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Well, this sure was interesting.
Shujiko Ishi walked the barren landscape, glad she'd decided on wearing shoes today. Not that it would matter a whole lot to her otherwise, but she'd rather avoid stepping on a stone or something. That as irritating no matter what your status was.
The lack of air was a little annoying, as well. Maybe she was just used to oxygen, but the lack of replacement was uncomfortable. That needed fixing, somehow...
...Oh hey, someone else on this lifeless rock! Why were they here? Well... that was one hell of a tremor this place caused, any god worth their weight in faith would've noticed it. So of course, she wouldn't be the only one considering setting up base here.
Approaching the little goddess with the awesome-looking hat, Shujiko spoke up. "Heya! Like this place? Was gonna try and re-decorate it a bit, myself!"
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"Suwako-samaaaaaaaaaaaaa, what's going on?" Sanae whined, having accidentally latched onto her ancestor's method of transport in her sleep and got dragged along. Fortunately, her divine heritage seemed to have taken precedence in this barren wasteland. Unfortunately, it hadn't gotten her properly dressed, and the green-haired girl was still half asleep as she tried to work out why everything seemed so boring and... thin.
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From the skies above this primordeal plane descended a vast, glittering rope, a rope longer than any that had ever been woven. For a few moments, it simply hung from the skies, but soon enough it began to shake as something began descending from it. From the heavens above climbed down a strange creature, one that seemed like an amalgam of cat, mole and bat, with an antenna sticking from his head ending in a red pom-pom. What made this bizarre creature seem even stranger was the fact that he was wearing a warrior's helmet, and clutched a sword and shield within his paws.
"It worked, kupo!" squeaked the furry little warrior as he touched the ground beside the assembled crowd. "The pathway to the promised land is clear, kupo! Our great monarch was right, kupo!"
As though in answer to the fuzzy thing's proclamation, six more of his kind quickly climbed down after him, each clad in different heroic fantasy-esque garb. One wore a wizard's hat, another a priest's hooded robe... And none of them seem at all concerned about the lack of air in the area. As soon as they were all on the ground, they immediately formed a circle and began squeaking at each other. Their combined chatter made everything they said aside from the occasional "kupo" almost incomprehensible to anyone nearby.
Soon enough, however, the chatter died down, and the helmeted creature who was the first of the group to arrive held his sword to the air and proudly proclaimed, "We claim this promised land in the name of all mooglekind, kupo! Soon, our beloved monarch will arrive! Rejoice, kupo!"
In response, his fellows all raised their weapons to the air and cheered out as loudly as they could, "KUPO!"
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"Of course, Satsuki-sama."
"I was going to help fix it up!" replied Suwako with a wide grin, "But there's no air, so I can't gr-Aa-uu...?"
Suwako blinked. She hadn't intended to bring her descendant along, and there was no air! Which meant... Sanae seemed perfectly alright. So that was good! But how did she get dragged along? t didn't make any sense to Suwako... "Sanae-chan, what are you doing here? I didn't mean to-Ehhhhhhhhhh?!"
There was a bunch of fuzzy things. With head pom-poms. And they were so adorable. Forgetting about just about everything that was going on at the moment, Suwako ran towards them and attempted to throw her arms around the nearest one. It was one of the, to some, drawbacks of having such a childish mindset. But Suwako liked being like this, so it didn't particularly matter to her. No, she was going to hug the fuzzy pom-pom creature. In spite of the planet's current state of being.
"Oh, dear. The toad, the monkey, and the dog have all screwed up."
Breath of the Sun
There was a sudden rippling of the air, a crackling of energy as the very fabric of space seemed to pulse to an unknown rhythm. And then a hole opened, a glowing gateway between worlds, a fissure in the walls of the universe
. A single being stepped forth, shining with radiance in shimmering golden armor. Golden wings (seemingly only an accessory of the armor) unfolded behind the shining god, who gazed around at the barren lands.
"So it worked, then." Horakhty stretched his arms, appraising the land. "Not much to look at, though. And no air, either."
