The Crystal Sslugs of the Test

[Great Thrash]

But the original sslug is out here. Is that two total, or three?

[AIiCE]

"Three."

[AIiCE]

"They're trying to chew into some old heirloom weapons. I hope nobody minds if I zap them. Because I did."

[Yerkan of Elish]

"They're trying to... chew? I was not aware that they had orifices."

[AIiCE]

"Alright, melt. It's an adamas doorway. I seem to have fused them to the doors. I don't suppose in your studies that you've unearthed a way to kill these things?"

[Yerkan of Elish]

I have only heard of a very few cases of Steep killing Steep. Gods in general are not an easy kill, even young ones, and even those among us that are considered "Heroes" rather than "Gods." Imprisoning them in some way is a good first step. Perhaps you can move from this less permanent move to something more durable. Some way that they cannot escape or return to us, at least without outside help. Only if the Lady smiles upon you are you likely to truly kill them.

[Ptah]

"Say. I wonder if we could find a way to chuck them through the rift. If they don't burn up in transit, we could try getting them through Rift B... and into that massive black hole. I'd like to see them survive that!"

I pause for a second.

"Actually, I really wouldn't."

[Steepest Durin]

Let us know how your personal battle with th' tiny ssluguns goes, an' we can make a battle plan from thet for these big sslugs.

Bein' mindless I don't suppose they care about their kids. Unless they're controller has a use for 'em an' might use th' big sslugs as his hands in th' Gardens. It might be worth a try.

[Yerkan of Elish]

"Indeed. If we find a way to defeat or neutralize the small sslugs with only the power of one or two Heroes, perhaps we can extend that into something involving the entire strength of the Council. Yet we are running short on time. If someone is going to replenish the Favor supply of the sslugs, then we must act quickly while we have the advantage. They have countered many of our strategies using Favor; now, perhaps we can use them again. They cannot learn, so even the most tried of strategies will take them by surprise, so to speak."

I leap and bound from sslug to sslug, landing just beside or just above the acidic slime of their putrid bodies, tempting the remaining sslugs to blast me. I take on the form of our shadowy interlopers for this, and use illusions to bolster the little trick.

[Diamond Master]

You find that the Sslugs completely ignore you while you are disguised as a shadow.