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Welcome to the beginning of the #stonecloak’s-world channel.
[9:18 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: The Stonecloak braced himself for the fall and looked up towards the sky and gave the air a good sniff. "Smells familiar."
They were all perched on a long hill leading onto a road, giving them a good view of the area. It was night time, but a large moon illuminated the area perfectly. All around them was an expansive forest, some trees dead and others lush with green. Once the forest stopped there was a huge amount of hills, dotted with trees in every direction. Even further in the distance there was a wall, and in those walls were spires that lit up the sky like torches. Hundreds of them shined light into the large city, and in the city there was two distinguishable buildings that stood out from the rest. A huge domed building and a palace relatively the same size somewhat next to it.
[9:18 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: The alarming factor out of this however was that even with the large kingdom in their midst, there was a surprising lack of people on this seemingly unending road aside from a hunched small figure.(edited)
[9:20 PM] Vixen: She emerged from the portal, still somewhat supporting Haruka. Vixanis stepped out behind her. "Wow, it is beautiful." Octavia said, looking to the city. It took her a moment to notice the hunched figure in the road. "Hello? Are you okay?"
[9:23 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: The crone continued moving on. Whether it was from their hearing going bad or simply ignoring Octavia it would be unknown until someone went up to her.
[9:24 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: Gwen landed right next to Renato, quite used to him making sure she was close by. She pulled her hand away as she glanced at the moon, taking in the atmosphere.  "..Familiar?" She asks, looking up at the statue man and then towards the hunched figure. She wasn't going to deal with that.  The forest excited her, she could only imagine the chaos she could create if the group settled down.
[9:24 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: Kokichi stepped through reluctantly and looked around. “Oh, I was worried we wouldn’t end up in another Dungeons and Dragons bullshit scape.” He rolled his eyes. “Okay. Let’s get this crystal and make it fast. Just like Firebird’s world.”
[9:26 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya flew out of the portal and flopped on her face. She looked up and searched around. Where's Faelanx and Star?
[9:26 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: He muttered again to Kokichi. "Are you worried we will find dungeons or dragons? It's alright little one, I'll make sure you'll be safe no matter what happens." He uses his other hand and puts it on Kokichi's shoulder to reassure him. "Yes, this atmosphere is familiar I think."
[9:27 PM] Vixen: She set Haruka down and instructed Vixanis to stay with her. Octavia hurried over to the hunched figure. "Excuse me? Who are you?"
[9:31 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: The crone looked towards Octavia, seeming to hear her now. "No time for talking, we will miss the young prince's coronation! The king's successor will finally rise to the throne!" The old woman is noticeably ugly, and one of her eyes are glossed over while the other was entirely a glass orb. She shuffled her little granny legs as fast as she could, which would equate to a leisurely pace to the young people in the party.(edited)
[9:31 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka stood back up,  she felt fine but still a bit dizzy.  She looked around a bit,  usi g her spear to support her.  She was very concerned when Octavia went and left to question the person.
[9:31 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “Yeah, totally.” Kokichi snickered at Renato’s response. “Thanks, Dad.”
[9:32 PM] Vixen: Octavia got the gist of what she was saying, but was still a bit confused. She came back to the group. "Apparently there is a coronation happening in the city tonight."
[9:32 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya stood quickly and went over to help support Haruka.
[9:33 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: "Aiya I'm fine love,  I can move.  But next time let me get my weapon,  you were lucky you weren't hurt.  Anyways... I think we should go and see this coronation."
[9:36 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "We should get going then, the path looks very long. Do you have the strength to lead, Haruka, or would you like me to?"
[9:39 PM] Vixen: "But what about Faelanx and Star?" She asked. "I do not see them anywhere..."
[9:41 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: "I can lead Renato,  I'm strong enough friend I appreciate the concern."

Haruka said moving forward,  grunting gently but getting ahead. She spoke up a bit to Octavia.

"Octavia we'll get to them,  we can search here while we try to get the crystal."
[9:44 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "Maybe she saw?" Gwen points out, gesturing to the old woman. She'd pick up her own pace, rather amused with the individual as she watched her attempts to run. "Who is the prince?" She asks, matching her "speed".(edited)
[9:48 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: The crone croaks out and stops. "How can you not know the prince? He and his brother are famous all across the land! Prince Alrando and his brother will lead this country to victory!" The old woman says this with much vigor, very odd for an old lady, even hyping up the two men's reputation.
[9:49 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: He nods his head at Haruka and catches up with Gwen and watches the old woman cautiously, making sure she wouldn't trip and hurt herself.
[9:49 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “So, you know these prince guys?” He asked Renato.(edited)
[9:50 PM] Vixen: "Oh Renato, how do your people feel about dark elves?" She asked.
[9:51 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "I barely remember this place. Only the smell. Prince Alrando is a very familiar name though..." He responds back to them.
[9:54 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya just followed everyone.
[9:54 PM] Vixen: "Well, I was asking because Vix can disguise herself very well." She turned and smiled as Vix changed her appearance with a flick of her wrist, looking very much like Octavia's sister. Simple illusion magic, really.
[9:57 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "Oh yes. Prince Alrando of course." She nods to her.  "I'll take it you won't mind our company. Where do you come from? And did you happen to see a strange cloaked woman with a green figure?" Gwen looks at Renato with a small grin, actually feeling rather excited to see what was beyond the walls.
[10:02 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "Well... the more the merrier!" She says with a smile. "Embon is the capital, we are headed there right now. I've been the only one on this road... it's a long journey to get to Embon without a horse!"
[10:06 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: Renato gives a nod to Octavia and Vix. "Useful. Embon is a familiar name as well." He returns the grin back to Gwen, although she can't see it. The old woman says more. "The family farm is only just up ahead... I reckon we are mighty close!"
[10:12 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "The coronation is today?" She asks, squinting forwards to see the farm. "It seems rather empty. Perhaps we've missed it." The old woman was slow, maybe in the head too.
[10:12 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya listened in in the conversation, not being able to ask anything herself.
[10:17 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: She hobbled a little faster, sensing her home was near. Her shoes squeaked with every step. "Don't be silly, no one would miss the coronation. The farm is right there!" She pointed with her stunted finger towards a very run down farm home, complete with a broken wind mill and a home filled with holes. "We can only rest for a little while, we don't want to miss the ceremony!" She calls out to the people behind following her. It seems the old woman has taken the directive and is leading the group in Haruka's steed.
[10:19 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "I see." She picked up the pace, folding her arms as the squeaking of the old womans shoes pierced her ears. Gwen looked up at Renato, brushing against his shoulder. "Should we rest? I wish to hunt while everyone is asleep."
[10:21 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "It wouldn't be a bad idea. I'd like to watch you hunt, though." He looks down and rubs back at her.(edited)
[10:26 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: The group arrives at the old woman's farm. The farm house is exceptionally large but falling apart, especially the door to the home which is barely hanging on it's frame. "You are welcome to rest here until we have to make our way to the coronation. I'm afraid the only thing I have is flour, but hopefully you can make do." She smiles to them and walks inside, carefully opening the door.
[10:30 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: She would have suggested eating the old woman, however she held information the group would probably need. Renato didn't seem to remember much. "Thank you." She nods to the woman, focusing on the run down parts of the farm, contemplating whether she should put effort into fixing it with plants and whatnot. "I could supply you with vegetables or fruit for your kindness? Perhaps we could even make a stew."
[10:33 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "It's ok my dear, my stomach is filled with new found hope for our nation! I haven't felt this full of energy in years." She looks around in her cabinets, most of them empty. She pulls mysterious sealed jars out and puts them in a large sack.
[10:36 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "Hope doesn't fill your stomach." She says, clicking her tongue and raising a tomato bush right at her feet. "If you can just light up a fire with a large pot. I can do the rest."
[10:38 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya immediately sat down and fell asleep.
April 6, 2018
[12:27 AM] Renato - StoneCloak: The old lady hobbles to an old style oven and throws some fire wood in and lights a match and throws it in, warming up the oven. "Here you go, dearies." She sets out utensils, pots, and pans.
[12:31 AM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "Oh lovely." She dips her head to the woman in thanks, growing various vegetables right next to it. She looks at the sleeping crew before turning to Renato, messing around with the lace on her veil that she had underneath the cloak hood. "I suppose now would be a good time?" She throws the full vegetables into the pot, not really educated on cooking. She expected it to work itself.(edited)
[12:34 AM] Renato - StoneCloak: "You have to cut those up first, my love." He looks over the vegetables in the pot and grabs a knife from the utensils and quickly chops the vegetables and drops them into the pot. "It should make a nice stock. I think it would be a nice time to hunt."(edited)
[1:29 AM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "Cut them?" She tilted her head and watched him, it made sense as to why she didnt know how to do this stuff. People always made it for her. "As for hunting! I can do that. The forest looks absolutely lovely."
[2:01 AM] Renato - StoneCloak: "Then let us go, my queen." He locked arms with her and led her out of the cottage and through the expansive woods. In this neck of the woods the trees were particularly dead, but there was some brush and foliage that animals could live off of, although it didn't look particularly healthy. While going deeper into the forest a small bird with a beak two times the size of its body and outrageously large eyes jumped out from a tree and landed in front of the two. It is the first animal that they have seen the entire time that they had been here. After the bird observes them for a bit it squawks loudly at the two and flies off. "It seems the animals here are friendly." He scoffs and looks at the animal as it flies away.(edited)
[2:11 AM] Gwen - BloomCloak: She could feel herself get overwhelmed around the plantlife, almost as if she could pull them to her- And that she could. Gwen would attempt to grab the bird with branches in one of the trees, but she was too late. "Hm.. Meaty perhaps." She adds, taking off her boots and beginning to sprint down the ferns. She felt as if she could run away from the rest of them, but there was only so far she could go. She knew she'd be pulled back. "Renato!" She calls out, kicking a stick. "How much you want to bet that I can sense an animals presence in the vegetation?"(edited)
[2:19 AM] Renato - StoneCloak: Renato runs off after her and hunches over, panting. "I'm not use to running so much in this body... I'm also not use to you having so much energy, my dear. It's quite a different side, I enjoy it a lot" He looks around a bit until he thinks of a response, soaking in the beautiful forest, even if most of it looks like it's dying."...What would you like to bet? Just to make the show of your skills interesting...you at least deserve a reward if you're able to." He puts his hands behind his back and absent-mindedly kicks the ground while looking at her.(edited)
[2:33 AM] Renato - StoneCloak: Gwen, through concentration, would be able to feel the trees and their branches being pulled down slowly and quickly, the animal traveling to them being quite large to pull down these branches and use them as supports to move to the duo. Renato would be clueless as to what is going on, as whatever was coming close to them was not touching the ground.(edited)
[2:46 AM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "Whatever reward you see fit." She replies, pulling her hood off of her head.  She could feel something, it was incredibly faint but there was something there. Gwen paused for a moment, placing a hand in the air as if it would intensify the feeling. "One moment.." She looked to her left and extended stems from leaves to wrap around the living creature, attempting to hold it in place- Unless it had snapped. "I think I might have done something, however I am not sure where it is.... Yet."
[2:49 AM] Renato - StoneCloak: She would feel something struggle against the vines and then a howl being let out by the unknown creature. It somehow struggles and falls to the ground, which Gwen could assume that it is now upside down.
[2:49 AM] Renato - StoneCloak: "Which direction is it?" He asks excitedly, quite hungry since he wasn't able to eat the creature in the nexus. "Depending on how big it is you'll have to pick out the reward."
[2:54 AM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "Ahh.." She could already feel her head stir, however tracking wasn't that hard in her world, with the right herbs and chants anyway. She was tempted to rehearse her own ritual, but she let her cloak powers exercise themselves. She began walking in a random direction, searching for a disturbance within the ferns. It had to have fallen.
[3:47 AM] Renato - StoneCloak: She would see some rustling and a large figure darting its body out in the darkness. For a split second she saw a very big arm that was bigger than the rest of the creatures body before it ducked back into the foliage to where it was trapped.(edited)
[3:54 AM] Gwen - BloomCloak: Gwen pulled vines out of the ground, tying it's larger limb down. "Renato! Here!" She calls out, hacking away at the creature with her dual axes. "Dinner." She was rather impressed with herself.
[4:00 AM] Renato - StoneCloak: The creature had two distinguishable features, its long nose and its two sunken in big eyes with beady bright irises, its face almost looking like a mask. It had humanoid features and only had one large arm and seemed to be crying out with every hit by Gwen. In a pouch, much like a kangaroo, it seemed to be carrying apples which were sprawled all around it. Renato trotted along and sent the blade through the beings head to end its misery. "What could have created such a monster?" He looks around and sees the apples around it. "Maybe it was bringing us food?" The thought amused him a bit before adding on an observation. "It kinda looked like that bird from before..."The creatures tongue lolled out, not seeming to be dead yet.(edited)
[4:09 AM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "Nature?" She raises a brow, but remembers that Renato didn't remember much before his revival. "Where did you live after you.. Were made into this?" She asks, sinking the axe deeper into the creature and running it down it's stomach to spill out it's insides. "Forgive me, made into a glorious being. You seem out of touch with your homeworld." Gwen paused for a moment, giving him a genuine look of concern. Part of her wanted to wrap him up in a hug for no reason in particular. He was just like a lost puppy.
[4:14 AM] Renato - StoneCloak: "From what I can remember... a cove, a little before when the forest ends and enters into the hills. That is where the cult is...why do you give me that face, my dear?" He wrapped her up in a hug instead. "Is something troubling you? I don't think killing the animal would do such a thing... you are a very powerful woman after all. If it's my knowledge of my homeworld... I'm not sure. This place is unfamiliar to me... I can't put my finger on it as to why. Everything seems so out of place. Especially when she spoke of the two princes... it feels like a distant thing that I can't remember but I feel like I should." He pulls her closer to him, ignoring their kill and leans his stone head against hers. "I'm not too worried about it though... you feel like home to me. I'm sure I'll remember eventually."(edited)
[4:36 AM] Gwen - BloomCloak: Gwen hums in response to each sentence of his, allowing herself to be embraced. She managed to wrap her own arms around his frame, disregarding the now mutilated carcass, he'd be fine for a while. "..Home?" She asks, feeling the stone head send another tingly sensation to her forehead. "Perhaps.." It got her thinking about her world again, there was no doubt she'd be going back there, with the entire group right at her tail. "Everything will fall in place in due time, I can assure that." She'd place a hand on his face, giving it a few pats before moving away. "Now. If I were considerate about food tasting good to the others, I'd bring this back to the cottage and incorporate some of it's meat into the stew- However. That is not me. We shall eat here." She lifted up it's large arm, taking a bite right into it.
[5:06 AM] Renato - StoneCloak: He ripped the beasts head off of its body and dropped it into his black Visage, completely consuming it. He ripped the arms and legs off for her and finished off the torso. "Thank you for finding us such a great meal, my queen." He rubbed her head while she chomped on the arm and waited for her to finish the legs and arms.(edited)
[7:21 AM] Vixen: She stretched and yawned, waking up in the somewhat ruined farmhouse. She sat up and rubbed her eyes, seeing Vix was already awake.
[10:34 AM] Reeza - ForceCloak: Reeza found herself in the run down farmhouse, a pot of stew set out on the oven. She also noticed that Renato and Gwen were nowhere to be seen, but she didn't question it much. She went over to the pot, looking for some bowls. "There's some stew 'ere if anyone wants some."
[3:32 PM] Jax - SunCloak: Jax had been following the group around silently, letting multiple events rush by him like a breeze until he found himself in another foreign place. He hated the feeling of not knowing where he was, and frankly, it was just making him more restless than he already was. He made his way over to the half-orc as she pointed out the stew, searching for a bowl and pouring himself some stew. "Where do you suppose those two went?" He muttered.
[3:34 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: When the party all wakes up they will find much like Gwen and Renato the old woman is nowhere to be seen. Bowls were laid out and spoons next to them but without a trace she was missing. No footsteps leading back to the road, no notes, nothing to be seen of her. The sack she arranged with the sealed jars are also gone. Another curious thing, when the party would look outside they would see that night still hung over the land, the moon bright as ever.(edited)
[3:37 PM] Vixen: "Am I the only one who does not trust that lady?" She piped up from her spot in the corner.
[3:38 PM] Reeza - ForceCloak: Reeza poured herself some stew in a bowl she found laid out, at first not noticing the jay as he approached to get some stew. Once she had her stew, she ate a few spoonful while the jay suddenly spoke. Reeza remained silent before realizing that the jay was probably speaking to her. "Are you askin' me?" She questioned Jax. She then glanced over to Octavia as she spoke. "Jus' an old lady, what else can she do?"
[3:38 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “I don’t trust her either.” Kokichi said from where he leaned against the wall. He had his hands folded over his chest, eyebrows furrowed.
[3:39 PM] Vixen: "She could have drugged the stew." She pointed out. "And isn't it weird this area is so empty and quiet? Isn't there supposed to be a celebration happening?"
[3:47 PM] Jax - SunCloak: Jax stared at his bowl of stew, suddenly feeling like he wasn't that hungry anymore. But he needed something. "No, I'm asking the stew." He responded sarcastically as the half-orc asked her question. Jax glanced over to the Embercloak at her statement. "I don't think she made the stew. There's literally nothing in this rotted home." Jax pointed out. "Frankly, I'm enjoying how quiet it is."
[3:49 PM] Vixen: "Well, even if she didn't make it, she could have put something in it. I am just a little paranoid, that's all." She said.
[3:52 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: Gwen swung the animal hide in her hand as she entered the cottage alongside Renato, knocking against the side of the door. "Good morning." She chimes in, slamming it against the table.(edited)
[3:53 PM] Reeza - ForceCloak: Reeza snorted slightly at Jax's sarcastic reply, continuing to eat her stew. "No, I haven't." She replied to the jay. She looked back over to Octavia. "You're goin' to have to eat at some point." She pointed out, her attention turning as Gwen came in. "Oh, mornin'. Where were you?"
[3:54 PM] Nerron - RainCloak: Nerron was on the side of not trusting the old crone, but he didn’t feel inclined to sharing at the moment. He shifted when Gwen entered, but still had nothing much to say. Is it really a good morning?
[3:55 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "It's not morning." She confirms, pulling her hood over her head once more. "And we went hunting, kind of got carried away."
[3:55 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “So we get to have real meat instead of just veggies?” Kokichi asked hopefully, looking over at Gwen with her kill.
[3:56 PM] Jax - SunCloak: "The most likely thing you'll find in this is probably a bug. Even if you do get sick, I could probably help." He muttered. His gaze turned towards Gwen, seeing the pelts being put down on the table.
[3:57 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "Well. Unfortunately for you I ate it all. But you can wear the skin as a hat if you'd like." She glances over at Kokichi with a smirk, gesturing to the vegetable stew.
[3:57 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “So fashionable.” He drawled, rather disappointed. “Why drag their skins back then?” He questioned. He was half considering turning into some sort of carnivore himself and getting himself something to eat.
[4:00 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: Renato waves to them and stands next to Gwen. "How are you all enjoying the stew? I haven't cooked in awhile, so I apologize if it isn't to everyone's taste. The skins are good for warmth, Kokichi. You also have to take a prize from your kill to remember it."
[4:03 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "Mhm." She nods, folding her legs. "Who knows which one of you will get cold. I've been thinking about using my powers to craft clothing as well, and the hide will become very useful for this."
[4:03 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “I want meat.” Kokichi complained. “Is there actual like normal edible things to eat out there?” He asked, folding his thin arms over his chest.
[4:04 PM] Reeza - ForceCloak: She seemed rather disappointed as well as she heard Gwen's response to Kokichi. Stew just wasn't cutting it for her. She needed real food. "It's.. stew. What else can you expect from it." She muttered mostly to herself.
[4:06 PM] Jax - SunCloak: "Good clothing could come in handy. Who knows where we're going." Jax added in response to Gwen, going over to look over the hide she had brought.
[4:09 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka grunted just a little bit,  stretching her back as she yawned. The stew filled her nose and a smile appeared onto her face before hearing Kokichi complain.  She looked a bit annoyed now,  grabbing onto her spear.

