The relief over their bond is enormous...
::Need a little more, or are you fine now?::
He'll prestidigitate her clean at the mention of feeling icky
The relief over their bond is enormous...
::Need a little more, or are you fine now?::
He'll prestidigitate her clean at the mention of feeling icky
::Too much either way and things get bad. Pretty sure Kronos messed with my genetic mods just to be a jerk. The positive energy matrix holding my DNA together has become unstable.::
::Does he no longer want you as his champion? Or is he being petulant?::
::Does he no longer want you as his champion? Or is he being petulant?::
::He is being petulant. He won't let me die. Even if I wanted to. He's spent too much effort on making me what I am.::
He shakes his head.
::I will never understand his motivations. I am glad you are ok, for now.::
Over the bond you know glad is a huge understatement.
"Well, it seems my wife has stabilized for the time being. The sooner you can be about closing that rift, the better." He directs that at Mel and the boy who came in with her.
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Mel started to analyze her scan data, transfered to her modified data-pad.
I believe that there is in fact a possible connection to Ephebe and this rift. the conflict of Artron energy and this "positive" energy is wreaking havoc with her systems. as the rift grows, which it is most likely doing, the overwheming energy she is absorbing and attempting to contain may violently be released.
the makes some more calculations, a possible temporal blast that will cover an area...ahhh....roughly... she stops there as apparently the blast is large enough to confirm what information she was already told...
Big, we will just stick with that.
seeing that someone is looking after Ephebe, Now about that data on the rift, Mel looks for who has that information.
"I caused the rift. When I came to this reality. Long story. Pretty sad at points. Might not be the best time to talk about the details. I will tell you later if you really want to know. In the meantime, you're right to point out the connection between me and the rift. As the rift grows I become a liability. At this distance I am causing as much trouble as I'm containing, so the best thing I can do right now is put more distance between the rift and myself. But set your mind at ease on one point. I am not, now or ever, going to explode from too much artron energy. It doesn't work like that. Not for me. It's part of that same story."
"So I should be going now. All of the info is on that data crystal I just gave to Mom."
"I'm sorry. For a lot of things. Mel, I'm sorry for being hard on you before. I know it's not your fault. Mom, Dad....when this is over.....we need to talk. There are some things that we haven't exactly dealt with and I think we need to before the next crisis hits."
"I hear, and will comply." As he speaks the sound of a heavy door opening, and the roaring of an inferno nearly drowns out Wyrd's voice before the comm goes silent. An alert blinking on Jiminy's comm indicates that the #12 foundry furnace has been opened while it was operating at full power.
About an hour later, Jiminy's comm again indicates that the #12 foundry furnace was opened, another display indicates that it is functioning at peak efficiency.
Some short few minutes later, Wyrd rises out of the ground beside the town hall in Kuros. He spends a few minutes surveying the wreckage of the town before entering the town hall to inquire after the location of the mayor.
Rakki leaves his botany class and heads to his next class, music.
He casually glances around the hallways, interestedly observing the passersby.
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::I will be here for you always, until the next life.::
Something brings a smile to his face, as he casts status on his mate, hugging and kissing her before she departs.
"Stay safe, Love."
When Phaezeriel realizes that Serrin is not following, he glances back to where she is standing, ::You will encounter no other Quasits like me. Will you please accompany us? You friend would feel more comfortable with a companion.::
Jeran led the way to a nondescript door and went inside. The supply closet turned out to be more of the supply warehouse.
"Whatever gear we need, it's probably in here," he said, reading the labels on the shelves, looking for energy resistance items.
Aananda swallowed hard. She didn't entirely trust her voice. There were so many emotions swirling inside her and she didn't know how to deal with half of them. But she had to put all that aside because the universe needed saving. Again. Today.
She plugged the data crystal into a port and started pulling up the data.
Sorchan arrived at his classroom considerably late. He'd had to break up a...well, you couldn't call it a fight exactly. But the hallway between classes was no place for a dance off. By the time he'd finished handing out detentions, he was late to class himself.
"Good morning, class. I apologize for the late start. Let's do our best to make up for the lost time with efficiency. Everyone pick a partner and we will begin today's lesson."
