Chronology: Ultimate

[thatguyinthestore]

Leo had flinched a little when Sage shouted, though not from the shouting itself, but rather, the fires that erupted upwards from said shouting. He wanted to take Sage into his hands, he wanted to tell him that everything was going to be alright. He wanted to do all of that... but, he figured that wouldn't help him as much as Leo would hope it would. He didn't have the heart to explain to him what Hell was, either, so when Sage asked the question, Leo merely shoved his hands into his pockets and tilted his head downwards, allowing someone else who was nearby to take over.

They wouldn't have very long to do so, unfortunately, due to Jason and Bobby making their way to the entrance of the nearby darker cave. "Gretar's right," Jason said with a short nod. "We should get going." He said, before hearing out Zwei, after she'd run through said cave. He sighed and rested his hands on his hips, before glancing up to the overall group. "Well, does anyone have a light?" He asked.

Moments later, Link (who had been in the back near Midna) stepped forward, holding a... suddenly lit lantern in his hand.

Link had stepped his way in front of the group and took point, a determined look on his face as he did so. The dark cave was suddenly lit, and with nothing more than a grunt, he motioned for you all to follow him. Jason merely turned to the rest of you as he answered did so, and shrugged. "Welp... guess that answers that question." With that, Jason began to descend into the dark cave.

"Oh, boy~!" Kendall cheered as he clapped his hands together with a giddy expression. "We're all going to the next circle of hell!"

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[marc122]

Weiss Schnee and Yang Xiao Long

Globnar
#99D5FF and #FAC51C = Speech
(Freezer) (Burn)​

"I understand you weren't being selfish," Weiss said, "Because you at least wanted something we were in favor of..."

Weiss turned her eyes towards CN-tan, eventually turning the rest of her body towards her, making a few steps forward.

"Unlike her!"

Jason shouted at Supergirl, who proceeded to explain her rationale before expressing regret over her course of action. Weiss went silent as she listened the two...until the Time Baby chipped in with a term previously unexplained; three consecutive wishes only. Nothing more, nothing less.

— - — - —​

Before long, Weiss and Yang, alongside the rest of the group, found themselves back on the Axiom. Everything as it was before was still in place; holographic screens, deck controls, etc. Except, the Time Police were not around, this time around.

Weiss let out a sigh of relief, then stretched. "Well," she said as she stretched, "At least we're back."

"And in one piece at that." Yang nodded.

However, as quickly as they returned, their break ended rapidly; screams and smoke filled the area. Weiss and Yang ran with Blake to see what was going on. The ship had been set on fire.

"What's going on?!" Weiss shouted, as the two quickly investigated. However, as she looked on, she saw something terrible.

​

Bodies of the poor men and women littered the floor, complete with blood to further stain the interiors of the Axiom. And from the gates came the one and only: Darth Vader himself. But to Yang, she saw Adam instead.

"Your day of rebellion ends here," the imaginary Adam said. Then as the ceiling of the Axiom collapsed, Leo pointed towards it.

Looming over them was a moon-shaped space station. With an inner ring going around it, a large "crater" stared down upon them, as if to threaten the entire group. When small lasers began to materialize around the crater, Weiss and Yang side-hugged each other, bracing themselves for what was to come.

"No..."

To them, it could only mean one thing.

Before they knew it, the Death Star fired a gargantuan green laser, leaving the two without a chance of stopping inevitable destruction wherever they were.

"No, NO!"

And so, Weiss and Yang awaited their inevitable fate, watching as the green laser shot through the skies. Eventually, a bright light shone before their very eyes.

B--FWWOOOOOOOOOOO.​

Suddenly, they staggered, their hair blowing in the direction of the blast. Before either of them knew it, their Auras had been knocked clean out, leaving them susceptible to the might of the blast's soundwaves. Firstly, As Weiss and Yang were sent tumbling into the ground --

"Gah!"
"AAAH!"

-- Weiss's entire braided ponytail had been undone in a flash, the tiara being sent flying in the process, while Yang's arm was broken clean off, flying with the tiara, never to be seen again. As they fell, the sound was powerful enough that in an instant, they could no longer hear anything. The only thing they had a chance of hearing now was the intense vibrations the nuclear-level explosion produced.

Speaking of the nuclear-level explosion, they barely had a chance to see the blast coming; before they could look, it was already almost there.

Then, nothing.

— - — - —​

Yang's shut eyelids twitched.

The first thing she felt was the damp feel of her clothes on her back. Wherever they were, it was hot. Not scorching to the brim, but she couldn’t try to hide it. At the same time, however, Yang felt something about her senses was rather wrong. She couldn’t explain it, but the dampness and heat were some of the only things she could feel.

The other elephant in the room was dread.

Even without being fully aware of their current whereabouts, whatever the place carried with it was...unwelcome.

She could remember when it happened: Bodies littering the floor. The Death Star firing away. The subsequent chaos it caused in the last two seconds they were alive.

Finally, Yang awakened.

But she awakened to the sight of many, many stalactites and stalagmites.

"So we just..."

"Oh no."

"DIED?!"

“Weiss, calm down!” “It won’t do us any good if we just stop here!”

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[PolikShadowbliss]

Supergirl walked into the cave, and whispered to Kendall - “You are not helping....”.

The next level of Hell indeed. What horrors and torture will they face? Will they even get out completely intact? Or even get out at all? The fear developed within her at the idea of external damnation! Will she see Kai-El here? She did Kill him after all.

She walked over to Yang and Weiss, noticing both the girl’s disheveled states.

“Yeah we’re “dead” .... Welcome to Hell .... this is going to end greatly for us ....” Supergirl sighed, hoping her fear was masked. She hated being underground.

thatguyinthestore
marc122

 

[CutieBoop]

Yoshi

Yoshi nodded in response. Yoshi could let Mario know with the regular world, or ask a paper Yoshi to let a paper Mario know. Either one's fine, to be honest. It'll be a message for the future, when the journey comes to a close. "Yoshi promise, after our journey ends, with regular Yoshisaurus, or Yoshisaurus subspecies, Mario will get your message from Yoshi!"



