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

[bakegarasu]

Otoha pulls an annoyed face. How to get this across...

"There's people who can fight and are fighters, and then there's people who have seen the world for how it is. Shit, that sounds depressing... but there's people who fight but didn't get kicked in the teeth by the world, if that makes sense."

[worthallthis]

"Mmm." They think they know what he's getting to, but... they don't think they necessarily agree. "I think I'd rather there be more people who didn't get kicked in the teeth by the world. Honestly. That means. Fewer people with those awful lives, like ours. I'd want to protect that for as many people as possible."

This is where we display that, despite everything, Soldat is at heart an optimist. They want more happy people in the world.

[bakegarasu]

"... Same." It's not that he likes the division, but there they are. "... It's hard to interact with them sometimes. Always afraid I'm gonna hit on a topic that weirds most people out but not me."

It's not like he has much in the way of hobbies other than training, which isn't really a hobby.

[worthallthis]

"I've basically resigned myself to that," Soldat says dryly. "But I've also been free for a lot longer than you. And I've learned a lot of the things not to talk about." They look out over the ruined landscape, and admit, "Sometimes I forget and talk about it anyway. Or I do it on purpose because someone asks. But you learn. And people are pretty understanding while you're doing it, I've found."

[bakegarasu]

"... Yeah. I'm doing... what I can. To learn, I mean. I'm trying to help Yurine, too. ... I know you don't like her, but she's stuck here like the rest of us so we might as well treat her like a person, too." Though Yurine is stretching the definition of person a little bit, she's acting as an independent entity.

[worthallthis]

"I only don't like her if she treats you like an object or a weapon," Soldat shrugs, voice carefully neutral now. "And I treat everyone like a person, whether I like them or not."

[bakegarasu]

"... Good. I... she represents my whole city. I... do care about my city. A lot. It's the only home I've ever had." He's not got a relationship with it like Eko had, but Eko's relationship with his yurine was weird and uncomfortable.

"... Never mind." He should change the subject. He just doesn't know what to.