(Yeah! And holy shit! I never thought of that!)
Ekvinathesk: *Shrieks angrily, nearly sending a few planets out of orbit. I betrayed no one! I did what I had to do! If I had not, then dragonkind would be extinct, you fool of a ghost child!
Lucitius: Puts up a shield slongside Lanika’s. His was far more powerful, but it still wouldn’t do any good against a primordial creature like Ekvinathesk.
Synthia: Gathers everyone near Lucitius, just in case they had to flee.
(Lmao, that's actually kinda weird. Normally other people come up with that shit before me!)
(And shit… now Ítäki is getting pissed. She's literally manifesting a new, seperate form from all her other incarnations!)
Ítäki: GHOST CHILD? She's shrieking. Her form is taking on its own life once more, growing to a size that rivals Ekvinathesk's. All of Valerie's other forms are terrified, because Ítäki's rage is a physical presence. I AM NO CHILD. DO NOT FORGET YOUR PLACE. YOU NEARLY KILLED US ALL, TRYING TO SAVE US, YOU FOOL. WERE IT NOT FOR YOU, OUR KIND WOULD STILL BE THRIVING!
Everyone else flinches, willingly going with Synthia over to the shields.
(So… uh… I decided to give Ítäki a new form, since she's now fully back to life! I could only find a vague representation of how I wanted her to look, but here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/notebook-content-uploads/content/uploads/original/7c33055b-a93a-4a86-84f5-5e6676390f27.jpeg?1639802344)
(Ooh, nice. That’s a favorite)
(Lmao! Yeah, but the early history of my multiverse is still very, very vague, so yeah)
(Oof)
Ekvinathesk: Hisses, surprised but unafraid by Ítäki’s change. Know my place? Who do you think I am? Some runt? I was an Elder when you were but a hatchling! I am one of the First! And all knew well that dragonkind would be destroyed, but I acted, and saved who I could!
Lucitius: Speaking to the others. If this becomes a battle, I am taking all of us away from here.
Everyone else: Agrees.
(Yeah… anyways…)
Ítäki: Snarls Look at my size. I am the same as you, and a female to boot. I am just as old as you, fool. If not older. You willingly gave mine and your kins lives away, though they were not yours to give or to take. That was an act, yes, but a cruel and unneeded one.
Everyone else: Agrees
Ekvinathesk: Shrieks, baring his teeth. No self-respecting Elder would shrink themselves to fit in other worlds! And I did not choose who lived or died. If your memory worked, you would recall that I had pleaded to all to find safety. Yet, no one listened! Not even my own bloodkin! Glares, a rumbling growl echoing from him.
Ítäki: I DO IT SO I DO NOT NEEDLESLY END LIVES. She glares. YOU MADE THE PLAN THAT TOOK OUR LIVES. AND WHO SAID NONE OF YOUR BLOODKIN SURVIVED? LOOK AT WHO YOU ARE TALKING TO.
Ekvinathesk: Snarls. You shrink because you are a coward! You cannot face the reality of your form. I have killed few mortals in my travels, because they are beneath me! And do not DARE say that you are kin to me! My family died in that void, and none can return from it!
Ítäki: She snarls, and her form grows explosively, tearing through a dozen nearby moons and a couple planets, and stops growing once she hits Ancient sizes. NO COWARD AM I, EKVINATHESK-DAL. THE REALITY OF MY FORM IS LARGE ENOUGH TO BREAK OR MAKE REALMS. YOUR FAMILY YET LIVES ON IN ME. YOU KNOW THE TRUTH OF IT. ACCEPT IT OR DON'T, IT IS TRUTH.
(-Dal is basically an insult. It means "-Lesser".)
(Thumbs-up)
Ekvinathesk: Seems a bit stunned by her growth, but snarls when she speaks. However, it quickly turns to confusion. He decides to ignore her insult momentarily. What do you speak of, Size-Shifter? His tone remains disdainful, but he seems genuinely bewildered.
Ítäki: Notices Ekvinathesk's confusion and remaining disdain, but her anger does not abate, although she does stop shouting. You know well what I speak of, Brother.
Ekvinathesk: Still confused. If you speak metaphorically, then know that I do not understand your meaning. If we are true siblings, then I do not remember you, and I am the elder of all my siblings.
Ítäki: Realizes that Ekvinathesk is not joking. Our parents never told you of me? Wait, of course they didn't… after all, I did nearly break a realm when I was born. I am truly your elder, Ekvinathesk. I am Ítäkinæventhisk.
Ekvinathesk: Completely bewildered. He then snorts, eyes growing distant. Why does any of this matter? I have long been in exile. What use does our meeting serve? Another claw of torment and shame to follow me? Huffs disdainfully, then starts to turn away.
Ítäki: Growls. Stop that.
Ekvinathesk: Huffs again. I have seen most of what this multiverse can offer. There is little here that interests me.
Ítäki: Sighing, she winds her way through the air to be in Ekvinathesk's path. And you have seen little of what all of the multiverses have to offer.
Ekvinathesk: Growls at her actions. Well, other multiverses cannot be accessed by the living except under extremely unusual circumstances. So, of course, I would not know of all multiverses.
Ítäki: Growls right back at him. Don't be too sure about that.
Ekvinathesk: Snorts at her. I have tried, Half-Life! I am still fully living compared to you. The entrances you know do not exist for me.
Ítäki: Snarls, loudly. No longer a Half-Life. I, unlike you, have the natural ability to slip through dimensions and multiverses.
Ekvinathesk: Snarls back just as loud. Well, lucky you. Go flaunt yourself elsewhere then, because I don’t care! Now, if you don’t mind, I’d like to resume my roaming.
Ítäki: The world bends and shifts, and suddenly they are facing two more of themselves. I can show you yourself, our father and mother, and siblings. If I go, you lose that. Rethink your past words, and consider what you say in the future very carefully.
Ekvinathesk: Growls, glaring. There is pain visible behind that glare. They are dead. What be the use of visiting them in other realities? This one is the one I know, and they are dead! A burst of light obscures himself, then he’s gone, having teleported past her. He flaps his wings and speeds away, having no desire to speak with her anymore.
Ítäki: Howls when Ekvinathesk blinks away. She tries to follow, but he all but vanished. Shaken at the entire interaction, she leaves in the opposite direction Ekvinathesk had gone.
Everyone else: What the hell?
Ghar’Teus: Is mumbling. Pain. There was greif in that glare. He still greives.
Lucitius: Looks at Ghar’Teus in confusion, unsure how he could have deciphered that from Ekvinathesk’s glare.
Everyone else: Stunned and speechless by the whole interaction.
Lanika: Nods Indeed, there was… She listens to Ítäki's howl. And the other, she is more hurt than she's letting on.
Everyone else: Flinches when Ítäki howls.
(I know you've probably seen already, but after today I'll probably have another leave of absence.)
