Board 8 > The Notes of Cain, Topic 2 [CYOA]

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MariaTaylor
08/10/18 6:00:04 PM
#402:


"Still, we must keep trying."

The moon fell in an instant the room was snuffed of all light, plunging them into terrible darkness. The curved blade struck her in the throat, Cata was sure, but he didn't see the skin on her neck break open. He didn't see the surging waterfall of blood that must have cascaded across her blouse in that instant as she was torn apart and set free.

Cata couldn't see her face in the dark, but, even if he did...

There was no way he could have taken the time to know what she was thinking in the moment of her death.

There was a gargling sound, a dripping and dropping sound. The noise of a heavy weight striking the ground. A quiet corpse, a quiet end. She wasn't the first to die down here in the dark. She wouldn't be the last. He knew that now. He understood it. Cata began to weep more openly as the understanding dawned on him as well.

Maria wasn't going to be the only sacrifice.

A snarling toothed jackal grabbed him and pulled his body across the ground. Rocks dug into his face and his blood smeared across the ground from one totem to the next. Cata, he... Cata... he felt a chuckle rise within his body, his ribs rattling with amusement.

Did Maria figure it out before the end too? The extreme irony of that picture they spotted from above... Cata solved the mystery right then and there. There was no meaning to the picture. Those lines weren't painted intentionally. Gods above and below.... Cata was crying tears as he approached the end. Every line was just the stain left behind by another human sacrifice.

"What do you think?" A voice asked him, a voice that was now completely shrouded in darkness.

Cata thought that he saw the hooded visage above him, looking down at him, but there was no way a human's eyes could adjust to this kind of blackness. He might as well take a guess at what might be looking down at him. For all he knew it could be a ghost or a god or a devil.

Cata thought that this guy was probably insane. If it even was a man, and not some monster.

"You're looking at him right now, aren't you? You bastard..."

Frantically, desperately, the one above him began to mutter to himself again. "You can see the formless God. I've brought you here, to the end, in order to see it, and you can't even thank me!" He was shaking his head now, Cata heard the noise of the fabric moving. "No. No!"

"It's not just that. I know that you can't thank me because the sight is too wonderful to behold."

Cata squinted into the lack of light, trying to make it out, trying to see what this man was talking about.

"The reason I am filled with hatred, with jealousy, and yet with such divine sense of wonder is because.. right now... you must be looking at the thing I want to see, more than anything else in the world. And I can bring you there, I can, because I know him, I know that formless God."

"So, after all of this, why am I the only one who can't see him?"

And Cata, thought, maybe... maybe he did see something. It was dark, and it might have just been a trick that his eyes played on him. Perhaps the last lingering light was casting shapes across his iris that were being processed by his brain in a way that couldn't be fully quantified.

Perhaps he saw his life flashing before his eyes, and maybe it didn't look the same as how other people described it. Maybe all of those memories and emotions were condensed down into the form of a single, shifting phase. Rather than playing it back one at a time, he saw the colors and the movement as they were spreading out before him and all around him.
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MariaTaylor
08/10/18 6:00:55 PM
#403:


There was someone still talking, a man who hated him now because he had been chosen to witness this miracle. And yet, those words faded away. It was because they were weak and meaningless words -- they were as empty as the wind itself. The only truth that existed was this portrait before him. Stretched out across the darkness and painted on the canvas of death itself.

Yes, Cata wasn't sure at first, but now he was certain.

He was definitely looking at the formless God.

And this was the place where angels came to die.

Then, before his eyes, the crescent moon began to rise... splitting the vision in two.

This wasn't just about seeing him. Things couldn't be that simple. It's because he was going to meet him, soon. The only way to see this God of Death was if you were about to die. Cata understood now. He understood it so badly that it hurt. He understood something that this deranged cult lunatic could never understand. Now that, that, that, that, that, that, that.... it was a painful irony, wasn't it?

"No, not the moon..." Cata mouthed the words, but nothing came out. The air and the blood had been drained from his body. The last of all of the tears in his reality formed, and it began to run down his cheek. "It was the sun I wanted to see. Just one last time." It wasn't fair, was it?

Then, as if answering a prayer, a brilliant light began to shine from the south.

It was so sad, and so distant, but somehow Cata was grateful that he was able to see it in the final moment. Just then, the moon crashed into him and ended his life. With a single stroke, it was all cut cleanly and fully to the end of the script. It was funny. What kind of ending was this for a noble scion, who had gone off to find adventure and mystery... treasure and fame... maybe even love.

