[Lotm Roleplay] Meeting the most beautiful man on a vacation (gone wrong)
[this is actually my first time posting a long and concise roleplay so apologies if I did something wrong <3]
Recap: Ascending as a Shadow Ascetic in secret while being accompanied by a black box the size of a cigarette container that is nigh unbreakable with my normal capabilities as a beyonder. I have theorized that it could be a sealed artifact, it has intrinsic design that gives away a quite ancient pattern with the engravings. It is also probably made from a secret suppliant pathway but I have no idea what sequence it was made off.
From my observations it spews out parchment sized papers from a small opening that have written things in it. Like it introducing itself as a device that would "help me ascend and be the hero the world needs"
Which I find laughable, but then it spews another set of papers that I have to follow what it said or there could be misfortune if I didn't. It also vibrates if it was about to spew out paper and with my listening ability, it whispher "pick me up and read". Surprisingly it helps me with my progress my beyonder potion and kind enough to make a "path" to have me the corresponding beyonder ingredients in quite a coincidental manner like joining a beyonder gathering that sells the ingredients dirt cheap!
It was the moment where I felt I had entered a trap, forever to spin a wheel until this box let me go in peace.
One of its "requests" was to dye my hair blue and go towards the "sea". It's just so coincidental that my rich friend wants to invite me to their family vacation as a helper, offering me 10 pounds upfront for helping him to watch his little sister.
While I hate being around kids as they can be merciless with things they can get away with especially those who are in...say nobility or rich in general. I have to say, I must hold back myself in over reacting when kids to stupid things, I mean everyone has experienced it? Besides, 10 pounds upfront for watching over a kid? Sign me up since I am broke! My friend and his parents are kind enough to even pay for my expenses during this trip!
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It has been the day for waiting for this voyage, as a precaution I have attached the black box with a watch chain inside my double breasted coat. So far it hasn't spewed papers.
Hello Mr. Op! said by my friend's little sister, she followed it up with, big brother said you are gonna be my bodyguard!
I froze, when did I become a body guard?
A little context for my friend!
Their family are from loen and specifically in backlund working as the middleman and manager at a famous artisan group that sells various goods for nobles and rich foreigners like traders and sellers of spices.
Although I have few guesses, they follow the path of being a savant. Noticably their cousins that I only saw a few times being a beyonder of the savant pathway.
Alright continue the scenes
I was taken a back but managed to compose myself, I break the awkward silence with a response and said in a calm manner, yes! I will watch over you so be nice and we can get into our destination!
I proceed to motion my finger towards the vast sea and followed up with a comment about the vast sea being filled with mystery and treasures sank beneath the ocean, waiting to be found and makes those brave enough to find it become rich overnight!
Her eyes sparkle with joy, unable to speak with the prospects of hidden treasures.
I continued, but if there are goods in the vast sea there are also bad things like "pirates", they do evil stuff like plundering ships, stealing goods and kidnapping women and kids like you if you don't behave.
Her eyes are still in shock even after hearing my words, she is still reminiscing about the prospects of becoming a rich woman should she find a treasure.
You're quite the story teller my friend! Hope you didn't leave us from your story! A man's voice chatted which I turned around to see a tall man, probably in his mid 20s and have the most beautiful features in the face that made me mistaken for him as a woman.
He wore a quite interesting suit, its engravings of a unique design, with various twists and circular patterns that could be mistaken as eyes with a golden pattern.
He has purple hair, something if found interesting. Since I find it rare for someone to have this color unless they are magically from a family that both have red and blue hair lineages. Or they could be rich enough to buy purple dye to dye their hair color purple but even then it's way too unnatural to have this shade of color. Which raised my instincts that this fellow could be a beyonder!
There are only a few beyonder capable of altering their looks! One is faceless, they can change their body of whatever they want. Second could be a dream weaver that can project cues to a person's mind to "think" their hair is purple. The third option which is more reasonable is that this is a mystical item from a faceless beyonder characteristics. Otherwise there is a reasonable explanation to make yourself stand off this much! Having purple dye be a rare commodity is already insane in terms of pricing.
Sniff sniff sniff
The man who looks beautiful, sniff my hair?
Hmmm...I smell indigo flowers...you use it to dye your hair blue right?
How did you know? I respond
Hmm let's say... instincts as a bounty hunter, there are some pirates who disguise themselves as civilians to blend it... Sometimes they are so broke they just steal some flowers that can be used as a dye to change their hair.
The little sister who I was supposed to guard with was enamored by this man.
Anyway my friends, as long as I am here there should not be a single problem that is related to pirates.
The gentleman proceeded to show off a small collection of knives of various sizes, something I wanted to scoff at, but internally lampooned that he must have spent quite a lot to show off, like the suit he is wearing. Heck, a revolver is more applicable at this time and day but then again, what are you gonna do when you miss all of your shots? And a lunatic is charging at you with a machete?
Switching to your blade weapon or using your beyonder powers to complement your weapon is always beneficial.
Then the gentleman proceeded to tap my shoulder and press on my breast where the black box is hidden.
You know, everyone is holding in secret but sometimes when encountering someone who is beyond them...well..they sure are walking towards their demise such as the fate of us fighting the madness.
This is definitely a provocation, no its a warning. He then wink at me, and said
My name is Charles, and I am a pirate hunter for fun. Nice to meet you shadow.
I turned around, looked at the little sister I am supposed to guard and proceeded to gesture to her to go towards the room while grabbing this man's arm towards the deck.
Who are you! I respond while looking side to side making sure no bystander near our conversation.
Chill my friend, you're not a pirate, and certainly not a threat.
This guy... My heart skipped a beat in fear.
Besides, I am just watching over rouge beyonders and making sure no one is messing up my goals. In fact...
He proceeded to use his arm to choke me and pull out the black box.
Ahhh, I see now. You're a puppet of HIM..no wonder you are acting strange. "He" is probably making another play to entertain "himself".
What do you mean by this! As he wrapped his hand in my neck, I struggled to even retaliate with him dangling my upper body over the railings of the ship.
He then put me back on the floor as I gasped for air. I try to stand up over the sunlight and cast my own shadow over him, preparing to drag this one but before we could fight with a victory impossible
A shout from the lower deck was heard.
Pirates! Oh god there are pirates coming on our way!
Run towards your room now! Shouted by a crew member.
Most of the people followed the instructions but for us two, we are still in the deck of the ship.
We got noticed by the captain himself asking why we are not covering ourselves?
Charles explains that "we" are actually bounty hunters and explains that "He" was about to ask us permission to fight them off alongside the crew. With Charles' commanding figure, the captain let us stay.
Charles throws me the black box after finding the black box vibration irritating.
The black box spewed another piece of paper stating one objective.
"Survive this encounter and join Charles --------- of --------- pathway in combating the pirates"
I looked up to Charles and found it odd that pirates are attacking in broad daylight.
Charles took off his gloves and manifested on his left hand a flaming sword with the shape of that executioner, while on his right hand conjured an Ice spear.
He then looked at me and said, "we are still gonna have our conversation after this one, don't bother escaping."
This has to be the worst vacation day ever. I took out my coin and did a divination, I asked "am I screwed?"
The coin toss resulted in a positive response..