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winter-cheshire-writings · 1 month ago

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Echoes and Experiments - Chapter 23 :

The next morning, Mieko heard Diluc and Traveler talking about going into a domain. “A domain?” She asked, smiling as she walked over.

“Oh, Mie.” Diluc nodded. “Yes, Traveler has been thinking about who to bring.”

“I can go. It's been a while since I fought with you. And I'd like to see the Traveler in action.” She added.

“Oh? It has been a while.” Diluc stated. “Very well. If Mieko is going, I shall as well.” He stated.

“Good. And you're too tall, Diluc.”

“I've been taller than you since I was 16, Mieko.”

“But you're extra tall today.” She replied. They went into the domain together, Diluc keeping at Mieko’s side and talking to her. “You should talk to Natalie.”

“I'll pass.”

“Diluc.” She didn't push him further, but she worried about him. She glanced over her shoulder at the sky, feeling a bad feeling welling up inside of her. She shook her head, continuing to talk with him and getting the same kinds of responses. This banter continued into the domain, Traveler and Paimon piping in occasionally. While inside the domain though, Mieko had begun feeling strange. She felt more weighted than usual, like she was carrying double her own weight. Diluc checked on her, shaking his head.

“We should get her out of here.” He stated. “If this continues too long, she might end up dying.”

“I’m fine. I’m sure it’s just because I haven’t been training enough with Albedo.” Mie retorted. “I’m fine.” She added, continuing forward. Diluc walked with her, keeping an eye on her. She never dismissed him like that, but instead of arguing with her, he just did his best to be aware of her condition. Upon entering a room, something changed. Mieko turned, eyes widening to see many large forms appearing around them.

“The Abyss Order?” Traveler asked.

“This is definitely them.” Diluc stated, a Pyro Abyss Mage appearing in front of Mieko. “Cornering us is a bad idea.” He said calmly, Mieko shifting her weapon in hand. “Mie.”

“On it.” She replied, smiling and spinning, slamming her weapon right into the shield of the Abyss Mage, activating her power as well to quickly dismantle the shield before going after the creature, Traveler aiming for the hilichurls and mitichurls that were coming their way. Mieko silently cursed to herself for not noticing them sooner, and for clearly not hitting as hard as usual. She was just glad that a majority of the enemy were wielding Pyro, so she was still of use. The fight continued for a short while, but then Traveler and Diluc noticed something coming out from a portal right next to Mieko as a Mitichurl began fighting with her.

“Mie, move!” Diluc was mortified as the Abyss Herald ran his weapon right through Mieko’s side, the woman having not been able to turn because of her weapon being yanked in the other direction by a Mitichurl. Mieko was ripped off the Abyss Herald's weapon, sent flying across the domain's floor. “Mie!” Traveler managed to catch her, but it was clear she was injured badly. “Get her to the church!” he exclaimed, slamming his claymore into the Mitichurl.

“But the Abyss Herald!”

“Get her out of here!” Diluc stated. “I’ll handle this!” Traveler nodded, picking up the injured woman and hurrying to leave the Domain. They ran all the way to the church, leaving her with Barbara. Diluc was capable of handling the Abyss on his own, there were only the Abyss Herald and maybe 2 other monsters left.

“I'm sorry. I need to go find Albedo.” Traveler said, hurrying off to find the alchemist. Mieko was hurt badly, Albedo needed to know. But when they turned to the door, there he was. “Albedo…”

“What happened?” He walked past Traveler without looking up at them, kneeling next to Mieko.

“She volunteered herself to go into a Domain with us… We were ambushed by the Abyss. Diluc said he'd handle it, while I got her out.” Traveler said.

“I asked you to watch over her, why did you take her into a domain?” Albedo deadpanned.

“You said to keep her busy… We figured a domain would be-” Paimon began, only for Albedo to cut her off.

“Busy? You were well aware she hasn’t been well.”

“Please, don't fight you two… Mie… I can't stop the bleeding…” Barbara cried. “It isn't working… Is it because of the Abyss?” As she kept trying, the blue haired woman groaned a little.

“Barbara…?” Mieko mumbled, opening her eyes slowly.

“Mie!” When Albedo called her name, she looked up at him blearily.

