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 Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:52 am
Smirking darkly, Konton knelt to be eye level with Aoki. "The contents of that vial are going to be altering some of your brain chemistry, dear Aoki." the demon spoke softly. "You will enter the door I make for you... and bring back Aoikage. He's lovely, isn't he? You'll think so... soon... you'll do anything for him. Including sacrifice your life if you must." Konton leaned close, gently kissing Aoki. When he pulled away, the demon stood. "You're going to crave Aoikage soon. A fire that consumes everything you are until you have him. It'll be fun to watch."
~ ~ ~
Ki closed the door again, Ainsu making sure she was outside. "I dreamt of you... when the Muse was dominant." the man spoke as he stripped from his clothes and carefully got into the bath.
Closing his eyes, the man relaxed, leaning back and letting his long black hair float around him.
~ ~ ~
"Everywhere..." Aled hissed as pain flared through his arm.
In truth, Aoki's attacks had hit him from so many directions, that it was hard to tell where one wound ended and the next began.
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:06 am
Kaguyo blushed brightly, peeping in on Ainsu unawares...
At least, so she thought.
"I dreamt of you too..." she tried speaking at the door, trying to keep herself hidden, "Every night, my dear..."
Once upon a time she could have been bathing with him.
Now, however....
Aoki glared. "And who's to say that I'll return him to you?" he growled, smashing the vial within his fist, "Who's to say that I won't be so consumed with him I'll keep him from you and all for myself?"
Yuki glanced to Tim, eying him over. He seemed relatively young and inexperienced.
Well, what better time to learn?
"I want you to apply pressure to his arm where he's bleeding the most." she intructed, "We're about to go into surgery---we need to scan his torso for signs of internal bleeding, which is almost inevitable after what he's been through. Bring the portable scanners to the O.R. and I'll meet you there."
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JojoMonkeyPandemonium Vice Captain
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Nileregwen DoUrden Captain
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:13 am
Ainsu didn't seem to move as he relaxed in the bath.
In truth though, he was crying silently. "To think... we almost had everything, Kaguyo..." the man whispered, his hands moving ever so slightly in the water.
The playwright looked down at his hands... and the blood that was flowing from his wrists into the bath.
Ainsu had used his fingernails to scrape and cut the veins. Luckily, they were sharp, something that he tended to pride himself on.
'I won't hurt her anymore...' Ainsu thought as he began to bleed to death.
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Laughing, Konton smirked. "Because he's part of me now..." he hissed. "Aoikage will want to return to me in time. Bring him to me... and I'll let you have him. But he must not stay with those of Earth of the descendants of the Daemon any longer. Understand?"
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:16 am
Timothy ran off to fetch the portable scanners as Yuki instructed. His heart was racing, it was his first real time experiencing a life or death situation where he could help. After grabbing the scanners he hurry's to the O.R and readies them. He begins scanning for internal bleeding while hoping for the best.
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JojoMonkeyPandemonium Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:39 am
"BAKA!" Kaguyo shouted, bursting into the bathroom, "BAKA!!!!"
The look on her face would be burned into his memory forever. The horror and shock wasn't normal on her.
"What were you thinking?!!" she started to cry, "BAKA!!!"
But lucky for her, he had cut the wrong way. She grabbed his wrists, elevating them above the water and his shoulders, applying pressure.
"What were you thinking???" she choked softly, trying her hardest not to fall into a wreck, "KIMI NO AISHITERU!"
She loved him, no doubt; she kissed him deeply, hoping to drive that point home. "Baka, baka...!" she sobbed, leaning her forehead against his, "Baka...! K-ki, kimi no aishiteru...!"
If there was a fate worse than death, he had just brought it upon himself. Seeing Kaguyo so distressed was unlike any torture the Muse had ever put him through.
"Baka...!" she shook gently, wracked with tears, "Why?!!"
Once his wrists had clotted she embraced him tightly, refusing to let go. "Don't leave me...!" she wept into his shoulder, "Iie, iie....!"