Dave heads over to the rations area, assuming there is any, and grabs some supplies in the event of an emergency, preferring things such as scrolls of create food/water or hero's feast over anything simply dehydrated.
Lucas turns to his new.... Friends? Whatever. "So I suppose we should pair up?"
Ardiente had blushed when Sorchan had bustled into the room, his mind suddenly filled with images of Raelle and his planned discussion with Sorchan. Just because it was the honourable thing to do didn't mean it wasn't going to be awkward.
And then... pairing up. Hm. Well, he could always take one for the team. "You guys go ahead. I'm sure I can find someone else." Ardiente said, making a vague motion to include his three friends and Lucas.
Brooking no arguement, Ardiente immediately turned to the rest of the class searching for someone to pair up with...
Naturally though, the entire class was an odd number, which likely meant that someone was going to end up as Sorchan's 'demonstration partner'.
Staring at Elsa for a few moments after listening to her speak, Anahita's impassive mask let's up a moment in resignation at some internalized thought that does slip through, followed by the question, "If it would assist you to share of your daughter's plight, I am willing to listen. If it is her tale to share, however, then perhaps in time she will do so with me."
She then moves towards her clothing, casually tossed atop a piece of furniture, proceeding to clean it and don it, first with arcane magic, then with her hands.
Elsa fidgets uncomfortably at the question, glancing away from the young woman, her clasped hands tightening until the elven woman's knuckles turned white. Anahita's superior skill at reading people can easily detect the stress at the suggestion of sharing.
Her voice cracks slightly as she speaks. "If... if Vai has not shared it with you, I don't... I don't think I should." she says, her voice laced with guilt and pain.
As Anahita begins to dress herself, Elsa fidgets once more. "Thank you again, Anahita. I will excuse myself now." there's another bow, and unless further questioned, Elsa backs out of the room and closes the door behind her.
Master Hito leads the group across a long bridge spanning a huge chasam arriving at the main temple gates on the other side. in the skys about the temple airbenders practice thier flight, some with gliders and others using thier robes similar to the way Lang does.
Once across, several girls are there to greet everyone many are about the same age as lang. Hi, lang greeting him as he enters. covering thier faces slightly, trying to hide thier flushed cheeks.
Lang simply smiles and waves.
girls, please, you have studies to het to, run along now. Master Hito says shooing the girls away.
Let me show you to where you will be staying. you will be seperated, boys in one building, girls, in another. there are facilities to bathe and change if you wish. Onace you had teh chance to relax and freshen up, Lunch will be served.Hito directs them to the approriate buildings.
Midori lets a breath out as their host seems to let slide Lewis' horribly rude (at least, to her mind) question. Midori briefly toyed with the idea that since Tarka had seemingly discarded any notion of honour then it must've worn off on Lewis, hence the lack of respect. She discards the notion though, deciding to give her classmates the benefit of the doubt this time.
Midori cannot help but perk up at the mention of the bath. I mean, they had been at the hot springs earlier, but... well. A bath was a bath, and of course she would not give offense to their hosts by refusing hospitality.
"Thank you very much for your hospitality, Master Hito-sama." Midori says to their host with a bow before the group splits off in different directions.
Arthur swallows and walks over to anananda and asks "how can I help"
"I'll pull up another screen and you can help me sort through this data. The sooner we understand how to build this device the sooner we can get the rift closed."
"If I may politely interrupt? I know saving the world comes first, obviously, but I can't really help with any of that. But if you can give me access to the security footage, I can keep working on tracking down the guy who has been murdering students. That way it doesn't have to wait, and you can stay focused on the important stuff like making sure we don't all go boom."
Aananda looked up briefly and hit a few buttons on her armband,
"Alright, you make a fair point. I'm granting you access, but only on that terminal over there. So I can keep an eye on you while you look over that stuff and make sure there's no funny business."
Lucas turns to his new.... Friends? Whatever. "So I suppose we should pair up?"
Ardiente had blushed when Sorchan had bustled into the room, his mind suddenly filled with images of Raelle and his planned discussion with Sorchan. Just because it was the honourable thing to do didn't mean it wasn't going to be awkward.
