EPILOGUE

[faentasy]

Epilogue

After all is said and done, in the wake of the void and sprinting through one final door.

You come out into light. Sunlight actually, a backyard in what appears to be a typical suburban town, if you're familiar with those. The sun shines cheerfully overheard, blissfully unaware of what everyone has went through. And this is everyone, as faces you haven't seen in weeks tumble out in one pile from a basement door.

Happy Saturday, everyone.

There's plenty of reunions and catching up to do, but you've utterly left Aira Niluc behind you after seven long weeks. And through the window of the house which looks like it has seen a better seen better days is one wall mural that reads "And they all lived Happily Ever After".

[[ Happy Golden End everyone, you've earned it! There's still the matter of sorting out where to next, but everyone is whole and alive and without button eyes. Using the knowledge from the object Phil had and the beldam's magic, they can also now world hop only one side effect...the portal that opens to everyone else's worlds here? Is made entirely of pixie dust. Everyone's powers will also restore fully over the course of the next few hours. ]]

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[ideismo]

That doesn't surprise me, given the situation. Though I admit that I have difficulty imagining a world like that - one where fighting is largely unnecessary and seen as something to avoid.

[Like for god's sake, half the people in Terca Lumireis learn to fight just to leave the cities, and for a whole mess of them that's their whole way of saying hello.]

I suppose it must be peaceful, but I can't really see it being attainable. Or desirable, for that matter.

[scythegun]

He offered me a place there, and I wasn't sure how to tell him that I'd be incredibly bored.

[Tenn at least seemed aware of that when he gave the offer, but it was nice of him just the same.]

Monsters are certainly annoying and I can see where a world without them would be quite wonderful for some people... but for those of us who do fight, it would really be difficult to adapt, I think.

[ideismo]

...I'm actually not sure I could picture you staying anywhere else for an extended period of time.

[Just...saying...]

[scythegun]

I don't blame you! Everything I want is back in Terca Lumireis; I wouldn't dream of leaving.

[It's mostly because of Gauche and Droite, but it helps that he's rich!!!]

I'm looking forward to returning.

[ideismo]

So am I.

[For all its issues, he truly does love Terca Lumireis.]

As many flaws as the Empire may have, I admit that I've missed it; I'll likely hate it again once the week is out, but I can handle that then.

I suppose being away from it this long did some good.

[scythegun]

It certainly seems to have.

[Maybe not in a way anyone ever would have expected, but things have certainly changed.]

Of course, you know where to reach me should you ever have need of Leviathan's Claw~ I would say "or even just a break" but I doubt that's going to happen! Do let me know if you ever end up needing to visit Dahngrest, though!

[ideismo]

[......]

It's going to be strange not talking to you as well, Yeager.

[scythegun]

[do NOT call him out like this????]

I only wanted to know for whenever you have to deal with the Don?

[please let him leave with SOME shred of dignity????]

[ideismo]

Perhaps so. Although last I heard, you aren't working out of Dahngrest...?

[have you forgotten somehow that the don hates you?]

[scythegun]

Ja, you're right. I'm not.

[Until a certain party exposes a certain guild leader he still has some other fun things to do!!]

[ideismo]

...You're absolutely going to get caught one day.

[scythegun]

How much longer do you think it'll take?

[ideismo]

The more people that know, the less time you have.

[how long do we think the party can keep a secret...]

[scythegun]

Unless something distracts the plucky orphans, not much longer, then!

[But you never know, maybe they'll forget about Regaey and the battle for the box if something else weird happens and they get fixated on that instead!!]

[ideismo]

If Lady Estellise is still with them, she has the attention span of a flea. So you might still have time yet.

[...]

I am not negotiating formally with Regaey.

[scythegun]

[knifecat!!

and then, in the regaey voice, with the exact same expression:] B-B-But m-milord, s-s-surely you wouldn't t-t-t-turn down such an... excellent o-opportunity f-f-for continued co-cooperation?

[ideismo]

[...............]

Don't ever do that again.

[scythegun]

[wink!!]

You're quite lucky I like this voice more~!

[ideismo]

I would certainly say so. That's downright unsettling.

[HE WAS SETTLED. NOW HE'S NOT.]

[scythegun]

[ALWAYS HERE TO INFLICT HORRIBLE CURSES ON YOU, MILORD ✨]

Isn't it? I'm a bit disappointed I never had the chance to do it before now... But your reaction was certainly worth it!

[ideismo]

You're ridiculous.

[Just saying.]

I suppose we'll have to see how negotiations go to begin with; I can't say I'm looking forward to them.

[scythegun]

[another wink!!]

I always will be~

[But anyway!!]

I imagine dealing with the Don is going to be more of a headache than dealing with Regaey, and I do wish you the best of luck with that one.

[ideismo]

Don't remind me. I've already tried once, remember.

[it was the worst.]

[scythegun]

The truly unfortunate part of returning to an earlier time... I'm sure it'll go better this time!

[ideismo]

I suppose I can't complain too much about the situation, if it stops everything else from happening.

I'm not sure I regret raising Zaude, and I can't exactly promise that I'll never want to do it again. But for now at least I'm willing to leave things as they are.