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"....."

"All this time... you have existed here, biding your time and waiting to unleash your plan?"

"Yes. But with the coming ecliptic events, I must bring myself away from the shadows to reveal the cardinal truth to those worthy of hearing."

"...And you think me... worthy?"

"Worthy? You are far more than worthy my forlorn brother. You are a champion! A true paragon among mankind!"

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"I had never thought of it... that way... I had known they are so explicitly intelligent... but that they actively seek our demise...?"

"My every word was true, champion. The Elder Dragons are responsible for man's fall from grace. These Black Dragons your family line has fought for so long in the land Schrade are the true enemies. They plan to soon converge onto the island in one last attempt to subvert man's glorious revival. They want nothing more than to set us back further, so our destruction will be all the more easy..."

"...But Ancient... I had fled to this continent so that I might escape the fate of my bloodline! I did not want to go down like my father, and his ancestors before him, fighting the accursed Black Dragons! I only wish to live my life as a Hunter, and to retire as a humbled man, the last of my family! I never wanted to be apart of these happenings... I wanted to escape them..."

"My brother, don't you see? Destiny cannot be defied, nor circumvented! You are chosen to be the one who finally ends it all! You can get what you want, and I can help you!"

"..."

"I can live in the end, as I want?"

"Yes. Together, we can put these troublesome tribulations to rest. The Black Dragons will be snuffed out at last, and mankind can stand tall over the Earth again. You can live and escape the fate you dread."

"But only if you help me."

"...I am enticed Ancient... but there are so many things you said that I cannot... cannot grasp..."

"You say Wyverians are cattle... yet they have been our companions for as long as..."

"...And what more, you tell me that the good man, Vance, is nothing more than a puppet for another Elder Dragon seeking our downfall."

"I have not told you a single lie. I speak only righteous words. The Freelancer is compromised, the Everwyrm is in his ear! Together they are plotting for their own gain! And the Wyverians? How could it not be obvious before?! They keep man held down out of caution that their rule might be overturned."

"...."

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRNY6Sh61jY

"Adolf Stausland! Now that you know the cardinal truth of the Ancient Civilization... Now that I have saved you from dying at the hands of Alatreon! I ask you..."

"Join me! Abandon the Commission and leave these meaningless things behind! Join me and together we can save this planet from the dark future coming!"

What does the Sapphire Star do?
>Join the Ancient, who illuminates the truth.
>Doubt the Ancient, who speaks twisted words.
>Refuse the Ancient, who wants to resurrect evil.
>Write in.

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>>4268355
>Doubt the Ancient, who speaks twisted words.
Things are never that simple, while we're grateful for him having saved our hide against the Alatreon we rather see ourselves if our fellow hunter and good friend is as crooked as he says.

>>4268355
>Doubt the Ancient, who speaks twisted words.

One who only speaks in absolutes often has skeletons in their own closet.

"I.... I cannot." Comes the Star.

"Heuh....? And pray tell, why is that?"

"You speak only in absolutes, Ancient one. You leave no room for other possibilities. Furthermore, you would have me leave behind all I hold dear and cherish, my friends, my call! They are not meaningless to me!"

"My brother, you've happened upon something much bigger than yourself! You've no choice now but to involve yourself, and I burgeon you, involve yourself with the right side!"

"Your descriptions of our Ancient people... they are ghastly! There was no regard I heard for the things we take for granted, the ecosystem, this earth we must caretake for!"

"We have no need to, not when we can steward over nature."

"Steward over nature? What you mean to.... wait, you meant to say..."

"That we are above it. We control nature, not the opposite. Or at least we did, as our prime self!"

"That is preposterous! Nature is not for man to manipulate!"

"Not without the height of our technologies! We could blacken or green any continent we wanted! We could change the environment and seize control over the weather! Is that not amazing to you?"

"No... it is not! That is... abominable! We are apart of nature, not it's master! Nobody is!"

"The verdict of history proved otherwise."

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"Listen, you! You came here to settle your score! You thought that if you could defeat the Alatreon, your worries would vanish and your friends and those you hold dear would be safe again. But you were wrong!"

"You allowed too much possibility into your consideration for you to win. You feared that this may be your demise fighting a Black Dragon, as it was so many of your kindred. You thought you could win however because of how blessed your blood is. You were conflicted and scared and had no absolute to carry you on the way. If not for my intervention, the beast would surely have rended you!"

"...."

"With only a flick of my finger, I have put your foe down, and now it is incapable of fighting back, waiting to die to any last stray killing blow! You see my power, but know it is not my power as an individual, it is the power of Man!"

"You cannot hold it so long as you cling to those beneath us. Wyverians, traitors... possibilities..."

"I have proven that absolutes are indeed the only method for grazing a path. I can be your guide, I can help you onto the right path. I will offer you only one more chance, Sapphire Star. Join me... or let your fear of fate consume you!"

>What does the Sapphire Star do?

>>4268600
First thank him for his help to defeat the Alatreon and politely but firmly tell him what he plans it's something we can't support, and if the time for us to face our fate comes then we shall face it head on. Damn Zuhramon, calm down a little, smell the flowers, try to interact with humans of our age for starts. Not everything needs to be resolved by genocide or brainwashing people.

What would the Star think, though?

>>4268600

By his own admission, the glorious civilization of the Ancients failed, despite all of their technological wonders and fearsome military might. He is proposing something that basically puts humanity back on the same track, but expecting different results.

>>4268626
I think you might be on to something here. Zuhramon keeps approaching what he believes to be paragons or heroes of humanity, but he forgets that the Sapphire Star only stands so tall because he stands on the shoulders of giants; or in other words, those who came before him and those who support him even now. While he's monster-slaying machine, he didn't do all of it alone.

Even Zuhramon must surely recognize that even though he's alone now, his survival was the product of at least one other fellow human who cared enough to give a rat's ass about him being alive. He didn't personally research his cybernetics either.

If he truly wants to restore humanity to greatness, he needs to understand the current state of humanity on a personal level. Forcing it upon them will make him no better than a Wyverian shadow-government or the brute tyranny of vengeful Elder Dragons.

>>4268656
>my feet are cold
>talking to this metal guy is awkward
>i wish the handler were here
>did i remember to turn in my bounties?

>>4268662
We could try this, that's something I been wondering since our second face to face with Vance, he always does what he thinks it best for the humans of now but he doesn't live with them, interact with them, hunt with them, nothing, he just voyeurs through Vance's eyes, we should say he needs more human contact and walk with people to know himself if the people want or need this stuff he is trying to sell.

>>4268668
I wish I could draw, just to have a backshot of the Ancient talking to the Star with Alatreon lying in the background.

>>4268693
Hey anon, it's never too late to try, and OC is always welcome.

>>4268722
I will try, once I get a new computer with my trumpbux.

"I must thank you again for your help, but..."

"Your plans, as you described them... controlling all of the world's Bioenergy... I cannot support that."

"You will not receive your heart's desire turning away from me."

"Then so be it! You yourself said destiny cannot be defied! If I must face the same fate that has befallen my ancestors, then I will, even If I shudder at it!" The Star declared.

"Hmpfh... So you will not join me then."

"Zuhramon, I will not join you."

"...."

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"Very well! If you will not consider the righteous journey of restoring mankind to it's true self, then you will know the folly of belief against absolutes!"

Zuhramon raises his hand then, reaching down at the Sapphire Star.

In an instant, his aura flared and the Star became entangled by that same Bioenergy power. Yet, what wrapped the Star was coming out of him...!

"You have gotten this far off of borrowed power, just like your entire bloodline! Yours is a type that could not face Black Dragons without the power of the Ancients! So ironic that you deny me, yet your family and you subsisted on our old lost works!"

"If you think you are willing to face your fate yourself, then you will... with only your power! No longer will you be carried by our art. You must prove yourself in trials with your own two hands!"

"I am stripping you of your ability to use the Transcendent State!"

"EERNGH! BUT THIS... IS THE POWER OF MAN YOU SPEAK OF... I SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF YEARS... TO LEARN HOW TO USE EVEN... A SPLINTER OF IT!"

"You are undeserving of our strength if you will not see our way... will not join me on my mission!"

