Through The Living Glass She/They Posted January 23, 2025 Posted January 23, 2025 1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said: He stopped, staring at the doorway. "I don't know." And with those words, everything he'd been thinking clunked like rocks in his skull. He was being stupid. He sat down on the ground, right where they were, and stared at the dirt. "Why did I let him take Cricket?" She looked down at him. He seemed . . . a little more lucid, now. That was probably good. "It wasn't your fault," she comforted, crouching next to him. "We all made a mistake."
Bird Furious she/her/un/important Posted January 23, 2025 Posted January 23, 2025 1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said: She looked down at him. He seemed . . . a little more lucid, now. That was probably good. "It wasn't your fault," she comforted, crouching next to him. "We all made a mistake." Wasn't it? Shouldn't he know a thing or two about people like Malevolence, being one himself? Maybe he was the same and someday when the moment was just right he'd do the same thing and kill Shoe or Gaioh or Tam--- What was he thinking? He clutched his head in his hands. No, no, no, he couldn't think about ridiculous things like that. He couldn't just distract himself like this. He needed to think about the problem so he could fix it. But he couldn't fix dead people. "He's not dead," he growled. "He's fine and you're going to fix him, and we'll all be happy again."
Through The Living Glass She/They Posted January 23, 2025 Posted January 23, 2025 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said: Wasn't it? Shouldn't he know a thing or two about people like Malevolence, being one himself? Maybe he was the same and someday when the moment was just right he'd do the same thing and kill Shoe or Gaioh or Tam--- What was he thinking? He clutched his head in his hands. No, no, no, he couldn't think about ridiculous things like that. He couldn't just distract himself like this. He needed to think about the problem so he could fix it. But he couldn't fix dead people. "He's not dead," he growled. "He's fine and you're going to fix him, and we'll all be happy again." She gently removed his hands from his head. "Bat," she said, sounding desperate. "Please, I need you to focus for just a few seconds, okay? This isn't your fault. We'll find Cricket and everything well be alright, okay?" Edited January 23, 2025 by Through The Living Glass
Bird Furious she/her/un/important Posted January 23, 2025 Posted January 23, 2025 Just now, Through The Living Glass said: She gently removed his hands from his head. "Bat," she said, sounding desperate. "Please, I need you to focus for just a few seconds, okay? This isn't your fault. We'll find Cricket and everything well be alright, okay?" He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "I know. I know. I'm sorry, I'm trying, I promise--" His voice broke again. Focus, idiot! He squeezed her hands to ground himself in reality. Reality, a large, empty, cold, uncaring--- STOP IT! "What do we do?"
Through The Living Glass She/They Posted January 23, 2025 Posted January 23, 2025 1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said: He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "I know. I know. I'm sorry, I'm trying, I promise--" His voice broke again. Focus, idiot! He squeezed her hands to ground himself in reality. Reality, a large, empty, cold, uncaring--- STOP IT! "What do we do?" She sighed in relief and hugged him tightly. "Thank you." She paused for a moment. "I . . . I don't know. I guess . . . we have to wait until the fight stops."
Bird Furious she/her/un/important Posted January 23, 2025 Posted January 23, 2025 4 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said: She sighed in relief and hugged him tightly. "Thank you." She paused for a moment. "I . . . I don't know. I guess . . . we have to wait until the fight stops." Wait… Rax. He was really bad at that. Cricket would’ve Stop. But what if by then, Cricket No. He hugged Tam back. “I’m sorry. Thank you. I… I’m not used to this… —I know you’re not either. Sorry.”
Through The Living Glass She/They Posted January 23, 2025 Posted January 23, 2025 1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said: Wait… Rax. He was really bad at that. Cricket would’ve Stop. But what if by then, Cricket No. He hugged Tam back. “I’m sorry. Thank you. I… I’m not used to this… —I know you’re not either. Sorry.” She hugged him gently, because she felt like if she squeezed too hard she would break him again. ". . . It's okay. You've had to deal with this all the time anyway, with me."
