melodiesoflife | Intro Log || The Night of the Thirteen Moogles

Characters: All the "Heroes of Light" (only new characters can start threads).
Where: Aqures Ixen.
When: The 5th of October. The new Heroes of Light will awaken early in the morning.
Summary: The new Heroes of Light awaken in Aqures Ixen and are informed by their assigned Moogles of what the situation and what their destinies are. This a log for them to react to the situation, meet each other and be welcomed by the former batches of Heroes of Light. New Heroes of Light will not have their Crystal.
Warning: N/A

Where you were or what you were doing— It does not really matter. Not any more. Within an instant, the world around you collapses. Reality twists and shatters... Or maybe you are the one who is collapsing and shattering away from reality as you knew it. No matter what the answer is, it will only take a few seconds for you to find yourself sinking into a void, your world vanishing into the distance. There is nothing but darkness as far as the eye can see. Even you feel different: all the powers you might once have had, are now gone. It is silent, cold and it feels as though life itself is slipping out of you.

At this moment, when it looks as though nothing but a never-ending void awaits you, a red Crystal forms before you. In this void, its warmth compels you to grab it. Upon doing so, you can hear a soft, soothing voice speaking:

"Wake up."

Soon, the void itself vanishes and is replaced by distant noises of engines. Had it all been nothing more than a dream? The soothing voice repeats its call one more time, but is soon replaced with a much less graceful "Wake up Kupo," the call of the Moogle finally waking you up. But you are no longer in your world, nor in the void. You are before the Crystal of Fire, in the third district of a city called Aqures Ixen. At this point, you may realize the engine noise actually originates from an Airship flying low over the city and headed to the castle. As if it wasn't strange enough, your clothes have changed as well. They are now a reflection of the Jobs you are wielding. Last but not least, you are surrounded by Moogles, small and fluffy creatures who are more than happy to tell you about everything you want to know, about your 'destiny' as a Hero of Light, about what awaits you.

Or at least, they will tell you everything they do know, which isn't much in the end.

The only people around you are like you-- There are quite a few of them, all clothed in their Job garbs and most likely wondering what is happening. If somehow you do not realize it, the Moogle who woke you up will be more than happy to inform you there are others like you around. In fact, there are other Heroes who arrived these past months too and they will come soon! Like you, they had Jobs and a Crystal-- Wait, you don't have a Crystal...? That's weird.

Your Moogle will be puzzled by this fact, as all Heroes of Light are supposed to have a crystal with them. Well, maybe you are not a Hero of Light after all?

The Other Heroes
— Shortly Thereafter —
Thanks to the efficiency of Mognet, it does not take long for the other Heroes to come around: those who arrived in this world one or two months ago. You may have imagined heroic and charismatic figures when your Moogle told you that there were other Heroes of Light in this city. You may have imagined persons with fearsome powers worthy of being revered as heroes. And more importantly, you may have imagined them as people who would have all the answers to your, doubtlessly, numerous questions.

If so, you may be up for a minor disappointment. Still, for the most part they know more than you on the situation and may be more than happy to fill you in, especially if your Moogle didn't tell you much.

The Night of the Thirteen Moogles
— Anytime —
Something that may be obvious, is that the city has a spooky feel to it. There are various decorations, it clearly looks like a work in progress but it seems the idea is to make the city looks as scary as possible. Characters familiar with Halloween may recognize the decoration as being strikingly similar. The Moogles will be more than pleased to explain these are all preparations for the upcoming Night of the Thirteen Moogles on the 31st, and they will explain the legends to characters if they ask.

Hopefully all this talk of curse and King Moggle Mog is nothing more than legend.

The City of Aqures Ixen
— Anytime —
There are a lot of things left to do in the city, especially with everyone excited for the upcoming celebration. Starting from 18:00, a series of BLitzball games will take place at the stadium located in the tenth district, opposing amateur teams in a friendly competition. At the same time, a small group of Triple Triad players are playing before Mognet Office in the ninth district, and they are more than happy to teach the rule to anyone passing by. Characters are free to enter and play games of Triple Triad, and if they do so they will be given very basic cards and explained the rules. This may be the start of a promising career!

Characters are also free to visit the city-- Be it Mognet Office just behind the Triple Triad games is filled with very busy Moogles, or the Airship Port in the twelfth district from where characters can board for free Airships from Shoopuf Airline, knowing the next airship departing from Aqures Ixen will do so on the 9th. Still, characters can board an exposition Airship should they like and visit it.

