#more than mages; fancy mel & genesis

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More Than Mages | Fancy Mel & Genesis

@poeticphoenix said: Dealer’s choice! Happy birthday!

Thank you so much for the well wishes. I had to toss another muse with a world hopping verse at you. Fancy Mel, from Threads of Fate, is a delight to write and I seldom get to. You can find more about her here.

With the Dewprism taken care of and Valen's... children largely settled, Mel finally felt like she could leave her post near Carona. For a time, she wandered into the East Heaven Kingdom -- in no small part because the Princesses very much needed a guiding hand. But time meant nothing to her, and wouldn't for many thousand years more., if indeed her age ever caught up with her.

Once things were stable, she grew restless. She traveled the world and found to her dismay that she was not, in fact, entranced by any of it. No, she wanted... she needed something new.

There was a [relic] no one had ever found, her own Star Way -- exactly as it sounded, a way to travel the stars. It was disguised as a purple gem, perhaps mistaken for mere amethyst, sitting on her chest, seemingly secured by her pink ribbon alone.

It was this deceptively mundane gem, her Star Way, that she poured power into. She chose a dot in the sky where she felt life and sent herself to it.

She woke with a headache, magical strength intact but her body rightfully exhausted. As she came around she realized she was kneeling in a green, glowing fountain that thrummed with some sort of primal power.

And it was very happy to see her.

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Multimuse: 6, 10, 11, 18, 19 (eek, that's a big one for you! do a selection if you'd prefer!)

-eyes list- Well then... let’s see what I can do.

6. which one of your muses have you been playing the longest?

The longest consistently is Angeal, who has about 10 years behind him. Who I’ve played the longest off-and-on is Vegeta, however, who... probably has another 5-10 years on him.

10. which muse is the most fun to write for?

Not gonna lie, at this point in my life I think I have the most fun as Genesis, for just plain writing. He’s just so bold and confident and over the top. In some ways, he’s a lot like I was way back before things happened and I can relate. In other ways (the temper, the overinflated ego, the violent streak...) he’s very different, but still fascinating.

Honorable mention to Lazard, too, though. I’ve had such a good time as Laz on Tumblr and that can’t be overstated. He’s just not quite as versatile as Gen can be.

11. is there another muse you’ve been thinking of adding or writing for? who?

Curse of the multimuse, we’re always thinking of adding people. My current list is long but I’ll break it down a little:

Who do I think I really will add, sometime in the near(ish) future:

Ann/Ran (Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town)

Canderous Ordo (Star Wars: KOTOR)

Carth Onasi (Star Wars: KOTOR)

Mistel (Story of Seasons)

Shad (Twilight Princess)

Who would I like to add but am unsure I will because of my grasp on their canons, or lack thereof:

Bardock (DBZ)

Ignis Scientia (FF15)

Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars)

Zarbon (DBZ)

18. would you ship any of your muses together? who?

Oh yeah. There’s only a few, but yeah.

Angeal x Genesis, Genesis x Reeve and Kunzite x Minako

19. for each muse, is there a character you wish had a blog so you could interact with them? (this is long so... under a cut it is!)

Let me preface this with most of these blogs exist, I just am shy and haven’t approached yet. Or have approached and it hasn’t worked out, which doesn’t help with the shy.

Vegeta (DBZ) - there are Goku’s out there, I just haven’t had the guts to approach one. Same for Bulma’s, and his kids. Nothing into Super, because I don’t know Super and therefore don’t count it in my canon but man... I’d love those. OH! And Piccolo would be really neat, too.

Angeal (FF7) - ZACK. Please please please let Angeal find a puppy of his own. I desperately need some catharsis from what a mess canon made of what could have been a great friendship. And Sephiroth, for that matter! (I have been blessed with a Genesis, but I mean, I do welcome more Genesis’ if they want)

Chaos (FF7) - there’s plenty of Vincent’s just not a whole lot who want to deal with Chaos. Which is a shame, because I think I write a... somewhat different Chaos. It could be a good experience.

Genesis (FF7) - an Angeal who fits my Genesis would just... be amazing. Seriously. I would also greatly appreciate a Sephiroth, and would kill for a thread where they work through that ridiculous rivalry and become friends.

Lazard (FF7) - would love, love, love a Rufus, particularly one who would like an “eventual allies” thread because you know that canon divergence is my jam. Also a Heidegger who plays in the pre-CC/BC era.

Reeve/Cait (FF7) - lumping these two together; basically, I’d really like to throw them against each other, a Cait for Reeve and a Reeve for Cait. I think it could really be cool to reach out to a Rufus, or AVALANCHE 2.0 too? idk, it would be neat

Iris (Story of Seasons) - my kingdom for a Mistel! Seriously, even in the dedicated Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons/Stardew Valley rp group I’m in we can’t keep a Mistel. Just let Iris have her baby brother. ;-;

Trent (SOS:FOMT/FOMT/DS/CUTE) - honestly just all the Mineral Town and Forget-Me-Not-Valley peeps. I have so much muse for this man I’m down for crossovers and everything.

Midna (Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess) - absolutely Link, but I’m also intrigued by Zelda, Ganondorf, and Zant

Sheik (Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time) - I’d actually really like to toss Sheik up or down the timeline at another incarnation of Zelda. And Link. And any of the Sages. Oh, and Ganondorf.

Ami Mizuno (Sailor Moon) - Zoicite! (Be still my shipper heart) But also, I’d really just like the other Senshi too?

Kunzite (Sailor Moon) - I’ve been blessed with a Minako (though I’m open for more!) but I would also really love Mamoru and the rest of the Shitennou.

