Post by Gothic Novel on Sept 11, 2014 19:50:18 GMT -6
What can be said to be that which determines our fates? Is it merely our choices and desires, our drive that makes our place in the universe? Could it be that everything is predetermined, and the mightiest of wills is but a futile cry of an infant left in the darkness? Could there possibly be higher beings, gods and goddesses that rule over all of creation? Is there an afterlife? A spirit world? Are we all alone out here in space...?
These questions don't mean shit to us right now!
Ladies, gentlemen, horrid abominations and things that should not be, rest assured that this text is not a lesson in philosophy. This is a contest for your very survival. But what does that mean, you ask? Well, shut up and let me tell you!
Each and every one of our competitors, whatever race or species they may be, is likely going about their usual business. Whatever that entails, I don't particularly care. I am simply narrating for your amusement. Anyhow...
A shot of cold, sharp pain lances its way up the collective spines of the eleven competitors. Each is brought to their knees, collapsing not unlike a sack of flour that has fallen from the shelf. The final sensations to register in every mind are the smell of rotting flesh, the screaming of their own voice, and a sickly shade of orange...
All players awake simultaneously in a large, circular room with walls padded with a number of strange materials in a patchwork design that is... strangely unnerving for no discernible reason. The floor is tiled in a slick calcium compound. Bone, perhaps. A throne of polished copper rests at the far end, and a large circular window of amber glass peers out over a sprawling walled city far below. On either side of the throne are sculptures, depictions of creatures never before seen. They are frozen in time with expressions of horror and distaste. Opposite the throne is a ramp leading downward, presumably to the base of the tower.
The throne is currently empty. It seems your host has not yet arrived. This is the time to get to know one another before She makes Her arrival. Remember that killing each other is currently forbidden. Other than that, do as you wish (within reason). We're here to have fun, above all else.
(...And to beat the shit out of each other later~)
Ladies, gentlemen, horrid abominations and things that should not be, rest assured that this text is not a lesson in philosophy. This is a contest for your very survival. But what does that mean, you ask? Well, shut up and let me tell you!
Each and every one of our competitors, whatever race or species they may be, is likely going about their usual business. Whatever that entails, I don't particularly care. I am simply narrating for your amusement. Anyhow...
A shot of cold, sharp pain lances its way up the collective spines of the eleven competitors. Each is brought to their knees, collapsing not unlike a sack of flour that has fallen from the shelf. The final sensations to register in every mind are the smell of rotting flesh, the screaming of their own voice, and a sickly shade of orange...
All players awake simultaneously in a large, circular room with walls padded with a number of strange materials in a patchwork design that is... strangely unnerving for no discernible reason. The floor is tiled in a slick calcium compound. Bone, perhaps. A throne of polished copper rests at the far end, and a large circular window of amber glass peers out over a sprawling walled city far below. On either side of the throne are sculptures, depictions of creatures never before seen. They are frozen in time with expressions of horror and distaste. Opposite the throne is a ramp leading downward, presumably to the base of the tower.
The throne is currently empty. It seems your host has not yet arrived. This is the time to get to know one another before She makes Her arrival. Remember that killing each other is currently forbidden. Other than that, do as you wish (within reason). We're here to have fun, above all else.
(...And to beat the shit out of each other later~)