Alright! Now we are doing the finale! The final episode to One More Day before the storm! I have experienced a lot of writer’s block with this one liveblog, letting it get in the way of other liveblogs, like the anniversary crossover liveblog. But now I can finally finish the MYTHIC arc and try to wrap up as many loose ends as I can.
For this, I will use what I call the Finale Theme. All the special events in the Random Events tables so far are now prominently featured. Chaos Factor still remains. Now... leeeeet’s gooooo!
Previously on… One More Day Before The Storm
“Busters... Ready...”
{The six members put their hands into a pile}
“GO!”
{The six disperse. Clips show of Brenda fighting Hajiko, Ken and the Doctor rushing out, the group fighting the Hulking Zombie, and finally Psyga confronting Malareth}
“There is no throne. No version of this where you come out on top.”
{Malareth looks to Psyga as the dungeon around them rips apart.}
“We shall stand upon this earth, together, as it burns!”
[Scene Roll: 8]
[Which Group Does It Interrupt? The Group Vs. Hulking Zombie]
As the group fight the Hulking Zombie, thunder boomed.
THE RANDOM EVENT IS... LOSE WEAPON! EVENT MEANINGS DECIDED! OVERTHROW WEAPONS!
The Hulking Zombie rushed into Hinako and tossed away her Proton Pack.
“GAAAH!” Hinako screeched as she saw the hulking zombie roar and try to crush her.
[Sneak Attack Check: 16. Bane’s Move Stat: 9. Roll... 25]
Suddenly, the Hulking Zombie got stabbed in the back by Bane’s arm weapon. [Damage: 15]
The Hulking Zombie roared as he swung towards them.
[Dodge Check: 19. Bane’s Move Stat: 9. Roll... 28]
Bane easily dodged out of the way. He leaped up into the air and swooped down on him.
[Jumping Check: 16. Bane’s Jump Stat: 12. Roll... 41, last die was a one]
Bane landed on the Zombie’s head, stabbing right into him, but he got his blade stuck on his head. [Damage: 24]
“Damn it! Help me!” Bane said. Dante got out his guns and began firing.
[Fire Weapon Check: 16. Dante’s Move Stat: 3, five dice added in. Roll... 30, last die is a one]
He fired at the Zombie, though he also shot Bane. [Damage: 26]
And soon , the Zombie keeled over. Bane looked over to Hinako. “NOW!” Bane said to Hinako. Hinako ran to get her Proton Pack and fired at the Zombie.
[Fire Weapon Check: 16. Hinako’s Move Stat: 4. Roll... 13]
She missed. Bane tried to pull his blade out of the zombie’s head.
[Strength Check: 20. Bane’s Muscles: 6. Roll... 22]
Bane ripped out the blade, but the blade broke. Part of it was lodged into the zombie’s head and it died. Bane glared at Hinako.
“Give me the pack. Now.” Bane said, snatching the pack from Hinako. Bane looked to the door.
“We gotta save Psyga!” Hinako ran to the door and tried to enter the room where Psyga and Malareth went.
Scene Cleared!!
Threads Cleared:
- Group vs. Hulking Zombie (70 Brownie Points divided between three points)
Chaos Factor:
- First villain to fall in this part. So that’s good. And also, no emotional stress!
Current Chaos Factor: 8
Current Emotional Stress: 0
[Scene Roll: 8]
[Whose scene gets interrupted? The Doctor and Ken’s scene.]
Ken and the Doctor were running towards outside when thunder cracked the skies.
THE EVENT THAT WILL HAPPEN IS... ZOMBIE ATTACK! EVENT MEANINGS DECIDED! FIGHT STALEMATE!
Zombies waltzed towards Ken and the Doctor. They prepared to fight, though a large shadow swooped over them and burninated them. The two turned and saw Lord Maliss landing. The two prepared to fight, however, the Wyvern seemed docile.
“What?” The Doctor asked. That’s when they heard someone approach them. The two turned around and saw a white cloaked figure with a mask that looked like an orange jewel with silver lines forming “eyes”.
“Who are you supposed to be?” Ken asked.
“I think I heard of this kind of guy before... A Power Ranger?” The Doctor asked.
