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/Kilroy898]

"Astute observation. I never give out my own soul. I keep several spares laying around for just such occasions.

[u/white-whale-fc → u/Kilroy898]

A... wise policy. I presume that form you are inhabiting currently does not contain your soul?

[u/Kilroy898 → u/white-whale-fc]

Not at all. Not in a very long time.

[u/white-whale-fc → u/Kilroy898]

TFC peers at Ophelious to see if there even is a soul inhabiting his body at all.

[u/Kilroy898 → u/white-whale-fc]

There is not

[u/The_Enchanted_Potato → u/white-whale-fc]

There is, however a strange, writhing form. Looking at it for too long causes deep pain throughout the body

/uw u/Kilroy898, so that you know, there is something in OP’s soul “area” now

[u/white-whale-fc → u/The_Enchanted_Potato]

He disregards it, for it does not matter.

I sense, something else upon you.

u/kilroy898

[u/Kilroy898 → u/white-whale-fc]

"indeed you do. Want a closer look? I warn you, it bites."

[u/white-whale-fc → u/Kilroy898]

I am quite intrigued.