Rune_Alchemist

Tabrasa\- Born of Chaos.

Whew, hopefully I'll have an Iva post up tomorrow.

Been feeling kinda off today so I didn't get much done.

Beyond the Looking Glass: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

~Chloe and the Archive~

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Scribe Xi was the first of Chloe's guests to sit down at the table, with Collector Delta following suit after making herself a cup of coffee (with cream and sugar, as per her usual preference). "Very well. Let's hear more about your 'lord.'"

"I'm assuming you girls are acquainted with what most ignorant fools would call 'Horrors'." Chloe began, deciding to get right to the point. "I serve one. Well, what remains of one. Poor thing was nearly killed by an ignorant cabal of gods, but he managed to survive - if barely, by using what remained of his power to parasitize his murderer and slowly returning by feeding off of him." Pausing for a moment, Chloe reached for some of her tea, sighing tiredly. "I'll spare you the details, but I wish to aid and expidite this process, but it shall not be easy. You see, the creature he has parasitized is technically my patron and he is currently fighting my Lord."

Delta cooly sipped her coffee. "...I see. Two questions I would like answered: the first is regarding how your current 'patron' is managing to fight your lord, and how effective it has been. The second question is about what I noticed last night, in the bar. You briefly communicated with your current patron, but in a way that suggested that the connection runs deeper than mere telepathy. How aware are they of this conversation?"

"Reasonable questions." Chloe replied. "At the moment, it's been less about fighting and more about minimizing corruption. He recruited me to help heal him but I'd rather see what happens when he's either fully turned or this horror is revived." Chloe giggled in a rather amused manner. "As for how aware he is...normally he's constantly watching, but right about now is when he normally deep asleep, though I can't say he isn't entirely unaware. We'll be fine though - he's far too tired, old, and decrepit to really do anything."

Scribe Xi finished chewing her latest bite of pancakes, and swallowed. "He might not be able to do anything himself, but he could recruit others to help him if he catches on," she pointed out. "If he doesn't already have others working for him."

"Let me assure you," Chloe replied with a mildly dark smile. "He does not. I made sure of that. To put your own concerns to rest, however, even contacting me and turning me into a magical girl was quite a strain on him. I suppose he was expecting me to be a good little girl and heal him. Too bad he chose poorly."

"...good to know." Xi took a thoughtful sip of her orange juice. "So, how long have you been interested in reviving your 'lord?'"

"You're fishing for quite a lot of information, aren't you?" Chloe replied, idly inspecting one of her hands. "Does it matter how long? Just know that I am and I am willing to...help, with whatever you need as payment. As well as information, since that is your entire scheme, isn't it?" Sitting up straight and smiling, she continued, holding up two fingers. "So lets talk business. I need two things. I can not subdue that dragon myself. The moment I'd try, I'd lose the benefits I have as a patron and I am no match for such a thing. Secondly, I'd need help finding a way to fully revive my Lord. Souls, so far, seem like a good candidate but they're nothing more than something to stabilize him. What I can offer in return...is well, you get a cranky old dragon to research on and collect information form. He's quite old. I'm sure you could pick his brain easily. Especially useful since he has killed a number of horrors before. And...I'll lend you my services."

Scribe Xi speared another chunk of pancake with her fork. "Just trying to get an idea of the situation, such as how long you've been attempting this and what you're tried already, before we commit to a deal. " She placed the syrupy piece into her mouth, and consumed it. "But you make a good point," she said.

Collector Delta looked at Chloe with a peculiar interest in her eyes. "Offering him to us as payment. This is presuming the method of you 'lord's' revival does not kill your 'patron.' And what sort of services would you offer?"

"Hmm...whether or not it kills the dragon is up to however we do It. You'd first need to find a way for him to live without feeding off of the Dragons soul." Chloe smiled. "As for my services...well. If you accept this deal and I lose the dragon as a Patron...I'll be out of work. I can help you girls with whatever it is you need or want. Information gathering. Taking care of problems your 'Archive' needs. Wouldn't be the first time I've ever done such a thing. As well my Lord would be quite grateful for the assistance. He would probably be willing to return the favor."

