[01] First Temple

[humandivinity.livejournal.com]

...I want to thank the person who came up with an easy way to learn about this place. That was very helpful.

I wanted to ask if anyone had seen anyone calling themselves a Saint of Athena. Or if you are one, please answer this message.

It isn’t just those of my world I wish to speak to. Anyone who can tell me anything further I’d like to talk. Some of the information on the message is very troubling. Particularly, the mention of experiments. I want to know more about them and if you know any reason why they’re happening. Besides that we seem selected for a ‘machine’.

My name is, [There’s a pause as Sasha has to think about what name she should be using. It doesn’t last long.] Athena. Thank you for your time.

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1/omfgidk

[lamb_of_gold]

[There is no mistaking that Cosmo. None. It's like a beacon that Mu can't help but be drawn to, and when he arrives (breathing heavily because he'd come running), he stares.

It's Athena.

It is not Saori, he notices, but it's Athena.]

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[lamb_of_gold]

A..thena?

[Yes. Athena. And the more he feels of her, the more evident it becomes. Slowly, he kneels in front of her, moving his gaze to somewhere between his feet and hers and schooling his face into something far calmer than he feels.]

3/I think I'm done?

[lamb_of_gold]

Mu of Aries is here, my Lady.

hahaha Poor guy this is like a brick in the face from no where.

[humandivinity.livejournal.com]

[He's not the Aries she's expecting but Sasha still dips her head to him, acknowledging he's there. She can't let herself be shocked, he needs to know that she's here to help however she can.]

Hello, Mu. How long have in this place? [She's wounded, but still as proud of a war goddess as she can be. The injuries can be tended to once she knows what they're up against.]

And how many of us are here?

a whole sack of them.

[lamb_of_gold]

I've been coming and going from here for close to four years, which is longer than any other person here.

[Yikes.]

By 'us' do you mean all the people here, or only those within the Sainthood?

[He looks up as he asks that, and only then does he notice that she's hurt.]

My Lady, you...[BE POLITE....]...Would you permit me to look at your wounds?

[ram-of-gold.livejournal.com]

[Shion knows that cosmo, and he knows that voice. He barely manages not to drop the helmet he's holding when he senses it. This is his Athena, the one he last saw in the midst of battle, the one he didn't think he would see again. He makes his way towards her, unsure emotions swirling in him. When he reaches her, he kneels, the robes of the Holy Father swirling around him.]

My Lady, I am..[For a moment he can't seem to speak, unsure of what to say] ..I am here.

[shunofandromeda.livejournal.com]

[That cosmo is familiar to Shun. He can't help going towards it. It is Athena, he can tell that much. He pauses for a moment once he get nears her.]

...Saori? [But even as he says the name it feels wrong to him. She looks similar but she feels different from his Athena]

From above no less.

[humandivinity.livejournal.com]

...that's quite a while.


And I mean everyone.
[She finally allows herself to lean a bit heavier on her staff. Tenma isn't here and neither is Alone. She can't feel either of them. But she can feel her saints.] ...Yes.

Mu? Can I ask you what happened to Shion?

[humandivinity.livejournal.com]

[There's relief in her face that Shion took up the role of Pope as she commanded. Sasha kneels with him, so she can see his face.]

I'm glad to see you again, Shion. ...tell me, did everything turn out alright? [Did we succeed?]

[humandivinity.livejournal.com]

[She turns to face Shun and pauses, but only for a moment. He's a Saint regardless of whether she knows him or not. But that name isn't hers.]

No, my name is Sasha. [For a Bronze Saint, he's strong...like Tenma.]

Can I have your name, Bronze Saint of Andromeda.

[lamb_of_gold]

It is.

[He rises, and closes the distance between them, gently reaching to look for where te blood is coming from, if she'll let him touch her.]

I lost count as to how many people are here altogether. It fluctuates quite a bit, but I'd put the number at close to a hundred. Among the Saints, there are four - three of Gold, and one of Bronze, who is capable of fighting at the level of a Gold.