>Roll 2d8000.
>At least 10000 needed to succeed.
>Failure results in Sapphire Star losing his Transcendent State.

Rolled 3380, 6201 = 9581 (2d8000)

>>4268800

Rolled 2402, 297 = 2699 (2d8000)

>>4268800
ofug

Rolled 2931, 5994 = 8925 (2d8000)

>>4268800

Rolled 840, 6922 = 7762 (2d8000)

>>4268800
Nice dubs, Z-man.

>>4268801
>>4268805
>>4268806
>>4268811
Is it commulative or just the highest number, Level?

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>>4268813
Highest number. But let's see here, you got a 9581, hmmm....

Y'know what? You roll me a 1d530 and if you get enough to make that 10000, I'll let this be a success.

Rolled 49 (1d530)

>>4268828
Arigato Level-Kun.

Rolled 151 (1d530)

>>4268828
Zuhramon confirmed for Worldbabby.

I bet he can’t even use the clutch claw correctly.

>>4268840
Fucking damn it, someone else rolls.

Rolled 222 (1d530)

>>4268828
RNGesus, aid us in our time of need!

Rolled 53 (1d530)

>>4268828
Jesus, these rolls.

Rolled 418 (1d530)

I'll cash one in too just to see what I'd get.

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>>4268862
>off by 1

>>4268862
Off by one... Damn you dice gods!!!

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>9999

Eh, close enough, I'll let this one pass.

"Hgnnnn.....!"

All of a sudden, the Ancient felt his pull over the Star stop in it's flow. The Star had focused himself, and reversed it.

"I have... given you my thanks... but I have not given you my support..."

"Eh?! What... how could you... what is the meaning of this?!"

The Star stepped forward then, his Transcendent State activating and flooding out Zuhramon's own aura. Gradually, the Ancient descends and lands on his feet, surprised at how quickly his hold was dispersed then.

"Your plans are not right, not what is good... and now being refused, you try to take away from me the one thing that I have only ever used to protect my fellows and nature with."

"You... your Transcendent State is... on another level... I did not think you... mastered it so..." Zuhramon says, shocked.

"My bloodline has preserved many secrets of that Ancient Art, even away from the Guild and all other prying eyes. I command it on a level like that of those who invented it!" The Star says, continuing to step forward towards Zuhramon.

"I see.... I have underestimated you. Letting out your full power like that... even I cannot do much to you now."

"I admit, I have always held back with it. I had hoped I would only ever need to call on it's full potential at the end of my life. But you, you are incredibly powerful as well, Ancient, enough so to warrant this. I did not even consider needing to use my true strength against Alatreon."

"What? Why not?! You could have died if I didn't intervene then!" Zuhramon says, taking a step back.

"My ancestors have always died taking down the legendary Fatalis at the ruined castle. That was the only opponent I was hoping I would ever fight like this. I admit, Alatreon has learned from our last battle in the secluded valley, and that nearly cost me my life, but as it stands I would still not even fight it like this. I was unsure if Alatreon was the Dragon I was destined to die fighting."

The Sapphire Star steps up, looming over the Ancient, who remained motionless in surprise.

"Ancient..."

What does the Sapphire Star do?"
>"...take your leave. Now."
>Punch Zuhramon down.
>Write in.

>>4268929
>>Write in.
While I would love to punch his face I think this is an opportunity to make him rethink about his stuff and humanity, something like:

> ...You truly might have the best intentions however both your thinking and your actions are wrong, the path you desire will only bring misery not only to humanity but to all life itself, rather than us accepting you I think you should consider why I and hunter Vance aren't accepting your plan and if the rest of humanity would truly accept your "gift". Now it's about time we both take our leave.

>>4268952
Well, the reason is quite clear.

>>4268977
I know, you know, Vance knows, Shara knows, Velkha knows, hell everyone which came in contact with him and has a bit of sanity is aware of why this is a bad idea which no one gonna like, he is so fucking stubborn, like a bratty child when you say no and it starts to go ape shit, we need to drill him till he finally gets it.

"...You might just have only the best of intentions, you truly may seek to help humanity... however, your thought and your actions are wrong. You tell me you will control the world's energy, and subtly steer man back to the way they once were... but your path will bring misery, to all life."

"Yes, your path is one of artifice. You want to... brain wash the world."

"How do you think it is that Mankind united into the empire it was in the first place? With every man, woman and child cheering for the same thing?"

The Star shakes his head.

"It sounds to me, from what you've told me, that there may be a good reason that Vance did not listen to you, and instead listened to the Everwyrm, whom you claim to be 'evil'. You had a very good chance here at convincing me today I admit, but I have seen through your word. I did not know much about Ancient Civilization, nobody does, but your descriptions... they are horrible."

"I told you, I did not tell a single lie! We were good that way! There was nothing wrong with it!"

"There is something wrong with all of that you've told me! We have no place lording over non-humans, or this world!"

"You seem desperate to force others to accepting your point of view, yet we do not. Perhaps you should backtrack, Ancient, and see if you can truly find out why we aren't. Perhaps it would be better then to see if Humanity as a whole today would be so accepting of your ideals and their past."

Zuhramon does not say anything else... but there is a subtle clicking from within his visor the Star hears.

"Now begone with you, I've much work I need to do."

"Hmnn.... Fine. I will leave then." Zuhramon says.

The Ancient suddenly struck forward, driving his two fingers into the Star's neck then. The Star reeled back and clenched his throat as the Ancient began to levitate again.

"Huh? This mark.... What have you done, Ancient?!"

"From this moment onward, you are hexed, Sapphire Star! You will not be able to tell anyone about what happened here! Since you have not seen the light in my words, you will be left behind... and one day you will receive your merited dues..."

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The Star shivered at that as the Ancient vanished from sight. He did not know the meaning behind being 'hexed', but maybe soon he would find out.

The Star was exhausted, and mentally drained after today, having his hardest fight ever with Alatreon, and he had not even won. Due to the intervention of Zuhramon, it has ended in yet another draw.

What he had heard turned out to be true after all, the bit he learned from the Commander, the First Wyverian warning that was relayed by the Freelancer after a mission in Lambent Bay. The 'Primeval Man' and such... it was all true. The First Wyverians have been absent since then, the Star has not been able to find them, nor anybody else. It was all worrying. Has this Ancient done something to them? What relation did they share?

The Star knew that he had to get to the bottom of this all, and his key to doing that was talking with the Freelancer, the so-called 'traitor' the Ancient picked out. He needed to get all he could out of that fellow, Vance, and the Everwyrm...

He learned much about the Ancients from the last of them, and not all of it did he like so much... But right now, his wounds stung as he fell out of his Transcendent State. He needed to get back to Astera...

Hmm....?

Ah... that's right, Alatreon is still alive. The Ancient called it a 'her'. The Blazing Black Dragon was immobile, but it's eye flickered at the Star as he picked his Lightbreak Hammer. He could finish the Elder Dragon off right here... right now...

What does the Star do?
>Finish Alatreon off and be done with it.
>Leave the Dragon, an ungraceful end is none at all.
>Write in.

>>4269115
>Leave the Dragon, an ungraceful end is none at all.

>>4269115
>Finish Alatreon off and be done with it.
One less problem is a good thing.

I wish we would have punched zoomerman of letting him off like that. The guy and the ancients were super fucked up, just go back and read Shara's story of the war if you need a reminder. We shouldn't spare him with words, we should just be hostile because the guy is absolutely irredeemable.

>>4269126
And the Star knows of Shara's war story, how?

>>4269127
I don't think he knows, which is why Vance will have to tell him. Zoomer still tried to fuck with him though, star should have decked him and messed up his new look

>Due to the intervention of Zuhramon, it has ended in yet another draw
I don't think the Star would be satisfied with such a hollow victory.

>>4269160
Are you kidding me? You want to spare a fucking BLACK DRAGON over something so small? He can get his jewel victory when he fights Fatalis, killing Alatreon is more beneficial to us right now.

>>4269244
From a meta standpoint, she is resentful towards those that created her, giving way for a possible ally. From an in-character standpoint, since when was the Star a pragmatist? He not only went to kill Alatreon alone, he almost got killed for holding back.

