[YBA] Cait Sith in the Passage of Death

[turtle]

The bugs continue to swarm around Cait as he heads for the forest. Soon there are so many around him that he can hardly see which direction he is going. Not only are there mosquitos and blackflies but also an occasional wasp of some kind!
Before long Cait's arms and neck are covered with swelling.

When he reaches the edge of the forest all the bugs stop and refuse to enter. The air becomes cooler and a slight breeze picks up.

Cait gets the same sense of disquiet he had before.

The forest is misty and spreads Northeast, East, and Southeast...

 

[Wicht]

Cait Sith heads east through the forest.

 

[turtle]

The forest is quiet, cool, and idyllic. No animals or insects of any kind can be seen.

As Cait goes further into the forest the fog becomes much thicker and the ground more marshy. Cait has a difficult time navigating over the mossy, fallen branches and twisted roots.

After stumbling forward for a few minutes Cait starts to see images from the corners of his eyes, but when he turns sees nothing. He hears what sound like (very soft) whispers and laughter from all around.

The hair on Cait's skill rises.

As the fog clears in front of him Cait sees two young girls leaning over a dark pool. It looks as though they are drawing water into a bucket...

They take no notice of Cait

 

[Wicht]

Cait Sith approaches the girls nonchalantly, quietly and without threatening.

 

[turtle]

The girls seem to be talking to one another in soft voices. Cait can't hear what they are saying. As Cait approaches, one turns to Cait and smiles.

Hello...

 

[Wicht]

Cait Sith bows respectfully.

"May this pilgrim be of assistance to you ladies?" he asks.

 

[turtle]

Silently, one of them draws a cup from the pool and offers it to Cait. She smiles seductively as she offers it to Cait

 

[Wicht]

Remembering well what he has been told, Cait Sith bows again and says, "Humbly, I must refuse the gift."

 

[turtle]

You deny our offer? You Fool!

The girls metamorphize <is that a word?> into terribly beautiful and evil demons!



Naiads
2/2
Masters of the Fallen Spring


1: The hammer stands across the lake; waves away the edge of the shadow!

2: The west wind nails the wastelands; silences the chi of the wyrm!

 

[Wicht]

metamorphasize is not actually a word, no, (at least it is not in my dictionary) though it is a slang term for metamorphose. Transform might be a better term though.

Cait Sith reacts quickly and attacks the first naiad with a straight legged foot sweep.

The crane removes the foothills; conceals the aggression of the steam!