Nine-Nine Heart - Run 1

[idolpro]

[It's time for a new an exciting place, right? A land of adventure and fun and excitement!

Wait? Then why does this look like Tokyo-F. Like a Tokyo-F that has seen better days.

A dark purple haze has settled over the city, thick and suffocating, oppressive and heavy. The sky above is filled with yawning teeth and blinking eyes stare back at you. Buildings lie in tatters and their remains litter the landscape.

A few proud buildings still stand tall! The most prominent one among them - THE GAME TOWER. Though it is sporting more of an evil villain castle vibe than you remember. And it certainly used to be taller and not leaking out that purple smoke filling the air. Nonetheless it stands as a beacon in the city, the focal point in the ruin around you.

A voice echos in your head. "Find the Dark Master."

GAME START!]

Comments

Re: TO THE GAME TOWER - OPTION A

[puzzlekeeper]

[ Holy shit! ]

How -?

Re: TO THE GAME TOWER - OPTION A

[puzzlers]

[ king, that's exael, right? what is she doing here? ]

Re: TO THE GAME TOWER - OPTION A

[puzzlekeeper]

[ It could just be an illusion, but... she was acting strangely at her last game, and apparently she was missing for the one after that. It seems like an alarming coincidence. ]

Re: TO THE GAME TOWER - OPTION A

[puzzlers]

. . .

[ and a trap. we should be careful then. though, this guy could be the reason she was missing. ]

Re: TO THE GAME TOWER - OPTION A

[puzzlekeeper]

[ Right. Keep your guard up, in case we need to defend ourselves. ]

Re: TO THE GAME TOWER - OPTION A

[puzzlers]

[ he calls himself the shadow mage. not sure what that means, but it's clearly not good.

Re: TO THE GAME TOWER - OPTION A

[puzzlekeeper]

[ It probably means we can expect some powerful dark magic from him, at the very least. ]

Re: TO THE GAME TOWER - OPTION A

[puzzlers]

[ hopefully three against one gives us something of an advantage, because i doubt he's going to give us exael without a fight. ]

Re: TO THE GAME TOWER - OPTION A

[puzzlekeeper]

[ He's keeping his ears peeled on the other two conversations, so -

Yugi, wait. Don't fight him yet. ]

Re: TO THE GAME TOWER - OPTION A

[puzzlers]

[ i'm not going to fight him, don't worry! getting my ass kicked isn't something i'm interested in. it seems like he's really interested in getting intensity to come along... ]

Re: TO THE GAME TOWER - OPTION A

[puzzlekeeper]

[ It looks like he can lead us directly to who we're looking for. ]

Re: TO THE GAME TOWER - OPTION A

[puzzlers]

[ this seems too simple... ]

[rollwithdisadvantage]

"Well, well, what do we have here?"

[puzzlekeeper]

Just a few people passing through.

[ Gesturing to Exael's unconscious body. ]

What is it you have there?

[rollwithdisadvantage]

“She is one of the sacrifices needed in our dark ritual, but have you no love for this wretch. She has caused you nothing but misery.”

[puzzlekeeper]

[ Planting his feet in such a way that implies he clearly intends to Get In The Way. ]

No love whatsoever. But that doesn't mean she's not useful, and I don't like the sound of "sacrifices" anyway.

[rollwithdisadvantage]

"Such a noble thing to say, but the day won't be won without making a hard decision."

[puzzlekeeper]

Explain.

[rollwithdisadvantage]

"You want out of Hell, do you not. These sacrifices will allow the revival of the Dark One! He will rule above all those false demons in the Hell you preside in."

[puzzlekeeper]

"The Dark One"...? Is that the Dark Master?

[rollwithdisadvantage]

"Yes. That and more! He will bring this entire place down in ruin!"

[puzzlekeeper]

[ Letting someone named "the Dark Master" take over Hell sounds dumb as hell, but first things first... ]

I take that to mean you can lead us to him, then.

[rollwithdisadvantage]

"Yes. Will you interfere?"

[puzzlekeeper]

[ Will lack of interference mean throwing Exael to the wolves?

...



Wow, turns out he doesn't fucking care! ]


I want to speak with this "Dark One" myself.