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GBU - Marlowe's Meander Final Room, Last Turn: The Meander of Crossroads "Ohhhhh! Do you not fear the great power behind us? Or are you nothing more than an ignorant nonbeliever?" The timelines continued to shift. Standing a safe distance away from the rampaging kabutops, the small team of pokémon had assumed fighting stances, with Candide and Rukina - holding their scepter and triangle expectantly - standing side-by-side to Faive, who held Erza on a hand stretched forward. A few minutes had passed since they struck those poses, and as their stamina and patience wore down, it was increasingly obvious that they wouldn’t be able to

GBU - Marlowe's Meander Final Room, Turn 3: The Meander of Struggles Faive quickly jumped away with Erza in tow, while the Vizier plummeted to the ground, his Faint Counters shattered into dust; wings and senses lost, the pinsir fell at Lord Dome's feet, now with a broken pincer and splattered with his master's blue blood. The gargantuan kabutops stared down at its fallen servant and at the fresh wound on its torso, paralyzed with shock. "...we agreed that you would not use your injured arm for this! What were you thinking?!" "I had to make sure it would work, alright? That thing's still standin', but now we're closer to bringin' it down!"

GBU - Marlowe's Meander Final Room, Turn 2-C: The Meander of Impetus "This is incomprehensible. Utterly, completely incomprehensible." The Vizier, in spite of his new strength, had once more found himself overpowered by the invaders - some of which had powerful transformations of their own. Forced to fly high into the air, simply to stay away from the enemies on the ground, he could also notice the fearlessness of those heathens against Lord Dome itself, who fared only slightly better against them. He only had to remain conscious for a little more time before some of those sacrifices fell to his Faint Counters... but he could not tell if thi

GBU - Marlowe's Meander Final Room, Turn 2-B: The Meander of Want "......" "...are a healer." "Yes, that's right. But I don't think it would be safe to treat you so close to that commotion... let me--" "DON'T! ...don't. Please, don't. My shell is far too damaged... the slightest touch could..." "Hold still." *CRUmble* "!..." "Now this isn't so bad, is it? We better get going." Eventually, Rukina opened her eyes, and saw a small crater on the ground. Her head was aching like it never had before... were it not for the feeling that she went through something similar not too long ago. But in spite of this, the froslass could now assess her sit

GBU - Marlowe's Meander Final Room, Turn 2-A: The Meander of Calamity Faive always had a good memory, albeit one that was usually limited to the things he watched on TV. At that particular moment, during that battle of life or death in that dark room, one memory that stood out was that of the climatic final showdown of "Phoenix Cube", a loose adaptation of a fairy tale from Johto; at the climax of that fight, the hero Kupe had his shoulder blown apart by a hand jab from his archnemesis, Djinn Tsar Flautim. But enduring his pain, Kupe mustered enough willpower to punch his opponent even harder in the face, winning the tournament and saving th

GBU - Marlowe's Meander Final Room, Turn 1-B: The Meander of Conquerors On the spur of the moment, the army of dungeon crawlers was not able to devise an elaborate plan of action beyond "attack, attack and attack" - however, the experience gained during their exploration of the Meander allowed them to split into two groups better suited for each opponent, with no delay or need for instructions. The dark battlefield was now divided amongst those facing the Vizier, the showdown with the giant kabuto, and a few who had not yet decided who to fight; among those in the latter group were a floatzel with a bionic leg and a swampert. "The Cult of D

GBU - Marlowe's Meander Final Room, Turn 1-A: The Meander of Sovereigns "You are late." The band of adventurers was greeted by a cloaked figure, his back turned to them; there was little else they were able to see in the wide, dimly-lit room, other than the brown cloak and the red-splattered horns above it. "So very, very late." The cultist turned and revealed himself to be a blue pinsir, gazing wickedly at the group. Some of them could now notice he was standing in front of an altar, over which rested the bloody, unrecognizable remains of another pokémon. "Had you arrived moments earlier, I would not have needed to sacrifice one of

GBU - Marlowe's Meander Room 7 Breaktime: Before the Main Event (Slightly abridged version) With a flat blade strike to the head, Archmagus Cadus is finally down to his knees. Rose: "That'll do, Sord. Now let's tie up this sucker before he tries--" A third energy lance appears from thin air; the gardevoir's chest is suddenly burning with a dark purple fire, all three lances pointing at the group of adventurers. Rose: "--anything funny." Cadus: "I refuse to acknowledge this... to imagine our Order would be threatened by an army of robbers and shrews..." Holding onto his staff, he stands up. "...even if it kills me... at least three of your c

GBU - Marlowe's Meander Room 7a: Herald of the Incoming Catastrophe The band of adventurers - or rather, half of their numbers - watched as the dust settled, revealing the latest modification to the long corridor: a large pile of debris, blocking the path to a yet unexplored room. Standing before the demolished hall, the gardevoir glared at the invaders with contempt and curiosity; he held a large staff on one hand, and a red egg on the other. He turned his attention to the egg. "This was a gift from Order Moonstruck... a relic of more prosperous times." Archmagus Cadus eyed the roserade amongst the crowd, who was in possession of the item

GBU - Marlowe's Meander Room 7c: Sunshine over the Rock Bottom (Slightly abridged version) Faive is in the hay room, along with a good third of the explorers; while most of them are looking for clues or anything interesting, the croagunk is taking a better look at the flask he picked not long ago in the storeroom, making use of the sunlight in the area. He doesn't appear to discover anything new. "You're still carrying that thing around? For all we know, it could be poison. It would be a lot safer to leave something so valuable-looking with somebody else... like, say, me." Sensing an odd smell, Faive turns to see Rukina. "First of all, ya