Lava Lizard hunting (mission)

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Looking for eggs. 

19% find chance +4% from S rank Scent 
23% 

Lizard, Lava
Rank: ""
Type: Rare, Small, Mystical Beast
Effect: Lava lizards are highly aggressive creatures that inhabit regions of intense heat, such as the mouths of volcanoes or around streams and pools of lava.
Special: Preparation: ---; Duration: Instant
Drawback: ---
Description: Lava lizards are highly aggressive creatures that inhabit regions of intense heat, such as the mouths of volcanoes or around streams and pools of lava. The lava lizard is about 4 feet in length and has six legs. They weigh an average of 140 pounds. They have extremely hard, razor-sharp claws on all their feet. Their hide is a dark red color and is quite tough. The lava lizard’s mouth is full of long, sharp teeth that inject a fiery red venom into their victims when bitten. This venom is extremely hot and causes immediate burns and internal damage. On the beginning of the round that a being is bitten by a lava lizard, and for the next 3 rounds, they must make a Fortitude Save or take 12 Armour Points of Damage. Their bite does 10 Armour Points of Damage while their claws deal 7 Armour Points of Damage.
Yields: The Poison can be removed from the poison sack. Lava Lizard eggs are valuable. These eggs average about 1 inch in length. They are dark-red with brown blotches. The insides of these eggs are light-red with a brown yolk.
Diet: Carnivore; Intelligence Animal; Activity: Day; Alignment: Neutral; Organization: Solitary; Number Appearing: 1-4; Region: Mountain; Identification: Easy; Cultivation: Very Difficult; Skills: —; Innate Abilities: Low-light Vision. Natural Armour +10. Venom.
Limit: Must know Monster Lore for Mountain Regions. 19% chance in finding.
Cost:

Shiki started his next climb up the mountains of the land of hot springs. This was going to be a difficult one. It was going to be much more difficult of an experience than he was normally used too. But that was irrelevant. He had all his gear that he might need for this hunting trip. His tight fitting heat-resistant clothing. Shiki had brought all his cultivation supplies inside of his monster hunting assault pack. He brought several jars and vials as well as his sword Thanatos that was encrusted with his valuable gem-stones. 

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Shiki started moving up the cragged rock surface up the mountain side. He knew there were lave lizards at the top of this mountain. Specifically because of his hunters quarry. He had spent a good bit of time listening at a tavern while a couple locals were having a discussion about the lizards. These monsters were known for being incredibly aggressive. Shiki wasn't really looking forward to fighting one of these. Rather what he was really after was one of the eggs. He just needed to climb a bit further. 

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Shiki already had his plan made out. He was gonna walk to the top of the volcano and use some of the rotting meat he had let expire from a sloth he had slain not too long ago. Once he had found a nest he would simply toss the meat out away from the nest and hopefully cause the mother to leave the nest for a short while. As she did Shiki would scamper down, grab the eggs and then run back up the vertical cliff wall. It all sounded well and good. It was time to see if this actually happened. 

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Shiki finally reached the zenith of the caldera and looked down at the massive pools of lave and heat waves that were coming off the ground. Shiki put his fingers together and started weaving the hand signs for his shadow Jutsu. Releasing the jutsu Shiki was now nothing more then a shadow on the edge of a black volcanic caldera. Shiki started his decent down into the volcano looking for the exact lizard he would need to find. 

[Madame Loki]

HA!!!!! You FIND NOTHING!!!

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Shiki started moving down the side of the caldera. There were lizards all around him. None seemed aware of his presence yet.  But Shiki was happy that that was the case. What he was looking for was a large female lizard. Those would be the most likely to be the one with a clutch of eggs. Shiki kept slinking through the shadows looking for the right lizard. It was stifling hot and Shiki was already sweating. 

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As he moved he could see the dark red pools of cooling magma that were all around him. There were distortion in the heat waves around him as he started getting ready for finding his proper quarry. He was getting close. He could feel the sensation of the beast that he was looking for get nearer and nearer as he closed the distance between the two of them. Shiki saw a massive lake of lava in front of him separating the two. 

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Shiki didn't really know any type of jutsu that would help him traverse lava. Shiki reached into his backpack and pulled out a small canteen of water. Taking several large gulps of the hot water he continued to move along the bank of the lava lake. This would be the area that the lizards would most likely lay their eggs. In fact Shiki noticed several broken and discarded egg shells along the side of the floor. He was getting near his mark. 

[Madame Loki]

Lava Lizard Found!

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Shiki crept over to the edge of the nest. Thats where he saw the massive lizard. It was a big ol' girl surrounded by a bank of lava. Shiki used his shadow form to creep up to the point where he was about 20 meters from the monster. Knowing that its scent probably reached up about 10 meters or so. (that was the strength of his scent.) He observed the mother handling the clutch of eggs that were in its bed of rocks. 

Shiki tossed the piece of rotting meat out of the entrance of the den. When the meat landed it started to steam from the hot rocks on the ground. Shiki let the pungent aroma fill the air as the mother slowly came out of the den. As she went go pick up the meat Shiki darted into the cave and wrapped his hands around the egg. He almost dropped it, it was that scalding. Grabbing the egg and wrapping it in a bundle of cloth Shiki started running up the side of the mountain without looking back.  

Once he got the egg he took out a Doka hand warmer and lit it. Placing the egg in the small handwarmer Shiki started walking back towards the coven. It was time for him to return the egg.