The Nightmare Detectives

All things end, memento mori.The Nightmare Detectives is over, thank you for joining us on this amazing journey.We love you.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

Life springs anew, hope springs eternal. The fates that bind us will on this day be broken. Today, the detectives break free of their bonds and cut the very threads of fate. This is it.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

It all started in a hotel of impossibilities, so it must end here. The sins of the father and the grief of the daughter.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

Season finales always have to have twists, don't they?Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

Wauw...Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

The time in isolation is over, the curtain is falling, the end is in sight.Win at any cost, for Sturgeon. Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MBPpvbcq3Ul8hgE9K04nvZiJjINDd3mBNjfG7k900Go/edit?usp=sharingPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

The tournament is over, Sturgeon is in ruins and the plans of The Voids have been successful, our detectives must use this time in isolation to train, rebuild and reforge...Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T7q78pwfRcuFs2BMKHzfvZ5oPBQLlMCvtgU64iu-PFM/edit?usp=sharingPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

It all comes down to this, the finals of The Ouroboros Invitational: Nightmare Detectives vs The King In Yellow. Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/147SN_0unS5b1WsCvsBWUCIbJl8b2IDLYhU2wvmcCqG4/edit?usp=sharingPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

The tournament finals continue as our detectives first go up against the twins Chernobog and Billibog before facing most gifted and dangerous well spring user in all of Sturgeon: Tiamat. Can they topple the one who taught Endecott and calls herself "Lysannia The Everlasting?"Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1twzh5TKpt2mro2PMtVFwJevboD5nQ2YNv0IJVG4O4-M/edit?usp=sharingPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

The second set of bouts against the antikythera unit take place and a familiar face emerges...Episode Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BUAa72lTijk13RuV8ufVVx29dcaMvKWHrPFpZ3DtyV0/edit?usp=sharingPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

The first pair of fights of the finals are underway: Callista vs Charon and Jimmy vs Shojou. Suffice to say, with everything on the line; they do not disappoint. Episode Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12POMNQQ8yajfuCWeZYEFzapLKCwWcXRmxOApmRxbcu8/edit?usp=sharingPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

Before the detectives can face the other team in the finals, they have just enough time for one last consultation...Episode Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R8BviSahf4G4-jRg90RpPSSTCcOFz1dhXjHvOS3v8bA/edit?usp=sharingPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

The semifinal match: The Nightmare Detectives vs The Gravediggers. Can our detectives cheat death and vanquish their past losses once and for all? Episode Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s7z6MVkPk3nWbSXKQ28zuVqk-MPT26Os7J8l9u1MTmc/edit?usp=sharingPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

Before the detectives face The Gravediggers in their semi-final match, they take the time to reflect, regroup and have a well needed drink...Episode Transcript: ⁠https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QQw0MBnxSdoNeisaQXbuftz0h5drv2QIj-zbiuCaKPI/edit?usp=sharing⁠Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

The losses keep piling up both emotionally and physically as our detectives prepare for their semi-final contest. Callista conducts an interview, Fala conducts an autopsy, Jimmy freaks the fuck out, Jericho meets and greets death.Episode Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qho7K2rmOd8Nsxgok4vsayfMQIgLYMLkl6mJ1cWC_MA/edit?usp=sharingPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

The Nightmare Detectives vs The Dream Team. Only one can advance to the semi-final round. The other will be erased from existence. Episode Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hWWMV_B1ietuQ4-Bh9ZE5mthWeYO4DPioc54F4h6nAk/edit?usp=sharingPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

The Detectives reflect on the AHLF's defeat and the impact it has, but they have no time to breathe as a great loss falls upon them...Episode Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Jx4xlpciIJL-tQRpWe-Yd4PoGERQDXQHf1V3EvUctGI/edit?usp=sharingPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

Having survived the first round, the detectives watch as the other teams in B Block continue to survive, bearing witness to the resolve some of their friends AND enemies share...Callista has a fated encounter, Flebs has a siesta, Jimmy writes a letter, Fala gets a stiff drink, Jericho consults the master.Episode Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SrnurBkp-jVVvd56tvSlipL1rKbllpFuFiua6C4WZuI/edit?usp=sharingPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

The first round continues for our detectives as they battle the sturgeon hunting club and the newest monstrosity; a feral biblically accurate angel. But some ugly discoveries lay at the end of this battle for the first artefact of power...Jericho gets dark and stormy, Callista discards the old, Fala feels a familial connection, Jimmy inflicts Malice, Flebs gives a friendly wave, Victor sneaks a peek Episode Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Rpz9gWZ8DPGgIlO4IgI_WjbiDwIqoaDZOf5xzWOIPfs/edit?usp=sharingPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

