Albel Nox, Commander of the Dragon Brigade (AU)

Morning Star?  Would you mind explaining to me what Ying Fa and Xiao Lang keep congratulating me about?  They refuse to tell me.

Sheifa's gone.  Her things are still here though... she should be back.

Unlike the others.

Strange how so many people always seem to disappear at once...

Something's happened to Sheifa... she's lost her memories. Of everything. I had to tell her what her name was...

Whatever did this is powerful. We can't afford to take chances with it.

[Screened to Sheifa//Unhackable]
... I'm sorry, Morning Star. I had to tell her. It was better than me lying to her.
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[Screened to Fayt//Unhackable]
Maria's here.
[/Screened]

[Screened to Maria//Unhackable]
... I really am sorry. I figured I owed it to you not to try to lie to you.
[/Screened]

We need to talk.

One, I proposed to Sheifa last night. Thought I should let you know. And yes, she did accept.

Two, why do you keep calling me "chipmunk"?

Everyone, I'm sorry for the way I acted under the spell.

I still remember a little... In that world, I must have failed the Ascension of the Flame. I didn't open up, I never bonded to Ather - and instead I lost my arm... and my father. He died in my place.

I know it must not seem that different to the people whose first impression of me was me not going to the party with Sheifa, but... That isn't me. I promise you.

Maria loves you, Albel. She really does.

Oh, hell. Thanks a ton, Leingod. Really.

It's an idea I really didn't want to think about much. I'm not sure I was ever really in love with Maria... I'm sure I'm not now. But... I suppose I never really stopped to think about whether she really was in love with me.

She never got over finding out that our world started out as a game. If Fayt's world is any indication, she never will. And when I get home...

Dammit, this is going to tear her apart. I don't want to hurt her, but there's no way around it.

What the hell am I going to do?

Fayt's here. Someone else from at least a version of my world... It's been far too long since Peppita left.

[Private//Unhackable]
Dead... Sophia killed by Luther, and me, assassinated by Vox. If I asked Fayt to come, I must have suspected that something very dangerous was going on... Why didn't I wait until I had someone to back me up? I can't have been that impatient to rush into danger.

Maria, too... I don't love her, I know that. I'm not sure I ever did. But she's still a friend... and she still never recovered from finding that the entire universe was a game. Years later, he said...

Oh, Apris. What am I going to do?
[/Private]

((OOC: Icon appears as "catlike grin" and mood as "happy".))

... Li Yelan, you are dead.

You recall me mentioning a man named Luther Lansfield that you'd get along well with? He's the creator of my entire universe. And I killed him. I put three of his top executives in the hospital and killed him. Within the universe he'd created, where he'd given himself incredible power. What makes you think any mere assassin could possibly stand against me, magic or no magic? The next time the cuffs give even a little leeway, you'd better start counting your breaths, worm. You're not going to get many of them. And feel free to revel in the knowledge that you're going to be killed by a computer program.

*sigh* I might as well say it, since the charade didn't work. Anyone who heard the rumor that I'm cheating on Sheifa, it was a complete and utter lie. The girl some of you might have seen me with was Sheifa, in disguise. It was an attempt to fool her mother, which has failed spectacularly. Feel free to leave off trying to kill me now.

I'm... I'm a little kid.

This is really weird. What kind of a stupid joke is this?

Sheifa? Are you alright?