Starless Dusk Rush Conclusion

[The City [EclipseZwolf]]

Starless Dusk Conclusion

[Due to IRL stuff I am ending Starless Dusk early and allowing other hosts to proceed. Even with a system like Dusk's which is light on the host, its still too heavy for me to accomplish with my rather demanding work schedule. I will be abstaining from hosting until a new method of hosting arises that I can use.]

The voting for the murder of Pierrick ends rather rapidly, with the majority casting their votes for Day who had admitted to the crime after being found out. The roulette wheel slowly comes to a stop, the ball landing atop the picture of Day.

Day: "This is as it should be. Good luck to everyone."

-He nods and looks over at Cessair-

Day: "Begin whenever you like."

Cessair: "Well.....considering you went over the crime, I see no need for us to go over it again. Everyone is correct! Day murdered Pierrick in the sewer, casting him into the water where he was carried to his swift and untimely demise!"

-Cessair wastes no further time and begins ushering everyone out of the Casino and down towards the sewers. Everyone arrives at the central sewer later, Day walking solemnly in front of Itriot. Upon arriving everyone notices that the stakes and Pierrick's body have since been cleaned up and Day finds himself pushed forward into the bowl, where he slides down. He stands back up atop the central drain and looks up at everyone-

Cessair: "Silver, have you brought it?"

-Silver Mask comes forth with the minigun Cessair utilized in the first two executions and hands it over. Cessair begins to spin it up as she speaks-

Cessair: "How long will you last down there? Lets send Day off, down through the sewer drain in a fine paste!"

-Just as Cessair's minigun starts to finish spinning up, her hand on the trigger a flash of light opens beneath Day, covering the entire sewer grate and two giant gloved hands appear from below, grasp Day at the ankles, and yanks him down. Day slips through the portal as the first of the bullets begin to whiz by, grazing his hair and face. Everyone stands by in a moment of stunned silence before-

Itriot: "Alas! I guess this plan was a failure."
Silver Mask: "I told you both from the beginning this was a stupid idea."
Cessair: "And here I expected him to play along with it. I guess it stopped being interesting enough to justify."

-The remaining participants stand by, confused as to what is going on, staring at the Lords in abject confusion-

Silver Mask: "You can come out now Reb, anyone would recognize those garish gloves of yours."

-The portal from the sewer grate reappears and from it steps a massive humanoid figure with the head of a lion-


Reb: "If I was so recognizable, you lot could have not SHOT AT ME as I was pulling him away."
Itriot: "Nonsense! Even if it had hit your, surely such injuries would be nothing to you."
Reb: "Maybe next time I'll just shoot you all to stop you from firing!"

-Silver Mask steps forward between Itriot and Reb who were steadily approaching each other-

Silver Mask: "Calm down. You two fighting is not going to make this any better."
Reb & Itriot: "It would certain make me feel better!"

-The two glare at one another-

Reb: "Fine, another time. I bring a message from the Starless King."

-Reb pulls a piece of paper from his pocket which he proceeds to hold up and read in a dignified voice-

Reb: "Itriot, Cessair, Bian, the three of you are to cease your Black Clash immediately and return to your regular duties. If the three of you wish to gather further hearts, you will need to follow the standard procedure and join in a Black Clash directly, instead of attempting to rig the one you are running. I entertained your attempts, as obvious as they were, to see if they would prove you all worthy of such rewards. You have however, been found wanting."

-Reb stops for a moment to breath-

Reb: "The remaining participants are to be scattered across the city and will participate in Black Clash's separate from one another. Reb will see to this. Itriot will be returned the power taken from him as well. Take heed and obey these words, for defiance will be met with annihilation."

-Reb stops and goes to pocket the letter when Itriot suddenly stops him and looks down at it to confirm what he just heard-

Itriot: "I was going to complain up until that last bit! If the King has seen fit to right old wrongs than I too shall resume my stand as his most righteous servant!"
Bian/Silver Mask: "Guess he figured alienating one of the Lords who actually like him was a bad idea, especially when it leads to them trying to rig a Clash."
Cessair: "So he really did attack you Itriot? I was curious who had dared to assault a Lord, but I never thought the ridiculous story that it was the king himself would prove to be true. Though he didn't admit it per se, giving you your power back despite your 'failure' is a pretty clear ringer."
Itriot: "Indeed! A trick most foul upon one most undeserving that led to the rise of a truly vile blight upon the Starless City."
Reb: "I hate you too."
Itriot: "well, I must be off. As short as it was, a pleasure to be in your company as always Bian and Cessair."

-Itriot leaps up through one of the manholes leading above ground, turning it into a portal as he ascends the ladder with giddy haste. Bian looks over at Cessair-

Bian: "I'll go take down the barrier and let all the people back in. No doubt you will have to handle some unhappy returners so I'll leave that to you."
Cessair: "Unfortunately."

-Bian vanishes down one of the sewer tunnels while Cessair turns an entire different tunnel's entrance into a portal they pass through, leaving everyone with Reb-

Reb: "And they leave without explaining anything. Great."

-Reb reaches towards the group and suddenly a luminous chain materializes around everyone's wrists, linking them to Reb-

Reb: "You can follow or be dragged. As the letter mentioned you haven't gotten out of the Black Clash, but you all participating in one part way is unorthodox. The King has decided to be lenient and allow all of you a second chance since this one wasn't exactly fair."

-Reb again opens the portal on the sewer grate and looks back up at everyone-

Reb: "Well? Hurry it up!"

[Starless Dusk End?]