Forgot to mention, this is a very important choice, so I won't roll to decide here. I'll wait for a few more votes or so before I continue.

>>4269289
I'll try to get some more votes then.

>>4269115
>Leave the Dragon, an ungraceful end is none at all.

>>4269317
That isn't really necessary, but do what you want I guess.

>>4269115
>Finish Alatreon off and be done with it.
It's what The Star came down there to do. Waiting for it to be well enough to have another, proper duel would cause more harm to others. Plus if we go by game cutscenes, The Star has allowed interference in duels before, namely when Ruiner Nergigante decided to killsteal Shara.

>>4269115
>>Leave the Dragon, an ungraceful end is none at all.

>>4269115
>Finish Alatreon off and be done with it.
Many lives will be lost if Alatreon is left alive. Plus, the Star’s purpose here was to kill it in the first place.

No Waku Waku allowed. Let’s get the job done.

Hmmm, we're gonna need a tie breaker.

C'mon Lurkers, help us break this tie.

>>4269115
>Leave the Dragon, an ungraceful end is none at all.
Switching to this

>>4269115
>Leave the Dragon, an ungraceful end is none at all.

I should make some type of 'story so-far' thing for this quest so beginners can get into it to sometime.

...But the Star doesn't.

Normally, he would just finish the Monster off and be done with his labor, but this time was different. He came here to settle a score with Alatreon, came here to either die to it's claws or stand victorious over it, unknowing if it was the Dragon that would kill him at last. But his fight was interrupted by that pernicious Ancient Human.

If he killed Alatreon now, his victory would be sour, as the creature was defeated by another. He hated it when such ends were the case for anyone, even terrible Elder Dragons.

The Star heaves his Lightbreak Hammer up and places it upon his back, looking the exhausted, panting Black Dragon in the eye for a moment. Then, he just walks away, leaving Alatreon there. alone at the peak of the Twilight Acreage's volcano.

The Star, now up to speed with the unseen happenings, has a lot to think on. He walks through the Acreage, wanting to return home. Along the way, he is greeted then by the sight of his best of friends, his fellow Veteran Hunters come to find him. They are all so relieved to see him.

For how long he has been gone here fighting Alatreon over the course of days, it was only normal that Astera would think he had vanished. He needed to get home and dispel that rumor, so everyone doesn't enter a panic.

The Star tried to mention what had happened to his companions... but he loses his voice, his throat taken over by a rough cough as his lungs shut for the second. He could not talk at all about what he witnessed, but he was able to weave a lie that he had matched the Alatreon as an equal to his friends, and that both him and the beast had stalemated there.

They seem worried knowing it still lives, and offer to go with him to help finally put it down, but he tells them not to. He would take care of the Monster another time. He always took care of the beasts, the problems. He was the Sapphire Star who everyone looked up to.

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You are now Vance, again.

+=====================+

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When you had reached out to Ceadeus, the Ocean Dragon was spooked to hear your call. It had refrained from attacking the Sea Wall again, but any wrong move would only bring on it's rampage.

You thought to try and get it's attention onto you, to make it notice you and calm down. You called out again and again.

"Hello! I'm over here! OVER HERE!"

But this only seemed to upset Ceadeus even further. The Ocean Dragon had turned around and faced you way, but it's eyes were only falling over you, not onto you.

It was getting angry....

"GGGRRRRRGGKKKHEEEOOONNNNHHHGG!"

"ᴰᴱⱽᴵᴸᵎ"

If you didn't manage to calm it down soon, it would begin bucking and attacking in hysteria! You needed to get it's attention fixed onto you!

>Roll 3d1000 to calm Ceadeus!

Rolled 346, 120, 156 = 622 (3d1000)

>>4270902
Hoo boy...

Rolled 981, 747, 148 = 1876 (3d1000)

>>4270902

Rolled 876, 730, 442 = 2048 (3d1000)

>>4270902

>>4270902
dice+3d1000

Rolled 530, 757, 995 = 2282 (3d1000)

>>4270943
Fuck

Rolled 574, 744, 624 = 1942 (3d1000)

>>4270896

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You've done it, you managed to catch Ceadeus' attention after long. The titanic Sea God stares down at you.

But, despite getting it's attention focused onto yourself, the creature was not calm...

"GGGRRRRRGGKKKHNNNNNN!"

"Woah! Easy! Easy there, big guy!"

"ᴰᴱⱽᴵᴸᵎ"

"No! I'm not the 'devil!""

"DEVIL!"

"GGGRRRRRGGKKKHNNNNNN!"

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Without warning, the Ocean Dragon sprung forward with incredible finesse! It bucked with it's small horn, catching and punting you with it!

You were struck with such force that you flew through the deep sea water traveling like an agile harpoon, straight down to the lowest depth in sight, into the sea floor on this level! And damn, did it hurt!

Ceadeus was enraged, seeming to confuse you with the 'devil' thing it wouldn't shut up about! It was coming, albeit slowly, but still coming, down to crush you even more!

>Quickly! Swim up to the Hadal Coil! Time to give this bastard some shock therapy!
>We need to get out of here. Hopefully Ceadeus will follow and we can get him away from the Sea Wall!
>Give him a taste of his own medicine! Swim up and chop at his head with your Greatsword!
>Write in.

>>4271019
>We need to get out of here. Hopefully Ceadeus will follow and we can get him away from the Sea Wall!

Let's attract it to closer the Dire Miralis, let's make a big ass turf war between then.

>>4271023
We don't know that Dire Miralis is a thing, because we decided to avoid finding out.

>>4271019
>Give him a taste of his own medicine! Swim up and chop at his head with your Greatsword!

Did we have sex with a monster yet?

>>4271019
>Quickly! Swim up to the Hadal Coil! Time to give this bastard some shock therapy!
Cea is weak to thunder, this will do good.

>>4271036
We could have but we chose to go on a date with a huntress instead.

>>4271036
No. First girl syndrome was real.

>>4271040
>>4271043
Lame. Hopefully we get more chances to do some real Monster Hunter in the future

>>4271044
Nope. Atricia Route is a lock, unless we fuck up hard enough to have a falling out or worse.

>>4271045
Oh :(

>>4271044
If the players vote for it in the future.

>>4271035
Vance might not know Dire is theres but, that place was the spot were Caedeus was focusing its aggresion, going there might make him distracted enough to give us a chance to catch our breath and prepare for a possible counter-attack.

>>4271019
>We need to get out of here. Hopefully Ceadeus will follow and we can get him away from the Sea Wall!
Pace ourselves so we don't distance ourselves too quickly.

>>4271048
Oh thank goodness. We just have to find a way to dump Atricia without hurting her feelings.

>>4271055
But that's a bitch move. I'm upset that we asked her out in the first place but why would we intentionally throw the relationship down the drain for a chance at some dragon puss?

>>4271059
Maybe Vance might get interested in expanding his horizons.

>>4271059
>dragon puss?
Dragon puss best puss.

We just have to wait until Atricia shows the faults of being human. Something you doesn't see in monster kind.

Now was not a good time to fight Ceadeus! The lumbering giant was too much for you to handle in this spot. You'd have thought the Sea Wall would have more space than this. Must be the heavy sunlight above getting in your eyes.

You picked yourself up and ignored the coil weapon the director sent with you. You would find some opening here, you just needed to get Ceadeus away from that wall before any more damage was wrought.

You swam and propelled yourself as fast as you could, but Ceadeus was prepared. The Ocean Dragon sucked in a large portion of the ocean water. It was going to release that back at you in a torrent!

>2d2000 to avoid!
>Failure results in heavy damage taken. Curatives will be much harder to use holding in your breath and managing them in the intense deep sea pressure.

Rolled 332, 966 = 1298 (2d2000)

>>4271079

Rolled 1710, 1520 = 3230 (2d2000)

>>4271079
Let's go

Ceadeus exalted, spraying out his hydro torrent to strike you with. The spray of displaced water hit with enough force to burst the luminous coral ground underneath you! You believed the strength of such things were measured in 'PSI' or something like that, it's what you remember being mentioned by a Researcher once.

