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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Jade wasn't the only one for whom Rikku's quick insight had only opened questions as opposed to answers, much less the clarity that non-Spirans needed to be able to figure for themselves what was the course of action they needed to take to ensure that none of them were going to die here.

Jade's shrug was met with a returned shrug, as Sephiroth turned back to where Rikku had jogged ahead. He couldn't see Yuna ahead, and given what had just been said it concerned him instantly but once he'd caught up to the small inlet along the wall of the mountain. Releasing the breath he'd been holding in a mist of vapor as he shrugged his arms out -better to keep them moving in the cold- and paused to listen to the conversation between K'pandolu and Yuna.

"I'm... not sure," came her honest answer. "I've never been this far along the pilgrimage road until now," she looked down at that, studying the small crevice in the rock formation. Father... did you have these feelings, too?

"But," she looked back, putting on her best brave face again, "there's only one way to find out, right?" and on she trudged, having committed the small, forgotten camp, to memory.

The young guardian had not expected Jade or Sephiroth to understand and decide immediately - perhaps, not even believe her.

Hopefully, they would pay attention now after planting that warning. There would still be camps ahead to sneak away from and plot if they decided to help. She had to try.

Her boots were unusually loud as she moved in stride with Yuna, "Are you sure you don't..."

Hearing they were near the summit had felt like a curse.

"...want to wait for the others, or go find them?"

Saying it to Yuna, felt terrible, for far too many reasons. As much as Rikku wanted the excuse for them to delay -- it also seemed genuinely reckless to continue without their strength.

K'pandolu nodded, with a soft hum. "It's a long way to come just to find that out. Certainly I'd like to see what we can see, though."

She tilted her head towards Rikku, ear twitching in thought. "Maybe if we found some shelter to wait in?" she suggested. "If we were to wait, of course."

"-besides..."

Sephiroth was just coming into earshot as K'pandolu mentioned that it might be a good idea to find some shelter. He made a point not to connect eye-contact with Rikku at all and so instead looked from the miqo'te to Yuna.

"It's better to travel shorter distances and conserve energy where we can, in this climate, rather than pushing too far and wearing ourselves out."

"True enough. Especially if there are monsters around." Jade's benign smile was back, as though it had never vanished. "We need to be alert and ready at all times."

If Rikku wanted them to buy time, that was easy enough to arrange. Yuna was unlikely to want to push the group too much.

"How about it, Yuna? Time for a break?"

Her eyes searched for Rikku's but were unable to maintain the contact, as they fell again to the side. "We shouldn't..." How could she explain her absence to the others? To the people of Spira? Hadn't she made them wait for their Calm long enough? She looked up again, her gaze moving across each one of their companions, and then she finally nodded.

"All right," Yuna caved, but looked up towards the north, "we'll make camp there, on the high ground. If... that's all right with everyone," there was a nod, an attempt at a smile, and then she lead the way.

It was only a short climb from where they'd been, but it would at least provide adequate shelter... probably. Unless you fell off the broadside of the cliff. A natural jut out of the rocks provided respite from the wind, as Yuna drifted down to her knees to rest.

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Rikku's stomach flipped when Yuna looked away. Maybe, she was the worst, asking a painful question she already knew the Summoner's answer to. Yet her breath did not fog the air - held, hoping.

Until the older girl spoke, but then. The others chimed in, stealing this time. Every moment more valuable than all the Gil in Spira.

Thank you.

"Sounds good!" Suddenly sounding cheerful, there's the slightest of pauses after Yuna presses forwards. Then the brightly clad girl is bounding up the icy slope to flop down beside her cousin.

K'pandolu settled herself a little more sedately, and stretched out. "It's rather a tough road, isn't it?" she offered, by way of conversation. "Even living further down… I'm impressed."

Then again, she'd mostly lived in more temperature zones.

As Sephiroth came into the area given respite from the wind by the natural formation of the rocks, he raised his arms up and around the back of his neck, flicking out the vast expanse of his long silver hair which he'd let loose to keep him warm. Icicles, frost, and some damp from where it had melted already flung out behind him as he finished scoping out the small area where he'd settle for a bit.

