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9th day of prophesy, 9 am, on the plains leading to the west most coast of Zipangu, region of Hrotio. Westmost flank of the battlefield, 3 hours before battle is joined.

Here you stand in the ruined fort of the forest, encircled and entrenched by a group of 300 Onis still managing to look relaxed despite the far away sounds of two armies marching on the horizon, thankfully muffled by the insane amounts of cluttered trees, which also act as a total barrier for possible views of the battlefield.

It’s a smart place for betrayal.

These Onis don’t seem to burden themselves with a lot of proper military etiquette and discipline, while you certainly feel watched by the group of tattooed girls none of the regular soldiers outside the ruined fort seem to mind your presence beside the few odd glance here and there and comment ranging from ‘’Who’s he?’’ to ‘’Feel like dragging him to the bushes?’’ you’ve been left to your own device so far, which you aren’t sure to take as a blessing.

Amarantha disappeared inside the chapel to accomplish god knows what and beside these 4 escorts, the inner sanctum of this fort is free of soldiers, you’ve walked around with Emeth trying hard not to make yourself suspicious and observed the chapel while giving the impression of a bored man and made certain to stay out of its immediate vicinity.

HAHA TIME FOR FLUFFY TAILS

do you have your homework

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So far, you theorize that a good third of must be trapped in the forest due to the trees slowly encroaching upon its surface, you tried to look for some kind of broken window or opportune felled tree that could carry you discreetly inside but alas, fortune isn’t favoring you for there isn’t a single stained glass on its side and the stones are holding well enough to keep at bay most plants, you won’t really find any other way beside the double door at the front unless you decided to try your luck and disappear inside the forest.

Or, you could also send Emeth up on the roof, there’s a surprisingly good amount of cover that will keep her out of sight and if there’s a breach you can instruct her to come back and affirm your suspicion, but that’s only acting on hopes.

So far, you may very well be condemned to waiting; scouting your objective is hard enough, let alone busting inside without intelligence.

It would seem you are in the dreaded calm before the storm, but how should you proceed?

>>24647138

talk with the head Oni about her strategy is in the coming battle, and try to get her to trust us a bit more

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>>24647129

Its still in the writing process!

>>24647197
how many months do you need to write a little smut?

>>24647138

I say we should continue scouting around until an opportunity presents itself

>>24647264

all of them

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>>24647264

Enough to stop being kicked in the balls by real life events.

>>24647279

seconded, patience is key when it comes to assassination

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>>24647330

>>24647279
Indeed. Either need to find a way inside or find a reason to get invited inside.

>>24647330
I hope it stop kicking you soon then we need the fluffy and you could probably use a break from my understanding

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Overzealousness will definitely be your downfall, Onis are usually seen as a simple minded people but what you see around you aren’t soldiers ignoring the present threat, but warriors preparing for combat and the very possibility of never coming back, a rare and precious mindset for any leaders, one that certainly remind you of your own soldiers.

Striking thoughtlessly will be tantamount to suicide.

‘’Siggy?’’

Emeth soft voice along with the worry and empathy of the soul link is enough to keep your stress at a manageable level and you silently thank her by rubbing her head, the golem blink at the gesture and move slowly tilt her head, letting out a brief ‘’Ua…’’ as a tingling feeling invade her body.

Too bad you’ve got some scouting to do, you have already explored the chapel but a second run through is likely to show you something you missed, although you have to be careful for the 4 tattooed red Onis certainly like to keep a close eye on you, as such you’ll have to be even more careful but you know where to look this time.

Waiting simply isn’t going to help you.

>roll 1d6

Rolled 4

>>24647876

Rolled 3

>>24647876

rolling to see things

Rolled 1

>>24647876

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Rolled 4

>>24648272
See pic dude.

Rolled 2

>>24647876

Hoping for nice numbers.

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Taking your bodyguard by the hand, you slowly move toward the right side of the desolate chapel, you see many ruined gothic decorations along with various holes in the wall and many stained glass shattered with vines creeping inside, the whole structure was definitely on the long side instead of large but, nevertheless, it must have been quite majestic in its past splendor.

You’ve got to find a way inside; there must be something you missed, although evading the many curious glances all around you is impossible so you try to make yourself as inconspicuous as possible and mind your distance

--

Thirty minutes later your efforts amounted to nothing, while the walls possessed many imperfections and breach all of them are much too small for you or Emeth to fit through which resulted in your current situation, although the golem for some reason seem to be enjoying yourself for she clung to you all the way and felt many little surge of emotions, even her cheek red and you had to concentrate hard to resist that distraction.

It doesn’t seem like she’s taking this seriously, and she most likely just gave the certainty that the two of you are lovers to the Onis.
In the end you let out a resigned sigh and glare at the door, then notice that two of the monsters have disappeared.

‘’Our chief express the interest in seeing you inside, please proceed.’’

One of the two speak clearly right as you are about to sit on the ground, her voice seem to make Emeth tense as she increase the strength in her hand, then finally let go.

‘’Did she express any reasons?’’

You say as you approach; only gaining a negative head shake for your trouble.

You immediately steel yourself before entering, you are not someone unknown to battle and as such, the stress that would cripple other men is reduced to a slight buzzing inside your head that constantly keep you awake, vigilant and paranoiac without looking over your shoulder every second.

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The inside of the chapel look like some kind of forgotten ruin, benches, pillars, statues, glass and even the floor itself is ruined and reduced to rubbles with the light of the sun filtering in through numberless cracks, giving life to the many plants, you also see, up on the roof, a large hole that would easily fit someone like Emeth.

Further in is a single statue of a Lamia… no, a certain dragon. Made in some kind of white stones, the construct seem to have resisted the test of time and calamity that befell this fort, while you can’t see the expression great care went into it for the large claw hands and even the scales look authentic, if it weren’t for fact it’s a white statue covered not cared for who knows how long. Further inside, vegetation’s claimed everything else; the statue of the water dragon give you the impression of acting as a barrier, the fact you sense some magic inside is probably why you had this impression.

‘’Hey, welcome back’’

Amarantha Amisi wave at you, she’s sitting on the floor fiddling with one of her horn, beside her is the Blue Oni you caught a glimpse off and a few distance from each are the two others red Onis that you are now convinced must be some kind of shamans.

‘’Say, do you think Zipangu will manage to win this war, mister agent?’’

What a strange question, you aren’t close enough to be speaking face to face, the youthful voice of the chieftain resonate unnaturally inside the chapel, too and force you to stop.

As strangely as it may seem, you don’t feel any intimidation or hostility.

>>24648746

ask to continue the conversation in privet

>>24648807

*private

>>24648746
Shrug. "It's not impossible. History has had unlikely victories for nations that seemed doomed before. It all depends on how well assets like us are used. Although being forced into the reserves makes me wonder if this is the best place for myself and your oni."

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>>24648746
"Nothing is ever certain miss, especially in war. However, I do believe that the plans forged by the leaders of the alliance grant as much certainty of victory as can be hoped for, provided everyone completes their assigned tasks that is."

This is a chance to get more info without revealing anything ourselves. We're still in the heart of enemy territory and I doubt we can escape the 300 Oni meatgrinder. Killing comes later.

Also, Here it is. Almost forgot about this thread because of the shit you got me into a few days ago. Still playing as we speak.

>>24648901
You know you love it.

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>>24648926
Yes, yes I do. I'm just annoyed at the amount of material I'm having to go through. 3 VN's worth of shit isn't exactly "light" reading y'know. Also, a pic that pretty much describes the setting he got me into.

>>24648984
I know. He got me to read it awhile back.

>>24648746
Curious passerby question:

Who the heck is that statue of?

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"It's not impossible.’’

You say with conviction, you had a few crash courses on Zipangu military and one thing is certain; if the alliance use its summoners and particularly strong monsters to they’re fullest, they’ll be able to grab victory.

