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sticksandbones2023-08-15 06:30 pm
MINI EVENT: GARDEN OF EVIL
Content Warning: Carnivorous plants in a very unconventional way, horror hunger, attempted violence towards animals
!EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORNS
You've done well to avoid the flowers, haven't you? Though some hapless victims here and there may have nearly fallen to it, but even they've been rescued and taken to safety. And the flowers can't approach the General Store, the Trader's stalls, the inn or the house Elsword has built- something prevents the forest from creeping into it ever so softly, so of course it's minions couldn't either. But they're so hungry.
Starvation tears at the flowers like claws, and what should help them- the water and sunshine- burns like ice. The only thing that satisfies is flesh and blood and bone and they're hungry. And they've had enough of being told no.
As everyone goes about their day, the flowers still. They do not reach for and try to grab anyone, and for a moment all seems well. Up until Rusty begins snarling in a way uncharacteristic of him, trying to tear the nearest one out of the earth with his teeth. He is immediately ensnared in vines and leaves, with the full intent of tearing the old dog apart. The flowers shake and there's an odd hum in the air before they all seem to turn, looking at the denizens of the nest as if they had eyes. You will not look away. You can't look away. They are everywhere. On the ground, crawling up the walls of the fence, growing larger to block off the routes to safety, and always shifting to be in your line of sight. Look at them. Look at them.
Look at them.
The madness won't creep in slowly- as they force themselves into your vision, already you can see vines creeping at the edge of your vision, tearing into flesh that isn't there. Ravenous maws biting into the people around you and not letting go. Blood and sap pouring out like ichor. Blink once, blink twice, and it shakes away to reveal the truth but if you aren't careful the visions set in again. Misfortune radiates off of the flowers in waves, tripping you up and interfering with your aim and casting. Get ready, because the flowers aren't going away without some blood.
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( it starts when something cuts into her leg as she's heading to the river to get some apples. stardust wafts through the air for a moment and the world turns ravenous- some might feel lightning in the air as the fight begins, and that would be for no reason other than her own fury, a snap of her fingers summoning bolts of pale pink lightning to strike down everything around her, fire manifesting in her palms to launch like a particularly vicious game of dodgeball.
but that doesn't help when she starts seeing grandfather- and so panicked is she, that she can't help but launch a spell at the dead man walking. it's just that... it might be overlaid on you. )
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD-
b. glory and gore go hand in hand
( amidst the grove, a purple-silvery dust wafts through the air before it suddenly liquifies and drops to the ground. that is the only warning that felicity is in the area, working her way through bloodthirsty foliage like a shadow. one of the larger flowers rears its head at you, but then it stills
and
rots.
the remains of the stem crumble away in her hands, as she breathes heavily, arms and legs covered in cuts from the razor-sharp vines and leaves. despite everything, and the black staining her hands, she's smiling just as sharply. )
Stupid things...
A
Gnosis barely manages to dodge, an impressive feat from someone who can't do much more than stand still and cast Arts. Kjeragi instincts, he'd call them. The fireball whizzes past his head and hits a plant that had been behind him... so not a total waste.]
Remind me not to walk out in front of other Arts users, [he grumbles in the battle's lull. Then, louder:] Close your eyes and recover. I'll cover you until then.
will save: 2. rip.
What...
( except what gnosis is saying is overlaid with the cold disdain of grandfather, his dry admonishment: Honestly, Felicity, you should know better. We wouldn't want to risk an incident, would we? Come here. )
Stay away from me!
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Close your eyes and take a breather.
[It's not said nicely, or politely, more with a hint of irritation because the plants are closing in — and Gnosis truly, genuinely does not have time to fuck around here, so he simply sighs and raises his Arts unit skyward to blast anything that gets too close.
And yes, he purposely aims an icicle at Felicity hoping that she'll snap the hell out of it, sorry this is all he knows he is not gentle nor kindly.]
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... Gnosis? But- no-
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She can look at him like an angry cat as much as she'd like. Gnosis is not sorry, especially because it snapped her out of it.]
There you are. Welcome back to what I'm guessing is an equally-as-awful reality for you.
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( no more contempt, just full on horror and guilt- )
I- I thought... that my old teacher was here...
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[Not a yes or no, but a "yeah I dodged", typical of someone who really just does not Care that she did at this point.]
Keep your eyes off of the plants if you can. That's how they're spreading these affects.
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( she is genuinely impressed! and. genuinely, horrifically remorseful. stupid. stupid, stupid- this is why that man got you in the first place- of course it wasn't him, you brought an axe down upon his head when you were thirteen-
felicity inhales, covering her eyes with her hands for a moment. her head hurts and her eyes sting. )
... If it was nighttime I could finish this properly...
