DUNGEON ♛ GISELA TOWERS

[boardmaster]

GISELA TOWERS
20 MAY (VALLARIA) 2016

High in the skies, the howling winds tangled around the Gisela Towers make it difficult to hear anything. The monolithic structures believed to exist only in legend or harpy memories loom over you. The thick ropes of ivy crawling up the length of each tower is the only sign of life. Every now and then, shadow seems to pass overhead. It might just be a trick of the light.

Instead of the usual suspects, another familiar face comes forward to greet our Heroes: the devil-may-care Lei, captain and commander supreme of the Airy.

Lei Nervous that your commanders ain’t here? Don’t worry, you’re in good hands. So! Here we are at this… thing. Something something tragic romantic tale about a dragon and a phoenix. Anyway, it’s stupid and you don’t gotta know. Ask one of your commanders later or bribe me with a drink. Now for something more important— [ the winds roars loudly, muting lei’s voice. but heroes can watch his hand gestures and actions as he teaches them how to use the grappling hook: aim and shoot the gun. maybe twirl it with a fancy flourish first ] —did you get that? All right, good! I don’t have enough hooks, so you’re gonna have to share. And take good care of them, I want them back! Now get in there and clear it ASAP! I ain’t got all day to fly you all back home!

Basic info on the dungeon can be found here. Dungeon mechanics can be found here. All OOC questions about the event may be directed to the thread below.

ONE ♙
One does not simply walk into the Gisela Towers. The only way in is up the long and weathered staircase that wraps around the structure. However, the thing is riddled with missing steps, weak stones and slippery condensation from the cloud cover, so you’re going to need a little help. Should you attempt to climb the stairs, they will crumble beneath your feet at best and bury you beneath their rubble at worst.

This is where Lei’s newfangled(?) contraptions will come in handy! The pockmarks and small ledges created by weathering in the first tower’s structure could prove useful. There are, of course, a limited number of grappling hooks available, so you’ll have to partner up if you want your party to get anywhere. Parties of four are given two of these guns, while the poor souls with less party members get one.

Gisela’s gale-force winds will knock you around and make it seem like the towers are close to toppling over. However, as you make your way up you’ll see that the towers are actually far from abandoned.

MONSTER ♟ Ocypete
Weak against Lightning	Strong against Wind	Immune to None
Regarded as abominations of the avian world, ocypetes are BIRDS the size of horses, which would be incredibly advantageous if they had wings. The offspring of a human and a harpy, ocypetes have HUMAN ARMS that they use to scale surfaces and strong TALONS that can crush rock. They don’t fly, but they do RIDE THE WIND with the use of their long tail feathers, which possess magical wind properties and are nearly twice as long as they are tall. They would look almost elegant if they didn’t have a tendency to flap their arms while gliding. Legend has it that when the phoenix left the towers, the ocypetes were accidentally left behind because dragons plucked their wing feathers, making them look kind of funny. Now with a few millennia’s worth of abandonment issues on their semi-feathered shoulders, they’ll seek to prevent Heroes from ascending the towers by any means necessary with an odd variation of Airy MARTIAL ARTS. Their TAILFEATHERS may be acquired as loot.

What will Heroes encounter once they finally make it inside? More broken staircases, more monsters, even stronger winds blowing in from cracks in the walls and the foot of the tower (which is open to the air), and no floor whatsoever. Gisela’s Towers are hollow! The only footing to be found is on small ledges: some similar to those outside the tower, some that look more artificial; and intact sections of the stairs winding around the walls. You’ll need magic or some ingenuity to stay on your toes—literally! If you lose your grip or footing, it’s a several thousand foot drop back to Gresser. The quickest way down… and the deadliest.


TWO ♙
The treacherous and exhausting climb brings you to a more sturdy area that looks a little less like a wrecking ball just passed through and more like some kind of hive. Blocking your way are dozens of sturdy-looking nests suspended like particularly ugly balls of twine from the walls. These are home to the insectoid Aellos. Tearing the nests apart for loot is only a good idea if you want angry swarms after you.

