Conquestum Paradisi

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Conquestum Paradisi

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What: Closing Arena Ceremonies, Part 2
Where: Aries Arena & Televised
Summary: 1/24/10AC
Warnings: This could get serious...but who knows.

Finally it was time for the mayor, Kazuki Sakahagi, to speak up. Not even an thirty minutes left to the celebrations, but seeing him go appeared to be lighting up a spark in the citizens. It wasn't too hard to see why; his enthusiastic grin and way of walking could easily melt anyone's worry away.

He walked to the center stage as cheering broke out, two men in black and Junko Tanako behind him.

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[poweryetunknown]

It wasn't so strange - after all, someone he counted as an ally at the very least was very connected with death. But he swallowed hard, refusing to turn away from the dead bodies. He just hoped that they either got to where they were going quickly or got the chance to come back to life... though he didn't think there was an active UG here.

Still, he couldn't help a strange feeling of kinship with them. He turned to address the voice - or where he thought it was coming from, anyway. "I'm not. I just know how much it sucks."

[handshakegreeting]

It was their job to ensure that they would, their role in reality and in the plane no normal being could see. Still, red eyes regarded the young boy as she cradled another unfortunate soul that could not be raised again. In fact, if he looked, he would see the woman with pale grey hair in all white gently placing them down as their soul escaped from their body.

"You are not the only one, child of man."

After all, her death ushered that pain of separation into Nippon itself.

[poweryetunknown]

"... I just wish we could have helped them before. But we have to do what we can so there aren't more people who end up like that."

He took a deep breath and approached her, watching as she worked.

[handshakegreeting]

That caused a faint smile to cross her lips.

"Indeed. But do not pause too long to mourn those who pass on, child..." She moved on to the next, almost a ghost herself as her pale hands gently close the eyes of one who felt terror as they suffered a fatal blow. It was not sad to her; only natural as the soul found rest in the next life. "Lest we have more souls to usher on to their next beginning."

[poweryetunknown]

"I won't. We've still got work to do."

He hunched his shoulders, and sent Wall of Grizzly at an Anoli, watching as he turned and started attacking another Anoli in his confusion.

[handshakegreeting]

Izanami does not seem to mind as the Persona lashed out. Instead, that kindness in her expression turn more grim. If that girl had been here, there would be even less peace... Perhaps it was a small blessing.

"Indeed..." A sneer crossed her lips as she watched. Adding more souls for them to collect, child? Regardless, she merely whispers to the next; a fallen Anoli. "I wonder... was it worth your life? This chaos those above you revel in?" Regardless, she merely places a hand over his heart. "May you know peace in our realm..."

They would have been better off, resting in blissful ignorance than paying for their misguided actions (in the eyes of those who believe in the government; she honestly did not care). How ironic that it would be her to usher them on to the next part of their journey. If only they could have seen the folly of their ways sooner than landing on either Death's footstep. Then, perhaps, such numbers of those they would release from their human bodies would have been lowered. No matter which side they chose, if they had even chosen at all...

[poweryetunknown]

"... I'll do what I can to keep people from trampling the bodies. Not promising anything, but..."

He knows. Caught between what he is, he knows better than to try to kill. He's not aiming for it anyway - injure, maybe cripple, but not kill.

He's seen enough death and known what's just over that hill for some to wish it on other people.

[handshakegreeting]

"I do not expect any, child of man."

She turns to the next, but upon realizing that they still lived; that there was still a pulse; left it in the hands of her own Persona to raise them up before they were trampled underfoot. It was wordless; no one need know it was her. Even Death could be forgiving at some instances.

"Though I must say, it is interesting..." She noticed the presence of death hanging over you, Neku.

[poweryetunknown]

He switches to Wall of Grizzly, letting the Persona rush someone and knock them back. He's glad the Taboo Noise is on his side right now, honestly. That thing was a pain to fight.

"Huh? What is?"

[handshakegreeting]

"that you as well have been touched by death." And she must say she is amused by it. Though before she could say more (if she was going to at all), she disappeared into the mists and death. Likely to usher more souls on.

Or just pulling a Houdini. Who knows?