>Coming in through time and spaceGreeting elegan/tg/entleman.Last time had been quite the day, for our mantis companion is now at the doorstep of death, but the worse has passed for her injuries: she’s at least stable so you can rest for now, right? Still all news aren’t grim for, even if Hadraniel was ambushed by mantis the angel fought them off singlehandedly and avoided the murder of the Oomukade, and you’ve spoken to the small queen of the land who, clearly wasn’t the kind of person you thought she’d be, but nevertheless the military alliance is secured, even if you now have to bring the small cat girl home so the details of this alliance can be''ironed out''>cont
And so the primary purpose of your business is now fulfilled: the Queen Rhy Rahal has accepted the alliance face to face and the only things that need to be done is ironing out the details, but such a thing would probably be best left to tomorrow, this day had been quite long indeed and despite yourself you keep worrying about the mantis and its wearing you out.To the point that you let out a brief sigh.‘’Would you like to rest, ambassador?’’Hm…could the regent have picked up your mood? She simply staring at you in a neutral expression but the small queen, one leg missing and one eye forever closed by her scar, is fidgeting slightly without looking at you. You aren’t sure if you want to, you’ve got things to do, always so damn busy…Maybe you should speak to Hadraniel, but about what? Or perhaps you should go to Sylphis room, you haven’t seen her since… you found her, maybe trying to find the Tanuki, she should be at her atelier now, or maybe try to speak to some of the men of that police force, or at least pinpoint Keldran, for the elder has roused your suspicious with the way he acted to Sylphis.
>>19327413Hit up Sylphis and see if she's awake. Might be a good idea to bring Hadraniel and the Oomukade to see her too.
>>19327413Can't do much with Sylphis since we can't heal and we've seen the others.Bid a good night to the Regent and the Queen, to see them on the morrow.Then we should go find Holms and Tanu. We need her information network to root out this infestation, now. While they're still reeling.
>>19327438Agreed.We need to track down these Church agents, and kill the fuck out of them.
>>19327413>>19327413Hard to say what lead we should touch on here. On one hand trying to find out how and who brought in that magic siege engine should be one of our top priorities. On the other there is matters about Sylphis in regards to her importance and why Keldran seems to know who she is.One will help with stabilizing the area and the other potentially help with ironing out the alliance more in our favor.
‘’While night has settled, I cannot afford to rest quite yet’’You answer back, your statement however somehow force the head of the queen right on the ground, as if regretting something quite deeply, hell her white, fluffy hairs are flat on her head, frankly you have to admit that she’s adorable. The regent nod, you see her tail swing lightly.‘’I’ve mobilized what I could, but even if they slip through, they’ve lost a very, very powerful machine. It’s a victory, Siegfried, one that was brought by your comrade, and I can’t thank you enough for it.’’Is she trying to cheer you up? …Well maybe you’re being grumpy but it’s not exactly working.With a brief excuse, you end up in the small hallway, three mantis posted right outside the door while some soldiers in that red uniform come and go, each beastwoman from what you can see but then you catch sight of the healer, that spider with red eyes and white hairs, she seem to be exiting the place but her face is one of worry, a frown and sweat…And then a man quickly follows her.But then you’ve got to track down those agents, an unknown number of them, through this way too big of a city.
>>19327494I dislike that healers frown. Might be best if we ask her what's wrong and see if it's related to Sylphis.
>>19327494>she seem to be exiting the place but her face is one of worry, a frown and sweat…We should see if it has anything to do with Sylphis. The regent and the Queen have their own intelligence network hunting down the Church agents. We won't be of much use in that regard.
>>19327494Man?What was he wearing? Was he in the livery of the guards? Do we recognise that guy?
>>19327520We could contact/hire Tanu to help with that also.I'm still wondering what Keldran knows personally.
>>19327542You didn't exactly reconize him, but his garb were one of the captains of the police force
>>19327549But thats not going to help us now.We can get that info later. Gains from Tanu's information network are time sensitive and should be of a higher priority.
>>19327568We very well may not have time period and information takes time to gather. Who's to say we cannot contact Tanu to start gathering info longs we press Keldran for info on another subject?
>>19327599To do that, we first need to meet up with her and tell her what we need her to do.
That spider, her frown, her stress…Despite yourself you feel worry, a great deal of it, enough to fuel your limbs with renewed vigor and having the after effect of seeing Hadraniel coming out of her room, she barely has a chance to catch a glimpse of you before you exit on the healer trail.You catch some end of discussion.‘’…you sure you aren’t mistaking it for your own talent?Don’t take me for an amateur, I’m a monster and she is one as well but I won’t have a patient die on me tonight even if she’s not from our realm’’He simply reply with a ‘’tsk’’ and fold his arm on his torso.…This isn’t good right? A sense of dread fills you, but you’ve got others thing to do, like seeing the Tanuki…But what? Indecision is a cruel poison and for now, you are knee deep in it
>>19327609Do we still have that pipe/coin/something other in which to contact her with?
>>19327624That pipe and ofuda are to contact Tsukiyomi, not the Tanuki
>>19327618....Even if the healer is not up to the job, she still is the palace healer, probably one of the best in the realm. If she can't do it, is there anyone who can better her?I say continue on.>>19327624That contacts Tsukiyomi back home.
>>19327618I say we catch up with the healer and ask if there's a change in Sylphis' condition, and if we should move up the time table of going back to Ame's realm. We were going back there anyway to conclude the alliance.We should trust in the tanuki to be able to operate her own intelligence network. She's probably picked up what already happened, and put her own assets to work to find those Church agents.
>>19327644>>19327654Ah. I really need to make a bloody list of characters/items for this quest. Barely remember half the stuff that happens any given day anymore let alone this quest.
