Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/09/26(Sat)11:02 No. 51557 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby Biteface has been traveling across the Radiant Plains to bring a gift from Xix Ryxix to Lady Radia the Glorious.

Along the way, he rescued a Golden named Glory and decided to bring her to a nearby village because if he brings her to Radia's tower, she'll surely be killed.

The village gate seems to be slightly damaged, and an eerie silence hangs heavily in the air.

>>51557
Well. This is not at all forboding.

Okay, enter cautiously.

peek in

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/09/26(Sat)11:18 No. 51569 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby cautiously enters.It might be best to leave Glory outside, but she stays extremely close to him, seeming somewhat frightened.

The huts are made of clay, and don't seem particularly damaged. Some doors are slightly ajar and others are closed fast, and some larger building dominates the horizon. It has a gaping hole in the roof.

What should Spikesby inspect? Glory doesn't seem at all sure that this would be a safe place to leave her.

>>51569
Check out the one that looks like it has blood in front of it. Try to move all sneaky-like.

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/09/26(Sat)11:51 No. 51602 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby peeks cautiously inside. The smell.. is horrid it stinks of blood and rotting flesh.

There are dead Gour, probably twenty at least, lying dead in heaps. Even the little children...

Spikesby has no idea what is going on here.He doesn't know if he wants to know. There are several guns lying on the ground, near outstretched, open hands.

Glory is pressing at his back, asking him what he sees inside.

W.. what should Spikesby do?

>>51602
Er... mass suicide? Geez, this is grim...

Let's check the one with the hole in the roof next.

>>51602

Something not nice Glory. See, this is why you should have gone to the Ophians. Supporting on checking the damaged building.

Chuckle. Dead babies are funny.

Tell Glory she probably doesn't want to see, and go check some of the other huts.

Let Glory see. Maybe it'll dissuade her. Check the next building. There's nothing for us here.

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/09/26(Sat)12:18 No. 51641 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby indicates to Glory that it's something bad that she doesn't want to see.

He decides to poke his head in another hut as he makes his way to be big building with the broken roof.

This one has no corpses at all. He looks in a few others and all are completely empty.

He does see one with three wooden boxes in it, though.

>>3/3 Treasure Chests found.

What should he do now?

>>51641

Mayby they contain food and supplies for Glory to weather with. Check em' out. Mark this as a location for Glory to wait at while you're away.

Open them at once.

>>51647
>A location to wait at while you're away
>Leaving her in a creepy ghost town that's been broken into with dead people.

wat.

But let's investigate the content of those chests.

>>51641
Treasure, just sitting around unopened in a plain-looking room? Smells like Mimic.

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/09/26(Sat)12:49 No. 51680 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby isn't sure what a mimic is.

He opens all three chests. Two have food and water in them, but the third is full of shiny objects.

>7 out of 7 GOLDEN AMULETS OF GELRUD FOUND
>23 out of 23 RINGS OF FREDRICKSON FOUND
>1 out of 1 SCEPTERS OF HELDERSON FOUND

Spikesby doesn't see what any of this stuff is good for, but Glory seems rather impressed.

She's fairly distracted. Should Spikesby take her with him to the building with the broken roof, or leave her here?

It could come in handy later.

>>51680
YES. We've been looking for those for fuck-ever.

Uh. Better keep her with us. Whatever messed up this town might still be lurking around.

>>51680

Let's make sure she won't be eaten by a grue before we leave her anywhere. Not that we have any other places to leave her but let's keep together for this.

On second thought, let's ditch her here and hope she knows to get back to the village. She's fucked if she keeps following us.

1/2 Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/09/26(Sat)13:14 No. 51716 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby decides to keep Glory with him, and she takes all of the items from the box.

He realizes that by virtue of being deep inside Radia's territory, if he ditches Glory for good, she's definitely dead. However, he does need to store her somewhere before he continues on to Radia's tower.

He approaches the building with the broken roof. They look up and the looming structure.

>>"I.. something is wrong. Something terrible is in the air," Glory stammers.

Spikesby doesn't have much time to wonder what it might be.

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/09/26(Sat)13:16 No. 51719 ID: 15f6d6
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Black ooze seeps from the hole and a long, wormlike body rises into the air. Whatever this thing is, it is huge!

Before Spikesby can act, it speaks.

>>"WAT? THINGS TWO THINGS SMEEL BAD. WAT IS?"

It doens't seem to be hostile. What should Spikesby do?

>>51719

Magic things. What are you and what has happened here?

Wave and ask what two things.

If one is you, you probably should rethink going to Radia.

>>51719
See how Glory is doing.

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/09/26(Sat)13:42 No. 51749 ID: 15f6d6
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Because Spikesby and Glory have an Understanding, she can translate for him.

>>"erg... I... uh... Spikesby, something about this thing makes me feel funny."

Spikesby feels a little funny too, slightly disoriented.

Spikesby waves.

>>"We want to know what you are and what happened here! What two things are you talking about?"

The thing replies:

>>"TWO THINGS ARE TWO THINGS SMEEL BAD. I COME FROM EAST OF COLD LAND, FROM WARM HOME. THE PEOPLE SEND ME TO EXPLORING. EXPLORING IS HARD HERE IS HUNGRY AND NO FOOD BUT PLACE OF HERE. FIND THE FOOD AND IT TASTE AND NOW NO HUNGER FOR MORE EXPLORING. TWO THINGS NOT ARE FOOD, SMEEL LIKE COLD. WHAT THINGS ARE THINGS? EPLORINGS IS TO ASK THE THINGS TO FIND OUT."

>>51749

A snikt and an adept. Who is your wizard or your people? Are you leaving or staying?

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/09/26(Sat)14:19 No. 51781 ID: 15f6d6
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>>"We are a Snikt and an Adept. Who is your wizard or your people? Are you leaving or staying?"

The thing looks down with it's eerie eye. It ugh. There is something about it that Spikesby just doesn't like.

>>"WEEZRARD IS THE BAD. ADEPT IS THE WEEZRARD THING IS SMEELS OF COLD. WEEZRARD IS THE HERE? PEOPLES IS NOT THE THING OF WEEZRARD. FOR FIGHTING OF THE LONG AGO, CANNOT GO FROM WARM HOME BUT THE WEEZRARD DOES NOT TO THE WARM HOME COME BUT THE PEOPLES IS WONDERING WHAT WEEZRARDS IS DOING IN COLD LAND SO EXPLORING IS WHAT. THINGS IS WEEZRARD THINGS? IS WHY SMELLING OF COLD? OVRIUR IS THE STAYING THING FOR DIGESTING."

What? Well, it seems like it won't do anything to Spikesby or Glory anyway.

Glory whispers to Spikesby.
>>"So... that's why there aren't any corpses here. It... disintigrated everyone. I... what is it, Spikesby? I... it's more like it makes me feel kinda like the air is too thin. What should we do?"

Spikesby isn't sure at all.

Other than the total silence, neither he nor Glory felt bad anywhere else.

>>51781

Most likely adept like beings surviving the wizard war far below surface, not sure on the location. And now they want to know if there are wizards or anything alive here anymore or something.

Wizards are still here. Point to the tower. One is over there if you want to see. Is warm home under ground? How long will you digest?

ASk it what it's found so far?

What is the name of your people? What do they want to know?

