the fellowship of the thing The Fellowship of the Thing - I'm bored. Let's mess around! (Retired)

[Negative_Null They/Them]

12 minutes ago, Mist said:

T walks over to Vale. "Where did you come from? What's your backstory, if you don't mind answering?"

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Thanks Mist!  

 

 

Vale stares at the flames in the distance.
"I was a soldier. For a long time. And then one day I lost everything. My power, somehow, was triggered, and I ended up worlds away from my home."

"There, what I had wasn't that unusual. They had all sorts of people with special, unexplainable powers. They called them mutants, or inhumans, but they also called them heroes."

"I found a new team. I trained with them, I worked with them, but I had to learn faster, because they had grown up there and I hadn't. We were supposed to be the ones to protect the heroes, the guards of the guardians. We were called the Cyber Lotus"

"I lost that world too, but it wasn't my fault this time. Something too big came, something that couldn't be stopped. I saved the few I could, my found family, and I did the same thing again on a new world. Kept a similar name, founded a similar organization, but this time I swore I wouldn't let it happen again."

"The same way I trained with guns and gadgets, I trained with this power. I almost got myself killed thousands of times. I even found my way back to my first home, but it was thousands of years in the future. The time stream had moved on."

"Eventually, I gained the attention of my patron, a powerful god. He was unique on the council he sat in, in how he picked his champions. He didn't pick them for strength or power, but for cunning and the ability to change and adapt. He didn't give me godly weapons like he could have, but he showed me the connections my power could have and how to use them."

"My power works by connecting to other champions of my god through the realms. I can duplicate their powers and possessions for a short time. In return for facilitating this and protecting my family, I act as his hand."

Vale turns back to the group. "Guiding people like you who are in over your head, just like I was"

 

[Mist she/her]

"Wow. That's quite a story. 

You said in over our heads. What exactly are we in? That withergeist person seems dangerous, but I think we can handle them."

[Negative_Null They/Them]

"Well, you're certainly more capable than I expected. But anyone who travels between worlds attracts attention, like Winter or the Fallen King. I haven't heard of them specifically but I know their type. My god likely has other reasons for my shadowing of you as well, but I'm not privy to them."

[Scarletfox]

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I'm back, baby! And then just pretend this was from when the Fox was being kidnapped, it shouldn't change anything.

A warm light filled the Fox. She was going to fight back, but this time, she had help. Just then, she very faintly felt a metal hand on her neck, causing her to shiver. She was ripped away from Nath. She was pretty sure she felt a warm hand grab on to hers, but then, they were gone. The Fox was full on sobbing, now. She was only feeling emotional pain because she wasn't putting weight on her feet, and it was overwhelming her. She could feel herself beginning to retreat back into her brain. She was going to need to balance this if possible...

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Aight, real quick, what do things look like to the Fox? And, is it possible for the Fox to feel physical pain? I'm going to write another descriptive post about the Fox being terrified, and probably twisting her leg around or something to stop the emotional pain.

@KyL

Edited August 29, 2020 by Scarletfox

[KyL]

She appears sitting in a row of benches in a church-castle, four stories up. In front of her are two large stained-glass windows, and to either side are normal, medieval-style ones.

Below, and to the left, after a few meters is a forest. To the right, several meters away is a cliff, a straight drop to the ocean.

In front of the church-castle, a short distance away is another cliff, this one higher, which also leads straight down to the ocean.

The church-castle is built on a slant,--the building itself is not slanted, but it is built on a slant--the top of which is the cliff in front, and it leads down for about a kilometer to a sandy beach. running behind the beach is a narrow stretch of meadow, behind it the woods take over.

@Scarletfox

 

[Scarletfox]

29 minutes ago, KyL said:

She appears sitting in a row of benches in a church-castle, four stories up. In front of her are two large stained-glass windows, and to either side are normal, medieval-style ones.

Below, and to the left, after a few meters is a forest. To the right, several meters away is a cliff, a straight drop to the ocean.

In front of the church-castle, a short distance away is another cliff, this one higher, which also leads straight down to the ocean.

The church-castle is built on a slant,--the building itself is not slanted, but it is built on a slant--the top of which is the cliff in front, and it leads down for about a kilometer to a sandy beach. running behind the beach is a narrow stretch of meadow, behind it the woods take over.

@Scarletfox

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Thanks!

The Fox sobbed on the bench. Where was she? She should have never opened herself up to this. It was too hard. She felt herself slipping back. Back. Back....

