The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Geyze: Record of Spirit War Session 38

Session Start: Wed Aug 09 00:00:01 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Geyze
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<DeathStar> -0-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.8.10 - 1 day later
<DeathStar> Location: Croza Ship
<DeathStar> *As Lana and Ceilidh work to repair the damage Aska did to the ship, the others have had time to sit around and think while the ship floats about near space*
<DeathStar> *Celes seems to be reading up on things quietly while Selena practices her swings, looking annoyed*
<DeathStar> *Sylph and Origin have taken to exploring vents and have returned dirty*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I'm actually still learning things about the Croza just from performing these repairs."
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...the immediate threat is my aunt.. Celes' mother."
<Seraphna> Terra> Come to think of it I can probably call back Amber once we're on the ground. Aska's clearly going to be occupied with the Croza now.
<Seraphna> Terra> To imagine she was the sin though all along...
<DeathStar> <Celes> *glances at Nicolette's cards - it does seem to indicate Zhuian is the sin* But we should not underestimate the Ancient either right?
<Seraphna> Terra> Of course, the Ancient is likely her wish and it would therefore be yet another agent of Chaos.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Never underestimate them."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Yeah. They've done some damage on their mission."
<Seraphna> **Terra rubs her head** Terra just wants to beat them up so she can find Fae Fae.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Unless she is the Sin, and used her wish to turn back the clock."
<Seraphna> **Terra muses** I don't think so. Didn't mist come through teleporter to Kumen?
<DeathStar> *Yuki steps in* <Yuki> Maybe the missing ones are where the Aquarius is at
<Seraphna> Terra> Did you find it Ms. Yuyu?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I think I can get us back full navigational control soon."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Not yet. *She eyes the bridge controls respond a bit, jankily*
<Seraphna> Terra> Terra has been trying to feel out cousins but no luck, not even Avenir and she should be able to beat a time thing!
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh.. maybe we're in a pocket reality, not really our reality."
<Seraphna> **Terra blinks** Like.. we're the ones outside of the reality...?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Well, if this is a fake reality, that would expalin how easy it was to reset everyone to accept it."
<DeathStar> <Celes> That's..disturbing
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Mm... maybe."
<DeathStar> *Selena sheathes her sword, eyeing Celes, then at Lana* So what would that make those who do not remember things?
<Seraphna> Terra> Would explain a lot. Terra and Gnome out of contact this long should have triggered some PAX searches.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Its just a hypothesis, and I don't have the data points to progress it beyond hypothesis right now."
<DeathStar> *Yuki steps over to the controls* Well, how do we fly this thing. Liana's down below
<DeathStar> <Yuki> So I guess it's up to me
<Seraphna> Terra> Can't Lana or Ceil fly it? Thought they knew this stuff.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Can you fly this thing in this state?
<DeathStar> *She eyes the two8
<Seraphna> Terra> Fly it like a rock on the wind!
<DeathStar> <Selena> I--
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I cna fly it." *moves over to the pilot console*
<DeathStar> *Sylph and Origin pick a spot to sit, shaking off dirt*
<Seraphna> Terra> I can fly good. When Fae Fae holds me.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "The Academy pyramid was probably in worse shape when I had to pilot it the first time." *tries to get helm control u*
<Jackieness> up
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I'll act as engineer!" *does a scottish accent for this line, for some reason*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette scoops up Sylph and Origin as she takes a seat, mumbling as she uses some simple spells to clean the dust and cobwebs off
<DeathStar> *The helm controls respond, though it's clear moving this thing will give her trouble, like moving a flying rock*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Real or not, our answers are on Geyze."
<DeathStar> <Selena> I wonder how far grandmother could have moved in a day. I suppose it would depend on if she ditched her army
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Helm is sluggish... not as big of a problem while we are still in space... might be more interesting when we enter the atmosphere."
<DeathStar> <Celes> Oh. *She lights up*
<DeathStar> <Celes> If this is...a .... pocket reality
<DeathStar> <Celes> Then what would happen if we tried to fly away from Geyze?
<Seraphna> **Terra muses** Might wind up on the other side of the pocket reality, or might cease existing, or crash, or come out in a random place somewhere. All of these answers lack fruit though.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I don't think we have good enough steering anyway to find out? *She looks at Lana*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Unless being in space it's easier
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "We probably won't cease existing. Probably."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Space is easier because there is nothing to crash into."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "For the rest...? I have no idea."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> It's up to you then. Should we fly and see or hurry to the planet.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Buuuuut... we don't know how big across this pocket reality is... assuming my hypothesis is even correct."
<Seraphna> Terra> Terra thinks at least as big as the parahelion of the two planets... err... the space around Geyze and Kumen.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> True. Lets head to Geyze
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Course set... bringing us about... and... we're off."
<DeathStar> *The ship slowly lumbers, entering the atmosphere, where it begins to shake and alarms go off in various places in the ship lower decks
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...trying to stabilize our flight..." *does so* "Cailidh, check those readouts."
