The Escapist Avatar Adventure: An Open RP (Now Re-Opened!)

[StormShaun]

The In-between.
The Lone Wanderer.
Location: Medical Bay/Lab | Rising Dawn | Personaverse.

Sitting down at the main table in the medical bay, the Wanderer was left to his thoughts. Purgatory wasn't a word you would hear much in the Wastelands, and the Wanderer himself was a man of a somewhat Christian faith. With his chin touching his unshaven face, he just decided to quit thinking and use the internet. Sighing to himself the good Doctor hates being beaten by a far future technology. A few webpages and Google, he found Wikipedia's entry on the place.

Reading a couple of sentences he already knew what it was. "The place in-between huh? I think I know how to get there ... " The Wanderer said with a concerned frown, he knew that his body regenerated and could not die, but he always wanted to know where his soul went as his body was repairing itself. Depending on how he would 'die' he would go to his mental space or a place in which he only saw white. With that he only said it was Heaven doing something to him so he wouldn't die or that.

"First try for everything ... I want a pet! Plus, I can train him to hunt Deadshot." He yelled to himself as he wrote down a note and places it on the desk in front of his.

Dear who ever finds this.

Please do not touch my body, or I will touch you later.
BRB, gone to Purgatory to unleash a horrible creature that devours 'evil-born beings'.

- Love, Wanderer.

P.S Will try to make this SCP control it's orifice bleeding powers so no one dies.
P.P.S Don't touch me.

Placing the pen down, he nodded to himself in agreement with himself. "Well, hopefully those High Priests don't mind visitors. I should also make a note to buy a tone of holy salt. The Wanderer pondered once more as he automatically brought his signature pistol out of his invisible inventory and into his hand. ("Are you sure you want to do this ... as much as I want a killer holy slash evil bird, going to purgatory and leaving our body behind ain't exactly smart ...") The Shadow called out to warning but already felt the cold barrel against his host's skull.

("Ah fuck-")
"BANG!"

The two said and the trigger was pulled, immediately the bullet launched from the barrel and penetrated the head of the Wanderer, that had been many, many times shot before. The blood spurted out from hole as it reached the brainmatter, the momentum from this shot had transferred and the Wanderer's body fell to the side, carrying the chair with it. The gun instantly fell from his hands, where it faded away into nothing. The body then just laid on the floor, pouring out and soon the timer for the Wanderer had begun as the body began to repair itself once more.

[HEADING=1]*BANG*[/HEADING]


Purgatory - The Lone Wanderer (Spirit form)

To the Wanderer, it just was a quick pain and suddenly they were in another world or realm.
To them, they saw white, just the blank slate of white. Rubbing his eyes, the Wanderer looked around him. Forest, snow and graves were all around him for all the eye could see. "Well, it is suppose to be winter ... but this ain't no nuclear winter ... " He said to himself, noting the cold he quickly switched to his combat armour just in case.

Spoiler

Looking into the distance he could see some ruins, seeing how they are in a graveyard and there is a cross on top of the ruins, it was a church. "Well this simply looks peachy ... ha." He gave a light chuckle as his feet started to plunge into the snow.

Spoiler

A noise.
Storm &

[color=nvayblue]Alpha[/color]

Location: Hanger | Rising Dawn | Personaverse.

Seeing Deadshot off with a friendly wave, she had hoped that the assassin will do whatever he wishes with that car, even if Alpha disliked Annie for what she did to her partner, the AI hated Rugal for torturing someone like that, deep inside her she wanted to be on the brink of a mutiny. Alpha then lifted the ramp back and disconnected her AI side, seeing her partner leaning on the side of the hanger workshop doorway. As the girl started to trot along to his side, suddenly only a single noise was heard.

[HEADING=3]*BANG*[/HEADING]

It wasn't loud as a gunshot, but the noise coming from upstairs gave them caution to inspect it. The two decided to go up to the canteen and maybe try to find the source of the noise from there.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Shadow Operatives Building: Call: Jenny, Ella

"...He hasn't?...Wasn't she deployed back in San Ferrio?..." Jenny asked, somewhat surprised that she wasn't the only one whom the Striders seemed to be "Ignoring".
"I'll have to get back to them when we get back to our own realm...but then they'll say "That's Classified"..." She then sighed, recalling the last few times she tried to ask.
She was really regretting not following up with that offer of training from Hiryu, it's most likely why she wasn't as close to the others as she could be.
As Ella explained what was the deal with her and Devon was, her Shadow was kind enough to rear her head again.
"Well, it's not like you can blame them, they don't want to have to haul your weak ass around only to have you get kidnapped. Again."
This naturally caused another jab of pain to enter her head, one that Ella could notice.
"...Wah?...Oh-Nononono, that was...just the liquor on the rebound. Besides, it's not like...everyone...doesn't...help me..."
"It's sounds rather pathetic when you say it like that, huh?..."
"Either way, I'm fine, just should start getting some sleep soon, I have a hangover in the morning I can't miss. Thanks for the chat Ella."
The pokemon then rolled over on her side with her back to Ella, funny, why was she suddenly so keen to get rid of her?

Prelude to...something...
Storm &

[color=nvayblue]Alpha[/color]

, David West]
Location: Hanger | Rising Dawn | Personaverse.

"HOLD THE RAMP!" David shouted, giving the AI a fright as he rolled into the hanger though the gap between the closing door and the Hanger floor.
"Also, Who's was the car? I don't remember seeing it here." He asked the AI as he picked himself up.
"I mean, the bloke in it looked a lot like-"

*Bang!*

"...Uhhhh...Never a dull moment. Storm, take point, I got the rear." David then ordered as the trio began making their way towards where the gunshot came from, quickly ending up near Wanderer's Sniper Shack.
And at Wanderer's "Dead" Body with a bullet hole in his head.
"Wanderer!? What the-...[sub]BRB, gone to Purgatory to unleash a horri-[/sub]....uhhh...THIS CURSE OF A SHIP!!" He then said before kicking over one of the useless piles of Junk Wanderer has in his Shack.
"....uhhhh...I miss normal people...Okay...So now what?...We leave him or..."

