soulping | [Maya's Heart]

[Maya's Heart]

[Everything goes white, almost blindingly, as you enter Eveningstar's heart.... it's so overwhelming that you forget, for a moment, what you're doing, why you're here, and details about yourself start to slip---]

[but then it all stops, abruptly, and your senses return to you]

[OOC: Channel is #quitplayingames]

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[ Yes, you are so tiny...but that doesn't seem good. ]

Eveningstar, what happened to you?

[ SUP I saw somebody being swallowed by a wall and decided to follow along. ]

Hey, are you alright? ...Both of you?

[ Nodding. ]

I'm fine, no harm done. But I have no idea what happened to Eveningstar here.

[Nightshade may notice that she has Frostmourne strapped to her back, while Io now has an oversized vcersion of this strapped to her wrist]

[But those items don't feel 'right', for some reason]

I.... Nothing's working!

Edited 2014-06-16 21:00 (UTC)

[ ....GODDAMNIT making a face briefly at that bracelet before turning back. ]

She was like this when you got here, huh...I'm guessing whatever did this is probably nearby, too.

[ Looking around to see if she can spot anything...whether a monster or something that looks like it's not "working." ]

[ Her face is equally displeased because nothing can feel right with this sword ever. ]

[ But setting that aside for now. ]

Likely. There has to be something here that can help us. What were you trying that didn't work, Eveningstar?

[In the distance, you can easy see what she's talking about. Some kind of monstrous contortion of Nyssa is attacking a group of restrained people (some of which you can recognize), as well as a bunch of black, shadowy figures with talons for hands]

I... I have to free them! But nothing's working!

[ ....Well. That brings back supremely unpleasant memories... ]

What have you tried so far? I'm sure there's got to be some way to stop this...

Right. Let's pool our ideas quickly, and try to come up with something new.

[ also going to see if i can actually wield that sword...as much as I really don't want to, if it comes to violence, swords are better than no swords, even if they are evil soul-sucking ones. ]

[you can. but it feels like it's... made of wood?]

I've been fighting them! Trying to distract them! I can't think of another plan...!

No wonder you look so injured...

[ Trying to think up alternatives, though. ]

If we could try taking them on one at a time, that would make it less dangerous...or if we could find weak points...

We could attempt to provide a distraction while freeing the captives. I doubt talking to Nyssa and those things will be of use right now...

[ tbh having it be wood is more a relief than a disappointment. though she's going to examine it closely... ]

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[it looks exactly the same, glow and all, even if it feels like wood]

[There's a particularly pained cry, and Eveningstar looks anxious]

Okay! I'll be the distraction! You two fight!

[ Eying Nightshade's sword and her...lack of sword... ]

Do you have any other weapons we could use, Eveningstar? I don't think I'm much of a brawler...

Mine feels like wood. It won't be of much help, but it should be better than nothing.

[ Would it do any of the mystical ~soul connecting~ things it normally does when she's around the real one...or is it just like holding glowing wood? ]

And I don't want you to get hurt any more, Eveningstar. Be careful.

[As soon as Io says "Weapon", her watch starts to glow....]

[If they both concentrate enough, they find that they can shoot beams with their weapons]

I don't have anything at all! But I can't just sit back and watch them---!

[And she'll start rush off, whoops]

[ ...Well that's cool. Except then mini-Star goes rushing off. ]

...Crap, guess that means we've got to get moving, too.

[ Starting to head toward the chaos as well, but keeping a close grip on her bracelet with the opposite hand - it's her "weapon", after all. ]

Right. If you want, I can get in closer, and you can stand at a distance. Since a watch can hardly make a parry.

[ Heading that way too, holding the sword a little awkwardly because all of her good sword skills are locked away...also it's a huge sword, so that doesn't help. ]

[When you arrive, you find it's already too late for one person]

[And that all of those things are converging on Star before she can even reach the rest, who are all in pretty bad shape]

[Think fast!]

Yeah, I'd appreciate that.

[ ....And then arriving to a pretty crappy situation. Well then.

Grabbing her bracelet tightly, aiming for one of the creepy things, and seeing if she can't...use it somehow...before Star gets even more hurt. ]

[ She'll be running straight at them, sort of.... pointing the sword and trying to send a laser at the one closest to Eveningstar as she gets closer to swing the sword at them properly. ]

[ And she'll be screaming to catch their attention. ]

O'thul, rasshore'a!

[ Look at me, you losers. '-' ]

[you both shoot blue lasers at one! This feels a little silly, but goes right through one the black shapes, leaving a large hole. It seems to still be moving]

[A couple of them turn their attention to Nightshade, but Nyssa is standing above one of the prone prisoners with a huge glass shard]

No! Stop!

[ Aiming another shot at Nyssa, then, since that....doesn't look good at all.

Trying to keep an eye on the ones near Nightshade to make sure she doesn't need rescuing at any point, afterward. ]

[Nyssa reflects it back, but since she's not preoccupied with Eveningstart attempting to cockblock attempting stabbings, it hits another one one of the shadows]

[UN... fortunately... Eveningstar just got stabbed in defense of one of the prisoners]

[ SHIT

Okay now let's just shoot at anything near Star for a bit since...that's an issue. ]

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