KENOMA // voice+memory

[devilmancrybaby]

[ This takes place the evening after the first event described in the Event Wrap Up post, the entity having withdrawn its influence from Venera.

Binghe is in a bit of a bad mood, having had to haul Makoto's unconscious body out of the street when he would have preferred to drop him in the ocean, and as things are currently he can't really be bothered to pretend that he's not. There's some attempt to be polite, but mostly he sounds kind of tired and cranky. ]

My apologies for the interruption. I am Luo Binghe. No doubt many of you have heard at least a little of what has happened lately in Venera. I was there for the event at the heart of it, so I thought perhaps it would be of some use to share a few of the details.

I am sure it will not come as any great shock to learn it seems to have been the fault of that dog Estinien Wyrmblood. The spirit that seems to have been responsible for what has been happening was so angered by his death that it appeared to smite anyone who tried to keep it from... I don't know, I think it wanted his shard. I don't know what it would have done with it. Kept him as a pet, perhaps, in one of its illusions.

If I am honest, whatever this thing was it seemed rather simple, like the ghost of a child, but it clearly possessed immense power. The Aions of Pleroma who were there, their unconvincing promises about—taking care of him in its stead, that kind of thing. That was enough to convince it to retreat.

I think it did something to them, though. I'll show you.

[ He shares his memory of this moment, when the mass of wings demanded that those gathered keep their promise, grasping onto those closest to it with its ethereal hands.

The image fades and Binghe's voice resumes: ]

So the problem has been solved, but only temporarily. The spirit was not destroyed, and it seems if these Aions fail to fulfil its whims it may return with something worse. It might not be so easy to persuade next time.

Comments

general psa.

[subsist]

[ just because he doesn't want to see any more reckless attempts... ]

A fair warning, if I may. Should you happen to encounter this entity, do not aggravate it unnecessarily. We're not entirely certain of the full scope of its abilities but it has proven to be quite resourceful. It's impervious to bullets for example.

So do try to be smart about it.

not a real reply... he's just reading this

[affal]

also not real

[subsist]

[lachtara]

Dare I ask how you know of its imperviousness to bullets.

[subsist]

Someone tried to see what would happen, of course.

[lachtara]

Obviously.

[ There is such a huff in his voice. ]

Just as obviously, if you know such details then you were there with this creature. What other abilities did you see?

[subsist]

It robbed someone of their sight, I think, and someone else's legs gave out. It did something to M too, but I have no idea what exactly. You'll have to ask him for that, I'm afraid.

[lachtara]

You were there. Show me.

[ It's the easiest way to see what happened for certain. ]

[lockedon]

[ bruh, just namedrop him??? he don't give a fuck. ]

I shot it.

[lachtara]

[ There is a long. Pause. ]

You are free to continue that story at your leisure.

[lockedon]

[ He hears that long pause. Does not give a single damn about that long pause. ]

The creature attacked one of our teammates and appeared to be attacking another person. I shot it.

[ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ That's all there is to it. He sounds completely unbothered in his reply. ]

[lachtara]

[ Wow. What an amazing storyteller. ]

It attacked them how?

[expiera]

Do you recognize the young man with white hair and pointed ears? He physically resembles Estinien. Is he another one from your world, Emet-Selch? If so, can you please tell us more about him?

[Only professional and productive takeaways, here.]

[hundredpower]

When you say it's impervious to bullets, what happened, exactly? Did it deflect them, absorb them, or was it simply unscathed when hit directly?

There might come a time when we have no choice but to fight it, so the more detail you can offer, the better.

[subsist]

All bullets after the first shot dropped to the ground, as if it managed to stop their momentum. I'm afraid I don't entirely know how it did that.

[hundredpower]

Some kind of barrier, perhaps?

There could be a way to overpower such a thing if more force were applied, if that's the case. Bullets are only small projectiles.

[subsist]

It might be possible, but it didn't seem worth it to experiment at the time.

[galdorleod]

If you were there, tell us what happened.

[subsist]

Is there anything specific you'd like to know? What I have to share won't be much different from what Luo Binghe already covered, however.

[galdorleod]

[ Cue some serious frustration starting to transfer across Howl's communion. How the hell can he ask for specifics when all that's been mentioned so far is the ultimate final outcome. ]

Is it really so hard to simply tell a story from the beginning? Or are those of you who were there hiding something?

[subsist]

[ unperturbed by that frustration, kaeya's tone remains neutral as ever. ]

I believe that was covered— Estinien's death caused this entity to appear, mostly distraught over what happened to him.

Nothing is being withheld. It's simply not relevant to what this creature is.

[vapour]

I suppose even children know how to bite when angry.

[subsist]

Of course. It's a basic survival instinct. [ haha. ] Either that, or they'd cry.

[vapour]

Crying goes a long way, too, sometimes.

So, what do you think, Captain Alberich? For example, would you rather fight that or Dvalin? Fight it or an archon? Some kind of scale comparison like that would be worthwhile.

[subsist]

I need more information before I can decide. At the very least, I know what Dvalin [ and Barbatos ] is capable of.