The Writer's Works

Era of Recursion: Portals Through Time

The Light Mage looked around in the cell, depressed and bored. She didn't know what to do. Then, she remembered to the old times, in New Cliffington. She liked picking apples, they were her favorite. So, she dwelled in the memories of her past life. She slowly walked out of the jail, and sat on the edge of her story, looking into the void.

In the distance, she saw, the others, and Olf Cliffington. They were battling the creature. "I was wrong, wasn't I?" She said to herself, biting out of an apple. ...An apple? Where did that come from?" Instantly, it vanished, from her powers. The Light Mage then got very confused. She focused on creating an apple, and in an instant, one plopped from nothing. Then, she thought of a door, and one fell onto her, before disappearing! "I'm not entirely bad, am I?" "They need my help, I need to get to them!"

"Now."

Quickly, Riven began charging up a ball of energy, putting all his effort into it. The ball roared and squealed, sucking the curtains into it. Then, the Judge took out his gavel, brought it back, and hit the ball with great power. And the ball of energy shattered and fractured the universe around the stage. The group all looked at the fracture. The Judge then commanded Cliffe to thrust the sword into it and make it bigger. And thinking for a bit, his clone pushed him slightly making him do so, making the fracture big enough to enter.

The sword, however, then vaporized. Riven then stopped charging it, and collapsed from exhaustion. "This is a fracture in time." "We will explore past worlds, and see if we can find anything." "Are you sure this i-is safe?" Alex asked. "Yes. The Tota and Cliffe clones shall guard us, and alert us should anything happen." The Judge then went inside the fracture, and everyone followed, with the Fera clone waving goodbye to them. Outside the fracture they guarded, looking through the nothing...

The group all entered a chaotic mess, but eventually, reached a room with paintings. "Unlike the mansion, these painting also carry through time." "Okay, are these all windows in time to the original stories?" Alex asked before the Judge nodded. This was reminiscent of the paintings the mansion, but these seemed, more artificial. It freaked out Tota and Cliffe. Suddenly, everyone noticed the Judge didn't have a left arm anymore. "You, alright?" Riven asked. "I'm fine, now, to the 'Outside The Story's painting."

The group then went to that painting. Suddenly, Tota asked, why it was them that were to travel in time, and only them, and no one else. Alex then continued, "Yeah, it's a bit odd to only have us search, and not everyone." "I-I want to avoid fracturing the universe too much, so I got just who I could find."

Cliffe then mentioned how they passed Rosella and Fredrick and didn't get them. "Yeah, and things seem, relatively normal here," Alex mentioned. Like, there just happens to be windows to our stories, and we don't have to travel? This would be excusable if it was the mansion, but it's not, it's around a random stage." The Fera clone was fearful and asked if everyone was in a trap. "Even if you are, just follow my commands, please. I can help you."

Now, everyone was slightly worried. But, having no reason to do otherwise, they obeyed the Judge and went to the O.T.S painting. "Tota and Cliffe will enter, and them only." There was then outrage. Tota and Cliffe said they didn't want to leave. Tota was reminded of the painting in the mansion and was very afraid. Alex asked why it was them to go there, and Riven started panicking.

"Fine, Prison In Fiction first. Alex, you'll go."

Alex approached the P.I.F painting. There, he started trembling and clutched his badge. "I'm walking into my death, aren't I?" "It's clicked to me. I know what's happening." "Alex, please trust me. Whatever you are thinking, it is wrong." "Check for prisoners." Alex then took one big long look at everyone, then fearfully entered the P.I.F world.