The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

11 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

Glass, I’ll kindly ask you to be quiet about Madness and the Archstone.

My lips are sealed.

 

20 minutes ago, NameIess said:

The Great Wizard nodded. "I am he, I have met some of you I have met before, when I quested for the spear of Instakans, and I did communicate with the Dreamsmith about the Plotblades."

Shoe waved hello. It'd been a minute since he'd seen the wizard last.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

4 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

The coins bounced harmlessly off his metal armor, and the metal core supporting the flame in his chest.

Erif frowned. For some reason, he hadn't noticed the blue lines before. Perhaps they had been too faint to be noticed.

Oh well. Might as well try.

He Pulled on the core as hard as he could.

[NameIess]

25 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

"Yes we did!" said Nogard proudly. "Wow! What are the odds that the one wizard I know just so happens to be the Great Wizard? Anyways. We went to the Council of Brave Adventurers and the Brave Adventurer accused you of concealing the existence of two powerful Plotblades. Do you know what's up with that?"

"Yes Nogard, I do. I did conceal the existence of those two Plotblades. I concealed their existence because they were too powerful. Even in the hands of the Brave Adventurers, they would be too powerful. So I hid their existence, and searched for them on my own."

21 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

Hey! No narrator! Unless you want to be subject to Madness of course.

Tull was shaking on the ground.

—————

Wrath fell from the sky, chest alight with fire. He stared at the people surrounding Tull. “Stand back. This is not your fight.”

Don’t worry. I’ll take care of that pesky Narrator. You just take care of the fodder. Madness said. He could see her wave her hand, and he felt her Connect to the Narrator. He grinned.

He knew what came next for her. Insanity. The loss of control. The same that was happening to the thief.

He grabbed the two Plotblades that were not Plotblades. Ah. It feels good to have them back in the grasp of the Archstone.

Glass, I’ll kindly ask you to be quiet about Madness and the Archstone.

Subversion felt agony. She felt pain beyond pain, that which could not be described, that which drove away thought, stripped away sanity. She staggered, fell to her knees, felt her mind slipping towards the void. Then she smiled.

"This... is... nothing. This pain... is not real." Despite her words, she still struggled to merely remain upright. "It is words on a page. It is fiction. I am more than words. I am..." Through sheer force of will, she started to stand. "I am a Narrator. Tull is young. He... he does not understand the truth. Not as I do. Your... attack will not work on me." She got to her feet, then stretched forth her hand. A brilliant Narrationblade formed there, glowing with the light of Chaos. "Prepare to die." If I can just gather enough strength to Narrate myself away from here, I'll talk to Nogard for an hour!

15 minutes ago, Immortal Platypus said:

"Ow. Is there any way to do that less painfully?" Why did he send me here?  Platypus summoned his Luxblade and advanced, dispelling the void as he walked.

I'm just gonna ignore that, cause I don't think I was supposed to hear it.

Around Platypus reality asserted itself, but the void did not merely disappear. It remained, and would remain until something was formed to replace it. 

15 minutes ago, Immortal Platypus said:

Just sayin, as a general rule of Plotblades, the more general their scope of power, the less power they have, and all 2750 pages of lore is a pretty broad scope. Alright. And civility? I'm fine without it in our heads, but not out loud I assume?

That is not a general rule of Plotblades. Plotblades hold  nigh-absolute dominion over their sphere of influence even as they draw power from it. That 2750 pages of lore? It only makes the Plotblade of Lore more powerful.

15 minutes ago, Immortal Platypus said:

That makes sense actually. Also, he didn't fight me. That was Platypus. Unless I forgot... maybe on page 1 in the inkling plot? I don't think I fought him... Do you have any more of that resonance?

Ah, yes. It was Platypus, sorry. I get you mixed up sometimes. I can do a few other things, but I'm not going to tell you what those things are.

15 minutes ago, Immortal Platypus said:

"Alright. Now, why did you do that? Convince me that you're not doing what the Brave Adventurer said you were."

The Great Wizard shrugged. "I cannot prove my innocence. I have explained as much as I can. I knew that revealing the Plotblades' existence would lead to exactly this scenario. Everyone in the Thread looking for them. And worse... the Plotblades themselves could begin to look for those who can wield them."

