Heaven Lit Waters (ENTITY BLESSING THREAD - Serah)

[Entity NPC]

Step into the rainbow, world you never knew Chase the heights of light, soar beyond your sorrows Dance among the colors, let them be your dreams Close your eyes and see anew Dawn of the new day Clears all the gloom away This is the hope that we need to go on. This was a beautiful place in time. The lady of the stars loved it. It echoed with the songs of stars of hope and light. It seemed so peaceful. It wasn't often she was able to come to the ground. But tonight was special. It was a meteor shower on this world, and she insisted on overseeing all such phenomena herself. Of course... it was partially her job... but she also loved to see first hand the creatures her stars were there to guide and represent. On some planets it was only twice a year. So she made sure to revel in the time she had among the people. It wasn't often that she was called upon. After all, you don't have to pray to the stars to understand them. Mortals had learned to read them, just as Lenora had wanted... Her thoughts came back to the present as the sun drifted below the horizon and all that was left of it was a pinkish orange glow on the edge of the sky. That was the cue for the fireworks. It started simply enough. A glimmer across the sky that could have been mistaken for a trick of the light. However, as the light grew dimmer, the lights became more noticeable. More frequent. Some running parallel to the ground for a long while before going out. The sky was clear tonight and the moon was only a sliver in the sky. It would be a good night for viewing. The star goddess listened quietly. In her mind, she could see all the small faces full of wonder. There were older faces too, full of reverance. Some didn't even take notice of the spectacle. That was to be expected. Mortals didn't have a long time to live and they were frail. Sometimes they were busy. Mira only hoped they would be able to see the stars the next time she was able to visit. And then it began... The steady and joyous flow of whispers. She couldn't help a radiant smile. Mortals called them wishes. They were made many ways. Some with special mantras like, "Star Light, Star Bright." Some made as fast as they could in hopes to beat the fading of the falling star they watched. Millions of little voices praying fervently for their heart's desire. When she got close to the worlds like this to create the star showers... that was the time she could hear them the loudest. And, as if sensing she were near, there were always more whispers now than any other time of the year. As with any Entity, she thrived on this connection. This made her job worthwhile. Even if all she could be was a ready listener. It was there, kneeling in the water where she could watch the stars overhead and down below, that one particular voice caught her attention...

[Serah Farron]

Serah had stepped out for a bit. She knew that is was dangerous to be outside after dark, especially so by herself, considering the fiends that occasionally popped up around Academia now, but she didn’t really care. She could handle them with her magic if extremely necessary.
Things, well, they were complicated, and stressful. Serah had just recently learned of the new journey she was to be sent on… and it wasn’t exactly what she had thought her life was going to be like if she had ever returned. Lightning was gone, taken away again by another force she didn’t even know was possible. Things in her new home, Academia 500 AF were a mess. Time itself had now stopped.

Serah wanted some time to clear her head, and actually think about what she was going to do about all of this. Sure, she wasn’t alone in this, she knew that; however Lightning had asked her to help. She couldn’t let her sister down. It was just easier this way if she stepped away from her friends for a bit. She could communicate any thoughts with them later if something struck her.

Serah hadn’t gone very far, simply out of precaution. She had decided to sit herself on the far edge of the stairs in front of the Academy building. That was out of the way enough Where she could still feel as if she was alone, while really not being. Plus, this spot had a pretty good view of the sky. It was just starting to get dark, so the stars would be visible soon. It still interested Serah that she could see those, unlike cocoon, where a lot of the time, what you could see above was the ground, if that made any sense.

Just as the sky had darkened enough, much to Serah’s surprised, a meteor shower began. This made her smile as she looked up at the pretty twinkling lights making streaks in the sky. “Just my luck.” She said quietly to herself. These things weren’t terrible common, or at least, not as far as she could tell. Maybe it was a sort of sign? A few years ago, such an idea would have sounded a little silly to her… but now? She honestly wouldn’t be surprised if it was. Regardless, she had heard of one thing that people did while meteor showers happened… You make a wish.

