-= Grey Space =- (Semi-Open)
((Let's look at what we know about each of the three canidates:
Shoshemi: A monk, essentially good from what I can tell. Unlikely
Alex: A Keeper, dedicated to keeping the balance of the universe. Likely
Krystell: A GoPC Operative, also a keeper of balance. Just as likely.
From this, it seems we have it down to Krystell and Alex. We have a 50% chance of getting it right if we just pick one and try it.))
"Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid." - John Wayne
((not really XD Its a riddle, and its hard o.o We're gonna be stuck here for a while unless one of us just grabs the darn thing.))
Server: Virtue
Felis Noctu (50MM Necro/Miasma)
Night Widow Noctu (23SoA)
Toxica Mentis (50Troller Ill/Kin)
Thunder Kiandra (2*Tank WP/SS)
((My theory made a lot of sense.))
"Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid." - John Wayne
((Do what you want, just realize that if you make the wrong choice, you'll be paying with your skin. ))
((Our skin? You're going to take our skin? Ow x.x
As for your theory, I think its all bunk. It may say its for someone above all that BUT this is Diov's place. It doesn't matter who takes it, it'll punish us anyway :P))
Server: Virtue
Felis Noctu (50MM Necro/Miasma)
Night Widow Noctu (23SoA)
Toxica Mentis (50Troller Ill/Kin)
Thunder Kiandra (2*Tank WP/SS)
((I'm not THAT cruel. You wound me. If the right person picks it the first time, nothing bad happens. Honest!))
((Is the right person one of us? I'm putting my money down that its not XD
Ahh screw it!))
After a long moment of just staring, Alex stepped forward and took the scroll before anyone else could. If it was something EXTREMELY dangerous, something so bad that it could destroy even her, the Council could find another Keeper. Better her than someone irreplaceable.
Besides, she had done her share of bad things. Sure, she's good now, but look at her only a day ago. Stealing some unknown device from a group of soldiers, who knows why they had it, just so she could sell it to the highest bidder. She'd stolen purses from old ladies; bumped into people in the street to take their wallets. They might not be the biggest crimes, but she wasn't above doing it. Free money, right? Even now her stand-in was probably doing the same.
Server: Virtue
Felis Noctu (50MM Necro/Miasma)
Night Widow Noctu (23SoA)
Toxica Mentis (50Troller Ill/Kin)
Thunder Kiandra (2*Tank WP/SS)
((That's it, next time we have to go to some crazy dimension owned by one of the character's to fight it's gonna be mine!))
"Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid." - John Wayne
((XD Psycho dimension of giant pig faces spider people with hamburgers for eyes? o.o Wait... huh?))
Server: Virtue
Felis Noctu (50MM Necro/Miasma)
Night Widow Noctu (23SoA)
Toxica Mentis (50Troller Ill/Kin)
Thunder Kiandra (2*Tank WP/SS)
((If we have to go to some other dimension that's owned by one of the character's it's gonna be mine. I'm tired of all the riddle-me-this, riddle-me-that, find the key, open the door, fight the incarnation of the good and evil sides of your spirit crap))
"Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid." - John Wayne
There was a slight pause as Alex wrapped her hand around the scroll.
The purple glow slowly faded away.
Nothing Else happened. The pedestal slowly sank into the ground, leaving the scroll in Alex's hand.
The door still remained firmly shut however.
Suddenly the remaining bars slid open from the final hallway leading into darkness. However, nothing came out of it.
But from all three tunnels there was a soft howling noise.
Like wind...
"Yes! You rock Alex!"
Krystell did a little dance of joy that they were almost out this whacko-dimension. She sent a magical pulse down each of the tunnels. The pulses would feed her information about what they found.
"Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid." - John Wayne
Strangely enough...
The pulses didn't pick anything up.
Matter of fact, the pulses didn't return at all.
Krystell looked anxious.
"That's bad..."
If there was something strong enough down each of the tunnels to destroy her pulses, they were in serious trouble...
Krystell reached into her Pocket and pulled out her sword. Her armor flashed and if anyone had been touching it, they would have noticed it got a lot stronger.
"Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid." - John Wayne
She ignored the cheers from Krystell, eyes narrowed as she looked into the passages. She didn't trust this at all, which was apparently as her clothing melted back into her pitch black armor, her ponytail held up by a black tie falling out back into its loose waist length.
Server: Virtue
Felis Noctu (50MM Necro/Miasma)
Night Widow Noctu (23SoA)
Toxica Mentis (50Troller Ill/Kin)
Thunder Kiandra (2*Tank WP/SS)
((Knowing Lord Diov, there's gonna be something nasty down those tunnels...I just realized something.......That's not wind...))
"Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid." - John Wayne
((I got permission from Thunderbug to do this so don't bug out on me.))
Suddenly, three shadows emerged from each tunnel.
From the first tunnel came a man in a white tank-top T-shirt and jeans. In one hand, he carried a bloodstained knife. In the other, he carried a still smoking gun.
