"Fuck!" said Isabelle as another stabbing pain echoed through her guts. She started to quiver.
[Warning]
[Evacuation imminent]
"You really don't know what's happening to me?!" Isabelle asked the Phoenixborn.
"No, I honestly have no clue," he replied.
Isabelle felt an awful bubbling and gurgling coarse through her body like her entire person had become a cauldron. It was the most disgusting, horrible feeling she had ever felt, and it didn't stop. The only thing Isabelle could hear over the constant rumbling, roaring, and screaming within her was the Phoenixborn's voice.
"I'm sorry this is causing you some distress."
That's not what it feels like, she wanted to tell him. This was torment. This felt like doom, and the system warnings didn't help any either.
[Warning]
[Evacuation imminent]
[Prepare to vacate]
The system was saying to move! Move, or risk impaction? Isabelle was so confused, and even now it took her effort just to get her legs to cooperate.
The pain had faded slightly now, which was nice, but it made moving a bit harder than it should've been.
"Here, you look dizzy, I'll help you," said the Phoenixborn.
Isabelle had to do this now, after all, and it would be easier with her arms around him. With her face close to his she could finally understand something about the way he spoke.
[Warning]
[Warning]
Isabelle looked up at the Phoenixborn. It felt strange having such a clear view of him while he looked down at her like that, but for the first time, she really felt like she was getting some sense of his appearance. His eyes were large, with a small black pupil that seemed to be surrounded by swirling redness.
"Hi," said Isabelle.
"Um, hello," said the Phoenixborn. "Come on, let's get you off the airship."
The Phoenixborn led Isabelle down the loading ramp and onto the dusty ground. She was still in terrible pain, and each step felt like daggers in her intestines.
"What the hell did you do to her?!" asked Tahsi Junior with his hands on his hips. "Don't worry, Isabelle, I'll heal you right up!"
The Phoenixborn just smiled awkwardly. The kobold-dragon didn't appear to know how to answer. He didn't speak, he didn't react, but he looked incredibly angry.
Isabelle tried to move, but the Phoenixborn held her tight. She felt a lot safer with him holding her, despite feeling so much discomfort.
"What?" she said. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, never mind," said Tahsi Junior, his face reddening as he tried to hold back the flames in his eyes.
[Warning]
[Warning]
Isabelle felt herself start to lose consciousness, and it took everything she had just to hang on to a semblance of awareness. She was so tired.
She wasn't ready yet. Her mind couldn't process any more information. Everything hurt too much, and now her vision was starting to go gray. The Phoenixborn was holding her, protecting her somehow from all the pain. He was so kind to her, but she almost wanted to die anyway. This whole situation had been too much for her to bear.
A single tear rolled down her cheek, but before she could think about it too deeply, her vision began to black out.
[Warning]
[Warning]
The system began sending warnings at an alarming rate now.
[Evacuation imminent]
[Prepare to vacate]
[Alert!]
[Warning]
Isabelle felt herself getting heavier as her consciousness started to slip away.
And then, suddenly, a moment of clarity. Terrible, horrifying clarity.
With a deep tingling in her bones, in her body, Isabelle finally knew what all of the error messages had been referring to. She finally understood.
The truth was far worse than she had ever imagined. The system warned her that if she did not evacuate immediately, then it would soon become impossible for her to live through the day.
Isabelle tried to say something, but she was only able to mumble inaudibly into her hands. The only sound that she made was a faint gurgling. Was this due to the system, or due to her own stress? It was anyone's guess.
But she was going to survive.
Isabelle pulled together all of her strength, all of her energy, and pushed the Phoenixborn away.
"What?!" said the Phoenixborn in surprise.
"No," said Isabelle, struggling to form a coherent sentence despite the fact that everything felt like it was moving at a snail's pace. "I can't... do that anymore."
"What do you mean, you won't..." began the Phoenixborn. And then, he stopped. Tahsi Junior was standing in his way. “Back off, asshole! You’ve already hurt her enough!” he said. “I haven’t hurt her at all!” said the Phoenixborn.
