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 Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 6:55 pm
He obviously wasn't expecting that sort of answer. "Oh...well I suppose it's a jaguar then." He got down on all fours, and Eliot was whitness to a very interesting, very grotesque specticall. Slowly, Roarke's features began to change. His skin ripped, giving way to spotted fur, blood dripped lightly to the ground as it bagan splitting allover his body, ripping through clothes. It as obvious that he was trying not to scream, but grunts and and horrid moans did escape. Bones broke, cracked...you could here them poping and screaching udner his skin as they lengthened, shortened, sharpened...whatever they had to do. The was an awfull crack as hi knee snapped backwards, and his neck dropped, his forhead flattened, a nd a tail grew. Ina short time, a panting, shivering jaguar had taken Roark's place. It had been painful to watch, aslmost as painfula s it was to transform.
He voice shoook a little. "Well, shell we move on then?"
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 6:58 pm
"Well..we had a few close times...I used to think Malik was a pushover. that he'd be no real problem in a fight. I'm faster and stronger..but good lord. he's like a snake. he just seems to know how to move and where to hit. and once he had that sword...good I saw him kill a man by throwing it into him."
Then a look at Moonstone, and back to Rand.
"I know he did..and I hope he can understand. I just...I didn't want to be in his shadow anymore. I wanted a place I coudl prove myself. as for me and Moon..well...we found an alternate version of dad here. a human one. he made us some amulets, and moon made some wisecracks, we got to tussling..and it just escalated out of control."
"yes they do. and I have to see the oracle soon. I was originally wanting to see her to make sure you were going to be alright. but now that's done, and I think I need to find somethings out about Tarathiel. or our 'thrid' party that the scroll was from. Not to mention we need to send those items along. you think Nieran or SErino might want to do that?"
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 7:01 pm
At a loss for words Eliot patted the spot on a jaguars back that meant to convey feelings of genuine concern. She was touched that he would put himself through such pain for the sake of others. She respected him for that.
Eliots transformation was much smoother. Although there was no specific moment of change, nor could you even see the transformation, she simply was not, and then was the wolf again. She had once tried to describe it to a chipmonk whom she had frightened. She was leaving her world in a sence, and brining another life, another form, from another time back with her. But people got confused, she tended not to go into it.
She lifted her head to let the moss light glint her now golden eyes. "Yes, let us move on."
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 7:15 pm
Rand pulled back from Moonstone. "You lost so much weight! You look like a twig!" She patted him here and there, she couldn't believe it. "Your muscles are all going into atrohopy, what have you been doing? Laying in bed all week?"
Moonstone was hardly able to utter a "yes" he looked so down trodden. Rand sighed, hugged him once more. "Moosntone, you must stop this, it's not healthy."
His shoulder slumped. "Yes mother."
She looked back to Onyx. "ah well, he sure can fight. I've heard enough from my freinds at the Manor what the man can do." She smiled. "But my fear of him vanished about the time Piper started to seduce him. A man that can fall in love isn't all that bad."
He frwoned. "Wisecracks? That's not like you , Moon. Not at all." She blinked. "Prove yourself, Onyx? His shadow? I-I had no idea you frelt that way..."
He nodded, a tad jelous that her transformation was easier, and that his would be jut as painful changing back into a human. "very well. Follow me. And try not to talk once we get inside. Not a good thing...just in case they have dogs or soemthing." Together they bonded from rock to rock, until they were in the platue outside the double doors. How were they going to get in? It was obvious that Roarke had been here before, when he took a leaf shaped stone off the ground, which looked as if it had fallen off of the design on the door, and placed it in it's rightful place. The doors swung open silinglty, and swallowed the two as the it closed again behind them.
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 7:21 pm
Eliot found herself in a dark tunnel, up ahead she could see fire falming away in its braket upon the wall. She followed Roarke carefull not to upset anythign that might be on the floor, she kept her ears up and her head down low, tryign to cathc a sent that might warn them of danger, or, might be familiar. She realized that whatever smells were there were very old, and almost moldy in the air.
