09-08-2017, 12:46 PM
As that last blast shredded through Plant Man's torso, all the vines and beasts stopped in mid-air. The hawk harassing Kelly froze, and fell to the ground, its wings frozen as if in shock. The vegetation around his feet was recoiling and withering into dust.
"NO."
The robot gazed in horror at the two Liberators.
"YOU-YOU-YOU CHEA-CHEATED-CHEATED."
The vines slipped off of Plant Man's forearms, growing alarmingly brown, until Plant Man had no arms at all. The dying robot continued to stammer.
"I AM-AM-AM LIFE. YOU CANNOT-CANNOT KILL LIFE. HOW CAN THERE BE NO MORE LIFE?"
The legs withered and unraveled, revealing wires and metal bones. Then the torso began to lose shape, sagging uselessly on the rotting ground.
"BUT-BUT I WAS PROMISED."
Finally, the head sank deep beneath the bones. X and Kelly stood for a few seconds, their victory palpable in the eerie silence of the forest. The tickling feeling in their bones faded, and leaves from the canopy above fluttered down silently. Strange, one could swear that instead of a sky, there was simply... nothing there. It was as if they were gazing at the ceiling of existence.
"Let's go," X said, his voice distorted from the damage and low power levels.
The pair turned back. They started limping towards the Gate when a large shriek echoed through the trees, as if the whole world was screaming in pain. The roots they stood on began to snake along the dirt, swirling in a spiral that covered the ground. The spiral caved in, and the vines and roots formed the rough shape of a mouth, nose and eyes.
"NOOOOO MOOOORE LIIIIIFE" the giant floor-face bellowed.
The mouth opened agape, and a swarm of horrifying half-creatures screamed out of it, wasps with toucan beaks and ladybugs with armadillo shells and sharp pincers. From further within the depths, vines lashed out like a thousand leafy tongues, clearly wishing to drag the Liberators into the mouth. Deep in its maw, the two Liberators could see the same nothingness that blanketed the trees. To add to the horror, the face was rapidly growing in size, already seeming to consist of half a mile of forest floor, and the forest, almost impossibly, was shrinking.
"NO."
The robot gazed in horror at the two Liberators.
"YOU-YOU-YOU CHEA-CHEATED-CHEATED."
The vines slipped off of Plant Man's forearms, growing alarmingly brown, until Plant Man had no arms at all. The dying robot continued to stammer.
"I AM-AM-AM LIFE. YOU CANNOT-CANNOT KILL LIFE. HOW CAN THERE BE NO MORE LIFE?"
The legs withered and unraveled, revealing wires and metal bones. Then the torso began to lose shape, sagging uselessly on the rotting ground.
"BUT-BUT I WAS PROMISED."
Finally, the head sank deep beneath the bones. X and Kelly stood for a few seconds, their victory palpable in the eerie silence of the forest. The tickling feeling in their bones faded, and leaves from the canopy above fluttered down silently. Strange, one could swear that instead of a sky, there was simply... nothing there. It was as if they were gazing at the ceiling of existence.
"Let's go," X said, his voice distorted from the damage and low power levels.
The pair turned back. They started limping towards the Gate when a large shriek echoed through the trees, as if the whole world was screaming in pain. The roots they stood on began to snake along the dirt, swirling in a spiral that covered the ground. The spiral caved in, and the vines and roots formed the rough shape of a mouth, nose and eyes.
"NOOOOO MOOOORE LIIIIIFE" the giant floor-face bellowed.
The mouth opened agape, and a swarm of horrifying half-creatures screamed out of it, wasps with toucan beaks and ladybugs with armadillo shells and sharp pincers. From further within the depths, vines lashed out like a thousand leafy tongues, clearly wishing to drag the Liberators into the mouth. Deep in its maw, the two Liberators could see the same nothingness that blanketed the trees. To add to the horror, the face was rapidly growing in size, already seeming to consist of half a mile of forest floor, and the forest, almost impossibly, was shrinking.
Quote:Good job! You defeated Plant Ma- oh never mind he's the ground now. On top of it all, the realm is collapsing, and he's trying to take you down with him. The ground in front of you is a giant face, and creatures are coming out of its mouth and nostrils (again, up to you what they are), but these animals are less logical and more... jumbled together.
X takes 9 damage, Kelly takes 4.
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