His eyes locked on to the seven strange creatures and he blinked several times, staring at them in confusion.
'I sincerely hope those aren't gods.'
What is so amusing about this? Why do you take lives? How can you forget?
Wild Horse
"Um... Lady Palutena... Where are you?" A young male's voice echoed throughout the Grecian temple, belonging to a brunette angel in a toga.
"In the bath." A resonant voice answered in kind, redirecting the young(?) angel to the thermae section. Stopping respectfully out the closed doors, Pit hesitantly stood guard. "Is there need of me, Captain?"
"Um... A new door appeared in the temple. It says Unknown, Lady Palutena."
"A new door? That is indeed odd." Without warning, the thick doors flew open to reveal a layer of steam and a shadow hidden by the condensation. Immediately, the angel hid his red face with both hands in order to save himself from seeing the naked goddess.
"Is this right?" A teasing tone rang out from somewhere very near the captain, causing him to visibly flinch and nod abruptly. "Right, let's go, Captain. It's been a while, and you need to protect little old me from the terrors of the unknown." A hand grasped his shoulder and pulled, which the angel had no choice but to follow. "I also have clothes on, Captain. Naught naughty.~"
"..." And then they entered the newest door, the woman satisfied and the boy abashed.
"My, what's with this group?" Palutena cheerfully called out as she looked upon the assembled group with a smile, her shorter captain standing behind and trying to casually hide his slowly fading blush from the others in the company. If she was a goddess, she didn't particularly act like so considering she was using her holy staff as a hiking stick to close the distance. Always be ready to do the unusual and unexpected.
Aww, son of a bitch
While the saying 'blind as a bat' is a definite falsehood, at this point he may as well have been.
Kazat-il, He of the Caverns, the Fluttering Dark, and the father of bats*, was taking an unexpected plunge towards the barren earth, the staccato snapping of his leathery wings filling the airless void as he tried in vain to regain his former altitude. The sensation of the night air beneath him was gone, replaced with dead winds and such terrible, burning light that scorched the land below. He could feel the heat of it on his back as he fell further and further down. It was a strange sensation, but bearable. As he tumbled, he caught a bit of the light in his vision, so bright and hideous that he let forth a screech at the sight of it, the sound not unlike the tearing of metal.
In time, he managed to regain some control over his descent, spreading his wings wide and gliding those last few feet down to the ground. His landing, while uneasy, was enough and he skidded to a halt a short distance away from the assembled group. Taking a moment to adjust his headdress, the bat god approached them on foot, his gait seemingly locked in a constant strut, not unlike that of a bird. Still, he managed to keep his head high, while averting his gaze from the sky above, and attempted to look as regal as a bat could. Whether he was successful was a matter of debate.
They were a rag-tag bunch, the majority of them appearing to be pink, hairless, bipeds. Humans, he wagered, though one could never be sure. They could just as well be elves, or something far more otherworldly. The only exception was a cadre of white furred creatures, with dangling lures atop their heads and the wings of his children across their backs. Most of them were female, a few of them far too young to be out unsupervised. That could be dealt with later, however. For now, there were more important questions that needed answering.
As he drew nearer, the light grey hairs on the back of his thick neck raised in alarm. There was something about them, something unusual that he couldn't quite place his finger on. While his mundane sense were keen beyond compare, the supernatural was far from his sphere of influence. Kazat was a fairly minor god, all told, and preferred to keep his head down when things went pear-shaped. He had better things to do then get involved in metaphysical power struggles. Clearing his throat, he spoke, his voice high-pitched and raspy, his tone almost parental.
"I do not suppose any of you have an explanation for this?" He asked, addressing them as one would address on old friend. They didn't seem overtly hostile, and if worst came to worst than he could at least put up a decent fight.
