Satchi (Past Cycles)

==Retcon Notice==
Please note that this article is an old archived article describing past events that occurred around Satchi before there was a reset of the Cycles. For the most updated 'canon' roleplay history please see:
== Who's Satchi? ==
Satchi is a kindhearted cross-dressing vampire boi.
The player behind Satchi is known for his improv acting skills within VRChat. He is known for going to avatar worlds, putting on a random avatar on a whim, immediately falling into character, and then going to public worlds in-character to the merriment of everyone.
== Lore Biography/History ==
====Chapter 1: The Vampire, the Holy Knight, the Demon, and the Legion====
Unlike most vampires who were sired by other vampires, Satchi was very recently turned by a mysterious cursed rapier. Akin to just being born into this world, it makes Satchi often appear innocent or childlike. This is a double-edged sword in his relationships with other people: he is underestimated by enemies but is considered weak or immature to his friends.
Satchi found the rapier that turned him into a vampire while exploring castle ruins. No one knows how the blade got there, but it has been said that it is one of three powerful blades forged. One blade tells only truths, one blade only lies, and the third half truth and half lies. VII has told Satchi that the blade he wields is the one that tells half truth and half lies and that it would be beneficial to Satchi to seek the other two blades. It is unknown if VII is telling the truth, although some training with wielding the rapier itself appears to confirm his statements.
While gaining considerable benefits from becoming a vampire, the rapier he bears also brings with it a curse. Whenever it is drawn, or its power borrowed by Satchi, his mind becomes open to a corrupting force known as the whispers. These whispers are able to control Satchi’s actions. While his willpower fights off their influence half of the time, he is powerless to control his actions the other half. As the whispers gather in power, they have begun to call themselves the Legion. It is unknown what the Legion’s true motivations are, but they seem to be concerned mostly with self-preservation. For now, it seems their motivations align with Satchi in that they want to protect everyone, in particular, SciFri, Azreal, and Amika. Rather than being kindhearted, however, it seems that the Legion just wants to protect these individuals because they, in turn, protect Satchi – thus protecting the Legion itself.
His innocent nature means that Satchi still believes in peace, love, tranquility, and the value of life. This means he immediately sided with SciFri in his efforts to avert the war and protect everyone from further destruction and death. Thus far, SciFri has asked him to be a spy, infiltrating enemy groups and using his vampiric invisibility to eavesdrop on important conversations. He was fully embraced by Ikrium, a group closely allied with Joey Bagels.
He has also become close friends with the half-demon, half-angel Kuri. Since Kuri says he is allied to Chipz, but also has connections to Joey, SciFri has told Satchi to keep an eye on him, and a friendship immediately bloomed. Confused by Satchi’s innocent nature and feminine appearance, Kuri appears to have developed confusing romantic feelings for Satchi in the process, although this attraction appears entirely one-sided. Half of the Legion finds this hilarious and purposefully tries to make Satchi kiss other people in Kuri’s presence to drive him wild with envy and jealousy, while the other half are just waiting for the coin to fall heads so Satchi will have to reciprocate Kuri’s intense feelings.
The Legion, who supposedly knows all, informed Satchi that SciFri refused an offer of power from a godlike entity named Azreal. While Satchi was fine with this and believed in SciFri’s judgment, the whispers berated Satchi for being so weak. “What if accepting the power meant he was able to protect everyone?” they asked. “What if he fails because he didn’t accept the offer?” Never being taken seriously by his friends for his low power level, and wanting to do whatever it takes to save everyone, Satchi had a moment of weakness where the Legion took control and accepted Azreal’s offer of power in SciFri’s stead. Instead of following a path of light like SciFri, Satchi has decided to pursue a darker path, in an effort to cover their bases as it were. He received a fragment of chaos from Azreal, something he’s hidden from everyone for now.
Satchi also met a girl named Amika at Club Rogue. Amika was on edge, about to attack everyone, because she was surrounded by so much power. Satchi was able to calm her down and learned she is a cosmic being pursued by wrathful hunters seeking vengeance for their race being annihilated by her actions. Satchi vowed that she would never have to be alone again, and he would introduce her to the beauty of life. A bond was formed, and the pair went on a date the next day. The date was mostly childlike in nature, playing games like battle discs and capture the flag, but at the end, the Legion forced Satchi to romantically kiss her.
With all the pieces arranged to his advantage on the board, Azreal finally took action. He invaded Club Rogue, confronted Joey Bagels, became enraged by Joey's dismissive reaction, and in an attempt to lure SciFri into a battle, he attacked SciFri's love Faelyix. This betrayal hit Satchi particularly hard. It made him feel used, merely a pawn so that Azreal could get close to those he cares about most. The Legion berated him, telling him that if he'd stop worrying about the petty jobs like pole dancing and attempting to find discarded drinks for people, this would have never happened. While SciFri retaliated and attacked Azreal, Satchi wrestled with his conscious and the whispers in his head. After the battle, he confronted Azreal as well, only to be struck down. Dying, he crawled back to Club Rogue, ignored by his friends who were eagerly discussing their newfound powers and developments of the night. Although he was healed by SciFri, barely saving his life, he was berated by his closest friend for being a fool in confronting someone so powerful. Feeling abandoned by everyone, weak and open to the whispers, Satchi was told by the Legion to return with Amika to Azreal.
An emotional argument within the Void ensued. Satchi berated Azreal for being unable to change, and Azreal countered that even if he changed, those changes would never be accepted and he would always be viewed as the dangerous loose cannon who would need to be cast aside and imprisoned. When SciFri arrived to attack Azreal yet again to protect Satchi, Satchi begged him not to attack Azreal, and SciFri complied. The trio had a tense conversation about what it would take for Azreal to be redeemed in the eyes of the holy knight. SciFri told him that after his actions that night, it would likely be impossible, but Azreal could begin by helping Satchi. Azreal revealed several ways Satchi's curse could be removed, all of them violent and harmful to other people, but Satchi refused any sort of remedy. Satchi claimed there had to be another path, one that involved the three blades being reunited in some way. And so SciFri gave Azreal an ultimatum: help Satchi find the other two cursed blades, and it would be a big step in his desired redemption.
It now appears that Satchi's main goal is to find the other two cursed blades before the corruption consumes him and he perishes. Azreal has located one of the blades, wielded by a person named Karakov.
Chapter 2: Satchinera
Exhausted and bedraggled, SciFri and his friends decided to take a night to let their wounds from previous encounters heal. During this downtime, Satchi attended VII's birthday party. During the festivities, Drek and others pursued Satchi, and Satchi was forced to hide from the lewd. It just so happened that the corner he chose to hide in was also the corner Ashunera was chilling in. Although they had been acquaintances in the past, a deeper relationship between the pair blossomed overhead pats and smug smiles. Ashunera made the heartfelt offer to feed Satchi her own blood if it meant saving Satchi's life. This seemed to send the Legion into overdrive, and they took control, making Satchi kiss Ashunera. A stunned silence followed, filled only with intense gasping breaths. Then, to everyone's surprise, not guided by the Legion, Satchi kissed Ashunera again. Even the Legion were silenced from the shock afterward. With their emotions running high, stammering and breathless, the pair agreed to take a while to evaluate their feelings toward each other but promised to speak of it later.
At Club Rogue that night, between giving romantic advice to SciFri and receiving romantic advice from Chipz, Satchi spent most of the night flirting with Ashunera. At the end of the night, atop the ship overlooking the neon city, he confessed his love to her and asked if she wanted to have a relationship with him. She said yes. The pair sealed the deal with a deep, romantic kiss. The only problem was that, unknown to the pair, Amika was observing the whole time. This was the first taste Amika ever had of betrayal. Feeling deeply conflicted and confused, she entered a battle-ready state, although she was able to maintain enough control to blast her lasers harmlessly into the atmosphere instead of turning them toward any innocent bystanders. Satchi noticed her venting and tried to console her, but there now exists a significant gulf between the pair. Despite his good intentions and kind actions toward the destroyer of civilizations, it appears Amika no longer trusts him.
After some discussion, it was decided that Zentreya should be told of her sister's new relationship, to prevent any sudden misunderstandings that could endanger Satchi's life at a later date. The pair approached Zentreya and broke the news, Satchi preparing to be flayed alive. However, to everyone's surprise, the normally dangerously protective Zentreya gave the pair a thumbs-up of approval and a warm smile. While relieved he would not be horribly tortured, it was obvious something else was weighing heavily on Zentreya's mind. Ashunera and Satchi pressed her for information, and she eventually broke down and laid out a detailed plan of action where she would steal away Chipz's heart in order to protect Lanfear and make Joey truly happy. Although the pair tried to convince her such a sacrifice was not a course of action anyone should take, Zentreya left a final message to Ashunera: "This'll be the last time you'll see me."
