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Entry tags:
- akua sahelian: sovereign,
- caitlyn kiramman: champion,
- claude von riegan: seeker,
- ernesto salas: lover,
- han sooyoung: artisan,
- hiccup horrendous haddock iii: visionary,
- jayce talis: visionary,
- kim dokja: martyr,
- koriel xii (dextera): lover,
- meteion: innocent,
- rand al'thor: martyr,
- ryunosuke naruhodo: champion,
- yuya sakaki: lover
[PLEROMA] | I heard a rumor...
[ The communion is clear, practiced, and clipped. Business-like. ]
We have quite a few new arrivals, so... Welcome to the Pleroma. I am sure we will all have the opportunity to introduce ourselves to you, but it's often polite to introduce oneself, isn't it? My name is Akua Sahelian, and I speak to you now of what I wish were a warm welcome, but instead, of serious tidings.
I do not know how many of you have been introduced to the wider group, or how much information you've been presented, so allow me to give you all a basics, hm?
If you can hear this, you have accepted the Pleroma. You may have already met one, or many of them, but regardless if you met them before -- we oppose the Kenoma -- perhaps not the individuals, but the... force of kenoma itself. Pleroma and Kenoma are no mere forces of Good and Evil -- The Kenoma would destroy this world -- and all worlds -- to rebirth a world of their own making from the ashes. If you have joined with us, then you have found perhaps something to save here -- or perhaps you believe that your world is still out there. Some do, but I will not promise that which I cannot see with my own eyes. Whatever has brought you to us, I'm afraid that I cannot promise an easy fight -- or an easy existence here. Even now, the Kenoma have captured two of our own, and I have no doubt that they will come out with an experience that only a True Villain by the name of the Regent could craft. [ In communion, it sounds like a Title, a Name. ]
We will have to rescue them, and though I wish I could say that only those that are willing to fight should come, the truth of it is that we must collectively join together. There is no choice, and we will need every willing person to join in, to save our allies. If you have experienced combat before -- of any sort -- your experience will be more than welcome. If you do not, please reach out to one us, and we will find a place for you. We all have...grand and great talents, and we'll need every single one, to find victory when our allies are eventually retrieved. You will be needed, no matter what your experience was before you arrived, you will be able to find some use of your unique talents. Please, if you are new, speak up, tell us about yourselves, and ask your questions. I'm sure someone will answer it. Even the smallest of talents, can mean the difference between losing more of our allies an assets, or victory.
I cannot provide details at this time -- no plans have been set -- but I will tell you to be ready.
Speaking of being ready, however... I must turn a part of our discussion to something just as serious, but in a different vein. I think it clear, that we will have to continue to fight those who have signed on to the Kenoma, and while it's an inevitability, particularly in these times -- we need to assess our enemies. We will want to share the names, the abilities, and the demeanors of our enemies, those in the Kenoma who may be a threat, those who would be weak to physical threat, or...
[ A pause, then. ]
I was...dissipated recently. As I regrew, I... knew something. [ Her voice now almost sounds...authoritative. Like she is Speaking something of great import, the communion gives her words an emphasis that she can only imagine, as it would not work in person. ]
While no Sovereign, they are sovereign in this land, and though their plans have been thwarted in some small ways, they have been given a gift. The gift of knowing the true hearts of their followers, one way or the other. They have no use for the frail and the convictionless, after all. Venera and Godsblood are not the only ones that face culling, as the light of the Sovereign fades.
I believe... there may be individuals within the kenoma that have less conviction than others. They may be willing to help, or even defect, although we will be racing against the Regent's own touch. We may wish to seek them out, and free them from the Kenoma, they may come willingly, but they may also come by force. If you have spoken to those who lack conviction for their Sect, please, share that as well. It may be invaluable. If we know who lacks the resolve to stay with them, we can then pursue them, convince them, or bring them to our bases, to be convinced. I know some may find that unpleasant work -- but... Well, let's just say occasionally, capturing your enemy and teaching them of your perspective works.
I'd know.
[ A pause, before: ] Well, now. Please chime in, I shouldn't do all of the talking.
We have quite a few new arrivals, so... Welcome to the Pleroma. I am sure we will all have the opportunity to introduce ourselves to you, but it's often polite to introduce oneself, isn't it? My name is Akua Sahelian, and I speak to you now of what I wish were a warm welcome, but instead, of serious tidings.
I do not know how many of you have been introduced to the wider group, or how much information you've been presented, so allow me to give you all a basics, hm?
If you can hear this, you have accepted the Pleroma. You may have already met one, or many of them, but regardless if you met them before -- we oppose the Kenoma -- perhaps not the individuals, but the... force of kenoma itself. Pleroma and Kenoma are no mere forces of Good and Evil -- The Kenoma would destroy this world -- and all worlds -- to rebirth a world of their own making from the ashes. If you have joined with us, then you have found perhaps something to save here -- or perhaps you believe that your world is still out there. Some do, but I will not promise that which I cannot see with my own eyes. Whatever has brought you to us, I'm afraid that I cannot promise an easy fight -- or an easy existence here. Even now, the Kenoma have captured two of our own, and I have no doubt that they will come out with an experience that only a True Villain by the name of the Regent could craft. [ In communion, it sounds like a Title, a Name. ]
We will have to rescue them, and though I wish I could say that only those that are willing to fight should come, the truth of it is that we must collectively join together. There is no choice, and we will need every willing person to join in, to save our allies. If you have experienced combat before -- of any sort -- your experience will be more than welcome. If you do not, please reach out to one us, and we will find a place for you. We all have...grand and great talents, and we'll need every single one, to find victory when our allies are eventually retrieved. You will be needed, no matter what your experience was before you arrived, you will be able to find some use of your unique talents. Please, if you are new, speak up, tell us about yourselves, and ask your questions. I'm sure someone will answer it. Even the smallest of talents, can mean the difference between losing more of our allies an assets, or victory.
