Sophie follows and as she does so, she adresses Mikani: So... this is your "magical princess" alternate form? Pretty sure I remember a cartoon with something like that back home.
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Mikani shrinks back a little at Irene's snap, and looks a bit relieved to have Sophie offering alternate conversation.
"You know, I get that a lot," she says with a slight giggle. "But, yeah, that's pretty much exactly what it is."
She speaks quietly, so as not to tip off any goblins to their whereabouts.
Irene motions to halt for a second and turns her flaming sword off, checking to see if there might be any light sources ahead already. Pounding drums usually means a fire to go with.
But mostly it's the smoke.
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Irene motions to halt for a second and turns her flaming sword off, checking to see if there might be any light sources ahead already. Pounding drums usually means a fire to go with.
But mostly it's the smoke.
As Irene looks further down the cave, she will notice the shadows on the wall begin to flicker. There is indeed a fire down below. And with it comes heat. everyone will notice that it is actually getting warming, the closer they get.
Irene and Sophie continue down the cave. They go around a bend, and disappear from Mikani and Sallianne's view.
Around the next corner, the chanting is almost clear. As Irene peaks around the corner, she'll see a large room filled with many female goblins. They are all bowing low to the only male goblin in the room. He bears an uncanny resemblance to the Goblin from the paintings.
He looks over the woman, almost gloating, almost daring them to do something wrong. A nasty looking whip, and the broken spear are in his hands.
Mikani frowns, and shakes her head.
"I know I'm young, but I can help. The only way I can get better at helping is by helping!" she protests to Sallianne in a whisper.
True. I could try simply shooting him from here. It won't be an easy shot, but it'll be possible. She loathes harming and killing people, but it looks like it's necessary.
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"Well... but... if he's being controlled somehow... Maybe I can try to yank the soul out of him. I'm reasonably sure I can still go through walls and floors." She's not that solid yet.
"Let's go with shooting as plan B if that doesn't work?"
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Mikani frowns, and shakes her head.
"I know I'm young, but I can help. The only way I can get better at helping is by helping!" she protests to Sallianne in a whisper.
Oh, I know you can help, Miss Mikani. But, when scouting ahead, the general rule is the fewer the better. Sallianne says, flying just behind Mikani.
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"Well... but... if he's being controlled somehow... Maybe I can try to yank the soul out of him. I'm reasonably sure I can still go through walls and floors." She's not that solid yet.
"Let's go with shooting as plan B if that doesn't work?"
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Sophie nods. Alright. Let's try that first. I'll cover you.
When next the duo looks toward the Goblin, they'll find him glaring back at them, an malevolent grin on his face. He says something in goblinoid, and one of the women in the front row stands up and walks to him.
In the light of the fire, you can see many healed whip marks across her back. She turns to face the others, and bows down before him. The male goblin, still glaring at Irene and Sophie, raises his whip over his head, and begins thrashing her back, spraying those in the front row with her blood.
None of them flinch, not even the girl being whipped. Though you can hear her whimpers as the others have fallen silent.
Now that's just too much. Irene practically hisses angrily and charges straight at him, hoping to yank her soul right out of him. If he wasn't possessed, she'd be sending a flaming sword right through his head right now.
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Now that's just too much. Irene practically hisses angrily and charges straight at him, hoping to yank her soul right out of him. If he wasn't possessed, she'd be sending a flaming sword right through his head right now.
As Irene gets closer, she feels the pull even more strongly. It's not just directing her toward the lost soul, it's as if her soul is being ripped out of her.
The Goblin grins even wider, saying something in Goblinoid. Does anyone, including Mikani who has just arrived, understand Goblinoid?
Irene has not studied any languages beyond common. She gets concerned about the tugging, but momentum is kind of in effect here. Sort of. Not sure how it works for ghosts. All the same, she decides to redouble her efforts to slam into the guy and rip the soul out.
I have a suspicion it's going to backfire on her.
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Huh. Jamie is quoting the prophet Yoda? Sophie wasn't expecting it from her.
She's right! He wants you to attack him! She shouts. She can't speak Goblin, but she does have a genre savviness that comes with being a member of the Order of the Cunningham.
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The Goblin Master whips his slave two more times, trying to build Irene's rage.
If Irene continues onward toward the Goblin Master, especially with malice or hatred in her heart, the Wrathful Soul fragment will try to rip the two pieces she's just collected out of her, and infuse them within him.
This may not only hurt, but it may weaken her, even momentarily.
The Goblin Master then points toward the back, at Mikani, Sophie, and Sallianne. [goblinoid]Get them!! the entire back row of slaves, six malnourished female goblins, will rise and face their enemies. There eyes are deadened, they serve only their master.
It's not always there though. She just can't stand to see anyone do that to another person. It's just... wrong. Doubly so since she knows that's where she came from. Catpeople got whipped to being the perfect slaves. And even if she doesn't remember her conditioning, she remembers what she saw after the memory loss. She has a particular chip on her shoulder when it comes to that.
Still, her will is strong and her friends are right. She slows down, and howls in pain as one of the fragments is ripped out of her all the same. OW. Growling, she retreats. Perhaps this would be better dealt with by those who don't pose a threat just by being involved.
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The Goblin Master grins at his success, and tries to grab Irene. But her being a ghost, he most likely grabs nothing, as he isn't where anything to help him touch incorporeal.
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