Remember when AUZ avoided fights like the plague?
Yeah, I don't either
Act 4; part 4
== Back into the present
Blood
There's way too much of it and with everything that's going on it would be sometihng normal, but this isn't enemy blood, and you sudenly feel like everything is moving slowly
Bu-dump
The figure before you is bigger than the white king, which might be why Gregory believed he would need help
Bu-dump
It has mice ears, snake fangs, bear claws and dragon wings, it also has a lizard tail, a second set of arms that don't end in claws and an annoying voice, maybe prototyping that book hadn't been such a good idea
Bu-dump
On the floor two bodies lay unmoving, not breathing at all and covered in red
Bu-dump
You know who they are, you know it too well
Bu-dump
You don't know when you took out your knife or when you moved but you have
Bu-dump
Your name is Robin Aresta and standing on top of the dead corpse of the black king you realize, there's no bringing them back
== Be Apore
You watch the screen knowing full well that this was supposed to happen and yet feeling somewhat guilty for not having spoken earlier, Robin's face is impossible to read, a black aura seems to be forming around her, you also remember this... this time you're doing something
==Apore: Pester Robin
robustAuxiliatrix [RA] began pestering MoonShoes [MS]
RA: Rob1n
RA: 1 know 1'm prob4bly the l45t per5on you want to t4lk to r1ght now
RA: Hell 1 don't bl4me you, I 5hould h4ve told you before
MS: I don't think thiz iz you fault
MS: You were probably trying to avoid any pradoxez for which I'm grateful
RA: But they're de4d!
RA: You 5hould be 4ngry 4t me!
MS: It'z not your fault Apore
MS: If anything it waz all on me
MS: I waz naive enough to think they would zurvive
RA: 5t1ll!
MS: You're a nisse troll Apore
MS: I think that had we been born on the zame timeline
MS: We would have been friendz
MS: Of courze that would mean you would've ended up here zo maybe it'z better that you're zafe in the future
RA: 1 do know you 1n the future
RA: 1 never 541d 1 d1dn't
MS: I know you're not zuppozed to tell me about thoze thingz
MS: But I'm curiouz
RA: Wh4t 1s 1t?
MS: In your time...
MS: Am I a good perzon?
RA: 1 th1nk you're the be5t k1nd of hum4n
MS: That'z good
RA: Wh1ch 15 why you 5hould 5top wh4t you're do1ng
MS: Zorry
MS: I fuked up
MoonShoes [MS] has become an idle chum
RA: W41t!
RA: Rob1n!
RA: Ple45e don't
RA: ...
RA: ):S
robustAuxiliatrix [RA] ceased pestering MoonShoes [MS]
== Be Casidy
You go back to being Casidy and find yourself fighting the mutant creature alongside Gregory, until it disappears in a green light and you almost collide with the thief if not for his wind magic, wind magic is best kind of magic, although you still don't have your powers, when you do you'll probably think blood magic is better
You now feel somewhat better, although your frog is still very much dead which is bad because that probably means you'll have to breed another one and you don't really have the time, someone seems to be pestering you, that's odd she doesn't usually pester anyone but Robin
== Casidy: answer pesterlog
robustAuxiliatrix [RA] began pestering NottheNoise [NN]
RA: 1 h4ve new5 reg4rding your le4der th4t 1 th1nk you should know
RA: U5u4lly 1 would h4ve D4r4 do th15 but the m4tter 15 of more 1mmed14te concern
RA: Rob1n m1ght be descend1ng 1nto the gr1md4rk
RA: 1 th1nk you m4y be 4ble to 5top her
NN: I'm guessing you mean she's going evil so I have a question
RA: Wh4t 15 1t?
NN: What caused this?
RA: 1 th1nk 1t would be better 1f you 54w for your5elf
RA: 1t'5 h4rd to expl41n
NN: I'll take your word for it
NN: I will try my best to get her back into her senses
RA: D4r4 w45 r1ght 4bout you
RA: 1 4pprec14te the help
NN: You're welcome
robustAuxiliatrix [RA] ceased pestering NottheNoise [NN]
It seems you have a friend to save from the... what did Apore call it? Grimdark? What is that even? You have no idea what it is but she makes it sound bad so you figure you might as well help Robin out