#thetheftofmagic

[glamorous-revenge]

To make a long story short, Mana had tried to track down poor Taonga, but his kidnapper had lost her quite easily. Perhaps she wasn’t as sneaky as she thought, or the eel was just that fast. Defeated, she made her way back to the cave. She was more careful this time, slowly creeping up to the entrance and scanning the chamber before calling out to the remaining crabling. “Huaka? Little one, are you still here?” (~TheTheftofMagic)

A flash of gold and purple, and Huaka clung to Mana’s leg.

“I’m still here...” she mumbled as she looked up at the humanoid hopefully. “Where... where’s Taonga? Did you save him?”

[semidemi-minigod]

@thetheftofmagic “Hey! Mana, right? You and me, morally dubious adventure, right now. Whaddaya say?”

[glamorous-revenge]

Mana had a rather small delivery for this visit- a little polished wooden box carved with intricate geometric designs rather than the usual fabric bundle. “Happy holidays, Crabsy. This one’s for you and the kids,” she explained, opening the box to show three delicate orichalcum amulets nested within one another, each bearing similar patterns to those on the box itself. ... They were awfully small, what justified the fancy container? (~TheTheftofMagic AY sorry this came in late today was hectic)

“Happy Holidays, Mana.”

His eyestalks bobbed and twisted to try and examine the box in Mana’s hands, but even though they were small, he seemed intrigued by the amulets.

“Do they do anything?” he asked as he reached for one of them.

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Mana whistled as she strolled into the empty lair, a package slung across her back and a basket of food hanging from one arm. “Hey, Crabsy, brought you the next- ... Crabsy?” She froze, head darting both ways. ... Well she suddenly had a bad feeling. (~TheTheftofMagic. ohshit)

The tension around the empty lair continued to build... There was no sign of the crab anywhere, but at the same time, one would get the sense that they weren’t alone. Something passed over the skylight above, briefly plunging the cave into darkness before disappearing again, with nothing more than a splash at the surface to signify that it had been there at all.

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"He-ey, special delivery!" Of all days for Mana to arrive with the first commissioned piece... (~TheTheftofMagic)

Aaaaaand of course, she was picked up into a sudden hug too. Though unlike the others, she was denied an explanation, and only got a somewhat teasing, borderline mocking giggle as she was pressed against his chitin.

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"... Spirits fuck me sideways, what died in here-!?" (~TheTheftofMagic)

“Is that an invitation?” Tamatoa smirked.

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Mana: ... Why's everyone trying to fuck the crab?

“Cuz I’m beautiful, baby~”

[meanandgreenmama]

Oh, you’re having visitors? Well, then have a plant lady. “What the fu-“ Now Terra, be polite to the nice flytrap and introduce yourself. “... What...???” (Enjoy. ~TToM)

Twoey was equally confused. “What the hell...” What did the plant do to get new people showing up? Although, maybe a plant lady wouldn’t be so bad.