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"A Kitsune eating the souls of its children also isn't a pretty sight. The soul is the primary part of a Kitsune. Bodies are replaceable.""Hmm, yes indeed. I forget sometimes that you do not naturally have a physical form."
She-Who-Wathces enters the hospital and searches for... something usefull. And gazes upon that one wounded creature withYou see the chameleon investigating his surroundings. There is a vending machine, which you search and find a bottle of water, and a receptionists desk with nothing important in it. There is a hallway leading deeper into the hospital.displeasurefeline superiority.
"This is beholders we're talking about. The only organ in our bodies is a brain. Sanity is a big part of us. And an insane beholder is not a friendly sight.""Ouch. Least it's only insanity instead of a living death of your soul.""Taught to Kitsune. Normally. Cause we're susceptible.""Hmm. Makes sense. I was taught about the Blight. The Blight is a disease that only affects beholders, and causes all the eyes to experience burning pain and cause their psychic powers to deteriorate. It kills the beholder after 1 human year of pain and agony, driving them to insanity. Gladly, it only happens under very specific conditions."
"Taught to Kitsune. Normally. Cause we're susceptible.""Hmm. Makes sense. I was taught about the Blight. The Blight is a disease that only affects beholders, and causes all the eyes to experience burning pain and cause their psychic powers to deteriorate. It kills the beholder after 1 human year of pain and agony, driving them to insanity. Gladly, it only happens under very specific conditions."
"Not close to me, no.""Oh. How do you know so much of it then? Is it something that is taught in homes?"
"Metal Gear Solid 3, otherwise known as Snake Eater?""Oh, right. Still haven't heard of it. Only been on earth for one day and all."
"Depends on the host's personality, the common callsign is the host's soul is corrupted. Starting with the outer aura. Usually it just makes the host malicious in social situations. Kegare forms when people hit huge extremes somewhere in the emotional spectrum. Usually depression or rage due to how easy those are to trigger. If the host is highly spiritual and the aura is layered, such as with Kitsune, it occasionally has a second stage upon corruption of the inner aura, said second stage tends to trigger when the host is alone with someone else or when the host is in an extreme emotional state. Host mutates somewhat and then utilizes all inherent abilities to terminate and consume the life essence of the victim. Thereby strengthening the host.""Right... Has this happened to anyone close to you?"
"A little. They have MGS3 here, so I played that."Ether looks confused.
"Well, good."Oh right. Do you play video games as well?"
Also no. I'm watching you play, too."
"That wasn't fun at all..?""It was a bit, i guess."
"Kegare Thinks. It's smart. It's aware.""Hmm. Interesting. What does it do to the host?"
"Reload the save."Ether re-loads the save. "So was that the only reason you came over here?"
Tel' ek and his son patter over towards the hospital on all fours, entering.You experience pain in your foot (20). You enter the hospital, walking past the lynx. There is a receptionists desk, a vending machine, and a darkened hallway leading further into the hospital.
"Not so loud about that!"Oh who cares? If anyone bothered to listen they'd just think i'm talking about this game. Which I am, if anyone asks. Not really. Ether saves the game quickly and uses Fus on the table. All the food comes flying off ((note: this is in Skyrim. Just for anyone who doesn't really know much about Skyrim.)) Ether rolls his eyes."Like that was worth wasting my dragon shout."
But that's not what I meant. Save really quick and use Fus on the table. Just watch."
"I meant that. There is a kind of abomination in the chaos realm called a (Inhuman snarling), or in your tongue, a 'Harbinger'. They spread psychic corruption throughout the galaxies, destroying many cosmic deities. They don't care of course, for they are not self-aware. They are the dumbest life-form in the chaos realm, gladly, or there would probably be no more beholders.""Not so loud about that!"If you put a gecko on a dragon. Do you have a lizard on a lizard? Or are dragons technically not lizards?"
But that's not what I meant. Save really quick and use Fus on the table. Just watch.""Not exactly standard corruption. This is the kind that can eat deities.""Oh greetings Ethon, the one who is draconic. I did not see you there. And yes, I am aware of the feast going on, I just do not require physical sustenance. I don't need to eat."Ethon is sitting next to Ether, right at that moment.
"Hey, dude, do you see that table full of stuff?""Kegare is basically Corruption. Most creatures from japan are highly spiritual and therefore highly susceptible.""Ah, corruption. I am no newbie to that, the chaos realm being pretty corrupt and all."For all psychics.Ether notices and turns his head to face Fred. "Uh oh."
A high pitched sound reverberates throughout the psychic spectrum, followed by the overlapping repetitions of:
So much potential...
Fred falls to his knees and clutches his temples, his trumpet lying beside him.
Tel' ek bandages his own wound, then Gra' li's.You look around for any buildings, and notice an old hospital that the lynx from earlier is standing by. You also see a wagon with a cat in front of it, and see some smoke coming from somewhere in the distance.
Look around for any buildings of note.
(My own innovation)Spoiler: Tel' ek (click to show/hide)Spoiler: Gra' li (click to show/hide)
"Oh greetings Ethon, the one who is draconic. I did not see you there. And yes, I am aware of the feast going on, I just do not require physical sustenance. I don't need to eat."Ethon is sitting next to Ether, right at that moment.
"Hey, dude, do you see that table full of stuff?"
"Kegare is basically Corruption. Most creatures from japan are highly spiritual and therefore highly susceptible.""Ah, corruption. I am no newbie to that, the chaos realm being pretty corrupt and all."
For all psychics.Ether notices and turns his head to face Fred. "Uh oh."
A high pitched sound reverberates throughout the psychic spectrum, followed by the overlapping repetitions of:
So much potential...
Fred falls to his knees and clutches his temples, his trumpet lying beside him.
Collect as much food as we can carry.You look around for food to take with you. You find a packet of 5 bandages, a tightly sealed jar of pickles, and a shopping troley wiht a bottle of soda, a packet of pre-cooked roast beef from the deli section, and a half-eaten cheeseburger. You cannot fight off tetanus any longer.
