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 Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:37 pm
Ganren soon appeared on the ground laying on his stomach. He did not budge until he heard activity. Then he lifted himself up to sitting position looking around wildly in the room.
'What is this place, sure this can not be the afterlife?' he thought to himself.
He then addressed everyone in the room, "What is place, who are you people?"
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Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:14 pm
"Damn her!" Tanya shouted at the ceiling, hitting the table with her fist. "Another person?" Her teeth clenched in anger and she pounded on the table again.
Catherine turned to her and put her hand on her shoulder. "It's okay, dear. We'll all work through this."
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Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:19 pm
Ganren rises in response to Catherine and turns to her.
"Work through what? Whats going on here?" he askes concerned.
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Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:22 pm
"It's complicated," she replied. She truly did not enjoy the idea of explaining it a second time. "This place is controlled by a twisted woman, who delights in toying with people." She looked pained in saying this.
"She sends us out to complete tasks," Tanya said with a tone of bitterness. "It never ends well," she lowered her head to the table and buried her face in her arms.
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Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:29 pm
He reaches out to comfort her.
"That is terrible to hear. How did we get here? Can you break free of this?"
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Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:42 pm
"We would be out by now if any of us could." Castle said to the new comer with an irritated tone. "It's almost like being a toy for some spoiled brat." He wasn't use to captivity. He thought he would always die before being capture. Ironically that's exactly what happened. He slammed his fist into the table where everyone is at and shouted. "I'm sick if this! Woman, thing, or whatever the hell you are why don't you just stop with the bullshit and finally show yourself. If your so powerful, what do you got to hide. You think just because you control death, that means you can control me! I'm sure the devil himself has more courtesy."
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Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:43 pm
Catherine looked at the man. She was a little surprised at his reaction to comfort Tanya rather than worry about his own predicament. It really looked like he was more concerned about them than himself.
"We've tried getting out of this room, but when we try, our hands won't touch the doors, and while the walls are paper, they're somehow impenetrable," she explained. "As for how we got here, all of us--excluding that man there," she pointed to Sekenre. "have died in our own world before coming here."
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Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:02 pm
"So I did die then..." Ganren says with disappointment, then starts to sat back down to think about the situation until the irritated man started to talk.
Once the man was finished Ganren speaks "Is it really wise to yell at our captor, if she has the power to control death, could she not just kill you again? It seems we have been granted a second chance here. Maybe we should hear her out and see what is going on here, and then decide on how to address this situation."
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Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:08 pm
Castle turned to the man who spoke to him. "You don't really understand my situation. Who ever said I wanted a second chance? Maybe I don't care if she kills me. Maybe I chose death. Maybe she's satan and this is hell. Maybe these people are just handing us some crap." He was mad, but not frantic. More like he was pissed. He was in logical thought, at least logical for him. And for him he never showed an ounce of intimidation to his would be captures, or in this case his actual capture.
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:41 am
"She won't just kill you," Catherine explained. "Actually, you're doing exactly what she wants to see. She thrives on seeing people under pressure." Catherine turned to the newest newcomer. "There's really no talking to her, she won't reason. I'm sure Japi has been trying already on our behalf."
"Mother knows about this?" Tanya turned to Catherine. Her expression was that of both confusion and hope.
Catherine looked at the ground. "That's why I'm here," she explained, and then raised her eyes to meet Tanya's again. "To make sure none of you die here, while Japi tries to reason with Morphea."
Tanya's expression turned to shock. "Mother killed you just so you could watch over us?" her voice cracked a little, but she regained her composure quickly.
"Yes," she replied, but quickly added. "But I volunteered!" She glanced over at Damion, the strange colored man, and raised her hand to her forehead in defeat. "I guess I've failed though."
Catherine sat back down next to Tanya and put her hands on each of Tanya's shoulders and hugged her close. It was as much for herself as for Tanya.
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:14 pm
Ganren's eyebrows scrunched up as he turned away to think about the situation. After a few seconds he turns back to talk, "So what do we do now if we can't escape or talk to the one that sent us here, what can we do?".
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:45 pm
Catherine looked at him, then at the others in the room. A pained expression crossed her face. She didn't like the prospects at all. "I guess," she said slowly. "We'll just have to play her game."
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Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 7:34 am
Slowly Sekenre's arms returned to his sides and he began to breathe again. With a sigh he said, "It is done."
He turned his head to Whisper. "I see you stayed with us, I thank you. We are both glad to have an ally like you." His voice was soft and that of a child no more than 15 years. it no longer sounded aged, wizened, or dark. For once in a long time, he was Sekenre the child who loved to Illuminate and missed his family. His other selves, rather, the OTHERS were exhausted from their venture into the forest spirit's being and guiding its mind and soul back from the havoc that was wrought upon it.
As quickly as his gentleness returned, it was gone, and his voice resumed its original tone, "Whisper, we both need our rest. I sense the Light here and in the possession of someone who just might be able to truly destroy me. I ask now for you to remain by our side as we recover from our wounds. And to answer a most obivous question I see behind your eyes, yes I took on some of the Druids wounds to save him. Now I must retire."
With that Sekenre moved next to the Druid and slept next to him in a manner of old friends; beside each other, protecting and guarding but with a warm kindness between the two.
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Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:46 am
Whisper said nothing as she listened to Sekenre. He seemed so much younger now than she'd ever remembered him.
When the light was mentioned, she looked back. She didn't particularly feel anything, but then again, she wasn't exactly in tune with that kind of magic. It also didn't particularly concern her either. Magics were all a part of nature, so she accepted them all. But she stayed with her friend, guarding him in his sleep.
She was worried that he might not get much sleep before the next "mission". She knelt and sat back on her heels with her back facing the two and watched the rest of the room.
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Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:28 am
After a few hours, the ageless boy stirred first, stretched and let out a long drawn out yawn. "There we go, much better. I wonder how the big guy's doing." Sekenre turned to his companion and was relieved to see him breathing evenly. With a gentle prod, Sekenre tried to awaken the other. "Come on Krillo, its time to make your introduction...besides there is someone here you may wish to speak to."
The man began to stir and sat up. "Sekenre? I see i found you...but where are we?"
Within the course of ten minutes, Sekenre had Krillo up to speed on their situation and what measures he had to take to save him.
"I see. Well as long as our spirits are safe for the moment then there is still time... What does bother me is that woman that I saw is now our captor and appears to have the abilities to track me down while I was in the Emerald Dream following your trail into Leshe along The River." After some thought Krillo turned his attention to the woman seated at their feet.
"Ah child it is good to see you again, though you have grown, I do recognize your scent and that of your pack. I wish we could have met again in more...peaceful circumstances, but none the less we are here now." And to both Sekenre and whisper he said,"Come let us join these others, I wish to meet them myself."
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