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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[blue_ice]

Seto blushed at that, leaning on them and working on calming himself until---

---he stiffened at the insult, giving his shadow a shove as Isabel chastised it. And he lightly shoved her too.

"I'm not, you're just obtuse. Do you want this from me or not?"

"YES. COME HERE."

The shadow seemed to agree with them, laughing at his mussed hair before it turned his attention on Seto, giving him the world's tightest squeeze around his ribs. Seto inhaled sharply, then hugged back, leaning in...until the shadow was satisfied enough to re-merge with him, sending an odd warmth through him as he stumbled, left to lean on Isabel.

"---ha. That was. A mess." He steadied himself but didn't leave her quite yet, still flustered and a little dazed.

[hyperdrivemonalisa]

"Oh, maybe, but you dealt with it yourself, mostly, you know?" Isabel slung an arm around his shoulder again to buoy him up, giving Seto another hug.

"Mess it might've been, but I really am proud of you. You barely needed my help at all! Just a little distraction!" And for all that she was light-hearted about it in tone, she meant it. Every word.

[blue_ice]

"Isabel..."

Kaiba clung to her for a few moments longer, steadying his breathing as he recovered from that little bout of chaos. Before he finally stepped back, he dropped a kiss of his own to the top of her head.

"Thank you. For standing by me despite all that. I...should have told you this before, but I really am grateful. You're one of the people I want to hold onto when this is done."