She was thoroughly soaked now, but it was obvious the only thing she was concerned about was him.
"I suppose." Aoki answered darkly, glaring. "And what if he does, hmm?"
He was thinking over his conversation with Aled.... and truthfully, it was starting to look mighty appealing....
Yuki sighed with relief. "Tough old geezer. Minor bruising..." she patted him on the head, "Yukatta..."
But that arm was a different story. "Apply pressure." she instructed Timothy, "Ou-sama, this is gonna hurt..."
Without much more warning she poured disinfectant over the wound, carefully cleaning out the grit and debris. He had a few superficial scalp wounds, which she also cleaned up; she was going to have to stitch a lot of it up.
"Tim," she spoke up, glancing over at him, "Stitch the wound on his arm and then apply salve for the burn. Once you're done, dress it and we should be good.."
She was starting to take care of the other cuts, smiling slightly. "Got lucky old man." she spoke gently, carefully bandaging him up, "I like what you did with your hair.... very chique!"
She was teasing of course, but it was the least she could do to try and cheer him up.
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 2:02 am
Timothy made sure to follow Yuki's instructions carefully, beginning to stitch the wound on the man's arm. While dressing the arm after applying the salve, he casually asked Yuki "So....Would a beautiful woman such as yourself go on a date with me later?"
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:34 am
Yuki stopped, taken aback. Aled could tell because of the slight twitching of her face.
"Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh........"
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:58 am
Konton produced another vial, handing it to Aoki. "Drink this... and I assure you, it will do you good not harm." he spoke with a smile.
In truth, this new potion would restore Aoki's lost energy... put him back to his perfect fighting form.
"Aoikage can ruin everything." the demon replied honestly. "Bring him back... and the Muse as well if you can. They'll both be in the same place I think... in fact, I'm sure you'll feel the Muse's presence as soon as you walk through the door."
Carefully, slicing open one finger, Konton began to draw a portal on the throne room wall.
"Go through. You'll be in Po-ar's dimension. Bring them back... and I'll give you the cure to your current condition..." already, Konton knew, Aoki would be feeling the effects of both vials.
One would make him strong.
The other... well... rather warm and obsessed.
~ ~ ~
"Tomeru..." Ainsu whispered, trying to push Kaguyo away. "I don't... I can't do this, Kaguyo!"
There was a small burst of power, flinging the woman off of him and against the opposite side of the bath.
"I can't! Don't you get it?! I... I can't love you, Kaguyo! It'll hurt you and..." he winced before his eyes shifted ever so slightly.
Smirking, Ainsu lashed out at the woman, grabbing her by the shoulders and pushing her beneath the bathwater.
~ ~ ~
Aled hissed as the disinfectant went to work, "No jokes about my hair." he spoke, though there was a hint of humor in his cat-like eyes. "Damn Aoki... took me forever to grow it that long... AH!" looking to Yuki's assistant, the Tarnb-jin Ou frowned slightly. "Careful. I'm going to need that arm."
He was joking through the pain, or trying to rather.
But when Timothy asked Yuki out on a date...
Aled simply tried not to laugh.
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Nileregwen DoUrden Captain
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JojoMonkeyPandemonium Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:19 am
Kaguyo was mildly stunned by the blast, but that didn't prepare her at all for what was next.
She grabbed Ainsu's hands, trying to release herself; she had to stay calm. She had very little precious oxygen left...
If she struggled too hard, she'd die...
But if she didn't try at all, she'd also die.
Not much choice left.
She started to summon up her ki, sending a strong blast directly at Ainsu's torso.
Even if he didn't let go of her, it was enough that she could grab a quick gasp of air.
She was is trouble again... But could she get herself out of this one?
She did the only other thing she could; before her head ducked down beneath the water again, she started turning the bath to ice....
And then promptly kneed the Muse in the groin.
"TASUKETE!" she started screaming, "TASUKETE!!!"
