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Dan Heng ([personal profile] heng_like_a_dragon) wrote in [community profile] kaisou2026-04-13 08:08 am

The Permanence's Graveyard

WHO: Dan Heng and those who have signed up for saving him
WHERE: Dried up riverbed near Persephone's Cottage
WHEN: Around but no later than April 15th
WHAT: Vritra has been unhappy with the state of things with Dan Heng and feels as though the dragon is slipping away from his control. The gifts of Permansor Terrae allow Dan Heng to use power comparable to Imbibitor Lunae's, which cannot stand. He will control this endless and vast storm, and he'll destroy Dan Heng if that's what it takes.
WARNINGS: DISTURBING IMAGERY, DEATH, IMPLIED TORTURE, IMPRISONMENT, BLOOD, IMPLIED MASS EXTINCTION OF A HUMANOID SPECIES



The Gate is located some distance away from Persephone's Cottage. Once a serenely flowing river, it has now dried up. The bottom of the riverbed is exposed to the elements, but it looks like it's been in a drought for months rather than a couple of days. The earth is dry and cracked, and the plants immediately within its vicinity have withered. This "aura of drought" seems to be emanating outward from the Gate, causing other plants to begin to wilt. It also feels a lot hotter than it should be in the middle of April. If you didn't know better, you would think that you're nearing June.

You start to set up camp and get your equipment in order. All while making sure Blade doesn't charge in full tilt just yet. Once preparations and plans are made, there's only one last thing to do: enter the Spirit Realm. And so you do.

As you step through the Gate, the first things that hit you are the blinding rays of the sun and the scorching heat. It's then followed by a stench of death that has languished in heat for too long. There's no wind in this place, making it all linger and feel like it clings to your very skin. As you look around, you notice that there's a statue up ahead that seems to be guarding a gate that leads further into the Realm.

Perhaps this is a warning to you.

Maybe one or two of you leave.

But the rest?

You know the only choice you have is forward.

Outside the Gate | Prelude | Left Path | Middle Path | Right Path | TBA
droptheious: (Now these points of data)

[personal profile] droptheious 2026-04-15 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Jun does keep telling me I should get used to using a lighter, but I do like the feel of a flint and steel.

[He enjoys doing it old school okay! He does brighten up a bit. ]

Okay, let's get this done.
actnormal: (Solemn)

[personal profile] actnormal 2026-04-16 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[They had back through the portal to Yubie. Caleb doesn't say anything to the Elder High Elder, he just offers the horns.]