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Posted: Wed May 14, 2025 7:53 pm
The sound of footsteps echoing down the hall was heard as Thelka made her way down the deserted halls of the arena flanked by two men in black uniforms.
Her message had been clear: since she had not been placed on the card, the time was right to finally tie up loose ends.
She finally slowed her cadence as she reached her destination. She nodded at one of the guardsmen who began pounding on the door to GBL's locker room door.
"HERR LIGHTNING! OPEN UP!"
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2025 2:42 am
The sound of the voice was enough to startle one individual within the room. The door opened and to one's surprise? A seven foot monster with orange-red hues staring down upon the soul banging on the door. The wrath of the Eclipse did not seem amused, but he remained silent as the one she had been looking for would show up, giving a nudge to the man that guards the chains.
"Chill, Chill. I told you this day would come," GBL spoke before glancing to Thelka. The Black and Blue Lotus seemed to be the persona of the day as he would motion for the other to step on in. "By the way? The pounding and yelling? Not exactly necessary." The room before them would be indeed the room of chains. A room with lights on in several places, but walls of chains hanging from the ceiling made one wonder what may be the purpose of any of it.
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2025 2:53 pm
The two guards nervously looked around as Thelka addressed GBL. "While I would apologize for what you deem the unnecessary noise, unfortunately HE disagrees and deemed it necessary. Time is short and we can no longer afford any delays."
She turned to one of the guards and whispered something to him. He promptly clicked his heels and saluted before turning and nearly ran out of the room.
"Quite the setup you have here. Is it always this... dreary and run down?"
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2025 3:53 pm
“Rushing a chaos fueled madhouse is only a recipe for disaster, but you are but the messenger just as am I,” he commented as he stopped to collect a chain with a link dabbed in red. Wrapping it around his wrist and hand, he’d proceed forward with the Wrath staying back. Approaching a door, he’d step on in expecting the other to follow.
“We’re not much for decoration. That cheery fellow with a stare that’ll kill keeps to the chains. As I act as the messenger or agent of chaos, he’s the gatekeeper, if you will. Maintains and watches over the chains that represent an unbound fate. Think of them as our way monitor others. This chain? Dabbed in red that represents the lost. One that’s chained down, unable to escape. This will lead us to our lost soul,” he explained. The room he had entered could only be described as an endless limbo. As of trapped by the night sky, itself. Stars were viewable with a low fog hiding their every step. Occasional whispers echoed around them, some laughter could follow.
“As we get closer, you’ll ‘hear’ her voice. From there, follow the voice and make the choice. Obviously, you’re here to break her from her lost fate.”
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2025 4:50 pm
Thelka stepped back as she kept a wary eye on GBL. "Charming, quite charming. Unfortunately I regret to inform you that I will not be joining you any further. He has asked to be the one." A knock on the door gave her pause. "And speak of the devil and he shall appear."
She turned to open the door and a young woman nervously entered followed by a man in black, his features obscured by his hood.
"Herr Lightning, at last our paths meet again." The man drew back his hood to reveal the familiar ghoulish visage of Erynys Reich. "It's been quite a while, hasn't it. Surprised to see me?"
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Posted: Fri May 16, 2025 4:08 pm
“Really?” A question that popped without restraint as he felt rather irritated over this newfound information. “A lot of problems could be resolved so easily if we just directly do things rather than send so many people with messages,” he stated aloud which… what could he do but accept the insanity. Hearing his name pop up once more, he’d look to the arrival of Reich.
“I’ll be real with you? At this rate, I wouldn’t be surprised if I’m mauled by Blue Angel or struck down by the first German I pissed off— how is it I’m always on a German s**t list— no no. Don’t get distracted,” he spoke out, trailing off down memory lane. Lifting up the arm with the chain and shaking it, he had to bring out one last question. “Anyone else, or we good? We can venture off?”
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Posted: Fri May 16, 2025 4:39 pm
"Now now, is that any way to greet an old friend. Besides, without a sense of mystery or anticipation or dread, this would get rather boring, wouldn't you think?"
He turned momentarily to Thelka and gave her an embrace and he whispered something in her ear to which she nodded before turning on her heel. The younger woman hurried after Thelka and embraced the Austrian in a long and seemingly emotional embrace. Thelka nodded and whispered what seemed like words of encouragement to the younger woman before Thelka turned and exited the room, taking the guards with her.
"Finally, just the three of us. And I do believe we are ready unless you had questions."
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Posted: Fri May 16, 2025 5:31 pm
“Kinda friendlier than how most my greetings go these days.” Speaks the man that’s been on a violent run these days with aggressors and the innocent. “My entertainment comes in a different fashion. To each their own,” he spoke as he began walking, following the sway of the chain he had in hand. The sooner this would be finished, the better. He’d much rather get on with his life and career and not have to worry about jesters and freaks coming for him each week all due to a problem that wasn’t his own.