Delta inclined her head slightly. "We would need to confirm these terms with our superiors before formally accepting them. Your terms seem to be equally beneficial to both our parties, so far... however, we would need to know more about the nature of your 'lord,' such as their name."

"It would help us convince the Council, as well as help us understand how best to go about reviving him," Xi said. "No offense, but what you've told us about your 'lord' so far has been vague."

"Can you blame me for being cautious?" Chloe replied. "You are still unknowns. You could help, but you could also use this information to his detriment." Reaching into her dress, Chloe retrieved one of her crystals. A black hue that seemed to somehow suck in the light around it, as though one was staring into a void. The gem pulsed softly with arcane energy.

"Cxatha. This should tell you anything you need." She passed the crystal towards Delta and Xi for them to insepct. "A Crystal made with his remaining power."

"Cxatha," Scribe Xi said, as if testing the name on her tongue. She lifted her gaze from the crystal to look at Chloe. "No, you have every right to be cautious. We only met yesterday."

Collector Delta gently picked up the crystal, and carefully opened her Third Eye.

As Delta observed the crystal, she'd likely immediately wish she didn't take it. The chaotic energy swirled, pulsed in odd rythyms, humming a disconcerting sound as though someone was running nails across a chalkboard. The gem felt warm in her hands. Worse, was the fact that the energy the crystal was giving off was trying to latch itself onto Delta in a seeming effort to drain her of whatever magical ability she had. Thankfully for her, it was not a strong force and easily resisted unconciously.

"Careful. Its the most powerful shard I have. He's trying to...recollect himself."

"Duly noted." Delta calmly placed the crystal back onto the table, her expression neutral. "This crystal... should this agreement get approved by our superiors, it is likely that the research and experimentation involved will require multiple samples. Not only to better obtain an understanding of what sources of energy your lord would respond favorably to, but as to ensure accurate results from our findings."

"Unfortunately," Chloe sighed. "It took me three months just to make five, carefully growing them. One of which I've already used, another two I have plans for. If you want more samples it's going to be a little...time consuming."

Collector Delta was quiet for a moment. "...understood. We can clarify those circumstances when that question is asked. We may also need knowedge of how these are currently being synthesized."

"Well we'll cross that bridge when we get there." Chloe replied, standing up. "So, unless you girls have anything else that needs answered...well, you know where the door is."

Collector Delta rose from her seat. "At the moment, we have all the information we need in order to ask for the approval."

"Though we should exchange our contact information before we leave," Scribe Xi also got up. "Would you rather have call you, or contact you by blog messaging?"

"Hm, this place doesn't get internet and I do not...own a computer." Chloe replied, reaching for a piece of paper. "No cell reception either. I do have a phone, however. Here," She quickly wrote her number. "Of course, I may not answer immedaitely, but if it's urgent you can usually find me enjoying some time flying." Showing Delta and Xi out of her apartment, Chloe quickly checked her phone. A reply from Penny. Wonderful. Now she just had to go 'acquire' this new friend she mentioned and today would be going quite well...

The door to the dimensional apartment vanished behind the two girls, leaving them standing in an alleyway. There was an odd scorch mark on the ground and a rusty series of drag marks leading away from it into a wall. "That went well," Scribe Xi said. "Let's head back and make that proposal."

Collector Delta nodded, and glanced at a nearby patch of wall. A moment passed before the bricks fell away, revealing a tunnel dimly lit by torches. They passed through the mouth, and the entrance vanished behind them.

I, the Demon King, Will Summon My Own Damned Heroes!

~The cavern~

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Ash welcomed the sleep - whatever it was, she needed it. What came next, was an out of body experience she could only describe as trippy. She floated upwards, higher and higher drifting up from her now bloated body. She could see the entire cave, and even through it. The nest she had been reborn in. Some sort of odd cavern - a creation of another human after being reborn here? Deeper still, was a large green stone, inside of it another red crystal. Two smaller red lights appeared, and then were absorbed and quickly grew to accommodate their sizes.