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/09/26(Sat)15:10 No. 51817 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby posits that maybe it's a magical creature or something similar to an Adept, but this seems somehow wrong, even to him.

Glory advises in the affirmative.
>>"No, no. It doesn't smell at all like a magical creature or an adept. It smells almost exactly like the opposite of that."

Spikesby feels the "hard to breathe" feeling as well. He can breathe fine, but there is some tightness in his chest, like some essential quality of the world is absent near this creature.

The war though...

Spikesby points in the direction of Radia's tower and indicates its nature. Glory asks if it is warm under the ground and how long the creature will digest for. She also asks what it has found so far, what its people are called, and what it has found so far.

>>"WHAT IS UNDER GROUND? IS NOT FOR THIS. THIS COMES TO COLD LAND FROM WARM HOME TO EAST. WILL DIGEST UNTIL ALL IS GONE AND THEN WILL GO AND FIND TO BE THE EXPLORING. WE ARE DREAMS OF SHADOW. WALK THROUGH LAND OF SWAMP WITH NO FOODS TO EAT AND STARVES IN COLD LAND. TWO THINGS SMEEL OF SO COLD IS HARD TO KEEP TO THE TALKING OF THINGS SMEEL SO STRONG OF COLD. OVRIUR REST NOW THANKS THINGS OF COLD HELPING TO EXPLORE."

It retreats back into the building. Spikesby thinks. If he remembers anything about geography, and he doesn't know much, he thinks that straight east of here is Childless Meg's swamp. East of that is the Sea of Oblivion. Nothing comes out of there, though, and nothing goes in. it swallowed the entire world except for the little bit that everyone lives on now during the wizard's war. Master Blacksoul is always researching in his lab, trying to find a way to push the wall of shadows that delineates its border back.

The feelings of breathlessness and disorientation go away as soon as the monster retreats. What should Spikesby do?

>>51817

Tell Glory that she can wait in the chest house and fart a lot to smell cold or take supplies and travel for the ophian city. Either way she should hide and stay way out of sight as we are goin to report this thing to Radia. You don't want to be found, is this acceptable?

>>51817
This can't possibly be good.

>>51817
The Sea of Oblivion may be a 'sea' of antimagic, and this 'creature' is some thing that lives and thrives in it.
Or maybe it was once a normal creature, turned by the antimagic into... that.

Perhaps, being creatures that have strong ties to magic, Spikesby and Glory feel uncomfortable around it because it is basically the exact opposite of everything they've ever known?

Does this seem logical to Spikesby or Glory at all?

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/09/26(Sat)15:46 No. 51874 ID: 15f6d6
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>>51861
That seems... extremely reasonable. Spikesby will have to ask Master Blacksoul about it when he gets back home.

Spikesby decides to leave Glory here and hurry on to Radia's tower. As he's leaving, she pleads with him.

>>"Please, come back for me Mr. Snikt. I.. I'll certainly be killed without your protection. I promise I'll wait here for you."

>>51874

Head to the tower! Let's go and see Radia.

>>51874
Assure her you will be back as soon as possible then get moving.

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/09/26(Sat)16:03 No. 51903 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby assures Glory as best he can that he'll be back for her in a few days.

Spikesby hurries toward Radia's tower, although it will take him quite some time to reach it.

He has a lot to think about. He knows that Glory is dead on her own. Only his circuitous route allowed him to avoid contact until he reached the village, and Suri is clear across Radia's land from the place where he left Glory.

Then there is the creature, the Dream of Shadows. If it came from the Sea of Oblivion, then who knows what it is or what it can do. It seemed antithetical to him, alien and strange. Hopefully Radia will be willing to listen and can lend him a hand.

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BiteQuest Book 2, Chapter 2 Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/04(Sun)09:36 No. 56861 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesy Biteface has been traveling across the Radiant Plains to bring a gift from Xix Ryxix to Lady Radia the Glorious.

Along the way, he rescued a Golden named Glory, and left her behind in a town devoid of life except for a strange and frightening monster that calls itself a Dream of Shadows.

After several days of hard travel, he has finally reached the mountain of glass, atop which sits Radia's Tower.

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/04(Sun)09:50 No. 56864 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby approaches the mountain. It is composed of sharp ridges of glass, but his magically tough skin will prevent any injury to him.

There is a Gour here, covered in bleeding wounds, and another one of those creatures from before.

The Gour is talking to himself, seemingly unaware of the presence of either Spikesby or the creature.

>"I will make my way to you, your Gloriusness! I feel it in my heart..."

The creature, Spikesby thinks Glory called it a Nemesis, addresses Spikesby.

>"I was here first, find your own."

The Nemesis is a magical creature like Spikesby, so he can communicate with it, but he isn't really sure what's going on, or what he should do.

>>56864
I'm here to make a delivery.
What's going on?

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/04(Sun)10:07 No. 56872 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby asks the creature what is going on, and tells it he has a delivery to make.

>"Oh, I thought you were waiting for the thing to die. We get to eat the corpses, and I was here first. This one is too heavy to climb at all, so it's a great catch to find. Just go right ahead, climb up wherever you want."

Spikesby isn't sure if he wants to ask it anything else, or do something about the situation. he's more than aware of the vast number of other Nemesis circling high up above the tower.

Maybe we should let the gour hang onto our back while we go up?

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/04(Sun)10:27 No. 56883 ID: 15f6d6
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There is no way he can carry the Gour. It is far larger and heavier than he is. Spikesby can surely climb the mountain without hurting himself, but without hands it isn't going to be very easy.

The Nemesis keeps talking to him.

>"Yeah, sometimes people get dreams of Lady Radia. They become so enamored with her that they have to try and reach her tower."

>>56883
There's nothing you can do. Just get a move on. Besides, last time you tried to fight a Nemesis you almost died.

>>56883
Can you fake a fall that would kill it?
It dies more quickly, no one can accuse you of wrongdoing, and the nemeses get their meal.
Assuming that 1. The dreamers never recover, 2. that you can fake falling without injuring yourself, 3. This doesn't seem to reprehensible.

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/04(Sun)11:22 No. 56911 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby asks the Nemeisis how long the Gour has been here, and the Nemesis tells him that the Gour has been futilely slicing himself up for a few days.

Spikesby doesn't really know what is and isn't unconscionable, but he feels pretty bad for it. He starts climbing right behind the Gour. After a moment, he "falls" onto the it, horribly lacerating it against the mountainside. It seems mostly dead at this point.

The Nemesis looks at him with a grin.

>"Silly snikt. You sure are clumsy. Kehehe.. I won't tell anybody. Thanks for the help."

Spikesby feels a little gross. He supposes he should start to climb unless there is something else he needs to do here.

1/2 Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/04(Sun)11:39 No. 56913 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby begins to climb, leaving the Nemesis to its gory repast. The climbing is difficult, but he struggles upward, and eventually the path becomes less steep.

2/2 Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/04(Sun)11:42 No. 56914 ID: 15f6d6
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As he continues to climb, he sees a set of bloody handprints moving up an easier path. He is very near the top now, but isn't sure if he should investigate or not.

>>56914
investigate for curiosity's sake.

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/04(Sun)11:51 No. 56919 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby follows the trail of handprints and finds a Blockhead struggling to climb ahead of him.

It is much lighter than the Gour, so it managed to climb fairly far up the mountian, but Spikesby doesn't think it's going to be able to keep going for much longer.