MONSTER ♟ Aello
Weak against Fire, Lightning	Strong against None	Immune to Wind
Aellos resemble large eagles more than the DRAGONFLIES they’re supposed to be. Mature Aellos can fly, but the flightless and fuzzier larvae are just as formidable. They can HYPNOTIZE with their dozen kaleidoscope-like eyes, rendering targets IMMOBILE but still aware of their surroundings. In order to free them, a fellow Hero must gaze deeply into their eyes for at least 15 seconds. These monsters are also able to SPIT a gelatin-like substance that will stick Heroes to any and every surface and also each other. FIRE will reduce its stickiness. The larvae use hit-and-run tactics: they hunker down in their nests, peek over the edge and launch gobs of spit. The flying aello like to drop their SPIT BOMBS from above and occasionally also release a POWDER that ruins visibility and makes you sneeze. Feeling adventurous? Why don’t you give the spit a lick? It’s actually totally EDIBLE, tastes like jello, and is filled with mana. Just be sure to heat it up so you don’t get your mouth stuck shut. Their GELATIN SPIT and INSECT PARTS may be acquired as loot.

The staircases at this altitude are in better shape than the ones you have—or haven’t—been using. That doesn’t mean they’re any less dangerous. Not only do the Aellos chase you down here; traps are hidden in the steps as well. Some may act like quicksand, trapping an unwary Hero halfway into the stone. Others are enchanted with wind spells that can toss you up in the air, the long way back down to the ground, or blow your skirt upward. There might even be some that provoke the pesky bugs even more!

This floor has flowers and trees creeping their way in from the outside and covering every inch of the place, including treacherous weaknesses in the path. Behind these overgrown plants is a mural depicting a sensual dance between a dragon and a harpy. In order to advance, at least two Heroes will have to mimic the dance painted on the walls to open the door.


THREE ♙
A barrier prevents you from progressing any further. Magic, physical attacks or sheer willpower will do nothing. To dissolve it, you must create a concoction from the random ingredients available on the table and splash it on the barrier. There is no set recipe, so trial and error and a little creativity will be your friends! Along with your trusty party Bishop, of course. (You did bring one, didn’t you?) Those not well-versed in alchemy may end up with potions that explode upon completion, splashing party members standing too close with a variety of strange side effects ranging from mild body horror to a bad case of halitosis. The unfortunate effects seem to differ from Hero to Hero, and they last for a few minutes to a couple of hours.

Once your party crosses the barrier, you will find yourselves outside. The skies are darkening, but you’re still able to discern another tower wrapped in the clouds. A bridge once connected the two structures, but most of it is missing. Use those grappling hooks!

Upon entering the second tower, a marble floor at odds with everything from the last tower will greet you. Lift your head and you’ll find that the rest of the tower is also hollow all the way up; those heights allow room for fountains and waterfalls. It’s a suitable area to replenish mana and rest. Parched throats can be quenched with the sparkling water all around you, but approach any waterfalls and they will start moving in a very unwaterlike way.

MONSTER ♟ Celaeno
Weak against Lightning	Strong against Fire, Earth	Immune to Water
Possessed by pride and cursed by the phoenix’s wrath, these dragons are nothing like the ones you encountered before. Celaeno resemble huge snakes made of water and possess ENCHANTED SCALES that float through their bodies and render them extremely RESISTANT to both magical and physical attacks. You will have to find WEAK POINTS in their protective aura. Hopefully you have a Knight or Bishop on your team to find those weaknesses as soon as possible! Each dragon’s weak points differ. Fortunately, all Celaenos go down easily once you find that soft spot. They use their long, slender tails like WATER WHIPS to knock down or douse their targets; the force of a tail may equal that of a fire hose at full blast! The only time it sheds its armor is to shapeshift into a WATER PRISON that can trap one or more enemies. Try not to attack it while a Hero is trapped inside; it will hurt your friend as well! Use STATUS EFFECTS to confuse or distract them so the prison loses shape. Their ENCHANTED SCALES, SMALL GEMS, and DRAGON WATER may be acquired as loot.

Without any stairs in sight, the way up lies in those dragons. After their defeat, their magical scales can be put together to form a boat that can ride the waterfalls upwards to the top floors.


FOUR ♙
The skies continue to change once you reach the top. Black clouds begin to close in, stray bits of land that have broken off from the main island hover nearby, and a sudden torrent of powerful mana may disorient your party. A storm is approaching.

Just as the first chunk of hail falls from the sky, a mighty roar reverberates through the darkness. Something very large lands on the walls of the tower and causes a tremor that whittles chunks from the tower and actually rolls the clouds back; is that the toll of thunder, or just more roaring?

