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Arknights: The Dark Woods (PaulHaynek & LiverisGood)

@LiverisGood

"From what we gathered over at the tractor with that infected boy, the villager believes Hanuska gave birth to a demon. Her husband was killed, her house was burned down, and her newborn was thrown down the well. And given the state of the burned house, I'd say it happened not too long ago. So, either the village are raving lunatics harming innocents, or they were justified in their horrific actions."

Radiant

Ibon was speechless at the answer. She could not believe that not only that the townspeople might be more hostile than she thought, they could also be justified in their hostility. And that justification could be lurking down in the village well. She sighed and said nothing in response, but it was clear that she regretted asking.

"What a coincidence, the well we are looking for just so happens to be near the mayor's house. This warrants an investigation don't you think? While we are there, we can also look for a certain Mr. Jan for a key. Zasada is there too? I think it would be prudent to meet up with Zasada, we can share information with each other."

Medivac

"Hey, hold on. We came here, specifically, to get away from the main village and the 'Miasma'. We were supposed to just wait for Zasada to finish with the mayor before we head out east." Wu put a damper on Medivac's plans. "Uhh, yeah, about that. While we can't stay anywhere here in Riventor, a local told us that there was an abandoned radio tower east of here. If we can get the comms there running, we can contact Haynek Institute for help."

"Besides, shouldn't we set up a base of operations first before we go out doing favors? We're scattered and disoriented and we need to establish contact with Haynek Institute... or, I suppose, anyone who can help. We should get our bearings first and then we can see what's up with Riventor and this weird forest."

"By the way Wu and Ibun, what were you and the others coming here for? Did you have an objective here? I don't recall the reason if you did give one."

Radiant

"It's just as Wu said, we're here to wait for Zasada. Once she comes back, we'll make way for the radio tower. Supposedly, there's also a bunker under the tower so we can stay there." Ibon replied. "We didn't know that things would be... interesting here." The Liberi Medic seem to have calmed down for the most part, but she was still sad.

"First, a plane crash then an evil forest then an unhospitable village. Just what have we gotten ourselves into?"

A Guild Adventure: An RP with Monster Girls! (ENDED)

Hey guys! Since there's not much posts yet and I'm in a bit of a slump, I'm a postpone the update to next week again and give more time for everyone to post.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

The Epic of Beginnings - Fragments of a weathered scroll

The Journey Begins

~ Another Unknown Location ~

Interacted with: @Rune_Alchemist, @ERode, @Pyromania99, @Guy0fV4lor

"...zzzz...zzzz... Huh, wha?!"

Nick had fallen asleep, succumbing to exhaustion. He dreamed of nothing, he just wanted to rest. There was still pain in his shoulder but that was not enough to keep him awake. But after a few moments of tired sleep, or perhaps a few hours, Nick felt a presence and his eyes burst open and he jolted up. There was someone with him here. No one dangerous though, his anxiety powers didn't act up.

He turned to look and saw three familiar figures. "What the hell?" He could not believe it. It was his group earlier: Isidore, Augusta and that new guy Donovan. They looked a little bit worse for wear but otherwise fine. They even had that demon dog Octavia with them. "You guys are alright! I can't believe it! I mean, I really shouldn't be surprised since you all have like, magic powers and stuff but still...!"

Spotting the dried blood on Augusta's side, Nick became concerned. "Are you guys really alright? Looks like Augusta got roughed up a bit. I mean, I didn't exactly escape unscathed myself." He showed his bandaged shoulder to the group while also showing them his torn shirt. The wound still hurt a little and there was that black substance on it that was worrying.

"Hey, uhh, sorry for leaving you guys like that." Nick apologized. "But come on, there was a wall of black vines and there was goo everywhere and it was just ugh!" He reluctantly reminisced earlier events back in the prison ruins. "Besides, I doubt I could have helped anyway. Probably would've just gotten in your way with whatever it was you're doing."

"Speaking of that, what the hell happened back there?!" Nick asked. "What's with the giant flower thing and the stone giant? How'd you escape a thing like that?"

