Mel composes herself beside Arthur.
So how have you been, how is everyone. Is Vai back? how about Ginni?
"Well, I don't think it can hurt to ask. Doesn't mean he'll tell you anything, but it's at least a chance," she said with a shrug."Alright. I will ask Him after dinner." he goes back to eating, the matter being solved for now. "How was the matter with Chara's sister solved? Is she ok?"
"She was safely recovered. She's back at the school now, in the infirmary. Fi took Ignace and Chara to go and see her. James was there when they found her, so Fieri was able to keep us all well informed. It was their grandparents apparently. They were trying to do some kind of magical ritual on Raelle. The kind that would give permanent mind control most likely. You can imagine how well that thought is going over with her parents. That's...even for demons, that's serious evil. I'm sure there's already a special place in Hell reserved for people who would not just do that, but even to their own grandchild."
Ace's grin upon seeing his girlfriend up and about is about a bright as the noonday sun. He takes a moment to check out her new features "Wow Ginni, you look amazing. And awesome. And rather badass" He says, still smiling at her being OK.
"Yea Tami, that would be great. I also got you a plate, just in case"
Ginni blushed and looked away. She was still feeling rather self-conscious about her new demonic appearance, and didn't quite know how to deal with compliments.
Tami put a hand around her waist and helped her totter along the hall towards the lounge when suddenly Ginni stopped mid-step.
"Melody!" she exclaimed. "Melody's back! From...wherever she was. It was really, really far though," she said, twisting around, trying to see if she could see Melody from here. She could tell that she was close.
Lang sat with Ori, enjoying dinner and the evening. Making pleasant conversation, Lang casually brings up the subject of Ori's spirit "companion"
He spends the time explaining everything he has learned in his meetings with the spirit.
You see, what I can gather, is the spirit is a manifestation of your feelings. the more anger you "feed it" the more destructive it becomes.
The techniques I have given you are a way to help you give the spirit a new diet, so-to-speak.
if you like I can bring you into the spirit world and bring you to together. get a chance to share what each of you are experiencing.
"Well, that's either a great idea or a terrible idea. Maybe both. But I think it's probably the only way that we're going to move forward. And quite frankly, I miss teaching classes. So I'm game for a chat with my other half," she said with a slightly forced smile.
Phaedra leaned over and whispered to Cindra, "Arthur got in trouble! And he couldn't talk his way out of it. I didn't know that could happen!" She bit her lip, appearing to consider things for a moment. "Maybe Mama was wrong. People like that do make better allies than enemies. Do you think it would be alright for me to disobey Mama and talk to the non-firebirds here?" she asked anxiously.
"She was safely recovered. She's back at the school now, in the infirmary. Fi took Ignace and Chara to go and see her. James was there when they found her, so Fieri was able to keep us all well informed. It was their grandparents apparently. They were trying to do some kind of magical ritual on Raelle. The kind that would give permanent mind control most likely. You can imagine how well that thought is going over with her parents. That's...even for demons, that's serious evil. I'm sure there's already a special place in Hell reserved for people who would not just do that, but even to their own grandchild."
"That's...I do not envy Sorchan his position. It would be very hard for me to not do something...permanent to my sire if I were in his shoes."
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Tamrin was finally making his way to the Infirmary (to relieve the staff of the 'burden' of dealing with his ever-active wife) when he was brought to a halt by something that commands his full attention.
He stood there for a few long seconds, then strode forward with a purpose and locked himself in the first empty room he could find. From somewhere on his person he produced a large book with well-traveled yet still sturdy bindings, a worn metal seal with two crossed Casters centered on the front cover. Placing it on a table, he quietly spoke a word and then opened the tome.
The pages in front of Tamrin showed columns of names, written in different colors of ink. Most were a dark brown, the ink somewhat faded with time. As he turned the pages, the names took on more of a russet hue, slightly brighter than their predecessors. When he came to the last page, there were only a few names on it, but the last two stood out from all the others. They were written in a brilliant scarlet ink - so fresh that it still looked wet on the page in the room's light.
He stared down at the names, leaning forward to place both hands on the table. His normally easy-going features were now a mixture of shock and despair...and then quickly devolved into rage as he yelled out and threw the table over. The book, surprisingly undamaged in the violent outburst, landed softly on the floor with its pages still facing up.
After staring at the pages for several minutes, Tamrin finally leaned over and snatched the tome back from the floor, slammed it shut and stowed it before leaving the room.