"You have more than enough potential. So tell me what is the one wish that would make your soul gem shine." -Mitt Romney, probably
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"Rodent!" Sanae exclaimed, looking worried and pointing at the bat (the fluffy things seemed oddly familiar, but there was no time to dwell on that) for a second... before an unearthly wind gathered about the green-haired girl despite the lack of air and a torrent of multi-coloured amulets fired at the batgod. At the same time, translucent snakes zoomed off to some unspecified point to his sides... before making a sharp turn and diving straight at him. The last time Sanae had met an oversized rodent, it had threatened to have its mice EAT her, which rather explained her reaction...
The wind indicated that, despite all odds, Sanae's connection to Kanako remained intact. At least this meant they had ONE definite source of air, if faint, even if nobody else could provide.
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That hadn't exactly been the response he was expecting. While he felt the need to correct the girl, citing that bats were not, in fact, rodents, there were more pressing matters on his mind. He raised a wing against the barrage of amulets, the trinkets colliding with the thin membrane in a steady stream and producing a sound not unlike that of a drum as he stretched and folded it in front of his face. He would have taken the time to appreciate the sound, were it not for the second assault of hungry serpents that slithered and writhed through the air, diving towards his flank.
Raising his other wing, he allowed the snakes to impact. As they hit, they quickly dissipated, leaving only a line of bruises along his arm. Kazat-il was made of sterner stuff than mortals, that was for certain, and any injuries he sustained could easily be healed afterwords. Such was one of the advantages of being amount the divine, though the cons tended to outstrip the pros at the best of times. "Stop! I mean you no harm!" He said, calling out over the din produced by the thudding of the charms against his flesh. Though he was under attack, he still held diplomacy as a viable option. Still, if she refused to listen to reason, then he had no qualms about attacking her. Non-lethally, of course.
The amulets left bruises on the membrane of his wing, similar in nature to those left by the snakes. While they wouldn't impede his flight any, it was probably best to heal his injuries once this was over and done with. Thankfully, the damage hadn't been do great as to puncture his skin.
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"You have more than enough potential. So tell me what is the one wish that would make your soul gem shine." -Mitt Romney, probably
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The darkness of space. A deep darkness that knew no bounds. It was nothing but black, because, well, black was a color, right? A color that symbolized death? No? Well, what did it symbolize? Oh yes... Chaos.. it symbolized disorder, right? What do you mean no?
"Haha!" a silver haired, green-eyed girl burst forth from the ground. What the hell was she doing there? She didn't know, not at all, and any reasoning that went through her head was null and void. "Mmmmm... ah..." she placed a finger to her cheek, thinking. She thought thoughts that involved thinking.
Mmm... nothing here, no entertainment, no evil, no nothing...
Her thought process was more than a little random.
"Aha!" she clicked her fingers as the ahoge on her head formed into a straight line. "I have to..." and the thought was gone.
"I have to..." she rubbed her chin fevrishly. "No.. no no.. um..."
She wasn't good at this.
"Alright, well, uh..." she continued to speak to no one in particular. "Nothing..." Nyarko sighed before falling onto her rear, sitting down with her legs crossed.
What do I gotta do?
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The fourth Assassin's Rule: Shout loudly what the first three rules are, so that the enemy is aware of your presence!
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The tremor that the new world's creation emitted was noted. Moradin, Dwarffather, was hard at work at the forge when the tremor hit Dwarfhome. He stopped working, his hammer poised over the soul he was forging. A new world... For reasons not entirely clear even to him — perhaps his portfolio of Creation was to blame — the dwarvish god decided to head over to that world; he felt its pull, and cast a Gate.
A spinning hole in the world's air appeared, and Moradin
◊ stepped through it. He saw a group of beings — gods more likely than not — that were already fighting each other.
"What are ye doin'?" he gruffly asked.
...
Oh hey, cute little things! And they were godly beings! That was awes- why was that green-haired girl attacking them!>
The attacks were blocked quickly enough, which was a relief. The goddess noted that several other gods had arrived in the meantime, and tilted her head slightly. "Huh, who'da thought this rock would be so popular?"
She then approached the moogle group, kneeling before one of them with a wide smile. "Now, no rock would make a good planet without cuties like you! So what kinda gods are you? You're so adorable! What's this?" Shujiko rambled on, eventually reaching out to grab the pom-pom. This was clearly a good idea.
