DAUGHTER OF THE SEA

"Around half a year so far, give or take." Felt much longer thinking about it in hindsight but it was right before the new year. And now summer had already rolled around...

a year and a half ... so , she could be stuck here for that long , or even longer then. that ... wasn't good. seele had things to do , important things back home. she had to return to bronya , had to know if the bubble universe she and her friends were working so hard to save was still there. ( what if she was too late ?? what if , by being here , that world was already destroyed ?? seele didn't want to think about that. )

"is ... does time back home , back in my world move on ??" sure , time in this world might be strange , but what about back home ?? and , from miss camilla's words , things happened here ?? was this world considered dangerous ?? should she be worried ??

During her previous stay she hadn't met anyone with that knowledge. The word "Honkai" seemed to be unique to her home world, so to hear it spoken by another had taken her off guard. It was just a matter of which era she was from.

"Out of curiosity do you know a pretty girl with the name Raiden Mei~?" This might have been a quick way to find out. That or it would have been an easy dead end.

"eh ?? eh !?" seele wasn't quite sure what she was supposed to feel , upon being approached by someone who knew a term that she was sure , only applied to her world. or was it their world now ?? because ... this ... pink elf ?? miss pink elf was ... she had to be someone from their world. but those features , was she like the twins ?? having a honkai beast's dna running through her blood , which gave her those pointed ears ??

"ah , yes !! mei is one of my friends !!" well , more like bronya's friends and by association , hers. but they were still friends , yes !! and since this elf knew of mei , were they also friends ?? seele didn't know much of mei's time with the world serpent and before but she could at least , gather some clues. "are you also one of mei's friends , miss??"

This girl's eyes stoked memories of Amiya as she fumbled around to help. Kindness towards strangers, much less an infected, was rare on Terra. They were shunned by many, treated inhuman by most. But this world, or at least the worlds the others that were brought here came from, seemingly did not hold them in such contempt.

"Is that how I sound to you? Hah..." The idea that she was trivializing her own injuries almost seemed humorous at this point. Especially when she reminded herself that she should already technically be dead. Her breath was shaky when she spoke though. "When you've spent your whole life fighting, another gash isn't all that alarming."

"even so ... people would still worry about you whenever you return wounded ..." seele would know about that ; when she was still training , to get better , to not be a burden for sister bronya and the others , seele and them would always worry about her whenever she would push herself too hard. the scolding ( mainly from seele ) , the looks and worried mumbles that she heard made her feel awful ... she didn't want her precious people to be upset with her.

( wouldn't that just make her even more of a burden ?? )

sea - blue orbs watched the woman wrap her wound ( were those black crystals or were her eyes playing tricks on her ?? ) with a frown , hands fiddling and rubbing against each other in clear concern. was the fabric enough ?? of course not , seele should bring her to the doctors or a proper hospital. the only problem was ... seele had only arrived here recently , she hadn't had the time to properly make notes of important buildings yet.

seele really should have read a map ...

"there's no need , really. but we should buy some proper bandages. and some water to clean the wound too ..." she had some money that she was given upon arrival , hopefully it was enough.

Although she did seem much more calmer then some of the others. A good start if she said so herself.

"Let's just keep it simple and say it's whatever you do want to make of it. It's a rather large place out here if you aren't used to it from your own world." Her voice trying to sound as reassuring as possible despite the situation.

seele gave a few short nods ; so , basically , treat it how she wanted to. so , in her case ... the girl could treat this as a bubble universe , one with it's own rules. yes , that would make things a little easier. she was used to bubble worlds , she knew that anything could happen there - in here.

it was a little odd , however , to be here alone. it was ... lonely , without seele by her side. but she would just have to get used to it ... even if she really didn't want to. "my name's seele. it's nice to meet you , miss camilla. have you ... been here long ??" was miss camilla used to this world already ??

   ' couldn't help but overhear that— hello! ' giving a courteous bow, break makes sure to smile politely as he looks up, his best attempt at proper eye contact. naturally, this is a charade, as he's known to do every now and then ... and he really wants that candy.

well … this was one way to get rid of extra candy stock. though , seele was surprised ; she wasn't expecting anyone to hear her words , at least with the crowd around them. did this man , perhaps , have a candy radar ?? a sixth sense when it came to people offering candy ?? if so … that was handy ?? rozaliya would have loved that … or maybe she already had it ??

