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The sounds of their beating footsteps seemed to vanish into the roar of the sandstorm hot on the cars heels. Two had slipped from sight completely, though the other two were still visible beneath the sand and even with their insane speeds. The truck drove fast, drifting around a corner into an area filled with broken ruins of an old town from nearly 100 years ago. 

Although three of the dune runners quickly manoeuvred after it, the injured one didn't stop in time and ended up tripping a trap. Wires cut into its body, making it hiss loudly in pain before starting to run again. 

Flames began to swirl around the vehicle, a storm of magical fire that burnt away at the spirits' very essence. It tore away at their bodies, though two of them had managed to avoid the attack entirely with a quick burst of speed. Two however felt the heat of it, but remained hidden that little bit longer. 

Lurching out of the storm, they'd move in a quick blur as they'd attempt to take out Anniken. Darting forwards each one would move like a blur as they went to shoot across the truck and strike The Godfather. 

Kasumi Ito , A.J. Godfrey , Omy Godfrey

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RUNNER (A). HP: 101/180 | MP: 86/120
RUNNER (B). HP: 86/180 | MP: 116/120
RUNNER (C). HP: 86/180 | MP: 116/120
RUNNER (D). HP: 180/180 | MP: 106/120

SPOILER: Click to show

ATK: 20
DEF: 7
AC: 14
STAM: 9
Level: 04

MAGIC.
Sand Spirit

Defense
Attack 1 (car drift). Hit runner A.
Attack 2 (fire storm). Hit Runner B & C.
Damage received: A, 17. B&C, 94.
Conditions: ??

Offense
Runner (A & E):
Standard Action. Absolute Shield.
— Attack Roll: 
— Condition Roll: 
Bonus Action. 
— Effect: takes no damage

Standard Action. Sneak Attack.

Runner B: 926viPHF +10

Runner C:  +10
— Condition Roll:

Bonus Action.

— Effect:

Potential damage: 62 each

As it came scuttling towards Orion, he had managed to break free from the binds of the cocoon and had propelled himself off the cavern wall. Soaring through the air, black lightning would come slashing forwards in an electrical arc. It tore forwards, slamming into the giant centipedal beast as it hissed and groaned, but more from annoyance than pain. 

It's incredibly tough armour rippled with starlight, the incredibly powerful attack that Orion had unleashed seemed to just vanish upon contact. The lightning dispersed into the air, leaving nothing but a minor scratch on the giant beast.

Furious and enraged, it would writhe up higher before lifting both hands up into the air. A swarm of glowing insects would appear, buzzing around to form a large mass of magic before they went flying straight for Orion, returning the same damage he inflicted.

Orion Prima

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HP: 276/280 | MP: 71/120

SPOILER: Click to show

ATK: 5
DEF: 20
AC: 20
HEAL: 00
STAM: 14
Level: 01

MAGIC.
Agent of Musca

Defense
Attack 1. Hit.
Attack 2. Hit or miss.
Damage received: 4
Conditions: none

Offense
Standard Action. (Star Swarm) Revenge.
— Attack Roll: -
— Condition Roll: -
Bonus Action. (Spirit Armour) Absorb -50MP.
— Effect: +100 shield.
Potential damage: 104

MP used: 65
MP regenerated: 6

Inventory
Natural Weaponry (T3).

It then began to rise, much like a cobra under the charm of a song. It made inhuman clicking sounds, its legs still scraping against the stone as it rose higher, and higher, and higher. After a few seconds, the creature was now face to face with Orion. It's featureless and blank face right in front of him, though it possessed no eyes, it still stared at into his soul.

"Ť̵͉̗ḧ̵̭́ȇ̷̖̜̃ ̵̯̎f̵̛̻̼l̷̠̊ȇ̶̙͒s̶̘̯͌h̶̙͖͌ ̵̪̈́s̷̮̒̏h̶̭̦̓́o̵̜͂̅u̸͉͌͆l̴̤̊d̵̹̃n̶̜͐̈́'̶̭̅̾t̴̨̯̒́ ̵̢̚ḧ̸͚́͛a̶̙͈̔͠ṿ̷̃e̷̙̹͌͝ ̶̞̪̈́c̵̞̆̓o̵͔̤͒m̵͙͆̓e̵̮̰̔."

The voice was louder, more painful in Orion's mind. Its arm extended outwards, reaching forwards to caress the side of his head. It then hissed slightly, its arms reeling back as it moved to face another cocoon. There was another person, alive in fact. It must have said something to them telepathically, for they started moaning and trying to break free.

If Orion could crane his neck down slightly, just a little, he'd be able to just about make out what was going on. The creature had a firm grip of them, strange antennae sprouted from the neck of the monster and snaked forwards, wrapping around the throat of them. An odd light then appeared, shining out of the mouth and eyes of said individual. The goo melted away and their screams could be heard, the sensation of flame filling every ounce of their body causing them to wail and writhe. 