“No. I am currently the controller of this Wyvern. I am here to help you people escape this world.” He told them.
“How are we sure you’d help us? And how come you didn’t get questioned by MYTHIC?” Ken asked.
“I am not of this world.” He said. He then revealed the skull. “... This is such a strong magic. Why does the owner want to destroy this world?”
“Because this world’s run by a Dalek! He’ll exterminate everyone here!” The Doctor said.
“... Perhaps this world is meaningless after all.” He said, getting onto the wyvern. “Come, we’re running out of time.”
“Who the heck are you?” Ken asked.
“For now... Call me the White Wizard.” He said. The Doctor and Ken got onto the wyvern.
“If you pull any funny business, I-” The Doctor said, but he was interrupted.
“I won’t.” The White Wizard said, getting the wyvern to fly towards their destination.
Scene Cleared!!
Threads Cleared:
- Ken and Doc get the Skull [30 Brownie Points each]
Characters Added:
- The White Wizard
Characters’ Alignments Shifted
- Lord Maliss
Chaos Factor:
- That quest got solved quickly. And Maliss turned good! So that’s good!
Current Chaos Factor: 7
Current Emotional Stress: 0
[Scene Roll: 9]
Brenda and Hajiko run at each other, ready to stab each other.
[Who hits first? Hajiko]
Hajiko transformed and ran her arm-claw through Brenda.
[Damage: 12. Moderate Damage]
Brenda was hurt pretty badly by Hajiko’s blade.
[Damage: 6. Light Damage]
The damage caused Brenda’s knife to miss slightly and cut Hajiko slightly. Hajiko’s armblade glowed bright green.
[Does she hit?]
[Odds: 50/50, Chaos Factor: 7. Roll... 4]
The blade exploded into Brenda and knocked her into a wall. Brenda began to bleed out of a large gash caused by the blast.
[Does she get saved?]
[Odds: Likely. Chaos Factor: 7. Roll... 74]
“And now... to finish you off...” Hajiko said, readying her blade. However, she heard a dragon roar and suddenly, Lord Maliss smashed into the walls right next to Brenda. “WHAT THE F-” And just like that, Hajiko met a stream of fire.
[Damage Roll: 27]
Hajiko went out in flames. Nothing remained of her outside of soot.
“Brenda, are you alright?” The Doctor asked.
“... I could have handled her.” Brenda said.
“Come, we have no time to waste.” The White Wizard said, hopping off Lord Maliss and running towards the room where Psyga and Malareth were fighting. Brenda and the others followed.
Scene Cleared!!
Threads Cleared:
- Hajiko Vs. Brenda [30 Brownie Points Earned!]
Characters Removed:
- Hajiko
Chaos Factor:
- That quest got solved quickly. And Maliss turned good! So that’s good!
Current Chaos Factor: 6
Current Emotional Stress: 0
[Scene Roll: 4]
Psyga and Malareth stand, ready to fight each other. As they do, thunder boomed as MYTHIC announced the next event.
THE EVENT THAT WILL HAPPEN IS... HORROR! EVENT MEANINGS DECIDED! OVERTHROW MESSAGES!
“I guess I shall explain to you my reasons for attacking you... For making you live in this hellhole...” Malareth said.
“Yeah... Explain! Why the hell are you making life miserable for everyone!?” Psyga asked.
“Simple... It’s all for her sake.” Malareth said.
“Who the fuck are you talking about?” Psyga asked.
“Heh... What did you think? Did you think I did this all myself? That senile Time Lord probably told you that I was supposed to die when those adventurers raided my home to take the skull...” Malareth said.
“Yeah. He said you got help... I assume that’s who you’re talking about.” Psyga said.
“Yes. She offered me survival if I help her create one thing... A world that is cruel to help support her beautiful world. With the Skull of the Eternal Joker, I am able to hijack MYTHIC and create that world for her.” Malareth said.
“And so she supplied you with the monsters...” Psyga said.
“No... She messed with your dice and gave me immense power! I am a god in this world! At least I was until you messed everything up!” Malareth said.
“YOU BROUGHT ME INTO THIS! WHY!?” Psyga asked.
