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 Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 7:37 pm
Constance took a deep breath and as she did she felt something awaken within her. A cold, deep anger that burned ice hot. The desire to stop all the bad things from happening. And the fact that her father was taken from her before she was able to know him, and that her mother had remained captive for all these years. Another breath brought calm as she though of all the friends and loved ones she had with her right now, helping her, guiding her. And the fact that Merrick was here by her side, having the same feelings for her that she had for him. Merida's mind flashed to all the people that had been lost in this battle with the demons and the old anger that she always had buried deep flared up red hot. It was something that was not easily quenched. ~~~~ Cassandra relaxed even more as Lorcan loosened the knots in her hair. She smiled a little as he described Amelia's way of needing an real interest in something. "Well it's a good thing it caught her interest. Otherwise I don't think we would be as far as we are now."
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:02 am
Merrick opened his eyes slowly, revealing the irises were glowing a brilliant teal color
Kasumi blinked as she saw her son's eyes before she saw a pale bluishwhite aura ignite around Constance at the same time a deep orange-gold aura ignited around Merida. She glanced at Carolyn, though she saw no aura of energy around her.
Lorcán tilted his head as he slowly moved his hands downward, washing the hair at the back of her neck and shoulders gently. "True; we would likely need more time to discover what we know now," he said thoughtfully. He was trying not to notice how soft and slick Cassandra's skin felt in the water both due to the soap in her hair and the bubble bath he'd added to the tub while filling it up.
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:26 am
Constance's eyes opened slowly, they were completely black with a hint of a red glow. Her breathing was still even as she looked back at Kasumi. Carolyn dug deep into her mind and soon she found the anger she always felt and buried when a witch was killed. Her body twitched slightly as her breathing hitched and then evened out. ~~~~ Cassandra let out a soft breath, trying to ignore how Lorcan's touch was making her feel at the moment. It was sending what felt like shots of electricity through her body. It made her insides quiver. She knew what she wanted, but didn't think it was the best time to voice it. She and Lorcan were just now exploring their feelings, and with everything that was happening...Cassandra sighed and leaned her head back slightly. Right now it just felt good to be taken care of.
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:48 am
Merrick exhaled, frowning slightly as he hunched slightly, the aura rippling around him with momentary bursts of silver and purple as an odd mark roughly half again the size of a Eisenhower dollar, consisting of a ring with what looks like a sword going through it and a pair of open wings flanking the ring, flared to life between his shoulder blades. At the same time, the air seemed to dim and darken.
Kasumi tilted her head with a half smile as her dark blue eyes shifted for an instant to Merrick, noticing the shift in his aura as she noticed a faint flicker of golden white behind him. At the same time, she sensed several pure demonic presences as she saw several low level demons materialize in flares of black energy. Simutaneously, she saw a brilliant golden aura ignite around Carolyn. She recognized the elemental affinity as that of lightning. She concentrated as a duplicate of herself leaped out of the shadows even as she moved, grabbing the demon that stood five and a half feet tall and looked more like a sack than a demon. However, it had a large scythe for one arm and clawed feet with black skin as it hunched over. Her duplicate grunted as it dispelled with a sound like a whipcrack before she spun, a blast of red lightning slamming into her chest from the massive demon that hunched over the floor. It had blackish purple skin and gray armor on its forearms and calves as well as a large helmet and two upward horns extending from its head and three large claws on its hands. She recognized the lightning elemental demon as one that often used electricity as both a defensive measure and assault measure. She exhaled as she saw several of the other sackcloth demons, a couple with scythe legs and three with scythe arms trying to get to the gathered quartet. She herself was trying to get her breathing under control as she concentrated her own potent magic through her body to nullify the temporary paralysis from the direct blast she'd taken.
Lorcán shifted his fingers lightly, running his fingers over her back between her shoulder blades as he ran them upward through her hair. "That's it... I would offer to help wash.... well, it seems a little too forward," he said quietly.
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 9:05 am
Constance had seen the demons materialize and she slowly got to her feet. Their attacks seemed fast as they went after Kasumi. Her lips pulled back into a snarl and she hissed between her teeth. "Leave her alone..." Her voice had gotten slightly deeper and she advanced a step as one of the demons turned to face her. As it came towards her a wall of water appeared between them that quickly turned to ice. It didn't take long for the demon to break through it. As the demon leaped at her, Constance raised her hands and it stopped in mid-air. The only thing that moved were the demon's eyes. Constance's head tilted to the side as she moved her hands, flinging the demon into a wall. She grinned wickedly as she turned to look at the other demons advancing towards them. ~~~~~ Cassandra opened her eyes and looked up at Lorcan. A small smile appeared on her face as she reached up and took his hand in her own. "Trust me," she said softly. "Anything you say to me will not be too forward."
