Onward: Red

[voidtreckermods]

They are in the vortex for what seems like forever but is perhaps not that much time at all. They do not hunger, they are tired enough that it feels like they have been struggling against the chaos of the sea for a few hours yet how much time they have been flying in truth, is unknowable.

They emerge, pushing up out of the vortex. There were four rockpools and now, as they land on a vast plain they will find they have all arrived at the same destination.

The sky is black, pin pricked with stars and in the distance, on the horizon there is a glowing white light. The light is bright, bouncing off the ripples of water and giving them light to see.

For it is water they stand on, a vast ocean, inky black in the darkness. They stand on it with ease and yet, if they wish, they can dive down into it. The water is clear and yet they will find no plants or fish.

Monsters though, they will find a plenty. As the voidtreckers arrive, their footsteps rippling on the sea, they are joined by creatures. Giant crabs, shark head beasts, water snakes. They stand between the voidtreckers and the light on the horizon.

Somewhere in this sea it seems there is a giant squid, as tentacles reach out of the water to grab the ankles of the void warriors and pull them down to the inky depths.

The voidtreckers feel a pull towards the light, yet the horizon seems endlessly far away, getting no closer as they fight their way towards it.

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Towards the Light

[xue_yang]

Xue Yang has managed to find a stick that he managed to break into a rather sharp stake and has been using that to take out the eyes of the various monsters. It's the best he can do give his lack of actual weaponry, but it's effective. By taking out their eyes, it leaves them angry but useless. They end up attacking each other because they can't realize the ones they are fighting are their allies. It helps that all their foes are rather dumb.

"This is my first time fighting what should be food."

[enthunder]

"Won't be your last."

She knows the frustration of being without a proper weapon; her first few missions had been an exercise in making do. Now, she's used to it, and with so many opponents, she can more easily use her magic and fists. He's holding his own, but that stick isn't doing him any favours.

Also, people are starting to look a little green at the eyeless crabs staggering around.

So she strikes down her latest opponent to give them a moment's breather, and throws over her longsword with a sharp, "Try this."

[xue_yang]

He catches the sword easily and with a couple quick movements takes down two of the crabs. It's obvious just in those few seconds that a sword is exactly what he is used to used. It's not exactly like his normal one but it will get the job done. How quickly the ones from his world would argue if they knew what she had just given him.

He smirks and takes down another crab. "Now maybe I can take down some bigger fish."

[enthunder]

Given that Light's current opinion of him is that he's a selfish but talented guy who can at least be incentivised to do the right thing, she's not going to lose any sleep over it. She watches him for those initial strikes, until she's confirmed that he knows what he's doing, and then turns away to launch another barrage of ice and fire at a writhing mass of seasnakes.

She snorts at his boast, though.

"These aren't big enough for you?"

[xue_yang]

"It's not like they are anything except mindless creatures. Their only advantage is their numbers." He has fought enough undead which are similar in they only know how to fight but aren't intelligent enough to win.

"Besides, these are only here as a delay and distract technique to hold us back from getting to what we need."