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Post by Strangers and Travelers on Sept 3, 2017 7:08:18 GMT -8
Ollie frowned, but nodded. It didn't seem right to let Nel stay up on her own, while he slept. She was a guest, after all...but he didn't complain, as he was glad that she was keeping an eye on things.
"Well...thanks, Nelisara. Wake me up if you want to rest, I guess...it's been hard, living here on my own. I never really thought about keeping watch. It's a good idea, though. Don't stay up too late, ok? We wouldn't want you to be tired and groggy, after all. Good night, Nelisara."
After setting up the guest room for Lily, he went off to bed and the house went silent.
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An hour passed, and Nel would hear a sudden coughing and thrashing from the guest bedroom, as though someone were being strangled.
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Nel
Committed
Climbing a grand tower.
Roleplay posts: 78
Age: 17
Physical Description: =====
A tall and slender maiden with brilliant green eyes and straight black hair. The hair hides many of her features but reveals an soft angular jawline, a small delicate nose.
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Clothes and Equipment: http://i.imgur.com/54Equdc.jpg
The picture shows her equipment well, however lacks her hunting dagger, a length of thin but strong rope, her "junk sack," and herb pouch.
Her quiver contains a number of different arrows with different purposes including armor piercing, grappling, fire arrows, and a limited supply of an enchanted variety.
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Player's online availability : Erratically, though at least daily
Registered: Jul 10, 2017 2:33:53 GMT -8
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Post by Nel on Sept 3, 2017 16:38:52 GMT -8
Nel stood, slower than she would have liked. Her body was stiff from the almost meditative state she had been in. Shrugging off the partial rest she moved up the steps, climbing up them much like a three legged dog, her bow in her left hand. She rushed to the guest room and kicked open the door. She took a step in, bow drawn and ready to fire.
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Post by Strangers and Travelers on Sept 5, 2017 6:04:55 GMT -8
The door slammed open under Nel's boot. Inside was dark, lit only by the light from the doorway. In the shadows, Lily laid on the ground, coughing and choking. The young girl thrashed, clearly in pain, and clasped both her hands tightly over her mouth. When she saw the light of the door, she looked over at Nel, eyes wide in fear. Pulling her hand ever-so-slightly off her mouth, she let out a choked whisper.
"Go...you have to go...it's coming..."
As she spoke, however, her voice cut off as she began to choke again. In the dim light of the room, Nel would see what looked like a pair of human hands emerge from her mouth, grabbing onto her jaws and forcing them apart. The girl thrashed again, unable to let out so much as a whimper.
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Nel
Committed
Climbing a grand tower.
Roleplay posts: 78
Age: 17
Physical Description: =====
A tall and slender maiden with brilliant green eyes and straight black hair. The hair hides many of her features but reveals an soft angular jawline, a small delicate nose.
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Clothes and Equipment: http://i.imgur.com/54Equdc.jpg
The picture shows her equipment well, however lacks her hunting dagger, a length of thin but strong rope, her "junk sack," and herb pouch.
Her quiver contains a number of different arrows with different purposes including armor piercing, grappling, fire arrows, and a limited supply of an enchanted variety.
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Player's online availability : Erratically, though at least daily
Registered: Jul 10, 2017 2:33:53 GMT -8
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Post by Nel on Sept 14, 2017 8:40:57 GMT -8
Nel just stared in horror. She didn't know what to do. This was beyond her experience, her knowledge, and even her imagination. She leveled her bow at the girl. More accurately at her mouth. Fear, danger. Her instincts danced just beneath the surface ready to take hold if Nel couldn't handle what she was seeing.
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Post by Strangers and Travelers on Sept 14, 2017 9:59:30 GMT -8
The hands pried wider and wider, tearing the poor girl's jaw open. A head emerged from her mouth, clawing its way out. Unlike the young girl, though, its face was a pasty white and its eyes were sunken into its skull. The mouth was just a gaping hole, a jagged tear in the face revealing a black, empty void beneath. The figure tore its way out, eventually emerging from the girl's mouth and allowing her crumpled form to fall to the ground in a heap. Her face was a torn-apart mess, and her body seemed shriveled, almost hollow. Meanwhile, the figure that had emerged was looking as strong as ever. It wore a white gown, similar to the girl, and picked up the stuffed bear that the girl had clutched. It looked over at Nel, cocking its head to the side. "Well...a newcomer. How did you get here? Why haven't you run away?"
