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 Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 12:41 am
 ___ ___  _________   ___ ___ "We face the king of demons, the monster that once ruled all Magvel.
He's more powerful than any one of us here. But we have something that beast will never have.
We have community, friendship, love... We have all the virtues of humanity.
That is our weapon. That is our strength.
Is everyone ready? We're going to win." "You could not control my mind," Ephraim said firmly, without missing a beat. "I promise you that. Try it if you feel so inclined. You will regret it." These two were gonna have to fight eventually, weren't they? From the moment Ephraim lifted her up the wrong way, it was destined. That's how it seemed. He was confident in his ability, she was confident in hers. Who would break the other? It would have to be put to the test eventually.
Eventually would have to be put on hold, however, as Ephraim and the others received the large airship. "Right..." Ephraim crossed his arms. An airship. How outlandish, and yet the proof was before him. So... it must be...The ramp lowered, and out stepped Cloud, Tifa, Aerith, and Yuffie. Seeing the rather ornate spear the teal-haired one held, Cloud's hand instinctively went to Ultima Weapon's handle. "Didn't know they were holding some LARPer convention around here." He muttered. "Never seen a group more ridiculously-dressed in my life.""What a charmer," Alisa said flatly. "Here I thought Ephraim would be the rudest person I met today."Ephraim shot a look at Alisa, before turning his attention back to Cloud. "I mean you no harm unless you brought trouble with you," Ephraim said, his grip on Siegmund firm while Cloud held Ultima Weapon. "I'm not an enemy you want. And neither are they." That much was certainly proven by the strew of dead monsters around them, including toppled iron giants. Something Cloud had only just noticed."...Not bad." Cloud let go of the Ultima Weapon for now. "And who are you people? Where are you from?""I'm from the Forest Kingdom. Princess Alisa, firstborn of Queen Althesa and King Aemon. It's a pleasure. ...To meet your friends, not you. You're a d**k."Cloud leaned back a bit, sighing as he shook his head. "They really are LARPers." He said, shaking his head."I don't know what that means, but if you doubt her, you're mistaken." Ephraim's words caught Cloud's attention again. "We're not from this world.""...You can drop the act now."Ephraim let out a slightly frustrated sigh. "I'm Ephraim, the King of Renais. It's no act. I was in my throne room when I was suddenly ripped from my surroundings and thrown here. I'm not from the same place as these princesses, but I can tell they don't belong here either.""..." They didn't exactly seem disingenuous, but that was quite the ridiculous claim. Another world? ...And yet, looking up at the spatial tear above him, was it so strange? He turned slightly, enough that he could keep his peripheral vision on the people he didn't know. "What do you make of this? Not you, Yuffie. I don't care what you think." So nice! He clearly valued her insight. "It wouldn't be the first strange thing I've seen today, I guess." Yeah, no kidding. Aerith being revived, then kings and princesses from some other worlds? ...If this all turned out to be true, this was certainly not the day he expected when he got up this morning. (( OOC: ))
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Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 1:17 am
    "Oh? I think I will enjoy it. I promise you that. " Her smile turned into that of a small smirk, before she would turn her attention away from him, and focus on the new arrivals coming from the airship. While some of them didn't look very concerning or dangerous, the spikey-haired blond sure didn't seem to be a very welcoming presence. Were the men just turning into big jerks? Maybe it was some strange virus going around, turning men completely rude! She almost didn't want to answer his question, but in this case, it was probably the better option to say just enough that she didn't look like some kind of enemy. "..I'm Azura..Princess of a fallen Kingdom.. " There was a little sarcasm laced with her words, everyone introduced who they were with, able to say their kingdom's name with pride, while hers was no longer. Honestly, how was she supposed to introduce herself as anymore? With a fallen kingdom, was she even considered a princess anymore?
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"I think I like this she-elf a lot already.. " Yuffie chimed in with the biggest grin. She could so give her a high five if it wasn't so darn awkward, and the fact they were complete strangers, probably not a good thing to do." YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK?! " Cloud was going to regret having said that to her. "I think you're a blind jerk, and stupid too! Do you ever see people with elf-ears wandering around Midgar? HMM? Stupid. Or ladies with crazy gorgeous pink and blue hair that's way longer then anyone we've ever seen? Or guys dressed in full armor as super high-class as his? That thing in the sky sent them here, it's pretty obvious! " She glanced back to Azura a moment. "If you don't believe me, then throw water on that one. I bet you she turns into a mermaid too!" She was actually joking, she just kind of put her loong blue hair, and guessed her kindom had something to do with water and figured that would be the perfect joke to go right along with everything.
The glare she received from Azura though, might make anyone rethink their choices. "It will be the last thing you ever do.." Azura said, directed to Yufie, and anyone who might be stupid enough to try to test that theory.
Tifa sighed, this was getting out of hand pretty fast. Did they really want to make them enemies? That wasn't what they came here for. "..Enough! We are not here to be enemies with one another. If anything, we should remain together..This situation isn't something we can just ignore. Something is happening, and we need to figure out what to do about it, not fight with one another.." She paused a moment, giving Yuffie a look to ensure she didn't try to snap back. "Honestly...After all this, I don't see any reason why we can't trust and believe what they said. "
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Aerith Gast Gainsborough Captain
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Brave Restoration King Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 3:49 am
_____________________"We face the king of demons, the monster that once ruled all Magvel.
He's more powerful than any one of us here. But we have something that beast will never have.
We have community, friendship, love... We have all the virtues of humanity.
That is our weapon. That is our strength.
