Elder Crellus

[18:17] {NARRATION} [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSY3-2GkLeg ]

Putrid, foul air permeated the miles of rotten pastures in one of the few microclimates of the mountainside. Something was wrong here, something unnatural. After red herring and dupes, the evidence pointed the squad to a very specific set of coordinates. Here, they would finally put an end to the monstrosity they sought to end for years now.

Most things were dead here, leaving a biome akin to a swamp, but with less of anything that’s alive, barring the wild crellus roaming. They were mostly mindless and knew better than to engage magis that didn’t approach them despite their lower intelligence. They were all stepping on sticky, abnormally viscous mud with no vegetation to be found beyond bizarre appendages with the texture and appearance of a crellus’ body-part, albeit thinner than normal.

Eventually, they would find a dark, pitch black sinkhole deeper into the dead meadow. Stone and earth had melded with a peculiar, green and red substance, giving the impression that the whole area was being assimilated by something. Like veins on an organ. Echoes of gurgling sounds could be heard from this hole as well as hot air escaping it. Hot, disgusting air. It really smelled like shit.

Around them there wasn’t anything beyond more of the usual, oblivious monsters. It really was just a dead zone. And whatever caused this environmental calamity likely had ties with this hole. The group could jump in or find any other means to investigate. But one thing was for certain: They had to act, for it seemed this cancer was likely to spread beyond this rotten clearing.

[18:20] {Item} You drop Helm Of The First Flame.
[18:20] {Item} You picked up Helm Of The First Flame. Dropped by Revan Task..
[18:25] Fenes tried to walk through the swampy terrain- this was the place that that old, elder, strangely stronger Crellus had been hiding... Fenes hummed, ears twitching and her Jade eyes wandering around the swamp right before she saw the sinkhole. She looked towards the two other founders present before looking back at the sinkhole.

"Smells... horrible."

The obvious comment to give. Humming again, THe Ookami would try to lean a bit in to try to hear anything deep within that sinkhole. It seemed that the beast in question was much worse than they actually imagined... Well, good thing they were on the way to go slay it, in that case.

She leaned a bit over towards the sinkhole again, jade-green eyes looking towards it, before hesitantely sniffing the air... Yep.. Horrible smell, and a somewhat familiar one... Well, all Crellus smell horrible, that was already sure.

"...I can't believe I'm going to say this, But I vote to go in the sinkhole..."
(Fenes Cerberus)
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[18:28] Another adventure, another day. It's been such a long time since they last saw this Crellus. It's been years, a decade even since their last sight of the Crellus… She was excited, she was ready, it was time for her come back and tie up loose threads.

Stepping into the swampy land, she would look around with disgust. Stepping into the gross and viscous mud. She would look around at the two beside her, holding her nose closed and shaking her head.

"It's freaking disgusting here... You think the Crellus did all of this?"

She would continue on though, walking through the swampy lands, looking at the weird appendages with both interest and disgust. Until they would of course stumble onto a dark pit. The smell coming from the pit would make even the sewer rats scrunch up. She would visibly go back, looking around and realizing that this hole must have some sort of significance... Even if she had no proof of it.

Lilith would look at Fenes with a little big of a dumbfounded expression.

"Are... You saying we should just jump in...? I think I'd like to see how deep it is first. Though it does seem like going in the pit would be the best course of action... If we ever wanted to find that damn Crellus."

She would then look to Revan, trying to see what he thought of this.
(Lilith Allison)
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[18:33] It had been ten years.

Ten years since they first faced off against the crellus that was strong enough to wipe the children out in a single blow- but not malicious enough to eradicate them then and there. Ten years since they had formed the guild, where there was once four founders, now stood three.

Revan's nose would scrunch up in disgust as the grounds beneath their feet turned and spoiled. A squelch beneath his boot and his pegleg sinking in a little further, giving him an odd limp. The Fireblooded didn't know how to feel about being able to smell something other than the ash and blood that already stained the helmet, but this certainly wasn't a pleasant smell to cover it.

".. I.. Think I see why we haven't seen our quarry in some time."

The Task would comment, looking over the decaying swamp and mud that spread throughout the meadow beneath the rocks. The horned helm would look around before approaching the hole in question, closing his eyes he would let his mana reach out and serve as his sight. Tapping into the energies below he'd advise some caution.

"Let me take a look before we go blindly jumping in."
(Revan Task)
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[18:33] * You have been awarded 1 Roleplay Points! *
[18:37] {NARRATION} Thump, thump, thump.

Whatever echoed in there, it felt like heartbeats. Singular heartbeats. The whole pit felt alive, a single entity. And the mana in there was phenomenally huge. Although it also seemed very dormant. Beyond this, energy magic sight was limited. The shapes and textures of the pit were so alien that it barely felt tangible to observe without actually seeing what was in there.
[18:38] Revan Task says, "Hmmm... It feels like everything is.. Connected.."
[18:38] Lilith Allison asks, "Connected...? So is there another way in?"
[18:38] Revan Task says, "I don't think there's anyway forward, but down."
[18:38] Lilith Allison says, "Ah..."
[18:38] Fenes Cerberus asks, "...And It stinks... Connected? SO there's.. a whole thing down there, probably...?"
[18:38] Revan Task asks, "Ladies first, or shall I take the first leap?"
[18:38] Fenes Cerberus says, "..."
[18:38] Fenes pushes Revan in first.
(Fenes Cerberus)
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[18:38] Lilith Allison says, "Pffft, lets see who can do the best landing"
[18:38] Catch these horns
(Revan Task)
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[18:38] Fenes Cerberus exclaims, "Have fun in the stinkhole!"
[18:38] Lilith Allison says, "There he goes..."
[18:38] Fenes jumps in after, though...
(Fenes Cerberus)
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[18:39] Revan tumbles in
(Revan Task)
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[18:39] Lilith would jump in as well, using her air magic to slow down her fall
(Lilith Allison)
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[18:50] {NARRATION} Fenes did the best leap, there was no contest. What a fastboi he was. Although there was little glory to be gained in this, for he'd be the first to feel the gross, mucus-like surface of the floor he'd hit twenty meters down the drain. It reacted to the landing too, pushing back like a sort of trampoline, propelling him up somewhat. But the stickiness of what he had hit would actually help keep him on the 'ground'.

The other two would have a similar situation if they also touched the ground. It was dark and artificial lighting was certainly helpful, though as they'd acknowledge their surroundings, they'd notice red lighting in one direction in particular. A sort of organic 'tube' would lead them to the only source of light around as most of what surrounded them would be fleshy, pink walls.

[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oykNIsKpxZ4 ]

Bulbs and growths clung onto the walls of this gruesome place, providing some natural lighting and giving the group a proper view of what they were in. It was without question now, they were inside the bowels of something and the cavity they had entered from was very much questionable now. The walls consistently pulsated and gurgled while steam sporadically emerged from the 'veins' on the flesh.

Before they could progress much more, it seemed the pulses were accelerated in their frequency. No. Something else was causing the flesh to shake. Tremors. And then, a floor of brown, warm fluid erupted from a direction that initially was only flesh wall and sought to wash them through the passage they had to take. It was difficult to resist, being both sticky and having gargantuan pressure.

The fluid itself was harmless, seemingly a means to evacuate foreign objects rather than destroy, so even with resisting it, they would end up in the place they were meant to should they have followed the path anyway. It was just really gross.

In front of them, a massive, white and pink growth surrounded by the red bulbs presented itself. Many fleshy 'webbings' seemed to be connected to it and reaching into the giant organism's inner bowels. These webbings, or one could even call them flesh vines, seemed to also impede on the other 'tubes' they would likely lead deeper into this giant organism. It pulsated, loudly. This was likely an important portion of this thing's body!
[19:04] Lilith would jump down and use her air magic to slow her fall so she wouldn't break her legs. But it seemed like that even if she didn't she would be okay, considering the big fleshy trampoline that was awaiting them. Looking around though, she would notice the red light... Noticing the other fleshy and pinkish walls.

What the hell did I just jump into?

The bulbs would help her with her vision. Providing... Light? She wasn't going to question it. Already leaving everything she thought was normal when Dun took off his helmet and gave it to Revan. Honestly, thinking about it again, she still felt more disgusted by the uncleaned helmet than the mass of flesh that she found herself in. Not that the thought matters of course.

"And here I still think the helmet is more gross than whatever we just jumped into..."