"If you want to go and get some meat I'll come with you,  going alone right now while it's still dark isn't smart. "
[4:13 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "We only saw two animals while we were out... a bird and a big humanoid creature, who the hide is from." He gestures towards the hide. "We should finish eating and all go out together. Maybe we will reach somewhere where they sell meat?"
[4:17 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: "That's a good idea Renato, we could get some more information on the coronation too.  I feel like the shard might be there. "
[4:17 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: Kokichi was hungry enough that he was apt to be snappy. He transformed into a wolf though he was a little smaller than the average one. He growled at the suggestion and padded out of the cabin.
[4:18 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka looked a bit annoyed and followed after kokichi.  Considering the size of the hide and how small Kokichi was now,  he might need some help.
[4:20 PM] Nerron - RainCloak: “Give him a kick for me.” Nerron called after Haruka.
[4:22 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: The first thing Kokichi would see as he went out of the farmhouse was a small hunched figure coming down the road where they originally came. The figure was the same size as the old woman and moved at the same pace, but the mystery of why she would have went back was yet to be solved.
[4:47 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: Wolfkichi curled his lip, baring his fangs at the figure. He was too hungry to bother thought and headed back the way they had come, trying to sniff out prey.
[4:48 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka followed Wolfkichi silently,  ready to hunt with him or kick his ass.
[4:52 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: As Kokichi continued down the road he would sniff something out, but it seemed something also found him. A figure like the one Gwen and Renato had appeared, and its head stuck out from the bush. It's long beak like nose and its beady eyes stared at Wolfkichi and murmured something to him, "Meat...Re...". The creature speaking didn't sound right, like when someone records a dog speaking. The creature put one arm out and another and prepared to leap on top of Wolfkichi. A strange light, like a sun, was illuminating this area along with the moon, but only in this area in particular and it expanded with the old woman's movement.(edited)
[5:01 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka looked spooked,  gripping her spear and and charging up.  She was ready to send a deadly bolt now to the creature,  and did once it leaped to Wolfkichi. She did take note of the change of light and appreciated it,  helping quite a bit with aim.
[5:03 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: He was quick to lash out when the thing attacked him. The form he’d taken grew and he turned his head, snarling and lashing out with vicious teeth to try and rip into the flesh of the figure.
[5:10 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: As the beast got hit with the bolt it let out a loud screech that sounded like "Na!". It convulsed on the ground as Wolfkichi dug into it, crying the entire time it ripped into it. The shock of electricity was doing the job in killing it and Wolfkichi at this point was finishing it off.
[5:11 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: He sunk his jaws into its throat and shook his head, trying to end the matter then and there.
[5:11 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: With a final cry the monster lay dead, its tongue hanging out of its mouth.
[5:21 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: Wolfkichi growled at the monster. Hungry as he was he dove in, taking a bite of the creature. At the moment it was hard to distinguish between wolf and human thoughts. All he knew was hunger and the meat between his fangs.
[5:23 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: Gwen walked outside, taking note of the old woman who was making her way back. "Hello!" She called out, moving to her side. "Did you forget something?"
[5:25 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: The old lady looked towards her. "Forget? Who could forget the young prince's coronation! The king's successor will finally rise to the throne!" Her face was ugly as ever and her squeaky boots were still loud. She gave a toothy smile as she shuffled down the road, quite excited about the ceremony that was about to occur.
[5:27 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka felt a little bit bad... Despite it's size she felt like the creature was some sort of child... Maybe this wasn't the form it was meant to hold.  She pulled her spear from the beast,  a bit tired from the energy.(edited)
[5:28 PM] Vixen: "Excuse me miss, but you already said that." She pointed out.
[5:28 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: Haruka would notice what Kokichi could not in his meat frenzy. As the old lady moved a sun could be seen illimulating one part of this area, and as it illuminated more creatures like the one they just killed could be seen darting across the brush, except they looked different. They were armor covered and their mask-like faces larger than the others, more defined. Tens of hundreds were seen by Haruka jumping out and in from the brush, moving down the road.
[5:29 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: The old woman croaked out something again. "Already said what, girl? This is the first time I've even talked to someone on this road...I've been all by myself!"
[5:32 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "You offered us shelter in the farm hou-" Gwen paused, glancing up at the sky for a moment. "You mean you just got here?"
[5:32 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: "GUYS THIS IS SOME KIND OF TIME LOOP,  GET THE OLD LADY!  HAVE A FEW OVER HERE TO HELP ME WITH THESE THINGS!  JUST KNOCK THEM OUT,  DONT KILL! "

Haruka called out,  anxious now as she held up her spear to attack whatever came over.
[5:33 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: "RENATO,  REEZA COME OVER NOW! "
[5:33 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: The army approaching was in an overwhelming number. What was first hundreds turned into thousands scurrying about the road, climbing over each other towards Haruka and Kokichi.
[5:34 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: His ears pricked forward and he lifted his bloodstained muzzle to look at the creatures barreling toward them. He snarled, taking a few steps back toward Haruka. He lifted his head to the sky and howled, trying to get the others to come over.
[5:35 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: Renato ran out of the farmhouse and to Haruka and saw the army coming straight for them. "When did they appear?! The sun and moon are out at the same time!" Renato points towards the sun slowly uncovering above Haruka and Kokichi.
[5:35 PM] Vixen: "I'm not sure what is going on, but maybe we should run!" She suggested, taking off away from the swarm.
[5:37 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: "Just a few ago Renato!  But I agree with Octavia! "

Haruka said,  grabbing at Wolfkichi and ran away as fast as she could.  This was overwhelming now and taking out this many would be a miracle of power.
[5:38 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: Gwen quickly raised up a wall of thorns around the group for a head start. "We need to get to the city!" She calls out, attempting to push the old woman and her squeaky shoes.
[5:40 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: He had no desire to face the swarm alone. He didn’t want to become overrun. The wolf form - one new to him - was exhausting. But birds - he’d perfected that. And so he shot into the air taking on the form of a falcon. Once again Hawkichi flew above the group, wings flapping to keep him above the swarm headed for them.
[5:40 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: The army was running practically at Haruka's toes, but they would get into the darkness first. As the army collided with the darkness they would disappear out of sight, as if they were never really there. They watched as more of the army went in and disappeared without a trace.
[5:44 PM] Vixen: "What in the nine hells? Where did they go?" She asked.
[5:44 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka twisted around to send an attack but she was even more spooked seeing them dissapear once they hit the darkness.  She didn't stop running,  only slowly jogging now with a nervous look.

"Seems like the dark is our friend now....avoid the light guys."
[5:49 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: He watched the monsters disappear and moved backwards, the light still over taking the darkness due to the old woman moving. "Every time she moves the night moves with her...We're just going to have to follow her." He moved back to Gwen and to the crone and cautiously followed her again.
[5:50 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: The hawk moved to land down on the ground where the group was walking. Unfortunately he hadn’t yet gotten the hang of landing. Exhausted from changing forms so rapidly the hawk fell to the ground and changed back to Kokichi.
[5:52 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: She looked back at her wall of thorns and forced them to decay, the entire thing falling to the ground. "Would be a bit more doable if she were faster." She exhaled, putting a hand on the old womans head. "You don't want to miss the coronation right? We have to start running."(edited)
[5:56 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "I don't want to miss it! But I'm going as fast as I can..." She tries to shuffle faster, her old granny legs not moving her as fast as the others. "We are close to being out of the forest... I'd say we are three fourths of the way, but it's hard to tell with all this dark." She said impatiently, and begins cursing at the dark as she continued her attempt at moving faster.
[6:00 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: "Where's Octavia... We could make some torches with some of the dead trees."
[6:01 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "Or we can pick her up and run."
[6:01 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: "Well it's still hard to see if we carry her without light Gwen."
[6:03 PM] Reeza - ForceCloak: "Maybe we could ask Jax? He's the one who can make light without usin' anythin'." Reeza offered.
[6:06 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: "True true,  but I don't know where he is right now."
[6:11 PM] Jax - SunCloak: "I'm right here." Jax chirped from behind.
[6:12 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: Renato picks up the old woman from behind, being careful of her fragile bones. As he picks her up she lets out a terrified grandma cry out of fear of possibly being spinned by the very large man. He instead carried her in his arms, walking side by side with Gwen. "I got her, don't worry."
[6:14 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: She found amusement in the scream. She was like a little fragile toy. "Everyone speed up. I want to get to the city."
[6:15 PM] Reeza - ForceCloak: "Aight, right behind ya." Reeza replied after Gwen spoke, picking up her pace to the city.
[6:17 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: Kokichi was slower to get to his feet, having fallen behind when he’d fallen from the sky in his hawk form. He slowly followed after the group, his pace not as quick. He made sure to always keep them in sight as they seemed to have overlooked his absence.
[6:18 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: "Hey Reeza...you mind helping me a bit sweetness? "

Haruka asked,  holding up her arms to Reeza.  She too was lagging behind a bit like Kokichi, but she tried to push through until Reeza was okay with carrying her.
[6:21 PM] Reeza - ForceCloak: Reeza paused, hearing Haruka ask for her help. "You aight?" She asked Haruka, going over to her and picking her up carefully.
[6:24 PM] Vixen: "I don't think it's a good idea to make even torchlight." She reasoned.
[6:29 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: "I feel like trash from attacking that thing... Once we get somewhere safe I need to speak with Renato."

Haruka said holding onto Reeza gently.  She heard Octavia and agreed,  seeing now that any light could attract those... things to them.
[6:30 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "It can't be the light from us. Its like two different places in time." She says, rolling her eyes. "We're in the middle of it all by the looks of it. Everything else.. I suppose not."
[6:33 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: Renato nods and continues down the path. They were close to the exit of the forest, and to their right was a fork in the road that Renato seemed to remember. "We should try to avoid that way unless we can't help it. I'm not sure it will be the same, seeing as how we are in some distorted time. We are close to being out of the forest, if my memory serves."
[6:35 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: Kokichi continued along behind them, lagging through the forest still and yet.
[6:37 PM] Reeza - ForceCloak: "What's down tha' way?" She asked curiously, looking at the fork in the road as she walked with Haruka in her grasp.
[6:39 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "It's where I use to reside." He rocked the grandma while she hit him. "You brute! I could have walked by myself." She said to Renato, clearly upset.
[6:46 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: She recalled their previous conversations of his dwelling after the whole ordeal, nodding her head in understanding. "Shut up." She said to the old woman, hitting her foot with the back of her hand. "We're making you go faster."
[6:50 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya followed along with everyone else, not questioning much and just staying mostly out of the way of others.
[7:02 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: Kokichi finally caught up with the group, looking exhausted. “Thanks for waiting, dickheads.” He muttered, slightly agitated nobody had noticed when he’d fallen out of hawk form to the ground.
[7:03 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "Maybe ask nicely for us to wait next time?" She looks at him with an innocent smile.
[7:04 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “Next time I pass out I’ll be sure to do that.” He responded in the same sugary sweet tone.
[7:05 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "You passed out?"
[7:06 PM] Miraculous_chat1: Adrian stayed quiet following the group ahead of him
[7:08 PM] Madgee93: Garrik shook his head clear as he came out of his fugue state, then looked around as he walked behind the group. "What the...the feck are we?"
[7:09 PM] Miraculous_chat1: Adrian replied saying "I think stone cloak's world...but I'm not sure"
[7:11 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “Yeah. I did.” He huffed at Gwen. “Right after I fell out of the fucking sky.”
[7:12 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "My apologies. I'm much too entertained by this old woman." She admitted, picking up her pace.(edited)
[7:13 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “Team work makes the dream work.” He sing songed at her, following them along.(edited)
[7:53 PM] Jax - SunCloak: Jax flew above the group, scanning the area below him as he flew. He glided down to the ground, going over to Renato. "How much longer 'til we're there?" He asked.
[7:56 PM] Nerron - RainCloak: Nerron followed, picking a spider off his hand with a frown.
[9:37 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "Not much longer I don't think. The exit should be right ahead."
[9:41 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: The journey down the road through the forest was a long one, and finally they reached a divide into the forest, when suddenly, the grandma started clawing at Renato and climbing out of his hands. Surprised, Renato drops her and she falls on her knees.

From the impact, her glass eye falls out and lands in the trench-like divide seperating the hills from the forest. This suddenly triggers something, as the sun replaces the moon fully and the entire area is lit up. The Grandma crawls towards where the trench once was, and it is replaced by a huge barricade that is armed with human guards in full war regalia.

