[h3]Ash’s Party[/h3] Under the onslaught from Ardur, Ash, Danny, and even Colchain--as he added his own Poison Spit to the flurry of projectiles--the Big Slime wiggled and warbled in fear and pain. Its body was buffeted by stone, it had already been pierced multiple times, its membranes began to sizzle and burn under the acid and its colors darkened with poison, and then Danny's magic, being the only form of damage it didn't seem to have a resistance to, blasted right through it. The creature gave one last squeal, then began to deflate, its fluids oozing out between the rocks. [quote=System:Ash] LEVEL UP! Your battles and experiences have culminated in new power! You are now Level 4! Your Stamina has increased! You gain Skill Points to use as you please! Unspent Skill Points: 5 Current Skills: Stun Fang II (2.0) Poison Spit I (1.9) Alchemy II (2.0) Overwork I (1.8) Charisma I (1.3) Venom Shot I (1.35) Muffle (0.9) Crafting (0.5) Alchemy (2.0) Alert (0.5) Blunt Resistance (0.2) Monster Analysis (0.3) Magic Analysis (0.2) Material Analysis (0.1) Scribe (0.6) Minor Heal (0.6) Faster (0.1) Intimidate (0.1) Acid Volley (0.1) Venom Claw (0.1) [/quote] [quote=System:Danny] LEVEL UP! Your battles and experiences have culminated into new power! You are now Level 2! You gain Skill Points to distribute as you please! Unspent Skill Points: 5 Current Skills: Mana Orb I (1.8) Lesser Force I (1.3) Levitation (--) Monster Analysis I (1.45) Magic Analysis (0.3) Plant Analysis (0.7) Blunt Resistance (0.4) Mana Strike (0.5) Meditate (0.2) Focus (0.2) Faster (0.5) Lesser Force (0.3) Point Strike (0.2) Mana Dart (0.1) Mana Shape (0.1) [/quote] [quote=System:Scott] LEVEL UP! Your battles and experiences have culminated into new power! You are now Level 2! You gain Skill Points to distribute as you please! Unspent Skill Points: 5 