‘’History has had unlikely victories for nations that seemed doomed before. It all depends on how well assets like us are used. Although being forced into the reserves makes me wonder if this is the best place for myself and your oni."

Everything flows out smoothly, as you approach the small group, stopping at a reasonable distance as your words resonated inside the dusty place. You finally figured out why you’ve been feeling a constant stream of magic all around you; the stones of this chapel are likely to be magic dampener, while they won’t weakened any of your spells it’s impossible for anyone outside to feel anything, meaning that they could have practiced a ritual right under your nose… and entering Focus won’t alert any of the outside Onis.

What the hell is this place?

‘’Mmh, well I hope you are right, it wouldn’t be a first for victory to be pulled out like that’’

The girl literally jump on her feet, you’ve had a good look at her before but now that you speak away from the eyes of the troops you can’t help but feel convinced that she’s… rather young, possibly still a teenager.

The tall, lean blue girl next to her is silent, and look at you in a way that can only be described as ‘’intense’’, you’ve got no idea what’s going on behind those glowering red eyes of hers, you could swear you just grew another arm with the way she’s glaring at you.
>cont

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‘’Y’know, thirty years ago this land faced a similar tragedy, too’’

She begins, turning her back to you and immediately being accompanied by the two tattooed Onis.

‘’Your loyal to your queen, or queens I should say and I respect that, but there’s been a whole lot of bad blood between the Onis and the rest of the island, especially after the fuck up of Tsukiyomi, would you like to see mister policemen?’’

Well now this is taking a rather interesting turn, you simply frown and stay silent as your target walk to the statue along with the entirety of her cohort.

‘’It’d be dumb for me to continue pretending I don’t even know why you’re here, but hey, would you like to see some buried secrets?’’

Then, finally, the blue girl talks. Her voice is smooth and seductive, very much unlike the rough edge possessed by each of the Onis you’ve talked with so far.

‘’Mainly, the tragedy related to the ‘’Potion of Induced Vampirism’’

What say, Siegfried?

>>24649646
"I have to admit, I'm a little ignorant on some of the things that have gone on here in the previous war. And it's not like I have anything better to do. I'd be glad to see whatever you'd show me."

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>>24649646

Give Amarantha this expression and play dumb. From what she's said, I believe Amarantha suspects that Tsu sent Siegfried here to keep an eye on her. She probably thinks she can shake his faith in Tsu and make a new ally or she's just trying to distract him.

"Tsu's 'fuck up', 'potion of induced vampirism'? What do you mean, milady? You have piqued my curiosity."

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>>24649630
So the whole chapel is a "getaway with casting" zone... hehehehe, AHAHAHAHAHA!!!! She's essentially alone here, we can kill this bitch and her entourage and bluff our way to safety here! Thank you Tsu!

>>24649646
But not just yet. Let's see what she has to show us.

"A 'potion of induced vampirism'? I doubt such a thing is even possible, but if you have proof then show me."

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>>24649808
I'm with this, playing dumb is probably our best option, for now anyway.

>>24649904

we have a potion of induced vampirism in out inventory right now

we just don't want to drink it because it makes you go crazy

>>24650236
No one else knows that though.

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"A 'potion of induced vampirism'?’’

You repeat the monster words, whom you presume to be the chieftain aid and/or advisor, while perusing everyone over.

Most of them are looking at Emeth instead of you, strangely enough. Nevertheless you certainly know what she’s talking about; that red potion given to you by that man back in the Rahall domain, you even went as far as getting a metal case to safely store it inside in the events of violence.

It really wouldn’t do to be manhandled by a big girl and have it break.

‘’I doubt such a thing is even possible, but if you have proof then show me."

A part of you is very curious; you never revealed that you had this thing to anyone and as such, you never had the chance of actually getting to know more about this drink, for now you’ll play along, this chain of events is likely to work in you favor.

‘’Oh, I do. I most certainly do. Maya, please?’’

The now dubbed blue Oni nods and slowly walks toward the Water Dragon statue, her feet echoes constantly inside the ruins, however

Amarantha force you to look back at her when she start talking.

‘’I’m not planning some kind of betrayal’’

What a bold lie… Emeth twitch slightly next to you and you spot the two shamans doing the same after her, this is some serious tension alright.

‘’I just want you to see a secret they didn’t want you to know’’

Then you feel a surge of magic, Maya embraced some kind of magical trance just like how Tsukiyomi and every other summoner, but hers is very different. Her tall, lean body is embraced by some kind of spirit; it comes to life briefly, looking like a large caricature you’ve seen in some of Zipangu art: a mask for a face, two large arms full of black furs and two hands with six fingers, the face look like some kind of weeping, screaming masculine…thing, but then it disappeared the moment it touched Orochi solar plexus.
>cont

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Immediately there’s a surge of magic as well as an exhausts of quiet air from the end of the statue tail, thick creamy fog slowly filter out and start coloring the end of the chapel at remarkable speed, soon filling the entire horizon, vines, flowers and trees disappearing, some plants even literally retreating outside the… barrier?

‘’First off, 30 years ago the Onis started rebelling and Tsukiyomi domain went to war, but that’s old history, when tragedy truly occurred was… when the Demon Lord invaded and pressed both armies hard, soon enough the entire western peninsula was lost, until our central queen ‘’found’’ something quite unique, a potion to make warrior thrice as strong and twice as durable…’’

Amarantha pause as she looks toward the big fog gate, flanked by the two shamans.

‘’By necessity, Onis joined with Zipangu and only they truly had the courage to drink it’’

She laugh, a dejected, tired laugh then look back at you.

‘’Would you like the honor of stepping inside first, mister policeman?’

>>24650418

of course

>>24650418
"Please, I'm just a no body compared to the ruler of the oni. The honour should be yours."

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>>24650460
No arguments here, a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do.

>>24650612
PARANOIA! She might want to lock us in there! We don't know how much she really knows! And she most certainly IS planning a betrayal. So yeah, I'm going with your answer.

>>24650824
There's that but at the same time, I want to try to downplay ourselves a bit and make her feel more in control and on top.

>>24650418

"Wouldn't dream of it, milady. Ladies first."

As the other anon said: PARANOIA! She already suspects we're spying on her for Tsu. Don't trust her.

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‘’I will’’

You say strongly, immediately walking to this fog gate with a good deal of anticipation, Emeth followed you with perfect synchronization and, when you almost brushed shoulders with the chieftain you had to repress the urge of skewering her, part of you doesn’t want to see this so called secret and just be done with your mission, but the prowess of blue Oni is certainly food for thought, that spirit was definitely physical and could potential block your projectiles, combined with the fact you are outnumbered two to one…

Stopping afore the phenomenon, the white, murky almost creamed air seem to be floating like water instead of proper fog and, curious, you touch it with your finger and feel a strange cold that is certainly out of place in this region; it’s gotten pretty hot already and its only morning.

You take a big breath to fill your bravado, Emeth is watching the Oni very carefully so, for now, you don’t fear backstabbing, and you take your bodyguard by the hand and enter as one.

There’s no resistance at all, it just feel like you are buffeted by a cold northern wind.
>cont

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The other side is completely different from the thick forest of the region of Hrotio, in fact you are inside some kind of old, battered and crushed fortress much like the fort you were previously in, except here it extend to truly deserve the name of fortification, you don’t see any nature, only constructs and the sky has changed to a strange, dull metallic gray.

Then, Emeth sudden alarm come to you before the footstep of the duo of Shaman that exit the game, followed by Maya and then Amarantha, the squad don’t look the least bit surprised by their surroundings, it’s easy to see they’re very used to this place.

‘’You are familiar with closed worlds, yes?’’

