User:Rugiel/251233

The Cure for the Devoured Spawn

Defeat the Devouring Earth and locate the spore pod

Thank you for coming. There could be many ways to tell my tale, or just one way that is more important: I was once a scientist for the Crey Corporation, within its medical research division, and working alongside me was my beloved wife Lucrecia.

Unfortunately, this is where our story begins: one fateful morning on our way to work we were ambushed by The Devouring Earth. Out of desperation, I got Lucrecia to run as fast as she could to the Paragon Police Department, where I hoped she would be safe. After taking the Devouring Earth's attention off her, I ran the opposite direction to give her time to get away. The problem is, she got ambushed by another mob and got infected with what we know as the Will of the Earth! I have been trying for a long time to find a cure but now I need your help.

The location to the Devoured caves has been discovered and I require you to go there, defeat the Greater Devoured who infected my beloved wife, and bring back to me its spore pod.

I am hoping that with the beast's spore pod I can finally find a cure for the Devouring Plague so I can cure my beloved Lucrecia - and also, at the same time, help others that have had the misfortune of having a loved one infected.

Have you defeated the beast and obtained its spore pod?

No? Please make haste; the more time this lingers, the less chance my beloved wife has of fighting it.

Within these dark and gloomy caves lives the Devoured who attacked Lucrecia.

[NPC] Sardonyx: You will all die here, mortals! All glory to Hamidon!

[NPC] Lucrecia's Attacker: That girl will turn out to be a great Queen, Hamidon, my Master! You will be pleased!

[NPC] Lucrecia's Attacker: You will not be able to save the girl!

[NPC] Lucrecia's Attacker: Foolish mortals, the Hamidon cannot be stopped!

[NPC] Lucrecia's Attacker: *RAWR!* Even if you defeat me, the girl belongs to the Swarm!

[NPC] Lucrecia's Attacker: I am but one - the girl will produce many! The time of the Hamidon is almost upon you, human!

Spore Pod

After defeating the Devoured who first attacked Lucrecia, you take out its spore pod to give back to Aelo for his research.

Now that the mighty beast lies incapacitated within its gloomy cave and the spore pod is safely in your hands, you hope that your hard work will pay off in Aelo's research.

I see you have returned fairly unscathed and you are holding the Devoured spore pod!

Excellent! Thank you so much. I must get to work straight away. I really hope this pod holds some answers to questions my research has brought up; there are so many that need answering, my friend, and I fear this is only the beginning!

I am just hoping that this holds at least one of those answers!

I may still need your assistance, if you're still interested, $name?

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Infiltrate Crey Research Facility

Locate mainframe and obtain research documents on the Will of the Earth

My research has once again stalled. The spore pod gave me a glimpse into the Devouring Earth's anatomy, but unfortunately I need more research data to begin trials on a cure.

Luckily, I know exactly where to look! My old premises, a Crey research facility, had a team dedicated to the research of the Devouring Earth anatomy.

Unfortunately, I no longer work for Crey, after they refused to help me in my research for a cure. Instead they wanted to lock her up in a containment tank and do obscene experiments on her to further their goal of not just understanding the Devouring Earth, but also to develop a weapon out of their DNA. I found this very disturbing, so with my wife's permission we both quit; I grabbed as much research as I could carry, but unfortunately it was not enough!

Would you mind going to my old premises and liberating those files?

Leave it to me; I'll obtain those research documents for you.

I know that within their main computer system they have a large amount of data vital to my ongoing research into The Will Of The Earth - I am hoping that with this information I can finally start test trials on a cure.

I figure due to your quick return you have been able to obtain the research files?

No? Then please hurry! The more time is wasted, the less likely I will be to save Lucrecia!

On entering the high-tech research facility, you notice that there are countless Crey personnel everywhere. This will not be as simple as you first thought. You prepare yourself for a fight!

(Combine 'hack consoles': Entering identical text for all four objectives will combine them into a single, numerical objective. For example:

Navigation Text (Plural)

consoles to hack

Navigation Text (Singular)

console to hack

• Improve default description for Security Officer

You begin searching for the Devoured research data. (or: File scan initiated. Scanning for keyword: Devoured.)

Your scan was interrupted before it completed. (or: File scan canceled. Press any key to search again.)

File scan confirmed. Data found and copied to disk.

