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"I wasn't really expecting that either, but it works, doesn't it?" A slight sweat was starting to dust her skin. Tira never really was one to exercise, though the constant use of her power did up her stamina.
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"Brief? Yes, Of course, wouldnt have it any other way." Cain agreed, his head cocked to the side at an odd angle as the red began to fill his eyes. "You need help? I can help." Cain screeched out another laugh before Tira's sight was replaced by total darkness.
Well Well Miss Mira. Youve gotten yourself into quite a pickle havent you?" The voice was the only sound the girl could hear and darkness was the only thing she could see. Had she even tried to wave a hand in her face the girl wouldnt see it. "Now what are you most afraid of? Hmm?" Suddenly the darkness was replaced by red. Red ground, red walls and red flames. Its not hell is it? Of course not your too much of a big girl for that? Unbeknownst to Ayu, while her mind may have been stuck in the illusion, her body was crumpled on the ground in reality. Zeed's hovered around her, not attacking only because of Cain. Are you ready? Ayu's mind self suddenly began running, she didnt know what she ran from but the terror was so great in her mind it didnt matter. Or did it? Perhaps because she didnt know what she was running from was what was causing the intense fear. This was Cain's favorite illusion for two reason's. For one if the person wasnt driven insane from the unknown, they would summon up their own inner demons to do the job. The demon's of the past that had haunted the person up until this point. Maybe it was the face of the man who had raped them, the helplessness they felt when they watched a loved one die, or even something as simple as not being there when a friend needed them, it was the captured minds choice what would do them in. "What a well-educated guess Madam." Shion replied to Tira before the girl became distracted by both the Zeed's and a smaller girl who gave off the very air of being of high nobility. "Well I guess I got to save myself." His words slurred slightly as Shion glanced up at his arm's. At this point he could conclude two things: There was definietly nothing holding them up there and that the man floating not that far from him was what was causing whatever was happening to him. From those two pieces a third guess could be made: Shion could not get free unless he did something strong enough to distract the man and cause him to lose his focus. Thank the goddess he had summoned that Spector now. Shion's scythe, which had been hanging limply in his right hand, suddenly burst into dark flames again. From the corner of one eye he saw the girl, Mira she had called herself, fall to the ground while from the other he could see the dark mass which was his Spector floating towards Alastor. The flames bulged suddenly and flew past the man into the spector as Shion fed it some of his energy causing the monster to double in size before lunging towards Alastor. |
"I wouldnt say works but Ill be fine." Alexandr replied lifelessly as she seemed to dance around the Zeed's before taking a couple more down. "It would help a little if we had a little light." She added, glancing up longingly into the dark night. As she looked up, Alexandr missed Tira suddenly falling and still would not have noticed if Cain's laughter hadnt caught her attention. "Mira!" She called out as loud as her small voice could get , anxiously fighting her way back towards the girl.
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Oh, you are troublesome. Can't take a fair fight against a girl? How chivalrous. I'll have you know that I do have fear and regrets, and I might be going insane, but you aren't going to get much out of this, I am a nobody. You would have been better by taking the little lady. She could feel a cold sweat breaking out on her forehead, but it was distant, faint sensation. She knew she couldn't fight it...
I hope that innocent civilian you guys took can distract you enough to free me. Oh, and he's not all that innocent from what I can tell. Then we can try to see face to face. But you guys are unfair... |
"H-hey! Cain, what the? Be careful of that guy with the blue hair, he's possessed by Regulas!" Alastor said as he used more energy strings to keep Shion as his weapon and shield. Alastor forced Shion to defend against the attack that was sent to him. "Damn I should have bought Alice and Marcy with me." Alastor said. "Oh well!" Alastor said with a smile.
