>Current objectives:
-Find your way back to the crossroads.
-Find your way back to Earth.
-Discover what this huge war is about, and how it's threatening to destroy the universe.
-Learn more about the Corruption.
-Stay alive.

>Current inventory
-1 KV-09 Combination assault blade/energy pistol. Modified with the Void Knight Shield
-1 Screwdriver
-1 Adjustable wrench
-Various spare parts
-A pouch of gold coins
-Another pouch with 17 "Calling Crystals"
-6/10 light travel rations
-10/10 full oil can
-10/10 bandages

>Current energy stored
-3 Aether tanks
-3 Void tanks
-0 Apotropeia tanks
-0 empty tanks
-Support tank-Aether
-Weapon-Apotropeia
-12 EP per tank

>Calling Crystal contacts
-Jodo, chief of Yujun village (Palia)
-Rose, interplanetary drifter (Currently on UNKNOWN) (Travelling with Oz, Savvi, and Thorn)
-Jax, Hecatun Way Knight (Currently on The Crossroads)
-Parin, Hecatun Way Knight Trainee (Currently on Yoi)
-Winnow, Veeka Spirit Singer (Bray)

>Current known techniques
-Blade Wave (cost:5 EP)
-Charge Shot (cost:3 EP)
-Scatter Shot (cost:3 EP)
-Close Lesser wound (cost:1 EP)
-Close Moderate wound (cost:3 EP)
-Repulse (cost:2 EP)
-Repulsor Blast (cost:3 EP
-Reflection Field (cost: 7 EP)

“Ah, Logan! You have returned.” Says Krenn in his robotic voice. His body language not changing in the slightest.

“Well, I’ve been around a bit.” You say with a smile, before turning to a more serious expression. “And heard some things.” You add. If what the Geob said was true, then these Kema have a lot to answer for.

Krenn cocks his head to the side. “Heard what things?” He asks. At least you’re somewhat sure it’s a he. Him being a robot and all, it’s hard to tell. He seems somewhat masculine though, so you think of him as a guy.

“I’ve spoken to the Geob. They told me that you guys stole their homes.” You say accusingly.

“Our dwellings were given to us by the Forger for safekeeping. We did not steal them from anyone” He says.

>[ ] So it had nothing to do with you?

>[ ] Those 'dwellings’ belonged to the Geob.

>>30440191
>Hang on, so you're saying it had nothing to do with you? At all?

>>30440191
>[x] So it had nothing to do with you?

>writing

>>30440191

>"Who is this 'Forger'?

Try to get origins of the Kema out of the man. Or his version at least.

"hear the other side".

“So you’re saying it had nothing to do with you?” You ask.

“We have lived in the cities of the ancients for over 1000 years now. They were given to us by the Forger so that we might preserve the knowledge and the creations of the ancients. And He guarded us from the outsiders so that we might live in dedication to the study of science and magic for its own sake.” Krenn says.

>[ ] And what happened to the ancients?

>[ ] Who were the outsiders?

>>30440750

>[x] all of the above

> + are there recordings that could be verified? Maybe at least portions of this conflict could be ended diplomatically

>also ask Vicky if (s)he can come up with illusion spells for recreating images that we've committed to our memory

>>30440750
>What happened to the ancients?
I'm also curious about they're "Forger"

>>30440750
What happened to the ancients?

>writing

>>30440863
This.

“What happened to the ancients then?” You ask.

“I am not sure. The story about how they died is fairly vague. Some say that it was a virus, some say it was war, and there are even some who say that we ARE the ancients. All stories have their merits, but none have been proven.”

“And what about the outsiders then, who are they?” You ask.

“The outsiders are the Geob. But they have always lived in the wastes.” Krenn says.

>By the way, I have upgraded [Close moderate wounds] for you.
<What? When did I get that spell?
>Last night, while you were occupied.

Images from last night come into your mind unbidden, but you push them aside for the moment.

<Is there any way I could get a spell that lets me project images?
>I make no guarantees, but I will begin working on one.

That business done with, you turn your attention back to Krenn.

>What say?

>>30441365
Tell them the Geob's side of the story

>>30441365
Tell him about what the geob had to say I suppose.
also
> for the moment
is he going to keep thinking about it later or something?

>>30441365

seconding telling him the Geob's size. Try to not sound too harsh.

>>30441507

Hey, you don't get to make love to horned green skin alien girl every day, it's going to be something to tell grandchildren one of those days.

>>30441628
>telling your green skinned, spiral horned grandchildren about the first time you fucked their grandmother.


Can we even have kids with the alien girl?