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 9:27 am
Merrick rolled forward, twisting as the gauntlet formed in a flicker of golden lightning. This time it didn't flicker or fade away, but remained as he grabbed the scythe arm of one demon about to strike at Merida's back before he jerked, ripping it off before impaling the demon about to leap in a somersaulting axe kick with its scythe leg at Carolyn as he threw it, simultaneously driving a punch that echoed with a crunch like a gunshot that hurled the sackcloth demon nearly to the entrance before it hit the ground with a crunch, vaporizing in a burst of black energy and smoke. His gauntleted hand flashed out, an ethereal hand grabbing the sackcloth demon he'd impaled before he lifted his arm and hurled it at the lightning elemental demon, deflecting the blast of lightning it fired towards Constance. Simultaneously, he pushed off in a somersault that landed him next to Constance. "For demons these don't seem too tough," he said quietly.
Kasumi grinned as Constance and Merrick fought the demons back. She was somewhat impressed at Merrick's decision to defend the elder witches even as they fought back. He's definitely showing signs of Sparda's bloodline, though I'm curious as to who he's related to, she thought.
Lorcán blushed slightly. He shivered slightly without realizing it. "Ah... um... I wanted to wash your back... among other things," he said slowly, his blush growing deeper as he spoke.
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 9:35 am
Merrick had already taken care of the lightening that came hurtling towards her. She grinned at him as he landed next to her. "I know, it hardly seems fair." Her head went from side to side, a popping sound coming from her neck. Unknown to her, it was just like her mother acted when she had to fight. Constance looked down at her hands and then up to Merrick. "Whatever I just did...that was pretty damn cool." She glanced over her shoulder at Kasumi. "Are you okay?" As she spoke Merida and Carolyn got to their feet, the aura's still surrounding them. "Demons?" Merida said slowly as she looked around. "How did they manage to get in here?"
"Seems we need a stronger protection spell," Carolyn muttered. ~~~~~~ Cassandra's smile widened as she watched Lorcan. It was cute, the blush that crept upon his cheeks as he mentioned wanting to wash her back and maybe more. She reached up and touched his cheek gently. "The body was should be under the sink," she said softly. It was her way of telling him okay without actually saying it. She knew that he would understand.
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 9:59 am
Alede OOC - Lorcan: 'Heaven must be jealous to lose an angel as beautiful as you,' Merrick shifted his shoulders as the larger elemental demon roared and charged forward, lighting crackling and whistling around its body. A rippling crack sounded as he exhaled sharply, his hand shifting over his shoulder as he drew a bluish black hilt before he drew it with one fluid motion, revealing the twenty six inch, two and a half inch wide serrated blade. "Let's see how well they do with this," he said as he slashed upward, deflecting the claws of the demon before he drove the six inch hilt of the large sword into the demon's gut and twisted, kicking the demon hard under the chin and lifting it a few inches off of the ground. Kasumi nodded, though was surprised when Merrick suddenly drew the large serrated sword. She saw the silver steel blade flicker with silver energy, recognizing it as Pure Nephillic energy. Lorcán nodded slowly, smiling sheepishly. He half turned and shifted, pulling out a bottle of body wash and a soft washcloth. He half turned back to Cassandra before he exhaled, sensing the demonic burst of energy. He forced himself to ignore it, though he could feel his muscles tightening slightly the closer he got to Cassandra. "Tengoku ha anata hodo utsukushii tenshi wo ushinau koto ni shitto suru hitsuyou ga ari masu," he said quietly in Japanese.
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:12 am
The demons seemed to back up from them, unsure of what to do. Constance's eyes flickered over all of them. Were they actually stopping? As one took a step forward she raised her hand and it stopped again, unable to move. It was odd what was happening. She didn't even know what she was doing. Her eyes narrowed and bursts of bloody ice shot from the demon. Her eyes widened as she shot up a wall of ice to keep the deadly sharp things from getting anyone. "Oh...wow..." Constance didn't know how she was controlling this as well as she was. It was as if her body just knew what to do. ~~~~~ Cassandra blushed as she looked away from Lorcan briefly and then turned her gaze back to him. "Lorcan...you're very sweet." She smiled softly at him. She watched as he got closer with the body wash and rag. She was already imagining his hands running over her back, washing her and she blushed.
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:35 am
Alede OOC - Lorcan: 'Heaven must be jealous to lose an angel as beautiful as you,'
Merrick twisted before he inhaled and exhaled a fireball the size of a Volkswagon Beetle that detonated on impact, destroying two of the sackcloth demons, leaving only the elemental and one sackcloth demon. "They seem weak against elemental attacks," he observed as the elemental demon backhanded his blade with a metallic crash though he twisted the blade and came downward with a diagonal slash that forced it back before a golden aura ignited around it an instant before it fired off another beam-like blast of electricity straight into his face that hurled him against the far wall with a crash.
Kasumi blinked, watching Constance and Merrick taking down the low level demons; the elemental demon was a low-mid level demons, but the others were among the lowest class of demons. If I didn't know better, I would have said they had been doing this for years, she thought, noticing Merrick's counter to the demon's slashing attempt before it blasted him painfully against the wall. She winced slightly at the impact, but blinked as she saw the aura growing stronger around him, as if aroused by the combat.
