The Warped (2nd Party)

[Srgntcuddles]

"SO HE'S GONE!" Constance snapped suddenly. "Macid..." She said softly, now sniffling. She collapsed on the floor and said nothing more and curled into a ball, starting to cry softly to herself. "Macid...You're gone...What am I going to do now?!" she thought in her head. "I want to go home..." she continued in her head.

[Goblin Cat 😸]

Mortis didn't really know what to do... She was not one to cheer people up, especially now that there was another party member gone. She didn't so much as mention anything to the two before she decided to go outside. She needed to find Moon. She wanted to talk to Filadius. She was honestly wondering what kind of thing they gotten into, if the other party's venture was going as awry as theirs. She wanted real answers, however, not just something spat out because of some stupid time regulations. She stomped outside of the inn, looking up to the skies, hoping for something, knowing that she wasn't going to find Moon. She had been in such a hurry to get out she had also forgotten her book. It sat on the nightstand inside of her bag back at the Inn with the others.

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Out in the distance and in high in the air, Moon was flying freely, enjoying a little more freedom, still doing her best to avoid trouble, having been newly evolved. She had been keeping an eye on the village from time to time, not getting close enough to be identified, and barely escaped the sniper's sight a few times. She noticed Mortis leaving in a hurry and went in closer. Moon landed outside the outskirts, out of view, but made sure that she was seen by Mortis before she landed into the trees.

[Goblin Cat 😸]

Mortis's hard expression softened a bit when she saw Moon land. Instantly she began to wander closer, her face growing more upset. "Moon, Macid's gone." She rubbed her face, attempting to hide how sad she was about it, fighting the urge to want to hug Moon, someone, if for a little bit of comfort. But before she could even fight back tears, she snapped back to being angry, knowing that the old man knew this was going to happen. She seemed to be a mess, both sad and angry, "Can I please talk to Filadius?" She plopped down on the ground feeling somewhat defeated and infinitely small. She hid her face in her hands as she waited for Moon to respond.

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Moon could already feel Mortis' sadness when she came up, but nodded when she asked to speak to Filadius, and the projection of the old man came up in front of Moon, "I've felt what had transpired, and it was truly unexpected. History itself has already begun to change too rapidly for me to keep up with it, Mortis. I'm sure you want to know what happened to Macid, don't you?"

[Goblin Cat 😸]

Mortis's head jerked up when she heard Filadius's voice. "How do you expect us to keep going when people are disappearing left and right? For all I know, I could be next and you could be with holding that from me!" Mortis growled. She didn't really know what to say other than that. Her concern was beginning to grow even more given that now two of their party had gone. "Yeah, I would like to know what happened. I'd rather it not happen to me or the others! Is he going to have another replacement for him, too? Did you make another mistake?" Mortis's chest was pounding, and she did her best to hide her anxiety from Filadius. She had a variety of emotions running through her and was merely just speaking before she could think about what she was saying, "This whole thing is terrible..."

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Filadius sighed, "It's no longer within my hands or knowledge. Macid was never supposed to be removed. He's crucial to the quest. I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do or even to help with your quest save for knowledge of the world. The prophecy has been broken. Macid refused to move forward and didn't want to continue on with the journey. His refusal to fulfill the prophecy and move on, and he was denied by Anon. When a person reaches the point where they can no longer continue or refuse to take on their responsibility, their weapon turns on them and removes them from existence. Think of it like an endurance run. The hardest part is the first couple legs. And Macid wasn't the only one. Unfortunately, White has also fallen into that path."

[Goblin Cat 😸]

Mortis sighed out, not liking being informed that even Filadius hadn't predicted Macid's removal, nor White's. "So if the prophecy is broken, what do we do? Do we even have a chance now to defeat whoever?" She seemed full on worried now, her face no longer hiding her anxieties as well as it had before. "Do we keep going? I mean, it seems silly but it seems like if we don't have a chance, then our weapons will kill us anyway..." She rubbed her face again, frustrated, trying to process everything in an at least semi-positive manner, but couldn't find a way to.

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Filadius shook his head, "I don't know, either. But one thing I can say is that you all should have faith in your own weapons, and use them to the utmost. I'm not sure if you have noticed or not, but your weapons evolve as it gains experience and certain conditions are fulfilled. Your weapons are the real and genuine Weapons of Light. They are more powerful than any weapons that will ever exist. That's all that I can think of."

[Goblin Cat 😸]

"Okay..." Mortis said a bit defeated. She didn't know what else to ask or say, she just felt a bit helpless. Even moreso now that she didn't have her book with her after Filadius mentioned that their weapons were vital. She crossed her arms awkwardly hugging herself in an attempt to feel a little better. "I just hope you're right about all of this. You can see why this is hard, right?"

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Filadius nodded and tried to smile, "If I had no idea how you were all feeling, I wouldn't have gotten us all into this mess in the first place, right? *chuckles nervously* It's exactly because I know how you all are feeling that I have to be a little more cautious. Acting too hard on those feelings has killed 3 of your companions, and brought those 7 accursed soldiers here."

[Goblin Cat 😸]

Mortis nodded silently. "I guess I'm going to go get the others. Which direction should we be heading, Filadius?" She asked. She already wanted to get on the move again, as if the town they had been in was cursed having lost Macid there, even if it had been pretty safe thus far. She looked to Moon again and nodded as if to thank her.

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Filadius scratched his head and thought for a second, "Well, continue on north for the next two towns. They're small, but the traffic is extremely low since the areas up there are very poor. After you get to the second one, stay there for a day to rest and break straight to the east. Let me know when you reach the little village. I'm going to have to ponder where you're to go from there, and keep trying to find a way to contact Kiral and Mahi..."

[Goblin Cat 😸]

"Straight north until the second town, then break east." Mortis muttered to herself, making a mental note. She took in a deep breath and attempted to put on a brave face for when she arrived back at the Inn with the others. She tread off in the direction of the town, her posture almost noticeably weaker or beaten down. When she got to the Inn, she went into her own room and grabbed up her book, then walked to the other door, knocking, shuffling a bit nervously as she waited for Septar and Constance to answer.

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Moon flew off after the conversation was over, having closed the connection to Filadius. Off in the distance, another figure looked at the scene through binoculars. Jackson was watching from a distance. Though they were too far to read lips, he smiled wickedly, "Those idiots look like they're going to be moving soon. Best get ready to ambush them. Screw Wesker, these bitches are mine, or else my name ain't White Jackson."