 

[bluecrimson]

Airship Rising Dawn: Storage Area: Slindis, Dimitri, Rugal, Teri, Garm, Sadei, Annie

Annie's lecture gave Slindis the time needed to think out how she'd get that weapon out of Rugal's hands, but she knew she'd only have the one shot at it.[color=c200]"If you really did 'make' Rugal, then you should also know that there's always a third option in situations. It's much like the third option I'm taking right now."[/color] Slindis still stood in the same spot as she slashed at her left sleeve with her Evoker glove to summon Joanne again.

[color=c200]"Joanne, Least on gun."[/color] The statement didn't make much sense to Rugal for a second, but the pattern that appeared on the Persona's left sleeve was just like Slindis' Aberrant Mark. By the time he was able to fully process it, though, the gun had already been coated in an extremely slippery grease that caused the gun to slip out of his hand.

[color=c200]"I've had to work on cleaning up people that made serious attempts to change. You? Now, I know you're not the king you claimed since you'd rather flee from your problems instead of doing something about them. To be honest, you're nothing more than a thug."[/color] Once again, her statements were aimed to egg Rugal on. Sooner or later, he'd want to use Ki attacks, and those were tied to the Rugal she knew and cared about.

Shadow Operatives Building: Call: Jenny, Ella

The more she talked, the more she got little suspicions about the Striders. They weren't bad per se, but something was up. "She was, but even then they didn't talk much. And from what I was able to get from Caim, the little bit said was really terse. I understand training, but It feels like something else..."

The flinch of pain didn't go unnoticed by Ella, and she definitely knew that something was up with Jenny.
"Jenny, I'll stick with you tonight. Devon's got Cadolbolg watching her, so I'm not too worried about her, you know. Besides, you don't look too good, and I've gotten used to keeping an eye on restless people thanks to Devon's situation." The tone that Ella took was one that Jenny herself had used on more than a few stubborn patients that had refused to take treatment that was needed.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Airship Rising Dawn: Storage Area: Slindis, Dimitri, Rugal, Teri, Garm, Sadei, Annie

"...I'm a asshole, so sue me." Rugal merely responded to Annie's attempts to break him, briefly pointing the gun at her instead of his head and ready to pull the trigger.
Thankfully, Slindis's Aberrant Mark managed to disarm him before he could do so, causing grunts of anger as he tried and failed to pick it back up.
"...Alright....If you want it so badly...Then fine by me..." He finally conceded, hoping he could make the most out of this situation he was put in as he brought up his Tarot card.
"...I should have killed you years ago..." was his famous last words before he crushed the card to summon his persona.

He looked extremely uneasy in the silence that followed, while he was angry before at the group attacking him for more or less beating him, he seemed afraid right now, constantly checking the area around him for the man he imprisoned.
"....H-h-h-hercules?...." He stammered into the darkness around him as he began to relax again, thinking the Persona wasn't showing up.
"....heh....heheheheHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! He's a no show! But don't worry..." He taunted as pride re-entered his system as he reached his arms out and began gathering Ki, no doubt to enter one of his powered up states.
"There is plenty of me to go aroun-"

This was interrupted by a powerful slash by an unseen party, the group able to feel the wind it pushed off.
As quickly as it left, The Shadow's utter terror returned as he lost feeling his left arm.
With a horrified look on his face, he slowly turned his head to find his arm cleanly severed just under the bicep, the appendage itself twitching slightly on the floor beside his knee..
"...." *Whimper* "AHHHHH MY! ARM!" Pain finally caught up to him as he fell to the ground, attempting to nurse away the large bleeding until he finally turned around and saw what did this to him.

Spoiler: ...uh oh...

The Persona towered over the wounded man, glaring at him, despite the link between a Persona and their master, it seemed to have zero reaction to the pain it was inflicting on the shadow
"....Heeeeeeeeeyyy!....It's..."You"...Umm....H-how are you?..." He pathetically said as he began crawling away from the 10 foot death machine.
He was rewarded for his efforts with a massive claw being stabbed into both of his legs at once, causing a scream of pain from him before being dangled upside down in front of the Persona's face.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! OKAYOKAYOKAYOKAY! WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS, WE'RE BUSINESSMEN, IT'S WHAT WE DO!....
...
I'll take Monday though Thursdays and you can have the long weeken-"
This "Offer" went down about as well as you could expect, prompting the Persona to fling the Shadow into one of the training room walls.
"...S-s-stop! Y-You'll kill us both at this rate!" he begged until he got an answer that sent chills down his spine.
"And bring an end to a lifetime of inflicting suffering on others?...Of greed and lust for power?...Of getting cheap kicks out of torturing others?...

Fine by me."

"....No.....B-b-but, you're a good guy now. Mercy! Compassion! All that shit!.....No....please...I don't want to die....not like this...*Sniff* please..." He began to break down as the Persona advanced on him, right on the edge of wetting himself.
"...YOU! COME ON! TALK SOME SENSE INTO HIM! HE'S GOING TO KILL US BOTH THE PSYCHOPA-"
*Crack* went his leg when the Persona stomped hard down on it, Man, he REALLY seemed to hate himself, didn't he?

 

[StormShaun]

Just a correction, he shot himself in the Med Bay, so I'll move it there.

Spoiler: Important Notes.

This is a note for this thing I am doing.

- This is a side-story, it will only have the Wanderer in it and not be connected to the Persona arc at all!
So it will not derail anything, it will only be within my posts. (Except the part on the Rising Dawn)

- The SCP isn't "THE BIG BAD", more like the objective, I created it too. It will NOT be a threat to the crew, only Wanderer ... if he can train it. Haven't thought everything out, just like my previous arc in which you all think is so bad.

- Consider Wanderer out of the arc, as he is called, he wanders, not stay still.

- The GM controls the arc, not the whole AA. This isn't apart of the arc, so as they say.

Since you know, not only one thing in the AA can be played at one time. Characters can be planning, making and exploring. Anything they want, but if it is connected to the arc, you have to go through the GM. The rest of the AA is open, just like how this is a open RP.

- The Wanderer isn't dead, as I said before, I got a inspiration from Deadpool for him. So he can't die ... well his soul can't fully move on due to mutations/holy influence/whatever unknown stuff. He shot himself so his soul could move willingly and this time, to Purgatory.

