>>793340
I think it's time to see what's under the mask. Then ask who in the Flame has been giving him these orders.

>>793340
What exactly does the church have against dragons? Why enough hatred to think that it's worth sacrificing a whole town over?

It doesn't seem to be taught publicly that dragon's are evil, only a myth, so a naive and good adventurer, not knowing the whole story, of course would do something like this because, well it sounds like an adventure that doesn't have some evil goal. If anything, it's more the church's fault for resorting to these extreme measures, because right now, a dragon seems a lot less worse than these demons.

You mind listing an infester's abilities for us Ludwig? Would be a thing to keep an eye out for if nothing else.

Curing ourselves should be up there in priority. Is everyone suppose to turn into demons or only certain people?

>You gave him free access to the town that was turned into demons
No one who was not in the plan could have known. The people who decided that spawning fucking *demons* is the right protocol are to blame.

>>793340
Make a personal note to kill him for the unthinkable and utterly inhuman atrocity he has performed this day.

Though we should force him to write out a confession beforehand as well.

Unfortunately, I think I understand one of the things that happened. Father Grimdoom has been infected and is possessed by an Infestor. Everyone he's healed with his magic has been corrupted by demons. Find out who in the Order has unleashed his atrocity and prepare to spend your last days seeking vengeance.

You're a racist. Dragons don't automatically attack anyone. They only burn down villages when the villages attack first! Also, look around at how many people you killed! This is worse than anything a dragon can do!

There is no justification for this. Even if dragons are evil or your religion hates them, nothing could possibly make this justifiable. Remember the goblin girl. Make him pay.

>>793340

He's either a fool and an unconscionable mass-murderer or a glib liar and an unconscionable mass-murderer.

If it's not in your nature to end him for the above reasons, at least disrobe, disarm, gag and bind him and put him somewhere this Infestor will not easily find him should you turn. If you've got a writing implement or a piece of coal from the smithy, you could label him helpfully as 'traitor' and 'responsible' in case you're unable to say so yourself later. IF anyone, Hugo will be bound to investigate, for sure.

Speaking of which... you'll want to search him to see if he's carrying any bottles of holy fire like the one you passed to that Ranidae. From here on, you might have need of a quick self-immolating pyre should you start to turn.

>>793616
Actually, we know that the Demons inside people can perceive the outside world. No matter where we hid him, the Demon would easily be able to hunt him down anyway.

Oh, by the way, Grimdoom? The life-draining magic you've been using? The reason you've been feeling so weak? The reason you haven't 'burst' yet is because you've been channeling the demon's essence into other people.

Your healing spells have killed everyone they've touched and saved your life unintentionally.

>>793617

Fair point and... oh dear.

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>Try to get more information out of him like how did he get the whole town to turn. After that kill him.

>You mind listing an infester's abilities for us Ludwig? Would be a thing to keep an eye out for if nothing else.

You have no idea what an Infester is. It's not among the commonly known demons. You order Charred One to tell you what it is.

Charred One: "Not what. Who. Infester. One of the primordial ones! Demons weren't always savage! The oldest ones were cunning and powerful. Infester, Usurper, Devourer and Betrayer... The progenitors of all demons. It feels the egg presence. It's coming, there is nothing you can do to stop it."

>because you are a badass with an iron will.

>and if this infestor is in you, then it knows that if you start changing you are perfectly willing to set yourself on fire to kill it.

>Curing ourselves should be up there in priority. Is everyone suppose to turn into demons or only certain people?

You tell him that you are going to do whatever is necessary to keep yourself from trasnforming. And in case you'd take your own life. You order him to reveal the cure for this infection.

Charred One: "IT'S NOT AN INFECTION, YOU MORON! Demons are spilling from the spiritual realm and taking over the flesh of people. All i did was directing them to their targets! And you have helped too!"

>Oh, by the way, Grimdoom? The life-draining magic you've been using? The reason you've been feeling so weak? The reason you haven't 'burst' yet is because you've been channeling the demon's essence into other people.

