The Quantum Enigma - An Element RP

[furballdn]

Location: Windswept shores

"Wait!" Ren called out to Cameron as he mounted his dragon "Before you fly off to your country...can you let me borrow Akebono?"

Cameron stared at Ren almost quizzically. "Just because we're all doomed doesn't mean you can take my dragon to joyride before you die"

"No! Not that! To capture that aether criminal! I'm sure that if we can somehow do it, I'm sure we can convince Isharugi to change her mind! There has to be a way to save the world!"

Cameron shook his head sadly. "Even if we did...how are we supposed to get into Etheria? They've destroyed our catapult, and I don't think we can steal another one"

"You're a gravity elemental! Surely you can cast momentum or acceleration! As we've already found out, their barrier isn't fullproof!"

Cameron shook his head again. "I doubt I have the ability to do that. There has to be at least two elementals casting that to have enough power to burst through. Even if I cast one of the spells, there's no way I can cast them both at the same time."

"Er...I'm a scholar. I've read a bit of your gravity texts to know how to cast mometnum...or at least...in theory. I've never really tried it, but I know how it works. Besides, we'll worry about that when the time comes. Let me just borrow Akebono? Please?"

Cameron sighed. "It's probably better than bringing back news that the world is doomed. I suppose you can, I'm going to come with you though. I'm the only one that can control Akebono"

"Great. Now let's go find ourselves a class 4 Aether criminal" Ren shook Cameron's hand.


Location: Etheria

Lady Isharugi sighed. These silly elementals. How could they possibly believe that the world could be saved? She had indeed saw the determination in Ren's eyes, but she could not ignore all the bloodshed and warfare of the nations' past. She tried to feel impartial, but she couldn't completely convince herself. Maybe that air death elemental could possibly-? No. Impossible. Dimentio was a hardened criminal. He knew how to fight. He was a master spellcaster. A master deceptionist. A warrior... Lady Isharugi shook her head to try and shake out the image of those eyes, burning with determination...Perhaps a little pointer would help them. Lady Isharugi tried not to feel guilty for what would happen.


Location: Windswept shores

Akebono circled the skies, Ren staring intently down, "I...don't see anything"

Cameron tried to hide his disappointment. "How are supposed to find someone like that anyway? We don't even know what he looks like or his name"

A flash of lightning besides Akebono, narrowly missing him, blasted in the direction of the magma mountains.

Ren smiled. "Perhaps we have a pointer"

[eaglgenes101]

"Let's see what you have," Aquarius replied.

His nymph followed behind them, bitter from being left behind. Aquarius took a step back and said softly, "Sorry. It's hard for me to keep everything in mind when I'm excited."

Then Aquarius quickly walked between his nymph and the two unknown travelers in front of him.

[Annele]

Astasia woke to the sound of panic. She glanced at the sun, high in the sky AND CLOUDLESS.
But... the sky is always cloudy. What the Zanzarino is going on?
She left her cloak in the cave - she wasn't powerful enough to make it work well during the day -  and emerged to the bright sunlight. Blinking at the sudden brightness, she spotted a violet shape in the sky.
Could it be...?
She had heard of the forceful ruler of the Chaos Triad, Henku, but only in stories. One of the most powerful elemental, he had full control of his appearance, and the appearance of those around him.Though one could usually tell him from others if they knew how, which is why Astasia could tell so easily it was him. But he never ventured from the Chaos Triad, preferring, like the other Entropy elementals, to keep to himself.
Well, it looks like he is traveling, and unblocking the sun. He probably looks like a bird or something to the villagers, no wonder they're freaking out. I doubt any of them have seen the sun in their life.
Astasia had seen the sun once before in her life, when her grandmother was showing her some of the powers of a professional Aether Elemental. However, it was not a sight usually seen in the Kingdom of Darkness. Henku must have a good reason for disregarding that.
Scrap that, he must have a good reason for coming here in the first place.
She squinted at him, stepping forward to try and get a better view.
Suddenly, he started flying towards her.

