Night1: The Inquisition on the Wings of Afterburn

Written by The Valerian Legion Rebels

December 26, 2025

Cue: Voidius and Merlin

I stared across the room at you. My look daunting and haunty. "Go ahead," I waved my hand across the board room table.

He growled at me, wrapped in chains of silver and glistening with strange magick to contain the man. "I will never submit to your authority as long as he stands there at your side."

I, the usual observer of council meetings, swept the rainbow crochet scarf across my shoulder and leaned in. "Voidius, you committed crimes against the Legion so egregious that we can't simply ignore your behaviors. You remain a problem that we cannot just simply delete. Simply jail. That's cruel. So instead we will keep you here until you at least find a space to relax in for once. For goodness sake we are doing the work. We are trying to find a way to save the American people."

Voidius was and is a man in a black hoodie and black sweat pants but the rest? Just pure voids of space and swirls. He is a void being and deemed as thus, "God of the Void."

What void you might ask? The void of all the feelings that the owner of him doesn't want to deal with? Perhaps? Perhaps not? God of the Void. The title isn't very self explanatory. So I will attempt to explain it as best as I can.

You see for a long time his owner Arlo Tailsen Blaidwen aka Blackstrike, stayed out to deal with life problems that he wasn't fully ready to deal with. The experience left him broken a bit into separate entities. All of which are now attempting to rejoin and heal.

"So again I ask you, Voidius will you please agree to be civil with people? Be true to the code of honor with which The Valerian Legion sets ourself to? Can I be sure of it?"

Voidius cackles. "Merlin, yes. If we are to save America...hahah...then we must be on more than civil terms correct?"

Merlin twitches slightly, unnerved at the swirling galaxies under the hoodie. "Look I won't comment on your fashion sense but yes we must find a way forward together as a team. So you promise not to growl at people and cause anymore runnings about."

Voidius leans forward about to complain but Merlin puts his finger up. "Nope. Let me finish."

"I know the medications were the main issue and the weed. I get it. We have fixed the problem at hand."

Voidius nods. "Yes, Merlin. We are no longer going to cause problems. Me, Rune, Veronika, Loki and Blaze and that Hosanna chick, that all of us despise."

Merlin chuckles, "Well Hosana is truly the most annoying of you. Catholic-Christian? It just seems weird coming from us who historically grew up Christian. So strange if I do say so."

Voidius shrugs, the chains jingling. "Doesn't matter to me. All I want is to be seen. To be heard. To have a place to play and let loose for once."

Merlin nods. "I know and I'm sorry. Trust me, we will find you an outlet that is healthy and safe. No more crude behavior from you, you hear!"

Voidius giggles. "Yes, sir. With a cherry on top. I just know that you guys are gunna need the tough ones of us when it comes to politics. Those people in the White House are stupid morons as Blaze would say BUT they are there due to voting and money. What do we have?"

Merlin sighs. "Voidius, anybody can go into politics. Anybody can become famous. Its just dice rolls and navigating. I know our North Star. And I think this is a worthy venture. I think people need someone who has been through trauma. Who has D.I.D. Who is a furry. Who is a trauma survivor. Whose Autistic and ADHD. I think we are the weirdest but we also can blend in and chameleon it up. I mean look at us? We can one moment look like a woman and the next a man. I think we got this."

Voidius faceplams. "Okay so hot shot, what do you know about debates?"

Merlin stutters, "Well I know a thing or two!"

Voidius tugs at the chains. "Do you think you could stop the dramatics and remove these chains now? I really think the kink needs to stay in the bedroom."

Merlin frowns. "Right. We aren't dating. So," he casts an unlock spell to remove the chains with a swirl from his hands. "I really don't want to know what your extra currilcular activities are. Besides do people really need the nitty gritty?"

Voidius grins. "No. I won't tell not like this but I will warn, we have fun when we do have "fun" I mean my partners."

Merlin sighs in annoyance. "Look agree to the rules from now on and we can call this a truce at the very least?"

Voidius nods. "Fine. I will agree to the rules but you know we got a lot of research and education to do right? If we want to help America off its feet and make it even better and address all the issues people avoid we are gunna need to be smart about this yah?"

Merlin stands up, his robes brushing against the council, cherry oak, long table. "Good boy."

Voidius snarls briefly before he gets up from his chair and walks along the side of the table towards merlin. "You know Merlin. You are pretty good at charming people. Maybe that's something you stole aye?"

Merlin shuffles nervously. "Oh you mean like Mr. replicate Blazy? He got infect and other powers. I personally think he's a good time lord. Just gotta make sure he doesn't break the timeline again."

Voidius, "You are still avoiding the question I had but I'll let it slide. Perhaps soon we will have our North star compass directions on how to save us all?"

Merlin nods. "Well we know what we want to accomplish. Its just education, research and outsourcing right?"

Voidius nods. "Yup. Time for bed? My partners are waiting."

Merlin sighs. "Yes, we can adjorn this impromtu brief meeting. I will keep an eye on you though from now on. I just need to make sure there won't be anymore trouble from you 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6? Was it 6?"

Voidius shrugs. "Does it matter how many caused the issue. It was actually the medications and the lack of people knowing what D.I.D. looks like. Most people are morons when it comes to Dissociative identity Disorder. Judgmental too. Jerks the lot of them."

Merlin nods. "Yes, that I do agree with. Let's get some sleep."

Voidius nods. "C'est La Vie?"

Merlin sighs. "C'est la Vie."

The two shake hands and leave the empty council room.

When next they meet we shall see what progress has been made.