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>>46677359
You shake your head at Hiss’ offer. Being beside her in the middle of all this is strange. When you first arrived you called this scene a hellscape and you’re still right but with Hiss it’s different. Men and women are still fighting and dying and blood and fire still reign supreme but Hiss sits through all of it as if it wasn’t there. She can’t be hurt or barely even touched by anything here and so the desperate struggle and deaths of many become nothing more than backdrop.
“No thanks,” you say as you turn down her offer. “Unlike you, killing doesn’t make me happy. I need to find Hom.”
Hiss rolls her eyes.
“It’s not the kill-you know what? Whatever. I need to find whoever’s in charge here. And how are you planning on finding him in the first place?”
> “I’ll just look!”
>Use prayer to help you.
>Change shape to search.
>With a potion (Specify)
>Other
>>46677364
>> “I’ll just look!”
>>46677364
>>With a potion (Specify)
Soulsight
>>46677364
Become a hawk or falcon with skinshedder and use our ridiculous vision to scope Hom out. Use a soulsight too.
>>46677442
After flying to a good altitude of course
>>46677364
This >>46677442
>>46677442
Also maybe pray to ask any snakes near Hom to signal us from the ground somehow?
>>46677442
This plus locate their general and pray to notify hiss while we're up there
>>46677582
If were going we might as-well look around.Our son comes first.
>>46677364
>With a potion (Specify)
We should use a soulsight, it will also help us locate the other wizard
Sorry about the delay on this one, had a phone call.
>Skinshedder
You take advantage of the clearing that Hiss has hewn through the chaos of battle to drag your Skinshedder out of your pack and drink it. You need a form that can fly, with good eyesight, something that can survey the battlefield...
You diminish and curl in on yourself before taking the form of a huge wedge-tailed eagle. Getting off the ground is actually pretty hard but once you get high enough to soar it becomes surprisingly easy. You barely have to flap your wings at all!
You can see from above the patterns you couldn't see from below. Up here the chaos resolves into a mostly ordered group. You can clearly see the main line of conflict between the King's host and Hiss' forces.
It looks like you're winning. They really weren't ready for Hiss' trick with the boats.
It doesn't take you long for you to pick out Hom from up here, his true form is unmistakeable. The pig-offal monster is raging through the front line, burying soldiers beneath waves of entrails and blubber. His three sub-heads scream in pain as Hom is hacked at and cut, his body slowly reforming around the wounds.
He is leaking from dozens of spots and his slug-like tail has nearly been severed entirely. It's hanging on by only a thread. He lashes out with his tentacles but does little damage with them, his main offense coming from his disgusting bulk as he simply rolls over men and suffocates them. Many flee rather than face the abomination head on.
As you watch, one of the last surviving archer-towers pivots and Hom screams as arrows find their mark again and again in his soft flesh. He heals over them but these are the same alchemically treated arrows as those that had rained down upon you in the crossing! Hom's screams grow louder as he starts to burn from within.
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>>46678104
>Get to Hom! You need to help him.
>Take out those archers first.
>Stay up here for a little while longer before you do anything. See if you can spot the general.
>Pray for help from any nearby snakes.
>Other
>>46678139
>Take out those archers first.
So... What happens to our brews when we shapeshift? Dropping one on them would be great.
>>46678139
>>Take out those archers first.
MY SOOOOOOON
>>46678139
>>Take out those archers first.
>>46678139
>Take out those archers first.
>Pray for help from any nearby snakes.
>>46678139
>Take out those archers first.
He didn't have a champion brew handy? We taught him how to make them.
>>46678139
>Take out those archers first.
It's pecking time.
Also, what time of the day is it?
Calling it for the archers. Writan'
>>46678210
He was in a boat that literally got thrown out of the river. Not a great survival rate for potion bottles.
>>46678236
Early afternoon.
>Take out those archers first.
Helping Hom won't do any good until you take out those archers first! And how dare they do that to one of your creations! Do they have any idea how long it took you to make him?
You fold your wings and immediately fall into a steep dive. Too bad you can't drop any potions while you're in bird form, that'd be the easiest way to do this. But you have a few other ideas.
>Just swoop in and rake the hell out of them.
>Swoop in and retake human form atop the archer-tower.
>Retake human form on the ground by the tower's base.
>Retake human form mid-air so you can drop potions and then turn back into a bird before you hit anything.
>Other
>>46678453
>>Swoop in and retake human form atop the archer-tower.
>>46678453
>>Retake human form on the ground by the tower's base.
>>46678453
>>Retake human form mid-air so you can drop potions and then turn back into a bird before you hit anything.
Too rad not to try
>>46678453
>Swoop in and retake human form atop the archer-tower.
>>46678453
>Just swoop in and rake the hell out of them.SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>46678453
How many are up there?
>Swoop in and retake human form atop the archer-tower.
You let your dive curve out, flying in just above the started archer's heads and reforming atop the wooden tower itself. You hit your head on the side but that's fine, the Champion's Elixir prevents you from feeling it.
You're already moving before they can react, drawing sword and extending thorn. What follows isn't a pleasant experience.. They punch and kick and stab at you but with your skin toughened to steel there isn't much they can do. Blood splatters the floor and you do your best not to be sick.
This will get easier at some point.
Hom bellows as he sees you, lumbering away from the fight with several spears jammed into his burning body.aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
"Hom!"
You climb down to meet him. He's still smoking but he's still safe! The Regen had been an extremely good decision.
>Give him a Heal-All.
>Give him a Dispel.
>Give him a different brew (Specify)
>You need to get Hom away from the front line.
