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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 5:16 pm
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Rikki Tikki Travi It was everything she could do to stop herself from grinning. If she were able to, Shade would be trembling with excitement.
She slithered around the Fox-kin like a hungry panther. "She doesn't know it, but I was the one who gave her the power to manipulate and travel the shadows. She was a heartbroken and half dead when I came upon her. Now she is a modern legend."
"But what I gave her was only a fraction I can give. It is as you say, you are far more gifted in the mystical arts. I can give you power second only to me. Then you could protect not only yourself, but the people Alec worries about as well."
"What say you, Kerana?"
All of that power, being able to protect the people Alec was worried about and to finally be together and live happily ever after!? She was about to say YES but she stop and thought about it. She was tought when offered such a thing considered to give careful consideration of the consequences. All of that power, given and not learned could she really control of that? That would totally be irresponsible and chaotic.
She originally came here to become numb, to the pain caused by the 'truth' she discovered. The love she has for him would only get in the way of their quest, especially if he wasn't going to act upon it. She took a deep breath shaking off that train of thought.
If it was anyone else they wouldn't give it another thought and say yes. Kerana looked to her dark friend. "I appreciate the offer, but I'm afraid power is not what I want… instead I rather have my love removed… it'll only get in the way and continue to ache…" her eyes leaked. "There's no point in having it if there's no way he and I can be together. At that point I might as well be out of his way."
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 12:37 pm
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Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2017 4:57 pm
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2017 1:10 am
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2017 1:40 am
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Alec could feel a low growl building up in his throat. That was not the Kerana he knew. That creature had twisted her into something unrecognizable, and the knowledge of that made his blood boil. Something primal began to overtake him, just as it had at the end of his fight with Leo. The desire to protect his charge, his beloved, his reason to become stronger...even if it meant his own life.
Zephyr called out to his host desperately, "Don't do it, Alec! Let Nova handle this! You'll only get yourself killed!"
Silhouette's sickly yellow eyes and malicious grin made themselves apparent to Nova. She continued to whisper to Kerana, her voice now echoing sweetly.
"That's wonderful, Kerana! Show him your strength. Show him your resolve. Show him by accepting my aid. No more love. No more tears. No more weakness. Your dreams are within reach."
"You need only say my name. My true name. Silhouette."
Alec could feel that evil coming from the creature. It was heavy, ancient, and corrupting the one he was sworn to protect. His eyes went wild as his instinct kicked in.
Zephyr could feel his influence falling further away as the rage took control. "Alec! Remember what I said! Don't let the rage fuel your power!"
Alec was done listening. He was done staying on the sidelines. He leaped from behind the bushes in his wolf form, ready to tear the creature to ribbons. But upon landing on the ground in front of his concealment, he was bound by smoking tendrils of darkness that burst from his own shadow. They wrapped around his limbs, torso, muzzle, and neck. He was pulled harshly to the ground, unable to move despite his wild thrashing. He continued to fight even as the coil around his neck began to tighten slowly.
The back of Silhouette's head grew a second set of eyes and mouth. She muted herself from Kerana's ears and murmured, "Down boy. You will die when Trinity can see your head fall from your body like a clipped flower bud."
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2017 9:40 pm
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2017 10:59 pm
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With his arms and legs fully extended, Alec wasn't even able to reach out to Kerana as she tried to help him. His confinement was feeding his rage. Even as his air was being cut off, he was thrashing and snarling.
Silhouette swooped in and lurched over Kerana like a hungry vulture. She dropped any pretense of benevolence and maintained the manic appearance that she had revealed to Nova and Alec.
"No deal? Foolish child, you started to sign your name when I took your blood in that wreckage that nearly killed you. I even have part of your spirit within me; something this 'guardian' fought for dearly, I might add. And yet you were so eager to do away with it. Did you really think ridding yourself of all fear would come without consequences?"
"But you needn't worry about the boy. His life will be spared...once my true name has been said by you. You'd better decide quickly. The longer he fights, the tighter those binds will become."
The next squeeze actually caused Alec to yelp once like a wounded wolf.
Silhouette then glared at Nova and hissed, "And you, reincarnation of Soul. If you value the lives of these children then you will keep your distance and not utter a single syllable that even remotely sounds like an incantation. Interfere, and their lives, along with the lives of the Dragon-kin of this city, will be forfeit."
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Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 10:19 am
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Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 3:24 pm
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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 1:53 am
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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 2:04 am
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