Kiyan actually started to shake a bit but managed to get her legs up to kick him away and kept trying to get the collar off trying to find a lock to pick or something. She tried yanking at the chains, tried whatever she could but she just couldn't get away and feared the worst if you couldn't.
The dark elf sat up after being kicked. He placed his dark malicious smirk onto his face as he sank into the shadows only to reappear behind her. He grabbed onto her, pinning her tightly to his chest before he took a hand to her throat. His other hand cut her tendons in her arm with his claw like nails, disabling it. He let her go only to fade once more into the shadows. His claws scratching the walls near her. Sehpeal just watched as the elf just played with Kiyan, her struggle was amusing to him. The more she did the better in his view.
Kiyan actually screamed out this time as she was grabbed and felt her arm go limp and started vibrating with such pain. She held onto her arm and tried her hardest to use her healing arts but to no avail, it just burned and hurt even worse, that's what she gets for not learning self healing... she was probably going to die down here... with this horrid creature and the sadist that commanded it.
The dark elf scratched her once more from the shadows, he was fading in and out of the shadows cutting her little by little as he did. Sehpeal once more signaled the dark elf to stop and he did. The dark elf stood partly in the shadows watching as Kiyan bled into the stone floor. His teal eyes fixed on her with every little moment she made. Sehpeal enjoyed listening to her scream in fright which only made him smile and chuckle lightly. "Yes, I do enjoy your screams." Sehpeal said mockingly to Kiyan as he stood up and walked towards her. Stopping just out of her reach, not like it mattered. The dark elf would finish her before she could touch him. "Seeing how you defend my worthless cousin on a regular basis I assume you have feelings for him." He said before covering his hand in shadows, he reached into her chest and slowly gripped her heart. "How about we killed those feelings, shall we?" He said mockingly to her as his grip tightened but not too much to kill her. Just enough to plunge her into extreme amount of agony.
Kiyan flinched at each attack but was then shocked at she heard Sepheal and let out a blood curdling scream as he reached into her chest but it soon cut off as he tightened his grip and she stared up at him choking a bit as blood came up her throat and she tried to grip his arm with he hand that she could still use the bracelet Adaza gave her glinting in the faint light. She was drowning in her own blood and pain, how could Adaza stand the feeling of this torture without going mad or dying?!
Sehpeal slowly released her heart when he noticed her bracelet. He pulled his hand out of her chest to let her recover a bit, he didn't want her to die too quick. He smirked darkly at her, that bracelet was clearly from his cousin. Perhaps he'll have more fun with this then he first thought. He spoke to the elf in their language as he stared at Kiyan. The dark elf sank into the shadows before appearing near Kiyan and ripping the bracelet off her wrist. The elf then faded away, he bracelet dropped from the ceiling and Sehpeal caught it. He admired its craftsmanship before looking at her. "I see its not one sided, how amusing." He simply stated to the fox.
Kiyan choked and wheezed when he finally pulled his hand out of her chest and reached out trying to get the bracelet back. "G-give... i-it back! I-it's a gift... f-for helping... Lynia." she said honestly but was clearly still choking on her own breaths. It was special to her... she didn't know why but it was, she didn't want to loose it.
The King just rose an eyebrow at the female fox before holding out the bracelet. He dropped the bracelet into the dark elf's hand who just clamped his hands around it. He peeked into his hands interested in the little piece of metal. He went to pool of black liquid and dropped the bracelet into it, letting it sink into dark pool. The dark elf faded once more only to set out of the shadows next to Kiyan, he forced her to look him when he grabbed her chin with his blood covered hand. He smirked once more before slamming his free hand into her burnt wound, his nails digging into her organs the deeper he went. He could sense a little of Adaza in her, he wanted it out. Sehpeal just watched as the dark elf dug for something inside of the female fox. He wasn't sure he was after but he could tell it would be very painful till he found it. If she died he would simply bring her back and restart the process, he wanted her to suffer allot more then she had so far.
Kiyan screamed out with pain as she felt the hand entering her side and tried to get away but knew she couldn't "S-stop!!! W-what do you want from me?!" she cried trying to get the male away from her.
The elf titled his head when he hit something. He shiftly pulled it out of her and held it up to look at what he just dug out. It was a dark plum like crystal covered in blood. Sehpeal eyes widen a little. "Adaza's energy?" He whispered in shock. He took the crystal from the elf and looked at it closely. It was small, no bigger than a large marble. Sehpeal then looked at her, why did Adaza give her some of his energy. He closed his hand around the crystal before he spoke darkly. "Why do you have my cousin's energy inside of you?" He hissed darkly towards her. The dark elf just looked at Kiyan. He was seeing if he could find any little trace of Adaza's energy still inside of her.
