You have just entered room "comapurple."
FluffySongbird has entered the room.
Omega19x: (hello)
ph33r my rod: (( Yo. :X ))
FluffySongbird: (Hey. ^^)
FluffySongbird: (Crap. Wrong color.)
Omega19x: Mahaado still lies in the hospital bed, no change. Isis and Yugi happen to run into each other outside his room.
FluffySongbird: *tearful*
FluffySongbird: ((Why am I seeing no replies? o_O; ))
ph33r my rod: *is as well* "...hello, Yuugi."
FluffySongbird: ((I'm hearing the sounds, but... nothing.))
ph33r my rod: (( ...O_o ))
Omega19x: (?)
ph33r my rod: (( Maybe you're lagged? ))
FluffySongbird: ((I dunno, it just keeps playing that IM sound...))
Omega19x: (*kicks your computer*)
FluffySongbird: ((Okay. I finally found some meebo.com suckage.))
Omega19x: *in room*
FluffySongbird: "Priest...?"
Omega19x: No movement. His eyes are open, but unfocused. The only response is from monitors and machines.
FluffySongbird: "Hey, um..."
ph33r my rod: *standing just outside the door* "..." *bites lip*
FluffySongbird: "...Even though...you're like this now..."
FluffySongbird: "...Thank you." *sniffle*
Omega19x: No response.
ph33r my rod: "Um..." *steps inside* "Yuugi, I brought the Millenium Ankh with me... in case we might be able to use it. Malik said he's used it on Ryou when unconscious, so I thought that maybe..."
ph33r my rod: *fidgets*
FluffySongbird: *looks up*
Omega19x: No response.
ph33r my rod: *takes it out of her purse* "Do you think we could... get through to him by using it?"
FluffySongbird: ((sorry. The comp was spazzing.))
Omega19x: (mental image: ankh around his neck, and a little card that reads, 'stick end to forehead if you want to talk.')
FluffySongbird: ((XD; ))
FluffySongbird: "Maybe... It's worth a try."
ph33r my rod: *nods and holds it out* "Here... let's use it at the same time."
Omega19x: The tip of the ankh is put against Mahaado's forehead, and the next thing Yugi and Isis know, they are inside his mind...
FluffySongbird: "Huh...?"
Omega19x: And the inside of his mind is as much of a disaster area as downtown Domino was... Everything is a pile of rubble, it looks like several layers of a building had collapsed in on each other.
FluffySongbird: "Oh, my..."
ph33r my rod: *blinks, looking around* "Even his mind is this bad..."
FluffySongbird: "Why could that be?"
Omega19x: Stones are everywhere. Book pages are everywhere. Crystal shards are everywhere. That seems to be the contents of the room, for the most part.
Omega19x: The question is, though... is anybody home.
ph33r my rod: "The mental stress he had to have gone through in order to force Shadow out..." *looks down at the floor, tearing up*
FluffySongbird: *looks around* "..."
Omega19x: There's a large hole in front of you, where the rubble is piled. There are levels below you, and levels above. It looks like you came in... in the middle.
FluffySongbird: "What is this...?!"
FluffySongbird: *looks up...and down*
Omega19x: There is not much above you. But there's a lot of rubble below you.
Omega19x: Everything collapsed in on itself.
FluffySongbird: "...Priest..."
ph33r my rod: "It's..." *looks around the area, especially down into the hole* "...Mahaado? Are you here?" *calls out, cupping her hands around her mouth*
FluffySongbird: "Mahaado...! Answer...!"
Omega19x: There's no answer. But it's clear that if he's here at all, he's probably somewhere down there.
ph33r my rod: "...we should go see if he's down there, Yuugi."
FluffySongbird: *gulp* "Okay..."
Omega19x: Some of the edge crumbles in front of you, and falls off. The edges are burnt, as though blasted with a powerful attack.
ph33r my rod: *eep!* *steps back a little, looking around for any form of stairs, or an easier way to get down*
Omega19x: There's not any. At least, not anymore.
Omega19x: Not like magicians have much need for stairs in their own minds.
ph33r my rod: "... I think we'll have to climb down from here..."
FluffySongbird: "But... there's no ladder..."
FluffySongbird: "Um... there are edges we can hold onto, right...?"
ph33r my rod: *nods* "We'll have to be careful, though... you saw how they were crumbling."
