Despair Guides My Fate

Kept in Stasis (Open RP)

The figure lurking within the darkness cast its shadow upon the lake bed; sleek and silent, the maw, a shield of serrated teeth, lazily dragged itself along the sand. Its eyes–one black and beady, and the other a malevolent red with a trail of light following it–had been focused on its prey: the racer who swam underneath the layer of ice. Its scales were painted in a split monochrome color: the left side was colored in glossy white, and the right was decorated in a repugnant shade of black. The bulb no longer glowed, instead, it hung close to the creature’s head.

What he needed now was to see that unhealthy hope of hers’ leave her body. If she was a spy, then breaking her down wouldn't have made much difference for Creepie to break. And if she couldn't be salvaged from the shivering heap, he could always throw her to his men. Hagakure watched the monitors next to him. Good. Her vital signs told him that his progres was moving to a slow start. The creature, this leviathan of a beast, opened its maw. It began singing. Branches of licorice kelp vibrated and the coral candy reef began crumbling. The ice above Creepie began cracking. Uneven splits became small shards, and they would only increase in size.

Kept in Stasis (Open RP)

The figure lurking within the darkness cast its shadow upon the lake bed; sleek and silent, the maw, a shield of serrated teeth, lazily dragged itself along the sand. Its eyes--one black and beady, and the other a malevolent red with a trail of light following it--had been focused on its prey: the racer who swam underneath the layer of ice. Its scales were painted in a split monochrome color: the left side was colored in glossy white, and the right was decorated in a repugnant shade of black. The bulb no longer glowed, instead, it hung close to the creature’s head.

Kept in Stasis (Open RP)

He watched the racer go on about her day. Laughing, playing, swimming even. She held such joy to be surrounded by her loved ones. That would come to an end, and he would be more than happy to oblige her. With a few buttons, he began to set his plan into work. From the depths of the water–who knew what that had been–something began slither within the crevasses hidden among the candy rocks. A flash of red glinted underneath.

The red light came in the form of a bulb attached to a stalk that stood in direct contrast with the shadows surrounding it, aimlessly hanging in the water. The racer, Hagakure decided, had far too much fun in her happiness-filled world.

Kept in Stasis (Open RP)

He watched the racer go on about her day. Laughing, playing, swimming even. She held such joy to be surrounded by her loved ones. That would come to an end, and he would be more than happy to oblige her. With a few buttons, he began to set his plan into work. From the depths of the water--who knew what that had been--something began slither within the crevasses hidden among the candy rocks. A flash of red glinted underneath.

Kept in Stasis (Open RP)

After a while the screen cleared up and a pink land appeared along with some of her friends. She was dreaming about Sugar Rush as she was missing her home land a lot, she just wanted to get back home to see her friends again.

Candy to the left and to the right. Gum drops, lollipops, and other sweets he had never seen before came into his view. It became a stark contrast to the world he had grown accustomed to. Death and decay were more commonplace, compared to the brighter skies and lush lands of what he now saw in the screen. Finding such luxuries were few and far in between his land. This was a confectioner’s child, Hagakure thought, cocking his head to the side. She must have been one. Or one that dreamed of innocence, opulence... There must have been a part of her that wanted to provide for other people. What better way to do that than to make a dreamland where chocolate rivers ran miles upon end? Such wonderful dreams and ambitions deserved a despair worthy enough to make that desire that much stronger. The three men watched her and her friends. Such lively faces, eager to see her again. Hagakure paused, pursing his lips. The sight reminded him of his own family and friends before his goddess arrived to save them. Still, he couldn’t help but look at her and feel a lump in his throat. What to do, what to do..ah, yes. Observe for now. He would have his fun “teaching” her in due time

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“That’s it, sweetheart,” Hagakure cooed, tapping the clipboard,”Easy now.” He looked to the man on his right, gesturing to the female–or at least, what he had thought to be a female, and the man pressed three buttons and flipped a switch. The man to his left focused on the screens that were displayed on a board monitoring Creepie’s vital signs. O~She looks like she could have been someone from Harajuku. Makoto might know more, or maybe he pushed her out. On the other hand, she could have been a spy from Nagito.~O He pondered just how it was that Creepie came to arrive on his border. She could have been easily placed there… No matter, she wold come to see his way sooner or later.

