BrokenPromise

Darkest Before the Dawn: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

“Well this is alkward.”

— Su Fang

_@Erode

Su kept an ear open for Fanfan, but Vivi had asked her if she knew what happened.

“Honestly? Not really.”

Su knew the dragons had to be from Lei Zi. She had witnessed her lightning attacks prior and noticed their particular motif. What surprised Su was that Lei had barely waited to fire offsuch a deviating attack. Su did not condone murder on that scale, but it was made worse by the fact that she had spoken with Lei previously and mentioned she needed time to get one of her friends. It seemed their chance encounter hadn’t given Lei any intention of sparing her the wrath of her god. This just made falling to Vi’s music even more embarrassing. Lei Zi may have been overwhelmed and forced to protect herself. Though that was still a tough action to justify. The moral of the story was not to trust shady people who hang out in raves, even if they are distinctly Chinese.

Regardless, it didn’t seem like she was in league with Vi. It made no sense to take control of a girl’s mind only to nuke everyone later. Not that Vivi was around for any of that anyway. Su figured she had shifted a bit earlier. The whole thing made no sense.

“My best guess is that Vi’s music caused some of the magical girls to go wild. I’m not sure what the outcome of the rave is, but I think it’s too dangerous to go back and look.” Su fret her brow and looked at her clenched fist. “I did see Justine Von Visceral. I find it hard to believe she isn’t tied to all this.”

This wasn’t an unexpected outcome. Su remembered how she felt hovering over Justine’s broken body. Amber had died minutes ago, and Lily was trying to talk Su down. She was so overcome with grief and hatred in that moment. Lily didn’t escape her ire either. Had she not been captured, Amber would not have been in such a rush and would have survived her encounter. But really, Justine was the main problem, and she knew she’d strke again if she wasn’t put down then and there.

What she couldn’t quite remember was why she let Justine go in the first place. Justine wanted to be killed, and Su would have loved to oblige. Lily was little more than background noise, and even her boyfriend agreed that Su had every right to end Justine. But there was someone else present.

She turned to Helga.

The only words that got through to Su came from her. She trusted Helga when she said it wasn’t something Amber would want. At the time Su regarded Helga as an acquaintance that shared her pain. They both loved Amber, they were both angered by her death, and so Su felt she could trust her. But maybe it was all an act. Justine seemed like she was willing to change, but that was clearly a lie. Helga had only known Su and Amber for a week or so, and that was hardly enough time to fall in love with someone. At least not when compared to how long Helga had served Justine. It was possible Helga was a mole this entire time, secretly feeding Justine information on Penrose while pretending to be on Su’s side. Maybe people couldn’t really change. Maybe none of it mattered. Maybe Su was too irritated and tired to think about anything right now. This was all so exhausting.

“I need to get out of here.” Su rubbed her eyes before looking back at Vivi and Askefye. “Do either of you know where the nearest overcity exit is?”

---

“Who likes barbie dolls?”

— Mika Sarraf

_@Vocab

”You sure about this Mika?”

"Yes!"

”Really sure? ‘Cus I’m not.”

"Really, yea!"

”Okay, just be careful, alright?”

"Yay!"

---

Christina would soon wake from her sleep. The first thing she would feel is the warm sun beating against her skin. The sun in the beach dimension was far brighter than anything at the rave, so she would need time for her eyes to adjust. That would just take a moment, and then her eyes would be able to take in the alien sky. It was a bit darker than the one she was use to, but it felt like summer all the same.

This would also be when Christina noticed she was reclining in something. A blow up chair that was floating in a swimming pool. One large enough to fill the Colosseum it rested in. There were rows and rows of bleachers going to the very top.A life guard’s nest was occupied by a transformed Rina. She said nothing and just watched from under the shade of her umbrella, bow laying across her lap.

Christina would likely notice the relatively light feeling of her clothes. But at a glance, she would see that she was wearing a bright blue bikini. She had no memory of putting it on or even buying it. There was also a giant lotus flower pinning her hair into a ponytail.

Before Christina had a chance to question any of this, she’d hear the sound of someone paddling towards her. An untransformed Mika was clad in a black bikini, and was laying against a surf board. One hand was paddling, and the other was wrapped around two cardboard cups with straws sticking out of the top of them. It wasn’t long before she made it to Christine’s position.

"Whew!" She sat upright. "Okay!" the cat girl took one of the cups in each hand and held them out to Christine. "The one on the left is a re-see-pee-see milk shake, and the one to the right is a strawberry one. I’m gunna eat the one you don’t want, so take what you like." Mika gave them a shake. "You’re pretty."

Rina scratched the bridge of her nose before drinking her own milkshake.

"I’m Mika! I saved you from the dragon monster. What’s your name?"

Danganronpa: Tower of Carnage (Finished!)

