Re: Tentacle Lair Escape: Apocalypse
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Chapter 2: The Champion
Though she had killed several tentacles in her life, this time was different, the creature which suckled at her breast was innocent (or at least as innocent as a tentacle creature could be), Ella feared what it would turn into however, and the fact that she could spawn a creature which would help terrorize the world was something she couldn't bare.
Zoey stood aside, a worried look on her face as she knew that this was likely her last chance to change Ella's path.
Ella slowly got up and looked for her hammer, the creature which was suckling on her breast immediately sensed something was wrong and retreated from her, evading Ella's quick reach to grab it.
Ella reached down and picked her hammer up from the ground.
"Im sorry Zoey, perhaps you shouldent watch" as she moved towards the creature with malice in her eyes.
Zoey simply shook her head in disgust, breathing a deep sigh.
The creature stood in a corner, trying to plan its next more, knowing that its own mother was coming to kill it.
"its time to die, monster!" Ella screamed as she lunged forward and smashed her hammer into the ground, the tentacle creating just barely evading the heavy blow, running quickly behind Zoey and crawling up her leg and around her body, placing itself in Zoey's waiting arms.
Zoey cradled the creature and brought it to her breast where it began to feed on her instantly as she pushed it up closer to herself.
"Zoey, bring that monster here"
"Come here" Zoey said as she turned toward you.
Ella walked toward Zoey, hammer in hand, prepared to grab the creature and choke the life out of it.
Zoey sat back on her heels, as Ella approached, Zoey quickly reached out and touched Ella lightly on her forehead when she was close enough, Ella froze in place, her body refusing to move as every nerve in her body was instantly disabled and a cold flash shot down her spine.
"Im sorry to have to do this Ella, i really am"
Ella tried to speak, but her mouth would not move, she was completely disabled from whatever magic Zoey was using on her.
"This is a trick i learned from the tentacles many years ago, it temporarily locks your mind and will soon put you to sleep"
The fury in Ella's eyes was building, had she been tricked again?
"You are a confused woman Ella, and if i was more like you, i would end this right now......but im not murderer......im just trying to protect my children."
Zoey reached down and grabbed the Warhammer from Ella's grasp, her fingers released it as she stood there like a statue.
"I'll raise Ethan you for you, then we'll come find you together, maybe you'll have changed by then"
In Zoey's grasp, the hammer started to change, losing its glow and transforming quickly, in a few moments, her hammer had reverted back to its original form, a near-worthless candlestick holder.
"Interesting" Zoey said as she dropped it back down on the ground.
Zoey moved her other hand to Ethan and started to pat the creature's back light as it continued to feed from her happily.
"I hope you can forgive me Ella...." Zoey said as she placed her hand on Ella's forehead again, and shut her mind down completely, forcing her asleep in an instant.
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Ella awoke hours later to the sound of the birds and the waterfall, her arms started moving again as she quickly leaped up and looked around the ruins, picking up what had become a candlestick holder once again.
"God dammit!" Ella screamed in anger
She should have known better, trusting a human like Zoey, who like most women have a greater allegiance to the tentacles, still, there was no way Ella could have known that Zoey had the ability to freeze her like that.....it was obviously only possible because of the mind link they had due to the slime they had both consumed.
Ella sighed and went over to the altar to put her robe back on, when out of the corner of her eye, she saw something on the wall which wasent there before.
Etched crudely in coal, was a large map of the continent, with small X's marking the spots of each overlord remaining in the land, with the notable exception of the nearby overlord and the other black and green overlords.....everything appeared to be here.... Orange, Pink, Purple, Blue, White, and even Red.
Ella squinted her eyes and made out the small labels for each overlord, learning its hidden lair location and its owner, writing B for Blue and PU for purple ect.
She took close note of each of the locations and memorized them, until she came across a lone marking somewhere in the Dreadlands to the north.....where it was marked simply as 'Alumae'.
Zoey had held up her end of the deal, at least partially. The Black and Green tentacles could be found once the other overlords were dealt with, there was no rush, as to her, every tentacle was the same anyway.
Ella put her finger on the map and tapped it "Orange, in the desert to the south".
Assuming Zoey had not gone to all this work to fool her again, it was a good place to start.
