GRIFFIN
Femboy
TheTimePiece
Gears
The Last Curse
Develius
SixSense
-Random_Person-
1Lucker
The Last Curse
TheTimePiece
Gears
-Random_Person-
Femboy
The Last Curse
Gears
-Random_Person-
SixSense
DarkKitsune
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Gunhild had listened to Teuihua's and Kota's conversation about the big construct's background, hearing his kind words about the recent times he had spent in Gunhild's company as she quietly snuffed to herself. She mumbled quietly about it before addressing her attention to the potential hostile threats.
"Hmph. Favourite rock... " she grumbled softly, staying on edge for the fact that those beasts which had surrounded them could prove danger to the entire party at any given moment if they were to attack. Gunhild for the moment didn't pay too much mind to the concept of defensive positioning, looking between them as eventually she watched Selani slowly back towards her and the large construct to give her own concocted orders to them.
Sui and Harkin remained quiet and steady, the dwarf shifting his grasp to take hold of a crossbow he had brought with him as the elf took a retracted position back near to Librarian to remain behind those who would have a better chance at handling conflict.
"This is sometimes the experience you must bare in the pursuit of knowledge and discovery... " Sui mumbled to Librarian, since such situations weren't very comfortable for those who couldn't safely defend themselves from the things they encountered. She wasn't overly unprepared for such instances, but she chose to reserve her magic when she found it was capable of, saving herself for supportive casts to help those who could actually stand their ground much better.
Gunhild silently listened to the plan Selani suggested as she looked to Teuihua for confirmation, seeing that he agreed to it being a good idea yet letting him take forth in order to stay out of the way for whatever it was he was gonna do. Meanwhile, Gunhil reverted back to her normal height and form which evidently wasn't something the wild creatures were expecting considering their quick gaze to the size-shifting being. Their focus on her was soon enough distracted back to the large construct however with his ability which quite frankly I didn't know that the measurement of 'ft' may or may not be canon to the Isekai Hell universe until it was suggested, but anyway with the construct's display of lightningy-sparkiness and loudness all attention was diverted onto him. And a millisecond after, the beasts' wanted their attention to be off of him from the sudden strange encounter they had discovered in him. Not immediately moving away, they hissed and made soft calls in response as they had backed off in which gave them room and at least the ability to move on for a moment. Their presence however remained, as some of them visibly sniffed at something in the air but for the moment kept their distance.
Kota was prepared to defend himself if one was to target him, luckily none had made the attempt yet. One of the raptor creatures had kept an eye on him however, although was warded back from the two larger members in the group as well as it seeming to notice his defensiveness and judging that striking at the very moment was not worth it.
"We might be able to scoot on by, but I don't know if it'll be the best idea if they follow, they ain't goin' anywhere... " Harkin quietly mentioned as he held his crossbow at the ready in defensiveness also. They had granted themself space and passage to follow on after the construct, yet the electrifying display of Teuihua and the existence of a Gunhild seemed not enough to make them give up so simply. That was until a noticeable rustle in the density of the jungle would allow all party members and wild beasts to be alerted to the presence of another approaching creature. Even though no combat had even ensued, Sui quietly contemplated if their mass presence or Teuihua's power had alerted something else.
Meanwhile, Selani's little escape into the shrubbery and behind rock cover went unnoticed by the creatures. The rest of the party members present were apparently a lot more appealing and distracting than the Anuran who had retreated to a safe position. Though from where she was, she would notice a few beady gems wet and slightly slimy, yet bright with a shiny red coloration lying in the dirt from where she was. It was very noticeably akin to the crystalline growths found on the beasts that had interrupted the group's travel, along with noticeable faint footprints embedded in the floor that looked like it would come from them. Alongside these clues, the Anuran may have proven to had bigger difficulties as her position would make her present closest to the rustling foliage approaching their location and the first to notice. The bad news was what eventually arrived to the scene was not a pretty sight at all and was right next to her. The good news was, at least from deduction, it didn't appear to even care or notice she was there.
