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Queen Queen nodded and granted Morgan a soft smile. "Thank you for sharing as much as you did. Allow me to return the favor." He said, "Being from here, I'm sure you know of my late father, Jeremiah King, who ruled before me. I had great respect for him and throughout my young life have worked to be like him in the hopes of one day following in his footsteps. I took up mech combat in the hopes of securing that position by becoming the God of Greed, which as you know is what occurred. Though it is unfortunate that it had to occur so soon." Queen paused and his face darkened. "With Nil's emergence I can't help but fear for my people. There seems to be nothing I can do but wait and hope that one of you, the tournament competitors, will be able to stop her before she brings about catastrophe. I've put a lot into becoming a strong ruler like my father, but I feel so powerless now. Regardless of whether or not tomorrow's fights help reinstill faith in we gods,on this matter our hands will remain tied. I almost hope to lose. Because if I can do nothing, how can someone weaker than me hope to do anything?" Lord It seemed everyone was ready. "To understand what's happening, we need to go back to the beginning of this whole fiasco." Lord began her tale, "Earlier this year, a young woman began appearing to some of gods in our dreams. She identified herself as Cardinal, and asked for our help. The world in which she lived was destroyed, and she wished to come to the Planes. We did everything we could to try to bring her here, but to no avail. After a rather heated argument with myself and blink, she vanished for some time, and we feared the worst. However, as you are aware, on September the first, the Tenth God appeared. We still don't know how she did it, but somehow Cardinal acquired the power of a god. Her plane didn't exist properly, but she was able to use it to temporarily travel to the other planes. She announced herself to the public, who began to place their faith in her hoping that this mysterious tenth God would help improve their broken lives. "For Cardinal to properly travel here and escape her world using this method, she would have to legitimize her power, make her plane real. This will occur eventually if enough people believe in her. But more significantly if she defeats one of us gods, or possibly if one of us simply challenges her, then she will immediately gain legitimacy. This doesn't sound all that bad, but you have to understand how delicately the planes are balanced against one another. Adding an extra would destabilize the whole thing and several would most certainly be destroyed before a new balance was achieved. "Our first attempt to stop her was sending Temperance to fight her, but she was handily defeated. She was the strongest thing we had at our disposal aside from our own power, leaving us with quite the predicament. We began seeking help from other powerful entities. We attempted to contact the Princes of Magic, ancient and powerful beings who use Favor to directly increase their power, but that seems to have fallen through. Watcher remains missing, Merlin claims she cannot help, and Arcturus thus far refuses to do so." Lord shot Sully a look here, "After this we hoped that Chronos would have awakened, but sadly it remains dormant. With all of our options exhausted, we began searching for a way to create a powerful enough fighter to take on the Tenth, thus spawning the tournament. Gather the strongest fighters across the planes and pit them against one another to further increase their strength in the hopes that by the end, one would have enough power to defeat Cardinal." Lord finished here, granting her audience time to take in all of this information and ask any questions they might have.

Unlike the rest, Groove stayed silent as the group entered battle. Though hardly visible, his face was set in a solemn grimace. Determining that the crossbow's time of use was not now, he cast it aside as he leapt out to attack the armored crusader. His acrobatic movements were almost like a dance as he moved deftly around his foe. Just as he began to swing his weapon, he silently called a single word of prayer, causing it to glow a dull white. Since the knife was by no means sharp enough to pierce through the man's chintzy armor, Groove's attack was aimed towards the templar's armpit in the hopes of circumventing it. If one listened closely, they might hear faint notes of music following in the blade's wake. Groove attempts to minstrelly shank Reynauld in the armpit with the Carved Rib of the Bonerdagon. Basic attack

Mokou Plates of skewered chicken were placed in front of everyone by their host. It had a purely salty flavor, yet also managed to somehow burn as though it were spicy. Mokou also grabbed a couple ceramic cups and placed them in front of Shinobu. The sake suffered a similar fate. Though it still tasted exactly like itself, there was an underlying sense of burning as though it had been spicy. Mokou herself seemed unperturbed by this as she ate her own chicken. "Abyss may call at any time. You should find housing before then. Saki will help." She said when she finished.