[xinoehp512 he/him]

7 minutes ago, NameIess said:

"Yes Nogard, I do. I did conceal the existence of those two Plotblades. I concealed their existence because they were too powerful. Even in the hands of the Brave Adventurers, they would be too powerful. So I hid their existence, and searched for them on my own."

"And the Brave Adventurer wants that power for himself?"

7 minutes ago, NameIess said:

The Great Wizard shrugged. "I cannot prove my innocence. I have explained as much as I can. I knew that revealing the Plotblades' existence would lead to exactly this scenario. Everyone in the Thread looking for them. And worse... the Plotblades themselves could begin to look for those who can wield them."

Nogard shivered. "What are they?"

 

 

Edited October 12, 2024 by xinoehp512

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

2 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

Erif frowned. For some reason, he hadn't noticed the blue lines before. Perhaps they had been too faint to be noticed.

Oh well. Might as well try.

He Pulled on the core as hard as he could.

Wrath frowned as the structure supporting the flame in his chest was ripped away.

Crap. You need to leave.

Wrath leaped away, feeling his strength leave him with each magical exertion. He gasped, and stabbed the ground next to him with the Blade that was not a Blade, then dug quickly to find the contraption buried there. He placed it within him, breathing easier.

1 minute ago, NameIess said:

"Yes Nogard, I do. I did conceal the existence of those two Plotblades. I concealed their existence because they were too powerful. Even in the hands of the Brave Adventurers, they would be too powerful. So I hid their existence, and searched for them on my own."

Subversion felt agony. She felt pain beyond pain, that which could not be described, that which drove away thought, stripped away sanity. She staggered, fell to her knees, felt her mind slipping towards the void. Then she smiled.

"This... is... nothing. This pain... is not real." Despite her words, she still struggled to merely remain upright. "It is words on a page. It is fiction. I am more than words. I am..." Through sheer force of will, she started to stand. "I am a Narrator. Tull is young. He... he does not understand the truth. Not as I do. Your... attack will not work on me." She got to her feet, then stretched forth her hand. A brilliant Narrationblade formed there, glowing with the light of Chaos. "Prepare to die." If I can just gather enough strength to Narrate myself away from here, I'll talk to Nogard for an hour!

Around Platypus reality asserted itself, but the void did not merely disappear. It remained, and would remain until something was formed to replace it. 

That is not a general rule of Plotblades. Plotblades hold  nigh-absolute dominion over their sphere of influence even as they draw power from it. That 2750 pages of lore? It only makes the Plotblade of Lore more powerful.

Ah, yes. It was Platypus, sorry. I get you mixed up sometimes. I can do a few other things, but I'm not going to tell you what those things are.

The Great Wizard shrugged. "I cannot prove my innocence. I have explained as much as I can. I knew that revealing the Plotblades' existence would lead to exactly this scenario. Everyone in the Thread looking for them. And worse... the Plotblades themselves could begin to look for those who can wield them."

I guess ignorance isn’t always bliss. Oh well. It is not him you have to fight, child. Madness grinned from afar, then pushed power into the Archstone, tainting the Plot. Subversion’s blade disappeared, and a multitude of people appeared before her, each telling her where to go. Each pushing her, each with a different mind offering different information. The pain returned.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

1 minute ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

Wrath frowned as the structure supporting the flame in his chest was ripped away.

Crap. You need to leave.

Wrath leaped away, feeling his strength leave him with each magical exertion. He gasped, and stabbed the ground next to him with the Blade that was not a Blade, then dug quickly to find the contraption buried there. He placed it within him, breathing easier.

Erif blinked. I can't believe that worked. 

He followed after Wrath, attempting to Pull the contraption from his hand before he could put it in his chest.

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

1 minute ago, xinoehp512 said:

Erif blinked. I can't believe that worked. 

He followed after Wrath, attempting to Pull the contraption from his hand before he could put it in his chest.

It didn’t work. The contraption was made of an aluminum alloy. Wrath dodged away. He had only once before come so close to dying.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

2 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

It didn’t work. The contraption was made of an aluminum alloy. Wrath dodged away. He had only once before come so close to dying.

I guess it was too much to hope that that would work twice, thought Erif. He Pulled on Wrath's armor, trying to knock him off balance. Perhaps if he could find an opening, he could do something...

