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Post by Morgan on Jun 11, 2020 14:19:24 GMT -6
While standing at the bottom of the temple with the altar atop, it was difficult to believe that it had been a year since the human had last done this. Not only was it still fresh in their memory, but also they had blown far past their last eye appointment and if not for that they would probably not have even noticed the time fly by. It had been a bit of a strike to them to realize that it had been a year, and they still didn't know anything at all about the Magical Nodes, or really even the process. They had first read about in a book, a rather old and dodgy one, and well, they'd tried it.
That last step had been a doozy.
It was amazing that it had worked! They didn't really need another for theirself, so they decided to do another study of the process first-hand, but this time for someone else. Three remnant crystals were in their pocket, a mind crystal (that was what the pink ones were called), and one of the healing berry sets that they had personally harvested this year.[1]
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Post by Morgan on Jun 11, 2020 14:30:21 GMT -6
The apprehension that had been plaguing the human the year previous was replaced with two new sensations. The first of these was a new sense of intrigue. They knew what they were getting into. The old book had done a lot of babbling on and on about death and doom and whatnot, but really it had been a somewhat terrifying... Pinch. The human had found that description very agreeable. Of course the depression and exhaustion afterwards had not been enjoyable, but they weren't as worried now that they knew that they would live through the post-node symptoms.
The human kept their hand in their pocket over the materials as they went up the steps, step by step. They were as crumbly and terrible as they had been before, but the human knew better where to pick up them to keep from twisting an ankle. It seemed like they needed to hire someone to clean the place, but the human doubted that it was even an option to the creepy figures they knew they would see again up above.
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Post by Morgan on Jun 11, 2020 14:35:44 GMT -6
The human ascended the stairs in a decent amount of time, certainly beating the record that they had the year prior. The steps were spaced out just as broad (difficult for the human's short stature) but it would seem that they were a modicum more athletic now than before. They got the crawling sensation down their neck, once again, as they crested the steps to the temple, and got a good eyeful of those creepy figures. This mixed with the second new sensation they were feeling. It was the kind of dread that one had not when they were unsure of what to expect and dreaming up all of the bad things that could happen if they failed, but the kind of dread that gripped the heart when one knew exactly what to expect but was aware of it's painful nature.
They steeled theirself again, fingers dancing across the materials. Berry. Crystals. Mind Crystal. They started towards the altar itself.
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Post by Morgan on Jun 11, 2020 14:40:05 GMT -6
As they took steps towards the altar, time seemed to stretch on and on. The individuals in robes certainly perturbed them, but Morgan was a year older and wiser. The bespectacled human didn't let it get to them. They repeated the process to theirself again and again. First the crystals on the altar. Then the berry. Then the knife. Then weird sensations and passing out. They remembered it from last year perfectly. Finally, they stood in front of the altar.
This was the second that Morgan's scientific curiosity was eclipsed by the slight dread that had only grown since they had took this on. They knew they were going to do it, for the value of the experiment, but they still knew that it was going to Hurt.
Morgan placed the round mind crystal on the altar after pulling it out of their pocket. Then, the three remnant crystals were placed on the altar as well.
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Post by Morgan on Jun 11, 2020 14:50:34 GMT -6
Now that the round mind crystal and the three remnant crystals were on the altar slab before the robed individuals, Morgan knew that the next part of the process could begin. The pieces were close enough together that the next step was not going to be too difficult. The human made sure that the blade was there, and it looked just as gross as it had the year previously. They were sure that it still had their old blood on it, from last year. They shuddered at the sight of it.
They rolled their eyes, and then took the berries from their pocket, opening up the pouch and popping them into their mouth. They were delicious, of course, but that was beside the point. Making puns to the end, the human used the point of the soul blade to cut their arm, where they had the year previously (they still had the scar to prove it) and then they let the blood drip on each one of the ingredients.
Three Remnant Crystals placed on the slab, a Round Mind Crystal placed on the Slab, Healing Berry Set eaten, and at least a drop of Blood on each of the ingredients with the Soul-Blade having cut open the top of Morgan's forearm to provide the drops.
The human felt a lurch in their chest, dizzying them. A soul piece, that's the last bit of course- the human knew that but it still felt foreign. The human felt the tug. They remembered that tug. Once again, they gave to it surprisingly willingly. PAIN. Searing, HOT- The human kneeled with their forehead to the ground, always quicker than they would normally have liked to, and that horrible sickening LURCH tore through their body like an inferno. This sensation, while not completely surprising, still hurt so badly that Morgan wouldn't have a good memory of it.
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Post by Jack on Jun 14, 2020 21:05:47 GMT -6
Node Creation: Success Cool-down will End: June 14, 2021
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