>Tell Hom that he can continue fighting.
>Tell Hom that you have a special job for him (Specify)
>Hug
>Other
>>46678852
>Hug
>Give him a Heal-All.
>>46678852
Would a dispel just turn him into hom soup? His body is filled with active brews and was even made by magic
>>46678852
>Give him a Heal-All.
>Tell him we're glad he's alive
>Tell Hom that you have a special job for him (Specify)
Help us deal with the other wizard
>>46678852
>Give him a Heal-All.
>Hug
>Hom if you want you can head back to Eva and brew, you don't have to keep fighting.
>>46678852
>HUG YOUR SON
>Give him a Heal-All.
>Hom if you want you can head back to Eva and brew, you don't have to keep fighting.
Big Boy had a big day, he needs a nap.
>>46678852
>Give him a Heal-All.
>Hug
>You need to get Hom away from the front line.
Apologize for getting separated. Pull those spears out too.
>>46678852
>Give him a Heal-All.
Let him choose between sticking with us or going back with Eva
>Give him a Heal-All
>Hug
>Get him back.
"Oh dear, let me look at that."
You pull a Heal-All from your bandoleer and pour it down his ragged throat-hole. He'll probably need more than that but combined with the Regen just one should be enough to tie him over for now. Hom groans as you take hold of a spear shaft and pull it out of him, picking out each thorn in his side. The smell of rooting meat and pig blood fills the air.
"And your tail...are you alright?""aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
You don't know what that means so you settle for just stepping in and wrapping your arms around one of his less-disgusting parts. It's very warm and very sticky. Fortunately you're already covered in blood anyway.
"I shouldn't have left you out here alone. I'm so sorry. Now come on, we've got to get you out of here."
Hom follows you, slowly transforming back into human form while you lead him by the hand back towards the river banks.
"Just take one of these boats back and rejoin your sister. Be good, alright?"
Hom nods and you watch him leave. You don't know what you would have done if you'd found him dead. You've already made too many mistakes in raising him and you'll be damned before you make another. He has to get back to safety.
>Get on the boat with him. You've had enough of the fighting for today.
>It's time to go wizard hunting.
>Rejoin the main battle.
>Get some brewing done by the shore.
>Seek out a familiar face (Specify)
>Other
>>46679201
>Get some brewing done by the shore.
That's where Eva is right? Let's hang out with our other kid too.
>>46679201
>Get some brewing done by the shore.
a heal all and a few snakebreakers
>>46679201
>It's time to go wizard hunting.
Fly up and locate it with soulsight.
>>46679241
She's on the opposite shore
>>46679201
>Get some brewing done by the shore.
Make sure the caster is ready too
>>46679201
>>It's time to go wizard hunting.
>>Get some brewing done by the shore.
>>46679260
A dispel brew or two would be nice too. Yo Ouro do we still have antimagic brews active?
>>46679331
Yes.
>Get some brewing done by the shore.
You wave goodbye to Hom as his boat sets back towards the other side and then think for a moment. You know what? They don't need you in the battle right now. You can get some brewing done.
You squat down, taking out your waterlogged pack and setting up your cauldron. You also take the time to properly dry your Caster.
>You have the time to restock four potions.
>>46679404
>Dry caster
>heal all
>dispel
>snakebreaker
>>46679404
Dispel, snakebreaker, magetheft, knockout brew. Stealing the wizards magic for a bit would be amazing
>>46679480
Oh and put the magetheft in the bandoleer
>>46679480
This. Then drink a soulsight, shapeshift back to falcon form, hold the knockout brew in our talons, drop it on the poor unsuspecting wizard after locating it and then use magetheft to steal his or her magic for a bit
>>46679480
Idk man killing the wizard is probably smarter. Change that magetheft to a heal all for my vote.
>Dispel
>Snakebreaker
>Magetheft
>Knockout Brew
You prepare four potions and dry out your Caster, slotting the Magetheft into your bandoleer as you do so. Behind you the battle rages unchanging.
Or is it?
You begin to hear horns in the distance. Long slow ones mixed together to form some kind of signal. What's going on?
You scramble back up towards the fight and rub your eyes. The battle is draining away, soldiers fleeing back away from the river. The King's forces are retreating. Has Hiss won already?
>Get to the front so you can inspect the situation properly.
>Find Hiss.
>Retake bird form.
>Where's that damn wizard anyway?
>Other
>>46679543
Also we could shrink the unconscious wizard down with a Eugene brew and stuff it in a bottle in our bandoleer while we use its powers
>>46679669
>Retake bird form.
Birds eye view would be nice
>>46679669
>Retake bird form.
Locate hiss so we can reach her quickly depending on what's happening
>>46679669
>>Retake bird form
Ugh. Sorry for the lacklustre writing guys. Don't know what's wrong.
>>46679669
>>Retake bird form.
>>Find Hiss.
>>46679744
I'm having fun. Don't worry so much about it Ouro.
>>46679669
>>Where's that damn wizard anyway?
Wizards are sketch yo.
>>46679669
>>Retake bird form.
>>46679744
Maybe it's a bad day or writing,maybe you want to go play more dark souls. Either way, don't sweat it, just do what you can or feel like doing(don't you?)
>>46679744resist your flaky urges ouro you're doing fine
>Retake bird form.
You can't see shit from down here! You return to your eagle form and clumsily take to the air as you focus mainly on gaining altitude enough to soar. From up here you can see the battlefield in all its gory glory.
And you can indeed confirm that the King's men are breaking, retreating. They're falling back down the sides and parting along the middle, leaving Hiss' army free to triumphantly charge down between them. From down there it must look like a grand opportunity.
