A magnificent day for Adventure: Day 147~
Well, Sif didn't leave until after sunset, so I got my nap in. Felt a little better afterwards, so I should nap more often...
A little detour for the Oddfish of the day, and Sif went back into planning mode. She hummed, hurred, grumbled and groaned... And then grinned as she pulled out the stuffs, headed outside with a Windup Eyeball instead. Iiinteresting~
From the gist of her mutterings, I got the following: Wormy pants is usually easy, with specific weapons. Da yoyos are not in that list, and Sif is incredibly stubborn... So she switched to wanting to fight the Twins instead.
Because she had two targets to choose from, she weighed up which one was more dangerous, and decided the Greeny was. So, she went to plan for taking it down first... Then realized that was the OPPOSITE of what she should do. It would just get more dangerous mid way, so she should get rid of the easier one first. Strategy!
That down-pat, she just limbered up to get her dodgin muscles ready, and it began. The Eye was wound, the Twins came shriekin, and the buffs were drunk. And I got a comfy spot on the sidelines to watch~
First part went a lot like last time the Twins came. Lotsa dodging, albeit better done, and lots if yoyo-ing. The outer layer got damaged quicker too, revealing... metal underneath?
Turns out, the Twins a gigantic robo-Eyes! Dunno how they were made, but they have Sif just like the other types, so oh well. Reddy turned out to have a huge laser-blaster under it's pupil, which started shooting much faster once the squishy outer layer was all gone!
Sif handled it well, just jumping around more as she kept a careful stream of Potions chugged. The yoyo kept flying, and Sif soon brought the mechanical beasty down, leaving only the meanie Greeny to duke it out!
A quick refreshing of her Buffs, a dash to Abigail for a sneaky heal, and it was back to the action! The first bit didn't seem too bad... The charges are fairly slow, and the puffs of green flames are dodgable.
Then the cover ripped off, and things got UGLY.
Those charges? They got faster. And more of them. People in Home-Tree itself had to duck whenever the darn thing dashed too far. Sif managed to dodge most of those... Not all of them though. But that wasn't the terrifying part.
Giant.
Green.
Flamethrower.
Bouts of burning death just flinging itself through the sky, as if to say "Hah, you gunna die now!" Sif would bolt sideways at first to dodge it... Then she came up with a better solution.
The nasty green stuff bounces off Home-Tree harmlessly.
Now, I know what you're thinking: Giant Tree. Not the best place to hide. But apparently, Sif is more flammable in ice producing armour, than a giant magic tree. Who knew?
So that is how things went. Smack Greeny from inside Home-Tree's roots during flames of death, and jump around outside during high-stakes tag. The only other thing that happened was Frederick got kinda... Smooshed against a wall, during one of the charges. I... I dunno if Abigail can fix that. She's trying!
Anywho, the Moon slowly set, Sif's health slowly went down in between each Potion, and more and more chunks of Greeny were bashed off. And then, just as Sif was fleeing from an ill-timed bout of green flame, armour cracking from the intense heat... There was silence.
The Twins have fallen, and Sif collapsed inside for a much needed rest. She let Abigail focus on what was left of Frederick, tending to her own ouchies as she looked inside the little baggy she got from all that.
The day that came after that intense fight was a quiet one. Sif pondered the usage of a glowy Metal she had looted, Frederick was... Moved elsewhere, and Sif took a quick break to catch Nathan a fishie.
Oh, and a new person came this morning! She was wearing some cool clothing, and had some really neat stuff~ Her name is Cornelia, and she has a weird fascination with gears. Wires are so much better, though?
Oh, I can see Frederick coming from the dist...! That ain't him. Ohhhhh. I see. Abigail must have... Not quite succeeded. Welp. Uh. I guess we have a new Merchant now... And no more Frederick.
As Gus moved in with a tired sigh, I thought back about Frederick. I didn't get to know him as well, but he was still nice to me... If a little odd at times. Maybe... Maybe Sif should try and find someone to help her. End these big fights before someone else... Can't get back up again.
I want to blame her... But I can't. Monsters go wherever she does, yes. But she doesn't always call them to her, half the time they just... Appear. Charge at her from afar, lusting for blood. She can't help that.
And some of the nasties do go after the others, too. The only reason Home-Tree can exist is because Sif defends it. We have so many people, living better lives... Taking a big risk now and then, rather than living day to day in constant fear.
Life moves on... Even when some get left behind. You will be missed.