ASHES TO ASHES...

THE APPARITION HAS REVEALED ITSELF...!

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ENGULFED IN ESOTERIC ENERGIES, the runerigus circle you've invoked takes you to the mausoleum's central figure; the dilapidated shrine that Matias had escaped only moments ago. But MATIAS SILPH would see now that the stone had crumbled away, revealing strange markings in the pillars—streaks of crimson that resembled the smear of gore...[break][break]

FERNANDO SILPH, kyle lopez and noah faber find themselves wholly unfamiliar with this place, though all would marvel at the transfiguration of this once proud stonemasonry; As pieces of granite fell away, the hulking pillars of a RUNERIGUS come clear into view... And yet something is amiss with this benighted creature.[break][break]

Ỳ̸̤̼͓̤̪̒̾O̵͍̰͔̟̿̓͐͜Ų̸͚̭̱̽̏̅...

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A thousand-thousand hands begin trickling down along the walls, rolling over them at a crawl, but their approach was certain... The sense of imminent danger, the inability to escape—it would be enough to instill panic.[break][break]

W̷̩̗̽̀̀͒H̵̬͖̰̥̙̀̈́̋Ŏ̸̡͔̬̝̐ ̸͎͉̂̇̇̚Ą̴̍͘͘R̷̉̀͒͜E̵̥͈͔͌͜ ̵̧̺̫̤̎̚Y̴͉̪̱̖͉͑́͑O̵̡̱̳̝͂̇̈́ͅU̷̪̒

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T̸͙͈̠̮̹́̀̄̈́́O̵̯̦̱͎̝͒̇ ̵͍̩̰͎̉́̇͌Ḏ̷̭͓̍̉͑̋Ë̸̤̳̗́N̸͇̯̺̞̔͒͠Y̶̜̻̲̠̻͑͘ ̴͎̞̠̼͐̈́̐M̷̙̿̔͜͠Ȩ̷̨̖͍̥̊̀͋͌?̷̳̯̥̐̋̇͂

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As the stone monolith rose to its full height, near to bursting through the roof overhead, shadowy tendrils roiled with renewed vigor before ejecting violently across the hall. A shadowy mass swells with might before raking across the headstones, crumbling the stone as it swept towards their assembly with swift lethality...[break][break]

I̵͍̼͉̓̈̀͘'̴̻̖͊̆M̵̮̀̀̅͊͑ ̴̨̨̹̮͆̀͜G̵̲̼͗̏̂Ô̸̱̭͙͌I̶͚̗͉̺̗͝N̷͈͎̫͑͠G̸͕͉͂́̋̚͝ ̷̳̯̰͖̈́̊͝T̶͓̖̅̚Ŏ̷͚̦̙̙̱̋́̅̈́ ̷̨̢̻̹̱̈́K̵̭̮͛̉͒͝I̶̥̒͠L̷̢̛̹̗̎̃̆L̸̻̻̥̻̈́̆́̈́̚ ̸͈̰̫̎̌͂̓̅Y̴̥̮̤̫͗̂͝ͅỌ̷̭̲̈U̵̖͎̿̔͜

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Ẹ̶̰̣̪̖̅̂̄̎Â̶̗̥̼͚T̴̬̆̏̃̚ ̴͚͓̰̑̑Y̷̧̛̤̤͇͇Ỡ̵̞̟̰͊̄̒U̷͖̲̻͒͘R̵̤̗͊̓̎͝ ̶͕̼͔̂̍S̸̢̢̮̻̍͜͠Ö̸͇͔͙̤̌̑U̸̺̘̙̓̋̐̕͠L̵̢̮̭̤͆̓͌̕̚,̸̬̽͝