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The large monster had an extremely unnatural appearance with an upper body of some reptilian beast and a lower half of a giant arachnid, pushed forward also by two powerful hind legs. It had walked so close to Selani that its lower spider-half could very easily make contact if it took a step or two forward, but she would be able to notice that its attention was focused primarily on the other wild creatures present, but would take notice of the party soon enough.
It would eventually reveal itself from the density of the jungle, sending even further intimidation on the beasts as they diverted all attention and howled cries of aggression defensively within the monster's direction. Harkin and Sui were both a bit speechless at the sudden creature, thinking it appeared nothing like the other things they had seen and wondering how deep the rabbithole went.
During this, Kota would be able to sense a strange presence of spirits emanating from the beast as if it came from its core or inside of it. Then, with his enhanced hearing compared to the rest of the party, he would be able to notably hear a voice requesting help come from it. Selani, considering she was either under, adjacent or directly behind the monster at this point, would also be able to hear it very clearly if a little worse.
"H-hello? I hear weird noises outside and this is proving to be a little more troublesome than last time. Can I please have help being freed if someone's there? Hellooo? It's not very nice in here! I-I can help you, if you help me, right?" they had asked. The monster had paid no mind to the voice emanating from it as if it didn't exist, nor did it even flinch or react to the large amount of sounds being made by the red raptor beasts in any way.
"This, seems a little worse than before now... " Sui muttered under her breath, looking to Librarian.
"I suspect this may be your first time? It's nicer to get used to it early, I suppose. It's usually the afterwards that makes it worth it... " the elf girl commented about the predicament the group was in. At least the raptors weren't as much of a problem, but the large monster could prove troublesome. Along with that, the construct could be any much distant the longer they stuck around. Ditching the situation now that their path was clear was a potential option, though Selani was comfortably planted on the opposite side of the monster.
It wasn't entirely clear where they came from, but there were a few noticeable beady red gems around the area of the party now too, the same as the one Selani would find earlier as they were also soggy yet brightly colored. They appeared to just be present and noticeable glistening in small amounts around the path when the monster had revealed its presence.
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The Captain took eye over the camp that was coming along, it had gotten pretty set up with everything necessary in such a short time that he was quite impressed himself at how much it had come along. Looking over to watch what was happening with the three that stayed behind, he shook his head at least at the things Nazza was getting up to as it appeared like they were very much interested in the wildlife. Noticing that Griffin had stayed behind rather than going with the collective group, he thought upon something else for a moment before the sight of something having entered onto the beach caught his attention. Immediately about to call for danger, it appeared as if the creature was rather slow and nonchalant within its behaviour as it only came to drink of the ocean water.
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"You all, keep your distance from the big beast. You three out there, make sure not to muck around. Wild beasts can be unpredictable and cunning... " the Captain called to the crewmembers working on and within the camp, also announcing it to Nazza, Baharius and Griffin who were further up to the beach and closer to it. The creature was quite big and looked heavily armoured, but it was in no interest to even look their way and moved very slow. From the aroma that was in the air, it was indeed the creature letting off the burnt and smoky scent that was now very noticeable to everyone on the beach. It wasn't intoxicating or anything, just very noticeable. What took the Captain's interest though was that there was a figure who took residence upon the back of the beast having sat on it the way onto the beach. They had noticed the boat and stood up, their voice would be audibly heard.
"Oh my gosh! A boat! People! Mr. Bulwark, you're so good at finding things! LOOOOOK, Mr. Bulwark, people!" they had announced with loud cheeriness as they pointed towards the group of three adventurers hanging around the dinosaur-esque life. The person slid off the back of the dark-scaled monster and was very brightly noticeable.
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"Hellooo, other people! Wow it's been long since I've seen a lot of new people, it's usually kind of moody and stuff despite how colorful it is here- WOW, A KITTY-BIRD!" the kitsune had marvelled as they noticed Griffin, rushing over to him in almost no time at all as they visibly adored his wings and tail.