@FamishedPants@Mateotis@Majoras End

Decided to split the post I was going to do in here in half, since I think it'll make more sense after the investigation.

Over the next few days, I'll be gearing up for the final trial. Shortly I'll get in touch with everyone for collabs for their parts of the investigation. At present, the sites are the 4th floor medical tower, the resort tower, and the 5th floor medical tower (resort is locked)

The way it's going to work is that I'm going to grab someone and join you on your investigations. It's up to you to who you wanna take, But I think Jez for Zachary, Ice for Alice, and Shona for Daimyon. Though we can also give Daimyon Cyrus and Zachary can have Shona and Jez, or we can just give Zachary all the girls save Alice because he's a soft chad anyway. IDK, it's not really important. This is probably going to be your last chance to talk with the other characters before you enter the trial room though, so be mindful of that.

And that's it for updates. Discuss, or don't. I need a shower and a nap though.

Danganronpa: Tower of Carnage (Finished!)

Quite a while ago...

A young Davis prepared to leave Hope’s Peak High School. He had graduated a few years ago, but had been acting as an assistant teacher for a time. It was likely he would be back, but for now, he had other places he needed to be.

He had everything loaded up in his truck and was ready to drive off when a female student approached him. It was Celestia Ludenberg, the ultimate gambler. He was a temp teacher for one of her classes. ”You didn’t plan on leaving before we’ve had our final duel, did you?”

Something that Davis had always tried to instill in the students was that their talents needed to be nurtured in order to reach their apex. That being an ultimate student should not be their ultimate goal. He did this by doing what he did best: beating them with his own talent. He would issue them a challenge that they were doomed to fail before they even accepted. Most of the students ignored him, with a few being amused or annoyed with his antics. But then there were those like Celestia who refused to accept defeat at the hands of the ultimate mastermind. To date, none had beaten him.

"Hah! If you insist." Davis shut the door on his truck and folded his arms. "I’m kind of in a rush though, so if you’re not ready, we’re going to have to call it off."

”You won’t escape that easily mister Gallo.” Celestia stepped off to the side, and some boys brought out a folding table and a suitcase. ”I’ve brought everything right here, so you don’t even have to go back inside.” They set up the table, and as soon as stood behind it, another boy slid a chair behind her just as she was getting ready to sit down. A seat was presented for Davis, and the suitcase was pushed in front of Celestia. ”You may take a seat as soon as you are ready to begin.”

Davis chuckled. "Seems you thought of everything." He took a seat and folded his arms. "But you need to remember the rules for our game. I will only play with fresh cards. A new deck of bicycle originals, nothing else."

”I’m aware.” Celestia presented a key for the briefcase. ”Those are among the most popular playing cards in the world, yet they’ve been sold out wherever I look. Even the smaller shops are out of stock.” She unlocked it. ”Fortunately, I have a few spare decks in here. Fresh, never opened bicycle originals.” She sighed. ”I had hoped to open them during a worthy match, but it seems my hand has been forced.”

"Then why do you want to beat me? It’s not like there’s a reward for it. You might end up losing anyway."

Celestia grinned. ”My reputation is at stake. I can’t just let someone walk all over me. Even if they are the ultimate mastermind.” She used her thumbs to undo the latches. ”Beyond that, card games are all luck when you remove one’s ability to cheat. In that type of scenario, winning is possible for either side. I believe that’s why you’ve set things up so that I can’t start a game with you. Even a chance at failure is too big a risk for you.” She pushed the lid open. ”That’s what makes it anti climatic. Because as soon as we start our game, you’ll have already lost.”

Davis closed his eyes and grinned. "Then lets start the game already."

”As soon as I locate the cards, we will begin.” Celestia reached into the briefcase and shifted things around. The briefcase held more than just the cards she was looking for, it was all of her competition gear. Mats, dice, rollers, mahjong tiles, accessories for special games, but it would soon become evident that cards she was looking for were missing.

Just as planned.

Hope’s Peak had to keep tabs on all the students. They were allotted almost no privacy. They were the worlds very best, and they needed to be observed closely so that the ultimate talent could be harnessed. Every scrap of food was weighed, every second of leisure time was counted, and every item they had in their possession was recorded. Well before Davis issued his challenge to Celestia, he had her room searched for all of her cards. The suitcase was locked, but that wasn’t hard for a lock picker to bypass. He made sure all the cards were bought out of all the stores, and checked to make sure anyone who had recently purchased a deck of cards had opened them so that they couldn’t be used for their match. Celestia would not have her game this day.

"It’s getting late."

With a huff, she shut her suitcase. ”I didn’t think tampering with personal property was a low our teachers would stoop to.”

Davis shrugged. "Are you sure it was me? I mean I’ll admit you’d have been my type in high school, but I’m over my goth phase. Maybe Hifumi took them?"

