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Post by Shaa Rhunn on May 13, 2023 11:23:20 GMT -5
Shaa was pissed. He wasn’t quite sure how he could be so angry and happy at the same time. On the one side, his friend, mentor and legitimate Captain of the Fighters guild Athena had been missing and was now found…sort of. After months of searching with little to no clues as to where she was, Shaa was legitimately worried about his friend. As one of the most capable fighters Shaa had ever known, he was worried that if she was gone this long, that she was probably dead and that he would never find out what happened to his friend. But all that changed when solid evidence of her survival surfaced through nothing more than sheer happenstance. Athena was alive. And he was going to save her.
But as with anything in Shaa’s life, it was never that simple. Athena’s disappearance had been part of a much larger plot to take down the guild itself. For reasons that he could only speculate on, a bandit group known as The Clasp had coordinated her kidnapping to make way for an assault on the guild. The had built up an impressive army for the sole purpose of coming over and wiping them all out. A bold move to be sure but…they were too slow. Their plans were now out in the open and the guild, not super great at patiently waiting to get attacked, collectively decided to go on the offensive. Not a real big surprise for anyone.
The Clasp had decided to make some giants their generals as parts of the assault. The guild had decided if they took out the generals before the attack, not only would it slow the assault, but would make the Clasps headquarters vulnerable to an assault of their own. An assault that would hopefully not only free their captain but put and end to this uprising once and for all. As part of the counteroffensive, different groups were assigned to take out different generals in a coordinated effort. As the interim Captain of the Fighters Guild, Shaa had volunteered to take the most dangerous of the generals, a pair of Giants known collectively as, The Brothers Doom.
Giants all by themselves are some of the most dangerous creatures in Charon. Really, most fighters would simply rather avoid conflict with these massive monsters for risk of being squashed or torn apart. These two giants in particular were special however. They had gained a reputation for fighting in tandem which was almost unheard of among giants. The first brother Crash, was a deadly melee fighter. He was known for using trees as giant clubs to smash his enemies. The second brother Mystic, was possibly even more dangerous. Shaa didn’t know this for sure but he had heard rumors, that Mystic was no ordinary magic user. He was a necromancer.
So there they were, the Brothers Doom. Crash would kill you, Mystic would bring you back to fight on their side. It was a terrifying combination not for the feint of heart. But that didn’t matter to Shaa. They needed to die if the guild had any chance at all on getting Athena back so into the ground these guys went. But this wasn’t Shaa’s first rodeo by a long shot. They would have to be smart about it or risk ending up being another mark in their death toll. For his companion, there were a couple from the guild that Shaa would love to have with him. But there were other giants that needed killing and Shaa needed to trust his friends to take them out as well. As it happened, the one who ultimately came was Leandros.
The two had a very interesting history together in terms of adventures to be sure. Some with better memories than others but Shaa was ultimately happy he was here. He was a capable fighter and a solid companion. Now, they just needed to discuss the plan to survive the fight to come.
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Post by Leandros Aurthurian on May 14, 2023 11:14:54 GMT -5
Leandros admittedly came into this search with far less personal investment than Shaa, but he was willing to help if nothing else. His time in the Fighter's Guild had been brief so far and well....the condition of his entry was ill timed. Still, he thought he could do good work with the Guild and felt confident enough to stick with it.
Regaining leadership would help right the ship of the guild as well, he thought, so he sprung to the chance to try and see that through. Add on top of that taking out bandits and some giants and well, you can't really top that.
The knight did as much reading up on The Clasp as he could to prepare himself for this fight. They seemed like typical bandits just with a few more thoughts running through their heads. The group was cunning and clever, especially if they were able to coordinate a kidnapping and work with giants. Either feat along would put them at the top of the list of problem groups, but both was unthinkable. Whoever was at the center of this group was probably one of the most dangerous people in all of Charon.
Leandros tightened the straps on his gauntlet as he came up beside Shaa, Gilder hanging back as he makes the final checks on his bow and arrows. Theo and Apogee would be staying behind for this fight, one being too young and the other being too his wife to risk in this fight.
"Well good news is giants are easy to find, the bad news is they are giants. Do you have a plan Shaa?" He looked over to the minotaur, curious for his input. He hadn't worked with Shaa too often, but from what he had seen the man was brilliant on the battlefield.
