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[X] Try to talk things out.
A Vampire's Tale (BtVS)
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Before things can escalate any further, you raise your hands in the universal gesture for surrender.
"Wait! I just want to talk."
He visibly sags in relief, his iron grip on the cleaver slackening slightly. But then his brows furrow in confusion.
"Not that I'm not glad we aren't fighting to death or anything, but what does a vampire want with me? Your kind usually aren't big on the, you know, talking thing."
How did he know- oh, your face. You unintentionally must've changed when you were startled by that loud voice. You straighten your face out and answer him.
"I'm in need of some animal blood. I thought you'd be able to help me. I can.. uh. Well, I initially wasn't really planning on paying, but on reconsideration I'd prefer if we could establish an amiable relationship that can extend into the future. I'm sure there's some way i can repay you."
His eyebrows raise farther and farther with each word you say, threatening to disappear into his hairline. He stares at you for such an uncomfortably long amount of time that you begin to feel self-conscious.
"What?" you ask.
"..Have you ever met any other vampires?"
You're not sure how that's relevant to anything you just said, but you answer him anyway. "No, have you?"
"More than I'd have liked to. I know how they operate. This is definitely not how they operate. What's your deal? How can I be sure you're not up to something?"
It looks like your monstrous nature is going to be a problem. You sort of knew that intellectually, given that you only became one because a vampire murdered you, but it still hasn't quite sunk in fully that you're probably kill on sight to a whole bunch of groups of people now. Thankfully, this guy doesn't appear to be one of them. Or maybe he just doesn't think he can win a straight fight, and is biding his time. Still, you'd prefer to believe he's willing to deal, but you're not sure how to make him trust you.
"I just don't want to hurt anyone. Is that so hard to believe? Surely I can't be the only vampire who hasn't forsaken her humanity?"
He gives you a funny look, conveying a sort of amused exasperation. "Uh. Actually.. pretty sure you're the only one. That's kind of how it works. You become a vampire, you start eating people. There are a LOT of vampires in this town. Kind of surprised you're all alone- they usually form groups."
You're a bit uncomfortable with this line of questioning, because you don't have any of the answers either.. and you'd really like them. It's starting to become clear your situation is more abnormal than you thought. "..Back to the point. Is there anything I could trade for a regular supply of animal blood?"
Before he can answer, that same booming voice echoes through the room.
Destroy the intruder! Butcher their remains!
He flicks an irritated look at the altar. "Ah, stuff it, ya whiny old codger," he says, as if dealing with a slightly senile grandparent.
You then notice the altar is somehow completely clean.. the piglet's carcass has completely vanished. The man hangs up the cleaver, ignoring the rather ominous rumbling that's continuing to sound through the room.
"Why don't we talk more outside?" he asks, and you're more than happy to get away from the creepy ritual room.
"Uh.. you sure it's okay to ignore him like that?"
"Ehhh, he'll be cranky for a while, but he'll get over it. Hardly got any worshipers left, he can't afford to lose any more."
"If you say so."
You follow him back into the house.. or you would have, but again you can't walk through the open doorway, and he stands smugly on the other side of the invisible wall. You feel a momentary surge of panic when you realize, but he doesn't capitalize on the opportunity.
"Alright. I feel a bit safer now. Still couldn't be sure you wouldn't jump me if you didn't like the terms. So.. I do have some I could sell you, but not much. We don't actually sell it over the counter here, that's illegal. I could get some for you pretty easily, but well, I'm not all that charitable a guy, sad to say. I don't need cash. Ol' Hashie's blessing makes sure my business runs just fine. But there is something you could do for me. There's an old shrine down in the sewers I used back in the day, until I got chased out by some vampires. There should still be an effigy just like the one you saw here earlier down there somewhere. If you can get it for me, I'll hook you up."
"Why haven't you gotten it yourself?" you ask suspiciously.
"Ah, I'm not as spry as I used to be." He grabs his belly and chortles. "It was almost 15 years ago, but I don't go down into the sewers anymore. No idea what might be down there anymore, but I can tell you it's not going to be anything pleasant. Now that I'm all set up here, I've got no reason to resort to shady places like that."
