Mary Wilson
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I stood up, my armor stabbing into the ground to help me up. I willed it into spines over my back and chest, and it did so without resistance. Holding them there, they no longer snapped back. I urged a grin from the helmet, and it listened to my command. Retracting my adjustments, I closed my eyes and searched for anything else. I found something, a presence in the back of my mind. Within and around it, an eerie sensation snarled in the back of my mind, a hunger both liquid and palpable. It seized me,…-
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Torix peered at Kessiah, his gaze dark and menacing, “Are you certain you’re willing to garner enjoyment at my expense? I gave you knowledge of this place for your expertise, but if you are unwilling to help us-” Torix’s eyes flared dark, “I am more than willing to dismiss you.” Muscles in Kessiah’s neck rippled, “Hey now, you know that’s a bad idea. Calm down, and let’s talk.” Torix crossed his arms, “Of what, exactly?” Kessiah spoke to Torix while pointing at me,…
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Something picked the summon up, and I along with it. A sudden warmth flooded me, but not from whoever held us. This heat roared out from within, boiling my blood. Red steam radiated from my body as the arcane bonds binding me together reformed. The magical constructs no longer saturated my flesh in a chaotic, unstable flow. They reoriented into long, smooth lines that connected with the tendrils and wires spread across me. The millions of armored spines in my body connected, wrapping between my nerves.…
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I rolled my shoulders, shaking off a bit of fear. Getting ready for the fight, I cleared my mind, “Eh, it doesn’t matter anyway. My armor’s eating it, not me.” Torix sighed, “Hm…I suppose you’re right about that. Regardless, we have far larger problems on the horizon. You two will stay here. I will be the one to handle these two.” Althea chimed, “I can offer ranged support.” I said nothing. Even holding a candle beside Elthodriss or Kelto overestimated my abilities. Some…
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Now, while I wasn’t exactly a genius, I understood when a situation exceeded my pay grade. After rereading some of the sections and double checking myself, I left my cavern towards Torix. By now, the ancient lich jotted down notes while messing around with a few potions. Many bowls rested on his runic table, the various liquids containing the conduit ichor from earlier. Several of Torix’s minions assisted in the process, handing him knickknacks and thingamajigs for his use. He kept those experiments…
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A chill ran up my back, “Ok, so maybe you could make that sound a little less menacing next time?” Torix stood, “I’ll think about it. Now, I learned to become a lich by pulling my soul from my body. I then grafted it onto the body of something else. Organic matter contains souls better than inorganic compounds. Regardless, this lich process disconnects me from the needs and benefits of a physical body. I maintain sight and other senses via magic. I mention this all because, in essence, your…
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I shifted sideways, my feet dragging on the ground. Where I stood, Althea clashed her upper limbs into the ground. Cracks ebbed from the dirt, her arms broken. I snapped a few potshots into her side before she swung an arm at me. I braced for the impact, and it slammed into my blocking arm. A ringing, skin ripping impact raced through me. My vision flipped while I spiralled through the air. I flopped sideways, rolling on the ground. Pushing myself up, I spit out some blood from my mouth. The…
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I pointed at myself, “You mean me?” Torix spread his arms, “Who else is here?” “Ok, first off, what’s a conduit?” “A way of channeling energy. In your case, you will act as a reservoir of her excess energy.” I raised my hands, “You want me to take in the energy that turns her into that deformed, disgusting, and horrific abomination from earlier?” Torix raised a finger, “Yes, but allow me to explain. I wouldn’t imagine doing this to you if not for your fight earlier.…
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She ran into some bushes before I tossed the spike where she hid. The metal left my hand, and I blistered towards her with clumps of grass flying off the back of my feet. I crashed into the greenery, but the scout disappeared. Resounding through the bushes, another destructive detonation of sound boomed in the distance. A tree beside me splintered as another harpoon disappeared into the soil below. I gawked at the impaled dirt, grimacing at the damage done. Hustling toward the source of the sound, I…
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From the gaping portal, a twisted, gnarled mass of branches and roots crawled outwards. The monster of bark and wood expanded in my vision, thousands of empty eyes staring at me from its spiny body. At the tree’s center, the trunk caved in, creating teeth of wood. It twitched as it squirmed, more like an insect than a beast. It’s size and stature dwarfed me. From the eyes, a hallucinating aura ebbed. Torix spawned something with a much higher level than me. Proceeding with caution, I inspected the…
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