It looks back at Spikesby.

>"I will reach ... soon... beloved... nothing can stand in the way of the love in my heart!"

Spikesby isn't sure what he should do.

Help it up, I wanna see what happens when they get to Radia.

>>56919

Oh yeah, blockheads. The idiot locusts of the wastes. If we help it up Radia will probably just do horribad things to it and we have to watch. I would suggest ignoring it but if this is a draw then sure bring it up. I'm curious.

Talk to it for a moment, gesture up the mountain, then to your back.

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/04(Sun)12:07 No. 56939 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby helps the Blockhead onto his back, and carries it the rest of the way up.

There is a Nemeisis waiting for him at the top of the mountain.

>"Keh.. I was waiting for that thing to crawl up here and die... looks like you got to it first though. Those things are delicious, but not many of them make it this far."

The Blockhead can't understand what the Nemesis is saying.

>"Onward, good horse! We will get to her prettiness soon!"

It feebly pokes Spikesby with its heels.

It can make the rest of the way itself and we'll see what happens after we conduct our business without provoking Radia.

>>56939
Offer Blockhead to Nemeisis.

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/04(Sun)12:27 No. 56954 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby puts the Blockhead down and tells the Nemesis to do whatever.

The Nemesis tells him that they absolutely cannot interfere with the living petitioners, but thanks.

Spikesby rapidly outpaces the Blockhead, and makes his way inside the tower.

Radia stands in the center of the open, empty space. Her face glows with a bright golden light, and he can't make out any features besides a pair of black lips.

>"Oh dear, what a precious little creature! What can I do for you, Mr. Snikt?"

Spikesby thinks about how he wants to address Radia and what he wants to tell her.

"wak wak wak wak wak wak wak"

We're here to deliver something, right? I'm a little fuzzy on this.

If we are here to deliver something, and we still have it, just say "Message for you, ma'am! *HUUUUURRRRKKKK*"

>>56954

Spikesby Biteface at your service Lady Radia the Glorious. I beg your pardon at the intrusion but I have been asked by Lord Ryxix to bring an item for you. Will you accept the delivery?

If yes cough it up.

"wak wak wak wak wak wak wak"

>>56954

Radiant One, I bring you a gift from Ryxix of the sands. He begs you receive it in good faith.

Give her whatever that thing was that you were delivering.

Suggestion 2009/10/04(Sun)12:53 No. 56991 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby introduces himself and states his purpose as politely as possible before delivering his package.

Radia opens it immediately... it appears to be a box full of hearts.

She seems less than pleased. She sighs.

>"Ryxix is an idiot. No one as beautiful as I am would ever be interested in someone like him. Eugh. Just thinking about him makes me sick. His stupid woman was a disgusting creature as well."

Spikesby isn't sure what he should tell her next.

>>56991

I beg your pardon but I must now return to my master, unless your Radiance has no requests for me. I am sorry the gift was not pleasing.

Btw, are we going to tell about the worm? It would put Gloria in danger so I'm against it but it will probably need to be dealt with at some point. Mayby the ophian city is next on the menu.

Suggestion 2009/10/04(Sun)13:12 No. 57012 ID: 15f6d6
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Radia shoots a beam of light from her fingertip. The canister is incinerated in seconds.

Spikesby indicates that he will be going unless Radia has anything further for him, and apologizes for the poor quality of the gift.

>"Actually, I have a few things I need delivered. I consider you indebted to me for bringing me such a poor quality gift, so the least you can do is bring something for me to one of my peers."

>"I have a gift to keep the Queen of Sorrow from being so cold and lonely,"

She sneers,

>"and a special present from Flails Breaker,"

She laughs.

>"I also have a living child I need delivered to Childless Meg."

She smiles.

Spikesby also considers whether or not he should tell her about the Dream of Shadows thing that disintegrated everyone in her village.

>>57012
BREAKER

>>57012

I'm voting for Flails Breaker.

That sounds pretty metal.

I want to see what happens when the petitioner gets up there.

Suggestion 2009/10/04(Sun)13:35 No. 57039 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby seems inclined to choose Flails Breaker, who he knows lives to the West, along the coast.

While he's deciding on whether or not to tell Radia about the town, the Blockhead petitioner finally makes its way inside.

>"Oh, Beautiful Radia! I've made it to you!"

Radia looks down at the Blockhead

>"Little snicklet, do you think this creature is worth of my presence?"

Say "He is trying his very best for you. Doesn't that mean anything?"

>>57039

I would never claim to know what is worthy of your maginificense my Lady. I will heed you wisdom on this matter.

Rrr, was hoping we could grab him and carry down the mountain.
"As worthy as the world it comes from. Would you desire me to carry it away?"

>>57061

It will just crawl back up because it must. And die this time.

>>57058
This seems like the best answer.

Suggestion 2009/10/04(Sun)14:01 No. 57074 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby adresses Radia:

>"It is as worthy as the world it comes from, and it is trying its hardest for you, doesn't that mean anything?

>I would be glad to carry it away for you? Of course, I do not presume to know what is worthy of your magnificence."

Radia smiles.

>"Worthy as the world it comes from? Really? And it has tried hard, hasn't it? Maybe I should reward it, for doing so well. Maybe give it a gentle touch, perhaps a kiss? Do you think it deserves my touch? The faintest feather fall of my lips? Do you, little sniktlet?"

Spikesby is growing somewhat uncomfortable.

Good job.

I am sure there is nothing it would want more in this world my Lady. Should you honor it's wishes.

Don't tell her about the town. She'll find out sooner or later anyway, and it's not part of your duty to inform her. Later is better, so that you can get Glory out of there before she sends anyone. Also she might try to kill the Shadow, which seems wrong somehow. It wasn't hostile, after all.

As for the Blockhead, I don't think it did well enough to deserve such a high reward as a kiss. Perhaps something lesser.

>>57078
Radia's Kiss sounds deadly.
Deadly in a bad way. I think we should make an excuse and GTFO.

Myself, I'm torn between telling her about the Dream of Shadows or not doing so.

>>57074
Perhaps the slightest touch of your graceful hand upon its brow?

Suggestion 2009/10/04(Sun)14:38 No. 57120 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby says that the Blockhead certainly wants the kiss, but probably doesn't deserve it. Maybe a gentle touch though.

Radia lifts the Blockhead up and purses her lips. Golden light streams from her face, and it writhes in pain as its flesh begins to smoke and blister.

She brings it closer to her face and the skin and tissue peel back and evaporate as it thrashes and screams. Its innards fall to the floor with a sickening thud as it's body melts away.

Radia smiles.

>"I suppose it wansn't worthy after all. So, you'll be taking my letter to Flails Breaker, then?"

Spikesby is rather horrified by these goings on. Is there something he could have said differently? Radia's the one who made it come here in the first place, after all, made it lacerate itself for days as it crawled toward her.

He decides not to tell her about the Dream of Shadows. He's worried about Glory, and besides, even though it killed an entire town's worth of of innocent people, it wasn't mean to him.

>>57120
>killed an entire town's worth of of innocent people, it wasn't mean to him.

I like how you put that Spikey, we just don't want Gloria to get caught and if Radia really cared at all about the town she would know already.

Accept the package and let's set off.

Man, what a bitch.

Tell her it's not your fault the gift wasn't to her liking, and you don't feel like transporting any more gifts without a direct order from your master.

