His surroundings grew dark once more, and he felt a hand on his shoulder. He jolted awake, the sun bright in his eyes, and he could hear his companions laughing.
"Haha! Fell asleep there, eh?"
He grinned. "You know us dogs, we'll nap wherever we have a chance." His hand moved off of the boy's shoulder, and the shadowy figured grinned.
"Come on, it's not that far now. We'll be able to get this all sorted out soon." They nod forward, "See? It's already in sight."
And it was. The building was in perfect view, decorated but worn, looking as if it had been carved from the rock. Or at least, built to look that way.
Time slowed. Stopped, and the frozen scene turned Grey.
"Haven't you done this before? Or at least seen it? Ah; I thought so." She shakes her head. "Why don't we make things a bit more interesting, hm? Life should be a challenge; the reward will be all the sweeter for it."
The Goddess raises her fingers and snaps. She vanishes; the frozen gray world vanishes and everything rushes on as if nothing happened. Where did she go, more importantly, what did she do?
The scene continued.
They were riding on their shadow beasts, all seven of them, his companions on this quest, on this mission. There was a map involved, but before he could think about that too hard, a shot rang out.
An arrow shot across the sky, catching one of the shadow people in their throat. They fell off their beast with a gurgle, but there was nothing he could do.
"Take cover!" One of the others shouted. There was nothing he else he could do.
He dismounted, and ran, hiding under some cover. There were people searching, and they needed to get past them. Fight? No. Stealth would be better.
He was silent as he moved, and the ones searching didn't even glance in his direction. He made it through, moving carefully towards the building and then, inside.
There was a fountain inside, and the group took a moment to drink and clean up after the long trip they had had. They felt better after that, and then continued on, coming to a long hallway.
"Traps," one of the others said. "I'd bet anything."
He threw a stone, and the hallway sprung to life, traps activating. They were going to have to be incredibly careful as they made their way through. He sent one of the other shadow to see if there was another path, but he returned, shaking his head.
They would have to go through.
He took a deep breath, and then started across. Several of the traps were easy enough to bypass, but he was still hit by some shooting arrows, a jet of flame that shot up the moment his foot stepped on a certain spot, and a javelin that came flying down from a spot that he hadn't expected a trap to come from.
There was no time to rest, as the next room was right there, picture tiles covering the floor. They were each different, and Myr was sure that there was probably some meaning for each symbol.
They just didn't have time to try to decipher them.
One of the other shadows tossed a rock, this one enveloped by a column of fire. That..was..not..good. He sighed. At least it was a good sign. Nobody would waste good traps like these on a lousy prize at the end. Or at least he hoped not.
He began to make his way across, feeling elation as he stepped on the first tile. So far so good, and he continued making his way across. One of his companions pulled him out of the way of a jet of fire, to safety, and then another out of the way of a shooting arrow. Both were close calls, but he managed to get across.
The Gauntlet pt 3 - Mystic Tiles Starting/Current HP: 35/50 Ending HP: 50/50 The rolls:
The tile you step on gives way under your feet... and nothing happens. As you step on this tile, something wet sprinkles on you from above. Whatever it was, you feel better. Recover 15 HP. A tower of flame shoots up from the tile, badly burning you. Take 10 damage. CLANG! Something hard and heavy falls from the ceiling. You forget something. You activate a trap. Take 5 damage. You activate a trap. Take 3 damage. A companion reaches out and pulls you to safety! Nothing happens. As you step onto the tile, you are filled with a feeling of... elation...? Recover all HP. A companion reaches out and pulls you to safety, taking your place! Except... they're gone. Lose a companion. CRUNCH. You can still hear your companion's screams of pain as they suffer heavy damage. Take 50% HP loss (ie if you are 30/40, take 15 damage).
They had made it through the end, finding themselves in a circular room. It was filled with walls of shelves, each covered in goblets. There were so many of them, and he knew that one of them was the one he needed to drink from.
He took a step, and then stopped, as a javelin flew towards him, embedding itself into the ground. It could have very easily sliced through his stomach, pinning him to the ground.
The room shook, and the Guardian entered. His head was held high, and a javelin was prepared to be thrown.
"HALT. YOU SHALL NOT PASS."
THE GUARDIAN HP 200/200 gaia_crownBoss auto damage: You take 5 HP damage per turn you make gaia_crownBoss loot: (On DEFEAT of boss only) Roll 3d6 and match your loot to the results below. Whomever delivers the killing blow may roll 4d6:
He pulled out his sword, staring at the guardian. If he was the only thing keeping them away from their prize, then they'd just have to take care of him. "You guys know what to do."
He grinned, and then, attacked.
