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 Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 11:47 am
Looking back at the woman in white, Anhrea, Urt cast her a roguish grin. "So she tells me." He continued moving away with Svana toward the back room Kira was taking Claudette.
Baldur felt the beginnings of a headache start to plague him. He sipped his coffee and dug a knuckle into his temple.
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:54 pm
"Oh good, you've joined me. Maybe I can give you a few tips," Kira said, flinging Claudette on the floor.
"Claudette is my beloved," Blair said. "I want to save her, but I'd be useless. She... She deserves better."
Blair sat at the table, head buried in his arms, worrying over Claudette.
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 2:15 pm
"Then I wish you had some of this metal on you," Anrhea says, pointing to one of the bands on her arm. "Its anti-magic. This is so people can't use magic to free slaves. The only way a slave can be freed is through the proper channels." She extends the arm so Blair can take a look if he wishes. "The owner of the slave compound that trained me takes his business very seriously." She adds. "If your beloved is a slave, had you ever considered buying her and freeing her?" She does not yet know that Blair is pretty much a slave himself since magic and nobility do not go hand in hand in her world.
She looks over at Baldur, who doesn't appear to be doing well now. "Are you allergic to magic also?" she inquires solicitously. "Do you require aid?"
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 2:27 pm
Svana tried to keep the sarcasm out of her face and voice. "Somehow I doubt that." But she was curious what Kira had I mind for Claudette. She wondered how Blair could live with himself being responsible for whatever happened to her because of his own selfishness. Hr might have found the strength to leave Kira, but she fully expected that his actions sacrificed his bonny love.
"Carry on," she invited.
Out in the main room, Baldur clapped Blair on the shoulder. "She'll be all right." Of course, he didn't know that, but it seemed like the right thing to say.
He glanced up, surprised at Anhrea's question, anf then over where Blair was pale and shaking. "Do I look allergic to magic?" Realizing the sarcasm did no good, he added more directly, "No, I'm not allergic to magic."
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 4:58 pm
Ibara yelped, and flinched as the bolt hit the floor.
And suddenly she was not alone, the savage women...elf? And orc had joined them. Now she was outnumbered and Claudette had been thrown to the floor.
There was one thing she could no, without being to obvious...
Her magic was not flashy, it stemmed from her mind, and was invisible.
over Claudette she lay a shield, on that wrapped around her like another skin. The women could surely try and harm the poor girl, but she wouldn't be able to. Thankfully, very few had taken notice of her magics.
"Stop!" she protested, "You do not have consent! Look at her." She pleaded.
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 6:53 pm
"It's okay," Claudette murmured to Ibara. "She'll hurt Blair if I don't..."
Kira's magic was pressing Claudette to the floor, and she was still. Kira didn't use magic as she flung Claudette to the wall. Kicking her, punching her, slamming her head back against the wall, Kira was beating her senseless. There were no cries of pain as Kira used magic to keep Claudette silent.
Raising her arm, Kira began to gently light both of Claudette's bare arms with fire, letting a flame sit for a few seconds and then shutting it out. Each time was longer than the one before, and Claudette soon was riddled with burns.
"I don't like these guns," she said, pulling them out of Claudette's sheaths. "Let's see how you like it."
With a gun pressed to Claudette's shoulder, she pulled the trigger. Blood was suddenly flowing everywhere. Standing up, Kira pushed Claudette's head back against the wall by her hair and held it there so she could look her in the eye.
"Tell me, Claudette. Tell me you'll give up Blair. Speak," she commanded.
Her voice was raspy from pain as she said, "I won't."
"Do it, or I'll use my magic on him," she said.
"F-fine," Claudette whimpered, knowing she might actually do it. "I...I'll leave him alone."
"Good," Kira said, with a cold slap to her face. "I expect you to uphold that."
Blair lifted his head to look at her bands. He said, "Kira would never sell her. She's too valuable to SHADOW for her to go to just anyone. Especially me."
"I hope you're right," he said to Baldur.
He felt like a leech. Claudette took care of him through everything, and he couldn't even find the strength to save her. He didn't even have the strength.
Looking back at the woman in white, he asked, "Why are you enslaved?"
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 7:12 pm
Svana watched dispassionately as Kira inflicted her tortures on Claudette. Urt even seemed to enjoy it, a slow grin forming on his face. Eventually Svana turned away. "No finesse. All the magic in the world and she chooses to hit her like a child." Scoffing, she retreated back to the main room. Well aware Kira could heal Claudette instantly, she was almost appalled that was the best she could come up with to torture her.
"Can I stay?" Urt asked.
She flapped a hand on him. "Whatever you want."
