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[ENTER THE PALACE]
[You find yourself with a sensation like floating in water.]
[Above, the sky is dark. You can occasionally see things shifting, like gusts of wind, or perhaps waves of water. Is it…even a sky above you? Or is it some kind of giant ocean? Whatever it is, you can’t make it out very well. All around you, you appear to be floating in what appears to be water. It looks like a great, wide ocean of…space in every direction around you, with stars and lights twinkling in the distance. It looks like water and feels like water, but it doesn’t make you wet. You can reach your hand into it and pull some out, the purple and violet water and the tiny points of light inside it will even rest in your hands if you cup them to carry it, but once you’re not trying to hold it anymore, it’ll flow off of you, not a single drop remaining behind. You feel something similar if you go underneath the surface. The “water” doesn’t touch your eyes, mouth or nose when give the chance, it merely drifts around you, allowing you to breathe and see unabated. And you can see for a great distance, the twinkling stars illuminating the ocean of space all around you. Though perhaps less dark and empty, it feels every bit as vast as the sky above. You feel like you could swim forever and never reach the edge.]
[It’s quiet, here, with little noise around you but the starry ocean’s waves crashing back into its surface. It’s peaceful. In another situation, it might even be comfortable.]
[Above, the sky is dark. You can occasionally see things shifting, like gusts of wind, or perhaps waves of water. Is it…even a sky above you? Or is it some kind of giant ocean? Whatever it is, you can’t make it out very well. All around you, you appear to be floating in what appears to be water. It looks like a great, wide ocean of…space in every direction around you, with stars and lights twinkling in the distance. It looks like water and feels like water, but it doesn’t make you wet. You can reach your hand into it and pull some out, the purple and violet water and the tiny points of light inside it will even rest in your hands if you cup them to carry it, but once you’re not trying to hold it anymore, it’ll flow off of you, not a single drop remaining behind. You feel something similar if you go underneath the surface. The “water” doesn’t touch your eyes, mouth or nose when give the chance, it merely drifts around you, allowing you to breathe and see unabated. And you can see for a great distance, the twinkling stars illuminating the ocean of space all around you. Though perhaps less dark and empty, it feels every bit as vast as the sky above. You feel like you could swim forever and never reach the edge.]
[It’s quiet, here, with little noise around you but the starry ocean’s waves crashing back into its surface. It’s peaceful. In another situation, it might even be comfortable.]
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[ He nudges shoulders with Akira very.... very gently and carefully.
And then touches the orb to grab that memory. ]
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She doesn't even have Diarahan here. . .
[but as Minato touches the orb, Akira grabs his hand to hold same during the reliving of Nessa's memory]
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That hand is a good tether, though, as he slowly shakes it off. ]
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[so once the Well of Life has been purchased, he turns towards Minato and places his now free hand against the other wild card's chest, right over his heart, and just. . .]
[thinks really, really hard about that magic doing its healing thing. please magic, work your-- uh. magic]
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[Step 7: Return to Shadow Nessa.
Return to the Courtyard and speak to Shadow Nessa.
Shadow Nessa: Honestly, I’m a little proud of you. I placed the lowest hurdles I could think of in front of you and you managed to clear them. My expectations for you were low, and you passed them. Come back and we’ll go over a final few things.]
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[Agnis sighs.]
You won't be able to use a spell like that right away... ...here.
[She reaches a hand out and places it on Akira's shoulder. Her body briefly glows orange....then the glow passes to Akira. He'll feel a warmth build inside his body and find the next time he casts the spell, the warmth will empower it.]
That spell and my Spark are different, so don't ask me to do that again.
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[the warmth causes his mouth to snap shut, and he takes a moment to lift his hand and examine his fingers, as though marveling at the new power he feels coursing through him]
[okay. . . maybe this will be better]
How do these spells work?
[he asks Agnis as he reaches out to touch Minato's chest again, willing the healing magic to mend as many of those injuries as it can]
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He offers Akira a weak but grateful smile, and gently pats his hand, but doesn't interrupt the conversation.
He's good, don't worry. ]
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I have no idea how it works. I'm not a witch.
[Ah.]
I believe there's somebody in the south wing who can explain it to you, though.
It's up to you if you want to go handle that, or...hear what I have to say next.
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[to Agnis]
I don't see a reason why we can't do both.
. . . you can go first, Agnis.
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But yes, Agnis first! Minato turns his attention to her as well, head tilted curiously. ]
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You both saw what state she was in in that memory...when she first came to live here, she was very, very weak. Her body was very badly damaged by what Esmau did to her and it took a long time for it to adapt to having something like the Voidheart in it. And the Order made me promise to keep the Voidheart a secret from the non-Witches, so I couldn't even take her to a hospital. So I nursed her back to health the best I could.
Her involvement with the Voidheart has been hurting her since she was a child. Before she had any choice in the matter. But...she's always tried her hardest to be strong.
[Agnis turns and walks up to the door. She glances back at Minato and Akira.]
If you want to know what caused all of this, go to the forest. Speak to our mother, and our grandmother. They're the ones who set all of this in motion.
[Akira & Minato: The Sister: Step 1 complete!]
[Step 2: Speak to Lyra and Lilith.
Lyra, Nessa and Agnis’ mother and Lilith, their grandmother, can be found in the Dark Forest in the East Wing. Speak to them to learn what happened to Nessa as a child.
Shadow Nessa: Mother is fine. She should talk to you without too much problem and may even try to help you. ….we’ll cross the road of whether or not you should accept it when we get there. Lilith, on the other hand, is… …well, you’re going to meet her yourself. Bright side, she hates to do her own dirty work, so you should only have to run away if she calls for Esmau.]
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Thank you, Agnis.
[and then, to Minato]
. . . where to first?
[to Shadow Nessa, to the South wing to figure out MAGIC, or to the forest?]
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... We're already close to the forest, right? Maybe we should keep following this and see where it takes us.
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I'm not opposed, per se, but-- what if. . .
[he trails off. what if you get hurt again? he doesn't know how to use this healing magic without help, after all :(]
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No time for hesitation, right? This is for Nessa-san, after all.
[ chop chop, they gotta get to it! It'll probably be fine! ]
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[but his tone is lightly wry; he's trying to be humorous]
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[ he presses his hand against Akira's more tightly again, expression soft. ]
I'll be even safer with you here with me, right?
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Okay.
Then let's make our way to the forest.
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Mm, okay. I'm ready when you are.
[ And up he'll go, since he's a lot more functional thanks to Akira's healing spell. ]
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[IT'S FINE]
[if Agnis is there, Akira will give her a small nod. but if she's not, he'll just exit the house to make his way towards the FOREST PATH]
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