[OOC: The main purpose of this thread is to canonically switch Magi's White Magic to Black Magic. This thread can potentially be very dangerous for some types of characters... but also very rewarding information wise. Consider yourself warned.] Druuk Island and it's den of scumbags! How many times Magi Heart had traveled here to try and help people with her stupid ideas? There was that one time with Alpha... or was that ABC now? Well, anyway Tenebris had little care for the details. Details made everything complicated and while she may have tried to understand and failed before... now she just dealt with stuff as it came. That's how reality worked. Though, she did have her own plans, just no openings to approach them yet. Luckily she was young so she had all the time in the world! The grief of waiting was well worth the lack of progress! Tenebris had decided to go hunting for fun today. Druuk had some strange beasties just waiting for her to fill them with her love and compassion! Surely this wrecked landscape was hard on them and they craved a good hearted soul to bring them to heaven right? The reverse Magi was just the one to call! Also she needed to get out some pent up stress after being requested to heal on numerous occasions on a recent quest. How much she hated that no matter how much she tried... her white magic was still a blatant reminder of who she actually was, or used to be anyway. Someday... she would add her own spark to the username everyone sees on their friend pages. Tenebris wanted to be herself, not someone like that dope. The grief was fine but it was annoying to have to be expected to do the things Magi did from those who for some reason still had not caught on yet! Wowzers there were some gullible noobs out there! A black shoe stepped upon the edge of a vast pit that stretched out before two insanity glazed eyes. Tenebris could smell burnt ash... very familiar after the smells of the wars she had been in. The clouds around the area were dark and thunder crackled. Her eyes glanced downward into the crevice that looked like a meteor had impacted long ago. Her memory of this place vaguely came to her of the event that occurred on this spot. Thousands of bloodthirsty people persons going wild over the death in the arena. The announcer high in the sky above. Several people she considered friends, even Alphabet fighting for fun. Yeah, fighting was a blast now that Tenebris thought about it! Then that crazy black palette Trinity showed up and... that was it. Now the place is a leftover hole in the earth. Tenebris should thank her though, a lot of NPC died that day and it was definitely a joyful despair that flowed into the dark magical girl now from the thought of it. Gee whiz, it was weird that Red Fang never sent any of her slaves here to look for shards anymore. The place was so strange that some kewl things could be laying around. "Talk about ripping the land a new one *snicker*." Tenebris eyed as several 'waves' flowed past her only to vanish. Translucent ripples appeared at random all over the area and made the place almost look like a mirage. Energy shot back and forth, threatening to strike the unwary. The lightning and thunder overhead paled compared to distorted energy bursting out of nowhere around here. "...Doubt there's any poor beasties here to help. I'll just take a quick look around and then leave. At least this isn't that crystal place again hehehehe."
Zelrius found himself on Druuk once again, in search of fortune and glory, the never ending quest for his own goals and desires leading directly to that. It was strange in a way, Zelrius took the game of Terrasphere both too seriously, and maybe not seriously enough; it honestly just depended on the situation and the atmosphere there of. In this instance, it was too seriously; he maybe cared a tad too much about the want for fame and arbitrary in-game monies, and was now wasting precious moments of his mortal life seeking it out on an island filled with pirates, in a world made entirely of 1's and 0's that are being processed by an electric rock, attached to his head. The weather on the Island was nice for once (nice by Zelrius' judgement anyway, meaning cloudy and stormy), and it made finding the various beasties and enemies that inhabited the land easy to find in their hovels, and even easier to kill, as the golden haired man grew more and more aept at using his dual-sword style, weaving and dancing around opponents, that game's autoassist becoming less and less prevalent with each movement he learned to do. It was quite astounding actually, the way Zelrius thought he had learned so much, and even more so that he still held the belief that he was a nobody, and that there were a fair few - even going so far as to say most of them - players who were leagues above him skill, though if you told the golden haired man to recall a time someone did something with his same masteries that he couldn't mimic, there wasn't such a moment in his head, only the belief that he was inadequate. Though this wasn't as bad of a thing as it was when he first started, instead that deep insecurity festered now into an ever higher drive to continue to grind out his masteries, spending full length nights and days in the fields of the Esuilus and Brisshal just hunting and cutting down anything he could get his hands on. And it was that need to grind certain masteries is why Zelrius found