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 Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 4:48 pm
Raven shook her head. "I have no soul...only innocents have souls..."
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 4:51 pm
Bastarache chuckled lightly, his gaze turning to Raven. The madness in his eyes bit on her skin as he stared for a few moments. An eternity passed, and an innocent soul died as it did.
"None of us are innocent." he said, "How can we stay innocent in a blasphemous world?" his smile widened as he went on, "Innocence is lost when the blood of the innocent spills."
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 4:54 pm
Raven shook her head. "I meant those that are truly good, in their heart. Like Jalie...those are the innocent..."
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 5:00 pm
Bastarache stared at her for a few more seconds, and then, laughed. His laughter echoed through the woods, and the moon seemed to shine dimmer for a few seconds.
"Jalie is so drenched in the dark of her crimes that she doesn't even remember what the line of innocence looked like when she passed it! She can draw you a picture of guilt and regret, not innocence!"
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 5:05 pm
"Aye, but her soul is good. She wants to do good. She is not innocent...but she has that of a pure heart and she knows not what good she has done. She's Amadeth, she does what she has to..."
Raven sighed.
"No one is truly innocent..."
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 5:10 pm
Bastarache chuckled, and his chuckle continued. He was laughing in joy; in a sadistic joy he took of the suffering of those whom wished to do good.
"Her soul is good... That's the most amusing thing I have heard in ages. How can a soul remain good when it's soaking in the blood of others..? When her mind is in chaos, and all she has in her hands is loss." he stopped, still smiling disturbingly, "She pulled you through the darkness. And what did she have left after..?"
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 5:17 pm
Raven sadly looked away, letting emotions get the best of her.
"She has nothing...but through no fault of her own." Raven's anger suddenly flared as she was reminded of what Jalie had done.
"How can you speak of her in such a way? She gave up so much to save the lives of others. She gave in to fate. Do you have any idea what it is like to literally carry the weight of the world on your shoulders? To hold all the cards? To control the lives of so many, only to have your own life destroyed in doing so? She could have chosen a different path. She could have been her own person, but she is too good for that. She did what she was told. She saved the world from eternal darkness a thousand times, only to have it plunged back into it. You don't know what she feels. I do! She's a part of me...I'm a part of her."
Raven stopped, breathless and angry...her eyes dark and fuming.
"You don't know what you are saying..."
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 5:24 pm
Bastarache's smile remained on his lips; it was undisturbed, yet, still amused. He stood beside her, and yet, did not reply to her anger. He wasn't frustrated the slightest bit.
"Fate is what we make of ourselves. She didn't give in to fate; she forged her fate by her own hands. You do not need to feel her inside you; or even share the part she has given to you. It was her choice. It was her fault. You said it yourself, she alone is to blame for herself. Why feel sorrow for her..? You didn't do anything to bring her to misery."
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 5:28 pm
Raven shook her head once again.
"You don't understand. Jalie...she had no choice. She either had to give up or succeed. She is the bringer of light. She is the balance that we need. If I had to go through what she did, gaining nothing in return, but only losing everyone she loved...losing herself. Her husband...Vontae, he made her happy, then he betrayed her. Then I betrayed her. The whole world betrayed her..."
Raven paused.
"And yet still, she did not give into the pain that the world had caused it's only saviour. I did bring her misery...I hurt her, I gained her trust, then I broke it. Just as everyone else did..."
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 5:34 pm
Bastarache's smile was reflected onto his words, "Sounds like I alone remain the one that hasn't betrayed her." his hand rested on Raven's shoulder, "But rest assured, you were not the one to push her down. You aren't even capable of betrayal." his last sentence had come out of his mouth like a reassuring insult, "You have not even betrayed to the 'love' you had kept inside of you; even in the face of death."
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 5:37 pm
Raven pulled away from him.
"You know my past...don't tell my I'm not capable of betrayel because then you'd be wrong. I betrayed your love, more than once...like you said...I forsook ((I found out that's an actual word)) you and yet...I lie to myself still...I lie to you."
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 5:40 pm
Bastarache's smile faded. His face was serious this time. His voice was silken, and yet, there wasn't a bit of amusement hidden within it.
"Then tell the truth. Give a name to the truth. Don't lie." he smiled slightly, "Don't lie. Tell me the truth. How did you betray my love..?" his voice carried a hint of danger.
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 5:46 pm
"Just as you said, I gave it up. But now I'm lying to myself, because though I got rid of the darkness, you still live...my love for you still lives. That's why I forced the numbness...but you," she shook her head, he eyes lighting up. "You made me angry and now I feel...and it's not your emotions, they are my own."
She took another step back from him. "I'm not even making sense to myself anymore..."
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 5:52 pm
Bastarache smiled, his hand leaving her shoulder.
"If you had listened to me when I first told you that you could feel, we could cut to the chase."
Suddenly, the night air around them vibrated in an eerie tune. Bastarache was swalloed by shadows, and then, dozens of bats emerged from the shadow he was; disemminating him. The bats surrounded her like a living blanket, covering her completely underneath their wings.
Now what do you feel, Raven?
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 5:56 pm
Raven shuddered as she said, "Darkness...I feel trapped..."
Suddenly, she too, changed her form...into that of a giant raven. Cawing loudly, she shot out from the middle of the blanket of bats.
Then, while in the sky, she transformed back, remembering to leave on the illusion of clothing.
"What was I supposed to feel?"
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