The opinions on this entity, this Caedus, seemed mixed. Scylla was, of course, still treating him like he was some sort of long lost friend, and a second Transcendent senshi who seemed passingly familiar was also charging at the alien with what seemed to be the intent to tackle-hug.
She did the miss the way that Lourdes seemed extremely tense when she arrived, though, or the cool tone of the Knight who said Caedus had once been a Rift hobo.
That was an odd concept, but also, for some strange reason, it didn't sound wrong.
For a few long moments, while the others were chatting, she tried to pull up whatever memory this was attached to, since it seemed so close to the surface. Nothing came, though. She was pulled out of the attempt by Scylla introducing her as a friend.
"I'm Cybele," she said, making sure to flash a smile. "Did we meet before? It feels like it, but if it was more than a year ago, I wouldn't remember. Either way, it's nice to see you."
She took half a step back, looking around the others who had gathered. Puck got a quick smile, too, but in the end, her gaze settled on Lourdes. She lowered her voice as she turned to the Squire, taking in the strained expression on her face. "Are you all right?"
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Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2021 4:27 pm
Transcendent Squire Pendour
"You could maybe take a picture of him?" said Pendour, her good eye still locked on the alien, and his entourage, which just seemed to be growing and growing. "I'd ask first, though, and he seems all occupied right now."
She tilted her head slowly from one side to the other as she kept watching. She picked up on the the hesitance coming from both Kepler and Athalia, but she didn't seem anything but relaxed right now, and she smiled as she saw a she saw a senshi covered in familiar purple markings practically sprinting towards the man.
"Well, that's Encke over there, now," she explained to the others. "And Scylla's the one who was already talking to him. They're both sweet as sweet, and they've been around a long time, too. It's been over a decade for Encke, at least, and if they're not worried, I'm not, either."
She actually stood quite relaxed for a few seconds, until a slight frown came over her face. "Well. As long as he's not bringing bad news." She shrugged that small bad thought away.
"I'm okay, though, Kepler. It's always good to see people, especially if something's not being actively awful."
Arriving at the edge of the barrier, she caught a glimpse of Oberon and Sessrumnir, and she made sure to raise a hand to them in greeting.
She gave a quick nod to the Mars page who had come over, too, one of the few faces she didn't recognize. He seemed to know Athalia, though, which. Well, she wasn't going to say it was a bad thing. Not yet.
"It sounds like his name's Caedus," she said. "At least, people are saying that a lot. Um, I'm Pendour." Might as well get the introductions in if they were all in one place like this.
Hawara, had not long been a member of order when the Alien had first arrived all those years ago, and quite frankly he was pretty sure he had been busy trying to acclimate to life during all that. So while the second coming of the one called 'Caedus' was not something he held strong feelings for one way or another, it did serve as some sort of relief when he answered the pull and saw a somewhat familiar face.
Hawara operated on the outskirts of Order society, and it felt odd to be around so many unfamiliar faces. However he had taken his time to get to a better place outside of this powered life, and more still to figure out what he wanted to do with the power he had. With that came the acceptance that he needed to integrate himself in to Order society. And that is why he answered the pull that had gathered them all there.
The Uranus knight looked over everyone, and could only register one face as familiar. Even that wasn't an accurate word. Ganymede had been his Ex's friend, but had been there along with Camelot to purify them both, but as far as he could recall, that was all he knew of the princess. Hawara let whatever wierd feelings that brought up pass over him with a deep breath and a sigh before rose pink eyes went back to Caedus, watching with a growing comfort as he reconnected with a senshi in blue that Hawara had no name for.
Læraðr had zero idea what was happening as he ran up the hill, feeling some kind of ~disturbance in the force~ as it were. Spotting pretty much the only person he knew so far, he ran up to Hyperborea and rested his hands on his knees as he wheezed a bit from his sprint. He was built for strength stamina, not speed stamina.
"H-Hyperborea," he managed to get out between breaths, "What's going oooon—is that an alien?"
He had seen something strange through his telescope. He had wanted to go nearer but had been held back during the day and it was only now that he was able to go and take a look. Cynthia was off taking more pictures somewhere. She loved doing that in the warmer months. Then she would hoard herself up in their apartment during the winter, only going out if she had to.
So here he was alone and as he approached the... whatever it was. He could feel the aura of other Order here. When he was finally able to look at what was going on however, he could tell that there weren't just humans here. He could see someone who appeared to be alien like, or sci-fi, mingling around the guests. Everyone appeared to be relaxed, but Alphubel tightened his grip on his staff. He... wasn't sure who it was and while he usually wasn't wary of strangers...
