Mission 1: Restore the Balance

Tatooine was a desert world, and there was not much else to say about it. The only people that lived there were either the indigenous Tuskin Raiders and Jawas, or poor settlers that tried to eek an existence out of collecting meager drops of moisture from the atmosphere. Anyone that visited was there to either deal with the local Hutt crime lords, or in a last ditch effort to push off wares that no one with any amount of common sense would otherwise buy. The twin suns kept the world unbearably hot and dry, to the point where if you didn't have protection, your skin would be a blistery, boiling mess before long.

At least, that's how things used to be.

Mos Eisley Spaceport; where once there were adobe huts everywhere and all manner of life were welcome to roam the dusty streets, there was now cold Imperial steel. The walls of the Mos Eisley Base towered high overhead, with a mesh ceiling far above them that allowed in sunlight, and filtered out heat through special systems. The room that Yua, Yosuke, and Souji arrived in was of a strange shape; closed off like a cage (only lacking in bars) at the point they were spat out into existence, yet wide open beyond that. Before them, Adachi was standing, looking perfectly fine except for the fact that he was holding his hands up in surrender. Before him were a dozen or so white armored men, completely faceless thanks to their masks, all with their guns trained on the group. Carefully, he craned his head around when he heard them emerge, mindful to keep one eye on the men looking like they were going to fire any second.

"Don't. Move," he warned through gritted teeth.

The faceless soldiers move forward then, one grabbing Adachi's wrists and pulling them behind his back, restraining him, while the others go for the teenagers with the intent to do the same. The others remained where they were, guns still focused on the group, though one shifted slightly, looking like he was talking into something in his helmet from the way his head was canted.

"Commander, we have three more Champions. We're taking them into custody now."

Even though the communicator was in the man's helmet, they could easily hear the response:

"Excellent. Lord Vader will be pleased."


[[ooc; Congrats! We're at our first Mission Post!]]

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New Champion Cycle: 1

Realities rise and fall in the vast entropic vacuum of the void. They always have; and, hopefully, they always will. Time is a tricky concept when dealing with abstracts of this nature, so the when of our story doesn't matter here, so much as the why. Namely, why are there endless miles of seemingly stone corridors that connect all possible worlds?

Someone, at some time, gained access to the very underpinnings of all reality. The great nexus of potentiality stretched out before these beings, and the burden of responsibility was theirs to carry. They shaped the stuff of raw reality woven between disparate worlds; connecting them all and crafting the tunnels of the Mazeworks for their purpose. At the heart of this realm these 'Builders' placed the Keeper, either out of love for creation or need to control, so as to watch for anything that would upset the grand balance and move to stop it. These Builders are gone, but their solemn game remains in play.

Now the Keeper senses the scales of balance warping once again. The previous Cycle is dispersed, dead, or weakened and not able to deal with the coming threats. So, it is decided; a new cycle of Champions is needed. The spark of greatness burns bright, in even the most unlikely of individuals, and these Champions shine like a beacon in the night to those with the eyes to see.

The Keeper reaches it's influence out into those worlds now, sending the very stuff of the maze to collect the new saviors of reality, lest they be claimed by sinister forces. Featureless, four-armed stone men shuffle out of invisible portals in worlds across time, space, and reality. Radiating the same blue glow of the maze, they begin their pursuit, intent on gathering the new Cycle to their ultimate purpose.

[[OOC: This is how intro posts will be like! Intros are reply structured, with minimal mod/DM input, unless it is to help move to the next area.]]