[CONTINUE] ROUND 6 - INTRO

[foundationmods]

[After so long a trip, you're all finally here. Taken through a hidden passage inside of the very mountain itself, you find yourself standing in front of a field of flowers, growing well due to the open roof above it. If you look up, you can just make out the shimmering colors off of the barrier - looking almost like the shine off of a soap bubble.

Try not to trample on the flowers as you approach the open, purple gate, where it looks as if someone is waiting for all of you just inside. And remember to wear your masks, now that you're here!

...Still, the sight of the yellow flowers waving in the wind....such a cheery sight fills you with determination for what's to come.

Welcome to the Underground.

You have the -

wait.

Haven't you done this before? No, you have. There was the murder, the trial, the ending and the Darkness -

Any abilities or powers you might have had are now totally off, as if they were never there.

...Someone who was dead is alive again. And someone else....

...

What was his name? You've forgotten it.]

Comments

[white_camellia]

Now that we're somewhere that is presumably secure... I have something to report.

As of Friday morning, I felt the appearance of a powerful enemy, but there were some unusual details: Specifically, there was no name associated with it. At first I assumed it was some sort of magical concealment, but considering that someone's name has disappeared...

[oceanicbutterfly]

["Were."]

I take it you don't feel the same thing now?

[white_camellia]

That is correct. Though rather than saying that, it appears that I am disconnected from my awareness of the existence of my enemies altogether. I remember their existence, but it's more like a memory of them existing right now. I cannot transform either, even with my soul gem.

[oceanicbutterfly]

...that's right.

[Karen is apparently so out of sorts over her current powerlessness that she can't even properly apply that information to other people.

...]

Shit.

[sageking]

Interesting...

Are you implying that it was Moriarty you sensed, then? Or that our enemy has no discernible name?

[white_camellia]

The latter. I susepct that the lack of a name may itself be a clue about its nature. That being said, this is a bit more esoteric of an enemy that I am used to, so it is something best shared with those more experienced in this kind of situation.

[sageking]

...Hm.

Typically, those who lack names—or ones that could be discerned by some manner—are ancient; though it could be simply be that it's not one that could be retrieved easily. That said, it could be related to that monster from the Abyss, given that I imagine it's supposedly in that category given the likelihood of its longevity.

Though, if it were just that, there would've been two presences you'd have sensed. One for the summoner, and one for the monster.

[ What an interesting thing. ]

If it was just for the summoner, then clearly it's troublesome enough; but we'd already knew they were a formidable being to manage such a thing in the first place.

[ Though, if the summoner were a rather old being, well. Drawing on his experience, ancient beings sometimes do decide enough's enough and try to wreck havoc because they're shits. ]