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

[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.