User blog:Isaac Kifer/Fragmented Meeting

An empty white void shifts and morphs itself in anticipation. A circular table with stools form from nothing as the first to arrive appears. A swirling vortex of energy ripping time and space open to let out a singular entity out. A young woman in a red dress under a dark cloak bound with leather and metal patches for protection. It had seen many battles and had been stitched back together many a times. Hanging on her was a spear with red veins running through it. Black metal accented by gold edges and low pulsating veins that ran across the weapon. Her boots echo against the endless white of her surroundings. Her hood pulled up and hiding her feminine features. Soon enough, another portal opens and a Lilim in a bright yellow cloak with short silver hair. Her cloak had a spiderweb motif on it and hid the white sundress underneath. She was barefoot and her tail wrapped around her leg. A book with arcane symbols and writing held in leather bindings hung at her hip along with a blunt sword. Her wings had been tucked in so as to have more mobility and she smiled gently upon looking at the other member in the room. "It is good to see you well 'Ophelia'. Have you been keeping track of everything?" She asked with her deep blue eyes trained on her. 'Ophelia' looked at the Lilim and spoke. "The others will be here soon enough, I've made sure of it. There's much to discuss and little time. And for the sake of this meeting, don't call me that. Call me 'Orpheus' instead to avoid confusion." Orpheus told her. The Lilim smiled. She held one hand to her cheek and tilted her head. "Then in that case, call me Morgantha." She replied sitting down. Orpheus followed suit and sat down as well. Another portal swirls open and another Lilim with long white hair and attire similar to the former minus the book walked through. She seemed confused as to where she was and then became more so upon seeing Morgantha. "What's going on?" She asked stunned. "Please, sit down Morgan. Everything will be explained shortly, I promise." Morgantha told her. Morgan was shocked that Morgantha knew her name as well looked like her. But she sat down uncomfortably all the same. Her shadow however grew out and climbed up what seemed to be the edge of the void where it connected to the wall. It grew and threatened to engulf everything. Orpheus got up from her seat ready to attack but Morgantha simply spoke. "Please, keep your other half calm for the time being. We mean you no harm, only to educate." She said. Morgan looked to her massive shadow and reluctantly nodded. The shadow shook violently but subsided as Morgan requested. As Morgan look from one strange companion to the next, yet another portal opened and out stumbled a girl whose attire resembled the previous two. A bright yellow cloak and yellow sundress complete with book and sword. But her messy black hair resembled that of her father while her eyes of her mother. She caught the edge of the table in time to stop herself, but became even more confused when she saw the others. "Huh? Morgan? Morgan? Wait, where's my Morgan!?" She said starting to panic. A small ripple in the space next to her revealed a third Lilim in a white sundress. She hadn't been there before, but it seemed so natural for her to be there in the first place. "Ophelia, get a hold of yourself! I haven't gone anywhere! Those two are clearly fake!" She said. "Calm down, we're as real as you are. All will be explained in due time..." Morgantha told them. Ophelia then noticed the one in the black hood. "Ah! It's you again! What are you doing here? Where are we?" She demanded the answers slamming her fist onto the table. The previous Morgan and her shadow stared at the other Ophelia and her Morgan. "If you could just keep it together for a few more minutes, you'd find out." Orpheus told her. With a grumble, Ophelia sat down while her Morgan floated behind her, tail wrapped around Ophelia's leg. There was a tense feeling in the air as the final portal formed and out stepped a woman in a brown cloak with a spiderweb motiff on it. Long flowing black hair and deep hazel eyes. She wore leather armor underneath the cloak which was reinforced with metal and her right arm was wrapped in bandages. Strapped to her back was a golden spear of marvelous design that gave off a warm glow. Hanging at her hips were a blunt sword that had seen many a battle but still maintained and a well worn book with faded arcane symbols and writings. Pages folded and small pieces of paper indicated important pages to go back to. She regarded everyone for a moment before sitting down.