The detectives draw the first team in the A Block, a foe from the Fractal Hunt and must survive with their newfound abilities as best they can.Callista has a blast from the past, Flebs surveys the scene, Victor gets muddied up, Jimmy gets gutting, Fala gets demonic, Jericho takes flight Episode Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YPfI0HC2xzfCqhNRJky_yL0J7VROzxtSVEodyyVLP4U/edit?usp=sharingPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

The Ouroboros Invitational, our final arc, begins. Those who love the NFC, you're in for a treat. Our group learn of the team block standings and converse with their coach before things kick off...Episode Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IuUdCL6kLHb6CVBqq-j55ml99eZsGL6C53NWz5TmAWg/edit?usp=sharingPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

The Beach arc is over, the tournament is about to begin, it truly is the beginning of the end.Victor remembers who he is, Callista makes a connection, Fala makes a deal, Jericho brings the thunder, Jimmy spots the wolf. Episode Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Urcr_Gre_YKXNh9PWSko0ngqC7H81mSFXS99gflgIjY/edit?usp=sharingPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

The Beach Arc is coming to an end and it does so not with a tranquil atmosphere of bonding, but with the detectives at each others throats as the true stakes of this tournament are revealed. Things have never been so dark as we go into the beginning of the end...Full episode transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d2qAiH8786A06s64V2bWUVlIsDia68vystKSQoX1-Ko/edit?usp=sharingPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

No beach arc is complete without a volleyball contest. You all know that, right? Okay, cool! Because we did it and it was SOMETHING.Full episode transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UHtcUUYXpkyBMpo0he8Jn6wbERen5aaBiFUMjzOAsoc/edit?usp=sharingPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

Beach arc continues in wild fashion! Jimmy fights on, Callista quells the rage, Flebs investigates the CCP (not a joke, do not know why he said or did this), Jericho serves more than just cunt on the catwalk.Full episode transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oG-t-rRIvKKN1Ug5mmA6qTRP2nkbYlR8wEiE0SlUeyE/edit?usp=sharingPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

Every anime, before the final arc, has a beach episode right? Well, we kinda did a beach arc... so... yeah. Our detectives are whisked away to a holiday reality where they have their own theme park. Expect a LOT of fan service.Jimmy enters the monkey pit, Callista and Jericho take a trip down memory lane. Full episode transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1md6QQqPSinUSlFPnHSkFAH6-YTNzhYUyEn6w71eYurY/edit?usp=sharing Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

The seasons change yet again, the year of training is finally over and Christmas is upon us, so we just HAD to have a Christmas episode! Our detectives celebrate the winter solstice, but for all the joy of the season, some of the darkest revelations lay just around the corner... Fala gets her nog on, Flebs goes full Elon (you never go full Elon), Victor goes ghost, Jimmy gears up for one last fight, Callista suffers a terrible fate, Victor brings the greatest gift of all... Full transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bqQay1nTkzL65Rg08ZtdEX9VohaX86Zv07dB-qTtwZo/edit?usp=sharingPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

The season is almost over, but before we can move forward, the detectives must look back...Jericho goes plus ultra, Fala gets electric, Callista lets go, Jimmy makes a promise. Full episode transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15WObsez059cUKrB_CAo-Tp0vGeEVkDGKnkUu7Yh8vxg/edit?usp=sharingPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

Our detectives continue their year long preparation for the tournament, tying up loose ends and facing uncomfortable truths along the way...Callista sees herself, Victor visits the halls of his past, Flebs gets heated, Jericho gets a final lesson, Jimmy faces his fears, Fala gets some shooting practice.Full episode transcript by the lovely Luce: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DXePLBmfs1nHRureQyao6j-0Hd6Y7GKIUiX8Tz2zKPc/edit?usp=sharingPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

The teams have declared their intent, the enemy has shown their final hand and the stage is set for the final encounter. All that is left to do now is train, tie up loose ends... and get some well needed R&R. It's the preparation for the beginning of the end.Episode Summary: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1peOwzY3Bq7WkM6tXP81gWthIG_MzFaNS9qJp1vtiUtQ/edit?usp=drive_linkPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

Happy belated Halloween! Tonight and tomorrow we bring you the two-parter shitpost-acular: Five Hours At Victors!The Dream Team, in the midst of the preparations for the final tournament, take one last job to get a special wish... Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

Happy belated Halloween! Tonight and tomorrow we bring you the two-parter shitpost-acular: Five Hours At Victors!The Dream Team, in the midst of the preparations for the final tournament, take one last job to get a special wish... If you like what you hear, please consider subscribing, hitting the notification bell and if you're really feeling supportive please consider signing up for our Patreon for exclusive content, early access stories and more!https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

