THE HORRORS OF OBLIVION | [@]MERIDIAN

[damnpire]

[D's communion into Meridian aligned minds is like a very polite knock at the door, except when the door is finally opened, a rush of icy wind blows in. No warmth or mirth can be found in the space of his mind, though it's a surprisingly gentle, dark void despite the chill. It's familiar for anyone who has had a communion with him, but probably kind of eerie for those who haven't.

It's also pretty quiet now actually.]

I made an attempt to Reincarnate the late Tribune. [He delivers this all very clinically, very factual.] It failed, but not because he hadn't been willing.

Something else had been inside him. [Can Nothing be something?] It had cleaned his soul out, if he had one at all, and left him as a husk. There was no soul to shift into another body.

It spoke through him. It said, "We never would have been able to Enter without the Choices that have been made."

[:wooper:]

Comments

[wolfish]

[ This is a lot to parse.

Yuri was there for an attempt at reviving the dead, though that individual had been gone far longer. It did not end well, and he doubts that was owed entirely to his sabotage,cthough he did indeed do just that. That case would have required bleeding four specific people dry and he was one of them. ]

Well that's something.

[ He starts, not particularly willing to stroll down memory lane. The dead person in his little tale is Byleth's mother, after all. ]

So I'm guessing this is another facet of all the lovely, disturbing things we're getting accosted with. Fantastic.

[damnpire]

[I want to 🤲 all these poor Femblems.]

Moving forward, we should be careful. If his body was inhabited by something as dangerous as that felt, it could potentially do the same to others.

[wolfish]

[ Honestly, they need it. ]

That bad, huh... Suppose I'm not surprised.

[ Unfortunately. ]

Did it give any indication of what the "actions taken" referred to?

[damnpire]

No. That is all it said to me.

[Unfortunately.]

It wouldn't hurt to investigate. But quickly.

[wolfish]

I'm inclined to agree with you there. This place seems increasingly unstable, and not just all that business we'd already been looking into.

[ It has concerned him for some time, really. Ever since they started seeing phantoms with familiar faces. ]

But how do you investigate something like this?

[damnpire]

[D feels the same, honestly.]

We will have to pay attention to Shards and deaths until we find any like Cyrus.

[wolfish]

Can't help being reminded of that death-dream people mentioned when coming back from the last Oracle.

[ Byleth and Sentience seemed to have had much the same experience in that regard. ]

Anything you suppose we should have a closer look at in the meantime?

[damnpire]

When Cyrus spoke to me a while ago, he confirmed information goes to those Harmonized highly with Meridian. And through the Church. It isn't a bad place to start.

I'll look into Harmonizing further if needed, to see what information I can get. If others are willing, it'd be helpful if they join.

[wolfish]

He mentioned that to me, though he also said there wasn't much to share.

[ Which always struck him as a little strange, but then again, it would explain the lack of anything to be found in the city. ]

What are you at, harmonization-wise?

[damnpire]

I think there may be more to share than he was willing to say, or more than he knew himself.

The third level.

[wolfish]

He has always struck me as more of a figurehead than anything else...

Have you noticed anything different, being that high on the rungs?

[damnpire]

Not so far, no. But I haven't made any attempt to get deeper information yet.

[wolfish]

I see... Well, it's definitely one avenue to explore.

[damnpire]

I'll see what comes on it. I know Set, Ruby, and maybe Liem, have connections to the Church. If there is any information, I think the Church where we'll find it.

[wolfish]

You could be right. It's one avenue I haven't considered...

Let me know if you end up wanting a hand, yeah?

[damnpire]

[wow all my typos]

I will. Thank you.