Sink Into The Abyss

The Abyss begins to laugh as each of the women draw out their weapons and ready for a fight. Lemiel summoning forth her swords, she seems very worried about this choice. His laughter not helping.

"After all that, your choice is to take up arms against me? Well we could have skipped to that from the beginning if that was going to be your choice," he mocks and then stops laughing, "you know, you aren't the first to be so bold, but it is always commendable. Foolish, but commendable. I remember an angel once, not some weakling like Lemiel, an Archangel, decked in holy armor and carrying an enchanted spear, commanding behind her a squad of lesser angels. She thought she could kill me. I'm still here so you can imagine how that went for her, but I imagine the full outcome might still be a surprise to most of you, though Lemiel probably already knows who I'm talking about," he says and takes a puff on the cigarette. Lemiel indeed has narrowed eyes, it's clear she is aware of this reference and clearly also not happy about it, "A proud Angel... Even slew some of my Archdemons on her way to me and then we met in battle. In the end, her squad were dead and she was on her knees, her radiant armor shattered, her spear broken and her life in my hands, do you want to know what her name was, Yulia? Her name was Laifel... Her fate and yours will be the same," he announces.

Yulia swallows and the Abyss then continues, "Regardless... You wish to fight, so we shall fight, look upon the Abyss and despair," he declares and the room grows alight, revealing nothing. The room is empty, there is no one here, but Yulia and her allies.

"What the... Where is-" Yulia starts before a hand simply appears out of nowhere, grabbing Yulia by the throat, lifting her into the air and beginning to **** her as a floating mouth appears by her ear, yelling each word.

"I'm the Abyss! I am Emptiness Incarnate! Entropy Manifest! You, like all who have come before you shall learn that you cannot fight the void!" he yells in her ear as her hand grabs at the hand **** the life out of her. Cherchiel rushes over and stabs her spear through the hand which simply vanishes along with the mouth as Yulia drops to her knees, coughing. Multiple hands, some wielding twisted black weapons begin to appear, as the floor in the center of the room erupts, slick black tentacles lashing out wards into the room, one grabbing for Lemiel, but being slashed through by her sword. Goma protects Isalia from another tentacle with her dagger and Isalia returns the favour when a hand manifests and grabs Goma from behind.

Yulia finishes coughing and grabs Cherchiel's thigh to brace herself, "He has no form! How are we going to fight something we can't hurt!?" she asks and Cherchiel looks uncertain, as she puts the Boar Mask on, spearing any tentacles or hands that appear or approach near her and Yulia.

"We can't!" Lemiel calls to her, hacking at more approaching tentacles, "Our only choice is to flee. We need to get to the stairs!" she explains.

"Can... Can you still distract him?" Yulia asks and Lemiel shakes her head.

"No... I had hoped to take him by surprise, suppress him with a burst of sudden power, but that won't work now. He's ready for a fight and besides, given that he apparently knew what I intended... I'm not sure it ever would have actually worked. Our only choice now is to fight our way past him and get to the stairs," she answers.

"You won't make it," The Abyss' voice echoes around the room and it's been magnified, louder, booming and it's previous effect now much stronger. Yulia who had been in the motions of standing back up, drops back to her knees as a sudden minor orgasm rocks through her body. Boarchiel struggles to remain standing as her own body is affected and barely manages to swat away a tentacle with her spear as her legs shake uncontrollably. This time even Lemiel seems affected, her blades vanishing as she winces against the sudden pleasure, her swords reappearing after a second, in time for her to stab a hand that grabbed her by the hair and tried to yank her backwards.

Isalia has dropped to her knees, her shield arm falling to her side as she grits her teeth, holding her sword out protectively. Goma is shaking , trying to remain calm, her uncovered legs clearly dripping with her desire.

"Gh... S... stop..." Yulia whimpers, as she manages to stand back up.

