Event || Revelations

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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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[mindofathief]

[He's heard of Santa. He's heard of the Starlight Festival. He was not around at the right time to properly ask about Christmas.]

Christmas and the Starlight Festival are the same thing?

[It smells like bread, so it has to be a bakery. Might as well stock up on food there. He loosens his grip on Aoi and quickens his pace.]

[unyieldingspirit]

K'pandolu stilled for a moment on Cole's words, staring- then she shook herself, returning to normal. It seemed to her like some kind of gift- perhaps akin to the Echo, perhaps not. It wasn't beyond belief that such things were possible- made more sense than summoning people who didn't receive much in the way of guidance, in her mind. "You've offered us aid. It would be inappropriate not to thank you for that," she said. She ducked her head at the rest of his words, ears lowering- she'd feared as much, from what she'd been told and what she'd bothered to read. All the same- "I mean to keep trying." She raised her head, squaring her shoulders. What else was there, after all?

She glanced at the others, and shrugged, personally ready to move. "It would be useful to know a little more," she acknowledged, "but I doubt any demons are likely to wait too long."

[terrorfirma]

( lailah wasn't wrong. not all of them were cold-blooded or whatever like meebos were probably accustomed to. arms wrapped around herself, she's headed over to where that shepherd-shaped hole was found.

of course, rather than help him out of it, she'll just be pushing piles of snow into the hole, and onto sorey with the help of her open parasol instead.

it was a much better way to pass the time. and on the plus side, if sorey got smothered there wouldn't be anyone left to suggest they stay outside in this unholy place! )

[terrorfirma]

( well it's not a terrible suggestion, ales. edna will take that opportunity to approach a little closer, and start to poke at dylas more rigorously and repetitively. jabs that would probably leave bruises on even the thickest skinned people. but this guy wasn't moving, so it was probably fine.

there's even something of a smile on her face, even though it doesn't move the body even half an inch. ) You're right, this is much more fun.

[21stcenturyguy]

[Aoi gives him his best 'you're lucky you're cute' look.]

Yeah, basically. Santa flies around and brings presents to all the good lititle boys and girls on Christmas eve, and it's all lovey-dovey and cheerful and shit.

[The elves in the bakery gasp at this scandalous language, in Christmastown , for shame. Someone's on the naughty list now.]

'Cept it's not actually supposed to be real. Parents buy their kids stuff and say it's from Santa Claus to get their kids to be good...and if a kid ain't got parents, somebody else has gotta work their ass off to give 'em something so they don't think they've been terrible.

[wickedone]

Albel squeezed her like if he let go, she'd disappear again. He couldn't take that. His own world was in danger of being erased, going through the nothingness of the Interdimensional Rift only reminded him of what that would be like. It was only when she started pulling away that he had to let her go, reluctantly.

"Better now." He sighed, just relieved to be with her again. It was a strange feeling, but he'd realized he liked it... even if it did make him vulnerable, emotional, distracted, all the things he hated about attachments. All the things that made attachments dangerous. But somehow... it might be alright. Sheena was strong. So was Fayt, and Nel... So was his father.

Albel hugged Sheena tightly again. He didn't want anyone to get hurt on his account. But he would die for his friends, now that he had them.

Mogdelina was surprised at the sudden display of affection from her hero, but soon enough she looked pleased as punch. She'd called this ages ago.

Re: Verius - OTA

[wickedone]

Albel frowned and lay his hand over the hilt of his katana. Sheena knew her world -- he trusted her instincts.

"I'm with you," he assured her.

[sullenstallion]

[you're all horrible people]

cw: blood

[sullenstallion]

[As if he's had enough of that abuse, Dylas suddenly starts. He awakens with a cry of pain as his body is jolted back to life by the magic that governs all the undead and keeps them moving, and he looks like a frenzied and angry animal as he gets to his feet, eyes glowing a wicked golden. He lashes out with long, clawed hands at Edna and then at Reno.

Ales is a little too short for him to take stock of at the moment.

