Alexis 2010/04/10(Sat)12:11 No. 162255 ID: cf68aa
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>>162230

>It... It's not important mya...

You know girl, I may suffer from what I've done but you don't even care do you? You got what you wanted. You are lucky.

>"Sh-Shut up..."

So girl, you say sins can be forgiven if done in love? I highly doubt that. You will always suffer for what you've done. Though it helps when you are a cruel bitch to begin with. You lack the ability to even care.

>"...."

>>162255
Yes, Alex, it is important. His barbs hurt because you care, and once we know what happened we can set about righting it.

Tell it that nobody can forgive themselves because forgiveness comes from others.

Then call him pathetic for whining about his suffering while refusing to set things right.

>>162255
It's not about love excusing things, it's about things happening that weren't intended. Rai didn't want to hurt anyone, and I don't think you did either Alex.

>>162255
Only by suffering can we atone for our sins. Via sacrifice, confession, begging for forgiveness... All are forms of suffering. It means even more if you suffer for the wronged one's benefit.

Do you want to find Laura, and try to make things right? CAN they be made right?

At any rate, I think he's just taunting you now, to try to goad you into smashing the bottle. Might want to stop talking to him.

>>162259
Err, no, sins can also be atoned for by making things right.
While there are a few religions that believe suffering does anything useful, the plain and simple truth is that feeling bad doesn't help anybody.

DO YOU care, alex?

Alexis 2010/04/10(Sat)12:47 No. 162269 ID: cf68aa
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>>162258
>>162267

>I did mean to and no I don't care....

The door opens. Cecil and King Rai walk in

"The procedure was a success. I managed to remove not only the mindslave portion but any further feminization that the curse would have caused. The orb is now removed and he.. She.. Whatever is still fine."

>"And not only that but now I can turn into a guy again!"

"Mya...?"

Alexis 2010/04/10(Sat)12:48 No. 162271 ID: cf68aa
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"If I put this ring on I can turn back into a guy. Isn't this great?"

>"..... Yeah... Great.."

>>162269
[To Cecil]
DO NOT PUT THAT ON RIGHT NOW! You need to talk to Alex about all kinds of things first.

[To Rai]
Is that a one use item, or will it function for other victims of Shoujen?

that says 'seal' i think putting it on will make a him, and taking it off will make a her.

You uh... don't care? Laura must've done something horrible to you.

I think Felix would probably appreciate that ring more.

>>162269
[To Rai]
Oh and uh... we're still there it seems? Same as ever? It would be nice if Cecil got some of his mind back, and we kept on regardless of that. What can you tell us about us?

>>162271
[to Alexis]
Alex, give Cecil a hug. Right now. You need it.

Don't listen to that thing, or to be more accurate, don't let it influence you. The fact that you feel remorse shows that you care. The fact that you wish to redeem this... thing... shows that you are willing to do the right thing.

Don't let some hateful, manipulative language get to you. The very reason it concerns you is indication enough that you want to do the right thing to being with.

Although we can only help as far as we know what is going on. You'll have to tell us more when you are ready, Alex.

[to Cecil/King Rai]
What does this ring do? We suspect that we, the "voices", are a product of the Shoujen curse as well. While we're all for getting Cecil uncursed, our presence has been helpful for them all and we'd like to remain, at least until Dart is gone.

[to Cecil]
What about Felix? Do we have a ring for him? Could he wear this ring if he desired?

>>162269
Something seems 'off' with Rai. Some kind of reddish glint. And his eyes.. Take a closer look before saying anything tho..

>>162271
Oh, stop that.
If he was willing to sacrifice his identity for you then that ring is NOTHING to worry about.
Your feelings about that ring are irrational, and you're being selfish.
Stop sulking and be happy for your fiancee.

@King Rai: So, you sealed your evil, or guilt, or... something in a jar? Interesting.
Oh, and while we're happy Cecil has such a convenient solution, that's going to make him less motivated to create the new circles of magic we're developing.
Oh, and we're planning on bringing back Amy Sky properly. Any information or help you could give would be very useful, especially if you know of anybody who can teach Cecil new circles of magic; he can already use Elemental, Soul, and Alchemy. Time would be very useful, for example.

>>162282
(That's an art error.)

[to King Rai]
One more question. Will Cecil be alright - that is, not mind controlled - if he loses the ring? We probably wouldn't ask, except that he has already lost the orb once since we've been with him...

>>162288
(No, he said that part was removed.)

>>162275
@Cecil:
OH! We probably should have said this before, but the reason why Alex has only returned your feelings since you were cursed is because she's a lesbian. She's not attracted to men, and is actually kinda disgusted at male anatomy.
I'm sure once you're married she can be talked into fulfilling her duty of carrying on your lineage, but she won't enjoy it.