That jet was lethal, and you evaded it thankfully, swimming out of the way and getting out of there as fast as you could. Ceadeus only followed in close pursuit, ramming it's horns down to try and squash you along the way, but you maintained a steady speed that put you ahead. Thank Gog he wasn't hitting vital points on the Sea Wall or anywhere else with those, or earthquakes might trigger on the land.

You didn't know where to go, so you swam mindlessly, giving your full attention to the Ocean Dragon as it angrily followed you.

When you did chance a look ahead, you saw you were passing over the tall trech dunes again, going into the sweltering heat of that fiery lake you saw!

You wanted to turn back, because you could not endure so intense a heat, but you found it increasing for some odd reason as you stopped. Ceadeus stopped trying to crush you as well, and you guessed it had to due with the fluctuating heat. What was the cause?

....Then you peered up, seeing that bright, tall and flaming spire from before overhead! It was coming down at you and Ceadeus!

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As the flaming spire moved, the lake of fire progressively vanished in the distance. All the heat that bubbled the ground over into magma followed the spire, as it was the central point of the heat that caused the anomalous lake to be down here in the first place. Under your feet, the sea floor turned over red where it was previously just hot rock, burning until it turned over to lava that clashed with the water, refusing to harden back solid or oust.

The water became scalding! It was boiling! Your skin was scorched under your armor as that spire landed down in front of Ceadeus. The impact of it's landing sent you spiraling through the water backwards and far away! You couldn't be prepared for this, you couldn't take this heat!

And then you got your bearings again! It hurt to move now, but you got a good look at that spire. It was no spire at all. It was another massive Elder Dragon, one like a living volcano! This surly had to be that 'Devil' Ceadeus was afraid of!

Whatever the case, the Ocean Dragon was the first to attack, drawing in more water before firing it out at the Devil. The Devil wasn't moved, taking the stream to the face unfazed. It was only annoyed at the water, which turned to steam against it's body.

The Devil raised it's long neck and brought it down like a hammer onto Ceadeus' head, bashing the Sea God down into the burning ocean floor. Ceadeus cried in agony as the Devil planted a foot onto it's back and pressed it into the magma pools.

Momentarily, Ceadeus freed itself by flipping it's tail around, hitting the Devil in the head and giving it a chance to escape. But the Devil would not allow that as it reached out and grabbed the horns of the Ocean Dragon, twisting at them until the smaller one broke off with a snap!

Ceadeus wailed, thrashing and freeing it's larger horn before it dove point blank into the Devil, staggering it on it's feet and allowing Ceadeus to swim up, twirling in a circle and bringing it's tail around, striking the Devil's neck with it and garnering a whelp of pain from the volcanic Dragon.

The architect of destruction lunged viciously, catching Ceadeus by the end of his tail. The Ocean Dragon was moved effortlessly, swung up above before one of the Devil's wings came over it's shoulder. You stared in disbelief as that wing ejected a furious blast of fire out at Ceadeus, like an explosive eruption from the mouth of a volcano!

The corona of that fiery attack carried Ceadeus away until the Ocean Dragon crashed into the trench dunes and took the whole structure down with it. You were also caught in the crossfire as the rapid waving of the water dragged you along near the fallen Ocean Dragon!

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Ceadeus was absolutely helpless against this mighty Devil! He could do little to fight against it, it seemed indestructible. Knowing it's situation, it had to get out of there, but there was no easy way to unless.... unless...

The Ocean Dragon's one good eye fell onto you. You were trying to fix your position in the water, very close to it's arm fins.

You were not entirely sure if Ceadeus was as smart as other Elders you've met, but you were sure that if the bastard could speak, he would be saying that it was 'every man for himself'. You really didn't like that overgrown fish!

It waves it's arm fin, making you flow down against your will to it's tail. It bounced you off of the hundreds of tons of flesh and scales that made up it's tail, and then it flicked it's large fins, sending you through the water in a whirl, towards the Devil!

You could do nothing as you went and landed upon the nose of the beast, stopping it in it's tracks as it blinked and locked it's sight onto you. You didn't know how to react as it just stood there observing you curiously. Ceadeus used this chance to get out of there, swimming away to another area as fast as he could while the Devil was still.

The Devil glanced off at the retreating Ocean Dragon and hissed upon realizing what he had done. It blew through it's nose, washing you away before peering down at your small form in front of it's chest. The Devil released a fearsome growl radiating malice, one that made what hair that didn't burn off stand up on the back on your neck. For how hot it was, you went cold hearing that, staring back into it's hateful glare.

It was raising it's claw up to you slowly, as if you wouldn't notice! But it was so slow, very slow that it almost seemed the Devil didn't truly care about you, like it was pondering whether it should kill you quick or ignore you....

>Swim away fast!
>Slowly drift away, appear as much a non-threat as you can.
>Barrel forward, swim under it's arm for confusion and maneuver away to safety!

>>4271203
>Barrel forward, swim under it's arm for confusion and maneuver away to safety!
Dires probably waiting for us to make a move to get away so he can snatch us, so lets pull the old switcheroo on him

>>4271203
>Barrel forward, swim under it's arm for confusion and maneuver away to safety!

You didn't really care what it thought at this moment though, your mind was on getting out of this hellhole!

You hunched in the tight, boiling water and used all of your limbs to send yourself forward. The Devil's hand came up quicker in response, trying to stop you by catching you in it's claw, but you got away before it could. It really was partly aloof.

You swam down, speeding to it's left arm guiding yourself through a gap between the pit there, coming out near the spikes lining it's neck. The Devil back up in a rush, trying to locate you around it's body as it moved it's limbs frantically. You used this moment to your advantage, grabbing onto some spiky scales and waiting for it to gyrate again. When it did, you let go and allowed yourself to get hurled down to it's tail, where from there you simply scaled the tail back to the end and hung onto the tip.

The Devil turned all the way around, dragging it's massive tail behind it, and when it was clear for you, you let go, being sent flying away like you had been thrown.

You were able to swim away safely from the place, leaving the radius of fire that surrounded the Devil, going on your way back out to where you saw Ceadeus retreat off to...

That damn whale went all the way to the massive white dome you saw, which was a fortress-like structure of bleached sea rock in the middle of the greater coral reef, illuminated by the absurd amounts of bioluminescent algae floating around.

Ceadeus was there in the center of the wide space within the walls of the structure, curled up there, resting away his wounds. You were angry now, that oversized fish tried to intentionally sacrifice you so he could escape the Devil, after attacking you! This thing was gonna die tonight if you had anything to say about it! And, well, because you were also tasked to slay him.

Now let's think here Vance... we got more than few options for helping deal with this meaty fish bastard. We of course have the Thunder weapon, the Hadal Coil Wear which you haven't even used yet, but the Director's ship above may have some additional tools for you to use, such as bombs or harpoons...

You supposed if you had enough bombs, you could rig this whole place here to blow and collapse onto Ceadeus, burying that Dragon under tons of rubble.

Or with some well placed harpoons, you could see about disabling it's good eye, or causing it some internal bleeding by throwing them into it's throat. That is risky however...

And as always, you could just go in and take care of it, old fashioned style.

...You don't like it though, but you could also try.... also try luring the Devil to Ceadeus... or even try offering to lead it to Ceadeus. It looked like a Black Dragon, it would definitely be a Black Dragon like Alatreon in your book. Black Dragons were smart, weren't they? Was this Devil any smarter than Ceadeus...?

What will you do now? What is your plan for dealing with Ceadeus?

>>4271373
Go to the surface and get some harpoons and warn them about Dire Miralis.

>>4271487
Support

>>4271065
You know I'm on board with this and all but ironically there aren't many opyions for dragon puss available either. We have our Tobi-Kadachi, but shes an animal so thats a no. We have Alatreon, who is a big no because she hates us, and Kulve Taroth, who is also a no because shes simply too big and I think shes taken. That leaves Velkhana, who we've barely interacted with.

Hmm. From what you could tell, it seemed that Ceadeus' 'blind' eye was actually still there, just mostly covered by the overgrown horn. If you took out his good eye, his visibility would be extremely limited and he'd be lucky to see you. That would make dealing with Ceadeus a cakewalk.

You decided to go with the harpoon method after wall, swimming directly up to get away from the place Ceadeus was sleeping at so you could blow your Wyverian horn without waking the Ocean Dragon.

