[Kenoma] Discussion

[lachtara]

( 🟣 - Emet, 🔵 - Ciel )

Good Evening.

There are some within our ranks who we have not had the pleasure of meeting. I am Emet-Selch. Ciel and I serve as tacticians and teachers to the Kenoma.

I function as acting counsel for devising strategies. Additionally, some of you may find yourself in possession of new magical abilities that you did not have before. I am available to assist you with honing your newfound magical skills. To those of you who find yourself injured, I can provide my magic to heal your wounds so that you may be hale and whole once more.

[ He sighs. My, is this a mouthful. ]

My name is Ciel. I am versed in martial arts and am proficient with most types of weaponry. There are various means of developing melee combat prowess across Achamoth, but if you would like personalized instructions at any level, please contact me and we’ll arrange for a schedule. I can also perform magical healing along with Father Paul.

Unfortunately, We do not have much time for pleasantries. The Pleroma will soon be at our doorstep. Their goal is to retrieve their allies who remain captive inside our walls, and our goal is to lure them deep within the Citadel where we may enact our own plans. You will be provided assignments once it is closer to the promised hour. Prepare in your own way meanwhile; The Citadel is host to all manners of weaponry and the army's training grounds.

[ It’s kept a little vague and unspecific. Though they do intend to give adequate information, there is also no question that they have had traitors in their midst as of late. Everything will be doled out with due caution. Although, there will be a silent message sent to each person asking them to respond with some information of their abilities. ]

We are at war, bloodshed is inevitable. We will be attacked soon, and we must defend our keep. Consider this communion address a formal hub for discussion and organization of the battle to come. We will begin with information sharing of the Pleroma: knowing their names, appearances, and capabilities will better prepare us in dealing with them in combat. Aions may develop new abilities at any time, however; intel from the mission in Venera and Godsblood may very well be outdated by now, so do not assume anything we go over in this address as the extent of what they can do. Anything you may have witnessed at the shrines can be helpful, including other newcomers you may have met that did not return to Achamoth..

To the third wave of newly awoken Aions, it is regrettable that we cannot welcome you better, you’ve unfortunately arrived at a tumultuous time on Horos. If this is all too much for any reason, that’s fine. Contact me privately, and we can at least arrange for you to be somewhere safe during this. To those used to wielding great power, please get some practice in and verify your new limits. Becoming an Aion may have weakened you, do not let that catch you off-guard on the battlefield.

To those who are new, introduce yourselves and ask any questions you have. We will answer your questions as best we can, and I encourage our fellow Kenoma to chime in where they may. Do try to keep your questions interesting enough to be worth reading.

Comments

[cutlery]

...Well. Perhaps etiquette is a bit of an understatement to what I meant? Unless I have misunderstood slightly, in which case, that would certainly change my opinion! But I have not gotten the impression that the Pleroma would be willing to commit, ah... Well. In modern parlance, I would believe they would be considered war crimes?

[ ...so yeah, etiquette is an understatement. demons. ]

So do pardon my slip of the tongue. Simply establishing expectations for what I am meant to do.

[zauneyete]

You think not?

Well, some of them may take offense, but they're hardly in a position to levy a complaint. I would hardly restrain myself from taking any advantage possible.

[cutlery]

Duly noted. For what it is worth, I am at least not planning to restrain myself against other Aions, really. It is more tactics that may cause collateral damage to "civilians", as it were...?

[ aka silco no we don't want black plague 2 (?) ]

Though those may take more planning that we have time for, besides. If there is interest, I would be happy to share what I know. I have a few thousand years of such tactics to share, though as a result, most of them do tend towards the old-fashioned.

[zauneyete]

A few thousand years.

[ Dryly. He repeats it just because. Well. Why This. ]

Well, us mere mortals with only a few decades won't stop you from employing your...enlightened tactics.

Although I do think the Regent would take issue if you upset the locals too much. I'd keep some of those on the down low.

[ AKA: Don't get caught. ]

[cutlery]

[ The dry note in Silco's tone at least gets Sebastian's cheer to take a step back, since he understands it easily enough. To nearly anyone, his existence was an impossibility. The reception thus far has been... quite understanding, really. And so, he retreats, somewhat. It's not for any disrespect, but more an objective understanding of how what's he said can hit a mortal ear differently. ]

Ah, no, please pardon me— I would hardly call my tactics enlightened. Instead, it is perhaps the result of observing, to put it simply. I have existed a very long time, but it simply offers me a different perspective.

[ Very simply, he would say, but he also feels that elaborating wouldn't help... ]

Though I can at least assure you, all of what I say here is certainly for my fellow Aions only. I know you have no assurance to the matter other than my word, but I offer it sincerely that I am not the sort to value chaos for chaos's sake. It is why I ask. So far as I am concerned, I am a tool for others to wield, and so knowing the extents in which I am to operate is quite useful. It is rarely the same when I have been given opportunity to appear.

[zauneyete]

[ So formal. Silco paused. Was he too catty? No, he's never too catty, that point cannot be reached.

But, the man backed off, so he should offer him some guidance. ]

You would be in good company either way. You'll find a little in both the chaotic camps, and the more... restrained camps.

It isn't really up to what my opinion on it is, though, so your reassurances aren't quite necessary. No need to be so serious about it.

[ Says a guy serious about almost everything. ]

[cutlery]

Ah, I would disagree, slightly! It may not be up to your opinion completely, but it is certainly valuable, as you know this world and its rules far better than I.

[ But even so, he does laugh lightly ]

...But to being serious, well. I shall try! Hopefully it is just a temporary consequence in being in such an unusual environment! I may be used to learning quite a lot when I "visit", so to speak, but this is truly a different level of it!

[zauneyete]

You aren't alone in that, certainly. Most of us are from places... vastly different, and then there's this world...

It's quite unique, compared to what I've heard of other worlds, too. I won't say it's routine after five whole months, but you'll likely find a routine with time. Even those of us...unused to such things have found our niche, so to speak.