Intermission
Titanius lurked in the black emptiness, snatching away a few survivors at a time. Its hunt was steady and methodical, not too slow, not to fast. Sometimes, it could only away a limb or two. Other times, it would get half a dozen of people to feast on. However, with its preys continually fighting back, its health tanked. When its health dropped below a certain threshold, a low, incomprehensible wailing could be heard in the dark. Then, every so often when players spotted Titanius, they can see its pitch black body infrequently pulsated with a red glow, revealing a bit of its true form.
Those who were searching for the Gaze or Titanius itself, @Ash Vargold @Rias would not have been able to see anything in the dark, until the Gaze burst out from the darkness and devoured the entire vanguard right in front of them, giving them the chance to see it.
The Gaze has become massive now, its body appearing like a snake but not quite. There were unnatural bulbs that truncated its lengthy body. It was almost as though it was composed of hundred of black eyeballs that had been grotesquely smashed together to create one, complete form. Anyone who was monitoring Titanius through their Investigation UI would be able to get glimpses of the monster’s status. It was not good news for the group, however. They had triggered its Ultra Enrage mode.
Although Titanius has been toying with its food up until now, its hubris has led it to take far more damage than it had anticipated. Now, it was time to stop playing for good. Strange sounds could be heard in the dark as it slithered around the group and formied a ring with its perpetual motion. Anyone who came into the fridge near Titanius moving body was immediately minced into a thousand pieces before it absorbed them.
D’vangelline watched in horror as it was her first time seeing such a monstrosity. To think that it has been playing with them up until this point, and despite their best effort, it could still beat them so easily. In the face of such thoughts, she couldn’t help but falter slightly.
Astor on the other hand was furious at Titanius’ tenacity, it truly live up to its legend, a monster that refused to die. However, knowing that time was not something he had much of, he had to hurry and do something befitting of a king. When he tapped on the Queen’s shoulder, she did not respond, which prompted him to kick her onto the ground to get her attention.
Hey, snap the fuck out of it. It’s going to eat us if we don’t do anything soon. If you’re a leader than start acting like one. These people are in this situation because of us, we have to redeem ourselves. There’s always time to mope around and this is not that time. And, I am not saying that just because I am about to pass the fuck out.
Apologies, you right, I feel so ashamed for faltering now at this point. But, we don’t have any other choice anymore. We have to charge into battle with nothing more than reckless, if not idiotic courage to protect the world and people we love. Shall we do it? One final combined attack.
Stop yammering and pick up your weapon then. Yo, everyone, we’re going to charge into Titanius like idiots and die now. You’re mostly players so fight hard and let’s protect this motherfucking world.
D’vangelline normally had a distaste for such crude language, but being thrust into a life-threatening battle like that made her preference for proper completely trivial. And so, the blonde girl stood up on her feet once more and dropped her shield. There was no longer any need for defense, they were either going to kill the monstrosity, or they die.
Bending down, she tore parts of her dress and tied the fabric to the tip of her spear, turning it into a makeshift warbanner. Then, she pointed her spear toward Titanius and let out a boisterous roar as she charged into battle; death was not going to stop her from charging into the mouth of death. Meanwhile, Astor turned to the rest of the group
We’re going to do one final, maybe suicidal, combined attack now. Deal as much damage as you can muster together with the group even if it kills you. Go, go, go, don’t let the idiot queen die by herself.
