Scenario:Danua - Relinked Threads
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Relinked Threads
Danua has been feeling a tug on her left arm lately as a result of her link to Hansel and Gretel—who are now in the underworld—by way of her spectral threads. With the help of (Captain) and company, along with her parted family via her dreams, she opens up a gate to the underworld and recovers her dolls. The three swear to be forever together from this point forward.
Danua possesses the ability to control puppets by using the spectral threads passed down in her family.
It wasn't too long ago that she embarked on a journey to search for the man who murdered her parents and brother, and a spell that would summon their souls and place them into vessels.
Along the way, she met (Captain) and company, and together they paid a visit to her childhood home.
In the underground workshop of her home, they found two dolls imbued with the spirits of her parents, but the joyous family reunion was a short-lived one.
The very same rogue puppeteer who had done in her family had resurfaced, this time sending even Hansel and Gretel to the depths of the underworld.
The shocking incident, however, did allow Danua to gain her voice back. She has since vowed to live strong in remembrance of her family.
Months have passed since that incident.
Though Danua is still only able to utter simple language, she grows progressively more sociable.
One day, she approaches (Captain) and company.
Danua: (Captain)... Can we talk?
Danua is a crew member
Lyria: Danua! Is everything okay?
Vyrn: You having trouble reaching a shelf too high again? Or did you maybe need help folding your clothes?
Danua not in crew
Lyria: Hello, Danua! How are you feeling today?
Vyrn: Something happen? It's not another misunderstanding with the townspeople, is it?
Danua: Nuh-uh...
Danua: My left arm... feels funny...
Danua offers her left arm to (Captain).
Lyria: Hm? Isn't that the arm you use your spectral threads with?
Vyrn: Whaddya mean it feels funny?
Danua searches for the right words as she rubs her arm.
Danua: I guess it's... heavy... It's pulling me...
Vyrn: Feels like it's being pulled? Hrm, I sure don't see anything tugging at your arm though.
Danua: It's not visible... But there's a thread pulling...
Lyria: A thread? Could it have something to do with your power?
Vyrn: Really wish we could help, but it's not like we know all that much about your abilities, Danua.
Vyrn: Didn't you say before that it's all a big mystery to you too?
Danua: I... was never told much about it...
Lyria: If even you're at a loss on what to do...
(Captain) and company are stumped on the options available to them.
Choose: I wonder who might know more...
As (Captain) calls to mind the faces of the many members in their crew, someone shows up from behind.
Lady Grey: Nice to see you all gathered up here, but what's with the glum faces?
Lyria: Ah, Miss Grey! Danua was saying her left arm feels funny.
Vyrn: That reminds me—Miss Skull, necromancy's totally your thing, right? Maybe you'll know what to do!
(Captain) and company describe to her what seems to be happening to Danua.
With a hand on her chin, Lady Grey reflects on what she's been told.
Lady Grey: Hm... I can't say I'm exactly familiar with the arcane arts passed down in Danua's family, but...
Lady Grey: I've heard of a similar occurrence in the realm of necromancy.
Vyrn: Yeah? Tell us about it!
Lady Grey: When spirits called back from the underworld must once again depart, the invoker gets dragged along with them. It's actually a fairly common phenomenon.
Lady Grey: Surely, you must've noticed how there's a tug on me every time my husband and child are in danger of biting the dust.
Lyria: So could it be the dolls in the underworld who are pulling on Danua?
Lady Grey: That seems very probable.
Lady Grey: And if left alone, Danua really will end up being dragged down there.
Danua: I'm... going to go bye-bye?
Vyrn: Whoa, that can't be good! There's gotta be something we can do!
Lady Grey: Relax. As long as my theory isn't off the mark, I have just the solution.
Lady Grey cracks a smile at the others.
Lady Grey: The fact that there's a tug on Danua at all shows that her dolls are still connected to her.
Lady Grey: Meaning if we can open a gate to the underworld and be the ones doing the pulling...