Hm, so is it going off to the night and contacting the Tanuki or barging on the healer?>>19327671Its cool, you can always ask and I'll answer if the knowledge is known to Siggy.
I'm new to this quest could someone post a link to the earlier threads.
>>19327717http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Monster%20Girls%20Quest19 part 1:http://archive.foolz.us/tg/thread/1915134419 part 2 : http://archive.foolz.us/tg/thread/19162244
>>19327655Sounds like a plan. >>19327671You're not the only one.
>>19327717http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Monster%20Girls%20QuestI think I'll write a summary for anyone wanting to join one of these days.
>>19327697I vote healer. If things are going to end poorly, I'd like to know as soon as possible.
>>19327724>>19327733Thanks
The plague of indecision is there for a simple second, you weight both options in your mind faster then you’ve ever did and as you watch to duo walking to the castle, you spring to action just when you hear the door open, the vague of worry from Hadraniel already told you about her coming long before she opened the door but right now you’ve got some information to gain concerning the mantis.‘’Tell me what ails my companion, right now’’The man does not seem surprised one bit, but the spider yelp slightly as she look at you seemingly popping out of the woodwork, you look at this captain and can’t help but frown as his icy gaze fall on you. He’s a guy, a handsome one at that, long hair in a ponytail and a general feeling of elegance surrounding his every move, he’d easily be able to bed most of the monster around these part but the way he’s frowning, eyebrows almost knitted together and lisps slightly apart, make it seem like you’ve just insulted his mother. ‘’Ambassador…’’The pale spider recovered, two of her four arms are joined together in what look like a nervous tick.‘’I’ve done my craft for enough years that I can admit to myself that I am skilled… but…’’She trail off, Sylphis injury have worsened, haven’t they? You immediately explore the Soul Link and hit a wall, she’s unconscious… ‘’There is a… overflow of Holy in her body, it’s a poison you see, one that will slowly slow the beat of her heart…’’She doesn’t need to say more, as you enter the castle your expression is mirroring the captain.‘’Not that she can’t be saved’’He suddenly chips in.‘’But the only way that she and I know how to do is not a pretty one’’
>>19327941"Please, tell me. If there's any way I can help her, I must know."
>>19327941How can she be saved? If there remains an option, I will do whatever is necessary to save one I care about.
>>19327941What can I do to help.
>>19327941"I am open to suggestions. What options are available to us?"
>>19327941Holy? Would Hadraniel have some way of removing it from the Sylphis? Which leads me to bunch of questions really. Would Hadraniel need some of her memories back to do it? How long does Sylphis have? Would we be able to preform their way of removing the extra Holy power within Sylphis if we were to wait until the last second as it were? Just how bad is their way of doing it?
"Please, tell me. If there's any way I can help her, I must know."Your gaze wander from the 4 eyed spider, to the solemn man and his eternal frown never leave his face, hell your statement only make it seem to deepens it.‘’Well…Chi’’His strong authoritative voice cut the spider short and he suddenly look behind him, the angel following you simply glare right back, not the least intimidated by the man.‘’it’s something of a military secret you see, but I’ll continue once we find ourselves without unrelated company’’You’ve dealt with that kind of man before: he won’t talk now; this is as certain as each breath you take. --It didn’t take long to brief Hadraniel, the angel stayed completely silent and simply looked ahead feeling solemn and sad, but finally the group of four stopped at Sylphis chamber and, without waiting, the man entered in a swift movement and you followed suit, seem like he want you to truly be alone.‘’Today was one hell of a fiasco, sneaking a siege engine right under our ass and the bodyguard of the diplomat almost killed, Keldran being a moron...’’He’s still frowning, almost grunting.‘’Anyway, we have a drastic measure to save the mortally wounded, or those wishing for strength’’He stops and takes a breath‘’I am unfamiliar with Ame-no-Uzume network of intelligence, but do you possess knowledge of the ‘potion of vampirism?’’
>>19327941Could we perhaps consume the holy like we do corruption? I think i remember consuming holy energy from the shrine world.
rolled 4 = 4Aw yeah I finally caught up with the dozen threads I missed out on.On a related note: what the fuck guys, I leave for a while and you turn Siggy into a fluffy tail craving manwhore in the mean time?
>>19328124Nothing wrong with fluffy tail(s).
>>19328116"...No." I dislike the sound of this.>>19328121Good question. Perhaps we should confer with Hadraniel.
>>19328116"I do not, no. Please explain further.">>19328124Whut?
>>19328121That was a very, very unpleasant experience, but you indeed, did that and almsot got skewered for it too boot.
>>19328167We got skewered because it was Hadraniel's holy energy.The stuff in Sylphis isn't supposed to be there, and there surely isn't as much as there was in the shrine of a celestial being. We can try draining it a little at a time, or even all at once if its safe. In either event, turning our mantis girl into a vampire is not an option.
>>19328116...I can see where this is going.Are you saying that turning her into a vampire would save her?
>>19328220>>19328262We don't even know if that's going to happen. What could happen is just cancels out what Holy power in Sylphis. All be it, in a very painful way.
>>19328262I think it is more appropriate to phrase it "turn into a parasite."Vampire brings up such cliche connotations...
>>19328220I doubt Siggy would mind the occasional blood donation. As long as she doesnt go crazy trying to drink everyone it wont hurt. Besides, as a vamp she won't die in a decade or two.
