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Iron-beast

Dungeon time (original)

Oct 23rd, 2015
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  1. >Be part of a dungeon explorer group
  2. >Treated like a red shirt to take the fall for asshole leader.
  3. >Make a career out of dodging traps and monsters despite asshole leader uses you as a living test dummy.
  4. >All while other "red shirt" members meet a less fortunate fate.
  5. >Become known as "The Immortal anon" for your success and begin to grow in fame.
  6.  
  7. >Leader is starting to get annoyed at your fame despite gaining the majority of the riches.
  8. >A beautiful woman hears of your group and wants to hire the team to recover for a pair of bracelets from a dungeon.
  9. >She states that many have failed before, but she had faith the "Immortal Anon" will succeed where others failed.
  10. >Before you can speak the leader claims he is the immortal anon, eagerly accepts mission and heads off to the guild to gather people for the exploration.
  11. >The woman stares at you curiously before heading out the door. you follow her out side to tell her the truth, be she is nowhere to be seen.
  12. >You decide to head to your house to prepare for tomorrow.
  13.  
  14. >By noon the next day you arrive at the dungeon.
  15. >Leader has brought as many low ranked guild members as he could to bloat numbers.
  16. >How he didn't get called out for the number of casualty's under his name is beyond you.
  17. >Their must be about 25 guys here.
  18. >Poor bastards don't know what their in for.
  19. >Without wasting time, you all marched into the dungeon.
  20.  
  21. >As you expected, the numbers where thinned quickly.
  22. >If the traps didn't take the men, the monsters in this place did the job.
  23. >You get to see the fear in a few youth's eyes and a few of them are claimed by the Arachnes and dragged away with web over their mouths to cover their screams.
  24. >Another unlucky victim fell in a pitfall trap. He shouted about about landing in something sticky and then shouted louder that it was alive.
  25. >And then there was that one guy who the leader forced to go first into one room and was now fending off a rather enthusiastic soldier beetle.
  26.  
  27. >Now there are 3 of you left.
  28. >You who are a bit battered around by the intensity of the dungeon.
  29. >The leader, who has pretty much got her solely on the sacrifice of others.
  30. >And Trainee Dave, who you ave from being overrun by werewolves.
  31. >You and now convinced that the lead is trying to get rid of you despite you being here is the main reason most of the group survived as long as they did.
  32. >The last guy to go had caught the interest of a Lich who wanted to test something involving holy water her zombies got from the other guys.
  33. >Dave says that your actions prove to him that you are the Immortal anon and asks if he gets out of here that you train him.
  34. >You tell Him that you will think about it.
  35. >You don't like the anger in the leaders face when you say that.
  36.  
  37. >Eventually you get to the final room.
  38. >Its set up from a boss battle perfectly.
  39. >To the point that it does the "lanterns self light as your approach the room's centre" thing that gives you a view of the entire room.
  40. >On the other end of the room Is a gold bracelet lying on a stone alter.
  41. >"Welcome, Immortal anon, I was right that you would make it this far." A voice spoke from the remaining darkness as someone emerged from the shadows.
  42. >You recognise the voice as the woman who gave you the request. but last time you were pretty sure her skin wasn't blue, nor was she part snake.
  43. >Crap, this whole thing was a Echidna's Ploy.
  44.  
  45. >As lovely as it is to look at the Snake woman and her beauty you also know the strength she is packing if she runs this whole thing, your mind raced to make a plan.
  46. >"If you are have thoughts of escaping, this room was sealed after you entered, escape at this time is impossible."
  47. >Nerves would of racked your brain if it wasn't for the confusion of feeling your wounds heal.
  48. >"Do not worry Anon, you have mealy one more challenge ahead of you, one that you need to be at full strength for. after that, the bracelet is yours."
  49. >The flames in the lanterns turned blue and glowed brighter.
  50. >"Its quite simple really. All you have to do is fight me with all you've got!"
  51.  
  52. >Ignoring your two comrades the monster tosses several fireballs at you.
  53. >You roll out the way and charge forward and attempt to slash the Echidna with your sword.
  54. >Those nails must be tough as iron or something, as she swiped her hand and parried the blade.
  55. >what followed next was a series of slashes from both you and the echidna. steel met reinforced nail as the the battle raged on.
  56. >Staying In a deadlock was a bad choice at one point as the the snakes in her hair attempted to go for the eyes.
  57. >Made worse was the fact that she used the new distance to shoot more fire.
  58.  
  59. >After a stale mate of trading and dodging blows that felt you where going at it for hours she caught you off balance and wrapped you in her coils with one arm free.
  60. >Her mistake, as you planted a fist strait into her face before she could strangle you.
  61. >Which you had to repeat several times before she got the message and let you go. Dam monster toughness.
  62. >Freed from the coils and her being dazed by several blows to the head, you manèged to leave a large cut on the echidnas exposed belly.
  63. >Not enough to kill her but enough for her to feel it.
  64. >The snake woman recoiled and backed away in pain while you prepared to lunge at her.
  65. >That was before she bust out laughing.
  66.  
  67. >The echinda looked genuinely happy as she put a hand over her chest and healed her own wound. The lights regained their regular flame and the your comrades came back into view
  68. >"Marvellous! I've been waiting for a man like you, Immortal anon. please take the bracelet and where it with pride."
  69. >Questioning how you passed this challenge of her's you walk to the alter and pick up the bracelet. the thing is light as a feather.
  70. >You take a minute to examine the jewellery. its a gold band with a what looks like it has a ruby in it.
  71. >Its a shame you will probably be forced to give it to your leader as part of the spoils.
  72. >"What are you waiting for anon? Put on the bracelet!"
  73. >Why does she sound so eager for you to put on the bracelet? was it like proof you beat her or something? was it a curse?
  74. >You decided to have a little faith in you title of "Immortal" and put it on. It fits snugly on your wrist.
  75. >Too snugly.
  76. >In fact you can't move it.
  77. >Uh oh.
  78.  
  79. >You look at the golden band and then back at the echidna and asked her how to take it off.
  80. >"I don't know. but why would you want to remove it husband?."
  81. >Oh I don't know maybe because you don't like random gold stuck on-
  82. >Wait, did she just call you husband?
  83. >Well that can't be right, you must have heard wrong.
  84. >You ask her in a jokey tone if you heard hear right.
  85. >"I did call you by husband, after all..." she held up her arm, showing of a gold bracelet like the one on your arm, only hers has a blue gem "we are married." she finished with a smile.
  86. >Well shit.
  87.  
  88. >Okay Anon, your a married man now.
  89. >And your wife is a sexy snake monster that rules a dungeon.
  90. >Yay...you?
  91. >The echidna looks like she's just won and is the lottery and is circling you doing a happy dance.
  92. >Or at least you think its that. snake dancing is weird.
  93. >The next thing you know she's got you by the arm and dragging you through a door, Ignoring your pleas to stop and explain things.
  94. >"All in due time anon, for now I want to know you better"
  95. >You turn back to look through the closing door at the confused faces of the leader and Dave behind.
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