Eternal Sailor Caia Location: Moving to F4 Action: Wandering in the wrong direction/lost [Oberon will collect him and they are moving to F4
Caia had no idea where to go. He hadn’t come prepared with backup. Of course, he knew Sessrumnir and his family were here, but he hadn’t seen them. He’d arrived on his own and sort of scrambled to find a place. There were a lot of people here! And a lot of Chaos! And a lot of lightning!
Really, he’d have much rather been up on Alastor with his brother, with the Reids, but…
Well, he wanted them to have a world to come back to. And he’d promised Jeremy that he’d put up a good fight. His brother had offered to help but what was he going to do, shoot at it?
Caia let out a weary sigh; he’d held the bag he received in both hands, afraid to put it in subspace because–
Well, he didn’t know. He’d absentmindedly put on the bracelet but he wasn’t sure what to do with the rest of the items and he was afraid if he put them away, he’d forget about them.
Jittery and a bit lost, but determined to do the best he could, Caia let his feet decide where to go.
He kept his eyes on them instead of the sky. He wasn’t sure he was ready to let himself process just how big this thing was.
Belmont had a rush of adrenaline but he wasn’t quite sure if he felt fear. Maybe it would have felt scarier if Connie wasn’t talking about how beautiful it was and–yeah, maybe, once you got past the whole ‘end of the world’ thing, it was.
“Ah, you're right. It is pretty. I hate to say 'I hope it's the last time we ever see this place,' though. I should have brought a camera, might have been nice to make a ‘saved the world’ scrapbook.”
He stayed close to her while she readjusted her dress but it wasn’t a good idea to stay here for long. They didn’t have to go far, just away from all the Chaos. He should have been more serious, sure. He was pretty sure he caught sight of Sessrumnir but he didn’t do much in the way of drawing attention to himself. Ah, he’d probably be disappointed that Belmont was still a squire. Best not to get in his way, especially after last time.
Belmont kept an arm hooked around Connie, just in case there was any other spontaneous gust of wind in the near future.
There were so many people here–was it even possible to fail? He wasn’t going to get too confident. He just didn’t want to start doubting things.
Adria felt like he was going to throw up. He didn’t know how Varuna managed to be so comforting, and he wished there was more that he could do for her.
Either she had so much faith, or she had so much skill at pretending to have faith–he couldn’t tell.
“Yeah,” he agreed. There were people here he knew, there had to be, but there were also waves of people between them. He felt signatures he thought were familiar, but they were washed away in the sea of them. He had a headache just trying to figure it out.
“I have a new book I want to share with you,” he blurted. “I didn’t get to finish writing it yet, but it’s close. I already decided on the ending. I think I’m really proud of it, which is crazy, so maybe it’s just the adrenaline talking right now. So as soon as this is all over, I need your opinions. But I’m really looking forward to getting back home and hearing your thoughts.”
Home wasn’t so far away. This was just one fight.
If he broke it down to one thing at a time, it wasn’t so bad. There were smarter, stronger people here. He didn’t like fighting enemies his size, so something like this? He didn’t even know where to start.
This place didn't feel exactly welcoming despite being brought here, and there was a distinct fear that the floor would break and they'd all just be tumbling through the sky. However, whatever was creating these walls seemed to be keeping the massive snake from getting to them. Yet, the more animal part of him didn't like being circled where he couldn't keep eyes on it. It made him feel as if he was being hunted. The prey as something moved in the brush. The burst of lightening also didn't help the nerves, a old fear from the storm that took away the hearing in his one ear. It was when he still thought he was just a cat. Back when he was taken in by Eleanor. That day, he really thought he was a goner. He hoped that wasn't going to be the case today.
Storms were always the worst for him.
Just as much as he steadied the senshi, he tried to assure them it would be fine - as much as his puffed tail betrayed his attempts to remain cool.
"Nothing says we were brought here to fight it. They could just be around. And if it comes to it - well, we aren't the only ones against it."
As much as the other factions weren't on their side, they were all in the same box. If there was a fight, Arthur couldn't see them declining if their own royalty was at risk.