>Your healing spells have killed everyone they've touched and saved your life unintentionally.

You take a second or two to rationalize what he's saying.

Charred One: "Yeah! You distribute the potions i made to everyone! That was your role in this!"

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You yell that you had no idea about his treachery.

Charred One: "IT'S NOT TREACHERY! It was an order from the Flame itself"

>What exactly does the church have against dragons? Why enough hatred to think that it's worth sacrificing a whole town over?

It's getting more and more difficult to keep a cold head in this situation. You yell that the church would have never caused such atrocities in the name of something like that. Why even dragons? There hasn't been a sight of dragons in centuries.

Charred One: "You are a fucking fool! They must not come back! The Flame needs time!"

>There is no justification for this. Even if dragons are evil or your religion hates them, nothing could possibly make this justifiable. Remember the goblin girl. Make him pay.

>If your time is limited you should kill him now. He can't be allowed to continue commanding demons.

>I think it's time to see what's under the mask. Then ask who in the Flame has been giving him these orders.

Angrier than ever, you ask what his real intentions are, what he knows about this whole deal and who he really is, to provoke such indiscriminate massacres in the name of your own religion.

You grab his hood with your other hand, and pull.

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Charred One: "I'm a true servant of the Unquenchable Flame. Since the beginning of the war"

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He throws something in your face.

Something sticky and smelly. It stings your eyes and the surprise makes you let go of him.

Charred One: "The reason you haven't been told anything about this is because your friend warned us about your depression and altruism. We need to be ruthless now. There is little time."

>>793631
You are bad at keeping a hostage secure!

Summon flames and send them in all directions. He should still be close to you. You can catch him in the blast. Then wipe your eyes while he's either dodging the flames or panicking from being on fire.

Can you verify somehow that a demon is trying to take over your body? Don't kill yourself to stop it unless you're sure it's going to happen. I mean, he could be lying to try to get you to off yourself. At the very least you need to find your orc friend and tell him what's really going on.

Well. It's clear WHERE the 'Unquenchable Flame' comes from now. You know, this might be a good analogy for our obsession with fire.

This Ranidae is ruthless but cripplingly idiotic, he just infested an entire city and mutated hundreds of innocent souls when he could have just talked to the dumb adventurer about the dangers of dragons and that it would be better for everyone if the little dragon princess was raised in the comfort of the Unquenchable Flame and how they are secretly uplifting the Ranidae and how Flycatcher could take on an apprenticeship. All because the smartass alchemist who can usurp and raid an entire town by himself was either too disconnected to realize there was another frog in the pond or too shy to just talk to him.

WASTE HIM.

>>793631
You allowed him to poison you. Quick, headbutt him!

Also, it's clear now, the church has been entirely corrupted by demons, from top to bottom! The Order's most holy of holies being possessed was no accident. It's clear now that the demonic possession was no more than an excuse by the lesser-ranking priests to continue their demon-summoning plague upon the lands.

You, Father Grimdoom, are possibly humanity's last hope for survival! The demon-plague has been called by your order's treacherous leaders, and you've only got yourself to stand against it for so long as Infestor does not completely subjugate your will!

...So probably the next forty five seconds. Make em count!

>>793631
Time's up. He's betrayed you, he doomed this town, he's a fanatic, and he sees altruism as a weakness. Kill him.

Maybe he's lying or maybe the corruption runs deeper, but what's clear right now is that he is doing evil and must be stopped. Keep a hold of him if you can and kill him with your other hand or your powers.

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>You allowed him to poison you. Quick, headbutt him!

Whatever threw in your face it reeks and stings. You put your hand on your face and starts evaporating the liquid with your powers.

Charred One: "Do not fight it! If you truly want to be a servant of the flame, help me!"

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>Summon flames and send them in all directions. He should still be close to you. You can catch him in the blast. Then wipe your eyes while he's either dodging the flames or panicking from being on fire.

