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Myriad Reality

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*the massive blade appear to be practically a giant slab of metal on a handle, possibly the beast’s own weapon*
Smells like what?

@Path

*Grimaces and takes a step back, looking for traces of magical energy*
It means it's suspicious.
*Leaves the combat room*

Myriad Reality

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*As you enter there are four more smaller yet still fearsome looking beasts that are laid out on the ground with various fatal wounds*
Yup, and they seem to be currently in combat or moving towards the next room.

@Path

*Holds my hand out, and red squares flitter down onto the blade, inspecting its attributes*
You mean to tell me this dungeon has laid dormant all this time, and someone conquers the floor exactly when we arrive? That smells.

Myriad Reality

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It’s a trap, or at least it’s a stall tactic, and we took the bait. They used the room that was overflowing with magical energy to mask themselves and what was further down. Suppressing themselves while getting the rest of the dungeon for themselves. They are more than experienced.
*nothing appears to be different about my eyes as I watch down the dungeon halls and we pass a room that has massive beast with a blade impaling its skull and planted in the ground*

@Path

You're thinking they looted this thing under our noses?
*Takes a detour and inspects the creature*

Myriad Reality

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*as you increase the magnification of your vision you notice the glimmer to be lightly brighter, but is moving around more*
I still want to know what you think if the magical energy being wiped out. Completely dead. Past the creature we fought.

@Path

It's hard to say. Could be the dungeon itself up to some tricks. Could be our friend over there. Who knows?

Myriad Reality

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Or its movement. It seems to have tiny flares of brightness, no?

@Path

Maybe. It's hard to make out.
*Squints and taps my temple*
Lily, zoom and enhance.

Myriad Reality

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*the glimmer appears to twitch*

@Path

...It's unstable. Fluctuating.

Myriad Reality

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*Stops and removes the tether*
I want to know your thoughts.

@Path

I'll let you know—
*Triggers an analysis of the light*

Myriad Reality

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*the path gets dark with a glimmer that is in the distance*
You see nothing?

@Path

Something's shining. Everything around it is magically dead.
*Concentrates and looks closer*

Myriad Reality

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So you do notice this then…
*flicks my finger and a thread touches you*
Focus like you normally do.

@Path

*Clears my throat, and after an uncomfortably long moment, a red magic circle materializes over my eye*

Myriad Reality

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How well is your detection of magical energy or energy in general?

@Path

I need Lily's eyes to do it, but very good.