The Linear Thread

[Channelknight Fadran]

"N--no."

[Condensation she/her]

"How do I help, how do I help?"

[Channelknight Fadran]

I hold up a hand, beckoning Melody to wait.

I can make it through this... right?

"I--I'll be okay."

[xinoehp512 he/him]

Yeah, it doesn't last for very long. Only a couple moments.

[Condensation she/her]

"Are you sure? I mean, obviously you'll eventually be okay, but..."

[xinoehp512 he/him]

At that moment, the screams began.

[Channelknight Fadran]

I immediately start booking it towards the screams.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

Ellis arrives in time to see a grey-skinned figure drop a corpse to the ground. It stands up and shuffles behind him, joining the small crowd of undead the figure has already managed to create. As Ellis watches, he grabs a person huddling in fear and begins to drain the life-force from them.

[Channelknight Fadran]

The he--... zombies???

I grip my sword and stare the closest one down.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

11 minutes ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

The he--... zombies???

I grip my sword and stare the closest one down.

The revenants' gazes are unfocused, but not mindless. They do not register Ellis staring at them, however.

[Channelknight Fadran]

"Okay! Get out!" I shout. "I don't know if swords can kill you but I'm not afraid to try."

[xinoehp512 he/him]

The Gray Man looked up at Ellis's exclamation. He cocked his head in curiosity.

A couple of revenants started towards Ellis.

[Channelknight Fadran]

I fall into a fighting stance.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

The revenants run at Ellis with fists ready to attack. For all appearances, they seem like an ordinary small mob - all save for their pale skin, unfocused eyes, and eerie coordination.

Edited September 12, 2021 by xinoehp512

[Channelknight Fadran]

Who the heck is Fadran?

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Ellis goes into first person whenever he's drawing upon the amulet's power.

 

[xinoehp512 he/him]

Fixed.

[Channelknight Fadran]

I draw strength--not too much--from the amulet, dashing away my fear, then run forwards and slash at the first revenant.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

The revenant falls easily. A dark spirit rises from its corpse and drifts towards the Gray Man.

The other revenants fall on Ellis.

[Channelknight Fadran]

I slash in a wide circle, jumping backwards with speed unparalleled before shooting back towards the fight.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

Ellis cut through the revenants with ease, each one releasing a dark spirit that flowed back to the Gray Man.

[Condensation she/her]

Melody stepped closer, eager to do her part. She raised her sword and swing it toward one of the zombies. "Take that!" She yelled. 

[xinoehp512 he/him]

The sword ends the revenant's existence. No dark spirit rises from its corpse.

As the rest of the revenants are destroyed, you realize you cannot see the Gray Man.

[Channelknight Fadran]

Was I supposed to know who this Gray Man was?

[xinoehp512 he/him]

No, but he might seem oddly familiar.

[Condensation she/her]

Melody swung for another zombie. I wonder what the gray smoke whatever means, she thought musingly.