The head guard, which can be identified with a red plume on his head, steps on top of the barricade and speaks to the party. "Halt! Strangers, where do you come from? An army approaches from the east, we have orders to not allow anyone through."(edited)
[9:44 PM] Reeza - ForceCloak: Reeza stopped walking as the armored humans appeared, setting Haruka down and then glancing over to Renato, hoping he could answer to them.
[9:46 PM] Vixen: She sighed. "Okay, I just do not know what is going on anymore."
[9:49 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya, startled, stayed completely silent.
[9:52 PM] Nerron - RainCloak: Why is this stonehead’s world like this? He figured it was right not to trust that old woman. Nerron glanced at Renato, stepping away from the barricade. He wanted to growl something at the guard, but didn’t think it worth jeopardizing the group.
[9:53 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: Renato took the initiative for the party and introduced himself for them. "I am Renato. I am from these lands. We were sent here through a portal to acquire a crystal shard." The head guard looks over Renato and grabs his sword. "I don't know what sick game you're playing at about fucking crystal shards, but an army is coming and we will lock you out if you keep this nonsense up." The guard chokes on his next words, finding them difficult to get out. "The king's brother is being executed for treason. We are left without any leadership, and I am in charge of this barricade, and you may not come through." As the guard finishes his statement a cacophony of monstrous howls can be heard behind the party, what sounds like a stampede is going through the forest coming towards the barricade. "You will make a good distraction." The Head Guard drops down from the barricade and instructs the rest of the guards follow him as they begin their retreat through the hills.
[9:54 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: While this is happening the old woman is fumbling for her eye while the attention was on Renato and the rest of the cloaks, a slight glow surrounding her. "Come, dearies. We can't reach the king's coronation with this barricade in the way!"
[9:55 PM] Vixen: "Okay, what kind of crazy world is this?" She asked Renato. "Everything is topsy turvy! But now we have to move again."
[9:55 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya, being totally confused in general, bursted out in laughter. "What is even going on anymore?" She asked laughing.
[9:58 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: Kokichi tensed at the sounds behind them. Nothing made sense anymore. He had no idea what was going on! “What the hell is up with your world?!” He pressed.
[9:58 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "Stop asking questions and move." Gwen grumbled to the group, picking up the old womans eye and handing it to her. She'd notice the glow, eyeing up the barricade. "We can try to take it down, unless you have an idea." She glanced at Renato with a puzzled expression.(edited)
[10:00 PM] Nerron - RainCloak: “I’d appreciate answers before proceeding. Well, make it easy, one answer: what in the hot underground is wrong with this place?” Nerron wanted to know just what the fuck was up, too.
[10:01 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "Listening to her might be a good idea...I have no clue why these things are happening. All this stuff happened awhile ago, this has never happened to me before though. We're gonna have to take the shortcut." He grabbed onto the grandma and waited for her to shove her eye back in, the night slowly returning around her. Renato started carrying her, bringing the night around him and instructed the rest to follow him towards the fork in the road Renato avoided earlier.
[10:01 PM] Vixen: She followed quickly behind Renato, Vixanis at her side.
[10:02 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya followed, still laughing her ass off.
[10:02 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “This is the worst!” Kokichi complained loudly as he followed. “And I’ve literally almost been murdered. Four times.” He added.
[10:03 PM] Reeza - ForceCloak: Reeza wasn't sure what the hell was happening, basically everyone asking the same questions she had in mind. She kept quiet, however, and followed after Renato.
[10:04 PM] Nerron - RainCloak: “Nobody cares.” Nerron grumbled to Kokichi, moving along as well and teetering on the verge of what felt like a tantrum. “Keep a better hold on that hag.” He added bitterly.
[10:07 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “Nobody asked the opinion of a Paperweight.” He shot back.
[10:08 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: Renato continued moving and spoke to them some more on his take on the situation. "Someone else must have an eye like hers, because things still aren't right. They were talking about executing me." He took what would now be a left on the path and continued walking until he took a sudden right on the path through the trees. "It's a very strong magic to be able to keep things like this up. I have an idea, but now isn't the time to bring it up. Stay by me, Kokichi. I don't want you to get hurt anymore."
[10:10 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "You're the kings brother?" She asked, remembering the talk about royalty in the nexus. Well, it couldn't be that surprising, maybe to the rest... But, executed? "How can you be executed if you're with us?"
[10:10 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: Kokichi walked to Renato’s side and then stopped suddenly. “Wait. What? You’re the kings brother?”
[10:13 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "In my human form I was executed. I am a prince, the older brother to the king. It pains to me to say, but I was meant to be king originally. Corruption stole my brother and the kingdom away from me." Renato suddenly stopped and kicked aside grass to what looked like a trap door. He set the grandma down and pulled the trap door off of its hinges. "Down here is a tunnel. It's a bit cramped, but it leads to a cove which leads to a shortcut through the hills."
[10:15 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: The grandma attempts to protest at Renato's words but calms down once she hears shortcut. "Thank you, sonny. The trip through the hills would have killed me!" She let out a witch-like laugh at him and began to crawl down through the tunnel.
[10:19 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: She followed after, her eyes easily adjusting to the dark enclosure. "Lets hope the trip down here doesn't kill you either."
[10:22 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “Well that’s a big thing to not tell us.” Kokichi snorted.
[10:22 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "I hope it doesn't. I don't plan on leaving you." The trip down the tunnel is winding and requires a lot of maneuvering. "I don't like talking about myself. You haven't told much about yourself either, little one."(edited)
[10:22 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya laughed even more. "Oh, oh you're the older kings brother? hA, that's even better!" Aiya said laughing. She didn't care about grammar. She was laughing.(edited)
[10:37 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “You haven’t asked.” Kokichi hummed. “I’m a wide open book.” He lied.
[10:38 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "You also haven't asked, you little clown. What is so funny about me being the older king's brother?" A light shines on the other side of the tunnel, signaling that they were close to leaving it.
[10:39 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “Well, I’m asking now.” He said, folding his arms over his chest as he stayed close.
[10:39 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: "Nothing, and I mean nothing, makes sense here. How do you even survive?" Aiya asked, still chuckling.
[10:40 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "It's that hard to see me as royalty? When it's normal it's quite fine. Plenty of people to eat. Is there anything else like you'd like to know then?"(edited)
[10:42 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: "Do you know why it's not normal?" Aiya asked, finally not laughing or snickering.
[10:45 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "Why isn't it normal?" He looks back at her questioningly, still moving.
[10:46 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "Because of the various time loops, dear." She chimes in, moving faster. "I'm assuming everyone else's worlds don't act this way."
[10:48 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "Well, it's not necessarily normal to me. But my soul was transferred into a statue, it's not completely out of the ordinary my dear." He steps out with the grandma into the cove when the stench of rotting meat and death floods their noses. The granny looks disgusted and quickly covers her nose. "Why did you lead us to such a smelly place, boy?"
[10:52 PM] Reeza - ForceCloak: Reeza scrunched her nose up slightly as the smell hit her, covering her nose slightly. "What happened 'ere to make it stink so bad?" She questioned.
[10:53 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: His hands clapped over his nose and he sincerely wished there was a way to take his own sense of smell. It was awful. He didn’t bother to speak, loathe to open his mouth in this air.
[10:54 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: Renato sucked in the air and let out a heavy exhale. "Once you get use to it, it's not so bad. This place has been used for sacrifices for hundreds of years. You might get to see my body if we are lucky."
[10:56 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: She took a large inhale as well, quite familiar with the smell.. Though it was much more pungent than she was used to. "They are left here to rot?" Gwen questions, digging her boots into the ground.
[10:56 PM] Reeza - ForceCloak: "Sacrifices?" She questioned, trying to block out the smell as best as she could. She's never had to smell rotting flesh as strong as this before.
[10:57 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: He’d seen far too many bodies as of late, that much was true. But this was too much. He turned his head and threw up what he’d eaten earlier as the wolf.
[10:58 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "Yes. Above." He pointed to the ceiling of the cove where innumerable amount of bodies were suspended in a net, mostly skeletons but some with flesh still sticking to their bones. "Not much has changed since I inhabited this place. There are only a few members in the cult, I'm unsure if they are here though. We will need a light in here as well, I won't be able to find the next entrance without one."
[11:00 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: She moved to the side as Kokichi vomited, patting his head. "Can you turn your hands into something illuminating?" She asks, glancing up in facination. "..It's.. Beautiful. You know I've never quite seen something like this."
[11:03 PM] Reeza - ForceCloak: Reeza glanced up to the ceiling, seeing the net full of rotting bodies. A small look of disgust came over her face briefly at the sight. "Do you know why they were sacrificin'?" She asked.
[11:07 PM] Jax - SunCloak: Once they were down in the cove, the smell would hit him. However, he didn't seem to give much of a response towards it. It was unclear whether he could smell it or not. Jax looked up towards the ceiling where Renato pointed, seeing the same as Reeza. Upon hearing Renato speak of needing a light, Jax formed a light orb in his hand in response.
[11:11 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: Once the room illuminated they could see the cove perfectly. On the left of the room dried blood was splattered on the ground and on the walls, and strapped on the walls were numerous torture tools. A table was also set up. On the right where bodies were put away from were places for sleeping, most likely to keep sacrifices alive before it was their time. There was a cabinet with cheeses, liquor, and sausage links in it, but whether the sausages were made with human meat or animal meat was unknown to the party as of yet. Chains hanged from the ceiling, but their purpose was unknown as they were attached beyond the dead bodies.
[11:11 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "They were sacrificing to my body before I inhabited it. You better get use to the smell, it gets even worse as we continue to the sacrifice rooms." He nuzzled Gwen briefly. "I'm glad you can appreciate such a sight, my queen."
[11:13 PM] Nerron - RainCloak: Slugskin putrefaction was a filthy ordeal to him. They rot like all other disgusting animals. Soft skin was so weak. “What a vile practice.” And Nerron thought the live ones reeked.
[11:15 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: She gave Renato a pat as he nuzzled her. "Vile, perhaps. But essential." She examined the torture devices, picking one up. "In order to gain you must give."
[11:16 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: Kokichi wasn’t a stranger to blood. He was used to gruesome sights by now. Memories flashed through his mind - an arrow wound, a crushed in skull, blood all over the place. He shuddered and tried not to consider the school he’d left behind. “This is awful.” He muttered and took the checkered scarf he wore. He tied it to protect his nose and mouth.
[11:17 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya kept a hand over her nose and mouth to try to keep away the smell.
[11:21 PM] Jax - SunCloak: Jax surveyed the room as it became visible, revealing some gruesome sights of blood and torture devices. His feathers ruffled slightly in uncomfort at the sights, but he remained quiet, waiting for Renato to move forward.
[11:23 PM] Reeza - ForceCloak: Reeza shuddered slightly at the sight of the torture devices, seeming to be unnerved by them. "Ngh.. Can we get out of 'ere as quick as possible, please?" She asked, ready to move on.
[11:32 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: Renato observed the chains hanging from the ceiling. There were 9 in total. "You will have to wait a bit while I figure the order of this out." He turns to face Gwen. "Perhaps you could grow some lavender for the smell to make it more pleasant to wait here, my queen?"(edited)
April 7, 2018
[12:21 AM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "Mhm." She nods, raising lavender plants within the cracks of the stone. "Just pick some if you can't stand the smell." Gwen placed the device back in it's rightful spot, looking over at Renato. "You have many possible orders with nine chains."
[7:41 AM] Vixen: She wrinkled her nose and covered her face with her sleeve. "This chamber is gross."
[8:53 AM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “There are over 5,000 combinations.” Kokichi said, sounding bored. He bent to get a lavender plant and concealed it within this scarf still wrapped around his face. “And that’s assuming all nine go into account.” He folded his arms over his chest.
[9:04 AM] Vixen: "Couldn't we just bypass the puzzle with someone's power?" She reasoned.
[9:24 AM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “You would think.” He shrugged his shoulders, managing to breathe a little easier.
[10:48 AM] Reeza - ForceCloak: "Couldn't you just manipulate the ground to get through?" Reeza asked Renato after Octavia brought up using their powers.(edited)
[3:34 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "We would tear this place apart. I'm afraid that the bodies would also fall on us if we were to disturb them like that. I have seen that you have the ability to hold things up, but I'm even unsure of the amount of bodies up there." He responds back to Reeza and turns his head to Kokichi. "That's why we won't guess, little one. You were right about some of the chains not going into account. It's a date, most likely."
[3:38 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “That still leaves us in the neighborhood of three thousand combinations.” Kokichi frowned. “I’m not the Ultimate Mathematician you know.”
[3:39 PM] Nerron - RainCloak: “Do you have any idea what the date may be?” Nerron had pulled a handful of lavender up and had it held to his nose, looking more uncomfortable by the second. Stonehead had better get us out of here quickly.
[4:13 PM] Reeza - ForceCloak: "I guess we can't risk tha' then.." She muttered in response, glancing back up to the bodies. "A date?"
[4:19 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "The.. Day of the exectution?" She asks, though not entirely sure how they'd ever get a date on their own.
April 8, 2018
[5:08 PM] Vixen: "Well, we've been sitting here a while. We should at least try something." She suggested.(edited)
[5:49 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “This is stupid.” He complained. “Come on!”
[5:52 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "Would the both of you rather be put into the corpse pit? He's got alot of memories to dig through." She grumbled, folding her arms.
[6:01 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "Thank you, Gwen." He patted her on the head and began digging through his head. "You are right about it being the day of the execution. That was when their goals would finally be realized and their vessel would be completed." One at a time he slowly starts pulling the chains, working out the date slowly in his mind and applying the numbers. He finished the date, and once he pulled the final chain a sound of gears turning could be heard, and finally a piercing sound of stone rubbing on other stone echoed throughout the room. The granny was covering and grabbing her ears as a mismatched hole started to form on the bloody side of the room. "It looks like that was it..." Renato slowly moves towards the hole and crawls head first through it, almost in a trance.
[6:02 PM] Nerron - RainCloak: “Finally.” Nerron followed with haste, keeping the lavender sprigs close to his nose.
[6:03 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: Kokichi started after Nerron and Renato, eager to be out if the room.
[6:25 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya followed suit.
[6:26 PM] Vixen: She followed as well.
[6:28 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: As they passed into the tunnel more rotting smells and most notably the smell of iron hit them heavily. There were more twists than the tunnel to initially get into the chain room and even Renato at this point was feeling nauseous. He finally stopped as he hit a door, and he quickly opened it revealing a brightened sheltered cove, moonlight illuminating it through the many holes in the coves ceiling. In the center of the cove a statue towered, watching over the room. Around it laid many dead bodies, most of them fresh. The statue had its arms crossed and had the exact body same body as Renato's, but with possibly more height. There wasn't stone surrounding it's head, but it's face was blank and it bared long wavy hair. A large lone figure could be seen kneeling in front of the statue, and as the figure heard the sound of the creaking door it turned slowly to face them. A hood hanged over it's head and it looked over Renato and back at the statue. "What is the meaning of this? Has our conqueror appeared before us so soon?"
[6:48 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: Gwen had been close behind Renato, taking note of the sudden scent change in the blood. Perhaps they were to stumble on a new sacrifice, and for this she could feel her body vibrate with anticipation. "..Wait." She'd call out to Renato, but he had opened the door and revealed the newly dead and strangely familiar statue towering infront of them. "Yes." She'd reply to the man, unsure if he was going to attack or not.
[6:50 PM] Vixen: "I do not know if we are conquerors." She said. "I am not sure I want to be, either."
[6:52 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: Kokichi hung back he didn’t know what to say. He looked around, keeping close to the others. He had no way to know how to feel about any of this.
[7:03 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "Not you, fool." The hooded figure hisses at Octavia from across the room. "The gift from God that leads you. The very image of him. Have you come to lead us to salvation?" The hooded figure takes down his hood, revealing a heavily scarred, balding head, his stare directly on Renato. A familiar glint could be seen in his right eye as he called out again. "I wish to feel your power, imprisoned one." A more intensified light shone through the holes, that of the sun as the figure held both of his hands out and what looked like blood started to collect in them from the bodies. He pointed both of his hands at the group, a bright red light shining around them. Renato grabbed Gwen and prepared to jump out of the way as the figure yelled out one last thing before beginning his attack, sneering at the group. "Dodge!" A piercing red energy began to come out of his hands towards Octavia and Kokichi, and prepared to move them out to hit the rest of the party.(edited)
[7:08 PM] Vixen: "You know, just shouting dodge is more distracting than helpful!" She said. With a  flick of her wrist, three copies of herself appeared. It was impossible to distinguish which one was real as they all ran in different directions.
[7:24 PM] Nerron - RainCloak: Nerron, dropping the lavender and cursing, ducked away and started looking to put as much distance between himself and the others, including the stranger, as possible.  What the hell is this person doing here? Besides impeding progress and being a nuisance...
[7:27 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: He dropped to the floor, grimacing when he hit. This was something he wasn’t in the mood for. At all. He chose the form of a hawk again - it was easiest for him now. He was faster this way. He circled above the group, unwilling to dive in just yet.
[7:35 PM] Reeza - ForceCloak: Reeza jumped away, getting back to her feet to prepare for another attack from the bald man. She raised her bladed shield and threw it towards the attacker in retaliation.
[7:40 PM] Jax - SunCloak: Jax flapped his wings, launching himself into the air as the new man sent a blast of red light towards the group. His eyes narrowed, trying to make out what his next move would be. His hand went to his knife, drawing it as he flew in the air.
[7:51 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: Where the red energy hit, it slowly consumed along it's path, carving out the wall. As the bladed shield made contact blood exploded out and made a large barrier, like a heavily reinforced scab. The man laughed, amused at watching them run. He looked up and changed patterns and aimed for the flying targets with one hand and the ground targets with the other.  Nerron would find it easy to make distance in the open space of the cove, but water was separating him from running away any further.  As the blast of energy went on, it got bigger and wider, becoming more difficult to block.(edited)
[7:57 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: Though he was faster as a hawk, he had less control over the body that was not his own. Hawkichi let out an angry screech and dove, trying to dodge the attack. He went for the attacker, talons outstretched, trying to hurt him. By this point he was greatly overestimating his ability to dodge.
[7:59 PM] Vixen: The red energy would consume one of her illusory duplicates. That left two still standing and her actual self. She quickly drew and fired an arrow towards the bald man, igniting the man in searing flames if she hit.(edited)
[8:03 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: She was quick to notice how the energy consumed, much like Renato's head. Gwen would pull thorned vines out of the ground, attempting to grab a hold of the mans wrists to stop his aim.
[8:07 PM] Jax - SunCloak: Perfect. Jax saw the man take aim at him, preparing himself for the attack. He held his hands out, knife still in hand, seeming to be waiting for the beam of light to hit him. A small, mischievous glint reflected in his eyes for a moment as he prepared himself.
[8:09 PM] Nerron - RainCloak: Nerron stopped at the edge of the water, turning for a split second before turnkng back. This was terrible and he, for the millionth time, wanted to put that prophecy creature through unbelievable pain for making him be here. Nerron, just wanting to avoid that energy, focused on trying to move enough of the water that he might have a new stretch of dry land for retreating over.
[8:37 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: The fire would cover the man's robes in flame, but they would not go upwards towards his head lighting the rest of his body on fire. Instead, they went downwards, lighting the bodies around him on fire and killing the thorns Gwen was attempting to raise. He would blanket Jax in the red energy, sending him flying into the ceiling. As he noticed Kokichi getting into close distance a loud crack would be heard as the hand he was using to blast the ground targets suddenly stopped and moved like a whip to Kokichi, wrapping around him and pulling him towards his hand, the consuming energy eating away at his feathers as he draws him in closer. Nerron would find the water deeper than he thought, but easily passable to the next section of dry land.(edited)
[8:41 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: The hawk let out an ear splitting shriek of pain as it was pulled in. The dark brown plumage was being pulled away at an alarming rate. He scrambled in the hold, trying to get away. Frantically he beat what was left of his wings as the energy ate at his feathers. The pain was enough that he couldn’t hold the form and was quickly returned to his original form
[8:44 PM] Vixen: She began swirling the fire around the man, controlling it so that it would only be surrounding the man instead of burning the vines and increased the temperature but keeping it isolated so Kokichi wasn't burned.
[8:47 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka looked a bit shaken and charged up her spear,  she found it less tiring to do this technique now.  Eyes lighting up,  she stretched back and launched her spear at the attacker before dashing back to make distance.  She waited now for the spear to hit it's mark and return.
[8:48 PM] Jax - SunCloak: The red light that blanketed him seemed to disappear in a matter of seconds as he found himself flying towards the ceiling. He let out a slight grunt as he hit the ceiling, knowing that there would be some kind of bruising from that later on. However, he got what he wanted. His eyes seemed to be rimmed with a slight red glow, a small smirk forming on his lips. "My turn." He dove down from the air, releasing a blast of red towards the bald man, then going for Kokichi to knock him away from the man.
[8:54 PM] Reeza - ForceCloak: Reeza kept her shield up as she moved, focusing on the bald man. She then tried using her powers to slowly begin choking the bald man from where she stood, unsure if her powers would do any good for them.
[9:40 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: The man was brought into a corner, four attacks all coming towards him at once.  Overwhelmed, he held Kokichi over the flames, burning him and hoping to force Octavia to relinquish her flames, struggling to do this because of the choking and the thorns. It was then that he was blasted by his red energy, although not as powerful as his that would put a hole through his robe. The spear would also hit conveniently through the hole the blast made, sending the few hairs he had on his head up as deadly lightning filled through his body. He staggered in place and let out a scream. "Conqueror..." The man says to himself before being slowly encompassed in stone by Renato, who was protecting the granny while the others were fighting.

