Nyx's Timeline

Eri had just shown up one day and raided her kitchen for sugar. Showing no qualms or care that this wasn't his house.

Over the next few weeks, they became friends of a sort, she would brush his tails and feed him and he would tell her stories of the stars and the place he came from outside of this realm.

Written by Kat

Floating through an endless void, much like a liminal space. Eri finally finds himself at peace, a spiteful one for sure. It was a blatant act of impulse, and an extremely dangerous choice yet, it paid off…?

He’s free. Free of voices. Free of watchers. Free of purpose. He’s finally his own person, not looking after anything, not serving anyone. Free to enjoy the-

there’s a blinding light in the void, rippling through it like ink in water

It’s form isn’t comprehensible, a loose humanoid shape with dozens of tails. It slowly inches closer and closer, revealing more of itself as it does.

It has bits of crystal all over, fiery eyes, it should be a kitsune but… it’s all wrong…

 As it faces him, a collar with a small certus gem forms around Eris neck. He gasps for air as it seemingly chokes him yet, it’s not tight whatsoever. 

His eyes go blank and the struggles cease moments later, as he gets forcibly pulled out of his own freedom…

Nyx leans against the wall on her bed, Eri settled beside her, one hand on his chest so she can feel the movement every time he breathes while she flips through a spell book.

"Breathing is getting stronger and so is his heartbeat... hopefully the fluffball wakes up soon..."

With a gasp, the kitsune jumps up feeling at his neck for a collar… it’s still there.

The wound on his chest slowly mends and vanished as he sporadically looks around the foreign space.

“??????”

Nyx jolts as Eri sits bolt up and touches his neck and then his chest. She turns so she is kneeling on the bed facing him, her hand outstretched to settle on his shoulder once he's calm

"Eri! You're awake! How do you feel?"

“Eri???” He’s breathing won’t steady, something feels off with his general existence yet, you can’t put a name to it.

“Who is Eri?? Who are you?? Where am I???”

Her ears flick at hearing his heartbeat pick up as he panics and she settles her hand on his shoulder, her other hand coming to his cheek to have him look at her

"Your name is Eri.. or it was the last time I saw you anyway. My name is Nyx, and you are in my home. You are safe, I found you bleeding in the woods"

“I don’t have a name… Eri sounds weird also.” He shakes out of her hand, tilting his head.

“N-Y-X” processing

“Who named you that weird assortment of letters”

She lets him slip from her hands and sits back

"Well, we can find you a new name. As for my own... Nyx is a nickname and what I usually tell people to call me... I was taught True Names are sacred and should only be given to those you trust with your life"

blink

“Weird.”

He stood up out of the bed, pacing around the room and talking to himself.

“Something isn’t right… I don’t know what it is but… yea…”

She adjusts herself on the bed, tail swaying behind her as she watched him pace

"Well.. considering you don't seem to recognize your name, me, or my house.. yes, something is wrong"

She watches him pace for a bit "The collar is new... do you remember where you got that? It looks like there's certus in it"

“Collar… collar…” he tugs at it, the crystal jolts and pulses with light in response. “I’m not meant to remove it… it was given to me?”

She tilts her head and stands from the bed "Do you mind if I touch it? I promise I won't try to remove it. I just want to see if I can feel any magic from it"

“Sure?” He’s a bit reluctant but, whatever. “Be careful please?”

"Of course" she walks over to him "Chin up please so I can take a proper look"

She sets her fingertips on the certus gem, letting some of her magic pulse lightly in greeting to any magic that could be there, and waits to see if it reacts to her probing

His eyes match the color of the crystal as he yelps out and promptly shocks Nyx.

“No more touching!!!!!! Does not feel nice!!!!” 

Upon his cowardly demand, he scurries to the other end of the room near a mirror, instantly locking onto it.

“Wooaaaaaa”

She flinches back at the shock "Oww... No, no more touching, the magic in it does not appreciate being questioned... at least not right now"

She shakes her hand out to get the sting to go away and sees him in from of the mirror "Hm? We should probably get you new clothing... Those pants probably need a cleaning considering how and where I found you"

His eyes stay glowing in their pale color as he touches his face. “This body is pretty… I chose well.”

blink 

“Or… got lucky…”

One of his ears flick upon hearing about the clothing, he squints a bit. 

“Why was he only wearing pants and socks? He needs something, nicer.”

She walks over behind him, looking at him through the mirror "You... aren't Eri anymore are you..."

She glances down to his chest where the shard or certus was "... Will he come back?"

blink

“It seems he was grieving. And panicked over something… the wound was self-inflicted…”

Her ears go down and she closes her eyes "I see... Poor Eri... He seemed stressed a lot, but.."

She shakes herself and looks at him again "What- or Who are you then? I assume using his body as a.. vessel of sorts?"

She waves towards the bed "Come and sit while we talk at least so I can fix your hair and tails, you need brushing"

He keeps staring at the mirror, a bit of his own magic swirls around his hands as he blasts himself with it, trying to make some nicer clothing.

“I’m just making sure he’s ok. He’s not dead but.. he was lost. I do not like it when my kind are lost, and it happens so little that, I usually take extreme measures for them.”

The magic stops, and the kitsune is adorned with more… lavish clothing.

