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[lux_ex_tenebris]

[Technology isn't so primitive that she has trouble sending a message. She is hesitant about showing her face, but if this is Bhunivelze's doing, she wants him to know she isn't afraid or in hiding.]

Hello, Earth? [That is the name of this planet, isn't it?] I suspect you are used to people showing up at random. I'm one of the newest flock and -

It's nice to see a planet so lively. [Lively yet normal; not falling apart; not ending.] My name is Lightning and I was doing something very important, but I guess all of that is on hold.

[Sure, you can totally pause beating gods, right? Right.]

I'll help you all I can while I'm here. Every world deserves a chance to flourish.

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[runningstart]

So is Lightning your superhero name, or were you born on some kind of commune...? [No judgment or anything, his name is 'wally' so it's not like he has room to talk, but he's gonna]

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[lux_ex_tenebris]

Lightning is the name I gave myself. [After her parents died. It was a method for seeming stronger, but also a way for her to admit her very real weaknesses.] My parents called me something else.

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[runningstart]

[Well, can't knock somebody choosing their own name that fits them best. It's kind of half of the superhero identity.]

So...not to be a jerk but the last time back home some aliens showed up and promised to help us better our planet, they tried to harvest humans as slave labor. [And then Wally died, so that sucked.] What's in it for you to better any place you're not invested in?

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[lux_ex_tenebris]

[It was less about being a superhero and more about being...someone different. Losing both parents left her with a nasty scar and she feels like she keeps failing her sister. Her younger sister. Of course she is responsible for her.]

I don't even know what I would do with slaves. [Her tone lightens.] Nothing. This is just something I have to do.

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[bestest_ladle]

Hmph! Welcome to Earthie. You sure have a philosophical outlook on being yanked off to another worldie while you've still got things to take care of at homie.

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[lux_ex_tenebris]

This isn't my first time. [When you become a warrior for two gods and see your world ending, nothing much shocks you anymore.] I don't mind this place. It's alive.

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[bestest_ladle]

Uh... does that mean the world you were on beforie was not alivie?

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[lux_ex_tenebris]

It perished, yes. I was there to watch it die.

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[onederfulhero]

"Every world deserves a chance to flourish"! What a wonderful philosophy to have! We should all strive to do our best when trapped in this new world.

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[lux_ex_tenebris]

I don't see a reason to do otherwise. This world is definitely alive; we should keep it that way.

[onederfulhero]

It seems not everyone's powers are suited to saving others, unfortunately. Others may not be used to the idea of heroism. They simply want to live their lives here in peace. Myself, however... I come from a world where powers are extremely common. I myself was a well-known hero, so what choice do I have but to keep going?

[lux_ex_tenebris]

What can you do, "well-known hero"? There isn't anything wrong with wanting to live normally. I want that eventually too. But until I can do that...safely...I only have one choice.

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[irwins]

[Under normal circumstances Shaun is in his mid-twenties, but thanks to the current magical nonsense going on, he's an excitable ten year old instead. Not that he's not excitable at his actual age. He's just taller, mostly.]

Hello Earth makes you sound like an alien, you know. Which honestly is pretty cool. So I like it.

[He nods.] And Lightning is a badass name. Points for that too!

So. Are you an alien?

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[lux_ex_tenebris]

[She can't exactly deny the claim that she is alien. Lightning hasn't been fully human for...five hundred years or so.]

I wasn't sure how else to phrase it.

[Ugh. Turning her face away, a little embarrassed, she makes a small sound in her throat.]

I'm... I was the Savior, a puppet for the god Bhunivelze. I'm myself again, though I still possess the powers I was given.

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[irwins]

Holy shit.

[That sounds intense is what that sounds.] Savior sounds good, right? But puppet sounds definitely bad. So... gonna go with extra bad over all.

[So it's good she gets to be herself.]

What kind of powers? [He leans closer.] ...can you fly?

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[lux_ex_tenebris]

It wasn't...good. I should have never trusted him. [A mistake she intends to rectify with the power she had been given.]

No, but gravity has never given me much of a problem. [She can scale buildings and such pretty easily.] My power lies in combat and summoning my Eidolon, Odin.

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[xth_gambler]

A chance to flourish. Quite the interesting comment to make. One finds themselves wondering just what situation of importance you have been drawn from to provoke such a statement as 'every word deserves a chance to flourish'.

Is it not possible that, through the very act of existing, each world in the Realm of Light has already been given its chance? Perhaps some are fated to complexities and diminishing.

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[lux_ex_tenebris]

I came from a world crumbling in on itself, leaving nothing but darkness and silence behind. If I can kill the god responsible, the souls I gathered will have a chance to be reborn in another world. I can't risk losing.

It's nice to see this world for that reason.

Bullshit. [She has feelings about this. Apologies, Luxord.] Gods don't get to decide anymore.

[xth_gambler]

Is it a god, or just an individual who happens to have power and ego?

There are differences, but not many. And they are more frustrating when they are mortal, I think. Hades was easier to deal with than, say, Xemnas.

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[lawes]

[ Her tired expression makes room for a smile. Tired, yes, but still friendly. ]

Hi, Lightning. I'm Rachel. I am also new here. I was doing something important, as well. Guess this place favors the busy?

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[lux_ex_tenebris]

[She understands that fatigue all too well.]

Seems like it. I hope they're right when they say everything is on hold until we return.

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[lawes]

[ She nods - this time expressing herself with more energy. ]

I'd find some comfort in that. There aren't a whole lot of people able - or willing - to step up to face the criminals back where I'm from.

[ There's a pause, a silence that cuts through the end of her sentence. Her words feel hollow to her. Everything feels out of context and she doesn't like the uncertainty. ]

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[republicrelic]

[ As with many here who have been age-shifted, Rex is older now than he is typically -- but his reaction is more or less the same regardless. ]

Every world, eh? That's a sentiment I can get behind. You're from a place where you can freely travel between worlds, then?

[ It's just a guess; Lightning uses very similar phrasing to those from his galaxy, or those like it. ]

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[lux_ex_tenebris]

[Some subjects are too important - too ingrained - for age to touch. Lightning loves seeing her friends and her loved ones alive. Five hundred years hasn't changed her will to fight for them.]

No, not yet. Once I break Bhunivelze's hold on everyone, the souls I gathered as his Savior will pass on to a new world.

I know other worlds exist and they need to be protected.

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[republicrelic]

I can't say I recognize half of the terms you're throwing around. However things work for you back home, they're a lot different here.