Hunt the Light

No update on the map ... Is time to play solo again ... and hunt the Light ... to balance the powers ...

Nothing personal, dear cleric ... I like sometimes to use a solid form ... and you are close enough ... trying to dispel the dark with you silly book full of words ... Now you are frozen while my bag drains your mana ... And you know the best part ? Your Guardians are watching ... and can't do nothing ... Not a hero, so is for bag ... Need to hunt a bigger prey ... or several of them ... I'm hearing them getting closer ... a party asking to be devoured ....

A priestess steps through, and peers into the chamber ... is empty, I already eat all inside ... but I'm a mimic, so I can pretend to be whatever creature she is looking ... And she is not alone ....

"Hurry up."

He demands ... and I can understand it ... words ... this last cleric knew a lot of them, and shared some with me ...

" Checking for traps, dummy. "

Says the priestess ... like she was talking to a friend on a beach, and not inside my Dungeon. I notice that sometimes adventurers seem to forget where they are, and think they are on another place ... Too much booze perhaps ...

_The priestess can't find anything ... I wait for there to step forward, and Bag sends a tentacle that makes her fall on the ground. Now I can see better my future meals ... Priestess on the floor being drained ... a Blue Mage ... never eat one of those ... yet ... And finally a Barbarian ... and the other one is a Ranger. Four dish meal ... I guess is time to level up again ... probably ... But they don't look very strong ... Let us start the show, one down, and the next one is on the way ... Show me your next move Bag ... Good, a thin tentacle ... on the ceiling ... Too fast bag ... See ? They are weak, and the ceiling is strong ... I recognise your effort, but blue is crushed ... let me taste a little ... nothing special. You can eat him on the end ... I'm pretending to be part of the wall, so they are all yours. Too much time wasted, the Barbarian is_ picking up the priestess off the ground. And instead of being sad about her party member, she is angry.

" I told you to check for traps ... Now we lost our mage. "

The barbarian makes a sound ... that's not a word ... and the Priestess stops talking. They are all distracted, and this Priestess follow the light ... so my tentacle begins to drain her. Drop by drop her mana pool empties, and she has no idea. Bag wants to try combat ... and is standing in front of the Barbarian ... Let me see how that goes.

Bag is mimicking a solid shadow, and is a bait for the Ranger's bow, and the Barbarian's axe ... A good idea for them. The Barbarian swings his Axe certain that he is going to hit, the Ranger's arrow flies without being blocked, and Bag let all attacks hit ... and doesn't move an inch.

Solid Shadow mode is not easy to master ... The trick is to let the solid became shadow for a moment, enough to let all attacks pass harmlessly through your upper part, while the lower part drains them with the tentacles ... But Bag is still learning ... And pretends to be wounded ... A nice idea, Bag ...

" What the ... The boss changed ? It's a level up ? "

Poor party ... confused ... Yes, the boss changed, and since you are hunting Shadows, is only fair that a Shadow hunts you now. They try to run ... giving their backs to Bag ... one tentacle for each ... Not much mana, but enough to use the tentacle as a rope and pull them closer ... Bag is a wise fisherman ... The two of them disappear inside the greedy bag, while I swallow the Priestess. Enjoy the show, system. I told you I would eat all.