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CH4: Barriers, Tests, Trophies
Cad arrived in a flash of crimson lightning, and over his shoulder he dumped the girl atop the item shop roof. The creature stretched it's arm, and turned around ready to exit. The girl could surely find her way at this point, in short, he'd more than likely make his departure now...
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Annabeth has entered the world.
Annabeth awoke to the oh-so-pleasant sensation of being dropped on her back, and blinked open her eyes to take in the new environment- One that was drastically different from the desert city she was in just a moment ago. Was it a moment? Gauging time was difficult to do when one was unconscious, so it was difficult to tell.
Her vision was still a bit blurry, but even she could make out the shape nearby: That of the strange thing that had beaten her into unconsciousness in the first place. She came up to a sit, scouring the ground around her for her glaive, only to find that it was gone. However, that particular detail was soon overshadowed by the fact that she wasn't on the ground. Rather, she was sat upon one of the slants of a shallow rooftop, with only slick shingles to stand on.
With this realization, she forgot her weapon and her target, and instead scrambled up the roof to get as far from the edge as possible, not daring to try standing on her feet. All of a sudden, she was significantly more awake now.
Annabeth awoke to the oh-so-pleasant sensation of being dropped on her back, and blinked open her eyes to take in the new environment- One that was drastically different from the desert city she was in just a moment ago. Was it a moment? Gauging time was difficult to do when one was unconscious, so it was difficult to tell.
Her vision was still a bit blurry, but even she could make out the shape nearby: That of the strange thing that had beaten her into unconsciousness in the first place. She came up to a sit, scouring the ground around her for her glaive, only to find that it was gone. However, that particular detail was soon overshadowed by the fact that she wasn't on the ground. Rather, she was sat upon one of the slants of a shallow rooftop, with only slick shingles to stand on.
With this realization, she forgot her weapon and her target, and instead scrambled up the roof to get as far from the edge as possible, not daring to try standing on her feet. All of a sudden, she was significantly more awake now.
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The creature turned it's head slightly upon feeling the tapestry holding him aloft move around shakily. He then attempted to speak with signs again, hold up a hand as if to say 'stop,' but it was already to late, whatever was holding this thing up broke and Cad felt himself tumble down onto hard cobblestone. If the entity could sigh, he'd definitely be doing so at this time.
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The roofing- which must have actually been some sort of permanent awning -gave way beneath them, and both were sent downward through it. Once Annabeth landed, something that didn't turn out to be too painful of an ordeal in itself considering she somehow ended up on her feet, there was still more to come. The end of a plank landed on her head before falling to the side. A second followed shortly after. The broadside of a third struck then, and split in half in the process. Those three, combined with the loud noises, set her head to aching once again, and she held it for a few moments. "Oww..."
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Cad loosely picked itself off the ground while plank after plank bonked the girl, then-- as she spoke it patted the crimson outline of it's body and started walking. Hoping to explore this place a bit better.
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Even that distraction couldn't keep Annabeth from noticing that the... Ugh, what was it, anyway? Some kind of void person? Whatever it was, it was on its way out. "Hey, wait, wait!" she called to it, still rubbing her head with one hand. "Just where are you running off to? All my..." She checked herself over before continuing for the sake of confirmation. "...All my stuff's still with the Venture, and you're just leaving me here?" True to her word, even the glaive she'd just bought was gone, likely at the site where this guy showed up to assault her. Her Munny, on the other hand, was safely stored away aboard the Venture II, the ship that was currently parked in the middle of a certain bandit-filled desert town. This was the second time she'd gotten ditched by some stranger, and each incident was getting less productive than the last. It was a rather tiring cycle.
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The creature hobbled off and around a corner, stopping only to pull the glaive into sight from with it's chest right before exiting her viewing radius. The Remnant wasn't sure what it would do with such an item, but, maybe it could be traded for things he liked! He aimed to find a nearby person willing to take the glaive. Unless Annabeth were to chase him down and request it. Of course.
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Annabeth was considering letting the thing go when she saw it pull the entirety of her brand-new glaive from its sternum. "Oh, you've gotta be kiddin' me!" she whined quietly to herself as she took off on a run to follow. How it had gotten there was still a mystery to her. From what she could recall, there was just about no way to even touch the thing, let alone bury a polearm into its chest. "Y'all'd better not be running off with my stuff!" she called after the thief in warning.
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The remnant turned it's head at her calling, glancing down for a sec at the weaponry in it's hands. Before it could decide what to do, he trotted on off as if his legs were acting on their own. All the way across the first district, where he pushed a big wooden door open. Inside he entered the Second District!
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Annabeth followed her target into a different area. In front of her was a long sort of courtyard, surrounded by raised walkways that connected a veritable wall of buildings like clothing shops and restaurants. Unfortunately, she didn't really have the time or the Munny to investigate any of them. Directly in front of her, a fence blocked much of her vision, with a fountain directly on the other side. She peeked around its left side, trying to catch sight of the void person once again.
Meanwhile, her mind wandered in a combination of confusion and frustration- Two things that were rapidly becoming familiar to her. If this whatever-it-was could do all that fancy stuff with its bare hands, why would it even need her weapon? Maybe it was the pawn of some black marketeer. In her concentration, she completely ignored the Shadows that wandered to and fro in many of the darkened corners of the strange town. Of course, none of them paid any mind to her either.
Meanwhile, her mind wandered in a combination of confusion and frustration- Two things that were rapidly becoming familiar to her. If this whatever-it-was could do all that fancy stuff with its bare hands, why would it even need her weapon? Maybe it was the pawn of some black marketeer. In her concentration, she completely ignored the Shadows that wandered to and fro in many of the darkened corners of the strange town. Of course, none of them paid any mind to her either.
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Caduceus skipped his way forward, coming to the doorway of a smaller store than those previously seen. He first tried phasing through the walkway but the glaive would not follow his heed. Instead he had to try again. For this, he used the door knob.
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There it was. The thing she was running out of names for was trying to get into a shop, still carrying her weapon with it. In a sense, her black market guess must have been a small bit correct. In addition to its absurd strength and speed, it apparently had the ability to move through objects as well, as it was simply walking through the door instead of... well, walking through the door. It succeeded for the most part, but the glaive didn't follow, so it had to come back out to pick it up off the ground and open the door manually.
Of course, Annabeth had already broken into a sprint the moment her eyes met her target, and so when it returned to the outside to pick up the weapon, she latched a fist around it as well. "Stop right there, thieving scum!" she shouted in its face, half-quoting one of her favorite video games back on Oasis. There was a small bit of crippling grief in that she would probably never play it again. Truly, it was a catastrophe. She got over it rather quickly, of course.
"I'd appreciate you giving this back to its owner," she said, already trying to tug the glaive out of its grip as she glared at its empty-looking face. Behind her, several Shadows had split away from the darker corners of the area, having sensed her anger and been made curious.
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Of course, Annabeth had already broken into a sprint the moment her eyes met her target, and so when it returned to the outside to pick up the weapon, she latched a fist around it as well. "Stop right there, thieving scum!" she shouted in its face, half-quoting one of her favorite video games back on Oasis. There was a small bit of crippling grief in that she would probably never play it again. Truly, it was a catastrophe. She got over it rather quickly, of course.
"I'd appreciate you giving this back to its owner," she said, already trying to tug the glaive out of its grip as she glared at its empty-looking face. Behind her, several Shadows had split away from the darker corners of the area, having sensed her anger and been made curious.
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