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Post by flightlessicarus on Jun 17, 2016 22:00:47 GMT -8
A nearly endless labyrinth of towers, bridges, and hallways.
Pristine tile flooring that sparkles as if the cosmos were contained within them. Tireless cogs and gears turning and churning behind the scenes. Every second of every minute recorded in their constant movement. Black pillars of pure midnight stretch into arched walkways.
One who would not know this place closely may become lost forever within its halls.
Deep within this magnificent structure, at the cold stilled heart of it all, a figure sits at his throne. This is his world to rule and shape to his will.
An anger has brewed within him since the day he has lost his hard earned life at the hands of an unexpected but very much familiar force.
The very same that had led to his first downfall.
He waits impatiently for something, anything to fall into his webbed trap of splendor and confoundment. He's been waiting for precisely 84 days, 10 hours, and 28 minutes now.
So far it seems that no others beside himself have made their way here. A true shame to behold. How will he ever take his revenge if he cannot even go beyond his castle walls, let alone attain any power?
"Soon..." he whispers with his teeth almost clenched.
"...SΘΘN!" He bellows as thunder rolls and lights flash wildly!
He let's out a peculiar hoarse cackling laugh that reverberates throughout the halls.
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Post by flightlessicarus on Jun 27, 2016 18:54:28 GMT -8
After a long while of traveling, the two of them finally arrive at the Black Bubble. A hazy red aura surrounds it. The surface of the bubble itself is much like oil slick-- dark and opaque, with many other colors swirling about upon it if you look closely enough. A sense of imposing darkness and intimidation can be felt at this distance.
Link Seth stops and stares at it for a moment before taking action.
"This is it. This is where we'll find him."
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Post by lunarLunatic on Jun 27, 2016 21:31:02 GMT -8
Medi seems to be having cold feet.
She's shaking. A little hesitant on wanting to enter.
"...This place...This dream...feels...suffocating..."
She closes her eyes, trying to consider if coming here is really worth it.
Well, she wasn't going to be more dead than she was right now...She thinks.
"...Let's...go..."
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Post by flightlessicarus on Jun 28, 2016 6:38:58 GMT -8
Link Seth holds her hand tightly and they both force their way into the slimy black bubble.
Upon entering, they find themselves in a gated garden lit only by the light of a rather large red full moon. All of the plants are those suited for a desert climate, a wide array of succulents and cacti, with dry grasses in between. At the end of the garden path, a castle awaits.
Link Seth takes a moment to examine the surroundings. He's unwilling to express his appreciation for the garden, only focused on his goal.
"...He should be in that castle." He points ahead. It shouldn't be too far of a walk, if it's really as close as it appears to be.
Meanwhile, an eerily similar figure deep within the castle, senses the two visitors almost immediately. He peers into a crystal ball and is pleasantly surprised at who he finds.
For now, he sits and waits for them to make their next moves, rapt with anticipation.
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Post by lunarLunatic on Jun 28, 2016 13:57:48 GMT -8
Medi seemed a little surprised by the scenery. She never thought this place would look so...elegant.
Shame she couldn't figuratively stop and smell the flowers, there were more urgent matters to attend to.
She stays quiet, a little afraid of how convoluted their path will possibly be.
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Post by flightlessicarus on Jun 28, 2016 22:02:48 GMT -8
Link Seth begins to walk down the garden path. It splits around a circle. There are twelve round cacti arranged around it, and a tall metal pole with a sharp spike at the top stands in the center. Despite the only light being from the blood moon, a shadow is still cast.
This sundial shows it is the 3rd hour.
He takes the right path, counterclockwise. Both lead to the same place.
The castle lies just beyond a moat. The river of black flavored mountain dew courses furiously. It is too far to jump across, and trying to swim would likely sweep any swimmer away downstream. The bridge is currently up and the way to make it go down is not visible.
Also, flying any higher than a foot off the ground is disabled here, and completely disabled over water. These rules (as well as what liquid the moat is filled with) are just sorta known in the same way that weird things are often somehow just known within a dream.
Link Seth checks his sylladex for anything usable in this situation.
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Post by lunarLunatic on Jun 28, 2016 22:15:16 GMT -8
Medi starts to look around, searching for anything peculiar.
In a dream, anything strange could be either a danger or a way forward. At least, it was where she used to be in.
"There has to be something here..."
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Post by flightlessicarus on Jun 28, 2016 22:36:21 GMT -8
There isn't really all that much else to the available area. Just the cactus sundial in the center of the garden pretty much.
Link seth pulls out a bag of magic powder and walks back to the sundial. He sprinkles some of it on the cactus of the 3rd hour, the one currently stricken by the shadow of the hour's spire.
A red flower blooms on top of it and a black number 3 is found inside of it.
He picks up the number three and stares at it for a moment, annoyed.
"...this is completely fucking stupid. Do you have any ideas?"
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Post by lunarLunatic on Jun 28, 2016 22:47:41 GMT -8
Medi starts to feel uncomfortable. She's completely out of her element, even moreso than in the Necropolis or the Clock Tower. She's in a Dream with a master other than her in control.
She turns to see Link Seth with the number 3 and thinks for a while.
"Is there a place we can put it...? Should we just take it to the moat and wiggle it around, hoping something happens...? Maybe we can combine it with something..."
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Post by flightlessicarus on Jun 28, 2016 23:14:50 GMT -8
"I have no fucking idea. As far as I can tell, this is just some shitty sesame street bullshit." He holds the 3 nonchalantly, likely almost on the verge of throwing it off somewhere.
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Post by lunarLunatic on Jun 28, 2016 23:24:05 GMT -8
"I was going to suggest...throwing it into the moat...but that might make things harder..."
She looks back towards said moat. The poor girl was never really good at puzzles, even when she was alive. They were certainly in a pickle, and at this rate they may not even make it in time.
"Maybe we should save that for last..."
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Post by flightlessicarus on Jun 28, 2016 23:46:04 GMT -8
"fuck it, I'm doing it." Link seth chucks the number 3 into the moat of quick running black mountain dew. It is swept into the rapids and disappears into the inky black abyss beneath the torrents of grape-flavored carbonated beverage.
...It does nothing.
"Well, that was a complete waste of time."
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Post by lunarLunatic on Jun 29, 2016 7:01:05 GMT -8
Medi watches as her friend throws the number into the carbonated abyss.
Well. That was certainly something.
She looks to the castle and shouts, "Won't you let us in?"
Perhaps a vain attempt at just asking.
She doesn't really mind making a fool of herself at this point.
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Post by flightlessicarus on Jun 29, 2016 14:11:23 GMT -8
The moat bridge shakes enough to make some noise.
Link Seth glares at it.
The bridge stops shaking. A few long seconds pass, and it begins to lower very slowly.
Veeeeeerrrryyy sloooooooowwwwwwly...
"Hurry the fuck up!"
And then the bridge quickly raises back up.
Link Seth is pretty pissed now. He pulls out a bomb and chucks it at the bridge with perfect fuse timing.
"OPEN UP NOW!"
The bomb explodes against the bridge and it drops quite quickly.
It slams down into place.
"Yeah, you better listen!" He yells at the lowered bridge.
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Post by lunarLunatic on Jun 29, 2016 14:34:12 GMT -8
"Was...Was that necessary...?"
Medi was a little scared of Link Seth's temper...But she knows it's for a valid reason.
She just hopes it doesn't make things harder from here on.
"Shall we...Go on ahead...?"
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