rescuing Lri

Lemiel bites her lip, "Well... I came to help in response to Yulia's prayer, but if her intent was to officially side with the Tower Above, that is still on the table. My previous offer still stands. Join the Tower Above and I will assist you in reaching the top of the tower, achieving your goals and the only downside is Yulia will not return to her world. She'll stay to serve the Tower Above," Lemiel offers. Yulia looks away, still not happy about the idea.

"Obviously if you don't accept I will be leaving again once this intrusion by the Tower Below has been dealt with," Lemiel adds and Yulia nods.

"So... We're going to save Ee Sah Lee Ah?" Goma pipes up and Yulia hesitates.

"I don't think so... Not yet anyway. I don't like the idea of going to face the Sahuagin immediately. They owe us and stuff, but I doubt that holds up since they undoubtedly learned that we tried to fuck them over by killing Aqua. It is likely that the Mermaids have also been given a reason not to trust us, but we still likely have a better option of getting Lri from them without conflict then we do getting Isalia back... So, we're gonna go to the mermaids and get Lri and then... we can get Isalia..."

"But Ee Sah Lee Ah..." Goma starts and Yulia cuts her off.

"I know... The Sahuagin are likely doing terrible things to her, but it's too much of a risk going after her yet, especially since well... the Sahuagin still likely have the weapons Aqua gave them..." Yulia notes.

Goma looks unhappy, but seems to acknowledge Yulia's words.

With the plan for the moment settled they head back under the water. Lemiel luckily doesn't seem to need to breath, though she struggles more than the others moving through the water and lags behind, struggling to swim after Yulia and Goma as they head to the ruins. Entering the ruins they immediately get the feeling they are being watched. from broken archways and windows eyes follow them as they proceed through the ruins. The mermaids are doing nothing to hide their presence, but they don't engage, they just watch. Yulia feels a cold shiver down her spine as they proceed. The ruins soon change as they pass through the ruins and arrive at the Deep Stronghold. A sunken fortress of algae covered stone. At the front entrance a mermaid floats, she has long light purple hair that floats in the water around her and is completely naked from the waist up, from the waist down she's got a pearlescent scaled dark green fish tail, her skin is a dark tan colour and she has melon sized breasts the right of which has a band piercing the band embedded with small pearls "You've arrived..." she greets Yulia, "the salesman said you'd likely come for the Siren woman... Then it's true you've put in your lot with the Sirens then..." she says and Yulia hesitates before responding.

"We haven't sided with the Sirens... At least not specifically... We merely sided against the Sahuagin... They're going to wipe the rest of you out and we don't want them to win so we offered to help the Sirens and we'll offer the same to you. We just want to ensure the Sahuagin don't win and we want to get rid of the salesman... He's working for Leva-" Yulia starts, but the Siren cuts her off.

"Stop... The Salesman already told us. You're the reason the Sahuagin have the power they have now, you tricked the sirens into believing you're on their side, but we know what you really want... You're just trying to play us against each other so you can come out on top," the mermaid says and Yulia blinks.

"That's not..." she starts and then hesitates, "well... Actually it kind of is I guess... We are the reason the Sahuagin got such a boost in power, but it wasn't by choice. We're trying to undo that. That's why we offered our services to the Sirens. If we can just kill the salesman the weapons will-" Yulia starts, but frustratingly gets cut off again.

"Killing the salesman will ensure that none of the rest of us can gain enough power to challenge the Sahuagin, we won't fall to your lies. Unlike the Sirens we cannot be tricked," the mermaid says and Yulia grits her teeth, frustrated by this mermaids stubborness.

"Leave now... We have to be ready for the Sahuagin's ****. We don't have time to waste any longer on you," the mermaid continues.

(Health: 100% (Would be 10% but God's Light)

Mana: 100% (Would be 0% but God's Light)

Equipment: Simple black one piece swimsuit. (all the following currently missing) Ceramic Beaked Mask, Reinforced Monastic Scapular(currently removed), standard bra (currently removed), Standard Panties (currently removed), 2 poison gas grenades, 3 healing kits, 1 syringe of poison, 1 sewing kit, 1 vial of strong aerosolizing aphrodisiac, 8 days worth of rations, 3 two liter water jug, 1 health potion, 5 mana potions, 6 vials of Semen, Ornate Rapier (-3), 4 arrows, Quiver, 1 sack of cooking ingredients (Apples), Ash's Quiver, 6 charm arrows, Smithing Ingredients (3 steel ingots), 1 sack of cooking ingredients (Vegetables), Grenade Launcher, Grenade Bandolier with 2 grenades, 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, can bind a Demon or Angel), Demon Horn Hairband, Gloves of Harvest (-3, heal for all damage dealt), modest two piece swimsuit, Leech Mask.

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%)

Identify (Lvl 1, mastered, Cost: 10%, Cost currently halved rounded down: 5%)

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

**** Lance (Lvl 1, mastered, Cost: 15%, Cost currently halved rounded down: 7%)

God's Light: (Mastered, cost: none. Passive ability. Fully heals mana and health outside of combat)

Fetish: Bondage Rank: 3, Masochism Rank: 3, Lesbian rank: 3, Submission Rank: 3, Incubating Rank: 1, Large Insertions Rank: 2, Degradation Rank: 2, Exhibition Rank: 1, Anal Rank: 2.

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.

Water breathing: Can breathe underwater.

Trauma Rank 1 : Costs of all spells doubled for the remainder of the floor.

Companion: Cherchiel, Goma, Martin, Isalia, Lri.

Cherchiel Health: 10%

Cherchiel Mana: 0%

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 (currently removed), Staff (-1), God's Favour (Halo. Prevent **** one time), Bikini, Boar Mask.

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

Water breathing: Can breathe underwater.

Goma Health: 100%

Goma Mana: 100%

Goma Equipment: Ritual Knife of Escaping Threads (-1, -3 with boar mask, automatic -5 when being used against tentacles, webs or other binding methods), Hunting Horn (-2 for each ally affected), Reinforced and Nethicite Augmented Thick Hide Outfit (Negate most physical damage, Currently Removed.), Swim Trunks, tentacle dagger.

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.

Pregnant: Starting to visibly show her pregnancy. Combat Level already as low as it can go. No further effects at current.

Water breathing: Can breathe underwater.

Isalia Health: 10%

Isalia Mana: 0%

Isalia Equipment: Isalia's Sword (-3) (Unequipped for now), Masterwork Trident (-3), Isalia's Shield (-3), Black Leather Armor (currently Removed, becomes invisible in complete darkness), One Piece Swimsuit.

Isalia spells known: Life Drain (lvl 1, Unmastered, cost: 5% per 1% Health healed)

Isalia Fetish: Submission Rank: 1, Domination Rank: 1.

Isalia Status Effect:

Water breathing: Can breathe underwater.

Lri Health: 10%

Lri Mana: 0%

Lri Equipment: Twin Daggers (-3), one piece black swimsuit.

Lri Status Effect:

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