Fractured

Myriad Reality

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*Raises an eyebrow*
...Or because of all the high level spells you three were firing when we started.

@Nimda

Look, I wasn’t the one casting world-tier spells. Blame the skeleton or the god.

Myriad Reality

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I think this dungeon must be acting like some kind of magic sink. One is a fluke, but two is a pattern.

@Nimda

Which could have been activated when we entered the dungeon.

Myriad Reality

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Ah thanks! Sorry I got so used to writing it like a book! I mostly do it before i interact fully with anyone so dont worry! Thank you for letting me in aha!

@Franxx

For sure, it’s a super common thing we see all the time. Welcome aboard =)

Myriad Reality

One last thing @Franxx, nice first post! A couple of tricks to make it easier is that we usually use first person present tense for actions, which we’ve found helps keeps the flow going. So something like

Hey, who are all of you??
*The girl with auburn hair said to the strangers in front of her*

would end up feeling more real and impactful if written like

Hey, who are all of you??
*Brushes my auburn hair behind my ear, wariness scribbled across my face*

The second example ends up bringing the character to life, and feels like we’re personally interacting with them rather than reading about what they did.


Again though, nice job hopping in!

Myriad Reality

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My vision can only see simple things such as intentions. It's how I knew that I could trust you two. Lily could probably look for a weakness, if I remember correctly, these types of monsters have a heart of some kind, usually in right in the middle of it.

@Vacare

She could give it an appraisal. But the closer we are, the easier that’ll be.

Myriad Reality

Alright, I've got to go to bed here in a short few. If you two are in a different time zone or night owls, feel free to continue this without me until I get up.

@Vacare@Franxx

Myriad Reality

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If it's anything like the amalgams and slimes from my world, it's big and mean. From the color it should be able to harden parts of itself at will. Spikes are not uncommon, but it can also do other things like consume which all slimes and amalgams can do. They're notorious for killing low ranked adventurers.

@Vacare

That last ability is the only one I’m concerned about. Depending on what it can absorb, it may not be easily killed.

Myriad Reality

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*Chuckles*

Hmm, sounds just like my old party... I think I'd like to stick with you two from this point on.

*stands up and readies himself for a fight*

... If we survive that is.

@Vacare

If a slime is what finally kills me, I was due for it anyway. Do you know anything about that species?

Myriad Reality

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More reason to get out of here. We can get there faster by just floating down. I can alter gravity so that our fall won't break our legs.

*I prepare two spells in separate hands*

I'll have another spell to suppress the creature. An Aquos art to keep it from being able to form itself properly.

@Vacare

What about dropping explosives or poison down the hole?

Myriad Reality

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It's most likely a guard. Seeing the earlier enchantments, it's not going to be an easy fight. Whoever built this place really didn't want anyone coming in or out of this place.

*At the bottom was a greyish blob shifting and squirming that spanned at five meters in span and height*

From the looks of it, it's what I would call an Amalgam or a slime of some kind.

@Vacare

This entire cave is some sort of ecosystem. The mountain itself might even be alive.