[hr][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/QMR61x0.png[/img][/center] [b][code]... Beyond Farmer Hill[/code][/b] [hr][hider=Breton - Ghost Note (The Child's Themesong)][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWrfMXxMwEY[/youtube][/hider][hr] "Why'd they have to pick this one mountain, then? The one planet in the entire of the known universe that has life, and the people of Glint think that's the best place to put the eldritch super-being. Thing feeds off emotions, would've starved to death years ago if it were stuck in Mars, and that's fucking close compared to some places out there." The Child could only shake their head, but it was unclear if they were annoyed with Paige or if they were voicing disapproval of the people of Glint. Either way, they voiced their reasoning. [b]"The final battle against of the Glutton was quite a desperate one, where the [i]few[/i] living beings left in that universe made their final stand against the Glutton. They weren't thinking rationally when they made the decision..."[/b] They shook their head again. "So, basically, they wanted to get that thing the hell out of their universe without a thought for the others?" Justin, at the very least, tried to understand their motive, even if Justin didn't agree with it. Well, he heard that people make very impractical decisions under duress. "Not just that, but the Lumin- The Godforce draws people to it," Britney started off, finally speaking up. "They tried sealing it in a mountain in the middle of nowhere with all the Godforce in our world hoping to forget about it - but the Godforce only drew people to the mountain and inadvertantly substained the Glutton." [b]"Correct."[/b] The Child said with a nod of their head. "Y'know, I gotta ask. If we die - where do we go? You're the closest thing we've have to God, right? Am I gonna be fighting with Tupac and Elvis in fucking Valhalla if the Glutton takes me off the buffet plate or... like if-.. if our minds, thoughts and powers are made from this energy, we don't just disappear when we die, right?" Nate asked, and the Child could only look at them disconcertingly; as what Nate said would lead to two topics that the Child desperately needed to go over. Just two topics that the Child knew would make their mission even direr. Because they weren't just saving who's alive. [b]"That's the thing... whenever you die your essence is returned back to the Godforce where you can live in relative bliss before your consciousness is recycled for the next cycle. Or that's how it was supposed to go before the Glutton came into the picture..."[/b] The Child trailed off for a few moments and that worried the group greatly, especially Justin, who just had to voice his concerns "Hey, you glowing bastard," Justin said, "What are you on about?" The Child was silent for a few moments, before they came out and said it, [b]"... If the Glutton or his thralls kill you, you won't return to the Godforce, you'll be absorbed into it's being. Eternally tortured in its dark realms as it tries to absorb what emotion they have left until there is nothing left. Only a soul that floats around with no form or thoughts or conscious until the end of time."[/b] "That means Dexter..." Britney trailed off as the horrifying realization overcame her. "Claire..." Justin said. "Aliana..." Lynette added on. The Child nodded to confirm their thoughts. [b]"They are being tortured as we speak. Perhaps some of them have been broken by now."[/b] Everyone went silent. Completely silent. “yeah, yeah I will. Though I have one question. After we force our way through the streets that are crawling with enthralled people, into a mountain housing the most dangerous creature to ever exist, how will we know if we are mentally ready to receive the gifts of the Godforce?” The Child looked between the group as the scene finally began fading away into darkness... and soon the Child themselves was fading away. They valiantly raised a fist to their small chest as they gave a rousing speech; [b]"That is a question you all must ask yourselves... what is holding you all back? What keeps you all up at night? What do you look back and ask if you could have done better? Who do you think you could have treated better? Once you reach a point where you can answer those questions..."[/b] The Child has practically faded away until their head was left and once that was finally gone, they said, [b]"... you are ready."[/b] Everything was gone. [hr][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/WKdecqD.png[/img] [/center] [b][code]Grand Ridge Academy.[/code][/b] [hr] The cast found themselves back in familiar territory; Grand Ridge's lobby... and Britney figured that the Child teleported them there because they were mulling around too long. Which was their own foolishness, but now they've been renewed with a new mission, and they're all able to get a fresh change of clothes. "... Fucker tells us all this shit and then he fucks off." Justin swears up a storm before he shakes his head in irritation. "Where the hell do we even start?" "I have an idea..." Lynette spoke up, and everyone listened. "When I was doing research on this town, I learned that the town was built around a mining community to mine Mount Ever Reaching, and they mined it bare...." She explained. "... Which means that there might be maps out there somewhere." "Well, good luck findin' maps from God knows how long ago." Jordan skeptically said. "I wouldn't say it's that big of a stretch," Britney started off. "There's an archive in city hall, and giving the old library that's been here since the town started would be a good idea." "... and also changing out of these old, dirty, clothes is a good idea, too," Jordan said. "Maybe a shower." "Oh?" Britney looked down and saw that she was flithy. "That too."