[He blinks a bit at her question.] He is around here somewhere, so you may ask him directly for details if you wish, but He did survive the Holy War.

[ram-of-gold.livejournal.com]

[He starts when she kneels but at least he can smile a little as he says] The world is safe, my Lady. Everything turned out fine. [Or at least as well as it could. He looks at her more closely then] And you, my Lady? Are you...all right?

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[sosweet]

['She is here...' Hiding in the dark... his heart pounding at her presence everytime he's near her...

... She's definitely here. No mistaking.

Saga can't help but feel worry for his Goddess... because it meant she would be in danger by coming to this place.]

[shunofandromeda.livejournal.com]

Oh, ah, I'm sorry. [He smiles then, a small one] I'm Shun. [He looks closer at Sasha] You must be from a different time than me.

[humandivinity.livejournal.com]

[She lets him touch her. Sasha's side has a gash running along one side and there's still burns from holding onto Kagaho. She nearly drops her staff at the mention of a Bronze that strong. She accepts the news, and revises her thoughts a bit while reaching out to feel where the saints are.]

[News of Shion being alright makes her relax with relief. Good. That had gone to plan.]

What exactly has happened in this place? And just who is the cloaked one that welcomed me to 'the machine'?

[holmes-fanatic.livejournal.com]

I have! I've met one person!

Ne, is your name really Athena?

[Here, have a seven year old.]

[humandivinity.livejournal.com]

[She looks better than she did earlier. Her smile is tired but real when she nods.] I'm alright. Mu informed me who among the Saints are here.

It's a lot to take in.

[sosweet]

[Even so... he is willing to sacrifice his life t protect her. From any evil warrior, from any evil God or Goddess... from this evil Plane...

He appears before her and kneels with his head down.] My Lady. [His voice is calm and solid despite the wrench in his heart.] Saga, Gold Saint of Gemini... is here.

[lamb_of_gold]

[He gets to work healing it, taking care not to handle her anything less than 'Very Carefully.' The bleeding slows, then stops and flesh begins to knit itself back together. He frowns a bit at the extent of her injuries, which were something SHION FAILED TO MENTION. WORDS WILL BE HAD. Er.]

Many things have happened. I'm afraid you'll have to be more specific. [There's a bit of a smile, and a laugh to his voice there. He can remember four years worth of stuff, after all!]

The woman in the cloak was Meredith, one of our 'hosts.' I do not like her.

[humandivinity.livejournal.com]

It's alright. [She smiles back at him and steps closer.] I believe I am, Shun. In my time, the Andromeda cloth hasn't been claimed by a Saint and Shion was the Aries Saint.

[humandivinity.livejournal.com]

[Another from a different time and one that feels...some what like the one she knew. Sasha steps forward to peer down at him.] Thank you, Saga. ...I'm Sasha, from the time of Aries Shion. I'm glad to see all of my saints, old and new.

How long have you been here?

[humandivinity.livejournal.com]

[And have a smile as she kneels down to get a better look at him.] Yes, that's my name. What's yours?

[humandivinity.livejournal.com]

[It almost hurts to laugh after everything that's happen but she manages a tiny chuckle.] Anything you feel is important to tell me.

[Her expression returns to serious at the name.] Is she a threat to the people here?

[holmes-fanatic.livejournal.com]

I'm Edogawa Conan! Did you find your friends, Athena-san?

Ne, you're asking questions 'cause it's your first time to visit here, right?

[lamb_of_gold]

[He moves along from injury to injury, taking his time, but chatting as he does so] Recently, people have been acting against their natures, often violently so. It's calmed down somewhat in the last few days since....we were informed of a way to reverse the changes, but the threat is still there. Before that, people went missing from the various worlds...[He doesn't want to finish that in front of Athena, especially when he has so few details to share.] And before that, it was quiet for a very long time, as it often is.

Meredith doesn't pose a direct threat, as far as I can tell, but after almost four years, I still know nothing about her, or her role in all this. That, in and of itself, is threatening.