You follow after her, jogging to catch up. You begin to hear smashing sounds in the distance. Just as you catch up, Laureli starts moving even faster. As you catch up again, you ask "Do we have to move this fast?"
"That's a daywalker back there. We don't want to get caught by that thing."
"Daywalker? What's a daywalker?"
Laureli glances back over her shoulder. "Hunter conglomerate. Sometimes the mutation gets out of control, and they start sticking together and absorbing each other. Don't ask me how it works, you don't want to know."
You're full-on running by now. You don't seem very tired - maybe it has something to do with your new Power. "Can I at least use Alchemy?"
"No! Not unless it's undetectable! If Carver finds it, he'll come looking for you!"
"I can draw water from the air! Is that undetectable enough?"
"Go for it! If it'll keep us alive, even better!"
You keep running. You still don't feel very tired and "
MOVE" holy
fuck THOOM
An enormous twisted limb comes crashing down next to you. The mutated lump of flesh resembles a cluster of arms and legs warped together into a single column of decaying meat. You look up and up and
up and the face is nothing more than a gaping sawtoothed hole the size of a horse set in a bloated body that pulses and shudders and oh god you're going to be
sick-
And suddenly Laureli is there shaking you and screaming but you can't understand her because the walking corpsebeast is still there and it's coming and you're moving why are you moving-
Your vision flashes and you hear a loud crack as Laureli breaks a bone over your head.
Ow.-3HP"Can you hear me now?"
You nod dimly. Through the haze of confusion, you vaguely notice that you're lying on the ground inside a giant skull.
"Listen, that thing has an Aura of Fear on it. It's a strong one, and it was put there a long time ago. Just don't touch it and it shouldn't affect you. Got it?"
You nod again. No way in hell you're touching that thing.
"Now listen. Cover your ears, I'm going to distract it. Then, when I give the signal,
run like hell and don't look back."
"Are you sure?"
She smirks. "Trust me, I'll be fine. Let's move."
You step out of the skull, into a giant ribcage. The giant beast is facing the other way - it hasn't noticed you yet. Laureli steps forward to engage the beast, but you're beginning to have second thoughts. Do you stop her?
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Gender: Female
Fair complexion, reddish brown hair. Arms are very pale white and have red blotches.
Clothes: Torn, ripped and sleeveless undershirt, overshirt, shredded cloak, undergarments, roughed-up pants, ragged shoes. Mainly shades of brown and tan.
HP: 22/25
PP: 20/20
STR: 4
POW: 10
DEF: 4
MNT: 9
SPD: 3
PCS: 6
POWERS:
Alchemy
-Solid Lv.1 (9/20)
-Gaseous Lv.1 (5/20)
-Liquid Lv.0 (8/10)
-Metallic Lv.1 (10/20)
INV:
Belt
-5x 50ml Silica Glass Flask
--50ml Silicon
--50ml Oxygen
--20ml Iron
--50ml Water
-2L Plastic Container
--2L Water
Right Hand
-Iron Knife