[IC] Myriad Reality

[Fractured]

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What choice do we have? Plus despite breaking every each of my bones, I can still stand!

@Franxx

I can't.
*Shakes my head and pulls a second gun out of my pack, aiming each at the remaining crystals*
Give me the word!

[Melodious]

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You'll learn soon enough. You're no better than what you presume to fight.

@Source

How soon, exactly? It's over anyway.

[Source]

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How soon, exactly? It's over anyway.

@Melodious

That's not a question I have the answer to. I'm but a pawn in a much larger force.

[Galaxy Raider]

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That's not a question I have the answer to. I'm but a pawn in a much larger force.

@Source

*Brushes past you, leaving a mild burning sensation on your arm but clearly making contact*

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How soon, exactly? It's over anyway.

@Melodious

Over? You're still here.

[Source]

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*Brushes past you, leaving a mild burning sensation on your arm but clearly making contact*

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Over? You're still here.

@Galaxy Raider

*Glances as you pass*

[Vacare]

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I can't.
*Shakes my head and pulls a second gun out of my pack, aiming each at the remaining crystals*
Give me the word!

@Fractured

Noct... Go, we'll see each other later.

*Noct flies straight up and out of the structure then I turn to meet up with Gio*

Whatever the plan is, we need to do it now. The slime will reconstitute itself shortly.

[Fractured]

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Noct... Go, we'll see each other later.

*Noct flies straight up and out of the structure then I turn to meet up with Gio*

Whatever the plan is, we need to do it now. The slime will reconstitute itself shortly.

@Vacare

We have a plan—let's follow through. You go, I'll blow the crystals and follow.

[Vacare]

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We have a plan—let's follow through. You go, I'll blow the crystals and follow.

@Fractured

Alright... Don't get killed now, it'd be a shame.

*I start making for the exit*

[Fractured]

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Alright... Don't get killed now, it'd be a shame.

*I start making for the exit*

@Vacare

*Aims at the crystal*
...
*Magic circles run down the length of the barrels before releasing a burst of magic that belts toward the gems*

[Vacare]

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*Aims at the crystal*
...
*Magic circles run down the length of the barrels before releasing a burst of magic that belts toward the gems*

@Fractured

*The gems crackle and burst sending ripples across the stone foundations and up through the stone structure causing its eventual collapse*

There goes the neighborhood!

*I continue to run down the long and narrow hallway*

[Fractured]

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*The gems crackle and burst sending ripples across the stone foundations and up through the stone structure causing its eventual collapse*

There goes the neighborhood!

*I continue to run down the long and narrow hallway*

@Vacare

Imbue lesser speed!
*One of the ball bearings crumbles and I take off toward the corridor as quickly as I can*

[Vacare]

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Imbue lesser speed!
*One of the ball bearings crumbles and I take off toward the corridor as quickly as I can*

@Fractured

*I began to see the end of the corridor leading to an outdoor plaza surrounded by high walls and dilapidated buildings and a single gate leading out towards the foot of the mountain. I then look back and hold out a hand as a glowing circles appear underneath Gio's shoes*

Let tethers unseen loosen. Be as light as a feather by my hand.

[Fractured]

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*I began to see the end of the corridor leading to an outdoor plaza surrounded by high walls and dilapidated buildings and a single gate leading out towards the foot of the mountain. I then look back and hold out a hand as a glowing circles appear underneath Gio's shoes*

Let tethers unseen loosen. Be as light as a feather by my hand.

@Vacare

*Looks back as I increase my speed*
We're going to have to dig her out, aren't we?

[Franxx]

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*Looks back as I increase my speed*
We're going to have to dig her out, aren't we?

@Fractured

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*I began to see the end of the corridor leading to an outdoor plaza surrounded by high walls and dilapidated buildings and a single gate leading out towards the foot of the mountain. I then look back and hold out a hand as a glowing circles appear underneath Gio's shoes*

Let tethers unseen loosen. Be as light as a feather by my hand.

@Vacare

At least you guys are safe, now where are we?

