The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Session 615

The Heart of Darkness Epilogue

Session Start: Sun Feb 05 14:52:15 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Session615
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<DeathStar> Date: 10-647.4.25
<DeathStar> Location: Geyze
<DeathStar> *the landscape of Geyze has several minor debris from the battle over it, but thankfully it hasn't proven to be too devasting to the planet; the landscape will take time to recover, but thanks to the efforts of everyone, outside minor craters, it will just be clean up duty now*
<DeathStar> *Taiga walks along it with Yuki, since the Aquarius is still stationed, both searching for signs of Ren while others remain at the Academy trying to figure out the damage estimate. Erevis there among them*
<Seraphna> **Talia has tallied the local fish supply, suspecting raids by Crab people**
<DeathStar> <Selena> Are we sure everything is over?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> There is still reported to be some Illium activity
<DeathStar> <Erevis> And Wind and his children have been trying to locate Kaori
<Seraphna> Jaime> They we’re lucky to get Talia back apparently.
<DeathStar> <Selena> Wind said he found her on the tree? Are we sure she is okay?
<Jackieness> <Lana> *is seen gathering bits of scrap that fell to Geyze*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Probably. She apparently tried to save Kaori but they weren’t interested in her.
<DeathStar> *Taiga and Yuki return, looking exhausted as Taiga collapses into a seat.* <Taiga> There's so much little debris scattered all over the place and it's been days now. I keep hoping for a miracle like what happened to myself
<DeathStar> *She scrubs her face* <Taiga> And I need to get started on the Tareh device.
<Seraphna> Jaime> We can put out a wider search with the people of Tareh.
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<Jackieness> <Lana> *eyes a piece and then tosses it aside*
<DeathStar> *Gwen joins Lana* This looks cool
<DeathStar> *Erevis touches Taiga* Speaking of devices, I plan to bring some of the PAX systems down to connect Geyze more closely with it once again. *Selena pales, thinking it plans to return*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I will have Myria help set up teleportation systems in certain places - it would appear that Geyze is becoming important places so that you can instantly come to the PAX.
<Seraphna> Jaime> We’ll be able to keep up closer like this. Which is reassuring for me with my children here.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Its nothing really interesting though..."
<DeathStar> *as Lana stands by some debris, a hand smashes out and grabs her, pulling into the rock*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> AAh?!
<DeathStar> *Erevis turns her head and Taiga lifts her's*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> That sounded like a scientist
<Seraphna> Jaime> Are you sure it wasn’t one of the female students?
<DeathStar> *Gwen pounds on the rock*
<Seraphna> **Talis speeeds through following Gwen’s manly scream**
<DeathStar> <Erevis> No no, like an animal
<DeathStar> <Gwen> The rock ate Lana
<Seraphna> Talia> Gwen Gwen why you fighting rock?
<Seraphna> Talia> Ate my pillows!?
<DeathStar> *as the others at the meeting debate it, a beam of light shoots up into the sky*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> ... What the hell? Some power source of the ship?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Is it a Tuesday already?
<DeathStar> *Adeline on comms* You all should come here immediately
<DeathStar> *a location appears on their devices*
<Seraphna> **Jaime warps them to her**
<DeathStar> *she stands off to the side as the giant rock has broken apart and knocked Talia and Gwen on their rears*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> This piece of debris is putting off high levels of radiation and hyperspace - also it took Lana
<Seraphna> Jaime> Took her where?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Inside the light
<Seraphna> Jaime> Hmm…
<DeathStar> *The light begins to die down and Lana has been tossed to the side*
<Seraphna> Talia> It stole my pillows! Oh wait there they are!
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh..." *flop*
<Seraphna> **Talia goes cat and flops on Lana’s chest**
<DeathStar> *Gwen kneels to check on her as the light completely dies down and a burnt figure stands there*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Who is that…?
<DeathStar> <Selena> I was going to ask you that.
<DeathStar> *The burnt figure flexes their fingers, peering around*
<Seraphna> **Jaime peers**
<DeathStar> *due to the severe burns, it is hard to tell who they are*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> ... *stares* Oh.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Hyperspace and reaches through stone. The evil me?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Yes. Unless we want to venture it's Ren, but I would recognize "you" anywhere
<DeathStar> *The burnt figure touches the grass and her body begins to restore itself, flesh mending*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Okay that’s me.
<Seraphna> Jaime> You wouldn’t happen to want to surrender would you?
<DeathStar> *The other Jaime soon stands there, almost completely restored, the earth taking the wound*
<DeathStar> <I. Jaime> You know that is not an option. You've seen I cannot be stopped.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Oh you can be stopped. But now that I know what I know I’m just more disappointed in you.
<DeathStar> *Erevis seems to be gathering her power while Taiga just eyes the other Jaime*
<DeathStar> *Her eyes going golden*
<DeathStar> *The other Jaime seems to detect something and when she begins to warp out with hyperspace, her speed is halved by Taiga, who leaps outward, touching her leg despite it burning her flesh *
<Jackieness> <Lana> *still seems woozy*
<DeathStar> *as the enemy vanishes, Taiga stands there, hand burning*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> That was stupid
<Seraphna> **Jaime tilts her head** How long will that last Taiga?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> A little bit. I places tracker on her using the shield technology for ships
<DeathStar> <Taiga> *kneels, wincing*
<Seraphna> **Jaime touches the earth that was wounded and begins restoring it, little plants growing as Si runs over to Taiga’s side**
<DeathStar> <Selena> So where did she go?
