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voice; un: noxxed
WHO: Nox and everyone, tbh
WHERE: The network
WHEN: October 13th
WHAT: Someone's FUCKING MAD about the goddamn hell tree and this is his announcement about him leading a party to kick its ass
WARNINGS: Swearing and gross shit, but nothing too bad
[You can hear, surprisingly, not too much anger from Nox's end at this, but more determination than anything else. It also sounds like he's shuffling around and gathering the things he needs. A sheen sound rings out first, like metal being drawn, then being put away. There's an exhale, but he’s well aware the app is recording.]
Okay, listen up. I don't have time to constantly answer questions, but this is important.
That tree? The Qliphoth? The one Zodiac's talking about in the gate? I know it. And the reason I know it and what it can do is because it came around during my past life and fucked up an entire city in less than a week. [As if this wasn't bad enough, the next part is even worse.] If it's left alone for a while, like more than a month, more often than not it can actually end the wholeass world. [He pauses.] Normally I usually don't advocate to follow what Zodiac says, but this time, they're right. Don't fucking go anywhere near that tree unless you know how to fight well and can help people heal or recover. You can go through the gate so long as you've got the buddy system or whatever, but do not fucking go to that tree first thing.
[A groan, and he settles something on his belt before continuing. Oh, he should probably explain what he does know, huh.]
Right, so- the basics of this shit, Demon Tree 101: Class is in session. The Qliphoth's a tree that grows literally in Hell, its whole purpose is to feed on blood and grow what's known as the Fruit. [A thing that nearly destroyed his family because each twin was a fucking idiot.] The blood it wants is human blood, demon blood has no purpose to it and it'll ignore those in favor of humans around. The tree is sentient in a lot of ways– you'll have moving platforms as you go upwards, sometimes it'll spout lava if it fucking feels like it, bloodstreams are an actual thing and they're gross, and there’s always some sort of tentacles involved with this thing on the outside that will try to impale you if it finds you. And no, before you ask, we can't just set it on fire, it's too big and it's also resistant to that sort of shit.
[GRUMBLES IN ANNOYANCE.]
But if you make it inside the tree, you're not going to have the thing chase after you for blood; that's where the demons living in thing come in. There's a lot of them, they're all kinds of weird and fucked up, so stay on your toes and don't let them fool you into letting your guard down. From what memories I've gotten, you have just about everything from Grim Reaper kinds of guys, to bats, to demonic knights, to weird chunky boys using elements and spells to kill you. It's one big death trap waiting to happen. [Oh, another thing he forgot to mention:] Also, everything inside the tree is gross as hell. We're talking seeing corpses around if we're lucky, more than likely they're literal husks of people as we go in further- there's gonna be blood everywhere, demons who just look fucking disgusting, the places inside the tree aren't great either, and you’re going to come across gore more than you probably would like. [A beat.] Not trying to discourage anyone, but I'm giving all the facts that I learned from my time there in my past life, as well as what I read in the library.
[Click. Something shifts into place, it almost sounds like he's loading a gun? Nox????]
The fastest way up is through the tree itself, so expect demons to give you hell for getting into their territory. If you're squeamish, you can try to take the long way outside, but I can't guarantee that you'll make it in time, or that it'll be any easier. The goal is to get to the top- that's where the Fruit is being grown and our Big Bad is waiting. The faster we get to him, the less likely the Fruit's fully grown, and he'll be easier to take down.
Basically, I'm gonna be heading in, and I know where shit is going and what to expect. If you tag along, fine, but be ready to see the literal worst things imaginable while going through there.
[A click, and the sound of a door is opening, as Nox heads to right to Zodiac. This is his shit to fix, so he's gonna fucking fix it.
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Thirty minutes later, this addendum gets added:]
Last thing: I tried earlier to fly towards that tree and up to the top and smacked my entire face into a barrier. When I didn't leave quick enough, a hand tried to shove me away. We're gonna have to go from the bottom up.
