Knights of the Void

Heismay can see it in the air, the little shards of magla hanging around. They must have flowed through the portal when it first opened. He then sees Ghost approaching and attempting something.

Ghost chitters in a daze as they lay there after the portal closes and huffs a bit once they recover. Well then. Perhaps they should have waited for his entire explanation but then again... "strange, I did not feel anxious in the slightest as I tried to interact with it... Perhaps it is because I poured too much of my own power into it." The god king was still learning how to control their powers outside of combat after all.

Heismay nodded to Syltyr. "Apologies. That was my assumption." He admits, and bows his little head. Still, the part about lacking a voice was strange. What did that mean exactly, that they have no voices? The eugief was slightly concerned with that little bit of knowledge being shared. But for now, he decides to not act upon, as they needs to focus on returning him home. And Ghost suggests examining the area where he appeared in.

The knight merely shrugs at his reply before they signed back, "that is many people's assumption when I sign to them. There is no harm in it." To prove that Syltyr gives them a smile with their eyes and it would be then that he notices their lack of a mouth. Ghost did have one and a voice that could be understood but they had gained those upon awakening as a god. Not something that would work for their twin.

Heismay lets out a small chuckle at the slightest signs of blushing on Ghost's face. It was rather cute to see they got embarrassed about not notifying him sooner. He sees Hollow approach and nods, signing in turn "Thank you for ensuring the townsfolk's safety."

The ruler blushes a bit more at the chuckle but thankfully they recover when Syltyr comes and checks them over. They chuckle themself at this given how worried their twin was. It was always so sweet to them that they cared so much over Ghost and likewise Ghost cared for them just as much, along with all their living siblings.

The transformation mattered little to Heismay, simply forced him to change how he struck them down. Despite his anger, he never let his strikes or attacks go wild, nor did his stance keep him from dodging attacks. The final dodge and the final blast being the ones to seal the deal were all that was needed. As the beast was for certain defeated, the armor fades and Heismay is returned to his normal state.

It idly occurs to them as Heismay calls them 'liege' that they had not introduced themself as king sooner. Of course they had to make sure that their guest was safe but still... Guess they were just used to everyone already knowing they were the king of Hallownest. A light grey blush dusts their mask as they were complimented and they chuckle softly.

His mind was running with confusion, hope, pain, grief, anguish, and his own anxiety was spiking from it all. It took the words of Ghost's shouting to knock from his doldrums. His hand quietly grips the necklace around him, reminding him his son is there. Grounded once again, he calms down.

Ghost was relieved that they had arrived in time to defend the guest to their kingdom from getting hit by the sly creature. It was also a relief that their words had drawn Heismay from his stupor at seeing his apparent deceased son. The king didn't have time to feel pity for the other at the moment though. Instead they watched as the eugief seemingly transformed before their eyes in amazement.

Heismay was an old knight, and knew that in a tense situation, proper authority and rank might not be necessary to adhere to. Plus, he didn't know Ghost was the king anyway, he assumed they were simply another knight like Syltyr. Nonetheless, he made his way to the back of the home. But the sight he found was confusing and disturbing. He couldn't contain his shock at the initial sight of him.

The pair of Vessels were encroaching upon the area that Heismay was at, using their own senses to figure out were exactly he was. It was Ghost whom sensed the eugief first and headed that way. Well, at least they were heading that way after turning towards Syltyr to ask them to remain at the edge of the town in case the beast had gotten past them somehow. They would be the last line of defense.

The direction it took worried Heismay. If it was already making a move to circle around town, then it might be on the hunt. He sees Ghost and Syltyr arrive just as he finishes up his own investigation.

It wasn't a good sign to see how Heismay looks so tense and hearing the report yeah it wasn't good at all. While Ghost was a bit more surprised to be ordered about by the eugief, Syltyr merely nods and grabs their twin's arm to pull them into action. The first and only knight of the kingdom was rather used to getting ordered after all. Thankfully Ghost shakes off the strangeness of that and instantly gets into serious mission mode once again and follows their twin easily. Ghost and Syltyr dash through the town, surprisingly quiet for their size.

