Along the Crystal Bridges; From Dusk to Delta

Subject: Along the Crystal Bridges; From Dusk to Delta Sat Jan 31, 2015 3:24 pm

It didn't take too much time for them, traveling by shadow, to appear in the Crystal Nexus from the Dusk.

The light refracted upon the crystal ever so slightly, tinting all the atmosphere in an aurora that nearly resembled the northern lights. The bridges wound and coiled up, down and all around, yet each seemed to have their own individual pathways to each section of the Veritas. Many were marked with signs as to allow one to know just where they were going.

"Here we are. Edge of the Spectral Dusk; the Myst Continent. These are the Crystal Bridges, the branches of the tree that hold this world together. Wherever you're trying to go, it will show you the way and light up the path that you need to take so that you don't get lost. Unless you have some instantaneous transportation powers, you can't maneuver along the three continents without either going through the Dimensional Gateways or going up and down these Crystal Bridges."

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Cheshire Grin; Phantom Arts (Jutsu)

Psycho Senses; Mental Sharpness (E.S.P.)

Krikor looked over the Crystal Bridges, awestruck at their beauty. "It's...incredible," he said, looking at their various refractions. "My thanks again, Ms. Cheshire. I hope our paths cross again someday."

With that, a path lit up before Krikor. He took a deep breath and began following it, hoping it would lead to the Academy place that Cheshire had mentioned.

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"Perhaps... Maybe without this mask on my face..." she said on the sly, prepping her shadow. But she knew what it meant for her to take off this mask... She did still need to work on that whole issue. But it would happen in due time, as her own story unfolded. "... Take care. Oh, but before I go... If you ever find yourself lost and in need of assistance... This world is alive. Call for the power of the World itself... Her name is Tinasanti, though we call her 'Tina.' If that's too much, just call upon the Veritas. That is the name of this world... The Veritas." She would see him off as the bridge was illuminated to his will, matching his wavelength in order to guide him to where he wished to go to.

"Good luck. And be careful. Try to take the safer paths, unless you wish to run into some of the creatures roaming around here."

She would wave at him, before disappearing in a ninja-esque blur. She had much work to do further in the Dusk.

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Cheshire Grin; Phantom Arts (Jutsu)

Psycho Senses; Mental Sharpness (E.S.P.)

As Krikor went about his way, he would eventually come to a large flatland of crystal, where many bridges connected on the large plane. Each of them went further up into the Delta, however, they would all go to a different point in the Delta; one of the outer regions that were connected directly to the Crystal Bridges. Eventually, he would hear a voice speak out to him, monotonous and partially digital, as though a computerized woman were speaking to him.

"Now entering 'Delta' region, the Mezzo Terra. Please choose your next destination."

Before him, three images would be cast over the three bridges that led up into the sections of the Delta they were connected to. One would lead to the Mezzo Villa, the Central City of Delta. The next would lead to the Purlieu, the Outskirts. The final would lead to the Blossom's Steppe.

"If you are in need of assistance, please request for help now."

"This technology is incredible, if it really is technology," Krikor thought, impressed by the magic and technology that made up this world. "I've never seen anything like this before." Not really knowing what to do next, Krikor said aloud, "I'm looking for someplace called the Academy. Can you give me directions there?"

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"Please Wait..." the voice responded, calculating the paths that would be most efficient. After a moment or two of loading, one of the paths would go dark, whilst the other two would remain illuminated to illustrate that they would lead him to his destination.

"The pathways to the Mezzo Villa, the Central City as well as the Blossom's Steppe will inevitably lead you to your destination. The swiftest and most efficient route, given the variables of informative citizens to give directions, would be to take the path toward the Mezzo Villa, however the route through the Blossom's Steppe may prove to be the most peaceful. Currently, there seems to be an eerie storm over the city."

With those two pathways still illuminated before him, he would have the choice of taking either one.

