MISSIONS - Outskirts Investigations
MISSIONS - Outskirts Investigations
Introduction
Introduction
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The evening after the latest Holiday Hills concludes...
Wyndam
Whew! I think that just about does it! The end-of-Holiday Hills paperwork has been officially squared off!
Stein
And thank the Creator for that... seemed there was a lot more running around than usual. I guess Chronos and the Tapus really showed up for the event this time.
Evil-Eye
Well, maybe we should tell 'em to lay off next time. All that recruitin' shite took FOREVER to get through.
Wynton
You said it... we haven't even had a chance to look over all the new job requests that have come in lately.
We'll have to post a notice about the bulletin refresh being a bit delayed.
Evil-Eye
Who the hell is "we"? Ye can't possibly expect me to be stayin' to do even more overtime!
I've got a ship t' be checkin' in on!
There's a knock on the door.
Wynton excuses himself from the table and goes to answer it. Standing out in the hallway is Miliani, one of the Guardian Deities who had been involved with the latest Holiday Hills festivities. The Wayfarer leader welcomes her in and retakes his seat at the table.
Wynton
Miliani! To what do we owe the pleasure?
Is Leilani not with you?
Miliani
Leilani is helping Chronos with the clean-up at the manor.
My apologies. I realize this is not the most convenient time to be barging into your office but there's something important that we must discuss.
Wyndam
Right now? I mean, we were just about to clock out and--
Miliani
Yes.
I'm very disappointed in you. I would have thought that such esteemed leaders and founders such as yourselves would have had a better handle on your own people.
Wyndam
Excuse me?
Evil-Eye
What did you say?!
Wynton
Wyndam, Evil-Eye, please. Let's hear what she has to say first.
What is the meaning of this, Miliani? What about "our people"?
Miliani
Over the last few weeks, quite a few of your guild members have been following Leilani and I around the festival grounds. They've been watching us -- spying on us after we confided in a few of them no less...
Stein
What? Are you sure it was GCSF members?
What could they have possibly wanted from you two?
Miliani
Undoubtedly. After all, how many other exploration guilds do you know that are operating out of Ethovalon?
Stein
Alright, I guess that's fair. But that doesn't answer my second question. Do you know why they would've done it though...? And there were more than one of them tailing you two?
Wyndam
There had to have been a good reason. And if something was really up, we would've heard about it.
Miliani
And yet you didn't, did you?
Wyndam
Tch--!
Evil-Eye
Cut the crap. You said you confided in some of 'em. What exactly did ye say?
As Evil-Eye glares at Miliani, the Guardian likewise stares back.
Miliani looks to each of the guild leaders intensely before she sighs and begins her explanation.
Miliani
...when first Leilani and I arrived in Ethovalon, it was to aid our friend Chronos in his celebrations. At the time, I approached him with the reason that I wished to involve myself and Leilani in order to cheer her up. The wintertime had been taking its toll on her. That was only partially true.
Both she and I had other reasons for coming to your island -- to your city.
In truth, it was because of the disaster that had occurred. The invasion that caused the sky to turn black and the lights in the surrounding areas to be snuffed.
Wynton
When the being "Lunala" came to Ethovalon.
Miliani
Yes. Leilani and I -- as well as the other members of the Guardians -- are responsible for the protection of the islands of the Great Ocean.
Miliani
As such, perhaps you could surmise that the natural disasters that swept the land, wind, and sea in the winter prior have left us... vexed. There was no clear reason for why or how such large-scale destruction could be occurring in so many parts of the world.
We searched tirelessly for any plausible explanation, and yet none would be come clear until... something strange happened.
Miliani
About one year ago, a great many wormholes opened up and the three most renowned exploration guilds in the world launched an expedition to survey them.
Stein
Wait... were you watching the entire operation back then? If a Guardian Deity showed up, one of us would've noticed. Right?
Miliani
Actually... no. None of us Guardians were aware of what you were doing at first. The four of us had dispersed to other parts of the world to see if they were similarly affected by the disasters. It was an associate of yours -- the merchant Kecleon -- who made us aware of what you adventurers were doing at the time.
