Second session of The Abyss: Finding the Cheagle Forest .
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After the apple incident the last day, Luke and Tear go to find the Cheagle Forest, to see if those creatures stole the food of the town or not, and to check on Master Ion. So we go searching for the forest. I find a lot of places, but I seem unable to find the place. Also I have to point out that the game suffers severe slow downs if more than one enemy appears on the overworld while I'm travelling. Could it be my 3DS showing its age, or does it happen to everyone? Anyway, I grind a bit, I buy gear and weapons, I try to run away from the birds (those enemies do a lot of damage, surprisingly) and I finally find the forest.
There, we see Master Ion being attacked by hyennas and other monsters (Professor Birch?), but he throws a spell and kills them all. He falls to de ground tired, and our protagonists go to his aid. They talk a bit. Apparently Tear is also a member of the Order of the Lorelei, and the sister of Van Grants. But wait a minute. Didn't she try to kill Grants at the beginning of the game? Luke asks her about it, but he gets ignored in favour of the pursue of the cheagles.
I suppose the cheagles are the mascots of the game. Big heads, little bodies, big puppy eyes, they only say miau... They are designed to be kawaii, I'm sure they sold a lot of plushies in Japan.
They find a cheagle, and they follow it to their nesting grounds. And yes, they stole the food. Apparently, one child cheagle burnt down a part of the forest and other predators ended up with no food. Under the threat of being devoured, the cheagles steal the food of the town. Luke decides not to help them in a rather rude maner (he's kind of a dick all the time, but I suppose that is part of his character arc), but they eventually decide to help the things. The elder cheagle (just a cheagle with beard and moustache) sends the kid cheagle responsible for the fire with the team, to go and talk to the predators. Annnd, that's it for today. I have work to do.
