"Really she keeps other dimensions in line and makes sure they don't clash into each other." She stated. "Or that's what she said they do. For her, she just manages another dimension and using her adiminstrative powers at a minimum. She's too lazy to do a lot of the work anyway so she just checks in every now and then."
...⚶Caelum wasted no time in responding to his servant and nodded at Lyanna, his smile soon vanishing with his presence in the room. He quickly made his way down the hall, passing the numerous family portraits on the walls. On occasion, he'd stop and take a look, thinking back to times where Lumina had a peaceful incarnation. While they were far and few in between, he always made sure to savour those moments. While he did put up the facade of authority and a collected mind, he often found himself reminiscing of his whole family, and wondering how Luminaire was doing, not that he'd ever admit it to anyone, not even his wife. Even when they are alone, they seemed to maintain the hidden emotions, just in case someone was watching. It had only been a handful of times Caelum had actually smiled, and that was in the comforts of his bed, or when he was alone with his adolescent children. As Luminaire and Lux grew older, he began smiling less and less, not out of spite, but out of necessity. If a king appeared soft, there would soon be a rebellion, as the Human history has shown throughout the centuries. Children also become a weakness, and if he showed favouritism to his children, his enemies would be able to exploit their relationship and threaten his children. That was something he wished to be spared from, so he acted cold and distant to his family in the presence of company, so that there would be no weakness showed. He soon ended up at the throne room's doors, and with a slight amount of pressure, he walked inside, closing the doors behind him and his wife and locking them. He ignited the numerous candles around the throne room and stepped into the light. The next few moments were crucial, so he had to drop his facade in hopes of his gentle demeanour not triggering Lumina's destructive tendencies. Stepping around the large stone pillars that decorated the throne room, he spoke out to his daughter with another of his rare smiles on his face, ever so slowly making his way to Luminaire⚶...
“ You used to play here with your brother as a child, you know. For hours on end, you'd make small balls of fire and use them to play catch. Your mother always used to be afraid of you hurting yourselves, but truth-be-told, I always found it a bit unusual, considering you were never able to create them when in the classroom. I suppose it has been quite a while since you were last here, hasn't it, Luminaire? ”
Location:
The Throne Room.
Mood:
Calm.
Status:
Conversing with Luminaire.
Objective:
Speak with his daughter.
Theme:
Not much time had passed between when Lumina had accidentally teleported from her room to the throne room, and Lumina barely had enough time to try and wrack her brain to find out why everything was so familiar before she heard a nearby door open. Looking up, her eyes fell on two figures that seemed to be popping up in her head ever since she arrived here. Her bright blue eyes fell upon the couple, unable to really do much other than just stare at the familiar strangers, as if they would hold the answers that she seeked. Because of this strange familiarity, she didn't shy away from them like she normally would from people she hadn't met before. Lyanna noticed this, wanting nothing more than to just run over and hug their daughter, who obviously looked distressed. But instead Caelum took the lead, leaving the white-haired phoenix to stand back and see what her husband would do. She noticed the gentleness of his voice, realizing just what it was that he was trying to do. Showing their daughter his true self, a self he only reserved for people like Luminaire. Lumina could only stare at Caelum as his words seemed to resonate with her very being, and suddenly everything made sense. This man that was talking to her, the king of the Phoenixes, Caelum Phoseroth, was her father. Lyanna Phoseroth was her mother. Luxe Scarlet was her adopted brother. This was her home, that during her calm reincarnations she had grown up in. She wasn't like the other phoenixes, and her reincarnations were all messed up, so she was given to Ayen to see if he could help, to which a shard was placed within her soul. She had killed many people, and terrorized just as many, being locked away for everyone's safety. She had actually lived quite a number of lives, more than most phoenixes ever would. She was Luminaire Phoseroth, the broken phoenix. And she was finally whole, and she was home. As the realizations set in and her memory finally fixed itself for the final time, her body changed. Her blonde hair gained ringlets at the end of the tresses, lightening up a shade. Her frame shrunk a bit, making her shorter and thinner than the form she was used to. It was the form Lumina was in when the photographs in hanging in the hallway were taken. The appearance from the lifetime where they were actually a whole family.
