12th day of Prophecy, 08:30 pm, resting inside your magically reinforced tent.

It was the very first time in years for emotions to run amok uncontrollably, the torture you’ve inflicted upon your bodyguard and lover was the very last straw; the stress of the past weeks had built up inside you, eating you from the inside and working to break the foundations of your mental strength but today… today had been far too much; time was undoubtedly your most precious resources and let it flow through your fingers. Minutes stretched into hours, the sun settled beneath the horizon and the usual night patrols were erected all along the camp, the sound of metal clicks from armors and boots became a steady rhythm that almost lulled you into sleep, but the images kept torturing you and robbing you of any kind of steady peace…
All the while, Mylen clung to your silently right up until she fell asleep from exhaustion; you don’t know when her consciousness left for she stayed clinging at your back silently, the soft crooning and praises having died long ago, the succubus had more than earned a well-deserved rest and by the look of it, her exhaustion robbed her of her usual preparedness; she always was a very light sleeper, for her to literally fall asleep on your back was a first.
‘’Aaah…’’
A small weary sigh escape your lisps and you rub your face several time, your body seem stuck in between tired and healthy, thankfully your emotional high has come down thank to the soul link and its continual support; without it you’d have no doubt broken down far, far sooner…
Energy fills your chest anew as warmth from the golem tickle your heart, the clear intention of the girl tell you that she’s on her way to the tent; after all this time in self-pity you doubt even Orion could stand in her way and thus, your slowly untangle yourself from Mylen iron grip and lay her to rest on the bed, not before sneaking a kiss or two as the flame of your old love rekindle anew.

Next came the alchemical lamp; the dim white light bathing the somber tent came back alive after putting the usual fuel in the form of a transparent rock, increasing the intensity of the light and illuminating the entire area, you immediately spot the various gifts placed neatly on the desk beside the lute, which was put at the foot of the furniture.

‘’Right on cue…’’

You whisper to yourself as the drape closing your tent is thrown open and you hold your breath as you find yourself tackled softly by a whirlwind of wild brown hair, a hard and warm body cling to you with enough insistence to make any attempt of diplomacy or squeezing out fruitless; you can just imagine a pair of square blood red eyes somehow morphed into puppy eyes and as such, you avoid looking at Emeth who has yet to make a single sound, much too content on squeezing your arm for all it’s worth and nuzzling close to your chest.

Compared to that, Ithel and Leila mumbling to themselves and staying outside in the most uncomfortable display of total awkwardness might as well be putting on plate armor.

It’s obvious they want to come, but they’re also convinced that they need your blessing, something obviously not shared by Emeth whose attention is now sorely on the sleeping Mylen.

What do you do? Do you let the other girls in, or do you excuse yourself?

>>27846236
Allow a moment to compose ourselves.

Hug Emeth as thanks for her warmth.

Then allow them in.

>>27846236
Let them in but make sure they stay quiet as to not awaken Mylen

>>27846236
Give Emeth one more squeeze, then let Ithel and Leila in. We don't want them standing outside too long.

‘’Thank…’’

You whisper to the golem softly, barely loud enough to let her hear and you immediately look away to avoid the inevitable upward look; the kind of thing that females the world over use time and again to melt the hearts of men right then and there, nevertheless her warmth feels as organic and comfortable as any human and to have her so close is enough of a balm on your emotions to keep yourself from any relapse and as such, you walk toward to exit and beckon the two girls awkwardly standing by while a column of soldiers marched by, the heavy sounds of their boots work perfectly as backdrop to mask your voices but the intent of keeping a low profile obviously didn’t escape them; Mylen is sleeping harder than a rock and the prospect of awakening a recently tortured warrior doesn’t sit well by anyone.

‘’You doing all right?’’

Leila finally asks after several minutes of silence, time during which you had Emeth disentangle herself from you so you could sit on the bed.

‘’I’ve been better, but yeah, I’m okay now’’

Your bout of self-pity lasted around 3 hours after all, that’s more than enough time wasted, and despite it all the two girls still look a bit awkward, standing side by side like this does bring a little smile on your face but the fidgeting little alchemist was obviously wishing to speak up, and, as for Emeth, she silently took on the role of vigil by exiting the tent and patrolling the immediate area without so much as a single suggestion from anyone; an independent action like this would surely not have happened yesterday.

‘’Well, I got some good new’’

Ithel suddenly speak up, her hands seem to be cradling something in her pocket but she has yet to take it out, thus you stay silent on your curiosity and allow her to know that she’s got your full attention by a single, silent nod.

‘’I can make a prosthetic tonight, isn’t a real big deal, all I need is to measure and weight her hand’’

Good, however now that the fog of emotions has been mostly lifted, a question immediately sprout in your mind.

‘’Couldn’t you stitch it back? It hasn’t been that long, right?’’

To which the girl emotions falls, obviously this options is impossible and it fill you with momentary rage, an obvious sign of your vulnerability.

‘’Can’t. The entire finger…’’

You can tell it’s serious, not only is that strong alchemist hesitant but Leila gaze is focused on Mylen, observing her with intensity and obviously trying to deduce if she’s sleeping and listening in.

‘’…is already rotten even after I put it in plasmatic fluids, I did took its measurement tough, kinda suspected something like that to happen what’s with the Inquisition an’ all o dat…’’

Damn it… so that’s why Ahriman didn’t bother to take his ‘’trophy’’; anger course through you like thunder and your left hand ball in a fist, the other one is slowly stroking the leathery wing of your bodyguard, you’ve probably grown addicted to stroking the unusual appendages of monstrous women by now.

‘’But dat aint all, someone from the Flaming Fist came to me tent and…’’

The girl finally take out what she’s been a hiding and you frown in momentary disbelief as what she’s holding appear to be a carved piece of quartz, the thing is strangely rectangular and the drawing within form a traveling spiral with various inscriptions reminding you of runes all over its smoky surface, and you finally realize now that it’s in front of your face, the object project a minimal amount of magical energy.

‘’Tis a key for one o dem battle armor’’

Well well…

What do you do?

>>27846897
Time for a hijacking?

Grand Theft Battle Armor

>>27846897
Why did they give it to you?
What are you going to do with it?
Can we have it?
etc etc

Such a revelation spring myriads of questions in your mind and you must rub your face pretty hard to calm down; you’ll probably feel like this until you get a good night of sleep, thankfully this time was enough to narrow down your thoughts into something a bit more comprehensible, all this while you detailed the object with great interest; the church like it’s jewelry but this thing doesn’t look that pricy at all..

‘’Why did they gave this to you?’’

This to you, feel like the most important question and you’ve probably struck a bull’s-eye since Leila hand start gripping the pommel of the holy sword while turning toward her friend who take in a deep breath, obviously still shaken by coming face to face with a Flaming Fist; this little girl is obviously no warrior.

‘’They know I’ve been associating with ya an’ all’’

It’s obvious that Ahriman would have you watched, but still irritating to know it to be true.

