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... Gosh it's been a while since i thought about this. Clearly something i'm not used to, and yet... something i couldn't really stop thinking about for many months.
After all, there's many alternate "characters gone bad" version around, and i think it's a really cool idea ! And yet... i always wonder, what could really induce that ? What is the tipping point, and what does that mean for some characters to be evil ?
So, i kinda settled on Faeris... a character that is supposed to be pretty "innocent" and very silly, but has a specific origin that is interesting to use. It's based on my interpretations of slime-creatures, and what their origin is in my world. Creatures of magic, that absorbs the energy of others... Usually pretty weak and unable to grow much, but what if... what if Faeris never kept their joyful soul, and let the instincts submerge them, accumulating energy from bigger and bigger creatures, with unsatiable hunger... Yup, here we are.
A perfect halloween piece that i've took waaayy too much time writing a story for because i didn't know at all how to write horror and struggled lots lol xD So, if you read it, do tell me what you think !
Just know that it's an "alternate universe" situation, so, it didn't happen in the "main" world, but... who knows how this "horror" alternate might evolve ? I kinda enjoy thinking about what ifs ><
Art by
slimeballnami , they do amazing eldritch-like creatures and universes, really go check their work if you enjoyed this piece <3
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This should have been a unique and instructive visit for me... the cellar dwellers greeted me with suspicion, as I had expected. I quickly made it clear that I was just passing by, and wasn't sent to capture them or anything, but the atmosphere remained tense throughout. I wasn't able to learn much about them, any more than I had before, about the famous union of kobolds and other creatures fleeing the dragons. It's only natural that they should stay away from me if this story is true... I think that being an air dragon who doesn't belong to any local group has at least given me permission to spend a night here...
Not a word in my direction though, just whispers, and two guards placed to keep an eye on me while I'm here. I'd really hoped to be able to chat a bit... find out what had happened to them, but I guess I'll just have to spend the night isolated and cramped as I'm used to.
Still, I have a strange feeling that's not all it's about... Some of the inhabitants were crying, and holding each other... Is it... really my presence that would have had that effect on them ? Or did something happen before that...
I left the underground village without much ceremony. I was awakened at dawn and escorted out... I would have liked at least to say goodbye to the village chief, but I preferred not to make a scene...
At least one of the guards was able to answer me on one point. Some members of the village recently disappeared during an expedition to the jungle on land... That... does seem to explain the state some of the people here were in...
I have no particular purpose in these parts... but, if there have been disappearances... perhaps it has something to do with the Primal Realms ? And maybe I'll get another clue for my quest there... I've got nothing to lose at this point.
... And maybe I can help this village in the process ? If I can ever make myself useful... maybe this trip won't be in vain, after all...
It was a smooth trip to the jungle. It took me a whole day flying, but I didn't see anything out of the ordinary... At least, nothing seems to have happened on the way here.
Nothing to report at the moment, I'm just taking a break from my journey. This jungle has some unusual reliefs... it's pretty nice ! The “land” is clearly not made for wind dragons though... I'll have trouble flying in this region. The trees look gigantic from my perspective, and mounds of rock obscure parts of the landscape.
There's very little noise, apart from the rustle of plants... it's quite surprising, for such a rich place. But at the same time, I've only just got here, and it's getting dark, so maybe the creatures are just asleep... I'm going to spend the night here, it seems safe for the moment !
My impression of the previous day gets more and more confirmed. I can't see anything, I can't hear anything... and I can hardly smell anything... apart from the smell and rustle of the plants I'm pushing out of my way.
Not a wild creature, nearly no insects, practically nothing. Some of the local flora seems wilted too... the deeper I go into the jungle, the darker and greyer becomes what seemed to be a lush, full-of-life environment...
My Athem star is slightly glowing North-East from here, so it seems there are some primal magic energy in this direction. Looks like I was right about the possibility of a Primal Realm then... were the scouts trapped there?
But at the same time... all this environment around me, it's not normal. I'd never heard of one of these zones “devouring” the surrounding environment, yet that's exactly what it looks like... And the stone detects very little energy, so I feel more like I'm following residue than a fully-formed zone...
I'm going to keep going in this direction for a while longer, following the energy picked up by the Athem star, to see if I get anywhere, but I'd better be careful...
I'm getting worried, and the atmosphere is getting more and more stifling.
I saw it.
A gigantic creature. It was the one activating the Athem star... my stomach's in knots. I just caught a glimpse of it from a distance, in the darkness, even bent over it was several meters tall, and I thought I saw several limbs come out of its body and change shape. It looked like a sort of slime but... no, it couldn't be... these creatures are supposed to be much smaller than that ?!
