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Post by Gaia on Nov 16, 2020 7:50:09 GMT -8
#s://cdn~discordapp~com/attachments/340189121500938240/728347473344725113/113~png Burai did not have a specific response to Xion's note of not having friends.
Feint and the previously silent swordsman finally broke the silence of their staring match. Burai noticed the rage in Feint's voice, and felt a pull within his own signature - the Aqua Leviathan was still intimately tied to her. It called out to her rage from within his own body. He suppressed it, but paid close attention to the information provided in her fury. He turned his cold, desolate stare on this 'Rayner,' and scanned him from top to bottom. This was the visage of a warrior from this timeline that could destroy an entire Cyberspaces on his own? Burai's eyes allowed him to look past the data and at the human underneath it. He looked haggard by the information, as though his strength were a burden to him.
He had seen that look many times before. He turned his gaze away from Rayner. He now saw the humans on this side in a new light with each opportunity he had to meet with them. He seemed less sure of his desire to move forward with them, either way - Xion and Feint were ready to move on. He was, too.
Hollow turned to look at Xion, slightly distracted, and scanned Xion as if he only saw him for the first time. He still felt apprehensive, and his body crackled with electricity against his will. He calmed down quickly, thankfully, as he recognized Xion after the surprise faded. His eyes did not blink nor waver, but they portrayed much confusion. It took him a while to construct his response but finally managed to speak. ". . . I will be sure to keep a lookout for your use of the Undimension. I warn you, however, that some other being - other than the two already here, that is - has been commanding control of the Undimension at times, wresting its boundaries even from me. It is something beyond my understanding, but if you rely on it to escape and it is otherwise occupied, it may not wield to you."
Burai heard this interaction, and it immediately caused him to pause. Energy roiled from his skin as rage accumulated within him, a cloud of black smog that coiled up from his body. He shook his head before he turned around, and began to walk towards the stair well that he and Feint first entered from. "Guide Hertz! I summon you!"
His voice echoed into the darkness for a while before the guide hertz appeared. It did not speak, but immediately sunk into the floor, which created a small point of collected energy in the form of a warp pad. Burai turned, all patience gone, and seemed hastened by Hollow's response. "If what he says is true, then I was correct. We have little time to waste."
He did not wait for them further. He moved towards the warp pad and launched off from it. As he stepped in, his body transitioned into raw energy, and he was transported back to the front of the Bermuda Maze.
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Post by Warrior on Nov 16, 2020 11:34:08 GMT -8
#s://i~imgur~com/8w4a7DV~png With nothing for either of them to add, Feint stepped onto the pad after Burai to follow him forward, while Warrior remained with Hollow for a ride back to where they had come from prior.
(Feint -> Stairway to Heaven) (Warrior -> Location Pending)
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Post by Genesis on Dec 16, 2020 10:50:37 GMT -8
"Got it. I'll be sure to keep my head out of the clouds."
*Xion was willing to hazard a guess on which side the being at least belonged to that had knowledge of the Undimension and a means to wrest control of it. Seeing as they managed to get through this maze likely by their own means as well, they were once again shown to be no slouch when it came to a wide array of feats. But with enough time anything could be decoded, especially when one had all the time in the world while undisturbed on this end. And from the scratched surface he had a good inkling on which person solved the mysteries, but not which one would see fit to use it to get around. That didn't bother him as much as it did Burai as he didn't mind if others could use it, just a matter of how they utilized it. So far it was at least in a matter that didn't show itself as malicious immediately, but that wasn't exactly a good sign in the end either.*
"Hmm..."
*He had paused for a moment to consider the implications that everything was left unseen. Because unfortunately by the time the veil was lifted the deeds were already done. It spoke volumes enough that the continent hadn't caused a stir this entire time. There was no way this happened recently, which drew a line for him to consider. The time frame wouldn't add up unless one considered the possibility that what happened not that long ago was just the puppet on the strings. He'd have to write this up as his fault for just ignoring Juno due to his lack of presence, something he was usually better about compared to everyone else. But enough procrastinating, turning his attention to Warrior before he went off.*
"Sort out your thoughts for a bit like Hollow here and then make sure you get out when you can. Not you can without the guide here anyway. But before you go off on your own to confirm whatever you want, make sure you at least send a message to the other team so they know you're breaking off for a bit if you do."
*From there he went into the same pad to join them on the stairway, prepared to see either an old face or a new one. But one thing he had at least would make certain of: this 'little' secret would certainly remain as just that.*
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Post by Warrior on Dec 20, 2020 2:57:20 GMT -8
#s://i~imgur~com/dk4CQm0~png " ... "
Warrior nodded to Xion as he considered his next course of action. Getting back on the move was certainly the right way to go, it was just a matter between heading to Gigamerica or Sharo now.
Turning to Hollow, Warrior voiced his readiness to continue.
" Ready when you are then, Hollow. Best not to keep the others waiting too long. "
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Post by Gaia on Jan 26, 2021 4:06:45 GMT -8
#s://cdn~discordapp~com/attachments/340189121500938240/728347473344725113/113~png
Hollow stayed silent for a long time after Xion, Feint, and Burai had finally left. He stood there, rotating now and again, as he cast his attention this way and that, looking for . . . well, honestly, he wasn't sure what he was looking for. Something to validate himself; something to make sense of all the emotions he didn't feel, despite knowing that there was something important here. He constantly looked back at the red sphere that floated in the sky above the Bermuda Maze. He knew he should know what it is, he knew he should know what was inside of it, and he was not able to find that answer for himself.
It puzzled him, but that was about all it could do. He was, after all, Hollow. It wasn't for a moment longer that Hollow finally processed Warrior's words, and the wizard-like . . . being? . . . turned to look at him. Those unflinching eyes were as featureless as he was emotionless. ". . . We should go. Best not to leave everyone waiting."
He could do nothing more than to repeat the sentiment back. It was all he could think to do, as he did not have Warrior's attachment to this mission. The void opened up beneath them, the boundaries of the Bermuda Maze unimportant to he who had mastered the Undimension. As the void opened up and expanded, the two sunk within, and Hollow willed the other side to be the very same place that Xion had shown him earlier.
[Warrior & Hollow -> Gigamerica
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Post by Gaia on Jan 26, 2021 4:07:12 GMT -8
Hollow stayed silent for a long time after Xion, Feint, and Burai had finally left. He stood there, rotating now and again, as he cast his attention this way and that, looking for . . . well, honestly, he wasn't sure what he was looking for. Something to validate himself; something to make sense of all the emotions he didn't feel, despite knowing that there was something important here. He constantly looked back at the red sphere that floated in the sky above the Bermuda Maze. He knew he should know what it is, he knew he should know what was inside of it, and he was not able to find that answer for himself.
It puzzled him, but that was about all it could do. He was, after all, Hollow. It wasn't for a moment longer that Hollow finally processed Warrior's words, and the wizard-like . . . being? . . . turned to look at him. Those unflinching eyes were as featureless as he was emotionless. ". . . We should go. Best not to leave everyone waiting."
He could do nothing more than to repeat the sentiment back. It was all he could think to do, as he did not have Warrior's attachment to this mission. The void opened up beneath them, the boundaries of the Bermuda Maze unimportant to he who had mastered the Undimension. As the void opened up and expanded, the two sunk within, and Hollow willed the other side to be the very same place that Xion had shown him earlier.
[Warrior & Hollow -> Gigamerica
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