[IC] Myriad Reality

[Etcetera]

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It is. But part of his own strength grants us the tools we need to do just that.

@Intrepid

That being? Wipe out the army?

[Intrepid]

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That being? Wipe out the army?

@Etcetera

No, that’d be even more difficult. This ancient structure is closely tied to his power. It contains the means for us to lock him into his current vessel.

[Etcetera]

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No, that’d be even more difficult. This ancient structure is closely tied to his power. It contains the means for us to lock him into his current vessel.

@Intrepid

That would be a significant inconvenience. How confident are you in the accuracy of that information?

[Intrepid]

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That would be a significant inconvenience. How confident are you in the accuracy of that information?

@Etcetera

It was taken advantage of precisely once before, a long time ago. I’m confident enough to call it fact.

[Etcetera]

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It was taken advantage of precisely once before, a long time ago. I’m confident enough to call it fact.

@Intrepid

Very well. Do continue.

[Intrepid]

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Very well. Do continue.

@Etcetera

The issue is just that I've never actually done it myself.

[Etcetera]

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The issue is just that I've never actually done it myself.

@Intrepid

Then what is required of us?

[Intrepid]

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Then what is required of us?

@Etcetera

You're familiar with security systems that require simultaneous activation of a certain device from different locations, I'm sure? Often with, say, keys of a sort, or access codes.

[Etcetera]

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You're familiar with security systems that require simultaneous activation of a certain device from different locations, I'm sure? Often with, say, keys of a sort, or access codes.

@Intrepid

All of the above.

[Intrepid]

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All of the above.

@Etcetera

Graveny's original body is locked away in a much more archaic manner. Archaic, yet robust, and dangerous. There are four keys magically tied to the device which contains it, and all four must be used to open the device.
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For example, his own blood, which I've held on to and preserved for eons, just in case.

[Etcetera]

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Graveny's original body is locked away in a much more archaic manner. Archaic, yet robust, and dangerous. There are four keys magically tied to the device which contains it, and all four must be used to open the device.
*Pulls out a vial of what appears to be blood from my pocket*
For example, his own blood, which I've held on to and preserved for eons, just in case.

@Intrepid

Why is it capable of opening at all?

[Intrepid]

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Why is it capable of opening at all?

@Etcetera

It's by his own design. He's set all this up with all manner of sorcery.

[Etcetera]

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It's by his own design. He's set all this up with all manner of sorcery.

@Intrepid

With what intention?

[Intrepid]

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With what intention?

@Etcetera

To protect it, obviously. But the elaborate and specific means to access it was designed to make it impossible for nearly anyone while allowing him access in the event of an emergency. Say, dimensional collapse.

[Etcetera]

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To protect it, obviously. But the elaborate and specific means to access it was designed to make it impossible for nearly anyone while allowing him access in the event of an emergency. Say, dimensional collapse.

@Intrepid

And what must we do to intrude?

[Intrepid]

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And what must we do to intrude?

@Etcetera

I possess this key, his blood, and another of the keys, which is his voice. The other two keys need to be acquired, being a sample of his own magic, and a sample of his own power, both of which exist here and just need to be... Cultivated, for lack of a better term.

[Etcetera]

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I possess this key, his blood, and another of the keys, which is his voice. The other two keys need to be acquired, being a sample of his own magic, and a sample of his own power, both of which exist here and just need to be... Cultivated, for lack of a better term.

@Intrepid

Can we use the system itself to extract his magic?