idolpro | Vergil's heart game r4

You feel weak, your body won't move no matter how you try, and you are falling, away from everything you know and love. Away from everything you need to accomplish. If you could just reach out, maybe you could hold on to it, claw your way back. But it's a useless endeavour, you fall unconscious, and your mind goes blank except for poetry and a familiar voice.

O mother Enitharmon, wilt thou bring forth other sons?
To cause my name to vanish, that my place may not be found,
For I am faint with travail,
Like the dark cloud disburden'd in the day of dismal thunder.

My roots are brandish'd in the heavens, my fruits in earth beneath
Surge, foam and labour into life, first born and first consum'd!
Consumed and consuming!
Then why shouldst thou, accursed mother, bring me into life?

You wake on the ground in a cave, cold, wet, and sticky. It smells of rotting flesh. Your objective is clear, but you can't recall a name or face. Nothing else about your memory of him is changed, but for some reason the name "Vergil" just won't come to you, and you couldn't describe how he looks if your life depended on it. But at least your body starts to respond to your will, slowly regaining enough strength to carry on.

Unless you're Glory, in which case the rest is the same, but you wake in a library.

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You could have destroyed some wrong things but in this case, it was definitely the right thing!

"Well I think the gate's open, and you can open the door back at home... But if you really want, there's still a few things you could take there." He points out the two statues. "The Watcher of Time has some, you just need to give her demon blood. And it's really convenient the Combat Adjudicator gives you a bunch. And I think there's something lost in the field, too."

... do I get to fight the combat adjudicator.

[he wants to fight the Combat Adjudicator]

He grins. "Of course you do. What else does it sound like?" Good ol' sword friend.

[yesss]

Well, that's what I'm doing.

[to the statue!]

A many-armed stone statue of a woman with a snake's lower half, each hand holding a bright flame. She seems to speak in your mind when you stand before her.

I am the combat adjudicator. Only a dark-forged blade can move me.

[Yamato fits the bill, right? This seems way less stressful than the throne room, too.

He grins, launching himself at the statue]

You bet it does!

You style on that statue so hard, as if it's entirely instinct, all the cool moves come to you naturally, things that shouldn't even be possible for you without demon powers? The statue bursts into a geyser of blood -- crystallised into faces twisted in screams. You feel really stylish.

Looks like you got a sticker and 1000 red orbs.

Vergil watches from the shelves, and is absolutely beaming. That's rad.

That was awesome.

[Trying to tamp down the enthusiasm. We're totally doing some serious business here. Saving hearts and such]

And I use these orbs on it, right?

[store get??]

"That's because Yamato's the best." He grins, and nods, pointing you to the other one.

A statue that appears to be made of gold and stained nickle. It depicts a woman with a lion's head, carrying a giant hourglass upon her back like Atlas. There is no sand in the hourglass, but something does seem to flow within it. The words inscribed below read "The Watcher of Time". When you approach it, a voice rings in your ears.

Those who desire to acquire the ancient ways of war shall offer the blood of monsters in exchange.

Vital Star +1 Perseverance. 500 red orbs
Devil Star Increases demonic power. 500 red orbs
Tail bow a big red bow, you know, for your tail. It's very charming. 100 red orbs
Monocle is this...true power? 100 red orbs
Arm need a hand? It's a right forearm. Like, from a person. 100 red orbs
Painting it looks like it's of Yamato. 100 red orbs
Flowers a bouquet of regular, non-demonic flowers. 100 red orbs
Journal leatherbound and full of poetry. 100 red orbs
Violin surely this is self-explanatory. 100 red orbs
Robes for the Master of Ceremonies, Ligrev. 100 red orbs

You have 1000 red orbs.

[Nice. And like a good rich boy, he's gonna blow the budget.

Ignoring the somewhat creepy arm and cultish items, he'll get:
- Vital Star
- Tail bow (that one makes him grin)
- Painting
- Flowers
- Journal
- Violin

... and leave it in a nice pile in the Library before he heads off ^^; ]

Okay, I'm gonna go find the piece in the field next.

Vital Star You gain +1 perseverance
Tail bow You feel extremely embarrassed. Do you have a tail? Maybe someone else wants it.
Painting You feel proud, despite being completely out of your depth. Someone might be looking for this.
Flowers You're terrified. Or is this just how it feels being deeply in love? Maybe both. It might be difficult not to cry for a moment. But it's kind of lame to just give yourself a bouquet, sure you paid for it but are you just going to keep it for yourself?
Journal It's all hand written, and the writers the pieces are attributed to have some odd names. DMX? Tupac? Are these poems? Are we going to debate the validity of rap as poetry? No we're not, they're poems and you're going to appreciate them and the work put into getting this journal together. Well, maybe you won't that's your choice, but someone certainly would.
Violin A name was written on the back in black marker, but it's been scratched out. Even though this is clearly a high quality, expensive instrument. It's hard to shake the feeling of annoyance that comes with it. ...Well, it was scratched out. Now it has Vergil written above the scratches again.

These definitely feel right. And Vergil looks pleased too.

off you go

Vergil's heart game r4

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