Underworld (T-Shirt)

[19:27] <@Terese> [You're running over you inventory while you wait. Lightshakes, pluckshakes mostly. It's not your first trip down, but they seem more and more intent on stopping you each time you go down with Bash.]
[19:28] <@Terese> [Adam wasn't joking when he said there would be much more than usual, and more powerful ones as well.]
[19:28] <infiniteChoir> [The Angels swoop and dive in seemingly random patterns, occasionally screeching their song]
[19:30] <@Terese> [You grimace at their shrieks, echoing from the other side of the contrivance. You're not going down there without Bash. But you do need to go down there. The memories won't allow you to simply let them be.]
[19:30] <Bash> [You finally reach the contrivance. Your inventory is packed to the nines with every single conceivable thing to help you survive in the underworld.] Sorry it took me.
[19:32] <@Terese> [You turn and grin at his arrival, giving him a tight hug.] We don't mind waiting. We couldn't do this without you. [You honestly believe there isn't anything the two of you couldn't do.]
[19:34] <Bash> [You return the hug, and listen to the screeches.] Alright. Ready to do this shit?
[19:34] <@Terese> [You nod, face serious.] We're ready. [You give his hand a quick squeeze and head through the contrivance.]
[19:36] <Bash> [You walk through, hand in hers, and hope that you make it out of this like the other times.]
[19:37] <infiniteChoir> [The screeching quiets some. The Angels are watching]
[19:37] <infiniteChoir> [Despite a conspicuous lack of eyes]
[19:38] <@Terese> [The grip in his hand loosens, speed is the name of the game here, and its hard to move quickly holding hands. Your constantly sweeping around for threats, places where you can get trapped. But you always seem to find yourself checking on Bash.]
[19:38] <@Terese> [You can't fail him as you did the others.]
[19:39] <@Terese> [[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyRTFPEXZ9A ]]
[19:41] <infiniteChoir> [The dipping patterns start to edge lower, and lower. The heat is palpable]
[19:41] <Bash> [You are the faithful Maid, constantly watching your loved one, prepared to act at the slightest provocation from the winged asshats.]
[19:42] <@Terese> [You eye the lowering False Ones.] Bash, we need to move faster. [You know you can't fight them, not directly.]
[19:43] <Bash> Already on it. [Buffs away. Full stacks of [Gotta Go Fast] on both of you]
[19:45] <@Terese> [You make the most of the increased speed. You think you see where the two of you left off last time and you head for it. Once you're under cover, the better it'll be. You don't like being exposed like this.]
[19:47] <Bash> [You're distinctly uncomfortable down here. The Angels are of fire-but-not-fire, and you are very certain your abilities and choice of specibus will do little to them. This is what you get for being Flow, it seems.]
[19:47] <@Terese> [You turn the corner and promptly run into a dead end. This is /not/ where you left off. You quickly scan the building and ruins. No way up, no way through, and no cover.]
[19:47] <infiniteChoir> [They screech, once, and fall silent]
[19:48] <infiniteChoir> [Angels swoop down. The way back is blocked]
[19:48] <Bash> ..shit. [You instinctively grab at her to try and turn around and get out]
[19:48] <Bash> ...double shit
[19:48] <@Terese> Light help us... [There is fear now.]
[19:49] <infiniteChoir> [They fly closer, slowly, watching you, seeing what you will do]
[19:50] <@Terese> [[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeavTdZ1rNc ]]
[19:52] <@Terese> [You immediately try to [Spacejump] the two of you out of there. But the twisted nature of the Underworld hurts your head and makes the portal impossible.]
[19:53] <infiniteChoir> [The corrupting presence is able to be felt. The area is brighter, and hotter]
[19:54] <Bash> [You feel the fizzle and immediately drop into full combat mode.] Okay. We can't portal. That's fine. But there has to be something.
[19:55] <@Terese> [You go wide-eyed as the pluck drains from you. You quickly throw down a shake and back away from the False One. You look around for /anything/.] We're looking. [Your voice is strong, but theres no hiding the fear. The heat is getting to you, and though you like the light, not their twisted version of it.]
[19:56] <Bash> [As the heat rolls across you, you flinch for once. It isn't the comforting heat of your land, and the Groove is decidedly not happy.] I have an idea. [You carefully take out one of the smaller fires you have and hold it gently, watching for any reaction.]
[19:57] <infiniteChoir> [The Angels don't react. Why should they? Their fire is so much hotter and purer than what he has]
[19:58] <Bash> ...alright, no distraction that way. Didn't think they would, but...
[19:59] <@Terese> [You keep backing up, but you can feel the wall only a few feet behind you. You try another portal, just to try and get you out of this dead end, but again /nothing/.]