<Seraphna> Terra> Secure all fruit!
<DeathStar> <Selena> I hope Vyvy, Erica, and Liana down there are okay.
<Seraphna> Terra> Aunt Vyvy will take care of them.
<Alicia> * Ceilidh reads out the readouts
<DeathStar> *it looks like some of the stablizers down there were damaged by Aska in addition to the bridge controls, judging by the damage read out suddenly popping up*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Did she try to wreck the entire thing?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Stabilisers are in bad shape, want me to try to fix them?"
<Seraphna> Terra> Terra would find it strange that Aska knew how to... but think Aska remember more than she tell people about Ancients.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... if you can."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> You think her memory might still be there unconsciously?
<Alicia> * Ceilidh goes off to attempt
<Seraphna> **Terra nods** Look at Sylph. She remember Ellie subconciously.
<DeathStar> *Sylph muses on that name when she hears it, peering around for her, then poofs*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Hope she doesn't burn up in atmosphere...
<DeathStar> *As Ceilidh begins to stablize their entry*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...ok...I'm getting back helm...."
<Seraphna> Terra> Might have gone below, or right to surface. She not need to fly straight.
<DeathStar> <Selena> Where should we aim to set out destination? The army? The castle?
<DeathStar> *our
<Seraphna> **Terra muses** One second... **she dims, checking a proxy**
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Do we have any idea what the ground situation is?"
<Seraphna> Terra> ...Talia and Gwen trailing army. Can go to them for intel.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Landing this pyramid would be a bit obvious."
<Seraphna> Terra> We warp to them?
<DeathStar> <Selena> Over the army?
<DeathStar> <Selena> Even if we hovered over it they would spot us and try to bring it down
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... and controls are still a bit mushy."
<Seraphna> Terra> Hover over tower. Or land at Academy. Then warp.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I suppose we have no choice.
<Seraphna> Terra> That or go straight to castle and bash.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I just hate to give up this weapon
<DeathStar> <Yuki> ... do the weapons work?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Maybe? I havne't tried them."
<DeathStar> *as the pyramid gets lower, Yuki points at some of the snowy mountains in the spiritalist realm* Try to blow it up
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Or maybe just... fire into the sky so we're not causing destruction and pissing people off?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...trying to target to skim the mountain, minimum power..."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> That works
<DeathStar> *Selena contacts Ceilidh* Get ready
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I'm ready"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...and...fire." *truies to do so*
<DeathStar> *once the weapon is fired, all they hear is a sputtering sound from the weapons and the pyramid in general that sounds a lot like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGPLGfO_cj0 *
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Yeah, I don't think we're getting the weapons up and running any time soon."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... no. We don't have weapons at this time."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> So much for just shooting her. <Selena> Wait did you plan to blow up my castle?
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "....that is still my family home."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Yeah, lets not blow up the castle."
<Seraphna> Terra> We can't do that! If we knock over Sorren's figurines again she'll get all mad!
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "...that's your reasoning?"
<Seraphna> Terra> Sorren scary when mad.
<DeathStar> *Yuki folds her arms in thought* Lets try to meet up with the others and get an update. Lana, is it possible to have the pyramid come to us later? I'd hate to leave this behind just to meet up with Gwen
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "I rather if you don't shoot the castle. I keep my stuff there."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...I'll have to check to see if I cna rig a program up to autopilot it."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Lets work on that and go meet with Gwen and Talia.
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: The Army
<DeathStar> *Gwen keeps a hood over his head, unable to see the queen anymore due to the size of the army* I heard bad news. I think the Queen left and the army is traveling alone to meet back with her.
<DeathStar> *he eats beans out of a can*
<Seraphna> **Talia nibbles fish jerky** Well we know where she going. So we can at least tell the others
<DeathStar> *suddenly the two are grabbed roughly and hauled to the side; Gwen squealing as he drops his beans*
<Seraphna> **Talia squeaks a bit**
<DeathStar> *Shin holds them* You two look shady. *She drops them* Update me
<Seraphna> Talia> We was following Queen, she kidnapped the Croza. Controlling Aska somehow too.
<Seraphna> Talia> Void should join us soon with Amber.
<DeathStar> <Shin> Aska is no longer with the army. I don't sense her
<Seraphna> **Talia nods** Probably warped back to castle.
<DeathStar> *Shin muses, looking around, as if picking up on something, then drags the two with her further from the army*
<DeathStar> <Shin> This way. *She takes them to a small clearing off to the side that's not being as noticed by the larger encampment*
<DeathStar> *Gwen allows himself to be dragged, mourning his food, when suddenly the others appear via spirit teleport, landing around Gwen and Talia*
<DeathStar> *Yuki, standing on top of Gwen, looks around* Well, where is he?
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Do you have anything to report?"
<Seraphna> Talia> Queeny went ahead to castle. We think.
<Seraphna> Talia> Yuki crushing my husband.