himself on Druuk. Normally, he'd be in the Zalra trying to learn if Anti-Magic was a thing he could achieve, or the Esuilus trying to befriend otherwise foreign creatures. But he could think of little other way to train his Acrobatic and movement abilities than to have to navigate through the tropic wasteland that was Druuk. So here he was, trying to find enemies to dodge attacks from and leap from tree to tree in order to confuse and annoy. Which is where his eyes lit up at the sight of hair and a voice talking to itself. He grinned, thinking it pirate, and now drawing his sword, heading up a tree before trying to climb to a branch over the person. Unbeknownst to Zelrius, were the bursts of energy flying all about, one eventually striking him and causing him to lose grip and fall down to the clearing where the figure was. He stood quickly, clambering to get swords off the ground before only being able to grab one before actually examining his surroundings. A few blinks of his dark blue eyes in bewilderment and then a glance to the figure and a raise of an eyebrow "Magi?" His voice called out, equal parts confusion and excitement filling it as he looked around and took a few steps back from the girl. "Mind telling me what all this voodoo shit is?" Though the Swordsman didn't consider that even she might not know, he just assumed that this was her doing.
Red eyes grew wider at the voice from behind her. A large smile that may be hard to tell whether it was of joy at the newcomer or just joy at prey plastered on her face when she spun on her heel to see the people person who showed up. Not a lot of people would come here, she was pretty sure. Not even monsters were hanging around! ...Yay! This was kewl beans! Maybe they needed help. "....Oh?" Her mouth changed to a small o shape as she recognized the man. He was someone she met more recently so the memory was more vivid than others. What was his name though? It didn't matter! He obviously knew her old name and that meant he was a friend! A friend of Magi's was a friend of Tenebris'... and Tenebris treated her friends much better! "...hehehe. Who are you again mister?" The black dressed Magi came over to where he was. He was backing away? Already? Why? That wasn't nice... Tenebris had not even done anything to get a griefful reaction from him yet! "Voodoo? ...hehehehehe. Oh this stuff? I dunno, it's not from me❤. I am a heroine and a magical girl. I can't do something like this *snicker*. Are you stu- I mean, how are you doing?" Tenebris was a lot better at maintaining a 'face' now than she was when she was born. It helped that she used to practice acting like a magical girl so much before that it was easy for her to do once she forced herself too. It was stomach turning as all hell though. Not to mention her voice cracking into a slightly more mocking tone way more often than it should to sound... normal to people. Did she have to be such a complete dope before that it took this much effort to mimic!? "Were you playing this game a ways back? Hehehehe, There was a lady in black here. She went bang and everything just kinda.... hehehehe.... blew up❤?" The Dark Heart shrugged, forgetting to maintaining any appearance of caring. For her, it was a good thing for so many to be saved all at once. Her focus returned to the first time she met this man. A journey to save Eldhi and a lot of other people. The wars and all that. It was so stressful and gave Magi so much wonderful grief! Those were super kewl times! "See any frogs lately?" She teased, a overly dark smile on her face. The man had died to one pretty gruesomely. Blood gushing everywhere! The girl had not seen anyone from that group again since the war ended. She had gone on her own stupid trip to look for something. She had no idea what that was though. That part was completely blanked out. Tenebris did remember Eldhi's wonderful stabbing right into her though! Wowzers, that was wonderfully painful and heart wrenching! Putting a black gloved finger to her lip, astonishingly a trait Vermillion herself did often, Tenebris swayed a bit left and right while her eyes glanced around. There really was little out here was there? "Not much to do around here.... you hunting for anything? Need a hand❤? I can help you out with anything you need, hehehehe." Her dark red eyes settled on his. Sadly he was unlikely to be someone who knew her enough to notice the lack of sanity in them and maybe somewhere the pleading for release. A pleading that became duller and less noticeable by the day. Yet, Eldhi was gone, Alphabet was also in Vermillion's 'care', and Megan and Roland were nowhere near her during these times. Gwyn and Alonso? They were strangers for the most part. And... Cain? The one dummy that she kept bumping into almost everywhere? He seemed to like her better now as far as Tenebris was concerned! Becoming still again and making the most innocent face Tenebris could manage, she continued to speak... Or she would have... A strong ripple tore over the two, suddenly the ground, the air, everything gave way to a distorted 'hole' that encompassed everything around them. Even while she was in this state. Regardless of her sanity or corruption, Tenebris was caught totally unaware and tumbled through the warped space with wide eyed shock. Of course... @Zelrius was right along for this ride.... ?̶̡͘͜ ͝͠͡?҉͏ ̵͞҉͜͏?͏͠͏͏ ̢̕?̸͢҉ ̡̀͠?̴̡ ͏̶̶͝?̷̴͏͢͠ [OOC: Enjoy!]