Maya suddenly speak, the chieftain seems to be glaring at the sky and you nod to her, remembering Mylen magical spear.

‘’In the events of total loss and inevitable genocide of the island, several escapes were laid out in the hope of providing some inhabitants a mean of survival, although with time they… changed to store some of the most unwanted secrets, basically places like this litter the island and more often than night, they are littered with abomination’’

She stops, clearly enjoying her little speech.

‘’Would you like to proceed?’’

You could definitely try your hand at killing everyone now; they’ll be leading you inside a damn abandoned fortress inside an isolated world.

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>>24651076
My thirst for knowledge is unquenchable, we proceed and kill her within this world. Sadly, this means no head trophy as we try and bluff our way out of the Chapel, but it shows the Inquisitor that we're pretty damned clever. Plus, right before we do this thing we'll convince her we're on her side now, getting her to dump where the deal will take place.

We'll meet the purifier and employ Time Loop Swagger to get her to take us to the church camp and back our story of slaying a few Oni's. It's no lie, we did do it. Everything works out in the end.

Sorry Tsu and all the other girls, we did what we had to do. We had no choice but to betray you!

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>>24651175
We all knew this day would come, now we have no choice.

>>24651076
I kind of don't want to do it now. Seems too easy and I want to see where they're going with this.

>>24651175
THERE'S ALWAYS A CHOICE

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Not too sure what the choice is.

Do we go for a tour, or ruin everyone parade?

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>>24651175
I kind of want to kill them on the way out so we can learn shit and take her head, but doing it now could work.

Maybe the church has some info on some of the stuff we've just been exposed to.

Catpcha: which keokeyo

>>24651305
Can't we go in for the tour, and while everyone is pre-occupied with the inmates of this extraplanar prison, kill them?

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>>24651287
Indeed there is anon. The problem is "What do you want?"

We want peace between man and monster, a lasting peace. We've been looping all this time trying to make that happen, only to fail each time. This choice is the most logical one as it is one we have yet to try after god knows how many loops. Thus, while we *do* always have a choice, we have chosen betrayal. This is the first, it won't be the last.

>>24651333
I already voted, but I like the way you think! That was kind of my plan.

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>>24651333
Works too, this is just me asking if you want to go ''fuck that noise'' and attempt murder right now.

>>24651307 Here, I say we do >>24651333 since we don't need them for the trip back.

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>>24651376
I kill after I get info, it's how I roll. We all live and die based on info. Plus, this plan allows for a surprise round in our favor.

"Good. Knew I had this guy read as the sentimental, emotional type. Guys like him can't let this kind of shit slide..."

And then she and hopefully one of her entourage suddenly loose around a foot of their height "taken off the top" if you catch my meaning. Instantly fucking their best player leaving us only with 2 grunts to deal with. We can beat 2 oni's, especially if they're casters because of "Bitch I eat magic!" hax. Now that's thinking like a true magus!

>>24651305

Let's do this >>24651333

Tour first, and then assassination before the trip back.

>>24651175

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=letZnkZG5Vo

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‘’Yeah…sure’’

You take a step closer to Emeth whom is taking her job as protector very seriously; the various ruined piece of armors, broken blades and all around ruined walls provide a very interesting scenery that is ignored completely in favor of looking at the Onis.

She’s really diligent.

Maya, as well as one of the shamans walks forward, the tattooed red Onis give you a glance that you decide to describe as ‘’ferocious’’ for lack of a better term, she most likely want to say something but she’s thankfully minding herself thank to the presence of her leader.

‘’Well then…’’

Maya start as you find yourself in between the leader and her aid; you walk forward minding your tension as best you can, the bowels of the fortress are open in the manner of a completely shattered set of heavy double wooden doors and for a moment you wonder what the hell could have accomplished that, it’d take a catapult or a particularly strong mage…

‘’In essence, that potion is a godsend. It makes you strong, fast and tough with the possibility of regenerating wounds in the blink of an eye, but you se the important part lies in the fact that it contain a form of old corruption…’’

The blue girl trail off after that, her firm voice stop as you enter inside the castle, the Two shamans walk up to a set of unused, new looking torch and embrace they’re trance, both show a very unique… puppet of sort, one seem to be an over grown werewolf while the other is, look for look, a floating, living salamander, you can’t detail them any longer for they lit up the sticks in a breath sounding like an offended huff.

…so those things can breathe fire, good to know.

The silence is oppressing, beside the heavy sounds of metallic boots there isn’t a soul or faraway tinker to be heard, reinforcing a feeling of total isolation that almost make you want to speak up.

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And then, as you walk across a set of bars, something most peculiar happen.

A arm shot out from the dark cell, the skin raking and breaking on the rusted bars, the fingers are long and more akin to deformed claws than what human should possess, it strike and aim toward your throat with surgical precision that is only stopped by the Golem who grab it by the wrist and twist in the same motion, producing a loud wet crack and a few bones to jut out.

The sudden aggression was almost enough to light up the powder keg, the two shaman immediately embraced they’re…thing while Amarantha jumped back, looking at you instead of the creature who, you see, possess two set of heads inside a completely black body that look like it emit a strange, dark fog.

Its eyes are glowing, its teeth are many, big and strangely square shaped, it’s looking at you in silence, never minding that, you see, start regenerating, causing the golem to break its wrist again.

‘’Well now, that one wasn’t there before’’

Maya speak with amusement, looking closer to peer it over.

‘’Hmm… ah yes, Old Corruption does very strange things to monsters bodies, this here… I can only guess, but I would say two close friends sharing the same sin ended up just like they wanted’’

…Part of you wants to skewer this abomination.

What should you do?

>Back after 20 minutes

>>24652118

now might be the time to put an ice spike into the back of her head guys

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>>24652118
"Wha-What the hell happened here? Tell me, what is this!?"

Act shocked, horrified, and disgusted all at the same time. We must make her believe that a sight such as this is enough to shake our resolve, mayhap even our loyalty.

This tour is her attempt to disarm a potential problem through the means of converting us to her side. We let her think she has, and then as she and her bodyguards turn around patting themselves on the back we take their fucking heads off!

>>24652231
No, not until I get my infodump.

>>24652118

I like this plan myself >>24652249

>>24652249
Agreed.

>>24652249

I don't think Siggy will have much trouble acting shocked, horrified, and disgusted.

Gods, Tsu: what did you DO?

from >>24652343

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>>24652424
"They wanted to become powerful warriors, powerful enough to fight hordes of enemies and win. I simply granted their wish. Why are you angry?"

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‘’The hell is this!?’’

You speak out of turn, taking a step backward and making your intention clear to Emeth to let the creature go, which she does, the thing immediately retreat back into the cell and disappearing in the dark, its smoking, pure jet black skin making it blend perfectly.
Maybe your mind is still reeling from the adrenaline but you can’t help but think of a certain feared monster back in the days of the Heroes, something called a ‘’grue’’.

‘’That was… one, maybe two of my countrymen’’

She speaks slowly, looking in the cell with some kind of forlorn expression that you remember seeing on Tsu and Ame a few, rare times.

‘’I devoted my life to that potion’’

Maya suddenly speak, the two chieftain have relaxed by now and the blue oni even went as far as crossing her arms.

‘’It was made by manipulating the Old Corruption along with the disease of Vampirism, the two were not related up until that point. To make a long, very, very long story short, it was made by an altruistic vampire that wanted to properly share his gifts with humanity in order to create good soldiers and this…’’

She gesture to the cell that look empty.

‘’…is the result’’

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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You continued into the fortress, walking for another good 30 minutes, the dingy hallway gave way to a set of numerous cells, each occupied by moaning inhabitants that started rattling they’re cages the moment they saw your group.

