[Log] You Never Had the Head For All That Bigger Picture Stuff

[wilder]

Who: Colette Brunel, Genis Sage, Lloyd Irving, Martel Yggdrasil, Raine Sage, Sheena Fujibayashi, Yuan Ka-Fai, Zelos Wilder AND YOU
What: Joint Nightmare since for some reason they all share the same fear of zombie angels and crazy godmod teenagers
When: This Weekend
Where: Dream Land
Rating: PG-13 to R

[When arriving in this dream, you'll find yourself in various parts of Paradisa whether it be the castle or the grounds. And boy, do things sure look different. The town is nothing more but rubble, with the farmlands surrounding it razed and salted. There is no sign of any towns person still being alive. The castle still stands, but it seems to lack the life it once had.]

[As for the residents? Well, they got a worst fate than the townspeople. If you come across most residents, there's a good amount of changes. First noticeable thing is they now have wings (some like fairies while most have typical white bird angel wings). They all seem to have a red crystal embedded on them. But worst of all? They are completely devoid of any personality or free thought. Their eyes seem dead and they only seem to respond to the wishes of the one who caused this]

[If you're lucky, you might come across someone who hasn't succumb to this fate - they seem to have taken to hiding in the forest or the mountains. If not? Well...good luck.]

[OOC: TLDR TIME YAY! A joint dream where essentially Mithos Yggdrasil showed up in paradisa and took things over! Pretty much meaning he destroyed the town and turned every resident into zombie-angels. The Symphonian cast (including Mithos cough) will be all over this, but anyone is free to participate in this dream too! If you wish to do so, we got a number of options if you want to more!

OPTION A - Returning Resident/ just wandered into this room.
You just wandered into this or have no idea what's going on. Try not to get killed by angels.

OPTION B - Survivor.
You remember this and don't know it's just a dream. You remember when Mithos Yggdrasil started turning residents into angels, razing the town and claiming himself god. You were among one of the few lucky ones who escaped, who are currently in hiding and either want to find a way to take down Mithos- or find a way out into the Dead Zone where his hand has not reached yet. Maybe you're hiding in the rubble of the city, or the mountains or the forest. Try not to get killed by angels.

OPTION C - Former Angel.
You remember this and don't know it's just a dream. You remember when Mithos Yggdrasil started turning residents into angels, razing the town and claiming himself god. But you were unlucky, and were among the residents who got turned into the mindless drones. You remember how you were forced to kill all the townspeople, help in turning fellow residents into mindless drones like you. But you got lucky in the way that someone saved you, put a keycrest (fancy piece of metal) on your crystal so you regained your mind. You're still an angel- you still don't eat, sleep and maybe even your sense of touch is diminished or gone- but at least you have a mind and soul again. Plus the enhanced senses, strength and reflexes are really nice too. Try not to get caught again.

OPTION D - Angel
You remember this and don't know it's just a dream. You remember when Mithos Yggdrasil started turning residents into angels, when he razed the town, when he claimed himself God of a now lifeless land. But you were unlucky, and were among the residents who got turned into the mindless drones. You have enhanced senses, strength, reflexes and wings. On the flipside, you don't eat, sleep, feel and talking is optional too (since many angels have no voices). You feel nothing. All you desire to do is follow Mithos and his great plan. Have fun.

COLETTE | GENIS | LLOYD | MARTEL | RAINE | SHEENA | YUAN | ZELOS | LA RESISTANCE | OR YOUR OWN THREADS YAY

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Raine | Angel

[ruin_mania]

[Raine would have said she had expected this, but the truth was that these days she just didn't care. Why should she? Mithos's victory had been inevitable after a certain point, and she'd always known his particular interest in half-elves would make her a target sooner rather than later. So here she is, floating around rather aimlessly and willing to discuss the great plans for the future of this world with anyone who cares to listen.

If she still had her emotions, she'd be screaming, raging, and otherwise attempting to detonate the building in his general direction, but alas.]

;-; survivor here, hello

[pocketmage]

[ He had been sneaking about when he saw her.

Raine.

His sister.

He peeked out over the large piece of rubble he had been hiding behind, simply watching. She was an angel...

Somehow, he had figured as much- but it still made it difficult to swallow, difficult to hide again. ]

Martel | Survivor (Ish?)

