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 Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 2:54 pm
Celestial breathed a sigh, she had just phoned the daycare, they said that Shaiya had just picked up Joy. Celeste hoped that she could handle her healing magic as soon as possible, she wanted to see her baby again, it seemed wrong to leave her for so long.
Inhaling, Celeste put her hands on the glass door and pushed in time with her exhaling. The room was alive with all the greenery, it was so beautiful, but so dangerouns. Celeste looked down at her clothing, she wore the same gloves that she had worn to the anniversary ball, lined with metal to protect her. Her clothers had been changed to a longsleeve, turtleneck shirt also lined with metal. It was a deep burgundy, her pants were normally black dress slacks which clinked sightly as she moved, a consequence of the metal. Only her face was unprotected.
Looking up, Celetial sighted on Iosha and breathed a sigh of relief, he was here, and could hopefully help her. Walking forward, Celeste paused at the line of plans, she hoped they didn't touch any of her unprotected skin, she didn't feel like a draining.
With new resolve, she strode forward to where Iosha was watering plants. Carefully, she cleared her throat and said in a quiet voice:
"Iosha, I request some assistance if you have the time."
First she would wait for him to accept before she unloaded her problems on to him, it was surprising though, this problem had changed Celeste, made her feel weak for the first time, she wasn't sure if that was good or not.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 3:02 pm
Ishoa turned about a bit quickly and nervously and held the watering can twoards Celeste. He then looked at her with some caution.
"I can feel some unstable energy coming from you young lady..." Ishoa said with some concern and then lowered his watering can as if it was some weapon. ".. i have time... And aren't you that gurl.... Who put demon blood in Kurai?" Ishoa said with some sterness giving her a hint that he wants an answer.
He placed the Pocky stick back in his mouth and resumed watering some other plants. Ishoa now actually had small rectangular glasses on him. With his Doctor atire it made him look very professional and rather not somone who could train Celeste.
Ishoa wasn't too sure if he wanted to help Celeste, she was after all something that stood as a conflict.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 3:10 pm
Celeste bristled at the comment from Iosha, she didn't expect this to be easy but seriously, she saved Kurai's life, whether he was tainted or not!
"First of all it wasn't blood it was a tainted life force, second of all it wasn't my fault Satan took me as his whore, and last of all if I hadn't interposed, Kurai would be dead!"
She didn't mean to be so angry, but what was she supposed to do? It's not like she had any healing magic then, and so what if the guy was now tainted, she had been tainted her whole life, and he would have been dead. She was ready to give her life to Kurai, but nooo, all of a sudden she was some evil person who gave a priest a tainted life force.
Closing her eyes, Celeste crossed her arms and began to breathe slowly, trying to calm herself down, it wouldn't do to be angry, A water can to her head wouldn't be all that bad, but a touch to her face could end horribly. Celeste then proceeded to speak in reply to Iosha's first comment.
"My healing magic has come back, but I can not control it anymore, metal seems to keep it at bay, but if I touch anything living through cloth or skin, it leaks into the thing I touched, healing everything including scars, it drains me."
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 3:22 pm
Ishoa clenched the watering can harder at Celestes protesting statements against Ishoa's statement.
That dosen't make a difference.. I didn't use my blood when patients needed me... Ishoa then crunched down on his pocky stick and let the end fall down to the ground. Ishoa didn't mean to do it but from his own anger he did so. He then turned over to look at her with one eye.
"So the Demon lord gave you his blood.. I see.. Then i guess i can't expect a halfling to be completely responsible with her powers..." Ishoa said with a half smirk. He then placed the watering can on a nearby table while crossing his arms as if mimicing her.
".... That could be a big promblem.." Ishoa said rubbing his forehead. "A halfling with demon blood and healing magic running through your body.. Im suprised your body didn't break you down already..." he then sighed.
"I'm sure we could jsut get rid of all the healing magic out of your body somehow..." Ishoa said scratching his chin. "Otherwise we would have to somehow purify you from demon blood." he then shook his head.
