An exaggerated opera script praising Pearl's efforts in the battle against the Voracity (not a paid commission from the IPC).
Shattered Pearl As Signal!
A stage script co-written by the Actors in a relay format, depicting a certain facet of the battle to hunt the Voracity from different points of view. After the public performance ends, the writer with the lowest box office earnings will be tasked with hunting down the Troupe Master and hounding her for manuscripts for the coming year.
Curtain rises. The TRAILBLAZER and OROBOROS are fighting. The TRAILBLAZER is visibly tired.
NARRATOR: Despite the Supplicants' relentless attacks, the remains of the Voracity appear indomitable. Could this really be the end of the gondola's voyage?
TRAILBLAZER: Though pathstriders of four paths unite their strength, The remains of the Aeon stand unmoved, unyielding still. Where ought we now turn?
OROBOROS: To challenge an ancient leviathan in mere mortal flesh, How utterly laughable your audacity. The tavern shall strike up a requiem for your demise, Now crumble like ants, and turn to nourishment within my maw!
THE VORACITY opens THEIR gaping maw and swallows the TRAILBLAZER. Black out.
A few seconds later, cue spotlight, PEARL enters.
PEARL: The Amber Lord scatters THEIR divine form, Bathing the land in the light of Preservation.
PEARL raises the Cornerstone of Preservation high overhead.
PEARL: The flesh of the Voracity drives mortals into madness, And the CEO will never permit such tragedy to repeat. Let me shatter this Cornerstone, And forge from it an impenetrable barrier.
PEARL shatters the Cornerstone upon the ground. Cue light within the Voracity's maw, the beast's jaws open. The TRAILBLAZER leaps out, completely unscathed. Golden spotlights swirl rapidly across the stage while the IPC Anthem plays in the background.
TRAILBLAZER: My thanks to you, ally from the IPC. Your honor shines purer than refined gold, Your protection shall yield final victory to the Supplicants.
PEARL: Let this battle be our opening stroke, To paint a future of peace and prosperity. Unfurl once more, the sails of our alliance!
Curtain falls. The TRAILBLAZER returns to battle. PEARL holds up her paintbrush, with crashing ocean waves behind her.
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