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Hitome leans into Malyoxa, taking comfort in her embrace.
"It didn't." she replies, looking down at her wound as she follows her eyes. "It isn't that bad," she says with a smile, placing her hand over the bloody spot and calling forth healing power from within.
Looking down at her barely healed wound with a slightly puzzled expression, the aasimarr focuses more intently, drawing forth a stronger flow of healing energy. "That's better."
"Where are the others?" Malyoxa asks.
"Rounding up everyone else. We all need to meet at the wizard school. It went really badly. Everything we knew about the eidolons and the Summoners is a lie, we've been manipulated." Hitome informs Malyoxa.
"The ones opposing us, they work for an alliance of dragons that have been fighting the Summoners ton centuries, all because Hyggindi has been trying to gain control of some wellspring of power. When the truth was revealed, Toni decided she would disband the Summoners, at which point Hyggindi betrayed us and possessed the black dragon leading those that we captured and had lead us to their stronghold. He means to kill us all and start over, with all new Summoners and Midwives he can manipulate and decisive to fulfil his plans."
"That is...certainly a turn of events. We better head that way then," Malyoxa says, her tone masking her true feelings. She takes Hitome's arm as they head to the magic school. "What does Toni intend to do after we've disbanded?"
"I'm not sure, there wasn't really time to fully discuss that, and you know she isn't the most talkative. I know Jin plans to leave Zahvroma and go back home, and take Laenid with her. I get the impression she's just trying to do what's best for everyone."
As they continue on to the school, Hitome is quiet for a moment. "How do you feel about it?"
Malyoxa lets out a little sigh. "I don't know...On the one hand, this makes telling Toni easier, but, on the other, I'm not sure I wanted it to be this way. Still, I don't see a way to keep the Summoners together..."
"Well we at least have until we've dealt with the immediate danger to figure things out, whatever we all decide,I'll be right beside you." Hitome says quietly.
Malyoxa looks up and sees the group gathered at the school. "That's good to know."
Toni approaches with a grim-faced Konstantyná. "Alright, so here's the deal: those of us who were chosen for our Houses before becoming Summoners lose their powers for good."
She looks to Auric and Gyrthr. "Are you still up for this?"
"I think I had two whole days as a Summoner," Auric says. "Can't say I'll miss it."
"Can I opt out of being a summoner?" Laenid says.
"It doesn't work like that," Konstantyná says. "You'll still be a summoner because you were one before you were chosen to lead a House."
Gyrthr shrugs. "You can always learn a new path, Laenid. I am willing to put this behind me and concentrate on having a family."
"What about the Midwives?" Laenid asks.
"Nothing will change except for the connection being broken," the Midwife answers.
Toni pulls the Book of the Summoners and the Compass out of her robes. "Anybody have any final objections? Ones that aren't sarcastic or joking?"
Malyoxa shakes her head.
"Nope."
Svanna shakes her head as well.
"Go ahead."
"Yeah, let's get this over with."
"I've already told you what I think and you're dead set on doing this anyway."
I have no idea what is happening, but Auric and everyone seems cool with it... so cool.
Toska gives a slight shrug if it seems like anyone is eyeing him questioningly.
"So those that lose their powers, would no longer be Summoners, and lose their ability to call their eidolons?" Hitome asks, considering what Jin would be sacrificing if she participated.
Jin looks around, her eyes settling on Konstantyna. Taking in the look on her face she asks, "I know there isn't much time before we have to deal with this mess, but I'd like to hear Ms. Konstantyna's thoughts on all this. I'm still for disbanding, seeing as how at least some of these Eidolon's seem set on destroying everything we were supposedly meant tyo protect anyways. I believe we can be who we are, and do what we're meant to do, without being abused by those we trust, or used for someone else's selfish purpose. Everyone has the right to be who they are, and live their life without being manipulated by outside forces. I was born to be a summoner, but I'll be damned to all nine hells before I allow that power to be used for someone else's twisted purpose."
Putting an arm around Laenid she gives Toni and Konstantyna a sympathetic look, "I'm sorry for everything you've been through. That level of betrayal is unfathomable to me...at least it was." Sighing a little she shrugs before looking at Konstantyna, "Sorry, guess I had more on my mind than I thought. We've all heard our reasoning and answers for the most part....so, I really just want to know how you feel Ms. Konstantyna. I...I know you told Ms. Toni...but I want to hear what you think. Regardless of what happens...your voice is just as important as ours and deserves to be heard by all." Jin says encouragingly. She didn't want Ms. Konstantyna to feel what the others made her feel like. That her thoughts and/or feelings didn't matter, and she didn't have a say in what was about to happen. If she had different thoughts kn what they wanted to do, then the least they could do was listen.
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"Only Jin and Laenid will keep their Summoner abilities, Hitome," Konstantyná says before turning to Jin. "I am not the Szef, so my thoughts on the matter as a Midwife are unimportant. Personally, I am comforted by the fact that I can concentrate on my professional and personal life without also dealing with Summoner business anymore."
