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Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 2:22 am
The ash on the surface began to settle in one area, the winds calming down to nothing as the fabric of the world was briefly altered, a dark form falling into place.
Ora dropped down to one knee as she arrived on the planet, her breathing heavy and a few last drops of blood falling from her nose. After a moment she lifted her head up to look at what was left of the planet. The wind picked up again, pushing Ora's hair in different directions, the long dark strands tangling in a pattern.
A smile picked up on her lips as she noticed figures in the distance, but as they came more into focus that smile started to dim. A warning sensation prickled along the back of her neck. Her red eyes narrowed as she moved a hand towards a device on her belt.
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Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 2:42 pm
The zombies spread over the ruins of Thesys, searching with dim intelligence for any object or material not completely destroyed. None noticed Ora, even when they saw her.
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Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 2:58 pm
Ora moved her hand back, and began her own search for something of a communication device or something or other. She knew she could try and port off of the planet, but hearing her father's past experience with blind porting, she wasn't too fond of the idea.
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Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 3:05 pm
Some of the zombies moved faster than others, and one very obviously had been born with the rare gift of a super power. Specifically, super speed. He managed to sprint ahead of the others unintentionally and bumped into Ora. Literally. He hadn't noticed she was there.
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Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 3:34 pm
Ora swore as she was pushed sharply, back, the force of a speeder impact enough to pull her arm slightly out of joint. She grit her teeth at the pain, but forced herself to ignore it for the moment.
She looked around, paying closer attention to the zombies. She could feel what they were, slightly, but wasn't positive. She'd come across the soulless before, but never in so great a number. "What the hell is going on," She whispered to herself.
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Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 3:37 pm
Slowly, all the zombies came to a stop. One of the zombies, a little girl in a dusty flowered dress, approached Ora.
"Who are you?" the girl asked in a hollow tone.
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Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 3:44 pm
Ora tilted her head, looking at the girl closely for a moment. She walked around her, looking for any harm in the body or other strange marking. She then crouched down slightly so she could look the little girl in the eyes. "I'm Oralia Soltari. Who are you?"
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Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 3:54 pm
The girl was completely unharmed, and, aside from a slack expression and the hollowness of her voice, appeared completely normal.
The little girl looked her in the eyes, but even the most ignorant could have shuddered from the emptiness of the gaze. "I was Mina Minas. Are you from a spaceship?"
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Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 3:57 pm
Ora shrugged her shoulders slightly then winced, regretting the action with a vengeance as her arm and shoulder filled with a burning pain. She coughed lightly, trying to clear her head. "No, and yes. And what of you, Mina Minas? What are you doing here? That body is not yours."
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Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 4:01 pm
The little girl tilted her head. "Yes, it is. I was Mina Minas. Now I belong to Dem, but this is my body. What is 'yes and no'?"
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Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 7:09 pm
Ora nodded, "I see. So tell me, where can I find this Dem? I need to talk to Dem." She smiled slightly, "Yes, I was on a spaceship, no I didn't arrive here on it."
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Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 5:52 pm
Eulalia Danae Ora nodded, "I see. So tell me, where can I find this Dem? I need to talk to Dem." She smiled slightly, "Yes, I was on a spaceship, no I didn't arrive here on it." The girl's head tilted to a far more uncomfortable angle. "Dem is everywhere. You... fell?"
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Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 5:56 pm
ArynChris Eulalia Danae Ora nodded, "I see. So tell me, where can I find this Dem? I need to talk to Dem." She smiled slightly, "Yes, I was on a spaceship, no I didn't arrive here on it." The girl's head tilted to a far more uncomfortable angle. "Dem is everywhere. You... fell?""As a matter of speaking, Yes." Ora brushed back a stray bit of hair, meeting the girls eyes. "Where is Dem's host?"
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Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:44 pm
The little girl flung her arm out awkwardly and pointed behind herself. "That way," she said.
The zombies started to move again, going about their task of searching without paying much attention to Ora, though they now noticed her enough not to knock into her.
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Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:15 pm
Ora nodded. "Thanks." She said before starting her trek in the direction the girl pointed. Her arm was still hurting but she pushed it to the back of her mind, having dealt with worse pains well enough in the past.
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