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Strange things are going on.
The local wildlife aren't acting normally. Some of them refuse to appear, some of them are aggressive.. Worst yet, some appear… different. And the slow disappearance of ponies from surrounding villages is a problem too.
At the epicenter of all the area where the activity has been reported is a cave, once rumoured to be the abandoned home of a wizard of some kind, though that was long ago disproved. Yet…
It sits before you, that particular cave. you can see nothing odd from here, though the trees appear a little stiffer and more uniform than usual.
The local wildlife aren't acting normally. Some of them refuse to appear, some of them are aggressive.. Worst yet, some appear… different. And the slow disappearance of ponies from surrounding villages is a problem too.
At the epicenter of all the area where the activity has been reported is a cave, once rumoured to be the abandoned home of a wizard of some kind, though that was long ago disproved. Yet…
It sits before you, that particular cave. you can see nothing odd from here, though the trees appear a little stiffer and more uniform than usual.
>>266660
It feels a bit harder than normal soil.
>>266663
Going deeper in, you can see… what looks exactly like a wizard's lair, actually. Bits of used flasks, heating equipment, and some discarded notes and books are about. A few trunks and tables litter the place, with no hint of living quarters anywhere.
It feels a bit harder than normal soil.
>>266663
Going deeper in, you can see… what looks exactly like a wizard's lair, actually. Bits of used flasks, heating equipment, and some discarded notes and books are about. A few trunks and tables litter the place, with no hint of living quarters anywhere.
>>266703
Maybe.
You did a bit of damage. With enough effort…
>>266700
She stirs, then looks at you.
What you don't expect are eyes completely white, lacking any irises or other detail at all. She opens her mouth - revealing mismatched teeth, as if they came from different animals, a tongue that certainly did not belong to a pony, and howls in a manner that makes your skin shudder.
In the enclosed space of the chamber, she leaps for you.
>>266708
>>266704
She is in no condition to respond, and certainly not alright
Maybe.
You did a bit of damage. With enough effort…
>>266700
She stirs, then looks at you.
What you don't expect are eyes completely white, lacking any irises or other detail at all. She opens her mouth - revealing mismatched teeth, as if they came from different animals, a tongue that certainly did not belong to a pony, and howls in a manner that makes your skin shudder.
In the enclosed space of the chamber, she leaps for you.
>>266708
>>266704
She is in no condition to respond, and certainly not alright
>>266715
You steel yourself, making all your allies feel more confident in there face of this.
However, it manages to slam into you either way. It shrieks, and tries to tear into you.
>>266717
The bars are blocking you, or anyone from helping her.
you slam the bars instead. They definitely look like they're about to collapse…
>>266718
You can't reach it from here. Your spear instead gets stuck in the bars separating the chamber containing Estelle and the thing.
>>266721
No, it's attacking you.
You steel yourself, making all your allies feel more confident in there face of this.
However, it manages to slam into you either way. It shrieks, and tries to tear into you.
>>266717
The bars are blocking you, or anyone from helping her.
you slam the bars instead. They definitely look like they're about to collapse…
>>266718
You can't reach it from here. Your spear instead gets stuck in the bars separating the chamber containing Estelle and the thing.
>>266721
No, it's attacking you.
>>266725
Just in time.
>>266727
They break and fall to the ground, opening up the way to the chamber.
>>266729
To prove your point to these unlearned peasants, you casually pick up a piece of broken bar and bend it into a smile. Pretty.
>>266730
Your musket misses it, and it instead bits you in the limb holding the musket. Handling it will be difficult…
Just in time.
>>266727
They break and fall to the ground, opening up the way to the chamber.
>>266729
To prove your point to these unlearned peasants, you casually pick up a piece of broken bar and bend it into a smile. Pretty.
>>266730
Your musket misses it, and it instead bits you in the limb holding the musket. Handling it will be difficult…
>>266737
You send her flying away with a flail of your legs. Luckily, your bitten leg doesn't seem very affected.
>>266735
You charge in with your spear, spearing her in the leg, trapping her.
>>266736
With Yvonne so kindly holding the thing down for you, you slam onto it with your front plates. It screams, sounding like a mare, with.. something.
>>266740
You casually walk up and beat it in the head with the metal bar.
The mare-thing now lies unconcious, pinned into the ground by Yvonne's spear. Clear liquid seems to be seeping out of the wound on her.
You send her flying away with a flail of your legs. Luckily, your bitten leg doesn't seem very affected.
>>266735
You charge in with your spear, spearing her in the leg, trapping her.
>>266736
With Yvonne so kindly holding the thing down for you, you slam onto it with your front plates. It screams, sounding like a mare, with.. something.
>>266740
You casually walk up and beat it in the head with the metal bar.
The mare-thing now lies unconcious, pinned into the ground by Yvonne's spear. Clear liquid seems to be seeping out of the wound on her.
>>266779
>4
>…external mind… resonance collapse… duplicate existence…
It's over your head.
>>266780
You move the trunk and open the trapdoor.
What you don't expect, however, is what appears underneath.
The heads of a few ponies stare blankly at you, their bodies nowhere to be seen. Their necks are attached to the stairs themselves, and on the stairs appears to be some kind of dark, pulsating void where the necks originate. You almost fall into the void, where it not for
>>266783
Yvonne catching you.
You should be able to walk around it.
>4
>…external mind… resonance collapse… duplicate existence…
It's over your head.
