Shadowfall

[Battal]

While Pops tries his best, the closeness to the Vortex makes it almost impossible to do anything.  A few droplets fly off course - nothing more.

[Blewcheese]

"Drat."

Pops scans the area, his eyes resting on one of the craggy rocks.

"Come help me lift this."
He goes towards it and proceeds to try and lift it.

[Ellebelly24]

*Snow and Star go to help*

"Th-there you go!"

[Blewcheese]

Joseph also helps carry the rock, and Pops leads them back to the waterfall.
"We're going to throw this thing at the waterfall. Ready? One... Two... Three... Go!"

The boulder is sent towards the waterfall, and Pops hopes it will succeed where his telekinesis has failed.

[Battal]

The boulder, rather anticlimatically, simply dissolves like the pebbles.

[Blewcheese]

Pops groans.

"Should have seen that coming."

He takes out the canteen, and looks at the level of liquid. It is dangerously low.

"Any other ideas?"

[Ellebelly24]

"I guess I could try and freeze it..."

[Blewcheese]

"If you can, that would be great."

[Ellebelly24]

"I doubt I can..."

*Snow stands by the waterfall concentrating on it being frozen*

[Battal]

Just as Pop's telekinesis failed, so does Snowfall's ice magic.

[Ellebelly24]

"Damn..."

[Blewcheese]

"Right. Well, I guess we don't have very many other options..."

Pops pours half of the remaining green liquid from the canteen in the dirt by the waterfall. The matter slowly begins to change, and soon there is a ladder leading down to the bridge.

[Battal]

Even after years of working with them, Shadowfall was still impressed by the speed at which shades could work.  The spire rose, nearly completed, high into the sky.  It was a masterpiece. Four iron spikes protruded from the obelisk every couple meters, and the entire structure was covered in softly glowing runes.  The shades brought the last piece, the topping stone, an ebony skull covered with more runes.  The shades climbed the spire, carrying the heavy object with ease.  With precision, they lowered the skull onto the obelisk's top.  It fit perfectly, and with a sound like a massive bell, the runes erupted with a harsh red light.

[Blewcheese]

(Oh snap, what just happened?)

Pops goes down the ladder, Joseph following behind. They look at the bridge before crossing and entering the stone temple.

[Battal]

The Obelisk is a power container for Shadowfall, sorta like a giant battery.  Once his prisoners are in place, he will begin to channel energy into it.  When it is fully charged, he will drain the power from it all at once, allowing him to go Destroyer-of-everything mode.  Much like the new Kindle Fire 666 (Only available at Maulmart and related stores), it has a very short charge time.  The group have about 7 days to defeat Shadowfall.

[Blewcheese]

(7 days? Is it just a coincidence that Christmas is in seven days? (IF YOU WAIT 43 MINUTES OKAY DONT JUDGE MEEEEE)

[Battal]

I had no idea Christmas was that soon.  Just a coincidence.

And in that case, our heroes won't be having a happy holiday.

[Blewcheese]

(No, obviously they'll kill Shadowfall in six days and have a happy Christmas with obelisk ruins and shadow demon corpse. It'll be great.)

[Battal]

(What if I told you that nope.)

 

Ahh, here they were.  The prisoners, the poor souls who would feed his power.  They were in circular metal cages, each one specially crafted for them.  The irritating scientist...a poor farmer...an incessant cart driver...and many more.  The shades placed them down before the Spire, the prisoners facing Shadowfall.  They probably expected him to speak.  But speech comes in many forms.  Shadowfall simply raised his arms, and shadows poured out from beneath him.  They formed tendrils, each of which wrapped themselves around the cages.  The prisoners cried out in horror and fear, but the demon lord had no compassion for them.  He raised the cages into the air, hanging them on the spikes protruding from the obelisk.

 

The shadow tendrils returned to Shadowfall.  Now, the show would begin.  He lowered his arms, and spoke.

 

"Eu, Spira obscura!  Pascite qui stare a vinctoque tibi!  Thesaurizate virtute sua in te!"

 

The Spire began to hum.  The prisoners began to scream in agony as their skin rotted away before their eyes.  But Shadowfall had designed the Spire this way - it would heal them while draining them.  An almost never ending source of power.  The Spire began to faintly glow, and the sky above turned black and filled with lightning...

[Blewcheese]

(What if I noped your nope so that you could no longer nope my nope-able post, thereby making it not nope-able. Side note: The cart driver... I knew he would show his face again. For better or for worse.)

[Battal]

(Everyone seem to have poems at the beginnings of their roleplays now...)

 

The group walks warily into the building.  The sound of rushing water can be heard faintly, but the dimly lit room seems to be deserted.

[Blewcheese]

(Consider yourself a trendsetter.)

Pops looks around.

"Guess we're moving forward."

He continues through the room.

[Battal]

SSsssshadey?  IsssSsSss that you?

 

The voice hisses through the the room, spoken by an unseen figure.  The voice is hissy, and female.

[Blewcheese]

"Apologies, but we are not Shadey. Who are you?"

Pops readies himself for danger.

[Battal]

NOT SssSSSSSsSSHADEY??!?!?  The voice hisses in frustration.  Why doessSsSSn't he visssSSsSsSit anymore?