The Grand Time Tour

Fumoffu Session 120: The Grand Time Tour Part IV

* Day changed to Sunday, 19. Oct 2025
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<DeathStar> Date: 10-674.1.10
<DeathStar> Location: Hapian Castle
<DeathStar> *Taiga has set up a command post in Selena's castle - the Queen quietly sitting in her chair as Taiga draws on the map all the positions the anamolies are appearing over the world* <Taiga> The past 24 hours, these are spreading like wild fire. As you can see, a few of even appeared in the castle itself, which is weakening the spirit realm that holds this castle together. And if it continues, it will spread beyond the mirror universe very soon - probably as soon as it reaches Centerpoint on this side
<DeathStar> *Ren is leaned forward, listening as best she can, but a sheen of sweat can be seen on her forehead* How long do you reckon we have? <Cheryl> Doesn't look more than a day or two if I'm seeing it right
<DeathStar> *Fate stands off to the side, appearing to look lost*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm..." *glances at Fate* "...I take it you see nothing?"
<DeathStar> <Fate> Huh? *she looks startled* Sorry. I been trying to locate Jikuu and Victoire since they vanished and their fates are unknown to me for the very first time
<DeathStar> <Fate> I do not know what to make of this
<DeathStar> <Fate> As for this situation, my vision does not extend beyond 48 hours. Then everything goes black
<Jackieness> <Noire> "And what does that suggets to you?"
<DeathStar> <Fate> For their situation, it means their fates are no longer tied to this reality plane. And for our situation, if we do not reverse whatever is happening, something bad will happen - it could simply mean that I die, or we all die
<DeathStar> <Ren> Mother - *she motions at Taiga* You said something about entering the anamolies and trying to fix this problem at the source.
<DeathStar> <Ren> It seems to me that is our only option at this point. How do we go about it
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Sounds like we have a clock to beat then.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "A clock that we cannot actually see."
<DeathStar> *Taiga brings up all the various anamolies that have appeared* I believe I've figured out where they go - we simply need to crossover and close whatever might be on the other side, then return back before we're locked out
<DeathStar> <Taiga> These holes that are appearing seem to lead over to that other Mirror Geyze - the one that is reading to be the real deal in the pocket dimension. I've labeled it for the time being as Geyze II
<DeathStar> <Selena> The place Violet likely was shunted off to?
<DeathStar> *Ren pushes herself up, holding back some coughing*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> The very same place, most likely. <Selena> Then I should come with you. She is my responsibility --- <Ren> If you left now, after what happened here, the people of Hapian would be worst off. If we run into Violet, we will deal with her and make sure she is brought back here.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Ren is correct."
<DeathStar> *Selena lets out a sigh of resignation, cupping her hands together* <Selena> Please -- if you can.... *she says softly*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> We might not even be able to locare her in that time. BUt we'll try Selena.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Aw, don't say that, Kaelan
<DeathStar> *Taiga leads them over to the portal inside the castle; guards standing about it. Soren is there as well*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...are we ready?" *looks at everyone else*
<DeathStar> *Andrea comes up behind Ren and checks her over* <Andrea> Hm. <Fate> Yes. <Cheryl> Of course
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mother?"
<Seraphna> **Kaelan checks Soren over**
<DeathStar> *Ellie the Spirit, comes floating from with Sylph* <Sylph> Becareful. Ellie, Soren, and I have searched this entire area and we believe some of Violet's strange spirit-tech was consumed by that portal.
<Seraphna> **Si fuus and looks ready**
<DeathStar> <Soren> *nods to Kaelan* If that is the case, then, who knows where it went
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Just making sure Ren isn't about to explode or anything
<DeathStar> *Andrea places a Dark One seal on her* <Ren> I feel fine
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mother, what exactly is wrong with Ren?"
<DeathStar> *Andrea eyes Ren, who cuts her eyes to the side, then lifts her up with her devil tail; Ren flails like Taiga usually does*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Ren, let mother examine you."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> That strange book girl - Azif was it? - placed an Eldritch curse on Ren, likely due to her being touched by such things in the past
<DeathStar> <Andrea> *she lifts Ren's clothes up, showing the eldritch marks all over her skin that is trying to appear*
<DeathStar> <Andrea> And the curse is to allow Azif to burst out of Ren when it has formed enough power. *she lifts Ren's shirt up more to show a little bit of a bump* <Ren> I will so bite you
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...how annoying."
<Seraphna> Kaelan> A pity we don't have the tame version that younger Alt had. Might have a direct means to counter it.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> If we can find them that'll be a boon.
<DeathStar> *Andrea sets Ren down* <Andrea> I'll keep an eye on Ren for now - best to keep her close. *to Kaelan* If we CAN locate them in time, it might be useful to make a counter spell
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Then we proceed."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I'm guessing none of us know much about eldritch magics. <Andrea> All Noire and I can do is keep using our spell knowledge to slow it down for now
<DeathStar> <Ren> If I start to get strange thoughts I'll let you know. Lets do this, Mom
<DeathStar> *Taiga sets up her instruments* <Soren> Becareful over there.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Unfortunately the only expert I know of would be Lana, fortunately there's a younger version with that other group.