<DeathStar> *Taiga motions for Si to grab her datapad*
<DeathStar> *Yuki helps prop Taiga up*
<Seraphna> **Si takes it out and pulls up the info**
<DeathStar> *it looks like she's headed for the Ent Village for some reason*
<Seraphna> **Talia uses curing magic on Taiga**
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Curious
<Seraphna> Jaime> **frowns, then warps them to the Grotto**
<DeathStar> *as Jaime nears the grotto, a shield slams her out*
<DeathStar> *dropping everyone outside in the forest*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Oh you little bitch..
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Ow
<DeathStar> *Taiga flexes her hand, making a curse*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I think someone tapped into something
<Seraphna> **Jaime tests the shield**
<DeathStar> *it seems to be all around the Ent Village*
<DeathStar> *Gwen rises and helps Lana and Talia up*
<Seraphna> Jaime> I put shields around the forest, not the village.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...owww...."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> True, but it seems that she narrowed it
<Seraphna> Jaime> Hmmm… we may be able to go under. They were made to counter Dark One air attacks.
<DeathStar> *a cool breeze picks up* <Voice> Having trouble?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh... if this is smaller, then she may have used the excess power to shield the underground..."
<Seraphna> **Jaime peers around**
<DeathStar> *Sylph is there, snacking on stuff*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> So we can't go underground either?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Evil me took the Ent village. **she feels out Gnome too**
<DeathStar> *Gnome can faintly be felt inside*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...maybe you should ask why?"
<DeathStar> *Sylph muses, then taps the field and winces*
<Seraphna> Jaime> I know why. She’s after Gnome.
<DeathStar> <Sylph> Ow.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> That's odd
<DeathStar> *She seems to be studying the shield*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Is… is she using Gnome to power it?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> What is? <Adeline> The shield has reality infusion into it actually
<DeathStar> <Adeline> She seems to suddenly have reality copy power
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> …Taiga touched her.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I don't have enough to copy
<Seraphna> Jaime> She’s perfected her copy power.
<DeathStar> *Sylph seems to be floating around the sheld*
<DeathStar> <Sylph> Sylph has idea!
<Seraphna> Jaime> What’s up sis?
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Why do I fear this.
<DeathStar> <Sylph> One moment. Need to see if I can find an ent there that likes me enough to summon me,.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Aren't all Ents pro Gnome?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Alternatively, we could do a Net insert."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Novices can have three pacts.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> And are any of you Net users?
<Seraphna> Jaime> We could call them.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "We would need to call in the Asarar group..."
<DeathStar> <Sylph> Got it! *She seems to have been doing something while they're off talking.* Here, touch me and my copy will take over on the other side
<Seraphna> **Jaime and Talia, Slayer of Bad Jaimes reaches out too**
<DeathStar> *as everyone touches Sylph, she glows oddly and the group appears on the other side where a dopey looking Sylph is there*
<DeathStar> *after a moment, that Sylph seems to jerk awake*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh?" *loooks at the dopey Sylph*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Never seen that before?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Weird
<DeathStar> <Ent Sylph Fan Girl> *Waves*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Hey Rosella.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Let us stay on task. Where is the other you?
<Seraphna> **Jaime feels out**
<DeathStar> *there seems to be something going on at Gnome's place*
<DeathStar> *Sylph floats up*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Right in our own bedroom. **grumbles and heads for the grotto**
<DeathStar> *as they near the grotto, Leaf seems to be kneeling, as if defeated by something*
<DeathStar> *Leafy beside her*
<Seraphna> Jaime> What happened?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...there must have been a fight."
<Seraphna> **Talia hops over to heal if needed**
<DeathStar> <Leafy> ... *Eyes the other Jaime* .. what?
<DeathStar> <Leaf> I knew something was up
<Seraphna> Jaime> The other one is the Illium Empress.
<DeathStar> *Sylph grumbles* Bad to fake being someone else
<DeathStar> *eyes Lana*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahh?"
<DeathStar> <Sylph> Aah?
<Seraphna> Jaime> **begins to head for the grotto entrance** Yeah well she should know better than to fuck with my heart.
<DeathStar> *As she reaches the grotto, they find Kaori laying on the ground*
<DeathStar> *Yuki kneels and checks for a pulse*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Weak, but alive.
<Seraphna> Jaime> This explains how she copied better.
<DeathStar> *Taiga examines her* <Leaf> She had her as a hostage when taking her into the grotto
<DeathStar> <Leaf> Cassava went to get help
<Seraphna> Jaime> **peers around and feels for Gnome more**
<DeathStar> *Gnome is in the grotto. Sylph uses her gale to break into it and reveals the other Jaime having Gnome on her lap. Snatching Gnome from her, Sylph holds onto her as Illium Jaime rises*
<Seraphna> Jaime> That’s my wife you’re moving in on, again.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> It seems to be a pattern.
