Trapped in Da'ta Quest 36

>[] tell him he's really great
>[] Wait...they're still going after monsters?
>[]fly him over to my friends

>[] Wait...they're still going after monsters?
>[] ask about what they want him to do

"Wait" I say angrily as Simon winces and covers his eyes like he just said something he shouldn't "They're still going after monsters?"

"Yes" Simon says sadly as fire pours out of my eye and wings, covering the roof and filling the air around me with flames that seem to dance away fromt he fool knight, who just holds up a hand and stares at me seriously "Its bad business, but most monsters...well you brought proof of hivers having hearts, different than ours sure, but you put them in a light we haven't looked at them from before...but well the hound and farmer were the only ones who supported holding out branches of peace to every variety of monster out there with...uh..how did they say it? Ability to reason and think"

"So they've ignored me almost fucking entirely?!" I growl furiously as my silver flames flare, and Simon waves his hands, banishing them away

"Calm down, all of your stress and hard work has done more than that, it's brought new ideas, maybe in our life time we'll see our ranks expand with a variety of strange bodies, but for now, hivers are the only one's they're thinking about offering acceptance with open arm" He says sternly, his eyes sharpening and turning furious in an instant before they melt back down to his usual soft, grandfather kind of kindness "And even then, most of the supporters are only putting in their arms because you're partially one, and have proof that you are able to purge the taint from them"

"It's still bullshit" I say sadly as I sit back down, pouting as I cross my arms "I've lived as one,I've seen how they live, they're just as scared of taint as anyone else, why do we have to keep treating them like animals?"

*Because they're fun to fight, I really...I do actually get why you're winging about them though...dammit"

"Dunno" Simon says flatly as he scrapes some soot off of a tile with the end of his boot "Never have been one for politics...I mean your little sister seems like a nice sort"
cont

>"It's still bullshit" I say sadly as I sit back down, pouting as I cross my arms "I've lived as one,I've seen how they live, they're just as scared of taint as anyone else, why do we have to keep treating them like animals?"
I mean, realistically speaking a lot of monster are actually threats worth having to put down for anyone but us, so its hardly that unreasonable.

"Blue? You've met her?" I ask glancing back at Simon as he smirks

"Who do you think sent me up here' He chuckles holding his arms out "I swear that samson boy was on the verge of rebellion, along with that little duergar you carry around, before I stopped by an offered to check in on you...your sister makes lovely roses by the way, very talented in natural magic if I do say so myself"

I grin widely and stand back up, fluttering my wings

"Yeah, that does sound like something they would do" I laugh happily "So what do the council men want you to do"

"Explore the other continents, Check on the fallen fortress, Visit known Hiver...hivers" He says counting off his fingers "diplomatic trip to Razlithur...oh and see why one of the angelic stars have vanished a bit after yours appeared in the sky"

What do I do?
[]ask to go on one of these trips with him
[] hug him again
[] angelic star?
[] Well, if my friends are worrying that much...we better go see them
[]Get mad about the council again
[] ask to spar with him
[] write in

>[] angelic star?
>[] Well, if my friends are worrying that much...we better go see them

>[] angelic star?
>[] Well, if my friends are worrying that much...we better go see them

Yeah, but krovy was more speaking of the ones who aren't mindless/ complete assholes/ filled to the brim with taint

>[] angelic star?
>[] Well, if my friends are worrying that much...we better go see them

>[] hug him again
>[] angelic star?
>Remind him that unless the hivers get purified, they ARE still tainted, that will be a huge issue. In this We and Blue are anomalous. You're going to need me or Blue to help getting them to agree, and it will likely be a little bloody since established hive queens are stubborn.
>[] Well, if my friends are worrying that much...we better go see them

>[] angelic star?
>[] Well, if my friends are worrying that much...we better go see them
>[]ask to go on one of these trips with him
If he visits a Hive, it'd probably be a good idea to accompamy him

adding
>Remind him that unless the hivers get purified, they ARE still tainted, that will be a huge issue. In this We and Blue are anomalous. You're going to need me or Blue to help getting them to agree, and it will likely be a little bloody since established hive queens are stubborn.