<DeathStar> <Sylph> Ah, Lana. She was a trip. She would get so scared of everything
<DeathStar> *The portal seems to change colors and Taiga turns her head, thumbs up and steps through*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Chii and I will protect everything on this end. Becareful
<DeathStar> *Ren moves through with Andrea*
<Seraphna> Angela> Mmm, I may have to help keep the Eldritch at bay.
<Jackieness> <Noire> *moves through the portal*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan moves through with her blades and possible army in her tails**
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> If you think you can help, you should do the hero thing
<DeathStar> *she rubs Angela*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I would hate for Ren to suffer
<Seraphna> **Angela nods and gives her a kiss, then follows them through**
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-644.4.19
<DeathStar> Location: Unknown
<DeathStar> *the team finds themselves on a grassy field*
<DeathStar> *the portal shockingly no longer behind them*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Grass. Lots of grass.
<DeathStar> *Taiga looks around, trying to figure out where it went, holding up her datapad*
<DeathStar> *Ren pushes herself up as Fate looks around quietly. Andrea dusts herself off; all around them are signs of monster tracks, like they were there a few days ago, gathering stuff. In the grass is pieces of metal and tidbits that likely fell from the air like they just did*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *looks around* "...perhaps we can only return once we have resolved the anomaly."
<DeathStar> *Taiga picks up a piece of metal* <Taiga> I wonder if this is from the spirit-tech that Soren warned us about that came from the tech Violet made
<Seraphna> Si> Hmmm. Maybe!
<Jackieness> <Noire> "If so, it appears that it has already been collected by locals."
<DeathStar> <Ren> Locals? *sniffs air* It smells like monsters
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Those monsters are certainly locla to this version of reality."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Well, the monsters have never been really intelligence outside their Queens
<DeathStar> <Taiga> If they grabbed it there should be little to worry about
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Then why grab it at all?"
<DeathStar> *Taiga considers * Shinies for their caves?
<DeathStar> *As they talk, shadows begin to surround them*
<DeathStar> *Andrea poofs into her smaller form to look more innocent*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...mmm...interlopers."
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Mmm, and what shadows come for me? Better be cute ones.
<DeathStar> <Ren> I-
<DeathStar> *as Kaelan says that, Academy students step out, holding weapons and glancing them over suspiciously* <Academy Student> D-Do you know the code word, Lady Taiga? <Taiga> Pardon? *they glance at each other*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...spekaing of locals..."
<Seraphna> Angela> Hmmm. Maybe they're dealing with dopplegangers too.
<DeathStar> *one of the students hurries off in a direction while the others keep an eye on them. Ren's tail swishes in annoyance*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Listen, can you take us to your leader? Is Sasha here? *The students look at each other*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Taiga, focus on the main concerns. Where do we need to go next?"
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Well the problem is I'm not picking up on the anamolies even though they clearly should be occurring over here, too. I have no idea why. *she eyes her datapd*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...mmmm...that would explain why the exit is not here."
<Seraphna> Kaelan> What if the occurence is only happening one way.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I'd like to be able to check everything before I assume that
<DeathStar> *horses come riding up, along with carriages*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...and here we go."
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Hmm.
<DeathStar> *Shion steps off of them with armed guards, looking over the group* <Shion> Noire. Kaelan. Taiga. Ren. Andrea.
<Seraphna> Si> Fuu.
<Seraphna> Angela> Bunny awareness is key.
<DeathStar> *she moves over, fox tails swishing behind her. Taiga and Ren look surprised to see her in charge* <Taiga> You are the headmistress again?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...as you might eventually surmise, we are not local to this causality."
<DeathStar> *Shion waves the students back a bit* <Shion> Indeed. We were already informed that copy cats of our people might show up soon. We been waiting for a few days now to see if any would. <Ren> "A few days"?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...by whom?"
<DeathStar> <Shion> A girl called Violet. <Ren> That was less than 12 hours ago she fell through the portal.
<DeathStar> *Taiga considers the implications* Damn
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Oh of course she would do that. Hasn't learned one fucking lesson.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...so she has had free reign in this reality for several days..." *looks at Shion* "I shall be direct, Violet is accussed of regicide."
<DeathStar> *Shion studies Kalean, then turns* <Shion> Ah. I was wondering what awful thing she did then.
<DeathStar> <Shion> Come with me then. You were not accussed of anything by her, actually
<Jackieness> <Noire> "If she sticks to her modus operandi, she will likely be going to the Hapian Castle."
<DeathStar> <Shion> Just that copy cats would be coming for her to punish he for her crimes
<Seraphna> Kaelan> She's presently wanted for the murder of her grandparents and aunt. Most of the Hapian Line in our space.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Attempted murder of Selena Hapian too.
