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adstring_npc) wrote2012-01-07 05:47 am
adstring_npc) wrote2012-01-07 05:47 am
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{Animus?}
[At the same moment, everyone's PCD switches on and begins to play- though instead of the usual mixture of ghostly voices, a woman's face appears. She nods at the screen, smiling faintly- blond hair separated into two braids, an orchid ever-tucked behind one ear. The area around her is hazy, flickering.]
Everyone. As has been tradition, it's time for us- you name us 'Animus'- to announce the start of a new event. And as today's organizer, I wanted to invite you all personally to participate, as this will be the last time our city shall suffer.
My name is Aelia, and the event is called 'Ekpyrosis.'
[Behind her- through the holes in the wall, in the air for anyone who cares to notice- the sky begins to turn a dark, unhappy orange. The temperature starts to rise.]
'The final fire that expires the mandate of the world'... for those who would ask. You could call it bad fortune that it was pulled here along with you- worse, that I discovered its nature, and sought to restore it. For those of you who were looking for a way out- this might not've been what you had in mind, but please accept my substitution. But to be fair-
I could not have done so alone. My co-sponsors--
[The view drops; two ruined bodies lie before her. One is barely recognizable as John Mandrake, limbs twisted and blackened by flame, broken spears still pinning him to the floor. The other is Sailor Mars- less singed, but with the dozens of swords and lances piercing her body, rendering it to pieces- no more simply identified.]
--the Summoner, the Archer, were invaluable. I couldn't have named Ekpyrosis on my own. But I have one more request-
[The view pans up, past a serpentine body carved out of dark rock, past human legs merging into it, to see all of Aelia herself; a nude woman seated on a coil of a stone dragon, her own body. From her ear, she pulls the orchid, holds it out.]
Now, my magicians: please mature.
[At three points in the city, despair rises. A girl dies to birth a witch; Walpurgisnacht to match the Ekpyrosis day.
Aelia just nods again, as the feed dies.]
((OOC: Witch information and plotting post here.
Additionally, Ekpyrosis now covers the city, decorating the sky with constantly shifting sigils. As of this entry, the sky bursts, and the fire-flood starts. Like a thunderstorm overhead- just replace "rain" with "fire". :x Staying in the open without protection is quickly deadly.
Aelia will also be around if anyone wants to find her; she won't respond to this post, but offlines are welcome. Warning: she's stronger than Ekpyrosis.))
Everyone. As has been tradition, it's time for us- you name us 'Animus'- to announce the start of a new event. And as today's organizer, I wanted to invite you all personally to participate, as this will be the last time our city shall suffer.
My name is Aelia, and the event is called 'Ekpyrosis.'
[Behind her- through the holes in the wall, in the air for anyone who cares to notice- the sky begins to turn a dark, unhappy orange. The temperature starts to rise.]
'The final fire that expires the mandate of the world'... for those who would ask. You could call it bad fortune that it was pulled here along with you- worse, that I discovered its nature, and sought to restore it. For those of you who were looking for a way out- this might not've been what you had in mind, but please accept my substitution. But to be fair-
I could not have done so alone. My co-sponsors--
[The view drops; two ruined bodies lie before her. One is barely recognizable as John Mandrake, limbs twisted and blackened by flame, broken spears still pinning him to the floor. The other is Sailor Mars- less singed, but with the dozens of swords and lances piercing her body, rendering it to pieces- no more simply identified.]
--the Summoner, the Archer, were invaluable. I couldn't have named Ekpyrosis on my own. But I have one more request-
[The view pans up, past a serpentine body carved out of dark rock, past human legs merging into it, to see all of Aelia herself; a nude woman seated on a coil of a stone dragon, her own body. From her ear, she pulls the orchid, holds it out.]
Now, my magicians: please mature.
[At three points in the city, despair rises. A girl dies to birth a witch; Walpurgisnacht to match the Ekpyrosis day.
Aelia just nods again, as the feed dies.]
((OOC: Witch information and plotting post here.
Additionally, Ekpyrosis now covers the city, decorating the sky with constantly shifting sigils. As of this entry, the sky bursts, and the fire-flood starts. Like a thunderstorm overhead- just replace "rain" with "fire". :x Staying in the open without protection is quickly deadly.
Aelia will also be around if anyone wants to find her; she won't respond to this post, but offlines are welcome. Warning: she's stronger than Ekpyrosis.))
[Video]
Ekpyrosis doesn't mean the end, or the final act. It means the end, and then rebirth.
You've made a grave error in judgement, Aelia. And it will be the end for you.
[Video // Private // Unhackable]
[Quietly, but urgently.]
We've got work to do.
[Video // Private // Unhackable]
I will meet you at the panic room.
[Video // Private // Unhackable]
She shoves that thought aside. Time to get militaristic.]
Don't you dare go out in that disaster unless you can't die. I'm not finding you dead on a road somewhere. If you can't find a safe path, stay where you are. Do you hear me?
[Video // Private // Unhackable]
I will figure something out. I'll meet you there.
[Video // Private // Unhackable]
[And Jo cuts the feed.]
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Picked a damn good time to get your Grace back.
[HE. IS. LIVID.]
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What are you going to do?
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I presume you won't be foolish enough to face Aelia without more information and preparation.
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You really don't know me at all, huh?
[Translation: He will TRY. God.]
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[Video//Private//Unhackable]
...I don't wanna lose you.
[She speaks softly, yet emotionlessly. And she won't tell him what to do and what not.]
I'm going to see her now.
[Video//Private//Unhackable]
Who? Aelia?
[Video//Private//Unhackable]
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She won't kill me. [A pause.] And even if she does.
[Video//Private//Unhackable]
I'm certain Rei and John thought similarly.
[Video//Private//Unhackable]
[Her jaw clenches at his remark and she doesn't answer. She's mad at them. And especially at John. It's not the first time John tried to summon an Animus. She knows. And instead of being more careful, that made him more arrogant. He always thinks he'll save the world alone. And look where it lead them?]
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She was always kind and helpful to me. So maybe I was blind... Maybe she's been leading me on from the start... But maybe I can convince her to change her mind and stop Ekpyrosis.
She told me once that she could restrain the Fire. Which means she's more powerful than the other Animus at least.
[Video//Private//Unhackable]
Lucifer is routinely kind and helpful to those he intends to use, as are many other powerful beings, from demons to angels.
Or she holds a particular skill or power necessary to do so.
[Video//Private//Unhackable]
That too. I can find out which one it is.
[Video//Private//Unhackable]
Be careful, then.
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