I must say, I love the depiction of Lea and Odyssial's first meeting. It feels like a peek into an age of myth, and I've been reading too much Fate to draw any comparisons other than the tired old Gilgamesh/Enkidu thing. They have an obvious chemistry and both are far beyond human. Terrific is the right word, I think.
[X] The Blade of the Battle-Maiden - Pearl's chief rival, Ascendant Rosary, grows in prestige and power. Though he harbors a magnificent hatred for Pearl herself, he is somewhat indifferent against Odyssial and mostly Lea, working against them half-heartedly. Still, the bizarre shenanigans this conflict breeds helps bring Odyssial and his Sidereal adviser closer together, while also adding a touch of much-needed levity to their work. In a somewhat misguided bid to drive a wedge between Odyssial and Pearl, Rosary delivered to him a peerless Sword-banner of the Maiden of Battles, which was well-integrated into the Unfinished Blade.
[X] Petals of the Rose - Accompanying Lea on many of her own missions, Odyssial learns something approximating social graces and more intimately deepens his relationship with the Queen of Masks. Lea's influence over matters at court is expanded considerably, with Odyssial around to serve as the somewhat awkward iron fist to her velvet glove. Their love is strengthened to one capable of surviving menace, tribulation, and the passing of the ages: not even the Age of Sorrows can diminish this one shining answer.
The epic tragedy of Odyssial's tale is that his will outweighed the rest of him, and burned out all the life he could have enjoyed to fuel his ambitions. His vast, unequaled might is still magnitudes less than what he needs to realize his perfect utopia, but he hasn't realized that no one needs a perfect utopia. So here's a vote for less heartlessness and more friends, since his current integrity magics and heartlessness make it unlikely he'll ever look back on his inhuman drive as a mistake.
[X] The Blade of the Battle-Maiden - Pearl's chief rival, Ascendant Rosary, grows in prestige and power. Though he harbors a magnificent hatred for Pearl herself, he is somewhat indifferent against Odyssial and mostly Lea, working against them half-heartedly. Still, the bizarre shenanigans this conflict breeds helps bring Odyssial and his Sidereal adviser closer together, while also adding a touch of much-needed levity to their work. In a somewhat misguided bid to drive a wedge between Odyssial and Pearl, Rosary delivered to him a peerless Sword-banner of the Maiden of Battles, which was well-integrated into the Unfinished Blade.
[X] Petals of the Rose - Accompanying Lea on many of her own missions, Odyssial learns something approximating social graces and more intimately deepens his relationship with the Queen of Masks. Lea's influence over matters at court is expanded considerably, with Odyssial around to serve as the somewhat awkward iron fist to her velvet glove. Their love is strengthened to one capable of surviving menace, tribulation, and the passing of the ages: not even the Age of Sorrows can diminish this one shining answer.
The epic tragedy of Odyssial's tale is that his will outweighed the rest of him, and burned out all the life he could have enjoyed to fuel his ambitions. His vast, unequaled might is still magnitudes less than what he needs to realize his perfect utopia, but he hasn't realized that no one needs a perfect utopia. So here's a vote for less heartlessness and more friends, since his current integrity magics and heartlessness make it unlikely he'll ever look back on his inhuman drive as a mistake.
