FINAL WEEK

[strangerpeople]

FINAL WEEK

[Soon after, many of the figures lay dead. They bodies are splayed all over the stage. The female, however, seems to be gone.

Where did she go? What is she planning? It's unknown. But, soon after the Titled leave the Debate Hall, they are struck with a vivid vision. It is quick, but strong. Another dream, and this time, it is a waking dream.

Another memory. The Depths haven't been cleaned, either. The halls are silent, and no new doors seem to have opened. Yet deep down, you know. The end is near.

Its time to get ready. So, get ready, Titled.

There are seven strangers left.]

Comments

[thiscomicsucks]

Of course. Though...I'm still wondering exactly how the hell we got here.

[He frowns.]

Also, where the rest of our group is. We were fighting the dragon and then...boom.

[carries_war]

I saw six figures and a dragon before you guys showed up...they might still be fighting it. Or they've already killed it by now. How you got here, though...damn if I know. Probably the same way your stuff kept showing up here. But since you are here, we oughta do introductions.

[He offers his hand, branded with a red '666' over a jagged scar on his palm.]

I'm Gaignun Kukai Jr. I've got the power of the Decayed, but like hell I'm identifying myself by the title they gave me.

[thiscomicsucks]

You saw them?

[That...oh god.]

Yeah, that's possible, however that is. We can figure it out.

I'm Linkara.

[carries_war]

It's nice to meet you.

[As he talks, he gestures with his right hand, leaving his left planted on his hip.]

I couldn't see them in any detail, but it was enough to make out numbers. I'm guessing you've got six left?

[thiscomicsucks]

Yeah. And...well, this is about half of us here with you.

[carries_war]

I guess we'll have to add finding a way to get the other half over here to our to-do list.

Do you guys have an Intercessor too?

[thiscomicsucks]

Yeah. Not a bad guy. Or...girl. Still not sure what they are, but they were still alive.

We should probably compare notes, see what we've figured out so far.

[carries_war]

Ours is the same, they've been doing their best to make this easier for us. At this point, I consider them the same as us Titled. Most of what we've figured out...it's been because of them.

[He runs his hand through his hair and looks over at the Intercessor.]

Those bastards paralyzed them at the start of this, though...and I'm not sure they'd want to be part of the discussion, anyway. What we just found out really upset them.

[thiscomicsucks]

Really? What did you find out?

[carries_war]

I don't want to say it out loud, in case they're listening, but...

[He walks over, retrieves Farkas' note and hands it to Linkara.]

This was addressed to our Intercessor.

[thiscomicsucks]

...Dragonbo--I've never heard of this before.

[He frowns.]

But I guess it wouldn't surprise me if it turned out the Intercessor was also a...Dragonborn. Whatever the hell that means in relation to anything. Apparently they remembered apparently being a werewolf and an arch-mage, so I guess anything's possible.

[carries_war]

Ours remembered being ruler of a city. I wonder if they were both enemies of the sick bastards behind this.

[thiscomicsucks]

...Yeah. They remember these guys. Not what they are, exactly, but they were the ones who brought them here with us. So chances are, our Intercessor has that in common as well, they didn't exactly speak praises about whoever the hell they are.

[carries_war]

Then they might know Alexis, too. Not that I'm sure they'd know...their memory seems to be about as messed up as mine was, but coming back slower.

[thiscomicsucks]

Wouldn't surprise me, at this point. Why else would they toss the Intercessor into a place like this with a bunch of weirdos talking about worlds and technology that they can't even begin to comprehend, with said weirdos capable of killing them twenty different ways, unless these guys hated them?

[carnageandclass]

There were six of us in the room, yes.

[The woman steps forward, her tone changing after that carnage to one of much more poise. Kinda scary huh.]

I'm Camilla and it's nice to meet you, Gaignun.

[carries_war]

[It might be scary, if his own tone hadn't changed from excitement to something almost eerily calm and casual for the situation.]

Call me Jr., Gaignun's my... [He pauses and glances around. Everyone from his group already knows, so...] It's what we call my brother.

[carnageandclass]

[Say no more. Camilla does have a soft spot for siblings after all.]

Alright then, Jr it is.

[carries_war]

Thanks. It's nice to meet you.

[He offers his right hand, not seeming to care if she sees the red '666' on his palm or the jagged scar it covers.]

And thanks for saving Futaba. I don't think I could've forgiven myself if she died because of my decision.

That moment when your phone does not send tags

[carnageandclass]

[Anyone would be curious but again, Camilla knows now is not the best time to ask. Instead, one armored hand extends and takes his in a shake.]

I have been wondering why you were invisible before. What exactly happened if you do not mind me asking?

Rood.

[carries_war]

They tried to make us vote for a guy who was forced into killing by a frenzy potion, and I'm still not even sure it was really him. I decided I'd had enough of their damn games, refused to vote, and told everyone else not to either. I figured they couldn't execute us if they couldn't see us, but they were damn fast in giving up on the vote and just trying to kill everyone.

[carnageandclass]

That's one way to obviously give away your position.

[It sounds like something her father would do. But whoever sent the assassins, even if sloppy, wanted them all dead. Common sense dictates all.]

If they're willing to go that far, it means you have them scared.

[carries_war]

We'd better, after making mincemeat of their dragon and saying to hell with all their motives to kill. Considering they were threatening to off Alexis this week, I think they were getting a bit desperate after two weeks of the deaths being flukes.

Guess they just picked the wrong people to pull this shit with.

[carnageandclass]

Desperation can lead to sloppy results.

I still have no idea how we got here but since we are, there is not a chance that I will sit idly by. But until we see an opening, all we can do is prepare.

[carries_war]

We'd better hope it comes soon. They haven't been replacing our food or getting rid of our garbage for a week.

[He gives a quick glance at the corpses strewn about.]

I should be able to avoid cutting into the food stores, myself, but that's still nine people to ration stuff out to.