Into the Mists: Episode 05

### Reddit Thread

***Into the Mists* Episode 5** was streamed on Arcadum's Twitch channel on May 8, 2021, and premiered on Arcadum's YouTube channel on May 16, 2021.
The party continues on foot as the winds get wilder near the mountains. They discover a cave of two Bao-Bao Akuma and prepare an ambush.

## Summary

*Originally written by u/AsAlternateAsItCanBe*

As Baëth continues his watch until the next dawn arrives, he is approached by Kiliwen. She says nothing but observes Baëth while he is trying to recreate what he saw in his dreams — a blue and white tree-like symbol — using a bit of charcoal. Because it is incomplete and he has no further clues to go on, Baëth decides to contact Rzamd for answers. Rzamd answers him telepathically, asking what he wants to know. After giving all the details to Rzamd, he concludes that it may be difficult to acquire the information that Baëth wants, but he will try nonetheless. In exchange, Rzamd requests a piece of a creature from the Mist around the Titan's Eye as payment.

When the party wakes up, Baëth explains what he has to do for Rzamd. He then asks Vasily if she recognizes the symbol. She thinks for a long time and finally answers that she doesn't know, but Talis detects her lie. The Dragonborn tries to press Vasily for more information, but she keeps her lips sealed. The party packs their things and continues on their journey towards the Titan's Eye. During their travels Yukina tries to chat with Obu with the intent to get him to open up, though it is with little success. As they get near the mountains, the winds become wilder and colder. Steering the kites becomes difficult, so they have to land and push through on foot.

Yukina continues talking with Obu, this time asking about what to do if they encounter the Eclipse in the Mist. Obu warns her to not meddle with them and mentions that they aren't even the most dangerous problem the Mist hides. As they move on, the path splits into two directions: the main road and a bridge towards the west. Across the bridge stands a single tree despite the harsh weather conditions, and it bears a blue fruit. The party tells Obu to try and cross the bridge and take the mysterious fruit. He tests the bridge and finds it a little bit unstable for his liking. He then throws one strand of his hair to the tree and swings towards it. As he takes the fruit, it is revealed that it is just a fruit with no magical properties whatsoever. It suddenly starts to hail, so they quickly find a cave to take shelter. As they noisily enter the cave, Obu stops them and investigates the surroundings. He then warns everyone: "Akuma..."

He tells the group to stay where they are while he scouts ahead, but Vasily interjects and says that going alone is risky, so Obu takes the party in tow. When they discover a bloodtrail, Obu draws his katana, covered with eyes that blink and search. He then pulls out a paper tag, throws it forward, and walks through it, turning himself into a slimier version of himself, and he slithers along the trail. Reaching the deepest point of the cave, Obu investigates the bones scattered throughout the area and explains that they are in the Akuma's lair. This Akuma is the reason why the weather is very harsh here, and it should subside if they kill it. As they wait for the Akuma to return, the party decides to search through the corpses, finding out that they come from many different races from both Glies and Kalkatesh and that they range from peasants to nobles.

After finishing searching through the corpses, Obu explains about the Akuma that they will face. It is called a Bao-Bao, a snake Akuma, which is able to use magic to ensnare people's minds. He also tells them that the Bao-Bao seems to have detected the party and will try to kill them. However, the most pressing issue is that there seems to be two of them. They decide to create an ambush for the two with the help of Obu’s paper tag to cast the spell Pass Without Trace. The group doesn’t have to wait long until the sound of slithering gets louder and nearer; the two Bao-Bao sisters have returned to their lair.

## Featured Characters

### Main Characters

* Baeth Wellington
* Garlic Crouton
* Kiliwen Joy
* Talis
* Vasily
* Yukina

### New

* Koka
* Yoka

### Returning

* Obu Uzuki
* Rzamd

## References

1. ↑ Date is shown on YouTube VOD
2. ↑ Verum Weekly: Summary of Streamed Games of the Week (May 13th, 2021)