<DeathStar> *Origin goes under their hat, due to so many people*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Took... Bonnie and Croza....*Twitches as Selena helps him up*
<DeathStar> <Shin> No sign of Aska so she likely took her
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...any idea what the army is still doing out in the field?"
<DeathStar> *Void appears from the shadows, dropping Amber*
<Seraphna> Amber> Thank you Lord Void.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> They're slowly traveling back to the castle by the looks of it.
<Seraphna> Talia> We think Aska not able to teleport army.
<Seraphna> Talia> Evil Queen probably need to eat little girls or something.
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "How was she travelling?"
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Aska. She was with the army, then not
<DeathStar> <Shin> Aska is the only explanation
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Then we should get to the castle. The only question is what to do ocne we get there."
<DeathStar> <Selena> I or technically mom should be able, as distasteful as it is, to "control" Aska more than grandmother. Mother told me she made the blood pact with her
<DeathStar> <Selena> So I do not know why Aska is obeying her over us.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh... if my theory is right, then that may not even be the real Aska."
<DeathStar> *Selena muses* Hm. I suppose if the fog got into her...
<DeathStar> <Selena> But still I do not want to risk it not being the real her.
<Seraphna> Terra> Hmm. And sceptre really does nothing?
<Seraphna> Amber> Coulda sworn that did something. I leapt in my assumptions though.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Terra, stop with teh sceptre. I could snap it over my kne, and it would make no difference. Its only a prop to disguise the true nature of the blood pact."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> It might come down to she's just using her sin powers to overwhelm Celes and Selena's link with Aska.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Plus, I'm sorry to say, Celes is not who she normally is
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh... also possible. But... if its a deal with the crawling Chaos, there must be a catch. It is not a generous patron."
<DeathStar> <Selena> Okay. So what is the catch and how do we overwhelm her?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Well... the catch would probably be something ironic. The more maddening it is to when they realzied they've been duped, the better."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "It may be that the catch is that she has to mess with us... but yes, that is possible."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Well, you all fight spirits and all that more than I do. I see three problems going forward. We need to disable Aska. We need to stop her from using the Croza
<DeathStar> <Yuki> And then stop her
<DeathStar> <Yuki> So plans?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Feels like two and three are intensely interlinked."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "AHhhh... maybe a spirit trap?"
<DeathStar> <Yuki> What's that?
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Ah that's been a while
<DeathStar> *Gwen muses*
<DeathStar> *Void makes a face*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Oh, I remember those."
<Seraphna> Terra> Terra not like those.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Void... I know, but it's better than the alternatives."
<DeathStar> <Void> IT will need to be a powerful one for Aska
<Jackieness> <Lana> "It was a device for capturing the corrupted spirits that teh croza developed. I can build them too."
<Jackieness> <Lana> *points at Shin* "I captured her for a while... no grudge is borne... I hope."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "It'd be faded if there even was one."
<DeathStar> *Shin shows her teeth*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Ah, there is a faded one."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh?!"
<DeathStar> <Selena> Hm?
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "What do you need to build a sufficiently powerful device?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... the pyramid ship should have all the equipment I ned in its lab section."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Because a weaker one wouldn't work."
<DeathStar> <Selena> *muses* I suppose we have two options then
<DeathStar> <Selena> We can all wait on a spirit trap to be built, but grandmother might be doing who knows what. So I propose she work on it and another group continue to the castle
<DeathStar> <Selena> See what we can do
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Agreed."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I just need a way to get to the pyramid and then rejoin the group when its ready."
<DeathStar> *Shin takes her arm*
<DeathStar> <Shin> I'd LOVE to take you
<DeathStar> *teeth*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Can we deal with this later? Right now, we have a mission."
<MobileAri> * Nicolette pets Shin on the head, "You're such a great team player."
<Seraphna> **Terra giggles**
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh?!"
<DeathStar> *Shin blinks then looks more tamed* Y-Yes, Nico. *takes Lana gently to the pyramid, properly*
<DeathStar> <Selena> You have a spirit touch, Nicolette
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "In the meantime, Terra... this is a hidden, inner garden in the Hapian castle. Celes and I would play there as children... it was our hidden place. We could teleport there and use the conneted hidden passages to move about the castle."
<DeathStar> *Celes nods*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette smiles, "Maybe? I just try to be friends."
<Seraphna> **Terra blinks and nods, thinking on it** COuld be easy for me to find underground and full of plants!
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "It's a good method."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Lets do this
<DeathStar> <Selena> Hm, I could also try
<DeathStar> <Selena> If you don't think you can do it, Terra
<DeathStar> *Selena transforms into her spirit form and gathers everyone, focusing on the location mentioned and brings everyone there, a bit roughly*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Sorry, I don't do long distance well
<DeathStar> *she flickers out to normal*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "We're still alive, so that is what matters."
<Seraphna> **Terra squeaks, blinking** Oh good, I was imagining the wrong garden.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "It's fine."
