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Post by flightlessicarus on Jul 8, 2016 11:36:23 GMT -8
With Medi's sudden gripping strength, she is able to pry the imp off of link Seth's face. It seems quite fragile in her hands, but it continuously flails and scratches at whatever it can, all while emitting a high pitched scream.
Link Seth tries to reorient himself. His face is riddled with scratches in odd geometric shapes. They don't really bleed, but they do appear to be red.
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Post by lunarLunatic on Jul 8, 2016 12:45:13 GMT -8
Medi hated the noise it was making. It was a horrible, horrible noise. High pitched and headache inducing.
Not to mention it's struggling.
It wasn't long before she snapped.
"ShuT uP shuT UP sHUt Up SHUT UP!!! I'LL KILL YOU!!"
She proceeds to try to tear the imp in two, in an attempt to make things quieter.
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Post by flightlessicarus on Jul 8, 2016 13:54:40 GMT -8
The imp is easily torn in half by Medi. It screams as it is ripped apart. Black liquid gushes from its insides, staining whatever it may hit.
The two halves writhe mindlessly as they gradually lose shape and form. They collapse into a pile of black slime, the only thing still intact being the golden pocketwatch that was stored in its breast pocket.
Link Seth looks at Medi, then the imp's remains, and then back at her.
"...holy shit. That was fucking brutal." He appears to be in surprised awe.
The subtle ticking of the clocktower can still be heard amongst the relative silence.
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Post by lunarLunatic on Jul 8, 2016 15:15:40 GMT -8
Medi seems to be looking down at the remains of the imp with a mixed expression of rage and relief. The sound of static pouring out from her mouth, almost like she was breathing heavily.
Just by the splatters of red and black on her once pure white cloak, you'd probably think she came out of some kind of bizarre massacre.
Her expression changes to concern as she looks around for her flower, now that her target is gone. She needs to pick that back up.
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Post by flightlessicarus on Jul 8, 2016 16:26:00 GMT -8
The spider lily isn't too far away, resting on the ground. There might be some black stains on it.
The golden pocket watch is still nearby, in a pile of black goo.
Link Seth retrieves his scythe and holds onto it. He looks out for any other enemies.
It appears to be clear, but he doesn't seem to be convinced on his safety.
He looks back over at Medi, a little concerned.
"Are you ready to go on?"
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Post by lunarLunatic on Jul 8, 2016 17:53:30 GMT -8
Medi immediately grabs her flower, but turns to glance at the watch.
Well, it could be a key...or something. You never really know with dreams and dreamfolk.
She scoots on over to pick it up as well. She then stands up and nods.
She hopes this will be over soon...
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Post by flightlessicarus on Jul 8, 2016 21:54:46 GMT -8
The pocket watch seems pretty solid and expertly crafted. It appears to have ceased ticking however. It does look quite nice, at least after cleaning off the inky substance. It is perpetually stuck at the time of 3:41.
Link Seth begins to ascend the staircase, making sure Medi is able to keep up.
Without thought, link Seth winds up synchronising his footsteps with the endless ticking emanating from the clock tower. With each second, another step forwards. He continues to grip his scythe close as he make his way up the stairs.
This might take while...
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Post by lunarLunatic on Jul 8, 2016 23:51:59 GMT -8
The slow pace of their ascent was more noticable, as Medi is having difficulty in walking at a decent pace. She's as tired as a ghost can be that isn't a state of incapacitation.
She's still going however, with the watch in one hand and her flower in another.
She can't rest yet. Not until they find him...
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Post by flightlessicarus on Jul 9, 2016 6:50:58 GMT -8
After a fair amount of climbing, link Seth forces himself to stop to wait for Medi.
"Do you need any help? You look exausted." There's a clear look of concern.
The top appears to be numerous flights upwards, but it is in fact visible. The ticking grows ever so slightly louder with each step upwards.
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Post by lunarLunatic on Jul 9, 2016 6:54:33 GMT -8
Medi slightly jumps from the question, but shakes her head.
"I...I'll take a break once we're near the top...I'll be fine...I'll be..."
That would be reasonable enough, she thought.