Then nothing but rock as she was taken higher, followed by daylight. A deep forest, and slowly rising cliffs growing steeper and steeper until they were mountains. Higher still, she was above the clouds now. Smoke trails rose into the air, buildings of wood and stone could be seen in the distance some ways from the cave. Civilization? And somewhere to the east, a large, glimmering sea beat against the shore. Higher and higher, to the south was a vast desert and canyons gouged into the earth like an old scar. Windstorms swept across the sand, sweeping up everything in their path. Further east, a bright light shone the way forwards. A grand, massive city stretched for miles could even be seen, and the north a mighty tree grew far into the heavens.

Was this the world she had been reincarnated in? She was high - so high now, she should be in the vacuum of space. It was so beautiful, this world. So pretty, and ripe with life...and filled with the same humans, no doubt. Would it be any different from her previous life, she wondered?

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̦̹ͬ̇̓̎̿ͦ͟S̫̟̜ͦ͑ͫ͊̽͑C̷̖̼͎͈̖̘̫̝̅̔̑͘͞A̶͕̮̻̜͇̹̗̬̤ͦ̾̇͗Ń̲̞ ̙͉̖̞̤ͥ͑ͬͧ̍Ç͈̻̮͈͛̓̑̕O̧͛ͥ̐͐̀̏̄̕҉͇̬̰M̊̈͛̅̅͒͏̪͙̜̹̥͖P̡̬̗̥͈̋͌̀ͩͤ̀ͅL̜̠͎̫̹̟̭̱̂ͪͩ͑̔͂͑̀̈̀͘͝Ḙ͎̹̤̯͈̥̍̑̀ͤ̈̓ͬT̬̂ͣ̑́̑̀͞E̷͓̯̒̐ͫͩ͋̑̊͢.̠̘̼̹̙̔ͨ̔͋́͘͢ ̛̺̣̫͉̦͈ͬ̌̿͜͠T̨̢͚͈̮̞̔̄̐̃̍̐ͬͯH̯̘̋͋͛̓̿̏̀R̶̫̫̱̗̐͂́̃̿ͯͣ̌̂Ĕ̻̞̯͕̬͔͞A̴̯͓̎ͭͨ͝Tͥ͑ͫͮ̂̀̍͐҉̫̞̗͖͘ ̞̑ͭD̷̾̇ͤ͆ͧͯ͗͏̝̹E̸̘ͫ̀̄͆̍ͥ̑̚ͅT̫̦̭̦͍̤̣͊͋E̛͇̠̻͈̹͍̙͖ͯ́͐̿ͩͧ̈̓͌C̷̟̹̪̬̄̌T̻͙̝̰̻̟̞̗̈͛ͬ͒̚E͔͔̟̰̍͌͆͝D̲̫̖͖̬̝ͪ̃͛́̎̅̒̔.̛͖̤̫̅̽̈́̓̚ ͚̼ͬ̇͒̄M̛̝̲̿̅̑́Ǫ̸͈̲̻̩͕̼̜̓ͧ̈́̑͟V̮̭̪̖̪̖̠̼͛̓ͭ͘Į̛͚͓̘̺͕̹͊͘N͙͆̀̏Gͭ̒͏҉̶̺̱̮̥̞̻̞̫ ͔̬̱̱͈̄̆ͦ͐ͬT̨̧̼̞̔ͭ̋ͨ͗O̼͖̜ͭ͌̈̿̈̋̀̒ ̡̠̮̣̘͌̍͌̎̓Q̼̮͖̣̙̟͌ͦͮͫU̴̲̙͚͓̝̻̬̭͋͊̅̆̊Ḁ̗̫͉̭̼͎̗̥ͭ̒̄ͥͣR͉̟̦̥̮ͧ͛͌Â̜̆̌́̀͠N̵͕̺͖͈̰͍̯̤̠ͬͭ̒̍̾́͞-̧͚̐̾̾-̜̮̠͉̩̖̤́̈́ͫͧ̽̔͌́̚̚̕ͅ
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̴̛̜̫̦̩̜̜̳ͯ̐̍͌̋̓̀̕ͅŐͫ̎̒́͞͏̜̩̱̟V̘̗̙͖̟̙͌ͦͭͬ̓͋ͨ͘͜Ê͇͎̺͉̟ͫ̈́̾̃͡͠ͅŖ̣͔̬͙̙͚̤̹͂̓̒̑̕R̒̓̂̐҉͉͇̕Į͈͚͔̬͕̦̬̽ͩͨ͑̔̃͜D̜̩̲͂̂ͣ̔̂̈ͤĘ̸͔̱̩̼̥͌̓̓̈́̐͘ ̶̳̯̫̟́̑ͨͫ̒Ḯ̷͔́ͣ̃͠N̢̛̫͒̏̾̊͛ͣIͬ̚҉̸̵̞̱͙͈̩̞̹̥T̮͚̒͊ͮͪ̚͢͝I̷͓̥͙ͤ͂ͤA̡̧̩͈ͨ͌̿ͦͣ̇͆̃͝T̞̜̻̠̠̋̈E̴̦̭̅̓͌͜͡Ḑ͊͛̊͒̌ͪ͡҉̱̺̥ͅ.ͤ̀̒̽͂͆͛҉͚̳̠̙͢ͅ