>writing

>>30441775
>I... what?
>I don't even know where to begin answering that.
>This may require some discussion between Co-writer-kun and I, as it is still a legitimate question about how this universe works.
>It is however, not the sort of question I thought I'd be answering when I first started running this.

>>30441775

Depends on the setting

Maybe you could ask Vicky that

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>>30441908
>It is however, not the sort of question I thought I'd be answering when I first started running this.
Welcome to tg

>>30441908

>didn't plan long ahead enough to have a good end in mind

I'm not sure what to think about that.

“That isn’t what I heard from the Geob.” You say. You can feel your right cheek heat up a bit. You seem to be having more trouble focusing on the moment than you thought…

“And what did the Geob say?” Krenn asks.

“They said the Forger kicked them out and gave their cities to you.” You reply.

“Interesting… This will bear investigation. It is indeed strange that we have not heard of this before. The Kema and the Geob have existed on the same world for over 1000 years, and yet I cannot recall a time when the two have ever met.” Krenn says.

>[ ] Perhaps the Forger had something to do with that.

>[ ] Maybe they just don’t like you.

Rolled 15

>>30442267

>[x] suppress your anger

>[x] do you have history records that could be verified? Maybe the conflict between you is not necessary.

>>30442348
This

>writing.

>>30442023
>I had several different ends in mind, both good and bad.
>CWK and I never really discussed inter-species relationships at length though.

>We've agreed that Logan can have children with some species. We've decided to not tell you which ones.

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>>30442670
scientific definition of different species would preclude viable offspring...but magic or whatever

>>30442670
Could Vicky tell us what we are and aren't genetically compatible with?

>>30442774

scientific definition of different species is arbitrary bullshit, can't be applied onto lifeforms not originating on Earth and also you probably meant 'fertile', as ligers are viable alright.

>>30442862
fertility is a big criteria for something being viable...also people were talking about grandchildren... also magic so who cares she might die on this mission or decide she wants to end it cause we are psycho or whatever we aint settling down till buisness is done at the verry least.gathereth thempsp alright capchka I know you like your video games

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>>30442959
stupid kb making my already bad punctuation worse pic related another reason we might not have to worry about it

“I don’t suppose you have records dating back that far, do you?” You ask Krenn. If he does, you could end part of this conflict right now.

“We do not. The Kema’s records date back to when we were created, and ancients records do not have anything on what happened to them.” He responds.

“Couldn’t have been easy, could it?” You mutter. “It seems like the only one who would know this is the Forger. And he’s dead, so there goes that…”

>What say/do?

>>30443027
Woops, posted without trip.

>>30443027

>Is that you, OP?

Ask him what he does know about significance of quicksilver, or that thing the dark priests mentioned, maybe. Also, how far is this world from edge of known universe? Also can Vicky or the robot gentleman tell us anything about Apotropeia, or whatever that crossroads element was called?

>>30443193
This

>writing

“What do you know about quicksilver?” You ask Krenn.

“What do you want to know about it?” Krenn asks.

“I was on Tattva yesterday. There was mercury everywhere in one of the destroyed cities. I’ve heard a few things about it, but I was wondering what you know.” You say.

“The mercury on Tattva would have come from Rasa. Lord Kalki has told us much about him, for he was the devil of Tattva. According to Lord Kalki, Rasa was the poisoner of all things. When Monthei and the Eture arrived on Tattva, he freed Rasa and together they destroyed much. Kalki and the remaining Tattvanae only escaped because Kalki used an Eture device to take the last Mausam to another world. Monthei has hounded him ever since.

“Hold on, what is an Eture?” You ask.

“The Eture were the first race to join Monthei.” Krenn says.

“And what is a Mausam?” You ask.

“On Tattva, it is one of the airborne continents.” Krenn replies.

>What say?

>>30443984

Airborne continents? How does a continent get airborne?

Also, this Rasa sounds pretty powerful... is it one of the gods?

>This thing is becomeing complex enough for a bleedin' wiki

Why would Monthei want to actually kill a world? That seems rather excessive... and this Rasa is still at large, yes? How do you fight something like that? Tattvanse had him captured... chained?

>Was all the writing we've seen related to that?

>writing

>>30444148
If Rasa was the devil... Does that mean Monthei's betrayed his own creed?

“How exactly does a continent get airborne?” You ask.

“Tattva is not like other worlds. The Aether is very powerful there, and it causes elemental forces to come to life. I believe this is why the Mausam float.” Krenn says.

“What about Rasa? From the way you guys speak of him, it sounds like he’s a god himself.” You say.

“Not a God, a Devil. Though at times there is little difference. Rasa; like the other Tattvanae, is made up of one element. Unlike the others the element is not one of life or creation, but of death. Rasa is the Mercurian, a being made entirely out of poison.” Krenn says.

