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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.]
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.]
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Sorry buddy, she don't give up on people that easily. ]
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but what happens when you have none left?
kaeya isn't diluc. he isn't jean. he isn't the traveler. he isn't like any of them at all, so bright and vibrant, and here he is, withering away as though he has nothing left. it makes him wonder whose side he'd be on if he was simply just a better person, like they all are, but he's not. he isn't.
he doesn't think he ever will be.
and when he catches himeka looking his way again, he stares right back at her. what does she want? ]
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earshorns all over the realm they've created, but she can hope that not all conversations are worth listening to.It's then that she finally approaches him, taking a stance at his side, if he'll allow it. She keeps her voice low all the same. ]
You don't look okay.
i had to,
but it's harder to ignore her now that she's standing right by his side. at least it's easy enough to bring up his usual smile. ]
You think so? I'm doing alright. [ his head tilts. ] What about you? Worried about your friend?
[ here, he gestures at estinien with a nod. ]
He's been hanging up there for quite some time now.
RUDE
But what it is is a clear diversion tactic and attempt to dig at her and her priorities. Expected, if they're to be enemies, even if she does feel guilty about not being able to free him.
Still, she spares at glance up at Estinien. ]
...He's stronger than the Regent wants to give him credit for. I won't risk endangering him further.
[ And shifts her gaze right back to Kaeya. ]
You didn't seem alright just a moment ago.
love me
He's made a name for himself amongst our ranks. [ ain't that the truth. ] I'm sure he'll be fine once all this is over.
[ when she points out how he's doing though... ]
Just feeling the pressure, that's all. I've got a terrifying boss.
your subject says love me but your tag says otherwise
In response to Kaeya's appraisal of Estinien, all she offers is a short hum of acknowledgment in response. That tends to be what happens wherever he goes, doesn't it? Where there's a battle to be fought for the greater good, his lance is ready. ]
It does sound as if they've been disappointed in your performance so far.
[ It's a generic "you" but he can take it as he wishes. ]
wow??? my tag only shows my love for you
It's quite possible. I'd say we haven't exactly been in a hurry to usher in the death of this particular cosmos.
[ honestly, he feels like a kid who got scolded. it's well deserved considering how ambivalent he's been, but now the regent's words leave no more room for hesistation. ]
... Although I suppose that's about to change real soon.
hmmm...some doubt
[ She finds it hard to believe that so many of them actually want to see the end of everything. It has to be a rouse, right?
Himeka takes a step closer, lowering her voice further. ]
...You don't have to, you know.
don't doubt your breastie...
... Take care of yourself, Himeka.
[ this almost feels like a repeat of their previous conversation from not too long ago. it hadn't convinced him to move away from the kenoma's reach, and he doesn't think anything is going to change that now, but—
it would be nice if he could feel as if he's worthy of her kindness, but a sinner like him isn't allowed such luxuries. ]
don't turn around by ace of base plays
Himeka exhales out of her nose and doesn't try stop him, nor does she respond in kind. She'd rather leave him with her final statement, if it's something he bothers to consider at all. ]