"Er...what's an Angelic star?" I ask tilting my head as he frowns and scratches his face closing his eyes as he takes several false starts to figure out how exactly to word what he's going to say

"Well..its..its a marker of an angel, sort of signals their birth and death with their appearance and vanishing, one coming or going is a rare event" He says, still rubbing his chin as he nods slowly "and one of great joy or grief, one appeared on your rebirth...a briliant red and silver light, and one vanished not to long ago, a soft blue and silver dot...gone from the night sky, it's heart breaking since I don't know the name of the angel who died...and no one has told me, it doesn't feel right, being unable to put a name to my mourning you know?"

cont

"I get it" I say nodding as I stuff my hands into my pockets, my chitin glinting in the sun as my fluffy fluff blows gently in the wind...kind of tickles actually "Wonder why no one told me about this, or sam wanting to break in and stage a heroic rescue"

"Well, I have a few guesses, but it'd be treason to say them" Simon snorts, staring out at the city again "But I'm sure you know what they are"

"Oh yeah, I have a pretty good guess" I say shaking my head as I curl my hands into fists "So...if they're worrying that much we should visit them"

"Oh most certainly, worry just turns the hair grey anyways, no reason to ruin their looks so soon" He laughs as he starts to walk away

"Also...simon, you do remember that unless they're purified, hivers are still tainted right?" I ask tilting my head as the old knight stops and looks at me over his shoulder "It's kind of a big issue, I mean, me and blue are anomalies, You're going to need one of us to get them to agree and even then there's going to be blood, since queens are stubborn and only care for themselves, I doubt I could even convince one of them to agree to be purified unless I...I don't know to be honest"

"Well I may be called the fool knight, but I'm not an idiot, no matter what everyone says, I was expecting it" He says calmly as he turns away "I came up here to see if you'd be willing to help me, and if nothing else works, I'm sure your children would be much nicer than normal hivers"

"Eeeergh, don't tell me they're still trying to get me married, I thought I told everyone I wasn't interested" I says sticking my tongue out

"No...no" He says sadly "Just imaging what it would've been like if my little boy Greggers survived with you"

Silence falls as he hangs his head, and I hear him starting to struggle to hold back tears

"You know, he was my youngest" He says sadly, his words empty as he slowly moves his legs along "And I miss him so"
cont

"Simon?" I ask as he slumps over shuddering

"...do you think he could've made it if I didn't retreat with everyone else?" He asks flatly "Or is it just a dream I've had, only a dream"

He laughs, smiling and straigthening up suddenly

"Haaa, guess I'm just an old man pining for grand children I'll never have "He says dully as he walks away "Now now...we're have friends we need to see, battles to talk off and...nicer things to talk about"

What do I do
[]try to cheer him up
[] Apologize for being the survivor instead of him
[] Tell Simon about Players
[] Just walk over to the inn my friends are staying in in silence
[] Ask what happened to the rest of his family
[] write in

Also found this again youtube.com/watch?v=woc6-grMSB0

>[] Ask what happened to the rest of his family

>[] Just walk over to the inn my friends are staying in in silence

>[] Just walk over to the inn my friends are staying in in silence

>[]try to cheer him up
>[] Apologize for being the survivor instead of him

>Ask him to come to the inn our friends are at with us.

If there was ever a reason for a man to drink... And the local religious leaders disgust me about as much as I thought they would, great.

>[]try to cheer him up
>[] Apologize for being the survivor instead of him
>[] Just walk over to the inn my friends are staying in in silence

>[]try to cheer him up
>[] Apologize for being the survivor instead of him

Apologizing for surviving will cpome across as nothing but either insensitive, because its implying he wanted us to rather die, or insicere, because seriously, no one is sad they fucking survived.

>[] Just walk over to the inn my friends are staying in in silence

"Yeah" I say quietly, as bunches of clouds start to fill the sky above my head, and I frown sadly, I open my mouth to say something to him, about how sorry I am I'm the one who came out, but I choose not to since...well It wasn't me that was there, and besides it wouldn't be right, I know simon well enough and...I think it'd just make it worse

*Yeah, Greggers...was a good fighter, would've been fantastic to still have him by my side but...the taint took him faster than it did me I guess*

....sorry you had to go through all that Krovachi

*WHY SHOULD YOU BE?! I loved that place, only thing that gets me excited is fighting demons, it ruined me...but you could tell that can't you...free loader*

Oh I can. I stare at Simon's back as he walks over to the edge of the building, and waves his hand around before stepping off, slowly floating down as I flap my wings and lap off next to him.

