Anniversary Event: Defying Fate

[eternitymods]

Who: Everyone
When: April 8th-11th
Where: Vaikuntha
What: The Heroes of Light relive the three days leading to the Apocalypse, again and again. With this come the chance for them to save the world, but also to explore opportunities otherwise out of reach. Will they find a way to save the world and prevent this terrible fate from coming true?
Warnings/Notes: Depends on the threads.

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Kuja

[acapriciousreaper]

He was falling. Opalescence was dead, Frisk was dead, Snow White, dead, his Trance was fading, and all he could think about was how he had, somehow, against all odds, managed to end another world.

I'm sorry, Zidane. I tried.

And then fire had consumed him, and that had been it. Not for the first time, he'd found himself adrift in oblivion, alone. And then there'd been a voice.

Not for the first time, Kuja found himself coming to in a place he did not recognize. The world was spinning, the terror of death never quite having lost its grip-

"-comes to thirty five thousand three hundred and seventy-five gil, would you-" He'd reacted in panic, a spell arcing between his fingertips as a blameless, terrified shop clerk dove for cover, a bolt of lightning narrowly missing her. "What..."

"Boss, the hell was that?! You just attacked that girl for no reason, what's wrong with you-" Mojito. Alive. Not at Frisk's, just confused and concerned and- alive.

"Sorry," comes the mumbled apology, and he's rushing out of the store without his ethers, hyperventilating. That wasn't a dream. He'd died, he knew the feeling of it. It wasn't a dream. They'd failed. He'd failed, played like a damned fiddle, a doll dancing on strings once again. He launches into the air and starts flying. He doesn't care where.

It had almost taken him by surprise, when the roof of Kiddilion had been caved in, and the fires of Mega Flare had finished the job. He couldn't shake that cold, dread feeling, the sensation of failure and of death. He hadn't had it in him to do anything other than run and hide.

"-comes to thirty five thousand three hundred and seventy-five gil, would you like to pay cash or... sir?"
Kuja looks up, sees the concerned cashier. Sees the unmarked wall behind her. Sees the blue sky and the setting sun outside. "Just- charge it," he replies, quietly. The purchase is scooped into his... well, wherever the Chemist stores objects, and he staggers towards the exit.

"Mister Tribal, are you alright? You look like you've seen a ghost."

He stops, turns, afraid of what he might say, but in the end he settles on a reply. "Quite fine, just- It's nothing. What was your name?"

"Um. Marie, sir."

Kuja turns to leave. "Thank you, Marie."

Not a second chance. A time loop. It's impossible, completely impossible, the sheer amount of magic involved-

But how?

For the first time since Bahamut, he checks his iMog. 5:47 PM, April 8th.

Without thinking, he starts furiously composing a message. Frisk, Frisk, Asriel, Papyrus, Madhuri, Matilda, Snow White, Conway, Red, Chara- Everyone he knows.

Has anybody else been reliving their last three days on Vaikuntha over again? Asking for a friend.

[sassafrisk]

not precisely

i didn't punch other frisk in the face last time

how are you holding up?

[acapriciousreaper]

Not the best

Total deaths: 3
Total times caused universal destruction: 3
Total times succeeded on previous: 2

not a score i exactly wanted to improve, frisk

[sassafrisk]

yeah, that

that really sucks

this is gonna sound really hollow, but i'm sorry

hey, dude

other frisk dragged me into something and i might not make it out but

wanna talk about it if we loop again?

[acapriciousreaper]

That sounds like a plan. Sorry for being absent last time.

[sassafrisk]

not a problem

whe

This user's signa signa signa signal hassssssssssssssssss been

[musicinmysoul]

I have and it's a lot to take in right now. Not gonna lie, I'm feeling pretty stressed.

Space altering shenanigans I'm familiar with, but time? Not so much.

[acapriciousreaper]

At least I'm not delusional. I feel like I need a stiff drink and a nap. How are we supposed to even attempt to fight without drawing from what we were before? I'm a skilled mage, but without channeling Gaia's power I barely even touched her. I might as well have been throwing stones at Bahamut

i don't understand what the hell we're supposed to do

[musicinmysoul]

There must be something we missed. Or likely a lot of somethings. Technically, we have a lot of time to figure that out, but that's what scares me.

Admittedly, I've been a bit thankful for not having all of my magic here. Being empathetic with so much despair in the air is something I wouldn't wish on anyone.

[acapriciousreaper]

We'll have to figure out how to summon the Eidolons, I suppose.

Ugh

I thought about it, really I did, but I was afraid they might have some sort of connection to the Eidolons of my world and that felt slightly suicidal.

[musicinmysoul]

Oh no, we're already at risk of tearing this world apart by drawing from our own power. Still, you probably have more experience with summoning than I do.

Weren't there expeditions to the four great temples? If the bonds were already formed, then wouldn't there be a way to call upon them anyway? I know Kalki mentioned supreme skills, but I don't think anyone can do that right now...

[acapriciousreaper]

Well, on Gaia, really there's two ways of summoning an Eidolon. First way being to form a pact with them, which you can do if you're a summoner. The second you can do by destroying or even damaging an enchanted jewel which contains a fraction of their essence.

I am not on good terms with the Eidolons on Gaia.

[musicinmysoul]

Oh. No, I imagine they wouldn't like that at all. Fortunately, I doubt the ones here are the same ones from your world. Where I'm, for example, Bahamut is a benevolent and caring dragon god. He would never threaten the world like this, not even to combat his sinister sister goddess, Tiamat.

I was more than upset when I learned about this world's Bahamut.

[acapriciousreaper]

Wait, Tiamat?

It's frankly disturbing how many commonalities exist between the various worlds.

[musicinmysoul]

Disturbing in some ways, fascinating in others. I'm not terribly surprised about a god's influence reaching other worlds; the multiverse is endless and not always constant. Still, I imagine Tiamat's ego and five headed appearance is also shared in your world.

[acapriciousreaper]

Three, actually, and she was a servant to- well, the man who made me.

[musicinmysoul]

Oh.

(Kuja was made by someone else? A homonculus, perhaps?)

I won't pry into that if you don't want to talk about it. That does remind me: I intended on telling at some point that I'm a dragon, but you might've seen that through melody.

[acapriciousreaper]

You know what, I need to recover after the past six days. Would you like to come over at some point for tea or something. At this point I almost don't care anymore. I trust you enough not to air my dirty laundry, but suffice to say before I came to Vaikuntha I was

not a good person
to put it mildly.

[musicinmysoul]

You have my word that I won't share your history with others.

Tea does sound wonderful, though. Any time for me.

[einspine]

YES! IT'S LIKE SOMEBODY KEEPS RELOADING.

ON ONE HAND, I'M GLAD WE HAVE MORE CHANCES. ON THE OTHER HAND, REPEATING THE SAME TASKS IS QUITE TIRESOME!!! IT REMINDS ME OF A GAME I ONCE PLAYED.

EXCEPT IT'S REAL. AND TIME IS... STRETCHIER. BECAUSE IT'S ACTUAL TIME.