[IC] Myriad Reality

[Fractured]

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Uh, I think still the "giving up stuff for somebody who needs it", from the perspective of the somebody who needs it.

@Balance

So it's an entirely personal term?

[Balance]

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So it's an entirely personal term?

@Fractured

Most terms are. Unless God defines a hero, a term like that is relative, just like most names for people.

[Fractured]

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Most terms are. Unless God defines a hero, a term like that is relative, just like most names for people.

@Balance

Then why bother classifying a collection of beings as heroes?

[Balance]

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Then why bother classifying a collection of beings as heroes?

@Fractured

I mean, what else am I going to call a collection of beings who generally save people? A people-saving friend group?

[Fractured]

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I mean, what else am I going to call a collection of beings who generally save people? A people-saving friend group?

@Balance

I don't think that's an accurate description, based off of what I know.

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*Tightens the strap binding the sword across my back*

Are you ready Jesper?

Jesper: *Nods, his hand coming to rest on the head of his axe* Let us put an end to this foul creature.

*I grunt my affirmation and begin to march forwards, down the ancient stone steps and into the bowels of the crypt, my armor clanking noisily alongside Jesper's as we trudge deeper and deeper into the murky abyss. After a while, we come to a small coffin lined room, from which emanated a weak blue light*

*I raise my fist and draw my sword from its back-mounted sheathe*

This is it. Let me go first then move in to flank.

*I pause*

Remember, go for the throat. If that fails, the hands. We can't be too careful.

Jesper: Got it.

*I move into the room, taking stock of my surroundings. There were coffins, lots of coffins, most of which were empty as expected. Despite this the room was far from peaceful. At its center stood a hooded figure flanked by a ring of braziers, their bronze interiors alight with blue flames that rise up to singe the ancient brickwork above*

Necromancer!

*I brandish my blade*

Your life ends here!

*I watch, tense, as the necromancer turns. The unnatural light shifting to reveal two pits of coal set in a sunken and decrepit face*

Vaumon: Oh on the contrary...

*They lift their hands on high, and the sound of dirt being moved echoes from somewhere nearby*

Vaumon: It has just begun.

Jesper! Now!

*He doesn't respond. I blink and turn to look for him, only to be met with a wicked looking dagger pressing into my neck. My eyes widen as I feel the coppery tang of blood wash over my tongue*

Je… Jesper…

*I cough, splattering blood against the inside of my helm as my strength leaves me. Glancing downwards, I notice faint markings along the length of the blade. An enchanted weapon then. That would explain my sudden loss of strength. Struggling to breathe, I shift my gaze back to him*

Why?

[Heroic]

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You know, that's a good question. All heroes have flaws, and I think that's why it's hard for anybody to consider himself a hero.

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Lame. Are they basically villains?

@Balance

Eeeehhhhhhhhhhhh. It’s not a black and white thing.

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I guess it's a bit of a perfect storm.

@Fractured

Unfortunately perfect.

[Fractured]

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Eeeehhhhhhhhhhhh. It’s not a black and white thing.

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Unfortunately perfect.

@Heroic

What are your next steps, then?

[GalaxyRaider]

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Maybe if you have someone guarding it?

@Host

Miiiight need a little more than that.

[Host]

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Miiiight need a little more than that.

@GalaxyRaider

Like what?

[Heroic]

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What are your next steps, then?

@Fractured

There's nothing wrong with chilling here.

[GalaxyRaider]

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Like what?

@Host

Like the ability to really hide somehow.

[Host]

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Like the ability to really hide somehow.

@GalaxyRaider

Do you know anyone like that?

[Fractured]

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There's nothing wrong with chilling here.

@Heroic

No, but how long do you plan to do that?

[Heroic]

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No, but how long do you plan to do that?

@Fractured

I dunno. Just gonna go with the flow, man.

[GalaxyRaider]

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Do you know anyone like that?

@Host

I dunno if an anyone is the secret. But I can't act like I know anything.

[Fractured]

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I dunno. Just gonna go with the flow, man.

@Heroic

If it works for you, then great.

[Heroic]

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If it works for you, then great.

@Fractured

Yeah, I mean, no need to take time to actively seek something else that's basically the same.

[Host]

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I dunno if an anyone is the secret. But I can't act like I know anything.

@GalaxyRaider

I could see if anyone we know can do something like that.