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Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII ([personal profile] kingkingcxiii) wrote in [community profile] hugtopia2020-12-22 08:23 pm

[Video] All that we See or Seem is but a Dream within a Dream

[When the video starts, those who know Regis might notice that his face is a little redder than it usually is. He's also wrapped in what looks his own cloak and a heavy riding cloak, one that a person would expect to see out in the frozen wastes, not in a city like Havenwell. Honestly, he looks a little silly all curled into the cloaks as he is, but since waking up out in the backyard under Peter's silver apple tree, he has yet to shake off the cold. It might be a long process considering he has no idea how long he was out there.

Actually, considering he usually puts off heat like a furnace and still feels this cold, he has an idea and it's one he doesn't like. Cor would have his head if he was still here.]


Those who have been here for a while know that we have been communicated with through dreams before.

[Who could forget the strange warning that came before the break in last October?]

I think it may be happening again. How many people are having dreams with the ghosts who visited us in them? And how many of them are talking to you? Mine had quite a lot to say and in regard to something I have investigated before.

[He takes a moment to fight back a shiver and then quotes what he remembers from the dream, once again grateful for how good his memory is. His hands had been shaking too hard for him to write anything down when he first returned to the house.]

"The world began as thus: it was a rock. He came upon it first, and loved it immediately, this empty rock where nothing lived. He burrowed deep inside and devoured it inch by inch, teeth breaking upon the surface and growing anew. Through Him, over time, the stone became soil. The soil grew fertile through His work, yet all was still naught but rock and soil.

Then the Winged Lord appeared, uncertain of the path He was to walk. He was hungry, so He clawed at the stone to find where His prey crawled."


The natives have just remembered the Winged Lord for some reason, but we still don't know who the first "He" is. Could "He" be trying to contact us in some way in order to keep things in some kind of balance? I am very curious to hear what everyone thinks.

[The video ends here, but once he is done with that Regis sends out two quick texts.]


[Locked to Ardyn:]

Remember when I told you I would inform you if anything weird happened after touching the ghosts? I think I just hit "weird."


[Locked to Honerva:]


By the time you get this, I am certain you will have seen my video post. Would you be willing to work with me on a new investigation if I started one? We have talked before of how strange it is the natives are now remembering the Winged Lord. How far behind do you think his fellow is?
lunaelucem: ([ there is a happy land)

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[personal profile] lunaelucem 2020-12-24 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
[She's completely ignorant of that fact!]

Yes, I have, thank you. Please forgive me for not seeking you out earlier. I needed some time on my own to adjust to living in Havenwell.

[And just. Being alive in general. The first week had been rife with nightmares.]

I'm afraid I don't recall anything of my time here before, but if you've the time, I would like nothing more than to catch up with you, Your Majesty.

[Maybe she could stop by and heal away a little bit of that feverish color in his face...]
lunaelucem: ([ the eastern hills)

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[personal profile] lunaelucem 2020-12-25 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Her lips flicker up into a warm smile.]

I think I wouldn't have minded to see you fuss, but I thank you for your patience and consideration nonetheless. [She tilts her head.] If it is not inconvenient, shall I come to visit you in person?

[Talking over video is convenient, but feels somewhat impersonal. Also, she can't heal him over video!]
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[personal profile] lunaelucem 2021-01-02 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Not at all. I've already spent so much time to myself, I would very much like to visit with you.
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[personal profile] lunaelucem 2021-01-10 09:12 am (UTC)(link)
I won't be long, Your Majesty.

[She does already have the address...mostly because she visited Ardyn in his garden a while ago. After she's let in, Lunafreya immediately reaches out to touch his arm, a concerned furrow lining her brow.]

Your Majesty, how long have you been this ill? Please allow me to alleviate some of your fever, at the very least.
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[personal profile] lunaelucem 2021-01-21 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
[A smile flickers over her lips at his quip. Perhaps it can't be healed, but she's going to try her best anyways. If nothing else, she can ease some of his discomfort.

Keeping his hand in her palm, she starts to channel that familiar well of gentle light and vitality inside her, guiding it from within to flow into Regis through his palm.]


The same happened to me recently. I woke up and found myself outside, standing in the middle of the fountains.
lunaelucem: ([ a little child)

[personal profile] lunaelucem 2021-01-29 10:29 am (UTC)(link)
[She glances up at his question, debating what to say for a moment before she dips her head in a nod.]

There was a voice. It said that sacrifice was necessary to maintain balance, or something of the like.

[It's probably better not to mention her nightmares. Those are separate from what he's talking about, she's sure.]
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[personal profile] lunaelucem 2021-02-14 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
[Sensing the rhetorical nature of his question, she is silent, left wondering for herself the reason why. Lunafreya finds herself still so ignorant of the intricacies of this world, and can only guess at the answer. She thinks theorizing would be best left to those who have been here the longest.

She gives him a small nod and follows him to the couch, settling herself down and going right back to healing him.]


Your Majesty, in your message, you mentioned the Winged Lord. Please explain this entity to me. Perhaps in doing so, you'll come across some pieces of the puzzle you haven't yet considered.
lunaelucem: ([ the king shall come when morning dawns)

[personal profile] lunaelucem 2021-02-27 07:46 am (UTC)(link)
[She's done healing him by the time he concludes his explanation. As he suspected, she can't heal away any illness that isn't the Starscourge, but the aches and exhaustion, at least, she can soothe until they're merely an afterthought. Lunafreya holds his hand until he finishes speaking, and then with a warm pat over his palm, she rests it back over his knee.]

Would it not take a powerful sorcerer— or, perhaps, a god— to do such a thing as erase or restore one's memories? To what end, I could not say, but it seems too much a coincidence for the natives to suddenly remember such a being with no other trigger.
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[personal profile] lunaelucem 2021-03-08 07:40 am (UTC)(link)
[Lunafreya takes a moment to mull this over. Being from Eos, of course her mind would immediately turn to Bahamut, the god of all the gods. If there's something at work that is beyond the gods, it could stand to reason that it's simply a more powerful god overruling the work of all the others, like Bahamut would.

But if it's connected to the natives' conversion, then it could perhaps be more spiritual in nature, too, and she nods slowly at his conclusion.]


And I presume this is not something that we could appeal to the four current gods to learn more about?
lunaelucem: ([ the rising morn)

[personal profile] lunaelucem 2021-03-18 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
[It's not difficult to follow his line of thinking, and she knows that if or whenever he asks, she wouldn't mind making the attempt. Still, she's doubtful about how well it would work out. As she was born and bred to be the Oracle for Eos' gods, she may not be deemed worthy enough in the eyes of Havenwell's gods, no matter how attuned she is to hearing divine words.]

Perhaps speaking with the gods in this world is a greater feat of magic than it was in Eos, Your Majesty. It could require an opportune moment or place, or a powerful catalyst or medium, instead of only just the right person.

[Even she, with all her powers as Oracle, needed her Trident. Needed to take pilgrimages to the seats of the Astrals' power in order to directly strike a covenant with them.]