<DeathStar> *Gwen pull himself up from a faceplant*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Don't do long distance well... it's still impressive!"
<DeathStar> *Celes looks around at the garden with statues and other flowers*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> How many hidden areas does this place have?
<DeathStar> *she leans on a tree*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...very many. Layers built on top of each other over time."
<Seraphna> Terra> Yeah, hang out in Sorren's secret room lots.
<Seraphna> Amber> I have a feeling Terra is the baby cousin that tells on people without meaning to a lot. **she smiles**
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Still working on finding a secret room myself."
<DeathStar> <Selena> I heard rumors of a hidden library once
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Oooh..."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "That'd be perfect!"
<DeathStar> *Celes pulls on a statue's arm to open the passage*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Come on." *heads for the secret passage*
<DeathStar> *Celes moves through the passage with Yuki, Gwen, and Selena following, Void hovers in the back, gloomily*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh follows, actually seeming to enjoy herself
<MobileAri> * Nicolette adjusts her hat as she follows after
<Seraphna> **Talia, Terra and Amber follow along**
<DeathStar> *As they walk along, Void speaks* <Void> The castle guard has been doubled
<DeathStar> <Selena> Where does this passage lead exactly?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "So, stay to the secret tunnels."
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...no surprise."
<DeathStar> *As they walk along, Celes muses*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Soemthing on your mind, sister?"
<DeathStar> <Celes> Trying to recall which... path... *She notes as it begins to split* Lead to the upper floors where the throne is. <Selena> I'm wondering how many of these walls might lead to more secret rooms. You ever ran along it holding your hand against it?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Oh, that trick!"
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "When I was younger..."
<DeathStar> *The group soon comes to a deadend with a slit in the wall, showing into what looks to be a hallway with guards patrolling*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "I'm surprised this place doesn't have more ninjas. They'd love this place."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I bet they would."
<DeathStar> <Celes> Well...
<DeathStar> <Selena> I recognize this hallway
<DeathStar> <Selena> We're near the throne area. This is seeing out of a painting - it should be a painting of mother.
<DeathStar> \*Grandmother
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Which means she might know about these tunnels
<Seraphna> Terra> So we plan for ambush?
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Of course she knows about them. The guards are intentionally kept in the dark though."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> I can probably take out both when they're in passing by each other
<DeathStar> <Gwen> But it might be noisy
<DeathStar> <Yuki> We take them out and drag them in here?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Head to the throne room?
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Distract them... draw them in. Like I said, they are kept in the dark about the existence of the passages. Just in case they get crazy ideas in their heads."
<DeathStar> *Gwen nods* Fair enough. *he begins to mumble a chant under his breath* I'll keep the guards distracted. You all head to the throne room. *his body transforms and he sneaks out into the hallway steathily, then jump kicks the guard and throws his weapon at the other guard, drawing aggro. The guards begin to chase Gwen, moving away from the painting for the others*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> That idiot is going to get every guard on top of him soon
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "He really is..."
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...not really what I meant when I said draw them in..." *shakes head* "Anywya, let's move."
<MobileAri> * Nicolette nods, and slips out of the passage, moving quickly towards the throne room
<DeathStar> *the throne room has one large guard protecting the door as they near it; the door shut, as if indicating the Queen does not wish to be disturbed*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *moves for the throne room*
<DeathStar> <Celes> We might be lucky and mother might be alone in there
<DeathStar> *She eyes the guard*
<Seraphna> **Talia has snuck away as Gwen's secret kitty backup while Amber and Terra move along with the others**
<MobileAri> * Nicolette weaves a spell of air so the sound of the door won't travel
<DeathStar> <Void> Should I void him?
<Alicia> * Ceilidh sneaks out likewise preparing a sound dampening spell
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Overkill, normally."
<DeathStar> <Celes> I could go ask him to move
<DeathStar> *Yuki quietly chants*
<DeathStar> *Then throws up her hand while the sound dampening is up and hits the guard with a blast*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Faster
<Seraphna> **Terra leaps up and clunks him over the head with a rock fist**
<DeathStar> *The guard, who WAS about to try to stand, falls over*
<DeathStar> *sliding down the stairs*
<DeathStar> *Selena and Celes take position by the door*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Everyone ready?
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *nods and moves toward the door* "Ready."
<Alicia> * Ceilidh takes position
<Seraphna> **Amber readies a spell**
<DeathStar> *Selena opens the door and inside, Zhuian has Aska in a circle and herself in another circle. The Croza is outside of it's containment suit, it's strange large spirit like form has become smaller and almost faded like a pixie as it's energy is going into Aska, which is strange, but that energy is being redirected into Zhuian. And Bonnie is off to the side in her cage, chewing like some pet*
<DeathStar> *Celes stares, horrified while Selena rushes in, blinking*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> What the eff?
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Nothing good."
<DeathStar> *Void flings a void attack at Zhuian without hesitation*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh observes for a moment, trying to determine how to disrupt the power transfer
<DeathStar> *but it's repelled*
<Seraphna> **Terra frowns adn tries to crack the circles**
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "All spirits, work together."
