Greetings elegan/tg/entlemen and welcome to a new page of this quest. Twitter to follow: https://twitter.com/TaleOfMonstersArchive: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Monster%20Girls%20QuestCharacter sheet of our protagonist: http://pastebin.com/X5pXHEcW -> Small edit, added weapons and armor. His companion (Emeth) : http://pastebin.com/uvANnf1v Revised stat sheet for Hadraniel: http://pastebin.com/ZkRTYFHE Misarchived part 101: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/29832663/
15th day of prophecy, 03:00 pm, inside the mansion of Rhyclan. Some agitations transpired inside around the outside soldiers of the mansions following the end of the duel, loud bangs of metal-meet-metal along with falling debris didn’t go unnoticed; it’s a good thing that both combatants ended thing early once an increasing numbers of cats started to ask question. You quickly left Hadraniel, Athena, Tian and Zechariah to their fate as Daiyu hushed you and Sylphis over to exit quickly, Mylen following very close behind like a shadow had her mingle with your little group with eerie perfection, the responsibility of clearing things up was thrust to these four… or five, the slime is bound to make things worse somehow.Once you made your way back inside the mansion properly, Daiyu quickly gestured toward an empty corner as activity inside the area had increased, the Wyvern Knights had now completely disappeared but you saw a few human garbed in bright scarlet clothing exchanging a few words with a few high ranked individual belonging to the Rahall forces; from what you could gather they were scouring the city one last time for potential enemy agents along with starting a proper cooperation to move supplies toward the coast where Gwynedd army and navy are located.‘’Might be best to avoid stumbling upon the dragon, she saw right through me’’ Daiyu let out this ominous sentence as the overhead pass saw a little activity, namely Ame-no-Uzume tailed presence shouldered by Fendall until the two parted way, with the scaly one maxing her way downstairs with amazing dexterity given her blindness.‘’D-dragon…’’Sylphis swallowed awkwardly, cutting off the end of her sentence as Daiyu shooed you all into the second, smaller hallway acting as nexus for the many serpentine corridors leading deeper in the large complex of the royal house, mingling amidst the soldier became impossible but at the very least you weren’t followed… .At least so far.
’Now, I don’t want to scare you’’The Demon Lord fiddling with the heavy clothes forming her pilgrim disguise to grab a strange amulet while flashing her cleavage, ending this little show with a wink while Mylen cleared her throat, Sylphis was much more engrossed in the item phenomenon to take notice and for good measure; chains had been carefully put onto a strange piece of dark, orange-yellow mixture of strong hard material with some lines of broken runes written around its surface, it was vibrating, pulsating against the Demon Lord palm with the steady, near eternal stream of a heartbeat; you felt a chill of fear as you wondered why it seemed in tune with your own.‘’There is old corruption in this mansion’’A simple sentence heavy with meanings, she cast you a glance and hid the amulet inside the pilgrim robe.You certainly know where it’d be, your previous visit to this mansion had its share of events, with a peculiar journal heralding Mother Earth ploy. ‘’The Library’’You finally say, Daiyu eyes twinkle in interest with a likeminded smile spreading upon her lisps as she nods, the Soul Link was more than enough to make her understand your seriousness and belief upon your statement; only Mylen appeared to be wondering while Sylphis was obviously uneasy, she certainly remembered her run in with corruption at the start of your journey. --You had to some serious mind flexing to remember the exact location, thankfully given your amnesia recent memories are always much more vivid and soon enough you let your little troupe toward the big double doors of the –inner- library of the mansion, some questioning with the staff keeping everything neat and tidy told that actually was a second one about the same size erected in the westward ward and that most of the books (in the already giant reserve) were slowly being transferred.However once you came upon the door…
Remnants of papers adorned the doorframe, pieces upon pieces of white talismans had been carefully glued onto its surface, projected a little magic without substance thank to the face that all of them had been irredeemably ripped up, their position told that they were put in the door path to prevent it from opening but obviously someone must have come inside recently.‘’That’s kind of ominous right?’’ While Sylphis kept her voice from shaking the unease and little fear in the link told of her obvious reticence; magic and occult tend to go hand in hands but there’s a clear difference when one deal with exorcisms and corruptions, both always tend to show the dark, disgusting side of magic and Mylen certainly looked to share the mantis sentiment as she kept a good hand upon the twisted red spear.‘’Depend, either someone intruded, or they’ve obviously had no care to give about these… Although I think I can hear people inside, any of you mind this trespass?’’Daiyu elegant hand danced slowly across the damaged ofudas as her picturesque smile dropped slightly into a serious expression. The Rahall obviously condemned this place for now, although the absence of guards is suspicious… indeed… will you enter? And do you have any question for your demonic host and head exorcist slash detective?
>>30736907Let's check it out.I don't have any questions, but some other Anons might.
>>30736907Well, whatever is down there can't be any more badass than the Demon Lord. I vote for careful recon, don't want to get into a fight if we can avoid it as that'll blow Daiyu's cover completely.Fendall obviously already knows somehow, but is probably keeping it to herself for amusement of some kind (I hope).And here it is.
>>30737264Thank for your efforts friend.I'll get on with the reply
>>30736907>>30737264Let's do this, but be extra carefulWe can't turn back now
‘’None, let’s just try to keep this civil and quiet’’Your words pushed the little group onward, with the tall green-haired demon letting out a chuckle as a wave of mischief slowly spread from the link, you tried your best to ignore Sylphis when she pressed herself behind you when the demoness opened the door without much tack, creating a nice creak of protest that all but announced your presence for everyone nearby.Perhaps it’s be best to chalk off ‘’quiet’’.The library was certainly as grand as you remember, columns of filled bookshelves spread in a nicely circled architecture with an additional story built out of stones, a good third of these bookcases had been completely emptied and a fair few numbers of tables had numbers of volumes arrayed nicely with scrolls undoubtedly detailing the lot. As for the announced presence… two women were sitting side by side and now, of course, looking at your intrusion in surprise; which was returned in kind as you stared in slight disbelief at a very unlikely duo.First was a tall, long dark purple haired insect girl that was very close and dear to your heart, her long form obviously made chair an impossibility and as such she had adjusted herself to lean on the table with most of her human half, her long hair sprawling upon the wooden surface while a pile of books laid at her feet and groans escaped her mouth. Beside her was someone you hadn’t seen in a long, long while… a beast woman with a cute, big bouncy tail of brown stripped in black with a single white line right in the middle of the fur, small fuzzy round ears twitched constantly while brilliant golden eyes looked in your direction in a mixture of wonder, surprise and joy. Arms wrapped in bandages, they spread all the way down her tummy and legs in a manner very similar to Ame-no-Uzume with a little patch covering her left cheek, and she certainly looked in a worrisome state, fatigue exhumed from her body like an aura.‘
‘’Ah…’’However, Tanuya was the first to break the silence as you stared on in your own mixture of disbeliefs while Bletsia merely wave at the small fellowship, Sylphis quickly stepping out form your back once the coast became clear. Daiyu was emanating a strange emotion; her gaze had changed to a sharp slit as something akin to serious interrogation was projected down the link while silently observing the wounded beast woman. Well well… what do you have to say, Mister Shieffer?
>>30737915The fuck kind of ritual have we stumbled into here?"...Would you care to explain what's going on here?"
>>30737966It doesn't look like a ritual, there's simply a whole lot of books around them and bletsia look between irritated and bored.
>>30737915"What's going on here? What are you doing in this part of the library?"Nothing wrong with asking them straight up.
"What's going on here? What are you doing in this part of the library?"You haven’t seen Tanuya in a long while and she certainly look like she took a beating during the siege, but the presence of these girls inside this obviously secured library was odd; first thing first why weren’t there any guards protecting the seals? Tanuya mutter a little something under her breath but turn toward the Oomukade who certainly didn’t looked to be having much fun with her scroll and plume, the Tanuki however beams into a smile as you walk closer shouldered by the Demon Lord and Sylphis.‘’I could ask the same’’She asks while puffing her cheeks, but cave in soon after as she run her hand along the length of her scroll.‘’I was in here making a catalog and then this girl invited herself and waited to know what I was doing, so I had her help me out. It’s not a huge success, now why are you people here? After the angels were routed I didn’t think we’d get anymore agitations…’’ She can’t help but yawn afterward and rub one of her eyes as her ears twitch slightly while her free hand roll up the scroll gently, giving your group an inquisitive look while Daiyu, for some reason, kept on staring.‘’I wondered what happened to her.’’Sylphis said in a quiet little voice, obviously meant for you to hear.Anything else to ask?
>>30738338"Those bandages look pretty serious, are you alright?"Get in close to Daiyu and whisper to her, asking what's got her so on edge.
