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[closedcircuit]

[Ky knows -- or feels -- that he has to say something about the recent deaths, since it isn't as though he hasn't been trying to talk to the people involved and work out a method of achieving justice. It's just that the parties involved seem very insular and inclined to deal with it with on their own, rather than seeking any actual way out of the cycle of violence.]

It may seem that what we do here only has minimal consequences, but the trauma of death isn't reduced by the fact that we come back, and the burden on our soul isn't diminished simply because we may not remember what happens here.

This place simply gives us more opportunities to do right.

[And with that heavy-handed bit of philosophy, Ky's moving on to the main purpose of addressing Vatheon through his SFC tonight.]

Is anyone here familiar with the process of exorcising demons? If you have any experience or expertise in the matter, I'm greatly interested in discussing it with you.

Obviously if you can't assure the health and well-being of the possessed then I'd still like to hear about it, but it wouldn't be practical.

[He adds that even though the well-being of the possessed is the driving reason behind an exorcism, because Serph had seemed particularly concerned about it, and Ky will admit that he can't necessarily trust the motives of everyone here.]

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[zelda_hylia]

Banishment of demons does happen to be a specialty of mine. What sort of possession are we speaking about, here?

[And do you accept the power of foreign gods to help, Ky? Because she knows nothing about yours.]

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[closedcircuit]

[He might. Serph and Gale aren't Christian, anyway, so it doesn't follow that their demon would necessarily be. He's certainly not refusing Zelda simply because of who she is and what he knows of her.]

The person experiencing it has only described it to me as that the demons have brought about death and change. But I did see it, if you'd like a general description.

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[zelda_hylia]

It causes a physical transformation? Yes, I would like to hear about it.

[And out comes the handy-dandy notebook! She's going to need a new one of these soon. Demons in Vatheon... yes, she'd felt some dark energy here and there. Particularly from Muraki.]

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[closedcircuit]

First he glowed green, then his form was replaced with a gray creature. No visible eyes, and it might have had teeth along the top of the head, or that might have been something else. There was also a green, pointy part, jutting out.

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[zelda_hylia]

A gray creature that glows when transforming and lacks eyes...

[She flips to the picture she drew of Serph's demonic form, though she hides the name written on it.]

Did it resemble this at all?

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[closedcircuit]

Yes, it looked pretty much like that, to the best of my recollection.

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[zelda_hylia]

I am not sure this is a demon. It's a transformation for battle, yes, but the person inside is still quite capable of thought. Have they expressed a desire for an exorcism?

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[demonicbookworm]

... Possession? Exorcising demons?

_{[he's only read about things like that in books.]}

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[closedcircuit]

[Welcome to Ky's situation.]

Ah, yes. I know someone who has a demon inside of them that wishes for it...not to be.

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[demonicbookworm]

<sub>[oh.

well, this boy here is a reincarnation of a demon...]</sub>

...I don't think I'll be able to help in any way...

_{[maybe if Rin was still here... He was an exorcist.]}

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[closedcircuit]

Even if you're familiar with any resources, that might help.

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[demonicbookworm]

I know that there was once an exorcist here...

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[closedcircuit]

But not any longer? That's unfortunate.

Do you know what religion they practiced?

[Voice] - A few days later.

[angelphones]

[Katsu sounds really tired as he responds. Ugh...]

Depending on your definition of it, yeah, I have experience with that. What's going on?

... Sorry this is late.

[Voice]

[closedcircuit]

Not an issue. ...Are you alright?

Someone I know has a demon inside of them, that can come forth and warp their body on occasion. They're interested in removing it, if it's possible.

[Voice]

[angelphones]

I just woke up in front of the coral missing five days with no real idea what happened.

[He considers this a moment, and then flicks on a filter.]

[Private]

At the point in time I come from, we got rid of Jezebel in Amane's soul.

[He has to be specific, because... you know. Vatheon and its timeline weirdness.]

I'm not entirely sure it would work, but if I add in my power to the COMP more than I did last time it's a strong possibility we can go into their soul and fight it to remove it.

There's a number of risks involved - for everyone, including myself - but it's possible, and with a strong enough team it should be all right. If there's anyone around who knows any of the elemental weaknesses of the demon, if they have any, that would be extremely helpful to the process.

[Voice | Filtered]

[closedcircuit]

[A careful wince.]

...Did you go home briefly, or die here?

When you say that you remove the demon, do you mean that you destroy it or merely contain it somewhere other than someone's body?

And you should include Serph and Gale on this conversation. They know more than I do.

[Voice | Custom Filter]

[angelphones]

I'm working under the assumption of the latter.

[... Well that's the trick here...]

Mm. I absorbed her power. She was a Bel demon. A demon that wasn't one would be destroyed, I'd imagine. How that'd work with the way death is handled in Vatheon, I'm not sure.

And sure. Hang on a second and I'll modify the filter.

[Tap tap tap... he doesn't know Gale, but he knows enough to know how to restrict it to certain numbers, so there.]

They can join in now if they want.

[Voice | Custom Filter]

[closedcircuit]

I'm so sorry. Do you know who did it?

[...It doesn't sound like it. Ky's really sorry, if it helps, Katsu.]

Hmm. I'll wait for them to comment on the subject of the demon, in that case.

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[sorcery_fledgling]

[Rinoa has a weird feeling about this, because she knows a few people who have demons. And chances were...]

Exorcising demons? I thought that stuff was just in movies. I didn't know people could actually do it.

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[closedcircuit]

I...

At this point it's still mostly theoretical, but it does seem that if there can be possession then exorcism must be possible.

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[sorcery_fledgling]

Is it necessary, though? I mean, I haven't heard anything about demons causing problems around here.

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[closedcircuit]

I think the necessity is something that should be determined by the person who the demon is inside of, don't you?

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[sorcery_fledgling]

Yes. Did the person feel it that necessary?

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[closedcircuit]

Certainly necessary enough to be worth this kind of investigation.