"Father..." she spoke, the words falling off her tounge for the first time in many many years. Her eyes fell on Lyanna in the corner, who was holding back tears as she watched her husband and daughter reunite. "Mother..."
Now that her memories were fully restored, Lumina was able to realize what had happened to her throughout the years. She was able to access her memories in great detail from every single life she had lived, all the good and all the bad. All the reincarnations that caused her family and people nothing but trouble and harm from all the destruction she would cause. All the lives where she was nothing but harmless and yet she was locked away in an icy prison cell. Even the more normal lives where she did have some freedom, but it was limited. Overcome with emotion, tears formed in her eyes and she couldn't help but bow her head in apology, the tears slipping down her cheeks. "I beg your forgiveness for all the trouble I have caused you both over all of my lives. I am sorry that the king's daughter was such a broken phoenix." She did feel genuinely sorry, hating the things that she had done, even if it wasn't her fault. Seeing this, Lyanna was unable to hold back her own tears, finding her own cheeks wet with them as well from the scene. Their Luminaire was back, fixed to who she was supposed to be after all these years. Of course she would forgive her, how could she blame her child for something that wasn't her fault? Lyanna looked to Caelum, steeling herself to let him handle this.
...⚶Caelum continued to walk around the pillars as his daughter finally spoke. Indeed, she seemed normal, however there had been a few incarnations of Luminaire who was cunning enough to play innocent to escape her holding cell. That's how Pompeii happened. She was able to trick a guard into releasing her, during which she went on a rampage in burnt Pompeii to the ground. It took months of politics and rearrangements to make it seem like a volcanic eruption. He paid a man by the name of Pliny the Younger a hefty sum of gold to write a letter describing the scene. The only way word travelled back then were letters, so it was the most efficient way to convince the surrounding populace with an eye witness of the account. Luminaire was a powerful Phoenix in her own right, and if she was born normal, she'd have made a powerful war deterrent. But alas, that was not so, and his dangerous daughter was at the foot of his throne. Tilting his head to the side, he replied to Luminaire, his smile remaining ever present⚶...
“ Hush now, you needn't apologise for events beyond your control. Come, we have much to discuss. I'm sure your mother would love to hear some stories. ”
Location:
His Throne Room.
Mood:
Calm.
Status:
Conversing with Luminaire.
Objective:
Speak with Luminaire.
Theme:
"pfft, please. I'd be scary. If anything, you wouldn't see me coming~" she said and laughed. Asako walked in when he let her in first, saying a small thank you. She gasped a bit as she saw the concession stand. "We should get snacks!" she squealed. Sure, they ate not too long ago, but c'mon, not eating snacks while watching a movie at the movie theatre nonetheless is like not praying while at church or something.
She would have been more surprised if Logan had said he was actually from here, not that it was unlikely, it'd just be surprised. Though like her he was from somewhere else. Hopefully where he was from wasn't as bad as her home, she'd never wish that place upon anyone. "We have that in common then" she said, and if she was in her human form she would have smiled. It did seem plausible that most dragons at the school were from dimensions other than this one. When Logan called out that he saw the arena, she did as he said and landed on the island. Once he was off of her back she went back into her human form. "It felt so nice to fly again! I should do that more often."