I glide through the air in silence as Simon crosses his arms, a crowd gathers under us, shouting out names and cheering. I feel my cheeks getting warmer as I blush, and I look away from them when suddenly.

"BIG RED!" Blue shouts happily, from a window down the street.

I smile happily as I start to fly faster.

"SIS!" Lucy shouts "SAM!, SHE BACK COME ON STOP ACTING LIKE A SERIAL KILLER"

"But he's having fuuun" I hear bailey say as I land on the silver railing and Simon steps on the white balcony under it

And then I see Blue and Minor rushing towards me

What do I do?
[] hug them both
[] dodge out of the way 1d20+speed
[] use simon as a shield
[] Shout their names back happily
[] See what sam is doing
[] write in
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Also, I may want to run a bleach quest some time in the future, since the first quest I followed was hollow quest.

Just saying this since I'd love to see what you guys could do with it and cause that Amv gave me the idea

Also had the whole telling him thing all written out, I liked it, it was emotional and shit

>[] Shout their names back happily
>[] hug them both

>[] hug them both
>[] hug them both
>[] Shout their names back happily

>[] Shout their names back happily
>[] hug them both
Telling him what? About players?

>[] hug them both
>[] Shout their names back happily
If you do decide to start a Bleach quest, I have to suggest reading SSQ first, It's great and it'll probably give you a lot of ideas.

the apologize option

>[] hug them both
>[] Shout their names back happily

>Also had the whole telling him thing all written out, I liked it, it was emotional and shit
Can you post it?

>Also, I may want to run a bleach quest some time in the future
HM, you got a addiction.

>[] hug them both
>[] Shout their names back happily
I have no idea about Bleach beyond knowing its some shonen that exists, so I don't have much of a opinion on this.

What'd it look like?

"MINOR, BLUE!" I shout as I get down on my knees, too hug my adorable adopted sister and friend as they run into me, somehow nearly knocking me back as I wrap my arms around them and curl my wings over them, holding them as tightly as I can "I've missed both of you so muuuuch"

"And I missed you to" Minor says, nuzzling against my fuzzy fuz happily "mostly because sam kept acting like they were keeping you prisoner"

'They weren't?" Blue asks, clacking her jaw curiously

"They were" Sam says angrily as he walks out looking more worn out than usual, before he sees me and grins "So, did they keep you in a big lantern or something mothy eh?"

I giggle and hug Minor and blue a bit softer, as Minor ears wiggle happily, and blue chatters in joy, almost purring. Lucy steps out, her ears wiggling as she sees simon, and hugs him as he looks around like he's off in his own little world

"Thank you so muuuuch" She says happily as sam glares at simon for some reason

"Well I didn't think what they were doing to her was right either' He says softly, patting her on the back "Er, now we've got other things to discuss don't we"

"Probably" Sam says as he tugs on my shoulder "Come on, can't have you drawing a crowd again"

What do I say?
[] So...why were you planning on storming the castle
[] FUCK THAT, I NEED TO FIGHT SOMETHING RIGHT NOW OR I'M GOING TO LOSE MY MIND
[] Nuuuh, hugging time right now
[].What if I want a crowd
[] I wanna watch hellsing abridged
[] How's thunder doing
[] Smiley? Is smiley around?
[] w rite in

And why's that?

also I may be able to fit in another quest, not sure. Since the classes I've chosen this semester seem less demanding than the last one...I'll see though, not going to risk it just yet.

You act like I don't know that

and I deleted it already, sorry

Simon getting pissed off for the first time since you met him, mostly because he hates people thinking they're worth less than anyone else

>[] So...why were you planning on storming the castle
>[] Nuuuh, hugging time right now
>[] How's thunder doing
>[] Smiley? Is smiley around?