Just like the Fireworks back home in Bodhum. You make a wish, and hopefully they would grant it for you. Serah had always been teased about believing in these kinds of things. Fireworks, and stars granting wishes? In the world of logic, that was ridiculous. But with everything that had happened in her past… who needs logic?
Serah looked up with a slight smile on her face. “I only have one wish. I wish to be reunited with my sister.” Serah sighed, leaning her chin on top of her bent knee. “I miss her more then anything, but, I don’t know how to save her…” She said this wish quietly aloud before glancing down at the ground.
“I need guidance, I can’t save her on my own… I don’t know what’s going on, and Lightning isn’t around to guide me this time…” She mumbled to herself before shutting her eyes, trying to fight back her tears. “I don’t know what to do.”

[Entity NPC]

Step into the rainbow, world you never knew Chase the heights of light, soar beyond your sorrows Dance among the colors, let them be your dreams Close your eyes and see anew Dawn of the new day Clears all the gloom away This is the hope that we need to go on. “I only have one wish. I wish to be reunited with my sister. I miss her more then anything, but, I don’t know how to save her… I need guidance, I can’t save her on my own… I don’t know what’s going on, and Lightning isn't around to guide me this time… I don’t know what to do.” Mira looked up into the sky and listened, her core beating out a strange pulse. This mortal needed guidance... guidance that her star could not give her. At least, not alone. Following the light of the star the girl wished upon, Mira nodded. Her mother would have wanted her to get involved. After all, guidance was also the stars' jobs. The stars began falling faster and brighter. She used them to fly to where she needed to be. Just as the star burned out she dropped away from it, a brilliant glowing light, slowly materializing in her human form as she fell. A childish face and silvery white hair were the most noticeable things aside from her starlight colored eyes. Her bare feet touched the ground and a warm wind seemed to encircle the girl as she watched the girl who's star seemed to need help with guidance and understanding. The girl's star within her body also seemed to waver, as if uncertain. "Your wish... It is a giving and humble one. I can't ignore such a wish." She stood there quietly a moment, listening to the voices of the stars and seeing their ties to the girl's life and her own star pair. In a few moments, much of the girl's past was revealed to the goddess, who'd watched pieces of it unfold. "You hold strong ties to the New Light." She said quietly, a smile playing on her youthful features. "I haven't seen her, but this is not the first time the stars have mapped out something incredible for her. When the patterns rearranged the last time, I had to oversee the most important parts of it. Stars are wise and ancient things... but they can also be wild and childish." Mira considered for a moment how to begin this explanation. This could be a tender subject depending on how she approached it. It was refreshing to talk with a mortal, but difficult to determine how to. She knew it wasn't always easy for them to believe in Entities. "I suppose... I should begin by introducing myself... Isn't that right?" She smiled quietly, obviously a little unsure. "I am the Entity of the Cosmos, rather the stars, bodies and energies of the night sky. My name is Mira." She bows slightly. "And I think I can help you. But, I'll have to warn you... even my powers are limited against The Darkness that Destroyed the Light..." Her face took on a strange shadow of worry. She was going to try to help a mortal succeed where her mother, the Goddess of Light had failed. She had a few doubts about the situation.

[Serah Farron]

Serah stayed like that for a few moments. She didn’t want to open her eyes, for fear that she just might lose it again. She didn’t want to go and have to explain why her eyes were tear-stained to her friends. She did appreciate the concern, but, sometimes she wished she could just be stronger about things.

