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 Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2023 6:46 pm
Things had moved fairly quickly after he had met Illyria, he had found someone who was able to make him a new arm as well as finding out some ideas of how he would fit in a bit better here. The city was so full of things to explore and so far things had gone pretty smoothly as he had avoided most people since he was still waiting on Illyria to finish his disguise tech thing. He was very excited to tinker with that in the future so he could start interacting with the humans that lived here on this planet. Tonight was a bit different though, he couldn’t quite place it but something felt a bit off. Almost as if he was being watched or followed tonight. There were a lot of small chaos feeling signatures around and as he stood there and focused on them, he could feel some of them getting closer. That was when he saw the first one, it was a dark shadowy looking thing on four legs that was low to the ground. It looked sort of like a canine but bigger and cloaked in a weird wispy shadow. Uh oh.Running down one of the alleys, he heard more and more of the things grouping up and chasing after him. The only thing he could really think about was how bad this was given he had no idea where he was going or if he would get cut off by more of the things.
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2023 7:00 pm
Selinur enjoyed the cool night air, even if it was damp and drippy out, this wasn’t as nice as being back home but this wasn’t too bad. The summer was what he dreaded most, as it was far too warm for him, but tonight was good and so he had been out wandering the city for a few hours now. Taking advantage of it being late, and dark out, he knew most people wouldn’t be around so he didn’t need to be bothered with looking human or inhuman. He was free to be powered up and looking like he should - a Selinurion.
As he wandered he could pick up on signatures and he did investigate them - all of them. They were all youma so far but he dealt with each one of them, they weren’t anything too big or troublesome thankfully, but now as he was heading in a new direction he could feel several youma. Not only could he feel several youma but he felt a senshi as well. There was something different about the signature but it was also familiar in a sense…it felt old.
Finding himself creeping up on the youma from behind, rather than approaching the fleeing senshi, Selinur got in close, charging the youma, before dropping his magic on them. Tapping his foot as he summoned up his magic. “Freeze up.”
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2023 7:04 pm
Procyon felt another senshi show up and turned around for just a moment, seeing the things following him start to ice over. “Oh wow, that’s really cool!.” Now there were only two of the things left to fight. Not knowing if his magic would do anything against them he decided to swing out with his left arm to punch the closest one. He definitely hit it but the thing didn’t really seem bothered by it. “Well then…” Stepping forward he cast out his magic, feeling an immediate drain on himself. He knew it wasn’t an attack but hopefully, the things would be confused enough to leave him be as he swayed on his feet. It had been a very long time since he had tried using it so anything could happen. Looking over, he tried to get a better view of the senshi who had come to help. The first thing he noticed was that they had fluffy ears so that meant they weren’t a human from Earth. Other than that he was a bit clueless as he leaned against the wall of the alleyway, trying to fight off the dizzy spell that he had been hit with. After all this, he would try and find out more about his rescuer and maybe see if they wanted to be friends. Quote: Procyon’s Path Procyon says the name of his attack and takes a step forward, anyone in a 10 foot circle around him no longer see him but instead see a place of transition. Whether it be a hallway they think they recognize or a train station devoid of people, it will be an area that feels wrong but without obvious reason why. They can see and interact with the area but it is all an illusion. For as long as they are within the illusion, they will feel disoriented and lost, like they have no foundation and no direction. They may feel anxiety or stress, or an uneasy pressure as they navigate the sensation that everything they had is gone and there is no concrete path towards the future. When the magic fades they may still have a sense of unease with them or a feeling of being watched. Magic lasts 30 seconds and has a radius of effect of 10ft from Procyon. This can be used 3 times per battle.
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2023 7:07 pm
With the two youma that remained swaying, and confused it seemed, Selinur moved in to strike both down. He didn’t use his magic to finish them off but he did just that - finish them off. With the youma gone the ancient senshi turned his chilly eyes onto the other and stared for a moment, going over what he knew of other senshi of the past. This wasn’t one he knew, at least he was fairly certain of that, but they certainly weren’t from this planet.
“It seems the burst of power brought a lot of us here.” A lot of ancient senshi had arrived on Earth willing and able to help in the fight, as it seemed in need of help, they might not have been involved in any fights in a long time and their magic might be weaker than what it once was. But they had experience and knowledge gained from so many years of life. He just hoped that their involvement would help sway the war.
This one here was another ancient but not one he knew, unlike some, and they certainly seemed interesting in an almost rabbit like way. “Your magic, what does it do?” Wanting to get right to the gaining information part of things, because knowledge was power and he wanted to know as much as he could about whatever he could learn about.
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2023 7:08 pm
Standing up a bit straighter as the dizziness passed, he offered his hand in greeting. That burst they mentioned, was such a vague memory that he had nearly forgotten about it. “Ah, it’s a bit hard to explain but it can be disorienting for creatures. Ones with higher function would probably describe it more as a feeling of unease and stripping of the things they held close. Nothing so physical as yours appeared to be. I always felt that my magic allowed others to move forward without burdens of the past weighing them down.” It was mostly how he lived his own life as well, or at least tried to now that he was here on Earth.
