melodiesoflife | Event || Revelations

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Event || Revelations

Characters: All the Heroes of Light and their Moogles.
Where: Order's Sanctuary, The Interdimensional Rift and their Homeworlds.
When: August 03rd - August 30th

Summary: Following the battle against Palitutu, all the Heroes of Light were transported into the Interdimensional Rift. They were told by Palitutu they would have to find her to prove they can break the cycle-- But before they could reach their destination, a malevolent entity from the Rift stripped them from their immortality...

And now, they woke up in a decaying and dying world, most specifically in a place called Order's Sanctuary. From there they are ready to jump... Into their homeworlds! Feel free to use this post for the Mingle at Order's Sanctuary and should your homeworld be the stage for the Heroes of Lights' next adventures, feel free to make a thread for it and as many sub-thread as necessary! Please refer to the OOC Post for questions and plotting.

Warning: Whatever you come up with.

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[Here's something that's been rarely seen on Crystallis in the last few months: a smile on the face of Sparks Nevada. He never thought he'd be so glad to see this dusty rock.]

Oh man. So when are we? What happens if I, like, run into myself here? What if I'm in the Marshal Station right now?

...

I'd probably believe me about all the stuff goin' on, honestly. Can someone go into the Marshal Station and take a look?

[Mars! Mars! Forget any caution when dealing with time travel, this is home, and the Barkeep is going to enjoy all of it!]

Harriet, I'm a-comin' home!

[He dashes straight for town, now wearing his usual work outfit consisting of a purple vest and pants over a beige blouse. They will get dirty from the dust he's kicking up, but it's been over a year since he's seen this familiar landscape or his wife.

...You'd think an old man won't last with this much exercise, and you're right. He tires out quickly and ends up stopping to catch his breathe. If only he had his teleportation powers, he could--]

Oh. Right. [He holds up a hand, and with a flash of light, he disappears and reappears several feet closer to town.] Well, look at that. I guess you do get your powers back when you go home.

[PERFECT.]

[OH MY GOD THAT'S RIGHT. With it being gone for so long, Sparks totally forgot about the Barkeep's incredible cosmic powers.

Barkeep's far away now, but Sparks starts running towards him and yells.]

BARKEEP! Yer-- Yer Force Galactic! With that back, you can do-- I don't know, but you can do whatever ya want! So do somethin' about everything!

[Oh...that's right. Some time has passed since Duster disappeared, and now he's shown up as if he forgot what had happened when he last existed in this world. When he returned to Tazmily after getting his memories back, no one really cared about his supposed crime of three years, and no one bothered to bring it up.

...He wonders if this is how he would have been welcomed back if he didn't get washed away in the river.

Fortunately, the villagers don't look upset, just confused. He's known the foul mouthed psychic long enough to stop and smile once he's withing speaking distance. It's best not to get too close to Kumatora just yet.]

...It's a long story. [He sticks his thumbs into his pants pockets. Hopefully he can clear things up before the rest of the group catches up and causes more confusion.] But I'm honestly, truly glad I'm finally here.

[Coming soon!]

Saori shielded her eyes for a brief second as light flooded her senses as she stepped into a portal. Rounded pebbles crunched under her feet and she opened her eyes. Any heroes who followed after her would find themselves in a rather large Japanese stone garden with a koi pond. The sun wasn’t overhead and tree tops that peaked above the white walls surrounding them were still green. Several feet away from their landing, there was an equally large Japanese-styled house.

“I wonder which world this is, kupo,” Brigid looked around she hovered but noticed her Hero walking towards the house. Without a second thought, she placed her spear on the stony ground and removed her greaves before walking in through the opened doors of what looked to be a seating area to view the garden from but only there were no chairs.

“I don’t believe it, this is….” She looked back towards her fellow heroes. “It’s alright, everyone. We’re actually in the summer house my family owns. Come in, but shoes off first.”

“I-Inari-sama?!” A female voice called out in surprise but it came from a red fox who had just turned the corner to see the Heroes. She skidded over to front of Saori and bowed. “M’lady, forgive me. I did not hear you would be arriving today, let alone have guests here!”