<DeathStar> <Illium Jaime> Now that you've come close enough to me. *She grabs Jaime and begins to forcefully switch places with her using Kaori's power*
<DeathStar> *her Dias strength keeping Jaime from breaking free*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> *begins to power up* <Taiga> I also halved her power.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> You're not as strong as you think
<Seraphna> **Jaime growls and fights it, going spirit and vines reaching from the walks to snap at her**
<Seraphna> Jaime> And you’re on my turf, bitch.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> *draws his swords*
<Seraphna> **Jaime forms the grotto mud into a fist to punch her**
<Jackieness> <Lana> *holds up her hands like she's going to start spell weaving*
<DeathStar> *The other Jaime is punched away. She rises up as Gnome joins in and punches her away and she uses something to grab Gnome and slam Sylph so hard she is drive nitno the earth*
<DeathStar> <Gnome> Grr
<Seraphna> **Talia leaps in and slices with her Familiar Blade**
<Seraphna> **Jaime reaches out to grab Gnome and join with her**
<DeathStar> *Erevis hyperspace melts part of her body away until she begins to absorb it*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *starts to weave chain-like constructs to try binding the Illium Jaime*
<DeathStar> *the other Jaime wobles, when suddenly Sylph rises up and Jaime gets wind slammed away*
<DeathStar> *The wind gale cutting a swath of land*
<Seraphna> **Jaime URLs and vines out to stop her flight after a bit**
<Seraphna> **urks
<DeathStar> *The other Jaime strains while Sylph begins to go after Gnome, or is it Jaime, straining, winds cutting at the vines and slicing surprising Ents' homes*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> What the hell?!
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Focus on Jaime. Er, the bad one
<Seraphna> **Talia muses, then reaches out and starts pulling at I Jaime’s mana**
<DeathStar> *Her eyes going golden*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Maybe she magnified the spirit rivalry!"
<Seraphna> **Jaime’s eyes glow as she suddenly seems to reverse her flight and punches at Sylph, trying to knock her out**
<DeathStar> *the other Jaime stumbles, using Kaori to make new mana when possible*
<Seraphna> **Talia keeps feeding, like when Delgi was starving**
<DeathStar> *Sylph slams into the ground, wings fluttering; she begins to gather a storm to her in the village, tornados forming and ripping up ancient trees*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Don't over eat. *he eyes the storm*
<DeathStar> *Erevis pulls out the emerald sword*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Not here! **she teleports right up to Sylph and hyper punches her out if the village if she can**
<DeathStar> *Sylph hits the shield and jerks, falling down*
<DeathStar> *The other Jaime begins to leap for Lana*
<Seraphna> **Talia smiles, a cure magic flowing out from her into those hurt so far, using IJ to heal the party**
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<DeathStar> *While Adeline TK grabs her*
<Seraphna> **Jaime warps up to her do she doesn’t come back to the village and peers her over** Sis snap out if it.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *raises her hands and weaves one of her mana shield egenrators into existence*
<DeathStar> *Adeline drinks one of her motions to bring out her own copy powers*
<DeathStar> *potions
<DeathStar> *and wors to bind her*
<DeathStar> *the other Jaime strains as all the mana draining is going on and Erevis stabs her*
<DeathStar> *Sylph awakens andeyes Jaime*
<DeathStar> <Sylph> What?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Oh thank… well us.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Evil me made you all rival mode.
<DeathStar> *Sylph's hand twitches, holding a weapon, as if it wants to strike Jaime*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Sis… don’t. Go to Ellie okay?
<DeathStar> *Sylph pauses, then nods, dropping the copy body*
<Seraphna> **Jaime let’s out a breath and heads back**
<DeathStar> *in the meantime, the Illium Jaime has been pinned to a tree with the Emerald Sword, sealing her reality powers*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> With her mana gone and her powers gone....
<Seraphna> Talia> Her mana is kinda minty.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *tries weaving more chains to further bind the Illium Jaime*
<DeathStar> *she eyes the blood leaking from the wound* <Yuki> All that is left is how to kill her with her regen power
<DeathStar> *Adeline eyes Lana, keeping her bound to the tree*
<Seraphna> Jaime> You’d have to disintegrate her.
<DeathStar> *Erevis takes Kaori's reality powers into the sword for the time being*
<Seraphna> Jaime> The cells can’t recover from that.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> How do you do that?
<DeathStar> *Leaf and Leafy see to Kaori*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Fastest way would be one of Momma Ama’s sun mirrors.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Ama is busy tracking you know who lately, but I can borrow one of the
<DeathStar> *Them
<Seraphna> Jaime> **eyes her evil self** Even now you wouldn’t surrender, would you?
<DeathStar> <I. Jaime> What is there to surrender. Would you surrender?
<Seraphna> Jaime> That’s the difference between us.
