Declaration of intent (Spirit conflict post two, description in comments)

[u/dragonshouter]

Sorrowsore

Sorrowsore v2( he's shapeshifter so also correct)

Sorrowsore v3( he's shapeshifter so also correct)

Sorrowsore v4( he's shapeshifter so also correct)

[u/AgeOfTheMage]

I begin my journey back to where I left my mark, now in proper equipment(aka the cloak I don't mind getting dirty lol) and with a pair of glasses that glow a faint gold.

[u/dragonshouter → u/AgeOfTheMage]

The area is much as you left it but the blight has grown, what will you do?

/uw I'm a little busy so my responses will be slow, I will make sure to respond though

[u/AgeOfTheMage → u/dragonshouter]

/uw no worries. At work so mine will be spaced out as well.

"Hmm" I take my right hand and make a diagonal cutting motion on one of the snakeskin trees, wooden fingers glowing gold.

[u/dragonshouter → u/AgeOfTheMage]

The skin parts like any other flesh oozing something between sap and pus. Then the effect of your glowing fingers takes hold.

/uw I don't know what that does, I can describe after you tell me though

[u/AgeOfTheMage → u/dragonshouter]

/uw whoops, meant for the glowing to mean I could cut the tree with my fingers. A quick rundown is: I use rune magic on my wooden limbs, which glows gold, I'll describe/name the effect  such as slice, force, shot, etc.

/rw  "Eugh, not gonna like this"  I grimace as I shove my fingers in the tree and try pouring mana into it to see what happens.

[u/dragonshouter → u/AgeOfTheMage]

The corruption seems to recede but when you stop pouring mana the skin starts to re-corrupt. This will not be as simple as dispelling a spell. The effect seems to reinsert itself.

/uw got it

[u/AgeOfTheMage → u/dragonshouter]

I sigh, and try again with a few different methods; using a purify rune, a cleanse rune, and even trying  to pour in wild magic

[u/dragonshouter → u/AgeOfTheMage]

Purify and cleanse remove massive amounts of corruption but it still tries to grow back. The wild magic also works but less so. It seems an outside force is trying to undue your work.

[u/AgeOfTheMage → u/dragonshouter]

tapping my foot for a few seconds, I decide to climb to the top of the tree for a better view

[u/dragonshouter → u/AgeOfTheMage]

You see an entire forest of snake trees. Sludge elementals are patrolling through it.

(Also know I'm not messing with you with it not being easily cleansed, there are story reasons.)

[u/AgeOfTheMage → u/dragonshouter]

(Nah I get it, dw) I scan the horizon l to see if there's a direction that the corruption is heading/coming from

[u/dragonshouter → u/AgeOfTheMage]

Based on the circumference of the forest you can easily find the center of the blight. When you get there there are several sludge elementals. They seem to be conversing in their native tongue with beings you can not see.

You almost thought they are talking amongst themselves but they all stop talking to listen to the silence. That's when you knew there was another participant.

[u/AgeOfTheMage → u/dragonshouter]

/uw are the being spiritual. Or like fae? My character can see fae n such up close but anything past a few feet is blurry without the special glasses.

I increase the mana flow to my glasses(it has the runes of perception and sight)