Wrapping a arm around Pherkad, he moved them to a quiet spot. "Remember, you are surrounded by senshi and knights. Okay? We'll figure this all out."
Page 14, Page 21 Location: B6 Action: Watching Tyndareus and sticking with Axinite
Despite the unfortunate glitter effect, Taenite was still in relatively good spirits. He even flashed a smile at the presumably new Negaverse Senshi (Tyndareus). Ignoring the glitter, he lifted his hand to offer a playful salute, even if he cast a somewhat questioning glance at Axinite.
“Sure, you can watch my back,” he said with a suggestive wink at the other Senshi when Axinite pushed babysitting duties on him. “We’re staying near the General King, though,” he decided. Because if he was going to be watching a brand new Senshi, he was going to stick to his first plan -- which was making sure someone kept an eye on Axinite and watched his back as well.
The lightning flashed around them, and Taenite found himself stumbling just slightly as the new realm settled around them. Even with his heart racing, he couldn’t bring himself to start thinking of how they weren’t going to make it out alive. He put all of his energy into making sure he was on the winning side. This would be a victory, one way or another.
He just didn’t know who would make it out. But as long as Axinite did, they could at least rebuild what they had before.
Page 8, Page 19 Location: F4 Action: Heading closer to the Vanguard and Lyndin. Finding and dragging Caia with him.
When Urania was introduced, Oberon nodded to her in greeting. He wished they were all meeting when it wasn’t the potential end of the world, but there was only so much they could do. Even if he wanted to say anything to her, he didn’t have a chance with how lightning struck and they were ripped into another dimension of space.
Another realm where the world devouring serpent was waiting to break through to Earth.
And several General Sovereigns and Queen Laurelite.
Oberon clenched his jaw, not even able to look around and observe the new world they were in. There was too much at stake. And if they were going to defeat this creature and make it home, then they needed some more guarantee of that actually happening.
Solaris was already moving to where her spike was calling her. Ganymede and Valhalla were moving closer to Laurelite. He could see others getting ready, including a growing group of Velencians, following Lyndin--
So Oberon took off in that direction, because if anyone was going to help them all, it would be the Velencians, he was certain of it. Maybe not each individual, but Lyndin he was sure was sincere when he spoke to him about saving the Earth.
Of course, that plan didn’t account for running into someone he technically hadn’t met, but ‘wears red and is a bit spacy’ gave Oberon a pretty solid hint that the Senshi wandering around aimlessly was the younger brother of Michael’s friend.
“Caia,” he said with determined confidence. Even if he was wrong, he shouldn’t just be wandering around. “I’m Oberon. We’re going to see if we can help Lyndin,” he told him as he took him by the arm to pull towards the Vanguard gathered in a group.
Page 11, Page 24 Location: A7 Action: Following Akaganeite over to Aquamarine. Commenting on there only being 5 spikes in use.
Well, he was certainly glad that Misha decided to sit out for this. Not because he didn’t want to help save the world, but once the world was saved, his identity was more important to them unexposed.
Maybe it was because he was used to helping out his brother from time to time, but as soon as the lightning started and the Queen appeared, Reidite pulled out his tablet to start recording. Hopefully there were others who were also recording so they could get different angles and whatever, but if there weren’t any, that was fine as well.
“Are you sure we are not just here to be appetizer?” he scoffed in disbelief as he made his way towards Aquamarine with Akaganeite. He zoomed in on the scales he could see through the clouds, and then zoomed out to show the size comparison between the monster and them.
“Will this work without extra spike?” he asked whoever around could hear him over the wind of the storm. According to the database entries, it was pretty clear that they would need six.
There were still only five.
“So generous for White Moon to aid in time of need,” he scoffed again, preparing himself for whatever was coming.
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Commander Naeria Location: F3 Action: Deciding to trust Lyndin, following him.
Naeria assumed that it was the creature's doing that sucked her into its domain. She squeezed Andreyia's hand, and was glad to see that she hadn't been tossed too far from Vyn when they all landed. At least there was some kind of solid surface here that she could dig the treaded heels of her boots into to keep from toppling over.