<DeathStar> *She strains against the restraints, with Dias' absurd strength, actually breaking a few*
<DeathStar> *leaning toward the other Jaime*
<Seraphna> Jaime> I’d have been okay living on to see my loved ones happy, rather than forcing new ones.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> She is growing stronger from her fall to Geyze
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I will take her to the mirrors
<Seraphna> Jaime> Okay…
<DeathStar> *Erevis gathers the other Jaime and warps out. By now the shield drops and Selena rejoins them, eyeing the mess in the village*
<DeathStar> <Selena> ... what in the world? Did she do all this?
<DeathStar> <Gwen> *flops on his rear*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *sits next to Gwen and then pat pats him*
<DeathStar> *Taiga lets her eyes return to normal* Come on Si. Lets get back to Asteroid C...
<Seraphna> Jaime> **muses and taps her datapad** Leyaeh, confirm that Erevis gets the other me through the mirrors. She might still have a way to take over a body.
<Seraphna> **Jaime sighs and slumps**
<Seraphna> Jaime> Unsure what powers of yours she kept, Addy.
<DeathStar> *Adeline muses*
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-647.4.26
<DeathStar> Location: The Academy
<DeathStar> *Selena, Cheryl, Andrea, Erevis, Sasha, and more are attending a meeting about Xevil, who is bound*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> He needs to be put to the death immediately. <Selena> He has been nothing but a gentle being since coming here.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> *props her head up, having a channel open for Cassandra*
<Seraphna> Angela> Is it really him? Not even one cocky smirk.
<DeathStar> *Xevil listens to them all*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> The scanners identified it as him, but I have not been able to get a proper mental scan. *She leans back*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Has anyone asked him?
* Dias` sits next to Cheryl, watching quietly.
<Dias`> *Chad*
<DeathStar> *Cheryl makes strangling sounds*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Fine. Are you the egomanical Xevil?
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *from the comm screen* "If it is the real Xevil, then he is certainly no friend to Earth."
<Dias`> <Chad> If he's the 100% the Xevil we've faced in the past then he should pay for his crimes.
<DeathStar> *Xevil pauses, then seems to consider that* I know my name is Xevil, but I confess I do not remember much more. If I did bad things, I apologize. Can I make it up somehow?
<Seraphna> Talia> Fishie crackers.
<DeathStar> *He goes to fold his hands together on the table, but the bindings prevent it*
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Where can I find such items?
<Seraphna> Talia> Bake!
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Then it shall be done.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ... you're going to make him do that to absolve his crime? What the fuck
<Seraphna> Talia> Millions of fishie snacks!
<DeathStar> <Selena> Well, if he doesn't remember doing the crime.
<Dias`> <Chad> Doesn't absolve you of them Selena.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I would be afraid of him poisoning the students with these fish
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Shouldw e not contact the tsivirxsh Empire, given that he appears to beone of their citizens?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> The current Emperor and his helper both would kill him on sight
<Dias`> <Chad> I would prefer not. There are still many in the Empire that hold him in high regards
<Seraphna> Talia> Poisoning fishie crackers is a crime worse than murder!
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Kyun and Shretrav do not have a good history with him
<DeathStar> <Erevis> But I will alert them of this
<DeathStar> <Xevil> If I need to make up matters with them, I shall
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "The Suisen Empire should hold him and find out what is going on. We do not need him wandeirng free, in domestic servitude or otherwise."
<Dias`> <Chad> I agree with Cassandra.
<Seraphna> Talia> But who will make my fishie crackers?
<Dias`> <Chad> This is going to be a complicated matter to deal with. Killing him outright would be the smartest choice but we're not executioners.
<DeathStar> *Erevis muses* I will bring it up with Lenneth but I see it having it's own problems. Everyone will expect us to deal with him since no one race will want him but at the same time but it also can make us a target for having him
<DeathStar> <Erevis> You, Xevil, are a man without a home
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "To me he is the bogeyman. Every conspiracy I've had to deal with over the past decades could be tied to his actions either direct or indirect."
<DeathStar> <Xevil> I apologize
<Seraphna> **Talia puffs her cheeks** He offered fishie crackers. Has stay with me till debt filled.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Very well, it will take time for us to bring him into the Empire anyway
<DeathStar> <Erevis> And make sure he isn't going to blow us up
<Seraphna> Angela> This is like that time we accidentally offered those Horse guys a carrot crop.
<Dias`> <Chad> So for now we keep him under lock and key under the Suisen Empire until wecan come up with a proper solution
<Seraphna> Talia> At academy. To make fishie crackers.
<DeathStar> <Xevil> I will strive to make a million of the best
<DeathStar> <Andrea> He is creeping me out when he isn't plotting to kill us
<Seraphna> Talia> Good Blue Man.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> We should send him back for being defective
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "We need to determine if he says who he appears to be...and if so, why is he alive?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Assuming he is telling the truth about losing his memory, you realize that means everyone will want to know what is in his head and try to bring back his memories
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Allies and enemies alike
<Dias`> <Chad> Indeed
<DeathStar> <Selena> Best to keep him in a stable, boring life then.
<Seraphna> Talia> Then for now we will call him… Mr. Blue.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Oh like that'll happen
<Dias`> <Chad> Time will tell, Cheryl.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ... *She grips her table, then rises and walks out*
<Seraphna> Angela> **sighs and follows her out**
<DeathStar> *Cheryl is leaning against the wall of the building, looking annoyed. Zephyr is waiting on them*
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> So should I shoot him?
