Shadowfall

[Blewcheese]

"None of those things. From the sound of it, Wrath sacrificed itself to save the rest of its mind. When Joseph awakes, he will no longer have the ability to feel rage. Or anger. At all."

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Edited December 12, 2013 by Blewcheese

[Battal]

"Oh.  Well, given the fact that his head was self-destructing when we left, I was expecting the worst."

[Blewcheese]

Pops nods.

"Under the circumstances, that was the best possible solution. However... He will fail in battle. Especially against more potent enemies."

[Battal]

Jakob shrugs.  "Good thing I'm here, then."  He says jokingly.

[Blewcheese]

Pops snorts, but remains silent.

(There. Arc done.)

[Will]

(Welp, I guess it's my turn for an arc. Here goes nothing.)

"Well, great. We just lost some of our offensive power. I know I sound like a broken record, but we need to find Will. Did he die with you guys or not?"

[Battal]

"Well, from what I remember, Shadowfall sliced Dark Will's head off...but we lost Will back at the temple.  Haven't seen him since."

[Ellebelly24]

"Yeah, what Jakob said."

Edited December 12, 2013 by Ellebelly24

[Will]

"Well, Dark Will will work just fine. We need to find him. How soon will Joseph be ready for travel?"

[Ellebelly24]

"To me it seems like a very long time. Damnit! Why couldn't it have been sloth...?"

[Blewcheese]

Joseph mumbles some odd words before flickering his eyes open.

"Oh, man... It was like a fever dream."

[Battal]

"Oh, good.  You're awake." Jakob says, walking over to Joseph.

[Blewcheese]

"Yeah. What happened...?"

Pops cuts in.

"Nothing. You just knocked out. You must not be getting enough sleep."

This time, Pops uses telekinesis. He addresses the entire group, all but Joseph.

'Don't tell him about Wrath. Or anything that went on in there.'

[Battal]

"Uhh, yeah.  None of us blame you, a lot of crazy stuff has been going on."  Jakob says, playing along with the charade.

[Blewcheese]

Joseph shrugs.

"Alright, so what's the deal? What's going on?"

[Ellebelly24]

"What are you talking about?"

*Snowfall gets out of the hug (because she was hugging Joseph*

"We are gonna start searching for Dark Will now."

*She smiles*

"I'm glad that when you fell, you didn't get into a coma. Because when you became unconscious, you fell to the ground really hard."

[Battal]

"Oh, nothing much."  Jakob says.

 

​Meanwhile, back at the Islands...

 

Shadowfall gazed out into the seething blackness.  The Void was...interesting, to say the least.  An interesting backdrop for his grand finale.

He was waiting for someone.  They were late.  But of course, with the Warriors dead, he had all the time in the world.  There was no rush.  He could take the time to oversee every detail.  Mistake could mean failure.  And after a thousand years of biding his time, Shadowfall would not let a mistake ruin everything.

 

Ah, at last.  Here he came, rushing nervously up the path.  Upon reaching Shadowfall, the man collapsed to the ground in a shaky bow.  He was pathetic in every way of the word, but he had his uses.  

 

"I'm so sorry for being late, friend!  I know how you don't like it when I'm late, but surely poor Manestro's greatest and bestest friend will forgive-"

 

Shadowfall kicked the grovelling fool in the chest.  The sound of ribs snapping was music to his ears.  As were the screams as he crawled away in pain.

 

"What have I told you about calling me friend?"  Shadowfall said calmly after the wails had died down to wimpers.  "Really, it would do you good to remember what I say."

 

 Shadow tendrils wrapped around the man, lifting him into the air.  They moved like living things, pulsuating and twisting around him.  His cries of pain slowly stopped as the shadows entered his body, shifting bones back into place and mending punctured lungs.

[Blewcheese]

Joseph nods, and stands up.

"Okay. What are we waiting for then?"

(Waw. Das intense.)

Edited December 12, 2013 by Blewcheese

[Ellebelly24]

*Snowfall gets up helping Joseph up. She looks nervously at Jakob*

"I dunno...?"

[Battal]

(He wants to destroy the human race.  Of course he's going to be brutal.)

[Blewcheese]

(I thought he just wanted to destroy everything in general...)

[Battal]

(Yeah, that too.)

[Blewcheese]

(Well then. The best part is, Joseph won't even be mad at him.)

[Battal]

Shadowfall set the man down once more, his ribs completely healed.

 

"Thank...you...master..."  He croaks.

 

"​Silence."  The demon commands.  "What have you learned about the second beacon?"

[Battal]

(DP)

 

"Well, I mean, Manestro has been searching very hard, master, but poor Manestro has been-"

 

Another kick.  Another shatter.  Another scream.  But this time, Shadowfall was no longer calm.  That beacon was his one weakness, the one thing that could turn his plan into a pile of rubble and cinders.  He bent down, grasping his gloved hand around the sputtering fools throat.  He stood, raising the man into the air so his shoes were a foot from the ground.

 

"I shall not stand for another failure, mortal.  That beacon must be destroyed.  I have instructed you, and you alone with this chance.  If you do not succeed again..."

 

Shadowfall let out a cold laugh.

 

"Well, I'm sure there are plenty who would accept the task."

 

He dropped the man, sending him collapsing to the ground.  He looked up in fear as Shadowfall walked away.

 

"But, my master, how will Manestro search with his injuries?"

 

In response, Shadowfall's tendrils produced a roll of parchment and some honey.

 

"Figure it out." He said, walking towards the half-constructed obelisk rising into the sky.