SYSTEM

but her thoughts were interrupted by the system, startling her. Threat? Quarantine? Override? That didn't sound the least bit good.

Y҉͞e̶ą̸͢h̡ t̶͟h̕í̛ś͢ ̕i͠s̀҉ ̕g͟ó͟͡n̨n͞͝a̸ ͡͞͠b̢͘͠e ̕an̨͞n̴҉o̢҉͞y͠͠i̵n͞g̨ į͞f i҉́͢t͜ ͟h̷͢͞à̡p͢p̢҉ęǹ̷s̷ ̷̛e͡v̵̛͜e͟͝r̴̡͝y̶ t̴̡ì̛͢m̷̸e̸.̡̕ ͠D̴ąm̸n,̸̨͜ ̧wh̴į̷ch͡ G̨u͏à͡ŗ͞dį̶a͜n̸ ̶do̸͘͜ ̧̧̀I͡͏ ͢͞n̶̛ȩ̡e͢҉͞d̛́͞ ̵̢t̢͟o̴͞ m̡u͝͠r̶d͜e͏̡͢r͏ ̸̕t̵̛͟ơ͘ ̵̶͜d̨͟i̸̢̕s҉e͞n̵͠g̶̕aģe̷͢ ̨t͞͏h̛͏͜e̡͟ ̧͝S͟͝o̵̡ư̸͟l͘͠w̛à̴͜ll͡͝.̴̛.̸͘.͡͏͞
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̶͟À̴͡h̷,̷ t̸h̢e̛ ͡re̸̶se̡͡a̴̢r͠҉c̵͟͜h́ę̶r̡̛ ́t͏̴h͡i͞ś͝͡ ̶̨̢t͢͜i̡̛m͝e̴?͞ ̵̶A͏̸n͏̸d̀͘ ̴t̴h̶e̴͝ ͏d̶̷̢ŕ̨ak͜͡e̷̛ p̵͡at̡͠h?͏ ̕͟L͢҉͏et̸͞ ḿ̷̧e͡ ͞ǵư̛e͠s̢̧s̶͠,̡͜ ̷̢ỳ̧͜o̡̡u͠ sa̵̛w ͟t̛͡h̛͢͢e̷ D͝͡r̕ą͜g̸ó̡n̨ ҉̀A̸f̶f̧i̢͝ņ͜it̶̨̨ý͟͢ ̶̀a̶̢͝n̨d̵̷ Ma҉͜҉g҉̡i̕͢c͞͏ ̷̕śp̸̨e͟l̶̡ls̷ ͞͠a̴̕nd̕ ̵͢i̡͘͠mm̨e̸͡͏d͘i̴at̶҉̧ęl͡y̶͘ ̧̨͟a̧sş̀u̶͢m͡e̸d ҉t̶h̸̸̴a̷t ̵w̷̛as̶͘͜ ̴t̸̛͠h̢͡e m̶͟͢ó͟s̷t҉́ ̵̨a̶̛̕d̵̡v̶͜͝a̴̛n͞t̵ą͏g͘͠e͘ou̶s̛͝ ̡̧c̛ǫ̶u͜r̛͏śe̸ ̨of͘ ͢͠a҉c̴̛t̸i҉́͟on͘?̶ ̸̛Y̷̷͜o̧͘u̸ ̡́k͡n̷o̸̷w͞ ̷͟w͜h̵͟at͏̡ ͝m̧̛à͢͝ḱi͟n̛͟͟g̨͞ ̕͘t̷̸h͘҉e̕͝ ̨͜҉"͠͠b̴́͡è̶st"̛͝ d̸̢e̴̷c̵i̡sio̵n͜͡ a͟͝l̸l ̢th̴͝͠e̶ ̛́͢t̢̕i̕me͜ ̷̸m̸̡a͘͘k̶̡e̸͟s ̡̛͝y̢̛o̶̕͠u̸͘?̢ ҉̢B̨͠e҉͢͠s̨įd̴e͏̕͞s ́s͟m̴a̵͡ŗt̡ a̸ń̨d̀ ̴҉"̶p̛͜e̡̨̛r̛͜f͘͘e͞c͏t̡͡?̧"̡͏
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SECOND OVERRIDE INITIATED. ERROR: TOO MANY ERRORS. RESETTING...

