Prosperity | Sungrey
BGM: Legend of Dragoon OST - Echo of Flame
http://listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=FzXuyzrMxow&s=2686&e=2831#The_Legend_of_Dragoon_-_Complete_OST
"Nihiliods. I've encountered one. Killed it. Durable, but not invincible." Phenom said, "And they're on this planet?"
Eternal Galaxy: Phoenix - Intermission
07/18/2015, 07:01 AM #283
Nevaaras
"Yea...", Ethan said as he looked back out into the distance at the colony and the sandstorm just beyond it. He could see that SiMo had already made quite a lot of progress with pushing Miranda's vehicle all the way to the colony. It seemed that Ethan would not be able to simply place the now unconscious girl in his arms into the car, but it wasn't like it bothered him too much. At the very least, he could at least ask some questions as they walked, maybe even learn where exactly the white-haired girl came from.
As Ethan began to walk towards the colony, he looked over to Mokou and asked her a question.
"So, what's your name?", Ethan asked rather casually.
"Yea...", Ethan said as he looked back out into the distance at the colony and the sandstorm just beyond it. He could see that SiMo had already made quite a lot of progress with pushing Miranda's vehicle all the way to the colony. It seemed that Ethan would not be able to simply place the now unconscious girl in his arms into the car, but it wasn't like it bothered him too much. At the very least, he could at least ask some questions as they walked, maybe even learn where exactly the white-haired girl came from.
As Ethan began to walk towards the colony, he looked over to Mokou and asked her a question.
"So, what's your name?", Ethan asked rather casually.
Originally posted by S121
Every time I see a new post on the Forum, I feel like a little kid during Christmas, all giddy.
sigpic
07/18/2015, 07:31 AM #285
Nevaaras
"Mokou... Hm.", Ethan said with a light smile beneath his helmet, saying her name as if to feel the name slide off his tongue. It was a rather unusual name, but if he had to guess, it probably had to have been an old Earth name, possibly of Asian origin. He wasn't entirely sure from what country though.
"My name is Ethan, and if the robots and gadgets surprise you now, just wait till we get to the colony.", Ethan said to Mokou with that same smile beneath his helmet, contemplating how Mokou would react to seeing holographic displays, anti-grav platforms, and other pieces of more advanced technology. Now that Ethan thought about it though, it did seem strange that she felt unfamiliar with the technology. After all, how else could she have gotten here?
"So anyway, I was going to ask you a question earlier before I got hit by a car... and beat up.", Ethan said in a matter of fact way before continuing with a tone of interest and curiosity,"Just how exactly did you survive a drop like that? What did you mean earlier when you said you 'technically' came from Earth?"
"Mokou... Hm.", Ethan said with a light smile beneath his helmet, saying her name as if to feel the name slide off his tongue. It was a rather unusual name, but if he had to guess, it probably had to have been an old Earth name, possibly of Asian origin. He wasn't entirely sure from what country though.
"My name is Ethan, and if the robots and gadgets surprise you now, just wait till we get to the colony.", Ethan said to Mokou with that same smile beneath his helmet, contemplating how Mokou would react to seeing holographic displays, anti-grav platforms, and other pieces of more advanced technology. Now that Ethan thought about it though, it did seem strange that she felt unfamiliar with the technology. After all, how else could she have gotten here?
"So anyway, I was going to ask you a question earlier before I got hit by a car... and beat up.", Ethan said in a matter of fact way before continuing with a tone of interest and curiosity,"Just how exactly did you survive a drop like that? What did you mean earlier when you said you 'technically' came from Earth?"
Originally posted by S121
Every time I see a new post on the Forum, I feel like a little kid during Christmas, all giddy.
sigpic
07/18/2015, 07:53 AM #286
Nevaaras
"Why do I get a feeling I'll be explaining this to a lot of people in the near future?" Mokou rolled her eyes. If she was to really be around here, she'll have to be more open about herself, she thought. "Well..."
"I'm from Earth, yes, but more specifically, I'm from a world called Gensokyo. Not a lot about Gensokyo was known to the others on Earth... until their exodus out of the dead world, of course. Gensokyo to be exact used to be a little pocket dimension that used to be situated near a lake in Japan. It is home to anything that was forgotten in the "outside world", so things like old and obsolete tools, mythical folk creatures such as Youkais, and even ancient buildings are found in that wonderful land." Mokou explained with a bit of difficulty. It's quite hard trying to explain the entire notion of what Gensokyo is to an outsider. "Now, when Earth was swallowed by the growing Sun, a bunch of residents on Gensokyo also fled using their own way. Something about storing their soul inside an object and leaving them to the care of some evil spirit that's been haunting a shrine. To this day, I cannot understand the thought process behind that: I wouldn't want to entrust my soul to an evil spirit."