>>30738338>>30738500I support this
"Those bandages look pretty serious, are you alright?"Perhaps Daiyu strangely raised guard is the reason why you feel on edge, a Soul Link inevitably affect both parties and now that you are standing shoulders to shoulders the effect is only strengthened, Sylphis on the other hand, kept casting some glances your way, obviously wondering something and she made it known by gently pinching your arm, forcing your attention upon her person.‘’You don’t have to be like that, its Tanuya…’’ Said Tanuki smiled at your question, her face spreading in a lovely, inviting emotion that made you remember that little moment where she rested on your laps and you enjoyed grasping her fuzzy little round ears.‘’Angels hit everywhere they could; I was in the city and… I’d have died for sure if it wasn’t for that swordsman. Didn’t escape unscathed and I’m still aching, but staying in bed just made me mad so, here I am’’Mylen suddenly walked away from your shadow, the tall, raven haired bodyguard set out toward one of the columns of books, running her hand across some of the tomes while you stepped toward Daiyu, the pilgrim disguise completely hiding her face making the link the sole reason of your knowledge about her strange interest.
‘’On edge?’’She whisper back, probably raising an eyebrow, however she rather openly shake her head.‘’I’m not going to cast suspicion on someone because I feel twitchy’’That’s rather straightforward; this little pause in your discussion caused a little cold in the library, something certainly not unnoticed by Bletsia who quickly detached herself form the Tanuki (with at least the politeness of picking the fallen books and rolling her scroll neatly) then gave the beast woman heads a little pat before merrily skittering toward your compacted group.. .only to charge Sylphis in a hug, showing impressive dexterity as she rounded your body and tackled the girl in a sneak attack, provoking a scream to break the silence of the library. Hmm… it doesn’t look like anything odd was going on, do you have anything to ask, mister Shieffer?
>>30739022Can't think of anything to ask, but I'll admit I've forgotten why we'd come to the library and I can't get on the archives atm because i'm stuck on a mobile browser.
>>30739022Tease Slyphis that it seems that the Tanuki is better at the sneak attack then she is/Also move on to why Daiyu needs from the libary
>>30739083Daiyu wanted to some investigation for tonight ritual in here and she jsut revealed earlier that there's some Old Corruption lurking about in the library.
>>30739119Ah, thank you."If you want to take a break from cataloguing, Tanuya, do you want to help us find some books?"
While tempting to tease the mantis, she and Bletsia were now locked in some kind of wrestling match and the green bug was actually managed to squeeze out of the Oomukade grasp reliably fast while voicing plea for pity and other excuses, like ‘’I’m glad to see you too but calm down!’’, Bletsia taste for fun was obviously akin to a headlong charge of a grizzly, the worst torture for that girl would probably be boring her for hours on end. "If you want to take a break from cataloguing, Tanuya, do you want to help us find some books?"That would be the only reason why you came to the library, right? You turn toward the Demon Lord who, for some reason, has now cupped her chin while looking at the Tanuki with a smile that send a shiver down your spine, a mixture of cruel mischief that, for some reason, give you a sense of déjà vue.‘’Some tomes on the occults would most certainly do, however we aren’t here to peruse wrong texts. There’s something hiding here but… we can get to it later’’Spreading forward to take the helm of this conversation, the pilgrims slash Demon Lord set out while the girls brawl spread toward Mylen who was quickly forced to separate them and was now working on admonishing Bletsia while Sylphis was busy recuperating.‘’What I’d really like would be old account of the royal family, plans of the manors architecture, perhaps some documents pertaining the fabrications of this library itself… It’s easy to know why their transferring everything someplace else, but combing the root of the problem itself is what I’d like to do, yes yes’’ Tanuya certainly didn’t expect this and her eyes rose in surprise, but to her credit she recuperated fast and avoiding falling in an emotional trap, instead her big bouncy tails twitched as she frowned at the golden eyes of the Demon Lord.
‘’This is sensitive information, even I can’t pull this out of my sleeves, only someone with authority could authorize such perusal, either Ran or Rhy’’Daiyu, for her part, simply shrugged; her attitude and costume was such a clash that she’d easily pass as a complete lunatic.‘’Well, maybe I ought to take this opportunity…’’ Daiyu catch herself midway from raising her arms to enroll a patch of long hair with her finger; however everything was nicely hidden inside the costume.‘’…I think it’s very important I make you understand, and the lovely girls here as well, some things about corruption afore we go and delve a little deeper inside the nasty surprise of this library’’Rubbing her lisps with her thumb, Daiyu goes to finish the gesture with a lick as her brilliant golden eyes shine betwixt everyone present while the link, for some reason, projected a strange emotion of authority. What she’s implying however, is rather roundabout could she be trying to come at something? Imply Anything? You know your fair share of corruption of course but knowledge from the Demon Lord herself ought to be valuable…Anything to say?
>>30739698I'm pretty confused here. I mean, what is there to say? Let Daiyu speak for now.
>>30739841You could always say no on concentrate on the task at hand ie, finding the old corruption (Siegfried certianly remember where it is) and a moment to ask some questions about corruptions, if you have any. Sorry if my writing is sub par.
>Leaves, had to get something done>Comes back>Sees Tanuya survivedYes! The Info Broker lives! I am quite happy with this development.>>30739698"Alright, let's here it. How do we avoid the wrong end of this surprise?"
>>30739942Don't worry man, it's not your writing, I'm just having a weird day is all.I don't have any questions about corruption at the moment but I imagine that'll change at some point.
The Demon Lord invite herself onto the large table of Tanuya, facing the wounded beast woman who simply stare on slightly overwhelmed, both set of bright golden eyes staring at one another in varying emotions until she push the chair beside her, the strange atmosphere didn’t escape the girls and Bletsia was doing her best to keep herself away from Mylen, your faithful bodyguard simply clacked her spear on the ground while Sylphis made her way to the stuffed table while heaving, then politely removing some books as she gave Tanuya a smile, which was returned in kind."Alright, let's hear it. How do we avoid the wrong end of this surprise?"Getting the ball rolling, you indulge Daiyu sentiment which makes the lovely pilgrim smile, her elegant fingers tap gently upon the surface of the wooden table while Tanuya is obviously listening with great interest; it’s not exactly everyday a bunch of weirdoes barge in a sealed library to talk about corruption. ‘’By making certain we have the right people inside’’…Ah?Anther chuckle and the Demon Lord shift her interest toward Sylphis, making the little mantis gulp and stiffen, especially when the liege lord of succubus stood form her chair to walk toward her, placing a hand on her head between the antennas, making them jolt which provoke another laugh, this time from the end of the table where Bletsia sought refuge. Daiyu removed one of her glove, holding the item in her palm as she slowly glided toward Sylphis cheek and then, dark fume escaped her palm as jolt of pure dark magic raced across her digits, making the poor mantis rogue jump in total surprise while you an Mylen simultaneously got out of your seats as you felt corruption, a tiny amount yes, but more than enough to infect, especially so close to the skin.‘
‘’Eh? Eh? What’s wrong?’’…However Sylphis looked perfectly fine while Daiyu smile completely taunted Mylen raised magical spear.‘’People like Sylphis, Athena, Hadraniel, Siegfried and finally Mylen will give all of us the best chances of making things right because…’’She gives another wink toward your bodyguard while the poor Tanuki look positively overwhelmed. ‘’You've grown resistant to all forms of corruption, thank to you Siegfried. You’ll need to help out Athena the same way, too’’Realization strike like a volley of arrows; Hadraniel is an angel and therefore immune to corruption in all its forms aside physical trauma, you, of course re as well thank to the Beast while Mylen and Sylphis were both ‘’victim’’ of your rather gruesome exorcisms, which apparently, came with a free resistance to boot.‘’Now then, can anyone tell me why monsters tend to have golden or red colored eyes?’’ For some reason, she flashes Tanuya another smile, making the poor tanuki gulg. She has something in mind, that's for damn sure.
>>30740560You said gold is an indication of power, but you've said jack about red so I got no clue. Mastery of corruption maybe? Tanuya seems to know though, let's hear her thoughts on the matter.
>>30740778I think it's about time I use this opportunity to give some much needed explanation given the upcoming event. I could make a longer text or cut it for questions, what would you guys prefer?
>>30740560"Because it looks pretty sexy?"I kinda want Mylen's blue eyes back though.
>>30741082Piercing blue eyes and deep dark hair certainly gave her a certian appeal.
>>30740560"I must admit, even with my...skill, I don't understand a whole lot behind it."
>>30741184how do we make her puuuure again
>>30740560Something to do with dominant and receive traits.Also their asttreactive?
>>30741249Not happening. She's stuck the way she is forever. Eh, at least she got some awesome wings out of the deal. Oh the possibilities they open up...
>>30741223Morrigan has such an appealing costume.
>>30741308but red eyes a shit
>>30740878Give us the full dump first, then we'll ask for clarifications.
>>30741522I actually find them to be quite alluring. Red is such a wonderful color.
>>30741573blue > redblue fits Mylen's character too, which is why I was surprised they changed to red.
