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Smut Dungeon - Nightshade (AlluringEnigma)

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Over time, legend would grow of a cave that would test those who were brave enough or stupid enough to attempt to unlock its mysteries. All but one person who had gone in, had not made it out. Sonja was that one person to survive the ordeals of the cave and she had appointed herself as the guardian of the place. She would see many people attempt to brave the caves and some she felt had a better chance of success than she herself had, but none would return. The cave simply claimed them all.

This was a fact that was not lost on some as the legend of the cave would grow. It became so much of an urban legend that some places would use the cave as a alternative form of punishment for those who were sentenced to a life of slavery or jail. The woman simply known as "Nightshade" to the rest of the world was a famous thief who had been caught attempting to steal what could have been the crowning achievement of her career. Instead of cementing her legacy, "Nightshade" would seal her fate. Being given a choice between how she wanted to face her end, "Nightshade" would choose the path that had some small chance of finding the light at the end of the tunnel.

As she was unshackled, "Nightshade" would see a batallion of soldiers blocking her path out of the cave along with Sonja presently blocking her way into it. "Looks like you are in quite the bind." Sonja would quip toward the woman who was presently unarmed and being unshackled. A coy smile washing over her face as she would produce a sword.

"This was left here for you. I must warn you though of the dangers that await you inside. There are 20 layers to this cave and as far as I know, I am the only one to survive all of them. The first layer has 5 doors, 1 which is the path I took through which is safe and there are at least two traps on each layer. The rest of the doors will need you to use this sword which I will give you to defeat that which confronts you." Sonja knew why the woman was here, but there was only so much that she felt that she needed to say.

With Sonja stepping aside, "Nightshade" would be able to move into the first layer of the cave. If she had any questions for Sonja this would be the time to ask them as once she stepped into the first door, "Nightshade" was on her own.

(Ideally, you can ask questions of Sonja if you like but make sure to express choices of doors in a numeric value, so door 1 for example.)
 
Nightshade examined her surroundings with a keen interest, determining quite quickly that she had no choice but to carry on with the ordeal. With a faux-smile she reached out for the sword offered by the guardian of the cave, or whatever she was, and quipped "Great. Now I don't have to knock about people with a rock" she added, her eyes darting backwards at the guards with a glare.

"Very well, whatever your name is. I'm not giving this back, in case you were hoping for such an outcome" she quipped, hefting the sword as she eyed her surroundings. She had been left draped in the dark garb of her trade, luckily, and now all she had left to do was choose a door. Sword in hand, her gait adopting the familiar silence of her trade, she strode forward, selecting door number one, and throwing open the door, prepared for the worst such a place could throw at her.
 
Monster - Slime: 4 HP

Nightshade would accept the sword given to her. While Sonja was not too keen on the attitude she was given, it was not her nature to look down upon others who did not share her point of view on things. Everyone had their place and if Nightshade could somehow brave the trials that she would face in the cave, maybe Sonja would gain a powerful ally?

With their interaction completed, Sonja would move aside and allow Nightshade access into the cave. The thief would show her true nature almost immediately as she would not walk down the middle of the hall. Trying to use the shadows as she could, Nightshade would come upon the first door and open it. She would see a monster soon after she had gone into the doorway. With her way now blocked, Nightshade would need to fight her way through if she wanted to continue onward.

With her ability to stick to the shadows, Nightshade would have the first strike. (Totally fluff, but why not.)
 
Nightshade was soon greeted by her first encounter of the denizens that occupied the cave. At first glance, the primordial ooze that blocked her way seemed to be a rather easy challenge. However, Nightshade was soon struck with the profound thought; 'How do I kill something without form? She quickly concluded that the best way, or at least the only way she could fathom, would be to stab it until it stopped moving, or crawling, or whatever it did. With an overly-emphatic scream, she leaped out of the shadows and attempted to drive her blade through the back of her opponent. Hopefully, stabbing would be an effective way to kill such a monstrous being.
 