Finally, an impressive three-headed dragon emerges from below. Once it has perched itself on the tower, one head speaks in a rumbling growl.

BOSS ♟ Tianya the Thrice-Scorned
Weak against Lightning	Strong against None	Immune to Wind, Fire
“Did that phoenix send you?! Tell her she cannot return! Not even over my dead body!” Unsurprisingly, Tianya ─the dragon once wed to the phoenix─ is more than just a legend. He lowers his heads and another loud, guttural cry fills the skies. For now, he remains STATIONARY at the top of the tower. All three heads attempt to SWALLOW a Hero whole if they get too close. Should you go on the offensive, you may be able to chop off at least one head before he’s pissed off enough to move. The fallen head writhes in agony as it moans: “It hurts… it burns…” At this point, Tianya takes flight. The strong GUSTS from those wings can launch a Hero right off the tower. Use your grappling hook(s) to play floating island hopscotch: evade devastating dive attacks and run from the MANA BEAMS shot from his mouths. “You’ll never understand! I never wanted her!” As you travel from island to island trying to get close enough to deal some real damage, Tianya hides in the CLOUDS to launch ambush attacks. Eventually, a PHOENIX descends from the heavens in a burst of fiery light. However, it’s not the phoenix of legend; it’s actually one of Tianya’s spells, and it will burn away most of your mana if any of its flames make contact. MANA EXCHANGE may be the only way to continue this battle... Once Tianya is down to one head, he will immediately rise higher into the sky. “My last words are for her and her alone.” After Tianya is defeated, the storm clears; Enprise’s twin suns shine once more. That precious DUNGEON CORE floats down, blanketed by a SINGLE LARGE FEATHER, golden and shining in the light. “It’s warm… She was always warm…” A SCORNED DRAGON HEART and a MYSTICAL PHOENIX FEATHER may be acquired as loot.

As soon as both core and feather touch the tower, an ominous rumbling and shaking begins. The Gisela Towers are falling apart and it’s now a race to escape before you’re buried under the rubble.

And don’t forget the grappling hook(s); Lei wants them back.


FIVE ♙
All that’s left of the Gisela Towers is rubble. The dungeon has been conquered, the island reclaimed, and the ruins of the old regime can now become the foundations for something new: the site of the harpies’ homecoming after hundreds of years.

LOCATION ♟ Gisela

An ancient sky island that has existed since time immemorial. What enables Gisela to RIDE THE CLOUDS may be an even greater mystery than the mechanisms powering the Airy. The island appears most frequently above Gresser, though its extraordinary altitude makes it DIFFICULT TO LOCATE. The landscape of Gisela is overgrown with JEWEL-GREEN FORESTS, crisscrossed with gorges and dotted with networks of small caverns. But its crowning glory is the THIN GLEAMING WATERFALLS that flow from its edges and into the sky beyond. The water is embraced by RAINBOWS and condenses into CLOUDS when Gisela is high enough, lending to its unusual weather patterns. Although the island initially seems largely uninhabited apart from the Gisela Towers, there is a SEALED OFF AREA that, when viewed from the air, looks suspiciously like LUSH, TILLED FIELDS. Should you ask Lei about this, he will only give you an unusually stern warning against disturbing it. Looks like you’ve solved the mystery behind the pai tiles. Now that the menacing Towers have been demolished, a variety of animal life — usually airborne — will begin to appear on the island. Some of them you’ve never seen before! The fall of the Towers also uncovered the existence of HOT SPRINGS below; newspapers speculate wildly about the source, but most agree that it must have something to do with the renewed vows between phoenix and dragon. The few structures already in place on the island have been speedily converted into BAZAARS manned by Airy harpies. Most specialize in legal alchemical gimmicks, but there’s always another side to these things. Everyone’s here to soak in the breeze, and by that we do mean everyone. In response to the tourism boom, NEW AEROPORTS have also opened in both Gisela and Gresser to provide reliable transportation between the two locations.

Comments

Team Murderchildren plus an angel (Kaede, Nora, Zelos)

[long_live_the_queen]

BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES wait

[long_live_the_queen]

[glorifiedtrash]

[THEY MADE IT INSIDE. Away from those fuckass birds. God damn what annoying shits.

I MEAN.

They're inside. But now. Bugs. Zelos had been leading everyone tiptoeing and acrobating around the nests. But suddenly he's hit with something sticky from behind and his foot is pinned to the stairs!!! ...Bugs begin crawling down the walls.]