"I do not, no. Please explain further."The captain nod and glance at the sleeping Sylphis, prompting you to do that same and…You feel a very, very faint magical energy emanating from her, not something like what that agent tried on you, it’s like she’s in some sort of Focus, but Sylphis is no mage and right now she’s sleeping soundly, buts you can feel there energy foreign to her body hovering above her and dissipating.What the hell could inflict those wounds…?‘’It’s something from the Old Era’’The captain interrupt your musing, he’s holding a small vial of liquid of the most brilliant crimson you’ve ever seen, one that feel you with a slight unease by the mere sight of it.‘’There a lot of details and history behind that as one can easily imagine, but overall, the effect are to strengthen one physical aptitudes as well as gaining an amazing regenerative abilities…’’He stops and looks at you.‘’It also make strong mages into force of natures’’ His gaze quite your eyes to fall on Sylphis once more.>cont
‘’But side effect are abound, the most potent and common is, of course, the need of blood, one that can be resisted but the host has to drink. Another is induced insanity, and that’s as far as I know. I’ve made certain to use all the resource I have with Keldran blessing, but such a thing kept its secret tight’’He pause, taking a breath, never letting the mantis go from his sight.‘’It’s a desperate measure, ambassador, because this potion was created in the most desperate of time’’Then he walks over to you, grab your hand and put the vial in it.‘’I’ll just say this: Keldran is the father of this mantis, but you are the one that must decide how to proceed, if you think there is an alternative, then go for it, but do it without regret’’And he makes his exit, leaving you alone and, despite yourself, you feel sympathy for the morose guy. >Just to say that this potions effect and overall history was heavily discussed with a buddy of mine and he deserve most of the credit.
>>19328337I'd say we should consider trying to consume whatever is in her rather than use the vial. Better we suffer than her unless we have no choice.
>>19328337>keldran>Dad
Shit its decision time. Hadraniel seems to have some understanding of our power. Ask her what she thinks about consuming the holy energy from sylphis.
>>19328337Well...I still have one question. That is time. How much of it do we have before the vial will have no effect. We should talk to Hadraniel about consuming Holy power thing.Also:>Keldran>DadHow much you want to bet Sylphis mother saw that tan woman(name!) was a charm and no one believed her so she had to run.
>>19328404Oh yes, the time. the potion will be keeping her property for a lifetime, so you've got the time to shelve it.
>>19328337The choice should belong to sylphis, not us.I say we wake her, explain the situation and let her decide.
>>19328466Isn't she still in a coma?I don't think she'll be waking anytime soon.(and knowing her, her response would be on the lines of "i trust you")
>>19328466Can't really do that, the link tell you that she's out of it, almost comatose.
I dunno bout this...Given that it seems like such an obvious bad choice morally, that must mean it has greater practical benefits.I mean, we could try alternatives, but what would happen if that doesn't work? Or has permenant consequences for both of us?Sometimes we just have to accept that our wounds will become lasting scars. No sense in trying to deny that.
>Keldran is the father of this mantisHeh, saw that one coming.>>19328354Seconding this.
>>19328506Siggy would still stop at nothing if he can set things right.Which means he'll probably try to absorb the holy if it comes to a choice between the potion and that.
>>19328481So there is no way of healing her enough to gain conciousness?We can't really make this decision in our own, though it seems like we will have to.How bad is the induced insanity?Also, now I see what you were talking about last night. And here I thought it would be Athena who was in trouble.
>>19328506(cont.)I mean, what is the consequence going to be?"Oh, how dare you save my life"?I might not be all the way through the archives, but we can't just spam "consume bad things in other people" without ever facing something that will make things worse if we try to consume it.
Couldn't Hadraniel do something with the Holy? Bring it out or something? If not, consume it. We were sucking up divine energy straight from an angel's shrine and came out mostly alright. It must not hurt humans as bad as it hurts monsters, which are corrupt creatures.
>>19328543The induced insanity? Who know? You have no information on it, you've got to take it at face value>And she is
>>19328526>>19328354Agreeing
>>19328554We already did that. See the first day of spring ritual.
>>19328543I'm fairly sure Athena has her plate full as well, INH's just waiting to hit us with whatever happened to her when things will finally seem to be looking up again.
>>19328563INH, convey my compliments and haet to said friend for this turmoil in my gut.
>>19328577Yes, someone mentioned as much.Still not particularly pleased with the fact that "consume problem" is so often the correct choice.Not to argue with the author in the present case (the decision has been clearly made by the majority), but in future situations, some variance in problem solution would be nice.There should be situations were consuming problems is an incorrect choice with consequences beyond "walk/sleep it off." Siggy's black hole should have its limits.
OK. So lets talk to Hadraniel about eating holy power thing. (I have feeling she wont know much but at least we can update her about what's going on)Which should buy us some more time to decide about the whole vile vampire thing.
>>19328554The potion can turn her into a raving lunatic or murderous psycho for all we know.It's only benefit is being a calculated risk vs the unknown consequences of consuming the holy energy that's killing her.
>>19328587Happy to help, bro.
>>19328566I suppose I have to agree. Try and remove the holy, and if that fails. consider the vampirism potion. >>19328563Why can we can never have nice things? Is this karma for being the butcher?
>>19328654>Why can we can never have nice things? Is this karma for being the butcher?I think that would be our inevitable death in less than thirty days.I guess we won't be raising any children in this world.
>>19328632Oh trust me on that, the consuming problem is something that I have tought out completely, lets just say this : Not consuming Ame-no-Uzume corruption avoided a very, very nasty situation.
You know... while all this is happening, perhaps we can ask the guard to send a runner to Tanu's place with an invitation for her and maybe Holms to come to the castle for a 'discussion' tomorrow.Might save time if we're gonna be saving Slyphis tonight.
>>19328632I think consuming may be storing up problems for ourselves until a later date. It will bite us in the arse eventually.