‘’Isn’t gold an indication of power related to corruption?’’You were the first to answer after deciding to step into the growing silence; obviously Daiyu is bent on making the Tanuki uncomfortable and you can’t say you like it; the Demon Lord never showed such vindictiveness but she could also be playing with the girl. Such a shame she’s very well trained in guarding her emotions.‘’Yes and no’’She turns to face you while giving Sylphis a last head pat, plopping gently on her chair while pushing some books for better view. ‘’There are three signs for golden eyes amidst monsters, first’’ She raises her index, bright golden gaze looking right at you.‘’One corrupted parent, either male or female doesn’t matter; this trait is passed along onto the child’’She raises her major while taking a brief pause. ‘’Trace of corruptions inside the body, usually put into stasis or…’’She simply trail off afterward, your little talent with the Beast in pulling out corruption doesn’t mean it won’t leave a mark.‘’Third would be reaching a certain «balance» with your corruption and that is where the rumor of power come from, for very few succubus can actually boast such a talent however, ti also has the telltale sign of showing up during shape shifting, something lady demons are very fond of doing’’ Of course, Daiyu was Jawahir was also the spider woman known as Yuria before she played her hand; everyone was considerably upset at the time but then, she had no choice. Would anyone have listened to a plea to save her life as she lied her way inside Zipangu while becoming close enough to be a confidant of Ame-no-Uzume?…was such a friendship a lie of convenience to begin with? ‘’Now red eyes are simpler, thankfully’’
This time she cast a glance at Mylen, whose ruby colored pupil stand out compared to her tall, elegant frame. ‘’Sign of active corruption, the person hasn’t quite managed to deal with the influx in their body yet.’’‘’How does one ‘’deal with it’’ then?’’Mylen question was one made in a gruff tone, she still manages to keep her grace, one thing betraying nervousness would be her hand grasping the heft of her spear, digits dancing along the surface of the red ore used to make the artefact. ‘’By worrying about yourself, for once’’Daiyu would have looked like a chiding mother if it weren’t for the costume, now she gave the impression of a religious matron. However before Mylen could interrupt, the Demon Lord went on ahead with her speech. ‘’Because that’s what corruption is; both an energy and an extremely personal manifestation, yet those strong in its manipulation tend to exhibit similar qualities and spells… at least outside Zipangu, Tsukiyomi and Ame-no-Uzume would be the best ones to explain their brand because it’s a wonderful art, one I want to learn myself’’ While spending a little too long with her praises, there’s no denying that this is obviously a vital difference between the manipulations of Corruption, it doesn’t change the fact however, that it inherently change and degrade the mind of humans and monsters.
While spending a little too long with her praises, there’s no denying that this is obviously a vital difference between the manipulations of Corruption, it doesn’t change the fact however, that it inherently change and degrade the mind of humans and monsters. ‘’To get back on topic, the biggest reason the reign of the current Demon Lord lasted this long is because of subterfuge; infiltration, get to know your mark, become whom he always dreamed off, creating the perfect romance and twisting it in your personal vision… too much corruption create a mindless hedonistic husks and that’s a failure for succubus since these demons love individualisms, but tend to always pursue selfish goals, however the few that tried to topple nations…’’A silence that simply heralded certainty. ‘’Succeeded.’’So stubbornness is actually the best trait to resist the degenerative effect.‘’Why are you telling us all of this?’’Tanuya was the one to ask; obviously she was feeling rather out of place yet still possessed enough presence of mind to avoid a certain pitfall in her statement, her brows furrowed in a mixture of emotions as she locked Daiyu in the eyes.‘’Because, dear Tanuki… with monsters, you always have to be very careful with whom your dealing with’’ Do you have anything to ask?
>however the few that tried to topple nations…’’This is bad wording on my part, it should read as ''The few that tried to topple a nation'' and should not imply that it happened several time.Sorry.
>>30742070So what you're saying is, when a demon targets someone for corruption, their end goal is to make them slaves to pleasure, but not so much so that they completely lose their individuality and retain most of the skills they had pre-corruption?Makes sense, powerful magi and great swordsman are very useful to have on your team and charms only get you so far. So you make the big wigs fall and side with you of their own now heavily modified "free" will. Plus it sounds exactly like what Deruella did with the fallen.
>>30742070Wooo.That's honestly neatly tied up most of my questions. Only one left is 'How /does' one deal with it?' but that can wait for later I suppose.
>>30742440Sort off if you want to think on a purely logical point of view, but remember that Succubus are passions. Ususally they'll be heavily attracted to indiividual of renown, of charisma, great artists etc and make them see the ''true'' way of enjoying the world while simultaneously keeping the flame tham make them who they are not alive alive, but burning bright with renewed passion. Picturing the succubus love as total self indulgence is true in a way and it does stiffle the mind, but there's beauty in it all the same.
>>30742521I'll answer that one. I've been sprinkling lots of hints about the traitors, I'll wait a few more minutes to see if anymore question pop up >>30742585I'l lalso be expanding on this a little in my text as Daiyu certainly can talk about it.
>>30742413Technically it did. The dwarves, then the elves, then Lescatie, probably a few small largely inconsequential ones along the way too (gotta practice that shit).It all depends on how you define "nation".
>>30742695I'll give you the dwarves and elves, but that was mostly Daiyu fucking up massively while Deruella actually managed to salvage Lescatie and prevent a total collapse.
>>30742070"...And is there any way to tell who you have to deal with carefully?"
>>30742642>sprinkling lots of hints about the traitorsYeah I'm worried we're not asking the right questions now.
>>30742070"And how do you tell when it's safe to deal with a monster?"
>>30742070>inb4 Tanjewki is an impostor.
>>30742758>>30742992Perhaps a better question would be "How do we make a monster safer to deal with?"
>>30743011Prove it, if you're so certain.
>>30743231>Tanuki>Hasn't yet said "oy vey"
>>30743267 No jews in this world
>>30743386Quick! Someone post the tanuki anti-jew poster! You know which one I'm talking about.
>>30743386oy vey it's another shoah
‘’How does one deal with corruption, exactly?’’Your question seem to leave Daiyu perplexed, her face flash with momentary indecision then her brows furrows as she start rubbing her chin, piecing together some thoughts. You take this lull to observe Bletsia, the girl had now opened a book depicting some pictogram of… something, a circle ominously reminding you of some rituals until Daiyu brought you back. ‘’It’s a very hard question to answer, mister Shieffer, because corruption affecting people is heavily personal. One way, would be to concentrate on what makes you, you. Concentrate on your dreams, your failures, your regrets, your triumphs. Fantasize about the future you wish with your lover, think of yesterday and tomorrow but do not think of today. Doing this is obviously giving the succubus what she wants, but it’ll buy you time until Holy can put the degeneracies in stasis, then you’ll have to battle the symptoms for the rest of your life and should you falter, your mind will start slipping…’’ Such a sad fate, Mylen was just about ready to take her own life instead of giving in; a brief élan of empathy make you take your bodyguard hand, she goes to squeeze your palm in return with a sweet little smile that make your heart jump. ‘’Say… um… how do we, how do we make monster safer to deal with if everyone with golden eyes is suspicious?’’ Sylphis was the next one to ask a pertinent question, something that, once more, gave Daiyu a long pause as she gave the mantis a nod.
‘’I don’t know’’This is not an easy thing to admit for someone with all the history and pride of more than 200 years of reign.‘’This is why Succubus are so dreaded and effective, perhaps you ought to be wary of everyone with golden eyes even if they are your best friend and sacrificed part of themselves to keep you safe but… such paranoia is absurdly unfair; keep a look out for suspicious activity if you suspect a succubus infiltrated as someone in your entourage, golden eyes would be the telltale sign’’Shape shifting intrusion is the one ace in the hole for Succubus; A Demon Lord doesn’t have the answer to everything.‘’Perhaps you ought to be careful if she were to talk about politics and the world itself, but most are clever; there’s a certain belief amidst demon, they all understand the degenerative effect of corruption and believe they can counter it with enough spirit. «Épanouissement» or blossoming; by seeking true understanding through self-indulgence they’ll find the perfect balance to know the meaning of love itself’’A sigh followed a brief head shake, Daiyu felt silent and the pure ,raw sadness and regret filtered through with enough intensity to make you frown in turn; Tanuya looked worried, she was biting her lisps softly while rubbing the bandage on her cheek softly.‘’Well now, enough gum flapping, should we get to business boy and girls?’’Daiyu went to clap her hands together for emphasis, trying her very best to chase the atmosphere; your mother told you, you ought to get closer with the Demon Lord both… part of you feel like trying to understand who this woman really is out of pure, simple empathy. Anymore questions?
>>30743729"That belief in blossoming; has anyone ever succeeded? It sounds like every single one believed that they were special, that they would be the one to find true understanding. That it didn't matter what others called them, because they were right and the others were wrong. They felt they were...chosen. "Did any ever come to realize the terrible depths of their mistake? Their crimes? Their presumption?"