The Director's boat came to your location far above the rock structure. You surfaced and caught your breath, climbing up the chain suspending the Coil weapon and stepping onto the deck, dripping wildly.

"Ahh! Freelancer." The Analytics Director says, coming to you with a hand over his hat in harsher wind. "So, what were your findings? Could you determine the cause of the disturbances with the ecosystem down there?"

"Yeah, looks like your worse fear was right. We got a Ceadeus." You say.

"Oh dear. Well, it is a good thing we brought the weapon. Uh, did you slay it?"

"No, I'm gonna need a few more things." You say, whistling to somebody you saw carrying harpoons.

"Director," You come. "-I think you need to know, Ceadeus isn't solely responsible. There's another Elder Dragon down there, a huge one, it's movements are destroying the coral reef. Ceadeus has been tearing off chunks of the wall to throw at it, they've been fighting fiercely."

"What?! Another Elder Dragon?! Destroying the coral reef?!" He exclaimed.

"Yeah."

"D-Did you get a good look at it? Was it Nakarkos? Ceadeus and Nakarkos are natural rivals and and and..."

"No. It wasn't Nakarkos, it was even bigger than Ceadeus. It was like a fracking volcano down there, it had a field of lava following it and all."

"So you say..." He murmured.

The other Researchers present were chatty in a hushed tone as well, surprised over this news. They already formulated theories, questioning if it was another Zorah Magdaros.

"I don't know what it was, but it was mean, and it had these wings that fired out lava or something." You explain.

"Wing based projectiles... Why I've only heard of a few Monsters in my life with such capability, but none like what you describe. I'll have to look into this, and forward it to the rest of the council." The Director says.

"Right." You say.

Two of the crewmen brought you a wooden container full of harpoons. You took it by the handle on the side and dragged it over to the edge of the deck.

"If you'll excuse me Director, I've got a Ceadeus to take down." You say, breathing in and holding your breath again.

"Do be careful! Ceadeus is a strong beast!"

You salute and drop back down into the water, using the weight of the harpoon container to sink down faster. You sank and sank and sank down back into the tight pressure of the deep sea, coming to a point where your harpoon container couldn't bear the force, exploding into a cloud of wooden splinters and letting all of the harpoons sink down to the bottom.

You hastily scrambled to gather them all back into one place as they fell around the structure of the undersea rock dome. Once you had them together, you found a place to stand at there, with the harpoons all to your side.

You picked one up and prepared to throw it at Ceadeus good eye....

>Roll 1d100 to throw harpoon.

Rolled 68 (1d100)

>>4272807

Rolled 30 (1d100)

>>4272807

Rolled 20 (1d100)

>>4272807

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*tink*

"HRGGNNNNN?"

FRACK!

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Gogdamni-

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"GGGGRRRRGKKOOOOUGGHHNNNN!

....

You reach up and dig yourself out of the seafloor you were blasted into by Ceadeus' water spout. You were covered in shells and algae, and you pull a clam off of your finger... and a bottom feeding fish sucking on you off your shiny helmet.

Ceadeus wasn't following you out of the big dome, it was staying put. You guessed it was home defense for that big tubby son of a...erghh...

The harpoons were scattered about, some gone from your sight. You needed to rethink this all through. How were you going to do something about Ceadeus if it could just keep blasting you out of the structure it was held in with impunity?

Well, there was still the bombs, and coil you haven't used yet.

What will you do now?

>>4273018
Let's try to use the coil, I don't think we should use the bombs, all the noise and possible destruction caused by then might end up attracting Dire Miralis, if we can the try to grab an harpon and shot at Caedeus after we use the coil.

You know what? You're just going to shock him to death! that move back there, throwing you into the Devil, it really sat with you! Ceadeus was going to pay!

You hopped up, grabbing a harpoon and kicking your way towards the structure. You pulled out the Wyverian horn you had once you were inside and swam to the top of the dome, avoiding Ceadeus' line of sight as you did.

You waited until you saw the weapon coming in the distance to peek under through a hole, hurling the harpoon down until it struck Ceadeus in the head before you came back out to the top. As you expected, the Ocean Dragon growled again and came looking for you, but you pushed the weapon through a hole and guided it down as Ceadeus came out of a larger hole to scan around.

You were already inside the device when Ceadeus turned to see the chain. The Sea God came down, looking the weapon over curiously as you fixed yourself inside the protective cage wearing the coils charged with Thunder waiting to be released. You now see why it was called a 'wear'.

You had a thick wire inside the cage of the weapon, connected to a lever you had to turn inside. There were three rounded ports inside the cage for each coil, you only had to plug the wire into one and then use the lever to release the thunder inside one of the coils. The cage was lined with two layers of metal bars for protection, one of thick iron to resist attacks, and a thin steel one to prevent thunder from flowing in with sheets of small rings.

You plug the wire into the first coil and put your hands onto the lever so you could electrocute that damn fish. But the lever was hard to turn! The metal was slightly rusted, it would take some effort...

Ceadeus was already done with his little observation outside. He was getting ready to rut at you with his one large horn.

>2d2000

Rolled 375, 719 = 1094 (2d2000)

>>4273115
KAZAP

Okay, I'm gonna need somebody else to roll.

Rolled 1998, 1688 = 3686 (2d2000)

>>4273115
I got this

Rolled 410, 1037 = 1447 (2d2000)

>>4273115

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Ah- Ahah! You got it!

"HAAAAH!" You cried, wasting some held air as you turned the lever.

Upon switching on, a spark trickled down the wire and into the port it was plugged into, activating the coil.

The coil's rods released, and it opened up like a canister, exposing the many steel rings inside cycling with thunder that then traveled out into the water in an instant. You saw hundreds of sparks worming up the outer bars of the iron layer of your cage, and Ceadeus was vibrating, paralyzed by the initial shock.

Was that it? Ceadeus was still coming to you!

Wait, no! It wasn't!

The canister popped off of the cage then and exploded into a storm of electricity! The whole area was filled with chaining bolts of thunder that shocked Ceadeus into a trance of interrupted grunts and shrieks of pain as it wallowed there, having a spasm from the intense electricity hurting it, burning it's beard away slowly with the heat the lightning carried as it coursed!

When it was over, Ceadeus still twitched and turned, wagging around as it tried to regain it's balance in the water. That must have really hurt it! Some more of these shocks and you'll be able to handle it no problem!

"NNMMM!" You hummed, doing your best to keep the air you had left in.

Ceadeus had exalted suddenly, throwing it's tail forward and striking your cage, sending it off into the wall of the structure. He responded with amazing force even after taking the full power of that shock. More hits like that and your weapon may be destroyed....

>Exit the cage and swim forward to attack.
>Quick! Plug the next one up and fire again!

>>4273171
>>Quick! Plug the next one up and fire again!

>>4273175
>Exit the cage and swim forward to attack.
Don't lose the weapon its too important here, we need to draw Ceas attention to us

>>4273175
>Exit the cage and swim forward to attack.

>>4273175
>Exit the cage and swim forward to attack.

You couldn't risk loosing the weapon, it wouldn't hold against Ceadeus' strength.

You kicked open the cage door and slid out, pressing your feet against the rock wall and propelling yourself forward into the wider field of the structure's interior. Ceadeus was backing up, elevating to the ceiling of the firmament, reeling his neck back. Just what was he planning...?

>Anticipate the next attack and make ready to dodge.
>Fly forward and chop at that beard!
>Fly forward and get yourself onto the horn, you can try attacking the eyes there!
>Try to get him stuck in one of the smaller openings in the firmament.
>Swim around the firmament, entering and exiting to confuse Ceadeus.

>>4273220
>Try to get him stuck in one of the smaller openings in the firmament.

>>4273220
>Anticipate the next attack and make ready to dodge.
Getting him stuck won't really help as he can just wave his tail and horns or shoot water at us, we need to find an opening.

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>4273284
>>4273326

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Whatever it was, you would do your best to counter it so you could get an opening on Ceadeus. You sat in one spot and waited for when the Ocean Dragon would strike...

Ceadeus went back some more, and then lunged forward!

