[ti]sticky[/ti]THE EVERWORLD: SETA'S TRIAL

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THE EVERWORLD

Retrieve the forsaken, lest they wander evermore

You materialize in an endless hall. Vermillion gates form a canopy of beams overhead, and pillars of light hang from this faux-ceiling. Gold-robed statues line the path, and those that are whole wear the masks of Pokemon. Faces of the lost.

Stale air blows from a closing door, and a gray-cloaked figure approaches.

Their body is shapeless, as if spread thin between a thousand possible worlds. As they glide down the hall all the color is sucked from the air, like Oxygen from a vacuum. The red is drained from the gates, and the brilliant yellow lights dim to pale, wan gray.

The lack of color makes their golden mask shine all the brighter.

"You seek a phantom. A visage that wanders my endless halls," says the figure, their mask ringing with their sharp voice. A tooltip over them reads simply SETA. "There is a price to reverse what has been wrought. You will be tested."

They wait a beat, letting the threat hang in the stale air. "Unless you wish to abandon the spirit? After all, there is always room in my palace. And perhaps another, more fitting, trainer will come to claim them."

Welcome to the Everworld!

When a player Whites Out in battle, one of their Pokémon will become a PHANTOM. Phantoms cannot speak, take combat actions, be recalled into their Pokeball, or physically interact with the world. They take up space in your Storage Box until either BANISHED or RETRIEVED.

Phantoms are also created when Pokemon are sacrificed at a Shrine.

Phantoms can be retrieved by entering the EVERWORLD and successfully completing SETA'S TRIAL. Phantoms can also be banished by the player, at which point they depart permanently.

Just remember, nothing comes back from death unchanged...

TO BANISH A PHANTOM

Should you wish to abandon your Pokemon, the figure holds out a clawed hand. "Very well. They will wander my vermillion halls until another spirit comes to save them. Goodbye. We will meet again."

• Link to the post where you whited out/sacrificed your Pokemon
• Post below making your choice to banish IC
• The Pokemon will be deleted from your box.

TO BEGIN SETA'S TRIAL

Should you wish to proceed, the figure slowly nods. "So you wish to bring a spirit back with you. Answer me truthfully: What makes you think your ghost wishes to return after what happened? What will be different this time?"

The lack of eyes bore into you. "Nothing returns from this realm unchanged. You too must change, if you are to win back the lost."

• Link to the post where you whited out/sacrificed your Pokemon
• Post below with your IC answer to the question.
• If Seta finds your answer sufficient, a new thread will be started for you in this board with the details of your character's Trial.
• If your answer is flippant, game-related, or insincere, you will be turned away. Your Pokemon will remain a phantom until you change or choose to banish it.