The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[NameIess]

8 hours ago, Ookla the Abstract said:

"If we're fine with them knowing we're here, why not just check in on them first yourself, anyway?"

They might attack me if I fly over on my own.

7 hours ago, Ookla the Immortal said:

Platypus locked up, immobilized by a wave of pure energy. Then as his limbs freed themselves, he rolled with the flow, away from Nameless. 

Platypus felt reality shifting, his state of being changing as he thought. Vengeance gleamed as it resisted Endings, both blades heating up as Plot fought itself. 

He knew what had to be done. There was one path through this. Change. He had held Development for a time, he knew how to change. All it would take was...

A snap was heard throughout the battlefield, then an eerie silence. Platypus walked out of a dust cloud, stirred up by the energy, among other things, and spoke. Or did he? His mouth did not move, but all watching could hear his voice. 

"Nameless. Are you ready to see reason and surrender? Or do I need to Silence you?" he asked coldly, no emotion in his voice. In one hand, he held the Mordite blade. In the other, he held a blade of Nullite. Vengeance hung from his belt, glittering with a strange glow that drew attention, but it couldn't be looked at for long. "Your Ending was weak. There was no justification. It could not stand the test of Order."  Contempt entered his voice."Fool. You shouldn't have changed only your ending. You didn't change the result." 

He stepped forward again, then collapsed. Endings burst into flame, threatening to sear Nameless' hand, and Vengeance's glittery glow magnified, attracting and repelling attention. The arena shifted, each area changing from landscape to landscape, until eventually, even the stands were left behind. Around them was only a void, an area with no light, and the lights coming from the changing battlefield faded under the oppression. Eventually there was only Platypus, Nameless, and a world existing outside of the interference of others.

Getting up, he spoke softly and calmly, but his tone was cold as ice, the very temperature seemed to lower at the sound. "You will not win. I cannot allow others to obtain the blade. I must defeat Darkness. If you are in my way, you will perish. Make your choice. And do it now." 

Nameless shook his head. “I don’t think I’ll surrender. Go ahead and kill me if you can.” He tightened his grip on Endings, the flames covering the Blade intensifying. “I think you’re too tired to. Vengeance’s strength is basically expended, and you’re not far off from that yourself.”

Edited December 3, 2023 by Ookla the Name-Stolen

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

4 hours ago, Ookla the Name-Stolen said:

They might attack me if I fly over on my own.

"They might attack us if I announce myself."

[Immortal Platypus]

7 hours ago, Ookla the Name-Stolen said:

They might attack me if I fly over on my own.

Nameless shook his head. “I don’t think I’ll surrender. Go ahead and kill me if you can.” He tightened his grip on Endings, the flames covering the Blade intensifying. “I think you’re too tired to. Vengeance’s strength is basically expended, and you’re not far off from that yourself.”

Platypus grimaced as he stepped forward again. "I'd rather not kill you. Might mess up the timeline, and I hate dealing with that. But..." He disappeared, leaving Nameless floating in the void between times, stranded away from all worlds.

[NameIess]

3 hours ago, Ookla the Abstract said:

"They might attack us if I announce myself."

But you carry around a giant metal staff like it's nothing. I'm just a  slightly extraordinary  bird.

6 minutes ago, Ookla the Immortal said:

Platypus grimaced as he stepped forward again. "I'd rather not kill you. Might mess up the timeline, and I hate dealing with that. But..." He disappeared, leaving Nameless floating in the void between times, stranded away from all worlds.

"No timeline mess to worry about! I told you, I'm not the Nameless that died, but a perfected copy of him at his most powerful." Nameless waved the still-flaming Endings at Platypus. "And no running away either. The end of this fight is sealed."

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

Just now, Ookla the Name-Stolen said:

But you carry around a giant metal staff like it's nothing. I'm just a  slightly extraordinary  bird.

"If they notice you, just fly back here."

[Immortal Platypus]

7 minutes ago, Ookla the Name-Stolen said:

But you carry around a giant metal staff like it's nothing. I'm just a  slightly extraordinary  bird.

"No timeline mess to worry about! I told you, I'm not the Nameless that died, but a perfected copy of him at his most powerful." Nameless waved the still-flaming Endings at Platypus. "And no running away either. The end of this fight is sealed."

Platypus wondered curiously what Nameless was doing. Then he teleported to his base of operations to prepare to confront Darkness.

[NameIess]

14 minutes ago, Ookla the Abstract said:

"If they notice you, just fly back here."

...Alright, fine. But you'd better be ready to whack them if I get into trouble. Crickets flapped his wings and prepared to fly into the forest, but was interrupted when someone stepped into the clearing. Rep'O'Sim walked towards Sandy and Crickets, holding a crossbow pointed at Sandy's heart.

"I've come for the bird. Feel like trying to stop me?"

12 minutes ago, Ookla the Immortal said:

Platypus wondered curiously what Nameless was doing. Then he teleported to his base of operations to prepare to confront Darkness.

Nameless cocked his head, confused, and followed Platypus. "Did you do a time manipulation thing? Don't you remember that we were just fighting? Didn't finish the fight either. I was about to beat you."

[Immortal Platypus]

11 minutes ago, Ookla the Name-Stolen said:

...Alright, fine. But you'd better be ready to whack them if I get into trouble. Crickets flapped his wings and prepared to fly into the forest, but was interrupted when someone stepped into the clearing. Rep'O'Sim walked towards Sandy and Crickets, holding a crossbow pointed at Sandy's heart.