“Okay, everyone keeps saying that mercury is poison. Is it just poisonous to everyone?” You ask.

This time it’s Parin who answers. “Yeah, didn’t I mention that?” She says.

“No, no you didn’t. That would’ve been helpful. “ You say.

“Woops!” She says, smiling carelessly.

“Okay, so that’s out of the way. What else was there… Yes! Why exactly did Monthei want to destroy Tattva?” You ask Krenn.

“I do not believe he wanted to destroy Tattva, only the ones like Kalki. The Black elementals were the gods of Tattva.” He says.

>What say?

>>30444797
>Black elemental

What's so special about them?
Are they better at basketball than the other elementals?

>>30444836
This.

Then challenge them to a space basketball game, a sort of Space Jam, if you will

>>30444797
Ask him where we can find kalki

>>30444836
>>30445013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li8ZqVGzDXQ
Obligatory

>writing

>>30445071
>Thank you for ruining P3 forever.

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>>30445204
no problem

“What was so special about the Black elementals?” You ask.
“The Black elementals are born from Aether. I do not know anything further than that. If you wish to know more, you shall have to find someone more knowledgeable.” Krenn says, he sounds somewhat disappointed that he can’t answer you.

>[ ] Ask where you can find someone more knowledgeable.

>[ ] Mention the lack of corruption on Tattva

>[ ] Other

>>30445383
>[ ] Mention the lack of corruption on Tattva

>>30445383
>[x] Mention the lack of corruption on Tattva

Might as well get as much info as possible.

>>30445383
> lack of corruption.
I'm curious

>>30445477
This brings up a question. How much do the factions know about the corruption? They sure as hell don't seem to care that they're spreading it.

>writing

“But are the Black elementals gods?” You ask.

“I would assume so. Why do you ask?” Krenn says.

“Because Tattva isn’t corrupted, as far as I know the Corruption spreads to worlds where gods have been killed.” You say.

Krenn tilts his head. This is the first time you’ve seen him express anything, so it’s a bit weird. “What is the Corruption?” He asks.

Your mouth hangs open. “You don’t know what the Corruption is?” You ask him. “This war of yous is CAUSING it, and you don’t know what it is?!?” You say.

“I do not.” Says Krenn.

>[ ] Explain it.

>[ ] Flip out.

>>30446075
Keep cool and explain it

>writing

>>30446075
I wonder if we could take him along as a travelling companion, show him this stuff firsthand. We'd have to avoid proclamation worlds, but it might be interesting. Might even help us with tech stuff.

>>30446075
Might be frustrated, sure, but yeah, explain.

You want to get mad at this, you really do. The conflict of ‘god-lovers vs. god-haters’ is ripping the universe apart, and they don’t even know it?

But anger would solve nothing, so you explain. You tell Krenn what you know about the Corruption and what’s causing it, as well as the other theories you have about it.

“That is indeed very dire.” Krenn says. “I shall inform Lord Kalki and the other leaders the next time they come to Yoi.”

>[ ] Have fun with that.

>[ ] I could always tell them for you.

>>30446420
>[ ] Have fun with that.

>>30446420
I could always tell them for you. Could be a way to finally get across to some of the big players of this thing.

>>30446420
>We've got the insta-teleport sword, we don't have to wait for them. I could tell them for you.

>writing

“I could do that for you. This is all stuff that your leaders need to know. Just let me know where they are and I’ll go and relay the info to them.” You say.

“You would do that? Thank you Logan. I believe that Kalki has taken the Mausam to Aklabra for a summit with the Runecasters, the Weavers and the Dragons. I do not know the coordinates for Aklabra, however.” He says regrettably.

<Do you have those coordinates?
>I do.
<Alright, let’s have ‘em.


>Anything else before you go?

>>30446753
"May the force be with you"

>>30446753
Say something witty, moonwalk away

>writing

>>30446753
Krenn's been a stand-up guy. Say somethin' witty, yes, but thank this guy in earnest. Also, where has Parin been in all this?

Rolled 9, 5, 2 = 16

>>30446973
right behind us letting us do the talking for we are the protagonist....who actually knows tthis robot

“Before I go, I just wanted to say thank you for all your help.” You say.

“Do not worry about it Logan. If your mission is as dire as you stated, you will need all the help you can acquire.” Krenn says.

You smile and wave to him. “I’ll be sure to come back and say hello again if I’m ever around.” You say.

Krenn bows. “Farewell Logan, and may the path you forge stay true.”

