001 | ❝What I really need is a spell to cast...❞

[destinedwaters]

Who: Aqua and YOU...
Where: Pisces Apartments.
Summary: A Scorpio native tried to attack her, she did what any reasonable Aquarius would do in the circumstances.
Warnings: Magic, perma-Fear status, Persona awakenings and things/people flying out windows..........

Somehow, and she has no idea how, but all the scorpions for the most part she could just sense. It was weird, and even stronger than her own sensing of light and darkness. She wasn't sure whether to be afraid of it or not, but she was terrified of the things she could sense... and the other people who were acting s-strangely...

But she was a Keyblade Master and part of the night guard. She has to be out there, helping. Yet she was too scared to even leave the apartments...

That's when one of those with the strange eyes started coming for her and she found herself paralyzed in fear as she curled up there in the corner. She'd never seen them before except maybe a quick glance around town somewhere when she'd quietly gone for supplies, but she couldn't help the muted scream as they got closer.

'Help me-!'

In hindsight, she will likely smack herself on the forehead for letting fear and paranoia grip her so tightly, but that's when she opens her eyes in surprise. Right there in front of her was a water nymph, waving her hand once even though as she floated there, it was like her entire being was in water... It was so beautiful that for a split second, the fear didn't register with her mind.

'I am thou...'

"Eudora..."

But that Muzzle Shot didn't deter the native Scorpio for long. They were approaching her yet again, and with another scream, there was a brief burst of gold light, a matching magical golden lasso, and oooout the window the masked local went! Oops?

She didn't care. All she knew was she could help somehow and even if she was afraid, there were people here she needed to make sure they were okay.

Even though all she wanted to do was...curl up in the corner...

...

Okay yeah those scorpions are terrifying, after all. Some of them may just be finding themselves on fire. If she can stop shaking long enough to use enough Fire spells to go into Firestorm. If not, she is just going to hide in the corner of the pool area. Nope! Nothing to see here, folks! That toooootally isn't broken glass from a window or anything. Ha ha... ha...

She misses her deceased Master so much right now.

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[destinedwaters]

That implied that someone in a panic could listen to reason. There was a reason a certain member of the original seven was being restrained, after all. In fact, she almost glares before she stops herself.

...She'd said something along the same lines as that to Terra once before, hadn't she? And the Master always said that fear led to obsession, and then Darkness. That...was a path she could not follow. She could dive into the dark, could fight it and turn her sorrow into strength (as her Persona had whispered), but never follow it in that sense.

Aqua glanced down for a moment, shaking her head as she clutched the wayfinder resting against her chest, whispering under her breath something that was likely hard to make out, or would if it wasn't just one syllable.

Ven...

She has to make it back to the Light for him, doesn't she? ...Light, she feels like a fool. Letting herself be degraded to this, and yet-

And yet she hears what he says, and even more, what's implied. That's when she looks up, focuses on the blade in his hand, and a smile begins to creep across her lips for the first time since they'd left that shared dream. However panicked and nervous she may feel, there is one thing she can do and will always do.

"...told you so."

Be a tease of a doting mother type. Always was, always will be. Even though, just as she'd said into the ocean breeze of the islands he lived out his early childhood peacefully... she would never have wished her friends - no, family's - lives on him and his friends. Perhaps it's bittersweet that she has to acknowledge that reality that despite her best efforts, it came to fruition regardless.

Yet she smiles still, even though inside she was still panicking. He'd given her just enough fuel to try and distract her even with the scorpion monsters still exploding around them (she regrets nothing).

"...Very well, Master Riku. But on one condition."

[dreamprotector]

If anyone can, it's Aqua! But yeah, Riku is very much prepared to knock her out with Sleepga, if that ends up being necessary.

It does look like it won't be though and he can't quite help the very quiet sigh of relieve, even as he answers her 'told her so' with a look that is somewhere between sheepish, embarrassed and defiant, because so what, he knows now that he's worthy of that Keyblade of his, but as far as his Master-worth goes... well, Master Yen Sid should know what he's doing and now is kind of the time to prove that himself, he supposes.

...Though, conditions always have him wary.

"...And what is that?"

Jsyk, if he doesn't like it, he'll go with the Sleepga option.

[destinedwaters]

Aqua simply responds to that look with a fragile smile; an action she isn't used to anymore.Lately, there hasn't been much to smile about, and even now... This light was so familiar and while she'd distracted from her complete terror of the scorpions, the fear of watching what happened to her friends occur again in the next generation was amplified. Maybe... this was how Ven felt at that time so long ago, watching Terra fight on, and seeing her struck down.

There's more than one reason why she holds a fist over her heart, clasping it with her other hand as she chokes out her Persona's name again; the water nymph appears, hands trembling as much as she is trying to keep hers from doing the same, and it looks like it's pointing a finger at Riku--

...Only for a barrier of some sort to form around him and shimmer just out of visibility range. He'll find his defense against water-based attacks has increased.

...

"Come back safely."

She trusts you to come back, but if he is injured in any way ever she swears that they'll pay.

[dreamprotector]

Riku tenses when that... - what is that really? - appears, and points at him - and all that keeps him from leaping away is the fact that he trusts Aqua, even in the state that she is in now. Still he gasps lightly in surprise when that protection magic flares around him and then shimmers away, and still he can feel it linger around him, and slowly that look of confusion ebbs into a smile.

"I think, I can do that."

He will, even. And well, as far as injuries go... he has more than mastered Curaga by now and between himself and his Dream Eaters, that hopefully won't be much of an issues. Not if he can help it anyways.

[destinedwaters]

To be honest, it's just instinctual as to how she knows who and what it is. Maybe after this Hour has passed, she will study them in further depth. She is a mage, after all; knowing the arcane and lore is one of the many things she must learn to fully understand its power. But right now? ...Yeah, she's just trying and failing to focus on his Light.

"I'm holding you do that, Riku."

or so help her you are grounded, mister.

[dreamprotector]

"Don't worry."

He's not the same as he was in Promenade. He can more than hold his own against some scorpion monsters - even over a longer stretch of time, if needed.

That so? Well then, try him.

[destinedwaters]

She gave him a look at that, because, really? You are expecting her to think rationally when she is focusing on the worry to not outright panic? Because logically she knows, but logic is on a holiday with the British and they are meeting the Nazis for tea at three o'clock.

By which we mean what is logic it likely got caught in a Mega Flare.

do you really want to test mom. doooo yoooou?

[dreamprotector]

But he isn't expecting her to think rationally. He isn't even expecting logic of her. All he hopes, is that she still knows how to trust and that she can hold onto that until the worst of the curse is over.

...Maybe.

[destinedwaters]

Sorry Riku, but with as much as she does trust, worry sometimes overrides (just ask Terra and Ven that). Though she will try and dislike having to wait.

...You're so on.

[dreamprotector]

Well, he'll just send her a last not before he goes off and tries this Master-thing.

"See you soon."

He won't make her wait long, if he can help it.

Bring it!

[destinedwaters]

"Good luck..."

It was muttered, maybe, but at least by the time he got back, she'd be sane??? Maybe??? (yes)

brought it so fast that you didn't even see it coming