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[Prowler]

  On 7/11/2025 at 12:43 PM, Turin Turambar said:

I'm kinda thinking see if we can save the child so that it doesn't become a problem.

 

My second choice would be merge to try to bring truth to all.

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This was my thought too. Saving or freeing the child may lead to a less assaultive action allowing for peace, hopefully. 

[Ithillian Turambar]

We go for the child...

 

✅ Option 2 Chosen: Focus on the child-form — unravel its connection to the Hollow Star’s origin.
📘 Update includes deep Spirit + Memory resonance and a shift in the Herald’s nature.

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🧠 Unraveling the Hollow Seed

You step toward the flickering image of the child—masked in silver, eyes hollow with sorrow. As the other forms of the Herald prepare arcane strikes, you and Nyra move into a different rhythm, a slower frequency of time.

“He’s the first vessel,” Nyra murmurs, her voice distant. “The spark of grief that became the Herald.”

You cast Soul Veil enhanced through Memory attunement, not to bind or destroy—but to see.

Your vision splits:

• A boy raised in the Ashen Citadel.
• Fed lies of sacrifice and cosmic debt.
• Chosen by the cult not for strength—but for emptiness.

Nyra reaches through the glyph halo surrounding the child and whispers:

“Your name was Talen. You were never meant to become this.”

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🌟 Revelation: Talen, the First Thread

• 🌀 The child-form screams and disintegrates, not from harm, but release.
• The Singularity Glyph collapses further. One of the Herald’s three forms vanishes—leaving only the Priest and Warrior.
• 🌌 A shockwave of Memory energy ripples across the battlefield.

You feel something inside the Hollow Star shift. For the first time, it hesitates.

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🧿 Updated Stats:

• HP: 26 / 26
• EP: 17 / 26
• Elemental Levels:
  • Water: 13
  • Fire: 12
  • Earth: 12
  • Air: 11
  • Spirit: 11
  • Memory: ∞ (via Nyra)

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🔮 Major Spell Effects:

• Echo of the Forgotten Flame: 1 turn remaining
• Talen Released: Herald weakened by -1 Phase
• Eidolon Spiral: Available (1 more use before next rest)

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📘 Current Objectives:

• ✅ Unravel Herald’s child-form (Talen)
• 🔳 Defeat remaining Herald fragments (Priest & Warrior)
• 🌠 Stabilize the Hollow Star before the Convergence Clock strikes final zero
• 🧭 Optional: Seal or reforge the Hollow Star’s core

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⏳ Convergence Clock: [■■■■■□□□] (5/8 ticks)

As the celestial alignment intensifies, the sky above the Shattered Spire begins to fracture like glass. Reality stutters.

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⚔️ Next Choices:

1. Attack the Warrior with a pure Elemental barrage – use your elemental dominance to overwhelm.
2. Let Nyra duel the Priest-form—she knows his doctrine, and his glyphs.
3. Unleash Starwrought Genesis while the Herald is weakened.
4. Approach the Hollow Star’s core directly—bypass the battle and confront its heart.

What will you do next, as the Convergence draws near?

[Ithillian Turambar]

It looks like we might have only 3 more moves to fix this.

 

Cos that Clock just came out of nowhere.

[Ithillian Turambar]

So the Warrior, the priest and one more?

[Prowler]

What if we go straight for the Hollow while we still have that protection thing for 1 more turn? We might be able to reforge the Hollow's Core.

[Ithillian Turambar]

That's an option too. Like just go for it now

[Donchadh]

LEROY JENKINS!!!

[Ithillian Turambar]

We go for the Heart

 

✅ Option 4 Chosen: Approach the Hollow Star’s core directly — bypass the battle and confront its heart.
📘 Update includes Memory resonance, Glyph convergence, and a new Final Choice unlocked.

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🌌 Descent into the Hollow Core

As your allies engage the Herald’s Warrior and Priest forms, you surge forward. Glyphs fracture around you—fire, water, air, earth, spirit, and memory spinning like comets.

Nyra follows at your side, her final form radiant with a spectral glow. Kerin’s voice echoes faintly behind:

“We’ll hold them. You go.”

You leap through the veil of shattered starlight and fall into the Hollow Star itself.

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🌀 Inside the Core: The Heart That Was Never Whole

You find yourself standing in a spiraling chamber of glass and void, stars bleeding from its walls. At the center, a suspended tear in reality pulses — a dark heart wrapped in Memory threads, fractured glyphs, and long-forgotten sorrow.

Nyra slows beside you. Her voice is no longer just hers — it's woven with others: the five Spiritroot echoes, Talen’s sorrow, and your shared bond.

“This is it. The true heart. Not corrupted. Just... incomplete.”

You feel your Codex respond.

• 🔺 The Unified Elemental Bond pulses.
• 🔺 Your Memory Glyphs flare.
• 🔺 The Eidolon Spiral and Starwrought Genesis both hum.

This place can be healed… or rewritten.