You split the fingers on your right hand. “Live long and prosper, Krenn.” You say, before turning to Parin. It seems that she’s drawn the attention of some of the Kema, who are asking her all kinds of questions.

“You ready to go?” You ask her.

She looks glad that you asked, as she skips over to you. “Am I ever.” She says, looking relieved at the prospect of getting away from the inquisitive nature of the Kema.

You punch in the coordinates for Aklabra, take Parin’s hand, and off you go.

>[1/2]

>>30447323
>Live long and prosper, Krenn
YES

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>>30447323
The dark skinned Weaver walked casually through the wide streets of the small town on the Mausam.

“Go up there, talk to people and learn what you can.” Oz had said. “I’d like to know as much about these people before the summit begins. We need them on our side if we want to stop the corruption.”

And that’s exactly what she was doing. She had already conversed with several of the strange Tattvanae, as well as the Kema who resided with them on the Mausam.

She hasn’t talked to anyone for the last hour, though. As she keeps getting this weird feeling, like something is messing with the Aether of this world. Following that feeling has brought her here, to a small house. It looks entirely unremarkable, but if you were going to hide something…

Listening at the door, she could hear airy voices coming from inside.

“Think about it Stoencht! We could use this to wipe out Monthei and his foul Proclamation in one fell stroke!” Said one

“That is not an option, Ciric. It will NEVER be an option. Kalki would not stoop so low as to destroy an entire world for revenge. If we use this, it will be to extend our network. NOT to cause destruction!” Said the other.

Whatever ‘Stoencht’ and ‘Ciric’ were talking about, it was dangerous. Savvi had to get a look.
Without thinking of the repercussions, Savvi burst through the door.

>>30447487
Oz's space waifu is all kinds of badass

It takes a minute, but before long you and Parin arrive on Aklabra.

Instead of showing up in the middle of a populated area like you expected, you seem to be in the middle of a barren field.

“This is Aklabra? I was expecting something more… Uhhh… just… more.” She says.

“I guess the whole place can’t be one big city.” You say, letting out a long sigh. “I guess the issue now is finding the city.” You scan the horizon, it doesn’t look like there’s anything around for miles.

Suddenly, Parin perks up. “Someone’s coming…” She says.

“Where? I don’t see anyone…” You say.

“No, not walking! Someone is coming here through a thread!” She says.

“Any idea who it is?” You ask.

“I think I have an idea…” She says.

From the look on her face, you’re pretty sure you know who it is too.

>Prepare for battle?

Rolled 1, 3, 7 = 11

>>30447594
prepare to apprehend the scoundrel through glorious combat

>>30447594
>OH HELL YEAH
That green motherfucker's gettin' his.

>>30447594
Rev up those dice rolls

>>30447594
Prepare your Shield, but dont take any offensive action yet.
We dont want to look like we're about to kill her brother in front of her.

Rolled 3, 9, 9 = 21

>>30447665

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>>30447594

You pull the KV off your back and drop into a fighting stance.

“No Logan! You said you’d let me talk to him!” Parin says pleadingly.

You straighten up, but you don’t put away your weapon. “Yeah, I did. I’ll let you talk to him, but if things go wrong…” You trail off.

Parin smiles. “Don’t worry, I’m sure I can get him to come around.”

The two of you wait in tense silence until a rift opens before you.

And out of the rift comes Zeshua. He looks satisfied that Parin is here, but he’s shocked when he sees you. “You, what are you doing here?” He asks, his eyes narrowing in suspicion.

“He’s with me, brother. I decided to stay with him because I couldn’t contact you.” Parin says.

He shoots an angry glance at Parin. “I lay low for a while and you decide to go all buddy-buddy with this… trash?” He says, his voice brimming with barely concealed rage.

Something about him is off. His blue armor has lost its sheen, and his facial expressions are all very… forced.

“He’s not trash brother! He’s a-“

“You stink.” Says Zeshua. He draws his blade. “Have you betrayed me little Parin?”

>roll 1d20

Rolled 11

>>30447972
oh no!

>>30447972

Rolled 10

>>30447972
parin is orator?

Rolled 7

>>30447972

>writing

“N-no brother, I swe-“ Parin starts, before Zeshua cuts her off again.

“All I ask for is a little loyalty from my family, and instead I get THIS. YOU FUCKING TRAITOR!!!” He screams, dashing towards Parin.

You try to beat him there, but he moves too fast. Before you can reach her, he has his blade buried in her gut all the way to the hilt. Parin doesn’t scream, she just whimpers. “B-brother…”

When Zeshua sees you coming he twists it and rips it out her side. That makes her scream. Then he brings his blade to bear on you.

