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Broken_Illumination Captain
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 Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 1:22 am
It was a while, at least 20 minutes before four men advanced on Ree's body. Two remained far enough back with guns pointed at Ree and the cat as the other two approached, one also aiming a gun and the other holding rope and a fabric bag. All four men had on blank face masks as the two nearest Ree nodded to each other and one of them slipped the fabric bag over his head and pulled the cord closed around his neck and tied his hands behind his back just in case. The two traded the gun as the second man now pulled out a second bag and placed the cat into the bag and pulled the cord tight to shut the bag.
Once both were secure, the two front men picked up Ree and the other held the bag with the cat and they moved off.
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When Ree awoke again, he would have been healed, the bag and rope removed but he'd feel a metal collar around his neck. He was laid in a bed on his side with a blanket on him. It was an average two person room with two beds and two night stands. The bare minimum, but it was at least furnished and wasn't a cell. There was a single window in between the two beds with the curtain closed over it. In the other bed was another person who was laying down on their side facing away, only two pairs of white wings that were slightly shorter could be seen peeking out from the blanket and he made no noise as though he were asleep.
If he checked outside, he would be able to see an ornate driveway of smooth stone and to the sides large gardens and landscaping. It would obvious he was in a very large house, probably a mansion, even despite the size of the room he was in. The sky was bright like it was very early in the morning, although the very light tint of purple to the sky gave away where he had been taken.
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 1:48 am
Ree coughed as his throat brought up the faint metallic taste of dried blood to his mouth. Blood? did he bite his tongue again? sleepy thoughts poke at him but he seemed reluctant to wake. Opening his eyes slowly he coughed again then stopped as he reached up to rub his throat, his eyes widening as he stared toward the two pair of white wings just as his hand touched metal. Memories flashed through his mind as he tried not to scream, pushing himself up with a slight shudder of tired muscles he took a step toward the other arch then stop again as memory of what did happen rushed in. Out ....out he needed out.
"..Not him.... not here. out" he muttered pulling at his powers and feeling not even a flicker. This time a soft whimper escaped him before he quieted it staring around the room and pulled back the curtain before he grabbed at the nightstand and slammed it against the window with all his might letting it go before trying to leap through the window glass and all.
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Midnightspirit Vice Captain
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Broken_Illumination Captain
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 2:00 am
The arch seemed to not hear him moving about, at least until the sudden crash of the window startled him awake. Craning his neck to see Ree ready to jump out of the window. His wide eyes narrowing in stern anger. "Idiot, you trying to get us all killed..." he hissed, loud enough for Ree to clearly hear the warning in his voice but not loud enough to be heard from outside of the room. "I don't know whether you damaged your brain when they got you, but your actions don't just affect you, they affect us all." he informed through gritted teeth. "There are children here too... so think about that for a second before you do something stupid." he narrowed his blue-silver eyes at Ree as he sat there in the bed, messy snow white hair half covering his tired and very unamused face.
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 2:03 am
Ree didn't even hear him as he was already leaping out and spreading his wings. It likely wouldn't have stopped him anyways as he automatically tried to gain altitude. Away away away.
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Midnightspirit Vice Captain
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Broken_Illumination Captain
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 2:22 am
As Ree leaped out of the window, trying to fly but no altitude could be gained as no matter how hard he flapped his wings, his decent to the ground was imminent even if it was slowed by the resistance of his wings, it simply wasn't enough to gain height to his flight.
"Idiot..." the arch hissed as he got out of bed, sighing as he looked out of the window and frowned, watching him descend to the ground despite his best efforts. "...yeah... I tried that too..." he muttered to himself, his sympathy short lived as he had made his choice even after he had warned him. Willing to threaten the lives of children for his own safety, he was pretty set he didn't like this guy and was already more than displeased with the decision to make them roommates.
There was the sound of running bare feet against wooden floors as the door to the room slammed open and Vina ran into the room. "What hap-..." she hesitated, seeing the broken window. "DID YOU THROW HIM OUT OF-.."
