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[attr=class,lyric1]infinite in mystery is the gift of
[attr=class,lyric2]the goddess
[attr=class,bulk] Sephiroth was apparently not interested in accompanying Genesis onto a free cruise, and the ex-SOLDIER had no idea why his friend was so allergic to fun. Alright, so the invitation had come from the shady Bahamut cult in Torensten that he occasionally did work for, so they probably wanted something in exchange. Still, they paid well and had given him a free trip! Who was Genesis to look a gift chocobo in the mouth? Though the group had been acting a bit dodgier lately, so he’d considered before that it wouldn’t be the worst idea to cut ties with them once he had a more stable source of income. Sephiroth had been getting mercenary work from some guild called the Rising Stones lately, and maybe it wouldn’t hurt for Genesis to apply there as well. It would certainly be closer than flying down to Torensten every time he needed to make rent, and it probably came with the bonus of not being illegal.
That was something to worry about after the free cruise though.
The trip to the island passed without incident, and Genesis had spent the majority of it reading by the pool with a fruity cocktail in hand. He would have been fairly content to remain there for the entire cruise, but he did concede that he should at least check out the island once they’d made port. In a poor attempt at encouraging guests to explore though, they were randomly handing out activities to people who wanted to go ashore. While it wasn’t mandatory by any means, Genesis did at least take one and glance at his assignment a bit curiously before scoffing to himself. Parasailing? As if he couldn’t just take to the air and explore the island on his own from the skies. The idea of letting someone else do the work for him was appealing though, so after retrieving a drink from the island bar and mulling it over, he decided that perhaps trying out parasailing wouldn’t be so bad. Assuming that whoever ended up seated next to him wasn’t a total bore.
The meeting point for everyone who had been assigned parasailing was a speed boat that was parked just a short walk down the beach. Genesis had swapped out his usual attire for red swim trunks and a t-shirt with a hole cut into the back of it for his wing. He’d have been melting in his normal leather after all. After climbing onto the boat though, an employee tried to offer him a life jacket while saying something about safety regulations. “This is discrimination,” he complained while struggling to find a way to buckle it over his wing. Despite protests from staff, he ended up having to just rip a hole in the foam padding, which probably defeated the whole point of it staying buoyant anyway. Thoroughly disgruntled, he threw himself onto a free seat on the boat afterward. “Dreams of the morrow hath the shattered soul. Pride is lost. Wings stripped away, the end is nigh.”
That whole affair had taken so long that they were already assigning pairs who would go up in the air together, and Genesis glanced over at the blond man next to him, squinting as he realized that his assigned partner looked rather familiar. Had they met before?
“Oh! You were at that manor. The one where the host straight up died. Wasn’t that just the worst party?” He rolled his eyes before laughing a little as he remembered how that had ended. “Actually, I wasn’t sure who made it out alive after I burned the place down, so good for you on surviving. Anyway, I’m Genesis. Charmed, probably.”
Post by Caius Dragelion on Mar 18, 2024 10:27:38 GMT -6
The Dragonblade
Caius had spent most of the last day with Lumina and her family, after having been coaxed into going on this cruise with them. With his power, he had been able to buy Lumina a little time without fear of the scourged parasite spreading to others, giving her a well-needed reprieve after all this time. But this sudden surprise trip came with some ramifications, ones that rang in his head even now.
The intention had been for him to return to Sonora and meet her, waiting with her and keeping tabs on her until Noctis and his retinue had recovered from their escape from Sonora. Once they had, he would find a means to bring her to a secure location for them to meet, and Caius and Noctis would work together to try and drive the parasite out. However, with this trip… Going back to Sonora was likely no longer necessary. Noctis and Prompto had arrived in Provo safely, and would likely be ready to go by the time they returned. Which meant…
The last fight with this parasite was upon them. Caius had little doubt that upon being expunged it would attack, and he and Noctis would both likely be drained, as would Lumina. They had no idea how powerful it would be, and that was if they even succeeded… Alex’s words still tormented him, even if that fool had no idea what was going on. What if it did kill Lumina?