>>30744067Oh my, now this is interesting...
>>30744067I'm down.Then after that, we get on with the mission.So is Mylen going to get worse as she lives longer or what?
>>30744195Thankfully not, you've removed absolutely everything aside form the corruption that sapped into her bone. Daiyu confirmed that, each time yo uremoved corruption out of someone body by ''eating'' it, they grow resistant to its effect.
>>30744256All well and good except for one small problem. Well no, it's rather a large one.Every time we chow down the squatter gets that much stronger. Not like we have a choice and all, but it's still a major concern. Siggy likes his body, I assume he wants very much to keep it.
>>30744256Oh, slick.Kinda sucks she didn't get flight or shapeshifting or any of the cool shit though.
>>30744067Neat.
>>30744348She jsut doesn't have enough corruption left in her body to do anything with it unfortunately, you guys were very thorough. >>30744334Anything good has to be double edged right?
>>30744412>>30744256Where did mah trip go?
>>30744412but not thorough enough to keep the blue
>>30744411This gif is criminal >>30744471Everyone has to make sacrifice.
>>30744348Maybe she can glide with them Raziel style?
>>30744528That's about it, really.
>>30744553Take what I can get. That gliding saved his ass several times and was just plain useful all around. At least we now officially never have to worry about her if she gets knocked off a cliff. Just glide to safety!
>>30744528It's a shame they grow back when she cuts them off or I'd say chop them off along with Lizardgirl's Arm.
>>30744642Bloodthirsts isn't the right answer, like shameless indulgence.
You almost jumped with Daiyu spirited little demand but a little spark of doubt spread to a wildfire in your mind as you rethought about Daiyu words concerning the demons philosophy, questions started to sprout and soon enough you put your hand on top of a pile of books and looked around, each of the girls sporting unique emotions while waiting for a second go ahead until you regarded the pilgrim Demon Lord in the eyes once more, the lady knowing you had something to ask. ‘’That belief in blossoming; has anyone ever succeeded?’’This causes her eyebrows to shoot upward as a brief emotional surge well up in her bosom.‘’It sounds like every single one believed that they were special, that they would be the one to find true understanding. That it didn't matter what others called them, because they were right and the others were wrong. They felt they were...chosen.’’The Demon Lord expression change, this time her lovely face spread in a frown while an intense bubble of emotions spread anew from the Soul Link, a sudden poignant sadness potent enough to grip your chest, as if pleading you to stop talking. Tanuya also seemed slightly taken aback, her head tilt in brief wonder, obviously listening with great interest, more than Sylphis and Mylen."Did any ever come to realize the terrible depths of their mistake? Their crimes? Their presumption?"Silence, long arduous sad silence is your answer; Daiyu momentarily forget herself as you spot a slight twitch from the head wing bulging against the strain of her costume hiding her hair, a strange sentiment you can’t quite describe flash across her brilliant golden eyes while a fervent flow of miserable feelings cascading down the link until her mouth curl slightly in what appear anger; then the succubus bottle up her emotions and let out a sigh.
’What you see as crimes and mistakes is your own belief, Siegfried. When you think of a notion, a code of ethic with an objective for the entire world nearing those of religions, some succubus gain a faith comparable to the Church or Zipangu nationalism. They love themselves, they love their lovers and they in turn, want to make everyone else understand a pure, simple cardinal truth. There is no mistake, no crime, no presumptions nor are there any ‘’chosen’’. It’s an objective to be found and accomplished together, glory is a dangerous, mortal trap.’’‘’You… are much too knowledgeable about demons’’ Tanuya said those words with a perfectly controlled tone, her own golden gaze narrowing as she looked at the Demon Lord.‘’Because I don’t mind you listening, Tanuya’’She answering back, closing her eyes while failing to chase the morose regret of her heart.‘’Such thinking led to the irredeemable losses of two cultures; yet allowed the Demon Realm to blossom in unity.’’With this last sentence, Daiyu mouth closed as she, in turn, rubbed the bridge of her nose… then slowly stood up.‘’Excuse me for a moment’’Her stance was full of strength and elegance, however the heart was so visibly bleeding you couldn’t help but think each movement was made through an impossible force of will as she disappeared between two columns of books.Bletsia watch on completely stunned, then yelp and slowly make her way to follow; what do you do?
>>30745576Aww shit we pretty much made the Demon Lord cry.I want to apologize, but the illogical reaction problem again. I have no idea how to handle people when they're like this.
>>30745813 Follow your heart
>>30745576Go and take her hand.Say nothing for now. We'll talk about it later.
>>30745576Sigh and go after Daiyu. We have things to research.Though now that I look at it again, there should have been more emphasis on "presumption". Because it IS a presumption, to believe that their belief, their truth, their objective, is applicable, and imposed, on others.>>30745813After causing the destruction of two civilizations and bringing two species to the brink of extinction, she has good reason to cry.
>>30746107That might work. Maybe use the link to send an emotion of understanding or something as well. In the end it was a noble goal, it's just that it went horribly wrong.They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions, but that is exactly why people embark upon it. In the end it may not have ended well, but it's hard to blame them for trying.
‘’I’ll go’’You whisper at the Oomukade, making a twitch of her antennas as she nervously look at you, then focus toward Sylphis who’s own membranes twitches back in forth; you give Tanuya a curious glance, the girl is looking into Daiyu direction with great intensity, you can’t exactly blame her after all, this pilgrim went on and on about demons and corruptions with very convincing knowledge while simultaneously saying people with her eyes colors shouldn’t be trusted. You try your best to put a forward a strong emotion of empathy, Sylphis surprise you by feeling very worried about the Demon Lord, perhaps the recent loss of her father is amplifying her sentiments? Even so, they trust you to handle this or at least expect you to at this point, you follow in the footstep of the demon, the maiden having disappeared from view into the vast hallways of the books columns until you find her with her back turned to you, looking down while putting her hand on the books beside her while her freed hand was balled into an emotional, trembling fist.You don’t say anything, you simply take a few steps closer and tentatively reach toward said fist, embracing it slowly in her palm as a long, long tortuous quiet little sigh escape her lisps, murmur of a contained emotional outburst. Guilt was flowing but most of it was regret and fear not exactly aimed at her person.‘’Just… give me some time.’’She was containing herself to her best of abilities and would undoubtedly recover easily enough, whether you can think of this momentary chink in her armor as an opportunity is left to you alone, but this is undoubtedly a prime moment to try and ask something – anything- or support the best you can. >Taking a 20 minute break, be careful with what you do here, /tg/.
>>30746822Shit, not again, I'm no good at these things
>>30743231Still waiting for that stream.
>>30746822I'm in the same boat as >>30746971I type something up, it's stupid, and then I delete it. The most neutral sounding thing I can think of saying is "We've got some time, let's talk."
>>30747054I'd love to if I ahd the hardware to do it.>>30747060>>30746971I could forge ahead, or maybe offer some >greentext choices.
>>30747145Greentext is nice, I just don't know what to say, this shit is sensitive
>>30747145>>greentextGive it a bit, maybe someone competent with handling emotions will show up haha.If not, then yeah I'd be down for that.
>>30747299>>30747293Greentext it'll be, give some time to think up of something.
>>30746822Don't say anything. Just keep our hand on hers.Deruella believes in Épanouissement, doesn't she. And Daiyu does, as well. She feels some guilt over what happened to the elves and the dwarves, but not really. She only regrets that it didn't work, not that she caused the near-extinction of two civilizations and species because of her own short-sighted selfish beliefs.
>’’Daiyu… your words and actions made me think you are afraid, not for you but for someone else. Tell me, share this secret, it’s related to Épanouissement isn’t it?’’ >’’Whether your believe your burdens and fears a just punishments for your actions, I’m going to say it here and now; I don’t care, you’ve proven yourself to me, you needn’t be afraid’’ >’’Speak to me whenever you wish; I’m patient and I don’t plan to walk away’’ What this >>30747365 gentlemen said, sometime you dont need words.
>>30747530Say nothing, keep our hand on Daiyu's.
>>30747365You can regret both that it didn't work and ended badly. Even if it failed it ain't like she ever wanted to do that. Indeed, had she known that's how it would have ended up she never would have tried it.But she did, and this was the result. It was a mistake and she knows it, but it ain't like she can take it back now.
>>30747580>>30747549So I rock my brain and you guys choose silence!
>>30747530>>’’Speak to me whenever you wish; I’m patient and I don’t plan to walk away’’And stay with her.
>>30747580>regret both that it didn't work and ended badlyThat's the same thing, though.The project not working and the project ending badly are the same consequence.Two separate things to regret would be how the entire project ended (by it not working) and even starting on it in the first place.>Indeed, had she known that's how it would have ended up she never would have tried it.It was an outcome that was inevitable and was predictable with a bit of forethought. There problem here is that she doesn't think she did anything wrong to begin with, not really, deep down in her heart. She only regrets that it didn't work, not that she embarked on the projects in the first place.