The silent void of eternal night, with the winds of whispers that’ll tease the calm over this realm. “Guess I’ll welcome you to Moxcy’s limbo. This world is for the lost finding their way. Sometimes they’ll find their way. Others? …” that’s when he’d hold up the chain to show the lost soul they were looking to retrieve. “As for why? That’s on the soul. Lost? Confused? Undeceive? Or maybe they just gave up. Can’t say.”
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Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 7:35 pm
"I'm sure." Reich replied calmly. "Allow me to rephrase the question. I'm sure you're curious as to why you were the one targeted, even though you proved to be the victor by sending poor Emiko to the void. It's because you went just a little too far in your, what did you call it...."self defense?"
Your foe was vanquished, not by you, but by love. But even then you were not satisfied, for when the mask was cast into the abyss, so was your opponent. The match SHOULD have ended there, but it didn't, did it? For you will not have forgotten that your strike spilled redeemed blood and cast an innocent soul into darkness. You had the chance to grant mercy and instead you chose oblivion and your actions have had repercussions you never even fathomed. You left a child motherless, a spouse heartbroken and a family destroyed.
You broke the rules GBL, you have been found guilty and what has transpired since has been part of the sentencing. You sent the timeline spiraling out of control and now it's up to you to help fix it."
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Posted: Tue May 20, 2025 12:50 pm
“I spilled the blood of a foe that spilled my own. I removed a threat by any means, without question, based on what I’ve known. To what I know now? Yeah, I could have stopped. Alas, no one told me that this whole time that she was under ‘Majora’s Mask’. Being controlled by some weird mask thing was never once discussed to me, otherwise I’d knew what to focus and toss to this land of eternal night. No one told me or warned me of what Queen Oni was, and no one sure as hell stopped me in that match. You can blame me all you want for the destruction of a family, but I’m much more innocent in this just like our lost soul. The real guilty ones here are those that remained quiet while the lamb was taken to slaughter,” he spoke as he continued on the path, following the sway of the chain.
“As for the timeline, it’s fine. The only thing I’ve broken is fate’s chains on all of us that seek a better future. Your higher power, your deities wanna be mad over such petty matters? Nah, they need to learn to mind their own. Nothing governs the free world, and control is an illusion. I’m only doing this because I pity those not actually involved. If I didn’t care, I’d leave her to break free on her own or disappear. Hell, right now? You could be as much a prisoner if I willed it. So let’s chill with this finger pointing and get this over with.”
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Posted: Tue May 20, 2025 4:46 pm
"Then perhaps in the future, being prudent will help server you well as otherwise the hasty stroke goes oft astray. I understand why you did it as you deemed her a threat, but please consider looking at all avenues before striking out next time? As for the timelines, I would usually agree with you, but when issues start arising that interfere in my business directly, then it's clear that I must act. This has nothing to do with orders from deities or a higher power. I'm doing this to set things right."
Having said his oeace, he followed along with Key behind him. There wasn't much to see in the shadows and any whispers he heard, he didn't recognize. "How will we know if we are getting close. You said we could hear something?"
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Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 3:25 pm
“You have no reason to worry about what I do. I’ve may have lost my mind, but I remain as this company’s overseer. The guardian angel of the wwfg.” He stated his old moniker that he had called himself throughout the years. A nod given as he moved along, fingers messing with the chain links in hand. “Listen to the voices that speak to you. As you near your desire, they become louder. Now don’t get me wrong. They could be her voice, or they could be voices that taunt her or you. All depends on both of your mental states. This realm knows your emotions.”
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Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 5:36 pm
He nodded as he calmed himself and gave Key a reassuring smile as they traveled on into the gloom. "What of the mask? Is it possible it survived its fall into the void or are all things destroyed once they enter here?
He began to feel multiple presences, though none or them felt even remotely close to the one they were searching for.
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2025 1:54 am
"Inanimate object. Couldn't even begin to tell you what happened to it. Picked up by another lost soul? Destroyed by Moxcy's will? Perhaps the demon within wandered off to a new realm or has found a new object to haunt? We'll learn about it when we do." He told his guests as he did not have much knowledge of the mask other than it was probably around there or just lost. He wasn't about to dust around the fog to find something that was the root cause of all this grief.
His eyes did dart around with the voice of the shadows making their presence known. He seem to be listening into everything before motioning them to take on the lead. "Up ahead should be our target. The chain's pull is growing stronger."
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2025 5:01 pm
He nodded as he looked to keep up. "Keep an eye out for the mask, but stay close by and let me know when you find it." He whispered to Key, who nodded nervously and began
His pulse quickened as GBL believed that we were getting close to what they were looking for.
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