Man, what a bitch.

Tell her it's not your fault the gift wasn't to her liking, and you don't feel like transporting any more gifts without a direct order from your master.

>>57139
Our face is kind of important. I would prefer it only be melted by the power of Heavy Metal.

Suggestion 2009/10/04(Sun)15:15 No. 57172 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby is about to take the package and leave, but he just can't let Radia get away with this without saying anything. He says it's not his fault she didn't like the gift, and he doesn't feel like transporting anything for her.

>"Really?" says Radia.

Spikesby finds he is unable to move.

Radia leans down and manually opens Spikesby's mouth, she rather uncomfortably inserts a small wooden box. Spikesby is still unable to move.

>"I am grievously offended, you stupid animal, because you would even consider thinking that any trash deserves to come into my tower. I was going to let your comment slide because you are certainly ignorant, but I feel that now I must teach you manners. I will give you one opportunity to avoid death, so choose your next words carefully. Also, should you live, you will deliver my package to Flails Breaker."

Spikesby better choose next words well. He is unable to move, but he can still speak.

>>57172
"You're right, it was foolish of me. My apologies."

>>57172

Good job again guys.

I am terribly sorry my Lady. I spoke out of jealousy for this thing to have the pleasure of your touch. I see my folly now as you have graced me with your beautiful touch. Please forgive me.

>>57172

WAK WAK WAK WAK WAK

>>57172
"I apologize. There are a million voices inside me, who tell me what to do and say. Sometimes I get confused and listen to the wrong ones.

It was a truly foolish thing for me to utter to you, Lady Radia."

Maybe you're not really sorry, but you can at least look like you are. Being dead is kind of a hindrance to getting a soul.

>>57172
Backhanded compliments are go!

"High and mighty on your diamond throne...
So consumed by your own glory you can see nothing else...
...I apologize.
I should have known better than to speak my mind to one such as you."

>>57191
WTF is wrong with you? No!

>>57181
This seems a lot better. Indulge them, for they are much more powerful than us

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/04(Sun)15:38 No. 57214 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby apologizes and tells her that her sheer beauty filled him with jealousy and drove him to confusion, but now he sees the error of his ways.

He considers giving her a backhanded compliment, then decides that this would be a terrible idea.

Spikesby doesn't hear voices or anything, though, so he decides not to mention this.

Radia leans down over him, but he doesn't feel any incinerating heat.

>"I can see how that could confuse you, but you must always be aware of the situation as it stands, and respond appropriately. I am beautiful, and you should have instantly recognized this and never allowed such a filthy creature near me. One eye betrayed you, but the other saw the truth. I will remove the offending organ."

Her finger jabs through the delicate jelly of Spikesby's eye, and he cannot scream even though the pain is intense. He feels the organ rupture and split as her finger hooks inside of the socket, drawing the gooey mass of ocular jelly and blood out of his head.

He feels himself growing weak from the pain.

>>57214
... D:
Don't. Piss her. Off. Just... don't.

>>57214

Okay, we're done with that. Let's get back to the village.

>>57217

Eh, couldn't be helped. Spikesby seems to impulsive to the extreme. So remember to be prepared for it to cheerfully introduce itself while shoving blades up the ass. We will be pissing off every wizard we come across at this rate.

>>57214
OH GOD.

Just say you will do as she pleases and leave at the first polite opportunity.

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/04(Sun)15:51 No. 57226 ID: 15f6d6
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As Spikesby slowly makes his way down the mountain, he has a lot to think about. Master Blacksoul would never be as violent and crazy as Ryxix, although Spikesby can at least understand that Ryxix grieves for his friend.

But Radia... such pointless, heartless cruelty. Stained with his own blood as well as the blood of the innocent petitioners, he staggers back toward the village where he left Glory. He feels terrible, but what can he do?

>>57226
/me hugs Spikesby. :( ;_;

>>57226
>what can he do?

Not insult the gods of this land while in no position to do so? I'm sorry but you deserved that.

>>57226
Oh well, at least Glory can heal the eye. Pray she is still there, alive.

>>57226

Plot the downfall of the gods.

>>57838
This. A bitch is a bitch.

Suggestion 2009/10/10(Sat)11:01 No. 62113 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby Biteface is traveling across the Radiant Plains, to deliver an item from Radia the Glorious to Flails Breaker.

His mind is in turmoil, and his body is in pain. The days of travel have been painful and slow, but he has finally reached the abandoned village where he left the Golden named Glory, who he rescued earlier.

He is covered in his own blood as well as the blood of innocent creatures, and he feels responsible for their death. The cruely of Radia pulses like a wound in his mind, and He can feel the throbbing hole where his eye once was. He can only hope that Glory is OK.

When he reaches the gates, he is torn with uncertainty.

What should Spikesby do?

>>62113

Let's go inside to find Glory. Hopefully she hasn't starved to death.

Carefully peer inside.

Suggestion 2009/10/10(Sat)11:10 No. 62118 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby cautiously enters the village. All is silent. Even the sound of the mournful wind blowing across the grass can't be heard.

After a moment, he can hear the buzzing sound of flies from the hut full of corpses.

He closes his only remaining eye and concentrates, but cannot feel the presence of the Dream of Shadows.

Spikesby feels tired and lonely. What should he do?

Enough sneaking. Call out to her.

Suggestion 2009/10/10(Sat)11:21 No. 62123 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby lets out a mournful cry.
>"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAK!..."

It echoes through the empty streets.

>>62123
ADDING TO THE AMBIANCE achieved.
Take a closer look around; if you can't find her get some food and hide for sleep and recuperation.

Suggestion 2009/10/10(Sat)11:23 No. 62127 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby hears movement nearby!

Glory peeks out from between the huts.

>"Oh! Oh dear! Mr. Snikt, what happened?"

She seems quite distressed and slowly inches toward Spikesby.

>"I... I found a map.."

she squeaks.

>>62127
Are we far enough away from that glass mountain?
No, better idea.
'Radia happened.'

Suggestion 2009/10/10(Sat)11:44 No. 62136 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby indicates that Radia did it. Glory is appalled.

>"How could she? She is a monster! A monster!"

Glory leaps at Spikesby and embraces him. He feels uncomfortable. His instincts are to keep things from touching him, especially fast moving things, but there is still some small comfort in the contact.

>"Ovriur left just a few days ago. I've been waiting here for you. I knew you'd come back, I just knew it! What are we going to do now?"

Spikesby thinks she might be crying, but it is impossible to tell.

Very carefully hug her back, making certain not to let any of your sharp parts touch her.

Say you'd like to look at the map before you decide what to do. Also ask if she can heal you a little.

>>62136

Let's head out. Pat her VERY carefully on the head and let's go.

>>62136
You should be all right using the backs of your arms.

Suggestion 2009/10/10(Sat)11:57 No. 62146 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby doesn't want to hug Glory. He is too sharp and dangerous, and he doesn't deserve to touch anybody anyway.

Glory holds him for a few seconds, and then backs away.

>"Here is the map I found!"
Says Glory. She's still sniffling a little.

>"I'll see what I can do about the wound. I can't make your eyeball come back. Maybe if I was actually a worthwhile Transmuter I could, but I'm worthless. I can heal the wound, though, it it won't bleed anymore. Just a sec."

