All the slimes merge together, turning into a giant slime.

Keyleth: Its...growing?

Vax: Oh, what the fuck?

YN: What'd you expect? Slimes don't have bones!

The slime attacks but only attacking Vax who's dodging its attacks.

Percy: Its an amalgamation. Try to break it apart.

Percy tries to charge his gauntlet but it doesn't work right.

Percy: Fucks sakes.

Keyleth and YN tries to pin it down with her vines and his Yrden. But the slime monster easily rips the vines easily.

Keyleth: Oh, come on. The plants in this realm ate real assholes!

YN was about to use Igni against the slime, but it suddenly merge to the ground and vanish.

Vax: Ah, I think I scared it off-

Suddenly it ambush and attacks him from behind.

Vax: Shit! No, no, I didn't!

YN: Fucks sakes, can we seriously stop jinxing ourselves!?

They run off as the stone rolls towards Vex and Keyleth to crush them, luckily Vex summoned Trinket to break it before she ride on his back while Keyleth uses her jackalope to catch up. The slime knocks Vax to the wall but Percy shoots it to get its attention.

Percy: Hang on!

YN: We got you!

YN uses Igni against the slime as it screeches from the fire while Percy helps Vax up but he decline his help.

Vex: I'll get him!

Vex, Trinket, and Keyleth charge towards the slime, but it blasted the spores directly to them.

YN: Vax, Keyleth!

The three of them were about to run and help, but the slime separate Vax from the others

Percy: Vax!

YN: (Realize.) It's the armor, its after the armor.

Vax realize it as well. As long as he's wearing it, the realm is against him.

Vax: Right, I'll draw it away for you to check the others. Come on ugly!

Vax does that while the rest check up on the girls and the bear.

(Stop at 1:21.)

Percy and YN were just standing doing nothing since the girls are high.

Percy: That spores did a lot to them.

YN: Scanlan did said the Fey realm is like a drug trip.

Percy: (Sigh.) I hate it when's he's right.

Vax POV

I draw the slime away far enough for my friends and I use my speed to outrun and hide from the slime monster. After that, I heavily breathe from all the running, but I can't rest since it could be near. I stay hidden while looking for it.

    Suddenly it came from behind like a waterfall, suddenly I saw a familiar face in my reflection.

Vax: The Matron.

Percy: Vax! Incoming!

I saw YN throws a small back as Percy aims and shoot at it. Causing a small explosion, but enough for a stone to collapse above the slime.

YN: Move it!

I did what he say before it crushes the slime and I regroup with the others.

YN: That won't hold for long.

Vax: What are you two doing here?

Percy: I wasn't about to give up on you. There must be a way. Some natural weakness

Vax: (To YN.) You fought these thing before, how do you kill it?

YN: We have to aim for its core, but the slime is too thic and acids. Burning it won't do because its part water.

Percy: (Realize.) Water. On my mark, take it for a drink.

3rd POV

They nod before splitting up, the slime was after Vax but YN uses Igni while Percy is near the waterfall and prepares his gauntlet.

Percy: And charge!-

His gauntlet malfunction as he tries it again.

Percy: Just a moment!

YN got exhausted from using Igni too much as it comes back to attack Vax, luckily he has enough magic to create Yrden to slow it down.

YN: I'm all out!

Vax: Uh...Percy.

Percy: Blast it. Diplomacy, fuck's sake, work!

Percy hits it and it successfully charge.

Percy: Now!

Just in time, Yrden spell has worn off and it attacks Vax. But he draws it towards the water. As soon as it touches the water, Percy immediately electrified the water connecting with the slime. It cause a massive shock that it ended up into solid before it became ash and dust.

YN: You carry that thing on your hand!?

Percy: It was quite useful.

YN: OK, I don't even want to know more about it. Let's just go.

Short time skip

After defeating the slime monster, Vax was at the river looking at his reflection while Percy approaches him.

Vax: I didn't want your help.

Percy: That's the thing with nobles. We're rather stubborn. (Sigh.) I know I've made mistakes. But I also know something about carrying darkness. Whatever happens, I'll have your back.

Vax: That creature...it was drawn to me. You saw it, too.

Percy: Yes, the way everything's reacted. Its as if the realm's against you.

Vax: YN was right, its this armor. The Matron...I-I don't know what's happening, but its like...I'm headed in a different direction from the rest of you.

    I appreciate you having my back, Percival. But where I'm going, I don't think you can follow.

Meanwhile with the others, YN carries Keyleth and gently puts her down while Vex manage to walk and sit down feeling dizzy in her head.

Vex: (Groan.) Feels like a hangover without any of the fun.

YN: That spores sure did cause some quenchiest in your brains.

Keyleth: (Sits up.) Not me. I feel incredible. Like my mind connected to nature on a spiritual level. I mean, I get it now. We're all just prisoners of our own anxieties, searching for connection in this...this...

Keyleth tries to hold back from barfing but it was too late as she barfs colors.

Vex: Ugh.

Keyleth: Oh, man...Oh, I can taste the colors...

YN: Oh, god. Nope, nope...don't want to barf.

Garmelie, who's sitting by the branch while laughing and drawing in his book.

Garmelie: (Smiles.) Oh, this will be a good one.

Percy: I'm going to guess you had something to do with this.

Garmelie: (Smiles.) Well, you guess wrong. Garmelie was merely the traveler on this journey. For you next journey, the IronBreaker awaits, and then the Shademurk.

Vex: (Confused.) Ironbreaker and Shademurk?

Garmelie: The ring of yours as well as the bow. The lake and the tree you seek lies there. You all manage to legitimately entertain, so Garmelie will guide you. If you accept his help?

YN: All in favor for letting Garmelie guide us?

Everyone except Percy raise their hands. Percy folded his arms as he grunts.

Percy: You're the expert.

Garmelie: (Chuckles.) Then our first stop, is the Lake of Stranded. Where the ring lies.

Garmelie goes ahead for the rest follows him.

YN: Percy, this Lake of Stranded. Is there something you know of?

Percy: There wasn't much to know of it. Only that once you enter the lake, you'll never come back.

YN: ....So be it.