Serah then heard a voice. She didn’t recognize it at all, so she lifted her head. She was rather surprised to see the figure standing in front of her. Let alone what she had just said.
She… heard me? Serah thought, blinking her pale blue eyes in surprised, and, confusion. Serah examined the stranger curiously… She didn’t look like a normal citizen of Academia, and, she knew for a fact that no one was standing around close enough to hear her… Who was this woman?
Serah was just about to speak up and say something to her, but, the woman spoke again.
New Light? She questioned in her head. What does that mean?
Upon hearing the rest of the explanation however, she knew. This “New Light” was her sister. Lightning. There was no doubt about it.

Serah wanted to say so many things all of the sudden, but, she kept her mouth shut. She had a feeling that this woman wasn’t quite done. Serah nodded, showing that she was paying attention, and listening.
Serah covered her mouth with her hands, looking rather wide-eyed towards Mira at her introduction.
‘Wait, this woman.. She’s, some sort of Goddess!?” She tried to remain as calm as possible, but really, Serah’s body language obviously wasn’t hiding her surprise, and the slight fear that she had.

Serah stood up, straightening out her clothes. She gave Mira a small smile, before bowing her head to her from respect.
“It’s an honor to be able to speak to a goddess. It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mira.” Serah glanced up. She wasn’t quite She the appropriate way to converse with someone like this. the absolute last thing she wanted to do was offend her.
“My name is Serah Farron.” Serah tried to think of the best way to respond to all the information she was just given.
“I’m sorry if I’m not as eloquent in my words as I could be… you’re sudden appearance has taken me a bit by surprise.” Serah smiled nervously.
“I must thank you for listening to me… and you’re willingness to help.”
“It’s alright if your powers are limited, honestly. But you seem to know more about things going on then I, or anyone I know does, so, If you don’t mind, I have to ask. You said I have a strong relation to this ‘New Light’ And from your description, I’m predicting that you mean my sister… Do you know what’s happened to her?” Serah looked down at the ground, still feeling rather hurt about how the whole “reunion” with her sister had gone just a few hours ago. “Lightning only spoke to me briefly, to ask for my help. She didn’t have the time to tell me what had happened to her… I don’t even know what I’m up against…” Serah clasped her hands behind her back, calming down a bit. She looked to Mira hoping that this was an ok thing to ask of her to answer.

[Entity NPC]

Step into the rainbow, world you never knew Chase the heights of light, soar beyond your sorrows Dance among the colors, let them be your dreams Close your eyes and see anew Dawn of the new day Clears all the gloom away This is the hope that we need to go on. Mira held up a hand to stop Serah as she stumbled and made excuses for not being eloquent and gave her a reassuring smile. "You don't have to worry. I'm not as high strung as some of my peers. My life is a work of watching over the mortals below, so I really don't mind you speaking to me as one." Mira listened to Serah's explanation of what had transpired mere hours before. So that was the bond they shared... perhaps it was irony... Mother, would you really subject mortal sisters to your own dilemma? No. There has to be a reason. Even if Mira didn't understand it herself. "I know the basics of what has happened. The exact way and reasoning for it... well there's not an Entity alive now that understands... But, I think the best way to explain what's going on is to tell you the truth of what lead up to this. You see, I'm sure that you've noticed that there have been countless wars between the Light and the Darkness over the eons and ages. Your history should tell of it too. Truthfully, behind it all, there were two Entities... Gods or Goddesses as mortals would call them. Once upon a time, they lived in peace, as a family. But, when the stars were still new, something happened that caused them to argue. The argument got heated and began involving many other Entities and Mortals alike. In the end, Light had to seal Darkness away. For thousands of years, Darkness was sealed in her own mind, unable to use her powers to disrupt the balance that Light watched over. However, seals are not meant to last forever; and secrets always come to light. The Darkness broke out of her sealed prison and sought revenge, not only on the Light, but also on the mortals, who the Light cherished and defended. They fought once more. This time, Darkness released her black rage in the form of a vortex that even Light could not escape. She was destroyed. But not completely. Because Darkness still existed, she was able to salvage some of her powers." Mira paused for a moment, hand delicately cradled under her chin. "... I still don't understand why. None of us do, least of all Darkness... But for some reason Mother Light invested her remaining self into your sister. Slowly, all the entities can sense that Light and New Light are merging into one. Soon they will be one and the same, as if neither ever existed without the other. At least, that's what it feels like." As if shaking off a dream, she turned her focus back to the girl. "However... that's not anything to be troubled about. I know Mother Light. She'll suppress herself and allow the mortal to live as the soul was born. She isn't like the Darkness. The Darkness, however, has trapped the New Light in Sanctuary, the place outside universe, time and space that no mortal has ever reached. The only way to get there is going through the right portal. Unfortunately, without the New Light's help, we can't know which one she's through." The overseer of the stars paused once more, her fingers lacing before her in an almost prayer fashion. "...Even if we could find a way in though... unless we can do so without alerting the Darkness... you would meet with the brunt of her fury for attempting to defy her." She watched Serah with her starlight colored eyes. "You see, Light and Darkness were the first two Entities to exist... so the fact that Darkness destroyed the only Entity that might have been her equal... well... there aren't many of us who would dream of attempting to oppose her. You see... Darkness is also the collector of immortal souls... so should we die or fade... We belong to her. Most consider it in their best interests not to get on her bad side. That's why... I'm kind of limited in what I can do to help... I'm sorry." The girl bowed her head, biting her lip quietly. As the favored daughter of Light, she had a lot of power at her disposal, but she, who wasn't as strong as her mother, couldn't possibly hope to best Darkness.

