Mages that have looked into the Void have oft regretted it.
[ She offers that clarification, if it can be taken as such. ]
Is "Chaos" all around you?
[ If that's what they understand then it must just be what they call aether, in that case. Which...given how he's describing the birth of his world, it's a sensible thing to call it. An existence born of chaos itself.
Over a thousand years...spheres that collided...
It all sounds much too similar to be a coincidence. She can feel her stomach sinking a bit as she thinks on it--the war between Mhach, Ampador, and Nym. The overflow of white magic, essentially wiping the realm clean. So much was lost. Not more than 1500 years ago.
Much too similar.
Himeka stares blankly forward and feels a sudden urge to chug from her beer--so she does. ]
"Cataclysm" does sound appropriate.
[ She swallows to clear her throat, biting off nearly half of the skewer in one go just to keep her mouth occupied. At least she can't start talking until she's mostly finished chewing it.
Much to think about...things that she wishes she had a few others to sort out for her. Both Himeka and Estinien have lamented the loss of their allies that are more equipped in dealing with these sorts of things, but it is really up to them. For all that Himeka is an expert in aetherial manipulate, it is purely skill based. Everything she's learned about the mechanics of it and how all these rejoinings happen--or don't--has been along the way. And she feels more equipped to sort this out than she has before.
Shit. ]
I've been through such a doorway before.
[ A slight shift. She feels the need to be helpful since he dropped this very unfortunate nugget of insight. ]
no subject
[ She offers that clarification, if it can be taken as such. ]
Is "Chaos" all around you?
[ If that's what they understand then it must just be what they call aether, in that case. Which...given how he's describing the birth of his world, it's a sensible thing to call it. An existence born of chaos itself.
Over a thousand years...spheres that collided...
It all sounds much too similar to be a coincidence. She can feel her stomach sinking a bit as she thinks on it--the war between Mhach, Ampador, and Nym. The overflow of white magic, essentially wiping the realm clean. So much was lost. Not more than 1500 years ago.
Much too similar.
Himeka stares blankly forward and feels a sudden urge to chug from her beer--so she does. ]
"Cataclysm" does sound appropriate.
[ She swallows to clear her throat, biting off nearly half of the skewer in one go just to keep her mouth occupied. At least she can't start talking until she's mostly finished chewing it.
Much to think about...things that she wishes she had a few others to sort out for her. Both Himeka and Estinien have lamented the loss of their allies that are more equipped in dealing with these sorts of things, but it is really up to them. For all that Himeka is an expert in aetherial manipulate, it is purely skill based. Everything she's learned about the mechanics of it and how all these rejoinings happen--or don't--has been along the way. And she feels more equipped to sort this out than she has before.
Shit. ]
I've been through such a doorway before.
[ A slight shift. She feels the need to be helpful since he dropped this very unfortunate nugget of insight. ]
Though it was with no small amount of help.