This should be enough to brighten Bobby's mood. Even if it's not very specific, a request is still a request, and a friend in need is a friend indeed. Even if sacrifices were necessary, friends are still with friends, in heart.

After a moment, Yoshi followed suit with the others in the group through the next place.

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Fuma

For some of the people's sake, they are curious(?) about the idea of what hell is. That's more simple to explain than the concepts and forms of demons, honestly. Looking between Sage and Leo, she began to explain. "Hell is... someplace like this, where we're at right now. A form of afterlife, except it's usually for sinners- bad people, simply. The good ones would've gone to Heaven, the opposite of this place. As a side note, it is a home place for devils and demons usually. Such things are also covered in literature as well as in religion; as for your question, Dante's Inferno is a literature piece that covers one version of Hell, with Dante going through nine circles of Hell before his escape. This is part of Fuma's knowledge that I have kept from ancient times, before my days in Gensokyo."

She gave the slow blink, before showing a bit of concern for Sage and Leo (er, not heavily, she's a literal demoness compared to the others). "Well, yes, you'd imagine this place to be unpleasant. Scary. That's what living beings feel in terms of speaking and thinking about this place. Fuma understands the reason for fear and discomfort." Whatever the feeling is, it'll be gone as soon as they all come back alive. That's why Fuma, Mimaki, and others among teammates will help them out in these circumstances. On the bright side, Fuma is a book nerd, such literatures covering topics she's interested in would make her want to learn it and keep it for the centuries.

After a moment, she would lightly tug at Mimaki with the hand that held his own. "He~ey. Everyone is on the move. Whatever version we're on, it is best we all explore, right? Let's stick together, and Fuma can assure it'll be fine through the beginning and end of this page." That wasn't only to Mimaki, but to Sage, Orbeck, and Leo. Maybe others, if they're also nearby this group. Fuma's trying her best to be reassuring, but she's sure that the fox and the others would do a better job than the demoness. Their views and hopes on the place differed within each teammate. Whenever they're ready, they'll go along the trip to another circle in hell.

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[Ellya]

"I'm sorry, Atreus. Something tells me we're going to be walking for a while once we leave these caves. Would you like to ride on my shoulders when we leave?"​

Leo had flinched a little when Sage shouted, though not from the shouting itself, but rather, the fires that erupted upwards from said shouting. He wanted to take Sage into his hands, he wanted to tell him that everything was going to be alright. He wanted to do all of that... but, he figured that wouldn't help him as much as Leo would hope it would. He didn't have the heart to explain to him what Hell was, either, so when Sage asked the question, Leo merely shoved his hands into his pockets and tilted his head downwards, allowing someone else who was nearby to take over.

They wouldn't have very long to do so, unfortunately, due to Jason and Bobby making their way to the entrance of the nearby darker cave. "Gretar's right," Jason said with a short nod. "We should get going." He said, before hearing out Zwei, after she'd run through said cave. He sighed and rested his hands on his hips, before glancing up to the overall group. "Well, does anyone have a light?" He asked.

Moments later, Link (who had been in the back near Midna) stepped forward, holding a... suddenly lit lantern in his hand.

Link had stepped his way in front of the group and took point, a determined look on his face as he did so. The dark cave was suddenly lit, and with nothing more than a grunt, he motioned for you all to follow him. Jason merely turned to the rest of you as he answered did so, and shrugged. "Welp... guess that answers that question." With that, Jason began to descend into the dark cave.

"Oh, boy~!" Kendall cheered as he clapped his hands together with a giddy expression. "We're all going to the next circle of hell!"

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Jett
View attachment 775146
Location: Afterlife
Expression: Being Honest About Ellie
Interaction: Akari
Mention: quadraxis201 , Ellya

Jett would turn to Ellie thinking about her honest opinion on her right before turning back to Akari saying "You know.... I really like how Ellie is being in the mission but I'm really disappointed about her aggression sometimes, and I think I'll should try to fix her aggression just to keep things normal here. What about you?? How is your opinion about Ellie also.." She waits for Akari to respond in some time but she needs to be calm about her own emotions on kids or older people, and then decided to take an deeper look on what is more than the appearance in the afterlife or Hell is known best for her.​

Atreus & Ellie
The boy really just wasn't sure how to respond. No one had ever offered him a ride on their shoulders before but boy, did it sound awesome. There was a certain twinkle in the blue eyes that were sad before, and he looked up at Frank. "Uh... Well... Ellie did tell me to look for high ground.." He was trying very hard not to act like a little kid that was just excited to sit on someone's shoulders. The only time he really got a ride with Father was when he was climbing some difficult wall, and then Atreus would have to hold on for dear life or plummet to his death.

Ellie chuckled. "Hop on, kid..." she said, standing behind Frank and holding her hands out, which Atreus immediately recognized as an offer to boost him up. He stepped onto Ellie's hand, she lifted him up and Atreus sat comfortably on Frank's shoulders, smirking just a tiny bit. He could get used to this.

As Ellie looked up at the kid, she couldn't help but keep a smile on. It was a welcome break to see this kind of innocence and genuine happiness over something so simple. When seeing the apparent Hero in green pull a lantern out and start leading the way, she turned her head to Jett and Akari. "Hey, lovebirds! When you two are done talking shit about me, you can follow the rest of us, alright?" She did raise her voice a bit to get their attention, but her tone wasn't aggressive or intentionally mean. "Oh man..." she then sighed softly as she walked beside Frank, "I am gonna start believing in some kinda God if this is Hell..."​

 

[BoltBeam]

Agent 3

“Oh...” Bobby seemed to fall silent at her words, looking down a bit. “So... this Big M must be a different Big M from my Big M, then...” A moment of silence followed, before he eventually looked back up like nothing happened. “Oh, well! At least I know that one Big M is doing okay!” He cheerfully exclaimed.​

Well, he's a little confused, but he's got the spirit! Agent 3 laughed a little and smiled down to the sentient bomb. "OK, that's kind of sweet, actually. That cheerful spirit of yours - darn do I wish I had that. Must be pretty nice." She half-jokingly said to him before listening to the rest.

