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 Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 10:40 am
The week after the events of the Hollow were quiet. It seemed that all of Destiny was in agreement that everyone needed the time to recover. The Negaverse was silent, and Wolframite was otherwise occupied tending to Lavan. It was only after they were assured they could see again that they even dared thinking about the war and work again. The events of the Hollow had played out countless times over their mind, namely seeing the times they had done wrong by Laven to leave them alone on the battlefield. It wasn't perfect. In a fight, it was hard to see a perfect solution. A lot of things could have happened, and they didn't have future magic to see what was the best.
However, there had been something nagging at him.
A message would show up on Miyamoto's phone. Text from Wolframite We need to talk. Let's meet someplace on the surface. Night.
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2025 9:08 pm
He'd gotten the message and responded back with a place and an exact time, a time when he'd have gotten out of work and had time to shower, and sent the message to his general. That whole battle still played out in his mind whenever he closed his eyes, so much had happened, he was sure it was similar for most people involved. It seemed others were as affected as he was, maybe more so, because so far when he went out to gather energy the nights were peaceful. Even if he felt a signature they didn't approach, as if no one wanted to fight, and normally he would have chased them down himself but he simply didn't have it in him.
When he'd gotten back to Destiny city he'd been in such pain that it had taken a lot to get past it, he'd have rather been back with the serpent than the pain he'd felt, but he'd managed to get past it with help. The day after hadn't been great, working with so little sleep was not the best of ideas, but he'd gotten through it. Now days later and he was relishing the cool air as he waited for Wolframite to turn up at the location he'd suggested to his general. His hands were up his sleeves, his hands folded infront of himself, as he closed his eyes and took a deep breath. It was nice out tonight, pleasent really, he dreaded summer and the heat it brought with it. He much prefered the cooler months, and the rain, as opposed to the heat and the sunshine.
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Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 6:15 pm
Wolframite had no issue finding the spot and teleported 2 blocks away. He knew the area since he would come to a corner store that was open 24-7 to get some late night snacks for the house. Maybe he could get a few things for Laven when he got back home. That should help their mood a bit.
Smoothing out his uniform, he stepped down the street and headed to the location. The energy signature was warm and familiar, and he soon saw the silhouette of the other as came closer.
"Miyamoto." He called out when he was in viewable range, and did a quick walk over to meet them. "Nice evening." Clear sky. No storms. Cool.
Quiet.
Peaceful.
"How have you been?"
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Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 6:49 pm
The dark aura of the general approaching was soothing, calming even, it was something he would wrap himself up in if it were possible. When he spotted the approaching general he raised a hand in greeting. Waiting until the other was closer he nodded his head slowly. "It is, the weather has settled tonight and it's cool out." It wasn't warm, hadn't been really, and he was good with that. He didn't like the heat of summer, never had, fall and spring were perfect for him.
"I'm doing better now that we're no longer on the dinner menu for cosmic serpents." He was also doing better since the stress level has gone down, way down, and that meant the migranes had ceased. He didn't think he could handle more migranes, he'd had far too many since this had all started.
"You've been well? I didn't see Lavendulan after you two wandered off - how's she doing?" He assumed she had made it out well, as everyone seems to have, but not everyone was in the best of health. She was at least alive he figured.
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Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 7:25 pm
Again, he took a deep breath and just closed his eyes, letting the sound of distant trees now flush with greenery sway in the dark. Somewhere were the distant fading sounds of city life, like a distant lone howl. But here, it was still.
"Giant Serpent was a first for me. I've seen a lot, but I had no idea we had something like that just above our heads. Just when I think I've seen it all, that I have some sense of things, something new and ridiculous comes out. I wasn't really prepared to fight a god." He said, opening his eyes to look over at Miyamoto.
"Or goddess. Never really checked." Hopefully god. He didn't want to see that thing having eggs.
"I've been okay. Laven had been dealing with the side-effects of the battle. They could only see out into some galactic void for a long time. We - we were really considering what to do if it was permanent. But, her vision had slowly returned. I can tell she's relieved, I am too. I've felt that dread before. I can fight a Giant Serpent but, well, trying to console someone who couldn't see anymore - that's when I feel hopeless." He wanted to be strong though, and had tried to be just that for Laven. Yet inwardly, he was panicking for them.
"And you. I saw you - back on the battlefield across the way. I wanted to talk to you sooner."
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Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 8:55 pm
"Apparently it's not the only such cosmic giant out there." The idea of one day having to kill another such god, as the other put it, was brothersome but it wasn't something he'd back down from. He hadn't this time, despite the stress, and he wouldn't the next time if such a time did come again. "The cosmos is vast, assume that you've seen a lot but not even a fraction of what's out there." That was the best he could assume with everything, that he should expect everything and roll with it.
"I'm not sure I want to know, or care, what it's gender was. Or perhaps both...or neither. We are dealing with something cosmic - anything is possible." And there were, to his knowledge, a lizard species that was all female and reproduced exact copies of themselves. Earth was strange and it meant the Cosmos was worse.
"I can understand that...I think I'd be the same in that situation." Emotions were something he avoided, he didn't like dealing with them, but he could fight and he'd done well at that. The idea of potentially winding up blind, like some had, was terrifying and then worrying that it might be a permanent thing. He wouldn't have handled that well, he worked in an industry where he had to see.
"Ah, I lost track of you after a while." He'd lost track of a lot of things, and people, rather quickly. He'd been busy vomiting and trying to keep himself under contro land focused enough to not die, or in whatever that state was which mimicked death was, he'd managed well enough since he was still alive and hadn't wound up seeing some void. He could have done better, he was certain of that, but it was something.
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