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"Let me ask you, Hedgehog...How much for you fear your own death?....Hm. Silly question, i know. Well let me ask a better one...How much do you fear the death of Others? Lets put it to the test, Shall we?" The Dealer would ask, Cards ciculating into a nebula of paper and magic...Before colliding into a single deck onto the table. "The Game welcomes you." The Dealer would solemnly say, Before the Deck would produce three cards for the Shadey Hedgie.

"Here are your choice of Aces...You only get one, So please, Choose with care.

"The Ace of Mega...Quite a unique lad, is he not. But, One must recall, True strength is only strong, when a kind heart bears it."

[Ace of Mega will make your Ace, Megaman! As well, You will achieve a permanent Status, named "Pure Heart". For Each Kind/Good Action you do, You will recieve a +20% Health boost!]

"The Ace of Sparda...Long lost to Li, He has far too much fun in his work. Yet...With how skilled he is. Can you blame him?"

[The Ace of Sparda will make your Ace, Dante! As well you recieve the permanent Status "Demon Hunter", In which you deal an additional +5% Damage to all Unholy targets.]

"The Ace of Ruto...Self-righteous little feather duster. But, All bragging has an area to which it stems, No?"

[The Ace of Ruto will make your Ace, Revali! As well, you recieve the  permanent Status "Revali's Legacy", In which you gain a permanant +2 CHA Modifier! However, You are more likely to find encounters with enemies, due to your known legacy...]


"And what game would be complete without a goal? Your enemy...."



"The Queen of Darkness....A Terrible fog of pure evil. It only takes a form, because it must. A perversion of all things good in the world....Slay The Cloud of Darkness. Now...Cut the Deck, please."


Cut the Deck low??

(The Game will be shortened, And will not feature as much Post-Game Loot to obtain. Means a more immediate reward, however.)


Cut the Deck in the middle??

(Standard Game Length.)


Cut the Deck High??

(Game will be much longer, and have rarer, Even grander loot, But will make the game take longer, and have more, and Wider maps. With more chance to lose everything, However...)

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Fear of death? Well, that was certainly an odd way to start a conversation. Then again, this was a strange confrontation period. He wasn't one that normally followed various gossip and pointless chit chat, but he had witnessed what this "game" seemed to do to people. It was a game filled with mystery, and, as Shadow did in his own way, he knew that mysteries were there to be solved. Still, if the Dealer allowed Shadow to respond to the initial question, the hedgehog would have answered that the question was ridiculous and that he didn't fear death. However, when the question was rephrased... he admitted that it was quite difficult to come with a straight, honest answer. So he didn't answer. He assumed it wasn't an answer meant to be spoken anyway, since the Dealer continued on anyway. 

The three individuals chosen as his possible aces... weren't anyone he had recognized. He supposed that only made sense. After all, this game was rather random wasn't it? He didn't really know what he was expecting... Still, this was a game he willingly started, and so he would finish it. 

To pick an ace... among faces he didn't recognize. The Ace of Mega, the Ace of Sparda, and the Ace of Ruto. No matter who he chose, the hedgehog wouldn't have had the advantage of knowing a thing about them. He'd be taking a chance in that regard no matter who it was he picked. So, how was he to choose? He supposed he could be random about it but... Perhaps it was best for him to look at each choice critically. Then he could make a decision that wouldn't cost him, perhaps?

Well, Ace of Mega. Frankly, he wasn't impressed. A kind heart is the bearer of true strength? And what was truly considered a kind heart? Amy? She was certainly kind, and he supposed she had strength of her own, but then why didn't she ever save anyone in great strides like Shadow himself had? Tails? The fox certainly had a kindness to him, but he could be a coward as well. He certainly wasn't strong outside of his brain. Sonic? ...Ace of Mega was out of the question.

Ace of Sparda. Someone who had fun with his work? Well, Shadow could tell that this individual had the potential to be very annoying. This ace definitely had the likelihood of angering Shadow as he played the game. He wouldn't have wanted to act like this ace, otherwise people might have started mistaking him for... next!

Ace of Ruto. Well... It wasn't perfect, but it seemed to be the best of the three as far as Shadow was concerned. Sure, the ace seemed to brag but... So did Shadow. If the ace could back up what he claimed, then perhaps it was something he could utilize. Besides, it reminded him of... What was even the point of him starting this game? He just needed to get this over with.

