wolof: (You're stupid (I like that in a woman))
𝓐𝓴𝓾𝓪 𝓢𝓪𝓱𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓪𝓷 ([personal profile] wolof) wrote in [community profile] aionchat2022-08-10 06:12 pm

[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.
goldendeceiver: (every crack)

[personal profile] goldendeceiver 2022-08-11 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ Sorry, Dex, this is very serious, but it makes Ernesto laugh regardless. ]

Amos, huh? Yeah... I can't really blame you. He's pretty intimidating.

[ And now here's where he fesses up to injuries several people already knew about. ]

The guy is a real bruiser too. He takes hits like they're nothing, and keeps going after you even if you grievously injure him. I fought him, and even though I was armed and he didn't have a single weapon him him, he still managed to grab my arm and snap the bone like it was nothing.

Any of our ranged fingers are probably better off taking him on. At the very least, I wouldn't recommend getting up close and personal if you can avoid it.
dragonmount: (🔆 003.)

[personal profile] dragonmount 2022-08-11 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
He has some kind of gravity magic, too. I saw him use it when I woke here.
goldendeceiver: (your broken records and words)

[personal profile] goldendeceiver 2022-08-11 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
I guess I should be grateful he didn't bust out that particular skill when I was scrapping with him.
dragonmount: (🔆 nerd alert.)

[personal profile] dragonmount 2022-08-11 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
It was bad enough watching him break your arm.

[ SO YEAH, HE AGREES :/ ]
goldendeceiver: (take back the city tonight)

[personal profile] goldendeceiver 2022-08-11 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ Just going to casually be ignoring the shade. ]

It wasn't so bad. With a little healing it mended in next to no time.

[ It still took several days, but considering Amos full snapped bone? That's an incredible speed. ]
chronosynthesis: (❖ Self-Deception)

[personal profile] chronosynthesis 2022-08-11 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
I won't put it past him arming himself this time, but I agree he'll likely prioritize something close range given his comfort with it.
goldendeceiver: (to make your own demands)

[personal profile] goldendeceiver 2022-08-11 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
Mmhm. I got lucky last time, because I took him by surprise, but I don't think anyone is getting a repeat of that any time soon.
passio: (pic#15613718)

[personal profile] passio 2022-08-15 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ dextera only fought him when he was incapacitated, and even then, just his build was enough to intimidate. he has fought things much larger and more powerful than him, but when his learning usually comes through repeated deaths, he has to be more cautious about the things he takes on without clones to rely on. ]

But I think he’s only human.

[ not an argument against what ernesto is saying, just some valuable additional information. ]
goldendeceiver: (but don't pity me for long)

[personal profile] goldendeceiver 2022-08-16 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
You're right, but I don't think we should be underestimating anyone because of that. Especially not given the boost people seem to get here the longer time goes on.

[ Ernesto himself sure wasn't a healer when he first arrived in Horos, and now, well... ]
passio: (pic#12118211)

[personal profile] passio 2022-08-18 11:55 am (UTC)(link)
Do you know a lot of people? Who have gained power?

[ dextera has met only one person who has definitively laid out to him that he was not magical before arriving here, but it seems that their aion bodies have tapped into something supernatural in horos. ]
goldendeceiver: (where it all should be)

[personal profile] goldendeceiver 2022-08-21 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not sure about a lot, people don't always talk about them, but I know I did.

[ Though Ernesto technically had some Arts ability before, it wasn't much. He certainly wasn't a caster. ]

Not that mine is going to help much in the middle of a fight.
passio: (pic#12166656)

[personal profile] passio 2022-08-26 06:46 am (UTC)(link)
I don’t know… what can you do?

[ it’s obvious dextera hasn’t been paying too much attention to this side of things—coordination, teamwork, so on. he’s tried to supply what he can to individuals, but his own limitations make him hesitant to work in a group. things are a little different now. ]
goldendeceiver: (but get your epitaph right)

[personal profile] goldendeceiver 2022-09-04 06:23 am (UTC)(link)
I’m a healer.

[ Though to be fair to Dextera, that also isn’t information that Ernesto has been announcing loudly left and right. The people who worked with him in Godsblood know, but his healing was so paltry until recently that it was hardly worth mentioning previously. Something about his time here had not only granted him this particular boon in the first place, but greatly strengthened it with time. ]