kajarainbory violeemporary/attempted forced identity death (loss of ones self and personality), transphobia and otry, forced memory loss, pregnancy (in a positive sense), general mental fuckery, discussion of sexual topics.

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  Camity's bde severed the five-eyed head, leaving only the nine-eyed head which romptly crushed by Grace's hammer.

  "By all the gods' anuses, hated fighting this monster," Grapined as she wiped the gore off her hammer with a handkerchief which came aotless.

  "This one did have way too many heads!" Camity agreed, gd her sword arently self-ing.

  "Doing well?" Graquired.

  "Other than the issues rec my memories? Yeah. And even that's going, somewhat." Dismissing her sword to its secret ste po in her jacket, Camity wi Grace. "And you?"

  Grace seemed to take that wink with grace. "Well. Smithing's going briskly. Like always, lotta demand for ons in a byrinth town. The kid?"

  Camity grinned. "School's treating Mirn well, particurly ohey tricked their bullies into getting caught a few times and pyed a few mean tricks back."

  "Kid's getting really ing," Graented.

  Camity ughed. "Yeah! They certainly don't get it from me, I'm not that smart! All of my regained memories of school are of me struggling. I've been encing them to take sore seriously than I did!"

  Grace smiled. "So... Sed date after this?"

  Camity sidered. "Hmm, after this I pick up Mirn from school. drop them off at your family's plex."

  "The family kids like pying with Mirn, sure, that works." Grace smiled.

  "I'm certainly... excited for our date--wait, that came out sounding more sultry than I intended!" Now Camity's expression became flustered.

  Grace broke into a ughing fit, after which she said, "Certainly more fun curses than before. But wouldn't mind. Gotten to know you two weeks, that's plenty for me. Just... ohing you ought know first."

  "Hmm?" Camity leaned forward curiously.

  "Got a dick, in addition to the usual equipment firl down there. Got it as a whim one evolution. Ended up keeping it." Grace shrugged. "This is where some leave. If you prefer, keep things ptonic."

  Camity blinked. "Huh. Well, that doesn't really matter. I've slept with all sorts of folks. Wait! I o pick up some prote!"

  Grace said, "Got some on me, but, yeah, good idea to get some yourself."

  "Gonna dash then! Be right back!" Camity bolted toward the door.

  ~~~

  Cuddling naked with a scaly wall of muscles was surprisingly nice, Camity reflected. Grace was such a sexy woman. Yes, Camity felt like a really lucky girl. The lovemaking had been good too. Just then, her hair burst into fmes and with a twitch of her Remove Sigil she put out the fire. Stupid curses. Half-heartedly listening to Voice's annouhat she had gotten the Burn Sigil added to her Affli Word, she started getting out of bed.

  Grace stirred and turoward Camity, saying, "Oh, yeah. Heads up, family's pnning to do an intervention."

  "Huh? What for?" Camity tilted her head in fusion.

  Grace expined, "They've s you aren't valuing your wellbeing enough. Ohing to put yourself in harm's way as a frontliner. Perfectly normal. Not so normal is shoving your arm into a wild monster's maw to just to prevent the possibility of it biting anyone else. Other ways you could have handled situations like that."

  Camity's ears folded down. "I ha."

  Grace sighed. "You don't have to. We were doing well at keeping the kids safe before you showed up. What happens if you get decapitated?"

  A memory fshed into Camity's mind. "I would just regrow my head. It's happened before."

  "You... what." Grace stared, all four of her eyes blinking.

  "Yeah, just got back a memory of that happening." Camity shrugged.

  Grace rubbed her head. "...What. Okay, fet that. Think about this: what kind of example are you setting for the kids?"

  "For the kids?" Camity's ears lowered again.

  "Yeah. Already had to warn them several times that they shouldn't follow your example." Grace put her hand on Camity's shoulder. "Kids think you're cool, want to be like you."

  "What, oh flower no, no don't do that kids." Camity panicked a little before managing to collect herself. "Alright, alright, I'll try to set a better example."

  Grace sighed again, this time in relief. "Alright. Will tell the family I talked seo you. So they don't try to ambush you with this intervention."

  "Yeah, no, just you saying it is enough, don't he whole family ering me about this." Camity shook her head then tinued, "Yeah, I'll be careful."

  "Good. Got time. Another round?" Grace reached down to fondle Camity's ass, making her i clear.

  "Flower yes!" Camity said, once again wishing she could use vulgar words.

  Grace said, "Oh. Am perfectly fine you doing this stuff with others if you want. What I'm saying is, opeionship okay? do closed if you rather."

  "So you and I sleep with all the hotties we want? Sure!" Camity grinned.

  Grace embraced Camity with her four arms. "Good, good. Now you do that with your tentacles again?"