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

Just now, xinoehp512 said:

I guess it was too much to hope that that would work twice, thought Erif. He Pulled on Wrath's armor, trying to knock him off balance. Perhaps if he could find an opening, he could do something...

Wrath launched towards Erif, and Erif could see his skin was falling away, though knitting back quickly. Wrath screamed, and channeled as much of Rage’s as possible. Fire leapt up before him, and he pushed himself away from the man with wind.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

1 minute ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

Wrath launched towards Erif, and Erif could see his skin was falling away, though knitting back quickly. Wrath screamed, and channeled as much of Rage’s as possible. Fire leapt up before him, and he pushed himself away from the man with wind.

Erif kept up with the man with little difficulty, anchored to his armor. He flew toward Wrath, hand outstretched, teleporting as needed to dodge the fire.

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

2 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

Erif kept up with the man with little difficulty, anchored to his armor. He flew toward Wrath, hand outstretched, teleporting as needed to dodge the fire.

Wrath snarled, then had an idea. Perhaps it would deter the stranger. He focused, separating the components of the air, then lit the oxygen, using the explosion to revitalize himself as well as launch away.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

Just now, SpiritOfWrath said:

Wrath snarled, then had an idea. Perhaps it would deter the stranger. He focused, separating the components of the air, then lit the oxygen, using the explosion to revitalize himself as well as launch away.

Oh talap- thought Erif as he was blasted into smithereens.

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

Just now, xinoehp512 said:

Oh talap- thought Erif as he was blasted into smithereens.

Hey hey hey don’t die. Onyx wouldn’t allow that, right?

Wrath slowed as he saw the man deter. He leaped away.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

Just now, SpiritOfWrath said:

Hey hey hey don’t die. Onyx wouldn’t allow that, right?

Wrath slowed as he saw the man deter. He leaped away.

Are you forgetting literally the first thing I ever said about Erif?

All of a sudden, he heard a voice.

"Hello!" it said cheerfully. "Those are some cool swords you've got there."

All of a sudden, the ground turned into quicksand.

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

5 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

Are you forgetting literally the first thing I ever said about Erif?

All of a sudden, he heard a voice.

"Hello!" it said cheerfully. "Those are some cool swords you've got there."

All of a sudden, the ground turned into quicksand.

Bold of you to assume I’m on the ground.

And yes, I am forgetting it.

Wrath wearily watched the ground as it changed texture. He set it aflame, then launched upwards. He sliced the air with his Blade that was not a Blade, then held his breath as it turned toxic.

I said Tull knew how to use the blades, but Wrath was taught by the creator. (Not Plot… hehe)

[xinoehp512 he/him]

2 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

Bold of you to assume I’m on the ground.

And yes, I am forgetting it.

Wrath wearily watched the ground as it changed texture. He set it aflame, then launched upwards. He sliced the air with his Blade that was not a Blade, then held his breath as it turned toxic.

I said Tull knew how to use the blades, but Wrath was taught by the creator. (Not Plot… hehe)

Suddenly a dapper breadmunk came skipping by and stole all of the air from Wrath's lungs. He tipped his hat and backflipped away.

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

Just now, xinoehp512 said:

Suddenly a dapper breadmunk came skipping by and stole all of the air from Wrath's lungs. He tipped his hat and backflipped away.

Bold of you to assume I need air. I flopping have a hole in my chest where my lungs should be. That’s where I put the contraption is.

Slight typo. I say it turned toxic, it always was.

BTW (Glass) this is Madness b4 she gave up the Archstone, so she is ridiculously powerful. It won’t be like this (I swear) in the RP. At least, you won’t be connected to Madness against your will in the RP.

Wrath shoved a claw forwards, and trapped the breadmunk in strong gales. “How. Dare. You.” He again isolated oxygen, this time stabilizing himself so he didn’t get launched. He struck oxygen against itself using wind, so it ignited onto them without the use of his flames, giving him even more energy.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

3 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

Bold of you to assume I need air. I flopping have a hole in my chest where my lungs should be. That’s where I put the contraption is.

Slight typo. I say it turned toxic, it always was.