I ran as fast as I could in the opposite direction, but I feel like I've lost my way... I can't find any of my previous marks. I tell myself that if I keep moving in the same direction, I'll eventually get out of this nightmare of a void ! But... I'm afraid this creature might find me again.
Maybe I'm imagining things, but I have the impression that the creature has spotted me... it stopped moving for a moment when I caught sight of it, before making a move in my direction. I hope it was just an impression... at least I can't see or hear anything at the moment. I’m hoping I've lost it... but it's hard to tell in this environment.
If I ever get caught, I hope these notes can be of use to someone, eventually... although I hope no one gets lost here again.
... Why am I writing this ?
......
I've seen this creature... up close...
It's a slime. I... I don't know what could have happened to make this creature so... enormous. And it has an anthropomorphic shape, as if... it had absorbed an entire person ? Or even... several, given its shape...
I still can't fly around here... it's too cluttered ! It bothers me more than anything else, I'm not in my element...
I was able to repel the creature with a gust of wind to escape, before arriving in this cave and staying in the shadows for the time being. I had to take a break in any case, and at least it gives me a chance to write this up... I don't know if it's the stress, the race, or the magic i used, but despite the adrenaline and my heart beating like never before I feel... so tired...
I've escaped its assault... but I'm not sure if it's only using its eyesight. I've covered myself with earth to hide my smell too, if it means I can avoid it !
I've got to get out of here, I can't just hang around... My quill shakes just thinking about it, but staying here is signing my death warrant. I've got to get out of here... and run. It's my only chance…
I'm hurt.
I... feel like it's all over for me.
I thought I could get away from him, but this creature is faster than I thought. And my gust of wind barely affected it... it absorbed it. And it absorbed some of my energy on contact. It's a slime... worse, it's a slime chimera... evolving and adapting to new sources of magic. I don't know how such a thing could exist, but it terrifies me.
I'm afraid for myself, and for everyone else, this creature has the home-field advantage. And it's only going to get bigger...
The worst part of it all is... its grunting. It sounds like cries for help. And it's even worse since it slashed my waist...
I'm afraid to join it. And that I'll be half-conscious in there myself.
I can hear it coming, it can smell me... it can feel my magic. Smell and sight make almost no difference. I can hear its steps shaking the ground, its body in constant decomposition...
If anyone finds this message, fl
After all, there's many alternate "characters gone bad" version around, and i think it's a really cool idea ! And yet... i always wonder, what could really induce that ? What is the tipping point, and what does that mean for some characters to be evil ?
So, i kinda settled on Faeris... a character that is supposed to be pretty "innocent" and very silly, but has a specific origin that is interesting to use. It's based on my interpretations of slime-creatures, and what their origin is in my world. Creatures of magic, that absorbs the energy of others... Usually pretty weak and unable to grow much, but what if... what if Faeris never kept their joyful soul, and let the instincts submerge them, accumulating energy from bigger and bigger creatures, with unsatiable hunger... Yup, here we are.
A perfect halloween piece that i've took waaayy too much time writing a story for because i didn't know at all how to write horror and struggled lots lol xD So, if you read it, do tell me what you think !
Just know that it's an "alternate universe" situation, so, it didn't happen in the "main" world, but... who knows how this "horror" alternate might evolve ? I kinda enjoy thinking about what ifs ><
Art by
slimeballnami , they do amazing eldritch-like creatures and universes, really go check their work if you enjoyed this piece <3______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
This should have been a unique and instructive visit for me... the cellar dwellers greeted me with suspicion, as I had expected. I quickly made it clear that I was just passing by, and wasn't sent to capture them or anything, but the atmosphere remained tense throughout. I wasn't able to learn much about them, any more than I had before, about the famous union of kobolds and other creatures fleeing the dragons. It's only natural that they should stay away from me if this story is true... I think that being an air dragon who doesn't belong to any local group has at least given me permission to spend a night here...
Not a word in my direction though, just whispers, and two guards placed to keep an eye on me while I'm here. I'd really hoped to be able to chat a bit... find out what had happened to them, but I guess I'll just have to spend the night isolated and cramped as I'm used to.
Still, I have a strange feeling that's not all it's about... Some of the inhabitants were crying, and holding each other... Is it... really my presence that would have had that effect on them ? Or did something happen before that...
I left the underground village without much ceremony. I was awakened at dawn and escorted out... I would have liked at least to say goodbye to the village chief, but I preferred not to make a scene...
At least one of the guards was able to answer me on one point. Some members of the village recently disappeared during an expedition to the jungle on land... That... does seem to explain the state some of the people here were in...