But from up here you can see the trap.
The horns sound again and in the distance you see the gleam of metal and the rising cloud of dust. Knights!
Hundreds of mounted warriors, each one clad in the same perfect plate that you had seen before. Each one is alchemically dosed, some of them still knocking back potions as they charge. You can't identify them but you can make an easy guess. Endurance potions. Strength enhancers. All what they need to lift their massive swords and spears. Long lances of solid steel, impossible to lift with normal hands, are hefted with relative ease.
And they're closing fast! The horses they ride are a far cry from the horses you've known. Every man here is rich or noble or both and so they only have the finest of the finest, no doubt imported from Jheri. Many of them are atop even stranger creatures, war-horses who have had some kind of magic or alchemy involved in their breeding. Steel-skinned creatures with eyes aflame. Each one is probably worth more money than you've ever seen in your life.
They had been waiting for Hiss to fully commit her forces to the other side of the river.
The King's men keep retreating, leaving a clear path for the monstrous cavalry of Taldenral to advance.
You watch your army slow as they see the horses ahead. Some of them are already starting to flee. But they can't outrun this.
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>>46680036
>Watch and wait for your moment.
>Find Hiss!
>Fly down to the front and do your best to help prepare.
>Fly in above the knights, There must be something you can do.
>Other
>>46680053
>Watch and wait for your moment.
>>46680053
Land, shapeshift, get out the danger flask, pick it up in our talons, and drop it into the middle of the cavalry from as high as possible as long as our forces aren't downwind of it
>>46679811M-maybe
>>46680036
>Find Hiss!
Run this by Hiss and see what she thinks
>>46680121
>>46680053
>Find Hiss!
>>46680121
>wanting to kill everything in the immediate vicinity with a nuke
Seriously that the ONE potion we have that could make Naja and the Creator hirself flinch.
Snakebreakers to break their formation would be safer.
>>46680053
>Land and turn human
>Pray for rattles
>Load the danger flask on the caster
>>46680053
>Find Hiss!
We can pray to relay her orders to everyone
>>46680175
We don't want that detonating anywhere near us.
>>46679744
Writing is fine snake man.
>>46680175
>detonating a nuke in our faces
>a good idea
>>46680167
We can always remake it. And the snakebreakers lack the explosive radius to make a big dent in their forces. We can only carry one as a bird.
>>46680053
>Watch and wait for your moment.
>>46680235
>detonating a nuke were friendlies are present.
Do you even Hiroshima?
>>46680207
>>46680235
It's not a nuke, it's just radioactive sharpnel
>>46680271
>in the middle of hundreds of enemy knights
>friendly fire
what
>>46680271
I was saying it's a bad idea anon
>>46680292
that was the responding to my response at the stupid load it into the caster idea.
>>46680283
It's literally so powerful we can't accurately ID it.
>>46680283
I'm picturing the explosion leaving behind aerosolized venom since we added venom to it and hiss helped us make it. We added snake blood too though so maybe the effects are mostly soul related. Only one way to find out
>>46680319
Fine, let's not use that.
But surely you'll agree a coordinated rattle will disrupt the charge, right?
>Find Hiss!
You wheel back down towards your forces, doing your best to pick out Hiss. It isn't too hard. She's right near the front.
You begin your transformation while you're still in the air, regaining human form as you descend the last few feet. You land on your feet and stagger around a little.
"Knights!," you cry out.
"Yeah thanks Cennen, I've seen them."
"Do you have any rattlers nearby? We need to line them up before they hit!"
You'd judge there to be less than a minute remaining before the cavalry arrives.
Hiss pats you on the head as she walks past you. She's advancing towards the knights alone.
"There's nothing to worry about. Everyone fall back! I'll kill t-"
There's a strange heat-shimmer in the air around her and Hiss jumps back as a slim figure in a hooded brown cloak appears by her side, staff in hand.
The staff points at Hiss and strikes her with a plume of flame. It doesn't hurt her but it takes advantage of the fact that both of her feet are off the ground to knock her high into the air. You watch open-mouthed as Hiss is sent flying back hundreds of feet towards the river.
The wizard prepares to follow her.
>Try to bean the wizard right now.
>Follow the wizard back to where he's knocked Hiss.
>With Hiss gone, someone needs to try and stop the knights!
>Use Potion (Specify)
>Pray
>Other
>>46680517
>With Hiss gone, someone needs to try and stop the knights!
>>46680517
>Pray
Coordinate the rattlers to the front lines and prepare the Hiroshima plan once the knights are driven back to a safe(?) distance from our forces
>>46680517
>>Use Potion (Specify)
Give the snakebreakers to strong snakes, have them toss them as far as they can into the knight's ranks.
>Pray
Rattlers up front NOW unless you want your asses to get impaled.
>>46680573
Ideally, if we ever use the flask, it should be detonated off island.
>>46680517
>With Hiss gone, someone needs to try and stop the knights!
>>46680597
Do this
And just in case
>prepare for pain
>>46680573
This.I am become death, destroyer of worlds
>>46680597
I really doubt the three snakebreakers we have will be enough. Plus we're stronger than almost any snake right now.
>>46680573
>>46680640
You realize there is absolutely no way we'd be out of the nuke's blast range? Like Hiss and that wizard she's dealing with, Hom and Eva and every other snake would be caught in it too.
>>46680659
It's to slow their lines while rattlers get in position. It's a line breaker grenade. Any snake with Worldbreaker's coils can throw it farther than ewe can.
>>46680669
Source?
>>46680517
>Try to bean the wizard right now.
