Sacrifice

"Sacrifice" is the eleventh episode of Regolus: Genesis.
==Official Description==
"It's tough to be a god.
Unen, Nevrik and Ystava have stumbled into questionable unfolding events. They scramble to make sense of what the village of Brighthorn is trying to accomplish with their grotesque actions. What will they learn and what will they decide?"
== Plot ==
=== Part 1 ===
* Nevrik, still in his pegasus form, brings Godwin to the steeple before he transforms back and Ystävä lets them both in. In the meantime, Ystvävä reaches out to Eui’s mind, which is not only full of anguish after what she had to go through, but also of fear and terror of something falling or crashing on the ground. As they push more into that vision, they see a massive comet, still miles away and all at once terribly close. Eui is still in a state of shock and even as Ystävä takes down their hood for a bit of comfort, Eui shows no reaction at all. Instead, Godwin, who just came in a few moments ago with Nevrik, falls to his knees, showing respect. Ystävä, or as Godwin sees them, Yla, demands to know everything that has been going on here and what the plan is. Godwin tells them that he ensured these people enact on [Yla]’s righteous will, to see the visions of Eui through till their end because the people think Eui will guide a new path for them towards greater potential for their kind, to bring them closer to the grace of the gods and that the comet is an emissary of Yla, at least as far as they believe. Ystävä tells him that the plans have changed, that they want them to show compassion instead of torturing children but Godwin can resist and wants to stay on track with the task he was given before, so as he tries to enact on them, Ystävä banishes him.
* Ünen still holds the younger looking Tyroh at the throat, demanding to know the meaning behind all of this. He tells them that they are so close to reaching the glory of the gods and that he can feel Ünens power, begging him to grant him some of it. Instead of doing that, Ünen slams him into the ground but Tyroh wants more and more. As he gets up again, he lets out a single bolt of red light which affects Eui in the steeple, as her eyes crackle with this red essence for a moment, and Ünen can see a single bristling star in the fundament where the clouds parted for the bolt, flaring.
* Nevrik goes outside to see what is happening there and where he can help, but notices all the other townspeople just standing there and watching. Ünen continues to let out his anger on Tyroh, killing him in the process, but the red light coming out of his body stays and only his visage gets older, even more than when they first met him. As Ünen looks up to the falling star, he, and Nevrik as well, can feel a positive resonance within them, like a kinship. Ystävä reaches out to the energy to try and find out more, and all they feel is a new sensation, something that has never been before. 
* Just as Midnight arrives in Brighthorn, sensing the death around him and going to work, Nevrik decides to fly closer to the star and reaches out to the elements before getting in touching range of it.
* Ünen godspeeds to the place in the ocean which he had the vision of, where an eel-like creature already awaits him and reaches out to him, calling Ünen a “sibling of mine” (01:47:00). Ünen demands to speak with Uro and the creature, later known as Indraa, lets him know that the way to the maker is through them before it turns into a portal by biting their own tail. Ünen steps through. 
* Meanwhile, Luna steps out of the ruins, asking everyone to stop what they are doing to talk. Ystävä teleports to her with Eui in their arms, grabs Luna by the throat as they let out their godly presence and demand an explanation. Luna tells them that they are doing all of this because they want to help the people that are dying from the plagues, they want to wish and they want for it to mean something. Eui’s visions showed that the falling star would make that possible and that’s why they redirected it. Ystävä talks sense into her and as Luna lets her talisman fall to the ground, the red light disappears and the dying people on the southern isle drop down, breathing their last breaths, as well as Eui is about to do in Ystävä’s arms soon. As they fall, the star plummets and spirals as opposed to in a straight line like it did before. 
* Luna admits that Eui never had a choice in all of this, that she was never given the opportunity to make her own decisions but they tried to help her as best as they could. Ystävä tells her that not all of the gods will ever heed their call, but others like themselve will and sometimes to heal and fix what is sick, they have to let it die “With death, there is life.” (02:05:45). If the people on the island will never go down this road again like they did, they will be given something in return: With the help of the other gods, Ystävä wants to make Eui a god.
** For that, Nevrik gives up one of the feathers of his wings, letting all of the five elements flow through it before he lets it find its way down to the dying girl. 
** Midnight lends the part of his magic that is imbued with growth and change, the essence of crossing a threshold. 
** Ystävä gives up the blue tinted stars from the godsleep, letting them be her eyes. 
** Hylan, who arrives at this moment and realizes what happened here, gives her the ability to choose and the ability to have strength in one’s own self, decisions and the understanding of it. 
** With all these combined essences, Ystävä places their hands on Eui’s body, asking her for help so that no child has to go through what she was forced to go through, but gives her the choice if she wants it or not. The energies flow into her as Eui accepts them, healing and transforming her. The God of Dreams and Foresight is born.
=== Part 2 ===
* With the help of True Polymorph, Nevrik transforms a part of the falling star into the first pegasus, exposing the interior of the star with that action. Inside, he sees a humongous worm, curdled in on itself but still falling. Nevrik tells the newly formed pegasus to push it away from the continent so it doesn’t destroy the land when it impacts the earth. The pegasus guides it into more solidified volcanic rock far out to the West and when it crashes, a brilliant white glow washes over the planet, a wash of energy that leaves a feeling of power for the gods, which makes the Wish Spell accessible to them. Where it impacted, an island was formed with a crater in the center, the worm lying in there, still curled in on itself.  
* Ünen steps through the portal and finds himself in a space full of energy and in front of him Uro, a vastness of energy. As he begins to talk about his struggles to understand the people, the area shifts into what looks like the Heartwilds and a being that looks like Ünen’s realm-walking-form steps out, slightly bigger and with no eyes. They talk about changes and what Ünen would do differently and Uro gives them their blessing to adjust or correct the creations as they see fit but Ünen is hesitant and struggles to find the right way. Ünen asks Uro why they made him, as he doesn’t seem to fit in with the others. Uro shifts into a little child and shows him what his task is and that being different does not mean that somebody has no purpose. Ünen also asks about the star that fell from the sky and Uro tells him that they dreamed it once and they thought it would remain that way but as it is here now, it must have a purpose. As the conversation ends, Ünen finds himself back in the ocean.
* Eui tells Ystävä how thankful she is and Ystävä tells her to use these gifts wisely, which she agrees upon. Ystävä wants to cleanse the island to help it bring back healthy and new life. At this moment, Godwin returns and starts calling out to the people but Ystävä’s line is crossed and they planeshift him to the Realm of Magic. 
* Ünen shifts into the atmosphere, tells all the other gods that this is his will and uses a part of his godcore to create the Moon, a demi plane that will be the new base for some of the gods, who can feel their domains shifting into this new space. As the gods that are down on Regolus look up to the sky and the new moon, the worm that fell from the sky speaks its first words: “Beautiful”.
== Characters, Locations and Organizations ==
=== Player Characters ===
* Ünen
* Nevrik
* Ystävä
* Hylan (portrayed by Will)
* Midnight (portrayed by Will)
=== NPCs ===
* Indraa
* Tyroh
* Godwin
* Eui
* Luna
* Halifax
* Swift
* Uro
=== Location ===
* Regolus Prime
** Brighthorn
*** House of Blessed Sacrifice
** upper athmosphere
** deep sea
** Heartwilds
=== Organizations ===
* Order of Sacrifice
==References==