Zero's head snapped down to look at Ryft, eyebrows furrowed in confusion. A weapon? What did that mean? He relaxed as Ryft went into better detail about it, realizing it wasn't anything to really worry about. So Ryft was the result of an experiment, interesting. The way Ryft described himself sounded pretty dang cool, he could turn into any kind of weapon, even one that didn't exist? Maybe it was just because Zero was a weapon guy, but that didn't make him any less cool to Zero. His eyebrows raised when he mentioned a pact. So that was how it worked, his ability relied on making a pact with someone. Zero smiled when he finished talked. "That sounds awesome, in my opinion" He stated. "As for me. I'm a God. More specifically a Dragon God. I'm not actually a dragon though, my powers and physical attributes are just similar to one, so that's where the dragon part comes from. Inherited the title from my dad." Zero's smile slightly faltered at the mention of his father, but kept it remained nonetheless. Zero still had a special place in his heart for his dad, but he hadn't been the best of people. "I can use elements pretty well, though fire is the one I'm skilled at, the others not so much. I'm still trying to get better with them though. Let's see... I'm freakishly strong and agile, I also have better reflexes than most people and better senses. Ah, and, it takes a little more effort for something like a knife or sword to cut my skin. My skin could be compared to dragon scales and how it protects the dragon, but not as well clearly, it's still skin. Also, when I use my magic, my appearance kinda changes to what I look like now. I've never understood why though, my father never really explained it to me. Anyways, anything else?.... Well I'm pretty good with a sword and gun, and I can even channel some of my magic into them if I focus hard enough." He said, nodding when he finished talking. "Honestly, my magic really isn't that great or unique, my skill rests more in my strength and weapon wielding if anything."
Elaena looked away from the TV and towards Ansom as be explained why he was trying to impress her, frowning ever so slightly before he had began channel surfing. She had still been watching him when he glanced over at her wearing a mischievous smile. Blinking, she turned her attention to the TV with a curious expression as she watched the weather report, she kind of had a feeling where this was going. As the weather man started stumbling with his words and getting confused for a minute, Elaena couldn't help but giggle at it. "Oh my." she said as her giggles died down. "So I guess you are the cause when snow or storm happens at an odd time of year huh..." She said looking back at him "Some of the time at least." She added before taking another bite of her food and watching TV. Finishing that bite, she tilted her head a little as she spoke "And I do suppose Anti-God is a bit of an unfortunate title to have when trying to make friends...but don't feel as though you need to impress me because of it. I don't care about the title or anything like that, just be your normal self" she said with a shrug and a smile before going back to eating.
Elliot narrowed his eyes a little at her answer, didn't she just say that her work kept her busy? Yet now she says she's too lazy to do it? He didn't get it. Unless the work was just so busy that even when only doing half of it, it took up a good bit of time. "Wow. That's pretty cool and important..." He said with a nod "either way I hope your friend gets some free time so you two can catch up.
Levi had moved to help her up if needed when she bumped her head but she was already back on her feet before he could. He just watched, completely speechless as he watched Seiko drop stuff in and continue cooking like nothing happened. 'She is really lucky I'm not human...' he thought to himself as he looked at the purple curry mix. He could handle all kinds because he wasn't human, so the poison would probably make him sick but not poison him. He nodded and sat at the dining table when she asked, only looking over to watch her cook. It was then that it dawned on him that she'd probably try to taste it...and she was human... His eyes immediately widened "Uh. Seiko? About your foodSeiko Yuubari
Seiko was blushing hard as she read the cookbook carefully on how to make curry ramen. She noticed that she dropped a spoon and picked it up standing up before hitting her head against the counter which caused an unfortunate set of events as all the salt in the salt shaker fell into her mix along with an entire bottle of Tabasco sauce and rat poison as she was oblivious. She groaned rubbing her head not noticing what had been placed in the mix as the bottles were on a shelf above her. She cleaned up the few bits that spilled and continued cooking as if nothing happened. "I'll be ready in a bit please sit down at the dining table." She smiled. The supposed curry mix was dark purple rather than brown but she didn't mind it as she thought she spilled some soy sauce in it
Seeing Mizuki relax put a smile on Kansuke's face. This trip, which he figured would be full of more dangers and bad things than he would have liked, was already going to be stressful enough. Stressing over things when times were nice wouldn't do them any good, so it was probably best to keep their spirits up as long as they could. Kansuke nodded, glancing over at Mizuki for a moment before returning his gaze forward. "That's the spirit!" He couldn't help but wonder if he was coming off as too optimistic. He'd be lying if he said he wasn't worried, so maybe this was just an attempt to cover up own feelings about the situation. If that was the case, that wasn't fair to Mizuki. Though he didn't have much time to think on that as she was commenting on how she was glad he didn't mind her questions. The last thing that he wanted was for it to be an awkward trip, so he wanted to reduce the barriers between them as much as he could. "I agree. If we're going to be travelling together, we should be able to talk to each other... like friends do." He smiled a bit to himself at the word. Friends. Growing up as an orphan he didn't really have too many friends, though he supposed he didn't really mind it all that much. So to be able to call Mizuki a friend was kind of nice. "I-I don't mean to come off so forward by already calling us friends," Kansuke added, almost a little too quickly. There was the tiniest hint of a blush on his face, feeling a little insecure that he might be stepping out of line with the princess.