"NO!" She yelled out loud at herself. "No more emotion! No more! No slipping back! No killing!" Her voice began to fail "No... No... No more letting them die..." Her attempt at slapping herself out of it failed. Well then, she was going to have to literally slap herself out it. She stood up on her feet, and immediately felt the pain surging through her ankles. Yes. This would work. They would make her other pain go away. But it didn't. The pain stayed! How? "It-it's not possible!" She looked around for some stairs, and tried to run down them. Yes, that was always more painful. But it didn't go away.

"No, no, NO!" The Fox ran out the doors of the chapel. She could feel a soft breeze. It was so beautiful here. It felt so real, so comforting, but the pain would not let her relax. She would get out of this! She ran to the edge of the cliff. There was always a cliff in her dreams. She would jump, and it would carry her away. But, what if it wasn't a dream? What if it was real, it felt real? There was always a cliff. But there were also always people from her past. Where were they? The scenery felt just a bit off too! What was going on? Was she really kidnapped, or was that a dream? She sat down, her legs hanging over the cliff. Tears streamed down her face. She took a breathe in, and then out, and wiped away the tears. She took a knife out her pocket, then she put it back in.

The Fox took one of her legs, and placed the ankle on the knee of the first. She slide off the boot that helped keep her from twisting her ankles as much, they helped control the pain, setting it and her sock on the grass beside her. She massaged the ankle, feeling the pain to a large extent. The pain wasn't helping as it once did, but the distraction of doing something with her hands did. She would have normally never put her in this position, a place where people could shove her off the cliff easily, but she wasn't quite sure if this was a dream or not, so if she did fall, she'd just find out. She repeated the process with her other foot.

She let both her barefooted feet drop back down, and leaned back until she was lying on the grass, staring at the sky. Her tears had stopped. She must have run out of those, it had happened before. The Fox started grabbing handfuls of grass, and tearing them apart, her eyes focused on the clouds.

Edited August 29, 2020 by Scarletfox

[KyL]

6 minutes ago, Scarletfox said:

The Fox sobbed on the bench. Where was she? She should have never opened herself up to this. It was too hard. She felt herself slipping back. Back. Back....

"NO!" She yelled out loud at herself. "No more emotion! No more! No slipping back! No killing!" Her voice began to fail "No... No... No more letting them die..." Her attempt at slapping herself out of it failed. Well then, she was going to have to literally slap herself out it. She stood up on her feet, and immediately felt the pain surging through her ankles. Yes. This would work. They would make her other pain go away. But it didn't. The pain stayed! How? "It-it's not possible!" She looked around for some stairs, and tried to run down them. Yes, that was always more painful. But it didn't go away.

"No, no, NO!" The Fox ran out the doors of the chapel. She could feel a soft breeze. It was so beautiful here. It felt so real, so comforting, but the pain would not let her relax. She would get out of this! She ran to the edge of the cliff. There was always a cliff in her dreams. She would jump, and it would carry her away. But, what if it wasn't a dream? What if it was real, it felt real? There was always a cliff. But there were also always people from her past. Where were they? The scenery felt just a bit off too! What was going on? Was she really kidnapped, or was that a dream? She sat down, her legs hanging over the cliff. Tears streamed down her face. She took a breathe in, and then out, and wiped away the tears. She took a knife out her pocket, then she put it back in.

The Fox took one of her legs, and placed the ankle on the knee of the first. She slide off the boot that helped keep her from twisting her ankles as much, they helped control the pain, setting it and her sock on the grass beside her. She massaged the ankle, feeling the pain to a large extent. The pain wasn't helping as it once did, but the distraction of doing something with her hands did. She would have normally never put her in this position, a place where people could shove her off the cliff easily, but she wasn't quite sure if this was a dream or not, so if she did fall, she'd just find out. She repeated the process with her other foot.

She let both her barefooted feet drop back down, and leaned back until she was lying on the grass, staring at the sky. Her tears had stopped. She must have run out of those, it had happened before. The Fox started grabbing handfuls of grass, and tearing them apart, her eyes focused on the beauty of the clouds. Perhaps instead of focusing on other pain, she had to focus on the beauty of her surroundings.

Someone sat down next to her, letting his legs dangle off the side of the cliff, too.

He had white hair and brown eyes, and wore a thick-collared black tunic, laced with gold that tapered to his knees. The sleeves reached just past his elbows, and he wore black breeches and boots.

"You are killing the poor grass. It doesn't matter, though. This isn't real."

[Vapor she/her]

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Ooh, hottie. 