"Of course not! Idiot, jumped out there on his own!!" he exclaimed in defense angrily. "Forget it, I'm going down for breakfast. You handle him, I haven't got time to deal with newbies...." he retorted, smoothing down his own hair as he moved out of the room.
Vina ran up to the window, looking out then down, not even acknowledging how much it hurt to step barefoot on glass. "s**t." she cursed then turned to run out of the room, down the hall, down the stairs and try to get outside before the guards did. Or worse, before he made it to the open gate of the property. "..come on, come on, come on..."
The noise was causing all sorts of ruckus as the other non-humans were turning heads to Vina running through the house. As Vina, took a detour through the kitchen, she looked to one of the small girls in there. "Go up to my room and keep an eye on that girl up there, okay?" she instructed, not even slowing down as she ran out the side door and around to the front.
The two small girls looked at each other and without a word, one turned back to continue cooking, and the other took of her apron and walked off to go upstairs to the servant bedrooms.
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 2:35 am
Ree flapped, doing every trick he knew to gain a little altitude but the wind wasn't acting right and he kept going down. A quick glance at his wings showed the tips were shorter than normal much much shorter...........they clipped his wings..... Ice ran through his veins as he touched the ground as his breath picked up staring around as he spotted the open gate. Taking off running the moment he hit the ground, wings shifting slightly so give him the least air resistance as he glanced around as he ran, eyes were down to slits the glow in his eyes barely even there as he took in the purple glow in the sky and put on a burst of speed.
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Midnightspirit Vice Captain
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Broken_Illumination Captain
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 2:47 am
Vina was running as fast as she could as she watched him take off for the gate. "Don't! It's going to hurt you!!" she yelled out, just pushing herself to run and gain as much ground as possible, but he wasn't stopping, she had made it close enough tackle him to the ground, but just barely outside the open gate as both their collars emitted a strong electric shock. Vina yelped at the pain but gritted her teeth, grabbing his arm and pulling him back within the gate as quick as possible until the collars stopped shocking them and she collapsed onto her back on the ground, breathing heavily as she coughed and stared up at the sky. "Come on, Stranger, get a hold of yourself... " she forced out through labored breaths. "I know it's not ideal.. but we are alive.." she sighed and laid there. "Even your friend made it... or at least I think it's your friend... she was brought in when we were... so maybe it is. Unless your friend is a boy, then I don't know." She was really tired now from all the energy she used to just try to stop Ree, and she wasn't even sure if she was reaching him.
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 2:54 am
Ree screamed as he was both shocked and pulled back. Turning to look at Vina there was no sigh of recognition at all only pure panic and not at all there, Ashral? no ..Ash is dead.everyone was dead or gone...not wanted, no friends. Can't ... Out out outoutout! Shaking from the pain, he watched her collapsed before he could kick her. It hurt... not as bad as the times before...Tri..Andy.. the collar. The gate must be programed for those going through the gate but other side must not have it either. Have to leave -NOW- . Shaking he ran back at the gate screaming as he forced himself to try and get to the other side.
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Midnightspirit Vice Captain
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Broken_Illumination Captain
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 3:08 am
Vina hadn't expected him to kick her as she yelped again from the pain and doubled over in reflex. It took her a moment as she heard him screaming and she forced herself to sit up. "Stop! It's just going to keep hurting you as long as you don't stay within the estate! It's useless!!" she screamed, the hint of sympathy within a deeply despaired voice as she knew what he felt but could do nothing to help him. He wasn't listening and he didn't look like he was going to stop.
The was a loud deep roar of an animal as a large black bear ran full speed for the two at the gate, skidding to a halt and stepped up to stand next to Vina protectively. She looked to the bear suddenly, "Nero, it's okay... I'm fine.. He's just scared." she assured the bear as it growled then relaxed slightly, but still kept a defensive stance as it watched Ree trying to push through the gate.
Vina rested a hand against the side of the bear as she pushed herself to a shaky stand. "He'll likely pass out at this rate if he doesn't come to his senses..." she whispered with a frown.
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 3:11 am
Ree pushed on forward, trying to pull on the collar until his body gave up, passing out as he twitched on the ground from the continued electricity burning his neck and his hands where he had grasp at the collar.
