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#where i was experiencing the boy go missing and rhen Stay Missing but his family wasnt
boyfeminism · 3 years
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had a dream abt a missing kid and a weird time loop for a second time except this time i Knew i was in the time loop so it didnt make if fewl much better but at least it made more sense
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satohqbanana · 2 years
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Aveyond Divergent Fate P7
 A/N: The actual adventure begins, finally! Let’s go to the Northern Isle with Talia! Also, some characters from the first part of this story appear again.
Warning: Mildly douche Lars
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Thanks to Empress Telin, Harald learns about (part of) what happened in the palace. He agrees to put Rhen and Lars on leave of absence for the moment, and makes them promise to come back for their graduation rites.
“Master Harald, did you ever really mean it when you said you were letting me go before?” Rhen asks.
Harald smiles. “Of course, but I’m merely doing this on the Empress’ orders. Formally becoming a sword singer adds to your credentials, after all... and it makes for a fun story when you go back home, doesn’t it?”
Rhen shakes her head as she chuckles. “You’re impossible!”
“I’m sure you’ll be able to do it, Miss Darzon.”
“Thank you, Sir.”
Harald turns to Lars. “And you, Mister Tenobor.”
Lars acknowledges the headmaster with a curt nod.
“Bring glory to our Empire and her Imperial Majesty.”
“I will, Sir.”
With Harald’s blessings and a hefty allowance from the Empress to fund their journey, Rhen and Lars pack for the journey, and they meet up with Talia by the gate.
“Are you sure about this, honey?” Talia asks Rhen.
Rhen smiles. “Yes, Ma. It’s... it’s for the greater good. A-and, I’m pretty good at using a sword! I’ll defend us both, Ma!”
“Thank you, darling. ...and this boy who’s coming along--” Talia motions to Lars. “--who is he?”
Lars just about manages to at least sound polite. “Cousin to the Empress, this generation’s best sorcerer, the young Lord Tenobor, Lars at your service.”
“That’s all you need to know about him,” Rhen quickly adds.
Lars and Rhen hold a tense glaring contest, before Talia clears her throat to discuss their plans. Their goal for now is to reclaim the Sun Temple in Aveyond, as there are very important treasures inside... and also to find clues as to where the other druids might be now, as their powers are needed to unseal the Sword of Shadows, a mighty weapon that can be used to defeat Ahriman. Talia also hopes to at least meet with one of the boys (Devin, Dameon, Danny) as that would help with their fight to reclaim the temple.
“You sound really confident of your plans, Madam,” Lars idly comments.
Talia winks. “I’ve been on an adventure myself, Young Master.”
Talia and the kids proceed to the North Isle in search of the portal to Aveyond. Unfortunately, the North Isle is experiencing very tumultuous weather, and the party has to seek shelter at Thornkeep.
Talia asks Rhen on why she and Lars don't get along. Rhen decides against telling her mother about being enslaved. Not yet, at least. Rhen simply introduces Lars as someone who she doesn’t get along with but is her most competent sparring buddy, whose words might’ve inspired her to take up the quest despite her initial hesitance due to the circumstances. She then goes to promise that no matter what, she and Talia will always be family. Touched by Rhen's affections, Talia promises she’ll be strong to one day tell Rhen about Alicia.
Meanwhile, Lars goes to figure out what the whole earthquake and ice storm fuss is about - it's the Mountain King, having an argument with his wife. Something about fairies. While he and Rhen are far from being spouses, Lars somehow feels embarrassed seeing another pair of people arguing over such little things and causing way too much collateral damage. Maybe, just maybe, things needed to change between him and Rhen. Just maybe.
After their short stay in Thornkeep, the party fights their way through the frozen forests of the Northern Isle. As a former magic wielder, Talia gets to mentor both Rhen and Lars on their use of magic. She also tries to make them get along better. The two are still a bit stubborn about mending their relationship, though their performance in battle is rather commendable... even when most of their strategy is to not support each other, beyond passing necessary supplies to regain mana or heal themselves.
They reach the Snow Queen's castle in no time.
The Snow Queen - the nymph Ishtar - reveals she's just sealed a daeva underneath the caverns of her castle, which is why she's rather "prickly". Talia offers to get rid of the daeva, but the Snow Queen shakes her head as there are other more important matters to tend to. She then informs the party that the portal to Aveyond that’s right next to her castle is still stable, but there is a dark miasma surrounding the Sun Temple.
