Ask him if he's seen your brother, or knows anything about Raven.

yep, it attempted to possess you but your brain already has a demon resident so it bounced off.

>>151761
I describe my brother to him.
He shakes his head, then pauses.
"Now that you mention it, I did see a fellar like that heading to where I came from." he says, "Mumbling something about control."

>>151764
Where? How long ago?

oh and tell him where his brother is as well, he told you about yours.

>>151765
"Woah, calm down. Me and my brothers were running from the town a while west of here. Dunno where the hell Dusk is."
he pauses.
"Oh, no. You ain't going there. Not a nice young lady like you."

Tell him you have to find your brother, both because he's your brother, and you're pretty much forced to by your instructors anyway.

>>151770
Well so long as we don't have to fight more Alchemy-cancelling demons we should be fine.

If he's so concerned why doesn't he just come with us?

light yourself on fire and say 'i think i can handle myself'

>>151776
"Why not come with us?"
"Er, well..." he mumbles.
"Is it not a knight's duty to escort feeble young ladies?" J asks with a smile.
"You weren't there. Something was..."
he shakes his head.
"Something was very wrong there. The Weird was present, in this town that it had never touched. Demons, everywhere. Possessions, murder, rape... That town, that town is hell on earth. I may be a member of the Order of the Dawn, but we've decided to wall that place off and call it a fucking day. There is no salvation in that place. It's broken beyond repair."

You have to find your brother. Ask him why you felt cut off from the elements.

>>151780
then it will fester like a wound until one day it pops and the puss of death will seep forth. it must be fixed or destroyed.
also ask if he has heard of us, if he has and understands we are good then tell him you got us so you are apparently immune to possession.

>>151780
Weird, popping up in the middle of town? That is NOT GOOD. We need to find a way of shutting it down!

Hey, the opposing element is Lightning, right? Would a big enough surge shut down the Weird?

>>151789
we only have Kinetics and Magnetism which are neutral towards Weird.

>>151791
I know that. Someone else may be able to help though. J might have Lightning, we don't know.

>>151787
"Legion, hrm?" he thinks for a moment. "Oh yeah! Mum said it was responsible for us."
"Mum?"
"Er, we're the sons of Arryn." he says with a smile.
He pauses.
"You're right... I suppose. But I'm not going back there without my brothers."
"He's right, in a way." J says. "Running headlong into a demon nest is a bad idea. We'll need backup."

>>151796
Arryn? Ask her how she's doing. It's been a long time.

What kind of backup?

>>151796
Okay. Then our current goal is to find Dusk.

okay then; primary quest: get brother
secondary: purge demon city.

"What kind of backup?"
"The Brotherhood of the Dawn, first thing. We just need to find Dusk."
"Raltese is back in Rivermeet, Noon."
"Ah, I'll head back right away, then." he says. "I'll see you ladies soon." and with that, he trots off.
"But who else..." she mutters, "would be willing to challenge a den of Demons?"

Other than you? Maybe the knights aren't the only ones that had to flee.

>>151816
What about your father? I assume he's been keeping in shape, yes?

Well, regardless... how about we head to another nearby landmark and see if Dusk is around there somewhere?

Oh you know who would really love to fight demons? Harumda.

>>151820
or if dad doesn't want to help directly how about him giving those knights some good anti-demon runes.

>>151822
!

I bet he would, actually. And my father could be brought to bear on this, as well.

The earth trembles, then explodes between me and J, Gerard walking out of a tunnel that closes behind him.
"A'ight, what's so damn important ye had to send Selphie?"

>>151829
Explain the current situation to him.

I wasn't expecting this. Heh.

>>151831
He groans, palming his face.
"J, send Selphie to the Clan of the Horn." he says. "We will seek out Dusk together, once that task is completed."

>>151912
We make camp here, and Gerard explains a few things.
"First off: If I tell you to do something, do it. Yu'll know what I mean. No matter how absurd, strange, or odd it may seem, sometimes the ways of demons are strange and deceptive. Second: When you are suspect of someone, that they ain't who dey seem, look them in the eye."
"Why?"
"Eyes are the window to the soul. 'S easy to tell when the window doesn't show anything but a brick wall, if you get my meaning. Oh, and last thing, don't touch the damn soulstones. Don't let us touch them. Even though you can't be possessed, they can still influence you. Clear? Now... While we await Harumda and Dusk..."