Bird Furious she/her/un/important Posted January 23, 2025 Posted January 23, 2025 Just now, Through The Living Glass said: She hugged him gently, because she felt like if she squeezed too hard she would break him again. ". . . It's okay. You've had to deal with this all the time anyway, with me." Aw that first bit is so sweet “It’s not okay right now.” He kept his mind as clear as possible. No thoughts meant better waiting. “I wanna cry, though, and I think your eyes are pretty.” The heck— Maybe he should think a little bit. … Wait a second, that sounded suspiciously like— … He turned red and systematically shut down every single neurological pathway in his brain. Or he would have if he could. Cricket! We need to save Cricket. Focus, dummy.
TwinStorm He/Him Posted January 23, 2025 Posted January 23, 2025 9 hours ago, NameIess said: Malevolence winced. "It hurts right now. Actually, it hurt when you first grabbed me. If only I'd planned better, perhaps there'd be some way for me to escape this scenario." His voice sounded rather annoyed. Malan kept on twisting Malevolence's arm, up to the point of actually breaking it, when he was flung backwards. He hit the ground rolling, as he struggled with an invisible person. He struggled wildly, pulling out a knife and stabbing the attacker in the arm. As he did so, the cloak faded away to reveal a very angry looking Cricket. Malan's eyes went wide, as he glanced from the corpse to Cricket. He had been tricked. A fake corpse. He threw Cricket off him, and using all his enhanced speed, sprinted desperately away. As he ran, Cricket appeared in front of him, grabbing him by the throat. The... Enulling.... Cricket had broken it. He screamed once more, trying to throw off, but Cricket held on with unnatural strength. Cricket's vision went red with anger as he strangled Malan. This man... he had killed Telse, and an entire world to get to him. Well, here he was. Having to listen helplessly as Tam and Bat pleaded for him, thinking he was dead.... it had broken his heart. Now, he poured all those emotions into killing this man. Malan screamed again, and his concentration broke. Cricket formed a portal immediately, leading to Tam, Bat and Rebus. Malan got up, immediately, looking murderous, and lashed out at everyone with his Enulling power. @Through The Living Glass @Halcyon The Only @Dragonheir
Through the Living Wrath he/him Posted January 23, 2025 Posted January 23, 2025 (edited) 6 minutes ago, TwinStorm said: Malan kept on twisting Malevolence's arm, up to the point of actually breaking it, when he was flung backwards. He hit the ground rolling, as he struggled with an invisible person. He struggled wildly, pulling out a knife and stabbing the attacker in the arm. As he did so, the cloak faded away to reveal a very angry looking Cricket. Malan's eyes went wide, as he glanced from the corpse to Cricket. He had been tricked. A fake corpse. He threw Cricket off him, and using all his enhanced speed, sprinted desperately away. As he ran, Cricket appeared in front of him, grabbing him by the throat. The... Enulling.... Cricket had broken it. He screamed once more, trying to throw off, but Cricket held on with unnatural strength. Cricket's vision went red with anger as he strangled Malan. This man... he had killed Telse, and an entire world to get to him. Well, here he was. Having to listen helplessly as Tam and Bat pleaded for him, thinking he was dead.... it had broken his heart. Now, he poured all those emotions into killing this man. Malan screamed again, and his concentration broke. Cricket formed a portal immediately, leading to Tam, Bat and Rebus. Malan got up, immediately, looking murderous, and lashed out at everyone with his Enulling power. @Through The Living Glass @Halcyon The Only @Dragonheir Afterimage watched, eating illusory popcorn. “That’s a bit intense.” He sighed as Malan started to Enull, temporarily teleporting away. Edited January 23, 2025 by SpiritOfWrath
Bird Furious she/her/un/important Posted January 23, 2025 Posted January 23, 2025 20 minutes ago, TwinStorm said: Malan kept on twisting Malevolence's arm, up to the point of actually breaking it, when he was flung backwards. He hit the ground rolling, as he struggled with an invisible person. He struggled wildly, pulling out a knife and stabbing the attacker in the arm. As he did so, the cloak faded away to reveal a very angry looking Cricket. Malan's eyes went wide, as he glanced from the corpse to Cricket. He had been tricked. A fake corpse. He threw Cricket off him, and using all his enhanced speed, sprinted desperately away. As he ran, Cricket appeared in front of him, grabbing him by the throat. The... Enulling.... Cricket had broken it. He screamed once more, trying to throw off, but Cricket held on with unnatural strength. Cricket's vision went red with anger as he strangled Malan. This man... he had killed Telse, and an entire world to get to him. Well, here he was. Having to listen helplessly as Tam and Bat pleaded for him, thinking he was dead.... it had broken his heart. Now, he poured all those emotions into killing this man. Malan screamed again, and his concentration broke. Cricket formed a portal immediately, leading to Tam, Bat and Rebus. Malan got up, immediately, looking murderous, and lashed out at everyone with his Enulling power. @Through The Living Glass @Halcyon The Only @Dragonheir Hehe I KNEW it 14 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said: Afterimage watched, eating illusory popcorn. “That’s a bit intense.” He sighed as Malan started to Enull, temporarily teleporting away. Ruia scowled and crumbled into flaky, fine ash.