>cont

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It was, quite plainly, impossible to believe they were proud strong Onis before the potion. You don’t know if you can even call them alive, they looked thin, famished and… rotting on their feet, skin turning a dead brownish red with purple pulp here and there and piece of bones showing, most of them had their fingers cut.

That’s not all, while most were in that undead form, others were completely transformed into… nightmarish shape, sins given form, perhaps that’s what the old monsters were. You heard the wail of a banshee, the creature reduced to some kind slimy cocoon attached to the wall, another was a human form looking like an insect, but without the elegance of monstergirls; eyes jutted all over its body with transparent, cut wings and spewing some kind of constant liquids…

Many, many such portraits, enough to shake Emeth resolve as you tried your best to push everything out and focus on your mission.

So this is Tsukiyomi greatest sin…

‘’The vast majority of them were Onis, you know?’’

Amarantha speak slowly.

‘’Were not done, but can you see now that your queen, and her daughter, aren’t perfect?’’

>>24652909

glad we did not drink that potion

>>24652929
"I know no one is perfect. Everyone has their imperfections. It's just... Surprising what skeletons they have in their closet. Eye opening really."

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>>24652929
"Of course they aren't perfect, everyone makes mistakes and everyone has flaws. What shows who you are as a person is how do you atone for such actions."

>>24652946

Or give it to Sylphis. Then again, these abominations could have been the results of a previous version (read: failed formulation) of what's in the vial Siegfried possession.

Even though this oni woman is an enemy and has to die to save everyone, I can somewhat understand her reasons for betraying Tsu to the Church.

Voting for this >>24653024

Keep up the horrified 'What has Tsu DONE' act until Siggy sees the perfect time to strike.

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>>24652929
So very, very, oh so very glad neither we nor Sylphis drank that evil shit.

"Not perfect!? This goes far beyond that. This isn't a sin, this is a transgression against all of existence!"

Remember, we're trying to make her think that we're pretty much ready to jump ship. We *can't* deal with this, at least, that's the air I want to give off.

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"I know no one is perfect.’’

You speak up strongly in order to be heard above the rattling, your nature is that of self-control, that doesn’t extend to acting as such, you prefer to act somewhat truthful to your emotions and actively let them fuel your voice in order to give the perfect impression.

It’s the basic for lying to someone after all.

‘’Everyone has their imperfections. It's just... Surprising what skeletons they have in their closet. Eye opening really."

You eye one of the wretched, as you’ve decides to call them, the… thing is slapping the bars, letting out various groan, whatever muscle or even sex it had is impossible to see, the decomposition is too advanced.

For a moment you wonder if plunging your angelic sword in its torso will liberate it from this unlife.

‘’Were here’’

One of the shamans speak, her voice is hoarse, almost faint, the result of contained emotions most likely.
You arrive at a strange square shaped room that must have been a dining room in the past thank to a few destroyed tables, however upon seeing the next abomination, Emeth hands flies to grab yours, taking it and squeezing forcefully, almost hurting while for the very first time, fear, is sent through the link.

Upon first inspection, it’s only a worm.

A big goddamn worm.

Probably a good 5 meters in length and as thick as a pillar, it is thankfully rolled up to not take up much space and you can only stare in utter disbelieve as you watch it slowly move. Its skin look earth and grass like, especially the top side that give you the impression of pulled roots while the rest of the body resemble leather, with strange circle protrusion like on its belly that must allow movement, the most impressive however, is the face.

The eyes glowers in blue above its giant, forever opened mouth that look like to have two set of jaws, a giant one in its outer shell and a smaller, vertical one inside that keep spewing out some kind of slimes bile.

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Its eyes literally glower in the dark like Mylen, then close and open at uneven interval, sometime one after the other and you feel a strange feeling in your head that can only be explained as light vertigo, it comes and goes tough, so you doubt this beast is poisonous.

‘’Hi, mom’’

Without fear, Amarantha walk toward it, the three other Onis standing at safe distances, the giant creature inner mouth audibly clap and it slowly move toward the small girl, letting out its bile in the process that, upon touching the floor, disappear after bubbling up, leaving no trace.

The girl hand reach to rest upon the monster side, its many eyes open and close in what you can only think of as glee.

‘’You see, mister policeman…’’

For some reason you feel convinced that Amarantha is just a teenager.

‘’Many brave Onis willingly drank that potion, including our previous chieftain. She resisted its effect long enough to find a worthy man and… give me life, and here she is, still sane.’’

She stop, turning to look at you, her smile looks strangely self-derisive.

‘’My people give up they’re right to die, and we were reward by invading lizard man that took the entirety of our territories, is it a fair trade, mister policeman?’’

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

>>24654002
I can understand why they're angry, but doesn't Amarantha see that betraying Zipang to the Church is only going to harm the Monsters in the long run, and will negate all that was accomplished with the sacrifices of her people?

Also, did any of the wretches claw at the Oni? If they'll only attack us, then we'll need to delay killing Amarantha until we're near the exit to the prison. We don't want to end up fighting the bodyguards and the wretches at the same time.

Also, are we sure that we can exit this prison if the Oni are killed? Could the exit be tied to Maya?

>>24654002

No, you and your people have made a noble sacrifice for the sake of this realm but sadly this world is neither a kind nor just place

this might be crap, suck at writefaggotry will seconded something else if anyone can think of something better

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>>24654160

From the most parts, the abominations seemed to scream when they saw you and Emeth, thankfully though, they were each safely imprisonned, it'd be very unlikely that they'd muscle they're way through.

For the exit, the fog gate was still there when you left, so for all intent and purpose you might be able to get out if you kill everyone before reaching it.

>>24654002
"Stop calling me that. And don't ask me silly questions. We both know it's unfair to your people... But what else can be done now other than look past it? We're in war."

This just makes me doubt Tsu's ability to lead more if she's expecting these people to work with them without more assurance of their loyalty.

>>24654002
"No. No matter how dire the situation this... This is unforgivable. Does everyone know? Have they seen these, 'creatures'?"

Remember, far as she knows we're ready to betray Tsu after seeing this. Let's keep it that way.

Also, wait till near the exit to assault these bitches. I do NOT want to fight that "thing", if I can in any way help it.

>>24654291

seconded and when she least expects it she get an ice spike to the back of the head

>>24654335
That's what I intended, glad to see you picked up on my little ploy here.

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>>24654280

Well as it stand right now the Onis are very divided and pretty much integrated with the lizardfolk, the 300 in the forest isn't they're total numbers at all.

But that's just politic

>>24654443
Exactly why this bitch dying ensures there will be no Church-Oni alliance. Only this chieftain has the lineage and the charisma to unite the divided factions under her banner. She goes, nobody else will be able to pull off such a large scale political move.

Thus, she dies, today.

>>24654443
>right now the Onis are very divided
So Amarantha is part of the conservative and traditionalist Oni, who is a throwback to when they had greater territory?
And once she's dead, the traditionalists will have no legitimate heiress to rally around, ensuring that the remaining Oni complete their cultural integration with the Lizardfolk and the rest of Zipang.

Ruthless, but necessary.

So there is no chance we could try and turn this around? We're famous for always picking the third choice, well how about we try and make a fourth?

>>24654781
Tsu turned her Mother into an abomination and they weren't really told about that little "side-effect" until they discovered it the hard way.

In other words, she pulled a Kyubey on her mom. No, she want's to make that bitch pay no matter what. The Church is simply a way to make that happen for her. And if she can get her people's lands back in the process hey, bonus.

She's out for revenge and I can't really blame her. You can't talk someone out of things like this, only bullets (or ice spikes in this case) will convince them to see "reason".

>>24654856
Even so, it just feels so harsh.

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>>24654887
Yes it is. See pic. Yeah, war, it ain't a nice thing.

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>>24654781

You can try.

Mommy is definetly the closest thing to a god, and even if she said that you have to kill her, she's not all knowing.