"If you are in need of more information, do not hesitate to inquire. We are the Veritas; We know All about the Veritas that is Us. We are here to help with our extensive, complete and absolute knowledge. We know all. We answer all. There is nothing we cannot answer."

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'Shinkaerei Veritas' is 'The Veritas,' the 'Planet.' Her Name is Tinasanti. All events, mechanics, energy and forms of matter are part of and dictated by the Veritas, known as Absolute Energy. She is learning how to sustain life using the power of her ancient spirit, the Lost Soul; Kaerei, to help guide she and her family toward Universal Harmony. She learns from anything and everything and sends out her doll form, Shina, to go interact with the world in more obscure ways than just the planet's occurrences. She has power over all Karma and is an Archsage Shaman. The Myst is the Veritas' 'Life Energy'; Enigmas is the 'Creative Energy'; Voodoo & Shamanism are 'Spiritual Energy'. She inherited the Eight Arms Of Tabrith from her father, Overlord Tensei, and uses them as the branches of the World Tree in the image of his Tree Of Life. Her animal familiars and pets are all Amphibians and Reptiles.

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Krikor thought for a moment as to which path he would take. "What sort of storm is over the city?" he asked, wondering if he could do good for the people there if he were to go.

"Don't be hasty, Krikor," Ashcroft said in Krikor's mind. "If whatever's threatening this city is too strong, you will die. You can't do any good for anyone if you're dead."

"Asking for information never hurts, right?" Krikor thought back.

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"A Lightning Storm," said Tina rather immediately, "Generated by a rare creature born of pure electrical energy. An Aethereal quintessence known as the 'Shinsanity of Lightning' that has taken form as a powerful 'Thunderbird,' one of the native creatures that roam this land."

She would immediately bring up a projection of what was occurring currently in the Mezzo Villa on another crystalline holographic projection caused by the refraction and reflection of light particles taken in from the atmosphere as though harboring data from beyond before concentrating the light into a visual before him, like shining a flashlight through a prism. However, instead of the colors coming out dispersed, they would instead come out as a movie in order to show the entirety of the events that had occurred in the Mezzo Villa.

"Although the largest concentration of the storm is over the Sacred Isle, the remainder of the city still seems to be enduring the residual effects. It is no more dangerous than a normal thunderstorm around the rest of the city, but the closer one is to get to the concentration at the Sacred Isle, the more dangerous it becomes. The Academy you seek of has shelter through a barrier that protects the school and is also very distant from the center of the storm and will provide viable protection."

When the movie was done playing, the light particles would disperse and return to being normal photons in the atmosphere.

"Will that be all?"

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'Shinkaerei Veritas' is 'The Veritas,' the 'Planet.' Her Name is Tinasanti. All events, mechanics, energy and forms of matter are part of and dictated by the Veritas, known as Absolute Energy. She is learning how to sustain life using the power of her ancient spirit, the Lost Soul; Kaerei, to help guide she and her family toward Universal Harmony. She learns from anything and everything and sends out her doll form, Shina, to go interact with the world in more obscure ways than just the planet's occurrences. She has power over all Karma and is an Archsage Shaman. The Myst is the Veritas' 'Life Energy'; Enigmas is the 'Creative Energy'; Voodoo & Shamanism are 'Spiritual Energy'. She inherited the Eight Arms Of Tabrith from her father, Overlord Tensei, and uses them as the branches of the World Tree in the image of his Tree Of Life. Her animal familiars and pets are all Amphibians and Reptiles.

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"Yes, thank you," Krikor replied. "Well, that was helpful," he thought to Ashcroft.

"Indeed. We must keep this being in mind if we have any questions about this new world," Ashcroft said. "So, which way are we going?"

Krikor pondered for a moment, then decided to take the most direct route to the Academy.

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"Confirmed," the voice said, before isolating the route to the 'Mezzo Villa,' the Central City, "This is the most direct route; through the Central City. You will find the Academy to be the largest building in the city, equal in height to a tower across town. It is easy to spot from any point in the city."

