Year of the Chest 7
Arms, where are you right now? Boxxy called out.
Im on my way over to see who has the balls to enter your place, boss, she replied through the mind link.
What, on foot?
Nexus Access wont work since theres an intruder around.
Right, that was a thing. Though the dungeon core had so great functions, many of them were unusable if there were unauthorized individuals around. Boxxy had forgotten this part since this was the first ti theyve had a visitor.
What about Ambrosia? it asked.
Havent seen her around, replied Kora. I tried shouting but she didnt answer.
And it was unlikely she would get one. If the dryad was still linked to the dungeon core, she would have responded to the intruder imdiately. Since her liberation, however, she had reverted to her old self, one who was largely unconcerned with the trifles of small existences. Unless Boxxy was around. Then shed show up almost imdiately like clockwork to greet it. Which was definitely a good thing for the shapeshifter, but it still wished she paid closer attention to its lair and hoard.
But, as things stood, Arms was the only one around who could respond to this intruder alert since Claws and Snack were currently on standby near the tower that Keira was visiting. Recent events had made their master sowhat paranoid, so it wanted to have as much combat support as feasibly possible while on this expedition. It couldnt bring the archfiend along since she was about as stealthy as an erupting volcano, but it would seem that had turn out to be for the best.
Do what you can to subdue the intruder, it ordered. Alive if at all possible. I cant interrogate a corpse.
That wasnt entirely true since Boxxy could absorb a dead bodys mories through Broken Reflection, but that ability could only access the most recent ones.
Whatever you say, boss! Im just glad this boring-ass guard duty finally paid off!
Snack, Claws - you two continue making your way back. Let know the instant youre in range of the dungeon.
Yes, Master, replied the two familiars in unison.
The webstalker was naturally nimble and quick and the djinn could fly, so the two of them would be able to make it back to town on their own. As for Keira, she was only just now stepping through the portal Imiryl had opened for her. Her insistence to hurry things along very nearly caused the nosy people she was with to accompany her out of worry, but she was able to talk them out of it.
Arms, status report, it requested while its transportation was being arranged. Youre taking a lot of damage.
Its cool, I got this!
Ill be the judge of that. Keep them busy until I get there.
Once stepping through the high elfs Gate Spell, Boxxy found itself standing in a specially prepared arrivals chamber within the Central Consortium. It was a place where adventurers capable of spatial travel could teleport to without worrying about accidentally arriving in soones living room. It also ant that Boxxy was not as close to its destination as it wouldve liked, but it was still good enough. It bolted out of the building, through the alleyways, down into the old sewers and went up through Ambrosias hollowed out root. Alternatively it couldve climbed the colossal trees trunk, but this was by far the quickest route to the Dryads Domain. It was also the most likely entry point for this intruder, so it expected to see who or what it was the instant it arrived.
Which was precisely what had happened, though the appearance of the invader left it quite speechless. Standing at a little over 130 centiters tall was a radiant white mithril golem who was currently holding her own against an archfiend literally twice her height. From the exquisitely shiny countenance to the unflappable manic grin on its face, it was without a doubt the shapeshifters most shiniest of shinies. Fizzy had finally made her return.
At the sa ti, however, this was not the sa golem from Boxxys mories. Her appearance was not one of a highly detailed statue co to life, but more of a machine designed for war. She had an extra layer of heavy mithril plating covering her entire body, with her boots and forearms being especially thick. She now had all her limbs attached, but the shield on her left arm was exceptionally large. Her hair and pigtails had transford into a proper helt and a pair of electrified mithril orbs.
In fact, it wasnt just her head, but her entire fra that was clad in an aura of crackling electricity. Glowing blue cables the likes of which Boxxy had never seen ran down her body and underneath her outer armor plates, likely the source of her newfound elental properties. It was quite clear Fizzy had Ranked Up into so sort of highly advanced golem, but her new countenance rendered the shapeshifter unsure of what to do. Seeings it Bane flaunted so shalessly naturally gave the monster pause, yet it was impossible to deny it only amplified her shininess. It was a sight both beautiful and terrifying in equal asure, confusing it as to whether it should be fearful or appreciative.
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