[center] [h1][color=violet][b][u]Cadien[/u][/b][/color][/h1] & [h1][b][u]Yllis[/u][/b][/h1] [/center] [hr] Another routine walk of Antiquity. Cadien first began by scanning the surroundings, to see if anybody was present. No. Then he approached the noticeboard, to see if it had been updated. No. He sighed. This was an ideal public space. It really ought to see more use… Suddenly two sets of footsteps echoed through the mostly empty Antiquity, growing louder and louder as if they were headed straight for Cadien. As soon as it became obvious that someone was walking towards him, he turned around slowly and deliberately(??), immediately catching the gaze of the two… Twins? That had come up to him. The twins, pale as ghosts, wearing all black and a chainmail shirt as well as heavy boots took in Cadien’s appearance slowly and then cocked their hips. For a second, Cadien wondered if he was actually looking at two people or at just one that was being reflected by some kind of invisible mirror. [b]”Hey,”[/b] [b]”Hiya,”[/b] They said at the same time. [b]”What’s up with your armor? Kinda flashy don’t you think?”[/b] One of them asked, letting her eyes rest his chestplate. [b]”Yeah! Yllis and I were worried you might blind someone just by walking around. But listen, I saw the noticeboard earlier and well,”[/b] The other sighed, something the first one mimicked before taking over the sentence. [b]”I was surprised you know, seeing a brat’s drawing posted there. It’s a public area you know? Do you know whose kid it was?”[/b] She finished, the two crossing their arms at the same time and looking at Cadien’s face with a raised eyebrow, their tails brushing against the floor absent-mindedly. [color=violet]“I believe I know who posted it,”[/color] Cadien nodded. [color=violet]“She has neither been seen nor heard from in decades, though. I never did find out the full story, but I assume it must be rather tragic.”[/color] He sighed. [color=violet]“But let’s put such topics aside, for now. I’m Cadien, the God of War and Perfection. Who would you be?”[/color] The girls pursed their lips for a moment, then shrugged, their chainmails tinkling with the movement. [b]”Yllis.”[/b] [b]”Yllis.”[/b] [b]”What do you do as the God of Perfection? Do you paint portraits of me all day long?”[/b] One asked, then her eyebrows twitched and the other one elbowed her in the side, both of them slamming their tails onto the ground, perfectly synchronized. [b]”Ow!”[/b] [b][i]”That was super lame, Yllis!”[/i][/b] The first one then cleared her throat, a light tinge of red painting her cheeks. [b]”So uh, do you uh… Like girls who use tons of eyeliner?”[/b] She asked and immediately buried her face in her palms. The other one groaned and slapped her own forehead so hard she almost knocked herself out. The God of Perfection stroked his chin thoughtfully. [color=violet]“Hm. I suppose that depends. There are people who already look good naturally, then there are those who are able to improve themselves through artificial means. Natural beauty would be the ideal, but make-up can have its own appeal as well.”[/color] He smirked. [color=violet]“Why do you ask?”[/color] Again they crossed their arms, [b]”A-Anyways! Do you know who else lives around these parts? I’m new here, only escaped the clutches of the perverted semi-sentient slime a little while ago and I’m trying to get a lay of the land. I met this really weird guy called Illyd already...”[/b] She trailed off. [b]”Weird doesn’t even cut it!”[/b] The other one continued, [b]”He made me blow his kazoo and then he put the air that came out the other side into a jar. Who does that? Only a pervert does! At least you’re not telling me to blow on anything...”[/b] [b]”I guess that’s to be expected, you do look very uh… Well groomed? So you probably are only a pervert to guys.”[/b] Cadien furrowed his brow. [color=violet]“I’m not sure what you’re implying, but as a God of Perfection and Beauty, I must be able to appreciate the physical form of all genders. You, for example, chose your form rather well. It is good to know that so many other deities share my preference in hair. I believe I have started something of a trend.”[/color] The girls seemed to perk up a little and came a few steps closer to Cadien, their tails rubbing against each other’s and intertwining. [b]”Really? Hm...[/b] They hummed as they slid closer and closer to Cadien, up to the point they were pressing their shoulders together and just a foot away from the God. The two had red spreading all over their cheeks as they tilted their head up to look at Cadien, with one of them still having the red mark on her forehead from when she slapped herself. [b]”We could use a tour,”[/b] [b]”We could use a ride,”[/b] They said, their faces offering no actual expression beyond their blush. Not to mention the intense ‘wrestling’ their tails were engaged in. [color=violet]“Well, I would be happy to show you around,”[/color] Cadien nodded. [color=violet]“Though I’m afraid I must limit such a tour to Antiquity, and my own realm. It would be rather rude if the three of us simply barged into the other gods’ homes. I can also answer any questions you have afterward.”[/color] The girls smiled a little and nodded, then turned towards each other, pressing up together. [b]”We get to see a trend-setter’s home, Yllis?”[/b] [b]”Yeah, Yllis.”[/b] [b]”That’s like, so cool. What do you think we’ll see?”[/b] [b]”Dunno. Maybe more armour, maybe a box full of toys? PERFECT toys, mind you.”