"but that would be impossible.. seeing you came in close contact with the DEmon lord himself..... The devil... how the heck are we going to do this..." Ishoa groaned and rubbed his head angrily.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 3:31 pm
Celestial stayed quiet, she resented her demon blood, hated it even. She had grown up tainted, was then given to Satan by her mother and used to be tainted even more. She liked to have her healing magic, it let her help people, something she enjoyed, she felt it might reedeem her somehow.
With a sigh, Celeste looked at a plant beside her and raised her glove clad and to it's leaves, gently caressing them and outlining the small vein like lines in them. She was thinking about how she could maybe extract her demon blood.. there was that story.. but it was fictional, but it may beworth a try to at least mention it.
"I once read a book..." Celeste began uncertainly, she didn't want to sound foolish, "It was about the spawn of a Demon race called the F'dor. A women felt bad for them and searched them out, helping them to know what they were. They were brought to a special place for healing where the lady Rowan kept them for seven years. Each day, she would sink an awl into thei'r hearts, causing them great pain, and would extract a small amount of blood. this blood would be red, but it had some specks of black in it as well, the demon blood. After the seven years had gone, the Lady Rowan annouced it was all extracted, and the children were free to go home, purified."
Celestial looked down in embarrasment, it had been awhile since she had read the book, but the part about pain was clear. however she didn't mention that the woman had taken the pain from all the children into herself, suffering for them, she didn't want anyone to do that for her.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 3:39 pm
"F'dor..." Ishoa whispered to himself as he recognized that name. He then looked at Celestial with some amazment. "You really are quite desperate aren't you... and you seem to want your demon blood out actually..." Ishoa smirked mishchieviously. "are you not proud of your demon blood? Getting rid of your healing magic would be so much easier." Ishoa chuckled and then looked at his own wrist.
"The blood of the demon allows even a halfling to call up the most darkest energies inside their body. They can bend the laws of life and death itself.." Ishoa then turned to Celeste with a smile. "It'll be much easier to get rid of your healing magic in your body... and you can still save many lives with your demon blood.." Ishoa then turned hand about still studying his own wrist.
"...."
"i'm sorry... its your decision on what you want to be..." Ishoa smiled and then looked at her. "how can you be sure this Lady Rowan exists anyways? It is after all.. only a book.."
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 3:49 pm
"Of course I'm desperate," Celeste snapped, "This stupid problem keeps me from seeing my daughter, I don't get to see her enough as it is and now this comes up."
She calmed down as she heard what he said, in truth she didn't think she could ever be pure, the memories were enough to taint her mind, and therefore herself. It would be nice to be able to heal people.. but the way Kurai reacted after she saved him.. would they all be like that? Would they all hate her for tainting them just to save their life, was there even a good reason to be tainted?
Snapping out of her thoughts, she looked at his wrist too, and then quickly looked away. In truth, she didn't know if she existed, or if anyone could do what she did, so she gave the best answer possible in her mind.
"I wasn't hoping that a lady Rowan existed, it would be nice, but I was really hoping for anyone that could do the operation, or even have a gist of what to do. I just want to be able to live again, to not doubt myself at every turn."
Celestial looked down, she almost started to ramble off to Ishoa! It wasn't something she wanted, she didn't want to breakdown. He probably had enough troubles then to listen to hers.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:32 pm
As soon as Celestial mentioned seeing her daughter Ishoa shot back a bit. Somewhat seeing another side of Celestial. A daughter.. He then pulled himself together and smirked.
"it would be nice indeed... Many regret such an evil blood.." Ishoa smiled as he looked upwards twoards the glass roof. Sunlight bled through the glass lighting up where they stood. "it would be so nice if such a lady could exist..." he then turned and gave Celestial a smile.
"Even if such a operation was true.... where does the tainted blood go. Such blood from the demon lord himself does not die so easily..." Ishoa pondered on that question as he rubbed his chin. "and those years are much too long.. there has to be a better way Celestail.." he then sighed and looked at his wrist.
"A great motive indeed Celestial.. but an almost impossible feat..."