The eugief heeded the advice from Ghost. It would be helpful to know what he was looking for. Though, it was only after he left did he realize that he was looking for a disturbing and disgusting bug. He wondered why Ghost and Syltyr didn't trigger his phobia? Perhaps it was how different they were compared to normal bugs. Thankfully, should he be required to fight, he can suppress it in the need of a fight.

There were signs and tracks in the soft dirt, however given the general shape of the footprints it was hard to tell just where exactly the beast had gone. Though given the tracks led away towards the back of the town as if to circle it. That could only spell no good to come of it.

Heismay learned sign language from his time in the Shadow Guard. After all, stealth is paramount and reading hand signs reduces noise. Either way, he listens to the vessels speak and is forced to cover his ears. What was that wretched sound they made?! It was thankfully over quickly, but he would rather not hear it again.

Both of the vessels took note of the way Heismay covered his ears when they spoke in Void. Well then, that wasn't good. Syltyr felt bad for the poor eugief that their apparent normal way of speaking to each other hurt his ears. Ghost likewise felt bad as well and decided they would have to speak differently from then on.

Magla is such a different concept of magic to most folks he would realize. The way magic and its worked was different as magic in his world was a product of anxiety. Yet he was not aware the two vessels were thinking on that to begin with. And thankfully, Heismay could read the signs Syltyr gave. He returned with his own sign language.

Syltyr had to squint to read the signs that Heismay gave back but they were in fact delighted to learn that he could understand them. A happy chirrup escaped them as they realized that fact. As the eugief asks these questions Ghost turned to Syltyr to speak with them in Void. The sounds they made weren't exactly pleasant, sounding almost like static but it was faster for the knight than signing.

"My homeland of Euchronia is similar. Beautifully strange landscapes, and magic that fills the air itself." He muses. The journey he took with his friends truly opened his eyes to the many strange and wonderful sights that his world had. In truth, bugs that are sapient wouldn't be so out of place.

Ghost and Syltyr listen to the eugief speak of his home and both give a little trill of thought. Magic...? Was that the same as Soul? It must be and it was a little unnerving to know that it was just filling the air itself. Perhaps it wasn't from the same source as Soul was in Hallownest. There were only a few places that had such a thing occur, the hotsprings and Soul Sanctuary being the main places they coud think of.

The eugief hummed as the one called Ghost answered his questions. Hallownest, hmm? A sacred land of sorts, judging by the name. A sacred land for bugs it seems. But vessels? That is no insectoid he has ever heard of, nor does it explain much. Perhaps though he can ask for further details on that later, since Ghost has his their own questions clearly.

Ghost cants their head to the side as the being, a eugief apparently, comes from a land of many different races. Hm, that sounded like somewhere Reyna would speak of. Sure, Hallownest was diverse in that there were many races of bugs but they were only bugs. Aside from the occasional visitor from other worlds and lands.

The eugief remains quiet as they seem to be examining him in turn. Now that he's getting a good look at them, the two seem to be similar in nature. Their shape and form, despite the different heads, they look like they are the same species. But he still cannot quite tell what species the two are.

Ghost gives a little smile at the respect that this being, Heismay, gives to both of them. Well that was certainly nice of the stranger. It calmed Ghost down for sure and Syltyr lost a good deal of their tension. Of course when they both hear the query asking where they were neither were that surprised. After all, no one like Heismay had ever really been seen here.... At least, not naturally.

@thevoidknights continued from x

Syltyr tenses at the sound of a voice coming from the shadows they'd been so intently staring at. They don't go for their great nail but the tension is there. Ghost chitters at the sudden appearance of the strange being but tilts their head versus getting outwardly tension. The pair listen to him as he speaks and the vessels loot to each other for a moment before Ghost smiles to him, returning his bow with a half bow of their own, keeping reserved for their status as king.