>>266780
You move the trunk and open the trapdoor.
What you don't expect, however, is what appears underneath.
The heads of a few ponies stare blankly at you, their bodies nowhere to be seen. Their necks are attached to the stairs themselves, and on the stairs appears to be some kind of dark, pulsating void where the necks originate. You almost fall into the void, where it not for
>>266783
Yvonne catching you.
You should be able to walk around it.
>>266790
One thing does catch your eye, though.
A picture of a shield with a flame above it and some words below:
>U53 T53 ME77
>>266791
Your leg brushes against one of the heads. It slowly turns to face you, but does nothing otherwise.
>>266797
You saw this stuff in your textbooks, bah.
Wait, actually ,you never could open those pages while you were alone. Ewww.
One thing does catch your eye, though.
A picture of a shield with a flame above it and some words below:
>U53 T53 ME77
>>266791
Your leg brushes against one of the heads. It slowly turns to face you, but does nothing otherwise.
>>266797
You saw this stuff in your textbooks, bah.
Wait, actually ,you never could open those pages while you were alone. Ewww.
>>266803
"The immediate effects on the body offer more valuable information in the field. I do not plan to spend all of it. Only a part. The rest is to be kept, studied and filed properly.
Perhaps I could use it on your eyes."
>>266802
"Brr. But nothing truly abnormal. We need not worry. This is standard wizard stuff."
>>266808
"Oh please. This is mildly unnerving. A Greater Tartarian in the middle of a mating ritual? That is bad."
"The immediate effects on the body offer more valuable information in the field. I do not plan to spend all of it. Only a part. The rest is to be kept, studied and filed properly.
Perhaps I could use it on your eyes."
>>266802
"Brr. But nothing truly abnormal. We need not worry. This is standard wizard stuff."
>>266808
"Oh please. This is mildly unnerving. A Greater Tartarian in the middle of a mating ritual? That is bad."
>>266811
You've been trained for this. You can make it.
A straight corridor proceeds from the base of the steps. The walls of this underground constructs seem well made, like a comfy house would look. Except, comfy houses do not have walls with purple-ish dark splotches of light on them ,resembling voids, where parts of ponies stick out. At minimum are the legs, slowly rocking back and forth with owners unseen, and some points have more heads, especially on the ceiling where they stare blankly from above. The unfortunate ones only have their hindquarters sticking out from the light voids, legs again slowly rocking, while those whose fronts are free seem to be slowly trying to push themselves out.
You've been trained for this. You can make it.
A straight corridor proceeds from the base of the steps. The walls of this underground constructs seem well made, like a comfy house would look. Except, comfy houses do not have walls with purple-ish dark splotches of light on them ,resembling voids, where parts of ponies stick out. At minimum are the legs, slowly rocking back and forth with owners unseen, and some points have more heads, especially on the ceiling where they stare blankly from above. The unfortunate ones only have their hindquarters sticking out from the light voids, legs again slowly rocking, while those whose fronts are free seem to be slowly trying to push themselves out.
>>267864
Hmm. Hopefully the courts can deal with him.
There is fork further up in the pathway. The corridor continues straight ahead, but there is also an exit to the right that you cannot see much of. There seems to be more splotches of the purple voids in the forward path, and at the very end a pony's front is ticking out of the wall.
Hmm. Hopefully the courts can deal with him.
There is fork further up in the pathway. The corridor continues straight ahead, but there is also an exit to the right that you cannot see much of. There seems to be more splotches of the purple voids in the forward path, and at the very end a pony's front is ticking out of the wall.
>>267873
The entirety of the small cave, along with the trap one of the ponies activated. The stairs leading downstairs, however, seem to have some sort of void there that the party is sidestepping to get down to.
>>267878
He slowly turns to face you.
"S-soon… You'll see… hahahah… I saw not truth, and I gave myself up in madness! Hahahaha!"
One of his eyes is glowing, with the other completely white like the mutant mare before.
The entirety of the small cave, along with the trap one of the ponies activated. The stairs leading downstairs, however, seem to have some sort of void there that the party is sidestepping to get down to.
>>267878
He slowly turns to face you.
"S-soon… You'll see… hahahah… I saw not truth, and I gave myself up in madness! Hahahaha!"
One of his eyes is glowing, with the other completely white like the mutant mare before.
>>267884
>10
The heads of a few ponies stare blankly at you, their bodies nowhere to be seen. Their necks are attached to the stairs themselves, and on the stairs appears to be some kind of dark, pulsating void where the necks originate.
You avoid touching any of them, even as the turn to face you. One of them seems to be trying to vocalise something, but no sound comes out.
>>267883
"Hahahaha! Run! RUN! Everyone did when it all went wrong, except for the slaves they captured, like me!"
>>267885
"You've come too late! They're all gone! Well, except maybe one or two, and the experiments!"
>10
The heads of a few ponies stare blankly at you, their bodies nowhere to be seen. Their necks are attached to the stairs themselves, and on the stairs appears to be some kind of dark, pulsating void where the necks originate.
You avoid touching any of them, even as the turn to face you. One of them seems to be trying to vocalise something, but no sound comes out.
>>267883
"Hahahaha! Run! RUN! Everyone did when it all went wrong, except for the slaves they captured, like me!"
>>267885
"You've come too late! They're all gone! Well, except maybe one or two, and the experiments!"
>>267895
You go through the eye of one of the heads gently rocking from side to side.