Tahsi Junior just laughed. "Yeah right, buddy. Look at her, she's in terrible shape." He looked at Isabelle with disgust. "Don't even bother trying to deny it!"
"I have no desire to hurt you at all, Isabelle," said the Phoenixborn, sounding genuinely apologetic.
[Warning]
Isabelle couldn't help but feel a little sorry for him, which she was ashamed of. She tried with all of her energy and might to talk to them, although it felt nearly impossible.
“Look, you two, why don’t you both just get lost before this gets any worse?” she commanded.
[Warning]
“What?! What the hell is wrong with you?" said Tahsi Junior. "Are you crazy?"
"What are you talking about? Why would I want that?" replied the Phoenixborn.
It wasn't easy for Isabelle to make her voice loud enough, but she somehow managed to force her vocal chords to vibrate. "I want to be alone!”
“But how can I heal you then?” asked Tahsi Junior.
“I don’t need healing," said Isabelle as firmly as she could. "Go away and leave me alone.”
She had no idea if her voice would come out clearly or not, but at least it was clear enough for her to convey that sentiment to the pair of kobold-dragons. It was a simple request, but it meant everything to her right now.
Isabelle felt herself getting weaker. It was hard to keep standing, especially because her vision was getting blurry. She would have to act soon.
[Warning]
[You are now taking damage due to impaction]
[-1 hp]
[Warning!]
Tahsi Junior's voice became louder. He was furious, angry and ready to fight. "I think you'd better back off buddy!"
"No!" the Phoenixborn yelled back. His voice rang loud through the cave system. "I won't abandon her."
“Well, you're gonna have a really bad time of it then! You see these things?" Tahsi Junior flexed his claws.
“Oh my gods, get over yourself,” said the Phoenixborn.
“Tahsi Junior, Phoenixborn, get the fuck out of here!” barked Isabelle. She was running out of time.
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[-1 hp]
“Oh hell no,” said Tahsi Junior. “I’m in your party, and I see what damage you’re taking right now. I’m not going anywhere!!”
“Fine!” Isabelle said. She had to accept it. She was not going to be spared the embarrassment she feared to face.
[-2 hp]
Isabelle assumed a squatting position.
[Warning]
[Warning]
Isabelle couldn't help herself. There was nothing else she could do to save herself.
[-2 hp]
"No," said the Phoenixborn, shaking his head. “Dear gods, no.”
[Warning!]
She heard them coming toward her, but it didn't matter. Isabelle was already on the verge of death. Her only option was to do what had to be done, and do it right here and right now.
She reached for her armored pants, hoping to keep at least a little bit of dignity and not have to unequip all of her clothing. Thankfully, she was able to pull them down.
“Wait, what?” said Tahsi Junior.
Tahsi Junior wasn't the only one who was shocked by Isabelle's decision.
“Hey, she’s mooning me!” said the voice of the halfling.
Isabelle rolled her eyes. She tried to speak, tried to cry out for some privacy, but she was in too much pain and agony to do anything at all other than start pushing.
“I am so confused,” said Tahsi Junior.
And then, Isabelle let forth a terrible bout of flatulence. But what happened next completely surprised even her, because after the sound of that fart had ended, it became louder.
It wasn't one sound, rather it seemed like an entire chorus of gasps of air that sounded like they were going to burst out of her at any moment. And as she was in a squatting position, Isabelle could feel the warm trickle running down her thighs and legs from between her legs, where it had seeped through the legs of her armor into her skin. She felt it running along her backside, too. Obviously, her aim wasn’t as good as she’d hoped.
The Phoenixborn laughed.
Tahsi Junior was in disbelief.
The halfling looked away with disgust.
Isabelle let another sound emerge from deep within her bowels. It sounded like a cross between a moan of agony and an exhale.
[Warning!]
“Holy fuck!” Tahsi Junior yelled. He jumped back, covering his face and neck with his arms to shield himself from whatever would come next.
[Warning]
[Evacuation progress: 25%]
“Fuck’s sake!” said Isabelle.