After a few moments, another voice boomed out, confusingly enough from the bodies that were piled up around the statue. "Delnini. Do you require assistance?" The previously unnamed figure looks towards the voice and mutters again. "Yes, Inzer, immediately. Please." He begged to the unseen being, scared by the powers the cloaks demonstrated. "Show them the true arts of Anfuji...". The bodies around the statue began swirling as a tall being, only a little shorter than Renato, arose from them. He wore only pants and around his waist were what looked like tethers or tentacles coming out of his body, all going towards the freshest bodies in the pile and attaching themselves to them. He pulled out a large cleaver from his back and two handed it. He leaped through the air and barreled towards Octavia, seemingly having watched the fight long enough to see that she was the one that shot the arrow that sent the flame around Delnini, preparing to send his cleaver into her.(edited)
[9:47 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: For a brief moment, Kokichi knew nothing but pain as fresh burns appeared all over his body. He screamed for what felt like eternity, his throat going raw.Whatever happened next, he hadn’t the faintest fucking clue. He had a high pain tolerance - moreso than he’d allowed his comrades to know - but this was too much. Darkness played at the edge of his vision as pain overwhelmed him and he blacked out. He didn’t even feel it when he hit the ground.
[9:53 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka held a horrified look,  she tried to catch Kokichi but was too late on running over to him.  She looked livid now,  her hair fluffing up incredibly as her spear shot itself back into her hand. Clearly enraged Haruka ran her way to Octavia to provide some sort of protection.
[9:59 PM] Jax - SunCloak: Jax landed on the ground after he sent the blast towards the man, whose named seemed to be Delnini. He saw a figure arise from the bodies, seeing it head for Octavia with a fairly large cleaver. He sent another blast of the red energy towards the being as it attacked, then moving his focus onto Kokichi as he let out a scream. He quickly darted forwards to Kokichi, despite the fires still going on. He practically darted through the fires, grabbing Kokichi out of the inferno. The smell of burnt feathers and clothing was prominent. He then focused his cloak powers onto Kokichi, a warm glow emitting from his hands as he sent his healing powers through the burnt male.
[10:03 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: Her eyes would widen as the boy she wasn't quite fond of had been thrown into the flames, but the sinking feeling instantly vanished as Jax flew to the rescue. The horned woman moved away from everyone as the giant morphed man took form, her hands stretching outwards to sprout three oversized venus fly plants in cloak instinct, charging them with venom and directing them to spit at the tentacles.
[10:07 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: He hardly stirred when Jax began to heal him. Even as burned flesh healed, some scarring remained. He whimpered, uncomfortable with his battered body being moved or even touched. But slowly the Suncloak’s power began to help. His eyes opened and while he was still in pain it wasn’t the hell it had been before.(edited)
[10:09 PM] Jax - SunCloak: (probably enough to make him regain consciousness, help w some of the pain and burns but not enough to fix the burns completely)
[10:10 PM] Dungeons and Dangans: ((Jax at this point would be tapped out on their abilities before resting again. I’d say they are limited to their own physical means at this point, and would be exhausted at that. Any further use is verging on collapse/passing out))
[10:11 PM] Jax - SunCloak: (ok, i thought so!!)
[10:11 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: (thanks for the clarification fellas! fixed my last post!)(edited)
April 9, 2018
[7:15 AM] Vixen: The flames would die out as Octavia stumbled backwards, trying to put some distance between herself and the new adversary. Thankfully it was going after a duplicate, so even if he hit it would pass through harmlessly. The real Octavia, as well as the mirage, would each fire an arrow at him and she kindled the flames once again. Vixanis, in the meantime, had found a spot some distance away and was firing bolts at him.(edited)
April 11, 2018
[8:18 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: Inzer looks behind himself quickly, counting the attacks in his head and stepping to the side, letting the beam go through the clone. He then directed the tentacles to catch the attacks being thrown at him, catching them all on the bodies. The bodies that were covered in poison and flames were useless as shields and slowly began crawling to his tentacles. Noticing the threat, he began throwing them back at the party. The poison covered ones going towards Octavia, her clone, and Vixanis, and the flame covered one going towards Gwen. Haruka, who was the only one that was close to him, saw a huge rope in the giant's hand. It had a peculiar glint to it in the equinox of the moon and sunlight, almost looking like hair.

He noticed Haruka finally and gave her a smile, recognizing her as the one that brought Delnini down. His eyes were sunken in and the rest of his features made him look like a completely normal man, his skin however having a peculiar grey color to it. He reeked much more worse than a corpse, and as his smile widened she began to see his animalistic teeth, almost all of them ending in a point and also seeming to be made out of the same material as Renato's stone head. His tentacles quickly grabbed four more bodies and he jumped back, making distance between her and quickly surrounding himself with the bodies, making a makeshift phalanx of human shields. He hunched close to the ground and prepared for something near the pile of bodies as Delnini began cackling while constricted in the stone tomb Renato raised around him.(edited)
[8:27 PM] Vixen: Octavia snuffed out the body that was aflame, deftly sidestepping the bodies flung at her, as did her copy. Vixanis was dexterous enough to avoid them as well, sending bolts through the tiny gaps between the bodies' legs. Octavia quickly darted around, commanding her copy to mirror her moves, to get an angle on the one crouching near the bodies. "Stay back!" She warned her allies, sending an arrow piercing through the air towards him, hoping to hit her mark with a fiery explosion as she had done before with the creature in the rift.(edited)
[8:29 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: ‘Stay back’. Yeah, easy as far as Kokichi was concerned. He still hurt. He scrambled as best as he could now that he had regained consciousness. He tried his best to take cover, desperately needing the protection.
[8:34 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya went in front of Kokichi to try to protect him. She held her tonfas protectively in front of Kokichi and sent out a big sound wave toward tentacle dude over there.
[8:47 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka soon notice of the hair like rope and decided it was quite important now.  Just as the giant began to make distance Haruka ran after,  though she nearly missed Aiya's sound wave.  Once close enough she went ahead and stabbed her spear into the ground,  making herself vault to a higher height.  Her spear was following after and slid into her hand,  charging up partly as she descended.  While on her way down she threw the spear with great strength at Inzer's shoulder that held the hair-rope.(edited)
[9:21 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: Gwen had extended one of her Venus fly plants into the air, enlarging it’s mouth so it could grab the body, consuming it. She breathed deeply, moving back and feeling her head stir. She never animated a plant like this. As a spur of the moment and the sake of exercising her powers in this situation, she  allowed the body to be coated by toxins within the plants mouth, spitting it back at Inzer like a cannon, the plant immediately collapsing afterwards.
[9:37 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: A low chanting if anyone was close to Inzer could be heard, slowly filling the room in an unknown language. As the sound hit the inside of the dome Inzer had constructed his voice pitched up for a moment, otherwise the composure in his voice remained the same, unknown if the attack did anything. As the projectiles came close to the bodies they suddenly sprung out, moving them away from him. The poison would seep down a tentacle before it was flung back towards Gwen, however not by a longshot hitting her, simply rolling on the ground towards one of the other traps she had set up. As for the body Octavia shot, it would go flying towards her as soon as the arrow made impact, seeming that Inzer was giving no ground to Octavia's attacks knowing that the bodies would be useless as shields if the fire were allowed to be spread.

The spear would graze Inzer's shoulder, barely missing before she was pushed back by the bodies surrounding Inzer, most of the electricity dispersing through the bodies. Suddenly, from behind Octavia, she would feel her leg being clawed at by the corpse that was flung at her, her clone also being sliced at. Vixanis would be pounced on by the poison covered zombie before all three of them went limp, losing the life that was presumably given to them by Inzer. The chanting got louder from Inzer and the bodies around him began looking particularly weaker, looking considerably older and more brittle like the old woman in the party.(edited)
[9:41 PM] Vixen: Octavia scowled as her last copy vanished, kicking away the zombie. Vixanis would deftly dodge the clumsy zombie, once again firing bolts at Inzer. "Aiya! Silence that chanting!" She shouted, holding a hand out towards Inzer and focusing on boiling whatever blood, guts, or brain he might have from the inside.
[9:43 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “Do it.” He hissed at Aiya. He stayed behind her - he was too proud to call it cowering - for protection. But her Cloak power would be quite useful now. “Silence him!” He fought the urge to turn into something very small to hide away. He didn’t know what that would do in his state.
[9:47 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya raised her arms and threw them down right after. She muted Inzer. She then looked behind her at Kokichi with a concerned look. "Are you alright?" She asked, voice becoming hoarse.
[10:04 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka stumbled back,  gagging a bit from the bodies touching her.  She figured she could use her spear being out of her hands as an advantage.  Haruka circled around , finding a good spot before calling her spear.  She wanted to see if it would spear though Inzer or go around.
April 12, 2018
[5:19 AM] Gwen - BloomCloak: “You idiots!” She yelled, moving away from the tentacle that had almost hit her. “Who gives a damn about the chanting!” Gwen glanced down at the tentacle that was thrown, narrowing her eyes and growing yet another spitting plant, using it to shoot poisonous bile onto the other appendages. Hopefully she could pick them off, unless they grew back.
April 14, 2018
[10:31 AM] Reeza - ForceCloak: Reeza whipped her bladed shield towards Inzer, trying to aim for the appendages to cut them off as they held onto the bodies. She then used her powers to redirect the blade shield towards the other appendages before it would return to her.
[10:38 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: As soon as Aiya silenced Inzer's chanting Delnini immediately picked up where he left off, finishing the chanting for the muted Inzer. From the combined tactics of Haruka and Reeza four of the tentacles would fall off and Gwen's poison would eat through three of them, leaving the vulnerable Inzer with three remaining tentacles with bodies attached. The remaining limbs went to Inzer's body and covered him, his legs left uncovered and the bodies operating more as a huge umbrella than a shield. The chanting from Delnini boomed through his stone prison, being filled with energy from the trance both of the men seemed to be entering. When the chanting ceased the three bodies surrounding Inzer looked even more skeletal than the husks that Haruka, Gwen, and Reeza had freed. The bodies fell from his tentacles, revealing the hiding Inzer.

