Not Good Enough
The Never Ending Quest - Episode 54268
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Exotica closed her eyes and reached out within her soul to the men suspended from hooks. She
remembered how in the past, as unlike many other women she had had some education, she had
attempted to compose poetry. However, her writer's block had just been too strong. She had
felt as if the right words were almost in her grasp but hovering just out of reach. This was much
how she felt now, as she searched for the words buried deep in her mind. But the strain of what
she'd done was already too great, and she simply could not find them.
What's the matter? Cat got your tongue? hissed a low, slimy voice in her mind. Mary suddenly fell to the ground and began screaming ear-splitting screams of pain. "It's coming back for me!" she shrieked. "Please help me!" Boils were beginning to appear on her skin, much as they had on Exotica's. Exotica searched in her mind for the word that could change her back, but it just wasn't there. You do not have any conscious knowledge of how to use your power, hissed the Shoggoth. Therefore, you do not stand even the slightest chance against me. You are nothing more than a gnat before me. She smelled an unbearable stench rising in the air around her, and knew that the Shoggoth was coming for her. In her terror, she suddenly grasped a word from deep in her mind, and screamed it with all her might. The room was filled with light. When the light subsided...
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Knight Random
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