Chapter 98: “Memes, Magic, and MILFs – The Return of the Dankness”

The quest to unravel the mysteries of Lady Ravynne's cryptic past was temporarily put on hold as the crew made a pitstop at Meme Mountain, a mystical place rumored to be the birthplace of all memes in the multiverse.

The moment they arrived, they were greeted by a familiar figure—the Prophet of Pepe, a wizard cloaked in green robes, his staff shaped like a crying frog.

"Welcome, brave travelers, to the land of eternal meme-age. You must pass the trial of 'Dank or Cringe' to proceed!"

Kazuya sighed. "Not this again."

Sylvara giggled. "I think it'll be fun!"

 The Trial of Dank or Cringe

The group stood before a massive screen. Videos and images flashed by at lightning speed.

First up:

A cat falling off a couch. A Shiba Inu saying 'Much Wow.' A poorly animated chicken doing Fortnite dances.

Captain Cluckbeard facepalmed. "These are ancient relics! Do humans still find this funny?"

The Prophet glared. "ONLY THOSE WHO APPRECIATE TRUE DANKNESS SHALL PASS!"

Ravynne stepped up, her elegant demeanor unshaken. She pointed at a clip of a goose stealing a kid's lunchbox.

"Dank," she declared confidently.

The Prophet nodded solemnly.

Next came a bizarre video of a duck in sunglasses riding a skateboard to techno music.

Kazuya couldn't hold back his laughter. "Dank!"

The Prophet grinned. "Pass."

But then, disaster struck. A clip appeared of a man slipping on a banana peel... repeatedly.

Cluckbeard howled in outrage. "Cringe!"

A loud buzzer went off.

"WRONG! That was peak comedy in the early 2000s. You must face the Wheel of Meme Punishment!"

The Wheel of Meme Punishment

The Prophet spun a giant wheel. It clicked ominously before landing on "Dance-Off Challenge".

Suddenly, the group was transported to a neon dance floor.

"Welcome to the Ultimate Meme Dance Battle!" a disembodied voice announced.

The rules were simple: Dance or be forever trapped in cringe purgatory.

Kazuya groaned. "I hate dancing."

Sylvara grabbed his hand. "We've got this. Remember that night at Waifu Island?"

"...I try not to."

Music blasted through the air. The song? "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley.

"WE JUST GOT RICKROLLED?!" Kazuya screamed.

Despite their reluctance, they danced. Sylvara pulled off elegant spins, Ravynne's graceful moves put everyone else to shame, and Cluckbeard… well, he tried.

"Kazuya! Do the chicken dance!" Cluckbeard shouted.

"NO!"

But the crowd demanded it. "Chicken dance! Chicken dance!"

In defeat, Kazuya flapped his arms like a chicken. The Prophet clapped. "You've passed… barely."

The Return of the Dank Artifact

At the end of their ordeal, the Prophet presented them with a mysterious object: The Holy Meme Chalice.

"Drink from this, and you shall be granted the power to speak in memes," the Prophet declared.

Kazuya hesitated. "This… feels like a curse."

Sylvara grinned. "I dare you."

"Fine. YOLO."

He took a sip.

Suddenly, his entire vocabulary changed:

"Bruh." "Big oof." "It is what it is." "No cap."

"HELP! I'M STUCK TALKING IN MEMES!"

Ravynne raised an eyebrow. "...I find this oddly attractive."

And with that, the crew set off once more, with Kazuya now cursed to speak only in memes.

But their next destination? MILF Mountain.

What could possibly go wrong?