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    The scene is just as described: one of the new fields in the south of the temple complex is on fire, the plants all in peril. In the center of the flames is a great black beast, a fox-like thing the size of a bear, its two tails waving wildly.
    Around it, the fox-people who were working in the fields and garden surround it in a half-circle.

    The priestess arrives with the horn and does a double take at the sight of the balloon-fish-lizard creature. But they follow Karl's instructions, pressing the horn against the side of the repitilian balloon and sounding it as loud as possible.

    Then, guessing from his warning that it's going to amplify the sound somehow, they drop the horn and cover the sides of their head.
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    When she blows she might be confused at first as the creature seems to swallow every sound. A look at the creature tells her that the noise gets thrown back and forth inside the baloon creatures body even blowing it up a bit. This is just a thing of a few moments befor it opens his mouth which seems to be his total front. The sound the horn made comes out amplified several times which might even make them deaf. The main noise is aimed front which might suggest those creatures can be used for speeches or festivals to carry the sound over the crowed.

    Karl will after that point at the people and point back at the temple. Hopefully that worked out so they have to act fast. he keeps an eye on the giant fox as he hopes it is stuned for the moment. He charges in either way trying to lead the people out and preparing to engae the enemy if it didn't work.
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    I think it's safe to say she's never seen anything like that.
    Who would have thought of using a fish as a megaphone?

    Thanks to Karl's warning the priestess isn't deafened, though her ears are ringing.

    The people in the field, though, have a rude awakening. People cry out at the awful sound, folding and trying to cover their ears, and look around in a daze. The ones who are faster to recover flee the fields as instructed, but a few are still there trying to get ahold of their surroundings.


    As for the giant fox monster, it's more infuriated than stunned. It turns towards Karl, growling, teeth bared, getting ready to pounce.
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    [Fields]

    That is properbly because her world had a different branch of technology. Karl's world was never in need of many tools we use. For example those 'Frogs' work very well as megaphones and they can cover things like washing machines, hearths etc with the use of summons.

    Up until now all seems to work fine, just the not stunned part is a hugh fallback. Guess he underestimated the effect of the horn. Next time they need a pipe which makes high piched sounds most feline people can hear but no normal people. Since the big one is locked on him he has to head straight for plane B. he takes a look around until he sees a way where near none fled and which doesn't head for the church. Then he runs straith for that way, trying to pass the monster to get even more attention. Let's hope this bait plan works out. Since he is quiet good at running he should at least lure it away for now.
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    That's true. Simple machines and direct magic are more the speed of technology there.

    Down to the south and southeast there's a relatively open stretch of field, with nothing there except, eventually, a fence.

    The monster jumps towards Karl as he starts running, and then it's chasing after him, right on his heels.
    The creature speaks, hissing angrily at Karl while it follows the bait.
    "What are you doing? You don't belong here!"
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    ((I like to imagine worlds where they got magic or something simular and how it effects the evolution of the society. Especially the Level of technologie))

    "And who are you to judge that." Karl replies while still running. In his mind he wonders why this thing can speak and what exactly it means. Maybe it is some kind of corrupted person which serves in the temple? Strange that this crosses his mind first. So he should try to keep it alive. There is only one option so far that might help , but he didn't got a chance to test it before.

    As the fence comes near he just puts a hand on it and swings over it. it doesn't look glamorouse, but then again he runs for his live not a 10 Point result. On the other end he starts preparing the summon of Mukade, the Dragon-Eater Centipede. Let us hope the beast doesn't get a speedup for now.
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    "I am a beast of fire and autumn, I have lived a this temple since-"
    "No, who are you to question me, human, outsider?"

    The monster leaps over the fence in a single bound. It's incredibly glamorous. Almost seems to move in slow motion as it jumps over the fence and all the way over Karl, to try to trap him between the monster and the fence.
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    [Over the Fence]

    Well that was unexpected.

    "You may consider changing that. Go for summer, it fits the fire theme or maybe earth to fit autum." He says.
    "I'm a guest here, so you should treat me well." with that he pushes the hand on the ground which then creates the summoning circle under him. Let us hope this works and the talking distracts the beast enougth.
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    "You're funny. But I'm here for revenge, not jokes."
    "You're in the way."
    A ball of fire sparks and grows between the monster's teeth, and it spits it towards Karl. But probably it is a moment too late to stop the summoning.
    It can't resist conversation.
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    [The other side of the Fence]

    Right when the fireball flies, the summon is complete. And throught the circle without breaking the ground comes a big centipede. It's much smaller then the one Karl fought but every part is around the size of Karls chest. It swirls around the summoner creating a living hut to cover him. As a dragon eating centipede it got quiet a good resistence against fire so Karl is safe while the centipede only got a little damage.

