[ Surprisingly, this works better in a team of four than doing this by yourself. The walls are crumbly enough on top that you could probably grab some chunks of rocks to pocket. With Nine focusing on the back and Vi in the front, it’s easy for the two long weapons to sweep the monsters into each other and down into the abyss. Nine’s polearm swings, knocking more monsters onto the trap in the floor as thick, rusty spikes impale them. Hm. Why did that feel so easy suddenly... ?
The rattling behind the doors continues, but it’s hard to say which door it’s coming from. As they approach, they will find they can enter one of two doors.
Unfortunately, it’s hard to say which door might be better, as one has a sniper rifle emblem on it and the other has a handgun. You may only choose one door to pass. ]
[ They enter the room behind the handgun emblem, and the rattling chains stop. As they walk forward, the green light gives way to a new room, and walking ahead they will see someone standing in the center circle.
Okay, maybe standing isn’t the word for it seeing how the boy is crouched, but he seems to have been anticipating the four of you. ]
”Welcome back to reality.”
[ Hm. What does that even mean? Who is this clown? ]
well, vi doesn't recognize this kid, but - she is reluctant. she stutters to a stop, lowering her sword and fists, staring at him in the circle. she doesn't exactly want to go full force against someone who doesn't look like a monster? so she pauses, glancing at the others, and then: ]
[ oh it's her friend? then we will not point a gun at him i suppose. instead she's moving more along the side wall to get a good angle on the rest of the room.
[ What a good question! We do not know where the chains came from… perhaps it has moved on to somewhere else.
Miyu can see the rest of the room has a few other doors, openings and hiding places that are shadowed enough that it’s difficult to see if anyone or anything might be lingering.
“Maru” is still crouched on the ground, watching Kiruko grow closer while he flicks his eyes over to Vi and to Nine for asking similar questions. When he speaks again, the voice seems to be overlayed with something else, something that’s not his own. ]
”Halt, Kiruko. Not one step further.” [ But he doesn’t stop them either, and almost appears bored in a childlike wonder. ] “You really said yes to this vacation? You’re even more foolish than I thought.”
[ “Maru” gets to his feet then, seemingly stretching out a little and shaking out his hands. ]
“You escaped once. Once was enough.”
[ And in quick succession a few things happen. “Maru” snaps his fingers and summons several thugs that scatter across the room, immediately swinging to attack. As for “Maru” himself, he pivots, changes directions and dashes, barreling straight at Kiruko with a punch aimed at their face. ]
[ The thugs are relentless, hitting with both fists and clubs as they begin to swarm Vi for a good 1v1 beatdown (this is not 1v1, there are several of them.) Maru himself is also relentless and while Kiruko’s down on the ground, he hops over her, immediately moving to try and kick the rocket launcher out of Miyu’s hands to aim toward Vi.
He doesn’t worry about Nine, because as he throws the trident someone else materializes and catches it, holding it firmly in the middle before snapping it in half. ]
”Death cannot be forgotten. Perhaps you best begin saying your goodbyes.”
[ She steps out of the way, and soon the walls shake and rumble as several heads burst through, slithering and hissing and swarming. Every now and then though, their faces seem to shift, crying out in agony before they dart forward to snap at whomever is closest. The bone hydra bites are strong enough to snap bones, tear into flesh, and the thugs swarm and will leave fiery, deep bruises and breaks upon making contact. ]
[ turning to try and check on kiruko, but. she's immediately getting swarmed here. she can't quite make it to where kiruko is, blocked off, but that doesn't stop her. she's pretty hard to knock down, honestly - even when she gets whacked around by the burns, she doesn't stop. just adjusts her scarf, kicking that agility into gear, and going for a full on punch out match with a couple of the 21v1.
the hydra's appearance gets her to yelp, and she has about four seconds to say something that sounds like what the fuck?? before a thug sucker punches her across the face and sends her to the ground.
give her a second, she's already trying to stand back up, adjusting her fists, spitting blood to the side. she's gotta get in there, she has to try and defend the other three. she'll try to knock the thugs down with a leg sweep, taking the multitude of punches and possible broken bones.
is there a way out of here? or does she just have to fight for her life? ]
[ kiruko's back up, wobbly and with a bloody nose, whirling to look at maru as he charges at miyu.
there's some distance now. it should be enough. kiruko nocks another arrow, aims at maru, and fires. even if he's a moving target, and even if the sudden appearance of this fuckass hydra should be startling, kiruko's focus doesn't waver.
that said, the second the arrow is loosed, kiruko is scrambling away to try to flee from these hydra heads. what the fuck!!! ]
[ miyu is focusing mostly on keeping this rocket launcher NOT pointed at vi thank you! she's got good trigger discipline so she will do her very best to not shoot her.
but she's observant and aware of her surroundings. when she sees kiruko aiming she tries to keep maru between them to make it an easier shot. ]
[ he's going to freeze at seeing the woman breaking his trident. ]
Mother? [ he knows it's fake. he knows that's not really her, but when you spend this current lifetime and many, many past ones you can not recall following her every order well... it's hard to want to fight.
then the jump scare happens. ] The fuck!?
