{ nightmare bleed: world fragments }

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NIGHTMARE BLEED: WORLD FRAGMENTS

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I. CORRUPTION

COMMENTS

I. CORRUPTION

It all begins when there is a call for help by the local tapirs. Ever since the final battle against the Story Eater last summer, some tapirs that over indulged themselves on the nostilium never recovered and in fact disappeared somewhere. It turns out they drifted to other worlds, and while they were able to do so already, the amount of nostilium has affected the tethers connecting worlds to Songerein and the dream realm as a whole, causing something of a "nightmare feedback." More dangerously, these tapirs are insatiable, seeking nightmares to feed on and are deliberately corrupting dreams to turn into nightmares.

This nightmare feedback through the tethers means while the original worlds are not seeing much of an effect—yet—Songerein and the rest of the dream realm is. Bits and pieces of these worlds are appearing in Songerein and need to be sealed before it's too late.

A. Safe Place. While most of Songerein is covered with patches of different worlds bleeding in, there is one place that's managed to escape: Dragefjell, the floating island home to the dragons. The massive dreamcatcher found within the strange castle that had been discovered last year immediately released a bright, white light and created a powerful barrier protecting it from the nostilium spreading throughout the world. Along with support from the dragons' own magic, they are quick to offer aid to those suffering below, flying down to grab anyone they could to bring them back to the island.

🩹 Medical aid. Those who suffer any physical injuries will be treated both through traditional and magical means. There are many dragons who specialize in healing magic that will be able to provide greater healing, but they are reserving these abilities for those grievously injured.
♨️ Purifying Springs. The hot springs are available to help purify those who have been affected by nostilium. Although not as strong as the pods, it still helps those who are on the "low" to "medium" scale. Some are even bottling the water so that it can be converted into some kind of spray to try and help purify areas affected.
🐉 Dragon Transport. After the initial flurry of rescues, more efficient means to transport larger groups are constructed. Gondolas carried by the dragons are made and volunteers can assist in finding and bringing people on board. Assistance is also request to help protect the dragons as the days pass so that they do not succumb to the growing effects of nostilium.

B. Corrupted Tapirs: These tapirs have changed entirely, the excess nostilium turning them into unrecognizable shadowy figures that will take on the form of one's worst nightmare to try and instigate more fear and terror. They continue to seek out nostilium out of anyone, sleeping or awake, and will appear outside of dreams to do just that.

🕊️ Purification. Many will try to purify the tapirs, but they must be subdued first. Once the corrupted tapir is down, pure dreamotion can be channeled into them to try and purify the effects of the nostilium. Other methods that have been discovered can also be used to try and reduce the corruption.
🛏️ Orkili Pods. The Orkilins will have brought their purification pods from the city to try and help purify not only anyone who has succumbed to the rampant nostilium, but also for the tapirs. If they can be subdued enough, they can be tossed into the pod to try and help purify them. However, if they still have too much the pod will overload and break.
💀 Eradication. Some tapirs are so far gone there is no saving them. They must be completely destroyed by using any offensive attack type dreamotion possible. Special "bombs" constructed from pure dreamotion can be made and used against them. Although extreme, it may be kinder to put them out of their misery, and those that are destroyed will whisper words of gratitude before disappearing…

C. Nightmare Battles. With both worlds bleeding into Songerein and the spike of nostilium spreading everywhere, noctaere and other nightmarish creatures from these bleeds are running rampant. They are aggressive with two different types. One type will just feed on pure destruction and will try to attack and destroy anything in its way. The other will try to invoke more fear and nightmares so they can feed off the nostilium and grow stronger that way. They need to be handled regardless and dreamotion is key.

🌚 Noctaere. Rather than be killed, those who overwhelmed by these creatures will be corrupted and turn into noctaere themselves. How weak or powerful the corruption is will be up to players. Note: It is possible to save the effects for next month for our second part, or even have the effects last into the next month. Anyone who turns into a noctaere and continues into July willy (hopefully) be saved in July.
👤 Slenderman. He's baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack. And he is angrier than ever. Like before, the Slenderman will prove to be a formidable foe, utilizing its noodle tendril like appendages to trap and capture anyone who has the misfortune to cross its path. Those who are caught will remain trapped inside it in a dark abyss-like cage but can be rescued by those who are able to simply make any cuts to reveal the person inside. Those within can try to escape using dreamotion, but the longer they are captive, the weaker they become as their energy is drained.
👥 The Unknown. The Unknown from the Mirror World has returned, but for some strange reason it is trying to capture noctaere and nightmares in a grotesque, black mirror. However, those who are captured will find themselves in a strange place where all the nostilium is extracted to create a "nightmare version" of themselves. They are then pulled back out of the mirror and returned to normal free of most of the nostilium that once afflicted them, and after the Unknown stares at them it will disappear for its next target. While some may think it is helping, those who actually go through the experience are left feeling strange and wary. After all…what will happen to that nightmare copy that was created? Should people help the Unknown? Or stop it?