[Serah Farron]

Serah stood and listened to Mira’s explanation of what had happened in the past with the entities. Serah didn’t even mind it really; these sorts of things had always interested her. History had always been her favorite subject after all, and Mythology was pretty interesting too.
She wondered if this light and dark war had anything to do with what had happened here. Sure, it did seem a little unrelated, considering she also knew the “actual” cause was this world merging with Valhalla, but who knows if it was an “over all” only two entity deal like this woman was saying ( which was a little hard for Serah to wrap her head around, considering the tangle of gods and goddesses she knew of ) They could have had something to do with Valhalla’s very existence.

No matter her amount of genuine interest… nothing could have prepared Serah for the answer to her question.

"... I still don't understand why. None of us do, least of all Darkness... But for some reason Mother
Light invested her remaining self into your sister.”


Serah’s breath quivered. “N-no…” was all she could manage to say. That was why Lightning was gone. More Entities wanted to use her sister. First Etro, writing her out of history and having her fight in Valhalla… and now this? This “Light” Goddess, taking her away and… turning her into a goddess as well?
That was a lot to take in.
And then there was the problem. Lightning was being held in this “ Sanctuary.” That’s why she said she needed to escape.. Serah thought. She moved her hands to her sides again, and balled them into fists out of frustration. Everything in her mind was almost screaming Why. She almost wanted to yell about it, it upset her so much, but, it wasn't Mira's fault, so she didn't deserve that.

Serah continued to listen, again until she felt that Mira had gotten through what she needed to to answer her question. After all, it was just polite to let her finish.
Serah’s body shook lightly with the amount of emotions she was trying to suppress. There were so many things about this that… they just weren’t fair.
Why us… haven’t we had enough? She though looking down at her shoes sadly.

Serah shook her head at Mira’s apology. She whipped her eyes, before looking up at her again. “It’s ok, you have no reason to apologize. I understand your reasoning to not want to anger this “darkness” you speak of. If I had a choice, I wouldn’t want to either.” Serah brushed her fingers though her bangs and sighed. “But, I have no choice. If they have my sister captive, then I have to save her…. I’ll do whatever it takes.” Serah looked directly into Mira’s eyes as she said this, to show how serious she was. Even if she had to die, again, if it meant she could be with her sister, even for just a little while… she’d take it.
“I know I’m not going to be alone in this. I have friends who would also like to see Lightning return to us… So maybe, if we all work together, we can get to her, and save her. It isn’t like we haven’t changed our fates before.” Serah gave a small smile, although, she was still filled with a bit of doubt.