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Nel
Committed
Climbing a grand tower.
Roleplay posts: 78
Age: 17
Physical Description: =====
A tall and slender maiden with brilliant green eyes and straight black hair. The hair hides many of her features but reveals an soft angular jawline, a small delicate nose.
=====
Clothes and Equipment: http://i.imgur.com/54Equdc.jpg
The picture shows her equipment well, however lacks her hunting dagger, a length of thin but strong rope, her "junk sack," and herb pouch.
Her quiver contains a number of different arrows with different purposes including armor piercing, grappling, fire arrows, and a limited supply of an enchanted variety.
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Player's online availability : Erratically, though at least daily
Registered: Jul 10, 2017 2:33:53 GMT -8
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Post by Nel on Sept 14, 2017 10:16:00 GMT -8
As the girl's jaw was fully torn open Nel's eye flashed from green to glowing yellow, instinct scratching away inside her. She answered the creature's question simply and monotone, "Where would I run?" Her bow was aimed at the new girl's head. All it would take was a slight twitch of her fingers to loose the arrow.
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Post by Strangers and Travelers on Sept 14, 2017 11:30:13 GMT -8
The new girl stepped over the corpse on the ground, head still cocked to the side. Her mouth twisted into a grotesque approximation of a smile, and she reached a thin, white hand out towards Nel's face.
"Why...back the way you came, of course. Wherever that may be. Why not? Surely if you got here, you can leave. You're not one of these things, these shells."
She kicked the corpse on the ground casually, as though she were kicking a bag of apples out of her way. Letting out a hoarse, choking giggle, she squeezed the bear.
"Isn't this cute? So sweet and innocent. Just like this shell."
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Nel
Committed
Climbing a grand tower.
Roleplay posts: 78
Age: 17
Physical Description: =====
A tall and slender maiden with brilliant green eyes and straight black hair. The hair hides many of her features but reveals an soft angular jawline, a small delicate nose.
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Clothes and Equipment: http://i.imgur.com/54Equdc.jpg
The picture shows her equipment well, however lacks her hunting dagger, a length of thin but strong rope, her "junk sack," and herb pouch.
Her quiver contains a number of different arrows with different purposes including armor piercing, grappling, fire arrows, and a limited supply of an enchanted variety.
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Player's online availability : Erratically, though at least daily
Registered: Jul 10, 2017 2:33:53 GMT -8
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Post by Nel on Sept 15, 2017 0:27:12 GMT -8
Nel let out an audible growl at the creature's disregard of the girl. Deep an guttural noise the reverberated through her and easily the entire house, though she seemed not to notice her own reaction. Despite her deeper instincts trying to come out in reaction to whatever the girl was Nel was still thinking quite clearly. Something told her to avoid the fight so she pressed the diplomatic angle. Her tone maintained the monotone from earlier, a sign of how close the creature's presence alone has drawn out something Nel didn't know she had, "What do you mean shells?" She narrowed her eyes, "These people... are they even real?"
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Post by Strangers and Travelers on Sept 15, 2017 5:36:41 GMT -8
The girl giggled again, as though Nel were a small, amusing puppy who'd just done something dumb but endearing.
"Real? Depends what you mean, newcomer. They're as real as you or I, if that's what you mean. I would know, I made them. Don't you think I did a good job? What did you name this one again, Lily? How cute...just like this soft thing."
She ripped the bear in half as easily as though it were a sheet of paper, sending stuffing and fluff everywhere. Dropping the two halves to the ground, she stepped over the ruined toy towards Nel.
"Don't you try to loose that arrow, now. You wouldn't want me to get mad, would you?"
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Nel
Committed
Climbing a grand tower.
Roleplay posts: 78
Age: 17
Physical Description: =====
A tall and slender maiden with brilliant green eyes and straight black hair. The hair hides many of her features but reveals an soft angular jawline, a small delicate nose.
=====
Clothes and Equipment: http://i.imgur.com/54Equdc.jpg
The picture shows her equipment well, however lacks her hunting dagger, a length of thin but strong rope, her "junk sack," and herb pouch.
Her quiver contains a number of different arrows with different purposes including armor piercing, grappling, fire arrows, and a limited supply of an enchanted variety.