Is everyone ready? We're going to win.""If you enjoy being defeated, then you are correct. Be my guest." Ephraim responded simply to Azura. That smirk she had lit up something inside of him--he really wanted to fight this girl now. But... obviously, and unfortunately, that would have to wait.As Yuffie began to berate and belittle Cloud, in typical Yuffie fashion, Alisa couldn't help but grin. "I think I like this short-haired girl a lot already." Seemed the feeling was mutual!"I don't know why I even brought you along." Cloud responded flatly to Yuffie's very kind response. Not that he didn't earn it. "Have you ever heard of props? Or hair dye? I could make myself look like that if I wanted to. ...I mean, a male version. I wouldn't dress up like- never mind." He'd rather not bring up any memories he'd prefer to forget...
Cloud sighed. These girls were no help. They just wanted to believe absolute lunacy immediately. Still... he supposed he couldn't blame them much, given what else had happened. Maybe it was all true."It is all true," came a rather bored voice as a blonde young-looking man suddenly appeared there in the middle of the meeting. "Yeah, I read your mind, I'm a pretty big deal." Truly, nobody was a bigger fan of Nero than Nero. As if reading minds was uncommon for Serenitians."..." Cloud's face had a look of clear irritation as he looked at this... person, who just appeared. Well, he didn't know anyone who could... teleport, so he supposed that was one thing that implied this was the truth. "And just who-""Am I supposed to be? So glad you asked. I am Nero, the Serenitian God of Wisdom. Yes, it's fine to act impressed," he turned briefly to look at the princesses gathered there. "You all should bow, really. How often do you see one of your two remaining gods in the flesh? ...Oh, great, the annoying one is here." He said as his eyes came to meet Phoenix's. "Here I thought I escaped the obnoxiousness when I left Cosmos behind. Take that as a compliment, bird-brain. How often do you get to be insulted by a god? Of wisdom, at that? Ha, yes... bask in the glory." He ran a hand through his hair, a very satisfied and smug smile on his face. Oh, brother. Did anyone else love themselves even half as much as this guy?"..." Ephraim sighed, shaking his head. "Sorry, all of you." He said, addressing the princesses now. "Literally every male you've met today has been insufferable, so I feel the need to apologize for wronging you, even if it was by mistake." Good god, if he didn't do something, they would come to think every man was awful!"You know, Ephraim, I'm not even mad at you anymore. What you did was literally saintly compared to the blonde b***h brigade over here." Alisa said, her voice as flat and blank as her expression, as she crossed her arms."Don't compare me to this clown.""At least he's so narcissistic that it's funny. You're just insufferably annoying with an incredibly unlovable personality.""..." This girl really didn't pull her punches, did she? "I thought you were supposed to be a princess.""And I thought anyone who was on something as impressive as that airship wouldn't be an idiot, yet here we are.""God, listening to you imbeciles talk about things that aren't me is exhausting." Nero raised an arm slightly, and a spontaneous, ridiculously powerful shaking in the area was followed by the literal mountains around them being ripped out of the ground and pulled into the sky. "Is that a sufficient enough show of power? I'd rather not get Cosmos here to literally murder all of you in seconds to prove my point." Lowering his arm, the mountains dropped right back to the ground, and though they might have expected another awful earthquake when they hit the ground, they stopped just above where they had been prior, melding right back into the ground, good as new. "Anyway... God of Wisdom. I'm way more intelligent than all of you, in other words. Getting back to why I originally came, this group who has arrived will not be the last. Oh, no, not at all... There will be many more people who come to the nexus world.""...The what?"Nero sighed. Did he really have to spell everything out?"Nexus means something that connects multiple things. Nero must mean that this world is the one that connects all of our worlds together. Why? Who knows, but it would explain why we're all here, instead of, say, Magvel. The continent Ephraim is from."...He didn't know if he preferred being forced to explain everything, or having someone else steal his thunder and explain things in his stead. "Wow, someone did her princess homework on literal baby dictionary definitions. I'm impressed.""I literally hate you.""Most people do," Nero sounded way too pleased with himself when he said that. "Anyway, take this as a friendly warning from your friendly neighborhood God of Wisdom: there will not only be those with good intentions who come here. Mark this day as the beginning of an entirely new set of struggles. I recommend housing those who come from other worlds. You'll desperately need unity in the times to come. The cost of sustaining so many people will probably be less than the cost of facing these trials alone. That cost being death, of course.""..." Cloud sighed. After that display of his power, it was a bit hard not to take this person seriously, despite... well, literally everything about him and how he acted. But... how many people was he expected to house? "What are we supposed to do, cram everyone into Seventh Heaven?" He recognized that having help would be appreciated if, indeed, more threats were coming, and he also recognized these people needed somewhere to live until this stuff was over. But he didn't exactly have some luxurious mansion just laying around.
"Introducing Midgar's Luxury Mansion, the most ambitious building since the Shinra Building!" A little too conveniently timed, he heard a television on in the Highwind in the background. "This spacious mansion has enough room to house you, your children, your grandchildren, your grandchildren's grandchildren, and more! Comes with lavish furniture and decorations! Call the number on-screen now to book your stay!"