[NPC] Security Officer: The security alarm noticed something or someone entering the premises.

[NPC] Security Officer: Let's hope it's nothing major; I want to see my wife and kids tonight!

[NPC] Security Officer: You do not just walk into a Crey facility, you monsters!

[NPC] Bedrock: Where are the files!

[NPC] Security Officer: Oh great! This'll be interesting!

[NPC] Bedrock: After we kill you all, we'll find and destroy the files!

Devoured Anatomy Research Data

You have found research data on the anatomy of the Devoured beasts. (needs more)

Devouring Earth Behaviour Research Data

You have found research data on the behaviour of The Devouring Earth. (needs more)

The Devoured Queen's Research Data

You have found research data on the Devoured Queen and her importance to Hamidon and the rest of the Devouring Earth.

The Will of the Earth Research Data

You have found research data on the Will of the Earth and how the spore and host react together.

[NPC] Security Officer: What do you think, guys? Heads and he loses his head, tails and he lives?

[NPC] Crey Technician: Please! Under section D article 19 you have to take me for questioning!

[NPC] Security Officer: You're not spoiling our fun, hero!

[NPC] Crey Technician: Thank goodness you're here! Any longer and they would have killed me...

[NPC] Crey Technician: Thanks for the rescue! Now let's get outta here!

[NPC] Security Officer: Kill the technician and destroy the files!

[NPC] Crey Technician: Don't leave me here alone! If they find me they'll execute me on sight!

[NPC] Crey Technician: Where were you? Ahh, no matter, let's go!

[NPC] Crey Technician: I'll help decipher those codes for Aelo.

This Crey technician is an old friend of Aelo's from when he was employed by Crey.

Data Containing Devoured Earth Research

You've successfully found the Crey Corporation's research data on the Devouring Earth.

You hold within your hand all the research data Crey possesses on the Devouring Earth and the Devoured spore.

The data looks encrypted. Let's hope the Crey technician can help!

You have the files?

Excellent!

Let me have a quick look through these...

*Mumbles to himself while skimming through the research notes*

Fantastic! As I first suspected, the Devouring Spore is, in its own right, alive! If we can find a way to kill the spawn without actually trying to remove it, it could be possible to save Lucrecia and then get the spore removed.

*Aelo carries on reading another page*

Hmm ... looks like if the spore is disturbed under normal circumstances it will kill the host.

OK! I have an idea regarding some treatments and some trials. I will begin immediately!

*Aelo calls up the Talos Island Hospital*

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• No mission title?

No! This cannot be true! The Devouring Earth have raided the hospital where Lucrecia was and have kidnapped her.

The Paragon Police Department were able to track them to an abandoned office building. $name, this is very important - I need you to head over there and get her back! I'm counting on you!

I'll start preparations for the treatment to begin. I'll await you at the hospital. Once you free her, bring her back there to me and I'll start the treatment straight away. I have wasted enough time and that is something we have little of now!

Don't worry, Aelo, I will find Lucrecia and bring her back here! (Aelo's hero name is never revealed to the player)

I feel in my heart that I am close to losing her and I cannot bear for that to happen.

Waste no time! We're close to losing her and I've almost finished my preparations. Bring her back to me as soon as you can.

This does not look like a normal office building. The walls are covered in moss and you hear a faint rumbling from underneath your feet.

Prepare yourself - you sense that something is not right.

(Objective: Find Lucrecia)

You are too late; the transformation has already begun. Lucrecia, once Aelo's beautiful wife, now takes the form of a Devoured Queen.

[NPC] Lucrecia: The mighty Hamidon has his Queen once more!

[NPC] Lucrecia: You shall not stand in the way of my destiny!

[NPC] Boulder: Defeat the intruders!

[NPC] Boulder: Escort the Queen at all costs!

[NPC] Sardonyx: We must save the Queen!

[NPC] Lucrecia: This can not end here! The transformation is almost complete. Glory to the Hamidon!!!

Lucrecia's Necklace

You're too late. Lucrecia has escaped with the Devouring Earth, her transformation complete. She is now a Devoured like them. It's time to give Aelo the bad news.

You incapacitate the once beautiful Lucrecia.

After she is taken away by the Paragon Police, you head outside and discover that Lucrecia has disappeared; lying in front of you are the Paragon Police officers that were with her.

You can only guess that the Devouring Earth have her now.