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Player's online availability : Erratically, though at least daily
Registered: Jul 10, 2017 2:33:53 GMT -8
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Post by Nel on Sept 16, 2017 23:50:52 GMT -8
Nel stood her ground and small snarl with the creature stepping close. It seems that whatever was going on, this creature was entirely behind it. Were the people even people if this thing created them? Are they really lives worth saving? These questions and more ran through Nel's head as the beast inside her primed itself to fight the monster. Nel settled on a simple question, a final one to make her decision of fight or flight, "Why?" The question was simple yet the answer would lock in her actions here once and for all.
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Post by Strangers and Travelers on Sept 17, 2017 17:46:05 GMT -8
"Why?"
The girl laughed, shrill and harsh on the ears. She stopped walking, face mere inches from the tip of Nel's arrow as though she were daring Nel to let her fingers slip. From this distance, Nel could see the girl's tongue when she spoke, unnaturally long and a sickly purple.
"Why do children catch butterflies and fireflies in jars? Why do bards write songs? Why does your friend Ollie write his...unsavory stories? I was bored, Nelisara. I was bored, so I took a step into the space between the spaces and found this place. It was the perfect spot for a bit of fun. All I had to do was cast a few spells and open a passage from your world to theirs, then just wait for people to show up. I had such fun with the last soul who ventured down here, and figured it would be just a matter of time before the next one arrived. And here you are."
She smiled, showing off a mouth full of needle-sharp teeth.
"So what are you going to do now, hmm? Shoot me? That wouldn't be very much fun, would it? I'd much rather play a game, wouldn't you?"
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Nel
Committed
Climbing a grand tower.
Roleplay posts: 78
Age: 17
Physical Description: =====
A tall and slender maiden with brilliant green eyes and straight black hair. The hair hides many of her features but reveals an soft angular jawline, a small delicate nose.
=====
Clothes and Equipment: http://i.imgur.com/54Equdc.jpg
The picture shows her equipment well, however lacks her hunting dagger, a length of thin but strong rope, her "junk sack," and herb pouch.
Her quiver contains a number of different arrows with different purposes including armor piercing, grappling, fire arrows, and a limited supply of an enchanted variety.
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Player's online availability : Erratically, though at least daily
Registered: Jul 10, 2017 2:33:53 GMT -8
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Post by Nel on Sept 17, 2017 21:50:46 GMT -8
A silver shimmer danced across Nel's skin in response. "I would rather not." Her tone was non-existent and her voice had grown slightly deeper. This was all just this creature's creation, a play ground for it. She was their god. Killing her would probably kill the magic that kept this place alive. The sun itself would go out. The people themselves might even disappear. It was a dark train of thought, choosing between killing a god and leaving people to suffer beneath her whims. This was not her realm nor her territory. In a much deeper voice than earlier she spoke, "I think we should each leave each other alone." Nel seems to not notice any of the change slowly taking her over. Not the change of voice, the strange shimmer that danced across her skin. Only a feeling that if she had to, she could match the creature before her blow for blow. It was a strange and foreign confidence but one that came from deep in her bones.
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Post by Strangers and Travelers on Sept 18, 2017 13:40:47 GMT -8
The girl giggled once more.
"What fun would that be, Nelisara dear? I've got an idea that I'm sure we'll both enjoy...I'll give you a minute's head start. You run back to where you came, and I'll try to catch you. Doesn't that sound like fun? How about it, hmm? I'll start, are you ready? One, two, thr-"
She glanced over to behind Nel, startled by something moving. A fraction of a second later, Ollie sprinted through the doorway. In one smooth motion, he shoved Nel aside and smashed a chair directly into the girl's face, sending her flying back. She tripped over the corpse on the ground and fell, and Ollie hit her again as hard as he could.
"Run, Nel! Run away, you have to go while you can!"
Meanwhile, the girl on the ground spit out broken teeth and let out a gurgling hiss of pain as she slowly rose to her feet.
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Nel
Committed
Climbing a grand tower.
Roleplay posts: 78
Age: 17
Physical Description: =====
A tall and slender maiden with brilliant green eyes and straight black hair. The hair hides many of her features but reveals an soft angular jawline, a small delicate nose.
=====
Clothes and Equipment: http://i.imgur.com/54Equdc.jpg
The picture shows her equipment well, however lacks her hunting dagger, a length of thin but strong rope, her "junk sack," and herb pouch.
Her quiver contains a number of different arrows with different purposes including armor piercing, grappling, fire arrows, and a limited supply of an enchanted variety.