 

[Scarletfox]

1 minute ago, KyL said:

Someone sat down next to her, letting his legs dangle off the side of the cliff, too.

He had white hair and brown eyes, and wore a thick-collared black tunic, laced with gold that tapered to his knees. The sleeves reached just past his elbows, and he wore black breeches and boots.

"You are killing the poor grass. It doesn't matter, though. This isn't real."

The Fox sat up, alert by reflex, looking over that the newcomer, but then relaxed. Why did she care? "I've never had a figment of imagination tell me my dreams weren't real. Normally they try to keep me from jumping. I guess I should go ahead and do that now, huh?" The Fox did a double take of the person, "Wait, who are you? I don't remember you."

[KyL]

5 minutes ago, Scarletfox said:

The Fox sat up, alert by reflex, looking over that the newcomer, but then relaxed. Why did she care? "I've never had a figment of imagination tell me my dreams weren't real. Normally they try to keep me from jumping. I guess I should go ahead and do that now, huh?" The Fox did a double take of the person, "Wait, who are you? I don't remember you."

The man gently laughs.

"I'm called Korin. I don't recall seeing you before, either."

[Scarletfox]

2 minutes ago, KyL said:

The man gently laughs.

"I'm called Korin. I don't recall seeing you before, either."

Adopting Korin's way of speaking instinctually, the Fox said, "The people who I discover here, they are figures from my life. They install feelings into me that they installed when I knew them. Happy, sad, angry. I stop the dream by jumping off the cliff. The problem is, I don't believe I ever knew a Korin. I don't quite recognize your clothing, either." The Fox looked him over for a moment, before laying back down in the grass. What did she care. She had bigger problems to deal with. She really should be going, but this man was not making her uncomfortable, so she'd stay for now. "I guess... you can call me the Fox."

[KyL]

Just now, Scarletfox said:

Adopting Korin's way of speaking instinctually, the Fox said, "The people who I discover here, they are figures from my life. They install feelings into me that they installed when I knew them. Happy, sad, angry. I stop the dream by jumping off the cliff. The problem is, I don't believe I ever knew a Korin. I don't quite recognize your clothing, either." The Fox looked him over for a moment, before laying back down in the grass. What did she care. She had bigger problems to deal with. She really should be going, but this man was not making her uncomfortable, so she'd stay for now. "I guess... you can call me the Fox."

"Ah. The Fox. That is a... clever sounding name."

The man gently laughed again.

"Unfortunately, this is not a dream. And I beg you not to jump off the cliff. Retrieving you would be... awkward."

[Scarletfox]

Just now, KyL said:

"Ah. The Fox. That is a... clever sounding name."

The man gently laughed again.

"Unfortunately, this is not a dream. And I beg you not to jump off the cliff. Retrieving you would be... awkward."

The Fox sighed. Here we go. "So tell about yourself. If this is not a dream, then where are we? And why are we here?" She picked a flower, plucking each petal off one at a time.

[Vapor she/her]

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Which emotions does Winter have again?

@KyL

[KyL]

3 minutes ago, Scarletfox said:

The Fox sighed. Here we go. "So tell about yourself. If this is not a dream, then where are we? And why are we here?" She picked a flower, plucking each petal off one at a time.

"Hm. We're here because this is... where we are? I'm not exactly sure myself. Let's see..."

The landscape around them changed to a dim alleyway, trash drifted up against the sides.

Then the land melted back to the peaceful meadow/cliff landscape.

"I guess that's where we are. About me, let's see. I was raised in the northeaster kingdom 'k'raiji with my sister, Kor. I decided to take the route of philosophy, although I was my house's strategist. Korin Ark at your service."

He inclined his head.

[DramaQueen she/he/neopronouns]

2 hours ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

"No. I don't know where anything about where he went."

Fadran sits up--kind of. He makes an involuntary high-pitched yelp of pain, then places his hand on her shoulder. He says nothing; only comforting her best he can.

"Lay back down." Queen says, gently pushing his shoulder back. "You'll be fine, but for now, just lay down." She discreetly wipes the tears away. When she turns back, she is dry-eyed. "You said Fox is...gone? He devoured her?"

[Vapor she/her]

Vapor paced slightly. "We have to get Fox back."

[DramaQueen she/he/neopronouns]

4 minutes ago, Vapor said:

Vapor paced slightly. "We have to get Fox back."

"And Mordred and whoever else Winter ate."

[Scarletfox]

Just now, KyL said:

"Hm. We're here because this is... where we are? I'm not exactly sure myself. Let's see..."

