How to Kill a Hydra (HtKaD 4)

[Aeoryi she/her]

Just now, IcedOutPenguin said:

She stepped up next to you. She looked very different from when you last saw her

Has Violette seen Divine

Violette finally noticed. She looked at Divine, with a vacant expression in her eyes, but didn't say anything, rather choosing to dip her head to show respect before going back to staring into the fire.

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

Just now, Aeoryi said:

Has Violette seen Divine

Violette finally noticed. She looked at Divine, with a vacant expression in her eyes, but didn't say anything, rather choosing to dip her head to show respect before going back to staring into the fire.

Before the fire? Yes

Divine did likewise

[Aeoryi she/her]

23 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

Before the fire? Yes

Divine did likewise

"What does it mean to you?"

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

36 minutes ago, Aeoryi said:

"What does it mean to you?"

"What?"

[Aeoryi she/her]

5 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"What?"

"The flames."

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

Just now, Aeoryi said:

"The flames."

"It's a curse."

[Aeoryi she/her]

1 minute ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"It's a curse."

"How?"

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

2 minutes ago, Aeoryi said:

"How?"

"That fire is unnatural. I was immune, but being able to affect a mountain dragon..."

[Aeoryi she/her]

1 minute ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"That fire is unnatural. I was immune, but being able to affect a mountain dragon..."

"It's not special. It's just a fire."

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

1 minute ago, Aeoryi said:

"It's not special. It's just a fire."

"It was green!"

[Aeoryi she/her]

2 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"It was green!"

"But is it now?"

I was unaware the fire was green.

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

2 hours ago, Aeoryi said:

"But is it now?"

I was unaware the fire was green.

It was a special fire

"Not anymore."

[Aeoryi she/her]

10 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

It was a special fire

"Not anymore."

Yeah but most fires aren't green

"What does the fire mean to you?"

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

5 minutes ago, Aeoryi said:

Yeah but most fires aren't green

"What does the fire mean to you?"

It was magic!

"There are things in this world that I don't know about."

[Aeoryi she/her]

5 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

It was magic!

"There are things in this world that I don't know about."

"You can't fathom that?"

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

Just now, Aeoryi said:

"You can't fathom that?"

"I have." 

[Aeoryi she/her]

4 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"I have." 

"For me, the flames represent the past."

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

Just now, Aeoryi said:

"For me, the flames represent the past."

"Okay..."

[Aeoryi she/her]

2 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"Okay..."

"Every coin is forged from flame." Violette said, still gazing. "Therefore I should be too. There is this idea called tempering, that both humans and coins grow stronger through challenge, and only then can they achieve true power. The flames represent all challenge I've ever faced."

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

8 hours ago, Aeoryi said:

"Every coin is forged from flame." Violette said, still gazing. "Therefore I should be too. There is this idea called tempering, that both humans and coins grow stronger through challenge, and only then can they achieve true power. The flames represent all challenge I've ever faced."

"There's poetry in that somewhere."

[Aeoryi she/her]

3 hours ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"There's poetry in that somewhere."

"I was lying about most of that. I just wanted to talk."

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

Just now, Aeoryi said:

"I was lying about most of that. I just wanted to talk."

"Oh..."

[Aeoryi she/her]

2 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"Oh..."

"Would Vellulu be upset if I left?"

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

9 hours ago, Aeoryi said:

"Would Vellulu be upset if I left?"

"Depends, she would probably be pretty mad, but would cool down and forget about it quickly."

@Aeoryi

Edited August 21, 2025 by IcedOutPenguin

[Aeoryi she/her]

11 hours ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"Depends, she would probably be pretty mad, but would cool down and forget about it quickly."

@Aeoryi

"What about Revi? They seemed quite paranoid about me leaving."