The mask had been manipulated to place itself where it should have been, safely guarding her her from the fluid. Not that it would do her much harm. He hadn’t lied to her; it truly was going to help her recover. What she hadn’t realized, however, was that even as she slept peacefully, he had plans for her. His men acted as one, switching, pressing buttons. A screen in front of them was turned on, showing a blank, white expanse. If he was right, then this would have allowed Hagakure to see within her dreams.

Kept in Stasis (Open RP)

“That’s it, sweetheart,” Hagakure cooed, tapping the clipboard,”Easy now.” He looked to the man on his right, gesturing to the female--or at least, what he had thought to be a female, and the man pressed three buttons and flipped a switch. The man to his left focused on the screens that were displayed on a board monitoring Creepie’s vital signs. O~She looks like she could have been someone from Harajuku. Makoto might know more, or maybe he pushed her out. On the other hand, she could have been a spy from Nagito.~O He pondered just how it was that Creepie came to arrive on his border. She could have been easily placed there... No matter, she wold come to see his way sooner or later.

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Hagakure confusion continued. Of course, it was going to be cold. It was cold outside of the tube as well. He had chosen his capital city well, safely tucked away behind snow-capped mountains. “Then I’ll give you a name when I get to it,” he cheerfully told her,”About the numbness, that’s the point. We didn’t think you would recover as fast as you did! Thank goodness, ‘right?” A bony finger pointed towards the tube, and her. “You gotta relax, okay? I promise you’ll get out, but you really need to rest.”

Kept in Stasis (Open RP)

Hagakure’s face brightened with a grin as he explained that he was a spiritual teacher, of sorts. People arrived from different parts of the globe to receive his wisdom, and he treated his students with the warmth that any proper guide should give for them to move to the next stage of their lives. She was discombobulated, surely. How could she have not known what had happened to the world? Then again, his mother had been kept just as ignorant. He saw to that. His eyes showed his confusion, but he answered her with a candid response. “You were banged up real bad or somethin’. As I said, my men had reason to believe you were injured. You didn’t have any kind of response when they found you. Was it mental? Were you hurt badly? Ah, could you give me a name? Any will do. Or I’ll give you a name, if you want.”

Kept in Stasis (Open RP)

“Hbluh? Wblho ablre yblou?” Creepie asked once again speaking in a heavily distorted and bubbly way. “Whblere ablm ibl? Whblat yeblar ibls iblt? Whbly dblo ibl feebll liblke abln astblronablut? Ablre wble ibln outbler spablce?” She asked as she looked around but could only really see the screen inside the pod.

He pointed to the mask that floated next to her. “You’ll have to put that on so that we can chat!”One of the men, grey hair sprouting from his head, offered the younger man with the dreadlocks a clipboard. His eyes looked over the board, inspecting it with a sweeping glance, and looked back to the girl--he assumed--and put the clipboard aside on a nearby table. “I guess I should introduce myself. It’s a little rude, and I am a gentleman, after all. I’m the teacher here, I guess, if you could call me that,” he casually stated,”The name’s Yasuhiro Hagakure, but please, call me Hiro or something short! Right now, you’re in Auli. Er, maybe you’ve heard of India? We’re here. Northern part! So no, you’re not in outer space. But if you’ve found any aliens, let me know, okay?”

A straggler. A lone wolf. That had been the report he received from his servants. She was no one who had been reported in his census. Whoever she was, she had come to them without any identification. A man stood behind two sinister-looking figures, eyeing the scene before them. Lips slightly curled into a frown, he spoke into the microphone in front of him. A nasally voice filled the airwaves and passing through the pod. “Language?” the man inquired. What tongue did she speak? Hopefully one that he could converse with. ( @creepie-treattricker​)

A straggler. A lone wolf. That had been the report he received from his servants. She was no one who had been reported in his census. Whoever she was, she had come to them without any identification. A man stood behind two sinister-looking figures, eyeing the scene before them. Lips slightly curled into a frown, he spoke into the microphone in front of him. A nasally voice filled the airwaves and passing through the pod. “Language?” the man inquired. What tongue did she speak? Hopefully one that he could converse with. ( @creepie-treattricker​)