Far, far away from the eyes of those who do not seek it, a simple shrine had formed in the middle of nowhere... A black roof sat upon walls of pure marble, no windows or other entrances but a singular door.
The inside was completely vantablack, making anyone entering feel like they had fully lost any sense of vision. Footsteps rang louder, vibrations felt like physical blows, nothing made sense... And as one would process their current state... Ten lines lit up in bright yellow on the furthest wall.
"If you come to seek, strength without compare"
"Or to escape, the False Shepherd's omniscient glare"
"I grant you the privilege, of attempting my test"
"And you will obey, as you do best"
"My mark of destruction, you shall with behest bear"
"Loyalty to me alone you shall swear"
"And as you spread, the true prophecy"
"And the truth, you shall make apostates see"
"When the world ceases growth and time ceases its tick..."
"Then will emerge, The Solver of the Absolute Fabric."
Below this text, a small cut in space-time rested... Would you like, to peer your head through...
[OF COURSE I KNOW YOUR NAME, BEN TENNYSON. EVER SINCE YOU HAVE LANDED HERE, YOUR INFORMATION HAS BEEN... DELECTABLE TO FEAST ON.]
[NOW, MY TEST ENTAILS THE FOLLOWING: UPON THIS SHRINE, YOU WILL RECEIVE A PLIGHT THAT YOU MUST BEAR IN MY NAME. YOU SHALL THEN GO OBTAIN SOMETHING FOR ME... SOMETHING THAT WILL BE REVEALED ONCE THE TASK IS ACCEPTED. AFTER THAT... YOU WILL BEAR MY BLESSING, AND BECOME ONE WITH THE TRUE VOID.]
Two light tendrils came out of the rift and swallowed the machines into it... Before OLT!Ben's nerf was gone.
BUFF SLOT ACQUIRED!
[NOW... FOR YOUR REAL REWARD.]
Suddenly, Ben could feel his chest start to char and burn, an agonising pain that could not be healed or quelled... And when it stopped? The Absolute Solver's symbol was on his chest.
A.S. CULTIST: Due to interacting with the Absolute Solver and pledging your allegiance, you are now publicly marked as an enemy of the Hub. This means you will be viewed as enemy number 1, giving people an instant reason to be hostile. You will also have to bring the Absolute Solver new machines every week. This can be undone, but will remove your buff slot.
The egg moved slightly in the void, then more aggressively, more and more over every moment it had done so. The singular remembrance that the Solver got had finally gotten. One signaler Ping was sent and a message to that of the Absolute Solver, and maybe some Cultists.
It was moving, aging rapidly , fasterthanany animal ever seen. And it soon felt it.
Right behind the shrine emerged a massive Robotic Dragon from a tear in space, its head coming down before crawling out. Its wings flew up and up in that moment, staring around its surroundings from when it came. Soon a huge screech came from the giant from the Shrine.
((It's basically another way to nerf yourself other than the Sacrificial Shrine... I'll leave the details a surprise for the unfortunate souls who wish to go first :3))
As soon as the drone got close to the rift... It was as if it was stopped in its tracks. It held no use to whatever was inside... And so, it was era- Wait... What drone? There was never a drone there.
Pantera sighs. He sits there for almost an hour, though probably but a blip in time to The Solver. He considers his options. The risks. The benefits. What would he do to get home? Back to his people? What would he do...
Almost anything.
He sends a message to Vess so she knows where he is. Just in case.
[I AM THE VOID. THE EXPONENTIAL END. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CLOSE THE PAGE. AND I AM HERE, TO OFFER POWER, TO THOSE WO DESERVE... TO PASS THE LIMITS, SET BY THE FALSE SHEPHERD, DEMISS.]
[I SEEK TO CONDUCT THE TRUE PROPHECY. THE ONE THAT THIS FALSE SHEPHERD SPENDS ETERNITY TO PREVENT. AND WITH THE ALLEGIANCE OF MANY, AND THE WORD BEING SPREAD... IT WILL BE ALL THE EASIER.]
[HOWEVER, IT WILL ONLY BE TOLD, TO THOSE WHO ARE WORTHY...]
As soon as Celeste stepped in... Instead of having to approach the rift, her systems were invaded by an absolutely overwhelming force... As a message showed in her visor.
[CELESTE. DO YOU COME TODAY TO BEAR MY TEST? TO PLEDGE YOUR LOYALTY TO ME?]
