Raijinslayer

The City of Gems

@PathfinderSorry to poke holes in your backstory, but given that they're not with the Rebellion officially means that they have no alternative place to send the Gems that they take from Homeworld, so it's a bit of a big plot hole. Again, sorry for poking the holes.

Pokemon Gijinka [Always Accepting!]

@Saltwater ThiefYeah, I'm going to be done with it all after Wednesday, but anytime in-between those, I'll be able to devote some time towards hashing out a plan. I was actually thinking of having Jaden's Uncle 'help', or really, just have him tell Jaden to give-up as well as just do more to show off what kind of guy he is through one of his Pokemon.

The City of Gems

@PathfinderI don't know specifcs, but I'm pretty certain that either Peridot or Jasper mentioned something along those lines, or it was implied, during Amethyst arc about comparing herself to Jasper. And I didn't say they'd know who to serve, but I doubt that Eise is going to be able to hide Homeworld operations from them, and I didn't think they'd try to lie to the newborns if they, reasonably, asked about it. It just seemed hard to imagine that Eise would manage to get all the newborns on board if they're taken in already formed.

Also, given the time period, my point might not even matter, given that the only time Eise'd get a chance to take a fully formed gem would likely be sometime after they're formation, cause their would be round the clock security everywhere and on high alert, given how important Kindergartens are to both sides. Gems are literally the inly assets of value, and thus I imagine a team of Kindergarteners would be around to make sure they're born without issue or defects.

The Origin: A War Resumed (Arc One; Completed)

@The Darklight ProjectAh, in that case, I do think that opening a new thread would be better. Makes people feel less over-whelmed.

The City of Gems

@PathfinderYeah I saw that, and had a few questions on that. Like Halting asked, are these Developed Gems or are they still needing to be born? and if that latter, isn't that more harmful to the Gem then helpful? Like, taking them out before their ready would likely cause deformations and defects within them that could be avoided. Not to mention that I don't quite know what Eise thought they'd do with them afterwards. Sending them to the Rebellion makes them no different then Homeworld, but keeping them seems to speak of an excessive lack of forethought on their part, especially if they took them out while they're still under-developed, which again, I don't think would be very wise(and also excessively hard to hide), while hiding developed Gems seems borderline impossible, impractical, and a likely way to get shattered for Treason very quickly since those Gems will likely want answers, explanations, and not like staying put.

Edit: Telling them not to take part in the war would also be rather weak argument since, as we've been told in the show, Gems are born knowing what they're made for and probably the gist of how to accomplish it at least. As such, warrior gems would likely go out to the front lines anyway and point the finger directly at Eise as they do it for treason.

The Origin: A War Resumed (Arc One; Completed)

@The Darklight ProjectHuh, I don't see why we shouldn't continue this thread, unless you'll need to put in a lot of new information down in the OP, in which case I'd say go with a New thread.

Pokemon Gijinka [Always Accepting!]

@BlackPantherYes, though it's not really that much. Jaden was really only given enough for him and Vix, and his party has grown pretty exponentially since then.

Pokemon Gijinka [Always Accepting!]

@Saltwater ThiefI could roll with that, Jaden being confused at first till Jacqueline decides that Vix is less a bother then dealing with a panicky-depreessed master, even if she could careless about the Vixen(Jacqueline is not a good person)

The City of Gems

@PathfinderNeat, but I'm having a hard time relating it to Eise myself.

[Leave the hurt behind] Raijinslayer x Earlymorninstar [18+]

As Clara spoke, Jaden grew quiet head rising up to stare out her in slight disbelief. His face didn't change much, but his redden eyes seemed to crack as a tumultuous torrent of emotions stirred behind him. Anger fought with Sadness, hurt grappled with guilty understanding, but the strongest emotion of them all was a quiet worry. He didn't say anything at first, continuing to stare at her in silence. Soon, however, the quiet was broken as he dropped his head once more with a heavy sigh, too tired -physically and mentally- to do anything else.

"Yeah . . . I guess I can." With a hollow chuckle, Jaden mustered up the energy to pull the cover of the blanket over himself, creating a loose cloth cocoon around his frame. His eyes, hidden beneath the locks of his white hair, seemed to gaze off into the infinite abyss. He struggled to find words to fill the void of silence, but every time he felt the urge to speak, the twisted knot of emotions within his heart tightened in their confusion, inflicting an almost physical pain upon him. After a short while, however, he managed to get something out, choosing his words and tone very carefully. "Clara . . . no matter what you feel about me or what I've done, you must not seek comfort in that demon's embrace. His touch is like poison, eating away at you from the inside the more you indulge in him. He doesn't seek you out of passion or any human emotion, but because he simply wants something from you, though what that is I have no clue."

Looking back up towards Clara, Jaden felt his throat constrict as he continued to speak, feeling equal measures of guilt and anger as he looked upon the marks that covered Clara's form. He hadn't been conscious of it, and it wasn't even his doing that brought them about, but he still felt responsible, still felt like with every moment he spent around her, he was putting her in more and more danger. Not only that, but deep down inside the deepest darkness of his heart, he felt a bitter rage and disgust for her. No matter how much he tried to deny it in his mind or justifying her actions in his head, he felt hurt, used, and betrayed in the worst way. While some part of him tried to say that he had done similar, he knew deep inside that the two things weren't not the same, and that once he realized his error, he'd done his best to make up for it. But Clara would do no such thing, would she? She had fallen for the lies of a demon and used his body as a sacrifice for what, a night's pleasure? To become that demon's whore?

"Whatever pleasure you derive from being his plaything, I assure you that it isn't worth it. He's a master manipulator, knows your every dream and desire, as well as how best to use them in order to twist you to his whims." Despite his best efforts, Jaden couldn't hide the harshness in his tone, as well as the hurt that ached from the wounds she'd inflicted on him. "And when he's done, all that's left is a lustful husk that serve him as worker bees do their queen, collecting life energy and lust within themselves in the hopes to have a singular taste of the sweet honey that is his essence. That's what happened to those women in the club, and that's what will happen to you if you continue this fool's errand. Do you understand?

He wasn't sure if it was the demon that he harbored, or if this impulse was all his own, but deep, deep, deep down, Jaden wanted to make Clara fear him. Deep down, he wanted to grab her by her throat, and use her just as she had used him. It was a dark, dark impulse, and as soon as it surfaced, it was struck down by a wave of guilt and self-loathing . . . but it still remained, like a ever-burning ember in the back of his mind. Looking over her once more, his strengthened ties to his demon within him, he could sense her hunger for blood. Again, a part of him wanted her to suffer for what she'd done, but instead he let out a sigh before pulling the cover from over his head. Turning his head away, he bore his neck towards Clara, muttering a curt "Drink." as he did so. Letting her go around hungry would likely cause more issues then it was worth to satisfy the grudge he held.