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Onward to chapter IV?

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Author Topic: You are Me, Chapter IV: Into Lands Unknown  (Read 131086 times)

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Re: You Are Me: Heroes, Hell Dwellers, and a Freefall Through the Underworld
« Reply #90 on: January 16, 2012, 12:42:36 am »

Well, they're also fucking tasty. So that's a plus.
The major dairy producers?  ???
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Re: You Are Me: Heroes, Hell Dwellers, and a Freefall Through the Underworld
« Reply #91 on: January 16, 2012, 12:46:35 am »

I was speaking about the dairy products, actually. I guess cows could be considered major dairy producers, though. So yes, them too.

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Re: You Are Me: Heroes, Hell Dwellers, and a Freefall Through the Underworld
« Reply #92 on: January 16, 2012, 07:04:32 am »

Well, they're also fucking tasty. So that's a plus.
Always a plus. Did I mention Eels are tasty?

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Re: You Are Me: Heroes, Hell Dwellers, and a Freefall Through the Underworld
« Reply #93 on: January 17, 2012, 03:30:11 am »

OH MAH GAWD I'M CRYING TEARS OF BOILING GOLD  :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

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As I rapidly descend through the depths of hell, I calculate that I still have a good couple seconds before passing through the glowing pit. As I fall, the only logical way to spend this increasingly short amount of time becomes obvious to me. Activate barrel roll!

the eerie glowing pit quickly solidifies!
but you plant your face so hard on the ground it breaks.
you are unconscious.

Barrel roll complete! "Wonderful. Now let's see how close we are to that...Hmm, Is it just me, or does the glowing pit look much less traversable than it did just a moment ago? Oh shi-", I say, immediately before being knocked unconscious by the powerful impact with the now solidified(and broken) glowing pit.

New chapter.

Summon the clowns and heros of DF, FINALLY, and attempt an attack on Toady himself.

"Ow...Goddamn it, that barrel roll didn't help at all.", I mumble. After taking a moment to examine my surroundings, I come to the conclusion that I have no idea what the hell my surroundings are. Likely due to pitch blackness of this new location. That incredibly painful, yet highly comical face-plant must have lowered my Badassery Level as well, as I no longer have my aura to provide any light.
I attempt to stand, but struggle as I quickly realize there is something restraining my hands and feet. I feel something around my neck as well...Judging my the clanking sound, I can assume that someone decided to put shackles on me during my unintended nap. The question, is who?

Idea! "I will summon the heroes of Dwarf Fortress, and the clowns of hell, too! Together we shall- Oh, wait. I already did that. Well, I can still lead an attack against the toad man with my new comrades! And I shall! Right after I figure out where he is. Or where I am, for that matter...", I think to myself.

When you wake up, everything is in ASCII.

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Suddenly, A bright light begins to emerge from the darkness, several dozen feet away. Within it, I can see the silhouettes of two rather large people. "Fucking great. I'm dead". Upon further observation, I realize that this is not the case, and that someone has merely opened a door to the room I am apparently in.
As the two strange figures approach me, I notice that something seems...Off. I can now see that the floor is made of stone, clearly. But something just doesn't look right. One of the figures, who seems to be clad in armor, grabs a chain laying on the floor. A chain that I quickly find out is connected to the uncomfortable metal collar around my neck. As I am lead out the door, I closely inspect my own hands, only to see that they are made up of millions and millions of little U's. That's not all, the shackles are made up of many strange little symbols as well, and the armor that the figures wear, too! In the light I can now see that these two figures are covered from head to toe in armor, I can hardly even see their faces. The material of the armor is hard to tell, as most of it seems to be covered in a coating of both dried, and fairly fresh blood.

I am in such shock, that I almost completely forget to pay attention to where I am being led. I take a look at my newer, better lit surroundings. I see that I am being led down a narrow pathway, with what I am guessing is water below, but other than that, I simply don't know what to make of it. "OK, what the FUCK is going on!?"


