OOC: When the characters last asked about the explosives, asking what they even were, no one responded, so…
IC:
Tempestia: What was that sound?
Tahrdan: I have no idea. I think we'd best get ready for combat, just in case.
the Order mages proceed to look for the others. They have no idea what could possibly have made the sound.
Meanwhile…
In Atlantis, not much has changed. The mostly divine group has split up and are currently exploring. Iblan, as the leader of the group, is sticking with Arkantos and Kastor, who are just discussing how things are going. Suddenly, there is a ray of light, and a woman in armour and a helmet appears. She has glowing eyes.
Iblan: There is no way she is human…
The woman turns directly to Arkantos.
???:Arkantos. Why have you departed from Mount Olympus?
Arkantos: It was not my decision, Athena.
Iblan: It was my decision. I summoned him and as such he has to bow to my will, so to speak. When I no longer require the services of the gods at my command, I will release them. (Though I may keep Suwako around as a patron deity, she might like that…)
Athena: I was unaware there were mortals with the ability to directly summon the gods… Though I am unaware of any other gods who may have been summoned already.
Arkantos: If Zeus isn't too happy with my absence from Olympus, inform him that I will return as soon as I am able.
Iblan proceeds to describe the rest of his group, so that Athena can recognise them.
Immolan had been asked to keep an eye on Loki. The two are currently near the docks in the southeast. Loki, currently in his true form, contemplates secretly messing with a few ships, possibly by taking the form of their captains to make off with them, but then he catches Immolan's look. A look that says 'Don't even think about it or else I will hurt you'.
Immolan: Why are we still here?
Athena appears before the two.
Loki: Who in the nine worlds of Yggdrasil is that!?
Athena: Which one of you is 'Loki'?
Immolan: He is. The mage points at the trickster god, who has already turned into a raven in case he needs to escape.
%{color:gold}Athena: I am just acquainting myself with the… Hold on. Weren't you one of the gods who ended up nearly releasing the Titans? %
Loki: Did that Atlantean tell you?
Athena: No. I had been watching over Arkantos while he laboured to keep the Titans imprisoned. Your current form gave it away, you nearly got him killed. I have nothing more to say to you.
Suwako is currently observing a training drill being performed by Murmillo, The frog-themed goddess has one of her iron rings taken out from wherever she keeps them, and considers having a bit of fun by sparring with one of the soldiers she sees.
Suwako: I must see about getting a branch shrine set up here~
Athena appears, and the murmillo stop training upon seeing her
Athena: Resume your training, Atlantean soldiers. I am only here to speak to one specific being.
Suwako: More gods? Competition~ Competition~!
As the training drill resumes, Athena turns to Suwako.
Athena: I am just acquainting myself with the visiting gods. I am the Olympian goddess of wisdom, Athena. I have already been told your name, Suwako…
Suwako: I am one of the two gods of the Moriya Shrine in the sealed land of Gensokyo, which is somewhere in Japan. I was just considering sparring with one of these men for a bit of fun.
Suwako spins her iron ring around a bit after saying this
Athena: I can see that you might not want me around, so I will go see about talking to that 'Chaos'…
Athena vanishes'
*Chaos and Tikal are on the smaller island of the two, having used the Sky Passage to get there. They look around to see some of the Atlantean navy sailing around.. *
Tikal: I sure hope that all those ships are only to defend themselves…
Chaos reaches out an arm to the nearest pool of water, and taps it once to cause a single ripple, which Tikal can interpret. Chaos was agreeing with her.
Athena appears at this point, having at this exact moment finished speaking to Suwako.
Athena: Can either of you even speak?
Tikal: I am able to… Please wait a moment, I would like to appear more fitting for this discussion.
There is a flash of light and Tikal no longer appears as a ball of light, but how she did in life. In this form, she is a pale orange young-looking echidna. She is wearing white gloves. She appears to have white markings in her hair, is wearing sandal,s a tribal dress as well as a white shirt that covers her chest and back, but leaves the front of her midriff exposed (which is basically featureless).
Tikal: Chaos here cannot communicate well, and it takes a lot of effort as well as his trust to become able to understand him. I'm Tikal, and you are?
Athena: I am the Olympian goddess of wisdom, Athena.
Tikal: It's a pleasure to meet you.
Athena: I take it both of you are gods?
Tikal: I'm not, and when was Chaos ever described as one?
Chaos reaches out and makes more ripples, TIkal interprets the sounds.
That scientist that released us from the Master Emerald did? Oh.
Suddenly the ships start heading towards the docks visible in the east. Athena, Chaos and Tikal can see a transport ship and some longboats on the horizon…
Athena: Something is happening.
Athena vanishes, Tikal turns back into a ball of light and both her and Chaos enter the Sky Passage, emerging at the nearest one to the docks. Right after they do, they see Iblan, Kastor and the two gods of Mount Olympus exit after them.
Kastor: What's happening here!?
He turns to a nearby Destroyer
%{color:blue}Kastor: Go to the training grounds, get those Murmillo down here!
The Destroyer raises his trident in salute and proceeds to use the sky passage to get to the training grounds.
At the training grounds, 30 Murmillo are standing around as the Fanatic who was running the training drill is currently sparring with Suwako.
Fanatic: How can someone so young-looking be so agile?
The fanatic keeps swinging his swords at Suwako, who keeps evading, and then she hides underground, the Atlanteans can only see her hat moving…
Fanatic: What…?
Suwako: Surpriiiiiise~!
Suwako pops out of the ground behind the Fanatic and hits him three times in rapid succession by spinning her iron ring around. The ground is left unmarked despite the fact that Suwako just came out of it
Destroyer: emerges from sky passage Potentially hostile ships coming from the southeast! Get down there now, men!
The Murmillo proceed to follow orders and all gather into the sky passage, to get down to the docks quickly.
Destroyer: What happened here?
Fanatic: A word of advice, never spar with this little girl-OW!
Suwako had just hit him with her iron ring for the 'little girl' comment
Suwako: Never spar with a goddess, you mean! Besides, I wasn't even using danmaku~
Destroyer: I take it she was the one who started the sparring match. Anyway, could you two get down to the southeast docks? Lord Kastor has already gathered the other guests there, too.
The three proceed to enter the sky passage, to get to the docks.
At the very edge of the docks, Loki appears to be waiting for something…
Loki: Come on you fools, hurry up. You don't want to look suspicious and end up useless to the plans!
Immolan: What plans?
The mage nearly got out his weapon at hearing this…
(OOC: Continued in next post.)