Journal 9
I started today bored, I am not any longer.
I was wandering alone, thinking on the issue of the letter it seems no one sent. Perhaps it was a message from lord Afer, until further evidence arrives, and I will be making sure to watch for it, that will be what I will assume.
I continued to watch for any presence of magic, carrying the dream catcher Erin gave me, when suddenly, I noticed a spot on the ground without any grass. As I was previously thinking of the letter, my mind linked this strange occurrence with it and I began to search for a connection, I did not find one, instead I found a stone.
At first, it appeared to be like any other, but two things caught my attention. First, when lined up properly, the rock fit the shape of the spot I had seen. Secondly, it had writing on it. The writing said as follows.
Apiks is dead. It's easier to say that than to try to think about what's happened to her. Apiks is dead, and a monster has taken her place. More than "Apiks is dead", the crown murdered her. Murdered her, and put an unholy being in her place.
I worry. Since her death, I've had a few strange dreams. Burning alive, my spear lodged in some godless abomination's limb. Even the clean lines of sparring are corrupted. Sometimes, I strike someone's leg and though I know I did not wound them, it feels for a moment as though I did but it closed instantly. What should be a clean, hamstringing strike does nothing. It seems strange to wish for madness, but that would I think be better than what I sometimes think I see.
People seem to talk to Quill about things like this, but I do not trust that forumite as far as I can throw him. He spent too much time with Apiks before she died. While I was trying to save her. I cannot bring myself to go to anyone in confidence, let alone him.
I set these words into the rock, so that perhaps a future scholar might piece together what happened here if we die (which I fear we surely must). The rock will not betray me.
Arx.
I memorized the writing and placed it back down. This Arx fellow was seeing things and refused to see Erin about it. At the same time, he was seemingly close to Apiks, the one who wore the crown of bones. It appears to be time to set up shop. Everyone around here seems to need their minds analysed anyway.
- Arc
I finish writing the entry on a sheet of paper and walk towards my mirror. I place the writing against the mirror and speak aloud "Journal 9" and the mirror gives off a silver glow. I remove the paper and the writing is gone. I place the paper inside my drawer and lock it. No longer bored indeed.
Loyal forumechs should be able to turn regular ones loyal again if they go berserk. That way if we get a loyal and a disloyal forumech at the same time, all our forumechs will murder each other and then we won't have any forumechs.
Yes, Robot Wars for the win! If forumechs can be implemented, then this would be very "fun" to have as a part of them.