...I'm really beginning to hate this place. You two ever had locusts in soy sauce? It's actually not that bad.

[He's just saying. These things could be dinner. You know. Or you could just murder the fuck out of them. Holding up his sword he shishkabobs a bug and quickly flips it off into the abyss.]

Kaede. How long'll it take you to put on a fireworks show?

[long_live_the_queen]

[Kaede had discovered a small benefit to these not-quite-vectors; they were good at finding tiny anchor points instead of just cratering whatever surface they touched.

The gales certainly did their best to test her ability not to fall to a messy death, though. As did the bird...things, and getting used to being thrown around on some gravitational slingshot over the largest gaps.

The diclonius had been in the middle of trying to shake her hair out into less of a horrible mess when she heard buzzing wings, a glob of spittle sticking to her elbow. Her fire vectors smashed one bug against the wall she was closest to, the heat starting to melt and loosen the substance.]

It'll take me a minute.

[She glared at the walls; it wasn't just one nest, or even a few—of course not. Just one bolt of fire wouldn't cut it. But Kaede was reluctant to disperse the vectors just yet; finding their echoes in her mind was surprisingly difficult.]

[houndumb]

Why the hell would you eat locusts? WHEN did you eat locusts??

[Look, Nora might be a growing boy who will eat just about anything you throw at him at the right moment, but even he has limits. Sort of. Flexible limits that may include crying demon food and trying to put dragon bits in his mouth at some point, but desperate times sometimes call for desperate measures.

He (and the rest of them) is probably covered head to toe in feather dust and bruises at this point from being karate-chopped by arm-birds and gravity bullshit and wind bullshit, but they've made it this far; and Nora's a little more in his element this battle thanks to the sturdy spear he picked up at some point after getting tired of not having enough pointy things to stab everything Enprise keeps throwing at him.

It's probably more of a defensive weapon than anything in this place, but it also manages to double as a perch whenever he can get it stuck in the wall well enough...]

And you, it's been a minute! It's been at least two minutes, are you asleep down there?!

[Part of the reason he's impatient might be because a bug just stuck both his hands to his spear; he's doing his best to try and kick it in the face while he's hanging there, though.]

[glorifiedtrash]

When in Altamira... Thanks Kaede. [Reaffirming his grip on his sword Zelos quickly traces a cross with his free hand. What he wants to do...] Champ, you'd better catch me. I'm going to haunt you to the grave if you let me die.

[You know. Cause that's a warning. And an incantation apparently. HE REALLY HATES TO LEAVE HIS SHOE BEHIND, but whatever yanking his foot out he leaps into the air with all the grace of a ballerina trained fighter.]

Demon spear!

[A flash of red traces the path of his sword, much like vicious claws blah blah. ANYWAY WHIRLWIND OF BLADEY DEATH except. You know. No place to land so... While he does clear most of the immediate area of bugs--

Totally falling to his death now. Help plz and thx.]

[long_live_the_queen]

[She was just sitting back to start casting (it always took a long time to charge up for anything, even when she didn't feel like her axe was needed) when Zelos...sailed off into space.

Well, nevermind that, keeping a teammate from turning into a splatmark on the distant ground was more important. Kaede broke out of the casting stance, one of her vectors reaching out to grab his ankle before he got completely out of range. They still felt uncomfortably warm and would probably start burning for real after a few moments, but at least didn't immediately brand Zelos' ankle with fingerprints.

Meanwhile, one of her other vectors threw some dead bug parts at Nora's head.]

Fuck you, I'm busy here!

[Kaede and Nora bickering is going to be like, constant dungeon theme music isn't it.

But a third vector picked up a fist-sized stone to pitch it like a bullet at the insect that was bothering him without further prompting. Look, she's helping!]

[houndumb]

[It's always a bit disconcerting when one of your teammates start growing extra bits, even if Nora has no room whatsoever to talk about extra limbs and heads and things. He's just about ready to start trying to choke the Aellos thing to death with his legs when about five things happen at once (three of them are Kaede's fault) and Zelos does his swan dive thing.

First things first: he makes a sort of offended squawking noise because now bug parts are stuck in his hair, not that his hair is really good for much of anything besides getting shit stuck in it, so those are probably not... the first bug bits in there.

It's the principle of the matter.]

