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Isekai Hell - [Ryken] - HIdden Forbidden Sealed Depths

Things were quickly becoming exhausting in Taotie's eyes as she watched the monster that tried attacking her only moments before being killed soon afterwards by her own blast of magic. An action which only gave her a second or two of relief before two more monsters took its place. Leaving her at square one again and rather locked down too while she fought off the urge to roll her eyes.

"Seriously these things are starting to become more annoying than mosquitos at this point..." Taotie complained as she got ready to retaliate only to be promptly interrupted by a certain, half naked, Viltrumite who swooped in to her 'rescue'. "Seriously? Don't you already realise that you're looking like complete shit at the moment yet you're here playing hero anyways? Whatever, if you want to play around with these things so badly while you look like you lost a fight with some scissors then be my guest!" There truly was no end to the amount of suicidal people who thought it was cool to sacrifice themselves for the many, a philosophy Taotie dreaded to ever share with such fools as she flew around the Viltrumite and headed towards the aforementioned gate now that she was freed up to do so.

While in flight, Taotie couldn't help but shiver at the wretched love song that was ringing into her mind from what she could only assume to be that freak of an elf and her entourage if the lyrics were anything to go by. As much as she wished she could either block the song out or blast away at the ones giving her a headache in the first place, neither option was exactly available to her as Taotie charged and shot five different balls of magical energy towards some nearby monsters on her way to the gate. "How the hell are my own 'allies' proving to be even more annoying than an endless horde of monsters!"

Actions:
1. Flight F towards the gate.
2. Scatter Shot - Magic E, Magic Range F, Magic Targets F - Summons multiple small balls of mana that launch themselves towards up to five nearby enemies - Grade E - 1 Post Cooldown - 30ft range

Isekai Hell - [Ryken] - HIdden Forbidden Sealed Depths

Note to self, save the eating for a time when she wasn't being swarmed by a bunch of ugly looking demons as Taotie felt a sense of wrongness spread through her body upon trying to fly around after absorbing the essence of some nearby demon only to end up clutching her body as if she got some real bad food poisoning. In fact that wouldn't even be very far from the truth as Taotie managed to collect her bearings enough to spot one of the demons trying to take advantage of her current state. Good, she wasn't done yet blasting their kind to pieces and if they wanted to continue throwing themselves at her uselessly then so be it.

"To think there'd be a time where I wish I was in my staff body right now...ugh I hate that I even thought about that for even a moment and fortunately I got just the stress doll to load my resentment into!" Fortunately the disturbance she felt course around her body was gone for now which left her perfectly free to retaliate against the oncoming demon. It was perfectly free to attempt an attack on her as long as it didn't mind eating a magical blast of hers for breakfast, in her hands mana would build up within them until Taotie launched it just as the demon leapt into the air, leaving itself vulnerable to her counterattack.

Actions:
Mana blast F - Magic F - Fires a small blast of magic towards a nearby enemy - Grade F - 0 post cooldown - 5ft range

Isekai Hell - [Ryken] - HIdden Forbidden Sealed Depths

"Hah, Strike! Take that you mangy looking demons!" If there was one good thing to be said about this situation then it was the fact that these demons weren't tough in the slightest to deal with which made thinning out their overwhelming numbers a whole lot easier. To reward herself for her efforts, the staff turned fairy began to take in the remaining essence from the nearby demons she turned into corpses moments earlier. Taking dark satisfaction in the feeling of power it gave her until a certain sheriff's yells broke her out of her thoughts.

"Ugh, can't a girl appreciate a fulfilling bloodshed here? I'd rather not chase down every little monster that flying meathead can't handle by herself." She groaned out loud but then again if Astra did die here then that would leave their 'merry' group with one less person to deal with all these invading creatures. Numbers were something they couldn't spare after all, outside of that creepy elf girl and the company she brought anyways, which could easily result in things steamrolling on them if nothing is done to prevent such a thing. A realisation that had Taotie rolling her eyes as she started flying towards an overwhelmed Astra before firing off a blast of magic at a nearby creature that had it's fangs latched onto her. "Save your thanks for later unless it's in the form of any cash on you!"