- The Wanderer (courier) is only called the Messiah due to his good actions, plus it is good since he can't die/resurrects three days later. Remember, he has a insane side (Mutation once more), so you really can't blame him for going crazy.


- Now finally, why I did this. Well, character progression, curiosity and boredom.
And if I was rude or an asshole, of course that is my fault. But what can you do, everything gets pissed off at one point and does its own thing.

I will say sorry for that though.
Not for this sidestory.

EDIT: One more point I will make is that, I will say sorry for making this complicated without telling you first, but the AA is somewhere that anything can happens. Something like this should be small compared to the actual arc, in which is it since only involves one character.

EDIT 2.0: Look at my news announcement to see me apologizing for being a douche!

A one man quest.
Storm &

[color=nvayblue]Alpha[/color]

and David West.
Location: Medical Bay/Lab | Rising Dawn | Personaverse.

Seeing the body of his 'brother', Storm gave a sigh. He had knew the truth why he simply placed a bullet to his head, their Author would not allow this, even in the Wanderer's own world it was incredibly hard to kill him. "Nah, give him three days and he will be dancing like a crazy bastard again." Storm said picking up the body and placing it in a private room. Coming back out he faced the two, mostly David.

"The person who just left the hanger was Deadshot, dunno what he was doing. Looked like he wanted to cause more trouble for Rugal." He had said while wiping the mess that the insane Messiah had caused to gain access to another world. "As for this, I'll handle it, we come from the same Author ... besides, he can't die. Hehe." He gave a cold chuckle before continuing to clean the mess up with a mop.

Alpha was about to say something, but the Spartan's eyes said that he needed to do it alone. "

[color=nvayblue]But-[/color]

" She had still tried to say something, but Storm cut her off, devoid of all emotion. "You go with David ... you two should find out about Deadshot since you saw him last. I'll catch you later ... " He said and started to look away while mopping up the blood.

On the bloody desk was a bloody paper file, Alpha simply walked to the door, not wanting anything to do with, she had gotten into a bad mood ... but David ...

Spoiler: The SCP paper

CLASSIFIED BY ORDER OF O5-?

Item #: SCP-7-J

Object Class: VIA (Very important animal)

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-7-J is to be kept in a holy salt-lined containment chamber located in the center of the Earth, where it is to be guarded at all times by no less than 3 High Priests armed with cheap throwing pens with holy ink.

In the event that SCP-7-J ever begins killing its supervisor, Sr Dr Tesla is to order SCP-7-J until it ceases its behavior. In the event of a containment breach, Mobile Task Force A-7 (''RISING DAWN'') is to be dispatched to SCP-7-J's last known location.

Description: SCP-7-J is a fast Black Hawk. Like most members of its species, it is able to Kill 'evil born-beings', and regularly eats twice its own weight in holy salt each day.

SCP-7-J's unusual properties manifest whenever it comes in contact with light, which causes it to turn into a demon killing monster. Whenever this happens, all orifices within a 200 kilometer radius will begin to bleed uncontrollably, usually leading to civilian casualties.

In addition, many researchers feel it has an uncanny resemblance to Jesus. Whether or not this is at all related to SCP-7-J's anomalous properties is unknown at this time.

Recovery Log: SCP-7-J was first located in Oakland where the Raiders were using it in order to purge all evil. Thankfully, Mobile Task Force A-7 (''RISING DAWN'') was able to recover the object with only 5,678,097 civilian casualties.

Addendum: Test Log 7-1

Dr. Swultz: Ello? Ello? Is zhis thing on? Ach, good. Zhis is Docktorr Swultz, and I am about to test SCP-7's reaction to ring of light. Are you ready to proceed, Docktorr Pittzen?
Dr. Pittzen: Yes sir, ready to begin test.

Dr. Swultz: Excellent! I am now introducing the ring of light to 7... hmm, zhe subject seems to have already figured out zhe test material.

Dr. Pittzen: Making a note; 'subject shows high capacity for learning'.

Swultz: Now zhe subject is lookink right at me, almost as if it... MEIN GOTT! MEIN eye! IT'S GOT MEIN eye! OH ZHE AGONY! ZHE AGONEEEEEEEEEEEEY!

END LOG

In light of incident 7-J-1, testing has been suspended indefinitely. - O5-?

Spoiler: Included image

Complications.
The Lone Wanderer.
Location: Snowy Graveyard | Purgatory.

Moving along in the snow was hard, the Wanderer had barely any experience with it and even then it wasn't this densely thick. The air was chilling him to the bone, as if his clothing had not mattered, yet this was just cold and not painful. "I wonder ... if I will see anyone I know here?" He asked himself as he moved forward in the snow. Soon he was on a beaten path, glad he was out of the snow, the Wanderer looked ahead at the ruins, a dark feeling overwhelmed him.

"Sometimes, I ask myself why I do this ... do you have any idea why?" The call was meant for his darker, insane side, yet nothing called back. The feeling of his opposite side was gone, as if he soul was purely light and yet, something was missing. Staying silent he simply moved along the path, hoping that he had not left a big mess behind, yet he would never know.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Shadow Operatives Building: Call: Jenny, Ella

"Hm? Oh no, no. You don't need to do that on my account, really, I'm fine." Jenny lied badly, her shadow giving her quote "3/10. And yet you lie to yourself so well...".
This caused another minor twinge of pain to enter her head as she tried to get rid of Ella.
"Besides, there's only the one bed in this room and I'm sure Devon would be waiting for you back on the ship. Seriously, it's okay." She pointed out, hoping to just have some alone time.
"Oh suck it up! Not like she can help you anyway! She's a succubus! What's she going to do? Fuck me out of your head?"
She was starting to look distressed now thanks to her Shadow's taunting.
"Look, I appreciate it, but I think I'll be fine." He finished, hoping to get rid of the Demoness before she did something like she did to Devon.

-1 Man
Storm &

[color=nvayblue]Alpha[/color]

and David West.
Location: Medical Bay/Lab | Rising Dawn | Personaverse.

"...Least he could do was give us a heads up. Cheers Storm. I'll see what I can dig up." David said as he and Alpha left the room as Storm cleaned it up.
"Sheesh, I don't even have a witty line for something like this! I mean, What the fuck is an SCP anyway?" He asked the AI, not expecting an answer.
"Riiighhhhttt...Second this gig is over, I'm going home, least for a while. Between the Dragon sleeping with the Knight, The Bard having a Sex Change and Wanderer there blowing his brains out for kicks, I really need some time away from this mad house....
Um, No offense." He then said as the duo walked down the halls.