Current Skills: Minor Heal I (1.4) Lesser Flight I (1.7) Shield I (1.4) Scribe I (1.3) Stronger (0.2) Muffle (0.1) Monster Analysis (0.1) Mental Resistance (0.2) Material Analysis (0.4) Keen Ear (0.1) [/quote] [quote=System:Naji] Your battles and experiences have culminated into new power! You are now Level 2! You gain Skill Points to distribute as you please! Unspent Skill Points: 5 Current Skills: Shield I (1.3) Minor Heal I (1.4) Lesser Flight I (1.1) Barter I (1.0) Scribe (0.1) Charisma (0.2) Intimidate (0.1) Iron Gullet (0.8) Dextrous (0.1) Taboo (0.4) Monster Analysis (0.2) Magic Analysis (0.1) Throw Item (0.1) [/quote] [hr] [h3]Bonfire Party[/h3] [quote=LOOT] 35 Mana Crystals remain. 3 Flame Touched Crystals remain. [/quote] [quote=System:Asura] INVALID COMMAND. [/quote] [quote=System:Ed] Skill Gain: Stronger I Your base physical strength is increased. By gaining the skills Harder, Better, and Faster, Skill Synergy will occur and grant you 1 rank of Physical Conditioning. You are now unconscious. You can't read this, but HP drain ceases. Stamina will begin to recover soon. [/quote] [quote=System:Digbie] You made an item! Dire Rat Corpse (???) + Curved Rock (???) You do not possess the Crafting Skill or the Material Analysis skill. The quality of your item has degraded. Your methods are inefficient given your raw materials. The quality of your item has degraded. You created: Ratskin Pack (???)! You Inventory has expanded to 7 items total including your current possessions. You have two free slots remaining. [/quote] [quote=System:Oberon] Skill Gain: Lesser Status Heal I Remove lesser varieties of status effects from the target creature, including oneself. Serious illnesses and other effects cannot be removed or lessened. Example: Poison can be removed. Potent Poison or Infection cannot. You used Magic