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[deadlycairn]

Just like everyone else, you get offered a Slasher (or curvy spear, if you prefer )

Accept? Y/N

[Archangel]

Are there any ways to earn lots of money by fighting?

[deadlycairn]

Arena, day 5.

There's also a race today, if you want to try your hand at that.

Finally, you could just ask for a loan/borrow cash from the Orders, but then you HAVE to go on this mission. And your paycheck will decrease substantially.

[Strife26]

Y.

See if there's anything else to be taken.

[deadlycairn]

Agh. Don't like these new smileys.

But anyway, you learn to alter the density and other basic properties of matter.

Warp yourself a weapon? (Give a description if you do)

[Fortis]

Damn, that was foolish. Whether from inexperience, or the blasted headache from the crowd, I erred. The link is aware of me now, he...it...will be on it's guard. Whats more, it is aware I know what it is. I was merely struck this time, but the speed at which it fled made me think that fighting it in hand to hand would be stupid at best.

But at least the day bore some fruit. This stranger named Trap intrigued me. His mind was different, alien, but not cruel or dark like the links. Rather interesting really. More interesting was the fact that he was approached by the same group that came to me. Recruiting a warper? They're serious about this venture. I might have to reconsider.

But for now, I wonder what business the Link had here at the amphitheater. Following it directly would be dangerous, but I can discover it's actions indirectly. Focusing as much as I could, I headed into amphitheater to investigate what the link did there.

[deadlycairn]

Heading over, you see no obvious signs of tampering or sabotage. Asking around, it seems it may have something to do with the competitor he was chasing, who had won his trial, by the sounds of things. Follow this lead?

[Archangel]

What sort of race is it?

[deadlycairn]

Archangel, a footrace crossed with a hardcore obstacle course. You won't win (you're going against Ferals, who LOVE to race) but you may do well enough to get lucky...

I'm bored, so here you go. Straight from my mind to your screens.

Furies:

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He'd been waiting for this moment. Forced to feed off mere weaklings, their hate ash in his mouth to the exquisite pain and power of his first host. But now, the old Master would be forced to reveal himself. He knew him well, knew him better than any other could say, and he knew his weaknesses. No matter his excuse, he hated the Mystics. Hated, hated, hated. And the knowledge that one was still alive, kept alive in the same cold stasis that had once nurtured him? An agony. The Master would destroy the Mystic, had no choice but to destroy the Mystic now that it was awakening.

A remnant, last of its kind. Nigh immortal, amazingly powerful. There was a strange symbolism in this, a death not only of a race, but also of an era, a history. The death of His history - and the Fury knew he would most definitely desire that time dead and buried. He had the skeletons of the world in his closet.

But, in the end, the life of one Mystic did not concern him. He just wanted food. He fed on the rage, the pain, the frustration, the sorrow, the despair that had all been so rich in the old host. But the Master had gotten away, had taken advantage of the cataclysm to change the rules and escape the Fury. For a time, he'd been forced to wait in a manifestation of the Master's own damn mind, until he'd finally escaped. Now, with his Master finally taking action, it was his chance to finally hunt him down, and take him as his own, again. He'd been fruitlessly hunting for years, killing those in his path, but that had been... inefficient. Stealth was the answer, and his current host would more than suffice for the time being.

This Fury would reign once again...

If any of you are wondering where I pull this stuff from, there is about 200 years of backstory prior to the change that covers one group of characters and plots, and those characters, and their motivations, remain within the Changed Lands - not to mention I've come up with two major events within this timeline itself, of which you're part of the second, so most of what you're seeing is stuff I've already come up with long ago.

[Archangel]

Um, "Reign again once more" is a tautology. You only need to use "again" or "once more". In this case I think "once more" fits better.

As for the race, I'll join. If nothing else, It will be good training. If you don't mind, I'd like to continue this discussion via PM.

[deadlycairn]

There we go. Thanks for the advice.

And thats fine. PM away.

[Acanthus117]

This is cool.

[Fortis]

I'll pursue that lead. I'll try and find out who exactly the link's competetor was, and why he was being chased.

[deadlycairn]

Hunting down a few people who were there at the time, and picking their brains (both literally and figuratively) for information, you're able to piece together what happened. Its clear that 42 was an escaped slave from over the mountains, and Links are well known for their devotion to the recapture of slaves, so that's probably the motive behind the chase. Still, there are a few unknowns you wish you knew...

To see what you learnt, go back to Creator trial I posted under the last turn.

[deadlycairn]

Archangel, you gonna PM me, or what?

And sorry guys, I've had a busy coupla days. Tomorrow afternoon is the best I can offer. In the mean time, more miscellaneous backstory!

Interview immediately after incarceration:

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Interviewer: Who are you?
Subject: Simon McKay. Look, why did you take me here? What have I -
Interviewer: Silence. Do you know what you are?
Subject: What, is this a trick question? Human. Student. Why the hell are you asking these questions?
Interviewer: [To camera]: Subject is in primary stage. Cease interview, further studies to be initiated at a later time.
Subject: What the hell do you mean cease interview? Who the hell are you? Why did you arrest me? What on earth is -

[End Interview]

Second interview, after incident A:

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Subject: Get the hell away from me, monster!
Interviewer: You've had a rough couple of days. Mind sharing?
Subject: You killed my parents! You killed them and now...
Interviewer: Now what?
Subject: I... don't know
Interviewer: What is your name?
Subject: I.. that is we are Sim.. our name is Damien.
Interviewer: Excellent. How's recall going?
Subject: I dreamt of Hiroshima last night. Do you get that? I was there, and they all turned to ash around me, and I was burning alive but not dying! Do you get that? What sick games are you playing?
Interviewer: Recall is progressing as expected. Damien -
Subject: My name is Simon.
Interviewer: Simon, then. Would you care to comment on what happened yesterday?
Subject: You woke them up. You... you woke both of them up, and now they won't get out of my head!
Interviewer: Woke who up? Tell me, boy, who is in your head? What are they saying?
Subject: NO! NO! Death and furies, guardian's death and desert's oasis... the blind boy hides away.

[Subject ceased logical conversation. End of interview]

Final Interview, after incident 12D:

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Interviewer: Demon, tell us -
Subject: I'm not Demon any more. I'm Damien, and you can leave me well enough alone. I'm here to tell you something, not answer your bloody questions.
Interviewer: Fine... Damien. What have you to say?
Subject: Leave me be. Let me live in peace. If I wake up in your cells one more time I shall paint this Earth with Mystic blood.
Interviewer: Really? You dare insult the Elders with violence? I shall no more pass on this message than I will permit you to leave. You will remain in our custody until -
Subject: How quaint. Forgive me if I feel somewhat reluctant to remain in your custody. I had to put up with you fuckers when I was a kid, and you've only gotten worse since then.
Interviewer: You speak dangerous words for a human. Tell us, Demon, where the hell is -

[Interviewer was forcibly disassembled by subject, who proceeded to escape captivity. End of interview.