She folded her hands in her lap. ”Well, you can’t say you’ve beaten me. So I technically never lost.”

"I was careful how I worded my challenge. I said you had to beat me in a card game that used brand new deck of bicycle card originals. And when you asked for a time limit I said before I left for New York. "

”It sounds like you thought of everything. I am forced to concede.” She slid a pack of cards out from behind her briefcase. ”But perhaps you’ll let me entertain you a bit longer. Consider it a reward for your victory.”

Davis lifted his hands up. "I stand by what I said earlier. Not interested in card games."

”It’s just a tarot reading.” Celestia held a hand over her mouth, while her other hand offered the cards to Davis. They were much bigger than normal cards, and each one had a special illustration. The entire deck seemed to be vampire themed. ”Shuffle these, and tell me what you’d like me to divine.”

"What are you, the ultimate clairvoyant now?" Davis didn’t get a response, so he simply shuffled the cards. He didn’t believe in astrology, but was willing to do this if it satisfied Celestia. "Alright, lets do my trip."

”An interesting choice.” Celestia took the deck of cards back and cut it in half. ”I’m going to draw three cards, the past, present, and future of your trip will be revealed in each one.” She drew three cards and set them side by side. ”We start with the past and move forward in time.” She turned the first card over. ”The lovers!” She placed her hands over her mouth. ”Davis, does this trip involve someone special?”

"Uh." Davis wasn’t smiling. It might have been dumb luck but… "Yea. It’s a honeymoon." He chuckled. "How did you know?"

”I didn’t know Davis. It’s the magic of the cards.” She lowered her hands enough so that he could see she was smiling.

"Right right, now do the next one."

Celestia did as he requested. ”Death.”

Davis held his chin. "Now death doesn’t mean death-death, right?"

”Correct. Death is often misunderstood in tarot readings. It represents an end, but also a new beginning as well. Perhaps this is the end of your life as a bachelor, but the beginning of it as a husband?”

He smiled and nodded. "Sure, that works."

”I must say, it is unusual for a reading to contain so many cards from the major arcana. That usually indicates something big is going to happen.”

"The last card, please."

Celestia took her time reaching for the final card and turned it over. When Davis looked at it, he immediately groaned. The gambler waited for dramatic effect, then described the card.

”The tower.” She declared it like she was casting a powerful spell. ”This card indicates a sudden, unforeseen change. A catastrophe of untold proportions waits for you mister Gallo. It is the single worst card to see in a tarot reading, especially with so many other major arcana present.”

Davis raised an eyebrow. He should have seen something like this coming. But in the end, her little trick didn’t mean anything. Davis offered to play this “game” with her because he knew it would be less time consuming than talking her down. "Cool." Davis slapped his hands together. "So we’re done then?"

Celestia grinned before putting away the tarot cards. ”I’ll take that tinge of disappointment as a pyrrhic victory.” She stood up, and the boys started to pack up her effects and walk back into the school. ”You have an interesting talent, mister Gallo. I wouldn’t call it perfect, but it does put you at C-rank.” She started to play with her hair. ”Should your honeymoon not pan out, do return here so I may knight you.”

"Right." Davis stood up and grinned. "If the world goes to hell and Alice ends up dead, maybe I’ll consider it."

---

Save for George and Noel, all of the infinites present managed to get to the fourth floor. They bandaged their wounds, checked their ammo, and kept their guard up. As soon as Daimyon came up the stairs, Davis’s voice came through the speakers.

"All infinites are accounted for. All carnage sisters are to remain on the lower three floors during candidate selection."

Like all the floors before it, this one was based on a country and it’s killing game. This was Japan’s school life killing game, hosted by the ultimate fashionista Junko Enoshima. It was a rather high profile killing game given that she was broadcasting it to the world. Everyone was forced to watch as the students conspired against each other before finally outwitting the mastermind and saving the day.

The Resort tower held an information center, which was a giant pillar covered in monitors with a computer in front of it. This was likely where Noel had gained access to everyone’s profiles. Bliss Buckly was still up on the screen.

The hospital side was also just one room, and it housed the operational version of the amnesia machine on the first floor. A giant throne covered in tubes and probes. There were leather straps to hold down unwilling patients. It was hard to tell if it was revolutionary medical tech or some cruel and unusual torture device. Perhaps it was both.

The path upstairs was clear, but maybe there was something worth investigating here.

Darkest Before the Dawn: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

Alright fam, how is everyone doing? While my assistant finishes up with the chalk board, I just want to describe the park a bit.