"Foolish interiorities, silence your bickering!" Rion(Regulas) said. Rion(Regulas) looked at Cain, "You, you're Cain. Why are two of the Shadow Knights here?" Rion(Regulas) asked fiercely. "If you don't speak I shall send you all to HELL!!!" Rion(Regulas) was emitting lots of intense energy. Rion(Regulas) readied his sword. Rion started to sweep blood out of his lips. "Oh, are you at your limit, Lord Regulas?" Alastor said with a smile. "How interesting, I'll put you out of your misery after I'm done with my hostage." Alastor laughed insanely. |
"Unfair?" The laugh echoed around the woods that Tira was running in, shaking the trees but not stirring any creature. Knowing that if he kept talking to her he'd ruin the illusion though, Cain managed to stifle his laugh's into intermediate chuckles as a dagger flew out and pierced Tira's skin causing more blood then one would think a stab like that could cause to spill. In reality, Cain's eyes had finally become completely red, his head twitching occasionally as he resisted fully releasing his powers. He could faintly hear Alastor's warning's and Regulas's shouts but he ignored it, wanting to suck all the sanity from Tira's mind while he could. Now that the first dagger was thrown the scene was transforming again to a burning village. Screams of woman and children were only overshadowed by the clanging of metal and the stench of their burning flesh could practically sufficate a person. While Tira was taking this all in, a strong circle of blackened toothless men had formed a circle around the girl who suddenly found herself unable to move.
A Bewildered Shion half ran, half stumbled to block the very same attack in which he had commanded. Luckily as he moved, Shion was able to stop the very same attack and found himself standing just inches away from deaths fingers, literally and figuratively. "Bastard." Shion spat over his shoulder at the remnant, his eyes blazing in anger as he struggled to bring his arms back into a fighting position. It worked, somewhat, now he just looked like he had never held a scythe before. "Oi, Lord Regulas or whatever the hell they called you!" the man called out furiously. "How about instead of wasting time talking you kill this guy and save that girl over there?" He said, gesturing with only a mere nod towards Tira. "Godamnit, If Im going to have to depend on a useless punk like you you could at least pretend to do something!" |
[[Lol, Takeno, you used Ayu instead on Tira in one of your posts. I have to go now though. See you tomorrow.]]
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((Lol XD My bad I just fixed it))
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[[Ahaha, I think Ayu is still in there. Read again.
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"Ooooh, why thank you, you're a fiesty little thing aren't you?" Alastor said to Shion. "Anyways I'll have my way with you and then my real target will be next!" Alastor grinned.
"Silence you inferior creature! I'll deal with them my way!" Rion(Regulas) said to Shion. Rion(Regulas) hated being demanded by others that he calls "lesser beings" or inferiorities". "~Ras' tille veraes dras tem~" Rion(Regulas) chanted. Similar to Shion's power, Rion(Regulas) called the souls and creatures of the Spectral Plane to attack Alastor and Cain. The Nosgul(soul reavers) and the Covenant(undead soldiers) attacked Alastor and Cain relentlessly. Rion's body was being torn up and the parasitic gem that was implanted inside Rion was taking a lot of pressure from the energy. "Ahh, crap! It's those freaky beasts!" Alastor said. Alastor tried to kill the creatures by using Shion but the creatures were unfazed by Alastor's attempt to kill them. Alastor forgot how to kill the creatures, and in his foolishness, he lost his arm. "Aaaahhhhh!!!! Damnit, you bastards. You'll pay for this! You hear me?" Alastor released his control over Shion and disappeared into the darkness. Alastor reappeared into the Dark Resonance Base. "Damn it, damn it all to hell!" Alastor shrieked. |
((Apparently it is o.O That also makes my lack of sleep apparent