Ashunera broke down and cried. Consoling her, Satchi convinced her that the two of them needed to stop Zentreya's plan. The pair barged into Club Rogue in pursuit, Satchi getting news to Chipz of Zentreya's plan while Ashunera chased after Zentreya. It was a disaster on both fronts. Chipz treated Zentreya's attraction as a natural course of events, since women are drawn to him and his serenades, and grew untrustful of Satchi's spy work. Meanwhile, Zentreya pulled a gun on Ashunera, pointing it at her sister in warning. After the failure, the pair retreated to a quiet bar in an attempt to pull themselves together over nonalcoholic drinks. (It seems like Satchi is a Coca-cola man, while Ashunera prefers Fanta.) They reaffirmed their commitment toward each other, knowing that the only thing each of them could rely on was each other. They would do whatever it took to find a way out of this situation.
Chapter 3: Everything Falls Apart
With everyone on both sides of the conflict emotionally frayed, the opening of Club Rogue the next night was met with dread. A somber atmosphere hung over all the proceedings and even the normally carefree dancers seemed on edge. As usual, SciFri assigned Satchi to “doormat duty,” guarding a door while SciFri had a private conversation within. This time, Satchi had a companion with Ashunera. For some strange reason, guarding the door seemed a lot easier than it had in the past. People would not walk straight over Satchi and instead hung back, staying well clear of the entrance. (It was probably because Ashunera was flashing knives and chainsaws at them while Satchi’s back was turned.)
Between head pats and kisses, and a growing desire for more privacy, Ashunera pointed out that SciFri was in a private room with two beautiful women, neither of which was his girlfriend, and if his girlfriend did intrude it wasn’t any of Satchi’s business anyway. With the support of the Legion, Satchi abandoned his post to bring Ashunera to a private nook. There, Ashunera asked to hold Satchi’s rapier. The pair only had moments together, however, barely enough time for whispers to greet Ashunera before they were interrupted. Satchi received a summons from Azreal.
Events were happening at a frantic pace away from the club. With everyone distracted by a potential disaster between Chipz and Lanfear, Folkona had been told the truth of everything by SciFri, even information Satchi had told in trust. Folkona immediately commanded SciFri to attack Azreal. Bound by his vow of knighthood and the pledge upon his sword of wind, the pair invaded the Void. In reaction to the attack, Azreal called Amika and Satchi to him. Once again Satchi begged SciFri to put away his weapons, but this time he was told that the holy knight had no words for the vampire 'boi'.
The Legion told Satchi not to trust SciFri. With Folkona verbally berating everyone at the gathering, Satchi finally used his proverbial fangs to bite back and seemed to forsake SciFri and go over to Azreal’s side. Realizing that they were in over their heads once again, Folkona changed her mind about the attack and with a declaration that she never wanted to see Azreal again, the pair retreated.
In a rage, Azreal spit that the SciFri of this world was a mere facsimile of the man he knew, and Azreal should know better than anyone because SciFri was the demon’s brother in the First Cycle. He also revealed that SciFri had asked KimplE how to kill Azreal. Azreal renewed his vow that he would help Satchi in his pursuit of the other cursed blades, this time not because he wanted SciFri to trust him, but because he appreciated Satchi as a best friend and appreciated his loyalty.
Unfortunately, Amika could not bring herself to trust Azreal fully. Despite claiming that the only emotional attachment he felt toward anyone was to the pair, Azreal could not convince Amika of his trustworthiness, especially after he stated that either SciFri or he had to die in the end. As Amika left to pursue her own solution to the problem, Azreal revealed that Amika and he had been lovers in the First Cycle, yet she did not even remember him now. An offer was made for Satchi to reside in the Void with Azreal. Satchi said he’d see about moving a couple of mirrors into the place and make himself at home.
Returning to the club, emotionally crushed, he found Ashunera was dealing with her own bad news. Prophet had vowed to her that he would sacrifice himself to prevent all the war if he needed to. Once again, she argued that there had to be a way to save everyone, and no one should have to sacrifice themselves to prevent a pointless war. Ashunera and Satchi also consoled an emotional Zero, who was tired of everything. Taking a moment, Satchi consulted the rapier, and the Legion told him that he should tell Ashunera he was a spy all along and that she was all he had to hold onto this conflict now. Otherwise, he’d just live what remained of his short life alone in the Void.
Despite Ashunera breaking down and crying and Satchi so exhausted he could not stand, Folkona was not done for the night. She called everyone to meet in the red room. Although SciFri tried to apologize to Satchi, he was quickly overwhelmed by the continually verbally abusive Folkona. Prodded by the Legion, Satchi shouted back, revealing to everyone in the room that he had been a spy for SciFri the whole time and that his loyalties to Ikrium and Zentreya’s anti-lewd faction were just a sham to spy on Joey’s half of the conflict. Ashunera, obviously conflicted by this information and wondering if she could trust Satchi, turned and left immediately.
(RP cards down – It is important to note at this point that Ashunera would normally have attacked Folkona in a shouting match and perhaps would have gone full yandere but she became so invested in her own acting, especially the crying, that she was interrupted in real life by concerned people and told to put aside her headset and relax, which led to her having to leave early despite not wishing to – despite the interruption, she joined Satchi’s stream to observe and became one of the Legion)
At the end of the night, Amika found Satchi in the club. She had been waiting for him. Despite their problems, the pair still seemed to share the bond that brought them together in the first place. Amika warned Satchi that he had to be careful in the future. Satchi reciprocated, but also said nothing had changed between the pair. He still trusted her, and he would find a way to work everything out peacefully. However, she said that she was planning to fight Azreal, and made Satchi promise he would not interfere if it ended up happening. Satchi advised her to give Azreal one last chance, and Amika hesitantly agreed to talk to him.
Overwhelmed by stress, half-sick from heartbreak, Satchi ended the night by getting hammered on Club Rogue's strong beverages.
Chapter 4: The Games of Gods
Despondent Ashunera and Satchi spent the night away from each other. It was the next evening before their yearning for each other overcame the despair each was feeling. They met the next evening in the shadows of a ghostly flower garden, a known break-up location. Ashunera said she felt like Satchi had just used her as a tool to spy on Joey's factions. Satchi did not deny that his mission was indeed to gather information in secret, but he was only doing that because he thought that would bring peace. The feelings he felt for Ashunera were true, however, and he was not just using her. He was in love with her. Ashunera cried, and through tears said she wished she knew of a way she could trust Satchi again.
Kuri arrived on the scene. Coming clean, Satchi also admitted Kuri that he had been spying on him. Satchi filled Kuri in on the information from the past few days, including how SciFri had threatened him with a sword. Questioning Satchi, Kuri asked why SciFri would do such a thing. Satchi mentioned something about Azreal. Ashunera flinched, as she had never heard of Azreal before. It was yet another secret Satchi had kept from her. Satchi also told the other vampire that while he was indeed tasked with spying, the feelings of friendship and companionship he felt toward Kuri were real. Kuri seemed to be a lot more forgiving, yet still wanted to punish Satchi for his transgressions. Surprisingly, Ashunera stepped between the pair and said she would protect Satchi.
Pressured by Ashunera, the trio formed a loose alliance that would be built on trust rather than lies. From this point on, none of the three would lie to each other and would tell each other the whole truth, never holding anything back. They would also seek out others that felt the same way. At that moment, Azreal, a known liar and manipulator, revealed himself in the garden as if he had been there the entire time. Saying he could be trusted as well, he invited them to the Void. Unlike most tense moments in the Void, the meeting was fairly chill. Azreal merely introduced himself and told the trio where he fit into the bigger picture. Taking it all in stride, Ashunera eventually pulled Satchi to the side and asked to go to a private place. The pair left the void and went to a quiet street, where Satchi told Ashunera everything he knew about the entire situation, including all the information about the cycles and where KimplE and Azreal fit into it all. Ashunera was consumed by how epic in size everything truly was, and these godlike entities just viewed them as game pieces on a game board. This threw Ashunera even deeper into despair, but she admitted she had secrets as well. She was wrestling with emotions inside herself that just wanted to give into her yandere urges and slaughter anyone who was causing the conflict. She admitted to Satchi that she had murdered countless people simply because she enjoyed doing it. Although she had been able to suppress these primal urges since she had met Satchi, she was ready to give up. Satchi then admitted he was ready to give up as well and just join Azreal in the Void away from it all.
