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  1. #11
    Athos seemed to have no trouble finding the hole which this particular beast called home. Of course, it seemed that all was quiet presently as Deianira followed his descent down this particular hole she landed lightly both feet touching the ground her knees bent her body remaining low as if she never fully intended to stand up in the first place. The darkness of this cavern was no problem for the Child of Dionysus who had all the visual prowess of a night time predator anyways. Her eyes adjusted to the darkness almost instantly and when it did she saw the glow. A faint one coming from below like a crack was in the floor. Leading forward her eyes then saw the two horns and light steam coming from the beasts nose. Her eyes widened as she realized something important both she and Athos were standing atop this beast. On a platform located on its back, a very low hiss left the girl's mouth a warning to the Gorgon boy. "We're standing on top of it," was all that was said as the girl barely moved. This was such a strange situation to be in, but at present the beast didn't stir.

  2. #12
    Athos' eye began to shift around the cave in search of something the size of a standard Minotaur, but he saw nothing of the sort. What he did see, though, was Deianira. The girl warned of the beast being below them instead of around, but Athos was more concerned with another matter. "What are you doing here!?" he hissed. He'd intended to use his powers as a Gorgon to deal with the Ice Minotaur, but he was no longer able to do that because of this lass being in the cave as well.

  3. #13
    Deianira cut her eyes in the direction of the beasts head and spoke in the lowest of hisses. She'd expected many reactions but this boy's choice of thing to react to was the one which made her a bit amused. Here they were standing on top of a dangerous beast and his main concern was that the young woman was in this place with him and not that they were standing on their prey. "I've been behind you the whole time," she said as if the answer were truly that simple. "Now can we skip the you telling me to leave part because that obviously isn't anything I'm going to do, to the giant sleeping thing under our feet~" she mentioned seeming to hope this one could just be convinced to drop it. Of course, she wasn't truly afraid of this situation, and was in fact more or less amused by the entire situation her heart beating soundly beneath her skin as the thrill of this hunt consumed her. She moved forward to get a better look in the steep crack in the beasts body, it looked like it had simply cracked from the cold revealing some strange and ominous glow from within. It shuffled only slightly as it kept sleeping though it's breaths were becoming increasingly shallow, a sigh that its lack of consciousness would not remain for long.

  4. #14
    "This doesn't help! I can't fight around someone else!" Athos exclaimed while stepping away and looking around for some alternative. None were found. He was now officially stuck to face the Minotaur alongside a stubborn girl who refused to leave before even being told to do so, and he had no access to the powers he could have used to bring a quick end to this task. More importantly, his other powers were also not very good for using around others in such a confined space. As the Minotaur drew closer to consciousness, Athos drew further from an answer to how he could now deal with the beast. "Do you have some bright idea for dealing with this?"

  5. #15
    "Oh, calm down..." the girl hissed. This boy's utter lack of faith in both himself and her was lightly astounding. She didn't need to look around to find an alternative she had a bit of an idea in mind. Of course, this would require the other demigod to be capable of something more if she had to do it herself. As she looked around she noted that the creature hadn't made any progress with clearing itself out of here. The mountain was still thick on all sides with no air coming in except from above. Her eyes looked down on the creature and she saw all the cracks in its person. "You got water powers too, yeah? Can you make it? Like a lot of it?" she asked not bothering to look in his direction but knowing it would likely be easiest if they took the passive route with this massive creature.

    She didn't know if he'd immediately understand her plan for dealing with the creature, but even if he didn't it wouldn't make much of a difference as the stationary beast they were standing on began to move about. A growling yawn would escape it, and then it'd work its way to its feet. Once it was standing it rammed itself into a wall, then turned and walked a few feet before doing it again, leaving the two demigods to try and hold on for and keep balance to avoid falling, but something about the creatures movements were strange. It began creating ice, howling and causing frozen breath against the wall which had most recently offended it before it random its head into it again, trying to work its horns in and free itself.