Shadow brought his hand up and pointed at the third card. "Ace of Ruto." he said simply. If the Dealer was so smart, he'd know what Shadow meant by that gesture. As quickly as he stated his decision, the hedgehog cut the deck even faster. In one swift motion, the deck was cut at the very middle. He wasn't afraid of a harder run, but he had no interest in dragging this longer than he felt it needed to. At the same time, he scoffed at the idea of taking an easy route. So, standard game play it was, and he intended to win, too.

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"The Ace of Ruto, i see...Very well. We shall play, then." The Dealer would state, before taking the remaining Cards into his palm, and with a flick of his wrist, the cards would align themselves across the board as The Dealer wished, as a single card would come to Shadow's gaze, to allow him full view of the card's image...!

"New Moon Island...A Lovely spot, to face ones fears. Lets see if you can face your nightmare's..."

A Blanket of Dark Mist falls over shadow's eyes...








The Sounds of an ocean crashing against the shore would awaken Shadow, as upon the dock he stood, The Vision of Revali's reflection meeting his gaze from below, as New Moon Island's sickening silence fell over him...A Deep darkness echoed in the woods, as if trying to lure him in. However, an equally adjacent boat back home stood behind him.

What path would he take?

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The moment the hedgehog cut the deck, and a single card of a location was shown to him, darkness encased his vision. It was almost instantaneous, so much so that Shadow couldn't have possibly prepared himself for what happened. He felt himself being pulled downward into the very floor he stood, as if he were a stone sinking into the bottom of the ocean. 

In moments that felt like hours, the warrior's ruby eyes shot open as he sat up suddenly, reeling back a bit with a groan as he placed a hand on his head. "Ow..." he groaned as he tried shake his dazed feeling out of his head. "What a trip... I don't remember being in this much pain since..." Suddenly, he felt something rather strange about his hands. They seemed to be covered in something, but... what it was he couldn't tell. The warrior removed his hand from his head before presenting it to himself, in which his ruby eyes widened. "Wait..." He then brought his other hand upward, turning it forward and backward, examining every fine detail of it. "These... aren't mine..." 

They weren't hands either, it turned out, but wings. His fingers seemed to move around like an actual hand, but they were most definitely wings. For the most part, they were covered in dark blue feathers, but there were white accents to some of his feathers, and his fingers were white as well. 

The warrior clenched one fist, and then the other, opening one as the other closed. Suddenly, a sound caught his attention: the rushing of the waves. Water! Placing both palms to the ground, the warrior pushed himself onto his feet, which he also noted were rather blue, with white talons, and were rather bird like as well. Still, the winged one put that thought aside for the moment as he approached the water, eager to get to the bottom of precisely why he was this way. He was met with green eyes, which was... wait green? That can't be right. His eyes were never...

In an instant, though, he could hardly worry about the color of his eyes as the rest of his features came into view. His large beak, feathered face, yellow eyebrows and red marks under the corners of his eyes. It was all odd, but perhaps the most unnatural part about it, aside from feeling... odd, was the fact that he was wearing clothes. Yes, aside from his head, everything was covered by clothing. He wore a rather ancient attire, a sort of uniform worn in ancient times. As the warrior brought his attention back to his green eyes, the bird simply couldn't keep the smug smile off his face.

"My, my, Revali," the rather smooth voice rang out dramatically. "You are one handsome creature, aren't you?" The green eyes seemed to blink. Did... Did those words just come out of him? What did he refer to himself as? Revali? Revali... yes. There's something rather powerful about that name, it just felt right. Clenching his fist, Revali brought his attention to the world around him, specifically, the two paths that he had to choose from. An ominous dark or a boat trip back to somewhere more peaceful... home perhaps?

"Tch!" the avian creature spoke. "As if this is really a choice!" With that said, Revali turned to face the path that led to a dark realm. There was a reason he was here, after all. Perhaps the princess was in danger? Or perhaps he was on a quest of some sort? Either way, his answer wouldn't have been found simply heading home. Besides, what kind of Champion would he be if he ran away from a challenge? So, with a smirk clear on his face, the winged creature made his way into the darkness.