"Ohhh.... so people usually burst you out?" Bobby would ask Frank, even as he turned around, jumping up and down all the while. His attention was soon taken away at the words of Yoshi, though. "Oh! Could you deliver a message to him for me?" He asked, basically reiterating what the dinosaur had just said. "Just... let him know that I'm okay, ya know? And that I miss him... and Olivia, too!" His attention had been stolen once more, this time by Akari's and Kyou's words - specifically the words about him being noble. The statement made Bobby chuckle a bit to himself in response.



"Aw, well... that's what every Bob-omb hopes for, ya know? The chance to make an impact for the better..." Even though Bobby lacked any semblance of a mouth, it was obvious that he was internally smiling at this point. "The chance to save a friend like I did... it was the chance to be the kind of Bob-omb I always wanted to be." He looked up at Akari and Kyou at this point, directly into their eyes. "So, it wasn't anything to do with nobility or whatever! I just knew that I had a chance to make something of my life, and I took it!" Bobby did, however, notice Kyou's fists clench up by his side. He tilted a bit in confusion as he noticed the sight, and asked, "You okay?" There was another pause, and then, "Also... who's Ganondorf?" He then looked up at Sora when he too approached, and said, "Well, it's nice to meet you, Sora. But I'm afraid that I've already gotten my memories back - thanks to Big M and Olivia." There was another short pause, before Bobby exclaimed, "But thanks for the offer, though!"​

"The chance to make a big impact..." She thought aloud to herself and sighed. "You know, I really hope that changed things where you were. With your sacrifice and such, yeah? As long as you're OK with the sacrifice you made, I don't think you lost on that front." The Inkling would say, but when the question of Ganondorf came up, the Inkling sighed heavily. "Ooooh boy... long story. Let's say... big bad evil guy."

They wouldn't have very long to do so, unfortunately, due to Jason and Bobby making their way to the entrance of the nearby darker cave. "Gretar's right," Jason said with a short nod. "We should get going." He said, before hearing out Zwei, after she'd run through said cave. He sighed and rested his hands on his hips, before glancing up to the overall group. "Well, does anyone have a light?" He asked.

Moments later, Link (who had been in the back near Midna) stepped forward, holding a... suddenly lit lantern in his hand.

Link had stepped his way in front of the group and took point, a determined look on his face as he did so. The dark cave was suddenly lit, and with nothing more than a grunt, he motioned for you all to follow him. Jason merely turned to the rest of you as he answered did so, and shrugged. "Welp... guess that answers that question." With that, Jason began to descend into the dark cave.

"Oh, boy~!" Kendall cheered as he clapped his hands together with a giddy expression. "We're all going to the next circle of hell!"​

"Alright then, time to go..." Agent 3 rose to her feet if she wasn't up on them before and would begin to follow along, though as she headed off she looked to Bobby and managed a smile again. "Hey, you wanna come along, or are you alright where you are?" She asked. "You think you got enough spirit in you for one final adventure, or maybe even more?" The Inkling added, trying to inspire the Bob-Omb if she could.
Character Information

Link to CS: Here!​

Hex Code: #61BD6D​

Status (physically): Fine​

Status (mentally/emotionally): Positive​

Powers: Inkling (species abilities and traits)​

Items: Hero Shot, Splat Bombs, Splashdown​

Skills/Abilities: Highly mobile, leadership skills​

Course of action: "Oh, hell."​

RP Information

Location: Hell​

Interactions: thatguyinthestore​

Mentions: None​

Nearby/In Group: @YoureInHellNow​

 

[Laix_Lake]

• Orbeck
• Vauban prime

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  Orbeck of Vinhiem
  status: YOU DIED?
  condition: Normal. Bewildered.​
  
  

  "Fuma, Maki, Laz...arus...", the familiarity of which he had used a shortened version of the name had slipped, he did grimmace ever so slightly at it, but it was too late to take it back, "What's, uh. W-what's 'Hell'? I keep hearing it but I, don't know what it means.", his gaze had gone down as if in shame. It was alsways weird to be asking about concepts that everyone else seemed so accostumed with.

  They wouldn't have very long to do so, unfortunately, due to Jason and Bobby making their way to the entrance of the nearby darker cave. "Gretar's right," Jason said with a short nod. "We should get going." He said, before hearing out Zwei, after she'd run through said cave. He sighed and rested his hands on his hips, before glancing up to the overall group. "Well, does anyone have a light?" He asked.

  
  Looks as if they are heading into the caves. But without a light source, such a trip would be dangerous. He could just use one of his golden sorcery to create a light source...but he has something much simpler for the job. Ike's flashlight. So as he fiddles with the small artificial source of light, he decides to answer his question in simpler terms.
  "There might be differences with definition, but in simple terms, It's a place where Damned souls go to suffer. Hard to say if such a place existed back in my own world, it was already as tainted as it could be," he manages to find the switch on this thing, turning on the beam of light. Ike' may no longer be here for reasons unknown, but his simple contribution will not be forgotten by this undead sorcerer.
  "Now, let us move forward." and there he goes, following behind Jason with the flashlight in hand.
  

  as for your question, Dante's Inferno is a literature piece that covers one version of Hell, with Dante going through nine circles of Hell before his escape. This is part of Fuma's knowledge that I have kept from ancient times, before my days in Gensokyo."

  "Any chance you could go into more detail regarding Dante and those nine circles? " he asked Fuma
  
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  Vauban prime
  Status: what just happened?
  condition: normal. Clearly nervus.
  ​
  So...where was Vauban in all of this? well, those who would look around like the force commander or Yang would find Vauban laying limp on the ground, shields depleted, and his arsenal scatters by his side. What has happened? Well turns out that getting stuck by a laser stronger than any Fomorian fleet would knock the Tenno in question right out of his state of transference. A Fomorian fleet could take out an entire relay without much of an issue, but the blast from that laser would have equated to the power of dozens of Fomorians. Most warframes would have had the means to deal with such a massive onslaught of pain, but this was a prime warframe, nothing more than a prototype gilded with decorations. Pain reduction was lackluster on Vauban prime. So when he awakes in an ever familiar chamber...
  