This trip was supposed to be a chance to relieve stress for them all, and for Caius to try and learn to relax, with no responsibilities to be found out here for him to shoulder. But it may also be the last bit of time he would get to spend with Lumina. Either before everything went to -shit- or…
He didn’t like to think about the alternative. Opening pandora’s box was just if they were lucky. Either way, things were about to change. And Caius was quite happy to spend all this time with Lumina and her family before everything goes crazy, even if he was still having a hard time with letting his hair down. Trying to relax seemed almost as exhausting as working, and he had to be reminded to stop stressing about work at every turn. Celes could handle it, he knew. She was far more capable as a leader than he was. But it didn’t keep him from worrying. But at the end of the day, it was agreed that the Dragonblades’ objectives could be left in Celes’ care for the time being. The potential fate of hundreds of lives, should that parasite take Lumina over or get loose… This was Caius’ job. They had two people in command for a reason. She would do her job… It was up to Caius to do his.
With the power of kings, he was one of the few who could.
But as much as he had enjoyed this time with Lumina, there was one thing he understood. While the Farron family had essentially adopted him as their own, at the end of the day, those were her sisters, and he was still just the “prospective boyfriend”, as they called him. And Lumina deserved to have a little quality time with just her sisters on this trip before they returned. He’d already had adequate alone time with her, now it was her siblings’ turn.
So Caius had ensured that would happen by signing up for this activity drawing. Now she didn’t have to worry about him, and could enjoy that much-needed sister bonding time. While he was out doing… Something. That something being... This? Sea-flying, or whatever fancy term they called it. It was basically just flying, right? He’d done this before. Atop a dragon however, not via… Whatever this was. Ok, maybe this wouldn’t be so bad. Though the thought of their vessel falling stirred some bad memories about the Kraken attack… But, Caius reassured himself, he doubted they would go that far from the ship. It wouldn’t be like last time.
However, any thought of this being normal or routine was stunted the second he was seated alongside a man with a single large wing on his back, who had started arguing with the staff over the lifejackets. Caius was dressed in the sole t-shirt and shorts he owned, courtesy of the ship’s gift shop, with no wings to speak of. So he had no problems with getting it attached. But this guy… Well, he supposed at least with wings--er, a wing, there wouldn’t be any trouble if there was an accident? But he couldn’t shake the feeling this creepy-looking guy was familiar somehow. Not wanting the fellow to think he was judging over the wing, however, he had averted his gaze and kept from staring.
Until the man spoke to him. Citing himself as having been involved in that horrible manor incident. Well, that made sense. Hadn’t he seen this guy skulking around there for a hot minute? Why had he been doing that, he had to wonder-
“Actually, I wasn’t sure who made it out alive after I burned the place down, so good for you on surviving. Anyway, I’m Genesis. Charmed, probably.”
That was why.
Caius stared back at him blankly for a moment, blinking a few times as he struggled to process what “Genesis” had just said. And the fact he was sitting beside an arson-happy psychopath while about to be sent high into the air. What… Did he even say to that? How in Lucis’ name was he supposed to respond? An arsonist had just admitted to arson in front of him, he should probably handle this. But here, with innocents right there? Innocents he was already angry with?
No, this was not the time. He had to handle this with care, get through this activity, and ensure he didn’t put the other passengers in danger. He could prioritize his capture later, when innocents were safe, or if he did act, deal with it quickly.
There went any chance of him actually relaxing.
At least if it did come to a fight, the fireworks would alert the Farron sisters right away. Of course, then Lumina wouldn’t let him out of her sight for awhile. Definitely not for the rest of this trip. So if possible, he really should proceed cautiously.
“Caius,” he answered his greeting with his own, keeping a calm composure outwardly despite all that raged on within. “I uh. You have me at a loss, Ser Genesis. Why… Exactly, did you burn the manor? Would have had more time to rescue my comrades if you didn’t.”
And maybe he would have met Lumina all that time ago, and been able to help her back then. But he had prioritized Celes and Faris’ safety over all else in the wake of the fire. He had already apologized profusely to Lumina when he did meet her proper and learned about what they were doing to her down there, and she hadn’t taken offense. Still…
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[attr=class,lyric1]infinite in mystery is the gift of
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[attr=class,bulk] Genesis tugged on the straps of his life jacket a bit unhappily as the blond man next to him introduced himself in turn. The name was new to him. They hadn’t really met properly last time, since he had just briefly encountered the man on the manor staircase after he’d left his own exploring group behind. He honestly might not have even remembered him at all, but he’d had some fairly distinctive armor on back then that had made him stand out. Not now though of course. Wearing armor would be silly when they were about to go parasailing.