The Epic of Beginnings - Fragments of a weathered scroll

The Journey Begins

~ Another Unknown Location ~

Interacted with: @Rune_Alchemist

Nick heard sounds of battle. Not just any battle, a fight between titans. He could hear vines shooting out and ensnaring, a massive sword being swung in retaliation. The two beings were duking out and while that would be awesome to see, Nick admitted, he would rather see it in a safe, secure location very far away from this place. It was generally a bad idea to hang around an area where two giants were fighting. Or any two people fighting, as a matter of fact.

He made his way toward an archway, the symbolic exit of this place. Nick knew he had to get much farther than that but it was a destination. The shifting of the ground from the battle made him stumble down and past the archway. And he found out that the exit was more literal than metaphorical.

Nick hit the soil, but it was not the soil of the previous location. He listened for the battle between the stone giant and the black plant, but there were no sounds to be heard. Nick realized something was wrong and quickly got up and found himself on top of a cliff surrounded by stone ruins, but not the ruins from earlier. Hold on, how did he get here? Could it be...? There was no other explanation, the archway took him somewhere else. It teleported him to this place.

The young man sighed in exhaustion, both mentally and physically. This world was just full of surprises, wasn't it? Nick surveyed his surroundings further: Behind him was the ocean and the obelisk he probably saw back at the courtyard. Logically, it should be the archway and the pair of titans fighting but this was a new world. On another direction, he saw massive mountains that rose past the clouds. On another, a beach with moving figures too far for Nick to make out. On the last, a forest so large that it stretched beyond Nick's sight.

Nick sighed again, he was definitely on his own now. He hoped the others were safe back in that prison-ruins place, even with those massive beings tearing the place apart. His shoulder stung with pain and he should find someone to take a look at it. But right now, he was tired. His legs burned from all the walking and running and Nick just wanted to plop down and take a nap for a minute or two.

And that's exactly what he did. Nick found a spot of soft ground and laid on it, his body too exhausted to care about comfort. He wasn't feeling anxious at all so that means this place was safe for the moment, right?

A Guild Adventure: An RP with Monster Girls! (ENDED)

The Things We Do For Love
~@13org (FYR & ADA), @Restalaan (DIT & YNG), @Stern Algorithm~

Kira's outburst somehow defused the tense situation, like an explosion halting an encroaching wildfire. Everyone listened intently on the Beelzebub's words, even Nero who paid little attention to the pain of his slapped cheek. Rayya slowly lowered her hold on Ditzy as Kira continued and when others spoke their pieces, the Kikimora was silent and had completely released her captive. Her will swayed from continuing any further, even allowing Ada to pat her on the head.

Moments after Kira and Ozzy left, a cadre of the town's guards consisting of mixed races arrived alongside a worried Bart. "What's going on here? Are you guys okay?" The guild leader asked with concern.

"Dude, let me tell you..."

A stressed Neil gave a summary of the events to Bart and the Boreal Port guards. Rayya made no attempts to resist or escape and allowed a pair of guards to apprehend her and take her away. The situation was now resolved and the guild members, and Margaret, convened for a debriefing.

"Woooo, boy! That was a doozy!" Haley whined, leaning her body onto Freyr's. "That was more drama than I expected for a kidnapping. That took a lot out of me even if I didn't do much."

"Indeed, that was exhausting." Talia sighed. "I wish we could spend the rest of the day in the festival to recuperate. Alas, Kira and Ozzy have already gone and I feel it wouldn't be right for us to partake in the festivities without them."

"...Then, should we head back and wait for them at the guild?" Neil asked. He did not seem to be happy at that suggestion, though, since he still had business in Boreal Port.

Before anyone could respond, a familiar figure approached. A contemplative Nero spoke to the group. "Hey everyone. Uhh, I guess I should thank you all for rescuing me from Rayya. If you must know, Rayya was someone I saved from a band of marauders when she had business down south. She had been chasing me ever since." He had a wistful smile as he recalled. "That said, Rayya's hardly the only monster who has fallen for me. She just had been the most proactive since she drank that Doppelganger potion, a drink that splits you into multiple people. It... releases inhibitions so that's probably why she was brave enough to attempt a kidnapping."