You pulled your Greatsword, jamming it into the rock below and using it to swing yourself out of harm's way! You landed over at a spot farther away, near some kelp stalks and... wait... wait a minute, Ceadeus didn't even attack.

Huh? You dodged nothing. The Ocean Dragon was ejecting water from it's mouth, but not as a spray at you. It must have been regulating the weight in it's body? Or getting ready to channel it? What was it... Oh! Ceadeus began sucking it in again. So it was going to shoot a spray at you and... wait...

No, Ceadeus is sucking in way more water than ever before. It was... doing the reverse of a torrent. It was using it's lungs and throat to make a whirlpool there! You were caught in the pull of Ceadeus' sucking! It was drawing you in towards it's mouth! You tried your best to swim out of the current, but you could not!

You lock your legs and arms as Ceadeus' jaw snaps down on you, trying to crunch you up! Ceadeus had great biting force, it was much more powerful than Shen Gaoren! You couldn't take this, you needed to get out of his teeth before it inflicted a fatal wound upon you with them!

You try your best to edge your way out of his grasp!

>Number to beat: 7000
>Roll 2d700.
>Failure will result in Vance receiving a serious bone fracture injury that causes him to randomly experience draining exhaustion during battles, which leaves him open for a round, allowing an enemy to deal free damage!

Rolled 574, 560 = 1134 (2d700)

>>4273508

Rolled 226, 449 = 675 (2d700)

>>4273508

I'm no vorefag or anything, but why don't we just let him swallow us, We can do this to him
https://youtu.be/P1ompKbegok?t=561

Rolled 66, 608 = 674 (2d700)

>>4273508
Where the hell are the others?

Rolled 611, 405 = 1016 (2d700)

>>4273508
dont fail me now, dice

Rolled 50, 37 = 87 (2d700)

>>4273508

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>>4273577
They DIED

C'mon Lurkers, let's roll, let's save vance from being crippled again.

>>4274099
Yes, please. I don't think we'll get a third chance to get sap.

Hmm, it be 6:23 PM for me now. I will give until 8:00

Wonder what I'll do after I complete this quest...

>>4274161
Do a pokémon clover quest

>>4274168
Did you have any ideas you wanted to share?

Rolled 165, 602 = 767 (2d700)

>>4273508

Rolled 220, 143 = 363 (2d700)

>>4273508
Hi.

Rolled 169, 506 = 675 (2d700)

>>4273508

>>4273508
We're almost there people, just 1246, let's get rolling people.

>>4274224
sorry, meant 1609 but were close, just a few more rolls.

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>>4274168
I like Pokemon too, but I don't know anything about romhacks nor have I played any in my whole life. I'm a strict emulator fag.

>>4274175
Well, I had a few on my list.
- TES ordinary Cyrodillic townsman quest
- OC horror quest
- Bloodborne quest
- new OC god quest that isn't dumb fun

And I had one that I did already work a teency, tiny bit on. I'll give you a peek.

What do you guys think?

>>4274229
You should try it Level, for a meme game made by 4chan, it's surprisingly well made, hell it might even be better than the real thing, Though that's not too hard nowadays. all you need to do is pick up a fire red rom and patch it on the site. https://www.poclo.net

Anyway, I would like to play in the magic realm of tod howard.

Rolled 415, 542 = 957 (2d700)

>>4273508

>>4274229
>- TES ordinary Cyrodillic townsman quest
Really partial to this idea, but do what you want Level, a godzilla quest would be nice too.

>>4274249
good roll lurken-san, just 652 to go.

20 minutes.

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>>4274275

No one else is rolling?

Rolled 203, 272 = 475 (2d700)

>>4274295
ok then, may the saphire star guide my roll and protect from bad luck.

Quick, someone make one last minute roll!

Rolled 582, 573 = 1155 (2d700)

>>4274301
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jK-NcRmVcw
May this roll fuck the damn sea serpent.

>6823
Hmm, alright alright. Say goodbye to your femur.

Rolled 456, 86 = 542 (2d700)

>>4274301

Does my last hour roll or >>4274306 Level?

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F for Vance

>>4274310
This >>4274297 was the last viable roll. The others after happened past 8:00 on the dot.

>>4274333
Darn it. F for Vance's Femur.

>>4274304
The savior appears!
...51 seconds too late.

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You tried your best to get out of Ceadeus' jaw. But when you had the chance to get out, Ceadeus suddenly opened it a bit more, and then chomped down as you kicked forward to get away. His teeth caught your leg by the knee and crushed down on it.

The knee plates held, but cracked under the pressure. It was good armor. However, the thigh plate was not so fortunate, breaking immediately under the pressure.

Your femur bone was shattered like glass from it.

https://vocaroo.com/m3K9QvxtaEY

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+======+

Vance has received a new Exhaustion Debilitation weakness. It will last for quite some time.

+=====

You could not keep your breath held any longer after that. You let go, screaming almost voicelessly into the water, loosing all of your held air under your helmet.

Ceadeus went into a loop, coming around and clipping you with the tip of it's large horn. You were bashed by the full force of the angry Ocean Dragon, sent careening into rocks which you shattered impacting. Ceadeus floated above, looking down at your limp form as you went with the water. You thought the life itself was knocked out of you, but you were not dead yet, only fatally wounded.

Ceadeus began to swim down, coming over until his head was inches away from you. You watched the Ocean Dragon slide it's broken horn across the rock, scraping at it until it's neck was bent enough that it could get a good look at you. The large black eye with bleak yellow iris looked you over closely. Ceadeus was trying to discern whether or not you were completely dead, or if you could not fight back any longer.

You felt the water begin to warm up, but Ceadeus didn't know. Gog above, that Devil must be drawing near...

You could either sit still and remain motionless, hoping that Ceadeus will leave you alone, or you could attack now, driving either your knife or Greatsword into the eye of the Sea God. Trying to get away is also a possibility... but far more risky...

What will you do?

>>4274645
let's poke its eye with our sharp object

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>>4274645
You know what to do Vance

With your leg like it was now, swimming away would be a hassle, and you did not have much air left to spare. Your time was getting shorter and shorter of being able to be down here in the pressure of the deep sea. You knew it was a cheap move, but you were left with no choice now, it would keep Ceadeus off of you for long enough that you would be able to reach the weapon and then hopefully with your horn, signal the boat to recall it. This quest was not going well.

You reached around quickly with lightning reflexes and then with a smooth stroke, you drew the inert Greatsword upon your back and swung down, slicing a clean cut into Ceadeus' eye. The creature didn't even know what hit him by the time you did that, and then when you drove the length of the Greatsword into it's eye, it finally let out a cry of immense pain. You pulled it out, the white fluid of the eye and Ceadeus' blood spilling out to cloud your surroundings.

The Ocean Dragon went back, blindly throwing it's horn around and giving out thundering moans of pain. It rammed into more than one spot here in the interior of it's white rock fortress, sending rocks sinking down in chunks from above.

You sheathed the Greatsword and made a swim for it using your three limbs, paddling and pulling to get closer to the Hadal Coil Wear. As you went forward, the surrounding water as far as you could see began heating up rapidly, and the light from the sea surface above was blotted out from behind by red glows....

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you turned at the sound of a dark growl to witness the Devil break it's way into the white rock fortress. It stomped through, roaring at the Ocean Dragon it was seeking out.

Ceadeus didn't grimace at the Devil. The Sea God stood it's ground, using it's partially grown over eye to see what little it could of the Devil. It was going to attack to the bitter end to defend it's nest here. No Elder Dragon would ever abandon it's home or where it lays it's head down at to anything, not even this Devil. Though for Ceadeus, this may cost it's life.

>We can't stay here any longer. Time to bail. (Automatically results in Quest failure.)
>I'm not going anywhere yet after all. I will be the one who lands the killing blow, not the Devil! (Chance to gain a 'special reward' concerning the Inert Holy Moonlight Sword.)

>>4274866
>I'm not going anywhere yet after all. I will be the one who lands the killing blow, not the Devil!
Get some air then chug.

>>4274866
>I'm not going anywhere yet after all. I will be the one who lands the killing blow, not the Devil!
But from a safe distance, get that shock coil thing and zap Caedeus.

