What lies beneath [NQ/Solo]

Guest · Sat Dec 12, 2020 6:24 pm

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Shichiro was back at it again in Oak town with another summons from the bishop. Who would have seen this coming, nobody could have possibly told. Well, it was time to get down to business. Travelling from Baska to Oak, he had gotten a letter from the previous bishop informing him the location of the other abomination was recently discovered. He didn't need any other explanation than that as he remembered the situation the cathedral was facing when it came to trying to keep their noses clean with the undead experiments running rampant down below. Arriving at Oak, he immediately went straight to the cathedral as he didn't really want to waste time meeting up with the same bishop as he did previously. Making it to the entrance of the cathedral, Shichro opened the door.. Taking a step inside, he could immediately see the church podium and two rows of long, wooden church chairs. Placing his hands into his pockets, he turned his to look from left to right, spotting a person just sitting in one of them at the very front of the podium.it was the bishop he was to meet a second time that happened to just be sitting on one of the long wooden benches. Turning his head slightly, a crooked smile had appeared on his face as he beckoned Shichiro to approach and sit with him. This made Shichiro feel uneasy but he had no choice but to do as he was asked and walked over to sit on the opposite bench next to him. This made the bishop chuckle but he didn't feel offended at, seeing as he was involved in shady business. All he wanted Shichiro to do was the dirty work and then they could both be on their way but until then, they had to play nice.

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Guest · Sat Dec 12, 2020 6:25 pm

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The bishop had thanked Shichiro before he began to inform him of the whereabouts of another abomination that has nested down below the church. It seems it was there for quite some time that it has been kidnaping villagers and turning them into undead creatures to rule over. As usual, he can get there by traversing through the trapdoor right there under the podium. Well, that was all the bishop had for him as he began to stand up and head to the trap door. Walking down the flight of stairs, Shichiro had then walked in front of a set of double doors. From the big doors in Depths, he made his way to the left side of the gargantuan hole to find a ladder, followed by some more ladders. At the bottom, a club-wielding undead Barbarian will welcome him, appropriately. Shichiro made short work of the creature by giving it a swift kick to the chest. He then climbed back up another ladder to deal with a second barbarian enemy. Before proceeding, he noticed a lower level to the right with Ghoul like creatures hanging out below. When they spotted him, he ran towards a ladder at the far back to the right that allowed them to come get him. Keeping to the left for the time being, to avoid getting spotted by them, he waited until the three of them ran by him. He didn't remember there being this many potential dangers down here and as much as he'd like to exterminate them all, he couldn't risk being swarmed and overwhelmed. Getting out of his hiding spot, he continued onward. Once the ghouls were gone, Shichiro proceeded to encounter one more of those undead barbarians, then two more after that he had to dispatch. Once they're dealt with, he advances to the ladder and takes out an undead blow dart Sniper.

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Guest · Sat Dec 12, 2020 6:25 pm

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Heading back up to the overhead structure and continuing onward, Shichiro had located two small bridges. The first one on his right is a wobbly bridge that will sway from side-to-side as he crosses it, there are a few of these in the upper parts of this blight of an undead town. A general rule of thumb for crossing weak bridges like these is to stand still when they started moving. The other bridge just after the first leads to the same area, however this bridge is stationary. If he continued to the left, on a platform he was currently on, he saw a corpse with an item on a lower platform across a gap; the item is a weapon of some sort and the jump provides a quick way to the destination he was heading in, but the risk at this point is too high. On his right, he noticed an infested ghoul with its back towards him standing near a ledge. Slowly creeping up on it, he delivered a swift kick to the humanoid figure as it fell over, emitting a high pitched scream. After he dealt with it, he would then proceed to cross the stationary bridge noted earlier and made his way down a ladder. To his right, he saw another corpse at the bottom of a short drop; dropping down caused him to fall through the floor to a lower level. So he used some nearby ramps on the left that leads down to find a nameless Knight decaying peacefully. Turning around to continue, he discovered another narrow walkway ahead leading to two more Infested Ghouls on the right. The first one is trapped in a vase and the other is at the end of the platform with it's back turned to him, as most enemies, he dealt with them right away unless thought otherwise. Making his way down the ladder, to the left of the walkway, he continued leftwards to find makeshift campsite.