It barely registers your stick, and tries to move the best it can.
The other heads, looking at you, open their mouths, as if to scream, but again no sound comes out.
>>267896
>>267893
"Maybe the wizard is still inside? Or maybe he fled! Hahahahaha! It's over for me! Can you stop it? No, I certainly can't! Hahahahaha! Maybe you could go in deeper! Can you resist, or will you end up like us?"
You go through the eye of one of the heads gently rocking from side to side.
It barely registers your stick, and tries to move the best it can.
The other heads, looking at you, open their mouths, as if to scream, but again no sound comes out.
>>267896
>>267893
"Maybe the wizard is still inside? Or maybe he fled! Hahahahaha! It's over for me! Can you stop it? No, I certainly can't! Hahahahaha! Maybe you could go in deeper! Can you resist, or will you end up like us?"
>>267900
Those heads try to butt you as you walk down, causing you to trip and fall noisily down to the glass floor.
The walls and ceiling are all littered with the same splotches of void, each containing one more more body parts sticking out, all moving slowly. Some hooves are waving about, some unlucky ones have their hindquarters and only their hindquarters exposed, while the luckier ones can star blankly as only their fronts are exposed.
Your noisy fall attracts the attention of two ponies at the end of the corridor.
>>267901
"Maybe I am! What does it matter to me anymore? Hahahaha!"
>>267902
>11
Brutal. Your hoof slams into his side, knocking a few teeth out.
"Keheheh, tough, aren't ya! Think you stand a chance against the monsters inside? Now listen closely.. maybe if you can get into the head office and core rooms, you can find something! But who knows, maybe your ass will end up stuck in a horrible void, too!"
Those heads try to butt you as you walk down, causing you to trip and fall noisily down to the glass floor.
The walls and ceiling are all littered with the same splotches of void, each containing one more more body parts sticking out, all moving slowly. Some hooves are waving about, some unlucky ones have their hindquarters and only their hindquarters exposed, while the luckier ones can star blankly as only their fronts are exposed.
Your noisy fall attracts the attention of two ponies at the end of the corridor.
>>267901
"Maybe I am! What does it matter to me anymore? Hahahaha!"
>>267902
>11
Brutal. Your hoof slams into his side, knocking a few teeth out.
"Keheheh, tough, aren't ya! Think you stand a chance against the monsters inside? Now listen closely.. maybe if you can get into the head office and core rooms, you can find something! But who knows, maybe your ass will end up stuck in a horrible void, too!"
>>267973
>͈̭̃̀̐ͥ́̓͝͞J͙̱̭̘̪̱ͣ̾̈́̆ͩ͜u̧̹͉̞͌͛͠s̨̯̠̭̜ͨ͐ͤ̉̈̈͟t̜̻̪ͬͩ͂̀̾̊̀̚͞ǐ̡̹̖̦̻̼͕ͣ͒̓̎c̶̳̬̟͚͍̺̑̏ͩ̈́̄̄i̭̳̗̙͍̯͉̻ͨͣ̾̊a͖͙̮͙̠ͪ̂̾ͭ̀͘
̂̒̓̾ͪͮͥ̈́͋҉͕̩͓̣͔̟̹͈>̨̡̺̘̥͎͈̮̅͒̈́̋ͦ͒̑̈́͢
̴͉̥͍̬̍ͯ̍̓̄>̪̃̏ͩ̆͌́
͒̂͝҉̟̣̼̹>̡̲̞̞͓̓ͩ
̷̥͕̟̟̩̰̹͋͋͒͟>̨̠͓̰͍͉̰̰̆̿̀ͮͬ̇͋̓͡ͅE̫̫̫͕͍ͤͅN̓̉͒ͪ̐ͯ͐͡͏̤̦͓̻̩̬͡Tͪͪ̉҉͇͔̱̠R͂̚͏҉̖̼̙͝Y̩̫̥͛̈̔̊ͣ ̢̧̛̝̲͖̼̣̹̺ͩ̊ͥͅA̪̗̥̳͎̓̔͝C̡̮͓̲̪̦̠̣̬̅ͭ̇͟C̵͇͚̭͉̻̾̅̊̆̌̄ͣ̊ͥ͞ͅE̗̜̩̤̣̰̞̊̏̽͐̉ͫ̏͜ͅP̍͋͞҉͉̞̭͚͡Ṱ̴̱͉̼̤̪̿ͥ̄͊Ḙ̛̖̞̦̦͇ͥͨ̂͋̽̄͂̎̌D̴̡͇̤̬̗̍̍͌͢
The door clicks. It appears to be now unlocked.