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Post by Shaa Rhunn on May 14, 2023 11:54:26 GMT -5
The plan. That was the question wasn’t it? Anyone who had ever fought with Shaa, or against him, knew one thing about his fighting style. Unpredictable. It was a deadly mistake for those who didn’t know him. The ignorant always assumed he was just some big dumb beast who would come charging right at them mindlessly. They would always get that look on their face though when things didn’t go the way they expected. It was the last look they ever had.
And it was the same thing here. They were giants. Not just giants but two very famous and decidedly deadly giants. What kind of crazy idiots would take them on directly? The smart tactician would attack them while they were asleep, or from a distance or with their mother in law. Anything but a direct assault. It would be very stupid and unnecessary and suicidal. They would never see it coming….
Well yeah…there is a plan. But, if we are being honest, you are probably not going to like it. The problem with these guys is that they are dangerous and they know it. They do whatever they want pretty much with impunity. What we need to do is get them out of their comfort zone. Or more accurately, get them so far into their comfort zone, they don’t know they are out of it until it’s too late. Shaa listened to himself explain the plan and even he thought it was crazy. Why did it sound so much better in his head?
Sorry, let me back up. What makes a giant so problematic? Their size right? Don’t like something, squish it, smash it etc. It was a tactic that Shaa understood well. Which is also why he understood the problem with it. So we can’t get bigger than these guys… well I can but that still makes it two on one which is bad. But we can get smaller. MUCH SMALLER! Shaa pulls out a long red coat. This my friend will allow me to shrink tiny, like 6 inches tiny. When I am small enough, I can crawl right in that mages ear and fight him FROM THE INSIDE! Shaa waits for him to gauge a reaction. Once I take out the mage, then it’s just about beating up his idiot brother. Dude uses a tree for a club, it’s pretty obvious who the brains in the outfit are. I just need you to distract them while I sneak inside. Think you can handle that and not get smooshed?
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Post by Leandros Aurthurian on May 14, 2023 22:54:16 GMT -5
"That certainly is a tactic, I can't say it is the one I would have come up with, but it is a tactic...At such a size it would take you quite some time to travel up the giant. Are you confident you can climb for that long?" Leandros took a moment to whistle Byrr over from where the horse had been drinking to start double checking the sadle as they talked.
"Gilder and I can keep that one busy for certain. I've taken out a dragon, so a giant shouldn't be much different....bit easier honestly, from the sounds of it giant's don't exactly have much tactical wit...or at least one of them doesn't....If he is a necromancer though, you'll have to keep him busy as well. Giants are hard to kill and undead are notoriously difficult to put down for good so an undead giant might actually be more of a problem than we are looking for."
As the knight talks, straps are tightened and rechecked a few times. He's practiced enough at it that he can do it while talking without missing a beat. He may be a noble with retainers, but it's much easier to trust a saddle you did yourself. Leandros pats the horse's flanks before placing a foot onto the stirrups and hoisting himself up into the saddle.
"I'd ask about making this a competition just to keep it interesting, but I feel this matter is too serious to risk distractions....We will succeed and get Athena back, friend. I promise that."
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Post by Shaa Rhunn on May 14, 2023 23:44:55 GMT -5
Shaa laughs and brushes his hand in front of his snout as if dismissing the notion. Climbing? Pfffttt. You are rolling with Shaa! I have been training way too hard to just be climbing…well anything. I got a ride. Shaa whistles hard and a white cloud decends from the sky. This is Fluffy, my cloud. Fluffy is going to fly me right in there. Zip in, do some damage. By the time he even knows what’s happening, it will leave his brother confused and vulnerable. Mwhahaha. I really shouldn’t be enjoying this as much as I am but….these guys have indirectly caused me a lot of hassle over the last year with Athena gone. The paperwork alone! And I have had no one to take it out on ….until now.
Shaa rubs his hands together and closes his eyes. He chokes up a bit. It’s been so long. Too long. He opens his eyes and gets a serious look on his face. Ok man, I think we got everything nailed down. We launch this mess at dawn. Shaa opens up a map and points at some key areas and the site of the assault. I want to be really clear about this man. We are here to wipe these guys out. No escape. No prisoners. We are the only ones walking away from this fight, period. But…. Shaa moves in close. I I want you to know, have GOT you. I will not let anything happen to you on this mission. If I have to tear their heads off to keep you safe, that’s what’s going to happen. Just do your job and I’ll take care of the rest. Get some sleep, it’s going to be a big day tomorrow.
