Masks 2

Maria ran towards the girl, readying her knife to free her from the seaweed. And then, of course, she didn't feel or look right. She looked...spongy, and bright. But not the right kind of bright. And then she saw the tendril, and looked up just in time to see the maws closing in...

Regrettably, Maria's distress broke her concentration, causing the various air bubbles around to collapse!

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Sam pulled the pin, threw the grenade in, and dodged out of the way as the water surged in.

Fortunately, the grenade was swallowed by the giant angler. It blew the fish apart (the fish's insides absorbing the blast), and Sam was free to swim back!

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Polybius jumped into the anglerfish's mouth, getting several fresh dents as the fish bit in! This gave Ken an opening to shoot a few rounds into the angler before the water closed in, making his gun ineffective.

And now he was underwater with a pissed off, injured angler biting into Polybius!

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Finn tried to dodge the Maw, but she was no Sam. It bit into her, the armor taking the worst of the blow as the angler tore her around!

Unfortunately, the air bubble then disappeared, causing the water to close in! Oh God!

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Theraea set off a reality pulse from her anchor, dispelling all psionic effects in the area! Illusions were shattered, revealing the angler tendrils for what they were. Unfortunately, this didn't do much for the poor people already under attack.

Only Esen, Theraea, Zil, Nocturne, the Demon, and Candy were still around. La Chat, Sam, Jim, Coyote, Finn, and Ken were all gone!

Of course, then the water surged in.