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Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
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#1306701: Mar 10th 2018 at 5:10:22 PM

He blinks and his back straightens. "Is the 'sword in a stone' legend a thing in your world too?"

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foxmccloud4387 Since: Mar, 2011
#1306702: Mar 10th 2018 at 5:11:44 PM

(Stevo) Thought so. Basically, in our world, the gods are still around. But they've gradually disappeared from the real world, along with most of the mythology they create with their presence.

(Link) Ekusu?

RegularDefender MAYONNAISE from Blighty Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Singularity
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#1306703: Mar 10th 2018 at 5:12:43 PM

Huh...

So...

How do they...

Rectify who exactly y'know...

Made the world.

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Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
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#1306704: Mar 10th 2018 at 5:14:10 PM

"...Haven't heard of that."

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foxmccloud4387 Since: Mar, 2011
#1306705: Mar 10th 2018 at 5:15:26 PM

Think a Buddhist like me gives a shit?

(smirks momentarily)

Seriously, though... think of it this way. All the gods with similar concepts are really facets of the same Divine Spirit. Like, Mars is Ares is the primordial god of war.

(Link) Oh, no, just a bad joke of mine. You wouldn't get it.

RegularDefender MAYONNAISE from Blighty Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Singularity
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#1306706: Mar 10th 2018 at 5:16:54 PM

Ohhh kay...

So it's not exactly...

Yeah, I think I get it.

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Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
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#1306707: Mar 10th 2018 at 5:19:26 PM

"I realize how this sounds, but can you explain it?"

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foxmccloud4387 Since: Mar, 2011
#1306708: Mar 10th 2018 at 5:23:01 PM

Really, that's just how legends work in general. It's not uncommon for one Heroic Spirit to be the derivative of an older one.

(Link) That Master Sword's practically identical in concept to a sword we have back home. Excalibur, the Sword of Promised Victory - a divine blade tempered by beings from beyond.

Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
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#1306709: Mar 10th 2018 at 5:24:20 PM

Link nods and says, "Ah. Okay. So we aren't as far apart as I thought."

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RegularDefender MAYONNAISE from Blighty Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Singularity
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#1306710: Mar 10th 2018 at 5:26:17 PM

Riiight.

Hero of a Thousand Faces

Nothing new under the sun.

that kinda thing.

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foxmccloud4387 Since: Mar, 2011
#1306711: Mar 10th 2018 at 5:28:13 PM

(Link) It's interesting. Despite our completely different Human Orders, stuff like that persists. Hell, maybe a "sword of promised victory" is a necessary insurance all worlds need to survive.

(Stevo) Eeeeyup. I mean, I lucked out by being from Japan at its most isolationist. Cause otherwise I'd be flagged as a weaker derivative of the Tyrfing dwarves. I'm better than them!

Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
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#1306712: Mar 10th 2018 at 5:29:50 PM

"That's all we need, that one archetype. Excalibur probably has a wielder different from me in more than name?"

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RegularDefender MAYONNAISE from Blighty Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Singularity
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#1306713: Mar 10th 2018 at 5:30:03 PM

Well, you're definitely taller than them.

Probably.

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foxmccloud4387 Since: Mar, 2011
#1306714: Mar 10th 2018 at 5:31:38 PM

(Stevo) Hah! Yeah, that's true. Though I used to be a shorty, all things considered.

(Link) Remind me - your world's only got one Heroic Spirit, right? You and that other Link?

Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
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#1306715: Mar 10th 2018 at 5:32:08 PM

"Can you tell me what makes a Heroic Spirit again?"

edited 10th Mar '18 5:32:31 PM by Boxen

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foxmccloud4387 Since: Mar, 2011
#1306716: Mar 10th 2018 at 5:34:04 PM

...Yeah, no, I don't wanna get off-topic. Lemme word it better. You two are reincarnations of the same hero and that's your sword?

Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
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#1306717: Mar 10th 2018 at 5:34:49 PM

He nods.

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RegularDefender MAYONNAISE from Blighty Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Singularity
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#1306718: Mar 10th 2018 at 5:37:26 PM

How tall?

'Cause I guarantee that Takashi's probably shorter.

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foxmccloud4387 Since: Mar, 2011
#1306719: Mar 10th 2018 at 5:39:29 PM

Okay, yeah, that makes sense. Your sword's tied to that soul, so it's like your Noble Phantasm, your legendary weapon.

Excalibur, though, is a bit different. It's kept by the Lady of the Lake, typically only lent to a hero in case the rest of the planet's defenses fall. But nothing like that's happened to us yet, so we only know one wielder. One who got lent the weapon when his own holy sword broke.

(Stevo) 161?

Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
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#1306720: Mar 10th 2018 at 5:41:10 PM

"So it's not just legend."

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foxmccloud4387 Since: Mar, 2011
#1306721: Mar 10th 2018 at 5:44:13 PM

Oh, naw. I've seen it myself, it's shiny. Tends to glitter more than yours.

RegularDefender MAYONNAISE from Blighty Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Singularity
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#1306722: Mar 10th 2018 at 5:45:39 PM

Is that metric?

'Cause in imperial, she's 4'9.

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Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
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#1306723: Mar 10th 2018 at 5:47:15 PM

He smiles.

"A shame."

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foxmccloud4387 Since: Mar, 2011
#1306724: Mar 10th 2018 at 5:48:22 PM

...Holy fucking shit she's a dwarf. Like, I think that's legally dwarfism.

(Link) Hey, don't complain, Arthur.

Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
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#1306725: Mar 10th 2018 at 5:50:09 PM

His head tilts slightly — then he rights it. "That's his name?"

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