She rummages around for a minute.

>>62146
Realise that the map is a fish.
And stop blaming yourself.
You think he would have gotten any further without your help?
And whatever awaited him at the top?
Just because she's a massive bitch is no reason to beat yourself up over things.

Gain eyepatch,become big spike.

Suggestion 2009/10/10(Sat)12:17 No. 62155 ID: 15f6d6
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Glory draws a knife across her wrist, and blood drips into Spikesby's empty socket. Immediately, the pain is replaced by a warm, tingling comfort, and Spikesby feels his flesh knitting into an empty cup of skin.

>"I'm sure you know this stuff,"

says Glory,

>"But the black part on the right is the Sea of Oblivion, the big wall of shadow that swept across the continent during the Wizard's War. Everything was swept beneath it except for this little peninsula of land where the remaining Wizards made their towers. There is supposedly still land under the blanket of shadows, but it's just as impenetrable and deadly as the ocean."

So, what is Spikesby's plan?

>>62155
Start toward Flails, get away from Radia.

to flails!

Suggestion 2009/10/10(Sat)12:37 No. 62173 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby heads out. He goes straight West, away from Radia's tower and towards Flails Breaker's castle.

They travel for several days, and the terrain becomes hilly. Forests and mountains are visible in the distance, and at night they hear buzzing insects and animal movement, but encounter no sign of civilization.

>"I'm worried,"
Says Glory
>"I know you can protect me, but I've heard stories about Flails Breaker. I heard he.. uh... does things. It's not that I'm worried when I'm around you, but, uh..."

Spikesby hears some talking a little ways away. It sounds like one, maybe two people. Should he go check it out?

>>62173

Sure, let's go get into some more shit!

Suggestion 2009/10/10(Sat)12:49 No. 62183 ID: 15f6d6
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They approach the sounds of conversation.

Spikesby sees.. something.

There is a golden, sitting on some kind of Blockhead halfling.

There is also what appears to be an Ophian/Snikt and a Nemesis/Gour.

Glory seems startled!
>"A... Ashleigh! What are ... uh!"

The other Golden responds
>"Glory! I thought for sure you'd be dead by now! Hahaha! Did you manage to bind a Snikt? Fantastic! Well... you know the drill. Get over here and kneel. I'll make that Snikt into something useful for you."

Glory takes an involuntary step forward before stopping. She is shivering.

>"I... uh... it's fine like this.. uh.."

She swallows hard.

Spikesby has an Understanding with Glory, so he can indicate to her what she should say. She seems rather stumped on her own. Didn't she say Ashleigh was her brother?

>>62183
Dunno, what exactly is useful according to Ashleigh?
Maybe it isn't as bad as it sounds, unlikely though.

>>62183
What does he mean by "something more useful"?

Suggestion 2009/10/10(Sat)13:03 No. 62195 ID: 15f6d6
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>"I... I'd rather have it as a Snikt and not a halfling. You... you know, because when you make something into a halfling, it uh... it loses any kind of mind or whatever it had before, and uh, and just basically becomes... uh like an automaton without any kind of ideas or anything."

Spikesby notices that the halflings haven't said anything, or even moved. They don't really smell like magical creatures anymore. They smell... wrong, sour. Like an infected wound.

Glory takes several more steps forward, very reluctantly.

>>62195
Running or fighting seems to be hopeless.
Glory should argue that she needs Spikesby as a fighter, halflings seem to be rather wimpy.

>>62195
Tell her that you definitely don't want to lose your mind or anything like that. That wont help us get a soul.

Let's not mention the soul thing, sounds like a bad idea. We can still not want to lose our mind though.

>>62195

Gently push Glory back behind you and glare at Ashleigh as you back up.

Suggestion 2009/10/10(Sat)13:23 No. 62219 ID: 15f6d6
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Ashleigh responds
>"I didn't really ask you what you wanted, now did I? Since I sent you away, I decided it was kind of nice having you around. It just isn't satisfying when they don't really respond."

Spikesby sees the situation as hopeless. What can he do, anyway? Fight? Run? It seems useless.

Glory attempts to make the argument.
>"We should... uh... um... it's a good fighter and uh..."

Spikesby steps forward, gently pushing Glory back.

Ashleigh interjects
>"Do I need to remind you who is in charge, here, Glory? Do I? Why is it making those stupid noises? We'll find something to mix it with and make it into a halfling for you. End of Story, now get over here and KNEEL!"

The smile never leaves his face.

Maybe we should kill him before his guys can attack..

>>62219

Point to the gour/nemesis, then to yourself. Challenge it to a fight! We'll show him how good a fighter we are!

Spikesby, try to remember the basics of cqc.

>>62219
Remember; Ashleigh's thralls are mindless. If we kill their master before he can order them to attack, then they shouldn't be a threat. Thus, if we end up having to fight anyway, then we need to take the initiative and take out Ashleigh first.

Use your Understanding to ask Glory if this asshole is a threat, and if we should attack.

Suggestion 2009/10/10(Sat)13:43 No. 62244 ID: 15f6d6
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Okay, Spikesby needs to do something here.

Glory seems to follow his lead here.

>"He's super dangerous"
she whispers
>"But they will defend him as soon as you make a threatening move.

uh, the Gour/Nemesis suddenly grabs its chest. Is that blood on its mouth?

This looks like an opening, maybe Spikesby's only chance period to do anything.

He needs a Specific plan of action. He needs to know exactly what he should do.

>>62244

Instantly slash Ashleighs head off, you can afford to take hits from the other hybrid but not a spell from him. Use any means neccesary, kill.

Hopefully blood from mouth means a certain gour is pulling peoples heart strings again.

>>62244

Jumping the ophian/snikt seems the best option. It'll move to stop us if we attack Ashleigh, so might as well get the jump on it now.

Suggestion 2009/10/10(Sat)14:15 No. 62269 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby moves, darting toward Ashleigh!

That stupid thing he's sitting on is fast! It leaps backwards as the Ophian slithers forward, and the Nemesis's heart goes flying out of its back in a streak of red.

Some sort of hazy energy comes into being around Ashleigh, and a beam of energy emanates from him, but Spikesby is quick and moves out of the way!

What should he do now?!

>>62269
The Nemesis is dead I assume and the Ophian is already wounded. Try to break from close combat with them and go for Ashleigh again. He's probably the most dangerous and should be killed as fast as possible.

roll to the left and try to take off snakeface's arm.

>>62269

Dart around the ophian/snikt and keep attacking. If we break off it's gonna gut us.

>>62269
Bite the snake in the neck and pull/slice its head off, then back away. A still beating heart and that much blood seems like it would be a very powerful spell component and Ashleigh seems like he'd at least be decent at magic.

>>62269

Pivot quickly around the ophian/snikt while raking your blade to open it's stomach. Hopefully the injury will slow it enough for you to move for the original target without it getting in the way. Don't give him time to form any bigger spells.

Gour can hopefully finish the ophian in time while you carve Asleigh a new smile.

Suggestion 2009/10/10(Sat)15:08 No. 62303 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby pays little heed to defense, he has to get to Ashleigh as quickly as possible!

He pivots to the side, trying to get around the Ophian, while slicing one arm across its abdomen.

He manages to block one of its scything swordblades, but the other catches him in the shoulder.

A blast of energy pierces the creature. Ashleigh is shooting through his own servant in an attempt to hit Spikesby!