Lorcán smiled faintly as he dipped the cloth in the hot water, feeling a shiver shoot down his spine. He saw her blush deeply as she watched him. He wondered what she was thinking as he pulled the cloth from the water and gently added the body wash to it before lightly rubbing over her shoulders with it.
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:52 am
When the demon blasted Merrick against the wall Constance gave a howl of rage. She flung her hands out and the moisture around the demon gathered above it, turning to extra sharp icicles. With a slight nod of her head the came crashing down towards the demon. "Holy crap," Merida gasped as she watched the amazing show of strength that Constance and Merrick put on. Their powers were way more advanced then she had originally thought. ~~~~~ Cassandra smiled a little more as Lorcan began to wash her shoulders and back. It felt nice, so different from when she washed her own body. She moved forward a little so that he could get her whole back. She couldn't believe that he was actually washing her, and that she was allowing him to do so. She had never thought they would get to this point.
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:20 am
Alede OOC - Lorcan: 'Heaven must be jealous to lose an angel as beautiful as you,' Merrick grunted as he rose to his feet, his eyes glowing crimson with the same strange symbol from before in his irises before he exhaled, closing his eyes before he reopened them to show a very different symbol as he cocked his head slightly, seeing the heavily injured demon staggering back from Constance's brutal assault. "b***h, you call that a blast? Drop dead and burn," he barked as his eyes widened fractionally before the demon's flesh and armor ignited in pitch black flames. Kasumi gasped when Merrick's irises changed an instant before she saw the attack he unleashed; the attack was named after the Shinto goddess of the sun, Amaterasu-no-Mikoto, and was one of the strongest known fire based attacks either magically or otherwise. She hadn't expected an attack of that magnitude that both of them were using so quickly. Lorcán let his hand drift downward, rubbing in small circles as he moved downward. "You are so beautiful," he breathed. He was tempted to see if she would let him get in with her, considering the tub was more than large enough for it. However, he kept his mouth shut for the moment, deciding not to push the issue.
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:34 am
Merida snorted a little as she moved over to Kasumi's side. "I really don't think they need our help for much. Other than trying to get control of their powers." She crossed her arms over her chest. "They are both very strong. So much stronger than I originally thought."Constance watched as the demon began to burn. A satisfied smirk appeared on her face as she held her hands at her side. The other demons that they hadn't quite gotten to yet had already taken off, disappearing as suddenly as they had appeared. "Well...that was definitely interesting."~~~~~~~
"Hmm, I am glad that you think so," Cassandra said softly as Lorcan's hand drifted downward, rubbing around in small circles as he washed her back. Her mind drifted, wondering what he would do if she suggested he join her? After a moment she decided to go ahead and voice what she was thinking. She could feel the tension as he fought with his own desire to ask her something. Maybe it was what she was thinking... "Lorcan," she said slowly. "What would you say if I asked you to join me," she asked softly, barely above a whisper.
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:49 am
Merrick exhaled slowly, his stance relaxing before he abruptly dropped to the floor hard, the sword clattering to the floor as well.
Kasumi cursed as she darted towards her son. "They may be strong, but without control, the backlash means that extended battles are virtually out of the question, and make no doubt, he will have more than a few guards, and they will not hesitate to try and overwhelm us when the time comes," she said as she flipped him over, wincing slightly as she saw the large burn mark on his chest and shoulder. She could see the wound slowly healing, wisps of steam rising from the edges of the wound. Once they get used to doing control exercises to control the large amount of inner strength and magical strength they have, it will mean it will take less energy for them to handle assaults like this and they'll be able to fight longer, she thought.
Lorcán blushed crimson. If I didn't know better, I would have said she was telepathic, he thought wryly. "Ah... um... I would like that," he said sheepishly; he had no doubt she'd likely noticed he'd unbuttoned his shirt when he'd run the bath and he was wearing only a pair of jeans since he'd taken off his shoes upon entering Cassandra's room thanks to an unconscious habit he'd picked up from years of living with Kasumi. He knew his tone of voice made it seem like he was embarrassed she'd asked, but in fact, he was pleased and surprised she had done so.
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:58 am
Constance's eyes rolled back in her head as she dropped towards the ground. Luckily Merida was ready and stopped her descent, slowly lowering her to the ground. "Oh I have no doubt," Merida said as she looked over at Kasumi. She saw the burn mark on Merrick's chest and how it began to heal. She shook her head a little. "We should get them to bed. They both need to rest."Carolyn took a deep breath and shook her head. Life had gotten way complicated in the last day or so. This was not going to be an easy time. "We need to put up more protection spells when we get them to bed. And then let our covens know we are going to be gone for a while longer. We all need to prepare. Not just the kids."~~~~~~ Cassandra blushed as Lorcan said he would like to join her, but she was extremely pleased. She shifted slightly in the tub as she waited for Lorcan to join her.
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