#isola event challengers path

[alchemaxed]

spot's spiramonster for the event!

WORMHOLE !!

little guy. be nicies to it

kinda gross but pathetic enough that you just feel a little bad for it??

its mouth leads to another dimension. basically, it's bigger on the inside

not very brave, but does have some attacks & abilities:

-- BITE : clamps on and does not let go. ever. -- SPIT-UP : hurls a nasty projectile from whatever dimension is currently in its stomach. don't get it on your clothes! -- REALITY-PHASING : it can blink in or out of existence in a heartbeat. -- FLOP AROUND : the spiramonster version of "splash." this move has no effect. :)

SUPEREFFECTIVE / WEAKNESSES :

wormhole may be supereffective against creatures that would classify as "fairy" or "psychic" in pokemon terms. wormhole is particularly weak to "steel" and "rock."

[heclingmuzik]

@salfxsher STAR-DEN TEA PARTY

Warm tea in both her hands, under a blanket and cuddled right next to her partner, Ismael's eyes looks up at the planets with wander. It's amazing. "This is crazy. How do they do all of this?" She'll ask herself this question every day if she has to! After all, it's wild. Some of these planets, stars... they all look so familiar. They HAD to be from home.

Eclipse lays behind them, allowing for Sal and Ismael to use him as a support for their back.

[isolaradiale]

"Okay Ofiuco, you've had your fun. If we keep creating monster data then we're going to put the servers at risk..." One wary Star remarked to the artificial one as she remained rooted before a series of terminals and screens. While she looked like a human Ofiuco's body was an android. She didn't need to eat nor sleep and so she'd been that exact same spot for three weeks now.

She didn't reply to their badgering however, fingers instead typing a mile a minute on the keyboard. That was suspicious to say the least. "...What happened?" The woman may have been an android but she was more of a human than she had ever been emotionally. Playing coy was not like her. At least unless she was hiding something.

Silence lingered a moment but she did eventually reply. "Someone accessed our systems through a backdoor. It isn't NULL. I don't know who. But they aren't attacking the city or the subjects." That was an urgent thing to report, but her voice remained still despite it. "They've... mixed a code in with the Spiramonsters. It seems to be harmless for now, but..."

"Delete them."

"The Spiramonsters? But they've bonded with the subjects, wouldn't that be cru-"

"You need to delete them. They're taking up too much space to begin with."

"I... I can't." It wasn't so much a refusal to carry out the task as it was an admittance of impossibility. "That code string is disrupting the deletion command. I can't even access it... But I suppose I could..." Fingers typed furiously once more as command box after command box danced across the monitors. "There. I moved their data off of the island. It'll work temporarily, but..." From the perspective of everyone in the city it would have looked like the event had simply ended.

This gave the other Star pause. "Where did you move their data? Our resources aren't so diverse that... Wait, you didn't move the data there, did you?" Their eyes narrowed at the android. Ofiuco didn't return the look.

"Lagrange 1... Behind the moon."

TO BE CONTINUED...

———————

WHAT HAS HAPPENED FROM THE CHARACTERS' POV?

More or less what usually happens! All relevant activities are shut down, and this case the Spiramonsters disappear. Despite what happens in the conclusion's lore, those who have obtained a Spiragotchi from the event rewards will still be able to interact with their Spiramonster through it for the time being.

TO BE CONTINUED?

As we mentioned from the beginning this event is the first in two connected events. The sequel will not be the same genre but will use some elements established in this conclusion and, yes, the Spiramonsters will be making a return! The sequel event will run beginning August 11th.

WILL WE EVER GET TO KEEP THE SPIRAMONSTERS?

In what capacity is still something being discusses, but after the next event they will be able to be interacted with physically once more at your leisure. Much like Fantasia forms from the Fantasia War event, new members will still be able to design Spiramonsters for their characters after the fact too.

ANY HINTS ABOUT THE SEQUEL?

Not specifically, but Google "Lagrange Point" to get an idea of where things may be heading! We'll be unveiling a relevant new Branch at the beginning of August before the event starts so that everyone can be more familiar with what's to come!

I DIDN'T GET 500 WORDS IN MY EVENT CHALLENGE THREADS BEFORE THE EVENT ENDED!

If you still need to claim the reward from the event challenges, you have until the sequel event begins on the 11th to get that word count! You don't need to claim this prize in the Galaxy box, just add the Stars and Spiragotchi to your character's inventory and link to the relevant threads on your Star count page!

[sxnburst]

@ringlorn

"Where is he?"

Sun isn't trying to show it, but GODDAMN is he worried. He's searched just about every where or so he thought for this monster and still no signs of it.

Said monster is actually closer than Sun realizes. It seems to have found itself a friend! Sunpuff chitters and claps its little monkey paws together and it's hopping on both its little heart-shaped tails.

Whatever trick this friendly pink haired male did, it wants to see it again!

