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Sat Aug 03, 2019 6:41 pm

The Unknown Pt 2 - E:

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Sat Aug 03, 2019 6:42 pm

The Turning of Fate - M:

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Sat Aug 03, 2019 6:43 pm

The Worth of Ideals - E:

The March of Fate - M:

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The Meeting of Ideals - E:

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Sat Aug 03, 2019 10:48 pm

Prince Leonious perked up at the offer, since he was rather parched. But he didn’t want to show it, and was expecting to wait it out. This offer helped him out however, so he nodded. “A drink would be nice. Just water please. Cold if possible. It was a rather long journey.” His voice was calm but his face betrayed his obvious thirst.
Caldera smiled at her brother’s lack of subtly, before nodding herself. “Water would be nice, thank you Menaal. We have plenty to speak of. In particular we need to arrange staying here as representatives of the Zantine Empire and the Lasacris Imperial Family, and all that entails. As well as for our retinues.”

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The Admiral nodded, rather pleased with this. “Then you’ll be prepared to do it once more, and this time with more support and less danger. Your technology would be much appreciated, as anything to get a hand over Omnipo would be handy. Their scientists are somewhat better than ours.” She paused, looking at the statistics. Then she nodded again, “I can work with this. Decentralization means getting volunteers for direct union service will be easier. Not to mention it can get them to take on a more Iammelonian grasp if applied properly. I’ll have officers sent to negotiate with the FHA, Voidwalkers, and each planetary force. Work out deals and agreements, and utilize each to their best extent. The Planet Breakers shall be left to you, since you are already cooperating with us. I’ll have the direct recruitment centers set up at the same time, no use wasting time. The Union thanks you for this chance. We shall treat your people well.”
Lord Aerosket meanwhile asked a question soon after, to clear something up, “Why is Spursepolis an exception? Do they have an objection to allowing volunteers?”

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The Green Augmented’s face was covered, so it was hard to tell how it was feeling about what Aarushi was saying. It simply silently watched and listened, only slightly moving its head to maintain eye contact with the thoughtful woman. The woman under the armor finally responded after a couple seconds of silence, “Understanding. An interesting goal to go so far for. This is indeed an idealistic position. Particularly for those so close to Iammelon, a society that sticks to cynicism until proven otherwise. But, this unit will see what can be done. We will attempt language, and see if it can bear any fruit, or if it shall lack worth yet again. You get your chance to put philosophy to the test. Cyboar gains from learning, but we have found rarely others care to see more than the surface. Move to the appropriate location, and let us begin.” The other Augmented simply nodded, though the blue one crossed their arms, seemingly a deal more skeptical than their allies. But they did not speak, granting Aarushi the chance as promised.

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Sun Aug 04, 2019 5:24 pm

With a smile in understanding she leaned over to a counter beside her and bought out a rather exquisite silver pitcher and a plate that holds two beautifully made Zantine cups. Setting the plate on the table she poured water into each of the cups. Setting the pitcher down on the plate she handed each of the cup to the respective sibling. Once drink they would find the water to be very high quality. Refreshing and no aftertaste from any sort of filtration. "I see, this won't be too much of a hassle. Spursepolis is as you know holds strong ties to the Zantine Empire. So much so that they still own some private land here long before the formation of Equusalem. Most noticeably they own an residential area for Zantine citizens to stay whether they are on vacation, work, or anything else that requires their presence here. There's one place that I think you'll be interested in, a vacant palace built long ago by Emperor Nikephoreos V Lasacris. Very grand, still in good condition too."

"No problem at all, it's a honor to fight with the Union." The Major General responded in a positive manner. It was a nice feeling to have the plans come into place and ready to go. Typically it take hours to formulate the best course of action. If Equssalemite ships did not have had data from the Dark Ages there would need to be time to redraw doctrines and send them to the fleet which risks the chance of the transmissions being intercepted by enemy agents. Speaking of which, "We should come up with a stable form of communication. Freeforest is close to use but we are surrounded by Omnipo space. A idea that came to mind is using the Sun Barge. An unique form of craft engineered by Equusalemite Arcanotech and Anubite Mysticism. It's form of travel is similar to Vortex-space travel but much more refined and stable. It was used as a way to ensure fast communication between the Anubite Empire and old Equidae states. The technology is still around, so we are able to make more Sun Barges for communication and/or transportation purposes." The MG then look over to Lord Aerosket, having heard the question spoken by the Anubite. "Respect more than anything. Spursepolis has a strong Zantine culture, even houses families descended from first-generation immigrants of the Zantine Empire.To set up recruitment offices is somewhat tactless, it would be like if we were on opposite sides and we set up a recruitment center on Carthokia upon Anubite burial tomb complexes. I know War is a ugly thing, that sacrifices need to be made, but it's very easy for war to make monsters out of us. "

"Ah 'yet again'. The manner in which you spoke that, it alludes to a view I have of the Cyboar. Time will tell if it holds merit. Now I thank you for this chance, let us relocate ourselves to a more fitting place." Aarushi spoke softly once more as she went to lead the group. Coming to the door once more they would notice something odd about the doorway. There was nothing in it. Well 'nothing' is a wrong term to use for there is 'something' but not anythings of the natural universe. It looked like crystalline black mist of non-euclidean geometry. When Aarushi continue to walk forward the 'mist' receded. Revealing a hallway as it went but the way it came into focus was odd. As if were being rendered into existence. The blue circuity was also present on the walls around them to give them some form of illumination. In only a few short minutes the mare stop and held up a hand to press against the wall beside her. The surface around her palm would be lit by green circuitry this time. The 'mist' receded must faster this time. Revealing a rather plain room. A soft overhead light shining on a anvil like table with the bottom being very narrow and seemly a part of the floor itself. Situated around the table where chairs that they to seem to be a part of the floor and in just enough quantity that everyone could sit if they wanted to. The 'mist' would disappear as it funnel into one spot on the opposing wall. Aarushi took her place at the table in a chair that despite being connected to the floor moved as it were a semi-liquid but sitting on them feels solid.

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Mon Aug 05, 2019 10:07 am

The cups were of course happily accepted by the royals, who were pleasantly surprised to see the making of the cups in particular. The style was recognizable to them, the same sort of cups they had back home for use in the various feasts and royal banquets. The fact that the water was as good was a similarly nice thing to discover. Prince Leonious was visibly surprised to hear of that last bit of information, “This planet has an Imperial Palace on it? First I’ve heard of it, but very nice to learn. Those aren’t common, so our family takes careful care to maintain ownership of them when possible. And this one is vacant... I think that will play quite well into our mission here, eh Caldera? Wonder if they’ve got a Valorian gladiator arena here too.”
The Princess was better at masking her interest than her brother, calmly sipping her water. She did nod in agreement however, “Yes, that palace certainly interests us, Menaal. You said it is vacant? If so, I’d like to arrange our own quarters right in there. It would be nice to be among other Zantines, as we are going to be here a long time. You see, and this is something more private, we are to stay here to wait out the war. My father, the Emperor, wanted us to stay here to maintain friendship with your people, as well as diplomatic ties. And, through that, a channel to the Iammelonian Union for direct negotiation if necessary. Which means, we’ll be here a while, and likely speaking with you in particular a fair bit. I hope this won’t be too troublesome for you, Menaal.”

The Admiral was very interested in this proposed method of communication, and was already thinking of the potential ways to use these Sun Barges. She nodded in contemplative thought to the Major General, “That would be quite a useful means of rapid transport and communication. But... Do not make too many. This tool, as you propose it, should not become relied on. Not simply for risk, but because we should keep Omnipo thinking they have control. Keep this communication channel limited and secret however, we can confidently maintain communication without worry of Omnipo attempted interception or interference. Plus it avoids dependence on one method or another.”
The Anubite Lord nodded with that answer, understanding it, “I see. You are right then. Setting up there would be rather lacking in understanding. Not to mention, particularly prone to disaster, given some previous examples. Bear with me for a moment.” He went over to the holotable, bringing up a planetary map of Freeforest, the Ialao homeworld. Then he zoomed in on one continent in particular in the northern hemisphere, “This is Zanos, a continent on Freeforest, a close by planet as you said yourself. Freeforest sides with the Union... Except for Zanos. Zanos is a highly Zantine cultured section of the planet, similar to Spursepolis. Its people and local government revolted in solidarity for the proper Zantine Empire, claiming their loyalty to the Empire and Emperor overruled the planetary government’s decision. This will be handled, and we won’t ask you to be involved due to your previous friendship declaration. But it’s an important lesson. Spursepolis will have to be left alone, yet carefully watched, in case Zantine agitators on the planet get similar ideas. The word of the Lasacris family still holds much sway over those who consider themselves Zantines. So while we shall send no recruiters, we must stop any Zantine recruitment drives.”