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "We'll speak more when you get back, Andrea." *cuts off the screen*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> No. *she eyes the scene of the remaining debris* No sign of Ren either.
<DeathStar> *Andrea stands* <Andrea> Guess this is my cue to go
<Dias`> 6Chad gets up and moves out after Cheryl, eyeing Xevil up and down a moment.
<DeathStar> *Xevil peers from Talia to Chad, studying him*
<DeathStar> <Xevil> I will bake you some too
<Seraphna> Talia> That nice of you!
<DeathStar> *Fate is outside, inspecting things quietly*
<Seraphna> Angela> Still not believing she’s gone.
<Dias`> <Chad> I don't like him being around either Cheryl. But since they brought him back instead of killing him first we're stuck with this path
<Jackieness> <Noire> *is waiting for Andrea right outside when she comes out, arm in a sling and still bandaged up*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Well, we can only hope someone finds her
<DeathStar> *Andrea nods to Noire* How are you doing?
<DeathStar> *Cheryl nods to Chad, heading for their shuttle* Well, lets head back. *Zephyr slinging her gun over her shoulder*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Not well... they told me they didn't find Ren."
<Seraphna> **Angela slings Zephyr over her shoulder**
<DeathStar> <Andrea> No. But they didn't find her mother either and began to clone her hastily.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> The debris scattered all over Geyze. If someone found her and has no idea who she is, well. That's the hope they're clinging to
<Dias`> <Chad> We'll keep eyes on him and if he screws up, we'll punish him. 6He moves after Cheryl
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm... why clone her? You cna't clone a soul... bakana."
<DeathStar> *She eyes Fate* <Andrea> Clearly the battle and aftermath means something. *She steps onto the shuttle*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan slides out of Noire’s shadow prodding her**
<Seraphna> Kaelan> In one piece? Good.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... and are you here just to chekc on my welfare?"
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> He'll screw up, sooner or later.
<DeathStar> *She leans back and Zephyr flies them back*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Well I just got back and my peer is all broken up. Course I am.
<Dias`> <Chad> And we'll be there to catch it
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I hear curses have been hitting people
<DeathStar> *She looms over Kaelan*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Yeah…
<Seraphna> Kaelan> My kid is currently cut off from me and possessed by Harbinger.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Well, tell us more
<DeathStar> -sCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-647.5.2
<DeathStar> Location: Asteroid C
<DeathStar> *Lorelei and those interested in returning stand there, Taiga barely awake*
<DeathStar> *Rachael looks at her*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan eyes the devices**
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Someone's been overworking herself."
<Dias`> 6Durt shifts his backpack as he sits on a chair
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Time has been synched again
<DeathStar> <Taiga> You can go back
<DeathStar> *Zegretta zips up*
<DeathStar> <Andrea> *hands them charms*
<Dias`> <Durt> You managed to fix that rather quickly.
<Seraphna> **Kaelan grabs a pack of things and her gear**
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Just had to follow my blueprints. *She moves to the gate and inputs it, swaying*
<Seraphna> **Si helps her**
<Dias`> <Durt> How many time do you think passed?
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Too much.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> 16 days here...
<DeathStar> <Taiga> That would be about...*nods off*
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Insightful
<Jackieness> <Moira> *pokes Taiga* "Hey!"
<Seraphna> Si> **carries her off** Good luck, we'll monitor.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> *Snorts awake*
<Seraphna> **Si pauses**
<Jackieness> <Moira> "how long?"
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Leta see, if 30 years here was about 300 years there
<DeathStar> <Taiga> So 16 days here would equal ...
<DeathStar> *Taiga sways*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> 160 days.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Was that it? *faceplant*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Still too long in my book, but about a season and a half.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Factor of 10.
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Unless Harbringer sped up things even more
<Seraphna> Kaelan> **ear twitches** Yeah.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Ok, so a lttiel udner half a year. That's not too terrible... but still enough time to do some damage."
<Dias`> <Durt> So barely half a year. *He looks at Rachael* Depends if it rubberband snapped ahead also.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "How can he even do that?"
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I doubt it. Only way that could happen was if Taiga slowing things down did it
<Dias`> <Durt> Taiga used us as an anchor to slow their time down by connecting it. With that anchor gone, things could've snapped forward.
<DeathStar> *Rachael and Lenny take a deep breath, then step forward*
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Just don't wander off and get captured again, Durt." *heads in*
<Seraphna> *Kaelan, Sia and Lia hop through**
<Dias`> <Durt> No promises. *He steps through*
<DeathStar> *They arrive at a repaired Neer Castle, the Gate now in it's own room*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> ...So far so good.
<DeathStar> <Rachael> A lot happened in half a year
<Seraphna> Kaelan> If Mercy survived she'd have whipped this into shape pretty fast I imagine.
<Dias`> 6Durt glances around, tossing out an Id shell that floats up.
<DeathStar> *Lorelei walks forward* Come on
<Jackieness> <Moira> "She better have survived. I gave her the keys to my place."