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 7:24 pm
"Yeah, don't tell me about the color thing...I've learned that one twenty years ago." But that was all better now right? Because Malik said she could wear all the blaringly bright red and other bright colors to her hearts content. That was nice. A look to Malik. "You may not get much out of her, she was vague wiht me when I asked a few things on the subject of our lives here when I saw her. But hwo knows, maybe she'll be more open." MAybe she'd go with Malik. If anything just to stay by him and to also return that little red stone, yes she definately thought it to be the same one the oracle had.
Kieran cleared hsi throat slightly, looking up from Blue and throwing in his two cents on that matter. "If you're going to use the Zephyrs, send Serino. I know Nerian, he'd get too skittish and then who knows what he would do. Could planes hop, could end up in a bottle or something."
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 7:30 pm
"Dad's like a legend. he's faster, stronger, he radiates calm power. like a male lion. he's the prideleader, and you can feel it. I wanted a place were being Cymarron's kit didn't mean anything. someplace to prove I'm just as good without his name attached as people might think with it."
Hard to explain to mom.
"It's not that I hate him..at least..not anymore. I just wanted people to hate me or fear me or love me or respect me bacause I'm me. not becuase I'm cymarron's kit."
A look at moonstone.
"He's been homesick. and I think he needs to get laid."
A chuckle at that last comment.
"Alright then. we'll send Serino for that. the last thign we need is Neiran going coward on us. nad I know she can't tell us much about our own lives. that whole 'knowing it will alter it' deal. I'm mostly interested in teh Tarathiel and Jiscal right now. and perhaps the lich that had the oracle, if it's still alive."
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 7:39 pm
"Onyx..." Rand sighed. Had she really been so oblivious to all of this? She thought she had known her kits inside and out. "Darling..." she took hold of his hands, looked up into his eyes. "I didn't know. Had I known...I might have let you out of the manor more. Let you two take your own paths, fond your own place...I'm sorry I kept you so...isolated."
"You're father missis you, and loves you. You have no idea what he would give, for you two to be happy."
Moosntone blushed horribly. "I'm not the one with the crush," he muttered.
Rand blinked agian, frowning. "Crush, what crush?"
Blue stretched a wing. "Almost dry now, I'll be able to fly soon." He rubbed a finger at his nose. "Not like a fairy though. they can hover and the like. Takes me a little more effort to fly around."
Roarke led her deeping into the rock face, until the lights began to get closer together, until the place filled with the smells of the living. He wondered if she noticed that they were off somehow. They smelled..alive but they didn't smell warm. Soon they were passing rooms...all with instruments and equipment that he din't care to describe, they looked to aweful to want to recall. He was following voices that he heardMost doorways were left open, so they travled withe as. After all, free people didn;t much walk around this place. Soon, he led Eliot through a door that led to some kind of theatre. The seats surrounded a glass dome, which looked down upon what looked like an operateing table. Three men in white suits and glasses stood there, talking with a man swatched in cloakes and scarves.
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 7:48 pm
"Well...don't poke your nose in too far...and tell me when you're going." Yes indeed she wanted to know where he was. She may not be comfortable with him touching her, but she took comfort in hsi prescene...no fun finding he was gone. Then a look to Blue. "So in essence...one could call you a miniature angel in a manner of speaking. I think it suits you in a way Blue."
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 7:49 pm
Onyx shot his twin a glare. blast it moon!
"Well I..um...met this girl here. a slave girl, called Whirlwind. actually..that rag was one she used to um...wash with."
Great. now he sounded like a real pervert.
"I promised to protect her when we first met...but she was taken and has found herself a part of a pirate ship's crew. she visited a bit, and right now were just friends."
another glare at Moon.
"It not that, mom, really. we weren't that isolated..it just. teh villagers showed respect becuase they feared dad. we had to hid our looks to go places. the kelves didn't. I mean we had a great time at home mother. and we'll go back home, I promise. I just want to be able to say that I'm known here. and I didn't need dad to watch for me or anything."
A smile at her, and a nuzzle and a kiss.
"It's just spreading my wings a bit, as it were. If it'll make you happy, I'll come home in a few days and at least visit, alright? we'll talk with dad and you and show everyone in teh manor we're not dead. and get moonstone laid."
Stuck his tongue out at him on that one.