"....." Cloud let out a long sigh. His wallet was not going to like this. "I need to go make a call." He muttered dejectedly, walking back aboard the Highwind while unpocketing his phone."What a conveniently timed ad.""...Who even was that speaking? It seems a strange time for someone aboard that airship to be speaking about some mansion." Yes, of course, Ephraim had no idea what a television was. That should be something exciting for him to learn."Are we seriously supposed to go with pineapple-head here? I mean, for as very cool as his short-haired friend is, I'm not a very big fan of owing that guy a favor.""You all need a place to live, and he's going to need people to help him make money after this. Win-win. Plus, it lets you all avoid the whole "inevitable death" thing. I don't care if you heed my advice or not, but you should know, most people would give their life savings, an arm, and a leg for much less advice from the God of Wisdom than I've dispensed today. You're welcome.""...There is strength in numbers," Ephraim agreed. "I can't say I'm thrilled at the idea either, but he doesn't seem a bad person. Nor do his comrades. At the very least, I feel we should try.""...I guess we'll see." Alisa muttered. "What do you make of all this, Uni? Phoenix? I'm not the only one who thinks that guy sucks, right? And... hey!" She took a few steps closer to Yuffie. "You seem fun, and with a good head on your shoulders, unlike him! Why are you hanging out with him? I guess he can't be THAT bad if he has a friend as cool as you, huh? Ehe! I'm Alisa! We should be friends! You two also!" She wanted to include Tifa and Aerith, of course. They seemed fun and sensible, why wouldn't she? ...Alisa was a bit too friendly, maybe. "I love your hair ribbon, it goes so well with your dress! And your braided ponytail is so cute! And you, your rough and tumble appearance is so cool. Such a bold outfit, too! I wish I looked half as good as you. And you, your outfit is so cute! And I love the headband, and the short hair! You're all so beautiful and stylish!" She sounded so happy and giddy to meet new people, complimenting Aerith, Tifa, and Yuffie in that order, of course. It was like she had stars in her eyes, which was probably funny, since she was the literal elf who was a literal princess with literal long, gorgeous blonde hair. Most people would probably feel envious towards her, but she could never help but notice how gorgeous other girls were. She just loved seeing different styles and how people's personalities came through with their outfits, and these three were the perfect embodiment of that!"..." One could almost see the sweatdrop. "Is she... always like this when meeting new people?" Ephraim asked after leaning slightly towards Unisha and Phoenix, as they seemed to be most familiar with her. It was true. When she met people who seemed fun and cool, she was really bubbly about it."You'll just be friends with anyone, huh.""Clearly not, because I don't want to see your pompous face ever again! Don't you have important god-duties to go do?""No, I'm quite content to stand here and bask in the glory that is my own existence..." ...Plus he was in no hurry to go back and talk to Cosmos again.(( OOC: ))
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Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 11:08 am
      Yuffie grinned at the elf princess. "You're the smartest one here...uh, besides you, Aerith.!! " She couldn't insult Aerith in anyway, she was very likely the only one of their group she had the most respect for, even back then after getting to know her. Tifa on the other hand, like Cloud, Yuffie enjoyed picking on her when the time called for it. The young ninja gave a look to Cloud, a smirk forming at the evil ninja's lips. "Hmm..Hey, Cloud.I need my own servant..YOU would sign up for that honorable task, wouldn't you? ...You know, if you don't want you're amusing secret being said in front of this whoooole crowed of people? " Poor, poor Cloud. "Yuffie! " ".....Oh, fine! You got lucky this time, Spike. " If only she didn't have so much respect for Aerith, darnit! "....." Phoenix's expression fell far from impressed, she certainly wasn't bowing in the presence of this annoying God! "Right..God of Annoyance, you mean?" She rolled her eyes at him. She was a brave bird, wasn't she? "Cosmos, ha! It seems to me the only remaining Gods of Serenity are one irritating as hell boy who loves himself, and one brainless, idiot with strength to back her empty brain."
Unisha didn't seem to want to say anything herself, but she certainly didn't bow down to Nero, ether. The only thing that got her to speak up against their oh-so-pleasant God of 'Wisdom', was his insane show of power with the mountains. Literally ripping them out of the ground, only to show his power a little more with the added bonus of tricking them, it would seem it would completely crash down and cause new issues, but it instead would seem to mend itself,melding back into place as if it was never touched. "There are other ways to display your powers, how many innocent animals did you just kill? " Of course it would be Unisha to get angry over the potential animal lives lost!
"......" Tifa watched as Cloud left them to return to the Highwind, before turning back to the group. "Please don't mind Cloud. He really is a wonderful person, he may lack emotions, but please don't get the wrong idea of him. If it wasn't for him, this world would have been lost a year ago. He has gone through a lot of terrible things in his life, so please...don't be so rude to him." She said to them seriously. She really just wanted everyone to get along,and welcome every one of them as friends and comrades. Before Unisha or Phoenix could even get the chance to respond to Alisa, Yuffie jumped in. "I'm obviously way cooler then him, that's for sure! " She grinned. "As strange as it may seem, Cloud and I kind of ended up becoming friends during our own journey to save the world. As annoying as he can be, it's true that he is a good guy. You couldn't ask for anyone better to have as a friend, or allay. Cloud would do anything to protect his friends, he would never turn his back on any of us.." Gods did it feel weird to say such nice things about him. It was like praising an older brother, what sister did such a silly thing?! "...He's still super annoying though!!" She just had to throw that in, otherwise she wouldn't sleep tonight. Aerith smiled as Alisa complimented her. "Oh, thank you! Your outfit is adorable, and your hair is so pretty! " While Alisa's opinion on Cloud was very off, she was very kind otherwise, and hearing those little compliments did lift Aerith's spirits a little.Tifa's smile came with a faint blush to her cheeks. "That's kind of you to say, Thank you. Though, I think you look absolutely beautiful! I agree with Aerith, you're outfit is very cute too! No one could pull something that adorable off but you, I'm sure!" "Heh heh..." Yuffie reached up, rubbing the back of her hair with a little blush. "Thanks..I think that's the first compliment I've ever gotten. you're such a cool princess!" Unisha smiled with a small nod to Ephraim's question. "She's very sweet." Depending on the company, of course!