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• No mission title?

What?!

No, it ... it cannot be true! No! ... NO!

My beloved Lucrecia, if only I didn't waste so much time doing tests and trials things might have been different.

The treatment is ready ... Oh Aelo you are a fool!

There ... There still might be hope left!

We need to find her, $name, and administer the treatment.

I know that there will be something left of my beloved wife - there has to be!

Our friends at the Paragon Police Department have staked out the Devouring Earth hideout where Lucrecia was followed.

This is it my friend, our last chance to save Lucrecia. I dare not say what must be done if this does not work!

But I know in my heart that she would not want to be left like this, so if at all possible, we must free her from this horror!

I am with you, Aelo. Let us save Lucrecia together!

I will be going with you for this one, my friend. Let us hope the treatment still works now that the transformation has already finished.

Let us waste no more time! To the cave complex we go ... and let us - one way or another - finally free my beloved wife of the Will of the Earth!

Deep within this dank and gloomy cave you can hear the roars of a terrible monster deep within its bowels. You prepare yourself for battle, hoping to find Lucrecia and to see ... if she is still human!

(Objectives: Find Lucrecia, 12 Devoured Cocoons to Destroy)

• Strongly suggest placing Hand of Light at the front of the mission - very easy to miss if placed at 'any' location

The Devouring Earth Treatment

Aelo hands the experimental device to you to inject into Lucrecia.

This is a Devoured Cocoon that Hamidon's new Queen has laid.

Devoured Cocoon Fragment

You have destroyed a Devoured cocoon and have taken a fragment for Aelo to study.

[NPC] Hand Of Light: I hope they turn up soon! Time is running short!

[NPC] Hand Of Light: Am I glad to see you! Do you hear those roars? Let us find Lucrecia and see if the treatment works!

[NPC] Hand Of Light: I do not know which way you have headed!

[NPC] Hand Of Light: Let us find Lucrecia together, my friend!

Aelo Lionheart, the birth name given to Hand Of Light, who is here to find his wife Lucrecia and will stop at nothing to see her pain diminished.

[NPC] Blackrose: You will not touch our Queen Mortals!

[NPC] Sardonyx: These new Devoured will be stronger than ever!

[NPC] Blackrose: You will not touch our Queen, mortals!

[NPC] Sardonyx: These new Devoured will be stronger than ever!

[NPC] Sardonyx: Protect the Cocoons at all cost! Glory to Hamidon!

[NPC] PPD Psi-Cop: Where is Lucrecia?

[NPC] Blackrose: No matter how many come, you will be repelled! Our new Queen and Hamidon can not be stopped, mortal!

[NPC] PPD Psi-Cop: Thank heavens you've arrived - things are starting to get a little ugly here!

[NPC] Lucrecia: You will not stop the onslaught that is the Hamidon!

[NPC] Quartz: For the Hamidon, slay the intruders!

[NPC] Blackrose: The Queen is under attack! Protect her at all costs!

[NPC] Lucrecia: Aelo! I am sorry, I cannot control it, please ... end it! Don't leave me like this!

[NPC] Lucrecia: Aelo! ... thank you and I will always l .... love y ... you ...

Lucrecia's Necklace

You look down upon Lucrecia's deformed body and see a glowing silver necklace. You take it upon yourself to take this memento back to Aelo so at least he has something of Lucrecia to remember her by.

[popout]The deed is done ... the treatment was unsuccessful but at least now Hand Of Light and Lucrecia can rest easy. Farewell, Lucrecia, may your soul now rest in peace.

I thank you, my friend. Unfortunately, the treatment did not work and we had to resort to ending her misery; at least, once she fell, I heard her call to me. I knew my Lucrecia was in there somewhere!

I am so sorry, Lucrecia ... if I could have been faster with my research, my trials! Everything.

But I suppose, now I know she is in no more pain and we can both rest now it is over.

I thank you once again, my friend, for everything. Here - please take this. I know it is not much, but it was Lucrecia that helped me design it. It is a prototype healing device I first used when we were attacked by the Devouring Earth at the beginning of our story; for your help, your honour and your heroism I would like you to have it.

It is with great regret that the end has happened the way it has, but I feel that at least my beloved Lucrecia can now rest in peace. I must depart, as my research must continue so hopefully one day this terrible plague can be countered!