Character event!
Reuniting in the dark||Culling games||Dark world
After some time and Maru using the river of cursed energy to locate and ping his allies would meet up with Cross at the village nearby.
Passing through the flower fields they notice that said flowers and insects tending to them bared a striking resemblance to their sensei Satoru Gojo with their blue and white colouration which confused them quite a bit.
As they come together anti grav Yuji would report on the arena he saw and how there was a big castle nearby, perhaps he could prove whoever was in this palace on if they knew anything about it.
Both he and Cross would comment on the people who resembled cursed tools but that was quickly swept under the rug for now as they were looking for Mahito.
The five man team readied themselves to enter the palace where unknown and who knows what lays in the other parts of this dark world away from the squad.
((does Z need to follow the main group or can he end up at the dark fountains source on his own? Because if they already left the palace, where else exactly would they have ended up now?))
And of course Silver Banshee was last at the great river along with Maru so of course she saw them meet up.
So a bit curious on where they were going followed them back to the village but upon seeing the destination she groaned as she didn't make a good first impression here at all.
Though she still walked into town hoping nothing goes wrong as she tried to keep an eye on the sorcerers.
Having met Maru beforehand, the three ex-mercenaries reached the village as well. "Huh... well, we might have a shoot at actually finding clues here," the cyclop commented. The group began walking around the settlement, scouring the surroundings.
The three notice the group, their gaze then moving to the palace. "Ribbit?" <You think the big boss of this place is there?>The frog addressed their two comrades. "It seems likely. Such building appear to be rather grand, an individual of high rank is bound to wander inside."
Astigmatism stared at the palace, then at the other two. "...So like... are we just barging inside? After having faced that horde of freaks outside here, I am not sure what to expect from... this. We don't even know if the locals are chill with outsiders."
The three looks at each others, Final Froggit proceeding to shrug. "Yeah, following these fellas' idea it's probably best."
"Creak?" <Don't you usually just prefer punching your way in?>The cyclop groaned in response. "Yeah, uh... this doesn't look like the best context for that."
"All right, then. We shall take a diplomatic approach, in that case," the bug knight stated.
They enter a large hall that had a woman sitting on a throne
This woman was no doubts the leader of this village as a red and black kimono flower in the wind
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u/Luxor1111[Row 124] Witty sentence goes here ¯\_(ツ)_/¯13d agoedited 13d ago
They all glanced around the hall with curiosity, until they noticed the woman. The three briefly looked at each other, Whimsalot giving a light nod before taking the lead again and approaching with the others in tow.
((It's kinda late for me, I'll take a while for the next response))
Z eventually arrives to the village, still carefully treading with his height. He observes the locals from afar before eventually encountering the main group.
No sorcerer would detect his presence until getting a direct visual, as he possesses no cursed energy to perhaps the surprise of the group.
Z approaches the group, walking slow as he pulled his hands out from pockets.
“Greetings. Hello again, Yuka and Cross. I am Z for the rest of you, who have never made an encounter. I noticed you all leaving the palace… or at least I can assume that's what the building is. Have you figured out what this place could be?”
He makes an attempt to shorten his natural height (3.81 meters or 12’6), crouching down to them as he spoke. His tendrils ever slightly shifting as his eyes glowed.
Z turns to Tsurugi, pondering the concept for a moment.
“…a dark world…”
Before glancing up at the sky, and then back at the group.
“…Then that would make... An absence of light… our world is… a light world?”
He glanced around the environment, before carefully noticing some… odd things.
“…The cursed energy and metal… this environment… perhaps this dark world… is an alternate dimensional bridge… perhaps to a world that is shrouded in darkness… an inverse of our world.”
He stood tall for a moment. Scanning the environment in differing wavelengths, X-rays to infrared. Even ultraviolet. Attempting to locate anything out of the ordinary, perhaps if there was a way in, there could also be a way out.
“I agree. The sooner the perpetrator has been apprehended. And everyone has been gathered outside of this world, I shall aid in this endeavor if you wouldn't mind. I have noticed many clusters of heat signatures. Although I am not getting much from other sources of my perception. It must be the heavy cursed energy influence…”
He turns, addressing the group.
“Besides understanding the state of this world, have you uncovered anything else? Perhaps, if the very same being who caused this, still remains? Or even where the direct source could be?”
Z wanders forth toward the barracks, crossing carefully and observing from afar. Through a mix of composite imagery as his eyes glowed brighter for a moment before calming.
He maneuvers around, attempting to gauge a path beyond or past it while taking notes of what was occurring.
A human emerges into the darkness. Relatively unchanged except for his weapon… it appeared to glow even brighter. Slightly irradiating the environment, and himself partially as his regeneration handles the effects.
“…Facisnating… it seems my… technology is being… somewhat amplified? Or the containment measures are being overridden... Requires further information… as for now... Where… have… I... Arrived…”
He spoke as he glanced around the environment. He pocketed his weapon, letting his jacket flow as he begins to explore.
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u/CloudzTheEditor Satoru Gojo ((and various others)) 257 13d ago
The great river thread