Epilogue
The transformed Gargantuan Gaze fought tooth and nail to keep the zealous raid group down, killing a great many of them. However, it was completely overwhelmed by the group’s number that it did not have enough time to consume the enemies it had killed. Because of all of the attacks connecting at the same time thanks to some unknown miracle, the Gaze was unable to make use of any of its Ultra Enraged ability before crumbling under its hubris.
Every single person who charged into battle put their life on the line for one final attack, helping the group decimate the monster that feasted on them from the dark. Blow upon blow, the group’s combined effort and sacrifice took down the unshakable horror that hid from the light, their unified attack so mighty that they shattered the illusion that has been veiling their eyes up until that point. Those who had survived would immediately realize that they have been inside Titanius digestive chamber all this time and that the dark room was Titanius exploiting the dissonance inside them.
With the violet glow overhead, they finally saw the Gaze thrashing and writing in front of them as green pus oozed from the punctures that covered its battered body. Anyone with Investigation Mode active would have been able to confirm that the Gaze was dead. However, if they glanced up at the main body, they would have seen a different health bar that showed a completely different result than they were expecting.
They were fooled, Titanius had tricked them into believing they had come close to defeating it. However, the dark chamber that they were trapped in was a way for it to digest its food undisturbed while the Gaze whittled them down, one by one. However, Titanius had underestimated the group’s tenacity as they were able to rebound from their hopeless situation and muster an attack that was so strong they were able to destroy both the Gaze and the real body.
- Titanius actual health as of the final cycle was 12342/16666
- The players collectively dealt a total of 6261 damage, which was doubled thanks to the group’s combined attacks.
- The result was 6261*2= 12522, which was enough to kill both the Gaze and Titanius’ real body with 180 damage left over.
After its defeat, all of the half-opened eyes around the stomach interior opened fully as blood oozed from them and flooded the chamber. After the blood ran dry, the hundreds of eyeballs that had been staring at the group began to roll upward as the sinister red glow faded, Titanius’s body was dying. In that time, specks of light came out of the walls in droves and began floating up. Those whose mastery centered around spiritualism would have been able to identify them as the souls that had been trapped in Titanius since it had arrived in this world. There were tens of thousands of souls that had been freed that day.
Without a single soul to sustain it, Titanius’ flesh dried up, producing a massive fractures and tremors that heralded its end. From the top down, Titanius’ lifeless husk began breaking apart. Because they were stuck inside the crumbling corpse, those who had survived the battle had nowhere to run to as their escape routes have long since collapsed. Fortunately, a single portal opened at the highest point on the battlefield. It was then that Ivan received a message from Juliette.
Ivan-boy, we have completely exhausted our resources opening up all of those portals to the rifts earlier, this is the last portal we can make. It can only take a certain number of people so as much as it pains me to say, some people are going to have to stay behind.
They did everything they could to defeat Titanius, are you telling me to abandon them? You have got to be fucking kidding me…
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Ivan sank his teeth into his lower lip, drawing blood that trailed down from the corner of his mouth. Once again, he had to be the bringer of bad news, a truly shitty job if he could say so himself. Even if the players were immortal, death is painful and leaves behind a deep scar in the person’s soul. He who had died once knew this far too well. Ivan paused briefly, thinking about the girl who risked her life to revive him in the last calamity. He wondered if he would ever be able to repay her kindness forward. Shaking the thoughts from his mind, Ivan called out to the panicking survivors.
The portal is here, but it can only take so many people before it collapses. Some of you are going to have to stay behind. Look, I am deeply sorry for the Brotherhood’s inadequacy, but could I ask for those who won’t die permanently to yield their spot to those who will?
Please give them another chance to live another day and the chance to go back and see their family again. I beg you. Ivan bowed deeply to those whom he had had to ask for a difficult favor.
If you are willing to sacrifice yourself for the sake of the plot and optional character development, you can write out a death post. There will be a special continuation story for you at some point. If you do not intend to yield your portal spot for the NPCs or can find a way to survive somehow (indirectly freeing up space for NPCs), wait to post in a different continuation post.
As the players tried to figure out what to do among themselves, a few people ushered D’vangelline into the portal despite her protest. Once the group decided on a set number of people who would leave through the portals, they sent them off. The last to depart from Titanius body was Ivan, who saluted the brave group of players who had volunteered to die, giving them one last gesture of appreciation as he turned and entered the portal. He could not watch they plummeted several thousand feet to their death to save a few NPCs.
After the portal travelers arrived on the other side, Brotherhood agents who were there immediately came and took care of them. When Ivan emerged from the portal, he immediately took off by himself. Just as Juliette was about to chase after him, Zeus grabbed onto her shoulder and shook his head gently. A bitter expression strained her face as she clasped onto Zeus’ hand without saying a word. The victory they earned that day was well-deserved albeit bittersweet. Even in his death, Titanius was able to take the lives of many brave men and women with it and carved a deep scar in the survivor’s heart.
