Summary 2: The Afterlife Battle

Short version: Several Bloglandians journeyed into the afterlife to retrieve Trip's soul and Adra, and found themselves locked in mortal combat. In the end, everyone returned to this world alive, except for Trip, who left the group with instructions on how to bring him back to life.

Long version: Trip and Adra are stuck in the afterlife. Adra decides they need to go west, but the two quickly realize there are no poles in the afterlife. Adra sits down to meditate during which time Trip disappears. Rhydian, Meagan, and Aretha come through a portal into the afterlife, and immediately find Adra being attacked by a large tentacle. Adra escapes by burning it, then Aretha kills it with blood manipulation. Meanwhile, Rhydian fights an undead humanoid creature. Rhydian is stabbed by the creature, Aretha uses blood manipulation to stop his bleeding while Adra kills the creature with swords.

The group is joined by Maralie and Harry, who advises against Mara going to the afterlife to help. Adra gives everyone a communicator and the group splits up to look for Trip. Rhydian is attacked by an undead creature, but takes care of it on his own, at which point Dalek enters the group. Rhydian had to leave, and then Trip appeared, surrounded by a hoard of the enemies he had killed. One of them created a shied of blue energy around him, trapping him. The group found him and struggled to fight off more large monsters with tentacles and undead creatures until they could break the blue energy.

Aretha and Adra both broke ribs, but while Aretha was able to heal her own internal bleeding, Adra was not and refused to be healed. Mara broke a leg, and Dalek was more or less fine. Trip told us he couldn't leave the afterlive as he was only a soul, but that if the group played the amp at his bar they could bring him back. He then used the last of his energy to create a protective wall around them while Adra made a portal, and everyone (except Trip's soul) left the afterlife.