melodiesoflife | Endgame || Apocalypse

Characters: Anyone
Where: Pandaemonium
When: March 05th
Summary: The first phase of endgame begins! The Heroes of Light are on their way to deal with Garland as they’ve left their unfinished businesses in the hands of their friends amongst the NPCs. How will it end? The mingle threads shall not be modded, only The Guardian will be modded. Please do not start individual threads for The Guardian, reply in a single thread. Starting from now on, the game is officially in endgame. Please do not post any new posts on Mognet or in the Log Community, unless they’re backdated to before this event. The second phase of endgame will be posted once The Killer Of World thread will have been unlocked and completed.
Warning: ̩̼͋ͬͅ.̷̳̗ͦͣ͐ͭͣͬ̈́ ̤̙ͫ̉.̨̯͖̗͓̥̭̣̂̄ͣ̏ͯͫ ̶̼̻̳ͫͧͥ̆.̭͎ͮ͂ ̳̤͓̖̫͌ͪͥ̄͗̐̌.͚͍̀ ͈̻̠̥̜ͦͦ̆ͨ͋.̼̹̹̠̟͚͎ ͙͇̲̘͖̉̌̒͂̈ͮ.͇͙͑̍̽ ̪̭̹̤͓̯̜ͦͣ̒̾͆͗ͦ͟.̝̯̲͗͊̽ ̛̙͌̈ͤ̚.̪̮̰̘͚̏ͦͤ ̲̼̺͓̣̝̐.͗ͨ͜ ̧́̑̄ͥ.ͬ͊̋ͣ ̝̠͍̭̯̽.́ ̊̽̈.̡̥̖̣͓̬̠̰͗͑͂ ͍̭̩̝̉͊̑̃̓ͤ̇.͆̔̀̈́̐̋ ͇̬̤̲͉̜͙̓̍ͦͯͤͥ̔.̯̻̺͔̰̞̙͋͡ ̻̼̣̮͖̮̋ͬ.̖̝̞ ͕̦̙̞̹̲̖̓̃.̌ͯͯ͟ ̺̘̪͊̊.̲͖ ̧̼̙̋ͦͧ̂́̑͑.̷̼̬̭͔͙̹̫ͦͧ̔̄͐̏ͫ ̱͎ͥͥ̈͝.̲̣͖̪͓̯ͩ̓̈̿ͧ̅́ ̪͈͚̺̦̝͎̒ͦ̇̚.̂̆ͯͦͩ̃̀̀ ̬͕̼̆.͎̃́͐̄͒̑ͪͅ ̠̳͎ͬ.̛̭͓͗͌ͪ ̴͉̱͉̘̯̟̔͐.̫̣̥̔͑͛́ ̝̭̤̜͖͎̙̈ͪ̿̓ͯ͂̚.̟̲̥̥͈̭̳̈̋ͥͦ ͔̩̈͋͐͗̚.͓̝̼͍̈ͧ͊ͅ ̥ͥ.̷̬͍͙ͥ̓͋ͅ ̪̯̠ͨ́̂.̱̙̘̫̰͕͈̎̓̊ ̧̻̃̎.̬̇̄ ̘̣̺̼ͯ͋̀.̯ͬ ̆͗͆̆̋͝.̴̞͖̫́ͬ͌̉̍̿ ̪̹̥͙̑ͅ.̵̻̮͓̉̃ͯ͑̊̈́̚ ͚̽̒̚͘.͇̮͇̻͍͈̠͂̓ͣ̀͡ ̩̠̖̋.̺͎͈̦̺̈́ͮͬ͌̋ͧͩ ̳̠͕͙̎ͩ͜.̛̆ͥ̒͑ ̘̠͓͚̱͗͜ͅ.̢̠̠̥͍̬̂̊͋͊̂̄̐ ̦͛.̰͚̫̱͙̩̅̓ ̲̜͌̒ͭ͑͠.̠̆̈̏͆̉ ̰̹̳̻̥̮̬ͨ̍̐̆͗ͫ͜.͕̥͔̳ͩ͞ ̣͓̥̑̍͊̽̄̀.̳̘̭ͭ̔̎̍͜ ̟̞̯̏.̙̯̦̞̱̘ͬ͐ͩ ̯̠̣͉̪̅̅ͣ́ͅ.̡͗̍̿͊͐͊ ̲̙́̽̽́.̝̟͇͈͚̿͝ ̑͜

Mingle Thread
The Guardian
The Killer Of Worlds

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[Cloud was not there for Sephiroth's muttered remark, but he was walking up on the Silver Elite. The grunt was busy with his own distractions, fiddling with his newly upgraded gear and trying to find that perfect balance between comfort and function. He didn't even realize he was walking up on Sephiroth until he heard his voice.

