Eh, I have no way to work for closure. -Ilunabar never had much of an story just a series of plans. -Divas are accessory to that. -No idea what to do with Croma -Makeda is basically over -Vascogne and Irikiri have some plans but no end or arc -Susa got messed up hard by everyone involved with her jumping ship -Mesathalassa in general has a clear plan but the "end" to it is just a few characters arc ending, the story itself stays open.
All along with a few minor ideas I still want to do. So, eh. Guess I will just stick around while it lasts, haha.
Hey, a post. Nice. I'll have to add dealing with Osveril's infestation to Teknall's to-do list.
What's everyone else up to? I was doing a collab with Kho but he's been offline for 12 days now. I should find something else to write in the mean time.
Been working on and off on my next post about Mesathalassa. Though I am taking a time off from writing at the moment to focus on other stuff.
Level 3 Goddess of The Supernatural (Soul) 2 Might 1 Miracle 1.25/6 Acts of Creation
Locus Amoenus now glowed with faint lights, it's gentle paths lit by lanterns making the land as pleasant in the day as it was in the night. Lights moved around in many sizes, from the small firefly to the fae called Lampad, an alteration born from the Dracs who instead of water, had an affinity to fire and light and a new found skill with Mana, which was the main fuel of the lights.
Kap Gam took pride in a functional place, and the sanctuary had turned exceptionally well kept and organized by now. The libraries were full of thoughts, the land was guarded, the gardens were blooming.
It was fine now to fully focus her efforts on the guidance of the Fae she had selected among the remnants of the forces that once fought at the base of the mountain. Of the 30 she had guided, only 17 had made into her home, all others getting lost in the land or denied by it.
Kap Gam's display of power had been enough to persuade them out of their silly war between sullied and unsullied. Beyond that, they were on their own, being welcomed to meditate and enjoy the pleasant land for as long as they needed.
The change did not start in groups and was not sudden. As they became once again proud Fae connected to the Ley, they true appearance started to shine through their shells, their skin was no longer beige or grey but red, blue, green, among many colors while horns started to rise from their 'skulls'. Some gained larger bodies, while other stayed small, yet all had great pride in their form.
They were no longer sullied or unsullied, they were free, they were Ogres.
Just embrace that turns are a thing of the past and spend might without worries.
Or you could just do a contrived and gamy interaction with the ubergods for free might apparently, provided you have this mystical thing called 'justification' which is only told about in vague legends :^)
Level 3 Goddess of The Supernatural (Soul) 2 Might 1 Miracle 1.25/6 Acts of Creation
The goddess was calmly resting near one of the many gardens of her land, when she suddenly stood up, looking to a particular direction, seeing past the simple wall and into the field below. A battle raged, despite the goddess' warnings.
The Unsullied and Sullied were fae, yet not ones created by the goddess of souls. They had many peculiarities that Kap Gam hoped to study in depth one day and discuss with their creator, the goddess Seihdhara.
However, the simple fact they were unique did not give them the right to openly scar the land with meaningless battles. Kap Gam had sent a clear warning to both kings that any fight near the sanctuary would be a great offense (along with a few words why they should stop fighting) yet neither side respected her wish.
The goddess had no option but to judge them all. Landing in a rock that overlooked their petty squabble, she quickly looked into the souls of each of the three hundred Sullied and Unsullied warriors on the field. One in ten were worthy of guidance, nine in ten were worthy of rebirth.
She readied Legion with a fae arrow and released it upon the air. The elfshot became a rain of silver lightning against the pale blue of the morning sky. Eight in ten of the fighters were returned to the Ley.
With that, the goddess walked into the field.
"Half of you who remain had their arms hurt by my arrows. " the remaining Fae looked at their bodies and noticed that indeed, half of them had been hit on the exact same spot. "You will return to your courts and tell your kin that a goddess' wish of peace must be respected. The ones untouched by the arrows may remain."
30 of a mixed group of sullied and unsullied remained. "All of you who are still here possess great wisdom. Your hearts went into this battle not with hatred, but with doubt. The idea of killing others because you are told to by kings or lore is horrible to you. Some of you hate killing and wish to stop, some of you just wish to continue to do so but under a more independent approach. I am not here to judge the morality of your thoughts."
"My sanctuary lays on a valley high within the mountains you see behind me. Let your heart guide you and the pathway that was once impossible will become open to you. Any of you who make it to the fields of my temple will be rewarded with new wisdom. This is all." and just like that Kap Gam vanished back to her land, leaving the confused Sullied and Unsullied behind.
Kap Gam is annoyed there is some Sullied vs Unsullied conflict near her, so she goes into the battle and kills 80% of the fighters. Of those who remain, half is offered a challenge, finding a path to her sanctuary in exchange for a mysterious prize.
Wow, I can't believe I actually ended the Nokeyor phase. Finishing up the first half of my current plan for Mesathalassa's history. (Covering from 0 After Realta to probably 130-160 AR/FE)
I admit it was the weaker half of the two, but it was fun in its own way. So many plotlines were skipped, only the ones that are really relevant for the second half remaining. Poor Sheru "The Ogre" of Kivico didn't even get to be a hero and will only have her picture posted on the eventual wikia page I will make. But it feels great to finally post that one picture that I had picked for Runza more than a year ago and that now I can work on what I was really looking forward to.
After, of course, this week full of tests is done with...
Tbh I am pretty nervous, I did a lot of bad mistakes in Nokeyor, and I really want the next half to be better considering how much time I spent on it.
Lord Zee
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