She's worried you'll want to go back to being a man, so she doesn't really like that ring.
She needs to be reassured that you're not about to pick your dangly bits over her.

Alexis 2010/04/10(Sat)19:22 No. 162412 ID: cf68aa
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King Rai
>I thought I blocked you out? I'll put the barrier up again later but the ring is set to Cecil only. If you bring this Felix over I may be able to craft one for her as well.
---------------------------------------------

>That ring will turn him back mya.... I'm not sure I want that...

>"Uhm... Cecil, wouldn't Felix love something like that?"

"I thought of that but the ring seems to only work for me. I haven't tried it out yet but maybe we can see it working together later on."

>"Ah.. Okay."

King Rai

"Well then, thanks for visiting and your warning. If you can see if Gawain is in the Knights rooms downstairs."

"Thank you sir."

>"Thanks mya..."

"It was no problem. Please feel free to stop by again. She'nu Cecil, she'nu Alex"

The two of them bow and leave.

[They can go to the Library, Magic Store, Weapon Store, and Knight's Rooms.]

i already said it, Alex, it looks like it's a two way thing. she puts it on and becomes a guy, takes it off and is a girl again. so stop worrying about it.

>>162414
i'm saying that based on the fact it's in a ring, if it was one-way, then why not just cast the spell and get it over with?

>>162412
[to Cecil]
Cecil? I think you need to give Alex a hug. She is going through a lot, and that thing in the bottle seemed to shake her up quite a bit.

Also, keep the ring handy for now but don't use it. Alex needs reassurance that you are going to stay you and stay with her, no matter what. I recommend finding a necklace of sorts to keep the ring on, until you're ready to use it.

Where to now? We can see Gawain in the Knight's Rooms; he was looking for Alexis a few days ago. I'm not sure how he'll react to you, though. We want to stop by the Magic Store to drop off a cell stone before heading back, and pick up the aforementioned necklace.

After those quick stops, we should probably head back for a bit. You two haven't even has breakfast, and everyone should be waking up soon.

>>162412
@King Rai
Sealing us out is unwise. You can tell when we're visiting, and we are in a position to provide you with valuable information.

@Alex and Cecil
Oh, for the...
Cecil: Alex is a lesbian. She's as interested in naked men as you are. Were? Whatever.
Alex: This isn't about you, and now that you're together Cecil isn't about to make a major decision without you.
Both of you need to work on communicating your feelings and sharing your secrets.
With that said, the ring is keyed to Cecil so Felix can't use it. We can send her to visit King Rai later, though. Maybe when Chel makes a diplomatic visit.

Head for the Knight rooms first.

>>162412
Let's go to the Library. Do a little research on the races of the world, yeah?

>>162412
Alex, you've really got to talk about things with Cecil. You know, like how you're lesbian and not bi, or the stuff shadow-Rai was getting on your case about. You should be wary of letting things stay bottled up inside.

[To Cecil]
Hey Cecil, is it only a transformation while you have the ring or is it permanent? Because if it's tempoary, score optional gender advantages.

If not... at least wait until you're all done with the hot springs. Seeing as you'd have the only dangly bits out of all of them. And for god's sake ask Alex how she feels about it!

Alexis 2010/04/10(Sat)20:16 No. 162442 ID: cf68aa
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"Uhm.. Alex, how do you feel about all of this? Nari, the ring, this week."

>"Nari... Well I know you don't love her or anything mya. I just got caught up in the moment.. Sorry. Other then that this week as been magical. I've never been so happy :3"

"And the ring?"

>"Ah... Uhm... i'm glad you get a chance to become a guy again Cecil. Really I am mya."

"Are you sure?"

>"Of course mya. It's what you wanted isn't it...?"

"Yeah.. This body is okay but.. I want the body I was born with."

They arrive at the Knight's Room. A man with blond hair opens the upper portion of the door

"Yes?"

>>162442
"Is Sir Gawain in? He wanted to speak with us."

>>162442
"Is Sir Gawain in?"

>>162442
Aww, you two need to hug more. It's a good thing that he's listening.

"Is Sir Gawain available? He was looking for me."

Alexis 2010/04/10(Sat)20:30 No. 162452 ID: cf68aa
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>"Is uhm... Is Sir Gawain here. He was looking for me mya."

"... One second."

The man leaves. A few seconds later Sir Gawain appears. he looks at Alex and smiles.

"Ah Miss Alexis! Just the girl I was looking for, come in come in."

He leads the two of them inside.

"You were a great student all those years ago. A great alchemist. One that was said to be able to rival Master L himself."