The armored figures ignore me, and continue walking. Eventually, we reach the edge of the pathway, and stand across from a large, roundish structure, surrounded by the rushing water below. I wait there with the guards for a few minutes, curious about why I've been brought to a dead end, when we're suddenly teleported into the center of the circular structure.
I stand with the armored figures, now even more confused then before. Shortly after, a few of the Dwarf Fortress heroes are teleported into the structure as well, along with several more blood-coated, armored figures. The heroes are covered in a considerable amount of blood and other fluids. They are shackled in a similar fashion to me, they also appear to be pretty worn out.

Just then, a near-deafening laugh is heard, though I am unable to figure out where or who it is coming from. As the armored figures vigilantly watch to keep everyone in check, a voice, speaking in a tone unlike any I have ever encountered, is heard from all directions:

"Welcome. Welcome all. To my ARENA! Ah, D.Z.A! I see you're finally awake. Forgive me for the little trick I played with the glowing pit. But I have been watching you, and I simply could not pass up the chance to finally have you as a participant in glorious Arena of Armok."
All of a sudden, the armored figures, that have remained completely silent up until now, begin to chant a rather foreboding phrase:
"BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!"

Well, this certainly wasn't the next step in my grand adventure I was expecting. But, regardless of what situation I expected, this is the one I'm in. A new chapter in the adventure begins. And now, it's time to think of how I'm going to deal with it...

Name: D.Z.A.

Sex: Male.

Age: ??

Badassery Level: Epic.

Location: Arena of Armok.

Inventory: Pocket lint.

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« Last Edit: January 17, 2012, 05:01:03 pm by King DZA »
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Re: You Are Me, Chapter II: Armok's Arena
« Reply #94 on: January 17, 2012, 10:56:59 am »

Where's the clowns? Remember...nobody can ever defeat a clown. Only Toady has that power...

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Re: You Are Me, Chapter II: Armok's Arena
« Reply #95 on: January 17, 2012, 11:18:43 am »

New Guy: Mod in an adamantine colossus and pit it against DZA.
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Re: You Are Me, Chapter II: Armok's Arena
« Reply #96 on: January 17, 2012, 11:29:37 am »

punt one of the guards and try to use one of their weapons to break the shackles!
if that doesnt work, at least try to grab it and go berzerk!
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Re: You Are Me, Chapter II: Armok's Arena
« Reply #97 on: January 17, 2012, 01:52:11 pm »

You bite the Adamantine Colossus in the head.
You latch on firmly!
You shake the Adamantine Colossus around by the head, and the severed part sails off in an arc!
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Re: You Are Me, Chapter II: Armok's Arena
« Reply #98 on: January 17, 2012, 02:38:53 pm »

>COMMENCE SNEAKING! NOT EVEN ARMOK CAN SEE YOU IN ARENA MODE IF YOU SNEAK!!!!

Oh wait someone can see us. Tell everyone to close their eyes, and begin sneaking.

>Also, adamantine Colossi are hilariously fragile and light. Put the colossus in your backpack for later use as a parachute/boat.
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Re: You Are Me, Chapter II: Armok's Arena
« Reply #99 on: January 18, 2012, 11:42:46 am »

>Meet up with a strange half-elf, half-dwarf halfbreed who was tossed in the arena in another event in his tortured life.

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Pwease? :3 You need a sidekick, right?

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Re: You Are Me, Chapter II: Armok's Arena
« Reply #100 on: January 18, 2012, 01:22:47 pm »

>Meet up with a strange half-elf, half-dwarf halfbreed who was tossed in the arena in another event in his tortured life.

-insert forum user in epic story-
Pwease? :3 You need a sidekick, right?

>AND THEN THE HYBRID HAD TO GO BACK TO HIS HOME PLANET. IT NEEDED HIM.

>HE DIED ON THE WAY BACK.


