Tower of Ghenjei: An ICanon subplot

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 hours ago, Ookla the Inverted said:

I had the same question. Seems a bit strange to go on a dangerous mission and use coffins.

“Kay, sure, fine, let’s go save TAAron!” Haly munched on a marshmallow apple. It actually sort of tasted like an apple.

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

That's it. The manipulator tied a final string, and a space in the wall next to him began to glow.

 

TAAron felt like he was growing accustomed to the void. And it was maddening.

Suddenly, he felt an odd sensation, but a gust of air from an opening door. He opened his eyes which he hadn't realized were closed, and saw a glowing rectangle floating near him. He began getting pulled towards it. It's like the glow in... in...

The prison. I remember. Desperately TAAron tried to pull himself away, but to no avail. He began getting pulled through, quickly entering then exiting out the other side.

He was in a room. Not blank like the last one had been, instead populated with a desk, some chairs, and some bookshelves. Bloodstains covered the desk, some looking fresh. Just as he entered, a door on the other side of the room closed. He sprinted at it, tearing it open. Behind it was a hallway. He barely caught a glimpse of a man carrying some sort of box rounding a corner ahead.

TAAron picked up to a sprint, rounding the corner and slowly gaining on the man as they traveled through a maze of doors and hallways. Finally, he managed to reach him, attempting to grab hold. TAAron's hands went right through the man's back. The man began laughing.

"Stupid kid. I was never even here." In a flash of the same white light, the apparition disappeared.

And TAAron was trapped once again.

@Ookla the Untitled@Ookla the BlowUpperOfStuff@Ookla the Obstinate

Edited November 28, 2022 by Ookla the Inverted
Yeah, we're doing this again

[NameIess]

Nameless opened a gateway back into the central tower of the capital and grabbed the receptionist guy. "Hey, we figured out a way past the barrier at the edge of your world. Want to come witness our epic departure?"

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

11 minutes ago, Ookla the Untitled said:

Nameless opened a gateway back into the central tower of the capital and grabbed the receptionist guy. "Hey, we figured out a way past the barrier at the edge of your world. Want to come witness our epic departure?"

Rapidly, the man pulled out a metal rod and the end sparked. A gash was cut into Nameless' face. "You shouldn't do that to people. You're lucky I saw you with the general."

[NameIess]

Just now, Ookla the Inverted said:

Rapidly, the man pulled out a metal rod and the end sparked. A gash was cut into Nameless' face. "You shouldn't do that to people. You're lucky I saw you with the general."

Nameless put a hand to his face, wincing. "Ow. Careful with that thing; I'm pretty sure I'm the only healer in my group. Still, you want to come?"

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Untitled said:

Nameless put a hand to his face, wincing. "Ow. Careful with that thing; I'm pretty sure I'm the only healer in my group. Still, you want to come?"

"I shouldn't abandon the desk. Penna?" A woman appeared from a small break room beside the booth. "Would you mind going with this man? He's an otherworlder, I think, and he wants someone to... witness his departure."

[NameIess]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Inverted said:

"I shouldn't abandon the desk. Penna?" A woman appeared from a small break room beside the booth. "Would you mind going with this man? He's an otherworlder, I think, and he wants someone to... witness his departure."

Nameless waved at Penna, hand still held to his face. "Right. whoever's coming, please hurry. We're in a bit of a rush to leave."

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

Just now, Ookla the Untitled said:

Nameless waved at Penna, hand still held to his face. "Right. whoever's coming, please hurry. We're in a bit of a rush to leave."

Raising an eyebrow, Penna stepped through the gateway. "So, what is this? Why does your departure need witnessing?"

[NameIess]

Just now, Ookla the Inverted said:

Raising an eyebrow, Penna stepped through the gateway. "So, what is this? Why does your departure need witnessing?"

Nameless snapped the gateway shut behind them, then gestured to the box lying on the ground as he stepped inside his coffin. "I told you. My group has discovered the secret to interdimensional travel from this planet. Within that box lies the secret to doing so. Consider it a parting gift to king Edmund for his kind offer of aid." With that, he closed the lid on his coffin and activated the illusion.

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

Just now, Ookla the Untitled said:

Nameless snapped the gateway shut behind them, then gestured to the box lying on the ground as he stepped inside his coffin. "I told you. My group has discovered the secret to interdimensional travel from this planet. Within that box lies the secret to doing so. Consider it a parting gift to king Edmund for his kind offer of aid." With that, he closed the lid on his coffin and activated the illusion.

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I don't really know what should happen or what Penna should be doing right now.

 

[NameIess]

Just now, Ookla the Inverted said:

 

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It'll look to her as if the coffins fell of the cliff and passed through the barrier. All she has to do is mess with the box at all to activate the actual mechanism.