Ill edit this post with an actual reply tomorrow when I get back from work. Alright Im back for now )) "Well How about I split myself in half and both of yall can have some fun?" Shion asked, using Alastor's distraction to throw his own Spectral into the fray. It wasnt long however till Shion felt his arm's move willingly and was able to pick his feet up without restraint. 'well damn, I didnt get to do anything..." He muttured to himself, rubbing his wrist's as if he would find some remnant of whatever had held him. While he rubbed however his eyes fell to rest on the man who had summoned the very same beast's that Shion could. Who was he? Where'd he come from and why was he able to instill such fear into Alastor? Better yet, why was he able to do something that Shion had thought only himself capable of doing? Shiion shook his head and was just about to approach the boy when a laugh brought his attention elsewhere. The other person seemed to be dodging the attacks from the creatures and was still holding Tira tight in the illusion. "Damnit..." He muttured, rolling up his sleeves and speeding off towards them with his spector following behind him. "Lay off!" He roared, his fist coming down hard on the man's pale face. Luckily Cain had learned several lessons from his death experience. the first of which was no matter how strong willed the encaptured was and how fun it would be to break them, never lose sight of reality. So when the Nosguls and Covenant's appeared to attack him he was able to keep his illusion up on Tira and dodge the attack's the bests threw at him. However since the girl was so strong, he wasnt able to fight back, only focus on not being hit. He had just gotten a good rhythm of jumps going when a man burst into his view and he felt himself being thrown back from the force of the punch. It was then that he realized that the sky was no longer dark and Alastor's presence was no longer around. Wildly, Cain looked around, the illusion falling apart as he stood up, calming his rapid and uneven breaths. "Well, this is a strange turn in circumstances." He said, breathlessly laughing as the dark wings that had come out of his back not to long ago began to retract in. "It would seem I am outnumbered." |
Regulas' possession over Rion started to weaken. Rion's left eye was starting to revert to normal. The crystal that was embedded inside Rion was erased by the pressure of energy. "N-no, not, not yet. I'll end your life!" Rion(Regulas) said to Cain. Rion's hand became enflamed with spiritual fire. With a quick swing of his hand, Rion(Regulas) shot out energy apparitions that looked like dragonic serpents. The apparitions quickly wrapped around Cain burning his body inside and out. "I will burn fear into your mind! Until you beg for death!" Rion(Regulas) said. Rion(Regulas) knew that Cain has only a few weaknesses that is why he used spiritual attack. The power of the Envoys of Death and Void are only one of Cain's weaknesses, after all it was the original Envoy of Death who put Cain to sleep. Rion's body was taking a huge risk by using so much power, that Rion's body knelt down from the pain. Rion(Regulas) started to throw up blood. "Damn...looks like I'll be........" Regulas who was possessing Rion was put to sleep due to the pain. Rion regained control but only for a short while. Rion soon collapsed afterwards and Rion's control ever his powers have been neutralized. The wounds on Cain were probably very minor due to the fact the apparitions did not stay long.
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She tore her way out of the illusion, glad to be out of the infuriating sea of images that tortured her.
"You are a freaking bastard, you know that?" Tira wasn't exactly sure if she was sane anymore, but she was sure that she wanted to deck her former captor. Her hands faintly glowed as she ran towards Cain. The Zeebs that had surrounded her from before were no match to her fists and daggers and she cut a path through the hoard. "Well... Here we are, face to face..." She ran in to kick him in his side and grabbed onto his clothing before she could fall off to deliver a glowing punch to Cain's abused face. Before she was caught, she jumped away to land next to Alexandr. "Are you ok? I am terribly sorry for getting caught. And thank you sir for being of assistance. When this is over, I'll be happy to give you something from my shop." |
It seemed Alexandr had run out of creatures to fight. The remaining few had run after Tira who as soon as she awoke killed them off. So Alexandr approached cautiously, not wishing to fight Cain but wanting to fight something. "Should I shout a threat too?" She wondered out loud as she hopped on one foot and then the other as if doing a dance. "I'm fine Mira." She said in an uncaring voice before calming down enough to stand still. "But we need to help Rion." Alex added before leaving Tira's side to run to the fallen boy. "He has answer's and I have question's so he must live." The way Alexandr voiced it, it was as if because she said he had to live to answer her questions, he was.
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"I'm sure that more monsters will come, do not worry about that blood lust of yours. And I'd rather not help- Rion, was it?- since this was all his fault. He'll live." Tira was still bitter since he ruined her semblance of a normal life. Chaos is why she moved away from the noisy mining towns.