Zelrius let down his guard a bit, wide eyes relaxing a bit as he came to a few assumptions, though he didn't realize at the time how incorrect they all were. Firstly, that this was Magi, and so, for the moment, he was completely safe. Afterall, nothing would come to harm him with the OP Magic Girl around, right? Secondly, that the rippling all around them was her doing, perhaps some kind of illusion magic. Her being a child (mid teenager?) made the golden haired man think that this was just a short-term form of entertainment all the way out here in the middle of nowhere. But why come all the way out her to do it? Though her voice creaked back up, and while Zelrius couldn't quite remember exactly how she sounded, something about her mannerisms seemed unnatural? Probably just her being a bit nervous, especially since he had quite literally come out of nowhere, and obviously she didn't recognize him. Figures. "Uh, ehm? Me?" He was taken a back for a moment by this, grinning and sheathing his swords, giving an over the top bow as a joke. "Zelrius, at your service, Ms. Heart." While the grin plastered on his face screamed 'Joke', the slightly growing hue of pink screamed 'stupid joke that i probably should take back lest this person thinks I am some kind of weirdo.' Too late now, he said it out loud, and he'd stick with it. "eheh, I mean, joking aside, I am Zelrius." Guess he wouldn't stick with it, as he relaxed his position again and took a step or two backward. And this seemed to unconsciously mirror her own movements; everytime she took a step toward him, he took a step back, letting no distance close between them. This wasn't because the golden haired man was particularly suspicious of anyone, especially not little Magi, but more just a habit, his way of trying to keep people at a distance, lest they smell the insecurity if they get too close. He raised an eyebrow in confusion as the girl was mid sentence, talking about one thing, and then stopped to describe herself, and then stopped again to ask how he was doing. A more sharp Zelrius on his guard would have been able to finish the 'question' she cut off, but our current Zelrius, one who is trying to remain relaxed and is more worried about goofing up a social interaction with someone who he actually kind of looked up to for her strength in game, was unable to notice what that first 'question' even was, only really registering the last words said. "H-how am I doing? Uh, Okay I guess? I came out here to train mastery and ran into an acquaintance, so that's rather nice." He rubbed the back of his neck idly for a moment, only for his eyes to light up as he began seemingly play with his fingers in the air; though from his perspective he was just sifting through his menu. "I need to tell Vina that I actually ran into you, she'll be so happy." The man drafted a message, but quickly deleted it and closed his menu, worried it'd be both rude to be messaging someone else right now, and that maybe Vina was busy and he'd do it another time. For a moment, her ever worrying mannerisms almost made him skip over her statement... question? Was she talking about the indent of the Earth that the two were standing in? "Wait, you mean right here? Is that what caused this?" He looked around, unable to gauge how natural the scar seemed but definitely starting to feel 'explosion' vibes from to area. "What'd she blow up from?" He asked, his voice slightly cracking now as each little detail began to increasingly worry him. Though maybe the lady she was talking about was somewhere else? Afterall, Magi had just asked how long he had been playing the game, and the answer is, not that long, atleast, not as long as Magi probably had herself. This was getting increasingly confusing, especially as the girl jumped from one conversational topic to the next. Her next question made his hairs stand up a bit, the way she said it sounded intentionally like it was to bug and poke at him, like she knew of his now gone Death Affliction. His eyes narrowed a bit, suspicion only ever so slightly starting to rise, though more of asking what she meant by that. Perhaps she was just teasing. "No, I haven't actually. Though Vina and I talked briefly and we plan on going back North sometime in the future to see them again, since I still have the Brooch pinned to my cloak. Perhaps you'd like to come? I know Skysong would love to see you again, and it'd be nice to get to know you outside of the stress of the Rescue Entourage." His hand instinctively drifted over the park