The Cyboar followed Aarushi to the strange room, keeping a careful eye on this mist and the seemingly shifting nature of the station. Green waved for her guards to spread out, watch everything, and of course subtly scan and try to get an idea of what was going on. Meanwhile she would be the only one to sit at this odd table, a bit cautious sitting but settled in anyways. Green wasted little time beginning its inquiries, “Understanding is a two way street, Cardinal unit. As such, Cyboar will need to understand some things first before accepting any following questioning. First, explain this station, and why it was truly chosen for this meeting. Secondly, you will explain this system of harmony bearers to us. One of Cyboar’s own, an agent Raziela, was apparently made into one. You will explain how this will impact the agent. Raziela is promising, and so Cyboar will not accept any compromises to her loyalty and duty to Cyboar. Her role must be fulfilled. It would be very displeasing if we had to cut her promising potential short.”

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“It’s certainly uncommon. It has been more than a hundred thousand years since the Zantine flag flew over Equidae stars. Many things can be worn down with such heavy passage of time. So anything that is still preserved is treated with great care.” The Anubites has long driven the importance of history into Equidae society. So they take pride in managing to have holdings and/or relics that survive many centuries. “You’ll have no issue with moving, it’s after all still under your family dynasty.” The procedure won’t take long. Menaal would just need to make some calls and get the palace open for the siblings to move in. Listening to the rest of request she responded that she has no issue with any of it. Stating that it’s her duty after all to converse with others on a daily basis and would enjoy working the siblings.

“Of course, technology like this should be used sparingly. If used too much the chance of it existence being known increases.” He spoke in agreement. The Sun Barge falling into enemy hands would be a big blow to their operations. When the Lord went over Freeforest and the Zantine he can’t help but ponder if there is bias at play here. While his education was lackluster he know his history. He knows the beef between the Anubites and Zantines. While the Lord did seem to understand that this is a war about how to run Iammelon. The fact he specifically said Zantine recruitment centers was a red flag to him considering the Zantine were only one member state out of seven in the Confederacy. Intentionally or not, millennial old rivalry dies hard. It does not take much stretch of the imagination to assume the Anubites want to rub in the Zantine faces that Equusalem, a race that always been neutral between the two, was on their side thus favor them over the Zantine. Prejudice aside he did agree with what he was saying. “Equusalem will be vigilant for any actions by the Confederacy to lure Equusalemites to their side. But we’ll accept your help in watching over the populace.” This way it’ll put the Union or rather the Anubites at ease a bit.

Aarushi gave a polite chuckle when pressed that the Cyboar needed explanations first. “And here I was ready to be questioned by such inquisitive minds. Telling history is a favorite pastime of mine. To teach those of things forgotten, V’oss for instance. Not that it probably mean anything to you. Only few to my understanding know the beginnings of the universe. To address the question at hand. This station is a part of a bundle known as a Cache.” On the table between them six holographic images of a small treasure chest pop into existence. Each color coded to the six main Cardinals. “Each Cardinal possess one Cache. And neither knows what is in the other Cache Somewhat akin to a time machine box if you will. When Equusalem was founded each of the founding Cardinals were in the possession of things that Equidae is not ready for. These Caches were then passed down through the generations.”

Five of the holograms wink out, leaving the violet treasure chest to move to the center of the table. “When I became the Violet Cardinal my predecessor brought me to places like this. Places that only I know about. Until today. I brought you here for you to learn the existence of something possibly greater than the war. To remind ourselves of the agreement Cyboar and Equusalem made so long ago. That in the light of mutual interest we strive for self-improvement.” The mare leaned forward as she crossed her arms over the table. Her purple eyes reflecting the glow of the hologram of the metaphorical chest. “Now I make the assumption that Cyboar is interested in bettering themselves. What artist wouldn’t? And there are things in here that is beyond me. Relics that carry others through space-time. Black books that can unravel reality to stitch it back to one's will. Machines immune to the effects of entropy. And grand structures such as this. Very fascinating if I say so myself. But, it’s lonely to delve into mystery alone. So I hoped that perhaps Cyboar and Equusalem can venture into the unknown not as benefactors but as friends. Pardon me, I’m getting ahead of myself.” She leaned back as the hologram wink out of existence. “It’s improper to rush things on our first meeting after all.”

“Now, what manner of ancient relic do we reside in. A good question, something I ask myself sometimes. The predecessors before me claim that this station is a matrioshka brain. Encased by the mist as you’ve seen. A unique composition of liquid metal fixated in some form of quantum state. Marvelous technology, all I know is that it was around during the Alkesh Refuge which would put it on the timeline of the Second Kalpa. Presumably it's theorized to be built by Raymonde the Forgotten. A mysterious Alicorn who left behind many strange relics. For what reason she built them is lost to time. The amount of possibilities this station provides is immense. Now, to address your second concern there is no worry that she needs to go anywhere. Bearers come about as a response to the corrupted Kalpa cycle in the third age. Since then their appearance is somewhat rare. They made a comeback during the Fifth and Six Cycle. In all these cases the Bearers gain no other obligation. Many stuck to what they’ve been doing before they became bearers. If crisis does arise they are typically not necessary at first, Bearers serve mostly as the last line of defense. How being infused with the Spirit depends, we would need to converse with the Pink Cardinal for specifics. But generally she’s now connected to a exotic energy field that exist outside our 3+1d space. The Rauonliw Force.”

Another hologram came into existence over the table this time a model of the universe that shows a prismatic veils that surrounds it. “To simply summarize it. You’ll find that her capabilities to perform her duties becomes significantly greater when she taps into it.”

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Mon Aug 05, 2019 9:48 pm

The ease of this was pleasant to the Zantine Royals. They were prepared for one complication or another, but it was nice that it really was just that easy. Princess Caldera smiled and finished her cup, setting it aside, “You have my thanks, as well as those of the Lasacris family. Those palaces really are precious, and it is nice to have one returned so easily and in such good condition. It will be nice working with you in the coming times, Menaal. Though with that, I think we should go see the palace, and move in properly. Work can wait until we’re actually settled in, and I’m sure my guards will want all the time they can get to secure the building.”
The second cup was set aside soon after the Princess finished, with the Prince finishing his own water. Leonious stood up, stretching his back, “It certainly can. I want to try and see if the Valorians are set up here, I’m itching to watch another fight. Should check out that Zantine district too. Maybe you’ll find your vaunted soul mate there Caldera! Hah, talk to you later Menaal.” His sister got clearly flustered, but simply nodded as she stood up for herself, focusing on suppressing her embarrassment,

The Major General was correct in assuming bias that even the wielder was unaware of. The Anubite Lord was, subconsciously, linking this war to the many, many classical wars between the two Empires in their history. He understood quite well this was different, they were both part of the same nation now and this war was about that nation. But the connections were there, and it was impossible for Anubite, or even Zantine, to miss the obvious mental connections. Perhaps to some, this was a dream of reliving history come true. Aerosket meanwhile was satisfied, smiling and nodding, “I am glad you will be cautious in this matter. More Confederates would be problematic, and I certainly don’t wish to face the moral issues an insurrection on Spursepolis would incur. I’ll inform Union Command that we gave permission to do some light monitoring of Zantine elements. And Valorian too, I do suppose, just in case.” His issues addressed, the Lord stepped back.
Admiral Caldscore meanwhile stepped up, with more to say. Her tone was as flat as always, continuing with official matters, “Communication and Recruitment are settled, which were the major issues the Union sought to address in this initial meeting. Though I believe General Leshtia wished to speak of something else.” The Human gestured to the Watrike General, who stepped forward.
Leshtia, a Watrike female with green scales, was a great deal more emotive than her human naval companion. Her speech was accompanied by many random hand movements, seemingly just to emphasize certain words, “Yes. This one has a request. The Grand Drake has placed into my hands a task, which is gathering powerful individuals. He wishes to prepare teams to strike and remove powerful individuals who side with the Confederacy, and remove them as threats. A difficult task, but I wish to know of any who wish to volunteer and can be trusted.”

