>While the others are distracted, ask the GINGER if she can REMOVE the RUNESTONE to CLOSE the PORTAL, preventing more freaks from ESCAPING.

You're all for that. You're getting SICK of these WEIRDOES popping up from NOWHERE.

YANA obliges, going over to remove the RUNESTONE.
"..."
"...!"
It doesn't budge. YANA seems a bit depressed by her INABILITY TO HELP.



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>SUDDEN PERSPECTIVE SHIFT LOL

You are no longer SHINICHI YAMI, as he is too ANNOYED with you to let you be him.

You are now ARIA TEALE, one of SHINICHI'S INTERNS. You met him through YANA, a friend of yours from SCHOOL.

You found these RUINS, and now there are WEIRD PEOPLE claiming to be DEITIES coming out of SOME PORTAL THING. You're pretty WEIRDED OUT. And a bit ANNOYED.

What will you do about this?



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>Take a break from the exposition and reflect on your life.

You know what, that doesn't sound like a BAD IDEA.

As a LITTLE BOY, you were a STRAIGHT-A STUDENT. A terrifying event at a RODEO has left you with a PHOBIA OF HORSES. You love INSECTS, and your FINAL PROJECT in COLLEGE involved DRAGONFLIES.

You first met SPARKEN at GRAD SCHOOL- you two were FRIENDS after a bit. You'd trust SPARKEN with your life.

Thinking of SPARKEN, you vaguely recall SOMETHING IMPORTANT involving a CAR-

...oh god...

no...

It's been years, but you aren't ready to remember this. There's a darn good reason you've repressed it.

...
...
...Who is that stranger...?

Before you can find out, you snap back to reality.
Reality has stopped.

"You suddenly went all shaky and collapsed. You looked like you'd seen a ghost. Are you alright?"
"...you can turn the time back on. I'm fine."

SHINICHI hopes you're HAPPY. He sure isn't.



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>Introduce yourself, like you should have a few minutes ago.

"Well, 27, it's nice to meet you, I'm Shinichi Yami."

"That's a pretty weird name."

Before you can mention that 27 is also a WEIRD NAME, the PORTAL ripples again and SOMEONE emerges.

"27. Circe has taken notice. If we are to act, we must begin at once."

Her TONE is completely EMOTIONLESS. She would be quite ATTRACTIVE, considering her REVEALING TUNIC, if it wasn't for the fact that her HAIR seems to be made of PLANTS.

"Hi, Flora. I made some new friends."

Now what...? Just how many of these guys ARE there? And what did he mean by "used to" last time? So many questions, what order to ask them in?



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>Who's Seth? Why does he have freaky cool wings?

You've been considering touching the MYSTERIOUS PORTAL from BOTH SIDES, but you feel there are more PRESSING MATTERS to deal with.

"Seth?"
"He's Death. You know, Grim Reaper, god of death, collector of immortal souls. Nice enough guy, even if he is a bit distant."

First TIME, now DEATH. You find yourself wondering if there are many MORE of these MAGICAL DEITIES.

"And what's up with your wings?"

"These wings are the symbol of my power, and can carry me anywhere in time or space... or at least, they used to. See, I can hover up here like this with them."

Even that PINK-HAIRED INTERN seems IMPRESSED by 27's ability to FLY. The wings are CLOCKWORK, but they move as if ALIVE. If he really is the GOD OF TIME, this would be positively NORMAL.



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>Apologize to Sparken for making him part of a joke and then ask who the other person is.

...pfft, no. You would APOLOGIZE, but you aren't SORRY.

"With a friend like YOU, who needs enemies?"
"My bad. Anyways, who's this guy?"
You contemplate STEALING the STRANGER'S HAT. However, he is WATCHING you too closely. In addition, the HAT seems to have TRANSFORMED from a FEDORA into a TOP HAT when you BLINKED. You aren't a huge fan of TOP HATS.

"Hi, I'm Time."
"...you're what?"
"I'm 27, the god of Time. Your friend here fell into our realm. Luckily, Seth caught him before he hit anything. I came to give him back."

...His HAT has CHANGED again. You're not sure if you believe this guy.



