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When "Immortals" Walk Amongst Mortals

Who: Yasha & Whomever joins
When: May 27th, evening
Where: Plaza
Style: Don't mind the "prose" opening, it's for setting. Action brackets are allowed as well!
Status: Open

Fire, destruction, rage and wrath was all that the demigod could remember as he stirred awake. Asura's piercing screams woke him out of his nightmare, showing him the truth behind the madness that the deities wrought. Had it not been for the God of Wrath's actions, Yasha knew the would still be playing along with Deus' scheme. It seems that the role of the pawn wasn't for him. The truth behind the gods betrayal ran too thick for him to confuse their actions as noble anymore. What they've done and what they continue to do was far too great for him to ignore. Twelve thousand years have passed and nothing has changed, not a single thing. Vlitra was still as powerful as ever before and the land of Gaea was now scorched by endless war. The purification did nothing other than to strike fear in the people's hearts and squander the souls of the living for the sake of Brahmastra. All of this death and destruction all because of Deus' endless pride. Just the very thought of it all sickened Yasha to his stomach.

Twelve thousand years has passed and nothing has changed. Nothing at all.

Finding the will necessary to pull himself out of unconsciousness, the first thought that raced through the Demigod's mind revolved around the Cause. What was the point of it all? What's the point of “The Great Rebirth” at the cost of innocent lives? These questions flooded him with doubt as he fought the enraged Asura and these same thoughts pursued him all the way here to Vatheon. Uncertain what to make of his new surroundings, a sigh of discontent escaped Yasha once he realized he was drenched from head to toe. “That's quite strange...” He muttered to himself out of habit. “I don't remember being flung into water.” Questioning this oddity as he wiped the water off his brow, Yasha paused suddenly. “....What?” Golden eyes stared up curiously at the mock sky above with a look of both wonder and shock. Never in his days had he dreamed of any realm where the sea would conquer the sky. Not even the pits of Naraka, the After-world, was ever described as so outlandishly bizarre.

“How...?” He couldn't help but verbally express his disbelief at this point. “How is this...possible?” Knowing full well that he couldn't possibly be on Gaea anymore, the awestruck deity began to inquire for answers once the first bystander passed him.

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[The princess before him might feel just a little off - if she's not a goddess reincarnated herself, she's descended directly from one. She looks at the man silently for a few moments without answering his question before shaking her head and coming to her senses.]

This is Vatheon. Why don't I explain a little more indoors? We can get you dried off and cleaned up as well, sir.

[ The girl who stood before him was an odd one. Something about the blond struck out to him, but Yasha couldn't figure out what. She seemed different for some reason, different in a sense that made her not only unique but slightly peculiar. Nevertheless Yasha saw no reason to comment on it just yet, so he chose to remain silent. ]

A generous offer from a complete stranger.

[ Forgive him, he's a tad suspicious of her. ]

[Oh, is he one of those? Zelda's exasperation doesn't show through as she gestures towards the Welcoming Committee.]

My name is Zelda, and I volunteer for the Welcoming Committee here. We have all been pulled into this world against our will. You can tell who was brought into this city and who is local by if they've been marked or not.

[She undoes just the first two buttons of her collar to expose the mark of Vatheon right below her collarbone, tapping it with her fingertips.]

Foreigners like you and I will bear this mark somewhere on their bodies.

[ What's that supposed to mean? In his line of work, it's good to be a tad suspicious of people. Especially if they are almighty demigods like him. ]

A welcoming committee...?

[ Yasha's stay is Vatheon is already hitting new levels of weird for him. ]

You know much, Zelda. I'll credit you for that but what reason do us newcomers have for being brought here?

[ Of course he asks this while looking for a similar mark somewhere on him. A feat that might pose to be a little difficult due to the many markings he already possess from his world. ]

The answer isn't a pleasant one, I'm afraid. We're brought here to act as a power source for the glowing coral you see over there. I believe we may also be experimental subjects of some kind. Naturally, they wouldn't want to test such things on their own people.

