Location: Gloom Orange>Keep walking, try to ignore the looming robed giants. They're inanimate, for now. So keep walking, you'll a way out. Eventually... https://youtu.be/hIN9yYguhJ8?si=yI3XynFrK7ldfEFI>We periodically host a web-based battle royale that can include anything and anyone. Shenanigans ensue, and some people attempt to write it into semi-coherent narratives, playing the part of the characters within!Check here for additional details:https://rentry.org/HungerGamesHostingGuideUpdatedhttps://brantsteele.com/hungergames/Previous thread:>>24360276
"Hello, dear Listeners! Once again! Your Propaganda Overlord, Glibnub here! ""Last match sucked, so we need more fights! Send up「10」of your best fighters! Grab a weapon and get killing! Don't forget to describe yer-self so we can give you a proper tombstone!">Perks-no perk -leader -peaceful -sociopath -kind-unstable -bulky -meek -naïve -devious-seductive -suicidal -cute -annoying -scrappy-survivalist -rich -inventor -goth -lunatic> A tool-no tool -big stick -pitchfork -sword -axe-handgun -shotgun -grenade -slingshot -bow-flamethrower -rocket launcher -laser gun -magic wand -ancient sceptre-pet wolf -pet tiger -pet turtle -wish ring"NO TEAMS! Everyone kill each other!"(Gonna do some laundry in the meantime so enter, will increase roster size depending on ID count)
>>24364925Malice And MayhemUnstable, LunaticPet Tiger
>>24364925Gendarme Handler>No Trait>Pet Wolf
>>24364925Knight GundamPeaceful, BulkySword
>>24364944>HD tha WyStill is the case
>>24364925Hollywood Hiro>Cute, Leader>Shotgun
>>24364925Mary FaeMeek, SuicidalGrenade
>>24364944And I'm mauve, now....
>>24364925AndyRichScrappy Handgun
>>24364925Frank>unstable, survivalist>Shotgun
>>24364925Fighting Fairy>naive, meek>sword
>>24364925KitUnstable, KindLaser Gun
>>24364925SlimeCuteNo item
>>24365090Skip if desired, of course, flexible roster size being what it is.
"Sometimes I wonder if your parents really thought out your names. Some of you have dumb names...""Unggoys have some of the best names, some of you should go back to ya parents and tell them to do better!"
>>24364925Pulchra "cool thread" Fellini>Scrappy, Devious>Handgun
>>24365110"You in that thing >>24365090 out" "We start soon!"
>>24365107残念ながら、多くの人は食事で十分な鉄分を摂取していません...ちゃんと直します!
>>24365107Evil, beware!>>24365115https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb3DFKVpe0Y
>>24365107>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-MvtgYzhHg"Easy, boy.">Hopefully, the dog wouldn't get a taste for manflesh after this.
>>24365107"That human has bad luck. I STILL don't know what type of human IT is supposed to be!">>24365121"I better see killing from you! or I'll go down there myself and blast ya!"
>>24365107Hahahahaha...! Here Kitty Kitty...!
>>24365115"Alright, I'll take over~"
>>24365130First slide again... Why do I even bother...?
>>24365130"Two come together and one leaves! It's fun watching you weaker humans die!""Uh-oh, he's lookin' dangerous. That guy is your problem now!""You do one good thing and one stupid thing. I'm loosing credits here!" >>24365141"Don't be a wuss! Ya got next time to win! But for now you're a failure. Get to the sidelines!"
>>24365130"Ei, or a taste for my ears!">While entertaining his partner for the moment, the guard's eyes would narrow soon in tandem, practically smelling danger on the horizon as he ducked out of the way a split second before conflict erupted!>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA8cxc37HN4>No slouch in a fight himself, the fact the enforcer had narrowly avoided getting turned into the surface of the moon barely registered while using a free hand to strangle the delinquent. "Always the young bloods..."
>>24365158"Talk about option paralysis..."
>>24365158>Though speaking of youth, one thing the guard ought to miss from his own was having keener vision."Ay caramba!"
>>24365130>>24365158You may try!