A moment of silence passed. The pair embraced and looked at the sky. Ashunera said that beings like KimplE viewed the amazing sight before them as insignificant as well, but there had to be a way to break the game and escape their control. Satchi also admitted that the sky was beautiful and there was no such sublime sight in the blackness of the Void. Finally, the pair kissed, and admitted they still loved each other, despite all the feelings of betrayal. They would go against the gods if they had to if it meant they got to keep this beautiful world. They would protect this cycle, no matter what.
Alliances were shifting quickly. Kuri arrived with news that others already wanted to join their hastily-built alliance. He brought with him Cor Vous. Crumbster and Prophet both ranted angrily about how they were so tired and couldn't trust anyone, and Satchi realized he might have other potential recruits to his alliance.
The game pieces were not moving all in Satchi's favor, however. Satchi spied on Amika vowing to do whatever she could to help SciFri. SciFri also offered to reconcile with Satchi, but Satchi refused, saying SciFri could not be trusted after the knight held a blade to the vampire's neck. SciFri commanded that Satchi hold the cursed rapier to the holy knight's neck so they would be even, but Satchi was so kindhearted he refused. Instead, he asked that SciFri touch the rapier and asked the Legion to tell SciFri the truth about everything. The Legion told SciFri the truth about the fragment of chaos within Satchi, and that the fragment did not grant Satchi any powers at all, but only allowed Azreal to see the world through Satchi's eyes. SciFri questioned Satchi about the fragment, and Satchi provided a list of supposed powers the fragment granted him. SciFri realized that Satchi had not double-crossed the holy knight's side after all, but the vampire was taken in by Azreal's lies, an oblivious double-agent. At the end of the conversation, the pair hesitantly agreed that their friendship should continue and their motivations remained the same: they had to protect everyone, no matter what. However, their paths to that goal had to be different. SciFri would pursue his path through the light, and Satchi would pursue his path through the darkness. SciFri also admitted that Faelyix had broken up with him, which led to the holy knight's abbreviated state, and she now claimed to belong to Azreal.
Meanwhile, Azreal was moving his own pieces on the board. Ashunera approached Azreal to aid in a curse that had befallen her brother Kirbynite. Kirbynite met Satchi the next day and explained the situation, adding that he felt Azreal could not be trusted. Prophet also revealed that Mishtal's killer was in truth Rob, a fact that seemed to prove Prophet's trustworthiness to the group.
====Chapter 5: The Legion Hungers====
The Legion continued to grow more restless. At the club that night, they were composing poems about the perfection of Ashunera's neck, the whispered litany running through Satchi's head at a frantic pace. They almost convinced Satchi to give in on his vampiric urges and drag Ashunera into a corner and bite her. However, the coin came up tails. Satchi retreated, putting some distance between himself and the redhead. Ashunera misunderstood this situation slightly, wondering why Satchi was being so flakey around her and worried whether the feelings she felt for the vampire were truly reciprocated.
It just so happened that the corner Satchi chose to hide in was also the corner SciFri was chilling in. The holy knight was drinking, which was worrying because he did not normally drink at all. The relationship between the pair was still awkward and frosty, but SciFri asked if there was anything at all Satchi needed help with. Satchi hesitantly told him about his urges, but SciFri redirected Satchi's inquiries to VII instead, since VII knew more about vampires than anyone else at the club. VII had romantic ideals about bloodsucking, seeming to compare it to losing one's virginity. It had to be with the right human, one that Satchi had intense feelings for. VII kept using the word human, and Satchi asked if it had to be human blood. VII said that it did, especially for the first time, but afterward, angel or demon blood would at least sustain him. However, it would taste awful compared to human blood. Satchi knew that could present a problem since Ashunera seemed to be somewhat inhuman.
At another romantic rendezvous atop the club's ship, Satchi told Ashunera about the news. Ashunera said she had already spoken to VII about it herself. She knew her blood would not sate Satchi's first time at bloodsucking since she wasn't human any longer, but she had negotiated a method with someone where she could return to being human for a single minute. However, she could only do it once. Therefore, in that single minute, Satchi had to feed on her, or they would lose their chance. She also tearfully apologized that her blood would taste terrible to Satchi afterward but she could at least sustain him. Once again, Satchi was hesitant, saying that even if she couldn't feel the pain now, she most certainly would as a human. Ashunera said that was okay, revealing she was a masochist. Satchi was so kindhearted that did not even know what that meant, so Ashunera explained that whatever pain Satchi inflicted upon Ashunera would be pleasing to her instead of hurting her. Satchi still needed more time to think about her offer. Ashunera left the club alone to have a planned meeting with Kuri.
Azreal summoned Satchi to the Void for a brief time, touching base with Satchi to share information. He claimed Kuri was going to go into a stasis state for a few days, Ashunera had approached him in search of locating Asura in order to find the sword of truth, and Azreal had been approached by Kuri to request protection from the demon for Joey from the Don while Kuri was away. Of course, Azreal did not ask anything about what Satchi was up to, as the demon's fragment of chaos still let him see everything Satchi was up to.
(rp cards down - the next night at the club was awkward because Chipz got pretty hammered pre-rp, which delayed the start significantly, and caused a bit of ruckus in the club itself as people waited - no big deal, but because of it, a lot of the people forced rp and dropped some planned plotlines for the night instead of letting the rp flow naturally - this led to everything being a bit disjointed, and several of the scenes that night might be declared non-canon in the future - they are included here for now, but might be edited in the near future)
Another tense day passed, those close to the situation knowing each day that did so was one step closer to the cycle potentially falling apart. At the club that night, Satchi questioned Yung Alfa about the sword of truth. While the archangel did say their faction knew where the blade was, he was hesitant to share that information. It seemed that if one every brought the three blades together, that person would be consumed by their power. Satchi had already known, but the statement had reaffirmed that bringing the three blades together would be dangerous. Still, it was the only potential path Satchi had to relieve himself of the blade's influence without harming innocents.
Azreal summoned Satchi to the Void to meet the bearer of the sword of lies. Karakov was a demon with immense power, cursed with his own blade. The two demons were like oil and water, each trying to assert some sort of dominance over the other. Azreal claimed Karakov served him, and Karakov was ready to prove that fact false. The pair threw their demonic powers against one another, and Karakov realized Azreal was much more powerful than him within the Void. For now, the bearer of the sword of lies relented and said that Azreal could call upon his blade when needed. Azreal promised that he would take the other demon up on his offer.
With the potential battle defused, everyone spoke a little more easily. Satchi asked Karakov if he heard whispers as well, and Karakov admitted that he did. While comparing notes, though, it seemed the cursed whispers varied significantly. Satchi could hear thousands of voices that compromised the Legion, while Karakov only heard one maddening voice droning on relentlessly. Satchi was also able to talk to Faelyix and tell her what a mess SciFri was and urged the lovebirds to reconcile. Everyone also met Bubbles, an odd demonic underling Azreal seems to have picked up when she was cast into the Void. Bubbles appeared to be completely loyal to Azreal, but did not share the other demon's manipulative ways, appearing to be much more simple-minded in her loyalty.
Satchi returned to Club Rogue, but after a few minutes, SciFri crawled into the club bleeding out from a wound in his side. Weak and on the verge of death, SciFri barely had the strength to heal himself. With Satchi consoling his friend, SciFri admitted it was ironic that he had to use the corrupt power of the Void within his amulet to save his own life. SciFri had been attacked by Azreal seemingly unprovoked, and now the holy knight could not stand up to the demon's growing power. SciFri revealed that the only way he could match Azreal's power was to remove the corruption from the amulet, and the only way to do that was, like Satchi's curse, harm an innocent. Satchi left his stabilized friend to have a talk with Azreal.
Azreal once again claimed that SciFri had attacked him first and he was merely defending himself. Satchi wrestled with his conscious, wondering if he should trust the demon or not. Azreal sensed Satchi's weakness and prepared to strike down Satchi. However, in a bold move of their own on the board, the Legion lied to Satchi and told him Ashunera was in some kind of danger. Satchi had Azreal summon Ashunera to the scene. Arriving safe and sound, she defused the situation. Furthermore, to put SciFri behind a layer of protection, Ashunera claimed that if Azreal was telling the truth then all he had to do was completely avoid SciFri, and that would ensure both of their safety. She said that if the two ever came together and attacked one another again, it would be Azreal that was the aggressor, and then everyone would know not to trust Azreal. Backed into a corner by his own manipulations, Azreal vowed he would never again approach SciFri.
