The Linear Thread

[Condensation she/her]

"I haven't wielded it, though. I just fought off Y."

[xinoehp512 he/him]

"You used it against Dr. Who Octopus," interjected Gerald. "Remember?" He waved his robotic arm. "That's how we got this."

@Condensation

Edited September 7, 2021 by xinoehp512

[Condensation she/her]

"Well, yeah, but I didn't wield it. Wielding is, like... fancier and trained and everything."

[xinoehp512 he/him]

4 minutes ago, Condensation said:

"Well, yeah, but I didn't wield it. Wielding is, like... fancier and trained and everything."

"It's a fancier way to say it, I suppose. It just means use as a weapon. Like, for instance, cutting someone's arm off."

[Condensation she/her]

4 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

"It's a fancier way to say it, I suppose. It just means use as a weapon. Like, for instance, cutting someone's arm off."

Melody shuddered. "Yeah, not glad about that."

[Channelknight Fadran]

"Hey, uhm... lady." Ellis held up a hand. "What does being the Chosen One entail?"

[xinoehp512 he/him]

"Hard to say he didn't deserve it," said Gerald, shivering and rubbing a hand over the place where Dr. Who Octopus's weapon had hit him.

1 minute ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

"Hey, uhm... lady." Ellis held up a hand. "What does being the Chosen One entail?"

The woman's eyes grew distant. "Long, long ago, this land was ruled by a just and powerful queen, well loved by all under her rule. But outsiders came and whispered treacherous words in the ear of the queen's daughter, poisoning her mind and turning her against her mother. Taking that sword you now hold, she usurped the throne and locked away the queen's soul in a prison bound to her bloodline by destiny. Ever since, her lineage has brought great darkness upon this world. Heroes have risen against these Dark Lords- some to conquer, some to fall, but all to inevitably fail at preventing the next Dark Lord from rising. Until the Dark Lord is slain by a Chosen One, the queen's soul will remain trapped and the cycle of darkness will continue."

[Channelknight Fadran]

Ellis blinked. "So you want this kid to go find and kill a Dark Lord?"

[xinoehp512 he/him]

2 minutes ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

Ellis blinked. "So you want this kid to go find and kill a Dark Lord?"

"Indeed," spoke the woman. "There is no telling when next the sword will choose. It may be ten, a hundred, a thousand years hence."

[Channelknight Fadran]

Looking around him, Ellis asked, "so... who is the Dark Lord?"

[xinoehp512 he/him]

"If it is not immediately apparent, it is because the mantle has yet to be fully realized by its inheritor."

[Channelknight Fadran]

Dang it.

"Then what do you want her to do about it?"

[xinoehp512 he/him]

"Prepare," said the woman simply. "The Dark Lord will soon rise."

There was a moment of silence.

"Well," said Gerald, "We'd better find the world's origin before then. It's not good to leave a bargain with Fate hanging."

The woman blinked. "You wish to go to the Origin? I can lead you there if you wish."

[Condensation she/her]

"Wait wait wait, how am I supposed to... y'know? Even if that wasn't, like, totally wrong-feeling, I've got essentially no training!"

[xinoehp512 he/him]

"You will have to learn, then," said the woman.

The amulet twitched in Ellis's pocket.

[Channelknight Fadran]

"The Origin?" Ellis prompted.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

14 minutes ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

"The Origin?" Ellis prompted.

"The place where this world began," explained the woman.

The amulet surged with furious power, sending images flickering through Ellis's mind.

[Channelknight Fadran]

Well I don't hecking know what the images are!

[xinoehp512 he/him]

The images flickered too fast for Ellis to make anything out, each one pulling a bit of power from him-

Until it was done.

[Channelknight Fadran]

e x p l a i n

[xinoehp512 he/him]

It's essentially the same thing as the last surge, just a little more involved.

[Channelknight Fadran]

But what does that m e a n ?

[xinoehp512 he/him]

The surge wasn't just a one-off thing.

[Channelknight Fadran]

Alright. Fine.

I grasp my head and try to breathe out the pain of the revelations.

Edited September 9, 2021 by Channelknight Fadran

[Condensation she/her]

"Ellis, are you all right?!"