So the park is called Mayor Park. Before Penrose exploded into the city it is now, this park was behind the old mayor building. While the mayor building has moved over the years, it’s tradition to for a mayor to get a stepping stone with their hand prints added to the park, which is why the park still keeps its name. Otherwise it’s a relatively normal park, with some winding paths and trees for people who like that sort of thing. It’s nice for a walk, but the wide open areas have made it a popular place for picnics and playing Frisbee with your best friend. There’s also a volleyball court set up for when the weather gets warmer.

Oh, it seems my assistant is done.

Sorry if the map is a little bland. Sayori was only doing her best, and I didn’t give her much to look at. Anyway, the bright white lines represent hedge walls, the gray lines are transitional areas used to split up the park, and the icons show the location of the helicopter crash sight, Hilaria, and each of the druids. There’s also a vine hedge going around the entire park.

All vine hedges are roughly as tall as four magical girls. They're alive, wiggling tentacle/vines covered in thorns and packed together. Not easy to cross without resistance.

The actual size of the areas are “difficult to travel in one post without sprinting.” which is to say you can go to any square from any other square, but you’ll be too far away to launch attack into things that are in other squares without “global range abilities.”

A bit more about each zone.

Beacon Zone

This is where most of the magical girls are at the time of this posting. Hilaria is here, as well as the crashed helicopter. The ground around Hilaria is still soft from Lotus’s quicksand tech, and magical girls can expect some degree of difficulty walking in this area. The vine hedge is also trying to eat what’s left of the chopper.

Ent Zone

The lair of Grosket, Druid of timber. The ground is covered in moving vines. While these vines span the entire Park, it is here where they travel above ground. Magical girls on the ground run the risk of being ensnared in this area. The vine hedge facing the Beacon Zone sprawls all the way to the edge of the park, and into the Spirit Zone.

Dragon Zone

Celia and Nightwing are here, as well as Grisbar, Druid of Wilds. The mighty beat of the dragon’s wings cannot grant it flight (it's a building, essentially), but it makes the area difficult to fly in. That is to say the lift is so strong and turbulent, that you’ll be launched into the sky if you try to leave the ground. Having said that, the wind does allow for high jumps and slow falls. Just remember you’re most vulnerable to it in the air. There are also two vine hedges that support its massive body.

Spirit Zone

This is the choice battleground for Ampodryl, Druid of Spirits. The great wolf’s domain is swarming in spiritual energy, distorting the moonlight that falls here. Visibility is poor, and those without special vision or a way to navigate will find themselves falling prey to Ampodryl’s most devious traps. The vine hedge wraps around, extending into the ent zone and park wall.

Post Summery
>Pillar Druids step out of their Pillars, SUPRISE ROUND!
>Druids spook up their quarter of the park.
>Druids cast their dark blessings on Hilaria
>Grosket attempts to ensnare reaver, then barfs on him.
>Grisbar Beats his wings at Celia and Nightwing, creating a vortex that could also hit Tsuki and Elora.
>Ampodryl uses their Moonlight Greatsword on the pink chopper, and scores a hit. Causing it to emergency land near a vine wall, which is now trying to eat it.

And in case anyone’s wondering about the dryad wasps, they’re pretty much all dead aside from a few stragglers. The vines hedges are capable of attacking and will do so if a magical girl gets too close.

Darkest Before the Dawn: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

“There we go, backed up to VHS.”

— Veronica

Before Sophia showed up, Veronica had reversed her dance, causing the tower to revert back to STRING form. With Justine gone, Vi captured, and Hyun in sight, there was no advantage to keeping the tower up.

Veronica placed her fingers beside her head. “Tetrad, there’s a powerful psychic user in the vicinity. This isn’t an operation you can participate in.”

“Seriously? Eh, whatever. Thanks I guess. Anything you’d like me to do?”

“See about cleaning up the city. The corrupted girls are making a mess of things.” and with that, she sunk into the shadows of the night.

---

_{@Majoras End@ERode}

Veronica emerged from the floor right behind Evira. A black silhouette that was dripping with tar. With a flick of her elbows, the shadow magic that clung to her was flung to the walls, revealing Eliza’s patron. Veronica cast her eyes over everyone. With the magical car’s front bumper caved in and Evira laying in a heep, it wasn’t hard to tell what had happened. A disappointing resolution, dumb luck was an unreliable path to victory. But tonight Veronica would take what she could get.

“She’s unconscious?”

Another disappointment, But Veronica wasn’t crass enough to start a torture session in front of strangers. At least Her being unconscious meant that the secrets were easy pickings. While it wouldn’t do anything in terms of emotional release, it was probably for the best she was like this.

Veronica’s hand hovered over Evira and her eyelids fluttered. Soon all of Evira’s secrets would be hers. Anything Chloe and she planned together, anything the mint told her, how the rave was used to drive corrupt girls wild, it would all belong to Veronica.

Or at least it would be, but it seemed like someone had put a protective enchantment on her mind.

