[h3]Ardur, Asura, Momma Slime[/h3] [quote=System:Asura] CURRENT PERMISSIONS: +Character Sheet --Skill List, Equipment, Status, And Related Tabs +Group Status --Party, [s]Analysis Skills[/s], And Related Tabs Earth Resist (0.7) Mental Resistance (0.9) Monster Analysis (0.95) Slime Shell (0.5) Charisma (0.5) Dextrous (0.2) Soil Manipulation (0.3) Stone Shot (0.5) Slime Coil (0.2) Magic Analysis (0.3) Bounce (0.5) Muffle (0.1) Poison Resistance (0.2) Dash Attack (0.4) Spiritual Awareness (0.2) Intimidate (0.3) Stronger (0.8) Blood Drain (0.5) First Aid (0.1) Acid Spit (0.2) Skewer (0.4) Slash (0.1) Fire Resistance (0.2) Water Resistance (0.0125) Stamina Furnace (0.3) Focus (0.1) You Used Source Crystal Shard! ---Skeleblin--- Skeleblin, a Skeleton-type Undead-class Monster. Undead will single-mindedly pursue living creatures with hostility. [color=purple]There is something unusual about it[/color]. ---Analysis Complete!--- The Source Crystal Shard needs to be recharged! [/quote] Asura managed to get 3 Herbs before the field had almost completely withered--all that were left were those oily black ones, and even they were starting to shrivel. As the undead attacked, Asura braced himself and seemed to be building up power for an attack. Ardur lunged into the air, grabbing the most mangled of the Zombie Pixies by the leg. As he swung the creature with his enhanced strength, he slammed it into its fellow before it could sink its own claws into him. The impact shattered what few brittle, hollow bones remained in the first zombie's body, and both of the undead fey crashed to the ground. But while the one Ardur had grabbed seemed as if it could no longer move its body--being little more than a fleshy sack filled with shattered bone bits--it still turned its head this way and that like a decapitated rattle snake, snapping its tiny jaws. The other Zombie Pixie managed to pull itself off the ground, and held out its hands towards Ardur. It garbled something, blood vomiting from its mouth--and black smoke suddenly enveloped Ardur. [quote=System:Ardur] You have been Cursed! The next attack against you will be more effective! [/quote] Momma Slime rolled forward between Asura and the oncoming Skeleblins, just as one of them lumbered forward and swung a bony fist. It practically spun on the hinge of its hip and spine as its jawbones clattered. The impact struck the blue slime's body-- And made a sound like thumping your finger against a rubber dodgeball. The skeleton paused for a moment. It slowly turned its skull upward to "look" at Momma Slime. "'MASH!" The Skeleblin's bottom jaw snapped off as Momma Slime's pseudopod sent it bowling back into its compatriates. A second Skeleblin jumped to swing at Ardur with a Gnarled Stick, and two more began picking up throwing-sized rocks off the ground... [hr] [h3]Danny[/h3] The Yellow slime flopped through the air in frustration as Danny dodged it. With his levitation ability restored, he floated back up to a rocky ledge near the top of the cave to conceal himself. The two slimes down below gurgled angrily, then went their separate ways--no doubt to find a less troublesome meal. Danny could see from up here that it looked like several monsters--most of whom had glowing purple eyes--seemed to be headed in the direction of Jason's cave, as did the remainder of any Mana Crystal dust floating on an unfelt wind. What was going on? The aura of the cave seemed to be growing more oppressive by the moment... By contrast, it had to be somewhere around noon outside--the bright daytime sun seemed to be coming in strong through the entrance far away, and through a few shafts here and there in the ceiling... [hr] [h3]Jason[/h3] [quote=System:J@z0N] The Meditate Skill is currently disabled due to Mana Burn. Skill Gain: Guidance I! Your pleas have been heard. Offer up a portion of your MP in prayer, and gain a chance to receive supernatural guidance. The effectiveness of the teachings depends on your faith--and your ability to read the signs. Does rustling grass along the path show your way, or reveal danger? Was that a whispered voice, or just the wind? Your faith will shape your journey. The better your relation with a particular deity, the more likely you are to receive their guidance. [color=red]WARNING! YOUR MP IS VERY LOW![/color] [/quote] Jason could feel no Mana entering his "body," if this wispy, almost soap-bubble-esque form could count as such. The world seemed to be getting darker all the time, as if that monochrome place he had come from was pulling him back. As he floated down to the ground, he could not feel any contact with the earth. The Dire Rat was coming closer, but seemingly unaware of his presence. As it sniffed around the place where the two assimilated Fanged Lizards--and Jason himself--had been killed, it pawed at the ground. Jason wouldn't see this, however, as he was caught up in his prayer. "Spirits of the earth... I ask for your guidance, must I truly subsist off souls in this form? Or is there another way? Please, help me.... I beg you!" And he received an answer...though not from any god. [i]"Stupid! Eat it! Wolves eat sheep! Baboons eat apples! Humans eat cluckees and hogs! Everything eat!"[/i] When Jason opened his eyes, he would see the Dire Rat turn--but as it did so, the place where it had been digging suddenly gave way. The Rat gave a surprised squeak and leaped onto a nearby rock, before turning to stare at the spot that had caved in. The loose earth had fallen in right over a clutch of Fanged Lizard eggs. Inside each of them, Jason could see a tiny mote of gray light--about ten of them, although each was less than a fifth the size of the large purple light inside the Dire Rat. And that creature was now turning away, seemingly following the scent trail left behind by Asura and Ardur...