Shadowfall

[Blewcheese]

Pops sighed with relief, despite the fact that it's somewhat odd to sigh when entering a graveyard from civilization rather than vice versa.

[Battal]

The sun grows low in the sky as the smoke streaks fade out of sight completely.  Crickets begin to play their nightly song, and in a nearby river, frogs begin to croak.  Without the boiling dark clouds overhead visible, it feels almost...peaceful.

 

Of course, a facade.

 

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In the town of Greenwood, Preist Lardbath hurriedly lights the candles at the altar.  He holds a small burning stick up to the wick of each one, his hands shaking with fear.  When all four are lit, he bows down and covers his head with his hands.

 

The bloodred wax melts off the candles in seconds.  The fluid seems to have a mind of its own, whipping about to and fro.  Eventually, it settles into a pentagram shape.  The wax ignites with dark fire, and tendrils of darkness whip out of the chapel's dark places, forming the shape of a tall, hooded being.

 

I hope you have a good reason for calling me here.  Shadowfall spits.  What is it you have to tell me?

 

Priest Lardbath risks a glance at the demon.  "O Angel of death..."  He begins in a stuttering voice, "The...the corrupt came into our town on this day...they...they had an Advocate of **** with them..."

 

Shadowfall's eyes show no emotion but cold hate.  And tell me, mortal...where did they go? 

 

"I know not,"  The preist says, his voice full of panic.  "I tried to enlighten the of the greatness of our Lord, but they-"

 

I do not care about your attempts, slave.  Shadowfall hisses.  You have failed me, and you know what that means.

 

"NO!"  The priest cries.  "PLEASE, MERCY!  PLEASE!"

 

He turns to flee, but the shadows had already grabbed him, driving themselves through his body as they raised him, screaming, into the bell tower.

 

 

The villagers of Greenwood awoke to the church bell ringing.  A few men grabbed lanterns and entered the chapel, to find Priest Lardbath hanging by his neck from the churchbell rope.  Blood from multiple cuts on his chest had dripped onto the ground, forming the words:

 

YOUR EXECUTIONER HAS COME

[Percival]

[Will]

Violet looks down at the ground, before she suddenly speaks.

"We have to go back."

[Blewcheese]

"Go back? That's ridiculous. We're running out of time as is."

[Battal]

(I expected that reaction.  Now bring in a char or go away.)

[Will]

"They need to die. Those priests... they're the real monsters. We need to go back and kill them all. Liberate the civilians. They might be able to help. Be cannon fodder, at worst."

Edited March 12, 2014 by Will

[Blewcheese]

"Perhaps the civilians don't want to be freed. Beliefs can drive a man a long way. We have no time for something so uncertain."

[Battal]

As the group talks, they hear crying nearby.

[Will]

"Um.. does anyone else hear crying? Hello? Are you lost?"

[Battal]

The crying abrubtly stops, and a small but familiar voice rings out: "H-hello?"

[Will]

"Are you okay? We can help you."

[Blewcheese]

Pops nodded silently, eyes trained on the source of the crying in case it was a lure.

[Battal]

As the group gets closer, they see WIlson's companion, Willow, huddled up on the ground.  She holds close a lighter, which emits a tiny flame and a small amount of light.

[Blewcheese]

Pops peers at her. "Who are you? Why are you crying?"

[Battal]

(Oh, right...Everyone who would have known her is either dead or unconscious...)

 

(Just realized that Joseph is the only one who really survived from the beginning...)

 

The girl looks up at Pop with eyes red from tears.  "T-the bad people came...they l-locked up Mr. H-Higgsbury and they took h-him away..."

 

She explodes into tears again.

[Blewcheese]

(Here we go Joseph! Best survivor 2014!)

Pops sighed slowly. Was he truly heartless enough to ignore her pleads? "Where are the bad people?"

[Battal]

Willow just keeps sobbing.  "Please...don't leave me h-here!  D-don't leave me where the b-bad people are..."

[Blewcheese]

Pops sighs, looking at Viti and Violet. "What do you think?"

[Will]

"Of course we should help her. We'll need all the manpower we can get to stop Shadowfall. But, I think we need to find Dark Will."

(Note: Dark Will also met the original Don't Starve Cast. Battal, you can decide if Willow will recognize him or if she even was there when he was in the first place.)

[Battal]

(She's a little girl, probably not gonna do much.)

 

The girl jumps up, running to Violet.  "P-Please don't go..."

 

(And she's almost insane.  That too.

[Will]

(Okay, for a second there I thought we were going off of Raven Crow's cannon that Willow was a young adult. I need to adjust my plans now.)

 

"Don't worry. We won't leave you. The person we are looking for will help us find Wilson."

[Percival]

(Well, based on an email that some random person copied from their account that Klei supposedly sent them, Willow is around the age of a young woman, or an old teenager.)

[Blewcheese]

Pops eyes Violet. "Do you know where he is?"

[Battal]

The girl looks up at Violet.  "T-they do?"