Alev and Ardiente were left waiting by the shuttles as Fei and Jiminy dealt with the magical fallout.
"You okay, man? Can't have been easy. Wasn't easy for me, so I can only assume that you're still trying to simmer down from the whole murderous rage thing."
Ardiente sort of stares blankly at Alev for several long moments "Their. Own. Granddaughter! How...how could they?!" Is all he's able to say. Clearly the young monk is full of a mix of emotions, as he clenches his fists several times, and tears begin to slowly trickle down his face. To be instantly evaporated by his internal fire which is still rather hot due to his level of rage and anger.
Ardiente sort of stares blankly at Alev for several long moments "Their. Own. Granddaughter! How...how could they?!" Is all he's able to say. Clearly the young monk is full of a mix of emotions, as he clenches his fists several times, and tears begin to slowly trickle down his face. To be instantly evaporated by his internal fire which is still rather hot due to his level of rage and anger.Alev and Ardiente were left waiting by the shuttles as Fei and Jiminy dealt with the magical fallout.
"You okay, man? Can't have been easy. Wasn't easy for me, so I can only assume that you're still trying to simmer down from the whole murderous rage thing."
"They did it to their son. Obviously a less permanent version back then. They were still working their way up to the real deal. Why would they feel differently about their granddaughter? They think that any members of their house or those pledged to serve their house are essentially objects. They think it's their right to do what they like with them. That's why they didn't see anything wrong with the mind control stuff. Or with sending you and your family to die. We told you that was why we ran, and that was part of it, but not all of it. They took Elektra's dad. Well, you saw that. He's not really there anymore. I don't know if it can be fixed. And we were supposed to be next. We had a summons for later in the day. So we took the chance to run when Sorchan came looking for students. We probably should have told you sooner, but...well, it was complicated. We weren't sure what was right, and they had our families, so we stayed quiet about it. I didn't think they would try to use it on Raelle though. I mean, yeah, it's obvious in retrospect, but I just wasn't thinking evil enough apparently," Alev said quietly.
Lucas frowns "that impertinent woman... " he collects himself with a huff that produces small jets of fire in his nostrils "yes you can interact with your classmates regardless of race.... Though you should be careful around those with fiend blood, one cannot choose their parentage"
Phaedra seems to consider this. "My teacher has demons that run errands for her. Does that count? I mean, obviously I have to talk to my teacher."
"That's...I do not envy Sorchan his position. It would be very hard for me to not do something...permanent to my sire if I were in his shoes."
"She was safely recovered. She's back at the school now, in the infirmary. Fi took Ignace and Chara to go and see her. James was there when they found her, so Fieri was able to keep us all well informed. It was their grandparents apparently. They were trying to do some kind of magical ritual on Raelle. The kind that would give permanent mind control most likely. You can imagine how well that thought is going over with her parents. That's...even for demons, that's serious evil. I'm sure there's already a special place in Hell reserved for people who would not just do that, but even to their own grandchild."
"I'm not entirely sure he won't. But he'll probably try to do it legally. He's in a pretty delicate position at the moment since he's been at the center of trying to rebuild firebird society since the Council was deposed. Hopefully justice will be served. If not....well, as I said, special place in Hell. I'll make sure of it."
The interior of the building darkens considerably as Fei sends the rest of the unconstrained spell energy from the circle through James' portal.
"It is safe to close the portal now," the young monk states simply as he finally lowers his arms. The silver-white luminescence of Fei's nanosuit begins to fade as well.
"You can talk to those people, just be careful" he files away that tid bit "don't sign anything, for example, "
"Do you even understand how homework works?" she asks, exasperated. "You have to sign it, Lucas, or you don't get credit for the assignment."
The interior of the building darkens considerably as Fei sends the rest of the unconstrained spell energy from the circle through James' portal.
"It is safe to close the portal now," the young monk states simply as he finally lowers his arms. The silver-white luminescence of Fei's nanosuit begins to fade as well.
Jiminy sighed with relief as he let the portal close. "Don't know why, but portals are hard. I feel like I could eat dinner, lunch, and breakfast all in one go. Good work, Fei. How are you doing? Energy levels holding steady and all that?"
Phaedra rolled her eyes and gave Cindra a see what I have to deal with look.
"Of course I read it carefully. Some of us care about our grades," she said with a sniff.