[/b] She snickered, then the two of them turned their head to face Cadien again as they firmly wrapped their arms around each other, their cheeks touching as they looked up at the God with wide, sparkly eyes. [b]”Bet you would like to dress us up, you fence-hopping knight.”[/b] [b]”Bet you would like to undress us first though, you flute-playing perv.”[/b] Before Cadien could deny either of those assertions, they pulled apart and stepped back. [b]”Not really feeling it, Yllis...”[/b] [b]”Yeah… The memories of slime time are still fresh. Maybe later.”[/b] [b]”We do have time, Yllis. Maybe later.”[/b] After a moment of staring at each other, they chuckled and turned to Cadien, stopping their tails from playing with each other. [b]”So? Let’s begin with the tour.”[/b] Cadien blinked. He wasn’t entirely sure what to make of this two. One was a god, and the other was an avatar - he could tell as much by their auras. Their manner of speech was strange, as was their bickering with one another. He wasn’t sure when they intended to deliver a compliment, an insult, or both. His offer for a tour had been genuine, but they seemed to have different ideas. Luckily, the conversation had been immediately steered away, sparing Cadien the trouble of having to correct them. [color=violet]“The space we are in now is known as Antiquity,”[/color] Cadien explained, waving a hand to indicate their surroundings. [color=violet]“It serves as a central hub between the divine realms, but it rarely sees any use these days. The other gods mostly prefer to keep to themselves, and some are rather eccentric. Speaking of which, what type of god are you? What is it you hold power over?”[/color] [b]”Uh, the good type?”[/b] Yllis cocked her hips again. [b]”But to answer your question butter boy, don’t we all hold power over practically everything? Though honestly I feel like helping awaken civilizations might be more of my thing. It might come easier and more natural...”[/b] The one trailed off, scanning Cadien’s extremely golden and shiny armour again. [b]”Like style, because clearly I have enough sense not to wear all gold. What would you do if some Divine Thief steals all your sets of golden armour, huh?”[/b] [color=violet]“I could just… make more. After punishing the thief, of course.”[/color] Cadien furrowed his brow. [color=violet]“That’s assuming they could even steal from me at all. And it’s rather rich to be criticized for wearing gold by someone who wears all black. Now then. Shall we continue?”[/color] [b]”H-hey, black is stylish, it goes with everything. Specially black. Right, Yllis?”[b] [b]”Very true, Yllis. Besides he already said he likes eyeliner, and that’s black… So there we go. Anyway, let’s get going. Show us the good stuff, snowhair.”[/b] “Hm. This way, then,” Cadien said as he turned and made his way toward his realm’s portal. [hr] And so, Cadien showed them his realm. He showed them his fortress, with its statues, throne room, and paintings. He showed them the Song Village, with its various features and the inhabitants. He showed them the Hussars, who were training in their black armour. He even showed them a few of the other islands, meant to house the souls of fallen warriors. When all that was done, he returned to the main island. [color=violet]“And that’s about it,”[/color] Cadien said. [color=violet]“There are many more islands, of course, but I’m afraid we do not have the time to see them all.”[/color] The two women, having grown slightly unresponsive over the course of the tour, twirled small locks of their hair with their fingers and raised an eyebrow slightly at Cadien. [b]”We don’t? Are we keeping you from something important? Your artsy song girlfriends waiting awake for you to come back home and have dinner with them? Last I checked, we have all the time in the world.”[/b] One said with a light huff which was imitated by the other, tails flicking erratically behind them. [b]”There’s some cool things here, like the armoured people, but I do wonder...”[/b] The other began. [b]”It being the realm of a Patriarch of Perfection and all...”[/b] The first hummed aloud. [b]”... Where’s all the fun? The thrills? You have soldiers here but nothing for them to die to. You have the souls of your little broken galbarian toys around, but they do nothing of importance all day long. Don’t you think they’ll grow bored after a year or two of doing the same things every day…?”[/b] [b]”I agree with Yllis. They looked well, a little bit [i]dead[/i]. What’s the point of an afterlife if you’ll be forced to do the same things for an eternity? Might as well be reincarnated into Galbar...”[/b] [b]”At least then they’d have the chance to experience new things without being forced to be ‘happy’ or ‘fulfilled’, you know? Life is all about the hardships and the bumps in the road! There’s no point anymore to continuing if you know it’s all going to be fun and games forever.”[/b] [color=violet]“I believe you’ve made a few too many assumptions,”[/color] Cadien frowned. [color=violet]“The Black Hussars are here as a reserve force to be deployed anywhere on Galbar when they are needed. The souls who dwell in this realm as an afterlife do so by their own choice, and I am currently working on giving them more things to do. They aren’t being forced to feel anything.”[/color] [b]”Ah!”[/b] One of them gasped, covering her mouth and looking at Cadien with a mock expression of surprise. [b]”So snowhair, you’re telling me you do [i]not[/i] trust the little people down in Galbar can protect themselves just fine, and that they should not be subject to the consequences of their choices, both good and bad? I see that you’re a fan of armour and weapons so I’ll give you a neat little example...”