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social_linked2017-09-06 03:36 pm
ashadowofhope) wrote in social_linked2017-09-06 03:36 pm
One True Purpose [Dungeon]
Minoru High School is... a place. It is a public school - one of many in Tokyo - that takes many students other schools wouldn't. The Principal thought all should be giving the opportunity to learn and fortunately had stricter teachers ready to assist him in this goal. Still, a welcoming leniency like this tend to bring in a rather odd assortment.
Oswald is one of those few off the oddities. Enrolled suddenly one day, he didn't seem like a student, but only an observer. He makes no effort to make friends or even join clubs, but scholastically speaking, he isn't a terrible student. Rumors circulated about him - that he was part of one of many gangs in Shibuya, he got in a fight with some students off campus and they went missing, he was a government agent (don't even ask) - but no one really knows what's the truth. He's not someone to just... approach.
And then, he didn't show up one day. More rumors, more uncertainties, but no one really missed the shadow lurking in the back of the classroom. However, there were talks of the new logo in Shibuya - some abstract fire - and they couldn't wait to see when the countdown ended.
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Option A. Welcome to Hel
Darkness... Cold, consuming shadows where barely any light enters.
But that was beyond the entrance and beyond the torches that stood at the gates, opened wide like something else had previously barged its way through. The wafting stench of old mold and old bones makes the atmosphere stagnant, mingling with the desolate chill the sought to seep into the skin.
There's not much to see if and when things can be seen.
There are the occasional Shadows that aren't aggressive carrying torches to illuminate the darkness, but those that do attack are hollow and ghostly. There aren't many floors to the dungeon, but the four that compose the place are vast and winding, and plenty of Shadows watch the group and whisper... rumors they might be all too familiar with.
And a few whisper how much he should stay and suffer.
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Option B. Cavern of Lost Souls - Mid-Boss Battle
Old Shadows with withered bodies covered in hooded cloaks carry their torches just wander the dark room, illuminating the same old scene throughout the rest of the dungeon. However, there's a door that needs a carving - a key - to be inserted on the third floor if the group wants to proceed.
So, why this room?
It was because there were more old Shadows. They almost seem to be gathering for something in this particular destination; it might as well be looked into.
---
Option C. Netherworld Shrine - Shadow Oswald
It's the final chamber and it's glamorous in many ways. Extravegant crystals which would undoubtedly earn much in monetary value. Perhaps such beauty belongs in a castle, a treasury, or just high-class jewelry. Unearthly light glows within them, keeping the room bright - and they illuminate the throne in the room.
However, though a throne is present, there's no one upon it. That doesn't stop the two at the bottom standing as guards - both silent, but one is obviously bound in place.
Oswald's unmoving, staring ahead and his usual stern expression somehow even more grim. He looks pale, exhausted like he hasn't slept for days upon end, and his eyes are hollow. It takes him a second to even realize anyone else had entered the room. He's usually far more attentive than that.
Where he didn't notice, the other Oswald did. Yellow eyes gleaming, they don't say anything either. Stepping closer though does make the Shadow's stance shift to more offensive, but words are still unspoken.
---
[OOC: Welcome to the Netherworld Dungeon! Most hostile Shadows primarily use physical attacks and dark magic abilities, both damaging and instant. They favor causing fear and attempting instant wipes through those methods. Feel free to play around! Mid-Boss and Shadow Oswald attacks/spells to follow as the battle proceeds.]
Oswald is one of those few off the oddities. Enrolled suddenly one day, he didn't seem like a student, but only an observer. He makes no effort to make friends or even join clubs, but scholastically speaking, he isn't a terrible student. Rumors circulated about him - that he was part of one of many gangs in Shibuya, he got in a fight with some students off campus and they went missing, he was a government agent (don't even ask) - but no one really knows what's the truth. He's not someone to just... approach.
And then, he didn't show up one day. More rumors, more uncertainties, but no one really missed the shadow lurking in the back of the classroom. However, there were talks of the new logo in Shibuya - some abstract fire - and they couldn't wait to see when the countdown ended.
---
Option A. Welcome to Hel
Darkness... Cold, consuming shadows where barely any light enters.
But that was beyond the entrance and beyond the torches that stood at the gates, opened wide like something else had previously barged its way through. The wafting stench of old mold and old bones makes the atmosphere stagnant, mingling with the desolate chill the sought to seep into the skin.
There's not much to see if and when things can be seen.
There are the occasional Shadows that aren't aggressive carrying torches to illuminate the darkness, but those that do attack are hollow and ghostly. There aren't many floors to the dungeon, but the four that compose the place are vast and winding, and plenty of Shadows watch the group and whisper... rumors they might be all too familiar with.
And a few whisper how much he should stay and suffer.
---
Option B. Cavern of Lost Souls - Mid-Boss Battle
Old Shadows with withered bodies covered in hooded cloaks carry their torches just wander the dark room, illuminating the same old scene throughout the rest of the dungeon. However, there's a door that needs a carving - a key - to be inserted on the third floor if the group wants to proceed.
So, why this room?
It was because there were more old Shadows. They almost seem to be gathering for something in this particular destination; it might as well be looked into.
---
Option C. Netherworld Shrine - Shadow Oswald
It's the final chamber and it's glamorous in many ways. Extravegant crystals which would undoubtedly earn much in monetary value. Perhaps such beauty belongs in a castle, a treasury, or just high-class jewelry. Unearthly light glows within them, keeping the room bright - and they illuminate the throne in the room.
However, though a throne is present, there's no one upon it. That doesn't stop the two at the bottom standing as guards - both silent, but one is obviously bound in place.
Oswald's unmoving, staring ahead and his usual stern expression somehow even more grim. He looks pale, exhausted like he hasn't slept for days upon end, and his eyes are hollow. It takes him a second to even realize anyone else had entered the room. He's usually far more attentive than that.
Where he didn't notice, the other Oswald did. Yellow eyes gleaming, they don't say anything either. Stepping closer though does make the Shadow's stance shift to more offensive, but words are still unspoken.
---
[OOC: Welcome to the Netherworld Dungeon! Most hostile Shadows primarily use physical attacks and dark magic abilities, both damaging and instant. They favor causing fear and attempting instant wipes through those methods. Feel free to play around! Mid-Boss and Shadow Oswald attacks/spells to follow as the battle proceeds.]
C
The gloomy atmosphere and encroaching darkness didn't stop her as her spear pierced every shadow that stood in her way, her ice magic freezing any that stood in her way and at last, a light. Numerous glows adorned the throne room with the real reason for all of this fighting finally greeting her.)
Oswald!
(There's a silent glare that meets the shadow's and her grip on her weapon tightens. She's expecting this to escalate, but whatever it takes to bring him home....)
I was so worried about you...
no subject
--!!
[But he grimaces instead, wincing as his throat clenches under the invisible pressure. Out of the corner of his vision, the Shadow's staring at him. Only once he stops resisting - when he remembers a nothing like him isn't to speak - the pressure stops.]
[The Shadow looks forward again. Oswald, however, lowers his head, still watching Gwendolyn, but not attempting to speak again.]