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Pierce the Veil: Part 1

TL;DR: Strange signs mentioning a curse begin to appear outside of Flewcoop en masse. If removed, they kill the grass and give the remover a fever.

The summer had started normally enough for Mira. Warm weather coming with the sky-splitting sun that would fill the sky, the occasional rise in humidity that would make her feathers ruffle out of order… and oh, the sweet relief of freshly-made fruit juice. It was even better when ice was added to it. However, things couldn’t be that easy… not forever anyways. In this world… things always seemed to find a way to be unpredictable, such as random signs manifesting themselves out of the aether. She was one of the first to spot some in her area, and chose to ignore it for a bit, though they brought a chill to her spine. ...It was when the whispers of people getting ill because of them that she began to panic, and become overwhelmed. ...What could she do with something she couldn’t understand? She still felt so confused and overwhelmed...

149 words.

Pierce the Veil: Part 2, Try to enjoy your summer...

TL;DR: You slink behind a building while you try to figure out where you're going to hide until this is over

With her mind feeling trapped every time she went into the village, Mira became quite anxious, whenever she saw people gathering or signs popping up, sometimes even in her own home, which she just let spread, afraid that the legend about them was true. She still tried to keep to her regular lifestyle, but it was getting hard. At some point, she even started to hear people talk about a research center that could use more help in terms of research. As much as she’d like to help however… Her stress was just overwhelming, and she chose to flee, though she hesitated once in a while. Ending up behind an abandoned building, or at least, one that wasn’t travelled too often, she curled up, thinking about what to do. ...to the forest, or the library…?

135 words

Pierce the Veil: Part 3, Enter the woods

TL;DR: You head into the woods until the signs start to thin

Image above. Mira has chosen to head into the forest and try to rest, bringing a hammock to a place she knew to be quiet… and reclused from the overwhelming action. Sometimes, you just need some rest.

Pierce the Veil: Part 4, Hear a noise

TL;DR: You hear creaking sounds, which get more frequent and closer until you spot a keke skeleton, animate and hiding behind a tree

Mira had been joyfully resting within the hammock she’d set up between two trees, no signs to be spotted anywhere, and no whispers to be heard. It was just her, the rustling trees, chirping birds, and a creak. Mira smiled happily as she enjoyed the sound of the birds, ear feathers twitching lightly as she heard another creak. ...Wait, creak? That wasn’t something trees did normally. Sitting up, she looked around the area, ears twitching, as she held her breath. ...The sounds only became more and more common, the forest losing it’s enchanting, golden warm glow as shadows began to creep in at the edges of her vision. Looking around, she grabbed her cloak, putting it on as she headed towards the sound… until they, whoever they were, appeared. ...A large, animated skeleton of a Keke, who looked down at her. Mira couldn’t help but freeze and pale at the vision before her, mind trying to process what was going on.

Words: 161

Pierce the Veil: Part 5, Fight

TL;DR: You aim to fight the skeleton, but it chickens out and takes off

The Keke didn’t seem all that mean, despite it’s scary appearance. They simply moved towards her, reaching out and had their maw open, as if to ask or tell her something. The stress and fear that Mira had held within herself for the past weeks, however, rushed back to the forefront of her mind, clouding her judgement, and made her feel cornered. Coiling up near a tree, with a strong striking pose towards the keke, she bared her fangs, a furious look upon her features with the edge of fear as well. The skeletal keke, animated and emotional as it were, at least as it seemed to Mira, pulled back at this sudden outburst. Mira hissed for a moment longer, but the Keke, not wishing to stress her out more, fled, vanishing between the trees and shadows that had swallowed the forest. ...Mira blinked, staring off into the dark for quite a bit… before she realised… they’d just run off…!

160 words

Pierce the Veil: Part 6, Track skeleton

TL;DR: You track the skeleton, but find more than one. While you watch them, another skeleton creeps up behind you and converts you into a skeleton too

The world had been showing Mira, in the past few hours, a whole new side to itself, one that she feared, but was… terribly curious about. Moreover, she was worried about that skeleton. Not only for the keke themself, but for the others they may run into. She could take them in a fight, if they turned out to be hostile, but… they didn’t appear to be, now that she thought about it. So, for the betterment of herself, and for the others around her, Mira began to track them down, ears twitching at the vocalizations that appeared to fill the evening air, which held a cold chill to it. Long traces of flattened grass traced a path for her to follow ever deeper, until she came across a strange sight. ...A congregation of skeletal Keke, bones rattling in the moonlight that highlighted them as silver. Before she could think to speak, however, a large hand was placed upon her shoulder, bone and all. In what appeared to be the blink of her larger eyes, Mira lost her feathers, her physical form. Instead… she appeared to be all bones, as they all were, much to her confusion. What was going on?! This was all too much…

