
Essence: 0/2 [-]
Status:
-Pain!
-Critical Condition
Inventory:
-
HP: 4/15
MP: 12/12
Essence: 2/5 [4]
Status:
[Blood-Soaked]
[Boiling Blood Rage]
-Pursued
-Pain!
-Critical Condition
Heros Draco Infans the Drakling
Study the others and their abilities and stuff before testing out some of mine against a nearbye tree. Then go home, unless we see something that looks like it'll make a good meal on the way.
You shared your experience with the others. Styrfing and Okilion's accounts were pretty similar to yours. They both felt something beckoning them to change, and a deep, hidden desire seemed to manifest through this transformation.
Styrfing: Styrfing's appearance was unchanged, only his body size increased.
Trait:
[Frost Scales]: Styrfing's scales are cold enough to numb its physical assailants senses if their cold resistance is low.
Skill:
[Frost Breath]: Styrfing can breath a freezing air of moderate power.
Okilion: Okilion was pretty much unchanged, except for its single horn which was now longer and glowed with power.
Trait:
[Horn of Power]: The single horn of Okilion contains a great amount of its latent energy. Attacks with its horn are imbued with this energy.
Skill:
[Energize]: Okilion empowers its body with the energy of its horn, increasing his offensive capabilities and his speed. This skill will fail if its horn is damaged.
Deair and Dormall interrupted your enthusiastic conversation, but were quickly rebuked: none of you had a real idea of why you three transformed. The issue would be dropped until you would get home.
[4] You found a nearby tree, and unleashed your breath on it. A stream of flames engulfed the poor tree, quickly turning it into a charred version of its former self. You were amazed at your newfound power.
[4] After this experience, you returned home with the body of the creature. On the way back, you found two malachite lizards wandering in the mountains. These creatures bigger than an ox were of the same color as the rock their name originated from. Their scales were also very strong.
Neutral:-2 Malachite Lizards
Allies:Styrfing, Frost Wyrmling
Dormall, Earth Drakling
Deair Vol Zephon, Sky Drakling
Okilion, Emerald Drake
HP: 15/15
MP: 12/12
Essence: 0/5 [2]
Status :
[Okay]
Gorra the Lich
"We Shall Slaughter them, That is what we shall do."
I shall try to Drain at Their life forces, So they may sooner Fall to Osuro.
"It will be done Master."Osuro charged at the lair, letting out an battlecry coming straight from a tomb.
Gorra: [4]
Osuro: [1]
[Necromancy] You remembered how to cast a Life Drain spell, and proceeded to do so meticulously.
-3MPYou extended your hand, and a stream of life energy surged out of the humanoids and went to your hand. The sensation was truly exquisite.
Osuro cleaved at the first creature he found, and one would have expected the small being to be turned into mere paste by a single blow from the mighty Skeletal Knight.
But instead of turning into a bloody pulp when the battle axe struck, the humanoid vanished in a burst of smoke and the axe ended up firmly lodged in the ground.
The humanoid reappeared on the back of Osuro, and proceeded to viciously bite it. The others, albeit weakened creatures snarled and came toward you two.
Enemies:-6 small humanoid monsters
> 5 weakened
> 1 fighting Osuro
Allies:-Great Skeletal Knight,
Osuro [Damaged] [2/5]
> Worn battle axe
HP: 12/12
MP: 15/15
Essence: 3/10 [5]
Status:
-New body, cyclops head, a bit taller than before
Inventory:
-Bone Staff with Amethyst
Gray the Unstable Prismetal Blaster
"Then we should keep going. The sooner we get to that place Barag talked about, the better. I'll split myself and have those pieces follow us from behind. Hopefully they'll let us know if the rodents try to close in."
Keep traveling. Split two tiny, hard to notice pieces off, one to follow us close to the maximum range of my control and the other to follow about halfway in my range. Preferably have them follow us underground if they can eat it fast enough to keep up. Their purpose is to warn me if the rodents enter that range, and maybe explode with energy if the rodents attack them, or pierce inside the rodents and devour them. Especially since they already have an easy way to the rodent's brain if they're in its mouth. Try to heal up while walking, eating dirt or something to recover my mass of necessary.
Everyone agreed on the same decision. The group would keep moving forward.
[5] You split two small pieces off of you, and made them follow your group at a distance, to warn you from the progress of the rodents.
-2HPWhile they couldn't dig through the earth fast enough to travel at a decent speed, it was extremely hard to notice them easily.
As you moved forward, you detected the rodent group through the first piece, which remained undetected. It even managed to hear an useful conversation from the rodents:
"We must hurry to get to this weakened group. If by chance they reach the Sand Golems territories, we won't be able to get to them."
You also heard that the Sand Golems were extremely hostile toward the rodents.
Enemies:-6 rodent-like monsters (back)
Allies:-Barag, Muscular Human
Cut and Bruises all over Side melted /
Skin melted /
Medicine applied> Great Spear
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Kokaun, Golden Radasar
Wounds opening /
Wounded /
Scales melted [4Ess]
HP: 17/28
MP: 14/18
Essence: 8/20 [25]
Status:
[Chaos Form]
[Number of Pieces]: 2 (Total:2HP)
Companion:
-Brown: [2Ess]
Badly Wounded / Chunk torn off / Wound sealed
Inventory:
-Piece of Glint
-Mysterious Stone
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Nox the Vampire Bat
Try to find out if the creature's blood is edible. If it is, drink to your stomach's content, then go rest and tend to your wounds. Once you're healed, find some new preys.
