lunaecalamitas | i promise we'll walk across the moon someday soon

i promise we'll walk across the moon someday soon

FULL MOON CODA

The moon wanes, and retreats into the sky.

After a quick chat and a vote, the otherworldly wizards, their mentor, and their sage decide to hand Victor over to the Central government—to the young wizard who appeared later in the ordeal. As both a sage's wizard and Crown Prince to the Central throne, Prince Arthur is the ideal person to understand both the discriminatory behavior driving Victor against wizards and the political ramifications of his actions, both past and planned. He pledges to you to make sure that, even if you aren't around to see it, Victor pays for what he's done and then some, while respecting Tatara's wishes to avoid bloodshed. He'll manage his case, while making sure his uncle, Vincent, does not have too much sway, due to his relationship with the West. Ultimately, he'll be locked up for life, put to hard labor, and made sure his intelligence is not misused.

When the sun rises, everyone gets to work repairing the manor. The damage is pretty bad but not unsalvageable, and it's made a lot easier with the help of some of the other original wizards who trickle in as the day begins. So long as it hasn't been burnt into absolutely nothing, it's salvageable—hopefully your figurines are safe!

For the first time since you arrived in this world, things feel stable. The brittleness in the air is no longer there, and there's a serenity to the breeze and the sky. It's comfortable. As the previous sage and sage's wizards begin to go about their business as usual, they mention anomalies and other odd incidents they must take care of around the world, but it is nothing like what you initially remember. This is no longer a world a hair's breadth away from falling apart, and you fixed it.

Whether you noticed it in the chaos of the final fight, or you hear it from someone else, or you notice on your own in the days that follow, you will realize that your sage crest is gone. With the other wizards in place again, your job here is done. Quite literally. You are no longer obligated to Tatara or to this world. All that's left is to go home.

A day and time is chosen for the ritual, and you have a few days after the final battle before the ritual is ready. This would be a good time to wrap up loose ends before you go, perhaps for good.

And when the ritual is ready, you'll know.

OOC NOTES

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[Malice had been hoping for the opportunity to jump between worlds as he pleased. He has two very obnoxious vampires he needs to go kill - but returning to his world and staying there? It makes him feel all sorts of things, but mostly just frustrated. Leaving behind Yamato for that? It's not worth it.

No matter how much he wants his revenge, it isn't worth it. It's strange how easy it is to accept that thought, and Malice is left to wonder if maybe, somewhere along the way, he decided he didn't need his revenge as badly as he thought he did. Maybe he changed without realizing it. It wouldn't be the first time it's happened here.

So leaving behind his home world is acceptable. It's what he planned to do after killing Lotisse and Rosalie, after all. That really leaves only one option. He doesn't want to stay in a world without Yamato, and Yamato is going home. That's settled, then.

(Even though there are very valid concerns about going with Yamato to his world - like the lack of fighting, the lack of vampires, and Malice's general everything. They're going to have to work a lot out. He's going to have to change even more than he already has. But if it means being with his human, he'll do it. He has to.)

There are a lot of other things Malice has to get to before the ritual - goodbyes to say, things to gather and leave behind, and a few last fireballs for the road. He's going to miss this place, he realizes - or maybe it's just the freedom to show off the things he's learned along the way. Oh well.

So he's late when he shows up to the ritual, and he's got his stuff in bags and ready to go - but he hasn't even talked to Yamato about this and they've only got a little bit of time before Yamato himself is sent home. Hopefully you weren't too worried about him not showing up.

(Malice arrives with his normal prosthetic hand - the claws are nowhere in sight. He's left them behind - a piece of himself that will always remain in this world. Besides, he won't need them where he's going.)]

Yama! [He reaches out for his boyfriends' hands immediately, regardless of whatever he may or may not be holding.] Sorry I'm late!

[ Yamato knew that Malice would say something, anything before he left. He knew that there was no way that they'd leave one another without saying anything. He'd hesitated on asking Malice to come back with him for a number of reasons, which he'll have to go over with Malice if the vampire wants to go back with him, but Yamato's wondered if his world would make Malice happy. It's why he's been avoiding talking about it, because the thought of Malice having to change himself to fit in hurts, but so does the thought of never seeing him again.

Still, it's a surprise to see Malice with ... bags. Yamato wonders if that's his answer. He squeezes his boyfriend's hands back. ]

You aren't. I wasn't going to go anywhere without saying something to you.

[ Malice knows Yamato has to return home, so he won't bother saying that part again, but - ]

... You've already packed, then?

'Course, I know that.

[His grin still looks a little relieved, though.]

Sure am. I said my goodbyes an' left some stuff behind here too. So I'm all ready.

[He pauses, considers, and then amends it:]

I'm ready to go home with you.

