It's Not Worth It

Levateinn seemingly can't hear the voices this time, but she knows enough to realize they're speaking. She seems anxious as she watches Yulia. Yulia's face is hidden beneath her mask, but it seems likely she's staring back. She makes an almost indiscernible twitch as the suggestion of offering sex is mentioned and Levateinn tilts her head, "Your friends say something you didn't like?" she asks and Yulia is silent as she continues to listen and once the voices have all said their piece she sighs.

"Yes... Yes they did say something I didn't like," Yulia answers and Levateinn grins, but her grin disappears as Yulia continues, "they said we shouldn't kill you," she clarifies and a mixture of emotions flash over Levateinn's face. Anger and surprise being the most prominent.

"You... You cowards! You won't fight me!?" she yells and her snakes seem to retreat away from her slightly. She seems weirdly distraught at having this fight denied.

She points her trident at Cherchiel, "I had your angel slut ****! I desecrated the body and memory of your dead friend and you fucking cowards won't even try?" she roars, her voice a wail that shakes the temple.

"How do we leave here?" Yulia asks and Levateinn freezes, staring in a sort of pained disbelief.

"I did so much... For nothing," she whispers quietly and Yulia speaks again.

"I said how do we lea-" she's interrupted as suddenly the boat reforms, anchored just outside the temple gate and she screams at Yulia.

"There! There's your exit! Leave! Take your trash with you," she yells and tosses Cherchiel's equipment at Yulia before collapsing onto her throne, her snakes move, coiling around the throne, hiding her from sight, though weirdly it almost sounds like she's crying behind them. Yulia grabs Cherchiel's equipment and hurries to the boat along with the others and as they get in it, unmoors from the temple gate and returns them to the surface. They step out of the boat onto the rocky, desolate shore and Cherchiel speaks.

"What... The fuck just happened?" she asks and Yulia shakes her head as she begins to carefully make her way over the beach.

"I'm not quite sure, but refusing to fight her seems to have hurt her in a way weapons and spells never could and for that... I think we won," Yulia says a slight smugness to her voice.

"From what it sounds like... Pretty much everything she'd done since we arrived here was her trying to goad us into a fight..." Isalia offers.

"Maybe she really isn't as onboard with this Yulia becomes an Archdemon plan as she pretended," Cherchiel suggests and Yulia nods.

"Maybe..." she agrees as the four women pass back through Eternal Reward and arrive back at the hallway, "oh right here..." Yulia says as she hands Cherchiel her stuff. Cherchiel takes it and the four women head into the bathhouse where Cherchiel changes back into her armor as Lemiel seems surprised to see them back at all.

"Uh... Yulia..." she greets her uncertainly.

"Save whatever you're planning to say. We're about to go face the Abyss and we need to know what to expect, so tell us whatever you can," Yulia demands and Lemiel nods.

"Yes... The Abyss is the counterpart to the One True God, created at the same time by the Tower, in depictions it's always just a large hole in the earth spewing tentacles... I can tell you right now that no angel has ever come face to face with The Abyss and was able to tell the story afterwards. Even in the largest of battles the Abyss has never fought so there's not even much I can give you regarding rumors of it's abilities. I can't really help you much, except to say... well... The One True God loves you and will do whatever it can to protect you... If... If you'll allow it. I will accompany you, perhaps I can be some help when you face this monster?" she suggests and then looks away, "other than offering my protection directly in your confrontation with the creature, I don't know how else I can help you and I... I want nothing more than to help you, I swear," she says weakly.

Cherchiel moves beside Yulia, now fully dressed and re-equipped, "I can't guarantee any of us will survive this encounter with the Abyss, but I'm pretty sure I can guarantee one thing. If she comes with us, she might be able to help in some way... I don't know, but she's definitely not getting off this floor alive. I don't know if she came to this floor expecting to return alive anyway though," she adds with a slight shrug, "regardless... the point is. I'm pretty sure what's she's offering here is to sacrifice herself in some vague hope she'll be able to help us. You're choice if we're willing to accept that,"