How is everyone feeling on cameos? :P

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Re: You Are Me, Chapter II: Armok's Arena
« Reply #101 on: January 18, 2012, 03:23:24 pm »

>Meet up with a strange half-elf, half-dwarf halfbreed who was tossed in the arena in another event in his tortured life.

-insert forum user in epic story-
Pwease? :3 You need a sidekick, right?



>AND THEN THE HYBRID HAD TO GO BACK TO HIS HOME PLANET. IT NEEDED HIM.

>HE DIED ON THE WAY BACK.


How is everyone feeling on cameos? :P

Heh, that might be a little difficult to work in. Not impossible, with my amazing writing skills, though.
On the other hand, I am already letting New Guy get away with modding in an Adamantine colossus. So I guess letting you guys have little personal roles in the story couldn't hurt.

Eh, in the end, it's not my job to decide the basic materials for the story, only to take those materials and craft them into an ☼epic tale☼. So yeah, up to you guys.
I should point out that making a second suggestion will cancel out your previous suggestion. The only exceptions being if I have already worked your first suggestion too far into story(as I have with most of the current ones), or it's something small that can be easily slid in.

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Oh yeah, sorry for the update delay, I wanna try to get a good arena screenshot to go with it, and I haven't had access to the computer that I have DF on. Hopefully I'll get it posted later today.
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Re: You Are Me, Chapter II: Armok's Arena
« Reply #102 on: January 18, 2012, 05:39:10 pm »

>A rather terrified, dust-covered human miner pops up out of the rock.
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Re: You Are Me, Chapter II: Armok's Arena
« Reply #103 on: January 19, 2012, 03:30:19 am »

Where's the clowns? Remember...nobody can ever defeat a clown. Only Toady has that power...

"Strange", I think. "I haven't seen any sign of my comrades from the underworld since I've been here..."

I raise my voice, and attempt to speak with the unseen owner of the arena, "Excuse me, Armok, you said your name was? You see, I actually came here with some other companions, and I couldn't help but notice that I haven't seen them around. They're quite a vicious looking group, being from hell and all, but I assure you they are much better behaved ever since I had a chat with them a while back. You wouldn't have happened to see them running around anywhere, would you?"

"Ah yes, the clowns. While you were unconscious, I figured I'd have a little fun and pit them against some of the heroes you managed to summon", I hear the voice respond, as a look of concern washes over my face.

You're certainly right about the behavior change, though I wouldn't call it better. No matter how badly they were beaten, slashed, and stabbed, they refused to fight back. If your goal was to turn them into a bunch of weaklings, I'd say you definitely succeeded. Strangely enough though, despite their devastating injuries, not a single one died. After a while, I got bored, and simply locked them back into the hell they came from. Undeserving of the freedom gifted to them. It's a shame. Of all the creatures I thought I could trust to spread death and bloodshed, it was them I had the most confidence in.

There may still be a few locked in their cells. But other than those, don't expect to be seeing the clowns any time soon. Although, now that you've mentioned it...


New Guy: Mod in an adamantine colossus and pit it against DZA.

Suddenly, A colossal humanoid made of shiny, light blue metal, appears in the circular structure with the rest of us. "...The fuck?", I hear the voice mutter. The armored figures immediately draw their weapons. All of them seem to be equipped with large swords. So large, in fact, that it requires two hands to properly wield. The colossus turns its attention toward me, right before a few of the armored figures charge forth to do battle.

punt one of the guards and try to use one of their weapons to break the shackles!
if that doesnt work, at least try to grab it and go berzerk!

The two armored figures that escorted me stand on each side of me, swords drawn. While they're distracted by the colossus of blue, I decide to seize this opportunity to turn the tables. I consider punting one away and stealing his weapon, but due to the shackles around my ankles, my punting skills are severely impaired at the moment. My weapon stealing skills, however, are not as effected. I swiftly snatch a large sword from one of them, and immediately preform a perfect spin slash on the now disarmed armored figure(as perfect a spin slash one can do with their hands and feet shackled, at least). Slicing across his throat, I'm showered in a spray of blood as the armored figure falls to the ground. The other armored figure lifts his sword high and brings it downward with impressive force. I quickly drop the large sword and block his attack with the shackles on my wrists, greatly damaging them! The impact makes loud clanging sound, and the armored figure steps back slightly from the countered attack. Giving me time to grab hold of the previously dropped sword.