WHERE: The network
WHEN: October 13th
WHAT: Someone's FUCKING MAD about the goddamn hell tree and this is his announcement about him leading a party to kick its ass
WARNINGS: Swearing and gross shit, but nothing too bad
[You can hear, surprisingly, not too much anger from Nox's end at this, but more determination than anything else. It also sounds like he's shuffling around and gathering the things he needs. A sheen sound rings out first, like metal being drawn, then being put away. There's an exhale, but he’s well aware the app is recording.]
Okay, listen up. I don't have time to constantly answer questions, but this is important.
That tree? The Qliphoth? The one Zodiac's talking about in the gate? I know it. And the reason I know it and what it can do is because it came around during my past life and fucked up an entire city in less than a week. [As if this wasn't bad enough, the next part is even worse.] If it's left alone for a while, like more than a month, more often than not it can actually end the wholeass world. [He pauses.] Normally I usually don't advocate to follow what Zodiac says, but this time, they're right. Don't fucking go anywhere near that tree unless you know how to fight well and can help people heal or recover. You can go through the gate so long as you've got the buddy system or whatever, but do not fucking go to that tree first thing.
[A groan, and he settles something on his belt before continuing. Oh, he should probably explain what he does know, huh.]
Right, so- the basics of this shit, Demon Tree 101: Class is in session. The Qliphoth's a tree that grows literally in Hell, its whole purpose is to feed on blood and grow what's known as the Fruit. [A thing that nearly destroyed his family because each twin was a fucking idiot.] The blood it wants is human blood, demon blood has no purpose to it and it'll ignore those in favor of humans around. The tree is sentient in a lot of ways– you'll have moving platforms as you go upwards, sometimes it'll spout lava if it fucking feels like it, bloodstreams are an actual thing and they're gross, and there’s always some sort of tentacles involved with this thing on the outside that will try to impale you if it finds you. And no, before you ask, we can't just set it on fire, it's too big and it's also resistant to that sort of shit.
[GRUMBLES IN ANNOYANCE.]
But if you make it inside the tree, you're not going to have the thing chase after you for blood; that's where the demons living in thing come in. There's a lot of them, they're all kinds of weird and fucked up, so stay on your toes and don't let them fool you into letting your guard down. From what memories I've gotten, you have just about everything from Grim Reaper kinds of guys, to bats, to demonic knights, to weird chunky boys using elements and spells to kill you. It's one big death trap waiting to happen. [Oh, another thing he forgot to mention:] Also, everything inside the tree is gross as hell. We're talking seeing corpses around if we're lucky, more than likely they're literal husks of people as we go in further- there's gonna be blood everywhere, demons who just look fucking disgusting, the places inside the tree aren't great either, and you’re going to come across gore more than you probably would like. [A beat.] Not trying to discourage anyone, but I'm giving all the facts that I learned from my time there in my past life, as well as what I read in the library.
[Click. Something shifts into place, it almost sounds like he's loading a gun? Nox????]
The fastest way up is through the tree itself, so expect demons to give you hell for getting into their territory. If you're squeamish, you can try to take the long way outside, but I can't guarantee that you'll make it in time, or that it'll be any easier. The goal is to get to the top- that's where the Fruit is being grown and our Big Bad is waiting. The faster we get to him, the less likely the Fruit's fully grown, and he'll be easier to take down.
Basically, I'm gonna be heading in, and I know where shit is going and what to expect. If you tag along, fine, but be ready to see the literal worst things imaginable while going through there.
[A click, and the sound of a door is opening, as Nox heads to right to Zodiac. This is his shit to fix, so he's gonna fucking fix it.
-------------------------------
Thirty minutes later, this addendum gets added:]
Last thing: I tried earlier to fly towards that tree and up to the top and smacked my entire face into a barrier. When I didn't leave quick enough, a hand tried to shove me away. We're gonna have to go from the bottom up.