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:41 pm
Celestial looked down, remembering what had happened, what she had done to get Joy. She had bent over Winte'rs dying body and took some of his essence and implanted it in her womb, she never wanted him to leave completely, she knew it was selfish, and that she shouldn't have done it, but she loved Joy so fiercely, she didn't want to lose her. "I could never regret my daughter.." That prospect brang shivers up her spine, she knew her own mother regretted her and look what had become of it! She didn't want Joy to end up like that as well.
"Well In the story the lady rowan put all the evil blood into one vial and gave it to the woman in a protective stone, the girl then brang it to her friend who needed it to track down and kill the F'dor. He simply absorbed it into his skin, but that had only been a little blood, and he was born of a race that hated the F'dor and was strong of spirit so he fought the blood, but I don't know what we could do with it...the blood even tainted the rock and the man wasn't exactly the most priestly of characters."
Celestial looked down at the floor, removing her hand from the plant, she didn't want her sad mood to transfer to the plant, it deserved a nice pure life. She heard Ishoa's last comment, but didn't put in her own voice, she was busily thinking on how they could do this, at least she hoped it was a they and not just a her.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:52 pm
Ishoa nodded as she stated she could never regret her daughter. Slowly Ishoa gained motive to help her. Another tainted halfling.. with a pure heart.. but flowing evil in their blood... how could you Father... Ishoa closed his eyes and let out a warm smile, it was as if it was a sign of understanding. True demons would hunger more for power and get rid of their blood.. not hunger for peace with their loved ones...
Ishoa listened carfully to her story and shook his head. "So we put the evil blood into a vial..." Ishoa shook his head some more. "We can't risk any evil blood escaping into Ria high though.. we could travel to other places though... but..." Ishoa clenched his teeth and then rubbed his head.
"maybe we should go to the church and look into their libary..." Ishoa was a bit uneasy about this. He hasn't been at the church for a long time and his body is not the most welcomed soul in the church.
"I know.. itll be hard.. to withstand the light there.. but.. i think itll be worth it.."
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:08 pm
Aili ran a hand thru her hair. The green house! Lately Ishoa seemed to be anywhere but his office everytime she had something to say to him. As she put her hand on the greenhouse door, she felt it again. The wild untamed magic she had felt that night when she took over a shift for the nurse. Ishoa was also present...
Aili walked into the greenhouse, her steps quiet and smooth. It was her, the girl who she had erected a temporary barrier around a few nights ago. Aili stayed silent and listend to thier conversation. She wasn't one for eavesdropping, but she felt like she was intruding on something.
From what Ishoa was saying, she gathered that they were trying to find a solution to extract evil blood from someone.
'The untamed magic is pure, but usually it sticks close to the user. The girl must have tainted blood for the pure magic to be repelled in such a way. Why didn't I notice it earlier?'
"Excuse me, Ishoa. Miss. I hope I'm not interrupting anything, but I feel like I would be of some help." As she spoke, Aili let part of her magic pool around the girl, much like she had done the previous night, to keep the girl's magic contained. Ishoa was a demon and she was surprised he wasn't affected by the magic, in Aili's eyes, that was whipping out from the girls body in many glittery strands.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:19 pm
Celestial jumped slightly as she saw the woman, she had been in the hospital earlier, and just like then, she felt the coolness ooze from her until it solidified into a barrier around Celestial. She had never understood this, was she trying to protect her, keep her locked up, or was her magic spilling from her, could it really harm people?
My general purpose magic could, if I didn't have control of it, it would change things, but what can healing magic do? It already heals everything around it.. wait, wasn't her magic not able to mix with her tainted spirit? Well if that was the reason, would it harm other demonic people? or would it carry the taint of her soul and hurt angelic figures?
As Celeste pondered this, her eyebrows drew into a graceful frown, it wasn't insulting persay, but rather puzzled. Celetial then turned her pale face to look at the woman, she was clearly a holy woman if nothing else, and obviously could handle magic, the barrier was proof of that.