Another bonus one shot from the archives starring The Dream Team! A haunted house, a strange voice and jealousy abound in this comedy one shot! But will anything they do have consequences on the ACTUAL game?Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

Lights shimmer across the sky and with them comes hope eternal. Once more, the events in motion defy expectations. Once more, everything is about to change.https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Z7NZaZtELhdGfABvV2EjDliU3EowYpOhR1UDevxh_Q/edit?usp=sharingPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

The clock has run out, the execution draws near and it’s time for Callista’s confessional. Across realities, space & time, all will hear it.Will All Roads Lead To Ruin?Episode Transcript by Luce: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rGISu1atQrQWKVY5YPoT4IN7_Xa8YQa0qLg8ewLOQc4/edit?usp=sharingPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

The what could have beens, the maybes and the never weres in each of our detectives individual lives weigh on their shoulders as the clock rings out across their realities and Callista says her final words. It's do or die for the detectives.Episode Summary by Luce: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rGISu1atQrQWKVY5YPoT4IN7_Xa8YQa0qLg8ewLOQc4/edit?usp=sharingPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

The key to the detectives-and Callista's-survival lies beyond the eponymous Umbral Door, but what will they find on the other side?Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

We close one loop and learn a huge revelation about how The Nightmare Detectives first met...Episode Summary: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10n66cBc0pxRdsF7yVYlraqqJUbZiXpjmOPaTNajsYEA/edit?usp=sharingQuick aside; there's some major audio balancing issues for this & the next episode, I think it was because I was transitioning over to a functioning PC and hadn't worked out the levelling at that time. Nothing too bad but it does have noticeable "hiss" and in places things are very loud, apologies in advance. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradioDiscord: https://discord.gg/ru6frCe6XY

We go back, wayyy back to a daycare in Sturgeon where the baby detectives are tasked with finding the bad man before nap time. Can they do it?Episode Summary: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V8Wsyz_GhadAhA_KdQgTF1tICgqFB3epN8i370MX4w0/edit?usp=sharingQuick aside; there's some major audio balancing issues for this & the next episode, I think it was because I was transitioning over to a functioning PC and hadn't worked out the levelling at that time. Nothing too bad but it does have noticeable "hiss" and in places things are very loud, apologies in advance. If you like what you hear, please consider subscribing, hitting the notification bell and if you're really feeling supportive please consider signing up for our Patreon for exclusive content, early access stories and more!https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradio

Everything is about to change. Episode Summary: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xatUCvI2OQwPy7IjmczwJsbTFNgyAApzQwuD4xmyMWQ/edit?usp=sharingJimmy is charged with Wrath.Victor is charged with Sloth. Fala is charged with Envy. Jericho is charged with Gluttony.Flebs is charged with Greed. Callista is charged with Pride.If you like what you hear, please consider subscribing, hitting the notification bell and if you're really feeling supportive please consider signing up for our Patreon for exclusive content, early access stories and more!https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradio

After a hellacious (and long) Fractal Hunt, our detectives have a LOT to do in their downtime. So begins the long interlude... Callista meets and greets, Jimmy visits an old haunt, Victor faces the council, Jericho brings flowers, Flebs accepts himself, Fala confronts her fear.Episode Summary: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HjOwcOxU79SKC7DoqDDkN_S4gpiyY2dQn5NyCAVFUGQ/edit?usp=sharingIf you like what you hear, please consider subscribing, hitting the notification bell and if you're really feeling supportive please consider signing up for our Patreon for exclusive content, early access stories and more!https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradio

The Fractal Hunt comes to an explosive conclusion. Transcript by Luce: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1COqzdOo2p9lSXdcMjQ_ion0l3C-TrejZg7y191j9Puw/edit?usp=sharingOutro Music: diedlonely - avenoirIf you like what you hear, please consider subscribing, hitting the notification bell and if you're really feeling supportive please consider signing up for our Patreon for exclusive content, early access stories and more!https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradio

What does it mean to defy fate? To stare destruction in the eyes and say "No"? The Detectives take on the very wellspring of magic itself made manifest in a bid to end The Fractal Hunt, but something else is watching…Transcript by Luce: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15dn7MavQNpqZ_8dJ2v3wdWxSqUwe3YuoNjSgTJVYpmA/edit?usp=sharingOutro Music: diedlonely - avenoirIf you like what you hear, please consider subscribing, hitting the notification bell and if you're really feeling supportive please consider signing up for our Patreon for exclusive content, early access stories and more!https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradio

