shardbond | WEEK 4 EVENT

Between the mysteries of last weekend, the increasing number of visions and unexplained phenomena, and the attack on Vakama yesterday, everyone is likely on edge. When Tails calls you into his lab around noon, you all are likely already aware of how this is going to go.

Once again, a surge of Chaos Energy in the city is what draws you in, though this time it is a much larger burst than before. Sonic and Knuckles are here with you as usual, with Tails remaining behind to look after Vakama and the base. Unlike before, you aren't met with robots or destruction. In fact, this city block looks remarkably peaceful, aside from where Eggman's chroma has overtaken most of the buildings.

"So good of you all to finally arrive."

The voice comes from up above. You recognize it as the one you heard last week, through that gemstone the Tails Doll had. Perched on one of the buildings is a... fox? No, he's larger than Tails, and wearing a large silver mask that obscures most of his features. In one hand he holds Vakama's missing mask; his other is extended with six gemstones floating around it, a soft teal glow from beneath his black glove marking the seventh. There's a different gemstone on the center of his chest as well, though it doesn't look like the fake Chaos Emeralds you've seen before.

"You all have the pleasure of fighting me, Infinite. I am the Doctor's trusted ally... and I have been watching you all. Your struggles with my nightmares and illusions were so... delicious. You have my thanks for the show."

He kicks off the building, floating towards you all and the ground, though stopping high enough up, still out of reach. And for those of you getting any bright ideas, a deep red begins to fill your vision, tinting the corners of it as the very world itself begins to warp around you - this isn't exactly Chicago anymore, you see. The buildings still exist, wrapped in white chroma, though they bend and twist in ways they shouldn't, making it hard to tell what's real and what isn't.

"I'll snuff out your lives here and now for the Doctor's ambitions! Let's see what you're made of!"

NAVIGATION

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[ Ashley's still holding her head, and the pain's still flickering...but let's really try another vision, despite it all.

(ALSO SHE GOT A 17 TO DODGE) ]

Edited 2025-02-08 18:02 (UTC)

[You breathe. You focus. You see.

You see Oscar facing off against Zavok, about to suffer a fearsome hit—]

Again? Do you never learn?

[Keep your focus. You can still see. You can see that Basilio is also being targeted—

You lose focus. Roll a 1d20 with advantage for damage thanks to Viktor's boost.]

[ Oh, with advantage? That's a natural 20. Girl doesn't even flinch! It seems all the mental torment has paid off???

Ashley catches not one but two totems, one in each hand, and calls out: ]

Oscar, watch out for the biggest one! And- Basilio, s- something's coming for you, too!

[There's a brief moment where Ashley will feel a flash of something else. Something hostile and angry and desperate - something that tells her she can't give up, she can't lose, she can't fail again—

And then it's over. Infinite's one visible eye widens first, then narrows sharply.]

You—

[Seems like you might be drawing aggro next round.]