>>46680669
It's a modified snakebreaker, why would it have such a large blast?
Not endorsing that plan, I just think It wouldn't be as dangerous
>>46680669
it's not a literal nuke anon
>>46680711
>>46680739
>>46680755
It's literally so strong we can't ID what exactly it does. do you want to risk it?
It's a snake breaker on super steroids.
>>46680517
>Try to bean the wizard right now.
>Pray
>>46680769
I want to risk it because these knights could kill all but the very few snakes with dragon scales and all the humans on our side as well
I'd like to bean the wizard but it's likely about to teleport again right now before the brew hits it
>>46680788
and Danger flask could tpk everyone.
>With Hiss gone, someone needs to try and stop the knights!
The wizard vanishes in a blast of flame, chasing after Hiss to continue vanquishing her. There's a muffled explosion in the river just a moment later. You're not worried about Hiss however. She can absolutely take care of herself. But what are you going to do about all of these knights?
You press your hands together and pray as hard as you can, imploring every rattler to make their way to the front lines NOW. They should already be nearby!
Your prayer quickly takes effect, snakes worming their way up front as the rest of the army begins to retreat in vain.
Luckily Hiss kept her court close to hand so she could continue to use Royal Blood so you soon find yourself with a surplus of snakes. Now what?
>Just the rattlers should be fine.
>Start handing out Snakebreakers.
>Get ready to fly up and use the Danger flask if the mass rattle is successful.
>Try to set some mines.
>Other
>>46680846
>>Start handing out Snakebreakers.
>>46680846
Aw dang it, pretend I included
>Start firing the Caster
in there as well.
>>46680846
>Get ready to fly up and use the Danger flask if the mass rattle is successful.
Won't the death rattle affect us too if we're standing here?
>>46680891
This is the fear effect, so anyone with a strong will can resist it.
>>46680864
>Add Get earplugs
>>46680846
>Try to set some mines.
No reason to use the nuke yet, really. Save it for when invade a separate continent.
>>46680846
>Get ready to fly up and use the Danger flask if the mass rattle is successful.
>>46680924
Dude they're getting here in less than a minute how would we set up mines in that amount of time?
>>46680846
>Start handing out Snakebreakers.
>>46680944
An alchemist sets 'mines' just by gently lobbing their bottles into the mud ahead of themselves.
>>46680891
>>46680944
You guys realize this is using it AFTER their charge wins or loses yeah? We should at least hand out snakebreakers in case they have a way to guard themselves from the rattle.
>>46680944
Then lets not set mines. As long as we don't use the Danger flask yet.
>danger flask anons in a nutshell
>>46680980
kek
>>46680975
Adding to this get ear plugs of fire the caster to temporarily deafen our selves.
If we don't use the danger flask we should at least pray to get all the snakes with dragon scales to come to the front lines too. Three snakebreakers aren't gonna do much.
>>46680846
>>Get ready to fly up and use the Danger flask if the mass rattle is successful.
>>46681025
>Get ready to fly up and use the Danger flask if the mass rattle is successful
>if the mass rattle is successful
>IF -SUCCESFUL
They snake breakers are preventative, the Danger flask is not. It's literally using it after the fact. The snakebreakers will at least fuck up their lines some which might save lives. The Danger flask only matter if this works in the first place.
>>46680769
Not saying we should use it, but if I recall correctly It was a snakebreaker mixed with snake blood and strong poison. It will certainly be awful to whoever gets hit by it, but why should it have a greater range than an ordinary snakebreaker?
>>46681067
because people jokingly called it a nuke a while ago and some people are taking it seriously
>>46681064
Whats the point of using our ace on an already broken and retreating force?
>>46681067
Because the snakebraeker has a much greater range than an explosive, and the more powerful reagents you add to a potion the exponentially stronger it gets.
>>46681080
Well until you can tell me what the kill radius is, then we are never using it within a mile of us.
>>46681106
Ask Ouro, better yet read the fucking prompts. It literally says we're using it AFTER.
>>46681080
Right? It can probably fuck up anything mortal that is even nicked by the scales which can penetrate anything short of a stone wall and probably affects spirits. It probably will lease a toxic cloud as well which is the reason we need to not be anywhere near it when it goes off but that's about it.
>>46681147
Exactly! A unit that has lost the will to fight is not a threat. Why blow them up?
>>46681179
Do you think they're just gonna give up and go home? The rattle can't end the battle. And the snakes can't do it indefinitely.
>>46681179
Because they can collect themselves and try again?
>>46681106
Because it makes some distance to deploy it without getting iffy on the friendly fire aspect. They've gotten pretty close by this point!
Also the rattles don't autowin the battle, they just tilt the advantage massively in the snake's favor. Morale is huge in combat but they're not going to just give up and go home immediately.
Anyway I'm calling it for the Danger Flask.
>>46681179
Well that's what danger flask anons are voting for. Because that's what it says we're doing in the prompt.
>>46681171
Did you miss how an explosive brew went from a 5 foot blast to a snake breaker's 50ish. That's with ONE snake reagent powering it up. The more you stack the worse it gets.
>>46681188
Yeah, because we cant just chase them and make them scatter or take prisoners. We have to absolutely destroy them!!
We should probably have all the snakes with strong scale arts move to the front to act as a buffer from any stray shrapnel as well. And drop the flask well away from our forces.
>>46681232
Remember it's shaped like a cone and aimed at our enemies
>>46681221
>I'm calling it for the Danger Flask.
Well then.
If we can't use the danger flask in a large scale battle while dropping it from ridiculously high in the air then we'll never be able to use it. Literally the ideal situation for it.