<DeathStar> <Shion> So you all traveled from some other reality to track her down then?
<DeathStar> *she steps onto the carriage*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Actually related somewhat. She was swallowed by a time anomoly on our side. We have 48 hours on our side to figure out how to stop them.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "We are also investigating why these rifts between your reality and our own are occuring."
<DeathStar> *Taiga helps Ren onto the carriage, and Andrea gets onto it as well*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Seeing as you had a few days for 12 hours... I'd say we have a week over here, maybe two.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Still, we should not waste time."
<Seraphna> **Kaelan, Si and Angela get in**
<Jackieness> <Noire> *climbs in*
<DeathStar> <Shion> Well, right now Violet is at Hapian Castle to see the Queen. But I would not worry about her more murderous tendancies.
<DeathStar> *the carriage sets out, heading off*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "And why is that?"
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Well seeing as she was honest about her crimes... at least there might be hope.
<DeathStar> <Shion> Well, she had already admitted to be a criminal before sent there, but she also was brought there because she wanted to warn the Queen about something she saw
<DeathStar> <Shion> Neekito and Kito will not let a criminal get a chance at the Queen
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Good, Selena asked us to bring her home anyway. You know her.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "There is still the concern with Violet's mising spirit materials."
<DeathStar> *as they come into the Academy, Taiga looks around, taking note at the lack of Peacemakers being set up at the school - but in their place is a giant ship now*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> What the hell...
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm?"
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Nice ship... looks a bit like those old Pyramid ships?
<DeathStar> *Melodie and Aimee hang around Seniga, trying to get her to add cool upgrades to the ship*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... the status quo here is unfamiliar to us."
<Seraphna> Angela> I guess if you were trying to identify the originator of the tech the similiarities are there. But the design structures are very different.
<DeathStar> <Shion> The ship was built by what we think if old Kumenites
<DeathStar> *Taiga opens and closes her mouth* <Taiga> What? How did you---that makes...
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Use your words, Taiga."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> We've never found any trace of anyone being on Kumen before you know the Croza War when it was scorched to oblivion. It's why it had to be terraformed to become liveable. How could a ship that size be found?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Clearly part of the anomaly then."
<Seraphna> Angela> Well, if we used Earth as a model... buried undeground I guess? Like really deep underground.
<DeathStar> *Taiga muses* Maybe. If we're going to find the source of the problem, I'm not sure which angle to follow up on
<Seraphna> Angela> It's how our cold blooded neighbors survived.
<DeathStar> <Ren> Should we start at the castle then?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Tiga, right now this is your show."
<Jackieness> Taiga
<DeathStar> *Taiga muses* Right. I'm going to remain here a bit longer. And see what if any leads with this ship matters in the long run. Plus I might need the power of Kumen for some scans. *Shion makes a face at needing Kumen* The rest of you see about going to Hapian Castle and following up on that for me
<Jackieness> <Noire> *notes Shion* "...get the lowdown on Kumen from Shion before committing to any course that requires Kumen."
<Seraphna> Si> Fuuu, Bunny Guard shall remain here too.
<Seraphna> Angela> Oh no only one Bun to represent the heroes.
<DeathStar> <Shion> Right. Senigan and the ship might be a better resource - Kumen is locked down due to their President being a jerk. Ymir is no longer the leader right now. <Taiga> Fuck off
<DeathStar> *Ren blinks at Taiga*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "How uncharacteristic."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Ho ho ho
<Seraphna> Si> How'd that happen? Sorcery!?
<DeathStar> <Shion> We believe it is likely a new type of magic - Creation Magic
<DeathStar> <Shion> But we do not know much about it at this time
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Creation... magic? *she jots that down*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...how annoying. Still...focus upon what we can. Taiga, do what you cna here. We shall investigate the goings on at Hapian castle."
<DeathStar> *Andrea taps her chin, musing*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I'll get back to you on what I learn here
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I wonder if this Creation Magic is akin to Reality Powers
<DeathStar> *she sets out to the Draíocht*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan muses** What do you know of an Eldritch Being called Azif?
<DeathStar> <Shion> Azif? *she snaps her finger and Sylph appears, looking haggard compared to their happy one*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan pats the poor Sylph and gives her a bit of power**
<DeathStar> <Shion> She is the servant of Alt, on loan from Nyarlathotep *the team would find the name is easily said and remembered here, unlike their reality*
<DeathStar> *infact, now that the name is said, memories of the final battle suddenly returns to their heads - why did they forget such a thing?*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan holds her head** The fuck...?
<Seraphna> Angela> ...We sealed that name in our world.
<DeathStar> *Ren groans, holding her head*
<DeathStar> <Shion> Hm?
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Wait, how did you beat her?
<DeathStar> <Shion> Beat who?
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Nyarl.
<DeathStar> <Shion> We haven't. She is still around to my knowledge
<Seraphna> Kaelan> IN our time we beat her by sealing her name, thus taking all the power from her.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> When you said it to us it just broke the seal for us.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm....that is a major change...perhaps it is behind this..."