As soon as you manage to regain your eyesight you cast a burst of flame in his direction. You do not have the time to aim properly, and the spell doesn't come out powerful enough to hurt him. But it does distract him.

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>This Ranidae is ruthless but cripplingly idiotic, he just infested an entire city and mutated hundreds of innocent souls when he could have just talked to the dumb adventurer about the dangers of dragons and that it would be better for everyone if the little dragon princess was raised in the comfort of the Unquenchable Flame and how they are secretly uplifting the Ranidae and how Flycatcher could take on an apprenticeship. All because the smartass alchemist who can usurp and raid an entire town by himself was either too disconnected to realize there was another frog in the pond or too shy to just talk to him.

>WASTE HIM.

>You, Father Grimdoom, are possibly humanity's last hope for survival! The demon-plague has been called by your order's treacherous leaders, and you've only got yourself to stand against it for so long as Infestor does not completely subjugate your will!

>...So probably the next forty five seconds. Make em count!

>Time's up. He's betrayed you, he doomed this town, he's a fanatic, and he sees altruism as a weakness. Kill him.

>Maybe he's lying or maybe the corruption runs deeper, but what's clear right now is that he is doing evil and must be stopped. Keep a hold of him if you can and kill him with your other hand or your powers.

You quickly grab him again, lifting him from the ground, and you ready your fist to cave his skull in.

You yell that you are going to do whatever is in your power to stop you and whatever infection is going through you.

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You don't manage to throw the punch, as your arm suddenly start shaking, a fit of pain runs through it and right into your spine.

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The pain is unbelievable, you feel every single inch of skin, bone and nerves being ripped apart as something makes its way through them, bursting through your hand and your gauntlet.

The pain is so powerful, you drop to your knees.

Well, you're boned. Stabby stabby the old toad.

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You look through your tears at what you once called your arm. It squirms, trying to clatch the air, not anymore in your control. You block it with your other arm.

Charred One: "Do not fight it, let it come. It will hurt less."

You murmur a curse, while the pain in your arm runs over to your shoulder. You can hear your skin rip under your armor.

Charred One: "The demons need a warleader. Someone that will command them in their battle against the dragon's force. I can see why Infester chose you, but do not think for a moment you will ever be able to resist it. Your time is almost over Ludwig. But your sacrifice will not be forgotten."

Initiate self destruct! Blow it all up!

cut his head off with those claws. then light yourself on fire.

>>794145
Use the same magic you used on that goblin giving birth on The Charred One. Use it to the point it kills you of exhaustion and purges all demonic energies into him.

He'll become a host of some low level demon spawn and you're body will be unhostable.

The transformation started the instant you said you were gonna fight the infection and thought to yourself that your time was short. The potion he threw at you wasn't poison, it's a hallucinogen. Try to disbelieve. He's goading you into killing yourself right now.

He's lying to you, because the demons attacked you before. If they started treating you as a leader it's not because you're infected-- that would have happened right as the demonic invasion started, so you would have been able to order them around from the beginning. It's because of something he did before he stepped out into the streets after the battle was over.

>>794145
Grab the charred one in a full body hug.

Then immolate yourself.

The fire will purge the traitor, your body, than that which would claim it.

>>794160
I agree with this sentiment. Dump as much of your lifeforce as possible into the idiot frog's body. Infestor will be weakened and Charred Bastard will explode into demons.

Also it'll probably kill you. In this situation I'd say this is probably a positive considering the alternative.

>>794160
This makes sense I think. He probably expects you to try and kill / immolate yourself, so this might not be something he expected.

>>794160
Do this while shouting, "You want a demon that badly?! THEN YOU CAN HAVE IT!!!!!"

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>The transformation started the instant you said you were gonna fight the infection and thought to yourself that your time was short. The potion he threw at you wasn't poison, it's a hallucinogen. Try to disbelieve. He's goading you into killing yourself right now.

You try to disbelieve, but the pain is way too real to be just an illusion.