“Brushing? Sure…”

She settles on the bed with a fine bristle brush and watches him sit in front of her "I'm glad he's not dead then... I've not known him long, but he was a friend. Do you have a name or something I can call you while you are here then?"

She runs her hands along his tails and settles one in her lap, starting to brush it from base to tip, running her finger through to make sure all the tangles are out as she goes

“Just call me Ina. It would be better to keep my name shorter I believe… just in case.” Even though he doesn’t care, he can’t help but purr a bit from the brushing, the actual Eri must’ve enjoyed this.

She continues to brush through his tails and hums as he starts to purr and relax "Ina... You mentioned your kind... I know Eri seemed to have powers more than I've seen even from my home. Magic that could do things I've not seen before, is that common with your kind then?"

“I have… no clue on where he’s from, nor did I even know he was special. I thought he was just another kitsune, yes? Those are my kind, and I hate to lose them..”

She hums again "There are many of us who are not from here it seems.. this- place is very strange sometimes. But Eri was able to do things that I've not seen other kitsune or even magic users do easily. He would do them as if they came second nature to him"

“Troubling…” his ears go down, they seem smaller than before. “Features on him were… a bit odd as well.” One of his hands runs along the exposed skin. Around his stomach. “A lot of tattoos for somebody so young.”

"Eri is very exotic looking yes, but it makes him very pretty. The tattoos seemed to be tied to his power somehow, much more thoroughly than mine are. They would react and glow when he was using magic"

She shifts the tails around as she makes room for a new one in her lap, feeling the silky fur run between her fingers "His coloring's helped with the exotic feel he had as well"

“Well… regardless of who he was, he was still a kitsune. A human from another island is still a human despite any differences… and I will treat them all the same.”

His eyes shift to the exposed arm, glowing teal but slowly turning black in almost a corrupted way. “That, however… is a new occurrence for even me.”

Leaning around Ina's side she looks at the arm "Well.. that can't be good can it?"

She gives his arm another look before adjusting herself onto her knees behind Ina and sliding her hand into his hair and tugging backward "Lean your head back some for me please, you are too tall for me to brush your hair in this position"

“I am, not that tall.” He still reluctantly leans back just a bit, sighing as he does it

She laughs and pets his hair as she pulls her hand free "You are at least 5 inches taller than me" She runs her hand through his hair as the brush follows, making it nice and silky as well 

“Just don’t… ruin it. For the sake of either of us that would be optimal.” He keeps studying the arm, that’s not… either of their magic.

"Of course not! I like the floofs hair, its so soft and pretty" Her fingers and brush keep working at his hair, moving onto his ears after a bit "Hmm, these are smaller" She pokes at the tip of the ear "That's odd.."

“They seemed too big for a kit, he looked odd so I may have taken… creative liberty…” they sway a bit and flutter. “Did you… have a history with grooming his fur?”

"They do look cute smaller" she runs her fingers over his ear and she brushes out the fluff in it "I have brushed Eri a few times now yes, it helps to relax him"

“But… what would have caused him to just…” one of his hands ball up and shake, the general thought of what he did to himself is off-putting.

Her fingers slow their brushing and just pet at his hair some "I.. I don't know... Eri seemed stressed a lot, and unhappy with where we were, it was part of why I insisted he let me brush him in the beginning, to help relax him"

She watches the teal strands slide between her fingers for a moment "He wanted to go home I think... He didn't want to accept that there was no way back from- wherever this place is..."

“I choose to ignore whatever trap you all fell into… live life for what it is and I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.” The other tails, ones not currently being brushed, sway around a bit. 

“I don’t fully know what to do with him once we’re done here though… letting him go may be another death sentence.”

She hums and goes back to brushing "I.. have accepted my life here yes, its much different from where I was before, but it's not bad.. and truthfully, I don't have much to go back to anyway"

She sets the brush aside and just pets at Ina's hair and ears, watching the strands glide through her fingers "I don't know what made him so upset, but it's something about his past..."

She sighs and leans against Ina's back, letting her hands drop to wrap around his shoulders "I don't want to lose him, Eri is one of the only people I trust here and, right now? I don't know what I can do to help him when he comes back.."

“mmmm” he lets out a solemn hum, not out of anything specific, mostly frustrations and thought.

“My fear is that I have proven to be counterproductive…”

Her ears flick as her tail curls around her middle "Well... I'm honestly not sure. He was not great when I found him, I'm not sure if it was more you, or my magic that kept him from death"

Her fingers tap on her arm "Maybe you could figure out what it is that made him so upset while you are visiting? I can try my best to help him through it when he comes back then"

“He was scared about life becoming a dead end. Fearing being trapped yet knowing life with freedom is no better…” his tails swish around, the usual jolts of electricity seem tamer and more controlled now.

"He wants.. what, purpose?... I suppose that's something we need to think about then.. how can we make his life have enough meaning or purpose that he wants to stay..."

“He seemed… alone. I’m the same way yet, that’s by design. I’m not always the most… thorough and thought out g- person.” He takes another look at the oddly magic-based arm. “I might’ve taken his normal one by accident-“

She lets go of Ina and leans back some to look at the arm "That.. is quite strange, its similar color to his magic, but then just, black? Is there something wrong with it?"

