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 Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 5:44 pm
It was almost a relief to run into other knights. It was nice to know that him and Newgrange weren’t the only ones out there…and though he knew this had to be the case…sometimes he still wondered.
But when his eyes lit upon the white and wine clad knight, Whisler raised a hand in greeting and smiled brightly. “Hey. You’re a new face.” He seemed excited, eager and the hand that was raised was held out for the other knight to shake if he should choose.
“I’m Whisler, Knight of Polaris…it’s very nice to meet you, I must confess…”
He shrugged, still grinning. “Sometimes it’s very easy to feel alone in this city.” Whisler knew he was rambling, but he didn’t care. He was lonely. And this was a potential friend. This was someone that could have his back. Who could talk him down from all of the temptations that were out there…a friend who might be able to really know what it was like to be…well.
A knight.
And this one. This one would stay a friend. He would make sure of that. He would make sure that he tried to keep to this resolve.
He hoped.
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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2018 12:43 pm
He didn't meet too many knights and when he felt a order signature, some didn't bother moving in your direction. Some vanished as if spooked by any signature at all that they felt, powering down to be another unidentified civilian on the street. Others moved away, and a rare few actually talked to him. So far his track record of social sucesses had not been the greatest, but he also couldn't fully blame himself when a lot of the knights he knew were avoidant to fighting and had outright started arguements with him over the very basics of war.
It was frustrating which meant that he was almost always alone.
It made him miss being an agent. He knew people there. Like-minded people. People he could easily call teammates.
When the other knight arrived, he stood and waited and was surprised to see the knight actually changed course and came to his location. When he arrived, he noticed the bright blues. It was hard to figure out the knights sometimes, but most were very happy to give their full title.
He took the hand in his gloved hand and shook. "Gevaudan. Knight of Ganymeade." He added, more to show what his symbols meant then any alliances. He was about to point out that he wasn't new, but let that slide. New to the knight. Not new to the game.
"It is very easy to feel alone especially with so many of us not patrolling or scattered about. It's nice to meet you, Whisler."
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Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2018 9:17 am
Whisler found it very hard to keep the pleased smiled off of his face and squeezed the hand in his for a moment before letting it drop. “It is. And it’s very nice to meet you too, Gevaudan. I’ve never met a knight of Ganymede before, what a treat!”
Not that he knew who or what Ganymede was, but that didn’t really matter. Another random Prince or Princess, he guessed. Not that he had much respect for anything like that…his own Princess…
No. Now was not the time to start thinking down that street.
“Are you just patrolling? Perhaps we could walk together, if you wanted? It’s just. Very nice to run into someone on the same side as me for once, normally it’s always Negaverse agents that I run into, and I’m not saying that they’re difficult to talk to but…”
He shrugged, and gave a grin. “They can be a little fight happy, you know?” Fight happy and seductive. And tempting. And all sorts of other things that he didn’t want to, and couldn’t allow himself to think about at the moment.
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 8:19 am
He chucklef at that. "Well that's how they are trained. Some don't care to ask questions and you'd make a nice starseed to take home."
"Yeah, I'm just patrolling right now. I'd appreciate the company. It's nice to have backup." He went to move alongside the knight as they walked from one roof over to the next.
"Do you often talk to the Negaverse?"
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 8:46 am
“Ah. What a loaded question. But, I try to. After all…aren’t they just like us only…you know, steeped in chaos instead of whatever you and I are steeped in?” Whisler couldn’t quite look at the other knight while he spoke of it. He wouldn’t understand. Couldn’t understand.
“You’re right about that, though I’m pretty lucky I guess, they can’t take my starseed without a pretty good fight since you know…I glow and all…”
Whisler grew quiet for a moment, and finally glanced at Gevaudan. “Do you know anything about transendance? I mean, it’s great and all, the glowing but…I don’t know. Part of me…doesn’t want to, you know?”
The pull back to chaos was just too strong at times and he knew quite well that if he hadn’t started glowing, he would have been Mariposite again without question. “I’ve talked to some who have it, and they all think I’m crazy for even thinking about wanting it gone but…I don’t know. Sometimes it just makes me feel…trapped? If that makes sense.”
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 9:09 am
"Yes. Knights and Negaverse agents are the same. One major dfference is what power we draw from. The Negaverse draws from Chaos and answer to Metallia, Beryll, and the General Kings and Queens. Knights draw from their Wonder where their piece of the Code lies. Aside from keeping balance and protecting the code, we don't take orders from anyone. We are brothers and sisters in arms with two different powers we draw from. Both alien. Both with their own intentons."
He wasn't sure what the other meant by glowing. "I don't know about transendence. What do you mean you glow? Why are you trapped? Is it a irreverdable condition?" And with some mounting concern. "Is it something knights get?"
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 9:25 am
Whisler nodded, glancing away again for a moment. “Yeah, yeah. Not really sure what the Code is but, I mean, you sound like you know what you’re talking about pretty well. But, so far as transcendence…” He moved a step closer so Gevaudan could see the glowing snowflakes on his cheek, and showed the ones on the backs of his hands.