You start feeling a bit doubtful at the viability of this plan. "15 years? What are the odds it's still down there?"
"It could've been moved, but I doubt it. And I'd know if it had been destroyed, and it's still intact. So, what do you say?"
[] Take the deal as it stands.
[] Try to negotiate for some other form of payment.
[] Ask more questions about the deal.
-[] Such as?
[] Reject the deal, and search for a slaughterhouse instead.
[] Return to the ritual room and smash the effigy. This is some bad voodoo, and it must be stopped.
[] Something else?
"Wait! I just want to talk."
He visibly sags in relief, his iron grip on the cleaver slackening slightly. But then his brows furrow in confusion.
"Not that I'm not glad we aren't fighting to death or anything, but what does a vampire want with me? Your kind usually aren't big on the, you know, talking thing."
How did he know- oh, your face. You unintentionally must've changed when you were startled by that loud voice. You straighten your face out and answer him.
"I'm in need of some animal blood. I thought you'd be able to help me. I can.. uh. Well, I initially wasn't really planning on paying, but on reconsideration I'd prefer if we could establish an amiable relationship that can extend into the future. I'm sure there's some way i can repay you."
His eyebrows raise farther and farther with each word you say, threatening to disappear into his hairline. He stares at you for such an uncomfortably long amount of time that you begin to feel self-conscious.
"What?" you ask.
"..Have you ever met any other vampires?"
You're not sure how that's relevant to anything you just said, but you answer him anyway. "No, have you?"
"More than I'd have liked to. I know how they operate. This is definitely not how they operate. What's your deal? How can I be sure you're not up to something?"
It looks like your monstrous nature is going to be a problem. You sort of knew that intellectually, given that you only became one because a vampire murdered you, but it still hasn't quite sunk in fully that you're probably kill on sight to a whole bunch of groups of people now. Thankfully, this guy doesn't appear to be one of them. Or maybe he just doesn't think he can win a straight fight, and is biding his time. Still, you'd prefer to believe he's willing to deal, but you're not sure how to make him trust you.
"I just don't want to hurt anyone. Is that so hard to believe? Surely I can't be the only vampire who hasn't forsaken her humanity?"
He gives you a funny look, conveying a sort of amused exasperation. "Uh. Actually.. pretty sure you're the only one. That's kind of how it works. You become a vampire, you start eating people. There are a LOT of vampires in this town. Kind of surprised you're all alone- they usually form groups."
You're a bit uncomfortable with this line of questioning, because you don't have any of the answers either.. and you'd really like them. It's starting to become clear your situation is more abnormal than you thought. "..Back to the point. Is there anything I could trade for a regular supply of animal blood?"
Before he can answer, that same booming voice echoes through the room.
Destroy the intruder! Butcher their remains!
He flicks an irritated look at the altar. "Ah, stuff it, ya whiny old codger," he says, as if dealing with a slightly senile grandparent.
You then notice the altar is somehow completely clean.. the piglet's carcass has completely vanished. The man hangs up the cleaver, ignoring the rather ominous rumbling that's continuing to sound through the room.
"Why don't we talk more outside?" he asks, and you're more than happy to get away from the creepy ritual room.
"Uh.. you sure it's okay to ignore him like that?"
"Ehhh, he'll be cranky for a while, but he'll get over it. Hardly got any worshipers left, he can't afford to lose any more."
"If you say so."
You follow him back into the house.. or you would have, but again you can't walk through the open doorway, and he stands smugly on the other side of the invisible wall. You feel a momentary surge of panic when you realize, but he doesn't capitalize on the opportunity.
"Alright. I feel a bit safer now. Still couldn't be sure you wouldn't jump me if you didn't like the terms. So.. I do have some I could sell you, but not much. We don't actually sell it over the counter here, that's illegal. I could get some for you pretty easily, but well, I'm not all that charitable a guy, sad to say. I don't need cash. Ol' Hashie's blessing makes sure my business runs just fine. But there is something you could do for me. There's an old shrine down in the sewers I used back in the day, until I got chased out by some vampires. There should still be an effigy just like the one you saw here earlier down there somewhere. If you can get it for me, I'll hook you up."
