melodiesoflife | Intro Log || The Return of the Heroes

Characters: All the "Heroes of Light" (only new characters can start threads).
Where: Aqures Ixen.
When: The 5th of September. 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. It marks the first time since January that Heroes of Light have appeared in Aqures Ixen.
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." Hand clutched on your Crystal, the call of the Moogle may finally wake 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 dock beneath 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 have arrived in the course of the past year and they will come soon! Like you, they have Jobs and a Crystal.

If asked, the Moogles will mention that the city was recently attacked by the Heran Empire and nearly destroyed by Ultima Weapon. What's the Heran Empire? What's Ultima Weapon? Better to ask to the heroes who saw it 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 within the past year. 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 when they told you about how they fiercely battled each other past month. 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 tragic 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 City of Aqures Ixen
— Anytime —
With the recent attack, Aqures Ixen is under reconstruction. The city was saved for the most part, but there are ruined buildings, the Sixth District is nothing but wasteland now and the Thirteenth District has become a graveyard. Even so, there are a lot of things left to do in the city for newcomers. A few groups of Triple Triad players are playing before Mognet Office in the ninth district, mostly Moogles as many of them are not working after what happened. And of course, 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-- Mognet Office just behind the Triple Triad games is filled with Moogles, most of them panicked, tired, busy or slacking now that their director has disappeared. They can also visit Airship Port in the twelfth district from where characters can board for free Airships from Shoopuf Airline-- Though they have to make a request 48 hours in before to do so.

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.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
— 19:00 —
Characters venturing by the city's outskirts at this specific time will be able to see a most peculiar sight: a flying saucer seemingly abducting a cow before flying away and disappearing into the sky without leaving any traces of its presence. If your character do see it, hopefully there will be someone with them. Otherwise, nobody will believe their story.

Was it an UFO or just a hallucination? Only the future will tell...

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

"Indeed. Though Louisroux also gained an unearthly power for his own." Hesitating for a moment, he explained. "The power of the million prayers during that battle, granted the sage a power that was able to defeat Bahamut, and drive his remains deep under ground. Though the Allagan machinery was upon Bahamut, the strain proved almost too much for the leader of man."

"Unearthly…?" Her tail twitched uncertainly, and she listened to the explanation, head tilted, expression remaining clouded. "He used the prayers of the people? The… Allagan machinery… It was still active even after bursting apart?" She raised her eyebrows, hands behind her back, fingers interlacing. Did she dare to hope…? "'Almost'?"

"The Allagan machinery was a terrible monster of a device, slowly reviving Bahamut who had Louisroux in his thrall. I almost dare not speak of it... but Louisroux became a Primal. A Primal for the good of our world, using the prayers of the people to save us all."

"Phoenix. He became Phoenix."

And just like that, as swiftly as her hopes were born, they were crushed. She had never met Louisoix- had only seen the lesser moon's descent from a distance- but she could see the regard Minfilia and the others held for him. "A primal…" She shook her head, one hand clenched over her heart. An ending like that- it hardly befit such a soul. She repeated the name to herself, committing it to memory, and looked up. "Do- do the others know? Alphinaud, Alisaie… do they know?" As kin, they surely had the right.

Edited 2015-10-05 00:30 (UTC)

"They know. They were there, deep in the Allagan structure which was the Binding Coil. Pray, I never speak of this again, but he was freed from Bahamut's terrible might."

At this, he smiled a little. "He was so proud of his grandchildren. They know, and they hope his sacrifice for our people will not go unremembered."

"Do not worry; the Binding Coil is fully shut down. Bahamut threatens our world no more, and Louisoix is freed of his terrible influence. Phoenix has passed on, but left the world in our hands."

"Freed-"

It should have been a relief. But in that, she heard both that he'd been released- and also taken, and she drew a deep breath, a shudder going through her body down to her tailtip.

"That… that is good to hear. We shall have to make sure of it."

She closed her eyes for a moment, nodding. "That is good news." She'd thought she'd be happier to have word of home, but with this, everything seemed that much heavier. What would she return to? If she could only find out how…

She shook her head, looking up. This- this was enough for one day. "For now… Have you been assigned a place to stay?" She could accompany him there, at least.

"I am in A-12, and I have located the house," said Meteor with a smile. "However I have been getting lost once in a while."

"You are?" Her ears twitched back for a moment- had she tidied up from trying to work out Cogs' interiors earlier? She was fairly sure she had, she decided, and nodded, stretching out her feet surreptitiously. "That works out for the both of us, then. I'll not tell you how long it took me to be used to Ul'dah's turns and twists," she added, with the barest hint of a wry smile on her lips. She cared for the people she'd met there- most of them- but her first few weeks had been something of a trial.

Edited 2015-10-06 14:36 (UTC)

"Don't I know it. I am more used to Limsa, but at least then it wasn't too bad." He grinned a little, knowing just what K'pandolu meant.

K'pandolu nodded, tail flicking for a moment. "I've a certain fondness for Limsa myself," she noted, and flashed her teeth for a moment. "Don't let that back to Momodi, though."

"Wouldn't dream of it. Momodi would flay us both." He grinned, and picked up his things. "Lets head on back then."

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