Then, she felt another terrible bubbling and gurgling. She could feel herself emptying her bowels as they loosened. A terrible slurry began spilling out of her anus and down onto the ground of the dusty road below. It was coming out in a torrent, and she had no control over the process.
She felt the pressure inside her begin to lift as the liquid poured out of her lower stomach until it stopped at the point where it met the rest of her body, and began to pool there on the ground around her feet.
And then she heard something that she hadn't expected to hear. The sound of a voice filled with genuine pity and concern for the player who had so much ahead of her to lose, including her dignity and pride.
"No," the Phoenixborn yelled. "I can't believe it!"
[Warning]
[Warning]
The halfling looked up to see the same thing, only to be disgusted once more. He covered his head with both hands as he continued to watch the poor girl who at this moment had so much more than just her clothes ruined.
But that wasn’t it. Isabelle was still in a lot of pain, and it quickly became clear to her that this was far from over. Her insides began to churn violently, forcing her to squeeze her legs together tightly to hold everything in place as well as to protect the others. And with a terrible, painful cry of agony, Isabelle let another round of flatulence pour out of her.
And she knew then why people had used the expression, "bursting ass cheeks." Because that was exactly what it sounded like when all the gas erupted from deep within her colon as it escaped into the air all at once.
She let out one more cry, which sent another wave of hot, wet fart escaping out from between her cheeks in an arc that seemed to circle around her legs before continuing its path down to her feet where it formed a large pool of shit on the ground below. It smelled horrible, and it stank to high heaven.
Finally, Isabelle could not take any more of it, and she screamed in anguish, letting it all go into a violent eruption. All the liquid shit that had pooled at her feet suddenly turned back inside out as her bowels exploded and ejected even more onto the road around her. It was even more liquid now than it had been moments ago, but the consistency didn't change. Isabelle felt herself fill up like some kind of giant bladder as her intestines and rectum emptied themselves out into the air for everyone to see. The sounds were horrific, and the stench was unbearable.
"This is disgusting," said Tahsi Junior. He was so repulsed by the scene in front of him that he couldn't even bring himself to look away. His mouth fell open at the sight.
Isabelle had no choice but to sit there helplessly, her body completely spent as she was unable to do anything more than cry for relief as a stream of flatus continued to flow out of her asshole as if the gods were forcing her anus and digestive system to empty itself out for them. And in the meantime, a large mass of shit covered the road and her legs and body with a thick layer of shit that quickly turned into something that could have only been described as a brown mud.
Finally, Isabelle was able to stop. The pain was excruciating, and her intestines felt like they would tear. Her insides were filled with liquid shit. She had never felt so much discomfort and pain. Her stomach burned and felt on fire as it slowly emptied out the last of her food that had not been digested yet. All the air she had taken in earlier came rushing out from between her cheeks, causing her to let out a loud fart that lasted for far too long. She gasped for air, and tears ran down her face as she felt every drop of piss leave her. And all that she had left inside her was a single bowel movement that made every other experience she'd ever had with her bowels seem like nothing at all.
Tahsi Junior took a few steps forward to get a better look and saw her anus begin to slowly deflate while the shit continued to pour out onto the ground until it stopped and formed yet another pile around Isabelle's feet. Her body seemed to relax, and after one last groan of agony she slumped down. She was finished. All the shit she'd been holding in for days finally burst and poured out.
Tears streamed down her face. She was humiliated. She knew exactly what the people behind her could see. It was a complete mess. Her bowels and guts were empty of anything else, but her anus kept contracting as if she wanted to push more of what had been expelled from her body back into it. But she knew it was hopeless. She didn't have any control over her body, and she had nothing left inside of her. There was no way she was going to be able to make more farts or diarrhea come out, so why try? She'd done everything she could.
[Evacuation process: 100%]
[Evacuation completed]
[Achievement unlocked: evacuate your bowels]
It was over now, and as such, it felt good. Isabelle relaxed her stomach muscles and let her legs spread slightly apart so that she could rest her feet on the ground, then leaned forward and put her elbows on her knees, letting out long and slow gasps of air. She couldn't stand anymore, as her legs wouldn't move. She was just tired, but it felt like it would feel even better to just fall asleep right here, right now.