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Player's online availability : Erratically, though at least daily
Registered: Jul 10, 2017 2:33:53 GMT -8
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Post by Nel on Sept 21, 2017 19:36:34 GMT -8
Nel was slammed by Ollie a final straw in the view of the beast within her. The impact made her release her arrow, it sunk harmlessly into a wall. She flew sideways and in an instant of silver shimmering landed on all fours. No longer human in shape but a wolf, her equipment strangely gone, even her bow. The shiny black coat and eyes of gold rimmed with vibrant green stood in the hall. It offered one last look at Ollie before sprinting down the hall and stairs to the door. Another moment of a silver shimmer across it's coat and the wolf was once again bipedal taking the form of a slim and lithe lycanthrope. It threw the couch to the side and opened the door, slamming it shut as it took the streets and once more returned to it's quadrupedal form and sprinted aggressively for the well.
Whatever Nel wanted as a person was gone in these moments, even her memories would be gone and erased. Whatever good or bad would have shaped her actions was buried under an instinctual need to survive and escape. It was no longer Nel at the wheel but an animal with a singular goal.
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Post by Strangers and Travelers on Sept 22, 2017 10:34:17 GMT -8
As Nel fled, her sharp canine ears would hear a sickening crunch from within the house, like the sound of a blunt object through flesh. She sprinted down the dark street, fleeing for the well. The streets were dark, with the moon looming far larger than it had any business being. All of a sudden, a massive mouth opened on the moon, full of jagged teeth. It floated overhead, grinning at the running wolf on the street. Meanwhile, the door to Ollie's house slammed open. Ollie stood in the doorway, staring into nothing. He fell down on his face, revealing a gaping hole in his back, and the girl stepped through after him.
"Come back, little girl! There's so much fun we could be having~"
Meanwhile, Nel found herself in front of the well, which gaped before her like a hungry mouth.
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Nel
Committed
Climbing a grand tower.
Roleplay posts: 78
Age: 17
Physical Description: =====
A tall and slender maiden with brilliant green eyes and straight black hair. The hair hides many of her features but reveals an soft angular jawline, a small delicate nose.
=====
Clothes and Equipment: http://i.imgur.com/54Equdc.jpg
The picture shows her equipment well, however lacks her hunting dagger, a length of thin but strong rope, her "junk sack," and herb pouch.
Her quiver contains a number of different arrows with different purposes including armor piercing, grappling, fire arrows, and a limited supply of an enchanted variety.
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Player's online availability : Erratically, though at least daily
Registered: Jul 10, 2017 2:33:53 GMT -8
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Post by Nel on Sept 22, 2017 16:02:21 GMT -8
Without hesitation the wolf dove headlong into the well. As she dove down into the pit her form shifted in a simmer back to a lycanthrope. She dug her obsidian claws into the sides of the well slowing her decent into a controlled fall.
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Post by Strangers and Travelers on Sept 23, 2017 12:11:23 GMT -8
Nel would find it difficult to get a good grasp on the hard stone, and her claws would slip. As she fell down the well, the walls seemed to blur as she sped up. She fell faster and faster, hurdling into the infinite blackness. Didn't this well end? Wasn't there a bottom somewhere? Surely it had to go somewhere, didn't it? Still, she didn't seem to be getting any closer to the bottom, if there was one...
There was a sharp jerk, and her fall stopped immediately. Looking up, she'd see that she was hanging by a rope. It was her lifeline, the one that she'd tied when she came down here from Buckle. Looking up, she'd see the moon floating up above the mouth of the well, big and white and perfectly toothless. She was back, it seemed, in Buckle.
[Exit to Buckle]
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Nel
Committed
Climbing a grand tower.
Roleplay posts: 78
Age: 17
Physical Description: =====
A tall and slender maiden with brilliant green eyes and straight black hair. The hair hides many of her features but reveals an soft angular jawline, a small delicate nose.
=====
Clothes and Equipment: http://i.imgur.com/54Equdc.jpg
The picture shows her equipment well, however lacks her hunting dagger, a length of thin but strong rope, her "junk sack," and herb pouch.
Her quiver contains a number of different arrows with different purposes including armor piercing, grappling, fire arrows, and a limited supply of an enchanted variety.
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Player's online availability : Erratically, though at least daily
Registered: Jul 10, 2017 2:33:53 GMT -8
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Post by Nel on Sept 23, 2017 15:48:27 GMT -8
Still in the form of a lycan she scaled the rope quickly, returning to human form just as she crested the opening of the well...
<Exit to Buckle>
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