Saylen: Confront yourself
You look to the skies as the green beam of light dispersed, leaving only the image of your future self flying back down onto the ground. You quickly equip your pistol and stand your ground, watching as your other half lands and laughs. She turns to look where the light was and shrugs.
Future!Saylen: we[
Future!Saylen: [(o)(o)ks [ike i [eft a few [(o)(o)se strings there
Future!Saylen: accidents happen
Saylen: accidents?
Saylen: fucking ACCIDENTS?!?!
Saylen: y(o)u ki[ed (o)ne (o)f (o)ur best friends!
Future!Saylen: a needed sacrifice
Saylen: f(o)r what!?!?
Future!Saylen: f(o)r reas(o)ns
Future!Saylen: inv(o)[ving my (o)rders
Saylen: (o)rders?!
Future!Saylen: fr(o)m my universe's versi(o)n (o)f jack n(o)ir
Saylen: wh(o) the fuck is jack n(o)ir!?
Future!Saylen: (o)h y(o)u[ find (o)ut eventua[y
Future!Saylen: [(o)ng st(o)ry sh(o)rt
She bend her head to the side and grabbed her shirt collar, pulling it down and showing a pair of large bite marks. She then opened her mouth wide to expose her… well, already sharp fangs. Although, now the appeared longer and came up to a more dangerous point.
Saylen: what…
Future!Saylen: rainb(o)w drinker
Future!Saylen: at [east what happens when a human turns a dersite that pr(o)ceeds t(o) turn a tr(o)[
Future!Saylen: basica[y with a[ the cr(o)ssbreeding (o)f drinkerism there is a [(o)t (o)f changes
Future!Saylen: the main being after the sec(o)nd time its passed d(o)wn
Future!Saylen: the (o)ne that bit the (o)ne be[(o)w it has n(o) c(o)ntr(o)[
Future!Saylen: meaning i can g(o) between here and my universe under the ruse (o)f f(o)[(o)wing jacks (o)rders
Saylen: why are y(o)u te[ing me a[ this!?
Future!Saylen: because
Future!Saylen: (o)ne (o)f us is p(o)werfu[
Saylen: m(o)re than (o)ne w(o)u[d be…?
Future!Saylen: c(o)mp[ete[y unst(o)ppab[e
Saylen: y(o)ure crazy!
Saylen: i w(o)u[d never d(o) that t(o) my friends!
Future!Saylen: even ridams?
Saylen: even ridams!
Future!Saylen: (o)h b(o)(o) and here i th(o)ught i was g(o)ing t(o) be reas(o)nable
Saylen: what d(o)es that mean?
Future!Saylen: this
Before you could respond, she lifts her arm and hand in a way of holding a gun. A flash of red light appears in the air around it before her strange, god like blunderbuss appears in her hand.
Saylens: Strife
In retaliation you aim as fast as you could, firing an extremely off shot at your future self. Even with a huge whip to the shot, you make contact with her arm, making a small reaction that caused her to drop her gun. At least, you're certain you did. After a second your vision must have fixed itself, as the other you was now holding the gun again and completely healed. Although, one small new detail was that her blown out eye had a red glow around it. Well, more of a thick red smoke coming from it.
You gather yourself and do again, firing with a steadier hand. Your opponent does the same, firing a very steady blast towards you. You are both able to jump out of the way, rolling ask the trees behind are blasted nearly in half, both falling down with loud booms. The other you rolls out of the way and fires again. You dodge in time, only barely grazing your arm with a thin stream of Plum blood slipping out. Grabbing to hold the blood in, you start in the direction of the trees, turning back and shooting off three time, all missing horribly.
You make your way back into the treetop town and run along the floor, trying your best to retrace your steps. You feel if you can get back to your hive you'll be safe. Your Lusus-Sprite should know what to do. Hopefully. He is part Doctor after all! You reach around the center of town before getting blinded by a bright, red explosion of light, quickly exposing the future version of you.
Future!Saylen: hi!
Saylen: bye!
Saylen: Abscond
You barely lift your arm and shoot her in the foot, that one properly staying. Strange how the other injury disappeared. Or… never happened? In her damaged and pained state you turn and run in a random direction, hoping to find something or someone to help you. Sadly, rounding a small wall of solid trees, the only thing you find are Imps and a Basilisk.
Saylen: fucking yay
Unsure of why you said that, you step back and hide behind the trees, looking over your shoulder for your future self. Luckily, she was nowhere to be seen at the moment. That's one obstacle out of the way for the time. Now for the other four.
