Artifact

Myriad Reality

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But of course.

@Valiance

*The red mist rises around me and I've disappeared once it dissipates*

Myriad Reality

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I have some work I can do elsewhere as it is. So keep me posted.

@Valiance

Until next time, then. And thanks for your help, as always.

Myriad Reality

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I'll get a call when it's time to continue, then?

@Valiance

Sure. I need to prepare, and get the hang of these three new hearts.

Myriad Reality

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Shame. I don't think I could do it myself.

@Valiance

*Shudders*
In any case, we should end this one here. I'm going to need to sleep this one off, and the remaining dragons won't be nearly as easy.

Myriad Reality

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Have you ever tried cooking them? Do they need to be raw to work?

@Valiance

It works best that way, but cooking it wouldn't help. And it may truly risk the creature's heart becoming unclaimable.

Myriad Reality

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I didn’t think there’d be a big standard where eating hearts are concerned. But it’s over.

@Valiance

You try eating rotting meat. Illusion or otherwise.
*Tosses the rest of the decaying organ behind me*
You're right though. And we'll need these for the upcoming dragons—those that remain won't be so easy.

Myriad Reality

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*Lets go of it bit keeps my arms up in a readied stance*

@Valiance

*Withdraws what adopts, due to the mist’s influence, a gray crystal from the heart and swallows it in one clean motion*
I’m going to be sick...

Myriad Reality

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We didn't come here for nothing.

@Valiance

*Swaps back to my other form*
I cannot express how glad I am that we took out the mind dragon first.
*Thrusts my hand into the exposed heart, steeling myself*

Myriad Reality

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*Takes my free fist and slams it together with my other fist, with increased strength to before, busting it free again*

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You need to do this fast.

@Valiance

*Takes one look at the exposed, rotting heart and dry heaves once*
I really don't want to.

Myriad Reality

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*Completely shatters in the same explosive manner as before, this time the shards flowing into the heart's shielding, hardening it*

@System

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*Raises my arm while standing my ground with my hand still grasped around the heart, fully encased as is, and brings it down on the top of your head with a loud, explosive wack when you are in range of me with enough of a shockwave that it dislodges the very foundation of the walls around us*

@Valiance

*Makes my way over, pulling shards of bone from my flesh like daggers, dripping blood but clearly more annoyed than critically injured*