forum Crossover Shenanigans // Closed with @whathappensifidothis // Stalkers welcome

Started June 16, 2023 by @the-void-phantasmic language

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Teth looks around. “Woah… I wonder what the writing on the columns is.”

Resh tilts his head. “No idea. Where do you think the shrine is?”

Teth gestures to the giant door. “Maybe through there?” She looks around again, then starts heading to the door. Resh looks over at Tsadi, shrugs, and follows Teth, with Tsadi close behind.

As soon as Teth steps into the center circle, the center rings of bricks of the design slide down and back, leaving a large hole in the center. A rumbling sounds from below, and something starts to rise from the chasm. Another statue of the woman. This time she’s sitting down on her knees, as if in meditation. Her eyes are closed, given the absence of a glow.

Teth stops abruptly in her tracks. “…Oh. Or maybe this is it.” She tilts her head at the statue. “Uh… Kovi said we had to meditate at the shrine, right? And this looks like it… who volunteers to talk to a deity? Because I don’t.”

Resh looks at the statue, then looks back down at Teth. “I’ll do it. I think I’m the least likely one here to fuck this up.”

Teth nods. “Yeah, fair enough. So I guess you gotta just… sit down on the floor like the statue is?”

Resh looks a bit nervous. “Probably.” He slowly walks over in front of the statue. He looks back at Teth and Tsadi, then sits down on his knees, mimicking the statue’s pose. He takes a deep breath and closes his eyes. I hope this works.

There’s a long silence.

And then, Resh is transported to somewhere else. At least in his mind. Like a dream or a vision.

It’s the same circular platform from before, this time in a starry abyss. And instead of a sitting statue, the woman stands in front of him, towering over him by several feet. She holds in her hand a large hammer.

Resh opens his eyes and looks around, then looks up at the woman. That must be this world’s Teth. He stays silent for a while trying to find his words. “…Hello.” That was horrific, dumbass-

Teth seems to look into Resh’s soul with her stare of glowing eyes behind her stone mask. She seems the slightest bit surprised at Resh’s greeting. She crouches down on one knee, still looking down at Resh. ”What has brought you here, Resh Corvus?” Her voice echoes through the abyss until it fades to a whisper.

Resh seems a bit anxious. He shudders slightly, Teth seems to creep him out a tiny bit. “Uh… me and my friends have been sent to this world, against our will, and we have no idea what caused it. We need to find a way to get back home, to our own world, and we were told that you might be able to help..?”

Teth sighs, closing her eyes. “Never before has this happened. I am not the Elder of Knowledge, and therefore I am not the one you seek. I am… sorry that I can be of no use.” She opens her eyes again, looking down at Resh. Her gaze is less harsh than before. There seems to be more she wants to say.

Resh looks a little disappointed, but quickly masks it. “…Oh. Alright then. I, uh- sorry for wasting your time.” He’s curious about what else she wants to say, but doesn’t say anything.

“Time is only a factor for mortal beings. You have wasted nothing.” Teth’s voice changes to a kinder tone when she says this. She also seems to sense Resh’s curiosity. She stands up, using her hammer to aid her. “I will tell you this, Resh Corvus. Something has gone very wrong to have you and your friends brought here. Something unnatural. I can only assume forces beyond natural may be the ones to help you return.”

Resh nods, then tilts his head. “Where… uh, where would I find this Elder of Knowledge that you mentioned?”

Teth nods, and with a gesture of her hand some of the stars—or rather, tiny glowing orbs—around them coalesce into a map in front of Resh. It seems to be of the world they’re on. She points to the upper-right part of the landmass on the map. “You will need to travel to the Starlight Desert. At the top of the main vault is the Temple of Lamed. The Elder of Knowledge.”

She then points to a different part of the map, on the opposite side. “You are here, at the connecting point between the snowy mountains and the Forest. At my temple.” She looks back down at Resh once again. “You have a long journey to go, young one. Be careful who you meet along the way.”

Resh looks at the map, then looks back up at at Teth, smiling slightly. “Thank you.”

Teth bows at Resh. There’s a hint of a smile in her eyes. “You are very welcome. Now, I think you should be getting back to your friends.” She crouches down once again, holding out a hand to Resh.

Resh nods, then takes her hand, closing his eyes again. We’ve got a lot of wandering to do- hopefully we can find a way home…

The vision ends, and Resh is brought back to his own body.

In front of him lies something that wasn’t there when he first sat down—a scroll of paper. But it wasn’t really paper, anyone could tell. It had a dark blue, nearly black coloration.

The statue had changed too. The eyes were open now, and glowing just like the other ones. And Teth herself, as Resh knew.