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kenoscomm2024-03-08 08:07 am
bakedapple) wrote in kenoscomm2024-03-08 08:07 am
Entry tags:
- arknights: gavial,
- boy's abyss: gen minegishi,
- culture (the): demeisen,
- expanse (the): amos burton,
- fate/: rin tohsaka,
- fate/: tezcatlipoca,
- final fantasy xiv: cid garlond,
- haikyuu!!: atsumu miya,
- legend of zelda (the): link,
- life is strange: chloe price,
- oc: matt jamison,
- persona: goro akechi,
- suikoden: yuber,
- terra e: tony asuka,
- zone-00: kiritsubo
locked to zenith
[ Link's mental space feels like being outside, so depending on where you are, you might not realize that someone has started Communion with you. Since joining the Zenith, the landscape of Link's mind has gone from idyllic, sunny forests to icy, overcast mountains. A frigid wind blows against your face, carrying the scent of firewood and meat roasting over an open flame. The diminutive Hylian is not sitting by the fire, but standing at the edge of a rocky ledge, his back turned. ]
There's going to be another Oracle soon. I can feel it. The rest of you can feel it too, right? That... pulling feeling.
[ He sighs. ]
If we lose this one, it's over. The Meridian isn't going to go easy on us. I know them... I know how badly they want to win. To them, the stakes couldn't be higher.
So let's talk. About what we're going to be up against, and... well, planning ahead isn't really something we can do, but at least we can warn each other of the dangers that individual Meri pose.
And I... I want to say something, too.
[ He sits down where he stands, his feet hanging off the cliff. There's a sense that he knows this isn't going to go over well, but it's important enough to him to say it anyway. ]
Killing the other guy before they kill you is what war is. That's normal. But Kenos is different. Death doesn't work the way it should here. We don't die permanently. You can neutralize someone threatening you by just dissipating them. There's nothing to gain by destroying their soul after you're no longer in danger.
So, I don't think any of us should shatter anyone ever again.
If you claim someone's Shard, you should protect it. If you feel that you can't do that, give it to someone else.
...I'm not stupid. I know a lot of you aren't gonna agree to this. And the Meris probably won't either. I'm sure they want revenge for what happened to Quetzalcoatl, and those of you who lost the Shards Yima gave you probably aren't feeling very merciful right now either...
But if we don't come to some kinda agreement now, that's going to become normal. Things are gonna get really bad. I don't want that. So... can we talk about it, at least?
There's going to be another Oracle soon. I can feel it. The rest of you can feel it too, right? That... pulling feeling.
[ He sighs. ]
If we lose this one, it's over. The Meridian isn't going to go easy on us. I know them... I know how badly they want to win. To them, the stakes couldn't be higher.
So let's talk. About what we're going to be up against, and... well, planning ahead isn't really something we can do, but at least we can warn each other of the dangers that individual Meri pose.
And I... I want to say something, too.
[ He sits down where he stands, his feet hanging off the cliff. There's a sense that he knows this isn't going to go over well, but it's important enough to him to say it anyway. ]
Killing the other guy before they kill you is what war is. That's normal. But Kenos is different. Death doesn't work the way it should here. We don't die permanently. You can neutralize someone threatening you by just dissipating them. There's nothing to gain by destroying their soul after you're no longer in danger.
So, I don't think any of us should shatter anyone ever again.
If you claim someone's Shard, you should protect it. If you feel that you can't do that, give it to someone else.
...I'm not stupid. I know a lot of you aren't gonna agree to this. And the Meris probably won't either. I'm sure they want revenge for what happened to Quetzalcoatl, and those of you who lost the Shards Yima gave you probably aren't feeling very merciful right now either...
But if we don't come to some kinda agreement now, that's going to become normal. Things are gonna get really bad. I don't want that. So... can we talk about it, at least?
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Exalt Oracle: shard-bearers from both factions were minimized and taken into a garden where they had to collect effigies to bring to the Oracle.
Harbinger Oracle: a maze meant to split shard-bearers, and force them to confront their own vulnerabilities and overcome them through iron will.
Each Oracle has had its own relation to the Aspect which it represents. Fore example: most Exalts put value in companionship and loyalty. So the Exalt Oracle was focused on surviving together in the wilderness of the oversized garden and working together to collect all the effigies. Now, there are more details to each of those Oracles I've skimmed over, so this is just a basic over-view of our previous experiences. This means that whether we work alone or together is dependent on the type of challenge we're presented with next. Sometimes it's not about brute strength, but appeasing the Oracle by playing by its rules.
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