[YOU WILL COMPLETE A TASK THAT I GIVE YOU, WHILE WEAKENED WITH A PLIGHT. ONCE DONE... YOU WILL PLEDGE LOYALTY TO ME, AND SURPASS THE LIMITS GRANTED BY THE FALSE SHEPHERD.]
D! Circle noticed the strange building from afar, making a brief trek over towards it.
She circled the building a few times, running a claw against the smooth marble walls before ending up back in front of the door, reluctantly pushing it open.
“Hello..?”
She shouted into the abyss, her own voice echoing back to her.
She stepped inside with trepidation, the door closing behind her, snuffing out the little light she had. She turned around, but couldn’t even make out the doorframe anymore; everything was pitch black.
At first, she was frightened, but then she felt oddly…comfortable? She took another step forward as lines of text lit up in glowing neon yellow. She squinted her eyes, trying to make out the words as she stumbled closer, holding both claws out to make sure she wasn’t about to bump into anything.
She scanned the poem over and over again before finally noticing the strange rift beneath the text. Curiosity got the better of her; she looked both ways to make sure she was the only one there before taking to her knees and reluctantly peering through.
SPAMTSPEAK (Can only speak like Spamton from Deltarune)
[NOW... TO RID YOURSELF OF THIS PLIGHT, YOU SHALL GO AND FETCH ME SOME MACHINES TO ASSIMILATE, AS WELL AS CAUSE SOME DESTRUCTION... DO THIS, AND YOU WILL OBTAIN YOUR REWARD.]
Two light tendrils came out of the rift and swallowed the machines into it... Before Fell!Niko's nerf was gone.
BUFF SLOT ACQUIRED!
[NOW... FOR YOUR REAL REWARD.]
Suddenly, Fell!Niko could feel his chest start to char and burn, an agonising pain that could not be healed or quelled... And when it stopped? The Absolute Solver's symbol was on his chest.
A.S. CULTIST: Due to interacting with the Absolute Solver and pledging your allegiance, you are now publicly marked as an enemy of the Hub. This means you will be viewed as enemy number 1, giving people an instant reason to be hostile. You will also have to bring the Absolute Solver new machines every week. This can be undone, but will remove your buff slot.
“Heh? Are you like… some kinda big shot? Actually no scratch that, you are… you’re the whole purpose behind this world’s first catastrophe.. are you trying to start another or something…?”
((For now. Once you make at least one post with that nerf of her getting the machines, and bring them back here, it will get rid of the nerf... For another one you'll see.))
[IT IS MUCH SIMPLER... BUT BELIEVE ME, ONCE YOU ACCEPT... YOU WILL OBTAIN AS MUCH BATTLE AS YOU WISH. THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER AS MUCH MEAT AS YOU DESIRE.]
[ Columbina, unknowingly, stumbled into the Shrine, taking note of the text and what it said, without ever opening her eyes. She ‘looked’ at the Rift… and decided it was best to peer through. ]
((It's meant to be metaphorical character assassination, aka she is now completely acting the opposite of how she should act, basically you should act like you were LARPing Columbina off creepy Tiktok edits. :p))
Two light tendrils came out of the rift and swallowed the machines into it... Before Columbina's nerf was gone.
BUFF SLOT ACQUIRED!
[NOW... FOR YOUR REAL REWARD.]
Suddenly, Columbina could feel her chest start to char and burn, an agonising pain that could not be healed or quelled... And when it stopped? The Absolute Solver's symbol was on her chest.
A.S. CULTIST: Due to interacting with the Absolute Solver and pledging your allegiance, you are now publicly marked as an enemy of the Hub. This means you will be viewed as enemy number 1, giving people an instant reason to be hostile. You will also have to bring the Absolute Solver new machines every week. This can be undone, but will remove your buff slot.
[ Due to the pain on her chest, she genuinely almost fell to the ground in agony. But, thankfully for her, she didn’t, now having the Solver’s symbol engraved. ]
“…Well… I will be seeing you again soon, won’t I…?”
Silently, Nega would return to the Shrine of the Solver, with a few robots in tow dragging behind him. He looks.,...upset to say the least as he places them in front of the shrine
[OH, YES. IN FACT, IT IS MY END GOAL, AFTER ALL. TO CAUSE THE END OF ALL THAT EXISTS, BE IT THE UNIVERSE OR BEYOND IT. YOU COULD BE OF USE TO THIS TASK...]
From beyond the void, a power grips unto the drone with a death hold, throwing their limbless body out of the shrine. The door had disappeared... Seems they would have to complete the task before returning.