Upon seeing Rhen, the Snow Queen's smile softens, and she offers her chosen's party a place to stay for the night, in preparation of their fight against... whatever's in the Sun Temple.
The kids get to rest first while the women proceed to talk about Aveyond and the Oracle. Lars then reveals to Rhen what he heard from the Mountain King, and she just laughs about it.
"Then let's just find a fairy to prove to him they're real!"
"Err, yeah. I guess."
"I know Ma’s part fairy or something. I guess she can help."
"Uh-huh." Lars looks away. "Your mother's... too nice to me."
"What do you mean?"
"You know what I mean. The... slavery thing."
Rhen grimaces. "...it's not like you can just up and tell everybody you became a slave. And, Ma's too nice for this. She doesn't deserve to know that."
But things get awkward again. They haven’t even had a proper conversation since their last argument in the Empress’ palace. So, Rhen uses the chance to call for a truce, even if only temporary.
"Alright. You don't like me, and I don't like you. But I'm going to do this quest, and, you can tag along; I don't know why you’re even here, but you can tag along as long as you pull your weight and take care of yourself. Also, we don't have to talk if that makes it all the more awkward.”
Lars rolls his eyes.
“And like with me, you, and your mom, we don’t have to explain anything to Ma if she doesn’t ask about it. Actually, we don’t have to explain anything to anyone if they don’t ask about it. And if they do, we don’t have to say anything about our history. It would be enough to just say we’re students in Shadwood, sparring partners, whatever. End of story. Truce?"
Rhen extends a hand, and Lars reluctantly takes it.
"...fine. Truce. But only for this journey, you get me?"
“And for the record, I am NOT a murderer.”
“Oh, so am I, Peta. So am I.”
“Tenobrat.”
If it makes everything better, even by a little, Lars would agree to this little truce. Even when things have been spiraling out of his control really, really madly and wildly, ever since the day Cousin Telin had revealed Rhen’s true identity.
Oh well, all he ever really has to do during this journey are to make sure Rhen fulfills her prophecy and survive to tell the tale. That’s it. Besides, this journey has given him an opportunity to hone his skills in magic and make a name for himself, so if there’s anything he’s gaining out of this, it’s that.
Meanwhile, Ishtar tells Talia that her sisters have been very busy trying to fill in the role that the Oracle AND the druids had vacated. The nymphs have been working quintuple time to make sure the order of the world is still in place despite their missing goddess and the patron druids. However, there are only so many things they can affect, as there are laws they must obey as nymphs. Talia thanks Ishtar for her work, and Ishtar only smiles - it’s enough for her to see that her chosen has survived all her trials so far!
Talia hopes, though, that one day the Oracle will be back...
And in a pocket realm between time and space, the Miracle Worker struggles to adjust Aia’s dogma of fate. She is repeatedly slashed by the shards and fragments of Aia’s future, as the shards and fragments do not recognize her as their master. The Time Lord can only sufficiently heal her to keep her alive, but not to shield her permanently from the attacks. He supposes it’s because the Goddess of “the world called Aia” is still alive.
The Miracle Worker muses that perhaps, their efforts would eventually be futile, if the Goddess does indeed come back for her world.
“But that is why I’m the Miracle Worker. I will create miracles for this world. If to give them a little piece of happiness. If to give them... the power to control their fate.”
“In due time, they will, Milady. In due time.”
“I’m sorry. I’m not strong enough to give anything too substantial to them now. All I can do is set off the many butterfly effects.”
“No. I should be the one who’s sorry. Time only goes forward for us.”
“In the end, we both are still bound by rules, are we not?”
“Mm.”
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Notes:
Some of my previous works involve arguments between people too, but they keep bringing up the same points, or using trivial coincidences to support their opinions, and they never get to resolve ANYTHING.
So when I write Lars and Rhen's arguments, I was surprised because wow, I like them and I like their arguments. With every new fight between them, I see something new out of them. For Lars, it's him slowly revealing his real thoughts. For Rhen, it's her finding/discovering new, awesome things about herself.
The more I write their arguments, the more I actually root for BOTH Lars and Rhen. XD Their reasoning grows along with them. I look forward to their future interactions.
Also, Aia is a world way too obsessed about prophecies and the visions of the future. That is all.
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