[alchemaxed]

Spot still has mixed feelings about his Spiramonster. On the one hand, the creature's pathetic personality and less-than-attractive appearance does nothing to boost Ohnn's already-fragile sense of self-worth. On the other hand... he's kind of grown attached to the little guy. The worm is affectionate and cuddly (which has taken some getting used to), and is probably the only other creature in existence that shares Spot's strange connection with the fabric of spacetime. It's hard not to be a little fond of the thing.

Which is why the sight of his poor Spiramonster being abducted by a huge and very intimidating-looking wolf is enough to make Spot use up one of the precious few portals to which the Stars have allowed him access.

"H-Hey! Stop that!" he calls after the wolf, before popping up out of thin air right next to what appears to be the creature's owner.

"Make your thing put my thing down! You didn't even challenge me to a fight or whatever, that has to be against the rules!"

With an inelegant stumble out of his hole, Spot gestures wildly between the two Spiramonsters and the other man.

...a man who looks unfairly handsome, cool, and well-put-together. No wonder his Spiramonster is this impressive.

Show-off.

So, this thing that had just spontaneously appeared on their back porch the other day has been following him around, and he's just ended up naming it 'Dog' because he's, well, dogshit at coming up with names. Some kid asks him what kind of dog it is and he just awkwardly says that it's a wolf. But wolves are dogs, right? Sort of.

This one just happens to breathe fire and smoke and is the size of a horse.

He's considering the pros and cons of trying to put a harness on this fucking thing when it suddenly picks up its pace, trotting through the crowd of people that give it a wide berth regardless.

It jumps on— something. Wolfwood doesn't know what until it turns around with some fucking thing in its jaws, this wriggly white worm-looking creature covered in black spots. Not holding it hard enough to cause harm, really, but it's probably not comfortable, and he doesn't... want to be on the receiving end of some stranger's bitching...

"Agh, Jesus— drop it!"

It does not drop it.

@alchemaxed

[hcneycrxsp]

@flamesire

"They said that the monsters were supposed to fight each other." She says, pink eyes turning to look up at Clover who sits patiently. Her tail is wagging just lightly.

"But I don't wanna fight."

[strigistricken]

"...Hey. Been a while, huh...?"

Eda just stared at the little feathery creature resting upon her floor. A nail pressed the back of one hand hard enough to make her wince. Yeah, she was definitely still awake...its presence must've been thanks to the Stars, then.

"Rrrr...rrrwaark..."

[originskey]

Kratos' Spiramonster: Mourningfolly

Spiradex Entry

Mourningfolly The Guilt Spiramon Approximately the size of an albatross

Type: Light / Metal

This unique Spiramonster is created when an ancient soul trades its free will for the duty of protecting others. For each battle that results in a fatality by its partner, the shield it carries gets heavier. This Spiramon is ruthlessly strong as a result, but it will never drop its shield, so it cannot use its raw strength for offense. It is supposedly capable of speech, but only those deeply burdened by loss can hear its words.

Ability: Perseverance

In order to keep fighting, the user suppresses its ability to feel pain until its HP reaches zero.

Moves:

Guardian

Using its heavy shield, it can protect itself or others from one attack. Doing this many times in a row might cause it to fail.

First Aid

A warm light envelops the target, healing mild to moderate wounds.

Strength

The weight on its shoulders lessens, and it can use bursts of strength to pick up additional heavy objects. This is used more for transport than battle.

Grave

The user conjures stones to erupt from the ground, launching an opponent into the air or knocking it off balance.

Judgement

Bright beams of holy light strike the ground. The sound and the bright light causes ears to ring sharply and eyes to burn, temporarily blinding and deafening the target.

[thelittleststarr]

"Look at 'im." Without warning, a tanuki is shoved directly into someone's face. She's only had Momo for a day, but she would do anything for this little guy.

"Look at 'im! Dont'ya think he's the cutest lil thing!?"

[bigshot]

SPIRAMONSTER INFO - Spangel

Roughly the size of sparrow and just as flighty, Spamton's new little companion is something of a cross between a bird, insect, and fairy with the overall appearance of an angelic version of its owner.

Closer inspection would show that its "sunglasses" are shiny insectoid eyes, its "nose" is the top portion of a beak, and what looks like a jacket and hair is actually dark feathers. It lacks legs entirely and cannot walk, what may look like them at first is just tailfeathers. The white parts of its body are chitin covered in soft fuzz, it feels very much like a flocked toy!

It's constantly hovering around like a fly, flapping its fluffy little wings rapidly, and despises being forced to stay still against its will. Even so, it hates being alone just as much and will begin crying or seeking out the nearest person if left without a companion.

He's named it Junior.

The sprite I used is a somewhat-heavily edited version of Spamton's in-game angelic sprite to make it more resemble a bird! I tried, but I'm not very good at spriting. And thanks to corruptedsorrow for the spiramonster template!! I owe you my life u_u

here's the full-sized sprite edit so you can really stare at its creepy elongated smile...

