#musequest
now that i’m ba(k on the land of soul and trans(enden(e and free, i’m instead gonna just kinda lie here until m7 legs don’t feel like jell7 an7more.
go nyr1ta!!! you got th1s ^_^
motherfu(ker. ripped m7 soul out again. ugh. at least i’m ba(k to gra7.
Nyrita stands at one of the main roads of the Land of Wrath and Roads. She shades her eyes with one hand, watching. Ahead of her, the road intersects with another. This is only really visible by the raging sandstorm where the two meet. She taps the toe of one shoe on the road, thinking. Then she nods, and starts to run. Jog, then run, then sprint, defying the heaviness of the road that sets into her bones - tearing the road up, even, each footstep heavy and cracking the very stone beneath her. She dives into the storm, and reaches for its seething heart, plunging her hand into it and tearing it free. She ...Read more
allllll right. toda7’s the da7, i think. gonna (omplete m7 quest toda7. just gotta make sure ever7thing’s right…
#aspe(ttalk 1/12 - rage 7eah, bet 7ou didn’t think i’d be (oming ba(k to these again, huh. neither did i. but i’m not approa(hing this from an outsider, this time. now i’m a rage pla7er, whi(h means i’ve got insights i didn’t before. rage is a real thumbta(k in m7 shoe of an aspe(t, i swear. it feels like it’s dragging me down ever7 time i think. what (ould be? what should be? what might be? no, idiot. here and now. stop thinking about bullshit. like a slap in the fa(e. but i’ve been (onsidering it, too. and 7ou know what else isn’t part of the here and now? 7ou know what else is a fantas7 witho...Read more
let’s see. i have the land. i have the road and the storms, and the unworked land outside the roads. i have jagganoth attempting to splatter me a(ross the sands. i have… ever7thing i (an make, of (ourse. that rarel7 matters at this point. i have the powers of a godtier rogue of rage. to redistribute the harsh realit7. gotta have something…
jagganoth (an be hurt. snat(hed a bit of the storm and (hu(ked it at him and it injured him. minutel7. and then i had to s(ramble to flee be(ause otherwise he'd injure me a hell of a lot more than minutel7. that's something. ugh. ma7be it's time to wind down for the night
There are illustrations in the chapters. Here is one now.
...oh. wheel turning king. ha. oka7 that one's (lever
there's nothing else to fu(kin' do here. there was that tin7 dungeon that laid out the quest, and then there's the quest, and that's it. no side quests, no (onsorts, there's enemies but pointless grinding isn't helping. just the land quest, and progress is gatekept b7 a hundred tons of pissed off denizen. dammit. i (an't fall at the first fu(king hurdle, it's embarrassing as all hell.
having a soul means i have non-muted emotions again, but right now, those emotions are mainl7 irritation, so ma7be muting them would be (ool a(tuall7
i (an tou(h the storms. (on(entrated rage. roiling, angr7 realit7. but then jagganoth (omes out of nowhere and i have to take evasive a(tion be(ause dude’s fort7 feet tall and part mad max death tru(k. at least es(aping the roads helps outrun him.
figured out the quest of the land. “the roads are heav7 with realit7, and weigh heavil7 on travellers and snarl into storms of ugl7 (onfli(t at interse(tions. the rogue of rage will bleed them, drain their anger and sullenness into the land, and (onfront jagganoth and his unstoppable fur7.”
i was fl7ing and (rossed over a road below me. i stopped fl7ing and started falling real fu(king qui(k. good thing i still had momentum to (ross over the road before i hit the ground. 7eesh.
the enemies aren’t piss eas7 an7more. gotta put in some effort.
new …i think week?, new land. land of wrath and roads. rage. [atta(hed is a pi(ture of a fantasti( land. it’s a vast desert, under a sunset sk7 the (olor of bruises. (ross(rossed are stone highwa7s, impe((abl7 maintained, despite the apo(al7pti( setting. two roads appear to be heading in the same dire(tion, but it’s hard to see if the7 interse(t, as a massive sandstorm (ra(kling with bla(k lightning obs(ures the point of (onta(t.]
A new chapter begins, and we get to the meat of things. Chapter 2: “Reality, or The Wisdom To Know The Difference”
oh, that’s what i have to do. alright.
starting to get used to being soulless like this. less disso(iation, easier dealing with the muted emotions. but i felt more like m7self when i was at rose's pool part7, too.
Nyrita steps through the antechamber, once full of activity, now still again. The underlings may not have been much even as speed bumps, but that particular one was a challenge. Or, well. As much of a challenge as this land has been capable of spitting out at her. Perhaps a newbie would have had trouble, even a newbie master class. Nyrita, however, is not a newbie, and she waltzes through it like it wasn’t even there. The massive stone doors bear the Heart sigil. She taps them. Unmoved. Well. How would she unlock a Heart door? With her soul, obviously. She reaches for her chest - and stops. The hollowness...Read more
i should have gotten signposts sooner. it’s making this a lot easier.
well, it smites this weak ass hekaton(hieres in one hit. kind of using a nuke to hunt for rabbits at this point, but it’s at least easier than with m7 old weapon.