The Envoy was silent as it absorbed this dump of information. It brought up a few interests. Such as the locations of other caches, the full extent of them, if they could be seized, and where they might have been created. Not to mention that little quip about the universe, but that could be set aside for now. Instead, there were more pressing questions the Augmented had to ask, “Cyboar is always interested in improving ourselves, and Cyboar honors any agreements officially signed until the terms are compete or the time on the agreement runs out. However, this one remains a skeptic. Your mind would normally turn to Anubites on these matters of ancient mysteries, like most of the Nebula dwellers would. Why not you? Why do you seek Cyboar in specific? The answer matters.”

She then paused, thinking more. These Bearers sounded useful as a failsafe, and objects of study. But also problematic, if they were spread out and not safely in Cyboar hands. Still, the lack of imprinted obligations was good to hear, so the Envoy nodded, “Good. The agent’s service may continue then, and perhaps may improve. This will be tested, but will be accepted. Our own look into this energy will begin as well, so Cyboar can assist in such tapping for power. There are two issues however. What occurs if the Agent is terminated? And what complications may arise if two Bearers came into conflict? A very possible circumstance given the situation.”

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Menaal let out a polite giggle at seeing the sister getting embarrassed. It was cute seeing composed individuals lose their cool. Waving them goodbye she would get to work. Getting a palace ready requires a few phone calls and money transfer after all.

The Major General nodded in understanding as he listens to Leshtia. Equusalem is home to powerful individuals but almost if not all were vagabonds. Making contact with them is not going to be easy. “Beside Grandmasters and Archmages, the strongest we are aware of are the Mythic Ones. A classification of people known for their many legends and deeds. Mostly these are Lomli Alicorns. Alicorns who happen to live beyond the cycle they came from by some deal with the Wheel. The Pandæmonium Alicorns are a good example of having the annoying tendency to pop up thousands of years out of their obscurity. Typical most Lomli Alicorns exile themselves to uncharted worlds never to be seen again. Ahaana and her herd are a good example of this. The two Lomli Alicorns that are ‘active’ are Caelistianya and Ilunaelistianya. Their last known location is said to be Anullos, a strange world to put it simply. If you do find them there is a good chance they will join up with us. They’re trustworthy so no concern about that.” He assured before rubbing the back of his neck. “There’s one other Mythic One who is known to be around. A Equis Dragon by the name of Viintaasvrii Vujaaril. Very old. Believed to be born during the Primeval Kalpa. The last report has his position somewhere on Nóttheim. I would suggest recruiting him, very honorable so you should have no issues with trusting him.”

"Oh yes, why does this soft spoken mare take such a interest in the Cyboar." Aarushi muse as she set her elbows on the table to rest her chin on her clasped hands. "A race of magic and harmony, a history of mystical events, yet the one we look towards are the most of unlikeliness group of people. From that viewpoint it is rather strange? Equusalem, a nation of friendship sharing its most secret of secrets to practically a stranger over a long time friend. I suppose it all started when I was young, bright-eyed to the world around me and oh so curios. For awhile I was paying attention to Catalhayuk, mostly to the Cyboar. How handy it was, to have a front row seat to watching a sculptor from afar. The nebula felt like a classroom, the natives students in their chairs around you, sitting on a stool as you sculpt clay of metal and flesh. After a while the longer I sat there, watching you under the limelight, I can't help but feel a sense of solitude. That from your perspective, the entire universe is simply you and your masterpiece. Perhaps you would prefer that we leave you alone, I get the sense you always worked alone. Hence your words 'yet again'. You worked on that sculpture for so very long. In a way I suppose you simply reminded of myself. Live long enough and you could grow distant with the world. Rely on yourself long enough and you begin to see no point to work with others. Of course, this is all my musings. You may very well convince me wrong. In conclusion we're somewhat similar, both working towards our goals with any means necessary. I presume that this war was a distraction for you as it was for me. I figured, let the Union and Confederacy fight for the future of the nebula while we fight for something much grander than that. On a more personal reasoning, I'm more of a scientist than a mystic so I suppose I simply relate to you better." She ended with a smile that stayed on her as she sat back into her chair.

Cross her legs she set her clasped hands on her lap before responding with a soft giggle. How she enjoyed watching the gears turn in the agent head. Excitement for discovery and testing was something she can relate to very well. "Of course, discovery requires experimentation. I give my blessings for your projects to yield good fruit.” She was curious if Cyboar would aim to produce artificial means to mine the energy. After all it was something Equusalem was doing as well with the Avatar program. Using the Rauonliw Force without the need of Bearers which in turn makes them relatively obsolete in the grand scheme of things. “Mmm? Well if your agent dies she dies. So I suggest ensuring you get all the testing done before her expiration. To address to the last question, nothing much. The Rauonliw Force is...mechanical in a sense. It chose it vessels to serve one thing. Apathetic to anything else. So let’s say you wanted your agent to round up the other bearers. The Rauonliw Force wouldn’t do anything to stop it.”

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The two Royals left to go see the recently returned Palace of their long dynasty. Though that would not be their first stop. Leonious simply wandered a bit, just to find out things he could do to pass the time on this planet, since he would be here a while and he wanted to know his options for entertainment. Caldera meanwhile had something more important to handle, a mission given to her by her father, the Emperor. And that was to connect with a number of Zantine Noble families upon the planet, some old and some new, but all loyal and connected with the populace. For nothing special right now, but it would become important later. What mattered now was that Caldera, as a Lasacris, affirmed their loyalty and gauged how the populace of Spursepolis felt through their connections.

It would be the next day that Menaal was visited once more. However, it was only the Prince. Princess Caldera was busy at the recently returned Palace, setting it up to fit the royals once more and redecorating. Leonious meanwhile returned to the Cathedral that held the Yellow Cardinal, arriving with two of his guards. Once more the Guards waited in the doorway, and only the Lasacris entered. Leonious looked around for Menaal, and upon finding her spoke out, “Hey Menaal. I came to see you again, as a thanks for the Palace being returned. Though I’m not here entirely just for business and diplomacy.”

Leshtia considered the three options, and then nodded in satisfaction. The three individuals did seem to be exactly what she had been assigned to find, so it would work out. Thus, she was pleased with this tip, “These mythic ones do seem to fit what I am searching for. Caelistianya, Ilunaelistianya, and Viintaasvrii Vujaaril. We shall send out teams to locate the three of them. One team to Anullos, and another to Nottheim. These teams will be made up of Union Forces, including Equidae of Iammelonian descent, given that we are aiming to convince them to support the Union in this regard. We will begin this as soon as possible.”
With this, Lord Aerosket had some additional questions to ask before they got to the work of preparing these Mythic searching teams. “These three should be quite helpful if they can be convinced to assist us, but I do have some questions. I’m not too aware of Ahaana and her herd, as you said, but I do have to wonder what makes them decide to go into self exile like that. Is there a reason for it? Quite the tragic thing for me to hear as an Anubite, considering all that they could provide to our archives.”

The Envoy leaned forward in her chair, resting their arm on the table as she listened to the long musings of the mare before her. It was certainly curious to encounter somebody who took such interest in Cyboar, and tried to relate themselves to the Boar. Though it required some addressing, “Cyboar does certainly see itself as a solitary worker, crafting our masterworks by ourselves with no need or desire for the outside to lend assistance. This is not because we are incapable of asking, the fact this unit is here at all is a sign that Cyboar is completely able to interact with others in manners that don’t include a struggle or hostility. But the solitude persists for our goals do not lend to working with others who are unwilling to go the extra step and join Cyboar, at least beyond business and cordial relationships. The goal however is incompatible, and so it is necessary and required to function as we do.” The Envoy paused for a moment, and then nodded again, “Yes, this war holds little meaning to our proper intentions. The timing was not the best, but Cyboar works with the conditions it must, and so shall handle this affair and pursue our goals regardless. There is little time for pausing. Whether or not you can truly understand that does not relate to a mystic or a scientist, but something more humble and yet all the same just as important, such as a gardener.”