He just wasn't sure about the whole situation. But he couldn't leave now. If he did then he wouldn't know what was going on. And he wanted to bring back all the information that he could to Cynthia. Write it down at his Wonder even. Just in case.
He didn't often visit it, perhaps once a month, but he liked to keep any secret notes there if he could. Records that needed to be kept hidden. At least for now the Negaverse couldn't go to Homeworlds and Wonders. Though he supposed if any Agents would be able to break that, they would be able to sneak in without him knowing...
Perhaps he should find a better hiding spot for it.
He had powered up after he was going home from work. It was what he usually did just to get there a bit faster and give him the energy he needed to get home without immediately falling into bed and sleeping. But when he had he felt a large number of Order in the area and he followed it, wondering if anything was going on.
Something was of course, but not anything that he had expected. There was someone... different there. It immediately set him on edge, only enough to not let his guard down but he wasn't against having someone there that the others appeared to have no problems with.
Perhaps he would have felt more confident as a Knight or even if he had been able to use any of his magic effectively. At least he was pretty sure he could determine who it targeted around him and could manipulate it to boost allies and hurt enemies. So for now he would mingle around and listen to everyone. He hoped that something good would come out of all of this.
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As much as he had wanted to stay on his newly-lightened moon, eventually his stomach had overcome all else and he had to go back home. Next time he would be taking food with him. It was a lot easier to look through the scattered books that were within the village. Though he felt a pang of pain whenever he saw the newly-broken cathedral. The inside of it was the only spot that hadn't decayed over the years, probably due to it's curse, and then a fourth of it was destroyed during the battle.
And so he had gone home and had told Key what had happened and went to rest as much as he could.
He wished he could have gone back sooner but knew that he couldn't. And the large aura gathering of Order made him forget about it, for the moment. This didn't happen unless there was something going on, which was rather unfortunate, they should have gathered more often, and he found his way over. There were quite a few that he had seen before and others he had never met. And a strange character going around as well who appeared mostly human.
He sighed. At least the atmosphere appeared to be cheerful so it didn't seem that anything bad was going on, for the moment. He would stay around for a while, even if he didn't open his mouth that much.
Sometimes he wondered if he had some sort of power that he did not know of that attracted weird things to him while he was asleep. Or things that put him in any sort of weird situation. Like now. He had been pleasantly sleeping on a hill and while it had gotten a little cold it hadn't made him wake up.
He had woken up to... something above him. Which he confirmed was on top of him by banging his head on it. He managed to get out of the way and suddenly saw he was in the middle of some party or something. He stretched out as well as he could and then wandered around the legs of all who were in attendance, attempting to see if he could recognize any of them. Or if there was any food being served.
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Super Sailor Albireo Albireo had been a little confused by the strange pull, and had questioned Siegfried if it was something they should investigate, but they both had showed up, holding hands and entered the strange barrier.
Oh, there were all sorts of senshi and knights inside of it...how neat. There were so many...and it was almost to the point of overwhelming. But…
Goodness it was so nice to know that she wasn’t alone.
Her eyes took in the scene, lingering for a moment on the stranger...the...blue stranger…
Interesting.
When she saw a pair of light green pigtails, Albireo’s eyes lit up in joy. “Oh! Oh! Sieg! Come meet my friend! You’re going to love her! She’s…” As the senshi tugged the Neptune Knight over towards Cybele. “She’s like me...She was corrupted and then purified...it...It’s so nice to have someone that I can talk to about…” She shrugged. “Everything.”
Not that he wasn’t enough! It was just...different.
“Cybele! Meet my husband! This is Siegfried!”
Whatever was going on...introductions were more important...at least for now.
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Caedus’ smile was not quite strained at Hyperborea’s inquiry, but there was something just a bit off about it. Though, it was impossible to tell if it was the question, or the activity in the area.
He listened patiently as Scylla introduced her friends, and committed their names to memory. He smiled at them, and Caer Sidi, who he did not know. And Cybele, who he knew but could not place why something seemed just a little different about her. And suddenly, Encke was embracing him, and he made good on his promise and returned the hug just as he had with Scylla. “It is good to see you again, my friend. All of you.” To Andronicus, “Yes, I have cleaned up. I would not be a good representative if I arrived in rags again. I am very proud of this outfit. I feel very nice.”
