Apologies for dragging it out – the real stuff beginning now.
…
As soon as Clementine got to the stage, Rosie began explaining how the first round will work.
"Now that you know what this building is, you probably wanna know what its purpose here is, right?" Rosie chirped playfully to the audience, then posed a question which left room for The Soul Records to finish it off for her.
"Well, as we were planning this competition, we studied the various things a maid should excel at. And we've already been over a couple of them. All of this cant happen without a place for the maid to actually work, right? So, along with my former point, we also searched across our vassals' domains. We looked until we could find the perfect testing point of a maids true ability."
The Soul Records let her words hang, then Rosie took over. "That's when we saw 'The Palace of Principality', Clementines dwelling. And for this round, she let us borrow her home…"
She let out a short sigh, as though relieved they finally got all of the context out of the way,
"… This round is a test for discrepancy, punctuality and finally, performance. The maids will all be teleported to randomised spots in the setting, they will also be paired up with a select partner. They will have to move around the setting without making a noise, not a single vibration of air must be sensed. And if it is…"
She paused, stared at Clementine, then continued with an almost bloodthirsty smile upon her face. "It will not be good."
"The aim of the game is simple. You will be teleported to randomised spots with a basket of dirty laundry. You will have to proceed silently throughout the venue without making a single disturbance, moving towards the singular washing machine which is also in a random location."
The Soul Records said, paused and then spoke again. " The winner of this round is the team of the duo who make it to the washing machine first, and successfully are able to finish cleaning the clothes."
"Oh yeah, the opposing teams are also allowed to fight if they meet. There is NO safe spots anywhere. Another thing, telepathy between anyone is strictly forbidden so teammates are not allowed to communicate and have to rely on each others natural understanding of their teammates and experience they've gained working with each other."
And with that, Rosie finally finished off the introductions to the first round.
It sure was a long explanation, but it seemed like…
almost as though…
Some information, some vital information seemed to have been omitted. Was that a coincidence? It couldn't have just been due to poor memory, right?
Anyhow,
"With that being the end of the explanation, we will now await Lord Primordiality to proclaim the beginning of the first round."
At her words, all eyes in the arena turned to Quinlan. In response, Quinlan stared down onto the stage and smiled lightly. He then raised his hand as he proclaimed,
"You may begin."
…
In Clementines Dwelling,
Emily and Dorothy appeared in an expansive hall. About the size of a football pitch. Dozens of chandeliers clouded the tall ceiling like constellations. The walls were made of decaying bricks, a contrast to the luminous chandeliers above. A long table was placed in the center of the room, with tall chairs populating its sides. On the table was a bright yellow basket, filled with a variety of dirty clothes.
The maids silently stepped towards the basket, making sure not to make any sounds. At first they were slow, so as not to cause any vibrations in the air – because that's what sound is: vibrations – but soon enough, they picked up the pace as they got used to this style of walking. As they got closer to the basket, they looked at each other and nodded subtly.
This was something they've developed over the years, a sort of connection built around their similar pasts. Occasionally, they would look at each other and read their 'thoughts' through their eyes, think of it like a…
behavioural prediction mechanism.
Well, something like that.
As a result of this, they split up into two separate paths, with Emily rushing from the east side of the table and Dorothy rushing from the west. With both of these sides being in the direction of the longer sides of the table.
And just as Dorothy was within five meters of the basket, the room began to change. It distorted as pillars suddenly erupted from the sides, top and bottom of the room. Closing off the path to the basket like a mechanical door.
'Gáe Bulg'
She thought, and instantly a weapon materialised in her palms. It was pure white, made out of white particles which were actually the metaphysical objectification of her pain, which she materialised into her chosen weapon using her power over EXCESS.
…
name – Dorothy
age - ???
level – 1453
class – (shared) Slaanesh
description – Ruinous seeds
traits – EXCESS, PAIN, SENSATION
stats – singularity: 64/100
…
Dorothy was no longer a weakling, she was now a being who could easily destroy worlds with just a tap of her fingers. Control populations with just the wave of her hand. This is all because of her traits, which in turn is powered by her singular stat; singularity. Singularity is unlocked once you exceed the 1000th level, it means how much you can absorb your traits from the surroundings. Once people reach a maxed out singularity, they become the embodiment of their traits.
Well anyway, back to Dorothy.
Her weapon, Gáe Bulg, a pure white spear. As she adjusted her stance mid-run, she sliced her spear down as though it were a war-scythe and tore an aching hole through the pillars blocking her path.
As the hole emerged, it disappeared just as quickly, making Dorothy pause as she collected herself, figuring out a way to get past the pillars. She very quickly found an answer, using her trait of SENSATION, she created a sensation which will now be known as
Dorothy was able to create
This extreme emotion kept growing and growing until she was able to move past eventually, with the help of the people around her; Her husband, fellow maids, Her master and mistresses.
And eventually, she repaired herself and moved on from this phase.
Because she had – at one point – a deep attunement to this feeling, she was able to manifest it into reality.
She coated the sensation of
As she rushed past the pillars, she saw Emily in front of her holding the basket. Behind her was a pool of blood, flesh and organs. It seems that Emily has also gone through her fair share of 'setbacks' at the same time as Dorothy.
Dorothy walked up to Emily and waved at her. Emily held the basket with one hand to wave back. Dorothy nodded and started looking around, seemingly looking for the exit for this room. After several moments of searching, she finally found it. She turned back to Emily and signalled towards the exit. Then they both proceeded to walk out, leaving behind a scene of death and destruction.
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End of chapter 5