i promise we'll walk across the moon someday soon

[promittere]

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

🌙 This is the end of Lunae Calamitas! Thank you so much for playing! We hope you had fun ♥
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[dyingtohealyou]

[Ahito is... quietly pensive as he makes his preparations, though he still has the energy to offer a cheeky smile and wave to anyone he passes along the way. Characters may notice him heading out of the manor and later returning with an assortment of goods - a leaf-patterned teacup rimmed with gold and its matching saucer, a little toy automaton from the east, and a small pouch full of assorted jewelry that certainly must have some decent monetary value.

And if you catch him pausing in front of reflections to gaze at the bright blue of his eyes over his shades? Don't worry about it. Probably.

He's surprisingly not in a rush to be the first through the portal, so feel free to catch him in the lead up to the ritual, or at the ritual itself with some small bags looped around his shoulder as he watches others depart.]

[lustro]

We never did get to see a dungeon...

[ Which is so random, but he had truly hoped to find one with Ahito, ok.

Anyway, he holds out a bottle, it's - empty. A small thing that fits in the palm of his hand. ]

Are you - did you... did you already leave something here - to come visit?

[dyingtohealyou]

I still have no idea what you mean by that.

[Full stop. But he will take a look at the bottle, glancing up at Ginger, questioning.]

To visit...? It'll let us keep our magic, sure, but the portal's going to be a one way ticket home.

[lustro]

It’s a memory. Watch it - when you miss him and when you want to come back.

[ Very specifically: a small snapshot of Ginger’s POV of Mika and Ahito at the teen party, where Ahito made him admit to some things. ]

I’m going to be working on a spell to… allow… friends to come back - and that’ll let me know where to call for you, hopefully. I have an empty one, if you want to leave something for him.

[dyingtohealyou]

-Wait, really? You can do that?

[He's more familiar with the power held by Northern wizards; it hasn't really occurred to him to look outside of that circle for ways of circumventing the whole different worlds issue.]

[lustro]

Which part? The memory thing? Yeah.

[dyingtohealyou]

No, a spell to let people come back here.

[fallingsand]

[ Ahito. There was no way Bruno was going to leave without taking time to talk to Ahito, at least one last time, but he could already feel this would be the hardest goodbye even as he approached. ]

Hey, Ahito?

[ There's a small leatherbound journal in his hands, one that he fiddles with idly in a typical show of nerves. ]

[dyingtohealyou]

[He offers a smile when he sees Bruno - not quite as bright as usual, but genuinely glad to see him before either of them leave.]

Hey. Got all your loose ends tied up?

if only i had an icon of bruno hugging instead of being hugged

[fallingsand]

O-oh, you know, I. Just.

[ Bruno has been trying his best to keep it together, but he's going to lose it at having to say goodbye to Ahito. He does something that most teenagers undoubtedly fear having to deal with: he bursts into tears and rushes forward to give Ahito a great, big hug. ]

I-I can't believe this is it! I. I know we have to go. Go back home, b-but...!

[ He's going to miss Ahito. Even though he has a way for them to keep in contact in hand, going from seeing someone nearly every day to cross-dimensional pen pals is a big change. ]

it's okay I will imagine it in my heart

[dyingtohealyou]

[Oh no. Normally the hug would be enough to kill him, but now Bruno's crying, too?!]

B-Bruno?!

[fallingsand]

[ It's fine, this is fine, everything is fine. Let him cry a bit and hug him tightly for a minute or two, okay? The sobbing will inevitably tone itself down into sniffles, and he'll finally release Ahito from that death grip of a hug, stepping back when he does. ]

Sorry, sorry, I'm. I'm just a little. [ He wipes his tears away with his ruana a bit. ] A little emotional, th-that's all.

1/2

[dyingtohealyou]

[Oh thank god he's free again.]

No, it's- fine. You just caught me by surprise.

[Big surprise, as a matter of fact, even though he really should have known better.]

[dyingtohealyou]

...It's bittersweet, isn't it?

[He's not about to cry, but - he gets it.

It's all over now, for better or for worse. Here, he had plenty of people who could have his back; at home, there's only a handful, as much as he does love them too.

There's many he's going to miss from here, and Bruno definitely ranks high among even that group.]

[leewards]

[Slips a little thing into one of Ahito's bags-- it's the pointer-shaped icicle he used to interrogate Victor.]

[dyingtohealyou]

[-?

Looking up at Itha.]

What was that?

[leewards]

Merely something to assist you.

I do not know if it will melt when , but if it does not, then you have a tool. [Then he raises one finger.] If someone bothers you, stab them.

[dyingtohealyou]

[...Okay, he can't help but laugh a little at that.]

I have all kinds of stuff I can use, in that case. But thanks - I'm sure I'll find a use for it, too.

[leewards]

[Ithaqua has to shake his head. Children, this is why they're annoying. Oh yes, don't thank someone until later, just act all high and mighty. Ahito especially. Perhaps being a Northern wizard has gotten to his head.]

If you'll be like that, then return it, or give it to someone else who can actually use it.

[dyingtohealyou]

I'll keep it, I'll keep it!

[Tucking it away again, as a matter of fact. His now.]

Thanks. Seriously. It'll be a good reminder.

[He tilts his head a little in thought, though.]

I guess I should return the favor, too? ...It might come in handy for other stuff, as a matter of fact.

[foresightis2020]

[ Don't worry about it?

Jing Yuan manages to make his way on over to Ahito because grandpa time is something that happens whether one wants it or not. ]

Ah, Ahito. I'm glad to see you before we all make our separate departure.

...You've decided to head back to your own world, I presume?

[ He has definitely sighted him when he's holding a teacup (maybe those other items too.) ]

[dyingtohealyou]

[Another shady grandpa... smh!!]

...Yeah. If I didn't, I'd be breaking a promise.

[Which he has just straight up not really brought up to anyone until now, good job Ahito.]

[foresightis2020]

[ Ahito...Ahito!! Why are you like this??

Jing Yuan blinks once, twice, and then thrice, before raising a brow. ]

You made a promise while you were here?

As in, simply to return home?

[ He personally thinks Ahito's homeworld is dubious, but he also knows Ahito has loved ones there, so... ]

[dyingtohealyou]

[Making a face.]

Not while I was here.

[He's not stupid, old man!!]

Not too long before we were brought here, someone gave me their dying request. But to fulfill it, I need to go back to my world.

[foresightis2020]

[ Ah yes the youth 'I did not do a bad thing, old man' face, though he is glad for confirmation regardless. That just means that ... well, is it something that gets applied retroactively?

Nevermind, he thinks it is pretty much a moot point to consider now since Ahito's heading back home. ]

Mm, I see.

Regardless of the circumstances, I can see why you would endeavor to fulfill it. Do you believe it'll be something you'll achieve easily?