‘’Seem like there’ll be an important assignment tomorrow and… well they want you as a pilot, so they came ta me since I’m an alchemist an’ all and know how this work and can obviously brief ya on what those things do, too’’

Oh, so the High Inquisitor thinks highly enough of Siegfried Shieffer to send him out on another errand? How quaint, how very, very quaint indeed, with Mylen recovering from torture that’d be a prime opportunity to… ‘’mismanage’’ a prisoner’s location, or maybe the bastard STILL doesn’t trust you, he was described as a sociopath after all; he’ll drain you of your worth and discard what’s left.

‘’I-I… well ta activate it I’ll need some of ya blood…’’

‘’Siegfried’’

Leila suddenly interrupt her friend and you finally realize that your rage was all too apparent in your eyes and face, you remember how much your mom encouraged you to keep a straight, emotionless gaze because, apparently, your scary when angry.

‘’The day after tomorrow, the Church will assault one of the two linked forts guarding the rest of this province, the assignment tomorrow obviously has something to do with that; I won’t be able to come with you this time’’

You can tell that she’s ashamed, for a Purifier like her to stay behind is a serious blow to one pride, just like how Mylen was very angry at your departure given her job as a bodyguard.

‘’Sorry for interrupting’’

Ithel simply shake her head.

‘’Nay nay, s’cool, I’ve just been wondering tough, it’s getting late for ya an’ all; do ya want me ta explain how these giants works or leave that for tomorrow?’’

>>27847439
Tell me now, girl, so that I may muse upon it in my resting hours.

>>27847439
No reason to not hear it now.

>>27847439
"Might as well hear it now, tell me how to pilot the thing."

>>27847439
I guess that means Emeth is assigned to guard Mylen for tomorrow then.

>>27847439
>Mechs stompin on monstergirls

Nigga the church got some class

>>27847439
I'm gettin real sick of church shit, when can we fuck them and leave?

>>27847876

Soon, I'll present a new situation once the mech info dump is over and done with

>>27847931
Good, very good.
These assholes have to pay.

‘’Please do’’

Given the lack of furniture in the tent, Ithel walk toward your loaded desk and put the key on its surface while taking another instrument from her pocket, some kind large metal pincer with various gradual numbers on its surface along with a little magical plate; both item obviously meant for her business concerning Mylen.

‘’Might get a bit long winded, but hey I want ya to listen too Leila, even if I told you all bout it anyway’’

‘’I know’’

The little alchemist walk toward the bed and you politely stand up to allow her to her business, her small soft hands grasp Mylen arms with firm, yet delicate strengths and she set about her purpose of measuring the girl hand, wrist even forearm while sliding the magical plate under it.

Obviously a prosthetic can’t be merely slapped on a person body.

‘’Well then, at first the armors themselves work as a sort of amplifier; you’ve seen how big they are right? Titans of metals around 3 meters long and around half as thick as my entire body, may seem small but their crazy maneuverable despite that hunched back design and can jump like frogs to boot; you won’t feel crippled once you get it in I assure you o’ dat’’

She stop her measurements to jot down some notes while Leila welcome back Emeth, the golem, for some reason take her hands and shake them going ‘’Lilly Lilly’’ which obviously leave the poor girl confused.

‘’Philosophy behind the whole thing was to create mages of dat size but of course things can’t be that simple. Once you step in, you’ll provide its power; like a heart you make the magic flow through its body, bad thing is tough, the machine will literally need to take out a chunk of your magic in order to power up so… once you step out, you’ll be too tired to get back in so I strongly advice thee to sit your ass down until your business is really, really done because ya won’t be feeling the fatigue until then; you’ve got a very real risk of burning out if you go all out too often once you step out.’’

You hear a flustered plaint from the blond as Emeth hug her, you can’t help but look; the golem seem to have started stroking the Holy sword with her hand and the poor Purifier see completely taken aback, in fact you are too; what in the world sprouted this sudden bout of mischief?

‘’Nyway, I’ll be making it short because it’s much better to experience it; I can’t really say what it is you’ll be able to do once you’re in it given that each mages tend to be unique and as such, the battle armors performance depend solely on your own magical abilities, but there is one very, very important thing; the armors were created thank to the efforts of the dwarves, a commissioned alchemist of the church thirty years ago explored one of the fallen Karak and managed to grab much of their lost knowledge.’’
Ithel stop to look at you in the eyes.

>fucking character limit I swear

‘’Each of those things contain a dwarven soul; whether they have free will or not, I can’t say, but they obviously act as the main intelligence for the machine and only by proper synchronization will you be able to bring out the machine potential, I never had firsthand experience and the knowledge of this fact is sealed tight enough already that I can’t give you more than that. Hell proper procedure would have ya sitting in one of the armor already, but this war make protocol kind of an afterthought.’’

Any questions?

>>27848166
Thank the child for her help. Sit back and reflect on the days events. Prepare ourself both physically and mentally for the events to come.

>>27848166
It's time to get in robot Siggy.

>>27848166
"Can I meet...it, now?"

I'm down for meeting our robobro now. Leave Emeth, Ithel and Leila with Mylen for now. Tell them we'll be right back.

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>>27848260

Is a 3 meters minimech considered loot?

>>27848166
>fallen Karak
>not burned Kharak
Missed opportunity that.

"This... sounds like a serious push. Ithel, just out of curiosity, how long would it take you to prepare to leave tomorrow night? You too Leila, I don't think anyone associated with me will be welcome here much longer."

>>27848166
"How are your preparations to leave, Ithel? Are the two of you ready to go? I don't know when, but if I have control of this armor, and I can take out Ahriman, I'll take the opportunity.
"Though, Ithel, how possible would it be for a Mage Armor like this to have a remote kill-switch? I'd think that Ahriman wouldn't fully trust me with something of this power yet, and he might just be testing me."

>>27848345
Yes/

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>>27848345
It's a reference to "Evabridged" because you made them into friggin' Evas! Just two questions, do we feel the machine's pain and do they ever go berserk?

Also, sorry I'm late. Here it is folks.

>>27848714

No and yes.

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>>27848166
Yay we get a mech! We are going to kick ass and
>remembers conversation we had on that other site
Die. We are going to die.
Inquisitor: Lord Shieffer, what's that?
Pure rage son. Pure rage.

>>27848765
Yay! We'll have two berserkers fighting each other!

‘’Can I… meet it now?’’

A tingling sensation of anticipation fills your entire body, the prospect of actually meeting a hybrid experiment of dwarves and human ingenuity make the sight of this metal titans much, much more exciting, for a moment Emeth and Leila shenanigans leave your mind, even the Beast seem curious; marvel of military technology may be one of the few subjects you can cooperate on!

‘’Can’t say; you’d have to go to the Flaming Fist and ask em yourself, there’s two machines in here.’’

