Volkie
Ride Along & Relax
Emma looked on with wide, curious eyes as Dedede pulled out the thick book from his bag, pure magical energy emanating from it as it displayed all sorts of wondrous images. Emma was confused for just a moment as the king out of his realm spoke of where he came from, until it finally clicked into place. Were they really all from different worlds? She had only lightly imagined such a thing was possible with the power of the Reverie Corridor, but whoever brought them all together had to be on another level if it was able to bring people from such different dimensions. Surely this would prove to be a magical breakthrough... but only if she'd be able to replicate it, and she didn't see that happening any time soon by herself, in all honesty.
"O-Oh, my. That's quite a lot to take in," Emma only said once Dedede finished speaking, giving a soft giggle. "But it looks like a wonderful place, Mr. Dedede! I'd love to learn more later when we have the time."
When it came to Nilou's turn to speak, Emma listened just as attentively, holding her hands together with her orbal staff in tow. It certainly sounded like quite the intricately built world, with all sorts of gods and nations that Emma had never heard of before. It truly was a different place from the one Emma had called home. As Nilou sheepishly finished up her own explanation, Emma gave another giggle. "Oh, don't worry, it sounds like an amazing place too! I'd love to try to visit sometime if time permits."
When it finally came to her turn, Emma could only scratch the back of her head. "Coming right after you two, I'm nervous that my world will come off pretty boring, but I guess in some ways, this Teyvat does remind me a little bit of my own world. I'm from the continent of Zemuria, which is mostly ruled by its two superpowers, the Calvard Republic in the east, and the Erebonian Empire in the west, which is where I'm from, though... it's hard to be patriotic to Erebonia after all the imperialistic occupations they've done. Not to speak ill of the royal family, the crown prince is actually a rather nice man, but it goes to show that even the royalty are prone to being puppets in the hands of bureaucracy. The state annexed so many territories and states, like North Ambria and Crossbell, that we ended up going to war with Calvard because they were afraid they were next on the list to be assimilated. But... well, we managed to put an end to it before things got too dicey at the very least, and now Erebonia's making reparations to make up for the damage that's been done. Couldn't have done it without my friends, really," Emma breathed, as if casually admitting she helped in stopping a massive continental war.
"B-But it isn't all so bad!" She exclaimed once she realized she might have been just a bit too harsh on her home country. "Despite everything, it's still a beautiful country with all sorts of diverse cultures and attractions between each territory. A friend of mine grew up in this little town called Ymir, for example, which boasts the best hot springs in the continent, and there's Crossbell which I mentioned earlier that had the dance troupe I wanted to go see. I'd really love to show you what they're like sometime!"
Remembering the Vision that Nilou possessed on her form, Emma blinked. "Oh, and come to think of it, we have something similar where I come from too, but they're called orbments. You put these little crystals called quartz inside, and depending on the quartz's qualities, can let you cast all sorts of elemental magics. My orbment specifically is called an ARCUS, and it's really nifty!" She exclaimed, pulling hers out and showing it off. "You can even send messages and make calls with it, so it can really do it all," she said with a diffident chuckle.
"Though, between the three of us, I don't even need it to cast magic. I'm... well, I suppose it's safe to tell you, but I'm a witch. Magic comes pretty naturally to me anyway," Emma confessed. Normally, she'd have kept this a secret, but if she was truly out of her own depth here, then it shouldn't have mattered if others found out what she was, right? And besides, she'd still barely gotten over keeping such a thing from her friends back in her school days, even after they'd easily forgiven her like it was a trivial matter, but still, old habits died hard.
"Maybe once we have more time, we can swap devices and see how compatible we are with them, yeah?" She finally asked Nilou, managing a playful smile.
Location: Path to the mansion
Interactions:Verite (Emma),
Volkie (King Dedede)
Nilou was glad to see she didn't bore or weird Emma out by talking about her world. She might not have been an expert and her explanation might not have been perfect, but she nevertheless for some reason hoped that Emma would enjoy it, so she was glad to see that was seemingly the case. When it was the other girl's turn to speak, Nilou made sure to listen carefully and take in as much of what Emma was saying as possible, even if she wouldn't get everything.
It definitely sounded like Zemuria was a more... troubled... place than Teyvat. As far as Nilou knew, no nations back home were at war, or having to deal with the aftermath of that. Sure, there had been some horrible things, like the destruction of the nation of Khaenri'ah, but that's happened hundreds of years ago... Nilou herself never had to see any war or greater catstrophe with her own eyes, and she was grateful for it. She did feel a little bad for Emma for having to deal with such things, but she was at least glad to see she wasn't that badly affected by it.