“Albedo…” She smiled up at him. “I’m… Sorry… I tried to move in time… I guess I didn't train enough… I was so slow…”

“Don't worry about that right now, darling.” He said, his voice softening significantly. “Try not to move.”

“Where is Diluc? Is he alright?” She asked, clearly sore.

“He was still in the domain.” Paimon answered.

“Mm, by himself? What a reckless boy… I'll scold him later.” She said, flinching a little as she turned to look at Traveler. “Ah, my wound won't close though, I take it?”

“I'm sorry Mie… I can't…” Barbara sobbed.

“Shhh, don't cry Barbara.” She soothed the young woman. She felt Albedo's hand on her head, leaning back to look up at him. Her eyes were so dull, she was clearly fading fast. She didn't even see when Diluc arrived, tattered but otherwise mostly unharmed. She was exhausted, but she kept smiling.

“Mie, you… You promised not to leave me…” Albedo said, his hands shaking just enough to be visible.

“Archons, please, don't take Mie from us.” Barbara cried, trying her damndest to heal the woman in front of her.

“Goodness, I don't think you need to call on the Archons for that.” Everyone in the room turned to see two women walking in. One in all red with familiar red eyes and blonde hair, the other with hair and eyes just like Albedo.

“Miss Alice?” Diluc asked.

“In a moment, dear. Sorry, this matter is quite pressing.” Alice said. The woman next to Alice walked over immediately to Mieko and Albedo.

“Step aside, Deaconess Barbara.” The woman said softly, kneeling next to Albedo and placing her hand over the injury. “Alice.”

“Yes, Rhine?”

“Stabilize her for me. She's been poisoned by the Abyss for a very long time…”

“Poisoned by the Abyss?” Traveler asked. They realized, what they could do to help. “I can purify her.”

“Oh, that would help immensely, Traveler. If you could.” Alice chuckled. Traveler knelt down next to Mieko, taking a moment to purify the Abyss energy in the woman, sensing how torn up she was inside, and how frail she was.

“Has anyone around her died very suddenly?” Rhinedottir asked.

“When we were younger, her best friend died suddenly one day.” Diluc replied as Alice knelt next to Barbara and did what Rhinedottir requested.

“Collapsed, and unable to be healed?”

“Correct.” Diluc narrowed his eyes.

“The poisoning has been slow, but since that happened, it's no wonder she's falling apart now.” Rhinedottir shook her head.

“Falling apart?”

“The majority of human bodies without visions cannot tolerate the poison of the Abyss. In those who are susceptible, it can kill them very quickly. Suddenly.” She stated. “But in those who are less susceptible, but who are exposed… it can take years to show any real signs.”

“Are you saying… That Mie has been suffering this whole time?” Albedo asked.

“It appears that way. She held her own, but she could only tolerate so much. Even her vision couldn't protect her for this long…” Rhinedottir stated.

“It's like… Yuki has been protecting her.” Traveler said softly.

“A very intriguing thought, Traveler. Explain.” Diluc and Traveler explained what they knew and had seen. While they explained, Albedo leaned over Mieko.

“I love you… Please, don't cry.” Mieko said softly to Albedo, the alchemist gripping her hand tight. His chest felt like it was caving in, and he felt something warm dripping down his cheeks. However he didn't make a sound, and he wiped them away quickly, head down to avoid it being noticed.

“I see… 15 years of poison would definitely wear her body down to the point of breaking…” Rhinedottir nodded, turning to Albedo as Alice worked. “Do you wish to save her? No matter the cost?”

“I would give anything, Teacher… Please, don't let her die, not like this…”

“Very well.” She nodded. “I am glad, Albedo. That you have finally found someone to experience the joys of life with.” She stated, placing her hand back over the wound once Alice was done, pressing her hand against it. Mieko flinched, but Rhinedottir pulled the woman's hand to Albedo’s, and that settled her down. “I am sorry, little one… You will be alright soon.” She said, a soft glow that Albedo recognized as Alchemy radiating over the injury. Mieko’s whole body was soon alight, Albedo holding her hand still and watching to make sure she wasn’t in pain. Rhinedottir smiled to herself, finishing her work and removing her hand. “Tomorrow she will be alright.” She stated. “For now, she needs to sleep it off…”

“Sleep what off?” Diluc asked.

