Chapters tagged infection

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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Yes. by bopoznuvt

Chapter 8

Sorrow weighed on Althea's heart, anchoring her feet in place, but when the hollow, inhuman howl rose from the dwarf's throat, she knew there was no saving the mercenary. The acolyte scurried back, barely ducking beneath a swiping, black tentacle as she passed. She was close now,...

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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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