ooc: Imaginary nephew? Sure =_= bic: "Yes, Shadow. Nice to meet you too. Then again, I have always been here before you. In her head." Ashir stated in a "manner-of-factly" way. Eden slightly smiled, laughing a bit. She loved her little imaginary son, it helped ease away loneliness.
Eden internally blushed. "This is a... creation, I made for a love of a character. I... didn't want to get rid of Ashir, even after I grew out of my embarrassing stage. "Oh, that's right. You're not Mom right now are you?" Ashir piped down, "looking" at the sludge. "You do realize that this looks positively horrid, right?"
Eden smirked, happy to see the fake image. "Hello sweetie." she cooed. The boy looked to Riku, smiling. A little voice, a male kid, rang within. "Hello, Mom!" He did bear some resemblance, but the image was still a fake. A fantasy of someone desperate.
Eden went to work. She and Shadow shared a body, so maybe they would share what she saw. She concentrated an image of a little boy, brown hair in a ponytail, rounded glasses. His eyes graced the face of a smile, hopping about the line. His attire was gray, but fitted the environment. A t-shirt, light gray, and darker shorts, with black flip flops. To Eden's mind, it was if he was invisible, yet, she could see him there. A silly fantasy.
Eden sighed mentally. "Really? Well, if you're lonely, I can... let you have control. Just keep the flame going." She breathed out silently. She hasn't talked to her characters in a long time. Or, to herself for that matter.
"Anything, I don't know. Um... Anyone else you've met in my heart?" Eden glanced around, wondering if she should just make her own company.
"Good luck even if you tried. This stuff is thicker then molasses." Eden looked ahead, Keyblade springing forth. "Must be close." she muttered. So, Shadow... How about some idle chatter?
"We're not going to fight the sludge, just keep it scared long enough to get to the keyhole." Eden scolded, looking up. How tall had this sludge gotten? Surely they must be close by now.
Eden ventured forth, noticing the sludge was creeping up on Valerie, so she decided to strengthen her flames. "Not going to let you die." she muttered, quickening her pace.
"Look, this sludge can drown us real quick without any light to scare it away. Who knows, if we were swimming again, we could be higher then Ayer's Rock. And that must be the height of the Empire State Building with the amount of dark sludge coming out of it." Eden gruffly muttered, annoyed. She was having a real tough time trying to keep it together. She almost wanted to stay on Earth longer, but that couldn't be done. For the good of many, one must be sacrificed.
"Don't be too hasty." Eden snapped, lucky she could do this much magic without getting herself hurt. "Gex, can you lead us to the direction of Ayer's Rock? It's a bit hard to know from this sludge.
Eden sighed, pressing herself to create a large flame that covered her arm. The clothes didn't burn, as she noticed with a small victory. Heading into the running sludge, she headed towards Ayer's Rock. She was going to make sure that her world was safe, and then, she'd be gone.
Eden breathed herself calm, going forward to the sludge. She kept in a breath, hoping she could hold a flame long enough once more. "Alright... Guys, form a line. I'm going to light a path, like last time.
Eden winced, this was getting harder. "I uh... don't know exactly. When you get overpowered and finished off... You just fade into nothing... But right now, you are something. Now I don't ever want to have this conversation again, you hear me?" her eyes were fiercely pleading. "For the sake of Nexas, do not fade as he did."
Eden shamefully hung her head. She knew how things worked. "When nobodies die, they fade." she weakly admitted. "They fade into nothing."
Eden bit her lip, grabbing Gexln's hand lightly. She sadly stared at him, unhappy with the answer. "I don't want you to die fighting, I've already lost a few in the group... let's not lose more."
"Humanity is living. We cannot change that, Gex. But it is better to die fighting then fade into..." The pyro paused, calling back to Nexas. "There are nobodies out there, who have died like humans. And they died with some memory and honor."
Eden glanced at Gexln, nodding in understanding at his annoyed behavior. "Gexln. I know you're upset we took time to sleep, but we needed it. We're going into something pretty big, and we at least needed some rest. Not to mention, some of us had not been given an hour's sleep in weeks. We're only human, Gex. And you were once human too."
"Hm?" Eden snapped back into reality, nodding. "Sora, when you can, get a plastic bag of warm water. It'll help." She headed outside, finding the sludge getting closer. She frowned, this wasn't getting better.
Eden sighed at Valerie, leaving her be to focus on Sora for the moment. "Here." Warming her once icy hands with her breath, she rested a hand upon the stomach, slowly moving it back and forth. She looked dazed while doing it, as if she'd fall over from little sleep.