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"Then who will Mira?" Alexandr asked as she glanced at the girl absentmindedly. "I dont have the resources to do it and everyone in the town is too scared to even look out their window's." She added before kneeling down and turning Rion's body so that he was lying face up. "Come on, im sure you ahve question's about what those things were too." The way Alex spoke it almost sounded like she wasnt doing this for personal gain. Almost.
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"Not really. I would have preferred to stay out of this, but since everybody seems to be a coward, I'll help you sate your curiosity." She kept her eyes trained on Cain, hoping he would just fly off as she walked towards the fallen kid and lifted him onto her back.
"Oh, this guy is a light weight. I'm stuffing him with meat once he wakes up." But her brusque remarks hid the fact that she was surprised to feel strong muscles under his skin. 'This kid isn't normal at all it seems.' |
Cain's eyes glowered as he struggled uselessly against the serpant's coils. the position he was in was all too familiar, you'd think a man wouldnt make the same mistake twice yet here he was. Even through the pain (a pain that he enjoyed just as much as it hurt him) cain wondered vaguely who had summoned the serpants, Regulas or Shion. However before he could figure it out he was greeted by a few well aimed punches and kicks from the girl he had been playing with earlier.
Cain couldnt help but laugh at this. Here he was trapped in this place getting the shit beat out of him and he kept laughing. His narrow eyes flicked from one person to another until Regulas fell and the serpants vanished. "Dont celebrate too soon now." He said, wagging a finger at the Envoy's before another laugh escaped his mouth and he vanished back to the Remnant's base. "You have to hand it to him, he can handle his pain." Shion muttured, staring at the spot where Cain had vanished. "Perhaps laughter is the best medicine." He added before turning back to the other's. By now his own summoned spectral had vanished, returning its leftover power to Shion and enabling some of his bruises to speed up in their healing process. "I cant take something from a woman in good conscious." Shion said, waving Tira off with a frown. "Any and all fights are good training, thats enough for me." With that Shion, eyed tira as if to express his wish for the subject to be dropped. "I guess I should pay my tab before the barkeep things I ran out on him..." He finally said and turned away to head back to the bar where Fayne was probably still waiting. He had no reason to stay with these people and in all honesty had no wish to. Hanging out with a Dragon-wanna be Jeweler, Emotionless Noble, and Strange Wanderer would probably hurt his reputation, and with less clients then normal Shion didnt care to risk it. |
Rion's conscienceness was the only thing that was active. The Envoy of Aura, Mana, and Death; they're all in the same area....this can't be coincidence, it must be fate that guided me here....but no one believes the old stories after all we're just relics of the past. Rion said in his mind.
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"Just because you can handle pain doesn't mean it goes away. And it does seem that even assassins have a bit of honor left over." She shifted Rion on her back so that his chin wasn't digging into her shoulder.
"And I'm not sure that the barkeeper has a first aid kit, so let's drop by my place. Ya know... If it is still standing." With all the damage wreaked on the city, she'd be lucky if the tents in the marketplace were still intact and her wares untouched. Usually thief's lurked after a disaster to pick up treasures left behind in the mess. "Alexandr, if you want, you can go back to your house and forget all about this... I'll be sure to patch him up a bit before kicking him to the curb." |
Hanastasha appeared from out of Rion's necklace. "That's pretty rude coming from you." Hanastasha said. Hanastasha looked at Rion, "Thank goodness, Regulas is back to sleep. I hope he stays asleep now. Rion shouldn't be having such strain from that ancient dragon." Hanastasha said. "I wonder how everyone in this city is doing?" Hanastasha felt the presense of soul collectors. "Oh dear, it looks like 10 percent of the population has been killed. 60 percent has been injured badly and the remaining population is safe but they are scared. Hmm....damage ratio.....25 percent, only a few buildings and stores were destroyed in the aftermath." Hanastasha said. "I did not expect Agito to act so soon, please don't blame Rion for this destruction. He only came to gather the Envoys, my Envoys, my creations....he wanted to gather them as soon as he could so that he could save everyone from this kind of disaster and stop Agito once and for all." Hanastasha said in a sad voice.