The ARCUS did pique her interest though, she didn't know other worlds had different ways to harness the power of the elements... and she was surprised to hear Emma didn't even need a device to use magical powers... although after a moment of thought... "Hm, interesting... people from other worlds are curious indeed, the only other one I've met before, the Traveler, also didn't need a Vision to use elemental powers. It was quite a surprise, I'd never thought it was possible before." She said. "You must be quite talented then, just like them!" Nilou smiled warmly.
"...though I'm not so sure about swapping our tools. I'm not sure about the ARCUS, but the Visions are a very... personal thing. As I said, they're a physical representation of one's ambition... I've never heard of someone using someone else's Vision... well, actually, that's not true... I've heard of something like that... a boy from Inazuma awakening his dead friend's Vision to parry a blow from the Almighty Shogun... but I'm not sure if you can use the Vision of someone that's still alive..." the redhead explained, then got lost in thought for a moment. "Ah, but I guess I'm rambling a bit..." she put her hand on the back of her neck and chuckled. "...I guess it's at least worth a shot. Who knows, maybe if someone shares your ambitions, they can use your Vision even when you're alive? Things like that often work in mysterious ways." she concluded.
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By the passing seconds, King Dedede's wonder and interest grew and grew with each word spoken from Nilou about Teyvat. A vast land split into 7 Regions, each representing an element of nature alongside being ruled by its own god? Sounds like a real interesting way to run things for sure!
Then came the descriptions of each one. To Dedede, Mondstadt sounded quite similar to Dreamland's general atmosphere. Ideals of freedom, song, and.. Wine? Well, Dedede wasn't too sure on that aspect due to having never heard of 'Wine' before. Maybe something to ask later. All the other regions sounded very interesting too. If anything, Dedede could assume that Liyue had lots of mountains and rock-based geography, Fontaine being aquatic or tropical; Natlan on the other hand put Dedede's thoughts back to Halcandra.. Possibly very heated there.. For Inazuma, the King pondered that there was likely a lot of rain that occured there. At least it sounded like no concern for droughts!
The waddle dees huddled around as well, eyes sparkling as though they were being told a really good fairytale before bedtime. This elicited a soft chuckle from the King before he continued to listen on. Sneznaya had a nice ring to it's name.. He wondered if it was anything like the snowlands of White Wafers? Then came the discussion of Nilou's home: Sumeru, land of Wisdom and associated with Nature, guided by Lesser Lord Kusanali. Dedede nodded on and listened intently as she described her home, with the idea of wisdom leaving the scholars of this Akademiya on a constant pursuit of knowledge.
"Eesh.. The scholars can really be buzzkills at times huh? And.. Isn't lockin' up a god an act of Heresy? Were they punished for it or..?"
To be frank, Dedede did not like the idea of these Scholars.. It sounded as though the pursuit of knowledge put a few cuckoo clocks in their heads and made the gears turn wildly like Dynablade on a sugar rush.
"Any form of help in gettin' your goddess free is all the same in my eyes. Even if it's giving advice in how to approach the situation plays as big of a role as breakin' her outta her shackles. All of it is a phenomenal and noble thing to do."
Dedede complimented the fact with a smile, and the Waddle Dees seemed to be waving their stubby hands in praise for the redhead. Nilou then pulled out an interesting gem, in which she called a 'Vision.' Dedede looked on in wonder as she explained, and demonstrated with a forming water current in her hands. Letting out a small whistle in admiration, he unknowingly made a small out-loud comment instead of a thought.
"Heh, Reminds me of Kirby's Copy Abilities.."
But then things took a serious turn when Nilou mentioned Inazuma's Vision Hunt Decree, and the effects of losing a vision.
"..I.. Will admit, that done sounded really problematic.. Was it revolted against or is it still active..?"
Luckily enough, everything else about the world seemed great. Though he did wonder about the food.. Heh..
"Despite all that, Teyvat sounds like a peaceful dream of a place. Who knows? Maybe under certain circumstances me and a few dear friends of mine may end up stopping by."
Then came Emma's world, or in this case, Continent: Zemuria. Cueing a chunky piece of brief history involving a bit of troubling conflicts that had taken place there. But as far as it went, It hadn't really fazed him much; Either because of the trouble faced back on popstar involving Abyssal cults, Dark Matter, Nightmare and even occasionally fighting eldritch gods of destruction.
"My, at least you and your friends managed to pull through. Teamwork really gets ya places much higher than one could expect."