FluffySongbird: "Okay..."
ph33r my rod: *carefully steps closer to the edge*
FluffySongbird: *follows carefully...*
ph33r my rod: *starts to ease her way down through the rubble*
Omega19x: The damage looks even worse once they get down to the bottom level.
FluffySongbird: *after Isis is far enough ahead, he follows*
ph33r my rod: *slowly lowers herself down to the bottom, looking around again*
Omega19x: There are a few scattered objects, a wand here and there, a few books that aren't ripped apart.
ph33r my rod: "...Mahaado?" *calls out again*
Omega19x: There's still no audible response, but something moves in the distance.
FluffySongbird: *looks*
FluffySongbird: "!"
ph33r my rod: *eep*
FluffySongbird: "Wh-what is that?!"
Omega19x: A rock was tumbling from halfway up the large mass of stone and debris, it rolled past their feet.
FluffySongbird: "I think we should get out of here!"
ph33r my rod: "Wait..." *looks up at where the rock came from* "Mahaado, are you there?"
FluffySongbird: *comes back*
Omega19x: Something was moving from where the rock had fallen. The slim outline of a hand, sticking out of the rubble.
ph33r my rod: *gasp!*
FluffySongbird: *retreats*
Omega19x: It moved a little, but there wasn't much space to move.
FluffySongbird: *very scared*
ph33r my rod: (( brb ))
Omega19x: The hand twitches a little.
ph33r my rod: *carefully starts climbing back up the pile of rubble, trying to get a closer look*
Omega19x: It's a tan colored hand, much like Mahaado's. Or rather, his ka's.
Omega19x: (since this is the soul room, after all.)
ph33r my rod: "...oh gods. Yuugi, he's under here!"
FluffySongbird: "What?!"
ph33r my rod: *starts trying to clear away some of the debris around the hand*
Omega19x: Wrapped around the wrist is shredded purple fabric. They clearly are part of the robes of the dark magician.
FluffySongbird: "Oh, God..."
ph33r my rod: "We have to get him out!" *looks up at the rest of the wreckage above them* "..."
FluffySongbird: *picks some small rocks up*
Omega19x: Yes, it's a reaaaaaaally big pile of rocks.
ph33r my rod: *climbs up a bit more, starting to push some of the rubble off the top of the pile*
Omega19x: *groan*
FluffySongbird: *some of the rocks are huge*
FluffySongbird: "Are you okay?!"
ph33r my rod: *pushes rocks with all of the strength she can muster up*
FluffySongbird: *pushes off more rocks*
Omega19x: It takes a while, but eventually, they can see more of the magician. Robes are well torn, the spiritual body looking rather abused. He makes no big movements.
Omega19x: *groan*
FluffySongbird: "Is he alive...?"
ph33r my rod: *tired from all of the pushing and digging* "Mahaado...?"
FluffySongbird: *heaves* "Are you okay...?"
Omega19x: *slow blink.* His eyes are blurry, and out of focus. He can hear voices around him, but it takes several agonizing minutes to even place them. Or where he is, for that matter. Or what has happened...
FluffySongbird: "He's... alive...? Hang on. We'll get you out of here."
Omega19x: He's far too weak to move, though he doubted he could move even if he wanted to. "...Priestess..."
Omega19x: "... Little Pharaoh."
Omega19x: he spoke in faint. whispers.
FluffySongbird: "Oh! Just stay calm. It's all right..."
ph33r my rod: "Mahaado, we're here now, it's going to be okay..." *pushes off what's left of the debris*
Omega19x: He groans, but still doesn't move.
FluffySongbird: "It's all right..."
Omega19x: "... Shadow?"
FluffySongbird: "No... he's gone now."
ph33r my rod: "He was forced out..."
Omega19x: He tries to lift his head, to look around, but can't manage it. "Other self?"
ph33r my rod: "...he's wounded, but he came out of everything alright."
FluffySongbird: "Yeah, he's with Katsuya-chan now."
Omega19x: "...alive?"
FluffySongbird: "Yes."
ph33r my rod: *looks at Yuugi* "Come on, let's get him out of these rocks and down to the floor..."
FluffySongbird: "Okay..." *pushes off some rocks*
Omega19x: *groan*
ph33r my rod: *grips Mahaado around a shoulder once enough of the rocks are cleared off*
FluffySongbird: *pushes Mahaado up slightly*
Omega19x: The fallen magician screams in pain.
FluffySongbird: "Sorry, sorry... It's okay..."
ph33r my rod: *eep*
FluffySongbird: "Can you tell us what's wrong...?'
