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 Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 7:43 pm
Biw was hit by the freight train of Molly's lancing arms. He hit the ground again and tried to curl up and accept the impact. It didn't stop it from hurting.
"WHY?! I would never hurt you!" He yelled at Molly, face raging red. "Why would you hurt my feelings like that?" Not the shove.. the things she was saying.
[ HP: 38/50
Target: --
Damage: --
Charge: 1/3 ]
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 7:59 pm
A small part of Molly was suddenly horrified over the fact that she had shoved Bix. Another part of her wanted to do it again. The conflicting feelings had her wrapping her arms around herself as she took some steps back. “…I…I know I’m not the smartest, but I’m not deaf!” She whimpered. “I…I heard you…all of you…”
“I’m not the one hurting feelings! I didn’t even say anything!”
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 9:03 pm
His fist hurt somewhat badly. Gale had never actually hit anyone straight on before - least of all Bix and his knuckles were aching now. He hadn't even hit him that hard, but the anger was still there, pulsing through him like a fever.
Something slammed into his face - this time Bix's fist - and Gale felt his head snap back, pain ricocheting across his jaw and down his neck. His head ringing, he staggered backwards, stumbling into Fini, and sending the both of them crashing to the ground.
He couldn't see straight. His head was spinning in circles so fast that for several seconds Gale wasn't sure which way was up and which was down, and nausea rose in his throat, thick and fast. Reeling in the desire to throw up, Gale pushed himself away from Fini, scrabbling over the ground and giving her an angry, embarrassed look.
"Did you know I faked it all? The whole 'I need help training' thing? I didn't really need training; after all, you're just a kid, who would ask YOU for help?"
"SHUT UP!" Gale screamed, and his throat felt raw, the words coming out hoarsely. He stumbled sideways, losing his balance and landing against Eva this time. Involuntarily his hands gripped hers, tight enough that he knew his knuckles were white beneath the gloves.
"Is all that true?" he demanded, and to his horror there was a hot flush rising in his cheeks, shame and embarrassment making him blush. "All that stuff about how you were going to be my friend and that you were going to have my back - that was all a lie? It's true that you've been mocking me this whole time?
"Is it all true?"
He couldn't look at her. Stumbling away, Gale moved back, his eyes moving to Fini now.
"And you," he said. "You were nice to me - you didn't treat me like a kid, and this entire time you've just been pretending. You don't really think of me as anything more than just a kid, just a child you can pick on. You and Eva and Molly - you've all just been laughing at me behind my back, haven't you?"
His voice adopted a sarcastic tone. "Yes, let's all just make fun of the little British kid who thinks he's so cool..."
His mind felt oddly blank, the sound of whiteness filling every crevice. Anger, hot and heavy, seared through him, and Gale's hands lifted, clutching the sides of his head, bent double.
Something is wrong.
This isn't right.
What's going on?
"Stop it, stop it, stop it, stop it - "
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Kyrieko rolled 2 8-sided dice:
2, 5
Total: 7 (2-16)
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Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 11:21 am
There was an uncomfortable feeling in her gut. Like something was gripping her insides as a heated anger boiled beneath her skin. It confused her. Upset her. And pissed her off.
Then the fighting. And the voices of her so called 'teammates'. Gale and Bix were throwing punches. And even Molly seemed to have a thing or two to say...with a good hit.
"I can't believe you were stupid enough to think I was actually your friend." Gale's voice. Condescending.
"You...You were the first person I felt I could put some of my trust in!" Fini shouted at Gale, body shaking with too many different emotions. Where was Vashi? Why couldn't she hear him? Was he pulling away from her too?!
"How desperate you must have been for attention." Bix was sneering at her.
"That's...not true." Fini tightened her hold on her weapon, knuckles ghostly white from how hard she was gripping them. And then Gale was crashing into her. Both of them went falling backwards to the ground. Her elbows slammed against the hard surface, one of her sais dislodging from her grip to clatter next to them. Before she could gain some of her bearings, he was shoving her away and giving her a pissy look. And telling her to shut up. Fini glared darkly at him.
"What? Did you think I was going to stoop low enough to make fun of you for that?" Hurt and anger were in her voice. "That's what you do!"
She got to her feet quickly, refusing to look at Gale or risk that stinging in her eyes to worsen. Her other sai was on the ground somewhere. She spotted it and moved to bend down at pick it up.
"And you thought you were good enough to join us on a mission? You're just in the way." Eva. That was Eva speaking. Turning her nose up in disgust. "We'd have all been better off if you hadn't been part of the team."
