“… Unlike you, I’ve long given up on trying to keep the lights in people eyes.” A glimpse of humanity shone within the eyes of this monster before he bared his teeth in rage. “Infecta Rot is a group that hunts what we do. Genesis Stones, and the Advents. Specifically, the Advent of Wrath and the elusive Advent of Attachment. Two things...
2023-08-28 19:30:58 +0000 UTC View PostFrost was starved for a time out. Agreeing on forcing people to Corrupt went against so many stances she had taken in the past. Not long ago she would never have wished her worst enemy to undergo a Corruption Event.
The ultimatum caused the triplets to immediately shift their gaze towards her, stunned by her approval. They were not alone. ...
2023-08-28 19:29:45 +0000 UTC View Post“Do the ethics concern you? I do not relate.” Nav coldly admitted. “There are enough Corrupted in the Nex Megalopolis as is. But, this is also the best way of gaining Nex to allow the Beholders to transition their Ateliers into less sinister versions.”
Through an equally sinister way. Fucking hell. Nav. Let me...
2023-08-27 12:47:42 +0000 UTC View Post“Genesis Stones, and the other half of the Nexus. It greatly influences how the Corruption works, and how much of our internal grief comes spilling out to take form. Due to the nature of that place, we send people there and harvest their Nex.”
Satania revealed unapologetically.
“But we plan to cease interacting with th...
2023-08-27 12:45:11 +0000 UTC View Post“Death is an inevitability. Scarlet Logic has proven that the cycle can be broken.” Satania spoke with a finger held beside her face. “Untraditionally, that is. There are too many ways to forsake death that it ends up being the prize than an inherent fear. The ability to replicate overshadows every wretched form of aversion of death. Becau...
2023-08-27 12:43:55 +0000 UTC View Post“Our Manufactories should take absolute priority.” Beholder Knalzark cut to the chase with a swift demand. “All major products are handled by us in one way or another. Ensuring our logistics are streamlined takes precedence.”
“I see that your Dwarven blood hasn’t been rooted out yet. It sounds like you’ve lost confidence in t...
2023-08-25 22:05:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe Hyperlinks – the one network that was so ingrained into the Nexus and entrenched into the infrastructure of every Atelier that the sabotage of Iscario effectively crippled their reach in a single day.
This was the equivalent of proving that the Gods of Elysia could bleed.
Galia’s mysterious presence amplified when it became h...
2023-08-25 00:03:15 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you asking for sacrifices?” Frost wanted some clarity.
“Anything so long as it comes from the living. We’ve held off from the wars between our races because we had no need for the bodies. Now, the wars look like a ripe honeycomb. Scarlet Logic wormed themselves into each of our Ateliers, fulfilling a role that made them a crut...
2023-08-24 04:42:37 +0000 UTC View Post“There is unfortunately little for me to bring onto the table as our issues are our own. The Chained Theocracy’s presence is terribly small in this continent.” Beholder Umbra began. “I have only two branches present. The rest are scattered around the far away lands of Zelmori, the homeland of my kind.”
The continent of Zelmori ...
2023-08-23 21:11:58 +0000 UTC View Post< Day 1 >
< Level: Administrative >
< Overseer’s Command Room >
The bright lights of the Cognition Terminal failed to completely illuminate the most sacred chamber of the Site. Auxiliary lights in the form of tiny...
2023-08-23 17:26:13 +0000 UTC View PostHatchling Red had slowly been gaining power with each bug she slayed. The bioluminescent biome teemed with far more than just Rock Bugs and the Giant Mosquitoes. Glowing slugs the size of a thumb could be seen hiding underneath rocks. Those that made the mistake of hiding beneath a Rock Bug were left until more came along.
When the bundle ...
2023-08-22 20:14:58 +0000 UTC View PostFrost found it almost impossible to believe that they were not aware of the Seeds. It must have been a card that was played only recently by the Impuritas. Between the counterfeit coins, stolen magic, and technology – and even the destruction of it; she quickly understood how much pressure already existed on the shoulders of the Ateliers.
<... 2023-08-22 00:29:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe tail struck at twelve o’clock. A brief shower of pale feathers marked the next stage of the Arbiter’s Council. With the introductions out of the way, they could move onto the agendas and other topics brought along by all parties of the Council.
Each party would be given a turn to be heard in full. The issues and whatever topic they...
2023-08-21 01:35:25 +0000 UTC View PostDays seemed to have passed within the boundary of the Isolation Sphere. The Arbiter’s Council felt like it had already gone for an eternity, when in truth it had only just begun.
All members had finally finished introducing themselves, resulting in the lulling silence that followed. An intermediate phase began as the Arbiter gave them ti...
2023-08-20 21:11:58 +0000 UTC View PostAll healers were to be nurtured underneath Frost’s wing, and none dared to say otherwise. After Scarlet Logic’s mass assassination of the healer’s public image, those that showed aggression were far more at risk than those still incapable of it. They would be easily mistaken for Scarlet Logic Gambit personnel in the eyes of the masses.
... 2023-08-19 00:33:07 +0000 UTC View Post“The burdens weighed in this room are alone enough to power an Atelier for a single night. I’ve never been so embarrassed at the sight of our elevated souls bickering like children. But here we are, standing in the same assembly I was defiled in.”
