Lords of Creation (New Story Thread)

[Tsubasa & Wen Tien]

Mikoto smiles shyly: "I'm the Avatar for Lady Mina. The Goddess of Demons, Youkai, Shadows, Fire and Ice. The one who has the territory near the Free Cities. She helped out with the repairs of Bluebell as I recall."


(Total: 4 motes)

[Gentleman Vaultboy]

"Well, not a horn horn. But if I had a horn, I'd be tooting it."

Pessimal speaks to the whole assembled group.

"Would you all mind terribly if we took a picture of you as a group> Something for those in the middle continent to" He had considered saying "Chew on", But pike didn't seen to be good with metaphors and he didn't want to risk it. "get them excited before the actually fighting starts? That includes you, Miss Mikato."

[Zaleramancer]

"I am truely honored to meet you then." Amalia said as she motioned for Pike to back away from Pessimal and stand behind Drav. "Joining us for this picture thing?"

[Tsubasa & Wen Tien]

Mikoto: "Mmmm, no thanks. The last time I was included in a picture I almost had a building dropped on me and it was taken by that guys as well. I'll pass on this."

Mikoto backs away from the group that is getting their picture taken.

[Gentleman Vaultboy]

"Understandable, sorry about that. Alright, everyone bunch together, lean in, Big smiles!"

"WHOA!"

"Yes I agree, Mr. Pike has quite the smile, doesn't he? Okay, everybody say FUZZY PICKLES!"

The photo is snapped.

"Yeah, I think that's going to come out nicely, Thank you kindly."

[Tsubasa & Wen Tien]

Mikoto: "So, you're going to be giving information on the tournament of heroes for your people?"

[Gentleman Vaultboy]

"No, not mine. Not just mine, anyway. The newspaper is the steed upon which rides lady truth, and she favors no particular race or creed. If something important happens, than everyone deserves to know. If I can get away with it, I'll spread my words to the very ends of this world."

[Tsubasa & Wen Tien]

Mikoto: "Interesting. What else have you reported on?"

[Gentleman Vaultboy]

"Funny looking vegetables, mostly. A joke, I'm joking. We started out as a small thing, publishing patents and the designs of new inventions in one of Crav's coastal cities. Eventually, someone got the idea to report on local news. You know, crimes, government, things like that. Eventually we broadened out horizons. I was actually in the free city when the wall fell down writing a story on the culture and construction of the city. Then, well, the world went crazy. I guess that was my first big story.

Truth be told, that's what I'm really here for. Closure on that story. All we really know is that the Gods had a fight and that's it, proper details are sketchy at best. For the past few months I've been investigating what happened that day, interviewing witnesses and surveying damage. But the reports a conflicting. I've heard stories of the sea itself turning blood red, Hazet blowing up his own palace in rage, one god blowing himself up to stop him, watcher screaming down from the night sky devouring whole families. A lot of folks thought it was the end of the world. In General, a lot of fear, a lot of anxiety, and only faint traces of the truth. The only people that really know what happened that day are the Gods involved, and they are all going to be here."

[Tsubasa & Wen Tien]

Mikoto: "Mmmmm. Well, I don't know much else beyond that except that Lady Mina had ordered a contingent of Yukionna and Yukiotoko, including myself and the Twin Heroes, to go to the Free Cities to try to open up trade, but most of those of my race are physically weak and slow, so by the time we reached the city of Bluebell, it was already in ruins and we started helping. Then, Lady Mina arrived upon hearing the news that the city was damaged and called for aid from the Watchman and Gilgamesh. That's what I know."

[Celadon's Penultimate]

When Uburra-Namall and her retinue arrived, they were all taken aback at the advancement the society had made. Everything was so beyond the years of the Boquabians! So much better furnished, so much better decorated, so many more people, and so many different KINDS of people!

Mina was awed, and wanted to get into any and everything. She turned, watching every passing detail. The signs on buildings, the languages people spoke, the clothes they wore. But one thing caught her eye especially.

What was that man doing? She thought, Putting his hand into another man's pockets without being seen? What was he trying to find?

She was amazed to see that he pulled out a pouch, filled with what looked like...money!

Oh, how nice of him!, she mused. That man's allowing him to have money he needs! He doesn't even give it a second thought as that poor man passes him by!

And then she looked down, reaching into the pockets of HER civilian clothes. She frowned. SHE didn't have any money, either. And neither did Zai, Bo, Revei or Tyran. How would any of them eat???

Perhaps it was time to do some money-scouting of her own...

