PHASE I [ ❓❓❓ ] And then the Flamines are there.
They just appear, suddenly, as if from nowhere. They’re a race of mercenary aliens, and fighting is all they know -- they’re definitely not going to be easy to kill by any means. They seem to have a natural resistance to magic: aside from very specific types of magic (in particular, light magic and anything highly spiritual), they absorb it. Light magic and spiritual magic can harm them, but it will take a lot to take one down.
They can be stabbed, if you can get that close.
But good luck.
Of course, they look like nondescript black shapes with masks until you knock the mask off...and then you can see the true shape of the Flamines.
They’re here to kill you all. :)
PHASE II [ ❓❓❓ ] As if that isn’t enough… it seems the Flamines’ arrival was the last straw for Cerealia and the Nexus Code. There’s a tear in the sky, and from it… the Nexus Code, where all of the lost friends from before, can be seen. It can be entered, even, though remaining there too long can be detrimental to your health.
But people are there.
Old friends, strung up and lifeless, can be seen there, unmoving.
And…
Then some of them move. They open their eyes. They remember how to breathe. And they’re able to return, able to stagger their way back into Cerealia and take their first breath of air in a long, long time.
Welcome back to the chaos of Cerealia, friends.
Unfortunately, you’ve got nothing but the clothes on your back while murderous aliens are rampaging, so hopefully you’re able to think fast. It’d be unfortunate to die so soon after coming back.
As for spiritual and magical characters who were not in the Nexus Code...well, when they return, they’ll find that they’re covered in old, dried blood, and their clothing might have tears in it, as if from a knife.
There are no scars, though, and they’re otherwise fine. Strange.
PHASE III [ ❓❓❓ ] As if this chaos isn’t enough… there are also the masks. Regardless of whether or not characters were around to receive them the first time, regardless what they did with them before, the masks will suddenly reappear in your characters’ hands. They can be tossed aside, but they’ll reappear again eventually, unable to be truly shaken.
Characters who received them before will receive the same mask they had before.
Characters who didn’t receive them before will receive a mask according to the trait that’s more prominent for them.
Either way...it’ll have a profound effect on the Flamines.
They will go after any character with a broken mask in a bloodthirsty rage, intent on murdering them. Characters with a barcode mask or bloody mask will be the next likely to be chased down intently by the Flamines.
Characters with a :( mask will be killed if they get in the Flamines’ way, though they will not go out of their way to chase them down.
Characters with a vine mask or feather mask will be treated with wariness, though they may still be attacked if they get in a Flamines’ way.
Characters with a grey mask will not be killed unless they are first the aggressor, as will characters with a bloody fingerprint mask.
Naturally there will be exceptions to every rule, but the masks will change how the Flamines’ generally act towards characters!
PHASE IV [ ❓❓❓ ] But something’s not quite right.
Regardless of the battles against the Flamines, it seems Cerealia’s just been under too much pressure lately. Something had to give --
And it’s the code building up the characters that really suffers.
Their code has been hanging on by a thread without CERES to maintain it, and now… it’s finally giving out. The glitches that afflicted characters before will be even more prominent now; they might glitch from place to place, or have their powers go totally awry in odd ways. There may be a lack of powers suddenly, or a sudden difficulty staying on the ground as gravity stops working on the character.
They might suddenly be unable to breathe, or go cold, or very nearly die --
But it can be controlled, too, with effort. Characters can learn to control the glitches, gaining an ability to almost teleport, or ways to tweak their powers in exciting new ways.
With a lot of effort, they could even possibly reverse a death -- but only their own, and only once.
BONUS [ ❓❓❓ ] There are also… birds?
Flamingos, to be exact. Who knows where they came from, but either way, there are plastic flamingos chilling all over the place. They’re just normal plastic; they don’t move, they can very easily be destroyed --
But if you touch one with your bare hands… it’ll have an interesting effect.
Characters will suddenly find that they have the abilities or the last person they touched -- but without any of the practice or ability to control it, of course.
Still, it might help with that pesky Flamines problem, right?
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IV
"You're not seriously planning on using those, are you?"
Granted, it's Eiji, so of course he is. But the way the question is delivered conveys every ounce of just how stupid a plan that would be.
Re: IV
Eiji hesitates, then quickly closes his hand around the Medals.
"I don't know. I don't even know what they'd do to me, after everything that's happened. But I don't know what might work."
Re: IV
That response is immediate. Those things did enough damage back when they had an idea of what was going on with them. He can't imagine anything being better now. As for what might work...
"Have you tried LaToraTah?" Not that he's seen, but it's not beyond Eiji to go off using combos behind his back.
Re: IV
He shakes his head. "They've been absorbing energy. I can get a blade through, but I didn't want to risk feeding them, so I didn't try anything other than random combinations."
Re: IV
"Light might be different. I saw someone else try it and it looked like it hurt them." Not that he would begin to claim he understands how they work, but he can at least say that much. It would be worth a try, and a lot safer than the purple medals would be.
Re: IV
Hear that lilt in his voice? That's hope.
"That's great--we can..."
Okay, before he gets too excited about it, time to ground himself--this isn't going to win everything, but it might give them a little more time to find somewhere safe.
Re: IV
"Yeah. So stop thinking about last resorts."
Re: IV
"I can hold off on it for a little while, at least."
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"Ankh, if it gets bad..."
Re: IV
"Eiji. You remember that bet we made a while back? You still owe me a favor."
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Eiji's not stupid--well, not that stupid, anyway. He knows what Ankh's getting at.
"Everyone's going to die if we can't stop these guys, and if I've got anything that can help, I have to use it."
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"I'm not saying don't fight. Just don't use the damned purple medals. Not unless you're the one who's gonna die if you don't. Not anyone else. You."
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But this time, something's a little different--his hands are trembling a little, even as he nods slowly.
"Sorry." Yes, even now, an apology. "I'm just..."
He's scared. But he can't say it.
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He doesn't have to say it. Who in their right mind in this situation isn't scared? But he's not going to say it, either.
So he falls back on what's easy, with words that are lighter than they easily might have been. "You're actually listening for once? Maybe I should get you to lose bets more often."
Re: IV
"It's been a long year."