An alchemist reach only goes so far, Ithel work seem to be done as well as she pocket her tools and roll the small piece of paper in her hand, all this while Emeth seem to have coaxed the Purifier to take the Holy sword out of its scabbard; its holy nature and pearl colored blade gleam magically inside the illuminated tent, giving yet more light in the abode and momentarily catching your and Ithel attention as the magnificent blade is laid bare in the world… and then the golem run her hand along the sharp edge without cutting herself, while locking Leila wrist in place with her second hand, making the poor blonde yelp.

Boy oh boy is she a handful.

‘’Ithel, just out of curiosity, how long would it take you to prepare to leave tomorrow night?’’

The question obviously take her by surprise, Leila too freeze on the spot and Emeth sharpness make her stop the tomfoolery as the mood obviously shift toward utmost seriousness.

‘’You too Leila, I don't think anyone associated with me will be welcome here much longer."

‘’That’s…’’

Both girls speak at once, the Purifier move to put the sword back in the scabbard and smile triumphantly at Emeth complaint while the poor little alchemist seem struck by indecision.

‘’The army is patrolling every inch outside the camp and the angels numbers are slowly swelling, we’ve got eight of them in the camp now and I suspect two more will be here by tomorrow; an escape route will need to be forced or sneaked through, but… if we could hijack the Flaming Fist circle of teleportation, that’d make things much, much smoother.’’

‘’I… I well I… ya know I’m under contract an’ all but… shit really? Tomorrow? I just… I mean leaving an’ all is…’’

‘’Ithel, I won’t allow you to abandon your dream’’

‘’Ahaha…I dunno what you’re about to do Siegfried, but I don’t need to know; I can leave my tools and go for broke since my prototype is attached to that girl’’

Then the little blond hand reach toward her throat where you spot a heart shaped pendant, a very quiet little piece of jewelry that you never really paid attention up to now.

‘’I got what I need anyway…’’

>>27849126

Oh it's a wat do

>>27849126
>>27849238
"Tomorrow is just a contingency. Whether I'll have the opportunity to finish my objective is still unknown.
"But, I do need to know if the machines can be fitted with some kind of remote kill-switch. This could be just a test, rather than an actual sign of trust."

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>>27849126

"What is that?"

Should go an take a look at the golem after chatting abit more. If Leila is not joining the assault tomorrow, perhaps we can officially remand the prisoner to her care in our stead.

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>>27849238
So basically, we can really gamble and go for the circle, putting ourselves way out in the open but if we hold out for the time it takes to alter or charge we're utterly home free or try and play it safe and go for a traditional escape that'll take longer but may have less risk?

>>27849392
>perhaps we can officially remand the prisoner to her care in our stead.
That will put her under additional scrutiny from Ahriman, you know.

>>27849396

Indeed, tha'ts about it, you run the risk of being intercepted by angels in all escape tough because those buggers are crazy fast.

>3 messages in the same minutes

Dayum guys

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>>27849410

Shes already under scrutiny already.

Since shes not returned to the Purifiers despite being released from Lex's service, its possible from an outsider's point of view that we're training and using her as part of our staff. An ]['s interrogator of sorts.

Also if we're planning to breakout within the next couple of days, the extra scrutiny won't do much since he'll only observe and not directly intervene since he still finds siggy trustworthy for now.

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>>27849384
Yeah this, gotta make sure he can't kill our A-10 circuit at a critical moment. Though if we synched really high with it well... It just might go berserk anyway and Ahriman or his right hand will be going "Oh for fucks sake really!"

>>27849396
I got no clue really. It'll depend on the situation we find ourselves in. We land stealth kill I'm going for the circle, say it's official orders from Ahriman or something. We have duel and win somehow it'll depend on how much attention we attracted. A good deal and it's circle. Alarms already off, they're already in pursuit and if we don't leave FAST the entire army will be shoved up our ass. If only a little we be sneaky. Hopefully, by the time they realized what happened we're well away from the main camp.

>>27849126
"Did you just suggest hijacking a teleporter? How would we go about that--preferably without getting caught or letting them immediately follow us?"

>>27849568
Crap that second one was meant to reply to >>27849474

>>27849573
Same guy, this one too. We do NOT want to give the Church a way to gate in their forces directly into Zipangu's castle to try for a total decapitation of the top levels of the command chain.

>>27849755
We could just teleport halfway there and just head to the local Zipangu war camp.

>>27849755

We're not running back to Zipangu. Yet.

>>27849788
I don't think we'll be able to kill the Angel solo, we don't have the juice for that.

>>27849779
Either way, if they can follow they'll send angels and elites. Who are now close to a military outpost of Zipangu who have no idea they're coming and/or get very little warning. That's a bad thing BTW.

>>27849807
Good thing we won't be solo, we'll have Ithel (might have a golem to bring with her for combat), Emeth, Leila, and Mylen. And we just might be able to swing the mech. We get all that and one angel's gonna die like a bitch!

>>27849863
I still think you're underestimating the strength of the Angel, I'm not sure if it's a good idea to go against him with what we've got right now.

>>27849863
If that angel is Orion, you'd better run fast.

GM warning

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>>27849924
If you're talking Orion then oh fuck no. We can't even begin to have a REMOTE FUCKING CHANCE unless we alpha strike the bastard with everything we got, and to get out unscathed in the casualty department we'll *need* Lysta/Radiance on our side.

I was talking about a normal angel, Orion is an EN-TIRELY different subject.

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>>27849807

The plan still called for a second defection to the Demon Lord's daughter.

So we won't be heading directly back to zipang but perhaps maybe close enough to their lines to drop off the girls since the corruption would be deadly to them.

>>27850026
When I said the angel I meant Orion, I should have been clearer.

>>27850045
I'm not sure if she'll buy it though, she's craftier than the church.
She's hornier though, so we can work with that.

>>27850045
>The plan still called for a second defection to the Demon Lord's daughter.
That I don't recall.
Also, since we just took out her second-in-command in front of her (since she had a portal open at the time), I don't think a defection is possible.
We'll instead have to repair the Demon Lord's throne and then let her mother clean house.

>>27850045
No it didn't man. We don't have to join Deruella, we have to smoke her out by thwartin' her plans and killing her employees, the Fallen Maidens. Once found same plan as with Orion. Alpha. Fucking. Strike. No chances will be taken. She's Orion with help.

>>27850045

Deruella got a big grudge after Wilmarina murder.

>>27850109
A little loving will change her mind. Maybe.

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>>27850071

Theres also the fact that we killed her LT in that battle.

I'm not sure if it'll work but we'll have to play it by ear after we kill our primary mark, here.

>>27850109

Eh, though so. Heh.

>>27849944
Question! Could Orion take on Siegfried and Daiyu after they form a soul link?

Because my anti-Orion plan is Demon Lord Summoning IX.

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>>27850129
haha, no. You don't understand she REALLY liked Noscrim. The Fallen are to her what daughters are to normal people. Again, she does care, in a very sick and twisted way mind you but she really really cares for her employees, and that goes triple for the Maidens.

She want's us dead, as turning us into an incubus is currently impossible. Still cursing herself for her past decisions too. She set that chain of events into motion, with her decision to plant the beast in us...