In the other room, Baldur said, "Why don't you ask for Claudette for a wedding gift? Agree to marry Kira only if she gives Claudette to you." It seemed like a simple enough solution, although the boy didn't seem too bright when it came to getting what he wanted.
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 7:25 pm
Kira pushed Claudette to the floor, ensnaring her in vines that grew wildly, and she said, "Now, there's something I want you to do."
"What?" Her voice was muffled.
"I want you to go to Svana and beg for her to do to you what she did to Blair."
"What!?" Claudette shrieked.
"Yeah," Kira replied coyly. "Or better yet. Go to Baldur."
"N-no," she said.
"I'll walk you out there," Kira said. "Oh, and you won't be needing these."
She was pulling off Claudette's tshirt and shorts. Releasing her, she yanked Claudette to her feet, and she dragged her out into the main room.
"But," Blair said, "if I did that, Kira would want to move back underground, and I'm always sick down there. It'd be a miserable existence. I'd be putting my life at risk, and what good is that?"
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 7:41 pm
Ibara was confused. How could this women's magic just...cut though hers like nothing? Her magic had never failed her before and yet...She paled, the ivory skin looking more white as she watched Claudette take the abuse, but she could only watch for a few moments before fleeing back to the main room.
She went back to the cider, though it was little comfort. "How can you people be so curl?" She asked no one in particular.
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 7:41 pm
Baldur raised his eyebrows, unimpressed. "Oh, I get it. So you're willing to risk Claudette's life and happiness, but not your own?"
It wasn't his business. He should have just stayed out of it. He was grateful for Svana's return--oddly enough, although Urt didn't join her.
"Anything fun?" he asked.
"Not remotely," she replied, plopping down.
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 7:58 pm
"No!" Blair said. "If I'm sick and dying, Kira would just take her back, and my efforts would be useless."
Turning to Svana, he said, "How is she?"
Kira dragged a bloody, nearly naked, burned, bruised, and humiliated Claudette out to Svana and Baldur. Blair gasped, horrified by her wounds. He wanted to go to her, but Kira raised her arm threateningly. Instead, he watched Claudette and Kira.
Grinning, Kira said, "Claudette has something she wants to ask of both of you." She shoved Claudette forward. "Say it."
Claudette shook her head.
Kira froze her skin, and Claudette was shivering.
"Go ahead."
Claudette bit her lip and shook her head again. Kira pushed her hand to her chest and squeezed, pulsing magic through her heart. Claudette sank to the ground, crying out in pain. Letting go, Kira asked again.
"Now will you ask? Don't disobey me."
"Kira wants me to ask you... If you will do... Y-yknow...," Claudette said, her voice barely above a whisper. "W-what you did to b-Blair."
Her face was bright red. This could only get worse.
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 8:12 pm
Baldur only shook his head. This kid had no imagination, but that wasn't his fault. He decided just to leave it alone. If he wasn't bright enough to plot a better future for his dearly beloved, even at some cost, he was stuck with what he had. Shrugging, he let it go, taking another drink of coffee as Claudette dragged herself out, more worse for wear than he expected her to be. She asked her question with much prodding.
"No," he said flatly, returning to his coffee.
Eyes went to Svana. Well, it was more inspired. She was tempted to collaborate and say yes...except that she really had no interest in what Claudette had to offer. In fact, she was even a little annoyed that Kira thought she could use Svana as a pawn.
Baldur turned to her, as if daring her to agree. Urt came up behind the magic user and her slave, looking on with wide-eyed fascination.
"Claudette's not my type," she finally declared. "Sorry, Kira, but I can't help you with this one."
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 8:15 pm
Ibara spit the cider back into the cup as Claudette was drug out. How could this women wish so much violence against her? She had never seen anything like this. But she had to do something about it. Really do something about it.
Thankfully, whatever exhange was happening, no one else wanted to harm the poor little girl. Good thing.
Ibara slipped of her seat and stepped next to the abuser. "This is beyond uncalled for you lowlife."
She then processed to punch the women in the face.
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 8:25 pm
Claudette breathed a sigh of relief as Svana and Baldur both refused to use her body. "Thank you," she said quietly.
Kira smashed Claudette in the face with a conjured rock, scratching her face and causing to bleed. Claudette grabbed her face in pain, her arm stiffening up from the bullet wound.
"Your body is not good enough for these people, dammit!" Turning to the others, Kira said, "Anyone want to finish her off?"
Suddenly, Kira was punched in the face. Blinded by rage and pain, she fell back. Seizing the opportunity, Blair jumped in, grabbed Claudette, and ran off to go hide from Kira with her. He was gone by the time Kira stood back up.
He would have to to thank Ibara later. Kira rounded on the snake woman.
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