Fallen Prince

In this Our World story, Nihil awakes in the desert.

This is a transcript from Discord.

## Story

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Blip:
HELLO, MY GOOD PEEPS! We have a bit of a tale to tell today. About how I saved the life of the King of New Babylon... But I'm getting ahead of myself. The date is December 1st, 2020... Among a big pile of wreckage from the dreaded Robo-Kaiju-Hydra, we find a comatose bird who's just about to truly open his eyes for the first time in three thousand years...

Nihil:
(...)
(...Pain. Sharp and stinging...)
(What... am I?)
"H...ello?"
(Sand... Something is wrong.)
"I... remember now... I was... banished to Mobius..."
*He closes his eyes again, thinking.*
"I see. The information chip that my mother bestowed upon me activated..."
*He sits up and opens his eyes... But something is wrong.*
"Hmm?"
*He holds his hand in front of him, but he cannot see out of his [left] eye.*
"That is... concerning." *His hand moves to his forehead, noticing the golden crown on his head.*
"Is this headpiece... mine?"
*He stands up and looks around.*
"These parts are not from my pod... What are these? What happened to me? Is this Mobius?!?"
*He feels his chest.* "My... necklace is gone as well... My beak... has been damaged? Was this from the impact?"
*Nihil begins to walk through the vast desert, looking for some sign of civilization.*
"Is that a city in the distance?... I will not survive the walk like this..."
*As he walks, his strength is drained by the scorching sunlight and lack of food.*
"I... c-cannot fall here... I must... return home..."
*Nihil collapses from exhaustion.*
"This... is how it ends for me?"
*Out of the corner of his eye, Nihil spies a bag half-covered by sand. He crawls over to investigate and finds cans of non-perishable food items...*
"A-a... blessing from above..."
*After eating a can of cold soup, Nihil finds a note inside the bag...*
"What is this? This is most definitely a Mobian language... Let me see..."

Grizz:
<Calias. I don't know if you can read this, but I just wanted to say that I'm sorry. I've been going through a lot of stuff recently, and I just... couldn't handle having another liability. I've seen too many people die... People who were close to me. I can't have that happen again... So, please, try and thrive out there. I'm sorry, really... I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm s--Why am I even writing this? You can't read, and I know I'm not gonna go through with this anyway. I'm just trying to make amends, I guess... Signed, Grizz.>

Nihil:
"Trying to make amends..."
*With the thoughts of the note in his head, Nihil fell asleep for the night...*

Mystery Voice:
*A faint voice echoes through his mind.* "H...LO...A...u...k... HELLO!! Mr. Bird Guy!! You're burning daylight!!"

Nihil:
*He slowly comes to, after hearing the voice.* "Huh?... Who is--"

Blip:
*A tall humanoid person in a blue trench coat is standing over Nihil with a wide grin on his face.* "Gooooood MORNING sleepyhead!"

Nihil:
"GAH!" *He jumps up, and quickly assumes a battle stance.* "Who art thou?"

Blip:
"AH! Moi?! I'm Mr. Blip! BUT you can call me Blip."

Nihil:
"You are not a monster, are you?"

Blip:
"Well, *some* would argue."

Nihil:
"How dare you try to attack me? I will show you the fury of Babylon!"

Blip:
"AHAHAH! I SEE! If a battle is what you want, that's what you're going to GET!"

Nihil:
*Attempts to throw a punch, but his arm cloaks itself in orange energy, surprising him.* *Eyes widen.*
"What is this!?! Why am I luminescent?!"

Blip:
"CHAOS ENERGY!!! How MARVELOUS! This is truly a wonderful thing! Come now, let us battle!"

Nihil:
"Chaos Energy, you say... Then I shall use it to my advantage and destroy you, fiend!"

Blip:
"I wouldn't count on it."

Nihil:
*Nihil runs at incredible speeds, trying to land a hit on the man, but he disappears at every turn.*

Blip:
*Yawn.* "Come now, I'm sure you can do better than that."

Nihil:
(Chaos Energy is known among my people, but why do I have it, all of the sudden?) "Hold still, you blathering pest!"

Blip:
*Is literally dancing away, whilst teleporting out of danger at every turn.*

Nihil:
"What are you?!?"

Blip:
"I already told you!! I'm Blip!"

Nihil:
"I did not mean your name! Oh well... I'm left with no choice... I shall try this... CHAOS SPEAR!" *He throws his hand forward, and out comes a spear of energy, hitting the man directly.*

Blip:
"OOF! Finally, you got a hit in!"

Nihil:
"You are not taking this seriously, are you?..."

Blip:
"WhAt gAvE it AwAY?!? Anyway... I came to you for a reason."

Nihil:
"A reason? What is that?"

Blip:
"Well, it just so happens that I've kinda been around the block recently, and overheard about some stuff that's going down here soon..."

Nihil:
"I see, you wanted to give me information, I suppose I owe you an apology for assuming you were an assailant. I apologize."

Blip:
"You're welcome. THE INFO that I have for you is this! In that city waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay over there is a building with a big ol' 'G' on it. Inside that building is a grumpy sheep named Flame. Go introduce yourself to him."

Nihil:
"Flame... Alright, thank you, Mister Blip. I shall go and see this 'Flame' person. Oh, that's right. How rude of me, my name is Nihil of Babylon. It was a pleasure to meet you."

Blip:
"You betcha! Now get a move on!"

Nihil:
"Yes, of course!" *As Nihil dashes away, Blip gets a mischievous grin on his face.*

Blip:
"AH! I cannot WAIT to see how this plays out!"
Well, folks! That's history for you! Nihil would go on to join the Burning Rangers from here and eventually save his people! All because of ME! How about that?

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## Characters

*In order of appearance:*

* Nihil the Phoenix
* Blip