Or maybe you could visit your new house in the 11th District, and get to know your new neighbors and housemate. Hopefully your neighbors are people you will get along with.

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Her moogle had a similar story but it was too fantastic to believe; the chaos had vanished and with it her visions.

"I was dying on Pulse." Her tone didn't hold any hint of sadness, only a ring of truth.

Shun's expression didn't shift to one of disbelief, in the way...some people's might have. Rather, it tensed into one of understanding. While she didn't seem particularly sad about that fact, those words held a bit of a significance, for him.

"Dying..." Forcing his expression to resume looking calm, he nodded, "And you no longer feel that way, here?"

Considering she had used past tense, he was making a guess that she was...fine, suddenly? Just like him...

Yeul gave him a slow nod, she still didn't know what to make of it. "I feel fine now but I should be dead. I am a contradiction."

With her abilities lost to her she felt empty. She knew she shouldn't be alive but there wasn't a way for her to correct it.

She was supposed to be...dead?

His face tensed, a tiny bit, with confused concern. Also...he certainly could have some understanding of the feeling of contradiction. Prior to his arrival, there, he'd been the source of...utter destruction. The last he checked, he was a monster. Yet, there he was...being called a Hero, by a talking animal.

"A contradiction..." He started with a soft, thoughtful expression, "Or, perhaps, you should consider this an opportunity. This could be another chance, at life, for you."

Yeul shook her head. "When I die, I am reborn as another Yeul." It was hard for her to explain without sounding a little bit cryptic.

She should be dead because her vision had told her the time and place she would have died. Now that was gone and she was blind. Her hand moved, resting over her heart as her brows creased with worry.

"Another...Yeul? Is that your name, perhaps?" Speaking of, however, "I apologize for not introducing myself, sooner. My name is Aonuma Shun."

He paused, a moment. Green eyes studied her face with, perhaps, a million questions within them. As his expression softened, he finally spoke, "Perhaps, it would be best to focus on what questions we are able to obtain answers to. We could start by finding out who else is here, and then move on to finding out what our purpose, for being here, entails."

"That is my name." Her green eyes met his stare. She understood those questions hanging in the air between. Yeul nodded at him as her lips curled into a small smile.

"I think so too." It was nice to meet someone who appeared to be level headed about this situation. She wasn't sure if she wanted to go back home if her and Caius could live here, outside of their time, in peace.

"It's nice to meet you, Yuel," he said, returning her smile.

After another short pause, he glanced down. Thoughts returning to those from home, he found himself having to consciously maintain his composure. His own green eyes lifted to her face, once more.

"Is there anyone you're looking for, in particular? I can keep their names in mind while I search."

"I have found my guardian. I need no one else." She was happy to find someone who was willing to help. Danger often had a way to find her when she was weakest.

"Your guardian...?"

Well, he couldn't help but to ask. Did she mean someone that she was there with someone akin to family? Though, she had implied that she...may have died multiple times. Really, he wasn't sure what to think -- nor, was he even sure where to begin with questions.

"Yes, he is my protector." In truth he was whatever she needed him to be. When she was young he was a caretaker and a teacher. As she got older he was a friend and protector. Their relationship spanned lifetimes and because of that it was complicated and ever changing.

"May I ask his name?"

There was no way he could know whether, or not, he'd met the person, yet. The dark-haired teenager's expression remained that of genuine curiosity, head tilting to the side.

"His name is Caius." She hoped that he would finally be able to meet others here. A town that wouldn't shy away from the two of them.

"Caius...I've met him."

He smiled, gently, giving a nod. So, from that moment on, he'd know what each of them looked like. So, if anything were to happen, to either, he'd have a way of assisting in a search. Due to the situation, he wanted to be able to plan ahead.

Yeul was happy to see him smile at her companions name. "I hope we can all be friends."

Her words had his smile growing, just a bit. For a moment, his thoughts turned to Mamoru -- the one who had been so keen on everyone's friendship staying strong. A hint of sadness entered his eyes, but...it wasn't easy thinking back on how he'd treated everyone, due to his fear of hurting them if they stayed too close to him.

"I would like that, very much, Yeul."

She looked down to Hibiscus and then back up to Shun. "I should be going. Thank you for speaking with me."

Yeul turned to leave after giving Shun a small smile.

Intro Log || The Night of the Thirteen Moogles

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