>>30747530>>’’Speak to me whenever you wish; I’m patient and I don’t plan to walk away’’This is good
>>30747710You do know that your making an assumption right? She's feeling a mixture of grief and fear, that doesn't mean she's not regretting the outcome.
>>30747656I chose silence because of my belief that, as the architect for two of the greatest genocides in recent memory, Daiyu deserves everything that's happened to her, especially her lover walking out on her, and if I tried to say anything it would only be condemnations of her.Regardless of her intentions, the results of her choices were the destruction of the elven and dwarven civilizations.No amount of tears, regrets, or penance is going to bring those people back.
>>30747745>that doesn't mean she's not regretting the outcome.But does she regret ever even thinking that she could be right and trying?
>>30747826You'll have to ask. >>30747807And Tsu poisoned her people to transform them into mosnters to counter the war. Of course her circumstance are understandable, I've yet to give Daiyu some focus about that... But that won't be now. I do love redemption, Siggy is basically seeking it with every fiber of his being.
>>30747872>And Tsu poisoned her people to transform them into monsters to counter the warThose two are not equivalent, however.Tsu created a super soldier serum, used it on volunteers, and they were successful in winning the war. They were soldiers who gave their lives and souls as part of their duty.Daiyu inflicted biological warfare on civilian populations (for what else are you going to call using Corruption on regular civilians and non-combatants) which led to the near extinction of two races and the destruction of two nations. From what we've heard so far, she was the one who started the wars and sent monsters and Corruption among the civilian populations of the elves and the dwarves.
>>30748103The fall of the two races wasn't quite a war, more like a subterfuge/cultural overthrow on a massive, massive scale. As for the war with Zipangu, Let's just say things got very, very interesting for the demons before it even began. But that's something her Lordship ought to tell herself.
>>30748103I forget what show it was from, but I remember one character who had killed many innocents telling another who was intent on suicide to make amends to not do so and instead live and work towards a better future. Something about how he would never forgive himself but that it could all still have meaning.
>>30747656im sry
>>30748153>The fall of the two races wasn't quite a warSo it was more akin to a cultural suckerpunch, then. Daiyu is a fantasy Pol Pot, coming into a nation and causing a cultural revolution that lead to near total extermination of the populations; at least the Killing Fields only had 25% of the total population, what's Daiyu's final tally? 99%?
>>30748317I'd like to answer, but that's something best left to the Demon Lord herself isn't it?
>>30747656>>30747580 here, just saying that I didn't vote for anything.
manticore
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX6PDywtUNoSlowly, the distance between the two of you is reduced to centimeters as you crawl your hand upward to cup her wrist, trying you best to find some kind of focus amidst your mixture of emotions.This woman is Daiyu Jawahir, longest reigning Demon Lord and public enemy number one for humanity, responsible for the near total genocide of dwarves and elves; essentially extinguishing their civilisations and making the caretaker for the survivors, in a sense she completely surpassed her old rival in term of actual success… and probably victim.Is such a thing forgivable? But then who are you to talk and condemn, Siegfried Shieffer, Butcher of monster? If there’s one truth about this Demon Lord, it’s an obvious journey toward redemption just like you; you’ve committed your own unspeakable horror, what you lack is the scale to rival Daiyu sins. In that respect you barely hold a candle toward Tsukiyomi near blood thirst in making her nation strong, willing to lie and poison her people, have them turn in near-immortal monsters of pure corruption.Such things may very well never be forgiven; each time you look at snow you remember this bitter year, perhaps this is the onus of ‘’redemption’’.Your hand crawl all slowly toward her shoulder and you decide to invite yourself, press a hand upon her belly to offer a small, near fearful hug and Daiyu accept soundlessly, her barrier erode; her hearts open the flow of inexhaustible, impossibly strong emotions rock you to your very core as it flow out in one single minded wave.Fear. Guilt. Anger. Sadness. Regret. Rage. Shame. Fear… A glimpse of warmth.
It’s a disgusting core of nasty, inexhaustible emotions held on by one thing and one thing alone; a stubborn pride to avoid the mistake of the past, it’s a peek a rare, rare glance at this old, old succubus of ages yonder but she closed off again before you could fully grasp her core, understand whom she is beside a single minded obstinate blind charge toward the holy grail of ‘’Redemption’’. Daiyu cannot kill herself, doing so would potentially doom monsters as a whole; she cannot allow her death as monster have evolved, figured out her brand of corruption and worked to counter it, as did humanity so… the only thing left would be a selfish wish to keep her sanity from eroding, hollowing into a shell of her former self. A small hiccup escapes her as she squeeze the hand on your shoulders, soft tears trickling down her lovely face.‘’Maybe… maybe if everything goes right tonight, we could talk’’ Perhaps. For now, you can’t move some trembling shake your body as this… melt of emotions can only be describe in a single word.Insanity.It’s an onus you couldn’t dream to bear.>This woman……enough to awaken an old face from his slumber without so much a fanfare, the beast made its presence known, slithering in the link of your souls before retreating back to its protective depths. Perhaps he’s been awake for even longer. >A Tale of Monster -109- End. Alright folks, thank for this wonderful update but I’d like to potentially continue this thread tomorrow if I feel good enough, mostly because the wait for Dark Soul 2 is killing me, which mean I might not do a thread later this week as I’ll be engrossed in the game, but I don’t want to be unfair to you fine folks.
>>30748625Thanks for running, man.
>>30748656Demon Lords have n oright being this healthy. Anyhow I very much might pcik this back up after some fine sleep so we can get some INVESTIGATIONS.I do hope this thread was appreciated all the same, I thought it was about time we get to understand something about the demons and corruption.
>>30748693Yeah it got off track a little bit but it was a good kind of off-track. A character develop-y one.it just occurred to me that Daiyu is both USED and OLD goods.
>>307487295 Daugthers, you know she's a keeper! Sixth child was a stillborn but let's not tlak about that
>>30748805>5Shit, I know there's bigslut and chilim, but what about the other three?
>>30748830Girls that I've been placing in the worlds here and there... but I won't be revealing that. One Lilim was actually in cahoot with Daiyu however, remember the individual that stole Avina soulstone way back near the start of the quest? Yeah... that was one of mommy dearest girl. Whatever happened I wonder? Ask Tsu and Leila
>>30748625She doesn't seem all that crazy, in fact, given all she's been through she's remarkably stable. That's some willpower right there, keeping it all together when most would have fallen apart.On an entirely unrelated note, was this what you were looking at when you came up with Auroe?>>30748729Yes, and? She still seems nice, and you just know she knows her way around a, well, I don't want to offend anyone's sensibilities.>>30748875From the looks of things, she didn't make it. Damn, could have used an ally like that.
>>30748875Sounds like she got her shit pushed in badly.It's a shame we won't meet Chilim
>>30748952> wanting used goodsI bet you voted not to chop lizardgirl's corrupt arm.
>>30748952Oh no no no she did make it. Things got heated and she couldn't make it back to Zipangu, but Lilims are pretty interesting people... And for your question. Yes and No, Aurore is fully developped and... might actually be stronger than Zechariah. Tsukiyomi might be blood thirsty but... well it was a very unqiue moment. >>30748978I'm sure Daiyu is dying to know what happened, but she definitly hasn't had the courage to ask.>>30749003What if Ame is used good?
>>30749030>Ame we're gonna have to kill her eventually when she goes on one of her sleepwalks and tries to pull out our liver.
>>30749003I voted to let her decide actually. She wanted to keep it, so I went with that. Despite its rather harsh side effects it has proven useful, but all good/bad things must come to an end. At least its final use is as a summoning locus for the nightmare so we can get him right where we want him, in front of Hadraniel at a time where he isn't hindering her protecting allies.I bet the fucker told that one angel who wounded Tsu to target her while impersonating his higher up. Mind fuckery, it's his specialty.
>>30749088Good luck. >>30749094His fuckery are focused on Hadraniel and Hadraniel alone tough. But I'll go over this tomorrow (hopefully) as Daiyu will start explaining stuff about nightmares
>>30749088She tends to stay inside her own wing of the keep during her "episodes" so avoiding the whole liver thing is as easy as not sleeping in the wing she's being "contained" in.Source of angst for her and all, can't ever cuddle with anyone because she might eat their organs. May be a cure out there, but we don't know for sure. Either way, still easy to avoid dying by her hands.
>>30749511That solution has been working out so far, aye.
Just keeping this thread alive for tomorrow.
Also bump here too.
Bump for Hadraniel.
>>30756294Now that's a bump I can support.
Rolled 17>>30756294
>>30758466>>30756730Angels sure are pretty.I'll try to start around 5 pm or so, see you again soon folks.
>>30758600Is it 1pm for you right now?
>>30758611It's just about 3 pm npw.
>>30758662>3pm Are you in Canada?
>>30758894Yep. The french part
>>30758956NS reporting.
