A Game of Gods: A Multiversal Challenge

Bowser walked over and bonked Rey on the head.

"Wake up."

To be seen, stand up To be heard, speak up To be appreciated, shut up

Rey grunte at the hit, then looked up at Bowser, considering a moment before helpfully offering, "You probably wouldn't make very good gelatin."

Easing back into life one step at a time

"I can go anywhere I want to now, Doctor Freeman," the alien said, before gesturing to Dr. Langley with an extravagant sweep of his hand. "But at the moment, that isn't important. Matters are fairly simple; you must get her free from the grasp of her inner demons, the things she either cannot or refuses to remember. Do this, and I will furnish you with the 'key'."

Dis Baba lowered his arm and looked elsewhere, as though turning a blind eye to whatever was about to ensue. "Your weapons and powers will function normally, but be forewarned; in this mindscape, it is thought—not force—which rules supreme."

The Danse Macabre Codex

"I have a bad feeling about this."

Bowser smacked Rey upside the head again.

To be seen, stand up To be heard, speak up To be appreciated, shut up

"Key? What key?"

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Rey grunted again, then got to his feet, scooching several feet to the side before sitting back down, staring at Bowser with a vaguely offended look.

Easing back into life one step at a time

Jack nodded once.

"Very well. I am ready."

A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. -Lao Tzu

Bowser met Rey gaze.

"Stop acting stupid."

To be seen, stand up To be heard, speak up To be appreciated, shut up

"Yes, Doctor; the 'key'. Explaining its full nature will take up too much time and arouse suspicion, so I will be brief; this object shall serve as the means for you to attain 'liberation' from your captors, and that is really all you are required to 'know'. Now then, as you have all made adequate enough preparations, we can begin."

With these words, Dis Baba faded from sight—and Dr. Langley threw back her head to let out a blood-curdling scream. The barrier of smoky thorns had tightened about her, causing it to prick and slash at her with increasing frequency, and several smoky, shadowy silhouettes had coalesced into existence in a ring around her. These nebulous shapes were hazy and indistinct, and seemed to dance about the red-headed scientist's mental form in some manner of mocking dance; as they capered, the champions might hear brief snatches of a voice similar to Langley's own, yet distinct—along with momentary instances of a quiet, softspoken female voice. Both these voices seemed to be lambasting her, tormenting her with cruel sayings that were barely audible.

The Danse Macabre Codex

Jack wasted no time, but at once leapt forward at the smoky tormentors, bringing his sword down upon one of the creatures of the outer ring. Since this place was controlled by thought, he focused with as much mental discipline as he could bring to bear upon the idea of his blade dispersing whatever demon this was into nothingness.

A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. -Lao Tzu

"You're going to help..."

The Doctor smiles and pulls out his sonic screwdriver. "Any hints Dis old buddy?"

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Bolas inclined his head towards the new arrival. "Well met, Arklenzidath. It seems that my captor wishes to do battle by proxy. Would this be correct?" The latter was accompanied by the dragon tilting his head skyward in a direction away from the newcomer, though again merely for effect.

How can you be in two places at once when you're not anywhere at all?

"Stop IT!"

Link slashed at the shadowy beings wildly, eyes wide, her screams echoing in his head.

Stop it... stop it... no more pain... stop it...

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Galen came to suddenly. "What?"

The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground

Spriggan quickly went to get a flashbang grenade on his vest.

Kimimaro fired several bone-bullets at one of the things assaulting Dr. Langley.

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Galen quickly assessed the situation. He thought for a moment, then opted to blast the shadows with Force Lightning.

The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground

Rey continued to stare at Bowser a while, then shrugged and turned his attention back to Gordon's glasses, still in his hands, turning them over and studying them with apparent interest.

Easing back into life one step at a time

THUMP OF JUSTICE!!!!

edited 27th May '11 3:15:22 PM by troydenite

"IN ESSENCE," the silver dragon replied somewhat haughtily, gradually slowing down before coming to a complete stop some distance from Bolas. The wyrm writhed as he turned to face Bolas, his sinnuous and muscular body rippling with youth and vigour. "WHILE THE GENERAL THRUST OF YOUR ASSERTION IS CORRECT, THERE ARE A FEW DETAILS BOTH TRIVIAL AND VITAL WHICH YOU HAVE MISCONSTRUED OR ATTRIBUTED TO THE WRONG PARTIES. REGARDLESS, THAT IS OF NO CONSEQUENCE; IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF YOUR MULTIVERSE, WE SHALL DUEL IN THE WAYS OF YOUR KIND."

An intense white light suffused the body of Arklenzidath after he said these words, and while it lasted the smooth surface of the argent wyrm's forehead was suddenly broken up by the abrupt opening of eleven small, previously-concealed eyes. Like the dragon's primary eyes, these were gold and without pupil or iris, and they shone brightly with an inner radiance, a subtle power that seemed to be warping and altering the laws which governed this nebulous shadow space.

Then they closed a few moments later, and the intensity of the silver dragon's aura diminished until it was barely visible. Arklenzidath flexed his hands in an exaggerated gesture of strength, and as he did so Bolas would notice that the hands of his opponent were abruptly awash in colour; the right hand glowed with a rich viridian light which brought to life the smell of pine and pollen, while the left radiated a subtler azure luminance that was heavy with the scent of salt and brine.

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Two of the shadowy tormentors were rent asunder by the blows of Jack and Link, and several more faded from existence as they were struck by Kimimaro's bone bullets and Galen's force lightning. More appeared in short order, however, and took the place of the fallen; and beyond one of them turning to brutally backhand Link away when the Hero of Time got greedy enough to go after a second one, they took no action against the champions. Instead, the fiends continued to caper about Dr. Langley and whisper their malicious slander into her ears.

   "You're alone, Aska."   

   "You've always been alone."   

   "Everyone leaves you—your mother left you for the doll, your father left you for that other woman—"   

   "—and even he will leave you sooner or later."   

"No! That isn't true," she whispered to herself. "Stop telling me these lies!"

   "It isn't a lie—"   

   "—it's the truth."   

   "He deserves better than you—"   

   "—would have been happier with the Doll..."   

   "He can't save you—"   

   "—and even if he could—"   

   "—you know he won't."   

The Danse Macabre Codex

Seeing that his last attack was effective, Galen Grips one of the shadows and pours Force Lightning into it. After a while, it explodes, lighting shooting out of it to strike more shadows.

The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground

"Dammit..."

Spriggan got the safety pin of the flashbang grenade and hurled it towards the shadow-type creatures.

"EVERYONE! COVER YOUR EYES! I'VE THROWN A FLASHBANG!"

Galen's eyes were already closed, and he was sensing the shadows with the Force.

The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground

Kimimaro leapt in, both boneblades stabbing and slicing through the things surrounding Dr. Langley. He stood over her, his Cursed Seal active, the black lines moving over his flesh.

"Stop... these wretched lies!" he shouted to the things. "Even if she was alone before, she is alone no longer! So long as I and my comrades are by her side!"

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