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>Push Sparken through

"Hey, Sparken, you should take a look at this."
SPARKEN seems slightly REASSURED by you taking charge.

"Okay, um, it's some kind of swirly silver liquid and-"
"THIS! IS! SPARTAAA!
"skdsf;fghfdghj"

SPARKEN falls through. He doesn't come out the other side (which, incidentally, looks EXACTLY THE SAME as this side). The surface RIPPLES LIKE WATER as he passes, but SHOWS NOTHING.

The INTERNS back away in ABJECT TERROR.

Luckily for you, SPARKEN comes back out a few seconds later, looking UNDERSTANDABLY ANNOYED.

He isn't alone.

oh god who is this and what do you do


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>Have the ginger put the stone in

That should work. The GINGER is extremely TALL.

"Hey, Yana, can you put this rock in the gap on the archway?"

YANA obliges, taking the RUNESTONE.

You're getting pretty EXCITED about this. You have a FEELING that something IMPORTANT is going to happen. You're not sure why.

She easily PLACES the RUNESTONE.

It fits perfectly.

...

...shit.

The ARCHWAY has been ACTIVATED- it is now covered in RED RUNES, all GLOWING BRIGHTLY. A strange ETHEREAL SILVER SUBSTANCE has MATERIALIZED within the ARCHWAY. The INTERNS look REALLY FREAKED OUT.

Honestly, you're feeling REALLY FREAKED OUT yourself.

What do you even DO in a situation like this?

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>Impress the girls by lifting what is obviously a very heavy rock up above your head. While they are swooning, place the rune in the center of the archway.

You aren't sure you want to impress the girls. For one, they're INTERNS. For two, the BLOND is too ENERGETIC, the GINGER is MUTE, the WHITE-HAIRED ONE is CREEPY AS HELL, and the PINK-HAIRED ONE...

"HEY ICHI. Why are you taking so long to get anything done? I thought you were supposed to be some kind of genius!"


Gosh darnit, she's SNARKING at you. Even after she asked to come in the first place. Lousy INTERNS.

Anyways, you're too SHORT to reach the ARCHWAY GAP, and you don't have a LADDER. Perhaps you could get an INTERN to lift you up or put it in for you.

But which one?



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>Marvel at the beauty of the sunset, then get srs and check out the stone with the red mark.

Excellent idea! You love SUNSETS.

This one is quite pretty. Not many clouds, so a bit less colorful than it could be, but the way the sun sparkles on the ATLANTIC OCEAN is amazing to see.

That done, you pick up the RUNESTONE.

It's a perfectly normal ROCK, aside from the large RED RUNE on the front. The RUNE appears to be GLOWING slightly. It's not particularly HEAVY- even your SCRAWNY NERD ARMS can comfortably lift it.

Now what?

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>Retrieve mouth from safe

Ha ha. Now for SRS this time, so ICHI will stop SRSFACING. (Besides, there is no safe for miles. This island is uninhabited, and you didn't let SPARKEN bring one on the boat.)

Official Launch Post!

AND SO IT BEGINS.

You are DR. SHINICHI YAMI- most everyone just calls you ICHI, to your great chagrin. You are a SCIENTIST with an interest in HISTORY, and you and your best friend and colleague SPARKEN WINTERS have just made what is possibly the GREATEST PROFESSIONAL DISCOVERY you will ever make.

You are currently on a SMALL ISLAND off of the BRITISH ISLES. You spotted it with WEBSEARCH MAPS. There are some UNEXPLORED RUINS that have not been touched in centuries. You and SPARKEN (he's the one in the BEANIE- he never takes that thing off. You suspect he has terrible hat hair) have brought your HORDE OF INTERNS to help examine this MONUMENTAL DISCOVERY. There is a BROKEN RITUAL ARCHWAY.

What to do?

Welcome to A Lost Realm

Hello there, I'm TCA, your everyday friendly internet denizen.

You may be wondering what this site is.

A Lost Realm is a story. This story is interactive in the style of the famous MS Paint Adventures- user input from comments will sometimes be used in the story itself, though not always.

The story is just beginning, and I hope you enjoy.