Wynton
What-- Odhran contacted you?!
Miliani
He seemed a reputable source of information. Perhaps he simply heard of our efforts to investigate the anomalies at the time. Nevertheless, it was he who put us into contact with the Mistress of Space. And it was her who had the most to tell us.
Wyndam
And Andromeda? So... I take it you Guardians are the reason why she hasn't been around lately.
Miliani
Perhaps. First, it was the outbreak of wormholes that lead into the unfamiliar yet rather unremarkable lands. After that, you had made contact with an unknown entity of great power. It was called "Solgaleo", correct?
Evil-Eye
So what if it was?
Ye still haven't told us what this's got to do with "our people" tailin' ye at the festival! So what's this got to do with you? You weren't there, were ye?
Miliani
The boy. The boy that Andromeda saved, the one you call "Orion". He was once Solgaleo. Is that right?
Evil-Eye
...
Stein
Well... we weren't trying to hide it or anything. It was just a hunch more than anything.
Miliani
And the girl. She was once the fiend that terrorized your city.
Stein
"Fiend" seems like an overreaction. She's a kid and her name's Cassie.
Miliani
Perhaps she is now. It's true that those two children haven't caused any harm since they lost their powers. But what I'm more concerned with is what that power entails and how it was lost.
Andromeda knew that the energy surrounding them even in their diminutive forms was reminiscent of the energy given off by the wormholes.
She was also able to tell us that the chaos energy that the girl had used as the beast Lunala was remarkably similar to that of the air across the Great Ocean before and after the natural disasters struck. Andromeda stated much the same about Orion as well.
Wynton
So... are you saying that you think Cassie and Orion caused the natural disasters?
But that can't be true. Orion was the first one to arrive between the two of them and he showed up months after the initial wave.
Miliani
You're right. It couldn't have been those two, could it?
Evil-Eye
...oh, gods.
Wyndam
What is it, Evil-Eye?
Evil-Eye
She's sayin' something else came through a portal to our dimension. Somethin' that's got the same kinda powers as Solgaleo and Lunala did.
Somethin' whose presence was disruptive enough to fling the whole bloody world into a maelstrom.
Miliani
Not just one thing. It could have been many. In fact, Leilani and I have confirmation of that much now.
Miliani
Earlier, I had reprimanded you for the actions of your guild's members. What had happened was the Cosmogs seemed to notice that we had taken an interest in them. It seems they enlisted the help of your adventurers to try and find out what that was.
A few of the guild members came to us directly and asked us about what it was we were looking for. Though I am disappointed that your members would be so bold as to attempt to deceive a Guardian...
...admittedly, it was the same members that granted Leilani and I the confirmation that we were looking for -- that the children were once the entities Solgaleo and Lunala, and that they were regaining their memories of the events that caused them to lose their powers.
So I must admit -- though I had already known -- that your guild is made of some very capable individuals.
Wynton
Er... thank you, Miliani. In any case, what you've said is... concerning to say the least. But you sounded pretty confident.
If there are potentially dangerous creatures or individuals out there, then we've gotta do something!
Stein
My thoughts exactly.
Miliani, you're here then because you want our help, is that right?
Miliani
Indeed. Many of your peers across the world have vouched for you. And I've seen firsthand what your member are willing to do for the sake of what they believe is "right". Leilani and I have both decided to put our trust in you.
For the sake of our Great Ocean.
Evil-Eye
Gods, all those words just t' say you've got some important jobs for us?! Should've said so sooner!
Wynton
Oh? I thought you were dying to get home, Evil-Eye!
Evil-Eye
Ah, polishin' up the ship can wait! Sounds like we got some bounty huntin' to do!
Stein
Right. Miliani, would you mind staying just a little bit longer to brief us on what's needed? We'll need to prepare announcements for each of our respective branches before we head out.
Miliani
Of course. I'll tell you all that Leilani and I know so that you can begin your preparations.
Wyndam
Well... I guess I'll get a new file started!
(Oh gods, this paperwork is never gonna end...)
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