As she said that though, she would start to feel the tremors of the walls. Feeling something rush through, hearing the liquid coming. Only for it to burst through a fleshy wall. The brown shi- liquid would wash over her. She wouldn't resist though, only trying not to swallow whatever the hell was washing over her. She had to at least keep her insides clean of this filth.

Being pushed onto the path where they were probably going to go towards. She would look at the fleshy vines. Seeing how it would connect to the red bulbs... She was tempted to just slash it with air, trying to see if it would cause a reaction. But she didn't want to do that without consulting her friends.

Before talking though, she would use her magic to dry her off and her clothes as much as possible. Doing the same to Fenes, and reluctantly doing the same to Revan.

"And after all that, I still think the helmet is more gross..."

She would shake her head, clearing her thoughts once more.

"So, I wanna cute those vines... you think that's a good idea? Maybe we could get a reaction out of this... thing."
(Lilith Allison)
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[19:07] Lilith Allison says, "YESS"
[19:07] Fenes would now be bouncing a bit on some... Fleshy, gross substance. ANd It would quickly make her try to not think about the smell and the disgusting walls of what looked like flesh around them. She would quickly shake the Torchlight potion by her side, Helping to light up their immediate surrounding a bit.

Seeing what was around them immediately.. Well.. She immediately looked up, and thought about... the smell.
"...No.. NO It probably isn't."
Well she was going to be proven wrong, seeing brown liquid literally propel them all towards the direction they could have taken by just following the path...

...This was all just... absolutely disgusting... and they were just back on the path... With something else in front of them.

She tried to block it out of her memory, no, That brown liquid surely was just some sort of mud, Do not think about it much more, just try to clean it in some way or another. There is nothing else for you to do right now, Fenes.

The Jade eyes looked towards the growth now in front of them, before looking around the swampy area, while keeping a disgusted look on her face.
"I swear if this thing is what was the Crellus before I'm going to lose my sh-"...Don't even say the word, no. Fenes would shake her head, only looking back towards the growth, then back towards the other two.

"Should we just... follow the path?" she kept lifting her boths, a disgusted look on her face. "Urgh… I don't know if either poison or Blood might help here."

She looked around, Taking her sword out and looking towards the 'vines' then back towards Lilly. "I... am not sure about it but sure..."

She waited for a moment, looking at Revan before she just used whatever minimal amount of water magic she had to clean as much... harmless brown liquid that totally wasn't shit off her.
(Fenes Cerberus)
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[19:14] On that day one question would be answered: which would hit the ground first, a pushed dense Task, or a swift Ookami? The answer was clearly the fast boi, and the tumbling Revan would eventually land on his back admist the mucus, springing up to his feet as a trail of slime lined his back to the surface beneath them.

Shivers would be sent down the Fireblooded's spine, not out of fear, mostly just the gross factor. I am going to need one Hel of a Bath after this. Igniting his own Azure fire, he would light there was as they pressed forward on, deeper into the vein like tunnel.

".. I'm not sure if all of the surgeries are getting to me.. But.. This all looks.. Really organic to me.. You don't.. Think the elder went off and started expanding.. Do you..? Maybe.. Consuming other Crellus to obtain mass..?"

Though the deeper they tread, the more obvious how lively everything was- there was a certain connectedness life shared with it's surroundings. The lifestream flowed through everything, but not like this. It was first just an idle musing to fill the air but now it seemed more and more plausible with every squelch of their boots.

Though suddenly they were being washed by something brown, the Task would hold his breath and be thankful his woolen robes were naturally hydrophobic- to an extent.

Though looking over the bulb, Revan would simply approach it, getting within arm's reach, seemingly taken by a sudden fascination.

"I want to punch it."
(Revan Task)
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[19:15] Revan Task asks, "Cut it, blood it, or punch it?"
[19:15] Revan Task asks, "Do we rock paper scissors for it?"
[19:15] Fenes Cerberus says, "...Wh-"
[19:15] Lilith Allison says, "I can't believe you"
[19:15] Fenes Cerberus says, "I guess I could just throw.. .blood darts at it. Or something."
[19:15] Lilith Allison says, "I can make it SICK"
[19:16] Fenes Cerberus says, "...Or let you punch it and watch from far away."
[19:16] Fenes Cerberus says, "I like that one..."
[19:16] Lilith Allison says, "I agree with the second choice Fenes has suggested"
[19:16] Revan Task says, "Okay, but that's not as satisfying as a solid punch."
[19:16] Revan Task says, "Stand wherever you must."
[19:16] Lilith Allison says, "Punch it Revan."
[19:17] Lilith would stand far away from the bulb, watching to see what would happen when Revan would punch it
(Lilith Allison)
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[19:19] Fenes slowly goes to stand Behind Lilith. If there was going to be some sort of explosion of blood (or pus) she might try to .... lessen it.. maybe... possibly. Although if it's pus it might be good to have Revan take most of it.
(Fenes Cerberus)
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[19:19] Given the go ahead, a step back would be taken as the Fireblooded dropped his weight low. Charging all of his mana into his arm, he would suddenly step forward, rocketing his fist forward as his mana erupted forward. His knuckling digging deep into the pulsing flesh, Revan was ready to accept whatever fluids were about to come rushing his way.
(Revan Task)
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[19:32] {NARRATION} Revan's Falcon Punch was going to do the trick alright. The harmony of kinetic and mana energy would be so great that the whole structure of the growth would immediately lose its integrity and explode! And the sheer amount of power into it caused most of the flesh to ignite! It seemed fire was probably the best way to go to actually destroy these things.

With it exploding, there'd be some fallout of course. In this case, pus-like fluid blasting everywhere. These people were magi, yes, but even they couldn't properly dodge every mass of disgusting fluid. ALL of them, even the super one-punch boi Revan would be smacked by the gross.

Lilith: Upon having contact with the repulsive substance, her DNA would seem to be aggressively assaulted by it. Albeit, in a symbiotic way rather than a more tumor-like manner. Her veins would became visible and skin paler than usual. The darkened veins would be particularly pronounced on her neck. Fluff attribute acquired: The Blessed Breath of Death. Meshing with the poison magic Lilith utilizes, she can exhale and even control to a degree a gas that can apply multiple effects, notably accelerate the aging of vulnerable beings and serve as a neurotoxin akin to Sentox on non-magical entities. (This is purely fluff and can be worked on, working with you Air and Poison magic).

Revan: The arm he used to punch the growth would begin to shiver and cracks from its insides could be heard. More and more, he'd feel a sharp pain as his arm seemed to 'change'. Bones were protruding out of his skin and even sleeve, conferring him a sort of 'blade arm'. Well, it wasn't as cool as it seemed. He could still use his hand, but the blades were large and cumbersome, reeking of rot. They did offer new opportunity in combat, but they'd need treatment.

Fenes: Being blessed with poison magic avoided a bad fate of this beastkin. Without this natural resistance, she'd end up with quite the repulsive malformation. But instead, she'd seem to evacuate some of the DNA-alerting substance. Instead, blisters would start to form on her back. Very painful and unpleasant ones. They seemed infected, though when popped, they'd unleash a foul and quite deadly (to the non-magical) gas. Not as potent or controllable as Lilith's but it seemed powerful nonetheless.

All these can be removed through medical interventions!

With the growth gone, they could now see what hid behind it: A massive, 50 meter in radius pit with a giant, gestating sphere at its center connected to two masses of vines reaching at different points of the flesh walls. It seemed as though the growth was connected to it. Maybe they'd find more by following these vines?
[19:46] Pus... Of course it was some dang pus. But even hiding behind Lilith Didn't prevent the Beastkin to be affected by it... On her back at least it seems. She groaned in pain, Her back arching as the effect of the pus would make blisters grow on it. It was definitely, definitely not feeling good.. And just by what happened right now.... Seems like it was going to be more disgusting, painful... and... Weird.

Her eyes moved on to Lilith, going wide for a moment, then to Revan, looking at his arm. "What in the f-" She groaned again, The beastkin hesitant to start scratching at her back.. She did, feeling those blisters and popping one, the gas evacuating. Immediately moving her hand forwards, she'd keep that disgustedly look on her face.

"Why do I get blisters on my back..."

She didn't continue, just walking forwards to the pit that was leading to the rest of this disgusting Body. She looked back towards the others and gave a shrug.