    "Revenge?For what?"
    he says and prepares the merge. lets try to get out as much informations as possible
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    "A cowardly betrayal, long ago and far away, that still has brought disgrace upon all the spirits here."
    The monster growls, quite unhappy to see the centipede's armored form emerge.

    A few flickers of flame grow and swirl hypnotically around the fox monster, trying to catch the centipede's buggy eyes. There seems to be something in the depths of the flame that is just must figure out and get. There's magic in those sparks, that tries to tear the bug away from its summoner for a few important moments.
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    "Can you give me more information on that one? Maybe a date or so. Wouldn't mind if you write it down" comes from the safe zone.

    The centipede's attention is caught up by the flames, thought I don't even know where or if he has eyes in the first place. Karl watches his breaking defense. He is aware that any gap will be his end right now so he will just grab the centipede to force the merge.
    A light will cover the both of them, which reforms to a humanoid form. It looks bigger then Karl and while forming it is visible that it got the forms of the centipeds shell. Every part appears to be round and made of several chitin plates making the person look a bit bubbly. Especally the torso appears to be unnaturally big. The head is very flat and close to the main body only a visir shows where the eyes are which appear as yellow glooming eyes. His weapons appear to be two shield like parts of the armor which emerge from the lower arms. One side is sharp.
    All over this form appear a bit raw and also is quiet more bulky then someone might think is good. Whwn you listen closly you can hear the armor scrathing at itself even while he is only standing around.

    Karl has to get used t this body first and the centipeds mind so he doesn't seem to do anything then testing, like moving all the fingers and such.
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    "Just as soon as I destroy you, filthy, meddling, summoner!"
    The monster seems particularly mad about that part. More mad than it would be at other heroes.

    While the Karl-Centipede-Combo is busy testing its new body, the fox monster pounces on him, trying to knock the bulky form to the ground, snapping its teeth.
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    "Just as soon as I destroy you, filthy, meddling, summoner!"
    The monster seems particularly mad about that part. More mad than it would be at other heroes.

    While the Karl-Centipede-Combo is busy testing its new body, the fox monster pounces on him, trying to knock the bulky form to the ground, snapping its teeth.
    Karlciped will be easily knocked down to the ground and the monster will wonder why this bulky form is so light and appereantly the armor will give in as if it's not really filled.
    Should the fox try to bite into the armor it will come to the problem of getting it's teeth somewhere to bite somethign off. The armor appears to change so the teeth will need to slip through a full scale . strange howmovable the armor is.
    Shoudl the fox just try to pin him down Kalcipede will slash at it's paw with the sharp edged scale. Again here it seems the arm can also move in a wider angle then the appereance suggests.
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    Is Karl just puffing himself up to look bigger? The whole form a bluff?
    When the monster knocks the Karlcipede over and tries to take a bite, however, it becomes clear that isn't the case. It can't get through his armor. Even its fearsome teeth just slide off.
    It slips off the bubbly shell plates, landing on its feet just beside the fallen summon-summoner-hybrid.
    "What is this? Where did you learn it's name, summoner?" snarls the beast.
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    [The Far Side of the Fence]

    Karlciped's reply appears to be a mix of clicks and other bug like sounds. Well..., yeah an uncomplete fusion we got here.
    Should the fox be able to understand him or insects in generell he will hear:
    "I beat another one of his kind and learned to summon it. Quiet strange but if it works I won't complain."

    Then karlciped tries to stand up. his scales seem to assist him with that and the fox might get a glimps on the inside befor Karlcisped will close up again to protect himself from a fireball. In the inside there appears only a mass of flesh barly the shape of a human. This mass is connected to every scale with things that might be arms, which means every single scale got one or two arms to move it and support it. it seems like this is how the centipede part is included here.

    If he can go up without futher problems he will start slashing at the fox with the sharp scales. His movements still a bit raw, but he might get better over time.
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    The fox-beast gets a glimpse within the armor as Karl answers the question.
    The incomplete fusion is really quite horrifying to see; the fox hesitates for a moment, and when Karl swings those sharp scales at it, he manages a shallow cut across the monster's ear. The fox jumps back, yelping.
    "You're more of a monster than I am!"
    The fox turns around; it looks like it's trying to run away, off into the streets.
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    Zophiel comes out from the mirror portal into the sanctuary. Pillars, balconies, doorways. Statues of foxes at the far end of the room, burning incense filling the air. Magic is thick over the place, and you can feel the presence of the divine: gentle, caring, and mischievous.
    Nearby, there's a doorway to the arboretum in case he suddenly regrets coming here, and a cola vending machine in case he's thirsty.