Was it possible for such a grand story to end in such an instant and final way?

When did he lose control of the situation? Why hadn't he been given a choice in the matter?

Well, for what it was worth, Cata was briefly happy for the final Miracle that appeared before him.

Perhaps that was the best conclusion he could have hoped for...

[End]

18. Who is the main character of this story, anyway?
A. Zephyr of Redemption
B. Fakeru of Female Empowerment
C. Kidd, the Mysterious Gunslinger
D. Enoch, the Even More Mysterious

[The Dream]
Valter, the Chained Knight - decider

Lancer Aaron - FB
Torin Gemmason - Mana
Jamison, Inspector - maniac

Enoch the Wanderer - crazy
Owen the Coward - stan
Beastkin Zephyr - ermine [DEMORALIZED]

Leone the Cat - CPU
Jen Lowell - pk2k
Fakeru, Lucky Girl - fake
Gunslinger Kidd - drak

[Graveyard]
Tristan - Punch couldn't save him.
Ignael Gades - He didn't sacrifice himself for the rest of the team because he liked them, you b-baka!
Seth, Golden Agent - Was actually pretty interesting, so I'm sorta bummed I had to kill him off. Oh well.
Punch - Punch couldn't save himself.
Matsuda - You lost.
Dismas - Decoy protag dies first.
Goetic - A fitting vessel, nothing more.
Maria - Understanding is pain.
Cata Spade - He saw it, at the end.
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Zigzagoon
08/10/18 6:02:50 PM
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MariaTaylor
08/10/18 6:26:07 PM
#405:


I just realized after everyone I've killed, the amount of characters remaining is still about equal to how many I originally expected to sign up.

Man I have no idea how I did it but this project got a TON of sign ups.
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Zigzagoon
08/10/18 6:28:09 PM
#406:


How often do you usually do these?
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MariaTaylor
08/10/18 6:29:59 PM
#407:


On average I've probably done about one a year. Some years two, some years zero.
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OracleGunner
08/10/18 6:43:50 PM
#408:


C.
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catastrophy15
08/10/18 7:21:44 PM
#409:


I knew the Miracle option was bad
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Zigzagoon
08/10/18 7:25:26 PM
#410:


Lets go Zeph for Main Character! Even tho that usually isnt a good thing
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crazygamer999
08/10/18 7:46:54 PM
#411:


A or B.
Enoch is not the main character and Kidd has a less tenuous claim to it, imo.
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FunnyBusiness
08/10/18 8:24:49 PM
#412:


C
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FakeAccount3000
08/10/18 11:32:56 PM
#413:


I said Id help Zephyr if given the option and if being the main character doesnt cure him of his demoralization I dont know what will!

A

Clearly in retrospect they should have saved themselves? I dunno.

Also I bet literally nobody will choose female empowerment.. -__- sighhh
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crazygamer999
08/10/18 11:43:26 PM
#414:


The way I see it, either Fakeru or Zephyr would have their MC status as the last one standing...and having the trauma of that dubious honor. Fakeru would probably take it hard but would have the strength to endure and probably live for those who were lost, etc, etc. So a tragic end, but with a touch of light at the end of the tunnel.

If Zephyr is, however... yea,the survivors' guilt will make for a tragic end indeed. Either physically, or mentally.

Enoch came too far into the plot to be MC material, and Kidd seems too strong to make for a good tragic end...if that is the goal.
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Zigzagoon
08/10/18 11:47:35 PM
#415:


Even though I had the choice to get Zeph out of there I stand by my decision. We aren't about giving up and running away no matter what the odds and consequences are.

If it means a bitter and awful end, then so be it.
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Pirateking2000
08/11/18 12:50:28 AM
#416:


Its all fun and games until you start fucking around in Cthulhu's Nightmare Murder Pit.

I'll toss a vote for 18.A for now since Zig is pushing for it more and "Zephyr of Redemption" is the coolest sounding of the bunch to me.
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MysteriousStan
08/11/18 7:43:13 AM
#417:


D

The man behind the curtain is the true MC/Mastermind behind everything clearly!

Also something just struck me and I can't believe I didn't notice it sooner. Dunno if it was deliberate or coincidental on Maria's part but I'm interested to see if anything comes of it.
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MariaTaylor
08/11/18 8:49:40 AM
#418:


MysteriousStan posted...
Also something just struck me and I can't believe I didn't notice it sooner. Dunno if it was deliberate or coincidental on Maria's part but I'm interested to see if anything comes of it.