The first noticeable thing about Inzer was his greater height, now far taller than Renato and his already large muscles somehow growing even larger. Blood was streaming from his ears, evidently deafening himself so he wouldn't have to hear the terrible noises Aiya produced. "How foolish!" Delnini chimed, fully satisfied that their plan had worked. "Even smaller groups of adventurers have managed to take all of Inzer's tentacles off! You should all feel honored, you will fight Inzer at his apex and witness a feat only the God of bloodshed could have blessed." Inzer smiled at his comrades words, and almost on cue he dropped his cleaver and began pulling on the giant rope Haruka had seen earlier with both of his big hands.(edited)
[10:38 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: As he pulled, the large mounds of bodies surrounding the statue began moving and his eyes began to go into the back of his head, struggling with the weight. With one final heft he threw the bodies into the air, knocking a sizeable hole in the ceiling. He swung them over and over, the bodies and Inzer himself surrounded in what looked to be the same energy that Delnini fired from his hands. He finally grabbed his cleaver with his tentacles and thrust it into the vortex of bodies, making a blender of some sort, the sharp cleaver separating and tearing the bodies like nothing. The room would be coated in gore as soon as the cleaver made contact, body parts and blood raining on the party, hitting everyone with them. Blood would erupt out of the hole he accidentally created fairly coating the outside with the blood. Finally, the vortex would be slammed into the ground by Inzer, a giant flail of heads and upper halves of bodies being created, still pulsing with red energy.(edited)
April 15, 2018
[8:29 AM] Vixen: "Obviously that chanting was some sort of ritual!" She answered to Gwen, giving a quick burst of flame to evaporate the blood and gore before it could reach her. Octavia would then focus on trying to find some cover from the imminent impact. Vixanis would leap through the air, bringing two blades down at the bit of string connected to Inzer, hoping to sever it.(edited)
[8:37 AM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya wiped the blood from her eyes. After doing so, she saw that big boy with tentacles was practically deaf now. Aiya realized that all she could do now was midly protect Kokichi with her Tonfas, which were close range defense weapons. She looked back at Kokichi to make sure he was still alive.
[10:14 AM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka looked like she was about to puke,  covered in all the blood, gore, and disgustingness.  She didn't actually puke until she realized...there was blood in her mouth.  She had her mouth open the entire time,  this was grosser than kissing jun times a million. Haruka hunched over,  gripping onto her spear for support,  began to puke everything she had in her stomach.  Haruka now wanted to kill this Izner guy more than anything…but fighting while puking wasn't too good for her.
[1:09 PM] Reeza - ForceCloak: Reeza held up her shield as the blood and guts rained down from Inzer's move. She then tried to throw her shield at Inzer again to try to cut through him
[1:21 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: He was nowhere near fighting condition. But this was better than being hurt as he had been before. Kokichi shakily got to his feet. He looked frightened. This wasn’t a game he could manipulate. This was a bloody fight and he didn’t know what form he could possibly take to protect himself. Forget the others in this moment. He changed back into a bird and let himself grow smaller and smaller until he was the size of a humming bird. Then he flitted up to Aiya’s shoulders and clung to her shirt with tiny talons. Blood coated his feathers just as it had his white outfit before. But he was no stranger to blood.(edited)
[4:10 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: Gwen was unprepared for the gore, much too entranced by what was happening before her. She had never seen anything like it, blue eyes focusing on the dismembered bodies being spun within the blood tornado. Her royal attire and face was stained now, arms reaching upwards to wipe the blood from her eyes. That was when she noticed the hole in the ceiling. "Renato! Eat!" She called out, moving her plants next to Reeza so she could take shelter behind the shield if need be. Gwen would grow more of her poison cannons, spitting directly at Inzer to throw him off. What the hell is his weak spot?
[8:23 PM] Jax - SunCloak: Having used most of his energy used up on Kokichi earlier, he still felt the fatigue of the energy drain. Without much power to rely on, there wasn't much he could do at a distance, leaving him having to rely on close combat. As the gore rained down from above, he raised his charred wings to shield himself partially from the blood, however it wouldn't keep him completely clean of the red substance. He then began running forwards towards the statue, with a few flaps of his charred and now bloodstained wings, would launch himself into the air to the top of the statue. His talons would scrape the statue slightly as he climbed and perched himself upon the statue, eyes narrowed as he analyzed the enemy below, gripping his knife tightly as he perched.
[10:23 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: "Someone,  get that rope now! "

Haruka screamed out,  throat aflamed and rough from the tossed up soup fron earlier.  She wiped of as much blood as she could from her body and her face,  gripping her spear and charging up the weapon. She gagged once again and puked once again dry heaving now with quite the pained expression.
April 19, 2018
[2:23 AM] Renato - StoneCloak: Renato raised from shielding the old grandma and looked at the sight around the room. He nodded at Gwen's command and began eating picking up body parts and throwing them into his maw by arms, legs, and torsos. One torso he wouldn't eat, however. He twisted it and then threw it at Inzer, attempting to grab his attention and began raising stone shields around himself and the others that didn't go over to Inzer to attempt to break his corpse flail.
[2:39 AM] Renato - StoneCloak: "Words aren't as important as actions, girl. The words are useless without sacrifices." Delnini chimes from his stone prison. Jax would watch as his scrape he made on the statue would go back as it was moments ago, reverting back to it's perfect condition. Octavia would find that the body parts and blood would in fact not be disintegrated from her powers and she would be pelted by the energy infused bits of corpses.

As Vixanis moved up to him she would find herself whipped by the tentacles, until finally Inzer himself grabbed his rope with one hand and punched her with his other, sending her reeling backwards. The shield Reeza sent towards Inzer would hit its mark in Inzer's torso, embedding into him and making a good sized hole in him. The poison would also hit, eating at his skin and revealing the same material that surrounds Renato's head. From his facial reaction, Inzer was even more excited than before and was ready to try out his new flail. He spun the bodies on his rope and sent them flying towards Haruka and Reeza, sending them to the ground. He reeled his flail back in and sent it flying towards Renato and Gwen, attempting to send it flying through the stone shields Renato brought up to get to the troubling poison spitting plants.(edited)
[6:05 AM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya hissed slightly at Birbichi's talons going slightly into her skin. It wasn't a problem though, just an annoyance. Aiya backed up to a wall and sent some sound waves to annoy and distract Delnini since Inzer was practically deafened.
[8:57 AM] Vixen: Octavia would huddle behind one of the stone shields Renato had created, popping out momentarily to fire another arrow at Inzer that would burst into a ball of flame on impact. If he tried to block it with more bodies, she would try to send the flames around them to more directly connect with Inzer. Octavia could feel her energy waning quickly. Vixanis, meanwhile, sliced through the tentacles that dared strike at her and managed to gain her balance after Inzer's punch sent her reeling, looking battered after that blow. She scowled and once again sliced at the rope.(edited)
[5:09 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: This wasn’t doing anything. None of them were doing anything. The tiny purple bird squawked in annoyance. And then as he watched his beady eyes widened. He knew exactly what he had to do. And it was going to fucking hurt. But if they all died here nothing would protect the school. And he’d put too much work into that fucking school at home. He gripped Aiya’s shoulder and took off again, form changing once more. If this didn’t work he’d probably die. But he had to fucking try. In the blink of an eye the bird was gone, replaced with a tiny flying insect - near invisible at this point. He flew directly toward Inzer, hoping he’d continue to go undetected.
[5:36 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka was knocked back onto the ground,  getting knocked back just a bit.  She tumbled across the ground,  breathing shallow heavy breaths.  Gripping the sand beneath her,  haruka struggled and staggered back to her feet.  She knew there would be some bad bruises,  but was ready to get some more.

Haruka took notice of Kokichi's change and took advantage,  flinching slightly once she moved to take aim.  As Haruka brought back her spear,  she felt the pain of getting knocked back.  She was aiming to throw rather hard,  especially at the fresh wound Reeza had created.
April 20, 2018
[9:24 AM] Reeza - ForceCloak: After the shield had made contact with Inzer, giving him a good wound, she made the bladed shield fly back into her grip. She had barely enough time to react to the flail of bodies, using her shield to protect her somewhat, taking most of the impact, however, making her stumble back onto the ground. She got up to her feet soon after she regained balance, seeing the flail head for Renato and Gwen. She then tried using her telekinesis to hold the flail in place up in the air, or at least slow the momentum of the swing down to lessen the impact.
[7:00 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: Gwen would continue mending the damage on her plants to keep them spitting, moving out of the stone barrier for a moment to throw both her axes towards the hole the group had created in Inzer. "..Renato do you know how to kill him?" She asks beginning to wheeze from the amount of time she had her plants up. She'd freeze as the flying bodies made their way over, unless Reeza was able to hold them back.
[7:03 PM] Nerron - RainCloak: Nerron hoped desperately that they’d come to a conclusion soon. His annoying lack of assistance in this matter while he stood on that slightly separated stretch of stone would have continued all throughout, punctuated by irate growls at the actions of the rest - a pretty audacious sound to be making for someone who refused to help.
[7:23 PM] Jax - SunCloak: Jax saw the statue repair itself somehow, reverting back to its clean cut stone. He turned his attention back onto Inzer, seeing him waving the flail around to the cloaks that were attacking him. He did not know if Inzer knew if he was there or not, or if he cared, as it seemed no attacks were heading his way at the time. As the body flail redirected towards Renato and Gwen, he leapt off the top of the stature effortlessly and silently towards Inzer, knife outstretched as he glided down, trying to latch onto the man
April 23, 2018
[11:47 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: Renato steps in front of Gwen and takes the blow, while it was lightened it was still enough to throw him off balance and sends him tumbling to the ground. He tugs on Gwen's leg and replies to her, desperate to get the info about Inzer to her. "You have to destroy his brain... his ability to absorb bodies has been honed... He was continually absorbing energy in the whirlwind." He put more shields up from his position and motioned for Gwen to lay down beside him so she could use him as a body shield if necessary.(edited)
[11:56 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: Inzer would in fact not notice bugichi, his eardrums still completely useless. Octavia's arrow would hit Inzer and would engulf his torso in flames, melting his skin and revealing more of the red material beneath it. As Vixanis sliced at the flail's rope she would find it increasingly difficult to get through, but would finally slice about a dozen which would spit a blood-like substance everywhere. Inzer was in fact using his own veins to make up the flail and it would cover Vixanis, blinding her temporarily.

Haruka's spear would hit it's mark perfectly again, a smile widening on Inzer's face happy to feel the same effects that his comrade had earlier endured. The spear would pierce through the hole, sending electricity all over his body briefly stunning him. His skin almost completely melted off at this point except on his head, his face still somewhat intact aside from his eyes which looked distinctly charred. Jax would jump on his back but would feel a strange sensation, almost like his skin was burning while he rid on the giant's back. Inzer disregarded Jax's presence and continued his attacks, swiping the flail at the entire group, although less effective due to him missing bodies now due to Vixanis's effort and the shields Renato had put up, although still effortlessly swiping through the stone shields.(edited)
April 24, 2018
[4:40 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya grimaced at Kokichi's claws again but watch him carefully until she simply couldn't see him anymore. Aiya briefly hoped that Kokichi would stay safe. Aiya then returned her attention to the big boy in the center. Because of Tentacle Boy's deafened state, Aiya couldn't do much but try to distract the other one. Aiya sent plenty of sound waves towards Delnini, hoping to be an annoyance.
[4:49 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka was beyond annoyed,  she looked to Reeza and ran over a bit ready to finally end all of this.  She planned to knock him down and have someone finished the job.

"Reeza,  think I could launch off your shield? "
[6:51 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: He was over this. It was time to end this battle. Though every inch of his body ached, Kokichi pushed. The bug landed deep inside Inzer’s ear and settled there. It was then that Kokichi tried to imagine the biggest thing he could transform into. He knew he wouldn’t be able to hold it for long but he didn’t think he had to. Just long enough.

The insect form grew, taking up more and more room until there was none left. As he felt the pressure of being too big in such a small space he finally changed - not to another bug, not even to a bird, but into a Tyrannosaurus rex. He let out a scream that quickly altered in pitch to the deafening roar of the dinosaur. If this went the way he was hoping, he’d force the skull he was inside to explode apart. If not ... well he was in a world of hurting.(edited)
[7:49 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka turned and watched Kokichi grow in size on Inzer.  She looked rather mortified,  seemed like the munchkin beat her to the punch on finishing the giant.
[7:51 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya looked to the new scene unfolding in front of her, clamping her hands over her ears.
April 26, 2018
[1:45 PM] Vixen: Vixanis would wipe her eyes clean and back off a bit, giving others space for their attacks. Octavia would snuff out her flames once again, panting from the constant use of her powers. It looked like Inzer was nearing his limit anyway.
[6:38 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: Delnini would howl at the sounds being transmitted to him, making a loud disturbance from his stone tomb. As Bugichi grew so would Inzer's head, swelling and bloating to absurd lengths giving Inzer somewhat of a cone head. Distressed, Inzer punches Dinokichi, sending him flying through the back of his own head resulting in a massive explosion of gore, skull fragments and brain matter raining all around him and Dinokichi.  Inzer's face would somehow remain intact through all this, still attached to heavily fragmented parts of his skull. A confused look on his face at what just happened appeared as he began to sway. He raised his arms as if in attempt to get one final attack off on the group before collapsing.

Inzer looks up at the hole in the ceiling and sees something the rest of the group would not see. He saw a black shape circling the hole in the cove, far up in the air. Although not able to process what he just saw Inzer dies with a smile on his face and his eyes closed, the giant man finally defeated and the red energy surrounding his body slowly leaving him and seeping into the ground towards the statue. Delnini grows silent through all this, until one final burst of energy can be heard in the stone prison, blood and the strange energy bursting through the stone prison.(edited)
[8:19 PM] Vixen: "Is...is it over? Did we win?" Octavia asked apprehensively. Vixanis, seeing the man now dead, returned to Octavia's side. "Maybe... but we should keep on our guard all the same."
[8:38 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya took her hands off her ears and looked around at the carnage. Was it over?
[11:33 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: By the time Kokichi was able to achieve the full form of the Tyrannosaurus rex he was expelled from Inzer’s skull. The dinosaur hit the wall. By the time he hit the ground, Kokichi’s body was changing back. This was the farthest he’d pushed his powers and he’d pushed them well beyond what he was capable of. As he changed to his original form he passed out, unable to keep up any longer.
April 27, 2018
[9:00 AM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka was still in shock,  watching the whole Izner and dinokichi situation go down.  It wasn't until kokichi hit the ground that Haruka snapped out of her spaced out look,  she ran right to Kokichi with a terrified look.  Haruka was breathing heavy,  not minding the blood as she proceeded to check Kokichi for a heart beat.
[9:07 AM] Nerron - RainCloak: Once all seemed quiet, for the time being anyway, Nerron parted the water and moved toward the rest again. He had half a mind to bitch about something, but knew it’d be infinitely more wise to hold his tongue, even if that meant keeping a lid on his questions as well.
[4:31 PM] Jax - SunCloak: As he was on Inzer's back, he felt the burning sensation against his exposed skin, trying to ignore the feeling for the time being. Jax raised his knife slightly, seeming to be ready to jam the knife into Inzer's head, however his movement paused as Inzer's head seemed to disform, the jay jumping off the man and flapping his wings to rise into the air again. He watched as Dinokichi exploded out of the back of Inzer's head, raining gore over him, soon Inzer falling down.
[5:32 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: Gwen would watch the scene unfold as Renato guarded her, her venus fly plants instantly wilting and falling to the ground. The dinosaur form that Kokichi had taken worked, and a hint of accomplishment could be felt as she watched Inzer fall to the ground, the woman desperately wanting to go and cut his smile from his face. That thought instantly vanished at the sound of a burst from the stone prison. Right, they had one more to deal with.
April 28, 2018
[7:49 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya ran over to Kokichi, squatting next to Haruka and making sure Kokichi wasn't dead.
[7:49 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: Kokichi didn’t stir though his pulse was evident. He was breathing shallowly. He was very much alive. Just overtaxed.
[7:56 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka gave a smile,  sighing out a bit that Kokichi was not actually dead.
[7:59 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: As the fighting concludes the grandma shuffles from the corner and night falls once more into the now opened cove, darkening the area once more. Renato helps to raise himself with his stone and gets to his feet as the grandma clumsily walks behind Renato. "What a set back dearie, shall we continue to the coronation now?" She tugs at Renato, eager to continue moving. He nods at her in return and walks through the darkness to the end of the cove behind the statue and pulls on a lever in an indentation in the stone, raising a large amount of stone in front of him and revealing a staircase. He steps to the side with the grandma and holds her back, her excitedly shuffling her feet trying to get to the staircase.

