Solving the Puzzle

[Cao]

The Erealumen Crystallands, home to the world's most powerful Aer Krene and birthplace of the spirit of Gnome.

*Note* - Only certain characters may post here. Those characters being - Estelle, Alice, Mika, Jill, Alex, and Tohru

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The Aer Krene was still, humming along gently, calm and quiet thanks to the efforts of the Spirits of Terca Lumereis.

It is here where things began to stir again, five orbs of light forming before the Aer Krene before morphing into five separate people — Mika and her companions. The Angelic Queen was the first to move about, moving away from the group of humans.

"Where in the world—?!" Tohru started, looking himself over, still unable to believe that this was even really happening.

"The Ereamulen Crystallands," Mika explained, gently setting Alex on the ground. Her armour began to glow brightly for a second before it morphed, adorning her in her usual, more ceremonial outfit, one that the humans most commonly associated her with. She sighed softly, undoing the veil on her headdress and using it as a means to cover Alex before she stood. "This place is the most secluded, and we will not be interrupted here."

She turned her gaze on Estelle, approached her even. "Please summon them, if you will."

[Mi-chi]

[asfsad
-been busy-
you closed it. D:
...
I'ma post anyway. i dunno where to gooo]



It took a few moments for the summoning to occur. Everyone appeared to be silent, just waiting for something to happen, when four orbs, glowing with the color of their assigned element came; shifting into the shape of the Spirits.
" You may speak with them as you please... " Estelle muttered softly to Mika.

Alice stared at them in shock for a few moments, her golden eyes wide. She had heard about them, but never seen them. It was different for her. She wasn't sure HOW to explain the feeling. She bit lightly at her lower lip, remaining silent. She knew if she said anything, it would come out wrong. She didn't know what to say anyway.
"Wow"? "Amazing"? She saw it as a bit unnecessary.

As long as everything returns to normal... It was strange with Alex unconscious like this, she hated it.

[Cao]

Mika nodded as she watched the spirits form, azure eyes narrowing just slightly. Looking upon the water spirit, Undine, she could almost immediately sense the leadership within her, mentally sighing.

"It sure has been a while since we came out!" Efreet was the first to say, stretching his arms above his head, ignorant of the light chuckle that Undine gave.

"Is there something you need?" Undine asked, looking first at Estelle before noticing Mika and the others, turning on the Angelic Queen. "Ah... you are the other visitors of this world, are you not?"

"Yes. Mika de Lumine Vitae," the angel said at once, bowing for a moment. "Elemental of Light and Guardian of Kouderra. Through unknown circumstances, some of my humans managed to find their way to your world."

"Your powers are strange, far stranger than those here. Your power levels were alarming and could very well tamper with all the efforts that were put forth to save our world. You have magic within your bodies, don't you?"

"The humans do not."

"Yet you have one right here who has magic flowing within," Undine said, eyes narrowing slightly as she indicated Tohru. The Yalurian Knight stiffened, unsure of what could be said, or if he should even say anything. When he tried to open his mouth to speak, however, a glance from Mika stopped him.

"There are circumstances," Mika replied, closing her eyes for a moment. "Ones that are not easily explained, given my time limit."

"Time limit?" Efreet asked, curious. He grunted as Sylph and Gnome, who had earlier been wrestling, bumped into him, and the fiery spirit growled in annoyance. "Do you two mind?!"

"Sorry," Sylph answered, both she and Gnome suddenly looking dejected as they bowed their heads and stopped.

"What is your situation?" Undine asked of the light angel.

"This boy," Mika explained, indicating Alex, "is the Elemental of Wind in our world. He is the first in over three millennium, and his presence is required to keep out world in balance. However, upon arriving here, his soul was shattered, and he lost all sense of himself."

"He's the reason one Nor was destroyed!"

"And using the bare minimum of my own power, I have brought it back to its original state, as well as that of its sister town, Capua Torim. However, the amount of power I need in order to help him is far greater, and I would like your blessing to do such."

The four spirits looked at one another, obviously hesitant. To begin with, magic on Kouderra worked far differently than here on Terca Lumereis, so Mika wasn't entirely surprised. Not to mention here there was only one race, whereas on Kouderra there was many. Sighing, the angel concentrated for a moment before letting her wings out, the seven-feet-wide appendages stretching out before wrapping around her form, and she looked up at the Spirits.

"I hope this is proof enough."

"... Yes. You can use whatever powers you need as long as you are here. I wish you luck."

And with that, the Spirits vanished.

Pleased, Mika turned back to Alex, going back to his side. She smiled in satisfaction as she swept a hand over him, his body glowing until it returned back to its original age of eighteen years old.

"What now?" Tohru asked, daring to approach the angel. The wings on her back vanished, and her hands began to glow a bright light.

