❊ hidden kingdom azula ❊

✧ Resting within the crashing waves on the edge of the land that met the cloud sea while sitting upon the water's surface, the woman of the tides would sigh as she would look around at the assortment of aquatic animals encompassing her in a circle. They would appear to look just as concerned as they were upset, some even wiping off small manifestations of tears that would manifest on their bubbly optics above the surface- a few hundred miles out from the hidden kingdom of Azula was now the home of a haunting case of a shark exposed to extreme nuclear waste, allowing for terror to creep into both the underwater ecosystems and their residents. But Misty Titania's largest concern was the path the colossal creature had just recently expressed interest in taking after many attempts of seizure, being the grand passageway to the mega-kingdom cloaked in secrecy that she just so happened to be the champion of. It was all but exciting for the lavender-haired mistress; she was well aware of the status of the creature she was to seek out in hopes of containment, but upon hearing that it seemed to not even be truly alive in the slightest was something that caused her to worry. Would it be true that the shark could not be saved? It was hard for her not to think of just what was going on with the father of her children in that similar aspect- she wished for him that life could end up being less cruel than that in the end, but truly, she could only hope. However, just as she felt it was her responsibility to take charge in that otherworldly situation, she knew that it was her ultimate task of the moment to descend upon the shark's domain to quell the beast.

"If there is a way to heal تارو  I will do so, I promise," she would speak to a cluster of sea slugs grouped together on the head of a seal, " and I will look for all of the waste as soon as I can find a solution to what I am about to face."

Lowering her hand to graze the surface of the water she sat upon, the woman's eyes would sit on the rising sun upon the horizon- truthfully it was quite close to eleven in the morning, though once the sun rose to the equivalent of hitting twelve, she would set off on the adventure. Awaiting the arrival of one of her newest acquaintances, the guildmaster of the guild she had recently allowed's sigil to grace just below the silky lapis lazuli colored choker on her neck, she had reached out to him through a letter about a day prior about a potential urgent issue regarding the beast at the bottom of the sea. Though it would not have been likely impossible for Misty to have defeated on her own, her own personal objective was to finally show the master of her guild the hidden underwater kingdom that resided off Fiore's coast. It would be a way of showing him a whole new world that he may not have been aware of in its entirety- and it would organically let her gain more knowledge about the guild she joined a week prior, or at least, she hoped it would. The journey to the great passageway's entrance would take about for hours from the Fiorean coast if they were lucky, not accounting for the constant changes the ocean would undergo over time and the stop at Azula that Misty wished for. This would allow her to potentially make her first friend in the guild- that feeling was rather funny for her to think about, along with finally joining a guild after her youngest daughter's enthusiasm. It made her feel like she did when she was a young mage dabbling in oceanic magic, studying abroad in Seven- that nostalgia was a lot.

Her sky blue optics would continue to focus on the swirling assortment of all kinds of aquatic life that would circle around her, all anticipating the champion's arrival on the coastline and departure on the journey- now all she was waiting for was the potential arrival of Rhace, assuming he was not occupied with much more important matters regarding Meliora Vitae.

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tags: @Rhace Tarrin

✧ Taking her gaze from the encompassing sea creatures that would circle around the surface and shifting it toward an approaching sound in the skies, Misty would soon notice that it would be coming from an approaching shuttle that she had felt she got the chance to get a glimpse at on the S.S. Endeavor- she would put two and two together quickly to realize that inside would most definitely be her guildmaster, causing her to arise from her rest on the surface and stand upon it as if it were an ordinary thing to do, additionally raising her handbag to sit more firmly on her shoulder. It was the first time she was meeting Rhace in person. As she was asking so much of him in terms of assistance, she felt as if she had to make a rather sophisticated first impression- this idea was organically produced within her mind instead of deliberately, a side effect of once meeting thousands of acquaintances she had throughout the universe for the first time in the past. Listening to him making an introduction of his own, she could not help but notice his accent from the country just west of where the two found themselves on the coast but would wait to point out her recognition, gracefully walking on the surface to meet him by the edge of the lands.

"Oh, I wouldn't consider visiting the great oceania waiting but thank you for arriving timely. I really appreciate your response to my request," she would warmly take a bow, allowing for the silky sleeves of her swimsuit to flutter in the seaside winds, "..and it is nice to meet you in person as well, Guildmaster, my name is Misty Blooms- the champion of Azula."