Omega19x: The dark magician wouldn't really know where to begin. He had been fighting against Shadow for so long, everything blended together. Everything hurt, if from nothing else, because of the strain it had been put under.
FluffySongbird: "If it hurts to speak, then it's all right... You don't have to."
Omega19x: "... No, little pharaoh... tell me please. Are my friends safe?"
ph33r my rod: "Just... it's alright now. You're being taken care of, on the outside world..."
FluffySongbird: ((brb))
Omega19x: "Priestess? Did I hurt you?"
ph33r my rod: *looks at some of the bandages still on her arms* "No... it was all Shadow's doing..."
Omega19x: "I am sorry, good priestess."
ph33r my rod: "I wanted to help you somehow, even if I got hurt in the process... it'll heal, in time."
FluffySongbird: "Nothing's your fault. I...I should have told you not to go along with the trial..."
Omega19x: "I have failed many, including myself." the pain overcoming him when they reach the bottom of the pile. He just collapses onto the stone floor.
FluffySongbird: "You did what you could... Shadow's dangerous."
ph33r my rod: *kneels on the floor next to Mahaado, propping him up a little* "That's right... you tried as hard as you could."
FluffySongbird: "At least he's gone now... But I really wish you didn't have to sacrifice anything."
FluffySongbird: "All of us miss you..."
Omega19x: "No. My failure came before Shadow." he tries to speak clearly. "The sennen spellbook. The magic of Thoth. It was beyond me. It is beyond all mortals."
FluffySongbird: "But..."
Omega19x: "I opened the door for Shadow. Even an apprentice magician knows to never make such error." he winces. "I made it work. But not without consequences."
FluffySongbird: "...Shadow's gone."
FluffySongbird: "I understand. It hurts. I wish you were your old self again..."
Omega19x: "Shadow... was right."
FluffySongbird: "Your other self saved you from Shadow."
FluffySongbird: "And you saved us from Shadow."
FluffySongbird: "We can rebuild you."
ph33r my rod: *nods* "Everybody fails at some point or another... we're still your friends, in spite of that. We still care..."
FluffySongbird: "Just rest for now. It will be all right..."
Omega19x: "I did want power. Magic that could bring back... what I lost. My friend, Rishid. My guilt. That is what started me on this dark path. Shadow was right..."
Omega19x: He struggled to speak, but he knew that his confession needed to be made.
FluffySongbird: "You're not like that..."
FluffySongbird: "You're honest and good. Shadow wanted more than just Rishid."
Omega19x: "Such a fine line. The same spellbook that led me to Rishid... You saw the devistation I caused."
FluffySongbird: "There have been good things that came with that."
Omega19x: "I never wanted to hurt you, or anyone."
FluffySongbird: "Like... the Kuriboh."
Omega19x: "Azizi."
Omega19x: "Is he...?"
FluffySongbird: "Yes. He's okay. Mana's taking care of him."
FluffySongbird: "And the little Malik."
Omega19x: "I knew my mistake, when Azizi came back with me. But I continued making it. I knew I was acting wrongly. But I did it anyway." he groans.
Omega19x: "He entered, just like Shadow. I barely ripped him from my mind. As a master sorcerer, I should have had the foresight to predict the greater threats..."
FluffySongbird: "But... you can't stop everything."
FluffySongbird: "You're still a good person." *tear*
Omega19x: "That, I must be." he managed to smile weakly. "I am still here. The oreichalkos spell was broken. And I am still here."
ph33r my rod: *tears up as well* "Yes, you're still here, and we're thankful for that."
Omega19x: "The cost of that spell, a spell of unlimited power... the spellcaster's very soul."
FluffySongbird: "You had good intentions. Shadow manipulated you."
ph33r my rod: "He took advantage of your powers..."
Omega19x: "I am afraid I only remember bits and pieces." he confessed weakly. "I had all but given up, when my other self somehow entered here."
FluffySongbird: "He helped you. You put up a good fight."
Omega19x: "Praise to Hesmut, he was able to launch the attack that I was too weak to accomplish on my own. And praise to Bes he is alive."
Omega19x: "To tell truth, I... did not know if the attack would work. I adapted the spell. The energy Shadow fed me only fueled the explosion."
Omega19x: "It was the only way to force him out."
FluffySongbird: "...At least he's gone now."
FluffySongbird: "He corrupted himself."
Omega19x: "No, not exactly right, little pharaoh." the dark magician slumped against the wall, so utterly exhausted. "This place was a great temple. A beacon in my mind, to focus and channel heka."
