Tangled Webs (Blake, Leon/GM)

[Bailey Oleander]

With the twins born and in good hands, and Blake home and in one piece, Bailey decided it was time to remove the mask again to keep the chaos from building up inside of her. More than that, she wanted to speak to the chaos inside of her rather than stick it in a trinket and give it its own form. Last time there'd been headway after a struggle, and she knew there probably would be again, but there was something else on her mind. Several somethings.

Starting with what Loki had mentioned about the chaos being at the center of some form of web of events. It felt odd to be looking to something she'd been resisting for help, but what choice was there? Ignore it? She couldn't. And despite the fact that the god had been a friend and looked out for her, there had been other flags that had caught her attention in the past. Ones she hadn't examined at the time, but if she kept that up, it could hurt her home and her family. Her people.

Her gaze went to Blake as they walked, then back in front of her where they were returning to the last place she'd taken the mask off. Sai walked with them, level-headed leader of the Academy that she worked with. One she knew wouldn't jump as quickly if time was needed, and the support of her husband. She would never admit it out loud, but she also trusted Blake's trust in her. He had seen how far things had gone before she'd succeeded in reigning in the power she had. Sai hadn't.

Her hand slid inside of Blake's with a gentle squeeze, feeling some of the anxiety ease to a soft worry as the clearing came into sight. She had done this before and would do it again.

She had to.

[Blake Oleander]

Blake followed in silence for the time being. He had a chance to recover from the bloodloss, but there was still a lot to process. The most pressing being just how quiet it was inside of his head and heart now. He'd grown so used to sharing the space that it felt almost lonely being alone with his thoughts. Not needing to have his guard up constantly. It was a lot to process, and not just for him it seemed.

He noted that she had requested Sai come with them this time, a request he granted to put her at ease, but he couldn't help but feel insulted and slighted. Like she didn't think he could handle the situation if needed. Like he was some child who didn't know how to hold a blade. He'd ripped the Conqueror's castle from the sky, he was offended to think that she thought herself to be a problem he could not handle alone.

[Bailey Oleander]

Bailey knew Blake’s silence enough to know when he was unhappy. Her gaze slid to their escort briefly as they all remained silent. That was the unknown, besides the obvious. It still made her skin crawl a bit thinking about what the land may look like when she was done, what damage she’d do.

’Is there anything specific you want me to ask besides being at the center of events?’[|i]. The thought was fired at Loki as the trio moved on. There was no point in worrying about what may be until after. They’d prepared as best they could by staying away from the city where she could hurt people or destroy what they had built.

“Here.” She’d take a few steps forward alone before turning to face her husband and the leader of the academy before taking off the mask.

[Blake Oleander]

Blake was there every step of the way, hand at his side ready for what was to come.

[Zack Asiv]

This time was completely different. This time the huge surge of energy that followed the removal of the mask would burst from her body in huge waves, however. There was no visage of her inner Chaos. This time she herself took on her form of Chaos, yet she was in complete control. She simply felt the power within and a draw towards the far east of the continent.

[Bailey Oleander]

Bailey shivered as she felt the energy release, surprised by what she saw and felt - and the lack of what she saw. No inner darkness, not taunting. She felt like herself, eve as she felt the difference. Her focus and body both turned towards the east,, adjusting to the sense of power as she tried to use her qi to find some semblance of the web of energy she expected to be tied to her power. Some thing she might be able to sense now that it was her and not some other version of herself.

“Guess I was okay, after alll.” She didn’t take time to dwell on the changes, focused instead on the puzzle at hand.

[Blake Oleander]

Blake's hand filled with his Qi Blade all the same. Until it was finished he would be ready.

[Zack Asiv]

Bailey can sense the web of intricate events, except they were not centered on her anymore. The web lines vibrated to the east, there was chaos in abundance and Bailey's power wished for her to tamper with it. Infect some of the webs strings with her energy.

[Bailey Oleander]

The shift causes her to frown only slightly, but let's be real, Blake ripped a castle from the sky. That was a lot more chaos. She resisted the urge to tamper with things and make them worse. She'd rather not have that come down on Aurora because of her. At least, she assumed that was what the mystery of the east was.

"It's different. All I can pick up is something's shifted out east. Probably the castle falling." She tries to see if there's anything in particular that draws her other than sheer chaos, anything she can sense or what draws her the strongest to tamper with!

[Zack Asiv]

Bailey finds a terribly powerful string amongst the thousands of smaller ones. She really wants to tamper with it, but somehow knows she wouldn't be able to even if she tried.

[Blake Oleander]

Blake is still there!

[Bailey Oleander]

The fact that she really wants to bothers her, but Bailey shakes her head and lets go of the sensations she's picking up from the threads.

"There's something strong out there. Whatever it is, it's too far for me to pick up on much else, but feels like keeping a qi beast in a stable of normal creatures." Power. Distinctive. The kind of thing that grabbed her attention and would probably hold it for days regardless of what else she did.

"We should be fine for now, but I'll keep on an eye on it anyway. The least I can do is make sure it doesn't make an even bigger or get any closer to home." She sighed quietly, slipping the mask back on. If nothing else, it was another reason to reinforce their defenses.

[Zack Asiv]

Bailey is now able to take her bloodline abilities into her own hands!

Chaos Form - Bailey takes on a chaotic appearance meant to disturb or offset anyone who see's it by ripping off her mask. This causes everyone who see's her transform to lose 1/2 their Atk, Spd, and Def stats for 2 posts. In this form Bailey can manipulate the threads of fate to sow Chaos causing a completely random effect in GM threads, or forces the target to roll 1d100. If the roll is lower than 50 their next attack fails, if it is higher their attack succeeds with 50% more to it's effects.

[Blake Oleander]

"Keep me updated."

[Bailey Oleander]

"Of course." She was a bit thrown by how distant his remark was, though was not surprised. Nodding, she would start heading back towards Aurora, letting Sai go ahead of them now that it was clear his assistance wasn't needed. She had control; there was nothing for him to gauge for future problems.

She waited until they were alone before she'd continue, voice quiet.

"You're upset with me."