"What's wrong? You should be used to this, all you're experiencing is the same arousing effect Ash blew directly into your face before you killed him, my version is just focused in the sound of my voice," The Abyss explains and each of the woman stagger slightly as the effect hits again. Each time their efforts to hold back the tentacles and hands, falter, becoming slowly more and more overwhelmed.

"We can't... Fight like this... We need to shut him up..." Isalia suggests.

"How! He doesn't even have an actual mouth!" Yulia responds and Isalia seems to freeze and then yanks out the horn and begins blowing it loudly, the energizing effect passes through all of them, but more importantly the sound of the horn seems to drown out the effect of his voice.

"Clever..." he speaks and then in the air small white objects begin to appear and float lazily in the air.

"What is..." Yulia starts and then behind her mask her eyes widen and she raises her staff casting Blizzard at the same time as the motes of white rapidly change into a blizzard as well, The Abyss and Yulia's blizzards, warring now. Boarchiel tenses and raises her shield as the icy hail and cold winds batter her and the others. Lemiel especially seems bothered by the cold winds, her wings folding against her back and her movements becoming sluggish, she tries to push back a group of tentacles that try to take advantage of her state, but her slowed movements make it difficult and a tentacle manages to grab her wrist, yanking her down to her knees.

"Boarchiel! Help Lemiel!" Yulia orders as Yulia tries to get over to try and help Isalia and Goma. Isalia focused on blowing the horn, is having difficulty defending herself with only one hand and the snow buffeting her. Goma is doing her best to help protect Isalia and Yulia's arrival helps further. Boarchiel isn't slowed too much by the buffeting snow and reaches Lemiel, slashing her spear through the grasping tentacle and freeing Lemiel.

"I... Guess an upside to losing your angelic nature... You've lost your weakness to cold temperatures," Lemiel whispers as she moves behind Boarchiel. Boarchiel merely huffs.

"You two get over here! We make a push as one towards the stairs!" Yulia commands and Lemiel nods, Boarchiel grabbing her and dragging her through the building snow towards Isalia.

"No... I don't think you will," The Abyss speaks and a hand appears pointing towards Boarchiel, it's fingers spread and tiny strings wrapped around each finger. Boarchiel goes rigid. She then simply stands there for a bit and the reason is Goma seeing what happened is also pointing her hand at Boarchiel.

"Little Goblin, you believe you can out puppet me?" The Abyss asks, a mouth appearing right by Goma's ear as he speaks and she twitches slightly. Yulia slashes at the mouth and drops beside Goma, putting an arm around her.

"You got this, Goma!" she yells supportively. Slowly, step by step Boarchiel begins to walk forward, Lemiel doing her best to hold off the still incoming tentacles.

"Fine... I have other tricks!" The Abyss roars and Boarchiel is suddenly moving at normal speed again, the puppet hand vanishing as instead the ceiling of the room fills with stormy clouds and rain begins to drop from above, mixing with the still in effect blizzards.

Boarchiel and Lemiel make it over to where Isalia, Goma and Yulia are at the same time as the rain begins falling faster. Yulia feels weak as the rain soaks her body, a strange nausea growing inside of her and she tries to speak, but just dry heaves instead, dropping to her knees. The rest of the party seem to be suffering similarly.

"This is a specialty of our mutual friend Levateinn," The Abyss explains, "this poisonous rain weakens and eventually kills all who feel it's delicate touch on their skin," he states with a sadistic chuckle.

Yulia is panting and she sees tentacles and hands grabbing at her allies as they are unable to defend themselves, trying to pull them away from each other, "C... C..." Yulia struggles to speak, weakly raising her staff, "Cure!" she manages, her magic radiating out and curing her allies, but... Not herself. As soon as the Cure hits, Boarchiel lets out a roar, the rain is still falling, but the Cure seems to have a lingering effect and Boarchiel is able to move to protect her allies, slashing at the grabbing hands and tentacles and freeing them as they are all also cured and able to help free and defend themselves. Yulia however, still suffering from the poison, collapses to the ground, a tentacle slowly winding it's way around her leg, before the tentacle is stomped on by Boarchiel who crushes it, making it dissipate before lifting Yulia onto her shoulder. Together, Boarchiel leading the way they charge through the tentacles, trying to bar their way.