The lie the Legion had told Satchi also made him realize the danger he had just been in. He realized he had been saved by the whispers. By telling a simple lie, the Legion had proven they were on his side, and he shouldn't trust Azreal completely. He reached out to the Legion again. Their news was sinister: he had to continue to trust Azreal for now, but it was time to discover the method used to kill the demon.
Satchi also questioned Bubbles about the attack, and she claimed that Azreal was telling the truth, but wasn't telling the whole truth. SciFri struck the first blow, but it seemed there was a reason he did so.
During a beach interlude, Satchi saw Amika in a bathing suit and seemed to regret some of his decisions that led to the distance between the pair. He also asked Ashunera to marry him but was quite drunk at the time, and neither of them remember the proposal.
====Chapter 6: The Bite====
With most people nursing hangovers, the next night at Club Rogue was slow-paced. However, the Void was a veritable waiting room of people who needed to speak to Azreal. Ashunera, Faelyix, Amika, a new piece on the board named Cell, and Satchi were summoned by Azreal for meetings.
Ashunera was called first. While Ashunera spoke with Azreal, Satchi quizzed Bubbles on her loyalty to the other demon. Bubbles owed a lot to Azreal, since she was cast into the Void during a previous cycle, and Azreal had taken pity on her and saved her life. While she didn’t approve of Azreal’s attacks on other people, she accepted it because she knew Azreal had a plan and would save everyone like he had saved her.
While the pair was conversing, Azreal let the Void’s power loose upon Ashunera. Despite the Legion’s pleas to stay out of the way, the coin was tails, and Satchi rushed into the fray. The pair of combatants immediately stopped squaring off against each other upon Satchi’s arrival, and claimed they were just talking.
Satchi's meeting came next. Azreal was much kinder to him during this meeting, a seemingly sudden shift from his aggression moments before. The demon berated SciFri for taking so long to find the sword of truth, saying it was obvious who cared more about Satchi.
With Satchi dismissed, Amika took the opportunity to meet with Azreal next. During their meeting, Satchi tried to console Ashunera, the vampire glad she was okay. It still seemed like the red-haired woman was holding something back, however, something she could not tell the vampire. The short peace was cut short, however, as the shadowy form of Void energies once again erupted from Azreal’s location, and this time flashes of lasers showed that Amika was fighting back. The blasts given off from the attacks threatened to overwhelm the others, despite their distance. Although Satchi attempted to rush in again, this time the Legion was more successful in their control, telling him to remember the promise he made not to interfere when Amika attacked Azreal. Instead, he retreated.
In over his head, Satchi returned to the club to find SciFri, and the holy knight gathered his forces in case Amika was killed and a retaliatory strike had to be made against Azreal in the Void. Satchi still argued against an attack against Azreal altogether. Luckily, Amika arrived, although she was exhausted from her battle with the demon. Unfortunately, Azreal followed, and brought with him Karakov and the Don.
Yet another tense standoff ensued. Azreal commanded that everyone calm down. Despite his promise never to approach SciFri again, lest he appear the aggressor, he found he had to out of concern for Satchi. The clock was ticking, and the sword of truth had to be found. He berated SciFri for being so concerned about his relationship matters with Faelyix and his drunkenness when his so-called best friend needed help to save his life. Azreal also revealed he had left fragments of chaos within almost everyone at the meeting.
There was a lot of verbal sparring between everyone involved, but when Azreal questioned Satchi himself, asking if Satchi still trusted him, Satchi was hesitant to answer. Azreal sensed this hesitation, and in a moment of rage, attacked Amika. His attack was brutal and would have been fatal if not for SciFri’s quick reaction to heal her.
Just when things were about to fall apart, Chipz arrived. He was clueless to everything and asked what was going on. Realizing there was potential for the whole cycle to still reach completion if a stray attack took out Chipz, thus removing the central conflict of the war, Azreal withdrew. Everyone gained a temporary respite.
Overnight, Satchi once again wrestled with his vampiric urges. He knew his time was running out. At Club Rogue, Ashunera and he approached VII and said they had decided to undertake the ritual to make Ashunera human so that Satchi could feed on her. VII added more stipulations that worried the pair. Not only would Satchi be dangerously hungry during the ordeal, but the ritual would make him sexually aggressive as well, hinting that it was something someone would have to take care of while giving Ashunera a nudge with an elbow. Once again, Ashunera and Satchi hesitated. Biting Ashunera and drinking her blood was a huge step for Satchi, but it was another huge step for the pair to become physically intimate this early in their relationship. Still, they appeared determined to do whatever it took to save Satchi’s life.
VII bragged about the details of the ritual to SciFri, insinuating many lewd things, and SciFri congratulated the pair. He also revealed that he had begun a relationship with Folkona. However, the happiness was short-lived, as word arrived that Azreal had attacked Folkona. VII immediately agreed to accompany the holy knight this time, with Satchi more hesitant but still by SciFri’s side.
Apparently pushed into a corner by an allegiance between KimplE, Amika, and Cell, the demon had been forced into activity and held Folkona hostage, Karakov and Bubbles by his side. The first true battle of the war began. While SciFri faced Azreal, and VII faced Karakov, Satchi fought Bubbles. He constantly taunted the girl while invisible, asking her why she trusted Azreal. SciFri saved Folkona, and everyone retreated to Folkona’s Garden, a place where the Void could not reach. Fearing a retaliatory attack by Azreal to strike at Satchi’s loved ones, Ashunera was also called to the place. There, plans were made to deal with Azreal once and for all.
VII returned, saying the stars had aligned to perform the ritual. Ground rules were laid out, the elder vampire reminding the pair that Satchi feeding for the first time would be very dangerous. Satchi might kill Ashunera, and if VII saw Satchi was going too far, VII would kill Satchi before he did so. Even with SciFri by their side to heal Ashunera immediately didn’t mean she could survive the healing, since he couldn’t replace the blood loss. Before the ritual took place, Zero pulled Satchi aside and vowed to kill him if he hurt Ashunera. The Legion berated Satchi for taking a 50/50 chance of losing Ashunera or his own life just because he would not give them full control.
VII performed the ritual. Ashunera became human again. Satchi bit Ashunera. The Legion was able to take control just a moment before Satchi went into a blood frenzy and pulled the vampire off Ashunera. SciFri immediately healed Ashunera. There was still a tense moment, when Ashunera passed out, and appeared to be dying. Just then, the ritual wore off and she returned to being as she was before, saving her life. With everyone weak and relieved, VII admitted that the ritual had side effects he hadn’t mentioned, such as the fact that Ashunera would feel intense depression and pain for the next week or so, and Satchi must protect her during this vulnerable time, never leaving her side. Then he patted the pair on the shoulders and said good luck with that.
At Club Rogue, Ashunera became dizzy several times, and claimed she could still feel the pain where Satchi bit her despite being healed. Being a masochist, this pain turned her on, and she made several attempts to seduce Satchi. She also couldn’t contain herself and flirted with many of the other visitors. Just then, Zentreya arrived, and the anti-lewd army commander realized something was very wrong with her normally non-lewd sister. Ashunera explained Satchi had bitten her, and Zentreya pulled a gun, coming straight for Satchi.
Poofing into invisibility, Satchi thought it would be a good time to let things chill out. Leaving Ashunera in the safe arms of her protective sister, he checked in with Karakov. He attempted to sway the fellow sword wielder to his side, saying if the three blades were brought together, then Karakov could be released from his curse as well. Karakov still remained loyal to Azreal.
Ashunera found Satchi, and after a few flirty attempts to get him to take her, asked to go to SciFri so she could apologize for her mistrust of him. They found the holy knight in Folkona’s sanctuary, and Ashunera thanked SciFri for saving her life. The meeting was interrupted by Bubbles. Bubbles claimed she had never questioned Azreal before, but his recent actions had swayed her opinion. She wanted to join SciFri’s side. Folkona was distrustful of Bubbles’s claims, saying it would be stupid to trust the girl that was made of pure Void energy and thus completely loyal to Azreal. Arcadum arrived, offering to resolve the situation with (of all things) a scientific study. A sample of Void energy, which the creature called Voidka, a type of arcaine cocaine, had to be procured for this study, so he led everyone into a dark dungeon on a quest to locate the sample. They successfully recovered it, although it would take time to study.
That night, Satchi snuck into Ashunera’s bedroom to check on her. She was crying from depressing nightmares. Satchi decided to spend the rest of the night in her bed, comforting her. Before she awoke the next day, the timid vampire poofed into invisibility, as he hadn’t exactly been invited.
