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SUMMARY: King Arthur needs to go meet with Queen Elphame. Celliwig holds a tournament to invite other people to come with during the communication and celebrate their newfound friendship. A temporary barrier was put up so the river is currently mostly impassible.

After the departure from Celliwig last month, the people of Celliwig have been working hard to make the area around their town safe again from the angered specters. For now, there are makeshift barriers that are preventing anything from crossing the river, dead or alive, except over the Pure of Heart bridge. It will, at the very least, prevent more from coming over and overwhelming the land surrounding Celliwig again.

The city is open and, while the Elphame traders have stuck around to help train people in the proper use and treatment of mounts, the safest way to speak to Elphame is through Celliwig's hall of mirrors. King Arthur, Merlin, and a couple of other members of the royal court entered to speak to Queen Elphame directly in order to find out what information she knew about the Calamity and to begin discussion of what it would take to reclaim Excalibur. With the magics of Avalon having recovered significantly enough to not be at risk of falling apart if some of the otherworlders leave while still maintaining the barrier to keep Avalon safe, they need to begin discussing action.

At the same time, in celebration of King Arthur's arrival and a royal wedding within Celliwig, a tournament is underway! Celliwig's tournaments work a little differently, however, and focus on a little more than just combat skills-- a modern tournament for the modern person. (Though there is fighting as well, of course.) Celliwig's Top Talents Tourney hasn't been held in a good many years since it's been closed off, so everyone is invited to participate. Invitations have been sent to all of Camelot's residents. The tournament categories are as follows:

Cutthroat Cooking - For the chef's out there! Compete against other chefs to show off who has the best culinary skills. All contestants start with 2,500,000G which will be theirs to lose through the course of the tournament. This money can be used to purchase sabotages to use on other chefs throughout the course of the competition.

Vicious Vocals - Singing competition. Anyone may participate, there are no auditions. Each contestant will compete solo first, then have to do a competitive duet with another person who moved onto the second round. The final round involves performing and singing at the same time, so you may want to go find friends to give you tips between each round and help you come up with an awesome set-up that will wow the judges!

Speed Sculpting - This one's for the artists! Celliwig is really big on art, in particular sculpture. Any decent sculpture can be sold whether it wins or loses. Sculpture form can be made with anything you want-- glass, sugar, and ice are popular choices in Celliwig because of the city's aesthetic, but any materials are possible-- plants, stones, clay, chocolate, fabric, whatever you want as long as it stands on its own after you're done creating. (You can use your magic to sculpt if that's what you want.)

Melee Mania - Fight your fellow competitors one-on-one. Weapons and magic are both allowed. Healers will be paid generously for assisting after combat is finished.

Familiar Feud - Let your familiar have a little fun and combat each other! They're the star of the show here and otherworlders are only there in a support role.

Mario Party - It's literally a series of Mario Party games. If you win your block, you move onto the next round and so on. 4 max players per game. If you don't rage quit at any point, you get free energy drinks throughout the day because this party isn't stopping.

Silent Assassin - This competition will take place throughout the course of the tournament. All competitors are kept confidential, but required to wear a hidden body cam so that the experience can be shared online for audience viewing later. All competitors are given fake weapons (paintball guns, rubber knives, and so on) with sensors in them and have to find and "kill" the other competitors throughout the tournament period.

Anyone who shows up to either participate in or watch the tournament will receive 50% off a hotel room and a single (Potion) Counter-curse.

How the tournament will be run is a little different from an OOC standpoint. Any characters can participate, but in order to determine a winner, we will need anyone who thinks their characters skill is great enough to win to comment to the name of the tournament they are entering HERE! If your character would have canon advantages in a category, write +1 advantage in your comment. (So if you are from an idol series, you'll have a leg up on singing, or if your character is a skilled assassin in their canon, they could gain a +1. It won't guarantee they win, but it will give them a leg up so we're not ignoring their skill!) If you do not think your character has any chance at winning, please do not comment. (Someone who's never cooked a day in their life isn't going to magically win the cooking competition, you know?) If you think/want your character to lose even if they may have skills, we do not need your information. This is only an RNG for potential winners. We will RNG the winners from those who comment for each competition as linked.

