ForestIsWatching (3rd attempt)

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"As I stared into the sky, I started to feel lighter and lighter. It was an island, an island suspended over a blue void. I felt like it stared into my mind and soul, slowly trying to reach them, but with no luck. I could barely breathe while witnessing the figures hanging from that heaven, far beyond my reach, far beyond my heart."

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The Island of Figures

A tale written by an unknown wanderer, describing the surroundings.

"I was walking in circles, not knowing that my scope was absolutely beyond my comprehension. I started running towards the closest door I found in that creature-infested hell. I found myself in a noisy, yellow labyrinth. Everything looked the same, wherever I was looking. I turned around and the door vanished, as if it was afraid of my presence. I nearly lost my senses, literally. I'm grateful it even appeared. How much have I walked for? Hours? Days? Months? Can't tell. I felt like my eyes where falling off, but that was untrue: it was my hope that was falling off. Hope, senses, fear, time… they are all connected in some way, whether it's appearent or not doesn't matter, that's just how it is. I couldn't… how do I put this… "pass through" any wall and I felt like I was being watched. Suddenly, something grabbed me into a wall, revealing a blue void. I could barely stand on the closest piece of geometry that I could find. Without even noticing, I was falling off the small room I initially landed in, reaching a suspended island. I almost immediatly lost my sanity, as if I couldn't think straight anymore. Some dark figures were approaching me, attempting to grab me with them. And what did I do? I let them grab me in. I never felt so relaxed in a long time, while still realizing that my situation wasn't good. The figures looked humanoid, but were completely pitch black. They showed me the sorroundings: it was a gigantic forest that had wildlife and very tall trees of all sorts. I looked at my right arm, and I realized that my colours were fading where they were holding me tight. We continued walking until we reached a moutain. I'm surprised all of this fits on the island, but I suppose it's done by non-euclidean means. They forbidded me to proceed any further. They were still not letting me go, but I didn't care much. However, I made a sudden movement and I fell through that island, reaching the same blue void. I approached a long staircase and then everything went dark for a few seconds, suddenly waking me up in a seemingly endless stairwell. I looked at my arm, and it looked normal. I hope someone reads this."

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The wanderer's fate remains a mystery. Almost all the information about the level comes from the notebook where this person wrote the tale. It was collected on 04/07/2016.¹

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http://meg.database.com/levels/enigmatic-levels/pending-revision/the-island-of-figures/draft

Level 14.2 The Island of Figures

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SURVIVAL DIFFICULTY:

Class 4

• {$one}
• Mental Hazard
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The Island of Figures is the name given to a mentally hazardous enigmatic level. It is known to be irredeemably corrupted.

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Description:

The Island of Figures, previously designated as Level 14.2, takes the appearence of a floating island. Its surface is covered in a thick forest, which is made of all sorts of trees, including ones that do not belong to The Frontrooms. While the forest may appear finite externally, it is supposedly endless when taking a closer look. The way this is done is by non-euclidean means. The level also has a mountain chain that streches on for a seemingly infinite amount; because of this, the area is considered its own level.² Accessing it is a fatal mistake. While the level may seem safe at first, it is extremely dangerous, due to its mental effects. Once the wanderer has arrived on the island, they will stop thinking straight, as if they were hypnotized by the entities that inhabit the forest. These are humanoid creatures that will lure the wanderers into their trap. The figures seem to be pitch black and have absolutely no notable features besides the hair, which might be longer or shorter. The entities are really strong, and will immediately grab the wanderer with them, holding the prey tight. Once this occurs, escaping the level or not depends on luck, since one would likely never leave the level at all. The entities will then proceed to turn the prey into one of them. Once the process completes, it is irreversible. As for the forest, it has wildlife, compareble to The Frontrooms' one, which does not seem to undergo the mental effects of the level.

Bases, Outposts and Communities:

Due to the level's mental effects and the presence of the aforementioned entities, establishing a base is impossible.

Entrances and Exits:

Entrances:

To enter, one has to reach the level wherever it may appear. It has manifested in: Level -4, Level 7, Level 9, Level 11, Paradise and The Blue Channel³.

Exits:

One can either jump off the island or no-clip into the ground after being caught, reaching The Blue Channel.
Alternatively, one may run into the woods until they pass out, reaching Paradise; or, one may access the mountain chain to enter Level 990.

Note that the majority if not entirety of exits are nearly impossible to use, as it takes a lot of will to overcome the mental effects.

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A rebel.

I made this, guys.
~ ForestIsWatching

Footnotes

1. Using the dd/mm/yyyy system.

2. See Level 990.

3. This is only possible in The Blue Channel, due to the distance of the island from the ground.