FINAL TRIAL

[strangerpeople]

FINAL TRIAL

[Soon enough, soon enough.

The ticking doesn't stop by the time everyone starts to congregate at the temple. It's ultimately not hard to find; after going north for a little bit, it becomes all too clear where the temple is.]




[The very top of the temple has a room, one of cold stone and blood. There is a stone table at the center; there is nothing on it but dried blood. There are no chairs, no food, no coffins-only small, hastily-scribbled circles to indicate where people might need to stand to face their captors.

And stand they will need to, as they wait for the Stewards to arrive. The time for what will very likely be a final confrontation is almost upon them. Now it's just a question of putting together the clues they've found-and seeing if there truly is a way out of this predicament.

Only one thing is certain-at this point, anything is possible.]



[It's time! The objectives are simple in this trial. It's time to finally answer the questions the Titled have about why they are here, and what, exactly, the route they all intend to take after five long weeks - especially when the Stewards arrive.

GOOD LUCK, TITLED!]

[EDIT: VOTING IS OPEN! This will close at midnight EST on May 25th!]

Comments

[yonosoymaria]

Did I ever even give you my word? Did I say I'd do anything without seeing results first, like a good son of a man of science?!

[The strings will snap soon. The neck will snap. The player will trample the cello and that will be that, he will be as the instrument he and Krone danced upon, it will be glorious and he will have died to serve no purpose but his own.]

"Let nations arbitrate their future troubles, it's time to put the sword and gun away - " I should have remembered the other things Johnny and I spoke of. I should have remembered how things were before I damned him! I should have listened when he said to refuse a battle that had no purpose was a true man's position!

[15unknowns]

You already know the purpose, god damn it! If Arachne doesn't live, that fucking asshole gets to have everything! This world will be... just like she said it would be... agghh... I seriously can't stand it... all of you turning your back on her... when it's because she made you that he killed her! Where the fuck does that leave me? Now that you know the truth, you're just going to leave?! Are you that afraid of the madness?!

[yonosoymaria]

I don't know what I am anymore. Am I a man, or am I the crocodile?

[His shadow has teeth.]