OOC
Name of character: Ilztmyr'ree Damage done: 15+8-6= 17 CURRENT HP OF BOSS: 183/200 Current HP: 45/50 Special ability: King's Regret: Kings Regret: If you KO, instead of dissipating, you restore yourself to half your existing HP. You can only use this ONCE per encounter. Once you have used it to revive, you cannot use any other abilities (weapon, species, special) period for the entire encounter, including any that double HP, etc etc. You can only auto attack after revival. Species Ability: If you miss with the attack dice, you can reroll again without penalty. Once you equip a weapon this is invalid. Current weapon equipped: Despair's Razor TARGET: Guardian
Name of character: Ilztmyr'ree Damage done: 17+8-6= 19 CURRENT HP OF BOSS: 164/200 Current HP: 40/50 Special ability: King's Regret: Kings Regret: If you KO, instead of dissipating, you restore yourself to half your existing HP. You can only use this ONCE per encounter. Once you have used it to revive, you cannot use any other abilities (weapon, species, special) period for the entire encounter, including any that double HP, etc etc. You can only auto attack after revival. Species Ability: If you miss with the attack dice, you can reroll again without penalty. Once you equip a weapon this is invalid. Current weapon equipped: Despair's Razor TARGET: Guardian
Name of character: Ilztmyr'ree Damage done: 11+8-6= 13 CURRENT HP OF BOSS: 151/200 Current HP: 35/50 Special ability: King's Regret: Kings Regret: If you KO, instead of dissipating, you restore yourself to half your existing HP. You can only use this ONCE per encounter. Once you have used it to revive, you cannot use any other abilities (weapon, species, special) period for the entire encounter, including any that double HP, etc etc. You can only auto attack after revival. Species Ability: If you miss with the attack dice, you can reroll again without penalty. Once you equip a weapon this is invalid. Current weapon equipped: Despair's Razor TARGET: Guardian
Name of character: Ilztmyr'ree Damage done: 11+8-6= 13 CURRENT HP OF BOSS: 138/200 Current HP: 30/50 Special ability: King's Regret: Kings Regret: If you KO, instead of dissipating, you restore yourself to half your existing HP. You can only use this ONCE per encounter. Once you have used it to revive, you cannot use any other abilities (weapon, species, special) period for the entire encounter, including any that double HP, etc etc. You can only auto attack after revival. Species Ability: If you miss with the attack dice, you can reroll again without penalty. Once you equip a weapon this is invalid. Current weapon equipped: Despair's Razor TARGET: Guardian
Name of character: Ilztmyr'ree Damage done: 17+8-6= 19 CURRENT HP OF BOSS: 119/200 Current HP: 25/50 Special ability: King's Regret: Kings Regret: If you KO, instead of dissipating, you restore yourself to half your existing HP. You can only use this ONCE per encounter. Once you have used it to revive, you cannot use any other abilities (weapon, species, special) period for the entire encounter, including any that double HP, etc etc. You can only auto attack after revival. Species Ability: If you miss with the attack dice, you can reroll again without penalty. Once you equip a weapon this is invalid. Current weapon equipped: Despair's Razor TARGET: Guardian
Name of character: Ilztmyr'ree Damage done: 7+8-6= 9 CURRENT HP OF BOSS: 110/200 Current HP: 20/50 Special ability: King's Regret: Kings Regret: If you KO, instead of dissipating, you restore yourself to half your existing HP. You can only use this ONCE per encounter. Once you have used it to revive, you cannot use any other abilities (weapon, species, special) period for the entire encounter, including any that double HP, etc etc. You can only auto attack after revival. Species Ability: If you miss with the attack dice, you can reroll again without penalty. Once you equip a weapon this is invalid. Current weapon equipped: Despair's Razor TARGET: Guardian
Name of character: Ilztmyr'ree Damage done: 11+8-6= 13 CURRENT HP OF BOSS: 97/200 Current HP: 15/50 Special ability: King's Regret: Kings Regret: If you KO, instead of dissipating, you restore yourself to half your existing HP. You can only use this ONCE per encounter. Once you have used it to revive, you cannot use any other abilities (weapon, species, special) period for the entire encounter, including any that double HP, etc etc. You can only auto attack after revival. Species Ability: If you miss with the attack dice, you can reroll again without penalty. Once you equip a weapon this is invalid. Current weapon equipped: Despair's Razor TARGET: Guardian
Name of character: Ilztmyr'ree Damage done: 9+8-6= 11 CURRENT HP OF BOSS: 68/200 Current HP: 10/50 Special ability: King's Regret: Kings Regret: If you KO, instead of dissipating, you restore yourself to half your existing HP. You can only use this ONCE per encounter. Once you have used it to revive, you cannot use any other abilities (weapon, species, special) period for the entire encounter, including any that double HP, etc etc. You can only auto attack after revival. Species Ability: If you miss with the attack dice, you can reroll again without penalty. Once you equip a weapon this is invalid. Current weapon equipped: Despair's Razor TARGET: Guardian
Name of character: Ilztmyr'ree Damage done: 11+8-6= 13 CURRENT HP OF BOSS: 73/200 Current HP: 5/50 Special ability: King's Regret: Kings Regret: If you KO, instead of dissipating, you restore yourself to half your existing HP. You can only use this ONCE per encounter. Once you have used it to revive, you cannot use any other abilities (weapon, species, special) period for the entire encounter, including any that double HP, etc etc. You can only auto attack after revival. Species Ability: If you miss with the attack dice, you can reroll again without penalty. Once you equip a weapon this is invalid. Current weapon equipped: Despair's Razor TARGET: Guardian
Name of character: Ilztmyr'ree Damage done: 7+8-6= 9 CURRENT HP OF BOSS: 64/200 Current HP: 0/50 Special ability: King's Regret: Kings Regret: If you KO, instead of dissipating, you restore yourself to half your existing HP. You can only use this ONCE per encounter. Once you have used it to revive, you cannot use any other abilities (weapon, species, special) period for the entire encounter, including any that double HP, etc etc. You can only auto attack after revival. Species Ability: If you miss with the attack dice, you can reroll again without penalty. Once you equip a weapon this is invalid. Current weapon equipped: Despair's Razor TARGET: Guardian
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