He waves it around in the air, bits of liquid-like magic trail behind it, and dissipates in the air. “I do not know what happened... it’s like he used his own tricks as a last minute panic in the void, but why did it take the actual body part with it? There’s no blood or tissue in it anymore, it’s just an amalgamation of void, and panic..”

"Is it still solid? or is it just magic now?.. Is the void where he went when he didn't quite die then?"

“It’s, solid but gaseous, you can touch it if you’re truly curious… it might shock you.”

She leans forwards and reaches her hand out "Honestly? Would not be the first time Eri shocked me" she brushes her fingertips down the arm and feels the static coming off

"It's... cold?"

“Oh. I figured it was hot. Uh. That’s even weirder…” he stares at it for a moment. “So how does one inform the actual… ahem ‘Eri’ that he now only has one physical arm?”

She continues poking at it some, the sparks not being bad enough to drive her fingers away yet "Uh... "surprise?"... I really don't know how to explain it to him right now besides "Hey you aren't dead but in return for being alive you kind of lost an arm"

“That is a horrible deal… one that the actual, splicers? Is what they’re called? That’s the type of deal they’d make.”

With a sigh, he puts his head down and shakes. “I just wanted him to be ok… I’m meant to be better than the other ones… I didn’t want anything in return for making sure he’s alive and now he’s missing an arm and-“

She wraps her arms around him again, one around his chest and the other in his hair "Shhh, I'll think of something to tell Eri. You tried your best, and it did work! He's not dead. And now I have time to figure out how to help him stay alive"

“He’s not dead but… he’s missing an arm!!!! Why couldn’t I just save him the normal way?? Why did there have to be some drawback????” 

She pets through his hair and tugs him back towards her "You said yourself the magic on the arm feels like panic... Eri could shift his form, so it may just be stuck in an in-between? And it's still usable! So it's not terrible"

“But he is still missing an arm!!! There are no other forms or anything he’s just missing it!!! Oh dear…. I have severely messed up and this is not the first time-“

She tugs harder until Ina falls backward onto her lap and she can look down at them "You tried to help. Yes, it didn't go to plan, but it's not like you did it on purpose. The arm is still usable, so it will be ok. So why don't you lay here and relax ok? We can both think of ideas to keep Eri happy and explain what happened after you relax some"

“But… but…” frustration ensues “you don’t get it and I don’t want to relax I need to go do my actual job!!”

She keeps her hands on his shoulders "And what is your job? You are obviously stressed right now and Eri's body is barely done healing, if only through magic alone"

“I protect my kind, duh!!! Why is that lost in translation! I start relaxing, I stop protecting him. It’s a trade I can’t make.”

"Do you have to force his conscious back or something then? Can you not sit down and relax a few moments to calm and center yourself without him waking up?"

“You know him so well yet you can’t seem to understand how persistent he is in the department of urgently wanting to break out of the certus collar”

"... fair point" She splays her fingers out on his shoulders and pats a few times "What is the plan then?"

“I… wait?” He feels at the spot on his chest where the stab wound was. “He knew his own weakness… tried to use it against himself…. He’s unstable with magic like that.”

“I have no idea how long it may take though. Sure the skin healed but what about the rest of him? Plus I can’t fix the missing arm-“

“This is one of my more challenging commissions, I have quite a troubling career path…” he laughs to himself, trying to stay positive knowing he’s essentially trying to revive a fresh corpse both mentally and physically.

She moves one of her hands over to his hair and pets him idly "Well... Eri is my friend, so I will help in any way I can... The arm I'll think of something to convince him it's good to have. For now, what can I do to help you?"

“I don’t fully know. I gave us actual clothes, some new random tattoos, I have no idea what else to do.”

“Well, how do we keep your energy up so you can keep healing him? Do you need food? Some other energy?”

“I operate off of normal biology…. Did you take me for an alien?” squint

She laughs “No, but some possessions don’t require the upkeep of the body since it's done by magic. So thought I would ask what you require”

“Do you want some food then? I'm not sure when Eri would have last eaten”

“It depends on the food… I enjoy sweet things. I’m also not a fish enjoyer. Do not give me fish I will cry.”

"Sweet things... Well, how about some sugared strawberry waffles then? I should have enough ingredients for them downstairs"

“I have no clue what those are…. But they seem delightful.”

She leans back and pushes Ina back to sitting before getting off the bed "Ok! Let's make some waffles then! ..and I guess give you a house tour since you have never been here technically"

She gestures to the large open room, a desk and brew stand against the opposite wall the large bed is "This is my bedroom, and honestly the only space I have large enough to brush all of Eri's tails out comfortably"

She starts moving towards the other side of the room now "Downstairs has the kitchen and such, so let's head down so I can make us some food"

They don’t even want to know why Eri has just gone to a random stranger for tail brushes before

“That’s, good at least. What substances is a feline brewing in their room…?”

She looks over to the brewing stand "I do most of my brewing in my basement, but I use this for things that need attention throughout the night as well.. my basement is not the best place to sleep" she laughs some at that

Glancing at Ina "I don't think Eri ever saw my basement, I don't really let anyone down there, and Eri mostly came over for food and brushings, always seeming to know when I was free"

"I won't ask... I'm sure you have your past... however weird it is." he thinks to himself a bit, ears twitching. They must not fully know, that's good... tensions are lowering. "Can we have food now?"