He tries to attack again, this time attempting to slice me in two. But before he can finish his attack, I drive the large sword through his helmet, and subsequently, through his skull, tearing the brain!

As the remaining armored figures are relentlessly attacked by the colossus with wave after wave of strikes, the strength of which are comparable to that of a pillow that hasn't been fluffed in a while, I think about the suffering my clown comrades were forced to endure. In a matter of moments I am filled with untold amounts of pure, concentrated rage, and enter a martial trance!

You bite the Adamantine Colossus in the head.
You latch on firmly!
You shake the Adamantine Colossus around by the head, and the severed part sails off in an arc!

With a powerful, hate fueled leap, I land atop the colossus of blue, and bite into the shining blue metal it is composed of. After much struggling from both me and the colossus, its head is torn off, and I fall to the ground as it flies off into the distance. The body of the now lifeless colossus of blue lightly hits the floor.

>COMMENCE SNEAKING! NOT EVEN ARMOK CAN SEE YOU IN ARENA MODE IF YOU SNEAK!!!!

Oh wait someone can see us. Tell everyone to close their eyes, and begin sneaking.

>Also, adamantine Colossi are hilariously fragile and light. Put the colossus in your backpack for later use as a parachute/boat.

Time to get stealthy!, Unfortunately, biting the head off of an Adamantine colossus seems to attract attention, and now both the heroes, and the rest of the armored figures are staring at me with what looks to be a mix of both shock and awe. The fact that my aura has returned as a result of such a badass feat isn't exactly helping stealthiness, either.

"Everyone, quickly! Shut your eyes!", I yell. Though all it seemed to do was add bewilderment to that mix of shock and awe. Not knowing what else to try, I pick up the colossus' body, and attempt to store it in my backpack. Might come in handy later, after all. Much to my dismay, I realize I have no backpack, much less one that could I could fit a colossus corpse into. So now I'm left standing here, glowing, with everybody staring at me, while holding a colossus body over my head. Awkward.

>Meet up with a strange half-elf, half-dwarf halfbreed who was tossed in the arena in another event in his tortured life.

-insert forum user in epic story-
Pwease? :3 You need a sidekick, right?

Just then, I hear screams of fear in the distance, coming from another part of the arena. After hopping up and down a few times to peek over the wall of the circular structure, I can see that it is some sort of weird, small, blonde haired...thing, in the southeastern part of the arena. it's surrounded by what appear to be goblins, and judging by the terror in its voice, it's probably not winning. I would simply love to meet the strange little creature, but the circular structure is surrounded by rushing water. I would have to think of a way to reach him first.

>A rather terrified, dust-covered human miner pops up out of the rock.

All of a sudden, a portion of the rock floor begins to crack. Before long, the floor breaks open, and a human miner emerges from the hole. He looks pretty scared. More so after taking a quick glance at his surroundings. He slowly ducks back into his hole.


At this point, it's safe to say that no one has any good idea what the hell is going on in this arena. I need to start thinking of how I'm going to sort through all this madness...

Name: D.Z.A.

Sex: Male.

Age: ??

Badassery Level: MAXIMUM.

Location: Arena of Armok.

Inventory: Pocket lint, Adamantine colossus body.

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Re: You Are Me, Chapter II: Arena Insanity
« Reply #104 on: January 19, 2012, 04:11:08 am »

> New Guy: "This cannot be! My awesome colossus, destroyed? Let me search around the Twelfth Bay for ammo... AHAHAHAHAHA, this one, you'll never kill!"

> New Guy: Summon Gizogin's Fluffballs.

« Last Edit: January 19, 2012, 04:17:25 am by New Guy »
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