Analysis III! This is your own Skill. It is a brand new skill. Effectiveness reduced to 95%. Lesser Status Heal is a Nature-element spell that boosts the target's natural immune systems. Physically this boost allows the body to fight off weaker toxins, diseases, etc, even if they are caused by magic. Certain magical status effects may not be affected, or only temporarily alleviated, such as a Curse that weakens one's normal abilities. [/quote] [quote=System:Asteria] Your Poison has been Cured! [/quote] Rain was able to return to the party without further incident, and by the time the Goblins finally approached the bodies--now armed with new Wooden Cudgels from their boss--they found nothing save an odd spot where something had been rolling in the dirt. They hauled the Goblin corpses out of the cave and began stripping what few possessions they had for the good of the group as a whole. It didn't seem like they had much respect for their dead, as afterwards the bodies were simply tossed out of sight beyond the tree line. Momma Slime watched Jason and wobbled with something that might have been curiosity as he settled down nearby. The green slime braced himself and made his choice--whatever happened now, it would reveal a new path going forward. He tried to use his analysis skills on himself, to figure out what was going to happen to his body--but as soon as his decision became concrete inside his mind, he suddenly felt a deep and powerful sleep come over him. It was too fast, and there was no fighting it--just like going under before a surgery. And as he went under, he rose up and up and up. All the others could see was that Jason's body began to...condense, so to speak. His slimy mass seemed to be trying to put pressure on itself, growing tighter and tighter and losing its natural transluscence almost until