THE HORRORS OF OBLIVION | [@]MERIDIAN

[damnpire]

[D's communion into Meridian aligned minds is like a very polite knock at the door, except when the door is finally opened, a rush of icy wind blows in. No warmth or mirth can be found in the space of his mind, though it's a surprisingly gentle, dark void despite the chill. It's familiar for anyone who has had a communion with him, but probably kind of eerie for those who haven't.

It's also pretty quiet now actually.]

I made an attempt to Reincarnate the late Tribune. [He delivers this all very clinically, very factual.] It failed, but not because he hadn't been willing.

Something else had been inside him. [Can Nothing be something?] It had cleaned his soul out, if he had one at all, and left him as a husk. There was no soul to shift into another body.

It spoke through him. It said, "We never would have been able to Enter without the Choices that have been made."

[:wooper:]

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[lockedon]

[ hol' up ]

Have you always been able to [ ... ] 'reincarnate' people?

[damnpire]

[ur killing him, dad]

No. [On the contrary, he has put so many people in the dirt (not innocent).] It's an ability I recently learned when I Harmonized more with Meridian.

[lockedon]

I see.

[ That's actually kind of relieving to hear. He can only handle so much OPness from the various other members of the house. And now that that's out of the way— ]

Were you able to get a sense of what had been inside Cyrus's body?

[damnpire]

[It would be funny. LET EUSTACE NOT SUFFER.]

Before you woke up beneath the Tree, did you have a dream? About something watching you.

[lockedon]

[ Now that's alarming, and the way his focus sharpens through Communion is palpable. ]

.....Yes. Are the two related?

[damnpire]

[IT IS, YEAH.]

That's what it felt like when it touched me after it pulled me in. Fear and hunger.

[lockedon]

[ ......................tf. ]

It pulled you in?

[damnpire]

It felt like Communion. Like here. When I reached in for the soul, to tranfer it, there wasn't one.

Something grabbed my soul and pulled me into another space, but my body never left the other side.

[lockedon]

[ UHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ]

How long were you in that other space for?

[damnpire]

[it's fine probably]

I don't know after being pulled in, but once I was out, it had only been a few minutes.

[lockedon]

[ IT'S NOT FINE??? ]

How are you feeling now?

[damnpire]

[technically texting between brains]

I'm alright.

[But Eustace, maybe more than others, can feel him somewhat irritated by this.]

[lockedon]

[ Can't believe they have texting between brains and also texting between notebooks, truly there is so much variety in texting in this world. ]

If you're sure. [ He's not convinced but man-to-man communication insists on a certain level of privacy. ] Should we be looking for this [ how does he even describe it ] soul-sucking presence?

[damnpire]

[This is why you messed up, yea. Thank you for being a bro and not pointing out his stupid ass teenage behavior.]

I don't know if we have to look. It felt as if it was already here. But, yes, we should try to find it.

Or find a way to keep it at bay until we can figure out what's going on.

[lockedon]

Anything we should pay attention to or look for while searching for it?

[ He shouldn't be volunteering himself for this because Dokja will freak out but also he's going to do it anyway. ]

[damnpire]

[haha....... yea.

don't look at literally anything else in this post to see what d is doing]

As it pushed me out, it was eating stars. Worlds, I imagine. It's likely waiting on its next meal.

It may have entered Cyrus's body after he died, but I can't be sure until I learn more, especially about the crafted Shards.