He motions for the rest of the group to climb up the staircase. "The strongest should go up first, I'll stick to the back with the grandma." He drags the grandma behind him and picks up Kokichi and carries him, saddened by his hurt form but also happy that he was able to take down such a formidable opponent. "You did good work, little one. Once we get to the top hopefully Jax can help you a bit." The grandma impatiently follows Renato as he walks back to the entranceway of the staircase, the three waiting for the rest of the group to head up.
[8:02 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "Is the other man dead?" She asks Renato, standing by his side and waiting to go up the staircase. Her hands were shaking due to the energy she had to use for her powers, and she was already hungry. "And perhaps I can mix up some sort of food for you all."
[8:03 PM] Nerron - RainCloak: Well. His refusal to be a help paid off, though Nerron was still skeptical about what was to come. Still, seeing as they now had a path forward, he would take it. Nerron climbed the staircase wordlessly.
[8:03 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "At the moment he's dying. He shot himself with his own energy. I'm very proud of you too, my queen." He rubs against her a bit awkwardly while holding Kokichi.
[8:04 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya looked to the entrance and then back at the group. She gave a quizzical look to food girl and wondered how she could be hungry after all the carnage had happened. Aiya instead followed Nerron.
[8:06 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: Kokichi stirred in Renato’s arms. He made a little noise of discomfort. He was weak and exhausted. Walking on his own would have been out of the question. He whined as he felt himself jostled around. “S’goin’ on?” He asked. “Did I do it?”
[8:06 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: " Renato let me carry kokichi, you should make sure the elderly woman gets up the steps safely."

Haruka said as she was at the beginning of the staircase.  Having Renato forcus on the old woman and her friend wasn't sitting well with her.(edited)
[8:07 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "May I take his body to consume?" She asks, nuzzling him back and eyeing up the stone prison. Perhaps she could find something else within the pile, fresh was better however.
[8:08 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "Perhaps you should guide the old woman up? You probably don't have that much energy yourself at this point..." He looks over Haruka and then back to Gwen. "Go ahead, my love. Start with his hands."
[8:10 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya looked back at the one who said "can i take his body to consume?" She looked food girl straight in the eyes and with an extremely hoarse voice, Aiya yelled, "Excuse me what?!?!"
[8:11 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka gave a nod and proceeded to help the older woman up.  Renato was right about her being on the edge of her energy limit,  she was getting up the stairs with her spear as a sort of support.
[8:11 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “Excuse me!” Kokichi huffed with half the normal energy when he was ignored.
[8:12 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: He looked down at Kokichi, startled at his sudden energy. "Yes, yes you did get him little one. You did a very good job."
[8:12 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "What?" She asked, walking over to the stone prison and beginning to pry out the body of the man who once chanted quietly. Oh he'd be a joy to eat. Just as Renato requests, Gwen's mouth would grow wider as she stuffed the man's hand into her mouth, using her teeth as a grip to carry him over to the stairs in an animalistic fashion.
[8:13 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “Good.” He slumped back in Renatos hold. He knew he had no chance of carrying his own weight. He yawned. “You all owe me your lives now.” He added. “You’re welcome.”
[8:13 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya, wide-eyed, turned her ass right back round and kept going up the stairs, trying to not remember the sight she just saw.
[8:19 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: Delnini's head would repeatedly hit the ground, his glass eye making a clang every time it hit and bounced on the stone ground. He was barely clinging to life as he observed a black shape dart into the room from the hole in the cove. He mumbled something unintelligible, still barely able to interpret the pain he was experiencing being dragged by his hand by Gwen. He puts his hand that wasn't being maimed by Gwen on Renato's foot before passing out completely.
[8:23 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: The group that went up the stairs immediately would not find the walk too long, and the granny happily took Haruka's hand and followed her up to the end of the staircase which would reveal the surface. A view of the forest, the expansive hills, and the great castle awaited the group, a long awaited sight after the long fight in the cove. This area had also seemed to just open up, as they were in the middle of stacked rocks, collapsed trees, and to their left the cove with the collapsed ceiling. A path branched off to their right, which would presumably take them through the hills.(edited)
[8:26 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: Not that he could move too much in Renato’s arms but he shifted as best as he could to see what was around them. “Where’re we going now?” He asked, just a little worried. He didn’t really want to have to fight again. He was too exhausted.
[8:30 PM] Nerron - RainCloak: Nerron squinted. He was happy to be away from the carnage but he didn’t miss being above ground. The goyl rubbed his stone face, wondering how long it would take before his skin began to crack and maintaining the same silence as before as he counted felled trees and then set his gaze on the path.
[8:30 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "Up ahead there is a path which should take us to a place to rest. I don't want to continue on the path for too long without everyone recovering." He responds back to Kokichi, looking up the staircase and beginning to move up with the rest of the group.(edited)
[8:32 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “Did anyone else notice that - besides me saving you all - Paperweight didn’t bother to do shit?” Kokichi called out weakly, feeling somewhat vindictive now that he was relatively physically helpless.
[8:34 PM] Nerron - RainCloak: “I noticed.” He chimed, unbothered enough about his own lack of participation to even smile about it. “How awful of that nasty Paperweight.” Nerron continued. At least it’s better than Waterman.
[8:37 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya just followed along.(edited)
[8:48 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: Gwen would look down at the man, giving his hand a harder bite before he Completely passed out, the woman taking a moment to adjust to the change from the underground. She completely bit off his arm and chewed it up, snake like pupils resting on the rock man. “You know. I’d expect more from a stature such as your own. Did you fight before you were brought here?”
[9:14 PM] Nerron - RainCloak: “Only when necessary, and always when better prepared. Being paid for it didn’t hurt, either.” Usually he avoided confrontation. - his employers normally preferred it that way - but some things were simply unavoidable.
April 29, 2018
[8:45 AM] Vixen: Octavia followed along silently, leaning against Vixanis for support as she was pretty tired from their ordeal.
April 30, 2018
[6:55 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: Kokichi twisted himself as much as he could with the limited energy he had. He had a better view of the others this way. “Why’d you pussy out, Paperweight?”
[8:44 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: From the darkness behind the group the faint jingling of chains can be heard as Renato looks out on the hills impatiently, concerned at the lack of buildings and setting Kokichi on the ground. "Perhaps you could make some food for the group, my beloved?" He asked to Gwen while she ate the remaining bits of Delnini. The jingling would come closer and the sound of flapping wings would chime with the chains as two chains emerged from the darkness, entangling themselves around Delnini's head and with a strong tug of the chains his head would fall off his torso, being dragged back into the darkness. The mysterious form showed from the darkness, a giant pitch black eagle ascending from the stairs with a man on its back. As the eagle and man entered through the darkness the man would disappear, leaving a somewhat smaller eagle on its back. The grandma shifts, trying to get behind Renato, but the fast bird would get to her much quicker. The Eagle's beak goes straight into the granny's head before being thrown back into its throat, swallowing her completely.


The darkness and bright sun leave the area as clouds and rain replace them, the man reappearing on the giant eagle. The man grabs chains and throws them on Renato, beginning to drag him away through the air. Renato attempts to hit the bird out of the sky by making pillars of stone, but his efforts appear in vain until one pillar hits the eagle. The man braces for the blow and the eagle appears hurt from the impact. The man responds with more chains and carries him further into the air, heading in the direction of the castle.(edited)
[8:55 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: The area around the group drastically changed, the hillside now filled with brightened tents and the staircase behind them and the hole in the cove would disappear. The path in front of them was flooded by the rain, but would be able to be crossed with a little effort. A big tavern was a bit ahead in the path, people leaving and entering as they watched Renato get carried away.
[8:56 PM] Vixen: "Well... I guess we should go to that tavern." Octavia sighed, eliciting a small snicker from Vixanis. "I really, really don't understand this place."
[9:05 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: Kokichi still lacked a great deal of physical strength. And the moment Renato put him down he wobbled, trying to regain his own footing. He balked when he saw the eagle appear, eyes wide, trying to keep up with what was happening. “Um-“ Kokichi gestured wildly at the others. “Are you ... not going to try to do something?” He asked Octavia who seemed more concerned with a drink. “Any of you?”
[9:08 PM] Vixen: "This is a crazy upside down world where everything is always changing, so excuse me when I'm not surprised that Renato was carried away by a giant eagle. He is strong, he can take care of himself. Not to mention we have no idea where we're going? So asking someone at that tavern is probably a good idea." She reasoned.
[9:11 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “You have fire powers.” Kokichi said exasperatedly, still wavering on his feet. “Are you ... are you fucking stupid or ...” He watched the eagles grow further away and tried to will himself into a bird form. He didn’t have the strength.
[9:12 PM] Vixen: "I am very drained from our fight! And I do not want to risk hitting Renato at this distance." She replied.
[9:12 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka looked even more shock everyone was standing  around idly.  She gave Octavia a nasty look before running off,  following the bird and Renato the best she could.  She readied her spear as well.
[9:13 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: Gwen had been happily consuming the body of the man, instantly noticing the chains that appeared and ripped his head right from his body. In response, Gwen positioned herself next to Renato, watching the eagle completely swallow the grandma that she had grown fond of. "What the hell was that?!" She called out, beginning to feel the rain. Her head would turn to look at the group, attention quickly shooting back as the sound of chains appeared once more, locking on to the stone man. "Renato!" She called out, throwing her vines up from the ground and attempting to wrap them around his frame, but they had unfortunately tore. She was too weak for this. He was carried away. Gwen looked at the group, rather annoyed by Octavias suggestion. "We're going to the damn castle you foolish girl!" She took off after Haruka, gripping her axes and stomping through the rain puddles.
[9:19 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “I can’t run!” Kokichi called helplessly after them. For all he’d helped them out before ... it seemed he’d either hold them back now or be left behind.
[9:20 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: She was glad that Gwen was following after her,  but she really had to remain focused.  Haruka was using whatever energy she had left to chase down the eagle until her eyes glowed bright again.  Growling out she raised her spear,  pointing it the best she could at the mega bird.

"STRIKE! "

Haruka yelled out,  oh boy did she pray that she had enough energy to to bring a single bolt down to the kidnapper.
[9:23 PM] Vixen: "I can barely walk on my own... But it looks like we're chasing after the bird. Vixanis, can you carry Kokichi?" She asked. "I can. I don't want to, but I will." She picked him up and hefted him over her shoulder, as Octavia began following the others as quickly as she could.
[9:28 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “I’m not a sack!” Kokochi complained as Vixanis slung him over her shoulder. Granted at 5’1” he wasn’t especially big or heavy.
[9:31 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: Haruka's lightning would sail through the sky, sending electricity into both Renato, the eagle, and the man. The eagle began faltering a bit in the sky, shaking and finding difficulty regaining it's composure to keep up with their flight. Renato laid limp in the chains, shocked by the sudden electricity. The eagle dipped on the man's order towards some tents further ahead of the group.(edited)
[9:42 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka fell down immediately,  that took literally the rest of the energy she had available to fight and move with.  Haruka was weaker than ever before,  but she trudged on,  limping with her spear.
[9:44 PM] Vixen: She gritted her teeth, ignoring the burning in her legs as she ran, shielding her eyes from the stinging rain. She slowed next to Haruka, panting slightly. "Haruka, we have to stop this!" She cried over the storm. "We're all exhausted... And it looks like there's a camp up there of probably not friendly people. We'll be slaughtered!"(edited)
[9:46 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: "We... We stay near the camp on a safe distance,  go in once wr rest for just a bit. "
[9:48 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka didn't want to explain how she literally almost killed herself,  she'd have to keep that attack in the back pocket for quite a long time. But they desperately needed to take a minute to rest and regain energy.
[9:50 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “And then you can put me down.” Kokichi snapped at Vixanis as if it was her fault.
[9:50 PM] Vixen: "Haruka, I... I'm sorry I didn't do anything." She apologized. It was hard to tell if it was rain running down her cheeks or tears. "Everything happened so fast and... I wasn't thinking straight. This is all so confusing for me... I feel so lost." She slumped to the ground, Vixanis unceremoniously tossing Kokichi down beside her.(edited)
[9:55 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: "Now isn't the time to cry love,  you're fine so don't worry. We just need to find somewhere we can actually regain energy before anything else."

Haruka said,  going ahead and moving slowly.
[9:56 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: Kokochi hit the ground hard when Vixanis dropped him. “Bitch.” He snapped, pulling himself up. He didn’t seem to have sympathy for Octavia’s tears. “We need cover.” He grumbled. “Poison Ivy over there could help with that.”
[9:58 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: Gwen hadn't stopped moving, slipping her cloak off of her shoulders. She dropped the bloodstained cloth into a puddle, the rain soaking her regal attire she was found with. As much as she would love to rest, there was no way she'd be able to get it with a mind like this.
[9:59 PM] Vixen: "I like your spunk, kid." Vixanis grinned at him, seemingly unbothered by the rain. "I gotta say, I love me a man with some fire." Octavia struggled to get to her feet. "The tavern... we could try resting there."
[10:00 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “Ooh, not a bitch. A cougar.” Kokichi corrected with a little smirk. He tried to get up as well, struggling to stand. “I just want a nap.” He complained.
[10:01 PM] Vixen: "How about you sleep with me, then?" She returned the smirk. "Vixanis, please, stop your teasing..." Octavia sighed.(edited)
[10:02 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “I didn’t know pedophilia was a thing where Octavia comes from!” Kokichi told the group loudly. “Moooom, Octavia’s girlfriend is trying to sleep with me.”
[10:04 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka was a bit blushy,  she really didn't trust Vixanis now.  With Kokichi chiming in to,  she made her way over and wrapped an arm around his shoulder.

"It seems gwen is doing her own thing,  we can go the tavern.  And Kokichi is going to be sleeping in my room if we find an Inn."

She obviously didn't get the joke,  she was still in serious mode.
[10:06 PM] Vixen: "Girlfriend?" Octavia tilted her head slightly. "Oh, no, me and Vix aren't-" "I could get behind that." Vixanis interrupted, wrapping an arm around Octavia. Her blush was apparent and it didn't help that she was soaking wet, either. "L-let's just g-get to the tavern." She stuttered.
[10:07 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “I only have eyes for my Saihara-chan.” Kokichi announced, eyeing Vixanis with obvious disinterest. Wrong equipment and all that. He moved to stand with Haruka. “I need sleep.” He complained to her, leaning heavily on the Stormcloak.
[10:09 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: The group had passed the tavern only slightly, the big building being poured on by rain to their left. People were outside, leaving and entering continually.
[10:10 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: "I... I do too Kokichi,  we need to get moving then if we want to get there and get rested. "

Haruka said,  she looked to the Taverm and moved slowly.  She held of her blood-stained cloak up to try and protect Kokichi from anymore rain.
[10:13 PM] Vixen: Octavia was thankful for the support that Vix provided, but also a bit flustered about what she had said. "Um... Vix? W-were you s-serious about that?" She questioned. The Drow was quiet for a second. " Don't be ridiculous. Your father would never allow it." She replied. Octavia simply nodded as they made their way to the strange tavern.(edited)
[9:53 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya sighed and was already heading out. She held the door open for everyone.
[9:55 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka kept her hold on Nared, walking quickly out the door looking around a bit before heading onto the path to the right.
[9:57 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: Kokichi gripped his cloak tightly around himself. He was so over walking. And rain. And outside. He was ready to have clean clothes. And a bed. And a bath. He groaned loudly enough for them all to hear as he trudged after the group.
[10:02 PM] Reeza - ForceCloak: Reeza followed after the group silently, glancing towards Nared every now and then as she walked.
[10:04 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: The rain outside was still quite heavy and the path was very muddy still but bearable for the time being. Terent had already took off and his silhouette could be seen going towards where he left the caravan. The path Nared had directed the group to was an alley that led to a long road. The academy was not too far away in the distance and the group could see the outline of the large dome from their location. As they pass through the alley into the road they can see up ahead the crossroads Nared was speaking of earlier. The one on the left lead to the castle and the one on the right led to the Academy. The palace loomed even further from their vision, but they could make out some things about the academy.

Out in the front of the large domed building there was lights, and although quite muffled, the group could tell there was some type of activity going on in the domed building. Muffled sounds of crashing and yelling was heard in many directions, but the source was obviously from the academy. As they took a right on the crossroads they saw a large amount of horses stabled outside of the academy, and as they crept on the doors of the academy the sounds they heard before had gotten even more intense. "What is going on in there?" The ball said while rocking against Haruka, obvious worry in his voice.(edited)
[10:08 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: Kokichi groaned. He didn’t want to but he probably should. “I should look ahead, shouldn’t I?” He complained. All this doing the right thing was bad for his health, he’d claim later. But if anyone it would be easiest for him to turn into a bird to scout ahead.
[10:10 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: "I don't know but we need a plan Nared.."

haruka said,  giving the globe a small pat.  She have a worried look to Kokichi,  patting his back a bit with a pursed mouth.