of his neck where the arrow had caught him, a chill running down his spine as he remembered the sharp pain and sickeningly wet sound of the arrow tearing through flesh and blood. Though at her own invitation, it seemed she wanted to do exactly that, have a little happy go lucky fun just messing around killing things, probably to grind mastery, out here in the wilderness. No harm no foul, and with a nod of his head and a smile reforming on his face, the man was relaxed once again. "Yea I'd like that," Was all he said as he moved to pick up the other sword that he hadn't when he first dropped down into this scar, now raising his right hand to dispel the little illusion trick she was playing. "May I?" He asked, before giving it an attempt. Nothing. Instinct told him BAD. But he managed to convince himself that this was supposed to happen. "I see your Illusion Magic is higher than my Spellbane. Well played, Magi," Though just then, a 'hole' he hadn't noticed before consumed her, and like a light switch, his heart-rate immediately rose to extreme levels, his mind being able to only register one thought before he too was along for the ride into this illusion. 'God I sure hope this is a joke.'
?̶̡͘͜ ͝͠͡?҉͏ ̵͞҉͜͏?͏͠͏͏ ̢̕?̸͢҉ ̡̀͠?̴̡ ͏̶̶͝?̷̴͏͢͠ Suddenly feet hit something solid as gravity, or some form of it returned. Tenebris looked around in a panic that was very unlike her current self. This was extremely weird! Her short twin tails flowing around like they were underwater. The air felt... empty. Yet somehow breathable. There was no feeling at all. The ground was only noticeable because she stood upon it. Luckily, within herself she still felt the pain of the rose's vines around her heart, her very soul entangled in the unknown darkness of Vermillion's Demon Rose. So she still could feel grief, still feel agony! Tenebris would go mad if she could not feel it anymore! Looking towards the guy that warped in here with her, Zelrius, the dummy had called her Ms Heart. He was pretty slow this guy. She did not expect him to know what was going on either. Her old self may have been scared and excited for something like this. Instead, Tenebris just felt lost. This was not her thing. The only thing in site beyond the streaming energy in the far distance of this... worm hole? Yeah it was all warp drivey and stuff. So worm hole! Tenebris' brother watched crap like that when she was little... wait, she could remember that here? A lot of memories were much more clear now. Gee whiz no! She hated her old self so much. Ewwwwww skittles....s-s-s-smoothies! Noooooo. It was nice to grieve but leave Magi Heart out of it! The Dark Heart shook her head angrily. It felt odd to move here. She wanted out. It was awful with no one to save... there was... no suffering. Just rocks and this stuff... "Urgh... I don't like this place. Hey you!" Tenebris spoke sharply, but then regained her focus to at least try and stay to the character everyone would expect from her. "I... hehe... don't suppose you know what's going on? This isn't anything like the warps uh... nevermind. Hehehehehe." Tenebris almost spoke about the Manor's teleportation but stopped herself. Walking, which was not difficult just odd when you could not feel the ground you walked on. Tenebris wobbled a bit before getting the hang of it. The rock they were on was a long craggy path into who knows where. It stretched into the distance with no end in sight. "Would have been better if I could have saved some beasties and sent them to heaven. Now I'm stuck here with you... I guess I could... hehehehe... just save you while we are here. I mean you'd escape if I shot you enough wouldn't you❤?" Tenebris asked with a cute glare and cocked head. She said this more sweetly than normal, but the words had a horrible inclination. As her method of getting him out would be simply killing him. It was all saving for Tenebris. It did not get her out though... Generating her Black Gertrud bow. Into her right hand. The pinkette turned to look down the path,her left hand starting to cackle with Arcana magic all the while. "Want out now or later Zelly❤? Hehehe... Whenever works just fine for me. We can go for a walk first. This place looks boring but... maybe it'll be kewl?" Honestly most things were not kewl to her unless they brought a form of suffering. Entrapment was part of that though. Also... deep down Tenebris was actively looking for a way, something, anything that could give her a edge to not only be free of the stupid Count Chocula, but also expand the scope of her.... evolved desires. Realist or not, she could not ignore just how like a game or anime this place was. The possibility of finding a path she could take was not entirely zero. @Zelrius