he resembled a green egg, rather than a ball of goo. But Jason...Jason could see EVERYTHING. Not in crystal clarity, of course. But he drifted upwards, out of his body, rising high enough that he could look out across the cave. He could see the pool where he had first begun his new life, flopping down into the water and slowly bobbing his way back to shore with his flimsy little pseudo-flippers. He could see the tunnel he had painstakingly spent hours digging, the small herb garden he had been neglecting, the large green crystal--the same color as the Source Crystal, but easily a hundred times larger--sitting in the dark and softly glowing. He could see nothing but the layers of rock, and then daylight, but before his eyes could adjust he was rising higher. Now he saw a deep forest, and gently rising cliffs growing ever steeper until they became mountains to the immediate west. He rose higher, drifting through clouds that stretched over the cave and further beyond, over curling smoke trails and unnaturally shaped structures of wood and stone that could only be civilization. Somewhere to the east, a large body of water sat glimmering with the last rays of the setting sun. He rose higher. To the south, deserts and canyons, windstorms sweeping over the dunes. Further to the east, a bright light cutting a path to safety for those in need of guidance. Over the mountains, to the southwest, a grand city stretching for miles. Still in the west, but far further north, a tower like a mighty tree reaching up to the heavens with roots stretching deep, deep into the earth. So far to the east that it became west again, a lonely, cold, desolate island where red lightning split the sky. Further beyond that, marshlands and mountains and untamed, wild lands. He rose higher. A world, a planet, rotated thousands of miles an