>>27850195

Depend entirely on the circumstance of the fight.
A healthy Daiyu with a soul Link to Siggy magical pierce nature will be a very, very harsh combo for him to deal with for certain.

"Tomorrow is just a contingency. Whether I'll have the opportunity to finish my objective is still unknown.’’

Obviously your words bring little relief, Ithel wasn’t present during your confession and you doubt Leila revealed the integrity of your plot; to be told to pack your things fast would leave anyone unsettled; in fact you can’t help but think that Leila is taking this new a little too well, although the murder of Ahriman would obviously work in her mentor favor it’s still betrayal.

"But, I do need to know if the machines can be fitted with some kind of remote kill-switch. This could be just a test, rather than an actual sign of trust."

The little alchemist eyes widen, another question that obviously take her by surprise and she take her time to think it through, crossing her arm and mumbling to herself as anxiety rock her little form.
‘’From what I know of the internal design… mind you, I got limited knowledge, something like dat is impossible but… well I’ll say maybe because the pope got some crafty bastards.’’
Wait, the pope? What’s his holiness got to do with this? Your wordless surprise obviously show on your face and little Ithel chest puff up in pride as she eagerly dispense her knowledge.
‘’Those armors were commissioned by him, or well his predecessor’’

Interesting, but not exactly useful; your gaze shift toward Leila, then Emeth who started fiddling with the Lute, causing random sounds as she very carefully pluck the instrument with the tip of her fingers, obviously bored with this discussion.

’’Leila, you suggested hijacking the Flaming Fist circle of teleportation; care to expand on this idea? Obviously being sneaky would be best, but sabotaging it after out exit ought to be the most realistic option’’

Leila stand straight and click her hell on the ground, putting on a brief show as she grasp the holy sword, her long golden hair frolicking slightly in the air, the whole display leave you confused as to why, exactly, she did this but… well images might be a tad important.

Maybe she want to look good for Radiance, the sword blade is gleaming as part of it is out of its protective leather.

‘’Tomorrow is the key; you’ll most likely be sent with a wingman and in order to do this, a particularly strong circle has to be constructed along with its destination which is, most likely, being worked on by the angels right now’’

This explains Orion presence earlier today…

‘’Now after you finish what it is you need to do, the client circle will disappear once you get back to the host; the flaming fist could break it apart afterward but the creation of a circle for armors is nowhere near the flimsy and readily made ones meant to transport agents; serious time, efforts and resources has to be sunk to create something that stable, and as such, it’ll stay inside their fortress for a long while now… but then, in order to hijack it, we’ll have to take advantage of the side effect.’’

Leila pause momentarily as Emeth giggle while trying to read a book.

‘’Circle that strong leave an imprint on whomever use it because the client circle is usually crafted inside a magical item which is then given to the agent; you’ll have to rub it directly on your skin to keep the effect as long as possible but afterward… you’ll be able to activate it because your still synched, the Flaming Fist will want to keep you out of the fortress for a day or two for certain. And as for sabotaging and calibrating the destination… these circles are hard wired to keep their previous destinations and we can break it by having Radiance manifest a brief show of power, effectively overloading it and burning the magical runes keeping it stables as we go through, we do run the risk of landing a bit away from our destination’’

This Purifier thought it through!

Do you have anything more to ask?

>>27850463
"Define 'a bit away'."

>>27850493

''The margin is around 50 to 100 meters from your previous location; there's no mountains for miles, only forest and plains so we won't run to risk of... poppping up in the air''

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>>27850463

"How long will we need to hold out for the circle to activate and get all of us out? Will we all leave at once or piecemeal? And how many guards do they have guarding the home circle?"

>>27850577
Very pertinent puchi, you stole the words right out of my mouth.

So I haven't followed this quest at all and I'm thinking of archive-diving all the threads. Before I do that though, what is this actually about?

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>>27850566
Excellent, the whole "Falling at terminal velocity and impacting the EXACT place you wanted to be" was kinda my biggest fear. Good thing it looks like that's not happening.

>>27850647
Siggy, at first the amnesiac mage, finds himself fading away when offered the aid of two women. He accepts and they link with him, saving him from corruption. They turn out to be monstergirls. Not even remembering he's supposed to kill them he journeys with them, on a quest to discover his lost identity and find the truth behind this world and all the things happening within it.

That's the hyper-abridged version. I did post a summary earlier.

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>>27850714

40 page long summary

>>27850647

As for what we are doing right now, we've been plotting the death of a high ranking member of the holy Church.

He made us torture a waifu last session

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>>27850647

Welcome friend, this quest was one of alliance-forming and politicking. We've had a great focus on diplomacy and intrigue and we are currently on the end game stages of this quest.

Do look over the summary pdf posted here for more details. I'm actually at a lost how to summarise it:
>>27848714

>>27850812
Oh come on this is thread 86! Said it before, get the text for this story together (and edit out the various grammatical errors and misspellings/typos) and you'd probably have a nice, thick novel. You're definitely up to at least 5 or 6 volumes of manga if we use that metric and that's being optimistic.

tl;dr you have done A LOT of writing. I must commend you for that.

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"How long will we need to hold out for the circle to activate and get all of us out? Will we all leave at once or piecemeal? And how many guards do they have guarding the home circle?"

Ithel rubs her hands together and slowly walk up to Emeth who trot up to her and pat her head gently, provoking the little alchemist to gaze deep into the square red eyes of your second bodyguard and ask a question you can’t hear, which puzzle the golem and provoke her usual cute head tilt.

‘’It’ll take around a minute to activate it since you’ll still be synched with it, as long as we hold on to each other’s we should depart together; it’s why it’ll take some time to teleport in the first place and as for the number of agents… I’ve counted and their little wooden retreat has around 20 to 25 men inside with a few others posted outside, so there’s that; fierce resistance is to be expected.’’

Nothing is ever easy, but if you could keep your hands on that battle armor…

Then something very unusual happen as you gaze at the drape covering the exit of your tent; your hear a small stir from Mylen as she move in her deep slumber and almost miss it entirely but…

You spot a golden butterfly; a magnificent golden creature whose wings shed numerous snowflakes of pure gold which disappear in an instant, barely able to linger for the time of a glitter the anomaly lasted for the time of a blink, barely half a second and for a moment you imagined an hallucination but the impression was too deep, part of you felt strange familiarity with the insect and long seconds filtered in silence as Leila looked at you, then the exit in confusion.

‘’Siegfried…? Are we done? We’ll need to see how tomorrow end up before finalizing our plans, but I think we’ve got something solid’’

What do you do?

>>27851061
I think that was momma requesting an audience, alone.

"I think so. Let's hope tomorrow goes off without a hitch, for all our sakes."

>>27851061
"I believe so. However, have just your most valuable things packed up by tomorrow, just in case."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf28xBOwuIM

Also, forgot to ask oh based GM but...

Given as how you've made them like they're a goddamned Evangelion.... Do we get an AT Field and/or a major boost to our spells while piloting the mech? Because it certainly sounds like we do, given the whole Synch Ratio thing.