"Yes we can have food now" she laughs and heads down the stairs into the kitchen and starts to take things out from the cupboards and fridge, a waffle iron on the counter already

When Ina comes down she gestures to the fridge "Feel free to get a drink, I have a few kinds of juices, they should be sweet tasting"

he instantly moves towards the fridge, orange juice is a maximum priority now. After getting a glass, he sits criss-cross on a chair at the table, trying to make room for his tails. While waiting for the food, he idly pokes and picks at his prosthetic arm... how did the void and Eris magic mix together with this...? What did I do wrong...

Nyx hums some as she cooks up a stack of waffles, layering sugar and strawberries between each waffle and making 2 plates before adding syrup and coming over to the table "Here you go Ina, these should be very sweet for you!"

Nyx sits at the table as well with a stack of waffles and starts to eat

he politely takes them, surprisingly using his manners (and actual cutlery) to eat the surprise breakfast. 

"you aren't lying... they are a bit sweet" he tries to hold in a bit of laughter and fails miserably

"What are your plans afterward then? There's not many other ways to keep your energy up besides food and rest... I have a tv if you want to watch a show or something though"

The rest of the day were discussions on how to move forward

Written by Dec (Server Owner) and Kat

Its been almost 3 weeks since she saw Ina, 1.5 since she came home from her trip.

She came home and saw the fox hole under her stairs and saw some sketches for a mask design that looked interesting.

She was starting to get worried, Eri was never away for long, and Ina has also kept to that trend, calling her house home and staying nearby.

It was time to head into town and see if anyone knows where he went. She heads out the front entry and into town to ask the residents if they have seen her missing house fox.

No one in town seemed to have any answers as to where Ina went, though a few of them mentioned the last time they saw him he was talking about a masquerade being held somewhere called Seacrest. Apparently, invitations had been delivered to everyone while she was away.

Asking around a bit more she found out that Seacrest was in the ocean west of Dawnguard. She would head there then and see if she could get a lead on where Ina went, or at least see if her familiar could track him from there since it seemed wherever he was it was too far for her to track currently.

Looking at the sky she saw it was just past noon and nodded heading home again to gather her things for a trip.

Packing up she leaves the manor and activates her broom, her magic making it come alive and float before her. She slides onto the broom, affixes a compass to the front, and takes to the skies, heading northwest until she reaches Dawnguard.

Arriving in Dawnguard around midnight she stops at the tavern to rest for a few hours. When morning comes she starts her journey west towards the shore again.

Written by Kat

Transcript between Celeste Nyxion, Larua, Ina, and Solist

Nyx

 "Why does it have to be water? why not be civilized and have an elevator?"

Larua

She paced the halls, aimless. It was always less enjoyable without someone to talk to.

Nyx

"What even is this place? A housing complex...?"

Larua

"Hmm."

Ina

sitting against the wall, counting the seconds with his fake hand. It burns into the floor each time.

Larua

"Oh?"

Nyx

"Oh! Hello :D"

"Finally someone here! Can you help me with directions?"

Larua

"I may certainly be able to. Where is your aim?"

Nyx

"Well, I was lead here in the search of my missing house fox. I was told he was last seen here"

"Mint colored, doesn't know what personal space is and hates water"

"He's usually not gone this long"

Ina

 the burns stay on the floor.... it would go straight through human skin if not under control...

Larua

"Hmm... curious. Can't say I've ever encountered a mint-colored fox before, I'm afraid."

Nyx

"Hmm, I was told he was last seen at the gala here, and my familiar did say this area is where he was when I used a tracking spell, maybe he's found a burrow here then"

"Do you have any underground areas away from water? Maybe he made a little home there"

Ina

through all the drug tests, one thought lingers. I kitsune betrayed him. A kitsune. Him.

Nyx

Her tail waves behind her as she smiles

Larua

"Foxes do have a habit of getting into places they perhaps shouldn't... although any underground one could feasibly burrow in isn't accessible from here."

Nyx

"Oh, he is quite charming, He can talk most people into giving him things, even access to places he should not be if given the chance to talk"

"So strange, I can't get a more accurate read on my spell besides this area, and this is the only dray place near here. He hates to get his tails wet"

"Do you mind if I look around some more then?"

Larua

 "Do as you will- just don't break anything, if you please."

Nyx

"Of course! Just going to check on places he may have snuck into" She smiles as a butterfly floats in front of her and flashes "Yes I know he's here somewhere calm"

Larua

She gives the feline one last gaze before walking off- there was business to attend to, after all.

Nyx

"Well.. at least she didn't kick me out"

"I think I need to go down though hmm"

"... I somehow don't believe these exit signs"

"Is this some kind of museum?"

"... who keeps a giant bird underground"

"Why is there more water"

"Oh, hello again :D"

"Quite extensive tunnels under here"

Larua

 "Quite..."

"It would seem foxes aren't alone in their mischief."

Nyx

"Seemed like a place my fox could wander into, he loves to explore. So I figured I would check just to be sure"

"You have quite the collection here it seems"

Larua

"We're... historians, of a kind."

Nyx

"Sounds interesting. Some of the specimens seem quite rare even! Lucky people"

"From the looks of it, I assume it's a, private collection though?"

Larua

"Yes, and so far, it's been effective- I suppose I'll need to look into upgrading that privacy."