“Protection? Of course.” Veronica folded her hands behind her back. “No matter, something to do in my spare time.” A shadow swallowed up Elvira before vanishing. Veronica looked to Eliza. “Your fellow agents fight a mighty opponent back at the rave. They will likely need your assistance.” her eyes passed over everyone present before coming to rest on Fine. “Fine? Odd to see your sort here, at least on Mimoku’s say so.” Her eyes wandered back onto Eliza. “Unless you came to the rave for a different type of mark?”

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"So many dead cuties! :C"

— Trixy

_{@ERode@FamishedPants@twave}

“So much for that.” Tetrad groaned through her teeth. “Boss wants me elsewhere. Make sure that guy doesn’t die before I get back.” She pointed at Shane, in case it wasn’t obvious.

"You can count on me!" Trixy gave her companion a salute. Once Tetrad had disappeared at the top of the stairs, Trixy turned to Shane. "Really though, take it easy, alright? You were just pulled out of those noxious clouds."

Trixy was no stranger to death. Even before she became a magical girl, she was frequently pulled into violent fights. She had seen her fair share of bodies. But this wasn’t the outcome of a bar fight, this was a slaughter. The rave had been transformed into a mass grave while Trixy was gone. The dance floor was covered in bodies from wall to wall. Corpses that weren’t even minutes old. They were all frozen in pain, their final moments before their hearts stopped beating. Trixy wanted to believe they were all sleeping, but she wasn’t that gullible. She bit her lower lip before gingerly stepping over the bodies. Anyone who could plan something like this was a true monster. It was just a shame that so many had to die due to some great plan cooked up by the evil organization of the week. More than outrage, Trixy felt guilt. She had been powerless to do anything about this, and only felt worse as her hunger crept up on her. She couldn’t say if it was from being surrounded by food or because all this death made her nervous. But she couldn’t eat any of them. Her teeth were the ivory gates of hell, and only true monsters passed their threshold.

It was dark, but the burst of dragon’s fire guided Trixy’s eyes to their target. A multi headed dragon with a gluttonous appetite. Hyun was a beast of biblical proportions. Enough people had died today. If she was quick and fought smart, Hyun would be the only one that had to die.

Once Trixy had trained her scope on Hyun, she could see the glutton was eating corpses. Each one caused a sharp pain to spike in Trixy’s chest, but it was the next batch of corpses that forced Trixy’s eye open. She hadn’t personally known Ceriza and Cerise, but she had gotten acquainted with Eliza’s coven after the fiasco with the Red Nest. They may have lost their lives, but Trixy wasn’t going to let Hyun take their bodies too.

"No! We gotta starve her!"

Trixy emptied her entire magazine on Hyun. Each shot was aimed for a tentacle connected to one of Hyun’s many dragon heads. Once the bullet ripped through the tentacles, it would explode forth with roots. The goal was to shove as many corpses away from Hyun as possible while also disarming her ability to feed. She could only get so crazy with her shots, as she didn’t want to knock Rachel over. Hopefully Samantha and Amaryllis could intercept Hyun before she got even more out of control.

---

“Rashum fashum rashumfashum!”

— Tetrad

_{@AtomicNut@DarkwolfX37}

Cute boy? Check. Monster queen? Check. Silhouette present? Check. No psychic users that could turn her into an amnesiac nearby?

Unchecked.

After her failure at the park, things were starting to look up. It was a shame that she couldn’t participate in important fights like that. It was the graveyard fight all over again. That boy probably thought she was a coward as well. She should have never brought him along. Avenging people gave her one hell of a high too.

She’d just have to beat her frustration out of some corrupt kids. There should be plenty of those around. If the gunshot was anything to go by, they were close. With a sprint, Tetrad arrived just in time to see the doctor collapse to the floor.

“Dr. Turner!” She sprinted to his side and drew a few extra cards for her hand. “First of all, attacking normal guys is something powerless chumps do. Second of all, this guy is a total DILF. Why are you guys kicking around a stud like that? Get out of here!”

Tetrad was ready for a fight. She knew they weren’t going to give up just because two good girls showed up.

---

”Alone? Me? I have plat and Atom to collab with!”

— Faith

_{@ Cindy/Beacon fiesco}

Faith’s lower lip quivered. Her smile collapsed in an instant. ”I-I see.” Faith sunk to her knees in front of Ronin. ”I really must be alone, because I thought you were my ally. At the least someone with more than a contract in mind.” She swallowed. Her eyes were wide open like she was in a trance, but she wasn’t looking at anyone. ”But even if I don’t have any more friends...” Her eyes glowed a bright crimson as she raised her gaze to Ronin. Even as the tears streamed down her face, she managed to force a smile. ”I’ll always have my mother~!” Faith threw up her hands, as if to give praise to the thing crawling out of the clouds, when reaver ran by and grabbed her under his arm. ”What are you doing!?” She shrieked. ”Put me down you duplicitous fiend!”

