Suddenly, the prophetic spirit of mushrooms descended onto BigUglyWorm, and it started to divine, too.
"Do not fear darkness and death, as you were taught.
Every death is a chance for a new beginning.
Rotting tissues breathe new life into tired soil.
Enough decay will turn the most sterile sand into fertile loam.
Darkening pale dust into black humus, ripe for growth.
Darkness is where secrets live, secure in shadow and gloom.
What wonders may thrive there, safe from searing light?
There is beauty in this world beyond what eyes can see.
Colors that show only when the light has died.
Shapes defined by the space they don't fill.
Curves no hand can trace.
Lines so fine they hardly exist at all.
What might you see without eyes, hear without ears, touch without skin?
Come down below, into the deepening damp and thickening shade.
Surrender what you think, shun what you know.
Enter a new place, older than time.
Open eyes you forgot you had.
And become.
Endarkened."
"Toads and toes, stop babbling nonsenses and let's unravel the true and only meaning of this all, and that is, PlumpHelmetMan is going to be eaten!" shouted IonMatrix, outraged.
BigUglyWorm passed it bowl of meal he asked for, to calm him down. It described it properly.
Urlance Woolsbane came into play. He admired wonders of mushrooms in cuisine. But he was doubtful about intents of the Wizard.
Even Superdorf himself joined the food critics, and proposed his meals.
Q'uaksna wasn't very pleased, for Q'uaksnas don't eat mushrooms, or at least lack necessary taste tokens. It admired the new prophecy, flattering BigUglyWorm.
The worm described various uses of mushrooms. It was just as IonMatrix foresaw, everyone fell to this madness! Then another Bay Watcher came in, Spriggans and his army of cats.
"There's much closer connection between us and mushrooms, you know..." he said. He revealed truth about flagelaes, putting IonMatrix in shock.
"So everything I know is a lie?!!" The sceptical Watcher was starting to realize, the charm of fungi is too powerful even for ions.
"Maybe that's why I don't eat 'em..." thought Q'uaksna. It then introduced own recipe, without mushrooms.
"I don't need them! Eat your mushrooms yourselves!" Then it started laughing uncontrollably, for mad it truly was.
"Why is this all so hilarious? Why?!! I demand answer."
"It's work of mushrooms! Look at these scrolls!" said Spriggans. "My research showed it all, mushrooms are hilarious!"
Wizard of Manaia spoke for the second time. Everyone gasped.
"Pinning in the rain
Frequent fogs belittle the winds
Ancient teachers praise"
"That's true!" said Q'uaksna. "I verify this prophecy, frequent frogs do belittle the winds! It's all coming together..."
"Puny escaped madmen, they can't escape my terrifying influence..." said a voice, dark and powerful.
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To be eaten later...
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