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Player Plot: The Crystal Caves
Who: Anyone who's signed up for the plot
Where: The Crystal Caves under the planet's surface
When: Oct 10-16
What: The Heroes are exploring the tunnels starting from beneath the Crystal Life Tree in hopes of finding something that might help them interact with the Soul Divider and the First Crystal.
Warnings: Potential battles. More to be added as needed.
The journey begins from the Crystal Life Tree. Those who can't make it there on their own are teleported by Jade, after which everyone is given their rations and equipment. After all, who knows how deep they'll have to go?
See the OOC post for information and sign-ups!
1) A Dangerous Journey - for mingling and battles
2) Signs of the Old Cycles - a modded group thread
3) ???
Where: The Crystal Caves under the planet's surface
When: Oct 10-16
What: The Heroes are exploring the tunnels starting from beneath the Crystal Life Tree in hopes of finding something that might help them interact with the Soul Divider and the First Crystal.
Warnings: Potential battles. More to be added as needed.
The journey begins from the Crystal Life Tree. Those who can't make it there on their own are teleported by Jade, after which everyone is given their rations and equipment. After all, who knows how deep they'll have to go?
See the OOC post for information and sign-ups!
1) A Dangerous Journey - for mingling and battles
2) Signs of the Old Cycles - a modded group thread
3) ???
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[ There was a pause. ]
When crystallization covers the planet, all lifeforms are extinguished and civilizations destroyed. Your worlds are filtered through the Soul Divider. What can be used becomes part of Crystallis while the leftovers are expulsed into the Interdimensional Rift. The seal over Narayana is renewed and when the crystallization recedes, new life is brought to populate the world until the next coming of your kind. This is what Garland calls Nova Crystallis.
[ And to answer Cloud’s question— ]
The crystallization would recede leaving Narayana free to corrupt the uncrystallized lands. Eventually it would destroy the planet and this dimension before moving on to other ones.
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[Damn... What options does that leave them?]
...Speaking hypothetically... If there were another energy source to rejuvenate the First Crystal with, could the assimilation be halted and the Soul Divider modified to work with the new source?
[He needs to know if the idea he proposed two months ago to Palitutu is viable at all. If they can't figure out how the Soul Divider works, it's not even worth thinking about...]
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[Okay, you've angered Twilight!]
By destroying other worlds and shooting them into the void, you've done nothing but give Narayana strength! You and the Herans and Garland have spent countless years doing the same thing over and over again, you can't think of doing anything else! You're scared of your own mortality!
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And that problem had been solved by uniting the two worlds. She's not sure the same thing applies here. Maybe if they can shut down access to the Rift itself...
She steps back slightly in the face of Twilight's answer. ]
She's right. You've created a trash heap for a giant cockroach who starts to look towards the closest planet with an open doorway to the Rift for its next meal. When the cycle resets, that trash heap starts growing again, but I have a question.
Does the number of planets needed to satisfy Narayana increase each time?
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Some of these things are useful, thus he's jotting down the notes, while keeping himself prepared for anything to happen. Everyone is asking what he wants to ask and he knows the answers might not be what he wants to hear. There has to be some other way.
He looks up at Jade's question. That's something he hasn't considered but the man did bring up a good point. ]
That's something we cannot afford. I want to save everything with no sacrifices if possible. It's not right to destroy other worlds for one person's greed.
[ From the sound of it, the device isn't immortal and that means that Sheena's question will have one answer if he deducts this right. He doesn't comment on it though. ]
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[ It then addresses Jade’s question. ]
It is not my place to hypothesize nor is it necessary. The Soul Divider works and will continue working. Anything else is irrelevant.
[ It does not answer to Twilight, as there is pretty much nothing to answer to. ]
Leave now. You do not belong here.
[ The elevator starts working once again, it seems the entity is done replying to their questions. This is their one chance to leave the place peacefully and call it a day. ]
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[But as it is answering their questions...or at least it was...Rukia keeps her temper in check.]
Just a moment. What caused Crystallis to begin dying in the first place?
[As far as she can tell, the planet doesn't seem to be lacking in resources, and the natural population is healthy and diverse. She can't see any reason why it would ever be in danger of expiring unless something directly caused its demise.]