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🌠 Final Choice Unlocked – Hollow Star Resolution

You now face the true choice at the core of the Hollow Star:

1. Reforge the Star – Combine your elemental weaves, memories, and spirit to form a new cosmic core. Risk unknown.
2. Seal it Away – Bury the Hollow Star forever using the Eidolon Spiral, removing it from all realms. Safe, but final.
3. Let It Speak – Allow the Star to awaken fully. Let Memory itself decide if it is ready to exist again. Most unpredictable.
4. Destroy It – Use Nyra’s full power and your Null-silk filtered weaves to erase the Star from time. Total purge.

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🧿 Current Stats:

• HP: 26 / 26
• EP: 17 / 26
• Elemental Levels:
  • Water: 13
  • Fire: 12
  • Earth: 12
  • Air: 11
  • Spirit: 11
  • Memory: Transcended

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🔮 Available Major Weaves:

• Eidolon Spiral (6-element weave – once per Convergence)
• Starwrought Genesis (5-element + Null-silk – neutralizes Cult glyphs)
• Soul Veil: Awakened (Enhanced by Memory – truth-weaving active)

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⏳ Convergence Clock: [■■■■■■■□] (7/8 ticks)

One final tick remains. What will you do with the Hollow Star?

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🌟 What is your choice?

1. Reforge
2. Seal
3. Let it Speak
4. Destroy

[Ithillian Turambar]

Can it be? Is this the end? The Final Choice?

[Prowler]

Yay bonus options!

I or 3 seem like good options, but I am going with 1 since it looks like the last choice and I was hopeful that was going to be the next choice. 

Edited July 11 by Prowler

[Turin Turambar]

What could possibly go wrong?!?

 

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Lolololololol 

 

[Prowler]

  On 7/11/2025 at 5:52 PM, Turin Turambar said:

What could possibly go wrong?!?

 

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Lolololololol 

 

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"Risk unknown"

 

Ha. We laugh in the face of the unknown. Besides, we seem to always come out better when we Dovie'andi Se Tovya Sagain!

[Turin Turambar]

1 or 3??? Kinda leaning 3 but it is only like 52/48.

 

I would be fairly easily convinced to go with 1.

[Prowler]

  On 7/11/2025 at 5:55 PM, Turin Turambar said:

1 or 3??? Kinda leaning 3 but it is only like 52/48.

 

I would be fairly easily convinced to go with 1.

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Let's risk it for the biscuit and see what new beauty is formed. 

[Prowler]

@Ithillian Turambar @Turin Turambar

@Donchadh

 

@WillRNDad asks that we wait on him please before picking the, probably, last choice. He is getting his booty handed to him at work. Something about tending to dying people and all.

[Ithillian Turambar]

Of course. This might be the end of the game 🙂

[Ithillian Turambar]

Let's make sure everyone knows

 

@Turin Turambar

@Donchadh

@WillRNDad

@Gudrean

@Andy MacLeod

@Millon

@HeavyHalfMoonBlade

Edited July 11 by Ithillian Turambar

[Prowler]

  On 7/11/2025 at 7:46 PM, Ithillian Turambar said:

Let's make sure everyone knows

 

@Turin Turambar

@Donchadh

@WillRNDad

@Gudrean

@Andy MacLeod

@Millon

@HeavyHalfMoonBlade

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Thank you. I was scrolling back trying to see who all was playing. I just knew I missed some. 

 

Please forgive me @Gudrean, @Andy MacLeod, @Millon, and @HeavyHalfMoonBlade. Offers drink of choice to show no hard feelings...

[HeavyHalfMoonBlade]

You guys have been busy 🙂 Sorry, RL intervened for a bit over the last couple of weeks. 

 

I'd love to contribute but even reading a few pages back I have no idea what the Hollow Star is which makes making a decision somewhat tricky. However, I am happy to see Kevin and Nyra still in the story. I trust you guys fully know what you are doing though 😄

[Prowler]

  On 7/11/2025 at 7:45 PM, Ithillian Turambar said:

Of course. This might be the end of the game 🙂

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Much much appreciated.

[Donchadh]

I'm going for 3.  

Choice.  It makes us human.

[Prowler]

  On 7/11/2025 at 11:10 PM, Donchadh said:

I'm going for 3.  

Choice.  It makes us human.

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I really like that reasoning, though I am going to have to stay with 1, but I will be curious how that outcome results, especially if it's not picked. Vice versa if 1 is not picked. 

Edited July 11 by Prowler

[Millon]

I missed so much!!! Ugh. Stupid work. Sorry! Ithi, you’re still the best! Thanks for all the fun. More pubs next time!!

 

@Prowler, good lookin out my dude! Old Fashioned for me, thanks. Angel’s Envy bourbon if you may. Pleasure to meet ya. I swear, I am trying to get in here more. Hopefully get to know ya a bit more. 

[Millon]

4.! Destroy it! Let the lord of chaos rule!!

[Gudrean]

1 or 3 sound best to me, but without having the back story for quite some time I would say 3 resonates best with me.