soulping | hiyo haato

Well, yeah, but like... Under a 25% chance it's going to kill me.

That depends on you. There's someone there that needs your help, though.

How immensely helpful. Okay, let's go.

[ She offers you her hand. ]

Take it.

[she hesitates for a moment, but takes it]

[ you hear the sound of a heart beat

the inside of the house disappears

and you find yourself out in a graveyard. toward the front, there is a single gravestone and a woman sweeping leaves, but you have phased in close to a covered stone well, the top of which begins to rattle as you try to get your bearings. ]

There's someone trapped here. Will you help them?

[is it the same woman who was in the house with her a moment ago? either way, she's hesitating once more before speaking]

Yeah... What do I do?

[ no, the young girl that was with you in the house is still with you, talking to you now. the woman sweeping is someone else entirely. ]

Remove the lid.

...Can I ask who's in there before I do?

I don't know their name. A girl.

Okay...

[removing the lid]

[ It's very heavy. Even with all of your strength, you find it difficult to move—almost as if something is trying to keep it in place. ]

[turning back to the girl]

You sure it's a good idea to move this?

[ she seems to have mysteriously disappeared. there's still banging coming from underneath the well-cover. HUH... ]

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Really?

[sighs and then heads over to the woman who's sweeping]

Hello?

[ The young woman sweeping has a right arm made of bone and nothing more; her left eye is a mismatched-golden color. Other than that and her clothing and hair-style though, she very closely resembles Roc. As Natalie approaches, she stops sweeping. ]

Hello.

...Roc? Is that you?

I am Death—as is this whole domain. But my visage is that of Hel... an alternate form that "Roc" took in a recent game.

Oh... I know what you mean.

Um, so this place represents death?

That's correct. What does death mean to you?

...Why do you want to know?

[she tries to keep the suspicion out of her voice, but some leaks in regardless]

Death, its potential immediacy, the consequences of it--these are all considerations that weigh heavily on Roc's mind, things she feels confusion and distress about.

[ hence the grave that has her name on it ]

Okay. Um... If this is your place, do you know who's underneath that lid?

There is a defiled creature of unknown name and origins in the well. It would be good to dispose of it, but I would not recommend such a task for someone who does not feel up to it.

...It's probably better if I leave it for someone who can fight.

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