Void Rift (rp) - Intermission

"Please let the shadow king know I'll pay him but don't need his guardians to grow the flowers anymore. I hope to visit you soon!" Xlentia responds happily.

 

The trio of gods waves, smiling as they enter the portal and leave Xlentia's reality, before the portal closes quickly.

 

Xlentia heads back to her chambers...

Sgavrinn and Ragnyon seem to have chased Gaia back through the portal, Ragnyon simply clinging on for dear life.

 

"-and he's probably having another party, so we'll need to get to him somehow to sort out our personal timelines." Tenebrae continues, slightly annoyed.

Mortius points a bony finger to Sgavrinn and Ragnyon.

"Oh! Did you follow me through the portal?" Gaia asks, scooping up Sgavrinn and Ragnyon in her hand and holding them up.

"Who are they?" Tenebrae asks, confused, looking down at the pair on Gaia's palm.

 

Sgavrinn starts nuzzling and rolling around on Gaia's palm, dumping Ragnyon off.
"Gah- SGAVRINN! This isn't the shadow realm!" She shouts, exasperated.

 

Gaia starts laughing, trying to keep her hand still to not drop the pair.

"I think you'll find it is." Tenebrae says, shrinking down to Ragnyon's size and appearing on Gaia's palm.

 

Ragnyon seems startled.
"U-uhm... then where's Aj? I need to return Sgavrinn to Artemis." She utters.

Sgavrinn keeps rolling around, eventually stopping and laying flat on Gaia's palm, content.

 

"The main kingdom is that way." Tenebrae says, pointing to her right. In the distance, Ragnyon can just about make out what looks like a large city with a massive palace.

Gaia begins walking toward the main kingdom, Mortius following, trying to keep her hand as level and unmoving as possible. A few strange shadowy beasts run from Gaia as she walks, clearly knowing when they're outmatched. While walking the distance for Ragnyon may have taken days, Gaia's massive size means it doesn't take too long.

"How did you manage to follow us? I was fairly sure I closed the portal too quick for any being to get through." Tenebrae asks as Gaia walks.

 

"Sgavrinn's been on Gaia's heels for hours! He's supposed to listen to me and Artemis, not get distracted that easily!" Ragnyon complains.

Sgavrinn lets out a small whine, rolling onto his back and giving something resembling a puppy face.
Ragnyon sighs.

 

"I can see where he may get confused. Gaia made the forest guardians most in her image." Tenebrae says, laughing.

Gaia glances down upon hearing Sgavrinn whine, before giving him a gentle belly rub with a giant finger.

 

He starts squirming, not particularly wanting to be on his back.

"That or she made the entire palace smell of forest. He's got plant breath." Ragnyon groans.

 

Gaia removes her finger.

"Sorry!" Gaia apologises.


Tenebrae raises an eyebrow, pointing to one of the comparatively massive flowers on Gaia's shirt. Even from Gaia's palm, Ragnyon can smell it's sweet aroma.

 

"Yep. That's what he was chasing." Ragnyon sighs. "He loves eating flowers."

Sgavrinn grows and nips of a flower from his tail, nudging it toward Gaia's wrist.

 

"Glad to help. Now it's time to really relax. I won't bother you."
I say, and walk away, motioning Crystal to follow. Before he does, though, he tries giving Rineth a hug, but it's kind of pathetic due to size differences.

 

Gaia glances down again.

"Aww, for me?" Gaia asks, smiling.

Tenebrae runs and jumps off of Gaia's hand, taking her usual larger size as the trio of gods approaches the main kingdom. To say their presence caused a few people to freak out would be an understatement.

"You all called me crazy when I said the world was gunna end! Now lookie who's crazy now! Three gods come to claim us all!!!" A Shadow says in the city, wearing two boards that say 'The end is near' as people panic around him.

"We have not come to claim your souls. I have brought Gaia and Mortius here on personal matters." Tenebrae says officially, leaning over the city to look down on the crazy Shadow.

"Oh." The crazy Shadow says, clearly intimidated by Tenebrae's massive presence.

Gaia walks around the edge of the city, stretching her hand over to the Shadow Palace for Ragnyon and Sgavrinn to get off. The forest guardians working the gardens look up at their god in shock, some of them looking like they're about to faint.

 

Sgavrinn puts Ragnyon on his back, hums a few happy notes, the barrels down her arm looking for Artemis.

Rineth quickly reverts into a draconian form, hugging Crystal back.

 

"You're a good guy, Rineth."
Crystal says, then let's go and smiles.

 

"So are you." He says, reverting again.

 

Gaia changes to her smaller size, as does Tenebrae, and the pair head toward the palace doors.

"I-I-I-It is a-a-a-a g-great h-honour to b-b-b-be in your p-p-p-presences." A guard at the palace doors stutters, opening the doors for the gods and Sgavrinn, bowing down to the ground after.

Gaia whistles to Sgavrinn, calling him to her.

"I believe I know where Aj is." Tenebrae says.

"Yes, and I think I can sense Artemis nearby." Gaia says happily.

Tenebrae appears in one of the elevators as soon as she disappears, turning the dials as Gaia walks over. A lot of the Shadows and Guardians drop whatever they're holding or doing and bow down to the ground as they see Gaia and Tenebrae.

 

Sgavrinn runs back to Gaia, staying at her side.