Chapter 771: True Predecessor
Eisen looked at the chat window floating in front of him, watching as the ssages flowed in.
[Eisen] Xenia, do you have ti to speak? [Xenia] I'm in the middle of sothing right now, so if it's not an ergency, I'd rather talk later [Eisen] I have so new information on Samuel that I need your opinion on. [Xenia] ...what sort of information?
[Eisen] I just t with the Cloud Giant Chieftain. It seems like he is one of the individuals that keeps being possessed by Samuel, so I learned a few more things about that It would be easier to explain if we just spoke.
[Xenia] give 5 minutes
The old man got the last ssage from Xenia just a couple seconds after he send his own ssage, as if the high elf was eagerly waiting for what he had to say. With a light smile, Eisen looked at the Skald, "I will convene with Xenia in a few minutes. We should be able to figure out a way to help you for the ti being." With a broad smile, the Skald nodded his head and nearly jumped off his throne, "Thank you! The true predecessor of magic is going to heed my request...? How wonderful!" he exclaid. Eisen was practically shocked as he saw the Skald's expression. It was surprising enough that he was a fan of Eisen's, but it at least seed plausible in his mind, since he was still a Giant at the end of the day. But Xenia was an Elf, so seeing a cloud giant think so highly of her, no matter her position, was still surprising, to say the least. However, there was sothing that surprised Eisen even more than that. "True predecessor?" Eisen asked, not having heard that term before, even though it sounded vaguely familiar to him. The Skald raised his brows surprised, "Yes, of course..."
"I have issues with my mories, as you must know by now as well, so could you tell what that's supposed to an? I haven't heard soone call her that."
"Ah, of course. I apologize," the Skald said quickly, straightening his back as he sat down properly on the throne again, " 'True Predecessor' is a title many refer to the five of you by. While generally, the consensus is that you made amazing advancents in your respective fields, many thought, and still think, of it as more than that. Instead of seeing you as pioneers, they believe you to be the source. That which ca before. You are the true predecessor of all craftsn, kings, and tacticians, while Xenia would be the true predecessor of all magic users."
Eisen raised a brow curiously as he heard the explanation, "But craftsmanship was a thing even before I ca along, and I've used magic long before Xenia was born. It's not like we invented it."
The skald shook his head quickly, "That is not what that title ans directly. You are correct in saying that it technically existed before you ca along, but the mont you each ca to be, you beca the accumulation of your arts and techniques. Whatever ca before you does not matter, as only with you, a part of the world as we know it ca to be. That is why you are called the 'True Predecessors'."
Curious and wanting to hear more about this, Eisen crossed his arms. The term 'True Predecessor' certainly sounded familiar, but it wasn't the sort of nostalgia that would unlock a mory in his mind just yet. If he got more information, then maybe that would be different.
However, before he was able to ask for more information, a window popped up by his side, showing that Xenia requested a private call with him, "... I will have to ask you more about this later, for now, I will speak to Xenia. Please excuse ."
The Skald seed conufsed, unsure what exactly Eisen could an. He didn't know about the chat system, after all. And since Eisen didn't want to explain it to him, he simply let it be, and accepted Xenia's call request.
With a single blink, the environnt around him changed, and Eisen now found himself in the empty white space that was used as the basis for private calls. In front of him stood Xenia, eagerly waiting for him. Since his transformation affected him even here, Eisen quickly changed back to his base size so that he could have a proper conversation with the high elf, and watched as she nervously tapped the ground with her foot. "Alright, what is it that you want to talk to about then? Sothing about the possessions?" She asked imdiately, and Eisen slowly nodded, but didn't respond before taking notice of the state Xenia's body was currently in.
The state of the caller's body at the ti that the call started would be perfectly reflected in this private space, unless actively changed like Eisen did just now, so it seed like Xenia really was busy while Eisen ssaged her. One of her arms was nearly completely frozen over, pale white and covered in a thin layer of ice, while her other arm was covered in nurous small cuts that even stretched out to her clothes.
"...What happened to you?" Eisen asked, and Xenia looked down at her body before huffing, "Don't mind that, it's all going to heal during the call anyway."
"I know that, but still, if the situation over there is that serious, you should make sure to properly finish up before talking to , right?" "Says the one that suddenly hit with a ssage saying he has information on our nesis? Not that it matters, cause the reason I look like this is exactly because I made sure to finish everything properly, alright? But again, don't mind that, and just tell already." Xenia groaned loudly, as if she really didn't care about the state her body was in right now. Although, considering that her wounds were all being healed right now, since Xenia was also in 'standby' mode during this call, there really wasn't any reason for that in the first place. Eisen used this sa thod to make his arms regrow, so it wasn't like he was the right person to complain about Xenia being reckless.
Eisen sighed and nodded, "Fine, you're right," he replied, and quickly started to convey all the information that he hab been told by the Skald. Xenia continued to listen to the conversation, soon seeming like she was busy thinking. "So he's using powerful divination then?" Xenia repeated, "If that's the case, then we should be able to do sothing against it, right?"
"Right. That's why I wanted to talk to you, since you obviously would be able to figure out a way to do that better than I could," Eisen pointed out, and the high elf's expression quickly lit up, "Wait, didn't we already do sothing against that?" "Hm? What do you an?" The old man asked, and Xenia quickly replied, starting to pace around this white void, "The eting room! I thought it was created in so special way only possible since we peaked, but if it was sothing made to defend against divination, we should be able to analyze it and figure out exactly what thods we're dealing with. I know we looked at it before, but we didn't understand any of it, but knowing that it's related to divination, we might be able to figure things out..." the high elf muttered deep in thought.
Eisen smiled, happy to see that Xenia was already so invested in this. If that was the case, it shouldn't take her long to figure sothing out, "Great. You should have everything you need for that, right?"
"Enn... I think so. So forms of divination are heavily influenced by the ingredients used in the process, and since we obviously worked together on creating that space, there might be so materials that I don't inherently know to be related to divination that you brought into the mix. If that's the case, I'll call you again and ask about it, but otherwise, I should be able to figure it out."
"Amazing. Thank you. And if you manage to figure out what exactly it is that keeps Samuel out of the eting room, then-"
"Yeah, yeah, I'll let you know. I'll draw up so magic circles so that you can make an item to help that cloud giant guy out." Xenia replied, and Eisen quickly smiled, "Great, I'll let him know."
"Mhm. I'm going to have to rush back to prototype then. You said he can't hold out that much longer, didn't you?"
"Yeah, exactly. I'll try and find a way to let him hold out a bit longer if necessary until you've co up with a solution," Eisen said with crossed arms, unsure how exactly he was going to do that.
"I think I might already have a solution for that," Xenia pointed out, "I'm not sure how much it's going to help, but it might help him last a bit longer. Even if I don't know by how much," she explained, and Eisen listened curiously to the high elf's explanation of what it was the Skald had to do. It seed a bit unorthodox, but it didn't really matter. The Skald's pride might be hurt a little, but that was probably better than his body being completely taken over, or his mind being permanently damaged by Samuel. And so, as the call ended, and Eisen looked at the expression of the nervous cloud giant in front of him, he relayed the explanation to him..
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