ICly, anyone who wants to thread any part of it out, go for it! You can thread out watching, you can thread out participating, interfering, anything you want! Thread out having an intimate moment with a healer after a battle, a tearful failure and hurt/comfort consolation, buying a round of vodka flashes for your fellow losers. Whatever you want! Just have fun.

SUMMARY: King Arthur & Co. are still in chambers. A woman shows up and claims they're in danger, argues with Glwelwyd that she saw it despite that those abilities are not possible right now. Players voted to determine the next course of this prompt. (This section may be skipped for prompts now, but is still posted for reference.)

The day after the end of the tournament days, all seems well and peaceful as usual within the city of Celliwig. The mirror hall that King Arthur's party had gone into is still closed shut. The Hall is guarded by a 7 foot tall man with a long, scraggly beard and huge rippling muscles named Glewlwyd IV. (You may have seen him around at past events.) None may enter until negotiations are completed, and it is his sacred duty passed down by his ancestors to ensure that none shall pass his guard. Most in Celliwig won't even try, knowing the futility of such an action, which is why it is particularly peculiar that Gwion can be found yelling outside of the halls that they need to be let in. After an argument and a call to action, some other worlders chose to find Gwion and ask questions.

	"Listen to me, there's something wrong, you need to let someone in there! Look for yourself! I saw it!"
	"Time is frozen, the future cannot be seen. A dream is but a dream, not a prophecy. Disrespect from the people of Celliwig interrupting a meeting of the fae and King Arthur's party would spell much more certain fate.

After one more failed attempt to get past him, the woman stomps off to a nearby bar to blow off some steam, and ends up posting to the AOL Network instead.

The King's party is in danger. No one is allowed in or out, but they're going to die if you don't work together to get past Glewlwyd. You can ask how I know, but it's a real long story and we're real short on time, so I'm kind of going out on a limb here. I'll be at Celliwig's bar if anyone wants more details.

SUMMARY: A very close battle ensues in front of the Hall of Mirrors, with the doors eventually being forced open to reveal a dark, possessed hall. Reflects prey on characters' deepest insecurities and anyone who falls victim to them are trapped within the reflections. King Arthur and the Pure of Heart and Brave of Soul Mirror used to communicate with Elphame are possessed by angry specters trapped on Celliwig's side after the river barrier was put up.

After the drama caused by Gwion's warning, the city of Celliwig is rather unsettled. There's an air of tension thick enough that you could hear a pin drop, and enough people who thought it was more important to protect the integrity and wishes of the fae than to worry about the unlikely chance that a seer had a vision while time was stopped. A large number of people have shown up to stand by Glewlwyd's side and defend the Hall of Mirrors, a show which will not be forgotten by the people of Celliwig... However, the strength in both numbers and battle goes to those wishing to enter the Hall of Mirrors. The battle is strenuous, a mixture of both Celliwig citizens and Camelot's otherworlders, and anyone wishing to play out part of it should put either defense or offense indicators in their prompt title to clearly attract those wishing to play out the fight.

Those who manage to break through the line will make it into the Hall of Mirrors. The first and most notable thing once the door is open is that it's as dark as night. Not at all conditions for a meeting. And it's cold, condensation and fog forming at the door where the freezing night of the hall and the summer heat outside. It is not at all like it was the first time visitors were allowed in to place their Pure of Heart and Brave of Soul crystals in the mirror to communicate with Elphame. There is absolutely something going on, and those on either side of the battle may want to redirect their attention to the Hall. None of the party seems to be seen. Those who dare to venture forward into the hall will find themselves rather quickly at a loss for where the door went. There is a dim light still visible from it, highlighting the other people in the room and the edges of glass and mirrors throughout the hall.