Also, do we get Beast Mode? Might need this song to trigger to make it out alive it seems.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cQZtBnYWoI

"I believe so. However, have just your most valuable things packed up by tomorrow, just in case."

You sigh and start walking toward the exit, provoking an immediate reaction from Emeth that you stifle as best you can.

‘’I need to go outside for a moment, all of you are welcomed to stay and keep Mylen company if she wake; were being loud enough as it is’’

Emeth puppy eyes tickle your heart, the girl is obviously earnestly reaching for you and you decide to dig your own tomb by giving her a concession, assuring her that she can ‘’sleep’’ with you tonight, a poor attempt at dodging but you couldn’t come up with anything better.

The night air of the frosty autumnal night of Zipangu is as refreshing as ever, your proximity to the forest allow the sound of fallen leaves to create a welcome, relaxing addition to the colored scenery as rustled leaves are disturbed by salty wind of the sea, all the while you admire the colored architecture of the camp with its many tent erected in orderly fashion and the gleaming of faraway grouped metals as squads of soldiers venture into the night; a peaceful simulacrum of peace and nothing more, the momentary peace is poisoned by contempt when you see a red robbed, however, your thoughts are interrupted as you hear the soft chime of a small bell to your right, jolting you awake and turning fast enough to spot the lingering, dying brighten of a second golden noble insect, it’s dying snowflakes disappear as they touch the trees behind your tent.

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You don’t even bother to ask yourself anything and follow, it is no hypnotism or charm; your heart is filled with forlorn nostalgia as you venture forth with the trees, your legs disturb the leaves without a trance of sounds and soon, very soon, you find yourself engulfed in total darkness as the light of the alchemical lamps is blocked by the closely packed trees shedding their covers, you walk straight ahead without hesitation. You progress is soon joined by a small pack of golden butterfly; the fragile, magnificent little insects tart landing on your shoulders, arms and chest; wings flapping and particle falling on you, you hear pick up a small song, a chant, a choir of child resonating inside your skull without provoking the slightest ounce of dizziness…

And then the world around you morph completely like water thrown on a fresh painting, colors meld together and images swirls to create an utterly incomprehensible meld, a total absence of geometry that leave you alarmed and perturbed, quickly forced in an empty black world that is in turn, pierced by bright light; the whole scenery change again.

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You find yourself above the clouds staring at a red, nightly sun where the stars are visible amidst the small blanket of passing gray; the entire world is full of magical, vibrant colors; the light of the sun change from orange to red while the sky is colored in dark blue and black while all around transparent butterfly frolic and disappear while beneath, your feet rest on a transparent barrier and the world below stretch in all its splendor, the contour of the lands and sea is for your eyes only for a brief, brief time… until your ears pick the sound of music again, the distinctive sound of a violin, a short lived melody came alive and dies just as fast but you see her; the goddess Mother Earth.

She’s sitting in an invisible chair of crystal while playing her instrument, her gradient hair fall all the way down to the soil, dripping into the wet barrier while her foot is tapping gently, creating myriads of circle as the force spread all over the floor, her smile is plastered with the very image of loving peace and your heart squeeze at such a grand vision; the holes and wounds provoked by the guilt are healed by a small, precious margin…

‘’You’ve worked hard Siegfried; you’ve done really well, thank you’’

Inside you the Beast stir

That’s all she say and it bring tears to your eyes, you’ve veered off from her plans and went on to form your own, part of you was afraid of her anger but this… the very first thing she say is a praise…

Aaah… what is it that you should do?

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>>27852205
"I thought you'd be angry or dejected, yet you seem full of joy. Can I ask why this is? I know for sure this isn't what you were expecting."

>>27852205
"Thanks, Mom. I was really worried if my plan was the right one, but hearing that I've done well, means a lot to me.
"For sure, bringing Mylen and taking out one of the Fallen was not on my agenda."

inb4 mother earth gives siegfried a powerup

>>27852205
"Hello, mother. Is it time then?"

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>>27852488

Oh you don't want one?

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>>27852567

INH. INH pls

>>27852488
She's already powered us up enough. This has nothing to do with that. I hope.

>>27852567
As tempting as being able to go SSJ is... I am kinda REALLY enjoying the subversion we have going here. Seriously, this is like the only story where being a demigod gives you jack in the combat department. Hercules got super strength, we get some good shit yes but... it don't really help in the power level department.

I am so very for this it ain't funny. I LOVE IT when an author goes against the grain...

>>27852205
I screwed up...a lot. I got Mylen into this and hurt a lot of people I care about.

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After hearing how big Orion's Power-Peen is, and that everybody's-favourite-succubus has a grudge against us, I think we should get one. You know, for science.

>>27852634
That's not a reason to intentionally cripple ourselves and ensure our failure. Orion and Derruella are already powerful enough as it is, and our success is pretty much based on rolling good on a d20.

>>27852634
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4E83RKavUU

Same guy. Just saying again that I love DBZ and all and that Siggy does technically qualify for said power up. But I'd rather the power-up come not from his unique heritage but instead from his own potential, friends, experiences, and so forth.

He may, MAY, be able to become an S-Rank Magus in times of great need but it is only because of all that has come before. Endless loops, an endless desire to see them all live, reaching a true emotional nadir.

It ought be like he finally discovered how to access Spiral Power. Like he finally accepted every last one of his failures (and he's got quite a fucking lot given how many times he has looped), accepted that these awesome, very lovable girls deserve to be happy, even if they are not in his personal harem...

A kind of crossing the Rubicon, of doing what no normal, average man could ever hope of doing...

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"I thought you'd be angry or dejected, yet you seem full of joy.’’

In this strange high world where nothing make sense, your words echoes in a way very much reminiscent of a small chapel, your steps provoke innumerable waves as you close in toward the goddess, you loving mother, while your heart flutter at her vision; you’ve never had the time to grieve Mana death and now, you’ll probably never be able to in the first place, she’s not like the mother you knew… but ‘’Great Gaia’’ standing here is still your mom.

‘’Can I ask why this is? I know for sure this isn't what you were expecting."

The moment you came across Amarantha, the plan broke apart in its entirety; Mana no doubt spent great efforts, along with the knowledge of innumerable loops, to create it and here you went and smashed it to pieces…

‘’Fufu…’’

A small laugh escape this magnificent goddess; she put her hand on her knees and grab a little handful of the dark clothes as she look at you up and down, the bright gold of her eyes is nothing short of a lukewarm pool of pure motherly love that make you feel seriously ashamed, especially with your past as a momma boy.

‘’The moment you spared Amarantha, events spiraled out of controls. The path I laid before you was one of pragmatism; it would ensure your survival and that of Zipangu along with its future in the alliance, instead you chose optimism and from what you’ve experienced today, it is no doubt the hardest path of all.’’