[6] You took a lick at your bloodied claws.
Delicious.This creature's blood, despite its murky and thick appearance, was so palatable you couldn't believe it. You drank more than your fill, carried away by this reason-numbing taste.
It didn't need long for you to feel very sick. You rested in a large hollow trunk. The pain and nausea made it very hard to have a proper rest.
+3HPDespite being unable to heal properly, you felt that it was better to move away soon. Staying in this strange forest of black thorn trees made you feel uneasy.
Enemy :-1 Thorn horror [Dead]
HP: 11/15
MP: 12/12
Essence: 2/5 [5]
Status:
Tired
Numb hands: moderate
Stabbed
Caedan the Bloody Impaler
"8, do you mind if I bring two of my traveling companions here to investigate their bloodlines later? One of them has vampire blood I awakened accidentally, and I wish to help him find his heritage."
"I simply connected a few dots together. So, why does Fordania need this 'weapon'? If you can tell me, that is."
Talking continues. And so does helping Vanare uncover the information she requires.
"8" answered politely:
"Simple matters such as these shouldn't pose problem. We may analyze their bloodlines later in the Atrium."...
You noticed suspicion on Vanare's face. You felt like a misunderstanding was brewing in the air, or maybe her interests could clash with yours.
"What else but for war. Fordania has many enemies, many with which peace is an impossible possibility. And our Kings would do anything to protect our country."You inquired about these enemies, and why the apparent distrust.
"In the West lies the Tymarch Theocracy. They have been Fordania, Vol and Ashafan sworn enemies since their very creation. The source of the conflict is their very religion, which clash with some of the three kingdoms "customs"."What customs?
"Heard of Pact Houses? The deities associated with these are reviled by Tymarch."She kept on talking:
"Then there are the Cearns of Merenn, and other faraway foreign countries. And of course, monsters.Upon saying the word, she looked at you with a complex expression.
"Aren't you one after all? What does it make you toward Fordania? An enemy? There are so many things we don't know about monsters, that sometime, we feel like the best option would be to see all of them as enemies."She told all of this with a distant tone, as if speaking in the stead of her fellow humans.
Ally :Vanaremalia De Veraide, Fordania Great Library's High Archivist
Others:-Levemite Sentinel ""4""
-Levemite Sentinel ""8""
HP: 21/21
MP: 25/25
Essence: 9/20 [26]
Status: Okay, clean ! [Charisma Bonus !]
Companions:
-Ramas: ??
L. 2 [3/10] [BloodAwakened]
-Firande: ??
L. 1 [Locked/5] [PotentialNotAwakened]
Inventory:
-Levemite Key
Map :
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l æ f^l
l ^^ f + l
l f ^ffff@ fff f^l
lff ^ff^ fff f^l
l ff æ ^ f ff^^l
l ff æ ff ^l
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^: Hill
f: Forest
+: Eastarm
æ: Village
@: You
Theta the Wolf
Bite the spiders face.
Theta: [6]
Human-faced Arachnid: [2]
Unwilling to let go of this offense unpunished, you jump toward the creature's face. Latching on it, you viciously shake to rip off the flesh. Red blood spews from the human-faced arachnid as you bite and the bitten flails around to shake you off.
While it fails to shake you off, its wild movements make you collide into many obstacles.
-3HPThe creature screamed in pain, as its disfigured face bled more and more.
Enemy:-Human-faced Arachnid [Face Mauled]
HP: 3/10
MP: 10/10
Essence: 0/2 [-]
Status :
[Wounded]
T946 the Security Bot
Flee back to the upper levels
[4] You rushed through the corridors, heading toward the "safe zone". You heard the heavy steps of Guard Golems on your tracks, but fortunately, you left fast enough to avoid getting trapped.
In front of you, a group of Guard Golems arrived. You recognized that they were under Alpha's control. Getting past the group of allied golems, you saw them enter a violent melee. Not wasting more time, you headed toward Alpha's room.
"Did you get the key?" Alpha asked eagerly.
HP: 15/15
MP: 12/12
Essence: 4/5 [6]
Status
-Ammunitions: 17
One-of-the-many Arthropedes
I'll attack if it gets on attack distance. If it leaves I will wait a little longer and then find the sweet spot between "safe" and "dangerous area".
Ambush predation is not preferred form, but will serve well.
[3] You waited for an occasion to ambush the monstrous owl, but the creature didn't move a bit. It seemed still alert, and stood at a place where an ambush would be a hard task to pull off.
Eventually, it left. You waited a bit before moving out, to ascertain the creature was really gone.
[4] Under the cover of brushes and low trees, you scanned the creature's territory. It seemed to leave talon marks on the trees within its territory, allowing you to determine its relative extent.
HP: 10/10
MP: 10/10
Essence: 1/2 [1]
Status :
[Okay]
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