>>46681301
Poisonous fire
>>46681260
No it isn't. The snakebreaker Grenade turn a small bandit army into a literal crater filled with blood and gore.
>>46681253
anything hit dies, and scales are tissue paper to it.
>>46681250
Of course not, you have to realize anon, most anons in this quest are impulsive assholes who want to press the button no matter how badly it fucks everything up. Look at Aash, Look at how we waifu'd the worst monster to come around since dragons immediately because she was first girl. Look at how anons instantly voted for a weapon from the Duke instead of anything remotely useful for construction or building.
>>46681327
Yes, because WE HAVE to use war crime grade weapons on people and pray it doesn't kill everyone we know and love because we can't actually identify what it does other than BAD THINGS.
>>46681330
>DANGER
You do your best to rally the snakes forward with prayer, calling them to the front. Many of them are wearing plate armour and holding swords and spears. You guess not every snake can really trust in its Art like Hiss or Zigzag.
They all know you. You might be human but your the Queen's consort, you have her authority. And now's the time to test it.
"Rattlers to the front!," you bellow. "Those with strong scales too! Go! Go! Go!"
You sound tired and hoarse but in the end it has effect, serpents springing into action around you. You almost didn't think you had it in you to get their attention but how about that? They respect you.
And not a moment too soon for the thunder of augmented hooves now drowns out all other sound.
You start running back and plug your ears as a dry chorus of rattles briefly fills the world.
You like to think that you're extremely resilient to Rattle Art by now and you'd be right. But being so near so many of them is taking its toll even on you.
Plugging your ears does nothing. You can FEEL it.
>Going to need some 1d100s for resistance. Highest of the first 3, anything over 60 should be fine.
>>46681372
>a small bandit army
It was like 20 dudes. Bandit squad. Bandit division.
Rolled 44 (1d100)
>>46681407
shit why didn't we take flight before this started
Rolled 86 (1d100)
>>46681407
We've always been able to no sell the rattle, pls dice gods
Rolled 2 (1d100)
>>46681407
WAR CRIMES!
>>46681431
my nigga
>>46681436
holy fuck anon that was way too close
Rolled 32 (1d100)
>>46681407
rolling
>>46681416
still turned a spread out bandit group into chunky salsa
>>46681436
If this works the snakes will seriously love us
>>46681436
wew lad
>>46681469
and we'll be just as big or murdering monster as Hiss is.
>>46681487
>killing in war
>murder
>>46681494
>War justifies killing
Hitlers not a murderer, is what your saying then.
>>46681516
i meant enemy combatants fucktard. you don't have to immediately use the "muh six million" card on me
>>46681516
>>46681530
In any case Hiss is hitler, we're just the guy who shoots the leopold cannon
>>46681530
Killing with people your own hands is just as bad if not worst. Even if it is an enemy.
>>46681570
>>46681570
I can't tell if you're drunk or if english isn't your first language
>>46681643
That was cennen in the last thread
>86
You feel your stomach briefly overturn but you manage to hold yourself steady. This is fine. This is nothing! You didn't live through the rattles of the Serpent King and Snake Empress just to fall for this! Long experience and fortitude pulls you through after spending only a second dazed.
The men around you are not so lucky. There was a reason Hiss organized the first mass-rattle to be on the boats spearheading the crossing, before any human allies arrived. You watch helplessly as your own army begins to break under the force of Serpent Art, nearly every nearby human who isn't a living corpse turning and running like cowards. What had been an unsteady retreat in the face of cavalry has become a rout.
If these knights aren't turned aside here, they'll run everyone all the way back into the river like children.
Fortunately neither knight nor steed is immune. The charge slows and then stops as reins are pulled and horses stumble. Many knights are unseated entirely as their horses panic and try to turn, leaving them dead in the water as they are run down by their own brothers behind them. The screams of horse and man fill the air as the charge stalls...and stops.
Where there was once a plate-clad hammer ready to descend there is now just a disorganized crowd of confused men and rearing horses. Most of them aren't actually running but they aren't continuing their charge either.
Only a few knights are able to hold firm and keep their mounts steady enough and a moment later those doomed few charge into the line. Some of them are even briefly successful, massive lances goring through a few unlucky snakes or dropping those with Scale Art but no Dragon Scales, their skin unharmed but their insides pulped.
But they are just a few drops of rain where there was once a storm and they are quickly dragged off their horses. Their vaunted armour does little then and you can only watch as they desperately fight in vain.
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>>46681643
>>46681653
WELL SORRY, I WAS COOKING!!!
Killing people with your own hands is just as bad if not worst.
>inb4 the rattles fail anyways because the knights got dosed with a fear negating brew.
>>46681704
I really hope we aren't still planning to drop the DF amongst our allies.
>>46681750
We were never going to drop it among our allies. We're dropping it on the enemy.
>>46681704
Their souls are stolen within seconds and from then it's just a matter of slowly dismantling their plate so that their comatose bodies can be devoured en-masse. You watch a screaming horse ride by, Zigzag latched onto it's underside like a bloated tick.
The rest of the snakes cheer and start to advance forward to attack the rest but you step in front of them.
"Stop! Fall back! Make distance!"
All but a few obey your order unquestioningly.
The knights are still not yet vanquished. While their charge might be broken they are still an incredibly formidable fighting force when together and they could easily rally any moment now. You don't really want to do this but it has to be done. You have to remove them.
You rescue the Danger Flask from the pack and use the Skinshedder to transform back into the eagle. You soar upwards with Danger Flask in talons.
