Takes To The Sky Like a Bird in Flight [Private - Oski]

She had thought about this very carefully, for weeks. Although she felt as though she was completely content with her life within the forest, she always knew something was missing. Something was different, as though her purpose was incomplete. She figured that if she waited long enough, for the hero of a pure heart and spirit to stand before her at the sacred grounds, then maybe it would help her feel fulfilled. There was always something missing though, and when Oski had found her after all these years... well, it definitely changed her mindset on things.

She avoided him for centuries. Actually, she avoided all the Gods for centuries. They were always arguing. And although she had left on generally good terms with all of them, they were not on the best terms with each other. Choosing a side was something she wanted to avoid, though as of late, that didn't seem like a good option anymore. As Kodai had put it, if she did not choose a side, she would be the worst out of them all. That was something that she thought about often. Being neutral was generally the best option to avoid wars, but when it came to the lives of all others, she had to come to a decision on who to protect.

Who was worth fighting for? She felt that all life was sacred and all life was meant to have a chance. Fighting, no, killing others for the sake of protecting life seemed a bit ironic, didn't it? But what really had made her think about this though, was Oski. He had asked for her help, and that was something that caught her off guard. She didn't expect him to have been so soft on her. Seeing him, she assumed he would have been angry with her for leaving without a word, but he seemed more saddened by it than anything. He actually looked for her, and apparently was desperate about it... which was what shocked her.

She decided that she wasn't going to let him down again. If he truly needed her, she would be there. In times of war, she'd need to step out of her comfort zone. She was a Goddess. She was the Goddess. The only Goddess there was, and she had to show her strength and confidence. She wouldn't hide this time around. Knowing that Oski was going to be traveling about the Albastion Empire, she gathered herself to leave her normal grove, entrusting the protection of the temple to the creatures of the forest and her followers.

Ferra fluttered about the goddess slowly as she stepped through the misty shadows of the Forest of the Water Maiden. Rhiannon could feel his presence near by, though she was not sure where exactly it was. She just continued to follow the source of the aura slowly, hoping she'd find him, and not someone else who was going to cause trouble.

Oski had been on his way to the Albastion Empire simply because he made it a point to go around and visit places all the time to keep up with what was going on in the world, he was soon to be an important figure-head of his now forming guild, 'Ascension' and so it was crucial that he know what was going on with the world. Oski didn't know what the group quite meant to him yet but he was sure that he was soon to find out. Oski had landed Ryoushi several miles out from the Castle because he didn't want the people to go into a state of panic thinking that they were about to be under attack or anything so Oski decided that he would simply walk the rest of the way which lead him to a detour through the Forest of the Water Maiden, he figured why not take in some scenery.

As he was walking through the forest he could feel a familiar presence, he was getting pretty good at reading the presences of the Gods since he had been around just about all of the, Oski was one to get around and know people, one of his strong points was associating himself with the right people so that he would always come out on top. He was rather sure it was Rhiannon but he wasn't sure why? She hadn't strayed from her forest in the free land in quite some time or at least as far as he knew. Bringing a hand to his chin and letting out a soft 'hmm' sound he thought about it for a moment, it had been at least a month since he had went and seeked out Rhiannon to ask for her aid in the near future.

Oski walked towards the power signature he could feel, he could also feel it drawing ever closer to him as well. Oski pressed on through the swamp like forest, walking around the vast amounts of small pools of water that riddled the forest, Oski didn't want to know what lived in those waters anyway nor get himself muddy with the swamp water. Oski could now see a figure in the distance and as he approached, he could make out the face of Rhiannon. He had been right, his intuition had never really failed him. "Well this is weird, I know you are a forest type of person but what are you doing here? Normally you stay out of the reach of the Empires but here you are, in the Albastion lands." Oski said, a little confused as he slowly approached her.

She stood rather quietly and still for a long moment, still in a bit of surprise by the fact that she was actually going through with it. It was as though the cold feet was just now starting to hit her, as she simply watched forward for a long moment, frozen and unreacting to whatever was going on around her. The sounds of the forest filled her senses, and the smells of damp, fresh dirt seemed to resonate a calming feeling over her as she tried to recollect herself.

His voice caused her to flinch very slightly, though she still never moved from her standstill position. Though he was directly in front of her, she seemed not to stare at him directly, but rather through him. She was simply looking forward, still frozen in dismay. She definitely had left her comfort zone, and she was a stranger to these lands once more. All that time in the forest seemed to cloud her judgment of how large the world really was, and what everyone had the potential of becoming. She hoped she would not return to her old ways.

Finally, she snapped back, her chin up as she then locked eyes with him for a moment, taking a small breath as she sighed, immediately looking down after as she closed them, taking a moment to get her thoughts sorted out. "I'm going to come with you," she spoke softly. "You came for my aid and I've thought about it for quite some time. If I stand idle while a war is waged, I am no better than the evil itself." The huge pit in her stomach lurched as her conflicted mind began to argue. She was a coward, and she knew it, though not because she was afraid of going to war, but because was afraid of what power would come to her grasp.

Oski continued to walk towards Rhi as she simply stared at him, it was odd because it seemed as if she was looking right through him to the lush and water filled swamp-like forest that they had found themselves in. It seemed to take her a long moment before she could re-focus herself and realize that what was going on was actually happening before her eyes. Oski placed a hand on her shoulder but she quickly snapped out of it, letting out a small sigh to tell him that she'd be coming with him, this honestly surprised Oski, he figured he'd have to wait for her to realize how bad things were actually getting and still have to make another trip out to the forest to find her and give her a final convincing but it seemed that he had given her less credit than credit was due.

Oski looked up as he heard the massive wings of his Nether Drake which had been flying around above the forest as it has felt another presence approach it's master. Making a low pass before flying up higher, vanishing into the clouds so that it couldn't be seen. Oski watched the Drake pass by, it had been rather protective of him ever since he acquired it as his summon and the beast was monstrous in power, Oski wasn't even sure if he could beat it if he actually had to fight it again. Laughing a bit as Ryoushi's actions, Oski walked over to a nearby fallen tree and took a seat on it, placing his hand on a part of the tree right next to him and looked at Rhiannon as if beckoning her to come sit by him. Frogs could be heard croaking from the nearby pong, as it got darker they got louder and the sounds of the birds which made many nests in the trees seemed to take an opposite effect by quieting down the longer they were there.

It was still weird for Oski to once more be in the presence of another God without the feeling of massive tension or killer intent being in the air, when he was around the others it was normally on 'business' matters which were always dangerous and had a tendency to get messy from time to time. Oski looked at Rhi as he waited, "I Guess then, there must be some questions on your mind that you'd like to ask me about Ascension and of course you'd have to meet its other members." Oski said with a certain mysterious tone, seeing as she knew how he felt about Fallen Gods, he could feel a scolding coming on because of the fact that he had teamed up with one against his very own will for the sake of power.