>>24654938
Oh nothing is stopping us true, I just put our chances of succeeding on that particular diplomacy check to be in the single percentile range.

I mean, if someone did that to *your* mom I wager your desire for vengeance would be quite strong. As it would for most anyone.

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>>24654980

Siggy dumped all his points into diplomacy though

>>24654980
We COULD try. We're still here in this world, cut off from Amarantha's reinforcements. We could try, and if it fails, we kill her. We could still get the in we need with the Church, by having Amarantha fake her death and we run away from the Oni camp.

>>24654980
But at what cost? I'm not sure if she'd sacrifice all her people and the entire continent just for that.
Lets find out how far she's willing to go.

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>>24655006
Oh I'm not against anyone trying, but I can't write up something good enough.

I mean, I could easily make up a logical argument for why her betrayal isn't a good idea at all and pray it gets through, but logic don't mean shit when you're on that quest for vengeance. She wants the streets stained red with the blood of Fluffy Tails. Hard to bring someone down from that.

Also, sudden defection for us won't make a ton of sense for the church unless somebody's body isn't tied to the proverbial bumper of our car.

>>24655143
An excellent proposal, but again I highly doubt we can swing that.

Best plan is still fake backstab followed by real backstab. Oh shit, oh... oh yes! We'll be backstabbing while we're backstabbing! I... I'm gonna REJOICE! if we follow my plan!

Okay, so, trying for diplomacy:
"Don't give me that. You said it yourself; the Demon Lord was invading, and was attacking both the Oni and Tsukiyomi's domains.
"Your people sacrificed a portion of themselves so that the other portion could stay alive and uncorrupted, and not under the control of the Demon Lord.
"Would you have chosen the alternative?"

>>24655214
Oops, meant to say "won't make sense unless somebody's body *is* tied the proverbial bumper of our car."

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>>24655332
Not going far enough anon, you're going to have to tie her own mother in there somehow. Like I said, logic isn't gonna do shit. We need an emotional angle on this for it to have any chance.

Also, do realize that any attempt to get her to fake her death will likely involve the revelation of our long term plan to her in order to convince her. Any one of those bodyguards could be church agents. Or worse, agents of the Whore known as Deruella. It gets out while we in church town we get burned for HERESY! If the whore gets wind of it she'll devise a counter and execute on it. Fucking us over *hard* at some point in the future.

You see now, hopefully, why this path's chances of success are next to nil. I would be advocating it were this not the case. Turn on your paranoia drive man, it's suicidal to have that thing deactivated in a warzone.

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"No.’’

You don’t have to ask, this your honest opinion. Her people gave they’re life, hell beyond that, to save Zipangu. They damned themselves for this island, whether they were tricked or not remains to debate but it is still a simple, brilliant fact that fills you heart with a certain sadness and revolt.
You are a leader afore a soldier, each of those wretches and abominations must have been brilliant people to take this potion…

‘’No matter how dire the situation this... This is unforgivable.’’

You can’t say anymore more after that, you seriously doubt you’d be able to weave a convincing lie, even in this situation, in a way, it’s much easier to give the illusion you want instead of trying to reinforce your lie, beside, you are just voicing your own opinion, for all intent and purpose you are speaking the truth, for Tsu sin is indeed… unforgivable.

‘’I don’t care about forgiveness, pointing the finger in Tsukiyomi face and yelling won’t really accomplish anything…’’

The young Oni speaks slowly, still petting the worm that is indeed, her corrupted mother.
Maya and the two other escorts are holding a solemn silence, although they do stay weary of you and Emeth, you wonder though, what is this young leader thinking? She doesn’t seem to be someone that’d betray the island out of hatred and vengeance, someone like that can’t control themselves like she does. There’s no slight tightening of fist, her breath are controlled instead of the odd sporadic intakes, she always look forward, her jaw is perfectly maintained instead of clenched…

Right now you’re convinced, this girl is hiding a very deep sadness.

Ah… who said that Onis were simple minded?

Maybe it’s about time you try to go back, these girls showed you what they wanted and… it was certainly something, a dark side of Zipangu as it were every country has it ugly secrets but seeing it like this is… leaving quite the impression.
>cont

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Part of you wonder; can you continue to love Tsukiyomi? Does she deserve it?

Maybe you should slap yourself for doubting her?

Before you speak, the worm slowly crawl toward, it’s amazing form easily tower over your puny self and of course, Emeth move in front of you, her body fill of tension and ready to move at a moment notice.

The creature doesn’t seem hostile, it simply stop and looks at you, then the golem, its many blue eyes shining with interest it simply stare, its inner mouth clapping audibly at time while bile slowly trickle down its mouth, you notice that the 4 Onis are looking with great interest and you almost speak up when you are suddenly interrupted.

An image flash in your mind, a young man in this very room with a much younger looking Maya and several other Onis, holding a sword as holy as yours, unfortunately the picture is pulled out of your mind before you can make heads or tails of it all and almost stumble, you would have if it weren’t for Emeth reflexes.

What…?

You hear another clap, followed by what you can only guess as a groan sounding like stepping into a pile of goo.

You don’t know she just showed you this, but your mind immediately to come to various conclusions.

First, this thing is telepathic.

Second, it read your mind.

Third, it probably took you for someone else.

Fourth, you can’t hide your intentions; it probably knew them the moment you stared at it when you felt that strange buzzing inside your head.

…This just got complicated.

>End for today folks.

>>24655500
Fuck grey morality sometimes.

>>24655570

ffffffffff

>>24655570
>you can’t hide your intentions; it probably knew them the moment you stared at it when you felt that strange buzzing inside your head.
....Fuck.

We either have to go full diplomacy now, or we're going to have to fight this thing AND the Oni's.
On the only plus side, at least the old Oni Chieftain will know that we're sincere, AND has probably accessed all of the memories we have and were told by Mother about the time loops, and so knows that if she lets her daughter betray Zipangu that it will only doom all of the Monsters, including the remaining Oni.

>>24655570

welp, looks like we will have to bust out the ice spikes early guys.

also when will you be doing the next thread Insert?

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>>24655570
Oh shit we're gonna get CHOMP'd by this thing the instant we enter focus for to apply the headshot on her daughter!

Goddamnit, I don't know how we're gonna get out of this one. Pray it doesn't follow us to the exit. If we can get some distance we can make a fighting retreat. Chapel is still a place we can pull casting without making ourselves into a giant "Wizard Am Casting Spells Here" sign.

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>>24655646

Not sure, I don't think I'll be able to do any quest for the next week because I've got to move out of my house and... will likely be quite busy until then.

It's probably going to be my last delay in a while, so there's that to look forward too.

>>24655631
At the same time, the worm knowing might make it doable to convince the oni to not betray Tsu.

>>24655721
Drat. Well, I have a few questions. One, can Siggy make flammable/explosive fluids? Things like Crude Oil and Nitroglycerine are liquid in their original forms, so can he make them?

Secondly, have they figured out lighters in this setting? I just had an idea that is giving me an urge to rejoice.

>>24655767
Exactly. Since it's a two-way telepath (able to push and pull thoughts), if we can convince the Old Chieftain that what we're doing is not on the right choice, and the best (out of available) choice, but also the one that's best for her daughter, then she might be able to convince Amarantha to agree to go along with our plan.

>>24655767
I guess this all comes down to how sane she is.

>>24655721

try and get a bit of your "homework" done will you

or we will be forced to do it for you

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>>24655721
Like the other guy says, do your homework you dirty pervert.

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>>24655840

You can use those things as magic, yes but they'll be pretty tazing and take out alot of stamina.

Anything that isn't water tend to cost twice as much in term of efforts, really, even more so for particularly potent fluids like Nitroglycerine.

As for lighters, that's a no, there's only lamps that came in various forms.

