[AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
[ANONYMOUS]
>Attacks Yeti with Shoot F.U.C.K.E.R. [7 turn CD][-1 Ammo]
>The entire group gets startled by the sudden loud blast!
>5 (+75 PA)(x2 Doubles) = >160<
[+75 PD]
>85<
>Yeti: [HP: 865/950]
[RED]
>Attacks Yeti with Downforce! [3 turn CD]
>99 (+12 PA)(x2 Doubles) = >222<
[+75 PD]
>147<
>Yeti: [HP: 718/950]
[PINKIE]
>Attacks Yeti with Darkstrike! [7 turn CD]
>34 (RND = 2) = >234<
[+75 PD]
>159<
>Yeti: [HP: 559/950]
[BERRY]
>Attacks Yeti with Do No Evil! [5 turn CD]
>82 (+25 PA) = >107<
[+75 PD]
>32<
>Yeti: [HP: 527/950]
[APPLEJACK]
>Attacks Yeti with Cyli-Spin! [4 turn CD]
>72 (+25 PA) = >97<
[+75 PD]
>22<
>Yeti: [HP: 505/950]
[GABLE]
>Attacks Yeti with Rip & Tear! [5 turn CD]
>44 (+15 PA)(x3 Triples) = >177<
[+75 PD]
>102<
>Yeti: [HP: 403/950]
[IRON]
>Attacks Yeti with Assertive Annihilation! [5 turn CD]
>63<
[+75 PD]
>0<
>Yeti: [HP: 403/950]
>Corrupted Yeti enrages! (+100% PA)
[AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
>Corrupted Yeti attacks Gable with Murderous Instinct!
>-90% HP (+100% PA) = >180% HP<
>360<
>Gable is taken by the Yeti and ravaged with teeth and claws!
Gable: [HP: -160/200, I]
>Gable has fallen!
“Shit, we need to help him!”
[AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
1
[ANONYMOUS]
>Use Medium Healing Potion on Gable!
>-1 MHP
[REDHEART]
>Use Medkit on Gable!
>-1 Medkit
[PINKIE PIE]
>Attacks Yeti with Sugar Rush!
>”FOOOR CAAAAAAAAAKE!”
>66 (+3)/46(+3) = >118<
[-75 PD, but the attack hamstrings the Yeti! Defense lowered by 40 PD!]
><
Yeti: [HP: 360/950]
[BERRY PUNCH]
>Attacks Yeti with Trample!
>5 (+25 PA)(x2 Critical Strike!) = >60<
[-35 PD]
>25<
Yeti: [HP: 335/950]
[APPLEJACK]
>Uses Lasso on Yeti!
>AJ’s rope is thrown around the Yeti’s body!
>The Yeti is enraged!
>He snaps out of the rope with his berserking strength!
Yeti: [HP: 335/950]
[GABLE]
>Given Medium Healing Potion!
>+66% HP
>+133<
Gable: [HP: -27/200, I]
>Redheart uses Medkit!
>+25% (+75% skill) = >100%<
>+200<
Gable: [HP: 183/200, I]
>He is still unable to attack, but he is stabilised.
[IRON WILL]
>Uses OOOH YEAAAH
>Party’s defense increased by 25%!
Yeti: [HP: 335/950]
[AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
>Corrupted Yeti attacks Iron Will with Claw Flurry!
>8 (+10 PA)(x5)(+100% PA) = >180<
[-10 PD]
>170<
Iron: [HP: 105/275]
>”Agh! Let’s end this hairy bastard already!”
[AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
2
 
[ANONYMOUS]
>Attacks Yeti with Giga Buster! [3 turn CD][-4 MP]
>92 (+25 MA) = >117<
[-35 PD]
>117<
Yeti: [HP: 218/950]
 
[REDHEART]
>Attacks Yeti wtih Basic Spear Combat!
>9 (+40) = >49<
[-35 PD]
>14<
Yeti: [HP: 204/950]
 
[PINKIE PIE]
>Attacks Yeti with Party Cannon!
>8/8 (x3, +60/+40 weapon ammo)(x2 doubles) =
>696<
>Pinkie loads up her Party Cannon with Sir Prize and Miss Direction, creating a cacaphony of metal and confetti that tears through the Yeti’s chest, killing it on the spot!
Yeti: [HP: -457/950]
[Corrupted Yeti has died.]
 