>>30759005Good to see a fellow canadabro in this quest
more hadraniel
>>30756730>>30758466>>30760116Any higher res versions of these?
Right, working on my reply now, we'll be getting this show on the road.
To demand perfect composure from one emotion is the height of arrogance; this moment of weakness form the Demon Lord might as well be described as ephemeral, the brief interruption of the creature lurking in your soul was akin to a taunt meant to distract you from the genuine empathy felt by your honest heart.Hugging an emotionally charged Demon Lord is certainly a very unique situation but, just like her fluffy rival whom you love dearly, precepts of condemnation related to her past crimes are ignored in favor of this simple moment; this woman is hurting and if it’s hypocritical to offer some kind of compassion, so be it. ‘’Thank you’’While the momentary hole allowing half a vision into her heart is closed and guarded anew, genuine gratitude flows out as she softly voice this single word, putting her palm upon your hand and rubbing it gently, gliding elegant feminine fingers toward your wrist and squeezing slightly, finally forcing you to let go and, giving the dead end of the columns of books, you take a step backward and Daiyu squeeze herself past you.‘’I’m sorry about that…’’Hint of shames colors her cheeks and you simply pat her shoulder.‘’We’ve got something to do don’t we?’’
--With her usual pep back the two of you make your way back to the table, Bletsia gave the Demon Lord a puppy eyed look while Sylphis and Tanuya were locked in some kind of conversation which ended promptly upon your return.‘’Phew sorry about that’’The Liege Lord of demons announced while fiddling with the cloth covering most of her head, she hadn’t taken back her seat and instead opted to indulge herself by rubbing Bletsia head, prompting the girl to hug her softly. ‘’I wanted to make you guys understand few things about corruptions before we start, there’s an elephant in the room and it’s time we point it out’’ ‘’I can’t possibly advocate this course of action.’’ Sylphis most likely revealed your purpose and Tanuya didn’t look too pleased, but her frown melted into a genuinely worried expression as she gazed upon each of you as your group turn to stare at her in silence, Daiyu also showed her usual strange interest as she silently observed the monster. ‘’Just… that place has been sealed but…’’With strange sudden meekness she bit her own lisps as her fuzzy ears twitched in nervousness.‘’Will you promise to make sure nothing happen? This mansion can’t take a second crisis so soon.’’In the end she’s scared, a perfectly understandable state of mind given Daiyu long winded explanations on corruptions and the simple fact that the old brand of this energy turned the previous head of clan crazy enough to mutilate her daughter; what will you say to this wounded Tanuki to ease her fear?
>>30761484"Tanuya, you know just as well as we do that this has to be done. If not for the war effort, then to save Athena and Hadraniel, and to eliminate this lingering Old Corruption. "We are staking a lot on this; I promise that every precaution will be taken and the deck will be stacked in our favor as much as possible."
>>30761484"We...we can't afford to not attempt it Tanuya. If we don't even try, we're condemning someone to their death. But I will promise you we'll do everything in our power to make sure a crisis doesn't come about."
>>30761484"I have several forms of insurance that I can't really talk about right now but the odds of another catastrophe are low. So don't worry your fluffy head, it'll be alright."
>>30761908Crap. Same guy so don't count this as a vote. Change the first "but" to "thus" so it actually makes some form of grammatical sense.
"Tanuya, you know just as well as we do that this has to be done. If not for the war effort, then to save Athena and Hadraniel, and to eliminate this lingering Old Corruption.’’A flash of white teeth peek through the girl lisps as she openly bite down on her lisp, murmuring something about saving people."We are staking a lot on this; I promise that every precaution will be taken and the deck will be stacked in our favor as much as possible, you don’t have to worry your fluffy head."‘’Ran, Rhy and Ame already have enough to worry, y’know? We’ve got the magic and the brawn to deal with anything that’d come up anyhow you don’t have to fear anything!’’Sylphis backed you up, flashing a smile and casting away her own lingering regrets from the death of her father, engrossing oneself in pressing business is the best way to distract yourself from your grief and, upon seeing the genuine face of the mantis and your own confident stare, the bright eyed Tanuki let out another sigh while bouncing her furry tail.‘’Fine, I’ll keep Bletsia out of your hides’’Said girl puffed her cheek in righteous anger at such implication but Daiyu interrupted the moment by clapping her hands together.‘’That settle it, now then chief, go and lead the way!’’…how? Must be feminine intuition. --
Remembering the exact spot of the wooden bookcase hiding the secret passageway proved surprisingly difficult but, once the girls saw you tattering around the constructs trying to look at the walls, Sylphis and Mylen silently elected to help you out while Tanuya hugged Bletsia close, the girl letting out various grunts of protest heard all the way toward your side of the library, Mylen was the one who found the suspicious space hiding the old wooden door; the next few minutes were spent carefully pulling the entire thing to avoid a total collapse of precious books but the sound of racking, protesting wood on ceramic was an obnoxiously loud torture but your prise revealed itself centimeters by centimeters, a single wooden door chained with a set of newly made metallic obstruction that didn’t last long once Daiyu worked her magic, filtering some corruption to rust the join over and force them to break at a simple tug.You could already feel the corruption emanating from this hidden hole, an intensity that wasn’t present previously made you frown as you pondered the obvious question; how could they hide it so effectively?‘’Hmm…’’The one who found the answer was Mylen, she boldly reached into the bookcase and pulled out a heavy tome, its cover being an elaborate ritual circle painted in bright white, all the book on the same column depicted the very same symbols, with others showing different runes.‘’My, they’ve already started their own little exorcism, these cats are talented’’‘’No time like the present!’’
With surprising boldness the mantis jumped toward the door and eagerly opened the thing, creating a torturous sound of protest from the old cracking wood reverberating inside the entire library; the way down was completely obfuscated in tenebrous dark, the stairs disappearing inside blackness after two meters, no sound came from this ominous below, it was merely a quiet tunnel into total black. ‘’Eeeh… dingy tight space…’’You gave Sylphis a head pat of encouragement. ‘’Yes, ominous; you two should stay here’’Mylen clacked her spear on the ground in protest immediately after the Demon Lord words, but the liege lord was completely undeterred; her brilliant golden gaze met the somber, sinister rubies of Mylen with undeterred determination. ‘’I trust only myself and Siegfried to come in contact with old corruption for now’’Mylen pursed her lisps but didn’t protest, instead her gaze filtered toward you; Daiyu judgement is sound, but it’d obviously put you down two combatant in case of immediate ambush.What do you do?
>>30762370"I made a promise to Mylen, Daiyu. She can come if she wishes. There is no other person I would trust as much to accompany me."
>>30762370"She's right, and I'd imagine the Rahal Mages who put up these wards woul have included a way to tell if they were breached. I'd rather you were here and could keep anyone from coming down with spells blazing and causing a mess. And if we need you, we won't be too far that you won't be able to come to my side in a hurry."
>>30762370Any way to throw a light source down there without setting off alarms somehow? Only 2 meters of visibility is not a good place to be.
>>30762429>>30762423Well isn't this a pickle.
‘’Mylen, I suspect mages could come interrupt us after breaching these wards but we made a promise and I fully intend to keep it’’For a moment your bodyguard look at a loss, her eyes flashing between you and the Demon Lord before focusing on you and you alone, tapping the ground a little gentler this time with the crimson spear as her features relaxes slightly.‘’We did’’She starts with tenderness in tone.‘’While I fully admit my overprotectiveness I don’t want to be stupid about it… I’ll stay. For a while, don’t linger too long’’ She boldly reached to you collar, balled your clothe in her fist then forcefully pulled you toward her lisp to give a forceful, invasive kiss then pushing you away before you could go a little further, giving you a wink as you stared on in slight disbelief.‘’Can I get a kiss too?’’‘’Maybe when you grow up’’‘’Oh come on! I’m sore about my height!’’ Mylen and Sylphis certainly make a rather interesting duo, however the mood changed when Daiyu gestured for you to follow when she took the first step inside downward stairs, embracing Focus (or Trance for monsters), the succubus clapped her hand together and a small bubble of near transparent dark exited her skin, which promptly projected a strong golden light to illuminate the darkness. --
It wasn’t an excessively long exploration; thank providence for that but silence reigned between you and Daiyu as you made your way with senses in total alertness, soon engulfing in lingering, invisible corruption projecting like strong magic; inaudible, invisible we still very much here such a thing ought to be enough to send the creature inside of you trashing, yet it proved intelligent and prudent in staying completely silent, leaving you wondering when it’ll dare to pop its head back up; unfortunately you couldn’t concentrate on trying to bait a reaction out of this beast as a new development finally came once you reached the dirt soil of the basement. Daiyu promptly stopped which almost made you collide into her back, in front of her the door to the smallish basement was… absent; while the wooden doorframe could still be perceived half of it had been submerged in some kind of standing liquid dark floating all the way to the roof, as if engulfing parts of the very world itself while acting as barrier; it looked solid yet floating, deep dark oil slowly eating through the very geometry of the world itself… Your heart nearly leapt out of its throat when Daiyu gloved hand reached for this standing oily ocean and disappeared inside. ‘’My oh my, worse than I thought’’’She turned toward you with a completely casual attitude despite her right hand engulfed in this… thing up to the wrist.‘’This is Old Corruption; it’d be much, much safer for you to stay here Siegfried, do you think you can keep yourself under control?’’Can you?