Danua: Hansel and Gretel... will come back?
Lady Grey: That's right. And you won't have to feel that tug on your arm anymore, to boot.
Vyrn: Sounds like the best thing ever since sliced apples! Let's get to it then!
Lady Grey goes on to reveal the caveat, her face slightly clouding with worry.
Lady Grey: I'd like you to be aware that there are risks involved in the process. Opening a door to the underworld isn't something you do on a whim.
Lady Grey: Worse case scenario, Danua—along with everyone at the scene of the rite—could end up being swallowed by the underworld.
Danua: ...
Danua turns to (Captain), uncertainty in her expression.
(Captain) softly pets her head, hoping to assuage her fears.
Choose: I trust in you, Danua.
Lyria: Me too! I know you'll be able to get your dolls back, Danua!
Vyrn: And if any big bad monsters happen to come outta the woodwork, (Captain)'ll be there to give 'em hell!
Choose: We'll be with you every step of the way.
Lady Grey: Of course. Just say the word, and I'll gladly give you my hand.
Vyrn: We trust you, so here's hopin' you can trust us too, Danua!
Continue 1
Danua: Trust...
Danua lowers her gaze.
She musters the courage to form a response.
Danua: I will think...
Still in deep thought, Danua walks away.
Danua is in her room alone that night, thinking about the rite.
Danua: (They're right... If I don't do something, I'll end up being dragged into the underworld.)
Danua: (After everything they've done to protect me, I can't let that happen...)
Danua: (But anything's possible if we open up a gate...)
Danua: (Not just me, but even the others could be engulfed...)
The sight of the underworld gate that had taken her parents, along with the two dolls that always stuck by her, surfaces in her mind.
Danua: (But (Captain), Lyria, and Vyrn really believe I can do it...)
Danua: What should I do... Hansel... Gretel...
Danua: Papa, Mama, Brother...
Her lonely voice rings out across her bedroom.
Danua falls asleep before long, still unable to shake off her anxiety.
Danua: (Hm... Where am I?)
Danua rubs her heavy eyelids, her surroundings covered in mist.
There appears to be a few figures looking in her direction.
???: Danua... Danua... Open your eyes...
Danua: Papa?
???: Danua, my beloved daughter... Please listen to what we have to say.
???: We'd like you to call back Hansel and Gretel.
Danua: Mama! Brother!
Danua opens her eyes wide at the nostalgic voices.
The figures linger around Danua as if embracing her.
Danua's Father: Listen closely, Danua... Those two dolls have formed a strong bond with you, and will be tracing their way back by use of a shining thread.
Danua's Mother: There is nothing to worry about. You only need to take the thread and guide them back to you.
Danua's Brother: Of course, we'll be lending our power to Hansel and Gretel too.
Danua's Brother: So everything will be fine. Know that we're always with you no matter where you are, Danua.
Danua: (Papa, Mama, Brother!)
Danua sheds tears at their heartfelt words.
Danua, hoping to bring her family some solace, does her best to form a response.
Danua: I... I'll give it my all!
Danua: So please... Watch over me...
The next day, Danua announces her decision to go along with Lady Grey's idea.
In order to activate the forbidden spell on her left arm, the crew visits the basement of Danua's home.
Lyria: I wonder if Danua will really be okay... She seemed so worried yesterday.
Vyrn: From the looks of it, I'd say she got over it just fine.
Choose: I hope you're not pushing yourself.
Danua: Not at all...
Danua: I want to see... Hansel and Gretel again...
Choose: It's as if something happened...
Danua: Papa, Mama, Brother... They're all watching...
Danua: I'm not afraid anymore.
Continue 2
Though surprised, (Captain) is glad to see Danua with newfound resolve.
She unwraps the bandages on her left arm, revealing the magical runes lying beneath.
Danua: Here I go!
As she slowly mutters a spell, a black mist begins to exude from her arm.
The mist gradually takes shape, assuming the form of a door.