 

[bluerocker]

Airship Rising Dawn: Training Room Slindis, Dimitri, Rugal, Teri, Garm, Sadei, Annie

Teri and Garm had stayed near the back of formation while Annie and Slindis brought Rugal down to size. However, upon Hercules' arrival, and the loss of an arm, Teri gasped at the sight of the Persona, memories of dealing with Garradors [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrFLpQRrcDw] flooding her mind. They were bad enough to mess with in a video game. To see one in real life? Terrifying.
[color=0E59E4]"Holy shit..."[/color]
Toyotama on the other hand, had a bit of a different reaction. Lowering her trident, the Icy Persona floated Hercules' way and gave the terror inducing Persona a hug, [color=0E59E4]"DAD~! It is you! Man, I thought we lost you to that douchebag possessing your body..."
"Uh...Priorities, Toyotama? We need to make sure Dad won't kill himself first..."[/color]

Dismounting her wolf, (to which Garm gave a concerned whine), Teri used Sadei to keep balance as she approached both Persona and Shadow, [color=0E59E4]"Are you... Are you really going to do it, Dad? That is, you (Hercules), are the real thing, right? Tama seems pretty set on that opinion... Hey, you!"[/color]

She pointed to the Shadow of the two, [color=0E59E4]"How did you do it? How did you force your will on his body? Toyotama can't take over me without my permission, so there has to be a way for you two to switch places again."[/color]

Paulownia Mall: Arcade Panic Cadol, Devon

"...?"

Cadolbolg looked down to the "receive prize" part of the crane game, and to his delight, the unnoticed alien toy [https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS3r32P7s_Sm0_PV9Ftpw6sfougeBftueO_dMtxkJFnl2zoAljp] had been caught, "Oh! AWESOME!"

After grabbing the toy and doing a loop de loop in the air, the little turtle dragon baby landed on Devon's head again, and asked, "Okay, on to the candies! I want some chocolate.... People like it when you get them chocolate, right? Maybe you should get some for Ella too? I be she'd think it was very nice of you. Then again, I never saw father give Mother any chocolates... "

Shadow Operatives Building: Lab: [color=5F8B7F]Fuuka[/color], Ryan and [color=955555]Mitsuru[/color]

Mitsuru, having been one to gain many admirers, knew when she saw that her appearance had garnered attention. Giving the tiniest hint of a smile before speaking again, she began with, [color=955555]"A map and an Evoker; preferably not a gun... Hmn.. Well, we can have one arranged for you to have tomorrow, but perhaps you could give us some insight about what would best help your Persona along. We've had to make several specialized Evokers for your group, but those were under Philemon's guidance. Could you tell us a bit more about what you think would be best for you? We've made daggers, a gauntlet and several collars. There's bound to be something..."[/color]

Fuuka was next, and rubbed her chin in thought, [color=5F8B7F]"Hmn... As for Annie, I think she went off to your group's Airship. We haven't seen much of her since you guys have gotten back and the news of Jake's death was given."[/color]

 

[bluecrimson]

Airship Rising Dawn: Training Room Slindis, Dimitri, Rugal, Teri, Garm, Sadei, Annie

Slindis noted the fact that the Persona that contained the Real Rugal wasn't seeming to be affected by the attacks and called out to both of them. [color=c200]"Rugal, are you really going to take the easy way out by killing him? I think the man I've grown so close to had more of a backbone than that, and that man would also realize the people around him that are willing and ready to support him. Toyotama's reaction to you coming back should say enough for you.

Shade, you're going to have to work with Rugal instead of trying to subjugate him. The only reason you got this much control here was due to how this plane works. Unfortunately for you, it also meant that all of your more powerful abilities are tied to willing cooperation with him. If you want to keep living, you'll have to give complete control back to Rugal. If you wish to stay on your path of domination? Well, it would have been him or I delivering the attacks."[/color] The last bit of Slindis' statement was especially strong to both Annie and Ella - Slindis was clearly willing to put aside her own happiness if it meant getting rid of the greater evil that was the former Rugal.

Paulownia Mall: Arcade Panic Cadol, Devon

The pair left the arcade and made their way to the candy store with Devon smiling at Cadol's prize. [color=00c863]"See? Told you that you were better at the games than I was."[/color] Unsurprisingly for this time of night, the candy store wasn't very busy, giving the pair more than enough free space to get the chocolates for Ella and some extra treats for Cadolbolg as well.

[color=00c863]"Okay, those treats should be good enough for you. Don't want Brother and Angie getting mad at us, you know."[/color] With that, Devon ushered Cadolbolg back to the Kirijo building and met with Narukami.

Shadow Operatives Building: Call: Jenny, Ella

"Jenny, staying in Hell and around Devon showed me all I need to know about people hiding things. You? You're hiding something. I thought you'd try taking better care of yourself, but I guess that's what I'm here for." It was rather clear that Ella was fed up with Jenny's lies, and it was more than a bit scary how sharp she was...

She gave it a bit of thought before confronting Jenny with a deal. "Jenny, I'll leave you alone tonight on a few conditions: You talk to me, you leave those rings open, and you help me help you. I could also go about it my way if you want, Jenny~" When it got down to it, Ella could get rather scary in her negotiations.

 

[NotYetForsaken]

Personaverse
Location: Engineering Bay | Mechanic Room | Rising Dawn
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Siz

She was sitting down. She didn't know where she was. It was dark around her. She was confused. Her name was lost to the darkness. The light around her shone bright in the black pitch. She paused and let her eyes wander. The room came into focus. The shapes were sharp. Synthetic. Man-made. She understood. The darkness around her was natural. It was caused by the absence of sunlight. She understood. This darkness was a safe darkness. She smiled. Her head swayed from side to side. She could feel her hair falling across her bare shoulders. She could feel her hair on the nape of her neck. It felt strange. It felt good. It felt cool. She closed her eyes and thought. There were little thoughts. She did not think of much. She was hungry. She did not know what to eat. She was thirsty. She did not feel the urge to drink. She was tired. She did not feel the need to rest. She stood up and looked outward. The shadows stared back. She smiled at the shadows. The shadows smiled back at her. The shadows were friendly. She laughed. The shadows laughed back at her. She spoke, and the dark returned her words. She was thrilled. She got up. She walked forward. Toward the deep dark. There was little light. None. Not even from the buttons and consoles. She shouted. The dark returned her greeting kindly. She jumped. Her feet scraped against something dry and flaky. She bent down. The dark consumed it. The dark consumed her hands and feet and everything. She could not see. She pressed her face against it. She smelled it. It smelled like iron. She stuck out her tongue. She tasted it. It tasted peculiar. She paused.

