Blood Gem Acquisition

[23:06] {NARRATION} The Cori-Numa thrashes about like an absolute monster! Beams of occultic, leveling force fire off from its mouth in all directions as Taiga, Marceline, and Ethan are blasted by what seemed like its trump card.

Rings of Umbretarn and colossal tentacles scale into the air, thrashing around and attempting to level and crush them all into submission! A huge slice is taken out of Ethan as he is thrown backwards, and Taiga would frantically rush into the fray.

He side-steps what should be his death, and rips open its side with a quick slice of power! It bleeds, croaking its last breath as it turned back to Marceline. The fae rises into the air, putting her hands together as thunderclouds form into the sky!!

When her hands come down, plasma fires from the sky above! Like wrath from the heavens themselves, the beast would screech one last time and fall to the floor. Dead, zapped.

.. Defeated! And the battle itself? Was louder than ever. As it screeches one final time and coughs its lungs out, something.. A skeleton of some sort, with razor sharp teeth as their canines. It looked something of a vampire, honestly.

In the place where the skeleton's heart was, there resides a single- Pulsating gem. Azmos had been slapped away too, starting to come forward with a groan and a rub of his chest. ".. Did... Did you guys get it?"
[23:07] {Item} You picked up Minor Blood Gem. Dropped by Cori-Numa. .
[23:12] Marceline fluttered down towards Ethan, standing atop his chest. The fairy looked down at his face and crossed her arms, holding a disappointed expression. "Hey, we still have work to do. You better not be out of commission, I haven't even gotten what I wanted yet!" she exclaimed, huffing as she took flight once more.

"Anyway," she started, flying over towards Azmos. "Yeah, we got it! Hey, I was thinking about something. This place has overgrown plants everywhere. Cacti, grass, the works. But, just one fight with these demons would leave it battle scarred for months. So, why does it look untouched?" she asked, tapping her chin.

"Well, my theory, is that this island has some kind of magical source! Like how Agartha has the spires, and it's causing everything to grow like crazy. Maybe I'll investigate whenever we're done getting all of this stuff.. another time! It sounds like there would be some cool loot." she explained.

One of her friends were injured and she was already planning her next trip.
(Marceline)
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[23:12] Taiga feels his blade catch against the side of the Cori-Numa, having to fight with every bit of his power to keep his sword as deep in there as possible as he flays the beast. It was a brutal, bloody conclusion to the battle. More than fitting for a pair of monsters like them, and Marceline's final piercing strike left a sense of finality to the battle. Only once the Cori-Numa moved no more did he feel comfortable sheathing his blade.

"Ha... ha... I can't believe I was so unaware." Taiga trudges himself on over, leaning down to examine the skeleton.

"...Hm?" His eyes catch a glimmer of red, and he leans down to pick up the bloodstone, holding it between his fingers and examining it curiously. Looking down at the skeleton, he takes a moment to tilt the jaw towards him and notices the teeth as well. Turning his gaze back towards his comrades, he aims to rejoin them.
(Taiga Voss)
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[23:12] Taiga Voss says, "Seems it's slayed quite the few would-be hunters before us."