Shaa pulls back and reaches into his jolly bag of gifts. To keep things interesting, bonus points if you can use this when you fight the dumb one. kq9yaa3s
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Lion Dragon Cloud Waltzing: Your mastery of air allows you to both ride along existing clouds and form one of your own to use as a flying mount as if you had master rank in animal handling. These clouds are solid to you and up to three other people or creatures that you designate
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Post by Leandros Aurthurian on May 15, 2023 17:44:00 GMT -5
"Fair, but in my defense, it is hard to predict someone being able to ride a cloud." He laughs softly as the cloud comes in and seems to have a lot more...sentience than Leandros was expecting. With the different abilities he's seen from other adventurers, these types of things really shouldn't surprise him anymore but he is a simple man. Sol City likes to try and appear normal so much of this is kept from sight.
He smiles gently as Shaa offers his protection and promise, "I appreciate the concern, but I am a warrior myself. Do not risk your own safety thinking you have to look after mine. I have bested a dragon, a hydra, and a few other beasts and managed to remain standing. From the sounds of it, this should be a fair one on one fight for both of us anyways." The knight grins and nods to Shaa as once more he pulls off something even more wild than summoning a cloud.
"And more tricks keep coming I see! I think with this help we should be more than able to hold our end of the bargain." Leandros looks to the lion dragon with a bit of curiousity. "Do you have a name?"
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Post by Shaa Rhunn on May 15, 2023 20:52:14 GMT -5
Fair enough, fair enough. We haven’t fought a real fight together yet andd I know you may have heard some stories about me. I guess tomorrow is the day you see if those stories have any merit to them. But, I. The mean time, let’s get some sleep.
Skippy the Lion Dragon jumps around excitedly. I’m ALIVE! And I have returned! Skippy turns to Leandros. I good and shiny sir, like the armor by the way, am SKIPPY. Skippy THE Lion Dragon. Grrrr! Rrraaawwrrr! Skippy hops around excited. I am Shaa’s buddy. We beat things up together. It’s the best! Who we beating up now boss? Who’s gonna get it? Shaa rolls his eyes a bit. Giants. 2 big giants. Ohhhh I don’t think that I have ever beat up a giant before. Hmmmm fun. Yeah but we we got to wait till tomorrow. Skippy was not pleased. Whaaaaat? Ugh, I hate waiting. Yeah buddy, I know. But tomorrow, you will get all the fighting you can handle….
Meanwhile at the giants camp….
Crash, the older and more stupid of the giant brothers, was picking out a new bashing tree. Of to the side, his brother Mystic, was preparing some corpses for reanimating. This is stupid brother. Crash groused. We are strong enough by ourselves. I say we go down to the guild, crush those little maggots and head back to base. I am tired of camping out here. It’s cold. I’m always hungry. I just want to be done!
Mystic shuffled some bones around and laughed. I understand your impatience my brother. But there is a plan and we must stick to it. Soon, we will be rid of the guild and be ready to move on to phase two of the plan. Once we are done, we will never have to sleep outdoors again. We just need some…patience. Mystic waves his fingers over some bones. Soon a skeletal horse forms and trots in line with several more that he had been working on. Yes my brother….patience is what we need.
From the sky, a swarm of black birds swung downward and landed on Mystics shoulder. He pauses for a moment as if deep in thought. Ahhh I see my friends, thank you. Mystic puts down a couple of femurs and stands up. Crash, it appears as if we have some company coming. Let us set a place for them. Crash laughs a deep guttural laugh and pats his club into his hand.
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Post by Leandros Aurthurian on May 16, 2023 11:41:20 GMT -5
"Those beetles in the desert were enough of a show, that I know you are not simply boasting. It's easy to tell the difference between someone who backs it up and those who are just all talk....and with Skippy following I don't think there's anything to worry about." Leandros smiles warmly as the pair part for the night to prepare for tomorrow.
In the morning, Leandros was once more readied to go towards battle. He offers a minor healing potion over to Shaa as they meet for the morning, "A gift from my wife. She wanted to make sure she helped even if she doesn't come with."
Leandros knew there wasn't much need to linger in the morning, they both knew the plan and started to head out. Gilder trailed behind Leandros, but sent his owl out ahead to scout the area and give them a heads up when the camp gets within sight. The knight surveys the grounds ahead of them from atop Byrr. The giant activity was easy to see...cracks in the ground, uprooted trees tossed about, caravans and livestock stomped flat. The two certainly were causing a lot of trouble and destruction.
"Do you want to go ahead and get to the mage first or should I try and call them out first? I can keep their attention for as long as you need. Skippy can take them high while I take them low."
