- 71 [Voice]

[fortunefail]

[Attentive villagers may have seen bright beams of light originating from the far reaches of the forest, where the mountain range starts. Those beams were a result of this battle, and directly after it's taken place, Yuan has a message to broadcast to the entire village. His voice sounds hoarse and he seems to be out of breath.]

The threat known as Aku... has been defeated. For now... at least. [He stops to cough for a moment.] Once the Malnosso bring him back, there'll be... hell to pay.

[The public message ends with some fumbling sounds.]


[Diana]

I need you to get over here... Immediately. It's an emergency.

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Comments

[voice]

[all7seas]

[Tentative.] Oi....you've killed that kraken bastard then?

[voice]

[fortunefail]

[Kraken? What the hell is a- Oh, nevermind.]

Yes. There isn't a piece of him... that's left.

[orchidsandfire.livejournal.com]

[Diana is about to comment on Aku's "defeat" when she notices the filter.]

Where are you?

[fortunefail]

North East of the village, at the foot of the mountain.

[This is followed by a brief grunting sound. He had to roll Kratos onto his side to keep the guy from choking on his own blood or something equally dangerous.]

[Voice]

[markofthewise]

Are you sure he's dead? He's good at faking it...

[Voice]

[fortunefail]

His wings are gone.

[And then he exploded into a million tiny bits, but that's a bit too long of a story to tell at the moment.]

[Voice]

[eidolon-soul.livejournal.com]

Aku's really gone?

[Voice]

[fortunefail]

... For now.

[Voice]

[vulcanblazer.livejournal.com]

[...Did... did he hear that right? There's excitement in this one's voice. Almost too good to be true.]

What?! ...You managed to kill him?! Seriously?

[Voice]

[fortunefail]

Seriously.

[He sounds a little impatient.]

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

Yuan.

[His voice sounds calm, but of course he's concerned, seeing you beat up like that.]

It was your doing, wasn't it? You're the one who defeated Aku.

[fortunefail]

Not exactly. One person... couldn't bring him down.

[Cough. Would've been nicer if there were three or four of them, actually. Then Yuan and Kratos wouldn't have had to strain themselves that much.]

[voice]

[chikaidestroyer]

One less threat to worry about. [And then, to repeat what Yuan had said...] For now, at least.

[voice]

[fortunefail]

Yeah. ... Better keep people on alert for a while.

[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

[Selphie had seen those rays of light in her wandering around town but hadn't really paid them any mind. Now that she knows what they're about, she's all ears.]

Good.

You okay Mister?

[fortunefail]

Yeah... I'm fine.

[Nevermind that he sounds absolutely exhausted. He's in no position to complain.]

[voice]

[zehahaha.livejournal.com]

Are ya certain?

[voice]

[fortunefail]

Yes, I'm certain.

[mikangirl.livejournal.com]

[...

...wow.]

Thanks for letting us know.

[fortunefail]

[Wow indeed.]

Any time.

[halgitamilf.livejournal.com]

[Kinda worried.]

Sir Yuan, do you require assistance?

[fortunefail]

[How sweet. But there's someone else who could use her worry more.]

Not at the moment. But you should... pay a visit to the clinic anyway.

[Voice]

[goldenglasses]

Really. [Statement more than a question. He's not sure how to feel about that yet.] Are you alright?

[Voice]

[fortunefail]

[A few hoarse coughs.] I'm fine.

[Written]

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

Good riddance.

[Voice]

[fortunefail]

[He can't write a reply at the moment so he'll just stick with voice, himself.]

No kidding.

[justicereigns]

How did you manage that?

[fortunefail]

... I have my ways.

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

Are you all right? If you need a healer, I can...

[Do what? He's not sure.]

[Voice]

[fortunefail]

[The surprise that Emil's actually still talking to him after their last encounter is outweighing the fact that he's offering useless aid, at the moment.]

I don't need a... healer. I'm fine.

latelateLATEoops blame otakon

[corrinesbell]

You sound great. Need help?

Oh you

[fortunefail]

I've... got it covered.

SO SO LATE

[martelandmany.livejournal.com]

[Sharp with concern.] Where are you?

[fortunefail]

[Let's avoid time paradoxes and say this conversation takes place after Diana saved the day.]

... The clinic.