"And I think you ought to know too. I said I was a Black Wolf, right? The oaths and everything?" Nero continued. "It's a long story that I'm not gonna get into detail. Just know that I basically grew up with the Black Wolves. Ever since I took that oath, they had been my brothers, my family. Training, fighting, that had been my whole life up to the point where they betrayed me and several others." He paused to collect his thoughts before resuming. "Everything we've built, shattered so easily... Well, hopefully you now understand why it's difficult for me to let this go."

"But... I suppose I should reconsider that like what you all said." Nero finished. "I doubt I should reform the Black Wolves into what they were before. Best they burn alongside Varjo and the Order."

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~@ShwiggityShwah, @Rezod92~

(I'll let you do your own thing.)

Blades of Iron Roses: An Anime-Inspired Fantasy Knight RP

I'll try to post (even if I said I'd be skipping), but don't wait for me. Update whenever you want to.

A Guild Adventure: An RP with Monster Girls! (ENDED)

Hey guys, busy week for me with work and gacha games. Will postpone the update to next week and give everyone else time to post too.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Arknights: The Dark Woods (PaulHaynek & LiverisGood)

@LiverisGood

I don't think we've made this clear previously so I'll let it slide for now but please don't take control of the NPCs. I'm sorry if it's restrictive but I hope you understand.

Arknights: The Dark Woods (PaulHaynek & LiverisGood)

@LiverisGood

“A corpse in the best case scenario. A sealed up abomination if what we’re hearing has been the truth,”

Medivac

"Wait, what?!" Ibon sprang up at the answer. "A corpse at best?! What abomination are you talking about?" The Medic Operator demanded from Medivac and Radiant. "What happened with you two on the tractor? And you didn't answer Wu's question on what happened to the woman you're carrying." It seemed the party was not going anywhere until Ibon had her answers.

A tired Wu was the next to speak. "I'm not sure if you guys want to head to the main village. I mean, it's alright if you're not Infected like Zasada but if you are, then it smells bad. Really bad, like something's rotting for days. We've heard from a local source that it's what's keeping the the forest's evil away... and I guess Originium." He explained. "The locals call it the 'Miasma'. Supposedly, it comes from the mayor's mansion. Zasada's there right now talking to the town mayor."

"Ah, you haven't met Zasada yet, haven't you? She's an Ursus and works as a researcher." Wu said. "I'm pretty sure you've heard of her. She's pretty infamous in Haynek Institute."

The Epic of Beginnings - Fragments of a weathered scroll

The Journey Begins

~ Unknown Location ~

Interacted with: @Rune_Alchemist

Nick reached the courtyard without further incident. Finally, he could catch his breath. He quickly cut some pieces from his shirt and made a makeshift bandage for his stinging gash on his shoulder. As he covered his wound, he noticed that a black film on top of the injury that coagulated around the blood. Nick blinked as he realized that that was not normal. Like, at all. He did not feel anything weird just yet but he should definitely find someone to take a look at this. Oh man, he sure could use Augusta's help right now.

The brief thought about the Elf made him think back to his group earlier. He wondered how they were doing right now. Probably way better than him considering that they seemed perfectly capable and wielded weapons and magic as if they were born to do it. Meanwhile, ol' Nick here already took a hit and was alone in this courtyard about a quarter naked.

Just when he was calming down, the earth trembled once more. An area near Nick, around the corner of the courtyard, simply fell and from the hole emerged black roots and vines that split and destroyed stone and soil. Nick moved and saw the whole thing happen. A humongous mass of black matter grew in size and began coalescing into what appeared to be Venus Flytrap-like plant.

Just what was those guys doing down there? Were they alright? It was seeming like they weren't. A giant stone golem moved to confront it, wielding an equally huge stone blade. The two titanic beings watched each other for now, the golem appearing a bit hesitant. Nick didn't care, he was not sticking around to see what happens next.

They seem distracted and Nick used the opportunity to run as fast as he could at the exit, wherever that was. He was confident that he would slip by unnoticed, but what if he didn't? What if the two monstrous things decide to chase him down? Oh, the thought sent shivers down wounded Nicholas.