That anger setting her veins on fire took over and without thinking, Fini's hand cracked against the side of Eva's face.
"I am just as good as the rest of you!" She yelled, stumbling back a couple steps.
Vashi!
Why? Why were they all acting like this?
Something was off. She could feel it. Or was that just the anger? And the hurt?
HP: 40/40
Target: Eva (ilu <33 )
Damage: 1
Charge: 1/3
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Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 2:42 pm
"Stop what?"
He stood there as if he had been there the entire time, casually, arms crossed, as if-
- body hanging like a puppet, centipedes scurried as they dripped out of the hollow, jaw unhinged, ichor green sinew and white bone hanging-
"What's wrong kid?" He eased his expression slightly, one hand pushing back simple red hair, an earring in one ear, a flash of light coloured eyes, a light rustle of a pristine white, tan and gold jacket-
- layers of ants, worms, crawling back onto the sand as it drippled black blood, bubbling as it hissed and touched the barren ground, a coat torn in three distinct gashes that no longer bled but-
"Hey, hey," they snapped their fingers at Gale, once, twice to get his attention. "Don't worry about the others. You made it here. We can go home together, I mean, it's what you wanted right? You don't have to prove yourself, you don't have to pretend that you're a hero Gale. It's okay to be scared."
The buzzing of the other voices, even the sting of the pain from being hit by his own comrades seemed almost insignificant now. Gale could go home. He could forget everything and take the hand waiting for him. OOC -This round continues as normal for everyone else from last round (PVP) only Gale can see this ??? event
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Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 12:48 pm
"Stop what?"
Something shivered through Gale - a bitter, chilling cold, that slipped through his veins like ice, seeped into his skin, into his heart. He froze where he stood, jaw still aching, in front of Fini and Eva, while Bix and Molly argued somewhere behind him.
He missed the slap from Fini to Eva; if he had, he probably would have done something about it, though the anger was still there, still pulsing.
"Stop what?"
Slowly, Gale turned around - and there he was.
...where part of him was. His body was ripped, torn from the neck down and insects spilled out of the bloody remains, centipedes crawling over the matted flesh and bone -
"What's wrong, kid?"
A flash of red hair - an earring - white - gold -
- more insects -
- blood, dripping, falling to the ground -
Nausea rose, thick and heavy, in Gale's throat and his hand lifted, covering his mouth almost automatically, his gloved fingers digging into the skin of his cheeks to suppress the urge to empty the contents of his stomach out right then and there. It's not him, it's not -
Snap.
He blinked, slightly taken aback. Gale's eyes moved to the figure once more - and the buzzing in his head was reducing, lowering, disappearing. Odd, but it was not as if the silence was unwelcome. Slowly Gale lowered his hand from his mouth, pressing his lips together, a look of uncertainty on his face.
"You don't have to prove yourself."
He wasn't a hero, he knew that - he had let Ben die, after all, just by being on that mission in the first place. He knew it wasn't fair to hold everything like this - hadn't Clarice known him better? What right did he have to be in this much pain over a man he had hardly known?
"It's okay to be scared."
Was he scared? Maybe he was. Scared of admitting that he wasn't ready for this, scared to admit that he wasn't as strong as he tried to be, scared that his so carefully made up facade would one day fall and everyone would see the little kid beneath it.
Scared that everyone would reject him, go back to treating him like a kid.
But this - this wasn't -
His hand stretched out, reached towards the redhead, but stopped before he actually touched him.
"What happens if I say yes..?" he asked, galled by the pain and the desperation in his voice. It felt so silent here, but he could see the blood, almost taste the familiar, metallic tang on his tongue.
Ben is dead.
And he's not coming back anytime soon.
"You're dead," said Gale, and closed his eyes, pressing his lips together. His hands trembled, clenching into fists, and the words came out slightly stuttered, as though saying them out loud would somehow help him get over it, somehow help him get out of the blackness he constantly felt drowned in. "You're dead."
And I left you there to die.
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Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 2:34 pm
Bix's red eyes widened as he flexed his aching hand. Everyone was screaming and mocking. Molly was denying her words and then reinforcing them moments later.
"I didn't say anything that isn't true." Her face shivered and warped. Gale seemed to double over and Bix, overwhelmed with his rage and confusion couldn't do anything in response.
Fini and Eva were attacking each other and screaming as well, even as they glanced at him to deliver snide remarks, hurtful things. There was something very wrong about all of this. He couldn't think straight enough to figure it out.
