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 Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 6:52 pm
Malik mounted himself up without a word, his eyes moved to the burning, and Ramoth smelled the fire and reared, snorting nad nieghing loudly, flames kicking up aroudn her, before a spur of Malik's boots got her running, leaving a trail of fire behind, Malik still hand that blade brandished, and he fully intended to use it. if Zahara was standing, she wasn't going to be for long. He'd had it with her. Piper's friend or not, she had crossed a line that damn well didn't get crossed with Malik. last person to cross it was Kaden, and he was probably still suffering, his soul in the Plane of Fear where Malik put it.
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 6:59 pm
Zahara lay there beside Piper, both elves bloody, both tired, smoke filling both of their lungs and she shook her head. Tears filled eyes that still stung from the irritation of the smoke. "Sevilin.." she finally said. "I thought you believed in second chances, things changing. But you've hated him from the beginning, enough to inflict that much pain on him. I healed him...I know how bad it was..." Her anger was calming and she tested her muscle response. Concentrating, sending signals to her fingers, she begged them to move and they did twitch slightly but that was it. She was still affected. "Breakers..." she ground out between clenched teeth. Oh by Eili her body hurt. Piper had done a number on her but she knew the surface elf would be feeling her own aches and pains. "I just don't understand...why?"
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 7:08 pm
Fianna grabbed Serino's mane as he materialized and hitched her skirt up some before mounting up on him, as Kieran had gone off to grab Nerian, and she clicked her tongue to Serino, falling into canter stride next to Kieran and Nerian for a moment. "I'm taking that this is not good behavior for him?"
"Last time he went off like that, someone died." Said as he gave a kick to Nerian to follow after Malik, Fianna on Serino in tow behind him...had to be some sort of level headedness there, besides, this was about Piper.
Sitting herself up she leaned her weight back on one hand, bringing up her other hand to wipe at the blood that was draining from her nose, though that only pulled a yelp from her in pain...felt like someone had stabbed her in the face. A cough and a look down at the twigs and soot stains that clung to her from smoke and brushing against trees, then her eyes came back up to watch the fire going on in front of her. Well...that was a sight wasn't it? Breifly she inspected the whip lash across her thigh and the slice in her arm, doing injurt inventory before looking to Zahara, crawling over to her to check out her own inflicted wounds, particularly where she had been struck with the arrow. Nothing too bad...if healed properly of course. Well...for whatever Zahara was mad at her before, this was sure to add to it. But she only paid attention then after another cough as Zahara started to give answers. "I've done nothing to Sevilin..." No really, she hadn't. Breakers? Malik. Apparently Malik had thrown Sevilin to them, or rather that's what Zahara was telling her. "I only give him what he gives me Zahara..." Yes, that was her simple answer, second chances and all included. But her attention wavered as she felt bonds tugging and she looked up. Uh oh. Slipping an arm under Zahara she propped her up so she could breath better and also leaned the drow back on her own shoulder.
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 7:19 pm
Malik was first to reach toward them and he didn't even stop Ramoth, just jumped off her, landing heavily on his feet, sword still in hand, and he he marched over, neverminding Piper holding her up, grabbed her free arm and bodily threw her off Piper and on the ground, even kicking her a bit to get some distance away from Piper. no words, no need for those. just as there was really no need for words with kaden. That blade lifted, fully ready to just cut her in half...then in quarters, then in sixths, and eighths..until he coudl feed her as bite size candy to Ramoth. nevermind that. she liked the horses. he'd feed her to the ogres.
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 7:24 pm
Zahara was looking at Malik for a moent and hten she was flying through the air. She slammed into the ground hard and then felt Malik's boot slam into her stomach causing the snack she'd eaten earlier to almost expel itself from her body. She moaned in pain and tried to move to defend herself but she couldn't. She didn't even care when she saw that blade raised above her, just closed her eyes and waited for the end.