Once he's done scrambling backwards, he visibly calms down, but at the same time there's something else to notice about him. His body doesn't rise and fall when he breaths. In fact, he's not breathing at all, and if either of them get slashed by his claws, they'll have realized his hands are frigid to the touch.]

Shit—! I didn't think that would happen again!

[And then he promptly places his hands on his knees and coughs up some blood. Dying is a pain in the ass.]

[linkpearls]

"Nay, it is not foolish to think that way." The Scion leader shook her head, smiling a little at the thought. Who does want to lose their friends? Kind of crazy if one actually does.

Seeing K'pandolu reach out for her, Minfilia managed to get in a better position and gently grasp an armored hand around the miqo'te's.

[linkpearls]

Meanwhile there was someone behind K'pandolu who stayed quiet and wearing that damn crystal armor. But as she felt around her neck for the mentioned collar that everyone else had, Minfilia...didn't have one.

Huh. Strange.

Meanwhile, she can't help but speak quietly. "What may we be looking for here...?"

Please don't mind the Crystal Knight. Nothing to see here!

[shinra_dog]

Reno froze, hearing that voice. And it felt like his blood turned to ice when he turned and saw it was, indeed, Kyo. His friend, his roommate, his lover... It had been a year since Reno had seen him, and he hadn't been sure he'd ever see him again. He had no idea how long it had been for anyone else.

"... Kyo..." he managed when he could speak again, staring at the younger man and keenly aware that Johnny was there, too. For the moment, at least, everyone else's questions went in one ear and out the other.

[shinra_dog]

"Fuck!" Reno yelped, scrambling back desperately away from that thing. A corpse sprung to life with no magic, at least not on the Heroes' part, slashing at them and looking crazed...

And then it was talking.

"What the fuck is goin' on?" Reno demanded, voice high and panting for breath. Because of all the dead bodies he'd ever handled, this was a first.

[unyieldingspirit]

It wasn't quite the same as having Minfilia's bare hand, but K'pandolu wasn't going to blame her for not taking her armour off, after all that had just happened. She stroked her thumb over the glove anyway, beginning to feel better for it.

"I'm glad to hear you say that," she said, managing a smile. "I know that what we do can be dangerous, but… we can come through, can't we?"

[shinra_dog]

Reno was not about to comment on Johnny's legs. Definitely not here, not now. It was awkward enough just existing in this space with both Johnny and Kyo there, and having no time to explain anything to his satisfaction.

At least everyone seemed to be getting along well enough with Sheena and Maraich. Reno smiled, knowing exactly what everyone -- or at least Johnny -- was thinking. "Yes, feel free t' go shopping while you're here." At least some of their gil will have been magically transformed into Atian currency.

"I left some stuff to Ishida an' I need to see if he still has it... or re-purposed it," he explained to Maraich. "I'll just go see if he's in the back."

Turning to Kyo, he added, "Can you help the others look, on the off-chance he's got Little Bastard's sweaters an' stuff out? I mean, I doubt it, an' there's no way there's more cactuars around here, but... well, you know what they look like." He smiled apologetically. He wasn't trying to avoid Kyo, exactly -- things were just sort of working out that way.

(leaving names open in case anyone else pops in)

[shinra_dog]

"Smartass. I come here ta' indulge yer life-after-death fetish, an' this is the thanks I get..."

The teasing ended quickly and Reno's smirk became apologetic. "Sorry. This actually isn't entirely a social call." He introduced his group.

"And this is Dr. Victor Fran -- Whale," he corrected quickly, realizing that if Victor had changed his name then it was likely something of significance. He couldn't know that others might recognize it, since no one seemed to be from Victor's world. "He's actually one a' the only doctors I like."

Anyone who'd visited Reno in the hospital or while sick, either here or on Crystallis, knew he hated that place and was suspicious of all of them. Reno stepped inside, almost feeling guilty for taking advantage of Victor's hospitality, but he still wasn't too keen on splitting the group more than he had to. Atia wasn't exactly the safest place for a "utopia," and he didn't want anything to jeopardize their health? sanity? mission. Of course the mural caught his eye -- it was gorgeous, and Leo immediately came to mind. Too bad now wasn't the time for small talk.

