IN THE FOREST OF THE LOST

[beathollow]

it's all too perfect.

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[beathollow]

The inside of the castle is beautiful, a stunning marble white with red and gold carpets.

And there in the grand hall, Mafuyu runs to the door. The moment she sees you all, she blinks away tears and reaches out-

"Help me!"

...

Except just as your fingers brush against hers, something tugs her back with immense force and she screams before shadows swallow her, and she's gone, just like that.

A crimson light pulses from... somewhere? It's hard to tell.

A pink light remains where she'd been standing, shaking with something before it circles Haruka. Stand strong. I'm with you.

[fullmoonmutt]

Mafuyu!

[ Screw whatever else is happening, Eli is barreling off in the direction she was dragged?! ]

[moodwrecker]

[Oh hell no.]

Mafuyu!

[Is that pink light going to guide them? Please, they've gotta find this girl before it's too late.]

[goei]

[DAMN FOR A SECOND WE REALLY THOUGHT WE COMPLETED A PALACE IN RECORD TIME!! "No one thought that" Izou did.]

Oi! Give back Mafuyu you shitty castle!

[Izou's pulling his sword out as if he's going to use it on the incorporeal darkness.]

[beautifulknight]

Miss Mafuyu!

[ Argenti immediately rushes in - any sign of those shadows? ]

[beathollow]

Not in this room. It's pristine and bright!

So beautiful, isn't it?

...

If he looks closely, the wall seems to be covered in Awards for Mafuyu. There's so many.

[beautifulknight]

[ So many...

Awards for what, exactly? ]

[beathollow]

Good grades, good performances in clubs and athletics, there's a small trophy for a play she was in as a child... School and community competitions, too. All of them are gold.

[strawsandals]

Mafuyu-

[ He calls back, runs towards the door, but then something swallows her and Yoon also tries to see if there's any sign of where the shadows took her. ]

[beathollow]

... No.



Just the crimson light. But there's a few options to follow, at least...? Different rooms.

[townmusician]

[Haruka watches the scene with Mafuyu's parents, even more annoyed after that conversation in the gardens.]

The fuck are parents good for if they're not going to support their kid...

[He never had parents but goddamn. What the fuck.

Then, at the pink light circling, he just looks - confused? He saw the lights earlier but why is he getting singled out!!]

...You're with us?

[wait, what,]

Did anybody else hear that?

[goei]

Somethin' besides Mafuyu yelling? No.

[townmusician]

...Huh. The light told me she's with us.

[And also to stand strong, but like. He's not repeating that.]

So... we know Mafuyu wasn't entirely taken away. There's still a part of her here.

[Gesturing to the pink light.]

[beathollow]

The pink light seems amused, but settles with him. Did they?


(Hearing the lights that aren't "theirs" is by player choice.)

[townmusician]

[ok, well, haruka is the pink ranger now, i don't make the rules]

[townmusician]

[i'm also just leaving that response as it, but Haruka is looking at the light now.]

Do you have any suggestions on where to go?

[beathollow]

We must unlock the theater. But that woman is unpredictable in her cruelty. It could be hidden anywhere...

[townmusician]

Theater, huh... Alright, I'll see what I can do, Light-chan.

[cirquedesang]

[That memory sparks a dull ache in his chest, a loneliness that nearly drowns out the little orange light's sentiment... but it's with some effort he clings to it. It feels important to.

Especially as Mafuyu runs to them and is pulled away, screaming.

It's probably against the rules to run in the hall.

It's all he can do to not curse the shadows as takes off in a dead sprint after her.]

Mafuyu!

[privatedomicile]

[Oh, this is bad. Jesse grits his teeth at the memory, recalling when Mafuyu had told him about how her mom hadn't considered nursing respectful enough for some reason he didn't fully understand.]

...bitch.

[Not to degrade women, but maybe be a better mom.

Watching Mafuyu get dragged away scares the shit out of him though, and he runs off without much heed to find her.]

[supherb]

[Arven had done his best to play nice, but everything he witnesses here stretches him to his limits.]

Mafuyu…!!

[His fingers tremble after failing to catch Mafuyu. Just as quickly as he’d found her, she’s gone.

He chases after her with the others before he slowly comes to a halt. The orange light, the melody. Deep breaths. Hand on Mabosstiff.]

H-Hang in there. We’re coming. Just…hang in there. Please.