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– — Astute as ever. He listens quietly to her explanation, nonreactive at first as the gears slowly turned in his head, before nodding. Kyurem straightens up to peer at the passage in question, re-reading its contents after many long centuries. Recalling all of this, even knowing what he does now, still makes his stomach churn... and his blood boil.

So be it then.

"And you are correct to feel that way. She was on the verge of discovering a sinister plot that, if brought to light, would have upended everything that this man, the king," and he taps a finger at that frantic, messy writing, venom lacing his words at the mere mention of him, "spent many years carefully sowing the seeds for. The reaping began with Reshiram and Zekrom, and everything she did was to try and save them from the punishing fate that was unfairly dealt them."

He takes a deep breath and draws his hand back to the edge of the desk, as if to ground himself.

"...Her name was Lucia Devine—daughter of the Hero of Ideals, chosen heir of Zekrom—but history might best remember her as Queen Lucia Harmonia." He huffs, mostly to himself. (Oh the daggers she would have slew at him if he continued to only refer to her as her father's daughter.) "Not that I would know much about the details, personally. I was... well out of the picture by then. I only know of what she told me herself."

There was a certain intensity in Kyurem's eyes, an unblinking golden glow, yet ever unreadable.

He finally looks at Heidi, studying her, gauging her.

"I last remembered Lucia as a scrappy young child, from the days before. So imagine my surprise when, several years later, she braved through these very same forests—knowing well of the legends of a vicious monster that lurked below the caverns—hoping to find the lost third dragon. Clutching that very same tome, with the then-king's eyes targeted on her back."

Her? Well, that was more than she had known before. Heidi drums her fingers against the tome. How to explain? Heidi scans over the passage, searching for a particular word...

"I noticed it was the only handwriting that was all throughout the book. It's... pretty distinct, so it wasn't that hard to recognize. But I thought it was odd, because there aren't a lot of additions in the rest of the book. Just hers."

There.

"This word here. This means Kyurem, right?" Indeed it did. Benga had pointed out Reshiram and Zekrom's names to her from her notes; those appeared all over these pages, in both scripts. But one passage, just one, mentioned a third name. "That's... the only time it shows up in the whole book."

That was the passage that helped her begin putting the pieces together. There was a third dragon, somewhere. She followed the notes to Dragonspiral, to Opelucid... eventually, to the Chasm.

"It feels like... like she was trying really hard to protect them from something. Reshiram and Zekrom, I mean. She uses their names a lot. And she went to a lot of effort to hide that master seal thing. And the other person writing here... Whoever designed it..." Heidi frowns. That writing is... frantic. Messy. It's not at all like the other text in the book, not the carefully composed diagrams and instructions spelled out in previous pages.

"I don't know, exactly. It just... it gives me bad vibes, I guess."

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– — "I understand. I just..." Refused to acknowledge it, even though it was equally lingering in his mind as well. Despite the clear language barrier, the ever-present danger she was in, she was still capable of deciphering enough clues (and perhaps with a little bit of help from Gundam) to get anywhere near as far as she did. She had every right to know.

"...You remind me a lot of her, you know. It's almost too uncanny." The deja vu Kyurem experienced the night Heidi first appeared in the Chasm was sickening. He shakes his head. "What is it about those passages that stuck out to you the most, then?" A test.

@kyuureimu // bro it's been 2,500 years

It would have been more surprising if he hadn't known. It probably would have been more surprising if he gave her a straight answer, too. Kyurem wasn't fond of talking about the past, that much was evident. But even still...

"...I'd like to know, eventually." Considering whomever had written those passages had probably saved her life in doing so. The one who led her to finding Kyurem at all. "I've just been wondering for a while is all."

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While flipping through the seal book, Heidi points to a passage—a hasty addition to someone else's notes found throughout the book. This one says something about Kyurem, and the master seal. "I've been wondering... do you know anything about the person who wrote these parts?"

(talk abt Lucia, kyurem. do it.)

– — Kyurem doesn't need to look up from his workbench. He knows exactly what passage she was referring to. He knew so long as she remained under his tutelage, the question was only inevitable. His already tense hands ball up into tight fists on the tabletop, knuckles turning white before relaxing with a heavy sigh. He adamantly looks far and away from the book, away from her eyes.

"I do." The answer was almost automatic, but even then... "It's—It's a long story, Heidi. I don't know if..." If he was quite prepared to talk about this yet.

@balancebonded

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No one:

Some genius virtuoso in Lacunosa probably:

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– — Kyurem had some free time in between their little abroad trip, so he opted to pull out the guitar he brought along and practice some chords. (A luthier back at home insisted, and he was intending to bring an instrument to relax with regardless. Who was he to say no?)

A few strums in and, for whatever reason, he constantly had to retune a string. A couple of attempts later and—

PLINK!

"...Ah." The offending string snapped. Just his luck.

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i may have fucked around and made Decisions (bought a guitar)

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– — An unseen glare through his visor, but a pointed glare nonetheless. As a Knight of Bastion Harmonia he should be taking more offense to that jab toward his kingdom, but for some reason the implication irritated him more. (Was it because of his wavering loyalty, or something else...?)

Remus scoffs and shakes his head. And who was he to argue against that, when this was indeed their territory, their own solution to a problem? "Fine. Then I take the rest of your crew are up to snuff, your artillery and weaponry are at peak performance? Should danger arise I want to trust that their safety is not compromised, if that is how it is in the Black Waters."

"That child is the reason you're not dying of malnutrition." He jerks a thumb to the upper deck, where Aspen's garden rests. Making anything grow was a feat in and of itself. Doing it on board the ship was practically a miracle.