Vyn's words struck her deeply. She could feel the responsibility of being a Commander heavier than normal in this kind of a situation, facing up against a creature so large that they could only see scales of it. He was right, though. It was something she and the others had earned.
Vyn, she did not think, would be the type to point something like that out unless he sincerely meant it. She knew they had moments in the past of butting heads a little, but now she nodded at him solemnly. "I believe in you," she told him, and these words were not quite so hard to say. "I believe in all of us."
Her wide-eyed gaze flicked to Lydin, where he was going off to work on what he was setting up. Once, she had felt honored to simply stand on the ground that he walked on. All of them had. Then, he'd lied to them about Caedus. He'd not been forthcoming to them about his plans with the Negaverse. That lack of communication had cost several of her allies their lives. She herself had almost died that day.
It had taken her a long time to come to terms with that.
Afterwards, there had been a time that whenever she was in the same room as him, her lungs had tightened so much that she had barely been able to breathe. There had always been that doubt in the back of her mind. What if she, like Caedus, wasn't good enough for him?
Then, he'd shown interest in her research, in her mushroom projects. He'd made her a Corporal first, the recently, a Commander. They'd had their quiet moments. She'd started breathing around him again.
Here, though, in a situation that was as intense as this, some of that old anxiety started to creep back in. She watched Lyndin with his device. She watched the others start to go after him, to try to protect him. Her friends. They were right to do it, she thought, even if her heart was beating too fast. She inhaled. She exhaled. There was no way that they could benefit here, or even survive, if they did not work together.
I believe in you, too, Commodore Lyndin, she thought.
They were in another world? Maybe some kind of liminal space? Almere could've just kept staring at the stormclouds if the intensity of the whole situation hadn't been enough to snap her out of her daydreams.
"Where is everyone?" she said. She did not want to be alone right now, and she didn't want anyone else who had tried to come over to the group to be alone either. "Come on! We gotta stick together."
There was one of the Ganymede pages. She saw the ruffles.
Lepidolite was here but he lacked the enthusiasm Hessonite seemed to have. He’d do his part, and obviously he cared about the planet. He wasn’t going to let some snake devour it. It was just also a lot of trouble to get here. He’d have much rather teleported than been twisted and warped and squeezed on the way over. He’d been almost glad to move from the strange portal into this ominous domain.
Though he, Hessonite, and Axinite had arrived together, they did not need to stay together. Each of them had their own skills and were better off making sure they were spread around in case any of their agents needed extra support.
This wasn’t Lepidolite’s idea of a good night but he was going to put his best effort into it anyway.
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General Queen Hessonite Location: D2 Action: Unsheathing her weapon, a giant pair of scissors
Hessonite had a skip in her step as she made her way across the field. Adrenaline burned through her, but more than that, she had a fire in her eyes. The wind had felt like nothing. The pressure, the energy? Nothing.
The Calamitous Hollow? Nothing.
There were too many people arriving in the same spot, and while it had been tempting to use the confusion to slice a few tendons, Hessonite resisted. They had plenty of enemies here, but predators preferred live bait, didn’t they? And maybe they’d be useful in bringing this thing down.
She unsheathed the giant scissors from her back and held one side in each hand, snipping at the air like she too might have been able to tear a hole in the empty space before her.
Hessonite was ready. She’d cut it right out of the sky if she had to.
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Character Name, Rank, and a link to their journalGeneral* Chalcanthite Location: E6 Action: Moving to E6 to group up with his lt and melpomene
Spotting the Mauvian, not one he personally recognized, he nodded and nudged Desiree to assist. He figured it might be best if a fellow mauvian helped since he didn't want to displease the rather large kitty.
"Yes, we can help, would you like to stick with us?" It might be best if they lacked the ability to take on a human form like Desiree could, something he was still getting used to and the other struggles that change brought with it.
When everything shifted, he reached out and grabbed onto Desireee and the large blue mauvian to keep them from getting separated. It seemed like there weren't any outskirts to keep to now.
"We need to get to Melpomene, now." If this really was the end, he sure as hell wasn't going to stick near any of the senshi princesses if he could manage.
