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 Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 8:04 pm
"Ari's dead!" Nessa howled, sobbing like her heart was going to break into two. "She's dead, dead, dead! I s-s-s-saw it a-all!" She cried into her hands. "N-n-nikolaus... t-that b-b*****d has T-t-t-tyler t-too! H k-killed her with T-ty's b-body!"
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 8:05 pm
(Hm... I like the idea of some sort of armor. Maybe a helm? I'm not really good at this sort of thing XD)
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 8:12 pm
Musica was outside in the hallway passing by the infirmary when he heard Nessie's wailing. And the words Ari's dead. It stopped him in his tracks as he leaned against the wall. Luli stood beside him, forgetting her anger when she heard the words as well. She stood silently, wishing to give him comfort. Despite Akira's healing, Musica was still hurt internally from the magic. This rush of emotion caused him to start coughing up blood as he entered the infirmary ignoring all the nurses concerned looks. Luli sent them all glares. Musica entered the room with Nessie and Sammy and immediately went over to his daughter, picking her tiny frame up to hold in his arms. She melted against as she cried for Tyler and even Ari. Musica was spent, he couldn't muster the energy to cry. "Did you see where they were at exactly? I know what he's up to, we've tried it before. You all need to go somewhere safe, Bai Ching is not a safe place anymore." He held onto his sobbing daughter as he looked down at Nessie with his sad blue eyes, blood on his lips and dried blood on his head from where his injury had been.
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 8:12 pm
Che-Ri perked up and thought "Did someone just scream right now?" She lowered the gravity of her backpack once more and continued down the hall in hopes of finding the Head of this institution. Knowing some Chinese symbols, she came across the "Infirmary" and asked "Excuse me! Do you know where I can find the Head of this place? It seems you guys started already but I want to join this institution!"
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 8:13 pm
((I was thinking of an armor, but it needs for him to not need Tyler's body any longer. Perhaps the armor allows him to manifest a body of his own design? He'll drag him along with him, but he won't continue using his body.))
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 8:13 pm
Aurora froze. Blood... she could smell blood in the air, permeating it easily with its metallic, thick scent. Her eyes, still as indigo as in her natural form, widened and she backed up for a few awkward steps, tripping over her own paws. She did not notice when she resumed her human form, still scrambling away from the scent. She did not fear it, but the combination of blood and the stench of--whatever that was... she couldn't handle it. She pressed herself up against a tree. Her dress, a rather simple white gown, became stained with dirt.
She knew, somehow, what had happened, even though she had not seen the action, and the thought troubled her. She pulled her knees to her chest and rested her chin upon them, waiting for the others to arrive. She wanted to go back now. She wanted to hold something and not let go for a while. A pillow, perhaps, though a person would be better.
It was odd, knowing death had come to this girl she barely knew. It was odd because she didn't know how she knew it, and she could only recognize that this was not good. She could imagine the evil floating miserably in the air... Nikolaus had won twice already. He was growing in strength...
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 8:17 pm
Luli turned to speak to the girl who ran in asking them silly questions for such a dire situation. "With the way things are going dear, the last thing you want to do is start your schooling here. Bad things are going down, and we're high tailing it out of danger. We'll take you too if you want, but that's your decision to make. The Headmistress I believe is another floor up, though I really don't know this school very well." She was being polite, even she knew the seriousness of the situation. Luli hoped they got to Bo in time to rescue him. He wouldn't cope well with fighting, so it was up to his sister to protect him.
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 8:18 pm
Altan tried to contact Aurora... but the girl had frozen, and would not respond to his calls. Even when he mewed at her, she didn't seem to notice. It was not a good sign. He... he had dealt with death before, but from her reaction, he guessed that Aurora never had. Their connection had been abruptly tainted, it seemed.
He raced off, back towards the school. Aurora was not in a good place now. She needed to move, and he could not move her. He was not strong enough, and teleportation was out of the question, it seemed. He couldn't place why. He didn't care.
Lithe and quick, Altan soon reached Bai Ching. He ran past students to anyone. He pushed into the infirmary just soon enough to hear that Bai Ching wasn't safe.
This was not good.
