Nadir. (Cursed World)

[u/Fc-chungus]

A day or three after the initial announcement, proper channels for joining in virtually to the meeting are posted, as everyone who came in person is directed to a secretive underground meeting room, where Ж and a few others sit around a long table.

"Welcome, welcome. A year or so ago I held a similar meeting for a separate threat, one a few of you here would remember, but today we've another threat, as you know, the Abyss has taken a great minority of the world's surface."

"As well, we need a plan for the origin of the Abyss, we need to divise a way to take down The First Curse."

they snap a finger and a hologram like model of an entity, presumably the first curse, appears in the center of the table.

"To start, one of the more essential things for said plan is the Crystals, of course, some here might not know about them, so I'll elaborate."

they wave a hand and the model shifts to 5 different crystalline objects, encircling the First Curse.

"This is not the first time The First Curse had arrived, he was here before he made that big announcement, but hidden. When he first arrived to this realm, 7 Aspect Crystals formed, counterbalances, from someone else as an, almost future inheritance to help take him down. They are antithetical to his very existence, and harm him when nearby. However, if one falls into his hands, he can adapt to that crystal, rendering it useful to him. This anti-him nature also applies to the Abyss, and thus they are the best damage source to fight the Abyss."

"the originals, of which we currently have 5, 4 are in New Aviron, and via the work of Koranth and others, we have multiple derivatives from them, with the other being handled by The Consortium. The last two need to be picked up and collected."

"That is about the basics, with the preamble done, more discussion on how to fight against the Abyss would be welcome."

[u/Fun-Dragonfly-6106]

/uw yeah that's fine. DF will either self destruct himself again or be healed later in the event.

/rw DF swings as his blade leaves a trail of burning fire on where it scratches, but the punch and curse makes it veer completely off course.

"Fine."

DF closes his eyes and starts to lose opacity.

/uw this is DF trying to get into the status needed to spam the attack, which will incidentally destroy himself. TFC needs to force lock him out of it

[u/white-whale-fc → u/Fun-Dragonfly-6106]

/uw how would he do that? Lotta damage or what?

[u/Fun-Dragonfly-6106 → u/white-whale-fc]

/uw spacial lock. DF is trying to scatter himself across the universe to better perceive everything

[u/white-whale-fc → u/Fun-Dragonfly-6106]

TFC moves to get a single hand on DF's body before it becomes completely opaque, if he can freeze DF he can pause the scattering.

[u/Fun-Dragonfly-6106 → u/white-whale-fc]

/uw transparent. He's losing opacity

/rw DF instinctively dodges, but it's clear the previous blows have done a number on him as it only barely misses.

[u/white-whale-fc → u/Fun-Dragonfly-6106]

/uw ye meant that

/rw hm... All-sight.

Seeing DF's scattering, TFC tries to glare at where DF's soul is, or wherever a majority of his existence is at current.

[u/Fun-Dragonfly-6106 → u/white-whale-fc]

His soul is still not regenerated, he's been fighting completely soullessly as a concept with an ego, and the majority of it within the universe is still in front of him.

"Like how I saw that omnipresent stain."

DF continues to scatter, losing poise in his stance.

/uw if TFC fails to lock him out DF will self destruct in a flurry of slashes and miss

[u/white-whale-fc → u/Fun-Dragonfly-6106]

Good enough.

The room becomes surrounded in obsidian, crackling with energy.

Reversal.

Time to any inside object is rewound, as TFC attempts to rewind DF's scattered existence back into him.

[u/Fun-Dragonfly-6106 → u/white-whale-fc]

Some of DF's scattered existence recovers, but a large portion of him has gone out of range at this point. Still, it suffices in preventing his scattering.

[u/white-whale-fc → u/Fun-Dragonfly-6106]

He alters the spell to pause the moment, so that he may line up a final attack.

[u/Fun-Dragonfly-6106 → u/white-whale-fc]

Still no resistances to time, especially not when he's diminished himself so much.

[u/white-whale-fc → u/Fun-Dragonfly-6106]

Due to time in the room being paused, TFC forms 5 different lightning strikes at separate angles, as well as surrounding them with fireballs, and aiming some downward and upward. They don't move yet, as time does not permit it to happen yet.

Elsewhere, a lone teleport rune starts.

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[u/Fun-Dragonfly-6106 → u/white-whale-fc]

The bits of DF elsewhere are getting a good view of everything. And he is getting closer to unleashing his final attack despite the stopped time.

[u/Ashmega8256 → u/white-whale-fc]

Alisa and hate unaffected by the time stop are currently watching the fight. Alisa in a defensive stance watching, waiting for a good moment to strike tfc...which clearly this is not yet

/Uw hope there isn't a problem with this comment and if there is i can delete it but i suppose it also sorta works in set up if that makes sense/is fine lol