"Following the vines? Or Veins, whatever they are... I think I'd rather think It's Vines. Yeah they're vines."

She hummed, Hesitating to keep scratching at her back, that was a very unpleasant feeling.

"We'll take care of our... bodies... when we come back.. I can always just give you guys elixirs and see if that works...

For now Let's just follow the vines.. and try to not pop things... immediately... Unless revan gets the urge again."
(Fenes Cerberus)
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[19:50] Lilith would watch as the growth would burst under Revan's punch. Seeing the flesh ignite, seeing it burst and shoot out pus like fluid. On instinct Lilith would try to use air magic as a barrier, but even thought she would try her best, she would still be assaulted and once again covered in more disgusting liquid.

Though, it wouldn't just be something she could wash or dry off. As soon as she would feel the pus touch her skin, she would start to feel a little sick. Her veins would start to pop out, her skin would start to pale as she would feel something within her change.

What the hell was I coated with?!

She would think to herself as she looked at her now even paler hands. With her veins even more noticeable as it contrasts to her white skin. She didn't realize the veins being more pronounced on her neck. But at least she felt like she could control it...

Lilith would look at Revan, the bone like arm he nowhad would make her scrunch up her face. But when she looked at Fenes, she would get angry that her adorable Sister would get blisters like that. They had to find out what the hell was happening... Before they came out looking like monsters instead of people.

The growth now gone, she would follow Fenes into the new area. Looking at the fleshy vines once more. They really had no idea where to go, so she was fine with following the vines... At least they wouldn't be forced down a passage with brown shi- liquids again.

"Yeah... Lets... Just try to follow the vines or something... Before we turn into freaking monsters."
(Lilith Allison)
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[19:52] The hand would punch through the film of pussy flesh that blocked their way, yet not without great consequence. A sharp sting would shoot up his arm- it almost felt as if it had split entirely. As pus exploded around him at high velocity, Revan would shake and throw as much of it off of himself as he inspected the pain.

Oh shit I broke an arm.

Golden eyes would go wide as Revan grit his teeth and screamed internally. Though the more he looked at it, the more he realized that there was a lot more bone there than normal.

The medic within him would suddenly take over and he would start tugging and pulling on it, sharpened to a fine point, and perfectly edgy. Though it was still quite sore, there was certainly something he could perhaps do with this.

"Blisters? That's.. Quite rough.. Like you said, we'll treat one another when we're somewhere more.. Sanitary.."

Though looking into tube that was obstructed, the pulsing sphere connected by webbing and veins, Revan would have to quell the urge to punch it and rip it from anything that connected it. A nod given to the other two.

"Yes, lets just follow the vines for now- and try to keep a torch handy.. It seemed to not like heat."
(Revan Task)
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[19:56] {NARRATION} And Revan's skull grew spikes and he died.

Okay not really. They'd follow the vines, marching through more of the disgusting bowels of the entity that nested here. This place really was big, likely bigger than a city if the depth of this thing was factored in. Though as they'd reach the next extremity by following the vines, they'd meet yet another one of these growths.

As usual, it was connected to the whole place as well as the spherical core that kept on gestating while the adventurers scoured its bowels. Now, would they do the same as before? Or would a new approach be utilized?
[20:03] Suddenly Revan's brain would be pierced by numerous spikes that grew from his-

It seemed that following the vines would only show them how extensive the being that would call these tunnels it's entrails truly was. Though looking around the fleshy chamber, Revan would only wish not to get lost inside to be forgotten and digested.

"I vote we start ripping these growths from the walls."

Revan would say bluntly, looking at the other two as he tried to cross his arms- the bone growth making it even more awkward now.
(Revan Task)
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[20:03] Fenes stared at the growth then towards Revan... Then back at the growth. The Ookami Would step forward and Look at the growth and around it, again, opening her bag up to try to look for anything that would help her here... Nope, nothing.

Looking towards the others, then once more, yet again, around, she'd click her tongue then look back towards the growth.

"It does look like we're in a .. living Organism or something... Lily, think you might be able to, uh.. Redirect pus that might pop from that? NO, don't think it counts as something you might be able to manipulate with poison magic huh.."

She looked at the growth again, scratching at her chin as she wondered if blood magic might help in some way or another... Maybe there was a way to pop this thing without having the pus go. ..everywhere again?

"I don't...have actual torches. just the torchlight potion. If someone wants to burn this, go for it.. OtherwiseI can .. .try to like.. un-swell it.. With blood magic... Even though it's... just.. pus..."
(Fenes Cerberus)
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[20:05] Following the path with her two mutated friends. She would continue examining the area. It was big... Like, it would feel like what they were inside was bigger than they could imagine. If she actually took the time to explore this place, which she would not, it would certainly take her a few weeks...

Yet, as they followed the vines yet again she would see another growth. Groaning as she looked at the two beside her. A new idea would pop into her head. A more safe but slower alternative.

"So... I got two ideas! We either make a smaller hole to drain out the pus, or I can poison it and make it sick?"

She wouldn't be too sure of the poisoning thing... It didn't seem like it would help. Though a better idea would flash in her mind.

"We can also BURN IT! I have a bunch of wood on me if we need fuel."

Lilith would then show off a bunch of wood that she was just carrying on her for no reason. She forgot to put it back inthe chest and just never bothered to do it... Good thing because now they can make torches!

Taking some wood, she would create a torch using her survival skills... Yup.

"So... Let's burn it"
(Lilith Allison)
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[20:07] Lilith Allison asks, "I'm gonna burn it, no takers?"
[20:07] Fenes Cerberus says, "Go for it."
[20:07] Revan Task says, "After you, unless you want me to take the brunt of it."
[20:08] Lilith would light the torch, placing it against the growth, trying to burn it. Not thinking that it would explode in her face... It wouldn't though right?

Hopefully not...
(Lilith Allison)
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[20:17] {NARRATION} Killing it this way was a sure fire way to get rid of it, as seen with Revan's last initiative. The pulsating and loud growth would ignite and quickly the fluids inside boiled until it'd burst!

. . .

Except there wouldn't be any fluids spread around this time. The thing just deflated and the vines seared, severing the core of yet another set of vines. These blokes would not get any uglier this time. However they'd seem to start accumulated some white spots all over their clothes and exposed skin.

Yes, patches of gooey, white substance would begin to cover the bodies of the group. The origins? The air, like humidity clinging onto you when it got really damp out. But it was these strange and unseen white particles sticking onto them.

Slowly but surely, these things sought to suck on the mana of the intruders, weakening them as something seemed to emerge from the fleshy ground where the growth was. A bizarre, simple shape with two mouths and multiple eyes appeared, while the white particles seemed to congregate beyond the heroes as well. Focusing themselves in specific areas, they'd start to take the form of humanoids. Classy, courtesan-like people with vacant, black eyes. All with the gait of the typical high-class individuals. Beyond the eyes, they seemed to have peculiar traits that stood out from normal people: They resembled bugs to a degree. Some had a nose like a mosquito's, another arms like that of a beetle's.

They all just stared at the uninvited guests as the main, phallic-shaped monstrosity screeched. It ordered them to attack, and so they did.

[ https://youtu.be/o_YXZxBfIyM ]
[20:24] Fenes was already reeling a bit back, expecting to be covered in more of the damn white stuff as soon as she saw the thing ready to burst.... But it just deflated. She gave a small sigh of relief, before she had to quickly get back on her guard, Seeing white stuff on her clothes and skin.

She tried to shake it off, thinking it was just some more humid air here... Right before she would try to pulse some raw mana directly from her body, snarling and trying to forcefully push these things off... Then her eyes looked on towards the thing emerging from the growth.
"...You got to be kidding me...", she looked towards the thing for a few more moments, only to see the white particles now starting to take form... And even have those black eyes come to them now.

Welll. Disgusting things now, and there didn't seem to be any way for them to talk things out at all.

...Like they would talk things out, with such monstrosities. reaching for her sword, she unsheathed it and snarled, clenching her fist enough to draw blood, Claws digging into her palm before getting ready to fight... Blood swirling around her.

"Well, Not exactly what we're hunting, but it'll make for an interesting fight!"
(Fenes Cerberus)
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[20:26] Seeing the growth burn, happy that she wouldn't be covered with pus once again. Breathing a sigh of relief, she would turn around to look at the two with a smile. Giving a thumbs up and nodding her head.

"It worked!"

