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 Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:06 pm
"I would dishonor you by declining, I suppose. You've boxed me in quite neatly."
She stifled a yawn; not from boredom, but exhaustion.
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:10 pm
Spent my days with a woman unkind,
Smoked my stuff and drank all my wine.
Made up my mind to make a new start,
Going to california with an aching in my heart.
"If you won't let a soldier fight with you-."
She took a sip from her tea. "At least let your friends support you."Someone told me theres a girl out there
With love in her eyes and flowers in her hair.
Took my chances on a big jet plane,
Never let them tell you that theyre all the same.
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:10 pm
'This is definitely something worthy of putting in my log. It doesn't matter if someone reads my origin, because it's impossible to replicate me if this is true.' He pulled out a small notebook and quickly wrote a brief summary of the memory he had witnessed.
He started to notice Emma's and Kaokie's conversation, and turned on his stool. "Well, Kaokie could dishonor your decline and help you anyway," he said with a smirk.
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:14 pm
"If you insist...oh, if Elizabeth could see me now..." The last part of that statement was half to herself, half to the air.
"I accept your offer."
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:18 pm
"Well, great news! Off to fight the demon armies! Off you go!" He wanted the bar to himself so he could sing karaoke. "Uh... I'll just stay here, and do... stuff... Don't mind me! Have a blast fighting those infernal beasts!"
After about thirty seconds, he realized he could just buy a karaoke system and install it in his lab. "Oh... never mind. Don't run off and have a blast fighting infernal beasts." He stood up and left the bar to go to the nearest electronics store.
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:45 pm
Spent my days with a woman unkind,
Smoked my stuff and drank all my wine.
Made up my mind to make a new start,
Going to california with an aching in my heart.
"I'm glad, Lady Emma." The Faun gave the enchantress an encouraging smile.
"And I'm quite certain that I'm not the only person who would want to help you."Someone told me theres a girl out there
With love in her eyes and flowers in her hair.
Took my chances on a big jet plane,
Never let them tell you that theyre all the same.
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:59 pm
Emma nodded in response.
There was an swift intake of breath from her when she vanished unexpectedly in a haze of hellish red light.
It was no magic of her own that caused her vanishing, nor anything friendly.
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 5:09 pm
The next night was heralded by a shrieking from outside the Tavern; it seemed the demonic hordes had not quite finished with their victim.
There was a faint sound, a blade swishing through the air.
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 5:56 pm
Zach had rented a room at the Tavern and found it to be very comfortable. Once he woke up after spending a day or so sleeping he made his way downstairs and nearly jumped out of his skin as he heard the shriek from outside.
"What the," Zach began moving to the window and peeked outside.
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:03 pm
There was a blur of black skirts and red light as Emma swerved, dodged, and occasionally struck. She was weaving between two walls of red and black, shapes only vaguely indistinguishable from each other, with hints of teeth and claws.
Her movements were slowing.
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:20 pm
"Emma," Zach yelled and nearly broke down the tavern door in his haste to help her. He had no idea what he was going to fight but knew that if it bled, he could kill it. And if he could kill it, phoenix fire could kill it better.
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:27 pm
The moment Zach's foot crossed the threshold, Emma turned and made a flying leap for the door, tackling Zach and bringing him back inside with her. A sudden wind slammed the door shut behind them as a shield was hastily erected.
"That'll hold. For now."
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:42 pm
"What the hell," Zach's voice layered over with Ivan's as they both spoke in unison. "Was that?"
Zach got to his feet before helping Emma to hers. When he spoke again it was in his own voice.
"Emma, are you okay? What's going on?"
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:45 pm
Emma was soaked in blood, her own and that of others.
"A long story."
Her breathing was ragged, her features pale.
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:48 pm
Without bothering to ask her permission, Zach removed one of the feathers closest to his back and held it before Emma, focusing on it with all his might. He took his own life and, using the feather as a medium and amplifier, began to heal Emma's wounds.
"I'm willing to listen if you're willing to talk," he said.
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