*Follows a wandering cow into the room* I kinda guess I'm a vet by now Known as: KosherKitten, Alexus, Tachibana Sylphynford, Clownpiece Age: 19 I think? Gender: Broomstick Birthday: August 21st, 1998 Location: Central Ohio Height: 6'1" Ish Hair color: Brown Eye color: Chocolate Lives with: Family, for now Pets: Dog Relationship status: Recovered (as in my heart, from the last one ending) Favorite food: Ravioli Favorite drink: Orange soda Favorite color: Sky blue Favorite music: Eurobeat, happy hardcore Favorite artist: S3RL Favorite song: I've got a short list of songs I really like, ATM my favorite is probably Viktoria (attached to the AMV Parallel Convergence on the list) Favorite game(s): CrossCode, Bayonetta 2, 100% Orange Juice, Acceleration of Suguri X-Edition, Crypt of the Necrodancer, FTL, Kirby and the Amazing Mirror, Hyperdimension Neptunia Favorite game genre(s): Roguelike/lite, platformers, bullet hell, fighters, eroge Favorite hobbies: Gaming, animu & cartoons, roleplaying, beyblade Favorite shows: Baccano!, Hourou Musuko, Star vs. Evil, Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru, Transformers Prime, Assassination Classroom, Stargate, Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya, The World God Only Knows, Haiyore! Nyaruko-san, Shimoneta, probably like thirty more if I don't force myself to stop now So, who are you? I am Vergere, what are you? I'm Lexi. I do some stuff but mostly don't do stuff and instead waste away playing video games and writing for RPs. Sometimes I say things and piss people off Anything you're responsible for? The Tenth God series of RPs Single-handedly causing Xatu to enter the Reborn Pokemon meta for like two weeks Lolis Calling Bibs Pinelope Taking out the trash, doing my laundry, etc Lolis v2 Defeating the god-emperor in a childrens' card game Several other minor controversies Post to intro me Probably the OOC thread for Bullet Hell (I'd say TTG but that's actually a huge mess) I'll add a link later maybe What can I talk to you about? Animu & cartoons, various games as per the items listed above, roleplaying, lolis, disturbing fetishes, less disturbing fetishes Closing statements With Hope, Lexi

Cheryn Cheryn's tactic worked quite effectively, safely guarding her from the flames as she opened the door. The sight before her was about what she expected. Smashed and burning machinery scattered across the room, tables and cabinets toppled into the flames, and Caliber standing in the center of it all. Caliber didn't seem to be destroying anything at the moment, she just stood there as the flames licked at her feet and legs. It was almost a sad sight, or would have been in Cheryn didn't have to clean up the mess it was making. Caliber glanced over towards Cheryn, but made no move to run or attack. She just stared, her delinquent eye glowing fiery red as the fire consumed the room around her.

Artemis (perspectives are proving a pain atm...) "Wait, you're Vicky's mom?" Artemis asked in surprise. Min-Su was so different from Vicky. Not just in appearance, but in attitude as well. Min-Su giggled again at the girls' responses. "You can't exactly help me if I'm not here to be helped, can you?" Artemis couldn't argue with that, but she still wondered if this was alright. Surely Min-Su knew Vicky better than anyone, so why'd Tobias need help from anyone else?