<DeathStar> *she leads them out to the palace proper where guards intercept them*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan and the twins move along**
<Seraphna> **Kaelan pauses, eyeing the guards**
<DeathStar> *a descendnant of Moira's, with the same white hair, stands there in a captain of the guard's outfit*
<DeathStar> <Captain> Ho. It is you. Come. Follow me. *she bows and motions for them to follow her to the throne room*
<Jackieness> <Moira> "...ok." *looks at the others and then follows*
<Dias`> <Durt> How much time has passed since the war.
<DeathStar> <Captain> The war? Ah, you are speaking of the one with all the kingdoms came to blows due the false god Harbringer?
<Jackieness> <Moira> "And then the aftermath witht he invaders who nearly destroyed this very castle."
<DeathStar> <Captain> I suppose I consider that a small skirmish. That was six months ago
<DeathStar> *As they enter the throne room, they find Mercy on the throne room*
<Dias`> <Durt> Guess you lucked out than Kaelan.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Mercy!"
<Seraphna> Kalean> Seems you cleaned up nice.
<DeathStar> <Mercy> You have returned sooner than expected.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> With news you're not gonna like.
<DeathStar> <Lenny> *looks surprised; the other Lenneth lurking behind the throne*
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> *bows her head*
<DeathStar> *Mercy stands, setting the scepter down* And what is that?
<Seraphna> **Kaelan passes the letter to her**
<DeathStar> *Mercy glances at it* ... I see. Do you require a ride to the Demon Realm?
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Probably, I'm not sure he's still in her, but...
<DeathStar> *Mercy slaps her hands together and the guards escort them outside to an airship* <Mercy> I would go with you, but my Captain of the Guard would become displeased
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> We can handle it from here
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Mmm, glad you found such a... caring protector~
<Jackieness> <Moira> "...yeah...I also noticed... she's got my hair."
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Did you have a kid while we were here?
<DeathStar> <Lenny> *blink*
<Jackieness> <Moira> "..." *looks at Rachael* "...what?"
<DeathStar> <Rachael> It was a joke. Lets get going
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Right."
<DeathStar> *the captain flies them off*
<DeathStar> *and they soon arrive at the Demon Realm where Lenny, Lorelei, and Rachael walk off and meet Deus*
<DeathStar> <Deus> Welcome back
<Jackieness> <Moira> *steps off of the sirship*
<Seraphna> **kaelan shadow hops up to her and god senses lightly as she looks her over**
<DeathStar> *Lorelei glances at Kaelan*
<DeathStar> <Deus> *raises an eyebrow8
<Dias`> 6Durt walks alongside Moira
<Seraphna> Kalean> Harbinger's Alive/.
<DeathStar> <Deus> Where?
<DeathStar> *Lorelei also seems to be feeling out*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Last we discovered... my daughter.
<Dias`> <Durt> Assume is the proper word here.
<DeathStar> *Deus frowns, then leads them down to the shrine*
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Let's start with finding her first."
<DeathStar> *Where Tsukiko is playing with Shizuki. Zegretta eyes the two*
<DeathStar> *keeping her weapon ready*
<DeathStar> *Shizuki seems to be playing with a doll that looks like Kaelan*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan steps out of one of their shadows to plop down** Well hello.
<DeathStar> *Tsukiko peers up* You're back already! *She hugs her and Shizuki beams and tackles her*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan smiles and giggles, hugging them... and sensing out at the same time**
<DeathStar> <Zegretta> *readies the dagger*
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> I am not getting any pings
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Nothing
<Seraphna> Kaelan> ...WEll I'm relieved... I sense nothing of the old gods in you two.
<Seraphna> **Kaelan pulls them up and sits, since she's going to have to explain**
<Jackieness> <Moira> "OK, let'sre-rad that note."
<Jackieness> re-read
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Shizu, you gave Durt a note before you left.
<Seraphna> **you=I
<DeathStar> <Shizuki> Mmmmhm
<DeathStar> *she nods, peering at Durt with a strange smile*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> It said Hello from Harbinger.
<DeathStar> <Shizuki> Oh?
<Dias`> 6Durt just gives a two finger wave to Shizuki
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Yes... what did you mean by that? Did he have you?
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> *eyes the note saying hello from harbringer*
<DeathStar> <Shizuki> Dunno.
<Dias`> <Durt> She wants you to know where you got it form.
<DeathStar> <Shizuki> Ohh!
<DeathStar> <Shizuki> Found it
<Seraphna> Kaelan> So... why didn't you show me it before I left darling?
<DeathStar> <Shizuki> Was told it was letter for him. *She gives Durt another strange smile*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> By who dear?
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Totally not creepy at all."
<Dias`> <Durt> Quite the fuck you than from him, I'd say.
<DeathStar> *Shizuki stands up and moves over and grabs something and holds out another letter*
<DeathStar> *it looks like it comes from a box*
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> ...
<DeathStar> <Rachael> I don't like where this is coming from
<Seraphna> **Kaelan muses and looks at it**
* Dias` eyes the letter, opening it and reading it. 1"Sikes...I'm actually in her."