"Hmm... I think I'm making excuses. I feel tired right now~" She said before she giggled a bit. True she just got her new powers, but all that happening in her head was a bit tiring. Especially since they went through every aspect of her past. The memories she now hold, she thinks she needs time to organize her thoughts.
VIOLETTA
The school day had been pretty uneventful. Serving as a security guard for the school, one of Violetta's jobs was to also make sure that the kids weren't getting in trouble and staying in line and in class like they should. There were a few delinquents that Apollyon seemed to handle fine, so it was a pretty easy enough day for her. All that the goddess really wanted, however, was to go home to her boyfriend and her children. She knew that her goddess of time genes meant that they would grow up quicker than normal human children did, so she wanted to be around for as much as possible during their childhood years. She didn't really have a childhood, since she just came into existence all of a sudden. She didn't even really have a body at first, but then soon one materialized and there she was. There was so much about growing up and childhood that she had seen at a distance throughout the many eons of time that were always going through her head all at once, but actually experiencing it firsthand with children of her own was even better. She smiled as she floated home, wondering what Kai had been up to all day. She hadn't exactly told him that she had gotten a job as a security guard at the school, only that she had gotten a job and would be gone for most of the day. She also hadn't told him that she had reactivated her goddess/time powers to do so. They had agreed to stay human for a while, but the job kind of required more than just what her human form was capable of. It wasn't a big deal if she just kept to using her powers while on the job right? That seemed to be fine, as she would still be human around him and the kids. That way she wasn't technically breaking their agreement, right? She was lost in thought about that as well as enjoying the float home so much that she had made it inside without thinking, completely forgetting to turn back to human before entering the house.
"Honey! I'm ho-" she started, realizing that she walked into the kitchen where Kai was. It was only then that she realized, standing in front of her boyfriend to whom she promised to stay human for a while for, that she was greeting him as a fully restored goddess of time, with a form that he hadn't even seen before. She recoiled a bit, completely forgetting in the moment that she could just rewind time to before she entered the house and change back into a human. "H-hi... Honey..." she nervously smiled, pretending in that moment that nothing was amiss, though her reaction had totally given it away that she knew she had fucked up. Oopsies.
Roman
After Scarlet landed, Logan hopped off of her back and stretched a bit, preparing for his training match with Scarlet. It was going to be an interesting one. She seemed a bit hesitant, which honestly confused him. He figured it was just because he randomly asked, so he didn't think much of it. and just continued to prepare for their match. "Hey? Lets try and keep our fight to a moderate length. Say 8-10 minutes? Don't want anyone going overboard." He said smiling happily.
Kenai watched as Asako immediately shifted her attention to the snack stand. He shook his head and laughed a little at her enthusiast exclamation for snacks. Sure they had just ate but he was well aware of Asako love for snacks and he still had room for snacks, he didn't bother having any ice cream with his food earlier after all. "Yeah. Feels weird going to the movies and not getting any. Go ahead and pick out what you want and I'll get it once I get our tickets" he said with a nod of his head. He then went to the ticket booth to get their tickets.