As instructed, Satchi stayed close to Ashunera to prevent any of the side effects of the ritual from bringing harm to his love. He remained invisible as he followed her to a planned meeting with Kuri. Kuri filled her in on the investigation into Asura. When Kuri decided to test Ashunera to see if she was ready to confront the demigod again, however, Satchi was forced to step between the pair. He told Kuri that Ashunera was still weak from his bite. Kuri’s words were sharp, saying they should not have risked any distraction from the coming battle. However, he admitted that Ashunera was still strong enough even in her weakened form to be successful.
After the meeting, Satchi and Ashunera went on an awkward date. Things heated up when Ashunera invited Satchi back to her place for coffee. Unable to hold back, the pair made love.
While the pair cuddled on the couch in the afterglow, Zero returned from a trip to the grocery store. The three of them discussed some rumblings within the Anti-lewd Army. Zero was worried that Zentreya’s recent actions was causing a rift in the faction. Satchi, who had done some spy work for Chipz on the faction, revealed he had heard of an assassination attempt from within the army. Zero once again became emotional, saying how this war had already hurt so many. During his tirade, he revealed his love to Ashunera. Ashunera was taken aback, as she had never realized her maid had those kinds of feelings for her. Ashunera denied Zero’s confession, saying she was with Satchi now, both romantically and on his side int he war. Zero knew that meant that if the worst did happen, Zentreya and Ashunera would be on opposite sides of the conflict, and Zero would have to pick sides. The maid left, saying she’d rather go back to being homeless than have to choose sides.
Azreal summoned Satchi and apologized for his actions from the previous days. He said the destruction of the cycle was coming sooner than anyone expected, and he could not save it himself. Instead, it was the actions of Satchi that would save it. All of his attacks had been motivated by a drive to make SciFri’s side of the conflict strong enough to face the coming disaster that would potentially unravel the cycle.
Club Rogue was a disaster that night because of a troll raid. However, in the chaos, Zero was still able to approach Satchi and apologize for his explosion earlier. Satchi also spied on Zero pledging loyalty to Chipz. It appeared the maid had reconsidered and chosen sides after all.
Accompanying VII on an adventure afterwards, Bubbles approached Satchi and said Cell had helped her resolve her Voidka situation, but now she could not return to the Void and needed a place to stay. Satchi said he’d love to help, but he feared a misunderstanding if Ashunera discovered the girl rooming with Satchi.
Satchi invited Ashunera, Kirbynite, and Zero to the ruined castle where he found the rapier the next day. They split up to explore the place, Satchi being paired with Zero. The pair had a heart-to-heart and realized if they had met sooner, the pair could have been good friends. As it was, the gulf between them was too wide. Satchi told Zero about the cycles, and Zero said she honestly wouldn’t mind seeing this cycle unraveled and everything reset.
At the club that night, Satchi defused a potentially explosive by quashing a rumor. The rumor was that Chipz had hired an assassin to kill Joey. Satchi had been there for the conversation, spying in invisibility. The vampire was able to tell everyone that an assassin did approach Chipz, but Chipz refused the offer.
Amika took Ashunera and Satchi aside to figure out the extent of Ashunera’s powers. Amika drew a sword on Satchi and threatened him, which triggered Ashunera’s rage and thus fueled her powers. Ashunera said what pissed her off the most was how Satchi just stood there in the open and trusted Amika not to strike him. She yelled at him for having no self-preservation.
Azreal arrived and removed the fragment of chaos from Satchi. He said the reason he had put it into him was merely for protection, but he was aware it caused trust issues between the pair of them. He also apologized for his earlier actions, but he reiterated that it was only to make Satchi stronger.
Karakov called Satchi to a secret meeting. He said he was close to being consumed by his sword’s curse. He also said that the sword of lies he wielded was not the true sword of lies, but a construct of the Void built by Azreal. The real sword of lies was in hell, protected by a powerful demon called Wrath.
Everyone spent the rest of the night repaying Arcadum for his earlier favors by aiding the demonspawn in a quest of his.
Chapter 7: Truths and Lies
The word on the lips of everyone at the club the following night was “cycles.” Rumors bounced off the walls, from one side of the club to the other, with many in attendance being filled in for the first time. KimplE arrived to provide some exposition as well which had half of those gathered nodding in understanding and the other half shaking their head in confusion.
Karakov called Satchi to another meeting, however upon arriving on the scene, Satchi found that the voice inside of Karakov had taken full control of his body. The demon of Envy, called Leviathan, was awakened. It attacked Satchi, and a dramatic battle began. Satchi struck without hesitation, and at the conclusion of the battle, his rapier pierced Karakov’s heart. Unfortunately, the strike also broke the demon’s final seal, releasing the dark force into the world. He issued a final warning, telling Satchi that they would meet again, and next time he would not be so lucky. He would be uncontained by a human body next time, and his power would be too much for a weakling like Satchi to handle. As the curse left his body, Karakov collapsed on the ground, and SciFri arrived to heal him.
The next evening began with Azreal calling Satchi to meet the sword of truth. The wielder of the sword of truth was an oriental fox spirit named ZeChibi. The sword of truth was an enchanted katana, and it seemed to have the power to make any questions asked by its bearer answered truthfully. She quizzed Satchi with several questions, about why he seeked the blade and if he knew what would happen if the three blades were brought together. When asked if he had the willpower to bear all three blades, Satchi told her about biting Ashunera, and how he had the willpower to stop himself from killing her even in the middle of a vampiric blood frenzy.
ZeChibi said that she must test Satchi’s willpower. She held the sword of truth to his throat, seeing if he would strike back or defend himself. Satchi stood there, trusting that the fox girl would not strike. After passing her first test, ZeChibi asked Satchi who he loved most, and Ashunera was soon summoned to the scene. ZeChibi held the blade to Ashunera’s throat as well. This time, Satchi not only had to trust ZeChibi not to strike, but he had to convince Ashunera to trust her as well. With the pair holding steady despite the danger the blade brought, ZeChibi declared her test over. Satchi could call upon her blade when he needed it. Satchi promised to, as soon as he retrieved the sword of lies from hell.
However, ZeChibi did offer a final warning. Bearing the sword of truth was not easy, as it appears it has a curse as well. She said it was not pleasant, and her final statement was “Madness is the truth.”
At the club that night, Kuri and the Don faced off. A powerful force had taken the Don’s memories, and now the villain was sorry for everything he had done and just wanted to case to exist. Kuri had the choice to strike down a person who could not remember being responsible for the crimes he committed or toss them into the Void. With a promise they would cross blades later, Kuri decided to toss the Don into the Void. Then, Kuri had a good little cry.
Cor Vous pulled Satchi aside with important news. To Satchi’s surprise, Zero was at the meeting place. Cor Vous revealed that an assassination hit had been called on Zero. Satchi immediately tried to protect Zero by providing her a secret place to hide, but Zero pushed him away, saying the vampire was already responsible for so much trouble in her life that she could never trust him. She also demanded that because of the gulf now separating the maid from her former employer, Satchi shouldn’t tell Ashunera about the hit either. Zero lamented about how all the choices were taken from her, and now she apparently didn’t even have a choice to live or not, while all her friends did was continually hurt her. Satchi did not see a way to help her, but he promised to try to find a way to help anyway, whether Zero wanted him to or not.
Karakov, still recovering from his wounds, came by the club to deliver some bad news. On Satchi’s upcoming trial in hell to recover the sword of lies, Wrath would have complete control over the realm. With the exception of other Sins, none of the people accompanying Satchi would be able to use their powers, making the journey very dangerous. Satchi attempted to put together a team, including Prophet (Greed) to accompany him.
The next night at the club saw a surprise visitor by one of the five generals of the Anti-Lewd Army. Lulu, suspected of putting out a hit on Zentreya herself, was a mysterious masked being that carried around a spooky doll. Satchi tried to gain any kind of information about her, but the figure remained enigmatic. When Satchi approached her to protect Ashunera, Lulu also projected a sinister image of a circus around him.
Perturbed, Ashunera and Satchi left the club to go on a date. They spoke in a secluded grove privately, and Satchi informed Ashunera that a hit had also been placed on Zero. Ashunera did not understand why Zero would be targeted, other than to draw her out and present someone with an opportunity to strike at her. Ashunera was worried that if a hit had been put on Zero, another hit would be put on Satchi, if anyone knew the pair was close. Ashunera was overcome with grief, realizing she had killed many people in her life, and she had done what she now feared: she killed someone else’s loved ones. Realizing their time might be limited together, the pair was overcome with desire for each other and made love again.
