An unusual reunion (Cynthia)

[Selkiris]

Selkiris was focused intently on the Abyssmal Word, his blade gifted by his master. If he squinted he could see the etchings on his sword actually say something in Abyssmal. Much of the abyss was still a mystery to him even after all these years but he felt like maybe the sword etchings would help him understand it a little more. It was extremely difficult to read the blade with the way it was constructed but as he focused he could get a few letters on one side of the blade. He writes them down on a piece of paper Ov------ f-e- -- -e--. He didn't know what it was possibly trying to say but he would continue to translate and hopefully figure out what it was saying.

The trees around him blew back and forth with the wind. Flowers seemed to nestle all across where Selkiris was sitting. He was almost overwhelmed with the overpowering scent of the flower. The days had grown darker and people's fears seemed to be becoming more apparent. Selkiris personally didn't know what the people were so afraid of but he nevertheless cared enough to ask any of them. He chuckled a little because of that.

@cynthiadevry

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Cynthia had been in Nova for a while now after nearly escaping the clutches of Pherana's King. Despite her spending such little time in nova since arriving she was already getting requests from various clients, she had to begin to form a way for people to contact her more easily but this was besides the point. She had received a new request from a priest to steal a blade from a mysterious robed man last seen in Widow's meadow, while jumping from tree branch to tree branch to stay hidden, she saw what appeared to be her target in a clearing of the meadow. "Why hello there..." she whispered to herself quietly. She observed him staring intently at the blade. She thought that this was some weirdo who believed in a lesser god or something, but in that case it would be strange for a priest to try and steal the blade. Nonetheless she was being paid for a job so she was going to get it done.

Cynthia would throw one of her feathers at the piece of paper that the man was holding piercing it to the floor in front of him as she dropped down from the trees. "Normally i would have sent a calling card to give you a warning i was coming, but on such short notice of this contract I couldn't offer you that luxury."  She told the robed figure, " I am the Oracle and ive been paid to take that sword you got there, so if you would be so kind as to hand it over ill be happy to leave you alone." she gave that warning, if Selkiris began to show any signs of attacking the oracle/cynthia, she would grin and recall her feather back to her using her manna strings and pierce the side of his leg to disable him.


Phantom thief outfit refernce

[Selkiris]

Selkiris saw the feather hit the floor in front of him. A normal person would have jumped but he was not normal. He didn't even bother looking up at the woman. He was busy studying the sword and didn't really care. He gave a sigh and spoke in his typical unemotional voice "Surprise there. Not many people really care for me and would enjoy my things taken from me. But I'm sorry you cant have the sword. It's mostly for you own protection. And if that doesn't convince you the ...." Selkiris gave a slight gesture with his left hand and the seal glowed brightly. Three dark portals opened up to the side of him. From it the dark humanoid creatures on all fours crawled our. "Now I really don't want to have to cut them loose but I will. I am already abandoned by the gods thought so it's not like I have my soul to worry about." Selkiris looked up at her finally, his face showing no emotion. He stared at her with cold eyes.

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She smirked underneath the mask she saw these creatures but was not afraid, more disgusted by their appearance if anything, "Hmph of course they send me after some hooligan with dark magic, and some abominations, oh well lets see if i can end this more quickly than the last one." she grinned as prepared for a fight. But then something strange began to happen. She held several feathers between her fingers ready to launch them at a moments notice, until their eyes met. "Selky...?" She gasped while dropping her feathers and covering her mouth with her hands. "Selkiris Devry... is that you?" she said as some tears fell from her eyes.

after  realizing it's her long lost brother Selky she took off her mask, making her outfit change to her regular robes and removed the hood to reveal her identity. "Its me..Cynthia.." And with that she ran running to selky to embrace him in her arms " I never thought id see you again, bless the gods that lead me back to you.." she said as she sobbed the 18 years of pain she kept bottled up inside.

[Selkiris]

Selkiris was about to give the creatures the command to attacks. But right as he opened his mouth the thief spoke. And what she said felt like someone plunged a dagger into his throat. Selky. Only one other person besides Nyx would call him that, only his sister knew that nickname. It was confirmed when she spoke his last name as well. A part of his name he never told anyone. The creatures stared at him for a command but instead all they got was Leave you vile hounds. Just leave." The creatures looked at each other before crawling back into the portals they came from.

As she ran to embrace him he still sat down, like a statue. His sister was alive, it had been eighteen years. He was certain she was dead but here she was right now. Selkiris just slowly embraced her and cried. He had no words. Only tears. 18 years of pain and suffering, jokes and humiliation. All of them just seemed to dissappear. In his arms was his blood bond, the one who was there with him from the beginning to that fateful day a fifteen. Finally, she had returned, and the bond seemed reformed. After a while of crying he could finally speak "I thought you were gone. I checked everywhere, black markets, slave camps, bandit hideouts. But you were never there. I lost hope and thought you died. I-I can't believe it. Master....thank you for brining my only family back to me."