>>30762370Shit, just got here.I want her to come along but old corruption is bad....
>>30762975"I am uncertain of my own limits regarding the old variant. But to think, this was under the mansion the entire time!"
>>30762975I'll tryNo regrets
>>30762975I think Siggy can handle it so long as he doesn't "go for a swim" as it were. Keep that knife nice and sharp, if the squatter tries anything we'll cut ourselves a nice juicy steak out of its hide.Magic Law breaking crystal is always a nice thing to have in the inventory.
>>30762975"Well let's find out."
"I am uncertain of my own limits regarding the old variant.’’You’d like to believe this is fair fear and Daiyu nods, pulling her hand out of this oily field the glove appeared pristine, no stain of dark robbing the dark blue silk of its pricy grandeur as both of you fell silent to examine her limb.‘’I think you have more resistance than my daughters, you’ll be fine I’ll give you a few kiss where it hurts’’You always thought that people that cannot be serious when the situation demands it were fools, but Daiyu certainly does not deserve this insult; instead you focus on something else.‘’It wasn’t as bad when I came here before, to think this was under the mansion…’’Daiyu ball her hand in a fist while glaring at the field of standing corruption.‘’It’s a recent occurrence, this thing is much too passive to do any serious hurt for now but… in this case I doubt fortune would favor the bold, steel yourself my little Shieffer because it’s time to tempt fate.’’Forcefully taking your hand, Daiyu step forward and disappear into the membrane-like structure of this floating liquid and you stop breathing as you anticipate the damn thing to fill your nostril and mouth but… There’s only a slight resistance, as if pushing through extremely thin cold fabric, no liquid or gross smell assail your body and you finally open your eyes…
To find a strangely mundane room, a square shaped retreat completely unchanged from your last visit minus the glass cage holding a certain little journal; the entire thing was nowhere in sight, old furniture’s had also disappeared but traces of their presence could be seen. A piece of wood, probably a part of a chair, laid in the corner with both ends charred black with a similarly colored smoke escaping its orifices; remnant of the tables had been displaced at the other end of the room, splashed over with thick disgusting dark liquid while half of its length had, quite simply, melted and solidified in some kind of uneven line that struck at your senses as it seemed to have… a slight impossibility in its geometry. ‘’Ah… I get it’’Corruption was thick, heavy and invasive yet moving was as natural as it ever were; you felt a twitch from the Beast but, other than that ‘’resistant’’ was as easy as simply not thinking about it.‘’It’s a nest, the corruption is thick but unfocused; we’ll be fine for a little while’’« A little while» sound like a dangerous imprecision, however the Demon Lord turn toward you as patches and sprites of pure darkness float beside your two silhouettes before disappearing in the walls. ‘’Now mister Shieffer… we can do two things one is to call out for that creature and try to force some answers out of it; or we can try to riddle its nature thank to your connection with Hadraniel, this place ought to start manifesting –something- if you start thinking about the angel and input some strong feelings, of course that’s also a prime bait for the Nightmare… but we’ll deal with it once we get there; which will it be?’’
>>30763962The latter, in my opinion, would likely work out best.
>>30764303I'll wait for a few more potential replies before working on it.
>>30763962I think the former option is safer but the latter is more likely to give us answers...How well lit is the library?
>>30764384Isn't the Nightmare essentially invincible except when fought by Hadraniel?Call our for it and get some answers.
>>30764400>>30764303>>30764430Seem like we've got 2 in favor of a more subtle approach. I'll start working now.
>>30764479My answer actually depended on how well lit the library was. Nightmare can't manifest in bright light. If I'm going to risk its appearance I want to know I have an escape option else I'm voting for the call out option.
>>30764511Oh, the library outside the basement is very well lit by the sun,, windows and a few lamps. It's anice cozy big place.
‘’I learned the hard way back in the swamp that this entity fundamental ability is an exponential growth of strength according to the numbers of warriors fighting it, with Hadraniel being the only one able to kill it; Batrion landed a critical killing blow and it’s obviously still alive’’ You feel a pang of sadness as you mention the Paladin; even in his state as phantom the man lived and breathed his position as hero, perhaps if you even had half of his resolve… Daiyu break your train of thought, her hand run slowly on your forehead as she close the distance enough for her body to touch yours in a half-assed attempt of a hug.‘’Prudence it’ll be. Let’s start right away to get this done as fast as possible. Close your eyes Siegfried, concentrate on your link with Hadraniel…’’The succubus voice turns into a soothing, motherly tone as she led you on the path of knowledge, her touch was firm was inviting and warm, filling with confidence as your attention disappear onto the inner part of your soul, the precious link you have with the Embodiment of Love is numbed by corruption but you need only prove stubborn to deduce a feeling so proper to Hadraniel…‘’She’s… alarmed, not scared but worried’’You finally voice as the feeling of the angels blossom fully, a never ending mixture of… of nearly incomprehensible force that you can only describe as ‘’lovely’’‘’It’s because of this room, she felt it. It’s alright, none of you are in danger, tell me Siegfried… describe Hadraniel to me, who she is, why you love and why you think she love you in return.’’
>>30765015Are we supposed to write something here?
>>30765213Yes, this is the path to unlock some information as you've chosen a more subtle approach, if yo ugive an adequate descritpion, something will happen...
Hmm this silence make my think I might have to proceed, or maybe offer some green text choices
>>30765402Wait for a sec, I just got back
>>30765416Will do, doing two updates back to back is much more taxing than I thought, I'll continue until we reach a proper ending point for sure.
>>30765015"She is an angel in both body and mind. Kind, caring, and naive. She loves everything and everyone, and I want to hold onto her and never let go. I want to hold her hand for as long as I can, and I want to see her happy."im not good with emotions, it kind of lost my train of thought.
>>30765489If there's no objection, I'll proceed with this.
>>30765607I'm sorry Insert I drank too much wine with my dinner, and then my brother egged me on to do some shots with him, i'm in no condition to write anything or provide any meaningful suggestions.
>>30765686There's not a whole lot of people here compared to yesterday... hmm I don't think I'd be fair to penalize. I'll give the information I need and probably close it early, unless there's more people lurking that I thought.
>>30765489I'd replace "Naive" with "Pure". She knows the ways of the world and all, but some things she just doesn't want to accept. Or talk about like sex.
>>30765489>>30765729 here again, we could also drop the hand holding part as well I think. A bit redundant to want to both hold her and hold her hand.
>>30765708Give me a few minutes; I got dragged to dinner and just got back.
>>30765848Very well, I might close the thread soon, feeling hella tired but I'm too stubborn to do it until I'm satisfied with a proper ending.
>>30765708"Hadraniel is...an angel, in all meanings of the word. Kind, gentle, projecting an aura of pure comfort and love, to be in her arms is to feel my soul at peace. Underneath all of that is a bedrock of resolve and iron-hard will, a soldier's dedication to duty, to do the right thing. And yet even with all of that hardness, she can be so soft and feminine, that I can't help but tease her and watch her blush."Every time I'm with her, I think about how grateful I am to be able to be with her this time. I like to think that my resolve to do what is right, my commitment to peace and a better future for everyone, is what draws her to me."
>>30765015"She's a true angel. Pure, kind, loving, a radiant beauty who will never falter in her duty to the innocent nor abandon her friends. And because of this she has suffered. She deserves to be happy, and I want to be the person who makes her smile. I don't know why she'd love such a greedy man like myself so intensely, it's probably because she sees something in me that I myself am unaware of. Or maybe we're more alike than I realize. No matter what it is though, I'm glad she feels that way for me."
>>30766076>>30766014Well now, thank you guys.
Rolled 10>>30766014>>30766076Yes this is perfect>>
she's my waifu
>>30766014>>30766076Dear god, the sweetness is almost too much.I almost feel bad that Siegfried is a man with multiple women now.
>>30766550That's the way that Siegfried feels about all of the other women, though. He loves them all, and is glad that in this final time loop he can have them all at once.
>>30766550>a man with multiple women now.I think Mother Earth just wants grandkids. Lots of grandkids.At least three, but the more the better.
>>30766851Oh yes, she does want to dote on grandkids
>>30766851If Sylphis or Athena remain in the harem by the end of this she'll have tons. Y'know, entire batches of em'. Because they lay eggs.