OOC thread TTG Interlude, Exposition Phase (Three weeks for this, ending October the Third) The Oracle Chamber (Hiroki, Sully, Kagari, Tai; Lord, Bear, Blink, Seeker, Oracle) Seeking answers, four competitors had come to the Oracle Chamber. What that meant precisely was yet to be revealed to them. Whatever this place was, it was an important secret. The chamber, although a better description would perhaps be cavern, was very open. Scattered across the rough stone walls and ceiling were small blue lights unlike anything any of them had ever seen. It was almost as though the walls themselves were glowing. Towards the back of the chamber was what appeared to be an altar carved out of the wall itself. Standing by the altar was a woman with dark skin and black hair, tied up in a sloppy bun. She was dressed in a white suit with pants and gloves, as well as a red tie. Her eyes seemed to glow in the same blue as the lights, but that might have been a trick of the light. She seemed to have been waiting for them. Four gods had accompanied the group: Lord, Blink, Bear, and Seeker. Lord now stepped ahead and of the group and turned to face them, prompting everyone to stop their advance towards the woman a few meters away. "We have a lot of things to talk about." She said, "Each of you has been promised answers and we do intend to provide them. But first, let me introduce you to Kenya Oracle. Her family discovered this place several generations ago and have been its caretakers ever since. I'll leave it to her to explain why that's significant." Kenya stepped closer and bowed formally, placing one hand in front of her and the other behind her and lowering her head to almost waist height before righting herself. "Welcome to the Oracle Chamber." Her voice was strong and clear, echoing throughout the large room. "This cavern is the resting place of a being we call Chronos. It is a powerful entity that serves as the Plane's protector. My family serve as vessels for Chronos when the time comes for it to defend the Planes. We believe that the impending threat of the Tenth God could potentially require its interference." She paused so allow that information to process. "However, Chronos has not yet awoken, suggesting that there yet remains an alternative. The Gods believe that alternative is either one of the competitors in the tournament or the man called Arcturus." Seemingly finished, she took a step back and allowed Lord to resume speaking. "We've been trying to deal with Nil for a while now, and while we have many possible solutions, none have yet come to fruition." Lord explained, "But to understand that, and thus in turn to understand better why we ask you to fight, you need to know more about the threat Nil poses." She sat down on the ground, Kenya and the other gods followed suit. "If you're all ready, I'll tell you what we know about the Plane of Nil, Cardinal, and the danger posed to the Planes." Fancy Restaurant (Morgan; Queen) Morgan sat across from Queen at a small table with a sweetly-scented candle burning between them. They had already received drinks and a plate of garlic bread to start them off while they waited for their orders. Queen seemed to be sparing no expense for Morgan. His letter had said they would be facing one another in the exhibition matches, so he wanted to get to know her a little. It hadn't made any mention of treating her to an expensive meal. "Now then, while we have a moment," Queen began, "I'd very much appreciate if you told me a bit about yourself. Where you come from, why you're fighting here, things like that." Guest Room in Queen's Castle Mansion Place Thing (Mommo; Aries) Aries had invited Mommo to the room he was using in Queen's castle. It was a bit remiss to just call it a room, however, as it was actually a suite with a bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, and study. Mommo had been shown in by one of Queen's servants and found Aries sitting at the kitchen table eating some kind of soup. He was built rather stocky, with moderately dark skin, soft white eyes, and scraggly red hair that seemed to have been hastily combed away from his face. He wore a blue denim jacket over a red t-shirt and grey cargo pants. He lit up slightly when he spotted Mommo. "You came!" He said happily, "I saw your match, you did great. Sit down, I'll get you some soup. It's chicken, do you like chicken?" He seemed surprisingly hyper, or even nervous. A Dark and Dank and Sinister Realm (Adam; Cardinal) Having rejected invitations from the women in his life, Adam had decided to accept the Tenth God's invitation to meet. He wasn't sure what they wanted, but maybe he'd get a chance to take them down and prove that he deserved godhood. He had gone to a specified location, where he'd found himself suddenly transported into a pitch black space. A young woman stood in this place with him, clearly visible even in this place seemingly devoid of light. "H-Hello, Adam." She said, "I'm Cardinal, the G-God of Nil. Welcome to m-my Plane."

Loki "Bleargh." Loki stuck out her tongue and wrinkled her nose. "Nutrient bars are nasty. Super dry and mostly tasteless outside a very little sweetness that really just makes them taste worse since you know they could taste better but they don't." Loki seemed to have rebounded quickly from her concerns over her previous symptoms, although Ice was unsure of whether she'd had any influence in the matter.

Cheryn As Cheryn neared the door she was able to more clearly see that the room was on fire. She tried to look inside, but just as she did there was another explosion and fire blasted out through the crack to obscure her vision.