>͈̭̃̀̐ͥ́̓͝͞J͙̱̭̘̪̱ͣ̾̈́̆ͩ͜u̧̹͉̞͌͛͠s̨̯̠̭̜ͨ͐ͤ̉̈̈͟t̜̻̪ͬͩ͂̀̾̊̀̚͞ǐ̡̹̖̦̻̼͕ͣ͒̓̎c̶̳̬̟͚͍̺̑̏ͩ̈́̄̄i̭̳̗̙͍̯͉̻ͨͣ̾̊a͖͙̮͙̠ͪ̂̾ͭ̀͘
̂̒̓̾ͪͮͥ̈́͋҉͕̩͓̣͔̟̹͈>̨̡̺̘̥͎͈̮̅͒̈́̋ͦ͒̑̈́͢
̴͉̥͍̬̍ͯ̍̓̄>̪̃̏ͩ̆͌́
͒̂͝҉̟̣̼̹>̡̲̞̞͓̓ͩ
̷̥͕̟̟̩̰̹͋͋͒͟>̨̠͓̰͍͉̰̰̆̿̀ͮͬ̇͋̓͡ͅE̫̫̫͕͍ͤͅN̓̉͒ͪ̐ͯ͐͡͏̤̦͓̻̩̬͡Tͪͪ̉҉͇͔̱̠R͂̚͏҉̖̼̙͝Y̩̫̥͛̈̔̊ͣ ̢̧̛̝̲͖̼̣̹̺ͩ̊ͥͅA̪̗̥̳͎̓̔͝C̡̮͓̲̪̦̠̣̬̅ͭ̇͟C̵͇͚̭͉̻̾̅̊̆̌̄ͣ̊ͥ͞ͅE̗̜̩̤̣̰̞̊̏̽͐̉ͫ̏͜ͅP̍͋͞҉͉̞̭͚͡Ṱ̴̱͉̼̤̪̿ͥ̄͊Ḙ̛̖̞̦̦͇ͥͨ̂͋̽̄͂̎̌D̴̡͇̤̬̗̍̍͌͢
The door clicks. It appears to be now unlocked.
>>267987
It appears to be a large pantry, stocked for possibly days if not months or years with preserved food.
The shelves to the back are stocked with some medical equipment, while the wall to the right is filled with drawers, arranged in a pattern that reminds you of a calender.
To the left is a water tank and dispenser, and a shelf containing a small key.
It appears to be a large pantry, stocked for possibly days if not months or years with preserved food.
The shelves to the back are stocked with some medical equipment, while the wall to the right is filled with drawers, arranged in a pattern that reminds you of a calender.
To the left is a water tank and dispenser, and a shelf containing a small key.
>>268033
>>268034
>>268035
Down that path, the voids grow in density and number, though oddly with less ponies sticking out. A door with an engraved pattern of an eye on a folding plane is to your left, locked with a keyhole, while the voids are now too dense to go into the inner parts of the facility.
>>268034
>>268035
Down that path, the voids grow in density and number, though oddly with less ponies sticking out. A door with an engraved pattern of an eye on a folding plane is to your left, locked with a keyhole, while the voids are now too dense to go into the inner parts of the facility.
>>268039
It does.
An office, overseeing a large room lined with metal is behind. The office itself is simple, with just a chair and desk, while the stairs to the side that lead down to the room below are also made of metal.
Screens and boards of buttons surround the walls of the lower room, with a large empty space in the middle, housing the largest void you have seen.
It does.
An office, overseeing a large room lined with metal is behind. The office itself is simple, with just a chair and desk, while the stairs to the side that lead down to the room below are also made of metal.
Screens and boards of buttons surround the walls of the lower room, with a large empty space in the middle, housing the largest void you have seen.
>>268056
>4
You shouldn't have done that.
The first thing that comes to mind is a flush of memories that seem like yours, but aren't. you mother wasn't that exact shade of her coat, was she? You definitely chose something else in your time in school, not what you're seeing…
You are now trapped, and must try to get out. Who knows what could happen if you fail to make it out in time.
>>268059
>11
Amazingly enough, you manage to resist the effects and throw your hand in.
some words fill your mind.
>behind.. weakness… hit
>>268058
You, too, are trapped.
You see your own memories, but with slight alterations, as well.
>4
You shouldn't have done that.
The first thing that comes to mind is a flush of memories that seem like yours, but aren't. you mother wasn't that exact shade of her coat, was she? You definitely chose something else in your time in school, not what you're seeing…
You are now trapped, and must try to get out. Who knows what could happen if you fail to make it out in time.
>>268059
>11
Amazingly enough, you manage to resist the effects and throw your hand in.
some words fill your mind.
>behind.. weakness… hit
>>268058
You, too, are trapped.
You see your own memories, but with slight alterations, as well.
>>268067
You smash a few panels of the consoles, but the only thing that goes off are a few graphs and the countdown itself.
>
The floors at the center of the room gives way, and an entity slowly rises from the hole created in the ground. The floor shifts back into position before you see it clearly: A mass of creatures, bound together by smalls splotches of those voids on their bodies. They all face forward, and togetehr form some mockery of a creation, with whole ponies used as arms that diamond dogs form the 'muscles' of. It, however, lacks an analogue for a head. It climbs out and reaches out to Chaerlie…
>>268077
>1
No, you can't. Something is pulling you back.
>>268080
You feel strangely comforted here.