Ella put on her robe quickly and looked at the candlestick holder which Zoey had left for her, shaking her head as its power had appeared to have faded.
Leaving the ruins behind, Ella headed south towards the desert with reinforced resolve to continue her mission.
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It had been a day of uneventful travel, the forest started to clear into less density, giving way to the sunlight above and allowing to alleviate much of the darkness that the dark forest was famous for, the forest immediately grew into the desert and the sand's reflection of the sunlight blinded Ella slightly as she looked in from afar.
Ella had finally reached the edge of the desert and as she entered she immediately noticed an encampment nearby and moved towards it to scavenge for supplies.
Entering the encampment, Ella noticed the signs of death all around her, the skeletons of the long dead had littered this place and many of the tents had been damaged or torn down due to the time and the wind in this dry place.
Most of the goods here were damaged and covered in sand, but upon entering one tent, Ella smiled as she saw an array of weapons which were placed upon a table, and on the ground beneath them was a set of leather pantaloons. and a cotton tunic which was large enough to fit her.
On the table was the following weapons.
- A Kris blade which was sharp and pointy, the metal on the dagger was thin, but sharp enough to slice, the weapon would be quick and follow Ella to make deft movements such as flips and sweeps while stabbing and slicing.
- A Bronze Battle Axe, the large and cumbersome weapon was dull and worn, but still sharp enough to cut through tentacles, the weapon was heavy, but not enough enough to burden Ella. It would be used to use power attacks which would be able to slice through several tentacles at a time or completely sever a creature in half.
- A spiked mace, the mace was hardy and well conditioned after all of these years, it had several spikes on a metal ball at the end of the stick, although not normally a great weapon for fighting tentacles, the weapon was in fine condition, and could be used to land a killing blow on a tentacle creature if it struck their center, next to the weapon was a shield would could use used to deflect tentacle attacks, i was the only weapon which made sense to use the shield with.
- A crooked staff, which may have been used to as an aid in travel or by non-combatants, as a weapon it was fairly useless, being that no end of the weapon was sharp or pointy, however, it was light and would allow traveling up the dunes of the desert easier, plus it had enough sturdiness to it that Ella would be able to vault herself through the air with it and make deft athletic movements, perhaps the weapon had other uses as well..
Ella put her fingers to her lips and chin and thought about her options.
What do you do?
A. Take the Kris, a dagger which can be used for Stabbing or Slicing, its light weight allows Ella to use Quick and Agile attacks.
B. Take the Bronze Battle axe, a large weapon which requires two hands to wield, its weight and size allow Ella to use Powerful attacks which can hit many tentacles at a time or even kill a creature instantly.
C. Take the Spiked Mace and Shield, through crushing weapons like maces are largely ineffective against tentacles, a killshot can be administered if the wielder can get close enough, using the nearby shield would allow Ella to get closed to the tentacles and use a defensive stance to block tentacles from the front.
D. Take the Crooked Staff, a lightweight twohanded weapon which is ineffective against tentacles, but makes travelling through the desert easier, its sturdiness would allow Ella to Vault over enemies and potentially escape from difficult situations easier... perhaps the weapon has unseen power to it as well.
E. Keep the Candlestick holder from the church, it is a pathetic weapon which has little value as either a weapon or a tool, however, it had previously transformed into a powerful holy weapon, perhaps transforming it again would be easier.
In addition to the first choice, there is another.
1. Take off your robes and put on the leather Pantaloons, this armor would protect your crotch region well, but does not have a matching chest piece, therefore your breasts would be exposed. Still, even if you were caught, it might take some time before the creature could tear through them and reach your vulnerable orifices, it might give you enough time to escape from their grasp before you are raped.
2. Take off your Robes and put on the Cotton tunic, this armor would protect both your crotch and your chest as well, but would be relatively easy to destroy if you are caught, because the tunic is tight, it is difficult to grab, meaning a creature would likely have to grab you first before they would start ripping the clothing apart.
3. Leave the robes on and use them, The robes are lightweight and cover your entire body, creating a light layer of protection for you, however they are flowing and easily destroyed, if they were grabbed it would be detrimental......you sense something about the cloth however, you dont know what it is, but you feel more powerful for some reason.
When choosing your option, please put both votes into your single votepost (IE, A1 or C2)
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