Fortunately, Spikesby's rapid movement kept him out of the line of fire.

Ashleigh has run off, though, and Spikesby can't see him.

He hears several gunshots.

What should he do?!

>>62303

Time to keep your arm, use the distraction by the blast to drive your other blade through it's head. Asleigh got far enough that it dosen't matter if you go after him or not, he'll still blast you. Let's hope it's not up to you to kill him now.

>>62303

Take the face off! Use your blades or teeth!

Suggestion 2009/10/10(Sat)15:41 No. 62339 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby's arm is still attached, but the pain is intense.

He'd better kill this thing fast! Nothing else matters!

He feels its intestines pouring over his feet as it tries to shake him free. Its face darts down to strike and he thrusts upward with all his strength!

As his blade pierces the monster's skull, it topples forward, slamming him into the ground.

He lapses into unconsciousness.

Suggestion 2009/10/10(Sat)16:10 No. 62381 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby doesn't really have a lot to think about. If he wasn't unconscious, he'd be in a great deal of pain.

Can you use the dead ophian/snikt abomination to improve yourself any, or can only your master improve you properly? Would you even want to due to snikt ethics?

Perhaps give a moment to mourn the fate of the fellow snikt that got merged into that thing.

Suggestion 2009/10/17(Sat)09:39 No. 65638 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby Biteface is unconscious. Please select either Glory or Heartsbane.

>>65638
Heartsbane, of course.
Stupid question.

>>65638
Ooh, this is something new...
Glory!

HEARTSBANE THE BANE OF HEARTS

That or

Banehearst

>>65638

Heartsbane

Heartsbane

>>65638
Heartsbane. No contest.

Heartsbane!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/17(Sat)10:53 No. 65657 ID: 15f6d6
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I've been hunting that Golden down for weeks. To think, I'd find that Snikt here... Lucky! Lucky! He offends the heavens so deeply and yet it is he who allows me to move against Ashleigh and his minions. Ashleigh has been shot several times. I know I did not miss, however, he's abandoned his last creature and run off into the woods.

Destroying the Nemesis halfling was quite taxing, I don't know how much more magic I can do. There is the abandoned minion there. The snikt is somewhere to my left, and I am not sure where the female Golden that was with him ran off to. Confusion! How, exactly, should I proceed?

>>65657

Approach the site slowly while having your gun in check.

>>65657

Walk up to the thing and grab the pack off its back

Heartsbane!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/17(Sat)12:14 No. 65670 ID: 15f6d6
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I approach cautiously. Ashleigh, vile creature that he is, has disappeared into the trees. He fears me. He knows I will destroy him.

His creature has been left here, perhaps as some kind of guard.

I feel its heartbeat, and my fingers twitch.

It blows bubbles at me. I believe it to be the combination of a Blockhead and a Ravian. Pitiful monstrosity. I will destroy Ashleigh for making such a creature.

>>65670

Open the pack on its back and look inside. Make it follow you unless it objects. If it does that, put a bullet in between its eyes.

>>65670
Mercy kill it and check contents of backpack.

Heartsbane!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/17(Sat)13:05 No. 65676 ID: 15f6d6
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I walk behind it and open the pack. There is a bedroll and pillow in the top compartment. The bottom has wax paper bundles of food, waterskins, an armorer's kit (for cleaning and maintaining armor) and a pink tent.

I can't decide whether or not to kill the abomination. It definitely will not follow my orders or come with me. It continues to blow bubbles and glare.

>>65676
Who knows, it might act freely once Ashleigh is dead. Just leave it. Cautiously.

Can you track him in the woods? Is there a trail left?

>>65676

Put a bullet through its head sideways. Take the pack.

>>65679

Also let's get over to the skint and see what's up.

>>65676
It's an abomination. Mercy kill.

Definately kill it, leave your enemy without mobile transportation and supplies. Let him carry his own stuff if he wants to live.

Track him down.

Heartsbane!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/17(Sat)14:05 No. 65689 ID: 15f6d6
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There is no need to waste a bullet. I choke the thing. Its grating squeal is soon silenced. I see a few spots of blood in the grass, but I am not much of a tracker, and Ashleigh has presumably been running while I've been wasting time here. Fool! I am a fool! But my doom drives me forward, and it will sweep away my enemies before I am consumed. Perhaps I should see to the snikt. And that other Golden. I should do something about her as well. I saw her run, and I can tell that the snikt is not bound. He acted without her commands and seemed to be trying to communicate with her. An enemy or a friend, I do not know.

Heartsbane!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/17(Sat)14:58 No. 65702 ID: 15f6d6
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I make my way to the snikt. He is buried under the massive dead halfling, and the other Golden is kneeling over him, dripping blood from a wound on her wrist onto his damaged body.

I see his heart and know he is alive. What should I do about this Golden? I am silent, a grim death that approaches, and she does not see me. Call out? Put a bullet through her head? I do not know her, but I know she is no friend of Ashleigh's. Even still, to trust a Golden is foolish, and I am no fool.

>>65702

Point your gun at her chest and ask her who she is and why you shouldn't kill her.

>>65702

Isn't this a Skint you knew?

She doesn't seem to be hostile and she's not on your list of things to kill. Check on the Skint then ask her if she saw where that other Golden went.

Heartsbane!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/17(Sat)16:24 No. 65739 ID: 15f6d6
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I do not trust this creature. I move it out of the way, and then free the snikt. It could be the same one I saw before. What a strange coincidence that would be! Hahaha! Strange, strange. Now, though, it is missing an eye.

I level my weapon at the Golden.

>"Why should't I kill you, also, did you see where Ashleigh went?"

She stammers and stutters

>"I... Ashleigh ran the opposite way I did! Please, I've healed Mr. Snikt and he's the only one who can keep me safe! I can heal people! Don't shoot me!"

>>65739

Where did you find the Skint and what did you do to him.

Glory!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/17(Sat)17:25 No. 65757 ID: 15f6d6
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>"Where did you find the Snikt and what did you do with him?"
the Gour growls.

I.. I... don't know what to say. Icy fear constricts my throat and my mind is blank. I... I have to say something, to convince him I am useful, that I shouldn't be killed and left in the dust. And poor, poor Mr. Snikt. I've healed him, so I know he'll be Ok... but...

What can I possibly say to get out of this mess?

>>65757

"Mr. Snikt saved me when I was going to be killed by a Nemesis, and he left me someplace safe while he went to deliver a package. I'm traveling with him to his next location because I don't know what else to do."

>>65757

I found him while wandering on the desert. He helped me, and then he got mutilated by the Wizard. Then we ran into that Golden and poor Mr Skint got very hurt. Please help us.

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/17(Sat)18:26 No. 65801 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby can hear talking, but he is too weak to move.

>"...don't know what else to do, please help us."

It sounds like Glory

Another voice, deep, Spikesby can almost place it. He feels like he is going to pass out again

>"You don't want to travel with him. Do you know what Flails Breaker does to women? It isn't nice. Fatal, often fatal. Come with me. I can make use of you."

Spikesby hears someone next to him stand, hears footsteps receding. His wounds no longer ache, but there is ache inside of him. He lapses into blissful unconsciousness once again.

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/26(Mon)17:34 No. 69754 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby Biteface slowly regains consciousness. He struggles upright, through a mass of rotting guts. He is on a mission, from Radia the Glorious, who took his eye, to deliver something to Flails Breaker.