(Sorry for the delay, was beset by an ear infection the last few days that just crippled me)

Nightshade Atk: 7 - 14 Slime - Miss
Slime Atk: 7 - 3 Nightshade - Hit
Nightshade Atk: 8 - 12 Slime - Miss
Slime Grapple: 9- 2 Nightshade - Grappled


Nightshade would not see any opening that she could exploit. Attempting to slice at the slime would end up being counter productive as she was unable to find a way to damage it. However the Slime did not have the same problems as it would lash out with a tentacle formed from its malleable body and whipped Nightshade in the side of her abdomben.

Still unable to find a good method of attack, Nightshade would find herself flat footed while the Slime lunged at her directly. Wrapping itself around her legs, the Slime had effectively grabbed onto Nightshade. This had two fairly severe implications. The slime was fairly obviously moving to engulf Nightshade within its body, but it also allowed Nightshade to see what she needed to be able to possibly hit the slime and damage it. There was a core that could be discerned from the rest of the mass of the slime. Hitting that was almost certain to disable the slime if not outright destroy it.

Nightshade: 24/25 LP, 0 libido - Grappled
Slime: 4/4 LP, 0/4 Libido - Grappling
 
Nightshade grunted as she felt the wind knocked out of her by an almost casual whip of the Slime's amorphous form, doubling her over in pain for a brief second. This was all the sinister denizen needed to drag her to the ground, slowly engulfing her form with its slimy tendrils. As she felt the slime crawl along her legs, her keen eye noticed the solid core of the slime, a point that could likely be damaged by weapons.

However, as it stood, Nightshade was a lot more worried about being eaten alive than actually killing the monster, and her plan would be formulated with such fears in mind. As a result, instead of trying to damage the monster, she went for the safer option and tried to claw her way out of its clutches, trying to free herself from being grappled by this monster.
 
Nightshade Escape: 18 - 20 Slime - Fail
Nightshade Atk: 4 - 2 Slime - Hit
Slime Atk: 8 - 48 - 4[/url] Nightshade - Pinned


Nightshade would try as she could to struggle and get her legs free from the slime. It was not very effective however as the slime seemed to be able to keep up with Nightshade's movements. Being that it had been able to take her to the ground it was fairly easy to simply latch onto her legs and ride her out until she made a secondary movement. The slime took a direct hit that scraped the core, but all in all it seemed to be worth it as the slime would find its way further up her body.

Now with the slime almost up to her waist, It was a race of sorts. Would Nightshade find some way to free herself before the slime finished engulfing her? The slime seemed to be interested in pinning down her arms next as there were small tentacles reaching out to seemingly begin binding her arms, though that may not be their only purpose.
 
Nightshade began to panic as she felt more and more of her body being engulfed by the grotesque material that made up the slime, her form writhing about on the floor as she felt it inching towardd her arms. Nightshade had heard rumors of what the creatures of this place did to their foes. and the ominous tendrils of her foe made her pupils go wide.

Despite her previous failures, Nightshade resolved to try and escape once more, using her arms to try and push out of the gelatinous form of the monster. It was an all out effort to try and escape the grasp of her enemy. At this point, Nightshade had no other option but to hope her struggling would be enough.
 
Nightshade Escape: 11 - 9 - Success
Nightshade Atk: 3 - 5 Slime - Miss
Slime Atk: 1 - 4 Nightshade - Miss


NIghtshade would put her effort into extracting herself from the slime. It was a perfect storm that saw her take advantage of the window to escape, but she was able to pry herself free as the slime started to paw about her body in an attempt to figure out what it wanted to do to her next. Resetting back to square one as it were both Nightshade and the slime would fail to land their next attacks now that they had separated themselves.

With the fight all but reset now, would Nightshade be able to find a way to attack the slime that did not put herself into immediate danger?

