Hello, what do you want?

Be cordial.

Asali!DReamEr2eU 2016/05/24(Tue)21:31 No. 725784 ID: 55c4cf
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When KC turns his head to look at you, you realize something different about him. The way he looked was bizarre compared to every other time you have spoken to him in the past.

"Hello, how may I help you?" You ask the man who told you his name was KC.

"Four years ago I gave much of my energy up so I could keep a fortune teller from stopping my plans. The rest went to bringing your fuck-up of a boyfriend back to life. I've managed to return to the physical world with you."
The cat sounds playful, with a sinister undertone. As he speaks his mask was letting out an awful cracking noise until eventually the eyes on his mask open wider and shatter outward. The cat's eyes glow from beneath, staring straight at you.
"I wanted to thank you for taking part in ruining my plans!"

>>725784
I think we should just warp straight to the Volcano. I doubt Asali is strong enough to fight a god, weakened though he may be.
Also, this is a really bad place for Asali to fight in.

Thumbs up, "You're welcome fucker."

"U mad bro?"

Oh, wait! Can Asali hit him once before teleporting away because that'd be the best.

Well they had to be pretty crappy plans if it took so little to ruin them.

Warp the fuck away from him. Even if he follows us, we're at a disadvantage in this place with the water.

Asali!DReamEr2eU 2016/05/25(Wed)18:09 No. 725938 ID: 55c4cf
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You are struggling to do anything, it is hard to will yourself to move, or to speak. Accessing your ability to teleport is no different.

The entire area grows dark, underneath your feet the water seems to grow below you and loom. The body of water laying beneath you like the jaws of some monster you wish did not exist.

"Most people suffer under a key trait, you see. You have friends that are a slave to pain, anger, sorrow, and lust, among others. You are crippled by fear. It is what I needed. It's what I can take advantage of to stop you. Unlocking the destructive potential of everyone's vice is what I do for fun. I'm not HAVING fun anymore, so I need you to drown to save me time, please."

Close your eyes. Don't move. There is no water where you are. Calm down, focus on the thought of those still trapped in the volcano. You gotta save them.

>>725938
He doesn't need you to drown literally, just figuratively.
Focus on the love epsy showed for you. Take a step towards him. You can do this.

Nope. You're strong, you've overcome so much to succumb to fear now. Focus on your feelings and don't let him scare you.

Asali!DReamEr2eU 2016/05/26(Thu)19:06 No. 726218 ID: 55c4cf
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"The seven gateways to peoples' hearts are my domain. Long ago I raised seven avatars of these negative aspects of humanity. They helped me with my uprising against the other elder gods. When we lost the war, the avatars were sealed away. So now I aim to free them and let them reign. The seals are wearing off, and they're starting to leak out.

It is the perfect time for me to help them wreak havoc. One by one I will free them, and we will take back Eight. This planet will be mine, and a new age will emerge."

Asali!DReamEr2eU 2016/05/26(Thu)19:06 No. 726220 ID: 55c4cf
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"Fear and Anxiety are the only avatars that are a gestalt. Anxiety was not originally sealed. They shoved her nearby, not wanting to open and risk Fear getting out. You may have broken the link they had on you, but I can unleash your own Fear."

While Asali is trying to control herself in the watery hell surrounding you. Destruction strikes Asali in the guts hard, with a small blunt object in the hand. A mask forms around your face, the fear consuming you whole.

...run away?

Grab him and shake the shit out of him

Use your offensive aura to counter-attack!

The water is frightening, sure, but be angry. This guy fucked up your life and tricked your boyfriend and let him die because he didn't destroy who you are. Break out of his hold NOW!

>>726220
You've overcome so, so much. Why would fear overcome you now? Yeah, you have some fear, but you are very brave. Bravery is not the absence of fear, it's pushing on in spite of it. You know you can fight it. Tell KC to go fuck himself. Do you still have that hammer from River? It's enchanted by a necromancer, and at least an aspect of KC might be physical right now since he punched you. Hit him back, harder

Asali!DReamEr2eU 2016/05/28(Sat)01:49 No. 726491 ID: 55c4cf
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You struggle with your fear. You are angry. You have broken past two different masks like this one, you refuse to be brought down by a third. The mask cracks and rumbles loudly.

"Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck--" The muffled noise of your voice gains volume. The mask that was over your face shatters in a violent display. Your passion reaching through as you follow the enemy's position.

You turn and strike with an aura hammer. You no longer need a physical weapon.
"--YOU!" You finish yelling at KC as the hammer crunches into the feline's torso, catching him off guard.

>>726489
Let's try popping Offensive Aura and ??? for a second, combination attack.

Don't forget what this guy did to you, did to Epsilon. Make him pay.

Boom! Keep attacking him, don't give him a chance to retaliate!

Keep it up, fuck KC up.

Maybe hold off on the ??? though we aren't sure what it does.

hit him with the sick ground slam.

Asali!DReamEr2eU 2016/06/04(Sat)20:06 No. 727852 ID: 55c4cf
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Your previous blow hurtles Destruction straight into the wall. This breaks some of the illusion that there is water everywhere. You still do not know where the ground is.

You expend some of your energy. You bring your hammer crashing down on destruction where he was trying to recover from your previous blow.

He does not seem to be pleased with the current situation anymore.

Hammer that dude into the wall like a nail.

Yeah, another hammer hit for good measure. Asali's had enough of masked assholes messing with her!

Asali!DReamEr2eU 2016/06/07(Tue)04:48 No. 728276 ID: 55c4cf
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You give Destruction another good whack of the hammer. The terrible form of the deity is by no means in good condition. You might even say the physical form he's taken is in poor shape.

Destruction breaks forward and pushes his open palm up toward the spot on you where he punched you before. He doesn't touch you, but he does speak.

The words that come out are of one of the oldest languages of civilization. There are a couple of languages from the time it originates from, and only one is older. Only one living person knows of that tongue, and her tale sits in another book on another shelf.

You have never learned this language. Gate is a tongue of little use, as it is considered a vile & wretched language to hear both by experiencing it as well as its associations. When Destruction speaks it, you understand it however.

"『ＯＰＥＮ』"

Your body responds by opening.

Well that's not good. But we have something we haven't tried yet.

Time to use that unknown fourth power.

ＷＥＬＰ

try closing back up?

Try repeating what he said but backwards? Maybe that's "Close"

He's trying to get at your phylactery! I think it's time to warp away! Be sure to take your phylactery with you.

ruin that motherfucker with your skeleton hand mystery skill please and thank you

close?

give him the bone hand

Asali!DReamEr2eU 2016/06/21(Tue)00:22 No. 731225 ID: 55c4cf
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"You may have broken free of your fear, but I don't need to do too much more to kill you Asali. I made the order of your creation. I can destroy you just as--"

You decide to use your skill that you do not quite understand yet. Destruction's speech is interrupted by dark tentacles impaling him through from behind. The sentence completes with a gooey blood filled sputter.

"You think too highly of yourself, you awful creature," Asali states.

>>731225
See if you can pin him with the tentacles, then get away to recover. I doubt it's possible to kill him.

>>731225
Yeahhh highfive one of your tentacles

Wait no bad idea. Say something cool and rip him to shreds instead.

How badly hurt are you? How about you tell him to strike a deal? You let him live if he heals you up and leaves us alone forever. The tables have turned.

If he doesn't agree or the wound is not that bad, keep using that ability and tear him to pieces with the tentacles.

>>731225
If you can survive your wounds, tear him to pieces. Bargaining with a god to fix you up when all he knows is to destroy does not seem like a good idea.

see if you can rip him in half with those tentacles.

Asali!DReamEr2eU 2016/06/24(Fri)15:13 No. 731710 ID: 55c4cf
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You feel like you are losing a little piece of yourself.

Destruction is torn apart.

Cease using tentacles. If there's still some kind of spooky Destruction ghost left behind, smash it with your spirit hammer.

You did what you had to do. Stop using that power and focus back into your own self, think of your friends, we gotta save them.

Asali!DReamEr2eU 2016/06/26(Sun)05:39 No. 731935 ID: 55c4cf
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The pieces of Destruction are laying all over the ground and water around you. You lift your hammer up and walk toward the piece with the mask.

