The Will to Fight: Conclusion

[voidtreckermods]

The battles rage loud and ferocious at the gates of the city and off in the ruined wastelands of Erda, and on the walls a struggle of a different kind occurs. The team who stayed behind at the towers are small but determined as they move stoically across the walls to right the stones that have become misaligned, even as their friends battle not too far away.

The city begins to hum. It's a quiet hum, not loud enough to be heard out where the others are fighting but it vibrates even through stone. The recovering monks assure them that it is done, the wards are back up and no demon will be able to enter the city.

Eventually the battle is won, all three battles. The demons fought back and killed, a major blow to their gate system that will keep them back for hopefully a long time. Those waiting in the caverns return to the city and by the time they get there the illusions are gone. Everyone can see the world for what it really is.

But despite the ruins of their world the people are relieved, the adrenaline of the fight coursing through their veins and the mood is one of hope. They will build again, their people will survive.

All Voidtreckers please return to the Voidtrecker Express. Departure will be in a few hours

It has landed not too far from the city, cloaked to make it unnoticeable to the citizens, for all the good that does. No one has been particularly subtle this last week. People can begin regrouping, packing up the camp and getting any wounded not already healed to the train.

However roughly half an hour later another message appears on their SCA.

Passenger Persephone has requested we remain on system System #86525656412355 for an additional day to further assist the people of Erda. The Voidtrecker Express will depart on the morning of Day Fifteen of the month of Kazoo.

The train remains where it is, so the voidtreckers can use its facilities. There is definitely a lot that can be done to assist those of this world and the citizens will welcome any helping hands.

After an extra day they finally depart, returning to the void once more.

(OOC Note: Once the wards are up any characters who are demonic in nature will not be able to enter the city either!)

Comments

[helborn]

He heads inside, stopping for a moment as he gets a better look at Kumoko. Huh.

"I'm Casper. I'm pretty sure we haven't met. What's your name?" Spider or no spider, a person is a person is a person.

[kumoko]

"Don't have one, apparently." It's an automatic response, at this point. She waves her ticket on its lanyard, with its damning unnamed spider text. "Or, I have a bunch...? Kumoko is fine."

Or Arma, or Charlotte, or Ede, or Webs, or Stinger... but they were all names from specific people, really, even if a few of them aren't around anymore. 'Ms Spider' seems the most appropriate nowadays.

Well, whatever.

"Nice to meetcha, Casper."

[helborn]

Aw. Well that's just rude. "Kumoko it is, then." He's more than happy to call her whatever she wants.

"Have you been on the train long? I noticed a bunch of webs in one of the cars. That's all you?"

[kumoko]

"That's all me," she confirms, proud. "The offices of Dread Spider Fashions, established... er, whatever year this is. Only a few people have been here longer than me!"

Which would be a terrifying thought, if her last world wasn't so broken. Nope, she's happy to be here. "So what's not human about you?"

[helborn]

"Neat." And this is definitely a person to not tell Drizzt about, given what he knows of drow.

"My mom's a goddess of death. Plus I was in a place like this -" He waves towards the train. "- and we went to different worlds helping out and we picked up skills. And other... things. Like immortality grapes from a Greek world. Which my friend gave me in preparation for a plan to help me with something that we... obviously didn't get to. Also I can shapeshift."

So. A lot.

[kumoko]

Joke's on him, she was pretty good friends with Drizzt when he was here, actually!

"Cool, cool. Pretty good." She settles down, getting back into her original reclining position now that she's not expected to go anywhere. "My most recent mom's a giant spider, and my last place was a hellish labyrinth full of killer monsters, so, you win there."

A lot's subjective, bro, she's taking it in stride. "What was the plan?"

[helborn]

"Not a competition. But... 'most recent'?" Gonna have to explain that one, Kumoko.

"Oh. Uh. There's something wrong with where my soul's placed, so we were going to cut it out and then put it back in. But that's... pretty obviously dangerous."

[kumoko]

"Reincarnation, you know. So your soul's still messed up 'cause you got transported over here instead? That sucks."

Hmm. "You gonna get those grapes and try it here?" She'd like to be there if he does! It sounds pretty cool. If dangerous.

[helborn]

“Oh, I see.” That doesn’t shock him as much as it probably should. “And... no. Long story short my mother did it to keep me in her debt and acting as her pawn.”

Fun times.

[kumoko]

"Right, right." Same hat! What's with these terrible moms? Did all the good ones get snapped up by the train? "Yeah, mothers suck. Pretty sure mine was trying to mind-control me."

[helborn]

"There's good ones, but... way too many bad parents around, yeah." Both of his are awful.