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Post by flightlessicarus on Jul 9, 2016 11:22:04 GMT -8
"Alright. Let's keep going."
Link Seth resumes climbing the stairs with Medi. He tries his best to fight the urge to follow the clock tower's pace and instead tries to go slow enough for Medi to keep up.
Eventually, after quite a long while, they finally arrive on the next floor. The clockwork is quite loud up here, massive gears turning endlessly.
TICK
TOCK
TICK
TOCK
CHUNGACHUNGACHUNGACHUNGA
After having his willpower whittled down over the course of the entire spiral staircase, link Seth is on the verge of collapsing into donetier. He holds onto a side railing, pretty much exhausted from defying the clock's pace so much. He almost wants to sabotage the annoying analog mechanisms that now surround him and Medi, just out of spite, but that would take effort.
There is a doorway across the room that leads into some sort of hallway.
"I hate these fucking stairs and I hate this fucking clocktower..."
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Post by lunarLunatic on Jul 9, 2016 12:21:28 GMT -8
As soon as Medi reaches the top, she goes on to sit down almost immediately.
"Let's...let's stop here...for a bit...Hhhh..."
She doesn't seem to be as bothered by the loud noise, since it isn't high pitched screeching.
"I hope...We're near the end...I don't...know how much...I can take this..."
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Post by flightlessicarus on Jul 9, 2016 21:21:50 GMT -8
Minutes pass by as the two of them take a break from their excursion. Ten minutes to be exact.
At this point, A familiar voice fills the room, similar to that of Link Seth, but much harsher.
"ΘH CΘME ΘN, TIRED ▲LRE▲DY?! I THΘUGHT YΘU SPECIFIC▲LLY S▲ID 'i will not rest until i kick his ass', YΘU WE▲KLING! NΘ WΘNDER YΘU G▲VE UP YΘUR BΘDY SΘ E▲SILY! YΘU DISGUST ME."
Link Seth is immediately alerted by the voice.
He knows exactly who it is.
"Chronos! Where are you?!"
"YΘU'RE GΘNN▲ H▲VE TΘ FIND ME, CHUMPΘ! H▲H▲H▲H▲!"
Being egged on by his nemesis, link seth is filled with rage and determination! He pulls out a bomb and throws it between two of the large gears spinning in the center of the room!
KABOOOOM!
...the gears are unharmed and still quite pristine, moving as they always have, almost as if the bomb was never even thrown at them.
"MY DE▲R M▲CE BE▲RER, DΘ NΘT THINK I H▲VE FΘRGΘTTEN ▲BΘUT YΘU. IF YΘU M▲N▲GE TΘ PRΘVE YΘURSELF ▲ND FIND ME, YΘU SH▲LL BE REW▲RDED FΘR YΘUR EFFΘRTS. GΘΘD LUCK."
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!! I WILL GET YOU!" Link Seth yells in anger and frustration as Chronos laughs, still unseen.
After venting for long enough to gather his wits again (about 1 minute and 23 seconds), Link Seth walks up to Medi.
"Come on Medi, let's get going now." Link Seth impatiently waits for her, looking over towards the doorway on the other side of the room.
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Post by lunarLunatic on Jul 9, 2016 22:18:58 GMT -8
It was an unfortunately short break, but it helped Medi quite a bit. At least, until that peculiarly familiar yet different voice popped up. This was hauntingly bizzare and unnatural. It almost scares her.
The master of this dream is challenging the both of them. They definitely must not lose. She can't let herself lose again.
But what bothers her most was the last thing he said. What waits for her at the end...? She shudders to think of the possibilities.
Link Seth's voice snaps her back to the task at hand. She nods and slowly gets up, no longer struggling to keep herself from falling over. She was still a little fatigued, but any small improvement was welcome.
"Y....Yes...Let's continue on..."
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Post by flightlessicarus on Jul 10, 2016 6:45:19 GMT -8
Link Seth nods and walks towards the doorway.
Upon entering the hallway, the lights soon go dim, the hallway beyond bathed in darkness.
Link Seth stands at the doorway, trying to look for something to help light the way. There are no torches nor candles upon the walls.
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