Before him, a large image of what the school looked like; a cathedral of Gothic style architecture mixed with the typical structure of a University campus, assorted with numerous Panda themed details.

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(Imagine this, but with Pandas instead of Skulls)

"This is Pandemia, the Pandaversity of Epic Art. This is your destination after you enter the city."

After clearly showing him what his target was, the image would disappear and the bridge would remain illuminated, to take him all the way to the Central City, of which was the only place where the bridge was actually connected.

"Good luck."

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-------------Timeskip----------------

The walk to the Crystal Nexus didn't take very long from the Manor, a couple hours at best (with the use of some psychic powers to help speech things up). Tabitha, with Yinity on her head, would have been at the path not very long after Krikor had taken his own way up the Delta, in which the pathway was still 'hot' so to speak, lingering with the glow of the bridge that led up to the Mezzo Villa.

"... M'kay. Step one..." she said, glaring down at the path with her eyes closed, "... That guy must have already made it to the Mezzo Villa by now..." He wouldn't recognize her when she reached him, but she definitely would recognize him. Maybe it was better that way. "... I'll just follow his path and hopefully get to him before he gets too far... Especially since we're headed in the same direction now..." Tabitha and Yinity had to go to Pandemia in the Mezzo Villa in order to bring Yinity and Yangity together. Even so, they needed to switch so that Yinity and Yangity could receive the power of the one they were SUPPOSED to be with so that when they got to their destination, things could go off without a hitch. If both of the Trinities didn't touch the one they were supposed to, then when they got to the destination, the polarities wouldn't sync.

"... Well. Ain't no time like the present." And so, she started on her way up the bridge in Krikor's path.

As Krikor was following his path, thinking more and more with each step about the storm overhead, he saw a person along the way. Continuing forward, he realized that this was the first other human he'd seen since his encounter with Cheshire and the thugs. "This region doesn't seem that populous, does it, Ashcroft?" he thought.

"I don't blame them for staying indoors during a storm like this," Ashcroft replied. "Seems a bit odd that someone would be out."

Hesitant to approach this new person, but realizing she was in his path, Krikor continued along, hoping this new person wasn't looking for trouble.

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(Um, you aren't really supposed to post back the way you came if you already posted elsewhere. It's fine, but I was just letting you know for future references, for the sake of synchronicity. But since you never really posted yourself actually walking there from here, I think this works, so no harm done. This is just something to let you know, is all, not that you really did anything wrong.)

Tabitha and Yinity had been traveling for a little while before they actually caught up with Krikor, since he'd been on the path to the Delta first and way before they got there. If it weren't for their natural psychic powers carrying them along every now and then, they wouldn't have made it to where he was so swiftly. Yinity was strangely quiet, but Tabitha wasn't complaining a bit.

By the time they'd caught up to him, they were both almost at the Mezzo Villa, with Tabitha and Yinity close behind. She might have been sleeping, or something. "Sup," she said as she floated behind him, then slightly in front of him, both on their way down the same Crystal Bridge. She would pass him up without hesitation, heading toward the Mezzo Villa with a lackluster determination.

*Consecration*

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'Shinkaerei Veritas' is 'The Veritas,' the 'Planet.' Her Name is Tinasanti. All events, mechanics, energy and forms of matter are part of and dictated by the Veritas, known as Absolute Energy. She is learning how to sustain life using the power of her ancient spirit, the Lost Soul; Kaerei, to help guide she and her family toward Universal Harmony. She learns from anything and everything and sends out her doll form, Shina, to go interact with the world in more obscure ways than just the planet's occurrences. She has power over all Karma and is an Archsage Shaman. The Myst is the Veritas' 'Life Energy'; Enigmas is the 'Creative Energy'; Voodoo & Shamanism are 'Spiritual Energy'. She inherited the Eight Arms Of Tabrith from her father, Overlord Tensei, and uses them as the branches of the World Tree in the image of his Tree Of Life. Her animal familiars and pets are all Amphibians and Reptiles.

E.S.P.

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