Y̴̪̥̭̟̫̠̲ͭo͇̭͆̑̆u̢̠̹̪̪͕͙͇̘̼͊ͤ́͛͂̒͒͘͞r͖̬̝͕ͤ͋ͥ̾̽ͤ͂̄͞ ̻̻̿̎̒ͥh̜̻̼ͪ̃͜u̷̼͕̓ͦͯ̿̄͌͊ͅs̢̞͂b̴͇ͧ̒a̢̘̭͙͎̘̥͕ͪ͊ͯ̋́n̴̴̠͋̑̄̋͡d͓̳̳̫̪̦͍̺̃̉͘ ̦̩̯̲͆͒̑̎ͥ͐̂͡p͙̻͉͎̓̄ͫͯ͆͂́ͅr̶̘͎̳̺̲̓̉͝͞o̸̧̢̬͚̼̅̾͆͌͂ͮͣ̐b̘̻͎̏ͤ̓͂ͤ͐ͭ̇́͜a̭̎̿ͧ̿̚ͅb̢̳̭̩͙̭͉̹́̎͗͟l̳̯̩͕ͤ́͗̅̇͐͊͘ỵ͔̤͈̻̰͎̎̓̐ ̣͎̲̃͒ͨ͢w̵̶̳̻͖ͯ̒͜o̦̹̝͙͚̘ͮ͌̍͋͟ůͤ҉̻̩̯̩̱͖͚l͙̪̓͊͊ͩ͆͢ͅd̰ͭ̿͆͊͗͑̈̓ͣ͜n̛̠̪͎̙̠̩̳̂̅̒̽͘ͅ'̥͚̔ͣͧ͒̐̂̄ͭ͋͢t̜͛̀̅͆̅̿̿ͣ͠ ̢̼͙͋̿ͅb̵͎̖̹̹̠̩͐͜e̷ͨͧ́̌ͨͭ҉̮̮͠ ̷̡̲̺̲̥̳͛ͥͮ̈ḩ̡̭̦̻̰̼͍͍͔̉ͫ͞a͔̺͉̳͔̦͓͖̿͗͘ͅp̧̤ͦͨ̎̑̕͠ͅp̳̜̻̼ͮ̋̀y͕̟͇͔̳̜͋ͫ̍̓ͭ̏͐̇ ̛̛̩͙͗ͣ́̉̃̑ͪw͖̠̏̒͜ĭ̯̱̋͐ͦ͒̐̆t̷̩̞̦̬ͪ͆ͫ͐̈́h̺̟̮̺͔̩̩̜̲ͧ̽͆̏̊ͪ ̑̊͊͏҉͉͎̪̺̜́y̠̳̜͉̥̘͍ͥ͗ͥ͒o͎̹̭̩̦̽ͩų̖̘̬̭̯̱̯̱ͫ́͟r̤̙͎̺͕̮͋͐ͧ͊ ̝͕̻̰̟̣̃̄̿̇̀̐ñ͚̼̜̞ͥ́e̸̹̯̮̪͚̎̓̂̋ͯ͟ͅẃ̵̷̠͋ͥ̒ ̟̰̺̹̝̽̾̌̽h̳̗͚͔̫̠͔̝̔͗ö̞̙̟́́̆ͅb̦͍͔̦͕̼̭̝̰̉̂̐͜͞b̸͕͖͔͕͚͙ͫͨ̀y̔ͭ͛͏̩͖,̏͊ͫ̓́̒̇͏̶̝̻̤̬̻̳̬͈͘ ̜̼͙̩͉̺ͭ̽̔̈͗͆͢s̺̻̪̺͎̯̮̈́̊ͥ̏͗̾͌́̚͢ê̷̴͔̹̠ͮ̈͗̐͐̈̚͘ẽ̵̫͙̣̖̤̠̏̀iͣ̏͜҉̻̙̘̤̳͔͖͞n̴̮̗̹͓̖̊ͬͯ͗̌ͅg̵̗̞̩̳͕̈̍ ̞̜͉͇͕͗̽ͦͤ͑͐ͬ͒ͧ̕͢ȧ̷̢͔̣̯ͨ̕s̴̥͇̟͚̹̣̹̲̾̽͟͜ ̹̱͚͆̃̀̆ͯ̔͊̆̀͝ỷ̱̜̦͉ͤ͐͆͒ͤͅo͓̠̰̙ͭ͛͞ü̡̠̰͓̻͈̠̪̑̉͗̄̋̒̊ͤ́'́ͣ͒ͨ́ͤ͏̱̻͎̳̞̜̬͕́̀r̚҉̹̞ė̯͍͋̌̋͒̏̅̿ ̟͈͚̰̗͕ͫͪͤ̕ş̶̍ͮ̾͂ͨͫ̔҉͈̭̪ǘ̟̫ͮ͋̌͟ͅp̥̹̝̩͖͕̣̤̍̌ͩͬ́̐̓̚p̝̖̟̝̘̘͈͛͗̍̓ͪͪ́͝o̙͖̣̺̱ͬ̾̽̑̎̾̀̕s̴̫̙͚̩̅͑ͤ̌ͩ̔̎̆e̩͍͐ͧ͑͒ͦ̋̽d̢͉̬̹̟̓͆̄̈́̓͆ͭ̍ ̵̸̼́̀ͯ͆̈ͪ̾ͪ͝ť̙̰̄̉͠o̶̺͕̬͖̗͔͍̩ͩ͐͂͋͂̂̅̔ ̥͎ͩ̾b̸̨͙̣͑̋͘ȩ̜͔̂ͥ͆̇͗̃ͯ͒̚͞ ̨̟̦͕̺ͤͦ͌ͦq̪͙̙̟̱̲̣̿̒͢ŭ͉̰̪̥ͭ̀è̸̹̜̣̱̪̤ͦ̏̄̇̾̊̀̚̕ě̸͆̾̃̚͏͇̩̘̞̲̙͖n̜̹̘̤ͮ͌͐̃̇̌ͯ͆͜͠ ̴̸̠͇̿ẵ͚̦̳͙͌ͨ̍̐̚͘n̴̺̻̼͕̭͑ͦ̌̓̊̒͝d̸̘̺ͬͣ̀̓̊͋͆͌͘ ͪ͌́̒̑̍̅͏͏̯̦͙̳̩͕̩͞a̬̯͍̤̖̼̔̃̍ͮ̍̎ͣͦl͍͔̭̟̟ͧ͗ͥ̄́lͬͨ̊ͯ͒͒͘͏̖̭.͂ͪͦ̑̇̋̓҉̸̭̣͎̱͔̬̹̕
You smash a few panels of the consoles, but the only thing that goes off are a few graphs and the countdown itself.