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 7:28 pm
"Malik no!" About all she could do to protest before Malik had ripped Zahara away and roughed her up a bit before taking to his blade. That damnable blade...so much for him wanting it not near him for a while. Attempting to push herself up before her attention was grabbed by hands gently laying to her shoulders and she looked over to meet green eyes with her own triple colored ones. "Mother?"
"Shh." Said as she brought her sleeve up to wipe away some blood from Piper's face, only to urge a pained noise and a cringe from her, before she took to looking over the rest of her daughter a moment.
Kieran slid in front of Zahara, interposing himself between Malik and the female drow. His sword was drawn, mostly for the mere purpose to give Malik's something to strike on should he bring the blade down, but he didn't intend on fighting the tier'dal. "Malik, think about this before you continue." A side glance over to Piper and Fianna.
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 7:36 pm
Malik moved the blade, still in position to strike, but back a bit to a more comfortable position to hold it for a moment.
"What's to think about. She's gone to far. she set fire to my land, that whipmark on Piper's thigh, her bloody, probably broken nose, a dagger slice. she's assaulted my fiance' twice now. Twice. You held me back last time, and this is the result."
Malik put his boot down on Zahara's chest, just in case she tried to squirm he way out of striking distance like the snake she was.
"I should have broken her last time she crossed this line."
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 7:51 pm
Honestly, Malik could be so stupid sometimes. Did he really think that if she could move she would still be on the ground, still be allowing him to kick and cause her pain and almost kill her? He had another thought coming. She was the type to get back on her feet unless it was physically impossible as it was now. But he didn't realize that the boot on her chest, which was currently cutting off her air supply with the amount of pressure he was using and not allowing her to breathe was extremely unnecessary. "Your...fault..." she gasped, still trying to move her fingers, toes, nything...
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 7:54 pm
He let his eyes turned back to Malik. Was that just Malik blaming Kieran for this? Sure sounded like it but he never rose to bait laid before him and he wouldn't start now. Kieran was always one to keep his calm. A careful look to know how much force he was putting on ZAhara before again back to Malik, watching his movements,putting the flat of his blade against Malik's boot and shoving it off some. "And it will do you any better to do it now? You think breaking her is going to protect Piper from her?" Physical was only half of any relationship after all.
Piper pushed her mother away lightly, bracing her hands on the ground to push herself up off of it, but only having to lean on Fianna once up, seeing as her shin wasn't wanting to support the weight. Not that she cared at this moment. "Malik...Sevilin." Like it or not, Malik was the cause of this one now wasn't he? Pushing away from Fianna again she stumbled her way over to Malik and latched to his arm, shaking her head at him. "Don't...please don't." In that pleading tone to him, didn't care about blood or hurting right now, this was more important. Another cough, it was hard to breath through blood.
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 8:05 pm
Zahara's word gots Malvolence driven into the ground, much to the blades dismay, and shrugged off Piper, grabbing Zahara and lifted her up off the ground by her tunic, her feet not touching the ground.
"My fault. Exactly right, little drow. Mine. Sevilin is mine now. he swore his featly, and he got the price he was owed for his insults and actions against Piper. This is twice now, that I have set into motion things that you don't like, and twice now, you have come to strike Piper. Where's your pride? where's the great arrogance of the drow in you? Oh yes. that must be it. you know you can't beat me. without Lloth, without whatever patron god or goddess that fuels your power...you can't beat me. So lets take advantage of Piper's friendship, or her trust in you, to get close and then do to her what you can't do to me."
He held her up with one hand, taking off hsi helm with the other and smacking her with it, before throwing it down.
"Your a treacherous viper, little drow. and I should have killed you for your actions then, and I should kill you now, and spare the pain Piper would suffer at your damned hands. But you still have use, for now. I need your clerical and potion expertise, don't I. And agasint my wishes or not, Piper still cares about your well being, even after your assaults. And Kieran vouches in your corner this time as well, on Piper's behalf."
