RE:Monster Ex Quest 131

Recap Thread 2

You've settled into a sort of mechanical reactionary state-
Your enemies are, essentially, phantoms.

Suicidal and homicidal phantoms.
Or maybe not suicidal? Homicidal isn't up for discussion, they are most definitely giving their all to kill you.

But whether they're being directed to attack you in some sort of attempt to drown you in their spilt blood, or are just reliving whatever shattered remnant of history this village seems to represent isn't something you're personally privvy to.

Of course, this is all moot- The fact of the matter is that ill-armed and armoured shades of past invaders aren't going to do much than potentially tire you sometime in the future. Maybe tomorrow.

You're thankful for the repetition, though. Boring as it is, it's the perfect thing to take your mind off the fact that there's a small, incredibly loud, and boisterous moth-girl carefully pacing across the giant skull that covers your spider-half, detailing your history in a carefully embellished story.

"- and her steps through that small town had only started to echo, marching inexorably into story- No, Legend!"
"I thought she jussst met a few people. And Jin?"
"Important people, though!"

The snake pauses briefly, absorbing what she can.

"I think it wasn't that important."
"Bah! That's because you're not as good at stories."
"Fine. What isss next?"

Nin takes a breath, and you lightly brace yourself before you catch another screaming berzerker on your spear- This one is almost wearing armour. And he had real weapons, too. Smithed weapons. Still ghostly phantom weapons. Weapons that are actually weapons but not real. Yes.

"As her steps shook the village, things began to stir to the surface, and the forest faced its first invasion in so many years-"

>Aria
>Sara
>Nialla
>Other(?)

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>Aria

>Aria

ssssara?
Nialla was, what, jin's mom?

>>Nialla

>Nialla
Yis, time for spiders. Hi REQM!

>>Nialla

>Sara
Magic pov is a bit more interesting, I think. Aria's a close second

Nialla is our mom

Oooooh.
What was jin's mom's name then?

>Sara

Lia

Thanks.
I am bad at names. Everyone's just "mom" or "the magic one" or "the red one"

>Nialla

Time for the Spidermom perspective.

>>Nialla

>>Aria
This was one if the few times she actually beat us at something martial (kill the necromancer), though I doubt she was thinking that way at the time.

Making sure pic is always posted.

>Aria

So, uh, does anyone remember the ask.fm login info?

Also, I miss sara and want to bother our elf relatives both.

Man, I don't think we've actually done bikinimode battle yet, now that you mention it. It never came up.

>Nialla

>>Aria
I don't think Lyra would be able to fight like that without blushing herself into a coma. Also have a meidospider.

Looks like Mom wins! Writing!

Good afternoon!

especially because of the lack of spiderpanties.

Aren't spiderpanties really just pelvic curtains?

Pelvic curtains secured by side-ties.
And, I guess, made of lace. Given past instances of our stuff showing.

Spiderpanties.. does that mean reproductive bits are in front? That seems awkward, if only for 2 giant spider parents.

It was mentioned at some point I can't bother to source that the act is done at the front, but eggs are laid at the back due to spidermagic.

Presumably all the junks in front in such a scenario, so its not all that bad.

These are the species most capable in getting into position via webbing.

No webbing required honestly. They'd just be limited to a sort of missionary position with their upper bodies.

It's quite simple

Woah hey! You can't just go and skip the most important part!

given what I know about spiders, the act is like 97% foreplay anyway.
Sometimes dancing is involved.

Lots of vibrating.

dancing and partying.

Dancing is always involved in giant spider courtship.
youtube.com/watch?v=xYIUFEQeh3g

Man, lyra hardly ever dances.
The one time was at that one festival in town, and that was more of a human dance.
We should have more fun with our legs.
Though I guess it's the men who really should be dancing

Any man she dances with will need steel boots.

I'm sure that lyra has very good footwork, given how much she fights with a spear

it's practically all she ever does

Lyra's attempts at dancing would be one of the most adorkably amusing moments of this quest.
youtu.be/mq-r20mlGes?t=22

I loved the fact that Nin was so adamant on being the first to dance with Lyra; it was pretty damn hilarious/cute.

That moth is crushing hard.

I'm kinda waiting for the time when she gets hurt. Lyra just horrifies everyone after obligatory tranquil rage scene against the aggressors.

man that one spider sounded like Dr Who

youtube.com/watch?v=_a3YAEhWU6k

Poor mothmaid hasn't she realized that her queen's only consort is ADVENTURE?

don't forget architecture

Bath and tree houses specifically

You aren't actually certain at this point in time, but you suspect that your daughter may be cursed.

You grunt lightly as you smash through a log, not stopping your stride in the least, spear ready.

Of course, it isn't the dark magic kind of curse. She isn't withering away, there's no spreading mark that will claim her soul or anything else of the sort. It's more the old sort of curse. The kind that the gods seem to like 'gifting' to people.

May your life be an interesting one.

You'd laughed in the past. Was it the paladin? No, no. The alchemist. With her absurd glasses, and all the dolls. She insisted they were golems, and they could certainly fight, you suppose.

But when she'd told you that this was the greatest of all curses, you'd laughed. Who wouldn't want an interesting life? An exciting one? Adventure and love and unseen vistas, monsters and dungeons and cities.

And she'd given you an odd smile, and said that you'd understand eventually.

And now your daughter is growing too fast, fighting things far too large, and generally making you feel all too old. So you sent her to the local town to get some armour made, so you could worry less.

And she comes back to tell you that there's skeletons moving about in the ruins trying to dig things up.