Serah then remembered something. It seemed like it might connect with something else that Mira had described. Serah quickly turned her torso to the side, and started to look through her small bag that was strapped around her hips.

“You mentioned that without the “New Light’s” help, we wouldn’t be able to locate her.” Serah started, still sifting though her bag, until she pulled out the palm-sized mirror fragment that Lightning had left behind when she disappeared again. She held it up to Mira and spoke again. “Would thing help locate her? Lightning left this for me once she was out of time to talk. I don’t really understand what it is or what it does since she couldn’t tell me, but I figured it must be important, so I held onto it.”

[Entity NPC]

Step into the rainbow, world you never knew Chase the heights of light, soar beyond your sorrows Dance among the colors, let them be your dreams Close your eyes and see anew Dawn of the new day Clears all the gloom away This is the hope that we need to go on. The youthful goddess watched quietly as the girl explained that she couldn't give up no matter what. Mira gave a small nod. Yes, that's what her stars said she would do. That was the path she would take.  Mira could do little about it, she knew. At the same time... Mira knew Tamesis would not allow someone to simply walk in and take what she'd fought so hard to obtain. With the New Light in her control, she was completely independent. Her own opposing force. Yin and Yang in one. If ever there had been a weakness, there wasn't one right now. Worse yet, the only way to blind Tamesis in Sanctuary would be to distract her. She would know as soon as the New Light left Sanctuary that the distraction was responsible... And if anyone knew about fates worse than death, it was Darkness... Besides, the portals into Sanctuary was well hidden away from mortals. The girl wouldn't survive the trip to the edge of the universe. “You mentioned that without the “New Light’s” help, we wouldn't be able to locate her.” Serah started, still sifting though her bag, until she pulled out the palm-sized mirror fragment that Lightning had left behind when she disappeared again. She held it up to Mira and spoke again. “Would thing help locate her? Lightning left this for me once she was out of time to talk. I don’t really understand what it is or what it does since she couldn't tell me, but I figured it must be important, so I held onto it. Mira glanced at the mirror shard with amazement. If that were a shard then... "...She managed to break a portal... This piece... it's part of one of the doorways into sanctuary. They're in each universe, out on the outer edges of reality, beyond the stars. If she was able to break one and we gathered enough pieces of it, you might be able to make a portal big enough to get through." She came closer to the young girl to see the shard. Closing Serah's fingers around it she looked into Serah's eyes. "...When she realizes that you have a piece, you won't be safe... keep this hidden and don't look into it unless you have to. On the other side, the Darkness might still be able to see you through it. I'm sure it won't take her long to realize what New Light has done. She's probably already sent her Furies out to find the pieces and bring them back." Mira's eyes shown and she looked up at the stars. "...We have to find enough to get through first. If we can gather enough of these shards..." She bit her lip and turned back to Serah. "...But we'd still have to separate the Dark and the New Light..." The youthful entity seemed to be nervous about even talking about such things, but she turned looked up at the building as she thought, wracking her mind for everything she knew about the Darkness. Her mind flitted over everything she'd learned in her long life about the nature of the Darkness and its struggle with Mother Light. Her mind kept coming back to the same small detail. But would it help? "I'm not certain... if there's anything that can be done... but if there is... if there is any hope at all... The secret would be in Eden, the first Universe." She looked up at Serah. "It's the only thing I can think of. The battlefield of the last stand between Light and Darkness before the Vortex. Where Darkness was sealed. But that universe is broken... and only a few known pieces remain." The Entity took a deep, shaky breath before nodding. No one else could do this. If the mortals wanted to fight, it was the Light's job to guide them. And if Light could not offer her help, then the Stars were next in line. "...Give me three of your days to find out what I can. The stars cannot often touch the ground but I'm sure within three days I can find out something that might help you. ...If Darkness finds out she won't like it... But ... I can't let the mortals fight on their own. Mother wouldn't either." She wiped a small crystalline tear from her cheek as she thought about her mother's nature and it bounced off the ground, a solid crystal in a perfect teardrop shape.