She would say excitedly. Though, her small victory would be cut short as she noticed the white spots on her cloths and skin. She would constantly use air magic, trying to blow it off. Yet, she wouldn't be able to blow it all off, and she would start to feel her mana slowly being drained.

"What the hell is this?!"

She would say, continuing to take off the spore like substance. But soon, her eyes would go wide as she saw something start to form in front of her. A big disgusting shape with multiple eyes would look at her and the group. Yet, in the corner of her eye, she would see shapes starting to form from the spores. Classy dressed insectoids would appear, ready to attack as the monstrosity would screech.

"Oh Ryujin, Garljing, give me the strength to burn these monstrosities in your name"

And with that, she would roar. The veins on her neck and arms would strain. The runes on her skin would show themselves and start to grow. The poison would coalesce and look like green flame on her body, trying to burn any white things that would catch onto her with it's acidic properties.
(Lilith Allison)
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[20:28] Revan would prepare to run, expecting the entire place to ignite in righteous flame, purging the world of this putrid monstrosity. However, they were not met with the same mutating pus as before, but sapping spores- something all too familiar to the nature magi.

Letting his mana rage hot around him, he would hope the cyan fire would be enough to repel the white spots that focused in on the trio. Though it was just as likely it fed off the raw mana, Revan could only hope that he could burn it faster than it could eat him.

More of the spores would form humanoid shaped people, though disfigured and stretched in bug like preportions, it would cause the bandaged Task to squint as it seemed they interrupted a ball- with a giant fleshy hanky as the host.

"Bay is going to be upset he missed this dance- Now remember love, stick close and we'll watch each other's back. That goes for you too, Fenes, we'll move as a unit."

One of the Three founders seemed to take command as the heat of battle spurred on, making a Triangle amongst the three of them, Revan would lead them in a twirling style to blend through the crowd to get to the two mouthed beast at the center.
(Revan Task)
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[20:34] {Won Restrained RPB against Head Leucocyte Monstrosity}
[20:45] What a god damn fight, having to fight the monstrosity and those strange Bug like things that were going after all of them. How terrifying, and disgusting it was to fight this thing... Blood- she could see blood magic going everywhere. That Strange... Multi-eyes beasts was something just disgusting- simply disgusting.

Sword in hand she would rush in and trust her instincts, sword cleaving through parts of the thing before rushing back to wait for her next occasion to rush back in... Now, every time she had to rush in to fight?
It would hurt... a lot. Both for her and the thing in question.

Some questions would come to the Beastkin's mind, now having done a few expeditions. How these beasts, monstrosities and spirits managed to grow to such levels of power. To need multiple magi to manage to strike them down... they truly were magnificent challenges. Fenes was feeling.. good, really good during this fight.

But the one that would Do the finishing blowon the thing would be Lilith, Fenes was sweating by the end of the fight, cracking her neck to one side then the other. What a damn fight... At least the combined magic of everyone managed to strike the beast down.

"Good shit.. what's the next thing on the list then...?"

She kept her sword in hand, staying cautious, Jade eyes looking around, everywhere, for any immediate danger.
(Fenes Cerberus)
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[20:49] Lilith would start the fight with a roar. The small runic circle in front of her mouth would spew acidic fire all around. Burning the surrounding area and hitting the massive monstrosity. As she would roar though, gas would start to exhale from her mouth. She didn't know what the hell it was, but at least it seemed to be hurting or doing something to the monster.

Her roar would only be the beginning though. She would get on her fours, dashing towards it and using the air magic to propel her. Using a combination of air magic to slow the tumor looking thing down and constantly breathing acidic flames against it would cause major damage. The screeching of it only causing her to continue her attack.

"There's more where that came from you unborn fetus"

Though it wouldn't be without struggle. She would ignore the bugs, yet at times it would be exactly them that would hinder her movements. Letting the monstrosity batter her with blood and moredisgusting liquid from who knows where.... Probably one of the sacs inside it...

It was hurt like hell, making her want to puck or faint. She surely was on the verge of it once. But she would push on, seeing her chance to attack the creature, leaping at it and surrounding her drakanite claws with green flame. Slashing at it, clawing at it with her acidic poison and exhaling even more and more acid as she would try to kill the thing, it would finally die. Deflating like a freaking balloon as more guts and blood would spill out. Looking green and a little burnt from the acid.

Garljing, Ryujin, thank you once again for guiding me and my heart in battle

Looking around, she would smile at the two. Wiping off and drying herself off from the mess of blood and gore that she's covered in. Groaning a bit as she would realize that Revan would probably not clean his helmet even after this expedition.

"If this is where the Crellus went then... I don't know what the hell it's probably turned into."
(Lilith Allison)
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[20:52] They were much more coordinated than in their first assault against the elder crellus- though their enemy took on a much different form. Punching into the dusty forms, Revan's punches would find no purchase and would simply go through, it was his energy causing them to ignite that would truly be effective.

It was certainly an elegant dance as they strafed right and left, One kick would be thrown to cover Lilly as she doused an area in her corruptive winds, A hay maker cast in Fenes' direction as she sliced and minced the trio's way to the multi-eyed blob.

"Keep pressing forward, we've got this!"

Revan would roar out as they fought amongst the fleshy dance floor, his azure fire flaring brilliantly. This was how it began. The three of them, shedding blood in battle- why? All to find out what's at the end.

Continuing to push them further and Further, knuckles and even a bone scythe would dig their way into the tainted and putrid flesh that had animated itself. More blood and brown liquid would spew from the beast as it sought to expel the intruders who had brought harm to it's body.

The more it was poisoned, cut into, and battered, the more it would writhe violently- catching Revan off guard the wind would be knocked from him, and he would inhale a few of the burning spores. Huffing and coughing, he'd stagger on his knees as tried to catch his breath.

Just like the first fight.. I'm the first one down.

But the Task was never one to stay down, his spirit igniting around him, he would leap to his feat and charge back in- though it seemed his to comrades were already quickly deflating it.

"Ah- Excellent.. You don't think.. That was just an antibody, and there's.. Something burger lurking, do you?"
(Revan Task)
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[20:56] {NARRATION} The copies of the entities of the past were rather easy to dispatch, though fragile they were strangely powerful with everything involving blood. Feeding onto what's been released by the adventurers. The main, large leucocyte cell seemed more capable in controlling the functions of the flesh around them.

Waves of bodily fluids and appendages were hurled at the intruders with little care for restraint. The advantage the protagonists would have here would be the lack of intelligence from these white blood cells. In the end, they could be outsmarted and eventually outgunned.

They didn't vanish when defeated, however, with every assimilated corpse falling into a red, pulsating mass much like the growth they had recently destroyed. When the main leucocyte was finally pushed to its limits, it'd deflate into a thumping growth too, flashing red with every pump.

It was a mess, but now they could proceed to the final part of the vine cabal and sever the core from the main organism.
[21:01] Every body felled would become a pulsing lump of flesh, mush like the core that had been destroyed prior. Would more be created if left to grow? Revan would wonder if these growths would have some usefulness to Hades' expirement with the regenerating Axolotl leg, and Revan would debate taking a sample.

However, with how vile and putrid everything was here, Revan didn't want to risk another instance of this place spurring incase the contamination spread again.

"So we're burning the core, and everything else behind us on the way out, right?"

Revan would ask Bluntly, he wish he could bring some sort of souvenir or trophy from this, but it seemed this trial was truly a testament of strength and growth.

How far had they come in ten years?

"Anyway.. let's move on."
(Revan Task)
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[21:02] Fenes would take a deep breath- then regret it, remembering the smell of the place, coughing a little bit, almost puking before shaking her head. Her eyes moved on over to the next part of the place, Looking at the masses of red pulsating flesh that were now surrounding them, Jade eyes looking back towards the bigger, thumping growth that was that absolute monstrosity. A grimace flashed across her face before stepping forwards to follow the canal.

"Let's- Keep moving, quickly. It doesn't seem like these things would stay down forever...Right? We're... inside a rather gigantic thing.. I'm starting to wonder if the swamp we were in wasn't just the body of the Elder Crellus or something.

...A bit of a Scary thought if it's really that big, But .. We'll find the thing we are looking for, right? Right. Mnh."

It was best to not think too hard on it, they only knew that there was this fleshy, poisonous, blood filled and disgusting place to take care of now.

There was nothing to take with them remaining of the thing they fought anyway, it seemed- so let's just move on.