[heal_theworld]

[You’re in a gigantic throne room, which used to be one of the upper floors. There are huge stained glass windows depicting a woman with green hair, and a man with yellow hair, people who you might recognize. If you walk the length of the grand hall, you’ll eventually come to a dais, with two thrones on it. One throne is huge, and empty, while the other is smaller, and currently occupied… by the woman in the stained glass windows. She’s not there because she wants to be there, if you could tell by the fact that she’s literally chained to the throne by a chain attached to her key crest. She can’t move more than a foot or two away from it, because that’s all her chains will allow. She’s also dressed in the skimpiest outfit you could possibly imagine, with just a bikini top and bottom and little much else, other than pink angel wings.

She’s not paying attention to you, though. Not yet. Right now she is slumped on the throne, but not from despair. She’s trying to reach a tiny length of wire on the floor, and she’s literally slid down as far as she can, reaching with her foot. Her brother left her there to go kill some revolutionaries, because she’d be in danger is she went with him. She didn’t even care. If he thinks she’s just going to wait around for him to come back and terrorize this entire world, he is sorely mistaken. She is going to escape, and she is going to killhim when she gets out. Not if. When. She will never stop. Meanwhile, she’ll play nice with him, pretending to be his beloved sister who may have a few memory problems.

If you're an angel or a servant of Mithos, she'll stop what she's doing and try to play dumb. If you're an insurgent, don't stand there like an idiot, help her!]

Doesn't know what's going on

[builds]

[ Aaaaaand there's a Tony Stark.

Staring.

Hi. ]

Well, this is new.

Not that I don't appreciate the view, though.

[gentleidealist]

[Party time is over. Yggdrassil's return is accompanied by the footsteps of an assistant. They're both out of sight.] Deliver this message to Lloyd: I will not tolerate any failure on his part. He needs to deal with the resistance now. Spare no one.

[The angel murmurs a 'yes, Lord Yggdrassil' before teleporting away. Mithos sheds his taller, more authoritative form as he enters his throne room. He looks like he hasn't aged a day since Martel died on Aselia, and that's true in both body and mind. The cool veneer he usually wears actually brightens when he sees Martel.]

Sister!

Survivor

[whichwayyoulean]

[The Once-ler has been hiding out in the broken ruins of the city, dodging Mithos and his army of creepers as best he can. He's had a few close calls, and got the war wounds to prove it. Really he should have headed out to the Dead Zone already, but he's stayed behind, clinging to the outskirts, waiting.

He couldn't care less about stopping this nutjob, he's past the point of caring. If there's one thing he knows about hostile takeovers, there's not a lot you can do about them until the would-be-ruler shows some weakness. Which Mithos hasn't yet. No. He's not here to take down Mithos. When he sneaks quietly into the throne room from a side room he managed to clamber though a window to get into, he's not come for Mithos at all.

He's come for her. She said she wouldn't abandon him, and she never did. It's about time he repaid the favour. He moves quickly and quietly, an old axe strapped to his back. Funny how something he'd grown to hate so much proved to be a weapon he was actually good at wielding. He drops quietly to her side, glancing around for guards, speaking in hushed tones]

All aboard for the next train to the heck out of this place.

Zelos | Former

[wilder]

[Zelos had been among some of the first turned into a drone by Mithos. Unsurprising really, Mithos hated traitors and would not allow one to go unpunished. So he was stripped of that pesky soul and made to do exactly everything Mithos ordered down to the letter. ]

[Maybe that would've been alright, it's kinda easy when you don't have emotions or free will. But then some well meaning intentioned douchebag just had to give him his keycrest back. Made him in control of his own full emotions, made him fully remember that he helped capture his friends and bring them to ruin. That he helped killed all those villagers. That he pretty much did everything opposite of what he wanted to do thanks to Mithos.]

[These days, you can find him out deep in the forest. He keeps to himself mostly- not too many people want to be associated with the guy that helped bring Paradisa down. He can't blame them, he doesn't want to associate with himself either. Part of him wonders why he hasn't fled to the Dead Zone, but in truth it's because of that small stupid spark of hope that maybe, maybe- he'd find some way to save his friends and make up for what he did even if the rest of him has completely given up hope. ]

[Oh and his beautiful long hair he was so proud of? Totally cut short and unevenly. This is a nightmare after all ]

[not_mafia]

[The footsteps in the forest are light, careful, afraid. Tsuna's moving deliberately, feet placed carefully so that they did not accidentally snap a twig, or crunch some fallen leaves, and his breathing is as shallow as can be. He knows, after all, that the angels have heightened senses, so he's doing everything he can to make himself as undetectable as possible. Moving slowly, breathing shallowly, even forcibly calming himself, maybe having taken some sort of drug earlier, to make his heart beat just a little slower, a little quieter. As close as possible to deathly silent. So carefully, he pulls back some bushes.