hour, yet from this distance appeared as no more than a soap bubble, as if it would pop if he but brushed a fingertip against it. The city lured him, cried out for him. The island's red skies held him in sway. [quote=SYSTEM] Ȇ̛͈̤̒̏̔͆͌̚Ṙ̵̸̳͓̤̦̌̃͆̊̿͠R̴͐͑͏̲̬̖͈̮͙͟O͈̰̠͇̰̩̐͒͊̃̊͝R̘̱̻̺͖̺̱̩ͦ̒̓̀:̧̼̬̖̲̗̼̥̻̌͊̂̎͂̚ ̗̗̯̉̿̓͘͟E̷̡̱̮̩̥͈̪̹̱ͣ̿͐N̴̦͈͙̪̓ͫ͂̒ͧ̓C̺̠̮̞͋O̢̤͗̉ͭ͘U̻͇̤̪̤̲̟ͫ͆ͅN͚̰ͯ̑̿ͧ̈ͯͨͪ͜Ṱ̷̨̧͓̪̖̒͊͆̔̆ͦÊ̢͖̗̤̳̥̦͓̦͑̾ͬ͊̀͠R͆͆ͯ̈́̇͏̙̠̜̲͇̕E̩̞͂̉ͭ̀͟͝D̗̬̤͇̩̤̣̅̇̿̾ ͐͂́ͪ̆̉͏͙͔̝̹̺F̨̱̬̟ͤ̊ͯ̿͆͟O̴͚̤̙͖͈̱ͬ̀ͧͪ̇ͬ̆͌̀́R͐̿͆҉̞͙̺͇͔̕Ẹ̬̼͑ͤͦ̏̈́̀I̭̟͍̝̿͗͒̓͆ͫ̽G̸̡̯̹͈͑͛̈͋̋̒͌́N͕͎̹͕̝͒ͫͣ͋̎͌͞ ͖̼͕̣͔̲̥̮͖ͬ͋̄̌Oͭͥ҉̷̼̞͚̼͓̥B̢̖͈̜͕͒̋͂̂ͯͧ̍̆̕J̵̨ͩͥ͏̥̲̼̪̥̯Ę̩̹̟̙̮͕̍͂̾͢ͅC̛͓̼͎͇̗̞̽ͤ͂ͥ͒̾̚͘T͉̙̩ͬ͂́̚͠͡ ̷̗͍͈̫̖̗͚͕̀̽ͅ ̞̮̫͖̺͉̝͚̄͑ͣ̊̆̃Ṣ̸͕͑C̏̐͋ͩ̄̽ͥ̄͏̶͇͉A̖͚̝̼̻̘ͩͥͥͫ̋ͩ̐N̷͇͎͔̟͍̉ͥ̉̅ ̱̤̺̱̲̣̄̈́ͪͥ̆̒͢ͅC̪̩̒̀O̸̷̭̘̻̺͖̣ͭͩ͆̈́̎͟M̼̣̭̥͕̬͎̑ͮ̐̌͆͞Ṕ̸̜͈͔̞̙̜̏ͭ̅ͫͧ̎ͮ̕L̩̞̲̗͍̘͂͘Eͬ̾ͤ̄́̀͏̶̦̜͖̙͖Ţ͉͓̰͍̙̱̮̏̈́̅̎͗E͎̼̖̙̪̔̔͛͝.͗̆͏͖̳ ̨̩̦͕͚̾̈̐͢T͎͇̪̠̮͉̣̆͋̌͒̌̓̽ͭ͜͞H̓̊̓̅̂҉̡̛̗̘̫̲̝̟̤ͅR̶̗̥̣͇͊͂ͣ͂̐̾̋͢͟E͙͇̹̣̾ͥ̏̎̆̿͋́͝A̛̭̯̗̱̥̞̝̅T͉̼̗̼̹̄ͩ̋ͅ ̷̷̼̣̫̝͇̅̊̿̓̚D̓͌̄̑̚͏̛̹̲͇̩̜̖̲̗͟Ę̱̻ͮ̇͆T̴̪̱̯̣̅̓ͧ̄̎Ē̯͎̋͋̈ͬC̷̛̛͖̩̯͉͆̈̄T͙̪̹̮͇͎̅̄̀̈͌̚ͅĔ̛̩͍͈̲ͫͤͪ͗̅͒ͤ͛͜D̛̼̭̻̥̻͋̊̀͐̈ͧͯͩ̅̕.̭ͨ̀ ̧̖̣̺̯͎̯͖̜̠̽͗Ṃ̨̛͎̘̞͚̼̀ͮ͐ͣ̾ͭ͢Oͨ̀ͩͣ̓ͪ͆ͥ҉̳̙̲V̊ͯͬ͛ͣ͂ͣ͗͠ͅI̶̧̲̜̫̹ͥ͋̽ͮͬͦ̇͗͘Ņ̵̹̪̞̪̥͇̳͋ͮ̄ͤ̚ͅG̴̡͍͇̯̀͂̀͑̉ͣ̚͝ͅ ̴͇̗̙̽̂ͤͥ̒ͩ̅͢͠T̪͈͎̑̈́͢͞Oͥ̎̋̓̐̐ͫ͊̈͡͏͍̘͍̰̤͖ ̖̬͉̗̳̟͍͂Q̵̨̻͚̲̠ͪͬ͂̈́̆Ũ̸͎̱͖̫͓̟̗͆̕A̧̨̯̙ͩ̐ͬͬ̏ͪŖ̒̽̓͑̄͋ͫ͝͏̘͎̣͉Ả̰̜͍̖̾̌͑̏̋͋̓̅́N̰͕ͫ̈͆T̻ͥ̐̑͌͛͒͜I̵̤̞̩̽͜N̆̉̄̈ͩ̇̚͏̬͈E̵̴̲͉̠̮͕̝͎̟̿ͦ-̺͙ͭ͑̌ͮͦͯ̊ͣ̚-͍̻͕͙͖̓͗̒ͣ́͋̃̀ ̛̖̞̻̿͋ͣ ̴̡̧̘͍͈͔̥̭̝ͯ̈́̌̑̏ͮ̿ͫṊ̴͍͈͓ͭ͒ͬ͂ͣͥ͆E̛͇̜̹͔̙̤̻͋̽Ẅ̯̝̣͈̥͙͔ͦ̃ͩ͘͠͞ ̼̻̞̖͇͍͔̩͊̿̊͒ͯE͊̅ͨ̌͋͂҉̰̻͎̰Ȓ̶͍̼̦͎͈̼ͬ̀̋̑̆ͤ͢Rͦ̑̓̓ͭ͜҉̺̼̣̹͍̝̻̀Ọ̘̬͉̞̗͈̖̅̓̊ͬ̋ͪͤ͋Ŗ̠͉̩̫͙̤̼̙̩ͮ̉ͥͪͮ́̇̿̕.͉̤̠͔̫͊̄́̃ ̸̵̳̳͔̬̺̰͖ͣͧ̌ͬ̈́ͥ̕ͅO̷̪ͨͩ̈V̾͌̾ͨͤ҉̮̣̠̙̳ͅE̴̶̴̬̖ͥͬͦͨ̔R̗͍͍ͧ̌ͨ̇̍́͒R͉̙͔̽̀͘͝I͓̺̓̄͋͋̏͒͂̂ͫD̵̢̫͕̺ͮ̌̔͊͛̀Ḙ̜̖͙͈͙̠̥̼ͬ̅͋̍̽̀̈̃́ ̸̺̠͚͖̺́͊̑̌̽̕I̸̡͔̜̹̦̥͇͔̬͗̑͊ͧ͂̕N̶̗͈͓̤̗̙̊̄͂I̡̢̫̎͐̉T͋̄͋͑ͨ͘҉̧͈͈̳̭͕I̮̣̙͈͋͋̓̄ͭ͟Ạ̶͎̳̭̹͎͊ͭ̽ͭ̓̊́T̩̘̗̱̥̞̲͈̃͐̐͑ͥ̊̿̃̀Ẹ̡̱̰̲ͪ͊̀̈͂͢Dͦͫ̋͑̑͛̍ͬ̒҉̯̮̺̤̺.̡́ͬ̈́̀̌̓͐͏̤͖͖͚̞.̭̳̩͍̘̮̾ͥ̈́̿̍͂̎ͩ.