>>24365158"Shiny thing goes BOOM! And down goes, that yellow thing....""I doubt those two were good to begin with, so who's gonna take'em out?""Welp, there goes the cool one... I gotta start charging all of you for dying!"
>>24365185>Damnit!
>>24365190"A secondary? Oh shi-"
>>24365190"No!NO! Ain't ch supposed to be a evil thing? I ain't understanding ya.""Kills good! And Looks good too! I want HIM to win!"
>>24365208"Well, looks like I don't have to get down there. Should have started fighting! That's what ya get! and I'm not sorry!""They went back to being evil. Man can ya pick already! Stop jumping back and forth already!""NOOOOOO! HE LOOKED THE COOLEST!"
>>24365130楽しかった!>>24365158さあ、一日を最高にしてくれよ。>The stray fairy's blade would swish in challenge at the cacophony occurring around her. Are you a bad enough dude to fight a fairy to the death?>>24365190にお越しいただけない場合は、こちらからお客様のところへ伺います...>>24365208楽しかった!
>>24365229There's a fairy to squish and a cowboy to hang...!
>>24365208>>24365229Can't win them all through sheer inaction.
>>24365251Yeah, only most of them
>>24365229これは, ボーリングです。
>>24365229"Kinda wondering what is going through that head."
>>24365350We're taking turns being in charge!
>>24365350"Oooo! That small thing is feisty! I want him to win! C'mon! beat up that small lady human and I'll forgive ya for killing that cool human!"
>>24365364GYAAAGH! D-Don't let the bug win...!
>>24365364"Don't know about you dead guys, but that small thing has the best chance of winning! What do ya think, dear viewers and listeners!""Place bets now!""That cool small boom thing! Or that small fighter who didn't do any fighting! BOOO!"[ Mary Fae ]or [ Fighting Fairy ]
>>24365350お腹が空いたんだ 。>Truly, this was a hunger game...>>24365364楽しかった!>>24365381>She was fighting in spirit by being deployed to the field.
>>24365381Who doesn't love a good pacifist win?
>>24365396Ahmmm.
>>24365364>>24365381"And it's broken... just like my spirit... Ya shouldn't have killed the cool looking guy!! Another lame survivor...!">>24365396"I DON'T!! I'm loosing credits here! If I'm out of the job, I'll be good as dead!""Y-you wouldn't want that, my d-d-dear listeners?! R-right!?"
>>24365407Hahahaha...!!! Stupid bug...>Mayhem lets out an angry roar before the two bots warp out.>Gratzthx.
>>24365407Justice has prevailed.Well done!>And thank you for this.
>>24365407>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC7B6DUpTv8勝った!>The power of fairies, on full display!行ってもいい?
>>24365407"Welp.... Seems like that weak small thing was some all-powerful.... small thing""You failures should thank her, after remembering your pathetic deaths!"
>>24365430>A part of the guard was at least content he didn't have to come to blows with the girl. God's providence truly protects fools, children, and Americans. Of which he was certain she were some combination thereof.>Thanks.
>>24365407Thanks for hosting, sorry the fairy lived.>>24365430Dear god everyone lived!? What a horrible ending.
>>24365422>>24365425>>24365427>>24365439"Remember to tune into Unggoy Free Radio hosted by your favorite Propaganda Overlord,...Glibnub! Bringing you that hard truth! As well as best food nipple and infusions!"(Thanks for playing)>>24365443"Ain't you supposed to be down there killing people?"
>>24365422>>24365425>>24365430>>24365439>>24365457たくさんのご反響ありがとうございました!>After sufficient messing around on the field, the so-called fighting fairy would wander elsewhere to ply her martial trade.
>>24365466"Yeah!Yeah!""Ya better fight next time! You jerk"(If you want a card, supply a png of this fairy)
>>24365407Thanks for hosting!
>>24365457Well I was, but not now!
>>24365492>This >>24365118 is probably the highest-resolution clean PNG of her. Touhou stage enemies get little love for how much art is made of the series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQV4KZ1RrwI+1
>>24365508LOOK AT THOSE HANDS!
>>24365513hey you know if your hand is bigger than your face then that means you're gay you should check
>>24365523What if YOUR hands are bigger than my face?
