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 Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 1:08 pm
Dated to March 12, 2015
This was it. Weeks of quiet meetings and planning, all for this moment - for a quiet meeting in a corner of the park with Leto and Castor.
The New Year's Eve kidnappings had been the final straw for her. She couldn't trust the Negaverse anymore, couldn't pretend it was the thing she believed in when she first joined. The family she'd been promised. She knew individual agents did bad things, there was no ignoring that, but shew had thought the organization itself was something greater.
She had been stupid. So stupid.
But now she was here, in the park, and it would all be better - because Castor was going to purify her and then Leto would bring her into theDark Mirror and she would finally, finally be where she belonged.
"I'm ready, and before anybody asks, yes, I'm sure I want to do this," she said, and verbalizing it helped confirm it. She was dispelling whatever lingering doubts she might have, too. "But we should probably be quick - I think the Negaverse has eyes on me. Helping people being held captive didn't exactly win me brownie points."
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 1:29 pm
When this entire thing was first brought up, Leto was anything but sure that it was a good idea by any stretch of the means. What if it just... Well, what if it didn't work? What if it killed her? Could she live with that? The simple answer was no. But it was what Persephone wanted and at the end of the day Leto would do anything for her. Evidently, this fell under the category of 'anything'. The Eternal Senshi of Camouflage paced back and forth nervously until her newest ally joined them. This was the worst everrrrr. What if someone interrupted them? What if someone was looking for Persephone? What if someone had caught on to their plans? Leto was pretty sure that she had never felt more anxious in her entire life- and in the nearly 5 years that she had been a Senshi she had done a lot of unspeakable s**t. So, you know, that said something about the gravity of what they were doing here. The moment that she felt the power signature of an Order Senshi, Leto finally stopped pacing and grabbed Persephone's hand and gripped just a smidge tighter than she had intended to. She locked eyes with Castor and silently pleaded that he not kill her girlfriend in this process. "Be careful. I don't know what that means to be completely honest but whatever. Just be careful. And thank you. I..." Leto cringed. "I owe you one." At least the two of them could agree that Dark Mirror Senshi was better than Negaverse Senshi and Persephone would be one extra person on their side of their very strange alliance.
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iStoleYurVamps
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 2:08 pm
On the grounds of wanting to destroy Chaos, this went against his code. Yet, logically, this was sound...to an extent. Purify to re-corrupt. A willing transition in the name of love and broken promises. The Dark Moon was if anything, the most neutral party and faction of Chaos he could stomach. They didn't want earth, they wanted what he wanted. A return to space, to their worlds. He could relate, understand that, support that.
Castor's thoughts on if this would harm the cause in the long term were... conflicting. Theoretically the balance would remain fixed. A purification followed by corruption almost immediately after. Little time for Order to take hold and grow from the purification, Chaos regaining in part what it lost.
When he arrived he watched for a short time, judging their actions and interactions. Fear, apprehension, worry, guilt, love, affection- they wore their emotions on their sleeves and he felt himself understanding far to well what they faced, and just what it felt like to be in such a position once upon a time. A short step from Eternal to Royal, dark wings so unlike the others of 'white moon' fanned out, the smattering of ice crystals from the shift falling to the ground.
The click of metal boots and the sound of rustling feathers were the first things he said. Silence was often a good response to thanks depending on what was being thanked for and this? She could one day curse him in the same breath for what he was about to do.
"Pain." He said finally, reaching up to brush his white hair from his face.
"It is painful. Mind, body, soul- You are fighting to free yourself from a grasp that's dug it's roots so far inside you that it's not unlike ripping a scab off a festering wound only to sew it shut. Normally, after you purify, you have time to let it heal, to let the bond strengthen and grow; in this case you'll be sewing the wound shut just to rip it back open and plant something new. What we're doing now is- it's unconventional at best. You both have talked of this, the risks it poses, the dangers of what might go wrong." He let the words sink in. This was the final chance to halt what they planned to do.
A glance to Leto and a tiny grim smile. "Remember those words in the coming days." A crystal, white and jagged and cold as his sphere cracked into existence in the palm of his hand for a brief moment as Castor drew in a breath. This was it.
"Leto-Persephone." He reached out, one hand to support the senshi, another rising to her chest. "Never forget you chose this path."
With that, he sent his power crashing into the corrupt senshi, intent on destroying any and all traces of Chaos inside of her.
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 3:15 pm
Persephone squeezed Leto's hand, feeling her chest tighten with nerves. Oh, God, she'd done a lot of dumb s**t as a Senshi, but this had to win for "most half-baked idea, ever." It was stupid and risky, but she knew people could be recorrupted - surely repurification, too, was an option?
"Chaos always hurts, going in or out. It's a b***h that way," she joked, because sarcastic comments in the face of being terrified as s**t were her modus operandi.
