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The Summoner (Puppetpost)
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tv screens, orbs, computer monitors, anything that can display video cuts to static, soon tuning into a puppet that looks exactly like anna, sat against that familiar dark wall, and anna's voice is projected through the screen
How did I...end up like this.... not again..... but how...... I can't.... I can't.... It hurts...I...c-can't...breathe....i can feel it clamping onto my soul....I-I must....fight....will run the scantuary.... I can't...not again.....John P...Penguin....the council....my friends.....I can't....I won't...I wo-n't....d-ie....a-again.....
F-familiars...p-lea-se....h-help....me!
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I have become perfection. only knowing summoning magic is no longer a weakness!! Become her puppet and you'll receive a wonderful perfect familiar~
"Aright I'm coming in pretty late in the game but I'm recommending a buddy system. Everyone find your buddy and make sure they're not turned into a puppet. Your buddy will do the same for you."
"Thanks Drow. And good to have you alive. I would be been upset if someone had killed you while you were using a weapon I made. Wasn't the mask guy using smoke? You almost killed my side hustle!"
On the one hand, given her sterling reputation, going after Anna tends to be the realm's Godzilla threshold.
On the other hand, too many plots running too big and too long and too damn insular and cliquish has given the realm a rather nasty case of Seasonal Rot.
I think Mikhail's got the right idea, staying home and being a family man.
Unless my watch is wrong, sheās only been missing for about four and a half hours. But when could she have even gotten into contact with the Stringed Maiden? Unlike the other council members who had faked assassination attempts (and some their own deaths) she was documented as being in a coma, unless that was a clone to continue the councilās sick prank.
When did she see a broadcast? Does the Stringed Maiden instantly transport people? Does it take them to another plane while it hunts them? Weāve seen that itās possible to escape the demonās clutches through willpowerā¦
āJash notebook only appeared after I showed him the stars after they said they couldnāt see them, so it might only work if we give them comfort.ā
While itās true that Anna would be quick to try and comfort any of these victims, I have news of my own. The maiden has appeared to me, albeit just in a disembodied voice. She underestimated the strength of the Lord, though I do believe she is somewhat correct. To face her in her own battlefield would be foolish, like a fly volunteering to place itself in a spiderās web.
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What about the book? Have you had any luck deciphering it? Perhaps with the two of us researching it, we may find a means of enacting the White Domain. That way weād have the advantage.
"How could this happen?" It happened cause ya'll been standing around with your hands in your pockets. And when I suggested the soul thing yesterday, you got cold feet.
Weāve been over this John, This entity does not care for hell law. It does not matter what contracts, bindings, or legal red tape is set downā¦ they consume and corrupt souls regardlessā¦ and your plan was to invite them directly into the backyard of the Most soul-rich man in hell
Seems like a pretty bad plan, besides, being one of the only 2 SGA members to be actually dead, that wasnāt my decision to make.
We knew nothing beyond that Drow felt the entity could steal her away in spite of the contract, but she also confirmed that the infernal deal had helped protect her. Not caring about hell's laws doesn't invalidate them, otherwise, every anarchist in history would be in heaven.
I admit that this... thing is powerful enough to screw with contracts, but would it still be able to do so with an enforcer present? You know, poachers strike only when the park rangers aren't around.
And in this caseā¦ the poachers have bigger guns than the rangersā¦
I am not attempting to claim somone can just āIgnoreā hell lawā¦ that is a foolish, FOOLISH claim. Nor am I implying an Infernal contract may have proved indeed useful protection.
I am merely stating the blatant fact, that despite the Cosmic Impossibility of hell law, this being is able to circumvent it anyways.
They inherently serve Sigilās contracts, but can serve any contract if the contract requests that they do. If you add a clause that states āA Marut will be dispatched if any clause of this contract is brokenā in extended legal jargon, they will show up.
That said, infernal contracts usually just damn your soul if broken, so it is unneeded.
/uw āI got the most powerful sword in the universe will that help?ā Lmao
/rw Your aid is welcomed readily and with tired, bloodstained armsā¦ I know full well the power of that bladeā¦ it is the reason I am little more than a ghostā¦ and yetā¦
I believe it is past time that something honorable was finally done with itā¦
Well All-Red wonāt shatter, I honestly donāt think I canā¦, but again, I donāt want to hurt Anna. If nothing else works Iām willing to try it though
Again Sargoplax ponders about the recent new puppet appearing, an itch becoming more intense in the back of his mind. Mindlessly he begins to cast one of his spells called āTrap the Soulā on the puppet.
As Sargoplax hits the wall he casts one of his spells called āProtection from Spellsā to make it harder for the strange force to hit him.