"So... long story short," he began, opting to remain standing. "I ended up on another world, after here. And most recently, we kinda got trapped in a pocket universe, I guess? Between all the worlds, what connects 'em all, an' we found a portal and wound up here -- so, goal one, we gotta figure out how to open a portal back. And for weird, also long, reasons, I really need t' know if you still have any of the stuff I left with you a year -- er, two months -- ago."

[shinra_dog]

I'm not joking. If your "hunger" ever makes you a threat to this group, I'll --

[Reno made the mistake of looking hard into Dylas' eyes while trying to emphasize his point. Suddenly, his heart began to pound, his eyes dilated, his palms began to sweat... He froze, clutching the arm of the sofa and panting for breath as pure terror gripped him.]

[helpthemheal]

"Yes," he replied to Ellana, Chiaki and K'pandolu at once. Though at Duster's comment, he looked almost confused. "Skyhold is far... I think only other scouts here would know, or maybe the spirits that speak to the Augur."

He paused for a moment, then added. "I'm sorry. I only meant to help, but I made the tangle worse."

[acceptedoblivion]

"Hey. Enough of that." For once today, he was smiling faintly. Even though his eyes likely betrayed him behind his overly long bangs. He felt for her, really--a being of the same darkness she admitted could comfort. "Just because someone else's problems are different doesn't make your own any less painful."

It was something he wouldn't have said if one of his former allies were still around, most likely. If only to protect... Heh. Maybe being similar to Riku wasn't such a bad thing, after all.

"Whatever happens, I will be here to pull you from the abyss. Even if I have to pull myself from the realm of darkness and dreams itself."

[unyieldingspirit]

"They don't have to participate, then." K'pandolu shrugged, her tail flicking at the end of the action.

She gave Lydia a smile- small, but a little happier- and shifted a little closer, nudging her arm against Lydia. "Thank you. I'm glad you're alright, too, both of you."

[theendiswherewestartfrom]

While a guy appearing out of the shadow is very interesting, what's more interesting to Jack is the reaction of people around, or rather the lack of reaction. This is a world where The Secret Is Out, and the supernatural is normal. But it is still trying to keep them under wraps. Is it just the time difference or something else?

Ask later. Distract now.

"Captain Jack Harkness, and who are you?"

[jolting]

"Frankenstein," Victor offered. "My name is Victor Frankenstein. But you can call me Doctor Whale if that makes you more comfortable." He honestly didn't care either way. Everyone in Storybrooke and in Atia knew who he was already.

He understood jumping between different worlds and the weirdness of time anomalies to follow what Reno was saying. He doubted the portal in question was anything like the ones used for Storybrooke, though.

"Hm, I'll check. In the meantime, make yourselves at home." There was enough food and drink for his guests, and if the goddess decided to give them a proper Atian welcome, there were plenty of rooms between the two floors. Hell, they could go outside and use the hot tub for all he cared. As long as they kept out of Leo's studio, they could explore the farmhouse as they wanted.

[unyieldingspirit]

K'pandolu glanced up, and nodded, humming. "It's a different world, but- is there anything you see in them?"

[umslay]

Just curious. There aren't any humans where I'm from, and from what I've seen, their existence shakes up the entire balance between species.

[Not to say that robots weren't looked down upon in the Glade, but race wasn't as big of a deal as the pamphlet makes it out to be.]

But enough about that. Palitutu would stand out even in a place like this. Someone must have seen her run through.

[mindofathief]

Oh. So it's more of a legend. [He glances at the elves, worried that Aoi's mouth will lead to them getting kicked out. With a little push, he leads him to a table in the corner.]

From what I'm guessing...Christmas exists in lots of worlds, but not mine.

[Duster doesn't take a seat, instead resting his hand on Aoi's bare shoulder.]

They might take work as payment. It's how we did it in Tazmily. [Ideal villages should work the same way, right?]