It's a struggle. The Abyss forming and sending mass amounts of hands and tentacles to try and stop them, every few steps, a hand will appear and grab someone, tripping them or yanking them down, forcing the others to stop progressing to save them. Eventually though they've made it to the base of the stairs. The stairs have been blocked by a mass of tentacles and Lemiel sets herself to trying to slash through. The Cure is wearing off and each of them are starting to feel sick again, Yulia has lapsed out of consciousness, so there won't be any more cures coming, it's a race against time now. Isalia, Goma and Boarchiel doing everything they can to hold off the tentacles as Lemiel continues to hack her way through the barrier. An eye appears, staring directly at Isalia and then it blinks and Isalia drops to her knees suddenly, beginning to shake and grasp at her head.

"Ee Sah Lee Ah?!" Goma yells spotting what just happened and she rushes over to check on her, at which point Isalia screams and lashes out, stabbing her sword at Goma, the sword hits the hide and Goma staggers, back, but the hide prevented her from being skewered, Isalia is still screaming as she stands and then attacks Goma, slashing at her in a wild state. Goma's hide protects her from most of the damage as she backs away, confused and scared. Boarchiel, hesitates, but then drops Yulia and rushes over grabbing Isalia's arms and pinning them behind her back as Isalia struggles and screams obscenities.

"We're through! Go!" Lemiel yells and turns grabbing Yulia from the ground and dragging her onto the stairs, Goma rushing onto the stairs and Boarchiel drags Isalia towards the stairs, kicking and screaming. Tentacles lash out grabbing Isalia's legs, trying to stop them. Boarchiel tugs on Isalia, trying to pull her free as the Abyss speaks.

"You haven't escaped. You will never truly escape me. I always get, what I want!" he roars. Boarchiel releases one of Isalia's arms and grabs her spear, slashing it through the tentacles. As soon as the tentacles release her, Boarchiel yanks her back and they both stagger back towards the stairs as at the same time, Isalia stabs Boarchiel in the side with her sword as both collapse onto the stairs and then everything ends. The strange magical effects of the Tower regarding the stairs trigger, and despite all of them being poisoned, Yulia being **** and poisoned, Isalia berserk and poisoned and Boarchiel poisoned and now stabbed. They all begin to ascend the stairs, leaving the nightmare of the Abyss behind them. A lot of healing and curing will likely be required at the beginning of the next floor, but for now... The floor transition has begun and Yulia seems to be in a semi-trance state, where she can answer questions despite being ****.

Fight: The Abyss

Difficulty: 20

No Target +30

Puppet +10

Blizzard +10

Lust Aura +5

Hazard Rain +10

Hatred's Command +10

From Nothing to Nightmare +8

Hunting Horn -8

Energize -10

Counter Puppet -10

Great Cure -12

Blizzard -12

Lemiel, a fully powered Angelic Warrior -10

Boarchiel's Spear -10

Boarchiel's Shield -10

Adrenaline -10

Goma's Dagger -1

Isalia's Sword -1

Isalia's Shield -1

Total Difficulty: 8

Yulia's roll: 13

Result: Success.

(Health: 40% (God's Light cannot recover health during an ongoing damaging effect)

Mana: 100% (Dropped to 43% but healed back to full by God's Light)

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 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.

Poisoned: Lose 10% health per chapter until cured.

Companion: Cherchiel, Goma, Martin, Isalia.

Cherchiel Health: 30%

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

Poisoned: Lose 10% health per chapter until cured.

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: 70%

Goma Mana: 50%

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.

Poisoned: Lose 10% health per chapter until cured.

Isalia Health: 20%

Isalia Mana: 50% (Mentally damaging effect)

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.

Berserk: Will Attack anything she sees until cured or she passes out. Loses 10% Mana each time she attacks an ally.

Poisoned: Lose 10% health per chapter until cured.

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