Maybe you'd be less busy if you were faster in the first place! And you, I'm startin' to get tired of you flying around!

[Then he takes advantage of Kaede's rock-shaped distraction to kick his personal bug away with gusto...

... only since he's above them, it probably goes FWUMP on one of the nests in between, and now you guys are getting a rain of whatever bug spit was stuck to that thing. Maybe your people chain could use more sticking power...?]

[glorifiedtrash]

[NORA WHY...... Fucking, fuck, fuck--]

Guardian! [The green sphere that covers him and Kaede is a poor man's barrier against the spit barrage. The fact it only lasts a few seconds not exactly helpful either. But it's enough to hold out his hand to Kaede...from...upside down..... SHOULD HE BE THE ONE OFFERING SALVATION HERE???] Kaede- jump!

potion problems

[long_live_the_queen]

[glorifiedtrash]

...Why did it have to be chemistry.

[OUT OF EVERYTHING IT HAD TO BE? His worst subject. God just mixing random shit together here.]

What goes better with blue? Green or yellow?

[IS COLOR THEORY REALLY THE WAY TO DO THIS?]

[long_live_the_queen]

[At least Zelos went to school!!]

...this is a stupid idea.

[oh fuck he was doing that anyway why this think fast]

I don't know, green?!

[houndumb]

[And actually learned something in school, what do you mean books aren't for throwing at your instructor's head? Madness.]

Don't just start throwin' things in there, you're gonna blow us all up! What are you throwing in there?!

[Also, why is Nora the voice of reason here, you've made a mistake. He probably has his face shoved right up to whatever... what are they mixing this potion in.]

[glorifiedtrash]

What does it look like?! Use your eyes, not your--

[And then the thing explodes, splattering them all with multi-colored rainbow potion. And--they're glowing?? Like suddenly they're the new disco lights on the block glowing um......]

[long_live_the_queen]

[Kaede flinched backwards, shouting only a few expletives. Mostly because she didn't actually get any glass stuck in her.

...she was just glowing like some neon sign, okay?


...it didn't hurt, at least.]

Maybe not that one. Just for future reference.

[She's still staring at her hands (and their new reddish and greenish and bluish glow) in bewilderment.]

[houndumb]

I don't KNOW what half this shit is, is what I'm--

[Well, it's not like it's the first time he's getting random unmentionable substances to the face here, so. At least this time it's not alive, blue or trying to eat his hair.

Nora falls on his ass with an indignant yell because OW, and there are probably glass shards but they didn't stick anything important so whatever. Once he's wiped most of the potion off he just blinks. Owing to some getting in his eyes are his eyes glowy disco balls now too? Inquiring minds would really like to know.]

... I TOLD you!!

[Never mind that he's now totally distracted by turning into a sudden stoplight, he's still gotta have the last word here.]

[glorifiedtrash]

[Yeah sure. We're gonna terrify this dragon to death with fab and sick dance moves.

But okay that's strike one.]

If you die I promise I'll buy you flowers for your funeral.

[SO HELPFUL? He wipes his face off and, sarcastic bullshit aside, looks both over to make sure they're okay. Meaning he grabs first Nora's chin, glances him over and then turns to touch Kaede's cheek and do the same. Cause. Raisins. He's not worried shut up.]

So. Not blue and green. [They've got blue, green, yellow, ~sparkles~ and what is most probably definitely Hawaiian fruit punch.] Thoughts?

and water dragons

[long_live_the_queen]

[glorifiedtrash]

...Well, if there's a place I didn't ever need to be reminded of.

[Looking around Zelos frowns. It brings to mind the Dynasty Ruins. That cold palace home only to monsters and ghosts, a remnant of an era 800 years past and a future razed to the ground by the "righteous".

...]

Take a break for a bit and then we'll start scaling this tower with the grappling hook.

[houndumb]

I'm really startin' to get tired of this damn hook...

[Not that they even used it as much as they would have had to if they hadn't had a Rook along for the (horribly bumpy, somewhat singed) ride, but Nora's offhand grumbling isn't that charitable. Despite his distaste for it, he's idly swinging the hook around where it's attached to his spear; the entire ensemble has seen better days, but...

For the moment, he's distracted, head craned all the way back and looking up and up and up. You'd think he'd be sick and tired of ridiculous heights and Towers: The Worst Platformer In The History Of The Universe after what they've just been through -- and he is, holy hell -- but this is something else.]