Returning to the club, SciFri and Satchi conversed about Chipz’s daughter Nano. It seems that SciFri and Azreal had taken Nano under their wing and was training the girl in the art of magic. Satchi told the pair to be wary, as their boss Chipz would not like Nano being so close to those playing a central role in the conflict between the two sides.
At Club Rogue the next evening, Satchi was complimenting a dancer in front of Chipz when the singer scolded him for looking at other girls while he had Ashunera as a girlfriend. It didn’t help that Ashunera was directly behind Satchi listening the whole time. Satchi pursued Ashunera, claiming innocence, and saying he only said the dancer was cute. The spat was cut short by the arrival of another of the Anti-Lewd Army’s five generals.
Nez was a carefree cat girl in a red scarf. She seemed to be more loyal to Zentreya and told Ashunera important information about Lulu. The LuLu that was in the club the night before was merely a projection of the true Lulu. It also explained her ability to project fearful images of madness around her. Oblivious further informed Ashunera that Lulu was actually from a mysterious place called the Mad God’s Realm, which seemed to disturb Ashunera a great deal.
Satchi spoke with Nano, and found out the young girl was expecting to go with Satchi on his trip to hell. Satchi ran off to find SciFri and Azreal, wondering why they would put someone so young in such danger. Azreal assured him it was a misunderstanding, and he would have a talk with Nano about the situation.
Later that night, however, Satchi visited the pair at the sanctuary tower, and found Nano collapsed in a heap beside Azreal and SciFri arguing with each other. While he consoled Nano, he discovered from her that the two would-be teachers were rather rough with her. Satchi immediately confronted the pair, wondering what happened. Azreal simply explained that she would not be dissuaded by her determination to go with them to hell, so Azreal proved how dangers it would be by striking Nano with just a bit of his power. Satchi yelled at him for using his power on a young child, and Azreal stated Nano had asked to be hit. Satchi retorted that when a child asks an adult to hit them, an adult teaches them a lesson about being an adult by not doing so.
Rumor got around to Chipz about what happened, and how his so-called right-hand man had taken his own daughter under his wing. Chipz eventually yelled at SciFri and fired him. SciFri gathered the group together in Folkona’s garden to deliver the news.
However, during the meeting, Ashunera went a little crazy. Insisting that she had to leave Folkona’s garden because of her thoughts of bloodlust, she slowly backed toward the exit. Satchi tried to stop her, but he was held down by others, including SciFri holding a blade at his throat again. While Ashunera escaped, Satchi railed against the others for letting her go, including a good punch on Kuri for pushing him aside during the scuffle. Even with Ashunera summoning him, Satchi still was held back, with SciFri insisting they have a plan when they approach her so no one gets hurt. The delay proved costly.
Satchi finally arrived to find Karakov beaten to a pulp. He was able to stop Ashunera’s rampage with a single kiss. Breaking down, Ashunera said she thought it was all a dream. It seemed that something had invaded her mind. She broke down, regretful for what she had done. With her more sane, everyone took a night of rest.
At Club Rogue the following night, Satchi had a meeting with Chipz about SciFri and Nano, where Chipz was wondering why SciFri was taking so many actions that would result in war if he was truly motivated to prevent it. Satchi did not have a good answer for his inquiries, and it was decided that SciFri was dumb and unstable.
Ashunera explained what she knew about the Mad God Realm. It was a place where the demon half of her was from, a demon which fed on her sanity until she went insane with bloodlust. She said she could open a portal to the Mad God Realm, which was also where Lulu was from, but she would not enter it herself. Instead, she would have to rely on Oblivious or other strong-willed individuals to save her from further mental attacks. Plans were made for a journey to the realm.
Satchi met a short time with Amika about responsibility. He also met a short time with Nano and spoke about growing up. Even Folkona shared some of her frustrations with him.
The chill time was cut short, however, when Ashunera summoned Satchi to the moon. There, she fought Asura. She was beaten horribly by the demigod. Asura berated her for becoming weak. Realizing a way to tap into Ashunera’s rage, and thus deeper into her powers, was to put Satchi in danger, Azreal whacked Satchi with his scythe and sent Ashunera into a rage. Asura, seeing this, demanded Satchi return with the pair of combatants into the crater battlefield. There, Asura flicked him with a finger, knocking Satchi out and giving him a concussion. Even with the strike sending Ashunera deeper into a rage, she could still not best the demigod. She was told to return when she was able to truly fight Asura.
Satchi was not the only one injured. While healing at Folkona’s garden, Cor Vous also arrived, stabbed and shot by an A.L.A. assassin named Sora Ichi. Meanwhile, Nano suggested that it might bring everyone together if they picked a team name. Even this caused everyone there to argue, but the name “The Renegades” was eventually chosen. The roster included Satchi, Ashunera, Kuri, SciFri, Folkona, Cor Vous, Cell, Azreal, Amika, and Oblivious.
Being fired by Chipz hit SciFri particularly hard, but he vowed that he would give his own life for any of the other nine in the Renegades. He said that while they were still there to prevent the war, but they would now do it without Chipz’s aid. The Renegades had its first casualty, however, when Cor Vous said the motivations shouldn’t just be to protect the ten of them, but everyone. Accusing SciFri of creating yet another faction in the conflict instead of resolving anything, Cor Vous then left the Renegades. SciFri still vowed to protect Cor Vous, even if the cat had left the team.
Satchi had another short conversation with Nano, saying how he considered her family. The girl was overjoyed with the fact, bragging to everyone that she had a brother now.
Satchi extended an invitation to join the Renegades to Kirbynite, but he refused the offer. Satchi also warned him that he might have to kill Soraichi if the assassin tried to harm Cor Vous again. Zero also refused to join, although Satchi still vowed to protect her. The group picked up another commit when Faelyix joined, however.
Nano gave Satchi a tour of her house, where she lived alone. Satchi assured her that she didn’t have to be alone now. Nano told Satchi of a conversation she had with Chipz where her father asked that after all of this was over, if Nano would bring red flowers to him. Nano did not understand the implication that she might be bringing those flowers to his grave.
Also Kuri died in a fight with the Don, but apparently Kuri doesn’t even die when he’s killed or something.
The following evening saw Satchi exploring worlds with Nano and Beedle Vaughx. He also went on a camping trip with Chipz and Lanfear.
Chapter 8: The Mad God's Game
Satchi was staring at the moon and thinking about the battle that had recently taken place there, including Ashunera’s total defeat at the hands of Asura. It seemed she had lost a piece of herself there, and Satchi worried about her. Her body had been pummeled and her state of mind had been obsessive ever since. Suddenly, a scream from inside the mansion behind him startled him from his thoughts. He wanted to kick himself for leaving Ashunera alone at a time like this, even if it was just to get a breath of fresh air.
Satchi was at her side in an instant, comforting her with head pats and kisses. This time, however, it seemed Ashunera was having a much harder time shaking off the effects of the nightmare. Her eyes were wide with fright, and she kept on repeating that Lulu was coming for her. Ashunera proclaimed that she would not be able to sleep again until Lulu was confronted in the Mad God Realm. If she did, she would lose herself to Lulu. Satchi vowed to fix everything right away.
Although plans had been made for a journey into the Mad God Realm, the suddenness of the journey caught many people off guard. Satchi summoned which Renegades he could to accompany them, but they were not able to formulate any kind of plan on the spot to actually defeat Lulu. It was decided that Kuri, SciFri, Folkona, Oblivious, Beedle, Faelyix, and Satchi would all enter the Mad God Realm while Cor Vous would stay behind to make sure Ashunera was not vulnerable to Lulu’s madness. Ashunera warned the party that they would have to be quick in their journey to attack Lulu, because the longer they were inside, the more of a chance Lulu would have of affecting both herself and any party members with her madness.
The journey into the Mad God Realm was a complete disaster. Although the original plan was to allow Oblivious and Beedle to handle communications with Lulu, since they would both be unaffected by the madness, several of the other Renegades panicked and tried to control the situation instead. Despite Ashunera’s plea for efficiency, SciFri wanted to take time to try to communicate and negotiate with Lulu, and all Kuri seemed to want to do was monologue to everyone and waste time. Lulu ignored both of the blowhards, instead concentrating on what was likely the team’s two members that were weakest to her fear attacks, Folkona and Satchi. Lulu touched Folkona, instilling within her a madness similar to what had affected Ashunera since Lulu touched the redhead in the club at an earlier meeting. Lulu also attempted to have a confrontation with Satchi, and the Legion screamed for Satchi to strike her with the rapier, but Satchi was able to maintain control of his actions. It was decided that a hasty retreat was in order. Again, the Legion demanded that Satchi stay behind and actually attack Lulu, but Satchi maintained control and escaped.
