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Chapter 43
What's the Quest, and how do you react to being asked to be part of this 'hero-ing' business?
There's a problem with this...
You remember one of your conversations with Dana from the AEther, about the various types of server and what each of them means, and how they usually fit together. Dana, aren't 'Non-Fatality' servers always also 'Hardcore' servers, meaning if we die here we don't re-spawn we De-Rez? You ask in worry.
"Usually, but not for the first month or so after they first boot, and from what I heard from a young witch doctor in the village this server is a new experiment by the Game Designers, they are testing if people will want to play in a normal resurrection, 'Non-Fatality' server. If it's not popular they will make it hardcore like the others but they are going to wait at least 3 months before they do that, and think of how much you accomplished in 4 DAYS on our old server?"
That server was established, I pulled all of that off by playing smart and punching well above my weight class most of the time, not to mention I am a boss now: still, you make a good point, and... I must admit that I am curious to see how I stack up against other bosses now... You muse, before reaching your decision. Okay, let's do this! You state forcefully
Dana smiles where she stands on four of your tentacles raised up to eye level and you notice suddenly that her teeth are more pointed than they used to be, not entirely unlike the goddess you both serve. You wonder a bit what else has changed about her, but resolve to talk about this later.
As you and Dana travel through the zone, skirting around the village, she fills you in on the details. "This quest is very low level, well beneath our notice normally except that we are flat broke, and in fact in debt. We have been hired to clear a nest of Jungle Spiders-"
Gods, not fucking spiders again! You groan, still sick to **** of the foul black arachnids.
"These are not like the spiders back in the forest." Dana says calmly, used to your moods. "These ones are bright green, about the size of my fist, have very weak fangs but incredibly strong poison, and they have critter intelligence."
How do you plan to deal with the poison with basically no armor? You ask.
"My plan is two fold." She states grinning wickedly. "First, let you, who are immune to poison, do the heavy lifting, and second, Antitoxin Spells."
Sound Plan, glad to see you remember our discussions. You state, before coming up short, having just pulled up the Status Overlay Filter to scan for targets so Dana can do a little hunting on the way, and seen Dana's status...
Dana, you made me part of your party for this quest, right? You ask puzzled by what you DON'T see.
"Yup, officially renegade and 'Outlaw'." She states with a snicker.
Then why is it not showing you as having 'Outlaw' status? You ask confused.
"Huh?" She states puzzled, then looks at her sheet, though you can't see it, mutters something you don't quite catch, and then makes the gesture to pull up the status overlay screen. "What the hell?"
What does Dana see?
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Game Monster
From Creep to Boss
You come into being as a low-level monster, the kind heroes chew through like popcorn. You know the drill, whether you're a player yourself or an artificial intelligence, and you're sick of it. You set out on your own quest: to defeat the heroes at any cost (or at least be an epic boss somewhere down the line).
Updated on Mar 13, 2026
by Witmann
Created on May 11, 2015
by Cantalope
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