206 words

Pierce the Veil: Part 7, Conclusion (3)

TL;DR: You find yourself back in Flewcoop. A skeleton bursts from the ground, but a portal opens overhead. Many orange shards come out, shaping into an anatomically correct heart. This returns the skeleton, named Kai'in, to flesh and blood. Per's something called a 'Legacy', but doesn't remember much else

...She woke up. Mira awoke back in Flewcoop, where she had apparently fallen asleep behind a large wall of the abandoned building she had once been at, before the whole adventure ever happened. ...Was that all… really a dream? Looking at her wings, she saw herself whole, with her feathery crest raising and lowering with each emotion that filled her skull. Still in recovery, she headed towards the distance, the center of town coming into view to her four eyes. ...she stood there, taking everything in with relief, until a skeleton, large and familiar in size, filled the sight of her gaze, and that of many others. The sky was not free, swirls of wind and clouds opening into what seemed to be a portal that closed in upon the skeleton, reforming them into flesh and blood. ...Turns out, their name was Kai’in… a kind of confusing Keke. She was glad that things returned… mostly to normal for now, but she knew… this would not last.

166 words
*** TL;DR: A little over a week later, an unfamiliar creature comes from the sky bearing a message from Snakekeys that claim to be on another planet. They've been attempting to contact Susie, but have been unable. The fact that they've made it through means there's likely a hole in the Valley Effect

Star Count:

Full Body: 4 stars
Shaded: 2 stars
Background: 4 stars
Word count (977 words): 18 stars

Total star count: 28/64

Rewards:

-1 upgrade reward (Bioluminescence)
-1 Hollowed Node ( Skeletal Upgrade unlock)

Completion rewards:

-one Vendari Spacer
-five eggs/infants
-five of any upgrade
-two of any available pet/mount

Description

Pierce the Veil: Part 1

TL;DR: Strange signs mentioning a curse begin to appear outside of Flewcoop en masse. If removed, they kill the grass and give the remover a fever.

The summer had started normally enough for Mira. Warm weather coming with the sky-splitting sun that would fill the sky, the occasional rise in humidity that would make her feathers ruffle out of order… and oh, the sweet relief of freshly-made fruit juice. It was even better when ice was added to it. However, things couldn’t be that easy… not forever anyways. In this world… things always seemed to find a way to be unpredictable, such as random signs manifesting themselves out of the aether. She was one of the first to spot some in her area, and chose to ignore it for a bit, though they brought a chill to her spine. ...It was when the whispers of people getting ill because of them that she began to panic, and become overwhelmed. ...What could she do with something she couldn’t understand? She still felt so confused and overwhelmed...

149 words.

Pierce the Veil: Part 2, Try to enjoy your summer...

TL;DR: You slink behind a building while you try to figure out where you're going to hide until this is over

With her mind feeling trapped every time she went into the village, Mira became quite anxious, whenever she saw people gathering or signs popping up, sometimes even in her own home, which she just let spread, afraid that the legend about them was true. She still tried to keep to her regular lifestyle, but it was getting hard. At some point, she even started to hear people talk about a research center that could use more help in terms of research. As much as she’d like to help however… Her stress was just overwhelming, and she chose to flee, though she hesitated once in a while. Ending up behind an abandoned building, or at least, one that wasn’t travelled too often, she curled up, thinking about what to do. ...to the forest, or the library…?

135 words

Pierce the Veil: Part 3, Enter the woods

TL;DR: You head into the woods until the signs start to thin

Image above. Mira has chosen to head into the forest and try to rest, bringing a hammock to a place she knew to be quiet… and reclused from the overwhelming action. Sometimes, you just need some rest.

