"You must stand back!"
"It's a mimic, I'm not that worried…"
The Scorching Inferno had a massive longsword that gleamed in reds and gold, embedded in a dark metal that was barely visible around the edge. The sword glowed with runes all over as he was in a battle stance against a chest.
Meanwhile, Hotaru stood behind him, sealing her lips shut tight and staring.
"Oh, so you know about this thing," he turned to look at her.
"It's an amorphous creature, somewhat of a cousin to slimes. They can take most shapes and can shift their colours for camouflage.
But a lot of adventurers handbooks easily teach you how to identify them. For one, they lack a seam where the latch would open it; also, with a right enough angle, you'll notice that its texture doesn't look like wood or metal should."
