We Are Our Avatars V (Closed)

[Furioso]

OoC: @Nile, aww I wanted the happy vision thing >_<

"Hmph, well that was quite foolish of me... that whole experience gave me some ideas for the future though." looking down at the thing that had replaced his finger, he began to yell at it "As for whatever you are, I'll have you know that my willpower knows no bounds. If you attempt to take over my body, I assure you that you will be met with a resistance impossible to overcome!"

Fenrich could do nothing for his Lord, but in his mind he vowed to shred the throat of whomever was behind this.

 

[TilMorrow]

OOC: @Drak: For the moment yes.
@Dot: Oh you've made it much easier for Rex to experience the part that comes after. The mist is still thick btw.
@Fur: Nop, Valvatorez gets the evil finger monster and painful visions. If he runs for the docks he still might get some happy visions with Fenrich.

The thing that was now part of Valvatorez's finger nibbled on his nerves.

As Nem walks beside the Disciple, she would hear a calm and quiet voice speak as if it were coming from the air. "You are of godkind aren't you? That is why you do not caress yourself in a pleasant dream of what you desire before the truth rips through?"

 

[Furioso]

Valvatorez glared at the thing on his finger. He thought for a moment before deciding. In one quick movement, he brought out his sword, and sliced the finger off below where the mass was. "...Come Fenrich, we shouldn't have tried this alone in the first place. Let us find our comrades." The two headed for the docks, as Valvatorez's healing abilities stopped the bleeding in seconds.

 

[TilMorrow]

As the mass dissolved into a black shadowy smoke, the stump that was now Valvatorez's finger had a small black dot appear in the centre of it. Slowly that dot became a small mound before fully returning to the shape of and replacing the faux finger that had been there before.

 

[Furioso]

OoC: Last post

 

[Outisakanobody]

"I am not a god, no. Merely a muse. And, I know far too much about magic to be fooled into thinking that it could bring such pleasures. Certainly not without a very dear price." Nem said easily, even chuckling near the beginning of her statement.

Echo continued enjoying her vision.

OOC: Ooooo. @Furi, you're going to have to pull an Evil Dead 2 on this one.

 

[DotSlash]

Rex shakes his head stunned as he comes to in the real world. With the thick mist all around him, he keeps low and aimlessly wanders around the Warhammer, trying to find an exit. He slips on his headphones to cancel out the screams as he looks down at his chain. To his surprise, Erica audibly talks to him.

[color=bb1100] "...Don't mention it, kid. Even if it's taken you forever, you haven't stopped trying." [/color]
[color=008888] "Heh... Even before I said anything..." [/color]
[color=bb1100] "It's been long enough that I know what you're thinking... usually. Anyway, stay low for now. This mist is screwing with my sensing abilities right now." [/color]

[hr]

Yukino starts lifted up and tossed into the crowd of cheering clansmen, laughing and shouting as well, soaking up the moment. Her smile decreases a bit as she sees an out-of-place, blue haired foxgirl dressed in a gray tanktop and black jeans. The girl's silhouette is periodcally obscured by what looks like TV static. She simply shakes her head at Yukino before walking away. Yukino, stunned, decides to follow the girl, the crowd not far behind.

 

[Furioso]

OoC: @Nile, you bastard. Alright, waiting on you to say when they get affected by happy dust
"Ha! You're a feisty one... I'll have to think of something later." The two reached the area of the docks

 

[TilMorrow]

OOC: @Fur: I guess you can say the thing is... *sunglasses* getting on Val's nerves! YYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAHHHHHH!
Well let's say they walked into the dome surrounding the docks without knowing it and they can feel a strange sensation pulling them in further whilst forcing them to forget about leaving and as they get closer to the quays, the mist gets thicker until the visions begin.

"A muse... Where would you place yourself in the movements of existence?" The quiet voice calmly asked Nem again.