"Why haven't you gotten it yourself?" you ask suspiciously.
"Ah, I'm not as spry as I used to be." He grabs his belly and chortles. "It was almost 15 years ago, but I don't go down into the sewers anymore. No idea what might be down there anymore, but I can tell you it's not going to be anything pleasant. Now that I'm all set up here, I've got no reason to resort to shady places like that."
You start feeling a bit doubtful at the viability of this plan. "15 years? What are the odds it's still down there?"
"It could've been moved, but I doubt it. And I'd know if it had been destroyed, and it's still intact. So, what do you say?"
[] Take the deal as it stands.
[] Try to negotiate for some other form of payment.
[] Ask more questions about the deal.
-[] Such as?
[] Reject the deal, and search for a slaughterhouse instead.
[] Return to the ritual room and smash the effigy. This is some bad voodoo, and it must be stopped.
[] Something else?
[X] Take the deal, but get him to loan you a weapon. It's a butcher shop... he can spare a cleaver or something.
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- Kc
[X] Try to negotiate for some other form of payment.
possibly shelter and a run down of the supernatural. Perhaps we should also look into a deity to worship ourselves for added protection.
possibly shelter and a run down of the supernatural. Perhaps we should also look into a deity to worship ourselves for added protection.
- Location
- va
[X] Take the deal, but get him to loan you a weapon. It's a butcher shop... he can spare a cleaver or something.
[X] Take the deal, but get him to loan you a weapon. It's a butcher shop... he can spare a cleaver or something.
We might run into the Order of Aurelius in the sewers. I didn't see any clues regarding which Buffy season this is.
We might run into the Order of Aurelius in the sewers. I didn't see any clues regarding which Buffy season this is.
Sara has lived in Sunnydale her whole life apparently. Maybe we should contact her family or friends for help.
- Location
- USA
Alternatively, are there any of our former family or friends/enemies we have a lingering urge to revenge murder?
It sounds dangerous, but you're willing to brave a bit of danger now if it means you can be safer later. You're happy to have a concrete goal in mind, rather than wander around contemplating your own messed up existence. When you first awoke you considered arriving on your parents doorstep, but you're not sure how they would react to their daughter raising herself from the dead. As their only child, it had to have been hell for them to bury you; wouldn't they be happy to see you? Or would you just make things worse? ..You'll think about it later, after you've finished this- you have a job to do.
He hands you a rough map drawn on paper of where you need to go. It's not particularly detailed, only showing a small portion of the place, but it should be enough to start on, hopefully. You ask him if he has maps of the entire system, but he laughed and said he doubted anyone had a complete map of it, but that the town hall probably has some. He warned you quite seriously that trying anything at town hall would be a monumentally bad idea, though, and you're inclined to take him at his word. You never would've suspected it was so extensive, but according to him, you can get almost anywhere in town by traveling via sewer. More and more it's appearing like Sunnydale was almost made for vampires, between the supernatural 'filter,' the extensive sewer system, and now that you think about it, aren't there an inordinately large amount of graveyards given the population?
After securing a weapon from the butcher, you head out. You have no idea how to use the large, unwieldy cleaver with any skill, but you're pretty sure you can swing it really hard. It's better than nothing. The place you need to get to isn't too far, and you're there in around half an hour without incident.
You remove the sewer grate, lower yourself onto the ladder and replace the grate above you. It should be pitch black down here, but you find you can still see at least passably well- vampiric nightvision. You consult the map on where to go and begin following its directions, keeping a careful ear out for any unusual sounds. You hear nothing but the sound of scurrying rats and dripping water as you walk. Left here, right here.. you make sure to memorize the path you're taking, in case you somehow lose the map. The place is a veritable labyrinth- there are many turns you're not taking that you wonder where they lead to.