“Heh... Well, let me start at the beginning...”
“I was about to die in my own lab by those adventurers.”
Malareth struggled to fight Hugh before he ran his sword through Malareth. Malareth began to bleed out.
“That’s when I heard her voice.”
“Your cries have guided me to you. I have judged you accordingly and believe you to be an instrumental part to my goals.”
A flash of purple light flood the area. Soon, no one was in the room save for Malareth and a crow.
“I seek despair to upkeep my hope. You seek to create a world where zombies roam, a world where despair will always prevail. I think we can form a proper alliance... I will save your life, but you must line the pieces to creating your perfect world.”
The crow spread its wings and crowed as Malareth heard the woman’s voice.
Malareth stared at his own desk. His vision faded and when he focused again, he was in a large headquarters.
“She let me live, but she had also made me unable to age. She told me that she had you in her mind.”
“But why?”
“For the same reason Kazuma formed Project DOGOLD...”
Malareth nodded towards Kazuma as he and Profion began setting up the warehouse for the test drive of the MYTHIC engine. His vision faded and when regained, he was at the warehouse’s wreckage next to one of DOGOLD’s researchers.
“Your emotions are valuable.”
“Seems we failed...” Malareth said, exploring the wreckage.
“Leave it to Psyga to rage.” The researcher said, holding an Ak47.
“His Rageplaying was expected. I was surprised that it managed to perform a total party kill... Perhaps this failure wasn’t a failure after all...” Profion said, approaching the wreckage and pulling out a glass eye that was the eye of MYTHIC. “Yeeeeeeesss... MYTHIC’s purpose isn’t done yet... It still has one more task to perform... HHHTHTHTHTHTTH!” He hissed as the eye glowed blood red.
“I joined Project DOGOLD to inspect on you, Psyga. While the others focused on your rage, I focused on another aspect.”
Malareth then recalls a moment where Psyga was liveblogging Madoka Magica and he tells of a tragic scene from Chapter 9.
“It's a terrible day for rain...” Psyga said as he placed a hat over his eyes, covering his own tears.
“Your sorrow.”
“My... sorrow?”
“Yes... Your tears weaken your hope and cause only despair. Using MYTHIC’s technology, I allowed you to play a simulation of my own death, but my mistress altered everything and had me win, absorbing you into my world and allowing you to feel true despair.”
“All to make her world last a little while longer.” Malareth said.
“... What the hell are you talking about?” Psyga asked.
“... Nothing. You wouldn’t understand her even if she tried. I shall make you despair!” Malareth said, running to Psyga and striking.
Does he hit?
[Strength’s Acting Rank: Average. Speed’s Difficulty Rank: Above Average. Roll... 90]
He missed Psyga. Psyga took a change to counter him.
[Muscles Stat: 4 + 3 from Brawling Specialty. Roll... 30]
He decks Malareth in the face.
[Damage Roll: 6]
Malareth backed up, but wasn’t as fazed as Psyga. He spat out blood.
“No... No... I CAN’T DIE LIKE THIS!” Malareth shouted and summoned several zombies and skeletons.
“Do the zombies disappear?” Psyga ask the void.
[Odds: Very Unlikely. Chaos Factor: 6. Roll... 68. Psyga took three brownie points away from himself to bring it down to 65.]
The Zombies ultimately fade off.
“DAMN IT!” Malareth said.
“Do the skeletons disappear?” Nicholas asked.
[Odds: Very Unlikely. Chaos Factor: 6. Roll… 5]
The skeletons begin to vaporize into tiny pieces of bone dust.
“Give it up, Malareth, you can’t win!” Psyga ran to him and gave another punch.
[Muscles Stat: 4 + 3 from Brawling Specialty. Roll... 19]
[Damage Roll: 7]
Another punch to the face for Malareth. As Malareth recovered, a familiar sound echoed through the room.
“EXPLOSION! Now!” And a giant explosion filled the room with Malareth getting caught in the middle of it.
[Damage Roll: 12]
Malareth is knocked away as the White Wizard approached Psyga. The world around them began to fade to white.
“We gotta get out of here… NOW!” The White Wizard swapped out his rings.