"....." A very quiet Azura, made her way to board the airship not long after Cloud went inside, she didn't seem to have anything to say to Nero, nor have any interest to actually speak to him. Strange.
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Aerith Gast Gainsborough Captain
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Brave Restoration King Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 2:57 pm
_____________________"We face the king of demons, the monster that once ruled all Magvel.
He's more powerful than any one of us here. But we have something that beast will never have.
We have community, friendship, love... We have all the virtues of humanity.
That is our weapon. That is our strength.
Is everyone ready? We're going to win."As Phoenix began to insult both him and the Goddess of War, she would find herself suddenly... unable to continue to speak? ...Or breathe through her mouth. In fact, she would soon realize she no longer had a mouth at all. "Much better," Nero said with a satisfied expression. "That look suits you so much more.""...That's about enough." Nero's expression was replaced by one of surprise when he felt his shirt grabbed by the collar, and he was literally lifted off his feet by the teal-haired, very brave king. "She isn't your toy. I don't care if you're some kind of god or not; you have no right to treat her or anyone else like this." There was quite the degree of severity in his voice, as his narrowed eyes glared into Nero's. It seemed that was the final straw for Ephraim. It wasn't as though he and Phoenix were close, but she had helped defend those who couldn't defend themselves, and despite how irritating she may have been, she didn't seem like a bad person at all. She certainly didn't deserve this, to be treated like some plaything of a god.After recovering from the initial shock of a literal human treating him like this, Nero's eyes narrowed dangerously right back into Ephraim's. Several razor-sharp swords appeared behind and above Ephraim, all pointed directly at the king. "Put. Me. Down.""I'll put you down right when you fix what you did." Ephraim said, the conviction in his voice just as strong as it had been prior. He reared his spear back slightly, not in a terribly aggressive way, but enough to show he was ready to come to blows if it came to that. "If you want this to go in that direction, we'll see who dies first." His eyes narrowed further. "It won't be me." Quite the tall boast, but Ephraim had confidence in his abilities, and he knew he couldn't die. His kingdom still needed him."..." Could Nero slaughter this human in literal moments? Perhaps. But he didn't necessarily want to do that even if he could. And besides, the absolute audacity of this human was something he couldn't help but respect, at least to some degree. Even if he was very, very annoying. The blades around Ephraim vanished, and Phoenix would feel her mouth return to normal. "Do not order me around again, human.""We'll see." Ephraim dropped the god rather carelessly, turning to Phoenix to ensure she had been returned to normal. His narrowed eyes turned to a look of genuine concern as he stepped to her. "Are you all right?" ...He then remembered how Phoenix was, and realized she might take offense to him defending her. "...Er..." Why had he done that, anyway? ... "I'm... sure you could have handled that yourself, I just... I have a sister, and... I'm protective of her, so seeing him do that to you... I guess it triggered that in me. I apologize if I offended you." She seemed the type who would object to being protected by a man, or anyone else, so he felt he should probably try not to offend her sensibilities. He had done a poor job of that today with the other princesses, so he had to try to do it somewhere! It was part of his goal to become better in that area, for the sake of being a better king for his people, after all."Sheesh, you people can't take a joke." Nero said, dusting himself off. "So much disrespect! I am a literal god, you know..." As if he had shown Phoenix any respect or decency right there!"..." Alisa really hated Nero now. She was going to do something about it, but... Ephraim... handled it. Maybe she really did misjudge Ephraim. "Thanks..." She muttered to Ephraim. Phoenix was a good friend of hers, and she damned if she would let someone just bully her like that, regardless of his status! "I won't forget that." She said towards Nero, before turning away."I'm shaking in my little god boots."Turning her attention back to the friends of the blonde guy, she clasped her hands in front of her. "Yes, I... assumed he wasn't actually that bad. Sorry if I was too mean, but I wasn't being entirely serious about it all..." Alisa tended to just respond immediately with whatever was on her mind, typically with her sharp tongue, especially if someone was irritating her. But she didn't think Cloud was actually a bad person, same with Ephraim before. ...Nero was a different story now, though. "...Sounds like my brother," Alisa's smile fell as she said that. "He was really rude on the surface, but, he..." She paused for a moment. "...Er, never mind, it doesn't matter..." Where was Aeon, now? ...It had been so long since she had seen him...She just... hoped he was still alive...
As they returned her compliments, Alisa's smile came back, though it was halfhearted. It seemed she had bummed herself out a bit too much when she brought up her brother. Her own fault, really, but she couldn't exactly help that. "Th-thanks, you're too kind. Really, I'm... nothing special. Most of the girls in my kingdom look better than me..." That almost certainly wasn't true, but Alisa, ironically, had a bit of a self-esteem issue. "You should really be complimenting Uni... er, my friend, Princess Unisha. She's the gorgeous one! Such long hair, and it's pink. Such a lovely color, don't you think? You especially must love it!" She said to Aerith, before taking a few steps back. "Just... go chat with her, I'm sure you'll be fast friends...!" She suddenly didn't feel much like socializing, so she felt like she wanted to excuse herself as politely and kindly as possible. "I'm... gonna go look at this airship. It seems... really cool. Go get to meet them. They're great people." She gave a respectful bow, perhaps being a bit too polite with her exit, as she made her way aboard the airship. ...Oh, Aeon... and her father... why did their family have to be broken like this...? ...It was hard for her to keep up her smile when her thoughts drifted to this, so best she stay away from others for the moment.(( OOC: ))
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Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 5:47 pm
フェニックスの平静
  
Phoenix was well known for having quite the mouth, and saying exactly what she wants no matter what others might of thought. It wasn't until today, that her sarcastic attitude would really get her into some pretty big trouble. Not only was it a terrifying experience, but also the most humiliating thing she had EVER happen to her. While Ephraim bravely confronted Nero, Phoenix was in sheer panic. There wasn't a lot she could do, though. She had no way to reverse what Nero did to her.