He rises, tosses away his cane, and puts up a fighting stance, a grin crossing his face.
"We dance."

>>151919
he did tell you to do anything, so dance/fight.

>>151921
Th-that's easy for you to say! This is a man who's wrestled a dragon to the ground with Elemental'd strength!

>>151922
i doubt he will push you that hard. beating the shit out of you and then healing is fine though. try to learn something from this.

>>151922
Then use Earth Form. That should help prevent injury while you spar.

>>151925
"A-alright."
I bring earth into my body, feeling myself grow deeper, thicker, harder.
And then he rushes me, a blast of heat rippling behind him, a kick to the belly slamming me back a good distance...

But not knocking me over.
"You want to dance, old man, then let's dance."
I blast the earth with a concentrated flue of heat, throwing him up and away as I switch to the form of fire.
Wild, consuming strength flows into me, and I follow him up, rising on thermals to reach out and sl-
He grabs my hand, spinning in midair to hurtle me back down...
And I vanish into the earth, letting it swallow me and then spit me back out towards him, scoring a single solid hit on his belly before he knocks me onto the ground and stands above me.
"Yer learning." he says simply, helping me up.

>>151941
Now if only we could do this kind of thing when fighting demons. Better warn Gerard about that phenomenon, too.

Wait. You touched the soul stone before. Tell him that too.

>>151962
"You fought a Silencio and lived? Incredible. Silencios are able to sever our connection with the Elements. A lot of demons are able to manipulate that, but Silencios are some of the best... Don't worry, it's never permanent unless they manage to cut your hair."
"My hair?"
"Yep. It's a symbolic thing."

>>151990
"So you did... not for very long, though, which is good. More powerful ones may override Legion."
Wait...
"How...?"
"You touched the stone and you aren't batshit crazy." he replies simply. "However... because of Legion, you may be able to use the stones as a power source, depending on how hard Legion resists the incursion, and what element the creature used in 'life'."

>>152117
SWEET. A source of extra power! I assure you we will make as much effort as possible to resist if you attempt this. No lesser demon is going to kick US out!

Cut your hair... wow.

How do you feel about being bald?

>>152121
That's... oddly comforting.

"Last thing... there's no such thing as someone being unpossessed, unless it's Legion." he says. "Even death cannot save them. They can only either overcome the demon... or watch as it tears apart everything they loved, with their own body."

>>152127
Well that's bad news... If your brother got possessed then the prognosis is bleak.

Let's just hope he's not actually possessed.

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>>152130
I hope not...
My brother is very strong, though.

"Ah, I knew you'd show up eventually Dusk. Come on out."

A man gets out a nearby tree, with a sigh.
"How'd you know?"
"The sun glinted off your helmet."

No serious, how do you feel about being bald?

>>152135
yes, if you have no hair to cut then they can't destroy you alchemy. also no i understand when you touched the soulstone you over-rode the anti-magic by channeling pure demon energy.

also, willing to bet we could fight off even a powerful demon if enough of us could agree on something at the same time. most of us simply whisper in the background those of us you here are a bit more vocal about their opinions.

>>152139
>>152135
I'm not going to cut off my hair...I... It's...
It's important to me.

>>152145
Okay, then we're going to have to keep it under something, or tied up so it's harder for them to reach.

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>>152148
Alright. I'll put it up in a bun.

"Dusk, you still have the orb I gave you, right?"
"Yeah..."
"Smash it."
He does so, and his brothers simply appear out of thin air.
"Harumda should be here in a matter o-"
"I heard there was a war on!" roars a familiar voice, happy and.... somehow large. A tall, hard-haired man crests the hill, carrying an armored woman on his shoulder.
"We heard the news and came as soon as we could." the woman says.

>>152158
Greet both Asala and Harumda.

>>152158
Harumda brought Asala, I see. I'm a little nervous about that, but I guess she must know how to deal with her handicap by now. She might even have some magical item to deal with it.

If everyone knows about the dangers of the soulstones, and the Silencio's ability to sever Alchemy, then we should be prepared to assault the town now.

>>152164
Greetings and introductions are had all around, and we pitch camp.

We assault tommorow.