Caius seemed a bit hesitant in his response when he inquired why exactly Genesis had set the manor on fire. Maybe he hadn’t been expecting him to just declare that openly, but the red-haired SOLDIER had never had much of a filter unless he was running his words through Loveless. “Ugh, it was that guy in your group. You know, the one who could teleport? Had a white streak in his hair? Anyway, I was aiming for his face, but he teleported away so my spell hit the balcony instead. What a coward, am I right?” He hadn’t really been trying to burn the manor down so much as murder the other man, but it was a bit unavoidable after the Firaga had hit the fan. Literally.
“Anyway, sorry if any of your friends died I guess,” he added as an afterthought while checking out the view of the island from here. It was actually rather beautiful. “Was anyone really sad though? That party was the worst. Thank the goddess that someone killed the host, or I might have done it anyway.”
At that point, their row was called to be strapped into their parasails, so it looked like he and Caius were probably going to be partners for this activity. “Infinite in mystery is the gift of the goddess. We seek it thus and take to the sky,” he quoted Loveless before standing up and looking over at the other man. ”Coming?”
Post by Caius Dragelion on Apr 17, 2024 13:17:30 GMT -6
The Dragonblade
All of this was a problem. Potentially a very big problem. Was he in danger of dealing with someone who could kill the crew right here, maybe torch the ship itself? That would put everyone on board, including Lumina, Claire and Serah, in danger. Caius refused to allow that. So for now, the best thing he could do was gather intel. And gather intel he did, as this Genesis not only openly admitted to setting the manor on fire, but why. Apparently he wasn't entirely an arsonist, just... Someone who had accidentally set the manor on fire. And didn't regret doing it at all. Even seemed to think it was for the best.
He didn't know if that was any better. Because it sure didn't feel like it was. "That's a tactical error, not considering your surroundings when using magic. Especially elemental magic," Caius mused aloud, unsure why he was telling a maniac that his tactics in trying to murder a man were wrong. Force of habit, maybe? But he supposed he could make use of it, since he had already blurted it out. Maybe even figure out how to tone down the man's capacity for uncontrolled destruction. "Yes, I recognize the man you describe. Likely committed the murder himself, if I was to guess. Abducted the body too, it was weird. But had debris, or burning debris fallen atop you, enough of it may have been enough to keep you from escaping in time. Or ruined that nice jacket you had," Caius reasoned, not sure if objective logic would do any good. But Genesis had shown no real regard for anyone's well-being. So purely objective may be the only language he would understand. "Even without care for the well-being of others present, preventing collateral damage to your immediate environment can be best for your own interests. He could teleport, setting the place aflame only benefited him."
He couldn't blame him for attacking that streak hair guy, but did he really have to use fire magic in a clearly very flammable place? It was clear he didn't care, and even his half-hearted apology rang hollow. "I got them out. The one I couldn't save was a stranger, got out on her own. Now we're dating, strangest thing" Caius remarked offhand, not even bothering to get offended at how flippant he was about it. Caius knew his kind too well at this point. People like him were why he had grown to distrust people growing up. It was useless to appeal to their humanity or sense of compassion when they didn't have any. Which was why Caius didn't even react when he said he would have killed the host anyway.
He was getting far too desensitized. It was a problem. "Doesn't seem worth the trouble to kill someone for that" was all that got out of him as they were brought up, and just as he feared, they were indeed partnered up. Perhaps for the best. If he snapped and lashed out over something trivial, Caius could summon his weapon and take him out. Though the one thing he didn't understand was Genesis' next statement.
"Is that a passage from somewhere? It sounds interesting" Caius inquired as he stepped up to the parasails. If he kept him talking, at least it might lessen his threat levels for a minute. And the passage did sound neat. Caius was still learning more about literature in Zephon.
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[attr=class,bulk] Weirdly enough the first thing that the stranger said was that it was a tactical error to not consider his surroundings when casting a spell that strong. “Ugh, you sound like Sephiroth,” he complained, not really caring that this guy would have no idea who his friend was. “Were you in the army? Some kind of soldier? Who am I kidding, you were definitely in the army. It is a nice coat though, isn’t it?” Like any advice that Genesis received, it rolled right off of him, but he gave Caius points for trying since it sounded like one of Angeal’s lectures. The only thing that really stuck with him was that their mutual enemy had apparently absconded with the host’s body. That actually made Genesis laugh behind his hand. “Okay, but what do you think he’s doing with the corpse? Because if I were a betting man-”
The red-haired SOLDIER was distracted from his train of thought as they stood up to join the line for parasailing, but he still chuckled a bit as Caius off-handedly revealed that he was dating someone who had been at the manor that night. “Well you’re welcome for giving you something to bond over. Invite me to the wedding.” Weddings were a blast as long as they came along with an open bar. Otherwise what was even the point?