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Did we... create an instance where we "won"?
<DeathStar> <Ren> Ugh. *she leans on a wall, her face showing some symbols now as Andrea touches her to speed up the sealing*
<DeathStar> <Andrea> If anything, we might have jeapordized it
<Seraphna> Angela> It would explain why this time is so different. Things are playing out here very differently from what I can see.
<Seraphna> Angela> This should be our past but it's clearly not.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> And Time Dilation is something that occurs between realities.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Whatever made this a pocket reality is probably the only thing that is protecting our reality - since I have no doubt you know who is listening in on this conversation the moment their name was said
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Indeed. It is forbidden to speak her name."
<Seraphna> Kaelan> If she's here and nameable, then yeah she could be around. Unless she isn't here for the name to matter.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> But she gave that book over to you all?
<DeathStar> <Fate> ....... *she seems to look around* Do you WANT her to appear?
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I mean, if it answers our questions.
<DeathStar> *shadows seem to appear behind Kaelan, growing larger*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> THe other Azif was trying to bring ours back. Suggesting they're two different beings.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> If that's her, better look cute when you appear. I stated my policy on shadows.
<DeathStar> *Ren is lifted up into the arms of the busty looking Nyarlathotep*
<DeathStar> <Ren> H-Hey!
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Good taste. But please don't explode my Ren.
<DeathStar> <Nyarl> I was content to listen in, but you seem to want me here personally. *Her voice seems to chill the air, the area darkening. Turning to Kaelan, she strokes Ren's ears* Why would I do that? She carries something important
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...how annoying."
<DeathStar> *Andrea seems to warily observe the situation*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Yes, that's what I wanted to know about. Why is there a second version of your book trying to tear our universe apart and is there a way to not make it pop out of my cute wolf girl.
<DeathStar> *Nyarlathotep chuckles* This other Azif does not have the capacity to tear apart the universe, despite how many dark spells she contains. Based on what you are saying, you managed to defeat me in the proper universe and she is seeking to free me from my prison. Someone else meanwhile, took away the Mirror Universe and sealed it away from the proper universe. Their fingerprints have been all over it for sometime. The reason things have became out of hand is because these two pieces of each other are still connected. This pocket reality is still part of the original universe, even sliced away and hidden
<DeathStar> <Nyarl> I am guessing the being that did it is allowing it to occur due to their own interests as well
<Seraphna> Kaelan> And which way is in your best interest? Also really? You handed the Necronomicon off to people here?
<DeathStar> <Nyarl> Yes, I offered it to them. After all - they would need all the help they could get in what was to come.
<DeathStar> <Nyarl> It was up to them how they used her, or accepted her
<Seraphna> Kaelan> From what I saw at least one of them does.
<DeathStar> <Nyarl> Are you offended that the other me didn't offer Azif to one of you at the time? How do we know she didn't?
<Seraphna> Kaelan> No, wondering how we stop things from collapsing.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> If you gave her to people here, you obviously want them to succeed.
<DeathStar> *Nyarl appears from the shadows of Noire*
<DeathStar> <Nyarl> Yes. And you are not of the people of this world.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm...obviously."
<Seraphna> Kaelan> But you know we're big suckers who will want to save this one as much as our own. So what's the deal?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...and if its a binary choice?"
<DeathStar> <Nyarl> I will tell you what
<DeathStar> <Nyarl> But I warn you to choose wisely
<DeathStar> <Nyarl> Do you want to know what is behind the culling of the Mirror Universe, or do you want to know what direction you should be looking for the anamolies since you have no tracer to follow due to lacking the proper tools?
<DeathStar> <Nyarl> Which interests you more?
<Jackieness> <Noire> *looks at KAelan* "...and there is your first binary choice, Kaelan."
<DeathStar> <Ren> Deals are always bad anyway
<DeathStar> *Ren wiggles from the pets*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "At leats ren is getting something from this..."
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Since I'm half guessing that the answer is actually one and the same, I'll go with how to stop the anomolies first. We can sort it out after.
<DeathStar> <Nyarl> You need to travel to the Prime version of this pocket reality. They are appearing over there, as to weaken your own Prime Universe. It is why you are not detecting them over here. I hope that will speed up your search. Though I would stop by the castle before I set out first. *Nyarl sets Ren down and begins to vanish*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...well done, Kaelan. You picked the big picture option."
<Seraphna> Kaelan> It pains me that I have to pick. But whoever is behind this is going to need stopping either way. best to stop it sooner rather than later.
<DeathStar> <Fate> It unnerves me there is some force as powerful as Nyarlathotep running around
<DeathStar> <Ren> It bothers me more that Nyarl still exists right now
<DeathStar> <Ren> Come on lets get to the castle, since they said we should. Ugh
<Jackieness> <Noire> "We shall need to investigate things, of course, but we do have a direction now."
