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 Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 5:41 pm
Another growl, and Titus' white empty eyes trained on Xiu. First she kicked him and then she apologized for it. Did he think she meant it? Not in the slightest.
"You might regret touching that..." It was an actual warning as he saw her hand reaching for the substance along the floor. Why would he care to warn her? It was hard to say but as he concentrated the substance began to draw back until it made up his tattered wings once more. The black shadowy wisps seemed to have images in them. Dark creatures, glowing eyes, masses of snapping teeth, but as they fluttered the images faded away and they looked normal again. Looked like his wings weren't just made for flight but were made up of nightmares.
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 6:18 pm
Xiu's hand jerked back at the warning, though her eyes continued to be trained on the substance, heartbeat quickening as she caught sight of the strange images lurking within the dark substance. "Your wings are made up of...what would have happened if I touched it?" It wasn't until the images faded that she finally tore her gaze away from the wings and back to Titus' face. She looked at him scrutinizingly for a moment before her shoulders finally sagged in relief.
"Aniki and Mot were right," She murmured,
"That really must be a painful attack." With a little sigh, Xiu pushed herself back to her feet, glancing over her shoulder briefly to check on the dreamer. However, she found herself staring at the whip-wielding Hunter instead.
"...Might be good practice to fight those Hunters in a dream," She grumbled thoughtfully. "But anyways, Titus. We're getting out of here." We?
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 6:59 pm
Titus didn't really know how to answer the baku. Having only heard and been warned of it he had really never seen the actual result. His father spoke of people being devoured by nightmares, lost in the abyss of their mind kinda like a coma. Since Xiu was a baku, a creature that devours dreams he wasn't certain the result would be the same. In fact, he feared the opposite and it was possible she could devour a part of himself since he, in essence, was made up of nightmares. "Just don't touch them," He barked. His wings tucking in close to his body for good measure.
Slowly the demon got to his feet, his legs struggling as he tried to force the imagined pain out of his mind. "I will remember this, Wingnut." Probably the oddest nickname yet, but the shape of a wingnut seemed to remind the demon of Xiu's ears. How touching.
He tried to right his jacket as the baku went off talking to herself. Mainly he considered her talking to herself because frankly he wasn't listening. At least he wasn't until she said 'we.' "Oh, we huh? Where do you plan we go?"
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 7:55 pm
Perhaps his wings were extra sensitive? ...Or maybe he was just super touchy and snappish. Whatever the case, the baku clasped her hands behind her back to show that she had no intention of touching the wings, even if she was a little curious about them. If she tried to create another nightmare pearl while Titus was standing right next to her, would his wings--
With a little grimace, Xiu shook her head to rid the thought. She wouldn't really do it--the baku liked to think that she would not be so cruel--but...it was an interesting thought. And...and it was possibly something she could hold over his head. After all, he was a nightmare demon and she was a demon who ate nightmares.
...Though "ònó I'm gonna eat you if you don't behave!" didn't sound like the most impressive threat.
She gave him a face at the nickname, but her expression relaxed at his question, the corner of her lips quirking upwards in a small, lop-sided smile. "Out, is where." As it was right now, the nightmare in this dreamer's mind was still small. While she didn't feel completely satisfied to leave the dream Hunter there, it seemed like a small sacrifice if she could force convince Titus to leave with her. "If you try to create another nightmare, I'll just eat it again." She argued, her voice even.
There was a moment of silence, and then she added, "Won't be my fault if you get pulled into the pearl when I do that. I don't think there's a way to reverse it either." This was emphasized with a smile and a casual little shrug of her shoulders.
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:40 pm
Titus wasn't certain if the ghoul was dense and didn't get it or was being coy and avoiding what he was implying. Either way he scoffed at her answer, looking away frustrated when she mentioned she would only eat anything else he tried to cook up. How boring!
Though, when she hinted that he might get sucked into her little black appetizer, Titus' wings pulled in a little tighter, the glimmer of something in his eyes. Fear perhaps? "Keh, it's boring here anyway. I got other things to do."
He didn't offer her anything else as he turned like he was going to walk out but as soon as he took a step his body was engulfed in blackness before dissipating. Once the shadow had vanished it was evident that he had gone.
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