[Video/Action] happens sometime later today when the continent is fully overrun ;D

[dragoon_rising]

[When he comes to, Kain really wishes he hadn't. He's sore and battle-worn and laying in a swamp of all places, surrounded by a thick mist. The memories of what he only just experienced come readily to mind. Their battle is over and done, at a great cost, but one he knows was necessary. True, none of his group will ever know the ultimate outcome,

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[Voice]

[heavenslament]

[Gasp.]

Kain!

[Voice]

[dragoon_rising]

[His voice is distant and comes across through the sound of fighting.]

[Voice]

[heavenslament]

This isn't the afterlife, it's Gaia. You've returned!

[Voice]

[dragoon_rising]

What? But...

[But he'd expected to end up back home. Maybe. Even if their lives had ended in one world they surely hadn't on their own.]

[There are more monster noises and Kain groaning as he struggles against the monsters coming at him.]

[Video]

[last_dragoon]

[Ricard takes his time looking through the new things on the moogle network these days. Kain's disappearance made him vaguely paranoid, and he still hasn't heard anything from Minwu in the past few weeks. Finding this one, however, makes him stop for a moment, even if he was hoping for this to happen.]

[That's his son. Looking like he's gone through hell, but that's not as important fight now as the fact that he's returned.]

KAIN!

[Video]

[dragoon_rising]

[At first he doesn't even notice the sky phone there- the moogle who'd left it fled in the sudden onslaught of monsters. So suddenly hearing his father's voice shocks him, but makes sense given what he thinks about the situation.]

Father! [He shouts to make himself heard above the monsters.] Have you come to tell me what a disappointment I was?

[Video]

[last_dragoon]

[And Ricard is shocked by this in turn, because haven't they gone over something like this before?]

You think that disappearing for a while is enough to make you a disappointment?

[Video]

[dragoon_rising]

Disappearing-!? [BRB a minute, monsters! When he finally has the device in hand he's out of breath, struggling still to make himself heard above the monsters in the background. Something is coming back to him now, but he certainly doesn't recall this particular area of the world, having had no reason to visit it before.] Father, where... What is this place?

[video]

[trinitycrusades]

Kain! Where are you?!

[video]

[dragoon_rising]

Cecil!?

[In between the monsters, he's finally noticed the sky phone, there's barely just enough time to pick it up and then he's fighting more.]

You have a war to fight! You shouldn't be- wherever this is...

[video]

[trinitycrusades]

A war--?

[Was he delirious with exhaustion? It's the only explanation Cecil can think of. But judging by the unnatural amount of monsters, there's only one continent Kain could be on.]

This is Gaia, Kain. You must retreat -- it isn't safe where you are now!

[video]

[dragoon_rising]

...Gaia...

[He gasps the word out as he slashes toward the nearest foes. Believe him, he'd love to get out of here, he's just finished racing to his doom against a manikin horde, but there's a problem naturally. He's never been to the mire and so doesn't recognize it.]

I've no idea where I am!

video

[danceawaypain]

Kain?! Kain, where are you?

[She'd be happier to have him back, but given the circumstances all she can do is worry.]

video

[dragoon_rising]

[There's mostly some fighting noises and monster sounds before Kain gets time to reply.]

What- Penelo!?

video

[danceawaypain]

Don't talk! Just get away from there!

[And don't you dare be stupidly stubborn and try to fight them all!]

video

[dragoon_rising]

If it were that easily done...

[Well, good point, this is Kain, who is as stubborn as ever. He really isn't up for this fight though. Not so soon after what he just went through.]

I- can't get my bearings-

[Video]

[dragoncursed]

[Just what Kain wants to see on his return: his dragon in bad shape. Reis is curled up beside Zephyr, looking no better herself. Even with the looming threat of destruction, she cannot be stirred to action. What point is there? However, for no reason at all, Zephyr's head shot up and started talking with excitement about her human which had the Dragonkin reaching for the phone.]

Is it truly you?

[Before she can receive an answer, Zephyr's already in the air.]

Zephyr, wait!

[Video]

[dragoon_rising]

Zephyr!? What's happened to her!?

[Then he immediately has to fight the monsters nearby, no time to talk for very long bursts of time.]

[Video]

[dragoncursed]

You vanished.

[There need be no more explanation than that. He understands what that means. At least the dragon returns, impatiently demanding Can we go now? She mounts up quickly enough and gets them to take to the air.]

We will join you shortly.

[Video]

[dragoon_rising]

I- I didn't mean to-

[Normally he'd insist they let him handle things, but he's far too exhausted to protest now.]

...I'll hold them off until you arrive.