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>>24655897
>>24655859

I've got to do Muvluv now, I don't have time for homework!

Do I need to cut into my video game time!?

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>>24655978
That and sleep, it'll only take like one night.

>>24655850
Hmmm.... That is an option. Also, it can be done silently, preventing the others from hearing of our plans. Still, even if we're 100 percent successful in this we're still gonna have to off the bodyguards. Can't risk any of them being an agent. Remember folks, "Dead Monstergirls Tell No Tales" and we can't afford for any of them to be told to *anyone*. As far as history is concerned Amarantha died this day, even if that is not truly the case.

>>24655978
Haven't you already beat those games a long time ago? I mean, I started on them because of you and I'm still playing through the first one Didn't know I could get an H-scene with Marimo-sensei. Broken Pelvis bad end, hilarious!

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>>24656013

I'll give you a maybe.

Man I'm going to miss writing those girls...

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>>24655978

Insert
please.

>>24656065
>Can't risk any of them being an agent
But we're in the presence of a potent telepath that's able to insert and remove thoughts; couldn't she just scan them for either being Church agents or working for the Demon Lord?

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>>24656073
I give you one week and no maybes.

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>>24656065

I should reread Unlimited and Alternative now that I think about it, but I was talking about other video games.

>>24656117
>>24656131

See this picture

Guys. We have to kill her so we can get close to the religious guy dick.

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>>24656166

Insert we aint joking

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>>24656166
Fine, 5 days.

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>>24656196
>>24656208

I am immune to such pressure!

>>24656179

That's how your mother voiced it, but you are not forced to kill Amarantha all the same, if you think you can convince her...

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>>24656250
4.
Don't tempt me to make it shorter or I'll start killing monster girls and giving Muv Luv characters character development.

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>>24656119
They'll feel that and rightly conclude that "the jig is up" like we did. They will then either try to wreck our shit or retreat and get whatever info they have to their masters. Both are not good, best not to risk this. We can essentially have a secret conversation between us, Amarantha, and her mom without any of the others knowing what the fuck is going on. Then, if we were able to convince her to fake her death (which she *must* do if we are to have any chance at all of succeeding in our little plan), "Ice Spikes out of Fucking Nowhere!" Someone could be scrying through their eyes and ears dude, gotta remember that angle as well.

See pic. I am leaving nothing, absolutely nothing to chance. I'll go nice guy route if I can but remember our situation. We have a mission, we *will* succeed in completing it. I feel like shit for bringing all this up, but someone has to be the voice cold, hard logic around here.

>>24656166
Oh I know you do, at least you admit it. I respect that.

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>>24656282

I'll see if I get some ideas, it has to come naturally y'know! I can't promise something so fickle!

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>>24656319
You know, I think Marimo might look good with some character development.

>>24656347
I have not gotten to alternative yet, but I get this feeling, this funny feeling, that something truly horrible happens to her. She's so kind and nice, and from what I've heard about the MLA verse, that's practically a death sentence.

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>>24656347

You wouldn't dare.

>>24656464

give us the homework you pervert, do not force our hand!

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>>24656503

I'll try to work on it this week.

Keyword being try.

>>24656536
Try isn't good enough.
Give us a sincere promise or face the consequences.

>>24656536

would it help if we said we have faith in you?

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>>24656561

No

>>24656305
Well, first, if they try to wreck our shit, the Old Chieftain will know even before they consciously become aware of it (interesting thing about thoughts, the brain comes to a decision nearly a second before you consciously make a decision), and can either rewrite their mind, flood it with telepathic ECM, or tell us telepathically.
Also, they came here willingly, this close to a powerful telepath; would an infiltrator do that? Not to mention, since they've been here before, at best there's only Church agents since a Demon Lord infiltrator would have been found out by now.

Also, we're in an extradimensional space; would scrying even work through dimensional barriers?
Especially when this place was originally designed as a fail-safe contingency bunker?

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>>24656561

>demanding that INH give a sincere commitment to something

Oh man. That's golden.

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>>24656588
I'm holding the fringe ransom Insert.
Don't make me do it.

>>24656588

Insert we will not be complacent with such half hearted promises of "maybe" and "I will try"

at least give us a straight answer you cruel cruel man

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>>24656727
>>24656697

You guys are breaking my heart...

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>>24656599
They don't know about the telepathy. Like I said earlier dude, Information. We all live, and die, because we either had it or we didn't. What do you know? What do others know? Do they know what you know? Think about it man.

Fuck guns, fuck political connections or broken Superpowers. Give me enough information and I can make anything happen. As can you.

>>24656754
I guess I'm going to have to follow through.

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>>24656754

You know I'm right.

>>24656784
>They don't know about the telepathy
Where are you getting this assumption from? Seeing as how they've been here before and may even have been with Amarantha when the Old Chieftain was still humanoid?

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>>24656800

Is it commitment if MGQ is getting pretty old now?

>>24656787

You'll be sorry once I present the pastebin!

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>>24656848

Not THAT kind of commitment.

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>>24656848

>You'll be sorry once I present the pastebin!

Like that'll ever happen.

>>24656828
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kZg_ALxEz0

It is still uncertain. You are making assumptions, I don't (or at least I try not to). Until we have that information we don't in fact know a damn thing. And we know that. Siggy isn't dumb, hell he's a scholar so he does have quite a bit of info, but he also knows what he does not know.

Plan around what you *know* to be the case, only taking calculated risks when appropriate. I *will* succeed in this little mission for love and peace, because I love "love and peace" and I'm willing to get my hands dirty if I have to. AIDA, Attention, Interest, Decision, Action.

Siggy has made his decision for Christ, I'm going to do my best to ensure he takes appropriate actions.

>>24656848
It was a false threat, my photoshop isn't good enough to do any more.

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>>24656891

But then what IS commitment?

>>24656940

You'll be eating those words soon enough.

>>24656996

Good

>>24656953
>It is still uncertain. You are making assumptions
It is uncertain that they have never been scanned by the telepathic worm? The worm that the Oni are obviously in range of, and that the Oni's were said to obviously be very familiar with this place?

>>24657083
I can cut more hair though, if you got nothing by the next muv luv you're going to have a bad day.

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>>24656953

I'm working a certain theme to each targets and I've got to say, I like where I'm going with Amarantha.

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>>24657083

>You'll be eating those words soon enough.

But that's lewd.

>tfw we will not be seeing Fluffy Tails for like 12 threads, and if we do see them they will be trying to capture/kill us for betraying them

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>>24657195

You have no idea how much this hurt me

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>>24657083
Commitment is the resolution to follow through on your decisions. You decide to do X. All well and good. Commitment is the resolution to do it and keep doing it, period. Somehow, in some way, X will be achieved. Easy concept to grasp, but hey, philosophy is kind of my thing.

>>24657133
Familiar with it yes, but we're all familiar with a lot of people. How much do we *really* know about them? Just because they've been here before, doesn't mean they've been read or are privy to the telepathy.

>>24657135
As am I. You actually worked in a potential way for us to weasel out of killing her. I still say the bodyguards are not to make it out of here with an intact Cranium.

Always best to get some character development out of a target/character before you kill them. That way, you feel it when they die. You should always feel it when people die if you can help it.

>>24657136
Get your mind out of the gutter anon. Implying I didn't think that to, which is a lie because I did. Damn you 4chan, I used to be so innocent before coming here.

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>>24657195

forgot pic

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>>24657254

>Implying I didn't think that to, which is a lie because I did. Damn you 4chan, I used to be so innocent before coming here.

The content of what he will be putting in that pastebin will be lewd too.

>>24657243
You're going to enjoy having them trying to hunt us though.
Plus it gives you more time to plan the next fluffy encounter after our foul deeds are done and we come home.

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>>24657299
One can only hope!

