Fandom Homestuck Extended: Recursive Anthology

[Eidolon Astronaut]

> Bart: Strife.

As if on cue, a dozen giant underlings approach. While they are huge they're mostly IMPS and LICHES, fodder by Sburb standards. You pull out the searing chain of magic iron that is the PROMETHEAN BINDING and get to work. It's barely an annoyance for you these days. You've built some pretty OVERPOWERED stuff.

After you dispatch the beasts, you collect the few pieces of grist from this session that you can collect. Not that it means much to you anymore, you've unlocked several GRIST CACHES from Denizen's past. Problem is, once you're at the top, not much to spend it on. You've raised the idea of getting a new MODE OF TRANSPORT, but Cass objects. She's very sentimental to the RV.

You make your way to the center of the FOREST OF BONES, where a large BOILING SULFUR LAKE stands. A ZIGGURAT peaks from the crimson lake, and a narrow, rail-less bridge connects the shore to what is no-doubt the DENIZEN'S PALACE.
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> Ciel: Explore.

Andy just gives a shrug. He really doesn't seem to mind the cold at all.

You enter the CASTLE WALLS. This place is more akin to a GARDEN than a FORTRESS. There is no ceiling here. You see here an inversion of the normal sights of LOMAF, as a whole forest of PINE TREES are the size of FLOWERS. SNOW falls lightly, never covering the foliage, just the grass around you. Various hedges form inner walls and pathways like a maze. You can see poking over the verdant barriers something that appears to be a STAR-SHAPED CRYSTAL, but it looks to be in the center of the hedge-maze.

Andy leans against the stone wall, letting you take it from here.
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> Anya: ...

You turn to your side to find that Rile is staring through you. You know what's coming.
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RILE: No   matt3r   th3   <ost   is   dang3rous.
RILE: You   know   no   matt3r   th3   <ost   is   what   start3d   all   of   this.
RILE: H3   wasnt   always   th3   bad   guy.
RILE: You   dont   want   to   b3<om3   lik3   him   anya.

His WHITE, HOLLOW EYES leer in your direction. Even without pupils or irises, you can tell he's judging you.
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> Dann: Family bonding time.

Two figures round the corner.

One has short and styled BLONDE HAIR and some thin GLASSES framing his ORANGE-EYED face. The other's hair is just as blonde, but is a bit more UNKEMPT and LONG, and her glasses are thicker and BLUE like her eyes. They both seem a bit YOUNG. Their conversation ends when they see you. They approach.​

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C---: WOAH!
C---: jeez!
C---: you cant just sit there all creepy like!
C---: scared the bejeezus outta me!
D---: Hey
D---: I take it you're that other mask we've been hearing about

The boy has an air of CHAOTIC YOUTHFULNESS to him, like he's always ready to do something silly. Ciel.
The girl is much more cool and composed, but still laid back enough to be the other definition of cool. That must be You.

SpectrumCrow AiDEE-c0 Venchi1986 Orikanyo ​

 

[AiDEE-c0]

> Anya: Solemn retort.

Sighing, you stare back into the alabaster abyss which makes up Rile's gaze. Silently, you contemplate your retort, though you do not bother to play any mind games against the clearly spelled-out implications. Standing in front of you is the catalyst of this entire mess, a victim who knows well the consequences of desperate decisions. If anyone has the right to judge you, it is him.

But you are not like the murderer. You know this, deep within your heart. You seek justice, where he seeks nothing but vain destruction. If his mission is to drag hundreds of innocent souls into the pits of hell, then yours is merely to show him the same treatment. To bring an end to madness.​

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ANYA: You think I am becoming like him.
ANYA: That is fine.
ANYA: You're right. In a way.
ANYA: I am willing to sacrifice many things.
ANYA: To prevent further suffering.
ANYA: But the difference between us is vast.
ANYA: He started a rampage out of hatred.
ANYA: I am putting an end to it.

> ==>

You shift your gaze towards the gaseous titan, shining a lonely green in the far, black distance. These outer reaches of existence have allowed you to think clearly, with calm and resolution. It is as if they are speaking to you, leading you to revelations buried deep within your chest, just waiting to be unlocked.

You guess you are bringing to others what you wish someone else had brought to you.​

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ANYA: Out of mercy.

 

[Venchi1986]

>Bart: Enter ziggurat.

Honestly you don't even know why you bothered to collected that Grist, you doubt that even if you used your ideas to give Ciel, Dan and Cass weapons you suspect to be roughly on par to your current chains it would deplete your current cache. You haven't told them about your ideas yet since you want to surprise them but you're still a bit upset that while your firepower is more than enough to match the Godtiers in some aspects you still haven't found anything to match the other advantages they offer.

You stop your reflecting and decide to continue on to your next Denizen battle.

Since you're not interested in taking a sulfur bath you decide to avoid the lake altogether. You reach into your inventory and pull out a grappling gun, aim it at the ziggurat and rappel your way over.​

 

[SpectrumCrow]

> Ciel: Enter the Maze

You appreciate Andy respecting your judgement here and letting you take the lead. It's what he's here for, but you appreciate it nonetheless. You've always loved the landscapes of LOMAF, but this garden/castle is absolutely magnificent. If you didn't have a goal in mind, you might have taken your time in exploring and admiring the architecture. But alas, you won't have the pleasure of doing so right now. When you have a goal, you don't lose sight of it. Now is no different.

Giving Andy a thumbs up, you move to enter the maze. You remember hearing that if you hug either the right or left side of the wall, you'll get out. Deciding to keep that in mind for when you need to leave, you begin to pick a path and stick with it until you reach the crystal.​

 

[Orikanyo]

>Dann: Finger gun
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Spoiler: Dialoguelog

Dann!mask: You got me.
Dann!mask: Mask number 2.
Dann!mask: Here to deliver
Dann!mask: Somethin' to you.

Finishing off a shitty rhymn with the required finger armament pointed towards them you stand up straight and consider them both for a moment. You, the female you, got some HELLAH thick glasses, you're suprised she didn't see you coming a mile off with those suckers.. or maybe she needs em that much?

Other one very much a Ciel clone. but a boy, does this one lust after the ladies as well? Or maybe this one is as burning for fellahs as she is for ladies?

Pushing those thoughts aside you rummage around and pull out the needles.

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Spoiler: Dialoguelog

Dann!mask: So, you two got any questions?
Dann!mask: Preeeeetty certain I got time for that.
Dann!mask: Can't let the boss get mad at me yea know.
Dann!mask: Whos the lucky one carrying the prickly things?