Exit Thread

[Koren]

The rest of Koren's time in the Hero's Graveyard from Day 1 Evening until he died was rather uneventful. Suffice it to say, he spent a whole lot of time sitting around and either hunting or inspecting the area round him.

Day 1 Evening:

After escaping the areas which had now become completely swamped with water, Koren found himself felling quite strange. It felt as though a pit had opened up inside of him, and it was creating a vacuum that was sucking on his organs so hard that it was leaving a lasting pain. Koren realized what it was, but was completely bamboozled as to why he was experiencing the sensation. Hunger. The Adorned Armor had never felt hungry or thirsty before, let alone most things that humans felt. Back in his sword form, he'd had no organs, and thus no need to eat nor drink, yet this was very puzzling. Puzzling indeed.

Koren settled for what he'd seen very primitive humans do in many universes at the beginnings of their time on their respective planets. Hunt. He set off towards a slightly more densely forested area, hoping there would be some critters here he could make a meal out of. He scoured the trees overhead, as well as the bushes below for any signs of life and found none. Disappointed and starving, Koren decided to sit down in a bush for a while and wait.

Koren woke up to the sound of quiet, nearby trotting and his eyes slammed open. He licked his lips involuntarily and slowly moved into a position from where he could see out of the bush and stalk his prey. He peeked through a small hole and saw a large deer standing in a small clearing in the trees. 

Finally! he thought, excited by the prospect of getting rid of the pain in his stomach. My luck seems to have changed for the better!

Koren waited for it to draw near, then sprang out of the bush with a wild look in his eyes and a crazed look on his face and swung his plank of wood. It struck the poor animal right on the side of the head, causing a small bit of blood to spurt out of its mouth. Koren swung for the front legs, and hit, causing the innocent creature to crumple to the ground.  Koren snapped its neck quickly, ending its torture.

I should at least remain honorable as much as I can.

Koren ripped open the carcass of the deer and began pulling out portions of meat from the body, quickly and conservatively de-boning the chunks before sending them slithering down his throat, disgusted at the flavor and texture of the sustenance. He shivered and continued, thankful that it was, at the very least, easing up the pain in his insides.

Note to self, NEVER INGEST FOODSTUFFS AGAIN!


Koren got back to his feet and took a few minutes to scout the area before continuing on his path to the south, hoping he'd find something soon.

Day 2:

After walking to the south for a bit and not finding much, Koren decided to take a break at sundown and head to sleep. He lay down and closed his eyes, the darkness closing in and sending him off to a dreamless sleep.

He awoke with a start to find the ground beneath him shaking violently. Koren picked himself up and scanned the horizon, searching for and end to the shaking area. Not too far away, Koren could see the edge of the unsteady ground and he ran as fast as he possibly could. Within no time, he made it off of the shaking ground, and stopped, panting, but he didn't notice the figure standing not too far away.

After F2F:

Koren stumbled back and fell onto his back, yelling and gritting his teeth at the pain erupting from his chest. That boy.... Koren didn't know what he was, but the young man had wielded a very powerful weapon. Koren waited until he'd settled down and then sat up, his mind deep in thought.

I must have drawn a very short stick if others have weapons of that magnitude and I have a simple block of flooring. If I was one of the only ones here who actually recognized Teucer, then how come I got the most useless weapon?!

Koren turned around and looked behind him just in time to see the shaking part of the island split and drop into what seemed like a pit, that, a few moments earlier, would have been perceived as water.

Oh boy, what dimension have I gotten myself into this time.

Koren sighed. He was injured, but at least he was safe.


The Adorned Armor spent the rest of the day hunting and constantly scanning the nearby area for potential enemies.  But at the end of the day, he simply went to sleep, his body exhausted from the strenuous activities of the day.

He woke up just in time to fell the ground fall away beneath him, and then, the air rushing past him as he fell into the abyss.

All of a sudden, Koren could see the Temple around him, but it felt strange, distant even, as though he wasn't even there.

Teucer appeared momentarily and made clear his disappointment to Koren, before disappearing. Then, the scene around Koren turned completely white and another voice spoke out to him, this one new.

"Before you go, this is mine!"

Koren flinched at the sudden prick in his finger and a small trail of blood flew out before being grabbed by the hand of a purple-colored humanoid figure, although Koren couldn't quite make out any details.

After this, Koren felt his body shifting, along with the familiar feeling of teleportation as he fell through the white abyss.