Orb ; rebirth decline 8

[sorcerous]

Heroes; to me.

[ His skin is blue and his eyes aglow with red; he has disregarded his glamour entirely. He has learned, now, that his Role has changed overnight, and that he will have to relearn all he once knew, as far as his sorcery mixes with this place.

There is a tightness to his tone, a firmness, a dignity and an urgency. Not the sharp-tongued princeling, at the moment. ]

We face destruction, lest we act. To me. I am [ address of an apartment, rooms that he has rented from a recalcitrant landlord for a week or so ]; respond, or come to me if you are willing.

[ His urgency is a bit hypocritical; after all, he delayed because of his own problems. Nonetheless: he can delay no longer. The Hero of the Mountains is here, and she must be killed. ]

Comments

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Faolan can help? [This time?]

[sorcerous]

Far too dangerous. Your teeth and your claws need time to grow, wolfling; leave this to the ones who have less life ahead of them.

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Oh. [Pout. Faolan wants to help!]

[sorcerous]

Murder is not for you to scheme.

I will come for you, after.

[shiromadoushi]

... What happened?

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Really come after? Really reallY?

[folklorist]

[ Helios doesn't even do a double take when he sees Loki over the orb. He does, however, pause to listen to his words. It was strange seeing the other man with blue skin now because he certainly wasn't like that when they first spoke. Some sort of illusion then they were both magic-users from what he gathered of their own awkward conversation. But that was neither here nor there, really, and it was of little concern as far as Helios knew. He wasn't one to judge someone of outward appearance not back home and certainly not here.

Helios will reply with that same tentative and concerned tone of voice when he finally thinks and processes Loki's words. ] D-Do you mean that the thorns are getting closer? I-I haven't heard anything else about them...

[shorterinperson]

You must be joking.

[thefunsister]

Yeah? Who're you supposed to be?

[sorcerous]

It is not what happened, but what is to happen.

[sorcerous]

No. what we face is the imminent collapse of the structure of time, and thus reality.

[ He's perfectly matter-of-fact. ]

[shiromadoushi]

But--

[["But you're blue" was probably not the right thing to say right then.... however]]

I don't understand, what's going to happen?

[sorcerous]

Not in the least.

[sorcerous]

I am Loki.

[thoreal]

Loki? What is happening?

[sorcerous]

The gem I gave you. Do you still have it?

[sorcerous]

Destruction. Time is fragile.

Have you seen the Hero of the Mountains?

[shiromadoushi]

[[shakes his head]] No.. I heard she was coming, but that's all...

[thoreal]

I... Yes. I do.

[sorcerous]

It's protection.

The Hero of the Mountains -- that is what they call her, yes? -- She must be stopped.

[sorcerous]

She is wrong. Her miracles are false.

[folklorist]

Wh-what? [ Okay, yeah. That's a bit more distressing. Helios looks extremely concerned now. ] H-How? What, what happened?

[shorterinperson]

And why should any of us trust you?

[thefunsister]

Loki as in the trickster?

[sorcerous]

Because I am right.