Actions:
Essence Eater F
Flight F
Mana blast F - Magic F - Fires a small blast of magic towards a nearby enemy - Grade F - 0 post cooldown - 5ft range

Isekai Hell - [Ryken] - HIdden Forbidden Sealed Depths

Name: Taotie
Description: A dark mahogany magical staff covered in what appears to be some sort of sealing
talisman. The staff itself is rather thin while ending in a thicker, crescent shape at the top of it.
Equipped Titles: Construct, small, Ryke Adventurer Guild F
Height: 4ft
Weight: 8lbs

Stats:
Strength - F
Precision - E
Intelligence - C
Vitality - D
Speed - F
Character Grade - E

Skills:
Telepathy F
Componentless magic E
Magic E
Appraisal F
Magic Range F
Magic Targets F
Magic Duration F
Transformation E [Pixie]
Essence Eater F
Energized F

Abilities:

Scatter Shot - Magic E, Magic Range F, Magic Targets F - Summons multiple small balls of mana that launch themselves towards any nearby enemies - Grade E - 1 Post Cooldown - 30ft range
Mini Spark - Magic E, Magic Range F, Magic Targets F - Condenses magic into a singular point before firing it off into a singular beam of magical energy - Grade E - 1 Post Cooldown - 30ft range
Pixiemorph - Transformation E [Pixie], Magic Duration F - Transforms Taotie into her pixie form - Grade E - 1 hour
Mana blast - Magic F - Fires a small blast of magic towards a nearby enemy - Grade F - 0 post cooldown - 5ft range

Transformation(Pixie):
Height: 2ft
Weight: 10lbs
Appearance: A purple, short haired woman with blue eyes and pale skin. She wears an intricate looking black dress with gold accents along its edges and matching detached sleeves. The collar of said dress covers her neck completely while the bottom of it possesses a purple underlayer that peeks out from where the outer layer ends. Said underlayer reaches to her knees while the outer layer stops around her thighs. To top her outfit off, she also wears a set of black boots that reach midway up her leg. Whenever she flies, a pair of purple and blue butterfly wings appear from her back as motes of magical light trail from them every time Taotie beats her wings.

Stats:
Strength - F
Precision - C
Intelligence - C
Vitality - D
Speed - C

Skills:
Flight F

Isekai Hell - [Ryken] - HIdden Forbidden Sealed Depths

Power? Such an ambiguous offer but one that didn't seem too bad at the very least if it could help her attain a more permanent form to take on, and one not as tiny as her current one at that! There was also the need to gain as much strength as possible to deal with the bastard who figured it would be funny to shove her soul into some random stick...alas though, Taotie didn't have much more time to contemplate her wishes as the group was starting to be attacked already much to her displeasure.

"Hah...these ugly things really don't have any manners, do they? One word answers are hardly enough to satisfy me so you better not go on and die or anything because I'm expecting a proper payment from you than something as vague as 'power'!" And just like that, Taotie fluttered into the fray as she flew above the group before firing off five bolts of mana towards some of the nearby monsters. Looking at them close up, they reminded her of the usual stereotypical goblins that fantasy settings just love to have but these ones seemed to be rather reptilian looking too with murky scales that hopefully weren't too tough. After all a girl like her had better things to do with her time than to float around and be on pest control duty for shifty amounts of pay!

Actions:
Flight - 30ft speed front and just above the group
Scatter Shot - Magic E, Magic Range F, Magic Targets F - Summons multiple small balls of mana that launch themselves towards any nearby enemies - Grade E - 1 Post Cooldown - 30ft range

Isekai Hell - [Ryken] - HIdden Forbidden Sealed Depths

After the numerous amount of quests she's been on, Taotie saw fit to relax for a couple of days instead of following those fools on whatever dangerous excursions they were eager to throw themselves into. Besides she had much better things to do anyways with one of them being finally attaining a proper form for herself that wasn't the stupid staff that she was turned into once she entered the world.

Gone was the ancient looking wooden staff that many adventurers swore was cursed and in it's place stood a two foot tall purple haired woman with a magical set of wings on her back. She looked down to get a good look at her new appearance alongside the black dress she was now wearing that was a little more intricate than she was expecting, not that she minded of course. Unfortunately good things couldn't last forever it seemed as a telepathic call ran through her head.

"Great, first there was all those earthquakes shaking up the whole place and now I'm the one with a mysterious voice ringing in her head. I don't know if this is supposed to be a joke or something but worse comes to worse I could always shoot whoever had the bright idea of prank calling me..." Taotie muttered to herself as she flew herself on over to the river warehouse while keeping out of sight among the dilapidated buildings that surrounded the place.

Upon arriving there, Taotie would be quick to see the sizeable gathering that was taking place there alongside parts of the conversation that were taking place at the moment. Her eyebrow raised upon seeing a familiar face in Astra but she wouldn't comment on anything just yet due to this entire ordeal looking rather shifty. The blonde fae in particular was giving her the creeps, which was ironic given her current appearance, but Taotie knew that she couldn't hide around forever either as she appeared at last before the group with apprehension. At the very least the danger of the broken seal was rather obvious and in plain sight although that didn't mean Taotie was looking to risk her neck in this mess for free. "A demonic invasion huh? I don't know whether to be annoyed more about the fact that someone thought it was a good idea to build a city over some ancient seal or that you decided to enter my mind unsolicited but I guess I could overlook such things if you got a reward in mind for putting me through all this trouble." She spoke accusatively towards Valeria.

