>>847335
This is a good idea.
I wonder if the spirit will be a bit more happy and a little less crazy now that it isn't wandering around in a damaged carapace.

ask SHATIKI if there's anything he can do for the crazed spirt?

Say, do we "level up" or somthing? Or do we get beter at fighting as we face oponents? Maybe remember things that might help. And what about the souls?

That was sort of creepy. Like beating an invalid.
Hope the spirit is either more conscious or at least in a state of peace.

>>847330
Check to see if the ant was carrying anything. If it was, then take it because the ant won't be needing it anymore.

.....unless it's something emotionally important to the ant or the ant's spirit requests Shatiki and you to not take anything from its body, then leave whatever you find with the body out of respect for the dead.

>>847335
Yeah, treating the remains respectively now that the insane spirit has been put to rest (or at least removed from control) seems like a good thing.

Might be worthwhile to carefully ask about the apparent enslavement of that undead soul while you get the remains somewhere out of the way.

(Sorry for disappearing like that for so long. RL got busy and this went to the back of my mind. I'll start updating this again monday once I finally get everything sorted out.)

>>852098
Yay!

>>852098
It's no problem at all! We don't mind the wait.

>>852099
I agree.

Well, at least you remembered to tell us. Is cool, take your time, we'll wait.

>>852099
preach it!

1/5 SolarMoth 2017/12/18(Mon)23:55 No. 852671 ID: e952cc
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>Give the an a proper burial
You do your best. Sadly your SCRAWNY stature is only able to get him in so far.

>Check for items
Sadly, it seems like this ant had nothing on him. Probably used his claws to dig.

2/5 SolarMoth 2017/12/18(Mon)23:57 No. 852673 ID: e952cc
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>See what Shatiki can do about the spirit.
According to him, there's not much he can do other than talk with it and command it. According to him, it's basically its core instincts and memories given form. It seems at least a little more calm than before. Still just a tad crazy.

3/5 SolarMoth 2017/12/18(Mon)23:59 No. 852675 ID: e952cc
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==>
The DIGGER SPIRIT flies inside of you, catching both you and SHATIKI off guard. You start to remember something...

4/5 SolarMoth 2017/12/19(Tue)00:03 No. 852678 ID: e952cc
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==>
You were an ant builder, tasked with construction that was demoted to resource gathering. Your task was to dig tunnels that would later be used for storage and graves. You and the others would tirelessly tear through dirt and stone until. It was that day, when the castle shook and the walls gave way. Your world tore apart yet you could only think of the queens.

Were they okay? You couldn't just abandon them! Yet you couldn't do anything. Your task was to dig. Dig deeper and deeper. Perhaps you could find a way to dig through the sky... and protect your queens.

This.. isn't your memory.

5/5 SolarMoth 2017/12/19(Tue)00:06 No. 852680 ID: e952cc
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>Do you level up?
You remember how to DIG! You also realize that this memory isn't actually yours! You kinda just absorbed that. Your head hurts too and you think you just violated the death of an old worker.

>>852680
Hey, you absorbed it's ability to Dig! So I guess if you run into anymore of the insane undead and you beat them, you can gain their abilities!

You should explain what just happened to Shatiki.

>you think you just violated the death of an old worker.
I think it's more like the Ant's soul violated your body!

.....does that count as rape? You didn't give that soul permission to enter your body, so I think it counts.

>>852680
Well, if it regained its senses from becoming a spirit, maybe it did this on purpose to grant you the skill of digging. Tell Shatiki what just happened.

Do you need a tool before you can do any digging?

You didn't violate anything.
You witnessed the ant's death, and were given their memory to carry with you.
That's what they're here for: memories exist to be carried, as long and as far as possible. The true tragedy is oblivion.

>you think you just violated the death of an old worker.
it... it shot into you so not sure you're at fault here... well you did rekill the ant but he wasn't really their to begin with.

Anyways I guess heal up and carry on? Hopefully knowing how to dig will help us get through any collapsed tunnels or something.

>>852687
This.

Maybe that's why you're here. He had unfinished business. The other spirits here surely do as well. Maybe if you solve that business, they can finally be at peace?

This corpse ain't big enough for the two of us! You need to find some way to get it out of your head.