[Though she looks a little bothered by it, Zelda has adjusted to the fact for the most part now. She lives in Vatheon, she depends on the coral, and curses will be inflicted on her at random. These are the facts of life... until she figures out the mechanics behind it, then she'll unravel it all.]

[ The answer she gave him was nothing more than the bitter truth, but it honestly struck an ill cord with him. While Yasha did his best to hide his anger now, he knew that Zelda could probably hear it in his tone. ]

This is laughable.

[ He grumbled once he took a glance at the statue-like coral reef. At first Yasha truly didn't notice the figure there, his gaze instantly lingered on the ocean above rather than his nearby surroundings. However, now that he has noticed it, the urge to test the Lamufao's power against his fists surged through him. ]

From one game to another, I'll always be the unwilling pawn.

If you allow it. You can also work within the parameters of this city and try to discover more. It's not a situation that you need to accept forever.

[Months ago, she would have encouraged him to attack the coral. Now, with it weakening... no. She can't. What if Zelos never wakes up? She wouldn't be able to forgive herself. Zelda smiles at Yasha slightly, hoping that he remains calm.]

[ The look within his eyes said it all. He's clearly discontent with this situation yet he wasn't eager for a fight. Of course Yasha might have some harsh words for the people in charge of this underwater oasis, but he's not going to do anything brash just yet. ]

I suppose you have a point.

[ He begrudgingly replied with a sigh. ]

Although, I'm not looking forward to deal with their...experiments.

I do not think that any of us enjoy it, but if we don't work together as a single entity, there is little that we are going to accomplish to stop them.

[Zelda really hates the curses. Over half of the ones she's experienced so far have led to some serious emotional turmoil, some of it so great that it ended in the other party's death.

It doesn't seem like the best time to mention that.]

Fai is getting used to people just showing up in the strangest of places so when he notices the rather surprised man looking around at the bubble he figures its just another new arrival, adding to the variety that already exist in this world. Feeling it is his duty to at least help out, Fai lifts his hand up in greeting with a bright smile.

"Welcome to Vatheon..or the bubble as people like to call it."

"The Bubble?"

Yasha couldn't help but raise his brow at that nickname. "I suppose that's one of the more colorful names for this city." He suspects that's not the title that the locals use when speaking of Vatheon. Most of the natives here seemed to hold their strange city with high regard. As for the unwilling newcomers, Yasha suspected otherwise.

"What is this?" He points up towards the ocean above. "Magic?"

Fai looks up at the ocean and shrugs, "It has to be in a way. I've never really been to any other underwater worlds..and I'm not exactly sure how this one manages to survive under here. It's still a bit of a mystery to me. I haven't really been here that long myself so I don't have a lot of the answers."

A frown settled on Yasha's face once he heard that answer. "I see." His frown deepens a bit more. "You are new to this realm as well. Interesting, I suppose." It's quite easy for him to tell that the blond didn't hail from Shinkoku Trastrium. Most of the citizens of the hierarchical empire would never be so brazen as to speak to one of his kind. In fact, many of the humans revered the Demigods with such great reverence that they wouldn't even step two feet near one without bowing in respect. That's why Yasha truly couldn't help but wonder what world Fai could possibly be from. Nearly all the worlds he knew of within the universe were inhabitable, most of them possessing nothing more than endless deserts that spread far and wide.

Deciding to humor his curiosity, Yasha thought to ask for a name first before he interrogated the blond. "If I may ask, what is your name and where you from? You are not a native of this realm, this much I can tell quite easily."

Fai laughs and nods his head, "You've got that right. I'm actually from a world called Celes..but it doesn't exist any more. I basically stick to traveling around worlds now. And my name is Fai D. Flourite! But you can just call me Fai. And you are?"

On his original world, Fai was a prince. But he has long since abandoned that title. On Celes he was a mage..but even that no longer fit as he has lost all of his magical abilities. The only thing he is now is a nomadic vampire. Something he isn't going to exactly say outright.

So the other man was from an alternate world of some kind. That explains much yet explains nothing at all. "Celes." The name felt foreign on his tongue. "I cannot say I've ever heard of your world before. Then again, I suppose the same goes for this realm as well." Now feeling quite humbled by his lack of knowledge, Yasha answered the blond with slight hesitation in his tone.

