hadriel | duel 9. video

「There is this guy, finally showing his face on the network after like a month or so of chilling at Hope's temple. He smiles widely at the camera.」

Hey... What did I miss?

「How long has it even been...? Please don't say 3,000 years...」

Um, thanks for the umbrellas, by the way... to whoever did that. 「He pans the camera to the umbrella fort that someone made around him, it's got the most stylish umbrellas~

He manages to get out of there and then his face lights up like if it was Christmas Day.」

... Kaiba, guess what?! They are here! The Duel Disk pieces! You can finally put it together and stop being so moody! Thanks, Hope!

「He shows them to the camera as well, a bunch of electronic little pieces scattered here and there on Hope's altar, he picks up one gently and examines it, yep, he has no idea what it does. Any other day he would have just skipped this and go look for his friend privately, but this is way too cool to let it pass! Everyone has to know! Specially the moody part.」

Come on, come help me carry these so we can have that duel!

( ooc: coming out of meditative state will make this guy extra emotional to absolutely everything and might explode at the most stupid things, this will last a couple of days. take this is a blanket apology <3 )

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How long does it take you to get there anyway?

「Aw man, now he feels bad. It's not her, it's just him and his emotions getting the best of him.」

... You didn't offend me. It's just... nothing has changed.

Less than an hour if the winds are favorable. I stitched its sail myself.

[still, she shouldn't have been rude]

Truly? But, what do you mean by nothing has changed?

「No, no, it's all him! And while talking about sails would be awesome, it... doesn't seem as important all sudden.」

The demon... it's still on the loose and doing whatever it wants.

What--[she swallows hard]--what has it done now?

「He sighs as he thinks about it... He probably shouldn't have brought it up. Margaery has suffered enough, but they also shouldn't forget that Caedra is still very much there, just waiting.

But to explain what she did, they need some story time.」

For a long time, I thought the residents of this world had disappeared, it didn't occur to me that they were still here, their, souls, anyway. You probably even saw them, or they hide something of yours, back then, after we all lost things to Fear. Hope has been waiting until it's safe to bring them back as he does with us.

But, something 「He won't tell what.」 unsettled them enough to come out, and... the demon found one and tortured it, nearly made disappear.

「Surely it doesn't sound too bad, but when all your life you've been told that it is your soul what matters, well, it is a big deal. It also means that not only she can mess with the living, but with the dead too. It sucks. It also makes him clearly mad, maybe a bit of a overreaction, but given the circumstances, he cannot help it.」

Fortunately, my friend rescued it before it was too late, but... who knows for how long. Not only she's messing with those brought by the Door, but also with the inhabitants of this place. It clearly is a danger and no one seems to really care.

「That is not exactly true but, you know...」

[no, she would want to know. she knows that this town takes the creature far too lightly and fears that they'll all suffer in the end because of their lack of fear]

Their souls. . . you mean their spirits? That which makes a person or a being who they are? [spirits is the closest equivalent in Westerosi mythology] And--it did what? [she asks, voice tight with anger.

she'd be angry at the creature's torture of anything, living or dead. she feels that she'll never be free of what it did to her. she tries to seem as she was before, but it's difficult to come back from being murdered Just Because and being used in a twisted ritual to summon demons, one of which hurt one of her friends.

a bitter laugh] No. No one cares. As long as it's not their friend being murdered, their soul not being tortured, they'll continue to turn a blind eye to its true nature. It is evil. No more, no less.

「Margaery's answer gives way to desperation, only because even after so long, he still doesn't know what to do to keep those he cares about safe, her included, of course, and said frustration quickly changes into sadness. They are useless. Now he can only wonder if this is how his partner felt like at times.」

What would you do, Margaery?

「Kill it would be the best thing but realistically, none of them can do that and he knows it.」

[her voice is ice cold. not directed at him, of course, but toward the creature she so despises]

Lock it up. Surely the means used for Delight would suffice in this case.

[yes, because the so-called gods value its potential as food more than they do their residents' safety]

「That earns her a rather long stare. It is not, by any means a judging one, more than a thoughtful one. Delight is no demon, maybe these gods don't have ways to keep something so powerful, but Atem used to. The sole thought takes him to consider even doing what he did so long ago, sealing it with his very soul, the problem was where?

...

He doesn't want to, but if he has to...」

Maybe... I'll look into it.

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[she takes notice of the stare and wonders what it means. does he, perhaps, have another solution? but without further information...]

I should go with you. If we are to plead our case to the so-called gods, surely the word of one harmed by it should carry weight.

[she hates having to turn to the so-called gods for anything]

「Aha! Nope, this is something too dangerous to even consider getting her involved — but oh, he can go with what she thinks he might be pondering about.」

Sure.

「It would at least make her feel useful.」

Which god, though?

「Hope should be the one he'd go to, but it is Tranquility who apparently was keeping Delight locked...」

Thank you.

[goodness knows she's felt powerless for some time]

I would say Tranquility. I already have dealings with him due to my shop and he seems the most trustworthy of the lot.

Tranquility it is.

「It's cool, he feels he's asked so much out of Hope lately...」

Good. He should also have an interest in keeping the creature contained. It certainly doesn't do much to inspire tranquility, does it?

「Cue tiny chuckle.」

No, it certainly doesn't. Rage doesn't seem to mind, though.

[dry as dust]

She certainly doesn't. Not as though that's a surprise.

「He likes Rage enough, she also needs the fuel, but he understands she's not everyone's cup of tea.」

I know.

Look I... have something very important to tend. 「What could possibly be more important than dealing with this jarring issue? ... Don't ask.」

But as soon as I get it over, we can go together to his temple, if you want. Or you can contact him and let me know what he thinks... I'll help with whatever he asks, might as well let him know that you're not alone.

[she doesn't care for Rage because there's more anger simmering beneath her surface than she cares to admit]

I think it would be best to go together. I can wait a little while. Goodness knows it's not going anywhere. Unfortunately.

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