the descent
The dome rose with a hiss of gathering water, folding over Sunjata and Hadama like a held breath. Within, the world fell briefly quiet—just the muted rush of fluid walls and the pulsing light of moon magic stitching flesh and bone together once more. The air was still tainted, but not deadly, and the pressure in Sunjata’s shoulder ebbed enough for him to hold the box close again without wincing.
Outside, Deimos remained in the open, a sentinel carved from will and stubbornness. Blood ran freely down one side, smeared into the grit of his armour, but his stance never wavered. He breathed deep, reaching with that honed sixth sense, trying to feel not just the tremors but the patterns. The rock told stories in fractures and fault lines. The heaving of the walls, the stagger of falling stones—there was something moving beneath them still, like a leviathan circling its prey from below.
Not gone. Not far.
Just… watching.
Then the Mirewyrm struck again.
A groaning tremor built in the earth, then another cascade of rubble sheared from the ceiling. Smaller this time—an avalanche, not a collapse—but sharp and fast, deadly in its precision. The dome held. Sunjata’s magic hardened with instinct, and the stones that fell against it struck like fists on glass, then slid off in harmless rivulets, deflected into the cavern floor with hissing impacts.
Outside, Deimos moved. He read the rumble before it hit, twisting away just as a jagged chunk slammed into the ground where he’d stood, his intuition guiding him in the half-second gap between life and death.
And then, stillness again.
Welcome to the Key Quest. This is a hard Level 15 key Quest.
Your randomly assigned posting order is Sunjata, Deimos, then Hadama. You have 24 hrs to reply.
Sunjata HP: 322.5/1125
Deimos HP: 810/1275
Hadama HP: 372.5/800
Mirewyrm: 131.75/1153
Mirewyrm: The Mirewyrm is a colossal void entity, vaguely serpentine and dragonlike, that tunnels through stone as though the rock were liquid. Its body is plated in black, semi-metallic scales that shimmer with deep-space reflections, constantly shifting and rearranging like something unfinished. It has no eyes, and its mouth opens sideways in a jagged, spiral maw—a gateway rather than a mouth, lined not with teeth, but with coiling tendrils of voidlight and gravity.
Remember to include a summary at the bottom of your post with all action taken. If weapons/upgrades/abilities/items/shifts/etc are used, please include their desc. from your profile at the bottom of your post as well.
REMEMBER: KQs are rewarding but dangerous. They may cause death and/or permanent changes to your characters.
Outside, Deimos remained in the open, a sentinel carved from will and stubbornness. Blood ran freely down one side, smeared into the grit of his armour, but his stance never wavered. He breathed deep, reaching with that honed sixth sense, trying to feel not just the tremors but the patterns. The rock told stories in fractures and fault lines. The heaving of the walls, the stagger of falling stones—there was something moving beneath them still, like a leviathan circling its prey from below.
Not gone. Not far.
Just… watching.
Then the Mirewyrm struck again.
A groaning tremor built in the earth, then another cascade of rubble sheared from the ceiling. Smaller this time—an avalanche, not a collapse—but sharp and fast, deadly in its precision. The dome held. Sunjata’s magic hardened with instinct, and the stones that fell against it struck like fists on glass, then slid off in harmless rivulets, deflected into the cavern floor with hissing impacts.
Outside, Deimos moved. He read the rumble before it hit, twisting away just as a jagged chunk slammed into the ground where he’d stood, his intuition guiding him in the half-second gap between life and death.
And then, stillness again.
Welcome to the Key Quest. This is a hard Level 15 key Quest.
Your randomly assigned posting order is Sunjata, Deimos, then Hadama. You have 24 hrs to reply.
Sunjata HP: 322.5/1125
Deimos HP: 810/1275
Hadama HP: 372.5/800
Mirewyrm: 131.75/1153
Mirewyrm: The Mirewyrm is a colossal void entity, vaguely serpentine and dragonlike, that tunnels through stone as though the rock were liquid. Its body is plated in black, semi-metallic scales that shimmer with deep-space reflections, constantly shifting and rearranging like something unfinished. It has no eyes, and its mouth opens sideways in a jagged, spiral maw—a gateway rather than a mouth, lined not with teeth, but with coiling tendrils of voidlight and gravity.
Remember to include a summary at the bottom of your post with all action taken. If weapons/upgrades/abilities/items/shifts/etc are used, please include their desc. from your profile at the bottom of your post as well.
REMEMBER: KQs are rewarding but dangerous. They may cause death and/or permanent changes to your characters.