  
  
  It would be in pain, clutching at himself as he recovered from the...near socking experience... why did it have to be that ship? The casualties, the masked man with a plasma sword...WHY? It has been some time since he had gotten over...certen life-changing events, compared to that so called accident...the killings may as well tiny in comparison. Would Umbra's operator be having some of those thoughts? or maybe he would be focused on regaining contact with Umbra. Might have had the foresight to close the link beforehand, unlike the tenno who is now starting to recover from those bouts of pain. He manages to get himself up, slowly turning to the chamber where he usually resides. There is no time to waste crying about stuff long ago, even there is a job to be done...so he enters the pod, restarting the procedures for transference, the pull of the second dream would arrive, and he lulls into a deep sleep.
  
  This set back won't define us. I'm coming for you guys...
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  With the Transference connection reestablished, Vauban would begin to move back up from the damp ground. He looks around at his new surroundings...then back at his warframe. No major damage? yet he was struck by a super laser. What is even going on?
  
  

  
  
  "GAHHHHHHH! THE EMPEROR WILL WATCH OVER ME! I WILL DIE STANDING, KNOWING THAT THE GOD-EMPEROR WILL-"
  The Force Commander blinked.
  "...where in the name of the Emperor am I?"
  The Astartes looked at himself. He was seemingly fine, save for that his left arm was... missing. Hairgel blinked, slightly shocked by what had happened.
  "I should be dying now from shock, even with my second heart and my genetic modifications. So... wait... I'm..."
  The Force Commander closed his eyes, an expression of neutrality on his face. He had long accepted that his days were numbered ever since the second Aurelian Crusade. Death had come for him at last. Ironic. The Angel of Death finally meets the fate he doled out to so many enemies of the Imperium.
  "May the Emperor judge my soul worthy."
  The Force Commander knelt for a second to pray to the God-Emperor, before standing up, hammer in his right hand. The Astartes do not let silly limb losses stop them, and the Force Commander was no different. Now, it was time to proceed.
  A small bomb with feet wasn't the worst of what Hairgel had seen so far. The FC remained silent.​

  
  Vauban's attention would be focused on that one guy that he tried to assist back at gobnar, the force commander? and he was...eh, he was missing a whole arm. That is just painful for sure, yet he ignores that devastating injury. Talking about something about an emperor and genetic modifications. People were also starting to head out to some nearby caves, well he may as well follow along.
  
  "We should get a move on...even if we got sent to this place" a clearly nervus chuckle would come from the prime warframe, before following along.
  
  
  
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[BarrenThin2]

Frank Castle

The weight on his back was familiar, the way someone you recognize but can't quite place was. Atreus's legs on either side of his chest, his genuine excitement, Ellie's smile. Felt almost like home. Frank pushed that thought from his mind before it could ruin the moment. When the order came to get moving, it wasn't exactly right to say he did so happily, but there was a little more going in his eyes than usual. A little bit of a damper was put on it when Ellie called out Thorne and the man she was speaking to, even if Ellie hadn't seemed to mean anything by it. What was this woman's deal with Ellie? It seemed like she had really zeroed in on the young girl. For now, he didn't dwell on it.

He felt the crunch of loose stone beneath his boots as they started on, down into the darkness of the cave. Only the very dim, distant lights of flames and Link's lantern lit their way. Visibility was limited by the encroaching darkness, to say nothing if the very conspicuous lack of any sound that didn't come from the party itself. Some distant noises found his ears now and again, but nothing notable. The group was alone, near as he could tell. Painfully alone. Maybe Hell would prove to just be a barren wastleland for misbegotten souls to wander and there really was no way out. The afterlives he'd been to were inconsistent, and they had all been in the same general multiverse. No telling what to expect here.

Ellie quipped about God. It was half a resigned joke, half nervous banter. The possibility that this world really did have a God was certainly there. "He might exist. Here. Don't get too wrapped up in it, kid. Difficult to imagine someone with infinite versions of themselves being worth the energy." The old man thought back to when he had almost gone on to become a priest. A lifetime ago. At the time, Frank left to pursue what he felt his true calling in the military. In hindsight, the whole thing almost seemed silly. "Careful, if he's down here with us, I doubt he'll be the kind of person we could get away with messing with."

Ellya​

 

[thatguyinthestore]

"Well, I believe that's subjective, Kara dear~" Kendall replied to Supergirl with a slight purr as he continued down the cave. Leo, meanwhile, only nodded in response to Fuma's explanation over what "Dante's Inferno" supposedly was. There wasn't much more for him to add onto the statement, so he instead simply made his way down the cave alongside Fuma, Sage, and the others. Bobby woud have nodded as well in response to Agent 3's words... had he possessed some kind of cranium or neck for nodding. Instead, he merely looked up at her and asked,

"Ohh... so, I'm guessing that this is some kinda bad guy that you guys need to stop, right?" Whenever she offered for him to come along, Bobby cheerfully hopped up and down a bit and exclaimed, "Are you kidding? A chance to help save the world AGAIN!?" He asked, before laughing and making his way forward, right down the dark cave alongside the others. "You can count me in!"

The cave itself was dark and dreary, as one would probably expect from a cave in Hell. A cool, almost ominous wind brushed past all of you, running down your spine and pushing up against the back of your necks as you walked. Some kind of liquid sounded like it was dripping... somewhere around you, but no matter where you looked, you couldn't find the source. The noise persisted, though, always surrounding you no matter where you went. Midna was floating casually alongside Link up in the front, both of them keeping their guards up. Jason and Micah walked alongside each other a bit less warily - though still enough to be ready in case anything popped out, while Kendall and Leo remained in the back, with Leo beside Sage and Kendall... just doing his own thing.

Bobby was there too.

He was vibing.