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Post by Shaa Rhunn on May 17, 2023 17:01:14 GMT -5
Shaa takes the potion in hand and smiles. Hopefully we won’t need it but I’ll be sure to thank your wife when this is all over. I imagine being married to a fighter is a hard burden to bare. Just another reason to keep you safe. Shaa looked over the field at all of the signs of destruction. He got an uneasy feeling but kept going. Yeah that’s the plan. You and Skippy will attack them both directly and I’ll fly in behind the Necromancer for a mini sneak attack. He literally won’t see it coming….
Shaa stopped and looked around. Something wasn’t right. It was like looking at a puzzle with a missing piece in the middle. Sure, you can make out the picture but it’s the missing piece that’s obvious. Glaringly so. What was it? Can you smell that? Shaa asks looking around. Something around here stinks, like it’s rotten. But I don’t see anything that should smell this bad. He bends down and scoops up some of the soil at his feet. As a former geomancer, he knew all kinds of rocks and dirt. You can lean a lot from it. By what’s in it, where it’s from, how much water is in it or not in it. As he turned the soil over and over, it started turning brownish red streaks in his hand. Wait…this isn’t just dirt. It’s mixed….with dried blood. Shaa’s eyes go wide. MOVE!
From all around them, armed skeletal warriors starting bursting out of the ground. Skippy whips his tail around striking two of them, smashing them to tiny pieces. Fun! Toys! Shaa scan the area at the growing number of combatants and starts rethinking their strategy. Well I’m glad that someone is excited about this. Leandros! They know we are coming. I don’t know where they are at the moment but the Necromancer has to be somewhere close. A skeletal Gnoll, which looked horrifying, rushes Shaa and bites him on the forearm. Son of a.. Shaa grabs him by his eye sockets and swings him wide over his head, smashing him on the ground below. Quick, let’s get out of this before we get swarmed. Head over to that hill over there. He says pointing to a hill somewhat clear of the undead. As they reach the crest of the hill, Shaa’s heart sinks. There were the two brothers, smirking at them, standing in front of an army of the undead.
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Post by Leandros Aurthurian on May 17, 2023 17:28:59 GMT -5
"I've seen the respect you hold with other guild members, so I've just as much incentive you keep you safe for their sakes." Once more the knight holds a bright smile.
Gilder on the other hand could feel something off with the earth as well. His ears pull him to the subtle shifting of the dirt as the owl hoots from above spotting something off. As Shaa calls out, he has already drawn and knocked an arrow to fire through the skull of the closest skeleton. The arrowhead flares to light with holy energy leaving a good sized hole through a small line of them.
Leandros draws his halberd from his back, the blade sheathed in a similar holy energy. The reach and width of the weapon make it easy to carve out a few of them, but this is a battle of numbers. They could endlessly fight the skeletons, but that is a drain of energy and they both know that.
"Come, I'll clear a path!" The halberd slips in his grip to extend its reach and cleave through a wide swath of them.[1] He lets out a small roar and spurs Byrr forward to knock through the few skeletons[2] that remain as Gilder follows in their wake.
The ranger turns and fires clusters of arrows at the few near Shaa to give him time to punch through before sprinting forward.
"We shouldn't be surprised to see them lay traps in their territory. They seem to be ready for us, make your preparations friend, I will get their attention." Leandros calls over to Shaa as they head to the hill.
Leandros does not stop as he crests over the hill and towards the giants without fear, "I see between the two of you, you seemed to have a good thought! Maybe Giants aren't complete idiots after all!" His mocks are turned towards the weaker-minded brother[3], a bold challenge but one he'd hoped would pull their attention from Shaa on the hill.
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Post by Shaa Rhunn on May 20, 2023 12:28:04 GMT -5
Shaa watches as Leandros and Skippy the Lion Dragon rush down the hill in a direct and forceful charge. He sees his chance and runs back down the far side of the hill, out of sight presumably from the giant twins. Producing the magical coat and taking a deep breath, Shaa shrinks himself down until he is only 6 inches tall.
He had only attempted this feat a handful of times. His main advantage in fight was being the biggest in the room. Shrinking himself down this small, not only made him hugely vulnerable but added exponentially to the number of enemies that he had to face. Looking around and finding himself alone, Shaa can hear the sounds of giant battle off in the distance. He had a long way to go and every second counted in this fight of grit vs giant. Shaa concentrates and summons his fluffy ride. As he waits for it to arrive from the sky, he hears the sound of a low growl coming from behind him.