It may of only been a few moments, but those moments felt like an eternity until she was returned to normal! And that..is when everything came to a boil. It was possible, no one, even her own sister, ever seen Phoenix as terribly enraged as she was right now. "I'm fine! " Her rage wasn't helping her sound very grateful, something she couldn't quite help. Ephraim may even notice her hyperventilating in between her forced words. "I'm grateful to you. Now, get on that ship...ALL of you!" She turned back now, to Nero. The energy gathering within her was tremendous, and could very well be felt by the sudden heat wave that was very quickly raising..
Most people would have run away after such a horrifying experience, but Phoenix? No, that much humiliation really didn't sit well with her at ALL. She couldn't handle it, and she clearly couldn't control herself at this point. "What is it like.....to kill a God? Maybe after I KILL you, I will take your powers, and use them for GOOD, something you clearly are uncapable of doing! " As she said those words, the long katana in her hand ignited with a fiery glow, just before she started to charge for him. Did she really intend to kill him? ...Probably not, but hurt him? Surely. He deserved that, at the very least. Had she managed to even get close to him, she would strike her blade across, though the blade itself never touched him, the beam of fiery energy that shot off of it, was on a very quick course for the irritating God. It may not look like a lot, but had it made impact with him, he would feel that force slam into him, the force alone would send him back for a good distance, to crash into whatever would be behind him, or below him.
Yuffie, Tifa and Aerith meanwhile, unfortunately didn't know Alisa well enough to be able to detect the sadness in her voice, it was especially hard when she was such a happy, giddy young woman seconds ago. When she made her leave for the airship, it seemed only Aerith managed to catch on a little, it was quite a abrupt change, wasn't it? The question was now, should she try to talk to her, or leave her alone for a few moments? She knew well enough there were somethings people did want to be alone for. In time, she could possibly question her about it, but now seemed far to soon. Whatever it was, she obviously didn't want to keep remembering it.
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Aerith Gast Gainsborough Captain
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Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 6:22 pm
Nero "Goodness, I'm so scared." Nero responded, a rather smug expression on his face. He certainly didn't sound very scared, did he? "You're pretty hot when you're mad." Oh boy, he just made a Phoenix joke at Phoenix. He ran a hand through his hair, his smug smile not leaving as she began to walk towards him. "I've killed plenty of gods in my time, fun fact. I could answer that question, but it's not for someone so far beneath me to know. Though my power wouldn't go to you regardless." No, his death would just make Cosmos stronger. As the fiery energy shot towards him, he rolled his eyes, raising his hand to deflect the blast off of him and away.
...As soon as the blast came into contact with the barrier he put up, though, he realized he made a mistake. She was an annoying, stupid little princess, so why put much effort into this to begin with? He underestimated how far her anger would push her power, and he also overestimated how much power he still had. He still felt very drained from the rite he performed with Cosmos earlier, and it had been less than a half hour since then. It didn't help that he had flexed his power by lifting and putting back those mountains.
All this to say, when the force slammed into the barrier he made, it was his barrier that lost the battle. Right when it hit, that smug look on his face was gone in an instant, and he felt, for the first time in a very long time, pain. Pain, as he was sent flying from the force of the "weak, annoying" princess's blast. "Guh..." He flew surprisingly far, and probably would've gone further if he didn't break a few trees on the way and slide through the dirt for... literal miles before finally coming to a stop. Phoenix might be surprised at her own strength, considering just how far he flew. "...Ug...h..." he let out weakly. God, he felt disgusting. His fancy cloak, and his well-kept hair, were now covered in dirt, sweat, and pieces of wood and leaves. He didn't look quite like the dignified God of Wisdom he had anymore--he looked like a defeated, broken, pathetic man. "That... wasn't.... supposed to happen..." Yeah, no kidding. So much pain, so much humiliation. How did... that... happen?
As Phoenix likely came towards him, he would continue to speak to himself, unaware she was nearing him and able to hear him. "I've... never... lost... I've been alive for thousands of years, and I've fought countless battles... killed gods... how... does a fourteen-year old princess defeat me? In one strike? My... first... loss... to a short, annoying princess...." THAT really stung. It would sting more when he realized she heard him. He definitely wouldn't have said that if he realized, but given his pain, and his eyes being closed at that moment, he didn't feel or see her in that moment. Oops. "I am a god... I am... far above a princess..." Needless to say, that smug expression of his was long gone.(( OOC: ))
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Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 6:41 pm
フェニックスの平静
"And now you're below me.." He would suddenly hear, and before he could even attempt to make a move, much less open his eyes, he would feel a sudden pressure that may very well disgust him to the core. The bottom of her boot was now firmly placed not over his chest, not at his throat, but his mouth! "And here is how you become silenced.." She said coldly, twisting her boot to rub any dirt thoroughly on his irritating mouth. "Stuck up fool, you are no God. You're just a joke, a highly annoying stuck up jerk with powers he doesn't deserve."
Was he really as weak as he looked? Who could tell. Not that it mattered, he could be at full power and she still would continue harassing him! "If I'm the only one who's ever defeat you, then here, let me leave you a remembrance gift of this day, so you NEVER forget that I, and I alone and kick your sorry a** anytime of the day! " Yeah, she was not very princessy at all. With the sharp end of her blade, she began to burn something into his cloak, and when it was finished, he would eventually see the symbol was that of a Phoenix. He wouldn't feel the burn through his clothes however, it would only really burn into the cloak itself. "Stupid jerk.."