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[Ellya]

Frank Castle

The weight on his back was familiar, the way someone you recognize but can't quite place was. Atreus's legs on either side of his chest, his genuine excitement, Ellie's smile. Felt almost like home. Frank pushed that thought from his mind before it could ruin the moment. When the order came to get moving, it wasn't exactly right to say he did so happily, but there was a little more going in his eyes than usual. A little bit of a damper was put on it when Ellie called out Thorne and the man she was speaking to, even if Ellie hadn't seemed to mean anything by it. What was this woman's deal with Ellie? It seemed like she had really zeroed in on the young girl. For now, he didn't dwell on it.

He felt the crunch of loose stone beneath his boots as they started on, down into the darkness of the cave. Only the very dim, distant lights of flames and Link's lantern lit their way. Visibility was limited by the encroaching darkness, to say nothing if the very conspicuous lack of any sound that didn't come from the party itself. Some distant noises found his ears now and again, but nothing notable. The group was alone, near as he could tell. Painfully alone. Maybe Hell would prove to just be a barren wastleland for misbegotten souls to wander and there really was no way out. The afterlives he'd been to were inconsistent, and they had all been in the same general multiverse. No telling what to expect here.

Ellie quipped about God. It was half a resigned joke, half nervous banter. The possibility that this world really did have a God was certainly there. "He might exist. Here. Don't get too wrapped up in it, kid. Difficult to imagine someone with infinite versions of themselves being worth the energy." The old man thought back to when he had almost gone on to become a priest. A lifetime ago. At the time, Frank left to pursue what he felt his true calling in the military. In hindsight, the whole thing almost seemed silly. "Careful, if he's down here with us, I doubt he'll be the kind of person we could get away with messing with."

Ellya​

Atreus
Any moment a silence fell was eerie and uncomfortable. After several minutes, Atreus had gone from a joyful kid to his Father's son again, on his guard and keeping his bow in hand while looking around perceptively. Ellie did the same, unconsciously sticking close to Frank as she walked.

"I went to Hel once..." Atreus suddenly spoke up in the silence. More people than Frank could probably hear it at this point, but he didn't mind. At least he could break the silence, maybe raise morale a little. "Well, our realm's Hel... It's the place people who died dishonorably go... It wasn't like this. It was freezing cold all over, and everything looked like it was made of ice. I..." he paused for a second, as if he heard something, but eventually continued. "I always thought Hel was just the end. Forever. You'd just stay there and suffer in freezing cold as punishment."

"But me and Father got out. We just got on a ship and rode it back to the entrance. Father is really strong, and even made it so the ship could fly..." Another short pause. "... If Father and I can escape from Hel, I'm sure all of us can get out of this safely too."

Ellie listened to Atreus' story quietly. The boy's voice was the only sound that really stood out usually, and he did kind of have a talent for telling interesting stories. Or maybe he just had an interesting life. The story made her think about things too. With everything she'd experienced, she should probably have been here already.

"The only kind of hell I've ever been in is the one my world turned into..." she mumbled softly, remembering her life even before the murder games. "Never knew anything else. And after that, it's just been oooone giant clusterfuck." She shrugged, as if it didn't really bother her. As if she was used to it. But a few seconds later, she was just staring at the ground with her hands in her pockets again. Mostly because she noticed the tremble in them again.

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[BoltBeam]

Agent 3

Bobby woud have nodded as well in response to Agent 3's words... had he possessed some kind of cranium or neck for nodding. Instead, he merely looked up at her and asked,

"Ohh... so, I'm guessing that this is some kinda bad guy that you guys need to stop, right?"

"Eeeyup." Agent 3 said simply. "And that's just the short version of the story, but that - that is who we're after." The Inkling added on in a more serious tone, hoping it at least set in - but otherwise, wasn't terribly bothered about this whole ordeal so far.

Whenever she offered for him to come along, Bobby cheerfully hopped up and down a bit and exclaimed, "Are you kidding? A chance to help save the world AGAIN!?" He asked, before laughing and making his way forward, right down the dark cave alongside the others. "You can count me in!"

"That's what I like to hear!" Agent 3 laughed as well and went with him. "Let's go and make it a good one!" With that, as if to go with it, she raised one of her arms into the air in confidence and in excitement, continuing to laugh it off for a while, and would eventually see the cave's contents.

The cave itself was dark and dreary, as one would probably expect from a cave in Hell. A cool, almost ominous wind brushed past all of you, running down your spine and pushing up against the back of your necks as you walked. Some kind of liquid sounded like it was dripping... somewhere around you, but no matter where you looked, you couldn't find the source. The noise persisted, though, always surrounding you no matter where you went. Midna was floating casually alongside Link up in the front, both of them keeping their guards up. Jason and Micah walked alongside each other a bit less warily - though still enough to be ready in case anything popped out, while Kendall and Leo remained in the back, with Leo beside Sage and Kendall... just doing his own thing.

Bobby was there too.

He was vibing.

"Hm... dark, cold, and already there's some thing ticking me off... Yeah, this is bad news all around, great." She commented, though the something ticking her off was the liquid with no known source (yet). Agent 3 stayed at the back of the group, keeping her eyes out for anything nearby.
Character Information

Link to CS: Here!​

Hex Code: #61BD6D​

Status (physically): Fine​

Status (mentally/emotionally): Positive​

Powers: Inkling (species abilities and traits)​

Items: Hero Shot, Splat Bombs, Splashdown​

Skills/Abilities: Highly mobile, leadership skills​

Course of action: "Oh, hell."​

RP Information

Location: Hell​

Interactions: thatguyinthestore​

Mentions: None​

Nearby/In Group: @YoureInHellNow​

 

[AlexandraRoseLeclerc]

Jett

Location: Afterlife
Expression: Trying to Follow Link
Interaction: Akari, Ellie
Mention: quadraxis201 , Ellya

Leo had flinched a little when Sage shouted, though not from the shouting itself, but rather, the fires that erupted upwards from said shouting. He wanted to take Sage into his hands, he wanted to tell him that everything was going to be alright. He wanted to do all of that... but, he figured that wouldn't help him as much as Leo would hope it would. He didn't have the heart to explain to him what Hell was, either, so when Sage asked the question, Leo merely shoved his hands into his pockets and tilted his head downwards, allowing someone else who was nearby to take over.