>roll 1d20

Rolled 8

>>30448196
Well that could've gone better

Rolled 4

>>30448196

Rolled 12

>>30448196
OH HELL NAW

Rolled 10

>>30448196

Rolled 16

>>30448196

Rolled 20

>>30448234
>>30448258
>>30448261
>>30448293
Shit guys

You deflect his first strike, and then his second and his third, backpedalling all the way. Then he hits you with some sort of energy charged strike, forcing you back even more.

There’s now a good 15m between the 2 of you, and he keeps you locked down with those spears he’s so fond of.

You bunk down behind the shield, putting all you have into staying put. The ferocity of his attacks caught you off guard, but now you need to counter attack.

>[ ] Return fire.

>[ ] Charge in.

>[ ] Circle around.

>[ ] Other.

Rolled 20

>>30448381
Victory, we shall save the imouto for great justice!

>>30448381
>>30448426
Please tell me those count....

Rolled 19

>>30448391
>[ ] Return fire.

Rolled 3

>>30448391
Return fire

>Okay, to save time I'm gonna go with

>>30448449
As the choice and
>>30448426
>>30448449
>>30448553
>as the rolls

<Vicky, lock targets and then scan him. Something seems off.

“What’s the matter Unchosen? If you don’t come out to play it’s just gonna be me and this treacherous little bitch all alone over here. Who knows what I might do?” Zeshua screams. You can hear some sort of madness crawling into his voice.

So he wants to play? You can play.
And you know just the game…

When your shield dies because your tank is empty, you refill it with Aether and load it with Charge shot.

Then you let loose, opening fire on him. He somehow manages to block a few of your shots, but not all of them. A few of them glances off his armor, but your Charge shot hits home right on his chest. Your shot causes his chest piece to shatter, revealing something you weren’t expecting.

>Scan complete!
>Zeshua appears to have been Corrupted.

You’ll say. Under his armor you can see his once green flesh has deformed and turned purple.

“YOU TRASH! YOU UTTER FUCKING GARBAGE! I’LL KILL YOU FOR THAT!” He screams, leaving his position and rushing towards you.

>Roll 1d20

Rolled 16

>>30448760
Lay down some heavy fire

Rolled 7

>>30448760
>>30448760
called it

Rolled 2

>>30448760

>writing

>>30448838
You unload the rest of your tank into him, but he keeps coming.

He seems to be pretty into this charge, enough so that he won’t be able to dodge this. You reload your weapon with Aether, snapping the blade forward and charging it up as he gets closer. When he’s almost within striking distance, you raise it over your head and bring it down as hard as you can.

He moves to his left a bit, but it’s nowhere near far enough to get out of the way.

He holds his sword above his head in a vain attempt to guard.

The KV-09 was designed during the Russian civil war 30 years ago. The pro-communist side started producing armor that was too strong for conventional weapons to pierce, so the anti-communist forces made the KV-09.

Needless to say, it eats tiny pieces of metal like Zeshua’s sword for breakfast.

Your sword goes right though his. Completely unimpeded your swing goes right through his left shoulder, taking off his left arm clean off.

Now it’s Zeshua’s turn to scream in pain. You move to finish him off, but he disappears for a moment. When he reappears, he’s a good 30m away.

“URGH, Y-YOU PIECE OF SHIT! HHHHOW DARE YOU EVEN THINK TO SCRATCH ME! I WILL NOT FORGET THIS UNCHOSEN! I’LL BE BACK FOR YOU AND THAT TRAITOROUS LITTLE WHORE! THE CORRUPTOR WILL HAVE YOU ALL!” He screams, clutching his bloody shoulder. He pulls his hand away briefly to slice a rift, and then he’s gone.

As soon as he’s out of the picture, you run over to Parin.

>[ ] Heal her

>[ ] Call for help.

>>30449063
Take her to that place she took you when you got messed up

We aren't good enough at healing to help her here

>>30449095
Good idea

Rolled 16

>>30449063
we are middle of no where we have to do it yourself...glad we got that upggrade she will probably bbleed out in trandsit unlike us who can coma

>>30449063
Call jax. He seemed to know his shit when it came to healing.

I don't think moving her would be a good idea right now

>>30449160
Nah Jax is too slow remember

>>30449063
Close her wounds to prevent her from bleeding out, then book it back to that one place with the healing singers

>>30449160
If we're callin' for help, we need to keep her stable.

>>30449191
Not if we tell him that Parin is dying. He seemed fond of her.

We can use our own magic while we wait

>>30449063
Ask Vicky if we have enough juice to heal her up. If not, we gotta call Jax, or somebody. I think he'd come for this.