Kiyan screamed in horror and pain as she felt not just her insides being ripped out but felt her very life energy being drained some. Adaza's powers had sustained her own after bringing back Lynia, without them her energy was dropping quickly and she was growing ill just as Lynia had been. "I... Don't... know.... saved.... lynia... Adaza... saved... me..." she choked out as she held her side her skin growing pale as she choked and coughed vomiting out blood and her breakfast.
The dark elf just watched her cough and vomit on the floor, this was the first time he saw a energy crystal from one of his victims. Especially Adaza's, it was pretty. His teal eyes turned to Sehpeal, his play toy was growing rather weak and sick without the crystal. Sehpeal noticed her pale form growing weaker, it seemed without the crystal she would die. Kneeling beside her, once again his hand found it way into her chest. He pulled his hand out leaving the crystal inside. He grabbed her face and forced her to look towards him. "Can't have you dying on me too soon, now can we..." He said bitterly to her. It seems the crystal was barely enough to keep her alive from saving Lynia. Not worth his time at all really.
Kiyan shook painfully crying a little as his hand went into her chest again but just whimpered once it was out and she could feel her body healing bit by bit. She choked a little but her eyes just hardened hearing him and she spit a glob of blood and vomit right into his face knowing he was going to kill her and figured she had nothing to loose, she might as well mock him while she can.
Sehpeal just closed his eyes, anger rising at the bloody vomit slowly creeping down his face. He wiped the bulk of it away before the violently slamming his hand back into her chest, he squeezed her heart as hard as he could. His anger fueling his grip, he didn't care if she died now. The dark elf just watched as his master crushed her heart, he didn't care really. He just wanted the pretty little crystal in her chest. He pulled his hand out of her chest, blood and bits of flesh clung to his hand. He took out a handkerchief and started to clean off his hand. Sepheal just walked out of the room leaving the elf by himself.
He unchained the female fox and rolled her onto her back. He dug out the crystal from her corpse and looked at it. Something swirled in the crystal, glittering lightly in the dark dungeon. He narrowed his teal eyes as he rolled the crystal onto the small pool he had placed her bracelet, a small little collection from his victims rested at the bottom of the pool. The dark elf sank into the shadows with Kiyan's corpse placing it back in the garden he abducted her from and once again fading into the shadows.
Kiyan let out an even louder and more horrofying scream as she felt her heart being squeezed before she fell silent her eyes shading as she just fell limp in a pool of her own blood. Blood ran from her mouth as her skin turned pale with death and her eyes turned glassy and faded. She was already far gone by the time the elf had ripped the crystal back out of her body and her blood had already drained before she was placed back under the tree she had been laying before. By this time it was late afternoon aroundn the time Adaza normally came out to the garden but today he would come out to find the horror of Kiyan's cold body instead of a peaceful fox under the tree.
(This is the image that inspired the former student by the way.)
Lynia was up her room, she was a little under the weather once more but nothing serious. Both Lynia and Kiyan had skipped out on breakfast. Maybe she was really upset from the memory of him killing her former love. Adaza just sighed sadly. Last night he had one of his maids place her general's sword in her room, he guess that she was too upset with him to care that he felt she should have it. For some odd reason he wanted her too, he wanted her to forgive him. He walked into the garden , his head tilted towards the ground as he rubbed his eyebrow in thought. Why did her even care, she wouldn't even like him in any way so why did he feel he needed to try.
Suddenly he stopped, the smell of death and blood lingered in the air. Adaza looked around quickly before freezing in place. Kiyan's body was laying underneath the tree. Her body was covered in cuts and more other ghastly wounds. He managed to make his way to her and fell to his kneels. His eyes darted over her then rested on her face. His eyes slowly started to well up with tears. With shaking hands he picked her up, a familiar scent fill him. Adaza held her tightly against his chest, his head resting on her's. "Kiyan... I'm so sorry..." He whispered to her, a tear made its way down onto her face as he softly cried. His heart was breaking and he didn't understand why. She wasn't his daughter nor his last wife, so why did he care so much about her. He held her close to him as shadows slowly made their way to him. Soft bodiless whispers cried into the air as he cried softly over Kiyan.
Kayo was sitting in the library studying Adaza's blood once more when he noticed a change in it again but it seemed a bit different and gave him a bad feeling. He hadn't seen his sister since that morning and had thought that she was just upset but had worried about her none the less. He quickly stood and headed off to find Adaza which lead him to the garden when he saw his friend surrounded by shadows and heard the odd and creepy whispers floating in the air. "Adaza is everything okay?" he asked as he walked up causiously to his friend before covering his mouth at the sight of his little sister cold and dead in Adaza's arms. "K-Kiyan?" he sobbed a little but knew she wouldn't answer.