<DeathStar> *Ren sets out for Hapian Castle*
<DeathStar> *as they approach the Hapian, the group would see signs of what looks to have been a massive scale monster battle a few weeks back; clean up crews are still at it as the group comes up on the city gates*
<Seraphna> Angela> Huh, looks like a Kaiju attack.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...the monsters were layign siege. The bodies are piled at the foot of the walls where they fell."
<DeathStar> <Fate> Kaiju is a type of monster?
<DeathStar> *As they step into the city, the people seem a little tense , with pictures of Sasha as Queen up in various places instead of Selena. Ren blinks and glances around* <Ren>
<Seraphna> Angela> You could call it a category of Monster. Big enough to stomp cities.
<DeathStar> *Ren moves up to the castle guard and wiggles her hands about while explaining. The guard nods at another to get Kito*
<DeathStar> *Kito arrives a moment later, glancing at them all* <Kito> I suppose you are the copy cats?
<Seraphna> Angela> We’re the visitors from Best Timeline #1 yes.
<DeathStar> <Kito> ... Oh? *she eyes Angela* Is that so.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...copycat is inaccurate."
<DeathStar> <Kito> Duplicates?
<DeathStar> *she leads them inside*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...dimensional variants."
<DeathStar> <Kito> Well, just so you know, I feel like we're the #1 variants
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Accroted, you’re the variants.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "This jostling for clout is irrrelevant. We should focus upon more important issues."
<Seraphna> **Accepted
<DeathStar> *Kito takes them to a war like room where Violet is at, as well as Neekito and Sasha. Violet seems to be conferring with Sasha about something, pointing at the maps* <Violet> The scary armored man and his monsters grabbed my spirit-tech here and almost grabbed me before Shion found me. <Neekito> If that is right, that means the Magic Emperor's army is right around here then, my queen. *she circles the map* And they have this anti-spirit tech now
<DeathStar> <Violet> If you want, if you have spirit-tech around I can create counters to it, but I will need time
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "I see."
<DeathStar> *Violet steps back, folding her hands together. Neekito keeps an eye on Violet, shaking her head at how much she looks like Selena*
<DeathStar> <Kito> I have brought more guests
<DeathStar> *she steps in with Noire and the others. Violet glances up and her face pales*
<DeathStar> *her red eyes quickly scanning the room and spotting secret passages for escape*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Princess Violet, your mother wants to have a long discussion with you."
<DeathStar> <Violet> .... *her shoulders stifften, then seem to relax*
<DeathStar> <Violet> I suppose it will be necessary sooner or later, but this world is not advanced enough to handle what has fallen in it
<DeathStar> <Violet> If I do not help make something to break it, from what I been told about this Emperor, it could end worse
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Your illicit goods were scavanaged by the monsters."
<DeathStar> *Violet nods* And the monsters are controlled by him
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Define 'Him'."
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Turing that brilliant mind of yours to fixing problems is a good start at penance.
<DeathStar> *Violet glances at Sasha, then back* The Magic Emperor. He's been waging war on this land for a long time. It is something that didn't happen where we came from
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Indeed, the appearance of this MAgic Emperor took us all by surprise...as though he had manifested from nothing."
<DeathStar> <Violet> I told Aunt Sah--- Queen Sasha, it could have been an anaomoly, or the events with this Mother Spirit and time breaking everything. But, then, they had life in their Counter Earth and we did not
<DeathStar> *Ren holds up a comm to Taiga* <Ren> Mother?
<Seraphna> Angela> Wait… so we created a pocket reality by sealing Her, and they broke time in it.
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<Jackieness> <Noire> "We do not know enough to speculate."
<Seraphna> Angela> I am getting some weird Deja Vu.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> It seems as if after a certain point, certain aspects began to change. It's fascinating. I wish I could point to the root cause. I imagine Lana would have some ideas - their Lana that is
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "'Our' Lana is away on a special mission."
<DeathStar> *outside, the Draíocht arrives outside by the balcony*
<DeathStar> *Melodie and Aimee bouncing out of the ship*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Last we saw Lana, a giant hand grabbed her
<DeathStar> <Ren> Anyone else figure out whose hand that was?
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Took our Suisen Royals somewhere too. I’m sure it was Eldritch.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> This is a mystery I do not think we can solve - we do not have enough pieces. If we didn't have the time crunch going on we could attempt to learn more
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Then let's focus on what we can solve."
<DeathStar> *Violet looks up* May I tap into the palace's spirit-tech for a moment?
<DeathStar> *Ren looks at the others, then at Neekito and Kito*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "For what purpose?"
<DeathStar> <Violet> I want to see if I can boost your infostructure. It's not as advanced as the castle's tech in my time period, but I should be able to get some extra power out of it with some tricks to the system which should allow us to see where the stolen tech might be hopefully.
<DeathStar> *Taiga sniffs*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Kito and Neekito, escort her and assist."
<DeathStar> *the two step up on either side and join Violet as she begins to mess with the systems. A few moments pass as things flicker and power up and down. Sylph appears behind the team, around them*
<DeathStar> <Hobo Sylph> ...