Keke They/he Posted January 23, 2025 Posted January 23, 2025 12 hours ago, SpiritOfWrath said: @Thee insane Drin cloned and joined, in Scribe form, Atlas on the turtle dragon. “This is the bestest thing ever!”
Through The Living Glass She/They Posted January 23, 2025 Posted January 23, 2025 8 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said: Aw that first bit is so sweet “It’s not okay right now.” He kept his mind as clear as possible. No thoughts meant better waiting. “I wanna cry, though, and I think your eyes are pretty.” The heck— Maybe he should think a little bit. … Wait a second, that sounded suspiciously like— … He turned red and systematically shut down every single neurological pathway in his brain. Or he would have if he could. Cricket! We need to save Cricket. Focus, dummy. ". . . You can cry, if you need to." Thread send that she wouldn't burst into tears, herself. She pulled away and stared at the ground. "Thanks." 2 hours ago, TwinStorm said: Malan kept on twisting Malevolence's arm, up to the point of actually breaking it, when he was flung backwards. He hit the ground rolling, as he struggled with an invisible person. He struggled wildly, pulling out a knife and stabbing the attacker in the arm. As he did so, the cloak faded away to reveal a very angry looking Cricket. Malan's eyes went wide, as he glanced from the corpse to Cricket. He had been tricked. A fake corpse. He threw Cricket off him, and using all his enhanced speed, sprinted desperately away. As he ran, Cricket appeared in front of him, grabbing him by the throat. The... Enulling.... Cricket had broken it. He screamed once more, trying to throw off, but Cricket held on with unnatural strength. Cricket's vision went red with anger as he strangled Malan. This man... he had killed Telse, and an entire world to get to him. Well, here he was. Having to listen helplessly as Tam and Bat pleaded for him, thinking he was dead.... it had broken his heart. Now, he poured all those emotions into killing this man. Malan screamed again, and his concentration broke. Cricket formed a portal immediately, leading to Tam, Bat and Rebus. Malan got up, immediately, looking murderous, and lashed out at everyone with his Enulling power. @Through The Living Glass @Halcyon The Only @Dragonheir She shot to her feet. "Cri- CRICKET!" Turning Bat around so he could see, she tried to help him to his feet. "Bat, see? Cricket's okay! He's f-f . . ." She folded to the ground under the weight of Malan's Nullifying power.
Bird Furious she/her/un/important Posted January 23, 2025 Posted January 23, 2025 Just now, Through The Living Glass said: ". . . You can cry, if you need to." Thread send that she wouldn't burst into tears, herself. She pulled away and stared at the ground. "Thanks." She shot to her feet. "Cri- CRICKET!" Turning Bat around so he could see, she tried to help him to his feet. "Bat, see? Cricket's okay! He's f-f . . ." She folded to the ground under the weight of Malan's Nullifying power. He stared for a minute before his face broke into a grin. “CRICKET, OH MY GOSH—“ He took a breath to steady himself, pressing his mouth closed to stop smiling. He crouched next to Tam and pressed the compass into her hand. “It’s set to the beach. You should get out of here. We’ll come find you.”
