-Chapter 1-
"The Golden Witch"
Continued from here
Nature's first green is gold
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
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By sheer luck, the
walkie talkie radio that they were working on seemed to be feeding on a signal in no time pronto. Whoever had the second walkie talkie, it didn't really matter, this was their one chance at getting into contact with someone that would help them with this strange situation, but alas, it wasn't going to be that easy.
A loud chiming noise echoed throughout the mansion, no matter where you may be. The grandfather clock that remained in the entry hall of the mansion was letting out the noise of bells ringing, signaling that it was noontime.
Or more appropriately, it was time to meet the Golden Witch.
With twelve rings going out, your vision was soon consumed by the radiant light of golden butterflies.
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A single voice called out to your conscience, interrupting your train of thought almost instantly.
"My my... so these are my humble guests? How about you all open your eyes and awaken from your unconscious states?"
A whole new location became known to you... and to be honest, it was almost like the rose garden in front of the Rokkenjima mansion that all of you became acquainted with for majority of the morning. All of the roses gave off a heavenly and almost magical glow of gold. The sky was a swirl and mixture of purple.
To the surprise of everyone present, the same lady from the portrait in the entry hall, the same lady referred to in the Witch's Epitaph, the same lady said to be the new owner of the island estate that all of you were mysteriously taken to...
This woman was no doubt the Golden Witch Beatrice.
"Nice to see you are all well... besides the man that happened to take a taste of my cooking and became sickly. I hope you've enjoyed your stay so far~ By that, I mean with how I set up that puzzle in the dining room, the great delicacies in the kitchen, the wonderful gossip in the library, and the little company I had in the living room. Aren't I a wonderfully hospitable hostess?"
Beatrice was quite full of herself, and her descriptions of what occurred in the mansion were the complete opposite from what the many of you experienced.
"Huh? Oh right, I almost forgot to explain all about the entertaining game I have prepared for the likes of my guests. Allow me to explain the basics of it here, so don't you dare fall asleep. I'll ensure that that won't happen, since it'll be a fun game after all."
Sitting back on her seat at the garden pavilion, the Golden Witch began to speak of her Game with a noticeable smirk on her face.
"If you didn't read up on the letter I've sent you, you're effectively a player in this Witch's Game, and that particular Golden Witch being me. Feel free to refer to me as Lady Beatrice, if you will. It's a sign of respect towards your hostess, and I wouldn't want to catch anyone being disrespectful. Hm? Moving towards the Game itself, it's relatively simple. With my magic and the help of my specifically chosen Maestro, one of you will be prompted to kill another. A karma point system will be used, and everyone will have to determine the killer for each murder done to receive a single karma point. Vote the wrong individual or individuals up, and that point will be going towards me. Simple, don't you agree? In other words..."
"... this will be my variant of the well-acclaimed Murder Game!"
As a real Witch would, Beatrice let out a wicked fit of laughter upon unveiling the true nature of the Witch's Game they were practically being forced to play. This certainly wasn't going to end that well...
"So what's the point of bringing all of you to this specific location at this time? I can tell that the likes of my guests are deeply confused by this, I can tell from your faces," Beatrice immediately stopped laughing and looked mildly curious like a child,
"I wanted to have a little fun with my guests, my players. Just before the bad bad stuff like the killing and the accusing would happen~ See, this is my realm, the Golden Land. Rest assured that no murder will be happening in this place... but I can't guarantee that once I send you back to the mansion. To cut to the chase, I'll like to impose a treasure hunt for you, my guests, to play."
Wanting to let this all settle into the minds of her guests and players, the Witch took that time to let out a smoke from her pipe.
"I expect to see a red cloth, a candy wrapper, a wedding ring, and a butterfly wing by the end of two hours. While time may not exist here, I'll just leave a little representation of a clock here to give you the reference of that time limit."
With a wave of her hands, golden butterflies swirled around and conjured up a floating clock that showed the current time. They all had two hours to do this treasure hunt game, and who knows what would happen if they didn't finish it in time?
The group would realize that they weren't the only ones thrown here. It appeared that the mysterious cloaked man from the library,
Robin, had been dragged here as well, but unlike the guests, he was magically confined to stay in their starting place, the pavilion. There was no sign of
Ange,
Shannon,
Piper,and
Li anywhere in the Golden Land.
"Now, why are my guests standing around like a bunch of dumbfounded fools? The clock's a-ticking~ If I were you... I would find those items before the time runs out. Heheheheheee..."
Rose Garden
Pavilion
Kakera Garden
Forest
OOC Note: Tag me for the Rose Garden and the Pavilion (also tag @The Tactician if you're going to interact with Robin), tag @The Silver Paladin for the Kakera Garden, and tag @Bomb for the Forest.
~Cast List~
@Gummi Bunnies as
Ange Ushiromiya (
Umineko No Naku Koro Ni)
@Bomb as
Plutia (
Hyperdimension Neptunia) &
Teemo(
League of Legends)
@TheSpringwoodSlasher as
Jason Voorhees (
Friday The 13th) &
Herbert West (
Re-Animator)
@DapperDogman as
Sakamaki Izayoi (
Problem Children Are Coming From Another World Aren't They?)
@C.T. as
Diarmuid Ua Duibhne (
Fate/Zero)
@Atomyk as
Kyle Hyde (
Hotel Dusk/Last Window)
@BarrenThin as
HK-47 (
Star Wars)
@The Tactician as
Morgan Tact (
Fire Emblem/Murder Series)
@Crimson Spartan as
Henry &
Chrom (
Fire Emblem)
@CCC Kouhai as
Aya Drevis (
Mad Father)
@Mighty Roman as
Shazam (
DC Comics)
@The Silver Paladin as
Leah Cain (
Diablo) &
Io Nitta (
Devil Survivor 2)
@coralprime as
Guillo (
Baten Kaitos Origins)
@Verite as
Enrico Pucci (
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)
@CrunchyCHEEZIT as
Gordon Freeman (
Half Life)
@Melon as
Hermaeus Mora (
The Elder Scrolls)
@Hospes as
Deedee/Teresa Agnes (
The Kill Order)
@Ozzie Chanter as
Ashley "Ash" J. Williams (
Evil Dead/Murder Series) &
Veronica Sawyer (
Heathers)
@york as
Crono (
Crono Trigger)
@Jeremi as
Undyne (
Undertale) &
Zombina (
Monster Musume)
@Cromartie Sarkissian as
Majin/Fat Buu (
Dragon Ball Z)
@Kaykay as
Yuki Yuna (
Yuki Yana Is A Hero) &
Yuki Terumi/Hazama (
BlazBlue)
@Klutzy Ninja Kitty as
Ilona (
Murder Series/OC)
@Gen. Gwazi Senpai as
Gilgamesh &
Iskander (
Fate/Zero)
@FireDrake150 as
Sorey &
Mikleo (
Tales of Zestiria)
@Shattered♦Secrets™ as
Heather Gray (
OC)
@Forrest as
Mark (
The Kill Order)
@Krieg as
General Grievous (
Star Wars)
@Archmage Jeremiah as
Mettaton (
Undertale)
@Unagi as
Edward Kenway (
Assassin's Creed)
@Salsacookies as
Yellow Guy (
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared)
@Mari as
Sarah Connor (
Terminator Genisys)
@Wedge Antilles as
Jamie Madrox (
X-Men)
@Lizzy as
Lucina (
Fire Emblem)
@ShiroKiyoshi as
Bo Broski (
OC)