His wounds are healed, all but his absent eye, but Glory is nowhere to be seen. There was someone else. He remembers hearing that familiar voice.

Spikesby feels strange and alone. He isn't sure how to proceed.

>[Because I did not update this weekend, I will be updating extremely sporadically throughout the week]

>>69754
Where are you currently, Spikesby? Can you get your bearings?

Wak wak wak wak wak? :<

Ascertain that you aren't in any immediate danger. Then see if anything is approaching you or nearby. Then search for tracks going away.

Well it's not like you can track anyone or anything. Just go to Flails Breaker.

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/27(Tue)17:55 No. 69918 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby remembers where he is. There is a dead halfling right here. He remembers fighting with it.

Spikesby sees two sets of tracks going the opposite direction from Flails Breaker's castle. One is from a Gour and the other is from a Golden, but Spikesby is on a mission from Radia. He's got to deliver these things... He's not even sure if he is physically capable of going that way.

>>69918
What >>69866 said.

>>69918
Erf. Well... they know you're going there, right, Spikesby? :(

Stupid Geas thing. Let's get the delivery out of the way as quickly as possible ... or at least find a better place to rest on the way. You've seen better days, little Snikt.

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/27(Tue)18:51 No. 69932 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby heads toward Flails Breaker's castle. He's a good tracker though, just so you know.

He comes on this little thing. It looks... dead.


There are a few spots of shimmering blood and some hoof tracks going off into the woods. Spikesby could go check that out, but it might be dangerous.

That would be dick face and his remaining thing, we should at least go check it out if we can, and this would present an opportunity to see if we can or not.

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/27(Tue)19:16 No. 69943 ID: 15f6d6
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The tracks go generally toward the castle, so Spikesby makes his way into the cool forest.

The hoofprints suddenly end, but there are a multitude of tracks here. These look like tracks from Stabtail Snikts, at least three or four individuals. The only one who has Stabtails is Ryxix. They shouldn't be anywhere near here.

Spikesby has a really bad feeling about this. There is no way he can fight that many of them.

>>69943
G
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Deliver that package, hope asswad got eaten but don't count on it, hope for Flail Breaker's protection at least until you get it delivered or if he gives you another package.

>>69943
Yeah, that's bad odds. Avoid confrontation.

Proceed towards Flail Breaker's.

Try.. try really hard to go back and follow Glory's path. She'll be able to help you go faster to make your delivery, especially with this trouble. Keep this in mind. Strength in numbers at least for now, while far enough from Flails. Meeting back up helps you make the delivery, even if you seperate later.

Make sure she's okay.

>>69943
We've got to go to flail breakers, the situation keeps looking worse by the minute. Once we've completed our task, we can go charging off recklessly. Never let it be said that we were unreliable.

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/31(Sat)13:48 No. 70869 ID: 15f6d6
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>>69955
Spikesby is afraid of what would happen to Glory if she came with him! He can't just believe something because he wants to. He seems incapable of moving that direction anyway. He isn't sure if he'd be able to go that way or not if he really did think it would help him complete the task faster.

Instead, Spikesby leaves the immediate area as quickly as possible and decides to head on toward Flails Breaker's castle.

He travels for several days, encountering no Snikts, or anything else for that matter. Flails Breaker's castle is perched atop a high, crumbling cliff overlooking the vast western ocean. Lightning splits the sky and rain pours down in heavy sheets as Spikesby stands at the edge of the canopy. A figure appears to be standing on the stone bridge leading up to the castle's gaping mouth, but Spikesby can't make it out clearly.

>>70869
Wak up there, and...
I mean walk over there, announce yourself as a messenger, and see if the guard is going to be a dick about things.

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/31(Sat)14:48 No. 70882 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby approaches the guard and says he's delivering a message to Flails Breaker.

>"You aren't a messenger. You smell like a mortal,"
the guard replies.

>>70882

Try to tell him it's very important. It's from Lady Radia

Say you're just a snikt with a package from Lady Radia.

Suggestion 2009/10/31(Sat)15:30 No. 70916 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby calmly informs the creature that he's just a snikt on a mission from Radia, and that it's very important.

>"I know what a mortal smells like. You aren't a snikt. You're a funny-looking mortal. Mortals cannot cross this bridge."

Tell him that the package is your stomach and he can check.

>>70920
I doubt we'd like him checking that...

>>70916
Would giving the letter to the border guard satisfy the geas? Radia never had you promise a particularly high-quality delivery, surely this is fine for mail.

Say "Why've you got four eyes if you don't trust any of them?"

Well, it looks like Spikesby's got a soul now! Way to go, Spikesby. It's a pity this makes things much more difficult.

Bring up the fact that we can communicate with him. Mortals cannot understand monsters. The rain must be messing with his nose.

Suggestion 2009/10/31(Sat)16:10 No. 70946 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby points out that the guard has four eyes and should plainly be able to determine he's a snikt, plus, they're talking. He's got a package right here in his guts, and he's got to deliver it to Flails Breaker.

He does, indeed, have to give it to Flails Breaker, though.

>"Ergh. I guess you're right. Go ahead."

He stands aside for Spikesby.

Very carefully and politely move past him.

Don't move too slowly. Walk at a normal pace, with purpose. Showing nervousness might arouse suspicion.

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/31(Sat)16:34 No. 70962 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby doesn't hurry, but he moves with purpose. He walks out of the rain and into the gloomy darkness of the castle. The hallway stretches forward, seemingly indefinitely, but Spikesby notices doorways between some of the massive stone ribs supporting the ceiling.

He hears a sound like eating coming from one, and a low moaning noise coming from another.

>>70962

Go to the moaning one.

>>70962
Investigate the eating sound first. It sounds more pressing.

murry moaning

>>70962
To the eating.

Moaning one.

Spikesby lacks private parts to be raped, but he can be eaten. Well, sans his mouth, and that's kind of a sharp beak.

EATING ALWAYS ENDS WELL, GO FOR EATING

Moaning.

eating

>>71000
Changing my vote to eating. LET THERE BE PROGRESS!

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/31(Sat)17:48 No. 71011 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby descends some sets of stairs and peeks into the archway that the loud eating sounds are coming from. The room is full of corpses, hundreds of them, all strange creatures that Spikesby has never seen.

A huge creature is situated in the center of the room, messily dismembering and devouring the corpses. All of the corpses are female and naked.

The creature notices Spikesby

>"Hey there, little buddy, are you lost?"

>>71011
Oh dear. Well while we're here, ask if he knows the way to our destination?

>>71011
Indicate that you are delivering a package to Flails Breaker, and need to know the path.

>>70882
>You smell like a mortal.

... do you think this means we're getting closer to our secondary goal, guys? Next time we meet Glory, we should ask her if we still seem like a monster.

As for this guy... inform him that you're here to deliver something to Flails Breaker.

"Who are you?"

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/31(Sat)18:23 No. 71032 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby asks who the monster is, and where he can find Flails Breaker.

>"Oh, I never see the Boss Man myself. I'm Culvos, and I eat the Boss Man's lady friends when he gets done with them, so the bodies don't stink up the place."

He seems to consider for a moment, slurping down several more body parts.

>"You could try the Fucknasium or the Captivarium I would think.

