The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Geyze: Record of Spirit War Session 15

Record of Spirit War

Session Start: Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Geyze
<DeathStar> Alright
<DeathStar> 5
<DeathStar> 3
<DeathStar> 1
<DeathStar> -0-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-647.7.23
<DeathStar> Location: The Academy
<DeathStar> *it is currently late at night (or early morning technically). Gwen snoozes against a wall, keeping an eye out for any trouble while Selena remains inside with a group, Lumi going over data with Taiga who has come; Geyze rotating with equipment she set up* <Taiga> It does appear that there has been some affect by the Vision to the planet but I could not begin to tell you what
<Seraphna> Threna> My question is how does anyone benefit from all this.
<DeathStar> *Taiga muses* And how long has the Pyramid with the others been running?
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "Do we have any idea what this stuff is yet? Because affecting a planet? That's pretty abnormal."
<Seraphna> Threna> Adeline and Jennifer are working to synthesize a counter agent from samples.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "This is way too complicated for me."
<DeathStar> *Adeline steps into the meeting with her datapad* Yes, I do know what it is
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "What is it?"
<Seraphna> **Jaime peers up from her vigil** Hello love.
<DeathStar> *Adeline eyes the chemical make up formula* It's a chemical formula that essentially reverts things to a previous life. A reality life... *pauses* But as we've seen the spirits have reacted differently to it...
<DeathStar> *Adeline leans forward* As is the planet.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Ohhhh..." *suddenly seems to understand*
<DeathStar> <Lumi> I'm lost
<DeathStar> <Lumi> What are they reverting to? They don't have a previous life.
<Seraphna> Jaime> I’m chill and not at all hiding my deep anxiety.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "I don't know how a planet would be affected though. It's not like the entire planet is going to turn into its previous incarnation..."
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "Well, picked up on that, but... well, still no clue how that's possible. Especially with chemicals."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I'm breaking NDA, but I could care less. *slides the datapad over*
<Seraphna> Jaime> **peers over**
<DeathStar> *Lumi glances down*
<Seraphna> Jaime> I love your Devil May Care attitude by the way darling.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Vision is synthetic Origin. Apparently Origin is or was byproduct waste from the Original Reality. Think Wind or that masked super hero girl that runs around Mega City. A person who was from that reality injecting it would bring back all their memories. Due to there being so little Origin, comparing the two chemical makeups, Vision seems to be a lesser drug version using the least amount possible of what remains
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "But why are they doing this? Are they trying to replace this world with the original?"
<DeathStar> <Adeline> A person not from that reality would kill themselves.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I have no idea Sparkling. But for some reason Vision is affecting Geyze and the Spirits differently.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Which is probably almost everyone but the old guard.
<Sara> * Ellie is present at the meeting, but quiet
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "So, which reality are they from?"
<DeathStar> <Taiga> The Spirits?
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Yes."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Geyze is from the mirror reality.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> The same as you - the Mirror Universe
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "So.. if they reverted to Mirror Universe form..."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Considering it merged with this reality… not sure?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> That is a hard call to make. There is a Geyze still left behind.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> But the Anti Spirits there would tear them apart.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "...oh... ah. We should definitely stop the Vision people."
<Seraphna> **Jaime remembers to breathe after a moment ** Why would anyone WANT this?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> We're not positive that's what is happening. We still haven't the originals yet. Just their proxies.
<DeathStar> <Lumi> For the time being, we should look for the real Sylph and Gnome. Lets try to locate Salamander and talk to her. Can one of you take us to meet her? Where's Kaelan's team?
<Seraphna> Threna> I can transport us.
<DeathStar> <Lumi> Then do it.
<Seraphna> Jaime> I can probably locate Salamander. As for Kaelan’s team… **checks her datapad**
<Seraphna> Jaime> She came back after Noire got Chad to give Adeline the info.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I haven't seen her lately
<DeathStar> <Lumi> Well, I'm sure she's busy with something; either way, get us Salamander.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Probably picked up her group in the Amazon lands
<Seraphna> **Jaime focuses on Salamander and Threna reads her to jump them all to her**
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Sasha's Pyramid
<DeathStar> *Kalam finishes adjusting a few things with Avenir's power. The group having been traveling slowly back in time*
<DeathStar> <Kalam> We should almost be there any moment
<Seraphna> Alita> Literally.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *is sitting at the helm*
<Seraphna> **Talia is sitting in Lana’s cleavage**
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "A while back, I would've been amazed by this... now it's just impressive."
<DeathStar> <Kalam> I set the time past even 12,000 years ago.
<DeathStar> <Kalam> It is why it is taking so long.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "... now I'm amazed again."
<DeathStar> *they soon seem to be coming out onto rather ordinary planet; the trees, the rocks, the air, everything about it is rather standard*
<DeathStar> <Celes> This looks too plain to be Geyze
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "...I don't know what I was expecting."
