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prismatica2020-07-14 08:28 pm
flying_fish) wrote in prismatica2020-07-14 08:28 pm
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[Zed isn't in the best of moods since another person he cared for disappeared, so he's taken to drink. Not that the alcohol has ever helped him, but it has him thinking about home...and some not so pleasant business back there.]
There's an item back home that operates like the Chinese gu. Except instead of venomous creatures, you insert humans. It is said that once the ritual is complete, it will lead to the destruction of the world.
The humans inside are forced to kill each other and mix together until becoming one being. The skin disappears while the skeleton, muscles, and organs fuse together. They're neither dead nor alive because of the magic that binds them.
Let's say the item broke, and a part of the conglomerate was separated from the whole. The humans that make up this "specimen" are children. Do you destroy it to prevent the ritual from being completed?
There's an item back home that operates like the Chinese gu. Except instead of venomous creatures, you insert humans. It is said that once the ritual is complete, it will lead to the destruction of the world.
The humans inside are forced to kill each other and mix together until becoming one being. The skin disappears while the skeleton, muscles, and organs fuse together. They're neither dead nor alive because of the magic that binds them.
Let's say the item broke, and a part of the conglomerate was separated from the whole. The humans that make up this "specimen" are children. Do you destroy it to prevent the ritual from being completed?
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To be honest, I will likely not be the one to destroy the specimen when I return. Not because I am against it, but rather due to the fact that I was not standing near it. It will likely be my group's second in command that does it, and he was also the one to suggest this option. His decision will have to happen in a split second because the auction house's bodyguards were arriving just as I returned here. They are a deadly force, and we may lose our lives if we focus purely on fleeing with the specimen.
Nevertheless, I hope that we are able to protect the world no matter the choice. Thank you again for telling the child's story as well as your encouragement.