forum A More Ambitious Crossover Than Infinity Wars // Closed with @Morals-are-for-mortals

Started November 14, 2023 by @the-void-phantasmic language

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Pollux paused, then held out their arm to stop Castor. Castor started to protest, but stayed quiet when Pollux glared at him. “You can wait five seconds, Castor.”

Pollux turned and walked towards Tseth and Lili, hands raised slightly. “Let’s try not to argue with each other, okay? We still have a long ways to go from here and we don’t need any more tension.” They looked between the two of them, hoping they wouldn’t be too upset at them for interrupting.

Castor crossed his arms and watched Pollux, Tseth, and Lili. He hoped these stops wouldn’t be frequent. He wrapped his wings around himself to shield his clothes from the rain.

Tseth turned his head to look at Pollux, just barely acknowledging them before looking at Lili again. “Don’t ever call me Krill again,” he said with a growl. He then swiftly turned, walking past Pollux. He hated this. Being stuck in a place that he knew nothing about, with people he don’t know or trust. And the one person he did know was another pampered Light creature who hated his guts.

Lili said an apology that Tseth either didn’t hear or ignored—most likely the latter. She then looked at Pollux. “I don’t think that’s possible. Not to have tension, I mean.”

Pollux rolled their eyes at Tseth as he walked past, then glanced at Lili. “I kind of guessed. Worth a shot, though.” They watched as Castor raised his eyebrows in slight amusement at the situation, and sighed. “Let’s just keep moving. Maybe a bit of walking will do us some good.”

Castor shook his wings out, then turned and kept walking, while Pollux quickly followed suit. They spoke to each other quietly, Pollux seemed worried while Castor looked indifferent as usual.

As they walked, Tseth and Lili fell into place walking behind Castor and Pollux. Keeping several feet of distance between them. It was likely for the best. Lili kept her distance mainly because she thought Tseth was reasonably terrifying when he was angry, and Tseth kept his own distance for his own reasons. He kept closer to the group than he did before regardless—it was difficult not to either way.

Lili glanced around at her surroundings. She only visited the Forest on occasion, considering the sheer amount of dangers it presented regularly. And the rain wasn’t something she was particularly fond of either. She would choose the usually clear skies of her home realm to this any day. The trees did provide some cover, granted, but with the never-ending downpour one was likely to get drenched by the droplets dripping from the leaves regardless. Or, being unlucky, someone could get drenched by the equivalent of a small bucket of water pouring on your head all at once. Hoping that wouldn’t happen, Lili buzzed her wings a few times to get rid of the stray water droplets streaking down them.

Tseth listened to the ambient sounds of the Forest surrounding him. He was indifferent to the feel of the rain. His overcoat protected him from the brunt of it, and he’s spent so much time in his world’s Forest that it was almost as natural to him as weaving through the Wasteland terrain. However, that also came with the constant watching for unnatural movements in the brush and one hand always ready to take out a knife or sword if needed. He wondered if the same threats lurked here, or if there were different ones he needed to be aware of. Unfortunately, the only two people he could ask were engaged in their own conversation.

(Whoa where’d that come from)

Pollux has wrapped his wings around themselves and huddled closer to Castor, who begrudgingly raised a wing above Pollux as a makeshift umbrella. Pollux usually loved the rain, but only when they were dressed for it. And definitely not when they were wearing a crop top with short sleeves.

“It’s almost as if it’s useful to dress modestly,” Castor mumbled. He raised his eyebrows at the hurt look Pollux gave him. “What? I’m not wrong. You’re freezing, idiot.”

“I’m not freezing. Just kinda cold.” Pollux huffed at Castor.

“Whatever makes you feel better.”

(Shit response let’s goooo)

Lili listened to Castor and Pollux’s conversation, seeing as there was nothing else to do. “You can’t always dress for every realm in one outfit. That’s almost impossible.” Aside from Pollux, her own outfit was an example. A green sundress was only fit for Prairie—and Forest, in moderation. Oh god, the Snowy Mountains. She’d likely die if she stayed in this dress. And that wasn’t an exaggeration.

Tseth was distracted from the conversation. He held his metal hand out to the rain, and pulled back his sleeve to reveal the forearm. He tilted his head curiously as he listened to the raindrops hit against the metal. He hadn’t been in the rain for a while. In Wasteland there were plenty of dark clouds, but they often led to dry thunderstorms instead of rain. Even in the better parts of the realm.

(OH SHIT I am not prepared at all for the sno)

Pollux narrowed their eyes at Castor. “See? I wasn’t planning on going anywhere cold today.” Castor only rolled his eyes in response. Pollux fluttered their wings in annoyance.

As the group made their way though the forest, the only sounds were the rainfall and the slight rustling of leaves from the foliage. After a while of walking, a figure could be spotted walking through the trees beside them, slightly behind the group and obscured by the plants.

Castor heard the unusual rustling from where the figure was walking and turned his head to look in their direction, eyes narrowed in confusion. He tilted his head slightly.

Lili laughed nervously. "Speaking of going to cold places, that could be a problem for me."

Tseth raised his head when he heard the disturbance of plants near them. He eyed the movement and placed his hand back at his side, discreetly reaching for one of the swords hidden under his jacket. "Is that something we should be worried about?" He spoke in a low voice, that combined with the sounds of the rain, whatever or whoever was following them likely wouldn't be able to hear.

Lili remained oblivious to the rustling leaves until Tseth had brought attention to it. Immediately, a sense of dread washed over her. She watched the foreign figure with extreme caution. Her wings flared the slightest, but she quickly closed them. She hoped they didn't have dark flowers here. She hoped that figure was anything but that.

Pollux looked over at the others with a small “hm?” giving Castor a questioning look. Castor shook his head slightly. “Not anyone we couldn’t fight off, given their size,” he observed, eyeing the figure curiously.

The figure paused slightly, and a glimpse of their expression could be seen for a moment. They were glancing at the group, a look of disdain on their face.

Cedar was extremely confused by the group beside her. There were two normal-looking twins, then two other people who definitely didn’t belong here. She was just walking, but now she was curious, and maybe stalking a little bit. They would probably think she was just walking, anyway.

(My brain deadass isn’t working (and hasn’t been for the past week tbh) I’m very sorry)