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Bishoujo-senshi Mahou-shoujo
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 Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 5:57 pm
Erytheia knew the calling would take time to reach the other knights. Much like himself, who had never left Earth, not every knight had a ring. Some had to come about the information the old-fashioned way. He stood in the field feeling the morning dew on his skin as he walked. The mist was heavy and the sun was about to crest the horizon. Maybe tonight would be another lonesome venture. Then his ears perked up. Footsteps in the distance. ✪
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 6:17 pm
Takama-ga-Hara lay stretched out on the grass, arms folded behind his head as he considered a nap. It wasn't like him to sneak out of the house, but some fresh air even at that hour of the day felt like something he needed. It was during this little venture that he saw the field and felt an ages old nostalgic pull towards it.
So he laid and watched the passing of the clouds, time seemingly a far away concept; the tickle of blades of grass against his jowl drawing that pull skyward. There was comfort in that feeling, a gentle lulling, and Takama almost gave in to it if he hadn't become aware of something else.
An energy signature? he thought, fluttering his eyes open. At this hour?
However, this one didn't feel hostile. In fact, there was a hint of familiarity to it. Giving in to curiosity this time around as this tug was closer to home, the Cosmos page stood, and started a walk in its direction.
Soon, against the backdrop of the sun soon to crest, he saw a figure. "Uh, hey!" he called out to them, though only in an insistent firmness with hopes not to frighten them.
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Bishoujo-senshi Mahou-shoujo
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 11:36 am
Another Cosmos knight? Erytheia was getting much better at identifying other knights now. He could pick up the unique energy signature almost as naturally as scent or sound or touch. This particular knight was covered in a shining dew as if he had been laying in the field. The few rays of light that had beat past the horizon shined on his skin. The tell-tale fabric of his uniform almost looked ethereal. "You are welcome here." The page nodded happily. "What is your name? Mine is Erytheia."He seemed quite friendly, maybe even overly so. ✪
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 11:42 am
The welcome tugged a smile up on the Cosmos page's face. There was a pleasantness in such a greeting, even if he didn't outright admit it. Such familiarity was alien to his nonetheless, especially when his only interaction with another powered individual was a battle where he nearly lost his kiseru.
Drawing another step closer, he replied, "It's a pleasure, Erytheia. I'm Takama-ga-Hara, a page of Cosmos. And by the feel of this, err"—he motioned to the area between them as if somehow that would indicate their energy signatures—"you're one too, correct? This is my first time meeting another person like myself, so apologies if I'm wrong."
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Bishoujo-senshi Mahou-shoujo
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 2:40 pm
It was rare for Erytheia to find another person who was newer at this than he was. It was strangely relieving. "I am a page of Cosmos as well." He elaborated. "I am pretty new at this too."He wondered how much the other page knew. Perhaps he could be of help for once. ✪
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Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 6:58 pm
"Guess we're stuck in the same boat, huh?" Takama said, shaking one of his kimono sleeves free of dew. The little droplets sparkled like gems falling to the grass. He glanced skyward and then back to Erytheia. Scratching the back of his neck, he said, "Hope you don't mind me prying, but have you found out much? I mean, of what we are. I... don't know anything. Magic, I mean real magic, hasn't been my forte. All I know is that we wear these weird get-ups and there's this tug I keep feeling. To like, the sky. Space."
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Bishoujo-senshi Mahou-shoujo
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Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 5:23 pm
Erytheia looked up at the sky wistfully as both knights stood in the grassy field. The stars were still visible. He wondered which one was his. "The desire you feel for the sky is because you are a knight of Cosmos. It's what - who - we protect. Who or what Cosmos is..." The other knight frowned. "It's hard to put into words. But I have seen her in my dreams. Cosmos is out there somewhere."Erytheia gazed at a particularly bright star. "We each have a wonder to call our own. It is our names. There is a star or heavenly body that holds yours - and mine."His voice turned dreamy and it wasn't clear if he even saw the stars anymore, but something else entirely. "That is what we are." ✪
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Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 9:54 am
Takama wasn't sure what to make of the blond's words. It wasn't that he distrusted them—quite the opposite, actually, Erytheia's were the closest to some reasoning he had to what he was—but they translated like riddles to him.
Instead, his orange eyes followed their way to the heavens in tandem with his fellow page and he held it on the pinprick of stars barely visible against the rise of the sun. Soon, morning would come, and they would be no more. It felt a little sad to consider this.
"Well, I still a little confused, but I think I understand. A bit." His eyebrows arched at the mention of Cosmos herself. "Dreams of her? She's actually a person?" he asked next. "If you don't mind me asking, do you know what she looks like?"
Meighei Sorry for the wait on this!
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Bishoujo-senshi Mahou-shoujo
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 5:04 pm
"Cosmos is a person. And a concept. To be honest, I don't quite know exactly what she is or even what she looks like." Erytheia blushed a bit as he thought about it. "I have never met her before."The page continued to stare into the stars and both were now gazing at the heavens. "It's almost like I can feel her presence sometimes, but then it fades away."✪
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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 1:16 pm
Takama hummed out a note that seemed to melt into the warmth of the rising sun. He tucked his hands into his sleeves and nodded sagely at what Erytheia told him; again, still quite unsure of how to approach such a way of thinking, but at the same time, understanding it slightly.
A concept and a person? he thought. What do they embody then? What purpose?
But he didn't voice his questions, he had enough of them as it is. Piling on some more, to him, would just lead him to another crossroads.
"Well, that's a little disheartening," the page said, a soft, sad smile touching to his lips. "At least once I'd like to meet her."
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Bishoujo-senshi Mahou-shoujo
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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 1:55 pm
"I hope to meet her someday too."Erytheia had no idea how, but it had to be possible. The feeling inside was just too strong. How could you be called to something or someone you could never hope to reach? "So," the page almost cooed letting the words slip from his lips as he changed the subject. "How did you discover you were a knight?"✪
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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 4:16 pm
Takama's eyebrows quirked up before he settled his face into a sheepish smile.
"Well, err, my"—friend? girlfriend?—"friend, Xenia, got attacked by one of those... monster things. Youma, they're call? Yea, one of them, while I was having a drink at the bar she works at. There was no way I was going to let it lay a, claw?, on her and felt compelled to protect. Next thing I know, this pipe here appeared to me in a flash of light and then I was decked out in this little get-up. She happened to see all this and is also the only one who knows about this half of me—being Takama. How about you?"
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Bishoujo-senshi Mahou-shoujo
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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 4:21 pm
"A youma attacked me as well." Erytheia recalled the day a short few months ago. "I was only protecting a cat though."He seemed to think for a second before speaking again. He looked almost lonely. "Come to think of it... No one else knows about this part of me."✪
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