[Zaealix]

The Amargio waited for a great deal of time, reflecting on his life, and wondering just what was going on, when he saw a lightning bolt flash in the magma mountains nearby. It was clear Iredia wasn't going to attack him, and that lightning was clearly the sort made by an aether elemental. Curious, he decided to investigate.
Amargio: Come.
He cautiously released some of the pressure, allowing Iredia to stand upright, and the duo started walking over, curious about what was going on, when overhead they saw Cameron, and Ren riding a gravity dragon.
Iredia: Could I get their attention? Pretty please?
Amargio:No.
[ Jenkins is up for grabs. Someone else may take him as they please, as a reminder: Jenkins has a bottle of dirt, a dagger, and a pegasus]

[ZephyrPhantom]

[That'd be great, except Jenkins is useless. I think. ]

"...Damn." Jenkins muttered under his breath. "That bad, isn't it?"

As he stood there, a strange mist began to fall over the region, obscuring Iredia and Jenkins' view of anything else that could be insight. The Armagio, realizing something was wrong, got into a battle stance, while the Pegasus whined in fear.

"Hey, what in the name of Queen Amaterasu?!" Jenkins yelled.

"Don't worry. If it's enemy he won't stand to beat my new power!" Iredia proclaimed.

The mist parted in front to them to reveal a figure, wearing a grey-teal cloak. This cloak seemed to obscure all his features - none of the 12 elemental energy seemed to emit from him as an identity marker, but at the same time it was clear he possessed them all like any normal elemental did.... and yet, something seemed off, but not in the way the Void corrupted others.

"Greetings, Gravity and Light Elemental." The figure spoke, yet did not move.

"Who are you?" Iredia replied. "Are you the one behind this mist?"

"Put simply? Maybe, maybe not. You might as well be asking my purpose here."

"Hmph. Well, what's going on?"

"Gravity Elemental, Fate has predicted that you would be the first to be fully inflicted with the Void. There are many others, but their potential is not... 'there', yet."

"What do you mean? Is Void this weird energy that corrupted me and stuff? What's this 'Fate'? And what about 'others'?"

"How curious you are! Unfortunately, that is all I can tell you for now. I wish to see how you deal with this power, Iredia, but I will warn you that to a non-Void elemental the use of Void is dangerous, like a poison of the mind."

[Insert Zaealix/Iredia's response here.]

[Zaealix]

Iredia: Sooo....Void is bad to use? It'll kill me if I use it too much? Oooook....But, what do I use it on? Come to think of it...I don't think I know HOW to use this really, aside from doing this.
Iredia stuck her arm through the Amargio, startling it, and the Amargio turned up the gravity, forcing Iredia to the ground again.
Iredia:AGH! Soooo...What's with you?

[furballdn]

[Just so all you guys know, there's no real reason this has to be all in chronological order. If you guys want, I can hold off on future plot progression and meeting with all of you so that you can develop your characters. There's no reason that Legit and my posts couldn't have taken place way after what you guys are posting]

[ZephyrPhantom]

[Just so all you guys know, there's no real reason this has to be all in chronological order. If you guys want, I can hold off on future plot progression and meeting with all of you so that you can develop your characters. There's no reason that Legit and my posts couldn't have taken place way after what you guys are posting]

[True. Of course, the reverse is entirely possible as well. For now I think I'm going with the theory that everything happens at around the same time, unless Lady Amaterasu knows Precognition.]

Iredia: Sooo....Void is bad to use? It'll kill me if I use it too much? Oooook....But, what do I use it on? Come to think of it...I don't think I know HOW to use this really, aside from doing this.
Iredia stuck her arm through the Amargio, startling it, and the Amargio turned up the gravity, forcing Iredia to the ground again.
Iredia:AGH! Soooo...What's with you?

I come to give you a warning, Gravity Elemental. Unless you train to control the new power you have acquired and use it to help prevent the coming cataclysm, the results will be... unpleasant.

"What cataclysm?"

"You must find that out yourself. Fate has bound me from speaking more." The stranger began to fade, but not before Iredia attempted to hinder him with a spell.

Black Hole
MJOLNIR

The figure quickly slammed a large weapon on the ground, disrupting Iredia's concentration on targeting him. When the mist cleared again from the Black Hole, he was nowhere to be seen. The other figures and their massive dragon had disappeared as well.