Nice enough not to have to hide in cloaks and shadows.
He was tall, but it seemed as though he still had a habit of stooping just slightly, especially when it came to embracing.
“I hope you will never again see me in such a shameful state. I am still embarrassed. And I come with very good news. I will share soon, when more have arrived. I am glad to see so many familiar faces. And so many new faces.”
Ganymede didn’t think it was troublesome to remain cautious. Caedus may have helped them, but he was still not of this world, and most things not of this world were a danger to it, in Ganymede’s opinion. She shot Valhalla a look for his joke, nudging the side of his armored boot with her glass shoe.
Caedus looked around, saw her, watched her so briefly she might have missed it if she hadn’t looked back at that moment. Ganymede held his gaze as long as she could, but said nothing to him — not quite suspicious, but certainly not as pleased to see him as some of her allies were.
The familiar faces helped. Ganymede almost sagged in relief when Ida approached — would have, if she could be certain doing so wouldn’t seem like a weakness in front of their alien guest. She smiled instead, and hoped the delight she felt made it through her skepticism and paranoia.
“Nothing yet,” she answered, “but considering how things went the last time he was here… I don’t look forward to hearing whatever it is he’s come to say.”
Based on prior experience, she thought she might have somewhat of an idea. The question was whether or not it would be worth it.
There were more people to greet. Ganymede offered a friendly smile and a quick, “Salut,” to Hyperborea, accepting the curtsey without comment, even if her stomach flopped over, awkward in the face of a level of respect she didn’t think she deserved. The Chibi Senshi in yellow (Tachibana) earned a smile as well; for a moment, she thought of her own children, safe at home with her mother for company. Oberon and Sessrumnir arrived, too, and Ganymede felt a little more at ease.
Until she glanced over the growing crowd again and caught sight of Hawara.
Then the color drained from Ganymede’s face until she was almost as white as her dress.
He was alive, at least; that in itself brought her some relief, but his solitude cut like a knife.
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Puck beamed as Scylla introduced him to Caedus. "It's a pleasure, mate," he said to the tall alien with a bow. "I remember the first time you came to visit us. Times have changed, eh wot?"
He grabbed one of Scylla's excitedly flailing hands and gave it a quick squeeze before releasing it. "It's good to see you too, love," he grinned at her, happy for her reunion with her friend.
Even if he had no idea what had prompted Caedus's return visit... Not that he was suspicious of him or anything; if nothing else, he had proven to be a being of his word. Puck just had a sense this indicated something big was coming, as he eyed the dome behind Caedus.
He felt the tug on his senses like a seventh sense (the sixth, of course, being his ability to sense auras). Out on a leisurely and uneventful patrol of the city that evening, Empyrean took his wife by the hand and began to follow the path he was being compelled to pursue. Paradise seemed to sense it, too. There must be some meaning to it, he thought.
They arrived at a hill on the outskirts of town, where a crowd was already gathering around a rather tall man in front of a domed structure. Empyrean looked first to the dome, studying its shape, its foggy facade. Then he looked at the man more closely, having some idea of who he might be based on what Ganymede and Valhalla had shared with them over the years. But, as this was Empyrean’s first time seeing Caedus in person, he was mildly intrigued by the sight of him.
He did not miss Ganymede’s presence; her aura was difficult to overlook. Nor did he miss the presence of (who he assumed to be) his three sons. Valhalla and Oberon he knew for certain. The other Knight of Jupiter (Sessrumnir) was unfamiliar with a glamor in place, but Empyrean was not an unintelligent man. He had his suspicions, but decided not to confront the Knight here. Some other time, perhaps, when they could speak alone.
Siegfried did not remember the last time Caedus was here. He did not remember the invasion of the Rift, of loss of one of the General Queens, the bloodbath that followed. He'd been a different person then, a different entity powered by Chaos with sharp steel instead of music.
In fact, Siegfried had never even known Caedus outside of that invasion. The entity surrounded by other knights and senshi once inside the barrier was completely foreign to him. Good grief there were a lot of people here though. He knew there was a sizeable force of Knights but he'd not seen all of them together in, well, years.
He let Albireo drag him over to another senshi she introduced as Cybele and smiled. "I'm glad my wife as someone she can confide in. I am not... always the best, haha. I only crossed the line once, or so they tell me," he said to Cybele, squeezing Albireo's hand gently. More than the strange pull, or the strange man, or Cybele even, it was the way Albireo's eyes lit up and how she smiled. How she melded straight back into the crowd like she'd always been apart of it.
