tushanshu_logs | [Open] I Could See Into the Soul of Every Passerby

Characters: Valdis and YOU!
Date: The Month of June
Location: Around Keeliai and Hatal
Situation: Various
Warnings/Rating: In Headers

The previous month had been somewhat of a whirlwind. Meisheng’s revelation that Milyn had truly betrayed them, Yunxu’s failures as a leader and her decision to move forward with the Police force had set in motion things that she wasn’t certain she was prepared for. In particular, she wished she could spend her time hunting the cultists, but her commitments to the Dojo and the Police Force currently hindered that. Hopefully she would be able to refocus her attentions soon enough.

Personally, she was concerned with keeping the Void under control, it’s temporary possession had been disconcerting to say the least and she couldn’t be certain it would let go so easily the next time. For now, she kept Revelations on hand at all times, the warm glow from the entire blade kept hidden by a dark cloak to keep out the cold and conceal her presence when she didn’t wish to be noticed. So many eyes seemed to be on her and her potential police force, it was different, because any mistake would be closely scrutinized and it reminded her why she had never tried to rule a country directly. The spotlight was detrimental to her secrets.

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"So hop on that, then," said Xuiyu comfortably with a swipe of her pen on the page. She muttered mostly under her breath, "That's not how energy transference works, you idiot," and made another swipe.

Then she looked up, cocking an eyebrow. "Does this request have to do with the police force, Milyn's investigation, those spiffy notes you gave me, or that pretty gun you loaned me a few months back?"

Hey, she kept her options open.

"None of the above," she replied, "Though I would like my gun back soon. This is about waking the Turtle." She paused, "It has come to my attention that we don't actually know what Malicant did to him and if we knew what he did, then we might be able to counter it."

Another pause, this one a bit longer as she thought about how to proceed.

"If I can get into the sealed chambers beneath where the Palace used to be, I might be able to figure out what happened."

Without missing a beat Xuiyu used her foot to pull out a desk-drawer under it in one smooth motion, so it thudded to the floor and slid up to Valdis's feet. Inside was a lockbox whose key Xuiyu tossed over too.

"Figured you lot were all over those chambers when the Palace was abandoned," she observed. "Didn't take notes?"

Valdis caught the key tossed in her direction, not bothering to hide her surprise at the ease with which she had seemingly achieved her goal.

"I wasn't exactly allowed to stay in this particular room long enough to examine it closely." She admitted, leaning down to pick up the box and then straightening to set it carefully on the counter near the goo. Dante had made her leave, and she wondered if it had been the taint or the Void that had her to lose it that particular time, but Valdis was confident that it wouldn't happen again.

Xuiyu grinned at Valdis's obvious surprise, but didn't bring it up. Especially in light of the second part, which made the grin fade. "Yeah? There a reason for that? Because having a Foreigner rampage with the essence of the nightmare isn't my idea of a good time. If anything goes wrong, it's not on you, it's on me. So what kind of security can you give me that that won't happen?"

"Malicant's taint," she replied, "but it died when he did, and I'm certain you've at least heard about my sword."

Revelations wasn't exactly inconspicuous.

"Heard something about a glowing pigsticker," Xuiyu said. "You think it can hold back the nightmare, or what's left of it?" She lifted an eyebrow. "Which is still really only your word and not security."

"That sword helped defeat Malicant." Or at least the Dreaming version of it had. "But I'm not going alone, I plan on asking Raine Sage to accompany me, among others. Her knowledge will be quite helpful and her light magic is second to none."

"Heard of Raine." Everyone had heard of Raine. She was one of the few Foreigners a majority of kedan trusted. "I thought she was a healer, though. She's got magic that opposes--a nightmare?"

Xuiyu had been into those dungeons. Nightmare was about the only thing which summed up what was down there. "What are you looking for?"

"Yes, it has something to do with elements and mana and a few other things that I don't entirely understand, but she does, and that's what is important."

As for the dungeons.

"Malicant did something down there, some sort of Ritual that hurt Tu Vishan. I want to know what he did, and there is a girl who can help me see what happened from a safe distance."

In other words, not on the soul plane.

For a little while there's thoughtful silence, while Xuiyu drums her fingers on the desk. Raine's good people for most of the kedan, even as a Foreigner, and there were things down there that the kedan didn't understand.

"I want everything you find out," she said at last. "Whatever Malicant did--I want to know what it is, so we can stop it happening again, if we have to, without the help of Foreigners."

[Open] I Could See Into the Soul of Every Passerby

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