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Aerith Gast Gainsborough Captain
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Brave Restoration King Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 7:37 pm
Nero"Mmf..." Nero grunted as he felt the bottom of her shoe press against his lips. Oh, god, really...? ...This was already the most humiliating thing he had ever felt, by a LOT, and yet it just was made twelve times worse at least. "...!" He closed his eyes as she twisted in her shoe, quite literally rubbing her victory in. God, this was disgusting, and awful, and... ...?
Regardless, he could do nothing. His body was beaten and his spirit was weakened. He could do nothing but lay there in defeat and submission--a god submitting to a princess, how ludicrous--and endure as she continued to berate him, and even brand his cloak to remind him of her victory. As if he could ever forget! He couldn't even toss sarcasm back at her because of the bottom of her shoe being pressed against his mouth. He was literally, utterly helpless. And what made it so much worse? He knew Cosmos was watching all of this. Between the utterly humiliating memory, the brand on his cloak, and Cosmos watching it unfold, it was literally not possible for him to ever live this humiliation down. Maybe he should fight this girl again later, when he was stronger. But even if he did win, which, ......? it still wouldn't erase what had happened. Ugh... it feels as though I've been made into the princess's b***h... There was nothing he could do to escape this loss. He resigned himself to this defeat, laying there and enduring until she decided she was satisfied. There was nothing else for him to do except lay here and enj...? and endure....(( OOC: ))
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Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 7:58 pm
フェニックスの平静
Strange, seeing him laying there, completely defeated looking seemed to suppress her rage a great deal, she no longer wanted to remove his head from his body, so that was a plus. He called himself a God, yet his power was quite limited, it seemed. That was so pathetic, he was barely worth her time anymore. And so, she would remove her boot from his filthy mouth, and took a step away. "You would be so lucky. I wouldn't even want you as a slave.." He would hear in his mind, oh yes, she did hear his little rattling thoughts, he couldn't even hide that well! With that, she turned away, sheathing the katana inside her cloak. Yes, her coat had some of it's own mysterious power, holding her belongings, even her weapon!
There was just another problem, she didn't care to face anyone really. She was still quite humiliated and highly embarrassed, she couldn't remain there right now. "And they're still there...idiots.." She muttered to herself, of course they wouldn't leave like she told them to! "I'll find you later, i'm going to do some exploring while I TRY to cool down.." Ephraim would hear in his mind, he could inform whoever was at the controls to go. She obviously wasn't going with them.
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Aerith Gast Gainsborough Captain
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Aerith Gast Gainsborough Captain
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Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 11:46 pm
    A hand came to rest over her forehead, as she held it there for a long moment while sitting there on the ground. Her head was suddenly pounding, and it took a lot to focus on her surroundings, she would hear other sounds near by, like other people. Other people that were not near her a second ago. What just happened? She felt so incredibly weak, world transfers didn't always come pleasant, it seemed. "...What happened to me? " She asked quietly into the air. "I feel so strange..." And confused. As the pounding in her head began to lesson, she started to look around slowly, things were becoming much more clear now. "I'd like to know that answer too! ...Where are we? .....How did I even get here? ....Um, who are all of you? " A young twin-tailed blond haired teen said as she began to give a better glance around, too. "...I don't know any of you! ....Actually, I don't know any of this place..." She was starting to feel rather alarmed at this point! "...One minute I was getting some air, enjoying a nice walk on a nice day...and now this?? This isn't even close to where I was.." Gawds, she was so confused. The faces on the other girls looked just about the same, how puzzling. "....I don't know what happened, but it seems...to have happened to all of us? " Athena took a breath, the possibilities of being brought into another world were..not something she ever thought of, nor did she think such a thing was even possible. "This is..getting a little to scary! " There was a few other girls with them, too. But it was one in particular she saw stand with little trouble that really got her worried. A young woman with long pink hair, and a overly cute black and red dress that didn't quite fit her twisted personality.
"Krul...." She said quietly. This was bad, really..very..bad. Krul was one of the most terrible, evil Reaper she ever heard of, at least, she was the most talked about one that so many feared. It was when Krul's cold, crimson eyes met hers that she knew she may be in trouble. "...Please don't.." Of course she knew what she wanted to do, this Reaper was very into the sight of her enemies blood, and she would spill it with little to no effort when it came to the weak princess, unfortunately for her, she was the weakest of the small royal family, and probably the rest of the Forest Kingdom. "..I don't want to be your enemy! ..Please, we don't have to be like this. Don't...you ever wish for a life that you can be with others, as friends? Hurting people isn't a life anyone should live. You have a choice to be something better, and I think it is possible for Reapers and Serenitians to all be happy together. " She sighed softly as she continued. "Please,if I can't prove to my mother that Reapers can be kind,if I can't prove you can change for the better...she will never let Aeon back home..Please, I'm begging you! We can be friends..We can help one another! " "The rumors are true about you.." Krul rolled her eyes, only to sigh a moment after as she began to walk toward Athena.She might not notice, the length of her nails were suddenly growing a little longer...and much sharper..That pathetic, poor hopeful look in the irritating princess's eyes made her sick to her stomach. "What a sickening, heartfelt stomach turning speech that was. You are truly the Idiot princess of the Forest Kingdom. " Before Athena could even begin to reach for her bow, Krul was in front of her, grabbing the girls wrist quicker then she could react, while her other hand came up toward her chest, razor sharp nails ready to pierce through her chest, not enough to kill her, but it would leave her in pretty bad shape regardless.