Eventually you arrive at your destination- a dead-end passage blocked by a wall of flesh. Skin of all sorts of beings, human and non-human alike, are sewn onto the wall in a macabre patchwork quilt. Reds, blue, greens, and pinks- you have no idea what sort of creatures some of that skin is from, but whoever the designer is clearly needs to go back to art school, because it looks hideous. But perhaps that's the point? There's a door with no visible handle, but you can probably push it open, judging by the hinges. You wonder if it's safe to open the door, but you don't get the chance to consider the question further because a familiar voice echoes in your head.
You again! Kill her!
You jump back as the door blasts open, and a tall, hideous looking creature steps through, screeching bloody murder. It's a biped with two arms and legs, but its similarities to you end there. Its arms are long and thick, going down past its knees- it carries a ridiculously large cleaver in each hand, and its legs are comparatively short but no less beefy. Its insides are visible through its chest- you can see multiple hearts, three lungs, and a whole smattering of intestines all crammed in there without any rhyme nor reason to it. Rather than a head or a face, there are four long tentacles extending out from the top of its body- each of them is wrapped around the handle of a butcher's cleaver.
Behind it you spot a room not dissimilar to the one you left behind at the butcher's shop, with a replica of the effigy in the same place by the altar- the object of your quest.
What to do?
[] Try to talk things out. A trade for the effigy?
[] Incapacitate the.. thing, then take the effigy.
[] Try to get around the.. thing, steal the effigy, then high-tail it out of here.
[] Run away and come up with a different plan.
-[] What kind of plan?
[] Something else?
He hands you a rough map drawn on paper of where you need to go. It's not particularly detailed, only showing a small portion of the place, but it should be enough to start on, hopefully. You ask him if he has maps of the entire system, but he laughed and said he doubted anyone had a complete map of it, but that the town hall probably has some. He warned you quite seriously that trying anything at town hall would be a monumentally bad idea, though, and you're inclined to take him at his word. You never would've suspected it was so extensive, but according to him, you can get almost anywhere in town by traveling via sewer. More and more it's appearing like Sunnydale was almost made for vampires, between the supernatural 'filter,' the extensive sewer system, and now that you think about it, aren't there an inordinately large amount of graveyards given the population?
After securing a weapon from the butcher, you head out. You have no idea how to use the large, unwieldy cleaver with any skill, but you're pretty sure you can swing it really hard. It's better than nothing. The place you need to get to isn't too far, and you're there in around half an hour without incident.
You remove the sewer grate, lower yourself onto the ladder and replace the grate above you. It should be pitch black down here, but you find you can still see at least passably well- vampiric nightvision. You consult the map on where to go and begin following its directions, keeping a careful ear out for any unusual sounds. You hear nothing but the sound of scurrying rats and dripping water as you walk. Left here, right here.. you make sure to memorize the path you're taking, in case you somehow lose the map. The place is a veritable labyrinth- there are many turns you're not taking that you wonder where they lead to.
Eventually you arrive at your destination- a dead-end passage blocked by a wall of flesh. Skin of all sorts of beings, human and non-human alike, are sewn onto the wall in a macabre patchwork quilt. Reds, blue, greens, and pinks- you have no idea what sort of creatures some of that skin is from, but whoever the designer is clearly needs to go back to art school, because it looks hideous. But perhaps that's the point? There's a door with no visible handle, but you can probably push it open, judging by the hinges. You wonder if it's safe to open the door, but you don't get the chance to consider the question further because a familiar voice echoes in your head.
You again! Kill her!
You jump back as the door blasts open, and a tall, hideous looking creature steps through, screeching bloody murder. It's a biped with two arms and legs, but its similarities to you end there. Its arms are long and thick, going down past its knees- it carries a ridiculously large cleaver in each hand, and its legs are comparatively short but no less beefy. Its insides are visible through its chest- you can see multiple hearts, three lungs, and a whole smattering of intestines all crammed in there without any rhyme nor reason to it. Rather than a head or a face, there are four long tentacles extending out from the top of its body- each of them is wrapped around the handle of a butcher's cleaver.
Behind it you spot a room not dissimilar to the one you left behind at the butcher's shop, with a replica of the effigy in the same place by the altar- the object of your quest.
