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I Am Thou

It had been some time since Yua's adventure into the First, now with the land trying to find a way to rebuild after the return of the night sky. Perhaps it was because of it, she has a new appreciation of the beauty of the stars, the color of the skies when the light vanishes for the time. And Yua has been wandering more around Eorzea during the night taking in the sights.

It's when she is around Mor Dhona that during one of her trips, there is something that catches her eye: a very large tentacled creature slithering around like a serpent with a gaping jaw.

"That's odd, I haven't heard of a Hunt Mark like that one-" She stops in mid sentence because the voidsent doesn't even bother to take notice of her but rather a figure lying on the ground. She can't tell who it is from where she is standing but that does not mean the viera woman will simply stand there. Unhooking her chakrams from her belt, she dashes forward and throws them at the monster's eyes.

"Hey Ugly! Over here!"

Yua couldn't think of a snappier comeback, there's more important things like making sure that guy who is lying there doesn't get hurt.

"Who on earth would even be out here around something like this?"

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"Oh, we could just get that husband of Aymeric's to mind him for a bit," Rhel comments. "He's apparently in the area on business and he loathes the sun just as much as Emet here."

Yua is about to voice her concern but then remembers a little bit about the man in question. Tapping her finger to her chin, the gears in her head turning, she has an idea why Rhel mentioned him...and smiles.

"Well, if he is alright with it. And hopefully we wouldn't taking anytime away from him wanting to spend time with Aymeric. I've seen how lovey dovey those two can be even in public."

That smile unsettles Emet-Selch, and Rhel can tell. So naturally she smiles back.

"Aymeric's still in Isghard. It's much harder for him to get time to come this far south."

"Poor man." Alas, the woes of being a public figure. "So, let's call Leo and see if he's interested in meeting another nerd. I bet he'd be happy with a debate or two."

And maybe some other things.

"You've got him on your linkshell, I don't." So Rhel stands, gathering up the dishes. "I should, but I keep forgetting."

Yua nods then stands up, giving a thumbs up. "Ah, right. I'll go call him up while I get changed. Pretty sure he'll say yes." And she does go into the bedroom to grab a decent swimsuit but she contacts Leo quickly in the process. Yua is sure to tell him about why she's asking for this favor and how it can benefit him as well in more ways than one...including a free 'volunteer' for the one test she knows might help. Sorry Emet but you brought this on yourself.

A few minutes later, Yua comes out, all prepared. "He's on his way!"

(Leo is forever thankful.)

"Wonderful. You stay here with him until then, I've got to run to Shirogane and find where I left my sun cream. And parasol. And those tinted glasses. Honestly, why haven't I just left all of that here at your house?"

"That is a shocker; you spend as much time here as in Shirogane that it wouldn't surprise me if you did leave things here."

"And unlike here, Shirogane's beach is much kinder on my pasty arse," she mutters. "Perhaps I'll start doing that. Either way, be back shortly." And with a pop, she teleports away.

Emet-Selch just looks at Yua. "So who are you inflicting upon me and are they half as nutty as the two of you?"

Yua simply shrugs and grins. "Relax, Leo is Aymeric's husband and is very much someone who likes to learn everything. I'm pretty sure the two of you will have fun with all the debating and magical learning that consists of no sun activities."

Look, Yua could add in a joke but when she told Aymeric that in private, he replied with 'How do you think I realized that?'

"That or we'll loathe each other so completely you'll come back to your house little more than rubble."

"Look, I have some faith that the place will stay intact."

He shrugs. "I will claim no responsibility for your misplaced faith."

Oh you have no idea, Emet.

"Fair enough but I'm positive things will be fine."

No. Probably not.

Surprising perhaps no one, things were not fine. Yes, the house wasn't in shambles when Yua and Rhel returned that night but there was...

Well, Leo was happy. Emet-Selch, on the other hand, glares when Yua walks in as he presses a compress to his arm.

"Blood magic."

Yua shrugs as she drops her bag filled with festival clothing, masks, and fireworks. The namazu mask is firmly on her face so it's hard to tell what her expression is.

"I take it from how the house didn't explode that everything went well."

No it did not but the job was done.

"I was able to get enough blood drawn from him to do a few tests," Leo assures her.

"I should bring this house down around everyone's ears," Emet spits, standing. "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't--"

"Your aether is significantly diminished and you've yet to recover even half of it," Rhel pipes up as Leo teleports out. "You can't cast so much as a basic blizzard spell."

"It's that bad?" Yua lifts up the mask and looks surprised. In honesty, if Emet had all his powers, he'd more than likely would do much worse than blow up a house.

"I truly have to wonder who is powerful enough to leave you in such a state." But it's not for his sake Yua ponders this; it's her wondering if an ascian is a master of creation magic, who is stronger than that past a god?

"Current theory is one of the Twelve," Rhel offers. "That or something went horribly awry on the First."

"I can believe something happened on the First. As to what, it's hard to say." Yua speaks. "I've been back there from time to time and nothing out of the ordinary has happened since."

There is something she keeps silent on: Amaurot. The fact that Yua has been there a couple times since the fight with Hades and nothing has happened while there as well.

"Other than the overhaul of society and Light not being all consuming of course."

And Rhel knows exactly what she's not mentioning, so she won't mention it either.

"Maybe it has to do with how you killed him."

"But everything was the same." Yua then winces because they are literally talking about how the only man in the room died by her hand. "Sorry to bring it up but it's the only way we can figure what happened."

"It was the exact same way as before: white aurcite and a massive amount of aether. But that doesn't explain why someone like Lahabrea isn't here and yet Emet-Selch is. Maybe there's some connection here on the Source that he was able to be taken out of the Lifestream?"

"Lahabrea was weakened considerably by constantly hopping around and changing bodies," Emet replies. "But either way, I should have died and stayed dead after what you did."

"And yet here you are." It's said quietly as she stares straight at him.

"Important question, though I suspect I know the answer." Rhel steps between Yua and Emet, though being so short means nothing really...happens. "Has anyone asked a priest to inspect him? Just to see if there's any signs of a certain god in his aether?"

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