But before Krul could make that mark, and bring harm to the young girl, she would feel a very unpleasant burning sensation in her chest, the pain would grow suddenly to excruciating levels as it would feel as though her entire body were being burned from the inside. Eirika acted on instinct, to protect someone in danger before she even realized what she did. But it also became pretty clear, by the reaction of the one she just stabbed, she clearly was no human.Sieglinde would bring out the most terrible pain and tended to be lethal to most monsters and evil beings, but this 'Krul' wasn't going down. She was in immense pain, and it really was incredible that she was still standing at this point, but what most shocked Eirika was the moment when she pulled the blade out of her chest, the Reaper had enough energy to throw a strike across her body, her razor sharp nails slicing through bits of her armor and cloth before the Reaper was suddenly gone from her sight, only to reappear a safer distance away. "You will regret that. I'll be sure to drink YOUR blood dry. Mark my words, you will die first.." Probably not something Eirika wanted to hear on her first few minutes on a new world.
....Eirika wouldn't suffer to long, at least, not with the pain as Lissa began to heal her. It may not repair her armor or clothing, but it would keep her from being in terrible pain! She was just lucky nothing was cut enough that that would be reveling anything.
But something was off, just as she was about to thank Lissa for her healing, she began to feel very weak, her face becoming slightly pale as she dropped to her knees, only what strength she had left kept her propped up by the help of Sieglinde as it was stabbed into the ground in front of her. What Krul didn't mention, was the poison laced tips of her nails. "...Oh no..! " Athena rushed to her, placing her hands over the area of her body where she was originally struck, and what Eirika would see was the soft green, golden glow emitting from the elf princess's palms. "Don't worry, I can make it go away! My abilities may not be quite as great as everyone else's, but I can cure almost any kind of poison.." She would already start to feel better, and within only a few moments, Eirika would be completely healed from the poison. Had she not been there, this could have ended up becoming a very deadly situation..
[ooc: Ugh. Such a horrible post...Just going to end it here and have them stay together, where they can wander a while and search for a safe place. ]]
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Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 2:12 pm
       ".....?!?!" L'Arachel nearly stumbled towards the ground suddenly, as if her balance had completely been thrown off course. Luck was with her, in the form of her staff as she caught herself by planting the bottom of Latona at the ground and catching herself. Probably not the best use of such a sacred weapon, but hey! It did her well in not completely dirtying her cute elegant white dress! "What in the world?!" As her eyes began to focus, she would instantly notice the massive change of her surroundings. From the Kingdom of Renais, to this..open area of nearly nothing side from forests's in the distance.
Her next surprise was the adorably dressed little girl standing a little ways away from her, she looked completely terrified, almost frozen in fear! One problem at a time! What was she to do about this? "..Hello there.." She smiled at her, lowering slightly as to be more at level with her, looking so big and tall probably wasn't helping her terrified state! "It's okay, i'm not going to hurt you..I am a holy woman! You see? I don't look to scary, do I? " She set Latona down on the ground beside her. "I think we both are in quite the situation, aren't we? You seem as lost as I do. " She could see the young girl's fearful face start to fade, becoming a little curious, though still very cautious. "Let's find a safe place together, what do you say? You can count on me..L'Arachel, to keep you safe from harm! " She was trying to sound a little silly, though it wasn't a whole lot of different then how she tended to be in her sometimes unique way of speaking! "I promise you can trust me.." She held out her hand slowly. "......." She took a very small, slow step forward. "...You ..seem like a nice lady.." The little girl took another step forward. "..You promise..? " L'Arachel smiled again, nodding. "..L-Lissa..it's my name.." She took a brief glance around again, a whole massive bunch of land she didn't know, and only this one, nice looking lady who promised to keep her safe. It was strange how quickly she felt she could trust her. She was always told not to talk to anyone, and she most absolutely could never leave her home. A great big world suddenly just opened up for her, and while she felt scared, she also felt safer with this woman. It was then that she reached out her hand, taking L'Arachel's in a gentle hold. "..My mother....she will get mad at me. I'm not allowed to leave home..." But here she was, it was definitely not her fault for being pulled away from her home. Home wasn't quite as homely as most humans, due to the small fact that she in fact, was not human herself. It was far from obvious, though. "Not to worry, Lissa. Should we find your mother, I think I have an idea of what might be going on. " She wasn't exactly sure they would find her, though.If what she suspected was true. "...You see, I don't think we are in our home land anymore. We both seemed to appear here, didn't we? I can only assume that...has something to do with it.. " She pointed up at the strange tear in the sky, it was certainly radiating some kind of energy from it. "..I was looking for someone very special to me, you see. I had gotten word that both him and his sister vanished from their kingdom. I went to investigate this, hoping to find them...only to end up here in the middle of my search. I believe this may be where they were brought..." Was it in the same world? It wasn't quite so obvious just yet. But it probably wouldn't take a long time for her to figure that part out upon seeing more area's and meeting new people.
"Come, Let us find shelter. I have a bad feeling about this place.." Who knew what next would come out of that portal? Holding the young girls hand, she picked up Latona with her free one, and began to head away from the area. She didn't know where she was going, but at some point.....they were bound to find SOME kind of city, she hoped..