"You guys were supposed to be my friends.." Bix's voice was strained in frustration and pain. "My best friends..."
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Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 3:05 pm
They waited patiently, palm still outstretched, waiting for confirmation. A laugh again, a flash of teeth, raking his free hand over short red hair. "Of course I'm dead Gale, but does it matter? You're here, aren't you?"
Everything else dimmed, it was just him it was just-
-"You can stay here forever, can't you?"
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Kaiyumi rolled 2 10-sided dice:
1, 6
Total: 7 (2-20)
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Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 3:59 pm
(( ughughugh sorry this took forever ;___; <3 ))
A small part--that precious, semi-aware part--of Eva's mind was trying to break through the veil of anger that had suddenly enveloped her. That part of her knew that something was wrong, especially as she watched her friends strike out at each other. However, with each cruel accusation that the others threw at her, this part was beginning to get drowned out in a sea of panicked thoughts.
"She's just using us."
"No, I'm not! Really!"
"Can you believe her? After all those years of struggle that her parents went through for her, she just up and left them one day!"
"No, you don't understand, I--"
CRACK.
The slap came from out of nowhere, and Eva reeled back as a hand flew up to cup her throbbing cheek. Her eyes were round with disbelief when she looked at up Fini. She heard the other girl's cry--I am just as good as the rest of you!--but whatever it was that was mimicking her voice added another something else.
"No--I'm better! How can you compare, Eva? Unable to protect others...unable to even protect yourself, like a helpless child who--"
"Stop it!" Without thinking, she reached out and snatched the girl's wrist, having little regard of the fact that she may have been gripping too tightly. "I'm not weak! I'm not...!"
What was happening? And where was Chara?!
HP: 49/50
Target: Fini (ilu2 <3)
Damage: 1 (ohthankgod)
Charge: 1/3
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Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 5:05 pm
[ ILU KAIBBY <333 ]
He was laughing, and it sounded so real. Ben's hand was still outstretched, waiting for him to take it, waiting for the confirmation that he understood what was going on.
Except he didn't.
"Of course I'm dead, Gale, but does it matter? You're here, aren't you?"
It was dark. The background seemed to fade away, everything seemed to just fade away until there was nothing but darkness, Gale, and an all-too-familiar redheaded man.
"...I'm not dead," said Gale clearly, but the doubt had started to settle into his mind. I can't be dead, I don't understand - Ben is dead, he's not here, this isn't real, it can't be real -
His eyes lifted, moved to the hand, still outstretched. Gale's heart felt as though it were breaking all over again, and he closed his eyes, shaking his head, pressing his lips together. He looked back up at Ben, this time into his face.
Who am I forgetting? Where am I?
"I can't."
You're not real.
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Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 6:56 pm
Bix thrust himself in between the girls. He couldn't hurt them, he wouldn't allow himself.
"Stop!" He grabbed Fini and Eva both by the arms. His grip was hard and he shook them. "GET SOME SENSE!"
As Bix shook the girls their faces twisted to him. "Leave us alone. Don't touch us you pervert.."
"I'm not a pervert!!" He growled in their faces.
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Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 5:39 pm
The grip on her wrist hurt and pissed her off while her head started to pound. What was going on? She'd just...wait, what?! Fini stared at Eva with a baleful look. She couldn't decide what emotion should take center stage. Anger. Hurt. Frustration. Too many things.
I'm not weak. Or a failed weakling like you! My parents didn't abandon me. And I didn't get mine killed.
"SHUT UP!" Fini screamed, biting her lip so hard a thin trickle of blood slid down. No! It hadn't been like that. Wasn't her fault. It had been a car accident! Though...she couldn't remember what had caused it...NO. No she's wrong!
She felt her fist clench. Felt the desire to drive that fist into Eva. But something firmly gripped her arm, almost painfully and shook. Fini stumbled, and blinked up at a pale yet familiar face. Confused. She was confused. Why was Bix trying to stop them? What was he whispering? Fini didn't think she wanted to find out, instead leaning away from and turning her face towards the ground. No!
Vashi! Where are you?!
"And I'm not a pathetic weakling!" Fini shot back at both Bix and Eva, though her voice lacked some of it's bitterness. She felt sick. Blood still hot and pleading for violence.
This is wrong.
