{Animus}

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[There's the usual static hum on everyone's PCD, as the screen goes black. After a moment, a low flute tone starts up, continuing as a background melody throughout. For anyone who hears it, it would sound vaguely familiar, from their home world- though played inexpertly, as if they couldn't entirely remember how it was supposed to go.]

too soon,

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[marsfireignite]

[Well. Time to give this a go.]

Tiamet.

Do you know that name?

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met what

we know lots of names

[marsfireignite]

Tiamet.

[But that may prove to be a useless battle, even though both Toushirou and Castiel discovered the same connection. So Rei continues.]

There's got to be more than one of you -- Thalette is one of them.

You know my name -- it's only fair that I know all of yours, too.

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never liked that spelling

where does fairness come into it
though if you guess another, we'll tell you
divine it up

I CAN'T SPELL. /BLAMES IT ON MUSE.

[marsfireignite]

[Never liked that spelling...

Shit. What had Cas said? Tiamet. Tiamat. Was it Tiamat? Rei had been so excited in discovering some connection to something that -- ]

Tiamat.

[It's a quick correction. But something else -- divine it up. Was this thing truly a god? Or some sort of spiritual entity that was powerful enough to be a god?]

And you want me to guess another name?

IT'S ALL GOOD, MAN. <33

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Some have said that.
though it's been years
it has a nostalgic sound

yes
though you're a disgrace to my element

1/2

[marsfireignite]

[My element?]

[marsfireignite]

[Rei spends approximately two seconds feeling grossly insulted -- before she realizes her discovery.

One of them is affiliated with fire.

-- a disgrace, who the hell did this person think -- ]

You use fire?

Can you show me?

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why would I do that

you can't do anything with it
I sundered the world
rebuilt it
you've done nothing but die

[marsfireignite]

[Rei is the embodiment of fire. To say such a thing to her -- it takes all of her reserve to not snap back. Instead she takes a deep breath.]

I don't choose to die.

But you work with fire. You've destroyed the world and rebuilt it.

[She needs Castiel for this.]

You aren't a spirit; you're a god.

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if you want
I never liked the labels

unimportant
distracting

destroying is the important part
the rest no one's around to see

[marsfireignite]

[They're getting somewhere -- somewhere. Finally. Rei can almost ignore her injured pride in order to feel the tiniest shred of excitement.

Destroying. A thing with fire that destroys. It doesn't sit well in Rei's stomach and she scowls to herself.]

Fire is life.

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it's a cycle
not even you can escape that

once everything returns, it ends

[marsfireignite]

I know -- but it isn't only destruction. Everything has an end, but everything has a beginning, too.

Saying that destruction is the most important part is a lie. It's just a means to an end -- it's no more important than the rebirth.

If you don't see that, then you don't deserve to control fire at all.

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rebirth has another name

I don't think it's as good
so I discarded it

are you immune to it
made of it?

[marsfireignite]

[So this thing isn't both -- it's destruction. She's briefly reminded of Saturn, before she shakes her head slightly to clear her thoughts.]

Fire burning me is like water drowning Mercury. It doesn't happen.

What did you do to rebirth?