Entry 26: Tabitha Encounters a Phantom in the Mist

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A plume of mist blew upwards as they walked, the sparkling droplets of water intermixing with the ambient mist hanging in the air. Tabitha paid it no heed as Nymph followed her. By this point, she had become accustomed to such eruptions.

She glanced back to the Water Nymph behind her, the watery woman (her eyes sparkling) looking at the bellowing geyser. Tabitha smiled at the sight of Nymph, a hint of red entering her vision. Sensing something was off, the pink haired girl drew her Pan of Great Smiting +1, watching the surrounding mist.

"There!" Tabitha pushed Nymph back, meeting a clawed hand with her pan. The translucent red hand dissolved into tiny red droplets that intermixed with the surrounding mist.

"Red Water Phantom. Utilizes sneak attacks. Can dissolved into red mist. So that's it." The brown eyed girl looked around, noting the slight red tint to the mist. She met the thing's razor sharp claws with her pan once more.

"Unfortunately for you, I'm not so easy to sneak attack."

The beast's hand pulled back. Instead of dissipating this time, the creature did the opposite, appearing to step out of the mist. The creature stood tall and wiry with a body made of red water. Its hands ended in dangerously sharp claws, and tendrils extended from its body. It just stood there (not really in a menacing fashion), its tendrils slowly swaying. Tabitha lowered her weapon (unsure what to make of the situation).


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