So you did your duty. The kind that extends across your species. You sent up the signal, and the arachne gathered, and away you went to war.
A small war. And likely a short one as well.

You shatter a few unlucky skeletons as you start to charge, your spear smashing old bones without effort.
And your daughters make you proud; Sara guiding some burning ball of light through the shadows of night to sear bones into ash, Aria joyously joing you in combat, crudely smashing skeletons into dust and shards. And Lyra waving her hand as she deflects a blow, the lights in the creatures eyes simply going out from her gesture.

Married to the road.

See, this is why your daughter worries you.

The fight is short, and as dirty as you though it would be.

Lyra is quick to pull her new trick a few more times. And Aria even ends the fight- taking the necromancer from the fight with one blow.

As the sounds of combat dwindle into celebrating spiders, there's only one thing you're utterly certain of.

You're going to train them until they can't even stand.

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"-for the forest and ruins are their domain, and they will hold it safe, for the sake of all!"
"Iss that true?"
"Of course it is! A herald speaks no lies!"
"Moths do. Lyra, iss that true?"

You bring your attention back from the fight, sweeping an axe wielding shades legs before pinning him to the ground with your own.
"Hmm?"
"That there were walking skeletons? Bones?"
"The necromancer, yes? It is true."

The snake is quiet a moment while Nin folds her arms over her chest.
"Dead things should stay dead."
She nods sagely to herself.

Nin clears her throat.
"And with the forest safe, a new page turns for the Queen- A stalwart companion joins her side, her bravery unequaled and-"


>Sheszka
>Sara
>Other(?)

>Sheszka

>>Sheszka

Sara

>Sheszka
Must get wolfdoggirl thoughts

I am going to keep voting sara as long as it is a prompt out of SHEER FAVORITISM

>Sheszka

>Sara

I disagree with your voting method but I can respect it

>>Sheszka

>Sara

>Sheszka
Brace yourself for feels!

Lyra would be a good safari guide.
She is literally escorting some jerks who are telling stories through a battlefield.

>Sara

>>Sheszka

>Seranthis

>>Sheszka
Is time for best puppy.

>Sheszka

>Sheszka

>Sheszka

>>Sheszka

Oh, I was hoping we would get a little insight into the chatting Nialla was having with other spiders. Ya know, that one conversation Lyra interrupted and all the other spiders looked at Nialla funny when she said Lyra was her daughter. I wanted to see that. : <

>Sheszka

>>Sheszka

Wolf it is!

Writing!

of course! Was there ever any doubt?

we used to be so little.
We're not scorpion quest level huge yet, but we're sure getting there.

AWOOOO!!!!

I doubt we will get large. I think size is not going to increase except artificially (e.g. magic golem body to ride in/command).

We probably can still get larger, since Tyrant Arachne is Social/Physical hybrid there the more physical branches are probably going to get bigger.
Also natural growth still hasn't finished.

well, even if we don't expand, we're PRETTY HUGE already. I don't know how dense, however.

I'm expecting any further growth to be less physical and more mystical. We're heading into the area of legends and gods, soon enough.

I'm thinking eldritch, echoing voice, glowing eyes, unearthly presence - sorta that direction.

Physical growth is still very possible.

Nah Lyra will just wind up evolving a magic canon on her dragon skull.
Mor meido.

Possible yes, unlikely though.
Mainly because it makes it awkward story telling wise.

And as much as i want us to crash our sisters study time during her magic lessons by using an entire window to look through, it would be dissapointing not to be able to roam around inside.

I just want to hear more about Sara's exploits and day to day life at her academy. That stuff was gold.

Is scorpion quest a thing?

Cackling through a reality storm of your own making makes me strongly believe that every one of those kids has caught the crazies.

It was

suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=scorpion girl

scorpion girl quest is a thing.
It's about an orphan girl who becomes a giant scorpion and then tries to keep a city of liars and thieves from destroying itself.

Nialla's kids*

The twins and Elle are actually quite normal arachne. It's just the ones who interacted with Lyra who went off their rockers.

She's young yet, I'm sure she'll mellow out and become a responsible magic user -- like her father . . . oh crap.

I dunno. Elle took her time, but she's straying away from the average Arachnae archetype she was lounging in.

>Elle
>Normal

You sure you're talking about our sister?

>The twins and Elle are actually quite normal arachne.
They are still abnormal, especially Elle and even the Twin evolved after only 2 years or so when it took mom ( a unusually active arachne) 2 decades.

I have to proclaim that elle isn't normal, given how she's the only arachne in town.
The twins though, they are totally normals.

I had a proposal for when we get further in the recap: we still haven't sent mom a letter, maybe we could talk about our journey after leaving the nest there?

. . . 3 days user, she cried for 3 days! Write your poor mother!

we need to write everyone letters.
It's just that would take a bit of time, and we are lazy, despite how proactive we are.

Every single one of Nialla's children are obsessive to some extent.

Twins = Hunting
Elle = Clothes
Sara = Magic
Aria = Being strong like mom
Lyra = Adventure? Maybe just "Doing STUFF" would be a better description seeing how ADHD she is.

well, now that her BLUMENKRANZ clothing empire has started, she's strayed from normality

but that wasn't due to terminal Nialla or Lyra exposure, that was a side effect of trading highs corrupting an otherwise good girl

I look forward to the day when Aria discovers slotted armor/weapons, and gets a few magic gems of her own...

Combine that with her blessing (hearing stones and crystals), and she would go nut.

Imperial woodsmen
Imperial fashion designer
Court Mage
Captain of the Guard
Queen

...we and our siblings are not even a year old yet.