[hr]

The delusions were all well and good for those experiencing them but as they carried on, things started to seem to get a little darker. Almost as if the world they were if was fading away. As Rex was making his way through the mist, it would appear to start darkening before him as if he was entering a tunnel whichever direction he took through the thickness.

 

[Furioso]

OoC: @Nile, so are my characters in happy land yet?

 

[TilMorrow]

OOC: @Fur: Just edited my previous post saying yes... practically.

 

[Outisakanobody]

"Oh, I do my best to stay out of the way. Have as little effect on things as possible. Less to worry about that way. Worry lines are the worst you know." Nem said just as casually, even as she continued to frown at the slaughter around her.

Echo was still enjoying herself, though she noticed the place she was performing in growing darker, like the lights were going out one by one. The crowd also seemed to grow slightly quieter.

 

[DotSlash]

As Yukino kept running after the silhouette, the forest around her seemed to begin to get darker, the crowd's cheers becoming more and more distant from her as if they had stopped at some point. Yukino looked back and saw that some of the people were beginning to fade away into the blackness. She growls to herself as she begins to walk into the darkness, her eyes starting to brim with hate of her dream being taken from her.

[hr]

As the mist darkens, Rex just lies down on his belly, stopping for the moment.
[color=008888] "Damn it... It'll be a miracle if I manage to even find a wall in here..." [/color]

 

[Furioso]

Valvatorez was suddenly in a sunny meadow, filled with lush grass and a pleasant breeze. He looked down at his hand, which was whole again. Looking back up he saw an army in the distance, one that appeared to be from the 1600's. Off to the side was a medical tent, from within Valvatorez could make out a woman with pink hair. "Wha? Could it? Artina!" He rushed towards the location

Fenrich awoke to blackness. As his eyes adjusted he could make out a throne looming before him

 

[Drakmorg]

As Rozalin finally opened her eyes, having had them closed the entire time she was hugging her "parents", she noticed things getting darker and seeming to fade. As it began to feel like she was no longer holding onto something, she began to outright panic. "No...no no no no no!" She yelled, repeating the word over and over again with greater intensity.
[hr]

Yukimaru continued to look around, though she seemed worried as things started to darken. [color=01B7FF]"Huh? What's going on, zam?"[/color] She pondered as her brother's hand seemed to lose corporeality for her, causing her own to pass right through it. She simply stood where it had left her, in the middle of her village, as things grew darker and darker.

 

[TilMorrow]

OOC: @Fur: Let's just say the following part is a little delayed for Valvatorez and Fenrich in order to let them enjoy their dreams a bit.

"So you do not take responsibility?" the Disciple asked as the Warhammer loomed in front of her clear as day through all the mist and she saw those in the group still enthralled by what their minds gave them as well one that was trying to fight it but failing.

[hr]

Soon the delusions led to the members of the group only seeing pitch blackness as if their eyes were closed as they could hear only the sound of their breathing. Then when they opened their eyes they would see, hear and feel again the truth of life as they awoke at the time of their worse moment/memory in their entire existence and re-experienced it all.

[hr]

As Eve awoke, she looked around the large chamber she was in as terror slowly dawned on her face. "No..." She got up and ran to a window and as she stared outside with total horror. "NO! This never happened! This never happened!" she screamed as she looked out at the events taking place outside before a thumping sound could be heard nearby.

 

[Outisakanobody]

"I take responsibility for what I do and cause. Nothing more, nothing less." Nem said pointedly, her annoyance showing through a bit.

As Echo's dream collapsed, she started to panic. Then she saw...She saw she was with her sister. She was out with Anna, in their favorite flower field. They often played her together, though their parents usually scolded them for getting their cloths dirty and ruined. On this day storm clouds seemed to roll in from nowhere. Suddenly rain was coming down in thick, stinging sheets. Echo and Anna tried to run home. The reached the bridge that led back to their house, but the small wooden construct was having a difficult time dealing with the new flood waters. Echo and Anna tried to cross, but the bridge gave way and the were cast down into the raging river.

