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 Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 8:27 pm
He only nodded in reply and took a few seconds to calm down a bit before carrying on
"I ran away, scared. I never had killed and now a new rush of emotions was overwealming me. I specificly remember looking at a bird and for a split second wanting to crush its hearth, bleed it out and eat its flesh. You can imagine how horrified I felt at those thoughts"
"I remained hidden for a few minutes before my friend found me. He had that ability to locate people, never figured out how he did it. I backed away, afraid of doing the same to him but he stubbornly stayed by my side and didn't go away, even when I threated him"
"He told me the reaction of the town folk. A few were thankful but most were terrified by the violence of my attack. Some had turned to Maggie and started to blame her for it"
"I think that's what made me come back. She had protected me my entire life and now it was time to protect her back. None of them dared to approach me or even to say a word. When I reached her I just fell on my knees and started crying on her shoulder"
"I think everyone understood my reaction but things were never the same. I was treated with a feared respect, no more insults, no more stones,... no more easiness around me"
"It became even worse when I realised I could no longer eat cooked food or vegetables. I started picking up some nasty habits, like hunting the rats and eat them whole or sometimes looking around in the trashcans for some rotten piece of food when no one was watching"
"The only thing that remained pretty much the same were my friends. They took my attack as the vengence for our dead friend, so they they didn't blame me about it. Actually more and more often they asked me to perform my magic, never in the same way of the attack of course"
"But soon the retaliation came and it was much worse than the first attack. They knew about me and what I did, so I was their first target. I don't know how this happen but I believe they used a poisoned dart. But they must have miscalculated the dosage because I awoke right in the middle of the battle with a killer headache"
"As soon as they realized that I was still alive they concentrated their efforts in bringing me down. Obviously it didn't took long before I was out of my mind with fear, pain and anger"
"But I got completely out of control. I think it was thanks to the stuff they used on me because I didn't stoped. I kept killing everything in my reach, feeding from the corpses that rotten abnormaly fast"
"I don't know how long I kept this induced killing frenzy. But when I realized I killed not only our enemies but also my friends I ran away for good. I never dared to set a foot on that town again"
"For months I walked aimlessly, killing for for food here and there but never geting close to houses as far as I could avoid. During that time I realized what I truly was and what I was meant to be. I am a predator and a scavenger, a Famine as I learned later on"
"I woke from that living nightmare in the most unexpected way possible. I had settled down in a forest for some time, tired of walking around continuously, when one day my friend was waiting for me down the path"
"I didn't recognize him right away and took him for one of those bounty hunters that try to slay monsters in their free time. Only when he spoke I realized who he was"
"I was about to run away again, afraid to face the consequences, but again he didn't gave me a choice. He was furious at me, which I don't blame him, but still he agreed to bring me back no matter what"
"In the end I followed him as he brought me back to Maggie. She had been worried sick about me and despite of what I did and the pain I caused she forgave me. You can't possibly imagine how relieved I felt, a huge weight being lift from my hearth"
"But still I had to deal with what I had caused. Maggie told me the town was no more. Few had survived to the attack and more had died in the aftermath, because of the rotting bodies and the plague that had spread"
"I couldn't bring myself to face the remaining survivors. Instead I tracked them down and did the best of my skills to help them out at a safe distance. Mostly by making their lifes more prosperous"
"After that my life was mostly filled with the quest to redeem myself. I didn't want this situation to happen again, so I tried to find out exactly what I was, my flaws and my streghts"
"I found out a lot of things but in the end I realised the main problem was for me not have had full acknolegement of myself before the first attack. So I just picked up this concept and brewed it with another me and Maggie had for some time: to create an adoption house for other Mishaps"
"It took us some time and luck to bring this dream to a successful end but, as you can see, we managed to attain it"
"And from that point on my life has been mainly dedicated to provide a healty environment for the Mishaps to grow and develope"
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 2:41 pm
Liam listened with peaked interest before nodding in acknowledgement.
"You've done a good job of...making up," Liam stumbled over words, "You are a better man than I, Jabir."
He nodded solemnly.
