35 First waves (2/2)
”I was thinking the same thing. So how do we go about this. I can swarm it spiderlings so that the amount it kills stays low or-” Vulki
”Let's kill it together.” Gin
”Are you-.... Alright let's kill it.” Vulki
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Vulki POV-
Master Gin has put me in charge of the army. Despite being here for a shorter time than Kess or Set, I am given more authority. Well, that is due to being more developed mentally. They will probably become much more mature after the next evolution.
Still, it's odd. I had a chat with Kess. She has no notion of what love is. She said that master Gin is an absolute figure for her. One whose decisions are to be followed even if they conflict with her desires..... Despite how great her desire for food is, she showed no hesitation in this.
Is what I feel love? I find myself having the same feelings loyalty to master Gin as well so maybe..... Am I getting confused in my own mental irregularities? No, even if it is..... I will bask in it. Whether it is just pure loyalty or something more..... This captivating feeling that Gin gives me is all I need.
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As morning came, so did those wretched. They are quite gross fellows. A particularly nasty one has master Gin worried. I can see a few familar faces sticking out of it...? Is that Felix? Hmmmm..... This is troublesome. I never liked that scum. He and Fellia were quite close in a weird way. Despite a trust sprouting between them, he always did that things that broke that trust just for it to be re-established. Quite weird.
It seems that master Gin wants to fight it personally. I was worried about what may happen to him but, with Set here as well, it should be fine. He entered stealth and had me attack it head on. Set wants to stays attached to him..... Ahhhh, why couldn't I have been a guardian. Staying close to master Gin and even sleeping with him like that!
Unknowingly, I enter a rage as I start burning this creature. The flames drain its back legs of life as it starts hissing and the drow heads start hurling profanities at me. I scuttled away as it tries to approach me. I had the little ones make a circle so that this fight is not too choatic with other wretched trying to join in. Master and Set are nowhere to be seen which is a good thing. It's back legs fall off as they start to crack apart.
It drops its back snake body and swipes a huge cloud of dust up. With dust blocking my vision I started whipping up flames in a circle. The mix of yellow-brown and blue is quite a spectacle. I ignore that though and spot the snake's silhouette in the cloud. I have a bad feeling.
*Swooosh
I barely dodge as a sticky slime is through over. No, it was vomited. I can see a whole bunch of parasites flopping around in the clump of bile. I can't let master Gin get hit by one of those. Suddenly I hear it roar. Its front half is sticking into a pool of poisonous acid. The back half of it had a good portion of its tail cut off. Seems like they acted. It drags its head out with green fumes bellowing off its flesh. Not much damage was inflicted as the snake scales are still clinging to it. Honestly Its suprising that it only took that much damage from the pool. It must have some sort of resistance.
It has the drow heads search around. I won't let you! I charge at it dodging the clumps of vomit and pound a mass of flame into its back. A few of the heads explode from the force and the rest start howling. They may have some a detecting ability so it's best to keep the beast itself in check. Hmmmm?
I send a message to master to retreat. The spiderlings that have been holding the other wretched at bay are having trouble. I can't let this creature live though. I order some of Xelu's spiderlings to bombard this fellow which finishes him off. He tried to curl up to defend its side that I smashed but, one of the blood orbs managed to hit it in that area. After that it veined it's way into the creature and destroys its insides.
I swear, Xelu and her spiderlings are terrifying in more than one way. It probably would have taken us a while yet to kill the beast. However a blood orb alone just finished it off. They are even weakened versions of her own but..... It can kill this creature.