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The Shadows That Keep (Open and Accepting)
Forum-Index → Roleplay → The Shadows That Keep (Open and Accepting)Link crashed into the clearing, quickly taking in the situation. He saw the creature gripping Quill's arm. Epona flew forward. "Duck!" Link shouted, swiping the master sword. The blade hissed as it cleaved through the creatures wrist. It reared back, screaming, before bolting off deeper into the forest.

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4. It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.
-Extract from Invictus, William Ernest Henley

4. It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.
-Extract from Invictus, William Ernest Henley
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Link stared as Lockhorn brutalized the hand. It still seemed to have taken no damage "Well Stalfos usually fall all to pieces when they die, and they don't twitch since they don't have nerves. Whatever that thing is made of though, it is some tough stuff!" Navi flew down to the hand, inspecting it. Her light popped and spark, a shade of dark purple washing over her. Zipping back to Link, she hissed in his ear. "Whatever that thing was, it's evil. Pure and simple. I would trust Ganon over that thing any day." All of a sudden, a noise pierced the air. The sound of a phone ringing. Ringggg.... Ringggg.... Ringggg....
Hoodie stared off towards the woods, wondering how they others were. Taker sat next to him, glancing around nervously. "Don't you think we should get going? As far as we know, Galadriel still wants us dead! We should leave before they return." Hoodie shook his head slowly. "No. We must stay." "But why?" Skin-Taker growled. "You have an injury, so we should get as much of a head start as we can!" A heavy sigh escaped Hoodie, as he picked at his bandage. "Strategy my friend. That's why. We gave them aid, preventing the possible death of their friends. That gives us a foot hold. Staying here until they return is our power play. By staying, we not only show them that we feel strong enough to stay and defend against whatever dangers they might present us, but that we also trust them enough to believe that they will not present said dangers." He gestured to the woods. "You must remember that for all the power Galadriel holds, she is still part of a group. A hivemind if you will. How the others think and act will effect how she acts. We are not simply showing her, we are showing them that we can handle ourselves and them.' He flopped back on the grass, staring into the sky. "It's all about the mental game friend."

Quill shuffled through his bag and found the ringing phone. "Well that was weird. I thought this thing went kapoot at Atlantis. I'm going to see whom it is." Quill said as his helmet opened allowing him to speak into the phone. "Hello, But Sorry to say but the owner of this phone is currently dead. Please call again when he is reborn." Quill said with a voice that was almost like a dead person. Lockehorn didn't stop trying to smash the hand.
Rocket landed the ship and set it on stealth mode. It became invisible. "Okay. Time to find kiddo." Rocket said as he loaded his signature gun, a pair of his super bombs, and activated his jetpack. He hovered over, tracking the signal of Quills Helmet.
Altariel jerked back at the sound of the phone ringing. She could have sworn she had heard the sound somewhere. When Quill spoke in the voice, all the alarm bells in her conjoined minds were screaming at her to get the hell out of there - and away from the forest. She found herself agreeing with Navi - she would trust Morgoth, of all, before that. Galadriel was hissing to banish the thing, to destroy it. Skye was flying circles around their collective heads trying to find out what it was. Sometimes, Altariel reflected, having only one head was better.
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(On another note, what is Quill doing with the phone? I don't understand why he felt the need to say that into the phone.)
A voice Rang out through the phone, slightly dulled by the noise of static "Hello Quill. You don't know me, but now... I know all about you. The feeling of your memories, flowing through your skin into me was... delicious... I felt your life force. And I hate it. I had life once. I died. But I came back. I will always come back. I killed those little bastard children. Slaughtered them like dogs!" A disgusting laugh echoed around the clearing. "And then, one day, those rusty buckets of bolts; they became possessed, by the little brats. They came for me. They were hunting me. And so I hid in one of those awful suits. I knew the damn thing wasn't safe, but what else was I supposed to do? The springs and traps went off inside the suit. Killing me instantly... And turning my sanctuary into an eternal tomb. Oh we made amends in the end. Once the little kiddies got their revenge they were actually quite pleasant. We're all a happy family now. And soon... You will join us. And while I may have been a monster in life, I became a literal nightmare in death. My name is Springtrap. And I'm here... do to the devils work." A loud snap noise, followed by agonizing screams erupted from the phone speakers. Link jumped back, startled by the horrible noise. Something small and yellow bolted through the clearing. It was as fast as a rabbit, and its eyes glowed a bright red. Before anyone could move it snatched the hand, shooting back into the forest.

"What the bloody Eru is that thing?" Altariel asked, staring at where the yellow thing had been just a few moments ago... it was fast, too fast. It had been something her eyes were not meant to fully comprehend, she knew. That sort of speed was something no Elf could possibly achieve. And then suddenly, Skye remembered. "Springtrap. He... he's here.... Help me..."
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Quill jumped back from the scream. When he saw that thing scurry, he shot at it, but missed. But when he finally got a good shot, bad luck struck. He ran out of ammo. "S***!" Quill sweared out loud. He began to speak directly to the phone. "Look, I'm not sure your still there or not, but listen to me. I have gained many skills. Skills that makes it difficult for animatronics like you... If you just leave me and my friends out of this, I won't look for you, I won't talk about you. But now. If you keep coming to hunt me. I will look for you, I will find you..." Quill stopped for effect. "And I will kill you. I will be the face you will fear for. Watch out. We got a new badass here." Quill finished and closed the phone.
Springtrap stared at the rusted old phone in his hand. This boy... He would understand eventually. He would know the pain. He would be a part of the family. The small yellow creature holding the hand scuttled up to him. It looked very similar to Springtrap himself, and was about two feet tall. Even with its needle sharp teeth, it still retained its "stuffed animal" like appearance. It growled at Springtrap, holding out the hand. He gave it a pat on the head, before reattaching the limb. The smaller creature crawled into a hole on Springtrap's body, disappearing into the mangled flesh and metal within. His eyes turned upwards to gaze at the group of phantoms around him, burned ghostly shells of their former glory. "Do not worry my friends... We will have him eventually... And he to will know the joy of creation."
Link stared at the spot the small monster had run of to. Shaking his head, he turned back to Epona. "I suggest we head back to the ship. Staying in these woods any longer than necessary seems... Unwise." He mounted the horse, guiding her to the edge of the clearing

"I agree with Link, the sooner we get the Mordor out of here the better it will be for us." And the better Skye will feel. Altariel added in her mind, where Skye was a helpless puddle on the floor, and Galadriel was trying to calm her down. Galadriel soon took control, and the group found temselves outside, near the ship.
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Quills helmet began to beep, alerting him that there was someone was hidin in the bushes. Quill quickly reloaded his guns and aimed where Levex was. Sound deteced, unknown. "Well, if that little creature is back, may as well tag it." Quill muttered to himself. Giratina had more pressing matters to deal with so he left temporarily. Boomer began to sniff through the air. He could smell the rotting flesh of Sprintrap. He began to track it down.
*after teleportation*
"Hey! There was something back there! Plus the Moose!" Quill shouted angrily at Altariel, but soon regretted it.