>>4274866
>We can't stay here any longer. Time to bail. (Automatically results in Quest failure.)
Please no

>>4274885
We have never given a Quest up yet and I'm not planning to now.

>>4274919
Sometimes anon it is better that we don't win them all. We just got a broken fucking leg and DIRE MIRALIS is. Right. There.

>>4274866
>I'm not going anywhere yet after all. I will be the one who lands the killing blow, not the Devil! (Chance to gain a 'special reward' concerning the Inert Holy Moonlight Sword.)

>>4274866
>>I'm not going anywhere yet after all. I will be the one who lands the killing blow, not the Devil!
It broke our femur, and now it must die.

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Even if you were low on air, you were intent on seeing this mission through to the end. Ceadeus must be confirmed dead on your watch!

You continue swimming over to the weapon, thinking it would be useful here for paralyzing Ceadeus with, but before you could touch the weapon, the water all around locally began to swirl. Ceadeus was manipulating the water, turning the place into a storm using his lungs to blow it around within the bowl-like confine of the structure.

The Devil was slowed somewhat by it, and you went flying around with the flow of it all until it stopped when Ceadeus went for another maneuver.

You were now stuck in the water, stopping in front of the Devil's shoulder as it raised it's wing. You would be caught in the path of the blast it was about to unleash!

>2d4000 to use this to your advantage.

Rolled 186, 2429 = 2615 (2d4000)

>>4275916

Rolled 766, 380 = 1146 (2d4000)

>>4275916

>>4275928
>>4275931
Not a great start

Rolled 648, 594 = 1242 (2d4000)

>>4275916

Rolled 1626, 1950 = 3576 (2d4000)

>>4275961
Fuck forgot my roll.

>>4275965
Does this count? Please tell me it counts.

>>4275974
roll anon, you might get a bigger number.

Rolled 1232, 3325 = 4557 (2d4000)

>>4275916

>>4275980
I doubt it.

>>4276038
You did it.

Rolled 2275, 490 = 2765 (2d4000)

>>4275916

Rolled 2475, 3213 = 5688 (2d4000)

>>4275916

Something you noticed about the blasts the Devil unleashed from it's wings were that they included volcanic rock chunks in the mix with the magma fired out like a cannon. You thought you might be able to catch yourself on one and then use that to get closer to Ceadeus, but you could not.

The wing fired out the sum of it's fire, and you were instead caught by magma sticking to your armor, sending you back with it as the blast traveled towards Ceadeus and struck the Ocean Dragon, sending it into the wall of the collapsing structure.

You were writhing there in miserable pain, having caught onto the end of Ceadeus' beard at the end of it. You swatted yourself to rid the sticky magma off from burning you anymore, having to do the same with your broken femur as well.

The Devil charged on foot now, raising it's neck and unhinging it's jaw wide. It was going to bite Ceadeus on his neck! The Ocean Dragon was going to fire back a torrent of water!

+=========+

You are in critical condition. Any one stray hit now will faint you and end the quest.

Ceadeus is nearly dead.

+=========+

>Throw yourself into the torrent and use it to reach the Devil's head so you can blind it. The Devil will only keep interrupting your chances to do anything to Ceadeus, you must make sure it can't.
>Climb up Ceadeus' beard quickly and get behind his head, making ready to stab him as the Devil bites his throat.
>Propel with one leg as best you can to the coil wear and then get inside. You'll shock them both.
>Write in.

>>4276297
>Propel with one leg as best you can to the coil wear and then get inside. You'll shock them both
While they are busing killing each other, zap both of them, once were sure Caedeus is dead get the fuck outta here.

>>4276297
>>Propel with one leg as best you can to the coil wear and then get inside. You'll shock them both.

You on the other hand saw this as a good chance to get them both at once with the coil. You let go of the fur of Ceadeus' beard and used one leg, shooting yourself off from the Ocean Dragon while blowing on your Wyverian Horn.

The ship on the surface began to carry the weapon closer to you out in the open as you made strives forward. Your hand caught the outer cage and you climbed inside fast, shutting the door behind you.

You grabbed the coil plug and tore it out from a port, shoving it into the next coil and doing the best you could to turn the lever that activated the coils. You had only one good leg to use as leverage, and you barely made it, flipping the lever around and unleashing another storm of electricity out from the coil.

Ceadeus was stunned before he could unleash his torrent, and the Devil was struck by it as well. However, the Devil was barely held back by the strong currents of electricity. It even set it's eyes upon you, beginning to march over through the thunder coursing in the water. When the coil was drained of electricity, Ceadeus rammed it in the neck, but the Devil flipped around, bashing the him down with a slap that got his larger overgrown horn lodged into the rock.

The Devil was targeting you now!

>One coil made him shake, don't abandon the cage yet, use the last coil to stop him!
>All it did was annoy him, lets bail before he kills us!

>>4276485
This risk averse stance that we've been taking this entire quest has screwed us over 3(THREE) times now.

>>4276485
>One coil made him shake, don't abandon the cage yet, use the last coil to stop him!
Might as well.
Inb4 this is the bad choice.

>>4276485
>One coil made him shake, don't abandon the cage yet, use the last coil to stop him!
I doubt we be able to escape with our bad leg, we don't have a choice we're gonna need to slow him down and use this chance get the hell outta here.

The situation was grievous, more now than ever, but you refused to falter back now, refused to be intimidated by the Devil there.

You latched your hands onto the lever after pulling the plug and shoving it into the last port. You heaved with all your strength left and turned the lever again, but you could not get it to turn just enough that it would trigger the coil weapon. It got stuck!

The Devil was now close, jumping up and grabbing the chain that suspended your weapon. The boat back up must have rocked, because he tugged on it until the chain snapped in half, allowing the Devil to carry it around as he liked.

The Devil started to spin the cage in it's hands. It swings it around, hitting Ceadeus over the head with your weapon. You were thrown about inside the cage, slammed repeatedly into every surface inside, hitting your broken leg. You could not even bellow a cry falling around this much.

The Devil went to swing again, but you kicked forward suddenly with your good leg, striking the lever and turning it the rest of the way it needed to be. The last coil was activated then...

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The Devil screeched. The coil let out another great and surging burst of thunder. This one finally made that horrible Monster go back, stumbling as the electricity danced down it's body.

Your cage was let go mid-swing, and you took this as an opportunity to kick the door on it open, pushing yourself out with your arms. From there, you sank as you liked, down to the sea king, who was also paralyzed.

You landed onto Ceadeus' head and drew your Greatsword. The Ocean Dragon felt you, and went into a state of terror.

You prepared to attack his nape...

+=========+

Ceadeus Health: 5000

+=========+

>3d100 to deal serious damage.

Rolled 23, 1, 26 = 50 (3d100)

>>4276728
THE COUP DE GRACE

Rolled 75, 8, 15 = 98 (3d100)

>>4276728

Rolled 47, 48, 68 = 163 (3d100)

>>4276728

Rolled 38, 65, 78 = 181 (3d100)

>>4276728

Is there anybody else lurking?

You strike forth with your Greatsword, shredding a line of flesh along the gap between Ceadeus' hardened head and the armor upon his back! His blood was powdery in the water, and thick as it coated you.

But the king of the sea was not dead yet. The most work towards killing him had been done by the Devil, but he was your mark and you weren't about to lose him. Not even as he shook to throw you off! You held on, wrestling against the overpowering force as Ceadeus thrashed!

+=========+

Ceadeus Health: 3190

Colossal 1810 damage dealt to Ceadeus!

Your exhaustion weakness kicks in! You are losing your hold!

Hold: 619

Initial Hold was 800.

+=========+

>2d100 to deal more serious damage.

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Rolled 82, 89 = 171 (2d100)

>>4276751
COME ON VANCE YOU GOT THIS

Rolled 7, 6 = 13 (2d100)

>>4276751
C'MON

Rolled 68, 50 = 118 (2d100)

>>4276751

We could use another roll.

Rolled 19, 85 = 104 (2d100)

>>4276751

Many times here, you felt as though you might slip and be thrown off by Ceadeus, but you held, and raise your Greatsword again, driving it down into the neck of the Elder, biting deep at his spinal cord with it. The King of the Sea was losing himself now, perpetually fading into darkness, but he wasn't gone just yet.

