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Ari's ninth birthday was last week, and the last of his baby teeth finally came out. (Mama said she'd have to yank it out herself if it didn't get with the program. He wriggled in exaggerated fear.) And she let him come pixie-hunting with her! They didn't catch many, but it was a lot of fun. He hopes she lets him do it again soon.
They're walking through the brush of Shallow Winter, and Mama's telling him about ley lines. He listens intently.
So intently that he doesn't notice the quiet growling coming out of the ground.
It abruptly falls away, and he's swallowed into the earth.
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sonofsnow
The desert reverts to a forest soon afterward.
The sun is setting behind him. Maybe he could go back and try again!
The sun is setting behind him. Maybe he could go back and try again!
sonofsnow
Ari grumbles, but heads back.
"Summon your master that I may blah blah blah. Jerk."
The old man transforms into a ten-foot-tall skull with proportionately sized disembodied floating skeleton arms, and attacks!
sonofsnow
"Gah!"
Ari leaps back, then goes straight for the gravity hammer. Screw saving energy, that thing is fucking huge! He slams one of its hands into the ground with full force.
Ari leaps back, then goes straight for the gravity hammer. Screw saving energy, that thing is fucking huge! He slams one of its hands into the ground with full force.
The hand is damaged! The enormous flying skull is displeased.
sonofsnow
Too bad for the enormous flying skull.
Ari leaps onto the damaged hand (conveniently within reach, it's almost like he planned that) and uses it as a vantage point to start shooting at the skull. And, while he's at it, he starts draws spikes out of the floor in preparation for a grand attack.
Ari leaps onto the damaged hand (conveniently within reach, it's almost like he planned that) and uses it as a vantage point to start shooting at the skull. And, while he's at it, he starts draws spikes out of the floor in preparation for a grand attack.
The enormous flying skull attempts to slap him with its remaining hand.
sonofsnow
A convenient opportunity to jump onto the remaining hand!
...Or, actually, to miss the remaining hand and twist his ankle on the floor. That works too. Ow. Ow, ow, ow.
He reaches out with a gravity-hammer and slams the skull full-force onto the spikes. If that doesn't work, then... he hopes that works.
...Or, actually, to miss the remaining hand and twist his ankle on the floor. That works too. Ow. Ow, ow, ow.
He reaches out with a gravity-hammer and slams the skull full-force onto the spikes. If that doesn't work, then... he hopes that works.
The skull is severely damaged! It chatters what remains of its jaw. Its good hand flails wildly, passing through stone like it isn't there.
sonofsnow
Ari hobbles over to the skull, takes out a platinum sword, and stabs through its cranium.
The skull explodes in the traditional Terrarian fashion.
sonofsnow
"Sweet."
In the rubble, Ari finds: some coins, a few healing potions (one of which he immediately drinks), and a book with a skull on the front.
As he picks up the book, understanding fills his mind. A grin spreads across his face.
"I can shoot people with flaming skulls! This is sick!"
In the rubble, Ari finds: some coins, a few healing potions (one of which he immediately drinks), and a book with a skull on the front.
As he picks up the book, understanding fills his mind. A grin spreads across his face.
"I can shoot people with flaming skulls! This is sick!"
A couple of flying eyeballs decide to help celebrate his achievement by providing target practice. No, wait. They're probably trying to kill him.
sonofsnow
They can fucking try!
Ari remembers Wyatt's advice, and the fact that this seems to be the dungeon. He hops on down to see if anyone looks particularly imprisoned.
Ari remembers Wyatt's advice, and the fact that this seems to be the dungeon. He hops on down to see if anyone looks particularly imprisoned.
Skeletons! More skeletons! Tacky decorations! Unopenable chests! Captive female meatbot!
sonofsnow
Ari gleefully pulverizes skeletons, including the irritating teleporting ones who shoot through walls. He quickly discovers the unopenability of the chests, and ignores them in disgust.
He finds the captive meatbot in short order and cuts her ropes. "Hello!" he chirps.
He finds the captive meatbot in short order and cuts her ropes. "Hello!" he chirps.
"Thanks! It was only a matter of time before I ended up like the rest of the skeletons down here," says the meatbot, getting to her feet. She is better at standing up than Wyatt.
sonofsnow
Ari is only slightly tempted to legsweep her and find out how much better. Not that she'd mind, but it seems impolite.
"Cheers, then." He and his grappling hook make their way out of the dungeon, accompanied by the distant pop of the mechanic evaporating and appearing back in the Court. Once he's out, he continues on his eastward pilgrimage.
"Cheers, then." He and his grappling hook make their way out of the dungeon, accompanied by the distant pop of the mechanic evaporating and appearing back in the Court. Once he's out, he continues on his eastward pilgrimage.
Desert desert forest forest forest forest forest what the fuck is that.
The trees are grey. The grass is red. The leaves are also red. A very particular shade of red. And they drip.
Also a horrifying creature is flying out of the depths of the bloodforest towards him.
The trees are grey. The grass is red. The leaves are also red. A very particular shade of red. And they drip.
Also a horrifying creature is flying out of the depths of the bloodforest towards him.
sonofsnow
Ari bursts out laughing.
"This is the worst! I love it!" He blasts the horrible thing with skulls until it dies.
He advances into the horrible.
More horrible things attack! They are so horrible. Frequently they are also dripping with blood, perhaps after having brushed past a tree or through some grass, perhaps just as a personal aesthetic choice.
sonofsnow
Ari giggles helplessly. (He also cuts down a few trees, because that wood looks really pretty.)
The trees do not attack him. They are one of relatively few things around here with that distinction.
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