What to do?
[] Try to talk things out. A trade for the effigy?
[] Incapacitate the.. thing, then take the effigy.
[] Try to get around the.. thing, steal the effigy, then high-tail it out of here.
[] Run away and come up with a different plan.
-[] What kind of plan?
[] Something else?
[X] Incapacitate the.. thing, then talk to the effigy. What's going on? Does it not want to go to the butcher?
I don't see "kill her" leaving a lot of room to talk, but afterwards I think we need to get the god's side of the story here.
I don't see "kill her" leaving a lot of room to talk, but afterwards I think we need to get the god's side of the story here.
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- va
[X] Incapacitate the.. thing, then talk to the effigy. What's going on? Does it not want to go to the butcher?
Heaven Canceler
I would like to have a cool title.
- Location
- Austria
[X] Incapacitate the.. thing, then talk to the effigy. What's going on? Does it not want to go to the butcher?
You jump back, putting some distance between you and the creature. It approaches you steadily and purposefully, and you really don't like your odds here. It can't run as fast as you can on those short legs, but there's no way for you to approach it either. It can cover multiple angles simultaneously with all its arms and tentacles. You decide to lure it to somewhere more favorable for you. You sprint backwards towards a different passage. It's not as wide, and you think it'll give you an advantage in the fight. In the narrower hallway, it can't swing the arm cleavers without hitting the walls, although the tentacles aren't similarly constricted. It follows you without hesitating.
Now that you've lured it, there's not much strategy beyond this point. You rush straight at it with a mighty swing, trying to lop off a few of the tentacles. Unfortunately, the tentacles are too agile and you're too clumsy with the weapon, and you instead end up burying it into one of the hearts on its fleshy chest. At the same time, it brings its own cleavers down on your head and you frantically let go of your own cleaver that's lodged deep, blocking the strikes by lashing out with your arms and knocking the cleavers out of the tentacle's grip. It was remarkably easy to disarm- distentacle? the cleavers away from it- apparently neither of you are very proficient with it. The creature isn't deterred, however, and simply begins wrapping its tentacles around your arms and torso, squeezing and constricting- this is how it actually kills, you realize. The cleavers it was using were hindering it more than helping it.
Starting to panic, you reach down with your fangs and bite into a tentacle on your right arm, puncturing clear through it and filling your mouth with an absolutely revolting green liquid. It frees up your arm enough to reach into the creature's chest and start grabbing and tearing at its insides. The fact that you don't need to breathe is coming in extremely handy here, as you're pretty sure all of your ribs are already broken and there's no way you'd actually be able to breathe right now if you wanted to. It starts gripping you harder and harder, desperately trying to crush you. Its big arms flail a bit against the walls, but it's unable to maneuver them in the tight corridor. You continue digging out what has to be several body's worth of organs before the pressure on you weakens. Finally, the creature collapses, and so do you. You spit out the last of its disgusting blood, hoping it's not poisonous.
Everything hurts- you're not confident in your ability to stand, so you lay there in a daze. The creature next to you.. it's not dead. You can hear its blood still circulating, the tentacle you bit a hole out of healing bit by bit. It has a huge cavity in its chest- you obviously hurt it a fair amount with what you did, but apparently all those organs aren't actually what keeps it alive. A fair amount of time passes- you're not sure how much, but eventually you muster up the strength to stand, then limp back over to the shrine with the effigy, hoping to get answers to some questions. You still don't understand- aren't these two worshipers of the same god? What's going on here? Maybe if you talk to the god itself you can find out the truth. You kneel before the altar and speak. Drenched in blood and guts as you are, you figure you have a pretty good shot at getting a reply.
"Can you hear me? Can you speak to me?"
Intruder!.. not intruder? You follow?
"Follow? Uh, what do you mean?"
Follow! Kill challenger. Kill champion. You champion.
"Why would you want me to kill your champion?"
Champion old. Champion lazy. You kill. You champion. Yes. Go.