<DeathStar> *Violet then repowers it back up*
<DeathStar> <Violet> .... This is interesting. *she points at something and Kito looks it over* <Kito> Sasha....
<DeathStar> *Kito brings something up on the map*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "What do you have?"
<DeathStar> <Kito> The strange new continent who's magic barrier blocks anything --- well there must be something to the south of it as well that we weren't detecting before but are now. Because the Aquarius' signal is coming from there. *she brings up the location, pretty far south of where the large mystery continent is located*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "So you have found the Aquarius. Contact the Peacemakers."
<DeathStar> *Kito bows and heads off to do so*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Hey, I got an offer. We need a ship to go check out Earth
<DeathStar> *she thumbs at the Draíocht* <Ren> Can we borrow this for the time being and while we do that, we go look into our Aquarius?
<DeathStar> *your
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Present your request to the ship spirits."
<DeathStar> *Melodie and Aimee hang off Angela*
<DeathStar> *peering at Ren intently*
<Seraphna> Angela> You two are so focused.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> It'll let you get out and fly if you give us a lift
<DeathStar> *Melodie and Aimee move into the ship immediately and jerk Seniga about* <Aimee> Get the ship ready
<DeathStar> <Seniga> .... why am I the captain again
<DeathStar> *Taiga steps in and peers at Seniga, caught off guard at how much Sengia looks like herself*
<DeathStar> *Ren and Andrea follow, with Fate bowing to Sasha*
<DeathStar> *Violet turns to Kaelan and Sasha* Do you want me to remain here?
<DeathStar> <Violet> And work on the system, or come with you
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...that depends upon if you have truly discarded some of our bad habits."
<DeathStar> <Violet> I'd like to stay and keep working, but I also understand returning to face mother as well
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "If it makes you feel better, should she stay, she will be watched."
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Keep working here for now.
<DeathStar> *Violet bows her head low and returns to upgrading the system as best she can with old systems*
<DeathStar> *Seniga prepares to lift off and take off* <Seniga> Alright. Everyone set? *Melodie and Aimee have hooked into their systems*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Sure.
<DeathStar> *The Draíocht flies along. Taiga seems to still be marveling over it while Ren finds a spot and closes her eyes*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan wraps around her**
<DeathStar> *Ren jerks awake, her face looking more sunken* Eh?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Ren, you look awful."
<DeathStar> <Ren> I'm still good to go. Stomach just feels rumbley, like that time I had Akatsuki
<DeathStar> <Ren> Just sped up
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...the eldritch creature is probably plannignt o punch its way out of your stomach."
<DeathStar> <Ren> Ugh
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I’ll eat her if she does.
<DeathStar> *down below the Draíocht begins to fly over what looks like a decently sized land mass - much larger than some island, infact, which makes it hard to believe it has been able to hide from scans all this time like the northern continent. Scans begin to pick up a lot of mana from the continent below as they fly over it, which looks to be more glass like with some large volcano like structure off in the distance. On beach the Aquarius can be seen, a magic barrier all over it, keeping it trapped*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "That does not help poor Ren."
<DeathStar> *Ren's ears go flat*
<DeathStar> <Seniga> What the hell..
<Seraphna> Angela> They’re stuck?
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Thos Aquarius looks like it was tastefully redecorated by a Dark One.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...a reverse barrier... to keep them in rather than keepign soemthign out."
<DeathStar> *she scans the area, picking up what looks to be structures under the ground* <Seniga> There might be hidden villages under the ground. As we as a lot of mana energy. They might have been attacked and brought to ground by hidden wepaons or something.
<DeathStar> <Seniga> I'm worried about getting too close incase whatever grabbed them grabs us
<Seraphna> Kaelan> We could warp down.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "What was the Aquarius doing over ehre when it was suppsoed to be supporting the ground team to the north?"
<Seraphna> **Kaelan tries to see if she can feel anyone on board**
<DeathStar> *there feels like there might be lifeforms on the ship*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> It might be doable. *she motions for Seniga to back off*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I think someone’s on the ship at least.
<DeathStar> <Seniga> It is strange they're so far south as Noire said
<DeathStar> *Ren stands * So...we warping down?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...let's. Keep the ship at a safe distance. We'll make our own way."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> If we see anything too dangerous we should pull out and report the location to the Peacemakers
<Seraphna> **Kaelan nods and sets up a shadow warp**
<DeathStar> *Ren steps in*
<DeathStar> <Melodie> Beat up bad guys!
<Seraphna> **Angela steps in as well**
<DeathStar> *Fate and Andrea follow*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan winks and follows the others through and warps them to shadows on the ground below**
<Jackieness> <Noire> *heads through*
<DeathStar> *the Aquarius looks to be in power saving mode, with all the lights dim. It appears as if someone has come in and ransacked the place*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> ... Hm. I wonder hwo runs the ship if it is not Yuki or Airym
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Well if it’s gone dark one, Nox maybe.
<DeathStar> <Ren> The little Dark One?