And then... pairing up. Hm. Well, he could always take one for the team. "You guys go ahead. I'm sure I can find someone else." Ardiente said, making a vague motion to include his three friends and Lucas.
Brooking no arguement, Ardiente immediately turned to the rest of the class searching for someone to pair up with...
Naturally though, the entire class was an odd number, which likely meant that someone was going to end up as Sorchan's 'demonstration partner'.
"Today we will be working on the fine art of counterspelling. Ardiente, come up here please. Since you don't have a partner you can work with me today."
"Now, one of the best but most often forgotten ways to counterspell is by blocking the spell with the exact same spell. Ardiente, whenever you're ready, I will block to show the class how it's done,"
"Yes, sir!" Ardiente snapped professionally, old habits coming to the fore - especially around his fellow ex-guardsmen. "Erm, I mean, Professor." he adds at as a few snickers can be heard from the class.
Ardiente moved quickly to the front of the class, opposite Sorchan and stopped. As he fell into a defensive stance, a sudden memory intruded into his brain.
"So please understand that my desire to crush every boy who looks at my daughter that way isn't necessarily directed at you personally." Sorchan had said to Ardiente, the night before Ardiente had taken his fate into his own hands and flown to the Sun. The night when David's charm over Raelle had been broken.
Ardiente paled, wondering if Sorchan had already found out about him and Raelle.
He finished taking his stance, readying himself to counter Sorchan's attack. "I'm ready, Professor." he says, doing everything he can to keep the nervousness from his voice.
"You're the one who is supposed to attack for this part of the exercise," Sorchan said dryly. He was a it surprised. Ardiente had never struck him as the type of person who had trouble with being the center of attention.
Elsa fidgets uncomfortably at the question, glancing away from the young woman, her clasped hands tightening until the elven woman's knuckles turned white. Anahita's superior skill at reading people can easily detect the stress at the suggestion of sharing.
Her voice cracks slightly as she speaks. "If... if Vai has not shared it with you, I don't... I don't think I should." she says, her voice laced with guilt and pain.
As Anahita begins to dress herself, Elsa fidgets once more. "Thank you again, Anahita. I will excuse myself now." there's another bow, and unless further questioned, Elsa backs out of the room and closes the door behind her.
With a glance over her shoulder, Anahita nods a silent farewell watching the elven woman depart. Anahita's outfit was quickly restored and any chance of throwing off the natives vanished when donned.
She pondered the situation briefly, debated for half an instant if she properly managed the discussion, shook her head at the myriad of thoughts that ensued after that line of thought, and sighed after the mere moments of internal debate.
Eyes closed for a few moments after, she thought back to the warm water and shower, seeking to restore her relaxed state. Peace of mind seemed so elusive since her arrival-- save the few times away from the building.
A shake of her head, hand through hair to settle it, a determined look on her face again and she vanished, re-appearing in the cafeteria to pick up a tray. Perhaps a quick snack would assist. Food always helped and she didn't recall the last time she'd eaten.
"You're the one who is supposed to attack for this part of the exercise," Sorchan said dryly. He was a it surprised. Ardiente had never struck him as the type of person who had trouble with being the center of attention.
"Er... right." He replied, blushing a little at his blunder (more because he had to impress Sorchan than the eyes of his classmates). He took a deep breath and began to weave energy for an attack.
Oh hey Raelle. I blasted your dad with fire today. his brain conjured for him. Oh flames that would be an awkward conversation. He had to do something else. Luckily, he did have something else. He just had to focus.
Too distracted is he to focus properly, Ardiente instead draws on his own Ki reserves to complete the action, his arms whirling around in the proper Form, and then with the crack of thunder, lightning streaks out of his extended finger to strike at Sorchan.
Sorchan reacted instantly to the lightning bolt streaking towards him with a lightning bolt of his own, the lightning crashing together with a brilliant flash that left much of the class trying to blink away afterimages.
"You can see....well, some of you can still see, but that is beside the point. The point is that if timed correctly you can counter an attack by using the same forces that are being used against you. Now I want all of you to take turns attacking and countering to practice this technique."