System:Ash

What? Predictable? Her? Says the one speaking with the - before she could finish the thought, the dream was over. The trip ended, and she plummeted down towards the earth.

Gaia Frontier (5e)

@Lucius Cypher

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Was...she being ignored by that woman? Selene Riovas, she said her name was from mild eavesdropping. How rude, and she was quite so intently studying her sister. Livia frowned a slightly as the Tiefling, Darc addressed her. Why must her sister always seem to draw everyone's attention? Made her want to vomit. At least the obvious demonspawn in front of her was mildly interesting. What even was he? A Tiefling of some sort, but he lacked a face at all. Intriguing, to say the least. Smooth talker too, judging from his words - and more than a little friendly. Overly so. At least he was transparent about his desires to return a favor for a favor instead of wasting time with honeyed words and thinly veiled treats.

"Well," Livia took the vile of snake venom, observing it as Darc finished. It was refreshing to meet a seemingly mildly reasonable person after dealing with that...whatever that was on the way here. "My 'trust' as you say is a little harder to earn then just a free vial of snake venom, but you're certainly on the right path. A pleasure indeed, Darc." She smiled faintly. A partnership? Now that was certainly an enticing offer, but she wasn't about to leap without looking a little first. "You'd be correct in assuming the welcome has been less than pleasant. The orcs were quite...difficult to deal with, and finding my way here was no small feat." She cast a grimace over to the kid still sitting at the bar. "And I have a feeling we were being expressly messed with." Putting the vial of Snake venom in some of her various belt pouches, Livia returned to the matter at hand. "...but such things are a learning experience. Now what exactly can you offer me from this 'partnership'? Aside from the pleasure of your company, of course."