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Well she is my daughter.
<DeathStar> *The ship seems to be eerily quiet as they move through - to the bridge. Everyone seems to be MIA*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "We should assume the crew has been taken into the udnerground chambers we detected."
<DeathStar> *the spirit chamber seems to be under the floor*
<Seraphna> **Kaelsn muses and feels the chamber out**
<DeathStar> *Taiga taps a few buttons, trying to get it to rise up, but it seems to be locked down - Kaelan fould feel Mireille in there, sleeping*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Mire is here.
<DeathStar> *keeping the ship in a sort of light power mode*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Oh daughter in law, it’s best Momma.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Oh? Does that work~?
<DeathStar> *the spirit chamber rises out of the ground and Mireille opens her eyes*
<DeathStar> <Mireille> Kaelan? We were worried when your store was attacked.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Store? **she feels about for a doorway**
<DeathStar> *The doorway looks to have been disrupted*
<DeathStar> *Mireille squints at Kaelan, as if studying her*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...exactly what happened here?"
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Ah so the other me attached this ship to the Ulieah.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I might be able to repair the door. But first let’s make sure the others are okay.
<Seraphna> Angela> The disruptions in Prime might be causing it to be down.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Another me. That could be delightful.
<DeathStar> <Mireille> We don't know exactly. Some sort of powerful magic attack hit us. It seemed to be a like a ship in the sky. But we couldn't detect anything. And we didn't have a lot of crew on board, just being exploration mission. And then we were boarded and a Knight like figure led troops with magic and began to disrupt my systems. I had to go into lock down mode to protect the ship and that is when my memory logs end
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...was it this 'Magic emperor' that we have been hearing about?"
<Seraphna> Kaelan> They’re probably imprisoned below. Can you feel Nox, dear?
<DeathStar> *Mireille brings up an image of the Magic Emperor and the Knight - the two look similiar, but the armors do not match up exactly*
<DeathStar> <Mireille> The images say it is not the same person
<DeathStar> *Mireille feels out* Nox is underneath us. I can probably take us to her
<DeathStar> <Mireille> But, back to the attack on us, we should not have been easily located. It is almost like...
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Like?"
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Someone knew where to look?
<DeathStar> <Mireille> It is almost like someone was observing us and informed the enemy where we were. My sensors felt like in the days leading up to the attack that we had been being watched
<Jackieness> <Noire> "By whom is the question then."
<DeathStar> *Ren muses and looks around*
<DeathStar> *Andrea taps her chin* Fascinating
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I suppose we have to kick some ass to get more answers.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Damn Nyarl
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...certainly possible."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I have theories but unless we can speak to the team that has been out here dealing with the situation I cannot form it into evidence yet
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Which means we need to get out hands on the group that has whisked away by those hands
<Jackieness> <Noire> "I suppose the next action would be to rescue the Aquarius crew."
<DeathStar> *our
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Prepared to get your wife back Mire?
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Right now yes. They might be able to shed some light on this operation they were undergoing
<DeathStar> *Mireille nods and holds out her hands*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan and Angela reach in**
<DeathStar> *Ren and Taiga reach out, as does Andrea*
<DeathStar> *The group is warped down underground into what looks to be magic-tech cells*
<DeathStar> *the crew of the Aquarius is being held behind them, including Nox and Young Jikuu*
<DeathStar> *Taiga studies the magic tech cells that are holding them*
<DeathStar> *silent alarms are flashing in the corner upon their arrival down below and sounds of footsteps approaching can be heard*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "We must be swift."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Oh hell just break the damn things
<Seraphna> **Kaelan readies Truth and Wyrd**
<Seraphna> **Angela nods and starts breaking cells**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Hold on." *raises a hand and conjures Dark Matter spikes to try to tear open the cells*
<DeathStar> *Ren readies fox fire along her hands, which seem to swirl along her hands and looks eldritch; she begins to tear cells apart with the others. Their attacks begin to overload the systems and the magic blows up, turning them off and freeing them so Mireille can leap on Nox*
<Seraphna> **Nox hugs her**
<DeathStar> *troops begin to approach, complete with an imposing Knight behind them, walking slowly like Michael Meyers*
<DeathStar> *Mireille strips Nox right there*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...now then... ... ...focus, you two."
<DeathStar> *Mireille lets go and begins to prepare teleports*
<DeathStar> *the Knight getting closer and begins ot reach out, a magic hand extending toward the team*
<DeathStar> *3*
<DeathStar> *2*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan muses and sends a distracting series of blasts at his hand**
<Seraphna> **Angela forms a barrier around them**
<DeathStar> *the hand is slowed down*
<DeathStar> *then it hits the barrier and grasps onto it, the hand beginning to grip it and causing the barrier to crack*
<DeathStar> *the Knight tightens his hand into a fist and the barrier and begins to crunch*
<DeathStar> *Mireille begins to warp them out and onto the Aquarius*
<Seraphna> **Angela thrusts her blade at the hand**
<Jackieness> <Noire> *turns and then waves a hand, sending the Dark Matter spikes flyign toward the knight*
<DeathStar> *the hand wobbles as the spikes fly at him; at that moment they warp out before they can see how much damage they did*
<DeathStar> *the Aquarius, still on the ground, begins to have a hand reach up from the ground around it*
<DeathStar> <Mireille> ...AGH!