He gave another stroke of his head, running it up into the ceiling and breaking away what was left, but you didn't let go even as the rocks pelted your shoulders and head like bullets.

Ceadeus descended, trying to regain his stamina. You stood up on his back, one leg drifting off to the pull of the waters. You raised the Inert Holy Moonlight Sword with both hands...

+=========+

Ceadeus Health: 1480

Colossal 1710 damage dealt to Ceadeus!

Hold: 298

171 hold lost. Additional 150 lost due to exhaustion.

+=========+

>1d100 to deal a last blow.

Wait, 1d150, not 1d100.

Rolled 60 (1d150)

>>4276785

Rolled 53 (1d150)

>>4276785
BOOM SHACKA-LACKA

Rolled 113 (1d150)

>>4276785
Money shot

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WE'RE NOT GONNA MAKE IT

Rolled 91 (1d150)

>>4276785

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Fuck, we need at least 140 to win don't we?

WHY DIDN'T WE CONSUME A DEMONDRUG OR DEMONPOWDER BEFORE GOING UNDER. DO WE EVEN HAVE TIME TO POP A DEMONPOWDER?

GOD FUCKING DAMMIT

>>4276811
WE NEED 148. WHY ARE ALL OF OUR ROLLS SO CRAP, ESPECIALLY MINE?

Would you guys like an extra round of rolling?

>>4276818
Yes please

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>>4276822
Very well, sign your name here at the bottom to get a free round of extra rolls.

>>4276818
Is that legal?

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>>4276831

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>>4276830

>>4276830
These terms are unacceptable zman, no deal

>>4276830
... Hey Ancient ...

WATCHA DOIN'?!

>>4276836
Fine.

Roll another round of 1d150s for success.

>>4276839
I JUST WANT A GOOD ROLL FOR ONCE

Rolled 47 (1d150)

>>4276839
Here goes nothing

>>4276844
Then roll

Rolled 108 (1d150)

>>4276845
I thought I did.

Rolled 82 (1d150)

>>4276839

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We're never breaching 148, are we.

Rolled 35 (1d150)

>>4276830
Never fucking signing that shit

Rolled 106 (1d150)

>>4276839

Rolled 95 (1d150)

>>4276839

Rolled 119 (1d150)

>>4276839
Please dice, don't abandon us now.

Rolled 144 (1d150)

>>4276839

Rolled 113 (1d150)

>>4276839

>>4276919
Eh, you know what, I don't want to be tedious here. I'll take it, close enough. And damn it, I was just in the middle of drawing the failure too.

I'm beat. Will update tomorrow as soon as can.

Dire Miralis is still there. Should we attempt communicating after Cea is dead?

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This was the point of no return for the Ocean's King. His life was forfeit. Plunging the Greatsword down into Ceadeus' skull, you deliver a killing blow...

TCHK

OUERHHNNNN....

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"OUERRRHHHNMMMMMM.....!"

"Groougghhnnnmmm...."

The leviathan Monster was finished. It's body gracefully fell out of buoyancy, falling through the water to the ground of the sea floor. You were weighed down by your sword, falling with it. You caught back onto the body of the now deceased Ocean Dragon, stabbing your Inert Holy Moonlight Sword into one of it's luminous organs.

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You did not notice immediately, but when you did thrust your sword into the luminous organ, the blade on your Inert sword... expanded! It assumed the form it once did when powered by the abyssal cosmos.

Yet it was different. It no longer shined with a greenish-blue light, but a light red one instead. The potent Bioenergy of Ceadeus' body transferred over into your blade. Your Greatsword must have taken it as a replacement for having the old Holy Moonlight absent....

You wondered, would it give you advice again...? Guidance like before...?

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+============+

Your Inert Holy Moonlight Sword has absorbed the life force of Ceadeus, sapping all of the plentiful energy the Elder carried in it's massive body.

You now wield the Holy Moonquake Sword. While not as powerful as it once was, you can still the same devastating attacks it's tricked form possesses. It activates the same way as before, after completing a successful True Charged Slash. However, it can run out energy if overused, and recharges in moonlight or by attacking enemies.

+============+

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You did it. Ceadeus was dead by your hand. You had done what the hero in your village's legend once did, and you feel all the better for it. If that legendary Hunter was watching, you were sure he'd be proud to know another Moganer repeated his deeds.

You swam away, heading over to the broken chain that was previously holding your weapon. As you did, you turned back at the sound of crunching and saw the Devil.

The Devil had rushed over to the body of Ceadeus and began eating it. The Devil was ravenous as it devoured the Ocean Dragon, tearing it's meat and bone alike apart and crunching it all to a paste in it's powerful jaws. It payed you no heed as it claimed it's prize, it didn't even seem to care that it didn't get the glory of felling the Sea God.

Was this why the Devil was hunting Ceadeus? To eat it? What will it do now that it has what it wants? Where will it go...?

>Attempt to communicate with The Devil.
>Get the hell out of here.

>>4278326
>Get the hell out of here.
No. just no, Let's get the hell outta here while we still have a leg to heal.

>>4278326
>Get the hell out of here.
Haha, nooooooo. Dire Miralis has made no indication at it even being Ukanlos levels of sentience.

>>4278326
>Attempt to communicate with The Devil.
He's a Black Dragon ain't he? Logic dictates he should be no less intelligent than Alatreon. Lets ask him where hes going.

>>4278326
>Attempt to communicate with The Devil.

>>4278353
Alatreon literally threatened us on our first encounter and Zuhramon had to bail us, according to both him and Shara the black Dragon are intelligent but they hate everything, we finally killed Caedeus with a broken leg at worst, there is no reason to temp fate and risk something else.

>>4278362
She threatened us, she didn't do anything, and she didn't seem afraid of zoomerman in the slightest either. She would have only killed us if we didn't leave her home like she asked. Dire Miralis seems to be traveling and was after Ceadeus just to have lunch, which we kind of helped him get.

>>4278381
>she didn't do anything
Because Z-man intervened before she could consider going further.

>she didn't seem afraid of zoomerman in the slightest either
I'm pretty sure that's false.

>>4278381
She didn't do anything exactly because Zuhrawhatever showed up and threatened her, also that thing literally tried to attack us twice, sentience or not it's not worth risking when we're barely survived Caedeus.

>>4278326
>>Attempt to communicate with The Devil.
Thanks for the assist

>>4278390
>Because Z-man intervened before she could consider going further.
She gave us time to get out. If she did attack then, it would have been because of us ignoring her. Zman showed up out of nowhere.

>I'm pretty sure that's false.
Then why did she give him so much backtalk? She wasn't afraid, even if he could beat her. Her whole point is to warn Fatalis where the Ancient is anyway, isn't it?

>>4278391
Ceadeus threw us into Dire Miralis and all he did was stare, he was hesitant to grab us. The other time he was aiming for Ceadeus, we just happened to be in the way of his blast.

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>tied after an hour

>>4278550
I'm pretty sure I'm counting two votes for get out and three for communicate. I'm drawing now.

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>>4278555 (Faiz'd)
Oh. I see.

You sheathed your Holy Moonquake Sword, dispelling the newfound power over it. You let yourself sink down through the water until you were touching the bottom with it.

You looked out ahead over to that colossal Devil. It was finished devouring Ceadeus now. Only some neck, the head and pieces of it's tail were left... The Devil was moving out.

You raised your arms and screamed at the top of your lungs in your head to reach out to the Devil, even as bad an idea it was.

"HEY!"

The Devil stopped... and craned it's neck back until it was looking over at you. Those fiery, piercing eyes of it locked onto you...

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You stepped back, admittedly in fear.

The towering, volcanic Black Dragon stepped closer, stomping it's way violently over until it was looking down at you from a way close enough that you were well within the reach of it's neck.

It did something you didn't expect of it then. It raised it's arms in a stoic manner. You heard whispers then, like voices in your head... which now spun.

You felt dizzied, like you had a sudden onset of vertigo. The Devil was speaking something in a black tongue you didn't understand. It felt like it was trying to make you understand, even if it hurt.

"What are you.... trying to tell me?"

You wished you hadn't asked...