<Seraphna> Talia> Boring, get to cool Geyze.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...should I ytake us down?"
<DeathStar> <Kalam> We can land and take samples
<DeathStar> <Kalam> Then begin to fast forward through time
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Ohhh... I like this!"
<Seraphna> Talia> Pillows! Set us down!
<DeathStar> *Gwen leans over Talia - interesting* Be nice
<Jackieness> <Lana> *brings the pyramid down to the planet below*
<Seraphna> T
<Seraphna> Talia> I am nice. I love my pillows.
<DeathStar> *they land and Kalam begins to take various samples and spirit samples; Celes studies them*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "She is more than just pillows."
<Seraphna> Talia> They are her best feature! **kneads them**
<DeathStar> <Celes> It's strange, the planet does have spirit energy compared to most, but it's so very low. *She brings up the three locations - where Hapian will be one day, the Dark Lands, and boring cave where Void haunts*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh?"
<DeathStar> <Celes> The levels are what some sprite clusters can do
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "So, how did the spirit level rise?"
<DeathStar> <Kalam> I suppose we'll have to move through time this.. time and find out
<DeathStar> *Vyvy muses* How far should we jump ahead?
<Alicia> * Ceilidh takes samples while here.
<DeathStar> *Ceilidh would gather plant life and soil that is far below levels compared to what is found in modern Geyze*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "How far back are we actually?"
<DeathStar> *Kalam swivels the date for Lana*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Let's jump forward 5000 years."
<Seraphna> Talia> Time travel makes Lana perky.
<DeathStar> *They jump forward*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Geyze Present
<DeathStar> *The group arrives outside the Legion capital*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Strange
<Seraphna> Threna> Hmm?
<DeathStar> <Selena> Normally she stays in her shrine
<DeathStar> *as they walk, they find Salamander looming over the capital from a vantage point*
<Seraphna> **Jaime peers about** Well yes. Though if Gnome and Sylph are anything to go by she may intentionally be hiding.
<DeathStar> <Lumi> Alright, we need to determine if this Salamander is the real deal as Adeline does her scans*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "That they're hiding is worrying... but I know we'll handle it."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I'm not detecting a core in her.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> And she has Vision in her.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "You can detect her?"
<DeathStar> <Lumi> And that means?>
<DeathStar> *Adeline shows Sparkling the Salamander before them's readings*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Could spirits have existed without cores?
<DeathStar> *it shows the spirit's energy - it seems to be a copy, but there's nothing there solidfying it in place*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Hold, let me see.
<DeathStar> *Adeline tries to determine* No, this spirit seems to be piggy backing it's power off a greater spirit energy.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> To hold form
<DeathStar> <Adeline> We might could track it if someone can track spirit energy
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "So, is this the actual spirit, or a copy created by the greater spirit energy?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> I can do that much.
<DeathStar> *Salamander up on the vantage point forms a massive fire ball and aims it at the capital below* <Lumi> ...
<DeathStar> <Lumi> Ah crap
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Okay, Salamander's bad now!"
<Seraphna> Jaime> In fact recently I… Hrm… **she feels out the energy** I think she’s just crazy.
<Alicia> * Sparkling attempts to disrupt the fireball in mid-flight
<DeathStar> *Sabrina joins Sparkling, attempting to help*
<DeathStar> *the fireball is knocked off course, DBZ style*
<DeathStar> <Salamander> ... *turns, not having noticed them walking up*
<DeathStar> <Selena> *draws her blad as the fire spirit begins to walk toward them; then another Salamander forms, this time the proxy does not melt away*
<DeathStar> *And another forms*
<DeathStar> *and more pop up*
<Seraphna> Jaime> **keeps her focus on her task but comments** Really Sally. Mykel is annoying but there are other people there.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Why are you doing this? Don't you know it's wrong?"
<DeathStar> <Salamander> I suppose. We can. Burn you. *the proxies begin to throw their fire at Jaime's group. Adeline begins to try to swallow a vial and form an earth shield and Selena pulls Nicolette close while using her spirit powers to fly up*
<DeathStar> *Lumi and Taiga just dive off the side*
<Seraphna> **Threna forms a crystal barrier**
<Ariel> <Nicolette> *eeps as she prepares a weather incantation to turn the weather to rain*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Answer me!" *goes to block the fire with a magic barrier*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Really, you think Vyvy will approve of this?
<DeathStar> <Salamander> .... *they pause as Sparkling insists, their attacks blocked for the time being, working on burning through it*
<DeathStar> <Salamander> *Then begin to look overcharged with spirit energy* <Selena> They're doing it again
<Seraphna> Jaime> The more she pulls the easier this search is getting.
<DeathStar> *Salamander makes a roar of pained, being upset at the questions and a firestorm rises up into the air at the Maka*
<DeathStar> *Sabrina tries to avoid it*
<Seraphna> **Threna muses, then adds another layer to her shield**
<Seraphna> Jaime> …How are you pulling from her this far away?
