[ well sholmes will find xie lian is not quite completely on the ground - his upper half is currently being supported by a very large, familiar tiger like he's a giant body pillow.
the tiger growls when sholmes approaches - xie lian turns to say something too quiet to hear in the creature's ear, and it stops growling, tail swishing, as it puts its head on top of a white ball of fur. ]
That's alright. [He actually smiles lightly at the tiger, like he's seeing children at a fair hold hands instead of seeing a giant large animal that could destroy him.] It seems like someone is just as protective as her owner.
[He shakes his head, though.]
...I just feel sorry we didn't get to address Miss A-Qing in time, though.
[ the tiger grumbles again, but xie lian hushes it with a small scritch behind the ears. tit pauses for a moment as he says that, before it continues. ]
As do I. [ ... ] But, it seems as though we will not have to wait long to find out the story behind her death.
[ he seems pretty confident in this answer, actually. ] The Ghost Realm is just another realm. Not to mention, it is a place where people have been writing to us from - and our comrades who are there are capable and intelligent, likely able to navigate the place well.
If we come to them instead, then we'll just have to rely on them to guide us.
[ or something like that, anyway. it's not like he's a god anymore - even if it's temporary - but xie lian doesn't see any need to say that. the tiger curls up a little tighter at his back, though. ]
Once upon a time, I made a deduction. I told Baraqiel that I believed he took his role to protect someone else. I never did get an answer for whether that was true, but...I think he granted that wish to himself, regardless.
He doesn't much like it when people pry into his life and - truthfully, I think that is beyond just the rules as a Watcher, so... I am not so surprised that you didn't get an answer.
[ the smile from before grows a bit sheepish, at that. ]
But if that is the case, then I intend to return the favor.
[ considering baraqiel even called him 'dianxia' at trial - it seems he's not trying to hide that fact, either. xie lian looks like he might say something else, but behind him, the tiger growls, rumbling and ominous once more, and its lip curls up in a snarl. me asking snow for notes about the daemon please know the mods are reading this right now,
... hm. ] Ah ha... perhaps that is all I can say about that.
[ listen man i only report what i have been told. xie lian reaches back to scratch the tiger behind the ears again. it is no longer growling, but it is absolutely continuing to glare at sholmes from where it is settled.
...as for the question. ] Continued on as I was, I suppose. I'm not sure what would have changed.
[ he likely would not have known, and - what he comes from and the world he will return to is a subject he does not want to talk about, either. ]
Ah, that's all well and good. Though with him at your side, I'm sure your road will shine a little brighter.
[A pause.]
If you're returning to something good, all the better. [And his...expression darkens, slightly.] Someone told me that they were going to die when they returned home. I'll ensure that doesn't happen.
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the tiger growls when sholmes approaches - xie lian turns to say something too quiet to hear in the creature's ear, and it stops growling, tail swishing, as it puts its head on top of a white ball of fur. ]
...Sorry. [ but. ] So it does.
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[He shakes his head, though.]
...I just feel sorry we didn't get to address Miss A-Qing in time, though.
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As do I. [ ... ] But, it seems as though we will not have to wait long to find out the story behind her death.
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[He looks up at the sky. The stars aren't that visible. But he knows they're there. They're in reach.]
We'll see all our loved ones, soon. I believe in that.
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[ just a quiet noise of agreement, as he pays attention to the tiger, scritching him behind the ears. ]
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[He's also silent for a moment.]
What do you think this supposed final world will be like? The one we're going to next?
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I'm not sure. Perhaps one that will be empty, or one even more of the future than this place we are in.
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Mr. Lowell thinks there is a chance that it is the Land of the Dead. I don't...know what I would expect out of a place like that.
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[ he seems pretty confident in this answer, actually. ] The Ghost Realm is just another realm. Not to mention, it is a place where people have been writing to us from - and our comrades who are there are capable and intelligent, likely able to navigate the place well.
If we come to them instead, then we'll just have to rely on them to guide us.
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[A low laugh.]
If you told me I would be talking to a martial god, I wouldn't have believed you, either. And yet here I am.
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[ or something like that, anyway. it's not like he's a god anymore - even if it's temporary - but xie lian doesn't see any need to say that. the tiger curls up a little tighter at his back, though. ]
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[He looks over at the tiger, pursing his lips.]
Once upon a time, I made a deduction. I told Baraqiel that I believed he took his role to protect someone else. I never did get an answer for whether that was true, but...I think he granted that wish to himself, regardless.
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[ the smile from before grows a bit sheepish, at that. ]
But if that is the case, then I intend to return the favor.
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[He tilts his head.]
If possible...will you take him back with you? To your world?
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[ that implies romance, after all, and xie lian is a celibate cultivator, after all. ]
... But our destinies are certainly intertwined. He is my believer. It is as simple as that.
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Your...believer? Literally? As in...even when you were a god, he was there to believe in you?
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Precisely that, yes.
[ considering baraqiel even called him 'dianxia' at trial - it seems he's not trying to hide that fact, either. xie lian looks like he might say something else, but behind him, the tiger growls, rumbling and ominous once more, and its lip curls up in a snarl. me asking snow for notes about the daemon please know the mods are reading this right now,
... hm. ] Ah ha... perhaps that is all I can say about that.
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A man of many secrets, I see, I see.
[Irene just lets out a little woof from where she's curled up near Sholmes, not really very concerned at all.]
...If you hadn't met him here, what would you have done, if we fixed everything, and went back to our worlds?
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...as for the question. ] Continued on as I was, I suppose. I'm not sure what would have changed.
[ he likely would not have known, and - what he comes from and the world he will return to is a subject he does not want to talk about, either. ]
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[A pause.]
If you're returning to something good, all the better. [And his...expression darkens, slightly.] Someone told me that they were going to die when they returned home. I'll ensure that doesn't happen.
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Oh? Well - to intervene on the paths of fate is what I would do, too - so, I am glad to hear you say so. Are they aware of your plan?
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[He'll figure out a way. He has to figure out a way. He won't let someone beloved go home and...]
[He just raises his hands to his face and lets out a low sigh.]
Nobody in this world deserves to die.
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[ a little more tired, there, as he continues gently petting the big tiger behind him. ] There is always a path of less bloodshed.
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