[Notice: you're ready to level up]
Wait. Really? Had taking a shit through the system for the first time since reincarnating given Isabelle enough XP to level up?
[Clarification: Yes]
Well, at least there was something good about the shitty situation she'd found herself in.
"Holy shit, Isabelle," said Tahsi Junior. "You practically gave birth."
"I'm done." Isabelle couldn't believe that she had just taken a shit like that. "How am I ever going to take care of myself now?"
Isabelle's body was completely spent. Every single part of it hurt. Her stomach was full of cramps, her asshole burned with pain, and her bladder ached with every little movement she made. All she wanted to do was lie down and close her eyes. That seemed like an easy thing to do now that she wasn't feeling any need to take more farts or diarrhea or whatever out of herself anymore.
[Notice: you're ready to level up]
"Isabelle, there's a shower on the airship," said the halfling. "Just, um, if you're interested." He looked at the ground beneath his feet for a while, doing his best not to stop on any shit while thinking of what
he should say next. He didn't know what to do. This was so awkward. But there was no helping it. Isabelle needed a shower. There was nothing else that he could think to offer her now.
"Yes," Isabelle said quietly. "Yes, please." ***
[Shower complete]
[Achievement unlocked: take a shower]
[Notice: you're ready to level up]
Isabelle equipped a towel and walked out onto the deck of the airship. She took a deep breath of fresh air.
It smelled clean, and Isabelle found that she could almost forget the veritable tsunami of shit that she'd unleashed only an hour earlier. It was then she noticed that the airship was moving. It was bobbing along through the sky at quite a clip.
"Uh, what the fuck's going on?" asked Isabelle.
"Isabelle!" said Tahsi Junior. He was eating a sandwich. "Would you like a bite of this sandwich I just made?"
[Notice: you're ready to level up]
"...I'm good, thanks," said Isabelle, although her stomach felt quite empty. "Why is the airship moving? Where the hell are we going?"
"Oh, Jopher set it up to fly over towards the Tufa. You know, those rock people I wanted to go meet to help with my dad and the huge mess he's gotten himself into with the Choxian Cult?" said Tahsi Junior.
"Oh. That makes sense," said Isabelle, but then she realized something that wasn't making sense at all. "Who the hell is Jopher, and what in the hell kind of a name is that, anyway?"
[Notice: you're ready to level up]
"It's old halflingish," said the halfling, who'd apparently been standing behind Isabelle the whole time. "And it's my name. Jopher Truepot. I'd appreciate if you didn't insult my ancestors, considering the fact that you're not really in a position to act superior to any of us. Even if you are a player with a system."
"Yeah, well, you have a stupid name, so don't be getting pissy about it!" Isabelle snapped. She turned to the Tahsi Junior. "Listen, just how long is this going to take?"
Tahsi Junior took another bite of his sandwich. "I don't know. Why don't you go ask the Phoenixborn? He's the one powering the ship with his... phoenix powers, or whatever... I don't know, I missed that whole bit."
[Notice: you're ready to level up]
Isabelle smirked. Maybe she would. Yes, she would go see that Phoenixborn and give him a piece of her mind. She turned away from Tahsi Junior and then noticed something embarassing.
"Um, Tahsi Junior?" Isabelle asked.
"What?"
"Where's the Phoenixborn again?"
"He's in the cabin over to the right," said Tahsi Junior.
[Notice: you're ready to level up]
Isabelle thanked him curtly and walked towards the cabin. Its door was slightly ajar and she pushed it open a crack before stepping
inside. She could barely see anything but steam, and she heard a soft, deep groaning.
Isabelle pushed the door open. The air felt warm on her face, and that was nice. But what she saw inside the cabin, past the steam, made her jaw open so wide in shock that Isabelle lost her grip on her towel, allowing it to unequip and slip onto the floor.
[Notice: you're ready to level up]
Worse still, she'd never even remembered to level up.