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[So you probably didn't notice that Eley was gone from Luceti for a brief time, but you might notice that there's something strange flitting around the enclosure right now. It appears to be nothing more than a glowing orb of light, but it's donning the Filial wings of a Lucetian, in white and gold. When it speaks, it speaks into your mind, but the voice probably doesn't seem all that familiar - it's rather more... small and weak in tone.

Whatever this strange thing is, it doesn't appear to be dangerous. You'll find it hovering around all over the enclosure, from the village to the forest and possibly even beyond. Sometimes it'll seem to take a liking to someone and drift around their head for a while and when it gets tired, you'll find it perched on a branch or other small outcrop.

Maybe you should investigate? After all it appears to be harmless and it is rather pretty~]

(OOC: SO BASICALLY Eley underwent a Mallynap, albeit a short one since I decided not to go the full hiatus route in the end, oops. But he's now been robbed of his human body and is showing himself as the 'essence' of the Spirit he really is (plus wings of course). He'll be flitting around a lot like Navi from Zelda, so have fun~ And sorry for the failicon >>)

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[Sigh, of course he doesn't know who he is like this. Eley might have looked a little sad if he had a face to show it. Instead he allows himself to drift down to the ground, little wings folding as he 'looks' up at Saleh. At least he can still express it in his voice.]

I am... Eleytheria. Though I know I do not appear that way to you now.

Eleytheria...?

[When Eley drifts to the ground, Saleh crouches down to better look at him and also bring himself closer to his level so as not to appear too condescending.]

What happened? Is this...another form of yours?

Yes... and no.

[How was he to explain this? A Spirit could have many forms if it really wish to, yet it wasn't something he was capable of in Luceti, nor was it something that Eley would choose to do willingly.]

I was... taken by the Malnosso. While it would usually be possible for me to appear this way, I would not do so by choice. When I returned here, I had lost my body. They had exposed the essence of what I really am.

...I feel weak.

Oh...I am sorry. I didn't know...

Perhaps you could rest? At least until you get your body back?

[Assuming he would get his body back. These kidnapping conditions were usually temporary, after all.]

...providing that I do, yes.

[While Eley knew that these things happened, he never really expected it to be his turn. And now his turn had arrived, he wasn't sure what to make of it. Surely these effects shouldn't be for too long. Why was he so worried?]

I find it rather strange that I should... somehow miss being human. If this had happened before, I would have accepted it as a gift.

Mhm...

[Saleh nods in understanding.]

Perhaps you've come to enjoy being human...or at least have gotten accustomed to it.

That could be true...

[Eley wasn't sure if he should feel glad for it or not though. Sure, he had learned and experienced many new and enjoyable things, but... should he return to Aether, would he not just go back to being the true Spirit he once was? Would those residual emotions still haunt him? There were people there he could talk about them with, yes, but... very few that he actually trusted. Unlike here. With that old mindset, he wasn't sure if he'd even consider reaching out either.]

I am not myself anymore, that much I know. While this form is liberating, it also feels alien. Am I really trapped between being a human and a Spirit?

[There's a faint whisper of a sigh.]

What is my identity?

[What could Saleh say? It's not his place to tell anyone how to live, he can only advise. He can be sure of one thing, though.]

Some people view Luceti as a second chance. A chance to live a life they wish they've had in their own worlds. You may be duty-bound as a Spirit in your own world...but here, you may do as you wish.

So your identity...whether you choose to live as a human or as a Spirit...that is entirely up to you.