<DeathStar> *As Jaime asks that, the proxies begin to melt*
<Seraphna> Jaime> I was right. The magma outline was Salamander.
<DeathStar> *and Salamander stumbles away from her fire*
<DeathStar> *Then falls over into fire outlines into the ground, melting*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> *Eyes the flames all over* Well, that doesn't do us much good
<DeathStar> <Taiga> If that outline was Salamander, what does it mean?
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "... are you... not able to tell us?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> We confirmed that these mad proxies aren’t real. But… hmm. She has to be alive still if they were pulling from her.
<Seraphna> Jaime> …crap I also might have some of her inside my energy.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Pardon?
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Inside your energy...?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> That’s how I got contaminated remember? I teleported the magma outline.
<DeathStar> *Lumi climbs back up the hill* <Lumi> We need to go unless you all can put out this fire
<Seraphna> Jaime> That I can do. **she starts to move waves of mud over the fires**
<DeathStar> *the group's communicators begin to beep. Lumi holds her's out for someone to answer*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Threna. Will you grab the rabbit please? **she taps the comm** Hello?
<Seraphna> **Threna poofs and comes back with Si to put out the fires**
<DeathStar> <Heaven> Uh yeah. We've been hired to find Fae and Terra. I think we might have found their location. You all might want to get over here--- *click*
<DeathStar> <Selena> .... what was that about?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Thena pulled through.
<Seraphna> Jaime> They might be jammed, but we have a way to go right to her.
<DeathStar> <Lumi> Lets do it then.
<DeathStar> *The rain suddenly hits the area and floods Si*
<DeathStar> *Taking her down to the Legion*
<DeathStar> <Selena> You know, I don't think I ever seen it rain here
<Seraphna> Jaime> We will remember her valiant actin.
<Seraphna> Threna> I demand half the pay. **she strains, then starts to pull them all to Thena, after all, clones know how to return to the source**
<DeathStar> *Selena reaches into the flood waters and grabs something as they are warped*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
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<DeathStar> Location: Geyze Past
<DeathStar> *The group arrives and finds Geyze super healthy now with spirit energy*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "The spirit energy is definitely rising, but why?"
<Seraphna> Talia> We missed the cutscene!
<Jackieness> <Lana> "So there is a 5000 year gap between almost no spirit energy and full of spirit energy."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "And... we missed it?"
<DeathStar> <Kalam> I'm picking up the three first Spirits
<DeathStar> *Kalam brings them up on the screen*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "So they must have been born in the interim."
<Seraphna> Alita> I wish to see Void when he was little.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "It's a shame we couldn't have watched that."
<DeathStar> *They seem to be examining the world, and are now returning to the Spirit Realm*
<DeathStar> <Celes> There might be even more Spirits born at this point
<DeathStar> <Celes> I believe many of the Spirits remained in the Realm at this point in time
<Seraphna> Talia> We need see one born right?
<DeathStar> <Kalam> We should go back
<DeathStar> <Kalam> And try to see yes
<Jackieness> <Lana> "The question is how far..."
<DeathStar> <Avenir> I have idea.
<DeathStar> <Avenir> Permission to help control time?
<Seraphna> Talia> Cute Avenir use your power!
<DeathStar> *Avenir uses the pyramid and begins to rewind like a tape player, time going backwards*
<Seraphna> Talia> Birdies flying backwards.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh... everyone watch out for soemthing importnt going down."
<DeathStar> *They see the spirits checking things out now and again with the world being mostly barren outside animal life and plant life and that becomes less over time as they go backward until the spirit levels begin to go downward*
<DeathStar> **Then the see the three spirits come out of the planet and the spirit levels bottom out*
<DeathStar> <Celes> There
<DeathStar> <Celes> Go back
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Did something happen?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "We jjust saw the three come out of the planet."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I want to know what happened just before that."
<DeathStar> *As they begin to go forward again, the spirit levels slowly begin to build normally day by day on the readings, building up to incredible levels, producing a core - three of them and the spirit energy levels drop back down to very low levels. Soon three original spirits begin to form around the cores over the next few weeks, their presence rebuilding the spirit levels*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Strange... their cores evolved naturally?"
<DeathStar> <Kalam> Is that what made the Croza drawn to this world>?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Yes..."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I'm sure of it."
<DeathStar> <Kalam> So how many of the cores are Croza made and how many are made from Geyze
<DeathStar> <Kalam> We'd have to look
<Seraphna> Alita> Do we still have the aged cores?
<DeathStar> <Kalam> All the cores are still in the chambers in the Spirit Realm. But I have no idea how many are naturally made or not. I didn't see any markings in the blank core I examined but that doesn't mean all are safe
<DeathStar> *As they move through time, they see the three original spirits get along and soon begin to make the Elder Spirits, when something interesting happens*
<Seraphna> Talia> Talia will mark this entry as Talia’s amazing discovery.