Below you the snakes are backing off, widening the distance between them and the main mass of knights.
It's time.
>Drop the Danger Flask right in the middle of them to maximise casualties.
>Drop it to the side, killing some and hopefully inspiring the rest to flee.
>Other
>>46681838
>Drop it to the side, killing some and hopefully inspiring the rest to flee
>>46681838
>Drop the Danger Flask right in the middle of them to maximise casualties.
We could make a statement to dissuade further resistance here
>>46681838
If were going to waste the DF anyway might as well commit
>Drop the Danger Flask right in the middle of them to maximise casualties.
>>46681838
>Drop the Danger Flask right in the middle of them to maximise casualties.
I am torn. But if you are going to do something, do it right. I don't want to risk them rallying and pushing us into the river.
>>46681838
>Drop the Danger Flask right in the middle of them to maximise casualties.
>>46681877
Because gigantic Hiss, killer snakes and undead army is not enough.
Seriously though, you have to admire their bravery.
>>46681838
>Drop the Danger Flask right in the middle of them to maximise casualties.
>>46681965
You convinced me to vote
>>46681838>tfw another one of my terrible ideas gets voted after I decide to back away
Fuck, it's do or die right now
>Drop the Danger Flask right in the middle of them to maximise casualties.
>>46681877
>>46681894
>>46681896
>>46681903
>>46681980
>>46681990
To day is a glorious day men. The first of many War Crimes. We have come so far, let us stay strong for today is the day we cast of the shackles of Humanity and become something greater.Today we become Demons
>>46682146
Can't wait for our redemption... coming never.
>>46682146
Nah, we did it some time ago
>>46682200
We're probably going to cause the end of the world, because we promised
>>46682228
You realize she has a fucking GEASS on us, that will compel us to do it no matter what yes? If we do it ourselves we can at least make a failsafe against it.
>Drop the Danger Flask right in the middle of them to maximise casualties.
It occurs to you that it's a little bit too late to back out now. You're fully committed to crushing humanity under Hiss' boot. If you were going to back out, you probably should have done it back when she was rounding up villagers into mass graves or the like. You fly above the centre of them, close your eyes, and let go.
You can't stop yourself from opening your eyes again. You need to see it happen.
The bottle blossoms in the midst of the recovering horseman. None of them even have time to notice it before it ignites. A pillar of white fire leaps up and quickly swallows them up before expanding outwards.
From way up here you can barely hear the explosion and you can't hear the screams at all. The poisoned fireball expands soundlessly and blooms in a way akin to some kind of blasphemous flower. And beneath it, a rain of deadly shrapnel that kills all it touches and strikes the land barren.
From up here there's a kind of perverse beauty to be found in it. You don't see the people swallowed. You only see alchemy and Snake Art twinned in glorious and terrifying unison.
There are no survivors. You accept this. That is as it should be.
You return to the ground, your back to the massacre. The snakes crowd around you, cheering your name. You find yourself lifted up by a dozen hands and subjected to a stream of adulation.
How about that? You finally won them over. They love you now.
It isn't long before they leave you behind however, snakes and corpse-soldiers charging forward to finish the retreating army. They want you to come with them.
>Join them but do not partake.
>Join them. You might as well help kill the rest.
>Stay behind to help care for the wounded.
>Tell them to stay back.
>Find Hiss.
>Other
>>46682318
>Stay behind to help care for the wounded.
>Find Hiss.
>>46682146
I for one except our trasformation with open arm. Cenne is kind of a hypocritical pansy. Is stuck on the past and what life used to be. He dosen't imbrace the change and march forward, he has to be dragged along by Hiss like the bitch he is. So maybe this will push him to evolve as a person, see that yeah his life is fucked up but trying to hide from it wont do him any good.
>>46682318
>Stay behind to help care for the wounded.
>Tell them to stay back.
>all the anons saying it wasn't a nuke
>it was
>>46682318
>Join them. You might as well help kill the rest.
I just remembered a son that,s perfect for Cennen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCwS3VbfbvE
>>46682318
>Find Hiss.
>>46682318
>Find Hiss.
>Stay behind to help care for the wounded.
>>46682369
>nuke
Well, the blast radius is a lot smaller. And it doesn't actually have any lingering radiation, just venomed shards lying all over the place. And the explosion is less of a vaporization and more of 'burn all the features from your face' incineration kind of deal.
>>46682420
are those venomed shards still there poisoning the land and anyone who treads upon it? If so you have your radiations stand in and it for all intents and purposes a fantasy version of a tac nuke.
>>46682369
IM NUUUUUCLEEEARRRRRRR
IM WIIIIIIIIIIIILD
IM BREEEEEEAKING UUUP
IIIIIINSIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDE
>>46682318
>Find Hiss.
>DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE use a soulsight to see what was left on the blast
>>46682457
I kinda wanna see what the snake blood did for it though
>>46682420
Snake Napalm?
Snake White Phosphorus?
>>46682385
song that's*
Good job me.
You have now gained an explanation of the Danger Flask! Because you sure saw what it did now.
>Created by combining an empowered Snakebreaker with snake blood, venom of the Serpent Queen as well as a direct infusion of the Queen's Art.
>Much like the Hissbrew, the Danger Flask becomes not just a brew but also a wordly incarnation of Hiss' inner self and desires.
>The first effect is that of a large explosion of white flame. This is enough to incinerate humans in the vicinity of the flask and should mutilate/kill all others in the primary blast radius. If nothing else they will be struck blind.
>The secondary blast radius stretches much further than the primary and is filled with envenomed scales that can pierce all mundane and most magical forms of defence. The venom is identical to the Queen's and will thus kill immediately. As an additional effect, anywhere a scale falls is rendered barren.