I have no particular purpose in these parts... but, if there have been disappearances... perhaps it has something to do with the Primal Realms ? And maybe I'll get another clue for my quest there... I've got nothing to lose at this point.
... And maybe I can help this village in the process ? If I can ever make myself useful... maybe this trip won't be in vain, after all...
It was a smooth trip to the jungle. It took me a whole day flying, but I didn't see anything out of the ordinary... At least, nothing seems to have happened on the way here.
Nothing to report at the moment, I'm just taking a break from my journey. This jungle has some unusual reliefs... it's pretty nice ! The “land” is clearly not made for wind dragons though... I'll have trouble flying in this region. The trees look gigantic from my perspective, and mounds of rock obscure parts of the landscape.
There's very little noise, apart from the rustle of plants... it's quite surprising, for such a rich place. But at the same time, I've only just got here, and it's getting dark, so maybe the creatures are just asleep... I'm going to spend the night here, it seems safe for the moment !
My impression of the previous day gets more and more confirmed. I can't see anything, I can't hear anything... and I can hardly smell anything... apart from the smell and rustle of the plants I'm pushing out of my way.
Not a wild creature, nearly no insects, practically nothing. Some of the local flora seems wilted too... the deeper I go into the jungle, the darker and greyer becomes what seemed to be a lush, full-of-life environment...
My Athem star is slightly glowing North-East from here, so it seems there are some primal magic energy in this direction. Looks like I was right about the possibility of a Primal Realm then... were the scouts trapped there?
But at the same time... all this environment around me, it's not normal. I'd never heard of one of these zones “devouring” the surrounding environment, yet that's exactly what it looks like... And the stone detects very little energy, so I feel more like I'm following residue than a fully-formed zone...
I'm going to keep going in this direction for a while longer, following the energy picked up by the Athem star, to see if I get anywhere, but I'd better be careful...
I'm getting worried, and the atmosphere is getting more and more stifling.
I saw it.
A gigantic creature. It was the one activating the Athem star... my stomach's in knots. I just caught a glimpse of it from a distance, in the darkness, even bent over it was several meters tall, and I thought I saw several limbs come out of its body and change shape. It looked like a sort of slime but... no, it couldn't be... these creatures are supposed to be much smaller than that ?!
I ran as fast as I could in the opposite direction, but I feel like I've lost my way... I can't find any of my previous marks. I tell myself that if I keep moving in the same direction, I'll eventually get out of this nightmare of a void ! But... I'm afraid this creature might find me again.
Maybe I'm imagining things, but I have the impression that the creature has spotted me... it stopped moving for a moment when I caught sight of it, before making a move in my direction. I hope it was just an impression... at least I can't see or hear anything at the moment. I’m hoping I've lost it... but it's hard to tell in this environment.
If I ever get caught, I hope these notes can be of use to someone, eventually... although I hope no one gets lost here again.
... Why am I writing this ?
......
I've seen this creature... up close...
It's a slime. I... I don't know what could have happened to make this creature so... enormous. And it has an anthropomorphic shape, as if... it had absorbed an entire person ? Or even... several, given its shape...
I still can't fly around here... it's too cluttered ! It bothers me more than anything else, I'm not in my element...
I was able to repel the creature with a gust of wind to escape, before arriving in this cave and staying in the shadows for the time being. I had to take a break in any case, and at least it gives me a chance to write this up... I don't know if it's the stress, the race, or the magic i used, but despite the adrenaline and my heart beating like never before I feel... so tired...
I've escaped its assault... but I'm not sure if it's only using its eyesight. I've covered myself with earth to hide my smell too, if it means I can avoid it !
I've got to get out of here, I can't just hang around... My quill shakes just thinking about it, but staying here is signing my death warrant. I've got to get out of here... and run. It's my only chance…
I'm hurt.
I... feel like it's all over for me.
I thought I could get away from him, but this creature is faster than I thought. And my gust of wind barely affected it... it absorbed it. And it absorbed some of my energy on contact. It's a slime... worse, it's a slime chimera... evolving and adapting to new sources of magic. I don't know how such a thing could exist, but it terrifies me.
I'm afraid for myself, and for everyone else, this creature has the home-field advantage. And it's only going to get bigger...
The worst part of it all is... its grunting. It sounds like cries for help. And it's even worse since it slashed my waist...
I'm afraid to join it. And that I'll be half-conscious in there myself.
I can hear it coming, it can smell me... it can feel my magic. Smell and sight make almost no difference. I can hear its steps shaking the ground, its body in constant decomposition...
If anyone finds this message, fl
Category Artwork (Digital) / Fantasy
Species Goo / Slime
Size 1444 x 1000px
File Size 1.9 MB
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