D. World Fragments. Technically any canon could be found somewhere in Songerein, especially since the NPCs that live in Reverein are also from different worlds, but in Reverein and surrounding areas specifically, it will be mainly current canons represented in game and any guest character canons participating in the event. While players can create specific toplevels, we also request small blurbs to be added to our Canon World Fragments directory thread so that other players can reference and include them in their own threads. There is the option to include a link to your toplevel as well. For those who need a refresher on how this portion works:

🌎 World Fragment. A fragment of their world will appear somewhere around Reverein. It's most likely in the town, but it could be out in the Wildlands. The fragments will be no bigger than a 2-block square. These fragments can be a specific place or a mashed up amalgamation of places to represent that world, and it can include nightmare versions of people and creatures. While they mostly stay within the fragment area, some may escape to add to the havoc and chaos.
🧎 Conductor. To seal world fragment and contain its spread, natives from that world can serve as "conductors" and absorb the nostilium in the area into themselves. This does mean they run the risk of turning noctaere, but they can be assisted by others to help keep them purified. They also have the risk of falling into a coma-like sleep while still absorbing the nostilium.
🫙 Nostilium Absorbers. The Orkilins will deploy numerous containment devices to help try and absorb nostilium so that it's not just the individual. These devices can work directly on the fragment area or on the conductor to try and help keep them stable. However, these are not strong enough to work on their own and will need to be constantly changed out, especially if they are damaged.
📚 Fairytale Fragments. Because Songerein had such deep ties to the fairy tale realm, it is not surprising that there are nightmare fragments of fairy tales scattered among the different worlds. These bleeds will be as if someone took inspiration from the Grimm brothers and then made it more goth horror. Any fairytale, myth, legend, folklore, and story can be stumbled upon and will need to be purified like any other place. Some may even encounter the original heroes or villains of the story trying to serve as conductors to seal the fragment.

I. CORRUPTION

COMMENTS

Comments

[grandduchess_anya]

(Ace’s words soon has Anya to snap out of her catatonic state and remember what they are supposed to be doing. These particular tapirs need to be dealt sooner before they can infect more people and possibly even more tapirs.)

Bark, bark, bark!

Oh right! Need to throw these bombs at the tapirs now.

(She soon tosses some at the tapirs that are trying to catch up to her. Once the bombs got to the intended targets, they go off, taking out the out of control tapirs once and for all.)

Phew! Thank goodness you managed to get me out of the shock, Ace. That ‘thing’ did took the form of something awful from my world and it did gave me a bit of a scare.

[donfire]

[Ace, panting slightly, nods at Anya.]

Thought so, it looked scary from where I was standing, but I'm glad you were able to fight it!

[There's more tapirs where those ones came from, and Ace frowns.]

We need more bombs.

[grandduchess_anya]

(Oh great, there are so many tapirs to deal with and not enough more purifying dreamotion bombs. Now how are they going to take down this many without getting infected by nostilium or get badly hurt?

Then Anya has a great idea. One of them could go and find as many dreamotion bombs as possible while the other can hold them off as much as possible. But the question is: Will this plan she just came up with work?)

Hey! Maybe I can throw some of my flax nets on them so they can be held in one place so we can throw the bombs at them. But then means one of us will have to grab as many bombs as while the other has to keep them busy as long as possible and not get infected at the same time. Do you have any other suggestions as well?

[donfire]

I can grab the bombs, your plan seems like the best one in this situation.

[Ace watches as the tapirs get closer.]

Please, be careful.

[He nods, before he runs off to find more bombs. When he finds the, he starts grabbing as many as he can fit in his arms against his chest, getting a good sizeable amount. But he can't run anymore, or they will fall and break. So walking as fast as he can without making a mess, Ace starts to return to Anya.]

[grandduchess_anya]

(She gives him a hopeful nod as he runs off to grab as many bomb as he could carry in his arms. Pooka and Mashka run off to distract the tapirs, making all sorts of noises from growls to whatever noises rabbits would make when it finds enemies.

