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"Help Demona, I'll get Lobelia." Aradia ordered Trish before dashing into action, hitting the Savage Barnacle with a sliding kick that nearly ruptured its organ. Another haymaker uppercut as she stood up finished off the parasitic predator in record time, slaying it without any risk to the Dark Queen sibling. "Holy shit, I think you killed it!" Lobelia exclaimed once she stopped just at her waist in the barnacle's maw. "Ok now how to get you out of this thing..." Aradia was careful as she bent down to check the Barnacle and make sure it was dead. She poked it a few times and received nary a twitch in response. Once sure it was dead, she grabbed Lobelia by the waist with one arm and propped her other under one of her breasts. Aradia helped herself to copping a feel but Lobelia didn't mind, she had more than earned it.
"Fry that bastard." Dahlia encouraged Trish to not hold back against the last Savage Barancle and she was more than happy to comply. "I'll fry it from the inside out so she doesn't get hurt." Trish then extended both hands and launched a barrage of lightning bolts at the last Barnacle, frying its flesh while preserving Demona's own health. The Lady Demon Variant could feel the electricity coursing through the Savage Barnacle as well as its innards convulsing from the shock. In only a matter of seconds, the last bit of life ebbed from its body and rigor mortis set in. "It's dead! But it's still pretty taut. I think I'm stuck here." Demona then found herself trapped in the carcass, spared a horrid digestion but her lower half still remained bathed in the linger stomach acid. "Fuck, it's still burning! The stomach acid is still there!" Thus she still faced a possible slow death by way of her lower half being melted off.
Karin did her duty as well by distracting the second Aquinas Maw and keeping it in sight, presenting another target to be attacked. "Someone better hurry and hit this thing!" Karin shouted to the others while grinding her heel into the Maw's head. She was able to keep it in place for the moment, but it threatened to break free at any time.
As much as Trish wanted to attack it, she was keeping an eye on the other Maw to prevent it from making a meal of Empusa. They still needed her to be used against Lady Demon. The Maw also knew better than to attack Trish head on with her on high alert, leading the two to a standstill for the time being. But nearby Aradia and Lobelia were both ready to break the stalemates and turn the tables.
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Widowmaker was next to get the healing tendril treatment, forcibly awoken by the slimy appendage forcing its way down her throat. Being more aggressive than her normal skin toned counterpart, she tried to bite the thing only to find its hide far too rubbery to slice through. She stared down cross eyed at the tentacle in bewilderment but there was nothing she could do to resist. The vile tasting fluid of the tendril healed Widowmaker's wounds while making her more susceptible to the acid for a brief time, rendering her in a stupor that left the tendril in her mouth as well. Expira continued to slumber next the pair while the stomach acid slowly but surely rose as well.
Everyone else in the stomach stammered and argued about what could be done to rescue themselves, but they all knew it was pointless, Iris most of all. They would have to remain patient and hope for the best from Aradia and the others. But unknown to them, another wrinkle was being introduced into the stomach. Above the five, a circular organ surrounded by claws hovered overhead as if selecting a suitable target...
Expira
Health: 51%, +15% chance to be devoured due to Curse; Bound by Drifter's Accord: 0
Inventory: Nothing
Power: 100%; +15% Recharge each update but powers do not recharge if trapped in a stomach
Current Powers: Lightning Strike: 60% Power [Calls down lightning bolts from above]
Static Discharge: 20% Power [Unleashes static electricity from hands for a variety of attack styles]
Entourage:- Demona (Lady Demon Variant): 30% Health (+40% chance to be devoured due to curse and pheromones as well as being restrained), Unarmed; 0% metamorphosis, Unarmed; Bound by Drifter's Accord: 0; Being devoured by Savage Barnacle
- Dahlia (Pink Skin): 110% Health (+35% chance to be devoured due to pheromones and alluring taste as well as being restrained), Unarmed; Bound by Drifter's Accord: 0; Bound by Empusa's spell but safe
- Iris (Blue Skin): 100% Health (+20% chance to be devoured due to pheromones and alluring taste); 0% Metamorphosis; Bound by Drifter's Accord: 0; Devoured and being digested by Aquinas Maw
- Lobelia (Baby Blue Skin): 70% Health (+20% chance to be devoured due to alluring taste and pheromones), 0% metamorphosis, Unarmed; Bound by Drifter's Accord: 0; Unarmed
- Azalea (Chromatic Variant with Maroon Skin and Fuchsia Hair): 90% Health (+15% Chance to be devoured due to Alluring Taste and pheromones), Power: 100%, +10% Recharge each update (Improved Heal: 20% power [Heal a Target for +20% Health], Can't be used while Azalea is digesting); Unarmed; Bound by Drifter's Accord: 0; Devoured and being digested by Aquinas Maw
- Odessa (Chromatic Variant with Ebony Skin and White Hair): 90% Health (+15% Chance to be devoured due to Alluring Taste and pheromones); Power: 100%, +15% Recharge each update (Dark Bolt: 15% Power [Launches a bolt of Dark Energy at a foe]); Bound by Drifter's Accord: 0; Devoured and being digested by Aquinas Maw
