[Open] The Mark of the Herald

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Mark of the Herald Part I
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Despite certain disruptive events and ominous visions in the preceding month, August is seemingly still free of any problems.

That’s quick to change, however. Starting from the third of the month, strange, circular marks begin to appear on human students around the school - and, indeed, humans around the world. Those affected begin to feel incurably drowsy, something that no magical or mundane solution can seem to cure or relieve; eventually, they’ll fall asleep entirely, whether they want to or not, and enter a state of magical stasis. Not even nonhumans are immune, though whether they’re marked seems to be much more erratic.

Those who remain awake or are otherwise spared by the mark are free to do as they wish - the Academy won’t ask them to do more than keep themselves safe. But where each marked person falls in slumber, a portal will form; a strange tear in reality, offering glimpses of a surreal, nightmarish plane that differs vastly from individual to individual. One thing is certain; the cause of a victim’s seemingly endless sleep and these portals are linked somehow, and the only way to find out exactly how is to go through...and the only ones capable of doing so are those who are still awake.

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[nor_iron_bars]

Yeah, okay. [She shifts her grip slightly, making sure Becky is secure.] Hold on tight.

[And that's all the warning she gets before Jailbreak jumps up and starts running along the wall, and then up to the ceiling, jogging towards the exit in total defiance of gravity. It feels like they're just standing on the floor like normal, but everything else is upside down.]

[Hopefully, like most people, the guards won't think to look up right away. It'll buy them a little more time to get out of there.]

[lifeforced]

[It takes a lot for her to not react to what's happening now because what

how

HOW

Yeah, she's holding tight. She's holding super tight, to the point that it might be the slightest bit uncomfortable, really.

Fortunately, the people that are coming don't think to look up; as far as they're aware there isn't any reason to.]

[nor_iron_bars]

[Ow, her ribs. Welp, just gonna keep moving, it's fine, she's had worse.]

[Gravity-defying boots: still one of her best inventions. As long as there's a surface, she can walk on it, no matter what or where it is.]

[She's trying to sprint right over and past any attempted pursuit, not bothering to stick around. After all, her goal here isn't to fight them, her goal is to get the two of them out.]

[She just needs to find an exit. Or, if it comes down to it, make one.]