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Midnightspirit Vice Captain
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Broken_Illumination Captain
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 3:23 am
The moment that Ree collapsed, Vina nudged the bear. "Get him! Quickly!" she ordered as the bear ran forward and took in a mouthful of his clothes and dragged him back through the gate until the collar stopped. The bear then looked to Vina and then closed it's eyes, its form changing to one of a humanoid form, a man with jet black hair and bright red eyes. "Do you want me to take him upstairs?" he asked quietly, not looking at her directly, just staring down at Ree.
"Please... Before anyone else gets involved. I'll go talk to Lady Carmella... I'm sure she's already been alerted about what's going on here." she sighed, frowning then putting a hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry... it'll be okay."
Nero nodded and picked up Ree and walked back to the room he woke up in. They would later replace the window and bar it up before he woke up again. As well, despite the hour, there would be someone else in the other bed. A small frame of someone beneath thick sheets was asleep, only the top of their head was visible, white hair and no indication of wings or any other additions.
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 3:39 am
Ree woke up with a snap this time, pain his whole body was in pain but he was...again in the same place. Reaching up he touch the collar again the feeling of panic a little less but still there under the exhaustion. This time he gave the room a better look and pushed himself up, muscles protesting and some cases nearly giving in making him stumble as he balanced with his wings. A quick look at the other bed showed some other person, need to be quiet .. quiet but out. Pulling the cover again he stared at the bars in front of the window and his feathers bristled as he moved toward the door looking for the hinges when the lock position made him frown. Reaching out he opened the door with only a flicker of wariness....another game. Pulling it open he tried to move quietly into the hall and head toward the nearest window that look like it might open.
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Midnightspirit Vice Captain
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Broken_Illumination Captain
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 3:56 am
There were no open doors on the second floor to get to a window, only the large window in the stairwell installed just for decoration and to let in light during the day. There was something moving in the stairwell, a very small girl, no bigger than Hexxis was when she was first received. She was obviously a still life and had patchwork skin much like Mirabelle's, short curly black hair and her eyes were pink and green. She looked cheerful as she made her way up the stairs with a large stack of linens that looked freshly cleaned and folded. However, she only got halfway up the stairs before she tripped on one of the steps and the stitching on her left leg unraveled at the thigh suddenly and she fell backwards down the stairs with a tiny squeak and linens went everywhere. Her leg had come off and tears built up in her big eyes. "...not again..." she whined quietly, trying to reach for it but it was just out of her grasp. Too embarrassed to call out for help and too scared to get in trouble for dropping all the sheets in her clumsiness. She sniffled as she just tried to grab with fabric was closest to her to gather up, still sitting on the ground. If her quiet voice and the lack of light in the window was any indication, it was late at night, and it appeared everyone else was asleep and she was the only one awake at the moment.
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 4:11 am
Ree froze as he spotted movement up ahead then a bunch of lining heading up the stairs. He bared his teeth but said nothing and he moved his hands closer to him, not sure if he could do a rush forward without tripping. As the lining went flying he straightened a little and moved enough to peer over the stairs, spotting the still life with the unwinded leg. A flicker of memory rose to mind of Cordelia as he stared down at the girl, eyes calculating as he looked from her up to the window but even if he threw her and it broke he might not be able to make it that far with his wings the way they were. Lifting his wings slightly he glared down at her in warning as he moved around her and limp his way down the stairs, grabbing some lining with a little trouble as he reached the bottom of the stairs and looked for the main door or anyone else awake.
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Midnightspirit Vice Captain
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Broken_Illumination Captain
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 4:22 am
The girl gasped quietly as she noticed Ree coming down the stairs and moved around her. She watched him silently, looking slightly worried but it didn't appear she was going to stop him. "...go that way..." she whispered as she pointed to the kitchen door. "Katarina won't stop you either... Just use the side door and be careful." she instructed, keeping her voice very hushed so no one else could hear her. She gave a slight encouraging smile, then frowned in the embarrassment for her situation and continued to gather up the linens within her reach since her leg was still too far for her to grab at the moment.
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