Limbo Underside Log

[cancrymods]

LIMBO DUNGEON LOG

It's easy to lose track of time in Purgatory, but believe it or not, just over a month has passed since the initial wave of awakenings took place. There's been more since then, of course, with new Executors popping up left and right but other than that, things are mostly quiet. Until one day, you all wake up to find the fountain looks kind of... busted. Not broken precisely but something has impacted the bottom of the fountain from below, hard enough to jar it slightly out of place... and those of you who joined in the first jaunt down into Limbo's Underside can probably guess what was responsible. This seems to spook Rei. She spends most of the morning afterwards mulling this over before eventually speaking up to the group; "We can't put this off any longer... tomorrow, I think we need to go down there and fight." You have a day to prepare and ready yourselves... And then you descend into Limbo's Underside.

THE UNDERSIDE

Just as before, when Rei returns the sword to its place atop the fountain, the mechanism chugs to life and groans its way to the side, revealing the staircase underneath. Despite the battering it took, things seem to be working just fine. The steep staircase vanishes down into the darkness and as you follow it, it feels for a moment as though you're wandering blindly into the unknown... and then quite suddenly, before you're more than a few steps down the staircase, Limbo's Underside pops into view. While Limbo itself is mostly functional if a bit odd, the Underside is... a lot. The geography of the place is twisted and doubles back on itself in places and seems to warp in your vision as you observe it. From your bird's eye view as you descend the stairs, you can see that the general shape of the place mirrors that of the town above, with many of the same general landmarks. For example; The movie theater is offering a "late night fright fest" on all of its screens. If you're dumb brave enough to go and watch such a thing, you'll find that the description is accurate at least – all of the screens just show the attending Executors subjected to situations that play into their worst fears and anxieties. The coffee bar serves the same drink, no matter your order – a pitch black sludge that makes you feel violently ill when consumed. The pastries are fine, though. The hotel is even more maze-like than it was previously. Your hotel key won't work here. The windows won't break. The doors won't open. Wasn't the exit around this corner? What about the next? How many floors have you climbed again? How long have you been in here, anyway? The conbini is now a perfectly normal and functional convenience store. Somehow this is even more upsetting than having it become more weird. ... Among other oddities. You thought Limbo was already weird? That was baby shit. At least that horrible feeling of dizzy disorientation from last time doesn't seem to take hold again, but the ground is very much still moving around a bit. Mind your step! It goes without saying, of course, that the place is swimming with Revenants, too. No sight of the big punchy lad who had at you the first time around, but he's sure to be around. All you can do now is explore, investigate and do your duty as Executors. Good luck.

Comments

[crypddyd]

... perhaps I can try herding it to a specific spot so you can strike it? I am... lacking in ranged options.

[he's trying to focus but... something about the spewing flames seems to be... bothering him? Hm, it's fine]

[mementomoritz]

[She's chopping more air than... flesh? If it has any? Steel. Her scissors dart and snap, but even with their impressive length it's hard to get close enough in time.]

[And then something clicks. She remembers training, with Kingslayer.]

...throw me. [What.]

[crypddyd]

What.

[what]

[mementomoritz]

Judging by your enhanced physical strength, you're definitely capable of picking me up and tossing me at it. None of us have significant ranged attacks, and neither of us can move fast enough under our own power to help him flank it.

So throw me! [See? Perfectly logical.] I don't have projectile weapons, but I can be one.

[schardynfreude]

I won't be able to stitch you back together if you break any bones, remember!

[And yet, he's not saying absolutely not. He might be a dad incarnate, but these kids can choose their own destinies I GUESS.]

[crypddyd]

[Lion looks between the two helplessly. Then with a sigh, brandishes his lance, tilting it down so the flat blade head is even with the ground]

Stand here, it will be easier to control the launch with a lever.

[mementomoritz]

[She doesn't even wait for the explanation. She's already scrambled over the moment he says "stand here".]

Ready!

[crypddyd]

If you die again I will be very cross with you.

[Annnnd YEET.]

[mementomoritz]

I'll tr- [Nope, too late, there she goes. Yote midsentence.] AhahahaHAHAAA!

[Medic flies forward with her scissors open wide in front of her, and slams them shut just as she collides with the monster. They don't quite snip it in two, but instead sink deeply into the creature's "body", giving her a convenient anchor to hold onto as she stands on its' back and hauls on the scissors to try and steer it back towards her teammates, like the world's weirdest rodeo.]

Get ready- now!

[schardynfreude]

[By gods, it worked. Ardyn smiles in spite of himself and, with naught but a magenta afterimage, blinks across feet of space to a flanking side, brandishing his scythe of ridiculous size. It rushes through the air and into the Henricus, giving another angle to try and wrangle it from getting away.]

[crypddyd]

[Lion is much slower to follow, not having any faster movement options other than just running. But thanks to his strength he can actually run decently fast, if with little grace.

But thanks to the other two having it handled he's able to get close enough to launch his weapon with a bellow, the spearhead lodging itself deep in its side.

The Henricus starts to chatter again though, and Lion freezes, head tilting and a confused and tense expression on his face]

[mementomoritz]

[When the Henricus is downed, Medic adjusts her stance, grabs both handles of her scissors, and pulls them together with all her might.]

[Actually, it looks unsettlingly similar to Autumn activating her powers, just applied to the enemy.]

[SNIP.]

[Hopefully, it'll cut clean through, and neither half of this is getting up again.]

[crypddyd]

[Regardless of if it gets up again or not, it won't matter to Lion. Because as it falls apart it gives an inhuman scream, a few more wild bursts of fire fired from its staff that are harmless with how chaotic they are.

But once it starts screaming, Lion starts screaming too. His weapon disappears from the thing's side, likely returning to him, and he turns and bolts.]

[mementomoritz]

Huh? [At the sound of screaming, Medic turns around, ready to toss herself into another fight... only to see Lion running away.] Hey, wait-!

[She runs after him, but between the headstart and his much longer stride, she's not likely to catch up anytime soon.]

[In the back of her mind is a strangely familiar thought. Did I do something wrong?]