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The inn is completely safe. [He informs, and then uses the spear-tip of his Arts unit to pierce one of the plants before firing off an icy blast that sends it flying.] I recommend a tactical retreat until you can get your bearings again.
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( she hates having to retreat. but she knows damn well there's value in it, especially if she's still getting auditory hallucinations- but before she runs off, she pauses. )
... I'm sorry. I know I was under the influence, but- still.
b.
[ BB lets out a wolf whistle like sound from lips, watching as the other stands only a bit a ways. The rotted flower falling down between them. ]
Maybe you should let the professionals handle this~~
[ She says this but, Fel will notice BB's body is far more torn apart and dripping with blood everywhere. ]
Re: b.
( which is the only warning anyone gets before felicity outright whips one of the flowers with a burst of pink electricity- and the area of impact immediately begins to rot and burn away all at once, spreading across the petals rapidly. )
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[ She patronizes, because she thinks mortal beings are cute and silly. ]
What are you gunna do next? Rot away my poor little heart? You know, I just got one - that would be toooootaaallly rude~~!
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( she doesn't deign BB with an answer, otherwise. she doesn't need to know felicity refuses to use the rot on people as a matter of principle- )
Focus on the flowers, you're wasting time.
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[ BB lets out a soft sigh, seemingly undeterred by the vines wrapping against her legs. ]
I was letting the cute flowers eat BB up, and then the cute word man explode them in a flame - butttt ~~~ !! Then I lost him, and now youre stuck with me.
[ A swift, sharp, and sudden kick of her legs and the flowers are ripped consequentially from their roots out of the ground from whence they came. She seems undeterred still and then, questions the other curiously. ]
You wouldn't happen to be a little Magus are you? Know any mana burst - or I suppose... Fire spells do you?
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If you want to get eaten, do it somewhere else. ( a simple sidestep from another assault, matched with fire swirling around her legs before it dies out again- keen eyes may notice felicity's hands are slowly turning black, but it's probably fine. ) I am a witch. Probably not whatever you're thinking, but we need to ease up on the fire. Switch between other plant-unfriendly options, or we're going to just light ourselves and our only shelter up.
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[ BB snaps her hands and out whips tendrils, onyx in color and exuding a sort of strength shown when they whip from her shadows into the masses of flowers - shredding them apart. ]
Hey.
[ While Fel moves herself with an adept quickness, BB is also upon her rather suddenly - slipping past a hoarde of flowers, that snap apart from tentacles ramming into them. She stands there just a bit above her, foot against a rolled limb of hers exiting from the shadows and wrapping itself around BB's ankle. ]
Give me a kiss, and I'll show you something nice ~ ♡ !
[ She is looking down at her, and nearing toward her face. ]
I need it - from a witch.
[ If Fel was looking for a lie, there's none to be seen within her face. ]
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what the actual fuck, oh my god. calm down?? calm down. )
... I'm gonna need you to elaborate because my kisses have secondary effects already.
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[ She retorts, eyes flickering downwards. ]
I need you to not die, it would be annoying if that happens. So I'll Kill everything here for us - I just need a little more mana. Because BB has a human body now and it is - a bit weird. So strange!! [ From behind shadows where Fel was standing, a tentacle jumps out right and slams against flowers attempting to reach toward them. It immediately retracts back from whenst it came. ] So I need to steal just a little bit of mana from you, if you do not mind~!
1/2
2/2
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To do that magus, I will need... All of it. [ Whatever current life force you have accumulated for the time being, without killing yourself. ] This place is weird and wont let me force itself into my plane... but.... I may be able to enforce my authority and my laws onto me, while within this plane. Well... [ BB taps at her lips, as if expectantly. ] If I can do that, then... I believe for a moment I can destroy all if not most of it.
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Just remember if there's even so much as an extra scratch on me when I wake up, you will be punished.
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Lets kiss then, and I'll make sure when you wake up. It will have been worth your energy spent ♡ ~ !
[ BB will, lean forward and press her lips against the witches. So long as it is allowed - it is at first a soft kiss. Only for a moment, wherein it will be invasive there after. The Moon Cancer stands upon tendrils of her making, and in a flicker of light Fel will see behind BB an Umbral like moon. Flickering in and out of the scenery - as BB drinks from the womans mouth and begins to impose as much as she can of her authority into the laws of this world, by singularly pushing it upon herself solely.
The moon behind her is but a shape that blacks out the sky - and the peripheral of the world around them leaks a blood red.
The exchange of energy is something that swells from the core of Felicities soul, and extends outwards through every nerve ending she has therein. It isn't something that hurts - it never is, it merely is something that feels as if a weakening is occurring. BB quite literally drinks from the woman's mouth, and lops her own tongue against their teeth and any other place Fel's mouth permits her. BB will swallow, hard, as much as the others saliva as Fel will give he. Without either passing out or feeling gross from the exchange. ]