Colosseum - Spectator Thread

[King Axorn]

Well, that worked out better than I expected, Axorn thought. He swooped down towards the stands and landed neatly beside Alexyana. I figured you'd want an explanation," he said, taking a seat on the bench. "It all has to do with this." Axorn pulled the plain, white, Axorn-shaped mask out from inside his clothing and held it in his hands. "I have a friend back home named Max, a genius ten-year-old boy with amazing prowess in dark magic. In his past, he used his powers destructively in order to completely destroy whole civilizations with the wave of his hand. He would stratigically pick his targets so that his next target wouldn't even see him coming. But one day, he was challenged by a powerful paladin that was able to protect himself while his kingdom was being destroyed all around him. He challenged Max to a fight in an attempt to stop his rampage. Max accepted and the two opposing forces clashed for days, creating a huge crater where the battlefield once was. The paladin, senseing his defeat, consumed what was left of his life in order to place a curse upon Max. He was able to imbue Max with part of his power, which served as a barrier that blocked his dark magic from being used for destructive purposes. He also reduced Max to a ten-year-old form permanently and muted him in an attempt to punish him by making the boy a restless wanderer until he was killed. Max, desperate to find something positive in life and reform from his ways, studied the creative side of his craft until he discovered a way around his muteness. He was able to communicate with people telepathically through a direct connection of dark magic. The only problem is that each person he wanted to communicate with would need a way to recieve the signals. That's where the mask comes in. It is able to recieve the signals through the current of dark magic and convert them into thoughts. Over time, he has made a few modifications that make it a lot easier for people to actively communicate with him. One feature allows the wearer to communicate in the other direction, establishing a two-way telepathic connection. He also creates the masks custom for each person in order to make them comfortable to wear. Now, what happened was that the mask was merged with my skin, making it completely invisible, and allowing me to move my facial muscles and eat with it on, and Max, searching through millions of universes at once, found me, but was blocked by the barrier surrounding the Omniverse. He had to focus his power in order to break through, and ended up almost killing me, if not for the failsafe mechanism built into the mask. When the mask sustains a dangerously powerful current, it shatters, breaking the communication temporarily. Because it was merged with my face, the mask shards took on the form of scales and bone, making it seems like someone shot me straight through the head. But once the mask seperated from my face, the shards regained their normal form and revealed that I was unharmed. So, this was all just a big misunderstanding. But, on a positive note, I've re-established connection with Max." Axorn took the mask, lifted the black strap, and placed it over his face. The mask seemed to liquify and seep under his scales until it was no longer visible to the outside world. "So, any questions?"