Jiminy sighed with relief as he let the portal close. "Don't know why, but portals are hard. I feel like I could eat dinner, lunch, and breakfast all in one go. Good work, Fei. How are you doing? Energy levels holding steady and all that?"
"I am...centered again, and as safe to be around as I can be," he replies with a nod and a self-deprecating shrug. (^-^)
"I wanted to be sure I was...restored...from this mission in case there is a situation back at base that warrants it. There has been a prolonged loss of power there, according to an alert I received from my nanites during the altercation here."
"I do not believe my...investigations into the power fluctuations caused it, but without more information I cannot be certain."
"I'm not entirely sure he won't. But he'll probably try to do it legally. He's in a pretty delicate position at the moment since he's been at the center of trying to rebuild firebird society since the Council was deposed. Hopefully justice will be served. If not....well, as I said, special place in Hell. I'll make sure of it."
He giggles
"Ahh yes, my little Demon Lord. I'm sure you could make the arrangements."He ponders that for a sec...
"Are those kinds of things passed on to our children? Will they be half-fiends?" he asks. She can tell there's no second guessing or judgement in the question, just curiosity, and a wee bit of...pride?
"Hopefully for us they won't be able to command Aschen after hatching..."
Cindra smiles at her cousins, "Did you know that a full Demon is one of the instructors here? And it works in the infirmary as a healer of all things..."
Jiminy sighed with relief as he let the portal close. "Don't know why, but portals are hard. I feel like I could eat dinner, lunch, and breakfast all in one go. Good work, Fei. How are you doing? Energy levels holding steady and all that?""I am...centered again, and as safe to be around as I can be," he replies with a nod and a self-deprecating shrug. (^-^)
"I wanted to be sure I was...restored...from this mission in case there is a situation back at base that warrants it. There has been a prolonged loss of power there, according to an alert I received from my nanites during the altercation here."
"I do not believe my...investigations into the power fluctuations caused it, but without more information I cannot be certain."
Jiminy cursed under his breath. "Never rains but it pours, eh? Well, the way our luck runs, it's probably not something minor and benign," he said with a resigned sigh. "Time to head back and see what the damage is then."
"I'm not entirely sure he won't. But he'll probably try to do it legally. He's in a pretty delicate position at the moment since he's been at the center of trying to rebuild firebird society since the Council was deposed. Hopefully justice will be served. If not....well, as I said, special place in Hell. I'll make sure of it."He giggles
"Ahh yes, my little Demon Lord. I'm sure you could make the arrangements."
He ponders that for a sec...
"Are those kinds of things passed on to our children? Will they be half-fiends?" he asks. She can tell there's no second guessing or judgement in the question, just curiosity, and a wee bit of...pride?
"Hopefully for us they won't be able to command Aschen after hatching..."
Ephebe paused to consider as she inhaled more enchiladas. "Well, I'm not technically a demon even though I'm a demon lord, so they probably wouldn't be half-fiends, but it is possible that they might have some fiendish traits. Although there's no telling how that will interact with their Hunter abilities. I suppose we'll just have to wait and see. Or, well, I could go looking, but where's the fun in that? I'm trying to cut down on the number of times I cross my own time stream as it is. It's already a bit complicated. We'll just have to wait until after they hatch. Like normal parents."
Lucas looks mildly stricken "the ground is weird"
"Tell me about it," Phaedra agreed. "It's like everyone down here is operating by a completely different set of rules."
Taking several deep, centering breaths, Aridente settles himself down. "Do not blame yourself. As you said, there is no way to have truly known just how evil the elder del Sols were going to be. Raelle is safe, they are captured and that is all that matters. Now, we should look into whether or not its possible to free Elektra's dad from the mind control. And find out if there are any other guardsmen, or just other firebirds in general, who have been subjected to that awful ritual." He pauses, thinking "What are the chances any of the other families were also engaged in mind controlling their guards?"
Taking several deep, centering breaths, Aridente settles himself down. "Do not blame yourself. As you said, there is no way to have truly known just how evil the elder del Sols were going to be. Raelle is safe, they are captured and that is all that matters. Now, we should look into whether or not its possible to free Elektra's dad from the mind control. And find out if there are any other guardsmen, or just other firebirds in general, who have been subjected to that awful ritual." He pauses, thinking "What are the chances any of the other families were also engaged in mind controlling their guards?"