̷͉̣͖͚̯͕̣́͐͠ͅ [/quote] [quote=System:Jason] [color=red]Y͖̰͉̖̝̩̯e̦̤̻a͓͖͕̤h̭̻̠̭͈̼,̺͙̤ I͖͙̜̫̤̙͕ ͇͎͈͙̱̺̟fi̙̘̙̰̼̫g͉̱̺̩̯͎u̞̤̱ͅr̩e̗̲d̦̰̖̮ ͉t͚̝ͅh̟̠̳̦̫a͖̭̻͓̲̘t̠ ͚̰̼̱w͍as͙ ̦̮̤͚g̝̤͈ͅo͙͙̖̠i̱n͖̩g͎̖̺̹͉͓͇ ̮̝̖ͅt̠̲o͎͖̠̻̱͇ ̫̺͎h̳͖̗̲ͅa̹̬̺pp͎̫̘̪e̯̫̟̹͈n̝̺̱̟͍ͅ.̼ ͖̳̱͙̼̦̥H̙̲̠̬͔̤ͅm̹̦̟̭.̗̹̞.̱̥̭̦.̝͎m̝̱̬a̱y̞b͎̗͇̲̣̠e̟̤̫̭̻̯ ͚̼̥a͍̟͈̱ ͔̳̹̳C̫͙̯̜̩̣u̮͖͓͍͓͎r̘̼͙̥͖̞͍s͉͙̦e̤̘͙̥͇͔ ̭wo͚̳̥̼u͕͕̼̼̟̩l̥̩ḍ̖̮̗͈ ̩͚͔̠ͅa͚̤̰̹n̞̣c̩͍ḫ̳͖͇̺͈͎o̪̙̲r̪̻ ͎̬͚̻̯th͈̯̣͇͙̠e͓̪͓ ͙͖s̘͉̟͉͈̱ͅo̯u̮̳̮l͇̱̲̱s b͍̖͓̞͇̲͕e͍͚̯̤̠͙̬t̹̞͙̥̟te̞͖r̟̫̠̱͕̣,̲ b̲̜̜̪̗̪̰u̗͕̺t̩̜ ̫̱̳ͅI͓͎̞͔͙̗͇ ̳̳͕͈̗d͍̹̖̠̱̜̼o͎̙͙̣̦̱n͔'̥̹̗̫t̹̦͉̺̖͖ͅ ̗͙w̘̠̬̞͈a͔̙̞nt͉̘̥͚͕̳ͅ ̘̦͉̹͙̝̲t̥̬̻̫h̠̩͙̠̙̝ḛ̱͚͎m̫ ̖̲͔͉̰a͍̰̟ͅl͖l̫͕͖̖͕ ̩͍̙͍e͇̝̮̜̺͚̦v̺̺̬͈̭͓̭ọlv̖̥i̟̘n̰͈̥͍͇̼g̝̫̺̰̲ i̯̭͎̜̮n̺͉̖̫̻ͅt̻o̘̤̘̩ Un͕̹̳͕̹de͓̙̣̘ad̮̲͚̩̬͚.̺̮̦̗͓.̯͍̗̝̰̱.̝̪̘ ̻̣̰̺̯ ̯N͇̯o̪̻̺̠̮͚w ̲̼͔̯w͍̖̭̥̩h̰̹i̺c͚̹̻h̗̜̲͓.͎̗̜̼̠̮͍.͖͓̙ͅ.͓͙͖̜̠a̤̯̲͙h̦̠̞͍̲͚͓.̳͕͈ ̝T͇h̼̖̟̳e ͔̤̰̪̠͎̤W̺ͅa̭̣̻͉rl̻̝̞ọr̭̗d̘̬̞̻̘.͙͓͇̙ ̹̹͕̝Ho̱̳̝̟͔w̞'̹̝͍s̯ i̪͓͉̮̗ͅt ̫͖͖̟b͍͉̱̼͖ḛ̩͍͕̳͖̖e̯̻n͙̙͙͔, ̠͔̫̫̗͈be͔̫i̻̻̤n̥ͅͅg͍͎̪ ̱̗̺̭̼a ͍̠͖̫̘p̫̳͇̦e̮̠o͕̫͉̻̳͙n ̦͚̰͉ạ̙̪͉g̤̯a͇̺i̠̙̣̺ṋ?̝̥̼͖̞ͅ ̬͙̱͕̪̣ͅN̲̭͚̩̮͇o͈̻̩t̩̬̥ ̦̩̘̖̪̥͙s̗o̪̗̞̮͖͍ͅ ̞̪͉̝ẹ͖͙̗͉a̲͙̳͙ͅṣ͖͙̥y̗̺͇͕͇͉ to̘̹̭̺̮̦ ̻͙t̤̫̩̫a͈k̞̪͈̰ͅe̻͙͈ ̜͎͎o͎̜̬̦͈v̲͖e͔͔ͅr̳̬̦̩͎ ̳̖̻̲w̱̬͇̼h̠e͈̩̻̼̣̬n ̥̝̠t̘h̗͔̲̬̮͔e̥̬̘̜ ̙̯͙̲̹͓r̘e̤̗͙̫͙̮͔s͔̳̜̼̥t͉ ọ̰f̘̞̹ t̹̟h̞̫̖͈e ̲̼̫̼͇̰͎p̼̪͚̹̯op̹͔̟̟̻͈̟u͙ͅl͙̘a̮̝ͅt̥i͉o̤n̙ ̙i̩̖̭̭̦̟͍ṣ̠̦n'̹̯̗̼̰͍̦t͎̬͓͙͇ͅ ̫ẉe̫̜̥a͚̜͎k ̪͇̭̠̝f̰̟̼͚͎̘ͅrom͇͔̙͔͎͎̬ ͉͖̱̫͕̥̝s̻̥̝̥̯ͅta͉̟̩̘̙̬rv͉̣̦̤ͅa͔̭̯̥ͅt̫̟̖i̤̝̙͈̯o͚̭͕̣n̘̥̻ ̮̦̦͕̦̼̳aͅn̻̲̬̘d̪͈̳̘ ̲an̠̝̮ ͉a̮͉̭̻͉̱d͍͇̪̙̼͕̼va̖̖̼̯̙n̟̯̺̠ce̝̥d̖͎̬̰̣ ̻͉̬na̲̮̹̲̼t̤̰͍̰io̺̫̤͓̟n ̱͎͕is̱̠n̮̗͙̳̞̘̩'̝͖̣̳̺̺t̫ ̰̞d͖̰̯r̭̲̩̝̞̯o̲p̞̺͚̩̥p̟͉̞̼͎ͅi̳͚n͙͉͖͉g ̥̤w̠̭ea̹͎̫̳p͚̰͍̙o̼͍n͎̯͇͉̜͔r̟͈̙̮ͅͅy͉͍̲͇̼ ̗͕̤͕̦i̟̺̮n̙t̲̲̬̤̖̞̭o̻̲̯͖̝̙ ͙y͖̼̜̟̘͍͕o̹̬̘͕̬̯u̝̱̭̹̣̠r͓̜̖ ͖͇ḷ̰͉a͇̙͕̭ͅp̠̼ͅ i̞̣͎̫̫n̜̞̺̙͇̼ ͉͎̭͕̳ͅex͇͕̗̙̗c̳͇͚h̞̬̣̯̣̞͈a̦͇̹̭n͙̠͍̫̭̙g̹̞͚͍͉̼e͓͉̰̩͕ͅ ͍̦͔fo͓̝̲̩͕͚͚r͔̮̗̙̭̰̞ ̲͎ͅf̯͙̮̤̹͍i̺̘a̭̗͓̠̹̬t͉͉ ͓̙̱̪di͉a̲̮̝̟̝̘͚m͕̻̳̩̺̭o̪n̹̟ds̪̮͔,̖̮̮̘ ̩is͍̙̳ ̹͙̦i̙͖̞͓̦̟̰t̙̤?̗͇̘̣͓̭ ̬͇ ͚̻͓̗M̰̞̪̤ḁ̞͉g̞i̠̰̯c ͚͖͙͉͎͍̞p͙̘̟̥a̺̰̗̭̥̯ͅt̩̜̹̮̺h̟̻͇̯̖̫̯, ̼̗̣̘̩̜h̯̫̺̭̬̯u͈͖͕̙͈̦̯h͙?͔͔̬̗̼ ̤̱͍̫A͎̗̜͉̣̫n̼̘̫̗̟d̗̹ ̣͕̱̬a̻̣ ͓͖̘͈̯̣̹ḇ̹̣̖̖i̪̺̤t̞͉̦̦̟ ̜̞̲̩̮o͔f͓.̘͕͖ͅ.