Nyx

"Oh, for the average person I'm sure it's fine! My job just leads me to need to be "creative" sometimes is all while I am looking for things"

"I doubt my employer would care about your collection honestly"

"and all I want is my fox back"

Larua

"Your employer sounds very... willful. A trait that can lead to good or ill, in my experience, depending on its host and what they do with it."

Nyx

"Contract jobs always are full of uncertainty and my employer is most certainly a strange man who knows what he wants yes, but neither of us are interested in what I've seen here so far"

"After I find my fox I will probably never even come back, I dislike water greatly and there's entirely too much of it around here"

Larua

"We all have our ineptitudes, indeed."

Nyx

"Well, do you mind if I continue looking for my fox then? Or do you have an idea where he may be in this collection of yours? ☺ "

Larua

"The upper wings contain non-hostile entities, these contain aggressive entities. You're welcome to peruse them if you wish- but do mind the glass."

Nyx

"I will be careful then. Thank you, hopefully, I find my fox soon and can be out of your hair"

"Hm.. certus"

"fox"

"I wonder..."

 "The sign there mentioned a fox was captured, what kind of fox do you have in your collection?"

Larua

"One that was too curious for her own good."

Nyx

"Ah, well. I'd like to bring him home now please"

"Ina?"

Larua

"I'm afraid that specimen's off-limits, kitty."

Nyx

"I'm afraid you have my fox and I will be bringing him home :D"

Ina

quietly standing in the doorway, pressing his hand into the wall as steam and smoke coming off of it.

Nyx

she lets an athame drop to her hand as she smiles

 Ina

his hair is down on his face, he's glaring at the fuzzy figures in his eye line.

Larua

She pulls a glowing dagger from her robes, a calm fury in her eyes.

Nyx

"Ah. The hard way then, always fun~"

she crouches and swipes her palm on her athame and it glows green before fading, the cut and blood both gone

Larua

Larua inwardly cursed herself- she knew she had gone too long without prayer

Nyx

"Now. last chance, may I leave with my fox or will this be a fight?" 

she glances at Ina behind her before turning back to the phantom "I would rather just go home, so if you would be so kind, getting blood out of fur is so annoying you know"

Ina

his voice is gravely and painful sounding. "Why are you two about to have some sword fight....?"

Nyx

"She doesn't seem to want to let me take you home is all Ina"

Ina

he limps out into the main room more, pointing at the stranger. "she saved me yes? Showed you how to get here?"

Nyx

"She didn't stop me no, and has seemed to have no ill will in general"

Larua

She looked between the two. She didn't fancy her chances if she was honest with herself. The one day…

Nyx

"If she is willing to just let us out then there will be no conflict ☺"

Ina

"The great savior..... Over this poor situation... You deserve a raise you know."

Larua

Not a word was spoken; she simply concealed her dagger once more and was gone.

Nyx

she puts her dagger away "Well then"

Ina

staring at the flooring where she was. blankly and quietly.

Nyx

She turns to Ina "Let's go home then ok Ina?"

Ina

"where is she."

Nyx

"She phased into the floor it seems. She is probably around watching us for now"

Ina

"She's still here."

"Find her."

Nyx

"She seemed to mean no harm, or thought better of it anyway"

Ina

"She needs a raise."

Nyx

"Oh for sure, I don't think she is paid near enough for this hassle"

Ina

He is most certainly under the influence

Nyx

she walks over and touches his arm Now, let's get you home Ina"

Solist

you have a voice from above "a shame you worked it out... peacefully"

Nyx

she turns and her athame drops to her hand again "Ah, and do you intend harm then?"

Ina

his eyes shake, staring at the wall. "Tell me where she is and I can change that."

Solist

"HA, not that dumb..."

Nyx

"Hm.. well then, we will be leaving"

Solist

"have fun then!!! but just remember... you can't hide from me"

Ina

"I'll be fine..."

Nyx

she moves her athame to her other hand and touches Ina's arm again "Let's go then and get you cleaned up"

Ina

"I don't wanna pay my taxes no thanks~" He just starts stumbling away

Nyx

"There are no taxes today Ina"

"Come on, in the water one please"

Ina

"nNNO NO NO NO ONNO "

Nyx

"I know, it's awful"

Ina

shaking faster than a plane engine

Nyx

"I will make sure you are nice and dry once we get out of here"

"but they love water"

Ina

storms off ranting about water

Nyx

"Come on, I know it's scary"

Ina

"NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE WATER"

Nyx

"It's the only way out Ina"

Ina

punch

"HISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS"

Nyx

"The sooner we leave the sooner I can fix your tails"

"Thank you"

"That was unneeded I think"

"I hope they had insurance"

Ina

stares at the corpses for a moment

he gets to the top of the lift and into the hallway before collapsing on his face

Nyx

"Poor fox"

she puts her athame away and picks him up

"almost out now Ina"

Ina

grumbles

Nyx 

she pets his hair

Ina

chomp

Nyx

"one more time with the water Ina"

she makes it to the way stone and warps home

she brings Ina to his bed and lays him down

Ina

"I die now"

Nyx

"There we go, you stay here while I clean you up"

"Rest yes"

she moves around the space, getting a towel and warm water along with a brush before coming back to the bed and starting to wipe the dirt off Ina

Ina

he might be playing dead, or just dead

Nyx

checks his breathing every now and then

once Ina is clean she starts brushing out his tails

Ina

"Im deaddddd.............."

