The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Keke They/he]

18 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

Pyk caught Asher, supporting them. “Hey. You okay?”

He looked at them, worried. 

They either couldn’t hear him or couldn’t focus on the voice. the memories. It hurt, so bad. Their breath sped up in her mask. She half groaned half whimpered. 

In pyks head seraphina softly says if you want i can open a pathway so you can see what is going on in her head?

sorry im playing intense games with friends

Edited February 11, 2025 by Thee insane

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

15 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

They're bugs in my domain, she said, sounding surprised. I thought you’d be grateful I didn’t merely squish them.

She felt very unnerved, and gathered the others behind her.

"What?! No, I care about them! Don't you dare hurt them."

Edited February 12, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[Existential]

3 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She nodded and switched it on as a news jingle was ending. 

Welcome back to Newsbreak, your number one source for early morning news only on RCS network. 

Sure. 

He stepped through. 

“Weird” he spouted, looking over the magic box

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

2 hours ago, NameIess said:

Two guards stood in dark robes with their backs to the door. They were armed with spears and shields of intricate, almost ceremonial design. Kill them quickly. They are expert warriors, trained from youth for this position.

Rebel’s utility fog came up behind them and cut their throats simultaneously. He casually opened the door and walked out as the bodies fell. 

2 hours ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

Tel stepped op to it. “I call myself Tel. But that isn’t my name… I’m afraid I can’t give you that.”

“I think I have a name too, but I don’t know what it is.” The darkness felt warm. The words felt warm too, actually; it was a strange sensation. 

1 hour ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“What? No, that’s not fair. This is your home, not mine!” 

She did hide behind him, though. 

Everet paced back and forth. “What do we do!?” Rebus stepped out from the corner. “I can portal us out of here. Ordinarily I’d leave a beacon and we could come back, but unfortunately this is not a good place to leave advanced technology laying around. So it’ll take quite a while to return.” 

1 hour ago, NameIess said:

Balitan cocked his head. “I guess he does kind of look like me.”

Balitan is not the same person as Malevolence. Their souls are distinct.

“And there is the fundamental difference between us. While you hesitate out of caution, I reach for greatness.”

A drone about the size of a car shoved through the utility fog. Its front was a large metal blade sharpened into a point and glowing with energy, and its boosters vaporized the ground beneath it as it accelerated rapidly towards Rebus’s back. “You are not willing to take the necessary risks to accomplish your goals. That is why I will defeat you in the end!”

“I briefly thought you were him, actually - but when you revealed the EIS I decided he’d never willingly give me such a thing. I bet we could keep that resemblance in our back pocket, especially if he does somehow become ‘overlord of the Thread’. Run a Bavarian fire drill or something.” 

Rebus began to chuckle, suddenly spinning Malevolence to use his suit’s boosters, which were presumably still active, to move him in-line with the deadly ramming drone. “Defeat and failure are not the same thing.” He said, Plotblade flaring brightly at his side as the drone rammed through his armor, offered no resistance - sped up in fact - by the utility fog surrounding him. 

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

5 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebel’s utility fog came up behind them and cut their throats simultaneously. He casually opened the door and walked out as the bodies fell. 

“I think I have a name too, but I don’t know what it is.” The darkness felt warm. The words felt warm too, actually; it was a strange sensation. 

Everet paced back and forth. “What do we do!?” Rebus stepped out from the corner. “I can portal us out of here. Ordinarily I’d leave a beacon and we could come back, but unfortunately this is not a good place to leave advanced technology laying around. So it’ll take quite a while to return.” 

“I briefly thought you were him, actually - but when you revealed the EIS I decided he’d never willingly give me such a thing. I bet we could keep that resemblance in our back pocket, especially if he does somehow become ‘overlord of the Thread’. Run a Bavarian fire drill or something.” 

Rebus began to chuckle, suddenly spinning Malevolence to use his suit’s boosters, which were presumably still active, to move him in-line with the deadly ramming drone. “Defeat and failure are not the same thing.” He said, Plotblade flaring brightly at his side as the drone rammed through his armor, offered no resistance - sped up in fact - by the utility fog surrounding him. 

Yep smiled warmly. “Well… what do you want me to call you?”

@Thee insane

Pyk whispered hoarsely, though resolve pushed through. “Do it.”

A small part of him realized that with this, he would see for the first time in many years. The idea unsettled this part of him slightly.

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

11 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

Yep smiled warmly. “Well… what do you want me to call you?”

 

The thing in the darkness smiled warmly as well. It does everything warmly, actually. “I don’t know. I’m not Darkness, though.” 

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

Just now, Dragonheir said:

The thing in the darkness smiled warmly as well. It does everything warmly, actually. “I don’t know. I’m not Darkness, though.” 

Tel laughed. “You know, I… pretty much am. Prince of Shadow, they called me.”

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 hour ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She felt very unnerved, and gathered the others behind her.

"What?! No, I care about them! Don't you dare hurt them."