Now that the other senshi was closer, he couldn’t help but feel a bit excited to see they also had a fluffy tail. “Where do you come from? If it’s alright to ask?” Checking himself over, he had been pretty lucky to not get banged up. He was a bit worried about what Daedalus would say if he already broke the arm they had put so much work into for him. Hopefully, they’d understand if it had been messed up in self-defense.
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2023 7:09 pm
“Interesting magic.” And perhaps useful in a fight, especially if it might disorient someone, long enough for someone else to strike them down, it could make him good support in a fight. This ancient didn’t seem like a fighter, not that he or his own people had ever been much for fighting physically, his own people were the sort to wage a silent war with others. Daring others to cross them and see what information might leak, what damage they could do, without ever lifting a finger or drawing a single weapon. It was a different sort of fighting which he had to do here, but one he wasn’t going to shy away from, he could hunt and so he could fight.
“Selinur.” And now he waited for a moment, waited to see his reaction, his planet had a reputation and the whispers which floated around about his planet. Those in the past had their ideas but no proof to anything they whispered about, but those whispers made it right back into fluffy fox like ears all the same. They knew what people thought, and were mostly right about, but never confirmed a single thing. They also didn’t go and deny it either.
“And yourself?” This one he didn’t know but maybe a name would ring a bell, and if not he could also look things up, he still had a vast library on his planet to go through if need be.
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2023 7:10 pm
Thinking for a moment, the name didn’t ring a bell. Not that his memories of the dignitaries and visitors from so very long ago were clear. Things were fuzzy except for a few key moments around when chaos took hold of his world. Stepping forward towards the other senshi he offered his real hand in greeting. “Ah I am Procyon, I don’t recognize your name but some things are a bit fuzzy given the circumstances. I know many people used to visit my home for ceremonies and trade but those times have long since passed.” His smile drooped only for a moment as his eyes wandered with the memory of the past.
Pulling a blanket from his subspace, he wrapped it around himself with his free hand. It was a bit chilly in the area that the other’s magic had been active in. The blanket was one that the guardian cat had given him, apparently, it had come from the home of a senshi named Ida. Either way, it was comforting, and the warmth it brought spread back into his smile towards his new potential friend. “So what kind of things have you happened upon here in this world? Anything or anyone interesting?”
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2023 7:10 pm
Shaking the offered hand, though it really wasn’t what he preferred, he understood it was an Earth thing and what most did. “My planet played host to many, both civilian and dignitaries.” And they spied on them all, it didn’t matter who or what they were, they were all spied upon and anything useful was written down and archived. They were keepers of knowledge, of secrets, and he wasn’t about to tell the other that.
“Everyone here is interesting in their own way. This isn’t my home world so it is interesting for many reasons. To think so many senshi were reborn here, and not scattered about space, there is a reason for it. The royals and the transcended are interesting to see so many of their kind here.” Considering how rare transcended were in space in the past. It was a whispered rumor with no real proof. His own people hadn’t even been able to prove it for certain. To see it here…to see so many who were transcended. It spoke volumes to someone like himself.
“There are many of us ancients here on Earth. It would seem that many homeworlds fought to the very end to keep us alive. Perhaps for this, so we could arrive here.” Perhaps some magic, something higher up like Cosmos, knew they’d be needed. Who knows but there had to be a reason - right?
“I believe I’ve heard of your homeworld. I can say I was never there however.” He didn’t travel much, he was kept safe on his own planet where he’d served as its protector. He’d failed though…he hadn’t seen what was coming until the virus hit hard, by then it was too late to do anything. It had hit and done so hard and spread rapidly. It was best he not think about those times though, not here and not now, it was something to think about in private.
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2023 7:12 pm
Procyon felt the other’s handshake quickly before they pulled back away, maybe it wasn’t a greeting that had been normal for them. He noted it regardless as he listened to the other explaining a bit of information about their planet. The mention or royals and transcended flew over his head, causing a confused expression to play across his face. “I don’t think I’ve come across either of those things on my planet or here as of yet. They sound kind of interesting I think? What do you know about them?”
Looking around for a moment and sensing if other creatures were nearby, he determined that the coast was clear. “Oh maybe, come to think of it, we should migrate to somewhere a bit safer from the humans? I think it might be odd if they came across us, right?” He paused for a moment as they mentioned hearing of his homeworld. “That’s a shame, it was a nice place to visit…”
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2023 7:14 pm
“I could say the same for mine…at least for most people.” His eyes taking in how the other was bundled with a blanket. “Perhaps not for you though.” As it was likely to have been far too cold for the other. Though it was too cold for most, aside from its native people, most just wore warmer clothing and bundled up when on Selinur. The planet was still a vacation spot for many and filled with winter sports, like some places on Earth were, he would one day like to visit the Alps and Aspen and other such places to see the Earth equivalent of his own planet.