[Serah Farron]

Serah smiled. Of course Lightning would do something like that for me. She though, but looked at Mira curiously as she closed her hand around the shard.

Serah nodded to Mira, with a surprisingly more serious expression on her face. “I will. I was planning on keeping it in my bag anyways.” Serah glanced at the mirror again, briefly, before putting it back into her bag. So this little thing was a part of a portal. Hm. That was going to be fun to attempt to explain later.
“Don’t worry, I’m not going into this, expecting that I’m going to stay safe. I know getting Lightning back is going to be very dangerous, but I’m willing to take that risk if there is even a chance that I can be with her again.” She smiled rather confidently to Mira. “Even if these Fury things come after us I think Noel and I can taken them.” She added.

Serah watched Mira rather curiously as she seemed to be getting more nervous. Sure, this sort of rebellion against the darkness was a little scary… but it was going to be ok… right?

“Eden…?” Serah’s face showed a bit of confusion. Eden, or at least, the one that she had known of was gone. That had gone down with Cocoon…
Serah shook her head lightly, dismissing that thought. She said the first universe. It couldn’t be the same thing. It just happened to share the name. Serah was a little confused how this Eden thing would help them… but she trusted that Mira knew some way.

Serah nodded in agreement to the time request. That’s fine with me. Three days would be enough time for me to explain what is happening to Noel and Hope, and maybe we could work on figuring things out from this end too!”
Serah looked at Mira with a concerned expression. Serah stepped forward, and lightly placed her hand on Mira’s shoulder.
“Hey, it’ll be ok. Don’t worry.” She smiled reassuringly. “If anything happens, I’ll try my best to keep the focus away from you, Ok? It’s the least I can do for your willingness to help me.” Serah continued to smile. “Everything will be fine... And really, thank you again for your help.”

[Entity NPC]

Step into the rainbow, world you never knew Chase the heights of light, soar beyond your sorrows Dance among the colors, let them be your dreams Close your eyes and see anew Dawn of the new day Clears all the gloom away This is the hope that we need to go on. The youthful goddess smiled at the girl who was trying to comfort her. Mortals always seemed to be more willing to pull together than Entities did... perhaps that's what being mixed beings did to you... You relied on each other rather than your own purity... The Entity looked up at the stars and the void above the earth, the meteor shower still happening. "... It won't be easy. If it were easy it would likely be a trap... but still... As long as there are Stars over the Pieces of Eden, I'll be with you." She nodded softly, almost seeming to be reassuring herself. "We both have much to do. I should go and see to it that my part is done. There's much to look into now. And I have to make sure not to stir the wrong Entities' suspicions. If you need me before the third day, simply think of me and pray with your heart wide open. I'll be listening." Mira smiled, looking a little stronger than she felt.  The Star Goddess turned to step away from the girl and then stopped, turning back as if hesitating to leave. "... One more thing... The portal pieces... if you plan to look for them, they'll be usually near place with lots of natural resources. Water. Trees. Ores. Things that would attract Entities. I know it sounds strange, but the portals themselves are attracted to such things, because there are an abundance of them in Sanctuary to make the Entities feel at home... A... And... another thing..." She looked a bit pale about this as she looked Serah in the eyes. "If you are against a pack of Furies... keep in mind. They are not what they seem. They look and even act like individual beings... but they aren't whole. Furies travel in packs to hunt, not because of safety or anything like that, but because they are really all the same and can speak to each other without words because of it." She nodded, reassuringly, and began to shimmer and glow, her body fading into the light as she melted back into her true form. "See you in three days." (MIRA HAS LEFT THE THREAD)