I'm coming, I think I see you. Des and I will be there as well as another mauvian. The Queen is here but I would rather stay together with you.
He knew there were be that panic of his bleeding through with the message but he moved quickly and with purpose as he hurried through the chaos of people finding their footing and positioning. He avoided who he could, not wanting to waste time as the tension built.
As soon as he saw that familiar red and black fuku, he hurried over and moved in close, pulling one of their gloves off and sliding a ring on their finger to match the one he'd switch his engagement ring out for. He squeezed their hand quickly once he got their glove back on before turning to his lieutenant. That tension bled from him as he stood there and went through the possibilities of things in his head. He had to keep watch over this one, the rest of his team who had managed to make it here could teleport so they had the advantage to get out of harm's way unlike Cici or Melpomene.
"We need to watch and be prepared, Queen Laurelite is here to help. Almadel gave us gifts, while we have no solid information about them, it would be good to keep the items at the ready. Keep an eye out on Order, even if a truce is in place I would prefer to give them a wide berth." If she was involved, then there was a plan, even if he didn't know all of it. It helped assure him slightly, as did the presence of so many sovereigns.
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Character Name, Rank, and a link to their journalMauvian Desiree (humanoid form) Location: E6 Action: Helping Xyla with bracelet/pin then following with chal to E6
"Oh hello there." Looking down at the Mauvian, Desiree was pleased to see a fellow large kitty, even if she didn't know them exactly. Squatting down a bit clumsily, she helped with the bracelet and pin, sliding both onto the chain around their neck.
"Would you like for either of us to carry you? I worry you might get trampled a bit down there." She'd started getting up, standing straight again, when Chal grabbed her and she carefully held onto the blue mauvian near her.
Landing on her feet, much as a cat always did, she could tell that they would be moving to a better spot just by looking around at all the senshi and royals starting to mobilize.
"We need to move, yes let's find Melpomene and the others. I feel the Queen, it would be safer to get closer to her than to get nearer to those senshi royals." Growling slightly, she didn't like what she'd read about them in the database. It would be best to keep an eye on the team to make sure none of them decided to switch sides.
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Character Name, Rank, and a link to their journalSuper Hela DMS of Dolls Location: H9 Action: Taking a picture of the big scale and immediately like we aren't in Kansas anymore
Once the group was together, she kept close to Hybris and the few from before as they moved to where Remaque had gone. The wind and the change in location had her feeling very out of place. Holding onto her hat and camera, she stared at the huge thing that had come down. At first she wasn't sure what it had been, maybe part of a building? But then after taking a picture of it out of habit, she saw it was a scale and looked over at Hybris.
"Is... is this like Oz? Are we gonna wake up and it was all a dream?"
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Character Name, Rank, and a link to their journalCadet Vysynnia Location: F3? (where lyndin directed) Action: Helping assist with things and following orders while very much feeling in over her head about the thing in the sky
Keeping her head low as the winds picked up and the storm really began, she saw the others in the group and for a moment thought she spotted her friend. But before she got a chance to ask, orders were given and Vysynnia nodded and kept watch in the location mentioned by Lyndin.
The large scale that had come down put things into proportion in a very real way. Maybe this was a lot more than she'd thought she was getting into but it would be fine. It had to be fine.
That teleportation to wherever the hell they were now had tempted his stomach to empty its contents, whatever they were. It didn't, thankfully, though the brightening of the sky above them rapidly threatened to burn his retinas out. The sky above them was perhaps stormier than it had been, but that made sense, considering that they were...
Very eminently under the snake itself.
Well, s**t.
Promethei kept his gaze on Emain Ablach and the equally as bright Nectaris as well as he could even though he felt like he could barely see a damn thing. Hearing Amoris nearby helped, and he followed after everyone, fumbling to put the bracelet on his wrist with one hand. "Y'know," he groused, "I could be enjoying Passover Seder right now. Or finishing documents, I guess. But no. Gotta deal with the world ending or some s**t."
That snake owed him a feast.