[BATTLE END]
 
>Who knew a trinket used to make instant parties could be so… deadly.
>You and the rest of the group watch as Pinkie pulls out her party cannon out of nowhere, throws her daggers in, and fires it right through the enraged Yeti’s chest.
>It was a much bigger explosion of blood and gore than your shotgun, that’s for sure.
>It falls to the ground on the spot with the daggers lodged into the chest, the air growing still as it takes its last breath.
>Pinkie sits next to her cannon, looking mortified at what she’s done.
>You weren’t sure what she expected to happen, but then again, she’s never tried something like that before.
>Gable was out cold but stable, and Berry is now tending to Iron Will’s injuries.
>Redheart and AJ are simply recovering.
>What would you like to do or say?
 
 
 
>The first thing you decide to do is pull out your medkit and run over to Iron Will, looking rather torn up and bloody from the Yeti’s onslaught.
“Hey, how are you feeling?”
>”I am better than okay!”
“...I didn’t… uh, ask if you were okay.”
>”Doctor?”
“Yeah?”
>”I, Iron Will, am very dizzy, and I think I’m going to sleep.”
>He is bleeding profusely, and you realize what’s about to happen.
“No no, Iron, stay awake. It’s very important that you do so, okay?
>Used medkit on Iron Will
>25% (+50% skill, -10% reserve) = 65%
>+179 HP
Iron Will: [HP: 275/275]
>You withhold a few of the bandages, and you start walking over to where Gable lays while Berry and Iron thank you.
>”You’re a real brother, brother…”
>”Thanks, Anon. Maybe if you’re nice and Will here gets better, we can thank you a little more uh, privately~”
>Redheart walks with you to Gable as she hears this.
>”I think he’s fine, just doing his job Berry, hahaha..”
>Use medkit on Gable
>10%
>+20 HP
[Gable: HP: 200/200, KO]
>You finish wrapping him up, and you check his eyes to see if there was any dilation, which thankfully there wasn’t.
>After everything checks out, you begin to prod and shake him.
“Gable.. Gable?”
>A few more shakes and he finally stirs, wincing at the sudden pain he feels.
>”Gh…”
>You smile seeing that he’s okay.
>A quick glance at Redheart shows she is very indifferent, but you ignore this.
>Your attention returns to Gable, who is now beginning to form coherent words.
>”Well, whatever the hell you did, Anonymous, it sure went well for me. Thanks…”
>He pushes you off and slowly gets to his feet, getting used to his bandages.
“You’re welcome…”
>Redheart was going to say something, but you stop her and shake your head.
>Turning around, you look back at Pinkie.
>AJ stands next to her, but her position and countenance hasn’t changed one bit.
>You walk over to her as a blistering wind freezes you even further, and you kneel down next to her, giving her a one-armed hug.
“Hey. You did only what was necessary, Pinkie. You did what you had to do to protect us. Besides, it was corrupted with shadows, so it was probably in unbearable pain and you just released it from the evil. Think of it that way, okay?”
>She slowly nods, but still buries her head into your side, hooves wrapping around you.
>AJ joins immediately, giving her a group hug that keeps her warm in multiple ways.
>...
 
[LOOT]
[YETI] - You find 6 bits, 3 usable Yeti Hairs, and by skinning it you receive 1 Yeti Hide.
[BATTLEGROUND] - You find 1 bundle of sticks.]
>...
 
