[Locked to Eva]
Oh god ...
The Creators ... they're awake.
And they want to speak to you.
Right now!
((OOC: Future-dated to take place AFTER the Master Plot is finished. Just wanted to get this out of the way, that's all. And to have this happen before the Master Plot would be brainbreaking to Eva.))
The Creators ... they're awake.
And they want to speak to you.
Right now!
((OOC: Future-dated to take place AFTER the Master Plot is finished. Just wanted to get this out of the way, that's all. And to have this happen before the Master Plot would be brainbreaking to Eva.))
What?!
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We've gotta go see them. They're waiting for us at the Temple of the Heart.
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Right, give me a few minutes to get dressed, I'm sitting here in a bathro
((And now, TO RL.))
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Jordan, his back facing Eva, stared up at the beings who had shaped Oban and granted him his powers. He was dressed in his Avatar robes.
"Eva," Jordan said, turning his head. "I--sorry about that. They ... well, we can't very well keep the creators of the galaxy waiting, can we?"
The nine orbs continued to hover before the pyramid, silent.
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"You're right," she said. "So... do I just touch the pyramid, like last time?"
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"No need, they're already awake." Jordan gulped audibly. He was just as nervous as Eva, if not more so. "Just ... present yourself to them."
He led Eva toward the pyramid and the nine orbs hovering near it. The orbs ceased their silent revolutions and flashed with blinding light. They resolved themselves into strange glyphic figures whose shape just barely suggested human form.
Avatar Jordan, the Creators said, their voices harmonizing in unison. Present to us the human girl, Eva, so that we may render judgment.
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The Creators spoke, then, before Jordan could reply. She swallowed hard, and stepped forwards, facing the pyramid. "I'm here, Creators. What do you want with me?!"
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Your tone is a bit impertinent, for a human, one said.
We have lived far longer than you can possibly imagine, child, another said.
And possess powers you can only dream of.
You would do well to remember that.
The Creators hovered close to one another, speaking in a language that sounded more like a song than actual speech. Then they separated and took their places in the circle once more.
Eva Wei ... the Creators said. You have come into possession of the powers of the Avatar. Explain to us, in your own words, how this event came to pass.
Jordan's jaw dropped and he stared at Eva, speechless.
"Wha ... what?"
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The words that finally emanated from the spheres of light nearly brought her to her knees.
You have come into possession of the powers of the Avatar.
She couldn't have. There was no way. She'd given up that right when Jordan took the fall for her, nearly three years earlier. The mark on her back was... just a mark and nothing else. Jordan was territorial enough that it could just be his way of saying she was his, right?
"I... I don't know," she replied, her voice sounding pathetically small and scared.
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"That's impossible! There's just no way Eva could possess the Avatar's powers! You said so yourselves!"
We are aware of that fact, Avatar Jordan, the closest Creator said, a hint of irritation in its voice. But she has come into possession of these powers, nonetheless.
One in the back said, The powers of the Avatar cannot be passed on through any means, save for the activation of the Pyramid of Power by the Champion of the Great Race of Oban. The powers of the Avatar cannot be passed to another in any way, nor can they be inherited. Only earned.
Those were the rules that we put forth when first we renounced our immortality and began the cycle of Avatars.
Such an occurrence is unprecedented.
We had not planned for such a contingency. Once Eva came to possess the powers of the Avatar, we have been deliberating on how to resolve this dilemma.
And now, we have finally reached a consensus ...
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Her own hands curled into fists, the fury humming through her veins making her head throb. She wasn't just angry, she was afraid, too... not that she'd admit it to the Light-Up Jackass Show up there.
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"Y-you can't! I won't let you!" Jordan said, staring angrily at the Creators. "It's my fault, really! If you're going to punish someone, then punish me, but leave Eva out of this!"
He shuddered, overwhelmed by his own emotions.
"I'll ... I'll fight you, if I must," Jordan said softly, "but I won't let you take Eva away from me. Not after I fought so hard to win her back from Canaletto. I won't lose her again ..."
The Creators were impassive during Jordan's diatribe.
We have no reason to harm your ... wife.
Not once, in the history of the galaxy, has an Avatar dared to take a consort during his lonely reign.
You are the first to have done so.
To bridge the gap between god and mortal. Such a feat of love ...
We never realized that anyone would attempt such a futile action.
But you did, Avatar Jordan.The Creators floated closer and surrounded Jordan and Eva, encircling them. The revolved slowly, bathing the couple in soft blue light ( ... )
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Not even when he was doing something nobody else had ever done in thousands of thousands of years. Not even when he was doing something with crazy consequences.
Behind her, he shuddered - she moved her hands up to cover his. It'll be okay, she thought, hoping he'd get the gist of it if not the words.
"I'm ready," she replied, her voice remarkably steady.
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Very well, the Creators said in unison.
As you may already realize, Avatar Jordan had unwittingly discovered a loophole in the precepts which prevent the Avatar's powers from being passed on to another, outside of the jurisdiction of the Great Race of Oban.
Though Eva was the rightful Champion, it was Jordan who selflessly sacrificed his own humanity to claim the Avatar's crown. Canaletto is faulted for placing you both in such precarious circumstances. Nevertheless, Eva still remains the rightful Champion, and as such, you were able to pass your powers on to her, Avatar Jordan.
Had you attempted to do so with anyone else, your attempts would have failed. Only Eva could rightfully accept the Avatar's crown, and no other.
"I ... didn't know what I was doing," Jordan said. "I thought I was just extending her lifespan, that's all!"
But you did so by allowing Eva to share your soul, your bond with Oban. The only way such an act could be ( ... )
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"No, you asshats. I don't understand," she growled, teeth and fists clenched. "Why don't you actually explain instead of being obnoxious and mysterious?"
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The powers of the Avatar have been split. Never before have two Avatars ruled the galaxy in tandem ( ... )
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