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No need to get into a fit.
[Still, they couldn't just leave when they came so far. Hopefully the pony hadn't angered the SOUL DIVIDER and still could be reasoned with. He keeps his arms at his sides and stands next to Rukia, showing solidarity. If there's one question that can give a useful answer, it's this one.]
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And this isn't the time to be throwing a tantrum, either. All of our lives are on the line here so how about instead of challenging everyone to start bickering, we all put our heads together and try to compromise here.
[Now wasn't the time for flippant comments about love and peace as she promptly disregarded Twilight's last statement.]
There has to be some sort of arrangement we can come to.
[Selphie moves to stand next to the others, clearly telling the SOUL DIVIDER that she has no intentions of leaving.]
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Before we go, just a couple more questions, please. What exactly did Garland do to modify the Soul Divider? Does it have anything to do with the music we're hearing?
[ This is a trick, folks. Anyone who knows Sheena knows she's going to stay and fight. After all, she never said when they would leave, now had she? ]
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No. No I can't believe that we can only just leave things as they are or let everything end. We've come this far for answers, to find a new way, not just through this cave but in this world.
[He shot Selphie a look.]
There is no compromise here. It's destroying worlds in order to keep this one alive. Ours, the ones we call home, they're probably gone already. That's how we got here, isn't it? [He pulls his materia shaped crystal from his pocket, showing off the deep blue.] That's why this is the color it is. That's why crystal stasis is more of a dream than returning home.
[He thinks briefly on the vision of the Sage as he stares at the harp. His hand drifts to his sword, tightening around the hilt.]
This world has been pushing us around since we were brought here. It's time we start pushing back. We're here for a reason, aren't we? I'm willing to risk everything to save this world, other worlds, to win. I'm not willing to risk everything else just to survive.
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"Our worlds are still there. Their energies haven't been consumed, what we did with the Rift wouldn't have been possible without them." But Jack's own hand goes to his sword. "We'll fight. We'll stop this. Because this was the part of the plan I could never figure out: how do we save the part of the world that has already crystalized without trying some restart of our own?"
He eyes Cloud closely. "But it's not over for your world yet. You in? Be sure you're doing this for the right reason."
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Yester by thine eyes, morrow by thine hands… So say the Divine Chronicles. Of course, Mezaya Thousand-Eyes spoke to Eorzea's own troubles- but this fits now as well, I feel. In any case- I should never forgive myself for failing to do what I could, when the situation threatens so many.
[She glances briefly at Jack with a nod, ears flicking for a moment- for as long as she can, she wants to hold onto hope that something can yet be done. She lays her hand on her own blade, shifting into a ready position, listening and waiting for whatever is to come.]
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[ Regardless of the efforts made to throw more questions at the entity, it appears it is no longer answering. The shaking grows more intense and something appears to be on its way. The elevator still works, but it will not work anymore by the time the entity will show itself. ]
Answer me, Heroes of Light. Would you deny your very calling?
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I understand what the Herans have done now - they feared their mortality and instead of figuring out something else or accepting their fate, they turned Crystallis into an interdimensional zombie and when they finally died, Garland and this very planet decided to keep it up.
I think it's time to take out the head and clean up the mess the rest of you couldn't!
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[Standing firm, she draws her sword.]
We'll save all the worlds! Not just our own, but Crystallis too! I'll do whatever it takes! That's what it means to be a Fairy Tail wizard!
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I stand with them. Our lives are not for anyone else's purposes, our lives are our own! We matter! And I refuse to be erased for your convenience!
[Calling? CALLING? This voice knew nothing about him, or any of them! It sounded like those 4D beings -- which only made Albel want to resist more.]
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I swore my oaths to Eorzea, and the Scions. That I hold close to my heart- and I will not forsake them. For them, I would answer- Warrior of Light or no- til sea swallows all. [she holds doubts about the title, when it speaks to her of those who have gone before- but here and now, the distinction matters to her.]
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The crystal is what keeps our worlds from being destroyed. Remember that before you make your decision to fight. The people of this world will die, but our worlds will be preserved.
[That doesn't mean she's choosing to allow this, however. She can see the Moogle start to droop.]