For a moment there Ronin believed Faith was giving up, but she’d have much preferred if she pulled back rather than collapsed on the spot, because here she might still be in danger from Beacon or so. But then it turned out she was giving praise to her “mother”, charming beast, really. Ronin held her breathi, preparing for a tough fight… when Reaver came in and grabbed the fairy-girl. ‘Huh,’ Ronin had to take a moment. … ‘NOPE!’ So, during the time Reaver was summoning giant blade sword and attacking the giant by them, Ronin ran around to place herself in-between him and the most obvious escape path. ‘I’d love to trust you right now, but you kinda just killed the one I was hired to protect, so could you let her go? I want to save everyone here. That includes her,’ she requested, giving a tiny little grin as she did.

Reaver looked at Faith, then at Ronin. It seemed that something inside him clicked, at this whole folly. “Feh, there you go. You all shall die, regardless. Do you think that thing listens to Faith? I was offering mercy for her bravery” He added, tossing Faith in Ronin’s direction and then making his exit at a nonchalant pace, clearly eyeing the horror as the bigger threat and not Ronin. “But if it’s both of your wishes, I will not meddle any further.” He said, focusing now on powering his legs and leaving the battlefield.

”Bwah!” Faith tumbled across the ground towards  Ronin. The two became intertwined and rolled away as one. 

But above them all was the avatar of Aighorost. It was difficult to tell what it was feeling, if it felt anything. The creature’s limb had been smashed, and most of the insects had died right on the spot. It retracted it’s broken limb into the sky. The hoof remained on the ground, and the limb dripped with some substance halfway between tree sap and animal blood. But before long it all disappeared behind the clouds. For the moment it seemed like Aighorost would simply withdraw for the time. But it wasn’t going to be deterred that easily. Maybe it was Faith’s pleas, maybe it enjoyed the fight, or maybe it was angered by Reaver’s attempt to resist it. But Aighorost was not done here.

Not by a long shot.

A dark pulse cleared the sky of clouds. No more rain would fall upon the park. Aighorost desired a clear view of the sky, and no god or dragon would override its desires.The moon was shining so brightly that no stars were visible in the night sky. The clouds had an errie golden halo where they tapered off into the night sky. The ground was bathed in lunar rays, and all below could see the horror’s true form. It looked like a giant beating heart, an abomination made from animals and plants fused together in a giant mass. It pulsed, it howled, it descended. 

It moved so fast it might as well have been teleportation. Once the heart was a mile above the ground, it split into three parts before finishing its decent. They embedded themselves in the ground, causing a small quake and nothing more. No one was harmed by the landing, but all were stunned by the three fleshy, wooden pillars that had invaded the park. But the pillars would soon collapse as creatures within stepped forth. Three pillars to hold three creatures which would later be referred to as the pillar druids. 

To the South of Beacon was an enormous dragon, made entirely out of vines and frogs. A creature born from the swamp. Its body was a swamp given life, and it was supported by thorny trees rooted into the ground.

To the east was another abomination. A massive ent that oozed with sap. Though it might have been some other substance, as a close look at the vines wrapped around its frame would reveal flesh trapped beneath. 

And between the two to the south east was a great wolf made of evergreens. It stood taller than the pillar it emerged from, and had three eyes on its head. Within its chest burned a green flame, which would soon seer the land. 

Each of their respective teritories were transformed. Around the ent vines took over the ground. Wind kicked up around the dragon, and spirits swam around the wolf, blocking and distorting the lunar light.

The landscape twisted, the stone walls of the park were overgrown with trees, covered in barbs and tentacle-like vines. Aighorost had selected a battleground, and it wasn’t letting any of his prey escape. Not without a good fight.

The Pillar Druids were able to sense a tormented soul. One who was feeling exactly what faith was feeling. Perhaps even more so. Maybe out of pitty, or some desire to manipulate this one like a pawn, they all turned towards her. Each druid focused their gaze on Hilaria, and a band formed around her finger. Three, one for each druid. An intense heat enveloped Hilaria, and she was bestowed the dark blessing of the Pillar Druids. Her flesh hardened like bark, but was still as malleable as leather. Her weapons were wreathed in dark flames, and her muscles bulged like that of a dragon.

Ronin, Faith, and Reaver were all in the vicinity of the ent. But the ent was only interested in reaver. It opened its hand wide, revealing the giant beak of some exotic bird hiding behind its vines.

”Wait!” 

At Faith’s command, the ent hesitated.