Iredia realized Jenkins hadn't spoken anything during the whole shenanigan, but it became pretty obvious he'd been speechless with his open mouth as large as an Otyugh's.

"Can't you even help me out?" she snapped, bringing Jenkins out of what appeared to be a state of shock.

"Err.... I dunno, Iredia. He sounds pretty serious about that 'Void' or whatever its called, and he looks like an opponent worthy of my skill. I don't like the sound of it."

"Yeah, yeah. But where do I go? I don't even know how this stuff works." She sighed. Fortunately for Jenkins, he had a brilliant solution!

"I know! My friends were supposedly headed towards the Gravity Basin when I heard from them and one of them LOVES to investigate this weird stuff! We should head thataway?"

"But what about the queen's mission?"

"It's basically investigate the energy surge blah blah blah. I'm sure bringing an expert with me to the court will make my case look more convincing about this Void!"

"... I guess if we find out more, sure." Iredia sighed, looking at the Armagio. "You okay with that?"

"As long as we head back to Gravity I have no objections." the Armagio replied.

"GREEEEEAT! I'll escort you then! CORNFLAKES, tally ho!" Jenkins leaped on his Pegasus and flew again, with Iredia following him with a sigh. However, as he turned back after making sure his 'companion' was still with him, he frowned.

"This incident might call for something more than simple antics, despite my present limitations." He thought to himself.
[Not really going to develop Lyra and Kuraz's plot much until Drake or thispersonisagenius post. I'd like to see where they take the group next.]

[Zaealix]

[!!! Oh that's telling!]
Iredia sighed, and decided to finally return home.
Along the way, she began messing around with 'void' energy...She didn't really know or even want to try using large amounts, but she came up with something to try.
Iredia: Hey Amargio, ever want to fly?
Amargio: I don't think about it. Amargios don't fly, we get launched from Catapults.
Iredia: I see...Hrm...First, to see if this will work...
She pulled out her 'voided Titan' and managed to remove the void energy from it, restoring it to normal.
Iredia: Sweet!
Alright then...
LLUN  YITVARG
The Amargio's next step sent him into the air, as if someone pulled him up on a string. he flailed about helplessly, then attempted to Gravity pull himself to the ground, only to exhaust himself instead.
Amargio: IREDIA! WHAT DID YOU DO!?!
Iredia: I was just trying something out, here, I'll undo it!
Gravitize!
The Amargio came back down, and landed on his front.
He got up, and bagan walking back to the Gravity Basin just as before.
Iredia: I wonder if...
LLUN  YITVARG
She then jumped forward, and went forward and up into the sky, not slowing down.
Iredia: WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! I CAN FLY!!!!!
[Null Gravity, or llun yitvarg, when Iredia uses it, uses void energy to negate the effects of gravity on the target. Gravitize is mroe or less the 'reverse spell' that restores the target to normal.]

[Legit]

[Just more plot stuff from me. All players, keep doing what you're doing and ignore this for now.]

Velethan traveled along the shores of his homeland, taking his time to reach Zephyrus and report the news to the Queen. He observed the beauty of the sand, the natural motions of the waves, the pleasing breeze of the Land of Air. All of these, the masterpieces of nature and time, countless millennia of undisturbed, untampered progression. Elementals, when they first settled here, were wise enough to balance conquest and isolation. Yet all the progress that both nature and Elemental made would be lost, forgotten by all, because there would be no one left to remember it.

"Hello Velethan." a muffled voice startled him, and he jumped around to face the direction of its source, hand on his Eagle's Eye.

It was a Time Elemental, dressed in magnificent golden armor with a flowing purple cape. In one hand he held out a single hourglass, commonplace in his native land, yet coveted and reserved for the rich in other nations. In his other hand, a mysterious staff emitted a powerful aura.

"Who are you?" asked Velethan, wary yet curious.

"That is not important. All you need to know is that I exist purely to ensure order in this realm. Now, there is a threat to the fulfillment of my duties, as you know, and I must prevent the destruction of this realm to continue my purpose." the Time Elemental explained.

"Wait, how do you know about that? I though only the Aether Elementals had this knowledge." Velethan began to suspect this being was much more a normal Elemental.