You quickly step and turn around the tree wall, aiming up and firing, already blasting two through each other. The other Imp notices and charges, claws and pointed teeth at the ready as the Basilisk stays nearer the back. Thank goodness your Doctor Who inspired blunderbuss doesn't require to be reloaded, or else this little otter looking Imp would have gotten close. Instead, you completely blow it's head off, exploding it's body into Grist and ink. The Basilisk stays stalking at a distance, looking you up and down before taking a small step forward. This was enough for your itchy trigger finger to pull, blasting a hole dead in the center of the creatures back.
You gather all the Grist and continue, trying to find out where in the hell you've found yourself in. There seems to be a much greater abundance of foliage and denser woods than the other areas. You keep your guard all the way up until you find a building that seems at least a little bit artificial, assuming it must be a different portion of your hive. Upon closer inspection, you realize that this place is far too dilapidated to be your living life building, and definitely too small. Whatever it is, there is a door underneath a thick layer of vines and foliage.
Saylen: Enter the building
Assuming it could be used as a good hiding place, you force the vines to the side and walk in. You move the vines back into place, working around a little to make it more covering. Hopefully this will keep the other you away for a longer time. You turn and look around in the pitch black, taking out the Sonicblunder and pull the hammer back. You're not quite sure why, but it did let off a light green glow and the normal humming noise. Wonderful. Definitely needed when trying to hide.
Saylen: Explore the building
You see the area you're in is like a large lobby with benches along the sides. At the far end across from you was what looked like the stands at a bus terminal, with the rolly thingies on the sides of each. What are those things called again? Whatever. You walk up and hop over them, going farther in to see the inner workings of the building. After a small walk you come across a decently sized room with seven pads on the floor. Each one has a different symbol on them, all fairly strange looking. There is a black, spiked skull ball thing, a pair of blue squiggly lines, a white spiral thing, a red dripping cut looking symbol, a green ball with three curves coming off of it, pair of white wings, and a purple… uh… ok, that ones hard to describe. Look, you guys already get what this is about, it's the Rage symbol. Just don't tell Firyut, she'll blab about like crazy.
You come up to them and see there are small lights surrounding the outline, all ondespite this place having absolutely no way of receiving power. You look ine over and get the feeling you're suppose to step on it, but for some reason you also feel you shouldn't. Although, one thing that called for you to do so is the echo of the vines moving in the other room, followed by footsteps. Damn, looks like you haven't outran her yet. Looks like stepping on it is the only option!
Saylen: Step on the pad
You hop onto the stone circle quickly and see that it… Well, doesn't particularly do anything. At least, for the first few moments at least. After roughly ten second the pad starts to light up the teal color of the symbol, starting to raise up and encompass your entire body. After a second, you are completely blinded by the sudden blast if light. You are knocked off your feet right onto your ass when you reappear, dazed and confused as to what happened.
Once your vision is restored and head is cleared, you stand up and gain your balance, taking a look at the new area. It's the exact same as the other room, except completely lit up with no trace of plantlife inside. Right under you, the symbol on the has changed from that of the circle with tentacle things to the bright red gear. The exact same that was on future you's pajamas.
You step off the pad and walk out of the room slowly, keeping your guard as high as physically possible, and then a bit more. At the end of the hallway before you get out you hear people talking. It's very hard to make out, but you're certain that voice is…
Saylen: jazzy?
You lean closer and listen in.
Jazz: -station between Lands?
BP: Basically, yes.
Jazz: so I can just hop from here to say LoFaF in a second?
BP: Yes.
Cuz: Sounds bitchin'.
BP: Very.
Jazz: but why are there the rotary things if no ones here to actually take our money or open it for us?
BP: Because Consorts are retarded as all hell.
Well, it seems like this is a friendly and accurate conversation going on here. You step out of the hallway and basically walk straight into the human you've known for so long now.
Jazz: oh!
Jazz: sorry, sorry!
Jazz: that was my fau-...
Jazz: Say?
Saylen: hey jazzy
The human looks up at you-you're surprised at how freaking short she is!-and just stares for a second. A quick smirk comes across her face as she comes onto a hug. You're not completely sure why, but you move into it, wrapping your arms around the little human.
Jazz: I am so fucking happy you're ok!
Cuz: Well, I wouldn't say ok.
Cuz: Her arms got a nasty cut on it.
BP: She appears to be bleeding profusely.
Saylen: what?
You look down and realize you completely forgot about the bullet graze from your future self. You wave it off and chuckle.
Saylen: nah its fine
Saylen: tr(o)[s are super durab[e
Saylen: this is n(o)thing
Saylen: but what isnt n(o)thing is my future se[f is a maniac!
Saylen: she sh(o)t me and ki[ed mistu(o) and i can (o)n[y assume ruin the game t(o) c(o)ntr(o)[ everything!
Jazz: …
Cuz: …
BP: …
Jazz: and you deduced this how exactly?
Saylen: it just seems [ike s(o)mething i w(o)u[d d(o) if i was uber p(o)werfu[