And he sees Zelos, sitting, maybe thirteen, fourteen feet away from Tsuna. He completely forgets himself and intakes a sharp breath with a small, horrified noise, and his face goes pale as he lets go of the shrubbery, plastering himself to a tree trunk. He clutches the fabric where his heart is and shakes, trying desperately to calm himself. He's praying, somehow, that the supposed angel did not hear him, and that his heart, beating quicker now, did not give him away.

He didn't dare move an inch, and listened for the other's movements.]

[persequor]

[ In a dress she would have abhorred and her hair loose around her face, Arya looks a sweet child. Angelic even. Not a word anyone would have used to describe her before. She had mastered her lessons—she is still water—even if the words had not crossed her mind in years. When she becomes aware of another presence, she turns toward it, her steps quiet as a shadow. ]

[psych0p0mps]

[Aradia got turned fairly early on, too, during an ill-fated attempt to evacuate some residents to her outpost. There's not a great deal of difference, at least powers-wise - she already had a sweet set of wings and could see in the dark and all that - but personality-wise it's like night and day. Or ... soulless, unquestioning obedience and day. Something like that.

Anyway, she's out on reconnaissance over the forest, on the lookout for stragglers in general or Zelos in particular. It seems Lord Yggdrasil still has some kind of interest in him for some reason I don't know I'm completely canonblind here.

And... hm? Did she just catch a glimpse of something red down in those trees? Let's just fly on over in that direction to investigate...]

[cloakand_danger]

[Yuan stumbles through the woods, exhausted. He seems to have lost his pursuers for the time being, but he needs to hide away until they give up looking for other duties, and he's got a few places left in the forest that they haven't found - little more than holes, but holes with little stashes of food and water. Yuan is nothing if not a survivor.

He isn't expecting to catch a flash of short-cropped red hair from the corner of his eye as he goes, and for a moment he whirls to face the sudden threat - then relaxes, relieved, when he sees who it is.]

...Wilder. I see they haven't recaptured you yet.

[persequor]

[ AND ONE TIMESKIP LATER ]
[ A day after returning to herself finds Arya searching the woods. Her annoyance has been steadily increasing with every step and she actively feeds it. In her head, she has had a thousand and one arguments, each more satisfying (read: louder) than the last. She has won every one.

By the time she finds her target (courtesy of a raven she had quickly let free), she is geared up for a fight. When she can finally see him with her own eyes, she freezes.

Like last time, her wings are out, glimmering a soft silver behind her. Unlike last time, her hair is cropped short and uneven. The dress that had made her look so like a porcelain doll is gone. In its place, she wears a boy's grey shirt; a white scarf winds around her neck, the ends tucked into the shirt in front. The pant legs had been rolled up to avoid tripping. She goes barefoot.

Although expressionless, she holds his gaze this time. Around her left wrist is a bracelet with a keycrest. ]

Survivor

[whichwayyoulean]

[The Once-ler prefers to remain in the ruins of town, trying to find a way to get Martel out of her guided cage. One occasion, though, he has to go into the forest to get supplies from the small encampments dotted around.

Of course, he didn't particularly hate Zelos for what he did. That would have been horrifically hypocritical of him, after all. But the despondency the other man carried around with him was worrying, and so every time he returned to the forest, the Once-ler made it a point to seek out Zelos. Just to speak to him, let him know he wasn't completely forgotten and hated.

When he eventually finds him, the Once-ler moves to lean on a tree, lighting up a cigar]

Not made a break for it yet, then.

[ino]

[It's true that it'd hit Ino hard when she knew that Zelos had been involved in Mithos' takeover. She felt hurt, betrayed ... but the more they learned about the Angels and what they were capable of, the more she realized that it must not have been his fault. He must not have tried to do something so awful. It wasn't like him at all. Even though it was terrible, she's forgiven him by now, not caring if he thinks he deserves it or not.

She knows he prefers to keep to himself, but she'll still come to see him from time to time. Just so he knows that he's still wanted by someone]

Zelos? [She keeps her voice low -- it's more like a barely audible whisper to most people, but she knows he'll be able to hear her]

[dupable]

[ John was a little luckier than Zelos, and had managed to escape getting a crystal shoved into him when the whole thing went down at first. He'd tried to fight, but it's hard... to fight against all the people you know. Friends you've become close to over the year. In the end he'd ended up fleeing instead of hurting innocent people who were just being used.

