Void Rift (rp) - Intermission

"Mind control cannot spread here, though. It is too far from his domain. He's tried before - and failed."
Pause.
"Though you are correct, it is hard to tell... your realm seems to slowly break the control, similar how being near to death breaks the control. Just... less painful."

"Essentially, they're really old people who don't mind the risk of dying."

 

"That's actually quite interesting to hear." Temporus says.

"If his mind control can't spread, we only need to look out for the worms with an apple in them, right?" Gaia asks.

"If the control breaks over time, we have less to worry about." Mortius says.

"And how are you certain of this information?" Caelia asks.

 

"Because Emerald being here in your reality loosened the Hive Master's control over her... enough to cause her to be able to drain herself when Aj tried to use the stone that broke her curse on her."

 

"Oh. That's.. weird?"
Pause
"But if they can help me, that's good."

 

"And her curse was to succumb to it. That is certainly interesting." Temporus says.

"I say we continue to allow wounded into the Realm of Light." Gaia says.

"Agreed." Mortius agrees.

"I shall allow it, but know this decision is on your hands, Ihra." Caelia says.

Temporus winks at Ihra.

 

"Yeah. And I meant dragons, not people. Still... they dabble in risky things all the time."

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Ihra smiles.
"I'd appreciate it immensely if you tolerated our suffering in your realms. However... I'm not sure if it's too late to quell Lux's wrath."

 

"That is our next order of business." Caelia says.

"Well, I've got him and Tenebrae held in stasis right now. He seems pretty annoyed about his missing child though." Temporus says.

"And Xlentia is Tenebrae's alternate version, so she'd be much weaker to Lux's attack." Gaia says.

"Perhaps we must disable him." Mortius suggests.

The other three gods look rather surprised.

"Would that be wise?" Caelia asks.

"Well...we wouldn't be able to manage the Realm of Light anymore until he gathered the strength to return. But...it could be at the cost of relations with the other reality." Gaia says nervously.

 

"Okay. Well I can't wait to meet them."
He slowly closes his eyes.
"I'm gonna try to rest a bit. Goodnight."

 

"I have an alternative suggestion, but there's a chance it could make matters worse."
Pause.
"Lux's equivalent in my reality, Virei'tus, has the ability to force a split of pain. If he temporarily bound Xlentia and Lux to split their wellbeing, Lux would either stop before grievously harming Xlentia for the sake of self-preservation... or both could die."

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"I'll make sure your game is undisturbed."


You find Sgavrinn in your dreams again.

 

"Lux couldn't die from that." Gaia informs.

"We must ask ourselves, would Lux's rage be like that of a ruthless animal, where pain only fuels his anger, or that of a fearful animal, where pain would make him stop?" Temporus asks.

The gods spend some time thinking.

 

"If they were bound, Lux's death would cause Xlentia's death and vice versa." Ihra warns.
She keeps quiet after this, nervous.

 

"You're alive. Thank god."
He hugs Sgavrinn.

 

"I say we try and stop him." Caelia says.

"Agreed." Gaia says.

Mortius nods.

"Well, we have time to prepare ourselves." Temporus says.

"Maybe we could try sending him to...the institute?" Gaia suggests.

"Wouldn't work. He built it with Mortius." Caelia says.

 

He nods, confused.
He tilts his head to the side curiously.

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Ihra seems uneasy.
"...Should I notify Virei'tus to prepare the binding in case Lux somehow manages to evade the rest of you?"

 

"I had this awful dream last night. I won't go into detail, but you died."
Pause.
"But I'm glad you're okay."

 

"That would be a wise idea." Temporus says.

 

Ihra nods.
"Thank you for giving me a second chance. I promise I'll do what I can to make the most of it." She says, shifting to be ready to stand up.

He whines, nuzzling you.

 

The other gods get up, apart from Gaia who stays seated.

"Best be off then." Temporus says, disappearing in a red flash. Caelia opens a pair of portals, one portal having tortured screams coming from it while the other the sound of a piano, Caelia stepping through the latter portal while Mortius the former. A portal opens back up on the table, a green crystal appearing beside it.

 

Ihra turns to Gaia, Sgavrinn having been left behind sniffing at the portal.

"I'm sorry I put you all into this mess. I just canmt handle it on my own."

 

"That's alright. It's what we're here for, isn't it?" Gaia asks, smiling as she gives Sgavrinn a gentle pet with a finger.