>>24365498"Yeah! You're welcome!">>24365499"Get back to it! Just not around me! Or around the other unggoys!">>24365506(Thank you. Will be delivered sometime soon.)>>24365425(Same to you)
>>24365527noo my joke is ruined you're supposed to put your hand infront of your face to check so I can do the thing where I make you hit yourself
>>24365533With hands like that you could hit me from across several rooms. Your grip strength is in 4K. When some is giving hand outs you have to tell them you are at your limit. You don't Hi 5 you Hi 100.
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2b7TQpyQY8>Burning the late night oil, eh?
>>24365541I'll hit you up later, gonna hit the shower and call it a night. Till next time.
>>24365539>GRIPS YOUBE NICE ABOUT MY HANDS>>24365541Civ 3 modern era is banger after banger I tell you what, good glory.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyqTPqVRoBk
>>24365550Not until you watch the god damn shark movie!
>>24365552I'm too busy reading Jane Eyre :) maybe next time
>>24365547>Sweet dreams, friend. Just reply whenever it comes to you, and I can do the same. >>24365550>Civ IV ported almost all the music from III except the modern soundtrack.>Guess they felt it'd clash with the John Adams music album.>Even still, has the same energy as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4c6CtNL_s0
>>24365559The thread doesn't have the image number for me to burn with a stock image of a guy with a gun to threaten you with...so just act like I posted it.
>>24365541https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyLMgIR69G4>Looks like it.>>24365547>Have a good one.
Down to 11 tabs, let's gooooBy the end of today or tomorrow I'll have 'em cleared out completely. Maybe I'll be able to host again too
>>24364895>It was common knowledge that the center of a torii gate and the path beneath it belonger to the gods. If that same concept could be applied to this loathsome road, then this shrine maiden would yield the middle to whatever cruel deities lurked within the gloom. Sanae would keep close to the edges, hopeful that courtesy might buy her some mercy for being an interloper in this unholy realm. >The priestess paused, staring down the endless row of mournful statues, each silently casting judgment upon her with baleful eyeless gazes.It's a straight path, yet it makes one feel so aimlessly lost..>She takes a deep breath.Forward remains the only option.
>>24365908>She was not the only one lost down here, as the gloom is broken by a nearby flickering torchlight. Just ahead is a young woman in a white and pink dress. It seems she's more lost in thought than lost in space.Fascinating... I wonder what civilization built these? And what purpose they served?>She takes a few steps forward, figuring it is her only way out too.
>>24365908>How come YOU get to be blue? Well, since you are....>>24365970>>24365908Nothing and noone. For what you see here are not statues.>Any footsteps prior were unheard, but the voice makes itself known now. Soft and almost quiet, and yet felt so clearly you'd almost think it was coming from within one's own body. Even Zelda up ahead.>The source: A man IN midnight blue, a hat covering his eyes, and a long mantle covering his form, save the flash of white of his shirt and a golden medallion. He- he wasn't even in Sanae's peripheral vision an instant ago, and yet there he is, walking alongside her, matching her pace, walking slightly closer to the center.Behold a resting place of souls from cycles forgotten. A graveyard of ghosts of gods and men before gods and man ever existed, laid dormant. Refusing death and forbidden life, they wait for something will never come to them as the eternal cycle slowly lulls them to move on in full.
>>24365970>The bright pink and gold was a welcome sight in this sickly fog of orange. The brightness of the dress alone felt completely defiant to the gloom of her surroundings.>Sanae took a stutter step forward, this had to be a mirage. Well, if it was one, it was certainly very out of place. She approaches the woman cautiously.I didn't expect to see someone else here.. what are you looking at->>24365986Whaah!>The shrine maiden jumped in surprise, hands instinctively rising to shield herself. The silent lonely path had just become alot more crowded. Not only that, but it seems a "W.E.S." has found her. She turns toward the newWho are you!? How long have you been there?!
>>24366118>New arrival.*>Accidentally posted early.
>>24365908>>24365970>>24365986>>24366118>From the rafters above a silent shroud of grey vapor watches the priestess and princess. >He doesn't trust the man in the blue mantle, but he waits blending into the stagnant air. If they find a way out he will shadow them. If they perish, he will learn how to avoid their fate. He just watches.