It was blood.

Cz bolted up and fell backward. Her eyes transfixed on the dark patch of flooring. A thousand mental processes were running now, every single inhibitor had gone offline and her full mental state returned to her. Panic gripped her heart and surrounded her. "Where am I?" Cz asked the black pitch.

"Where am I," the darkness replied.

Cz paused and looked around, her eyes adjusting to the darkness. She was in some sort of dark room surrounded by machinery and her small bare feet was standing on the edge of the large pool of dried blood. Cz licked her lips and paused. It wasn't human blood. It was as if someone tried to recreate a human organism from data alone. The chemicals and proteins were there, but none of the foreign substances usually associated with a living breathing human.

She ventured forward, tentatively p-lacing a foot in front of the next, into the darkness. She held out her hand against the machine wall to her side to steady herself. Thankfully, the ground was flat and smooth. There weren't any fallen debris or derelict tools lying around to stab her. But eventually she reached the far wall and lay her hands on something that made her heart skip a beat. The mass under her hands was shifting. It was a swirling liquid being of solid matter, and it flowed across her fingers like hot gelatin. There was a great deal of electricity running through the substance as well, not great individually, but as a whole a great deal of electrical activity, not dissimilar to neurons firing in the brain. Cz paused.

"So this is where you live," Cz said softly.

"Yes," the darkness answered.

Avatar Adventure
Location: The Light
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Titania | Lucieon | Armageddon | Nessaj | Red Mage | Red Mage Inverse

"She's lost. We have to help her."

"Not lost, but being misled. We have to stop him."

"That is a stupid idea, we cannot stop him. Not at this stage. She is the only one."

"The only one that can interface with him, you mean. Not necessarily stop him."

"Hold on! Didn't I kill you in the real world!? How are you even here?"

"I am your shadow Red, you were not the only one to leave astral copies around in case of failure."

"You people are very unfocused."

"And so are you merchant. Now shut the fuck up."

"You're a GOD my sweet, why is it that you do not fix things with your bottomless power?"

"Because he is ALSO a GOD Red Mage. Do not think lowly of my intelligence. I might play the part of a sweet innocent to you, but I am far from harmless."

"And here I thought your bad-mouthing was your only strength."

"All of you are idiots."

"Knowing Him, He would destroy all of you in a heartbeat if you fight this much among yourselves."

"Warhorse! You should not speak overmuch!"

"I am just going to teleport her away from Him and into friendly hands! Fuck it all!"

Personaverse
Location: Rising Dawn Canteen
​

Cz

Cz appeared. She was standing tall. Her hair only reached her waist and her breasts felt tight against her robes. She looked at her hands and smiled, her fingers were long and dainty. Her robe flowed around her ankles softly, just brushing her skin when a ventilation breeze drew across the floor. Her full adult form regained she swept across the floor, her body felt great. It was rested, and well fed, and well hydrated. There was nothing that really bothered Cz at the moment, so she decided to sit down next to the starboard window and look out. She brought her knees to her chin and wrapped her arms around the very tip of her knees and stared out at the Japanese sea.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Airship Rising Dawn: Storage Area: Slindis, Dimitri, Rugal, Teri, Garm, Sadei, Annie

"..."
Slowly the Persona stood down, stepping back from the man he had nearly broken beyond repair, just in time for Tomoyama to run up and hug him.
"...Y-y-yeah...I mean, listen....to Slindis, That would be the easy way out..." The Shadow said though the pain, though it was clear that Rugal was having none of it, gesturing with his claws.
"AHHH! NOT THE FACE!" The Shadow rather cowardly said as he attempted to crawl off again, the mere notion of Rugal doing more harm to him being enough to cow him.
"Yes, Teri, I am Rugal, That Shadow Fight I went to?...I lost...And to think, I lost that fight to him..." He explained to the Cleric as he knelled down and glared at the Shadow.
"As for you, I accept that there is a part of me that wishes for nothing more then pain and suffering for personal gain. As long as you accept that *I* am Rugal Bernstein..."
The Shadow thought about Rugal's offer, knowing the jig was up.
"...If you wanted this body back so much, then why the hell did YOU CUT OUR FUCKING ARM OFF!"
"..." He didn't answer, instead fake lunging at the Shadow to remind him what else he could lose.
"OKAYOKAYOKAYOKAY!...Fine, I give up..." The Shadow said before a glow started to engulf them both, marking their return to their proper places.
Once it was over, it was clear the effect it had on the Shadow, collapsing after feeling all the pain Rugal's body was going though, only he seemed to lack the Iron nerves Rugal had.
As for Rugal, He whined slightly, though for someone as badly wounded as himself, he seemed to be taking it rather well.
Taking a deep breath as he regained feeling over his own body, he then closed his eyes and exhaled.
"...I'm back...[sub]ohhhhhh...Mind helping me up?[/sub]..." He then groaned afterwards as he tried to stand, despite the number he did on himself.

All the while, the Shadow began to pick itself up after being returned to his Persona form, realizing he was back in it.
Glancing over his shoulder, He saw Slindis and his means to make Rugal pay for this.
"....grrrrrr...." He grumbled as Tomoyama offered to help him up, receiving a backhanded slap across the face for her trouble before he extended his claws and began to charge.
"DIE YOU BLUE SKINNED SLUT!" He roared as he lunged though the air, planning to reduce the Drow to a bloody mist.
Right before the claws could connect, The Persona's face and mask were impacted by a rouge fist, Slindis getting a nice slow mo view of Rugal striking the Persona in mid air with his remaining arm, managing to force himself to his feet despite everything.
The force of the blow was enough to knock the 10 foot killing machine down and out, resulting in it letting a low groan before slowly fading away.
"Dirty Bastard...You okay?..."