"Yeah. Burning everything.."
(Fenes Cerberus)
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[21:02] Lilith would look around at the two, smiling and nodding as she looked at the work she's done. A question on her mind as she would continue going further and further into the pulsating tunnels.

"...What do you think happened to the Crellus we fought?"

She would say. Anxious as she would continue to walk. Thinking about what it might have done, how she always seemed to find dragon teeth around it... It certainly looked like it was capable of hurting a dragon... but if so, what the hell did it do after it left?

She would shiver as she thought about the possibilities. Thinking about how this pit they jumped in might connect with the Crellus they once fought. There was no way that they were inside it right? No way a Crellus would be able to get this big... Right?

"Heh... Yeah... Just inside some sort of body... walking around... getting covered in pus and blood and more crap..."

She would start to feel a little on edge as she would continue to walk. Holding onto Fenes' hand for comfort.
(Lilith Allison)
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[21:07] {NARRATION} Leaving these corpses to pulsate and flash red like the growth? Tsk tsk. Fire worked oh so well against the growth, and they neglected these smaller, festering ones. As they thought they were safe, BOOM! The things would very typically explode. And really explode, it'd actually hurt!

Especially Fenes. She'd have quite a few boils on her back burst from the shock, while Revan's previous injuries worsened from the impact. Lilith would be the luckiest, having a decent enough position to only really be propelled forward.

The writing was on the wall, or rather the floor here. Tough stuff.

Regardless, they were not crippled. As they'd progress, they'd meet the next and final growth they had to deal with to sever the sphere from the rest of the organism. What kind of monstrous entity would they meet now?
[21:11] Fenes groaned at the few blisters on her back bursting open, Poisonous gas being delivered behind her as she grit her teeth in pain.
"FUCK THIS FUCKING PLACE!", she'd scream in the moment, arching her back still gritting her teeth and quickly enough sighing out, and she just kept walking.

"More torches, Lilly... We're.. .going to burn any growth we find, alright?"

Well, Now at least it was sure what she wanted to do with all of this. She immediately stopped at the sight of the next Growth, looking towards Lilith, then around the... fleshy chamber they were now in.

"...Well, go burn that one now Lilly.. I'll keep an eye out..."

She said that looking up then down, then at the walls.. If a thing like the previous monstrosity could appear again, she'd like to know it's coming at least.
(Fenes Cerberus)
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[21:14] Revan wanted to burn everything.

But NoOoOoOoOoOoOoooo

Burning the your way to the exit was clearly not the smart choice to make here- Just as his back was turned, the concussive force would throw him and he'd land awkwardly on his bone scythe.

A sharp his would come from the Fireblooded as he rolled over, immediately bouncing back to his feet he would start throwing torches everywhere.

"I was going to try and be sensible about this, but NO MORE."

No more will he be caught off guard, now the Pugilist understood explosive magi. The satisfaction they must feel to eradicate everything in their way. Though it seemed that Revan and Fenes were on the same page, he would simply look to his Fiancee who seemed to be swift as the wind.

"Be careful."

He wasn't going to stop her from being badass and lighting the bitch up herself. Revan would simply prepare from the next plume of flesh to rise so that he could pummel and burn it.
(Revan Task)
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[21:15] Lilith would be too preoccupied with thinking about what happened to the Crellus. Thinking about theories and such about what it might have done after it left. There was no way that it would just leave for no reason right? Did someone chase it out? Turning back, she would ask the two about their thoughts.

"So what do you think happened to the Cr-"

Then BAM, an explosion would occur as Lilith would be propelled forward. The fleshy ground bouncing her right back up to her feet. She would turn around though, looking at everyone with worried looks.

"Are you all okay!?"

She would say, rushing towards the both of them. Checking up on them to see if they were injured badly, especially Fenes. Considering the boils she had on her back, it must have been pretty freaking painful to feel that.

After checking if they were okay, she would continue on with them. Exploring more of the chambers and seeing another growth ahead of them. Taking out another piece of wood, she would make another torch yet again to burn it. Nodding at Fenes as she would tell her that she'll watch out.

"Mhm... Take care and watch out for more of those... Things..."

Taking out the torch, she would press it against the growth. Grimacing and activating her magic to prepare for another burst. If it ever came of course.
(Lilith Allison)
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[21:21] {NARRATION} As soon as the torch approached the fleshy walls of the growth, a large, yellow eye would open at the very center, staring right at Lilith. And then a slowly opening mouth right under it from which the breath itself would be strong enough to extinguish the flame. This thing was clearly not like the other growths.

Vines morphed into limber appendages that retreated from the walls and lunged right at the group. The whole area they were in was an extension of this horrid, cystic monster and it did not take kindly to the attempt at incinerating it.

It seemed to drain an enormous amount of power from the vines it was connected to, and was preparing something big. Soon, it'd open its mouth, revealing a metallic contraption with the Therian Factory emblem on it. A sort of cannon, a piece of a contraption that had been manufactured there. And it was charging it up, ready to blast away at the gang.

[ https://youtu.be/fKPDvyFXgPE ]
[21:26] "And OF COURSE THIS ONE HAS A CANNON!", she'd scream out, lunging forward while unsheathing her sword. She had... quite a few places to strike, Considering it was a gigantic wall of flesh with a giant yellow eye... and apparently a cannon that was of Therian construct at some point... So this thing was in theria, It's therian? No time to think about that now..

She Shouldn't think too much on it, and just focus on the fight that was about to happen, taking a good hold of the Sword and snarling.

"Not even its mother would love its face... Urgh, let's just... put this thing down."
(Fenes Cerberus)
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[21:30] It seemed their preemptive strike would whiff, quite literally as their torch was blown out. Lilly would be within just arms reach of the maw, and without a doubt it could certainly suck her in if it gasped hard enough.

"BATTLE FORMATIONS."

Revan would should, a seed placed in his palm, a vine would erupt out and lash around Lilly's waist, pulling her back towards Fenes and him as they readied for battle. Feeling how the mana flowed in the room, it all seemed to concentrate behind it's teeth.

Though soon enough it opened it's mouth soon to reveal why that was- a Therian made cannon? Was this something left behind when battle barsburg, and the crellus took it into it's loot? Assimilated into it's body?

Oh shit, it's about to fire.

"Light on your feet, everyone!"

And with that the brawler would take to sprinting in an arc towards the angered mass of flesh.
(Revan Task)
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[21:31] Lilith would stare straight into the eye, feeling it's breath over her and getting a glimpse of the cannon underneath. A single thought would run through her head as she just looked at this monstrosity.

Oh Shit

Dropping the now extinguished torch, she would activate her runes once more. Looking as the vines would morph into appendages, lunging at them, trying to grab them and attack them. She would dodge using her air magic, looking as it would open its mouth, showing a freaking CANNON inside of it.

"So... this is what the factory does? Supply masses of flesh with dangerous weapons? I can only imagine what the hell the Crellus is equipped with.

Taking a deep breath, she would look up at the fleshy ceiling. Closing her eyes as she would look up once more. Chanting Garljings name once more to give her strength.

Now she was ready to fight... Runes glowing across her body as her body would be filled with green flames. Once again, she would start off with a roar. Filled with acidic fire...

It's time to fight again.
(Lilith Allison)
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[21:33] {Won Restrained RPB against Revolting Cyst}
[21:45] {Won Restrained RPB against Revolting Cyst}
[21:56] Lilith would once again roar, her acidic fires would coat the growth. Yet, the upcoming blast of cannon fire would cause her to dodge in a panicked way. Sidestepping it, but even a little scratch of that occult cannon would cause her to wince in pain. Her pale skin now turning a slight purple as she would get into a better position.

In this fight, she had to play it safer. It seemed like every time she would go in to claw or batter it with wind, she would feel the floor and tunnels pull her down. And she did not want to be slowed down with the threat of a damn cannon in the way.

So instead she would continue to shoot out bursts of poison. Accelerated by her air magic as it would shoot at its eyes. Trying to blind it so that it would miss it's cannon beams. It looked like it worked, but she was careless to think it didn't have any other tricks up it's sleeve. While continuing her assault, she would feel the fleshy ground under her take her energy, sucking her in and trapping her.

Dammit

She wouldn't be able to move. But at least she saw Fenes take the killing blow. After which she would feel the fleshy ground start to loosen, to which she would then pull herself up.