“Royals are above eternals.” He was sure the other was familiar with an eternal senshi. “Their connection is stronger with their planet and knights - they have knights awakening on this planet. Transcended is similar but without knights and access to their planet's crystal. But the connection to their planet is deep.” It was a wonder every ancient wasn’t already transcended before arriving on Earth. They were connected enough that their planet had struggled to keep them each alive for as long as it could - for a thousand years in his case. But alas there was more to transcending than that, though he would one day make it to that level.
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2023 7:15 pm
Nodding a bit, he could tell that it was probably very cold there and while he liked what snow looked like from the photos he had seen, it was not something he really wanted to experience without a lot more layers of fabric to keep himself warm. Moving down the alley, he took a peek out its entrance to see if any civilians were around. Everything looked clear so that was good at least.
Listening to the other senshi explain things made his head hurt just a little, it was a lot to take in but he got the gist of it. “It sounds like they would be really good people to befriend if I want to fix my home…” That was why he was sent here right? Not just to survive but to find help so he could fix things. Feeling a bit warmer, he pulled the blanket off and put it back away in his sub space. “So Selinur, have you met any of those royals or transcended types? Are they nice?”
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2023 7:19 pm
“It would be wise to befriend any, and all, senshi and knights that you can if you intend to fix your homeworld.” He was trying, which was no easy feat for him, to befriend others so he could have the help he would eventually need in order to save his own homeworld and start it on the path to rebuilding it.
“I am living with a senshi from this planet. She is a transcended royal…” Which was a very awkward thing in some ways. He was older, by far, and had lived on his home planet, with it sustaining him, and he had been alive when it had been sustaining life - lots of life. He remembered holidays and people arriving from all over the Cosmos. He had all that and yet wasn’t transcended and he wasn’t even an eternal anymore. Yet Ida was so much younger and her connection was somehow deeper…enough that she was transcended and was a royal.
It certainly made him feel a bit lesser in some ways, like he needed to work to achieve at least some of what she had.
“We will reawaken space again…and bring more life to it - as it once was.”
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2023 7:20 pm
“Oh, I wonder if Illyria knows them, she’s the one who found me out in the lake.” Well after he’d gotten to shore but it was close enough and she was very fond of her. “She also gave me this interesting thingy oh! I remember now, that she said we could exchange information by taking a photo of each other. You have one too right?” Pulling the device out of thin air, he tapped around on the screen until he found what he was looking for. It was getting easier each time but he had to remember that the screen didn’t register his inorganic arm.
Looking up with the camera as they made their last comment, he smiled widely at them. “Yes, we will, and then we can visit each other's worlds!” There was so much hope in his voice, he had been getting his fill of it as he met each other senshi like himself over the past week. “I can help find more friends if you want? I’ve always been good at bringing people together.” And helping them move past their rough pasts towards a better future. It was so much fun meeting people in this world and if some of them could help fight that was all the better, at least until he could figure out things enough to fight more on his own to not be a burden.
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2023 7:46 pm
”Illyria….a Mauvian?” He questioned before shaking his head, it had to be her, how many could be involved in all of this and have that same name? “The Mauvian does indeed know the royal I’ve been living with - Ida.” He had a high level of respect for Mauvian’s, they provided technology and many other things, it was one thing his planet had held in high regard. They’d had Mauvian’s living there and providing technology so they could better…watch those who visited.
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“I do have one of those.” Pulling his own senshi phone out he showed it to the other, a quick flash, he’d had his a while now but he didn’t tend to use it much. It looked like he’d be adding the other senshi to the few who were on this phone of his, that wasn’t too bad since the other was also an ancient senshi like himself.
“My world will welcome everyone - just as it always has.” He would find a proper balance in order to preserve his home world's culture, of spying on people and information gathering, while keeping their environment safe and not destroying it. He would figure that out, as time went on, once it was able to be built up and grow., It would take time but he had time, and he was stubborn enough, he wouldn’t allow for failure.
“More friends…I’m sure I can find some. But more would be useful for when we have to fight to save our worlds.” All the help they could get would be needed, he was certain of this. “You’ll need people to help save your world as well. I will be there to assist when the time comes.”
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2023 7:52 pm
Thinking for a minute, was that what she said she was called? Or was it a guardian cat? "I think she is a guardian cat, so maybe not the same person? But wait... no I think so yes. Ida was the name of the senshi they introduced me to but she didn't look like royalty, at least what I imagined they would look like."
Maybe when they met again he would ask, it was probably something difficult to bring up though since he didn't really know much about it.
Nodding to the other, added them in just as Illyria had shown him. “I look forward to seeing it!” Being able to see all sorts of healed worlds would be such an amazing thing, he’d only ever been on his own and even though there were many visitors he’d never seen any other places.
“Thank you, and I’ll do my best to help save your world as well. Just let me know if there is anything I can do to help out in the meantime as well. I need to try finding my way back to have my arm looked at, I think I might have broken something again, oh he’s going to be so annoyed with me. I keep forgetting I can’t punch things with it.” Frowning with a bit of embarrassment he waved to his new fluffy-eared friend before running out of the alley and making his way to where Daedalus usually hung out.
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