oftheazureskies | I Am Thou

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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It's nothing but chaos around them. Wind is whipping around as his enemy is standing before him with a mad grin plastered on her face and appears to be smashing cards of light in her hand, followed by some sort of creature coming out to attack the voidsent, who is unsure how to respond except by trying to swat the odd beings out of the way. Some took the form of pixies, dodging the tentacles swiftly. Others were more abstract as they bashed themselves into the monster and there were various different creatures coming forth but never staying long.

And they all came from Yua.

She grunts and jumps out of the way from one tentacle trying to smack her, another card forming in her hand. "Those arms of yours are really pissing me off! LUCIFER!" she cries out as a large demonic blue skinned figured with six bat like wings form behind her and rushes the creature.

"Brave Blade those arms now!" Yua orders as Lucifer begins to tear the appendages away from the beast, while she feels a bit weaker from that attack and simply watches as the voidsent becomes more of a fleshy mess. When the persona vanishes, it has a moment where the need to escape is growing. But it's far too late as Yua grins wider.

"Oh you are not getting away this time. Allow me to show you why messing with me was the wrong idea!" Another card forms in her hand but it feels much brighter than the rest. "Come forth...IZANAGI-NO-OKAMI!"

The shattering of the card happens and standing beside Yua is a humanoid figure dressed in white from mask to its platform shoe like feet, five times her size and holding up a thin double edge blade with a golden hoop in the middle of the shaft. Her breathing gets more ragged, feeling the strain on her very soul but keeps focused with one hand out.

"This is your end...I believe in these Myriad Truths before us!"

The massive persona holds up his sword at eye level, the hoop in the middle beginning to glow with a pure white light as the weapon spins, building momentum until a single beam bursts out and connects with the voidsent. It yells as it becomes nothing more than ash and vapor on the wind, the light beam being seem from all over the area. And when it is no more, Yua falls to her knees with Izanagi-no-Okami disappearing into the aether, panting heavily.

"Hey..." she gets out, trying to call to Emet-Selch. "You're not dead, are you?"

There's just silence as Emet-Selch attempts to process all of this...whatever it was.

"I haven't the faintest idea," he eventually manages.

Yua cannot help but sigh in relief, grinning between panting as she stumbles her way towards him. "Pretty sure we're both still among the living. I'm glad..." she speaks as she attempts to try and take a hold of his good arm but her grip is rather weak, shaking as she moves.

"Come on. We need to take you to get healed up." Says the woman who is in much worse shape and ready to pass out.

Emet-Selch just stares at her in bafflement. She's half-dead herself now, after that little display, and she's trying to--

"No," he retorts, tugging out of her grip. "You need to--to rest or sit or call someone. You are exhausted."

Yua offers little resistance but only because she is not strong enough to do so. But she can make a little wave as she struggles to stay awake.

"I'm fine. Besides, I did that before while someone's kink was attacking us. If my call did not go through...then that beam of truth more than likely did...hells, I cannot even believe it..."

Yua's words rang true as a rush of footsteps come towards them as a small group runs over, a lalafell woman in a bright yellow overcoat leading the way. "See? Told you." She gives a cheeky grin before falling face first into Emet-Selch's shoulder, going quiet. When the lalafell comes towards them, the rest of the group is starting to buzz with conversation:

"Where did that beam of light come from?!"
"What happened here?!"
"Say something, Yua! Krile called us as quick as she could!"

"Enough!" The lalafell, Krile, snaps as she holds out her hands to give some immediate healing over the two. "This should hold for now but we need to get them somewhere where they can heal. Hoary, get Yua and Riol, help the man here."

Weither if she spotted the garlean eye or not was no concern; the Warrior of Light was hurt trying to defend them from a force and they should follow judgement. Probably.

"What in the Twelve happened here...? And what was that light...?" Krile looks first to Yua then to Emet, hoping for an answer.

With Yua being mostly out of comission, Emet takes it upon himself to attempt to explain.

"I was...wandering, a bit out of it, and that thing over there attacked me." He gestures to the dead whatever. "She decided that wasn't going to stand and came to my help. I've no idea what that light was, however."

Krile nods and gestures for Hoary to come over and relieve Emet of Yua, lifting her up and heading off towards the Toll gates. "We'll need to get you patched up too so you're coming with us." her tone is firm and final, refusing to listen to any objections from the ascian. Riol then steps up and helps Emet up to his feet at least, minding the bad arm and letting Krile lead the way back to the Rising Stones.

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The Scions are quick to get things ready as a room was already made for the new patients and Krile went straight to work between healing wounds and getting Emet's arm into a sturdy sling, but she also tended to Yua between bandaging her more grievous wounds to putting some kind of mask on her face to check her aether. It's mostly quiet in the Scions' headquarters but the healer reassures that things will be alright and rest is the most important at the moment. Bowing to them both, Krile heads outside and closes the door so there can be some quiet. However, there is still voices from outside the door speaking in hushed tones.

