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aionchat2022-08-02 07:15 pm
coerthantorment) wrote in aionchat2022-08-02 07:15 pm
PLEROMA | FRIENDS LOST (END OF SOVISERI)
[Estinien can be felt in the communion space, after having essentially gone missing during the final days of the mission. He's only just now returning to Greentruth in the company of friends. The tone of his psychic transmission is fraught with sorrow and anger in kind.]
Himeka and Abel have been taken by the Kenoma. They... are the Regent's prisoners.
[His presence becomes distant for a few beats after, like he has to steady himself.]
The creature of Innocence we found in Venera... its hold on me is far greater than I ever realized. I was drawn into a battle with the Kenoma, in the defense of other Pleroma, and when I found myself outnumbered and trapped... it came to my aid. Yet, 'twas at a cost I would not have willingly paid.
Angered by their broken "promise", it lashed out at those that bore its mark. 'Twas this moment of weakness that allowed them to be captured. It struck Ryunosuke and Alphinaud as well... Ryunosuke is safe. Alphinaud... has vanished somewhere I cannot reach.
[He's doing his best to give an objective account, something he became skilled in doing as a soldier. It's clear how much this is weighing on him, though.]
The... creature has been attempting to enthrall me. To change my body and steal my memories... it told me that Alphinaud was 'among the light', and that he had no further need for me. That Himeka and Abel had chosen to suffer in this world. I...
[And finally, the anger takes precedent, a fire wrought with misery.]
I will take them back. No matter what it demands of me. I... will bring them home.
Himeka and Abel have been taken by the Kenoma. They... are the Regent's prisoners.
[His presence becomes distant for a few beats after, like he has to steady himself.]
The creature of Innocence we found in Venera... its hold on me is far greater than I ever realized. I was drawn into a battle with the Kenoma, in the defense of other Pleroma, and when I found myself outnumbered and trapped... it came to my aid. Yet, 'twas at a cost I would not have willingly paid.
Angered by their broken "promise", it lashed out at those that bore its mark. 'Twas this moment of weakness that allowed them to be captured. It struck Ryunosuke and Alphinaud as well... Ryunosuke is safe. Alphinaud... has vanished somewhere I cannot reach.
[He's doing his best to give an objective account, something he became skilled in doing as a soldier. It's clear how much this is weighing on him, though.]
The... creature has been attempting to enthrall me. To change my body and steal my memories... it told me that Alphinaud was 'among the light', and that he had no further need for me. That Himeka and Abel had chosen to suffer in this world. I...
[And finally, the anger takes precedent, a fire wrought with misery.]
I will take them back. No matter what it demands of me. I... will bring them home.
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You're not alone in this. Don't shoulder everything on your own.
[ Too many consequences come from that. Too many tears and heartaches and not enough closure. ]
The Kenoma are going to be expecting us. What are we thinking? Portal just outside the city? Crawling through their sewer system? [ Ugh. ] Trojan Horse them?
[ Endless possibilities! ]
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You mean to ride in as calvary?
[He feels like the sewers might actually be preferable.]
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[ God. Of course not everyone here would know what that is. ]
It's a famous story where I'm from. The Greeks built a giant wooden horse and hid their soldiers inside. Then, when the enemy soldiers brought it into their city thinking it was a victory trophy, the Greeks climbed out and destroyed the city.
[ Ha... ha. ]
Probably too late to get started on a giant wooden horse, though.