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>>24657327

You're all terrible.

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>>24657302
We are going to be one tired, burnt out man if we get back.

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>>24657254

I just like the fact that you guys were so resolved to kill her and then clung to the first carrot option not too.

Well its pretty easy what I'm trying to achieve with this girl... I think.

Also can Tsu be forgiven after all that bad, bad mojo you saw?

>>24657302

Will you really come home?

>>24657384

but it will all be worth it if we save the women we love, right Anon?

The Ends Justify The Means Right?

>>24657401
We have to undo Tsu's inability to have children.
We're at least going to make it that far even if it kills us.

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>>24657384
I've said it before, We Kerry now. Or we will be pretty damn soon.

>>24657401
I'm not clinging to it, I'm just acknowledging it's possible now. If the others outvote me fine, but I consider all options. I don't want Siggy to be the first and last CHOMP of this quest. So we're going to either hope it does not follow or work with us on a non-lethal plan B.

And yes, she can. We'll just have to help her bear the weight of her sins. Love can conquer anything!

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>>24657427
Anything for our ladies.

>>24657254
>Just because they've been here before, doesn't mean they've been read or are privy to the telepathy.
But that is unreasonable, just as much as assuming that if one of the two shamans or Maya were to be working for the Church that they would be able to interpret a telepathic scan as anything other than momentary disorientation.
You're making just as many assumptions, if not more. You only don't consider them assumptions because they fit into your paranoid narrative.
You have no facts to back up the idea that the two shamans with us or Maya are Church agents or Demon Lord infiltrators. No indications, no clues, nothing but your own paranoid assumptions.
Paranoia can get us into just as much trouble as it can save us.

>>24657481
*ahem*, Mommy told us about infiltrators amongst her higher ranks. So my paranoia is quite justified thank you.

You are correct that they might fail that perception roll and not identify it as telepathy, but they still might and if they do they'll do as I said if they aren't on our team.

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>>24657461

I wonder how jaded Siggy will be by the end.

>>24657481

I do believe I gave enough hints about how that telepathy works.

Of course I won't answer anything, but the truth for the worms ability is there.

>>24657627
I think by the end of it he'll stop trying to look for that third option of non-violence first, instead just taking whatever route is safest for the people he loves.

>>24657627
She's gotta look at you with one of those many eyes, and you have to be in close proximity to her. It works both ways, as she reads you, you get to read her a bit. If this can be used offensively isn't certain, so it's unconfirmed if she can full on mind rape you or fry you with mind bullets. That's what I gathered anyway.

>>24657687
That's how I'm playing it. Whatever has the greatest chance of ensuring everyone he loves lives. Anyone who gets in the way of that will be eliminated. If that means a pile of dead bodies, then a pile of dead bodies he will create.

>>24657746
I think he's going to have to play with fire a few more times before he learns to just take the safest option though.
I have a feeling Insert is just about to ramp up the suffering.

>>24657789
Dude, MLA is kind of his thing. Of *course* he's gonna ramp up the suffering. It's what he does, but hey, he's up front about it so I can deal.

I'm confident he won't make us suffer for no reason, we'll have to fuck up somehow first, and it will be logical in retrospect. That is my expectation of him anyway.

>>24657520
>Mommy told us about infiltrators amongst her higher ranks
I've searched the archives and I haven't found it.
The only thing I found suggesting any infiltrators is that the Inquisitor has agents in the unit that Leila will be leading, and that her unit is the one meant to finalize the secret alliance between the Oni and the Church, and so we'd be the ones meeting them.

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>>24657840

So if you DON'T fuck up, you'll get good thing.

>>24657840
No, it's just going to be plain suffering, Mylen is going to die, Tsu is going to die and first girls are dead too, that's a certainty with them turning down the dick and being reduced to almost irrelevant secondary characters.

>>24657862
That's what is implied. It's a tightrope though. I know you're looking for it. The instant we screw up just a little you'll find a way to make us suffer somehow. When you first saw CHOMP I know you didn't cry, no, you REJOICED!

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>>24657914

Ah!

I went into shock I think, I just literally bluescrenned and couldn't process what the hell was going on.

I love good and gentle stuff! It's just that despair tend to surround them...

>>24657746
>you have to be in close proximity to her
But the buzzing/vertigo occurred when we were with the three Oni at the supposedly safe distance, not when the worm came closer. And that it read the entirety of our intentions as soon as it looked at us.

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>>24657461
You know, we should start growing a beard.
Put a visual difference between our past and current self.

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>>24657914

>Inserts face when we roll a 1

>>24657983
The despair makes the good and gentle stand out more than it otherwise would. Makes it more precious, more beautiful in a sense...

Yep, I get why I'm so into grimdark now. I love it when people, surrounded by untold suffering, manage to find a bit of happiness despite the soul-crushing despair. Or hell, tell it all to go fuck itself and make that happen!

>>24658008
We could have been on the edge of its range, gotta be close for it to make full use of its capabilities.

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>>24658016

There's a reason why I haven'y given a picture of our protagonist yet because I'm pretty sure everyone see him differently.

>>24658016

we might just start anyway, who has time to shave when we are busy assassinating people

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>>24658069
Is this about right?

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>>24658045

I'm just waiting for it, gambling everything on the roll of the die.

Begining of the thread dice roll would have given you a chance to infiltrate and take a shot at Amarantha, funny how things can turn out huh?

>>24658085

I always pictured him a little more square

>>24658097
You should start handing out re-rolls for really cool things we do.
That way you can watch us yell and scream at each other for when to use a reroll.

>>24658049
>gotta be close for it to make full use of its capabilities.
While possible, it was said to have knew our intentions as soon as we stared and felt the vertigo, which would mean that being able to read intentions completely is something it can do at its maximum range.
>Fourth, you can’t hide your intentions; it probably knew them the moment you stared at it when you felt that strange buzzing inside your head.

>>24658121
He is pretty squarish.

>>24658133
Yeah, it got our intent. So it wanted to know why we wanted to provide her with eternal respite from all the evils of this world. Can't do a "full scan" unless she's close. That we actually have a good reason is why didn't get insta-CHOMP'd.

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>>24658085

Punpun is heading for a very bad end.

I also like how different my two main characters are.

>One is a small girl that's been sheltered all of her life and is awkward as hell

>Other is a fit, tall young man that had to make an important life descision at around 7 years old.

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>>24658125

You've got one fate point with the Potion of Vampirism.

You want to drink it, right?

>>24658173
Who is now on the highway to SAN 0 because anon felt the need to rejoice. Being a psyker/eishi is suffering.

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>>24658173
I think punpun just has to take responsibility for his actions, which at this point I don't think he's going to do.
I'm just wondering how much he has to lose before he figures it out.

>>24658194
It's a last case scenario.
I mean, who knows if you can still impregnate monstergirls as a vampire.

>>24658194
That's exactly what I always saw it as, and the rulebook in Dark Heresy is quite clear, the player survives if he burns, but that doesn't necessarily mean he'll be happy with that choice. In fact, the GM should try to make him sorry somehow.

That potion, it will do that quite well. So I would like to avoid drinking it, but am glad it's there all the same. The ability to not die when you are killed is quite useful and comforting to know even as you pray it never, ever comes to that. It is our absolute last resort.

>>24658194

pls no

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>>24658256

I am not actively planning for you to drink it... yet.

Of course if you try to battle the worm, you'll be in for the hardest fight you've had all quest, bar none.

Gotta love diplomacy huh?

>>24658270

Why not? You don't know the side effects!

>>24658340

Weren't we just presented with the side effects?

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>>24658401

I was trying to make a joke

But yes, that potion is something.

