#csmp lore

It really depends on the event, Blake had no idea i would trap him with Wardens, and I also didn't know too much about Diansu's mod before the Invictus event happened (aside from the vague idea that he'd "upgrade" himself), but there is a general direction we take events, like even if a person "loses" or "wins" a fight in their event, if the point was to intimidate other players, we still go with the vibe that was intended, so the outcome of the first fight against Invictus wasn't scripted but the planned part was the fact that Lux's side didn't see it as a victory no matter if we beat diansu or not. (CUZ BRO BECAME IRON MAN x GABRIEL ULTRAKILL AND NEARLY BEAT OUR ASSES YKNOW) Sorry for the wordyness this is very hard to explain to someone without the context of how the events happen behind the scenes

"Every time I hear something new about you, I feel more and more that we might've just been strangers. Nothing more. Just two strangers with the same white hair."

The two rush into the Nether, lowering their tone to near silence as to not alert the kidnappers of their presence. Lux can already recognize the signs of this being the overconfident planning of her two past allies. The invisible & armored kidnappers raise their voice at Astron, demanding them to get into a boat that's on the icy highway leading to the Nether spawn. "They're gonna speed off if we don't tail them", Lux whispers to RAT. "Yeah, no shit Sherlock", RAT replies as the two start booking it onto the highway, dashing through the air and ricocheting off the blood crimson walls, barely keeping up with the kidnappers. They follow the kidnappers back into the overworld, arriving at Smiley's, Blake Winsweep's restaurant. Nox's and Winsweep's invisibility finally runs out, as they take Astron to the basement of the restaurant. Lux and RAT quietly follow them from a safe distance, chugging down their last invisibility potions. They trace the same path Nox and Blake are taking, past an "Employees Only" door leading to an elevator shaft. Nox and Winsweep climb down the elevator shaft, with Astron between the two, getting to the bottom floor of the Restaurant. There's a small intersection, with multiple long hallways, all but one seemingly caved in. The atmosphere is dark and damp, and the area is more reminiscent of a crude mineshaft rather than the basement of a restaurant. At the end of the hallway and past two turns, Nox, Blake and Astron arrive to a room with a table and and a few old chairs, all wooden. A single redstone lamp among many broken ones lights up the room, hanging chains casting shadows on the floor. "Astron, I need you to tell us everything you know about the End Portals" Winsweep demands, "We know how close you are to RAT, he must've told you something about them." Lux and RAT are sneaking right around the corner, listening in to the interrogation. "Why are they questioning Astron about the End Portals? RAT broke them all years ago", Lux thinks to herself. "I've only got 2 minutes of invisibility left", RAT whispers to Lux. She checks her own time, realizing she's about to run out in less then a minute. Nox feels a shiver down their spine as if they sense someone watching them, urging Winsweep to stop talking. "Shit, Lux what did you do?!" RAT whispers to Lux. "Nothing! I didn't make a sou-" Lux trips on a small rock as she's backing up and falls onto the ground. Nox immediately picks up on the thud they heard, and start checking the hallway's every wall and corner. "Get up, we need to run!" RAT urges Lux as he starts sprinting towards the intersection and up the elevator shaft. The sound of Nox's blade dragging along the stone floor echoes throughout the hallway as Lux gets up and starts running to the exit. She might be invisible, but one thing she can't get rid of are the frantic footsteps left behind, exposing her exact location to Nox. "Caught you", Nox thinks to themselves as they dash straight towards Lux. Lux hurriedly tries getting off the hallway, rushing off the side of it into an opening to a large dripstone cave, as Nox catches her by her leg, making Lux trip as her invisibility runs out. She's now hanging upside down, facing several dripstone spikes fifty meters below her, and Nox's grip on her leg being the only thing preventing her from falling. They share no dialogue, but the looks on their eyes communicate their feelings better than any words would in that moment. Nox tries dragging Lux's body back onto the platform with all their force, but Lux takes out her crossbow and shoots an arrow at Nox's arms. The arrow misses, but Nox flinches, letting go of her in the process. As she's falling, Nox can't help but watch in horror as they see Lux picking her own demise over being caught by Nox ever again. Moments later, Lux respawns at the Log Cabin, with a deep and sharp pain in her chest. Nox feels the pain all the same, their subconscious finally realizing how much the two have strayed away from eachother.

Glad someone noticed it! Yes, there is a meaning behind csmp!Lux having closed eyes while my normal skin does not. csmp!Lux is a character within the story of Content SMP, and is (mostly) unaware of this fact. I, however, am entirely aware of the story, so my skin has open eyes. So basically it symbolizes the knowledge gap between myself and my characters.

Pour one out for the dying star.

Nox sees part of Lux's soul die in her expression as she seemingly goes in for a killing blow. She misses horribly. Nox can't tell if Lux gave up fighting or is too drunken with rage, but it doesn't matter to them anymore. Suddenly, a shock worth ten thousand volts hits Lux from behind. "You're really great at trying to kill your loved ones, Lux.", Diansu says as he electrocutes Lux, forcing her to step away from Nox. As Lux is focused on striking Diansu, he throws his Cheirosiphon towards Nox. They catch it, and pull the trigger.

"WHAT THE FUCK? WHO ARE YOU?", the other Lux yells at them. But as much as Lux wants to, they can't muster up a response. Lux's vocal chords were singed, rendering them unable to talk; At least not for now.

Entry six, day twenty-one (Average temperature: 44.6°F) "Weeks pass, yet everyday still hurts the same. I see ghosts, and the ghosts see an alien. We both don't recognize each other. Nevertheless, I've still made my mission to protect them. I won't make the same mistake again. I was granted a second chance, and this time, I'll kill that bastard, for good." Day minus 84 (Average temperature: 1002.2°F) The man-made sun was let loose with the flick of a remote switch. Hellfire washed over all of those inside. The doors were obstructed with a mound of obsidian, ensuring not a soul would escape from this predicament. There were no interventions. No saving graces. The cries of the unjustly damned echoed through the hull amidst the blasts that shook the whole interior.