Zelrius stumbled around for a second, the brief moment where he was weightless causing a slight panic, and his legs scrambling in all directions searching for anything to hold on to. When they eventually found what his feet were looking for, it caught him off guard, causing him to lose balance for just a moment before finally re-righting himself. A quick examination of the Terrain showed that there was, in fact, no Terrain to examine, only emptiness. It was clear that either one of two things were happening here; Either Magi had gotten extra mischievous since he last saw her, and along with upgrading her Illusion Magic - probably to full - was now into using that Magic to play tricks on people, and this was all just a practical joke. That was the answer Zelrius hoped for, and now for the other conclusion to be drawn, the one he knew that was strangely more likely to be true. This wasn't an illusion, atleast, not one conjured by either of the players. This was, in it's entirety, a different plane of sorts, similar to the ones like where Trinity was, or that is hinted at by some players when entering Dungeons. Another chill up his spine causing a shudder as the man remembered the two chests in a cave that he had randomly been poofed into, one of them holding an Egg. A quick check around himself would tell that none of his three minipets had come along, but he could still feel the Moth sitting on his head, despite there not being one, not unlike people with phantom-limb syndrome. The two exchanged a glance, which Zelrius' only response was that of a raised eyebrow. Though, he supposed it was a moot silent question, as the look she gave was that of someone who had no clue either. That answered that dreaded question; this wasn't her doing. Grreaattt. He thought to himself in sarcastic exasperation giving a scan of the area once more. A step toward her gave his this weird feeling; realizing he felt no resistance from the air around him pressing on his cloak and handkerchief. A look behind him would confirm that there was in fact no air pushing it back, the bottom of the cloak flowing behind as if being held up by pixies, exposing the well-pressed clothing underneath. Though the cloak being lifted gave him more freedom of movement, it wasn't a feeling the golden haired man was used to, and so instead he shrunk in on himself, feeling more like a crab caught without its shell than anything. This insecurity only seemed to be multiplied by the fact that it felt like distant memories weren't just hazy fever-dreams anymore - no, they felt more like watching a film now, and that film constantly reminded the man of who he was outside of the game, and god did he hate every inch of that person. This self-loathing and constant reminder of the inadequacy of life that was Rayvil lead to him looking like a deer caught in headlights when Magi spoke to him, unable to say or do anything back, only stare at her wide eyed and shake or nod his head. She stopped mid conversation again, and had he been right of mind, he'd have asked, but instead, wrote it off as her just deciding he wasn't worth finishing full thoughts to, which the man deeply agreed with. He could only shake his head no in response, hoping she'd know that meant he had no idea what was happening here. The child was certainly acting weird, and in that streamline of memories, he remembered being a normal child in a sense, only to become petrified by any amount of pressure, blaming himself for everything that went wrong. The young girl spoke again, this time posing two questions to him, and the dots connecting in his head by what she meant in 'Saving' things. And the second question was obviously about 'Saving' him. This caused two gloved hands to rise and shake, his head matching the 'No' motion, not really interested in feeling the pain of getting his flesh penetrated by whatever manner of weaponry she might have on her. Though if it cleared up the constant reminders, maybe it wouldn't be so bad? No, he decided, gesturing for her to take the lead on a walk, demanding of himself to take the walk, insisting that it will clear his head and he can go back to pretending the world outside doesn't exist. You're here with a friend, stop being a little bitch. His mind whispered to himself, a kind of way of forcing his thoughts in a different direction.