 

[StormShaun]

Yu Narukami the swagtagonist (That is what everyone calls him on forums), Devon and Cadolbolg.
Location: Halls | Shadow Operatives Building | Personaverse.

The gray haired young adult roamed the halls of the Shadow Operative building, it was dark and hardly anyone was working. This made him wonder how many people actually were involved with this group, yet this couldn't pull away Yu's thoughts about Jake's death, he roamed these halls to not go back to his own bad dreams. That event had probably hurt a lot of people in the Rising Dawn crew, it even hurt him, somebody who he had never met before, yet this was because he realized that this can happen to anyone of his friends.

Walking up ahead he saw a human shaped body and another creature like shaped body. Picking up his speed he certainly knew these two, it was Devon and Cadolbolg, giving a breath of relief he was about to call from behind. Yet Yu examined more and saw the two carrying large plush toys and some candy, was there a festival going on around here? Clearing his voice he called, "Hey you two!" He gave a yell with a happier tone, knowing that he doesn't have to be alone during this bad atmosphere.

The two paused for a bit and the somewhat rushing Yu came speeding next to them. "Where did you guys go?" He said with curiosity while looking at the plush toys more closely. Yet one look at Devon triggered those set of questions again. How did Devon know so much about him? He was going to strike this question, but he didn't want to press him on too hard, he knew the girl was cool just like Cadolbolg.

A mess.
Storm.
Location: Medical Bay/Lab | Rising Dawn | Personaverse.

The two left the bay, this left the Spartan in a weird yet sad mood. Looking at the Wanderer at this, his own flesh and blood, only placed him in a mood that he can die at one point and he will leave much sadness behind. Yet this points fingers not at the Wanderer, but their own Author. He had begun to question his own origins, yet this collided with many things, if he was not invented or made, he would have not met his partner.

Throwing the wet and bloody mop to the side, he was done. Grabbing the SCP paper he went back into the Wanderer's medbay room and threw it on top of him. Leaving into the halls of the ship, thoughts were spinning in his head. Grabbing his head suddenly and leaning against a wall it was all to complicated for him to comprehend. Placing a image of his beloved he realized one thing. "I should tell her that I love her more ... ugh." He gave a sigh as he was passing the training rooms.

Something was going on, opening to the training room he saw something amazing. It looks like a battle with giant avatars, best of all, it looked like everyone was against Rugal. Walking into the room he stood at the back and gave a cough to get someone's attention, it they were free, a crazy Rugal was not a good Rugal at all.

Worries.

[color=nvayblue]Alpha[/color]

and David West
Location: Rising Dawn halls | Personaverse.

The two walked the halls, the AI listened to David even though she had complications of her own just like her partner. Right now she didn't need to think about it. "

[color=nvayblue]You forgot an AI sleeping with a superhuman to, hehe~[/color]

" She gave a sly laugh as the two walked. "

[color=nvayblue]That SCP thing though, I doubt it involve us and that assassin left in the 'captains' car.[/color]

She said to David, adding sarcasm on the title of captain.

"

[color=nvayblue]Doubt we can catch him now though, I think it would feel better if we just go to the canteen and have a drink. Now about your home ... you don't consider this ship your home? Haven't you been here for a long time?[/color]

" She threw a question at the former cop. The two had came by the canteen and paused. Alpha just tugged on her overalls feeling a tad uncomfortable in them now.

Even worse then dying.
The Lone Wanderer.
Location: Snowy Graveyard | Purgatory.

The path felt like a great support for the mutated human, it was like he could get up with his own strength instead stumbling around the snow. Yet looking back at the graves and snow, he could only see the most eerie sight. Transparent beings stumbled around with lifeless looks, they were dead people in-between life and death, Heaven and Hell. Dead people or lifeless souls as the Wanderer would name them.

"And not a Reaper in sight." He coldly said as his feet began to walk down the path, each side contained many, many of these ghost looking people. They looked lost for the most part and had given up hope, the Wanderer felt sorry for them, wishing that he could do something, but he could not, he was not someone who could change this way of life.

Now the only thing he hoped for, is to not seeing anyone he knows.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Home is where the guns are

[color=nvayblue]Alpha[/color]

and David West
Location: Rising Dawn Canteen | Personaverse.

"...Well...Yes and No." Was David's answer to the AI's question as they entered the Canteen
"Yes in the sense that I know a lot of you personally and what not. No in the sense that I see it as my homeplace. Got a little bungalow in Connatch, bit out of the way, but after all I've been though here, it's sounding more and more appealing." He explained as he got a bottle out of the fridge, popping the cap off the top of it.
"Folks left it to me, figured I might as well use it. Just a nice quiet place where a man can sit back, have a brew and polish his gun collection..." He said with a deep relaxed vibe in his voice.
"Besides, As if I could go on vacation without something crazy happening. Hang on a tic, YO CZ! WANT ANYTHING WHILE I'M STILL UP?" He then shouted across the Canteen, just in case the kid was peckish.
After he got her order (Or didn't) he then asked "What about you? You like got some Cyber Condo on the Internet or something?"


Shadow Operatives Building: Call: Jenny, Ella

"Don't worry, You'll be the first to know, night Ella!"
"Pffff Like that will happen..." Her Shadow Taunted before Ella left the room, causing the Pokemon to sigh and mutter [sub]"Thought she'd never leave..."[/sub] As she attempted to get some sleep, a feat that wouldn't be easy with the Shadow on her back constantly.

