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[revolutionfalcon]

Posted by: Nekhbet
Date: January 24th

So, did anyone else run into the kid god on the volcano? I hear the Heavens have been claiming he was defeated, but me and a few others were there for that and "defeat" isn't the word I would have used. It looked a lot more like he sealed himself away or escaped.

We need to be prepared for the possibility of him coming back, but if anyone actually got him to talk instead of just retaliating, it'd be useful to have that information to work with. I get the impression nobody told him what he was going to be dealing with, but he definitely thinks us and the old gods are one and the same, so he's going to need convincing if any of you decided there was a misunderstanding.

[Or, as he doesn't really want to put it in case the Heavens are overseeing the conversation, in case anyone decided they want to protect him. Shun's been meaning to do this for a few days, but he's been given even more reason to be focusing on work in the last two, so why not use this to take his mind off things a bit.]

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text from Suzaku Kururugi

[swordofzero]

I fought him as well, over the cavern from you. I did not get to talk to him unfortunately but I agree. From what I saw he escaped, it was not a defeat. He seemed to have near infinite control over fire.

[revolutionfalcon]

It makes sense, if he could set off and calm down a volcano. That kind of raw elemental power is rare even in a place like this.

[Which, considering Votelli, makes him suspicious enough already.]

[swordofzero]

It is and if he escaped then we need to be prepared or the possibility of something like that happening again.

[revolutionfalcon]

Exactly. That's why I'm trying to get information out of anyone who might've actually gotten the chance to speak to him, so we know what he knows about us and where he might aim if he comes back again.

[swordofzero]

Let's hope someone had the chance to speak to him then. [He had not seemed like the sort to be talked down but he had already been fighting with the white robed shinki.]

from: Ebisu

[chibisu]

It sounds like you've been working hard, Kurosaki-sama. You should make sure to rest well, especially if you fought such a powerful rogue god. May I invite you to my temple for lunch? Please allow me to treat you, I insist.

[revolutionfalcon]

[That's about the least subtle way Ebisu could ask him to talk privately without actually using those words in that order, but Shun supposes he at least tried.]

I might be late, since I've had some other things come up to deal with in the last few days, but I suppose it's been a while since I visited.

[Not-very-subtly turning down any implication of actual food, but hey.]

[chibisu]

[Listen... In his defense, he was worried that Shun might not understand anything too subtle. He's concerned, alright?]

We'll look forward to your arrival. Let us know when you're on your way. Is there anything in particular you'd like?

[Sorry, what was that about turning down food-]

[revolutionfalcon]

No. There's not much point going out of your way.

[Since he's...not planning to eat anyway, surprise surprise.

Ebisu will get another text about three hours later noting that Shun's on his way over. He definitely looks rather like he's been busy - he's put-together enough to not be wildly impolite, but it's pretty obvious it was a bit of a rush job of cleaning himself up before he came.]

[rockthemonkey]

he got away okay?

[Goku... suspects this kid may be the same one he met, but he can't really be sure. If it was him though, he's glad he made it out okay. Probably surprising no one who was at Zelda's meeting and saw how he and Gojyo defended the other child god causing trouble for the heavens.]

[revolutionfalcon]

He leapt into the volcano and disappeared into a pillar of lava. Considering his powers, I doubt that would be enough to kill him.

[At least Votelli had been somewhat receptive to discussion.]

[rockthemonkey]

he said fire was his thing
if he jumped he probably thought hed be ok

wat happened in the fight

[revolutionfalcon]

That was my thought.

A few of Amaterasu's shinki had him cornered on the lip of the volcano. He attacked, me and a small group of others drove him further into a corner and retaliated when he attacked us as well - he looked like he was mostly trying to drive us off before that, but he started attacking to kill once we fired back at him. I chased him along the rim of the volcano, and rather than let me catch him when he was well and truly cornered, he leapt into it.

private;

[sageprincess]

[This is an actual text message sent directly to Shun rather than a reply on the BBS, because the whole near-explosion that happened during her cult discussion meeting made her a little wary of talking about things other people might not think should be made public.]

Do you remember the Moon Festival? And the chaos that followed?

private 4ever

[revolutionfalcon]

Too well. That screwed up a lot of people I know. Was he the one who spread that spell?

[The culprit had been a young kid who somehow got into the Heavens, after all...]

[sageprincess]

He insisted he did nothing of the sort and that we all are merely looking for a scapegoat, but he did admit at least to being in attendance. He also implied that had been the only time he had come to the Heavens outside of the recent volcano incident.

[revolutionfalcon]

Sounds like defensiveness to me. He fits what I remember of the culprit in terms of age and size, but obviously we can't be sure without having seen his face. And only having been to the Heavens once during a party would explain why he underestimated the retaliation.

We can't write off the possibility that there's more of these kid gods, though, considering Votelli.

Text; Mars

[bakusatsuo]

So basically what they said at godly orientation about 'extinguishing' the volcano was a bunch of bullshit? Holy shit, this comes out of left field. I figured gods who don't even know how new members of the ranks are even fucking showing up in the wrong heaven for a world that isn't even theirs would have their shit together.

Does being a god even mean shit here? You've got different powers than shinki, I guess, but there's nothing fucking omnipotent about godhood. Seems like even basic competence is a reach for these fucks. Seems like gods just got one half of a skillset and arbitrarily convinced everyone that their half was the better half.

[revolutionfalcon]

Him disappearing did stop the eruption, so they're not wrong about that part. They're just not telling the entire truth, because that would involve admitting this wasn't finished decisively, and they never do that if they can help it.

My attitude on how godhood works here is about the same as yours. I'm sick to death of hearing the ridiculous garbage about how "gods are always just", or being pushed to abandon the idea of being human for becoming like them and ceasing to care about anything that isn't the biggest picture imaginable. But unfortunately, they've decided I have status now, so I have to put up with that even more than most other people here.

[bakusatsuo]

I'm surprised status is something they even allow us to have.

But the hell with their shit. Somebody asked for a god, and they got me, so I'm going to be the best fucking god there's ever been. And considering that the previous batch of gods apparently built their thrones on smug superiority over nothing much, treating shinki like disposable napkins, and general horseshit, I don't think I'll even break a sweat surpassing them.

[revolutionfalcon]

This one wasn't quite their choice. They give the "God of Fortune" title to anyone who reaches a certain size of following, as far as I can tell, so by their own rules they had to give it.

It's not a high bar to pass when it comes to the old gods. Most of the new gods give more of a damn about their followers and the disasters that have gone on here than the old ones, and do more about it.

[Shun does also think this guy doesn't sound like anyone to be talking about smug superiority, but he also knows people like that tend to start annoying petty fights over it as well, and he has better things to do with his time.]

from: Sha Gojyo

[erogappa]

Was he hurt?

[revolutionfalcon]

Not as far as I could tell. His powers made it hard for anyone without ranged abilities to get close enough to hurt him.

[erogappa]

That's good. He was a brat, but he seemed like an okay kid.

[revolutionfalcon]

What gave you that impression?

[Shun didn't get the chance to actually speak to him properly, so even if he'd consider this guy's opinion questionable considering recent events, he did ask for information.]