“... You are close enough to her to be called her friend? Would you treat her any differently, if she was no longer human?”

“No longer… Human?” Paimon asked, concerned.

“No. I would not.” Diluc stated.

“I used Alchemy to save her body. I changed her. She is now not human, and thus not susceptible to the poison any longer.” She stated, Albedo’s eyes widening. “A homunculus… An artificial being… But she has a human soul, as she is still living… All I did was change the casing she is in, to alleviate the strain of being poisoned for so long. Now that I have changed her, she will be stable and on her feet again once she wakes.” She stated. “She will need to sleep until she gets accustomed to the new body around her.”

“Artificial…?”

“I assume you can keep this quiet, Deaconess Barbara?”

“O-Of course. I would never tell a soul…” She replied, Traveler nodding in agreement.

“Good. All of you must not speak of this to anyone.” She stated. “Albedo. We need to talk.”

“Barbara, Diluc, Traveler and Paimon, come with me~” Alice cooed, leading them away so that Rhinedottir could talk to Albedo.

“I know you have questions. But I will only answer your questions about her.” She stated. “I cannot stay longer than that.” Albedo gripped his hand into a fist, but nodded and asked all the questions he could think of. “She will be no different than she was when you saw her last, aside from perhaps being a tad younger looking.” She added, smiling a little. “Yes, well. I am far more unwelcome here than you.” She added. “Oh, also. Because her body is artificial, it won’t age… Of course, you could alter the appearance with Alchemy should you wish it. But otherwise, she will remain the same… As you do.” Rhinedottir stated. “Her hair should still grow… Though it is quite long already. You must enjoy playing with it.” At his embarrassment, she quirked an eyebrow.

“Teacher, that's not…” His cheeks were pink.

“My apologies.” She replied. “Do you love her?” As he nodded, she smiled. “Good. I am glad that I saved her. Until we meet again.” She said, heading to leave. “Alice.”

“Yes, yes, I'm on my way.” She turned to Albedo. “Albedo, dear, if you need anything, I'll be around for a few more days. I'll come and see you at the Knight's Headquarters when she wakes. Probably tomorrow.”

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shooks-stupid-stuff · 10 months ago

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shook talks way too much about her ocs, episode 1: generational trauma!!!!!

slight context: this literally only exists bc i was thinking about two of my ocs that are distant relatives, and kept forgetting how exactly they were related so i decided to draw out a family tree for my own reference

and then wrote a 4 page lore and info dump to accompany it, which could have been much longer tbh i definitely left some stuff out-

anyways here's the family tree, lore dump beneath the cut, enjoy(? i guess lol)

notes:

The Families The Tayasu are a long running lineage of yokai hunters who are known both for their skill in their craft and extreme prejudice against the non-humans they hunt. They are a primarily patriarchal line, with the eldest son typically taking over as head of the family, though there have been exceptions to this. Notable examples include the family's first head, Tayasu no Ayumi, who was a woman, and the current head, Tayasu Masahiko, who is the youngest out of his brothers. Typically any sons who do not become head of the family for whatever reason will either marry into other familys, taking on the surname of said other family in the process, or leave to pursue their craft on their own. Examples include Jun'ichi Inori and Tayasu Aiiro, who will be discussed more in depth later on. The line also seems to be more prone to developing supernatural abilities, though this is not true for all members and often takes the form simple sensing abilities rather than anything extraordinary.

The Inori are similarly a long running lineage who are believed to have descended from the Kami Inori (note: i will be italicizing his name so it's easier to tell when i'm actually referring to him), and serve as shrine maidens in his service. They are a matriarchal line, with every Inori to date having had at least one daughter, and succession is decided by which heirs are able to commune with Inori himself, though there have been cases in which none are able, in which the most capable candidate is often chosen. Due to the nature of their work, which often involves battling spirits, yokai, and other malicious entities, many of the Inori lineage die young. The oldest known head of the family was Inori Reina, who passed away at 66 after serving as the family head for much longer than usual due to her daughter, Inori Chika's, death at the age of only 23. All Inori are born with the inherent ability to sense non-humans, as well as a natural talent for spiritual and exorcism techniques, though their specific strengths will vary by individual.