It's not a solution I'm ready to accept, however. While the crystal may seal Narayana, it will inevitably kill the people of this world with starvation and cold. We have an opportunity that the other Heroes of their cycles did not -- we have the Avatars, a way to communicate with Narayana, a chance to discover what is required to make Her whole again.
[She draws her particle thrower and powers up her proton pack once more.]
We were called here to save this world, and the people who dwell here. Whatever the Herans' original purpose might have been, that is our purpose now. For what reason should a planet exist, if not to sustain the people who live upon it?
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[ Mikleo's not going to stand for trading one world for theirs. They have to find a way to save both this world and theirs. There has got to be something that they have yet to find. He knows that it might not be the best choice and things might not ever fall through the way they are meant to be, but he doesn't want to sacrifice others so he can live. This all hits too close to home.
No more sacrifices, no more deaths. They have to figure out a better way. He knows that he isn't okay with this either. He knows that Rukia has a point and that's something he has to put into consideration. It may not be a choice he wants to make but it's a choice that might have positive results. He isn't choosing to allow all of this as well. He knows that there are always consequences no matter what. The question is-- if everyone here including himself is ready to accept the consequences? ]
We can't be rash with our choice. I know that you're all upset, and I am too, but we have to be careful. If we choose to sacrifice this world for ours, we should be aware of the consequences that it comes and the lives we are using in order to save our own. It's something I want to avoid. That sort of guilt-- no one should have to bear it.
[ He knows they don't have the time and they're racing the clock. Everything is pressure. ]
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Even so... His instincts tell him that walking away now would be unacceptable. They need to alter the Soul Divider if they want to make a difference. If they just keep playing it safe, doing things just like the previous cycles, nothing will ever change.]
...Even if we allow the cycle to continue, there is no guarantee Crystallis will last forever. We could be sacrificing countless worlds for nothing, only for Narayana to consume everything in the end. Clinging to one future simply because it's the only known path... What meaning is there in that kind of existence?
[That's right... The entire history of Auldrant is a prime example of what happens when people accept their fate without a question. He can't allow himself to fall for that kind of thinking again.]
No future is ever absolute. Even should our path lead to destruction, it's still our choice to make as citizens of these worlds. Not yours, not Garland's, not the Ancients'. One way or another, the cycle must end with us.
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Thousands of years of following a "tradition" doesn't make that tradition right--especially when it involves sacrificing others just so you can survive. Perhaps what we'll do will destroy everything, or we'll reset the cycle for everyone--and all will survive.
[ She also takes out her thrower and powers it up. ]
There's only one way to find out.
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[He gives only pause enough to take another breath. Keeping his eyes strictly forwards and not on anyone in particular as he states his own opinion.]
You're all just delaying the inevitable. Relieving it from one fate while recklessly consigning it to another which you know even less about.
[That sounded familiar even coming out in his different tones, and he never thought he'd end up saying something that he'd probably sooner hear out of Palitutu.
For the last few minutes, Sephiroth has heard each and every single one of them voice their piece. Often he dropped his gaze from the giant harp-like structure and looked around at a few of their party; Jade, Cloud, Sheena, Rukia and Ales, alongside anyone else who would meet his eye contact. Looking for something on their faces in the gloom perhaps, gauging the conviction with which each justification was presented. His expression hardening all the time; disbelieving in the fact that it really had come down to this?
After Jade, his comrade was fixed with an incredibly stern look. He finds it short sighted, to say the least, to think that 'breaking the mold' was reason enough to remove this Planet's protection against that which threatened it. To complete and utter annihilation, for all worlds is a huge gamble not least thinking about it in terms of those that rightly called this world their home. It had been easier, since Sephiroth had begun to think in terms of 'Narayana' rather than 'Calamity', but the parallels to his own universe still stick like napalm to his soul; he can almost taste the despair that he remembers feeling before.]
...no.
[His whole frame had been rooted to the spot but then suddenly turns and takes strides back towards the elevator, stopping only at the threshold of the platform that would soon become irrelevant; the Heroes had chosen the path already and there is little he could do to stop them initiating the fight at this point. But-
-just can't make that step.]
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[ With that said, the elevator goes inactive… And whatever was coming their way seems to finally be about to reveal itself. ]
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