Unfortunately, he'd also lost his chance to get close to Yggdrasil and take him out when he could. John's not about to leave Paradisa and leave his friends like this, but it's hard trying to live in hiding while most of the residents are flying around like soulless killing machines.

Right now John's drifting through the forest, usually finding it better to fly around than to walk and give away his position with footsteps. Though unfortunately his wind probably kicks up some mess too. He's always on the look out, hoping that if Paradisa sends in any newcomers he can grab them and whisk them off to safety before the "angels" get to them. ]

Lloyd | Angel

[gentleidealist]

[In another time, another place, Lloyd was known as one of the Heroes of Regeneration. He bore the hopes and dreams of thousands of people on his broad shoulders, and he never complained. He helped shape the new, reunited world with the help of his friends, trying to turn it into one that Mithos would have wanted to live in.

But Lloyd was no hero. In the absence of Kratos, he had been led by his weak heart into becoming one of Mithos' guardians. The first natural-born Cruxis Crystal made him the most powerful Seraph, but in the end even he couldn't escape the fate of all angels. It was a blissful thing, really, to feel the unconditional love of his mother's sacrifice. Though maybe 'feel' was too strong of a word.

They were one, just as everyone on this darkened planet was one. Discrimination no longer existed. And with Lloyd joining Mithos' side, there would be no crying. Genis wouldn't have to be sad anymore, and more lives were saved than if Lloyd had continued to fight.

Today, Lloyd can be found wandering the outskirts, dressed in red and black. As a Seraph, he still has control over himself to a certain point-- the kind of autonomy that allows him to venture out into the ruins to slaughter people who resist, for example. He doesn't like to stay too close to the throne room. Martel's cries bother him for a reason he can't entirely explain.]

Survivor :3

[save_the_souls]

[While Zelos is brooding in the woods, Allen has always been more proactive. Who knew that his "allergy" to light items would've turned out to be a blessing in disguise? He never thought there'd come a day where he was a bit thankful to be a Noah.]

[But that was not here and now. Right now? He was patrolling the city for any possible survivors, using his eye to keep his distance. But when he sees the soul that he knows belong to Lloyd's crystal and without Mithos? He has to take a chance]

[So he'll take position from one of the rooftops and activate his weapon, throwing several explosives in the guy's direction]

survivor ;~;

[pocketmage]

[ Isn't it odd? How one could fall so quickly.

It was almost ironic, too, how Genis had managed to escape, to hide away from all of these goings-on, while his stronger friend had been caught. Had become one of them.

The half-elf, completely disheveled from hiding for at least days on end in uncivilized conditions, was wandering towards the forest when a certain young man caught his eye.

Lloyd.

The half-elf held in a squeak, immediately darting to hide behind a tree, his heart pounding. Did he see him? It had been so long since he had seen any of his friends that had become like this... ]

Yuan | Survivor

[cloakand_danger]

[Yuan was suspicious from the moment Mithos arrived, but he spent too long trying to convince himself he was wrong, trying to give Mithos and Martel the time together the castle had denied them by taking her memories, trying to give Mithos the benefit of the doubt - wanting to believe that he could still have some time with the person he'd long considered a younger brother, despite his own misgivings. And because he had taken too long to act, the castle had paid the price.

It was one more mistake he'd never be able to repair.

He's in town, now, lurking behind bits of rubble, ragged and grim as he hides from the soulless angels. He's out here trying to catch a glimpse of any survivors that remain, or any angels that he thinks he could overpower long enough to get a Key Crest on them. He has, of course, been trying to muster up some kind of cohesive rebellion, but it's very difficult when Mithos no longer trusts him in the least, and is actively hunting him...]

[gentleidealist]

[After decimating the 'rebellion' that had started up, there's still a few pockets of resistance. Mithos knows this, and that's why he's tackling things himself. He doesn't mind getting his hands dirty if it's personal.

And when he sees Yuan's mana signature in the distance, he knows it is.

Lloyd is off scoping the other side of the ruins. Satisfied that he won't be interrupted, Mithos sends a ball of light flying at Yuan's back. Because this is a nightmare, it means Mithos is here to make Yuan's life hell.]

[persequor]

[ Soulless angel that may be overpowered? How about this tiny little girl? ]

Colette | Angel

[selfless]

[Even though she wasn't needed in Mithos's new world, she was still one of the first who was changed into an angel. Maybe it was because it was easy, maybe it was punishment (punishment for being a failed vessel, punishment for Martel's loss, who knew) but it was absolute.