You mood is heavy as you hold that closed vial; you wouldn’t be surprised if that damn liquid would be bright enough to glow in the dark. It also feels like you are holding a piece of history, something that brought many a tragedy, yet many hope and victory, a relic of the Old Era, is it? Maybe the fact you are born in the new one is why you feel so solemn while holding that, but the door opening and closing softly rustle you out of your reverie. ‘’Siegfried…’’Her voice is sad, the link tell you the same, Hadraniel is in her armor of glorious blue, holding her spear with both hands as her wings flutter slightly, the simple vision of her cheer you u somewhat, but this is the simple effect of being close to someone you share a Link with.‘’They left, it seem that what they needed to do did not need the healer further knowledge’s’’Her bright blue eyes fall on the comatose mantis You let out a deep, heavy and weary sight as you rub your forehead and hair with your free hand.‘’Hadraniel, what effect has the power of Holy on monsters?’’She frowns at your statement and put both her hands on the spear for support as she look at Sylphis.‘’It entirely depend on the quantity and if the host is victim of corruption…Sylphis has no trace of it, meaning that a small quantity of this energy will actually heal her’’She pauses, her fluttering wings create a small, refreshing breeze in the large room, her armor click on itself but that’s to be expected.‘’But this holy energy was created as an antithesis for monsters, too much of it act as poison’’>cont
>>19328724Most likely but at this point, I rather take that risk than possibly make Sylphis go insane.
Her statement is blunt but her tone is wounded, and the feeling is easy to guess in the link, Hadraniel is smart enough to deduce what the implication of this discussion is and she doesn’t seem to be taking it well. ‘’And what if I consume it?’’You look at you free hand, you are after all a consumer, you’ve eaten corruption, killed a succubus, saved the Lady of Crosswalk… and you also ate this nasty thing when Sylphis fought the Witch.And when you entered Hadraniel domain, you started to eat her world at such a fast pace… it’s a good thing you stopped yourself. ‘’You…’’Hadraniel stare is… foreign, for just a moment it felt like you’ve never met the angel, but she shake her head and walk to you, stopped short of a meter.‘’Haven’t you consumed corruption from her in the past, Siegfried? This time, its Holy, we have no idea what kind of strain such a thing put on her body, right now she is wounded and poisoned. What if consuming it…’’She simply trail off, it’s true you have no idea on this ability of yours, how it work.But you can’t just simply let her die like that!
>>19328768"It is either consumption or this..."Hold out the potion of vampirism."Turn her into a vampire as it seems. Something I feel I shouldn't have the choice in the matter truthfully."
>>19328768So a small amount will actually be beneficial? Interesting.Can we sense how much holy is currently in her body?If its going to cause a large strain perhaps we can do it slowly and little by little?Draw out the time taking in eating the holy down to a very low level where it can begin to actually help her.This might mean sitting by her bedside and doing this throughout the entire night. Or perhaps doing it in sessions over several days.
>>19328827Sounds like the best plan really. Using that potion should be last resort.
>>19328827If what happen in Hadraniel domain happens to Sylphis it could kill her. We really don't know if we can fully control that consumption of ours. Another thing to note is consuming corruption might be one thing longs consuming holy can be on another level all together.
‘’Is the quantity plaguing her… much?’’You walk to her bedside, putting on of your hand over hers while the angel simply look, but then without warning you sense her entrance Focus, all the veins in her body glows a deep silver as she over her hand above Sylphis face and in the manner of 5 seconds, she let go of her magic and sight heavily while you simply stare.‘’Hard to guess, but I would say… enough that her body can’t take it, but not enough for it to overflow.’’Well she is an angel; she’s bound to be knowledgeable to anything regarding this Holy magic, energy thing. Damn church keeping all its secrets. ‘’I have this potion as wellI know’’Her statement surprises you, but she’s simply gazing at you.‘’It sound familiar, something I heard in the past, but the knowledge is foggy. What do you intend to do, Siegfried?’’
>>19328875But it's probably the best bet of keeping her the way she is.
Could we put corruption into her and have the two forces negate? Just find a monster, suck some out, and spit it into Sylphis.
>>19328928...We also just strengthened our mindlink right?Where one might fail, two might be able to make it work.See if we can enter some sort of mindmeld with Handreniel? If she can guide us, perhaps siggy can tailor his absorption rate, using the information that she can sense and share with us?
>>19328976Problem is, corruption is nowhere to be found, yo uhaven't felt a hint of it so far. The mosnters of Zipangu are even more adamant than humans in keeping it out.
>>19328991I thought monsters generated corruption? Isn't that why the Queen had to gather it all and deposit it into the dragon?Maybe we could go for a quick jaunt into the wilderness and find something.If not, then I case my vote for consuming the holy.
>>19328935Our we all willing to bet her life on it though? I understand we all want to keep her as is. However, we may have to face the chance where we cannot.I'm all for >>19328827 >>19328982 plan. I just want to make sure we all understand this very well may kill her. Also, this might come down to a dice roll...
I don't know what to do! This choice will end poorly for someone no matter what. I am begging you insertname. Please dont kill Sylphis.
>>19329030Indeed they do generate corruption, but the ritual of Cleansing was just a few days ago, the island is mostly clean of it.
>>19329042The potion could very well kill her too. Maybe not directly but indirectly. Both ways have risks really.
If we have no other option I say we use the potion
>>19329064Theres another angle to the problem.It also means that Slyphis might live for a very very long time, past her natural lifespan and those of the rest in Zipangu.I'm not sure I'd want to subject her to a life where she sees everyone she cares about grow old and die, leaving her alone while she suffers a cursed existence.