"Kokichi are you sure you'll be able to scout around?  It's a bit heavy out here,  and you seem a bit tired still.. "
[10:11 PM] Nerron - RainCloak: Once more, Nerron worked to keep himself (and now also the coveted box of Midnight Mountain) dry as they moved on, grimacing at all the wet. Hells, Nerron was sick of water, but he kept his arms tight around his box and his mind focused on repelling and his mouth shut until they came to the academy. The sound of turmoil inside made him cough back a groan. “Do we need to go in here?” Nerron asked warily.
[10:13 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "If Renato is inside, yes. I think you should send your scout in...it might be safer for all of us." Nared responded to Nerron and addressed Haruka and Kokichi.
[10:14 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “I’m fine. It’s not like any of you dummies can fly.” He scoffed and promptly transformed into a hawk, hoping the weightier form of the raptor would help.
[10:33 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: As Kokichi lets himself inside of the academy the scent of fresh blood hits him before his vision could take in what he was seeing. The entrance to the academy was a long hall with many rooms on either side, serving as a place for the researchers to sleep. People in rags and people in armor laid dead all over the hall. The people in rags looking as if they were crawling away from something by the looks of their bodies in between the doorways of the rooms, but it was easy to tell that the people in rags died before the men in armor judging by the positioning of their bodies. It looked as if the people in rags were dragged from the rooms and the people in armor were struck down as they progressed through the hall.

Bloody marks accompanied the bodies all the way down towards a set of doors, reminiscent of a giant handprint mixed with claw markings. Strangely enough, the markings didn't come in pairs and came in one individual set. The next set of doors were open slightly and awaited Kokichi, and as he looked down to see what was keeping them open he could see the head and the helmet of the man that let them through the gate, Kokichi being able to recognize him due to his resemblance to the man that didn't let them go through the barricade when they had first went down the path through the woods with the granny. Haruka, however, would be the only one that could make the connection that these were some of the same men at the front gate, presumably called in as backup for the disturbance happening at the academy. Kokichi had very limited sight into the room even with the gap the man's head created, but he could make out the lone object that was the giant coffin-life crate eerily stood up in the middle of the circular room.(edited)
[10:37 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: Kokichi stayed in the form of a hawk the entirety of the way to the Academy. The wind and rain were harsh on his feathers but he arrived. When he’d reached inside he re-took the cat form, picking his way carefully through the bloodbath around him.

His feline nose was scrunched up in distaste. This was all ... so much. He knew he had to get back to the others and fast. But he had to see ... Catkichi crept closer, trying to remain unseen. He sniffed the air and decided it was okay and crept closer, sniffing at the coffin.
[10:44 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: As Gwen woke up she would find herself quite hurriedly binded to a chair with flimsy rope. The coffin was beside her and on the other side of the coffin was the familiar stone head of Renato, his head hanging as he was presumably sleeping. In front of her was a man silently chanting, the same one that kidnapped Renato. With little effort she could break through her restraints, but as she looked at Renato more she could see there was much more care in restraining him, his arms and legs wrapped in chains. As Kokichi looked through the door some more he would see the same sight Gwen was seeing, the strange masked man and Renato snoozing next to the coffin he and Gwen were brought in through. A familiar man in a wheelchair was sitting in the distance where Gwen could not see, hooked up to many devices and what looked to be a crucible of sorts draining something from the man. The man looked strikingly like Inzer, and to the left of him was a giant painting of Delnini, looking much more youthful and attractive than his disfigured form the group had originally seen him in. "DIRECTOR OF MAGIC" was inscribed in the plaque above his painting, and many other directors and their paintings were beside him.
[10:50 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: The masked man looked up at the ceiling of the dome and its windows and purred at whatever he was looking at as he reached for a bag attached to his side. He reached out and took three apples from the bag and threw them at the ceiling, loud crunches resounding every time he threw one. With every crunch a body would come into view in front of Gwen and Kokichi, seemingly dropping from the ceiling. The bodies looked drained of blood, their skin looking pale and cold as if they were left in a freezer. The masked man read from a book and continued his chanting, seeming very absent minded, possibly not expecting anymore attacks.
[10:51 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: Kokichi was one hundred percent not equipped to deal with this. His violet eyes widened and he looked at Gwen and Renato, unsure if they’d recognize him or assume he was just a regular cat.
[10:57 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: Gwen's eyes would flutter open, instantly noticing that she had been restrained to a chair in a rather crude fashion, wrists fidgeting beneath the ropes. The chanting had already grown to annoy her, attention turning to look over at the feline who seemed to stand out in comparison to the dead men. The horned woman gave Katkichi a slow blink before opening her palms and gradually pulling out sprouts around the man that was unfortunately occupied with a book and flicking his tongue. Before he could speak anymore, the thorns grew rapidly, forming ridges of thorns and forcing themselves down his mouth, Gwen's eyes narrowing as she guided the vines throughout his body, quite certain this would kill him. She had rested and regained her strength, extending a stray vine towards herself and summoning her axe in it's grip, using it to saw away at the rope. "Kokichi?" She'd call out in a whisper tone, standing up and running over to pick him up in her arms. "Is the group with you?"
[10:59 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: The cat shook its head and nodded to the window to indicate that they were coming. Eyes still wide, the cat looked to Renato. He meowed almost pathetically, struggling to get out of Gwen’s arms to see if Renato was okay.
[11:03 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: Gwen had dispatched the man quickly and effectively, and as the man hit the ground and tried to pry his helmet off to get the thorns and vines out of his mouth he found himself even more further constricted. He laid there, struggling to move and breathe until he finally went still, presumably dying. The man in the wheelchair and Renato had not stirred once, evidently in a deep sleep. more bodies dropped from the dome of the ceiling, ones with rags that Kokichi had seen earlier and ones with armor that were thrown to the ground with a clang. The group would be left feeling uneasy in the rain, no sign of Kokichi yet.(edited)
[11:04 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: Catkichi ran over to Renato and leapt into his lap. He tried to ignore the sickening sounds of more bodies in the room and focused on the Stonecloak. He put his paws on the man’s shoulder and sunk his claws in, hoping maybe that would wake him.
[11:06 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: The only response Catkichi would get were the gentle words of something Catkichi wouldn't make out, but it was eerily reminiscent of what the man was chanting. Listening carefully through the dropping bodies Catkichi could also hear faintly murmuring from the wheelchair man, not as faint as Renato's own chanting.
[11:10 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: Gwen allowed the cat boy to jump out of her arms, deciding she needed a little energy boost. She carefully walked over to the mans body and kicked it, visibly frustrated that he had given them a hard time by kidnapping Renato in the first place. She'd lift the vines vertically to stand his body up right, the woman biting into his flesh and ripping out a chunk. "We need him out of those chains." She said softly, glancing back over at Kokichi and Renato, not noticing the incoherent chanting. Gwen gripped her axes tightly in her palms, hacking away at the chains in attempts to break them, her newly found focus causing the vines behind her to fall back down and decay. As another body hit the ground, her head tilted upwards to see where they were coming from.(edited)
[11:21 PM] Nerron - RainCloak: “He’s taking his time.” Nerron commented, very unbothered. “Is this still your way forward?” He pressed their new guide again, already looking for a safe place to tuck his purchase in case something awful awaited them.
[11:23 PM] Reeza - ForceCloak: Reeza waited for the return of Kokichi, pacing slightly as she waited. He definitely was taking his time inside the building.
[11:24 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: Gwen's efforts would prove fruitful and the restraints on Renato fell off of him, falling to the ground. As Gwen looked up she would see a inhuman face looking back at her. The beings body was a maroon red, the material resembling an insect's carapace rather than flesh. Few strands of hair hanged from its skeletal head, a long hook nose like the creatures they were chased by in the forest poked from its head. It's head was far more extended than a regular human skeleton's head and it was eerily smiling at the trio below. Its eyes were covered by a silky material and a large 10 fingered hand hanged from its back, attached to the dome ceiling. It hung from its back like a scorpions stinger, long claws hanging from it. Similiar to Inzer it too had tentacles that kept a large amount of bodies close, but it didn't seem to be absorbing them like Inzer once had.

As soon as it's cover was blown and it was noticed it dropped all the bodies it held close to it's chest and threw them in many directions as a hole opened up in the center of its chest, releasing a large amount of harmless red energy the group had seen earlier in the cove onto the floor around the group. With this the creature made its escape, kicking  a hole in the roof with it's legs and grabbing onto the hole with its arms. It looked on from the hole for a few seconds before taking off, in a hurry for an unknown reason.
[11:27 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: Catkichi cowered in Renato’s lap. He didn’t have the energy he’d had before. There would be no more dinosaurs today. All his fur was on end as he hissed and spat at the odd going’s in around them. He did his best to shift his vocal cords so he could talk. “Have ... to get ... out. Get ... him.” He managed to get out.
[11:27 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: Nared responded to Nerron, slightly agitated. "Yes, I think so." He rumbled in Haruka's arms as he heard the glass shattering from the top of the dome. "That can't be good." Loud sounds continued on the roof as something quite large loudly scaled the top of the dome building, dropping off of it with a another loud crash a distance away from the group.(edited)
[11:32 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "..What the hell.." She'd mouth, staring right back at the creature before she watched it run off, not too thrilled about the idea of something coming back for them. There was no way she was going to be able to pick Renato up. She placed her hands through his stone head and gave a few taps to his cheeks before stepping away. It was then that the woman noticed the familiar man in the wheelchair, his mouth slightly parting. She'd jump over the pale bodies while holding her axes, standing right infront of him.(edited)
[11:33 PM] Reeza - ForceCloak: Reeza's attention whipped around to the strange creature off in the distance, squinting slightly. "Look's like we got company." She exclaimed.
[11:37 PM] Nerron - RainCloak: He had half a mind to steal one of those horses and bounce, but if facing this mess was a surefire way out of this place then he supposed it was ultimately the better option. He cringed at the heavy sound of the monster’s landing, finding a safe looking place to store his box before coming back with a, “If we need to deal with it, then let’s deal with it.” Just what the hell went on inside there? Maybe the little shit was eaten by that thing. The thought made him much less eager to harm it.
[11:43 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: The coffin in the center of the room began rumbling and the paintings began to shake all around the room, a reaction to all of the energy being poured into the room. All of the people in the room could feel a force moving throughout the room as the red energy began to pool around, attaching to the walls and the floor. Another force of energy slammed the door to the circular roomed closed, decapitating the head of the man keeping the doors slightly open. Blood began seeping through the bottom of the door into the room, reaching towards the coffin and beginning to go into it. Inzer stirs in his wheelchair, looking much more aged than when she saw him before. His tentacles around him were maimed, leaving only pipe-like protrusions around his waist. The devices attached to his body that were being dripped into the crucible began pouring and streaming into the blood heading towards the coffin.

As the creature move towards the group it didn't stop and continued to run away, not phased by all of the people in front of the Academy. It was on it's way towards the castle and was doing all it could to escape from the place, clearly not wishing to stay there any longer.(edited)
[11:51 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: Gwen watched as the energy pooled around the room and began making it's way to the coffin. her eyes widening. "Renato!" She called out, passing through the bodies again and making her way to his side. ".. Come on, get up." She urged, pulling on his arms.(edited)
[11:55 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: The ground begins rumbling under her feet as she pulls on Renato's arms, the group outside even able to feel it's reverberations. As this happens the entrance doors slam open in front of the group and as Nared squirms in Haruka's arms he flies out of them, crashing into the door that leads into the circular room and hitting into the coffin like a bullet. As the group looks inside the entrance halls they would see the bodies that Kokichi had seen were now attached to the ceiling, the very familiar red energy and blood flowing out of them and under the door. The coffin rocks slightly more from the impact but is still somehow standing straight up, a peculiar amount of weight and force being directed upon it.(edited)
[11:59 PM] Nerron - RainCloak: Well, that potential problem seemed to have taken very good care of itself in a timely manner, if only for the moment. Though still slightly perturbed by what had just happened, Nerron decided that they had probably check to see what was going down inside of the academy rather than chase after the Whatever-It-Was. The goyl, muttering some incoherent string of foreign obscenities like it was a spell that’d make everything stop, something which was exacerbated the shaking ground and the violent swinging of the entrance doors. This is disgusting. But it was happening and would continue to happen, so he marched on in after Nared was bizarrely launched, uncomfortably aware of the hanging bodies.
May 19, 2018
[7:10 AM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: They had barely made it out of the first fight with that asshole. He sure wasn’t pulling any dinosaur stunts again today. Fleeing seemed like the best option. But they had to get him up! He growled and hopped off Renato’s lap. He changed to an elephant - a smaller one mind you - and promptly slapped the wheelchair bound Inzer with his trunk. He’d had enough!
[8:28 AM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya was waiting patiently for Kokichi's return. I mean, he was just scouting, wasn't he? When she saw the man run past, she began to get worried. "What's going on?" She asked the rest of her group.
[9:31 AM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka stumbled a bit forwards when Nared left her arms, but she ran right after once the doors were open.  She looked a bit sick,  seeing and smelling all the death.  Haruka's main objective now was to check her friends safety.

"Kokichi,  gwen!  Are you guys all right?! "

She called out ad she ran,  a bit anxious now,  thinking they're hurt.
[3:54 PM] Reeza - ForceCloak: After seeing some of them heading for the inside, she decided to follow after them, taking notice of the bodies hanging from the ceiling. "Wha the hell?"
[8:20 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: The bodies on the ceiling began to fall as their bodies were depleted of blood and the mysterious red energy, luckily not hitting any of the group as they passed through the hall. The other members of the group would feel a force pulling and moving them into the circular room as all of the doors suddenly shut. Inzer would fall to the ground and out of his wheelchair with a slam, his chanting growing fainter as life left him. It was obvious at this point that he was already dying from being drained of the material under his skin, as if his life force was being totally drained in front of them. After a few more seconds Inzer's chanting with Renato would cease, finally passing away.

The ground was shaking violently, like an earthquake was occurring beneath their feet. Inside the coffin a bright red light shined throughout the room, blinding the party for a brief moment before the dome's windows completely shattered, glass raining around them. Strangely enough, the rain would not fall into the room, being kept up on the roof by the same force that was filling the room.(edited)
[8:22 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya was shook. She looked to the others in the group and tried to dodge the glass. In her attempt to dodge falling glass, she only got cut more. Soon, her arms and legs were scattered with cuts.
[8:23 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: Kokichi scrambled back, finally resuming his own form. “I’m fine. Renato isn’t -“ He cowered under his cloak until the glass stopped. “We have to get out of here! Do we know where the stupid shard is?!” He desperately wanted to avoid another fight.
[8:29 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: "I think it's that red light Kokichi it maybe Nared though too!  Try and check it out for a moment, Ill help! Nerron and Reeza help gwen with Renato, Aiya get over here."

Haruka said,  racing up to Kokichi and turning to the coffin and the light.  She squinted a bit,  dustinv of the glass as she approached with caution.
[8:30 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya shook her head and ran to Haruka and Kokichi's sides. "What is going on?" She asked aloud.
[8:44 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: Blood slips past their feet as they attempt to approach the coffin, but every time they try to get close to it it is as if they are being pushed back. As they continue to approach the coffin in vain, the walls around them seem to crumble and dissolve, sinking and falling into the ground. Another flash of blinding light and the walls around them have almost completely vanished, disappearing into thin air.
[8:45 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “We don’t need to worry about this stupid thing.” He said desperately, fear evident on his face. “We gotta get Renato and the shard and go!” Not that any of them knew where the shard was.
[8:48 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: "WELL IM PRETTY SURE THE DAMN SHARD IS THAT SHINY RED THING IN THE COFFIN KOKICHI.  THIN AND FOR A MINUTE ."

Haruka yelled out,  getting a bit more anxious,  she stabbed her spear directly into the ground.  She made sure it was as close as she could manage to the coffin.  Once done she forcefully pulled herself closer to the light.
[8:55 PM] Reeza - ForceCloak: Reeza went over to help with Renato, grabbing ahold of the stone man as best as she could. "How 'bout you try helpin' instead of panickin'?" She shouted to Kokichi.
[9:01 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya just looked to Kokichi. "We gotta get inside the coffin." She said, also trying to get close to the coffin.
[9:16 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: As Haruka and Aiya finally reached the Coffin they would heard a voice within it, almost like it was inside of their ears. A voice inhumanly deep spoke to them, more akin to waves clashing and rocks crashing against each other than a voice produced by vocal chords. "Wrong.". The coffin's door extended and sprung open, hitting both of them away, strangely not falling onto the ground but standing straight up. The group was now witnessing a humanoid shape made of the pure red energy the group had seen travelling to the coffin, an uncanny feeling was filling them as they looked at it, as if it wasn't suppose to belong in this world. The deceased masked man's body was raised into the air and exploded into gore, leaving three crystal eyes that the man had brought with him. Another flash of light exudes from the mysterious red form and blinds the party once more, this time for a longer duration. Reeza would feel Renato slip from her grip and the entire party would feel themselves being almost dragged, close to a sensation of flying through the air.

