They Don't Come in Peace [CONQUEST]

Hmm. Is it right to feel surprised that so many would show up the instant he began forming that portal? By all means, he should’ve seen it coming, just like the first time. All of them, claiming he was on some grand devilish scheme before even getting confirmation on what he was doing. All because they “sensed” dark energies? Oh, come on! Sure, he had some funny intentions, but these cretins couldn’t tell apart the type of energies at play, merely some vague sense of evil energy, as opposed to what? Light energy? Plain simple ki? That alone was a headache in itself, but lecturing them wouldn’t serve any purpose.

First, the majin creature showed up, wearing quite a peculiar outfit. Captain Bean, he called himself. “Wait! What?? You’re a real deal hero? For real? Hold on a second.” He teleported right next to Bean, holding a notebook and a pen. “I’m quite fond of heroes, you see. Can I get your autograph? As for me, you’ve got it wrong, totally! I’m certainly no evil-doer. You could say I’m…an entrepreneur of sorts? Yes, yes, they’re a dime a dozen here on Earth and I’m certainly no different. You may call me Mr. V.”

Certainly a buffoon like him would get dizzy at long-winded monologues and hard words. He was above to resume his talking before something caught his attention, forcing him to look upwards. Standing in the air was someone else, not as Earthling as the denizens of Earth, he thought, but much more magically attuned.

“Huh?” He said, commenting on her worries. “There’s no harm done here! Perhaps this is inexperience on your part, so I won’t hold it against you, but maybe I can enlighten you on what is going o…n?”

He noticed Kim as she drew closer. <Another one…>, he mused as he was met with, once again, very nefarious accusations. He sighed, putting his hands up in the air and walking away from the portal as he was instructed. “I mean no harm here, miss earthling.” he told Kim. “Out of curiosity, do you all react this way when met with something you’re unfamiliar with? There are better ways to go about it, you know. Maybe a course in intergalactic manners wouldn’t hurt…” he paused for a second, regaining his composure. “As I was about to tell the one you refer to as Meara up here, I’m merely doing some maintenance work. This place was once able to bridge this realm with the afterlife, though it hasn’t seen much use in the past…hundred of years, millennia? Such a powerful object is bound to have energies trapped inside of it and it’s precisely because that energy was stored in this place for so long…well it’s gone bad and I’m just airing it out. Simple, no? I’m using that portal to get rid of that old soured energy and replace it with a fresh new one.”

Sometimes, it was the most obvious explanations that worked the best. In this case, however, it was a bold-faced lie. Thought on the spot in such a matter-of-fact way that it would for sure fool anyone. At least, he hoped so.

Surprise after surprise, this moment kept getting more interesting by the second. Demonic influences appeared to tip the scales. The fiendish demon made their appearance, striking someone out of the blue. Oh, what delight! Vale didn’t even mind being called a knave! He chose to teleport away from Bean and right next to Chervii, hoping to find some common ground with them. “I was going about my business when these fellows right here thought it good to disturb me in my work! As for what is exactly happening here… Well it’s quite funny you see. I did mention I was doing some maintenance work on the place here…but, believe it or not, this portal is linking itself with the Makyo Star as we speak! Want to know that kicker? They’re all very eager to come pay a visit on Earth! Their planet is so dark and boring, though… they might get a little, let’s say jealous and decide to bring back some souvenirs. Haha! It will be quite the meeting indeed!”

Ah yes, that funny part he forgot to mention to the other three at first, but let’s not sweat the details, alright? He did notice -or rather, sensed- the other Majin, mumbling to himself. As he got closer, he heard talks about a path. Maybe a little suggestion would help him get into action. “Psst, the path you’re talking about, I know it very well and to access it, those three must be moved out of the way.” he whispered to Jyushin, quietly enough to not be heard by any normal ears. He kai kai’ed right back at the center of everyone.

“See, I believe this will be a beautiful cultural exch…woooooah!” He barely noticed Gira as she was striking him out of nowhere, shielding his face with his arms to minimize any damage, only to be saved in extremis by another human. “Phew…You have my thanks.” Vale said to Morrigan. The least he could do was to give her an answer. “I am a Shinjin. I am making this portal right here for a chance encounter! Also perhaps a chance for fighters to seek new strength.” It was a stray bullet, but maybe some of those fighter types would rush at the chance to reach new heights.

From the side of his eye, he noticed the blast Chervii sent had been neutralized by another party in Alva, though they didn’t engage with Vale directly, a welcomed change of pace for once.

Sagan then joined the party, taking his chance to ask about a…convention of wizards? Maybe he wasn’t so far off. Still, Vale took the opportunity to say. “Nope I haven’t seen him. Also I’m not a wizard, but that wizard seems very keen on telling me what I should or shouldn’t do, can you believe it?” He pointed at Maera, to make it clear who he was referring to. Coming over and saying stuff like hurting the weave, who did she think she was?

Right now, Vale’s plan was…messy. At first he wanted to calmly talk things over and maybe fool a few people, but seeing as some came for blood or to settle some past feuds, he figured he wouldn’t be able to settle things as he would have hoped. The insect-like Kyten added his piece, though he had been answered just like the others. The Shinjin did make note of him, though. He approached the bio-android with curiosity in his eyes. “Your kind is unknown to me. Pray tell, what are you?”

Chervii was pretty popular it seemed, drawing the attention of Tekira the blonde earthling firing their pistol at her, surely to great effect. Finally, it was Chomei who finally appeared, furious. This one, he preferred not to mess with right away.

Clapping his hands, Vale tried to get everybody’s attention. “Ahem, excuse me. Everyone, everyone, please calm down. Most of you got worked up for nothing, but I’m sure we can resolve this misunderstanding peacefully, can’t we? Why not get to know each other while we wait for our alien friends to come pay us a visit?”