 
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Aerith Gast Gainsborough Captain
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Aerith Gast Gainsborough Captain
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Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 1:06 am
   If anyone loved fluffy softness, it was the girl snuggled up in her warm, cozy covers as she laid in her very pink and elegant bed. She laid there with her head comfortably propped up in a mound of pillows, while a book remained in her hands. She was just about halfway, when the strangest wavering in the air above her suddenly caught her attention. "...? " She blinked her eyes a few times, was she....maybe reading to much? It couldn't be finally be getting to her, after all, she spent so much time in this very room, almost constantly with a book in hand. She didn't exactly go out often, very rarely at all, for reasons. She lowered the book a little, as if to see if the strange wavering remained. It did. In fact, it intensified, forming into a elongated tear in the air, directly above her. "...?!?!" She could see what looked like sky, and greenery for a moment, through the strange magical ...well whatever it was! She had no idea, and before she could even try to call for help, it all began to get even more alarming. The colors of the sky and green lush lands were becoming much more clear, and suddenly...
Everything changed drastically around her surroundings. What was the most unpleasant thing of all? She dropped out of the SKY, well, not high, at least, it was at least a good four feet where she fell from a new formation, a opening in the sky. The only luck she had was the fact that the grass was quite lush, and softened that landing a bit better for her. Unfortunately, her beloved storybook flew from her hands the moment she hit the ground.
"Owwie... " She just about had tears in her eyes, no matter how soft that grass was, it still hurt! She was hardly strong at all. "...What...is this..? " She didn't have a lot of time to REALLY look around and register her situation, as a heavy gust of wind rushed by, catching her book in it's current and starting to lift it in the air. "...! ...No..! ..Come back!" Yes, it was going to come back to her, it was a dog. Mmhmm. Staggering to her feet, she tried to catch it, only for the wind to pick up even stronger! "My book...! Give it back! " She....really didn't get out a lot. She was here for no more then a minute and already the world had a thing against her, stealing her book, how dare it!
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Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 1:40 am
Aeon In all her unwanted excitement upon being brought to this new world, Teresa would likely fail to see the figure already standing there, a large blade against his shoulder, staring the opposite direction. One of his pointed ears twitched upon haring the girl's "suffering," and he turned his single eye along with his head around to look at the poor girl helplessly chasing around her book. He could probably catch that for her... but he really didn't care that much to help.
He was the only one, apparently, as the large wyvern beside him leaped up into the air, apparently thinking this was some sort of game, catching the book in its jaws. Landing with a large crash that caused the area to shake a bit, he offered the book to her, his tail wagging with enough power to knock children down behind him had there been any just from the wind. ...Of course, the book now had large teeth marks in it, and was slobbered on, so... yeah. Probably not the way she wanted it returned to her. "Stupid dog." Aeon smacked the wyvern in the face, causing it to jump and let out an irritated snarl. Something that would terrify most people, but Aeon just continued to look completely bored and apathetic. "Shut up." This wasn't entirely serious--he didn't see Gungnir here as a pet, but more like a comrade. "Ah... Teresa." It took him a bit to remember how this girl was familiar. "You know, innocent Serenitians like you are the most fun to break. Even more fun that you're a royal... I wonder how that pompous brother of yours will react. Only one way to find out, right?" He took a few steps towards her. Had she turned to try to run, she would notice only too late that a chunk of earth shot up, causing her to fall forward onto the ground. He got down on her, shoving her face down so half of her face was forced against the dirt, and with his other hand, he forced her hips to rise, the back of hers would meet the front of his. Still clothed... for now. She was face down, bottom up, for lack of better terminology. "I've become a Reaper, in case you didn't notice. If you even still remember me... This is my favorite pastime, now..." He began to tug at her skirt--not enough to reveal anything yet, but enough to drive in the feeling of helplessness.(( OOC: ))
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Brave Restoration King Vice Captain
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Aerith Gast Gainsborough Captain
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Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 2:26 am
Teresa stopped, the giant blur of red catching her attention, even for one as unaware as Teresa was, it was hard to miss the giant wyvern as it leaped into the air, catching her beloved book into it's jaws. Its landing only seconds after catching it was quite the startle, her uncoordinated balance causing her to stumble with the small shaking of the ground. It was a wonder how anyone could be that weak, just a little shake could throw her off so much! She didn't fall, though. That was only due to lightly grabbing onto the book it held out while still in it's jaws, it was...so cute..! Like a little puppy ,bringing back a toy to play more. She even smiled kindly, as she finally took her now hole filled slobbered book. It really didn't bother her, she was just grateful for it's kindness. It could have been a evil monster who only wanted to have her for a snack, but that wasn't the case. The wyvern was nice, unfortunately, it's 'owner' was not. And Teresa was about to realize just how much his change really was, from the young elf prince she once knew him as. "...!? ..Why....why did you hit him?! ...That was mean..he was being so sweet, you didn't have to hit him..." She frowned, wanting to reach over and hug the poor wyvern to comfort it, but something kept her back, in fact, she began to take few steps away. Away from Aeon. "..What are you talking about...? " She was pretty much the definition of innocence, his words wouldn't really register to her, but when he started to walk toward her, what little of a cautiousness she had in her made her turn and run. If he really remembered her well, he would know she couldn't run well without becoming quickly exhausted. To many things were gathering against her, just as the earth shot up in front of her, giving her no warning or time to avoid it before she fell forward and onto the ground.Her situation only grew much more dangerous as she felt the sudden weight of his body over her, she was...in a very bad position here, and absolutely no way to defend herself. She had zero strength, she couldn't shove him off, she really could do nothing-at-all. "S-Stop...! " Her pleading was muffled, her face half forced into the dirt as it was made it even harder to call for help, she was in a no win situation, really. "Stop...you can't..! " Tears formed heavily in her eyes, if he wanted helplessness from her, he was definitely getting it now.
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