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S̷̲̝̜̳͌̂̚Ḩ̸̀͐͂̊̓Ï̷̢̳̥͚͈͑̃̈́T̷̩̘̻̝̜̂̾̀́͠ ̸̧̈́͆̾Ḯ̴̢̭̥͗̐T̷̢̥͉̻̋̐̕ ̴̢̀́O̴̧̬̳̭̻̎Ũ̴̞̗͐̇͝T̸̪͉̳̦̽̾ ̸̡̟̈́͘A̷̮̘͓̋͒̽̈́͜N̸̺̟̬̋̄͝͝D̷͙̈́̀͗̂͘

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U̸͙̳͖̝̎̇S̷̡̰͓͋̕Ȇ̷̡̬̑͋̊̇ ̸̟͍̀͒̿I̵̜̙͙̎̏̏͝T̴̢͓̺̋̏̿ͅ ̴͚͛̾̅̅́T̷̖̥̓͑̿̄ͅO̵̞̞̅͛̃ͅ ̴̡̧̠̩̓̌̂̈́S̵̲̒̿̕M̴̨͙̦̆͆̅́̚O̶̩̦͗͝T̷̬͔͑̌̋̀̈́H̴̥̬̻͓͆Ë̷͕̼́R̴̨͆͗͘ ̷̩͙̗̯̼͛̚T̸̜̟̞͂̏͌H̶̼͕͎͐ͅĚ̵̛̙̰̱̦̰̊̚̕ ̷͖͚͓̓̽͌Ȓ̴̭͇͇È̷̲͌̐S̸̺͖̮̈͊̂T̴̝͎̰̰̃̈́̂͂̚!̶͔͒

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As the fighting progressed, they would realize the creature had transcended the limits of the flesh, a gossamer of black seeping from every stony surface it willed itself away from. If they wished to combat it, they would need to BIND it somehow...[break][break]

POKEMON* who come into CONTACT with the physical manifestations of RUNERIGUS will become WANDERING SPIRITS. They will not respond to their trainer, falling under the apparition's THRALL for the thread[break][break]

Surpass this trial or be lost to the NEVER ENDING NIGHTMARE!

INSTRUCTIONS

READ CAREFULLY EVERY ROUND

• Please refer to sign-up thread for more information.
• BOLD applicable Pokemon moves, abilities, etc.
• Each player may have ONE POKEMON out at a time during a given round. NO EXCEPTIONS.
• You may only post ONCE VERY ROUND. Remember to ROLL WITH EVERY POST.

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PLEASE NOTIFY FONZ WITH A LINK TO YOUR THREAD IN #MEMBER-EVENTS WHEN ALL PARTICIPANTS HAVE POSTED FOR A ROUND!

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FERNANDO SILPH kyle lopez[break] noah faber MATIAS SILPH[break][break]

EVIDENCE[break]ROTOM VOICEBOX[break]UNOWN WRITING[break]ODD KEYSTONE[break][break]SALVAGED ITEMS:[break]

BOUND

FOREVER WITHIN THIS MORTAL COIL...

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ITS MALEFIC PRESENCE IS CONTAINED, but it is not without recourse. It is, in a word vulnerable, contained within its once worldly vessel. But they would all of them see the propensity for violence it still maintained even now, within their trap...[break][break]

MATIAS SILPH, kyle lopez and noah faber succeed in this endeavor, firing off potent attacks; and yet Lycanroc is the first to fall. As its fangs gouge its spectral form, so too does Runerigus rend its soul, bringing it over to darkness... As it lurches away from a successful strike, a subtle misstep tells all to a concerned @ noah...[break][break]

H̸͍́É̴̢͎̥̯͇̿͑̊͝ͅ ̵̡̹͕͖̈̈́Ī̴͓͓̠͛S̷̤͙̩̈́͑̅̕ ̷̨̨̳̥̪̌̿̽M̷͓͇̙̂̉̓͆İ̵̛̛̗͈̫̏̌̽Ṉ̵̥͓̪̒͂Ȩ̶̫̥̤̜̾̽͌͜ ̶̝̩͑͘N̷̠̿̊̍̏́͠O̵͓̙̫͕͙̒̒̽̑̒ͅẄ̴̲̝̦̋̓̉̕ͅ.̵͔͎̇.̸̛͎̲̲̱͛̂͘.̶̖̂̎̽͐̽͘