 

[bluerocker]

Airship Rising Dawn: Training Room: Slindis, Dimitri, Rugal, Teri, Garm, Sadei, Annie

When Toyotama bent down to help up Hercules (after the body swap), she spoke quietly to the other Persona, [color=0e59E4]"Come on, no need to be a big baby when you got your ass handed to you."[/color]
Of course, a slap for her trouble was not exactly expected, when the cry of, [color=0E59E4]"SON OF A- I'M GONNA FUCKING SHANK YOU!"[/color]
Unfortunately for Toyotama, Rugal had decided to take care of the rest and give the Persona a sizable deck to the face, sending him flying across the room. Of course, that still left the matter of the arm up in the air (or in this case, on the floor). Picking up the disembodied appendage, Teri called out to her Persona, [color=0E59E4]"Come on, Toyotama. There's more than one way to spite that Shadow. Mum, I'm gonna need your help big time. I've never re-attached limbs before..."[/color]

Following that, the rest was a simple reattachment procedure (as well as fixing the broken leg) with a lot of healing magic between the two women, Rugal was finally back up to code. Toyotama faded away and her Shadow speaking in her mind, [color=0E59E4]"Welp, looks like Our job is done. I kept my promise to you, and you kept yours to Munchkin. Dad's back and we got Sadei. Now get some sleep. Me and Munchkin will keep an eye on you, won't we?"[/color]

Not a moment after Toyotama said this, Teri felt the fatigue from the earlier events kicking in; Toyotama and Sadei being the ones to help her pull through the fight. With their aid released; Teri collapsed, the strain of the day's events finally taking their toll.

In the meantime, Dimitri (who already knew his Ladyship's vitals) chirped over the intercom: [color=3897E0]

"Shall I disengage the Shadow Zone then?"

[/color]

Garm, on the other hand, nosed Slindis and Annie gently on the hand and asked, [color=365D60]"This means the mission is a success, yes?"[/color]

Mission? Did that mean that Slindis and Teri know about Shadow Rugal for a while?

Shadow Operatives Building: Lab: [color=5F8B7F]Fuuka[/color], Ryan and [color=955555]Mitsuru[/color]

Fuuka and Mitsuru tried to listen carefully to Ryan's words, but a lot of the terminology went over their heads, seeing that Dark Souls didn't exist as a game in their universe. Fuuka was the first to speak and gave a somewhat nervous laugh before asking, [color=5F8B7F]"How about you tell us what this dagger looks like? A sketch maybe?"[/color]

Mitsuru gave a nod, and a small laugh, [color=955555]"Knowing out lives, perhaps Philemon will contact you in your dreams again. It's what he did the first time."[/color]

[color=5F8B7F]"That may be true, but I don't know if he can keep contacting us like that. Nyarlatothep may notice..."[/color]

Philemon? Nyarlatothep? Ryan certainly hadn't heard of either of these people before..(unless he had a thing for Lovecraftian fiction.)

Shadow Operatives Building : Hallway Yu Narukami, Devon and Cadolbolg.

Cadolbolg gave a happy wave, "Hullo~! We went to the arcade to get nice things for Teri and Ella; cause everyone need something nice once in a while, you know? But don't tell them, it's a [small]seeeecret~![/small]We also got chocolate for my mother and Father, cause I've never seen Father give mother any chocolates, and people like it when you give that sort of thing to your significant other... At least, I think that's how it works."

So much for keeping the plans a secret. Well, at least Devon could tell Cadolbolg was excited about the proceedings. With the way the tiny turtle dragon inflected that last part, Yu could already note that the little creature was fairly young; perhaps somewhere in the range of Nanako's age, to a few years older.

 

[bluecrimson]

Airship Rising Dawn: Training Room Slindis, Dimitri, Rugal, Teri, Garm, Sadei, Annie

[color=b05fe9]"The heck I will, Tama! I still gotta help you out here, since Teri's about to clonk out."[/color]

[color=c200]"Yes, the mission was a success."[/color] Her response was rather short but it was all that needed to be said there.

After the healing was finished (Including using the last Lay on Hands to help reattach the leg) Slindis sighed as she responded to Rugal's inquiry. [color=c200]"I'd say that was the first time that something else responded to me in the way your Shadow did, but that would be a lie. I'll get Teri out of here, don't worry about that."[/color]

She then turned to Annie. [color=c200]"Could you please help him? I can't take Teri and Rugal at the same time."[/color]

Shadow Ops Building: Hallway Cadol, Devon, Narukami

[color=00c863]"...basically what Cadolbolg said, although I'd like if it was actually a secret."[/color] Devon tried to make it clear in her tone that she wasn't mad, but she was somewhat disappointed. Still, it wasn't that muchchiding and hopefully Cadolbolg wouldn't be too disappointed.

After giving Narukami a light hug, she focused on Narukami again. [color=00c863]"Still, we had a nice night out on the town, even if there's a lot more to the city than what I saw. That Red Light District was thankfully way clean, though... Can't believe we missed the last train for the night."[/color]

Shadow Operatives Building: Call: Jenny, Ella

"Jenny, it's rude to talk about people behind their backs." THe statement over the ring was a playful if sharp reminder that Ella would hold her to the bargain. Well, that and the Succubus must have impeccable hearing.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Airship Rising Dawn: Storage Area: Slindis, Dimitri, Rugal, Teri, Garm, Sadei, Annie

Rugal remained still as both Teri and Slindis helped attend to his several wounds, despite the fact most, if not all were self inflicted.
He had to admit, they had really outdid themselves when it came to re-attaching his arm despite it getting cut cleanly off.
"...I don't think I can thank you enough, nor make it up to you for letting this happen..." He remarked just before Teri seemed to faint from exhaustion.
"Teri!" He exclaimed before Slindis calmed him down, the fact that his other side was literally trying to kill her moments before understandably had him on edge.
Still, When she said she would take care of it, he eased up before shakily getting back on his feet, gently testing the re-knit bone and tissue.
He did freeze a little when Slindis told Annie to help him, knowing it'd lead to one of the most awkward moments of his life.
"...I can walk, just need to get the blood circulating again..." He stated, giving Annie an out if she didn't wish too.
After all that happened, the last thing he wanted was to be reminded of what happened between them.

 

[Sgt_Jakeman214]

Even worse then dying.
The Lone Wanderer.
Location: Snowy Graveyard | Purgatory.

"And not a Reaper in sight."

"Because this is not my domain, Wanderer." A harsh voice rang out from up ahead. A cloaked figure stood in the snow, leaning heavily on a simple wooden scythe.
"Those who are here are here because they have been judged and given a second chance. They merely have to take it. There are also some things here that have no other place... And should be left alone."