Nightshade: 25/25 LP, 0 libido - Fine
Slime: 3/4 LP, 0/4 Libido
 
Nightshade managed to escape at just the right moment, and she was sure as hell avoiding trying to grapple with the ooze once more. This time, she lashed forward, lunging at the core of the beast with her sword, hoping to kill it before it latched onto her once more. The last thing she wanted to do was end up trapped by its tendrils once more.
 
Nightshade Atk: 1 - 12 Slime - Miss
Slime Atk: 14 - 5 Nightshade - Hit
Nightshade Atk: 7 - 8 Slime - Miss
Slime Atk: 1 - 1 Nightshade - Miss


Nightshade would continue to struggle as the slime was not giving her any openings to attack the core now that it had been stung the first time around. The Slime would even land a blow to Nightshade's ribs as it would use a tentacle like appendage to keep Nightshade at bay. Was attacking the right course of action at all at this point? Would a significant change in tactics allow Nightshade to prevail where there seemed to be no openings for her to exploit so far?

Nightshade: 24/25 LP, 0 libido - Fine
Slime: 3/4 LP, 0/4 Libido
 
Despite her lack of success, and continued battery at the hands of her first foe, Nightshade was having problems thinking of another approach to the fight. It seemed like her best option would be to continue thrusting her blade out, trying to keep the creature back and away from pushing her down while she attempted to damage its core. Once more her blade was sent toward's the beast's "heart".
 
(Ok, this is when you know something is just not right. Here are the first four attacks that I rolled for you: Miss, Miss, Miss, aaand Miss! But then.. something glorious happened! I also may have used GM privilege to move this forward some..)

Nightshade Atk: 17 - 11 Slime - Hit! (I know right?)
Slime Atk: 15 - 18 Nightshade - Miss
Nightshade Atk: 8 - 11 Slime - Miss
Slime Atk: 2 - 20 Nightshade - Counter Hit
Nightshade Atk: 11- 9 Slime - Hit


After a lengthy bit of a back and forth with the Slime and Nightshade simply feinting with each other, Nightshade's training would finally start to pay off. The damn thing had a pattern to how it was attacking, and this realization would be what Nightshade would use to destroy the slime. It was all a matter of proper timing as Nightshade would start to see the openings and then be able to act upon them as well.

In short order she was able to continually stab at the core of the Slime. It would take a few tries, but eventually Nightshade would successfully score a direct hit and pierce the core of the slime. Once this happened, it was over in just a few more seconds as the Slime was rendered inert and would be little more than a puddle of goo as the once malleable form of the slime would sink into the ground and become more like a puddle of water before mostly fading away. With her first ordeal finally over, Nighshade could continue onward into the next layer of the cave. Now with 6 doors to choose from, Nightshade would hopefully choose wisely.

Nightshade: 24/25 LP, 0 libido - Fine
 
(I look forward to the next level, when a 1 hp enemy beats the shit out of me :p)

Nightshade let out a loud and frustrated groan. The first fight of the dungeon and she was already having issues. Suffice it to say that she was not looking forward to the next encounters of the dungeon. With a quick wipe of her blade, cleaning of the primordial material that clung to it, she eyed the next six doors. "Who the fuck built this place?" she muttered aloud. Without any discernible difference, her choice was essentially meaningless. With a sigh, she walked towards the third door, praying it wasn't another slime.
 
(Nah, with how bad the dice have been running for you.. it wont be a 1 HP monster that gets you..)

Layer 2: Monster - Demon: 6 HP/Libido

Nightshade would find herself victorious and already finding herself losing confidence, which was something this dungeon was known for. The slow corruption building up over time as those who think they can defeat the cave inevitably realize that they are little more than fuel for the fire in a perpetual game of the cave breaking everyone and everything that enters and bending it to its own will. With this stark realization, Nightshade would find herself walking into a door containing a demonic apparition.

Much like the slime before, the apparition's purpose was to consume Nightshade. Though this demonic apparition would try to do so in a way that simply left Nightshade a prisoner in her own body. This demon would seek to corrupt her mind and body to the point that she would simply be a shell for its purposes. At least Nightshade had one thing going for her. The blade Sonja had given her was glowing a faint green as if it were begging Nightshade to use it against the demonic presence confronting her.
 