‘’We have a soul link… do we not?’’Your statement prompt an interrogative stare from the angel, after a few seconds she simply nod to you as you continue to look at your free hand.‘’We both don’t know how this consuming thing work, for all I know I’m some kind of anomaly, but maybe if I don’t let my instinct take over, if I go at it slowly as you act as my anchor…’’You muse, your hand now on Sylphis forehead, she’s sleeping without a sound, and she’s warm, not pale… Hadraniel is scared; it’s easy to see in the link, she look at the mantis with a fierce and solid gaze.‘’Then do it, the potion is not something I want, but if an option to let her live without using it exist…’’ >So then if the choice is to consume that poison, roll 1d6 gents.
rolled 4 = 4>>19329168Here we go...
rolled 2 = 2>>19329168Ah hell. Lets do it. >consume
rolled 1 = 1>>19329168Meh.
>>19329183Oh god, let this be good enough...>2>1...
Like to point out.>>19329042>come down to a dice roll...Called it.
rolled 6 = 6>>19329186>>19329193Oh well, she had a good five years.
>>19329212I love mah roll
rolled 3 = 3>>19329212>implying the effects of the potion wouldn't have come down to a dice roll as well
>>19329216Nice roll there
>>19329220You bastard. You made your characters too likeable. I think I might cry is this goes wrong.
>>19329212Doesn't it always?>fight in alley>saving Avina>meeting Bletsia for the first time>Getting Slyphis out of shitAll our fails.
>>19329248But INH only takes the first.I keep thinking of asking for somesort of reroll or average but we can go threads without rolling a single die so it doesn't really make sense.
rolled 1 = 1>>19329168Rollin...
>>19329276Usually, I ask for a roll in dramatic situation because that's how I roll (hurr).But I do tend to take the first one, I mostly use the number as how succesfull something you guys REALLY want to do is while keeping in mind the situation and the character skills.
Seems like the best we can hope for at this point is that consuming simply fails and we have to fall back on using the potion.
rolled 1 = 1Praying
rolled 1 = 1>>19329383The random number god hates me.
>>19329300>>19329383>>19329390STOPOn another subject: let's just say hypothetically we turned the Mantis into a vampire. Would we be able to feel her hunger and/or insanity through the link?
>>19329383>>19329390>noko'd 1d1 rolls
>>19329193>>19329300>>19329383>>19329390
And so you’ve decided to use this unsealed, hidden and almost incomprehensible talent of yours, one where you almost need to step blindly into a field of blades, and the consequence are simply too shameful to think of.Of course, you and Hadraniel did not start right off the bat, the angel slowly came out of her solid armor of blue and sat near the bed, her long hair falling on her shoulders and down her back, seeing her this relaxed without it, you almost lose yourself while staring at her and you spotted a faint blush and embarrassment from the link.‘’This is the energy in her, its nature… fell it, identify it…’’ Sitting cross legged, both hands joined and forehead touching, you sat in silence as the angel talked, entering Focus and letting out a small amount of her magic, becoming one with her as much as you can, feeling her every emotions, her sweet, fresh breath, the flutter of her wings and the essence of her magic, her skin is warm, she’s warm…Better not get distracted.The ritual continued for half an hour, Hadraniel was a veritable trooper as, it seem, she was fumbling in the dark, she made you know what quantity you needed to get out and with time, the girl started to fatigue for her crippled state made entering focus a rather arduous affair.‘’Do… your best, without regret, I will have none’’ As the two of you parted of your almost intimate position, the angel blessing felt like a weight, but one that was welcome, one that you needed. You let out a long, fearful sigh and… entered your second nature of Consumer.And you feel the hunger, without emotion, simply there as your instinct are warped into hunger, a great, unending void of hunger but before you can take a step; Hadraniel suddenly sprang from her position and took your hand. >cont
‘’Siegfried, me, feel my emotions, feel my confidence, never lose sight of who you are. Confidence, trust, love, mingled them. You are a Consumer and you will dominate’’Silence is your answer, the instinct of eating, and the prey that is the sleeping Mantis, unlike Hadraniel her body has a small amount of leaking, untouched, Holy energy and it’s…Salivating. But you don’t let yourself go! With a grunt you suddenly punch yourself in the belly, the pain shoot up your being and allow you to anchor yourself as you squeeze Hadraniel hand, you almost launched yourself at Sylphis belly and sprang your hand in there, to grab that food.But there is already another hole, one you are not forced to make, you bend toward Sylphis lips, her small mouth and face up close is quite adorable to look at and you smile to that tough as Hadraniel pull you back to reality, her confidence, authority and…something warm? Mingled together, distracting the instincts. You try to be gentle as you put your mouth over the mantis, but this hole inside you need filling! The very instinct skin on skin contact is established; you let out a grunt as the voracious appetite scream inside your head and almost shatter your sanity, all the instincts in your body want free and eat whatever the outcome to this useless creature! WHY WOULD SHE BE WOUNDED BY THAT ANYWAY THE FOOD IS GOOD IT’S NOT HARM->cont
The process is incredibly fast, you take so much, so fast, it flow out of Sylphis and right into your mouth, going down your throat and into your belly as you depend entirely on the angel, the wall of confidence she project is your own.‘’SIEGFRIED’’The angel screams and suddenly pulls you right out of Sylphis reach as you let out your own scream.‘’LET ME GO WENCH I WANT TO EAT I –NEED- TO EAT’’And then there a sharp pain as the angel elbow you right behind the head.‘’ENOUGH, SHE’S BREATHING!’’She wrestles you on the ground, but at this time you already reeled back this appetite, this beast roused from being interrupted, from being controlled. And it’s covered in sweat that you let out an exhausted sigh.>aaand back in 20 minutes
>>19329575See guys? Turned out perfectly fine. We definitely need to look into this ability of ours more...