A slight growl.
"And perhaps death is too good for you. too quick. you won't suffer nearly enough. Maybe I should do to you what I did to Kaden."
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 8:24 pm
Oh he was bringing back that anger, especially when he decided to use his helm to smack her. Yeah, that hurt. She glared at him meeting his gaze wihtout backing down at least as much as she could considering the current situation. Her eyes narrowed and she took careful aim then spit in Malik's left eye. "Treacherous... like a drow...like you..." Oh yes he was treacherous. Look waht he did to his own employees. He lied, he cheated, he stole to get what he wanted and he didn't care who got hurt in the process. The only one who was exempt was Piper but that did'nt redeem him anymore than it did her or Sevilin. They were all drow dammit! All of them.
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 8:29 pm
Kieran was quick to reach out his free arm and grab Piper, who had stumbled some at being shrugged off seeing as it was obvious she had more or less been leaning her weight on Malik's arm when she had grabbed it. He steadied her until Fianna had come over and taken hold of her again, forcefully pulling her away from the three. Though a sigh as Malik and Zahara both took to each other still. "You should both stop flogging the proverbial dead horse."
She struggled the slightest bit, but Fianna's grip was always sure when she needed it to be. "Malik...leave her be she can't move." The wonder of Cymarron's venom. Though this wasn't looking any better and she wasn't feeling good right now. But it seemed she was determined to show herself all right at the moment as she was making herself bear her own weight.
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 8:41 pm
Malik's face coudl have frightened a gorgon for the anger and hatred in it when she spit in hsi eye, and he glanced over at Piper..and flung Zahara down.
"As you wish. Kieran, take piper home with you. me and fianna will follow behind you. and you, little drow..the only reason you get away with your little stunt this time is Piper's good graces. But I won't forget. and you step over that line one more time, and I'll enjoy listening to you scream. You'll get a first hand experience of what happened to Kaden."
Malvolence was picked up and sheathed, his helm picked back up. though Malvolence was unblucked from his waist and handed over to Kieran.
"Give that to a slave. they'll know where to put it."
Before whistling from Ramoth, who came to Malik with a cripsy insect of some sort for her foals. looked like a three pound centipede.
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 8:53 pm
Ow, okay it was now time to stop manhandling her gods be damned! She lay there on the ground, slowly regaining the movement in her body. She could actually wiggle her fingers and toes now as the poison worked it's way through her bloodstream and gathered where it would no longer be quite as harmful. She still needed an antidote of some sort to get rid of the poison entirely but she glanced at Malik for a moment then up at the Labyrinth's ceiling. Had she been wrong? Malik said Sevilin belonged to him, swore his fealty, but Sevilin was so against anyone holding the reins that there was no way that could be true. Thus she was left to ponder, wonder if perhaps she hadn't just jeopardized everything she'd gained...
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:05 pm
Kieran sighed lightly and took Malvolence before walking over to Fianna And taking Piper by the arm and whistling for Nerian. She was helped up on the Zephyr who wasn't really happy.
Another cough with a cringe in accompaniment. "You have to get Zahara." Taking Malvolence from Kieran and resting it across her lap with one of those looks to Kieran.
He stared back a moment before walking over to Zahara, picking her up. She wasn't too bad off, well more so since Malik had gotten through with her. Thus negotiating seating on Nerian, as per Piper's request to not leave the drow behind...hm...Kieran was runing yet another pair of clothes as well. So it was Piper sitting behidn Kieran, leaning against him and holding onto Malvolence, Kieran in the middle and Zahara side ways across his lap. A little kick to Nerian to get him going...he was more than eager to get home.
Fianna...wasn't quiet sure how to feel right about now. Though she had every right to be that way didn't she? But a look at the blood on her sleeve with a sigh before she looked to Malik once then walked back over to Serino, mounting back up on him with a little pet to his mane.
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