BTW (Glass) this is Madness b4 she gave up the Archstone, so she is ridiculously powerful. It won’t be like this (I swear) in the RP. At least, you won’t be connected to Madness against your will in the RP.

Wrath shoved a claw forwards, and trapped the breadmunk in strong gales. “How. Dare. You.” He again isolated oxygen, this time stabilizing himself so he didn’t get launched. He struck oxygen against itself using wind, so it ignited onto them without the use of his flames, giving him even more energy.

The dapper breadmunk turned into a emo toastmunk.

"Nobody understands me!" he complained, then vanished.

"Well!" said the mysterious voice. "That wasn't very nice. Here, have some ice."

And all the metal on and in Wrath (including the aluminum) turned into ice.

What is this RP of which you speak?

Edited October 12, 2024 by xinoehp512

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

6 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

BTW (Glass) this is Madness b4 she gave up the Archstone, so she is ridiculously powerful. It won’t be like this (I swear) in the RP. At least, you won’t be connected to Madness against your will in the RP.

 

Oooooo okay

3 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

What is this RP of which you speak?

Essences RP that hasn't started yet

[Immortal Platypus]

 

44 minutes ago, NameIess said:

"Yes Nogard, I do. I did conceal the existence of those two Plotblades. I concealed their existence because they were too powerful. Even in the hands of the Brave Adventurers, they would be too powerful. So I hid their existence, and searched for them on my own."

The Great Wizard shrugged. "I cannot prove my innocence. I have explained as much as I can. I knew that revealing the Plotblades' existence would lead to exactly this scenario. Everyone in the Thread looking for them. And worse... the Plotblades themselves could begin to look for those who can wield them."

  "So... you have no other defense? Just 'believe me, not that other dude.' That's it? Nothing more you can offer? No character witness testimonies, witness testimonies, explanations for why you contacted the Dreamsmith? Nothing?" Zanitar stares at him incredulously.

Quote

Around Platypus reality asserted itself, but the void did not merely disappear. It remained, and would remain until something was formed to replace it. 

As he walked in his bubble of light, he absentmindedly Created a world around him. A world unmarred by the endless conflict TLT had known. A world... A world like Thaidakar had wanted. He reflected on Thaidakar's final words to him as he walked down the path he made. He thought about what had consumed Thaidakar, what threatened to consume him. It all tied back to Plot, didn't it. Interesting. It was peaceful here, in the Creation from Void. Was this what Xino had felt like, all that time ago? Wait. Who's Xino? This peace was something one could never experience in the main-line TLT, something more... complete. Maybe Platypus would have to come back here sometime to experience it once more.

Quote

That is not a general rule of Plotblades. Plotblades hold  nigh-absolute dominion over their sphere of influence even as they draw power from it. That 2750 pages of lore? It only makes the Plotblade of Lore more powerful.

Yes it is. There are exceptions, like Suddenly, Pineapples, but that is the general rule.There is a reason that Vengeance is more powerful than the others, and it's not cause it was the first. While part of the reason is that it is a more pure version of the others, that is not the main reason. The main reason is its narrow scope. How often does Vengeance come up? Basically the only people it would affect for Platypus are you, Nameless, and formerly Feanor, but he's dead. Two people is not a lot, signaling a relatively narrow scope. And while Plotblades do have very high dominion over their sphere of influence, but that isn't very useful when plot-weaving can sidestep that. You are right, however, that the lore does make it more powerful. That is my mistake.

Quote

Ah, yes. It was Platypus, sorry. I get you mixed up sometimes. I can do a few other things, but I'm not going to tell you what those things are.

As long as it's not more Plotblade editing. Those things' powers are hard enough to keep track of without editing going on, and while forgetting the Dreamsmith weapons. Speaking of which, do you know where Unintelligible is?

7 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

Are you forgetting literally the first thing I ever said about Erif?

All of a sudden, he heard a voice.

"Hello!" it said cheerfully. "Those are some cool swords you've got there."

All of a sudden, the ground turned into quicksand.

yes  

5 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

I said Tull knew how to use the blades, but Wrath was taught by the creator. (Not Plot… hehe)

uh... technically you could argue Vengeance created the blades, or Plot, but if it's someone else than I don't think it could be a true Plotblade. Something similar, but not the same.