The Envoy was silent for a bit as Aarushi seemed to get what was going through the Augmented’s head. Then, for the first time, she chuckled. It was brief, but audible, and then followed up by the usual tone, “Cyboar does not like being so predictable, but you are correct that projects will be prepared for this. As one of many things Cyboar is constantly looking into for furthering the greater goal. I cannot speak to that implication we may decide to round up and make use of other such bearers, but your tip on the matter is appreciated if that course of action was to be undertaken.” It was fairly obvious that this was exactly what was being considered by the Augmented, given the fact there was actually an undertone of excitement in that regard. Cyboar clearly had an interest in the bearers if this force was not going to oppose a collection.

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Thu Aug 08, 2019 7:02 pm

Despite the war, the state of Spursepolis is shown to be more stable than their Freeforestian neighbor. The reason tend to vary between the families but the one similarity among all of them that they were loyal with Equusalem and not the Union. One noticeable sign of this is when Zantine owned businesses cease exportation to Union sectors but not to Equusalemites. In their eyes, if Equusalem prospers so will the Zantines. Not to mention that this increases relations between the two powers. Caldera manage to catch whiff of a group of Zantine nobles working to influence the populace into further centralization. Romanticizing the idea of Equusalem being a true holy kingdom of the Ethersea. On the Equidae side, as expected Caldera would find them still trustful og their Zantine friends as ever.

The next day Menaal would be found at the table once more. Going over some documents on a datapad. Hearing a guest she turned it off and set it aside. Looking up the mare gave a polite smile. "Prince Leonious, a pleasure to see you again." The subtle subtext was no surprise to Menaal. He's not the first and certinally not the last Zantine to try to be savy with her. She could not blame the Zantines, after all securing their legacy is very important to them. "No concerns about that. We Equusalemites can be rather informal. Come have a seat Prince Leonious."

"Great to hear! They'll run into no problem with them." Fatehijit assures the Watrike once more with a smile. He knew legendary figures could be intimidating to approach and he knew from experience that when people are intimidated things can go south fairly quickly. He looked over to the anubite once more when he asked his question. "In a way you're right, they could have provide a lot of things if they stuck around. But it would be wrong and selfish of us to make them stay. Essentially, to forget about the galaxy and go live out the rest of their lives together on a inhabitant garden world all to themselves is the closest thing to paradise in Hoshizora. "

"Well said." Was all that Aarushi responded to the Cyboar agent with a pleased smile on her face. As if she had nothing more to add she went to address the second line of the conversation. "Oh no need to thank me. To aid others in the purist of their goals is a reward of its own. Besides, I would've done the same thing if they were a new concept to me." She casually admits to the agent. Uncaring of how that may have sounded.

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Caldera found these findings to be perfectly fine for what the end goal of the Empire really was in this regard. So, she praised the businesses for their cutting off their ties with the Union yet keeping them with Equusalem, thus understanding that the friendship between the two remained. She was currently unsure of whether or not centralization would benefit the Empire, so she left that alone, leaving the door open for making the Imperial stance on that issue for later. What mattered most was the trust however, and that had to be maintained, perhaps even increased if at all possible. It was quite essential that the Equidae trusted the Zantines for the Emperor’s plans to work here. So, that is what Caldera set herself to doing, reassuring the population that their friendship and trust was not misplaced in the Zantines or their Imperial Family.

Prince Leonious was clearly relieved to hear that bit about informality, his posture relaxed rather quickly as he dropped the trained Imperial act he had learned, reverting to what was clearly more natural for him. He sat himself down as such in an informal matter, sighing in relief. “Thank goodness for that. It’s hard to stick to the formal act for so long at a time. We have a bit too much formality in the Empire, especially among nobles. Lots of cloak and dagger nonsense, but I’m sure you’re used to that considering this planet.” He cleared his throat, to cut himself off before he got into a different subject entirely, “Enough of that however, let’s get to the talking bit. Well, official talking bit, since we were… You know what I mean. I’m here to talk more about the whole reason two of the Emperor’s children are here at all. Despite the whole war, the Empire wants to show that we reciprocate the friendship guarantees. Keep up the relations, and perhaps even improve them. So my official reason for being here is to find out how to do just that. My unofficial reason is because my sister can handle the work of swaying the nobles much better than I can, and I prefer talking to people I like instead of being so dishonestly polite all the time. So I took this part of the job instead of the other. Makes sense I think.”

The Anubite Lord nodded, “I do suppose it is quite the dream to live out the rest of your life in peace, not worrying about the constant turmoil of the galaxy. Perhaps Anubites can find them later for archiving statements, but we’ll leave them in peace. Except of course for our two new recruitment targets, who we do need to search out. Speaking of which, I believe we should get to such. It has been an honor speaking with you, Major General. The three of us will be remaining on planet as the Union’s military attaches to Equusalem, but for now we should get to arranging what we have agreed upon today. We shall speak again soon!” With that, he did a polite bow, indicative of his status as a Anubite Lord saying goodbye to an ally. Meanwhile his two companions, Leshtia and the Admiral, made rigid salutes before moving to depart. The admiral to focus on recruitment efforts, the Anubite focusing on the matter of communication, and Leshtia going to prepare the search teams for the Mythics, gathering from the Union people who could negotiate with the two Alicorns and the old Dragon, bringing along Equidae members in addition to the standard affairs. It was simply a matter of selecting the best candidates, and then sending them out.

The Envoy creaned her head slightly to the side, not totally believing that one could be so uncaring without a reason. Cyboar had reasons, but the reasons of Aarushi were a bit harder to pin down. But after a moment of silence, the Cardinal got another rare chuckle out of the Augmented, “You are an interesting one. It is a shame you do not express interest in integration with Cyboar, as this unit feels you could be useful. But we are satisfied enough to thank you regardless. It does seem you have understanding after all, very interesting. This unit will have to report such.” Going silent for a moment, the Envoy then spoke more quietly, “It will not change the price of interference, of course. Cyboar must continue its work.”

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As Caldera spent the time establishing connections and tending to the concerns of the population she will would come to learn that they have no bad opinion of the Lasacris family whatsoever but her family is not the one with the greatest influence over the population. That right belongs to the Mundaslistianya Family. A sixty thousand plus year old Zantine dynasty whose progenitor was the fourth son of Caelistianya who came to Spursepolis seeking to write his own bloodline onto the pages of history. Since then they blossomed into a influential power with Equusalem society. Having ties with both the Equidae Church and Ghashyr Church of Light. They have a large following who call themselves the Scions of the First Dawn. Said following been on the rise the past few decades in open protests and campaigns of bringing awareness of corruption in Equusalem to the masses. It was they who inspired the Zantines to debate on the subject of centralization to the Equusalemites. With some information gathering, Caldera finds that the heir is a male Zantine of the same age who by either some miracle or stroke of luck, is also single. If she's interested an opportunity it now lays before her.

"Formality does has it limits for me." Menaal gently laugh in agreement. "I still remember the day when the Amanfeame'a chose me to become the Cardinal of Yellow. I was surprise, I figured there were a lot more worthy candidates than little ole me. Haah at rare times I thought that she should've picked someone else." What Menaal meant by this is unclear. There were no emotions in her eyes that hinted to a dark truth, Or perhaps she was simply good at hiding it. "As you guess to be able to talk freely and not be concerned of the cloak and dagger is pleasant. So I appreciate it."

The Major General was somewhat hesitant in nodding in agreement. Uncomfortable with the thought of anyone disturbing Lomli Alicorns in their peace. "It's possible to meet them but to do so is committing sacrilege. They will need to get either permission from a wandering Lomli Alicorn or the Amanfeame'a herself. As they are the only ones allowed to contact them in secured channel. Said channel exist because the herd may sire children who wish to leave the comfort of paradise sail into the Ethersea to find their own destiny. While no record exist it's believed that there are quite a few descendants of the Lomli Alicorns walking among us. The Mundaslistianya Family being the most well-known example." Fatehijit explained to the lord. With that said he was happily salute in farewells. The screens shutting off as they all made their way out of the room to their respective destination

“Hoh? Touching to hear that I posses worth in the eyes of the boar.” The Cardinal lightly joke to the envoy. Uncertain whether she made that sarcastically or genuinely. “Mmm but you’re correct in that I don’t display interest in Equusalem coddling up to Cyboar. To put it simply I doubt Cyboar would want Equusalem in its current state. Too much of a hassle to fix for you I assume. Given your work is clearly your main objective.” It was clear that Aarushi was being careful in not saying too much of the division and corruption that runs through Equusalem. She then tilts her head in thought, “Perhaps in the future the possibility may be there. You know that reminds me. I’ve always been curious in Cyboar implants. Not the contents per say but rather the sentimental value. In all my years I’ve only ever seen cybernetically enhanced individuals but never synthetics nor full robots. Compared to other transxenoian ideologies it’s strange to see a culture produce art of both flesh and metal. Why is that so? How did that artistic license come to be?”