>>24366118>>24365986>Zelda waves her torch around in a haste, almost dropping it as she turns to the two new voices!Ah, h-hello. I did not see the two of you, please, announce your presence next time..!>She takes a single step towards the man in blue, glancing up at the statues. She didn't quite grasp what the man was saying.Their... souls are laid to rest here? So they are not built by any civilization?
>>24366118>>24366135An instant, an eternity. Time has little meaning in these realms beyond.>He smiles. Faint, but reassuring. Makes one think rather like a grandfather who knows he just did something embarrassing. Even if you can only see white specks of light from the shadows covering his eyes.I apologize, Princess Zelda, lady Sanae. I'm afraid I was too distracted by other worries to make myself known sooner.>>24366130>Those giant robed skeletons are one heck of a "rafter" up there, aren't they? But he pauses to gesture out, and while his arm continues to sweep across the plane, his head turning with it pauses briefly. Just briefly, not very long enough to draw attention to it for anyone not...actively worried about being seen, stopping for just that moment in a certain direction, without even raising his head far enough to expose his face from above, and then moving along as if he did nothing >...Acknowledgement without direct exposure, if you would.But that's mostly correct. This plane is infinite, but once, there was a cult of men who discovered this place, and in reverence to these souls, they worshipped it. That cult died out a thousand generations past, but you will find that that would be your ideal escape from this realm.
>>24366130>Amidst the eyeless sockets and macabre grins of these endless skeletal guardians, it would seem atleast one watcher in the dark still counted among the living. The green haired girl however, would remain oblivious to his presence or the fact she would unwittingly be his guide.>>24366135>>24366161Eeh.. sorry about that.. I think you have the wrong idea though.>She waves a hand dismissively.I've never met this man in my life.>In typical wandering esoteric fashion, this unknown spectre in blue had mysteriously manifested to bestow answers that seemed to produce only further questions.Well, if what you say is true, we trespass on the graves of restless souls. Perhaps we should depart quickly and->She raises an eyebrow...how do you know my name?
>>24366130>Somewhere above, the Princess was being watched. She doesn't notice, instead attributing the feeling to the giants above.>>24366166Are you quite sure? He appeared beside you...aren't you traveling together?>>24366161Ah, you know of me? >Zelda gives a short bow, she's much less concerned that this mysterious stranger knows her name. She was a princess after all. A cult?>She gasps a little, imagining some sort of horrible group in masks, dancing around, performing rituals, eating bananas, worshiping the statues. A shiver runs down her spine.I-Is that the only means of escaping this place?
>>24366161>Oh sorry "ribs" not rafters. It’s a bold architectural choice that really brings a sense of impending existential dread to this hell, don't you think?>He vanishes from his perch. He reappears instantly on the jagged stone shoulder of the next statue, then teleports again to the skeletal hand of the next. He doesn’t care for the history or the theology of it; he only cares for the utility. >If those cultists found a way to reach this place and then leave, it means there is a doorway or a method of exit. https://youtu.be/R7g5956BJPo?si=KcuB6hkOedDdyOYZ>>24366166>Smoke casts a glance at the priestess, quickly dismissing her as a non-combatant same with the princess >>24366307.
>>24366166>>24366307I know all, but none know me. There are more exits...perhaps you could find one in a day. Or perhaps it would be a year. Or perhaps it would be so long, that by the time you succeeded, you had forgotten what the world outside this plane ever was.>He's walking now, striding forward and past Zelda.Follow me. For I am the Phantom Stranger, guide to the lost and wayward, and it is my duty to forever walk all lands! I had come here to join a friend, and yet I cannot ignore you.>>24366313>It's a good thing it's so quiet here, lets the voice carry really far. >Mind those batty, or perhaps it's pteranodon or vulture-like creatures up there. Like parasites, they feast upon the energy that these slumbering once-creatures exude! They might be...enticed by fresher prey, smaller though it may be.
