Re:Monster - Soul Eater

Day 86-90

- Day 86

Rou spent The morning sparring with the new recruits and it looks like he has a synthesis ability of his own, considering that strength of his seems to have jumped by a large margin since last night.

I, on the other hand, after watching the sparring for a little while, wanted to test out the new skills I synthesised last night so I left the cave and went for a bit of a wander. That's when I received word from one of my clones that I left in the underground cavern below the lake cave, that the {Cherufe} has come back. Curious about the idea of why and how it was able to come back, I headed over there immediately.

Once I arrived, I said hello to Cora and made my way down to the Cherufe's lair. Just like last time, it took a while for the creature to make its appearance and attempt to strike me from behind. I wanted to see how strong {Divinely Forged Body} is so I took the attack without defending. The Cherufe Youngling's attack landed and cracked the stone beneath us but I didn't budge, or rather, I barely even felt the attack. Without using any skills, I swung my left arm around and backhanded the creature with the goal of sending it back. What happened however, was that I decapitated the creature and sent it's head flying back into the pool of Magma while it's body turned to stone and crumbled.

I looked at my hand, surprised by the sheer level of power the new skill gave me and decided that I should probably keep it off during battles that didn't need to result in deaths. With the Cherufe soul I gained the {Gehenna Dungeon Key} skill. Following this, I heard a sound that didn't occur the last time; A soft, clicking noise that echoed throughout the cavern. The clicking intensified and when I turned to face the source, I saw that where a stone wall once stood, a large, fancy, crimson door now stands. When I get close to it, I can feel something burning in my chest as the door begins to glow before swinging open, revealing a long, dark staircase descending into the unknown.

I get the feeling that this is something big so, why don't I leave exploring this thing until I know exactly what I'm dealing with. Saying that, I return to the caves with this new information in hand. Looking around the caves now, it seems that improvements are being made to the residential area. Mainly, it's much bigger.

- Day 87

Today is the day I descend down the stairs of the {Gehenna Dungeon} as it seems to be called. I decided not to bring anyone and leave immediately if things become to much. Apparently this place was created by the {Demigod of Fire} making it an {Age of Gods} dungeon of the demigod rank, this being the lowest rank although still incredibly dangerous for anyone who enters. I asked goblin gramps about it and apparently the God rank dungeons can only be completed by groups of people at hero level. I wonder what kind of souls I'll get to eat in here?

As I finally reach an open area, it appears to be a much larger version of the cavern area, although with a few differences around the place. Stalactites and stalagmites can be seen everywhere I look, the floor is smooth but pools of Magma seem to have caused the floor to weaken in certain places, making it a hazard for those not prepared for such a thing.

As I continue walking, I come across a {Magma Slime}, which I immediately kill by dowsing it with a torrent of water using {Total Water Manipulation}. It seems that with this place being not as cramped as the last room, the heat isn't immediately evaporating the water I create. After eating its' and a few other Magma Slimes, souls, I gained the {Hot Blooded} and {Coagulate} skills.

The next monster I came across was an inferno wolf pack with fast reflexes and a penchant for setting itself on fire and trying to bite me. They managed to hit me a few times but didn't do much damage before I killed them all with a shockwave from {Lightning Manipulation}. The leader of the pack looked at me with what would be a scary look in its eyes, until I activated {Reaper's Spiritual Pressure}, paralysing it in fear so that I could walk up to it and crush it with {Calamity Insect's Grip}. It made a satisfying sound as its head popped.