Livia's Inventory

-bottle of black ink
-quill
-small knife
-set of Fine Clothes
-signet ring
-scroll of pedigree
-Soul gem Dagger
-The book “Frothy Tales of Conquest”
-1lb Kafei seeds
- 1 Vial of Snake Venom
Money: 4gp & 4SP

Max carry weight: 135lbs

Pokémon: Start

~Claire Blackwood~

@PlatinumSkink

Current Team

Ralia, Ralts
Level: 14
Status: 100%


Ritz, Ledyba
Level 15
Status: 100%


Lure, Combee
Level 13
Status: 100%


Del, Beedrill
Level 12
Status: 100% SLP


Zeal, Monferno
Level 14
Status: 100%
Held Item: Focus Band


Chikorita, Pip
Level 8
Status: 100%

Inventory

9352P
Antidote x1
Great Ball x5
Super Potion x2
Tiny Mushroom x 1

Important Items:
Castle Medal
Crystal of Knowledge

Badge Collection:
Challenge Badge - Redcoast Town, Hector. Minor League.

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"Haha, yes!" Del did good, even if he was out for the count. The Liligant was sufficiently slowed, and it seemed Monferno was certainly faster. The monkey got of a taunt, meaning the Liligant could no longer use its status moves...which only left Mega Drain, and it looked like it hurt, too. Well, she and Zeal would just have to tough it out. That thing may have been huge, but something something the harder they fall.

"Zeal! We'll finish this fast! Hit 'em hard with Ember!" Zeal, seeming just as eager for battle as Claire was zoomed forwards, the smaller pokemon deciding it'd be better to close the distance with the large plant. With hopefully superior agility, Zeal leaped, gathering fire in his mouth, before unleashing a powered up ember onto the Liligant.

Tabrasa\- Born of Chaos.

@Lmpkio
You mean in the bio that I haven't updated yet? Or in the post he's sending messengers too?

If it's the latter, he'll be sending them to everyone aside from the destruction god that I can't bother to spell right. It's just that sending them all to everyone...at the same time...and potentially have all of them in his library at the same time, is asking for a bunch of trouble.

So he's going to be meeting with a few at a time to limit damage to his precious books.

Tabrasa\- Born of Chaos.

That's what it looks like

Anyways, small post from Iva confirming the deal.

Gonna get to work on contacting the other gods starting next post.

Tabrasa\- Born of Chaos.

~~The Illuminator~~

@Stern Algorithm
Location:
White Dawn

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Well, Gammaton seemed to know exactly what he was doing.

"Your domain precedes you, hee!" Iva laughed jovially, making a dramatic stroke with the paintbrush. Gammaton already covered most everything he had already thought about himself. How could he motivated the humans not to do something as such? Reward them for discovery and the pursuit of knowledge, without letting those in charge greed get the best of them? Ah, if only sister Anu didn't curse humans so with sin. Perhaps more manageable then, but that was also part of the fun, hee! How long could they resist, before they gave in to corruption?

"I see, I see, we have a deal then!" Hopping away from the painting, Iva grabbed the contract Gammaton had previously gave to him. "I will contact the other gods, and you will do this for me." Quickly signing his name in the runes the god loved to use to write with. "Of course, I can't guarantee they'l listen, and I will not contact that childish tantrum throwing one. Hahah," Iva laughed darkly. "If I am in the same room as him, I'll tear out his cords and use them to make socks for little La-Zha." Shoving the paper back into Gammaton's hands, Iva turned and began to leave. "Take it, take it! Now I have work to do. Must create. Work. Experiment. Have just the idea. A little human flesh...tar from the pit. A little of the mind. You have access to this floor...but don't go anywhere else! We might get...nervous."

Unless stopped, Iva would make his way to the Experiment halls. He had plenty of subjects, and already knew what they were going to do. First, create a messenger...now which order? Who should be first? Hm, He needed to speak with Anu anyways so this would be a good time. He'll send a missive to Anu, Hayim, Naswaru, and Oao first. They would be the...easiest ones to deal with.

Hee, oh this was going to be so much fun!

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Abominations

"A popular theory among the unenlightened is that such abominations and mutants created by the Illuminator are simple beasts. Mindless and feral. Yet, that is so far from the truth. No, they are far more intelligent than us, and that is why they are violent. They understand things differently, and simply wish to share their knowledge with us."

Abominations. A catch-all term for Iva's creations. Creatures made, twisted from human or living flesh or created purely by the gods own power. Their abilities and appearance can vary wildly, from humanoid to utterly alien.

