The Essence of Souls [Open, PM me for bio submission]

[Blewcheese]

As dusk turns to night, it seems not even the stars can light up the world, and it is a thick black outside of the pool of light produced by the campfire.

[Ellebelly24]

(Time jump?)

[Blewcheese]

(Hold thine horses...)

Somewhere between the realm of shadows and that of the waking world, somewhere in the limbo between light and dark, Maxwell schemed. For They wouldn't have it anymore. It had been too peaceful. But what could Maxwell offer Them? Something new. Something fresh. He smirks as he gazes at the adventures through some sort of shadowy window. He knew just what to do.

[Ellebelly24]

(Now?)

[Blewcheese]

(It depends... Are Lily/Warboy asleep?)

[Ellebelly24]

*Lily puts Warboy in his Pokeball and sets the ball next to her log. She then falls asleep on the log*

[Blewcheese]

(Alrighty! @Lord_Battal and @DaverGamer, you still in this? Things are gonna go down... Or at least I hope they are.)

[Battal]

(I'm ready.  Kinda interesting, bad things are about to happen in Shadowfall as well...)

[Blewcheese]

(What if they're the same world... Ermahgerd conspiracies4life)

As the group slumbers, three cloaked figures emerge from the dense forest in the early morning. The group's sleep is interrupted by the feel of cold iron as the figures press blades against each of their throats, however, they miss Oxyklne.

Edited December 4, 2013 by Blewcheese

[Ellebelly24]

*Lily looks straight up, feeling with her hand for the pokeball*

Edited December 4, 2013 by Ellebelly24

[Blewcheese]

(Yup, tis done.)

[Battal]

Oxryklne sleeps lazily on in the tree trunk, completely unaware of the outside evens.

[Battal]

Okay, how did I post on the wrong thread?

Edited December 4, 2013 by Lord_Battal

[Ellebelly24]

(@Blewcheese, we need you here too.)

[Blewcheese]

(Because I'm playing mind games on you.)

Barry breaks into a cold sweat, hands above his head.

"E-excuse me, sirs... Can we help y-you?"

Give us everything you own.

All three of the cloaked people speak in unison, in a dull yet garbled voice.

[Ellebelly24]

"Um, here is my stuff."

*She points to her bag at the end of her log, silently sneaking her pokeball into her shirt sleeve*

[Battal]

Oxryklne hears the voice and awakens.

<Hmm?  What was that?>

[Blewcheese]

The cloaked man near Lily snaps his fingers, and the bag appears next to him.

We understand you have a... "Pokemon" in your possession.

Meanwhile, the cloaked man near Barry grabs his guitar.

[Ellebelly24]

"I lost him..."

*she fakes her sadness incredibly well, it's almost impossible to tell she's faking it*

"I don't know where he disappeared to last night"

[Battal]

Oxryklne grunts.  <Of course, marauders in the night!  I knew I should've set up a guard.>

He crawls out of the log and yells at the cloaked men.  <Hey!  Unhand my friends, or I shall act with extreme prejudice!>

Edited December 4, 2013 by Lord_Battal

[Blewcheese]

The men look at eachother.

Very well. We shall return, however, if we find you still have him. And we shall not be so merciful.

They gaze upon Oxyklne and laugh.

Pathetic bug. You can do nothing.

[Battal]

<Oh, really?  Let's see about THAT!>

Oxryklne sends out a horde of shadow tendrils.  They wrap around the figures, then begin trying to pull them apart.

[Ellebelly24]

*Lily rolls the pokeball beneath their legs, till he is in the middle*

"Okay."

*Then Warboy jumps on the man closest to Lily, and bites his arm*

[Ellebelly24]

(Hello...?)

[Blewcheese]

Before the men can slit the group's throats, they are held down by the shadow tentacles.

How interesting... A bug who dares control the shadows. You know nothing, beetle.

At that, the figures sink into the ground and only their shadows remain. The shadows slowly drift towards each other, joining up and forming some unrecognizable mass of shadows on the surface.