[/b] Cadien gave them a hard stare. [color=violet]“Again, you make too many assumptions. I never said that I did not trust them, nor that they should be immune to consequences. Don’t be absurd.”[/color] Yllis’ eyebrows twitched and their tails froze for a moment. [b]”If you have them ,that means you don’t trust our little people. The one being absurd here is you, snowhair. Would you look at that, the God of Perfection being so hurt by me telling the truth that he interrupts me before giving my example!”[/b] Yllis said, with the other one smirking slightly as they crossed their arms. [color=violet]“Again with the assumptions. Their presence here has nothing to do with trust. Their species was created by someone I care about. Said species was given a curse that would have inevitably resulted in their extinction. I brought a portion up here so that some members of their race would be preserved, for the sake of the one I love. I send them to Galbar to serve as soldiers specifically so they have something to do, because they are a warlike species, and I do not deploy them in just [i]any[/i] battle.”[/color] Yllis pursed her lips, then shrugged. [b]”Whatever. It’s super lame that you house bums in your realm just because some buff guy seduced you to, in any case.”[/b] [color=violet]“Guy?”[/color] Cadien frowned. [color=violet]“She’s not a man, oh Goddess of Baseless Assumptions.”[/color] [b]”And you’re the God of Assuming others are assuming things, aren’t you? I’ve seen your face you know, there is no way you keep that relaxed, serene expression without at least having three guys to tend to you at night. Trust me. Also your nails are too well taken care of. Everyone knows a perfect male form has some ruggedness. AND,”[/b] Yllis took a breath. [b]”[i]SHE[/i], if [i]she[/i] is even real, made a species of warlike people, got them cursed, and you swooped in to keep them alive as soldier slaves? I am super sure that that can’t be ethical. Where’s the God of Divine Human Resources, I need to report a breach of the code of conduct. Specifically clause 6, [i]you shall not be a loser who interferes in Galbarian matters out of sexual attraction to an omnisexual being[/i].”[/b] [color=violet]“She was not the one who cursed them, and I did not take them by force - they chose to be here. And it’s rather rich to say I can’t interfere when I was only responding to another god’s interference. Now, shall there be anything else?”[/color] [b]”It’s not that you can’t interfere, it’s just that bringing them here takes all of their agency away. No point to living if you know you’ll be perfectly safe. I wonder how long until they all kill themselves out of boredom.”[/b] [b]”But hey, at least they’ll be safe. Right, Yllis?”[/b] The other one asked, sticking her tongue out slightly at Cadien. After a moment, the two turned away and began to walk the way they came, just to bump face first into the unyielding abs of one of the Hussars. Immediately one of the two pulled away and looked up at the chiseled jawline of the man they’d bumped into. Their long tails started wagging enthusiastically as this Yllis placed her hands on the man’s abdomen and glared up at him, her cheeks and nose practically burning red. [b]”Loser. You’re a loser! Should’ve faced your des...”[/b] She trailed off as soon as she heard sniffing coming from beside her, [b]”ti...”[/b] She turned to see her other half with her face still pressed against the man’s plate armour and sniffing with her eyes closed. [b]”... For fuck’s sake!”[/b] Yllis practically growled as she pulled her other half by the ear. [b]”Owowow! What’s the deal, Yllis?!”[/b] The other one whimpered, receiving no response as the first one dragged her around the Hussar and back the way they came, their voices gradually growing fainter. [b]”You are so damn [i]disgusting[/i], Yllis-”[/b] [b]”I could [i]almost[/i] catch a whiff though! I swear he had just finished working out and I wanted to-”[/b] [color=violet]“A pity,”[/color] Cadien said as they departed. [color=violet]“We might have been friends, were it not for your blind self-assertion.”[/color] And that was the last that was seen of them before they disappeared through the portal. At which point the Hussar sighed and knelt before Cadien, head low. “My Apologies for showing myself before you while so disheveled, my lord,” There was a short moment. An almost inaudible tremble came into the Hussar’s voice as he spoke his next words. “I must however report that Yunari has crashed into the Captain’s hut while training and somehow destroyed it and lit it on fire…” [hider=Summary] Cadien is in Antiquity doing nothing important. Then two Yllises show up and start acting weird. They try to flirt with Cadien before backing out for some inexplicable reason. Cadien himself is a bit befuddled. Anyway he explains to them what Antiquity is and then shows them his realm. Yllis then starts lecturing him on how keeping mortals in his realm is dumb, or something. She disapproves of afterlives and thinks Cadien intends to use the Black Hussars as a police force. Cadien is like: “Whoa whoa wtf are these baseless assumptions?” Anyway then she leaves, but not before sniffing the abs of one of Cadien’s guards, for some reason. [/hider] [hider=Might Summary] No MP or DP was harmed in the making of this post. [/hider]