[Gentleman Vaultboy]

"Oh, don't look at me like that, this is a good Idea!" the watcher said to Rada as their ship approached the Spectropolis harbor. Waverider was over on the port side, staring out at it with intense fascination.

"Are you sure?" The dwarf said, a worried expression on her face.

"Of course." It said, trying it's best to sound convincing. "Look, she can't very well regain her memories cooped up in that little village. A holiday will do the girl some good."

Rada did not look convinced. The watcher had brought the newspaper and gathered up the money for this voyage himself. He'd even gone as far to make sure her house was well maintained by calling in a few favors from the villagers. Then it and the dog had escorted them to the coast and hurried them onto the ship.

Clearly it was up to something.

"Alright, I'm not stupid.," she said after some time. "Who is she, really?"

"All will be reveille in time, ma'am." it said, with a type of finality that it had learned from her. It was as good as any dwarfs, an iron wall that say "You're not getting anything else, deal with it." She was almost proud of it.

"Fine, but if anything happens to that girl, I'm turning you into a petticoat."

"Ma'am, I can't think of a worse fate."

The Dwarf wandered away, and went to Waveriders side.No sooner had she gone than the dog was beside him. It faced him, and let out a *PING?*

"No, we're not disobeying orders! She's gone on holiday, and we're supposed to follow her. So we're following her, on holiday. Oh look, land ho, lets continue this conversation never!"

[Zaleramancer]

"The sea.. it's so beautiful. And so familiar." Wave stared at the glittering ocean water. The sailors had mentioned that they were lucky that a spell of calm had fallen over the rioting waves.

"I know I must have lived near the ocean, with my name and everything, but still.. it feels so much like home."

Rada nodded, watching Wave curiously. Just who was this woman she had come to take care of?

[Gentleman Vaultboy]

People had begun arriving earlier that day. Not Gods or heroes, real people. With them came food, music, crafts, and customs. All the cultures in the world represented somewhere in the city.

Enterprising souls had set up food stalls, trinket stalls, drink, book, it seemed anywhere you went along the main thoroughfare, someone was selling something. Through it all the witnesses were ever present, guiding the lost, cleaning the garbage, and, in some cases, catching the unscrupulous pickpockets who worked the crowed and carrying them off to one of the empty buildings, where they would stay until the tournament concluded.

Through this cornucopia of sights and sounds walked a creature that, earlier, could not have walked, who smelled with her new nose and tasted with her all new taste buds. And they were getting a right good wearing in.

"And that, what is that?" The Babysitter said to the Dwarven soup seller, pointing to one of his several large pots.

"Cream of mushroom." He replied in an reverent tone. This was the fifth type of soup the Girl had ordered and she didn't show any signs of stopping. News travels fast among the type of person to sell something out of a stall, and it was already sweeping up and down the line that this girl was loaded and willing to spend.

She had a backpack on containing toys from every culture. Dolls, linking logs, little metal cast soldiers, toy weapons. She had also purchased a number of ring, necklaces, circlets, bracelets, hats, books, sculptures, drawings, and a single Caricature. These she either wore (the modest tower of headwear was how most of the shopkeepers spotted her) or kept in the two large bags she held in her hands. She had also eaten from every single food stall she passed, sampling things from Dragonborn fresh roasted meat to Shadow-Scarred Sashimi.

To fully understand her mindset, picture this: You are a child of 8-11 years at the local county fair, and all of a sudden you discover that no matter how much money you spend, you always have more. Now imagine that, before you arrived at the fair, you did not have a sense of taste.

"I'll take it!"she said, slapping more money onto the counter. She was having such a good time she had almost gotten over her embarrassing name.

In short, today was a pretty good day.

[Tsubasa & Wen Tien]

(4 motes previously +3 motes, Total: 7 motes)

Nayotake wandered around the area looking at all the stalls and the food in each of them as well as other minor trinkets always keeping an eye out for the Babysitter to watch her amusing antics.

[Mik_Hael]

"...Excuse me, I just remembered that I left someone who wanted to see the fights. I'll be right back."

I rip open a portal in space and walk through to a large landmass sitting in the middle of the ocean. I float down and tap the surface of the island and it immediately begins to vibrate, raising into the ocean and blotting out the sky before a monstrous figure lets out a bellow which shakes the earth.

"Hello Muffin, the contest is about to start, your to big to safely travel through the portals so we'll have to walk. Come on, if we hurry it should only take a few hours." I land on the creatures head and pat three times "Hut Hut." The creature bellows again before moving forward at an incredible speed.