Out of the second tunnel came a women...Or rather, the ghost of a woman. She was dressed is flowing white robes, (the dress of the dead) but the most startling bit about her was that her head had been cut clean off. It was floating to the side of the actual body.
And out of the final tunnel came Alex. Not the CURRENT Alex, but rather the Alex Alex had used to be.
The three figures simply stood, or in the case of the ghostg, floated there, staring blankly into space.
Krystell looked at the three "people". They didn't look very dangerous, but this WAS Husk Corp HQ, you could never be too careful.
Krystell settled her sword in front of her and it turned into a katana. Flames were running up and down the blade.
((Interesting fact about ghosts, they can only be harmed with magic or an enchanted weapon.))
"Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid." - John Wayne
The three figures completely ignored Krystell, as if she didn't exist.
They seemed to be waiting for something. They continued to stare blankly into space.
And Alex wasn't moving. She had a look of absolute shock on her face. The whispering that came from before started up again, louder and clearer. While still not quite understandable to others around her, some words could be picked out here and there, and they were all words of encouragement. Whatever was there with her was trying to calm her.
Not that it mattered. Her eyes wide in shock, she dropped to her knees, looking completely helpless. Her armor clanked loudly with the sudden movement, and with her stunned look she glanced down. A moment there, then looking back up at the old her, and she started mumbling.
"That isn't me anymore. This is me. He can't hurt me anymore. Mom's safe. I saw here again, I know where she is. He can't hurt her anymore either..."
She started to push up off the floor, still mumbling, and straightened once she stood.
"He can't hurt either of us. He was removed. He isn't part of me anymore."
She started to glare at her old self, speaking louder. "That isn't me anymore. That's someone else!" She moved her gaze to her mother. "You wouldn't be here! You're safe now!" Lastly she turned to her father, taking a step forward. "YOU AREN'T PART OF MY LIFE ANYMORE! YOU'RE A SON OF A [censored] WHO RUINED MY LIFE AND SCARED ME TO THE STREETS JUST TO STAY AWAY FROM YOU! YOU...YOU WERE REMOVED! YOU DON'T EXIST ANYMORE!"
There was a blast of energy that seemed to come from behind her, blowing her hair forward. By now her eyes had turned white, and while the building around her may not have been warping, those around her would feel a sort of pressure. She was channeling so much energy that she was bending reality around her uncontrolled, and while her words had stopped, the force of power around her suggested she wasn't quite done yet, and ultimately posed a serious threat to those around her.
Server: Virtue
Felis Noctu (50MM Necro/Miasma)
Night Widow Noctu (23SoA)
Toxica Mentis (50Troller Ill/Kin)
Thunder Kiandra (2*Tank WP/SS)
Krystell looked scared at Alex's reaction to the three figures. When she started to exude energy she panicked.
"Oh my god! This is more energy then I've ever seen!"
Krystell put her hand out in front of her and made a few quick symbols. When she was done she was only faintly visible. Her perception was still in Husk Corp HQ, but her physical body was in her Pocket.
((She phase shifted sort of. She's still here, but she's not here.))
"Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid." - John Wayne
And suddenly the air around here seemed to calm again. The huge pressure vanished.
~Enough. I will not tolerate that in my tower. If you ever want to see the outside of this place again, BEHAVE. If you do not like what you are seeing, you should never have come here in the first place.~
And suddenly there was a chuckle.
The man in the tank top was chuckling.
"Hello brat. Daddy is back. I'm ashamed of you, Alex. You turned out to be another [censored] hero. Here's what I think of you." He spat on the floor. "How does it feel that I'm back? I promised you you'd be next, and now I'm going to keep my promise!"
And suddenly, there was a low moan...from the ghost.
"My daughter...I am glad to see you again, but you are so powerful now...Why didn't you save me from him when I was alive?? The suddenly her tone changed. "STUPID GIRL! YOU HORRID AND WORTHLESS BRAT! YOU COULD HAVE STOPPED HIM! YOU SAT THERE AND WATCHED AS HE TORTURED AND KILLED ME! YOU ARN'T HUMAN! YOU ARN'T NORMAL! YOUR A FREAK! DO YOU HEAR ME? A FREAK!"
Then the other Alex started to speak.
"They're both right, you know. As a hero, you've only made predicaments in the entirety of existance worse. And you COULD have saved mother. Why didn't I? WHY DIDN'T I? YOU shoved this fate onto me! You [censored]! I never wanted this, how could you do this to me? I didn't want to be a hero, I didn't want mother to die! It's all YOUR FAULT!"
The three figments glared at Alex. The man's eyes filled with lunacy, the ghost's with rage, and Alex's with tears.
((Woah...That's a really twisted thing to do to a person Diov))
"Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid." - John Wayne
((They're only getting started. It's all going to go downhill for Alex real fast if she doesn't fix this quickly.))
((Eh, it made sense. If the door were open we could go ask God since Heaven is only a few doors down, lol))
"Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid." - John Wayne