Shadowfall

[Battal]

"So...can you speak now?"

[gloryKAT]

She flicks her ear, turning her head. She opens her mouth.

"Well, I guess I ca- yes, I can." She looks a bit shocked, but she hides it in a convincing way.

[Ellebelly24]

"Oh, I'm so glad! I was worried I would never be able to understand you!"

*Snowfall smiles with delight*

[gloryKAT]

Shard's tail sways from side to side, and she grins.

"Hmm, well. Is there anything anyone wants to hear from me? I don't have much to say. I've already proven my level of intelligence, and unless you are going to bug me about it, I'm not telling anything about my past. I don't want to sound cliché while I'm talking about anything, since that... that, well, bugs me. Clichés bug me sometimes."

"My apologies. I seem to have gotten off topic. I'm just pretty happy that I can talk."

[Battal]

"Well, it's good that you can talk now.  Should make things a bit easier."

 

The group finds a ladder going up the side of the canyon.  One by one, they climb up it, and then continue.

[Blewcheese]

Joseph nods in agreement. He is fascinated by the glove, testing it on anything he can. A disappearing branch here, a growing sapling there. He wonders the extent of his newfound powers.

"How long's the journey to the place?"

[Will]

"Joseph, remember what I said. That glove has limited powers. Use it too much, and it won't work as well. We need it to be in near perfect condition for the fight against Shadowfall. Speaking of which, Azcar, do you happen to know how Shadowfall fights? Tactics he uses, weapons, spells? Or is he a complete wild card?"

[Battal]

"Shadowfall's fighting technique?  Pfft.  He's probably one of the most skilled fighters in this earth.  Killed half an army with just that sickle without taking a scratch."

[Will]

"A sickle, huh? And half an army? Well. That is... worrying."

 

(Good night, guys.)

Edited October 26, 2013 by Will

[Battal]

"Yeah."  Azcar says.  "He killed the other half after his transformation was done."

 

Azcar stops at a stream to refill his canteen, then steps across to the other side.

 

"So many people died that day...my wife...my sister...my son..."

 

Azcar sighs, pausing once again. 

 

"I hope to avenge them."

[Blewcheese]

Joseph nods briskly, not wanting to get tangled in the man's thirst for vengeance.

"What do you mean by his transformation?"

[Battal]

"All Shades have 'feral forms' that they assume when threatened or in life-threatening situations.  Shadowfall's, however, is incredibly powerful.  It can only be assumed through a lengthy ritual, which can take days.  We need to stop him before he can complete the ritual, or it's over."

 

Azcar helps the group over a large fallen tree, then continues.

 

"Apparently, though, he has not yet escaped.  If we can reach him before he breaks free, our job is far simpler."

[Blewcheese]

Joseph nods.

"But for now, he's fairly helpless, correct? We shouldn't have too much trouble if we get there in time?"

[drako125]

"Exactly my pshycic friend. If we get there in time, we can stab, burn and pshycic him to death."

[Will]

I have a feeling that when we enter to defeat him, he will be released. It would be too easy to just walk in, and blast him while he is still chained up."

[Ellebelly24]

"But we are gonna stop him before he gets too powerful right?"

[Will]

"Hopefully, yes. We need to destroy it as soon as possible."

[Blewcheese]

Joseph nods.

"We'd better get a move on, then. Who knows what kind of stuff we'll run into on the way."

[Battal]

The group reaches the field they had traversed before.  A large pack of buffalo-like animals has moved in, however, and are calmly eating grass.  Azcar, however, keeps a large distance from the group and the buffalo.

 

"They're in mating season."  Azcar says.  "Best to stay away from them now."

[Battal]

(I hate double posting)

Reaching the edge of the field, the group fords a river ("Don't let the water touch me!  Gahh!") and then enters a forest.

[Blewcheese]

(Sorry... Didn't have much to say. Or, much that Joseph would want to say.)

Joseph looks around at the surrounding trees, eager to test out the extent of his new abilities. However, he recollects what Will told him, and decides to wait on it. He uses his non-gloved hand to use telekinesis in order to move some of the brush out of the group's line on sight, so that they could see if something jumped out at them.

"So, this world, how big is it? Compared to earth?"

[Battal]

"That is a very good question.  From what I've collected, both in my travels and others, is that this world is absolutely vast.  The size of continents, perhaps.  No one's ever explored the whole thing."

[Blewcheese]

"No one, huh? Any idea how many people there are? Or... Were?"

He dreads the thought of how many people may have arrived and died to the horrors of all the monsters that they had faced so far.

[Will]

"Well, that depends. There is not just one world. There are multiple. Not necessarily lots, as the worlds eventually break down. Who knows how many are here. Or how long this world has left until we have to move to the next world."

[Battal]

"There are quite a few people.  Some have been here since the beginning.  Others from when Maxwell brought us."

 

 Azcar pushes his way out of the forest's edge, then addresses Will.

 

"Those multiple worlds were created by Maxwell, as you probably know.  However, this is the original world, created by Them with the specific purpose of holding Shadowfall."