How strong his little swan was.
"Siegfried of Neptune, at your service," he introduced himself formally with a little bow.
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Transcended Knight Delphi of Polaris.
She was transcended and as such she visited her wonder often, she needed to, and it was when she was returning to Destiny City from a trip to her wonder that the knight felt the pull and heard the call from Hyperborea. How interesting, something was on the cities outskirts. But the question was - was it something bad or good?
It took some time for the knight to arrive but when she did the knight of Polaris gave pause, standing behind many of those gathered. She waited and watched for a moment before approaching Hyperborea and those with her. "Who is this person and what is going on?" She questioned, calm as ever. She wasn't as ice cold as she normally was, not with the Cosmos knight, but she wasn't the most friendly person either.
"And why are so many people here?" Looking from Hyperborea to her girlfriend and then to the alien who seemed to be in charge of things...who seemed to be why they were all gathering here. "We won't be sensed here? With so many of us here..." She trailed off. T his was dangerous to be here - so many of them.
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She had been settling in to sleep for the night, a bit later than usual for her, with a cat laying next to her and one at her feet when she'd felt something. It wasn't a bad something but it was something and it was a calling of some sort, a pulling feeling. It wasn't normal to feel something like that and so Genevieve had gotten up from bed and headed out of her home and down the road a ways before powering up.
That was when the call from Scylla came in and she headed off towards where her frain claimed to be. It was a way out of the city but that was ok, her family home was outside of the city anyway.
Looking like some goth doll the senshi of vampires made her approach on the dome and stepping past the barrier she came to see a large group of senshi and knights....as well as some other, strange, people. They weren't people though now were they.
Shaking her head the dark haired senshi approached her friend, noting the others with Scylla, and tilted her head. "What's going on Scylla? I'm rather interested in this large crowd, it's an unusual mix." The aliens being the unusual part. But it was also larger than most gatherings and everyone seemed to be getting along, no drama and no attitudes. It was good so far.
"I'm curious what's going on and why i felt a pull to be here..."
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Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2021 7:28 pm
Transcended Knight Erebus of Saturn
Originally tonight was going to be a date night for him and Seung. Terry had arranged for his parents to take care of the twins for the night and even his mother was going to take them to school in the morning, while he took his husband out for a relaxing dinner, just the two of them. It wasn't to celebrate anything, just something he liked to do every now and again, it gave Seung and him alone time together from time to time and let the twins spend time with their grandparents, a win win situation.
However, after they had dropped off the twins, but before they headed to the restaurant he had picked for this time, the call happened. The pull was insistent and Terry gave Seung an apologetic smile but knew the other Knight would fully understand why date night would have to be postponed until later. "I wonder if this is a good thing or a bad thing, or a little bit of both." He said, half to himself and half to Seung as they transformed and headed in the direction of the pull. "Doesn't feel like Chaos so there is that at least."
It didn't take terribly long for them to arrive at the spot of the pull and while it took him a moment out of surprise, Erebus got a delighted smile at see who was at the end of the pull. "Caedus! I'm glad to see you again and looking much better!" And indeed he was truly glad to see the other man looking healthier and hopefully happier even though they had only met in group meetings beyond the one time he and Venice had brought Caedus supplies.
He did take note that there were quite a number of Order aligned people showing up and was sure more would be right behind them. He did spare a thought to if his brother or Seung's cousin would be joining them soon but pushed that thought away for now.
Paradise absolutely felt the pull on her senses. She knew they were supposed to be just having an uneventful patrol of the city, but how could they ignore something so magical in the air?
She couldn’t help but gasp in delight at the sight of the strange dome, and then with even more excitement as she saw what she thought was a very tall man with pale skin and pointy ears.
“Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, is that Oberon over there? Does he see this? Did they know about this already?? Why didn’t they tell us there were aliens that came to Earth?” she once again gasped, holding tightly to her husband’s arm as she tried not to bounce in place excitedly. She might be much older than almost all of those in attendance, but she was still a child at heart. And she felt a little cheated that she only recently became a Page!
“Oh, oh, and there’s Ganymede, isn’t her dress lovely. Is that Cybele over there? I wondered if she would be out tonight. Let’s get closer, I want to see better,” she said, trying to tug on Empyrean’s hand to get him to move closer to the alien visitor.
She made sure to throw a friendly wave to Ganymede and Cybele, of course!