Through The Living Glass She/They Posted January 23, 2025 Posted January 23, 2025 6 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said: He stared for a minute before his face broke into a grin. “CRICKET, OH MY GOSH—“ He took a breath to steady himself, pressing his mouth closed to stop smiling. He crouched next to Tam and pressed the compass into her hand. “It’s set to the beach. You should get out of here. We’ll come find you.” Even if she had heard him, she didn't know how to use it.
Bird Furious she/her/un/important Posted January 23, 2025 Posted January 23, 2025 6 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said: Even if she had heard him, she didn't know how to use it. "Tam? Here, you just press this button under the hatch, see?"
Through The Living Glass She/They Posted January 23, 2025 Posted January 23, 2025 1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said: "Tam? Here, you just press this button under the hatch, see?" Supposedly, Malan's field is like, six times more powerful than a normal Ennuller's, according to Stormy Can't imagine that'd be good for Tam She didn't react.
Bird Furious she/her/un/important Posted January 23, 2025 Posted January 23, 2025 3 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said: Supposedly, Malan's field is like, six times more powerful than a normal Ennuller's, according to Stormy Can't imagine that'd be good for Tam She didn't react. Bat bit his lip. "I'll be back," he called to Cricket @TwinStorm. He pressed the button and they arrived at the beach.
Through The Living Glass She/They Posted January 23, 2025 Posted January 23, 2025 1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said: Bat bit his lip. "I'll be back," he called to Cricket @TwinStorm. He pressed the button and they arrived at the beach. She didn't respond or relax right away. It took a couple minutes, but the feelings finally faded (mostly) and she slowly opened her eyes. She sat up and made a frustrated noise. "Not again!"
Bird Furious she/her/un/important Posted January 23, 2025 Posted January 23, 2025 Just now, Through The Living Glass said: She didn't respond or relax right away. It took a couple minutes, but the feelings finally faded (mostly) and she slowly opened her eyes. She sat up and made a frustrated noise. "Not again!" Bat bounced on his feet. "Tam, Cricket's alive!"
Through The Living Glass She/They Posted January 23, 2025 Posted January 23, 2025 1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said: Bat bounced on his feet. "Tam, Cricket's alive!" She nodded, shivering. "I know- I-I'm really happy about that." Not that she was feeling particularly happy at the moment. "Thanks."
Bird Furious she/her/un/important Posted January 23, 2025 Posted January 23, 2025 2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said: She nodded, shivering. "I know- I-I'm really happy about that." Not that she was feeling particularly happy at the moment. "Thanks." He reset the compass, but hesitated, not wanting to leave her. He plopped next to her instead. "You okay?"
Through The Living Glass She/They Posted January 23, 2025 Posted January 23, 2025 5 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said: He reset the compass, but hesitated, not wanting to leave her. He plopped next to her instead. "You okay?" She started to nod, but stopped and shook her head instead. "I feel useless."
Bird Furious she/her/un/important Posted January 23, 2025 Posted January 23, 2025 1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said: She started to nod, but stopped and shook her head instead. "I feel useless." His heart immediately hurt for her. Oh, Tam... I know how that feels," he whispered. "But you're not useless, I promise." He hugged her gently.
ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them Posted January 23, 2025 Posted January 23, 2025 19 hours ago, NameIess said: “Um, she’s a split off of Lady Bug maybe? I believe she goes by Ruia, and currently holds the Plotblade of Mentorship.” "Ahhh, I see. I quite like Lady Bug! If this 'Ruia' is anything like her, I'm sure this will go swimmingly!" With a wave of her hand, Sequence requested permission to teleport to this 'Ruia' character. She would just appear there directly, but doing so could be rather rude. With it, she attached a message. Hello! I've heard that there's been some conflict on the Thread concerning you, and I'd like to meet you to see what this is all about! With wishes of fortune and happiness, Sequence P.S. I have gifts. @Halcyon The Only
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