Turning quickly to face the noise, he finds himself face to face with the visage of a giant skeletal rat. Of course the rat was not really gigantic but at his new size, it was a whole new ball game. Of course he could always grow back, step in it and call it a day but the coat had its limits. If he were to regrow now, he would not be able to shrink again for at least another day or two due to the toll it took on his body. He would have to deal with the now horse sized skeletal rat on his own terms until his ride got here.
The rat with its gaunt face and hollowed eyes started to circle the tiny Minotaur looking for an opening. Shaa wasn’t sure how much communication happened between creatures like this and their giant master so he couldn’t just leave it and possibly “ rat” them out. He followed the rat in the battle circle also looking for a chance to strike. Suddenly, the rat lashes out with his sharp yellowed claws…
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Post by Leandros Aurthurian on May 20, 2023 12:41:19 GMT -5
"OH? YOU'RE APPROACHING ME? INSTEAD OF RUNNING AWAY, YOU'RE COMING RIGHT TO ME?" The giant bellows out as he already starts to bring his club off from his back and down to slam into the earth with a fluid motion.
"I CAN'T TAKE YOU OUT WITHOUT GETTING CLOSER." Leandros responds in kind, continuing to challenge the giant as his words bolster himself and Skippy.[1]
Leandros spurs Byrr faster to outpace the swing of the club while Skippy hops off a few clouds to then land on the giant's arm. The lion dragon charges up the flabby muscles roaring with as much excitement as he can muster. Skippy's incredible speed lets him get to the shoulder quickly and a swift paw connects with a mean right hook to the giant's chin.
The knight takes his halberd and slashes across the giant's right calf. It groans out in pain from the two hits, but is far from feeling bloodied to be sure.
Gilder has been hanging behind to clean up any of the undead and keep them from overtaking his lord. Holy tipped arrows easily pierce through rotten bones and tattered cloths, creating little piles of ash and dust. Mini-Shaa would see these arrows flying out just as the rate is about to lash out, hitting it in the spine. While it was well timed, Gilder for his part had no idea the minotaur was there, he had lost track of the tiny bull in the fray.
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Post by Shaa Rhunn on May 20, 2023 20:49:38 GMT -5
As the ugly rat harrowed him , Shaa used his fighters moves to dodge and weave in an out of the attacks as they came. Bad thing about being dead man, no braiiins. Hahaha. The unfortunate thing about fighting the undead was that you couldn’t make them mad or bait them. You just kind of had to deal with them. At this point he was just buying time for his cloud to show up. Shouldn’t be too much longer now. At least that is what he hoped.
Shaa smashes his tiny hands together, igniting them on fire. The move seems to have some sort of impact on the rat who staggers a bit. Seeing his opening, Shaa rushes him and jams his burning fists into the rats skull through it’s empty eye sockets, grabbing the orbital bone. The rat starts thrashing wildly to try to shake him off but Shaa uses the momentum to plant his hooves and rip its head clean off. Head now detached, he swings it back around and bats now floundering body off to the side. The skull, now charring in his burning hands, has stopped moving.
From the side, Shaa’s cloud ride appears. He hops on the tiny cloud, smoldering rat head in hand, and commands the cloud to head right for the giant Necromancer. Hopefully, the battle is going well. It will take some luck to pull off what’s coming next.
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Mystic watches as the tiny group charges at them. Not believing for a minute that the fighters are suicidal in their assault, he immediately is suspicious of the tactic. Scanning the battlefield he doesn’t notice anything amiss but remains cautious. Are you in throuble my brother? He calls watching as his brother gets cut under the assault. Here, let me give you a hand. Mystic starts whistling a soft tune, surprising for how large the behemoth is. As he does so, a giant undead hulk raises from the ground. It’s body is that of a man but it’s head has a long snout and antlers like a large grotesque deer. In its hands are a chain and sickle combo which it starts swinging as it drags himself toward Leandros and Skippy. Skippy sees it coming from the side and shakes his head, making his lions main fluff out a bit. Heads up, we got company!
Float Like a Butterfly Partial Elemental Manifestation - Fire Bulls Strength cloud waltzing summon- Undead Hulk (mystic)
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Post by Leandros Aurthurian on May 24, 2023 19:48:47 GMT -5
"You two take care of the extras, I can handle the big one!" Leandros calls back to Skippy and Gilder as the scout breaks off from fighting the horde to bring his attention back to the hulk.
Quickly he turns to fire arrows into the rotting meat of its side. As the holy arrows burn against it, Skippy turns to sprint down and join the fight as quickly as he can. The lion dragon comes out of the sky to crash into the undead hulking, punching it in the chest with both paws to knock it off balance.
