cosmobeau Posted March 2, 2025 Report Posted March 2, 2025 "I've begun to see things, even when I'm not gazing through the Lens. Walking down the halls, looking at the prints, suddenly my vision shifts and I'm in a world I cannot comprehend. I am in the other world, and it is leaking into this one." Seeing Jonas stumble and struggle in hindsight amongst his notes and books have been highly transcribed and traded throughout Hedonia. The foolish past of one Royal's curiosities becoming our present shaken landscape. The humans, old, ragged, and fearful of us stay polite and distant when making deals with us. Our Seraph settlement has done much to keep things civil between us and them. It has become clear to us, despite our loss of memory, that we are of Jonas' folly. Piecing together the history, we see in him our living experience. "But now it's almost time to wake it (the Salvation Engine) and the people are excited. They're too excited. They don't know. They don't understand. I don't even understand it. What have we created? What greater doom have we wrought upon ourselves?" Tapestries, poems, countless journal entries have been found praising Jonas Falx for his Salvation engine, and images of our kind can be found among them: Gray, large humanoids with a glowing teal aura, just like ours when we must rebirth oursevles after death. "To think we would have a chance to fight again. I do not know why we are returned to this world, but I am grateful." A single sentiment attached to a great tapestry depicting a battle between the Rotted and Seraphs, with a single human seen in what looks like a praying stance. Once out settlement came across this, we decided to be more strict with what humans know about us. We've made it clear that, in order to keep things calm, we shall: 1. Keep our telepathy secret. 2. Never let humans see our rebirthing light 3. Not show signs or share that we see the rust world when our Temporal Stability is waning. The hysteria that Jonas, his Salvation Engine, and the overly devout praise from humans around it will do us no good now. Even still, humans might think we will bring the Rot Plague back. I don't think they have the means to hunt our kind down, but I don't want any bloodshed. People look back with misery on the history of this world's downfall. I can't help but be entertained seeing Jonas become like us. He saw another world, and it was likely too late to stop it before his curiosity accelerated it's invasion by making machines in its likeness. One small glimpse through a singlar curious lens caused all this to unfold. I'm sure that the Salvation Engine is the key to understanding our past. More scouting missions and trades will be set up to obtain as many relics and writings as possible to figure this out. I fear that the Salvation Engine whipping rot from the surface isn't the end- we still can interact with the Rust World here, and we're still fighting it's entities. Most of all I'm keen to taking away as many pieces to the puzzle from the humans to avoid attention. I don't need any more problems. We have to get down to how Prima Mata was used in the Salvation Engine, and how to further harness it past translocators and rebirthing locations. I'm sure it's the answer to all of our problems- a dangerous, unpredictable answer. - Cosmo, Sanctus Seraphim Leader 3
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