ShiningSector

Paragon's End [Modern/Fantasy/Anime/Adventure]

"Indeed...huh...didn't think I'd see my self actually 'breaking' a Paragon..." Travis said aloud, sounding somewhat amused with the unexpected turn of events. Still, his rune had backfired in a way that made the Paragon itself nearly useless; a dilemma that he undoubtedly felt guilty of conjuring.

But he knew he couldn't be too hard on himself for this unanticipated problem. Neither he or Felix could have possibly foreseen how the rune could have had such a negative effect over the Paragon. Granted though, with little understanding over the Paragons and how they truly functions functioned, and outcome such as what they witnessed could never have been predicted.

Despite what seemed like a colossal setback, Travis could now begin to see what may of gone wrong, "While writing the rune, I had included several redundant verses and lattices that were meant to maximize its overall efficiently and potential of repelling any and all auras the Paragon could pick up on..."

Travis then stared at the top of the chest where his run was now imprinted too, "It seems I've overestimated the Paragon's competence in how it can respond to other auras and establishing the necessary ley-lines to make interfacing possible."

"I suppose this means we have stumbled upon an actual limit of the Paragon. Now that we know isolating it entirely isn't the way to go, I could work on a more exceptional version of the rune with a few leeways to at least allow the necessary aura correspondence to occur."

Overtale -- RESET

I'm assuming there is a technological difference between monsters and humans?

@DesperatePerson

A little bit, but the monsters have probably gotten used to some human tech at this point... how much varies greatly depending on the individual monster.

@Lugia

Actually, this does bring up a point concerning the kind of monsters there, especially considering that Mettaton and Tsunderplane (and Woshua???) are technically machines...

Question @Guardian Angel Haruki, would robotic or machine like monsters be acceptable?

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@ShiningSector

Going to need you to post soon.

@Prodigal Son

Gotcha. I intend to post later this evening. Sorry about then delay.

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Travis eyed the chest only briefly to inspect its craftsmanship and structural reliability in deducing its compatibility with his blinding rune. There wasn't much to the simple box Felix himself crafted aside from the noticeable cherry wood construction and glossed coating. While falling short of the artistic standard Travis has assumed, the chest's linear design was practical and was nevertheless sizeable enough for the rune to be inscribed to without compromising its flat image.

"Perfect," announced Travis as he reached into one of his inner trench coat's pockets and produced a large rolled up scroll. Through his own method of casting a levitation art, Travis underhandedly tossed the scroll into the air just as his spell caught it and carefully unwound the page, revealing his complex magic circle, "This may take a few minutes to imprint given that much of the scripting is mainly written in instructional sub-text..."

Manipulating the article so that is floated neatly over the chest, the Unltalent then casted the speel responsible for carrying out the imprinting of the rune. Transparent embers of prism-illuminating colors began to sprout from the top of the chest as Travis commanded it. As the temperature-less fumes scatted across the surface of the chest, so did the glowing threads of the rune soon developing along the paths of each ember. Travis' face remained expressionless as he focused on installing the rune. Small traces of sweat began to appear as he ensured each detail was finely applied to the cherry wood box.

"Almost...there!"

With the rune now completed, the cindering traces that wrote the entire script quickly flickered into nothingness along with the scroll rolling itself back into its condensed form and calling into Travis' hands. The rune itself continued to radiate a stream of light through the crevasses of each finely written detail while pulsating a soft aura around the box. Only for a brief instant did the rune's light aggressively surge outward, expelling with it a loud but localized roar before returning to its passive state again.

"Looks like the rune found and isolated Espial within the chest," explained Travis as he marveled at his creation executing its purpose, "it'll likely do that every time it secures a new Paragon...though I'll admit the process seemed more...belligerent than I had anticipated."

Overtale -- RESET

Any chance that everyone here is still up for this one?

Really wanting to get onboard with an Undertale RP since completing the game (True Pacifist btw).

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"Actually, good idea. I was originally thinking of a platform with the rune inscribed to it and the Paragon would simply stand at the center of it. Though keeping it in a container-of-sorts would probably make it more secure when I think about it," Travis replied just as he and Felix arrived at the lab, "simply keeping it out in the open would probably invite other issues..."

Travis looked around the lab, looking for anything that the Paragon could be placed into securely. While he probably couldn't notice it himself, the Untalent was passively expressing excitement about using the rune he himself created to blind as something as mighty or omnipotent as a Paragon. Practicality nearly swept away from his imagination as his eyes scoured the lab for anything visually appealing to match his work and the Paragon itself. Eventually though, he focus landed on the Paragon's current receptacle.

"I suppose the Paragon's current case would do unless you may have anything else better in mind to physically contain it."

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Travis turned to Felix once the Arch Magi had offered their service to him. The notion had caught the Untalent off guard considering Felix was usually asking of him for assistance. Nevertheless, Travis knew that Felix would want to be involved since their scheme involved the isolation of the Paragons' swaying aura, specifically with the blinding of Espial.

"We won't have to do much really...as surprising as that sounds," replied Travis, "We'll should to get to the lab to get started. All that needs to be done is simply installing the rune to our Paragon and...that should be it."

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Travis carefully listened to Nemo's briefing and dissected every detail he provided. He admitted to have heard the story of Samwell but the details regarding a Paragon were sparse and different interpretations had risen because of it. Nonetheless, it was entertaining to him to have a small historical lesson, presenting the background of the site of their next mission.

But as Nemo continued on, Travis couldn't help but feel somewhat squeamish about what they were getting into. Hunting for the Paragon Espial was similarly like one of his ruin expeditions. There were expected dangers sure but there was very little external interference up until the last leg where Thadeus and his crew came into the scene uninvited. But now, they were definitely up against a competing organization; one that very likely held experienced mages in their ranks. Even more so, the plan was to stow away on the Church's transport and remain undetected. This sounded like a very bad idea.

Zoey gave her honest concerns and constructed a plausible and alternative plan to Nemo's suggested course of action. However had quickly identified the holes in Zoey's clever scheme and confidently reconfirmed that it was best to hitch a ride with the unaware Church officials and a ship filled with plenty of not-so-nice individuals. Travis was not so eager into getting into a unavoidable brawl, especially against another human being despite Nemo openly voiced his hopes for a direct engagement. He sighed quietly, softly venting his displeasure in this fair but retained his cool as much as possible. It was his choice that he is here after all; there was no way he had any right to complain other than to do his job.

As it was decided by Felix about their plan-of-attack, Travis decided to give his own concerns.

"Before we leave..." Travis began, "I think it would be best to prepare the Paragon-blinding spell first, especially if we are successful in securing Fantasia as there is certainly no telling how far reaching a Paragon's influence has over another. I have ran the majority of the necessary tests that could be done. The rune should be as ready as it can be."

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Will be posting later tonight - been running into a few delays recently.

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"Huh, so that's what the speakers are for..." Travis said to himself with a mix of amusement and intrigue just as Felix's electronic voice filled the room via the over-head public announcement devices. He then turned to face Wesley once more, "Well it appears our meeting is to be arranged closer than I thought. You probably saw the living room on your way here; its quite cozy. C'mon!"

Gesturing Wesley to follow, Travis lead him through the kitchen before arriving at the designated meeting area without taking too many steps to get there. Already Nemo and Raiya were already there, talking to or rather debating with each other again as usual. He hoped Felix would pop up soon in order to draw both of there attention to something more healthier and productive to listen to.

"Here we are," said Travis motioning his right hand to the many seats in the room as he casually flanked over to Wesley's side, "take any seat. We should get started shortly."