The situation outside of the Mad God Realm was no better. Ashunera had become infected by madness, and she overwhelmed Cor Vous. She escaped and was missing. Meanwhile, Folkona was having her own bout with Lulu’s madness, saying she needed to find a beautiful song she had heard while in the Mad God Realm that she could hear no longer. While Oblivious and Beedle attempted to heal Folkona, and SciFri declared the night a success and a celebration was in order, Satchi went in search of Ashunera.
It was an hour of constant and tension-filled searching before Satchi finally received a message from Kirbynite asking the vampire to join him. Satchi arrived on the scene to find Ashunera attacking Kirbynite with a mental attack that was sending her younger brother’s own demonic powers out of control. Ashunera had also summoned Folkona to her side.
Folkona revealed that she was not cured from her desire to find her song. She would stop at nothing to find it again. She had to find a way to the Mad God Realm and to Lulu once again, no matter what it took, even if it meant killing SciFri to do it. She dashed off, and Satchi was faced with a decision, to stay with Ashunera or pursue Folkona. The Legion chipped in their own vote and Satchi stayed with Ashunera.
Ashunera was covered in blood from multiple murders, licking her fingers and knives like they were candy. This time, however, an embrace and a kiss did not snap her out of her madness. Instead, Satchi called the Legion to him, and he commanded them to enter Ashunera’s mind and drive the madness from her. He concentrated the power into his fist and struck Ashunera’s head. The Legion was able to go into her mind, and their screams drowned out Lulu’s own voice of madness.
The screaming seemed to wake up Ashunera from a dream. She said she was having a happy dream for a change, where she was just strolling through a park eating candy, before she was awakened by a thousand screams. The last thing she could remember was opening the portal to the Mad God Realm. Collapsing from weakness, Satchi and Kirbynite carried her back to her mansion for rest.
At Club Rogue the next night, Satchi’s decision not to pursue Folkona came back to haunt him. The attempt to cure Folkona had attempted to replace the song she desired with another song, and she had rejected the other song. Folkona now held a grudge against all of those who had forced the song from her. She knew Satchi was not part of that, since he was trying to find Ashunera at the time, and so she would spare him. However, if he told anyone that she was not truly cured, she would not hesitate to kill him first.
Of course, the first thing Satchi did was tell everyone he could think of, including SciFri and Cor Vous. The pair immediately vowed to protect Satchi from Folkona, but SciFri went behind Satchi's back to confront Folkona and demand the truth despite this turning Satchi into an instant target. This led Cor Vous to confront SciFri in an attempt to beat some sense into him. While the two of them left immediately to duke it out, Satchi was left alone with Folkona. Satchi did the only thing he could think of: he called the Legion to his fist and struck Folkona. The resulting raid of other voices seemed to push back Folkona’s murderous intent. The Legion inside Folkona argued with the Madness infecting her, quietening the Madness’s influence and replacing the desire of finding her song with a desire to kiss Satchi instead. The Legion said that Folkona did not have to be alone, and Satchi could become her song.
Despite the effects only lasting for a few minutes, the Legion’s attack seemed to affect Folkona deeply. It filled her with a deep loneliness. At several points she wavered, almost seeming to give in to the desire to embrace Satchi. However, the voices that demanded she find her song combined with her own loyalty to her boyfriend SciFri eventually won out, and she rejected the Legion’s attempts to ship her with Satchi. However, with one last whisper, the Legion warned her that she was going to have a lonely night, and she should have taken the chance to kiss Satchi when she had the chance.
Folkona called a truce to her murderous intentions for the time being, but she could not find comfort that night. SciFri had been thoroughly beaten by Cor Vous, and he had been knocked off the Sanctuary’s tower, no one knowing if he was dead or merely injured. The important thing was that Folkona was alone when she needed someone the most, and SciFri wasn’t there. Her weakness caused the madness to overwhelm her with the desire to find the song once again.
Satchi spoke with Faelyix for a short time, asking what being a guardian was like, and wondering if there was a way to retain memories between cycles. Faelyix replied that it didn’t work that way, or if there was, she had no knowledge of it. The pair still bonded, however, discovering several things about each other they did not know previously. Faelyix also taught Satchi how to pop stars like bubbles.
To start the next evening, Amika and Satchi had a conversation about the cycles. A foreboding air hung over the pair, as Amika seemed to know something Satchi did not. The pair lamented how they had somehow lost each other during all of the events surrounding the conflict. Satchi wondered if it had been the same in other cycles, or if there was a cycle out there where Amika and Satchi grew closer instead of unintentionally causing problems with each other and being driven apart. Amika stated that she did not know, but perhaps those copies of them that existed would soon find out. She delivered a dire warning. This cycle was ending very soon, much sooner than anyone anticipated. She said that Satchi should embrace those most important to him while he still had a chance.
Ashunera arrived. Recovered from her confrontation with Lulu, and with the madness that was affecting her gone, she stated she was ready for her final battle with Asura. She said she was glad Lulu had attacked her in such a way, because it had allowed her to embrace the madness of the rage that was within her and learn to control and direct it. She gathered a party of observers to go with her back to the moon. Nano wanted to come, but she was left behind alone, to protect her.
Satchi watched a significantly powered-up Ashunera defeat Asura soundly on the moon, finally mastering her Exploding Fist ability at its highest level. Although she was exhausted by the battle, she was finally confident that she could control and balance both her demonic and demigod bloodlines.
While Ashunera was fighting Asura, however, the Don attacked and stabbed Nano. Everyone in the Renegades realized that by making Nano stay behind, they had done the exact opposite of what they intended, and opened her up for an attack instead of protecting her. The Renegades vowed to do a better job and to be closer to Nano as they helped her heal from the knife wounds the Don had inflicted upon her. Chipz would just have to get over it.
In celebration of her victory over Asura, Satchi and Ashunera went on another coffee date. This time, they could not even wait until they got home, choosing to make love within the coffee house itself, like a couple of horny masochistic exhibitionists in love.
That night, the cycle ended, with Satchi and Ashunera closer than they had ever been before, laying together in each other’s arms. This completed the RP Crossover Event and concludes Satchi’s role in the Crossover Chronicle.
====Epilogue: The Next Cycle====
With the new cycle starting, several things have been shuffled around and changed. Chipz and Joey are friends in the new cycle, which means that all of Satchi’s spying on Joey’s factions did not happen. This meant that Satchi did not meet Ashunera when he did in this cycle, but he met her a lot earlier, and developed a friendship rather than a relationship. However, Satchi still did spywork on the A.L.A., since they are still a danger in the new cycle. Since the two were never lovers, Satchi never bit Ashunera, so he must now overcome his queasiness of drinking blood somehow again lest he die in one month or so. He is also still cursed by the rapier, his main priority still being the journey to hell to retrieve the sword of lies and combine the three blades. The Mad God Lulu still attacked Ashunera, and Folkona is still affected by the Madness in the team’s failed attack on Lulu. The A.L.A. has still put a hit on Zentreya and Zero for a mysterious reason, so that subplot is also still active. The Renegades were still formed, and the events leading up to the Don’s attack on Nano are still active. KimplE has not told anyone about the concepts of cycles in the new cycle (at least so far), so none of the characters know about cycles anymore. Although Azreal exists in the new cycle, it appears he has taken a step back in his manipulations, since he sees this cycle is not one that has potential to devolve into the chaos needed to bring it crashing into the Void…at least not yet.
It appears that Satchi has never survived the completion of a cycle. This seems to be confirmed by the fact Satchi could not find a book bearing information on him in his investigation of KimplE's archives. Azreal says it is because Satchi has let the rapier and the corrupting whispers he hears from it consume him, and it has destroyed him every single time. However, as always, anything Azreal says is likely a lie. In fact, the complete opposite might be true: the reason Satchi has never survived is that he never allies himself with the whispers fully, and he never lets them have control at a crucial moment. The Legion promises that Satchi's destiny will finally change with this cycle, and they will protect him…if he just tosses aside the coin.
It is said that the Legion are the souls of the previous bearers of the rapier. It is unknown if this is truthful.
=== Renegades: ===
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=== Aegis ===
After the Renegades deemed themselves disbanded, Satchi, along with the AI known as Oblivious, 'rebirthed' the group, with Satchi handling recruitment of new members, they renamed their new organization Aegis.
=== Purple Lotus? ===
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== Personality & Quirks ==
Satchi is innocent and childlike in nature. He is a lover of life and mirrors.
Satchi has a deep aversion to harming another living creature, to the point that he won't even bite anyone, not even on the fingertip. He's wrestling with the fact that one day very soon, this will mean he will die. This is why he drinks very little, as he does not trust his actions when he's sloshed. Getting Satchi drunk might save his life.