And so Colette's fear was realized. Without her key crest she was trapped again... trapped somewhere deep within that crystal. Only this time she knew no one was coming to save her. This time there was no going back.

So as you pass through the halls of ruined Paradisa, you might see a soft pink glow of wings from around the corner. Then, you'll see a quiet and emotionless girl. She's doesn't seem to be as hostile like some other angels. Instead it looks like she's just..... staring at you from the end of the hallway. Approach?]

/BREAKS YOUR HEART

[heal_theworld]

[Martel sees that pink glow from where she's chained, and though she can't get up to go see if it is who she thinks it is, she calls softly.] Colette...? Colette, if you can hear me, please come here... [Her voice breaks on the 'here'.]

Genis | Survivor

[pocketmage]

[ Everything had been useless, in the end.

Genis doesn't know how, but he had escaped, wormed out- was it because he was a coward? He certainly thought so, now. He had lost contact with everyone in the fray, but circumstances had caused him to expect the worst.

He can't help but find a cynical amusement in the fact that he was the one so determined to understand Mithos, and here he was, in the forest. Hiding constantly, making sure not a soul saw him.

The half-elf was weary, his silver locks even longer and messier, long enough to tie in a ponytail. His pale blue eyes were dull, in the way an adult looked when they had seen enough terrible things happen before them. All in all, he was a mess.

His back against a tree, he was sitting up, face buried in his knobby knees, trying to catch a wink of sleep, but the ever-present fear of being alone made it difficult... ]

[wilder]

[Zelos was passing through. The area he had previously been occupying was currently getting too occupied with angels for his liking. It was time to move deeper yet again. ]

[He freezes when he hears the signs of someone nearby. From their sounds, they sounded very much like a human and not an angel. He debates just passing by and pretending he heard nothing, but that small spark of hope causes him to investigates]

[Zelos feels his breath leaves when he sees who it is. Well...he had been half right about the human bit]

...Genis.

Sheena | Angel

[ninjainviolet]

[Senses alert, Sheena moved quietly through the town, looking for her target--or targets. She had only one objective, and she was determined to see it through.

Anyone who knew her in another time, on another world, would wonder at the change in her. Gone was the friendly klutz who had a weakness for children; in its place was what Sheena was always meant to be:

A cold-blooded assassin, confident in the skills taught to her by her father--the man she once affectionately called "Grandpa".

None of that affection existed anymore, either, having disappeared the moment Mithos recruited her as one of his Beings, free from discrimination and guilt as she mindlessly followed his orders and used those skills against whoever he wished--friend and foe alike--without any semblance of guilt on her features.

And now, she continued the hunt, carrying out her Lord's orders with an impassive and cold expression and without question--so unlike the emotional, vibrant person she once was who would have turned the tables without hesitation at the merest thought that what he was doing was wrong.]

survivor!

[ino]

[Also in the town tonight is another assassin, though her goals are vastly different than Sheena's. If there's anything she hates, it's people with a taste for indiscriminate violence, and Mithos is certainly just like that. She's kept herself on the down low for some time now, trying to stay out of the way of trouble ... but it's about time she got some decent reconnaissance done, if the survivors ever want to take the castle back.

So she'll be moving through the town in a disguise -- she's had enough information to figure out some of Mithos' recruits, anyways. It takes the least amount of effort and energy for her to change into a form that exactly resembles Colette, so that's what she's done. Now the question is whether or not she can pass for a comrade of the Angels ...]

LA RESISTANCE

[ino]

[In the caves deep in the forest, deep within the dark tunnels, one would be able to find the secret resistance base, where those who have rallied together against Mithos can convene. It's not exactly anything to write home about, but for now, it's safe, and there's a bit of a fire going to keep those who know how to find it warm.

Also there's a sign on the outside that says NO ANGELS ALLOWED]

[save_the_souls]

[Allen of course is there. He survived the takeover by the sheer fact it's sorta impossible to make a Noah into an angel. They learned this the hard way when 14th reacted very badly to a Cruxis Crystal and several angels paid that price with their lives. It was something Allen felt bad about since those were once fellow residents, but...he couldn't exactly deny he was thankful to be spared a fate not too different from being an Akuma. ]

[Right now he's sitting by the fire. He had a pretty successful run of getting supplies and he's currently nomming on some lembas bread that they had made. ]