>writing

“What are you doing here?” Asked one of the air elementals. Savvi was familiar with the looks of each of the different Tattvanae. The air elementals were made up of hundreds of small, smooth stones circling around in a humanoid form.

Savvi ignored their question, focusing her attention on the black stone sitting on a table in between them. “What is that?” She asked.

“None of your business, you should leave.” Said the same elemental.

Savvi was not in the mood for this. If what she heard was right, that rock put everyone on this world in danger. She pulled out her long, curved sword and said again. “What is that.” It was not a question this time.

“Ciric, take the stone to Kalki.” Said the elemental. “Tell him what it can do, let him decide for himself whether or not to use it.” The air elemental seemed to grow, and the wind in the room grew fierce.

Savvi’s eyes narrowed, and she shattered her blade. The individual pieces all quickly strung themselves together into a larger blade.

As she moves to stop the one called Ciric from escaping, she herself is stopped by Stoencht.

“My apologies, lady. But I cannot allow you to follow him.” Said ‘Stoencht’.

Savvi wasn’t in the mood for his apologies. She dropped into her fighting stance, and struck.

As you run towards Parin, your head swims with all the different ways you can go about this. Which ones will work, which ones won’t.

You eventually settle on calling Jax and stabilizing her with your own magic. As you run, you make the call to him. “Jax! I need you here! Zeshua showed up and when Parin tried to talk to him, he tried to kill her! She’s hurt pretty bad and I don’t think I’ve got enough juice to keep her from dying!” You say into the small crystal. You’ll have to hope that gets him motivated.

When you reach her, you finally get a look at how bad the damage is. There’s blue blood everywhere, all of it is flowing from the huge gash in her side. Parin is trying vainly to hold her innards in, and when she sees you approaching she looks hopeful, but still pained.

“L-l-logan, oh god it hurts. Am I g-gonna d-d-d-die? P-please don’t let me die! Please!” The words flow thoughtlessly from her mouth, she seems to be pleading with you almost reflexively.

“You’re not gonna die, okay?” You say, loading your new healing spell into your support tank and placing your hand over the wound.

>Message received from: Jax, Hecatun Wayknight.
<Open a connection. I don’t care what it says.

Parin’s breath comes in ragged gasps. You can tell that her heart is racing, you need to calm her down somehow…

>roll 1d20

Rolled 17

>>30449558
...I refuse to allow her to die in such a crappy way

Rolled 16

>>30449558
LIIIIIVE!

Rolled 14

>>30449558

>writing

“Parin, I understand you’re sc- HEY!” You yell to get her attention. “Eyes up here.” You say, making sure that she’s focused on you. “I understand that you’re scared, but you need to keep cool understand?” You say.

She doesn’t seem to, her eyes still wide with fear.

“You’re gonna be okay.” You say. “Jax is on his way, and I’m gonna make sure that you stay alive until he gets here.”

Her expression remains the same.

“I won’t let you die. Not now, not ever!” You say, before pulling her head forward and kissing her.

That seems to do the trick. You feel her entire body relax, and you pull away.

“I messed that up didn’t I?” She says, tears flowing freely now that she isn’t so scared.

“Nothing you could’ve done, Zeshua’s been corrupted.” You say, looking at her regretfully.

It's now that Jax makes his presence known. "Holy shit, you weren't kidding! Move side, I'll take it from here."

You oblige him but you stay close, keeping one of Parin’s hands in yours the whole time.

>[1/?]

Savvi deflects another blast of wind from the Tattvanae. His gusts cut like scythes; she dared not to think about what would happen if one hit her.

For a few minutes now they’ve been going back and forth in the little building. It seemed like ‘Stoencht’ could do this forever.

But Savvi couldn’t…

Already her breath was coming in ragged gasps, her strikes and blocks weren’t carrying the energy they did when she started. She couldn’t win a battle of attrition against this thing, she had to make a decisive blow. And she had to it soon.

The Tattvanae continued his assault. Savvi decided to feint and take a glancing blow to her leg, showing a calculated bit of weakness.

Stoencht saw the opening and moved in.

Savvi was ready for him. She plunged her broken blade right into his ‘chest’ making a clean hit on his ‘core’.

“N-no way! I’ve…” The air elemental reeled back, the wind in the room died down. “Kalki, my brother… I’m so sorry…” It said. Then the wind faded from the room completely, and the hundreds of small stones clattered to the floor.

“Damn… What the hell is with these guys?” Savvi said, checking the wound on her leg. The cut doesn’t seem too bad, so she ignores it. Then she sends a message to Oz in the form of a little shining butterfly, he’ll want to know about this.

As she moves to chase the other Tattvanae, she feels a strong presence approaching. “Shit!” She says, looking around for somewhere she could hide.

