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"Well, I could just leave you here, but then again....maybe you could do something for me."
Suddenly, as fast as the eye could blink, the man draws two swords from his back, slashing across the door and sheathing his blades in one motion. The lock falls to the ground, cut in half and the door swings open.
"As I'd rather not go through an entire castle full of demons on my own, you two are going to help me escape."

There's a reason you don't get in the way of a very large horse charging at you at a very high speed.

(Shoes has Equine Rage!)

Shoes initiates!
Hit: 64, hit!
Crit: 5, critical!
Minor Brute of Greed A takes 21 damage!

Minor Brute of Greed A retaliates!
Hit: 73, hit!
Shoes takes 10 damage!

.....and then again, there's a reason why horses are considered to be ridiculously unhealthy for what they are.

Meanwhile, Rosencrantz proves that he has, in fact, been in a fight before.

(Jarvis' Charisma activates!)

Rosencrantz inititates!
Hit: 57, hit!
Crit: 1, critical!
Werewolf of Greed A takes 15 damage!

Werewolf of Greed A is defeated!

Keilee loses 4 HP!

Asuna seeks the company of the white powder.

Asuna consumes a Vulnerary!
Asuna regains 15 HP!

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Meanwhile, down in the dungeon...

The stumbling gets closer and closer to Lilian and Selene's cell. For a moment, you think it might well be a guard, but that doesn't make any sense; the guards got called out about ten minutes ago. Then, your newfound companion stumbles into view...
"....the fuck? Are you Succubi? I thought this was the wine cellar. Who the fuck locked you in there?"
XP: 69/100

The sound of a man stumbling down the dungeon corridors can be heard by Lilian and Selene as they talk about Selene's newfound alcoholism. Judging from the echoes, it's not far away from you two.

Gnome Jenkins goes for the Crown Jewels.

Jenkins initiates!
Hit: 62, hit!
Werewolf of Greed B takes 4 damage!

Werewolf of Greed B retaliates!
Hit: 94, miss!

He shoots, he scores.

Now, werewolves can't talk. But Jenkins gets the next best thing; a high-pitched, dog-like whine, the werewolf rearing up on its hind legs and whimpering.

Meanwhile, Marcia continues the party's newfound penchant for animal cruelty.

(Marcia has been set alight!)
(A veil of fire protects Marcia!)

Marcia initiates!
Hit: 66, hit!
Werewolf of Greed B takes 4 damage!

Werewolf of Greed B retaliates!
Hit: 19, hit!
Marcia takes 2 damage!

Werewolf of Greed B is set on fire!

The werewolves have -metaphorical- balls of steel to not want to run away from either their burning, emasculated compatriot or the delusional maid that just shanked it with a flaming switchblade while also being on fire.

And the American Wolfhound meets a fellow hellhound.

Keith initiates!
Hit: 61, hit!
Werewolf of Greed A takes 7 damage!

Werewolf of Greed A retaliates!
Hit: 31, hit!
Keith takes 4 damage!

Wrestling techniques, it seems, are as terrifyingly effective on dogs as stabbing them in the nuts and setting them on fire is.

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Meanwhile....

The Begnin castle dungeons haven't been used for almost a hundred years, ever since King Himos II, of Midgardian ancestry, used the dungeon for other purposes aside from imprisoning people. Ever since, for fear of arousing the wrath of the goddess Freya for misusing what were now her hallowed halls, the dungeons have mostly been used for storage of beer, money and other odds and ends. To ward off Freya's wrath, the occasional "effigy of Freya" has been stored down there, clothes optional. The place primarily served as a historical curiosity, pretty but useless, akin to paperweights, Revivians and Goddess Dragons of Water.

Until two weeks ago, where the dungeon was, once more, used for its original purpose.

Within one cell, where barrels of wine and beer have been stocked outside the cell door, two particular succubi are imprisoned. Earlier, they heard the sounds of fighting and yelling from upstairs. The smell of smoke and fire faintly fills the air.

And you two are more broke than the average Revivian after a night at the maid cafes.

//Selene and Lilian are in!
XP: 57/100

5-9, attack a wagon

Shoes thirsts for the.....well, bone marrow of a skeleton. They're not exactly full of blood for Shoes to bathe in. It's a little disappointing.

Shoes initiates!
Hit: 54, hit!
Crit: 2, crit!
Undead Archer B takes 21 damage!

Undead Archer B is defeated!
(Equine Rage activates!)

And yet, not so much. Skeletons, as it turns out, take the charge of a fully-grown pissed off horse about as well as a wall made of rice paper. That is to say, not at all.

With Asuna, it's business as usual.

(Vlad's Daunt activates!)
(Jarvis' Charisma activates!)
(The Lightning Flash strikes!)

Asuna initiates!
Hit: Autohit!
Crit: 10, crit!
Undead Swordsman B takes 24 damage!

Undead Swordsman B is defeated!

Keilee loses 4 HP!

Rosencrantz gives Asuna a curious glance as she pulverises another skeleton.

Meanwhile, 42-1 completes the purpose that he was born for and Serena fulfils the only use she actually has.

Serena heals Jarvis!
Jarvis is healed for 16 HP!

42-1 heals Yliss!
Yliss is healed for 15 HP!

~Enemies' Turn~
Nothing much happens except for those demons waiting at the door getting awfully close.

XP: 48/100

"Yeah, you don't tip your hand. You keep the ace in the hole for when you really need it; you don't play a four kind unless you're sure the other guy doesn't have a royal flush up his sleeve."
"....I've played....way too much poker. And I don't even know HOW I understood like half of what you said."