She spoke candidly, yet with enough grace to trump matriarchs and queens, her back stand straight and the double colored hairs falling down around her profile almost melt with the unearthly beautiful scenery of orange, red, blue and black.
‘

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‘’From the time I was alive, Mylen had been my greatest of friend… but I was prepared to discard her with my instruction in order to make certain -you- survive and this is unforgivable, but you’ve been doing your hardest to save her, keep her alive despite the obvious hardships and disadvantages…’’

Then, her small hands join together and Mother Earth look at you solemnly, the great gold of those pupils has nothing in common with Tsukiyomi, it’s beyond hypnotic; nothing short of majestic can describe this whole person.

‘’You’ve already set yourself on this path my son but I must ask you this; are you prepared to die in order to see these women alive and safe?’’

What kind of mother could ask this of her son? Nevertheless, what do you do?

>>27852983
"I am prepared. And because I am prepared, I do not intend to die. Hesitation would see me fail at best and die without achieving anything at worst."

>>27853074
I vote for this one.

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>>27852983

"If it means that the world that emerges will be a safer and better one, then you already know my answer; else-wise I would not have stepped upon this path in the first place."

>>27852983
"I am. But I will not die in vain. If I must die, if that is what it takes then so be it. But I swear that man and monster will see peace between each other. I have sinned too much to accept anything less. We will understand each other, if that is the last thing I do!"

>>27852983
"Yes, mother. There's very little I wouldn't do for them--all of them. Because I love them."

"That's the answer, isn't it? It's love. Love over duty, over boundaries of race or age. Love is why the people of Zipangu fight the church so desperately, and love is why the Demon Lord sought to spread her corruption over our world. Love is why I became the Butcher, and why Mana died for me. And it's why you're here.

"What do I have to do?"

>>27852983
Tell her, with utmost conviction and power-
"I will win."

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"If it means that the world that emerges will be a safer and better one, then you already know my answer; else-wise I would not have stepped upon this path in the first place."

Never mind that you went the women you love to live in peace; your action of your adolescence placed a constant strain of guilt over your head and you spent the better part of your early adult life ignoring it entirely, it was only when you woke up free of memories an kindling them anew that you discovered this strong, unending passion for redemption.

Love definitely has a part in your motivation, but there’s no doubt that the sins of the Butcher weight heavily upon you; the squatter may think your only out for pure, raw lust but no man would torture someone they love and endure the strain of betrayal with such flimsy foundations. The anger and hopelessness you felt as a child after Avina death was taken out on the monsters as a whole and this, in turn, made you go on this path.

Maybe that was the missing links from these unending loops, you could have so very easily discard this guilt and replaced it with intense love; the women around you deserve it but love itself can be so very, very blinding…

‘’…You’ve grown in such a short time’’

It seem almost impossible for a man to change in such events filled days, but the influence of the loops cannot be discarded; it almost feel like time itself has a whole isn’t absolute when you stand side by side with these women, comrades and lovers all at once.

‘’I think I might have misunderstood you for the longest of time as well…’’

Mother Earth muse, her eyes close and droplets of water fall, caressing her face slowly as they crawl doing the ground, then fall onto the wet sky, producing innumerable circles as the forces spread all over the floor.

‘’I don’t know if you’ll be alive at the end of this journey.’’

>>27852983
Nah, it's not worth it. Time to leave and go on vacation.

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For a parent, there is nothing more painful than the death of their child; a goddess cannot be allowed the selfishness of safety and your heart sting… but your resolve only strengthen. What was shattered with Mylen torture is rebuilt stronger than ever.

‘’Then… Siegfried, your actions have bought you two possibilities’’

A sudden jump to business, you are momentarily dumbfounded, especially since your mother is still crying despite her face completely free of strain or grimace; she’s sitting happily, looking at you and your feet creep closer without your knowing…

‘’Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, you will be able to kill Ahriman Edan’’

She stops, observing you silently then continue.

‘’There is a high risk in doing so tomorrow and you may be unable to keep his dagger for yourself, the day after tomorrow however, will most likely cost the life of your companion Leila but you will safeguard his magical weapon; the choice, my son, is yours’’

>back in 20 minutes

>>27853626
"Then it will occur tomorrow."

>>27853626
mom cant i just have a hug

>>27853626
"That's no choice at all. There will be other weapons, but not another Leila. More to the point, I think the Embodiment of Radiance will be more helpful to my cause than that knife, and Leila is the key to Lysta's revival."

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>>27853626

How important is that dagger?

What role does it play?

Need these answered but otherwise, our attack will commence tomorrow.

>>27853626
"Unless that knife will let me cut straight through Orion's defenses and guards, and kill him in a single strike, and then do the same to Derruella, I'll take Leila over the knife."

>>27853626
Being told when we will have chances to kill our target kind of eliminates a lot of the pressure of this situation you created and feels kind of counter-productive... You've been trying to make this difficult and make us question how to best kill him and when and then you just put that in our lap without us having to worry anymore about when we might be able to do it?

>>27854038
I think you're wrong.
We may now know that we have a window of opportunity, but we don't yet know anything about it. We don't know how we're going to get the opportunity, or what we have to do.
And we now know that if we don't take this opportunity, if we miss it or screw it up in any fashion, that Leila will definitely die.
I'd say that's still quite a bit of pressure.

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>>27854038

The whole reaso nof your presence was to create a chance to kill him, from the very start Mother Earth said that she'd help you out with the High Inquisitor and this is it; she's also the reason why you set out on this journey in the first place. I do love the situation I've made, but when you got a goddess of a mom on your side I'd be breaking her character by leaving her out of this.

>>27854089
But not as much pressure as us not knowing when our solid chances are and then the OP leaving us situations in story where we might have one and we have to think to ourselves on if we take the risk or not. It's a lot less pressured now that we know we'll have solid chances coming up rather than us not knowing and him dangling possible chances in front of us and we have to decide if we take it or not.

>>27854166
We know we have a solid chance tomorrow, but there could be multiple possible opportunities, all of them dangerous and only one of them is the right choice. And if we fail, then we will definitely lose Leila.

You are underestimating the amount of things that could go wrong here.

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>>27854166

honestly doing it like that would take way, way too much time. There's alot of events to cover and, once more, when you ahve the most powerful being on the planet on your side, this open possibilities for many things, I simply can't leave Mana out ofthis as much as I love to see you guys squirm.

>>27854237
Based on what's been said of this guy, he's normally not going to give us many chances since he's paranoid. Knowing for sure one of them is tomorrow makes this so much easier. Things could go even worse if we didn't know we'd have a good shot for sure tomorrow.

>>27854319
Things can still fail utterly if we choose the wrong opportunity tomorrow. Just because we know that one of the choices is the right one among a slew of wrong choices doesn't make it any easier.

>>27854407
The fact we know one is right makes it easier automatically seeing as before, we never knew.

‘’I… think I have a solution concerning Orion, however for you to mention his knife is quite troubling so please, tell me what you can’’

For the first time, your mother break stare and instead focus on the beatific sky, the myriads of colors bring a certain exciting harmony that simply cannot be replicated or described; despite all the threats and sorrows, you feel truly glad to be alive, even more so when the distance between you and Mother Earth shrink little by little…

‘’It’s a knife from the Age of Pretenders’’

She speak softly, yet strong enough to captive the entire world, the total unearthly majesty of this being, your mother make you feel inadequate of even daring to stand by her side…

But then if you, her son, think like this wouldn’t she be reduced to complete and total loneliness?