He stopped short at that moment, gawping for a moment, trying to decide what to do. It seemed like Sephiroth hadn't noticed him yet. He could just back up and walk away if he so chose. Pretend that they hadn't crossed paths. But that would be another day on the pile of him avoiding his Hero. At this point he wasn't even sure why. He wasn't thrilled with some of the choices that Sephiroth had made but it was too far out at this point to be disillusioned with him.

Maybe he was avoiding him in order to keep from adding any more uncertainty to the Former SOLDIER's plate.

Did he have the right to?

Biting his lip, he makes a decision.]

Sephiroth...are you ready?

[If the Silver Elite knew he was there, he makes no such indication. As Cloud is stood there though, the silver pauldrons on Sephiroth's shoulders seem to hug more around his frame as he raises his arms into what could only be guessed, from the back, as his quite-usual folding of arms as he gazes out of the windows at the crystal city they were about to embark upon.]

Hm-?

[Clouds voice cut through his not-so deep thoughts just then, and the Colonel -though not in any uniform of Crystallis anymore- side-stepped to face the voice that had come from behind him. Almost as an after thought he released the small crystal of a pendant that he'd been turning around in one of his hands. It hung on a black cord; Zelda's once-upon-a-Starlight gift to him.

After beginning to inspect Cloud as he would anyone who had seemingly managed to sneak up on him, Sephiroth then suddenly dropped that whole notion. His expression softened a little and he nodded at the shorter blond man.]

Always ready. Yet the gravity catches up, should you ponder too hard.

[Sephiroth's words go a little sideways in Cloud's mind. He glances out the window at the land below, and how far away and down Pandemonium is even now.] I guess it would catch up if I recklessly jumped ahead too.

[He chuckles a bit, his own dumb thought breaking his mood briefly. It sets him in a slightly better mood, even as he sees the pendant that Sephiroth is wearing. He looks away for a second, but only just, and then back to the other Hero with clearer eyes than he's had in a while.]

Hey I....I wanted to apologize for being so distant lately. I know you've had a lot on your mind and I'm sorry I turned my back on you.

[He was exaggerating a bit, but it's still something he literally did back at the Fairy Tail hall some months back. And the fact that he hesitated to help Sephiroth with his Shadow while he had been there for him didn't sit well, no matter how it all went.]

[That Cloud can still come back in reply with such a pointed statement tells Sephiroth all he needs to know about just how much the younger man has grown into his role as a Hero of Light. If only he'd been able to adapt so fluidly; things might have been a lot different for him. But then - Cloud does indeed end up the real Hero.

Trying to hide the pendant back into the belt of his SOLDIER harness was only going to draw more attention to it so for the time being at least Sephiroth let it hang freely there. It swung as the tall silver haired man shook his head, making a lot more of an effort to keep Cloud's eye contact this time.]

It's no ones fault but my own despair that I've been drowning in. This place uncovered so many weaknesses in myself that I hadn't counted upon being so virulent.

[It's not a confident dismissal of a shrug, but Sephiroth does manage to indicate that he's very much done dwelling on all of that now.]

I'll do what I can, even if my own Calamity doesn't let me carry this right til the end.

[For a moment it looks like Cloud is about to tell him that it's not his fault or some platitude along that vein. But then he stops, looking down and pursing his lips for a moment.]

Yeah, you're probably right. When it gets down to it you're the one who had to overcome it. [He looks back up.] But we're still here for you. You're still one of us as far as we're all concerned. Maybe next time...well I guess there might be a next time but...maybe now that you've gotten a better idea of what you have in you you'll know what to do with it.

[He self consciously tugs on a strap on his armor, very aware of who they are, were and could be to each other. For a moment it feels again like when they first encountered each other here, a grunt and his Hero. And yet, it's all on its head.]

As long as you do your best I'm sure you'll be fine. And we'll be here to pick up the rest and have your back when you need it.

Hm.

[A silent huff of an acceptance to Cloud's suggestion. For all the help those that care about him might offer, indeed it is for Sephiroth to have been able to accept his Calamity Self and -well- some things can't possibly be accepted, no matter the up-side. Besides, it's not as if anyone knew the context in which the Sage had offered his advise to them, in conquering it; there is still no tell if it would give any 'bonus' or not.]

No matter how this ends, I'm resolved now with the fact that this is a different path. For what that might be worth, won't ultimately be for anyone to decide.

[Cloud blinks a little, surprise rolling briefly across his face at Sephiroth's words. They're a touch harsh, but a bit more open than his words have been over the past few years. Open to the fact that he is at least something else than his past self. His encounter with his Shadow may have gone badly, but the lesson may still have been learned to a degree.

But as ever, Cloud smiles.He gives Sephiroth's chest a friendly rap with his knuckles before moving to walk past him.]

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