Pierce the Veil: Part 4, Hear a noise

TL;DR: You hear creaking sounds, which get more frequent and closer until you spot a keke skeleton, animate and hiding behind a tree

Mira had been joyfully resting within the hammock she’d set up between two trees, no signs to be spotted anywhere, and no whispers to be heard. It was just her, the rustling trees, chirping birds, and a creak. Mira smiled happily as she enjoyed the sound of the birds, ear feathers twitching lightly as she heard another creak. ...Wait, creak? That wasn’t something trees did normally. Sitting up, she looked around the area, ears twitching, as she held her breath. ...The sounds only became more and more common, the forest losing it’s enchanting, golden warm glow as shadows began to creep in at the edges of her vision. Looking around, she grabbed her cloak, putting it on as she headed towards the sound… until they, whoever they were, appeared. ...A large, animated skeleton of a Keke, who looked down at her. Mira couldn’t help but freeze and pale at the vision before her, mind trying to process what was going on.

Words: 161

Pierce the Veil: Part 5, Fight

TL;DR: You aim to fight the skeleton, but it chickens out and takes off

The Keke didn’t seem all that mean, despite it’s scary appearance. They simply moved towards her, reaching out and had their maw open, as if to ask or tell her something. The stress and fear that Mira had held within herself for the past weeks, however, rushed back to the forefront of her mind, clouding her judgement, and made her feel cornered. Coiling up near a tree, with a strong striking pose towards the keke, she bared her fangs, a furious look upon her features with the edge of fear as well. The skeletal keke, animated and emotional as it were, at least as it seemed to Mira, pulled back at this sudden outburst. Mira hissed for a moment longer, but the Keke, not wishing to stress her out more, fled, vanishing between the trees and shadows that had swallowed the forest. ...Mira blinked, staring off into the dark for quite a bit… before she realised… they’d just run off…!

160 words

Pierce the Veil: Part 6, Track skeleton

TL;DR: You track the skeleton, but find more than one. While you watch them, another skeleton creeps up behind you and converts you into a skeleton too

The world had been showing Mira, in the past few hours, a whole new side to itself, one that she feared, but was… terribly curious about. Moreover, she was worried about that skeleton. Not only for the keke themself, but for the others they may run into. She could take them in a fight, if they turned out to be hostile, but… they didn’t appear to be, now that she thought about it. So, for the betterment of herself, and for the others around her, Mira began to track them down, ears twitching at the vocalizations that appeared to fill the evening air, which held a cold chill to it. Long traces of flattened grass traced a path for her to follow ever deeper, until she came across a strange sight. ...A congregation of skeletal Keke, bones rattling in the moonlight that highlighted them as silver. Before she could think to speak, however, a large hand was placed upon her shoulder, bone and all. In what appeared to be the blink of her larger eyes, Mira lost her feathers, her physical form. Instead… she appeared to be all bones, as they all were, much to her confusion. What was going on?! This was all too much…

206 words

Pierce the Veil: Part 7, Conclusion (3)

TL;DR: You find yourself back in Flewcoop. A skeleton bursts from the ground, but a portal opens overhead. Many orange shards come out, shaping into an anatomically correct heart. This returns the skeleton, named Kai'in, to flesh and blood. Per's something called a 'Legacy', but doesn't remember much else

...She woke up. Mira awoke back in Flewcoop, where she had apparently fallen asleep behind a large wall of the abandoned building she had once been at, before the whole adventure ever happened. ...Was that all… really a dream? Looking at her wings, she saw herself whole, with her feathery crest raising and lowering with each emotion that filled her skull. Still in recovery, she headed towards the distance, the center of town coming into view to her four eyes. ...she stood there, taking everything in with relief, until a skeleton, large and familiar in size, filled the sight of her gaze, and that of many others. The sky was not free, swirls of wind and clouds opening into what seemed to be a portal that closed in upon the skeleton, reforming them into flesh and blood. ...Turns out, their name was Kai’in… a kind of confusing Keke. She was glad that things returned… mostly to normal for now, but she knew… this would not last.

166 words
*** TL;DR: A little over a week later, an unfamiliar creature comes from the sky bearing a message from Snakekeys that claim to be on another planet. They've been attempting to contact Susie, but have been unable. The fact that they've made it through means there's likely a hole in the Valley Effect

Star Count:

Full Body: 4 stars
Shaded: 2 stars
Background: 4 stars
Word count (977 words): 18 stars

Total star count: 28/64

Rewards:

-1 upgrade reward (Bioluminescence)
-1 Hollowed Node ( Skeletal Upgrade unlock)

Completion rewards:

-one Vendari Spacer
-five eggs/infants
-five of any upgrade
-two of any available pet/mount