the descent
Sunjata ’s dome slipped away, leaving the air sharp against their skin once more, but the worst of the wounds had mended under moonlight and rain. The box containing the lily was secured against his chest, guarded as fiercely as breath itself. His eyes scanned the path ahead, gauging the slope of the corridor, watching for loose stone, unstable ledges—a way out. Or at least a place to breathe.
Deimos moved beside him, steady despite the aches and weight of failure biting at their heels. His magic worked like a surgeon’s hand across the terrain, reinforcing stone with practiced will. Cracks sealed. Floors leveled. The tunnel no longer felt like a beast’s throat about to swallow them whole—just for the moment.
Behind them,Hadama ’s mind worked even as his feet did, trying to unravel the logic of the Mirewyrm’s movements, of the runes and the earlier serpent. What had it wanted? What had drawn it up at all? If they could find a thread, a bait, a pressure point, they might yet finish this on their terms.
But the wyrm wasn’t done.
Not yet.
From deep below, the fissure exhaled again—not with a tremor, not with another strike, but with gas.
It came fast this time. No warning groan. No shudder of stone. Just a sudden hiss, and then the miasma poured back into the chamber like floodwater. Denser now. Thicker. The smell hit first—acrid and rotting, like burning hair and spoiled meat—and then vision blurred again as the gas obscured everything in a smothering violet haze.
Even the bioluminescence dimmed, overwhelmed by the choking cloud.
Their gas masks filtered the worst of it, but movement became difficult. The air grew heavy. Every breath, though protected, felt like inhaling lead. Sound dulled, pressure built behind their eyes. And through the haze… nothing. No movement. No pursuit.
The Mirewyrm didn’t need to see them to attack.
It only needed to wait.
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.
Deimos moved beside him, steady despite the aches and weight of failure biting at their heels. His magic worked like a surgeon’s hand across the terrain, reinforcing stone with practiced will. Cracks sealed. Floors leveled. The tunnel no longer felt like a beast’s throat about to swallow them whole—just for the moment.
Behind them,
But the wyrm wasn’t done.
Not yet.
From deep below, the fissure exhaled again—not with a tremor, not with another strike, but with gas.
It came fast this time. No warning groan. No shudder of stone. Just a sudden hiss, and then the miasma poured back into the chamber like floodwater. Denser now. Thicker. The smell hit first—acrid and rotting, like burning hair and spoiled meat—and then vision blurred again as the gas obscured everything in a smothering violet haze.
Even the bioluminescence dimmed, overwhelmed by the choking cloud.
Their gas masks filtered the worst of it, but movement became difficult. The air grew heavy. Every breath, though protected, felt like inhaling lead. Sound dulled, pressure built behind their eyes. And through the haze… nothing. No movement. No pursuit.
The Mirewyrm didn’t need to see them to attack.
It only needed to wait.
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.