"Anyway, almost everyone went into this huge chest; and the chest was put into a different dimension by the evil spirit for safekeeping. This spirit is called Mima by the way; anyway, after doing that, Mima left Earth to look for a new place to create a new Gensokyo. But a couple of us could not get on board. I don't know what happened to two other people that were with me; probably also left Earth by some method since one of them is probably the smartest person in the history of being smart. But I was stuck on Earth, without hope of ever meeting anyone else or doing anything I liked. But for better or for worse, a meteorite struck the ground right in front of me. The shockwave from it had so much energy I was literally blown off to space faster than the escape velocity."
"You might be asking yourself, how are you still alive if you were from Earth and didn't travel through a space ship?" Mokou smiled as she stopped walking, gathering Ethan's attention. She gathered a bit of energy, then suddenly a pair of wings, burning brightly like a phoenix's, emerged from her shoulder blades.
"I have the power of the Phoenix in me." Mokou explained as she extinguished the fiery wings so that it won't burn the borrowed tank top. "I drank something called the Hourai Elixir a long time ago, and it gave me the curse of immortality. Hourai Elixir is the reason why every time I die, I resurrect. It's also the reason why I wasn't put into the giant chest I mentioned earlier; since drinking Hourai Elixir apparently pulls my soul entirely out of the cycle of life and death. I used to look back at that moment and think, I probably shouldn't have drank it. Living for this long was such a bore, but with so many new places to explore, I actually change my mind about that."
"Why do I get a feeling I'll be explaining this to a lot of people in the near future?" Mokou rolled her eyes. If she was to really be around here, she'll have to be more open about herself, she thought. "Well..."
"I'm from Earth, yes, but more specifically, I'm from a world called Gensokyo. Not a lot about Gensokyo was known to the others on Earth... until their exodus out of the dead world, of course. Gensokyo to be exact used to be a little pocket dimension that used to be situated near a lake in Japan. It is home to anything that was forgotten in the "outside world", so things like old and obsolete tools, mythical folk creatures such as Youkais, and even ancient buildings are found in that wonderful land." Mokou explained with a bit of difficulty. It's quite hard trying to explain the entire notion of what Gensokyo is to an outsider. "Now, when Earth was swallowed by the growing Sun, a bunch of residents on Gensokyo also fled using their own way. Something about storing their soul inside an object and leaving them to the care of some evil spirit that's been haunting a shrine. To this day, I cannot understand the thought process behind that: I wouldn't want to entrust my soul to an evil spirit."
"Anyway, almost everyone went into this huge chest; and the chest was put into a different dimension by the evil spirit for safekeeping. This spirit is called Mima by the way; anyway, after doing that, Mima left Earth to look for a new place to create a new Gensokyo. But a couple of us could not get on board. I don't know what happened to two other people that were with me; probably also left Earth by some method since one of them is probably the smartest person in the history of being smart. But I was stuck on Earth, without hope of ever meeting anyone else or doing anything I liked. But for better or for worse, a meteorite struck the ground right in front of me. The shockwave from it had so much energy I was literally blown off to space faster than the escape velocity."
"You might be asking yourself, how are you still alive if you were from Earth and didn't travel through a space ship?" Mokou smiled as she stopped walking, gathering Ethan's attention. She gathered a bit of energy, then suddenly a pair of wings, burning brightly like a phoenix's, emerged from her shoulder blades.
"I have the power of the Phoenix in me." Mokou explained as she extinguished the fiery wings so that it won't burn the borrowed tank top. "I drank something called the Hourai Elixir a long time ago, and it gave me the curse of immortality. Hourai Elixir is the reason why every time I die, I resurrect. It's also the reason why I wasn't put into the giant chest I mentioned earlier; since drinking Hourai Elixir apparently pulls my soul entirely out of the cycle of life and death. I used to look back at that moment and think, I probably shouldn't have drank it. Living for this long was such a bore, but with so many new places to explore, I actually change my mind about that."
07/18/2015, 08:11 AM #287
Nevaaras
After Mokou finished speaking, it was clear Ethan was confused, as evidenced by his long pause and him leaning slightly away from her in disbelief. It was insane to think that this girl, Mokou, was trillions of years old, lived in a pocket dimension closed off from the rest of the world, knew MAGIC, and had access to technology capable of inducing immortality. Ethan would have probably dropped Megumi and said "bullshit" to her story, but the fiery wings she had conjured up behind her only proved that she wasn't lying to him. After a good ten seconds, Ethan spoke again.