"Half of the Black Waters started sailing by that age. If you're that concerned, then talk to me when you and the little mage have finished fixing your Bastion first."

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– — Oh, this guy was going to get on his nerves, he can already tell. Remus angrily flicks his tail, making an audible thwap against the deck, before begrudgingly yielding. He was right, unfortunately, as he was their only way across the sea, so there was no point in prolonging the argument, however—

"Whatever you say, captain. I simply cannot help but express my concerns when a child not even half our apparent age is amongst your crew in such perilous waters." He sets his jaw. Just how long until they hit land again?

@kyuureimu // the boys are fightinggg (rpg au jumpscare)

"I'm sorry, are you unhappy with how I run my ship? Would you'd like to swim to the Viridian Bastion yourself, then?" Yuki waits for only a beat—just long enough for Remus to open his mouth. "No? Then shut up. Until my ship starts flying, I don't need your two cents."

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biting rpg!remus like a dog hide chew toy

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just got back from a local community pride walk!! very cute event. The Haul(tm)

I got SO excited when I saw the trans skull sticker at a booth lmao

And my roomie got the trans snom for free from some really sweet moms giving out free hugs 😭 (I'm really jelly)

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ALIAS : xae! c: or aster

AGE : 28

ZODIAC : aquarius baybeee

HEIGHT : 5'2" (on a good day)

HOBBIES : drawing (when my cts doesn't kill me), video gaming, martial arts for a time, i wanna learn guitar eventually...

FAVOURITE COLOUR : blue!!

FAVOURITE BOOKS : i have an eternal soft spot for the percy jackson series and the guardians of ga'hoole books

LAST SONG : come alive by pendulum, but technically was previewing the new album to be released with it (pendulum comeback??? in the year of our lord 2025???)

LAST MOVIE : in theaters? wicked

LAST SHOW : snippets of the pitt before i got squicked out, otherwise starting severance s2 with my partner

RECENT READ : witch hat atelier (thanks calliope)

FUN FACT : i have a baby western hognose, a yearling corn snake, and an adult central american boa!! i've always wanted pet snakes since i was really young, but wasn't allowed to own them until i moved out.

Tagged by: @weisskunig (thank u!!!)

Tagging: whoever wants to!!

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– — Unbelievable! Kyurem's eyes swam with a slurry of thoughts and emotions. Clearly this one seemed young, really young, but to see a Victini in this era can only mean one thing...

Unova was changing.

The edges of his lips quirked, the closest thing he would've come to a smile. "Polaris, huh? My name is Kyurem, or you can call me Remus. And I see you've already acquainted with my friend and student, Heidi."

He makes a gesturing nod before regarding her question, eyeing between the two of them carefully. "N-no, not at all. It has been ages since a Victini was last sighted. They've... I almost thought they had..." All died out. He only shakes his head.

"What urged you to follow us so far away from home, Polaris?"

Oh, wait, now that she's got a good look at him... This is the Dragon! Polaris takes it as her cue to hop into the air from Heidi's arms. She should go meet her new friend!

"Yeah! Mama called me Polaris!"

Heidi crosses her arms, watching... whatever this is with her ever-neutral expression. So he's never met this one before. Which means he's probably just as surprised by this as her.

"You don't know where she came from either?" Kyurem was basically her one hope of understanding why she had a new tag-along.

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– — It didn't take long to find Kyurem, huddling by the shade of the tree line outside the hotel to catch a breather. He supposed plane rides doesn't stack up to true flight (ignoring the fact he can't fly any longer) but he's gonna have to get used to it sooner rather than later.

He nearly lost all that progress though, breath instead catching in his throat and nearly choking him as Heidi rounded the corner with a curious creature.

It couldn't be...!

"They uh..." He stammers, clearly dumbfounded, before clearing his throat and trying again. "Victini are able to turn invisible, dispersing and diffusing the light and energy around them to become nigh undetectable. A valuable skill in the forests they originally called home."

Kyurem blinks slowly. "Hello, little one. Um, do you have a name?"

@kyuureimu // kyurem has not gotten bnuuy'd yet

After the offending incident, Heidi wastes no time in herding the little Victini outside and off to find Kyurem. (It's quite easy, actually, as Polaris seems to be content to just let Heidi carry her.)

"She snuck into my bag before we got on the plane! H-How did a Victini stowaway in my luggage without either of us noticing!?"

"Hi!" Very helpful, Polaris.

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– — Nausea fucking sucks dude.

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"Oh my gosh, are you alright?" If Sonia's reaction was anything to go on, he must look about as bad as he was probably feeling. "You should sit down. I've got some emergency first aid stuff in my car if you need it, or—"

– — Oh gods, what has he gotten himself into? Kyurem was doing a good job of hiding it around Heidi at first, but for whatever reason he felt... unwell ever since they stepped off the plane to Galar. He originally chalked it up to travel anxiety, or maybe even some sort of airplane sickness.

While she was off doing League business, he left the city walls to walk down a section of the Wild Area, hoping to clear his mind and enjoy some fresh air. But as he neared an almost suspicious outcropping of shrubs and rocks, he was suddenly slammed with an unrelenting wave of nausea. His eyes stung and his lungs burned bright and hot, doubling over and stumbling towards a nearby tree for support.

He probably blacked out a few times before this woman took notice and ran to his aid.

"N-No, please, no need. I—" Another fit of wheezing coughs. What the hell was wrong with him!? He shakes his head and staggers away, holding an arm out to discourage her from coming any closer. "I-I'll be fine, just—water?" he barely manages to croak out between gasping breaths.

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thonk. would Kyurem be allergic to unnatural surges of energy ie regional gimmicks? (the short answer is yes)

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if i could begin to be half of what you think of me i could do about anything i could even learn how to love

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