The Fractal Hunt has finally reached its apex. Under the big top, our detectives come face to face with The Sturgeon Hunting Club, The Upheaval, JJ & Kruger. Winner takes all.Transcript by Luce: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15AVKziUywFoIA_V0NNr2GpdJdQvi2bzYyU9NybMoB5Q/edit?usp=sharingOutro Music: If It's Real, I'll Stay (slowed & reverb) If you like what you hear, please consider subscribing, hitting the notification bell and if you're really feeling supportive please consider signing up for our Patreon for exclusive content, early access stories and more!https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradio

Through death we are reborn and so too are we laid bare, our secrets and our darkest fears. The detectives have suffered much this night, but the main event of The Fractal Hunt is almost within reach…Transcript by Luce: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nWf_6VexqT27AeVLpjWVXdjDi94qGmAc89cvUbQmxjU/edit?usp=sharingOutro Music: If It's Real, I'll Stay (slowed & reverb) If you like what you hear, please consider subscribing, hitting the notification bell and if you're really feeling supportive please consider signing up for our Patreon for exclusive content, early access stories and more!https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradio

Amid the violent brawls on all sides, faces both new and familiar emerges from the shadows and makes themselves known. And with their entrance to the dusklight circus, the nature of the case changes forever but with a single question:What would you do if fate itself intervened?Jimmy goes painting, Fala makes a friend, Jericho continues the hunt, Callista gets angry, Flebs breaks a leg (arm)Transcript by Luce: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dcyp-VE-MfVQfh4uGHoIrXy-TvpPFHDSzIP5G3L-lr0/edit?usp=sharingOutro Music: If It's Real, I'll Stay (slowed & reverb) If you like what you hear, please consider subscribing, hitting the notification bell and if you're really feeling supportive please consider signing up for our Patreon for exclusive content, early access stories and more!https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradio

Our Detectives meet the terrifying government assassin group "The Antikythera Unit" who will be monitoring them, they come to grips with their own limitations. As they finally reach the eponymous Dusklight Circus, the true scope of their problems unfolds...Jericho acts, Jimmy goes on a rampage, Flebs gets dunked, Callista has a reunion, Fala goes hunting.Transcript by Luce: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P9MDPHDHDkmXuugdw3s0lo132eOmhheayBppRkAoGCI/edit?usp=sharingIntro Music: Devon Hendryx - PowerStone Outro Music: If It's Real, I'll Stay (slowed & reverb) If you like what you hear, please consider subscribing, hitting the notification bell and if you're really feeling supportive please consider signing up for our Patreon for exclusive content, early access stories and more!https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradio

NOTE: Intro & outro's were recorded in December, patrons who joined in January are not updated on this video, sorry! It's our first one-shot season break! This was originally recorded in the Spring of 2023 (and released for Patrons in July), The Dream Team is tasked with investigating the magical world of Mendozaland where a most heinous murder has occurred... This episode is... A LOT. UNG gets cheetos, Babylon makes deductions, Ballista goes to bad dragon jail, Victor gets furry. GM: TJBallista The Succubus: LucyBabylon Stump: TrevinUNG: AmyPretty Cure Victor Mendoza: Victor MendozaIf you like what you hear, please consider subscribing, hitting the notification bell and if you're really feeling supportive please consider signing up for our Patreon for exclusive content, early access stories and more!https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradio

All roads lead to the circus. Our detectives have avoided this long enough, but to see the sunrise and the end of the Fractal Hunt, they must travel to the circus and tackle their fiercest foes, with a most dangerous group of Sturgeons specialists watching them...Fala seeks a second opinion, Callista calls for counsel, Jericho faces reality, Flebs wades into trouble, Jimmy ragesTranscript by Luce: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P9MDPHDHDkmXuugdw3s0lo132eOmhheayBppRkAoGCI/edit?usp=sharing1Intro Music: https://youtu.be/zE-eIclrhDM?si=dSCal1US1k8VllyrOutro Music: https://youtu.be/jK5oKZnlfZs?si=f6spIODJhebSiVRHIf you like what you hear, please consider subscribing, hitting the notification bell and if you're really feeling supportive please consider signing up for our Patreon for exclusive content, early access stories and more!https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradio

The Fractal Hunt reaches its midpoint and shocking revelations from our last session threaten to rock the foundations of our detectives, as does the introduction of one of the most dangerous groups in all of Sturgeon...Flebs receives a reminder, Callista picks up the pieces, Jericho gets pensive, Jimmy offers words of encouragementTranscriptions by Luce: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w_Gh1yjGx5WbUvVDPTyTDHfNTTGEPd980WAZ2XM4RtQ/edit?usp=sharingIf you like what you hear, please consider subscribing, hitting the notification bell and if you're really feeling supportive please consider signing up for our Patreon for exclusive content, early access stories and more!https://www.patreon.com/dusklightradio