[20:02] <Bash> [You let out a long, low whistle. This is going to be all kinds of fun. You activate [Dragonwreathe] and pull out Antares.] Well, I did figure it would end like this. Time to fight fire with fire. [And with that, you hurl your small sun at the choir and hope like hell that can at least distract them while you and Terese run]
[20:03] <infiniteChoir> [ /That/ gets a reaction. All the Angels in the Underworld /scream/.]
[20:03] <@Terese> [You're still doing your best to stay calm, but The World is screaming at you. This place is /wrong/ and its getting worse. You turn your head and close your eyes to the side as Bash throws the small sun.]
[20:04] <infiniteChoir> [The handful blocking the area swarm at Bash]
[20:04] <@Terese> [[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_rUeXAZfik ]]
[20:04] <Bash> Go! [You scream, hurl buffs at Terese, and hop toward the Angels.]
[20:06] <@Terese> Bash, /no/! [You're not leaving him, you're not letting /them/ take anything else from you. You are a Dame, you are suppose to /protect/ people.]
[20:07] <@Terese> [You pull out one of the revolvers Vilegi gave you for your birthday and take careful aim at the Angel. Shooting it where its head would be if it had one.]
[20:07] <infiniteChoir> [That Angel screeches and pulls away to streak towards you]
[20:08] <infiniteChoir> [There are other Angels coming, judging by the screeches]
[20:10] <@Terese> [You keep shooting at it as it streaks at you until the revolver gives an empty 'click'. You quickly swap for another, trying to ignore the fact that the screeches are sounding less and less like screeches. You have to save him.]
[20:12] <Bash> [Amidst the panic and flurry of wings and fire and pain Beta takes over your reactions. Not exactly much help against the swarm, but the milliseconds shaved off the time it would take you to dodge or throw another sun-fireball is all you've got.]
[20:14] <infiniteChoir> ["-ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋᴇʀ, ɪɴᴛʀᴜᴅᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀʀᴍ ᴜs, ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴡs-" The Angels screeching sounds like a constant litany of this, as the corruption makes it understandable]
[20:14] <infiniteChoir> [The fireballs do not stop the Angels. Their fire is better than yours. Can't you see as they try to share it with you?]
[20:18] <@Terese> [You try and move closer to Bash. Ignoring their words, shooting at any that get close. The third portal serves you no better than the first two. You're muttering a prayer under your breath, hoping against hope that you can get Bash safe.]
[20:19] <infiniteChoir> [The Angels swarm around him, preventing his escape]
[20:20] <infiniteChoir> [More Angels show up, and swarm around Terese[
[20:22] <Bash> [You somehow manage to chug a lightshake with one hand while continuing your futile assault with the other. You spot Terese and you have a moment of frustration.] Wᴇ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ʀᴜɴ, ᴅᴀᴍɴ ɪᴛ! [You don't have a choice, and you're going to run out of pluck long before the angels give up either way. You cast [Pyrocumulus], and flame spews forth from you.]
[20:24] <infiniteChoir> [The Angels are unperturbed. His fire can't hold a candle to theirs].
[20:24] <@Terese> ʙᴀsʜ! [You can hear and taste the taint on his words, though its starting to feel less and less tainted. You can't help but thing that the fire that erupts from him isn't pure.]
[20:26] <Bash> [Your pluck is spent, and she remains. A waste, then. You stagger under the weight of the swarm, and fall.]
[20:29] <@Terese> [[ https://soundcloud.com/league_of_legends/dominion-rendition ]]
[20:30] <@Terese> ɴᴏ...ɴᴏɴᴏɴᴏɴᴏ /ɴᴏ/. [You scream out the last word as he falls. You failed again.]
[20:30] <@Terese> [You can't fail again.]
[20:30] <@Terese> [Not him.]
[20:31] <@Terese> [Space Prankster]
[20:33] <@Terese> [Stars and Space shine through you, and you know you only have seconds. You need to get him to safety.]
[20:35] <@Terese> [What was impossible for you before now isn't. The green portal you had tried so desperately to make shines around Bash, and hes sent to your Spire.]
[20:36] <@Terese> [You turn to the swarming False Ones. Your mind going back to what Adam had said so long ago. That they can only be destroyed by those that whisper in the Dark.]
[20:37] <@Terese> [You send them past the Veil, past Derse, beyond where you have ever gone or ever wanted to go.]
[20:38] <infiniteChoir> [The remaining Angels screech in pain]
[20:40] <@Terese> [You want to stay, want to fight them, send them all to their doom. But a memory surfaces past the fires of vengeance. Bash still needs you.]
[20:41] <@Terese> [As the stars start to fade from your outline, you send yourself away. You don't know where as you lose consciousness. Any place is better than here.]
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