That’s why I didn’t kill them, even though they’re insignificant bugs. I have some degree of respect for you and yours. 

1 hour ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

“Weird” he spouted, looking over the magic box

Ria nodded. “Now shh.”

27 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

 

Everet paced back and forth. “What do we do!?” Rebus stepped out from the corner. “I can portal us out of here. Ordinarily I’d leave a beacon and we could come back, but unfortunately this is not a good place to leave advanced technology laying around. So it’ll take quite a while to return.” 

“I briefly thought you were him, actually - but when you revealed the EIS I decided he’d never willingly give me such a thing. I bet we could keep that resemblance in our back pocket, especially if he does somehow become ‘overlord of the Thread’. Run a Bavarian fire drill or something.” 

Rebus began to chuckle, suddenly spinning Malevolence to use his suit’s boosters, which were presumably still active, to move him in-line with the deadly ramming drone. “Defeat and failure are not the same thing.” He said, Plotblade flaring brightly at his side as the drone rammed through his armor, offered no resistance - sped up in fact - by the utility fog surrounding him. 

“We should fight her! I’m not leaving Everet to be sad!”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

That’s why I didn’t kill them, even though they’re insignificant bugs. I have some degree of respect for you and yours. 

". . . Oh. Er- okay . . . so what are you, then?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

". . . Oh. Er- okay . . . so what are you, then?"

Eternity. For the corner of the universe one of those bugs is from. I am Lytikyria, Goddess and Creator. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

Eternity. For the corner of the universe one of those bugs is from. I am Lytikyria, Goddess and Creator. 

How very cryptic.

"Okay . . . why did your spirits take us here?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

How very cryptic.

"Okay . . . why did your spirits take us here?"

They do that sometimes, silly things. They tell me they want me to tell you about Lady Bug, my… avatar, of sorts. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

They do that sometimes, silly things. They tell me they want me to tell you about Lady Bug, my… avatar, of sorts. 

"Lady Bug is your avatar?"

Could this goddess be an Author . . . ?

Scud, that was a freaky thought.

"What's going on with her? Why's she been corrupted with ash and stuff?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

"Lady Bug is your avatar?"

Could this goddess be an Author . . . ?

Scud, that was a freaky thought.

"What's going on with her? Why's she been corrupted with ash and stuff?"

Lady Bug, the goddess sighed. She began as an experiment, a way to feel out the Thread. I severed her from me, effectively, in the hopes that I’d get a good servant. But then she had to go create Symbol and get all compassionate on all the little bugs when that backfired. I don’t believe I’ll be trying something like her again. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Lady Bug, the goddess sighed. She began as an experiment, a way to feel out the Thread. I severed her from me, effectively, in the hopes that I’d get a good servant. But then she had to go create Symbol and get all compassionate on all the little bugs when that backfired. I don’t believe I’ll be trying something like her again. 

"Symbol? What's that? How did it backfire?"

[Existential]

2 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

That’s why I didn’t kill them, even though they’re insignificant bugs. I have some degree of respect for you and yours. 

Ria nodded. “Now shh.”

“We should fight her! I’m not leaving Everet to be sad!”

He nodded sheepishly, telling she meant business 

@Halcyon The Only

Edited February 12, 2025 by N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

"Symbol? What's that? How did it backfire?"

Her attempt at showing the world something, I suppose. But Symbol took the wrong lesson, and boom, you have Corruption. 

BYE

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

30 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

Tel laughed. “You know, I… pretty much am. Prince of Shadow, they called me.”

The almost-dome of darkness casts a shadow, actually. Almost-dome, because it curves back inwards at around ankle level. 
“Are you the one they said I couldn’t be because someone already was?” 

26 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“We should fight her! I’m not leaving Everet to be sad!”

Everet picks up a wooden spoon. “We don’t have too many weapons.” Rebus smiles slyly, wondering if they’d remember. 

[Keke They/he]

55 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

Yep smiled warmly. “Well… what do you want me to call you?”

@Thee insane

Pyk whispered hoarsely, though resolve pushed through. “Do it.”

A small part of him realized that with this, he would see for the first time in many years. The idea unsettled this part of him slightly.

Alright. 

I just… alright this is gonna be a lot. gore warning. 

An unsettling zoom and he was in a house. There was three kids. One was around 13 years of age and the other two seemed like nondescript blue ghost that were around little kid or toddler age. The girl that had a definitive figure had blue hair but looked black at some angles and was skinny. She had on red pajamas and light blue eyes. She was laughing and stacking blocks with the nondescript kids. To the side was an adult also light blue and nondescript. She was reading a book. 

