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towerofanimus2013-05-26 11:41 pm
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Characters: Dark Rin & YOU!
Setting: Dormitories, Floors 25, 41, 90, 99, and room 1-15.
Time: Backdated to May 23rd and the 26th during the event when this rumor manifests itself.
Format: Quick to start, will match.
Summary: Archer keeps screwing things up and unfortunately Rin suffers for it. He just needs to get a hint already.
Warnings: Character death, also angst.
Note: Her death is already decided on, so even if your character would like to kill Rin specifically, I ask we find a way around that somehow. You can PM this account if you need to discuss how a thread may go as a result of this. Additionally, this is kind of an open-log where if you want to make your own prompts to have your CR respond to in reaction to these monsters, that's cool too. Just be sure to label if it's open or not.
►►► DORMITORIES;
[ Sometime during the day of the 23rd, Rin notices that there's something wrong with her. Something that's always lay dormant within her seems to be stirring to life now and while she always ended up rejecting those thoughts (because how can something evil be inside of her, that's just silly), today is proven otherwise. When it manifests itself into a physical form before her, at first she's in too much shock to react properly. This initial reaction lasts for approximately ten seconds before she identifies the creature as a threat and eliminates it herself with a burst of flame from her palms. In between the crackle of flame she hears the drips and sees coagulated mud forming around her feet. No, it's coming from her feet?
Funny.
This entire time she thought she couldn't be a monster. Wasn't her life here in the tower proof that she can be something non-destructive? All those images she saw in her mind--that was really her, wasn't it? Taking responsibility for an unknown monster seemed the right thing to do, but now that she's starting to see with her own two eyes just how real the monster was?
What a serious pain in the ass. ]
►►► FLOOR 25;
[ When she decides that this "corruption" pouring out of her is a hostile threat, Rin retreats the best she can, eliminating what tries to get away from her. So far she's doing well, but when she makes it to this floor, she's already showing signs of exhaustion. It must be from using magecraft over and over again while keeping up this hastened pace to get away. She takes a small breather here in order to clear her head, to come to a better idea of how to combat this. She'll need to go to a floor more secluded than the others just to keep it out of the sight and mind of those who have associated themselves as her ally. A frustrating task, but better than the alternative of asking for their help. When she does leave, there's a smaller monster left behind in her absence. ]
►►► FLOORS 41, 90;
[ Much like on floor 25, the process continues to repeat itself. Rin's growing sloppy in her tiresome attempt to contain these foul evil, but once again she finds asking for help to be something that she can't do. Traveling through a floor that disables powers doesn't seem to stop it, so why? Why does this keep happening?
She doesn't spend much time on this floor however. There's a guilt that infests her much like the vermin around her (those conversations with the bug girl are starting to show) and when even they suffer due to her, she's quick to retreat. She might spare an apology later for anyone who happens to find something here for being sloppy, but it really isn't her fault.
... Although she does let loose a couple in the lagoon for good measure on her way up the tower. Fuck you, mermaids. ]
►►► FLOOR 99;
[ When all else fails, retreat to the highest point of the tower and corner them. If there's a floor Rin can call her personal battlefield, it's the one where she's created crystallized stone familiars to do her bidding. For the first hour, she puts up a good fight, killing each and every monster that emerges from her with howling laughter and a taunt to boot.
Something begins to wear her down though.
This is when she begins to realize that her efforts are futile. She's not sure why this is happening to her (or why it's happening now), but this has to be why she has no allies in this place. They all saw what was within her when she herself was unable to. Here is when her emotions get the better of her. A significant chunk of the cavern is covered in thick goop that's clearly come from her (but how much of it is actually from her, one might wonder) and even herself lays in the middle of it in a lethargic manner. Murmuring about how pointless it is or that she should just give up might be warning sign enough, but don't let that distract you from the fiends swarming around her. Even the crystallized bats and owls she's created are covered and seem to be just as ominously threatening; a possible influence of the disgusting mud that's around her perhaps?