The Grim Reaper stood up and held his scythe upright, no longer slouching on it like an old man.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Airship Rising Dawn: Medical Bay Slindis, Dimitri, Rugal, Teri, Garm, Sadei, Annie

This gesture surprised Rugal, all things considered, he wasn't exactly in a position worth such treatment but still...
"...Thank you..." He merely said as she helped him walk out of the Training room as the Shadow Zone began to fade away.
"If you take me to Medical, that would be great..." He then added, still a little unsteady, least he still knew how to bring the pain on someone, even if it was himself.
Once they were there, he sat down on one of the beds, taking a moment to let his body readjust to not having mortal wounds all over it.
"...I know you didn't have to do that, but thank you anyway...Just...I know it doesn't make it right but...When S'zami first came onto this ship, She was so...enamored by it, so excited to see our world...I had to break it to her that she was a long way from home, but I also promised I would get her home, That she would see this "Skyrim" again...We both know how that ended...Just...When I saw her just...lying there...I was...Shocked really. And then it hit me: That could have been anyone else, Could have been Slindis, could have been Teri or Melethia...

...Needless to say, my "Other side" had a field day with this and made my anger his own...I know it doesn't make up for anything and you are under no orders or threats to forgive me...I merely ask that you understand why...
...Also, if you still want me dead...well...There isn't any protests from me there..."


Shadow Operatives Building: Call Room: Jenny, Ella

"And it's even ruder to eavesdrop! Goodnight!" Jenny angrily sent back over the rings before getting back to her attempts at getting some sleep.
"You think you'll see Jake in your dreams?...Bet he'd be PISSED about the fact that YOU were the one that got him killed...YOU of all people..."
The Shadows words cut deep as the pokemon fought back tears as she tried to get some rest, retreating into her own mind to escape from her problems...

Spoiler: Jakeman

If you want another Cameo for Jake, go for it!

 

[Sgt_Jakeman214]

Rising Dawn, Jenny's Room - Dreamscape: Jenny, Jake

Jenny fell into a troubled sleep, her nightmare taking her back to the shadow zone where Jake sacrificed himself for her. All she could see was his body with that ragged gaping hole in it, blood dripping from his destroyed intestines as he struggled to live.
"This is all your fault."
She tossed in her bed, crying in pain. In her nightmare she held Jake close, urging him to hold on that little bit longer.
"You killed him."
Even as he lay dying, he still tried to smile at her as if nothing was wrong.
"How can you call yourself his friend, you MURDERER?"

"That is by far enough! Leave us!" A voice commanded sternly.

The scene dissipated from the shadows to reveal a pristine beach on a small tropical island, one that was a familiar yet hard to place. The deafening silence was gone, replaced by the soft roar of the sea meeting the sand. Jenny found herself sitting in a plain wooden chair and table. Opposite her was the dead Author, Jake. The young man wore a light blue silk dress shirt and black pants, the long sleeves rolled back to his elbows. It was accompanied by a loosely done up black and purple diagonally striped tie.

"Would ya like a cuppa tea?" he offered, pouring himself a cup from the pot on the table. 2 sugars and a splash of milk to flavour and Jake reclined, sipping the strong brew favourably. Irish Breakfast was not his normal choice during the daytime but he felt the need for a good strong Assam here over something more delicate like Darjeeling or Orange Pekoe. He also silently marvelled at being in two places at once, but he was an Author in the Spirit World. Rules did not apply to him anymore, well, most of them.

 

[bluerocker]

Airship Rising Dawn: Training Room Slindis, Dimitri, Rugal, Teri, Garm, Sadei, Annie

Garm gave a rub against his Female and Male Alphas, as well as Annie before answering, [color=356D60]"Good. It was causing my Pup so much stress, I was worried what might happen if things took a turn for the worse... Having to execute an Alpha is never clean business. Now, Alpha Slindis, I'll happily help with some of the weight...."[/color]

Medical Bay

In the Med Bay, Teri slumbered in a hospital Bed, unaware of the heart to heart going on around her. Garm however, looked a bit more on the ambivalent side, and looked to his Alpha for guidance again, [color=356D60]"Is it always like this..?"[/color]

Shadow Ops Building: Hallway Cadol, Devon, Narukami

Cadolbolg drooped a little, realizing his mistake, "Oh.... Fudgemonkies. Sorry, Devon. I just got so excited about how Ella, Teri, Mother and Father would react to their nice things; it kinda spilled out... I'll try to keep it a better secret for anyone else we meet. I just can't wait to see the looks on their faces, you know? Even after getting the candy, I can barely contain myself!"

The tiny turtle dragon baby gave a small loop de loop in the air, and landed on Devon's head again, "You won't tell anyone, would you Mr. Narukami?"

Shadow Operatives Building: Lab: Fuuka, Ryan and Mitsuru

With the dagger still being left up in the air, the two gave small shrugs, and decided that the dagger base would be about the best they could manage, seeing that Ryan wasn't particularly helpful in describing what he was talking about. However, at the mention of Philemon and Nyarlatothep, the two perked up, [color=955555]"You could say that. We're not entirely sure what the two are, but they seem to be beings from another dimension in time and space. As far as we've managed to gather; Philemon seems to be on our side, and has been instrumental in aiding in the discovery of the Shadow virus; as well as helping in making the initial wave of alternative Evokers."[/color]

[color=5F8B7F]"From what I've understood from what Philemon said to us, he is also someone who grants people the power of Persona. But, this also puts Nyarlatothep at the other end of things, creating Shadows from people like Philemon gives people Personas... We've never understood how it's worked completely, but help, even from a source who can't directly interfere-"[/color]

[color=955555]"By Philemon's own admission, he cannot;"[/color]

[color=5F8B7F]"Is better than having to face Nyarlatothep's plans blind."[/color]

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Rising Dawn, Jenny's Room - Dreamscape: Jenny, Jake

"...j-j-Jake?!" Jenny stammered, part of her knew it was a dream, but apart from that...
Almost instantly, he got up from her seat and hugged him, nearly on the verge of tears after seeing her dead friend again.
As she did, she was stammering dozens of apologizes, though nearly all of them came out in a incomplete mess of words.
It took her a whole minute to finally calm down as the nature of this meeting began to sit in.
"...This isn't real...Is it?..." She then moped, realizing that it was a dream.
When your a Psychic type, you quickly learn the difference between Dreams and Reality.

"Just....*Sniff* I'm so sorry....I'm sorry I got you killed..."