    The cleric watching over the sanctuary looks to Zophiel when he enters and, seeing that it doesn't seem to be a medical emergency that's brought him here, says "Greetings, neighbor; the blessings of Inari be upon you. What can we do for you today?"
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    This place is pretty nice, he thinks. Relaxing, beautiful, nice.

    And nice clerics, too!

    He smiles. "Thank you," he says. "And on you, too."

    Since this is, in fact, his first time here there's actually an important question he has: "First, I guess, how would you recommend I pay respects to the god here?" he asks. And: "Also, I'm looking for my daughter, Anchor, and heard she might be here later. Do you know if she is here?"

    There!
    He got out the two important questions right at the start.

    ...
    He makes it a point to always acknowledge or pay respects to the gods of whatever temple/church/etc he goes to.
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    I don't think that's how it works, Zophiel. You can't just bless people in the name of whatever god is at hand.

    But the priest smiles back. They happen to be a tall birdgirl in a sky-blue robe with a darker blue sash.
    "Oh, thank you."

    "To pay your respects to the goddess Inari, just sit or kneel beside the altar and meditate on your spirit and potential." she steps to the side and make a waving gesture, right this way. "You could leave some food or a trinket on the altar if you like, but it's hardly necessary at all."

    "Miss Anchor? I think I've seen her around earlier." she confirms, nodding.
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    W-what? Are you sure it's not that way? H-has he been doing it wrong this whole time? And nobody bothered to tell him?

    Seriously, though, Zophiel should just carry around a bunch of trinkets and stuff, just in case. He completely forgot to bring any.

    He nods. "Thanks," the paladin says, for both things. With actually no way to know what's where in this temple, he figures there's just as high of a chance of finding Anchor in this room as he has wandering around.
    So he goes to the altar to kneel, and...try to meditate. It's been a while since he was able to do that, but maybe he'll suddenly be good at it again?
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    I think they assumed that as a paladin, he knew what he was doing!

    Anchor isn't in this room right now, so he has at least some chance of finding her if he moves.

    As for meditating, this is a blessed place. It is calm, quiet. Serene. The sanctuary is laid out according to the best geophysiognomic principles to help people clear their minds and let their spirit shine forth. So if Zophiel were up to meditating anywhere, this would probably be it. If he's not too distracted...it's not as if there are things about himself that he's studiously avoiding, right?

    If he quickly gives up and stands again, the priestess will say "We're glad you came to visit. Feel free to explore the gardens while you wait for your daughter." and motion to the door on the left that leads to the gardens. Then she'll stride off to find Anchor and warn her about Zophiel.

    But if he does manage a meditative state, he'll feel even more strongly that he's
    not alone. Help is here, Zophiel. Now, first, you need to see clearly, don't you?
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    Well, it's definitely not quickly that he gives up. If it's the right way to worship, then he has to at the very least try, right?

    The nice part about meditation is that it makes you not worry about any of the other things. It's not as important, right Like, that angel at GLoG? Doesn't matter right now. Finding Anchor? She's probably busy right now and besides, he doesn't even know where she is right now. The seal that he absolutely must not let free under any...

    Oh.
    He can feel the seal weakening. No, not the magic part of the seal: that's still fine. So is the physical part. Instead, of the four parts that make up the seal, it's the mental part that is cracking.

    No.
    I can't do this.
    Not with this many people around.


    Finally,
    he stops trying to meditate. He mentally apologizes to the god, and stands up. Then, he looks to see if that priest is still right here.
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    That seal's been under a lot of stress since getting to the Nexus, huh?
    On the altar, beside the fox status, there's a little mirror at an angle. Is it reflecting the wrong face? Just for a moment?

    The junior priestess isn't still right there, but she's back now. Zophiel took long enough with his honest attempt at worship that she was able to run off, ask questions, find Anchor, and come back to the Sanctuary (without Anchor, who is in fact busy).
    "Is something troubling you?" The paladin has that apologetic look.
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    Well...
    Yes.

    He knew that coming back to the Nexus would mean opening up the possibility of the seal eroding, but he wasn't expecting it to happen this frequently.
    He still decided to come here anyway, because after learning about the nature of his dying homeworld, he figured he'd prefer to be here.

    Seeing the wrong reflection makes his breath catch for a moment.

    Luckily, however, that junior priestess is there and he realizes it's just his imagination.
    "No, everything's fine," he claims, because he's obviously not going to go into it here. "It's just that, for various reasons, I can't really meditate today."

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    "It's quite alright. There's no obligation." The priestess reassures him.

    And it's not too long after that
    Anchor steps in through the southeast doorway.
    "Zophiel! I heard you were looking for me? I mean, it's great to see you again."
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    Sure, there's no obligation, but he still wanted to do it.

