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Aion Teleos NPCs ([personal profile] aionpcs) wrote in [community profile] aionchat2022-07-10 02:52 pm
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THE REGENT'S ADDRESS [OPEN TO ALL]

[It comes on fast, once the Regent has your spirit in their hold. Around you, you may see other Aions stumble in the same moment, as if shaken by the same tectonic motion. An inexorable darkness claws at your senses, and you have only a few moments, hard fought, to reposition yourself so that you don't simply drop to the ground when it overtakes you. It has similarities to Communion, to the way another entity's thoughts and words reach out to your mind, but by the same token it's entirely foreign.

This presence is not like another person, it is like a raging, screaming cacophony that drowns out everything else in its path. Whether you be Kenoma or Pleroma, the Regent's presence in this metaphysical realm is staggering. To the Pleroma, though, it also feels caustic, as if the movement of their aura is enough to erode your own, with time.

Gradually, a new world forms. Unlike other Communions, where you are ultimately grounded in reality, here you can been dragged to what seems to be its own distinct psychic realm. A vast, void-filled courtroom, where only the throne at its front has a defined form. Around you, you see shadows of other people, other Aions, that have summoned along with you... but for the moment they seem spectral and unclear, their identities obscured by the realm's aggressive focus on its master.

The Regent sits at their throne, their body swathed in dark fabrics that drift and flutter like smoke. They have no face to be seen, only a faceted silver mask, without any markings or the barest indication of what might be beneath it. Their size is indistinct, maybe a bit taller than you are. They at first sit reclined, but straight up as their 'guests' arrive.]


It's been a long time coming, my subjects.

[At first, they are the only one that can be heard. Though you feel as if you have some physical presence here, a shadowy body of your own, if you attempt to speak no sound emerges.]

To the Pleroma: well done surviving thus far. Granted, I feel as if my Kenoma have made things easy for you. How strange, that most of you were allowed to wander a city within my empire without recourse. Able to summon that wretched creature to your side, even.

I hope you've enjoyed yourself, in the time you've had, because this will be no more. You've spread your infection in Venera, in Godsblood, and it is only necessary that these wounds be cleansed by the touch of the Kenoma. Your presence gives the people ideas... ideas that would disrupt the fragile peace they've come to enjoy, after so many years of suffering. As a kindness, I will only trim the vine, rather than burn the vineyard. What Venerans have taken up your cause, I will see shorn from my empire. And in Godsblood... an example will be made, as of the Sovereign's moon.

My Kenoma will do this for me. Fight them, if you want. But know that I am no longer asking for your fealty. I am demanding it.

[As if opening their court for questions, you will find yourself more able to act. Those that speak or take action will find their physical forms taking shape, standing in the court as people rather than shadows. If you want to question the Regent, now is the time to do so.

OOC: This post is a free for all! We will try to response as the Regent to people who directly engage with them, but you are also allowed to threadjack and interact with each other if you like. Please note that we will not be responding to tag ins done later than the 12th.]
galdorleod: (Default)

[personal profile] galdorleod 2022-07-10 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Somehow, the flamboyant wizard is not enjoying all this posturing, Silco's glee included. Jeez, the old man looks like a kid who's just caught a few notes of an ice cream truck jingling by.

Even so, what he's saying is entirely true. Howl puts a hand on his hip as he glances at him.
]

Come now, you can hardly blame them for getting comfortable. It has been a few months...
subsist: (pic#15626272)

[personal profile] subsist 2022-07-10 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[ kaeya doesn't Like That feeling, but alright. if it makes dad proud...! ]
inutilis: fans self vigorously in deflection, (✰ AHAHAHAHA...)

[personal profile] inutilis 2022-07-10 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
--Ah! I love birthday cake~!

[ he perks up immediately, clasping his hands together in delight at the prospect. like, OBVIOUSLY the Regent isn't going to have a birthday shindig without some super elaborate expensive cake, right?? haha. wow, OBVIOUSLY. ]

Oh, yes, of course we're friends~! That's water under the bridge far as I'm concerned, that was soooo long ago now? Ancient times. [ waving a hand dismissively, ] --Since this is a dream, I can tell you outright that you were horribly frightening back then and I may or may not sometimes have nightmares where you pop out of the water and try to bite my ankles, isn't that embarrassing? Terribly embarrassing. Traumatic, even, clearly~! You left such an impression, and I'm not sure if it's flattering or not, but the human brain really is something else, wouldn't you say, um--

Oh, right. What's your name again?
aquaveiled: (himeka-490)

[personal profile] aquaveiled 2022-07-10 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Casting doubt on this a bit. She remembers that sludge that made her think all her worst thoughts. ]

And what is it you believe is true? That the Regent is the one who can offer peace to you?
inutilis: (✞ wayward souls.)

[personal profile] inutilis 2022-07-10 10:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ...he understands, even if the smile slowly fades from his face, hand falling back to his side.

please take care, Liem. ]
locumstudentesquire: (HE WANTS TO TAKE DOWN HIS PREY)

[personal profile] locumstudentesquire 2022-07-10 10:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ryunosuke, still hot-headed and seething up to now, manages to cool off long enough for his glare to turn icy cold and razor sharp.]

Nobody's mere existence is a crime. Not yours, not mine, or anyone else's. And while I can't speak for the others, I'm certainly not asking anyone to die for me. But... [and there is no fear in his heart when he says this:] For the innocent people you're targeting? I will put my life on the line to defend them.

