Insanity Clinic For The Moderately Brandofandonitis Afflicted

[The Wandering Wizard he/him]

A trapdoor in the floor infront of Nameless opens.

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

Bookwyrm keeps walking through the maze.

This maze is awfully boring, he thinks.

He then burns Iron to check and see if there are any metal sources nearby, or if the walls are made entirely of stone.

[The Wandering Wizard he/him]

Just now, The Bookwyrm said:

This maze is awfully boring, he thinks.

 

THAT IS BECAUSE YOU ARE IN THE PREPATORY MAZE writes the wall. The floor falls out from Bookwyrm and he is dropped into the next maze.

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

"Great, now the wall can read my mind."

Bookwyrm tries a different strategy: He burns Electrum and follows the path that leads to the most success.

[Shining Silhouette he/him]

Silhouette gets a tingle in his head. Maybe I should try being bored

[NameIess]

Nameless obliviously fell through the trapdoor and knocked himself out.

[The Wandering Wizard he/him]

2 minutes ago, The Bookwyrm said:

"Great, now the wall can read my mind."

Bookwyrm tries a different strategy: He burns Electrum and follows the path that leads to the most success.

He walks right into a den of creatures that once killed split into two, one that can fly and one that can run fast. The creatures start piling out by the thousands.

 

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

Bookwyrm sees one of his Electrum shadows dodging something and does so himself, and is then surprised to see the thing that he dodged was Nameless's unconscious form falling from the ceiling, rather than one of the terrifying monsters.

Edited July 12, 2022 by The Bookwyrm
Ninja'd. Edited to make more sense.

[The Wandering Wizard he/him]

The creatures smell three meals as Silhouette falls into the group. The creatures raise their hackles and hiss like a snake and start the hunt.

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

Bookwyrm leaps toward Silhouette and Nameless and begins burning Bendalloy, throwing up a speed bubble. 

"We need to plan our attack," Bookwyrm says. "Any ideas?"

[NameIess]

Nameless sat up groggily. “Three seconds.”

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

"...What?" Bookwyrm asks.

He also summons his Shardblade as a staff in preparation for the battle.

[Shining Silhouette he/him]

Silhouette groans. "Rust and Ruin, my head hurts. They multiply, right? So we can't really fight them. We need a distraction so we can get whatever's behind them." Silhouette sluggishly raised a hand. "I can do it. I'm a pewterarm so I can last for a little while. You guys run like heck while I fight them." He looks around. "Got it?"

[The Wandering Wizard he/him]

The creatures start moving faster, faster than their syrupy movements a few seconds earlier.

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

"Wait," Bookwyrm said. "What if instead of killing them, we just knock them out? Then they're unconscious, and they can't multiply because they aren't dead."

He turns and yelps as he sees the creatures moving faster. "How in existence are they doing that?!" He yells. Then he turns to Nameless and Silhouette. 

"Get ready! I'm dropping the bubble!"

Bookwyrm drops the bubble.

Edited July 12, 2022 by The Bookwyrm
Ninja'd. Edited to make more sense.

[Shining Silhouette he/him]

"That's brilliant!" Silhouette smiles. "Wait, will that Shardblade cause them to multply?"

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

"No, I'm using it as a staff! I can just hit them on the head and-"

Bookwyrm hits one of them on the head with the Shardstaff, and it falls unconscious. "See?"

 

[Shining Silhouette he/him]

"Awesome!" Silhouette picks up a large stone from the ground and breaks off a chunk to make it more like a club. "I'll use this."

[The Wandering Wizard he/him]

The creatures start to retreat.

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

Bookwyrm burns Electrum to help navigate the swarm of monsters. He hits as many of them on the head as he can, using Pewter to enhance his abilities, and tries to make his way to the other side of the room. 

Making use of the fact that they're retreating, he presses his attack until he reaches the door on the other side. By that point, all of the creatures are gone, except for the unconscious ones left in the room.

"We did it!"

Edited July 12, 2022 by The Bookwyrm

[Going_North_cal]

*Sigh...*

A whooshing whisper passes through the basement.

I said not to enter the basement. I specifically warned against it. But did you listen? No. Does anyone listen in this Storming clinic?? No. And now, I'm going to do something about it.

A shrill howl fills the basement, and a ferocious wind pushes everyone back to the stairs.

[The Wandering Wizard he/him]

And they slam into the wall. "THEY ARE MINE. THEY HAVE GIVEN THEMSELVES UP TO THE TRIAL." Responds a voice from the darkness.

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

"Oh no," Bookwyrm says.

"I swear I didn't do this on purpose. How was I supposed to know that I would fall through that hole in the floor?" he says to no one in particular.

[Going_North_cal]

The Trial is nothing!!! My power supersedes it. You will release your Bond with them! Now!

[Shining Silhouette he/him]

Silhouette groans. "This wasn't you all along, Calano? I thought you were messing with us this whole time."