"Hadraniel is...an angel, in all meanings of the word.’’Your voice dies down, memory of you first encounter flashing momentarily as you remember your feeling of awe and near ineptitude at the angel unreachable grace and beauty; you don’t know how angels consider themselves but back on this lonely soil, she certainly embody what it means to be angels for humans. ‘’ Kind, gentle, projecting an aura of pure comfort and love, to be in her arms is to feel my soul at peace.’’She said herself that she’s satisfied with looking over you from afar, refusing to herself forward and tramples the feelings of her comrades toward you, a strange sense of sacrifice yet… she does seem genuinely happy with this development, the onus of deepening your bond and relationship falls on you. ‘’Underneath all of that is a bedrock of resolve and iron-hard will, a soldier's dedication to duty, to do the right thing. And yet even with all of that hardness, she can be so soft and feminine, that I can't help but tease her and watch her blush.’’Strength wrapped in vulnerability, she gave you her heart on a platter and you know – know- that you could so easily shatter her love that it’s almost an anomaly for such a strong woman to be so fragile in kind. She never once doubted you after your betrayal, not even a brief feeling of anger; she welcomed you back with open arms without asking a single question, simply waiting for you to confide if you’d need it. ‘’She must see something in me that I cannot perceive for I cannot pinpoint how or why she’d feel so strongly for me, but I know that I’m grateful for her sentiments’’Time hasn’t been kind, and you’ve most likely let a few opportunity to get closer with her slip; the utmost certainty of her love instil a dangerous sense of security, part of you is convinced that she’ll never stop loving you and it’s true, but that doesn’t mean you should stop trying to get closer all the same.
Yes, loving several women is incredibly unfair; perhaps hypocritical. ‘’You’ve set a wonderful bait, open your eyes’’Daiyu Jawahir tone betrayed excitement and you couldn’t help but stiffen in apprehensive nervousness, a sense of loss came as her warm hand parted from your cheek but once you could look into the corrupted basement again, you nearly embraced Focus to eliminate the threat.«The Nightmare» as it came to be known, was kneeling in the middle of the room, it’s large humanoid form completely concealed in tattered robes soaked in some kind of viscous fluids, the concealing hood wasn’t enough to hide the face and you could glimpse as its completely ugly, disfigured features here and there; spit falling from a mouth that cannot close due to a misaligned jaw and large teeth, crooked noise that saw oil leak from one large nostril… But behind it, two bony membranes extended outward from its shoulders, long, long oil-covered sharpened bones extended long enough to fold in a manner very reminiscent as a proper pair of wing, albeit empty of muscle, feather and life; the creature was standing there breathing heavily, sometime coughing out a disgusting fluid.‘’Your emotions were genuine, you’ve sent a wonderful, absurdly sweet fire down your soul link… and it attracted this beast’’She spoke with a complete disregard of said Nightmare, simply walking toward the exit while grasping you hand, swirl of dark wind akin to miniature twister started to sprout around the big mutated form of the corrupted entity and you could only close your mouth to avoid biting your tongue and scream in bloodlust.
‘’Nightmare are entities eerily similar to Embodiments you see, it’s why the Heroes had such a hard time dealing with them. To make a very long story short, they… are an amalgam of souls bearing grudge against someone, given life through an inescapable geas to torture the one person they hate the most, t’s a nasty thing, especially when someone use hypnosis…’’Very grim implications indeed but for now you just want to get out of here fast; this second emotional high is anything but melancholic or loving, this damn creature has the power to kill you and you know it.‘’…but each of these creatures has a core, one person used to nurture the others, a «true body» and now we’ve got a hint; someone of her past with wings want to give her unending misery, if she were to utter that person name, it’ll be the last step to construct the path of victory, at least if she's as steadfast as you've described her.’’Both of you exit the lake of corruption just now starting to activate without resistance, the Demon Lord entered Trance and, just as you exited, you noticed a gray bubble around your body bursting, fleeing back in the lack as Daiyu let out a contended sigh. ‘’We’ve got what we need, now it’s just to deliver this information to Hadraniel’’Knowledge is power, even more so when dealing with age old monstrosity but you must ask you nagging question.‘’Why didn’t it do anything?’’Daiyu smile and project an emotion of guilt mixed with mischief as her smile mirror her emotions.
‘’This field of corruption isn’t quite that of the previous Demon Lord anymore but it’s more than enough to send you, Mylen or Sylphis insane in a few minutes. I shielded you without your notice, because such a place choke full of corruption work on emotions, and those you’ve projected while thinking of the lovely angel was enough to force the creature back to its nest… and lay there stunned, unable to deal with all the love you’ve imprinted in the dark. Sorry for deceiving you, I’d have taken a more dangerous approach if I was alone but… you came, and I thank you for that.’’Slight agitation reverberated all the way downstairs as the light of the door was obfuscated by someone back, holding steadfast against the opening; this little stunt finally became public knowledge and now it’s time to play the charisma game again… >A Tale of Monster -109- End. Sorry for ending it so soon folks, but I’m bushed and gave the info I needed concerning the Nightmare.
>>30767219I think the core might be Hadraniel's brother, but we'd have to ask her. With a life as long as her's, and with the different factions within angel society, it could just as easily be someone else.
>>30767272Of course, you'll need confirmation; Heroes weren't fast enough to save people in some case, that can also harbor terrible grudges
>>30767219I see, so the former demon lord summoned the soul of her brother, whom she was forced to kill, and used him as the core.He's not gonna stay there forever, that stun will only last so long. We need to get her those swords and send her in to kill the bastard *again*.Maybe he'll find clarity in the last moments and forgive her, but I doubt it. He's likely to attempt to break her to the bitter end.
>>30767362Isn't sad?
>>30767402Yes it is. But last DL was an evil overlord. And evil overlords don't fight fair, they fight like evil overlords. If there's a way to be cheap, dirty, or cheat they'll do it.
>>30767219Again, thanks for running man.Good thread.Now's the part where we post Hadraniel
>>30767487For all of Daiyu fuck up, the previous Demon Lord was by far much, much worse; he just lacked grandscale subletly and went for bloodbath instead, Well, a certain totally not god didn't exactly liked the way things were going either. >>30767526Lewd is too soon, the archive need some time to catch the end of the thread!
>>30767550you can't stop me lewding her up
>>30767580 What if she dies?
>>30767550And that's the irony. Daiyu wasn't even trying to kill everyone and yet she has been by far the most successful Demon Lord in that department.It was genius really. Why kill them with hate and fear, when you can kill them with love? I forget who said it but someone remarked that it would be what we love that would be the end of us, not what we fear. Sage words there.
>>30767624I genuinely wouldn't know what to do.For real I think I'd just read the thread, stare at it, and my brain would refuse to process it. Every subsequent thread I'd keep up a delusion that she was still there, eventually culminating in a mid-thread breakdown and from then on not having the willpower to read any further threads from the crippling guilt and depression.
>>30767663So for you it'd be CHOMP 2.0 right?
>>30767701Absolutely
>>30767637I wouldn't say more succesful, the previous Demon Lord banked on the animosity betwee nthe races but the heroes basically helped unite everyone and even then, people died in droves, millions of casualties for certain. The Great Crusade was really close to a near-extinction for humanity, really. >>30767663Damn that's... Well I can't promise anything but she's strong! >>30767701Don't make me remember. I loved Marimo enough to waifu her when that happened. God dammit Kouki Also there might not be a thread this week as I'l lbe getting my hands on Dark Soul 2 tomorrow, I've looked forward to that game for a long while now.
>>30767724I'd deal with it myself. My primary concern is that primary character deaths ought be memorable, they best not die like chumps. Batrion didn't, went down in a blaze of glory. That's how you kill people the audience likes off. But hey, I'm a man who gets the same charge out of happiness as I do from REJOICE!>>30767753You cried, I rejoiced. Seriously, so glad you got me into those VNs. It'd been too long since I experiences such a large amount of pure suffering.
>>30767788The entire PTSD arc was one hell of a painful experience I'll say that much. I was really, really into muvluv and... yeah. No explanation needed
>>30767845It was still one hell of a ride. Loved every minute of it.
>>30767753>Damn that's... Well I can't promise anything but she's strong!it's okayshe won't die.
>>30767886Oh I loved it to hell myself, but I loved the characters even more, especially Meiya and Marimo.And I gained lots of admiration for a certain scientist.>>30767933Well she is at the top of her power level...
>>30767933Well we are trying our best to ensure everyone makes it out of this alive. Siggy will likely be missing a limb or two but we got magitek cyberlimb replacements! I wonder if you can really feel anything through them. If not he'll have a Major Kusanagi moment where he breaks something accidentally and he'll never feel the warmth of their face through his hands again but it's better than being stumpy black knight magus for the rest of his life.
i wish i had more pictures of my waifu
>>30768673Melodiana doesn't have much fan art unfortunately. I just took her likeness for Hadraniel, I think it was a good choice
>>30767624>spoilerPLQ pls go
>>30768836I'm afraid the reference is lost on me sir, for I do not follow said quest
dang I missed it!
