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

Started June 17, 2019 by Deleted user

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//sunflowers, maybe some kind of a plot point could be introduced?

They had been walking for hours, and it was almost dusk. They had passed more ruins, resembling a city, and unfortunately, some bones too. There were some that were obviously human, but then there were ones with wings almost, or extra arms or legs, and maybe some horns? It was a weird acid trip that was all too real.

They had just hiked up a mountainous part of the forest when they came across a cave. Not surprising for how deep they were in the forest, but a blessing nonetheless. Infinitus led the group silently towards the entrance of the cave when a gravely voice called out.

“So it seems the gods have returned…”

(the person speaking is like an ancient witch who can potentially help them on their journey. if they’re nice = help from the witch. if not, then they basically have to battle her. please don’t let this info affect your character’s actions!)

"Hello? Who are you?" asked Imperium, jumping a little in surprise and possibly fear.

"Gods?" Vanitate murmured quietly. Her eyes narrowed, subtle movements stilling. Something about this situation was suspicious to her, and she didn't feel like it was worth the risk to find out why.

"Gods? Returned? Where?" Mortem asked, looking around wildly. After a moment, she stopped, tilting her head. "Wait - are you talking about us?" She pointed to herself, then gestured wildly at the group. "Cause… most of these idiots are just depressed jerkwads." She smiled at herself. "My insults and I are on FIRE today."

Infinitus backed up slowly, but kept in front of the group. They might be dumbasses, but they were all Infinitus had, and the witch could go to hell if she thought she was going to take them away from him. “Us? Gods?” he questioned, an eyebrow quirked

The witch smiled, showing of rows of yellow sharp teeth, creeping slowly towards the group. “Why, you should know who I am…It’s only been 2,000 years or so til we last met?” a scraggly laugh escapes her throat, sending a chill down Infinitus’ spine. She then pointed a crooked finger at Mortem, a weird smile on her face. “Mortem, my dear, you cannot hide behind that mask of yours and run away from your emotions forever… We’ve gone over this.”

Mortem sputtered. "Bitc - ok, first of all, what? I'm not wearing a mask," she pulled at her eyebrows, "see? No mask. And I'm not hiding my emotions. I'm just HAPPY. Because you know what's great? Being dead. I mean, I'm not dead, but a lot of people are, and BOY, lemme tell ya, it's a riot down there, an absolute party," she said, staring at the ground before glancing back up at the witch and putting her hands in her hips. "You're weird," she scoffed, muttering something along the lines of, "hidden emotions, your sunburnt ass."

Infinitus turned to look at Mortem, a look of confusion plastered on his face. “How do you know what Perte is like?” he asked, then wondered himself why he even knew the name of the underworld’s city.

The witch’s cloudy eyes slanted in anger, and she took threatening steps towards the group until she was only a couple feet away. “Watch your words, girl. There are forces here on this world that you do not want to mess with and I am one of them,” she sneered. Then she looked at each member of the party, giving them a hard glare. “One more chance, then you won’t live to see your precious city.”

Infinitus turned to Mortem, silently begging her not to say anything. If they were actually born today, he wasn’t looking forward to fight with no idea how on their birthday.

"Fine, I'm shutting up, stars above, chill out," Mortem muttered, holding her hands up in surrender, though she didn't back away in the slightest. "Only because Fini doesn't want me to mess with you," she added , rolling her eyes with her arms crossed.

"So, do you think you could offer us some guidance? I'm not sure the others are up for it, but I'd certainly like to know what's going on and you seem to know a lot more than we do, miss… mister… uh, what's your name?" Imperium stammered.

The witch turned towards Imperium, a sly smile upon her lips. “I am called Pythonissam, the protector of this land,” she gestured to the surrounding woods. “And yes, yes, I will offer guidance, but perhaps a bit more if you are kind.” Pythonissam paused for a moment, almost looking like she was deciding something, then turned towards the cave, beckoning them forward. “Now come on, children, let me help you. That map won’t give you all the answers.”

Infinitus put a hand over his pocket which held the map. “How did she know…” he whispered, following her hunched form entering the cave. He turned towards the rest of the group, a question in his eyes. Should we follow her…?

"Lets go." Imperium said, following. They seemed nervous, but certain that this was right.

Mortem shook her head. "There is no way I'm going in there. She threatened me like 2 minutes ago. And she's some kind of psychic or something. I don't like that she knows everything. She's probably trying to trick us so we'll go in an then… I don't know, I don't like her," she stated quietly.

"We can fight if she tries anything. But I have a feeling she won't." Imperium said.

Infinitus placed a comforting hand on Mortem’s shoulder, sending a hopefully calming smile. Glancing back at the witch, she smiled and weaved her fingers at him, causing a shiver to go down his spine. “Well, I agree with Mortem. I don’t like how she threatened us with like two seconds of meeting us. But I feel like she could provide some much needed information. Didn’t she say we were some kind of gods?” he then shrugged. “It’s a group decision though,”

"She's not our best option," Vanitate said confidently, pushing hair out of her face with one hand. The other was clenched tightly behind her back, hiding her nerves. "But she's our only one. I say we go for it." She turned to Infinitus and tried for a smile. "And we must mean something to her, something that makes us valuable enough to keep alive."

Mortem groaned. "This. Is. Stupid. We're all going to die. What kind of person follows an actual witch into a dark and creepy cave? Its like you're asking to be murdered."

“Times a ticking dearies,” the witch called from the cave. “The old gods thought they had all the time in the world; I wouldn’t recommend making the same mistake.”

Infinitus nodded. “V is right. She could’ve killed us when she saw us, but she didn’t. My vote is to go.” He stepped out of the group, arms crossed.

Vanitate hesitated for a moment, then followed him, unclenching her hand. She ran her thumb over the nail marks left behind as she turned to the others expectantly.

Shaking her head and muttering curses under her breath, Mortem crossed her arms and went to stand with Infinitus. "This is the stupidest thing I've ever done. I haven't done a lot of things, but this is still the stupidest."

//bump

//sunflowers? I think we’re waiting on you

(sorry y’all i was at camp and they didn’t have any service. i was hoping the others would’ve replied but i guess not)

Infinitus sighed and nodded, leading the group to the cave where the witch stood. She clapped her hands excitedly, a smile full of crooked teeth on her face. “Oh, I like this group. Much more curious, that’s for sure,” her strange accent tilted the words, pronouncing the constants too harshly and the vowels too softly. He had never heard it before, but then again, he’s only been alive for what seems a few days.

(also, i’m going to have the witch give them their weapons instead of them already having them. it will make things run a bit smoother)

Mortem crossed her arms again, leaning against the wall as close to the entrance as possible without leaving the group. "Yep, yeah, we're great, let's move this along, shall we?" She said, a mixture of bright and sarcastic.

//yeap sounds good, hope you had s good time at camp!

Vanitate twisted her lips a bit, eyes darting back and forth. She stepped into the cave, hands behind her back. “So?”

//bump