"Now, you will all leave me while I help him," Mika said, eyes appearing closed in concentration. "You will not wander too far, however. I have placed a barrier in this area only, preventing monsters from attacking." She halted in her efforts long enough to look at Jill. "I will also require your skills in crafting. For now, please explain to your human leader here just how it is you came to arrive here." And with that, the Angel of Light turned her attention back onto Alex, beginning to repair the damage that had been done.

Tohru, unsure of how long this was all going to take, was more afraid than anything to anger her. Mika was... well, Mika. She was an angel, and the Queen, at that. With not much left to do, he was forced to accept that all he could do was wait. He turned to Jill. "Are your injuries alright?" he asked, not forgetting how he'd found her underneath a building.

[Daisuke]

Jill had to give herself a moment's thought before she caught up to the situation. Mika? Mika?! Of all the celebrities she could be meeting, they were almost all present! And what's more, Mika needed her help! How did this... No, no questioning her luck. She was indeed lucky to be alive as it was, but this was beyond luck. This was just fate.

But, right, she had to explain everything to those present.

"I was mining in my father's mine one day, and when I went to bed that night, I woke up here. I was scared, so I stayed in the building."

She went on by taking her eyepatch above her eye, revealing a solid, brilliant golden gemstone.

"This is a little souvenir from the Nor Harbor incident. The only thing I had on hand to seal the wound was this gem, and the magic here was too confusing to me to trust."

This was about when people would notice that, behind the gem, was a welled up pool of blood, some of which leaked out the corners and was evidently wiped off, as evidenced by the dark, coagulated blood surrounding the eye socket. She slipped the eyepatch back over her eye and smiled.

"I just kind of stuck it in there, and it seemed to work, because I'm still alive!"

This, in practice, would have killed her. Someone aided with some very subtle magic, it would seem.

"I'm fine, side from a few bruises and being a little dirty. But that happens in the mines, too." she crossed her arms behind her head and leaned back. "I'm a pretty tough chick, don't you worry about me."

[Mi-chi]

[ sorry for the bad post. Not really in the roleplaying mood for some reason. e -e ]

After the reason for the summoning had ended, the spirits disappeared from sight... and the woman had wings...?
Estelle listened to Mika and nodded. They had to go away while she helped him. They just had to give her time.

"I think I'll go over here."
She said, to no one in particular besides herself.
Estelle scanned over the Erealumen Crystallands, arms folded behind her back as memories began to run through her mind.


Alice had wandered off herself, but she peered back behind her nervously every now and then. She didn't know what to think. She knew Mika would help Alex, but she was still scared. She held a hand to her chest and made her way through the area. What should I do for the moment?[/u][/color] She thought to herself. I suppose there's not much.. but.. this place is pretty." [/size]

[Cao]

Tohru had to smile briefly as Jill confirmed she was alright. Still, though, if they ever did manage to find a way back to Yaluria, he'd try and find her a proper healer, if they couldn't find one here. Truth be told, he still wasn't even sure what was truly going on in this world. Still, he certainly felt more comfortable knowing he wasn't completely alone now. And Alex was going to be turned back to normal, so that was another plus.

He caught Estelle drifting a bit away from the group, a bit confused but allowing her to have her space. As of now, he was sure that she must feel like the foreign one.

"It's so much to take in," he chuckled, more to himself than anything. From meeting the Angel of Light herself to finding out Alex was the Angel of Wind... how was he supposed to react to any of this? Well... for the time being, he was glad for his training as a Knight.

"I'm done."

Tohru's attention was instantly directed back to Mika, for the glow that had appeared around her hands vanished, the angelic queen sitting back as she evidently waited. Eventually, the blue-haired boy lying in front of her stirred, form tensing just the slightest bit before his eyes opened. Smiling, Mika helped Alex sit up, giving him a chance to recover.

"'the hell," the boy muttered, a hand on his head due to it being mercilessly attacked by a headache. "What's going on... ?"

"Do you remember anything?" Mika asked, frowning slightly when Alex shook his head. Sighing softly, the Angel pushed the concern aside as she placed a hand on his chest, ignoring the bewildered look she was receiving from him. "This may hurt... but I need you to stay relaxed... "

"Huh... ?"

His inquiry was answered as her hand began to glow and a sharp pain shot through his body, causing him to flinch horribly, resisting the urge to get away from her. And even if he wanted to, he doubted he'd be able to. When all was said and done, however, and everything stopped, Mika had a glowing, teal-coloured crystal in her hand.

It was difficult to react to, yet Mika didn't seem to care what happened. Releasing Alex, the angel stood and walked over to Jill, carefully placing the crystal in her hand.

"I'll need you to construct a pendant with this," Mika said, "And it is of great importance."