“…Senshi can get it two, I know that Ida glows. And there are others. A lot of others. I’m not sure why mine started…I was actually. I mean.” He blew out a breath and glanced back at Gev. “I had a General King’s hand in my chest trying to bring me back to the Negaverse, and instead…I started glowing. I guess. I was…I got cold feet in the middle of it and…thought of my friend and just…decided I didn’t want to go back and then this happened. But.”
He shrugged. “It made me an enemy. Ashanite was supposed to be helping me figure out how to get rid of them. But we don’t really talk anymore so. I guess it’s a moot point and I should just suck it up and forget about going back, right?” He gave a soft, bitter laugh and glanced at the male. “I suppose you’ve inferred but I was once part of the Negaverse so. Condemn me if you want to, or spread it around like some people want to. I don’t…like talking about it most of the time. It makes me feel tainted.”
There was something about this knight though. The way he seemed almost afraid of the thought of transcendence. It made Whisler want to keep talking to him. Perhaps about everything.
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 10:10 am
Gevaudan listened with a stern expression as the othet knight spoke too close to home about being a Negaverse offocer and apparently failed a recorruption. Somehow having doubts during the process created a side effect. Transcendence? He had never heard of it.
Then he heard that last part. In one quick motion he rose his hand hand smacked the officer upside the back of his head. It was a disciplinary action. One common with Negaverse actions though some might have punched him.
"You are not tainted. Stand proud. You were part of an organization that prided itself on effectively, sacrifice, and hard work. If I was still a General myself, I would have kicked you for saying that. If you wanted to go back then it had something you wanted and wished for. It might not have been enough to make your re-corruption stick but it was something. Chaos is not a taint. It is just a energy source. It is only called corruption because of how the White Moon court felt those that rebelled were their enemy."
He lowered his hand. "I suppose we should get our other introduction out of the way. I'm General Wolframite. Nice to meet you, soilder." And to this the stern expression melted into the smile of a comrade.
"So - does this transcendence mean you can never corrupt again? Why did you want to go back?" He asked.
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 10:20 am
Whisler stared blankly as the other knight smacked him, and then blinked rapidly, trying to figure out just what had happened.
Finally though, a slow smile crossed his face as he began to realize…that he wasn’t alone. Not really. “Ah. General, huh? I don’t think I got that far. I don’t remember anything really. My name was Mariposite…I’ve had flashes of some things that happened but…I don’t remember anything clearly…”
He watched the male and smiled slightly. “You sound like…you wish you hadn’t left either…what…made you want to purify? What made you want to get away? Were you losing yourself to the darkness? I was told that’s why I wanted out..”
He absently rubbed at the snowflakes on his hand again, shrugging. “As of right now, yeah. It means I can’t corrupt again…but…I’m still sort of trying to get rid of them…and not. I…I do have a life now, and it’s not bad…but I keep just…longing for something else. Part of me still wants to go home. And ah. I just…you know. You meet people who make you want to go back, find out that just because you’re the ‘good guys’ doesn’t mean you don’t do horrible things…and then there was the business where I got the chaos in me and I just…I don’t know. I guess I miss it. I miss what I can’t remember. I want what I have no clear ideas about…perhaps it’s just one of those…grass is always greener situations…”
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 10:39 am
He rose an eyebrow. "Loosing myself to the Darkness? What kind of talk is that? I wasn't gobbling up starseeds if that is what you mean." That wad the only Darkness he could think of was a threat specific to the Negaverse. Otherwise, his darkness had always been revenge.
He usually was reserved with his reasons to purify but the knight wasn't his enemy. He was someone he could trust to understand.
"I tried to take down the DMC against the orders of my superiors. I was told to keep peace with the sad lie of an alliance in place and actively gathered members on all side to attack the DMC. After nearly succeeding in the death of one of their Royals, I was stopped and punished." He said this all as of reading a report, forcing himself not to be angry.
"I used up my second chances. I took my parnter and left." He looked at the other purified knight. "I can better serve everyone to take down the dmc on the outside. ....I am a traitor."
He looked on ahead as they walked. "I was made a officer before Beryl even showed up. Many years of my life went to the cause. I miss them. After I purified, I forgot the person I was but not the officer. I only feel solid when in uniform. It worries me to know I'm in the dark and do not know what is happening on their side. I had friends there. Family. Worse yet, my partner forgot his life in the Negaverse. He is not the same anymore. I am not either."
"You can still be ftiends with those officers. You can still protect them. You seem too unsure. Remember, if you corrupt you could forget the few memories you still have left."
He looked at the knight's cheek for a while. "You should be 100% sure if you try again. A bad corruption could make you into a youma or could hurt your starseed. Do you know how to remove those marks? Has anyone managed to do that?"
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 11:02 am
Whisler listened and nodded slowly. “The…Dark Mirror Court? I think…I was dating someone from there when I left. I hurt her pretty bad…haven’t seen her in years though I…I hope she’s okay…” He sighed and rubbed his face. It had been so long ago. Not worth thinking about. He had moved on but…thinking about it sent that strange ache back into his heart.