“Let’s see how high we can get it.” The girl said. The figures said a muffled reply. They sat there for a while laughing and talking. They heard the door open and stood up exited. “Father’s home!” The girl shouted. The adult (likely the mother) went to greet father but father had a knife, he looked at mother with crazy insane eyes. The girl looked a lot like him, similar features hair and eyes. “You’re trying to take it. My money. My life.” Father said and lunged at mother stabbing her in the chest. Blood splattered on his clothes and face. His gleaming silver knife dripped with red blood. The kids hid behind the girl and the girl had a shocked terrified look on her face. Her hand was over her mouth. Father looked at the kids. The girl knew what was coming. She steeled herself. As her father lunged she ran to the couch grabbing their emergency daggers. Two black knives made of mordite. She got into a fight with father. She was no match. She was a wiry girl so what would she do. “father! What are you doing” she yelled at her father. 

I WONT LET YOU HAVE IT! He shouted.

she faught. Well more of a frantic defense. He lunged in and struck her face on the cheek slicing it open. She screamed and pushed back a bit. She was loosing. He struck her again making a deep gash in her nose. Blood ran down her face and got in her mouth. He made another strike hitting her right eye. It blinded her enough to open up to a death strike. He jabbed her in the heart and twisted. Her eyes widened. She felt cold. She felt the fear from her siblings. Her life flashed. The good memories, the bad ones. Mostly good. Tears fell mixing with the blood making her cough. She fell backwards. She saw her dad kill both her siblings to. She wasnt enough to protect them. The world fades to black.

Ok there’s more. But i want to get his reaction to that first. Then I’ll write more out. Heh my fingers hurt

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

7 minutes ago, Thee insane said:

Alright. 

I just… alright this is gonna be a lot. gore warning. 

An unsettling zoom and he was in a house. There was three kids. One was around 13 years of age and the other two seemed like nondescript blue ghost that were around little kid or toddler age. The girl that had a definitive figure had blue hair but looked black at some angles and was skinny. She had on red pajamas and light blue eyes. She was laughing and stacking blocks with the nondescript kids. To the side was an adult also light blue and nondescript. She was reading a book. 

“Let’s see how high we can get it.” The girl said. The figures said a muffled reply. They sat there for a while laughing and talking. They heard the door open and stood up exited. “Father’s home!” The girl shouted. The adult (likely the mother) went to greet father but father had a knife, he looked at mother with crazy insane eyes. The girl looked a lot like him, similar features hair and eyes. “You’re trying to take it. My money. My life.” Father said and lunged at mother stabbing her in the chest. Blood splattered on his clothes and face. His gleaming silver knife dripped with red blood. The kids hid behind the girl and the girl had a shocked terrified look on her face. Her hand was over her mouth. Father looked at the kids. The girl knew what was coming. She steeled herself. As her father lunged she ran to the couch grabbing their emergency daggers. Two black knives made of mordite. She got into a fight with father. She was no match. She was a wiry girl so what would she do. “father! What are you doing” she yelled at her father. 

I WONT LET YOU HAVE IT! He shouted.

she faught. Well more of a frantic defense. He lunged in and struck her face on the cheek slicing it open. She screamed and pushed back a bit. She was loosing. He struck her again making a deep gash in her nose. Blood ran down her face and got in her mouth. He made another strike hitting her right eye. It blinded her enough to open up to a death strike. He jabbed her in the heart and twisted. Her eyes widened. She felt cold. She felt the fear from her siblings. Her life flashed. The good memories, the bad ones. Mostly good. Tears fell mixing with the blood making her cough. She fell backwards. She saw her dad kill both her siblings to. She wasnt enough to protect them. The world fades to black.

Ok there’s more. But i want to get his reaction to that first. Then I’ll write more out. Heh my fingers hurt

Mmmhhmmmmm

I sleep soon

And I don’t wanna be rushed for this reply

Cuz it’s an important moment.

Sry…

[Keke They/he]

Just now, SpiritOfWrath said:

Mmmhhmmmmm

I sleep soon

And I don’t wanna be rushed for this reply

Cuz it’s an important moment.

Sry…

It’s alright. We will continue tomorrow.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 hour ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Her attempt at showing the world something, I suppose. But Symbol took the wrong lesson, and boom, you have Corruption. 

BYE

"So . . . Lady Bug created Corruption . . . and Corruption is Ruia?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

The almost-dome of darkness casts a shadow, actually. Almost-dome, because it curves back inwards at around ankle level. 
“Are you the one they said I couldn’t be because someone already was?” 

Everet picks up a wooden spoon. “We don’t have too many weapons.” Rebus smiles slyly, wondering if they’d remember. 

She frowned. “Don’t you have weapons, Rebus?”

23 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"So . . . Lady Bug created Corruption . . . and Corruption is Ruia?"

Indeed. I am not worried for myself, of course. I am the highest being you’ll ever speak with, meet, or even conceive of. I hardly worry for your universe. It would be fascinating to see it all crumble to ashes, and perhaps even build something atop it. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Indeed. I am not worried for myself, of course. I am the highest being you’ll ever speak with, meet, or even conceive of. I hardly worry for your universe. It would be fascinating to see it all crumble to ashes, and perhaps even build something atop it. 

That was unnerving.

"Higher than an Author?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

10 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

That was unnerving.

"Higher than an Author?"

She snickered. 

You really believe in Authors? That’s cute.