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Lycanroc struggles under its thrall, subjected to its torment as equally as its will. Lycanroc turns towards its master, stalking after him slowly like some rabid animal too far gone to be helped, visibly resisting RUNERIGUS in a futile display of loyalty. But the NIGHTMARE only continues surrounding them with horrors...[break][break]

For all their efforts, the raking tendrils of its BRUTAL SWING remain unthwarted, swathing them in a mass of darkness that sows further discord among their ranks. Lucario, Decidueye and Pyukumuku have joined their unholy congress, turning around to defy their previous masters. They heed the call of RUNERIGUS alone...[break][break][break]

T̷̢̞͇̟̞̬́̈́̉̒̿͠H̵̭͖̙̹̹͖͗͗E̶̙͚̱̘̓Y̴̢̘͔̭̹͎̐͑̾͝͠ ̷̩̥͑͐͋A̸̯̦̱̐̈́̕ͅR̶̛͓̒͐̉̚E̶̛̹̱͙͉̦̖͑̅ ̷͎̝̳̦͊A̷̪̜͈̜̼̔̍͑̌̈́̓L̷͔̙̠̩̩̾́͑̃̉̏L̷̛̼̅͗̽̚͝ ̵̦̤̿̿͗͐͗̽M̴̬̍̈́͝I̸̛̲̓̆̒N̷͎̪̣̳͖͗̄Ë̸̜͕̮́́̎̃͝.̷̛͖͖̳͈͕̎̀͑͝

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W̷̙̠͎̹͉̟̓͛̓̋H̷̨̛̜͈̳͚̘̊̐̈́͌͋A̴̡͖͂͛̈̾T̷̘̙̖͚̳̪͒͐͐͗̒͝ ̵̘̐̐͊E̶̘͖̠̤̙̽̆̆̉̅͝L̶̦̰̯̭͊͊S̵̤͑͐̓̂͜Ē̷̝̮̱͘ ̵̡̗̫̬͈̞͒̆̈́W̵͓͍͈̹̃̾̐͊Ī̶͔̮̟̻̪̣̅͑͆L̷̡̛͙̖̠̒͌͝͠ͅL̸̢̙͚̺̊͘ ̵̢̙̠̫̙͐͒̄͋̊̈Y̵̯̰͚͍͐̈́̍̀̔̄O̴̘̱̭̬͎̾̍̏̈́͝Ú̸̱͔̥̦̩̄͗̓̕ ̷͉͕̞̩̍̀̇̀͑̂Ś̴̝̈́̿͒̐̄͜Á̴̱̲̬͌͝C̷̝̊͂̔Ṟ̸͙̦̝͂̌͒͋̆͊I̶̭̺̲͔͂͜F̷̡͎̮̠̿̂̕I̵̧͍̝͇͕̼̍C̴̛͓̓̐̍̄̇E̸̛̻̙̘̋̇̐͘,̴͈̞̪͖̩͊́̀͜ ̴̪͕̇̈́̌͝Ṱ̴̺̳̌̆̉̕͝O̴̗̫͖͊́͗̆ ̵̯͉̱̗͔̎̍̅̀͘T̷̹̙͔͎̩̉̋̐̀̕͘Ĥ̵̱͝Ỉ̵̡̛͙̇̿Ŝ̶̘̦̽̑̕ ̸̮̦͕̖̌E̷̠̜̓N̵̜̳̹̞̐̋̉͊D̶͈̗̭̬̣̋̆̊̉?̶̡̡̻̥͚̿̾̅̓ͅ

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The four close ranks, forming a vanguard that lies just ahead of their master. At their rear, Runerigus gives off a resplendent glow, its surface shimmering with renewed vigor. The pokemon before it close in on their former trainers, brandishing tooth and claw as they are unable to resist the will of Runerigus... Can you strike them down, as you would any other enemy before you?[break][break][break]