>>19329593>perfectly fine>‘’LET ME GO WENCH I WANT TO EAT I –NEED- TO EAT’’Yeah sure.
>>19329549>>19329561>>19329575...That was frightening. We need to be more careful from now on when and where we use this...Thank god for Hadraniel being here...
>>19329575>aaand back in 20 minutesI hate you. I really really hate you. Why do you give me all these feels and disappear right before...You are a cruel person.
>>19329575Seems like she will be alright.
>>19329620And yet we always come back for more.
>>19329604Sarcasm good sir. I'm well aware there were problems. Hence why we really should start investigating this ability of ours a little more.
>>19329607At least we now know the danger it poses.
>>19329620Hey, man. He's gotta refresh himself so he can be at optimum feel-mongering potential.
>>19329575>‘’LET ME GO WENCH I WANT TO EAT I –NEED- TO EAT’’The thing that irks me most is that we don't even have any info to speculate about this consuming ability, because damn it's getting more and more interesting.
>>19329673As long as it isn't similar in concept to stormbriger
>>19329764>stormbringer
>>19329607>Thank god for Hadraniel being here...Thank the link, too. You've strengthened it on the journey, with enough ''good point'' so to speak, a 1 might not be that catastrophic~
>>19329776Question.Was it our link with Hadraniel only that was strengthened or the entire link with everyone, since the wording seemed to be the latter.(Suddenly have a weird mental image of all the ladies pulling leashes holding back a very hungry siggy doggy)
>>19329836Pulled straight out of my notesSylphis: 25% Hadraniel : 15%. Athena 15%: Note that Hadraniel is an angel, those aren't really monsters but I'll leave it at that.Also the link is not depedent on relationship/romance. but of course such a thing will inevitably give a boost, but ''I love you'' =/= 100%
>>19329858What does a strong link actually do? Or do we not know that?
>>19329897That knowledge elude you, but so far you know that you, Sylphis and Athena managed to pull a feat of extreme coordination back on that ice construct.And now Hadraniel maanged to pull your head out of the fire and you avoided a very, very mad mistake.Twice.
>>19329858I wonder when Sylphis got that boost... Thanks for that information.
>>19329858Hmm. Guess we better get working on boosting dem links.
>>19329906Probably due to us spending time with her.
>>19329906>>19329917So what's the plan for improving the links.
Aaaah….Having Hadraniel pressed on your back feels pretty good. She lithe, athletic, yet soft and smell like an angel too.‘’Siegfried’’Her voice is slightly strained, but her arms let go of yours, she’s around your height so that help in keeping you down, not that you are resisting.‘’Yeah, it’s gone, totally, thank, seriously’’Did you mess up? Hadraniel help you to your feet and the two of you walk to the sleeping mantis and the tension in your shoulder fly away when you hear her breathing, Hadraniel is the same too, and hell you spot a small gleam in her eyes, that link sure is projecting a lot of strong emotions. But you sucked all of that energy right out of her, leaving nothing to help her recover, but at the very least there is no poison left: that’s the outcome you wanted, right?Still, who the hell did this...?You refrain from growling, not killing Sylphis but wounding her enough to put her in a critical state and then this poison?Vicious.‘’She’s...’’The angel doesn’t need to say more, a hand on her heart, she simply take deep breath to calm her emotions.It’s a bit strange how strongly attached to the mantis she got, is it not? But now, what do you wish to do, Siegfried Shieffer?
>>19329917War to prepare for and win. All in good time.Thing is I don't think one can actively pursue boosting the links. It probably has to come naturally. Not like some dating sim.>>19329924Most probably, yeah.
>>19329939Making new ones is not agaisn't the rules too
>>19329939> plan for improving link> Evangelion ep. Both Of You Dance Like You Want To Win!I'm not saying we do it EXACTLY like Nerv did there, but... we could do something similar...Team building type stuff. Build trust and group coordination. Learn to predict or anticipate each other's movements.At the very least it'd improve synergy in combat.
>>19329946As good as it is to have saved sylphis, part of me is still curious as to how vampire mantis would have turned out.
>>19329946It worked...Against all odds, it worked.Hugs times, couldn't have done it without her and thank her for stopping us.Now that we know who her dad is, I think he deserve to and will want to know the news.
>>19329946Ask Hadraniel if she noticed anything odd about Sigfriend during the process beyond him losing control. We really need to get some ideas on what this ability is.
>>19329971And now we'll never know...
>>19329971Standard praying mantis, mate and eat?
>>19329983I know. Sad isn't it?
>>19329984You know what?Let's keep that vampire potion for later.The concept of a vampiric monstergirl is too interesting to not use at a later date.Or, alternately, maybe the concept could be recycled in a future antagonist perhaps? Bioweapons experimentation is hardly unheard of. The potion could be easily stolen at some point.
>>19329999>>19329983>>19329971Hey you guys still have that potion.
>>19330013INH, I love MGQ but NOPENOPE, NOT ANOTHER WORD.
>>19330013
>>19330025I'M WITH THIS GUY.
Y'know what? Time to sleep, grab the angel and lay down besides our mantis. If anything disturbs us it dies.Also loving the quest sorry for not participating more but I gotta pass out now.
>>19330009I wonder what it does to humans, if anything.
>>19330047It work, if that any consolation.
>>19330013That we do.Last resort healing potion. With 'minor', unimportant, side effects.
>>19329974This. Now that we know who Slyphis' father is, we should at least let him know his daughter is out of danger.