The Individuals Inori Haruka was the daughter of Inori Chika. Her mother's death spawned a deep hatred of yokai within her. As a result, she nearly exclusively trained herself in combat, and married a heir of the Tayasu in the hopes of producing a child with exceptional yokai exterminating abilities. She never capable of hearing Inori's voice, a fact which drove her mad. Died when Inori Rei was 8.

Inori Jun'ichi was the eldest son of his generation of Tayasu. He married into the Inori family due to his lack of combat ability, though he quickly embraced their lifstyle and picked up some spiritual techniques. Despite, or perhaps because of, his lack of combat ability, he sought for his child to be exceptionally talented. Died when Inori Rei was 8

Inori Rei is the current Inori shrine maiden, as well as the youngest when taking over the position. Though she both claims to hate yokai and is exceptionally skilled with spiritual and exorcism techniques, as well as combat in general, she only goes after those who are actively causing trouble, and rarely ever truly exterminates them. She is however, very emotionally closed off and acts coldly towards most. Has been able to hear the voice of Inori since she was very young.

Inori Mars is the son of a craftsman who ran away from home at a young age in pursuit of the arcane arts. Though he has little to no natural magical talent, he has nonetheless become a powerhouse in his craft through a combination of hard work and supplemental devices of his own making. He and Inori Rei make a surprisingly good team.

Inori Shin is the next in the line of succession, and will be the first man to ever have the position. Though he is not as capable as his mother, he still has very strong natural abilities, as well as having a very good handle on said abilities for his age. He is calm and thoughtful, preferring pacifism when possible but willing to achieve peace through combat if need be. Is able to hear the voice of Inori, though less clearly than his mother.

Inori Yoku is the twin sister of Inori Shin and the first female Inori to not become a shrine maiden. This is due both due to her lack of desire to do so, as well as her inability to hear the voice of Inori. She is extremely energetic and tends to be obsessive, but has an incredible natural talent for magic. Likes to cause problems and play pranks.

Tayasu Aiiro is the middle son of his generation of Tayasu. He rejected the position of family head to pursue his craft of yokai hunting, though his natural coldness made him the less likely candidate regardless of his place in the order of succession and incredible natural combat ability. Has the ability to sense non-humans.

Tayasu Masahiko is the youngest son of his generation of Tayasu, and current head of the family. He is kind and generous to his fellow man, but becomes ruthless and unforgiving when dealing with non-humans. His combat prowess is exceptional, having even slain oni in the past, but his current focus is training his daughter to take over as head of the family. Has the ability to sense non-humans.

Tayasu Mieko is the eldest daughter of a well known family of martial artists who married into the Tayasu family. She is incredibly kind and loving, often going above and beyond for her family. She also has incredible combat prowess due to her upbringing, though prefers peace over violence. Has slight telekinetic abilities.

Tayasu Hatsue is the eldest child of the current generation of Tayasu, and next in line to be head of the family. This is due in no small part to the resemblance she bears to the family's original head, Tayasu no Ayumi, both physically and in demeanor. She is considered to be a prodigy, and is well loved due to her cheery demeanor. Surprisingly has no supernatural abilities.

Tayasu Hidemi is the middle child of the current generation of Tayasu. He has next to no combat ability, and cares more for romance than yokai extermination. He is kind but tends to come off as quite vain, and hopes to marry into a different influential family one day. Has the ability to sense how someone is truly feeling.

Tayasu Shino is the youngest child of the current Tayasu generation. She does not share the prejudice for non-humans that the rest of the Tayasu typically have, something which has led her family to entirely ignore her existence at the behest of her father. It is not known how most of them feel about this decision, but she has become cold and isn't very emotive as a result. She is very skilled at hand-to-hand combat, and has the highest potential for supernatural powers of any Tayasu to have ever existed. Primarily has psychic abilities like telekinesis and can sense non-humans, though her abilities are still developing.

if you made it to the end then uh

feel free to ask some questions or let me know who your fave is or whatever idk ckhjvbc

and also thank you thank you for reading all of my insane ramblings-

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