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Y-yeah. I bought it a little while after we talked.

[ So Draxum is directly responsible for it. And now it's working out. ]

Then let's do that. Yeah. We just need a good spot for it.

[Crazy how things work out.]

Yes. Find a location you think it will be safe in, and I'll get to working with it as soon as I return to town.

[Back to scribbling down notes in his journal, one second, Hunter. But when he's done:] I'm still working out what other materials we'll need, but I believe I can manage the rest on my own—save for one. We also need a separate galdorstone, or perhaps just a piece of one... Do you know if the stone you gave to Jones would continue to function if a small chip was broken off?

[He doesn't want to ruin a present Hunter got for his boyfriend, but that would be ideal. It's a galdorstone that's not in Hunter's own chest, which is his primary reason for asking about it; later down the line, though, it will have even more worth as Draxum works out how much bonds and emotions should play into this ritual. Grounding the Guard's spirit with bonds that aren't just Hunter will be useful in drawing his spirit out of Hunter's body, and moving it into the new one. If the galdorstone belongs to Casey, that's all the more helpful to that end.]

[ Hunter squints a bit, thinking. Would it work? ]

I ... think so. Yeah. I've heard of galdorstone fragments still being powerful.

[ The more he thinks about it, the more certain he is. ]

There were definitely some witches on the black market selling powdered galdorstone. Claimed it would boost your power if you imbibed it.

[Interesting... It reminds him of Empyrean, honestly, but there has to more differences than one being a solid and a liquid. Draxum looks over Belos's notes once again, searching for a broader explanation on what a galdorstone actually is. If he finds anything, he'll wait to read it more closely after they're done talking; he's just looking to note the page number to find it again later.]

Let's work with that, then, if you're both willing, but you can take your time getting it to me. I won't start creating the totem until I've reviewed these notes in depth.

[ There is indeed a page with more details; it mostly seems to serve as a magic amplifier for physical magic. There's rumored to be a whole bunch of them hidden away and protected by illusionists, who can't use the stones but can hide them... ]

Right. Uh - I'll do that. I mean, we don't want to wait around but...

[ It's no longer as urgent as it was. ]

I won't delay long. Actually...

[He trails off, thoughtful.]

... What is it?

...I was considering what you said earlier, about not overdoing it.

[He sounds contemplative. Undecided.]

Perhaps it is time I give up on my other project.

[ Well now Hunter feels a LITTLE guilty. Is Draxum doing this to help Hunter? ]

I mean - I just - how important is the other project?

If I could pull it off, it would mean everything, but I've hit nothing but wall after wall. Starting to think I'll die if I keep pushing it, actually. That would suck.

-- What? You should have mentioned that first!!

[ The dying thing, he means. ]

Why? You said your teleportation powers only work over short distances.

[Obviously he said that part too quietly for Hunter to hear!! Either he genuinely believes that, or he's being deliberately obtuse here, who can say.]

What does teleportation have to do with you dying!?

[ Of course he heard, have you seen the size of his ears? ]

[Damn. He was HOPING, okok. Stupid high quality Relic reception that's clear even in Exile, grumble grumble.]

I don't know, ask the Fox! I'm not even trying to leave her stupid world [yet], so much as create a portal stable enough to send a message back home. It shouldn't take so much out of me!

Then what are you DOING? What's so important that maybe dying is okay?

[The message he said he's trying to send, of course!]

It's imperative they know!

[Who?? Draxum, you're so bad at explaining your logic sometimes. Also oops, he was considering letting it go, but now that he has to defend his actions, he's starting to talk himself back into it.]

O'Neil told me no one notices when we leave, and that some part of ourselves must continue on, but what if they don't? What if they take note, and—and do something moronic? [He brushes a hand back threw his hair.] I need to let them know the boys are alive and safe before Michelangelo attempts to rip apart time and space with his bare hands to get them back! He—

[Draxum cuts himself off sharply, not wanting to speak to that fear. The one he didn't have before Casey told him of how he traveled back from the future; the one the boy's dreamscape showed him in crystal clear detail. The one he shouldn't be capable of without training, but still managed to pull off to bring Leo home from the Prison Dimension.

That only worked because he had his brothers to help him. What if he tries it when he's all alone?]

[ Oh.

Oh, that actually is super important, isn't it? Hunter also knows about the whole time travel thing courtesy of Casey, and what he saw in his head ... that WOULD be catastrophic. And there sure are a lot of turtles here...

Hunter gulps a bit. ]

Then let me help. Wh-where are you?

What?

[He snaps out of the fear that seized him for a moment there, surprised. Even touched.]

Hunter, I— [Logic catches back up to him, and ] As I said, I've hit wall after wall in this. I don't know why it's not working, but I know I've only been able to push it as far as I have because I have more energy than most.

[If a galdorstone is like Emyrean, Hunter might have a great deal of magical power inside him too. But while Draxum's willing to risk his life on this (especially knowing death isn't permanent), he's not so sure he's willing to risk Hunter's. Not now that he can finally admit he's quite fond of him.]

Then you need a boost.

[ And Hunter is having much the same thought. Not that he's ever amplified anyone before? But he's made out of tree, and Flapjack would help too, and ... between the two of them, couldn't Draxum manage something? He wants to try. ]

You can use my galdorstone, sir.

[...Casey would kill him if something happened to Hunter. Especially after the scare he just gave them.

But Draxum is an unwise, selfish person, and this is about Michelangelo. If there's a chance, he has to take it—but only if he can also ensure Hunter's safety. The boy might have offered his galdorstone, but Draxum has no intent of using it up on this. To even guess if that's doable though, he'd need to see Hunter in person, so...]

Can you reach Exile?

I think so. Yeah. If it's a flyable place, then no problem.

[ And if not well. Draxum got there right? So can Hunter. ]

It's a flyable land, yes, but a dangerous one. Fortunately, I've spent the last week navigating it. When you reach the edge of Exile's borders, call me back, and I'll send up a signal. Once we're together, we can take a portal back to my shelter, where it's safe.

... All right. Then I'll be there soon.

[ Not what he was expecting to do today, but not bad! Feels kind of nice to have a mission.

He will indeed set out for Exile as soon as he can. And about an hour later, Draxum gets another phone call. ]

[Draxum doesn't answer when he sees it's Hunter, as expected. He simply sends up the promised signal: a familiar kind of giant vine that shoots straight up into the air, higher than even Exile's trees. If Hunter was flying from overhead, it's impossible to miss.]

[ Oh - that certainly works Hunter zooms down, then, skirting the tops of the trees until he hits the vine, and then down where it forces the canopy apart. ]

-- Draxum?

Edited 2024-02-24 22:28 (UTC)

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