>"Heh, I'm not that good mya."

"Nonsense, you're great. Now, the reason I called you in was because.. well I want you to join the Royal Army Mages. You will have ever spell under your disposal and you will be granted the privilege of using illegal spells and a monthly payment."

>"MYA!?"

>>162452
Oh wow... well it doesn't sound bad at all. There is that whole saving the world by Cecil's side thing, though.

>>162452
Tell him you're honored, but you can't accept his offer right now.
If you'd like you can tell him that you hope the position will be waiting for you, but King Rai knows your work is vital to the safety of the kingdom.
Also, if you want that position then ask if you can take the job and keep traveling with Cecil. Best of both worlds.

>>162456
Actually, wait, even better:
"Can it be a discretionary position?"

>>162452
Just... what would this position involve? The offer is appreciated, but we are concerned with ending the plans of Dart at the moment.

I mean, we'll leave the ultimate decision up to you, Alex. We're just wondering if you can take the position and continue journeying with Cecil until Dart has been dealt with. I'm sure Cecil won't mind settling down with you, after all~

Alexis 2010/04/10(Sat)21:03 No. 162465 ID: cf68aa
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>"Can it be a discretionary position?"

"I'm afraid not. Once you take this job you will work under myself and General Norue."

>"Why now mya? What do you need me for?"

"Well recently there have been more and more soulless creeping into civilian areas. We need some magic users to help us fight them off and to hopefully find the source."

>"I'm sorry mya. Cecil and I are trying to defeat the Dark Wizard Dart and she's kinda useless without me mya."

"I understand but the mission won't be for more then three months or so. After that you may do as you wish."

>"But Dart plans on attacking within the month mya!"

"Ah I see. Then we will do out best to release you before then"

>>162465
"You do realize that Dart is the one making all these soulless, right?"

>>162465
The source of the soulless is Dart. You can count on that.

>>162465
And if Dart is the source? This isn't just a guess, it's pretty damn certain to be his fault.

>>162465
"Thank you, but... will the position will be open later? I'd like to help out the Royal Army, but previous responsibilities take priority. What kind of a Royal Army Mage would I be if I ignored my responsibilities?"

Alexis 2010/04/10(Sat)21:14 No. 162475 ID: cf68aa
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>"Uhm... We're pretty sure Dart is the source of them mya."

"Oh? What makes you say that?"

Cecil "Well his spells focus on draining the souls of beings for power."

"Ah I see, and so then he lets them out in random areas of the world just for fun then?"

>"Well he could be trying to take over them."

"Listen, we could take care of a few soulless on our own. If Dart wanted to take us down it would require at least one hundred soulless all focusing on Central city. and then you'd need to make certain none of the other cities were unable to help out in any way. Making soulless and releasing them is not something he would come up with"

>"but he could control them mya."

"The only ones who have ful- Nevermind. I ask you again, will you join us?"

>>162473
Alex... It's you decision but I don't think you should do this. After Dart is defeated and the smoke clears, you will probably have a place here or anywhere else you want to be. But if we fail to defeat him, Central itself could be unexisted.

Besides this guy is sounding pretty damn arrogant about their own superiority. We know better.

>>162475
You could just give him a stone and let us explain it.

Anyway, he's not making soulless so he can control them or anything like that. The soulless are a byproduct of his use of dark magic. Every one you see is another person whose soul he ripped out.
The soulless are a waste product of him casting Dark Mana spells.

You know, like the one he crafted that erased a building from history?

Just give him a polite no. Hopefully he won't draft your ass and lose his happy demeanor like I'm expecting. Tell him your a bit of a rogue stallion or rebel that can't handle taking orders or some shit.

>>162475
I think he let them out randomly just to distract and thin out military resistance.

Shaking the bushes to drive out the snake.

>>162475
I'm afraid that turning him down sounds like the best idea at this point. He doesn't seem to consider your quest very worthwhile, and while being in the Royal Army would be very good, we don't have a month to waste on learning procedure.

END OF CHAPTER 5 Alexis 2010/04/10(Sat)21:34 No. 162489 ID: cf68aa
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>"I'm sorry mya. I really can't do this now. Maybe after the whole thing with Dart is over but right now I'm busy mya."

"........... Are you sure?"

His happy demeanor vanishes. The stare he gives Alex seems to show her just how powerful this man is and how easy he could rip her to shreds.

>>162480

>.... You knew this would happen didn't you...?

>>162489
Tell him your actions are with the blessing of the King.
Also, tell him that intimidation is a very poor way to convince somebody to help you.

http://tgchan.org/kusaba/quest/res/162490.html