<DeathStar> *They begin to make Gaia, Gale, Frost, etc all at once and the Elder spirits begin to get into conflict with the opposite elements*
<DeathStar> *Almost instinctively*
<Seraphna> Alita> Wait the Elders also had this issue?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "So hey really have reverted to a more primordial form."
<Jackieness> they
<DeathStar> *after some time and keeping them apart, it looks like they got over it quicker like children however - and it might explain the doing it slower procedure*
<DeathStar> <Kalam> I noted in scans they got it over it quickly and they used up a lot of spirit energy making more of them all at once
<DeathStar> <Kalam> I'm not sure if that was part of the problem
<DeathStar> <Kalam> They also all stayed in the Spirit Realm afterward.
<Seraphna> Alita> When they made our Spirits they were doing it one at a time.
<Seraphna> Talia> Oh oh! And we brought them back all at once!
<Seraphna> Alita> The major difference there is being reconstructed with the same burst of energy, rather than their own reserve each time.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "So that's why!"
<DeathStar> *Kalam takes notes* Infact they didn't leave the Realm again until the Croza begin to show up and they started to mingle with the people of the world. I'm curious if the other spirits did conflicts, but traveling would take us even more time
<DeathStar> *Ceilidh
<Alicia> * Yes, Ceilidh
<DeathStar> <Celes> So do we have theories to resolve the core/Spirit in fighting?
<DeathStar> <Celes> It makes it feel like the spirits fighting is just status quo
<DeathStar> <Kalam> Lana - Ceilidh
<DeathStar> <Kalam> I have a theory, let me know what you think
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh?"
<DeathStar> <Kalam> We know the problem is partially due to their core being too small for their being
<DeathStar> <Kalam> We've seem that spirit energy does increase their cores. Could one inject spirit energy post core creation?
<DeathStar> <Kalam> Present Day Geyze has an abdunance of it
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "That, and time... but we can't really give ourselves more time."
<Seraphna> Alita> I think it could be done.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I think so too... I mean, its not that different from when I built a core from scratch."
<DeathStar> <Kalam> Alright we should attempt it then seperate the spirits into the Spirit Realm for a time.
<DeathStar> <Kalam> It should soothe them and put them on equal ground
<DeathStar> <Celes> Then we're going back?
<Seraphna> Talia> Bring us forth to the Age of Talia!
<DeathStar> *Kalam motions for Lana to take them back*
<DeathStar> *Gwen just hands Talia a snack*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *starts taking them back to present day Geyze*
<Seraphna> **Talia noms**
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Present Day Geyze
<DeathStar> *the downpour continues as they arrive in the forest*
<DeathStar> *Heaven and Thena battling monsters up ahead*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Is it raining all over?
<DeathStar> <Selena> It looks like it
<DeathStar> *Her long hair soaked*
<Seraphna> **Jaime punches a monster aside with a purple infused mud fist** We might need to double up our control, Selena.
<DeathStar> *a beast monster leaps out and swallows Sparkling and runs off*
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> H-Hey
<DeathStar> *Sabrina panics*
<Seraphna> **Thena melts one with hyperspace**
<Alicia> * Sparkling tries to free herself
<Seraphna> Jaime> The stomach is soft Sparks.
<Seraphna> **Jaime considers if any of these are Terra’s**
<DeathStar> <Heaven> Nice job. *the hyperspace acts strange on Geyze and zooms darkly all over the place*
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "I... guess I over did it."
<DeathStar> *Sparkling breaks free*
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> Shew. *She pulls her over as the monsters flee*
<Seraphna> Thena> Hyperspace getting weird here.
<DeathStar> <Selena> It's fine. *As the rain washes Sparkling free*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Hyperspace too?"
<Seraphna> Thena> **she feels out for Terra’s next mark**
<DeathStar> *As they walk forward, the group sees Blood Mages holdnig fruit and standing over a spot with the girls*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Well if it’s what Adeline told us it kind of makes sense.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> ... *points darkly*
<Seraphna> **Jaime nods and focuses, then starts to have the ground swallow blood mages**
<DeathStar> <Lumi> Alright, lets save the girls from... *The wind begins to pick up in the rain storm as the ground attacks the mages, revealing underneath their cloaks to be adanced tech from Kumen*
<Seraphna> **Thena poofs over to the girls and forms a barrier around them**
<DeathStar> *They fire their guns at the trees to pull themselves up where Neekito and Kito lurk, leaping down*
<DeathStar> <Kito> False Mages. *claws at them*
<DeathStar> *Neekito spins and blasts one*
<Seraphna> **Another Thena arrives with a small army of others**
<DeathStar> *The Blood Mages? pulls out a gun and opens fire like a sub-machine blaster, mowing down the Thenas*
<DeathStar> <Selena> *hits the ground*
<Alicia> * Sparkling blasts away, safe in the knowledge that they're not alive to begin with
<Seraphna> **Jaime forms a rock spear and TK hurls it at the blaster**
<DeathStar> *Sparkling blasts the Mages away*
<DeathStar> *by now the ground is rumbling*
<Seraphna> **One Thena poofs taking a hit for Threna**
<Seraphna> **Jaime slides over to grab up the kids**
<DeathStar> *The Mages retreat into the woods for now*
<DeathStar> *what's left of them*
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> Yeah, beat it
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "So wait, if these are just machines, who's controlling them?"