<DeathStar> <Zhuian> Ah, Celes, I see you are here. I will have to discipline you later, my daughter. *she frowns at Terra as the floors shift a bit and a crack in the circle seems to affect it a bit*
<DeathStar> *She aims at Terra and blasts the Spirit with something that makes Terra's form faded*
<DeathStar> <Zhuian> Do not. Do that. Again
<Alicia> * Ceilidh uses earth magic to disrupt the circle further
<Seraphna> **Amber strikes the ground and reinforces spirits in the area, bolstering Terra**
<Seraphna> Terra> M-Monster!
<MobileAri> * Nicolette casts an earth spell, trying to reshape the floor to change the direction of the transfer
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *draws her sword* "Enough. Your time passed decades ago. This ends now."
<Seraphna> **Amber readies a shield for Zhu's next attack while Terra takes in stone about her to solidify a bit**
<DeathStar> *Zhuian turns and aims at Ceilidh, preparing again as Selena goes spirit form and aims to try to blast the circles; as Ceilidh is shot at, she then turns and flings a slash at Selena* And you, the off spring of that woman - that commoner.
<DeathStar> *she sends Selena flying next*
<DeathStar> *As the circles break finally, Zhuian looks annoyed at the process not being complete. Aska falling to the floot*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh ducks away, trying to move opposite of the circles
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *then uses her double jump to try to flank her aunt*
<DeathStar> *Celes goes back to grab that guard's sword*
<Seraphna> **Amber forms a fireball**
<Seraphna> **Terra skates a bit then firms a large melon for some reason**
<DeathStar> <Zhuian> I might not have it all, but you think me weak? *she forms a spirit form* Come then, Sasha. *pulls a weapon off the wall behind her throne as Void prepares a weapon*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "If I thought you weak, I wouldn't be here."
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *points her blade at Zhuian* "Then I issue a challenge. You are unfit to sit upon the throne."
<Seraphna> **Terra tosses a large melon at the queen**
<DeathStar> <Zhuian> ... *She eyes Sasha as slices the melon with annoyance* And what are you playing at with this challenge? *Celes and Selena quietly circle in the background*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette changes her attention now that Zhuian is out of the circle, and moves over to the Croza, attempting to counterspell the circle keeping it trapped.
<Seraphna> **The melon smashes and fills the air aith the fresh scent of lemons, and seeds spill everywhere**
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Let us cross blades... the winner will be queen at the end of the day."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Implying that we'd even allow her to rule after those crimes against the spirits."
<DeathStar> <Zhuian> I think your ally speaks for you - if I win, what's to stop you from pursuing? The rest are not Hapian. *she makes a face at the lemon smell*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "...oh, you misunderstand. We'd allow you to leave, just not to rule."
<MobileAri> * Nicolette has enough sense to stay out of this conversation, as she works on the circle
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "My challgne has been issued. Do you accept or do you yild without contest?"
<DeathStar> *the Croza spirit attempts to grasp Nicolette as she frees it, mumbling in it's language about locating their forebearers - that they are still out there and wanting a second chance after messing up so badly. As it's spirit fades, it focuses on Nico, mumbling rapidly in croza, pointing at her then fades out*
<DeathStar> *Origin peers out of the hat*
<DeathStar> *Zhuian looks annoyed, then holds her blade* Come. *she comes faster with her spirit form, much faster than Selena or Celes, and swings, not holding back*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *raises her sword, well-practiced to deflect the blow... then feint and dodges, trying to slash at Zhuian's side*
<DeathStar> <Selena> ... I should be the one fighting. Not my Aunt. <Celes> ...*lifts Aska up* Aska. She's a bit faded.
<DeathStar> *Zhuian uses her speed to block. It's clear she's not practiced dueling in years, and is relying on her speed and power to overwhelm Sasha, lifting her hand at Sasha and unleashes a spirit energy blast*
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<Jackieness> <Sasha> *uses a double jump to try to evade the blast*
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<DeathStar> *Zhuian whirls, trying to get back at Sasha when Shin arrives with Lana*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh....I have it!"
<DeathStar> *Selena is kneeling with Aska, trying to get her energy*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh tries to determine if Aska is still feeding Zhuian power
<DeathStar> *Aska seems to have been cut off on feeding energy, but doesn't mean she isn't still under her control*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *moves to deflect Zhuian's whirl attack, then tries to slip in under her aunt's defense to body her*
<DeathStar> *Zhuian rolls and does a mini warp to get back on her feet*
<DeathStar> *Celes holds onto Aska when she feels the faded spirit jerk a bit, as if trying to get to her feet*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *flicks ehr wrist, trying to encircle her aunt with her fire string trap*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh... I see...alot of stuff is happening."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> *To Lana* The Spirit trap. Would it work on Zhuian?
<Seraphna> **Terra watches, the seeds starting to let out spores**
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Can you believe she tried to absorb both Aska's and the Croza's power?"