>>24658340
Not on humans we don't. human mages even less. Still I doubt it's anything good or just limited to vampirism

>>24658340
Exactly why I said I am quite keen on the prospects of not pissing it off. We'll be eaten head first and thus be able to sympathize with people like Mami and whoever it is that's gonna get CHOMP'd when I get to that point because I know it's coming. Either we have a good head start on it or we use it to convince Amarantha to fake her own death. That's really the only 2 ways we come out of this alive or alive and not a vampire slowly mutating into a horrible monster. He'd be a tentacle monster, he's got quite a libido.

And yes, we know the side effects, we just walked through a museum of them.

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>>24658437

Come on, make me happy, take a little sip.

>>24658504
You are too lonely to know happiness.

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>>24658504
Yeah. How about no? I'm going with no. In fact, I'm going with HELL FUCKING NO. It gets drank as we're about to bleed out or something, not a second before then, end of discussion.

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>>24658529

>lonely

I have my robot and delusions!

>>24658565

I wonder if a fate point should fill you with so much dread

>>24658603
She isn't real and your delusions aren't enough to stop you crying to sleep every other night.

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>>24658618

Joke on you! I have a overactive imaginatio nand can fool myself easily!

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>>24658624
If that was true you wouldn't have make so many errors in that line of text.

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>>24658603
Because of the shit I just saw. I already didn't trust the thing due to implied SAN loss. But now? With the SAN loss being only a small part of a fucking buffet line of pure unending suffering?

Yeah, that last resort just graduated to *absolute* last FUCKING resort in my book. We might wish for death after taking it eventually. Still glad we have it, but the conditions for its use have become much more stringent.

>>24658624

ok, well good night people

and insert

don't forget your homework or face the consequences

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>>24658651

My grammar is unsalvageable.

>>24658656

I know you guys will always want to save the damsel in distress...

>>24658686
>My grammar is unsalvageable.
That's a weak excuse and you know it, she's a machine, not your waifu.

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>>24658707
>she's a machine, not your waifu.

Just like this one, right?

>>24658736
She's a demi-god, not our mother.

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>>24658686
Yes. Those conditions apply to them as well. About to die in about another minute and there is absolutely no other way to save her.

>>24658707
If it's sentient, it can be your waifu. Remember the test. Pic related.

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>>24658742

I was talking about Emeth, this one is what mommy looked like last time you saw her.

>>24658765
Emeth is too cute to be mean to, I can't keep this up.

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>>24658793

I'm looking at this page in my note saying...

''The True role of Emeth in the coming war''

And grin

>>24658817
She'll still be cute.

>>24658817
Oh great. She's gonna go yandere on our asses isn't she. Oh well, we have magic. Worse comes to worse we can always scrap her. Wait, if we have manaphage power due to link with her that means....

FUCK! Gonna have to get Mylen or Athena to do the "honors" as it were, magic can't touch her. Please Emeth, stay sane until after we murder the inquisitor. C'mon girl, nice girl, you know I love you too right? Please don't hurt me!

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>>24658824

What is it that make her cute?

>>24658855

Don't discard her so easily, she's your lifeline, your light in the dark, the boat in the ocean.

A lot of things is riding on that golem shoulders

>>24658872
I know that, but you're smiling. That's never a good thing. Paranoia drive tends to ramp up on certain triggers, that's one of them.

>>24658855
>Implying Mylen or Athena matter to the story anymore.

>>24658872
All nice girls are cute.

>>24658903
Not right now, but they will again eventually. We do plan to rejoin Zipangu after we've dealt with a certain Inquisitor.

Mylen is old GF who isn't fully on board with harem end. She won't go yandere, but she will do all in her power to make Siggy go monogamous for her. And Athena has mutating Demon Arm, that's always fun.

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>>24658908

At least you can be sure you have one uncorruptable, true ally at your side.

That's probably the best thing you can ask for given the shit you are going into.

>>24658962
>KOS-MOS in a wedding dress

All of my HNNNNG!!!

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>>24658962
Is it Mylen?
She's way too nice to us.

>>24658974
Before the start of this quest she was getting a regular dose of the Descartes from Siggy. Girls tend to be pretty nice to the ones that give them the D because it is precisely their D that they want.

Women are programed for monogamy it seems. Even in cultures where polygamy is completely acceptable there's still the position of "favorite" wife they all compete for. I forget his name, but this dude had a huge ass harem, but there was still that one girl. She died, he built the fucking Taj Mahal in her honor. I can tell you, the rest of the harem was always jealous of her. Reasons for that man.

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>>24658974

Aren't all of them nice?

>>24658999
I wonder who's the favourite for us.
Can we love them all equally?

>>24659001
Ame is not nearly nice enough, I can't say otherwise until I find out if we dicked her in the bath.

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>>24658999

High Fantasy genetic isn't exactly the same as what we have here, what's with Focus literally putting an unknown energy in mages that fry all toxins...

Then again Mylen is pretty dominant.

>>24659013

Oh she is very, very nice.

Just playful.

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>>24659013
Oh there's always one you'll like at least a little more than the others. It might depend on your mood or something but it'll always be there somehow. And hell, can you even quantify emotions beyond a *very* vague point? I mean you can feel them more intensely at points, but it's impossible to give them a true numerical value in the scientific sense. When you're mad it's "a little", "very", "Royally fucking", ect... Can't put a number on it. Won't say it's impossible, just saying we can't truly verify if we really do love them all "equally".

>>24659036
Telling someone not to do something makes them want to do it more! And focus isn't an inherited trait so it's something else out there. Don't gotta explain it because hey, it's magic. We all know what that means...

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>>24659036

And that is the picture I wanted to post

>>24659036
Not nearly nice enough then.

>>24659064
That's a good point.
I guess Tsu is the favourite then until we start boning Ame regularly.
The most fluffy tails wins.

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>>24659064

Magic has been studied time and time again by humans.

Hell they even timed people birth with certain seasons, atop high mountain to line with the stars and some scumbags went as far as go full on human experiment (just as bad as what happened in WW2) and its STILL mostly a total mystery.

The frustrations must be immense.

>>24659093
Yes. When even Philosopher path shenanigans can't cough up the results you're seeking in the realm of magical SCIENCE...

The aneurism rate for researchers in that field must be pretty damn high. They'd even say "Yeah, keep studying this shit. I guarantee you'll have an aneurism at some point."

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>>24659125

At least something good came out of it.

The future of this High Fantasy world is likely to become cyberpunk as hell.

>>24659158
Once you have magitech, the sky's the limit! Gotta establish that peace first though. The minds of men, monsters, demons, and angels working together... A most glorious future indeed. Please tell me the church hasn't found out about fighter jets and bomber equivalents yet. If they have Zipangu's the next Japan and the church is AMERICA.

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>>24659185

Only angels have mastered air combat.

Though mosnters and human are certainly catching up, when they work together.

>>24659223
God damn I can't wait for siggy to get back and hold hands with more monstergirls.

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>>24659236

Maybe you'll be able to with some captured girls in the church HQ

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>>24659281
Oh boy, maybe my fetish can finally get some focus. : D

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>>24659302

Rescuing damnsels in distress and being faithful to your wives?

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>>24659309
Well, that and centuars.
Maybe even some __rape__

>>24659281
Be sure it's justified people. We want to get in good with a hardcore monster hating bastard. We hold their hands to gain their trust, so they will give us information or be more cooperative prisoners. We don't like it even though we do, but it is the best way to deal with these filthy abominations.

>>24659309
Only if doing so will not jeopardize the mission. I'm all for saving them, but if we don't have a good, logical reason for doing so before the inquisitor is killed extra hard going to the morgue in a cardboard box style the answer is let the bitches rot.

>>24659334
We could always ask for them as personal fuck toys if we need an excuse to save some captured monstergirls from death.

Since the quest is over could we just sage for the rest of the discussion, no need to rile up those easy to anger anti-quest thread types.