To spend the time I begin to manifest small pieces of metal and link them together. While I'm doing this the views of my surroundings seem to shift again, as they did when I gained the domain of dreams, the skys shift darkly, and trails of energy seem to be scattered throughout the skyes and ocean, trailing behind pinpoints of light, which I realize to be creatures after a few seconds of observation...Even my form seems different, beneath the moral form seems to be a large system of interconnected cogs and mechanical systems formed from pure energy, coming together and interacting with each other. There is one Within Muffin as well, although drasticly less potent.

"...Interesting".

Gain domain (-6, spirits)

[Marvelous Miscreant]

Crav watched the interaction of the gods and heros in silence. They would speak to him if they wante to, no need to intervene. Perhaps he would check up on Aox. Yes, that's what he would do. Crav slowly slipped away to find Aox.

Aox was lounging near the other heroes. A small trinket in his hands.

"Are you ready Aox?"

"Lord Crav! I...Yes, I believe so. But my Lord, these other heroes....I do not believe I am a match for them. They possess much more knowledg of battle than I."

"Nonsesne, you'll do fine. Bring the power of craft to the battlefield and let none defeat you."

"Yes My Lord. As You wish. I will show them the pwer of my craft."

"Excellant. You make me proud Aox, very proud."

[Tsubasa & Wen Tien]

(7 motes previously +3 motes, Total: 10 motes)

Back at home, Mina watched as her races went about their daily business, some of them even making bets on who would be the hero tournament's winner. Kagehana and Lo-Kag had higher chances in the minds of her people than other heroes, though a few others who hadn't been around long did have bets for them. Nayotake and Taro weren't expected to win, but neither were many of the others. Some of her races thought Mina the Sly was going to be their goddess in disguise! Ah, how funny that was, but no it was not going to be. Mina decided to make an Artifact for each of her heroes should they represent her well in the tournament. First, she'd make one for Taro right now since he had none as of yet.

Mina concentrated as she made a heart-shaped pendant out of rock before blessing it with the power to boost the regaining of blood (-6 motes, Artifact Creation). This would be for Taro. Now to think of ones for the other two...

(Total: 4 motes)

[Celadon's Penultimate]

When she returned to the company of Uburra-Namall and the goddess' retinue, her comrades were struck silent. Mina the Sly had made a killing off of the pockets of others.

"Mina!" Zai exclaimed, "Where did you GET all of this money?!"

"Oh, relax, you worry-wart!" Mina scoffed, rolling her eyes, "It's free money! Nobody even seemed to miss it! And I'm sure if they need it, they can take it from somebody else! Seriously! You see how much money changes hands here? It's all for the giving and the taking."

Zai frowned. He looked over to Uburra-Namall, who chatted with some vendor about displaying her fine wares, and then looked back to Mina.

"Tyran, does it seem right to you that Mina takes money that isn't rightfully hers?"

Tyran thought a second; did it?

"Well, I don't quite know. Mina DID say she saw lots of money changing hands. And were there other folks taking money they needed?"

"I think so." Mina shrugged, "Why else would they take it?"

"I honestly don't know why they do it. I know only that it's wrong." A voice came in the midst of the heroes; they each turned and looked at one another, before their eyes landed simultaneously on the source of the voice. A cloaked thing. Not one of the strangest looking races, but strange looking for sure. His gray cloak hid nearly everything. He seemed a living, talking shroud.

"Wrong?" Bo put his hands akimbo and menaced the cloaked figure suspiciously, "Then how come so many folks are doin' it."

"Greed, I'd venture to guess." The cloaked figure replied, "Or plain idiocy."

Revei crossed his arms, looking defiantly at the cloaked humanoid, "Hey, Mina's not greedy! And she's not an idiot!"

Jassi turned just in time to see as the cloaked figure loomed in to grab Mina by the wrist and haul her off with other pickpockets. Quick as a blink of the eye, she appeared between the cloaked figure and Uburra-Namall's heroes.

"Humblest apologies, Sir Witness." Jassi clasped her hands together in a pleasant faux-prayer gesture, "I imagine you've come to claim Mina the Sly, for putting her capabilities to well-meaning, but misguided use."

She promptly snatched the bevy of change-purses from Mina's possession, and turned them over to the cloaked figure. And when he (?) was gone, the heroes would be in for a good talking-to.

[Gentleman Vaultboy]

"Thank you for your cooperation." It said. "Now, who is willing to pay her bail?"