As the group regained their eyesight they would find themselves in a void of nothingness, all of them lined up side by side and their limbs bounded to each other, their arms stuck to their chest and their legs stuck together. In the distance a shape was diving through the void, swimming through it and disappearing from their vision every so often. A deafening vibration filled the void from an unknown source, an almost comforting trait to the void around them.
[9:18 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “I TOLD YOU.” Kokichi damn near shouted as he struggled, trying to get free. Trying to separate from others. This was horrifying in a way he hadn’t felt. But right now even in that void he was trapped and it was all too reminiscent of a dark, closed space, the ceiling moving in. The close presspresspress and then... nothing.
[9:21 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya twisted her head to look at the others, her white pupils searching. She was so confused and wondered if her fellow adventurers felt the same. She noticed Kokichi struggling. "I don't think you're gonna get far with that." She told him, wondering if her voice would even make it to his ears with the vibrating filling the void.(edited)
[9:24 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka didn't bother to struggle and free herself,  instead stayed a bit quiet. She cursed herself mentally for what she had done. Haruka kept quiet now,  just waiti g in the void to see what would occur next.
[9:29 PM] Reeza - ForceCloak: A feel of nervousness swept through her as she found herself in the void with the others, unable to move her limbs. She struggled slightly for a second or two before finding it useless. "I can't.. move."
[9:31 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: "Really? Couldn't imagine what that feels like." Aiya said, voice dripping with sarcasm.
[9:43 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “Shut up.” He snapped at Aiya. ”Its your fault and Sparky’s we’re here!” He struggled harder.
[9:44 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: "Nothing ventured nothing gain Kokichi! "
[9:45 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka barked out after him.  She already felt shitty about this situation,  she didn't need Kokichi chiming in.
[9:47 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “You were the one yelling at me in there when I was trying to make something happen in there. It’s your fault. Deal with it.”
[9:48 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: "All right I get it I'm a shitty fucking person , get it out now while were still here."

Haruka said,  she hated cursing but she was so frustrated right now that she didn't care.
[9:50 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "Cease your bitching!" A a man's voice hissed from behind them, clearly separate from the entity approaching them. A woman's voice also chimed in with the man's voice, in a very maternal and comforting tone."Go easy on them, Duolex."(edited)
[9:51 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “Yep. Toooootally. That’s what I was saying.” Kokichi rolled his eyes. “The stupidest guy I know wouldn’t even fuck up that -“ He froze when he heard the voice and his head snapped around, trying to see who that was.
[9:52 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya's white pupils searched around them but couldn't see them clearly. "Who the hell are you?" She asked.
[9:54 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka looked like she was gonna cry,  trying to blink back tears before the booming voice with the gentler one following had appeared.  She looked a bit taken back by this but decided to keep quiet.
[10:03 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: Kokichi would get the best view of the person talking as the person was right behind Gwen, who Kokichi would be right next to if he wasn't seperated by Renato. The entity looked like two people were cut in half and sewn together, but their melding was seamless. The man had white, long hair and his nose was flared up, clearly angry by all the talking and vibration. The woman had long black hair and a very calm expression. They both had long faces, but were complete opposites in features and were at the peak of masculinity one side and the peak of femininity on the other. "Your worst nightmare, little ones." Duolex responds as the unnamed woman attempts to calm him down.

 "Hush now, Duolex." The woman turns her attention to the group and attempts to calm them as well. "We would give you answers, but that right has been reserved by another. Just hang in there and this will all be over soon." Duolex looks particularly offended by her statement and expresses it immediately, "If they'd let us have a word in, Duonyx, you airhead! They bicker more than us!" The entity continued to dive within the void, getting very close to them. The vibrations from above them were getting more intense, the pattern almost reminiscent to... snoring?(edited)
[10:08 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya laughed. "Ha. Get it? Both their names start with 'Duo'. Since there's two of them haha." Aiya said.
[10:08 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: "Okay so.  Were done arguing.  You two are done arguing.  I will literally fight anyone else who speaks right now. So Siamese twin gone wrong,  you have the floor.  Take it away off brand Evelyn. "
[10:11 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: Instinct told him to run. But he was frozen to the spot. All his wit, all his cunning ... it was failing him right now. He gritted his teeth, clenching his fists at his sides to keep from shaking.
[10:34 PM] Reeza - ForceCloak: Reeza could do the only thing she was allowed, staring at the entity as it came closer with the passing seconds. She clenched her fists up, eyes narrowing at the approaching figure.
[11:23 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "Oh? So you call the shots now, huh "Sparky"?" He mocked laughter at Aiya and forcibly stuffed a cloth-like material into both of their mouths, gagging them. "Your jobs are to listen, and we aren't talking. We didn't particularly ask to be brought here. Once the big man reveals himself he'll get the show on the road." Duolex drags his other half to Renato and begins knocking on his stone dome head. "All that trouble for this..." Duonyx quickly chimes in, eager to defend Renato."He's certainly paid for it. He lost everything just to be brought back into a broken kingdom to pick up it's remains..."

The more Duonyx talked the more a strange nostalgia of Gwen's own world hit her, not to mention the resemblance of Duonyxcompared to her family members was almost uncanny. Gwen could see tiny horns poking out of her head, not as big as Gwen's by any means and having the same peculiar hair color. "Yeah, us four took pity on him, the others thought it would be better to shut his head up in that." Duolex responds, seeming to have cooled down quite a bit now.(edited)
May 20, 2018
[1:52 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “What are you talking about?” The struggling was making him tired and he wasn’t getting anywhere so Kokichi stilled. His eyes narrowed and he watched them carefully wondering what they hell they’d gotten into now.  His eyes darted up and down the row to take in the rest of his comrades. At least he wasn’t the only one who looked uneasy.
[3:09 PM] Reeza - ForceCloak: Confusion swept over her as the two Duos spoke about something, looking over Renato as they spoke between each other. What were they talking about? 'This makes no sense.' She thought to herself while waiting.
[3:11 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: Gwen would find herself in the void as the others had, hands shaking slightly to test the durability of the restraints. The more she listened to Duonyx, she could see her world so vividly in her mind, parts of it she wouldn't have noticed upon first thought.  "Who's the big man?" She asked, looking over at Renato and listening to what they had to say about her companion.
[7:07 PM] Nerron - RainCloak: Nerron wanted to shriek at this new beast - beasts? It was nauseating to contemplate - to get a move on or stop being quite so cryptic but he felt it would ultimately get him about as far as anybody else’s urging, so the stone man looked on in a bitter silence.
[8:32 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: Duolex contemplated his response to her and finally opened his mouth before being silenced by Duonyx with her hand, their facial flaring indicating a mental fight before they look like they have come to an agreement. "His soul is that of the eldest prince...and the body is one created in the image o-" Duonyx explains before being silenced by a loud sound of tearing, like the void itself was being literally torn open as a pillar of red energy shot through the void manifesting into a humanoid shape, slowly making its way to the group.

As it moved it started to develop more human features, eyeholes, a mouth with a full set of animal-like teeth and clearly defined chiseled limbs. "His body was made in the image of me. You saw the original in the cove... speaking of that, I must congratulate you all on passing through safely! Not only though the eyes, but here too! Truly amazing...you all have much potential..." The red being says, clearly amused. He begins looking at all of them, and once he gets to Renato, he puts a red hand on his stone head and casually pets it. He also begins sniffing Nerron, interested in his stone body until he finally stops in front of all of them.(edited)
[8:37 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka began to thrash about violently,  she could understand being gagged and such.  But after seeing  a new being here and hearing him,  she was ready to get their shard and leave.
[8:47 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: ""I suppose you all deserve answers...and I've never been good at introductions. I am Anfuji, the patron of this land. You passed through here safely through a dying god's dreams, a safety measure to guide Renato back to me if I deemed it important." A chain appears out of nowhere from the void, which Anfuji gladly pulls down. What he pulls down seems to be the source of the vibrating, seeing as how it got louder each time he pulled down on it. The shape he is pulling down on the chain looks like an inkblot in the void, but looking closely it was easy to make out limbs and arms in the fetal position, the head tucked close to the chest. "He is the source of the eyes...everything he views from here comes in the form of them, but sometimes they are what ifs...for instance, Delnini gaining my power and bestowing it on Inzer, or the granny making it to the prince's coronation." Anfuji says while walking around the sleeping entity until he finally let it float back up.
[8:51 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: There wasn’t much Kokichi didn’t understand but this was all going over his head. “When can we leave? And where is the shard we’re looking for?” He asked pointedly.
[9:00 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: Anfuji did the equivalent to blinking at Kokichi, almost expressing confusion. "You are in the audience of Gods and you are worried about a shard...alright, we'll get to that." Anfuji says, a bit frustrated now. He motions towards Gwen and motions for Duolex to speak as he inspects Renato more, touching his stone dome head. Duolex clears his throat and begins speaking once more, a begrudging reaction from Duonyx."That masked interloper just wanted Anfuji, but we decided to tag along when we saw you with Renato...we might not have been able to meet you without Renato." Duonyx begins stroking Gwen's hair, a look of happiness on her face.
[9:01 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “Not my world. Not my gods. I just care about leaving!” He huffed. He wasn’t thrilled with how little their mission seemed to matter.
[9:08 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya just stared ahead. She couldn't talk because she was gagged and she didn't think she could mute the new being. She also definitely couldn't move. So Aiya sat. Doing absolutely nothing but listening.(edited)
[9:13 PM] Nerron - RainCloak: Nerron responded to the sniffing with a growled warning, wanting very much to find a place to hide from all of this. “We really do just need that shard. It is to prevent something much bigger than any of this and it’d be nice to get to it now.”
[9:18 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: "Meet me?" She asked, a look of confusion and regret seeming to wash over her features. It wasn't of something that happened, but because she couldn't quite put her finger on the nostalgia she was currently experiencing. "How do you know who I am?" Usually Gwen would pull away from the touch of another, but something about the entity that stroked her purple tinged hair brought her comfort, something she didn't want to reject.
[9:41 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "Before we were combined our names were Nyxleus and Lexinous...Lexinous is a god of passion and I was just a mortal...and since our love was forbidden, we were formed into two, but we still had our descendants...and somewhere down that line, you were born, Gwen." She says, putting a hand on her cheek while Duolex pretends not to pay attention. "Bigger than any of this? How could there, in your silly head...be a way for something to be bigger than an entire planet's destruction? As we speak the other gods are waging war on the continents while we can do nothing due to our civil wars. Renato is cursed and cannot lead his people...and Gwen must find a way to lead her's as well. So perhaps it is in our best interest to put you back on your way..." Anfuji says thoughtfully, as if arguing with himself on what to do with the group.

Duonyx gives one last smile to Gwen before slipping something into Gwen's pockets, two of the crystal eyes the group had seen before. "You will know what to do with these...we believe in you!" The two say while nodding at her, Duolex particularly urgent with this request before they fade back behind her, disappearing from view. Renato begins stirring and awaking at Anfuji's constant petting and inspecting, his head turning around in understandable confusion as Anfuji began whispering things to him. After a bit Anfuji makes a motion as if he is clearing his throat and begins drawing something with his finger on the void he is standing on.(edited)
[9:45 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: Frankly Kokichi didn’t care about Gwen leading her people or Renato leading his. He rolled his eyes at the supposed “gods” until it was mentioned they’d be sent on their way. “Wait. Wait - we need the shard! This is about the entire damn universe, not just your stupid world.”
[9:49 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "Exactly. But if you want save your entire damn universe, then you will save this world as well. You will get you shard from me, boy. Your Renato plays into this heavily as well, so bear that in mind." Anfuji says while a portal like the ones the cloaks had seen before began manifesting in the void.(edited)
[9:53 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “Then what do you want from us so we can give it and be on our merry way?” He snapped, folding his arms over his chest.
[9:56 PM] Nerron - RainCloak: Nerron was very tired of strange beings requesting help. “And how long will it take?” He added. They didn’t have forever.
[9:57 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "Well, boys. When you come back here...head to the palace. That is where you will either bow to the darkness that entrapped your dear Renato or defeat it and set things right. I'm not a god of mayhem or destruction, I am a God of Life. Even with it's chaotic forms that I bring into creation, it was all in an effort of creation. I just don't want any of you getting the wrong idea with what you have seen me create." Anfuji talked while taking the gag out of Aiya and Haruka's mouth, a strange material that looked like a mix between gum and silk that stuck slightly to their lips, which he promptly balled up and threw out somewhere into the void.
[9:58 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “So we have to go back and fight that thing again?!” Kokichi asked, wide eyed. They didn’t have the energy. They didn’t have the time. He hadn’t forgotten about that asshole Star Cloak. Who knew when she would return.
[9:59 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka was listening  and still now,  the mention of leaving made her excited.  Everything literally flew over her head,  more concerned over her bonds. She gasped and spat out pantinv a bit , looking pissed

"Of course were gonna fight... "
[10:00 PM] Nerron - RainCloak: “If every other world we go to houses gods begging our service, the universe is doomed.” Nerron muttered spitefully, mentally preparing himself for what would come next.
[10:03 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "I could do well with Renato, but it seems another force is borrowing him. I'm not just speaking to you brats, I'm speaking also to the one who took you all...I will return you from whence you came, but when I summon you I will ask that you defeat the darkness that has plagued this kingdom." Anfuji pulls at himself and begins shaping a red shard in his hand, brimming with his red energy and holding it to Renato's hand, using him to fill it as well.(edited)
[10:06 PM] Kokichi Ouma - ShiftCloak: “Sure, totally.” Kokichi lied convincingly. Like hell he was coming back here. It wasn’t his world. It wasn’t his problem.
[10:07 PM] Haruka Sato - StormCloak: Haruka nodded quite a bit,  but after seeing  the shard and Renato,  she began to get antsy once again. Being squeezed in with everyone made her more than anxious now.
[10:09 PM] Nerron - RainCloak: At this point, his train of thought and general motivation had boiled down to, if going along with this is what it takes to get out, then so be it. “Absolutely.” Nerron responded warmly. Absolutely not. Even after the time spent here, he couldn’t bring himself to care about the fate of this world or the inhabitants. Except perhaps the incense woman.
[10:12 PM] Aiya - SoundCloak: Aiya, still gagged, looked around now. She wondered when they would be let go or when they would move on.
[10:23 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: Gwen glanced down at the crystals that were slipped into her pocket, their words lingering in her head as they disappeared.. She honestly didn't know what she was supposed to do with this. The horned woman would turn her attention to Renato, watching him stir as he awoke upon Anfuji's command, powering up the crystal. The void must have been frightening, but knowing they were all in good hands was good enough for her. She wasn't ready to leave this world though.
[10:24 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: "Uh huh, you will boy. I'll make sure of it...eventually." He let Renato grasp the shard and let him touch the frame of the portal Anfuji had constructed originally, powering it up. After the portal was fully created he grabbed Kokichi by his head and dropped him into the portal, quickly beginning to do the the same to the other party members until finally he was left with just Gwen and Renato.

"I hope to see you two again. Goodbye for now." Anfuji says to them without his normal clashing voice he had when in the presence of others, instead taking on a more gentler tone with them. The two felt the binds on themselves being released, leaving them with the honor of dropping down into the portal themselves.  Renato looks at Gwen and leans on her a bit while grabbing her hand, happy that things might return to normalcy now that they were leaving his world.(edited)
[10:25 PM] Dungeons and Dangans: It would lead: #deep-space-prison
[10:29 PM] Gwen - BloomCloak: Gwen grabbed onto Renato's hand tightly, as if to test that he was really there with her. "Farewell." She replied to Anfuji's parting, walking right into the portal and pulling her companion with her.
[10:32 PM] Renato - StoneCloak: The incense box that was given to Nerron floated behind them on a parachute-like device mysteriously followed the two down and through the portal.