 

[DotSlash]

OoC: Fair warning: I'd consider these a bit graphic...

Spoiler: Rex

As Rex tries to shake off the darkness, he opens his eyes to see a kitchen knife in his hands, bloodied. In front of him are the corpses of his parents. His father's head bashed open and practically gushing. The remains of numerous shattered bottle of vodka and whiskey scattered all around him. His mother laid there with numerous stab wounds and a belt in her hands. As Rex looks down at his now childlike body, he lifts up his shirt, shaking all the while. All the scars from the abuse he had taken were still there, the new ones that sent him over the edge still there and bleeding. He drops to his knees for a moment and starts crying, letting the tears stream down his face.

[color=008888] "....Was I right to do this? Am I justified as a person...? Sure... they weren't the most perfect parents... but... did they deserve this.... by my hands, no less...? ....Do I.... even deserve to... [small]live......?[/small]" [/color] Rex starts choking on his tears, the frantic screams from Erica to snap him out of it failing to reach him for the moment, with all the darkest moments starting after this event starting to play in his head.

[hr]

Spoiler: Yukino

As Yukino reopens her eyes, she's holding her sword again. However, the smiling faces that had greeted her were all not burning bodies on the floor. The entire village was in flames and screams of terror and pain echoed everywhere. Yukino looked down at the now 14 year old hand and saw her beloved katana completely drenched with blood. She moves it out of her sight, only to see the body of her beloved Haruka on the floor, the pale gray eyes of the old healer still staring straight at the foxgirl, seemingly into her soul. The healer just gives Yukino a calm smile before reaching out and touching her face. [color=bb66bb] "I know you didn't do this... but I still.... hate you..." [/color] The hand slowly dropped as Haruka died. Yukino couldn't even see through her tears as she feels her body jerk backward. As she looks at her arm, a single white thread with a bit of blood on it pulled her away from the burning village, the cries of her clan still ringing in her ears...

 

[Furioso]

OoC: @Nile to keep up I'll combine 2 posts

Spoiler: Valvatorez happy vision

Valvatorez ran up to the pink haired girl "Artina! I've come back in time, you must listen, follow me!"
"Umm... ok Mr Weirdo Vampire..." she said as she was led away from the war camp.

Later, on a hill, Valvatorez and Artina looked as military officers searched the medical tent. "They were going to kill you you know. Just for saving the life of an enemy soldier..."

"What? They would never do that, I know them!"

"...I suppose it doesn't matter whether or not you believe me... but now that I'm here, I need to fulfill our promise before anything happens..." Valvatorez's hands began to glow black.

Artina giggled "Sure thing Mr. Weirdo, give me your best shot!" As soon as she said this, Valvatorez turned to her, and the two of them were swallowed into a black hole. A minute later, the two emerged. Artina was white faced and shaking, obviously terrified beyond belief.

"Well? Have I completed the terms of our promise?"

"Y-y-yes, y-you have. G-g-go on..." Valvatorez turned to her, and leaned in close before sinking his fangs into her neck.

Spoiler: Fenrich happy vision

Fenrich looked towards the throne. Before him sat Valvatorez, complete and absolute ruler of the entire universe. Feared by all, and all whom opposed him utterly destroyed.

[hr]

Spoiler: Valvatorez bad vision

Valvatorez opened his eyes to see Artina gone. Looking around from the same hill, he looked back into the camp. There he saw Artina, tied to a post in the middle of the camp. Before he could react, or even call out, the soldiers gathered there simultaneously fired at Artina.