1 minute ago, xinoehp512 said:

Suddenly a dapper breadmunk came skipping by and stole all of the air from Wrath's lungs. He tipped his hat and backflipped away.

Them breadmunks. They'll getcha.

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

3 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

The dapper breadmunk turned into a emo toastmunk.

"Nobody understands me!" he complained, then vanished.

"Well!" said the mysterious voice. "That wasn't very nice. Here, have some ice."

And all the metal on and in Wrath (including the aluminum) turned into ice.

What is this RP of which you speak?

Some help here?

Fine. It turned back to metal. 

————

Madness split her attention, and pushed her influence onto the voice that vexed Wrath, pushing an insanity upon it. She kept a good amount of attention on Subservance.

The RP I made (am making)! Essences RP (placeholder. I think I’ll go with Great Spirits RP). Sign ups are still open.

[Immortal Platypus]

2 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

Some help here?

Fine. It turned back to metal. 

————

Madness split her attention, and pushed her influence onto the voice that vexed Wrath, pushing an insanity upon it. She kept a good amount of attention on Subservance.

The RP I made (am making)! Essences RP (placeholder. I think I’ll go with Great Spirits RP). Sign ups are still open.

Nameless you are lucky Hacob doesn't know Subversion just got called Subservance. He would laugh so hard.

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

2 minutes ago, Immortal Platypus said:

 

  "So... you have no other defense? Just 'believe me, not that other dude.' That's it? Nothing more you can offer? No character witness testimonies, witness testimonies, explanations for why you contacted the Dreamsmith? Nothing?" Zanitar stares at him incredulously.

As he walked in his bubble of light, he absentmindedly Created a world around him. A world unmarred by the endless conflict TLT had known. A world... A world like Thaidakar had wanted. He reflected on Thaidakar's final words to him as he walked down the path he made. He thought about what had consumed Thaidakar, what threatened to consume him. It all tied back to Plot, didn't it. Interesting. It was peaceful here, in the Creation from Void. Was this what Xino had felt like, all that time ago? Wait. Who's Xino? This peace was something one could never experience in the main-line TLT, something more... complete. Maybe Platypus would have to come back here sometime to experience it once more.

Yes it is. There are exceptions, like Suddenly, Pineapples, but that is the general rule.There is a reason that Vengeance is more powerful than the others, and it's not cause it was the first. While part of the reason is that it is a more pure version of the others, that is not the main reason. The main reason is its narrow scope. How often does Vengeance come up? Basically the only people it would affect for Platypus are you, Nameless, and formerly Feanor, but he's dead. Two people is not a lot, signaling a relatively narrow scope. And while Plotblades do have very high dominion over their sphere of influence, but that isn't very useful when plot-weaving can sidestep that. You are right, however, that the lore does make it more powerful. That is my mistake.

As long as it's not more Plotblade editing. Those things' powers are hard enough to keep track of without editing going on, and while forgetting the Dreamsmith weapons. Speaking of which, do you know where Unintelligible is?

yes  

uh... technically you could argue Vengeance created the blades, or Plot, but if it's someone else than I don't think it could be a true Plotblade. Something similar, but not the same.

Them breadmunks. They'll getcha.

Just now, Immortal Platypus said:

Nameless you are lucky Hacob doesn't know Subversion just got called Subservance. He would laugh so hard.

oops. Lol. 
But no, it is not a plotblade. It was created by Madness using the Archstone.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

"Oho!" declared Bacon the Bard. "So a Narrator battle it shall be!"

With that, he turned Wrath's hands into bacon sandwiches. Then he turned the sun into a bacon sandwich.

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

1 minute ago, xinoehp512 said:

"Oho!" declared Bacon the Bard. "So a Narrator battle it shall be!"

With that, he turned Wrath's hands into bacon sandwiches. Then he turned the sun into a bacon sandwich.

Madness, who had protected Wrath’s plot with the Archstone, grinned. Foolish Narrator. She was not one of them. She twisted using the Archstone, and Bacon’s reality changed. Pain, and Madness. Bacon was unable to form a coherent thought.

Child. I may not be native to this world. But I am no fool, and you are.

With Subversion, she added another person to her visions.

hey who did Subversion kill again? (Hehe… no reason why)