You Make My Heart Sing

As we make our way into the swamp I motion for Slab to stay off to the side with his bow while Wake stays up front as our front line. After making our way deeper into the mire we start to see signs of various creatures that have all traveled in the same direction, footprints with webbed feet as well as large hooves and dog like paw prints pressed into the mud and yet no signs of combat or hostility from any of these creatures. After several more minutes of pressing forward we all stop as a soothing sound appears in the air almost like the wind brought it.

"That's the last thing I remember before Wug and Ogis disappeared and I woke up solo boss. There was no sign of anyone or anything that attacked us and you know as well as I do that Wug wouldn't leave anybody asleep on the ground in a dangerous area." Tugta whispers to me as we continue to listen to the melody, a calming almost welcoming feeling coming from it.

{Charm Debuff Resisted-Soul Readers have a natural resistance to all mental attacks}

"Everybody try to plug your ears, that sound is a damn skill and I have a feeling that whatever is creating it isn't as friendly as it sounds." I say as everyone nods towards me and begins pushing pieces of cloth into their ears. I pretend to follow suit but just wrap my ears lightly considering I've already resisted the effect but I want to be prepared just in case there are more tricks ahead of us.

As we move forward once more we begin finding bones that have sunk into the muck, the skeletons ranging from humanoids to beasts with no exclusion to be seen. After a long while I look at the sky and see that sun has moved forward in the sky and I can't help but sigh as I wish I still had a phone so I could know the time. We finally see a large clearing in front of us and as we approach it we can hear insane laughing of various voices coming from the clearing. As we quietly make our way into an area that we can see what we're dealing with I grimace at the sight in front of me. Six young women wearing green dresses of vines are hovering over various male creatures, their long claws slowly slashing ribbons of flesh from the bodies of the men as the victims just continue laughing harder. A fully nude woman sits on a large tree stump in the clearing, small moss green scales covering the edges of her neck as well as her breasts and legs. Shining purple hair spills down her shoulders like silk as a haunting melody escapes from her mouth. After using inspect on both creatures I nod before motioning the others backwards.

(Swamp Siren Level 18)

Swamp Sirens take the form of beautiful nude women to lure their prey into their arms. They use various mental attacks through their haunting song that can act as both a lure and a pain suppressant as they eat their prey alive. Victims usually are accepting of their deaths due to the mental attacks of these creatures and will defend them with their lives until the siren itself is slain.

(Mavka Level 9)

Mavka are the reborn souls of women who died unfairly due to drowning. They prey upon male victims and absorb their energy and souls to keep themselves fed. They feed by using their magic to reverse the pain and pleasure emotions causing their victims to feel as if they are constantly tickled while the Mavka slice their bodies apart slowly while absorbing their food. The only way to kill a Mavka is to pierce its heart. Mavka are also called half women due to their bodies only being half completed in the front while all their inner organs can be seen from behind which is why these creatures usually form tribes and find help to get their food.

After we get a decent ways away from the group of monstrous women I explain what we're looking at and slowly looks of fear cross Slab and Wakes faces.

"So what your saying is we're dealing with a bunch of bitches who are literally man eaters and that Ogis and Wug are probably somewhere back there? Then I vote we charge in and kill them all dead." Tugta says before I explain to her how the people and creatures they're torturing will attack on sight as well.

"What we need to do is figure out a way to kill the Mavka first that way we only have the siren to deal with. Slab do you think you can get a heart shot on any of them from a distance?" I ask as Slab thinks for a bit before nodding slowly.

As we approach the clearing once again I watch as Slab notches his arrow and pulls back on the string, his tongue hanging out of his mouth and panting gently as one of the Mavka turn around and we see her organs in a hollowed out body, all the pieces of her moving in sync before a whistling is heard and an arrow protrudes out of the slowly beating heart. As the half woman falls to the ground the rest of the group show shocked expressions as they look around the clearing before another of them turn around and fall to the ground. All of a sudden a painful screeching is heard and I feel knives stabbing into my ears before I look up and see Tugta charging into the clearing and throwing one of her hatchets at the siren and hitting it in the chest. As the pain fades I watch as Tugta rushes towards the falling siren and grabs the handle of her hatchet before swinging it backwards and letting the blunt head smash into the head of one of the Mavka.

"Damnit ok everyone charge!" I yell as Wake charges towards the bludgeoned Mavka and stabs it through the chest before crying out in pain as a blood covered boar gores him from behind. As I look around I see the victims of the Mavka struggling to walk forward as their shredded flesh falls from the frames and blood trails behind them. Slab shoots another arrow into a burly looking frog person before grabbing the dagger on his hip and pouncing onto one of the Mavka, stabbing it viscously in the chest until it finally stops struggling beneath him. While watching Slab make a kill I feel a slash hit me in the back as I'm thrown forward and I cry out before turning around to the gently smiling face of a teenage girl, her long needle like claws clicking together as she giggles innocently. As I watch the woman approach me and reach out with those nails I close my eyes and concentrate before I hear her screaming and I lash out with my cane before crawling backwards. Once I'm away from the screaming I finally stand up and see that Tugta is in the process of butchering the last of the Mavka while the one that came for me has a large dent in her forehead and a sharp rock protrudes from her chest from where she fell. Before we move forward I hear Slab cackling before he throws the struggling siren in front of me and I smile before starting to ask my questions.