Ý̶̤̞̫͇̬̔̔̊̌̑ͅỌ̶͎̭̅͒Ư̷̢̨̹͌͒̋̓̉ ̸̪̆̑̆̽A̵̯̠͈̔̃̃̆R̸͇̆̀̈́̽͘̚Ę̸̙̞̟̫̼̄͆̽̃ ̸̙͎̹̗̆̽́̀̌A̶̢̬̥͒̍͒̂̅͜L̵̟̥̖̯͖̏̓̏̆L̵͍̅̇̚͜͝ ̶̨͖̭̺̜͚̆̉́́Ť̶̢̛̖̓͒͝H̶̝̘̣̔̐E̸̢̤̫̔̒͐͐̕ͅͅ ̶͎͙̻͇̪̲̀̑̾̊͂̋S̷̻̜̃Ä̷͖́͗̌̍Ḿ̶̫̉̌̎̀͘E̵̞̬͓̘͋̚

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Ú̶͕̮͎̳̝̃͋̓͘Ń̵̝͉͒W̶̧̳̞̞̮̦̽̈́Ȍ̴̰͖̄͆͗R̴̼̪͂̌̌T̶̨͈̠̠̰͕̀́̎̊́͝H̴̩͍͖̝̼̃͋̏̈́́͝Y̷̞̎͐̑̈́ ̶̛̥̖̜͎͒̿Ö̸̫̫͙̟͍̳́̋F̴̨̤̉ ̸͚̬̓̇̐̓T̸̠̣̹̑̌̀̕̕͜Ŕ̶̢̻͍̉̇U̷̡̻͎̟͎̘̿S̴̡͌̄T̶͎̣̮̰̅̾̿͝.̵̧̛̭͉̫̖̀̓͂͐̒.̷̡̧̣͖̲̮̉̄̓.̸̖͇͇̈́̏̚͜

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A sense of helplessness begins to surround you and your endeavors, but you are not so inclined to surrender. Having come this far, you must see it through to the end.[break][break]

POKEMON* who come into CONTACT with the physical manifestations of RUNERIGUS will become WANDERING SPIRITS. They will not respond to their trainer, falling under the apparition's THRALL for the thread[break][break]

LYCANROC, DECIDUEYE, LUCARIO & PYUKUMUKU are no longer available to their trainers, and have become THRALLS that will attack their trainers. EACH pokemon left in RUNERIGUS' THRALL at the end of the round will deal 10% SANITY DAMAGE to each player, meaning you all will lose 40% SANITY at the end of this round, when RUNERIGUS activates its CURSE.[break][break]

If you release pokemon with a "SPIRIT/SOUL" ABILITY, you reduce that damage for yourself by 10% SANITY. For every THRALL that is attacked using a "SPIRIT/SOUL" MOVE, you remove a THRALL from calculation. REMEMBER: YOU ARE STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEARING THE OTHER PROMPTS![break][break]

PLAYERS WHO REACH 0% SANITY WILL BE EJECTED FROM THE ENCOUNTER![break][break]

Surpass this trial or be lost to the NEVER ENDING NIGHTMARE!

INSTRUCTIONS

READ CAREFULLY EVERY ROUND

• Please refer to sign-up thread for more information.
• BOLD applicable Pokemon moves, abilities, etc.
• Each player may have ONE POKEMON out at a time during a given round. NO EXCEPTIONS.
• You must specify which AREA you're INVESTIGATING AS A PLAYER every round.
• You may only post ONCE VERY ROUND. Remember to ROLL WITH EVERY POST.

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PLEASE NOTIFY FONZ WITH A LINK TO YOUR THREAD IN #MEMBER-EVENTS WHEN ALL PARTICIPANTS HAVE POSTED FOR A ROUND!

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FERNANDO SILPH kyle lopez[break] noah faber MATIAS SILPH[break][break]

EVIDENCE[break]ROTOM VOICEBOX[break]UNOWN WRITING[break]ODD KEYSTONE[break][break]SALVAGED ITEMS:[break]