Void Rift (rp) - Intermission

"Aj said you were stressed." Artemis says sympathetically.


"I don't not like you, I just don't like being someone else..."

 

"Yeah... I just... I'm worried about a lot more than home, now. Tenebrae and Lux were slain in front of me, a-and... I-I know Lady Tenebrae is okay, but..."


"I get it, I get it." Ruby sighs. "I just... I'm sorry I tried to deceive you. I've seen all the terrible things I've done when mind controlled, and I want to start over. You're the closest thing to a friend I have."

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"Shifters are weird, huh?" He laughs. "So, Anne said you had good news for me?"

 

"Don't concern yourself with our universe too. You already have a lot to care for with your home, we can't ask you to handle two universes at once." Artemis says kindly.


"I miss my friends..." Abigail says sadly.

 

Ihra turns around and hugs Artemis.
"It's just... too much all at once..."


"At least you have some to return to..." Ruby sighs.

 

Artemis hugs Ihra back.

"You could always come and meditate in those flowers with me. They always help you get away from things for a while." Artemis suggests.


Abigail just stays quiet, too scared and saddened to respond.

 

"...Sure, that sounds nice..." Ihra says, using Artemis to help herself stand up.


Ruby turns to finish making the fourth claw for the gauntlet.

 

Artemis takes Ihra's hand, smiling, leading her over to the flowers.


Abigail assists a little, but not as much.

 

Ihra smiles back, though she's clearly still stressed.


Ruby dulls Abigail's senses, sitting down after finishing the fourth claw.
"I might have to ask boss how to make the gauntlet. I don't really want to trouble you more than I have been."

 

Artemis sits in one of the open flowers, motioning Ihra to sit beside her.


Abigail stays quiet, still scared and sad.

 

"...In the same flower?" Ihra asks, uneasy.


"...It'll be okay. You'll make it out, and you'll be your own person again. I promise. Just... I hope you let me live too."

 

"No, that flower, silly." Artemis says happily, pointing to the flower next to her.


Abigail stays quiet, but seems to listen.

 

Ihra chuckles sheepishly, sitting in the other flower.


"The beauty of friends is that they'll go to great lengths to get you out of sticky situations. Yours will go to greater lengths. That's why I'm asking for your help... because I know you don't need mine."

 

The flowers begin to close around the pair, Artemis getting into a meditative position.


"I can't do much though..." Abigail says, sad.

 

Ihra centers herself, curious to what the flower will do with her inside.


"Even a little can make all the difference. Making those claws? The boss offered me a place to stay because they were good. That was all you."

 

Ihra feels a warm liquid begin to fill the inside of the flower, rising around her.


"She thought it was you..." Abigail says, seeming to become sadder.

 

She relaxes a bit, testing to see how thick the liquid is.


"I promise I'll set everything right and give you the credit... right now, if you want." Ruby offers.

 

The liquid appears to be a little thicker than water, but not too thick. However, it doesn't seem to stop rising.


"Won't Vexa freak out?" Abigail asks.

 

"Oh, yeah. I was able to lift the lycanthrope curse."

 

Ihra lets herself relax into the liquid.


"Probably, but you want credit, right?"

"Oh? That's good. Were the dragons the ones to help you?"

 

"Yep. Wyverns, I believe they were."