Too late, as a black form bursts into the room and looks around. It looks like it’s about to address her, but then it sees the rubble that was once Stoencht.

"Stoencht, my brother... You killed him!" He says his voice full of anger.

Before Savvi can respond the black elemental is upon her, its arms becoming blades to strike her down.

She isn’t going to last long here, hopefully Oz gets her message soon…

After a few minutes, Jax pulls his hand away and addresses you. “There, she’s out of danger now.” He says, wiping the sweat off his brow. “Damn, I don’t think I’ve ever fixed a wound that big before, what the hell happened?”

You tell him about you encounter with Zeshua.

“He’s been corrupted… That’s bad news. His armor must’ve run out of energy.” He says, and continues when he sees the look of confusion on your face. “A Way Knight’s armor charges itself with Apotropeia while you’re on the Crossroads and it uses that to guard you from stuff like the Corruption. If you stay away for too long like Zeshua did…” He says.

“It leaves you open.” You reply.

“You’ll be fine. The Void Knight’s armor is different. It inherently protects you from just about everything.” He says. “The trainees, however, have no such protection.”

You both look down at Parin. She seems to be sleeping peacefully, for now.

You hazard a look at the wound you and Jax healed, and your heart drops. “That… that is something we should worry about.” You say.

Jax’s eyes go wide whe he sees it. “Oh shit…” He says.

Where the wound used to be, the skin is now deformed and purple.

>What say/do?

Rolled 18

>>30450149
That can be fixed, right.
Jax tell me that can be fixed!!!

>>30450149
Attempt to store the corruption in one of our empty vials

Rolled 13

>>30450149
With enough Apotropeia that can be fixed, right??

>writing

>>30450149
Ask viky

“Tell me that can be fixed Jax.” You say, locking Jax’s eyes with a serious expression.

“It could, I suppose. I’d have to take her back to the miles-“

“Yes or no.” You say, cutting him off.

“Yes. The healers at the milestone should be able to handle this.” He says.

“Then that’s where she needs to be.” You say.

“I can’t just take an initiate back with m-“

“You CAN Jax. You CAN and you WILL. I don’t care what the Way Knight traditions are. The stakes have changed, the players need to accommodate.” You say.

“And when they ask why I’m bringing a corrupted trainee back to the milestone?” He asks.

“Tell them I sent you, and that any complaints they have can be taken up with me.” You say.

Jax is about to respond, when you feel a rumbling.

>WARNING!
>CRITICAL LEYLINE DISRUPTION DETECTED!
>PLANET AKLABRA WILL BE TORN APART IF LEFT UNCHECKED!

You and Jax lock eyes, he obviously felt that too.

“GO!” You yell.

>[1/?]

>>30450500
WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCK

“Say. That. Again.” Kalki said coldly. Ciric kneeled before him, “The Weaver, Saavi,” he said. “She accosted us in Ondo’s workshop!” He sounded more offended then distraught. “To what end?” Kalki responded, “What could she hope to gain by attacking us here?”
“My Lord,” he said, standing up, a confident tone in his voice, “We just may have found a way to end this war.” He spoke rather calmly for someone who had just been attacked. “No doubt she was sent to circumvent us, and gain considerable leverage.”
“If she attacked you, then how, exactly, did you escape?” Kalki said, “You are not renowned for your skills in combat, Ciric.” He was dodging the real issue.
“Of... of course,” Ciric stumbled, “I was arriving at that, Lord Kalki.” He gave a quick bow.
“Speak. Now.” Kalki was beginning to lose his patience.
“I... Stoencht... was with me,” He was stammering, “He stayed behind to fight her, but I have every confidence that our finest warrior can strike her down.” He tried to re-route the conversation.
Kalki snapped his head to him, anger VERY clear in his eyes. “You,” he responded, “Should have led with that.” He hastened to the temples’ main entrance.
“But... my Lord! We have discovered...!” Ciric yelled after him, sounding distressed.
“IT CAN WAIT!!” Kalki bellowed. Ciric sighed. He expected this. Nothing, regardless of urgency, mattered if Stoencht was at risk. Nothing...

>>30450500
Do we have time to reverse the polarity of the neutron flow!?

>>30450693
I don't think we've actually seen any of these guys actually fight yet... I am intrigued.

