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Once more into the Nothing; The Return of RednaxelaKor
Topic Started: May 27 2016, 12:42 PM (764 Views)
RednaxelaKor
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He wasn't supposed to be here.

The frightened glances, the murmuring, the sudden quickness in their steps practically screamed this.

He didn't care.

He was past caring.

So what if he had disappeared for a few months with no explanation? So what if his condition had deteriorated? These things wouldn't stop him. Death itself hadn't stopped him before.

Red tried and failed to float calmly through the Halls of the Institute, determined to reach his destination. His movement was sluggish and inconsistent, the Marai equivalent of staggering, and his normally pristine red Summoner robes were tattered and askew.

If he had teeth, he would have gritted them. While he felt no pain as an undead abomination, the sensation of his robotic right arm slowly tearing his body in two was far from pleasant. His studies of the Void over the past several months had gotten so intense that he had neglected not only his duties as a Summoner, but also his own health. In fact, the only responsibility he had kept up with were his two poros, Naxe and Lakor, who now struggled to maintain their perches on his shoulders as he lurched forward.

"Red?! Is that you?!"

Red's robotic eye snapped into combat mode and honed in on the startled Summoner standing before him.

"Sashimi."

The only other Marai Summoner that he was aware of looked him up and down in horror, her brilliant violet eyes stretched wide. Red grunted, wincing as his malfunctioning speaker screeched with feedback. He switched his eye back to observation mode and lumbered past her, continuing onward.

"Red!"

He didn't have time for this.

"Meeting. Summon-Summon-Summoner allegiance."

The horrifying state of his speaker surprised him.

Sashimi, thankfully, didn't pursue. A quick glance back confirmed that she was staring, her jaw agape. He scowled with the quarter of his face that was still organic. Distractions were annoying.

He finally burst into the Chamber moments later, startling the room's two occupants. He recognized one as the Icathian representative that he had personally requested to be present, a small man with obvious signs of Void corruption spreading from the left corner of his mouth down his neck and out of sight beneath his robe. The other was a wary looking old man whom he didn't recognize except for his Summoner robes.

"Summoner RednaxelaKor, glad you could make it!" said the small Icathian. Red leveled his gaze at the man. To his dismay, the man's name escaped him.

"I trust that with this dec-declaration, you will provide-ide me exactly what I've asked-ed-ed for," he stated instead, using a direct approach to mask his forgetfulness. If he could, he would have swallowed nervously.

The man nodded, ignoring Red's obvious state of disrepair. "We have a team already prepared for you. Whatever it is you hope to find within the lands of the nation of Icathia, we will help you to seek it to the best of our ability."

The man clearly thought he was crazy. Good. One glance at his fellow Summoner confirmed that the same was true of him.

As the ceremony commenced and Red officially aligned himself with Icathia, a small voice within him screamed at him. Told him that he was going too far.

But he had to know.

He had to know the secrets of the Void.

And nothing was going to stop him.
Edited by RednaxelaKor, May 27 2016, 12:43 PM.
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XalkXolc
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Oh. Oh, s***, Red.

*thumbs up*
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AbiwonKenabi
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Very nice.

The only thing is, would a Void-corrupted Icathian Summoner think anyone is crazy? Icathians are at the least a tad crazy themselves. Some might even delight in others' madness. Maybe this guy doesn't like Red's brand of crazy, ha ha.
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AbiwonKenabi
May 27 2016, 12:57 PM
Very nice.

The only thing is, would a Void-corrupted Icathian Summoner think anyone is crazy? Icathians are at the least a tad crazy themselves. Some might even delight in others' madness. Maybe this guy doesn't like Red's brand of crazy, ha ha.
XD I see what you mean. I meant to convey that Red is seeing things that aren't there, but looking back at it, it wasn't very clear.

Thank you for the compliment! :D
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Hm. Reminds me of my summoner, but yours is a more knowledgeable quest and mine is just wanting power.
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May 27 2016, 01:06 PM
XD I see what you mean. I meant to convey that Red is seeing things that aren't there, but looking back at it, it wasn't very clear.

Thank you for the compliment! :D
You definitely do a great job of describing that something is "off" about Red. Sashimi's appearance was a great help for that actually, even if she didn't do much.

Slightly off-topic but... Is Sashimi somebody's character? I seem to remember reading her in a Summoner cameo submission. I wanna say it's...Porkchop?

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Indeed.
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Who is this legendary Porkchop person? Is it, perhaps, Nagga's girlfriend?
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Crzymstrbkwrm876
May 28 2016, 04:12 PM
Who is this legendary Porkchop person? Is it, perhaps, Nagga's girlfriend?
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

...sorry. No.
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Last time I checked it was Son of Till. I haven't seen either of them in a long time though.
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AbiwonKenabi
May 28 2016, 08:31 AM
RednaxelaKor
May 27 2016, 01:06 PM
XD I see what you mean. I meant to convey that Red is seeing things that aren't there, but looking back at it, it wasn't very clear.

Thank you for the compliment! :D
You definitely do a great job of describing that something is "off" about Red. Sashimi's appearance was a great help for that actually, even if she didn't do much.

Slightly off-topic but... Is Sashimi somebody's character? I seem to remember reading her in a Summoner cameo submission. I wanna say it's...Porkchop?

Yeah, I definitely yoinked Sashimi off of the wiki. I haven't seen Porkchop or whatever they changed their name to in forever, so I figured that I would make good use of the character without their permission.

I'msureitwillbefinepleasedon'thateme :'(

I really liked Sashimi's design and she serves as a great contrast to Red, especially crazed Red. I was thinking that I would add more to this story, complete with drama within the Marai community as a once respected scientist goes off the deep end and actively opposes their goals. Sashimi is also Nami's cousin according to the wiki, so it would give me an excuse to throw her into the mix too.

I dunno. What do you guys think?
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You should be banned from existing. Go throw yourself into the void as pennance
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