<DeathStar> <Neekito> *Grabs Fae up* Your mom is not pleased
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Machines?
<DeathStar> *Adeline lifts the fake Blood Mage up with claws on their face, bleeding*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> They're posers.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "They're just machines, right?"
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Probably Venerator's men
<Seraphna> Jaime> Huh? **she scans the tech** Are they Biotects?
<DeathStar> *human*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Humans… so cyborgs.
<Seraphna> Jaime> That’s a Venerator MO.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Wait, they're actually alive?!"
<Seraphna> Jaime> Depends on your definition of alive.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Yeah, made up to look like Kumen people
<DeathStar> *she pauses as the wind and ground continue to grow worse*
<DeathStar> <Fae> Um ,Neekito momma
<Seraphna> Jaime> It’s the girls.
<DeathStar> <Fae> I have something to confess.
<DeathStar> *Fae pokes fingers together*
<DeathStar> <Fae> They brought us here on purpose
<Seraphna> **Jaime puts a hand out and touched the ground, feeling out Gnome** Yeah they were trying to lure our hiding ladies out.
<Seraphna> Terra> Mommas must worried about us.
<DeathStar> *As the two say that, Sylphs and Gnomes begin to appear around the group*
<DeathStar> *surrounding them*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> ...
<Seraphna> Jaime> Proxies again.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I think there's more to it than the proxies.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Yeah… **she feels out the Gnomes**
<Alicia> <SParkling> "Where's the real Gnome and Sylph?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> If I follow the link again…
<DeathStar> *Jaime is caught in the mud hand nd begins to be crushed while Sylph and Gnome begin to attack the others; the rain at least makes the mud muddy*
<DeathStar> <Selena> We need shields or offensive attacks
<DeathStar> *She goes into spirit form*
<DeathStar> *Neekito works on protecting Fae with Kito*
<DeathStar> 8and Terra*
<Seraphna> **Jaime glows and clenches Titan’s Fist, taking control of the mud and pushing back**
<DeathStar> *Adeline leaps onto the mud and helps free Jaime, but she essentially frees herself*
<Seraphna> **Thena muses and tries something else, taking out her portable mic and starting to sing**
<Seraphna> **Threna huffs, then joins her**
<Ari`> * Nicolette hesitates... wind and earth are her primary defensive magics, and she doesn't feel confident using them here
<DeathStar> *Sylph and Gnome loom behind Nicolette8
<DeathStar> *stalking her like a horror movie*
<Seraphna> Jaime> **punches her fist into the earth and starts tracing the source on Gnome again** Where are you love…
<DeathStar> *Selena uses her light barrage to keep them back while Jaime works; Fae tries to uses her wind as best she can, but seems to be weaker than the proxies so keeps to wind shields*
<DeathStar> *Sylph leaps on Jaime and begins to slice*
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> *To sparkling* Should we shoot?
<Seraphna> **Terra hurls a huge apple at Sylph**
<Alicia> * Sparkling pauses, then shoots
<DeathStar> *Sylph falls over*
<DeathStar> *Sabrina joins and they both take out a few proxies for both*
<Seraphna> Terra> Bad Proxy Auntie!
<Seraphna> **Terra starts assaulting with combat melons**
<DeathStar> *Taiga works on her device to help as the woods, figures can be see lurking* <Kito> The mages are still there
<Seraphna> **Jaime uses her alternative overdrive, eyes unfocused ad she uses Ace of Spades to help guide her**
<DeathStar> *At that moment, Jaime locates Sylph and Gnome together*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Got it.
<DeathStar> *they seem out of synch with this world all most*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Are they in the spirit realm…?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> We'd need to see them
<Seraphna> **Jaime shares her vision**
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Bring them up
<DeathStar> *Adeline shakes her head* We need to study them
<Seraphna> **Jaime then starts pulling them up as Terra suddenly whistles**
<Seraphna> **Terra calls her friends to play with the mean mages**
<Seraphna> Jaime> …Dear am I putting out pheramones?
<DeathStar> *the two are ripped out of the ground, holding onto each other; as the mages seem to try to reach the two with a needle, pushing Terra aside, monsters attack not only them but everyone - proxies and the team*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> What the?! *watches the monsters rip into Proxy Sylph, then a mage, then chase Sparkling*
<Ari`> * Nicolette casts a wind spell to keep mages and monsters away from the two spirits
<Seraphna> Terra> No just the bad ones!