<Dias`> *Durt*
<Dias`> <Durt> Kidding. *He reads it*
<DeathStar> *The letter reads: Give this letter to the angry hurt man*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> This is getting weird.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "...like horror movie weird."
<Dias`> <Durt> Yeah, sure feels like these were left behind to mess with us.
<DeathStar> <Shizuki> I got lots of them!
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Where did they come from sweetheart?
<DeathStar> <Shizuki> My penpal.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Totally not sus."
<Seraphna> Kaelan> And who is that dear?
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Creepy
<DeathStar> <Shizuki> Mister Pen Pal
<Seraphna> **Kaelan murrs gently** How do you get them?
<DeathStar> <Shizuki> Um. They appear outside the demon realm front door!
<DeathStar> <Tsukiko> You should not be going out there
<DeathStar> <Tsukiko> I need to talk to Deus and your grandmother
<DeathStar> <Rachael> So what's the game plan?
<Dias`> <Durt> Well, I imagine tracking the source of these letters.
<Dias`> <Durt> That was Kaelan doesn't have a mental break down.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Was all this really just to lure us back? Is one of us going to wake up one day with Harbinger inside us?"
<DeathStar> <Lenny> That would be annoying
<DeathStar> <Rachael> We totally killed him
<Jackieness> <Moira> "So who is sending the letters?"
<Dias`> *Durt suddenly lets out a short laugh* "What if the shit head had a kid."
<DeathStar> <Rachael> I---
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Hm - I have no idea if the gods' powers extend to the children
<Jackieness> <Moira> "...well...he was here a while before we caught up to him..."
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Lets work on tracing these letters.
<Dias`> <Durt> We already know spirits powers can pass down to their hybrid offspring so, it's feasible.
<DeathStar> <Rachael> .... do we like put a trace spell on them?
<Seraphna> **Kaelan wraps Shizuki up in her tails**
<DeathStar> -HOP HOP HOP-
<DeathStar> Date: Several days later
<DeathStar> Location: On a Small Island
<DeathStar> *The group arrives on a small island*
<DeathStar> *Rachael looks around at the village*
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> I'm feeling what might be a ping but it feels off
<Dias`> *Durt rubs his face as he glances at the Idlet* I've got a familiar feeling over this.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Off how?"
<DeathStar> *the ping is not quite a god ping, but something else*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> It is weird.
<DeathStar> *the group arrives at a village mail office where they gather mail and send it off*
<DeathStar> *a main stands there, eyeing them*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> **eyes back**
<DeathStar> <Man> Can I help you?
<Dias`> *Durt hands him a letter* We're tracking the sender of this. Look familiar?
<DeathStar> *he eyes it, studying it* Yeah sure. It's the hut down the street by the ocean.
<Dias`> <Durt> ...Don't even say it Id.
<Dias`> <Id> I wouldn't fathom that.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Well, that was easy."
<DeathStar> *Lorelei heads down that way where a small hut is located*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> If he decided to seclude himself, why the letters?
<DeathStar> <Rachael> To seduce your daughter
<Dias`> <Durt> Therapy.
<DeathStar> <Lenny> To creep
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> To be evil
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Let's stop getting weird until we know who it is."
<Seraphna> Sia> Abandonment issues.
<Dias`> <Durt> Would you rather have him go on a murderous revenge tour?
<Seraphna> Lia> Miss you.
<DeathStar> *They reach the final hut*
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Should we knock or bust in?
<Seraphna> **Lia knocks** Candygram!
<DeathStar> *Shizuki peers out of the tails*
<DeathStar> *there's footsteps inside*
<Dias`> <Durt> No point in busting heads yet.
<DeathStar> *then it slowly opens and two twins stand there, one male and female; they look to be pre-teens and have the appearanc and looks of all of the group mixed together strangely, with a little bit of everything. The two have long, tangled hair, indicating not much supervision, and behind them are lots of papers - letters - that they have been writing it appears*
<DeathStar> <Girl Twin> Candygram?
<DeathStar> <Boy Twin> What's that?
<Dias`> <Durt> Think my theory was correct.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "...uh...what?"
<Seraphna> LIa> When you send candy by mail, which is better than prank letters. ...Who are you two?
<Seraphna> Sia> Yeah, who are you two?
<Dias`> <Durt> Id...*Id floats the two, scanning them*
<DeathStar> *they appear to some of the DNA, even if it conflicts, mixed together in them, probably an experiment*
<DeathStar> <Girl Twin> We're the caretakers
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Of what?
<Dias`> <Id> Interesting.
<DeathStar> *The motion at a stack of prophecies on the ground - that they are transmitting to letters*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> So Harbinger made you two... to keep sending his prophecies?
<DeathStar> <Rachael> I--
<Dias`> *Durt eyes Kaelan at that*
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Did he prepare all these before the final battle?
<DeathStar> *There's a sharp cough inside the hut*
<DeathStar> *wet sounding*
<DeathStar> <Lenny> Did you hear that?
<Jackieness> <Moira> "...yeah..." *peers inside*
<DeathStar> *The two twins step aside and in the back there seems to be a bloody mess*
<DeathStar> *of parts that might have belonged to a person once*
<Jackieness> <Moira> "...what the...?"
