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Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 10:42 am
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Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 10:48 am
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Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:25 pm
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Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 7:38 pm
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Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 7:39 pm
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Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 9:32 pm
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Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 10:20 pm
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The two angels, having gotten in so late the night before, had slept later than usual. Takeko entered the room from the dormitory area carrying Melek, just in time to hear the Matriarch's announcement.
"Excuse me for interrupting, but...'vanished?' Just...disappeared?" She frowned in concern, lifting Melek higher on her hip. "Does that mean he was showing signs of recovery beforehand? Or, do you think he didn't leave under his own power?" The implication was dark, she knew, but if someone had attacked him initially, who's to say they wouldn't be desperate enough to follow him here to finish the job?
Melek yawned sleepily, still waking up from his nice, long sleep. He looked around the room at all the other Pae'il standing around until his eyes locked on another youngster. She seemed to be holding something...something shiny. He wanted something shiny too! Stretching out his stubby arms and waving his fingers, the angel toddler tried to reach out for the shiny, though it was much too far away for him to touch. He pouted, whimpering a little.
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 8:31 am
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 8:50 am
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He outrightedly ignored Ayiana, not about to be distracted by a ignorant teenager, instead looking at the Matriach. Due to the item Dyas had, he had an idea about at least one of the pae that was there. however, the 'he' statement did surprise him a bit. But... "What sort of injuries had he substained during the attack? Knife wound, bullet wound, such as and location and with bruises, where they were located and approximate size and shape." She pulled the shiny object closer to her, looking at Melek skeptically. This was a very important thingy for her father, and if the thingy was important to him, she'd let NO BODY touch it!
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 10:08 am
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 2:08 pm
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Takeko was waiting for an answer to her questions when she felt a soft tug on her hair. Glancing down at the whimpering toddler, she frowned. "What's the matter, sweetie?"
Melek pouted, turning and pointing again to the girl with the shiny thing. He wanted one! There weren't any more around here that he could see, so why couldn't he have hers? She could at least share! "Shiiiiiii....Shiiinnniieeeeee!"
Takeko chuckled softly, following the angel boy's chubby pointing finger. "I see...'shiny,' eh? Well, that's her shiny, dear, not yours. You can't just take it from her. You can't take things that belong to other people just because you want them, understand?" She glanced over at the other parent and child, nodding in apology. "I'm sorry about that. Melek is still learning what it means to share." She couldn't help but silently wonder what it was the child was holding. She couldn't tell from this distance.
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 7:48 pm
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 9:54 pm
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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 3:01 am
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Heading from the direction of Pae'kippu Beach, a large, blue tiger loped from the sands to more solid ground. Silver stripes caught the light and shimmered, though his frame was criss-crossed with more noticable still-healing wounds, as well as a few fresh ones. His fatigue was obvious in his pace, but something else seemed wrong. His pace was irregular, slowing and speeding up at unpredictable alternating intervals.
Lights...a building...there would be...others there...
Instinctually, he headed for the structure, soon slowing to a walk as his footpaws fell heavily on the ground, growing harder and harder to pick them up again. His fur rippled as a muscle tremor raced through his body. Something was wrong...
He was breathing heavily when he reached the door at last, his vision growing dim. 'Need...medicine...need...help...' The idea would have never crossed Kane's mind had he been in his normal mindset; of course, he was far from it by this point. This was something far beyond his realm of experience and he had no idea how to deal with it on his own...if he even could in this condition.
Rearing back on his hind legs carefully, Kane growled weakly and fell forwards, slamming his large paws against the door in desperation. Someone had to hear...they'd come see what the noise was...
His energy spent, he collapsed on the doorstep, pawing at the door in futility.
'...help...please...'
As the tiger lost consciousness, his head flopped into the dirt and he lay still. Slowly, his form shifted back to that of a demon Pae'il, retaining his odd coloration. His fur gone, a tiny grazed scrape was revealed on the back of his calf. The skin was jagged, but it didn't seem to be that large of a wound...though...it was an odd color...
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"A bruise? Matted with blood? That's awful...it sounds like the poor dear was hit wi--"
A loud thump against the door interrupted Takeko's observation and she glanced over questioningly. Whatever it was that had hit the door sounded heavy. She waited a while, thinking it might sound again, but it didn't. When no one else moved to look, she sighed and crossed the room herself, Melek still balanced on her hip. Using her free arm, she opened the door slowly, peering around it to see what might be on the other side. There was no being too careful during a time of emergency like this.
At first, she saw nothing and was about to close the door when a strange raspy sound caught her attention. Like...the sounds one made while sick and sleeping...raspy breathing, that was it... Glancing down, her eyes widened and she gasped in surprise. She'd expected something strange...but nothing remotely close to this.
Despite her fears, her maternal instinct proved stonger than any other factor. Afterall, what mother wouldn't recognize her own son?
"Kane?!?!?"
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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:25 am
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