We Are Our Avatars V (Closed)

[DotSlash]

Yukino just gives Majeh a smile. [color=bb66bb] "Not much, but I wanna know more..." [/color]

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Rex nods, reminded of his time with the thieves. [color=008888] "...so they can become strong... or at least strong enough to survive themselves, right?" [/color]

 

[Saltyk]

Majeh sighs. "I am Envoy to the Next World. A God of Death. You might call me the Grim Reaper. My job is to guide the souls of the dead to the afterlife to be judged and to deal with threats to the mortal world, such as dark spirits and demons."

 

[CmmdrRosh99]

"Seems fine to me." Aisha said to Nemesis. Yeah, keep that attitude. I've been around for a long, long, long time back home. I've met many kinds of people before.
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I nodded to Rex, turning to face him. My face less or more stoic. "That was very much the case. But... Something changed with the Noxian High Command." I started involuntarily rubbing the space between my eyes and nose. "I was part of an elite military squad in Noxus, the Crimson Elite, and we were sent into another country, Ionia for war. I expected a grand battle, soldiers marching to glory... But I was mistaken." I paused to catch my breathe and tried to stop my involuntary action. It failed.

"Instead what we did was massacre the Ionians. Killing non-combat units, using underhanded tactics to quell any possible idea of hope. Instead, what we did was bind their anger. I didn't like our actions, but I continued to follow orders. Eventually, small resistance groups spawned. Instead the resistance was fierce and unrelenting. For a society that preached pacifism, the Ionians didn?t hesitate to get their hands dirty... I was impressed by their resolve."

 

[Drakmorg]

"Yes, I suppose that will have to do." Rozalin replied as she started to look around the room. "Is there perhaps somewhere we can sit? I am eager to hear what you two have found out since you went out on your own. Hopefully it would be more than what our group has learned." She said with a sigh, silently lamenting the lack of progress in her ultimate objective.
[hr]

Yukimaru got up and headed towards the kitchen, lacking for anything else to do. On the way she passed by Aisha and Nemesis' conversation. Out of curiosity she hung back to listen for a while.

 

[Demonjazz]

Archimedes heard Nem while walking around "Why this place isn't unstable. It's a perfectly sane place. The problem is that your daughter is far too wimpy to be in this world"

 

[DotSlash]

Yukino tilts her head a bit. [color=bb66bb] "I see. So that's why you're always so worked up about my soul-collecting habits. How'd you get such a job?" [/color]

[hr]

Rex lowers his head a bit, also reminded of the numerous people he'd robbed blind, the lives he may have destroyed just to keep his own afloat. [color=008888] "...Please... go on." [/color]

 

[Outisakanobody]

"Oh, yeah, sure. Come this way." Royce said as he led Roz to another area. The building looked like a warehouse that had been converted into a type of mansion. Or at least that was probably the final goal. Everything but the walls looked half finished and rather rough. Royce pulled a stiff wooden chair with deep red velvet cushions up for Roz to sit in while he sat on a simple crate. "Well...Let's see...where to start." Royce muttered to himself as he looked up at the ceiling.

"This place is incredibly violent. I honestly would not want any of my kin living here. Echo, and all my nieces and nephues for that matter, have no real business here. She's no warrior, and I refuse to let her become one." Nem said to both Aisha and Arch as she folded her arms over her chest.

 

[Saltyk]

"That's a bit of a tale..." Majeh started. After a pause he continued.
"First, I died. When I went before the King of Hell to be judged, it was decided that I couldn't be judged. My martial arts skill were so great having exceeded the pinnacle of the art. As it was explained to me, a sin taken far enough, sort of becomes a virtue. And that prevents one from being judged." He explains.
"As a result, I was sent to the Moorim, a place for all such people."

 

[Demonjazz]

"Well she should get used to it. Because there are only two types of people in this world. People who adapted to this world of danger and violence like my self and idiots. I made a toaster when I was four and killed my dog with it at seven. And than I sold that toaster to buy bread. They were dark times"

 

[CmmdrRosh99]

"In the end... My group was ambushed by resisting Ionian soldiers in misty fog battlefield, already littered by both sides bodies. They kept coming at us, and one-by-one my friends fell. There were only a few of us left as the Ionians surrounded us. We were going to die; the Ionians knew it, and I knew it. One way or another, it would be the end in some blaze but then...." Painful, painful memories shot up to my head as I tried explaining what happened. My speech started to stuttered as I saw the faces of both sides and....

"The H-h-h-high Command order a bioc-c-c-hemical toxin bombing in our area... It.. it... It killed everything... No dis-is-iscrimation between friend and foe... F-f-faces melted... bones d-d-deformed and... [sub]God.. I...[/sub]" I clutched my head, falling to my knees, reliving the event again.

Spoiler: Taken Directly from a Reflection of Riven

Only the strong survive, she repeated... but that was meaningless here. Nobody would survive. By all rights, the Ionians should have won this fight, but they too would die. How did this follow the Noxian way?