The mask rasps up toward you, "You're a failure, Asali. What do you even have to live for that is worth not helping me achieve my goals?"

"All you are good at is destroying, yeah? Why don't you try being destroyed yourself?"

You bring the hammer down.

Only darkness remains after the burst of your violent action.

Uh, you okay there?

You acted in self-defense, you had to do it. Calm down and focus.

👌👀 good shit go౦ԁ sHit👌 thats ✔ some good👌👌ＶＥＮＧＥＡＮＣＥ right👌👌there👌👌👌

Take a few deep breaths and return to yourself, we got shit to do.

Asali!DReamEr2eU 2016/06/26(Sun)16:56 No. 732034 ID: 55c4cf
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The darkness persists for a little while. You hear a familiar muffled voice in the distance. The voice gets closer and more clear over time.

"Get up, Asali. You're strong, you have more friends to save. Take my hand and open your eyes. You're the most gorgeous flower I've ever seen."

>>732034
I do not trust this magical reincarnation.

; _;

Do what ghost Epsy says.

>>732034
Hey. Aren't you supposed to be dead?

We did it for you epsy we kicked his ass!

Take smol Epsy's hand let's go back to normal.

I sense a trap. Be cautious.

>>732034
Ah, I see what's going on. You kindof-died due to the big hole in your torso, but you're a lich, so you can just resurrect. Let Epsilon guide you out, give him a big smooch.

>>732034
Open your eyes first, before you take that hand and get up.

There's too much of a chance he can help. Take his hand.

Asali!DReamEr2eU 2016/06/27(Mon)02:07 No. 732124 ID: 55c4cf
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You reach out and firmly take hold of a stone.

The area is dark, wet, and you no longer have a guest.

>>732124
Crawl out of the water and check yourself for injury. ...is there any trace of Destruction? I wonder if that was just in your head.

Assuming you can, head out and towards your original destination, before we were rudely interrupted.

:(

You did it! Get out of the water and calm yourself, then let's head to the Volcano.

Get out of the water and get ready! You are almost there!

Asali!DReamEr2eU 2016/06/27(Mon)14:29 No. 732173 ID: 55c4cf
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You stand to your feet. It may take time for you to recover from your injury, but it will probably be fine.

You appear to have some water trapped under your eye. That should be cleared up by the time you make it back to Mint. It is about time to get to that gosh darn volcano.

Ouch. That gotta hurt. Yeah, let's go beat up that volcano.

What a terrible time for rain...

Try to check if you are really ok physically before making a beeline for the volcano; you dont want to get there and then explode into blood.

>>732175
Asali, pull yourself together! There's people to save. This isn't the time to fall apart, you've got to be strong.

Walk it off, you'll be fine.

...I wonder if, after all this is done, you'll have some cred with the gods? I mean, you've prevented Destruction's plan. Maybe one of them will bring Epsilon back?

>>732173
Try not to cry.

Cry a lot.

Asali!DReamEr2eU 2016/06/28(Tue)03:29 No. 732322 ID: 55c4cf
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You heal up before you arrive at the entrance to the Volcano. Mint lifts her chin to gaze up at you. The two of you both appear forlorn as well as flushed from crying.

Neither you or Mint are in the best of moods. At the very least you are both justified in not feeling too hot.

There is a long period of silence. You eventually speak, "I need to open this door up and see what's happened in there. Would you like to go inside with me?"

"I suppose finding out in company would be better than waiting alone," Mint mumbles back toward you. A long sigh escapes the dragon before she drones on, "I'm happy you still have Epsilon, even if Lynn is dead. I wanted you to know that no matter what happens. You've been great to me, and I have your back."

Oh noooo she doesn't know.

Give her a hug and tell her, in the most delicate way possible that Epsilon is no more. He did it for a good cause, tho :c

>>732322
I think keeping her as emotionally stable as possible would be best since we're about to go into a dangerous situation. You can tell her Epsilon is dead later.

No more avoiding the subject. Tell her, but try your best to explain what happened.

"Yeah. About that"

Tell her.

Make sure to tell her we got some really awesome vengeance too.