Whether or not Zelly had caught on to her yet. Tenebris was more focused on either getting out of this place or finding a reason to be here in the first place. Of course logging out was possible for Zelly. At least she thought it might be. For her, the log out was fuzzy and very difficult to understand. Hence why she never left the game anymore... and why should she? She was curious what her body had become but for her, Terrasphere was life at this point. Tenebris was born here, while Wendy and Magi were from out there. Although, was Wendy also Tenebris/ That was something the dark girl was unsure of anymore and didn't care to pursue. Why she even asked Cain to check on her was beyond her. One of Tenebris' biggest problems was how contradictory she could be. The long winding snake way style path through this place was boring and quiet. There was little sound other than the low humming of something in the distance. Maybe it was the inner workings of the game? Or just the energy flowing past that was making the sound? From what Tenebris heard, Trinity Center looked nothing like this and it was supposedly a place where it was easy to see the technology behind the games 'VR walls' That Xsune girl was pretty informative to be 'friends' with. Tenebris did not hate the VXIII crew, but did not feel a need to save them as much as her old real friends. At least, not yet. "Gee whiz this boring..." Tenebris muttered almost under her breath. Than s if on cue her foot went right through the floor! "Woah... wowzers the hell was that?" She said, Using a harsher word that surely Zelrius had never heard Magi use before. Chances are the path disappearing into nothingness before them was more important though! And just like that, they were left on the edge of nothingness. Yaaaaaaay..... "Urgh..." Turning to look at Zelly again. Her eyes opened wider and she started to laugh. The floor was vanishing behind them too. They were now on a small rock floating in nothingness. Amazingly horrible! "...Pfft... Hehehehehe.... hehehehe.... Oh boy! Zelly... hehehee we might be doooooomed❤ !" The thought of doom always made her giggle uncontrollably. Maybe this place would save them both? What would happen if she jumped off? Or pushed him off? Hmmmm.... options options! "I guess we're stuck here❤ . Unless you'd like to just jump off? You can always ask for to help with that! Maybe we can fly!" The last part dripped sarcasm. Her equipment did to some extend make jumping into the unknown less fatal but this was different. Her red eyes scanned the area one more time. Wondering if there was anything she missed. Zelly here was a total noob, just like before and certainly was not offering much. As expected from people who were paired with her old self! A shadow swooped onto a rock far into the distance. It was small but... there was someone else out there! Or something else! Gripping her obsidian Gertrud tightly and a look a vicious interest on her face. Tenebris made a flying leap onto a nearby rock. Small pieces falling off the edge and into the void below. "C'mon Zelly, let's go see who that is! They might know the way out! Ooooh wait..." She looked back down towards him with a pitted look. Her tone was very mocking though. "You can't make it can you? I'll come back for you if you can't.... Heart Promise❤ !" @Zelrius
He actually had the thought of logging out. It'd be such an easy way to get out of this situation right? Just a Mental note of Fuck this shit I'm out. And poof, he was gone, back at home, in his bed. Probably hungry in the real world, which would mean stepping out of his room. And probably into the direct line of sight of his parents, who would berate him either for not working enough hours or not going outside enough, and how he was such a well-rounded kid and now look at him. That means he'd either have to sneak past them or listen to it all before heading out. Heading out of the front door and into the freezing Boston air, and use what precious little gas he could afford. And - No, he decided right there, he'd stay right here, atleast for now. There was one saving grace, his streamlined thinking was actually becoming more and more difficult to keep a clear head of due to the ever increasing annoyance that was the slight hum, amplified even more by the girl's random quirks of Conversation. Though Zelrius himself hadn't realized it; he was barely processing and understanding anything she was saying, and the first sentence he actually took a moment to appreciate, things started to make a bit more sense, but not a lot. He caught the