‘’I could go on as for the reasons of its existence… but know that it’s a weapon almost as old as I am that retained its core magical nature; this dagger was also known as «The Blade of Induced Death»’’

The woman pause as a transparent butterfly land on her finger, the gaze at the insect with forlorn amusement, her expression shifting into a half-hearted smile, her entire demeanor is more than fitting enough for a painting but none could truly capture such splendor on a canvas.

‘’A blade that kill what shouldn’t be killed, a weapon that bridge the concept of death and impose its vision upon another’s body; when one heart is pierced there is but one logical conclusion, death. When one throat is sliced there is but one logical conclusion; death. When one body is slashed, only nature can heal it; nature creates diseases which in turn bring death. To be victim of this weapon is to die, the wound cannot heal and gangrene will spread like corruption’’

A pause that leaves you dumfounded.

‘’It was the weapon of the Pretender Caligula, Patron of Blood and it will kill embodiments, Demon lords, heroes and gods alike if it were to strike a vital part of the body. With this weapon, if you manage to get close to Orion and Deruella whatever form they exhibit, you will kill them with a single well placed strike’’
The toughness of angels and monsters is absolutely nothing when wounded by such a fearsome knife…

‘’Will you still aim for tomorrow?’’

Her tone is earnest, the golden orbs of your mother are filled with love, pure, simple raw, magnificent motherly love that root you on the spot.

Whatever you choose, she will support you.

>>27854547

Dont split hairs anon.

Its the same as a well placed spy telling us when the best time to strike is.

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>>27854698

Oh goddammit.

I am going to need to take five on this.

Is leila's death certain on the second day's attack?

>>27854749

No, it's just likely and that's only if you take your chance to kill Ahriman

>>27854749
Lets do it tomorrow and do what we can to salvage the knife, I'd rather keep her alive.

>>27854706
No, no it's not.

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Phew I think it might be time to stop, unless you guys wish to go on for more but I won't be able to keep up for much longer.

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>>27854785

Right...

>>27854833

true. I'd vote for the next atrack then. keep leila alive. We didnt get this far by throwing away our allies.

>>27854698
"That... makes things a bit murkier. But there's a simple solution to this dilemma: If I were Ahriman, I would choose the knife over Leila. Therefore, choosing the knife over her is the wrong thing to do. I will attack tomorrow."

For a simple human to hold onto such a fearsome weapon is preposterous indeed… the way she described it, that knife could very well end the life of the one true goddess of this world; such a vestige of a bygone era could also be used to get rid of your two most fearsome foe and who know… maybe affect the Beast as well.

>‘’Don’t even dare, punk’’

Ignoring him has grown surprisingly easy,

"That... makes things a bit murkier.’’

You finally close the distance with Mana, her current stance make her obviously shorter than you and she look upward, you can’t help but bring your hand to her head and give her a well-deserved pat; the kind of thing she always, always did to you when you were troubled no matter the age, it was high time you start returning the gesture.

‘’But there's a simple solution to this dilemma: If I were Ahriman, I would choose the knife over Leila. Therefore, choosing the knife over her is the wrong thing to do. I will attack tomorrow."

For some reason your heartfelt sentence provoke a small giggle from your mother, it’s a welcome sight inside this bright and cheery environment; this woman should always wear such emotions, but you also feel glad that she’s allowing herself to be true in front of you, her son.

Could a goddess be surprisingly easy to understand?

‘’Then prepare yourself; from late afternoon to early evening your chance to strike will happen once but I cannot see the nature of it there; just make certain to make it back around that time and prepare yourself thoroughly because there will be no turning back; the only thing I can assure you is that this opportunity is brought to you by the fact that Deruella has hastened her plans, I suspect that there’s an agent of hers implanted inside the camp.’’

Wilmarina demise caused quite a stir…

‘’Oh and Siegfried’’

Then, Mother Earth slowly stand; her height is still smaller than yours and she has to look up at you, you can’t help but feel slightly bashful at such proximity, the maiden before you look strangely small and vulnerable but she could make you jump and bark and you’d do it.

‘’There’s something on you I must… enchant’’

Serious once more, Mana hand start patting your side where an inner pocket of yours hold a certain item that always had been very, very precious… there’s no secret between the two of you, the relationship between mother and son obviously couldn’t be any closer than it is and as such, you take out what has been silently giving you strength all this while.

A crude, half-finished wooden carving of what look like a knight, an expert hand had obviously started the carving but it was barely half finished; you picked this up during your journey back in your homestead in quest of Mylen when you went over the room of your mother, a last memento that you simply couldn’t bear to part with and keep selfishly to yourself.

‘’It’s a good past time, you should try’’

The Goddess speak softly and you shrug, handing it over but she doesn’t take it, instead a strange ball of light come alive in her hand then flow up to her index; the energy of life itself fills the goddess Mother Earth and she touch the precious carving, injecting golden magic without releasing the slightest hint of magic, in fact the carving doesn’t possess any kind of aura. The entire operation took barely a second, but the very moment your senses were in contact with Mother Earth power, you felt overloaded and dizzy as a pure tide of vitality washed over the entire area, sending your heart aflutter and causing your composure to break as what could only be described as «Life» flickered in front of you for the briefest moment

‘’You should use this when you make a soul link with Daiyu; otherwise, she won’t survive her illness. You’ll have to break it to make it work…But it'll buy you precious time’’

Ah… How could you best describe your mother?

>End of part 86

>>27855636
>Deruella has hastened her plans, I suspect that there’s an agent of hers implanted inside the camp.
...I really should have anticipated this. I did not.

Fuck.

>>27855715
>‘’You should use this when you make a soul link with Daiyu; otherwise, she won’t survive her illness. You’ll have to break it to make it work…But it'll buy you precious time’’
Hm? Do you mean she she won't survive the process of forging the soul link due to her illness, or she won't survive long after the link is made?

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>>27855715

Thanks for running INH.

That little item should be useful.

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>>27855784

She won't survive the process, she was never able to in the first place.

>>27855803

Anytime Puchi

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>>27855715
See you next week bro.

>>27855822

I'll try to aim for a friday-sunday session but I can't promise it, as always.

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>>27855822

Where were ye, cups?

>>27855863
Here, I just don't like getting banned for avatarfagging.

>>27855862
It's fine, run when you can.

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For anyoen wondering, the small book that Mylen gave you is a sidestory I'm currently writing, look forward to that.

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>>27855974

More Homework?

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>>27856001
Guess we'll see it in 2 months eh?

>>27855813
>She won't survive the process
Huh, I thought Blestia fixing the throne was going to take care of that...