He gives Spikesby directions to each.

FUCK.
NASIUM.

>>71032
This is going to get disturbing quick I think. Try the Captivarium first, just to see if we're lucky enough to not have to go to the other one.

fucknasium

>>71032
Captivarium. And yeah, this is gonna be disturbing. :|

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/31(Sat)18:53 No. 71046 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby goes to the Fucknasium, whatever that is.

... well, this is certainly something.

The creatures are stock still and silent, possessing no faces or eyes, and yet, as he steps inside, the creatures begin to moan and undulate. Thin strings of fluid begin to spatter on the floor.

Suddenly, Spikesby hears a voice coming from one of the side passages!

>"Hey! Hey! Whoever is out there! You've got to help me! Please!"

Impressive. Investigate the voice.

Oh god I take it back, go see if you can do anything for that person

Fucknasium just sounds like fun.

>>71046
Well, check out the voice but remember what happened the last time you interfered with a Wizard's business.

First save person, second use fucknasium for intended purpose

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/31(Sat)19:48 No. 71064 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby follows the voice. He finds a ... thing in a room all by itself. There is a steel cable attaching it to the wall.

>"Whoah! Somebody actually showed up! You've got to get me out of here! Breaker will probably only be out of the castle for a couple more hours! Get me out of here! Please!"

>>71064
Any lock? Can you cut the cable?

>>71064
Oh god, so many things could go wrong here...

Ask her if she knows anything about the layout of the... wait we can only speak in waks.

Gaah.

Well, the first obvious quest is, would we be able to help her out? Is there any obvious way to free her?

>>71064
Well...
Don't just stand there! Save the weird bug-girl!
Cut that ro-
>steel cable
Fuck.

...Cut it anyways?

>>71064
You can't help her escape once she's free. Breaker will definitely hunt you down if anyone finds out. Tell her this, and cut the chain right where it joins the wall, or somewhere it's visibly weakened. It may look like it simply broke.

Ohgod, we have to save her, but in doing so, we're fucked...

Can we cut the cable?

Ask her if she's here to get turned into one of those things.

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/31(Sat)20:03 No. 71072 ID: 15f6d6
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The cable is just kinda pinched together against the wall. Spikesby could easily pry it apart either where it connects here or around the metal belt.

The lady keeps talking

>"Oh, thank you so much! So much! Look, guy, whatever you need, OK? I will hook you up! I can fly you to wherever you need to go! Don't worry about anything."

>>71072
Is there some kinda window? If Breaker is out of the castle we can probably get her out easy. If he asks us, but only if he asks, we can say Ashley did it.

Put a scythe to your mouth and go "Shhhhhh..."

Let her free.

Hit the cable once and shrug, maybe she'll get the idea that you have no way of freeing her at the moment.

Unless your beak/claws can snap the cable, in which case, well, do that!

>>71072
Suddenly, I smell a trap. Why is she in the fucknasium and not the captivarium? She's talking a whole lot in a situation requiring stealth, while telling us not to worry, but this is obviously extremely dangerous.

Examine where the cable attaches to the belt for structural weakness, to stall for time so we get a better feel for her motive before deciding.

It'd also be annoying to have her around if she's just going to talk our ears off.

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/31(Sat)20:43 No. 71093 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby motions for her to be quiet, and is cautious, but he decides to break the cable.

She immediately grabs him and sqeezes! She's strong!

>"Oh, little guy! Thanks! Thanks so much! You have no idea how happy I am right now! Look, you've got to get out of here right now, though. What were you even doing here? If any of the Battle Beasts or Moaning Ladies find you.. you won't be too glad. They won't kill you. They'll wait till Breaker gets back before they do that, but you won't enjoy yourself in the mean time. Seriously. Let me at least get you out of this damn castle. You seriously do not want to be here when Breaker is gone."

>>71093
I'm delivering a parcel.
Escape on your own, please.

>>71093
Our Geas won't even let us do that, will it?

Indicate that we can't. Gesture-communicate that she should just fly the heck away and leave the aftermath to us.

Maybe go hang out with Culvos until Flails returns? He seems like an OK dude.

>>71095
Spikesby thinks he could do this. His command was specifically to bring the letter to Flails Breaker.

Ok, let's see if we can get her to fly us over wherever Flails Breaker is and then hork up the thingy on him, then we won't have another one to give, and we will technically be free

>>71098
Nono, I mean escaping like she suggests. Naturally he can break her free. :>

>>71098

We should totally escape now.

We will still need to deliver the letter eventually, and if the bridge guard sees us try to cross again from the side we came from he will get suspicious. We have to either wait just outside the castle, or fly entirely out then fly entirely in again.

Can she fly us behind the castle or somewhere out of sight so we don't get spotted, and will be safe until Breaker gets back? Then we can just walk back in again. She can meet us again when we leave, past the bridge.

>>71103
I'm sayin we should meet up with him and just spit it out on his head, then we fly off and he can't geas us.

Wait, it's worse with him gone? Weird.

Well, if he's not here, you'd might as well go.

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/10/31(Sat)21:17 No. 71109 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby is fairly torn as to whether or not to go with her, but he decides in the end to go with her.

>"Okay little guy, you do what you need. I'll try and meet up with you later, after you've already dealt with Breaker. I'd always look up at my window, and I'd think so hard about getting the hell out. I was never given a name, but I think I'd like to be called Sky."

She dives out the window. Spikesby's got a lot to think about, but he doesn't care right now. He's never flown before.

>>71109
I guess if Breaker finds out and confronts us we could tell him we had to free her in order to get away from his hostile servants. If we had died, he may have not gotten the delivery.

Still, I am very worried for Spikesby's safety.

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/11/07(Sat)11:04 No. 73544 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby is FLYING! Ohshit why?!

>"Hey, I don't know what your plan is. I can try to get you close to Breaker, or I can land somewhere nearby here. Just nod once against my chest for the first one, and twice for the second. I can't get too close to Breaker, though."

>>73544
Well, we need to deliver that package, if nothing else, just so we can be rid of this stupid geas. There's no sense in beating around the bush, just nod once.

Nod once. You want this delivery done as soon as possible to avoid discovery of the escape.

Nod twice against her fuzzy bug tits. You can walk well enough, and we don't want to put anyone at risk if it can be helped.

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/11/07(Sat)11:37 No. 73576 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby nods once, he wants to get this over as quickly as he can!

They fly for a while. A couple of towns flash by and he eventually sees huge, coastal cliffs towering ahead and dense forest beneath him.

The rain has slackened considerably, and the lightning has stopped.

>"Okay, this is where you get off little guy. I'll try and meet up with you later. I've got some stuff I gotta do while your doing your thing with Breaker. Good luck!"

Spikesby can see a light in the distance.

>>73576

Go towards the light Spikesby. Deliver your package to evil!

>>73576
Head towards the light~

Try not to die. :<

Spikesby!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2009/11/07(Sat)11:58 No. 73593 ID: 15f6d6
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Spikesby approaches the light. As he circles the cliff face, he comes on a huge, unfinished sculpture carved out of the rock face. He can see the light just up ahead and hears someone shouting loudly.

"FUCK YES, JUST LIKE THAT, TAKE IT! TAKE IT! I'M GONNA SPLIT YOU IN HALF! YEAH!"

He hears loud, feminine sounds as well, half moan and half scream.