It only last a few seconds, but it felt like forever. 

Their body was left stiff and dishevelled, the light that left them now swirling in the palm of the creature in a small spherical mass. That would be Orion's fate, to be harvested for his essence. Slowly, the creature would then move back on down to the edge of the cavern. Despite its slow movement, it was so large that it only took a few seconds to reach the shrine at the end. It held up a hand in prayer, lowering its head as it did so. 

The cavern shook, and more insect-like cries would echo from every dark corner of the cave they were in. If Orion was paying attention, he would see that something was coming down from the skies. It was wrapped in silver chains, as if keeping it restricted somehow. When it got closer, he'd be able to make it out to be a giant cup of some description, maybe an altar? It was large enough for groups of people to sit inside, and the design of it was rather grotesque and gothic. 

But it seemed to be translucent, as if it hadn't been given proper physical form yet. It just made it harder to make out what it actually could be. 

"M̶o̷th̴e̴r̷ ̵i̶s̶ ̴w̴a̶t̷chin̸g̴.̵ ̵S̵h̸e̸ ̶w̶an̶ts̸ ̴y̷o̸ur̷ ̴p̶ra̶ye̵r̷ ̶n̵e̷xt̵.̷"

Orion Prima

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As he'd begin to awaken, the first thing he'd notice is that he would not be able to properly move. Something was wrapped around him, something wet and warm. It was the same sticky goo he had seen other people cocooned in, the only difference was, he was alive. Orion's whole body was covered in the sticky substance, but his nose and eyes were still free so that he could see and breath.

Light would filter in from in front of him, revealing the area he was in. It was not a jungle, but instead some kind of cave, with a large opening at the other end which revealed the trees far down below them. They must have been in the side of some kind of cliff face, far from where he originally was. Orion was positioned at the back of the large cave, stuck against the stone and overlooking it from above. Orion was at the very top of this cavern wall, even if he did break free from the slime there would be a long way to fall. Lined up next to him were others, people ensnared in cocoons with the life drained out of them. There was a whole collection of them, rows upon rows, but for what reason? 

Further down near the edge of the cliff cave, was a set of stone stairs chiselled up to a higher peak. One wrong step and you'd plummet down to your doom. It was like a shrine, a huge open space allowing the light of the stars and the moon to shine down. At the right angle, it was almost as if the stairs led up to the black sky above. 

"th̸e̷ ̷f̷les̵h̸ ̵a̶w̸a̴ken̴s̷."

The buzzing voice intruded into his mind once more. 

"G̶o̷o̷d̶.̸ ̶T̸h̷e̸ ̸ha̶rves̶t̵ ̴w̶i̴l̸l̵ ̷b̷e̶gin̶ ̸s̴o̸o̷n̸.̴ ̸Mot̴h̴e̶r ̸w̷i̷ll̵ ̶b̶e̶ ̵p̵l̵ea̴se̴d.̶"

In the shadows of the cave, a large mass would begin to slither out from the corner. The light of the moon shining behind it as it slowly crawled up from outside, into the open cave bit by bit. It was like a giant centipede, millions of insect legs the size of Orion would scuttle across the stone, knife-like in shape and likely just as sharp. The creature was huge, 200 feet long and as wide as a small hut. The light reflected off its hard exterior, showing a myriad of opalescent colours across the segmented, natural armour it possessed. 

What was most unsettling was at the end of this creature, was a human shaped body. It had long arms with bladed claws, and its face was completely made of an off-white chitin, leaving no features resembling that of a persons. It crawled closer, the length of its centipede body finally all in the cave as it pulled itself to the back wall where all the cocoons were neatly laid out. 

Orion Prima

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The mutated children dealt tons of damage, tooth and claw ripping away at whatever they could get their hands on, while tendrils lashed out like pistons, causing deep bruising and shattering bits of the wall. It was a twister of an attack, ripping away at everything within its vicinity.

It would then drop down to the ground, standing on all fours with its body hunched over like an animal. A mouth opened where its skeletal head was, the bone splitting apart to reveal rows of teeth like a lamprey. It roared, a tongue flicking out as lightning and shadow mixed together. It hissed at the magic power building up, yet was not deterred by the sight of such thing. It did not feel fear, it hadn't learnt to. It didn't need to.

As both attacks came flying towards it, the flesh on its body would ripple like water. Lightning and solid shadow tore away at it, piercing straight through the creature and right out the other side. It could barely move, its whole body was being splattered against walls, all while the children seemed to cry out in pain, their distorted faces rising up on the flesh of the amalga-beast as if to deter the attack. But it was brutal and deadly, even with the weeping faces of children bared on its chest and arms.