<DeathStar> <Lumi> We need a retreat now. *As Nicolette keeps them at bay*
<Alicia> * Sparkling goes after the mages even now
<Seraphna> **Thena poofs in front of the mage and hyperspace’s him**
<DeathStar> *the hyperspace beam shoots all over the place*
<Seraphna> Jaime> This is getting chaotic.
<DeathStar> *Fryng the mage, a proxy, gets a bit of Sabrina and the ground*
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> Argh
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "We just need to keep the spirits safe, right?"
<DeathStar> *She curses, very unmaka like, and unleashes something dark from her wand at the fake Mages, blowing them up*
<Seraphna> **Thena shrugs and forms a crystal pointy stick**
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> THERE
<DeathStar> *Sabrina sways, looking like she's not quite right*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Sabrina... please..."
<Seraphna> **Threna taps her forehead and pushes calm into her**
<DeathStar> <Selena> We're going - now. *taps into her powers and the group vanishes with the real spirits, and as many as she can grab - which isn't everyone*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Geyze Past
<DeathStar> <Kalam> Alright we should be returning back any minute now
<DeathStar> <Kalam> Hopefully we can get started on the core problem. <Avenir> We've been gone some time by the way. Hopefully there's still a Geyze when we return
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... well... we are literally in a tiem machine."
<DeathStar> *Celes finishes writing down their journey on some paper for her archive papers as they land in the spot they left, only by now it's day time, indicating some time has passed since it was night/early morning. A rain storm is going on currently*
<DeathStar> <Kalam> We should get updates on the spirits and then go to your lab
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "We did good."
<Jackieness> <Lana> *nod nods*
<DeathStar> *Celes walks outside, holding something over her head when Lumi sends Threna out to greet them*
<Seraphna> Threna> Hello all. Please follow me to Lumi.
<Alicia> * Ceilidh does so
<Jackieness> <Lana> *follows*
<DeathStar> *Gwen walks along, hands behind his head, while Celes and Kalam walk along toward the Peacekeeper complex offices. There, Sabrina sits in the corner where magics are being used to help heep her calm, some dark splotches on her pale skin; laying on a table is Gnome and Sylph, holding hands and looking faded - their spirit energy looking out of synch with this reality. The group there looks just plain beat up and some of them are MIA, like Taiga and Heaven*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "...what happened?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> Utter chaos. But we got these two back. Some are searching for those Selena couldn’t evacuate.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh?"
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "That explains why Sparkling isn't here."
<DeathStar> <Lumi> We're trying to solve what happened to these two
<DeathStar> <Lumi> *hands the report Adeline made before the teleport incident*
<DeathStar> *on Origin*
<DeathStar> <Lumi> We think this is what is causing them to become faded and the planet to start losing spirit energy.
<DeathStar> <Lumi> But hell if we know what to do
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "This thing again?!"
<Jackieness> <Lana> *looks* "...some sort of... reality drug?"
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Yes, it reverts people to how they were in the previous reality. If they didn't exist there, well..."
<DeathStar> <Lumi> You know about it then
<DeathStar> <Lumi> Adeline theorized it was doing something different here but she's not here right now. We're looking for her
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I encountered it a while back... I never thought it'd ever turn up again."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Maybe dispalcing them back to the original reality that geyze was in?"
<DeathStar> <Selena> It is possible. I'm not sure I'm brave enough to take the drug to find out
<Seraphna> **Jaime seems to be barely holding it together**
<DeathStar> <Selena> But that would mean the spirit energy of our Geyze would go to the original Geyze that Taiga mentioned
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "Yeah, that's... definitely a risk."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Likely... and you shouldn't. Even if you're from the old reality, you'd still... have to deal with its effects."
<DeathStar> <Lumi> Okay. So lets assume. If I'm following you correctly - and stop my if I'm wrong
<DeathStar> *me
<DeathStar> <Lumi> This drug is suppose to help you recall your thoughts or memories of this original reality - if you're from there. But if you're not, it'll kill you. But since you're... *motions at everyone from Geyze* Originally came from the Mirror Reality that was attached us, it's doing something different. Perhaps even sending the spirit or spirit's energy there.
<DeathStar> <Lumi> Can this be reversed?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I wish I knew..."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Who would make such a thing?
<Seraphna> Jaime> If I have to go over there and rip apart every anti-spirit I will.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "What are the anti-spirits, I wonder...?"
<Seraphna> **Terra looks anxious since one of her Mommas didn’t make it with them, not really listening**
<DeathStar> <Lumi> We'd need someone who's been there to guide us.
<DeathStar> *Lumi eyes Jaime*
<DeathStar> <Lumi> Is it possible to deal with it here or do we have to go?
