Purposed Within a Rotting Kingdom (HK×RW CROSSOVER)

First Impressions

Spearmaster's POV

With a sudden burst of light, I felt hard ground beneath my paws, along with a strong gust of wind that almost lifted me away. The lands ahead seemed unfamiliar but gave off a sense of dread.

I took hold of myself again and scanned the terrain, mostly uneven with occasional pits that could spell demise for anyone clumsy enough to traverse them without care. Despite the deadly pathway, I hastily started to explore without a second thought.

Within the first few steps of my journey, I had already run into an issue. With the wind tugging at my tangled whiskers, I knew I had to find a more sheltered area. To most, it would just feel like a subtle breeze, but with my small stature and light weight, I could easily be picked off my paws and sent hurtling to who knows where.

In an instant, I dived into a ravine and came across a few critters skulking about. Only a few paid mind, but were easy to kill nonetheless. But it got me thinking. These creatures were nothing like the ones in the locations I had explored, something like that could use serious attention. However, there was no time for such attention, this unknown region could still have the same rainfall as my previous... home? Is it considered my home? Ah, nevermind.

I luckily managed to find a sort of den, and a luxurious one at that. The outside was decorated with what seemed to be some form of vulture masks, and the inside had similar artifacts attached to the walls, as well as a nice spot to lay my head.

Unfortunately, this den seemed to have already been occupied.

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Artificer's POV

I shot back in an attempt to avoid the oncoming beam of light, but I appeared to have already been affected. My back slammed against a solid wall that had previously not been there, and I soon found myself laying in a weird new environment filled with the sound of scuttling and burrowing.

I took a second to take in the scenery, not that there was much to see, before taking off in whatever path felt right. I didn't care for its appearance, I simply just ended up in another tunnel I had yet to crawl my way out of. If I'm being completely honest, there's one thing in particular I have to say about this dark area.

This place was the bane of my existence. I'm sure it would be fine if there were foes I recognized and knew how to handle, but an entirely new selection of predators? That's just bizarre.

Though my sense of direction had been severely thrown off, my luck was at its finest. I eventually managed to find a place without constant swarms of acidic crawlers. Though this place was far more calm than what I had just gone through, it carried a potent sinister air to it. Along with a very deep pit below the platforms, there was a large variety of bug-like creatures tied up in an unusual material. I'll be on my way soon enough and I hopefully won't have to discover how they ended up like this.

A few steps and a leap of faith later, I found myself wandering through an opening in one of the large bundles. I suddenly spotted something moving, actually, many things moving. Thankfully, they didn't attack me on sight, so I started to take things slowly.

I walked past the strange folk of this... nest of some kind, and saw a steel platform in the centre of the room, covered in the same strange material. In the end, my curiosity got the best of me, and I set my hand down on the platform.

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Hunter's POV

I found myself in a strange landscape covered in ash. The sights were completely unfamiliar to me. My curiosity could've gotten the better of me had I been given more time, but unfortunately, these slag keys won't deliver themselves.