Though somehow, after the brutal barrage of attacks. It was still standing, barely. It's body had been split apart from all the damage, chunks of it scattered around the cave. But as if they were multiple organisms, the maggots and blood would swarm back together rapidly, rebuilding itself with a new fury. It would leap forwards like a pouncing tiger, it's colossal arms landing heavily by Orion's side before it would attempt to envelope Orion within its own body. The flesh would part like a liquid, aiming to consume him whole and hold the lightning god slayer inside it. 

He'd then be crushed and clawed, tendrils of all shapes would sink into his flesh wherever it could and begin to drink away at his blood even just for a second, enough to sustain it that little bit longer. 

Orion Prima , Cheshire Copeland

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Environmental Condition: Darkness.
All attacks made by Orion and Cheshire will be at a disadvantage unless a source of light is sustained each post. You can use your bonus action each turn to counter this e.g. Orion can use his bonus action to keep a spark of lightning flickering, Cheshire can use her bonus action to enhance her animal senses.

AMALGAMATION (A). HP: 61/300  | MP: 42/140 

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LEVEL: 8
ATK: 15 23
DEF: 17
AC: 19
HEAL: 0
STAM: 15

MAGIC. Zombie Physiology.

Defense
Attack 1 (Orion). Hit.
Attack 2 (Chesh). Hit.
Damage received: 243 - 100 = 143
Conditions: None

Offense
Standard Action. Leech. (advantage against orion)
— Attack Roll: g5Bk2Mki + 12
— Condition Roll: 
Bonus Action. Absorb. -50 mana
— Effect: +100 shield
Potential damage: 46 

MP used: 65
MP regenerated: 7

Inventory
Natural Weaponry (T2).

Orion was correct in his assumption of the enemy. It was something that had its reach extended far throughout the jungle, its fingers digging into the soil of this entire area. Its eyes watched from above in the stars, and its children swam through the air like water. It was an unknown being, something that may be familiar to some but not to others. Was Orion afraid? Was he scared of not knowing what it is?

...

He should be.

A terrible buzzing sound would pierce through the heavy silence, yet it did not come from an outside source. It was inside of Orion's mind. A sound like chainsaws colliding against one another, vibrations so violent it was like it could split his skull apart. But it was not a direct attack on the man, no, it was a voice. It was the chitinous scream of the creatures he was supposedly hunting. It pried into his mind like cracking an egg, and once it was inside, it could speak.

"Th̸e̴ ̸f̴les̶h̸ w̶and̵er̴s̴.I̴s̶ it̷ ̴c̷o̶n̸fus̸e̷d̷?̵ ̷I̷s̵ ̵i̶t̴ ̴l̶o̵st?̶"

Its voice was loud, powerful. With each word, it would drill further into his mind like a parasite. His vision would go blurry, the trees around him seemingly multiplying and closing in on him. Glowing eyes would appear from every angle, from every crack of darkness. 

"W̸h̵y̵ ̶m̴ust̸ ̵y̵o̶u̴ ̶i̸n̷ter̷f̷e̴re?̴ ̸It ̶i̴s̷ ̶b̴u̵s̵y̶,̸ ̵c̵a̷n'̵t̴ ̷y̶o̷u̵ ̵s̶e̴e̷ ̴i̸t̷ ̶i̶s̴ ̴w̵o̴r̷k̴i̶n̴g̸?̵ ̶P̴ray̷i̶n̶g̵?̶ ̸Ha̶r̸ve̸sti̴n̵g̵?̷"

An overwhelming amount of light would then pierce through the canopy above. Like an entire star had suddenly dropped down to earthland, exploding in its death while the hum of powerful magic swelled up around him. It grew brighter with each second, a gravity pressing down on him with such force that he'd have to collapse to his knees or risk further injury. 

And then, the light would turn to darkness. Orion's consciousness would slip away, but his life would not. Not now.

Orion Prima

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The sounds of screaming grew louder, Orion followed quickly without hesitation. He seemed to be prepared, or at least maybe thought he was. Pushing himself through the thick foliage, Orion would definitely see something running in the distance. It was a woman, her clothes were torn to shreds and blood dripped from her arms and legs. She kept looking behind her, as if running from something. 

But even if Orion were to catch up, it would be too late. He'd only be able to see what would happen to her, a cruel death befalling an innocent villager. Once more, something in the distance moved with such speed that it was hard to make out what it was. But its size was enormous, trees snapped under its weight and the canopy shook with each movement. 

There was some kind of creature, or maybe part of one, that lashed down from the tree tops. It toppled her over, a long tendril with a segmented body much like a centipede's would coil around her leg. A mouth opened at the end, biting hard into her leg as she screamed further. If Orion were to arrive at this point, he'd watch as she reached out to him for help, only to be violently tugged back and disappear into the leaves high above the ground. 

Then, her screaming stopped. 

Once more, just a little too far for Orion to do anything, her body would drop down to the ground with a thud. She was wrapped in the sticky liquid, her face contorted into an expression of fear and pain. The woman was already dead. 

Orion Prima

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