>[] Nuuuh, hugging time right now
>[] I wanna watch hellsing abridged
>[] How's thunder doing
>[] Smiley? Is smiley around?

>[] So...why were you planning on storming the castle
>[] Nuuuh, hugging time right now
>[] How's thunder doing
>[] Smiley? Is smiley around?

>[] So...why were you planning on storming the castle
>[] Nuuuh, hugging time right now
>[] How's thunder doing
>[] Smiley? Is smiley around?

>[] So...why were you planning on storming the castle
>[] Nuuuh, hugging time right now
>[] How's thunder doing
>[] Smiley? Is smiley around?
>Where's Poi and Berry?

"So...why were you planning on storming the castle?" I ask smiling as Minor laughs and slips out of my arms, which means Blue scurries over to hug me even tigher, practically sticking on me like glue "Also Nuuuh, hugging time right now"

"Godsdammit" Sam growls as Minor grins and shows her teeth "Why wouldn't I? Huh? someone tried to kill you before they locked you up, and I certainly don't trust those fuck boys to keep my girl safe"

"Yeah, I didn't either, they're...weird, like they're trying to hide something, they wouldn't tell us anything, I was worried they were chopping you up or something Krovy" Minor sniffle as Bailey peeks around the corner with a cat like smile as Lucy and Simon keep on talking together.

"He just wanted to kill the six fingered man" She says with a grin and a giggle as her nose twitches just like a little bunny's.

Sam freeze and facepalms and groans in pain

"Ahhh son of a bitch" He laughs "that was actually a nice referenc, godammit now I feel like an idiot"

"More than usual?" Lucy chimes in

"I missed you so much sister" Blue says "I'm never going to let you go again"

"I missed you to, my queen, I..I was going a bit mad without your presences, bad thoughts and ideas...don't know how these two can deal with it...never leave me again" Little green asks, sounding a little possessive as I see his eyes glowing in the darkness and

"Wait how's thunder doing?" I ask tilting my head

And everyone goes a little silent

"Big bro...well he needs medicine now" Blue says sadly "Smiley, the scary slime and Berry went to get him some"

I frown, and hold blue a bit closer

What do I do?
[] see thunder for myself
[] go out to try and find smiley and poi, and berry
[] comfort Blue
[] See what Lucy and simon are talking about
[] write in

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Also for the maybe bleach quest, hollow, soul reaper or a choice between the two? I can do both

>[] comfort Blue
>[] see thunder for myself

>[] comfort Blue
>[] go out to try and find smiley and poi, and berry

>[] comfort Blue
>[] see thunder for myself
Maybe we can help him a bit with our little healing abilities.

>[] comfort Blue
>[] see thunder for myself

As for the Bleach quest, whichever one lets us turn into Kenpatchi. I know next to nothing about Bleach, but that crazy fucker is amazing.

>[] comfort Blue
>[] see thunder for myself

>[] comfort Blue
>[] see thunder for myself

"Well I'm sure he'll pull through, he's a tough old thing" I say as I ruffle her hair, wincing as she accidentally flicks out her blades just enough to scratch me "Right"

"It's really bad' Sam says, sounding actually sad for the man he's been butting heads with

"Sam" Lucy and Minor say angrily as bailey rushes off looking a little sick

"She can hear you" Lucy says, crossing her arms with a huff as Minor does the same

"Don't be so blunt about it, bonehead" Minor hisses as Blue buries her head in my chest, sniffling and sounding like she's about to start crying

I glare at sam and he frowns, and right before I can open my mouth, blue stops me, looking right through me with her cute blue eyes.

"He really isn't" She says weakly "He..he"

and then she starts crying, sounding like a cricket chirping as I pick her up and hold her to my chest like the little girl she is.

I walk into the dark room, as Bailey walks out of it, holding her own daughter close to her as she takes her to the bath. She glances back at me sadly as I hear a weak ragged cough in the bed.

