Ascian's Ideal World: First Run

[idolpro]

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

Comments

ASCIANS

[firstworldproblem]

Re: ASCIANS

[firstworldproblem]

[The purple fog has cleared and Emet is on his hands and knees vomitting out what looks to be .... light?

Upon seeing Lahabrea get surrounded, he does summon up spears to the best of his ability while still prone. He flings them at all combtants ... with a 1.



Also Absinthe, you now have control of Zodiark. You are now a planet. Moving up!]

Re: ASCIANS

[temperedinpride]

[Lahabrea is shield-bashed! And also lightning'd. It certainly has him reeling back several steps from the Exarch's attack, and while arcane magic keeps him from crumbling at lightning is makes him stagger.

Right back into Vergil's blade.

For a moment he is frozen, impaled, and then it... Just works. No one but Emet-Selch can see it really, but the tempering is cut from his soul, and he does react. Eyes wide in shock, he falls forward to the ground, dropping to his knees and staring vacantly at nothing, completely in his own world of trauma.]

FINAL ROUND

[idolpro]

??? what will you do?

Re: FINAL ROUND

[auguryofinnocence]

[He doesn't even bother to dodge the spears, because as Lahabrea starts to fall to his knees, Vergil's focused on catching him. That reaction does seem like it was effective. So he needs to hold onto him.

Which means folding himself and his wings around Lahabrea to form a shield. And trying to teleport out of here with him, back to the Akadaemia, if it's possible.]

Re: FINAL ROUND

[temperedinpride]

You can take him to the Akadaemia! He... is unresponsive. But crying.

Re: FINAL ROUND

[auguryofinnocence]

we going

Re: FINAL ROUND

[crystallinelore]

[skitters away from THAT, then changing his sword and shield to a staff, turning to drop some Big Heals onto Cardinal.]

Is there anywhere to run from here?! I don't want to find out firsthand what happens next!

Re: FINAL ROUND

[jobchange]

It doesn't look like there's much of a choice.

[At least I don't see an exit??]

Re: FINAL ROUND

[crystallinelore]

...Then I suppose we face the music.

Re: FINAL ROUND

[innerdaemons]

[ yayyy!!

it turns out being a planet is, slightly more overwhelming than just being an Astral. Absinthe -- now that he's not distracted by the two Ascians trying to get him killed -- is concentrating, trying to guide Zodiark now that he has Him under his influence, will Him to tear himself apart. ]

Re: FINAL ROUND

[idolpro]

You feel like you just got stabbed by a LOT of swords, for some reason?

Re: FINAL ROUND

[innerdaemons]

[ WELL

THAT SUCKS BUT HE CAN DEAL ]

Re: FINAL ROUND

[jobchange]

[WELL. He didn't get to hit any ascians but he did do one helpful thing?? He'd have pushed Lahabrea over the rest of the way but Vergil has to go and be a GOOD BOYFRIEND, so instead he'll--

--no he resists the urge to do it to Emet.]

Well that was exciting. Now to see if we die anyway.

[But he will help anyone who needs a hand!]

Re: FINAL ROUND

[deicider]

[The heal gets Cardinal moving. They stagger to Emet-Selch'side to grab his wrist. Then they heat Noah panicking and they just, attempt to haul Emet-Selch up.]

Re: FINAL ROUND

[selfpreservationist]

[raven watches vergil teleport with lahabrea and then looks over at absinthe. griphon flaps his wings in a huff]

Geez, does this mean we all gotta bite the dust? I'm not sticking around for the finale, in that case!

Even if we run, there's nowhere safe.

Re: FINAL ROUND

[auguryofinnocence]

[sry except not

maybe he'll be back to gather you all up in his big strong demon arms?]

Re: FINAL ROUND

[selfpreservationist]

Hey, maybe Vergil'll come back and gather us up in his big strong demon arms, eh?

Don't get your hopes up.

Re: FINAL ROUND

[crystallinelore]

I suppose Griphon could fly up?

[but he seems to have accepted they're trapped. hey.]

Re: FINAL ROUND

[selfpreservationist]

I sure can, kitty cat, but if that god of theirs explodes, I ain't gonna be quick enough to out-fly it! 'Specially not with passengers.

In the meantime, we still have to concern ourselves with him.

[points to emet-selch using his cane]

Re: FINAL ROUND

[forgottenmercy]

[taking in what's happening as fast as he can. honestly most of his Abyssal powers are actually not great for this situation and he starts singing, soft and clear, channeling Essence and trying to force his necromancy into another shape: it can be used to protect ghosts, so he's trying to force it into protection for people here just in case something happens. this is clearly the closest we're going to get to the underworld and clearly none of us are actually in our real bodies hopefully, right? right.

2 on that which fits because if anything is a square peg, round hole situation, this is it.]

Re: FINAL ROUND

[firstworldproblem]

[I guess he is still here.

He screams out at Vergil a name, Lahabrea's real one as he's teleported off between bouts of puking up light.

He tries to get up to mount a ... something but he rolls another 1.

So he gets hauled up like a rag doll from Cardinal. Thanks, friend.]

THE END

[firstworldproblem]

Just for comparison.

The Original End of Days
The fabric of our star began to fray and the unchecked energies of creation begat malformed beasts.
Just as prayer gives rise to primals, our dread made manifest our deepest fears.
The land buckled; the cities burned; the waters ran red with blood...

Absinthe's End of Days
The fabric of the star began to fray.

Literally.

The earth cracked and buckled splitting open leaving nothing but miasma packed gaps deep into the core. Chunks of the star begin to separate and the planet screams and fire erupts from its core. Each of your fear visions dances in your head bright and clear in its death cries. (Except Absinthe, you special person, you!)

Chunk by chunk the star is spread into space. Not that any of you live that long, but it is horrific sight nonetheless. And when all is said and done nothing but chunks of rock and debris barely the size of a man remain.


....Congratulations. You won.

Re: FINAL ROUND

[deicider]

[At this juncture Cardinal realizes that they're all toast.

There isn't much to say about that, so they just keep their hand on Emet-Selch's arm.]

Re: FINAL ROUND

[firstworldproblem]

[What a mess, hmm?

He is gravely injured and puking up light.

He is surrounded by those who have killed him and, for all he can tell, enemies.

Ardyn has betrayed him.

Lahabrea has been untempered. There is no way his Sight could have missed that.

Vergil took away his emotional support Ascian.

Zodiark has been taken over.

And above all else, even Zodiark...

...their star is dying!

So he clings onto Cardinal, wrapping his arms around them and burying his face in their shoulder and openly weeping.]