[IC][Ryke] Adventurer's Guild Posting: Dungeon Diving

'Well it's not like I can go anywhere else, can I? Well unless that teleportation trick of yours is rather faulty then in that case I want no part in it!' Her usual sassy tone would shift into one of concern as she bore her non existent gaze towards Silas and his makeshift plan which held a large capacity to go wrong if her otherworldly knowledge on teleportation mishaps were anything to go by. Fortunately enough Silas didn't seem to teleport the two of them into a wall or one of the skeletons which was a relief to see although being so close to the undead horde meant that they would have to act fast to deal with them all which was an entirely different problem in of itself.

'We're still in one piece which is nice but you do realise how risky it probably is to teleport mid battle, right? Whatever, if you do end up clipping into some wall some day then make sure you don't bring me along with you.' She spoke with a sigh as she started focusing her magic into a singular point. All before letting off a charged beam of magic aimed straight towards the shaman in an effort to clean up what Silas started.

Actions:
Attack - Mini Spark - Magic E, Magic Range F, Magic Targets F - Condenses magic into a singular point before firing it off into a singular beam of magical energy - Grade E - 1 Post Cooldown - 30ft range - targeting shaman sentinel

[IC][Ryke] Adventurer's Guild Posting: Dungeon Diving

Watching all those skeletons fall down like dominos felt rather satisfying for Taotie to watch as all those rickety bones fell to the ground. If they were all as weak as this then fighting them was going to be easy as pie to deal with, well at least that's what she thought until she watched as the sentinels revived their fallen brethren as if they didn't all get pummelled by a combination of both physical and magical attacks earlier. Something which Taotie couldn't help but sigh at while rolling her hypothetical eyes at the newly reformed undead army.

'Hah, of course they can keep on coming back, just great. At the very least the one's you blasted know how to stay dead but it isn't something I can replicate at the moment. Well that and any magic in general so good luck on that front.' The few spells she did know were rather taxing to use consistently after all which put her out of the fight momentarily. Fortunately enough though her status as a staff did give her some benefits with one of them being that enemies weren't exactly likely to attack an inanimate object like her over the person holding her so she wasn't exactly a priority target at the moment. 'And I'm hardly worried thank you very much! In fact you should worry about actually dealing with the big guys next if you actually want to stop you all from getting overwhelmed!'

Actions:
nothing

[IC][Ryke] Adventurer's Guild Posting: Dungeon Diving

'Still hardly beats, you know, having an actual body! That said...it's nice that I was left with something at least. Certainly won't stop me from bashing the skull in of whoever thought it was a good idea to shove my soul into this staff.' A far off dream but one she clung onto nonetheless seeing as it was her main motivation of tagging along on these adventures in the first place. Practice as much as she wanted to with magic, the only way she was truly going to get any better was to use it in real life scenarios and perhaps with enough control over her magic she would be able to fix her 'no body' problem.

As she finished mulling through her thoughts, Taotie would come to notice that the group had come to an undead shaped road block as several skeletons begun to reanimate themselves as four massive skeletons seemed to take charge of the rest. Or that's what it looked like to her anyways but there was little time to contemplate on such matters as she begun gathering magical energy to deal with the incoming threat. 'Well I'd say I'm decent enough at clearing out hordes at the very least. Will need a bit of time between each spell though so try not to die until then.' She'd reply back with as she soon fired out five magical beams of energy spread between the five closest skeletons that she could aim at.

Actions:
Scatter Shot - Magic E, Magic Range F, Magic Targets F - Summons multiple small balls of mana that launch themselves towards any nearby enemies - Grade E - 1 Post Cooldown - 30ft range

[IC][Ryke] Adventurer's Guild Posting: Dungeon Diving

Now wasn't that all just fancy, too bad that she couldn't be given something as nice as that after getting trapped into some dinky staff for who knows how long. At the very least she was thankful that she wasn't required to 'bond' or something with some random schmuck that managed to pick her up first, now that would be a truly dreadful way to live. 'Well sorry to rain on your parade but I don't have any of that fancy stuff aside from being able to use magic without too much trouble I guess. Well that and telepathically talking to people too no matter how limited it may be. As for how I see? I simply do, if you want more details on that front then you're going to have to hunt down the guy or gal who created me which I have no clue myself on how to hunt down.'