Game Master: When Pultine emerged from her cocoon after hundreds of years, she smiled at the Earther sun. She took a deep breath of the smells of the swamp that she loved so much. It was extra damp, the summer was recently gone and the fall was ushered in by a hurricane on the coast that left the area of the swamp overcast and gloomy. Pultine liked days like that, the cool after months of humid heat was welcomed and she looked forward to the changing colors of the leaves.
As her eyes adjusted to the light, and the green goo that had covered her inside slid off, she saw the crowd surrounding her. Lorv smiled and have a quick wave, Ahdis seemed to have a tear in her eye that she wiped away, and Tracia walked over to her and sat on the cocoon that had split down the middle.
Tracia: You’ve been out for a while.
Pultine: Did you go to cocoon when I thought you were dead?
Tracia: I did, but not nearly as long as you, but I guess you do it the least of all of us. How do you feel?
Pultine: I fell into cocoon, Tracia. I was exhausted and overcome with so much emotion. I should have done it when I thought you died, but I wanted to kill Seraphiel and I was afraid he didn’t have the lifespan to still be around after I emerged. He is not like the other aerphim.
Tracia: He is another of Metatron’s children, biologically, not in the creepy way they say it.
Pultine: That explains things. Well, I’ve rested enough to be happy I wasn’t able to kill him for something he didn’t do.
Tracia: He was a pawn. I am glad to still have that piece on the board. Even if chess is a boring Earther game.
Pultine: My wrath and short temper caused a lot of unnecessary complications and I want to apologize to you sister.
Tracia: And I to you. If I thought you were dead, I would fly around this realm tearing things apart. I love you sister and it is so good to have you back. I have a gift for you, but first, I would like you to see what you missed while you slept.
GM: Tracia lifted an arm and indicated toward the gathering that included many of the Umbatia Council, Elder Yumboes, and Coffey with her friend Santer. Ariel was there as well and even though Coffey and Ariel were strangers to her, Pultine got out of her cocoon and walked over to stand before the women. She was taller than them both, but they were all about the same height and when Pultine saw their black wings, she retracted her own.
Coffey: I’ve heard a lot about you. It’s good to finally put a face to the name.
Pultine: I do not know either of you but I know that we are of a kin. What a wonder it is to see myself in two beautiful mmoatia born of the Earth that I love so much. It is more gift than I deserve Tracia.
Tracia: I can’t take credit for those two. Coffey is a Supreme who escaped slavery to find Agê’s disc. Truly a fighter like you. And Ariel is new to all of this. We were hoping you were up to bring her guide in the ways of Fonlanders. The gift that I was referring to is a gift from all of your sisters, and is thanks mostly to Ahdis’s daughter.
Pultine: Hysteria? I didn’t know Ahdis still talked to her.
Ahdis: She doesn’t, but thanks to Tracia’s work, we have influence on Endla. It’s time to renegotiate with the Metatron and Archangels, the sprawl of their empire has hurt too many, but we won’t be holding up in the airie this time.
Tracia: Hysteria has agreed to arbitrate our negotiation, and can you guess the form of conflict dispute she has chosen?
Pultine: Boring talks?
Tracia and Ahdis: A fighting tournament!
Pultine: You are joking. The aerphim would never agree to that.
Tracia: They would if they thought it was the idea of an objective third party. And Hysteria decided on it all on her own.
Pultine: I’m getting very excited, this better not be a joke.
Tracia: It isn’t. Hysteria will summon us any second minute now.
Pultine: Wow…but. Wait, it’s starting in minutes? You all know that I’m not at full strength when I emerge from the cocoon. I need time to acclimate and take stock of what’s changed.
Tracia: Those dreads are nice.
Ariel: Beautiful. Can you do my hair after this whole tournament thing?
Pultine: Thank you, and of course Ariel.
Tracia: The tournament will start after a melee, whoever survived the melee makes the tournament.
Pultine: This sounds amazing. So I’ll get my strength back while my sisters do the heavy lifting. This is the best emergence from a cocoon of my entire life. Tell me everything about Hysteria’s competition.
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