I look down and wince as I see thunder laying there, looking wasted and dried out. He blink and sneers at me

"Well aren't you a liar" he chuckles weakly, his voice sounding airy, like he's struggling to breath "You said you'd lead me to die protecting my little sister, and hear I am, on the verge of death...in peace with you all locked away in a tower"

Blue squirms out of my arms and rushes over to him, my thoughts filling with her panic as the old hiver ruffles her hair weakly, grinning happily

"Glad I've managed to spend as much time with her as I have" He says as he looks down at her, as sadness fills my mind as Blue cries out loudly, not in hiver or the civilized tongue...or english.

"He's on deaths door my queen, been trying to pick fights to get through it' Little green says flatly "no warrior is meant to live as long as he can, they're the shortest lived of all our kind"

cont

"shut up" Blue hisses as thunder looks down at her "He..he's can pull through this right big sis"

"the idiot is right for once" Thunder says tiredly "warriors are born to be expendable and"

"You're not you idiot!" Blue cries out as Thunder frowns, crying

"And I am the longest lived one" He says struggling to get up "Look at me? Guess how long I've lived?"

"I..I don't know but I'm sure that" I start before he shakes his head

"thirty seven years" He says dully "My mother has given birth to generations of warriors before me and more after I was born, if I had eaten more strong specimens, if we had warred against other hives more, I would've been much longer lived, but in my pride, I...stayed basic, and now my time is coming, nothing we can do about...please, I don't want to die useless, bedridden, just...let me die in battle, I don't have long and I don't want her to see me"

"NOOO!" Blue cries out, breaking one of the windows as she wraps her arms around Thunders neck "shut up, shut up, you're fine, your not gonna go anywhere, shut up, shut uuuup"

Thunder looks at me, his eyes sunken as he mouths

"Let me have my glory, one last time"

before smiling weakly

What do I do?
[] try to use my and simons magic to help
[] refuse
[] Ask who he'd even fight
[]challenge him to a fatal duel
[] Ask everyone else what they think we should do
[] hug Thunder
[]write in

>[] try to use my and simons magic to help
>[] Ask who he'd even fight

>[] try to use my and simons magic to help
>[] hug Thunder
>[] Ask everyone else what they think we should do
>[] Ask who he'd even fight

I think he should fight Simon. What better opponent to die against than the strongest human in the land. And then Blue won't hate us for killing her brother,

>[] try to use my and simons magic to help
Try praying for once? Man, Blue would take him dying really hard, and as much as I'd , like to fulfill his request Katie killing him would he even worse for herl

>[] hug Thunder
>[] try to use my and simons magic to help
>[] Ask everyone else what they think we should do
>[] Ask who he'd even fight

>[] hug Thunder
>[] try to use my and simons magic to help
>[] Ask everyone else what they think we should do
>[] Ask who he'd even fight

>[] hug Thunder
>[] try to use my and simons magic to help
>[] Ask everyone else what they think we should do
>[] Ask who he'd even fight
>Pray

"Oh stop being so doom and gloom, my magic can" I start before Thunder shakes his head.

"This is no wound, Krovy" he says unusually softly as he close "it's just age"

"Don't be stubborn" Blue huffs, hugging him tighter "It might, why can't you just see"

"I don't like wasting time, you know this" He says coldly "Just...enjoy the time we've shard so far"

"Si..simon maybe your magic is strong enough to help?" I ask weakly as he walks into the dark room, arms crossed.

He shakes his head

"Magic can only bring back a soul when it was taken before it's time, age...we can't do anything for without dipping into forbidden arts" He says sadly "its just his time to meet the seven, only dark magics can force a soul to remain in the flesh after their time"

My lip shakes, and I hug Thunder, making him groan as I sniffle and feel tears dripping down my cheek.

"Who would you even fight?" I ask him angrily

"Yeah, there's nothing trying to kill us here brother, why are you still obsessed with it"Blue whines as thunder groans and shakes his head

"Anyone would do" he says flatly

"No one will do!" Blue growl, snapping her teeth at him as I turn to everyone else.