One thing's for sure. People who are familiar with all the evils of the world just might recognize this presence high up in the tower. At this point, she's really not doing much to hide it. ]
►►► ROOM 1-15 (May 26);
[ Rin's gone for the next couple days. She doesn't return like many of the other inhabitants do after their death, but when she does revive, it's still with the same problem as before. Once more, this corruption of her's begins to seep out, but this time she doesn't even care to fight it. If this is going to become the norm, she's decided, why not just sit here and let the people who supposedly care about her just come kill her?
Fortunately for her, it doesn't last long. Did she return in time for the end of whatever madness plagues the tower or is it because she now accepts who she truly is that it decides to remain within her? Uncertain, she doesn't seem to draw the attention of the few strays that have wandered off to wreak havoc on the first floor dormitory. Sorry roommates, she's been a very messy person this week. It goes well with the mess that are her emotions. ]
Dark Rin & YOU!Setting: Dormitories, Floors 25, 41, 90, 99, and room 1-15.
Time: Backdated to May 23rd and the 26th during the event when this rumor manifests itself.
Format: Quick to start, will match.
Summary: Archer keeps screwing things up and unfortunately Rin suffers for it. He just needs to get a hint already.
Warnings: Character death, also angst.
Note: Her death is already decided on, so even if your character would like to kill Rin specifically, I ask we find a way around that somehow. You can PM this account if you need to discuss how a thread may go as a result of this. Additionally, this is kind of an open-log where if you want to make your own prompts to have your CR respond to in reaction to these monsters, that's cool too. Just be sure to label if it's open or not.
►►► DORMITORIES;
[ Sometime during the day of the 23rd, Rin notices that there's something wrong with her. Something that's always lay dormant within her seems to be stirring to life now and while she always ended up rejecting those thoughts (because how can something evil be inside of her, that's just silly), today is proven otherwise. When it manifests itself into a physical form before her, at first she's in too much shock to react properly. This initial reaction lasts for approximately ten seconds before she identifies the creature as a threat and eliminates it herself with a burst of flame from her palms. In between the crackle of flame she hears the drips and sees coagulated mud forming around her feet. No, it's coming from her feet?
Funny.
This entire time she thought she couldn't be a monster. Wasn't her life here in the tower proof that she can be something non-destructive? All those images she saw in her mind--that was really her, wasn't it? Taking responsibility for an unknown monster seemed the right thing to do, but now that she's starting to see with her own two eyes just how real the monster was?
What a serious pain in the ass. ]
►►► FLOOR 25;
[ When she decides that this "corruption" pouring out of her is a hostile threat, Rin retreats the best she can, eliminating what tries to get away from her. So far she's doing well, but when she makes it to this floor, she's already showing signs of exhaustion. It must be from using magecraft over and over again while keeping up this hastened pace to get away. She takes a small breather here in order to clear her head, to come to a better idea of how to combat this. She'll need to go to a floor more secluded than the others just to keep it out of the sight and mind of those who have associated themselves as her ally. A frustrating task, but better than the alternative of asking for their help. When she does leave, there's a smaller monster left behind in her absence. ]
►►► FLOORS 41, 90;
[ Much like on floor 25, the process continues to repeat itself. Rin's growing sloppy in her tiresome attempt to contain these foul evil, but once again she finds asking for help to be something that she can't do. Traveling through a floor that disables powers doesn't seem to stop it, so why? Why does this keep happening?
She doesn't spend much time on this floor however. There's a guilt that infests her much like the vermin around her (those conversations with the bug girl are starting to show) and when even they suffer due to her, she's quick to retreat. She might spare an apology later for anyone who happens to find something here for being sloppy, but it really isn't her fault.
... Although she does let loose a couple in the lagoon for good measure on her way up the tower. Fuck you, mermaids. ]
►►► FLOOR 99;
[ When all else fails, retreat to the highest point of the tower and corner them. If there's a floor Rin can call her personal battlefield, it's the one where she's created crystallized stone familiars to do her bidding. For the first hour, she puts up a good fight, killing each and every monster that emerges from her with howling laughter and a taunt to boot.
Something begins to wear her down though.
