Descent into Darkness

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As the characters arrive, they will find what appears to be a rather deep cavern. Upon entering, the caverns are quite narrow, with twists and turns everywhere and different tunnels that all seem to be interconnected. As characters travel deeper within the caverns, reality around them will start to warp, they will start to see and hear things that aren’t necessarily there - images of old enemies, past failures, voices of condemnation, visions that strike at the soul and core of the characters. Once this begins, it will only increase in power and volume, demanding it be confronted, lest they be trapped within these caves forever.

[OOC: This event will run for a week. All characters who enter the caves will be subject to some of their deepest fears, darkest demons, and most abject failures. To overcome them, characters must help each other out, finding their purpose through strength of character and resolve to move forward. In general, these visions should require characters to come to grips with themselves. Illusory images and voices can and will appear and can take any number of forms, depending on what is most appropriate to a character. Additionally, characters may thread with each other and are encouraged to help each other out to overcome these personal demons. For those who wish to take part, they are able and encouraged to narrate their own personal demons, which will be on display for everyone who enters their thread. IC threads may be made in this post.]

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[rainsrespite]

"Ah!" Yuuna cries out as the shade falls away, the boot leaving her shoulder and sword clattering to the ground. She scrambles to her feet and clutches her bruised skin. "Badr's right! That's not your dad! None of this is real!"

Her eyes find her double, looking at it through bleary, tearful eyes.

"And...Sinbad's proof you're wrong! And you too!" She points without looking at the clone of his father. "He helped me, and now I'm going to help him! I don't have to be cruel like you to be strong! That's not what I grew up believing in!"

She takes a step forward and offers Sinbad her hand, pulling him to his feet. "Sinbad, tell me what your dad would really say? Would he...want you to give up on exploring and go back to wherever this is? Would he want you to have let me die?"

[conquerorofwaves]

He lands between Yuuna and her copy on all fours, tail thrashing behind him like an unusually fat snake.

"Sinbad. Are you really going to be so Tauros-headed-"

"Quiet! Father - Daddy told me to be brave, he told me he could tell I'm suppose to be doing something great." He hisses as he rises up to his feet at the ranger's touch. "He died because he wanted to save me."

He shouted. "My father was a brave soldier who stood up to everyone that called him for a coward for opposing more war! He would never, ever tell me to give up! My ambition is a world where no one had to suffer like he did - is that so wrong?"

[rainsrespite]

“Then, remember that. Not this…fake,” Yuuna all but growled, spinning Sinbad around to face her, pulling him tight into a hug against her chest. She glared at the two doubles, eyes gleaming an unearthly cobalt blue for just a moment before fading to their usual brown. Her lip all but peeled back into a snarl, tearstained cheeks flushed with mounting rage.

“Begone, away with you, fakes. You’re not real, and I refuse to listen to this anymore. No father should tell his child to give up, especially on a dream so noble as that. And nobody should take power just so they can hurt people. That’s all wrong, and you’re both full of Boufallant chips!”