Nyx 

"I have sugar for you"

grabs a smoothie with a straw in it and holds it out to him

Ina

gnaws on the cup

Nyx

"Straw Ina"

Ina

"nope :3"

Nyx

she laughs at him and continues brushing his tails

Ina

zones out

Nyx

brush brush brush

Ina

dies again

Nyx 

finishes brushing his tails and moves onto his hair and ears

Ina

still dead

Nyx

Humming

Ina

"Im dead by the way :3"

nudgenudgenudgenudge

Nyx

"I see that pretty fox. Oh no~"

Ina

"can you go away now"

Nyx

"Hm, if you like. I will stay in the manor if you need me ok Ina?"

Ina

glare

Nyx

she pets his hair before standing from the bed

Ina

instantly passes out

Nyx

she puts another smoothie by his bed with an ice spell on it and goes upstairs

She's left Ina be overnight, keeping an ear out for if he needed her. He finally passed out not long ago though so she heads out the back door and follows a path to a large orb coming out of the ground, her ritual site.

Once inside she makes a detour over to her incense burner and lights up a power suppression incense. "It was almost out, shoot. it had been too long since I checked on this...."

She heads over to a large ritual circle and stops at the edge. In the center is an altar with what looks to be an orb of some form, pulsing red and black, origin orbs floating around the altar, their light blue light seeming to smother the red and black of the center orb.

"Hmm... I can feel the pull to it still. This isn't working well enough to suppress its power. I'm glad I keep this place locked up tight or else some poor bastard would end up with this curse..."

She sighs, her tail swishing in agitation behind her "I need some better way to smother its power. the purity of the orbs is not working well enough"

She turns on her heel and walks back out of the ritual orb, not realizing she smudged the salt circle as she left.

The power calls for a new host...

Written by Kat

Transcript between Nyx and Ina

Ina

nothing in the den is helping, maybe something in the upstairs kitchen... he wanders up in his sweater to scrounge for other people's belongings

the tugging gets worse as he moves towards the back of the house... maybe it's behind it

Nyx

she hears movement downstairs, seems like Ina has left his den to find food probably she pays no mind

Ina

knock knock "hi............"

"I'm cold ):"

Nyx

"Hi Ina!"

"Aww, I have some blankets I can bring you"

Ina

"I have all the blankets.... still cold"

Nyx

"Hmm, maybe sit in front of the fire up here? it's usually warm"

Ina

trying to touch the fire

avidly rolling in the fireplace

Nyx

"well... you are a kitsune so I suppose that doesn't hurt"

Ina

"It's still coldddd"

"you suck at helping -_-"

Nyx

"hmm"

"a warm bath maybe?"

Ina

dunks his head in the water

Nyx

"It's kept warm so maybe it will help you Ina"

Ina

"yea no" he stares back up, his hair now down on his face

Nyx

she grabs a towel "well let's dry you off at least"

she starts rubbing the towel on his head

Nyx

"Here, why don't we sit together and cuddle? maybe body heat will help"

Ina

just mumbling to himself about the cold pain

"NO CUDDLES"

Nyx

"body heat may help"

Ina

"I dislike human to human contact -_-"

Nyx

"Hmm"

"Strange. even being directly in the fire didn't help him..."

Ina

retreats to the foxhole

before going down, he calls out "I'm gonna go investigate the feeling on my own now!!! Ty for not fixing it magic lady -_-"

Nyx

"Wait, what feeling?"

"I thought you were just cold..?"

Ina

scurries away into den

Nyx

her tail swishes behind her as she watches him ignore her and just leave

"Strange... what feeling?"

Ina

he quickly comes back up with a small map "I shall go investigate now :3"

Nyx

"Would you like company?"

Ina

"don't care!"

Nyx

"Hmm"

Ina

hopping on the tiled floor, only jumping on the pink tiles

Nyx

"I'll come with you then"

Ina

"one moment"

bored "ok fiiiiiiiiine lets go"

"dis way"

Nyx

"Lead the way then"

Ina

touching literally everything shiny on the way

Nyx

watches amused

Ina

"in here"

"weird dome room"

Nyx

"oh.. this isn't somewhere you should be right now Ina"

Ina

"but...."

fiddling with the door

Nyx

"It's my ritual room, there's something I am dealing with currently inside"

Ina

"opennnn"

Nyx

"It's not safe Ina"

Ina

"hmmmmmm...."

"fiiine"

plan b

quickly scurries back to the den

Nyx

"Odd"

Ina

"secret tunnel :3"

Nyx

she looks at the doors and places her hands on them, strengthing the locks

Ina

stares through the glass

Nyx

"Now where did he run to..?"

"Ina?"

"... Ina?"

Ina

":3"

"your magical locks are no use"

Nyx

"its not safe please"

Ina

"for I have tunnels for every occasion"

Nyx

"I am trying to contain something dangerous"

Ina

"but..."

"pretty thing inside dome room"

Nyx

"I will try to make it not bother you, I'm sorry it is"

"Ina"

Ina

"hi"

Nyx

"come back out please"

Ina

"but"

"funny orb"

Nyx

"... you can look. but don't touch"

Ina

points to the rather funny orb

Nyx

"it's not safe to touch"

Ina

"why notttt......"

