Philemon
Another Heart
"Are you aware of the many masks you hold within you?"
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Post by Philemon on Jul 3, 2010 21:52:16 GMT -5
When I come to, I find myself lying on a colored glass floor. Getting up to my feet, I realize that what I am standing on is stained glass. There is the appearance of a familiar princess in the image, surrounded by thorns. The glass platform is in a perfect circle around me. I move to one edge and realize that this is a very tall tower coming up from a black abyss. The sight is dizzying. I take a few steps back and hold my head.
"Be careful..." A voice from everywhere and yet nowhere speaks to me. "There is a power growing within you. You must learn to control it, or it will consume you whole."
"Who is that?" I ask to the darkness, looking all around me. A single light shines down at the middle of the stained-glass platform. I slowly walk to it and stand beneath it. Once I do, it slowly fades away.
"Remember: Never lose sight of your light, even in the darkest of times. So long as you do that, you will not be consumed." The words are confusing to me. Perhaps more so because this place is such an enigma. I do not know how I got here, nor how I may leave. All that exists here is this voice. My mind is in such a haze that even simple meaning elude me.
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The Heartless Army
Another Heart
"Those without hearts are those without mercy."
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Post by The Heartless Army on Jul 3, 2010 22:03:01 GMT -5
When the light went out, they would come. Born of the very power that could overwhelm and consume him, they came... small creatures with rabbitlike bodies which would twitch this way and that, their glowing yellow eyes looking all around before zoning in on him and him alone.
A few would leap at him, slashing with their little claws as they attacked. Others would seep into the ground, avoiding damage as they surrounded him from all sides. They were attempting to overwhelm him, try to split his attention so many ways he woudln't be able to concentrate on his various weapons. With any luck, they'd take what they wanted from him in due time...
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Philemon
Another Heart
"Are you aware of the many masks you hold within you?"
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Post by Philemon on Jul 3, 2010 22:13:40 GMT -5
These black creatures, they suddenly appear and surround me so quickly. When they first appear, I draw my sword and try to strike any down that I can. Unfortunately, the fact that they keep melting into the floor prevents me from striking any of them. It is also keeping me from properly evading their claws, which strike in plenty of unarmored areas on my body. Even the attacks that hit my armor seem to penetrate and cut beneath the plating. As they get closer, I decide it is time to take these small beasts a little more seriously.
Putting my sword away, I take my lance from behind me and spin about on the ground, both ends of the lance slashing at anything that gets close enough. I alternate the height of each strike in a flowing motion as I spin. Whether or not this maneuver can take a good number of them out does not matter. It can free up time for me to switch to my other, stronger weapons. It is in this span of time that I wish I had not lost my knowledge of the magic I once knew. Magic is probably more effective against them, with my luck.
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The Heartless Army
Another Heart
"Those without hearts are those without mercy."
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Post by The Heartless Army on Jul 3, 2010 22:20:32 GMT -5
While the sword had proven rather ineffective, the lance was quite useful. It took out at least half of them, leaving the others to back up quickly. They swarmed around, their antennae flailing about as they attempted to find a spot to get in and attack again. The heartless watched, waiting for the lance to stop spinning, but it would prove futile.
The few that remained melded into the ground... and retreated.
But that was short lived. The entire platform would begin to quake. The creatures... were attacking its support!!
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Philemon
Another Heart
"Are you aware of the many masks you hold within you?"
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Post by Philemon on Jul 3, 2010 22:54:40 GMT -5
Their retreat gives me only a short respite, leaving me to wonder why they would do such a thing. To my dismay, the ground begins shaking soon after. I rush to the edge and look below for any of the dark beasts I can spot. I bring out my bow, notch an arrow onto the string, and pull back. As soon as one graces my vision, I let loose an arrow at it. I ready another arrow and launch it at another beast that I see. I continue this chain as fast as possible, to try and stop the tower's fall. I have no idea what would happen if I fell into the abyss, and I do not wish to find out.
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The Heartless Army
Another Heart
"Those without hearts are those without mercy."
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Post by The Heartless Army on Jul 5, 2010 14:05:23 GMT -5
The little shadows would keep getting hit. One after another, they'd be shot off the side of the pillar. Soon, only two would remain. One would stay on the side of the construct, while the other rushed upward, melding into the darkness at it streaked across the surface of the pillar. It leapt into Firion's shadow while the other distracted him, possibly falling to an arrow finally.
However, that was all that needed to be done. The pillar would begin to tilt in the opposite direction as the weight distribution changed. From Firion's shadow rose a massive Darkside. It loomed over him, looking down with those distant yellow eyes before raising a massive hand and swiping at the multi-weaponed man...
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