“It’s alright, Tamamo. This visit was rather last minute on my side so I should be the one to apologize.. I’m afraid I don’t know how long we’ll be staying, but we’ll be in your care.”

The fox gave a nod and turned to give the guests a bow. She had never seen such an array of characters here before. “Welcome, guests. Please make yourselves at home. Would any of you like anything to drink?”

Kuukan, aka the Otherealm of Saori’s World is home to gods, souls and the supernatural. The summer home the Heroes arrived is in the First District where gods reside but there are plenty of places to explore.

At the summer home, there's a dojo to train in, an outdoor hot spring, as well as a smaller Japanese tea house. Fox spirits in both human and animal form are available at everyone's beck and call.

Some points of interest are the All-Souls Library where not only memories of past lives are archived but every written word in the history of mankind exists. For all things food, there’s the Gods’ Kitchen. It’s where gods associated with cooking, kitchens and the hearth work while they create and preserve recipes and stock on the finest ingredients.

If neither place is your cup of tea, there’s the Second District. Compared the First District, it’s three times the size. It’s a residential area for many souls and supernatural creatures. There’s shops lining alleyways as humans souls and animal spirits make their way through daily life.

Edited 2016-08-15 08:04 (UTC)

Brigid had taken upon herself to explore the house. The moogle couldn't believe this was just the summer house. Saori did her best to explain what the main manor looked like but Brigid had no concept of a Japanese house looked like until now. At the moment however, she looked over the garden as she sat on a cushion, two pairs of eyes watched her behind.

Seconds later, a scream could be heard. “KUPO---!” Anyone who came to the poor moogle’s aid could see it in the arms of a five year old girl with a boy the same age as her. They both had black hair with a faint hint of green to it. Their eyes however resembled a certain someone everyone knew.

“Gotcha! Toshi, it’s so fluffy! I bet Mommy would let us keep it!” The girl rubbed her cheek against Brigid’s face. It was then the boy noticed they weren’t alone. He stood in between his twin sister and anyone who approached them. As much as he tried to put up a strong front, there was something rather adorable about it.

“Who are you? Are you one of Mommy’s friends?”

[OOC: Saori's children, husband and her close friend are later available if you like!]

The other Heroes are called to the main room in the Inari summer home. Both Saori and her husband, Kenichi, sit at the front. The foxes bow as they leave to close the door. Saori gave them a nod and began.

“Alright, so we had a talk with the other gods. A few of them have agreed to help us with weapons and armor. They’re not doing it for charity work however. You’ll need to do a mission for them.”

Kenichi continued. “Depending on which mission you select, you’ll receive a personal commission of either a weapon or armor. If both missions are successful however and you manage to impress your future benefactors, they may consider doing both for each of you if you desire. I recommend taking them on as soon as you can. After all, with the huge mission of ahead of you, they’re going to need as much as possible to produce the finest.”

"Now I'm afraid I can't fully participate in the missions myself," Saori added. "They argued having a goddess on the front line would make it too easy. I'll tag along as back up if anything unsavory rears up. Other that, are there any questions?"

When they'd noticed that people were regaining their normal powers when they went to their own worlds, Chiaki asked Jack for his help, just in case this would happen. He's glad to help out, and wasn't surprised when the screen flickered to life. Maybe a little disappointed, because he's going to miss having her by his side.

"She'll be all right," in reply to the Barkeep. It's clear that Jack had known.

This is why Chiaki was so unsettled when Junko Enoshima had appeared in crystal. She had hinted that the rest of her world was destroyed, but even Jack hasn't seen things this bad very often.

Jack is slightly hampered by the computer, but he'll follow Johnny's lead. Let the beat stick lead the way.

[OOC: Please keep this to the people who had expressed interest on plurk, so it doesn't get overrun.]

When they step through the portal, Jack takes a deep breath, like he hasn't been able to breathe fully from before this point. The Time Energy is rushing back into him along with the feel of the sea air in his lungs. He lets out a delighted laugh, before he looks around at the people who have followed him through.

