Traveling Secrets [ return ]

[Hope Arcanium]

The feline-fox hybrid was getting used to her rediscovered godhood, still unused to having such powerful energies and connections to things she never knew she did. It was like having a huge weight lifted off of her shoulders- like she knew who she truly was now. Sure, she might be in the realm of the gods, but that didn’t make her anymore important than those she shared this planet and life with. They were equals as far as Player was concerned, and the only difference between her and them was this... so-called divinity. Could it even be called that? Perhaps. It had drawn the attention of many, commanding respect and attention as she passed through crowds or approached individuals who did not know her personally. No matter what she did to try and reassure some folks, they still regarded her as some higher power, much to Playerone’s annoyance.

But most of this instilled paranoia to parts of the population, causing her to feel alienated by her own group. She heard whispers from group mates as they spoke of her possibly being a spy for the gods Rin was fighting. It made her blood boil, and her loneliness kick back in full-gear, just like the time she first joined the Ascendants.

The Ascendants...

Her senses alerted her to a very familiar scent, and the fur on the back of her neck stood up, the scales on her draconic wings following suit as she cautiously approached. This could very well be a trick of one of the cruel gods they had been waging wars against, and she had been on her guard constantly ever since. Elysium’s safety was her number one priority right now.

But that smell... could it be? The hybrid’s fiery god aura burst from her body, the surge of energy overwhelming her, urging her forward towards the source. The intense nature of her soul reflected in the bright red, fiery flames that surrounded the feline-fox’s body as she felt like a passenger in her own body, sprinting now towards the forms of two painfully familiar faces.

“COOPER! DIYA!” The desperate wails left her throat without her thinking, and she aimed to throw her body into Cooper’s, going for a tight hug. Tears streamed down Playerone’s face, joy overwhelming all other senses of caution and potential danger. Please, please let me have this moment of happiness without it ending in ruin... Cooper, Diya, I’ve missed you so, so very much. She pleaded quietly in her mind.

“Stars above, I’ve missed both of you... so much...” If she had succeeded in a hug, she would try to hold them tighter, wrapping her big dragon wings around them. “Please... tell me this is real... don’t let this be another dream... please...” Lately dreams and reality had been blending together for the hybrid when it came to remembering the Ascendants- she missed them so much. She relived the memories in her dreams so vividly, that when she woke up, sometimes she was convinced that they were all still alive and everything was the way it had used to be, until the illusion was broken by the cold hard reality that she and Rin were the last remaining Ascendants.

Until now.

“I’m so... so s-sorry, Coop... Diya... please forgive me...” Why was she apologizing? There was no reason to, but there she was, doing so anyways. It was just a part of her nature, and subconsciously, perhaps it had been survivor’s guilt? She couldn’t think right now- there were so many emotions racing through her that the intensity of her godly aura increased by the second, so grateful these two were alive. So grateful to see their faces again.

//powers used right now; Fire elementals(aesthetic, not harmful), mutations(glow, dragon wings).