Mel glanced over, noticing Arthur getting busy helping out. as she was busy with Ephebe.
as things settled down with this mysterious teacher, Mel makes her way behind Arthur, resting her chin on his shoulder looking over at what Arthur was looking at.
So, ya see anything interesting?
Growls...
"I have other places to be. Tamrin, I will set up sentries to watch the area around the portal." He disappears in a rapidly vanishing cloud of...blackness.
Archena ends up remaining in the same class room for Sculpture Art.
Should Ra not have that, she says good bye, suggesting they possibly meet later.
If there's is a traditional/nobles goodbye she recites it, having learned it from watching people.
"We'll need fire and acid protection. I've got acid already," he says, tweaking the lapel of his lab coat.
"That's not something you play with oozes without. Still need fire, though. May also need something to filter out the airborne toxins and smoke. That also depends on how much control you have, Sir."
When the splitting up of the students occurs, Lewis will refuse to leave Tarka despite being of other gender.
Lim-Môr reports to his third block class, small firearms.
Rakki has music third block.
He arrives, summoning a duplicate which offers him his wrist.
He takes it and the duplicate transforms into a guitar with a puff of smoke.
He takes a seat and begins tuning it.
Sara cheerfully joins the other girls.
She hums a tune as they walk.
noticing the stuff Sun brought him Lang smiles, Thanks, I am sure Midori will feel better with these, I just hope master hito doesn't get too upset. Oh and Sun, can you help me, I wanted to get a special gift for everyone that came, a way of saying thanks.
I am already ahead of you with that, just leave it to me. Sun says confident he has the task well in hand.
That's what I'm afraid of. Lang says, rolling his eyes.
relax, you'll be pleasantly surprised. Sun reassures Lang.
After haveing a bit more confidence in Sun not messing things up, Lang goes to heads out, a sneaky look in his eye. grabbing the pouch Sun brought.
As Mel is watching over Arthur's shoulder going over the data provided, it suddenly dawns on her, she turns to Keme, Nanites, check the nanites they may have information than may help.
mel then glances back to Aananda, Sorry, it was the theory I mentioned earlier.
Mel goes over to Aananda, Can I see that crystal?
Growls...
"I have other places to be. Tamrin, I will set up sentries to watch the area around the portal." He disappears in a rapidly vanishing cloud of...blackness.
Ephebe teleported back to the temple, returning to the landing platform several minutes after her students had left to head into the temple complex proper.
Archena ends up remaining in the same class room for Sculpture Art.
Should Ra not have that, she says good bye, suggesting they possibly meet later.
If there's is a traditional/nobles goodbye she recites it, having learned it from watching people.
Raelle had basic mechanics third period so she told Archena she would see her later. She was a little confused by the traditional goodbye. She had never seen it before.
"We'll need fire and acid protection. I've got acid already," he says, tweaking the lapel of his lab coat.
"That's not something you play with oozes without. Still need fire, though. May also need something to filter out the airborne toxins and smoke. That also depends on how much control you have, Sir."
"I found a box of amulets labeled energy resistance, but you'll have to figure out which is which. I cant tell," he said from his perch high up on the shelves where he had climbed to look for what they needed.
As Mel is watching over Arthur's shoulder going over the data provided, it suddenly dawns on her, she turns to Keme, Nanites, check the nanites they may have information than may help.
mel then glances back to Aananda, Sorry, it was the theory I mentioned earlier.
Mel goes over to Aananda, Can I see that crystal?
"Where do you think the video feeds come from?" Keme asked a little sarcastically.
"Where do you think the video feeds come from?" Keme asked a little sarcastically.As Mel is watching over Arthur's shoulder going over the data provided, it suddenly dawns on her, she turns to Keme, Nanites, check the nanites they may have information than may help.
mel then glances back to Aananda, Sorry, it was the theory I mentioned earlier.
Mel goes over to Aananda, Can I see that crystal?
"Mind your manners, Keme."
"I can provide you with a twinned display too, same as I did for Arthur," she said absently in response to Melody's request.