Yuki would've giggled at Aled's jokes had not the awkward situation reared its ugly head. "Ano....Uh.... I... Watari-kun, and I..." she blinked, almost useless now.
Yuki was terrible at these sorts of situations. "Ano..."
It was actually quite a sight to behold, the woman adjusting her glasses. The expressions on her face captured her confusion at what to do or say perfectly.
Aoki drank the liquid, grateful at least for that; without another word, he entered through the portal.
But as soon as it closed behind him, he began to curse. "F#cking c**k!"
But Konton was right; he could sense the Muse.
He started to wander towards him, sensing him out; he saw Kazuhiko and Aoikage...
Aw, Aoikage...
"MotherF#CK!" he cursed again, grabbing his head, "F--"
But whenever he heard Kaguyo struggling and trying to stay alive, he couldn't help but become extremely curious.
He entered the bedroom cautiously, peering into the bathroom....
"My oh my..." he blinked, raising his eyebrows, "My, oh, my....."
Kaguyo looked up, and the shock on her face was apparent. "W...Wha... H... How?!!!"
She jumped backward from the bath, cornered, soaked and freezing, eyes locked on Aoki. "Chikuso!! Chikuso, chikuso, chikuso...!" she whispered, trying to figure a way out, "KAZU-KUN!!!! TASUKETE!!!"
"Relax." Aoki scolded, "I'm not here to hurt you, this time..."
This blew Kaguyo's mind; there wasn't a chance in hell she'd trust him. She and Aoki had been well known enemies for as long as she'd been part of the Council.
Kazuhiko's eyes widened as well, dragging Aoikage along with him and bolting after Aoki. "YOU!!!"
But Aoki disappeared before the child's kick, oddly enough keeping close to Kaguyo. His gaze never left the Muse. "You leave her be..." he warned him, glaring, "You know as well as I do that if there is ONE enemy of mine I refuse, REFUSE to let anyone else OTHER THAN ME kill it's her."
Kaguyo just blinked a few times, shivering like a rabbit.
"Lucky for you, today's not our day." he glanced back to Kaguyo. "What the hell were you thinking going after him yourself?!"
"I..." she stammered, "I... he, his wrists..."
Well that WOULD explain the pinkish tinge to the water.
"Ah." he nodded, "I see. Well... now that we're all here...."
He forgot about one other thing, however.
"DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!" Kazuhiko shrieked, "AOKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!"
"Ah s**t..." he cursed quietly, holding his forehead, "Here comes the bratty prince..."
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:31 am
The ki blast was enough to send Ainsu slamming into the bath hard... hard enough to jar his ribs lose in truth. Enraged, the Muse moved to strike out at the woman again... but she'd frozen the bath!
Stuck, the Muse could only watch as Aoki walked into the room. "Get me out of this!" he spoke quickly, thinking the kazetsukai on his side still.
Konton sent him... right?
Meanwhile, Aoikage and Kazuhiko arrived in the doorway... and the daemon's rapier was in his hand without need to be asked. "Aoki, stop." the daemon spoke quickly, getting in between Kazuhiko and the man. "You're outnumbered and..."
Kazuhiko's scream made Aoikage wince.
Back on Earth, slight chaos suddenly erupted.
Po-ar waved a hand, opening his portal large enough to enter, only to see his bathroom in complete disarray. "The hell?" he asked, but that wasn't the least of his problems.
Having torn himself away from Yuki and Timothy, Aled, stitches that had yet to be sewn hanging from his arm, arrived right behind his son.
The murderous intent in the Tarnb-jin Ou's eyes was obvious. "I'm going to kill you, you b*****d."
Po-ar was tempted to simply say... 'Take a number'.
Blood in the bath... a frozen bath with an Ainsu popsicle sticking out of it, a winged daemon seemingly protecting his son, and a psychotic murderer cornered.
Po-ar closed his eyes and counted to five.