"I've come for the bird. Feel like trying to stop me?"

Nameless cocked his head, confused, and followed Platypus. "Did you do a time manipulation thing? Don't you remember that we were just fighting? Didn't finish the fight either. I was about to beat you."

Platypus ignored him. I need to stop Darkness before he gets too strong. We've been dueling for 40 pages already, he's just been gathering strength in that time. This could get bad fast.

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

13 minutes ago, Ookla the Name-Stolen said:

...Alright, fine. But you'd better be ready to whack them if I get into trouble. Crickets flapped his wings and prepared to fly into the forest, but was interrupted when someone stepped into the clearing. Rep'O'Sim walked towards Sandy and Crickets, holding a crossbow pointed at Sandy's heart.

"I've come for the bird. Feel like trying to stop me?"

Sandy paused, then shrugged. "Sure." He lunged forward with his staff.

[NameIess]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Immortal said:

Platypus ignored him. I need to stop Darkness before he gets too strong. We've been dueling for 40 pages already, he's just been gathering strength in that time. This could get bad fast.

"Oh, you're surrendering. That's fine." Nameless dismissed Endings. "I guess you're not going to give me that Mordite Blade? Seriously, just give it to me and I'll go kill Darkness. It won't be difficult."

Just now, Ookla the Abstract said:

Sandy paused, then shrugged. "Sure." He lunged forward with his staff.

Rep fired his crossbow immediately, then followed it up with a net to entrap Crickets.

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

6 minutes ago, Ookla the Name-Stolen said:

Rep fired his crossbow immediately, then followed it up with a net to entrap Crickets.

Sandy easily blocked the crossbow bolt, then brought his staff down on Rep as he was using the net.

In addition to being metal and all that, the staff is many times heavier than it should be.

[Immortal Platypus]

3 hours ago, Ookla the Name-Stolen said:

"Oh, you're surrendering. That's fine." Nameless dismissed Endings. "I guess you're not going to give me that Mordite Blade? Seriously, just give it to me and I'll go kill Darkness. It won't be difficult."

Rep fired his crossbow immediately, then followed it up with a net to entrap Crickets.

Platypus continued ignoring him. It's almost time for it to happen. Soon. Very soon. I wish I could plan with Thaid, but...

[xinoehp512 he/him]

On 12/3/2023 at 12:21 AM, Ookla the Name-Stolen said:

The shadowed figure huffed angrily. "Not long ago it would've taken weeks for me to gather enough strength to make a hole in reality like this! You should be more appreciative of my incredible ability to travel between dimensions."

The eyes of the Hunger were close now, and coming closer every moment.

"I'd be more impressed if you'd brought us somewhere useful." shot back Jeremy. "What use is dimension-hopping if you can only end up in weird places inhabited by 'unimaginable horrors?'

[Ookla de los Cuervos he/him]

abalador sleeps. then whacks Hunger over the head.

[Immortal Platypus]

@Ookla the Name-Stolen do you want to continue with the duel, or can I go do what I was planning with Thaid? basically, Platpyus reworked his reality so that temporarily the duel hasn't finished and Nameless fled. That's why he's ignoring him, he literally is not there according to the timeline that he is in.

[ʟɪɢʜʈ]

On 12/3/2023 at 2:38 PM, Ookla the Immortal said:

Platypus wondered curiously what Nameless was doing. Then he teleported to his base of operations to prepare to confront Darkness.

Falvan went there.

[Immortal Platypus]

29 minutes ago, ΨιτιsτηεΒέsτ said:

Falvan went there.

He found himself, surprisingly, not in Platypus' BoO, but instead in a random pasture in rural Ireland.

[ʟɪɢʜʈ]

2 hours ago, Ookla the Immortal said:

He found himself, surprisingly, not in Platypus' BoO, but instead in a random pasture in rural Ireland.

This is nice Falvan thought.

[Through the Living Elan He/Him]

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Wow. Two days without anything.

The Once-Author appeared in the random pasture in rural Ireland, and began attacking Falvan. 

@ΨιτιsτηεΒέsτ

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

A wild pack of snails appeared to help... by selling weapons to both sides of the conflict and making a massive profit.

[Through the Living Elan He/Him]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Categorized said:

A wild pack of snails appeared to help... by selling weapons to both sides of the conflict and making a massive profit.

The Once-Author stares, confused, at the snails. "Uh... what?"

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

42 minutes ago, Ookla the Prehistoric said:

The Once-Author stares, confused, at the snails. "Uh... what?"

"20,000 rounds, 2,000 rifles, ₽76,000,000. Do we have a deal?" One of them asks, slooooooooowly pushing a large crate towards the Once-Author.

[Through the Living Elan He/Him]

Just now, Ookla the Categorized said:

"20,000 rounds, 2,000 rifles, ₽76,000,000. Do we have a deal?" One of them asks, slooooooooowly pushing a large crate towards the Once-Author.

“Uh… yes?” He says, still confused, and hands over the money.

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Prehistoric said:

“Uh… yes?” He says, still confused, and hands over the money.

The snail nods, taking the money from him. "Pleasure doing business with you. And if anyone asks, you bought these from the government of Mozambique." The snail nods and sloooooooooooooowly turns around and slooooooooooooowly slides away.

[Through the Living Elan He/Him]

3 minutes ago, Ookla the Categorized said:

The snail nods, taking the money from him. "Pleasure doing business with you. And if anyone asks, you bought these from the government of Mozambique." The snail nods and sloooooooooooooowly turns around and slooooooooooooowly slides away.

“Bye.”