Morgantha was the first to speak. "Well, now that we're all here. I think it's time for answers and introductions! My name as you've all probably guessed by now is Morgan, but for the sake of simplicity, you may refer to me as Morgantha. Over there in the black cloak is Ophelia, but you may call her Orpheus. Morgan and Ophelia, your names will remain the same since you both have your other halves respectively. And for our last arrival, Orphan." She said looking at everyone. She then nodded and continued. "Now I know some of you are confused. But this is a meeting in the only safe space we can make for ourselves without being interrupted or distracted. There's no need to worry about anything else you might need to attend to as the flow of time here has halted." She explained. Orpheus then threw back her hood revealing her short messy black hair and red crimson eyes. "We're all here to discuss the up coming disaster called Isaiah. She's grown in power and has begun making clones of powerful people, ourselves included." She stated. "Wait, you mean like Morgan and I?" Ophelia asked. Morgantha nodded. "Yes, we have reason to believe that these clones look like us but are subsequently more aggressive. A side effect she most certainly added. In addition, she knows about the holy weapons that have been dispersed and is trying to collect and corrupt them. We must not let her accomplish that. So far as we know, a handful have already been found by trustworthy people. There may be others and their locations are unknown for the time being." She explained in addition. "I will also take this moment to alert everyone that the fabrics of time and space are being subverted where they should not be. While I don't believe this to be Isaiah's doing, we should be extremely careful and revert these time anomalies whenever and wherever they may pop up. It would be dangerous otherwise." Orphan stated. "I'm not sure I understand. Just what is causing these anomalies?" Morgan asked. "The merging of realities. Under normal circumstances, we shouldn't be conversing right now and be confined to our own separate realities. But because of Isaiah's lust for destruction and hate, the lines are becoming thin and tenuous at best. We've each seen what lies ahead should we do nothing and all of us have things to precious to lose. We each have our own strengths and weaknesses, but if we come together we can subvert the impending reality that's being pushed on us." Orphan told them all. "The time is nearing and we've much work to do. Are there any objections or questions?" Orpheus asked. "What do we do? I mean, trying to find these weapons and fixing these anomalies are some steps in the right direction, but where do we go from there? What's the end goal?" Ophelia asked. "Preservation of the timelines. Key players can be hunted down at any point in time; we must keep them safe until the striking point has made itself known." Morgantha explained. "Which is when?" Morgan asked. "We don't know when, but we do know where. Isaiah has kept a small remanat of her timeline alive. A space much like this one only far vaster in the form of a castle. Everything will be there. We wait and strike there when we have a chance with everything we have." Orphan explains again. "I'm still a bit confused to be honest. All of this, all of you are a bit hard to wrap my head around." Ophelia states. "I get it, I do, but we're all the same deep down. Just different diverging paths from the same starting point." Orpheus told her.

Ophelia then smiled "Well, if we're all the same, then why don't we talk? You know, about ourselves to each other! I think it'll be a great way to understand each other." She said. "You're an idiot. Why would we need to do that? How did you even come up with that question at all?" Orpheus asked. "Oh come now, I think she has a point. If you don't want to start, then I will." Morgantha stated. "Let's see...my birth was rather easy now that I think about it. All the DE at home got tunneled into me and I became who I am now. I lost my birth mother unfortunately when I came out however. She never got to see me nor I her. But I hold her and all of my other mothers deep in my heart." She said. She looked around the table and then gestured to them. "Fine, if it'll get you off my back. My birth wasn't complicated either and my birth mom died later. As did dad in my time. Most of my family perished. It was all because of those biomass monsters attacking my timeline. I only have one person close to me and I'm not letting her go no matter what." Orpheus told them. Ophelia was saddened by the story, but her sister stroked her hair and reassured her. "I'm sorry that happened to you two. As for me, I guess you could say that our birth was different. Morgan is a part of me and me her. She's always been with me ever since I was born. I wanted to do good growing up and I made some mistakes. I didn't want to lose my absolute best friend so that's when I started traveling through time." Ophelia explained. "My turn then is it? I had a rather complicated birth as well. I took my Ophelia's place. She was meant to fade away, and I took over. But she's still here with me, inside my heart and my shadow. She protects me and I keep her close as much as I can." Morgan stated. They then all turned to Orphan, awaiting her story as well. "I was born normal, I didn't have anything different about me. I was just a normal girl being raised by mamono. I didn't have any DE to utilize in my soul and my Mana never burned bright. But I never let that stop me. I trained every day to be like my birth mother and father. For years on end I did that until Isaiah attacked my family. She destroyed my home and scattered my family and when I was face to face with her, something inside me just snapped. I don't really recall what happened, but when I woke up, I had my mother's spear and my father's sword and book. I could use magic and fight like nobody else I had ever seen. But I wanted to stop this madness and restore serenity before anything else." She told them.

The atmosphere was heavy among them. "Maybe I should've just kept quiet..." Ophelia muttered. "No, no I think it was a good idea now...this gives us all an idea of what we're fighting for. What we want to keep safe and how far we need to go in order to protect them. We should never forget what brought us here. Ever." Orpheus said to her. They all nodded in agreement. "Then we're all understood? Everyone knows the risks and the costs? If so, then I think it's time to get back before we're missed." Morgantha stated. With the that all out of the way, there was a bit of hope knowing that their resolves had been set. They knew what was at stake and what needed to be done. So, one by one, they all opened up a portal and stepped through. The portals faded behind them and soon the white void with them.