"Yes, lao Nai nai runs this motel. I don't believe you two have
met, but she was the lady downstairs." Yue thought for a moment.
"Ah, I suppose you mistook here for Lumina's leader? That's not the
case, of course. Lumina's leader is actually my sister, Li li Jie
jie. She should be here soon, maybe busy with the recent Legion
issues." Paiyou playfully butted Lean with its head, tail wagging
on maximum speed now.
"The naming convention sure is effi-" Lean was interrupted. Turns
out being hit by a lion's head thrice your size is not that much of
a pleasant experience, as she just flies a foot or two and ends up
landing on the ground. Though she recollected herself quickly,
given that Paiyou was the second oversized animal hitting her
today. The planner then simply... gave it another pet right on the
nose.
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.
Paiyou pushed his head into Lean's hand, though this time very
gently. Yue moved to help her up though stopped after seeing she
was okay. "Perhaps we should get moving, right? The reason we came
home was to gather some support against the Legion armies, er I
think. It's pretty early, so most of everyone should be awake now."
"No worries Miss Chiara. Every time when we fall we must stand up.
And we are here to help you. Right guys?." He smiled at Chiara
,looking back at Yasuo and Odyssey.
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"Your veil? Trust me ,you are beautiful as you are...why are you
using that veil anywys?. Odyssey looks at Erik and rolls his eyes.
"I dont like your positivity".
Lean nods, rubbing Paiyou's head some more. "Sounds like a plan.
But didn't you say that the leader should arrive soon? Or do we
have an appointment with them?" She looks a little perplexed, but
mostly fine with it. Lumina's conventions are unknown to her, so
she didn't want to correct or intervene.
----
"It might sound a little silly to you... but it helps me a lot."
Chiara sighs, now looking down in order to hide her face a bit.
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.
"Agreed. Let's go." Selaphiel crossed her arms and motioned for Yue
to lead, given she didn't know her way around the city. "I never
knew a city like this existed under the Saint Deity's rule. Though
I suppose she always had an eye for culture."
𓍊𓋼𓍊𓆑 𓇗𓋼 **•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚ You are the light
I've been searching for forever ˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚* ⋆┈┈。゚❀ུ۪ ❁ུ۪ ❃ུ۪ ❀ུ۪ ゚。┈┈⋆
Kendo was in a quite awkward situation. Either he could help Aret,
which was probably morally the correct thing to do, or he could
follow Selene, get tested on, then help Aret.
He sighed.
He went over to Aret, muttering under his breath, checking her
injuries, fixing her up as much as he could. Once he was satisfied,
he went off in the direction Selene had gone.
"We could meet Jie jie on here way here, in addition to that I
think it'd be better for you all to have a view of the streets. Ah,
though Paiyou will have to stay here, at the motel." The Lion
tilted its head but continued wagging its tail nonetheless. It
yipped before starting down the stairs with its tail high. Yue
motioned for the rest to follow.
"Quite a lively... cloud." Lean laughs a little awkwardly, taking a
lint roller from her bag and cleaning herself in the blink of an
eye, fixing her attire and applying a little cologne. "There we go.
I am ready." She smiles, looking just as "fancy" as she did before.
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.
Yue waved goodbye to the old lady as well as Paiyou, who gave them
a little yip before returning to its owner's side. The atmosphere
outside was very different from nighttime. People dressed in
clothing similar to Yue's walked around, chattering and talking.
Doors had opened to reveal small shops such as tea shops. Children
ran around wearing bright masks in green and white. As they walked
through the streets, the people were looking at them curiously and
some even stopped to gaze at the party. "Apologies for the
inquisitive looks, we're quite a strange group and they don't see
them often."
Selaphiel didn't feel the need to change anything, simply walking
towards the back of the group. She seemed relatively relaxed, not
really doing or saying much.
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Aret winced at the movement, sweating profusely and trying not to
cry out in pain. When Kendo was done fixing her injuries, she
coughed and laid on her back, covering her face with her arm. "He
didn't have to... help me..."
Selene was back in her lab, waiting for Kendo's return. She knew he
would, after all, since he was too obedient for his own good. "Go
ahead and get back on the table so we can do the scans and you can
go back up to your girlfriend. Make it snappy."
𓍊𓋼𓍊𓆑 𓇗𓋼 **•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚ You are the light
I've been searching for forever ˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚* ⋆┈┈。゚❀ུ۪ ❁ུ۪ ❃ུ۪ ❀ུ۪ ゚。┈┈⋆
Lean looks up (?) at Selaphiel, smiling a little. "You seem a lot
more laid-back, Miss Selaphiel. I'm happy for you." She changes
bags from her large knapsack down to a simple handbag, following
right behind. "It is a nice change of scenery after all."
----
Iteral had left them to be for now, just sitting on the balcony and
trying to fix one clock of hers. Most of what she had were
scattered and shattered on the ground below... she did not bother
looking at them for now, just trying to fix what she had left.
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.
"Made up your mind? Would you be comfortable of sharing that plan
of yours with your entourage, my radiance?" Lean kept her
respectful tone. "I thought our plan of recruiting Lumina forces
was from the beginning. Or do you deviate from that now?"
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.
"I'm realizing we don't have that kind of time. We need to act
quick. I can feel something grim about to happen at the castle."
She looked out towards the distance, where the clouds circled to
the ground around the sacred garden. "It feels like hot death about
to blow our way."
𓍊𓋼𓍊𓆑 𓇗𓋼 **•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚ You are the light
I've been searching for forever ˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚* ⋆┈┈。゚❀ུ۪ ❁ུ۪ ❃ུ۪ ❀ུ۪ ゚。┈┈⋆
Lean looks a little concerned now. It was not fear she felt but
dread, which could be worse. "... Miss Selaphiel... what is
that..." She asked, staring at it. Something about it... it made
her unable to avert her eyes.
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.
Erik laughs. "Now, lets continue our journey to the capital. I cant
wait to see all those new places". Makes a few steps and suddenly
stops being quiet. Erik freeze for a moment unable to say
anything,he locks his eyes on a tree and keeps staring at it for a
good minute.
◇
"Honestly I dont really care about seeing the capital". He looks at
Erik and narrows his eyes walking to him. "Can you stop acting like
that?" He pushes Erik's leg but nothing happened
Yasuo keeps looking at the tree but he cant see anything unusual.
Everything looks fine. He walks in front of Erik trying to figure
out what îs wrong.
"Usually people like Erik ..Or half people are attached to the
spirit realm. I have seen mnay like Erik "
Chiara still hides her face a little. "I think he is unique... not
many have the chivalry and heart in one place, most have one or the
other." She still stutters a little but overall spoke kind of
fluidly. Then she stops, looking at Erik and then at the tree.
"A-Are you alright, my child?"
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.
"That's the castle, obviously. It's always surrounded by clouds."
She scoffed. "Unless you mean those purple clouds. In which, I'd
assume is a very large cloud of radioactive or poison gas rippling
out all over the land. It'll probably be here in.... Five minutes
at best."
𓍊𓋼𓍊𓆑 𓇗𓋼 **•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚ You are the light
I've been searching for forever ˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚* ⋆┈┈。゚❀ུ۪ ❁ུ۪ ❃ུ۪ ❀ུ۪ ゚。┈┈⋆