"Theria… Cannon... Inside this damn freaking mass of flesh... This is only getting weirder and weirder."

She would say, trying to clean herself of more messy liquids and blood. Looking at her pale skin once again and shaking her head in disapproval.
(Lilith Allison)
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[21:57] Annoying giant... Eyeball with tentacles and teeth!

Those words would keep going back to the Ookami's mind as she would always go back into the fight, trying to avoid that cannon whenever it was firing. The absolute mass of energy it would fire each time was simply... terrifying, to put it simply. With each dash back in to inflict damage and weaken some parts of it, she had to dash back out to recover, at least a minimum. Each time she saw the mass move a bit along the lines she tried to take a more gaseous form for the little time she could, avoiding some of the damage... the fight would leave a few bruises and burn her clothes a bit that was for sure... They gravitational forces along with the occultic magic coming from this Wall of flesh, teeth and giant eye forced here to be on her toes.. .Often failing to escape the Mass of Occultic mana thrown around it whenever she had to dash in to inflict some damage herself.

Whenever she could she would stay near Revan's Tree- feeling it's soothing and healing energies over her to recover... She saw Lilly get into some trouble and she grit her teeth. This... Thing. this giant eye, This Cannon-eating Cyst was now hurting Both Revan and Lilith. Both of them were fighting hard alongside her, Both of them inflicting damage, Revan being able to keep them up for at least a little longer than they should.

The blood was now going along her blade, And she growled, feet digging into the fleshy 'ground' she was standing on, before dashing in, dodging what she could as the Mark on her neck would start to glow rather brightly with that Jade color, showing the amount of Mana flowing through her body- right through her Blood. She jumped onto the eye, Piercing into it And a wave of Mana being unleashed into the fleshy eye, Blood pouring, Eye inflating as the blood dripping from her sword was forcefully being pushed into that very eye- Until it Burst, throwing Fenes away and unto the ground, She growled, Looking towards the two others, Hoping they were okay.

"Everyone.. Alright? This Cannon would be nice to bring back but it's gonna be.. heavy... Just remember it's there..."
(Fenes Cerberus)
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[22:02] Revan was focused on the eyes, the maw, the cannon, pummeling the flesh and ripping it to shreds with his bare hands. Beams of occultic energy would erupt out from the barrel that threatened to eradicate any life it touched.

Though Revan neglected that the very arena in which they stood was their enemy as well, boots sinking into the bloody tissue as muscles writhed and slowed their movements. It was a sickening fight, but it wasn't exactly on the Task got to pick, it was just the one he found.

And Dammit if a Task didn't finish a fight.

Maybe that was the stubbornness his Fiancee and Fenes had come to bemoan about him, or perhaps it was a trait they secretly admired about him- only refusing to tell him because it would only justify his headstrong ways.

Having to expend more and more energy to leap and punch through the mass of gnawing, blasting flesh, Revan was quickly feeling his body running on it's ends as his injuries accrued more and more. Planting a tree amongst the flesh, it would sap it's own mana from it and share it with the three of Dragon's tooth. Just a moment's reprieve to collect his thoughts.

Fight smarter.. Not harder..

The occultic blasts where rhythmic, they went off every twelve seconds as it gathered energy, and then propelled it all in one direction. Thinking back to his Father's Ultimate Parry, how he described spreading the mana across his palm like dough.

Once Revan was ready for the beam he would shout to the two other founders who ere still by his side, giving their all to overcome this daunting foe. "SHE'S ABOUT TO FIRE- STEP BACK." Though they were warned, Revan would stand right infront of the cannon.

The purcple beam would fire, and Revan would throw his weight and mana forward against the blast- catching it as his mana spread out like a mirror. The beam would redirect itself, and cut into the corners of the room as Revan tried to redirect it, cutting into the large mass.

Huffing and puffing, his mana was sparking and flaring as he was reaching his limit- though Fenes would leap and stab it's eye would, blood and pus spilling from the sword wound as the fight concluded.

"I'll.. Get it.. Just.. Give me a minute.. Hoo.. I can carry it.. Oh Hel does this plot thicken."
(Revan Task)
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[22:04] Lilith Allison asks, "...We're actually gonna carry the cannon back?"
[22:04] Fenes Cerberus says, "We'll... See."
[22:05] Lilith Allison says, "I think... Everyone would call us crazy if they knew where it came from..."
[22:05] Revan Task says, "..."
[22:05] Revan Task asks, "And we care... Why?"
[22:05] Revan Task says, "We'll have a giant cannon."
[22:05] Revan Task says, "They can answer to that."
[22:06] Lilith Allison says, "Cause it's a weapon of mass destruction..."
[22:06] Revan Task says, "We can hook it up to the doorbell."
[22:06] Revan Task says, "Initiate a password at the guild door."
[22:06] Fenes Cerberus says, "I'm sure you can figure something out its.. runes or whatever is in there..."
[22:06] Lilith Allison says, "Runes... yeah... I'll see what I can do with that..."
[22:07] Revan Task says, "I wonder what sort of metal it's made of.."
[22:08] Lilith Allison says, "If it's some sort of bio-metal we're taking it back for sure"
[22:11] Lilith Allison whispers: Don't stand in front of a cannon doing something dumb like that
[22:12] {NARRATION} This overgrown cyst had reached its limit, the vines no longer capable of sustaining it, it'd finally collapse. Most of its outer flesh melted, though a thick mass remained: The one with the cannon. But before any attempt could be made to take it, the whole place would begin to shake violently. The flesh walls were convulsing, making it seem like they were undergoing a ridiculously strong earthquake.

Many pieces of the cyst were assimilated to the fleshy floor as well as the cannon while the biomass would do the same to the group members' feet. It attempted to suck them in.

The core was disconnected from its feeding growths and thus removed from the whole organism. Its gestation stopped and instead it'd convulse too, cracking as if it were an egg before bursting into a rain of blood. It was hard to see was fell from it, but it wouldn't matter, as the gang was being swallowed up by the flesh.

It was a bit inevitable, given they were surrounded by flesh, flesh and more flesh. Resistance was futile. And yet it didn't seem strong enough to actually /harm/ them. Not without a powerful conduit like the white blood cells or the cysts.

It'd be about a minute, and finally they could breathe normal air again. They were outside. Strange. Were they expulsed? Maybe. But that mattered little now, as they were conspicuously lacking in sunlight right now, for a mighty shadow was cast above them.

A gargantuan, monstrous entity emerged from the sinkhole they had once entered, having clearly sucked in all the biomass from down under and formed itself an imperfect but massive body. Its appearance, its cries and its demeanour. It was all familiar. This was the monster they had once fought as kids, matured as they had. Reaching the end of its lifecycle as an alpha Crellus, it sought to spread like a massive fungus, becoming one big biomass. And these three were going to be the new additions to it.

[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4cdfRrRWf4 ]
[22:12] Fenes Cerberus whispers something.
[22:12] Lilith Allison whispers: I know Fenes~ I was just talking about REvan standing in front of the blast like an idiot
[22:23] There would talk of a cannon, and some light banter of what it would be made of and what others would think of them for bringing this back as a trophy. Though their victory was short lived, cut from its source of life, an egg would hatch as their real opponent showed themselves.

Rain would pour, and the Fireblooded would be consumed by the fleshy floors. Revan would kick and yell, clawing for the surface as if he had been plunged into water. It was nightmarish, to feel the muscles that passed him down into the depths.

Though soon his lungs wouldn't be met with resistance, and soon air would fill them as he opened his eyes to observe his surroundings.

Lilly. Fenes.

Where his first thoughts, quickly he'd call out for them, looking around and being reassured to find them nearby. Though his golden gaze would soon rest on the quarry that was barely unrecognizable.

It was rare for Crellus to ever come to full age, and the reason why was evident. All they did was consume and grow. Without check, they became horrible monstrosities like this-

And just the perfect opponent for them.

Everything had been a part of their trial, a test of their might- now that their bodies had endured, would their spirits be strong enough to carry them here? Revan's aura would shine even brighter as he steeled his resolve.

"YES. THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE FOUGHT AND CLAWED FOR! LET US SHOW HOW BRIGHT OUR SPIRITS BLAZE, AND FINALLY VANQUISH THIS OLD FOE!"