>>24366313>Instincts urge the wind priestess to glance over she shoulder. Even with the added presence of friendlier faces this place has her unsettled. She shakes off the sensation and turns her focus back to the gathered party.>>24366307>Sanae frowns in annoyance.I get the feeling he does that to everyone. >He probably even gets a kick out of it..>>24366330>>24366307>Sanae looks at Zelda with a worried expression, wondering if they really have a choice other than to follow. She turns her gaze back to the stranger's back and begins to trail him.H-hey wait.. you were just kidding about being lost for a year or more right? You don't really think we'll be stuck here that long right?>She rushes forward to match his stride.
>>24366330>>24366348>>24366313>She shoots a glance back at Sanae, keeping pace just behind the Stranger.Don't worry, with the blessings of the goddess and a gift of wisdom, the proper path forward will reveal itself. In time.>She didn't actually sound so sure, as she keeps glancing ahead at the gloomy path.
>>24366330>>24366348>>24366362>Smoke becomes a thin swirling mist, clinging to the shadows of the stone carvings as the creatures descend. >He ignores the gnawing chill of the air his eyes sharper than any hawk's fixed on the man in blue; he is the only path out and the Lin Kuei does not lose his quarry. Unfortunately his presence attracted the unsavory kind.https://youtu.be/RWOmFOaNHwg>The creatures descending from the gold sky are nightmares of necrotic flesh and brittle bone. They dive in a synchronized sickening swarm against their trio.>Their leathery wings unfurl like funeral shrouds, and their jagged serrated beaks click with the sound of tearing parchment. In place of eyes their empty sockets glow with a sickly luminescence marking the trio as fresh prey in a realm of decay.
>>24366348>>24366362>>24366390>He turns his head. His gaze can be felt on Sanae. But he does not reply, and looks away again after a moment, his stride never broken.Stay in the shade by their robes, when you can.>But it seems this particular advice was too late, and he stops and wheels about to a wide stands as he points skyward.Beware! In the realm of the dead, the flesh of the living is the greatest delicacy!>A light shines one one of his hands as he points it at the front-runner of the swarm, firing a ray at the otherworldly creature.
>>24366390>>24366406Huh!? What are those..?! Keese->She has no time to get a good look, as they're already gathered up in a swarm! A wave of her hand, and a small fireball is conjured up! It flies towards one of the creatures, detonating on impact.
>>24364604here you go, like 10 hours later lol
>>24366362>Sanae ignored the lack of confidence in Zelda's voice. She had to believe that her concerns were unfounded, it would be troubling to find her worries mirrored in another.Right.. >Back to trudging along this dusty old path, flanked on either side by these ancient cadavers of incredible proportion. The buzzards above only added to the gloom. Somehow seeing "life" among the dead made this ill-omened trail even more foreboding. What manner of creature nests amongst departed souls?>>24366362>>24366390>>24366406Hm.. that thing is getting kinda close..>The distance had obscured their size from the maiden till the moment was nearly too late.Ready yourselves! They descend upon us!>Sanae's Gohei snaps forward, her stance widening as she prepare for combat.Esoterica!「Gray Thaumaturgy」>The air before her erupts with danmaku that fly in swirling star patterns, each made up of chains of glowing blue and red orbs. They sweep across the sky to batter the oncoming foe and stimey their advance.
>>24366406>As the golden light from the man’s hand strikes the lead creature, the impact sends a jolt of static through the flock. The struck beast disintegrates into a fine grey powder mid flight but the momentum of the remaining dozen creatures carries them forward their eyeless heads thrashing and their talons scraping harshly against the stone floor as they prepare to tear into the living.>>24366446>>24366469>The creature erupts into a shower of burning leathery fragments its screech cut short by the explosion.>The force of the detonation ripples through the swarm forcing the leading wave to recoil and wheel upward their tattered wings slapping against the canyon walls as they struggle to regain their balance amidst the smoke and singed feathers.>The glowing orbs tear through the remaining swarm forcing the creatures to scatter. >An unnatural soot pours from the air itself. It suffocates the stragglers pulling them into the abyss with violent, invisible force. As the last screech dies the grey mist coalesces into a solid form. >>24366406>The Enenra himself stands revealed between the group and the retreating flock.
