Ascension [Leon]

[Kyrie Blaze]

Bright and early - half an hour before dawn when the world was still dark - Kyrie strode with quiet purpose into God...into the shared territory of Gods and Dragons. She doubled her pace to a brisk pace she could sustain for miles, gaze sweeping the territory.

Her purpose was still surreal.

Mathew and David, and Barker - of all people, he was back from the dead and they had shocked her - had told her she was now to sit upon the God Council on top of her normal duties as a Dragon. Wide eyed, she had accepted, and here she was, the next morning.

She would move easily up to Mount Olympus, her curling hair braided and resting over her shoulder; she was dressed in her normal clothes, ready for combat if something should happen.

[Mr. Kaar]

Waiting at the summit of Olympus would be Grand-Daddy Odin. A smile and folded arms. He currently looked like his older form, but he was starting to chuckle.

"How's my little Valkyrie? Oop, I mean. Kyrie. Your not all that little either, you have some powerful friends."

[Kyrie Blaze]

Some part of her had wondered, after finding out her Grandfather was Odin...if her name had any ties to the Valkyrie. His words caused her eyes to widen a little--but they quickly softened as she closed teh rest of the distance and stood about a foot away, looking up with those big blue eyes of hers.

"My life has not been...uneventful, certainly, since the bombs." She blinked, struggling for a moment. And, titles be damned, she ducked her head and stepped in to hug the elder man, tightly, her face hidden.

She'd thought him dead. It was still hard for Kyrie to believe, so early on, that he and Arianna were alive.

"...they are family..."

[Mr. Kaar]

Odin would hug the girl back.

"Then you have a very powerful and loyal family."

Odin would chuckle again.

"Lets not forget faithful, they have enough faith in you to request you sit on our counsel as an equal... You have become powerful as well. I'm proud of you."

[Kyrie Blaze]

His words caused the young woman to duck her head, feeling like she was choking on the lump that lodged itself in her throat. Maybe drowning in tears. A memory echoed in her mind.

But this time, there was no boy from her past coming to kill her.

And the words were actually said by a member of her family that was living and standing right there. He could kill her with his kindness, if he so wished. It took her a few long moments to rein in her tears before she pulled back and finally looked up once again.

"That means more than I could ever say, from them and from you. Thank you."

With a slow breath, she gently brushed away the residual moisture from her cheeks and eyes. When she settled, she felt a little more stable. She'd not been able to do that, before.

[Mr. Kaar]

"We have assigned the warrior of the North Star, Malek. To be your body guard and second. Since you had not presented a Second. He is to give you advice and the like, send and receive messages."

He'd wave and Malek would step out.

"Hello, Miss Dragon. You can call me Alpha if it pleases you."

[Kyrie Blaze]

A Second? Kyrie hadn't known she would need a Second... Neither Mathew nor David had told her, so they might not have been aware. Her gaze turned to the newcomer as she eyed him, quietly.

"Warrior of Polaris..?" She straightened, curious but reserved. He was to be her body guard? Alpha. She inclined herself, slightly, her fist clasped to her heart; respectful in her acceptance. "My name is Kiyr Barrial. Would you prefer I call you Alpha or Malek?"

[Mr. Kaar]

"Malek would be nice. Alpha doesn't stand anymore, since Omega and Beta disappeared."

Malek would give a fist over his heart and small bow.

[Kyrie Blaze]

Omega. Beta.

The blonde paled, slowly. She did not bring her mask to bear, but stood, solemn and somewhat alarmed by the widening of her eyes.

"Malek... I may have encountered your...comrades."

And killed both.

[Mr. Kaar]

Malek and Odin both seemed surprised by this.

"Last we heard they where captured by Barker."

Odin chimed in to speak that, hoping Kyrie would elaborate on what she had said.

[Kyrie Blaze]

The blonde took a deep breath, but would explain honestly.

"The one you referred to as Beta, so did one other. Zack Asiv. When I happened to come across Beta, who was slaying Dragons...we fought and I killed your ally--killed what Beta had become, though not before I was bitten. Zack called him a 'qi beast', and...the qi inside him was awoken artificially. Or mutated further if it had been present before. That warped essence became something else entirely, and when he bit me, that infection attacked my own qi, and myself. I was dying and my soul rejected the bond that Zack attempted to forge between my own and an...ally's. I wound up passing out to fight it alone. The being I encountered there...was Omega.

"I doubt it was the Omega you once knew, Malek. Omega's intelligence was twisted...and held the belief that everyone was of a weaker and inferior race. That he unchained people, made them stronger. I defeated Omega in that 'dream'. I have a mask from that encounter that I used in the recent battle to control one of the seven opponents we faced off against."

She gauged their reactions as she spoke, her gaze keen and intelligent. Not deceptive, but watchful.

[Mr. Kaar]

Malek listened intently. Nodding along.

"Hmm, at least they found peace. Better than the tortures they likely went through working for Barker."

[Kyrie Blaze]

Kyrie blinked, looking between the two. With her exhale, the slightly-tense line of her shoulders eased. While she felt horrible for the loss, she was oddly relieved he wasn't mad, and somewhat surprised that he so readily accepted.

But he was a Warrior, so it made sense.

The petite blonde gave another slight bow, and then straightened.

"I am sorry for your loss, but what you said is true." It had to have been, to twist them so much. "Is there anything else, or, shall we move on..?"

[Mr. Kaar]

Malek would simply nod at the words.

"I must thank you however, it would of been a much harder faught battle for me to put them out of their misery."

Odin would but in however.

"As you hold a seat on the counsel, you will need to review your rank amongst us with Malek, decide your policies for the lives of the civilians you will be in charge of, the laws, guidelines, and jobs."

Malek would move a hand out to show Kiyr where to walk.

"If you would follow this way we can go to your enclave."

[Kyrie Blaze]

The petite woman nodded, speaking quietly: "You are welcome"

With Odin's quick insertion, her attention was drawn back to matters at hand. For several moments, the weight of the responsibility had her drowning in anxious panic. Would she be good enough? So many people, so many lives. And she was essentially in charge of leading them all with laws and jobs to enrich their lives and keep them thriving. Instead of potentially bolting, she drew in a deep breath and steadied herself. There was no way - no way - at this point in the 'game' that Mathew and David and Leon would have entrusted her with this if they didn't think she could handle it. They were not setting her up for failure.

Not this time.

And if she would become an Elder, these were the other responsibilities she would have. This was, after all, simply a more grand scale than her Groves and her duties she was still incorporating into her routine as Field Marshal. With her exhale, she felt better and nodded at Malek's gesture and words.

...she got an enclave..?

How interesting. And, admittedly, rather exciting. A place of her own - even if small - to have all of her notes and outlines--her work in its own place? In her own space. The closest she had to that with the Dragons was her home - not a good choice to begin with, so she didn't store anything of official business there - or folders in the War Room.

"Yes. Please, lead the way."

She could handle this, Kyrie felt. She had a mind for organization. For putting puzzles together. This was another challenge, one she would strive to excel in.