成歩堂 龍ノ介 (Ryūnosuke Naruhodō) (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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aionchat2022-05-30 12:58 pm
locumstudentesquire) wrote in aionchat2022-05-30 12:58 pm
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Pleroma: Memory/Voice
[OOC: this goes out to all Pleroma, a couple of hours after the vision in the skies over Venera mentioned in the wrap up post for Event 3 comes and goes.]
[There's a chance that Ryunosuke's voice may be familiar to you, even if you haven't spoken to him at length. If you attended the mingle party in Greentruth or were present at the Lodestone when the new arrivals started filtering in at the start of the month, there's a decent chance he has at least introduced himself to you. In any case, he identifies himself again now.]
Um... This is Naruhodo speaking. I hope you all can hear me... I. I'm afraid I have some bad news to share.
[There's a pause before he continues; this is obviously pretty difficult for him to relay. Champion legacy Pleroma in particular will get a strong sense of his feelings throughout this message, from his anger and grief to his overwhelming sense of helplessness and guilt. He's trying very hard to reign in his emotions, but this is clearly something he is feeling a Lot of Things about.]
Some hours ago, Ser Estinien Wyrmblood was... Struck down, by one of the Kenoma. I'm told there is a chance he may be revived; his shard was unharmed in the attack and was retrieved by one of our own, and is being attended to now.
...I wish that was all there was to say, but. His... destruction... It triggered something that I think we should all be made aware of. The violence deeply disturbed an entity who we believe to be the thing responsible for the contagion we've been investigating. It appeared before several of us who were present at the time and... Frankly, I don't know what it did to the Kenoma responsible, but it seemed to strike him down in retaliation. Ah... It may be easier if I just show you.
[Images come through the connection now, shown through what is presumably Ryunosuke's own point of view. There's no sound included with this memory, like he was too overwhelmed by what he was seeing at the time to register the noises around him, but it starts with a view of the sky above Venera: a difficult to perceive mass of wings, a creature that somehow manages to appear to be both impossibly high above the buildings and far, far too close to the Aions for comfort.
The "camera" shifts down then, over to the Kenoma known as "M"-- though he may be difficult to identify, given the way the contagion has ravaged him. He seems to be shouting defiantly at the entity, face turned upwards, while two of his comrades, Kaeya and Eustace, stand nearby. A third Kenoma, Luo Binghe, can be seen watching from further away, lurking in the near distance. Ryu's focus isn't on them, though; it's on M. One moment he's shouting, then the next, there's a blinding flash of light from the sky. When it clears, M has collapsed to the ground; dead or unconscious, it's not immediately clear.
The image goes hazy, and transitions to what is presumably a few minutes later. The angle has changed, the POV far lower, as if Ryunosuke was flat on the ground at the time. He's now looking at Abel Nightroad, who holds Estinien's shard in his hands. But it's not really just him standing there. There is a mass of angelic wings visible behind him, and most terrifying of all, a pair of ghostly arms that appear to be reaching through him to try and hold Estinien's shard. Himeka Sui and Alphinaud Leveilleur run into frame, one after the other, to place their hands on the shard as well. They both appear to be speaking to the entity, but Ryunosuke has opted not to include their words out of respect for their privacy.
Sound only comes in after that: What is apparently the voice of the entity, addressing the lot of them.]
"Keep your promise... Your word... Live this truth... Or when my time comes again... I will reign... Reign eternal... I will see it done."
[Ryunosuke's vision jolts; something has appeared on one of his hands, which he lifts to investigate. A faintly glowing mark has appeared there, which those well informed about the Legacies may recognize as the mark of the Innocent. When he looks up again, the entity is vanishing, leaving the group of Pleroma behind to look on in awe.
The image stops. Ryunosuke's voice comes back in; he sounds exhausted from having to relive all of that.]
If you have questions-- as I'm sure you do, I certainly would-- I can do my best to answer them.
And... Hopefully I still have some of your attention, there's one other thing I need to say that's very important. Yuya Sakaki, he... Seems to have succumbed, to the illness. Turned completely to stone. I don't even know if he can still be saved. I hope he can. I wanted to help him, to gather assistance to see if we could cure him but-- I wound up afflicted for a time as well. And then all that happened, and now... Now I'm not even in Venera anymore. Please, if you can... See if you can help him. He should be easy to find. He's certainly not going anywhere.
[One last image comes through: the area where one may find Yuya's petrified form. He can only hope someone will recognize it and go to investigate.]
[There's a chance that Ryunosuke's voice may be familiar to you, even if you haven't spoken to him at length. If you attended the mingle party in Greentruth or were present at the Lodestone when the new arrivals started filtering in at the start of the month, there's a decent chance he has at least introduced himself to you. In any case, he identifies himself again now.]
Um... This is Naruhodo speaking. I hope you all can hear me... I. I'm afraid I have some bad news to share.
[There's a pause before he continues; this is obviously pretty difficult for him to relay. Champion legacy Pleroma in particular will get a strong sense of his feelings throughout this message, from his anger and grief to his overwhelming sense of helplessness and guilt. He's trying very hard to reign in his emotions, but this is clearly something he is feeling a Lot of Things about.]
Some hours ago, Ser Estinien Wyrmblood was... Struck down, by one of the Kenoma. I'm told there is a chance he may be revived; his shard was unharmed in the attack and was retrieved by one of our own, and is being attended to now.
