Ghastly

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## Descent

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Screams pierced the asteroid as flesh was rent from bone and ligaments tore as the limbs they attached were removed from bodies. Luridum never knew his parents, killed by the cult that set this monstrosity loose on his friends. He knew they cared about him enough to place an ancient protection spell on him, but that was all he knew of his family.

Luridum dealt the final blow against the beast, wrenching the knife deeper into its brain. He wiped the blood off his hands and helped the one other surviving member of his party to their feet. He didn't know their name; they were new.

"Thanks, Luridum; what are we going to do-" They were shot from behind before they could finish their sentence. Their brains splattered Luridum's face as he recoiled in disgust. Then, scanning the horizon, he noticed the glint of a sniper rifle.

Acting quickly, he ducked behind the beast's body, hoping its immense size would block bullets. Then, wiping the sweat from his brow, he looked down at his watch; almost noon.

He heard a bang as the sniper shot wildly. It went 100 feet in the wrong direction; how they had made the first shot eluded Luridum. Readying his gun, Luridum took careful glances over the carcass. The glint didn't move; the sniper thought he was still concealed.

With a single shot, Luridum killed the sniper. He didn't even need to look to know his success.

He neared the body and knelt down. The sniper had several badges on their body, but only one brought genuine fear to Luridum.

"Draco Imperium."

It was a trap; Luridum had walked straight into it. A second enemy appeared next to Luridum, holding a gun next to his head.

"Bye." Bang.

## Hell

Luridum awoke to his wounds closed, his soul energized. His modified anatomy seemed to feed off his new location, empowering him and allowing him to rise. He glanced at the place he awoke; the ground was oddly fleshy and oozed a dark liquid. There was a massive magma ocean to his side, and strange creatures were walking along it. However, he could not remember the creatures' names. His memory was gone. He did not know where he was; he could not remember his name. He placed a loud noise, but that was it.

Luridum wandered Hell for many days, searching for an exit. Eventually, he pursued a route that appeared to be unnatural. He was confronted by living skeletons and pigs that shouted war cries at him, barely escaping with his life. Then, finally, a portal appeared in his view. It was purple, framed in obsidian. He would say a prayer but did not remember to what god he would pray. Finally, he stepped through with a sharp intake of breath.

## Everglow

Luridum entered a world that he did not recognize. It was a lush forest, teeming with life. In front of him was an ocean that stretched as far as he could see. There were wolves around the forest; Luridum reasoned they would be helpful. Luckily, he had collected bones from skeletons that had died while he was in the Nether, hoping they would be beneficial. He quickly figured out that the bones could be used to tame the wolves. They became bonded to him, and they, too, transformed, some side effect of the spell.

The wolves' fur grew darker, and their eyes turned red. Luridum knew they would be loyal to him now. He collected a small army before he decided that was enough. He settled along a small lake full of fish that sustained him. He fed his dogs the flesh of his enemies, for now, that only included undead creatures of the night. Their greenish hue contrasted with his reddish glow; he didn't like how their glow seemed to pulsate at the same frequency as his.

"I am Ryder, otherwise known as Iron Walk. This is my home," said the inhabitant. "I'm surprised you didn't attack me on sight; many do," continued Ryder. "I am evidently not like the others," Ghastly replied. "Hey, I've got no clue how to get home from here, and since I've decided we're buddies, you can watch my dog for me until I can figure out how to get him home. His name is Geoff, spelled G-E-O-F-F, and he gets fed in the morning and at night."

Ryder agreed to look after Ghastly's dog, so Ghastly departed and found his way home, secure in the knowledge that his dog was in good hands.

## The Spectator

On another expedition of this new world, Ghastly found the ruins of a village. He heard explosions nearby and hurridly moved over to watch. "Come out, Unsure! You don't want to be rude to guests!" There were three heavily armored warriors outside of an ominous black obelisk. "If I come out there, you'll kill me! It was just a prank!" Ghastly approached the attackers, "What's going on here?"

"This dumbass killed one of us in his 'prank' and has refused to relinquish his life!" replied a warrior. Then, the person hiding in the structure began to fire arrows at the attackers, causing all four people outside to start running. Two of the attackers retreated, they had better things to do, but one remained behind. Ghastly built a tasteful structure out of boredom while they were battling.

As the night wore on, the defender got more and more hits on the attacker. The attacker finally fell. Ghastly rushed to grab the loot, recognizing his need for it. The defender exited the building to kill the thief, but Ghastly was gone.

## Dog

Ghastly returned to the village where he left his dog but found it missing. "Where the hell's my dog?" Ghastly departed the town, vowing to make Iron Walk pay for his dog. "Worth a few stacks of iron, maybe a few diamonds at least."

## Unsure

As Ghastly was traveling the wilderness, he received a message. It was Unsure, asking about an Outpost. Coincidentally, Ghastly also stumbled across Unsure's new base at that moment. Unsure feigned friendliness, causing Ghastly to let his guard down. Unsure cut Ghastly down with a gleam in his eye, taking his gear for himself. Unfortunately, Unsure wasn't a sane being. Created in a lab, this mutant cow monstrosity violated every law of nature. He consumed his own family and had a thirst for blood wherever he could find it.

Ghastly respawned, frightened. "What the Hell? I'm not dead?" The protection spell had saved him once again. He decided to avoid Unsure as much as possible from then on.

## Solis, City of the Sun

Unsure had frightened Ghastly into wanting to ally with a nation. Fortunately, there was one nation advertising. So Ghastly reached out to the leader, Llama Knight.

Ghastly was accepted into the country and moved to Solis City, a prosperous kingdom on the top of a lush mountain. Getting all his dogs there took some work, but he managed. Llama Knight showed him around, and he led Ghastly into a cave. In this cave, a monster attacked Llama Knight, and he was saved by Ghastly. As thanks, Llama Knight gave Ghastly a trident he had been carrying, and Ghastly gave him the pants he got off the undead abomination. Afterward, Ghastly decided to live in that cave, transforming a small portion into a workshop for himself.

Later a conflict broke out between Solis and another nation. As a result, Solis City was destroyed, but worse was that Ghastly had completely missed it and thus could not document it. Homeless, Ghastly searched for a new home.