>It’s a few minutes before everyone becomes composed again.
>Once Pinkie was taken care of, you get to work.
>You go ahead and do the skinning yourself, since Pinkie isn’t about to do anything like that.
>It was bad enough when she went to retrieve her daggers from the corpse.
>When you finish, you stow the knife away with yourself so she didn’t have to look at it.
>And finally, thoughts began to drift away from the fight, and towards what happened just before.
>At the same time, the wind became even colder and harsher, now becoming an active complaint.
>”Anon, we need ta get a move on I think, so we don’t freeze ta death out here!”
>Redheart agrees.
>”AJ’s right Anon, we need to get out of here, or do something about the temperature…”
>What would you like to do?
 
 
 
[QUEST MODIFIED: BECOME A LEGENDARY DOCTOR - Master medical knowledge (0/1); Master medical experience (0/1); Doctor’s Kit (0/1); Master alchemical knowledge (0/1); Master healing spells (0/1); Get famous (Be known in Canterlot, Crystal Empire and Ponyville) (1/3); Learn Basic Psychology Knowledge (0/1)]
 
>At Redheart’s and Applejack’s request, you figure out what you need to do.
>You take one of your bundles of sticks and fit them into smaller bundles that are good enough to hold each other.
“Red, Berry, come here for a second, I need your help…”
>They both come over with curious looks on their faces.
“Hand me your gauze, Red.”
>”Oh, uh, alright.”
>She rummages through her pack and finds the roll, handing it to you.
>You unravel it and start to cut it at specific points, beginning to wrap each set of sticks at the top and tie them tightly.
“Alright berry, can you pour a little of that rum on all this gauze? Just give them a quick soak.”
>”Aww, but that’s a waste!”
“It’s all going to go to waste if we freeze to death, right?”
>With that iota of logic presented to her, she gives up and starts carefully pouring small, steady streams of white rum over each of the clothpieces.
>At this point, they now knew what you were doing.
>”Just uuh, one question Anon. How are ya gonna light ‘em?”
“You bring up a fair point, AJ, but watch this…”
>You set up the torches on each of their bags sans Iron Will, whom you just hand it to.
>Beginning with your own, you raise your fingers to the soaked gauze and concentrate on the knowledge you’ve absorbed before.
>A few tries gets you nowhere, but after a few more, you begin to realize exactly how you were supposed to do it.
>Finally, on the sixth try, your fingers begin to glow a powerful white glow similar to Twilight’s violet, and a small, lighter-sized stream of fire jets out of them, instantly setting your torch alight.
“Hahaha, got you, bitch...”
[Ignite used once. 20% effectiveness.]
>You set the rest of your group’s torches alight, and most of them applaud.
>”Well, looks like my lover can make a mean flame! What can yours do, Berry?”
>Iron Will gives her a big eyebrow raise.
>”Oh, you want to see what the big man is capable of? Sweetie, hand me that torch! You too, Nurse. Oh yeah, I’m gonna show you all how I became the showman of Equestria!”
>This should be interesting.
>He gets the torches after a moment, gives a nice, sparkly smile, and begins to juggle them from the ends.
>For about three seconds.
>He drops one and burns his palm on the other he accidentally grabs on the flame end.
>”Ooho! That’s hot!”
“Nooooooo, you think? C’mon, we need to get out of here.”
>Redheart and Berry take back their torches while they’re giggling, and you look at him and Gable.
“Now, seriously. If you two need someone to lean on or be carried, don’t hesitate to ask, please. Your health is my top priority, obviously, and I won’t take no for an answer if you guys need it just because you’re stubborn.
>Iron Will thumps his chest and shakes his head.
>”Your painkilling alcohol is all this man needs! Oh, and maybe some sugar on the side…”
>Berry giggles like a mad schoolgirl and they nuzzle a little bit, but the cold doesn’t let them last long.
>Gable is completely silent and unwilling to answer one way or the other, but he seems fine.
>With torches ablaze already warming your group and melting the snow on the ground, you set off, the party in front of you.
>Before you leave, you have a thought run through your mind, and you decide to act upon it.
“Hey, go on without me, I’ll catch up. Oh, and Pinkie, give sweets to everyone so we have carbs to burn for heat!”
>Pinkie nods at you.
>”Okay, Anon.”
>Redheart replaces her before you can think about how she said Anon instead of Nonny.
>”Are you sure, babe?”
>You nod with a reassuring grin, and they leave you as they begin to walk down the pass out of the mountains.
>You approach the Yeti’s corpse, already beginning to freeze over, and you think about how you were able to retrieve that shadow essence from the Kingpin before.
>You look over the Yeti’s eyes, and see they’re still black.
>At this point, your markings began to hum from underneath your armor once again.
>You slowly lower your hand down to the eyes, and once you got to about an inch away, the shadowy essence suddenly jets out of the pupils and begins to wrap around your arms in the style of the markings.
>The shadow begins to get closer to your skin, and as they do, your markings vibrate more and more violently, and you can see them beginning to glow through your armor.
>Should you see what happens, or try and shake off the shadow?
 