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 2:46 pm
"But still there is lots to be done before I'm completely redeemed... or even cured" he sighed
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 2:58 pm
"Well, yes. There's always something to work on. There are no acceptions," Liam sighed and rested his head on his hand, "You're doing a great job, though..."
He suddenly began reflecting back on his own life...un-life. He still had time, right?
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 3:01 pm
"It's a bit more than that" for some unknown reason he could help to smile "My... condition kept getting worse... eversince I bit that guy"
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 3:03 pm
Liam thought for a moment, before inhaling deeply.
"You know...I have plenty of...un-living...things...if you ever need to...take it out on something else..." he smiled slightly at his memories of target practice, "Unless you think it would make it worse, of course."
My poor minions.
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 3:13 pm
"I have plenty of game around the forest. It's a dangerous place to hunt but that way I kill 2 birds with one stone. I get my food and keep them terrorized enough to avoid having them lurking around the grounds"
"But thanks for your offer anyway. Is there any more questions you want to ask?"
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 3:20 pm
"I have a few I want to get annihilate, though. They were...deeply involved in the William...thing..." he slouched, but quickly straightened, "No, not really...although I feel like I'm jipping you. Anything else you need to...want to...know...or...need?" He arched an eyebrow and fiddled with his earrings.
You asked that. Twice. ******** idiot.
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 3:39 pm
"I don't enjoy eating sentients... or at least those who can still bear the title. That's why I respect the burried and their graves"
"No, thank you. I already got all the information I needed and you keeping an eye peeled is more that enough" he got up and offered his hand for a handshake
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:03 pm
"They're totally mindless...they don't even feel pain...but alright," Liam smiled and stood, giving Jabir's hand a quick shake.
"Damn, I'm small," he murmured before waving and walking out the door.
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:23 pm
[ A visit to the infirmary ]
Just like she promised, Catherine took Aphrodite to the infirmary right after breakfast. Just before leaving she found the envelope on the ground, a perk of more interest came over her, it all made sense now. Leaving Baxterfullous in the care of the other two, she decided to go on her own. Aphrodite was her charge... her daughter. They needed to do this together. It didn't take very long to get to the infirmary, knocking on the door she looked about int he hall. "Hello.. is anyone there?"
"Mamaaaaaaaa." The wasp-mishap whined. "My buuuuuttt."
"I know huney.. we'll see if we can make it better.. and since this is a quest you're going to be a big girl soon!" Catherine grinned, holding her small daughter in her hands.
"I am! I be a bigs. Woo.." She mused, rubbing her wasp butt, trying to make the pain go away.
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:31 pm
Maggie opened the door "Oh, hello! Aphrodite and Catherine right? Come in, come in"
She motioned them towards the beds while she went to pick some specialized equipment
"I read your quest before it got sent and I had the feeling you were going to pay me a visit. So, what is the problem?"
She knew the answer but it was always best to have a second opinion, specially from the patient
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:39 pm
Catherine greeted her back with a smile, nodding to her as she walked in. "Thank you for seeing us, I went through such a mess with Aphrodite's last quest I decided to come here first instead." She put Aphrodite down on the bed and then settled herself down on a chair, her large tattered bookbag settled against her legs. "Come on huney tell her what's wrong." She urged, wanting Aphrodite to be a bit more independant.
Aphrodite blinked looking down at the doctor bed she was placed on. then looking up at Maggie she turned around and pointed at her wasp bottom. "My butt hurts."
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:42 pm
"And where exactly, can you point that?" she had brought a book as well, that she consulted as she waited for Aph's reply
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:49 pm
"Right here!" she bent a bit more pointing to the tip.
"I think her stingers might be comming in." Catherine explained as she adjusted her seat. "It might just be growing pains..." She shrugged, remembering her own as she grew. Boy did that suck, whihc encouraged her even further to find a away to help make Aphrodite's pain go away.
"Stee-gaahs?" She blinked looking up at Maggie and then at her Mother. "Mama what's a stee-gaahs?"
"Well stingers as things wasps and bees have... they are a form of pretection." She smiled resting her arms on the bed.
"Oh." She blinekd again, rubbing her wasp bottom more. She didn't care what they were.... it hurt too much.
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