B'thkor

"Tee-hee! Look at them! So black, slimy, and intelligent! I say they're my finest creation yet! Nigh impossible to kill, hyper intelligent and can handle any physical task. Lacks any ability to cast magic, unfortunately, but with the mature ones size, it doesn't mater! Oh, if only they weren't so slow..."

Species:
B'thkor

Physical description:
A race of many-eyed creatures created by Iva'Krorh to be the librarians at his library. While the young ones appear rather lackluster - able to fit in ones arms, once grown to full size these monstrous beings are a force that would make most humans and beasts tremble in their boots. Their skin is slimy, malleable, and sticky, able to hold onto almost any surface they so desire. A shimmering light, their 'brain' is seen from within and is the center of their intelligence.

Abilities:
While at first appearing slow and clumsy, one should not underestimate these viscous balls of slime. They can manipulate their tar-like body with ease, and use it to cling to and forcibly digest and devour anything they come into contact with with their potent digestive abilities, able to dissolve and corrode even metal. They have limited shape shifting abilities, though they must first eat something to try and take its form - so if you see one mimicking a human, you can be fairly certain it has eaten one.

They are nearly impossible to kill through mundane means, even when blown apart, as long as their brain is intact the rest of the creatures body will eventually reform upon it. Swords will go right through it, assuming they don't get stuck and eaten in its viscous body. Their growth is nearly unlimited. As long as one has food, it will keep growing.

They reproduce fairly easily, dividing their bodies when they grow large enough into smaller immature variations.

Aho'nohg

"Ah, such shiny black skin! Hee! I can see my reflection in it! Ah, I love these little messengers of mine! Fast as night, silent as the void and strong as the strongest men! They are excellent at gathering subjects, hee! Not as durable or enduring as the funny little B'thkor, but they are far better suited towards magical abilities."

Species:
Aho'Nohg

Physical description:
The Aho'Nohg. Created by Iva by forcefully mutating a human. Mildly bat like in appearance, these silent nocturnal creatures are a fright to deal with. Made somewhat in his own image, they are faceless and extremely intelligent and lacking a full gender. They reproduce by dragging humans and forcefully mutating them. Violent and often disregarding of humans and others once given a task, it is extremely focused and will carry out its mission to the letter.

Abilities:
Strong as the strongest man and hyper intelligent. Flexible and swift, they are a force to be reckoned with and prefer hit and run guerrilla warfare tactics when alone, and overwhelming speed and force when in a pack. They are well suited for magical abilities.

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The Cy'Lathak Expanse

The Expanse

"It stretched, endlessly. A vast, empty, frigid plain devoid of...everything. A hunger permeated the air, the cold, still air, demanding to be filled with knowledge of the outside world."

When one exits a portal in the wall, they will likely end up here. Atop a huge mountain, with the vast empty plains that surround the Library. In essence, it's a storage space. A place for Iva to put things. A place that is ravenous for knowledge, a lonely vista where the Library looms in the distance. It is the first stepping stone upon the path to the Library. In the future this place will likely be filled with all sorts of Iva's abominations and whatever else he decides to keep here. For reference, and to deter potential threats to the Library.

Currently, nothing exists here. Just a cold, still expanse where nothing moves or breaths. A completely sterile realm where nothing lives or dies. No indication of how to travel to the library, just its pristine visage looming in the distance.

One does not simply walk down the mountain. There is no path, no indication of the way to go and the route is far too steep to traverse without the aid of clever thinking. However, if one were to look - they would find an ancient, old stone structure made of the same white stone as the Library. The second test one must pass, unless they have a more clever way of traversing the mountain.

The structure is a simple structure, that moves one to a similar location at the base of the mountain after solving a riddle.

The Expanse proper is far more easily traversed, if not more deadly. A human can not cover its distance before succumbing to the cold or starving to death. How would one cover this endless expanse?

"...No Don't leave...you'll come back...right? Stay...here..."