An eerie blue glow reflects through the number of the mirrors, but it seems to move about as if passing impermenantly. Those who try to chase it will find themselves further lost from the entrance, until they find themselves face to face with a reflection that doesn't seem to follow their own movements. This reflection will begin to speak with the character's voice, then immediately target the character's deepest insecurities. Every bad thought that they've thought of themself is fair game. If the character can remain calm and keep moving forward, then they will not fall victim to the trap. However, should they react with a burst of emotion, argue, or be unable to move forward when faced with their own insecurities, they will find themselves trapped in the mirror, replacing the reflection.

Those who manage to pass the mirrors will find themselves at the Pure of Heart and Brave of Soul Mirror. The communication is still open to what appears to be an ornately decorated, natural throne. The Queen is long since gone, having been escorted to safety to keep her safe from the cursed mirrors. Notably, every crystal lining the edge of this mirror seems to have been infected by the blue, almost spectral color. Approached, a chilling laughter echoes from the possessed mirror, but the laughter is finished by King Arthur himself, back turned and facing the mirror. He turns around and wields his sword, ready to defend the mirror, eyes filled with the same blue as the mirror. As more people approach, reflections of Arthur seem to walk out of the mirrors as well to fight more and more people. It's hard to tell which is the real one, so can you really kill him to get him out of the way and get to the mirror? Fight the small army of King Arthurs and gather enough death mages to exorcise the spirits out of the mirror.. or maybe just smash it. Did you think this was the last choice you'd make this week?

Please refer to the plotting post for any additional plotting needs and to check added notes for the third prompt. Timeline-wise, the new/third prompt doesn't start until the 23rd. The poll for it is here.

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[He just gives Hijikata a minute to do the math before he grabs his arm and starts heading for a shadier spot from which they can begin their good good sneaking.]

With this many people working on it, we might even be able to get this over with pretty quickly. That's what I'm hoping, anyway.

That'd be a nice change of pace!

[He can't help but feel a little shabby, sneaking around the actual battle like a helpless civilian, but if they use up all their might against the Arthurs who's going to do the exorcism? Zelgadis has the right idea alright, and Hijikata stays in line despite his protesting warrior instincts until they arrive on the backside of the mirror. From here they can easily join their fellow death mages in targeting the glowing crystals.]

Before we start, did you by any chance find a short, snappy incantation? I only found super long ones!

[This may just be the death mage equivalent of asking your classmate for a mathematic formula right before the university entrance exam, but hey, he's going to take any chance he has.]

Unfortunately, I didn't manage to come across anything useful like that. Because why would anything ever work in our favor, right?

[Such is life. Speaking of long and annoying incantations, Zelgadis wastes not time getting started, not even feeling a little bit bad about hiding behind the mirror while doing so. Look, if anyone fighting the Arthurses dies, they can use this as an opportunity to practice raising the dead, right?]

Yeah, that would've been too easy!

[That's the spirit, Zelgadis..!! Hijikata takes a deep breath, recalls the incantation he best remembers, and cracks his knuckles.]

Spirit, I compel you,
By the powers that rule this mortal world,
By the air that invigorates my mind,
By the water that sustains my life,
By the fire that warms my heart,
By the lightning that ignites my spirit,
By the earth that will accept my bones.
Begone from this world that you no longer share!

[Is is a long one... but it does the trick of creating a magical connection between him and one of the ghosts, so he can start pulling it out, sort of like using the Force in St*r W*rs. This is going to be one hell of an ordeal, but they sure are expanding their skill set here!]

[Zelgadis misses the days where he could just blow ghosts and shit up with his shamanism, it was way faster than this. It was working though, and as long as nothing interrupts them, they can totally get this done!

So naturally that's when an Arthur happens to get tossed behind the mirror and stumbles upon these two clowns doing magics in secret.]

Damn. Don't let up! I'll keep this guy off of you!

[And see if he can split his attention between concentrating on this spell and fighting this dude. He draws his sword, ready to defend his good buddy the cop.]

Thanks! Don't mess him up too badly, though; we can't tell if he's the real deal!

[God, talk about stressful..!! Right now he'd so high-strung, he'd kind of like to deliver a flying dropkick directly to the Mirror(?) Arthur's skull, but on the off chance that it's the proper king he'd have a hard time forgiving himself for that later. He keeps his focus on the mirror, struggling with the next ghosts that pulls hard against his magical tether. He's trusting you, Zelgadis!]