Mamoru Chiba (Sailor Moon) - I have been blessed with some lovely Usagi’s but I’d love to see him with his Shitennou, his darling daughter, Helios and the Senshi.

Minako Aino (Sailor Moon) - Kunzite, not just because I happen to ship it but because they’re both the leaders of their Prince(ss)’ inner guard and have a lot in common that would make things Interesting. Also, Usagi and the Senshi of course, and Artemis, who I haven’t seen around at all actually.

HK-47 (Star Wars: KOTOR) - any of the Ebon Hawk crew, either set. I just want to see HK being his ~charming~ self, bonus if it’s with a Jedi or other pacifist calling the shots. Actually, even though I hate what they did with Revan in SWTOR I’d be game for tossing him up the timestream too. Or even further into the movie eras, or crossovers. C’mon, someone needs an assassin droid!

Liana Raine (Star Wars:TOR) - if we’re making a dream list, I’d love a Yuon Par, tbh. And a Hero of Tython. And any of her crew, really.

Revan (Star Wars: KOTOR) - again any of the Ebon Hawk crew (esp Carth or a Bastila that’s better rounded than canon >_>) but really any of them would be amazing. And definitely fast forwarding her to the movie eras. What a difference might have been made if they had known ahead of time how to deal with Sith. Or, for that matter, just if Anakin had had a different sort of mentor. I die for the thought of Revan as a mentor to Anakin or Obi-Wan, Force Ghost, holocron or whatever.

Tharan Cedrax (Star Wars: TOR) - a Jedi Consular (player character) would be amazing, but I’d also love Holiday or the what-if he’d gotten hooked up with a smuggler or bounty hunter crew instead. Seriously.

Duke (Threads of Fate) - I’d really love to see a Belle, because there’s a lot to explore there. Really I’d be grateful for any of the Threads of Fate cast though.

Fancy Mel (Threads of Fate) - other Threads of Fate people aside (and I’d especially love the dolls, fellow Aeons/mages, or Klaus) I’d be really interested on her talking with like, spirits or other magical beings?

---the few muses I left out I have no specific blog interactions in mind for. And again, I’m very well aware that most of these blogs exist I just... am shy. So here’s the wishlist I’ve been sitting on, lol.

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Mel stroked the green tendrils as if reassuring a feral cat. This Lifestream, as he called it, was a sea of energy that spread as far as the mind could reach, and cycled through presumably all living things as well. Life stream. Aha.

She chuckled. "Your planet's soul does indeed seem fond of me. It makes me wonder... perhaps I am."

Her smile brightened, childlike curiosity clashing immediately with the age and experience in her gaze. "It would like very much to claim me for itself, I think... charming."

Another gentle stroke followed by a light, playful poke. "No promises, dear. Setting down such permanent roots... I don't know. There's so much to see in the stars... you see, I am not Of Here."

There was something strangely unnerving about the gaze he now fixed upon, but then again, he too had seen too much. It's why he did what he did. There's a distinct look with people who know too much, and she definitely fits that category.

Still, that didn't stop the ex-SOLDIER's suspicions as she introduced herself and gave her reasons. There was far more to her, but he wasn't sure how to interpret it. The way the Lifestream reacted to her presence made him think of the stories that one of his companions had told him about the people who had once walked this very planet aeons ago.

"You... hmm." He was about to question her motives, but something interrupted that train of thought. Pondering his words a little moment longer, he finally spoke more fully.

"Are you... one of the Cetra, mayhaps? They can very easily commune with the Lifestream, just like you're doing now..."

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Someone had come, and the power was somewhat mixed on his presence. How interesting...

She rose, taking time to brush off her skirt and consider the powerful magic simmering under his skin like banked fires, ready to rage at his call. To look at him, he was a battle mage to boot. How long had it been, since she had sensed one of such strength? Valen's Doll Master, she thought. Or young Prima. Powerful mages but not warriors. Something new, then.

Delightful.

Once she had assured herself there was no damage to her clothing, she met his eyes, and wondered if he was perceptive enough to recognize the depth of difference between them. Princess Maya had found her gaze unsettling, too much knowing, too much age, too much. Would he?

"My name," she addressed his question in her own time, "Is Melodia. You may call me Mel. And I am here because I desired it and was permitted to be so."

It was rare for the crimson firebrand and former SOLDIER of Avalanche to ever take a day off. After all, bills needed to be paid, food needed to be acquired somehow and he had to ensure that all was up to scratch in his tiny ramshackle apartment in the Sector 7 Slums.

But today, Genesis had taken a motorcycle ride up to the Mideel continent and towards the old ruins of where Banora used to be. A bittersweet place indeed -- once his home village, then later found out to be yet another hornet's nest of lies -- but one that carried such an odd nostalgia.

The green-to-teal glow of the Lifestream shone brightly still through the cracks in the earth as he made his way back down into the old ruins, finding his way through that old prison once again with ease. Maybe when he had more time, he could dig through the ruins and find those remnants of the past, perhaps build a memorial to friends now long gone...

It was as soon as he got to the chamber where the statue of the Goddess Minerva that he realised that something was amiss. Someone was here. How did they get here? As far as he was aware, everyone who had known about Banora or its location had been completely stricken off, buried once more under Shinra's ever-more-precarious throne of lies.

Fists clenched as he looked towards the figure of a strange being indeed. The way the Lifestream seemed to wrap around her form intrigued him, though he couldn't fully stamp down that suspicious note.

"Who are you... and why are you here?"