Event || Beginning Of The End

[melodiesnpcs]

Characters: Moglin, The Sage and you.
Where: Mysidia
When: September 27th
Summary: Moglin from Mysidia informed the Heroes of Light that the Sage wants to meet with them once more, nearly a year after their first meeting. It appears he has some important things to tell them-- Will this meeting be positive or will the Heroes' dislike for cryptic and nonsensical speeches prevail?
Warning: N/A

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[melodiesnpcs]

“Combat isn’t the only option. However if you succumb, it might be your friends’ only option to save you.”

He looked at those who suggested not equipping any Jobs to face the Calamity Self.

“Once given a physical shape, your Calamity Self will have its own Job—One born from Narayana you can never access nor use. It is the same Job the avatars who awakened to the truth can use. Facing it with only one or no Job will not change that fact. However, it may change you.” A pause. “Moogles will have to handle the Black Crystal. Moglin will give them the instructions so they can safely draw out your Calamity Selves. What has to be done from there, only you can say it. The information on how to proceed will be given in November. October… Is too dangerous of a time for you to try this.”

He turned to them and said no more words for the time. It seemed as though the time for question was over and he would say no more.

[damn_juicebox]

"Change us? How so?" Rukia blinked. Did he mean it in a physical sense, or a mental...? ...Ah. Having visited twice before, Rukia could now recognize the signs that the discussion was now over. She released her breath in a quiet sigh and rose to her feet.

November, then. They had time to prepare. And it was good to know that her suspicions about October not passing peacefully were confirmed at least, so the trouble was less likely to catch them unaware.

"Thank you for the warning, and for your time." She bowed politely before looking at the door, then at the sage. He'd said others would show up late, but no one ever did. Unless that person was invisible...? Ah, well. It didn't matter now. Rukia departed to begin the long journey to the bottom of the stairs. There was a lot to think about and discuss.

[iknowtheconsequences]

Kaji's moogle, Shinji, silently flutters forwards. The Black Crystals again. He has hated every step that's put them closer to those Crystals, and he has hated both Mograma and Artemicion for dragging them into this. But if this is the only way?

"We'll- we'll do this, kupo. We'll use the Black Crystals for you. But." Shinji's mouth forms a line like he's screwing up his courage for a second. "If you do this, you'd better promise to win!" He nods hard, and the Scholar hat on his head wobbles. "We can't lose any more of you, kupo."

He's talking to more than just his own Hero, but Kaji gives Shinji a proud look at his words. "We'll get to work finding the other two, then. So that we can do this a little faster."

[theendiswherewestartfrom]

Jack looks around, and he can't seem to find two of the people who he needs to talk to, so he goes up to Cloud, alone. He pitches his voice down. "I need a word. Privately. Talk to me on the airship back?" There are layers of implications here that they need to discuss.

[neverfirstclass]

Cloud seemed a little surprised to be singled out but he gave Jack a quick nod. If he didn't find him on the airship later they'd certainly talk sometime soon.

But the young Hero looks back to the Sage, his brow furrowing in thought about what they were just told. A part of him wonders if facing his Calamity self with no job equipped would be the "right" way to go about it. It may well be how he'd go about it when the time came. He wasn't sure what to expect out of all of this, but he knew this was what he'd been building himself towards all this time.

[ninjainviolet]

The same job the avatars can use? Great. If it was that whole, mind control/illusion thing that they've already been subjected to...

Well, Mithos had tried the same thing with her once before. And she got through that with the simple thought that she was who she was. And that it was all right for her to be alive and be there. She sighed and pushed herself from the wall to start back down the stairs.

"Damnation or salvation." She had said those words then, and they were appropriate even now. From what the Sage and Kalki had said, they were going to fight the part of themselves they denied...

A mental battle... Which was a lot worse than a physical one. All you got from the latter was the chance of dying. The former: a living death.

And by Martel, she didn't want to be a Lifeless Being.

[wickedone]

Albel could tell Sheena had a lot on her mind. They all did. Most, if not all, of them had secrets that would be revealed and tested in the time ahead.

For now, he caught up with his lover on the stairs and silently took her hand. He wouldn't presume to know exactly what she thought, what she feared -- but he was there for her.

[ninjainviolet]

Sheena did have a lot on her mind, yes. She also had a heavy dose of fear coursing through her. Fear of failure, fear of abandonment, fear of losing those she cared about...

And this time, she doubted her usual headstrong ways wouldn't get her out of it.

Feeling Albel's hand take hers, she slowed her steps and did something that probably not only surprised him--but shocked the hell out of her as well.

She placed her head on his shoulder, seeking silent comfort.