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Sun Aug 11, 2019 8:16 pm

Caldera took this information with some displeasure. It was never good when the Lasacris family's influence over a population was superseded by the influence of another Zantine noble house. This Mundaslistianya Family was certainly problematic to the Princess's goals, not to mention a dark reminder of times when the Lasacris family was temporarily eclipsed in power by other Zantine Nobles, leading to disaster. While it was doubtful this Mundaslistianya family would ruin the Emperor's plans or repeat the problems of the past, Caldera was still not fond of them even possibly getting in the way. So, she prepared herself, and decided to look into the prospect of marrying this heir of similar age to herself. She would have to try and arrange just something of the sort, and so went to these Mundaslistianya to see about doing it.

The Prince wasn't a master of socializing like some of his other, more courtly siblings, but he did have to wonder if Menaal was concealing something a bit darker. Though regardless, he wasn't qualified to pick it out, and he didn't really want to right now. He simply wanted a pleasant talk, and so just smiled and nodded, "Excellent that we are on the same page then! Big weight off my shoulder, and hopefully your's too. Really, the mission I'm here to accomplish is a bit above my grade, so any chance to avoid thinking about getting it done is good. Ugh, long term stuff... But I don't think I can talk about that, so let me get past it. I'd like to just know more about you, Menaal. We'll be working together a lot so it would be nice to get to know you better. Hope that's not too forward of a request."

The Anubite Lord gave a nod to the Major General's objections, but left without further comment. If one knew Anubites long enough, they would know that they were a people who could be the most respectful and understanding of foreign cultures out there, even with their Iammelonian bias. But they could also be quite the opposite when they felt something of great import was being hidden from their scholars and archivists, and it was hard to hold them back when they smelled something that just had to be recorded for their great archives. Still, the Lord at least had plenty to distract him, so there would be no sacrilege, and of course it could be safe guarded in the future by keeping Anubites away from any maps of the paradise worlds. Regardless, Leshtia got to work, and her teams were sent off after being prepared.

The first team was dispatched to find Caelistianya and Ilunaelistianya on the planet of Anullos, aiming to hunt down the pair of mythics and convince them to join the Union's efforts in the war. There were four individuals in this team. The leader was a male Watrike named Artrad. His team members were Maccrin, a male Human from Proscore, Zali, a female Valorian, and finally Yoniria, a female Ehomnaa. Yoniria had been born and raised on Instabull, but had joined the Union due to an objection to working with Omnipo and Cyboar, and so found herself facing her fellow Zantines. This mission suited her, as she had moral convictions and was determined to convince others of them. These four were headed to Anullos, and their shuttle zoomed off towards the planet rapidly.

Meanwhile, the second team departed for Nóttheim, to try and find the Equis Dragon Viintaasvrii Vujaaril. Excave, and through them the Union, knew the value of having an experienced and powerful Dragon on your side. This team had three members, with its leader being an Anubite by the name of Rezanary. She was an Anubite scholar, but also a trained soldier. She was accompanied by Nulka, a female Watrike, and Nikros, a male Snniynna from Javalus. They were going to try and find Viintaasvrii, and see if the old Dragon would be willing to join his kin on Heord in their war.

The Envoy couldn't tell if it was sarcasm, and so defaulted to assuming that she was genuine. After all, it was quite the compliment from Cyboar, and not one made lightly, so it would be rude to sarcastically shrug it off, at least as far as the Envoy was concerned. She was however quite blunt in what came next, "Your country's seams are falling apart, much like in Iammelon, but for differing reasons. Cyboar sees it, as we always do. We have no intention to fix your country for you, but as with Iammelon the Boar will protect its interests, that is all this unit will say on that matter. As for your main question... The how is not a concern of yours, but I am at liberty to discuss the why. The answer is that life is something that must be preserved. Synthetics and robots are short cuts with dangerous repercussions for life, and so they must be destroyed and any reliance on them removed to ensure the safety of the future. Cyboar simply understands this, and acts on it. But while life is a glorious thing that grows, adapts, improves, and is the great thing in this universe, that does not mean it is perfect. It adapts, but not fast enough to danger. It thus requires safeguarding. The fusion of flesh and cybernetics creates beings of life strong enough to protect life, and allow it to grow. To protect it from the dangers that threaten it, and to protect life from itself when fools create the tools of their own destruction and obsolescence. Those who embrace the machine entirely doom themselves and remove what is great about life from themselves, but there is little value in not striving for progress eternally. Cyboar is life, its true embodiment and protector. All others have their parts to play, but Cyboar is keenly aware of what role it takes, and we perform with near perfection in it, not that many understand it."

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Sun Aug 11, 2019 11:40 pm

When she gets to the Mundaslistianya Palace it was a building unlike the typical Zantine flair. Instead touching upon architectural style of some ancient Equidae civilization. The outside complex was not too busy. A few citizens were out and about going on about their day. Guards could be seen situated at strategic points around the palace.

"Teehee it's no concern at all." Menaal expressed in a friendly manner. "Hmm I suppose I had a quite life up to this point. I served the church all my life. Altar mare, Nun, Priest, Bishop, and then Cardinal. Strangely enough I don't feel all that devoted. Not in my faith per say but in the church as a organization. I always felt it was not the same as the church depicted in old stories and history text. Beside the church I was raised on a agricultural world in a small village. I suppose it goes to show why I prefer a open environment compared to the busy world outside."

Yoniria could say with confidence that nothing is much known about Anullos despite the many attempts to uncover it secrets. Equusalem bore so little fruit over the centuries that if it were not for the Civil War they would have contacted with the Anubite Empire for help. All that's known is Anullos used to be an barren world with a very close orbit to its sun that been converted to a machine world. When this took place is unknown to even the best of Equusalemite scholars. Despite the obscurity Anullos is the source for many legends that surrond it and strangely enough is a world that Lomli Paresusi visit from time to time.

The shuttle would find a open landing pad at an Aztecha Industries outpost on the planet. Exiting they would be greeted by a Aztecha official who happily welcomes them to their humble outpost where they stage excavations on the planet. After the brief exchange of information the official would share that Miss Ilunaelistianya is actually in the outpost and Miss Caelistianya is said to be mediating on a tall tower a bit distance away from the outpost.

To say Nóttheim was cold is a serve understatement. The moment their craft made their descent into the atmosphere it would become coated in a thin layer of frost from the extreme temperature difference. For a planet being 90% ice it's somehow home to tiny settlements that the shuttle scanner could sense on the planet. Snniynna pointed out that only his kind managed to colonized this world back in the day thanks to their bodies being to adapt to extreme temperatures. Nowadays it's mostly left alone but is still a popular pilgrimage point for many Snniynna and warriors. From that viewpoint it would make sense for Viintaasvrii to be here.

When they make their landing and get into protective gear they would head out into the frigid environment. Thankfully the sky was clear enough to reveal the crystal clear canvas of the stars above. Making their way through a small passage they would come out into a very large clearing where a strange sight would greet them. In the middle of the clearing there used to be a massive ice mountain. Now it been converted to a ice sculpture in the image of a great tree. The details were so fine that it must have took the dragon months to make. Even the millions of individual leaves bore the details of a leaf vein. Viintaasvrii stood before the tree. His sapphire scales would shone softly in the starlight were it not for the layer of frost over them. Near his feet were what looked like to be the small tools he used to sculpt the mountain. The group would see his back muscles bunch up as he took a deep breath and exhaled. Brilliant white flames roared forth with such power that the world itself seem to be pushed away them. For a brief moment the world was nothing but white light.

The world return to its normal saturation. What now lay before the dragon was not a mountain but instead a large lake. Still boiling from the temperature of Viintaasvrii flames. A satisfied breath could be heard from Viintaasvrii who then turned his head over his shoulder to the group, seemingly having sensed their presence. "Hoh?" Despite the distance between the two his voice carried loud and clear over to them. "Typically it is the lonesome wanderers who would seek me out. For a group to come I can sense this is no ordinary affair." Viintaasvrii mused as he turned around. Slight vibrations could be felt through the ground as he moved. "If you seek Viintaasvrii Vujaaril, you've found him."

