>>5142844>>5142856>>5142859>>5142863>>5142874>>5142890Seeing how she can't block that torrent of red flooding your shack with her bony fingers, you place both your hands on her head and force the flow back into her brain, which makes her gag and drip blood from her other facial orifices, but to a lesser extent, one that would probably not kill her as fast.
"Why are you bleeding so much!? It was never this bad before!"
"The God Hand... One of them... They are here! The bleeding only gets worse when stronger entities come near me... They have come to end my life..."
"End your life? You misunderstand our true motives once more, my dear. The flow of causality has no interest in such a minor threat to our plans. You are too insignificant to even be counted in our vision." A voice presents itself as a large array of meat rats gather themselves outside the shack, taking the shape of an odd, short human-like torso. A red midget with his mouth puckered and eyes closed clasps his hands as Merlina convulses.
"CONRAAAAAD!" Merlina can only hold herself into a crouching position as you hold her close, making sure she does not approach the God Hand member and make her head explode in the process.
"The seeds of plague that I have planted here on your garden will finally be put to use. You know how infectious those flesh creatures tend to be in the swamp, and given the deforestation in Midland caused by your pesky feuds, one would agree that my lovely rodents would love to spread their pestilence throughout this new age of darkness. Do not fret, for I will only reincarnate members of your clan into more suitable forms."
"I WILL KILL YOU ALL!" Merlina awakens her 3 stone guardians to block the way from leaving the forest, but even with their towering size and with you hearing their swipes from over here while the cause of the tremors are far away, you can see that Merlina is trying her best to remotely control the situation with her Gargoyles.
"Is this not to your liking? I thought the occultist would find joy in seeing her work cut out for her. Though many of the crops have dried without harvesting, I was interested in saving them for this special occasion. Could it be that the sturggler of the interstice has found peace with staying amongst her equals and accepted her fate?"
"SILENCE! I have survived our encounter before, and I will survive it again!" Merlina stomps at the swarm of rats, dissolving Conrad's corporeal form and making the rodents rush to the door and slowly chew it open.
"Very well. This was only a temporary visit, either way. A mere appetizer while the true banquet awaits me in the other realm. Feel happy in knowing that once again, you were not chosen to live through another sacrifice, though maybe this one will give you the sweet release you are seeking."