(Health: 100%

Mana: 100%

Equipment: Ceramic Beaked Mask, Reinforced Monastic Scapular, standard bra, Standard Panties, 3 poison gas grenades, 3 healing kits, 1 syringe of poison, 1 syringe of adrenaline, 1 syringe of poison antidote, 1 sewing kit, 1 vial of strong aerosolizing aphrodisiac, 8 days worth of rations, 3 two liter water jug, 1 health potion, 6 mana potions, A boar mask, 5 vials of Semen, Ornate Rapier (-3), 4 arrows, Quiver, 1 sack of cooking ingredients (Apples), Ash's Quiver, 6 charm arrows, Smithing Ingredients (6 steel ingots), 1 sack of cooking ingredients (Vegetables), Grenade Launcher, Empty Bandolier, Silver Staff (-2 added to the effect of all spells), Smithing Ingredients (1 silver ingot), 12 silver throwing knives, twenty feet of Spidersilk rope, 1 sack of Cooking Ingredients (Fish), an Onahole, a shard of Illustone, A tarnished Silver Ring of clear mind (warded against demons and angels), Demonic Dress, Demon Horn Hairband, Spidersilk Gown, Gloves of Harvest (-3, heal for all damage dealt),.

Spells known: Great Heal (Lvl 2, Mastered, Cost: 25%, Cost currently halved rounded down: 12%)

Great Cure (Lvl 2, Mastered, Cost: 15%, Cost currently halved rounded down: 7%)

Energize (Lvl 1, Mastered, Cost: 25%, Cost currently halved rounded down: 12%)

Icicle (Lvl 1, Mastered, cost: 15%, Cost currently halved rounded down: 7%)

Masterful Unlock (Lvl 2, Mastered, Cost: 10%, Cost currently halved rounded down: 5%)

Repair (Lvl 1, Mastered, Cost: 5%-20% depending on factors, Cost currently halved rounded down: 2%-10%)

Undermine (Lvl 1, Mastered, cost: 25%, Cost currently halved rounded down: 12%)

Life Drain (lvl 1, Mastered, cost: 2% per 1% Health healed, Cost currently halved rounded down: 1% per 1% Health healed)

Blizzard (Mastered, cost: 5%, Cost currently halved rounded down: 2)

Lightning Strike (Lvl 1, mastered, Cost: 15%, Cost currently halved rounded down: 7%)

God's Light: (Mastered, cost: none. Passive ability.)

Fetish: Bondage Rank: 2, Masochism Rank: 2, Lesbian rank: 1, Submission Rank: 1, Incubating Rank: 1, Large Insertions Rank: 1, Degradation Rank: 1.

Status Effect: Permanent increase to physical attribute. Combat level raised to medium

Atrophied: Permanent Decrease to Physical Attribute. Combat Level lowered to weak. (Countered previous Permanent Increase)

Faithless: Yulia gains no effect from support spells cast on her, but offensive spells cast by her double in effectiveness. Lasts until faith is restored or replaced.

Psychosexual Break: In order to deal with her trauma, Yulia has begun to subconsciously fetishize her experiences.

Deflowered: Virginity Lost, sexual experience changed to: Inexperienced, non-virgin.

Marked by The Abyss: The Abyss Welcomes You.

Companion: Cherchiel, Goma, Martin, Isalia.

Cherchiel Health: 100%

Cherchiel Mana: 100%

Cherchiel Equipment: Ultra Durable Spear( -5, -10 with Boar Mask), Ultra Durable Shield (-5, -10 with Boar Mask), Solanium Reinforced Bodysuit (add -1 to all physical actions), Staff (-1), God's Favour (Halo. Prevent **** one time).

Cherchiel Status Effect: Divine Grace. Combat Level raised to High

Goma Equipment: Runed Dagger (-1, -3 with boar mask), Hunting Horn (-2 for each ally affected), Reinforced and Nethicite Augmented Thick Hide Outfit (Negate most physical damage).

Goma Health: 100%

Goma Mana: 100%

Goma spells known: Heal (Mastered, 15%), Puppet (Mastered, 10% per active command)

Goma Status Effect: Atrophied: Permanent Decrease to Physical Attribute. Combat Level lowered to weak.

Isalia Health: 100%

Isalia Mana: 100%

Isalia Equipment: Isalia's Sword (-3, Lowered temporarily to -1), Isalia's Shield (-3, lowered temporarily to -1), Black Leather Armor

Isalia Fetish: Submission Rank: 1

Isalia Status Effect: Recovering. Combat level temporarily lowered to weak. Gains no effect from energizing effects.

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