"Haa a fitting way to put it. It's truly a shame that they forgotten the teachings of the Paresusi. Even for a godless mare as myself, even I can recognize the meaning in every Kalpa. Each a represents a important lesson to the mortal Equidae. Pandæmonium Era for instance, very important. Don't put blind faith in those who are not truly divine. Those like we Paresusi or even a peculiar set of gods beyond the void are a good example of this. We may have started out with good intention but over time we become self-serving, prideful, corrupted." She explained with a hint of pity in her voice. "Perhaps when Equidae correct their mistakes that they may be interested in aligning with the Boar. Till then, I suppose we just have to wait and see." Aarushi mused before going quiet to hear the Envoy wax their poetry. As she went on the mare leaned back in her seat. Setting a elbow on the arm of her chair and resting her cheek on her hand. When the Envoy was done she would see a glimmer of amazement in the Cardinal eyes. "How fascinating." Aarushi started. "Replace 'Machine' with 'Divine' you would get the basic principle of Old Equusalem ideology. Heh, to attain balance between the fusion of two elements. Also the basic principle of Harmony. Unfortunately many and even Equusalemites make the novice mistake of equating Harmony and Chaos to Good and Evil. This false notion became more rampant during the Friendship Era. Haa I'm rambling again. But like you said, not many people seem to understand complex philosophy. Se easily swayed by petty things and not looking to the big picture." A thoughtful expression than cam over the mare but did not express them. "I appreciate being enlightened on Cyboar philosophy." She thanked the Envoy.

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Caldera was certainly surprised by the style of the palace for the family. The light activity was normal to her, most palaces weren't very active places unless some event was going on within their walls, and of course no good noble family didn't have at least a couple guards to protect their property and make a statement of authority. But the style was really something, which Caldera had to wonder if it was Anubite or something based on how it looked, as it wasn't something she recognized. Regardless, she moved forward to try and gain entry into the Mundaslistianya Palace, so she could meet this heir or at least a family representative.

Leonious considered that, and then shrugged, "I guess it makes sense that the devotion rather fades once you face the reality of working in the infrastructure of a big organization like a church. The further you get from little community things, like your village church, the less glorious it gets. It's not a bad thing, it's normal for a big organization, but it's certainly disconcerting for people who start at those small bits. Not many get that, especially in my own family looking at things from the top, but I do. I lived among normal people for a while, and it gave me an interesting perspective. That's where my dislike of the courtly process comes from, even if it was already there, but that's the thing that made me aware of that dislike." He paused, wondering if he should continue, but seeming reassured by the friendly manner he did, "That's somewhat what I see in what you're saying. A disconnect between the little things and the big, organized church, where you get a similar social situation of needing to cloak your every word and action to avoid it being exploited by political enemies. Ugh... Hard to escape it, by the looks of things."

The official was thanked for helping, and the team moved towards the outpost. It was releiving that they would not need to put much work into the search part of this mission, and could instead handle the main part. Yoniria and Artrad decided the team would stick together, and try to get Ilunaelistianya on side before going to see Caelistianya. There wasn't much point in splitting up, and they needed to get both anyways so they could just do it one then the other. It would likely be easier to convince Caelistianya as well if they already got Ilunaelistianya, so they all agreed to go for the outpost first. As soon as they got there, they'd try to find Ilunaelistianya and see what she was doing, so they could strike up a conversation.

Rezanary, Nulka, and Nikros came to this world with winter equipment, prepared in case they needed to scour the cold surface for their target Mythic. This was in the form of special variants of Excave Winter Warrior armor, given some extra modifications to strip some of the combat elements for additional survival equipment, since it was expected their search would take a while. So the journey through the frigid landscape was not too troublesome to them, and they marched without too much trouble on their parts. The great ice tree was certainly surprisingly, and very impressive to Rezanary, who made a special mental note to tip off some other Anubite archivists about this for studying later, though perhaps Xorkai would be interested in this too. Still, what mattered most was the great bundle of scales that had created it.

When the world returned, Rezanary was disappointed to see only a lake there. Still, she had work to handle, and so she moved forward to a point where her voice could be heard by the Dragon. After all, he was a much larger creature so his audible range was greater than her own. But as soon as she was in range, she made a polite bow before speaking up, "You are indeed correct that we are searching for a Viintaasvrii Vujaaril, and so it is rather good we found him without much issue. I am Rezanary, an Anubite in service to the Iammelonian Union. My companions are Nulka and Nikros, a Watrike and Snniynna respectively also from the Iammelonian Union. Apologies for the abrupt visit but we are here to request your assistance. The Iammelonian Union I speak of was formed due to Iammelon breaking into a civil war, and we are hear to ask for your help in this conflict before it grows too chaotic and destructive."

The Envoy seemed surprised that Cyboar philosophy was so quickly accepted, but she had some issues with that response. So she nodded, "You are welcome, as it is rare to get those who wish to listen. Even more rare for those to accept it instead of accuse Cyboar of selfishness or a god complex. However, you seem to have some issues that this unit wishes to address, even if you do not quite know them yet. So it shall continue its education on Cyboar's views, and hopefully make you reconsider some things you have said." She paused for a moment, seeming to take a breathe in preparation that was somewhat audible from the helmet, and then got into it. "You were correct that people are easily swayed by simple things, and one of these things is the idea of divinity; it is an irrelevancy. There is varying degrees of life and unlife, sometimes those who are a high degree get such labels. When you let those labels stand, complacency comes. Life must always push forward, and if so called gods are unwilling to assist in the greater picture, they become simply another obstacle. Cyboar has dealt with such before, and it is likely we shall have to do so again. Your Kaplas deserve investigation on this matter, but we will not do so until the time is right. This unit hopes it is understood in its meaning."

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She manage to be let into the palace which at her location would bring her into the grand garden. Secluded groves, herbal garden, hanging garden, Vineyard, fountains, and even masterful statues could be seen around the garden. A few nobles could be seen strolling about the place but she would see the heir she was here for taking a walk across a main walkway of garden, Eusebios. Finely groomed he posses the typical Zantine noble attire only for his they were white with a sun motif on it. His family coat of arms. There was a relaxed air around the heir. He did not seem as stuffy like most young heirs tend to be. In a matter of fact he seemed to have come to accept his role in life as the heir to the family.

"Haa you're right in that regard. Old Equusalem thrived because they were small, compact, and had a strong sense of community. But when Equusalem began to assimilate the rest of Equidae civilizations that culture was lost. I suppose you can say that unlike the Iammelonian melting pot our pot contents did not mix well together. We were too lenient on the integration process. Ahaana may have been a revolutionary mare in her time but as generations pass her teachings become radicalized, misinterpreted, and abused." Menaal gave a soft sigh. "Ah beside my church life I enjoy doing charity work. I like to be productive in my free time.I pretty much got my workaholic mindset from my mother." She joked. "Tell me a bit about yourself?"

It only took a few moments till they found who they were looking for. Garbed in a luxurious dress the Lomli Paresusl was walking down a corridor when they cross paths. Even in the rather dim lighting of the hallways they could sense a mystical aura around her. Her ethereal mane mane flows freely down her back, a seemly infinite sea of stars. Her body proportions is simply sublime and a bit modest. She was beautiful to say the least. Her moderate cyan eyes settle its gaze on the group as they approached. "Mm?" She vocalized as she got the feeling that they were here for her in some manner. "Is there something you need?"

A low, show hum could be heard emanating from the old drake. "There's no need to apologize Miss Rezanary,. Rather it's somewhat of a good timing. My mediation period came to a end." He muses. His scales then took on a translucent composition as his body seem to crumble into blue particles. The mass of energy becoming smaller and more compacted. Before she knew it instead of the massive dragon looming over her is now a humanoid dragon of average human height with a athletic build. He was adorn in dark blue robes that showed much of his toned chest. His scales now a lighter blue and looks to be somewhat more softer. As evident from her he is standing bare feet in the snow it would appear that the temperature does not seem to effect him. He walked closer to Rezanary to be within proper conversation distance, his slender white tail swaying behind him. As a Anubite he would be able to sense the unique aura that surrounds him. Unlike the imposing pressure felt from any dragon it was the reverse with Viintaasvrii. Humble, light, soft, but most importantly but not unexpected it felt old, very old. "It would be a honor to aid the Union. It would go against my personal code to stand by and watch the flames of war rage on." He answered simply. Seemly not a hard decision for him to decide on. For which reason is unknown. It could either be his warrior nature knowing what path to take or perhaps he had internally debated on lending aid. "Hmm, you know I can not help but feel you in peculiar were sent to find me. The Anubite Empire were pinning after me for a long while. I would be surprise if they did not use this as a indirect way to corner me on a long ship travel time to get knowledge after me." He spoke in mock accusation. A kind grin apparent on his face as he establish eye contact with Rezanary. "Fortunately for you I'm rather gregarious despite what one would expect at my age. So I'm sure we'll get along."