“But… What about the others?” Psyga asked as he saw his allies running towards them.
“… We have to make sacrifices.” The White Wizard scanned his ring.
“TELEPORT! Now!” And with that, the two vanished.
Scene Cleared!!
Threads Cleared:
- Find a Way Back Home [30 Brownie Points]
- Get out of MYTHIC’s Simulation before it’s too late [30 Brownie Points]
- The Final Battle [30 Brownie Points]
Chaos Factor:
- Things have been solved, but it didn’t go in the way Psyga wanted it to. Upped Chaos Factor.
Current Chaos Factor: 7
Current Emotional Stress: 0
[Scene Roll: 5]
Psyga teleported into his recording studio where he sees that the room has been completely empty.
“Huh? What the hell happened?” Psyga asked. The White Wizard walks forward.
“I assume that after you up and vanished for two years, people just… left. All that remains of your legacy is a recording of your review of Bridge to Terabithia.” The White Wizard said.
“Two years? That’s how long I’ve been gone for?” Psyga asked.
[Odds: 50/50. Chaos Factor: 7. Roll… 47]
“Yes. Exactly two years. You’re obscure now, Psyga. You can leave. Enjoy a normal life. No longer will you have to review or liveblog.” The White Wizard said.
“No… It can’t be! I was gonna liveblog the new Madoka manga and everything!” Psyga said.
“Which one?” The White Wizard asked.
“There’s more of them!?”Psyga asked.
[Odds: Has To Be. Chaos Factor: 7. Roll: 13]
“Yes. A magazine to be exact. Constantly releasing Madoka Manga by the bucket load.” The White Wizard said.
“Holy fuck.”
““Yes, quite a feat indeed. I recommend Rebellion Story.” The White Wizard said.
“No thanks, I have the Different Story in mind.” Psyga said.
““Which one?” The White Wizard asked.
“N-no. It’s just called The Different Story.” Psyga said.
““Huh.” The White Wizard said.
“I can’t let this end! My friends sacrificed themselves to save me!” Psyga said. The White Wizard went to his computer and pressed a few keys.
[Does he save them? Odds: 50/50. Chaos Factor: 7. Roll… 42]
“So what will you do about it?” The White Wizard said, taking out a USB and sticking it into his computer.
“The only thing I can do.” Psyga walked up to the computer just as The White Wizard took out the USB. He logged onto his Twitter and typed out a tweet:
With one enter, he sent the tweet. He sighed and looked to his dusty old camera.
“Let’s go. For one last adventure.” Psyga said. The White Wizard looked to Psyga and teleported out.
Campaign Cleared!!
Well, that’s the end of One More Day Before The Storm, and the Mythic Arc as a whole. There’s some potential sequel hooks, but quite frankly, this took a while to write up and I gotta get back to writing traditional liveblogs. I am intending to do The Different Story (and by extension, Rebellion Story) as a new arc, but first, I’m gonna close off this newly introduced plot thread of Psyga entering in an abandoned room with another liveblog. One that’s more… back to basics.
Adios Amigos.
{The White Wizard enters a dark lair. Facing him is a miasma of darkness.}
???: How did the rescue go?
White Wizard: As well as you could imagine. I have manipulated him to perfection.
???: How so?
White Wizard: {holds up the USB} A world he has cared for. He believes it to be destroyed. Let it fester in him. Let the reality of his wreckage destroy his very hope. He shall despair. He shall know sorrow.
???: Good. I see you have succeeded where Malareth has failed. Now for your reward.
{A girl runs forth from the inky blackness.}
Koyomi: Daddy!
White Wizard: {demorphs} Koyomi!
{The two embrace, but in a few seconds, Koyomi faded to light}
???: Of course, with Malareth out of the picture, I can’t afford to let you off the hook just yet.
Fueki: What!?
???: I want to ensure he despairs. I want to ensure he understands what sorrow means. I want to break him down so that when I build him back up again, he’ll see the world in a new light. And when he has to choose which world to save, he will choose the right decision.
Fueki: You really like painting yourself as the villain, do you?
{Fueki glares and teleports away}
???: … In a sense… {A tear streaked across the darkness} I guess I do.