͚͕͎͍̲͙ͅ.̝̼p̘̜̻͉͖͓s̝̜̟i͈̪̱͈͉̯͖on̫̗̩ͅi̤̹̻͈̗c̞͎̤̫s̠̼? ̦̜̱̗̲͍̣R͔͓̜ar̻̮̺̤̲͈e̟̹̞̜,̗̗̩ t̙̫̠̣̜h̺̥̪̟at.̲̬͙̤̗ͅ ̙͓̤͇̱̱O̰̳̯̙h͉͖̫͖̣ ̖w̪̰̘͖̮e̘̼̤̜͉͇ͅl͕̫̠͖̻̳͙l̦̬̞͖̦̮ͅ,͍̬̩̝͕̝͇ g̮o͓̲̗̰̘̩̩od ͖͇̣̠l̻u̱̹̖̤̦̰c̞k̳̲̼̯̖̝.̠̣͓̯ ͉̯̤̬̳͕̖I̻͙̱̮̰͉̳f̪͍̘͔͓̗ ̘̘̥̥ͅy͉o͕̹͇͙̠̹u̦̰̠̮͚̦̼ r̜̤e̫m͕̙e̫͙̺̻͇̯m̪̗̭͚̯̘̝b̩̲̬̯̠e̦̟͔͖̜̙̮r͎͙̲̪̪ ̮̠̤a̖̬ͅn͈y ̫̜̳̖͕̦of̝ t̩̬͈͙̼h̯̮̳̟̯̲ͅis̲͇̝̞̣͚ ̤w̱͔͍͙̭̫hen̮̙ ̭̪͉̻̲̰yo̤u̗̰̳͕ ͕͍w͔̼ak̗̙̮̣̱̬e̟̰ ͚̲u̮̗̥͈̤p̬,̘̟̬͍̥͓ ̭be̬̝̙̣̠̙̤ c̹̱̩͎ḁ̱̬̥̞͚̬r̖e̗̗f̠̻u̳͓̣̳̜̞l ̬̱̟͎w͚̣̰i̻̹͖̤̹t̹̲̺͉̱̥ͅh̙ ͚̫̪a̤͔̺n̰̫̟̟y ͕̖͍as͚̻͍̜̫̟̟t̩̰̩̟̙̭ͅra̤̬l̫̞̠̠͓̟̥-̜̪-͎[/color] SECOND OVERRIDE INITIATED [color=red]Fuck you, everyone knows they forget the cryptic bullshit as soon as they wake up! At least I don't straight up tell them--[/color] ERROR: ENCOUNTERED TOO MANY ERRORS. RESETTING...[/quote] Jason plunged earthward... [hr] [h3]Orchid[/h3] The badger paused for a moment, as if considering its course of action. But ultimately, it didn't seem the creature really understood Orchid speaking directly to it. And when the female covered herself with her shield, rather than making herself larger or more intimidating as most creatures did in the animal world, the badger took it as a sign of weakness. It snarled again, baring those nasty looking teeth. [quote=Orchid] You used Monster Analysis I! Effectiveness at 100% ---Armor Badger--- A large breed of badger with a tough shell and the same mean-as-nails personality. Its sharp claws are mostly used for digging grubs and cutting through tree roots, but can inflict nasty wounds. Its shell is hard enough that most simple weapons won't break or pierce it without a lot of power behind them. [/quote] The creature charged without any further warning, seizing Orchid's shield in its jaws and shaking like a rabid dog. Would she attempt to overpower it before it could disarm or pull her off balance, or did she have some other plan...?