She turned to look at Ronin, who she had just pulled herself off of. ”I-I don’t understand what’s going on. Why did you tell me I was out of allies when you were willing to come save me?” She sobbed before drying her eyes on her arm. ”Are you-” She sniffed. ”D-do you want to be my friend?”

“Oh, so that’s how it is.” Reaver said, gritting his teeth. “You are pulling a hissy fit on me too. Fair enough.I never did like horrors in the first place.” He eyed the Ent, and summoned his sword, the arm straightening with disgusting sounds. “... Well then. I don’t care who I have to kill right now, I’m done with this. But you should choose carefully. Befriend this girl, samurai, and you’ll doom Beacon. Fight the horrors and you might save them. As for me, since my work here is done, but my retreat is cut off… I’m going to do this the old Valhalla fashion. No mercy will be given anymore nor expected.” 

As Ronin had NOT expected, she had Faith thrown into her, so she did her best to catch her before the roll. She definitely had to thank Reaver for not making a bigger deal of it. But, before she could, numerous monstrous entities showed up and the area suddenly looked like it might be more dangerous than the one with the monster queen that the rest were heading off to! Ronin was preparing her blade, when Faith made the ent stop, and she looked to Faith curiously as she said her little parts. Ronin smiled widely, a perfect explanation already prepared, but then Reaver started talking. Ronin looked over at him, losing the smile and looking confused. Huh, he was giving her an ultimatum? Those were her only options? …

‘Nope, I reject your alternatives!’ Ronin called, grinning widely. ‘Black knight dude, thank you for handing fairy-girl over and not making a bigger mess out of things! I’d like to befriend and talk stuff out with you later, if possible. Like why kill Cindy, and such. Then we can be friends. Fairy-girl, I simply meant that if you keep fighting Beacon, you’d be out of allies. However, I consider myself a friend of all living magical beings! As such, I’m gonna be your friend, AND I’m going to save Beacon!’ she said, turning to look at Reaver with the last statement. ‘If the Horrors attack Beacon, I’ll protect them. If Beacon attacks you back, I’ll protect you! So let’s go already! We’ve got Magical Girls to save!’ Ronin called happily, totally intending to hop off because there was probably action going on elsewhere right about now!

Faith sighed and wiped away the rest of her tears. ”That-” She swallowed. ”That sounds reasonable.” A small smile crossed Faith’s lips. ”I don’t know if I can forgive Beacon for what they’ve done. I don’t know if mother will forgive them either.” She closed her eyes. ”But I can try.” The vines around the secret entrance to the rave parted. ”I won’t stop you from leaving that way, knight. If escape is what you desire, there it is. But I was told something bad is happening that way.” Faith stood up and dusted herself off. ”Well little Ronin, I only have so much sway over my mother. But if we get to the dragon, I should be able to get over the barrier there. Or anyone else who wishes to escape.” She took Ronin’s hand. ”Let’s run like our lives depend on it~!”

Reaver resisted the urge to facepalm. Hard. “What in Odin’s name is this whole act of misaimed intentions, covered in sugar and then set to cook in thick syrup…” He said, as he harrumphed. “Well, cutting up horrors, cutting up unknowns, committing regicide. In for a penny, in for a pound.” Reaver said as he began walking towards the exit of the bush.

“May Odin grant you victory, and that. I appreciate the offer. But then again…" He said, readying himself once more, his bladied readied at the Ent. “I still have something not quite settled." I sincerely hope Viper can escape… maybe this will give her the opening she needs.

‘Yes! Let’s go, new friend!’ Ronin called happily as Faith revealed she could do stuff about it. ‘I’ll find you later, then, black knight dude! For now, we’ll go do what we can!’ she called to Faith, and off they went!

_@AtomicNut

With Faith leaving, and Reaver’s sword pointed at it, Grosket had nothing holding it back. The end pulled back its fists and got in a boxing stance, even going as far springing off of its heels like a real boxer. While it was putting on this show, roots emerged from the ground around Reaver’s ankles and attempted to bind him in place. That was when Grosket’s face opened up like a pair of double doors, revealing what looked like the skull of a giant gorilla. With a roar, streams of acidic water were blown out of the skulls every orifice, streaming towards reaver.

_{@Majoras End@Ariamis}

Grisbar brought its wings high above its head and scanned for possible targets. The group of Beacon girls would have been good targets, but their improv champion should be fairing well with the blessings they received. It wasn’t often Grisbar got a chance to just exist, so it would do what it could to ensure it would last as long as possible. The bigger threat were the two engaged in a stand off. They would not ignore it forever.

Celia and Nightwing.

Yes, they posed the biggest threat to its existence. And if it aimed it’s shot right, it could nail Tsuki and Elora too. The dragon brought its wings down, blasting a gargantuan X shaped vortex through the park. As it advanced folwards, it pulled in dirt and debris and minced it into a fine abrasive. While the X itself was clearly the most deadly part of the attack, those in close proximity to the attack would find themselves being “sandblasted.” by fine dirt and water particles.