Wait a second. You're going to make Siegfried into another "exception" like Tsukiyomi. A non-demon Demon Lord, through the a soul link with a reigning Demon Lord. When Daiyu dies, the throne and associated power passes to Siegfried (though he has to hold it himself). In that way, Siegfried can force peace between all the races as the Demond Lord human child of Mother Earth.

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>>27856001

I always have homework. After writing up that story I've got to focus on Hadraniel.

>>27856013

Not this time! It's actually an in story item that yo ucan crack open for a read and what's that? You've got the evening to yourself...

>>27856019

There's a flaw wit hyour theory, for suc han exception to happen, Daiyu would need to die during the link, something that should not happen thank to the enchanted statue.

Also fixing the throne take a while, Daiyu got very active in the past days, just as much as Siegfried and it's taken an unbelievable toll.

>>27856058
Hm. Your universe, your rules, but it'd seem reasonable that Siggy would at least be a candidate for the throne by virtue of having Daiyu all over him. As it were.

>After writing up that story I've got to focus on Hadraniel.

Yes. Yes you do.

>>27856295

Oh there's no doubt Siggy would be a candidate, but for the pwoer struggle to start the Demonic Throne has to be vacant.

As long as Daiyu live, the Holy Grail War of monster will not trigger.

>>27856058
Oh,oh, when can we see this side story reading about Mylen warms my heart a bit especially reading some disappointing quests

>>27856392

Should be next Friday/Sunday

I hope my quest isn't dissapointing

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>>27856337
>monstergirl Holy Grail War
...I want this to happen. I want this to happen so very much. And we'll need to do something in the three weeks between killing Ahriman and the Beast breaking free. Tell me, what do you think of the notion of "abdication"...?

>>27856416
No it wasn't a lot info dumps yes but some other quest bothered me a lot.

and reading Hyrdinal and Mylen brings a smile on my face

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>>27856492

Shoo koobs.

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>>27856492

There's suc ha thing a too much REJOICING.

Don't you want to save this lady?

>>27856543
Maybe, but Princess Guard the other day proved that too much can be very fun regardless.

>>27856567
Indeed, it did. It gave me feeling though I regret not tripping the meido flag

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>>27856567

I think we had a dose of too much when we tortured our bodyguard

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>>27856591
Enjoy my crit fail?

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>>27856567
>>27856591

The flavour of rejoicing here is very different though.

>>27856604
At that point you'd gone past rejoicing and entered full blown suffering.

>>27856610
True, INH is a sadist who loves to make us suffer.

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>>27856543
But this will save her! She abdicates, freeing her from the strain of having to support the throne, and allowing new blood (heh) to empower it. Meanwhile Blestia puts her on life support until she's healed enough to be active again.

Or is it the other way around, and the throne is what's supporting Daiyu?

>>27856609
Goddamn it Cups.

>>27856609
Mixed feelings but it was for the best
>>27856610
This is true, we can have harems here

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>>27856639
I was asking for it, and you had an amazing day because I did.

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>>27856609

God dammit Cups.

You Did good. Princess Route CONFIRMED.

>>27856679
Fuck you Sylvie forever.

>>27856698
Nico and Meido route

>>27856715
I will fight you.

>>27856651
>>27856679
>>27856698
>>27856715
>>27856720
All right, that's enough, keep this where it belongs: PGQ, the general, or IRC.

>>27856728
True enough.
So INH, we're pretty close to the end now, how many threads do you think you have left?

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>>27856639

You can't abdicate once yo uare the Demon Lord. Tsukiyomi was breed t obe a demon Lord, meaning that she and Daiyu have similar power and abilities, but our fluffy tail never ACCEPTED the title, she allowed Daiyu to sit and accept the title while the Throne was barely recovering from the death of the previous Demon Lord, meaning that her position as candidate (Along with every single one of the heroes) got overwriten given the absolutely immense pressure the Demonic Throne was going through; in a sense, it was the greatest hack of the artefact ever imagined and the reason why it started to break in the first place.

>>27856745

I honestly don't know, Orion will take some time and the war itself isn't over, especially wit hthe cavalry coming in.

>>27856789
I think we might make it for the 100 honestly.

>>27856789
Will we ever find out what she wrote in that book? and will it make our hearts melt?

>>27856728
Indeed, let's tlk about more pressing matter, like lewd things about Mylen and Siegfried....or our Angel who is not for lewd apprently

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>>27856789

Of course that hack was merely temporary and Tsu position eventually reset given that she laid eyes and bled on the Throne, but she pulled a fast one and managed to get every single candidacy of her (living) comrades to boot, so the ywere free of that burden, but that also strengtheend her position.

By al lacocunt, she's holding just as much right and title for the Throne as Daiyu, not even Deruella can compete but hey, the Demon Lord is chosen through bloodshed instead of a person competence, charisma and birth.

>>27856809

I think so too.

>>27856849

It'll be her backstory told in first person.

>>27856789
Overwritten in what way? Does she no loner count as a Demon Lord because the throne paradox'd itself over having a sitting ruler and a non-sitting ruler? Or did she go from being a candidate to counting as a full-fledged Demon Lord by virtue of surviving to see a new claimant take the throne?

And did you just say the Hero's curse is due to the throne?

>>27856875
>>27856886
Ah, I see. The latter followed by the former, interesting.

>>27856886

The curse has relation to the Throne and the current Demon Lord

>>27856936
>The curse has relation to the Throne and the current Demon Lord
Oh christ, this is going to be a pain.

>>27857661

Of ocurse not, I've got it covered.

Some solutions can be suprisingly simple

>>27857765
Give Druella the D?

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>>27858635

Can you even handle her?

>>27858721
I don't see why not.
He's a hell of a man.

Hot and sweaty angel sex with Hadraniel and Radiance when

>>27859601

Stop being so lustful!

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>>27859601
You mean Hadraniel and Mylen

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>>27854698
Yeah, called it. It's fucking "Black Barrel". Good Job, described it pretty well. It's a conceptual weapon that imposes the concepts of "heavy damage" and "Natural Death" upon any hit target. Thus it can kill well, pretty much anything as it forcibly imposes these concepts upon them. I wanna grab it but you've made it sound like two likelihoods are happening. We gotta choose between likely Conceptual Weapon recovery or likely Leila recovery...

Going with Leila, NEED Radiance out of that damned blade to successfully clear Orion with exactly zero casualties. Plus I can't wait to hear the pre-fight banter between them. Shit's gonna be priceless!

>>27855715
Bout time that became relevant, was wondering about it since it was mentioned. Chekhov's Gun Rule and all...

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>>27860608
God. Damned. Data Corruption! Seems I gotta fix this shit today. Oh well, here's hopefully a nice pic to make up for that BS.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUe5eG7wRTY

Also, if we do get Radiance out a rough copy of this scene is pretty much guaranteed. Orion is very similar to Duke. He's resolved to return the world to its former state and he trusts humans to shit everything up, just like the former demon lord who was, by your account, a human.

He thinks he's saving the world. Oh how wrong he is, but he has a reason. Best kind of villains IMO, they gotta have a good reason to be bad.