[kujoutengu]

"...this is the first time I've had an animal companion." As strange looking as it was, something about it was familiar.

"You remind me of my brother." And the soldiers that were under her command back home.

They just looked at her, tilting their head to the side.

[moraypower]

now that I finally have Frye's spiramonster info out, it's time for an event starter call!

Frye is interested in nearly all of the challenges available, with the exceptions of a sandy experience and it's sup-posed to be a challenge.

other than those two though, pretty much anything is free game. if you have a specific challenge that you really want to do, please send me an IM, as otherwise I'll likely pick one out at random!

also, Frye is willing to give a copy of her spiramonster out-- if you can best her in a battle first! it's more fun that way, and besides, not just anybody can handle training eels. she needs to see what you're made of first.

I'll be capping this at 3 for now, but I may open it up to more later if I have the energy!

[cladinivcry]

@mechxhearted

"Man, they almost got me." Indigo says with a lighthearted laugh. Cosmo lets out a soft chiming noise, almost as if this little guy, too, is laughing.

"You alright over there?"

Indigo turns their attention to the one who decided to tag along in this haunted house.

[wldrose]

@cursedbylove

"You're totally bad ass but really cute too." Did it take Kugisaki a minute to actually see the beauty in her little monster? OF COURSE, but now she absolutely adores it.

"I'm going to name you Kiba."

The fact that Kiba makes this strange mechanic shrilling noise only makes Kugisaki think YES, Kiba loves it. It hovers over Kugisaki's shoulder happily, it's little metal wings gently brushing up against Kugisaki's cheek as it flies around her.

"Heheheh!" At the corner of her eyes, she spots--

"Okkotsu-Senpai! Over here!"

[punisheye]

High-Roller Rolling (588 words)

To be honest, he hadn't been planning on taking on one of the challenges. The relationship between himself and this damn beast that appeared one day was hardly friendly, and he figured before he would have been fine with it just disappearing. Maybe it would've been fine disappearing, too, if it meant not having to deal with him.

Unfortunately, it's started to grow on him. Like a rather persistent weed. It's big, and mean, a little ugly, and only listens to him if he's got food, but it's also still following him around most of the time. Sleeping sprawled at his feet. Smothering him when he's just sitting on the sofa because it's too damn big to fit on it.

Who knows. Maybe it's starting to like him, too.

So now he finds himself high above Fibonacci, doing his goddamn best not to look down because he's pretty sure if he does he's going to lose his cool and fall and, well, that'd be a pretty embarrassing way to die.

Thank God for his sense of balance, or else he'd be eating shit in these charged roller skates. Dog is dashing ahead of him, lunging from building to building, claws kicking up debris, shredding metal, cracking glass. Wolfwood grabs another charge; it makes the hair on his arms and the back of his neck prickle with static.

A security guard tried to catch him earlier—he knocked the guy away with his elbow, and he distantly hopes he won't remember his face. Not like he comes to the ritzy part of town much, anyway. He'd probably get charged with property damage because of his damn beast.

The little electric creature is above his head. He can see it launching itself from the skyscrapers, and he just needs to get up there to grab it. Time is steadily running out. He's already high up, he just needs a boost.

"Hey!" He shouts at Dog, who, for once, listens to him and turns its attention to him. It falls into a run beside him. "Give me a hand... er, paw, here, will ya?!"

He points upward. Dog huffs out smoke, looks up, looks back at him. Wolfwood figures it's going to just run off ahead again, but instead it...

...Grabs him by the back of the shirt and tosses him onto its back and jumps, again, to scale up the side of a skyscraper with its unsheathed claws to keep its grip. Shards of glass fall in its wake, it pulls itself over the edge just as the little creature is passing right overhead, and Wolfwood jumps from its back and grabs his target midair, pulling the cage from under his arm to stuff it inside while it squirms around.

And then he's aware he's falling, and he thinks: Fuck.

Until Dog grabs him by the arm, teeth digging in hard enough they almost tear into his sleeve and break skin. It hauls him up and he swings his leg over its back and slumps over its neck, wheezing. His heart pounds, his hair's sticking to his forehead from the sweat, and he realizes he caught the damn thing with barely a minute to spare.

"Little shit," he mutters, but the little creature seems very smug. Wolfwood rolls his eyes. "All right, let's getcha back."

His hand lands on Dog's neck, running his fingers through its fur, patting it, sighing. It saved him from becoming a smear on the ground, so he owes it a lot of food after this.

[sxnburst]

Sunpuff seems to be VERY interested in Golden Monkey. With its very small stature and Golden Monkey's huge size, it takes this opportunity to attempt to climb him. There's a lot of excitable noises coming from this little guy though.

Sun reaches over to grab the spiralmonster before it can even get on Golden Monkey and places it right next to him instead, "Stop." He says, mildly annoyed. Sun wipes the palm of his hand on his pants and huffs.

"I don't know what made them think this was a good idea." Clearly he's putting some massive distance between him and Sunpuff.

@sunsage & @sageshadowed