"It looks rather touchable"

Nyx

"it's something I am keeping contained"

"It's not.. good for you to touch in the long run"

Ina

inches towards the funny orb..... the voice is telling him to touch

Nyx

"Ina, please lets go. I will make it stop talking to you":

"Ina..."

Ina

":3"

Nyx

"be a good fox and let's go, I'll make it stop bothering you"

Ina

"funny orb"

Nyx

"no touch"

Ina

"but orb of humor :)"

Nyx

"Ina"

"No"

"step away from it-"

"come on, let's go back to the manor"

Ina

he pokes the orb with his right arm and it cracks open, a black symbiotic-like goo crawls up the arm and slowly spreads to the rest of his body. "uh uh uh uh uh no more orb no thank you help help help-"

Nyx

she rushes over and pulls him from it "I said don't touch please, oh gods"

she looks from his arm to the orb, both now leaking black goo "this is not good"

Ina

his eyes turn black and green as he falls to his knees. "this feels weird.. make it stop make it stop make it stop-"

Nyx

"let's get you back to the house and try to wash this off before it sinks in- I hope too much didn't infect you"

Ina

his head slumps down and he mutters incoherent speech, shaking as more goo drips from his arm

Nyx

she picks him up, not concerned about the goo touching her for now, and starts to carry him back to the manor

"Let's go, going to wash this off and hope you're ok-"

Ina

more mumbling

Nyx

she pets his hair as she walks

Ina

"noooo water......."

he tries moving in protest to not be doused in the bath

Nyx

she sets him at the edge of the tub and puts his arm in it, trying to rub the goo off

"it's ok, only your arm"

"I need to get as much of this off as I can"

she rubs her hand up and down his arm, more goo leaking off into the tub as she goes

Ina

"funnnyyyy gooo....."

Nyx

"yes.. funny goo. hopefully, it's not affecting you much. how do you feel?"

Ina

he shakes and looks up at her with his black eyes "not..... cold...."

Nyx

"that's good at least!"

"one less thing to worry about there then"

"I don't think any more of the goo is coming off.. let's lay you down for now"

Ina

"hhhuuhhhhhhh....."

"no sleepppp"

Nyx

she takes his arm out of the water and dries it off before picking him up again "you don't have to sleep, just rest while I research. there's a couch in the library if you want to lay there"

Ina

instantly collapses on the couch and passes out cold

Nyx

she lays him on the couch and pets him before she goes to find some books "I will be right back, just grabbing some books"

she grabs some books and brings them over, sitting on the couch as well and starts reading

"Demon possession and reversals....."

muttering

Ina

he groans every now and then, wrapping his arms and tails around his chest and stomach

Nyx

she pets at his hair with one hand and hums at him while she reads

"not this book..." she drops that book to the floor and picks a different one from the pile

Ina

he's not reacting to her presence anymore, more goo is dripping from his arm and spreading onto the couch like it was sentient

Nyx

she glances at ina "Not much physical change... so hopefully only a small possession. and exorcism...?"

she does not notice the goo right now, too intent on her book

muttering and page flipping "a priest I guess. there isn't one here though"

Ina

"warm...."

Nyx

she glances down at Ina and pets through his hair again "warm is good, much better than cold.. any other symptoms right now Ina?"

Ina

"itchy.... headache...."

"face feels weird.."

"arm"

Nyx

"Hmm, it seems to have affected your eyes some.. and arm. hopefully, the itching will die down some. let me grab a potion for the headache though"

She moves from the couch over to the entry of the room where an ME panel is and starts pressing buttons on it

"Healing potion... ah here"

Ina

he growls a bit, it's not a slushie -_-

Nyx

she comes back over with a red potion "Here Ina, drink this, let's see if it helps. It's a healing potion"

she brings the potion to his lips

Ina

"hmmph"

Nyx

"I'll get you a sugary drink afterward"

Ina

"fiiiine...." he drinks the stupid potion ):

Nyx

"Good fox, thank you" she pats his head and takes the empty vial before going back to the ME station

Ina

he mumbles and tries to sit up

Nyx

she comes back with a smoothie "Here ina"

"Sugar for you as well"

Ina

chugs it

Nyx

"do you feel any better?"

Ina

he stopped talking for a bit, staying silent and fixating on random things

Nyx

"hmmm"

she sits beside him and pets his tails "ok, let's sit for a bit and let the potion work"

Ina

"no"

"):<"

Nyx

"Do you not feel better?"

Ina

curls into a ball

Nyx

"oh no, maybe rest will help.."

she wraps her arm around him, tugging him to lean into her side

Ina

he reluctantly lays against her, still very angry and annoyed

Nyx

"I don't know any more ways to help right now Ina, I need to go find a priest for some ingredients to maybe help though. but let's get you feeling better first"

she pets his hair and rubs his back as he leans against her

Ina

"I don't want a priest, that sounds scary"

Nyx

"It's just for ingredients for a ritual to try and cleanse the goo from you"

"you don't have to be near them"

Ina

"nope"

"not doing it"

Nyx

"Ina, we need to get the goo gone"

"it doesn't seem to have affected you much for now, but the sooner it's gone the better"

Ina

he dozed off leaning on her again, very much not ok

Nyx

"Hopefully rest helps..." she opens another book while she lets him rest against her

Written by Kat and Dec (Server Owner)

Transcript of conversation between Nyx and Dr. Ender

Dr. Ender

He walks up to the door, hesitating slightly, then knocks on the door

Nyx

her ears twitch hearing a knock and she goes to the door

"Hello?"