*I smiled to look back at them before I faced off the remaining slimes, dashing towards it using the speed I tried to gather, yelling in pride as a large grin upon my lips*

Here we go! Time for a Repeat!

*With the strong contract of the ground by my hand and the shots of the gems, I threw each droplets of the slime to the rubble with a quick swing, each wound and scar appear on my skin standing still as I made sure to keep them in place.*

Time for Tango.

[Fractured]

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At least you guys are safe, now where are we?

*I smiled to look back at them before I faced off the remaining slimes, dashing towards it using the speed I tried to gather, yelling in pride as a large grin upon my lips*

Here we go! Time for a Repeat!

*With the strong contract of the ground by my hand and the shots of the gems, I threw each droplets of the slime to the rubble with a quick swing, each wound and scar appear on my skin standing still as I made sure to keep them in place.*

Time for Tango.

@Franxx

Hurry, get out of there!

[Mendicant Bias]

Meanwhile, on a far away world

*cocks gun and kicks down the door to a decrepit temple in the middle of the desert, spying a surprised thief clutching a burlap bag holding something heavy and bulky*

Bad move coming here, you would have done yourself well to have covered your tracks, and chosen something more than the most obvious landmark in the entire area.

*holds up gun to the shocked thief*

You took something that my employer has a great interest in, and now I've come to take it back.

*as the thief reaches for his own gun, fires off a couple of shots, one hitting the thief in the arm, causing him to drop the bag and for the artifact to fall out and tumble into the groove of a helixical structure carved into the ground. A second shot hits the thief in the head, causing them to fall over, bleeding out into the same grooved structure*

*goes to pick up the item but notices that it has rolled into the center of the structure, as the blood from the thief has pooled into the area, causing the structure to begin humming and emitting strange light. As if in a flash, the structure lights up, and the artifact explodes, opening up a portal that begins to pull in everything around it, including Rai. Rai fights back but is knocked off her feet by a piece of debris and sucked into the portal.

Somewhere Unknown

*a portal opens, hurling out large chunks of dust and stone before also flinging out Rai, who lands tumbling onto a dusty patch*

*cough and dusts herself off, checking to make sure she hasn't received any injuries*

Damn, lost the artifact. What just happened?

*looks around*

Where...am I?

*tucks her gun back under her duster and begins to walk off into a direction*

Sun's pointing that way, judging by the position this way must be west. Let's see what we can find.

*removes her hat as she walks, leting her ears stand up and flick for a bit, getting any dust out and letting them get a stretch*

[Franxx]

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Hurry, get out of there!

@Fractured

Right!

*I yelled back as I kicked them back, dirt and dust on my as I started slinging my sword on my back and started running out of the narrow halls, breathing heavily as I felt the sweat slowly go down my face. Looking back until, I felt a small tear on my shoulder, cringing at the pain as I immediately held the burning sensation, running faster, ignoring my staggering feet with gritted teeth.*

I'm not going to end up into dust!!!

[Melodious]

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That's not a question I have the answer to. I'm but a pawn in a much larger force.

@Source

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*Brushes past you, leaving a mild burning sensation on your arm but clearly making contact*

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Over? You're still here.

@Galaxy Raider

Yes, I am. As are we all. Just as I intend.

[Fractured]

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Right!

*I yelled back as I kicked them back, dirt and dust on my as I started slinging my sword on my back and started running out of the narrow halls, breathing heavily as I felt the sweat slowly go down my face. Looking back until, I felt a small tear on my shoulder, cringing at the pain as I immediately held the burning sensation, running faster, ignoring my staggering feet with gritted teeth.*

I'm not going to end up into dust!!!

@Franxx

Shadow Walk.
*Dips down into the cave shadows and arises next to you*
Don't panic.
*Holds onto you and pulls you into the fluidic darkness, arising where I was moments ago*

[Source]

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Yes, I am. As are we all. Just as I intend.

@Melodious

You seem rather surprised at this outcome. It doesn't appear to be intentional.