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Is that the aftermath of using the final attacks we did on him?
<Dias`> <Durt> It's a miracle he's still alive.
<DeathStar> <Rachael> We like beheaded him!
<DeathStar> <Rachael> And blackholed him
<Dias`> <Durt> He spent how many years experiementing. Who knows.
<DeathStar> *Lorelei studies "Harbringer"*
<Jackieness> <Moira> "...yeah...but...that's no exactly what I call quality of life."
<Dias`> *Id floats above the bloody mess and scans it
<DeathStar> *it is technically alive, due to the God Energy*
<Dias`> <Id> At it's base level it is alive.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> So what should we do? Should we end this operation and take tke these two with us?
<Dias`> <Durt> Wouldn't hurt to study the prophecies he wrote down. See if anything is valuable.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Yeah, let's just pack it all up."
<DeathStar> *The twins eye them as Rachael picks it and Lorelei drains the god energy*
<Dias`> <Durt> Wouldn't hurt to at least set the twins up with a decent life to live.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Well, they kind of are us. Which is interesting that he chose that.
<DeathStar> <Lenny> Come on you two. You're coming with us. We'll take you to Mercy
<DeathStar> -Epilogue-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-647.5.4
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> *Lenneth takes note of the Strikers and Asteroid C closing down* <Taiga> I'm turning the equipment over to the Suisen to maintain from here on out incase problems occur in the future.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> I understand. I imagine over the next few weeks we'll all be in an adjustment phase; I hear Yggdrasil is being closed down outside those on it
<Seraphna> Jaime> I thought it already had been. I could only ever go via special access.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> From what I understand, Ymir and Selena want to close it further down. No one gets in no matter what. Too many incidents are occurring due to lifting it
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... and now to find a new raison d'etre."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Mmm, we may have to discuss some kind of enforcement patrol. I doubt enemies from other dimensions care about that restriction.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> We'll see. Hopefully after this things will calm down; we do need to study it more in the upcoming years
<DeathStar> <Taiga> *pats Noire, looking exhausted* I'm going to walk away and take some time off for myself. I'll be on Geyze
<DeathStar> *She walks off*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *glances sidelong at Jaime* "...and you? Can't be easy seeing the worst version of yourself."
<DeathStar> *Lenneth folds her hands* With Ren MIA, we'll need someone to take her position
<Seraphna> Jaime> It gave me a lot to think about.
* Sara has joined #TAW-Session615
<Seraphna> Jaime> I can't ever lose the part of myself that values the lives of others like that.
<DeathStar> *Adeline claps*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "As for me... my counterparts merely suceedded in annoying me."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I'll have to find the ultimte evil Noire then
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Loation: Ent Village
<DeathStar> *The Ent Sylph fan has tossed out her fan stuff, as even days later the villagers are repairing their huts and trying to get the gouges out*
<DeathStar> *Gnome seems confused at how Sylph went from saving her to attacking her* Was it the evil Jaime?
<Seraphna> **Terra is helping, some huts are now giant fruits.**
<Seraphna> **Terra has also collected the Sylph stuff, putting it in the grotto** Think so. Auntie would never do that normally. And Momma Jaime talked her into leaving.
<DeathStar> *Gwen has made a new hut - that falls over*
<Sara> <Ellie> Oh no! *she saves Gwen from the hut as it collapses*
<DeathStar> <Fae> Momma is hiding in house and won't come out. *She wears something to hide her face from the glares*
<Seraphna> **Talia is teaching some of the Ents to cultivate the sacred herb called Catnip**
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Shew.
<Seraphna> **Terra puffs her cheeks** They shouldn't be mad at her or you Fae Fae. You bestie best.
<DeathStar> *Fae eyes the giant trees ripped out* We'll try to make it up.
<Sara> <Ellie> That was too close. You were almost a Gwen sandwich.
<Seraphna> Terra> We'll fix them. Look I fixed the Ents! **some have flowers and fruit growing out of them where she healed them**
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Why do they have their huts up on trees
<DeathStar> <Fae> I-Is that good for them?
<Seraphna> Terra> They seem to like it!
<DeathStar> <Fae> ..... *whispers that Terra is hacking the Ents*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Kumen
<DeathStar> *Asarar stands on the roof of her building, eyeing some stray debris that came down and landed in various places, including one piece that hit Kumen City*
<DeathStar> *the piece crashing through all 3 levels and is off in some quadrant nearby*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "They've made a mess."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> At least we didn't get it as bad as Geyze
<DeathStar> *Asarar checks her device as Ymir arrives at the front door; she puts it out and heads down with Kira*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "So think any of that junk is dangerous... or worth something?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> We can probably go see if it hasn't been raided already
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Yeah. let's swing by."
<DeathStar> *Ymir is siting at the bar with Riki, drinking when Asarar arrives with Kira. Ymir has what looks to be a fauna with her*
<DeathStar> *much like Kito*
<DeathStar> *The fauna seems banaged up and is resting by Ymir in it's small form*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I'll strike up the deal with Ymir and we'll get busy
<DeathStar> -END-