You can't tell if 'Ol Hashie is simple-minded or merely limited in his ability to communicate. Regardless, he's making you an offer here- kill both the creature and the butcher, and you'll be the new 'champion,' whatever that means. Apparently, he's not been too impressed with his 'champion' lately. Not holding as many rituals, praying less at his shrine; seems he's slacking as a cultist. Ol' Hashie is apparently unwilling to revoke his blessing until he has a replacement. He was grooming this creature here to take his place, but you've thrown a wrench into that plan, and now he's set his eyes on you instead.
You have to make a hard decision here. The first idea you have is to forgive the butcher's deception- and repay it with a bit of your own. Likely he expected you to kill this creature, but if you leave it alive- it will likely take vengeance against him, not you, assuming you're reading the dynamics here correctly. That would probably be condemning him to death indirectly, unless he has some hidden cards up his sleeve you don't know about, but it's not a death you'd feel too guilty over. Ideally you'd have time to figure out his source of animal blood and cut him out as the middle-man after he's hooked you up, but it's possible you'd be screwing up the deal for yourself by doing this.
The creature is a gigantic question mark. Potentially it could be reasoned with, but who knows how much intelligence it may or may not have, and even if it does, can you communicate with each other? It's quite clearly killed humans- those organs in its body are stolen. Letting it live would potentially be condemning innocent people to die somewhere down the road. Perhaps you should kill it now while you have the chance. Then again, presuming this is also a sapient creature, wouldn't you still be murdering someone if you killed it? It will probably lie heavy on your conscience either way.
Then there's the god- it made you an offer to kill both of them, and though you initially recoil at the thought, you do feel the need to at least consider it. How clean are those butcher's hands, really? Could he too be a murderer? He didn't strike you as one, but you're feeling a lot more paranoid about people now than you used to be. It wouldn't be a huge stretch to go from slaughtering animals to slaughtering people, would it? The god's favor- who knows what form that would take. The butcher said it helped him with his business- did it make him luckier? You're not sure. Would it be worth giving up a supply of animal blood for?
What to do?
[] Take the effigy back, leave the creature alive.
[] Take the effigy back, kill the creature.
[] Kill the creature and the butcher, and gain Ol' Hashie's favor.
[] Destroy the effigy, kill the creature and the butcher, and destroy the other shrine too.
[] Wait for the creature to wake and try communicating with it.
[] Something else?
Now that you've lured it, there's not much strategy beyond this point. You rush straight at it with a mighty swing, trying to lop off a few of the tentacles. Unfortunately, the tentacles are too agile and you're too clumsy with the weapon, and you instead end up burying it into one of the hearts on its fleshy chest. At the same time, it brings its own cleavers down on your head and you frantically let go of your own cleaver that's lodged deep, blocking the strikes by lashing out with your arms and knocking the cleavers out of the tentacle's grip. It was remarkably easy to disarm- distentacle? the cleavers away from it- apparently neither of you are very proficient with it. The creature isn't deterred, however, and simply begins wrapping its tentacles around your arms and torso, squeezing and constricting- this is how it actually kills, you realize. The cleavers it was using were hindering it more than helping it.
Starting to panic, you reach down with your fangs and bite into a tentacle on your right arm, puncturing clear through it and filling your mouth with an absolutely revolting green liquid. It frees up your arm enough to reach into the creature's chest and start grabbing and tearing at its insides. The fact that you don't need to breathe is coming in extremely handy here, as you're pretty sure all of your ribs are already broken and there's no way you'd actually be able to breathe right now if you wanted to. It starts gripping you harder and harder, desperately trying to crush you. Its big arms flail a bit against the walls, but it's unable to maneuver them in the tight corridor. You continue digging out what has to be several body's worth of organs before the pressure on you weakens. Finally, the creature collapses, and so do you. You spit out the last of its disgusting blood, hoping it's not poisonous.