>>24366446>>24366469>>24366504Like any scavenger, they are quick to retreat when they realize that their prey is far more lively than they expected.>As quickly as it began, the Stranger returns to neutral posture, even with the emergence of a ninja. One arm vanishes under the mantle, though the other hand remains extended. Palm-up. As if in invitation.And what are you intentions, on this sunless day?
>>24366469>>24366406>Blasts of light and stars fill the air, some are so bright and dazzling that the Princess pauses and notes.What a powerful magic!>>24366504>>24366539>She lowers her hand as the swarm disperses- no, wait...Huh? What's...?>She raises her hands defensively once again as the mist pours in from nowhere, drags in the remaining forces and consolidates into a human form.W-who are you?>She glances to Sanae and the Stranger.
>>24366539>>24366550You two made that look easy.>The wind priestess had been prepared to defend these strangers and battle alone. For her odd little gathering to include such fearsome fighters gave her a great deal of comfort.>Yet no sooner had one encounter ended.. another came forth and revealed itself.>>24366504Enenra.. I've heard of youkai born from smoke, though I've never encountered one myself.>Sanae relaxed her stance slightly but did not lower her gohei, her defense remaining up around the newcomer. Her posture made it clear she was more than willing to discourage any foolish act against her. She quietly awaited the smoke man's answer.
>>24366762Hey, knowing peoples' identities is the blue man's gimmick.....
Think I'll make that my last reply for tonight.. I'm alot sleepier than I thought I would be. Plus I've got work tomorrow. This was a delight, let's do it again soon.
>>24366773Rest well.
>>24366773Goodnighto
>>24366504>>24366550>Smoke keeps his stance grounded the karambit held at a low defensive angle. He does not lower his guard or bridge the distance, his eyes focused on the PHANTOM STRANGER. I intend to follow until I find a way out. I have no interest in your company, but I will ensure you do not die before you reach the exit. Lead.>He ignores the open palm offering no gesture of comfort. >>24366550I am Smoke of the Lin Kuei.>>24366762>>24366773>Goodnight.Enenra? >Tomas scoffs at the idea, then he mocks her.I am no spirit or myth, handmaid. I am Lin Kuei. If your youkai tales are the extent of your expertise, this realm will be your grave long before mine.
>>24366772Heh. An enenra is a type of yōkai in japanese folklore and in touhou, though it does create an amusing misunderstanding.>>24366781>>24366782>>24366785Have a good night! My apologies for the exit.
>>24366550>>24366762>>24366785I hardly did a thing compared to you two.>No, really, he only used a single-target attack against a horde. If it becomes her grave, it would become the grave of the word you have given us. And I think you are a man of your word. >The Stranger glances at the two women.The Lin Kuei are ninja of great skill and great reclusiveness...we are lucky indeed to have one for company. Come. The route is easy to miss.>Gesturing to follow, he leads them on. For the next time! Perhaps?>Nice to see so many people out here at this hour.>>24366794>Mmm...my knowledge of youkai is not as encyclopedic as I thought. Suppose that shouldn't be surprising, aha....
>>24366785>>24366809>>24366762>At least he isn't hostile..? Zelda tilts her head, still a little wary about following yet another stranger but..."Youkai?"A Ninja..?>Those terms seemed to interest her. That last one especially.>>24366794>No problemo, we shall continue when we can! This is a nice stopping point anyways, thanku all for the rp
>>24366809>>24366821>Did these ninjas just call him the N-WORD? >Smoke’s entire posture stiffens. The air around him ripples, the grey soot of his being flaring briefly into a darker more agitated charcoal. Had this man just dropped the most offensive epithet in the history of the Lin Kuei into the conversation like a polite dinner party pleasantry? And the princess too? With a HARD A NO LESS?I AM LIN KUEI! SHIRAI RYU ARE NINJA!
>>24366908>>24366821>Listen man, I don't play the games, y'all make Blazblue lore look simple-I could not think of a more suitable comparison for these less educated. I meant no offense. Please, forgive this man older than he looks his slip of tongue.>...Even if he knows that that's a a STUPID distinction to get riled up over....
This is the part where someone says "post tunes" But instead I'm just going to leave ya'll this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJTmrNK92aQ