<DeathStar> *Zhuian eyes it coming, then teleports across the room, practically up on Celes, yanking her to her feet*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...Ummmm... in her spirit form, probably."
<DeathStar> <Zhuian> I yield. I know when I am the lesser fighter. Besides, my goals lie elsewhere. Enjoy the Hapian Kingdom while they last, Sasha. *she telepots out as Aska jumps to her feet, and her hand rises*
<DeathStar> *right at the group*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh!" *arms and tosses the trap at Aska*
<DeathStar> *Aska jerks and spasms; being in a weakened state, the trap works*
<Seraphna> Terra> Where she go!?
<DeathStar> *Selena begins to fume*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "....a good question. And one that I do not like."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "It's a bit hard to locate her energies."
<DeathStar> <Selena> She's a half spirit now like me. Maybe more on the spirit side.
<DeathStar> <Selena> Is there no way to locate her?!
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "... oh."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "How easy is it for spirits to access the spirit realm?"
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Her goals lie else where... what does that mean?"
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "She has a portion of Aska's power, so we might be able to track her through the pact."
<Jackieness> <Lana> *picks up the trap* "Well... ahhh... what about Aska?"
<Seraphna> Terra> Need be sure she free.
<DeathStar> <Selena> She was pretty weak and faded. I was hoping to break her free
<DeathStar> <Selena> Only time I've seen a spirit faded was when a core was taken out
<DeathStar> *She eyes Terra*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "The nature of the trap should low down her fading..."
<Jackieness> slow
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Right now, being in the trap is better for her."
<Seraphna> **Terra blinks**
<DeathStar> <Selena> You don't have a core yet her hit did it to you briefly too
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Are we sure Zhuian isn't in the spirit realm right now?"
<DeathStar> *Selena seems to be feeling out*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "She very well could be... but doing what?"
<DeathStar> <Selena> Give me a moment. *as she does, Gwen stumbles in with arrows in his back*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh goes to treat Gwen.
<DeathStar> <Selena> I have her.
<DeathStar> <Selena> She's at the pyramid temple.... where did you two park it? <Shin> .... *looks at Lana*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "At the Academy."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "With all the other pyramids. You know... hide ina forest."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Then why go back?!
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "So... now that she's left, we're not going to have a civil war, are we?"
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "She's going to do something, though... unless that line was just a taunt."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Thank you...
<DeathStar> <Void> What if she is linking with her croza power
<DeathStar> <Void> To the pyramids
<DeathStar> <Void> And using them all
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...welll...its possible... but I did put an override program into the system so we could remote pilot it."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Plus Liana is in it!
<Seraphna> Terra> Is possible. She did the doom goodbye.
<DeathStar> *Yuki grabs Terra and Selena* Come on lets go
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *moves over to the throne and takes a seat* "Well... as acting queen of th Hapian Realm, I am declaring war on exiled queen Zhuian Hapian."
<MobileAri> * Nicolette REALLY hopes this isn't going to be a civil war
<Seraphna> **Terra shrugs, then warps people there**
<DeathStar> *Selena for her part is keeping her face unreadable for now as they arrive and see what pyramids the Academy does have lifting up into the air*
<DeathStar> *Along with the busted one*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...those pyramids should not be air-worthy."
<DeathStar> *a Croza signal seems to be being sent out*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> How are those other ones going up? They're dead ones.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Somehow, she's controlling them
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... either there was a dormant self-repair routine or this is a pocket reality that she is able to influence."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Wait, doesn't that mean she kind of lifted up Unit 6's old base?!
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Yep."
<Seraphna> Talia> Oh no... MY STASH!!!
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "I still would hide out there sometimes when I needed some 'me' time."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Focus on stopping her, then we'll worry about your stash."
<DeathStar> <Selena> Alright. *she points at the busted one* I think she is in that one
<DeathStar> <Selena> But she could easily move to any of the others
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Can you get us into the pyramid?"
<DeathStar> <Shin> Stab
<Seraphna> Terra> Can take us back to the control room.
<DeathStar> *Selena warps them into the lower level; which surprisingly, no longer exists. Selena has to make a last minute correction to land in the middle level*
<DeathStar> *it looks like the lower level was blown the hell up*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> What the?! Liana!? Erica?!
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "What happened to the lower level?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh?!"
<DeathStar> <Gwen> I'm shocked we're flying with this much damage
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "As noted, the other pyramids should not be flying at all."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Ah... yeah... that was a thing."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Only the admin building was flight capable... and even then, I would soemtimes need to do a spot fix to get it up in the air."
<DeathStar> *Yuki seems to be out of it* <Shin> There is likely a chance they managed to avoid death by some strange stroke of luck
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "We should move."
<DeathStar> *The inner defenses begin to activate as Sasha says that*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Come on. *She hurries up the stairs, pulling Nicolette*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Lana, do you think your override can disrupt the other pyramids?"
