Return to Balance

[Ohverride]

Torn messages line the streets. Astral knights stand behind a man with a head of soft white.

With an announcement, a calling, a public deposition of distaste.

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"For years, we Aphrosians have always balanced light with dark, as was determined under Athelios. It matters not what faith I may hold, nor it's implications, but I shall say as such. I do not and cannot stand with the rulings that the current Oracle hath put forth. First you appoint one who is serving military, not of choice but of punishment for crime as Umbral Captain, who then proceeds to disparage our commander, then this? Jackson "Equisol", you are to undo the litigation that rejects occultism from our common man immediate. They are citizen as you and I, this shall not STAND.

Not to mention the allowance of a Death Magi to view your 'oh-so-opulent' form? Do not let your power get to your head, Oracle. For the wings that carry you can be fleeting as their form and your feathers clipped. Your foundation and rise were built by occultists and their ilk - they raised you. I care not for the doings of other nations, we are not them, we are the Twilight City. This city has seen war and suffering. I have suffered alongside many occultist, some in the Bastion, some not, they were my brothers and sisters. Thusly, now is not the time for talk. 

Will you return to balance?

Or do I need to teach you a final lesson?"

In the wake of the words, a single message:

DO NOT FORGET WHERE YOU COME FROM.

[Ohverride]

"Stay your blades and your harsh words. I am a man of compromise, through and through, and thusly, discussions are in the works with the oracle, who has at the least accepted my words and disdain. Citizens of Aphros, I swear upon my service and heart that your interests, discontents and desires shall be heard. I took on this role to fight for you - in office or on the battlefield.

Let it be known, Aphros shall be changed nonetheless, but one can only hope it shall change into a better one. We shall see with time, before year's end."

[Ohverride]

"With the bond of twin oracles restored and a full heart, I, Astral Captain Carnation Aubreen, formally announce that a unanimous decision was reached between the twin oracles, Lugh Aubreen and Jackson Equisol. Occultists are no longer required to conscript themselves into the Bastion if they wish to reside or stay within Aphros. However, they will indeed be registered and monitored for the sake of safety regarding possible outside threat. No longer will our citizens who walk in the dark of the Twilight City be forced to choose between service or collar.

But to those who seek to spit in the eye of this. Know that Aphrosian punishments are dealt with a heavy hand."

With simple gestures, some are overjoyed, some unaffected. Crowds disperse and tensions relieve themselves.

With a sigh, old eyes look upon stone roads and depart with a wave of the hand. 

The sky was pretty today.