Asali!DReamEr2eU 2016/06/28(Tue)23:01 No. 732539 ID: 55c4cf
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You decide it would be best to tell Mint now rather than later. Asali moves closer to Mint to set a comforting hand on the dragon as she has before.

"Unfortunately, lovely lady, I have bad news on that. Epsilon died protecting me. We won't be seeing our shark shaped friend in the future."

"Oh... gods, Asali I'm so sorry. Why is any of this happening? This is all so cruel." Mint tears up easily and starts to cry again.

"I try not to think about it, because if I mull on it for too long I won't be able to save anybody else," Asali explained with a soft voice.

Mint nods with a solemn expression.

Alright, steel yourselves and get this door open.

Pat her on the head.

Pat pat.

Let's do this.

Keep on pressing forward. We lost our lover, but maybe we can save Mint's if we hurry.

Comfort her briefly and go inside. Let's make epsy proud

Well, maybe it's time to hustle to stop further losses... but give Mint a good hug first, poor girl needs it.

Hug her and say we need to move on.

>>732539
Tell her that no matter what happens you are there for her. Let her know that she means a lot to you.

>>732539
remind mint that she is a doctor, and you are going to need her alert and ready if there are any injured or serious condition folk. mint can turn any maybes into survivors

Tell her you kicked some ass in Epsilon's name. Give her a hug

Asali!DReamEr2eU 2016/06/29(Wed)21:38 No. 732703 ID: 55c4cf
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You bring yourself closer and embrace Mint tight. The hold lasts a long time, and it is a silent hold for a couple of minutes. Neither of you have a whole lot to say in the moment. The words you have shared have already established the severity of your shared situation.

"Mint, we all need you to do your best and be strong. You are the only doctor on this island that is still breathing to my knowledge. When that door opens, people may need your help immediately. Are you going to be ready for that, lovely?"

There is an extended long pause between the two of you. Mint is shaking in your arms, and most this hug has been her in tears.

"I'll be ready, Asali. Thank you for being there for me. I'm a mess and I might not have made it without you."

Tell her it's the least you can do. (jeez, part of me hopes she never finds out Asali was the source of the Black Plague)

Use WIRES on DOOR PANEL.

Before the door actually opens, though, just, hold on to her hand. You don't know what you're going to see. Be there for her. Be there for eachother.

Holding her hand before the door opens sounds good.

Asali!DReamEr2eU 2016/06/30(Thu)01:03 No. 732768 ID: 55c4cf
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You let Mint back down gently, having reassured her proper.

You replace the fuse and wires back into the blast door's internals. The button lights up shortly after everything is in place.

You can now enter the Volcano.

>>732768
Stroll in like you own the place with your most badass leanback walk.

This is a volcano. They can be full of noxious fumes, in addition to the more obvious hazards. It doesn't seem likely everyone's still alive, but hold on to hope. And hold something up to your mouth to prevent the fumes from getting in.

>>732768
Push butan

Get in, but be careful and stealth it, don't rush. There might be danger inside, and even if people are still alive, let's be clear, you're the reason they hid inside the volcano. So, sneak in, no need for anyone to panic.

Asali!DReamEr2eU 2016/06/30(Thu)04:10 No. 732786 ID: 55c4cf
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You activate the blast door and it slides up and open. Waves of anxiety, pain, and the smell of blood carry over your person. You feel nausea, your vision starting to fade out slowly over time.

You feel Mint place her hand on your shoulder. You turn toward her as you start to black out. Mint says something to you, but it is hard for you to interpret. You are losing consciousness.

"I'll be right behind you," is your best guess of what is said by who you think is still Mint.

You know who's in there. Anxiety. Mint could be more resistant to the effects of this place... try using Telepathy to see out of her eyes. Or link up to keep the both of you stable.

That's the mask of Lust, Mint isn't "herself" right now. Are you still conscious? Can you use Telepathy on her?

Not Asali!DReamEr2eU 2016/06/30(Thu)06:21 No. 732797 ID: 55c4cf
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Eventually the darkness fades and you regain consciousness.

You are no longer Asali.

>>732797
Who...who are we? Where are we? Damn, did you drink too much?

Examine self.

You've clearly been drinking enough, stop shaking or you're gonna spill it.