Daring not to move too much, afraid that if she touched the edge of the barrier that rose in her mind as a gleaming dome of light it may hurt her. It was obviously quite pure and it glittered representing itself as something that wasn't tainted with any evil, if she touched it, would her tainted skin burn or would she corrupt such a beautiful spell.
Celeste was so wrapped up in her thoughts that she didn't speak a word, nod, or make any kind of aknologing move, instead she remained in her thinking state, the slight frown still painted on her face.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:27 pm
Ishoa turned his head quickly upwards as he saw Aili enter the room, it was as if she arrived on perfect timing to protect Ishoa from entering the church which would not accept his body. Ishoa gave off a warm welcoming smile to Aili.
"Perfect timing.. we needed an expert like you... So you are certianly not interupting. By all means your help is welcome." Ishoa said kindly. And then against his will Aili casted a simple magic pool. Ishoa grimmaced a bit and bent forward slightly as he took a few steps backwards, stepping on his dropped pocky stick and letting out a crunch. he then quickly pulled himself together and beared with the energy it radiated off.
He didn't want to show that he had demon blood in him. He wanted to be seen as a normal human.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:52 pm
"My magic is not going to hurt you," Aili said in a gentle voice when she saw Celeste tense. "Nor is your magic going to taint me. I've been exposed to many things. What is around you know is pure magic, neither holy or tainted."
Although Aili spoke to Celeste, her eyes also hinted that she was speaking to Ishoa as well.
"I have a solution to your problem. But first, I need my other half. Aldora, I'm in need of assistance."
As Aili finished her last sentence, the shadows of some plants warped into a pool and Aldora jumped out with a playful pout on her face. "Onee-sama, I thought you said you'd stop keeping tabs on meee" the girl whined. "Hiya Ishoa! Hiya lady who's kinda like me!"
"Hush Aldora, not now," Aili stated gently. "I need to be whole right now." Aldora nodded her head, understanding the severity of the situation.
Aili looked at Celeste. "Aldora is the element of darkness yet she has the ability to heal because we are one." As Aili spoke Aldora had briefly closed her eyes and when she opened them again, silver sparkles flickered in her violet irises and her hair turned silver with hints of lavendar.
"Aldora, I need you to age too. It's not just darkness we're going to handle, it's blood."
Aldora nodded and closed her eyes once more. Her silver hair grew as her body aged into that of Aili's. Aldora now looked like Aili's twin except her hair and eyes were different colored. "Ready, Aili?"
Aili nodded. "This will only take a second." As Aili closed her eyes, Aldora sunk into her shadow and disappeared. As soon as Aldora disappeared, Aili opened her eyes. No obvious change had appeared, but her once silver orbs had violet speckles in them.
"Aldora is now with me. I'm going to extract the blood. Aldora will be manipulating the blood while I will be at the same time replacing what we take with the healing magic flowing around you. An alternative would to place the blood into a full demon, but since there are no full blooded demons around, collecting it will have to do so I can dilute it." Aili was careful she didn't glance at Ishoa and focused her attention on Celeste.
"Are you willing to go through this procedure? I will try to make it as painless as possible."
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:06 pm
Celestial watched the procedure carefully, it was interesting and something she wanted to remember. feeling that the lady was one to take seriously, she commited each of her words into her brain, remembering them. She noticed that she was not focusing on Iosha, she wondered if this was just because of the seriousness of the situation, or there was something between them.
Pressing her lips together, Celeste thought about it, it would be wonderful not to be tainted in blood, but would her mind still be tainted? She had a couple questions she wanted to ask.
"After this, will I be able to control my healing magic again, or will I still need to train it.. and will this change affect nything in my mind.. as in memories or some such?"
She thought about if she was willing, it would be nice, yes she was willing. But the pain thing? that didn't bother her one bit, she had been in pain a lot before, she wasn't about to think she could handle it, she wasn't that arrogant, but she was as prepared as she could be. What the lady said about the blood though, that made her curious.
"How would you dilute the blood?"
She was intensly curious, it would prove useful in the future, for what she didn't know yet, but it was always nice to know when the time came.
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