December Event Log #1: Someone App Tails So He Can Get Trolled

[magicademymods]

December Event Log Now I Face Out The thunderous boom that shakes the academy on December 24th isn't all that unusual, considering Diatu's penchant for magical mishaps. But the way the air shifts and warps in an imperceptible way afterwards definitely is. The sky-spanning purple nebula that traps the magicademy in its expanse is a little suspect too. And then there's the yellow-eyed duplicates of yourself that rip themselves away from you in a burst of violet, starry smoke. "I am the Shadow, the true self!" the duplicate proclaims in a distorted voice, pointing dramatically at the original. What happens next depends on what the wizard the shadow spawned from is repressing, though. If you have an urge to cut loose and wreck shit, the shadow will be immediately destructive, tearing apart the academy around it. If you refuse to acknowledge a deep trauma in your past, the shadow may perch on a tower and radiate waves of sadness and apathy to get everyone else to feel their pain too. And so on and so forth. Whatever aspects of themself the character refuses to acknowledge, that they feel shame over, the shadow will embody to its most destructive extent possible. Oh, and the guiltier a character feels about whatever they're repressing, the more powerful their shadow is. I Hold Out The only way to stop your shadow is to accept them as a part of yourself. But seeing an embodiment of everything that you hate about yourself and having to reconcile with it is difficult. And at the slightest sign of rejection, the shadow will change into a monstrous form representative of the repressed feelings they were born from and begin lashing out. Violently. While going on an overblown motive rant. Oh, boy. But hey. Getting to literally fight back against all of the worst parts of yourself is generally cathartic enough to begin the healing process? Right? No? Well, too bad, because this thing isn't going away and somebody needs to take care of it before the situation gets worse. Thankfully, your friends are there to help you through it! Hopefully. I Reach Out to the Truth Of course there's the matter of what caused this phenomenon in the first place, and the calamitous nebula that's keeping Diatu sealed off from the outside world. Close friends of Tyzias may also notice that she's completely vanished as well. Once characters reconcile with their shadows, they can see and interact with a spiral staircase leading up to the heavens. However, considering that the staircase is crawling with hostile, mindless generic shadows and that the presence of whatever's at the top can be felt, they may want to bring a few friends before investigating. We Really Wanted To Include A Gif And Apologize For Ruining This Post. No, This Isn't a Prompt

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[holdyourhorns]

"That's what you're calling this?" Spyro replies, looking a bit more unamused toward the actual Seto than anything else.

And then he wriggles. But there is no way for him to get either of his dextrous foreclaws free. Oh well.

"Alright buddy." He starts with light tone directed to the shadow copy now. "I'm not a cat, put me down now."

Because despite the absence of any sort of malicious intent, Spyro is still a bit antsy about being in someone or something's grip from off the ground. And if the shadow snuggles him any harder, then the other might have a fair argument.

[blue_ice]

"BUT YOU'RE THE COOLEST. I'VE ALWAYS WANTED A DRAGON FRIEND."

Regardless, he sits and gently lets Spyro go, looking with his bright yellow eyes.

"CAN WE BE FRIENDS?"

The real Seto, meanwhile, buries his face in his hands.

[holdyourhorns]

"For as long as you're sticking around, you're good in my book."

A lot more at ease now, Spyro puts a claw out that's balled up into a fist. If the shadow isn't familiar with the idea of a fist bump, then the dragon follows up with guiding the other through the reciprocating motions- meaning Kaiba by extension gets to learn something else new today.

"It's a nice change of pace."

[blue_ice]

The shadow is delighted. It cheers a little when it learns this new gesture, and then immediately bounces to his feet and extends its fist hopefully in Kaiba's direction.

"...fine," he groused. "You can stay. If you can exist without crushing everyone."

"YOU'LL SEE."

The second Kaiba's hand lifts, it enthusiastically slaps him in a bruising high-five, then latches to his arm hopefully. Kaiba silently rolls his eyes.

"...the shadow's right," he admits to Spyro. "Of everyone to have Noa's back...I'm glad it's you. You're not what I expected, but I guess that's not the worst thing."