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 7:09 am
Molly didn’t want to be here anymore. The instinct to flee was great, but where? A small voice reminded her she was on a mission. A mission, really? She was failing to see how, when all she seemed to be surrounded by was others spouting simply hurtful things. She may have started to hum at this point to herself, just to try and block out all the murmurs she was hearing…maybe if she just…pretended like they weren’t saying things about her, then she could be somewhat okay?
Her gaze snapped up, eyeing Gale who seemed to be keeping himself from them, and then towards the others where…Bix was shaking those girls? That upset her, and she wasn’t sure why. Was he attacking them? Why would he do that? Did she care at this point? It was an outlet for a bunch of conflicting emotions. Molly ended up charging the albino hunter again, reaching out to shove him off of Fini and Eva. “Stop that!” She cried. What if he was hurting them?
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 6:06 pm
"You are hesitating." The voice - his tone- turned sinister, began to warp and distort entirely until it was-
-"We gave you everything but you still reject us. You left us to die, all of you, after all we have done for you, you still" -
The final sentence ended in a low snarl. The cave itself shuddered forwards, the illusion shattered for several long moments, azure sky peeling into whites and greys, figures bleeding away, walls crumbling-
-And he was gone. The warmth, the promise, all that remained was a low buzzing, a strange shrill shrieking and dull roar.
In plain sight of all trainees stood a tall lion-like creature, spanning at least twelve feet in height. It growled, escalating to another roar, scorpion's tail tipped in poison poised in attack. Coiled around its half-formed mane were bits and pieces of the fog, a misty white, washing out its colour as it pushed the trainees back by sound alone and screamed mentally in a voice, a Fear that unmistakably lashed out at the weapons. It was lost, it was hurt. The feelings resonated as if the weapons themselves felt ownerless and lost.
"Why did noone come for us, after all that we have done?"
Despite the illusion disappearing, the cave still remained behind it. The creature stood in front of it, as if guarding the entrance. OOC: BOSS FIGHT Boss Fight: HP 50/50-The illusion is shattered! The ??? is now attacking the group, which the entire party can see! Proceed to attacking accordingly. You take an auto 6 damage every time you attack, you can attack a max of 3 times this turn. - The bond between hunter and weapon is mostly restored but the weapons can feel an odd pain, a sadness of being seperated, torn apart....
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kuropeco rolled 2 10-sided dice:
6, 9
Total: 15 (2-20)
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 6:21 pm
"I'm not," said Gale, and there was a horrible sort of desperation in his voice as he pushed himself up, reached out. "I'm not, I just - "
The world around him shuddered, vibrated, collapsed into pieces that shattered and splintered on the ground, and then he was gone and everything else was falling apart. Gale's fingers stretched out towards nothingness, towards darkness.
"BEN!"
The scream ripped from Gale's throat, but it was too late, lost within the shrillness of the sound that echoed through the cave, disappearing into the buzzing that filled his ears. He heard a roar in his mind, and he lifted his hands, pressing them against the sides of his head as something, someone - Jinhai crashed through his senses, writhed in his thoughts, his crying dipping low, almost mournful -
- and in front of them, a creature like none Gale had ever seen before. Enshrined in fog and twisted with FEAR, the sound that echoed from its massive mouth had Gale staggering backwards, his hands now covering his ears, a horrible sense of loss shivering through him.
He could feel the ring of his unsummoned weapon pressing against his temple.
Jinhai!
There was no reply, but the ring dissolved, disappearing, and Gale held out his hand for the sniper rifle that appeared, his fingers sliding around the cold metal. He felt unsteady and weak, but the gun reassured him, its weight a welcome one.
Jinhai.
<< ...I'm here, Gale. I'm here. But - >>
The dragon's voice wavered in and out, lapsed into silence, then rose again, as though he were trying to figure something out and his mind was miles away.
<< I am... >>
The anger was still there, mixed with despair, but his mind was clearing slowly. Gale lifted the rifle, rested the end of it against his shoulder and let his head fall against the cool metal. His gaze narrowed through the telescopic lens, and then he was firing, one shot, then another, and then another. The creature's tail lashed out, and Gale felt its tail rip through his coat, tearing a line through his upper arm, but he ignored the pain that seared through him, and fired again.
His team. His friends. Where were they?
"BIX!" Gale yelled, and his voice was hoarse, sounding oddly distorted. "EVA! MOLLY! FINI!"
Jinhai's voice rose again, pain-filled.
<< I am...here... >>
[ HP: 44/50
Target: Manticore?thingy
Damage: 9
Charge: 1/3 ]
BOSS HP: 41/50
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