(ross that off the list, then. ba(k to denizen tra(king
testing terpsi(hore's partner. [atta(hed is a video. n7rita's right up against the lens, fixing the (amera to a stand, presumabl7. she pulls ba(k, grins, and holds up terpsi(hore's partner, jingling it a little in her hand. instead of the (link of metal, it sings like (r7stal. she steps awa7 and turns. on the land of soul and trans(enden(e, some wa7s awa7, there's an imp. it's a faded lime (olor, and has no distinguishing features otherwise. it turns to look at n7rita. n7rita raises the (hain above her head. it (oils in the air, growing longer, glowing red, then there's a (ra(k as it breaks the sound ...Read more
goodb7e, re(reate the serpent’s kiss. 7ou have served me well as m7 standard weapon. but 7ou were the weapon of a bard. goodb7e, skaian spe(trum. as the ve(tor for m7 in(reased power and (ontrol over all the aspe(ts, 7ou were unmat(hed, more than worth the time i put into (reating 7ou. but 7ou, too, are simpl7 worth7 of a godtier+. a muse requires a higher qualit7. thus, behold - terpsi(hore’s partner. [atta(hed is a pi(ture of a (hain being held in n7rita’s hands. it’s perhaps a two feet long, and mostl7 looks like a dark gra7 (hain, matte and unrefle(tive of light. where it tou(hes n7rita’s ...Read more
been a bit sin(e i did this high a level of al(hem7. if i was wasting this mu(h grist ba(k in m7 first game, all of m7 (opla7ers would have (ame together to jump me, haha.
i think i’m gonna see if i (an’t make an upgrade to m7 weapon. it’s been three sweeps and re(reate the serpent’s kiss has served me well that time, but things aren’t gonna sta7 boring and eas7 forever here. i need to rea(h new heights.
i should have made some signposts or something to put up to make m7 own landmarks, this pla(e is fu(king barren
i don’t think the eight of us at endgame farming had this mu(h grist.
hm. i'm still me, mostl7. i feel emotions. i a(t like i used to. i see m7 loved ones, i feel love. i see someone i would have found attra(tive, i rea(t appropriatel7. i see an opportunit7 to make a joke, i make it. emotions (ome muted sometimes, and disasso(iation happens, but i'm still n7rita. whatever happened to m7 soul, it's still there. i still have a (onne(tion to it.
i keep disso(iating. it's ver7 eas7 to not feel like a person, when 7ou don't have a soul. i look ba(k and i'm twent7 miles from m7 last thought.
for this super hard game that started with 7anking m7 soul out, it's been kinda boring so far. no real landmarks besides m7 spire and the (ir(le of monoliths. all the enemies are weak, even if the7 drop fu(kloads of grist like endgame pinatas. no (onsorts or sprite or other lands or prospit or derse or even (louds on skaia. hm.
this is m7 land, b7 the wa7. land of soul and trans(enden(e. heart land. obviousl7. [atta(hed is a pi(ture of a fantasti(al land. the ground is dark and dust7, rent with massive (avernous (ra(ks. pink light (an be seen to glow from within. there’s a (ir(le of twelve re(tangular monoliths nearb7. other than that… that’s about it. a ver7 barren land.]
waking up in m7 grubhood-home-turned-giant-tower is a fu(king trip, let me tell 7ou. it took me a literal minute to remember where and when the fu(k i was.
it's prett7 good that meenah had me train spe(ifi(all7 without powers, i guess. not that it matters that mu(h now. there are underlings here, but the7're unprotot7ped and prett7 weak. the7 drop so fu(king mu(h grist, though, hol7 shit. an imp dropped as mu(h as a full on midgame boss.
some powers don't work. some stuff that requires m7 soul. no destru(tion through m7 soul, no pushing m7 soul this wa7 or that to make new powers. destru(tion of soul, fine. using the skaian spe(trum, fine. swinging m7 weapons, fine. i also still got rangda's (laws.
For the first time in sweeps, Nyrita is home again. It feels like another person who first sat here at this desk, placed the discs in the computer, and damned Alternia to hell. It certainly was a completely different person who built this hive in the first place. Someone with a bloodline. Someone with a color. Someone with a future. Nyrita was glad Hassab was her server player. She could remodel obediently, not comment even a little, and keep a secret better than anyone else. The scars of old violence became monochrome reflections of the hemoanonimity she had embraced. And the walls went up and up and...Read more
oka7. i’ve put this off long enough. deep breath. first step. here we go. see 7ou all on the other side.
being poleaxed b7 memories of m7 past life is not helping m7 hesitation to get this all going.
To Albion's land, coming home When I see the runway lights In the misty dawn the night is fading fast Coming home, far away as their vapor trails align Where I've been tonight, you know I will not stay
live again, all roads end, i'll be (oming home. tend 7our light, '(ause on this night, i'll be (oming home.
Now we are done with the prologue. Now we turn the page and prepare for chapter one. Not long now
Promises to yourself kept. The blossoming of new love. Night after night in the arms of those close to you. Surety over fear. Beautiful.
i guess more people missed m7 (rashing out about being dragged ba(k into the game than i thought, huh. this isn't b7 (hoi(e. i don't want to be doing this. i've made some pea(e with it, but this is not something i'd be doing if i had another option
where even do i pla7 this. i'm definitel7 not gonna be on earth (, that's for damn sure.
realized i b7passed the stage of grief where i (ould post this gif a(tuall7