Then came the discussion of the Orbments. Devices that granted magic abilities upon inserting a quartz in it. It sounded pretty cool, as with that it can likely grant the use of elements without need of a copy ability. Upon Emma's revealation that she was a witch, Dedede stretched a bit and replied.
"Hm.. I'm guessing you hold the ARCUS around as means to cover up your magic usage as Orbment use to prevent others from knowing you're a witch, correct? Quite creative I'll say."
He gave a content sigh shortly after.
"Feels like a culture exchange all ovah again... My ambition mostly centers around the well-being of Dreamland and Popstar as a whole. I'll admit, some parts of home has it's flaws, which may pertain to invasions.. But in the midst of that, strengthening my bonds with friends and redeemed foes alike grows ever apparent."
His mind glanced back towards Magolor. He remembered the initial shock and hurt when it was revealed he wanted the Master Crown for himself all those years back.. Hit like a truck and hurt like HAL.
"Oh, aha, you flatter me," Emma giggled modestly when Nilou complimented her affinity with magic. The young woman couldn't deny that she had a hard time accepting compliments; even though she was considered a prodigy in her own right in her clan, she'd always been keenly aware that she always came in second compared to her sister, but now that the business with Vita was over, Emma knew that the time had come to accept that she truly had grown in some manner after all this time.
Though, when Nilou began to explain how personal these Visions seemed to be, Emma tilted her head curiously, but still maintained her cordial smile. "Oh, is that right? Interesting," she said, seemingly undeterred, before crossing her arms behind her back. "A physical representation of one's ambitions... In other words, their hopes and dreams, right? I wonder. We are going to be here for a while, right? So I suppose we'll have plenty of time to get to know each other, and then... who knows? Maybe I'll have more of an affinity with your Vision by then."
She paused, then chuckled playfully. "Just kidding. I don't really have much in the way of ambitions, except to just learn all I can about the world. And I suppose... peace and goodwill toward all. Those kinds of things are such general sentiments, I suppose they wouldn't make for very powerful Visions in that case, right?"
"Ambition can bring one a long way, but at times it can kinda be a double-edged sword.. On one hand, there are some who ambition towards peace, like one of my insightful Knights. On the other, however.. It can lead to dangerous results in the hands of greed and malice.. Though it would depend on the theory centering on that one can obtain a vision regardless of the intent of their ambition." Dedede placed a hand underneath his beak, as that could be a concern to make worthy note of. Possibly it would've made the fight against Haltman much more difficult should it have been confirmed, or even spelled certain doom if he had found Teyvat instead..
"Anywho, I guess it's my turn to share a lil gimmick I use to defend my home.. Well, technically two."
Dedede stepped back, going into a stance as though he were holding something massive over his shoulder. Closing his eyes and taking a small breath, small glowing hearts started forming and combining to take the shape of a hammer. Before eventually, it formed his signature mallet. Holding it upright, Dedede then made a small gesture on the shaft, causing the hammer to suddenly open up and reveal a large metal contraption within, briefly spurting a blue flame and sparks as demonstration.
The hammer closed itself after, before dissipating into a glowing dust of hearts. Dedede then took another stance, and the same process happened, though this time a different weapon conjured alongside a protective mask.
“This, is what I call my Hammerspace. A pocket dimension that helps me bring the tools necessary to keep my home safe.”
Dedede then discarded his gear back into their particle-like heart visage, switching to a smaller version of his first hammer, light enough for one hand carry.
"The 2nd part I spoke of is part of the power of a friendly rival of mine. His name is Kirby, and he has the ability to essentially copy and utilize an original skillset based from the fighting style of any opponent he fights."
"Though.. this would be acquired by means of ingestion."
Dedede made quick to elaborate further.
"Y'see, Kirby has this base power to inhale with great force. Sometimes strong enough to clear acres of forest. And yes, there have been enemies who have been consumed by him. Though, that does not mean they die. Instead they're actually just sent to this starlit void full of food."
Dedede quickly shook his head to snap out of that ramble.
"A-anyway.. As an example, if Kirby were to swallow water that comes from Nilou's vision, he'd gain the Water Ability. And Emma, depending on the element which your magic casts, whether it be fire, ice, electricity, or other forms, The ability he gains would vary.
In terms of elemental abilities though, Kirby can enhance the melee weapons of his allies with the elemental ability he's gained. Though for me, I can do it by will, just needs more focus to activate it."
He scratched the back of his head sheepishly.
"I can showcase later though.. It seems the mansion may be opening soon."
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