"I knew my interest in Cyboar were grounded." For the briefest of moments the Envoy would catch her eyes taking on a amber sheen. "Life must certinally always strive to greater heights. Going back to the lesson of the third kalpa, one of the 'distored' Paresusl played the role of the villain to give the Equdae motivation. Akrsna devised a plan to elevate the race. To have them evolve to a degree that they can kill gods. Akrsna succeeded. The First Amanfeame'a, founder of the Equusalemite Brotherhood. A knightly order of warriors that did not burrow power from Science, Divine, or Blood. They were a wonderful group, gong beyond their limits. When they struck down the first Paresusl, Akrsna believed he could steer the order to his desired target. Sadly he was misunderstood and perished. Ah if only if he had succeeded, I really sympathize with him. Anyhow I'm not surprise you want to investigate the Kalpas. It's artificial in nature when you begin to look at it. When the corrupted Paresusl came to be their reign of terror never extended outside of Equidae systems and into the rest of the Iammelonian nebula. Interesting stuff. You'll have fun when the time comes."

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Re: Harmonious Adventures: Diplomacy is Magic! (Iammelon/Eteru RP) [Retcon]]

Tue Aug 13, 2019 10:00 pm

The Garden was pleasant to Caldera, for while she did not recognize barely any of the flowers, it was still nice to walk through. She ignored the strolling nobles, since right now she wasn't in the mood for dealing with them, and focused her attention on Eusebios. It was nice to see somebody who seemed to have accepted their role, quite like her, and so Caldera decided this probably wouldn't be so bad. She walked up to Eusebios and spoke up after doing a short greeting bow, "Greetings, Eusebios of the Mundaslistianya Family. I am Caldera Lasacris, and it is a pleasure to meet you. I hope my visit isn't too abrupt, but I feel the reason as to why I am here is important enough to warrant the special arrival. I'm going to suppose you can guess what that reason is?"

Leonious thought about it, considering that difference between their two nations. It wasn't something he thought about much, but he did have some ideas on it, "It really does seem we managed the whole pot boiled together rather well in the case of Iammelon. But I suppose that can't be so easily replicated in other lands. Iammelon had a lot to unify it. My own home of the Zantine Empire spread a common culture of citizenship and culture that bypassed species and even local cultures, which lends itself well to Iammelon's current situation. But the Empire lasted, we could maintain those things and continue to act as a beacon and teacher, even if we lost a lot of our power. Ahaana, as you said, provided the same, but she was an individual, not a culture in herself, meaning that without her to stay the course things changed. No wonder your country is far less integrated. Heh, I'd offer Iammelonian assistance in correcting that, since we're rather good at that, but we're a bit busy debating who is the most Iammelonian." Then he smiled, liking this lighter topic that came to him more easily, "Nice things to be. I'm not a workaholic myself, as you can already tell, but I cannot fault anybody for wanting to work hard on what they care about! Charity is an admirable thing to dedicate yourself towards, wish I had the time. As for me? Well, I'm tenth in the line of my father's legitimate children, so I'm not exactly as noble as the rest of my family. Even my younger siblings, who are geared for political marriage, are better off than me in that way. I followed my elder sister Ragnia instead. Spent a lot of time with the Rangian Vanguard, and other folks who worked to get into the court. So, I take interest in the smaller matters that my family does not. While Caldera is off courting the nobles of this planet, I'm just hoping for a parade or large gathering of normal folk to go to. See what the normal citizens of this planet want. The bigger picture is not for me. So I have no idea why my father sent me along, but I'm going to do my best to help in my own way, on my own terms."

Upon sighting Ilunaelistianya and her rather stand out garb and appearance, it wasn't hard for the team to be sure they had found who they were looking for in the base. The beauty could be agreed upon by all the members of the team, even Artrad as a Watrike had to take notice, and it was not easy to get such out of a stern and professional Watrike like him. Still, they kept their balance, and so when Ilunaelistianya spoke to them, Yoniria's initial surprise was quickly overridden as she quickly got into responding, "Yes, actually! You are Ilunaelistianya, correct? My name is Yoniria! With me are Artrad, Zali, and Maccrin. We come from Iammelon, specifically the Iammelonian Union, to request your help. We've heard about you, as well as Caelistianya, and we wish to convince you to help the Iammelonian Union in its current civil conflict with the opposing Iammelonian Confederacy. The Confederacy is dangerous, and we want to end this conflict before the chaos gets out of hand and too many people are hurt. So, we want to see if you and Caelistianya would be willing to help."

Rezanary was surprised at how easily Viintaasvrii agreed to join them, as she expected at least a bit more convincing to get the Dragon onside. But she was quite pleased. Her smile was not visible under the armor, but she was smiling, as well as her two companions, so the Dragon could sense their contentment with his acceptance. More surprising was his sudden transformation into his compact form. Nulka noted for herself that, since he had taken on a human height, he was about the size of the others, but Nulka as a Watrike was still taller, which was interesting to her. Rezanary however nodded her head and simply accepted it, since it made transport easier, "Well, that transformation of yours certainly makes the job of getting you there much easier. Nonetheless, thank you. The raging fire of war really does need to be put out as soon as possible, and the Union has plans on how to do just that with the help of powerful individuals like yourself." Then she was thrown off a bit more, as her secret hope was so quickly thrown out there. Rezanary thus continued a bit more embarrassed, with his mocking accusation being right on the money, "Well, ehm... I'd be lying if I said one of my reasons for volunteering for this recruitment mission was to ask some questions, and then maybe bring that back to the Empire. Can't blame me for it, can you? It's a great opportunity for an aspiring scholar like myself! But thank you for being open to it, because it's going to happen! Still, we should start getting back to the ship. Come on everyone!"

With that, Rezanary, Nulka, and Nikros prepared to trek back towards the settlement that their shuttle was based in. Since they knew where they were going now, this return trip was much easier, and they could go with more confidence with the knowledge they had been successful. Rezanary however decided to strike up a conversation on this short trip, to get some questions going even before she could corner him on the ship. The Anubite began simply, "So, Vii, if you'll allow me to call you that... What were you doing back there? With the whole tree sculpture? You mentioned a mediation period, but what's that about?"

The Envoy nodded her head in understanding, though once again not in full agreement, "To completely ignore science or blood or whatnot is quite silly. It is an admirable thing, but delving too much into naive things is self destructive. That is why balance is quite needed. Cyboar breaks limits, but as one can tell we are not forswearing technology. It is a difficult balance, but one that must be reached in order to progress life and its glory in the purest sense. And this Third Kapla and its reign of terror does indeed require some looking into it, with its limited reach. Perhaps some subjects yet remain that Cyboar can make use of in that regard, but regardless it is something to look into. Hm, is there any other matters to attend to here?"

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Re: Harmonious Adventures: Diplomacy is Magic! (Iammelon/Eteru RP) [Retcon]]

Wed Aug 14, 2019 4:49 am

Eusebios gaze settle on the Lasacris noble as she bowed before him. Visibly a bit intrigued that a princess of the imperial family would make such a sudden appearance. Listening to what she had to say he became somewhat skeptical. Now he knew the Zantine nobility courting methods since he was young so he could see the subtle signs. But he held second doubts, surely the imperial family had more tact than that. So the heir went with the safest option. "Caldera Lasacris. An honor to meet such a esteemed member of the Imperial Family." He polity bowed in return. "A reason you say? I'll take a guess that the Emperor wish to get to know my family. It's understandable after all to not repeat history by not keeping other families in check." Eusebios reasoned. Knowing that Northern Zantine Families tend to be somewhat unnoticed by the emperor due to the distance between Equusalem and the empire. So it made logical sense that the Empire could be curios about the families up north.

