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Post by Cat on Feb 18, 2005 19:38:25 GMT -5
"A tiger dæmon," echoed Julian, musing. For a split second he felt fortunate that his own dad's dæmon was not so fearsome a creature. He leaned back against the chair on his elbows, suddenly wanting to confide in this stranger. "My mum died a while ago. Now I've only got my dad and my cousin ... and Dad, he likes to smack me around a bit, I guess. But his dæmon's a red fox, she ain't so fast as Shay sometimes." He smiled a little, adding, "He wouldn't dare touch my cousin Shannon though. She's three years older than me and her dæmon is a snowy owl. He's tough. When they're around he stands up for me and Shay ..."
At that point Julian reflected on Tobias's previous offer. Escape his home. But he couldn't. He didn't have the nerve. He finished up weakly with, "At least Dad never puts a knife to Shay. If he ever touched her I think I'd leave home fer good ... So where's yer family now?"
"How long ago did it happen?"
"It happened just a while ago," Shay answered. "Half an hour ago maybe." She shuddered at the memory. "He wanted to kill me, I think, because he asked a question and Julian wouldn't answer. If he didn't eventually answer when he did ..."
Her throat tightened as she thought about that knife against her neck fur, fighting back tears. Absent-mindedly she dipped her head and brushed a paw across her eyes. "Sorry. It's hard to think about ... I know I will never, ever trust that guy, not for all the money in the world."
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Post by Kamy on Feb 18, 2005 19:43:56 GMT -5
"I know I will never, ever trust that guy, not for all the money in the world."
At this Killer and Forgotten bolted to Julian
"I HAVE A WAY TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT!" He shouted
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Post by cock of teh walk on Feb 18, 2005 20:23:07 GMT -5
bebmouth polished off a bagel and watched everyone run around and yell stuff. he threw the wrapper at Killers head and watched it bounce off. he looked around for a book to read. finding nothing he started ripping pages out of books to make a little fire to warm himself up with.
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Post by Cat on Feb 19, 2005 10:30:55 GMT -5
"I HAVE A WAY TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT!"
The second Shay heard Killer's voice, she didn't hesitate - she whipped around and launched herself at Forgotten. It didn't matter that she was only five pounds light, and a little sandcat, nor that Forgotten was much bigger and a wolf. She only wanted to hurt them as much as she could. She sank her claws deep into the loose skin of Forgotten's neck and sank her teeth deeper, her tail whirling in anger behind her.
Julian turned, a little dumbfounded by Shay's actions. Under normal curcumstances he'd have attacked Killer, but now he wasn't so sure. Killer had made him wary and mistrustful. So instead Julian snarled, "I don't want to hear whatever it is that's going to make thing right! Nothing will ever make this right, d'you hear me? Nothing!"
In desperation he reached out mentally to his dæmon. 'Shay, you'll lose. She's stronger than you.'
'I don't care!' Shay screamed back at him. Julian's eyes darkened, but he watched the fight with an almost impassive expression on his face.
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Post by Kamy on Feb 19, 2005 10:35:28 GMT -5
"Call her off" said Killer simply, and Forgotten turned into a bear "I SAID CALL HER OFF!" he repeated, watching blood drip down Forgotten's fur. "if you dont call her off and listen to me, I shall leave this world, and destroy humanity"
OOC: BTW, Killer and Forgotten have a VERY short fuse.
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Post by Cat on Feb 19, 2005 10:53:01 GMT -5
"if you dont call her off and listen to me, I shall leave this world, and destroy humanity"
At this Julian laughed coldly and remarked mockingly, "Well, excuse me all to hell, sir." The icier his tone, the more his North American drawl became pronounced. "Leave this world and destroy humanity, eh? Y' hear that, Shay? Mister Genocidal Maniac's gonna go a little crazy if you don't stop pickin' on his dæmon there."
Shay spat out a tuft of bear fur contempuously. Her paws had been locked around Forgotten's neck when she transformed, so that left her in a fairly good position now. She dug in deeper with her claws, slipping a little on the dense fur. The shoulder was where she wanted to be. She drew out the climb painstakingly, the way Gavidian had on her, wanting both Killer and Forgotten to feel each scrape of her claws on the bear dæmon's flesh. When she had found a good hold on Forgotten's shoulder, she raked out viciously at her cheek and shouted a reply to Julian.
"If Mister Genocidal Maniac wants me off her so badly, he can start by destroying me!" she taunted. "What's a little sandcat compared to humanity? Oh, but I forgot, he wants our trust. Can't go killing us now, can he?"
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Post by Kamy on Feb 19, 2005 11:01:10 GMT -5
"If Mister Genocidal Maniac wants me off her so badly, he can start by destroying me!" she taunted. "What's a little sandcat compared to humanity? Oh, but I forgot, he wants our trust. Can't go killing us now, can he?"
At this Killer thought to himself Oh no, im losing control. it.. it's taking over me again... I, I won't let it win.