Lady Grey: A gate to the underworld is opening up!
Danua: Hansel, Gretel!
Danua: Come back!
Threads stretch out from her left arm and begin to shine.
They plunge into the gate, as if latching on to something.
Lyria: Danua's threads went to the other side!
Vyrn: Now just fish out whatever's over there!
Danua: Mm-hm!
Danua puts power into her spectral threads.
They glow brighter and brighter, moving about as if hauling something in.
Lady Grey: That's the stench of death... I wonder if the gate might be trying to stop the threads.
Vyrn: This is givin' me goosebumps... Are we sure this is gonna pan out okay?
Lady Grey: Hm, good question. Normally the underworld does not let go of any soul that has already made its way there.
Lady Grey: If Danua gets absorbed by the darkness before she's done her thing...
Darkness pours in from the gate, lending credence to Lady Grey's words.
(Captain) tries to cut away at it, but the umbra continues to hone in on Danua.
Lyria: It's getting stronger! At this rate Danua's going to—
Danua: I'll be okay... Trust me!
Danua grips her left hand, a grimace on her face.
A fierce gust of wind blows from the gate.
Danua: ...!
Something about the gust feels warm and familiar as it scatters the darkness.
Vyrn: Is it just me, or is the dark stuff from the gate getting weaker?
Lyria: Something feels strange about it! It's almost soothing...
Danua: Papa... Mama... Brother...
As if responding to her call, the gale grows more intense.
Low whispers can be heard in the air.
Danua's Father: Danua... Danua... We'll suppress the power of the underworld.
Danua's Mother: Use this chance to pull them out.
Danua's Brother: You've got this, Sis...
Danua: O-kay!
Danua tugs on her spectral threads even harder.
Danua: Hansel, Gretel!
In the next moment, a single doll flies in through the gate.
The gate closes immediately after, restoring a sense of quiet to the room.
(Captain) and company run up to Danua as she embraces the doll.
Danua: Hansel, Gretel...
Lyria: You, you're back!
Vyrn: Um... Something seems different about you two...
Lady Grey: Yeah... You look like one doll instead of two to me...
With a smile, Danua shakes her head.
Danua: Nuh-uh... They're definitely back.
The doll's arms and legs begin to thrash about.
Hansel & Gretel: Hey, which one first?
Hansel & Gretel: Okay now... Right, left...
Hansel: Hm, that's more like it. How are things on your end, Gretel?
Gretel: Other than my movements being kinda clunky—no thanks to you—I'm feeling as good as new!
Hansel: Aw, give me a break. Keep it up with the gripes, and Danua's gonna worry about us.
Gretel: Good point! Hey, Danua, we're fit as a fiddle in case you were wondering!
Hansel & Gretel: We'll be together forever from now on!
Danua: Haha... Teehee!
Buoyed by the cheerful dolls, Danua breaks into laughter.
Relieved, the two ease up their movements.
Hansel: Danua, our physical appearance has changed, what with us only having two arms now, so we won't be able to help out as much as we did before...
Danua: It's okay... It's my turn to support you two.
Gretel: Whoa! You hear that, Hansel? Danua says she's ready and waiting to support us!
Hansel: Talk about a surprise. Danua has matured so much during our absence.
Danua: I'll do my best... so we can be together forever...
The dolls respond in unison to Danua's wish.
Hansel & Gretel: Definitely!
Though each has changed in their own way, Danua, Hansel, and Gretel are back together again.
A soothing atmosphere fills the room, as if blessing their reunion.
Categories:
- Scenario Character: Danua
- Scenario Character: Lyria
- Scenario Character: Vyrn
- Scenario Character: Lady Grey
- Scenario Character: ???
- Scenario Character: Danua's Father
- Scenario Character: Danua's Mother
- Scenario Character: Danua's Brother
- Scenario Character: Hansel & Gretel
- Scenario Character: Hansel
- Scenario Character: Gretel
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