You think you are almost getting used to it, when you feel a crack and your armor burst open as new ribs pop out of your chest, almost as they are trying to grab your breastplate.

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>Grab the charred one in a full body hug.

>Use the same magic you used on that goblin giving birth on The Charred One. Use it to the point it kills you of exhaustion and purges all demonic energies into him.

>Well, you're boned. Stabby stabby the old toad.

>Then immolate yourself.

>Do this while shouting, "You want a demon that badly?! THEN YOU CAN HAVE IT!!!!!"

You pull closer the Charred One, forcing what remains of your arm to stab the bastard with your newly formed demonic claws.

You yell that if he loves demons so much he will love getting one inside while you both burn slowly.

You then whisper your last spell, as you immolate your own body. Even the burning sensation of the fire is numbed compared to the pain currently wasting your body.

You look at him, triumphantly. But al you get back is a gargling laugh that is completely dissonant with the expression of pain painted on his face.

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Charred One opens up his mouth and something peeks out.

???: "Sorry to disappoint you, but i'm afraid this body is already occupied."

???: "And do you really think we, that are true servants of the flame. Touched by Ignis Cor himself, will be harmed by fire? Thanks for giving me this last laugh, before your soul is consumed forever, Ludwig. I will treasure it."

And then your consciousness fades completely when you feel the demon finally passing into this world, and into your body.

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Back again.
Hungry already.
First thing first.
You climb up the nearest building.

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As you reach the roof of the building, you breath in the air of the world.

Fresh air. You missed that feeling.

And then you let out a Howl.

And howl so powerful everyone can hear in a radius bigger than the town itself.

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You beckon the demons in town.

The time of feasting and playing is over.

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You all have a job to do.

There is a temple to destroy and an egg that must not hatch.

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And most importantly, there is a little shitty frog that needs to pay for sending you back on the other side of the barrier before you were able to lay your hand on that egg.


END OF THE INTERMISSION

>>794685
Well I guess the last 4 updates were pointless then.

>>794685
I have to call bullshit here!

We've been told that this guy is an Infester Demon, yet what the demon is saying here is suggesting that he's the same demon that Flycatcher killed back in Thread 1!

I don't see how that's possible, since the demon that Flycatcher killed was identified as a Fetcher Demon, not an Infester Demon!

So why is the Infester Demon saying that he's the one that got killed by Flycatcher?

>>794691
it's simple. he's Infester, the fetcher. he's a named monster, this give em boosted stats and a special ability. in this case infestation. he stabbed flycatcher before and flycatcher had to get a soul cleansing because had a small demon growing on him.

>>794691

Because he is.

Like Charred One said it better: "Not what. Who. Infester. One of the primordial ones! Demons weren't always savage! The oldest ones were cunning and powerful. Infester, Usurper, Devourer and Betrayer... The progenitors of all demons."

It isn't just a fetcher, It is the First Fetcher.

>>794691
Were you not listening when the Charred One said Infester is not a what but a who or is that just your default state

>>794697
No, I wasn't paying attention. I tend to not listen to the guy we're trying to kill because they usually lie to try and avoid getting killed.

>>794696
He's a bit of a scrub if a random frog with two potions of Cure Light Wounds and no formal combat training can take him out. Let's be honest here, the Demons aren't that much of a threat. I mean, certainly, the hundreds, if not thousands of lives snuffed out because of arrogance, greed and stupidity are certainly a problem, but they're complete pushovers in battle. That alchemist was way more of a problem. Only thing that really surprises me is that no one's regularly been running Demon Detectors over the Flame since that whole PREVIOUS apocalyptic war they started thanks to demons.

>>794721
Infester likely created a low-level clone of himself by 'infesting' someone, like he tried with Flycatcher, and that clone was designed for a quick smash-and-grab through a trapped but deserted area, not any sort of combat.

>>794721
He was trapped for a really long time, right? He might have been short on whatever type of energy they use.