They reached the front of the line, and Genesis tentatively stood there as he and Caius were strapped in together to a large parachute. Apparently when the boat started up again and picked up speed, the sail would drag them up to rise into the air behind it? He was a bit dubious about how it all worked, but he was looking forward to trying it out. And perhaps his partner wouldn’t be so bad either since he asked where the passage that Genesis had recited came from.
“Yes actually. It’s from Loveless, one of the oldest poems recorded on Gaia. I’ve been working to adapt a version of the play here though, so perhaps Zephon audiences can enjoy it too someday.” The play and the poem had similar themes of course, but the play was the far more popular of the two. Genesis had his theories on both.
The cruise employees finished strapping them in and asked if they were ready to go parasailing. Genesis replied with another stanza from Loveless, which he considered to be answer enough. “My friend, do you fly away now? To a world that abhors you and I? All that awaits you is a somber morrow, no matter where the winds may blow.”
Post by Caius Dragelion on Apr 24, 2024 20:48:55 GMT -6
The Dragonblade
Part of Caius' subconscious asked itself: Why didn't he try to appeal to Genesis' humanity? Surely there had to be something in there. Something that he could tug on to get him to cease his ways and embrace some level of inner compassion. But that was where reality stepped in. Because Caius knew one thing just from talking to this Genesis.
He would be wasting his breath.
This was the kind of person that the redhead was. It wasn't a new thing to Caius, far from it actually. The brigands that had taken his family from him, their employer Cortez, the Original Sin bandits, Kuja, Sephiroth, Emet Selch, Ardyn... Alex. They all had that in common. Trying to appeal to their humanity was a wasted effort. Caius had accepted that as fact. Genesis joined a growing list, and his response further confirmed that theory.
Though speaking of Sephiroth, it seemed he had encountered another one of his buddies. Caius' breath hitched when he heard the name spoken with such familiar tone.
"Served a king. Kingsglaive -- special forces unit, essentially."
Not far from SOLDIERs, really. Not that Caius knew. What he did know however, was from Angeal that Sephiroth had once had a group of friends. But judging by the destruction in Provo, and that Angeal had previously turned into a monster that one time and flown away... He supposed it made sense that another of Sephiroth's friends would be unhinged in some way. He was differently unhinged from Angeal, however. Angeal still held some of his humanity. This one? He wasn't so sure.
Caius didn't really want to know what Genesis was inferring about the corpse. He didn't know what Emet had done with it, and he wasn't that curious. What was done, was done. They would deal with it later if they had to.
"Might not be fancy enough for your taste -- may put the gil towards the honeymoon instead. She seems to enjoy trips like this."
Was that a bit of cheek? Caius wasn't exactly Genesis' biggest fan right now, but talking about Lumina did put him in a better mood at least. He wasn't sure if "just missing each other in the middle of a burning manor" was something to bond over, but debating semantics seemed pointless. Though Caius wasn't sure how he had managed to keep a straight face while even entertaining the thought of marrying Lumina.
Thoughts for another day. Caius watched curiously as they were strapped onto the thing. Being strapped onto said thing alongside a pyromaniac psychopath was not his idea of a vacation, but if anyone was going to keep Genesis in check, he supposed, it was him. Though apparently he had said something that stirred the man's interest, as Genesis suddenly perked up a great deal when Caius asked about the poem. "A poem from your world, and a play as well? Interesting," Caius mused aloud. "I've only seen a play once, by request of one of the trope I saved on the road. It was... Nice. I shall give LOVELESS a try whenever you finish that play."
Genesis had a weird response to being asked if he was ready, and Caius didn't really understand it. Was that also from the poem? Weird time for it, but...
Caius made a motion with his hand to indicate he was ready.
"I am a touch inexperienced in interpreting poetry, never had time. What is LOVELESS about?"
Famous last words, as the boat below would start up, and Caius grit his teeth...