>Most scales are limited to secondary blast radius but stray scales can fly in random directions for potential miles.
>Any living being slain by the blast or the shrapnel has their soul disfigured beyond recognition. These do not pass beyond but instead linger inside the ashes and bones for as long as it takes for them to rot naturally.
>Point away from face.
>>46682640
Oh shit that's fuckin crazy
>>46682640
>>Any living being slain by the blast or the shrapnel has their soul disfigured beyond recognition. These do not pass beyond but instead linger inside the ashes and bones for as long as it takes for them to rot naturally.
>>46682640
>Any living being slain by the blast or the shrapnel has their soul disfigured beyond recognition. These do not pass beyond but instead linger inside the ashes and bones for as long as it takes for them to rot naturally.
>>46682640
>Any living being slain by the blast or the shrapnel has their soul disfigured beyond recognition. These do not pass beyond but instead linger inside the ashes and bones for as long as it takes for them to rot naturally.
Can't deal anymore.
>>46682640
NEEDS MORE 'SPLOSIONS!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCwS3VbfbvE
>>46682696
Makes me want to devise a brew that lets them slowly regenerate by the time they have finished rotting they become whole again.
>>46682640
Yeah no using that anywhere near anyone we even kinda sorta like. In fact I would not be adverse to Cennen never making one again. Ever. Removing the knowledge of HOW to make it might be smart.
>>46682734
>Cennen the soul gardener
>>46682733
Wrong video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83Ce1yWYOhc
>>46682746
Hahaha no
This is too powerful not to mass produce.
It will be our nuke. The ace in the hole we will use to win this war.
>>46682640
>Any living being slain by the blast or the shrapnel has their soul disfigured beyond recognition. These do not pass beyond but instead linger inside the ashes and bones for as long as it takes for them to rot naturally.
Of course
>Find Hiss.
>Stay behind to help care for the wounded.
You wordlessly shake your head and stay back as the serpents and the dead charge forward. You've already done enough. You remember a certain conversation you had with Aashenpreet in Lombai. That seems so naive in hindsight.
But you can try your best anyway.
You turn your back and open up your pack, walking among the fallen snakes and tending to them. Some of them you can save with a quick Heal-All, some you can't. One of them is in the far back, too far to even have been struck by a knight.
She's bent double with a single black scale lodged in her chest. You leave her be. There's no saving that one.
And so you continue with this as best you can for the next few minutes. Small good works still hold moral value, right? You're not sure.
Inevitably however, you are interrupted by Hiss as she walks up to you. She's carrying the wizard over one shoulder, hood undone to reveal long red hair. She's remarkably jaunty and has even found the time to shapeshift away all the blood and grime, making it look more like she just stepped out from a high society ball than the battlefield.
"Hi Cennen! I've got a pet wizard now! What are you up to?"
She looks out beyond you and whistles.
"Was that you? Nice. You saved me from having to do it myself."
She drops the wizard on the ground and sits down beside you, one hand around your shoulder and holding you close. She's very cold.
"I'm so proud of you, Cennen. I knew you had it in you."
You don't reply. Eventually she takes a long hard look at you.
"Are you alright?"
>Yes.
>No.
>>46682811
>>No.
But that doesn't matter now does it?
>>46682696
I'm honestly not sure what you guys thought putting snake blood in there would do otherwise.
>>46682791
It's a little difficult to mass-produce mind you.
>>46682811
>No.
Very tempted to have her nobble away the memory on how to make them.
>>46682811
>Laugh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb13ynu3Iac
>>46682791
>mass produce a weapon that fucks up the land, likely causes mass haunting, and can cause an entire army to die if someone fumbles it or uses it carelessly
>>46682845
Kill spirits probably.
>>46682811
>>Yes.
>>46682811
>No.
>>46682830
>>46682853
>>46682875
Guy stop.
dont do this, your actively handicapping Cennen
>>46682811
>Yes
>>46682905
No.
>>46682855
This is also a vote for >No.
by the way
>>46682811
>I think I should spend some time among humans
>>46682905
Yes let's go full fucking war crimes, relish in killing and suffering and literally be just like Hiss. Let's be "great" as we murder, kill, corrupt, and rape. After all morals were just holding us back!
But seriously fuck off murderhobo.
>>46682952
GREATNESS ACHIEVED!!
I mean we did it all for the pussy, but yeah GREATNESSSSSSSSSSSS!!
>>46682952
We need to evolve
We need to grow up
Being huge babies about everything isn't helping us.
Our girlfriend is FUCKING HITLER
i just want is to walk by her side instead of being dragged by ike a bitch.
>>46683040
You're right! Time to defect to the humans and show how powerful we can be! We will stop her ourselves if we have to, we are her bitch no LONGER!
>>46683096
your dangerous levels of butthurt are making you kind of retarded anon
>>46683040
>literally killed an army
>released a weapon he hoped he'd never have to use
>See it's effects
>Has a VERY justified freak out
It's not being a pussy, it's being a human being with a sense of empathy. Seriously if we were alright we'd be worse than Hiss, and all our talk and attempts to make snakes better people would be ultimately just for show. Calm your edge anon, and try to play the fucking character.
>>46683096
That is equally stupid at this point.Oh how I wish we had more people like you earlier.
>>46683102
What you don't think we can stand up to her? What happened to not being a bitch?
>>46682811
>nope
>No.
"No. But that doesn't matter now does it?"
Hiss' smile quickly fades away.