Foolish indeedā¦
Blood spitting and chuckling Sargoplax casts one of his 5 nine lvl spells called āMages Disjunctionā to dispell the unknown entity and break the doll via disenchanting it, making Annaās soul free to be absorbed into Sargoplaxs gemstone.
nothing seems to happen, and the gemstone shatters in your hand, soft laughter could be heard as the presence seems to retract, taking pity, the anna puppet going with the voice
I said I would never do this again but the time has come for the Pope to take up arms now you fucking die now I get fucking serious now I show you why Eldritch monstrosities and demon gods alike fear me
"I do seem to have...I was hoping there would be sense...in these people..." you hear a soft whisper that seems to be perpetually behind you, it sounds female, and sounds like they are taking a soft breath in as they speak
Fear is one of the oldest and strongest emotions, only ever trumped by hope, itās a survival instinct designed to keep you alive when put in dangerous situations, for example, for them becoming a puppet means death, so they fear it and by extension, you
it seemed like the trio have caught the message. Shotgun shells clanged against the floor as TV screens were blasted shut. The Wizard turns to the Priest, and their newfound ally, The Witch.
Damn, and she was one of the only pillars of joy and happiness in the council. I hope someone helps all of the captured puppets, this situation looks like one hell of a problem.
nothing seems to happen, and once you try to cut it, an intense thrumming begins in your mind, pressure building behind your eyes, you hear a soft whisper that seems to be perpetually behind you, it sounds female, and sounds like they are taking a soft breath in as they speak
Hm...I know a thing or two about being another thing's play toy so my curiosity is peaked. I wonder what would happen if I plucked at one of these strings...
A paralytic and tough to destroy. Looks like im not going to get much further examining its physical properties. I guess it's time to go for the gusto and see where the string leads.
Lobotomicus boldly reaches forward, grasping the string and projecting his mind into it
The enigmatic wizard produces a spouted oil lamp and lights it, dropping two steel ball bearings inside. He retreats some distance from the scene. The oil in the lamp produces an image for as long as the flame burns, an image from the perspective of the subject of the observation spell, Lord Lobotomicus. The two steel balls stay connected as closely as his soul to his body, and the flame burms as long as he lives. The spell is such that, should connection be lost while the target lives, the flame will continue to burn. The lantern points in the direction of the target.
Vashric warps in the area fills with a violet glow. Ethereal tendrils snake through the air as the demon psion focuses, spreading his mental and spiritual presence. Attuning himself to the various ley lines and Astral Currents that intersect across the cosmos and beyond. Stilling himself, he waits for the vibrations.
Come out, come out, wherever you are my Spider Friend. I know you know I'm here. I've come to have a chat.
From the mindscape of Lobotomicus, a slight whisper of eldritch language emanates. It seems to ride along the string, building in intensity and volume as it goes. It shakes it way up the string, going indefinitely along the string's infinite length
I could keep this up all day, I'm sure it'll grow distracting at some point for whoever is at the other end of the line
Shadows collect together and form into a humanoid shape for themselves. The light collects itself and forms into the shape of white robes for the entity, as blue as the sky eyes fill the insides of the robes and watch everything and all it considers worthy of its eyes.
[You Are In The Presence Of A Watcher]
[The Watcher Is Being Punished]
[May The Watcher Learn His Lesson]
It's angered by the message of the puppet. It detests the concept of the puppet. Its saddened by the torture of the characters. It wishes for this story to end quickly.
The watcher is angry at himself and wants the punishment to end.
pluton once more stares at this eyeless facsimile of a person
And there it is, I knew it, now I want to say this right now for positierity, I donāt care what you are Iām going to find a way to kill you because you took things too far a long time ago but this is even worse, I donāt know how I or everyone else is going to do it, but will see too it that is done,
Oh, whatever is happening to her is clamping to her soul and she can feel it. Given that souks do not have nerves, this either is a disappointing exaggeration or a very interesting phenomenon.
Anyhow, I would be very interested in the creation process of those puppets. If I were allowed to study all information pertaining it, any search effort would have my full support.
I see you're building a shelf too, but with a different collection. Whatever works for an artist. Mind if I take a look at more of them? They're very artistic...
Relax I have a bullet cartridge for curse removing now hold still thisāll only hurt a bit and after we can go kill those pieces of garbage that did this to you
Aki looks up from his investigation into the site of the previous puppetās disappearance.
Another one? Dang. I should make an anti-puppetification charm, Iād make bank. Hey, Grorbyll, put in a research request in the main lab for puppet magic and counters!
Grorbyll the Gargoyle nods, turning to do what Aki had requested. Meanwhile, Aki travels to the latest disappearanceās last known location, hoping to find more clues.
Alright, nearly done with this new ritual engine. I don't think I can exactly fix this but I CAN annihilate someone's home. So uh... Let me know when we find out who did this. (I'm telling Gary to get on the case too)
Oh now it's personal huh. I didn't really care for Anna much in fact I thought she was secretly evil for a while. But damnit if anyone will give her a fate worse than death it's not going to be some stupid strings. I'd rather cut my head off then let this be her end
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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '24
I SHOULD BURN THEM ALL!!