 

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Untitled said:

 

Penna watched curiously as the boxes fell, and was surprised to see that they were not obliterated on contact with the void. She walked to the box, and opened it, looking inside.

[NameIess]

Just now, Ookla the Inverted said:

Penna watched curiously as the boxes fell, and was surprised to see that they were not obliterated on contact with the void. She walked to the box, and opened it, looking inside.

Inside the box was a folded up piece of paper.

Meanwhile, the now-unconscious Nameless and the rest of the party fell through the barrier and into the void between worlds.

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

Just now, Ookla the Untitled said:

Inside the box was a folded up piece of paper.

Meanwhile, the now-unconscious Nameless and the rest of the party fell through the barrier and into the void between worlds.

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how did they become unconscious

Penna opened the paper to read it.

[NameIess]

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That was part of the weave Nameless made, so that their own intent wouldn't be a problem.

 

1 minute ago, Ookla the Inverted said:

Penna opened the paper to read it.

It read: The secret to bypassing the barrier is to enter it without intending to do so.

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Untitled said:

It read: The secret to bypassing the barrier is to enter it without intending to do so.

Penna frowned. So how did they... She decided not to think about it.

I guess I'm walking back to the city.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Haly had entered the realm of dreams.

I’ve heard of this, but never done it… does this mean I’m a Dreamfolk? Or simply unnatural? Oh well, whatever works, I guess.

It was hard to explain this new plane of existence. It felt like a gateway, similar to the Belowplace, but there was no light or sight, except for the shimmers. There were shimmers of light, sound, smells, feelings—all sorts of things. Haly could tell that, if she wanted, she could access any of them.

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I’m doing this cuz I wanted to do something, but I realize maybe there’s a way to get to TAAron in this if you want to do that.

 

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

4 minutes ago, Ookla the BlowUpperOfStuff said:

Haly had entered the realm of dreams.

I’ve heard of this, but never done it… does this mean I’m a Dreamfolk? Or simply unnatural? Oh well, whatever works, I guess.

It was hard to explain this new plane of existence. It felt like a gateway, similar to the Belowplace, but there was no light or sight, except for the shimmers. There were shimmers of light, sound, smells, feelings—all sorts of things. Haly could tell that, if she wanted, she could access any of them.

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You'll probably have to repeat what you did the first time to save TAAron. First, someone (probably Nameless) is going to have to realize that TAAron is no longer in interdimensional space. Then, all of you will have to find traces of the manipulator's magic. This is also probably something that Nameless can do. Then, you can all work together on getting there and saving TAAron. After that, it's either straight to Ghenjei or you can do some investigating to try and get to the manipulator. In that case, I can kind of be a DM as you guys snoop around to fell you what you find.

 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Ookla the Inverted said:

 

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What DID she do the first time? I legit don’t remember XD

 

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

3 minutes ago, Ookla the BlowUpperOfStuff said:

 

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I believe that Haly used her new special lerasium magic powers to basically Find TAAron's prison from the magical traces in the Clinic. Might be a bit more complicated now, since he was yoinked out of interdimensional space. Still, Nameless or someone could sense the magic while they are in interdimensional space and then she could do the thing. I don't really know, you all can jsut try things and I'll tell you if they work or not. It's hard to think of all the possibilities off the top of my head.

 

Edited November 30, 2022 by Ookla the Inverted
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[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Ookla the Inverted said:

 

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If she could find a dream of where he is she might be able to do that (if she loses control, which is under MY control and so I can control). That’s my idea.

 

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

1 minute ago, Ookla the BlowUpperOfStuff said:

 

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Well go ahead and do whatever (withing reason). No one is stopping you.

 

[Ranryu she/her]

22 hours ago, Ookla the Inverted said:

 

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Penna = feather? (I definitely don't have a character with that name)  Also if this next thing doesn't fit with what's been going on, someone please tell me. I lost track of the plot.

 

22 hours ago, Ookla the BlowUpperOfStuff said:

 

 

On 11/27/2022 at 10:17 PM, Ookla the Untitled said:

 

It read: The secret to bypassing the barrier is to enter it without intending to do so.

Wynn was frustrated for multiple reasons. 

"Will someone please tell me what we're doing?" she asked. "You guys and your quadruple magic systems. It's driving me insane!"

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

4 minutes ago, Ookla the Obstinate said:

 

 

Wynn was frustrated for multiple reasons. 

"Will someone please tell me what we're doing?" she asked. "You guys and your quadruple magic systems. It's driving me insane!"

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You all are already in interdimensional space, kind of just waiting on Nameless to navigate it or something. If you look near the top of this page, you can also see that TAAron got kidnapped! And the name wasn't really meant to mean anything, the feather thing is just a coincidence.

 

[Ranryu she/her]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Inverted said:

 

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Okay good to know. Are the characters still unconscious?