Hiruko 2

Sand. Endless sand, stretching out in all directions. There was the occasional scraggly shrub, the occasional jutting rock, but mostly, there was sand. And jutting up ever so slightly from the sand was the top of a buried structure; a flat white roof, carved of unknown stone. And, floating just above that roof, there was a shadow.



I'm... out? I'm out. I'm out! So... I guess this is the top of my dungeon? It looks... hmm... plain, I guess. I really want to give it some character... but I don't have any DP. Which is why I'm out here. Focus, me.

...Me. I don't... really think I'm supposed to have a "me". And "Hiruko". What's that? Where did that name come from? I don't know anything about... actually... let me...

>> QUERY(HIRUKO)
   A limbless, boneless, failure of a god from an unknown culture.

Oh... That's... Lets not think about that. No, no, lets just... think about DP. So... lets start looking.

...

Okay, I can't see my dungeon any more. I don't like that, it's really unsettling. I shouldn't even be out here... But I have to be. At least, at least I know where my dungeon is. I can... feel it, I guess? I wonder if I can check on it from outside...

>> IDENTIFY(DUNGEON)

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LV.1 - Unnamed
Umbra False-Dungeon
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     DP | 0

 Skills | None

Effects | None
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FL.1 - Unnamed
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  Rooms | Empty Room

Effects | None
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Okay, that's good. That's reassuring. I'm glad. I won't get lost, and I'll know if my dungeon is destroyed while I'm out. That's not reassuring at all!

Lets... lets just breathe. In... Out... Do I even breathe? I don't think so. I feel a bit calmer now, though. So lets just focus on DP. Gonna find me a person.

I'm sure there's a person somewhere out here. In all the sand. In the middle of nowhere. In a desert.

And if there is a person, how am I going to bring him to my dungeon? I don't think I'm very strong. I don't even know if I can touch things. I mean, I guess I'll try?

Oh, okay, I can. That's... nice? I guess? I mean, if I can touch things, things can probably touch me. And that's bad. It's wrong. I shouldn't be touched. I shouldn't be able to be touched. I...

Lets... calm down again. Oh, the sand dropped. I wasn't paying attention. Maybe I can't touch things for very long? Or... Lets try again...

Okay, I get it. The sand's just sort of slowly falling through my hand. Weird, but, okay. Kinda fun, actually...

Huh? That's... a weird feeling. Like I just lost something. But... I look the same? I mean, I can't see anything different...

>> IDENTIFY()

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 LV.1 - Hiruko
 False-Dungeon System-Remnant
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     HP | 10/10
     MP |  9/10
     SP | 10/10

  P.ATK | 5
  P.DEF | 5
  M.ATK | 5
  M.DEF | 5

 Skills | False Dungeon Creation
        | Shadow Magic

 Status | Amorphous

 Titles | None
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Oh, I lost some MP. Okay, so that's what that feels like. I wonder why? Maybe because of all the touching? I don't really want to experiment, but... I guess I have to.

It... doesn't seem to be the sand. Maybe... because I left my dungeon? That would make sense. I shouldn't be able to leave. So this is punishment. I did something wrong. I shouldn't be here.

No... I... I have to be here. I have to get DP. Lets get DP. Lets look for people. Lets look for a person. Lets...

...

...

>> IDENTIFY()

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 LV.1 - Hiruko
 False-Dungeon System-Remnant
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     HP | 10/10
     MP |  7/10
     SP | 10/10

  P.ATK | 5
  P.DEF | 5
  M.ATK | 5
  M.DEF | 5

 Skills | False Dungeon Creation
        | Shadow Magic

 Status | Amorphous

 Titles | None
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...

...

>> IDENTIFY()

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 LV.1 - Hiruko
 False-Dungeon System-Remnant
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     HP | 10/10
     MP |  4/10
     SP | 10/10

  P.ATK | 5
  P.DEF | 5
  M.ATK | 5
  M.DEF | 5

 Skills | False Dungeon Creation
        | Shadow Magic

 Status | Amorphous

 Titles | None
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...

...

Is... someone... there? Is that a person? They don't look very good... But... It's a desert. And they're all alone. I probably don't look very good either. I'm really tired...

Now... How do I bring them to my dungeon? Do I have to... go over to them? It's scary. It's really scary. I don't want to do it. I can't do it. I'm alone. I'm going to die. I'm going to die. I'm going to die.

I'll die if I don't do it.

Even though it's scary.

I'll do it.

Hey. You. Look over here. Oh. I can't talk. But. He noticed me. Fine. Follow me. Follow my shadow. Follow me to my dungeon.

...

...

>> IDENTIFY()

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 LV.1 - Hiruko
 False-Dungeon System-Remnant
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     HP | 10/10
     MP |  1/10
     SP | 10/10

  P.ATK | 5
  P.DEF | 5
  M.ATK | 5
  M.DEF | 5

 Skills | False Dungeon Creation
        | Shadow Magic

 Status | Amorphous

 Titles | None
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...

...

I'm here. My dungeon. I'm home.

>> IDENTIFY()

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 LV.1 - Hiruko
 False-Dungeon System-Remnant
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     HP | 10/10
     MP |  0/10
     SP | 10/10

  P.ATK | 5
  P.DEF | 5
  M.ATK | 5
  M.DEF | 5

 Skills | False Dungeon Creation
        | Shadow Magic

 Status | Amorphous

 Titles | None
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