The Odeoron

Myriad Reality

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You mean to tell me I made this?

@Server

Well... *I whimper comically* ...Possibly?... It might be the curse... but having seen how you approached the lighthouse on pillars of bone, i'm fairly certain you have just such a type of energy...

Myriad Reality

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*Opens the door, revealing an irregular spiral path down into dark depth, lighted by a singular post halfway down the descent that casts scratchy, deep red marks against the chalky, ashen surface of the path like red pencil traces on charcoal*

@Server

*Swallows hard and audibly* Hehe... heh.... nice décor... Jade...

Myriad Reality

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I don't even know why he hates me so much.

@Server

I guess if he's unlucky enough to cross paths with me, i'll beat the answer out of him senseless! Now let's head inside then...

Myriad Reality

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That does start to scare me... it's not the first time he's cursed me.

@Server

Well... now see... that reeeaaaaly makes me hate this guy even more now.

Myriad Reality

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I don't think so.

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I thought nothing here could hurt us. Can't we just go in, then?

@Server

Technically speaking nothing can kill us... but we can get hurt, though the damage is minimal back in the real world. If we do get tackled and killed too often... it's like that saying of "Death by a thousand cuts"... Unless your curse thingy proves to have its defences. that could potentially be more harmful.

Myriad Reality

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*Nods once*
One step at a time.

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There’s an awful lot going on down there, that’s for sure. But I agree, I’d rather check out- Well, not that.

@Magnanimity

The lighthouse. I'm fairly sure, that even if we do manage to kill one of those beasts, another one will just appear. There are probably an infinite amount of them, as they are created by Jade's decay and hunger. As long as that is still a problem, the ocean is not going to change. @Server

Myriad Reality

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Does that mean it's dangerous?

@Server

Well, think of it this way... are you dangerous?

Myriad Reality

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Where does it take us when we go inside?

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Woah—
*Rebalances myself*
Thank you so much!

@Server

Well... very likely inside your inner world and being... whatever is inside there... only you may truly be familiar with. It most definitely is not a lighthouse inside that's for sure.

Myriad Reality

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An adventure in dilated time. At least it usually is.
*Clears my throat*
It almost definitely is a whole world.
*Glances down over the ledge toward the bottom*
Unless you think a swift drop might be better?

@Magnanimity

I... don't think the ocean is our destination Orthrus... Whoah! *I reel back at seeing colossal bone monsters reeling their skulls against the pillar of stone on which the lighthouse is built* Yeah... that... that is a representation of Jade's hunger and decay...

Myriad Reality

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Is it like this for most people?

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Is that not the point of this? I'm not too sure what it all means.
*Steps over the hazy ocean toward the lighthouse*

@Server

If you mean the bones thing? No... for me it was that sun-like light trail as i hovered. For Orthrus... he just seemed to have hovered here without any trace of anything.

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Right. Do you have any crazy ideas? As it stands, there’s only one obvious answer in terms of exploration.
*Shifts my gaze to the lighthouse and looks it over top to bottom*

@Magnanimity

Nope! *I grin over the top* This is exploring Jade's being... from mind to emotion to soul to subconscious to spirit etcetera...

Until we find what exactly ails her... this is going to be an adventure! *Rubs my hands fully giddy with passion*

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I’m not assuming anything outright. I see nothing that screams you’re in true harm’s way, at least right away.

@Magnanimity

*Preps myself just in case* Hey! Don't jinx this! This might look like a lighthouse on the outside, but that is everything related to Jade in there... it could be a whole world for all we know...