Chapters tagged disease

Introduction by bopoznuvt

Chapter 1

Althea Amberhearth sat at her usual spot in the Black Crab tavern. At the corner, near the small door that leads to the dark alleyway. Several people went in and out of the main door at the far end of the building. Waitresses are busy walking around bringing foods to the tables a...

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A very sick man. by bopoznuvt

Chapter 4

**((WARNING! Graphic descriptions of disease and decay follow, reader beware!))** Sure enough, Fabian's expertise paid off. He successfully disabled a tripwire, picked several locks, and navigated the trio around a hidden pit trap. After an hour of careful advancement through th...

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Ask Fabian to end the man's misery. by bopoznuvt

Chapter 5

Devotion to Helestria fills one with bliss and a love for all life, eternally seeking the light in the world. But here, in the dark beneath the earth, faced with a wicked and unnatural illness, Althea feels the onset of doubt creep into her soul. None of her training prepared for...

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Corpses and mushrooms... by bopoznuvt

Chapter 6

"By Helestria's light!" Althea gasped. Illuminated by the orange torchlight lay a sprawl of long-dead corpses, each showing advanced stages of decay. Strangely, they all bore lumps beneath their clothing, and they all had several dark, fleshy, foot-long stalks sprouting from thei...

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Hesitation breeds defeat. by bopoznuvt

Chapter 10

Althea paused at the edge of the pit, still mulling over her options. She lazily bobbed the glowing end of the broomstick, peering into the darkness. Still nothing. "Hello? Are you injured?" she called again in futility and looked back toward the storehouse, silently la...

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The human infested with worms. by bopoznuvt

Chapter 11

Despite her feeble struggles, Althea’s wrist remained firmly in the orc’s grasp. Despite her capture, however, it seemed to be waiting for something. No life lingered behind its milky, yellow eyes, and its tusked jaw hung slack. Each jerk and thrash from the priestess only caused...

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No. The blistered orc fills her with corruption. by bopoznuvt

Chapter 12

Althea heard another groan, and this time it was from the orc behind her. She craned her neck, but before she could fully turn about, the orc’s brutish grip now wrapped around the back of her neck. In one motion it her face down into the muck and her ass up in the air. “N...

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The door on the right into the heart of darkness. by bopoznuvt

Chapter 14

With no clues to go on, Althea decided at random and quickly grabbed the door handle to her right. The priestess dashed inside, quietly shutting the door behind her. She took a moment to catch her breath, resting her head against the heavy, wooden door. When she heard the cultist...

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A prophecy demands a sacrifice. by bopoznuvt

Chapter 15

“I feared you would not arrive,” a hoarse, female voice called from the darkness somewhere behind the statue. Suddenly, a pair of glowing, yellow eyes pierced the shadows, “yet here you are. Chosen by the master, guided by fate.” “What are you talking about?” Althea furrowed her...

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No, her struggles attract more unwanted attention. by bopoznuvt

Chapter 20

Althea shook her head against the imminent blackout. No! She was a priestess of Helestria, and she would not break here! The maggot-filled man swayed slightly as the purple worm thrust in and out of her tightly-clamped mouth. Between each dizzying deluge of the slimy maggot stew,...

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