idolpro | Ascian's Ideal World: First Run

You are in a dark place. All you can here is ticking for a long, long while.

Then a bright light, a pure white crystal, taller than the dorms itself, appears in front of you. It's voice echoes in your mind.

Hear.... Feel... Think...
A Light there once was that shone throughout this realm... yet it has since grown dim
And as it has faltered so has the Darkness risen up in its stead, presaging an end to life.
For the sake of us all, I beseech thee deliver us from this fate.
If thou would pierce the shadows... make thee a blade of light.
Hold onto it, child.
Return His Dark servants to your realm.
But beware, ever is He trying to grow his power. Do not get caught.

And the light vanishes you find yourself with a crystal in your hand.

Though you are again left in in Darkness before you find yourself in a vast city standing in front of a large teleportation device.

Objectives (if your character can translate Hydaelyn vagueness):
1) Convince both Ascians to leave
2) Don't get tempered :) (or killed if you don't like mind control)

Additionally you may choose EITHER canon or OR imeeji powers to be active. You can wait to decide until you use a power, but once you use a power that powerset is locked in as your choice.

Also if people are in the same area as you feel free to mingle. It is in fact encouraged. Also your phones work only to text and take pictures (basically for the purpose of communicating in case you are in different spots).

GAME START

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

The danger is over and Lahabrea is directing some people to clean it up. Vergil is the only one who was in the way of any damage, and he turns to give Paloma a tired smile.

"Hello."

My, it seems that I arrived at a very interesting time.

"Time. Yes. We are running short of it. Still, I am happy to see you, despite the timing.

How may I help you?"

Well, I was hoping I'd be able to help you, in fact... if there is indeed anything to be done here in my skillset.

I was told you were studying fear, but I'm afraid I am more a student of such in the abstract rather than in the... physical.

He laughs wryly, tired.

"If you had a sure method to shield people's hearts from such terrible visions and their own fears--well! Abstract would be most useful.

As it is we are looking to alternate methods."

Well—nothing quite so instantaneously effective as would be necessary, it seems.

I know things are quite urgent.

"They are, though we are nearly at our solution."

...Zodiark?

"Just so. It is... Almost time."

Meanwhile.

...Lahabrea.

"Yes?"

...is this really your ideal?

I'd have expected you to dream a little bigger.

"What do you mean?"

Or is it that, tempered as you are, you can't dream of even a past where such a sacrifice was not necessary?

Well give the lady a prize. He sighs.

"There is no other way to save our star but this. We tried all else."

Humor me a moment... would that you had the power to make the impossible possible. Perhaps just one thing.

What would you do with it?

"Summon Lord Zordiark without sacrifice."

...not prevent the disasters that precipitated such drastic measures?

"...."

He touches his mask.

"Hmm... That would not be possible."

What is the nature of these events, then?

If you don't mind filling me in a little bit.

[ she claps her hands once, twice; she sounds a bit teacherly, albeit in a gentle way. ]

"Are you aware of exactly what tempering is? When you ask about it, do you know what it entails?"

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Yes, I'm aware.

...a kind stranger gave me a little bit of a primer, as it were. To have your will made one with that of your god—such that you could not even think to do other than what they ordain.

That's correct, yes?

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"That is, yes. And do you think that it would change, in hell? We still must do his bidding.

And yet his bidding and our will align. I do not see the issue in the method we have chosen. We know it will work to save the star."

What are his highest priorities, your Lord Zodiark?

"To protect the star and end the calamity that has befallen it."

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