The fireblooded would preach at the top of his lungs, holding his injured arms out as Garljing would surely bless him should be show his valor this fight.
(Revan Task)
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[22:25] Lilith would continue pondering how they would take the cannon back home. But her thoughts would be cut short as she felt herself start to get sucked in. She tried to resist, but she wouldn't be able to get out. While doing that, she would see the core in front of her start to convulse. If anything started convulsing here... It only meant one thing...

"Oh shit it's gonna explo-"

Her sentence unfinished as she would see it burst into a beautiful blood rain. Being soaking in even more disgusting biomass... but even the feeling of the blood raining down would soon be quelled as she would feel herself get sucking into the flesh.

Waiting, struggling for what felt like hours, she would finally see the outside. Breathing in air that wouldn't make her want to puck or cut off her nose. It was nice to see the outside, happy to get out of that mass of flesh.

"It seems like we're finally ou- What the fuck is that shadow"

She would say, turning around to see a massive freaking monstrous entity emerge from the sinkhole. Her mouth would be left agape, her eyes just looking at the thing with utter surprise.

"No... Fucking... Way..."

She would blink, gathering her thoughts. Looking at the others for their reaction.

"That is not the fucking Crellus we fought ten years ago."

She would say that, but hearing its cries, looking at it more closely, how it would hold itself. She knew deep down inside this feeling of being small, of seeing this thing roar and cry out. That it certainly was the Elder Crellus they fought all those years ago.

It certainly could take down a dragon if it wanted to... As a priest of the Fireblood, there is no way she'll let that happen. Once again preparing herself, she would look at the creature with a smile.

"This is for all the Dragons you hurt... And for kicking our asses back ten years ago. It's nice to meet you again old friend. And it's time to say our goodbyes."
(Lilith Allison)
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[22:25] Well the Canon seemed to not be able to salvage anymore- unless They go through whatever was going on now, The walls shaking, everything seemingly collapsing.. the cannon itself getting swallowed up by the mass of flesh They were standing on.. It was even trying to swallow them up.. She stayed quick on her feet, jumping around as much as she could all the time.

"Shit Shit shit shit."

Well, She had to try to keep this up for a whole minute....getting swallowed up everywhere. Damnit- where they just being killed now? Was it really going to be over like that...?
And yet, they would be outside once more, Breathing Normal air- even if it still was swamp air. Screw the cannon, then... Too bad, at least they were able to be outside.. Maybe expulsed back through the entrance they had before... But either way Fenes looked around in confusion- Maybe osme poison messed with their minds... Sure seemed like there was a lot of that in there, along the blood.

Oh... That's.. .that's big.
"....Am I dreaming or-"
She squinted at the massive, absolutely massive entity. She wasn't. she really wasn't. this was... the damn Crellus? the Elder Crellus from before?
"WHAT IN THE FUCK HAVE YOU BEEN EATING!?!"

She tightened the grip on the sword she still had in hand Looking towards the two others present.. Surely, this thing could be taken care off, right...? And.. if they were inside of it before, maybe. .The cannon in itself Is also inside it...?

...That's going to be a lot to cut through though.
"You're even uglier and stinkier than I remember!"

She took a deep breath- this time not regretting it too much, being able to breathe some actual air.
"For the Dragon's Tooth! And For whatever you've consumed, You.. Ugly piece of.. Swamp!"

(Fenes Cerberus)
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[22:32] {NARRATION} So much bravado, so much youthful energy. All for naught. They had grown, but this thing did too. Quite literally. All this power it had accumulated was a rare occurrence in nature and yet here it was, with so much biomass and mana that it was wrecking the group.

Well, what truly limited them was its ridiculously hard shell. They could barely scratch it as it dished out massive blow after massive blow. This thing was borderline unstoppable.

But in the many tremors made by this monster, multiple pieces of waste were ejected from the earth where it had grown. Notably one in particular: The Cannon melded with the flesh. It seemed still charged despite the Cyst's death. Actually, by how it was flashing, it seemed to be /overcharged/.

[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slwzpRxCLDc ]

This thing had a legion of assimilated Crellus and its cancerous existence, they had a cannon. If they didn't stop it here and now, it could easily set its sights for Theria, and even maybe Garljing if left completely unchecked.
[22:37] This thing was horrendous, and Fenes could immediately feel it... Being the first one to be thrown back At one of the massive blows it had given her.. She groaned in pain, Seeing multiple things fall down unto the ground, and the cannon itself... Seemingly Now down on the ground... Not thinking more, she rushed to it, Trying to move The Cannon towards the beast.

"Lily! You're the artificier! Revan! Pulse your energy magic into it! We might not be able to use it again or take scraps from it afterwards, But we're going to BLOW THIS CRELLUS TO SMITHEREEEENS!"

She Pushed The Cannnon towards the Crellus, the Ancient One, before Quickly rushing back towards him to try to distract it.. as much as she could.
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[22:41] Revan showed no fear, just as the Fireblooded he was raised to be, running up with inhuman Speed, knuckles, knees, and feet would drive deep into the Alpha Crellus' dense hide. Injury surged through his muscles, causing them to swell to great size as his veins were pushed towards his bandage wrapped skin. However, even as every strike erupted in a beam of mana, it was still not enough to even crack their adversary's hide.

Many different claws would rake across the ground, far too many for the magi to escape. They were thoroughly getting thrashed, just as when they were children. It seemed this thing's growth was exponential, where theirs was simply multiplicative in scale.

They needed a plan, and they needed it fast. Though fast was evidently Fenes' middle name, spying the very cannon they wanted to lift home. Rushing in a deadsprint, the muscled brawler would help Fenes lift the ton of metal and point it at the maw that sought to consume the gods.

"I think I got just enough juice to blast this thing a few times-"

The Energy sage would say, placing a hang on the rear of the barrel as he channel more energy into it. This better be their ticket.
(Revan Task)
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[22:42] They wouldn't be able to put a fight against this thing that was once a Crellus. Fucking hell no matter what they did or how much they dodged it would only continue to stand. Taking it's time with them. Unlike the first time they fought, where he just swatted them like flies...

They thought they had grown, but it seems they haven't grown enough

She would look at the Crellus, mud on her face, bruises and scratches all around. Yet, she wouldn't feel defeat... The drive to fight, the drive to succeed, the fire inside her would only grow. Grow bigger and bigger as it realized more and more what this thing would do if it went to Theria.

The earthquakes, the massive poison and unbreakable shell. This thing would be able to wreck all of Esshar if it wanted to. Her thinking would be cut short as she heard Fenes shout at her. She would shake her head, clearing her mind, rushing over to her side.

"Argh dammit we can't let him go like this"

Examining it, trying to figure out how the hell she would activate it. She found the rune that would activate it. Placing her hand on it, she would look to Revan and call him over.

"We blow this thing like Garljing was the one shooting his flames. Purify the energy in the cannon and make it freaking hurt for this monstrosity. BLOW HIM TO BITS."

She would say, using her magic to activate the cannon. Blasting the stored energy straight to the Crellus.
(Lilith Allison)
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[22:45] {NARRATION} The shot was precise and charged with both the energy gathered by the cyst and that of Revan. The singular beam would pierce right through the shell and tear off some of the flesh. The impact caused the whole structure of the outer shell to collapse into pieces, exposing the beast!

Now it was vulnerable, but it was also made more aggressive and nimble. They had better end this quickly because it stomps them out!
[22:50] {NARRATION} More and more, it felt itself get weaker! Its attacks still as violent and sporadic, but its composure faltered greatly.
[22:54] {NARRATION} More and more, it started to lose its hold on the battle. Some pieces were falling off its body. And now, it looked more vulnerable than it had ever been. A final, powerful shot was needed to finish it, for it seemed to prepare to assimilate more biomass stored in the massive complex below it.
[22:54] Fenes screams a battlecry..... or was it fear? No, It was a battlecry. Because it was a ROAR as she jumped back into the fight.
(Fenes Cerberus)
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[22:55] Lilith was just enjoying the fight, loving the energy, loving the fire that was burning inside as she would smile. Ripping apart at the Crellus
(Lilith Allison)
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[22:56] Revan would roar out as he reached into the depths of his soul to fire THIS DAMN CANNON.
(Revan Task)
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[22:59] {Won Dangerous RPB against The Final Crellus}
[23:00] {NARRATION} Pushed to its limit, the titan Crellus fell on its supposed abodmen, mouth-like orifice open in pained breathing. It was regaining biomass quickly and undoutably emerge stronger and with a new shell. This was their moment, they had to act NOW!
[23:12] With each blast of that cannon.. More and more of that shell would fall down to the ground. With each blast of that cannon, It got easier and easier to hurt, to injure the colossal beast that was their target. Fenes would do her best, always, to distract The Crellus, while The few Cannon fires were shot. Exhausted... bruised. And Definitely getting her fair Share of Claws, poison and whatever else thrown at her face. The Winds and the other magics she could barely remember would hurt.