tone of her voice as she like slightly stooped, snapping him out of his trance and immediately looking, her floor had gone through the floor basically. As quickly as that happened, now the two were huddled up on a 'rock' as the ground all around them faded into nothingness, leaving just buoyant platforms of 'rocks' throughout the way. This was not going good, but started to give the man a basic idea of what they were working with now. "I'd rather not try," His voice came out a bit on the softer side, but for once it was a coherent sentence, with little to no stuttering or second-guessing. Something wasn't right here, the way Magi constantly talked about killing him, and if anything, that was certainly something he didn't remember about her. So for now, he'd keep her at an arm's distance at the least. Though that seem to be a problem in itself, as she herself made effort to being hopping along. He looked between the figure and Magi, sighed, and then jumped after her, hoping his acrobat skill would help keep up with her just hopping around, despite how low in Mastery it was. Still, he'd come along, though clearly more on guard than he was previously. And just as he was on guard, he moved right past the small girl and began platform hopping on his own toward the figure. He'd have to beat Magi to it, because at this point, things almost felt a bit too intentional. Either that, or she a little too into a happy little accident. "Hurry up," His voice called out, an artificial sense of sternness being added to it as he went along.
[OOC: Although Zel is no longer on the site. I will be closing this thread with this post. I'll continue where it leaves off later in another thread.] The dark magical girl stood at the precipice of a tall floating peak in the middle of this vast vortex of nothingness. Whatever this place was, it truly appeared to have no end... no beginning. It just... was. The girl's mind was honestly too simplistic in it's thinking to understand how the rocks could even exist here. Maybe they were being sucked in from elsewhere? Maybe they were part of whatever this place was before it blew to pieces in a big kewl bang? Whatever... it was just a zone in a game and even if this was now Tenebris life, it barely mattered. What did feel really good though was 'helping' out her travel mate. Zelly somehow was keeping up with her until eventually a ledge he leaped onto had broken apart. Causing him to have to grab for dear life. That face of shock... him asking her to save him and help pull him up as the rest began to shatter away. It was so amazing! Of course Tenebris could not leave a friend in need. So she did the most generous thing she could as a heroine who wasn't a deluded dope. She shot a arrow into him. Down he went and poof he was gone. No more Zelly! Hmmmm... the reverse Magi was not sure what that meant here exactly. She assumed he would just respawn eventually but hopefully she gave him a enjoyable death! Tenebris was still torn on a few things.but she was beginning to figure out just what it was that she truly wanted. When her arrow pierced him right through the neck, the same place he had been brutally murdered by those froggy people .How her energy arrow caused him to bleed just as greatly. How he fell into the nothingness with the trail of red chasing after him. That horror and grief on his face. He was experiencing the best of life at that moment! Truly Tenebris had brought him what he needed. And nothing made Tenebris feel better than watching someones grief, failure, and finally the fatal end, all at a friend's hand. Her hand. Okay then! That was one down (for now) and many more to go! Or not... dopey Magi had not made a shit ton of friends or anything. The entirety of VXIII was double the real best friends Magi had acquired. Of course, for a dope that felt everyone was her friend after meeting them for a few minutes... yeah better not to think about her old self anymore. Tenebris needed to kill off whatever kept her clinging to it. Even the grief was not worth it. Wiping tears from her blood red eyes with a disturbed smile. Tenebris was over her latest successful curing. Now where was that shadowy people person at? Her eyes set upon something strange. A split in the space floating a bit below where she was. If she jumped down she could probably fall into it. Was that where the shadow went? Well, there was nothing else to do... so... Tenebris spread her arms stiffly to her sides and with a strange look of content insanity, tilted herself off the peak straight into the new 'hole' below. [FIN]