‘’Hadraniel did you notice anything… strange through the link?’’The emotions now past, the only thing left is getting Sylphis back home to that water dragon-god shrine, or at least has Tsukiyomi take a good look at her, after all the Youko is said to be the god mother of magic on the island.‘’Yes’’Her statement is blunt, but the angel is already in the process of putting her armor back on, you also make certain to look. ‘’I don’t know how to describe it, but I felt like you were going to… you were going someplace far away’’And then there’s a loud knock on the door, a stern voice followed suite.‘’Is anything wrong? Servants heard screaming, you people fucking or something?’’ Well now, that’s not good for your reputation is it?
>>19330077Magical backlash as a result of healing our companion.Painful, but it will pass, and it has allowed us to remove that which was killing sylphis.
>>19330077...Its gotta be the old man.Open the door find out who it is."How could we be so crass when our companion was in danger. We just removed the holy poison from her body. Suffice to say it was not an easy procedure but it is gone now. She will be fine."
>>19330077I see a chance for some mischief."Our apologies! Sometimes we get a little too into it."
>>19330077Hmm. Guess we should save this conversation for later. Perhaps bring it up with some people when we're back. Guess we should go see Sylphis' father.
>>19330077>you people fucking or something?>The guy who's been nothing but dutiful since he got here fucking in the room of someone hovering between life and death.Let's open that door and rip this bastard a new one before turning in for the night.
>9000 hours on googleHave a derpy vampire mantis.I am honestly surprised that someone had already thought of this, let alone had drawn it.
A grin spread on your face, Hadraniel has a soft spot of blush on her face and the link is so deliciously embarrassed, you just cannot resist poking fun, a man has his priority after all and hey, don’t they say that being able to laugh at yourself is a sign of maturity?"Our apologies! Sometimes we get a little too into it."Hadraniel doesn’t say anything, the angel is now in full armor and armed with her spear, the only thing she does is look at you with her head hang open and eyes similar to a fish, while you simply grin and give her a thumb up.‘’Aaah!? SERIOUSLY?’’The voice is male and sound embarrassed as well, what up with all these prude? ‘’Well have fun, but don’t let out leader catch you, good thing there isn’t anybody out there too… man an angel…’’And so the man walks off, while Hadraniel close her mouth with her face a shade of crimson.‘’Y-you… why…’’Oh boy…‘’We have… pressing matter, do we not? Presssiiiiiiing….’’Such a damn prude.
>>19330133Look at that, the poor guy has down. This is not kawaii.
>>19330214...Wasn't that abit out of character? Considering that we're here as an ambassador as well?
>>19330240It didn't feel like it, Siggy like to poke fun at the people he care about, especially after a stressfull situation
>>19330214Well, by morning half the place will have heard about the ambassador boning the angel.
>>19330262Plus the whole bit at the palace. We no longer have anyone is danger at this very moment. Hell we should be happy nothing really bad happen right there.
>>19330273Thats kind of the problem. We still have a job to do, while everyone gossips behind our back...Oh well, we might be able to spin it to our advantage if everyone is looking that way somehow, though I don't think we'll need it that much.Get Hadreniel off to bed. Poor girl must be exhausted, then let Keldran know about Slyphis' condition before we turn in ourselves.
>>19330292Thanks for jinxing it. Anyways, I say we go see Slyphis' father if this is a wat do? post.
>>19330292Apart from ourself falling victim to the spear of an embarrassed angel.
Aaaand even before the man is out of sight, Hadraniel catch him by the clothe as he yelp and goes ‘’I’m sorry for interrupting!’’ while you roll your eyes and walk to the exit, Hadrianiel is of course totally red while the man get up, red in the face too while the angel keep saying ‘’We are NOT in this relationship!’’The man in question is rather tall, more than you, dark hair and a overall friendly looking face, if not childish, his build is stout but he does seem like a jovial person, one that seem easy to trust.‘’Aaah I see!’’He grin as he approach you and tap you on the shoulder.‘’You got me good, putting me on a loop like that! Anyway, you want to turn in for the night? Making the Ambassador work himself to the bone doesn’t seem like a good idea!’’His clothes tell you that he’s another of the captain of this police force. >damage control.jpg
>>19330327meh, spoilsport.
>>19330327See! Everything is fine. We got to poke some fun at the angle. Made a grown man be embarrassed. All in good fun.As for what to do. We should really get in contact with whoever it is that runs the information network here. Tanu was it?
>>19330327Mmm, INH, don't doubt yourself when we complain.Good GM/DM has to stay the course (unless we riot, lol).
>>19330327Find Sylphis' dad and let Hadraniel rest.
>>19330367The primary mission is to secure the alliance.The strategic mission is to win the war, which means we have alot of work to do to strengthen our ally in the time before we head back.Prepare liaisons between all our parties, make sure information is shared (probably co-op Tanu's information network as a Zipangu wide intelligence agency if shes willing), root out the enemy infestation as much as we can and secure the queen and the regent's powerbase in the city so that domestically, they will be stable and we don't suddenly have a revolt on our flanks.We also need to know if those robots have any weaknesses, since the regent said they already had one and probably experimented on it to see what work and can possibly damage it. If possible, we should ask for the spare. Siggy in one of those would be awesome.