    Zophiel stands and turns to face her when he hears her. "Hi!" he says in one of those loud whispers, because he wants to be heard across the room but doesn't want to interrupt other meditators. As he gets closer (and farther from the altar), he feels less of the need to whisper-talk. He smiles. "Mostly, I just wanted to see how my daughter's doing, when there's not giant scorpions or freak storms or spooky villages going on."

    "So," he adds, "I just ran into your father on the way here and learned you're a triplet now?" he says, not entirely sure if what he said is completely correct: triplet? sisters? same person? who knows. He's going to think either 'sisters' or 'triplets' because those seem the most correct. "But anyway. How are you? What have you been up to? Is there anything you need?"

    Poor, Zophiel. Was such an absent-mother and out-of-the-loop that he feels like he needs to make up for it without really realizing that, yeah, everyone's probably been doing fine without him and probably has everything they need.
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    The fox-beast gets a glimpse within the armor as Karl answers the question.
    The incomplete fusion is really quite horrifying to see; the fox hesitates for a moment, and when Karl swings those sharp scales at it, he manages a shallow cut across the monster's ear. The fox jumps back, yelping.
    "You're more of a monster than I am!"
    The fox turns around; it looks like it's trying to run away, off into the streets.
    Karlciped won't reply, mostly because he thinks the fox won't understand anyway. He is not even sure why he understands it. For now he will follow the fox trying to scare it away. after all he isn't that fast so the fox can easily escape.
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    [Sanctuary]

    "Sure! Let's head out to the [gardens], and not bother anyone in here. Oh, thanks for letting me know he was here, Bloom." Anchor says to the priestess, and heading to one of the doors with a wave.

    "I'm doing pretty well. Her hair is messy, not hanging straight, and her clothes are likewise a bit disarrayed. But combined with her smile, it manages to just look carefree. "Yeah. So a while ago I got assassinated by some people pretending to be a friend's family; I started a fight when I found out they weren't who they seemed to be, but the whole thing was a trap. Hehe." She's a little embarrassed about falling for it. That's what trying to be helpful gets you, sometimes. "However, a while before, thanks to Mist and Yueh and this old hunter I met in the mountains, I managed to awaken my magic from Dad's side of the family, so I didn't die when I was killed, I just got knocked into the world of the dead."
    "Not knowing I was still alive, a friend tried to put my soul in a robot clone to get me back, and a necromancer stole my body, and there was some weird psychic phenomena going on in my armor, and long-story-short, each of those ended up with an aspect of me. So now I'm a triplet, yeah!"
    She manages to get through that whole shortened explanation without rephrasing or qualifying things.

    "I'm really well, now. I practice my wizardry, and look after GLoG's medical lab, and sometimes roam the land fighting monsters, you know? Slaying wicked demons, rescuing heroic demons, uncovering ancient artifacts, overthrowing a king. Just recently I helped invent some new animals. And I'm here tonight for Mom's midnight service." It's not a cult gathering, whatever you might have heard. It's a respectable religion.

    "Anything I need? I haven't really thought about it." I'm sure there's something Zophiel can do for her, but it might take some work to figure out.

    Anchor's shadow skips away from her and stretches its wings. How's Zophiel's shadow doing? Has the paladin been treating it alright since the beach?

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    That's the magic of the Nexus, Karlcipede. People generally understand each other.

    When the fox looks back to confirm what its ears hear, that Karl's scraping armor is getting closer, it yelps and puts on a new burst of speed, racing out into the streets to escape him.
    "What do you even want?!"
    It will keep going until it's sure that he's not pursuing.
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    [Sanctuary] => [Gardens]

    Zophiel agrees, then smiles a 'thanks' at the priestess, and then also goes out the door.


    "That's good."
    He listens to the story. "Oh no!" "Wow." "That's pretty weird." "Neat." "Sounds like I missed out on a lot." It sounds like a pretty exciting story. Actually, this brings up an important question that Zophiel now has to consider: what if it didn't happen that way? If she just...died? After coming back to the Nexus, how would he even have found out?

    "Wow, your life sounds very interesting," he adds. "New animals?" That's really cool, would be interesting to see. Fortunately, or maybe unfortunately, Zophiel hasn't heard about this not-a-cult midnight service, either as a cult or not, so...""Well...if you do think of anything you need, feel free to tell me: I ended up finding VIGIL eventually and joined it. Oh, and a midnight service? That sounds good." But if it involves meditation or whatever, he definitely should leave before then. "What'll it be like?"


    Zophiel's shadow actually hasn't been let to go off on its own. Just...hanging out, copying his movements, and not really getting any attention on its own.

    It's been pretty boring, actually.

    But, even at the beach it didn't really get to do anything on its own...it was just a step or two or three behind Zophiel the whole time. It's like it doesn't even know what it would do with freedom to move on its own when it has the opportunity.
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