< thearchitect > Seeking assistance

[emet_sulk]

[ Attached is a picture of one of the spider nests in the Red Hills. It's from a wary distance but there are no spiders visible; only their many, many webs. The picture comes with a VOICED message: ]

I had thought to tackle this task myself, but I quite overestimated the number of arachnids here. I would like to collect some of this venom for myself in addition to what this quest asks, and for that I require some help.

[ A pause. ]

A healer would be a boon but I care not so long as you are capable.

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[eightfoldfiend]

Damn it!

[The spider Yuber had attacked chitters angrily and spits a spray of venom towards the swordsman's face.

Yuber dances out of the way but the venom might be heading for Emet-Selch now.]

My magic won't be enough for this.

At least...not the lowly magic Avalon has saddled me with. Peh.

[emet_sulk]

[ A shout: ] What magic do you have? You should have another besides healing!

[ He reels away from the venom, getting to his feet in the same movement. Another X flashes towards the spider and this time hits its mark. It screeches as the fire scorches its outer chitin, now enraged. ]

(sorry for the wait! had family visiting) (cw: raising the dead)

[eightfoldfiend]

Tsk!

What a pain...

[Yuber balls one hand into a fist and holds it out to his side. There is a soft rattling as the scattered bones of past spider victims come together then rise up into a humanoid skeleton.]

Now, my servant, slay the beasts!

[The skeleton takes one shaky step forward then falls apart.]

no worries, I'm trying to catch up myself

[emet_sulk]

[ Another user of Death magic, is it? That skeleton had been...underwhelming.

Well. It isn't like he can do any better right now, that said. ]

Oh Zodiark, give me strength...

[ His blade flashes, swathes of blue sweeping through the air as he fends off the beasts. His familiar hops out of a swirl of dark at a whistle from him and immediately sets itself on the spiders. Earthen spires jut out suddenly from the ground, impaling a few and scattering the rest. ]

...Isolate some of them! I'll trap them in a cage. We may yet salvage this!

[eightfoldfiend]

...Yes.

[Yuber runs forward toward the spiders, striking them with the ends of his long swords. The steel bounces off the carapaces but does manage to drive a few of them back.

He continues his loop, running circles, striking, dodging venom, then running circles again like an agile, demonic herding dog, rounding a few up into a cluster.]

[emet_sulk]

[ Between them, they manage to separate a couple from the rest of the swarm. A sigil flashes in the air as he snaps his fingers and an earthen cage rolls over the isolated spiders to trap them in place. Whilst they click angrily at him from there, he attempts to instil godly fear into the rest so that they won't be tempted to interfere as they harvest their venom.

With several of their number dead, this doesn't take long. They retreat into their burrow but only as far as the shadows. Their multitude of eyes peer out of the darkness, watching the two men warily. ]

Do you know how to collect venom? It will be faster if we both do it.