Limbo Underside Log

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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.

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[alcahest]

[ as soon as she's told, Mona throws out a hand, and there is a click — the sound of gears locking into place. an overlay of transparent, glowing white clockwork appears around Henricus' base, cogs and hands stopped, struggling to move like they're jammed. it's a visual effect that communicates one thing: ]

It's stuck!

[ Henricus is startled to realise that it can't flee, rooted in place no matter how desperately it tries to move. its arms are still free, so it could attack. but in the time it takes to understand the situation, Kingslayer has more than enough of a window to make their move. ]

[pioailurophobia]

[As the Henricus flails, the street lamp nails the Revenant to the side of the building, piercing straight through its shoulder the pin it to the concrete.

It's followed shortly thereafter by a streak of steel and an ungodly yell.

Kingslayer's sword embeds itself in the Revenant's spine-heart, and the storm of red lightning blitzes after it, kicking the blade in further a half-second afterwards before taking it with both hands and tearing through the rest of the Revenant. Kingslayer's mana roars with crimson fury as they carve up the monster in a wrathful maelstrom until there's almost nothing left.

One last slice, they land past it-

And collapse to one knee, panting heavily as Mana Burst takes its toll.]