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Have you recently received an invitation to raid the Elafi Dungeon?
Is that person recruiting a large-scale party?
Leave that party with your friends right now.
People fear things that overwhelm them — and then begin to worship them.
Just as a human might seem like a god to a tiny flea, wouldn't a human, upon seeing a creature that surpasses them, think of it as a 'god' and worship it?
There exists a deer monster named Elafi — also known as the Lord of the Forest.
Elafi spreads a Misty Forest wherever it roams, disorienting anyone trapped within.
Push through the fog and tangled underbrush, stumble forward in confusion, and suddenly — silence falls.
When Elafi's massive hooves brush past the dew-soaked weeds in the mist, every plant and animal in the forest holds its breath.
Even the tiniest insects.
Wander the Misty Forest long enough after losing your way, and you will inevitably encounter a deer of staggering size.
Its build far surpasses any ordinary mountain beast, and its height towers well beyond half a tree — truly magnificent.
Its thick black antlers, weathered by the ages, branch like the limbs of a centuries-old tree and stretch high into the sky.
Doesn't just imagining it send a shiver down your spine?
It is no surprise at all that some people revere Elafi as the lord of the forest — or even as a forest god.
Even though Elafi is an ugly monster driven by the most hideous gluttony imaginable.
Those trapped in the Misty Forest wander like moths in a pitch-black night, only to meet their end inside Elafi's stomach.
Truly tragic.
Elafi seems like a creature designed to be worshipped as a god.
It would be one thing if it only had a majestic appearance and the raw power to tear a person apart in an instant. But Elafi has one more special trait.
The round orbs that dangle from Elafi's antlers.
There are two colors: a sky-blue orb, nearly white, and a dark indigo orb, nearly black.
They look like ripe, plump fruit in season, or perhaps like sap collected and hardened on a tree trunk.
People call the sky-blue orbs on Elafi's antlers Tikiki.
And the dark indigo orbs are called Rapiri.
Dissolving these orbs in hot water and drinking the mixture causes various wondrous effects.
Tikiki, when dissolved and consumed, can resurrect one of the poor souls swallowed by Elafi by transforming them into a fairy!
And Rapiri, when dissolved and consumed, draws your deepest desires and dreams closer to reality.
Thanks to Tikiki and Rapiri, Elafi has become a god to certain humans.
It is also called prosperity worship.
A faith where one devotes everything to a god in hopes of receiving blessings.
Those desperate in spirit will do anything for even the smallest grain of fortune.
Those whose hearts overflow with greed will stop at nothing to obtain Elafi's Rapiri.
They offer countless people to Elafi, not hesitating even at human sacrifice.
So if someone organizes a party to hunt Elafi — be careful.
They may intend to sacrifice you to Elafi in exchange for Rapiri.
Tips for those who have already entered Alfheim Dungeon to fight Elafi:
There is one way to tell whether you have been marked as a sacrificial offering.
Check whether the party leader is leaving certain 'marks' along the path.
If they have promised to offer sacrifices to Elafi, Elafi teaches them the 'Mark of the Sacrificed.' By leaving the Mark along the route, Elafi follows the marks and spreads its Misty Forest.
If you don't want to be helplessly devoured by Elafi, carve the 'Mark of the Sacrificed' on your own forehead.
That way, Elafi will mistake you for the one who prepared the feast in its honor and leave you uneaten.
Oh, you want to fight Elafi and take all its Rapiri and Tikiki?
If Elafi dies, all the Rapiri and Tikiki disappear — so don't bother.
You want to fight Elafi and escape the Misty Forest?
Haha, I wish you the best of luck.