They wouldn't have very long to do so, unfortunately, due to Jason and Bobby making their way to the entrance of the nearby darker cave. "Gretar's right," Jason said with a short nod. "We should get going." He said, before hearing out Zwei, after she'd run through said cave. He sighed and rested his hands on his hips, before glancing up to the overall group. "Well, does anyone have a light?" He asked.

Moments later, Link (who had been in the back near Midna) stepped forward, holding a... suddenly lit lantern in his hand.

Link had stepped his way in front of the group and took point, a determined look on his face as he did so. The dark cave was suddenly lit, and with nothing more than a grunt, he motioned for you all to follow him. Jason merely turned to the rest of you as he answered did so, and shrugged. "Welp... guess that answers that question." With that, Jason began to descend into the dark cave.

"Oh, boy~!" Kendall cheered as he clapped his hands together with a giddy expression. "We're all going to the next circle of hell!"

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Atreus & Ellie
The boy really just wasn't sure how to respond. No one had ever offered him a ride on their shoulders before but boy, did it sound awesome. There was a certain twinkle in the blue eyes that were sad before, and he looked up at Frank. "Uh... Well... Ellie did tell me to look for high ground.." He was trying very hard not to act like a little kid that was just excited to sit on someone's shoulders. The only time he really got a ride with Father was when he was climbing some difficult wall, and then Atreus would have to hold on for dear life or plummet to his death.

Ellie chuckled. "Hop on, kid..." she said, standing behind Frank and holding her hands out, which Atreus immediately recognized as an offer to boost him up. He stepped onto Ellie's hand, she lifted him up and Atreus sat comfortably on Frank's shoulders, smirking just a tiny bit. He could get used to this.

As Ellie looked up at the kid, she couldn't help but keep a smile on. It was a welcome break to see this kind of innocence and genuine happiness over something so simple. When seeing the apparent Hero in green pull a lantern out and start leading the way, she turned her head to Jett and Akari. "Hey, lovebirds! When you two are done talking shit about me, you can follow the rest of us, alright?" She did raise her voice a bit to get their attention, but her tone wasn't aggressive or intentionally mean. "Oh man..." she then sighed softly as she walked beside Frank, "I am gonna start believing in some kinda God if this is Hell..."

Atreus
Any moment a silence fell was eerie and uncomfortable. After several minutes, Atreus had gone from a joyful kid to his Father's son again, on his guard and keeping his bow in hand while looking around perceptively. Ellie did the same, unconsciously sticking close to Frank as she walked.

"I went to Hel once..." Atreus suddenly spoke up in the silence. More people than Frank could probably hear it at this point, but he didn't mind. At least he could break the silence, maybe raise morale a little. "Well, our realm's Hel... It's the place people who died dishonorably go... It wasn't like this. It was freezing cold all over, and everything looked like it was made of ice. I..." he paused for a second, as if he heard something, but eventually continued. "I always thought Hel was just the end. Forever. You'd just stay there and suffer in freezing cold as punishment."

"But me and Father got out. We just got on a ship and rode it back to the entrance. Father is really strong, and even made it so the ship could fly..." Another short pause. "... If Father and I can escape from Hel, I'm sure all of us can get out of this safely too."

Ellie listened to Atreus' story quietly. The boy's voice was the only sound that really stood out usually, and he did kind of have a talent for telling interesting stories. Or maybe he just had an interesting life. The story made her think about things too. With everything she'd experienced, she should probably have been here already.

"The only kind of hell I've ever been in is the one my world turned into..." she mumbled softly, remembering her life even before the murder games. "Never knew anything else. And after that, it's just been oooone giant clusterfuck." She shrugged, as if it didn't really bother her. As if she was used to it. But a few seconds later, she was just staring at the ground with her hands in her pockets again. Mostly because she noticed the tremble in them again.

BarrenThin2 @ Anyone around to listen

Jett sighed as she would got up when Link actually has a lantern and Ellie telling her and Akari thinking that they are actually lovebirds right before saying to Ellie "Well, we ain't freaking lovebirds. But I hop we could get along a bit, kid..." She smirked as she would say that to Ellie with a purpose towards her, she hope that the kids would be prodigies and quite possibly the next generation of multiverse protectors someday if the war is now over. She then looked at Link while following him in order to investigate on how to escape in the afterlife.​

 

[thatguyinthestore]

As Agent 3 kept her eyes (and presumably ears) pealed for any possible size of danger, she would have perhaps heard a quiet tapping noise coming from behind her. It was soft and quite hard to hear - but it was certainly there.

BoltBeam​

 

[TheElenaFisher]

ʙʟᴀᴋᴇ ʙᴇʟʟᴀᴅᴏɴɴᴀ
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Thankfully, Weiss and Yang woke up but Weiss wasn’t too happy about it. Then again, anyone wouldn’t be happy about just suddenly dying and waking up in the afterlife. “Weiss, calm down. There might be a way out of here, but we have to move if we want to find the way out.”

Seeing the others starting to move forwards, she helped the two up and went to follow the others into the next cave, keeping an eye out in case anything tried to jump out at them. Luckily, she had night vision thanks to being a faunus so if there was anything hiding in the dark, she’d be able to see it.

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Covering her eyes when everything turned white, once it died down she noticed that they were out of the Void and back with the others. The meeting was... interesting to say the least. Well, for her it was, for when she looked at Corvo, she could see that it wasn’t interesting for him. In fact, the look on his face could tell her that he hated meeting with The Outsider.

Noticing that the others began to head to the next cave, she looked at Corvo. “Corvo, let’s go.” Looking back at Geralt, she noticed that he hadn’t woken up yet. If Space Kid hadn’t followed the others, she called out to him. “Space Kid, we need to go.” She went over to Geralt, shaking him one more time and if he didn’t wake up from that, she grabbed his right arm and put it around her shoulder, pulling him up and following the others. And if Space Kid did follow the others, she’d just focus on Geralt.

In the off chance that he did wake up and didn’t move, she’d just drag him with her as she followed the others.