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She held onto him tightly not wanting to let go afraid that this was just a dream that she was going to wake up. " After they took me, i was sent to Pharena to be a slave to their leader... he raised  me as his daughter, but I hated him..." she cried even harder, choking on her words.  "He tried to have me killed but i destroyed the entire guild.." She said sadly "But enough of that im just glad i found you now..."


she said as she wiped her tears but still choking a bit "I'm never letting you go again." After a few moments she then got angry and pinched both his cheeks "Explain to me WHY one of my clients wants that dagger, are you getting mixed in with the wrong crowd. I TAUGHT YOU BETTER THAN THAT." she then calmed down "forget that for now lets go to a tavern for now and catch up, we have a lot of talking to do."

[Selkiris]

Pharena. That explained why he never found her. She was at a place he would never had guessed or be capable of reaching. He said nothing and just kept himself wrapped around his sister. It had been eighteen years since she had been with him and it felt like this hug would never be enough. The moment however was ruined when Cynthia pinched his cheeks. He started to feel like they were kids again. She was so much like their mother. He was obviously in pain and tried to speak the best he could while she was pinching him. "I am not in the wrong crowd I am it. While you were gone I was forced onto a strange, dark path. The sword is merely a symbol of the path, which many people don't like. Probably wanted to destroy it and make an example. As she calmed down he took a deep breath "Theirs quite a few taverns around here. It's a popular place to visit, so people love to rest well on the journey there."

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He was still as quiet as ever, barely reacting to the pinching of his cheeks, she let go and. "Come on now, perk up you used to be a goofball who laughed all the time, let me see you smile." she asked him

After the events of that request she would wipe the tears from her face and then stand up reaching out her hand to pick up selkiris. "well then lead me to the tavern you wish to go to and i'll follow" She said as she held  onto his arm, it was nice to let her guard down for once, she didnt have many other allies besides her group, but they were in  still in Pherana, she wondered for a moment if they would come to nova and join her, but those thoughts could rest for a moment, all she cared about right now was catching up with her dear brother selky.

"Do you have any questions for me you'd like to ask as we make our way there? im sure theres many things you would want to know."

[Selkiris]

Selkiris looked at Cynthia and tried to muster the best smile he could. It was strange for him to smile again. But today was a special day. Perhaps smiling would be appropriate for it.

Selkiris took her hand and got up. He brushed off all the dirt from his robes and looked back to his sister. Without saying a word he began to walk to the nearest tavern he knew of. It was a quaint little place, small, seemingly just starting its business. It would do though for him and sister to get to catch up. "I hate to ask Cynthia but what was it like in Pherana? I don't ever really hear much about that place so I just wanted to know since you were there....for a while." Selkiris went quiet and tightly wrapped his arms around her waist and just laid his head on her shoulder for a moment. Just like old times. He just needed this right now.

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Cynthia saw that he was smiling and felt a joy in her life that had been missing from there for a long time.

As they walked to the tavern nearby, Selkiris had asked Cynthia what her time in Pherana was like, she frowned. "It's deserts as far as the eye can see, its a land I did not like very much if I am being honest, power and wealth was considered more important than morals in that sad excuse of a country.." She sighed. "I became a thief to try and change it for the better." She paused as she frowned "I would send calling cards to those who I deemed worthy of my attention,slave owners, corrupt nobles, People who committed disgusting crimes.. warning them to change their ways, or else they would have to face the Oracle's Wrath." she paused while placing her hand on her dear brother's head rubbing his head through the robe "After several years, the royals became upset with my calling card performances and put a bounty on my head, after having the public's hidden support for so long they turned on me, connections i used became enemies who were going to rat me out..so I ran.." she clenched her hand out of anger for her failure to change the situation in Pherana " I'm sorry i didn't come back sooner... I know i should have but..they told me they killed you and fed you to some disgusting creature.. so I thought i had no reason to come back here.. forgive me Selky.." she said to explain why she hadn't returned for so long after a while of walking and talking Cynthia and her brother would arrive at the tavern.

[Selkiris]

"Yes that's what it's normally like. The rich and powerful are always in charge. And soon those leaders don't care about the people, they only care about money and extending their power. Sometimes you just have to fight for the lesser tyrant. It's just easier that way." Selkiris looked at Cynthia. "Or at least that's what Im doing. Fighting for the tyrant who cares a little bit more about his subjects. You however, you seem to fight them head on. Take the things that give the tyrants power. Smart. You were always more clever than me. That's why I always seem to fall short of my masters expectations. He always seems to be watching, and I definitely thing we have always been on our radar since birth." Selkiris smiled as she rubbed his head.

