001 - Upon Infinity

[what-is-a-man.livejournal.com]

[And onto the Astral Plane walks a most extravagantly and well dressed male with skin and hair as white as the cravat he wears proudly. The deep black cape seems to cover all but his half outstretched arm which had only just been pushing open a mysterious door a moment prior. It lingered there for a moment before being outstretched again to his side, and pushing the left side of his cape behind his shoulder.

And upon his face was a most bemused smirk]

And so, where to would the mysterious doorway within my castle lead me but into the starry expanse of infinity. Or perhaps something deceptively resembling that of infinity. No reason to simply assume something based upon first impressions.

Yet this is not a part of my Castlevania.

I will, in this case, assume there is an explanation to be had. [Takes a few steps forward] I am sure it will be a good one, too.

Comments

[what-is-a-man.livejournal.com]

Chaos drowns, devours, destroys, and derails all in due time. And as you may know, it has a most unique brand of patience.

I expect you have stories of these effects then. What kind of experiments should I expect of this place?

[lamb_of_gold]

I do.


Most often they end up being changes in a person - growing older or younger, having memories to match. Sometimes one's surroundings or living circumstances are altered. Sometimes the effected notice. Sometimes they don't.

[what-is-a-man.livejournal.com]

[Silence for a moment. Then, coldly]

How very testing.

[lamb_of_gold]

To put it very lightly. Death has no lasting effects here, either. One slain will reappear several days later with hardly a scratch on them.

[what-is-a-man.livejournal.com]

[...A colder smile at that. What delightfully intriguing news] How convenient. At least for some, I am sure.

[lamb_of_gold]

For some.

[what-is-a-man.livejournal.com]

Is it really so simple as that? You've made it sound as if it were a travesty.

[lamb_of_gold]

It changes one's outlook on their own mortality.

[what-is-a-man.livejournal.com]

As it rightfully should. This makes the mortal immortal.

[lamb_of_gold]

IN a sense. It does not prevent the death itself, which can be quite traumatizing.

[what-is-a-man.livejournal.com]

Traumatic, perhaps. Can something like this be rightfully called death? I am sure he himself would not agree to it.

[lamb_of_gold]

I am unsure what to call it. Many here do not agree to it, either. It is wrong.

[what-is-a-man.livejournal.com]

It need not a name. It need only not disguise itself as something it is not.

Wrong? I think not. Strange and unusual, yes, but wrong?

[lamb_of_gold]

Certainly so. Death is a finality. A conclusion.

Moreover, those returned have...blood that is not blood.

[what-is-a-man.livejournal.com]

Indeed it is. [Though not for him, fuufuufuu]

If it is not blood, then what is it?

[lamb_of_gold]

Dark black and, at the risk of sounding clichéd, looks as though it's mixed with stardust. It...glitters. Though it behaves as blood should.

[what-is-a-man.livejournal.com]

[Some laughter at that. Dark sparkling blood, how profoundly ridiculous]

There seems no limit to the ridiculous within this realm.

[lamb_of_gold]

If I possessed it, I would show you. I suspect you'll see it soon enough.

[what-is-a-man.livejournal.com]

Indeed I shall. I would have it no other way.

[lamb_of_gold]

A curious soul?

[He's already noticed the great evil in this man, but nothing about his demeanour is hinting at such]

[what-is-a-man.livejournal.com]

In regards to the sparkling black blood of the people I discovered within a mysterious room inside my Castle? But of course.

[Nothing...yet]

[lamb_of_gold]

I should also warn you then, that with closeness to people here, one's own reality will begin to warp to accommodate theirs. Another Phenomenon that is difficult to explain, but common enough to see in practice.

[what-is-a-man.livejournal.com]

Will they now? How very unfortunate that will be for some.

And what is this other phenomenon you speak of?

[lamb_of_gold]

You misunderstand, I meant the mergers to be that Phenomenon.

Fail me, fail me

[what-is-a-man.livejournal.com]

[...Hm] Indeed I have.