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The floors at the center of the room gives way, and an entity slowly rises from the hole created in the ground. The floor shifts back into position before you see it clearly: A mass of creatures, bound together by smalls splotches of those voids on their bodies. They all face forward, and togetehr form some mockery of a creation, with whole ponies used as arms that diamond dogs form the 'muscles' of. It, however, lacks an analogue for a head. It climbs out and reaches out to Chaerlie…
>>268077
>1
No, you can't. Something is pulling you back.
>>268080
You feel strangely comforted here.
Y̴̪̥̭̟̫̠̲ͭo͇̭͆̑̆u̢̠̹̪̪͕͙͇̘̼͊ͤ́͛͂̒͒͘͞r͖̬̝͕ͤ͋ͥ̾̽ͤ͂̄͞ ̻̻̿̎̒ͥh̜̻̼ͪ̃͜u̷̼͕̓ͦͯ̿̄͌͊ͅs̢̞͂b̴͇ͧ̒a̢̘̭͙͎̘̥͕ͪ͊ͯ̋́n̴̴̠͋̑̄̋͡d͓̳̳̫̪̦͍̺̃̉͘ ̦̩̯̲͆͒̑̎ͥ͐̂͡p͙̻͉͎̓̄ͫͯ͆͂́ͅr̶̘͎̳̺̲̓̉͝͞o̸̧̢̬͚̼̅̾͆͌͂ͮͣ̐b̘̻͎̏ͤ̓͂ͤ͐ͭ̇́͜a̭̎̿ͧ̿̚ͅb̢̳̭̩͙̭͉̹́̎͗͟l̳̯̩͕ͤ́͗̅̇͐͊͘ỵ͔̤͈̻̰͎̎̓̐ ̣͎̲̃͒ͨ͢w̵̶̳̻͖ͯ̒͜o̦̹̝͙͚̘ͮ͌̍͋͟ůͤ҉̻̩̯̩̱͖͚l͙̪̓͊͊ͩ͆͢ͅd̰ͭ̿͆͊͗͑̈̓ͣ͜n̛̠̪͎̙̠̩̳̂̅̒̽͘ͅ'̥͚̔ͣͧ͒̐̂̄ͭ͋͢t̜͛̀̅͆̅̿̿ͣ͠ ̢̼͙͋̿ͅb̵͎̖̹̹̠̩͐͜e̷ͨͧ́̌ͨͭ҉̮̮͠ ̷̡̲̺̲̥̳͛ͥͮ̈ḩ̡̭̦̻̰̼͍͍͔̉ͫ͞a͔̺͉̳͔̦͓͖̿͗͘ͅp̧̤ͦͨ̎̑̕͠ͅp̳̜̻̼ͮ̋̀y͕̟͇͔̳̜͋ͫ̍̓ͭ̏͐̇ ̛̛̩͙͗ͣ́̉̃̑ͪw͖̠̏̒͜ĭ̯̱̋͐ͦ͒̐̆t̷̩̞̦̬ͪ͆ͫ͐̈́h̺̟̮̺͔̩̩̜̲ͧ̽͆̏̊ͪ ̑̊͊͏҉͉͎̪̺̜́y̠̳̜͉̥̘͍ͥ͗ͥ͒o͎̹̭̩̦̽ͩų̖̘̬̭̯̱̯̱ͫ́͟r̤̙͎̺͕̮͋͐ͧ͊ ̝͕̻̰̟̣̃̄̿̇̀̐ñ͚̼̜̞ͥ́e̸̹̯̮̪͚̎̓̂̋ͯ͟ͅẃ̵̷̠͋ͥ̒ ̟̰̺̹̝̽̾̌̽h̳̗͚͔̫̠͔̝̔͗ö̞̙̟́́̆ͅb̦͍͔̦͕̼̭̝̰̉̂̐͜͞b̸͕͖͔͕͚͙ͫͨ̀y̔ͭ͛͏̩͖,̏͊ͫ̓́̒̇͏̶̝̻̤̬̻̳̬͈͘ ̜̼͙̩͉̺ͭ̽̔̈͗͆͢s̺̻̪̺͎̯̮̈́̊ͥ̏͗̾͌́̚͢ê̷̴͔̹̠ͮ̈͗̐͐̈̚͘ẽ̵̫͙̣̖̤̠̏̀iͣ̏͜҉̻̙̘̤̳͔͖͞n̴̮̗̹͓̖̊ͬͯ͗̌ͅg̵̗̞̩̳͕̈̍ ̞̜͉͇͕͗̽ͦͤ͑͐ͬ͒ͧ̕͢ȧ̷̢͔̣̯ͨ̕s̴̥͇̟͚̹̣̹̲̾̽͟͜ ̹̱͚͆̃̀̆ͯ̔͊̆̀͝ỷ̱̜̦͉ͤ͐͆͒ͤͅo͓̠̰̙ͭ͛͞ü̡̠̰͓̻͈̠̪̑̉͗̄̋̒̊ͤ́'́ͣ͒ͨ́ͤ͏̱̻͎̳̞̜̬͕́̀r̚҉̹̞ė̯͍͋̌̋͒̏̅̿ ̟͈͚̰̗͕ͫͪͤ̕ş̶̍ͮ̾͂ͨͫ̔҉͈̭̪ǘ̟̫ͮ͋̌͟ͅp̥̹̝̩͖͕̣̤̍̌ͩͬ́̐̓̚p̝̖̟̝̘̘͈͛͗̍̓ͪͪ́͝o̙͖̣̺̱ͬ̾̽̑̎̾̀̕s̴̫̙͚̩̅͑ͤ̌ͩ̔̎̆e̩͍͐ͧ͑͒ͦ̋̽d̢͉̬̹̟̓͆̄̈́̓͆ͭ̍ ̵̸̼́̀ͯ͆̈ͪ̾ͪ͝ť̙̰̄̉͠o̶̺͕̬͖̗͔͍̩ͩ͐͂͋͂̂̅̔ ̥͎ͩ̾b̸̨͙̣͑̋͘ȩ̜͔̂ͥ͆̇͗̃ͯ͒̚͞ ̨̟̦͕̺ͤͦ͌ͦq̪͙̙̟̱̲̣̿̒͢ŭ͉̰̪̥ͭ̀è̸̹̜̣̱̪̤ͦ̏̄̇̾̊̀̚̕ě̸͆̾̃̚͏͇̩̘̞̲̙͖n̜̹̘̤ͮ͌͐̃̇̌ͯ͆͜͠ ̴̸̠͇̿ẵ͚̦̳͙͌ͨ̍̐̚͘n̴̺̻̼͕̭͑ͦ̌̓̊̒͝d̸̘̺ͬͣ̀̓̊͋͆͌͘ ͪ͌́̒̑̍̅͏͏̯̦͙̳̩͕̩͞a̬̯͍̤̖̼̔̃̍ͮ̍̎ͣͦl͍͔̭̟̟ͧ͗ͥ̄́lͬͨ̊ͯ͒͒͘͏̖̭.͂ͪͦ̑̇̋̓҉̸̭̣͎̱͔̬̹̕
>>268088
You slam into the legs, made of earth ponies bound togetehr as they stare blankly at you. With your mass, you manage to topple the thing's balance.
>>268089
>10
You manage to free yourself from whatever grabbed your back.
However, it is useless to punch a void, as your hand is just sucked in. Yet…
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Some images of a pegasus training with blades flash through your mind, and you suddenly find yourself knowing how to strike efficiently in weak points.