The Time Elemental extended his hand, displaying the hourglass. "I have the ability to predict the future through Precognition. Everything I see will come true without fail."

Velethan gasped. "Tell me, does this world actually cease to exist in the future? Or is there a way to prevent it?"

The mysterious figure shook his head. "I cannot tell you that. If I ever bequeath the teachings of my visions to another being, it may endanger the completion of the events forseen. With knowledge of a certain future event, an individual may make a conscious decision to defy fate and alter what is meant to occur."

Velethan was silent. He understood the limitations of this ability, but there was still one question unanswered - why was this Elemental here now, with him?

"Why did you come to me?" Velethan blurted out suddenly.

"I need your help." the Time Elemental responded bluntly.

What?! There was no way a magician with the capability to predict the future needed the help of an average solider with no magic ability. "Me? Don't be silly. You're the one with unparalleled magical ability. I'm just a solider." Velethan scoffed. Perhaps this was an illusion by the Aether Elementals, or a normal Elemental spewing falsehoods. But then, how would he know about the realm spiraling to its doom?

"I do not possess magic that I can use willingly and with my own purpose in mind. I am merely a guide, a connector. My only power is to aid others in their own path of time, helping them to reach the conclusions of my visions." The magician said.

This Elemental was full of complications. There were too many unanswered questions. "Let me get to the point." the being continued. "A portal from the opposite realm will open and null creatures birthed from the unstable singularity will enter this realm. You must enter this portal."

"Wouldn't that mean I would enter the other realm?" Velethan asked.

"That is correct." the Time Elemental answered.

"But...I would surely die!" Velethan argued.

"The portal will be open for rougly two seconds." replied the being, ignoring Velethan's pleads. He pointed to a nearby spot on the beach, and a wide, golden circle appeared on the beach, produced by magic. "This is where the portal will spawn. Good luck."

Velethan, defeated, depressed, and utterly perplexed, stared at the Time Elemental. "One more question. I would certaintly not even consider entering the portal if you had not appeared and instructed me to do so. But, earlier, you said that you could not reveal the contents of your visions because it would change the fated decisions of the people involved. You just changed my conscious decision from not entering the portal to entering the portal. Isn't that against your principles?"

Even though his face was completely hidden by his armor, Velethan could tell the Elemental was smiling. "You are smart, indeed. However, you misinterpret one thing. It WAS fate that has led us here. It was due to fate that I tell you to enter the portal. I am not altering the future because this conversation was supposed to happen."

"Alright. I'll do it. I'll enter the portal. Just promise me I won't die." Velethan said.

"I cannot. If your fate is death, you will die. If your fate is survival, you will not."

This was too much. First, the Aether Elemental describing that things were inevitable. Then, this Time Elemental saying that all decisions in life are tied to fate and already predetermined. This completely undermined conscious choice. Was everything just planned from the start? Everything, not just in this realm, but in all the other realms, and in all the planes of existance. Was there some kind of unknown force that dictated the actions of all living things, some kind of entity that wrote a story about the universe and the occurrences in every realm is just what is written on paper coming to realization? Are all Elementals born into the world with a predetermined set of actions and a set time of death, and are all realms created with a timeline that starts and ends, with things in the middle?

All this made Velethan seem so...insignificant. If this was true, everything was meaningless. Everything. EVERYTHING!

"I can't do this. Knowing so much is a curse..." Velethan glanced at the magic-made circle in the sand. "There's no way I'm going in that portal!" He swiftly loaded his bow and shot an arrow directly at the Time Elemental's face. The arrow slowed to a crawl in midair as the Elemental held out his staff, and fell to the ground. "You can't escape. I hope you come to your senses." The mysterious spellcaster noted sadly.

Velethan began sprinting. Away from the Time Elemental. Away from the portal. Away from fate.

[furballdn]

Location: Border between magma mountains and windswept shores

Akebono swooped through the sky and landed, just a few feet away from where the lightning had struck. Ren and Cameron descended and waited.

There was some movement behind a tree. Ren drew his sword and shouted, "Show yourself!"

A disgruntled Galnath poked his head from behind the tree. "What's the meaning of this? I thought you were headed off to your own nations to warn them of the impending crisis! What are you doing here?"