"House Helios didn't, much to everyone's surprise. Their guards all scattered after Fuego's death. Apolla was left totally on her own. House Surya wouldn't because they're too busy fighting each other. I don't think House Svarog would either. There's too many of them. There's no way they could keep it a secret. House Phoebus probably not. Their guards get leave pretty regularly and I get the impression that they're strict, but on the up and up. I could be wrong, but that's my guess. House Soleil would do it in a heartbeat. Just not sure they have the magical mojo to pull it off. Well, maybe they do now. I heard they took Apolla in. She could do it. And House Niyambi is so secretive that I just don't know about them. Maybe yes, maybe no."
Ephebe paused to consider as she inhaled more enchiladas. "Well, I'm not technically a demon even though I'm a demon lord, so they probably wouldn't be half-fiends, but it is possible that they might have some fiendish traits. Although there's no telling how that will interact with their Hunter abilities. I suppose we'll just have to wait and see. Or, well, I could go looking, but where's the fun in that? I'm trying to cut down on the number of times I cross my own time stream as it is. It's already a bit complicated. We'll just have to wait until after they hatch. Like normal parents."
He fake sighs
"The burdens of parenthood." he looks around at the eggs,and Ephebe feels his love for them, with a tad bit of possessiveness underlying the emotion. "I'll have to learn to be patient." He eats a few more enchiladas. "When I talk to Death, do you want to go as well? It's occurred to me since you're no longer affiliated with Kronos, perhaps you'd like to meet Him?...well in the good way, not like 'meet Death' in the bad way."
As they approach the factory, Ghalen goes into soldier mode, and assumes the worst, and hopes for the best. He moves between cover on the way there, hoping to expose himself to whatever may be watching as little as possible.
Unsure where his sister might be, Silinrul uses the school's arrow system in order to locate her.
He turns to Morrivan "The level of technology in this school still weirds me out."
Jiminy cursed under his breath. "Never rains but it pours, eh? Well, the way our luck runs, it's probably not something minor and benign," he said with a resigned sigh. "Time to head back and see what the damage is then."
Fei nods, and follows James out of the building and over to Ardiente and Alev. As they walk, he attempts to contact his nanites at the base again, with no success. He also tried to contact the base itself and gets the same results
"Scorch, Happy - there appears to be some kind of power outage at base, and I am now unable to communicate with them to gain any more information," he says to his teammates. "We need to return and find out what is going on. Allow me to heal whatever injuries any of you have left before we depart."
The young monk will tap into the excess energies he retained from earlier and return everyone still hurt to full health before they return to their shuttles and head back to base.
Ephebe paused to consider as she inhaled more enchiladas. "Well, I'm not technically a demon even though I'm a demon lord, so they probably wouldn't be half-fiends, but it is possible that they might have some fiendish traits. Although there's no telling how that will interact with their Hunter abilities. I suppose we'll just have to wait and see. Or, well, I could go looking, but where's the fun in that? I'm trying to cut down on the number of times I cross my own time stream as it is. It's already a bit complicated. We'll just have to wait until after they hatch. Like normal parents."He fake sighs
"The burdens of parenthood." he looks around at the eggs,and Ephebe feels his love for them, with a tad bit of possessiveness underlying the emotion. "I'll have to learn to be patient." He eats a few more enchiladas. "When I talk to Death, do you want to go as well? It's occurred to me since you're no longer affiliated with Kronos, perhaps you'd like to meet Him?...well in the good way, not like 'meet Death' in the bad way."
She stopped in mid-bite, surprised by the question. "I never even considered the possibility. I suppose you're right. I'm basically a free agent now. No reason I can't. Although I'm not sure if I would be allowed. They might have some kind of agreement between themselves to all keep their distance from me now. Or not. Guess it can't hurt to ask."
As they approach the factory, Ghalen goes into soldier mode, and assumes the worst, and hopes for the best. He moves between cover on the way there, hoping to expose himself to whatever may be watching as little as possible.
::There's a couple of guys just sort of randomly standing around watching the building. Do you want to approach them? They're wearing coveralls. Looks like they're probably workers,:: Elektra said telepathically, relaying what she can see from the air.
Unsure where his sister might be, Silinrul uses the school's arrow system in order to locate her.
He turns to Morrivan "The level of technology in this school still weirds me out."
Morrivan laughed. "Oh, you're new, then. You get used to it. This is my second year here, and I don't even think about it anymore unless someone points it out to me."