"Yes I haven't been nearly as daring as you. The royals don't know of my existence and really only the priests care about my heresy. Ha. The Oracle and the Prophet. Two tellers of the future. One tells of personal destruction, one tells of kingdom wide corruption. It's funny that we are both so alike yet we haven't seen each other for years. It's almost like we have a permanent connection. We always seem to take similar paths. Though we are almost virtually different personality wise......it's good to have you back Cynthia. I've always missed my sister.
Even if I never show it. You were always at the back of my mind." Selkiris nuzzled her cheek as an acceptance of her apology. And by then they had reached the tavern, its doors opened to anyone who needed food or rest.

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"It should be like that..." She said angrily once more when he told her of how those in power operate "Its disgusting.." when he said he was fighting for a tyrant she looked puzzled. "Who is your tyrant Selky? Do you need me to handle them?" she said as she showed several feathers in her hand. "You don't have to work for anyone now that you'r with me, ill provide for you." Worried that Selky himself was a slave, she always was very protective of anyone who tried to hurt or harm him in anyway. 

"Oh please Selky im not brave." she said as she was being modest "I just don't want to be known among the masses and bring more harm to those around me, its why i wear this mask." she said as she pulled out the mask she usually wore as the oracle. "Its probably better the royals do not know about you." she  added "But then again if it wasn't for the ones from Pherana i probably would not have come back yet." she said thanking them. "The Oracle and the Prophet... Hm not a bad name, you should probably join my team now then." she said snickering at him. she started blushing when he went on the whole speech of them being similar "Well I guess that rumor of twins being connected in more ways than one is true then." 

She opened the door to the tavern letting herself in first but holding the door for her brother.  she grabbed them a table and ordered them some sweet wine from nova " I haven't had any wine from nova and its been a week already, we need to fix this tonight especially when i found my darling Selky after so long." before shock crossed her face. "Oh no..what am i gonna tell my client now?! I cant bring harm to you... can you give me the sword selky? I'll be in a rough spot with out it..." She said pondering what to do. "I could probably steal it back from the priest and return it to you.." she said not understand what he meant for your own protection, and after all the oracle was meant to never fail.

[Selkiris]

Selkiris sighed and showed his left hand to Cynthia. The deal slowly uncovered itself, showing the dark mess of a creature on a dark throne. "My master is not of this realm. You could do nothing to stop or harm him. But I am not a slave. It is more of a pact. I help him and he grants me knowledge of his realm and power I could never achieve without him. He also treats his servants with respect. He understands that they are vital to him, just as they are nothing without him." He gave her a weak smile of assurance. "You are indeed brave Cynthia. You go against the ones in power and what they stand for. I call that truly brave Cynthia."

When Cynthia started to worry about his contract Selkiris sighed. He walked over to the bartender and ordered a bottle of the finest bottle they had. While the tender got the bottle Selkiris wrapped his dark blade in a cloth, having it hidden from sight. When the tender returned Selkiris gave the tender his thanks and took the bottle of wine. He returned to Cynthia and gave her the bottle and the wrapped sword. "Do not touch the sword without the cloth. It will send you to insanity. Give it to the priest. I'm certain he will give back the cursed sword."

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"I see.." she seemed confused on exactly who this person was that he was referring to. She blushed when Selky began to compliment her choices " Oh stop it you." she said playfully pushing his shoulder but she was at least glad his "master" as he called it had a mutual respect for one another.


When Selkiris warned her of touching the blade's handle she was stunned for a moment and held the blade between her  index finger and her thumb. "Duly noted..." As she drops it in a bag. "I could just steal it back and not tell the priest as well... just as a precaution, plus it might spook him a bit." she said as she sipped some wine. " I'm sure it will be extremely easy." she told him so he wouldn't fear losing his dagger.

She looked at him for a moment studying his face, it was definitely her brother Selkiris Devry but...something was different. "Tell me of your master Selky who is he exactly and how can he grant you such power? was he the one who taught you to summon those...things?"

[Selkiris]

Selkiris laughed as Cynthia blushed. It is true Cynthia. I'm just speaking the truth." He continued to laugh as she playfully pushed him. This was the Cynthia he remembered alright.

As Cynthia took the sword Selkiris made sure she didn't accidentally touch the handle. "It's up to you Cynthia really. I mean I could even go and retake the blade myself to lower the priest's suspicions of you. It's really what you want. Your the older of us after all so your the leader. Anyway we do it I'm sure the sword will fall back into my hands." He wasn't particularly worried about what the priest might do about his sword.It was cursed and in that way tied to him. He was certain the sword would return to him somehow.

Selkiris didn't quite know how to describe his master. I mean how were you supposed to describe an abomination of the gods? "Well. As I said he is not of this realm. He's a being from the Abyss. A place that is pretty much the trash can for all of the mistakes the gods create. My master was one of them. He adapted a rose to be a nightmare called an Abomination, the enemy of the gods. He took the Abyssmal throne and was given the title the Ancient One for they believed he would reign until the end of times. The gods had other plans an for chained him up. Sealed away in a pit of the realm he once ruled."