Ren sheathed his sword. "Oh, it's just you. I thought that aether criminal was around here...at least that's what a certain tip told me"

Cameron fidgeted. "Perhaps we were misled? It wouldn't really surprise me, those aether elementals..."

"Aether elementals? What about them?" A silky, yet sinister voice seemed to hang in the air.

"What the-?" Straining his eyes, Ren could make out the shape of an aether elemental phasing near them. "Who are you?"

The new stranger looked on at the three elementals in contempt. "How rude of you to insult my entire race without first introducing yourself."

"My name is Renato Feng!" Ren called out. "I am searching for a certain class 4 criminal that escaped from the land of Etheria!"

Dimentio, who was pacing back and forth suddenly stopped. "What did you say?"

"I'm here to find and capture an aether criminal." Ren repeated, though his voice wasn't as steady as it was before.

Dimentio burst out laughing. "Ha! You! You're just some stupid air elemental! Who do you think you are? A mere kid like you? Taking down a class 4 criminal? Oh no....Dimentio Revane could never fall that low. In fact, perhaps you would like him to make dust out of you all?"

Ren instinctively flinched. From the aether being in front of him, he could feel an immense energy. Something that he had never felt before. Cameron was looking unsteady, and Galnath was slowly charging a fire bolt wordlessly.

"Oh, but I am in a good mood at the moment" Dimentio smiled a sinister grin, "I am not going to kill any idiots today. No, that'd be too easy. It's not fun when an elite phase dragon devours a photon. You!" He pointed at Ren. "You have a sword! You look eager to swing it. I happen to have stolen a sword as well. How about the two of us have a duel? No spells, no help, just the two of us and our blades" Dimentio's toothy grin grew larger.

"A duel?" Ren looked at Galnath and Cameron uncertainly.

"That's right! A duel between you and me. But I'll make it interesting. We'll have a deal. If you can defeat me, I will go quietly back into my prison in Etheria. However, if I defeat you....how much electrum do you have on you kid?"

Ren thought a while before answering. "A few hundred" he finally said.

"Good! That's a fantastic deal. I'll take all of your electrum if you lose, and I get to hop away while you three do nothing"

"You can't seriously do this can you?" Galnath whispered to Ren "He is a class 4 criminal. This means that according to international law, he's a criminal in our land too! You can't possibly agree to this stupid deal with him"

"Do you think you can really beat him? I can feel so much energy, and he hasn't even done anything yet..." Cameron whispered to Ren as well.

"Very well!" Ren set down his small bag of electrum and Libellum off to a side and drew his sword. "Let us duel"


"hmmmm" Dimentio laughed under his breath as he swung his sword side to side. Such a stupid kid. Thinking that he would have a chance with Dimentio Revane. Oh well. Maybe he could have some fun. "Remember, no spells. And in fact, I'll let your gravity friend there start the match. He'll decide when we can begin. We fight until one person gives up or is unable to fight anymore"

Ren looked over at Cameron and nodded, gripping his father's sword, ready for anything that may come. "Begin!" Cameron's voice called out.

Ren did not even have time to move, but only brought his sword up just in time to deflect a slash by Dimentio. Immediately after, Ren had barely a fraction of a second to step back and block the next, and the next after that. For an aether elemental, Dimentio was ruthlessly fast, and powerful, with each blow knocking Ren further and further back, his arms aching with every blow.

Ren didn't have a single chance to look for a counteract opportunity, or even try and think of one. The sword danced in Dimentio's hands like the waves of aether in Etheria. From one place to the next, always one smooth, fluid motion, and Ren's hasty actions to try and block the next one.

Galnath bit his lip, not saying anything, but merely watching the action take place. From their initial positions in the duel, Ren had already been knocked back at least a few meters.

"Huh?" The last deflected blow by Ren sent his arms backwards in recoil, hitting a tree. A tree? A quick glance behind his shoulder told Ren that he had indeed no place left to back up. He turned around to see the shining arc of a longsword headed towards him.


Having ducked and rolled out of the blade just in time, Ren heard a satisfying thnnk as he knew Dimentio's sword was lodged into the tree. Now was the time to start his counter attack.