"Welcome to Cardiff, Wales. Start of the 21st Century." There is quite a chill in the air, rolling in off of the nearby bay. But the sun is out, and there are people bustling back and forth. The signs of technology are everywhere, from the communications devices in people's hands, to the advanced boats sitting in the harbor. It takes an extra second for Jack to notice the Christmas lights, strung on every available surface, and especially around the stadium. Is it Christmas? Wouldn't that be just the thing.

"We need to know when it is. Come on." Jack starts to guide everybody over towards a small building by the docks, labeled as a Tourist Information Center.

Jack had happened to look up to one of the surveillance screens monitoring the Plass at exactly the right time to spot a wooden blue box that had not been there when they had arrived. A word spoken with extreme reverence, like something sacred. "Doctor..."

With only that word of explanation, Jack takes off like a shot, racing up the stairs, through the Tourist Center, and out to the Plass. He is running full tilt towards the oddest thing to create so much excitement in the man: a blue box barely big enough for two people to stand in it, with the words 'Police Box' on it. And yet he seems so sure that this is something amazing that he was willing to abandon the exploration of the Hub to get to it.

Just before Jack reaches it, the doors swing open (to the inside, despite the sign saying 'Pull To Open' what?) and Jack's smile only widens as he goes inside.

But that's quite impossible, isn't it? Unless the box is bigger on the inside.

Edited (.) 2016-08-15 10:08 (UTC)

[Though some time had passed since the day the Dark Dragon had awakened to his heart, anyone who comes across Lucas might notice a tiredness about him. Though his world and many of its people had been spared, the same could not be said about his mother, nor his brother Claus, in the end. Not only that but Duster had strangely disappeared in the darkness... had Lucas lost him too?

For anyone new (or native) to the world, you may find Lucas in several situations:

A) One member of the family who was still very much alive was his big brown dog, Boney! In the middle of chasing a very disgruntled self-proclaimed warrior cricket, your character might find the pooch getting momentarily distracted by the stranger in his midst. He'll stand in front of you and bark in an alarming fashion, running circles around you. Don't worry, Lucas isn't far behind!

B) Outside the expanding village, your character might spot Lucas standing over a small injured bird, supposedly protecting it from something. He has a gleaming golden scepter in his hands and appears to be trying to warn off a hideous abomination that seems to be made from some oddly stitched together parts of both spider and horse!

C) Of course, Lucas wants to get Tazmily up and running just as much as everyone else does, and give his current situation, there was a renewed determination about him as he worked. Though he was small and young, he didn't want to let that stop him from helping out! Besides, keeping busy stopped him from dwelling on darker thoughts. He's currently trying to help out at what would later become another iteration of Thomas' Bazaar, shifting wooden crates full of stock though they were heavy and sapping his energy...

Maybe you should go and help him out?

Or of course you can wild card it up and make your own scenario!]

[Selphie nodded as she accepted Mikleo's hand and pulled herself up.]

I'll live. It's my fault for not paying attention.

[Selphie's eyes light up at the offer of the parfait. She doesn't care that it's only half done but only that it's edible as she accepts the offering.]

Thank you! [She took a bite and closed her eyes in happiness.]

This is so good! But wait... [She examined the dish and sighed in defeat.] You must've been at the cafe. We can replace this when we get back. For now though, do you know where we are?

[K'pandolu hisses at the sight, her tail rising, but she focuses as soon as the scream sounds out, right behind the others as they move on. What're we looking at here?]

[she grins, ears twitching a little, and nods.]

That sounds simple enough, then! Shall we?

[fun indeed. but no, she's not that bad.]

[She almost doesn't want to do anything with it at all, tired and wanting more to curl up with her companions than go exploring- but it's the right thing to do. They have a time limit, after all, and as they've said- better together than alone.]

Mm. I… don't imagine it will take that long to get ready, though. [she doesn't have much more than what she had on her during the fight, and she doubts anyone else has much more.]

Yes… It's strange how it works, isn't it? But on the other hand, you don't have to worry as much about anyone being left behind. [for… what that might be worth.

She shrugs, offering him a smile.]

I'm sure it'd be a mess if all of us were on the battlefield, in any case. I'm glad you and the others in the city were safe.

[she breaks out in a grin, tone teasing.]