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Character Name, Rank, and a link to their journalSailor Portia DSS of Cryptography Location: E5 Action: Following the sound of a familiar voice and wishing the logbook she found had been wrong
When all hell broke loose, Portia wasn't exactly surprised. What did surprise her though, was the feeling of power that seemed to appear and follow a woman who was walking through the chaos like she was on a stroll through the flowers.
While she sorted herself out, she thought she heard a familiar voice, the voice of that half blind woman she'd warned to stay out of the weather. Why was she here? Or was she simply hearing things in all the confusion?
Moving toward where she'd thought she'd heard the woman, she glanced over at the scale and wished that the logbook she'd found had been investigated more instead of being set aside as the ravings of a madman. Maybe it might have helped her be better prepared for this.
Character Name, Rank, and a link to their journalSuper Procyon DSS of Liminality Location: e7 Action: With Cernunnos still, keeping close to Illyria
Feeling someone behind him, Procyon jumped slightly at first. "Oh!" Turning to see his friend from the fountain, he smiled.
"Are you okay?" Seeing what had been going on with his world and the wards, he was worried if it had caused any trouble for the other. It had been a while since they'd bumped into each other, but he was still glad they were here and looked to be in good spirits.
"Daedalus told me about some of the plans, and I talked with Miss Ida about things too. I hope we can stop this, I really like this planet." Even if he didn't like the fact that there were those agents and corrupts all over, including ones that made him sick from how strong they felt, he was glad that they were putting things aside to work together. It was a relief in a way to see that all the humans were working to help, and he'd seen a few others like himself and Cernunnos helping too.
When the wind picked up, he reached out to grab his friend, worried they might get thrown somewhere close to the strong chaos auras.
Seeing the scale, he felt so very small. "Oh no, we should find Miss Illyria and Miss Ida, they'll know what to do."
What he saw above him certainly explained why Almadel seemed to be in a panic, perhaps moreso than anything else he had so far. The storms just seemed like the lack of calm as a hurricane was coming ashore, which sucked but were survivable. The lightning wasn't going to kill him, at least, so long as he stayed aware.
The large scale he saw shimmering above them spoke of something entirely else.
Onasilos was the first to run off, taking the youngest senshi with him. Abzu blinked but let it go -- a drive to protect was charming, at least, and might've been a sign of who he was underneath it all. Ran was safe. Mystras, of course, would run toward the fight herself. It was Stromboli's indecision that caught his attention the most.
When Stromboli made up his mind, Abzu quickly palmed his bag to use his loosely free hand to grab at Stromboli's and hiss at him, "Don't die." With a pause, he added, with an amused smirk, "We just started dating, c'mon now."
And from there, it was just him and Pendour.
He agreed with their idea to get a better vantage point. They weren't going to get anything over here.
"Do you think there's something beyond here?" Abzu glanced outward into the sea of wind and electricity. "Maybe there's something else we can use to reach it..."
Lightning shook the very ground beneath their feet. It was deafening. Blinding. All-consuming. Reality tore and they were drawn inside, into the cold, into the dark, left to find their own way in a place so alien that Celadon felt like her body was rebelling against existence. For a moment, she didn't know which way was up. She didn't know anything. Then, finally, her lungs woke up and she was able to suck in a breath.
It was like space, but it wasn't. Lightning boomed all around them. She saw the clouds, saw something moving beyond them, but she couldn't understand what it was. Maybe part of a planet?
If it had an aura, she couldn't feel anything past the numbing pulse of unmitigated darkness that spilled over the area. So heavy and foreboding was it that she couldn't tell from whom it radiated. With all the General Sovereigns about, it felt like the place was completely saturated by the Negaverse. Did they have something to do with the Calamitous Hollow, or were they actually here to help?
Gritting her teeth, Celadon scanned the area. Soon enough, she spotted her Princess farther away from her. Where were the others?
When she reached Cybele, Celadon dropped to a squat and took up her Princess's arms to help her up. "Did everyone make it?" She asked as she looked around. She didn't want to let go. Something about this space felt so alien and compelling that she thought she might be lost for an eternity if she didn't hold onto something — or someone.