"ah , yes !! i was given quite a bit from someone earlier and … mm. i'll give you half ?? if you wanted some more , i'm sure i can find the granny that gave me some ??" she wondered if this amount wasn't enough for the man. maybe she should give him all of it. she didn't mind !!

If Camilla asked everyone that question in Spirale she would be helping people 24/7 throughout the city. Whether it was someone who just arrived or some lost soul there always seemed to be at least one person who had that look painted across their entire face. And today's individual was someone who really looked like they could use a helping hand, or at least a push in the right direction.

"ah." sea - blue hues blinked slowly at the woman , lips parted in confusion before giving a slight nod. her mind in a daze , that sounded right ; she was lost in her mind. quite literally really. "i ... mm. i just arrived here and ... i'm not sure what to make of it." seele was rather calm , she had to admit that ; it was due to her trips into the sea of quantum , the multiple bubble universes she fell into years prior. it wouldn't do to panic. seele would have laughed at her.

That curse followed her everywhere. Even if it wasn't contagious, FrostNova knew it would bring her nothing but misery.

"It's just a flesh wound, I've had plenty..." Many worse than this. It was painful and she was clearly out of sorts because of the blood loss, but it was bearable. If she'd had control over her powers she could have just frozen it shut. She could tell looking at this child that she probably wouldn't back off though.

a sickness ?? an infection ?? was this like the honkai , or a variant ?? or perhaps something similar that belonged to this world ?? if so ... seele would listen to the woman's warnings ( even if she really didn't want to ) , pulling back ever so slightly but still within reach. blood seemed to be the source of the infection , judging by what the woman said. "i - i won't but ... your wound ..."

so as long as seele had gloves , she should be fine , correct ?? but ... blue orbs briefly glanced at the white gloves she currently wore ; they were fabric and blood would surely soak into them. maybe plastic gloves or leather would be better ... looks like she'd have to go shopping for some gloves later.

"you , you shouldn't casually talk about your wounds like that ..." was this woman the type to not care about her own injuries ?? "i don't have anything ... uhm ... oh !!" seele turned her gaze onto her own clothes , or more specifically , the trails behind her. while they were see through and might look like were mesh of a kind , the material itself wasn't. they could be used !! "please give me one second !!"

small hands reached back , carefully tugging at one of the trails before frowning ; it was connected to the back of her bodice. rip it ?? seele could ... trailing her fingers down the trail , she found a part she could comfortably reach and bring up to her face , small fangs digging and ripping it with a huff. "this should be long enough ..." the girl would mumble under her breath before placing it before the woman.

"Seele... It's nice to meet you. My name is Clive." He tilts his head towards his wolf. "This is Torgal. This world is strange, but we'll keep you safe." Though, so far this world isn't dangerous, he has yet to explore the branches that were here.

Her question, though, makes him pause. A person without a body. Just who was this girl Seele was looking for? Surely she was just a sister, right? Clive decides to not question her right away, the more important thing to focus on was answering her question.

"... Someone from my world is here. he should be dead, but the gods here seemed to have pulled him from another point in time." He puts his hand to his chin in thought. "If they can do that, then perhaps it's possible for them to give someone a physical body. It will make looking for her a little harder, but..."

mister clive and torgal , seele would remember their names !! two protectors ... "thank you for the offer but ... i can protect myself. please don't worry about me." a soft smile was given to the man , a sure nod following ; the wooden scythe she was given wasn't the best weapon but it would do. so far , this world hasn't show any signs of monsters or beasts ( but seele was given a weapon , that must mean something ) , she should be okay.

... this world could bring back the dead ?? or rather , could take people from a different time ?? that ... was confusing but reassuring. if the gods in this world was able to do that , they should be able to give seele a body too !! they couldn't leave her as a phantom , stuck in the quantum. that ... that wouldn't be right !! believe in that , seele had to believe in that.