The corrupted tapirs obviously went berserk as they soon chase after the animals as they run away from them so Anya can capture them in her nets. She could see that they are giving chase on the tapirs and, before they could try to change to those bat minions agains, Anya swiftly throws more nets at them to keep them in place.

Desparate to get out, the tapirs try to break free but it is no use: the Grand Duchess has made sure that her nets are resistant to rips and tears to make enemy escapes more difficult. Pooka barks at them as a way to taunt them while Anya meets up with Ace as soon as she sees him walking back with loads of dreamotion bombs with him.)

Phew! Great timing, Ace. I was able to catch loads of tapirs with my nets but Pooka and Mashka also helped by chasing them towards us so we can catch as many of them in one place.

[donfire]

That's awesome! It'll make it easier for us to hit them, for sure.

[Ace puts down the bombs carefully right next to his feet and straightens up to talk to Anya.]

Let's get to work, but Pooka, Mashka, you did great!

[He grabs one bomb from the ground and aims it at the tapirs in the closest net. With calculated strength, Ace throws the bomb and watches it land on the net covered tapirs.]

[grandduchess_anya]

Thanks. I did made sure that those nets are very tricky to get ripped and such. It does help when one learns to sew early on as a child and did experience being an Aspect in another world before coming here. Although I will have to explain that next time because these tapirs.

Bark, bark, bark.

(The dog and rabbit happily accept the praise from the pirate. That will be more than enough for them. They soon watch as Ace throws one of the new dreamotion bombs at the net caught tapirs and, soon enough after a few seconds, it explodes on the tapirs, mercifully ending their very hopeless situation and their lives.)

Bark, bark, bark!

Pooka says that he and Mashka could hear more tapirs coming over from that direction. We should get ready for any attacks or surprises that they might bring with them.

[donfire]

That's pretty handy!

[He wants to pet the animals so bad! But work comes first.]

Want to use more nets or should we just get them all closer together and throw a bomb?

[grandduchess_anya]

We can use more nets to make it easier on us to stop these tapirs from rampaging through further. Then we can throw bombs at them while they’re still caught in the nets.

Bark, bark!

[donfire]

How do we make, or get, the nets?

[He throws another bomb, hitting two tapirs with it.]

[grandduchess_anya]

I usually make them from these sturdy flax threads I have been making for months now. But lately I have thinking of trying to convert normal nets into strong nets for a while now.

Maybe there are tons of nets nearby that we could use and I can attempt to make them as tough as my usual nets.

[donfire]

That's a good idea, I'll take a look, meanwhile just stay here and throw bombs ok?

[He does go looking for nets, and finds a few here and there, but not that many. He collects them and goes back to Anya, presenting the nets to her.]

Would this work?

[grandduchess_anya]

(She nods in return as she proceeds to throw more dreamotion bombs at the incoming amount of corrupted tapirs. Slowly one by one, many of them went poof the moment the bombs landed on them. Anya does her best to throw more bombs when Ace returns with nets.)

Yes! These should do nicely. I should get started on infusing them with dreamotion energy and light magic to get them to a reinforced state in no time.

[donfire]

[Ace nods, anything to get the poor tapirs away.]

Awesome, do that while I get them with the bombs!

[grandduchess_anya]

(Anya in return as she gets to work in infusing light magic and dreamotion energy into the nets as swiftly as she could. Doing so makes these nets to become very sturdy and they get reinforced to withstand many struggling moves these tapirs might throw at them.

The nets pile up nicely in a stack of now powerful and strong ropes capable to hold the tapirs back from causing any further harm to anybody and anything that comes in their way. While she continues to infuse more magic into more of the nets, she tosses one fully strengthened one at Ace for him to use on the corrupted tapirs.)

[donfire]

[Ace catches the net and smiles at Anya, getting to work by leading as many tapirs as he can with some dreamotion, watching as they all walk towards him. Using the net, he covers 5 tapirs with it, and uses a couple of bombs to make them disappear.

It feels bad watching them fade away but he has to do it.

He trots over to Anya and cleans his forehead's sweat with an arm.]

How you doing?

[grandduchess_anya]

Thankfully not tired from working full steam ahead with making these nets sturdy just yet. Right now many of these ropes should be able to handle many struggles and attacks from the corrupted tapirs.

(Anya continues on making the ropes sturdy and strong with dreamotion and light magic hand in hand. She does hate having to do something this awful on otherwise innocent creatures, but given the circumstances they’re all in, some lives have to be sadly ended before things go horribly wrong.)

I do hope others are having good luck in curing them. I’ve seen people managing to save them from losing themselves to the nostilium earlier.