Oh, I believe that's the fourth hell. [~~now to wait until anything actually gets said and proves that wrong.~~ She tilts her head, expression settling a little.] Thal keeps the dead, you see. [or… the dead that pray to the Traders at least.]

[Her stance relaxes, arms not resting on either hip as she gives a nod of her head in greeting.]

We've got plenty of time if you wanna' catch up, especially since it looks like you've brought company. I was beginning to think ol' man Wes was going to lose his mind about whether or not you were ok.

[She shifts atop her boots, looking back to the well in the center of the village. Her tone softens, going from her usual brash style to one of more concern.]

You're probably hungry, I guess. Tired, too. You look like you've been through a lot.

This realm was something else. Sephiroth would never have believed it was truly a world which was populated with gods, souls and near enough anything which could be considered 'supernatural' until he'd seen it with his own eyes...yet after a brief period in exploring Kuukan -as if the summer house itself wasn't spectacular enough- Sephiroth often found himself being led by his moogle as Spencer expressed fervent interest in the various goings on in Saori's world. It was all a bit too much to take in for his hero, however.

They couldn't sit around forever though, surely, and so Sephiroth stood in the main room as Saori and Kenichi presented something of an opportunity...for equipment no less. Considering what he and Spencer had managed to piece together about this Otherealm, it was no offer to be refused. Never mind that it did feel a little like they were subjects brought before royalty...not least considering the way that the talking fox-kin acted around Saori and her husband.

"Future....benefactors?" Surely he was overthinking it- "Exactly what sort of an arrangement will we be entering into?"

Stepping through the portal brought with it the usual dizzying shift in environment. There were no bright city lights in this place, no rumble of airships. It was a dense forest packed with pine trees. The smell of the air was rich with damp earth, and the dripping of the pine boughs was indicative of a rain shower that had recently passed. The evening sky was choked with thick clouds, blotting out any hope of seeing the moon and stars.

But there was light. Distantly glimpsed down the winding trail of packed pine needles and muddied earth, there was no mistaking the warm orange squares marking the windows of small homes and buildings. The village was small and rustic, but there were definitely people there.

Rialynn moved through, swaying unsteadily as she struggled to adjust to the sudden change of scenery. She frowned at first, tense, then her hand slowly rose to mop over her face when she found herself staring at the pathway that led to the very place of her birth. "Schornburg," she murmured, her brow flicking. It was hard to say if she was surprised or nervous. Perhaps both. This wasn't a place she'd really expected to see again, having turned her back on her hometown a few years back before she would eventually wind up dumped into Crystallis.

She looked back at the others with her. It was almost worth suggesting that they just dive right back through the portal, but they had to find the exit in order to get closer to locating Palitutu, right? It was dark, so most people were likely asleep. It was just a matter of sneaking through while the villagers slumbered. Easy.

...Who was she kidding, nothing in this world or the next one had ever been easy!

The young bard took a step forward, but suddenly froze at the sound of voices engaged in conversation and the soft thud of horse hooves. Quickly she ushered everyone off of the trail, herding them back into the trees to take shelter. And a good thing, too. A trio of men rode past, decked out in armor and colorful tabards. All of them wore rapiers at their hips.

"Soldiers..." Rialynn whispered, frowning. "All the way out here? That's new."

[OOC: Feel free to make branching threads as well if you want to explore, get into bar fights, steal horses, etc.]

( as he spoke, she seemed to gradually deflate. meeting a familiar face in the last place you saw them, even that had been too much to hope for. ) Oh, I... ( she looked down— ) I'm sorry.

( it was all right. she should have known, really... ) So you don't... recognize this place?

( she heard him before she saw him, eyes going wide when she finally looked up. it was him! ) Zell! It's really you!

( yuna hurries over, looking just slightly up as she seems to stir with excitement. ) Did you come here through the portal as well? I wasn't sure that machina would work to really summon you! Do you... know where this place is?

( the turn yuna makes at the sound of her name is slow, slower than usual. her eyes are wide, in a way that makes her look distinctly spooked. ) Rikku...

( her mouth is slightly agape, looking for the right words, but all of them sounded wrong. ) This is... Sanctuary.

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Meeting the Family

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