<DeathStar> *she begins to wiggle about as if being crushed*
<Seraphna> **Nox touches the Aquarius and tendrils stab at and resist the hand**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Try to break us free!" *moves to the viewport and then summons more spikes to rain down on the hand*
<DeathStar> *Taiga grabs the controls and begins to have them take off*
<Seraphna> Nox> We don’t like being grabbed!
<DeathStar> *the hand twitches about at the attacks on it, loosening as the Aquarius wiggles about to get free*
<DeathStar> *Taiga boosts with all the ship has*
<Seraphna> **Nox has two tendrils strike the shields ahead of them**
<DeathStar> *behind them, a magic weapon rises from the ground to aim at them*
<DeathStar> *the Aquarius breaks free finally and begins to zoom ahead*
<Seraphna> **Angela grabs the weapons and fires at the music canon**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Evade their attacks!"
<Seraphna> **magic
<DeathStar> *Taiga pulling them up into the air to join the Draíocht; their weapon begins to fire as Angela damages their's back*
<DeathStar> *The Draíocht shifts in to fly defense and joins them as a wing man* <Seniga comm> You okay?
<Seraphna> Nox> Sh-Should be!
<Seraphna> **Kaelan examines their door now and starts weaving shadows**
<DeathStar> *as they are getting away, a shadowy figure stands on the bridge with them, observing them. Andrea turns around and stares at them*
<DeathStar> <Andrea> ...
<DeathStar> *Ren turns and jerks* <Ren> We got a tresspasser
<Seraphna> Angela> And who is this?
<DeathStar> *Seniga turns* <Seniga comm> We got someone on our ship, too!
<Jackieness> <Noire> *turns as well, holding up a hand to the others* "Identify yourself."
<DeathStar> <Figure> I am merely here to observe. *Their voice sounds distorted, making it impossible to even identify who or what it is* I did not expect players from another world to start becoming pieces in this story
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Your game has impacted our world."
<DeathStar> <Figure> Your world will not be much of a factor for long anyway.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...I'm terribly stubborn. Arrogant too."
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Not if I have anything to say about it. **she finishes her door outline**
<DeathStar> <Figure> Mmm. I will keep that in mind - I will not waste my time telling you not to do what is in your nature, but should you not be focusing on finishing your own tasks to save your world?
<DeathStar> *The figure vanishes*
<DeathStar> *Mireille confers with Nox on something*
<DeathStar> <Mireille> Do you want us to give you a ride somewhere?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "I believe we have met the one who ratted out the Aquarius."
<Seraphna> **Kaelan tries to reconnect the doorways**
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Yes - I noted that they observe things. It makes me even more certain they are the one behind everything
<DeathStar> <Andrea> The power to isolate an entire reality to observe it...
<Jackieness> <Noire> "The ones who corrupted the upper plan, you mean?"
<Jackieness> plane
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I don't know if they are the same ones or not. They might be connected, or it just be one of them. I'll need more information. But, I do think it's eldritch based
<DeathStar> *the door begins to come to life*
<DeathStar> <Seniga comm> If you all are going with the Aquarius
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...I do not think it is our other... acquantaince. That one would have no reason to obfuscate its identity."
<DeathStar> <Sengia comm> I know a group I can talk with about all this - The Cleaners. They might can lend a hand and help shut this problem down
<DeathStar> <Seniga comm> I'll see what I can do to get in touch with them
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Be cautious. If you are able to contatc these Cleaners, then our enemy is likely aware as well."
<DeathStar> <Seniga comm> Right. We'll becareful
<DeathStar> *Taiga has navigated them out toward the mirror universe gates and prepares to activate them, inputting the code to activate them. The code goes through, but nothing happens*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> .... *inputs it again*
<DeathStar> *Taiga glances at Ren, who has passed out again, then at Noire*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> We have a problem
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Have they been sealed form the Prime side?"
<Seraphna> Kaelan> We may be in luck.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> It's possible, but I think the anomaly situation has caused it to lock up
<Seraphna> **Kaelan eyes her door**
<DeathStar> <Mireille> You want us to use the store door?
<Seraphna> Kaelan> If this establishes, it connects to the Ulieah.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Is it safe?"
<DeathStar> <Fate> If we do that, we knows what situation we'll be walking in on
<Seraphna> Kaelan> We could wait for someone to come through first.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> The other me is likely clawing at the other end to get to Nox.
<DeathStar> *Taiga takes a deep breath, eyeing the two options* Fuck
<DeathStar> -TBC-
<DeathStar> -Minis Open if bored-
* Day changed to Monday, 20. Oct 2025