"What should we do?" I ask quietly, so Blue can't hear me

"Kill him, take his power for our own" Green giggles sickly behind me

"If he wants to die, he wants to die, no reason to jump off of a bridge for him" Sam says, looking like he's about to cry

"...I think we might be able to do something with" Lucy begins

"Black magic" Simon says hatefully "You're talking about"

"Necromancy yes" Lucy chuckles nervously "I'm just saying...I don't want to see Blue go through this, she's too nice of a girl"

"There has to be a way to help him right?" Minor ask sheepishly
cont

What do I do?
[] wait for the others to come back
[] Try to solve this in a hiver way
[] try to explain it to blue
[] Make blue face reality
[] Refuse to use necromancy to keep him around
[]ask simon if he's sure there's no other way
[]write in
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Also I had almost entirely forgot about Kido, man that's some cool shit.
as are the incantations for them

Yeah think you'd start off as a soul reaper at least.

>[] wait for the others to come back
>[] try to explain it to blue
>[] Refuse to use necromancy to keep him around
>[]ask simon if he's sure there's no other way

>[] try to explain it to blue
>[]ask simon if he's sure there's no other way

>Ask Simon if he's willing to duel Thunder

It's the only way to see him off with the proper respect without Blue hating us.

>[] wait for the others to come back
>[] try to explain it to blue
>[] Refuse to use necromancy to keep him around
While I'm sure necromancy could be used for good, in this case I think whatever we would get would not be a kindness to Blue or Thunder. Maybe if we actually knew a really really good necromancer but as it is....

Yeah, if there is no other way, I'm for asking Simon to do it
>[]ask simon if he's sure there's no other way

>[] try to explain it to blue
>[]ask simon if he's sure there's no other way

>Ask Simon if he's willing to duel Thunder

[] Try to solve this in a hiver way
I guess in theory we could try to find a few Hivers for him to eat, but I doubt we have that kind of time.

"Blue, there's no way we can help him" I say softly as I grab my poor little sister by her face and force her too look at me "All we can do is keep him around a bit longer with medicine and stuff like that, but...it won't keep him around forever, everything has to go away sometime and"

"I KNOW!" She screams, making me jolt "I don't want him to, I know he can't get better, but i don't want him to leave, I..I hate seeing him acting like he's already dead, I don't want him gone, I want him to stay with me, I don't want him to die, he's supposed to follow my orders, why can't he just run from the gods huh? they aren't ours, why should he have to go with them, they've never...they should want a hiver's soul...they shouldn't want to take him from me like this"

I turn back to simon, as Everyone else goes quite and looks away. They're crying and so am I.

the old man bows his head, looking heart broken as I bite my lip and force my eyes shut

"No...not without using foul magics" He says sadly "it's destiny, only gods can break it"

What do I do?
[] ask him if he can fight him *Switch to Thunder fighting simon*
[] Cry and hold thunder more
[] Ask him again
[]....well could I try to ask them?
[]Ask someone else to fight thunder *play as them against thunder*
[] duel him myself
[] write in

>[]....well could I try to ask them?

>[] ask him if he can fight him *Switch to Thunder fighting simon*

>[] ask him if he can fight him *Switch to Thunder fighting simon*
>[] Cry and hold Blue more

Well... it had to happen eventually. Dammit old man.

>[]....well could I try to ask them?

>[] duel him myself

And I have the song to play for the fight.

youtube.com/watch?v=lLH3K5lWcyk

"Well could I ask them myself?" I ask weakly as I lean against Blue, trying to comfort her and find comfort in her as my hear goes cold and the fire in my eye goes out, leaving a freezing spot in my skull as it struggles to relight itself.

"You could try" He says, shrugging "But, angels aren't unusually able to stay in the mortal world for long, so maybe you simply can't return to the land of the gods until your duty is done"

I wince as I remember when I died, how I had agreed to hunt down demons or...or something like that, it's a little hard to remember..but I'm sure I did do something like that, might not remember exactly what I said...but I know I said it.

Tears are burning my cheek, tears of silvery fire.

I shake my head, and cry out in panic as it starts to work its way into my heart as I start to freak out a bit.

"Please....please" Thunder sighs, on the verge of tears as everyone else tries not to say or do anything besides cry "It's what I want, just...stop making it so difficult to go through with it"

"There's no one to fight" Blue shrieks pulling on Thunder's chitin as he covers his eyes, so she can't see him crying.'