The hulk hits back with a slow, but effective chain swipe into Skippy's shoulders. While hurt, the summon isn't going to be taken out so easily. He bares his teeth and bites down on a leg, shaking his head back and forth. "MAN YOUF TAFSTE NAFSTY!"
Focused on the giant, Leandros hops down off Byrr and sends the horse off to get clear of the danger. As he turns to face the big one a glowing aura begins to surround him[1] and the halberd is brandished. Leandros moves in to get between the giant's legs to make it hard to get a hit in as the halberd is thrust into the giant's ankle.
His brute strength strains against the giant's size as he tries to pull the leg forward and off balance.[2,3] The knight can't quite get that going, but its enough of a shift to worry the giant.
"WHOA WHOA STOP THAT! BROTHER HELP!"
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Post by Shaa Rhunn on May 24, 2023 23:48:01 GMT -5
On his tiny cloud, Shaa quickly cruises over the grisly battlefield towards the giant Necromancer, getting a view of the fight as he goes. Taking heart that Leandros and Skippy have survived the initial assault, he resolves to take care of his own business as quickly as possible. He can’t help but be impressed by the sheer number of undead that now populate the field. They must have been working on this for weeks, maybe even longer. It was better that they were dealing with this now vs whatever this army of the dead would have looked like when they decided to attack. Who knows what else they would have come up with.
Shaa was soon at the entrance of Mystic’s ear and quietly makes his entrance on foot, his cloud dissipating into the ether. The first thing that Shaa noticed was the smell. He had not really considered what the inside of a giant are would smell like particularly a giant Necromancer’s earl Between the smell of giant globs of ear wax and the dead birds who met their unfortunate end here, Shaa was glad he only had a light breakfast this morning. He was pretty sure the giant was still as of yet, unaware of his presence in his head. He was pretty sure the sounds and motions of projectile vomiting in his head would end that advantage pretty quickly.
Deeper and deeper into the giant’s head the tiny Minotaur goes, his hooves making a small trail in the ear wax and schmootz of the mages large head. When he had thought this out, the plan was to get all the way to the hear drum and just go nuts until the giant went insane or died. Shaa could cause an impressive amount of damage even when he wasn’t trying. At 6 only 6 inches tall, he may be small but his capacity for wrecking things should only be slightly diminished. A talent was a talent he supposed casually as he continued deeper into the head.
He had been traveling for what seemed like several minutes, very ungrateful for his night vision which gave him the full show of gruesome nonsense he was having to schlep through. From the top of the ear, he unexpectedly hears some loud clicks and chittering. Granted he wasn’t exactly sure what the inside of a giants ear canal was supposed to sound like, but the noise definitely seemed out of place. Peering into the darkness, Shaa catches the glint of red eyes staring back at him from the roof of the ear. “Well poop” he thought to himself grimly with cold thoughts as a very large spider slowing starting descending towards him.
Shaa would have loved to give himself an extra couple of feet here but unfortunately the coat wasn’t adjustable after the initial change. If the mage hadn’t noticed him yet, turning back into his normal 8 foot self would definitely get his attention and get seriously awkward. The tiny fighter sighs resolutely and motions to the spider to bring it. As the arachnid attacks him from above, Shaa reaches up and grabs one of the beasts spindly legs. The spider starts chittering louder as it can’t extract itself from the miniature fighters iron grip. With a twist of his hands, Shaa rips the spiders leg clean off and starts beating the spider with its own appendage. The scene would have been amazing large scale but, as it was, it looked slightly comical as Shaa continues to wail on the now lopsided spider.
Outside the head, Mystic watched as his brother and newly summoned servant engaged the fighter and the Lion Dragon. Look at how small they are Brother. The Necromancer scolds. Just smash their bones and be done with them. We have too much to do to be messing around. Mystic makes a sharp motion with his hand. The undead deer creature picks up the pace and starts swinging his chain and sickle even faster. With a throw of his large desiccated hand, the giant weapon cruises right at Leandro’s head. Skippy, watching the move, jumps in the way taking the blade square in his shoulder. Blood sprays across the field as Skippy lands roughly on the ground. Ohhhh that sucked… he grumbles. The undead hulk walks over, intent on crushing the Lion Dragons head under foot, once and for all. Mystic watches on, guiding the creature, unaware of the tiny battle going on in his head.
Iron Grip Crystallization turn one
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