"You may refer to me as 'Yasha'." He decided to leave his title and rank out of his introduction for now. After all, what good would it do him here? Yasha of the Seven Deities was no more.

That name makes Fai's eye widen very slightly and he blinks a few times as he thinks about it. "Yasha..You're the second person named that, that I have met. On one of the worlds that I visited there was a god by that name. I actually fought on his side for awhile."

That had been a very complicated few weeks since Fai wasn't able to understand the language, but he had managed somehow.

It was that remark that made the Demigod's brow arch a tad. "You know of another deity with the same name?" Not sure whether or not to believe the blond's claims of fealty to this other god, Yasha chose to inquire further. "If you are speaking of the God of Melancholy, then I am he. As for this other, I know nothing of him." This odd discovery begs the following question, if there's another "Yasha" does that mean there's another "Asura" as well? What of Deus and the others? Are there other versions of them lurking somewhere within the heavens? Yasha couldn't help but wonder now.

"I'm not sure if that is what they called him..I kind of met him but I couldn't really talk to him. We had a bit of a language barrier. He was in a war on a moon with the goddess, Ashura. But it all got worked out. It really was a long time ago and very complicated."

Fai smiles brightly as he looks up at the other man, "So you're a god as well? That's neat. Now I can say I've met two God Yashas!"

Yasha almost did a double take when he heard that first bit. "Moon Goddess!?" His eyes almost lit up with mirth. "Ashura the Moon Goddess?" It took almost all of the Demigod's willpower not to bust out in a howl of laughter. In another world light-years away, Asura is known as the Moon Goddess? This tickled Yasha terribly. The poor god could hardly contain a snicker at this point. "I-I honestly doubt the God of Wrath would be pleased to know that there's a 'goddess' possessing his name." It took him a brief moment to regain his composure but after a chuckle or two, Yasha almost greets Fai with a smile now. Goodness, he really needed that laugh.

"Oh? Well, I suppose you can." His smile fades a bit. "Although, I'm not sure that many would believe you."

"I actually know another Ashura as well..He was my guardian and teacher." Fai didn't feel like going into much more detail then that. Instead he merely shrugged, "Each world is going to have its own beliefs and versions of people. We learned that early on in our travels. The key is to stay open minded." It is nice to see the other man smile but Fai doesn't comment on it.

Who would've guessed that this friendly passerby would actually be an inter-dimensional adventurer? Yasha couldn't have possibly assumed that this willowy blond would be someone so worldly. The more he spoke with Fai, the more Yasha found himself wishing he hadn't spent the last twelve thousand years in constant bloodshed and turmoil. He could only imagine all the people that Fai have met during his travels and all the worlds he seen thus far. Had Yasha been the god of anything other than melancholy, he would be seething with jealousy by now.

"That's a good philosophy to have, Fai." While his smile has long disappeared, there's still some mirth within his typically solemn gaze. "You are quite fortunate to have experienced so much in your years."

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Fai has experienced much and is significantly older then his looks suggest. There are many things he won't reveal to the god in just casual conversation, but he is perfectly content to discuss at least a couple of the words he had been to.

"There has been good and there has been bad, but seeing the various worlds has definitely been exciting. I never would have thought there would be so many differences in the various worlds, or the people that reside in them. We've encountered many people that had the same faces as some in other worlds..but are completely different or have lived different lives. Its just exciting."

Some things are meant to be secret and Fai is more than welcome to keep his secrets to himself. After all, even Yasha has a few secrets he'll never willingly reveal to anyone. If he did, then Shinkoku's prosperous history would be in jeopardy. As much as he honestly dislike the deeds done by his fellow deities, Yasha isn't so foolish as to betray them as they did him. Besides, what good would it do him to reveal the secrets of Shinkoku's glorious past to anyone?