The landscape around them changed to a dim alleyway, trash drifted up against the sides.

Then the land melted back to the peaceful meadow/cliff landscape.

"I guess that's where we are. About me, let's see. I was raised in the northeaster kingdom 'k'raiji with my sister, Kor. I decided to take the route of philosophy, although I was my house's strategist. Korin Ark at your service."

The Fox was beginning to get very confused. Probably more voodoo stuff. She was beginning to think she should have asked the group about how everything worked earlier. The group! Where were they? They were probably worried sick! Here the Fox was thinking everything was a dream, working through her emotions on her own time, when she had actually probably been kidnapped! 

But what did she care...

Yup, she cared! That was strange. She pulled out a knife, and leapt onto the man a knife to his throat. "A philosopher, huh? Then why don't you philosophize about why I'm here?" She seethed. " What is this place? Who are you really? Why did you bring me here?"

She was getting a bit of deja-voo.

[KyL]

1 minute ago, Scarletfox said:

The Fox was beginning to get very confused. Probably more voodoo stuff. She was beginning to think she should have asked the group about how everything worked earlier. The group! Where were they? They were probably worried sick! Here the Fox was thinking everything was a dream, working through her emotions on her own time, when she had actually probably been kidnapped! 

But what did she care...

Yup, she cared! That was strange. She pulled out a knife, and leapt onto the man a knife to his throat. "A philosopher, huh? Then why don't you philosophize about why I'm here?" She seethed. " What is this place? Who are you really? Why did you bring me here?"

She was getting a bit of deja-voo.

"Whoa, there. There's no need for that. I'm..."

The landscape started changing again, this time all concept of space left. Everything was everything, all of a sudden. Then it was back to normal, but this time the landscape was an endless field of low grey stone hills, a thin clear stream running through them.

Korin was standing a safe distance away from The Fox

"It appears we traveled."

[DramaQueen she/he/neopronouns]

8 minutes ago, Scarletfox said:

She was getting a bit of deja-voo.

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*deja-vu.

 

[Scarletfox]

6 minutes ago, KyL said:

"Whoa, there. There's no need for that. I'm..."

The landscape started changing again, this time all concept of space left. Everything was everything, all of a sudden. Then it was back to normal, but this time the landscape was an endless field of low grey stone hills, a thin clear stream running through them.

Korin was standing a safe distance away from The Fox

"It appears we traveled."

"Argh! What is this?" The Fox leapt toward Korin again with the knife, exasperated. "Stop doing that!"

6 minutes ago, DramaQueen said:

deja-vu.

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 Storms! I looked it up and everything so I wouldn't mis-spell it! I originally spelled it da-ja-voo. 

 

Edited August 29, 2020 by Scarletfox

[KyL]

Just now, Scarletfox said:

"Argh! What is this?" The Fox leapt toward Korin again with the knife. "Stop doing that!"

 

"I apologize, it's not me doing this. Please don't attempt to stab me, it is rather unpleasant."

He grimaced.

[Scarletfox]

6 minutes ago, KyL said:

"I apologize, it's not me doing this. Please don't attempt to stab me, it is rather unpleasant."

He grimaced.

"I am the epitome of unpleasant when I feel helpless!" Oops. She just admitted helplessness. "Who's doing this then? What's happening to me?" She felt like ripping every limb off of this man one by one until he could longer breathe. She could channel all her anger on to him. She would be free of it. But no, this man claimed to have a sister. She could not do that to another poor girl. The Fox would find out who this man was, however. She would get it out of him.

Edited August 29, 2020 by Scarletfox

[KyL]

Just now, Scarletfox said:

"I am the epitome of unpleasant when I feel helpless!" Oops. She just said that. "Who's doing this then? What's happening to me?" She felt like ripping every limb off of this man one by one until he could longer breathe. She could channel all her anger on to him. She would be free of it. But no, this man claimed to have a sister. She could not do that to another poor girl. The Fox would find out who this man was, however. She would get it out of him.

"Who's doing this? That would be the white death, I suppose. You look like you would like to rip every limb off me."

The man grimaced again.

"I will explain to the extent of my knowledge; you, and I, were thrown into The White Death's reality, for easy access, I suppose. I'm not exactly sure, all I know is I was placed here to... welcome you? Make you feel somewhat welcome? I'm not exactly sure either. I can see your thoughts, mind you. I see that you really do want to channel your anger at me. Again, please refrain from doing so."

He spread his arms in innocence.