"i see ... i'll believe in that then !!" the girl would nod , a hand resting against her chest , where her heart thumped rhythmically before looking back at clive and his outstretched hand. there was only a brief pause of hesitation before seele reached out and grasped his hand. "she should also be looking for me too ... we've never truly been apart before." not like this at the very least.

"You should return to... your..." The cautus woman fell to her knees suddenly. She'd been losing blood for a while now, she was dizzy. If the stranger looked to FrostNova's left side, she'd definitely see blood pooling.

perhaps wandering at this time of night wasn't seele's brightest idea. perhaps she should be a little more apprehensive , more cautious with what she might find , hidden around the alleyways. but seele wasn't that scared , not anymore , she's seen and faced worse when she was younger. this wasn't the orphanage , she wasn't a child anymore , things like these , humans , didn't send her into a panic like it did back then.

seele was stronger now.

( though , she wasn't that confident with the wooden scythe she had been given , in exchange for her normal scythe. the weight difference was drastic , the wood being too light that seele's steps were a bit off. but it would have to do )

"ah !!" seele gave a slight squeak , sea - blue orbs widening in shock at the sight of a woman before her. ( bunny ears !! no , priorities , blood !! ) small hands hovered before her , the girl unsure what she was supposed to do now. was the blood the woman's ?? was it someone else's ?? that means someone was hurt -- "miss !!"

the moment the woman collapsed to her knees , seele was immediately by her side. ( bandages , fabric ?? ) "are you - no , that's - i-i don't -" she didn't have anything she could use !!

i'm gonna accept 2 more!

Ah. She's looking for someone - and from the sound it it, it sounded like a twin. He can feel his heart being tugged at. He knows what it's like to lose his sibling.

"I'm sorry, I haven't." The outlaw answers, a bit of sadness in his voice. Still, though, his eyes take a determined shape and feel to them. "But you've just arrived here, right? There may be a chance she is around. If I was able to find my own brother... Perhaps the person you're looking for isn't far off."

a chance , even if there was a smallest chance of seele being here , she needed to take it. maybe their connection was just separated due to the rules of this world. yes , that had to be why they weren't together , why the room was missing , why ... why she couldn't sense seele.

( please , that had to be the reason why )

"thank you so much !! uhm , my name is seele !! it's nice to meet you ..." seele trailed off , waiting for the man ( a kind stranger ) to answer before something crossed her mind. they were going off of scent ... but seele originally didn't have a physical body , would scent still work ?? how would someone who didn't originally have a physical presence exist in this world ??

"... what if , what if that person doesn't have a body ?? a physical one , i mean. would ... how would that ..." seele wasn't quite sure how she could explain her situation to him , not without revealing a lot about her.

His good hearing lets his ears perk up at the sound of someone whispering. It's an instinct to immediately catch the leg of Clive's pants to stop him from going any further, tugging on it to get his attention. The swordsman stops, to look towards his faithful hound.

"What is it, boy?" He gazes in the direction Torgal's own gaze is locked on. There stands a young girl, clearly distressed and seemingly looking for someone. Clearly someone who just arrived, if the last eclipse was anything to go by. That's what people say, anyway. Of course, it's in Clive's nature to help those in need.

So he goes towards her. He can't leave someone distressed, after all, not when everyone else seems to ignore her, walking around her.

"eh ??" the presence of another approaching seele caught her off guard ; with , for the past few minutes , her being ignored by civilians ( at least , that's what she believes they were ) left and right , she hadn't expected anyone to actually talk to her. sea - blue eyes blinked slowly , watching , studying the man before her ( he was taller than mr. siegfried !! ) before her gaze moved towards the ... dog ?? no , that form was more of a wolf.

( cute , seele thought , absentmindedly waiting for seele to agree or disagree , only for the void to be what answered her )

"ah , yes !! have you seen --" seen a girl that looks like me , was cut off. because ... seele didn't have a body , outside of hers. and seele was only able to appear outside her body when they were in the sea of quantum. so , the chances of seele being in this world , outside their shared body was ... "... i ..."

... but maybe , the rules were different. maybe , in this world , seele could have a physical body too !! "have you seen a girl that looks like me ?? uhm , she has red highlights instead of my blues ??" please , seele had to be here too.