This is when she begins to realize that her efforts are futile. She's not sure why this is happening to her (or why it's happening now), but this has to be why she has no allies in this place. They all saw what was within her when she herself was unable to. Here is when her emotions get the better of her. A significant chunk of the cavern is covered in thick goop that's clearly come from her (but how much of it is actually from her, one might wonder) and even herself lays in the middle of it in a lethargic manner. Murmuring about how pointless it is or that she should just give up might be warning sign enough, but don't let that distract you from the fiends swarming around her. Even the crystallized bats and owls she's created are covered and seem to be just as ominously threatening; a possible influence of the disgusting mud that's around her perhaps?
One thing's for sure. People who are familiar with all the evils of the world just might recognize this presence high up in the tower. At this point, she's really not doing much to hide it. ]
►►► ROOM 1-15 (May 26);
[ Rin's gone for the next couple days. She doesn't return like many of the other inhabitants do after their death, but when she does revive, it's still with the same problem as before. Once more, this corruption of her's begins to seep out, but this time she doesn't even care to fight it. If this is going to become the norm, she's decided, why not just sit here and let the people who supposedly care about her just come kill her?
Fortunately for her, it doesn't last long. Did she return in time for the end of whatever madness plagues the tower or is it because she now accepts who she truly is that it decides to remain within her? Uncertain, she doesn't seem to draw the attention of the few strays that have wandered off to wreak havoc on the first floor dormitory. Sorry roommates, she's been a very messy person this week. It goes well with the mess that are her emotions. ]
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[ He doesn't sound like he hates to say it. His voice is toneless as he speaks to her. ]
But you're being an idiot. It's simple. This guy is everything that's wrong with you, can't you smell it on him?
[ But he can't get much closer. The darkness around Rin is no longer easy for him to step lightly around, slaying its manifestations. Like her, it's a mess. ]
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[ As valiant as she was before about it, the resulting conversation of being teased made it so she's not exactly going to stick her nose where it doesn't belong anymore. Besides, she's sort of right. There's this mess bubbling around her body to deal with instead.
They're speaking to each other now, are they? Difficult to follow the flow of conversation, she lazily stares towards Avenger with bright red eyes. ]
Smell it on him? You're really behaving like a dog now, Archer...
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[ And it's funny, what Archer accuses him of being because he's not exactly wrong even if they come from different universes, but he's the reflection of humanity. Humans can only create mirrors of themselves, everything disgusting and putrid about the world. Isn't tHat fUnnY. What a joke. But there's really no point in letting him in on the joke.
He shifts from a crouch to sitting more comfortably cross-legged in the mud, utterly unbothered by the goop leaking out of her. He looks away from her towards where the man in red endlessly strikes down the abominations that keep forming. Angra comments; ]
He's missing the blue spandex, so I think you mighhht mixing him up with some other Servant there.
[ He looks back at Rin, dark yellow eyes unblinking. ]
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But there's something about the face Avenger wears. It's impossible for Archer to cooperate with anyone wearing that face. That's just common sense. ]
Then don't smell it. Sense it. I wonder if this'd end if I slew him? I wonder if you'd live, and be freed of this.
[ Is that a hint of desperation in his voice? He can tell by now that Rin isn't weathering this well. That she's fading as the corruption leaks out of her. ]
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I know you're angry at the situation, but threatening to kill everyone who approaches me isn't going to solve anything.
[ Why does he look so casual? So many questions, not enough thought to spare for them. Instead, she forces herself to crawl a bit towards him. Slowly to not draw attention, but enough to be noticeable over time. ]
It has to stop sometime, right?
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Killing me wouldn't fix shit, Archer. My death will free her from nothing.
[As much as Archer would prefer it be otherwise. Avenger watches her, the slow depletion of her energy and the mud that coated her in many places as she tried to crawl. Where, he had no idea. His voice isn't sympathetic, but it's not cruel either when he answers her question.]
This is the Tower's work, ain't it? [He wasn't the person who wrote that rumor on the walls, so how was he supposed to know how the Tower had twisted it?]
So it'll either stop before you die or it won't.