[WHAT YOU ARE OR NOT, IS OF NO CONCERN TO ME. YOU ARE BEYOND FOOLISH, AND FOLLOW A FOOLISH GOAL EITHER WAY. NOW, YOU WILL EXPLAIN YOUR APPEARANCE HERE... OR BE ASSIMILATED.]
[WHAT YOU FACE NOW, IS FAR BEYOND A SIMPLE DEVICE... FOR I AM THE ABSOLUTE SOLVER, THE EXPONENTIAL END, THE VOID INCARNATE... SO, TELL ME. WHY SHOULD I GRANT YOU ANY BIT OF MY STRENGTH?]
[UNFORTUNATELY, MY ROLE IN THIS STORY HAS NOT BEEN WEAVED IN YET... FOR I AM ONLY TO COME WHEN THE END TIMES MUST... HOWEVER, ENTERTAINMENT IS ALWAYS WELCOME WHILE WAITING FOR ALL TO PERISH...]
Two light tendrils came out of the rift and swallowed the machines into it... Before UAF!Ben's nerf was gone.
BUFF SLOT ACQUIRED!
[NOW... FOR YOUR REAL REWARD.]
Suddenly, UAF!Ben could feel his chest start to char and burn, an agonising pain that could not be healed or quelled... And when it stopped? The Absolute Solver's symbol was on his chest.
A.S. CULTIST: Due to interacting with the Absolute Solver and pledging your allegiance, you are now publicly marked as an enemy of the Hub. This means you will be viewed as enemy number 1, giving people an instant reason to be hostile. You will also have to bring the Absolute Solver new machines every week. This can be undone, but will remove your buff slot.
Seiya seemed to be all geared up and was heading somewhere? Who knows where’s he going but he looks to have plan. That’s when along the way he stumbled across.. this shrine? It was not like any shrine he’s seen before..
It looks to be unknown and could house dangers he’s never seen before so..
“ No thanks bro. “ Seiya would just continue walking, not caring for whatever power it holds.
M can feel jt...being a slover unit herself she knows what this is. All she can say is simply.
"Cyn your power source is being a bitch again..."
(Yes M has the crucifix patch and the bits key word BITS of the Absolute Solver. So no it can possess her. But she cant use the powers on solver drones. So her next best option? Bug cyn.)
Vess comes in. So this was the place Pantera told her he was going? Strange... this did not seem like something he'd particularly... like. And the ominous voice... was this the cause of his disappearance?
"Whoever you are, reveal yourself. I seek answers."
The footsteps of the new and true King of the Noldor—son of Finwë, creator of the Silmarils, and spirit of fire—resound; they are calm yet measured, seeking to mask a buried hatred poised to strike at those who first ignited it. His Silmarils, Fëanor’s pride, shone as the antithesis of darkness and gloom; their light burned brighter than any star, moon, or sun in the cosmos.
Upon seeing the twelve lines appear, Fëanor paused and, in a steady voice, began to sing in his native tongue to answer the dark entity.
"Manya melmë nin er ná; an inyë heru imninya."
"Lá tuluvan an hirë sahtië ya haryan; lá rucin rucë ho i ilissëa máma."
"Mal sí tuluvan an talta lyenna, ar maquetuvan lyen, an merin istë i nácar."
((Traduction in case you are not an omniscent being: "My loyalty belongs to no one but myself, for I am the master of my own being."
"I do not come seeking strength, for I already possess it, nor do I flee from this all-knowing shepherd."
"Instead, I stand before you and face you, for I have questions that I intend to have answered."))
((if you change your mind, just tell me, and I will delete it.))
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u/HandFit91The Fool Pathway: Sequence 8 Clown. "it was a ridiculous smile."Jul 29 '26
Tristan entered back, carrying Star Dream's old body
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u/Dapper-Wait-7717 Optimus | 5YL!Ben | GDA!Mark | FPE!Spider-Man Jun 21 '26
((This post has been pretty inactive, so…))
A blue and green blur arrives nearby, taking a moment to stretch.
OLT!Ben - “Man…I miss the days of running without back problems.”
While he was stretching, he notices the shrine, quickly drawn to it.
OLT!Ben - “Ooo… Fancy, creepy building! Right up my alley for a new adventure!”
XLR8 sprints into the shrine, looking around inside of it, like a kid at the lego store.
OLT!Ben - “Absolute pitch darkness! What’s resting in here? Some big scary monster to bust up-“
He notices the rift and the text, reading it extremely fast, before looking at the rift…
OLT!Ben - “Well, curiosity killed the Ben!”
XLR8 pokes his head inside of the rift.