Satania stirred the unsettled air with her words. As this was the first time Oboros Inf...
2023-08-17 22:14:18 +0000 UTC View PostThe severe discrimination shown towards the non-Blessed Enoch caused Frost to wonder if this was another factor that played into their gross neglect of life.
Blessed tend to find themselves in favorable positions within the Ateliers. The problem is, they probably view the regular Moons in a similar lens. Cer also despised anyone that w...
2023-08-16 20:48:40 +0000 UTC View PostThe topic of the Site Cores and Elysia was the perfect introduction for the Chained Theocracy. But Frost first needed a moment to gather her thoughts. When she thought of the Aberrations of Elyisa, her mind went back to that worm-like man she had spoken to within the Site Core.
Was that a fragment of Elysia herself? A memory? Who or what d...
2023-08-14 21:49:34 +0000 UTC View PostThe Giant Cave Mosquito was putrid, even worse than her previous meals combined. Yet the blackened slurry of flesh was the tastiest thing the Rock Bugs had ever laid their mandibles on.
Their black, beady eyes glimmered with a strange light whenever they turned to her.
“Stupid bug.” She complained, poking at one and garnering a w...
2023-08-14 14:40:54 +0000 UTC View PostA normal group was not necessary for a job well done. Only two factors came into play when it came to assessing the worth of a Worker: competency in procedure, and total obedience to the Overseer.
In Sites the Overseer was usually the only person Workers and Employees were discouraged from seeing. Instead, they existed as a god-like entity...
2023-08-14 07:37:08 +0000 UTC View PostEnoch quietly laughed into a closed fist, almost blushing when her name was spoken directly from Frost’s mouth.
“The theory that the higher someone’s level is, the more batshit insane they are. Pardon my language.” Nav commented.
No. That description’s too tame at this point. No one here is right in the head. A...
2023-08-12 18:13:35 +0000 UTC View PostAs if things weren’t already eye-opening enough for the Moons, ImpulseWorks carried a dark secret that the triplets viewed as unforgivable. Whilst they fought against the world’s sworn enemies – the Corrupted – ImpulseWorks cozied up with them. They fed them. Nurtured them. Hell, even housed them when Moons were treated as no mo...
2023-08-12 14:21:48 +0000 UTC View PostTo think that lying fish would continue to thrash even beyond the grave was migraine inducing. Beholder Marionette was correct. It was through the Red Herring where Frost had been led to believe that the Ateliers were the source of their obsessive, monstrous philosophies that sought to rob people of their humanity.
So when she heard that A...
2023-08-11 03:59:07 +0000 UTC View Post“Beholder Marionette, and the woven Act X. Weaver of the Strings. Producer of the Scripts.” The pale-haired woman spoke in an uncanny, monotone voice. It was as hollow as her dead eyes.
She never blinked, and her body moved crookedly as though she were hoisted by invisible strings. Frost did not see the strings with her [String Theory]...
2023-08-09 22:43:35 +0000 UTC View PostThe hidden criteria she possessed rewarded her for making observations of her prey! It didn’t seem like much, but now knowing the reason as well as the fact that it would commit to its attack only caused a mischievous grin to form.
“Heh. So you can be helpful, HUH VOICE!? Alright then… COME AND GET SKEWERED YOU VAMPIRE BUUUU...
2023-08-08 13:40:25 +0000 UTC View PostFrom wolves to giant creepy crawlies, Hatchling Red just wasn’t going to catch a break. She committed herself to a preemptive dive. Having seen the immense speed of the creature made it clear that if she relied on reaction alone, then she’d end up just like those skewered Rock Bugs.
Her instincts were correct. At the apex of her follow...
2023-08-08 13:38:13 +0000 UTC View Post“I am the innumerable. E. Eternity – the Constant, but at a steep price as you can see.”
Beholder E.’s voice rang like a hollow, tinny bell as he directed his ridged, mechanical arms down to his artificial body – an amalgamation of liquid tubes and steel.
“Inflow Direct is the Atelier I command, forever upholding its foun...
2023-08-07 14:38:42 +0000 UTC View Post< Day 0 >
< Level: 1 >
< First Floor Living Quarters (M-WI “Core Team) >
“Hmhmhm~ Hmmmmm~” A certain bunny eared woman hummed as she charged headfirst into a spacious room, her hand...
2023-08-06 12:44:00 +0000 UTC View Post“As the current Reality Principle of all Beholder Descartes, I represent the entirety of CogitO. One of the oldest Ateliers, responsible for the creation of all Cognito-related products, or Aspects. However you wish to call it.” The woman politely spoke.
If it weren’t for the chamber’s ability to carry her voice across the room, th...
2023-08-06 02:30:08 +0000 UTC View Post“Beholder Knalzark. Caldera Industries.” The Dwarven Beholder spoke begrudgingly, detesting that they needed to reintroduce themselves again. “Endorse Attachment. Its humbling being here amongst friendly faces, and other less friendly faces.”
He began, unable hide his disdain for a certain justice-bearing Beholder...
2023-08-05 01:13:11 +0000 UTC View Post