Adaza heard Kayo but ignored him, it was obvious something was wrong. Kiyan was lying dead in his arms. "Deep down I knew Sehpeal wouldn't let us go that easily." A tear slowly falling onto Kiyan face. The shadows slowly swirled around him as he sat holding the lifeless body of Kiyan's. Once again, he felt like a failure. Another person he cared for ended up dying by his family. He knew it was Sehpeal, his scent was all over her as well as another's. He could only guess in was someone he knew, it was familiar but he just couldn't place it.
"Why do you weep little shadow? little fox? This flame has not burned out, a single ember, a tough of smoke, do not worry there is still hope." A melodic voice whispered as what looked like blue embers fell from the tree above them and a black and blue fox covered in flames seemed to use them as stairs as she leaped to the earth below landing in front of Adaza and next to Kiyan. Kayo's eyes widened as he saw the spirit and fell to his knees covering his mouth as to not speak. "Come now child... it's time to stop playing and scaring the ones you care so much about." The fox spoke staring at Kiyan's dulled and lifeless eyes. A small spark could almost be seen lighting them before she blinked and started to cough and choke as the fox suddenly seemed to turn into a mist that flew into Kiyan's body causing her chest to start moving.
Adaza just watched the scene play out. He looked at Kayo before looking at the fox, only to see it turn into mist. He had no idea what was going on, but judging by Kayo's reaction it was something very sacred to his people. His heart fluttered seeing Kiyan breath, her coughing and choking worried him but coming back from death wasn't always pretty to see. He smiled happily at her, he couldn't help show his happiness. As he did the shadows and voice instantly disappeared. "Welcome back." Was all he could manage to say to the woman in his arms, unsure if she could hear him.
Kiyan looked up at Adaza tears streaming down her cheeks before she opened her mouth to try and speak but just couldn't. Kayo soon got over his shock and jumped up realizing his sister needed help and fast. "We have to get her inside and patched up." he said his mind racing with everything they needed and also wondering if his sister was really blessed by a spirit fox.
Without thinking Adaza leaned down to softly kiss Kiyan's lips. His excitement had gotten the better of him. His kiss was simply and soft, then sudden realization kicked in. He pull back when he realize what he had done. Quickly he stood up with her in his arms and handed her to Kayo before leaving the garden, his face was red from blushing. He couldn't believe he just kissed her, he knew once Kayo was done dealing with his sister he would jump all over that scene. He went into his study, leaning against the door he buried his face in his hands from embarrassment. Oh he could just imagine what was going to happen now.
Kiyan gasped in shock when Adaza kissed her looking up at him with such surprise unable to even think as she was handed over to her brother who seemed just as stunned as she was. He got over it soon though and ran in with Kiyan still in his arms. He quickly took her to the room that they had been using as a sort of infirmary and laid her on a bed quickly going to get his assistant so she could take care of Kiyan's wounds and get her into some fresh clothes since he was sure she wouldn't want him to see her like that. He quickly went to the library to write down what had just happened and put a note in to get a sample of Kiyan's blood to check for differences. Before long Kiyan was completely cleaned up, bandaged and dressed in a fresh night gown and shorts trying to rest in her bed but just couldn't, her powers felt so weak... she felt so odd... like she was hallow, she never would have thought not having Adaza's energy in her would make her feel this way but clearly it had mixed in with her own and had been sustaining her since she had brought back Lynia
The minutes passed by slowly. His face was still red from having kissed Kiyan. Mentally he kept beating himself up as he paced his study. He sighed deeply, it was no use, he did kiss her without thinking and in front of Kayo too. He slumped down in his desk chair, waiting for the embarrassment to stop well at least the blushing. Once it finally did, it took him all of his strength to get up and leave his study. His mind was clouded with the kiss then to the scents. He closed his eyes only for his thoughts to instantly go back to the kiss. No matter what he did he couldn't seem to shake it. He came to a stop, he somehow ended up outside of the room Kiyan was. He lift his hand to knock but stopped. He wasn't sure if he wanted to face her so soon after making a fool of himself. He bit his knuckle in debate before finally knocking on the door.
He entered slowly when no one answered, he made his made his way to the edge of her bed and looked at her. She was still awake, of course she was. "How are you feeling?" He asked her trying to act like nothing had happened.
Kiyan kept trying to go to sleep but just couldn't and would have answered if she could find her voice. After so much trama to her chest it was hard for her to even breathe let alone speak. She looked up at Adaza and frowned shaking her head. "W-weak" she managed to choke out her voice weak and raspy.
