Re: The Savage Brawl [Round 1: Afterlife]
02-25-2010, 09:30 PM
Originally posted on MSPA by SleepingOrange.
Ekelhaft had been slowly making progress in undoing the untold damage it had done to itself over its endless time alone. It was hard work, especially for a being of Ekelhaft's nature, but there had been some results. Anyone else would probably not notice, but the slime's volume was something like 110% of what it used to be. Small steps and slow going, but progress. Ekelhaft's mind had wandered back to memories of the good old days, when its powers had been near-limitless, when magic shattered and twisted for miles around, when the merest glance at one of millions of eyes was enough to send even the most grounded individual spiraling inexorably down into a berserker rage or gibbering terror. A sweep of a pseudopod and thousands would die and thousands more would experience their last moment of lucidity; Ekelhaft liked to imagine it stretched on interminably, the world around his victims frozen in time as they felt their faculties shred. Its surface bubbled happily. Good times.
The ooze was jerked out of its nostalgic reverie by the sounds of battle. Eyestalks dropped, revealing nearly every contestant going claw to gun to spell by the entrance to the cave. It was... fascinating. Prudence battled with a primal desire to rip and maim, and found itself losing ground. Ekelhaft wound its way around stalactites and columns, approaching the fray and debating what the best way to intrude was. Its favorite target, the lich, was pinned by the cyborg; probably not wise to intrude there. Judging by the psychopathic doctor's new weapon, that was one he wanted to leave alone until he could be sure no-one would interfere. Myriad eyes scanned the melee, eventually settling on the aeromancer. Now there was a target that couldn't put up a fight.
Ekelhaft slithered across the ceiling until it was directly above its prey, teeth springing into being across its surface. It dropped suddenly and without warning, reshaping itself into a cone-like shape, covered in serrated teeth and falling fast.
Ekelhaft had been slowly making progress in undoing the untold damage it had done to itself over its endless time alone. It was hard work, especially for a being of Ekelhaft's nature, but there had been some results. Anyone else would probably not notice, but the slime's volume was something like 110% of what it used to be. Small steps and slow going, but progress. Ekelhaft's mind had wandered back to memories of the good old days, when its powers had been near-limitless, when magic shattered and twisted for miles around, when the merest glance at one of millions of eyes was enough to send even the most grounded individual spiraling inexorably down into a berserker rage or gibbering terror. A sweep of a pseudopod and thousands would die and thousands more would experience their last moment of lucidity; Ekelhaft liked to imagine it stretched on interminably, the world around his victims frozen in time as they felt their faculties shred. Its surface bubbled happily. Good times.
The ooze was jerked out of its nostalgic reverie by the sounds of battle. Eyestalks dropped, revealing nearly every contestant going claw to gun to spell by the entrance to the cave. It was... fascinating. Prudence battled with a primal desire to rip and maim, and found itself losing ground. Ekelhaft wound its way around stalactites and columns, approaching the fray and debating what the best way to intrude was. Its favorite target, the lich, was pinned by the cyborg; probably not wise to intrude there. Judging by the psychopathic doctor's new weapon, that was one he wanted to leave alone until he could be sure no-one would interfere. Myriad eyes scanned the melee, eventually settling on the aeromancer. Now there was a target that couldn't put up a fight.
Ekelhaft slithered across the ceiling until it was directly above its prey, teeth springing into being across its surface. It dropped suddenly and without warning, reshaping itself into a cone-like shape, covered in serrated teeth and falling fast.