You have temporarily learned backstab.
>>268090
Only when the most vile of hate for hͣ̾ͦ̽ͤ͏̥ē̴͖̝̖̈ͭr͔͍͎̟̼̥͈ͣ͊̂̌ͩ͟͜ͅĕ͏͉̥͖̳͘ţ͈̦͙̫͖̺̩̘ͫ͜i̧͈̝͕̹ͤ̎̽̍ͬ̂̓͘c̮̭͍͔̠͓̤̲ͤ͊ͯ͢s̙̮̬͓̳̣͕͖̩̓ͦ̓͠ fills you do you find it in you to free yourself. There appears to be no way past this.
You slam into the legs, made of earth ponies bound togetehr as they stare blankly at you. With your mass, you manage to topple the thing's balance.
>>268089
>10
You manage to free yourself from whatever grabbed your back.
However, it is useless to punch a void, as your hand is just sucked in. Yet…
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Some images of a pegasus training with blades flash through your mind, and you suddenly find yourself knowing how to strike efficiently in weak points.
You have temporarily learned backstab.
>>268090
Only when the most vile of hate for hͣ̾ͦ̽ͤ͏̥ē̴͖̝̖̈ͭr͔͍͎̟̼̥͈ͣ͊̂̌ͩ͟͜ͅĕ͏͉̥͖̳͘ţ͈̦͙̫͖̺̩̘ͫ͜i̧͈̝͕̹ͤ̎̽̍ͬ̂̓͘c̮̭͍͔̠͓̤̲ͤ͊ͯ͢s̙̮̬͓̳̣͕͖̩̓ͦ̓͠ fills you do you find it in you to free yourself. There appears to be no way past this.
>>268109
While your stumbling would normally cause some catastrophic things to happen, the creature's odd inability to properly turn due to the nature of its construction means you managed to remain unharmed.
>>268110
The surge of power leaves you too soon, and you suddenly fall limp as it takes the opportunity to thrash you into the ground.
you are now helpless.
>>268106
You charge right into the legs, further disrupting its ability to balance.
While your stumbling would normally cause some catastrophic things to happen, the creature's odd inability to properly turn due to the nature of its construction means you managed to remain unharmed.
>>268110
The surge of power leaves you too soon, and you suddenly fall limp as it takes the opportunity to thrash you into the ground.
you are now helpless.
>>268106
You charge right into the legs, further disrupting its ability to balance.
>>268120
your clean strike manages to break the limbs of a few ponies there.
>>268122
And so does your follow up manage to bring the creature down.
It is hard for it to move anymore, as the legs segments seem to have become completely useless. The earth ponies making them up have their bodies completely mangled.
>>268125
>1
Since Justicia is already up, you decide to bring her back then by slapping her with your stick.