Spoiler: Fenrich bad vision

"...and here you shall toil for the rest of your days, former Tyrant Lord Valvatorez!" was what Fenrich heard as he groggilly looked around, having suddenly blacked out after being in the throne room. Fenrich discovered that he was no longer in the throne room of his Lord. Instead, he was in Hades, prison of the Netherworld. Beside him was Valvatorez, who said "Ah, you're awake Fenrich! I've taken the liberty of volunteering myself for the job of a Prinny Instructor! Now, I know what you're thinking, I bet you're thinking of how I'm going to do that when my health deteriorates every day? I have the answer! I've been researching this funny little fish called a "sardine," you should hear about these things, it's marvelous! I'll have my power back in no time!" Fenrich let out an anguished cry that reverberated through Hades.

 

[Drakmorg]

Rozalin shut her eyes and cried as it felt like happiness itself was being forcibly torn out of her. She fell to her knees and sobbed for several moments.
In reality, the Four-Leaf Clover Mark appeared in the air in front of Rozalin. The mist seemed to have some sort of effect on it, causing visible cracks to appear in the light that made up and arcane glyphs and symbols of the mark. Anyone who could sense magical power would feel the immense strength of the magic making up the mark seem to deplete slightly as the cracks formed and grew.

Spoiler: Rozalin's Nightmare

As Rozalin opened her eyes, things seemed...off. She was being held in the arms of a woman, the same woman from before, her mother. Though she was dressed quite differently. Rozalin noticed that the woman was significantly larger than her. Putting two and two together, Rozalin realized it was a memory from when she was a baby, probably no older than two or three years of age.

For a moment, Rozalin thought this may have just been another pleasant image, but that very quickly changed. In the next moment, things started to get hectic. Rozalin could barely tell what was going on as her mother held her tightly. She could make out a few things though, heat from fires everywhere contrasting with the cold of the snow around her, screams of pain coming from nearly every direction, the cackling of a sadist.

In an instant, everything changed again. Rozalin found herself lying on the cold snow, large patches of it looking like it has been painted red...
Her mother is laying motionless on the ground behind her. Then someone else does come into view. The man she saw as her father from before. Though Rozalin feels only terror when she sees him.

"And out of the chaos, I claim my prize." He says as he picks Rozalin up. She continues to feel nothing but fright. The man begins to cackle madly as he holds Rozalin, and Rozalin finds herself too terrified to even cry.

Spoiler: Here's a little something

[hr]

Yukimaru continues to simply stand in the middle of her village, confused as to what was going on. She shut her eyes for a few moments, and breathed deeply.

Spoiler: Yukimaru's Nightmare

Yukimaru opens her eyes to find herself back in Snow Melody once again. Only, things seemed much bigger than they did only moments ago. Yukimaru was confused by this for only a moment, the moment before things became chaotic. The air smelt of smoke and burning wood as she began to hear people screaming.

She felt terrified as a blond man came into view, setting fire to the buildings and slaughtering Snow Melody folk left and right. She feels someone grab her hand and turns to find her brother Fubuki, though her looks much younger, and yet still larger than her.
"Come on! We have to leave, now!" He shouts at Yukimaru and begins leading her by the hand once again. This time away from the village.
[color=01B7FF]"Whuh...What's going on?"[/color] Yukimaru asked, the panic in her voice obvious.
"...Just keep running." Fubuki solemnly replied.
As they began to ran, the blond man blew up a house in front of them, though he seemed unaware of their presence and proximity to it. As the house is destroyed, Fubuki finds himself unfortunate enough to receive wounds to his eyes as debris flies into his face. His boyish screams of pain fill Yukimaru with even more dread as she feels like doing nothing but breaking down and crying. Fubuki finds himself utterly helpless, falling to his knees in the face of the pain.

Yukimaru manages to fight off the urge to do nothing but cry, and instead takes action. She takes her brother's hand and runs, leading him along in his helpless state of injury. She ducks into a nearby cave a short distance from the village, bringing her brother along with her. Once she is sure that her and her brother are safe, then she allows herself to break down and cry. The two of them spent the rest of the night, crying, the two of them hugging each other as it was the only remaining comfort they had left.