== Equipment ==
*A mysterious cursed rapier that brings with it the curse of the whispers.
*A fragment of chaos gifted by Azreal. Azreal promised this would grant Satchi a multitude of powers, but Azreal was lying about all of them, and the fragment merely lets Azreal see what Satchi sees. This has turned Satchi into a very dangerous double agent, although he remains oblivious to this fact. While Satchi does not know he is feeding information to Azreal, the Legion does. When the fragment is used by Azreal to spy on them, the Legion’s whispers turn into screams of anguish. REEEEEE!!! Although Azreal said he has removed the fragment from Satchi since, this might not be the truth.
== Powers & Abilities ==
*Vampiric Invisibility. Satchi can go invisible in a puff of smoke.
*Vampiric Cravings. Satchi needs to drink fresh blood to survive but is fairly uncomfortable with the violence of drinking someone else’s blood. Due to this, Satchi may die within three months.
*Weakness to Mirrors. Unlike most vampires, Satchi’s weakness to mirrors is very different. He loves them and often cannot help just sitting in front of one with friends for hours at a time. Out of all the shipping going on, #mirrchi is probably the most valid.
*Unknown Powers. Satchi is still learning about both his new vampiric powers and the powers granted to him by the rapier and augmented by the fragment of chaos. Therefore, he may be able to tap into many unknown powers. He is currently training with VII, Kuri, and Cor Vous to determine what powers he can tap into.
*The Legion Raid. Satchi can concentrate the power of the Legion into his blade or a fist, and then he is able to send the Legion screaming into another person’s mind. They can either volunteer to touch the rapier, or he can force the Legion in with a strike of his fist. The result is that the Legion can drown out any other insanities or madness affecting the target, at least temporarily. However, this makes the target also susceptible to the Legion’s control for a short time, in much the same way Satchi deals with the Legion at all times. In other words, they’ll be kissy or want a puppy or something else weird.
*Blood Magic: As of recent, Satchi has been learning Blood Magic. (It's unclear if he is learning and teaching this himself or if he's learning from Arcadum) This ability grants him the power to control someone's entire body to do his bidding. (Similar to Blood Bending from Avatar the Last Airbender). Though still in the process of learning, and only being able to control small parts of a body (IE, Nanoade's hand), he expresses the will to learn it fully to protect himself and his family and his dear friends.
== Trivia ==
* The whispers that Satchi experiences are actually his twitch viewers. Whenever he draws the rapier or draws upon its power, Satchi consults his twitch feed, and they’re able to make suggestions to his actions. After a few seconds, Satchi will flip a coin. If the coin comes up heads, Satchi has to do what has been suggested. If it comes up tails, Satchi maintains control and free will. Due to this, the Legion is always asking Satchi to believe in them and “toss aside the coin” so they can gain control. Also, since the Legion uses the heads side of the coin, a purging of the Legion’s influence can also be referred to as “cutting off their heads.”
* The Legion seems to be a bit prone to distraction. During one intense scene, one of the whispers claimed that Satchi should get a puppy. The Legion immediately picked up the request, realized how fun it would be having a puppy, and spammed it. When Satchi consulted the Legion for advice during the scene, he broke character and laughed, asking why the Legion was talking about dogs.
* Satchi might be a bulliedere, a person whose affection grows toward people who bully him. The more relentless the bullying, the more intense the feelings.
* During Satchi and Amika's date, Amika accidentally brought the pair back in time for a very brief interlude. There, Satchi met with VII and mentioned to him that he should be wary of McDonald's in the future. Not knowing what McDonald's was at that point in the time stream, VII was confused and aroused by the mention of such a mysterious object. It could be that Satchi is responsible for his obsession with the fast food restaurant with the seed he inadvertently planted on that day in the past.
* Cell once accidentally followed a portal dropped by Satchi. She arrived to find Ashunera and Satchi in the middle of a date. This interruption killed the mood, and Satchi lamented afterwards that he was going to take Ashunera to bed that night. It has since been known as the time that "Satchi was cockblocked by the literal universe." (This is all actually just a good-natured joke, no one was really mad at Cell, as the date wasn't really that intense and the two were just chilling, but everyone involved still acts like it was a huge deal.)
* Satchi might have a brother named Sloth. (However, it is unknown if the sibling is canon in the rp.)
* Satchi told a story once about how he got blackout drunk. During the ordeal, he made a noodle sandwich, tried to stream a speedrun of Dark Souls, threw up on his keyboard, and left mints on his nightstand to fool his hungover self that they were painkillers in the morning. That's why when anyone mentions being drunk or getting drunk in the stream, it's a meme in the chat to say: "Time to speedrun some Dark Souls!" or something to that effect. Also, it's hilarious that even Satchi bullies himself.
* Satchi has fought Yung Alfa, Zentreya, and ScumL0rd in T pose battles and won all fights. He even challenged KimplE, but she didn't accept the challenge.
* Because of the Legion’s varied influences, Satchi shipping is all over the place. Since multiple viewers want Satchi’s love to be directed in different directions, his love life is a mess. Following is a list of all the shipping information:
*Satchi has stated multiple times that he has a secret crush on someone. Despite all the bravado about knowing all, it appears the Legion has not been able to delve this most important information and it remains hidden to their machinations.
**#satchinera – Ashunera and Satchi's relationship is the first canonical pairing of all of Satchi's ships. It blasted off suddenly and blew away all contenders, sending their ships plummeting to crash into the surface below. Although the Legion guided the initial actions in the relationship, most of the proceeding events were all Satchi's own free will. Viewers have already seen conflict coming between Kuri and Ashunera when he discovers what has happened with his back turned. When asked during a Q&A after the RP time if Ashunera was the secret crush, Satchi replied with "Perhaps." This is the first time he's not outright denied a ship or gave a noncommittal reply. Also: yandere btw.
*#kurichi – Drawn to Satchi’s innocence and femininity, Kuri is drawn to Satchi in a heavy yaoi way, although this attraction appears to be entirely one-sided. The Legion loves this, half of them because they enjoy bullying Satchi and the other half yaoi fangirls that want to draw Kurichi doujins. Due to Satchi’s reactions, however, it is unlikely that Kuri is the secret crush. However, maybe he’s just nervous with so many people watching.
*#satchaos – Azreal and Satchi are both struggling against the perceptions others have of them, Azreal of being a danger to everyone who can never be forgiven for the mistakes he has made, and Satchi being a powerless child who can never pull himself together enough to protect anyone. This has led to a close kinship between the pair, with each struggling to redefine themselves. Azreal seems infatuated with Satchi since Satchi is the single person who seems to trust Azreal and has never attacked him. However, it appears the relationship is merely a close friendship, which makes sense when it was revealed the pair was best friends in the First Cycle.
*#amichi– Amika and Satchi have much in common in that they are fighting with new aspects of their life, Amika discovering peace for the first time in her life while Satchi is adjusting to being a new vampire. A mutual attraction has surfaced in the process. The Legion likes to ship Amika as well, but despite an amazing date that ended with a kiss, it has been confirmed that Amika is not the secret crush. It also appears that Amika might harbor feelings for Azreal. Of course, the Legion doesn’t care, and are just waiting for the coin to come up heads again so Satchi can pursue this relationship further. There's a rumor that to be a true member of the Legion, you have to have KISS AMIKA on your clipboard so you can paste it immediately into chat when the situation arises for its use.
*#satvous – With the Legion in control of his actions, Satchi has kissed Cor Vous. This appeared to be just an attempt to make Kuri jealous, however, and Satchi harbors no feelings for Cor Vous beyond the desire to headpat and pet her.
* #lapdanchi – Why do we have to ship anyone? Just spend hours forsaking Q&As and get lewd lapdances at Club Rogue all night.
*#drekchi – Out of RP, but in-game, Satchi is is considered one of Drekwiz's "Papas". (lol wut?)
**#sqweekchi – Despite not being active in the RP, Satchi has a big poster of Sqweeks in his bedroom. Is this the super secret crush???
***#chichi - ZeChibi made up ship of Chipz and Satchi, and Hiz (@antoffbarea) has artwork of it in his to-do list, so this is somehow a thing now. (We all should approve of this.)
*Satchi once sucked SpazKoga's toes.
*THAT, THAT, DUDE LOOKS LIKE A LAAADY!!!
==Related==
*Satchi Stream Transcripts
== Links ==
*Twitter: https://twitter.com/satchiplayhouse
*Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/satchivr
== Gallery ==
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