I cannot provide details at this time -- no plans have been set -- but I will tell you to be ready.
Speaking of being ready, however... I must turn a part of our discussion to something just as serious, but in a different vein. I think it clear, that we will have to continue to fight those who have signed on to the Kenoma, and while it's an inevitability, particularly in these times -- we need to assess our enemies. We will want to share the names, the abilities, and the demeanors of our enemies, those in the Kenoma who may be a threat, those who would be weak to physical threat, or...
[ A pause, then. ]
I was...dissipated recently. As I regrew, I... knew something. [ Her voice now almost sounds...authoritative. Like she is Speaking something of great import, the communion gives her words an emphasis that she can only imagine, as it would not work in person. ]
While no Sovereign, they are sovereign in this land, and though their plans have been thwarted in some small ways, they have been given a gift. The gift of knowing the true hearts of their followers, one way or the other. They have no use for the frail and the convictionless, after all. Venera and Godsblood are not the only ones that face culling, as the light of the Sovereign fades.
I believe... there may be individuals within the kenoma that have less conviction than others. They may be willing to help, or even defect, although we will be racing against the Regent's own touch. We may wish to seek them out, and free them from the Kenoma, they may come willingly, but they may also come by force. If you have spoken to those who lack conviction for their Sect, please, share that as well. It may be invaluable. If we know who lacks the resolve to stay with them, we can then pursue them, convince them, or bring them to our bases, to be convinced. I know some may find that unpleasant work -- but... Well, let's just say occasionally, capturing your enemy and teaching them of your perspective works.
I'd know.
[ A pause, before: ] Well, now. Please chime in, I shouldn't do all of the talking.
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[ he repeats the phrase, hesitant; the implications of it are both obvious and kind of gross, and through communion, Johnny's uncertainty over whether he should ask about it is fairly clear. In the end, he does, because politeness has never really been his strong suit, despite his best intentions. ]
Like... one limb at a time, or more like a fetus?
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I woke up, when I was done, and I was back. My shard is...back where it originated, I can tell you that much.
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[ a little disappointed, but accepting. ]
It's crazy that a miracle like that can just happen here. I'm glad it happened to someone on our side, though.
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I am not so used to rising from the dead with so little effort. It takes some getting used to, doesn't it? Not that I'm not grateful...
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I'm afraid we're rather mired in odd circumstances, no matter which way we look. I thought nothing would surprise me, and yet here we are...
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[ even if he's getting used to it, which is not the greatest feeling in the world. he'll stand his ground on "growing(?) a new body(?) out of a crystal after death" being the weirdest thing yet, however. ]
... What d'you think the voice you heard was? Or - the stuff that you "knew," I mean.
[ the way the words sounded in his mind gave him the impression she was repeating the words of someone else, almost. ]
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[ It feels unusual to admit that, and from her tone through the Communion, it's obvious she dislikes that. The uncertainty. ]
I wish I could say that it was some greater power, but... if anything, if I had to wager a guess -- I'd suspect it's my soul resonating with...the world at large. I'm not...unused to feeling the tug of the...groves of creation leading me in one way or another. I suspect this is not very different.
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... I don't really get what you're saying. [ communion thankfully provides emotional context for a statement that would probably come off as dry and doubtful if he said it out loud; he's genuinely curious. ] You mean the world is conscious? Or... something?
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To me, this felt like the kind of dream I had when I was a girl, and I became a claimant for a Name. You are given a... perspective, borne from your soul, your potential, and from the world at large, all coalescing into a message.
I don't... know if that makes sense, mind. It's how I think of it.
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... So it was more like... some kind of cosmic understanding?
[ he sort of gets it? maybe? this type of thing is usually beyond him. that said, he is suddenly deeply afraid of the idea of somehow learning his place in the universe, because he's sure it would be nothing good. ]
The natives do think of us as some kind of divine presence...
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Whether or not we're actually divine -- of which I doubt -- I do think anyone can forge a connection to the powers that be. Whether they are Above or Below, or in this case: Pleroma and Kenoma, I think that we can perhaps, occasionally step close enough to the patterns of this world to brush upon understanding.
And perhaps, we'll find out we're divine someday, but I'm not holding my breath.
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Yeah, I don't think so. Not me.
[ he's with her on that. Her explanation makes more sense, anyway - that anyone can connect to power like that. After all, he'd already connected with something "holy" before this, hadn't he? ]
I hope you're right about the other stuff, though. I'm tired of feeling like we're the side that doesn't know anything.
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Me as well.
[ There's a flicker of a tired sigh, through the connection. ]
At some point, the tides very well may turn. It may take time, given the... striking imbalance in Horors, but I do think it will happen. Just, hopefully sooner rather than later, hm?