...I wish that was all there was to say, but. His... destruction... It triggered something that I think we should all be made aware of. The violence deeply disturbed an entity who we believe to be the thing responsible for the contagion we've been investigating. It appeared before several of us who were present at the time and... Frankly, I don't know what it did to the Kenoma responsible, but it seemed to strike him down in retaliation. Ah... It may be easier if I just show you.
[Images come through the connection now, shown through what is presumably Ryunosuke's own point of view. There's no sound included with this memory, like he was too overwhelmed by what he was seeing at the time to register the noises around him, but it starts with a view of the sky above Venera: a difficult to perceive mass of wings, a creature that somehow manages to appear to be both impossibly high above the buildings and far, far too close to the Aions for comfort.
The "camera" shifts down then, over to the Kenoma known as "M"-- though he may be difficult to identify, given the way the contagion has ravaged him. He seems to be shouting defiantly at the entity, face turned upwards, while two of his comrades, Kaeya and Eustace, stand nearby. A third Kenoma, Luo Binghe, can be seen watching from further away, lurking in the near distance. Ryu's focus isn't on them, though; it's on M. One moment he's shouting, then the next, there's a blinding flash of light from the sky. When it clears, M has collapsed to the ground; dead or unconscious, it's not immediately clear.
The image goes hazy, and transitions to what is presumably a few minutes later. The angle has changed, the POV far lower, as if Ryunosuke was flat on the ground at the time. He's now looking at Abel Nightroad, who holds Estinien's shard in his hands. But it's not really just him standing there. There is a mass of angelic wings visible behind him, and most terrifying of all, a pair of ghostly arms that appear to be reaching through him to try and hold Estinien's shard. Himeka Sui and Alphinaud Leveilleur run into frame, one after the other, to place their hands on the shard as well. They both appear to be speaking to the entity, but Ryunosuke has opted not to include their words out of respect for their privacy.
Sound only comes in after that: What is apparently the voice of the entity, addressing the lot of them.]
"Keep your promise... Your word... Live this truth... Or when my time comes again... I will reign... Reign eternal... I will see it done."
[Ryunosuke's vision jolts; something has appeared on one of his hands, which he lifts to investigate. A faintly glowing mark has appeared there, which those well informed about the Legacies may recognize as the mark of the Innocent. When he looks up again, the entity is vanishing, leaving the group of Pleroma behind to look on in awe.
The image stops. Ryunosuke's voice comes back in; he sounds exhausted from having to relive all of that.]
If you have questions-- as I'm sure you do, I certainly would-- I can do my best to answer them.
And... Hopefully I still have some of your attention, there's one other thing I need to say that's very important. Yuya Sakaki, he... Seems to have succumbed, to the illness. Turned completely to stone. I don't even know if he can still be saved. I hope he can. I wanted to help him, to gather assistance to see if we could cure him but-- I wound up afflicted for a time as well. And then all that happened, and now... Now I'm not even in Venera anymore. Please, if you can... See if you can help him. He should be easy to find. He's certainly not going anywhere.
[One last image comes through: the area where one may find Yuya's petrified form. He can only hope someone will recognize it and go to investigate.]
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Can you show me what you remember, from when it spoke to you? If you don't mind, that is; I would greatly appreciate it.
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so of course, he will. ]
Yeah. I'm really worried for them, Meteion and Gray. They're good people.
arggh sorry i lost the notif for this one
As for his comment about Meteion and Gray...]
...I understand your worries. We know not all of the Kenoma are there by choice... There's a high likelihood they could have been forced into siding with the Regent.
[He pauses thoughtfully.]
The words you pointed out before-- the things it said-- it seemed to be addressing Meteion directly...
[And now HE'S worried for the girl as well. 'Without it you will not survive' is pretty ominous, considering...]
no worries 🐍
Then she might be in more danger if the Regent were to know...
[ a sharp and sudden chill causes him to flinch. ]
... could they weaponize the power we all witnessed? Do you think that's even a possibility...?
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[He's hesitant to say the next part, lest he provoke Toge's worry further, but keeping him in the dark hardly seems helpful. He probably already knows this, anyway.]
I do know that the people of Achamoth apparently hold the Legacy of the Innocent in particularly low regard... But, surely the Regent is already aware of what legacy Meteion is from...? Someone would have to have told them, when they retrieved her from the shrine.
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True... very true...
Do you think anything can be done?
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[He sounds pretty certain about that, even if he has no evidence to back it up.]
I'm not sure how, but I have to believe that they can be saved. Perhaps when we all return to Greentruth we can discuss it with the others...
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[ not because toge can't make his own decisions or have his own faith, but because maybe with the help of others... they can find a way to save both gray and meteion. ]
I just can't fathom them not wanting the same things we do.
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There's that older Aion, back in Greentruth... Perhaps you could speak to her about this matter. She may have some insight. I'd be happy to go with you to translate, if you'd prefer to go face to face instead of communing.
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I'd like that. Thank you, Ryunosuke. It's certainly difficult trying to talk without... causing problems.
[ and little does he know he'll be causing some more in the future. ]
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[Despite his exhaustion and everything that has happened, he's still able to put a considerable amount of cheer behind the message.]
Just let me know when you're back in Greentruth and would like to go.
[Here's hoping his legs will be working by the time that happens...]
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ahem. ]
Me too. I want to know our options, as clear as they can be.
And I will! I will, Ryunosuke.
[ as enthusiastically as he can be, which is to say--- very. when it comes to saving people, he'll do what he has to. hopefully without violence. ]
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Alright. I look forward to hearing from you then.
[You and him both, buddy. About hoping they can do this without violence. You and him both.]