As Alejandro looked at Astrid, the last thing he had expected her to say was that. His cheeks turned a light tint of red and his eyes widened a bit. He slowly opened his mouth, his voice becoming soft, and he seemed a bit timid, almost.. embarrassed. "I see. Well, if that's what you want, then I wouldn't mind it. Besides, the closer we are to one another, the safer we'd be... And comfortable." Alejandro had ended up saying the last two words really quietly. Ever since things calmed down, and the two were able to take it easy again, He couldn't get over this feeling of uneasiness. The idea of something happening to one of the two of them again embraced his mind. It lingered and wouldn't go away, and just having Astrid close by gave him ease. Because he knew if something was to happen, she'd have his back and he'd have her's. What was more important at the moment was that they got their much needed rest. After all that with Perfect, Alejandro could feel his own body being strained, and in all honesty, his body was aching. "I'll carry you to bed... You just try and regain your strength." He told her, standing up from his knee. His legs were a bit shaky due to the slight pain he felt from over exerting himself in his fight with Perfect. It wasn't too noticeable, unless you were paying strict attention. Alejandro picked Astrid up from the chair and carried her towards her bedroom. Once he got in there, he set her down on the bed, and went to take off his jacket. Now that they were in there, he just simply sat down on the bed. He kicked his shoes off, and left them beside the bed. "Wish I had my pajamas or something." Alejandro said, smiling a bit.
Kai had been the one stuck with the kids. This was mainly due to his job giving him more time off and Violetta's job needing her their for the first day. As much as Kai would love some days off from work, it seemed that wasn't the case. He had not only one job, but two. One that would last a lifetime; fatherhood. He adored his two little babies, but they were a handful. Victoria, the girl, was so energetic. Merrick, his son, he was a bit more mellow, but he seemed to have a thirst for knowledge. The kid wanted everything he could get his hands on, and there was no shortage of items for him to grab at. Not too long ago, he found himself facing the dangerous game of diaper changing, only to end up being peed on. Wasn't the first time. Damn kids showed no remorse when it was his turn to change diapers, and he didn't expect them to anytime soon.
As the day reached that time, Kai had started to prepare for Violetta's return. He had took the kids out for a walk, showing them the beautiful area around their home. He even picked a few fresh apples. He may have been nicknamed 'The Red Pineapple', but his favorite were always apples. kai managed to pick an entire basket full of them, and he grabbed a few flowers too. When he returned home, he went and took the kids to their room, as they ended up falling asleep on their little field trip. Once they were all tucked in for their naps, Kai took the time of peace to focus on preparing his things. Kai went into the kitchen, and picked up his basket. Just as he did so, he heard a voice, and was about to reach for his sword until he realized who it was. It was Violetta. She didn't look the same neither. He didn't seem too excited with his response, "Hey.. Vio... You look different... and I don't mean like usual." He said, placing the basket on the table. Kai then reached down and picked up the cloth that covered the flowers and apples. "How was work...? Seems like it was interesting."
Hou's heart was about to jump out of his chest. He was scared half to death, and with every fiber of hos being was doused with worry. The way she had screamed for him was almost heart wrenching. As she told him what was wrong, he began to smile, his worry slowly fading. He even began to chuckle a soft chuckle. Placing his hands on Skylar's shoulders, he closed his eyes, and his smile remained. He then pulled away from the hug and let her get a good look at him. "You had me worried to death, Short Stuff. Shit, I thought something was happening. man... I've never been so scared in my life. And tell me... Tell me where I would go without you? Because I can't name a single place. If you can't see me, it just means I'm with you in here." He told her, placing a finger where her heart was. "That big heart of yours. The same one that saved me." Hyou said, kissing the blunette right after. Hyou used his finger to wipe away Skylar's tears, and he sat down on the bed beside her. "I'll be right be your side. Take it easy and relax, alright? You've been through more than enough. Surprised you were even able to launch yourself at me like that... One strong woman I've got." Hyou then chuckled, wrapping his arm around Scarlet and holding her close.
Ansom let out a loud laugh and waved his fork in Elaena's direction. "Be myself?" He repeated it and followed it up with another laugh, his head shaking a bit. "You forget, Elaena. Being myself is exactly what I DON'T want to do. It's what I'm trying to AVOID." He smiled and took another bite before returning to flipping of the channels. Eventually, it landed on some sitcom and Ansom decided to quit bothering with it. "But, yes, being the Anti-God is definitely not acceptable to most in any social interaction. I tend to just keep that a secret. I've learned that people even prefer to hear God of Chaos rather than Anti-God." He sighed and shook his head a bit, looking at his plate. "That's why I gave myself the nickname of the Chaos God. It keeps my roots and makes people a bit less fearful."