Everything hurts- you're not confident in your ability to stand, so you lay there in a daze. The creature next to you.. it's not dead. You can hear its blood still circulating, the tentacle you bit a hole out of healing bit by bit. It has a huge cavity in its chest- you obviously hurt it a fair amount with what you did, but apparently all those organs aren't actually what keeps it alive. A fair amount of time passes- you're not sure how much, but eventually you muster up the strength to stand, then limp back over to the shrine with the effigy, hoping to get answers to some questions. You still don't understand- aren't these two worshipers of the same god? What's going on here? Maybe if you talk to the god itself you can find out the truth. You kneel before the altar and speak. Drenched in blood and guts as you are, you figure you have a pretty good shot at getting a reply.
"Can you hear me? Can you speak to me?"
Intruder!.. not intruder? You follow?
"Follow? Uh, what do you mean?"
Follow! Kill challenger. Kill champion. You champion.
"Why would you want me to kill your champion?"
Champion old. Champion lazy. You kill. You champion. Yes. Go.
You can't tell if 'Ol Hashie is simple-minded or merely limited in his ability to communicate. Regardless, he's making you an offer here- kill both the creature and the butcher, and you'll be the new 'champion,' whatever that means. Apparently, he's not been too impressed with his 'champion' lately. Not holding as many rituals, praying less at his shrine; seems he's slacking as a cultist. Ol' Hashie is apparently unwilling to revoke his blessing until he has a replacement. He was grooming this creature here to take his place, but you've thrown a wrench into that plan, and now he's set his eyes on you instead.
You have to make a hard decision here. The first idea you have is to forgive the butcher's deception- and repay it with a bit of your own. Likely he expected you to kill this creature, but if you leave it alive- it will likely take vengeance against him, not you, assuming you're reading the dynamics here correctly. That would probably be condemning him to death indirectly, unless he has some hidden cards up his sleeve you don't know about, but it's not a death you'd feel too guilty over. Ideally you'd have time to figure out his source of animal blood and cut him out as the middle-man after he's hooked you up, but it's possible you'd be screwing up the deal for yourself by doing this.
The creature is a gigantic question mark. Potentially it could be reasoned with, but who knows how much intelligence it may or may not have, and even if it does, can you communicate with each other? It's quite clearly killed humans- those organs in its body are stolen. Letting it live would potentially be condemning innocent people to die somewhere down the road. Perhaps you should kill it now while you have the chance. Then again, presuming this is also a sapient creature, wouldn't you still be murdering someone if you killed it? It will probably lie heavy on your conscience either way.
Then there's the god- it made you an offer to kill both of them, and though you initially recoil at the thought, you do feel the need to at least consider it. How clean are those butcher's hands, really? Could he too be a murderer? He didn't strike you as one, but you're feeling a lot more paranoid about people now than you used to be. It wouldn't be a huge stretch to go from slaughtering animals to slaughtering people, would it? The god's favor- who knows what form that would take. The butcher said it helped him with his business- did it make him luckier? You're not sure. Would it be worth giving up a supply of animal blood for?
What to do?
[] Take the effigy back, leave the creature alive.
[] Take the effigy back, kill the creature.
[] Kill the creature and the butcher, and gain Ol' Hashie's favor.
[] Destroy the effigy, kill the creature and the butcher, and destroy the other shrine too.
[] Wait for the creature to wake and try communicating with it.
[] Something else?
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- Location
- USA
[X] Take the effigy back, kill the creature. Interrogate the butcher before deciding whether or not to return the second effigy.
You're probably going to need some practice killing people. Things. Someone did rip your throat out a while back. Might as well start with this guy.
You're probably going to need some practice killing people. Things. Someone did rip your throat out a while back. Might as well start with this guy.
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[X] Take the effigy back, kill the creature.
[X] Take the effigy back, kill the creature. Interrogate the butcher before deciding whether or not to return the second effigy.
I think the butcher is planning to kill Sara anyway. He doesn't seem like the most trustworthy guy. However, we probably shouldn't just become a minion to whatever god we happen upon first.
I think the butcher is planning to kill Sara anyway. He doesn't seem like the most trustworthy guy. However, we probably shouldn't just become a minion to whatever god we happen upon first.
[X] Take the effigy back, leave the creature alive.
Eh, what is the quality of mercy here?
Eh, what is the quality of mercy here?