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[thatguyinthestore]

Blake would have seen what appeared to be a short silhouette nearby, thanks to her night vision. The figure appeared to be wearing some sort of cloak and appeared to be holding a scythe - similar to Ruby Rose's own Crescent Rose. Once the figure in question had noticed Blake staring at it, it quickly dashed behind a nearby rock.

Space Kid, on the other hand, merely nodded and followed closely behind Ciri with a dumb smile.

TheElenaFisher​

 

[BoltBeam]

Agent 3

As Agent 3 kept her eyes (and presumably ears) pealed for any possible size of danger, she would have perhaps heard a quiet tapping noise coming from behind her. It was soft and quite hard to hear - but it was certainly there.​

Agent 3 wouldn't hear it at first until it repeated enough times - and after one such, she turned around sharply to see if anything was there to even 'make' those noises - aiming her gun out before her in her hand. Fortunately, the others would spaced out enough to not get hit by this motion.
Character Information

Link to CS: Here!​

Hex Code: #61BD6D​

Status (physically): Fine​

Status (mentally/emotionally): Positive​

Powers: Inkling (species abilities and traits)​

Items: Hero Shot, Splat Bombs, Splashdown​

Skills/Abilities: Highly mobile, leadership skills​

Course of action: "Oh, hell."/Spoopy noise, what that.​

RP Information

Location: Hell​

Interactions: thatguyinthestore​

Mentions: None​

Nearby/In Group: @YoureInHellNow​

 

[thatguyinthestore]

As soon as Agent 3 turned around, the noise immediately stopped dead in its proverbial tracks, and as such, she was unable to find the source.

"What's wrong?" Bobby would ask. "Did you hear something?"

BoltBeam​

 

[BoltBeam]

Agent 3

As soon as Agent 3 turned around, the noise immediately stopped dead in its proverbial tracks, and as such, she was unable to find the source.

"What's wrong?" Bobby would ask. "Did you hear something?"​

"Yeah, but now it's stopped... I'm pretty sure we're being followed, then. I'm not sure what it is, but all I know is the sound has stopped as soon as I turned." She said to Bobby, audibly shaken. "Not even sure what it is, but it was... really quiet."
Character Information

Link to CS: Here!​

Hex Code: #61BD6D​

Status (physically): Fine​

Status (mentally/emotionally): Positive/Nervous​

Powers: Inkling (species abilities and traits)​

Items: Hero Shot, Splat Bombs, Splashdown​

Skills/Abilities: Highly mobile, leadership skills​

Course of action: "Oh, hell."/Spoopy noise, what that.​

RP Information

Location: Hell​

Interactions: thatguyinthestore​

Mentions: None​

Nearby/In Group: @YoureInHellNow​

 

[TheElenaFisher]

ʙʟᴀᴋᴇ ʙᴇʟʟᴀᴅᴏɴɴᴀ
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Seeing the figure, and more importantly the cloak and scythe, she stopped in her tracks. The cloak, the scythe... Could it be? She was dead so maybe... maybe it was her. “There’s someone here... and I think I know who it is.” Looking to the rock where the figure went, she called out to it. “...Ruby...?”

Blake slowly stepped closer towards it, moving her hand to Gambol Shroud in case she was wrong. God she hoped that she wasn’t wrong about this...

thatguyinthestore ​

 

[thatguyinthestore]

"Oh..." Bobby said in response. He'd have shrugged at this point... but the lack of arms made that pretty hard. Instead, he merely looked up at Agent 3 and said, "Well, I'm sure that it's nothing!" And began continuing onward without a care in the world.

Meanwhile, as Blake went to go and investigate the figure that had disappeared behind the rock, she would find that it was... gone. As if it had just up and vanished out of nowhere. Kind of like whatever Agent 3 had been hearing. Unfortunately for Blake, she wouldn't really have much time to dwell on this, because her thoughts (as well as the rest of the group's) were soon interrupted by the sound of Jason's voice calling out to you all.

"Guys, there's a door here." He said rather bluntly. Link held the lantern up high, allowing the majority of you without your own sources of light to see what exactly this door was. The door in question was tall - much taller than any of you - and black. Two gigantic, presumably fake skeleton hands were attached to it, as well as what seemed to be cobwebs hanging off of it from almost every corner.

"Oooo~ Spooooky~'" Kendall chimed from the back with a smirk. There didn't appear to be any locks of any sort on the doors, which presumably meant they were unlocked. The theory was proven correct when Jason placed his palm against the door and pushed it open ever so slightly.

"Alright..." He said, before turning to face the group over his shoulder. "You guys ready?"

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[Ellya]

Atreus & Ellie
Ellie turned her head to look at Jett as they walked. "Yeah, I bet... We'll get along if you don't have the same sense of humor as your friend there..." Ellie gave a nod toward Thorne. Clearly, she still had kind of a grudge against the woman. At least she was being relatively nice to Jett.

Frank would feel Atreus getting more and more tense as they progressed. The boy held his bow tight with both hands, resting it on top of Frank's head but ready to go at a moment's notice.

Even Ellie kept a tight grip on the switchblade in her pocket, and kept herself very aware of the fact that she did have a gun this time. As soon as they got up to the door, Ellie muttered "Fucking skeleton hands, really...?" with a subtle crack in her voice, then took a deep breath. Atreus slowly picked an arrow form his quiver, nocked and drew while taking careful aim toward the door. "Ready..." he said under his breath, keeping the bowstring drawn to his chest.

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[Celestial Speck]

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Mimaki gave Sage a slightly odd look when he spoke about saying something he shouldn't have to Kyou. The look wasn't really harsh or angry, but it was the look a friend would give someone if they said, well, what Sage just said. He wasn't sure if Sage said something genuinely hurtful or not to Kyou, and Sage couldn't really read his expression to tell whether or not Mimaki was judging him, but regardless...Only a slight nod was offered to Sage, Orbeck, and Fuma when they asked about Kagutsuchi. Both Fuma and Sage were correct, which meant he wouldn't waste time explaining something that nobody wanted to hear. Still, some clearance would likely be useful.

