WEEK 9

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the pygmalion. . . ONLINE CAPTAIN'S LOG: WEEK (9)

monday - thursday (21) survivors Sunday's trial was only mere hours ago, but you find yourself faced with a new week on The Pygmalion. When you awaken, you will find the ship restored to its previous state, all areas interfered with during the murder looking mostly the same as they did before. Along with this, it appears there are new areas opened on the ship. It seems you have more exploring to do. The robot in the cafeteria has prepared another breakfast of various foods. (OOC: Please submit your murder proposals by 9 PM EST Tuesday.) taken list profiles private conversations setting rulebook murder proposals ENTER COMMAND_

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[chiseler]

[The throne room is beautiful, large with a high ceiling and blue ceiling filled with constellations. The thrones are in the shape of a U around a hearth and…the scene is a mess. It's clear a war is waging, flames and open fissures everywhere and at the head there's Luke Castellan, eyes a bright gold as he faces down a teenage boy with black hair and sea-green eyes.

"They're on their way," the boy, Percy, yells, sword at the ready. "You've lost."

Luke smirks and when he speaks, it's not entirely in his own voice. "I haven't even started." He's quick, advancing at a blinding speed. A satyr appears, jumping in to protect the young boy and Luke tosses him aside with ease. The boy engages in combat but it hardly matters seeing how Luke counters the strike and disarms him, sending his sword into one of those fissures.

“STOP!” A blonde girl, one people may recognize as one of the girls for week 7's motive, suddenly bursts in. Luke turns and Backbiter glints as he slashes and Annabeth catches the strike with her dagger. The two of them are locked at a standstill, Annabeth's arms shaking and Luke trying to push down to disarm her.

“Luke,” she says through gritted teeth. “I understand now. You have to trust me.”

The body of Luke Castellan growls. “Luke Castellan is dead! His body will burn away as I assume my true form!” He tries again to dislodge his blade but the girl keeps him in check even as he forces Backbiter toward her neck.

“Your mother,” Annabeth breaks in. “She saw your fate.”

“Service to Kronos! This is my fate.”

“No!” There are tears in her eyes as she continues to struggle. “That’s not the end, Luke. The prophecy: she saw what you would do. It applies to you!”

“I will crush you, child!”

“You won’t,” Annabeth said. “You promised. You’re holding Kronos back even now.”

“LIES!” Luke's body pushed again, and this time Annabeth falls backwards as she loses her balance. With his free hand, a hand comes up and Luke strikes her face.

The rest of the video plays out, up through Luke breaking the possession, unstrapping his own armor and stabbing himself to purge the titan from him in a fiery explosion before he lays bloodied on the throne room floor, eyes blue again, and his dying words as spoken. The video only stops when Percy's broken voice addresses the gods who have since appeared.

"We need a shroud. A shroud for the son of Hermes."

Shortly after, Alice's voice will say: Luke Castellan was the hero of the Great Prophecy.]