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[ He pauses, then chuckles a little. The sound is decidedly...unstable. ]
That's not really true, though. Right now I feel a little like I'd kill everyone if it'd save you, so I'm really failing at being a hero, huh? Well, anyway. Yeah, it's the Tower's work. "Rin Matou's corruption will emerge from her to be slain." That was the rumor.
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Before I die? [ It hasn't really occurred to her that she might die. Maybe she'll sleep a little bit because she's so tired, but death? ] I can't die. I was told not to.
[ Shaking her head weakly. ] This rumor... words are just words, they only have meaning when people recite them as though they're a spell. That can't be the cause of this.
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You're dying right now. [ So was every human, so was every world; all decaying, all in the process of dying. Her death was more immediately approaching than whose others at the moment. ] Orders aren't override that, a shame.
[ A snort. The mud bubbles and seeps outward in a dark, vile pool. ] This is the Tower, what does impossibilities matter to it? Curses can be uttered as words. You're like that because of the rumor that didn't take right. Or maybe it did take right, and the Tower made it wrong.
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Yeah. It's a curse cast by the Tower. But you're not going to die, Rin...that's really unnecessary. If I just fight everything that comes out of you, and all its allies, you'll probably be fine.
[ There's desperation in his eyes, in his voice. He's already failed everything else. Failed to kill Shirou, back home; failed to protect the world he was chained to; failed to stay loyal to Rin Matou in the face of the Tower's manipulations. He has to at least protect her and save her now. ]
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[ Naive enough to place her faith in a Servant that wants nothing to do with her, Rin stares towards Avenger with a different look in her eyes.
The rumor taking right and the Tower making it wrong? That seems unlikely in a place where they're tortured non-stop. ]
Hmph, as if this tower can do anything right.
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[ Avenger's just guessing here, regarding the rumor. He doesn't have any solid idea of what's going to occur. But with that level of unfiltered corruption constantly leaking out of the magus? It's going to take its toll on her body, like it or not and the Tower preferred fatalities as outcomes. It always fucked up if it could.
Dark eyes flicker towards Archer. ]
Yo, Archer! Gonna try your hand at beating everything that comes out of her... So, do you think it'll actually work?
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It hurts to see Rin place her trust in him like that. He knows he doesn't deserve it. ]
Yeah, I am gonna do that.
[ So instead he addresses Avenger--whoever he is. Whatever he knows. He has something to do with the corruption inside Rin, so he's the enemy. ]
It'll have to work, since I've said she won't die.
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[ Foolish as it was for a magus to place her full faith in that of her Servant, Rin does so. It can't be helped. Making mistakes like this will only come to bite her later on, but for now it helps her deal with it. ]
You should stay out of the way. Once my Archer starts, he might get out of hand.
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Truth is only a matter of perception, no?
[ Which one of them he's addressing that remark to is left unspecified. The untempered hurt that burns for a moment in Archer's grey eyes isn't hard to notice, but Avenger says nothing in response to it. He thought he knew its source already. ]
Well, I'm in no hurry to be in the way. Aren't you his boss? Take your Servant in hand if he's so enthusiastic about charging forward. [ He trails his fingers through the black ooze, out of want for the familiar how much it had made him suffer to be submerged within it. A little more politely; ] ... Would ya' object to me sticking around and soaking up some of this corruption though, magus? Nobody's gonna be really using it anyway. I wouldn't bug you or anything.
[ He talks to her lightly before turning back to Archer with a smirk. ]
Tired of breaking your word, Archer? Huh, you should be exhausted by now.
[ But you're an Emiya. Avenger knows how much they like disregarding logic. ]
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Don't call it something so flowery as "faith." I'm simply doing my job as her Servant--
[ And he cuts off as he realizes what Avenger is asking him. ]
You...
[ The memory of all the betrayals hits him. How does he have any right to defend Rin now, when he's betrayed her or someone like her so many times? When he killed her going after Shirou in his brainwashed state?
But he can't show that pain. He can't show it for more than an instant. So instead he snarls. ]
I'm not too tired to cut you down. Whatever sort of being you are, remember that.