grimgrimwar | [Immediately post-Wonder Quartet]

[Immediately post-Wonder Quartet]

[Private Message to Reiji:]
I protected your Keystone, like you wanted. You can consider this the end of our arrangement.

[Private Message to Hibiki:]
Hey. I'm gonna do my own thing from here on out. Take care of yourself, okay?

[Event:]
[Alexandra is immediately approaching a few people after the climax of the Wonder Quartet and Yuya's duel with Reiji. Top of that list includes Yuya, Yuma and Labrys. Before, in between or after she's spoken to those people, she's open to be approached by anybody else who was present in the Quartet.]

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[Hey, this is all coming together, isn't it.]

Yeah! That sounds good. It can't hurt to have all of us trying to get it to work.

[She's actually smiling and looking kinda happy for a sec there, before...something occurs to her.]

A-ah.

[She pauses and looks at Labrys.]

Uhm...how much do all of them know about....everything that happened. [With her and Tartarus.]

*... she closes her eyes for the moment.*

They know you were involved with the previous instance of Tartarus being a present threat. Lancea and Chakram both wondered where you were, since they had wanted to thank you, so...

If we hadn't known you went through something like that, we'd have probably tried to track you down.

*well, least you know that Lancea's a go-getter.*

O-oh.

[Well that's. Good to know.]

B-but. Uh.

Basically...what happened was. I. [She takes a breath.] I made a deal with Tartarus. For power. To...try and go to the Astral World. [She grimaces.] And destroy Eliphas.

But someone here stopped me. And Tartarus took my life energy. Then he and Labrys and Galaxy-Eyes got it back before he could use it to come here.

*A silence passes over those who're present. Lancea is trying to decide how to approach this, but it's Chakram who speaks up.*

Tell us, then. How do you expect us to react?

I-I dunno.

I don't. Wanna tell you how you should react. I just. Know I should be honest with you.

Alright then. Let's be honest with you.

If this were before a certain thing happened, we'd have been more than disappointed in you. To agree to a demon's deal is terrible, but... at the same time, we know that others haven't had the experiences we have. *Chakram shakes his head, looking a little weary*

It's hard to convey how dangerous those creatures are. But... you're fortunate, I guess I can't help but feel.

Lancea and I were right near such corruption, through Caduceus, and it irreversibly damaged us, even after Labrys' dragon apparently managed to get us to a livable state.

I know...I'm extremely lucky to have gotten out of it alive, muchless not corrupted.

...the thing is. Even as dangerous as the rest of them you guys dealt with are. I think Tartarus may be even worse.

Like what you said before, that Tartarus is unlike other usual demons, correct?

Mmmn.

I mean. You actually fought him, right? What do you think?

... I do agree that Tartarus more dangerous than the other demons I've faced. Perhaps due to the lack of fear against me, but also by the fact that they had plans and protection.

Some demons can be manipulative. Perhaps smarter than the usual ones, but it is always going to be based upon their primal needs.

Tartarus didn't need to specifically target you, nor did he did, as I said before, need to try to make a deal with you to have you act of your own accord.

Well, it was also weird that it had allies that were willing to face anyone in place of it, right? And try to open the way?

Some demons can work together, but loyalties are usually not so tightly wound. Whatever Tartarus is, it's got a pretty unusually high amount of influence.

More than manipulation. Or influence. Tartarus' forces. Loyal to the death. Willing to sacrifice themselves. Hierarchy unlike any other. Ever observed among their species.

[Another Barian is right behind Alex.]

BWAH?!

[This time she's actually surprised.]

*the others are far less surprised-- though Lancea totally has a look on her face that Cestus succeeded in legitimately surprising Alex*

Hello, Cestus.

Are you doing alright, today?

Fine.

Heard talking. Came to see.

Also heard commotion earlier. In the direction of the city.

Yes. An attack happened. Invaders from another world.

*... pauses, since she knows that passed through Failnaught's mind before with his reaction* Doesn't seem to be related to those of Ettosyleit or the Astrals. But they're still a threat.

Hmn.

Wrong.

Wrong?

Skadi.

Still out there. Still searching. Trying to find a way to open a door. Bring her master to this world.

Will use anything. Anything. To advance that goal. Invaders from another world. Must use some method to move across worlds. Some technology. Or magic.

Such things can be taken. Tuned. Changed. Method to allow a human or monster to move from one world to another. Can be changed. To allow a demon to move from Warp. To Earth.

Until Skadi and Tartarus are dead. Any threat is related to them. Because they will use any threat to advance their goals. Especially this one.

...u...uhm...

[Alexandra is a little nervous around Cestus, clearly. Not unlike how she's a little nervous around Failnaught.]

[Cestus looks at Alex. Then stares at her. Very closely.

She's getting pretty close.]

While that's true, at the moment, I detected no signs of their influence upon those who attacked.

*putting a hand onto Alexandra's shoulder, squeezing a little in an attempt to comfort, but also saying that she's here, don't worry.*

Cestus. Please meet Alexandra Grant. She was involved in our attempt to save what we could of our world.

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