[Mi-chi]

[ I can't post in here lately. Dx ]

Estelle couldn't think of how to take all of this in. Who were all of these people? She knew the Summon spirits, but she'd never heard of "the Angel of light" or "the Angel of Wind". The Spirits were the deities of Terca Lumieres, she couldn't make sense of anything any other way. When she heard Alex was better, the pinkette smiled in relief. It was nice to hear, but her own head was starting to ache. Estelle read a lot, but never anything like what was going on her. It was so different, so foreign.

Alice heard that Alex was alright, and relief surged through her. Her face was still paled, but she used her strength to get over to his side, where she knelt down. Mika said she was done, so she could be around him now, right? "Is he alright..?"
She brushed the question off when she walked away, "Alex..? Alex, are you alright?" His expression showed pain before that teal pendant came... seemingly from him.

[Daisuke]

Well, that was vague. Of course, she couldn't say that, or she'd feel really... Well, awful.

"I'll do what I can, my lady."

Politeness in the presence of someone so powerful was automatic. It was also automatic to put her absolute best energy into fixing up a really marvelous trinket for her. Time to get to work.

It would take a few minutes minimum, if all she did was string it. However, she decided she would rather go for the high end details. She took the carving tools from her belt, which were right next to the pickaxe around the belt on her chest, and right above the entrenching tool at her hip, and held the pendant steadily in the other hand.

This was going to be a challenge, as it was the first thing she had crafted since the loss of her eye. She carefully cut a small hole for stringing it atop it, which went across the entire top of it. This gave her a creative idea, which she immediately set to work on. She cut the outer edges into the shape of a heart, with an indented star in the center that had ten points. Through the center of the crystal, she cut a hole straight back and all the way through. Under her hand was a bag of sorts, collecting the dust from the gem underneath it.

Within the central point of the star and heart symbol, she took out something from another place; a yellowish gem that fit snugly. The dust from the bag was then placed all around the gem, and she squeezed it very roughly in her hand, visibly causing blood to drip out between her fingers. It hurt, but the blood and crystal dust would meld into a glue of sorts, not only giving the gem a shine in the center as a ring around the jaune placed inside it, but it would hold said gem in place.

A creative choice by her to do it like that, but she had no more of her dust molder on hand. The final touch was a personal one; inside the back side of the jaune in the middle of the gem, she carved a leaf with a letter L inside it. Her trademark, it seemed.

She flopped the hand over, being sure not to get blood anywhere else, and strung it carefullt along a special invention of her fathers; a metal so thin it could be used like string, but thick enough that it couldn't break easily, and it looked nothing like a chain.

She handed it to Mika, her bleeding hand behind her back balled in a tight fist to prevent more blood from escaping.

"Will this do, my lady?"

[Cao]

"Eh?" Alex blinked, turning his gaze on the girl in front of him. "Ah... yeah, I'm fine." If a bit sore, perhaps. And confused. Very confused. He knew his name, but as he looked around at the people surrounding him, he just couldn't draw a name even if he wanted. And then there was that blond woman, using who knows what kind of magic, making some kind of crystal that came from him. Even still, some kind of internal instinct had him keeping his mouth shut.

Still, as he looked at the black-haired girl sitting in front of him, he just couldn't bring out a name to the face, and he felt bad about it. He didn't know anyone's names here, and it felt awkward at best.

It was certainly something, watching Mika move about. Even still, Tohru wasn't so sure how fair it was to ask Jill the request, especially given that she had just lost her eye. He could do nothing but watch as Jill crafted the required item, more than impressed by the level of skill with which she was crafting at. It was to be expected of someone from Haemon,. At least, until he started seeing the blood.

"H-Hey!" he started, only to be silenced as Mika placed her hand in front of him. The Yalurian Knight frowned, hands curling into tight fists. That cold look on her face told him more than enough. Looks like the legends are true, he thought bitterly, having to bite his own tongue.

When the pendant was finished, it was hard not to be impressed (unless you were Mika, anyway). The Angelic Queen took the crystal that was offered to her, nodding before taking it over to Alex. Seeing his chance, Tohru quickly went to Jill's side, taking her injured hand and inspecting it.

"It'll get infected if you're not careful," he said absently, snuffing out the growing irritation in him. He unfortunately didn't have his supply pack with him, but maybe... Estelle did? Though how did one exactly address royalty? And from another world, at that.

The blue-haired boy blinked when faced with her again, accepting the strange crystal when it was handed to him.

"Your memories will return to you soon," Mika informed, closing her eyes for a moment. "How soon, though, I cannot determine."

"And this is... ?" Alex asked, indicating the pendant.

"That is what will keep your powers from ripping you from the inside out."

Well, Alex thought as he grudgingly putting the pendant on, he certainly didn't have to be told twice.