[And while he's still technically speaking to Paul, he glares past him and directly at the listening Regent for this next part:]

I get the sense that my staying alive will be far more inconvenient to the plans of your Regent, though, so. I intend to apply myself to that cause for as long as I can. You can be certain of that.
sterngaze: (neutral: dubious)

[personal profile] sterngaze 2022-07-10 10:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[Liem’s presence in the space coalesces only slightly at Howl’s approach; he turns his head to regard him, the vague and shadowy expression on his face unreadable. As much as possible, everything in him is trying to avoid inviting scrutiny.]

This has not been a happy meeting, [he hedges.] And I am not pleased to see more bloodshed. But such a thing was always inevitable.
youngprodigy: (∄ anyone who has this)

[personal profile] youngprodigy 2022-07-10 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
There's more to "strength" than raw power.

The desire to live, to carry on when all hope seems lost, is what matters! Another "me" gave his life so I could live today, and I will not waste his sacrifice.
vivificantem: (040. there in my father's home)

[personal profile] vivificantem 2022-07-10 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[He actually considers that for a moment.]

I believe that the Regent has a different understanding of peace than you do.

[Again, he seems surprisingly even-tempered in saying it; nothing is explicitly superior or inferior in those beliefs, it's just...different.]

I don't believe that they offer me peace any more than they offer it to anyone else. I believe they've offered me an understanding of the peace the Kenoma offers, and I've chosen to follow that understanding and pursue that peace due to the way I've found it to resonate.
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[personal profile] locumstudentesquire 2022-07-10 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well... NO, but like hell he's going to admit that out loud!

He scowls.]


You can't possibly tell me you enjoy listening to all this... This fanatical rubbish!

[How many different disparaging words can he find to describe the Kenoma koolaid rhetoric with? Perhaps we'll find out.]
inutilis: (✞ empathy.)

[personal profile] inutilis 2022-07-10 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Kaeya's silence is met with a gently probing look, as if inviting him to speak if he so wants.

but... Abel won't force him. perhaps the silence speaks for itself. and if it does... then, perhaps the gentle worry in the priest's eyes is what Kaeya deserves in answer. ]
vivificantem: (042. there in my savior's love)

[personal profile] vivificantem 2022-07-10 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't believe that anyone's mere existence, intrinsically, is a crime. What they choose to do with that existence is what renders action necessary, but I would never claim that your existence by itself is a sin.

Your insistence on clinging to the Pleroma is what renders your existence something to be responded to. Fortunately, a major facet of my beliefs is that what has erred can always be corrected. You can always come back. You can always change.

Even if you don't ever accept us, personally, we're always willing to accept you. Everything will eventually come back to peace everlasting. And I want you to know that peace someday. It's my greatest desire for you, and for the rest of you. To know no further suffering, and to become intimately familiar with the lack of discord all around you, and to know that you don't have to fight anymore.
hikikosaurus: (is that right?)

[personal profile] hikikosaurus 2022-07-10 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[The distracted seriousness does not help her to calm down, not after the amused playful banter of some of the Regent's earlier replies. She glances around in search of sources of distraction, not so much expecting something to be there as hoping. There's been so many sudden interruptions already, maybe it's not something about her that's caught their interest. Maybe.]

And they haven't given up, yet. I think I understand, th-thank you.

[Maybe the hazing approach of their initiation makes more sense, in that respect.]
inutilis: (☼ sunshine.)

[personal profile] inutilis 2022-07-10 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
This space is yours and this world is yours; I'm afraid that if I wanted to do more than have a chat, I'm at a bit of a disadvantage. It's really troublesome, don't you think?

[ you know, considering the circumstances. ]

I like to think actions speak louder than words - and we're of a like mind that words won't go far between us. So, please.

[ he spreads his hands inquiringly.despite the smile at his lips, despite the affability of his tone that hasn't faltered, there is something firmer in his eyes. ]

When you send the Kenoma in your stead, I'll be there to meet them with the force of my conviction. When you're ready to show me your conviction - personally - please know I'll extend you the same courtesy, Your Eminence.

And rest assured, I won't be alone.
aquaveiled: (himeka-540)

[personal profile] aquaveiled 2022-07-10 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
...Their understanding of peace involves the destruction of worlds and subjugation of the peoples that remain. That is until there is nothing left, whether we would will it that way or not. Compliance is just that--compliance. There's no...harmony in that.

[ There's a sense of fatigue with this--she's definitely heard it before. ]

But what is yours?
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[personal profile] vapour 2022-07-10 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Hm. Enjoyment has nothing to do with it.

...Do you really think you can change someone's beliefs by insulting them over it?

It doesn't work.
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[personal profile] lifespanned 2022-07-10 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
So that's it... everyone's going to see it happen, now.

[ Great minds think alike, or so she thinks; Misa believes in the benefit of announcing someone's death and killing them publicly, to instill fear and prevent others from rising up. From her point of view, the Pleroma are fine to continue being in opposition to the Regent, so long as they don't make trouble, like the people in Venera apparently have. They're in the wrong, simple as that. As a result, she seems to have little sympathy for the entire matter, remaining quite calm among the outbursts being had around the courtroom. Actually, her eyes track those who make the biggest outbursts, privately thinking to herself that those are the people she should consider her biggest enemies.

An announcement like this is just a given, in order to make a statement, so she doesn't show a reaction of surprise or disgust— it's one of acceptance. ]


If it's both there and there... pretty soon, everyone in Horos will hear about it. Kinda scary.

[ "Will hear" about it, said as if there's no question that the execution and the "trimming" will happen. One gets the impression 'scary' is used here to mean 'scary good,' and not 'frightening.' ]
hikikosaurus: (don't want to think about...)

[personal profile] hikikosaurus 2022-07-10 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm... I'm working on it.

[She nods gratefully for the advice, but lowers her voice, cadence less a whine and more a soft complaint.]

It's all just a little... sprung on us.

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