(The only time I roll high is when determining the strength of my opponent. Oh, the irony.)

Nightshade was quite satisfied with her first victory in this accursed place, and she was still riding the high of it as she entered the next door. She had never been much of an expert in combat, preferring to stick to the shadows, but she had always known enough to hold her own. The precious bit of knowledge she now possessed was being put to test by her new prison.

Of course, the second she laid eyes on a demonic apparition, her spirits were immediately brought back down to Earth. "You've got to be fucking kidding me" she intoned, rolling her eyes at the absolute cruelty of the place. Her prey had never been demons, so she was quite unsure what such a thing would do to her, but considering the namesake, it wasn't likely sporting pure intentions. A knowledge of the bestiary of the world seemed fairly pertinent at the moment, offering her ways to perhaps exorcise the demon or deal with it spiritually. Unfortunately, Nightshade was not at all knowledgeable of anything outside her craft, and the green glow of her sword only affirmed her only known option. With a silent prayer that the demon was corporeal, she charged forward, blade-first, and attempted to hack away at her next foe. Hopefully, her attacks would be more effectual than her first go around.
 
(Ok, rule changes are in place starting now.. half for my own record and half to remind me as much)

Nightshade Atk: 4 - 6 Demon - Miss
Demon Atk: 5 - 15 Nightshade - Counter Hit
Nightshade Atk: 8 - 16 Demon - Counter Hit
Demon Atk: 4 - 8 Nightshade - Miss


With Nightshade starting to lament the choice of entering the dungeon, she would start to wonder if this was simply a fate worse than death. NIghtshade seemed almost unsure of herself as she charged forward to meet the Demon in battle. Her first attack was tentative and somewhat lazy and it would answer her question at least if the Demon were corporeal as the weapon ineffectively bounced off of the arm of the Demon.

At least she would step her game up as the Demon went to attack her. Exploiting a clear opening, Nightshade would score a hit with her sword on the Demon but also get punched as she tried to follow up. Each of them having made wild attacks that the other were able to capitalize on, the Demon would ever so narrowly miss the final attack in the opening salvo. With the Demon working to weaken Nightshade, it was going to attempt to dominate her eventually. Could Nightshade think up a strategy to defeat the Demon before it would dominate her?

Nightshade: 18/20 LP, 0/10 libido - Fine
Demon: 5/6 HP, 0/6 libido
 
Nightshade was completely unaware of the demon's abilities. While if a stranger had told of her the intent of her foe, she would've considered it obvious, the heat of the moment was leaving her blind to its ultimate goal. Instead of trying to subdue the demonic presence, something that wasn't a certainty for someone as inexperienced as her anyways, she simply lunged out with wild slashes instead, hoping to keep the demon at bay with the bite of her steel.
 
Nightshade Atk: 10 - 16 Demon - Miss
Demon Atk: 15 - 3 Nightshade - Critical Hit
Nightshade Atk: 17 - 10 Demon - Hit
Demon Atk: 6 - 16 Nightshade - Counter Hit


Nightshade would continue with her plan of going with a full on offensive mindset. Her first attack was not well thought out as the Demon was able to sidestep Nightshade fairly easily. The bigger problem was that the Demon had spotted an opening and took full advantage of it by not only landing a hit, but also shredding away Nightshade's top in the process. It was an unfortunate turn of events for Nightshade as she took a few seconds to look down and realize what the Demon had done.

With the Demon simply laughing at her, Nightshade would spring forward and hack away at the Demon both landing a hit and then another in quick succession as the Demon attempted to swipe at her again. With the fight starting to possibly slip away from her, did Nightshade have any more tricks in her arsenal or would she end up finding out just what the Demon's purpose was in this place?

Nightshade: 17/20 LP, 0/10 libido - Top Gone
Demon: 3/6 HP, 0/6 libido
 
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