forum THE OLD GODS ARE DEAD. [CLOSED] {M}

Started June 17, 2019 by Deleted user

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"Shut up, Vitamin shake, you're not helping." Imperium snapped.

“It’s nice enough to meet you guys, I suppose,” Vanitate said quietly. “I’m Vanitate, it’s a mouthful. You could call me V. What did you find? She turned to Infinitus in interest, eyes flicking up to the sky for a moment.

Vita rolled his eyes. “Why Vitamin? Vitamins are good for you. I’m not.”

“Looks like a map of some kind,” Infinitus turned the map around a couple of times before returning it to its original position. “Has anyone heard of a place called ‘Arebol’?” The word tasted weird on his tounge, almost like he should know what it is.

"I'm not good at nicknames, okay?! Now shut up and be nice!!" they growled, a look of certain death to those who dared cross them in their eyes.

Vanitate took a few steps closer to Infinitus. “I haven’t,” she said calmly, ignoring the fight. “It’s… familiar, though. Like I should know it.” She grimaced. It was an odd feeling of uncertainty, and she didn’t like it.

"Oh, that's weird," Mortem said, walking over to the group. "It looks like… a map," she said, purposefully stating the obvious. She laughed like an insane person and cartwheeled away. What a fine life this is. Or death. Or afterlife. Either way, it's fine.

"What? A map? You found a map? Well, obviously, I just want to clarify. Oh, of course you did. What does it read?" Imperium asked.

Infinitus’ eyes followed Mortem’s form. “Is she okay? Cause I kinda feel like she’s overwhelmed by everything right now,” he whispered, careful to keep his voice low. Clearing his throat, he spoke louder. “Yeah, I’m pretty sure it’s a map of the land we’re in, but it has an outlined path to Arebol.”

"I can hear you!" Mortem yelled, still cartwheeling. "I'm not overwhelmed, this is who I am, you bush of nonsense!" She paused. "At least, I think so. I don't know, I was born like 5 minutes ago."

“Maybe overwhelmed is part of her personality. Or she’s… really excitable,” Vanitate said slowly, just as quietly. She probably wouldn’t be noticed. Maybe. “Do you suppose we should follow that path? Maybe it can tell us something more about who we are.”

Infinitus nodded in agreement to both statements. “If this is the chance to find out who we are, then I say we take it,” Carefully folding the map, he slid it into his pocket and straightened. “Who’s up for a little journey?” he called to the rest of the group.

"Me, obviously," Temi called back, coming to a stop near the rest of the group. "But if you use the term 'adventure,' it'll sound more exciting."

Vita groaned. No one was listening to his amazing words of advice. Sighing, he walked away, tugging at his hair, which grew slightly.

“Right, let’s go then,” Vanitate said. She leaned in slightly, peering at the map. “Where are we right now, you think? Maybe around here?” She pointed out a small section of the map that used around the same colors that surrounded them, and was directly on the path the map showed. Almost exactly the beginning, actually.

“Yes, it seems so,” Infinitus squinted, reading the words printed below. “Vyzene…” There was a asterisk beside the name, so he went to the starred definition. “The Holy City of the Gods?”

Vanitate looked around at the ruins, then shook her head. “Some holy city. Which way do you think we should be going?”

“It says we should head… that way,” Infinitus turned and pointed northwest, where there was a path leading out of the ruins. Who knows what we’ll find out there?

Vanitate glanced around, as if committing the place to memory. In reality, she was double checking to make sure they didn’t leave anything behind. But… despite being born twenty minutes ago, it already felt like leaving home. “Alright,” she said, turning to Infinitus. “Lead the way, Infi.”

Infinitus saluted, grinning at the nickname. “You got it, V,” Turning around, he headed out of the central ruin, checking if the others were following. Whoever was here last sure made a mess of the place.

Vanitate fell into step behind him, moving slowly but keeping up. It had looked like a long way, and she wondered how long it would take. She mentioned it to Infinitus, also asking what he thought they would find there.

Mortem cartwheeled along behind them, listening to the conversation. "What's a holy city supposed to do?" She wondered , rather louder than she meant to.

"Be holy. House the gods. I don't know," Vanitate said. Mortem was starting to get on her nerves.

"Okay, then, smarty-pants," she said in a proper British accent, rolling her eyes and starting to walk like a normal human being. "You're just so very helpful. Now I know exactly what's going on, thank you for all your service."

“It seems that’ll it be more than a couple days, that’s for sure,” Infinitus laughed softly. “And hopefully we’ll find something or someone that’ll give us a clue on who we are.” The feeling of not knowing who you are threw him off. It was unsettling, and he did not like it at all.

"I'm not so sure we need to find out, do we? We're us, and we don't need more than that, I'd think." said Imperium.

“Don’t you feel weird about not knowing who you are?” Vanitate asked. She shook her head. “It has to matter. We wouldn’t show up like this if it weren’t for a reason. I’m sure of it.”

"I already know who I am, silly! I'm Imperium!" they giggled slightly.

“I don’t think knowing our names is enough. I feel like there’s a purpose of us being here,” Infinitus shook his head, laughing quietly. “I don’t know, maybe I’m crazy.”

"No, I don't think you are. There's got to be something more to a person than a name," Vanitate said quietly. She walked slowly and deliberately, as if she expected something to jump out from around a tree.