Omega19x: "To expel Shadow required the unthinkable. A total mind crush. From inside the mind."
Omega19x: "The energy fell back into itself. It imploded. And Shadow was gone."
ph33r my rod: "...so forcing him out caused you to destroy your own soul room."
Omega19x: The dark magician nodded weakly. "It had to be done. With so much energy, any other attack would have just had the same result. An unplanned explosion, other self would have died."
FluffySongbird: "...I'm glad that didn't happen. And I'm hoping you'll wake up soon."
ph33r my rod: "Yes... please, come back to us soon, if you can."
Omega19x: "... I should not have survived..."
FluffySongbird: "But you did."
FluffySongbird: "And I'm glad. So many people would have missed you."
ph33r my rod: *nods, gripping Mahaado's hand* "It's not time for the gods to take you yet."
Omega19x: He smiles at that statement, thinking of his many friends.
Omega19x: "I... am too weak, to exist outside this place. Just as Rishid was too weak to leave the shadow realm."
FluffySongbird: "You'll get better."
Omega19x: "I do not know... for certain. There are no spells written for those who survive a mind crush."
FluffySongbird: "...You're a master. Perhaps you could... I know this sounds stupid, but you could create one?"
ph33r my rod: "...people have survived despite being mind crushed." *looks up at Yuugi* "Wasn't Seto mind crushed at one point...? Isn't that what the doctors said?"
FluffySongbird: "Yes. He was. And look at him now."
Omega19x: "That is truth." the dark magician eventually nodded. "Though the power used... a great difference exists."
FluffySongbird: "Hmm..."
Omega19x: "It can be done. But I do not know when, nor how." He slumps, trying to stay awake. The injuries and exhaustion from the battles and the mind crush itself, still plague him greatly.
ph33r my rod: "... You should rest, Mahaado. Your spirit is weak... the more strength you regain, the easier you'll recover."
FluffySongbird: "We want to see you get better and wake up again."
ph33r my rod: "That's right..."
Omega19x: "In order to do that, I will have to repair... all of this." he groans.
Omega19x: "A fitting pennance, for a powerless magician."
FluffySongbird: "We'll help."
ph33r my rod: "Yes... any way we can."
Omega19x: "Thank you, my friends." he starts to nod off. "But this is my task. These are my memories. This is my retribution."
FluffySongbird: "But you're in so much pain!"
Omega19x: "And I deserve it, for the wrongs I have committed."
FluffySongbird: "No. No one should go through this."
ph33r my rod: "...there has to be some way we can help."
Omega19x: "I will rebuild my soul, and emerge for the better. If that is what Ma'at believes best, then I shall not argue with her judgment."
Omega19x: He smiles. "I... I appreciate the company."
Omega19x: And exhausted, the dark magician passes out. At least, he is out of the rubble.
ph33r my rod: (( Mahaado just pulled a Ryou! ))
Omega19x: (rofl)
Omega19x: (given what he's gone through, its surprising he didn't pull one last Thursday)
ph33r my rod: (( ...yeah, good point. :X ))
Omega19x: (Ryou would have probably pulled a Machi under this stress.)
FluffySongbird: ((Damn.))
Omega19x: (and I don't have any more names to say people pulled.)
FluffySongbird: ((We'll think of more.))
Omega19x: The ankh starts to glow. It is clear there is no more to see or do right now in Mahaado's soul. But at least they have the knowledge that he is alive, deep deep down in his mind. He may be weak, but he is alive.
Omega19x: (and I am in need of sleep)
ph33r my rod: (( Go sleeeep. XD ))
FluffySongbird: ((Yeah, I should be going too.))
Omega19x: (but see? He's willing to accept visitors in his mind! Leave the ankh there.)
Omega19x: (those who he'd want in there know what it's used for)
ph33r my rod: (( Hokay :3 ))
FluffySongbird: (Um... hopefully no one will steal it...)
Omega19x: (uh... don't tell thief king?)
Omega19x: (heaven forbid we get HIM in Mahaado's mind...)
FluffySongbird: ((Okay...))
FluffySongbird: ((We'd better not give him ideas.))
Omega19x: (you think it's a trash heap NOW... )
Omega19x: (g'night!)
ph33r my rod: (( Night~ ))
Omega19x has left the room.
FluffySongbird: ((You saved this thing?))
ph33r my rod: (( Yeah, I got it. ))