The speed at which he was deflected made him fall to the ground, rolling a distance away from his enemy. Dimentio had somehow pulled his sword wedged into the tree out without much difficulty, and had swung around to deflect Ren's blade. Still, this was a small opportunity that Ren saw. Clang! Dimentio blocked the first slash. Clang! the second as well. Clang! the third...Ren thrust forward the sword hoping that it might stab his adversary, but was surprised to see that he had missed completely. Dimentio had grabbed Ren's outstretched arm, and punched him in the face. Ren fell back without his weapon.

"Not just this. Come on. You're pathetic. Let me have some more fun." Dimentio kicked Ren's sword towards him. "Don't end it like this. I haven't even gotten started" Somehow, the smug grin of Dimentio made Ren's blood boil. Picking up the sword and running forward at the same time, he tried an attack again.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Each blow was deflected, almost with ease. "Your movements are too large. I can see every action before you even do it. A sword is not the weapon for you. Where's your stupid bow?" Dimentio taunted Ren. Dimentio's eyes suddenly widened when he saw that Ren's last slash, supposedly aimed at his midsection, suddenly seemed to change direction and go for his head. He ducked out of the way, but he lost a couple of hairs from the cut. "Still...too...slow" Ren was aware of the fist in his face as he fell backwards. Such strength...so this was how powerful an aether elemental is? Before Ren had even hit the ground, Dimentio had delivered a blow using his elbow to knock Ren completely into the sand. "Get up. I'm not finished with you yet."


Ren was panting, having been beaten and bruised, but he still hadn't even left a single mark on his opponent. Worse, Dimentio continued to taunt Ren who was trying to catch his breath.

"A person who only reads about swordfighting will never become a good warrior. You have to know that in battle, your entire body is the weapon. Your slow fighting style only seems to open you up to weaknesses." Ren caught his breath and gripped his sword tighter. One more time. He could do this. He charged and swung his sword again, only to hear Dimentio laugh, "Still too slow!"

Ren's other hand, clenched into a fist, went for Dimentio's face. "Your entire body is the weapon" he whispered.

Smack! "Hm. Still not good enough." Dimentio's free hand had caught Ren's punch, surprise spreading over Ren's face. With a kick, Dimentio sent Ren sprawling on the floor again.

When Cameron saw Galnath charging a fire bolt he stopped him. "That'd be breaking the rules, even if Dimentio is a crimimnal. Besides, it wouldn't be fair. To Ren. This is something that he must do himself". Galnath looked at Cameron like he was crazy, but he nonetheless stopped charging.


Ren wiped some blood from his mouth. Never before had he felt such anger. Such embarrassment. Such pain. Ren even had to use his own sword to prop himself up. One more time. One last try.

Dimentio was surprised that the air elemental who had taken such a beating was still coming at him, and more, the fastest he had seen the whole battle. "Hmph. This pitiful farce of a duel is finished now." Without even breaking into a run, Dimentio prepared his sword and walked calmly to meet the charging elemental.

There was a horrible sound of metal cracking.

Before Ren even lifted his head, he could hear "Damn. You've nicked my sword. Now there's a small dent in it". Looking up, he saw that his own sword, his father's sword, had the entire top half of the blade gone, a small sound nearby telling him that the other piece of the blade had dropped into the sand.

"Oh well. This ought to pay for it." Ignoring the hissing flesh spider near the money, Dimentio picked up Ren's electrum bag and prepared to leave.

"Stop!" Galnath called out. "He may let you go, but I won't! You're in my country and you're a criminal here as well!"

"Stop it Galnath. Let him go" A weak voice came from Ren. "We made a deal. It'd be wrong to break that."

"It'd be wrong to break the laws of my country!" Galnath snapped back.

"A country is only made up of individuals. Breaking an individual's own law by breaking a promise or a deal is unforgivable" Ren whispered. "Besides, you two wouldn't stand a chance against him."

"That's right!" Dimentio boasted. Even if there were twenty of you I could still take you all out without breaking a sweat!" Dimentio vanished, his smug smile and laughter lingering a bit after he disappeared.

"You! Idio..." Galnath had grabbed and lifted Ren up by the neck, but only then did he notice the tears streaming down Ren's face.

