Ashton Posted August 11, 2022 Report Share Posted August 11, 2022 The three exchanged glances... was she serious, or was she testing them? this would be a huge boon to their finances, but if it got reported to the higher-ups, there would be trouble... this was the best job they could ask for... was it worth the risk? However their moral delima was suddenly unceremoniously tabled by the entrance of the massive golem. Iggy's eyes began to sparkle and she let out a quiet squee sound at seeing the monster, no doubt if it wasn't about to eat them, she would be examining it with a magnifying glass and quite possibly trying to disassemble it... Jasper rushed forward and shoved its sword in the creature's mouth to jam it open, but it was clear his strength would not last "Decide NOW if you want to save or destroy it!" he demanded "I cant hold it off for long!" already his claw'd feet were cutting deep gashes in the stone floor as he tried to fight it back Cloudy less-than-gently thwaped iggy in the back of the head to get her attention Iggy shook her head as she came back to reality "as much as I hate to say it... our lives are worth more..." "I was hoping you'd say that!" grinned jasper as white mists began wafting from his nostrils as he built up a belly full of flame Cloudy drew his crossbows, though he doubted they'd be much good Iggy's horn began glowing as smoke began wafting from her body, no doubt a powerful spell being prepared... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiktoBarada Posted August 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2022 Tongue Twister took a few steps back, given that a DRAGON and a KIRIN NECROMANCER were powering up to do some potentially grievous harm to the automaton, and didn't want to be caught in the backblast. The bear golem took a step back to disengage from Jasper's sword - then breathed out a massive gout of superheated steam ! At Jasper the dragon. A creature that can eat diamonds and swim in lava .... "Hmm - looks like that thing has extremely primitive reactions." TT noted to Cloudy, "Didn't even try to identify what it's fighting. Probably limited to either brute force or that steam blast. We doubt the steam could hurt a dragon like your friend Jasper; not sure what it would do to a kirin. But we do know what it could do to ponies !" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashton Posted August 15, 2022 Report Share Posted August 15, 2022 Jasper just snarked "Thanks, I needed a shower after wading around in this much, too bad you couldn't make it atleast warm" Cloudy shrugged "If she lets go and turns full nirik it wont hurt her, might even calm her down since their flames are a manifestation of their emotion right now... it better hopes if it hits her that it kills her or she'll make even an unthinking golem regret its actions" "Dont waste your flame" said Ignine after the golem's steam attack "its body's going to be a huge heatsink an' you'll just help it recharge" she closed her eyes "Its my turn" when she opened them, they were pure black, radiating that inky almost sticky necrotic energy as a very evil looking circle formed on the ground "Time to go to sleep, my new pet" Jasper dove out of the way, also pushing himself against the back wall, presumably knowing what was happening, but also possibly just as terrified as TT given iggy's power The circle created a powerful barrier around the mechanical beast as the black energy surged forward, trying to rip loose the machine's soul - or in this case, the magical equivalent of life essence powering it... as it did, iggy floated out a expertly carved gemstone etched with magic runes... "everyone stay back!" warned cloudy "she's trying to soul-cage it" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiktoBarada Posted August 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2022 It ended up a 'Good News/Bad News' scenario. The good news was Iggy's spell worked - the animating spirit controlling the automaton was drawn out. The bad news was Iggy's spell worked - the animating spirit was only controlling the automaton, not powering it. As there was currently no one driving, the automaton barreled forward in a straight line, glancing off the walls. There were a few loud scraping noises around the corner, then a loud smash. "Well, there goes the other door." TT noted. There were a few more scrapes as it continued around - the lair is a ring, and the golem is trying to move in a straight line. It barrelled around again as everyone dodged (easy to do since it was now incapable of any kind of thought or planning), and started another lap. There was a loud crash, then no more scraping sounds. "Well, sounds like it found that pit." TT noted as she went around the hall a bit. Sure enough, the golem was stuck in the pit, its legs moving with all the purpose and thought of a wind-up toy, but finding no purchase whatsoever. Tongue Twister turned and glared at Iggy; it may have been a trick of the light, but TT's coat looked a bit darker than usual. "That was a rather brutal spell there Iggy." she stated coldly, "You haven't practiced that on ponies or other living creatures, right ?" [ooc : the last soul manipulating pony TT encountered was the evil sorceress Hou Shuren. It - did not go well for her ....] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashton Posted August 27, 2022 Report Share Posted August 27, 2022 As the creature barreled forward it was heading right for one of the stone statues, Cloudy made a quick glance at TT before leaping into the way... fortunately the creature did not seem to be using its breath weapon, but it still hit cloudy full in the sholdier and an alarming amount of blood was now running down his leg, and with the way he was limping and moving moly by gliding -and nearly crashing on landing- it was clear cloudy was, at the least, in a lot of pain, at the worst had at least a few bone fractures... "Fascinating" said iggy as she watched the carnage, too busy examining the golem to notice her friend's defensive action against the statue "Normally the controlling spirit is also the animating force... it seems this one has a -granted bad- autopilot..." At the question from TT, Iggy shrugged "it wasn't a very powerful soul, honestly its just asleep right now, nothing particularly bad since its a lesser spirit" though she did not respond to the latter question - whether it was a bad answer or whether she was too interested in the golem was up for debate given iggy's interest in the construct (not to mention her apparent ADHD) "so do we destroy it...?" asked Jasper Iggy fished around in her bag "I have a better idea...." she said as she drew out a second stone, this one far more elaborate than the first and presumably not intended for quick emergency uses "you sure you want to use that...?" asked Cloudy, leaning against the wall, looking like he might pass out from blood loss -or pain- at any moment Iggy considered "actually... if I put the original soul back and instead draw out the soul that's powering it...." If TT was familiar with the gems, she would recognize this as a far more powerful gem - a full, purpose-made, phylactery, capable of storing a rather powerful pony inside... what iggy was planning to do with it was anycreature's guess, though given she WAS a member of STAR hopefully nothing malicious.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiktoBarada Posted September 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 TT looked between Iggy and Cloudy. Cloudy did not look well. "Are you sure there's any point in doing whatever you're planning Iggy ?" she asked, "It's trapped in a pit, and lacks the intellect to get out. Sooner or later, its boilers will quit, and it'll run out of power. We're not even sure there actually is a spirit powering it - it IS a mechanical monstrosity crafted by paranoids to deal with possibly magical intruders." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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