  6. #16
    The question of his water-related powers initially went unanswered. This remained the case for likely far too long, but soon, something happened. The Minotaur woke from its slumber, and began moving around and slamming against walls in a way that resembled any wild beast trying to free itself from its confines during the early stages of entrapment. Due to these seemingly irrational maneuvers of the Minotaur, Athos was barely able to remain on its back. Such an annoying ordeal made the boy a bit more cooperative than he had been in previous moments. "If I wanted it to not freeze, I'd have to make a lot. There air is too dry here otherwise."

  7. #17
    Deianira managed to maintain her balance, mostly by hanging on to a large protrusion which came out of the back of the creature. For all its movements it hadn't noticed the pair on top of it yet, but still it persisted. It seemed this particular setback was enough to make the demigod Athos work a bit more cooperatively as he'd gone a very long time without answering Deianira in the first place. "Freezing for a little bit would be a problem but, if you make a lot... I can make sure it won't freeze, and make sure this one actually drowns in it~" she said pointing down at the Minotaur. She could have poisoned it with arrows but that would have been a harder task considering what this beasts skin was like.

    The beasts frustrations seemed to calm a bit, as it stopped picking at the walk it faced and turned around it began moving across the cavern, in a smooth but seemingly aimless manner. This would give the pair of demigods enough time to start work on their plan before after a few more moments of pacing the beast ran into the wall opposite of it. Shaking the pair on the platform and causing Deianira's eyes to widen slightly as she realized why this creature had yet to escape and how it'd ended up trapped in the first place. Slippery hoofs covered in ice beat against an already smooth floor as it was unable to make its way out of this place. It seemed to be working itself towards a more frenzied state, which wouldn't be good at all for the pair of demigods stuck here.

  8. #18
    "... Fine." While using his right hand to balance himself atop the beast's back, Athos reached into the satchel granted to him by Hermes with his left hand. He soon removed from the satchel a conch shell with a mystical glow about it. By channeling his power into the shell, Athos caused it to immediately spew a great torrent of water with the ferocity of a pressure washer. His own manipulation of this water allowed him to spread it in a way that cut the danger factor, while still beginning to flood the cave at a very rapid pace.

  9. #19
    It seemed that Athos would be fine with the plan that Deianira had thought up. Though it wasn't necessarily what he would have been going for before it was at least something which would likely not get them both killed. As water began to fill the cave, the beasts pacing began to reach new stressed heights. Beyond this it began ramming itself into things. Finally when none of its other abilities worked it began charging the beam in its chest, about the time its feet wouldn't have been enough to keep its head above water. Deianira took this as an opportunity to stick both of her hands into the rising water from the platform. Doing so allowed her to channel her abilities directly into the water at their maximum potential spreading a rather addictive golden liquid throughout it until this was what the cabin was seemingly filled with. The beast still struggled but being atop it in the water made it easier to not feel the full thrashing. As it released the beam from its chest, it found that the water wasn't freezing and it panicked splashing about as if trying to teach its rather sturdy legs how to swim. But that wouldn't be allowed either, as Deianira soon moved forward jumping on the creatures head to cause it to taste the liquid created beneath it. Whether the water continued to flow or not it was already too potent. The moment the liquid hit the beasts open mouth it would no longer be able to stop itself from consuming. Its head was under water drinking down the contents more and more, not breathing not pausing just drinking until it could drink no more and drowned. The beast died the magical light within it fading, Deianira looked around and frowned. 'What a waste...' she thought to herself at the wasted liquor used specifically to kill a Minotaur and not for the making of merry.

  10. #20
    Athos could only wonder what the lass Deianira intended to do with the water he'd produced. The result was the production of the lass' liquor within the water. Athos looked into the golden fluid with much curiosity. He wondered what this could possibly do to the Minotaur, but he soon got confirmation. The Minotaur's constant consumption led to its untimely demise. The pair of demigods were then left standing atop its now floating corpse, roughly thirty feet below the surface above. Water continued pouring from the conch for the sake of raising the Minotaur, and the demigods by association, to the top of the cave. "Why did it not stop drinking?" Athos wondered aloud while leaning over the Minotaur's back and scooping up liquor with his hand to taste.

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