<DeathStar> *Lumi hands Lana Adeline's formula she was working on to reverse it*
<Seraphna> Jaime> I think we could reverse it here. I think…
<Jackieness> <Lana> *studies the formula*
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "Eheh... here's hoping the reverse formula doesn't result in the mirrorverse invading here instead."
<Seraphna> Jaime> If we had the counter agent it should theoretically reverse the flow.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I'd have expected that more from the original."
<Seraphna> Jaime> I’m not the brains of my operation. **she peers back in the direction of the forest**
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...huh you're going to need to investigate the mirror reality anywya."
<DeathStar> <Selena> How so?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "If its the mirror universe siphoning their energy off, we're going to need to understand the material we need to counteract."
<DeathStar> <Lumi> Alright - we're sending in a team. Lana, Ceilidh - you're going in
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I wish I had an Id of my own for this, but since I don't... right."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Whatever we need to do…
<DeathStar> <Lumi> Jaime, do you want to stay here?
<DeathStar> <Lumi> If not, I'll call in some of the Strikers to help
<DeathStar> *if So
<Seraphna> Jaime> Right now… I might be the only one so… yeah.
<Seraphna> **Terra hugs her**
<DeathStar> <Lumi> Alright I'll see about getting some outside help. The rest of you can choose who will go or stay - according to what Taiga told me before she went missing
<DeathStar> <Lumi> The only possible way might be to use Yggdrasil so I'm going to talk to Ymir
<DeathStar> *Lumi moves off*
<DeathStar> <Selena> *turns to look at the others* How is everyone holding up?
<Seraphna> Jaime> …
<DeathStar> *Kalam turns to Lana* I'll go work on the cores and have them ready
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Alright."
<DeathStar> <Selena> You should be absolutely sure if you decide to go on this mission. It'll be okay to stay back.
<DeathStar> <Selena> And help protect the spirits.
<DeathStar> *Fae fidgets with Neekito*
<Seraphna> Alita> We should have some spirit experts on both sides.
<DeathStar> <Celes> And some firepower.
<DeathStar> <Celes> Make sure you have a variety of strengths when you set out
<DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
<DeathStar> Location: Yggdrasil
<DeathStar> *After getting permission, Selena's group arrives at the tree, walking along the branch past the village on it toward the trunk*
<DeathStar> *Selena holds a pocket sized toy looking ship from the Suisen Empire, with instructions to shake it three times when needed*
<DeathStar> <Selena> ...
<Seraphna> Kaelan> We also may wanna stand back when you do.
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> I don't see how toys can do anything
<Seraphna> Kaelan> It’s not a toy.
<DeathStar> *Up ahead, Andrea walks along, holding a device as she reaches the tree trunk* Hmmm
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Interesting
<DeathStar> <Selena> Also, our guide scares me
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Mistress Andrea?
<DeathStar> *Andrea, opting to take the form of a teen, turns back, staring at Selena, pointed devil tail swishing evilly* <Andrea> ... *giving a toothy grin, she lifts a glowing hand of darkness, reaching for the main tree* <Selena> ... She wouldn't..!
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Wouldn’t what?
<DeathStar> <Selena> Touch the tree with darkness!
<Seraphna> Kaelan> What’s wrong with Darkness?
<Ari`> * Nicolette had fretted over where she'd be of most use, but eventually decided to go with this group. "Please, no corrupting the anchor of reality."
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Would that really corrupt the tree?"
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I thought you enlightened spirit followers knew Darkness isn’t innately evil?
<DeathStar> *Andrea does the finger to her lips, winkingm then, brings it closer and closer, as if tempting fate when suddenly, Fate does appear, grabbing her arm and pulling it away* <Fate> No, but that would corrupt the tree with how much dark energy she was weilding
<DeathStar> <Fate> What were you thinking, you fool?! <Andrea> To get your attention
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Oh, hello Fate!"
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Played you like a fiddle Fate.
<Alicia> <Victoire> "That probably wasn't the best way to get Fate's attention... but we do need it."
<DeathStar> *Fate blinks, the older looking woman letting her go, though she does look a bit younger now* <Fate> Pardon?
<DeathStar> <Fate> Is this about the situation going on in the Cartel systems?
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Wow you really have been avoiding Geyze.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> The spirits are tainted with Origin.
<Alicia> <Victoire> "... w...what?"
<DeathStar> <Fate> No. There's just a major drug that could if exploded could be a reality event there---
<Alicia> <Victoire> "...is this the same drug?"
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Geyze itself is tainted too. And Jaime has a cluster of it in her hyperspace.
<DeathStar> *She pauses* I see it's here then. *pauses* Most likely, one moment. *She tries to look at Kumen* Something blocks my view of Kumen, but Geyze definitely has traces of the drug in places
<DeathStar> <Fate> I can provide aid where possible. Just becareful. IF the drug is overheated and explodes, it will go into the air or into the body and never leave
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Look, we can solve our own problems there, we just need your help to get into Kaori's space
<Seraphna> Kaelan> We think the energy is flowing into the remarks of the Mirrorverse.