  ~~~

  It was too bad Grace couldn't e on this byrinth run; she was busy with a rge on order from a monster-run merary pany. Simirly, Mirn was at school and Grace's family was either at school, a different job, or just busy in general. Instead, Camity had used a team matg app. It was oh a really good reputation; while it had a paid subscription, it retty much the standard for professional byrinth divers as much of the subscription price went toward operating costs for a server-spirit that used magical s to find good matches.

  As a result, Camity had gotten matched up with the following teammates:

  1. Thornno, a heavily armored dwarf bearing two spiked shields, one of them massive. She had the Shield, Armor, aal Words. She teo guffaw easily and make jokes.

  2. Seeker, a person of unknown species pletely ed in obsg turban, robes, and masks who had the Secret, Trap, and Discovery Words. They had many iing stories and facts to tell during the wait for the rest of the team to arrive.

  3. saw, a lean androgynous monster with elfin and serpentiures who wore nearly as little as possible and toted a monstrous saw. She had whip-serpent and spit-serpent in her species mix, resulting in her possessing the ability to rapidly sh out with startling strength for her leanness and spit out a dangerous corrosive venom. As well, she had the Horror and saw Words. When Camity greeted her, she grinned and waved then made an innuendo-filled gesture. Camity immediately liked her.

  4. , who was the biggest human man Camity had ever seen (she retty sure of that even with her missing memories). He wore the bd red rubber uniform and gasmask of the Strange Medical Corps, who had arisen to bat the spread of the Corruptio ed nearly a whole small try. They were known for providing medical aid to anyone, fighting the Corruption wherever it showed up, and also their weird self-purification practices. He had the Medie, Purity, Rubber, and Needle Words.

  5. The final member hadn't shown up quite yet but Camity was a little starstruck about her. The Beyonder musi Clover, who instead of causing chaos like many Beyonders had taken to music like a fanatic. Master of many forms and styles of music, a kickass dancer, writer of several high-selling songs, and over all a nice person. Plus she was hot in her 'human' form and super cute in her little void-bunny form. Yes, Camity was happy Clover had e from beyond the stars to this world. Anyways Clover, with the equivalent strength of a and powerful musical boosts, would let the team go deeper than they would otherwise be able to.

  "So what's your story?" saw asked , "Didn't expect to see one of you SMC lot running a byrinth."

  nodded. "We do not often do so, but now and then we send people to byrinths to take samples from the monsters within to check for the Corruption. So I will be taking samples from every monster you defeat. I also bear useful trade items to vihe civilized byrinth dwellers to let me take their blood."

  Camity took a look at the oversized backpack the man was wearing. Yup. He sure was carrying a lot of stuff. Notig the look, said, "My medical kit, trade items, and other useful items. I keep the medical kit within easy reach but I will mostly be using this healing gun to patch you all up. Since you expined your self-regeion capabilities, I will be applying it more lightly to you."

  It was at this point that there was a fsh of colors and lights, and a white-haired, dark-skinned woman in an eborate outfit worthy of an idol, that Camity reized as Clover, suddenly appeared with a musical riff apanying her. "Heyas, I'm Clover! Missed anything big? My, you're a bunch of cuties!" She grinned and waved. "I'll be buffing y'all to the gills so you'll be strong as steelhides!"

  Steelhides were a particurly mighty species of moose-like monsters known for their nearly imperable hides. Camity cheerily waved bad Thornno hen said, "So, the strategy we discussed in the app chat?"

  With the collected agreements of the gathered team, the byrinth dive officially started.