"You're like some kinda gryphon or something! You can probably fly with those big ol' wings! It'd be really cool if I could fly... who are your friends? Did you all come on a big boat? It's been foreveeeer, I was gonna very quickly think nobody was ever gonna show up and find us!! I really like this island, it's very pretty, but it's dangerous and there's only so long I can spend here being bored because Mama doesn't want me to go anywhere on it dangerous. So I stay in safe places or hang out with Mr. Bulwark or Briarhild all day. But Briarhild left on her own adventure and I'm not allowed to go look for her!" the kitsune rambled on without taking a single breath, speaking about their entire time through great overshared exposition as she gasped suddenly before looking.
"Ooh! What are your names, how did you find where we were? I'm Chiyoko, I appeared here a while ago with my Mama and my bestest friend Briarhild but my bestie is gone elsewhere and my Mama is doing important stuffs and looking for my bestie so I'm just here hanging with Mr. Bulwark!" she said with a big grin as she gestured to the large creature, which looked like it hadn't even acknowledged her existence once in its entire lifetime.
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NeramoDJI
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"Another island? Hm, there is more islands. Briarhild thoughts so! Would make a sense amount of none if no more land than this land, Briarhild knows that. Neramo must be smart and strong to get heres, Briarhild think nobody else get to this island except some, and Briarhild is one of them. Is big deal for us, means we are bestest and strongest" Briarhild said with a smug expression, not taking any notice of Neramo's own silent judgement as she lead them along.
Briarhild looked to him when he questioned her idea on why it was good in the first place, thinking for a moment before grunting softly and shaking her head.
"Nono, Briarhild not meet Grey-Tribe yet, Briarhild meet one of Grey-Tribe though, Briarhild has watched and seen Grey-Tribe from far! Briarhild meet one of Grey-Tribe in jungle once and they say Briarhild very strong and cool, interesting and bestest beast Grey-Tribe has seen! Grey-Tribe would value Briarhild. Come, strong-friend Neramo, Neramo and Briarhild are close!" Briarhild answered, even though what she said may have not answered much at all. Taking a slow, they would be to at least a destination sooner than expected as they reached what appeared to be a circular stone doorway embedded in a rocky cliffside wall. The door was shut, and someone was sitting outside of it who took notice of their approach.
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A man with a strange staff-like creation/weapon which didn't visibly look like it made any sense was crouched and hunched over at the door until he had noticed them, standing up straight with the thing propped on his shoulders. He, as Briarhild's description gave, was very pale-gray in skin colour and clad in ominous garb and colours, not appearing like a normal person whatsoever as he took intrigue in looking over the two.
"Halt, you two interlopers. I have heard vague word of you... " he spoke as he first looked to Briarhild, before looking to Neramo.
"But I have heard no such thing of you, would've remembered your description. Do tell, for why have you come out of the shadows now all of a sudden?" he asked. Briarhild immediately answered her own point.
"Briarhild come to see Grey-Tribe, Briarhild think they maybe strong like Briarhild! Better friends than soft-ones!" she answered proudly, earning his curiosity.
"Hmm, you'd make a rather interesting one to be among. Perhaps your talents or composition could prove rather interesting... what about you, other one? For what brings you here? The Bloodcast Tribe may find use of an outsider's cooperation if you can prove your interest. We are all but willing with open arms a lot of the time, we don't get to meet many outsiders" he answered, putting weird emphasises and acting weirdly strange and creepy.
"Don't be hesitant if my questioning bugs you, just answer anything you wish honestly, we mean you no ill intent or harm at all, you both arriving so suddenly, like an unexpected gift from the gods, is so interesting to see. Ask away if you will, I am your friend for the moment, while we are on good first terms... " he added, standing in front of the closed doorway.
TheTimePiece
SixSense
The Last Curse
Gears
-Random_Person-
NeramoDJI
DarkKitsune
Develius
1Lucker
TheTimePiece
The Last Curse
-Random_Person-
SixSense
Gears
Femboy
TheTimePiece
Gears
DarkKitsune
1Lucker
-Random_Person-
SixSense
Develius
The Last Curse
NeramoDJI
