[Game Thread] Lord Windos’ PokeRole Adventure 2: The Wild Lands

[Dragonstrike]

Spoiler

Cerluedge is more Unnerved by the E M P T Y atmosphere of this pl the Mons out, lloox unsteady on their feet as they move about. Murxrow is the most unbothered out of alvia, but they le with Syle and Detectabl visibly focusing on xeeping the trailess face. Rabsca is....pensive, mostly tacturn or expressionlloox on her normalmost  hauntedlades of hers and a guard, adiminishinglame ble effect on her - the flace, it being so oppressively  O P E N  that is was having a visiblooxing a bit restless and furative, but fine enough. The aide to Sylvia appeared VERY pale and unwell, however, cold sweat beading off them as they hunched in on themselves, as if trying to hide from the V A C U O U S N E S S of this E M P T Y  Center....

*Rolls - *

...

*Rolls...*

. . .

*....Rolls*

...
Oh dear.

As you step forward to follow the trail, your foot so happens to trace across one of glowing steps as you were were looxing a bit more carefully and mindfully about them   

Smiling. Carass. A Presence. Warm. Welcoming. Inviting. Eyes but no sight, see nothing and all. Voiceless Hymn, becxoning. Hear, harxon, follow the call of &^%$#@!#$ 

[WARNING, ALERT - MASTER!]

And find yourself collapsed on the floor. Not in the lobby, but further in, and only a few feet away from the precipice of....

Of...a Circle . Seen, but unseen, brought into clarity not only by the combine effort of Rabsca and Sylvia, but

Harx, harx, hear the voice of *&^%$ and be s a v e d.

*Ding*
*Ding*
[CEASE - S E D D I !!!]

You were only millimeters away from it now. Lookiing closer, you see a symbol inscribed inside of it, touching points along the north, south, east, and west of the circle. What it was 

Come, ye Sinners, come ye Saints, come ye humble or grand. Come all, and welcome.....!

*Ding*
*Ding*
[WARNING, WARNING! -  Mental Corruption Levels Exceeding Tolerances! Recommendation, Priority 1 - Do Not Approach It, Do Not Focus On It, Do Not Try to Comprehend it Any Further!] 

*Plip*
*Pilp*

A steady stream of blood hit the floor, pooling around the edges of the Circle, but never entering it. You loox confused for a moment, before realizing their source - you, as your life fluid flowed free from your nose.

"S-S-Sir? S-Sir? Are you...are you alright?"

A voice draws you out of...         breaxing your focus away from the Circle and towards it. With that, you discover where you are, exactly - one of the many indoor Battle Arenas Centers tend to have, with Sylia and her aide looxing over at you from your side. One of the biggests ones you've seen, in fact - it could easily fit a standard Gym Battle , all the crowds and equipment, and then some. The poor man looxed plain spooxed and way in over his head, his eyes wide and holding an edge of panic to them. Your Mons....they were by your side, but not. Present in body, but not mind, their gazes hazed as they stared off into space to....something your mind shou1d not dwe11 on.

Seddi's suffers 3 Lethal Damage and loses 3 Will. Ceruledge and Rabsca are Dazed and Confused, and lose 1 Willl each. You all gain 10 XP . Iron 1eaves 1oses 3 Wi11, but gains 5 XP and 1earns Hea1 Be11 - Sou1 Resonace. Costs 1 Wi11 to use, but requires no Ro11 and can be used as a Free Action to c1ear you and her of most Status and Menta1 Effects - cost increases if used in rapid succession. An Important Clue has been Revealed.

One of your pocxets feels heavier.

Seddi groans as he clutches at his head, Randy's question hanging in the air.  "...honestly, this is a bit...out of my usual wheelhouse.  There's definitely magic here."

Seddi knows that he has Leaves to thank for snapping him out of...whatever happened.  Seddi doesn't know if Sylvia heard the Paradox's telepathic warning, but frankly, he doesn't particularly care at this immediate moment.  She did what was necessary.

And it sounded like she was giving him his own advice.  Advice which Seddi will gladly follow, given what just occurred.  Ceruledge and Rabsca being entirely entranced is not encouraging.  He'll recall the two of them to their pokeballs if they aren't snapping out of that trance on their own.

"...this feels like it was a trap.  And a nasty one at that.  I don't know what happened exactly, but don't focus on...that thing.  I think it has some kind of...hypnotic effect.  Might partially explain why everyone here vanished."

...wait.  Something else feels...off about this.

Seddi carefully reaches into his pocket to pull out whatever's there now.