"Don't worry about it Cennen, you did what you had to do. And it was magnificent! I mean, I would have survived it bu-"
"That's not the point, Hiss. I just killed a lot of people who were just trying to protect their homes."
You're expecting Hiss to comfort you like she always does but this time as she does is let out a drawn-out sigh.
"Come ON! Do you have to get into one of these funks every single time? I just talked you out of one this morning! I've been trying to be patient with you but at this point it's stopped being endearing."
"Oh well, sorry for the inconvenience."
You do your best to sound as sarcastic as possible.
Hiss taps your head hard enough to set your ears ringing.
"Snap out of it! Shit happens and you just got to deal!"
When you fail to respond she lets go of you and sits back.
"Is everything I do so unpalatable to you?"
"Pardon?"
"You promised me this morning that you'd follow me to glory. Again. You say that a lot. But it's evidently a pretty rocky path if you fall over crying every three steps of the way. I have always placed my trust in you and every time you refuse to trust me or the path I've set ahead of you is a little betrayal. Ones I've chosen to ignore before now but this? This is starting to get pathetic."
"Hiss, I-"
She rises to her feet and all compassion on her face is gone, replaced only with sneering contempt.
"I'm sick of being the only one who has to be strong in this relationship. You knew this would happen and yet you swore yourself to me anyway. Am I supposed to believe that to be all lies? But look, your brand is gone now! You are no longer my servant nor my tool and maybe that's for the best. So unless you're willing to actually help shoulder the burden for once you can just go run off and cry. I ill need a servant such as you."
She lifts the unconscious wizard back up and starts walking away.
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>>46683175
>Follow her.
>You need to think for a while.
>Shout an insult to her back.
>Nobble.
>Flee.
>Use Potion (Specify)
>Brew
>Other
>>46683196
>Nobble.
We can be strong to.
>>46683196
>Follow her.
It really is getting old how we do this kind of thing and then cry about it every time
>>46683196
>Nobble.
>>46683196
>Walk away
>"Have Fun Hiss, I hope you get all you ever wanted."
>>46683196
>Follow her.
Time to commit for real
>>46683196
>Follow her.
>>46683217
>>46683236
>>46683252
Whipped Pussy bitch option
>>46683207
>>46683222
Literally suicide option
>>46683196
>Follow her.
>>46683096
>>46683131
All i'm saying is we are too passive. Hiss basically controls our life, and despite working with soul eating monsters we still like to pretend we are better than they are.
We are just as bad
just as evil selfish and bloodthirsty.
The differnce between us and them shouldnt be that we denie this fact, it should be that we still what to do good despite of it. That even though we CAN be heartless enough to drop the Danger Flask, we will still fight to make sure humans dont become slaves
Our actions have caused the death of thousands before and after the Danger Flask We need to own up and take responsibility.
>>46683207
Changing to
>Flee.
Time to help the humans.
>>46683196
>>You need to think for a while.
we've had enough acting before we think, rather we should think before we act
>>46683262
I think she has a point. We keep doing these sorts of things and then pretending that crying about it after somehow makes us a better person
>>46683196
>Nobble.
>>46683196
>Follow her.
>>46683270
>we will still fight to make sure humans dont become slaves
>Fight
>against Hiss
HAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA HA. Already lost anon.
>>46683196
>>You need to think for a while.
I want to go to Taldenral, talk to some humans before the reich arrives
>>46683301
NO
thats not what im saying
your missing the point
>>46683301
anon we've repeatedly had this discussion with her. read the quest. she's not gonna enslave humans.
>>46683289
sure, but realistically there's a difference between hiss doing something immoral and cennen taking an action such as just had.
Her argument is a simplification, in this case its not her that he should blame but himself. But its a difficult situation to resolve.
>>46683196
>>Flee.
>>46683196
>Follow her.
>>46683301
I still think that were we to share our work on soul alchemy with the humans it would tilt the balance in their favor
>>46683324
>We did something bad
>We must kill people with a smile, and ENJOY doing it.
>>46683325
SHE LIES! She lies and hides things from us all the damn time. She openly believes human are inferior and not worth shit, and will let snakes run roughshod over them because of it.
>>46683344
It wouldn't help all that much, and Hiss would kill all alchemist's like she's probably going to do when she wins.
>>46683196
>Shout an insult to her back.
Hiss is the worst but we're gonna follow her like a puppy it seems. Perfect time now that she's disgusted with us too.
>>46683196
>>Shout an insult to her back.
>Flee.
>>46683196
>Nobble.
Give her a fight.
>>46683196
>Flee.
grow a set Cennan
>>46683292
I'd change my vote to insult just anything to not follow her. Hiss is the worst.
All this shit that we could have avoided by just being a bit less of a pussy and saying we are okay.
>>46683418
https://youtu.be/BZwuTo7zKM8?t=1m1s
>>46683325
I know
Slaves is a strong word.
the point i'm trying to make is that we are Hiss' only sense of right and wrong. If we aren't here then who knows what will happen when she gets on top. I just want us to get off this our high horse and deal with things honestly. Cennen is NOT a good person and its starting to bother me how everyone pretends hes some type of victim of circumstance. we stopped being that a long time ago.
>>46683371
Not Enjoy
no man enjoys going to war. but having this reaction every time we need to get our hand dirty is counterproductive.
Calling the votes for
>Follow
>>46683451
Yeah we're not gonna start enjoying killing but we need to accept that this is the path we've chosen and that it comes with good and bad things
>>46683454
17 votes and 16 uips ouro you got some samefagggery going on
>>46683419
And so are we anon. Aash was really pretty spot on about us being perfect for each other.