"Wait, so not only did you have access to technology capable of creating immortality when such a thing shouldn't be possible until now, but you also lived in a land with magic, like 'wizards shooting fireballs and lightning at each other' kind of magic?", Ethan asked Mokou in disbelief.
After Mokou finished speaking, it was clear Ethan was confused, as evidenced by his long pause and him leaning slightly away from her in disbelief. It was insane to think that this girl, Mokou, was trillions of years old, lived in a pocket dimension closed off from the rest of the world, knew MAGIC, and had access to technology capable of inducing immortality. Ethan would have probably dropped Megumi and said "bullshit" to her story, but the fiery wings she had conjured up behind her only proved that she wasn't lying to him. After a good ten seconds, Ethan spoke again.
"Wait, so not only did you have access to technology capable of creating immortality when such a thing shouldn't be possible until now, but you also lived in a land with magic, like 'wizards shooting fireballs and lightning at each other' kind of magic?", Ethan asked Mokou in disbelief.
Originally posted by S121
Every time I see a new post on the Forum, I feel like a little kid during Christmas, all giddy.
sigpic
07/18/2015, 08:15 AM #288
Nevaaras
"Well firstly, it's not much of a technology to make an Elixir of Life; that too is magic." Mokou clarified with a chuckle as she began walking to the colony again. "And about your little statement about magic, yes, we do throw fireballs, lightning bolts, and ice spears at each other. If you just replace "wizards" with "amazing, relatable girls I would totally go to bed with," then it'll be perfect."
"Well firstly, it's not much of a technology to make an Elixir of Life; that too is magic." Mokou clarified with a chuckle as she began walking to the colony again. "And about your little statement about magic, yes, we do throw fireballs, lightning bolts, and ice spears at each other. If you just replace "wizards" with "amazing, relatable girls I would totally go to bed with," then it'll be perfect."
07/18/2015, 08:25 AM #289
Nevaaras
Ethan continued to walk alongside Mokou, just visualizing everything she had described to him; the magic, the deadly projectiles being thrown about, the girls...
"Sounds pretty 'perfect' to me.", Ethan playfully remarked to Mokou's description of the inhabitants of her world.
To be honest, he was still quite surprised that all she said was true, especially since such things in this day and age were only reserved for fictitious books. There were very few people who believed in magic, superstition, or even the supernatural, but here was Mokou, a girl who's very existence defied all that should have been possible. All this information was truly the highlight of Ethan's day, discovering that magic actually existed.
Ethan continued to walk alongside Mokou, just visualizing everything she had described to him; the magic, the deadly projectiles being thrown about, the girls...
"Sounds pretty 'perfect' to me.", Ethan playfully remarked to Mokou's description of the inhabitants of her world.
To be honest, he was still quite surprised that all she said was true, especially since such things in this day and age were only reserved for fictitious books. There were very few people who believed in magic, superstition, or even the supernatural, but here was Mokou, a girl who's very existence defied all that should have been possible. All this information was truly the highlight of Ethan's day, discovering that magic actually existed.
Originally posted by S121
Every time I see a new post on the Forum, I feel like a little kid during Christmas, all giddy.
sigpic
07/18/2015, 08:30 AM #290
Nevaaras
"Yup. My final goal would be I guess to make sure I find Mima and the new Gensokyo she's about to release to the universe. Then my life will be back to normal..." Mokou hummed, reminiscing the old days on Earth... how tranquil, how serene they were... Peaceful they may be, but to Mokou, they were ultimately pretty boring to be honest. A few years... maybe decades of adventure would suit her wanderlust before she'll bother looking for new Gensokyo. "Actually... now that I think about it, I'd rather travel the galaxy; see new things and all. I have nothing to lose; even if I die, I'm immortal so I'll get right back on my feet."
"Yup. My final goal would be I guess to make sure I find Mima and the new Gensokyo she's about to release to the universe. Then my life will be back to normal..." Mokou hummed, reminiscing the old days on Earth... how tranquil, how serene they were... Peaceful they may be, but to Mokou, they were ultimately pretty boring to be honest. A few years... maybe decades of adventure would suit her wanderlust before she'll bother looking for new Gensokyo. "Actually... now that I think about it, I'd rather travel the galaxy; see new things and all. I have nothing to lose; even if I die, I'm immortal so I'll get right back on my feet."