The Challenge From Beyond-Time for a Fight

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Not much time for rest during emergencies, unfortunately. However, now that part of the crew has had time to regroup, the task won't be as horrible, right? Right? Well, either way the Nightmare King isn't slowing down. It's time to break into Escherville-one way or another.

Though there might be a bit of a bit of resistance along the way. Watch out for more monsters! Have fun!

((OOC: Are you guys ready for some ACTION? Nightmare critters ahoy!))

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Kirk stepped off, leading the way. That was what a captain did - at least, Kirk's brand of captain, anyway. Phaser in hand, he set himself, quelled the doubt in his own heart as he always did in these moments of crisis and set off towards Escherville. The heart of darkness. The source of all the pain and misery that had engulfed the ship. The devil in the dark. Time to see whether or not they can make him bleed.

He gestured for the others to follow. "Let's go. Stay close, watch each others' backs - and above all, don't give in to that fear. You've been through tougher then this. I know you have."

The Slaying of the Monster Part 1 - Outside Escherville

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You feel them before you see them. Even if you don't have psychic powers, you know they're there.

Creatures of the darkness, moving through the shadows.

As you get closer, you don't just feel them, you hear them. An eerie song, one that, if listened to for too long, was both terrifying and maddening, yet still possessed a grace almost lyrical.

And then, you see them. And all you can do is wish you hadn't.

Creatures, and beasts, piles of flesh that have been twisted beyond all description.

But the scariest thing about them all? The sheer plurality of them. Their numbers seem endless as more and more seep from the darkness to claim your souls.

To get this far, you had to overcome yourselves. To gain entrance into Escherville itself, and to the Cathedral where the Nightmare King makes his bid to be released, you must overcome them. And ordinary weapons will not cut it.

((ooc: High-Octane Magic users, you are go! You have to help the Crew fight their way past Lovecraftian Horrors and deep into Escherville. Team assignments are here))

The Slaying of the Monster Part 2 - Inside Escherville

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Even if it weren't crawling with Lovecraftian monsters, Escherville itself is a place that warp your mind. Gravity has very little in the way of rhyme or reason here. Up is down is left is right is east is west is north and so on.

But at the end of the maze of distorted gravity is a tunnel, one that will lead you to the lair of the Nightmare King. But between you and that tunnel are more of the creatures you fought outside, coming at you from every possible angle. And there are many.