genessia | 9TH FEATHER | VIDEO / ACTION

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9TH FEATHER | VIDEO / ACTION

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Hello everyone. I’m sorry that I’ve been away for the last week. I hadn’t told anyone except Fai and Anastasia that I’d be going to the Dream Docks.

[She looks away from the screen, obviously sad. It’s as if the young princess has forgotten how to smile.]

I’ll be resuming work tomorrow but I’m trying to see what I’ve missed. If there is anything… Please let me know.

Thank you.

[With one last attempt at a smile she turns off the screen.]

Action: Trek Home (Genessia)

[Sakura flicks off her phone, pockets it and then heads home.

A million thoughts buzz through her head but one fact insists on remaining at the forefront of her mind. Does Fai know? He’s always been sweet and motherly towards her. She feels unsettled but she doesn’t know who to talk to. There is Clow but that might be awkward. She supposes she could talk to Yuuko. The time witch knows everything but Sakura doesn’t know what to say to her.

Where would she even start?

Sakura isn’t really paying attention to where she’s going and has to turn around a few times when she realizes that her house is the other way.]

[ooc: Sakura had been gone from April 16th to April 25th]

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[When Sakura awoke she lay very still for a long time. Somewhere she heard Anastasia’s cries and if not for that she might not have risen. Slowly she lifts herself up and moves to Anastasia’s side. Her expression is blank, her usual smile gone from her features.]

Anastasia…

[She lightly rests a hand on her friends shoulder unsure what she should do for her friend. The weight of the future pressed against her and she wasn’t sure what to do with it now that she was in Genessia. Her death, her linage, everything plays again and again in her mind, never letting go.]

We should go.

[Saying here will only depress them both further.]

[Anastasia's gaze looked to Sakura in a panicked stare. She was glad her friend was awake again, but at the same time, she doesn't want her nearby. She didn't want to accidentally kill her, but she couldn't move to.

Her strength did gradually return when she realized her magic wasn't going out of control now. She nodded and slowly got to her feet, but will keep her arms wrapped around herself.

Anastasia opted to walk ahead of Sakura, just in case if her magic goes out of control again, Sakura will not be in the line of fire.]

"...Sakura... Everything was supposed to get better if we slept at the Dream Docks... But nothing is better..."

[She feels it too though she can hardly offer Anastasia comfort.]

What happened?

[Sakura will push her thoughts aside and for now focus on Anastasia.]

[Anastasia stopped and tried to compose herself as she slowly turned to look at Sakura with nothing but sadness and regret on her face.]

"...My world fell into a full state of war between the forces of the God-Queen and the false God-King, with me, my parents, and the remnants of my destroyed country supporting the God-Queen... With my new magic, I... I accidentally destroyed a section of a allied city, and the people in it."

[She turned away to try to hide the pained look on her face.]

"...As a result, my friends left me."

Anastasia...

[Her voice reflects the pain that she knows her friend feels, worry and uncertainty bubbling in her chest.]

I can create shields, you won't hurt anyone when I'm around. Okay. We'll find a way for you to control it.

[Though it might take time.]

[Anastasia looked back to Sakura, a hopeful look in her eyes.]

"...You mean that? You won't leave me? My sub-archway might not be safe with me there, though. At least for the time being."

I do.

[Sakura forces her lips into an encouraging smile.]

I understand. I don't know the state of my own home. I'll have to talk with Fai but if he's alright with it you're welcome to stay.

[Anastasia tries to return a smile, but she wasn't quite as strong.]

"I would like that. So, what do we do now?"

Let's go home.

[Sakura suggests with another weak smile. She was exhausted and she wasn't sure if she should speak to Fai or figure things out on her own. The more she thought about it, the more she wanted to figure it out first. Maybe she can find an answer.]

I want to tell Fai that I'm back too.

[Anastasia nodded once.]

"Okay, yes. Let's go. I can always return to my sub archway for anything important later..."

[On that decision, the younger princess moves behind Sakura so she can lead. She didn't memorize the way to Sakura's home.]

"...Once we've calmed down, there is more I need to tell you also..."

[Sakura blinks and then looks back at her friend.]

More?

[Her tone is curious but careful.]

You can tell me now.

[Anastasia wasn't sure where to begin, so she might as well start with the beginning.]

"After a traitor named Eruzael severed the bridge between the realms of humans and spirits, the God-Queen needed a vessel to combat Eruzael should he re-awaken before the Goddesses do. By manipulating marriages and births, the God-Queen made an ideal vessel who is capable of crossing into the spirit realms and gain shares of each of the Goddesses' power."

[Anastasia held out her hands in a way as if she was holding something. Soon, threads of a strange vapor appeared and gathered, becoming water, then transform into a long metal object, a rather gorgeous spear, shimmering as blue as the oceans.]

"...And I was the unlucky one to be that vessel. I'm a weapon that was forced to be deployed too soon..." [The spear vanished in wisps.] "...Hence why my magic is unstable."

[Sakura watches Anastasia, her mind attempting to comprehend everything that her friend is telling her. It sounds awful… but she doesn’t know what comfort she can give the other.]

While here… that fate isn’t ours. This world changes our future, even for a short time. We’ll see what we can do Anastasia. We can both be strong.

[She smiles though it doesn’t look anything like her usual smile.]

No one will use us.

"Thank you, Sakura... But I understand my God-Queen. If Eruzael, the false god, wins, it will be much worse."

[Her own personality and voice tone changes a moment. She was like a different girl for that moment as she repeats herself darkly.]

"Much. Worse."

[Sakura's expression doesn't falter though she feels alarmed by the sudden change.]

What do you mean?

[She was back to normal at this point. She didn't seem to notice her brief change.]

"If he wins, he will turn everyone into drones. No thoughts. No names. No self expression. But like you said, I don't have to worry about that anymore, do I?"

[Sakura chews on the inside of her cheek.]

Not while you're here...

[It doesn't sound like a pleasant situation and honestly Sakura isn't sure what to do about it.]

[Anastasia was under a tremendous amount of stress. While she was free from dealing with Eruzael on her world, she still had to deal with what she had gained because of the war.]

"...Let's keep going... By the way, did I do anything weird? My friends, before they left me, said I acted differently sometimes."

[Sakura thought about it for a moment before nodding her head.]

You're voice changed and your eyes. It was like someone else was speaking from your body.

[She continues forward, her steps light as she heads towards home. For some reason Sakura felt very tired.]

[Anastasia let out a long, drawn out sigh as she walked beside Sakura.]

"That's one of the Goddesses I encountered. For each one I gain a share of their power, a piece of them becomes a part of me. It's very scary..."

So they are inside of you?

[She almost asks Anastasia why she'd do that but she stops herself. If Sakura had been in the same situation, she'd probably have done the same.]

"In a manner of speaking, yes. A piece of them is a part of me, and their presence us made known through shifts in my personality, these magic weapons, and supposedly giving me a outfit based on their tastes."

[It was the ahifts in her mood that scare her the most. She will quietly hope none of the more aggressive Goddesses come through.]

That sounds difficult. Will you be okay?

[Sakura only has worry for her friend.]

"I don't know... I know the reason why I'm becoming unstable, and how to fix me. But I didn't get it in time."

[Anastasia was trying to be strong so Sakura wouldn't worry, but it was steadily becoming clear that she was getting more frightened for her life.]

What do we need to do to fix it?

[If Anastasia knows how.]

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