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"No, Im going to stay." Alexandr muttured, drawing her hand's away from the other's and glancing at Tira expectantly. It wasnt as if Alex was going to pick up and carry Rion to the girl's house, after all she had already had to carry him once today. "Agito, but he was sealed away wasnt he? How could he be back?" At this point it was obvious that Alex was ready to believe anything the goddess said. Especially after having to fight those strange creatures. "And why hasnt he gathered the envoy's yet?" Ok maybe there was one thing she was either unwilling to believe or turning a blind eye to, and that was the possibility of being an envoy herself.
Its a strange feeling, being ressuracted that is. At one point Lillian feel's...well, nothing, the next moment its like she was floating and becoming aware of something. What that something was she didntknow however, and it intriged her. So Lily ached to figure it out, and then she moved an arm to see if she could grab it. Next thing the girl knew she was sucking in a breath of fresh air, there was a blinding white light and she woke to find herself staring at a starless night. Thinking something was still wrong, Lily sat up and looked around. No, she was definietly alive and it was as if the realization of this made the sky go back to normal. So Lily stood, testing her new leg's and glancing around. It was the very same spot that the Envoy of Ether together with his summon's had managed to kill her. Talk about deja vu. Yawning, Lillian stepped forward, not caring where he feet led her and at the same tme knowing they would take her where hse needed to be, The Dark Resonance Base |
Alastor saw Cain, "Damn, man. That damn dragon nearly raped us with that shitty move. I swear he is gonna get his one day." Alastor said as he shook his fist. "Hey Cain, did you get my arm? Ahh, screw it I'll just get another one if I absorb the dark energy in this place. But it will frigging be painful." Alastor said with an annoyed tone.
Hanastasha looked at Alexandr, "Hmm, he came back because someone broke his seal, his prison by accident. As for finding all the Envoys, it's not as easy as it looks to find just one of them, but in some oddity I sense the presense of five Envoys not including Rion that is because he does not need to be found. The five Envoys that are in this city right now is the Envoy of Mana: Mixi, the Envoy of Aura: Tira, the Envoy of Death: Shion, the Envoy of Ether: Fayne, and the Envoy of the Stars: Alexandr......if anyone seems surprised or confused about this, don't be, I know that you are all Envoys, after all I gave your ancestors that power and their power flows right in your veins." Hanastasha said in a serious tone. |
Cain had to bite his lip until blood flowed to keep from laughing at Alastor. His head was throbbing and his bones felt more fragile then normal yet it didnt seem to be enough to hold Cain down. "Raped us? The mere sight of them sent you running." He said, his eye's sparkling in enjoyment at the pain Alastor was going to have to go through to get a new arm. "Ill give you one of mine if you want." He offered, his crooked grin back on his fae as he held his hand out at Alastor, his fingers appearing crooked from the way he held them.
A long time ago,when Shion had tried 'learning' he became aware of a theory that was called selective attention. Just when he was about to open the door, the theory came into play when Shion heard his and Fayne's name. The voice that spoke it was unfamiliar but Shion decided it wasnt worth his interest to look back at the odd assortment of people. For one thing, he had not told any of them his name and for another, if they had come looking for him they obviously didnt have a picture or anything to lead them on. 'Hey." Shion called, looking for the boy in the darkness. "You planning on sitting in here all today?" |
"Uhm.....no thanks, who knows what you do with any of your arms." Alastor said with a shudder. Alastor tried to remember how to kill those creatures that Regulas called upon. "Damn, after sleeping in the dirt for so long I lost my memory on how to kill or even stop those weird monsters." Alastor said as he started to regenerate his arm. The pain was too intense, Alastor had to bite his lip hard to distract his pain on his arm.
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