"Ok, I warned you" said Killer calmly, a certian evilness in his tone and look "If you don't call her off I will be forced to attack" With this Killer looked at shay menacingly. "CALL HER OFF" he shouted, blood now puring down from his and Forgottens body. Killer seemed to be losing control of his actions
"no... not... won't.... let... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!" he screamed.
OOC: the humanity thing was just something that slipped out, like what you say if you have to act quickly and can't think.
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Post by Cat on Feb 19, 2005 11:40:35 GMT -5
Julian's eyes flickered and narrowed as he coolly surveyed Killer. In a bored tone, he said off-handedly, "Shay, I'd better call you off now or he just might have a conniption."
"It'll do him some good," Shay growled. She changed her position. "A sudden fit might make him him realize that we'll never change our mind!" Angrily she sank her teeth into Forgotten's bear ear, biting down harder and harder. All she wanted was to hurt this dæmon, draw blood from her.
Julian returned his steely gaze to Killer. "There you go. She ain't gonna back off." Almost unnoticeably, he slid his hand into his pocket and touched the dagger hilt. It could be drawn in one swift motion if he had need to.
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Post by Kamy on Feb 19, 2005 11:46:57 GMT -5
"There you go. She ain't gonna back off."
At this Killer's eye started twitching, he ran and yanked Shay off of Forgotten and held her away from Julian, and began backing away
"I.... Warned.... You....." he said
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Post by Cat on Feb 19, 2005 12:06:29 GMT -5
There it was, that horribly sensation again. Like his stomach dropping in a fall, or an adrenaline rush brought on by fear, but multiplied ten-fold. Julian flinched and started to back away as well, but then he felt the pull, too, and he instantly stepped closer. He'd played a dangerous game with this guy and lost.
Shay was stiff and wide-eyed with terror, her breath coming in fast gasps. Her claws dripped blood; it was in her mouth, too. Forgotten's blood. She sorely regretted attacking Killer's dæmon. She had no strength to fight him off. She was still and unmoving in Killer's grip, too stunned for tears or anything else. All she could whimper was, "Julian ..."
That one word wrenched at his heart. "Put her down," he managed to whisper, voice shaking. Trying to put more force into his voice, he pleaded, "Just put her down, please. She won't attack your dæmon again, I swear." His vision swam and he had to grip the armchair to keep himself upright. When he felt so sickened like this, his only instinct was to hold onto Shay and be comforted by her, but he couldn't do that and it tore him up inside.
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Post by Kamy on Feb 19, 2005 12:10:59 GMT -5
"Just put her down, please. She won't attack your dæmon again, I swear."
"no" killer replied "you didnt call her off, so I'm going to have forgotten do everything she did to herm to Shay." at this forgotten bit into shays meak softly and Killer started to back away
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Post by cock of teh walk on Feb 19, 2005 12:39:44 GMT -5
behemouth watched the boy touch the sand cat daemon again. he wasnt sure what do to. he wished Lee was here so he could see her face. he was sure he would know what to do then. For now he just watched with a sortof terrible curiosity at what was happening to Julian. he turned into a brindle whippet/mutt and ventured forward, in that im-curious-but-ready-to-run-way that dogs have.
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Post by Cat on Feb 19, 2005 15:39:25 GMT -5
Shay grimaced, feeling rivulets of blood run through her fur from where Forgotten's sharp teeth bit into her. Julian could feel the pain, too, searing from his neck down to his shoulder. His mind was a fog of pain and disgust. He couldn't see. He only realized Killer was backing away with Shay when he felt the pull, tugging at his heart a little. Focus, focus, he told himself fiercely, trying to bring his vision together. Then Killer took another step back and it all worsened.
"No," Julian moaned, "stop hurting her, please!" Usually he didn't beg in earnest like this for anything, but that thought didn't even occur to him. He was blacking out now; vision almost entirely gone, he was unaware of the bookshop around him. There was only him, Shay, Killer and Forgotten, and this nasty game of death they were playing.
Somewhere in the roil of confusion Julian wondered if what Killer was doing really was justice. Shay had, after all, attacked his dæmon. But she'd done it because he'd grabbed her in the first place. And Killer had done that because Julian didn't, right away, tell Killer what his name was. It's his fault, Julian thought viciously. He tried reaching out for Shay mentally, but their bond was weak and he couldn't get through to her. He was alone.
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Post by cock of teh walk on Feb 19, 2005 15:58:59 GMT -5
behemouths upper lip curled as he watched the boys bond being torn apart. he understood this pain but his eyes were cloudy. he felt as helpless as the boy. he was just as powerless. he barked weakly and shut his eyes trying to think fast.
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Post by Kaye&Lanh on Feb 19, 2005 16:36:07 GMT -5
Aluben flew in, with out his human. He was looking for a book for her, so she'd have more infoon the Aurora. He stoped as he saw a bond being torn. He wanted to do something, needed to, but was unsure what. He perched on a book shelf, and started breathing a steady stream of fire at Killer. It wasa weak stream, him nto beinga real dragon, and not enough to set aflame any books. He just hoped it would distract this pyshco long enough for shay and Julian to move.
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