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Really, I'm wondering if Kumen is actually the problem now."
<Seraphna> *remnants
<DeathStar> *Fate blinks, then nods* I can do that. I'll also go down and talk to your scientists about the drug if you like, <Sabrina> Kumen is always the problem lately
<DeathStar> *Fate touches the group and they appear in a crystal hallway*
<DeathStar> <Selena> ... *Glances around* This place always feels so empty
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Well it is a gap in reality.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Imagine being BORN here, am I right?
<Alicia> <Victoire> "It really does..."
<DeathStar> *Andrea marches on down the pathway*
<DeathStar> *The pathways are like a little maze, twisting and turning and sometimes going into dead-ends*
<DeathStar> *it's clear after walking for a bit, Andrea is growing annoyed with it*
<Alicia> * Victoire is drawing a map as she goes
<DeathStar> <Selena> How is your map going?
<Alicia> <Victoire> "I think it's going well, but we'll find out."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I wonder if this labyrinth changes over time..."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I don't know..."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> *peeks at the map until they come to the area a system with Airym and Miyuki's Data*
<DeathStar> *looking to have seen better days*
<DeathStar> <Selena> ... <Andrea> Finally something new
<DeathStar> *she whaps the Airym machine upside the head and keeps going*
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Ah, what did Airym do to deserve that?"
<DeathStar> <Selena> I would say bigger boobs but I think that model had smaller ones
<DeathStar> *Andrea twitches as they soon reach an exit, the door shut. Andrea tries the hand print but gets rejected*
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "Uh...huh..."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> ...
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Whose hand print do we need?"
<DeathStar> <Selena> Probably Kaori
<Alicia> * Victoire tries anyway.
<DeathStar> <Selena> Are you two related?
<Seraphna> Kaelan> **Turns into a Kaori and tries it**
<DeathStar> *The door attacks Kaelan, but only gives Victoire a mild boop*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan hufffs and hops back**
<Alicia> <Victoire> "...aww, I'm not special enough for the door."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> We could go back and try to program you in, but that would take too long
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Lets use brute force
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I don't think that's a good idea..."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Who's the brute force or who's for the computer route?
<Jackieness> <Lana> I'm good with computers..."
<DeathStar> *Andrea sighs, then heads back*
<DeathStar> *where the Airym computer set up is*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "OK... we just need to get someone in our team authorized,."
<DeathStar> <Airym> Alright, lets see your magic. *Gwen meanwhile is looking paranoid*
<Alicia> * Victoire dances around to get attention and hopefully be picked
<DeathStar> *Selena powers up the Airym machine and she turns on, eyeing them
<Jackieness> <Lana> *weaves ehr console and gets to work trying to send Victoire's data in*
<Alicia> <Victoire> "I... think I'm probably the easiest to work in."
<DeathStar> <Airym? with Sassy Miyuki Attitude> I don't see Kaori with you. Why are you all here in her personal place? Also, why does she lack her special gift?
<Alicia> <Victoire> "A lot happened..."
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Wind Borrowed it from her.
<DeathStar> <Airym?> I see. I'll have to add him to the list
<Jackieness> <Lana> "OK, Victoire. Let's get you authorized."
<DeathStar> *Airym turns to Victoire*
<DeathStar> <Airym?> I'll authorize you if you can do your best cute pose like a fox girl
<DeathStar> *joke*
<Alicia> * Victoire poses cutely, being the perfect choice for 'like a fox girl'
<DeathStar> *An ID is printed up*
<DeathStar> *and Airym powers back down*
<DeathStar> <Selena> ... I feel like this world tilts toward those with ears and tails
<Seraphna> Kaelan> That's because we're awesome.
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Well, cute is a power of its own."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "We should be good now."
<DeathStar> *they return to the door and Andrea motions* Try the handprint now
<Alicia> * Victoire confidenly puts her hand on the print
<DeathStar> *The door jerks open and they can see what looks like a crystal branch*
<DeathStar> *Andrea steps out and then jerks*
<DeathStar> <Andrea> ... No no no
<DeathStar> *She turns to look upward*
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "...huh?"
<DeathStar> *Selena follows her out with Gwen* <Gwen> We so need to get out of here
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "WHat's wrong?" *looks upward*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh?"
<DeathStar> *a half faded Serpent can be seen tangled on a crystal tree version of Yggdrasil; every reality has no Yggdrasil, but it looks like the Mirror Universe has one all right, a Centerpointish Yggdrasil, and sleeping on it is part of the Serpent, only partially manifested and coiled around the tree branches. Most likely the other part is in their reality*
<DeathStar> <Selena> ... Shit
<DeathStar> -TBC-
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Session Close: Thu Mar 02 00:00:00 2023