You hear a crack. Justicia is collapsing in pain now.
your clean strike manages to break the limbs of a few ponies there.
>>268122
And so does your follow up manage to bring the creature down.
It is hard for it to move anymore, as the legs segments seem to have become completely useless. The earth ponies making them up have their bodies completely mangled.
>>268125
>1
Since Justicia is already up, you decide to bring her back then by slapping her with your stick.
You hear a crack. Justicia is collapsing in pain now.
>>268171
The console slides into the ground, revealing a hidden room behind. It is just large enough to house all of you, and has a screen, showing an image of a unicorn wearing some simple robes.
"Welcome, all of you. I understand that you are here to bring me to justice and rescue the other ponies."
The console slides into the ground, revealing a hidden room behind. It is just large enough to house all of you, and has a screen, showing an image of a unicorn wearing some simple robes.
"Welcome, all of you. I understand that you are here to bring me to justice and rescue the other ponies."
>>268172
>>268177
>>268173
The voice is smooth, and sounds that of an educated, calm gentlecolt.
>"Now, note that this is a recording, and I will be unable to answer any of your questions here, even if I wish to. The first thing I wish to talk about, is bees. I understand the absurdity of an 'evil wizard' talking about bees, but I feel that it is important. It concerns the nature of many things, such as perhaps your fate. How do these bees work together so well to build such complex structures like hives, and organize so well? Are their minds linked together in some way? How do they know what the other is thinking, and suddenly know things they have had no opportunity to learn? To us, it is simple to observe for it is written in them since their birth, but what of us? Are we too, working togetehr without our knowledge too construct something bigger? That is what I have to tell you first."
>>268177
>>268173
The voice is smooth, and sounds that of an educated, calm gentlecolt.
>"Now, note that this is a recording, and I will be unable to answer any of your questions here, even if I wish to. The first thing I wish to talk about, is bees. I understand the absurdity of an 'evil wizard' talking about bees, but I feel that it is important. It concerns the nature of many things, such as perhaps your fate. How do these bees work together so well to build such complex structures like hives, and organize so well? Are their minds linked together in some way? How do they know what the other is thinking, and suddenly know things they have had no opportunity to learn? To us, it is simple to observe for it is written in them since their birth, but what of us? Are we too, working togetehr without our knowledge too construct something bigger? That is what I have to tell you first."
>>268183
>>268188
He, or rather the recording, continues talking.
>"Second of all, I am certain you wish to save these ponies from the suffering they have endured. That, I have made simple for you all to do. You all simply need enter this room, then pull the lever to seal yourselves here. Then, press the green button right here and wait until it is announced that it is safe to leave. You may then pull the lever again to exit this place, but you must remember that the other ponies must be left outside this room to be rescued."
>>268186
It seems safe, at least. For now.
>>268188
He, or rather the recording, continues talking.
>"Second of all, I am certain you wish to save these ponies from the suffering they have endured. That, I have made simple for you all to do. You all simply need enter this room, then pull the lever to seal yourselves here. Then, press the green button right here and wait until it is announced that it is safe to leave. You may then pull the lever again to exit this place, but you must remember that the other ponies must be left outside this room to be rescued."
>>268186
It seems safe, at least. For now.
>>268191
>>268193
>>268194
>"Thirdly, there is one more thing extremely important I must tell you. You absolutely must remember it, no matter what. you will only hear this once, and must, I repeat remember it. Are you ready? The password to deactivate the bomb, in a room inscribed with a giant star, is:
>QQ9 487 56Y
>"There is no use for this password here, but it will one needed in the future, where you may not expect it. That is all. I hope that one day we may meet."
The recording ends.
>>268193
>>268194
>"Thirdly, there is one more thing extremely important I must tell you. You absolutely must remember it, no matter what. you will only hear this once, and must, I repeat remember it. Are you ready? The password to deactivate the bomb, in a room inscribed with a giant star, is:
>QQ9 487 56Y
>"There is no use for this password here, but it will one needed in the future, where you may not expect it. That is all. I hope that one day we may meet."
The recording ends.
>>268209
>>268211
>>268212
As you move in and pull the lever, you are sealed into the room. One of you presses the green button, and you hear some.. noises outside, though you cannot recognize any of them, or even describe them.
Upon pulling the lever again and exiting the chamber, you find.. ponies, completely unharmed, though they all appear groggy and disoriented. You clearly recognise them as being trapepd in voids or as part of the abomnation earlier, yet they are completely unharmed. Even the pony Ria smashed the face of, has his face completely intact. All the voids are gone as well.
None of them can remember anything other than their last memory before being kidnapped, as if it never actually happened. You are all recognized for rescuing them. They're safe and you're all unharmed at least, right?
[END]
>>268211
>>268212
As you move in and pull the lever, you are sealed into the room. One of you presses the green button, and you hear some.. noises outside, though you cannot recognize any of them, or even describe them.
Upon pulling the lever again and exiting the chamber, you find.. ponies, completely unharmed, though they all appear groggy and disoriented. You clearly recognise them as being trapepd in voids or as part of the abomnation earlier, yet they are completely unharmed. Even the pony Ria smashed the face of, has his face completely intact. All the voids are gone as well.
None of them can remember anything other than their last memory before being kidnapped, as if it never actually happened. You are all recognized for rescuing them. They're safe and you're all unharmed at least, right?
[END]