There were so many risks. Castor's power might shatter her starseed. So might Leto's, when it sank in. She would lose even more of herself. She had told Hvergelmir that Chaos always took, and that was still true. Her memories would become even more fragmented, she waspretty sure she'd lose her Chaos-twisted magic (though saying goodbye to that didn't sound like such a terrible idea.)
Castor's magic felt like a strange, icy fire, starting in her chest and burning through all of her. And when it burned away Chaos, it burned away everything else too.
When it was over, a tiny Order Super Senshi looked between Leto and Castor, briefly confused.
And then they floated back, bits and pieces of memory - of stolen moments with Leto, of a plan to get her away from the Negaverse (and the Negaverse was terrible, she knew that much, even if she couldn't really remember why.)
And a piece of something, something else and older, from the last time she had worn this uniform.
A promise.
"Leto," she said, and it came out breathless. "I promised to take you to space."
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 4:42 pm
She couldn't watch. When it all came down to it, and Castor's sickeningly sweet and powerful aura flared around them and she could feel the thrumming of his crystal... She couldn't watch when he pushed his power into her. Her eyes shut and she turned her head away. At the end of it all, she realistically had no idea what to expect when it was over and done with. It didn't matter that she understood the basics of how corruption and purification worked; how it changed people to their very core. Because this was different, this was something no one had done before. As Castor did what Prince's of the White Moon do, Leto quietly whispered over and over and over and over, "Please don't forget me. Please don't forget me. Please don't forget me." When the brightness ceased and the crystal's power ebbed away, it was then that Leto opened her eyes. She stared at Persephone, her tiny precious White Moon Senshi, searching for any trace of her girlfriend recognizing her at all. Her expression was a mixture of worry and terror as she held onto her hand for dear life. Then her name slipped from Persephone's lips and Leto let out a heavy breath that she hadn't even realized she was holding. A grin split across her face and she pulled Persephone into the tightest hug in the history of ever, then kissed her and pulled back. She glanced at Castor and smiled at him. They were different, but somehow still the same. Allies. Partners in their goals for Senshi. And now because he definitely did not kill her girlfriend, she was indebted to him. "Drinks soon," she murmured at him before her attention was back on Persephone. She wanted to say so much more to Castor, to hug him or give him fistbumps or something and thank him and tell him how incredibly amazing he was for agreeing to their stupid plan. But in that moment, all that mattered was Persephone. ...Who not only remembered her (or at least her name), but also apparently remembered that she owed her a trip to space.
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 5:44 pm
And just like that, it was over. A slow and heavy sigh left him, tiny beads of sweat rolling down his face and the back of his neck sent a chill through him. She left Persephone to Leto, handing the small order senshi to the one who was going to give her to chaos. A part of him was sickened, knowing he was doing this, an agent of Chaos is a backhanded way yet-. Balance must be maintained. It would be inevitable. Leto's look to him made him soften for an instant. Hope was a fragile thing. As was love, and he didn't need to read them to know that this was their time together, however brief it might be. "Another night, for now, go. Enjoy your time together while it's safe to do so. I'll check in later." He gave them a small hand wave, turning away. "Never forget, it was your choice to walk this path. That's all I'll ask for now." With that, wings faded and the click of his shoes helped to steady his own heartbeat as he walked away, wondering if in the end he'd truly helped them or condemned them both.
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iStoleYurVamps
iStoleYurVamps
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 6:32 pm
Persephone wobbled on her feet. Being purified was exhausting, but being swept up in Leto's arms felt like home in a way she couldn't express. She slid her arms around her girlfriend's (yes, Leto was her girlfriend, that was definitely true and she was sure of that) shoulders, leaning into the kiss.
"I love you," she said, her voice soft, and she turned to call after Castor. "Thank you! Thank you, so much!" She might regret it later, if she remembered more, or something, but now she couldn't even imagine doing anything else.
"I...you were going to make me like you, right? A Dark Mirror?" Persephone asked. She was unwilling to move, comfortable and warm in Leto's arms. "If you do, I won't be able to go to space, right? So...can we wait a little while, so I can finally take you? I owe you that."
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 7:10 pm
Leto closed her eyes as tears welled in them, pressing her forehead to Persephone's. She held tightly onto her to both remind herself that this was real and that she was indeed okay, and to ensure that her poor girlfriend didn't collapse from exhaustion. "I love you too," she said quietly. Finally she pulled back, holding onto Persephone's arms to steady her. "We'll wait as long as you want. You can take me to space and you can do all of the things you need to do first, I promise. There is no rush." At least, she was pretty sure there was no rush. And if after waiting Persephone changed her mind about joining the Dark Mirror Court, then they would just find a way to make it work regardless. But for now, it was time to get her to a safe place to rest. And while Leto was tiny, she was particularly lucky in that her lady was even tinier and she easily scooped her up into her arms. Grinning down at her, she kissed her once more and the pair slipped through the nearest mirror in the park to the safety of Quinn's bedroom.
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