Leviathan's Heart (#1)

[idolpro]

LEVIATHAN'S HEART GAME

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Re: TOMB

[idolpro]

[ They are recognizable as such! ]

I am trying to clear this away. My father and all of the previous Hakuryuu before me are buried here. So I have to keep it clean.

Re: TOMB

[sancrimony]

I see . . .

[ is he trying to hack away at the vines that are directly on the tomb or the ones on the ground ]

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[idolpro]

[ The ones on the ground! But it looks like he's been trying to do both. ]

They keep appearing. It's quite vexing. My head gets more and more muddled as they appear. But this place is important to me. And one day soon I'll be here too. So for the next generation, and the one after that, I need to keep it safe.

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[sancrimony]

[ . . . appearifying not the bow, but one of the arrows, to offer it to him ]

Do you think this would be effective at all?

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[idolpro]

Oh-- maybe! I can have this?

[ *O* ]

I'll try.

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[sancrimony]

Of course—use it wisely, now.

[ offering it to him ]

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[idolpro]

[ He will begin chipping away at some of the corruption! It does not all vanish but certainly, it withers away from it some! ]

That was a great idea. It's working a little.

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[sancrimony]

Of course. By the way—

[ gesturing to the forest ]

What is that place? Is it significant?

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[idolpro]

The forest...? Well, it's just what surrounds the village to protect it. The vines and things are taking over right now. He-- the real me. I'm just a desire. The real me has a few places of importance out there. There's a pond just outside of the village that we like. But there are forests beyond this one that hold many happy memories.

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[sancrimony]

I see.

[ materializing the bow, drawing an arrow ]

I don't want to damage any area if I can help it regardless . . .

Re: TOMB

[idolpro]

Don't worry. If you're trying to do something good, I don't think it will damage things at all.

Re: TOMB

[sancrimony]

Mm, it's Aniki's heart, after all . . .

[ but juuuuuuuuust in case, rolling an idea (14) to consider if there's anything he hasn't considered irt just shooting the corruption between the forest and the tomb (so as to not hit either of them) or if there's otherwise something he hasn't thought about ]

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[idolpro]

[ Idea roll fails. However, Kija is excitedly watching to see what you do!! ]

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[sancrimony]

[ rip

ok whatever. he'll go with his gut and shoot a little higher, still between the forest and the tomb but closer to the forest than the tomb (23) ]

Re: TOMB

[idolpro]

[ He shoots at some of the corruption! Some of it visible shrivels, recoiling from the arrow. It doesn't all disappear, but it's clear he's done some damage to it. The corruption in the surrounding area pulls back a bit.

Leviathan claps ]

That was incredible!

Re: TOMB

[sancrimony]

Mm . . .

[ taking another shot (8) but it will presumably not do much so ]

I see. Using this is difficult indeed. . .

Re: TOMB

[idolpro]

[ The rest of the corruption around the tomb vanishes. ]

It's alright. You still did something. Left just to me, I wouldn't have been able to get rid of this on my own.

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[sancrimony]

I'm glad to help.

[ turning back to him ]

Now—should we check inside, just to make sure those things haven't caused any trouble in there?

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[idolpro]

Oh, don't worry. Inside is okay. I've been guarding it. I keep forgetting important things, so I focused all of my attention here.

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[sancrimony]

. . . It wouldn't make you feel better to look?

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[idolpro]

We can if you like. It wouldn't hurt. But I don't know that I've ever been inside of it before.

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[sancrimony]

. . . Then, that's all the more reason to see it.

After all, you're protecting it. So, you should know what you're protecting.

[ letting the bow disappear, going to the entrance of the tomb ]

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[idolpro]

[ He'll follow after him to the inside of the tomb...! It is cold inside, but there are no negative feelings. All around are many stone coffins, with carved dragons upon the top of each one. ]

One of these was my father.

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[sancrimony]

I see . . .

[ eyeing each one with care, studying for any characters/markings that are notable—just for its own sake, to be respectful—before looking to see if there's anything further into the tomb or if it's just stone coffins all the way down ]

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[idolpro]

[ In here, it is only stone coffins all the way through. There is nothing that particularly stands out from one to the next. ]