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"Of course, Satsuki-sama."
"Sanae-chan!" cried Suwako, still clinging to the fluffy creature and rapidly turning to face her descendent. She'd just attacked the... bat-thingy! While it wouldn't do any serious harm, attacking the bat-thingy out of no where wasn't good. You needed to make sure the person you were fighting wanted to fight, it was more fun that way for sure. "You have to make sure they want to danmaku duel first!"
She hurried over to the taller girl and interposed herself between her and the batlike god. "Sorry, Sanae-chan is very overeager. But it's kind of fun, too! But sorry. Anyway, um... I'm Moriya Suwako, Goddess of Mountains and Earth! Who are you?"
"Oh, dear. The toad, the monkey, and the dog have all screwed up."
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"Suwako-sama!" Sanae whined, lowering her hands and pulling at her t-shirt. She would really need to get some better clothing... but this place was all dead! There was no chance of getting any clothing here.
At this point, a wardrobe inexplicably appeared on the girl. This... would likely happen quite a lot. Random, semi-useful contributions to the world. In this case, though, it just meant that they weren't watching an inadequately dressed teenager stand around listlessly.
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"Pit, go and greet the others for me." Palutena commanded the angel, who looked at her with a curious expression. "Go on." The green haired woman said, smacking his angel buns with her Super Goddess Glambuster, jolting the shocked boy into moving quickly.
The things I do... Frowning for a moment, Pit then proceeded to jog towards the group and then stopped as soon as he saw the magical fight with the bat and the snakes. Lady Palutena threw me in the lion's den again. He awkwardly stood there, jumping from foot to foot as he pondered what to do next.
Always be ready to do the unusual and unexpected.
Breath of the Sun
Horakhty turned away from the chaos going on, catching sight of a boy in white, with white wings. He was very reminiscent of the fairies Horakhty had created, which were mostly good-hearted creatures. The god of light walked over to Pit, raising a hand in greeting.
"Hello there. Might you be another god of light?" He asked.
What is so amusing about this? Why do you take lives? How can you forget?
A cheerful echoing laugh emanated seemingly from the landscape itself.
What's this? A new formation in the formerly fecund firament?
A low rumbling culminated in a a strange head-shaped statue
◊ bursting from the ground. An elderly gentlemen in strange colourful garb
◊ stepped forth from the glowing portal, twirling a cane in his hand.
"Sounds like a hoot!"
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The world was new.
Lifeless, a ball of rock floating in the inky blackness called space. It orbited a single sun, at the perfect position to support life. Though... it wasn't particularly capable of supporting life. It lacked even an atmosphere. There was still major volcanic activity, the planet was so new that it had yet to completely settle. This was, of course, about to change. Without divine intervention, this planet would persist like this for... millions and millions of years. However, with this world.... that was unlikely to be the case.
For this whole dimension was new. The tremor it sent throughout reality was sure to alert those who possessed any kind of divinity, those who could be called gods.
In fact, one of them was arriving just now.
Using what amounted to god-trees to travel through dimensions was a new experience for Suwako. The child goddess enjoyed it a great deal, it felt like she was flying several times faster then was normally possible for her. And then...
She stopped, hitting strangely warm rock.
"Ow..." Suwako, who had hit the ground face-first, sat up and adjusted her hat as she looked around. The first thing she noticed was that there was no air to breath. This, luckily, was not a problem for her. As a goddess, she didn't strictly speaking need to breath. It was just nice. The second thing she noticed was how drab and boring the landscape was. It was just all gray and rock and stuff, no trees or rivers or frogs or anything! That simply wouldn't do, not one bit. But without any air, it was a bit difficult to handle that part...
"Ummmmm..." she frowned, trying to think. She couldn't create air, she was an earth goddess... "... Stupid... lack of air! Hmph."
She could make dirt, at least, which would give somewhere for plants to grow, but still!
"Oh, dear. The toad, the monkey, and the dog have all screwed up."