Yay, you are now a soul eater! I don't know if it is a bad thing, but it could be useful in the long run. Ask your adorable friend if it is a bad thing.

You're just helping clean up whatever profane magics keep the dead bound here. What do you know about the ant queens from your time? Perhaps they're buried down here too?

>you think you just violated the death of an old worker.
Did you? It dove into you, you didn't take hold of it. More like the old worker bequeathed the memory on you.

It's for a good cause, don't worry about it too much.

1/2 SolarMoth 2017/12/21(Thu)22:48 No. 853290 ID: e952cc
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>You didn't do anything wrong. It did fly into you after all.
Yes, you suppose so. You can't shake the feeling that there's something wrong with what happened, but you do come to terms with the soul's decision. Perhaps there was a reason behind it doing such a thing. No matter, you should continue on. They're more crypt to explore.

2/2 SolarMoth 2017/12/21(Thu)22:51 No. 853291 ID: e952cc
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>Explain what happened to Shatiki
He saw. He seems a bit shaken up, but that could be from residual spider fear. You try to explain what happened anyways.
"I gathered. I-I didn't expect you to have this ability, but I can say I believe it will come in handy within this castle."

>>853291
He looks scared of you now.

I'd rather not be used as a vacuum for sucking up lost souls... let's do whatever it takes to get them to move on.

Oh wait, it's something special about you? ...wait, did you fully absorb the Digger Soul? I guess that would be a little scary and "wrong" in a way. That would be sortof like eating it.

Give a small thanks for the soul's sacrifice either way. Perhaps next time you should avoid getting close to the soul, so it can't take you by surprise and fly into you?

Let's go.

Calm your boyfriend shedinja.

>>853291
Let's keep moving.

1/1 SolarMoth 2017/12/21(Thu)23:38 No. 853299 ID: e952cc
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>Calm your boyfriend shedinja
You're going to assume that means calm Shatiki. He seems fairly calm actually. Just needed a moment.

>Continue on.
You both come to a door. A quick push reveals that it's barred from the other side. A voice calls back.
"You aren't doing any more digging in here 'till you're sane! Krikis is down an arm now 'cause of you!"

Introduce yourself and tell them you solved their digger problem.

1/2 SolarMoth 2017/12/22(Fri)00:05 No. 853304 ID: e952cc
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>Introduce yourselves
You introduce yourselves as CHAKET and SHATIKI. Two moths looking around the crypt. You also mention that you dealt with the ant outside, excluding the detail about it flying into you.
There's a silence for small bit when a creak is heard from the other side and the door starts moving.

2/2 SolarMoth 2017/12/22(Fri)00:09 No. 853305 ID: e952cc
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==>
"Huh. You really aren't lyin'. Don't really see many visitors, let alone moths down here. The living one can come inside, but you. You gotta wipe your face, those spores could be the redeath of us workers in here."

>>853305
Well, go wipe yourself off, then.

>>853305
Flip the fuck out and say, "You mean this stuff could re-kill me?! AAAAHHH!!!!!" DX

Then start wiping your face and get rid of the mushroom that you're also carrying!

>you gotta wipe your face, those spores could be the redeath of us workers in here.
ahhh, but they look so nice. (sigh) ask if he's got a cloth you could use.

>>853308
no need for that, it's just the ants, that's already been explained to us. Let's just do it calmly and politely. Probably also drop the mushroom, if we've still got that, wouldn't want it to cause a stir later.

Philistines. Alright, go wipe yourself off with the banner remnants.

Oh, but it makes you look and feel preety! Don't you think so, SHATIKI? Oh well, a shame, really. But why didn't do anything to CHAKET?

>>853346
They only infest ants.

>Calm your boyfriend shedinja
Don't worry, not gonna eat your soul!

...unless, you know, you're into that.

>those spores could be the redeath of us workers in here
Apologize, then go clean up.

Wait why could the spores re-kill them, you thought it was harmless?

Everybody knows that mushrooms eat dead things. So go clean up.

>>853354
>>853346
>>853308
It was explained here >>845147 that the shrooms are only harmful to ant shells.

Well, gotta wipe the spores off,
An apology should be okay.

Question: Now that you have absorbed the digger ant are you able to change your eye colour to yellow?