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 8:19 pm
Nessa cried, and it was an almost inhuman sound... the depth of her grief. "You were supposed to protect her! She trusted you!" Nessa was angry, and hopeless. She knew what Ari did was probably her own doing, but she didn't want to blame her friend... she wanted to blame someone else in her grief. "T-they w-were in a f-f-forest n-north of here. A c-c-clearing..." she cried some more, wanting to be held, yet not wanting another person's touch. "If y-you're g-going after h-h-him, I w-want to go t-too. I'll tear him apart!" she said, glaring at him with her bloodshot eyes.
As to the new girl, Nessa whipped around, her face horrid and gaunt. "Do I look like I care about that right now? Find her yourself!" she hissed, and then dissolved into tears.
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 8:22 pm
Aphrodite caught up to Aurora. The poor girl looked petrified. Aphrodite gathered the girl into a hug, her eyes searching for Ari... but her aura had been snuffed out like a candle. "... come on sweetie," Aphrodite whispered, kissing her on the top of her head, "There's n-nothing we can do. We need to leave, and get the others back at school... come on, Aurora dear..."
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 8:26 pm
Arielle was still holed up in her office. It was extremely uncharacteristic for her to be so uninvolved with her school... but at the moment, she was pouring all of herself into saving it. Her students, equivalent to her daughters were here. Losing them... losing them would be frightening. She didn't know if she would be able to deal with an attack on her precious school, however foolish that sounded.
So she was taking drastic measures. Spells were being put in place around her--and, in just five minutes, no one would be allowed to leave or enter the school without her explicit permission until further notice. Any visits to the local towns would be put on an indefinite hold. Nothing would happen that would involve leaving the school without her knowledge, and nothing would enter the school without her knowledge.
After all, it would be impossible.
She lay, spent, on her desk after the powerful spell. It was incomplete... but it was the best she could do at the moment. Her pendant, similar to Lin's, lay empty on the floor, in the middle of a seemingly-bleached spot. Magic had a tendency to leave its traces...
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 8:28 pm
Somewhat unwillingly, Aurora found herself latching onto Aphrodite like a lifeline. Her eyes shed no tears, but fear was clear nonetheless. She felt so tiny in that moment, so small and insignificant... but, somehow, this goddess--in the very literal meaning of the word--had seen fit to help her. She was comforted, if only slightly, by that fact.
She wished Crush were here. Or her mom or dad. Someone she knew better.
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 8:33 pm
((I have to get off, like, nowish. Sorry guys D: Um... Altan can just stand around. Arielle's not going to respond to anything until her spell is complete. Aurora will probably just cling onto anyone until I get on again. So, she can cling to Aphrodite or if Aphrodite hands her to someone else, she'll cling to that person. Aurora is short and of rather small stature, in case it comes up soon.))
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 8:35 pm
Musica was about to speak when he felt the presence of magic going up around the school. He had to act fast, he felt it was a two way barrier. Either he got these kids out, or he brought Bo in. Without thinking too much about his options he felt it best to bring Bo in. If there was a barrier going up, then maybe they'd be safe there. In a blink of an eye, Bo MuRong landed on his butt next to his sister in quite a shock and holding a cup of coffee. He was speechless as Musica turned to Nessie. "I know I'm a failure, and if it makes you feel better yell at me as much as you want. It's not going to bring her back to you no matter how much you yell." His eyes were tired and he needed a rest. Sammy continued to sob in his arms, and Musica continued to ache over Tyler, as much if not worse than Nessie over Ari. He was just better at not showing it.
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 8:36 pm
"It's alright... it's ok... you're fine..." Aphrodite kept saying, scooping the girl into her arms. The Goddess glanced over her shoulder, and then began to spirit herself and Aurora away from the tainted place. Dark magic... that was what Ari had given herself to. Not permanently, if Aphrodite would have her way, but Aurora was what was important now.
Once they were far enough away, Aphrodite teleported. They just made it… Aphrodite felt magical barriers erupt around them as they entered the grounds. She didn’t bother to change to Aphira, let them all know who she was. Aphrodite would do her best to protect the girls.
Sensing that Nessa was awake, and Musica in with her, she quickly made her way to the Infirmary. She sat Aurora in Sam’s vacant chair, and rested her hands on the girl’s slim shoulders. ”… so now what, Musica son of Baldr? What will your other half do now?”
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