[ he'll turn his attention to them, fully intending on ignoring Mother for them, but that is also futile because they flash to his sibling's faces and they are crying out in agony.
go ahead and munch on him! he does have his white jacket to take the hit at least but yeah he's useless this turn. ]
[ You really, really should have read the book, probably. But it’s probably fine? It’s probably fine because you have items to help protect you, a little. Vi’s punching and punching and punching, burns littering any exposed skin as she takes out the thugs, and as she’s punched in the face there’s a deep, harsh burn settling in. Enjoy matching with Zuko, a man you will never meet.
She knocks several of the thugs over, and they lose their footing as they fall, clubbing each other down on the way. It gives her a little breathing room, at least.
Kiruko’s up and the arrow flies. Maru seems to sense it though and bends at an almost unnatural angle to avoid it. The good thing is the arrow hits a hydra! The bad news is its skull seems to pop off, launching toward Kiruko like a projectile. But on the inside there appears to be some sort of purple-ish diamond, similar in shape to the boons they’d seen before. It will smack right into Kiruko though, pinning them to a nearby wall momentarily even as Maru turns and runs back in that direction.
Miyu’s being soooo good! She’s being so good? Too back there’s the sound of a gunshot, and a bullet whizzes just barely over her head. Observant as she is, she’ll notice familiar fake earsies sticking out from around a corner, gun raised and aimed at her. ]
”Target acquired. So cute…”
[ Another bullet is fired, though she quickly turns and also shoots at Nine. Luckily, Mother seems to decide she’s not having it? And instead she steps in and takes this bullet for him as a hydra’s head stretches, neck elongating enough to bite down harshly right on his arm, digging in and trying to pull it off. Yikes. ]
this is going south so quickly. vi can't even focus well enough on the chaos to try and figure out where to go, but once she's back up and standing, she rubs her face against her shoulder, winces, and rolls her arms in place. deep breath.
she'll go to try and pry the diamond thing off of kiruko to get kiruko off the wall, heaving with all her strength. maru's coming for them but she figures she doesn't need to deal with him so long as she can get kiruko back into the game.
the pride thing is something she's considering using, too. first thing's first - she's going to help where she can. ]
[ honestly, pretty ic of maru to dodge that. unfortunately, this sucks!! the skull pins kiruko to the wall, who gasps and squirms until vi comes by with the assist. there's a grateful nod at vi, but then...
with the skull pried away, kiruko's arms are free enough to, with great reluctance, shove one into that sharp-toothed maw and reach for the diamond, claiming the boon even as the arm comes back bloodied.
then, kiruko loads the bow with its last arrow and fires it up into the air... raining poison lightning bolts on the enemies. ]
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The rattling behind the doors continues, but it’s hard to say which door it’s coming from. As they approach, they will find they can enter one of two doors.
Unfortunately, it’s hard to say which door might be better, as one has a sniper rifle emblem on it and the other has a handgun. You may only choose one door to pass. ]
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she pauses, glancing at the doors… the sniper rifle makes her a little nervous but the handgun does not help, really. a beat. ]
Which one…?
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[ helpful. ]
Failing that... I dunno. That one. [ points at the one with the handgun. ]
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But I agree. Handgun...
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What if it's the same monster behind both doors?
[ he's cool with handgun because that's what his brother uses. time to open it up. ]
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Okay, maybe standing isn’t the word for it seeing how the boy is crouched, but he seems to have been anticipating the four of you. ]
”Welcome back to reality.”
[ Hm. What does that even mean? Who is this clown? ]
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well, vi doesn't recognize this kid, but - she is reluctant. she stutters to a stop, lowering her sword and fists, staring at him in the circle. she doesn't exactly want to go full force against someone who doesn't look like a monster? so she pauses, glancing at the others, and then: ]
What's that supposed to mean?
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Maru!?
What the -- how did you get here!? I told you never to disappear on me again, you...!
[ all of that caution from earlier is out the window, and kiruko is running forward to see him. ]
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she is not good at socializing anyway. ]
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[ also are there chains any where? where did the noises come from is there anything else in the room? ]
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Miyu can see the rest of the room has a few other doors, openings and hiding places that are shadowed enough that it’s difficult to see if anyone or anything might be lingering.
“Maru” is still crouched on the ground, watching Kiruko grow closer while he flicks his eyes over to Vi and to Nine for asking similar questions. When he speaks again, the voice seems to be overlayed with something else, something that’s not his own. ]
”Halt, Kiruko. Not one step further.” [ But he doesn’t stop them either, and almost appears bored in a childlike wonder. ] “You really said yes to this vacation? You’re even more foolish than I thought.”
[ “Maru” gets to his feet then, seemingly stretching out a little and shaking out his hands. ]
“You escaped once. Once was enough.”