As she fled the cursed valley, explosions rocked the ground around her. Soldiers on both sides were subjected to horrific, unspeakable deaths. Something changed in her then. The conviction with which she charged boldly to war had evaporated, and without it she was... lost.

The memory neared its conclusion. Though she?d relived it a thousand times over, Riven never understood why that day went the way it did. She didn?t know why Noxus depended on Zaun?s horrific techmaturgy instead of its own military. She didn?t know why she didn?t see the ambush coming. She didn?t know why she survived.

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Aisha frowned. "If you're concerned about your nieces safety then perhaps you should learned about the place first before sending her. And secondly, she has made some friends with the group here. Taking her away won't teach any lesson now would it?"

 

[Drakmorg]

Rozalin took in the scenery of the building as she followed after Royce. She sighed as she looked at the walls, the way they looked reminding her of the mansion she had resided in for most of her life and making her feel especially homesick. I can't go back there yet... She thought to herself. She sat down in the chair that Royce had pulled up for her and continued to idly gaze around. "Such a curious structure, I wonder who used to own it?" She pondered aloud.
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Yukimaru began to seem confused. [color=01B7FF]Which one of them is right? If it is the fox, then that would make the sorceress an outright hypocrite. Then again, she can clearly leave, and if she doesn't want her niece here, why leave her?[/color] She silently shook her head.

 

[Outisakanobody]

"It seemed like I nice enough place the last time I checked, which was before these...otherworldly beings started showing up. Not that I blame you all, of course." Nem said, not really sounding sincere. "And no, I don't think I'll take her away any time soon. Not unless it is really necessary." she added. She just gave a pointed glare to Arch.

"Oh, well...I'm not sure. I mean, I don't know." Royce said, stopping in his tracks and seeming to switch what he was going to say.

 

[Demonjazz]

"By the way that would make you an idiot." He said twirling his gun

 

[DotSlash]

Yukino leans in a bit and nods, listening intently to Majeh's story.

[hr]

Rex just crouches down to try to look Riven in the face. [color=008888] "So you were going to die in that ambush, then that bombing happened to kill everyone around you. That's... I'm not sure what to say... The very country you believed in turned its back on you....." [/color] He turns away at a loss for words.

 

[Drakmorg]

"I suppose it doesn't really matter now. With all the havoc that has been wreaked shortly after our arrival, they are probably dead." Rozalin offhandedly replied, sighing at her own words. "I apologize. I didn't mean to interrupt. What were you about to say before?" She asked, equal parts curious and eager to change the subject.
[hr]

Yukimaru found herself subconsciously nodding in agreement with Archimedes. Then a shudder ran through her body as she realized who she was agreeing with.

 

[Saltyk]

"Within the Moorim, I was only just arriving, when I was attacked by several of the souls present. Each one a skilled warrior. Each one more dangerous than any foe you have yet faced. Over 50 in total." Majeh continues.
"I defeated them all." He spoke, not particularly proud or boastful. This was merely a fact. Nothing more.
"When the King of Hell learned this he declared an emergency meeting to deal with the situation."

 

[Outisakanobody]

"Well...I was just saying, we learned some things about how this city works, and some stuff about the government and military, but nothing we could really use unfortunately." Royce said as he rubbed his hands together.

"Well thanks ever so much for your opinion." Nem said to Arch with a thin veil of sincerity over a rising sense of spite.

 

[CmmdrRosh99]

"Then why bother complaining about this world being dangerous? A perfect world would have done no lesson for your niece. And an absolute shit world would lead you to taking her away unless you wanted her killed. So tell me, why bother complaining about it when you can do so right then? You are perfectly able to do so at a whim, regardless of her feelings." Aisha questioned.
[hr]

I darkly chuckled at Rex's words, keeping my eyes hidden behind my bangs. My eyes were at their breaking point for tears, but... I swore never to release that emotion. I couldn't. I shouldn't. It's weak... It's what I've been taught. "I'm already considered dead by Noxus. They don't care about me. That's why I shattered my sword, their gift bestowed to me... I... I'm lost. And it's all because of that one man... That one man Singed. Noxus lost what it once had in glory. We would spread our warrior culture to the other nations to help them... But instead what we did was extermination!"

"Rex... You are second people to know of this, besides Aisha... I... I'm lost. I don't know what I fight for anymore. The League is no better... but I need to eat, to live. I'm no thieve and all I know is fighting... I'm just... Hopelessly lost."

Spoiler: More art...

OoC: I hope that went well enough...

 

[Demonjazz]

"I know we would never be able to make any decisions in life without me. Also think fast!" He said and shot his gun at Nem

 

[DotSlash]

OoC: Night. @Salt: Have Yukino listen to the rest of Majeh's backstory. I've got to get to sleep now.

Rex gives Riven a simple smile before walking away. [color=008888] "Then we'll find you a reason to use your sword. Not a reason passed down to you by another. Your reason to wield your sword proudly. Now then... I've got something I need to do. Later, Riven." [/color] Afterword, he fades into the depths of the city.