It almost feels as though they need to get a fire going, grab a quick bite to eat...but the how escapes him. He's not sure anyone might be a black mage, either.

"It is-" He agrees with K'pandolu, finally sitting down but not before pulling all of his hair forward so he's not going to sit on it. "-destiny doesn't ever make it easy."

Jade did have fire magic, but finding dry wood to burn was a different matter... Well, they'd manage.

He crouched down and held out his hands palms up. A flaming sphere was conjured in the air and stayed suspended above his hands. Firaga was probably pushing it a bit, but at least they didn't lack heat.

"Warm up while you can, everyone," he said cheerfully. "Did anyone bring snacks?"

There was the quietest of chortles at Jade's comment. In truth, things could have been much worse. Imagine if she had landed on the mountain alone. Fighting fiends as she fought with the harsh conditions... it was truly a blessing that they were here. The blessing of Yevon... perhaps she would have thought that at one time, but now...

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"Well, well, what have we here?" a voice sounded from behind the group, as a figure seemed to come in from out of nowhere. "A summoner and her guardians... have I intruded on something?"

K'pandolu glanced at the newcomer, ears flicking back before she looked to the others to see if they recognised him. "We're hardly keeping secrets," she said. "But- I hadn't thought to see another on the mountain."

Sephiroth wasn't about to scoot in closer to Jade as he conjured the fire magic but he could feel the radiating warmth from that side of him and it was appreciated. He turned himself minutely more to face it though and occasionally stretched gloved hands out in front towards it to warm his palms. The warmth would linger in the leather for a little while at least; it was more the lack of food that he was starting to be concerned with.

So far the custom job had served well but, like everything, it needed its fuel.

The sound of a voice that was unrecognized quickly had Sephiroth back on his feet and spun around in the direction that the new person had come from. There shouldn't be anyone traveling on this mountain alone, right? It was something of a pilgrimage route for summoners and their guardians to take; or at least that's what he'd managed to comprehend thus far.

At least the movement put his back more towards the rocky outcrop so there couldn't be another that could sneak up on them.

"Who are you?" A sharp demand for sure, but given his experiences on others' worlds Sephiroth wasn't taking any chances. He knew he only had to sweep his left hand back a few more inches and he'd have a weapon ready, too.

Her hands were just leaning towards the welcomed fire, when.

- how?! -

The snow makes an angry sound under her boots, and she bursts beside Sephiroth, - placing herself in front of where Yuna sits. Not only protective. As if she wishes to block the newcomer's view.

The youngest guardian is crouched fully in a defensive position. Weapon at the ready.

"You. Can't you find some new hobby!"

The fire faded and Jade was on his feet. Even before Rikku's telling reaction, his hand was already reaching for his spear. It had been more than a year since he'd witnessed Yuna's worst memory but he still recognized the man right away.

There was no mistaking hair like that, really.

"Maester Seymour, isn't it?" Jade stayed at Yuna's side, behind the front-line fighters. "I'd hope you don't make a habit out of chasing down unwilling brides."

Like the others, Yuna was on her feet again, though perhaps slower than the rest of the group. She eased her way up, drawing in and holding a breath. The one person she had been hoping wouldn't notice their trek up the mountain. The one person that would go so far to stop them...

She drew into herself, watching him carefully.

A smarmy sort of smile crept across the guado's lips, he seemed almost happy to be recognized. There was no reason to introduce himself, Jade had said it all. "Unwilling?" He didn't even seem to question how the man knew about the wedding, "I'm sure you must be thinking of someone else. Lady Yuna agreed to marry me, isn't that right?" Seymour cocked his head in such a way that he seemed to look through Rikku, staring at Yuna... then chuckling as she turned her head away.

"You see? Not even the lady summoner can deny it. Now if you'll step aside, we can avoid another unnecessary mess. Which is more than I can say for those... unfortunate Ronso."

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