I look at Simon for a long moment, begging him silently to take the bullet here

He steps forward, and clears his throat

"I will fight you" He says sadly "great warrior thunder, I will duel you in your end to give you your dream"

"NOOOooo" blue wails as thunder gets up slowly

"Thanks, from one legend to another" Thunder chuckles as he grabs onto simon's shoulder to stay standing "I, the old man reaper of the swamps, will take you for my last foe"

"GET AWAY FROM HIM!" Blue cries, trying to leap at Simon, before I grab her and hold her down, as she cries out, screaming angrily and pitifully

"Then the challenge for my position is in place" Simon says seriously nodding once as he walks away "Meet me in the grounds of the kings's garden, and we shall duel to the end of our breathes...brave knight"
cont

"It is an honor sir and...krovachi, lucy"Thunder says as he walks off arm in arm with simon "Do not let blue come to see this...I do not want her to become soured with anger and hate, just tell her I fought well...sam I don't give a shit as you would say, come or don't"

"Got it old man" Sam says, giving the old hiver another shoulder to lean on "Just don't die on me"

Thunder does nothing as he limps away

"BIG BROTHER!!!!!" Blue cries out, biting my arm as she tries to squirm to run out after him "DON"T LEAVE ME, please, don't leave me...big brother, I love you...please, I order you to stay, Big brother? Big broooother...big"
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Thunder blade of the swamps
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I cut off my heart and mind to my queen, feeling the solitary coldness as I walk along out of the building, arm in arm with two great warriors.

and as I step onto the burning street, human face gawking at my wasted, weakened form.

I look back at the window and sigh

But the greatest I know is keeping the only thing I love in this world from hurting herself to try and "Save" me.

I hold back my heart, as I hear her wailing...I am dead now, no reason to make myself suffer any more.
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youtube.com/watch?v=B9iiMOr7RyE
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cont

>"DON"T LEAVE ME, please, don't leave me...big brother, I love you...please, I order you to stay, Big brother? Big broooother...big"
I'm so sorry Blue.

There was no other way. She'll understand eventually. That's what we'll keep telling ourselves until it's true.

We probably could have done something about it if we had given it more thought, like finding some harmful hive and feeding them to him, but I'm afraid his death didn't seem so imminent back then, and now its too late.

Feeding wouldn't stave off age forever. The terrible fact of the matter is that Thunder was old even before we met him. Maybe feeding stronger hivers to him would have given him more time, but I doubt it. It's better that this happens now, cared for by friends and family, and dying to the strongest warrior in the world. By no means is it perfect, but it is a death worthy of a hero. And we should all hope for that.

The gardens
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Too much noise, too many people, reminds me of when I raided towns...or my hive. I smile as faint memories return to me, as cheering and booing fill my ears...no one is crying my name in pride, only simons, all of them are hissing and insulting me...but I don't give a damn.

I've hated humans my entire life, might've met a few good ones, but I don't expect them to like me. I've killed more of them in my thirty seven years than their are watching me die now.

I stare at the armored man standing away from me, holding a hammer and sword at his side, his brilliant gold armor glinting as his cape of eight colors blow behind him, his helmet adorned with feathers of the same colors....gold, silver, blue, red, green, grey, purple, and orange.

"The challenger to the title of champion of the seven...Thunder blade of the swamps, one of two untainted hivers" a fat human with no hair cries out as a pack of them in frilly colors stand behind him giggles "And the hero of light, man of justice, the one who fought back and cut off the head of taint not once, but twice, Simon Daltross"

The crowd cheers again, and I feel their glares focusing on me again. I close my eyes

I smell flowers, dirt, sweat...sickness. these gardens are beautiful, so many colors I didn't know existed, I am happy to die here.

I smirk as I open my eyes

"This is a fair, honorable fight, no magic, no trickery, no decite or devilry" the fat one says again "it is too the death unless the victor spares the loser if he surrenders...in name of the seven, fight for their glory"

I look up, and wonder if they're actually watching me down here.

A cold wind blows

a bell rings

metal feet stomp across the soon to be blood stained stone path.