Dr. Ender

"Hello."

Nyx

Blinks "You're not from Haven... Do you need something traveler?"

Dr. Ender

"Yes, I do indeed. You are Nyx, Yes?"

Nyx

"I am yes. Come in"

Dr. Ender

"Thank you."

Dr. Ender

"Nice place."

Nyx

"How can I help you then? Brews, magic,.. orbs?"

Dr. Ender

his eyes glow slightly bright with excitement "Yes, I need an origin orb."

Nyx

"ok, sure. Let me grab you one then" she turns to go tap at an ME panel on the wall

Dr. Ender

"Excellent."

Dr. Ender

his eyes start to glow brighter and he sparks a little "Finally, After so long.."

Nyx

"I assume since you are here and know my name you were advised of payment?"

Dr. Ender

"Yes."

Nyx

"excellent"

Nyx

"Thank you for your patronage, I hope the orb does what you need"

Dr. Ender

his eyes grow so bright it starts to hurt Nyx's eyes and he is steadily sparking

"Will... Will it work on a robot?"

Nyx

"Do not set my house on fire or I will bill you for repairs as well. And yes, it should. though you may have.. side effects"

Dr. Ender

His eyes dim a bit, yet they are still very bright "Yes... Finally, I'm going to be free."

Nyx

"Using the orbs is always a chancy thing. but if you are using them for their actual purpose you should be mostly fine"

Dr. Ender

his hands tighten slightly with excitement and the orb starts to crack "Oh dear."

Nyx

"I have a ritual room if you would like to meditate there-... Well"

Dr. Ender

the orb then fully cracks, and it envelops him in a glowing light

Nyx

"The goo should start to gather on you and change you then, I hope you enjoy your new form"

Dr. Ender

"Did... Did it work?"

"Wow, everything seems much larger."

Nyx

"It seems to have yes!"

"you seem less synthetic now and.. shorter"

Dr. Ender 

he seems extremely happy "FINALLY, I'M FREE! IT'S BEEN SO LONG"

Nyx

"I am glad it worked out well for you then!"

Dr. Ender

"As am I!" he seems different, more happy, kind

Nyx

"If you need another orb, or some brews feel free to come back to see me"

Dr. Ender

"Thank you very much!"

Nyx

"You are welcome"

Dr. Ender

he then seems to look bored, less happy "What. Happened."

Nyx

"Hm... the orb cracked and consumed you"

"Seems you have some side effects"

Dr. Ender

"Well, I guessed that. But why can I not fully remember after that? I just remember thanking you?"

"No... No this cannot of happened."

Nyx

"Were you once non-artificial?"

Dr. Ender

"Yes, I was."

"Oh god, this is terrible."

Nyx

"ah, that's probably what caused this then, the orb latched onto your actual soul along with your ai"

Dr. Ender

"So... The old me was just in control?"

Nyx

"It seems so. I would suggest keeping journals and leaving notes around maybe"

Dr. Ender

"Oh no..."

Nyx

"Having 2 souls will not be easy, best to try and be as amicable as possible"

Dr. Ender

his expression changes again, from boredom and fear to mild curiosity and happiness "Uh... What just happened?"

Nyx

"Ah... there are currently 2 souls in your form. You two will need to get along to be happy. I suggest keeping journals and making notes places"

Dr. Ender

"Wait, What? Who is the other soul?"

Nyx

"The orb turned the AI in your form into a new soul"

"An unintended side effect i'm sure"

Dr. Ender 

"Wait, AI?" I don't remember much, mainly like... blurs? I remember a beach, and the....the..."

"This is not good, At all"

Nyx

"Oh for sure, it's not ideal. but it's manageable. you two just need to talk and figure out how to work together"

Dr. Ender

"What is the other me like?"

Nyx

".. not as friendly or outgoing from what I can tell. I only just met you both today though"

Dr. Ender

"Oh, i see. I wonder if there is any way we can communicate"

Nyx

"Maybe with some of the tech around? The Ai soul may still be techy enough to connect while you are in control"

"I don't know much about things like that though"

Dr. Ender

"Perhaps"

"This... Is going to be a strange time."

Nyx

"Hopefully you both can work something livable out of this situation"

Dr. Ender

"I certainly hope!" his expression changes once again, to pure anger and shock "What did they say? I swear... I'm going to make sure I'm the only one in this body."

Nyx

"They seem friendly and willing to cooperate to make sharing an ease.. unlike it seems you are"

Dr. Ender

"Indeed. I did not do all I've done, all the testing, experiments, EVERYTHING for an older version of me to pop up and take it from me."

Nyx

"Well.. good luck booting him out then. maybe try speaking to an exorcist?"

Dr. Ender

"Good idea. Goodbye."

Nyx

"Enjoy your new life~"

Dr. Ender

"I hope I will."

Nyx

watches the strange machine man leave

"well.. this should be interesting"

Written by Kat and Enderdrive