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Guest · Sat Dec 12, 2020 6:27 pm

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Continuing past the campfire to find a descending ladder, at the end of the path, with two more Ghouls waiting down below for something. Dispatching them swiftly, he proceeds under the platform to find three blooming, purple moss clumps, on a suspended walkway. Heading up a ramp and continuing to the left over another wobbly bridge, he took the ramp on the left to confront two rotting dogs. The stench was almost too much for Shichiro to handle with his enhanced sense of smell. Once he made it to the bottom of the short ramp, he turned and went around the ramp to find a narrow path just to his left, following it to find nothing of interest. Backtracking to an area he was in before, he noticed a beam sticking out of the edge that he could potentially use to jump across to a different platform. Heading towards his left and up the ladder he initially came from, where the Ghoul ws trapped in a vase. At the end this platform, he dropped down to one below on the right. Heading back around, he dropped down next to a big torch.There was another Blow dart Sniper on the far right f him and flaming undead dogs on a brick bridge. Shichiro began to lure the dogs and the Ghoul away from the line of sight of the sniper, and dispatched them before running across the bridge and turning right into the wooden platform where he was confronted by two more dogs. Shichiro kept progressing until he saw a large, parasitic creature below to his right and take the ladder down. This made him cringe a bit but he had a job to do. There was another ladder in front of him, which made him give an audible sigh as he's done nothing but traverse ladders for most of his time down here.

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Guest · Sat Dec 12, 2020 6:27 pm

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At the bottom, another ghoul had started to climb up at some point, so he was ready to strike if the situation called for it as soon as it finished climbing the ladder, Shichiro had simply kicked it off of the ledge when it was trying to maintain its balance while standing up. He then took the ladder it was climbing, on the right and dispatched another ghoul that was hiding down there. Continuing along the path ,he ended up by the end of a wooden walkway. Making his way back up the ladder, he took the other ladder down this time and found a ramp heading down that leads to a ladder on the right, which took him up to find the Blow dart Sniper from earlier when he lured the dogs and the ghoul away. Watching out for more ghouls, he followed the path to a cave where he found another undead barbarian inside. Another ladder led him to the backside of the parasitic creature he found earlier, where it is vulnerable. After killing it, he dropped down to find a corpse. Heading to the left, down a ramp, there is a barbarian in the cave to the left. He disposed of it within seconds as an Infested Ghoul lurked, not too far behind it. Making his way to the end and down the ladder to find a gate. Behind the gate, he could see a very large swamp with very large, thick trees growing out of it. He could also see a bloated gibbering mouth that he had once defeated before alongside another adventure a little while ago. Well, no need to think about that now as he had killed the creature making all the other smaller annoying creatures. Pushing the gate open, he wielded his gauntlet that he had neglected to use all this time in preparation of dispatching the creature in front of him.

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Guest · Sat Dec 12, 2020 6:28 pm

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The larger variant of the abomination he had previously fought against not once but twice was nesting in the underground swamp. This one had large egg sacs on its back aside from the normal faces of people it has once consumed. The problem was, the swamp it rested in was obviously very acidic and poisonous to touch. He wasn't sure how he'd be able to hit it from way over there. He could only assume he'd have to do this hard way and use spells he wasn't very good at. Gathering his mana into his hands, Shichiro began to concentrate a ball made of his corresponding element before hurling it at the creature. He watched as it howled in pain but the damage wasn't significant enough to deal a fatal blow. Trying again, he'd concentrate his mana into a concentrate ball but this time a little bit bigger. Unfortunately, the creature was aware of his presence and decided to lunge in Shichiro's direction in an attempt to stop him. This broke Shichiro's concentration as he had to jump backwards through the open gate he had just come out of. The creature then slammed into the entryway of the gate in an attempt to pursue Shichiro. Unfortunately, the beast came too strong and managed to get caught right in between the entryway. given this opportunity, Shichiro began to transform into his full werewolf transformation state, beginning to rend the beast's flesh while it was in its predicament. The beast howled and raged as it tried to free itself but it eventually succumbed to the pain and gave out. It was dead now and all the creatures it had created began to drop one by one like flies. Afterwards, it seems as if he was done with this task for now and hopefully, the church wouldn't send him on anymore strange missions like this one.

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Guest · Sat Dec 12, 2020 6:29 pm

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He didn't realize it at first but Shichiro's fur had started to burn up and melt off as the creature's blood was also as acidic as the swap it was resting on. Shaking like a dog, Shichiro managed to dry himself off as best as he could in order to prevent what damage could be done to his body so he didn't end up looking like one of the abominations he had spent most of his time trying to kill. Doing the best he could, he decided it was best to remain in his werewolf in order to travel out of this poisonous and acidic place. how something like this could be located underneath a church, no, the entire town of Oak was a mystery to him and he hoped they could get this place sorted out before civilians found out about this. Same part of him didn't want to know about shit like this but other times, he felt glad to know not everything should be taken at face value. Now came the hard part, making his way back up the maze like ladders and caves he had traveled through initially to make it to this point. Remaining in his werewolf, Shichiro navigated and backtracked through the caves as best as he could in order to go back the way he came. It took what felt like hours but he eventually made it back to the first set of double doors that leads back to the trap door. Poking his head out, he saw the bishop was indeed still there waiting for him and night had fallen by this point. Climbing out of it without a thought, he realized he was still in werewolf form and began to revert back into his human form in an attempt not to alarm the bishop. Fortunately, the bishop already knew about his secret and rewarded him for the job before taking a stroll to the back of the church. From there, Shichiro also went on his way.

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