"Well? What happened?! Will Yua be alright?!"
"She's resting right now and I patched her up as much as needed but there's something that concerns me; despite her injuries, her aether seems to be just fine. And yet she was exhausted when we first saw her. I'm not sure why but I do not believe it to be something physical. What it is however, I cannot say."
"Oh dear."
"You may want to contact Rhel and tell her what has happened, Tataru. She deserves to know as well."
"I'll get right to it!"

Footsteps then get further away as the area is left in mostly silence...for about five minutes. From the other bed, groaning can be heard as Yua gently calls out a name.

"...nngh...Yosuke...?"

Emet-Selch, sadly, is not asleep. The numbing agent they used to relocate his shoulder did not put him under, so he's awake to hear the muttering and to hear Yua when she wakes up. He can't leave the bed, however, so he just calls back.

"I'm afraid not. You'll have to make do with an Ascian. Terrible, I know."

That voice snaps her back into the land of reality as her eyes open up to see the settings on one of the Rising Stone rooms, feeling that she is tucked away in a bed and can hear the familiar tone of someone she thought was long dead. Slowly she gets herself into a sitting position and looks over to see the very same man, shock showing on her face.

"It wasn't a dream then? That...just happened?"

"Yes, dear hero. Whatever "that" was, it most certainly did "just happen"," he replies. "They've sent for that black mage of yours, by the way. Be ready."

Yua can feel her face getting pale at the mention of Rhel and her recklessness. "Oh hells." she groans. "I do not know which will be worse: her burning me to a crisp because of fighting a voidsent alone or that I did that to save you."

But she doesn't sound like she regrets doing that second one.

"Speaking of that...how are you alive?"

He just shrugs.

"I haven't the faintest idea. I awoke not far outside the Crystal Tower and stumbled around, dizzy and disoriented, until that creature decided to make a toy of me."

"So it likes to play around before wanting to eat." Yua shakes her head, rubbing her temples. "Honestly, it was good that I was there at the right time otherwise..." She leaves off the last part, assuming he may know what she means. But that's odd, a monster like that should not have given him any kind of issue, not with his powers. After all, Emet-Selch was able to pull people out of the Lifestream with ease and move around in the blink of an eye so...what happened?

"Tell me...what happened to your powers?" She asks quietly. "I didn't think something like a voidsent would be very hard for you to face."

Emet-Selch doesn't respond right away, thinking.

"I'm not sure," he eventually admits. "Not that I was in any state to use them when that creature found me, mind."

Yua taps her chin, getting an idea.

"Try calling for something, anything that isn't deadly or can maim."

"Right after I've taken a tonic for pain?"

Really?

"Just humor me. For Science."

Not like things can get much worse.

"No. Not when I can barely sit upright from pain and tonics!"

"You really think I want to see it just for you to suffer?" She rolls her eyes as she swings her legs over her bed and get a better look at him. Yua still looks tired as hell but she can manage.

"If you have no powers and yet alive...aren't you a little curious as to how it happened? Or who did it?"

"That had best not be the sounds of you getting out of bed, Yua."

Rhel gives Yua three seconds before coming in and giving her a Look. Emet-Selch, still in his bed, just looks between the two women. This will be fun.

"Oh fuck."

Yua grimaced and shot Emet-Selch an annoyed glare. "I'm here, Rhel. And still in bed."

"Only just, I see," she grumbles, staff hand twitching. "What the hells did you do? All I got from Tataru was, and I quote, "there was light and possibly a mutant morbol and a Garlean and Yua's aether is fine but something happened, Rhel, and none of us know what"!"

(Oh, this is hilariously entertaining. He wishes he had a snack.)

"Is this at all related to your star-hopping? That...oh, whatever it was you told me about? With the voices?"

Yua looks down at her hands and nods. "Yeah. I didn't think it was possible here for them to come out but...I can remember being caught by that voidsent and not wanting to die. And then...I heard it again."

She then looks up and places a hand over her heart. "It was the same almost as if I was re-awakening but they were all there as if a weight was lifted off my soul. For that moment...I could call on my Personas again. Although there's one more concern we have." and points to the ascian in the bed next to her.

"I called on them while saving him."

Rhel finally glances over at the bed before shrugging and turning back to Yua.

"He's harmless right now." Rhel ignores the squawk of protest from Emet-Selch and presses on. "Don't even need those goggles of Urianger's to see that," she says. "We'll worry about the Ascian in the room in a moment. I am much more concerned about you, essentially, summoning voidsent from Mephina knows where!"

She pulls out a crystal and a small bag from the pack at her waist, going over to Yua's bed. "Sit still, I need to check you for corruption."

Yua puts her hands up and squeaks. "I can assure you that they are not voidsent! They're parts of my soul!"

And then the realization.

"And I am probably exhausted because I did not just call on one or two...more like twenty."

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