_{@AtomicNut@Ponn and the rest of the pink chopper crew}

Ampodryl, watched the battle unfold from its lair in the shadows. It was the fastest druid, the strongest druid, but it preferred to move around as little as possible. It knew that human eyes were good at picking up movement, so it stood very still as to blend in with its surroundings.

But it also had to participate in battle.

Grosket was dealing with the knight, and Grisbar was harassing the beacon girls. This gave the wold free reign to do as it pleased. But while searching for its next target, Ampodryl noticed a pink chopper. Not that it understood what it was looking at, but it knew this had to be a threat. Without even a sliver of hesitation, the wolf’s third eye opened all the way up. The black, cloudy iris focused on the chopper before firing a pulse of pure spirit energy.

Fortunately, Kamy was an excellent chopper pilot. While she couldn’t dodge a projectile moving at the speed of light, she was able to spot the wolf’s glowing eye in time to take evasive action. The bolt missed the cockpit, but the tail rotor was seared off by the ultra hot spirit bolt. This also put quite a bit of spin on the chopper, forcing Kamy to land before the wolf got another shot off. But once she touched down, the creature had all but disappeared to mortal eyes.

The nearby vine hedge, however, was plainly visible. It wrapped its barbed tentacles around the chopper and attempted to pull it into itself.

”As to be expected.”

— Tonya “Mac” Murphy

Tonya “Mac” Murphy

Age: 24/11 | Gender: Female/Female | Illusion, Gravity
Body | Power of Friendship, Regeneration, Third Eye | Moirai
Coercion, Soul Jar, Martial Training, True Sight, Parasite, Gifted, Awareness, Overcity Shift, Mystic Artifact

Magical Overload, Paragon, Blessing, Gifted Item | Monster Form, Big Brother, Arrogance, Vendetta
Redirected Magic, Second Specialization | Non-Standard Limbs, Destroyer

STR: 05 | AGI: 04 | VIT: 05 | MAG: 03 | LCK: 03
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STR: 21 | AGI: 21 | VIT: 21 | MAG: 20 | LCK: 15

Earnings this post: Zilch

Remaining: 0 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze
Total: 7 Gold, 118 Silver, 130 Bronze

Well, seemed Faith was going to get some potent backup. Not that it was a suprise. Regardless, she decided to stay by Faith's side and make things that much harder for the Beacon girls. They'd get attacked by a few more druid wasps than anyone else.

Ask the Person Below You a Question v2

Do I run my fingertips over things with a thick texture? Yes. It's something I did more when I was younger however. I'm not sure if that's because I seldom find objects with rough textures or because it's something one grows out of. If I have to inspect the bottom of my shoes I usually will run my finger over the tread.

How frequently do you find yourself making your RP character do something that you don't want them to do, but it's in character for them so you end up doing it anyway?

Danganronpa: Tower of Carnage (Finished!)

Bad news is I'm posting late.

good news is I found this meme.

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Make the contest section swole again.

Darkest Before the Dawn: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

@Majoras End So something I've started doing on the discord is commenting on people's posts after I read them. And it felt silly to leave you out of it, so when I read one of yours, I'll post my thoughts here.

I like Anaya's bit. Even though "casts buff on allies" isn't much on its own, it actually feels like we're building to something with all the puppets and spirits dancing around. I wonder if Celia will be able to keep up with viper. She was invisible at the time, but who knows what absolute direction can do?

Also oof for Elvira. Eliza just lost part of her coven. I don't envy what's going to happen to that girl.

Also [@everyone at the Cindy/Beacon/Hilaria/Aighorost Fiesta] If it's not an inconvenience, I would like to be the first person to post after Ari's update. :)

Danganronpa: Tower of Carnage (Finished!)

@FamishedPants@Mateotis@Majoras End woooweeeee, last of the tower climbing posts is up! Boo ya! Fuck yea! etc etc.

Alright children, we're pretty close to the end now. Since everyone like collaborating so much, here's how things will progress from here...

I'm going to make one more post, then we're going to do an investigation. Since you guys liked collabing so much, you'll each tackle your part of the investigation in a collab with me. After that, we'll do the final class trial where the secrets of the tower are uncovered. Part of me wants to do it play by post style, but I think we could easily do it as one big collab, straight from trial beginning to the end of the RP.

Hard to believe isn't it? We're 5 posts away from the end. You can count that on one hand. I'm actually really excited! But it will take me a moment to compile everything. I've laid out some pretty subtle hints over the past 3 years, and I don't expect everyone to remember them.

Keep an eye out for the conclusion to the tower clime. I'd like to get it up before the weekend.