GY ENDGAME POST

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GRAVEYARD - END GAME

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Friday

It's been a long stay.

Seven weeks have elapsed since the gates to Aira Niluc were opened to guests of various worlds, and for seven weeks a game of trust and betrayal have whittled the living's numbers down until only a mere third remained on that side. And in exchange, the population of the dead grew as they continued their story on this side.

But the story is coming to a close, almost as if the world itself demands it.

Because sometime Friday morning, oddities start to become apparent within the fabric of this space: buildings starting to deteriorate as their colors start to fade, foods beginning to molder and rot, trees and mountains far in the background flickering briefly show sketch-like outlines before reverting back to normal. While most of the main locations remain fairly intact, there is no area on this side that lays untouched by the sense that this place is starting to unravel, bit-by-bit.

Still, the walls that separate you all from the living hold fast even now, not allowing any of the dead to cross through into the other side.

Perhaps that's not the point here, though. After all, you all still have your own ending to write, here and now.

[Welcome to the Graveyard's Endgame post! The previous posts for Weeks 2-5 and Weeks 6-7 have been linked above.]

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[purefuries]

[ following! ]

[faekery]

[Thankfully(?), the palace still looks pretty normal and intact with the exception of the deterioration that seems to be happening just about everywhere on their side. The trail of sparkles is the only unusual sight here, and it seems like it leads upstairs to the hallway where the execution room is. Everything is still, and there doesn't seem to be anything hiding in a corner or anything right now.]

[heroicact]

[Truth be told he has no fucking idea what he's walking into, which is a thing that Jack Vessalius does not love, but Jack Vessalius is also surrounded by vaguely (and actually) terrifying people with stabby implements right now -- so possibly it's okay, or possibly there are few other options!

So, since nothing else is unusual -- shall they head for the execution room? Is the door open? Should they -- I don't know -- lob something in there?

Honestly, he has an explosive at the ready for the first sign of movement.]

[foxetious]

[Gin agrees on not loving this, quite a bit]

...Did it nest in the void?

[Or do they suddenly get a new area as well as a new post?]

[laytorest]

...Does it want to fight us someplace so dangerous?

[lastreward]

... Let's hope she's not meeting up with her.

[purefuries]

If the two of them are, what plan shall we improvise?

[lastreward]

Turn them on each other so we only have to deal with one?

[heroicact]

Truthfully, if we walk into both abominations right now, I am of a mind to turn around and leave posthaste.

[Jack aren't you supposed to actually be being useful. He is actually somewhere behind Yor and Gin now that he's heard about the void. The stabby people can go first!! Thanks!!!!]

Will explosives do anything in the void.......

[foxetious]

[Gin is more than tall enough to hide you Jack it's fine. Kinda. He was expecting at least a bit more spine.]

Can our old friend even leave that room? It doesn't travel freely like the monster we came here for.

[laytorest]

I wonder if wanting B dead was a lie after all in that case.

[But she's still prepared and perfectly fine with leading, get behind her ye squishy ones.]

[lastreward]

Why don't we ask~?

[faekery]

[As they chat, they'll notice that the view from the top of the stairs seems more or less the same as usual--blank white walls make up all sides of the hallway with the sole exception to this being the jet-black door that lies at the end of it. If there is anything that seems kind of unusual, it's that the door is left slightly ajar with the trail of sparkles seeming to lead into the void room.]

[heroicact]

[The fact that he is here is about as much spine as you can expect of a mostly powerless human(?), because there is spine and then there is stupidity, and therefore he is not taking the stupid route of attempting close combat first off when he has BOMBS.

Speaking of bombs, Jack will reach back and detach one from his braid, holding up one of the cherry bombs.]

It seems rather foolhardy to simply walk up to the door.

Shall we knock?

[purefuries]

[ shrugs ]

I don't see why not.

[laytorest]

Are you worried it could be a trap?

I could throw the bomb for us if you'd like.

[And we all know she's got very strong, very precise throws, thanks C-ta.]

[lastreward]

Knock very loudly so they hear you~

[foxetious]

After you, Yor-chan.

[heroicact]

Well, the last time we met, she did attempt to eat Samidare here -- so I propose that we dispose of the door first.

[He'll just hand Yor the bomb?? This is fine??]

[laytorest]

Okay. Let's move back first, though.

[And once they're all at a safe distance, it's time to THROW SOME EXPLOSIVES AT THE DOOR]

[faekery]

[The cherry bomb goes sailing into the door, detonating and throwing a number of shrapnel bits around and searing juice, leaving the floor stained with red as the blast rocks the door and basically slams it shut. It's not enough to take the door off its hinges, although it looks more... glitchy than before where the blast impacted it the most, with clumps of black matter just littering the floor like fragments of nothingness as the door remains on its hinges albeit with what looks like some chunks taken out of it.

It's still hard to see what's beyond the door considering the damage was still comparatively minor, but nothing else seems to have happened...?]

[foxetious]

[Not much bang for our buck there, huh? Well... Time to properly arm himself with his sword!!]

Stay here, and be ready. I'm going ta open it, then move outta the way.

[heroicact]

[Laughing a little sheepishly.]

Well, I suppose the void won that round?

[It was the fucking door, Jack. He gives a friendly wave and... prepares another bomb! Though he also takes out a salmiakki fish, so his first tactic actually isn't blowing everyone else sky-high, at least.]

[purefuries]

[ .........that was really anticlimactic.

She's just going to live up to all the stupid shit she's done so far, and open the fucking door herself, sword in hand. ]

[faekery]

[Well, the door opens up just fine even if some more dark chunks come off it when it moves. And beyond that--

It's the void. Just the void, since the trail of sparkles seems to end right there. It's probably anticlimactic if not for the ominous feeling it automatically imparts, as anyone looking into it will instinctively understand that they do not want to step in there.

But also while we're here, a question:

Was anyone looking up? Or more accurately, did anyone look right above the entrance of the stairwell everyone had been holed up in?]