The Will to Fight: Conclusion

[voidtreckermods]

The battles rage loud and ferocious at the gates of the city and off in the ruined wastelands of Erda, and on the walls a struggle of a different kind occurs. The team who stayed behind at the towers are small but determined as they move stoically across the walls to right the stones that have become misaligned, even as their friends battle not too far away.

The city begins to hum. It's a quiet hum, not loud enough to be heard out where the others are fighting but it vibrates even through stone. The recovering monks assure them that it is done, the wards are back up and no demon will be able to enter the city.

Eventually the battle is won, all three battles. The demons fought back and killed, a major blow to their gate system that will keep them back for hopefully a long time. Those waiting in the caverns return to the city and by the time they get there the illusions are gone. Everyone can see the world for what it really is.

But despite the ruins of their world the people are relieved, the adrenaline of the fight coursing through their veins and the mood is one of hope. They will build again, their people will survive.

All Voidtreckers please return to the Voidtrecker Express. Departure will be in a few hours

It has landed not too far from the city, cloaked to make it unnoticeable to the citizens, for all the good that does. No one has been particularly subtle this last week. People can begin regrouping, packing up the camp and getting any wounded not already healed to the train.

However roughly half an hour later another message appears on their SCA.

Passenger Persephone has requested we remain on system System #86525656412355 for an additional day to further assist the people of Erda. The Voidtrecker Express will depart on the morning of Day Fifteen of the month of Kazoo.

The train remains where it is, so the voidtreckers can use its facilities. There is definitely a lot that can be done to assist those of this world and the citizens will welcome any helping hands.

After an extra day they finally depart, returning to the void once more.

(OOC Note: Once the wards are up any characters who are demonic in nature will not be able to enter the city either!)

Comments

[happyends]

She laughs a little, shaking her head.

"No, it's okay! I mean, it's a good thing in the end, right?"

Even just calling it a good thing feels like it isn't enough. It feels like too much of an understatement for just what exactly Persephone did for that world. For what she started. Madoka may still be pretty young, but she can understand it. Especially after how many of these mission worlds she's seen.

"I think you've given those people a bit of hope, you know."

[springforth]

Persephone ducks her head down into the water, the praise, the compliments turning her cheeks bright pink. It feels nice, to be known. It had felt weird, with the train calling her out by name and all the offers of help. But now, after, it feels nice. Like she did something worthwhile, worth the praise.

"Thank you. I--I feel like I keep explaining and justifying it when I'm just happy it worked. My powers aren't always in tune with me. I guess all parts of me wanted to make this happen."

[happyends]

"Do you think that's how it works?"

Madoka shifts a little in the water. Maybe she's finally picking up on the fact that Persephone seems kind of flustered about all of it, so she's trying to dial down a bit on the praise - even though she definitely thinks the other deserves so much of it! - and instead tries to go for something more curious.

"The more you want it, the more likely it is to actually work..?"

[springforth]

"Gods, I wish I knew. Then I could just work on that. But it's kind of...complicated."

The way her feelings burst up and use her and her powers at will, the way her powers don't always do what she hoped or went out of control, doing more than she wanted. Persephone sighs and shrugs, her shoulders lifting from the water.

"It's a guess. Sometimes my powers don't do what I want, even when I really want it. But maybe it's...I think my emotions and my powers are more tightly linked than I realized that's all."

[happyends]

She nods a bit. The idea of emotions and powers being linked to her isn't too strange. Though Persephone's own powers seem so awesome - and yet even powers that strong can apparently be so fickle..?

"I'm sorry.. It must be hard. Like when you really want or need them to work sometimes, but they might not do as much.."

.. then again, that thought makes it even more amazing that it went so well this time, right?

"Were you maybe really happy for having the chance to do this? And that's why it worked like that?"

[springforth]

"Maybe? I really did want to do this. I just wanted to actually feel like I was saving someone, like I was actually doing something. I'm not very--I don't fight very well or very much so I'm usually stuck feeling like I'm not really doing much."

With all the super strong fighters or even those whose magic works in fights, her powers are mostly relegated to the greenhouse.

"Orange doesn't really do the big important stuff, I guess, and sometimes it's nice to feel big and important? That sounds selfish ." Persephone sinks down a little, "But true, I guess."

[happyends]

"Hmm.." Madoka lets out a hum, like she's thinking about it. It takes a moment, with only the usual spa background noises filling up the silence, but then the girl speaks again.

"I don't think that's selfish.. I mean, there probably are a lot of people out there who feel that way, right..?" It's maybe worded a bit oddly, but it's mostly since it's not a feeling Madoka herself has ever experienced. Sure, she's always wanted to help people, but she never really cared about the size of that help.

But it's still not something she imagines is very rare in other people.

"Besides, you did it with really nice intentions! You just really wanted to help those people out."