This is really something else, though... [even as he mutters, he's wandering a little away from the group, drawn by the shining curtains of water just within reach] Don't they say you're supposed to train under waterfalls? Don't tell me that's the next challenge, that'd be stupid...

[Even though he doesn't sound like he's too opposed to it. Hey, you never know what might help with your magic on the fritz and one measly non-magical spear to your name. Also, he's thirsty.]

[long_live_the_queen]

...yeah, you do that Nora.

[Kaede did relax—a little. Mostly when Zelos told them so, which...would have irritated her if it came from elsewhere. But for now, she could deal. Marble floors and waterfalls and uncomfortable parallels to that damned cultist island notwithstanding, she really needed a drink. And probably to wash her face and quench the burning in her hands.

So she shuffled off towards one of the pools, the water rippling just enough to soothe her wariness over insects infesting it. Kaede was rather paranoid of crawling things by now.

But she was that way about many things.]

[glorifiedtrash]

[It's funny. If he were by himself the repulsion of this place would be weighing down on him. Something dark and heavy, creeping over his shoulder and leaving him breatheless. That's how it usually is. The things he knows, the things he's seen, the pieces of the puzzle all adding up into the familiar shape of tortorous despair. It'd be crushing his soul pretty heavily right now understanding just what this place had once been and what it is no longer.

But.

But.]

If you want us to dunk you under you could just ask, kiddo. [He's just saying, because he can. Because watching Nora and Kaede puts him at ease in a way nothing else ever has.] How're you two-- ...holding...up.

[The question is a little forgotten as his eyes trace the sudden strangeness of the water. It parts, rises up, blink-- because there are eyes and they are cold and they are vicious. They are arrogant. Rearing back the serpents, dragons truly, tower above Kaede and Nora respectively.]

Get back!

[It's all Zelos has time for before the creatures atrike, lashing out with tails like whips.]

[houndumb]

I can dunk myself, THANKS--

[And really, he's had enough of other people dunking him into various bodies of water to last him a lifetime by now. Things that happen when you have too many water elementals trying to adopt you and/or discipline you and/or use you as target practice.

Be that as it may, Nora doesn't exactly have enough experience with wilder bodies of water to watch the ripples or the unnatural reflections off the surface; it's only once the entire thing of water moves that he interrupts his tirade.]

--what the hell-- ARGH!

[It's a good thing they haven't settled yet: he still has his weapon on hand, and even if his reflexes are slowed a little by fatigue and being horribly mostly human at this point in the dungeon, Nora's still fast enough to swing the spear in the path of the oncoming blur of tail.

SPLANGCRUNCH, goes possibly the weirdest noise he's ever managed in any battle; something solid and iridescent is flashing in his eyes and bearing against his weapon, a bit blinding; and there's the really alarming and distinct feeling of his wannabe spear splintering and oh, boy.

One (1) part-time dog is sent flying pretty much across the room in an impressive arc about the height of the ceiling, if the ceiling existed here. The good news is, while he does managed to smack into the wall, there's so much water everywhere that his landing is just a rather nice splashdown.]

... Ugh, you stupid...

[He's already sat up within a second, shaking off the water all dog-like, which is probably wise. Because it's not like his personal Celaeno is going to wait around: it's making a beeline for its prey.

Also: possible suspicious ripples all around the place. How many more Celaeno friends are we about to meet? Answer: too many.]

[long_live_the_queen]

[Kaede had just dunked her hands in that wonderfully cool water when Nora's waterfall started moving. Scales defined its form, eyes and teeth a mouth, and what passed for a whiplike tail—and Nora's spear shattering into pieces.]

For fuck's sake-

[No trip to the water fountain for her.

Kaede ducked and pitched into an imperfect roll as the tail whistled over her horns, avoiding that—but not the teeth as rippling jaws surged at her like a snake. The diclonius shoved the razor's blade into the Celaeno's face, splitting it apart—but not killing it in the least. The serpent lost cohesion as its scales split apart, flowing into a wide circle around Kaede—and its scales reformed, rapidly stacking up and up until the watery prison walls closed over her head.

It wasn't a creature anymore. It was a cage. And Kaede was already losing her shit, wildly and uselessly smashing her axe against the prison walls.

Think fast, Zelos.]

also, bigger dragons [Boss]

[long_live_the_queen]