Welcome to Gaia! ::

Nara stood at the door to Isdra's residence, nervously bouncing on her feet. She was alone, her partner working on a project, and dreading what she might find out.

Knocking on the door the Relic waited for someone to answer.

Seconds ticked by, feeling like hours. Finally the door began to open and out popped Isdra. For the first time in her rather unusual life, Nara felt as if she could swoon like a proper lady.

As it was she let out a breath in a whoof of air as her entire body relaxed. For a momement she closed her eyes and tried to regain some semblance of equilibrium. "Thank you," the woman whispered. Since when did these kids mean so much to her. She hated children. Darn scrolls.

Opening her dark eyes, Nara straightened up. "I'm glad to see your alive, may I come in?"

Nara flushed, aware of how weird it must seem. Taking a seat on the edge of a chair the woman waited uneasily. Accepting the tea she took a small sip. "Well.. You see.." Hesitantly Nara stirred her tea.

"I was worried.. A day ago..Well, it felt like you died." She didn't add that when she could feel Isdra again it was still faint and there was something..else....

About half-way through Nara's hands began to tremble. Quickly placing the drink down, anywhere it wouldn't spill she clasped the clammy objects together. Her face paled throughout the explanation.

"Oh s**t..." she whispered as the rather peculiar details of the relics came about. "s**t, s**t, s**t, s**t."

Abruptly the relic stood and began pacing back and forth, mumbling to herself under her breath "...scrolls.....trouble.... Templars.... god..." Only a few words stood out a month the half-mouthed, half-whispered words.

Abruptly Nara focused on Isdra, reading the worry that was on her face. Trying to look reassuring, and failing, the woman shook her head, "No, no. I'm sure I'll find a way.."

Taking a glance at Isdra's face, Nara debated telling the teen more but kept her mouth shut. She already had too much on her shoulders.

Nara collapsed back onto the couch, looking thouroughly wiped and haggard. Closing her eyes, Nara began to massage her head.

"I..Well, I suppose you're old enough.." Nara swallowed hard, wondering how the hell she was supposed to tell the girl this.

"Isdra... Have you..remembered before being a scroll..?"

Eyes still shut, Nara nodded, "Did they explain anything when the ritual occurred?"

Without waiting for an answer the woman continued. "No matter. Once upon a time, there was a god. He began to be worshiped above all others, though he didn't really want it. This was killing the other gods so he came up with a plan. He would take those who were...excessive.. and seal them up. Then they would be unsealed and help reestablish the old gods." Nara took a deep breath, shutting emotions away from her face. "However, there were enemies to this plan and they sucessfully ambushed one of the rituals," screams, shoves, and a bright green light, "causing the relic to become.. flawed. Time passed, and things where slowly set right. The scrolls were released to help reestablish the gods in their new home. A place called Gaia."

Storytime over, Nara opened her eyes and stared at Isdra. "You were chosen to bring one of those dieties back to life but... bonded as you are to twin dieties from a different world... The Templars go crazy at any hint of something other than their one true god. Pagan gods from another world... You need to move into the library." She was dead serious, much though she hated to have her home invaded. It was the best shielded place available to them.

Nara shook her head, "The library's the only place that's sheilded from the Templars right now. Go ahead and look for an apartment but it'll need to be sheilded." She bit her lip and decided not to mention that the Templars might find them anyway. "And... Isdra, you might have to.. explain yourself to the diety who sealed us or... whichever one you were to be helping."