Going_North_cal Posted February 22, 2022 Posted February 22, 2022 Doomslug graciously accepted Thaidakar's knowledge, and understood a minor amount of the gears. Doomslug understood that if the Spider hurt the Explorer, the universe would end. Harnessing Narrative power, he crushed the spider. The explorer lived, and continued to explore.
xinoehp512 he/him Posted February 22, 2022 Posted February 22, 2022 But Doomslug's knowledge was limited and incomplete. For the spider had been a critical cog in the gearworks of the universe... and now it was gone. The ripple effects of that decision would not be immediately apparent for much time yet, but they were inevitable.
NameIess Posted February 22, 2022 Posted February 22, 2022 For now, they manifested in the slightest stuttering of the gears. In a momentary grinding. The explorer halted, staring in confusion, hearing for the briefest instant a distant grinding. Then the gears went on, and the universe resumed its normal pace. For now.
xinoehp512 he/him Posted February 22, 2022 Posted February 22, 2022 The explorer went on, venturing ever closer to the center of the clockwork.
Going_North_cal Posted February 22, 2022 Posted February 22, 2022 Doomslug heard and saw the stuttering of the gears, but thought nothing of it. Ignorance, as usual, would be Doomslug's downfall.
xinoehp512 he/him Posted February 22, 2022 Posted February 22, 2022 Elsewhere, a gap in the gears let something in that should not be there.
NameIess Posted February 22, 2022 Posted February 22, 2022 An being to whom the universe's order was an insult.
NameIess Posted February 22, 2022 Posted February 22, 2022 Stretching forth his hand, he struck out against the gears around him.
Going_North_cal Posted February 22, 2022 Posted February 22, 2022 An avatar of Doomslug, a being that should have been dead. But wasn't. And it was back.
xinoehp512 he/him Posted February 22, 2022 Posted February 22, 2022 (edited) 1 minute ago, Doomslug The Destroyer said: An avatar of Doomslug, a being that should have been dead. But wasn't. And it was back. And just as soon as that, it was dead, slain by the invader. The gears fell, one by one. Slowly, for now. No one would know what was happening until it was too late. Edited February 22, 2022 by xinoehp512
Going_North_cal Posted February 22, 2022 Posted February 22, 2022 Doomslug breathed a sigh of relief as his avatar was slain. Everything was fine, for now.
NameIess Posted February 22, 2022 Posted February 22, 2022 But the being was not content. This destruction came too slowly for his liking. So he sought the center. The source of all the order in this universe.
xinoehp512 he/him Posted February 22, 2022 Posted February 22, 2022 He strode forwards, one step at a time, moving closer and closer- But what was this? A barrier, invisible yet impenetrable, constructed of pure order. He stood no hope of getting through.
Going_North_cal Posted February 22, 2022 Posted February 22, 2022 And yet he still began attemtping to break through. But someone noticed.
xinoehp512 he/him Posted February 22, 2022 Posted February 22, 2022 A clockwork beetle scurried off, carrying a message of vital import to the rulers of the universe.
AonDoor he/him Posted February 22, 2022 Posted February 22, 2022 Finally, the door got tired of sitting around in Thaidakar, so it exited backstage, causing many splinters in unwelcome places.
xinoehp512 he/him Posted February 22, 2022 Posted February 22, 2022 The grand halls of the clockwork universe felt the sting of disarray. They could not feel emotion. But they were perturbed. It was decided that only an outsider could fix what an outsider had broken.
NameIess Posted February 22, 2022 Posted February 22, 2022 Meanwhile, the being of chaos gave up. The barrier was simply impenetrable to him. No being of pure chaos could get through it. Angered, he searched the universe for a way through the barrier. But it was useless. Nothing in the universe could ever aid him. It was all purest order, not the slightest taint of chaos. Then he saw her.
Going_North_cal Posted February 22, 2022 Posted February 22, 2022 She was an outsider. She could fix the clockworks. She could help the Being of Chaos. She was of Neutrality, of helping both sides.
xinoehp512 he/him Posted February 22, 2022 Posted February 22, 2022 The being of chaos did something that he had not done for a very long time. He smiled. Patience, he thought to himself. He had waited long enough for this moment. He could wait a little while longer. --- Bell 536A scurried across the track towards the explorer, jingling repeatedly to attract her attention.
NameIess Posted February 22, 2022 Posted February 22, 2022 She glanced down at it in wonder. This universe was so strange sometimes.
xinoehp512 he/him Posted February 22, 2022 Posted February 22, 2022 536A came to a halt. There was a quiet tick-tick-tick as it rearranged its sound-making devices. "Hello, outsider," it stated.
NameIess Posted February 22, 2022 Posted February 22, 2022 "Oh, you talk? That's new. I though this universe would speak in a grinding language or something."
xinoehp512 he/him Posted February 22, 2022 Posted February 22, 2022 "We can speak in any language that there is."
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