He soared through the air, light as feather. It took him less than a minute to arrive above the workshop. Then... he felt something on the wind... “Kalki, my brother... I am so sorry...” “No... no, that can’t be possible!!” He thought to himself. He landed, slicing into the ground beneath him. He burst into the room... and saw the Weaver standing over Stoencht’s remains...
A rage overcame him... an ancient, unfathomable rage. “STOENCHT, MY BROTHER...!!” His eyes met hers, “You killed him!” There was no thought. His arms became blades. And he leapt forward.
She brought up her weapon to block. It was no use. His arm met the blade, than split apart. It became two pronged, and dug into her shoulder. She cried out in pain, breaking her stance. He brought his other arm over her guard, and dug it into her other shoulder. As his feet met the ground, he twisted his leg forward, slicing into her leg. It was time to end this. The blade dropped from her hand, falling to pieces on the ground. He pulled his arms down her torso, in an X pattern. She fell into a bloody, broken heap. His foot sharpened, becoming a straight blade, and he shoved it through her un-cut leg. “You’re going to die,” He said, voice dripping with malice, “But there’s still time to hurt you.”

“LIKE HELL THERE IS!” Came a shout from outside the building. Shortly followed by several blasts of searing light. The blasts continued for a good 30 seconds before subsiding.

Kalki managed to harden himself and take the brunt of the assault, but he did not come out unscathed. Looking out the now non-existent wall, he saw one of the Runecasters. “You will not deny me my vengeance!!!” Kalki roared and he leapt at the runecaster, his entire body brimming with hate.

The runecaster’s eyes narrowed, and he pulled a rune out of his book. Then he placed the rune in the air before him and detonated it, sending Kalki flying back.

Am I the only one who's having real trouble keeping track of all these characters?

“I don’t care for your vengeance. You lay one more hand on my friend, I’ll see that you have no hands to lay.” The runecaster said, as several handeless blades floated up from behind him.

Kalki laughed.

“If your friends are so important to you, then you can perish with them!” Then he sailed away, his body becoming a glider once more. He flew back to the temple where he left Ciric.

In the distance, he could see the ships of the Proclamation break through into the world. Good. They have come, just like Kalki expected them to. Like rats to a carcass.

And like rats, he would exterminate them all.

“My lord, what has happened to Stoencht?” Asked Ciric when Kalki arrived at the temple.

“You said you had found a way to end this war." Kalki said, his voice flat and emotionless. "Show me."

“Woah, you’re not thinking of staying here are you?” Jax says.

You think seriously on that for a moment, as a prompt shows up in your eye.

>Leyline disruption point located.
>Open rift to location? [Y/N]

Rolled 16

>>30450893
>[Y]

>>30450893
y

>>30450893
AYE

>>30450893
Y

>writing

>>30450983
That Kalki is one scary motherfucker.

“Yeah, there’s a lot of people on this planet. If I just leave now, I’m consigning them all to death.” You say.

Jax gently lifts Parin onto his shoulder. “You might be consigning yourself to death as well.” He says.

You smirk at him. “I’m a tougher nut to crack than you think.”

>Open rift.

The shield lights up, and you stick your blade through the space in front of you. “I’ll be in touch.” You say.

“You damn well better be.” He says, cutting his own rift. “Parin’s pretty much lost her brother, I’ll be damned if she loses her lover as well.” He says.

He’s gone before you can question how he knows that, so you let it be. You have a job to do.

You enter the rift, and come right out the other side.

You seem to be in a large temple, similar in style to the buildings you saw in the ruins on Tattva. Before you is a black figure, rippling with energy.

>Leyline disturbance located.

An indicator shows up over the black figure. That’s the leyline disturbance? That guy?

The figure turns to face you, and you can see that it is indeed not a guy. “Another rat? Tell me, how did you get in here?”

“Whatever you’re doing has to stop. Now. You’re going to blow up the planet if you keep going!” You say. Hopefully he is just not aware and that solves the whole issue.

“I am aware of that.” It says. You could swear that you see a smile cross its featureless face. “Indeed, that is my intention.”

>End of Chapter 17

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>>30451147
>forgot pic

>That's all for tonight folks!

>sorry about the long interludes this thread. The next one will be a little less heavy.

>As always I'll be sticking around for a few minutes if anyone has questions,

>>30451147
>Hopefully he is just not aware and that solves the whole issue.
>Indeed, that is my intention.
>balls.

>>30451175

Cheers for the thread, OP!

>>30451240
Second!

>>30451175

We don't actually know that the war, or anything specific in it, is causing the corruption, do we? We only have theories by Oz and those guys at crossroads...

And is this guy willing to blow up what's supposedly a summit of wizards who could figure things out?

>>30451722
So far we only know that it's somehow caused by the killing of gods.

What Zeshua said about the corrupter bugs me though.

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>>30451175

>I like where this is going.jpg
Logan might be the last of humans, but he'll be damned if he won't make sure there's someone left to remember them