"And what will happen to the Eidolons?" Toska asks.
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"They will remain on the Eidolon plane until someone calls them again," Konstantyná answers.
"Like, all together, or to each their own?" Toska continues, remembering his first meeting with Sareash.
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Konstantyná pinches the bridge of her nose. "Each one shall appear to whomever calls upon it. There is no telling where these eidolons may end up or what they may become. Eidolons gravitate towards those who have similar outlooks on life, but they are shaped by the summoner who brings them into this plane. In the service of one, it may appear as a dragon, but, to another, it may be goblin-like."
Auric looks up at Toska briefly with a questioning look, but doesn't say anything.
"Oh... okay." he relents. Sareash's realms was pretty, but it was rather lonely he felt. Not to mention the other forces at work in there.
Konstantyná sighs to herself, then looks to see if Jin or Hitome have anything to add.
"And would their connection to Hyggindi, or his ability to banish them be broken?" Hitome asks.
Jin waits to see what Ms. Konstantyna says, before she responds. She wanted to make sure that Hyggindi could hold no sway over them again. If it turned out to be a pissi8, she'd do whatever she could within the confines of her own powers to make sure he never hurt anyone again....ever.
Jin's countenance darkens significantly as she thinks of his betrayal, to them, to their cause....but most specifically Toni. She hated anyone or anything that hurt, orf were a threat to thosed she cared about.
Now was not the time to squabble over who did what, because that was exactly what that stupid, crazy, jerk of a so called Eidolon wanted. He wanted to break them apart, so hed could pick them off one by one, and she simply could not allow it.
Swallowing down her own feelings, she puts them aside for the moment so they could concentrate on getting rid of the crazy bastard, and thed well once and for all. Once everything was done, and everyone was safe, then and only then she would leave with her love and go back home. She wanted Yamamoto-Sensai to meet Laenid, and show her all the beauty of her home, maybe continue to take the fight there againstg those that would dare use others forf their own selfish gain.
She was a little scared to fight without Gyo Shin by her side, but shed knew they could do this....if they could just figure out how. She really hoped that everyone else could move on from this as well and enjoy having normal lives.
Feeling Laenid's arm come around her, Jin feels comforted and takes solace in her Love's presence as she closes her eyes and focuses on her breadthing,
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Hitome leans into Malyoxa, taking comfort in her embrace.
"It didn't." she replies, looking down at her wound as she follows her eyes. "It isn't that bad," she says with a smile, placing her hand over the bloody spot and calling forth healing power from within.
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[dice=Lay on Hands]5d6Looking down at her barely healed wound with a slightly puzzled expression, the aasimarr focuses more intently, drawing forth a stronger flow of healing energy. "That's better."
Drago listened to everything that was being said. He was certainly glad that his connection was already severed with Tarja. The Dhampir had a suspicion that Hyggindi would have somehow turned her against them.
"That I cannot say," Konstantyná says to Hitome. "I no longer understand what Hyggindi is and he may possess other abilities to banish eidolons."
Coming to a decision she let's go of Laenid and steps over to Konstantyna. Looking up at her she says, "Well, personally speaking, I happen to think that your opinions matter...however, if you're okay with all this, and it will make you happier in the long run, then I'm okay with it too."
Looking over at Toni she says, "Do we have any idea of where to begin with Hyggindi? There just has to be a way to stop him. We can't let him get away with this, we just can't. Eventually Laenid and I will leave Zahvroma to go back home to Jin Zhao, now is not that time though. Now, is when we all need to work together to destroy that crazy bastard once and for all, if even such a thing can be done. Is there anyone in this town that could help us do that, or help us figure out what to do to stop him? I'm not going home till we have him and that mana well dealt with."
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"Go to the Eidolon Plane and kill him there?" Toska brings up.
She thinks for a moment, "I don't know...we could be outnumbered there by more enemies ofc his ilk that wish to haved the power as much as hed does. Who knows, this Great Elder could bed a total nut job too for all we know. We could be playing right into his hand if we did that. What can we do though? I...I've never seen anything like this happen before, so I'm basically at a loss here. This kind if betryal....it's just...it's unthinkable, and yet...here we are. Ms. Toni, if we are yo disband first, we should probably hurry."
Drago spoke up, "You do not want to go to the Eidolon home plane. There is a barrier between the worlds that is painful to cross even when you're not physically doing so. As to what the Great Elder's plans are. I can honestly say that the one time I met him, he didn't come across as a conqueror, more as a concerned parent. It's possible he was playing me, but I think it may be possible that Hyggindi is acting on his own accord and the Elder may not be aware of things outside of his realm."
Jin shakes her head, "I'm not sure I can believe that, but honestly, after everything that's happened, I don't quite know what to believe anymore."
”I’ve been there in my dream, I was hoping it would be just as easy to get in through other means.” Toska says while rubbing his neck.
Jin just looks at Toni, as none of them seem to have an idea of how to deal with Hyghindi, whatever he was.
Konstantyná nods at Toni. "Go ahead."