Menaal was quiet but seem to be enjoying just listening to Leonious. Swishing her feet under the table as he went on about himself. "That sounds quite the family life. We Equusalemites have large families especially mine so I can empathize on how that can feel. For me I'm the sixth youngest out of a family of seven. I had a lively childhood." She notes with a smile.

Ilunaelistianya tilts her head somewhat in minor curiosity. She was not hesitant to join the conflict but more so was taken aback that she was relevant once more. She spent her Lomli years lending a hand here and there but that's about it. Typically it's her sister who people tend to remember more. It also felt somewhat wrong to leave a Aztecha operation here but she knew the order of priority. "I'm touched that you seek my help. If my aid is valued that much then there is no reason for me to decline. Especially in such saddening times." The mare than turn her gaze to the side. "Caelistianya will take more convincing so it was a wise choice for you to seek me out first. I should be able to get through her." She spoke with assurance as she knows her elder sister better than anyone. "Before that I have to ask, for what purpose do you seek us out?" She ask in genuine interest. Sure she and her sister may have wisdom but there are a lot of talented people in Iammelon. It felt as if there is something special tasked for them.

Viintaasvrii took in joy at the feeling of contentment from the trio. This friendly air was the sort of atmosphere he seeks with other people. It was amusing as he could understand their surprise. More often than not when one ages so does their motivation to do things in life. Dragons are no exception to this fact. At a point in a dragon lifespan they will begin to have thoughts along the lines of ‘I have already done this. There is no point to this. It doesn’t matter in the end.’ And the sort. Old beings such as Xerf are an example of one letting the weight of the past be a burden to them. To put it in another way, boredom is the poison of the soul. “Haah no need to thank me! I always shift to a more sociable form.” He gave a light laugh. A deeper reasoning is that he felt it was more respectful this way. Having a distaste for having to look down to people below him. That it made him a bit unapproachable. Which does not fly with someone who cherish socialization. Listening to the further explanation he has a better grasp of the situation. Having specialized fire teams to take out assets that require top talent is a valid tactic. Not to mention he partook in strike teams before so it would be interesting to see who his comrades will be. A grin spread across his maw at hearing Rezanary confess. Letting out a deep, rumbling laugh he walked over and playfully slung his arm around the Anubite neck. “You’re such a pure soul Rezanary! It makes me want to coddle you. Heh, to bravely enter my den and seeking to return home with treasure. You better take take responsibility for what may come next.” He gave a lighter laugh as he lifted his arm off of her. Giving her a friendly pat on her shoulder.

With the now group of four heading off back through the passage he took note of Rezanary taking glances before mustering the will to speak to him. “You may call me however you wish.” He gave a small shrug. Not bothered by how people refer to him. With the next question his general aura took on a more wizened emotion. “My you’re an eager one.” He gave a small joke before going to answer the question. The display back there is my version of the ceremony I learned long ago where alien monks would spend weeks making mandalas out of sand before destroying them. The underlying message of the ceremony is that nothing is permanent. Nothing. All things are in flux, it says, beautiful but ephemeral, moving but temporary, a plateau but not a summit. All things are called to balance and enlightenment and the fulfillment of the Divine image in them, yes, but in flux. Always in flux.” His tone was much more relaxed than what is was mere moments ago. Revealing that he has a calm soul beneath his friendly persona. “For a dragon it means to understand the tempo of the universe. You may live forever, become strong, be famous, or perhaps help build civilizations but in the end we have to accept that they too are transient. To not live in the past, but instead have it become the source of your drive. Now, how this fits in my medication period is that it’s the final stage of it. Whenever I feel like needing spiritual healing I spend a year to do just that. Pilgrimage, fasting, meditating, and finally the ceremony.” Meditation was something the old drake valued greatly. If it weren’t for the time spent healing his spirit he doubted he could have lasted as long as he did without breaking like Xerf.

“You study Blood Magic? I admit I’m surprised. I didn’t took Cyboar the type to deal with questionable entities. Now as you said it’s logical to achieve balance.” She admits. “Ah, as for other matters. I was interested in either a truce or some research pact but with the civil war going on that would draw too many suspicious eyes to us. For now, I feel this has been a good first meeting between us. As a token of goodwill I wish to share some information with you.” Taking out a small phone from her robes she clicked a button. Prompting a small screen to pop up above the table. Showing the image of Vy'shak and Lord Macky talking. “I’ve been notified from my neural chip that the war council which my spy is in are talking about trying to capture Cyboar official. Do as you wish with this information.”

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Re: Harmonious Adventures: Diplomacy is Magic! (Iammelon/Eteru RP) [Retcon]]

Wed Aug 14, 2019 11:35 pm

Caldera understood the heir's caution, and was impressed with his probing question. It was a sensible one, and an open one to get information out of. Better than most nobles who got direct too quickly. So, without knowing it he made a good impression with his politeness and skepticism. She smiled to him and nodded, "You got the right idea, I'll say that. The Emperor does wish to reconnect with our kin in the north, and see how things are going for you and others here on Spursepolis. And other planets in Equusalem, for that matter. That has been what I have been doing so far while I was here, reconnecting and learning. And now I've learned about your own family, so I came to look into it. Apparently, you are the ones with the most influence over the Equusalemite Zantines. So, I felt it prudent to come and visit, and gauge something I have been considering."

Leonious was actually happy she let him go on, and was actually listening. Generally people either tuned him out, or interrupted him. Wasn't common he could continue talking for long before being stopped or forgotten at home. He smiled back, and chuckled, "Hehe, so we're both somewhat late children then. A fun coincidence, and means we can get eachother. Though I bet you probably spent more time with your siblings than I did. Mine were often off doing other things. Only ones I really bonded with are Caldera and Ragnia. Mostly got raised by Ragnia and the Rangian Vanguard she's named after."

Aztecha, being a corporation supporting the Union, would certainly understand the necessity of Ilunaelistianya going off to support the war effort. So, she could be sure they would manage, Anubites were tenacious like that. Still, her concern was understood by Yoniria, who moved to answer it, "Yes, we were hoping that you'd be able to help us with your elder sister, so thank you. As for why we are searching the two of you out, we were recommended you by Equusalem. The Union is seeking individuals of skill and power, and Lomli like yourselves still willing to help fit the bill well. We need you as we are preparing specialized strike teams to hit at powerful people who have sided with the Confederacy, people who if left to their own devices can certainly increase the length of the war and its devastating potential. These people can be of extreme power like yourself, or dangerous propagandists and manipulators who may sow strife in the Union and any allied with it, and yet more. So, we ask for your assistance and your sister's in removing these dangers before they completely bloom, and threaten many more people."

Rezanary was embarrassed by Viintaasvrii's affability and doing things like putting an arm around her shoulder, which was surprising to her. Still, ultimately she was most interested in his answers to his questions. Her embarrassment quickly faded as she got excited, wishing she had a notebook on her to start writing things down, such as his noticeable change in tone. So she just nodded along with him speaking, and spoke up practically as soon as she was sure she was finished so she could get more out there, "I see, I see! So you meditate to understand and prepare for the constant fluctuation of the galaxy! Makes sense for a creature such as yourself that often outlasts these things, so I guess it's like a way of coping then? That's really what spiritual healing is after all. Still, very interesting! So is that something you share with other Dragons? Or leave for them to learn for themselves? Oh! And if that's the case, how do you think that applies to less longer living species? Which I guess is anything that isn't a Dragon, but the question still stands!" While Rezanary was speaking, they had gotten back to the shuttle. So, now Viintaasvrii could be cornered on a small ship for the ride, with no more escape. Nulka and Nikros decided to handle the takeoff process and reporting, since they would absolutely not be able to rip Rezanary away now that she had started.

The Cyboar Envoy was at first a bit curious as to what she meant by a token of goodwill, but then she saw what was revealed. The conservation didn't seem to shock the Cyboar Augmented much, who simply nodded, "Cyboar will be prepared. We always are, we will simply be a bit more prepared now. Regardless, this token is accepted and appreciated, so your goodwill is noted." The mention of a neural chip was also interesting, but the Envoy didn't express that. Interest in other cybernetics was natural for Cyboar, but they left that to themselves and didn't let others in on these interests. Instead, she nodded again, "As a quick clarification, Cyboar does not practice blood magic, but we study everything. All threats must be noted and understood if they are to be defeated. Regardless, any treaties must indeed wait until the Civil War either dies down, or an opportunity is presented. So, I believe we are finished for now."

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