What is it?
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Maniac64
08/11/18 10:16:24 AM
#419:


A or C for me.

I'll go C for now.
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chaos259
08/11/18 10:44:01 AM
#420:


Going with C.
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IhatethisCPU
08/11/18 10:48:49 AM
#421:


B.
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NFUN
08/11/18 10:56:27 AM
#422:


B
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MysteriousStan
08/11/18 5:10:36 PM
#423:


MariaTaylor posted...
MysteriousStan posted...
Also something just struck me and I can't believe I didn't notice it sooner. Dunno if it was deliberate or coincidental on Maria's part but I'm interested to see if anything comes of it.


What is it?

When I signed up I had given Owen a last name which just so happens to be the same name as the devil. I can't remember if I used the Grey or Gray spelling though.
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MariaTaylor
08/11/18 5:48:56 PM
#424:


(11) A. Zephyr
(11) B .Fah
(1111) C. Kidd
(1) D. Enoch
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Zigzagoon
08/11/18 6:07:21 PM
#425:


I think Zeph has 3 atm
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MariaTaylor
08/11/18 6:09:21 PM
#426:


yep, that's correct. I have a tendency to miss PK's votes sometimes because he usually puts them in the middle of a line somewhere.
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Zigzagoon
08/11/18 6:10:21 PM
#427:


Need Crazy to come vote for Zeph to tie it up!
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MariaTaylor
08/11/18 6:11:29 PM
#428:


trdl hasn't voted yet either and I assume he'd go A
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crazygamer999
08/11/18 6:24:24 PM
#429:


I'll give it a bit before swaying my vote
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trdl23
08/11/18 8:59:42 PM
#430:


Who's the main character? To be completely honest, I think it has to be B.
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08/11/18 9:04:04 PM
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trdl23
08/11/18 9:09:11 PM
#432:


Sorry man, but she seems to have a bigger claim to it than anyone else now that Maria and Punch are dead!
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Eddv
08/12/18 8:54:11 AM
#433:


A.
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MariaTaylor
08/12/18 9:59:39 AM
#434:


(1111) A. Zephyr
(111) B .Fah
(1111) C. Kidd
(1) D. Enoch
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MysteriousStan
08/12/18 10:10:39 AM
#435:


Switch to B

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Maniac64
08/12/18 10:22:20 AM
#436:


3 main characters!
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trdl23
08/12/18 10:34:16 AM
#437:


Honestly, I like this result the best.
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crazygamer999
08/12/18 10:34:39 AM
#438:


Well, there it is.

Let's go tragic.

A.
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Pirateking2000
08/12/18 1:07:13 PM
#440:


Zephyr of Female Empowerment
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MariaTaylor
08/13/18 1:53:52 AM
#441:


(11111) A. Zephyr
(11111) B .Fah
(1111) C. Kidd
() D. Enoch
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crazygamer999
08/13/18 2:03:57 AM
#442:


Swap to B.
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Zigzagoon
08/13/18 2:24:25 AM
#443:


Damn so close. RIP Zeph
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crazygamer999
08/13/18 2:26:23 AM
#444:


Eh
Zeph was a good choice
But after taking into account Fah's backstory, I'd find that her fate will be more interesting, tragic or no.
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OracleGunner
08/13/18 6:17:30 AM
#445:


Swap to A.
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chaos259
08/13/18 6:24:19 AM
#446:


Swapping to B since C is off the table now
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FakeAccount3000
08/13/18 3:03:27 PM
#447:


wow, this has gotten confusing @_@
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OracleGunner
08/13/18 3:29:32 PM
#448:


B is winning by 1.
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MariaTaylor
08/13/18 3:34:33 PM
#449:


yeah not really a fan of a bunch of swapping but I understand people sometimes want to change their votes. I'd just say that it helps a lot if when you swap you say "swapping from C to B" or something. makes the process a lot easier to tally, especially when it's happening multiple times.
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OracleGunner
08/13/18 4:01:56 PM
#450:


Alright my vote was initially C, but I changed it to A.
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Pirateking2000
08/13/18 4:15:26 PM
#451:


Think we're at

A. Zephyr of Redemption: 5 [Zig, Fake, PK2K, Eddv, Oracle]
B. Fakeru of Female Empowerment: 7 [CPU, NFUN, trdl, Stan, Cata, Crazy, Chaos]
C. Kidd, the Mysterious Gunslinger: 2 [Funny, Maniac]
D. Enoch, the Even More Mysterious: 0 []
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