Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-26892768-20181116030320/@comment-26892768-20181116144751

Nimona blinks. "...'mass of fire?' What do you-"

Then she looks behind her, and her words die on her tongue.

"...oh. That." Nimona stares. "That's...a thing. That's definitely a thing. And it's doing something..."

The glow of the pillar reaches its peak as the fire seems to expand...

And with a thunderous CRACK, the pillar splits open into a massive portal. On the other side of the portal? The Darkner Kingdom, with some very confused Darkners wondering why there's suddenly a giant flaming portal.

Then, with a sound like an incoming avalanche, the portal advances, pulling the Darkner Kingdom through to the other side.

Naturally, this causes a good deal of panic. Rudinns, Jigsawrys, and Hathys run for their lives as the portal descends on them, pulling in the land and connecting it to the ruined city.

Some manage to find shelter or some kind of foothold, and are relatively safe when the portal draws near, passing them over without too much trouble. Those unfortunate enough to find themselves near the portal without either, on the other hand, find themselves subject to the portal's suction, and end up getting violently flung through the sky and into the ruined city.

From strange wastes, to the Field of Hopes and Dreams, to the Great Board, to the forest, to the Card Castle itself...nothing is spared from the portal as it sweeps over them like a beast from the depths.

And in an instant, it is done. The Darkner Kingdom has been portalled through to the ruined city. With a loud bang, the portal disappears, leaving chaos in its wake.

Which, of course, just leaves the new inhabitants of the city...

And the Darkners falling from the sky.

This can only end well.

Cerebella notices a shadow - no, scratch that; several shadows passing over her. She looks up, and her eyes widen. "What the...are those living jigsaw pieces? And a bunch of other things?"

Then she notices where they're about to land - the cracked and rocky street. "Woah! Can't let them land there..."

Without another word, she quickly runs over, takes off Vice-Versa, and without Cerebella even having to say anything, the hat inflates like an airbag, serving as a far more comfortable landing then the road below. The various Darkners simply fall to the ground without any injury.

"Hey, you guys okay?" Cerebella asks, looking over the group.

One of them, a Jigsawry, nods quickly. "Y-yes...thank you, Lightner!"

A tiny Rabbick hops out of a pile of dust, content. "A sweet and refreshing girl~"

The two then run off, leaving only a Rudinn.

The Rudinn looks at Cerebella. "I like your dress, by the way. Looks great on you. Wonder where I can get one..."

And it heads off.

Cerebella blinks. "Uh...thanks, I guess?"

Meanwhile, the figure looking at Cerebella notes this new development with some interest, starting to get some ideas...

And then she hears a crash behind her.

She looks to see some less fortunate Darkners, currently dazed from the crash landing. With a fanged grin, the figure approaches, pulls out a purple cube, and tosses it at the others. Upon impact, the cube releases a purple light that envelops the Darkners, and when the light dissipates...the Darkners aren't there anymore.

The cube flies back into the figure's hand.

"You shall make excellent forever friends..." The figure, better known as Smoke remarks, looking at the Prison Prism. "Tee hee~!"