- Sunny (Yellow Skin): 85% Health (+15% chance to be devoured due to alluring taste and pheromones), Unarmed; Bound by Drifter's Accord: 0; Devoured and being digested by Aquinas Maw
- Karin (Woman in silver catsuit): 30% Health, Unarmed
- Kim Jiyun (Naked Asian woman with glasses): 80% Health, Unarmed; Devoured and being digested by Aquinas Maw
- Aradia (Dark Queen wearing blue lipstick): 90% Health, Enhanced Strength (On par with Tina)
Damsel(s) in Distress:- Odessa (Chromat Variant with Ebony SKin and White Hair): 75% Health (-15% Health next update; Extra health loss due to being unprotected Chromatic Damsel); Devoured and being digested by Aquinas Maw
- Azalea (Chromatic Variant with Maroon Skin and Fuchsia Hair): 75% Health (-15% Health next update; Extra health loss due to being unprotected Chromatic Damsel ); Devoured and being digested by Aquinas Maw
- Kim Jiyun (Naked Asian woman with glasses): 70% Health (-10% Health next update unless rescued);Devoured and being digested by Aquinas Maw
- Expira: 51% Health (-10% Health); Devoured and being digested by Aquinas Maw
- Demona (Lady Demon Variant): 30% Health (-5% Health next update unless rescued); Trapped in Savage Barnacle's corpse and still being burned by lingering stomach acid
- Widowmaker (Purple skinned Damsel): 70% Health (-10% Health next update); Devoured and being digested by Aquinas Maw; Healed by tendril: 1
- Amelie (Normal skin color damsel): 70% Health (-10% Health next update); Devoured and being digested by Aquinas Maw; Healed by tendril: 1
- Sunny (Yellow Skin): 85% Health (-15% Health next update; Extra health loss due to being unprotected Chromatic Damsel) Devoured and being digested by Aquinas Maw
- Iris (Blue Skin): 90% Health (-10% Health next update) Devoured and being digested by Aquinas Maw
Trish: 85% Health; Following Aradia's orders and guarding Empusa and Dahlia
Empusa (Lady Demon Aspect): 49% Health, Unconscious but will awaken next update, Bound and secured near Aradia and Trish (+20% chance to be devoured)
Damage scale: Slight damage= 1-10%
Moderate= 11-20%
Major= 21-30%
Severe= 31-40%
Fatal= 41-50%
Aquinas Maw health: 100%
First, what will Aradia do?
A) Rush in and pull Demona free, Aradia will pull her out before she loses anymore health (Demona will be freed and hide near Trish)
B) Attack the Aquinas Maw that Karin is holding at bay head on (70% Chance of Success, Success will inflict Major damage, Failure will still inflict Moderate damage; 5% chance of Aradia being devoured if roll fails)
C) Attack the Aquinas Maw Karin is holding with caution, she can try to hold it in place as well (85% Chance of Success, Success will inflict Moderate Damage and hold the Aquinas Maw in place for a better attack next time, Failure will still inflict Slight Damage)
After that, what will Trish do?
D) Blast the Aquinas Maw she's currently watching from a distance, she can try to hit it and still keep guard over the others (65% Chance of Success, Success will inflict Major Damage; Failure will still inflict Moderate damage)
E) Move in to attack the Aquinas Maw, she can channel more powerful magic at close range but it's more risky (75% Chance of Success, Success will inflict Severe Damage; Failure will still inflict Major Damage, 30% chance of Trish being devoured if roll fails and 30% chance of Empusa being devoured if roll fails
Next, what will Karin do?
F) Move to free Demona, she can probably pull her free now that the barnacles are dead (80% Chance of Success, Success will free Demona and allow her to hide near TrishJ)
G) Continue to hold the Aquinas Maw, Karin can try to render it more vulnerable with risk to herself (Any damage inflicted to this Maw will increase by one stage; 40% chance of Karin being devoured)
H) Release the Maw, Karin will attempt to attack it at the same in a dangerous maneuver (40% chance of Success, Success will inflict Moderate Damage and increase other damage inflicted to the Maw by one stage; Failure will result in Karin being devoured)
Finally, what will Lobelia do?
1) Help Aradia with whatever she does, Lobelia will be a nice distraction and might cause the Maw to drop its guard (Lobelia will increase Aradia's success chances by +10% and increase any damage she inflicts by one stage; 55% Chance of Lobelia being devoured regardless)
2) Help Trish wiith whatever she does, she can be a nice distraction and might cause the Maw to drop its guard (Lobeila will increase Trish's success chances by +10% and increase any damage she inflicts by one stage; 55% Chance of Lobelia being devoured regardless)
3) Retreat to Trish's side, Lobelia will get out of the way so they won't have to worry about her (Lobelia will be 100% safe next update)
BONUS CHOICES: What will happen inside the maw's stomach? (One option will be selected at random if none are chosen)
4) Digestion hastens slightly, increasing health loss by +5% (Unprotected Chromatic damsels will lose an additional 5% health) this update but also increasing the damage the Maw takes from any source by +10%
5) A healing tentacle prods one of the digesting victims: Widowmaker, Amelie, Expira, Kim Jiyun, Azalea, Odessa, Sunny, or Iris to heal her to full health, but she will lose double the health +15% next time (Anyone chosen more than once will lose an addtional 5% health so being healed 2 times= -5% additional health, 3= -10%, etc)
6) Acid rises higher, causing an additional -2% (Unprotected Chromatic damsels will lose an additional 5% health) health loss
Next, who will the organ descend upon? (The one chosen will lose an additional 15% Health next update)
Kim Jiyun, Azalea, Odessa, Sunny, or Iris?