Rising from her bow and uncrossing her legs, if one were to look down at her standing on the shallow surface near the edge, she would seem to have a pair of sea slugs now trailing up her leg in hopes to make it onto each of her shoulders- she would look out toward to the sea once she would finish her introduction, peering into the seemingly endless expanse of blue that would stretch upon the horizon. It was not common to invite outsiders into the vast knowledge of the underwater kingdom; if anything it was forbidden, though due to her title and her ties with the grand heiress of the tidal bell, it was allowed for her to do such things. And as such, despite not including any detail regarding even the slightest bit of a hint of anything to do with Azula's existence in her letter of request, she would have to go upon the grand schpeal of it all with Rhace. Hopefully, it would not be too much for Misty's new acquaintance to take in within such a short frame of time- but she knew her limits with her blessings of the sea and its plentiful magic, and due to the direness of the situation, she knew it was necessary.

"Azula, in short, is a kingdom shrouded in secrecy, upholding a millennium-long tradition to keep its name out of those that traverse the lands of Earthland," she would begin to speak to Rhace in a stern yet warm tone of voice, turning to face him once more, "it is a grand kingdom that sits at the bottom of the ocean, and blessed by the tidal bell, has the ability to cast a veil around it that makes it appear invisible to those that do not know its name. The shark I told you about in my letter- it's currently under debate if he is still holding onto life or not, but one thing is certain, and that is that he's headed straight toward the grand kingdom's northern gate. This could endanger the lives of thousands that call the depths their home, and as their champion, I will not tolerate such misfortune. But anyways,"

Reaching into her Louis Vuitton handbag, which would dangle at her side by a silver chain threaded with lustrous cerulean and violet ribbons, she would pull out two twin seashells- they would appear to look just like conches, though extremely tiny and lavender in color, and would hold them within her palm.

"I apologize for being so forward with the terms and conditions of the underwater kingdom, I hope you'll forgive me, guildmaster," Misty would look down at the twin seashells in her palm and would clasp her grip on them as she would speak, looking him directly in the eyes, "..you must not speak of Azula to anyone, or even the idea of its existence, without permission from the heiress of the tidal bell, Adelaide, of the House Depthwalker. She will be awaiting our arrival at the northern gate."

It had been years since she had told anyone of the existence of Azula, and for some reason, a  certain feeling of anxiety would creep into her chest when she would do so- she felt as though it wasn't her right to do such a thing, even if the situation called for it and she had the permission to do so. But now it was different. Rhace was the fourth she had ever informed of the underwater palace, resting within its brilliant veil- all she had ever told were her three daughters, and even then, she felt as if it was not okay. Though she had fully embraced her role under the sea, she still didn't even understand why they would let an outsider like her take on such responsibility- but she didn't hesitate to take it and act on it, despite how strange it felt to her.

"But outside of the verbal paperwork, I'm very excited to be working with you, and hopefully, getting to know you," Misty would smile, turning to once again look out at the sea as she would speak, "the ride to the kingdom will take an hour or two, depending on just what we may encounter as we get deeper- I will summon two heroic fauna of the great oceania to bring us there, and I hope you don't mind the company, as all of these little guys demand to come along as well."

Looking down at the assortment of sea creatures that would wade in the water around the two, she would back up a few feet upon the surface, continuing to stand still for a brief moment before making her way out a bit further. In doing so, she would seem to drift upon the surface as the water would skid around her, fluttering about with bubbles as she would begin to drift in the shape of a circle. As graceful as she was experienced in oceanic magic, the lavender-haired mistress would toss outward the twin conch shells into the center of her circle and would seem to hum as she would raise her hands over her chest, clasping them together while closing her eyes.

Forming a deep blue magical circle within the subtle waves, it would almost be instantaneous that two pastel violet whale sharks would shoot out of the formation of ethereality and would crash down in opposing directions, causing majestic splashes to reverberate upon the surface. They would both swim about in bliss amongst the cessation of Misty's drift- she would quickly skid toward where the ocean met the edge of Fiore to get as close as she was to Rhace prior, leaving the two to approach behind her slowly, their bodies mostly submerged with the uppers of their lavender backs exposed.

"Azula is anticipating our arrival, so I am ready to depart as soon as you are," she would speak to the captain as she would slowly make her way over to one of the whale shark's backs, gracefully lowering in the water to sit and run her hands through the gentle waves, "and since we will be underwater for quite some time, I brought some gummy vitamins that allow underwater breathing. They temporarily replace the intake of hydrogen and oxygen with nitrogen and oxygen, not differing in the air that we are breathing now. Please let me know if you are in need of them, though I would understand if you have other plans to accomplish that feat."

post wc: 1,377
personal wc: 2,096
total wc: 2,846
tags: @Rhace Tarrin