[center][color=f6989d][h1]Arae[/h1][/color]
MP: 7 | FP: 17[/center]

Arae did want to stay with Seihdhara and continue to support her, but she had done all she could. She had realized that her current system of Familial Trees and Lakes within her Sphere was not enough. It kept track of families well enough, but it needed more. Much more. It needed constant supervision, a way to alert Arae, and possibly even a way for a problem to be resolved without her interference. The main issue, though, was figuring out a way to maintain it. Arae had to be in her sphere in order to oversee the system and gather the information from it, but it would be pointless if that were so. After all, she still needed to head out in order to oversee her various family members and fix the various disputes they were already creating with each other. It wasn't like she could be in two places at once... or could she?

An idea began to form in Arae's mind, and she rushed off back to her Gateway as fast as she could. There were some events happening around her that she paid little attention to, such as an explosion or two in the sky, or the continents that she swore were actually moving. All that was important at the moment was the system she was about to put into place.

A dip into the Dragon's Crown and reemergence from the Pantheon familial lake later, Arae took a look at the Pantheon trees. Some of the trees were undoubtedly flourishing, some seemed to remain unchanged, and others had varying degrees of damage. All of this had happened before she even realized, which made it all the more imperative to her to set something up to fix that.

First came the base. Arae looked around, wondering what she would use to make it. Her eyes eventually settled on her Familial Tree and she decided that nothing else could be better. Carefully going through each branch, she selected the thickest one that had the most leaves and carefully snapped it off, making sure to reduce as much damage as possible to both the tree and branch. She began to do this with every Familial Tree within the Pantheon, and gathered them all together. She even scooped a handful of the lake water, just for good measure. With her materials ready, she began to mold. The branches began to glow and swirl in the air, specks of her essence flowing out of her into the mixture that formed itself into a sphere. Her hands pushed and pulled on it as it began to take the form she had pictured in her mind, plus more.

A humanoid figure stood before Arae, with an thin and elegant white dress, as well as a delicate white crown. She had pointed ears, silver eyes, and long dark gray hair. The figure blinked, and then said, "[color=silver]So that's how it feels to be created. Interesting.[/color]" Looking up at Arae, she continued, "[color=silver]How may I be of service, my lady?[/color]"

"[color=f6989d]I need you to watch over my Sphere,[/color]" Arae answered. "[color=f6989d]Maintain the health of the trees and lakes, and report to me if any problems cannot be solved within the Sphere.[/color]" 

"[color=silver]Very well, my lady,[/color]" the figure answered. 

"[color=f6989d]Also, I will need to give you a name,[/color]" Arae added. "[color=f6989d]You shall be known as... Serenis.[/color]"

"[color=silver]So it shall be, my lady,[/color]" Serenis replied. 

Arae gave Serenis a final examination and decided that she would be satisfactory for now. Arae then began to ask, "[color=f6989d]Serenis, what are the current relations between the gods?[/color]"

Serenis' eyes began to glow white as she looked up the information. They continued to glow for several seconds before finally fading, and Serenis answered, "[color=silver]Overall, most connections are either neutral or bordering on friendly at the very most. Many of the gods seem to have not interacted with anyone, at least not long enough to establish any sort of meaningful relationship. A few, though, such as Shengshi, the God of Rivers, and Chopstick Eyes, the Goddess of Markets, have multiple friendly connections made. As for the [i]unfriendly[/i] connections, there is one god in particular, Orvus, the God of Desolation, who has garnered the displeasure of at least three of the others: Kalmar, the God of Hunting, Phystene, the Goddess of Plants, and Ashalla, the Goddess of Oceans. If my logic is sound, then I would conclude that these gods of nature do not approve of the god whose purpose is to destroy.[/color]"

"[color=silver]Beyond what I have reported, there is nothing significant enough to warrant your attention, my lady,[/color]" Serenis concluded.

"[color=f6989d]Orvus...[/color]" Arae said slowly, trying to recall who he was. her mind flashed back to the Architect's Hall, with a dark figure who seemed to have not enjoyed the events as much as the others. Arae was full of concern, briefly wondering why she had been so blind to not notice, but Arae soon cleared her mind of such thoughts and replaced them with her determination. She was going to keep her family together, and would not spare any effort in doing so. 

"[color=f6989d]Thank you, Serenis. You have been a great help,[/color]" Arae thanked Serenis. "[color=silver]Of course, my lady.[/color]"

Arae then began to send Orvus a divine message, "[color=f6989d]Hello, Orvus. My name is Arae. May I have some of your time? We need to chat.[/color]" Then, without waiting for a response, Arae launched herself back into the Pantheon lake, passing through the Gateway and back into Galbar, where she would hopefully find Orvus.

[hider=Summary]

Arae leaves Seihdhara and continues work on her Sphere, realizing that there is still much to be improved on. She creates an Avatar, Serenis, to alert her of problems arising within the Sphere. It is through her that Arae learns of the alliance against Orvus. Not standing for this seemingly unfair treatment of one of her siblings, Arae sends Orvus a message telling him that she wants to meet up and discuss what's going on with him, then travels back to Galbar.
[@Lord Zee]
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[hider=MP usage]
-2 MP to create Arae's Avatar, Serenis.

MP: 5 | FP: 17
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