Yasha listened quietly as Fai spoke while doing his best not to veer off into his typically morose thoughts. It was refreshing to hear such honest excitement in the blond's tone. He didn't sound as world weary as he thought the young adventurer would be after visiting so many realms. It pleased Yasha. For once he's having a conversation with someone who doesn't seem bitter about their experiences in life. Such carefree talk was almost unheard of in his realm, especially with the Gohma as an ever constant threat to their world.

"It certainly sounds like it." He replied. "I wonder if Vatheon offers you the same thrill as the many other worlds you've visited in the past."

"It does! This place has certainly been interesting since I got here. One time it even changed into this big dream like world..or something. But there were monsters and everyone was trying to find a way out. Plus there is so much to see and do here that it never really gets boring. Or maybe that's just because I haven't been here that long. But I am enjoying my stay overall so far. I hope you do as well!"

Fai is generally energetic about things and so as he talks his face is rather animated, despite being partially covered by the black eyepatch. He speaks with his hands as well. Making large gestures as he talks about the different world.

The entire Yasha listened, he did his best to hide his smile. It was almost comical listening to blond speak of various worlds, especially since Fai has a habit of acting out what he saw or did there. Yet, despite how at ease Fai made him feel with such idle chatter, Yasha still felt somewhat anxious. He knew that his disappearance from Shinkoku would spell certain doom. The other gods, those who frivolously misused the life giving mantra for their own personal gain, would continue with the senseless killings in order to possess more of it. Millions of people were going to be sacrificed once more to the Brahmastra and Lord Deus will assume absolute command over both heaven and earth.

Then there's Asura...

A tired sigh escaped Yasha once he thought him. "Fai." He glances away from the blond briefly to look up towards the ocean above. "Tell me, do you know how long we will be forced to linger here?" If he seems somewhat morose now, don't worry. It definitely wasn't Fai who brought down his mood but rather the grim realization of it all.

Fai tilted his head, confused by the sudden change in mood but he knew it was just a part of arriving in Vatheon. Everyone went through it..or at least mot people did. He followed Yasha's gaze and looked up at the ocean as well.

"No one really knows. Some people have been here for years. But if you are worried about your home, you don't have to. Apparently time seems to stop or be frozen while you are gone. At least that has been the rumor." Fai didn't want the god to worry but he knew that it was something rather inevitable for most people.

"Is that so?"

The surprise in his tone spoke volumes, giving clear enough indication that the Demigod has some unfinished business to attend to elsewhere. "If that is true, then I need not worry any longer." Yasha replied with a slight chuckle. "That means that I need not fear returning to a scorched earth once I return. This is...a blessing."

Fai smiled as he looked back over at Yasha. "That's right! Don't worry about your world because it will be fine and waiting for your return. That's the easiest way to adapt to being here no matter how long your stay is. You can see this as just an extended vacation."

The Demigod shook his head as he fought back a laugh. "Gods aren't supposed to take a 'vacation' but I'm somewhat thankful for this momentary reprieve." Now somewhat at ease with his fate, Yasha found himself now wandering along the streets of the Vatheon with a new appreciation.

"I grow tired of lingering here. What is there to explore?"

Fai followed, not because he had been asked, but because he had a tendency to tag along even if he isn't wanted. "There are lots of stores and cafes and bars and all kinds of places to visit! I actually haven't seen a whole lot of this world either. There is a forest area too that has this nice hot spring you can relax in."

"A forest?" Despite Fai mentioning all of the wonderful bars and cafes here in Vatheon, Yasha took a keen interest in the woods instead. "Who would've guessed that there would be a forest a thousand or so leagues under the sea? The irony is quite amusing." In his world, most of the forests that once existed in Gaea were now nothing but endless deserts due to the prolonged war. Whatever little bit of green that still exists was solely because Vithra hasn't tainted the region yet with its malice. Such a sad truth that is, one that Yasha wishes not to disclose to his new companion.

"While you claim to not have explored much, you certainly seen quite enough to prove to be helpful."

"You really don't even notice the water after awhile. And apparently there is an island we can visit but I haven't been there yet." This world was nothing short of amazing in Fai's mind.

"I'm glad I can help! If you ever have any questions, feel free to use your little communication device to look me up."

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