"It's a ritual, a blessing, and him remembering his past life, yeah," Mimaki exclaimed, but soon offering a small smile to Fuma when she said she loved him. A small hint of red appeared on his cheeks, as he leaned over to give the demoness a slight kiss on the cheek. Jeez, kissing a demon in hell when you're a divine creature, this screamed 'story', didn't it? But regardless, he soon continued his little explanation to them. It was simple enough, since Kyou provided enough info, and Fuma had second hand experience by exposure with Mimaki. "You see the wheel on his back, floating?" Mimaki said, pointing at the disc-like object floating behind the deity's back. It was definitely a weapon of sorts, and Sage could perhaps feel the slightest hint of familiarity when looking at it.

"That's a Dharma Wheel-- a copy, or, perhaps a reconstruction of the greater Samsara Wheel, the Wheel of Reincarnation in Buddhism," Mimaki explained the implications as to how Kyou was able to remember his past life perhaps being a little clearer, but he wasn't finished. "In our world, only beings that live beyond reincarnation and are able to remember their past lives, like Gods, Buddhas, and The Four Heavenly Kings would wield it. It holds great power as a weapon. Kyou isn't a Buddhist, but his soul as a god and his blessing and nature as Amaterasu's chosen is what allows him to wield it and summon it, as Amaterasu controls Truth, and...Well, she is the head deity. Normally, that's only possible in our world, as Dharma Wheels need a connection to the Samsara Wheel, but thanks to the wish, he's able to wield it...Somehow, it seems."

It was confusing, to say the least. The best explanation he could give was that Time Baby somehow made a copy of a Dharma Wheel by himself, or somehow made a connection to the Samsara Wheel back in their world. And...Of course, he wasn't explaining everything about the Dharma Wheel, mostly because some things he didn't know himself, and mostly because too much information could overwhelm them. If they had any questions, he'd answer them.

"In mythology, Kagutsuchi was killed by his father, and his soul and body pieces being cut into eight pieces. What likely occurs is that those eight pieces of his soul reunite with Kyou's own, too, which gives him more power." Right, that seemed a simple enough concept. Although Mimaki had to wonder where the soul pieces were pulled from. Time Baby likely also summoned them, and likely 'stored' them in the Dharma Wheel, sorta like some sort of vaccine for Kyou to inject onto himself to become Kagutsuchi. It was a theory, but it could be the case. Sometimes gods work in mysterious ways.

Soon, however, Sage asked about hell, and Fuma provided a thankfully simple explanation. Regardless, the group was soon walking, and Fuma called out to him that they should move. A nod and smile were offered to the demoness, as he began to walk with her, following after the group. Kagutsuchi did the same, small floating flames illuminating the room even more alongside Link. he looked at Sage. "I doubt that we died, then, if that's the case. If I somehow died, my soul would likely be destroyed by whoever is trying to do it in the first place, or be pulled away to heaven..." Oh, right, he never told Sage he was the son of a god, right? He didn't seem to realize that even now, oops. "...This seems more like what Christians would think of hell, though. Brimstone, fire, heat...Right up Fuma's alley. Where I'm from, the Land of Dead, or, Yomi, is...Much darker. Gloomier. Created after Kagutsuchi blessed or cursed the world with death, depending on your interpretation. An endless sea of hills with the souls of the dead, reaped by Shinigami, marching off to be judged by the High Judges to see what happens to your soul...The options are generally going to Heaven, the Underworld, Reincarnation, or Ascension of some sort. But Fuma is right, hell is generally associated with evil, and so are Demons." Didn't mean Fuma was evil, though.

Regardless, Mimaki's eyes went over to look at Kagutsuchi, who was still talking or was in the process of doing so with Akari. The deity only offered a small chuckle to whatever Akari had said to him, and was about to offer more words that would essentially be something to calm the boy down- while flames were here, he was in no domain or home of his. But...Akari mentioning what was clearly meant to be Izanami and Izanagi, the deity's smile immediately dropped, as he looked at Akari, even if the boy didn't finish his sentence in his head, it was clear that he knew what Akari was saying. He didn't need to guess, nor did he need to feel it with his emotional senses, it was just obvious.

"The legends lie about my father." His words were blunt and harsh, almost as if coming out on instinct. "He never hated me for my sin. These scars were dealt from him to me by my own wish to destroy his and my mother's creators. He is...was... the most...Honorable of deities."

There was only silence for a moment, as the implications were clear. Kagutsuchi was angry at the fact that humans reminded his legend like his father killing him for what he did to Izanami, the knowledge that humans interpreted his story like that clearly deeply bothering the god. He didn't seem to...Fully mind talking about Izanagi and Izanami, either, but talking about the former definitely seemed to hurt more, likely because Kagutsuchi never got the chance to meet her, despite legends saying she asked a certain god to watch Kagutsuchi's destructive tendencies.

...Although, what was that about 'his parent's creators?' was there something else in the story that Akari was missing? It wasn't known how much the boy knew about mythology, but if he knew who he was talking about, it would certainly be a surprise.

Regardless, the god turned back to face Jason when he asked if they were ready. The deity soon went to the leader's side and nodded. "As ready as I have always been. I'll...'Watch your back', as they say, in case something comes out!" Kagutsuchi spoke with energy and pride, his Dharma Wheel floating behind his back comfortably, as he seemed ready for whatever came out from behind the door.

 

[PolikShadowbliss]

Supergirl looked at the black door, gulping down vile.

“Yeah ready!”

“READY!” Zwei was almost gleeful though when Supergirl turned to look at her, there was fear in her eyes.

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[DerpyCarp]

Lealan activates the Peacekeeper III Augment for her EPP, bathing the area around her with a neon pink light. She stays near the back of the group, keeping their rear illuminated in case something decides to start stalking them from behind. When they reached the door, Jason asked if they were ready. "No promises are made~!" She says in a sing song voice, holding the Neo Magnum-ZZZ.
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[ConnorOfficials]

Lilith
Location: Dark Cave

Lilith was using on of her spirits as a light source to light up the dark cave a bit and would also notice the large door along with everyone else, Jason asks if everyone was ready and Lilith nods in response. “If you are.”​