The arrows lead to a room in a remote corner of the building that's been fitted out as a playroom of sorts. Jaiye is watching Cho with a look of utter boredom.
Jiminy cursed under his breath. "Never rains but it pours, eh? Well, the way our luck runs, it's probably not something minor and benign," he said with a resigned sigh. "Time to head back and see what the damage is then."Fei nods, and follows James out of the building and over to Ardiente and Alev. As they walk, he attempts to contact his nanites at the base again, with no success. He also tried to contact the base itself and gets the same results
"Scorch, Happy - there appears to be some kind of power outage at base, and I am now unable to communicate with them to gain any more information," he says to his teammates. "We need to return and find out what is going on. Allow me to heal whatever injuries any of you have left before we depart."
The young monk will tap into the excess energies he retained from earlier and return everyone still hurt to full health before they return to their shuttles and head back to base.
"Thanks," Alev said, quickly scrambling into the shuttle that he came in. If there was trouble back at the base this was no time for lollygagging.
"Well, that's either a great idea or a terrible idea. Maybe both. But I think it's probably the only way that we're going to move forward. And quite frankly, I miss teaching classes. So I'm game for a chat with my other half," she said with a slightly forced smile.Lang sat with Ori, enjoying dinner and the evening. Making pleasant conversation, Lang casually brings up the subject of Ori's spirit "companion"
He spends the time explaining everything he has learned in his meetings with the spirit.
You see, what I can gather, is the spirit is a manifestation of your feelings. the more anger you "feed it" the more destructive it becomes.
The techniques I have given you are a way to help you give the spirit a new diet, so-to-speak.
if you like I can bring you into the spirit world and bring you to together. get a chance to share what each of you are experiencing.
great, Now I did this once before with my new sister, Sara So I hope this will work.
He takes a seat on the grass Sit down across from me just like this. He says to Ori.
The private SIM room's doors hiss open as a rather dazed-looking elf stumbles out, his appearance rather disheveled. His blindfold, however, appears to be perfectly in place. Reeling, he mutters, "That was... quite an experience," before doubling over, clutching his stomach. "Food. Yes. I need food." He then stumbles in the vague direction of the cafeteria, occasionally bumping into things.
Across the school from Djalos, a human boy in an immaculate school uniform and scarf is intently scanning a hidebound tome, his mouth making a perfect "O" as his eyes widen. He snaps the book shut-it moans in pain-and, looking rather panicked, bolts out his reading room, rushing through the shelves of books.
As soon as he reaches the hallway, he says in a rather nervous voice, "Um? School? Avalon? Whatever it is you would prefer to be called, could you guide me in the direction of Mrs. Fieri Sunwake? I have a rather urgent matter to discuss with her!" He then sprints down the hallway.
"Well, that's either a great idea or a terrible idea. Maybe both. But I think it's probably the only way that we're going to move forward. And quite frankly, I miss teaching classes. So I'm game for a chat with my other half," she said with a slightly forced smile.Lang sat with Ori, enjoying dinner and the evening. Making pleasant conversation, Lang casually brings up the subject of Ori's spirit "companion"
He spends the time explaining everything he has learned in his meetings with the spirit.
You see, what I can gather, is the spirit is a manifestation of your feelings. the more anger you "feed it" the more destructive it becomes.
The techniques I have given you are a way to help you give the spirit a new diet, so-to-speak.
if you like I can bring you into the spirit world and bring you to together. get a chance to share what each of you are experiencing.
great, Now I did this once before with my new sister, Sara So I hope this will work.
He takes a seat on the grass Sit down across from me just like this. He says to Ori.
Ori shrugged and sat down on the grass as instructed.
"Okay, now what?"
Jacob barrels into the infirmary, eyes wide and panting. He recovers, and turns to the nearest medical staff that isn't otherwise engaged. "IneedtospeaktoMissusFieriSunwakeit'samatterofgreaturgency!"
Djalos stumbles into the cafeteria, looking pale and sickly. Lurching over to the line, he heaps a downright ludicrous amount of food and drink onto his tray, especially for an elf, before stumbling over to the nearest table and plowing through it with an alarming speed.
Jacob takes another breath and blinks. "I will wait. It will blow up a large portion of the school in about a week, so... I suppose it's not that urgent." He straightens and resets his clothes. "I honestly don't know what I expected, honestly. Two cataclysmic events a day is just Tuesday for Avalon, isn't it?"