[ And in quick succession a few things happen. “Maru” snaps his fingers and summons several thugs that scatter across the room, immediately swinging to attack. As for “Maru” himself, he pivots, changes directions and dashes, barreling straight at Kiruko with a punch aimed at their face. ]
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... she won't attack this kid, she'll just go for the thugs immediately, throwing herself into the fray. ]
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but is too slow to draw, gets punched in the face, and drops to the floor. oof. ]
... Maybe I deserved that... getting fooled like an idiot...
[ grumbling while trying to get back up. ]
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shoots the rocket launcher at the farthest enemies??? ]
Um... is now a good time for that trick...?
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Get the hell away from Kiruko, yo!
[ probably not smart with an enemy coming at him but you know. it's fine. ]
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He doesn’t worry about Nine, because as he throws the trident someone else materializes and catches it, holding it firmly in the middle before snapping it in half. ]
”Death cannot be forgotten. Perhaps you best begin saying your goodbyes.”
[ She steps out of the way, and soon the walls shake and rumble as several heads burst through, slithering and hissing and swarming. Every now and then though, their faces seem to shift, crying out in agony before they dart forward to snap at whomever is closest. The bone hydra bites are strong enough to snap bones, tear into flesh, and the thugs swarm and will leave fiery, deep bruises and breaks upon making contact. ]
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[ turning to try and check on kiruko, but. she's immediately getting swarmed here. she can't quite make it to where kiruko is, blocked off, but that doesn't stop her. she's pretty hard to knock down, honestly - even when she gets whacked around by the burns, she doesn't stop. just adjusts her scarf, kicking that agility into gear, and going for a full on punch out match with a couple of the 21v1.
the hydra's appearance gets her to yelp, and she has about four seconds to say something that sounds like what the fuck?? before a thug sucker punches her across the face and sends her to the ground.
give her a second, she's already trying to stand back up, adjusting her fists, spitting blood to the side. she's gotta get in there, she has to try and defend the other three. she'll try to knock the thugs down with a leg sweep, taking the multitude of punches and possible broken bones.
is there a way out of here? or does she just have to fight for her life? ]
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there's some distance now. it should be enough. kiruko nocks another arrow, aims at maru, and fires. even if he's a moving target, and even if the sudden appearance of this fuckass hydra should be startling, kiruko's focus doesn't waver.
that said, the second the arrow is loosed, kiruko is scrambling away to try to flee from these hydra heads. what the fuck!!! ]
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but she's observant and aware of her surroundings. when she sees kiruko aiming she tries to keep maru between them to make it an easier shot. ]
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Mother? [ he knows it's fake. he knows that's not really her, but when you spend this current lifetime and many, many past ones you can not recall following her every order well... it's hard to want to fight.
then the jump scare happens. ] The fuck!?
[ he'll turn his attention to them, fully intending on ignoring Mother for them, but that is also futile because they flash to his sibling's faces and they are crying out in agony.
go ahead and munch on him! he does have his white jacket to take the hit at least but yeah he's useless this turn. ]
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She knocks several of the thugs over, and they lose their footing as they fall, clubbing each other down on the way. It gives her a little breathing room, at least.
Kiruko’s up and the arrow flies. Maru seems to sense it though and bends at an almost unnatural angle to avoid it. The good thing is the arrow hits a hydra! The bad news is its skull seems to pop off, launching toward Kiruko like a projectile. But on the inside there appears to be some sort of purple-ish diamond, similar in shape to the boons they’d seen before. It will smack right into Kiruko though, pinning them to a nearby wall momentarily even as Maru turns and runs back in that direction.
Miyu’s being soooo good! She’s being so good? Too back there’s the sound of a gunshot, and a bullet whizzes just barely over her head. Observant as she is, she’ll notice familiar fake earsies sticking out from around a corner, gun raised and aimed at her. ]
”Target acquired. So cute…”
[ Another bullet is fired, though she quickly turns and also shoots at Nine. Luckily, Mother seems to decide she’s not having it? And instead she steps in and takes this bullet for him as a hydra’s head stretches, neck elongating enough to bite down harshly right on his arm, digging in and trying to pull it off. Yikes. ]
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this is going south so quickly. vi can't even focus well enough on the chaos to try and figure out where to go, but once she's back up and standing, she rubs her face against her shoulder, winces, and rolls her arms in place. deep breath.
she'll go to try and pry the diamond thing off of kiruko to get kiruko off the wall, heaving with all her strength. maru's coming for them but she figures she doesn't need to deal with him so long as she can get kiruko back into the game.
the pride thing is something she's considering using, too. first thing's first - she's going to help where she can. ]
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with the skull pried away, kiruko's arms are free enough to, with great reluctance, shove one into that sharp-toothed maw and reach for the diamond, claiming the boon even as the arm comes back bloodied.
then, kiruko loads the bow with its last arrow and fires it up into the air... raining poison lightning bolts on the enemies. ]
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