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 Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 6:56 pm
Alar stared off as if recalling old memories, painful ones. If one was able to see his soul they would see chains binding him, holding him back. As if great weights held him down. Promises he could not keep. Lives he could not save. His soul was chained, his heart locked away, but his soul was not. His face beheld all the happiness in the world.
"We should all strive to help one another, not tear each other apart." He mumbled reaching into his robe to grasp a trinket connected to a gold chain.
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Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 7:02 pm
"Nihilo ex nihilo," Kumori says finally.
Suddenly the food arrives. Kumori pulls Hecate back into her lap. She takes the mug of cider, still warm, in both hands and takes a sip. She places it back down on the table and pushes it towards Alar slightly, an offer to share.
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Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 7:11 pm
Alar takes a bit so as not to be rude, the food dissapears into his cavernous hood. He stares off again gathering the right words inside his mind.
"Nothing out of nothing.." He mumbles to himself.
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Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 7:19 pm
Kumori finally allows a tiny smile to appear on her face. The crowd around them is thinning, the human customers being frightened off by their non-human companions. It is likely that the only reason that Kumori and Alar have not been thrown out is because the tavern owners are aware of how much money Alar has.
"I will help," Kumori says. She begins to eat the tart, blackberry juice staining her cheeks.
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Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:55 am
Alar nods and looks out the window. The sky was changing hues from a deep blue to a bright orange. The sun was setting. He always liked the sunsets. It brought back good memories.
"We wait. You might want rest. I don't need rest. I wait down here, talk to Hestia." He said as he looked at the fire, the light it casted becoming more apparent with every passing moment. So to with the light came deeper shadows. One such shadow cast was...strange..it was larger than it should have been. It was Alar's. It almost appeared as if there were wings being spread. But the moment passed and the shadow looked nothing out of the ordinary.
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Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 3:45 pm
Kumori finishes eating and gives what is left of the tart to Alar. She takes a napkin and wipes the blackberry juice from her cheeks. While she waits, she sips at the apple cider and watches the fire. She does not seem to notice Alar's odd shadow.
As she waits, her mind wanders and her 'sight' activates of its own accord; she watches a group of richly dressed humans argue. Over what is not apparent, as they are speaking in hushed tones, and seem to change the subject quite frequently. One makes her think of a king or something. Soon she gets bored with this as well.
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Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 4:23 pm
Alar had sat infront of the fire, quite close infact. It seemed not to bother him. He spoke with it as if it was an old friend. Was he insane? He touched the flames unscathed, like a friendly handshake or a gesture between old comrades. He scanned the room making sure that none were watching, satisfied he pulled back his hood. Just enough to see the white mane of feathers or fur that covered his scalp. It obscured his other features keeping his visage out of view.
"suus bonus video vidi visum vos vetus amicus." He spoke to flame, which flickered and danced with a pale blue light.
"I need to ask of a boon."
What ever was said next was lost in the sound of a struggle outside. The clashing of steel.
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Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 4:32 pm
Kumori's head snaps up at the sound of metal against metal. The remaining tavern patrons seem to be frozen in fear, but Kumori hops out of her seat and walks over to the nearest window. She holds Hecate up so that the toy cat can see as well; outside a brawl has started amongst a large group of soldiers.
Kumori catches bits and pieces of their conversation; 'coward', 'run away', and 'children' pop up frequently. She recognizes one of the men as one of the group she and Alar ran into earlier. He was one of those who had watched his commrade flee in fear.
There is something else too. She sees many different insignias of different noble families on the soldiers' armor. Was that significant?
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Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 4:58 pm
Alar runs through the front doors of the tavern with blinding speed. The guards turn and one points, one from before, sending accusations and curses towards him. They all move to attack him but somthing strange happens. In the blink of an eye Alar is standing behind them and the men lay strewn about the ground all but one. To him he has the unfortunate fate as to witness Alar's true face. The man begins to weep. Not from fear. But from joy. Alar lets go of the man letting him slump to the street. The others groan attesting to the fact that they were still alive. Unfortunately a "good" samaritan immediatly runs off to fetch more guards. Alar turns to face Kumori in the window, his smile was gone. In its place were tears. He had injured someone and he hated it. One might have caught the vision of a halo in the sky if they had looked up, surrounding the city with its vastness. It was a sign. One of the angels had returned. The others were on their way.
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Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 5:38 pm
It is hard to say what Kumori's reaction to this is, as her face is impassive. She leaves the window and exists the tavern, approaching Alar. She looks up to him, his face once again covered by the hood. Then she reaches and takes his hand.
"They'll be okay," she assures him. "Hestia?"
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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 10:15 am
Alar nodded. He was in another world entirely. His mind and body in two places at once. Was he thinking of somthing?
Four comets streaked through the sky with a brilliant golden light. Each landing in a diffrent part of the city with a deafoning boom. The earth shook for a minute then all was quiet. No birds. No animals. Not even the bustle of the city itself was heard. It had begun.
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 1:15 pm
Alar stared off into the distance as screams pierced the quiet dusk. Panic soon spread through the city, as civilians either ran from the epicenters or away from them. People were trampled as crowds pushed in diffrent directions. Soon the guards were dispatched pushing back the growing mobs.
Soon Alar slipped silently into an alley way making his way towards the trailing smoke.
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Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 7:06 pm
Kumori watched as Alar slipped off, wondering whether or not to follow. After only a few seconds, she opted to follow, but the mobs choking the street made it more difficult than it should have been. By the time she managed to squeeze through the mob and into the alley Alar was nowhere to be seen. Kumori squeezed Hecate to her chest and stood there silently, wondering what she would do next.
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