‘’Hadraniel, I think you should get some rest’’You look at her, serious this time and even if she’s embarrassed, she’s quick to put on her usual solemn face and she shakes her head in negation.‘’And leave you alone? While I dislike leaving Bletsia alone, nobody want her head, she is perfectly safe here and Sylphis is out of commission: I will have to do as your bodyguard.’’ She’s not going to budge on the matter, the captain is looking at her while rubbing his chin, but then crack a large, childish smile.‘’Good eyes! Good words! She win, Ambassador, keep her with you!’’What game is he playing? Still, if Hadraniel is going to come with you…Aah you feel that fear again, the angel looked down the hallway but nothing is there, what haunt you so, Hero of Old?‘’Is Keldran currently available?’’He should get to know that his daughter is safe, at least you feel like he should.The captain eyebrow narrow slightly as he frown, then shake his head.‘’He’s out there in the city, looking for the fugitives, he was pretty mad too, not that I blame him…’’He look to the door, then at you and his eyes narrows, but it seem he picked up on the fact that you knew – he’s sharp.‘’She’s alright, I made certain to cure her, the only thing she need to recover is coming back home’’And a huge sigh escape him, no doubt a weight was just lifted from his shoulders.‘’I see, thank for your work, Ambassador. I don’t think those two will have the time to meet, Keldran is a good, hard man yes but I’m not able to say that he’s a good father. If you have business tonight, then feel free to go or ask for my help, I’m on standby’’ Hadraniel is simply solemn, back at your side. This is going to be a long night won’t it?
>>19330506Agree completely. We've gotten the first part of our mission done and when we learned about the on coming water it opened lot more work to be done. >If possible, we should ask for the spareMaybe we can ask that be apart of the treaty, heading one over?
>>19330554>Heading>handing Bah.
>>19330548How many days more before we are overdue back home?And the travelling time with the queens' entourage?
>>193305873 days before the limit now, the Queen entourage is to set out at dawn and expected to reach the teleportation stones around evening.
>>19330612Two days to work then.Get some rest. We'll need our energy for whats coming.
>>19330612Hmm. Do they have a library or something? Maybe we can find some information on our ability or some lead on it in it if they do.
>>19330630So then, not setting out into the night, but actually staying put and recovering? I'll stop for today as well, just got hit by a wave of fatigue, but I'll hang around, see waht the corse of action is since tomorrow I'll try to pull off my second session too.
>>19330642That's a good idea. We'll only really get one chance at this place, me thinks.
>>19330642They do ahve a library yes, as for waht information's it hold, its impossible to know unless you ask of course.
>>19330652Recovering would probably be best. Any idea on what time you're going to aim to run this tomorrow? Also, I've almost finished ML Extra... Hesitant to go further after you've hinted I should expect tragedy, heh.
>>19330664Could we ask just browse around. I don't think we want to people knowing what we're looking for or the of chance what Siggy can do.
>>19330652Things for the morrow:1) Meet with Tanu to see if she has additional info, float the possibility of having her coordinate the intel for the upcoming alliance. Of course, this will need approval by all 3 domains eventually.2) Meet with the Queen and regent to hammer out details of the alliance3) Ask for a copy of the old treaty. I'm quite sure Amy would like to have a copy again of it.4) Hunt disruptive elements down. Treacherous nobles or the enemy agents.
>>19330691Might also be worth adding on asking the Regent/Queen about if they've heard of anyone with our consumption ability.
>>19330674I'll try to aim for my usual hour, 4-5 pm EST.Unlimited doesn't really have tragedy, its just more serious, you're good to go.
>>19330689I don't think we have the time to go through any and every book that might have what we need. We're going to have to ask someone unless we want to just sit there and grab books at random.
>>19330674You did all the routes of Extra?Whos your favourite girl? I'd really recommend only doing Meiya's for unlimited but you only need one run through of it since all the routes are basically the same.Make sure you do a second time for Yuuko's christmas special, though.
>>19330689Indeed you can comb through the Library, but it seem it might be best to let Siggy actually sleep and recover, I'Ve got a little scene in mind for that too~But if yo uwant to overwork (as if that can happen) Siggy and read, then its perfectly fine too.
>>19330705Should be some kind of indexing for their books/scrolls. Or at least I would hope so.
>>19330689Or we could just ask Hadreniel to do it while we do diplomacy.
>>19330717Torn between Sumika and Meiya. Still not sure which one trumps the other at the moment...>>19330722Yes, but we don't really know what we're looking for beyond the fact it can consume corruption and such. Which is going to end up in us sitting there and picking books at random based on the title. Unless we spend all day doing that, we might need to talk to someone about it. And if we are entering an alliance with them, we might be able to trust the Regent/Queen with this info.
Hopin' for that vamp potion to be used. Gonna cause hell, but worth it.Definitely a Chekhov's gun worth having.
While it's not a priority, it might be worth to check why Sylvia and her companion decided to sick everyone on the oomukades.
>>19330751Just do your favourite for unlimited, then.
>>19330753Careful with that, I'm more or less planning for one of your companion or Siggy to drink it, its not something to take lightly.
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>>19330753If the side effects include insanity then its really not something to just use willy nilly.
>>19330815It's okay. We'll defy INH's plans and not need to use it...Watch that's how we avoid dying in the next 27ish days.
>>19330815War is hell
>>19330851You are enjoying this way too much.Why do I keep coming back for more...
>>19330870I don't know, but I am indeed enjoying myself.
>>19330843>>19330848>>19330815There is no escape from cha- err I mean, corruption.It marks us all.Granted, it's gonna suck (heh) in-universe, but I think from our point of view it's gonna be pretty epic.Plus, gives us some late-game internal problems. Gotta have that. No fun in having this just be a one way trip to big happy family land.Sides. We'll deal with the insanity, right? Show it who's boss.
>>19330903Having three or more soul links open does wonders for an insane mind.
>>19330922That it do>>19330903Lets just say there going t obe more character switch in the future.
>>19330946Not excessively though, I hope.Night INH, see you on the morrow.
>>19330753siggy should totally use it before he dies.And then we become castlevania style Dracula
Wait, Siggy's a vampire now?
>>19338030No hes not.And INH just started a new thread so ask any more questions you have there.>>19337990
