Big Brain Time

As soon as I could I turned into a wolf as part of those cloaks we get from the wall and took off. Down the hall I smelled ocean as I ran headfirst into a trip wire trap. Luckily, I only got a glancing blow from the toppled pillar. I saw one of the wall reinforce as I rolled up and decided to try and shove my weight into it by bouncing off. Didn't budge and was made of a volcanic glass that cut my paws up pretty good. Rose rolled up and started her standard wall solutions. I shifted back and helped her pry the damn thing down. Once we finally got in, the Okami guards rushed in to help. They were met with a ton of little spider monsters and a few of those brain dog things. I squished a few spiders as one of the dogs hit me. I turned and tore into the ting as a brain as big as I am rose outta a lake of water with a bunch of tentacles. The Okami say not to look at it and that they sent word to the White Witch with some glowing knives and lots of their own blood. Well good thing too because they weren't looking so hot and Rose got the message too late and seemed to be locked up. I rush to her to shake her back awake and grab the collar of one of the guard and shove them back through the doorway. The Giant brain slammed it's tentacles down with a massive shockwave that seemed to down another Okami. I'd rather fight this thing on our terms with the rest of the team. I guess the others found the previous assailant that zapped Rose and having trouble there. We got into the hall, but weren't finished. The brain dog followed and between the two remaining conscious guard and me, we squimched it. Then the lake brain sent another shockwave. I called for someone to shut the door and grabbed the out Okami and fought the pain of the cuts on my feet to get everyone away. The brain wasn't done yet and shot us with lightning felling the third guard. I roared out for someone to shut the fucking door. That one got through and we were able to break line of sight at least.
Bloodily with two guards in my arms and one more being carried by the last guard we were able to toggle the doors fast enough for us to regroup without incident. I slumped against the wall exhausted and nearly unconscious. I guess Alroy was in a dire situation himself as the White Witch herself was scolding him as he lay in Quinn's arms. Rose and I informed the group of the lake brain in the last room. They started to discuss our situation as Quinn miraculously brought back one of the Okami. I guess in our fighting three of them actually died. Didn't really have time to check, but at least we can give the others a proper sendoff. While Quinn was helping everyone else get healed with all his divine healing, the Witch had a meeting with Alroy behind an absolutely ripped ice golem looking guy. If I hadn't just ben beaten so badly, Id have liked to spar with him. After they came back out, Alroy said that this brain wasn't the only one, others a few weeks ride away are in the surrounding area. He continued with that we cannot fight the thing with what we got at the moment, and that they spawn brain worms to implant that take over other creatures. I threw out a few suggestions of explosions and possibly even entombing the thing to seal it away to starve. He didn't seem to keen on that with it's whole magical presence or something, w/e I was gust buying more resting time. The Witch left while we were talking and came to the decision to leave for now. Rose and I each take one of the fallen guard to return. Faena suggested we stuff them into her bag of holding. No goddamn respect for the fallen. Quinn mentioned how they were fine with dying after chatting with the revived one. Strange customs I guess, but I assume they have their own rituals. As we made it back to the upper crypt the strangest thing, The whole place was rebuilt, cleaned, and polished as if it was brand new. I guess our new skele-friend is a bit of a clean freak.