At this point, We're in limbo [D2, ???]

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At this point, We're in limbo [D2, ???]

Post by Flession » Wed Aug 02, 2023 3:05 am

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In the realms of madness and the unknowable, the veils between worlds grow thin, and the Plane of Limbo beckons with an eldritch allure. To those daring enough to traverse its shadowy threshold, a foreboding sense of cosmic horror awaits, as if gazing upon the unfathomable depths of the void itself.

As you step through the ethereal mists, your senses are instantly assaulted by an overwhelming cacophony of sound. A symphony of discordant tones, unaligned and dissonant, resonates through every fiber of their being, threatening to shatter their very sanity. The very air seems to vibrate with unseen forces, distorting the laws of nature and rending reality asunder. Your eyes adjust to the swirling chaos of Limbo, revealing an ever-changing tapestry of color and form. Brilliant hues and twisted shapes coalesce and dissolve, a maddening kaleidoscope of the alien and the incomprehensible. The ground beneath their feet shifts like shifting sands, and gravity itself defies logic, pulling in impossible directions.

The boundaries between dreams and reality blur, and the very concept of self is consumed by the existential horror that pervades every inch of this plane. Time loses its meaning, stretching and folding like an accordion, as the you stumble upon phantasmagorical landscapes that defy comprehension .In this plane of entropy and madness, the very essence of existence trembles, and while you were once a sure-footed explorer find yourself instead adrift in an abyss of uncertainty. The forces that govern Limbo are beyond mortal reckoning, and any attempt to grasp its purpose or nature only leads to further despair.



Then you see a goose flying by, only to land next to the entrance, stretching its wings and honking a few times at you.
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Re: At this point, We're in limbo [D2, ???]

Post by Quevlin'e » Wed Aug 02, 2023 3:09 am

Quev will ready his spear and look around for Illia.
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Re: At this point, We're in limbo [D2, ???]

Post by Illiam'iira » Wed Aug 02, 2023 3:11 am

Something large and thin and dark lies curled together with the essence of Limbo, its back turned to the gate. It wails and howls to the tune of the plane's discordance as chaos continues slowly pulling it down, down, down into its quicksand essence. Its body itself is void, only its hair, a violently billowing cascade of colors, seemingly has form, and it grows more wild by the second. As the first of you stumble through it turns its gaze upon you. What function as its eyes -- sickening pin-pricks of bright light -- shine out from the Absence of its being, and it lets out another pathetic howl, loud and pained, from its Absence of a mouth. It hurts. It hurts it hurts it hurts. There is something clutched tight in its boney claws as it starts to rock back and forth.
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Post by Quevlin'e » Wed Aug 02, 2023 3:15 am

Quev will remain cautious and approach the figure to see what it is holding.
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Re: At this point, We're in limbo [D2, ???]

Post by Illiam'iira » Wed Aug 02, 2023 3:18 am

You'd recognize it anywhere.

That's Illiam'iira's brooch. She's opened it, and in its mirror is her reflection, or, something like her and unlike her. The thing that scared her so bad she wanted to run away.
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Re: At this point, We're in limbo [D2, ???]

Post by Naila Drooten » Wed Aug 02, 2023 3:20 am

"Well that wasn't- Oh dear."

Naila looks at the goose, then at Quevlin'e then at the...howling void of light and darkness, then back to the goose.

"Right. Well, let me know if you need assistance." She nods at Quevlin'e who seems to have the situation under control.
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Re: At this point, We're in limbo [D2, ???]

Post by Quevlin'e » Wed Aug 02, 2023 3:26 am

Quev will mumble under his breath. "I do not get paid enough for this." He will approach and kneel down to eye level. Then he'll remove his helm to see if there's any recognition.
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Re: At this point, We're in limbo [D2, ???]

Post by Illiam'iira » Wed Aug 02, 2023 3:32 am

Quevlin'e wrote:
Wed Aug 02, 2023 3:26 am
Quev will mumble under his breath. "I do not get paid enough for this." He will approach and kneel down to eye level. Then he'll remove his helm to see if there's any recognition.
There is. The howling stops as the void stares into Quev. Illiam'iira drops the brooch, its cover falling down with a click.
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Re: At this point, We're in limbo [D2, ???]

Post by Quevlin'e » Wed Aug 02, 2023 3:57 am

Knowing that they are still connected through Illia's spell, Quev will remove his left gauntlet and draw his knife. He will take a deep breath, hold it, and stab himself in the hand.
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Re: At this point, We're in limbo [D2, ???]

Post by Illiam'iira » Wed Aug 02, 2023 4:02 am

Quevlin'e wrote:
Wed Aug 02, 2023 3:57 am
Knowing that they are still connected through Illia's spell, Quev will remove his left gauntlet and draw his knife. He will take a deep breath, hold it, and stab himself in the hand.
Whatever took hold of her shatters, and in a blink, Illiam is... Illiam. Just looking a LOT worse for the wear. She got sick all over herself in the time between leaving Xaos and now.

She stares blankly at Quev for a few seconds before punching him (futilely) in the armor. And then Illia hugs him. It's a little gross.
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