I want to say. @anjosustrakr, I’m having fun with this stuff you make here. Thx.
Poll-Venture #1: Into the Abyss [Chapter 10: The End]
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You are very welcome!
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true but if it doesnt then i can atleast dream…or just wait for kalios to choke on that serpenti…thats alot of neck to digest you know. 
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Ziros Starstrider did swear to abandon Songhai when they would need his help the most and I would do good to follow his wish, but alas, I’ve lost my faith in Vetruvia. I now serve those who can actually use the ancient artifacts as well as wield the flames of destruction.
Scratch that, after fighting @cold52 I’ve come to my senses. How could I even consider abandoning Vetruvia just to set the world ablaze?
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That’s funny, I had actually considered writing this ending… but we’ll see what actually happens soon™ enough.
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Previous Chapter: Poll-Venture #1: Into the Abyss [Chapter 5: DOOM]
Chapter 5: DOOM
Status: [2/1]
Why? you ask yourself, Why do I have to make this dark choice? But you know the answer: you are Kaleos Xaan, General of the Songhai Army, and you have fallen into the hands of the enemy. You cannot hesitate. Only one choice the Tormentor has given you is valid, and you both know it.
I’m sorry, O most beautiful of creatures! May infinite Assassination Protocols await you in the Realm Beyond…
“I choose to eat the Serpenti,” you say grimly.
“How sensible,” the Abyssal Tormentor responds coldly. Then he brings his spectral blade down, again and again, cutting the Serpenti all over and making it screech in pain. You can’t bear to watch, and shut your eyes, but it does nothing to drown out the screams of an innocent beast being ended by your command.
When it is finally dead, hours later, the Tormentor calls in an Abyssal Crawler servant to feed you the pulped flesh and once-white scales. It forces the repulsive food down your throat, and it takes all your willpower to not retch it back up. The sharp scales tear at your throat, and you almost choke to death more than once… but when you have consumed the whole Serpenti, an odd feeling comes over you. You feel… powerful.
Status: [9/5], Frenzy
“Your first taste of Abyssian power, eh, Kaleos?” the Tormentor says evilly. “Too bad it will also be your last.”
“You said you would set me free…” you protest, still reveling in your new-found strength.
“Oh, I will. I am a demon of my word. But I never said how I would set you free, now did I?” the Tormentor chuckles and yanks back his arm, causing the purple rope around your waist to unravel… and you fall to the Creep-covered floor below.
Nothing happens.
For a moment, the Abyssal Tormentor is stunned. (His feet are covered in ice.) Then he bellows in rage, “How can it possibly still be your turn!? The Skullprophets and Necroseers all agreed that this exact moment in time would be the end of my turn!” A slow grin spreads across your face as you realize what happened, and you don the sunglasses from your pocket.
It was always said that the Songhai could mess with time, taking their opponent’s turn away from them before they knew what hit them…
“Looks like you can’t kill me yet, Abyssian scum! My move.”
- Attack the Abyssal Tormentor.
- Try to break out of the crystal chamber.
- Lie down on the alter and wait for your turn to be over.
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Where is the option to meditate for eternity or until Tormentor concedes?
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he didnt draw his meditate this turn, didnt believe in the heart of the cards hard enough it seems. 
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It’s called BMing until your opponent kills you
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songhai stealing old maelstrom
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We must not let Serpenti die in vain! Kaleos cannot be allowed to lie down! We must band together and stop Kaleos from going AFK!
Hoorah! Long live the Empire!
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That’s the spirit!
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This thread is Hitting A Snag and is going to start over.
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Btw to Anyone Voting to Attack the Tormentor: Tormentors stats are 6/6, while our Kaelos stats are 9/5 (frenzy), so while it feels like we should have an advantage if we attack one of his crawlers, we cant, because of Tormentors Provoke, meaning both of us die and end of story is nigh unless SOMEONE decides to flip off game physics
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As I found out yesterday after forgetting this fact myself and trying to use this combo with Bloodrage Mask & Hiogi. Now you can only meditate on something else, for a fairly long time.
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Listen to this guy. He knows what’s up! 
(You forgot the +2 attack sword that the Tormentor has inexplicably equipped, though.)
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oh right, even worse
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If the tormentor is the enemy general (has an artifact equipped so I’m saying it is) then it’s a draw at least. Or since it’s Kaleos he’ll probably Flicker behind and hit 'em with an Obscuring blow. Psh, nothing personnel.
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Previous Chapter: Poll-Venture #1: Into the Abyss [Chapter 6: The Escape]
Chapter 6: The Escape
Status: [9/5], Frenzy
Before the Abyssal Tormentor can respond, you whirl around and start banging the pink crystal wall with your Serpenti-enhanced fists.
“Do you know how much health this crystal structure has, Kaleos? You’d be better off attacking yourself if you want to get out of here quickly,” the Tormentor cackles demonically. You realize that he is trying to provoke you into attacking him, which would mean certain death for you.
Unless…
You remember the power that flowed through you when you devoured the Serpenti. You can still feel it writhing in your chest, wanting to get free.
I may not break the crystal, you think, but this guy’s going down!
You spread your arms and spin in a circle, bashing the crystal first… and then the Tormentor. He falls to the ground in agony and then quickly dissolves into nothingness. So does all the Shadow Creep. Only a large bloodstain remains… until that also fades a couple seconds later. You pick up the glowing pink sword that the Tormentor dropped and study it. Perhaps it can help you break out of here faster…
Status: [11/5], Frenzy, Bloodthirst (Whenever you kill something, gain 2 health)
Unfortunately, faster does not mean fast. You spend the next four hours hacking away at the oddly glowing wall until it shatters in a blinding burst of light. You stumble through the opening into a stone corridor and collapse from fatigue on the cavern floor.
Status: [11/3], Frenzy, Bloodthirst
When you awaken, you realize that you are no closer to escaping the Torture Caverns of Shar. From legends, you know that it is like a labyrinth, with only one way out and death traps waiting around every corner. Nevertheless, you walk down the corridor and round the next corner… and enter a circular room larger than any other you have been in so far. The walls are black stone covered with glowing blue runes. Along the perimeter of the room are alters with struggling creatures strapped to them; you see a Serpenti, a human in tarnished white-and-gold armor, a baby lizard, some kind of wind spirit, an annoying furry beast you recognize as a Snowchaser, and – you gasp in horror – a cute, fluffy Panddo.
But the most terrifying thing is the arch in the center of the room. It is a dark purple and also covered with glowing blue runes. As you watch, two Abyssal Crawlers flanking it pull two levers simultaneously. The inside of the arch begins to swirl with menacing red light, and you realize what it actually is: a portal. The legendary Gate to the Undervault, in fact.
It must be the demon overlords’ feeding time, you think. I have to do something, and quickly!
- Try to shut down the portal.
- Make a mad dash into the portal.
- Free the Panddo and then run back from whence you came.
- Stay and partake of the feast.
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clearly the answer is to run into the demon infested portal what could possibly go wrong. 
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