<DeathStar> *eldrich energy seems to be now running through the pyramid as they go upward. Gwen makes a face*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... I don't know..."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...it depends if they are networked or not..."
<Seraphna> **Terra does her best to smash things on their way, Amber forming barriers as they go to try and slow the Eldritch**
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *dashes upward in the pyramid*
<DeathStar> *and as they near the bridge area, they can hear Zhuian speaking to Celes* <Zhuian> I've dealt with that common woman of yours. There's no chance of you two getting together now and shaming the family with that child again. Now sit there and wait until I'm done. *Celes can be seen glaring from the floor, with a look to kill*
<DeathStar> *Zhuian seems focused on linking the pyramids together, moving them toward the Dark Lands; at this point in time, the two races don't get along well - at all*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh fires a magic missile at Zhuian. "Can you not?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> *whisper* "...let her finish the link!"
<Alicia> * Ceilidh looks annoyed, but sighs
<DeathStar> *Zhuian grunts, losing focus and turning* Ah, you. *she yanks Ceilidh toward her*
<DeathStar> <Zhuian> I take it you all are still following me.
<DeathStar> *As she begins to re-establish the link* Come out, Sasha.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *steps forward, sword drawn* "I am here... and all this time, I thought mother was the wicked sister.."
<Seraphna> Amber> I am getting sick and tired of your screeching, old woman.
<DeathStar> <Zhuian> Hm. Well, being eaten gives one a perspective on what they should and should not have done. *Celes slowly slips out of sight*
<Seraphna> Amber> You'd think it'd make you less of a bitch.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *plops in a corner and weaves her ethereal console to try to take control while Zhuian is distracted*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I still have duties to the spirits, and you're really getting in the way of that..."
<DeathStar> *Zhuian rises* Well, it was nice of you all to come join me. I'd hate to lose a ship but I can use this place to be rid of you. *She glows, preparing something when Selena rushes in and stabs her through a console*
<DeathStar> <Selena> I'm not risking a teleport out
<MobileAri> * Nicolette pulls the judgement card, attempting to lock Zhuian down further
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *dashes forward and stabs at Zhuian from the other side*
<Seraphna> **Amber casts a spell and forms sigils around Zhuian, attempting an inversion of her Spirit Bolstering spell to weaken her instead**
<DeathStar> *Celes swings a bar to hit her*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh attempts a dimensional anchor spell to prevent teleportation away
<Seraphna> **Terra throws a tomato at her**
<DeathStar> *Zhuian strains, using light powers to try to burn her way free as she's anchored in*
<DeathStar> <Zhuian> How...dare you.... *Lana manages to connect finally*
<Seraphna> **Amber forms darkness and blasts it forward as a counter**
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "That's my line!"
<Seraphna> Amber> How dare YOU go after my Mother's lands!
<DeathStar> *Void stabs her in the head with a dark sword*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *first tries locking Zhuian out of the system*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette is surprised Shin hasn't gotten in on the stabbing, since it's sort of her thing
<DeathStar> *Shin seems to be focused on something*
<DeathStar> *that is not there*
<DeathStar> *Lana manages to lock her out as Xhuian rips the sword out of her head and looks weak. Suddenly, it's like her powers shut off. And she eyes something that is not there* W-what is the meaning of this?
<DeathStar> *she begins to blood and cough up blood from her wounds when the spirit power is cut off from her*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Of what?"
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Shin...?"
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Ah..."
<Seraphna> **Amber steps closer, pulling her hood down to reveal her Asmo face, then muses** I'd say you failed.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh?" *raises a hand and quickly weaves a spell to sense eldritch energy*
<DeathStar> *Zhuian seems to be staring at nothing and reaches out in anger, mouthing something - pleading or bargaining, when she slumps*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh scans Zhuian to see what's causing this
<DeathStar> <Shin> I feel something wrong there
<DeathStar> <Shin> Something bad
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...the Crawling Chaos." *quickly tries to send the pyramids back to the Academy while she can*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Yeah... I was afraid of that."
<DeathStar> *the other ships respond, but this ship begins to act up*
<DeathStar> *the eldrich energy in it causing it to move on it's own*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Uh, what is up?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I... guess my duties to the spirits are over for now...?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh... I have the other pyramid ships still... this one is...ahhh... possessed."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Lets try to survive for now."
<DeathStar> *Celes eyes her mother a moment, then looks up*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Maybe we should scuttle this one."
<DeathStar> <Selena> Right. So what's the plan? <Yuki> Teleport off? <Selena I'm tapped.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *looks around* "...we need to stop this thing from whatever it is doing."
<DeathStar> *Shin begins to stab things*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Easier said than done." *nevertheless starts drawing ritual signs to keep away eldritch influence*
<DeathStar> *Origin peeks out*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette heads out the door, moving for engineering
<DeathStar> *Selena follows her*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh follows, figuring she can help out better from there
<DeathStar> *the ship heads for the Academy, an eldrich charged gun aiming - thankfully they still have time*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *moves over to the helm and works on trying tot ake back control*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh attempts to disable the weapons systems
<DeathStar> <Celes> Anything I can do?
