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Re: Chasing Godhood (Blueslime)
"But of course I knew as much~ Were it not for your fame, that initial mercy would have been all that kept me from going for your throat rather than your toys," Divinar was quick to reply when Nala pointed out that she could easily have killed the arachne rather than attempt to capture them. The ones that she had saved from death at her own companion's hands didn't look much reassured by Nala's offer of life, and from the look on her face Divinar didn't seem particularly impressed by the idea either, but there was no complaint voiced toward it.
After she had loosened her vines and responded to the arachne's agreement to her proposal, Divinar smiled broadly and nodded, "Oh yes, that would definitely be me... I founded this particular enclave you see, all those that you see here are my daughters, and as yet none of them have even come near to my strength. If they had, I would be dead and you would be speaking to one of them! Oh, and he can't leave," she pointed to Demetrius, who paled visibly even as Nala felt the energy around him tense, ready to come to the other mage's call if he needed it. "And just why not?" he asked, his voice calm and even, and Divinar answered in a similar tone; "Because the eggs that I'm going to put in Nala will need to be fertilized first~" Needless to say, Demetrius did not like that idea in the slightest judging by his expression, but he said no more.
It was on that note that Nala approached her two allies, neither of whom looked particularly happy about this turn of events. "I understand that we need to be unpredictable, but why am I staying here when he gets to leave?" Violet was quick to ask, though not in a petulant tone as one might expect. She seemed to seek merely to understand the plan as a whole, and thus added; "I could do as well as he could in being a thorn is Esmerala's side, and you know it." She glanced at the arachne still surrounding them and scowled darkly, and the unasked question was implicit on the assassin's face; she didn't want to play a host to the spider's eggs, not if she didn't have to.
Violet respected Nala enough to assume that she didn't ask aloud, however, and then it was Demetrius' turn to complain. "I don't know if I like this plan... But I suppose it's the best option that we've got. Still, be extremely careful around these.... Things. They can't be trusted, and I don't even know if they can be controlled either. You know what you're doing though, and our situation is to desperate to turn up aid from any source."
After Nala dealt with her companions, she found that all of the arachne save for Divinar had vanished, and the lone remaining spider-woman clicked toward her with a devilish grin. "Right this way, dear cousin~ A safer place than the mouth of a cave will, I assume, be necessary?" she said, and then led Nala (and possibly Demetrius and/or Violet) down into the darkness of the cavern. They took a different passageway than the one from which Nala and her companions had ascended to the surface, one that didn't descend quite so sharply, and eventually they made their way into a chamber that was all but filled with webbing. A few dessicated bundles were present amongst the softened walls, and stones that emitted a soft white glow akin to the light of the full moon hung in seemingly random places. "I've never had a host willingly walk in here before! I do hope that you find the place to your liking," Divinar said as she turned about, facing Nala and whichever of her companions, if any, she had chosen to bring down here.
Nala: HP = 51, PP = 75, EP = 84, Status = Fine, +22 Mind (Inner Strength) +22 Dodge (Power of Chaos)
NPC stats
Demetrius: HP = 90, PP = 80, EP = 80/90, Status = Fine, Eldritch Lantern, +22 Dodge (Arcane Armor)
Violet: HP = 75, PP = 50, EP = 67/75, Status = Fine
NPC stats
Demetrius: HP = 90, PP = 80, EP = 80/90, Status = Fine, Eldritch Lantern, +22 Dodge (Arcane Armor)
Violet: HP = 75, PP = 50, EP = 67/75, Status = Fine
"But of course I knew as much~ Were it not for your fame, that initial mercy would have been all that kept me from going for your throat rather than your toys," Divinar was quick to reply when Nala pointed out that she could easily have killed the arachne rather than attempt to capture them. The ones that she had saved from death at her own companion's hands didn't look much reassured by Nala's offer of life, and from the look on her face Divinar didn't seem particularly impressed by the idea either, but there was no complaint voiced toward it.
After she had loosened her vines and responded to the arachne's agreement to her proposal, Divinar smiled broadly and nodded, "Oh yes, that would definitely be me... I founded this particular enclave you see, all those that you see here are my daughters, and as yet none of them have even come near to my strength. If they had, I would be dead and you would be speaking to one of them! Oh, and he can't leave," she pointed to Demetrius, who paled visibly even as Nala felt the energy around him tense, ready to come to the other mage's call if he needed it. "And just why not?" he asked, his voice calm and even, and Divinar answered in a similar tone; "Because the eggs that I'm going to put in Nala will need to be fertilized first~" Needless to say, Demetrius did not like that idea in the slightest judging by his expression, but he said no more.
It was on that note that Nala approached her two allies, neither of whom looked particularly happy about this turn of events. "I understand that we need to be unpredictable, but why am I staying here when he gets to leave?" Violet was quick to ask, though not in a petulant tone as one might expect. She seemed to seek merely to understand the plan as a whole, and thus added; "I could do as well as he could in being a thorn is Esmerala's side, and you know it." She glanced at the arachne still surrounding them and scowled darkly, and the unasked question was implicit on the assassin's face; she didn't want to play a host to the spider's eggs, not if she didn't have to.
Violet respected Nala enough to assume that she didn't ask aloud, however, and then it was Demetrius' turn to complain. "I don't know if I like this plan... But I suppose it's the best option that we've got. Still, be extremely careful around these.... Things. They can't be trusted, and I don't even know if they can be controlled either. You know what you're doing though, and our situation is to desperate to turn up aid from any source."
After Nala dealt with her companions, she found that all of the arachne save for Divinar had vanished, and the lone remaining spider-woman clicked toward her with a devilish grin. "Right this way, dear cousin~ A safer place than the mouth of a cave will, I assume, be necessary?" she said, and then led Nala (and possibly Demetrius and/or Violet) down into the darkness of the cavern. They took a different passageway than the one from which Nala and her companions had ascended to the surface, one that didn't descend quite so sharply, and eventually they made their way into a chamber that was all but filled with webbing. A few dessicated bundles were present amongst the softened walls, and stones that emitted a soft white glow akin to the light of the full moon hung in seemingly random places. "I've never had a host willingly walk in here before! I do hope that you find the place to your liking," Divinar said as she turned about, facing Nala and whichever of her companions, if any, she had chosen to bring down here.