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 7:51 pm
The further and further they went the more Eliots ears wilted. she was smelling things she didn't want to smell. She could tell you what some of the instruments and tools that they passed were used for, she didn't know why. She was scared, very scared, her tail was scraping the ground as she tried to keep it from moving between her legs.
She noticed when the smells in the room began to change, she flet like her nose had never been more acute to its suroundings. Tears leaked from her eyes.
No, she said to herself, No please, its not him. She remembered vividly a corpse tearings at her tender body, raking its nails down her calves. She could feel the still healing scabspulling at her skin. She was feeling pain all over her body. the bruises on her face pounded.
When they arrived at the stranger opening with the glass dome she did not want to look down into it. But she did and she almost cried out in terror and anguish. The Creepy, foul smelling man was down there. Her body convulsed and she had trouble breathing.
She touched Roarke with her shoulder, through a series of smells, sounds and actions she said, "I'm pretty sure that man... knows we're here."
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 7:58 pm
"Of course I would tell you when I'm going. I wouldn't do that to you, chev'. A miniture angel. well. two imps and a minature angel. now all we need is somethign from puragtory and we'll have the whole set."
A look at piper, and Kieran.
"There's another thing to talk about. My trip to the academy is coming up soon. we need to get together on who's going. I feel fine with the vah watching this home if we all want to go. but a mage academy can be dangerous while not intending to be. magical mishaps and the like from learnign students."
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 8:04 pm
"A promiss? That sounds very familiar. Be carefull Onyx. Sometimes a promiss can lead to much anguish." She smiled though. "Just freinds? Is she interested in you as well? And why did you have her wash cloth in your mouth?" At that she did raise her eyebrow. Reallt, he was just a kitten.
"Whilrwind. It's pretty." She smiled. "All right, come home sometime soon, Morelle woill bring the raven item ans how you how to use it properly. But you can come back here. If you want to make youreslfves something here, then by all means, please." She pulled at his ear. "Behave, Onyx."
He had indeed made Moonstone blush harder. "I have no such interest at home, brother. I don't see how you would be able to find a woman who would accpet me." a littel crude, but Moon hadn't been in the best of moods lately.
"Awe..." he blushed again. "An angel? I don't tihnk so." He gave a nervous chuckle. "Angels don't forget who they are. I think. Plus, i don't derver praise such as that, dear Piper." He blush covered most of his face.
He crouched down, so that only his eyes were peering over the edge of the domed room. Roarke swallowed. "Hadn't counted on that. Let's just see what we can hear, all right?" It was important that they gathered what information they could. It was imperititve.
"Well? Has the research been going well?"
"Very well, Sir. We have a shipment ready to go out in a day or so."
"Exceltent, wonderful. delightful. Do they match your specualtions? And my specifications."
"Yes Sire!" one of the white robed men said very enhusiasiclly. "No need to fear any retaliation from these slaves, sir. All souless, as directed."
"Good, oh yes."
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 8:29 pm
Eliot swallowed...Soulless? What kind of monster would do such a thing? She shared a look with Roarke.
"If they are soulless, where they created that way? Or are they trapped somewhere?" They needed mroe information. eliot was disgutsed that she had to be around that man any longer but, a souless creature? What pain! Its body must be in a constant state of convulsion, live with out a soul. How is it controled?
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 8:31 pm
A slight smile at Malik before Piper and her father exchanged looks, both seemingly asking the other if they were going then knowing the answers. "I'm still not sure if I want to go... I mean...I know I can't stay cooped up inside forever...but I really don't want to away from here very far." Yes seemed the farthest she went right now was the stables. Of course that was her problem. She wanted to stay with Malik, but she didn't want to leave. Sure, Onyx and Moon would be here, but it wasn't the same. You just felt more comfortable to be with one who shared a bond with you. A little worrisome look from her as seh plopped down in the chair next to Malik's. Though then a look to Blue. "Don't short change yourself either, the definition of angel is vast and varied."
Kieran tapped his fingers on the table. "Well you already know that I'm going. I'm not sure much could keep me from it. And besides, best to go in accompaniment than alone." A nod then a look to PIper, reserved yet in those eyes one could see the worry for her. But he knew that she had to get over this all in her own way and in her own time. Sad really, but necessary.
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