God Yet Lives

"I guess it doesn't matter," Noct said, "Does this place have whales?"

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Mortal was indeed chowing down on lamb.

"Do you not like your salad?" Sab asked.

E"That is what I was wondering. Or a whale shark. I'd love to see one of those."
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A"No, it's not that. The salad is delicious."

"Same actually," Noct said, taking Euryale's hand, "Lets go see if they have any."

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"Oh, okay," Sab said, "Is something else wrong then?"

A"No, no, everything's fine."

*Aroma takes a large bite of salad.*
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*After some wandering, the hall they're in begins to slope downward.*

E"Here it is!"

*Euryale points at a plaque.*

E"'Contents: One pod of dolphins, one beluga whale, one orca whale, and one whale shark."

*She squints.*

E"I think I can see something moving in the back of the tank."

Noct closes her eyes, turning on her fullbring, and looking for the cool sea creatures.

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And everyone eats.

*It turns out to be the orca, harrassing a dolphin by chasing it around the tank. Euryale puts a hand on the glass and smiles mischieviously.*

E"What do you say we get a closer look?"
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*Senthose strides into the room and begins piercing meat and vegetables on his kebob sticks.*

S"We will regroup this evening. Until then...I don't know, work on Ceros, or something."

A"You're not going to eat with us?"

S"That is what I said, yes."

Astarte could smell the food the others were eating in her half-sleeping state. She opened her eyes wider and realized she had been asleep and had no idea for how long. She still felt tired and ragged so she chose to stay in bed rather than join the others.
"I won't be so easy to beat next time," Astarte whispered to herself as she rolled over in her bed and dragged a sheet around herself. "When we fight the enemy, I'll show them exactly what I can do..."

Noct smiled, "How close are we talking?"

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Mortal was about to fight for her food, but Sab nudged her with her foot underneath the table and Mortal stopped bothering and downed the rest of her food so Senthose couldn't take any more of it.

S"I don't want your stupid lamb chops, which by the way is incredibly creepy. It would be like me eating...Soul Reapers, I guess."

*He uses the rest of the stir fry and, with kebobs in hand, begins to head out of the room.*
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*Euryale's hand begins to cross through the glass as though it were made of water itself. She holds her other hand out to Noctis.*

"Yes, because that has never... Wait, I see what you're implying there," Mortal said with a smile, "Why don't you tell her, lord knows she would probably throw herself at any man who gives her the time of day. Poor girl has serious self image issues."

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Noct takes it.

S"One...two...yes, Lilith is the promiscuous one."
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*And so Euryale phases them through. Euryale's mode of transportation feels a bit like being pushed through mud. Before she sticks her head through, Euryale tilts it back and takes a deep breath, green light twinkling on her lips.*

Noct does the same, creating shadow goggles for herself too, mostly to keep salt water out of her eyes, not so she could see.

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"I'm didn't imply she was, I simply said she'd take what she can get," Mortal said.

"Mortal, don't be rude."

S"That is a lost cause, Sab. But I have no intention of resorting to exploitation. I am no common rapist. Lilith will come to me of her own volition. Mark my words."

*He takes a bite off of one of the kebobs and talks with his mouth full.*

S"Off courshe, firsht luncsh."
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*Once in the tank, Euryale uses FullBring to move through the water, sort of mimicking the movements of a dolphin. She lets go of Noctis because she's more likely to accidently hurt her than to help her swim.*

"I already said she was desperate, so I wouldn't be surprised. You're not that bad looking really, and you're the only man around, so her options are limited."

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Noct follows along, looking around for the animals.

S"You see what you expect to see. Later, bitches."

*Senthose leaves the room.*
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*A trio of dolphins swims up to them, starts swimming around them vertically and waving at them, but Euryale muscles past them, intent on riding a whale shark.*

Noct blows an air bubble to try and amuse the dolphins.

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Mortal and Sab went back to eating.

Astarte's brow was becoming lined with sweat as she fell into her dreams. She saw what she imagined Hell to be like with her at it's centre- fire blazing from the peaks of mountains, rivers of lava flowing across the ground in every direction and hollow-like creatures as powerful as Mortal or Senthose bursting from the ground all around her.
Her eyes shot open and she shot up into a seated position, expecting to find herself surrounded by some kind of hell spawned creatures. She almost regretted having her Zanpakuto placed on the floor by the side of her bed, just out of her reach.
"I can't be this terrified already," Astarte growled and swung her pale legs over the edge of the mattress. "I'm not going to drop out because of a bad dream..."
She padded over to the window of her room and swung it open, enjoying the fresh air wash over her sweating face and cool her body.
She spent the next few moments taking in the scenery and forgetting the image of Hell she had dreamed of.
Then her stomach growled.

*They clap their flippers. One blows little bubbles out of its blowhole. It gets darker as the whale shark swims over them.*
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A"Do you think we eat a lot, for Hollows?"

"Yes," Sab said, "But perhaps the others need more regular meals than we do, I don't know..."

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Noct swims after the whale shark to try and catch a ride on it's fin.

A"Others? What others?"
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*From this vantage point, she can see Euryale on top of it, hanging on to its dorsal fin.*

Kira falls to the ground and groans, his hollow armour making the damage to his body tolerable. Without wasting time he releases his Bankai and two of the lions appear on either side of Noah and explode while the third lion and python wait in the air. Meanwhile Kira turns and stabs the hollow in the face with his blade and with his free hand begins charging a Kido and chanting quietly.

*Before they explode, he releases a pressure wave outwards to protect himself. Kira's Ressurrecion and Noah's Hollow begin to fall apart. The Hollow screeches, causing his Kido to weaken. The feathers swirl around Noah's blade and he swings, sending them and an utterly massive wave of sound at Kira and his aminals.*

"Mortal, Lilith and Senthose," Sab said, "I remember hearing something about strong spirit beings needing food, while weaker ones didn't."

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Noct goes back to the dolphins, sticks her hand through its shadow, coming out of Euryale's and grabbing onto the dorsal fin too. Using that as leverage Noct pulled herself through the dolphin, and out of Euryale so she could ride along the whale shark as well.

Astarte left her room, straightening her clothes and slipping her sheathed Zanpakuto into place, and followed the scent of food.
She arrived about half way through Sab's sentence and waited for her to finish before clearing her throat and looking at Mortal.

Mortal and Sab both looked up at Astarte. Still a bit embarrassed about her earlier mix up, Sab just went back to her food.

"Are you feeling any better?" Mortal asked, "You have not been asleep for that long."