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Post by Cat on Feb 20, 2005 14:40:20 GMT -5
Julian felt as though his heart was being torn out. This was the worst suffering he'd ever undergone. He gave a soft moan of pain as Killer drew their bond further, tighter around his heart. Shay was being ripped right out of him. He knew it.
Vaguely he heard Seralis's challenge, but it didn't register. Then he caught his name, and forced himself to listen.
" so Julian, do you want me to take your life or not?"
After a moment Julian understood the meaning of Killer's words. His voice trembled. "Just kill me now. This isn't worth it."
"Julian," Shay whispered. There was a steady drip of blood from her neck to the floor, her expression tight with pain. She struggled to reach out to her boy, but didn't have the energy to.
"Just give up, Shay. I can't take this anymore!"
In the corner of his eye Julian caught something dark. For a split second, his vision returned in full clarity - what was that? A dark figure, standing nearby, arms folded casually over its chest - then it was gone, and Julian was left utterly confused. That person - thing? - it put him in mind of an old friend; of someone he'd known all his life and yet never met. A cold chill crept over him. He didn't want to face that figure, but he couldn't even move, and he got the feeling it was coming closer with each step Killer took away from him. After a minute's confusion Julian realized it with unnatural calm: it was his death.
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Post by Kamy on Feb 20, 2005 14:46:25 GMT -5
Just kill me now. This isn't worth it
The socond Killer heard these words he stopped dead in is tracks. He instantly dropped shay to the ground and fell to his knees. he put his hands over his ears and started shaking his head furiously. "NO, I WONT KILL SOMEONE" he started screaming, then he and forgotten fell limp to the floor, blacked out. The pressure of what he had just done too much to bear.
OOC: BTW, Cat knows this, but just to clarify, Everything Killer just did was him fighting off his dark side cus apparently its called bi-polar
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Post by Tyrannus et Callida on Feb 20, 2005 14:51:50 GMT -5
(OOC: Sounds just like what my character was doing. Except for Metrean it was because of the overpowering imprint the knife's aura left in his mind)
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Post by Cat on Feb 20, 2005 15:06:07 GMT -5
When Killer dropped Shay she collapsed limply to the floor. Her breath was shallow and fast. Julian started to move towards her but he collapsed, too. For a moment he thought he'd blacked out. But that couldn't be: he could feel a hand on his shoulder. A hand that felt cool and light. Blinking, Julian looked up. His death smiled calmly at him.
"I'm dying," murmured Julian. "He killed me, I'm dying, oh, no ..."
"Not yet." His death's voice sounded distant and comforting. "It's not your time yet, Julian. I'll come back when it is."
"Don't you dare," said Shay in one low gasp. "Get away from him!"
Summoning all her energy, she dragged herself to where Julian was knelt on the ground. Before she got to him he reached out and pulled her the last two paces into his arms. The death vanished. Slowly, slowly, their bond was repaired. Julian never wanted to let go of Shay again.
They sat there in silence for a minute or two, neither saying a word. Neither could speak even if they wanted to. There was no real way to react to all that had just happened.
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Post by Cat on Feb 20, 2005 15:07:01 GMT -5
(OOC: Sounds just like what my character was doing. Except for Metrean it was because of the overpowering imprint the knife's aura left in his mind) OOC: Every time someone goes nuts they try to kill Julian. XD Nice.
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Post by Tyrannus et Callida on Feb 20, 2005 15:13:49 GMT -5
OOC: Every time someone goes nuts they try to kill Julian. XD Nice. (OOC: I wouldn't say Metrean went nuts, he just lost control of himself for a while. And, BTW, He might be coming back your way.)
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Post by Kamy on Feb 20, 2005 15:24:45 GMT -5
OOC:ok now im concerned
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Post by Cat on Feb 20, 2005 18:25:48 GMT -5
OOC: /You're/ concerned? Julian's the one gettin' all pounced on today. XD He won't be happy to see Metrean.
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Post by Kamy on Feb 20, 2005 20:10:25 GMT -5
OOC: lol, my guy hasn't even met Metrean yet
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Post by Zen on Feb 20, 2005 21:58:49 GMT -5
((OOC: Okay, yes, beyond confused. O.O But I'll attempt to catch up.))
Seralis ran after threatening Killer. Didn't care if anyone found it unnatural for a dæmon to be by itself, just had to get away from that memory, that searing fright.
It had all come back in that terrifying second, Seralis thought. It was why - throwing all caution to the wind - that threat towards Killer had been made.
Finding refuge in the darkest corner of the store, Seralis curled behind a tall shelf shelf and waited. The memory was there, still.
Knife against feathers, tiger paw pressing down so hard..... couldn't breathe, cold metal against chest and wings.
Senna was there too - tears spilling down her face and hitting the floor, the floor which was dangerously close to ripping through the back of her dæmon. Both of them slid in and out of consciousness.
'Tell us you love us,' laughed the tigress, Raithsreia. 'Tell us!'
Seralis could do nothing but scream with owl fear as the knife dug deeper and the world went to black.
~*~
Senna would have followed her dæmon, but she was too frightened by what she had witnessed. She looked at Julian, lying limp on the floor of the store, and felt a pang as she realised that that was what had happened to her... and she looked at Shay, who appeared ten times worse, and realised that that was what happened to Seralis.
Then fear of her death was vanquished by love for her soul, and she got up and ran after her dæmon.
She found the white wolf curled in the darkest place in the store; going through the darkest of their memories.
'I only wished I could have done something, even if only to prevent them from being hurt.' Seralis could barely manage a whisper through the tears. 'I don't know what it was, but... It was like watching it happen to us all over again, Sen. Even if that bastard of a stepfather never touched me, it was the same terror, and I couldn't DO anything. And I felt that, again, for them. I wanted to help.'
Senna buried her face in Seralis' fur. 'Sh-h-h. I'm here. I love you, and I promise it'll never, ever happen again. Ever. I'd do what Julian did; I'd rather see us die that have you subject to that fear again.'
'Thank you.' Amber eyes filled with tears looked up. 'I love you too.'
They cried quietly together in the shadows, watched by row upon row of dusty books.
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Post by Tyrannus et Callida on Feb 21, 2005 13:37:46 GMT -5
OOC: /You're/ concerned? Julian's the one gettin' all pounced on today. XD He won't be happy to see Metrean. OOC: lol, my guy hasn't even met Metrean yet (OOC: Don't worry. The earliest he'll be there is in the morning. If morning ever comes.)
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Post by Kamy on Feb 21, 2005 17:04:22 GMT -5
OOC: do mornings ever come in ropg's like this? oh and is my guy the bad guy now or is he still good except for his bad side?
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Post by Zen on Feb 22, 2005 13:46:52 GMT -5
OOC: Metrean? Qui est-ce? And why are we all worried about him coming?
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Post by Cat on Feb 22, 2005 15:21:44 GMT -5
OOC: Metrean is TU's character. I'm worried because Metrean has a sword and because he tried to kill Julian last time they met. ^^; Lawrence is worried because he's weird. XD Oh, and Lawrence, I don't think your character is a bad guy. The RPG isn't black and white. Awhile ago I might have pegged Julian as an RP bad-guy, but I think he's a little more likeable now because people can sympathize with him. But he's still a thief and a jackass. XD Metrean would be a good guy, because he only attacked Julian for justice. Toby's a good guy too. And Senna, and Katherine, and Keene and Thom, because they help people. But Killer ... I dunno about Killer.
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Post by Zen on Feb 22, 2005 16:02:29 GMT -5
OOC: Oooh, I see. We all fear the guy with the sword. XD
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