[Zaealix]

Iredia made quite an entrance at Gravition Station 3F, where she had been stationed prior to this adventure, by gently floating out of the sky like an air elemental, shocking many of her gravity kin. Or at least, that's what she would have done if the Amargio hadn't yoinked her back to earth via his gravity pull.
Iredia: Void Form! (yes, there's a gray color, sorry if you can't see it!)
She fell into the Amargio, and phased through him. He then released it, and stepped to the side, for her to return to normal.
Iredia:Killjoy.
Amargio: They'll be stunned, but probably will think we just ran into an Aether on the way or something. If you go parading around your new abilities, others will recklessly reach for it, which could cause trouble.
Iredia: How bad could it be?
Amargio: I do not know, but those void tricks of yours...They aren't natural. All this time, and the Gravity elementals left the realm of the sky to others. I think that's rather telling, don't you agree?
Iredia: I guess *pouts*
Amargio: So child-like...Granted, you weren't much better when we left, but you could at least try to be dignified.
Iredia: whatev-wait, since when do you share your opinions?
Amargio: I'm now off-duty. We're back home, and my mission is complete. However, I'll admit this is perhaps a once in a life-time oppertunity to see Nilson flip his lid.
Iredia: Nilson?
Amargio: I believe you know him as your superior.
Iredia:ooooooooooooooooooooooh....  I like the way you think!
Iredia came in to report to Superior Nilson, along with the Amargio.
Superior Nilson: Iredia! I'm surprised to see you back so soon. I take it you're now back at full capacity.
Iredia: Yes Sir!
Nilson: What happened to you anyway? Your file doesn't suggest that you dabbled into off-mark spells (I see no reason in-game shorthand cannot be used in-character. If anything, just think of it as military jargon instead of slang.) so why did you start blasting spells everywhere?
Iredia: I had a quanta overload sir. I wasn't bleeding off my quanta properly. ( Quanta cap in game, know how going over just is a waste? That's more or less what I imagine it's like for these guys.)
Nilson: Oh for Gravity's Sake! Iredia, if you wanted a vacation that badly, just say so!
Iredia: *Ahem*! Sir, I wasn't finished. I wasn't bleeding my quanta off, because I was using it to suppress something...With your permission, I'd like to demonstrate something possibly related to the issues those other elementals were investigating.
Nilson: This sounds like the part where I say yes, and then you do something that ends with me shaking my head in dissapointment. Just do it.
Iredia:
LLUN YITVARG
Iredia then jumped, and slowly came to a stop 15 feet off the floor.
Amargio was there, with a bag of popcorn (creatures gotta eat!) and would forever remember that Nilson's jaw literally hit the floor in shock. After the initial surprise, Nilson walked under Iredia, and around the spot where she was hovering.
Nilson: can you come down?
Iredia:Yes sir.
Gravitize
Iredia gracefully decended to the ground. Nilson stopped pacing to pick his jaw from off the ground a second time.
Nilson:H-H-HOW!?!
Amargio:It's a long story, but Iredia here seems to have accuired some sort of power known as 'Void Energy', as the stranger described it.
Nilson: Wait, a stranger? Explain this Redelgus.
Redelgus(the Amargio) explained the full tale, from their initial encounter with Jenkins, to the journey to the Forest of Life, the Dragon battle during which Iredia transformed, and the subsequent meeting with the unknown elemental, and then their return to home.
Nilson:Hrm...This isn't to go beyond any of us. If the wrong people hear about this, the chain reaction could make those crazy Entropies cry with joy. You are to go along with Jenkins, for now, and more importantly, you are to do everything necessary to prevent this catastrophe before it occurs. Do you understand me?
Iredia: Sir, Yes Sir.
Nilson: Offically, you will be on vacation...Which in other words, means that if you get in trouble with the other nations, you're on your own. I will not go to any effort to even reconize you. Are we clear on this?
Iredia: Yes Sir.
Nilson: Actually, I was talking to Redelgus. Old friend, I would like to ask you to accompany Iredia, and aid her in this task.
If Redelgus was surprised, he didn't show it.
Redelgus: Consider it done.
Nilson: Go then, and good Luck!
The two left, and met back up with Jenkins outside the station...