She was sweating, Bringing out another battlecry as she rushed back into the fray, Covered in blood, and using that same blood to rush into the Fray and weaken its outer shell a little bit, slightly, only slightly, with her own blood... She was exhausted... Only exhausted... and thrown to the side with each hit, with each rush in she was always growling and trying to take care of that damn.. thing.

Right up until that last shot she heard... Seeing it quite literally light up, right in front of her.
(Fenes Cerberus)
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[23:17] Every charge of the canon would consume all of Revan's azure flame, forcing the Task to grit his teeth and groan as he had to find the will within to continue feeding their next shot. What was once a sickly purple beam of hunger and decay would now be brilliant and blue as it raged with the ferocity of the spirit who channeled it.

The shoulder would be shot, but it would take two before the arm would come towering to the ground. Every labored step would be met with another defiant beam, carving deeper and deeper into the Alpha Crellus' ammased body.

With every shot, Revan's breathing would become more and more labored, As his body slouched onto the canon. More and more of the Crellus' core would be exposed, and Revan would be relying on the hunk of metal as his golden hues glared at their lumbering foe.

"SHOOT THIS SON OF A BITCH."

Slamming the hand down now that had a boney protrusion, it would thunk against the hot metal barrel as he poured the last of his mana into the gun. Revan could feel the drain on his muscles as he had to dig into new reserves to find the strength to keep pushing on.

A glance would be cast towards Lilly as he felt his vision going hazy from the beasts' noxious presence, she would be at the back manning placing each shot carefully. There wasn't a smile on her face, but in the moment she looked absolutely beautiful- nothing but strength and determination on her visage as she fired the finishing blows.
(Revan Task)
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[23:17] Lilith would see the Crellus fall, it's mouth open and breathing. It was just BEGGING for her to shoot the cannon straight into it. Seeing the biomass around him quickly forming a new shell she had to act NOW.

She would look at the two fighting with her, smiling a little before she gave them both a smile of glee. Holding the cannon up, she would aim it directly towards the mouth. Ready to blast the fuck out of this now incapacitated Crellus.

Feeling the energy in her fingertips, feeling the power that the cannon was charging. This will be a wonderful freaking blast. One that would look like a real Dragon's breath.

"This'll make any dragon proud. It's time to fucking blast this Crellus."

Activating it once more, putting all of her magic into the cannon. Feeling the energy, the power. The beam would give a satisfying blast as the cannon would recoil. Even the cannon would be unable to contain the amount of energy that was stored in this thing. Breaking apart as Revan and Lilith would continue to try and aim it directly towards its open mouth.

"Let's end this adventure with a fucking BANG"

A beaufitul sight would surly emerge. Seeing the energy beam going straight into it's mouth would only make her squeal with glee. The bright colours and beautiful guts and gore all flying about would make her smile instead of disgusted.

They finally killed the damn Elder Crellus… They finally ended this ten year long wait... And with a bang.
(Lilith Allison)
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[23:29] {NARRATION} The cannon aimed right at the mouth, it had no hopes of survival. It was supercharged from all the crellus had gathered in the years, and it was going to end up with a massive blast. Finally, Lilith shot the final bang, unleashing a straight, unstoppable beam that'd pierce through the creature's whole body. The massive impact would prompt the whole body to instantly breakdown and explode.

Yeah, it created a huge fucking mess. Added to that would be a giant hole made on the mountain that was right behind the now defeated Crellus. They could even see light coming from the other end. Holy shit.

The cannon, upon firing such a blast, was practically disintegrated. It wasn't meant to shoot THAT much energy. Also, the organic part of it collapsed with the death of its progenitor. Although from the melted organic matter would be a rare mucus that could be harvested from the remains of the weapon. A keen alchemist could easily detect the potential potency of it.

As for whatever remained of the crellus, only a small portion of its main body remained. A small, fleshy sphere that hovered where its gestating form was before. It seemed to desperately try to release minuscule root-like vines and begin the process anew. Perhaps it'd be wise to seal it somewhere if destroying it wasn't an option.

Various goods swallowed by the beast could be found in the dead meadow. Many worth quite a bit of gold if pawned. Given it attacked dragons, it wasn't surprising that some treasure would be swallowed up here. [ Everyone gets 3k worth of treasure, and I'll provide the gold directly. ]

Though it wasn't quite over yet. Exposure to the mucus of the cyst and other substances would prompt a painful sting at every group member's eye (whichever they wish). Veins would plop out of their sockets, inflamed and darkening the skin. The affected eye would become completely pitch black and the colours perceived through that eye would be negative colours.
[23:32] {Item} You picked up Sapphire Ornament. Dropped by The Final Crellus..
[23:32] {Item} You picked up Cystic Mucus. Dropped by The Final Crellus..
[23:35] ** The Final Crellus has inflicted an injury upon Revan Task. ("Auto-immune Cacophony", "Inhaling white blood cells from the superorganism has caused Revan's own immune system to act up and attack his own cells. He will feel particularly sick and slow for a while, like mono but extra bad. Unhealable for the duration of the temporary injury.", "Temporary", "Duration: Medium (4 days)") **
[23:46] Fenes hold one of her eyes, the right one, growling in pain And dropping to her knees , blinking a few times to adjust to the strange colors she was now seeing.

"The fuck."

She quickly stood back up, grabbing unto her sword and looking back towards the other two, then to the big Pile of Flesh that was there. She wasn't sure if it actually happened, if they actually managed to get rid of this thing.... The very cannon blowing up in the last shot, Fenes would smile, Walking on over To try to gather whatever was there...

She sighed, looking towards Both of them again, giving a small grimace to the both founders, both of her friends, of her family...

"...let's go back, and take care of those..." ;she pointed to Revan's arm, then to Lilith's just.. general appearance, then to her own blisters on her back.
"At least that, we can get rid off, for sure... Come on."

She grinned, stretched and groaning in pain.
"We FUCKING Killed The Crellus, Even if it didn't even Look like one anymore!
We Killed... Something! Whatever the hel it was!"

She threw her first up in Victory.
"For the Dragon's Tooth!"
(Fenes Cerberus)
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[23:52] Lilith would look at the beautiful display of coloured gore. Smiling with glee as she would look at the massive hole that would now dot the side of a mountain. The explosions, the beautiful display of gore and power would just make her stand and stare.

Not noticing the various objects that would now clutter the field. She would then smile at the two. Nodding her head and smiling with glee. Looking at the various goods and the items ahead of her.

Going around, picking up some of the goods she would notice that it would be pretty damn valuable. Maybe it would be easy to sell it for a pretty decent price.

Yet her attention would be directed to the two. Smiling at them both as she would nod.

"We finally did it huh... Ten years... And we finally killed that damn Crellus"

Raising her fist, she would smile at the two. Happy to go through this adventure with them. Happy to go through another wonderful adventure with the two she cared about most. Ifonly Hans was here with them...

"For the Dragon's Tooth!"
(Lilith Allison)
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[23:54] The shot that took the last of what Revan had would be fired, and with devastating effect the mountainside would be painted in green, acidic blood.

"Burn it.. Burning it all.. Not an inch left uncharred."

The Head of the Fireblooded would declare, mustering as much strength for him to weakly proclaim. Though they had done it. They had finally overcome their childhood big bad- if only Hans was here to see it with them. Though it seemed his mana was too much for Apep's creation, as it melted beneath him.

Slumping on the ground, he would spy the cyst fluid, the very stuff he wondered about studying.. The universe giving him a sign? Reaching for a vial, he would take the sample.. Maybe something to take to his brother if Fenes wasn't too interested in it.

A sharp pain would linger in his eye as Revan struggled to his feet- much like the battle a decade ago, he was picking himself up, but this time he would stand victoriously. Raising the boney scythed hand above his hand, fist clenched, he would end it with a time old tradition.

"FOR DRAGON'S TOOTH!"
(Revan Task)