[ That makes him incredibly happy. It brings a smile to his face, but it's a smile that mellows out as he runs through the circumstances in his head. ]

I'd like that...as long as you'd be okay with a few things.

[ He averts his gaze, but he keeps his hold on Malice's hands tight. ]

I won't be able to see you as often. My line of work won't approve of me seeing anyone, so it'd have to be something that'd have to stay hidden for a while.

[ Eventually, it may be more acceptable, but right now is not a good time. ]

I don't even know if we can live together right away – it's going to take a long while until things can go back to how they were here.

[ That being said, however... ]

I'll always find a way to talk to you every day, though, even if it's just through messages...and I don't want to stop making an effort, or anything like that. It's just going to be difficult for a while.

[ He already feels himself starting to get choked up, thinking about how much this is going to suck for their relationship. Honestly, if Malice doesn't want to deal with any of that, Yamato wouldn't blame him. Right now, he doesn't even feel like he deserves him, but ultimately, that's for Malice to decide. He'll wait for an answer. ]

[Malice considers this carefully. It's going to be harder than he initially thought because of Yamato's work, but that work is important to him and he needs to make amends with his friends. So that simply means that Malice is going to have to adapt to the world as it is faster than he thought. Well, he likes to think he's capable of adapting fairly easily.]

There's a lot I don't know 'bout your world. I'm probably gonna make a lot of dumb mistakes. But I'm more than willin' to try, 'cause I'd do anythin' for ya, Yama. You know this.

[He says it with the utmost confidence. It's going to be difficult. That doesn't mean it's impossible.]

'Sides, I got this! [He hopes up his hand to display Yamato's emblem.] You poured so much damn work into makin' sure I wouldn't have'ta hurt anyone anymore. So I'll just pretend to be human. An' I'll make it work, no matter what.

Don't start givin' up on me yet, okay?

[ Malice's optimism is what Yamato needed to hear, he thinks. His willingness to try is really touching. If Malice is going to go that far for them, then Yamato will have to do that, too.

It's settled, then. ]

Heh...just tell me when those dumb mistakes happen, alright? I'll help you out as much as I can. We'll have to give you a disguise, too.

[ Yamato can make that happen. They'll stay wizards, after all.

Finally, he looks Malice – Ametrine – in the eye, and brushes his thumb over the ring he'd given Ametrine not too long ago. ]

Thanks, for saying all of that. We'll be okay.

We'll definitely be okay, no matter how long it takes— Oh! Right!

[Give him a second to shuffle through his bags for something... Here! Malice grins as he holds up what he was looking for - a ring set in a sturdy silver band with a stone matching Yamato's eyes.]

This is what I've been workin' so hard on tryin' to finish!

[The band itself is a little plain, but the stone is polished to a sheen and the ring itself radiates Malice's magic. When Yamato accepts it, he'll find that it's naturally quite warm.]

I enchanted it with a spell that'll keep ya warm, which... probably won't be all that useful where we're goin', but! Should help ya think of me whenever we're apart, yeah? An' I made the whole thing myself, with a lotta trial an' error.

[He sounds so proud...]

[ Oh...! Oh, this is...

Yamato takes the ring and holds it delicately. It is, indeed, warm to the touch, and he slides it on his right ring finger. (He'd put it on his left, but, you know. Can't give people the wrong impression at home and all that, right?) ]

...Heh...it really is warm...

[ He sounds so happy, and that's because he is. Yamato has to keep himself from getting too teary. ]

Thank you, Am. I'll wear it proudly.

I know ya will.

[He has no doubts about that, after all.]

We'll make it through this, Yama. Even if we can't be together as often as we'd like, we'll figure somethin' out. We always do. We've come this far, so it's not like this's gonna stop us!

You're right. We'll figure it out.

[ And he really does believe that, now. ]

And you can see me on stage now, too. Hope you're excited for that.

I am! I've been eager to see this idol stuff in action!

[It'll be fine. It doesn't matter how much work he has to do in order to make it work, Malice absolutely will. This alone is worth it.]

[ Cute. He looks forward to showing it to Ametrine.

For now, though, he lets go of his hands so he can pull his boyfriend into a warm embrace. ]

Thank you, Am.

[He goes easily, wrapping his arms tightly around Yamato and nuzzling against him.]

Of course, Yama. You don't gotta thank me for this, it's what I wanna do.

[ This is nice. This moment is nice, bittersweet...and Yamato knows they can't stay like this forever. They have to leave eventually – soon, even. Oz won't keep up the ritual forever.

After a moment, Yamato pulls back and takes Ametrine's hands in his again. ]

Then...we should get going. What do you say?

[Ametrine accepts it with a smile, looking toward the portal.]

Yeah. Let's get goin'. We've got a lot of work to do to get settled in!

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