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 Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:56 pm
He and Torment had argued for longer than he would have liked. He would have prefered to be done with her but the time had not been right to do away with his sister... Not yet. Not when they were still under their father's watchful eye. The time would come though... The time when he would shed his ties to all of them and make a name for himself elsewhere. He would be better than all of them... And he would not be weak.
He had returned to his father's lands, remaining on the outskirts where he knew he would be least likely to be pestered by anyone else. His sister would return to Plague's side, no doubt. And Tarnish? Tarnish would do whatever the hell it was that he always did... And to hell with him otherwise. He was no more his brother's keeper than he was his sisters and he cared naught for either of them.
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:03 pm
For the first time he'd tested the limits of Father's patience and he'd lost. He'd pushed too far and he'd gotten the full backlash of the large black stallions wrath. Once the rage had subsided Father seemed far angrier at himself for what he'd done to his pride and joy of a foal and had sent him off in search of his brother.
He limped horribly on only three legs as the other dangled uselessly under him. Father had broken it and now he was to be fixed. There was no way he was allowed to be damaged goods. He was to tell his brother that he was to be fixed under Father's orders and if the pink atrocity disagreed he'd break his neck broken leg or not.
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:14 pm
He had started to enjoy his silence when a strange noise touched his ears. They flickered towards the sound before his eyes opened to seek the sight that caused it. His brow lofted as he eyed the striped male; his brother. He felt the overwhelming urge to laugh and he gave in to it, a dark grin curving his mouth as he waited to hear what the other foal bordering on the verge of stallionhood would say.
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:34 pm
"Stop that horrendous noise pretty boy and get your scrawny a** over here" He stopped a bit away from his brother and snarled at the other boy. The other would pay for laughing at him once his leg wasn't dangling like a broken branch.
"I have instructions from Father that you are to fix this." He knew Taint wanted the pleasure of killing he and Torment himself. If his leg stayed like this then something else was sure to get to him before Taint could.
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:00 pm
Torment? Yes. He had admitted as much when asked why he let her live. Tarnish? He paid no mind to his brother and would rather continue doing so than end his life... Not when there were things that he knew his brother could do that he could not. He had pondered finding a way to end Tarnish's existance but, all in all, it was more beneficial to him to let his brother live... Although this was an interesting development.
"Now now, brother. From the looks of things you are in no position to take that tone with me... What did you do? Finally say something to set him off? It was only a matter of time... Perhaps you should limp along back to Father and beg him to fix it... Oh. Wait. That's right. He can't. He can break his little toy but he can't put it back together."
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:36 pm
"I could still take your head off broken leg or no." He was confident that he could at least hurt his brother enough to make an impression. That was not the point though. The point was to get his brother to fix his leg without having to bow to him.
"No, Father cant." He smirked slightly. "He lost his temper and showed a weakenss that will cost him later. "You will fix me as well as you can and i will see to it that it is easier for all of us to get out from under his control."
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:02 pm
"You would have to catch me first, Tarnish, and I am certain that at this moment I can move far faster than you can." He smirked, ears flickering slightly as he continued to listen to his brother speack. "... If I am able to heal what he has left of your leg I will do so... The debt between us will be paid when you hold up your end of the bargain. Once that is done I wish to see no member of this family again; not mother, not father... Not you, not Torment."
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:23 pm
"My wings work perfectly well." He couldn't fly all that high or fast yet but his muscles had grown enough to lift him off the ground. He had no need to run to chase down his sibling.
"I will be glad to be rid of you then." Taint didn't grate on his nerves as much as his useless sister. He would deal with her eventually but Father was at the top of his list once he'd grown. "Father will fall mark my words"
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:26 pm
He stared at his brother with pale, pink eyes as if judging his words. Eventually he nodded, closing his eyes to 'focus' on the task at hand. It would not be perfect... Whatever mix had created his father had, as his name suggested, left his 'ability' tainted. It weakened him more than he would have liked it to and the end results were never as they were before the damage occurred.
A dark aura surrounded his horn as he touched it to his brother's limp leg. His only pleasure in this task was knowing that the pain of the break would be revisited upon Tarnish as the bones shifted to knit themselves back together; just as he had felt his own pain while healing the gashes his mother had left on him from their last encounter.
Once it was done he stepped back, holding himself steady as he glanced up at his sibling. He would show no weakness before Tarnish. He would do nothing to let his brother know the toll the healing had taken on him least he view that as a window of opportunity to attack. "Your leg is healed... But it will never be the same, brother. He has tarnished you..."
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:17 am
He ignored the pain as his leg seemed to break again. He hadn't done more than grimace in front of his father and he would do nothing like that in front of his sibling. He would though remember the pain both family members had inflicted upon him.
Once the other stepped back he set his leg back on the ground and shifted his weight to test it. He would limp. The joint had been damaged and would be stiff for the rest of his life. He curses Father silently for the permeate reminder of weakness.
"He will regret doing so soon."
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:36 am
He took a step back, ignoring the sway in his own movement as he did so. He would need to rest somewhere away from the others. He refused to admit his weakness by asking Tarnish to guard him against danger. He knew a spot where he would be safe... A place where none went due to the scent of death lingering heavily in the air.
He spread his wings, glad that they were larger now; able to lift him into the sky. He then folded them back, knowing he would just waste more energy in flying. He could walk easily enough...
"When the time comes I wish to watch if only to hear him attempt to command my help again. I will not give it to him. He deserves nothing from us but pain."
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:55 am
He took note of the sway in his brothers step but did not comment on it. He knew well to take advantage of weakness but with his leg newly healed it would not chance something else happening to it. His bartering chip had already been used and he would not put himself into any more debt with Taint. Unlike his sister Taint knew how to use things like that to his advantage properly.
"Do not think i will warn you before i deal with him. If you wish to see then i suggest you pay closer attention to things." Having to hunt down his brother before he delt with Father could ruin everything. The plans were already in place and he just waited for the right moment. He would not waste that moment just because Taint was not present.
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:17 am
"I pay close attention to more than just my reflection, Tarnish." He smirked, letting his eyes close for a moment. "I will be there... As will Torment. She needs to witness his fall just as you need to be the cause of it." He turned slowly away from his brother, making his way towards the edge of their father's lands.
"... Watch your leg this time, Tarnish. I would hate to have to heal you again just as much as you would hate for me to do it."
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