<DeathStar> *Selena eyes the engines* So should I just go wild like Shin and stab?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... keep things from gettign weirder!"
<DeathStar> *Sylph flies into the bridge area through a hole and lands on Lana*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette looks at the two with her, "If we can't disable it, I'm going to destroy the core. But first, try to disconnect it in any way you can."
<Seraphna> Terra> Ship is being bad!
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Already on that!"
<DeathStar> *Selena nods and begins to disable stuff for Nicolette*
<DeathStar> *Lana would see her auto-pilot program being corrupted*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *tries weaving her anti-eldritch seals into the pyramid's systems*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette works on disconnecting power conduits, trying to find the ones that feed the weapons
<DeathStar> *as Nicolette and Ceilidh begin to pull wires and conduits, the weapon begins to make that noise again*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "We have at least breathing time..."
<DeathStar> *The ship speeds up*
<DeathStar> *As if to crash*
<DeathStar> *while Lana begins to slowly hack into the computer with her seals*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "...oh. I know what's happening here."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> We're ...getting home faster?
<Seraphna> Talia> Wheee!
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Are you familiar with Newton's laws?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...almost have it..."
<DeathStar> *Selena pulls stuff out in the engine area, trying to make them useless*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Come on...
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "...to sum up the relevant parts, large objects moving fast cause a lot of devastation when they collide with things."
<DeathStar> *As they finally slow down, Lana gets into the system as they near the school and tilt down to crash*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Lana... I hope you can land this... without crashing..."
<Jackieness> <Lana> *tries to level off the pyramid and bring it down as gently as she can manage*
<DeathStar> *As they land, the school teachers, and the other officals are waiting there - to bust them for stealing the academy property*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> .... *grabs Talia* I think...we need to run
<Seraphna> Talia> Can't we just spank them?
<Alicia> * Ceilidh stays hidden until they leave
<DeathStar> <Celes> I'll talk to them.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...crisis averted..."
<DeathStar> *as the officals begin to march up. Selena slips into the shadows, pulling Nicolette with her*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh?" *looks around*
<DeathStar> *Gwen motions to come to him*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh sneaks over
<Seraphna> **Amber pulls her hood up**
<MobileAri> * Nicolette feels like a magician's assistant as she disappears
<Seraphna> **Sera's people duck in and vanish too**
<DeathStar> *From there, it becomes clear once they see the dead Queen Zhuian's body, and Celes there, a lot of questions begin to arise. Who killed her? Who took the temples? What happened? Not even Celes princess status seems to completely protect her as she might have had a hand in this*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...now how to set the world back to its proper place...?"
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Well...
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Clearly killing the Queen... Didn't fix it
<DeathStar> <Yuki> So there's only one answer. We have to somehow get to Kumen
<Seraphna> Terra> I think the sin that did this part has to go down.
<Seraphna> Terra> Maybe we can get the one at the bar working?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "You ahve Ceilidh and me!"
<DeathStar> <Yuki> What bar? It doesn't exist in this time period
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Lets hope things revert when we fix this..."
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...look around. We do have most of a ride."
<Seraphna> Terra> **pouts and thinks** Is too far to teleport, least even for me.
<DeathStar> *Selena rubs her face* You want to steal the pyramid again? After all eyes are on us?
<Seraphna> Amber> Is it really going to matter if we reverse this?
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "This pyramid does not actually belong to the Academy. It came out of the Spirit Realm."
<DeathStar> <Selena> *She eyes Celes being grilled*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "We could try to get to Kumen via the time-appropriate method?"
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Well... there's the net, right?"
<DeathStar> <Selena> We do have a few options. The shuttle up there, the net might could do it, the spirit realm, or steal it
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "True, but we have no means to cross out of the Net, even if we entered via the Spirit Realm."
<DeathStar> <Selena> What do you say? Which route you want to take?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Unless we could send a message to the team on Kumen to come in and meet us there."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Lets steal it
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Hell
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "You remember I had to patch you up after you took a bunch of arrows recently?"
<DeathStar> <Gwen> ,,,, lets be sneaky and take a shuttle
<DeathStar> <Gwen> We have fare?
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Shuttle it is."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I'm not rich but... yes."
<Seraphna> Amber> We can get it. Mother's taken good care of me at the Temple and my possessions seem to have stayed with me.
<DeathStar> <Void> It will allow me to retrieve Aska and a few other things before we go
<Seraphna> Amber> Grab mother will you? We can use all the help we can get.
<DeathStar> -TBC- Minis Open
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* DeathStar changes topic to 'Geyze: Record of Spirit War | Wednesdays | 7:15 - 7:30 PM to 10:15 pm to 10:30 PM | Part II - Act 1 | Session 39: Corpo Madness | 1 of 3 | '
Session Close: Thu Aug 10 00:00:00 2023