“Ah.” The male swallowed and rubbed his face again, frowning. “You…why do you hate that court so badly? Did they hurt you? Are you okay? Do you need help with anything?”
His story was interesting, and Whisler’s heart went out to the other knight…that must be difficult. One remembering their life in the Negaverse..and the other remembering everything but…
Quietly he reached out and ruffled Gev’s hair. “I’m here for you, you know. I haven’t had the pleasure of running into someone who understands what I’m going through, and it means a lot. It means a lot to be able to be your friend. You’re right though. I would lose so much more than I would gain…I am happy here…I just...You know, you’re never satisfied with everything, not really. I wish I was but. That’s just…it’s almost silly. But…” He shrugged. “You’re not a traitor, you still love and respect where you are from…you just…wanted to see your goals met. That’s all.”
If Nick wasn’t a traitor to order…then Gevaudan couldn’t be a traitor to chaos.
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 11:40 am
He wanted to tell the knight he was killing off members of ghe Dark Mirror Court but decided against it if he wished for the best for a woman be hadn't seen in some time, it would be better he remained hoping she was safe and sound for the rest of his life.
The concern made his swallow and he tried to tell himself it wasn't pity but simple concern. "The Dark Mirror Court's leaders and some of its members used to be the Blood Moon Court snd on the side of order. Back then, they captured me and a handful of officers. They tortured us for information and killed agents when they didn't have answers...slowly. I could not swear an alliance to a group that I knew felt about the Negaverse and would destroy us if even the chance. I couldn't say they were my comrades when all I feel is hatred and the drive to avenge those who were tormented by them. I want them destroyed. I want their leaders to pay for what they did and feel they got away wthout any reprucussions. I'm the only one left who is willing to do that."
He felt a hand upon his head and his hair ruffled into a mess. The act was so startling that he stared blankly. No one really bothered touching him asode from Hawa and that had been a long time since they slowly fell apart in their relationship. Even other knights barely touched his shoulder and he could see the discomfort and fear in how he talked and acted. The disgust.
The action was so simple and yet when the hand was removed he glanced away and ran a hand lightly through his hair to fit it, feeling warm as his ears turned pink.
"Thank you. It means a lot. I'm here for you too of you want to talk. I don't get to meet anyone who understands what purifying and not hating the Negaverse is like. That they aren't terrible people but just like us."
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 1:37 pm
He nodded slowly, and then sighed. “Well…There was something like that that happened not too long ago. Within the past four years at least…I think I was a knight, so whenever that was—when I purified I was a Squire, but…a group of ah. ‘Our side’, knights and senshi kidnapped a bunch of officers and tortured and held them as well. I only found out from a friend of mine who got captured. His wrist got broken and he was a mess…but it turned him away from ever coming back to Order, that’s for sure…”
For a moment, Whisler shuddered, thinking of Ashanite and how afraid he had been. And how that had been the big turning point where Whisler had honestly thought about returning to the Negaverse.
“…Have you taken care of the ones that hurt you? Are there still those from the…Blood Moon Court? I’ve never heard of that…but are there still some of them on this side of things? Have you taken care of them too? I…I can’t ever condone taking someone prisoner…I…”
Quickly, he shut up, remember again his wild desire to kidnap Ashanite to his wonder and…and whatever would happen. Not torture though. He would have never hurt the male. Not if he could have helped it.
“I couldn’t…I can’t think of myself as a torturer.”
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 5:16 pm
He went somber and quiet for a moment. "Not really. Their leader vanished. Though one of the members that was with her took her place. The rest....I haven't seen them. I don't know if they left or died. I haven't spotted them all this time. Just Mirror Senshi who weren't there. Who know nothing." Who felt pointless to kill more and more and more.
"I'm trying to take care of her. If I can get her.....maybe then it would be all worth it." Loosing everything might mean something then.
Glancing at the other knight, he frowned. "No one asked you to do that. You have to be...a certain kind of person. You have to be in a certain kind of place. Most people aren't." As for him - he was already in that dark place. He had lost so much that doing that didn't matter. There was nothing left for him to care about.
"Just be careful around them. I wouldn't get too close again. Not with Leto leading them."
Leaping to another building, he waited and then considered a thought. "What do you live for now? Fight for? Now that you aren't with the Negaverse? Do you remember anything of why you left?"
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 6:06 pm
Whisler nodded, thoughtful. “…Hey, Gev? Can I call you Gev? Just…what are you going to do when you’ve gotten rid of the leader? I know you’re being all deep and asking me questions that I don’t really have an answer for—“ Because he had no idea what he lived for. He just lived to survive.
“I…I’m not sure if I have a real reason. I just keep going because that’s what I’ve always done. There’s no real…driving force, I don’t think.” He knew he should find one but…
He hadn’t messed up too badly without one yet.
“As for why I left? My friend Ida said I had talked to her before it happened…she said I had told her I was afraid of losing myself? I don’t know. I had visions of a girl though. I took her starseed. I’m pretty sure I killed her, and that sucks. I suppose…I didn’t want to be a killer so I left? That’s the story that I told myself, anyway…”
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