Got it! I'll try to go easy on him.

[He might knock Maybe-Arthur unconscious, but he'll try not to do to much stabbing. The Arthur seems more concerned with Hijikata's spell casting, but unfortunately for him, Zelgadis is getting right up into his face. Not wanting to risk stabbing Arthur or being stabbed himself, he blasts him back with a powerful gust of wind. maybe knocking the Arthur on his ass will buy Hijikata a little more time.]

[It sure does! The Arthur in fact goes flying right into another one who was coming running after noticing the commotion behind the mirror, so that's two birds with one stone.]

Nice!!

[There goes the ghost Hijikata was tug-of-warring with, too - it's pulled from its crystal with a ghoulish howl and flees after spinning in the air for a moment. Hijikata would love to go after it, but he honestly doesn't know what to even do to a ghost other than exorcise it, so he stays where he is.

Just as he wants to tackle the next spectre a Mirror Arthur appears on his side too, and he mimicks Zelgadis by blowing him back with wind magic... only that he slams him into a pillar on purpose, letting out a satisfied snort as the Arthur (presumed) replica slumps down.]

These pesky bastards..!

[Hopefully Zelgadis will also get some exorcising practice in before even more Arthurs find them, all the more because they're actually running out of ghosts too - testament to how hard their fellow death mages have been at work on the other side of the mirror.]

[GOOD JOB HIJIKATA YOU DID IT. Now that Zel isn't being attacked by Arthurs anymore, he rushes back over and goes back to trying to exorcise the mirror.]

What a pain in the ass. I they would just leave us alone for a minute--!

[Well so far no new Arthurs have shown up to investigate, maybe they can finish this thing! Maybe. Big maybe.]

Right?!

[He'd damn aggravated too - not only is this situation a big ugly mess, but his mun has been making them do two prompts in one go!! On the upside the exorcists are definitely getting the upper hand now, and before long all the crystals in the big mirror glow in their usual silver and gold tones again, all unearthly blue hues dispelled.]

Hah... we did it!!

[He may be exhausted and kind of light-headed - who knew exorcising ghosts would put such a strain on a human? -, but he still looks victorious with a little smirk on his face... mainly because in their location they're going to be about the last fighters to get the update on what happened to King Arthur.]

[Zelgadis doesn't quite collapse, but he does lower himself to the floor to just take a seat for a minute. Someone else can deal with Arthur, Zel needs a break.]

I don't know how we did it, but we did it. That was pretty rough.

[He's still not used to the way this world's magic just drains his energy. Having the strength of a regular human sucks, just sayin'.]

Yeah... offensive death magic is no joke! All this time I thought invocations were easy-going...

[Hed'd also like to sit down, but settles for just leaning against the mirror frame on one side, taking the opportunity to peek around into the hall.]

...

Shit. King Arthur's down.

[He pushes himself off the frame, wobbly as he is on his legs - only to buckle and unceremoniously crash-land on his ass next to Zelgadis. Okay, apparently he's not going over!]

The healers...

[He trails off. They've got this, he meant to say. Sorry, Zelgadis, but he may just pass out on your shoulder. Or maybe he can keep it together. It's roughly a 50/50 chance.]

[It's fine man, Zel's probably leaning against Hijikata just as much.]

Ugh. Arthur can be the healer's problem.

[It's not that he doesn't care, but he's not a healer, and he's too exhausted to do much of anything anyway.]

You okay?

[You even awake, bro?]

[He just gives a weak nod in return. He wants to ask Zelgadis the same, but he's seriously not feeling fresh at all anymore. Screw this, he's taking a break!! He closes his eyes.

Hopefully when the party leaves the scene someone will have the presence of mind to check behind the mirror and shake awake these two master death mages who are partway (or all the way; it's a faint line here) conked out against each other like a pair of Dickens orphans. Hopefully whoever it is will also know what discretion is. They've got a reputation to maintain!]

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