I look down at simon and
cont

>Feeding wouldn't stave off age forever. The terrible fact of the matter is that Thunder was old even before we met him.
37 isn't that old, and he directly said earlier he could have gotten a much longer life if he had fed and become stronger.

He was talking about earlier in his life, long before we met him. And it was already stated that the warrior caste of Hivers are the shortest lived of them all. As much as we might like to think otherwise, there was nothing we could have done.

See cold fury in his eyes, disgust at how I'm being treated.

"FROM ONE GOOD MAN TO ANOTHER" He screams as he charges me, grabbing both of his weapons from his side "FIGHT WELL"

"FIGHT WELL!" I croak, as I step towards him
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youtube.com/watch?v=GbDRGQzbWDE
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It hurts to breath, I can barely see...a thousand mocking voice laugh at me for starving my body

and I ignore them as I take my final sprint into battle, laughing like the childhood I lost from the taint in my veins.

What do I do?
[] Enter the blade trance *see other sheets*
[] Recklessly charge him 1d20+str and speed
[] Blade shatter 1d100
[] armor break 1d20+str and weapon
[]Gutstab 1d100
[] Cross cutter 1d100
[] snicker snack 1d100
[] Blade grab skewer 1d100
[] Disemboweling sprint 1d100
[] Head catch 1d100
[] try to trade blows with him 1d100
[] write in

>And it was already stated that the warrior caste of Hivers are the shortest lived of them all.
You can change your caste if you grow, actually. Lil Green could have become a Queen earlier in the quest.

Rolled 96 (1d100)

>[] try to trade blows with him 1d100

Rolled 24 (1d100)

>[] Blade shatter 1d100

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>[] Recklessly charge him 1d20+str and speed

Rolled 46 (1d100)

>[] snicker snack 1d100

Rolled 63 (1d100)

>[] Enter the blade trance *see other sheets*
>[] Blade grab skewer 1d100
Huh cool, I didn't even see you finished the wandering swordsman. That'd be a great thing for krovachi to pick up next lvl up.

You might be right, I might be right, it doesn't matter now. Thunder is getting a heros death, and now we have to make Simon work for it.

Rolled 87 (1d100)

>[] snicker snack 1d100

My feet fall on the burning stones, mixing in with the chorus of chants and prayers, my stomach hurts, it hasn't fed in days. My eyes burning and my throat hurts...But ya know, I've been in worse pain.

My instincts cry out, and I duck down. A blade cuts over my head as a hammer moves for my legs. I lean forward as the blade pivots around, turning to stab my as I throw my arms out

My soul cries out as I flip my blades impossibly fast, digging into the armor less areas of Simon's armor as I dive past him. The blade knicks my leg as I tumble past him, not a deep cut, just a scratch.

I roll, curling up before I can stop, dragging my blade along the stones to leave my mark as simon laughs

"You got me...now that's a surprise" He says with fake happiness and amusement "Now, show me what you've got"
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youtube.com/watch?v=J0VY6Qs18P8
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What do I do?
[] try the same trick 1d100
[] try to catch his legs with my blades 1d100
[] try to wear him down with strike and retreating manuvers 1d20+speed
[] Recklessly charge him 1d20+str and speed
[] Blade shatter 1d100
[] armor break 1d20+str and weapon
[]Gutstab 1d100
[] Cross cutter 1d100
[] Blade grab skewer 1d100
[] Use soul sacrifice *see sheet*
[] write in
[] Disemboweling sprint 1d100
[] Head catch 1d100
[] try to trade blows with him 1d100

and Thunder never did, he preferred being a simple warrior rather than anything else.

Rolled 93 (1d100)

>[] Use soul sacrifice *see sheet*
>[] try to catch his legs with my blades 1d100

Rolled 5 (1d100)

>[] Disemboweling sprint 1d100

Rolled 26 (1d100)

>[] Blade grab skewer 1d100

Rolled 11 (1d100)

>[] Cross cutter 1d100
>[] Use soul sacrifice *see sheet*

All or nothing! We're not surviving this, but by fuck we'll leave a scar to remember us by.

Rolled 60 (1d100)

>[] Use soul sacrifice *see sheet*
Seems appropriate now.
>[] Blade grab skewer 1d100