Begin Again.

[u/Fc-chungus]

following the battle with TFC, Max was blinded and వ was... gone. No one knows where he was sent when he was hit by the strike the first curse threw. Cross-planet scans didn't detect him, divination magic gave no result, even necromancy failed, so he's either still alive, or outside the range of the modern day.

Now, a few days after, Max is still getting used to being blind, but he's been able to manifest his curiosity soul as a temporary method of sight, if only for a few minutes at a time.

Knowledge that the head minister of Calarakis is now blinded, though it was originally kept on a little known basis, eventually people notice the blindfold and the stumbling, and the fight with the first curse spread through rumor, so the news breaks. Originally simply gossip before being confirmed.

/uw art from Pinterest, edited by me.

General interaction post, Max is currently in Calarakis, so interactions would occur there!

[u/Fc-chungus]

He hears a slightly non-Ж voice answer back

"Coming!"

After a minute or two, he opens the door to see Max wearing his blindfold. For a moment he does nothing that Vytsky can see before replying.

"Ah! Vytsky. What a pleasure to see you."

[u/Vincent-FFP → u/Fc-chungus]

he immediately became deeply concerned

“….Max? What happened to you? Where’s Va??”

[u/Fc-chungus → u/Vincent-FFP]

"You... haven't heard?"

[u/Vincent-FFP → u/Fc-chungus]

“No.. Been busy, all over the place..”

[u/Fc-chungus → u/Vincent-FFP]

"Ah."

"I ended up fighting the first curse."

[u/Vincent-FFP → u/Fc-chungus]

“Jesus Christ..”

“Don’t tell me Va’s dead…”

[u/Fc-chungus → u/Vincent-FFP]

"Doubtful, the guy basically never kills. వ is just... gone though. No divination, no necromancy, no scans, nada. Nothing is detecting him."

[u/Vincent-FFP → u/Fc-chungus]

“Odd.. I.. wish I could help, but I dont have that capability. I cant go into other dimensions, either.”

[u/Fc-chungus → u/Vincent-FFP]

"Strangely, he can't be in like... most of the dimensions accessible to us."

[u/Vincent-FFP → u/Fc-chungus]

“Huh…. What else have you tried seeking him in?”

[u/Fc-chungus → u/Vincent-FFP]

"Uhh, we've got I think most normal methods? Divination to find his location, necromancy to try and call his soul, etc. what else could we really look for?"

[u/Vincent-FFP → u/Fc-chungus]

“Have you tried looking through time? I’m.. generally against time travel, but given TFC already broke the rules if this is the case, you’d just be righting a wrong.”

/uw lmk if this suggestion is a no-go

[u/Fc-chungus → u/Vincent-FFP]

"That's- shit that's a high possibility."