 
 
>For some reason, even though you know what you should do…
>You feel compelled to let this shadowy essence do what it wants to do.
>It’s like it is calling to you, desperate, pleading to rejoin your body.
>Rejoin, as if it had once been a part of you already.
>You close your eyes, your fists flexing as the shadowy essence moves faster, faster, faster, swirling like miniature tornadoes around your arms as they finally begin to scrape your skin and soak into the markings that the magical tree has given you.
>It is pure ecstasy.
>A euphoria washes over you more powerful than any good food, relief of situation or orgasm you’ve ever felt, a feeling entirely new.
>Then it is replaced with horrible, burning agony.
>You feel your skin being splayed apart just like with the tree’s first ingraftment, except this shadow is embedding itself into other parts of your skin.
>Further and further it reaches into your body, empowering you with magic you couldn’t even begin to describe.
>After what seems like an eternity of conflicting pain and wonder, it finally stops.
>You see all of your markings now glowing out of your armor, a dull violet instead of the bright red they once possessed.
>Now the markings stretch all the way across your body, through your legs, feet, and even your face.
>Your face…
>You draw your spear and look at your face through the modicum of reflection it gives.
>The tattooes curl around your eyes like an ornament of a statue, bleed into your mouth and other orifices, making you…
>You didn’t like saying it, but it looks as if you were less human.
>Yet, you feel the same…
>And you see this new face smile at you, as you feel the budding of power beginning to bloom in your spirit.
[Shadow has been engraved into your catalyst. +20% base MA and MD.]
[LEARNED LIFE LEECH - (-5 MP, Attach your magical connection to another living being, giving 10% of their health to you)]
>You look back at your shoulder, seeing a new change from the corners of your eyes.
>Sir Ducksalot is as vocal as ever…
>But his skin is far more red-tinted than before.
>You swear you see some rather angry expressions coming from his face as well.
>You also no longer hear his voice within your head.
>You need to get back to the others.
>Maybe give Gable a piece of your mind for acting like an ass, earlier.
>That thought is interesting.
>What would you like to do?
 
 
 
>You try to quell the torrent of thoughts swirling around in your head as you return to the group.
>The first thing you hear when you get back is the bombardment of questions.
>”What happened back there, Anon?”
>”Yeah, what was that?”
>”Why didn’t ya do anything?”
>”Are you okay, Nonny?”
>Regaining composure, you respond to the first wave of questions.
“I’ve never felt better, actually. As for why I didn’t resist, don’t worry about it.”
>Your party looks on in shock and curiosity.
>Then Redheart notices your face.
>”Whoa, what’s with the new face marks?”
>With a single finger, you point at your face.
“Oh, you mean these? ...Don’t worry about it.”
>The whole group stares at you in a mix of confusion and irritation.
>Applejack steps forward.
>”The hay do ya mean ‘Don’t worry about it’? Them there shadows jumped inside ya!”
>You shrug.
“I appreciate the concern, but I feel that it is best that we get to the outpost for now. Follow me.”
>After exchanging worried glances, you all go on your way.
>What would you like to do on your way to the outpost?