"I demand to know, what is happening in my home." the Tarnb-jin Ouji spoke calmly. "Aoikage, why the hell are you here and for the love of the shire get away from my son." his gaze moved to Ainsu. "You should be in bed, not letting the Muse take over your damned mind and trying to kill yourself." finally, his gaze settled on Aoki. "And you... how the hell did you even get in here?"
Po-ar was strangely calm...
Calm before the storm.
Even Aled knew that his son was about to explode.
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Nileregwen DoUrden Captain
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:31 am
After dressing up the man's arm, Timothy grinned at Yuki's reaction. "So is that a yes? Or could it possibly be a no?" he asked playfully. He sat down the tools he was using for the operation and said "Come on, I'll buy you dinner!"
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:01 pm
Aoki held up his hands. "Look, I know I'm not exactly the most popular person here, but... well.... Odd as this may sound, Aled, you were f#cking right. Absolutely right... I was a f#cking idiot."
Oddly enough the man sat down. Kaguyo scooted away from him, confused, cold and frightened out of her wits.
Woman would need some tea here soon.
"Konton sent me to get Aoikage... drugged me..." he explained, holding his head, "The f#cker drugged me after all I've done for him..."
Even with the energy drink, the man was mentally and emotionally exhausted. "I... I need a cure." he looked up, "I don't want to work for him anymore. To hell with that b*****d, if he can do this to me after all my years of loyalty... But...." he took a deep breath, "But... in return... if... you cure me... I'll tell you how the Muse got there... and... how to remove him, if it's possible at this stage."
"What?" Kaguyo spoke up suddenly, voice softer than snow falling, "Wh... what...??? Are.... there's.... there's a..."
"Could be." Aoki answered her gently. "Don't get your hopes up too high, but it's a possibility. Oh. And Aoikage, Po-ar? Your son kidnapped him. I watched it with my own eyes."
"YEAH!" Kazuhiko clung to the daemon, "So you BETTER BE NICE! I brought him back so he could be good again..." he blinked at Po-ar and Aled, "And he has! I had a HUGE boo-boo and he HEALED it and I was GONNA keep it secret...."
"Where?"
Morrigan peered in as well, but she clearly wasn't ready for what she saw either. "What the hell?!!"
"Mum, if I expect ANYONE to be nice it's you and Da." he narrowed his eyes. "So not one bad word! You've both been through what Konton does to his victims... so... imagine that for a few thousand years. I couldn't let Kage-kun go through that anymore."
"My, my.... how interesting..." Aoki blinked, "So I'm not the only one turning on our master, hmm...?"
He glanced to the Muse, glaring. "And you... Why the hell should I help you? You tried to take my fight away from me." he shook his head, "You've caused me gods know how much trouble... Partially because of you I'm here in the first place... F#ck yourself! You're so independent, get out of it yourself. Hey. Kagu-san. Keep that water frozen."
Kaguyo blinked. "But frostbite..."
"Do it before he breaks out and tries to do something stupid."
Kaguyo quickly placed her hands in the water, making sure it remained frozen. "I...." she paused, looking up at the group, "I don't... think that..." she bit her lip; trying to say this sentence was like saying the sky was red, purple and green. "I think... Aoki-san... saved me..." she blinked a few more times, looking up at them, "I mean, he was the first one in here..."
"You bet your a** I did." Aoki snapped, "You were too afraid to even think until a few seconds ago! Jesus, maybe I should've let him kill you----what sort of challenge would you be against me?"
But the oddest part about that statement was that there wasn't even a hint of malice in it....
"D.....did.....you.... just... make... a.... a joke...?" she stared in disbelief.
"Sorta." he admitted, watching the rest of the group. "I guess so. So what do you say? And Aoikage, please, just do me a favor and get out of here..." he closed his eyes, taking a deep breath, "Honestly whatever he gave me makes me want to lock you away in my closet."
He shuddered a bit. In truth, it was very strange to see Aoki acting so....
Well.... normal.
Yuki just blinked at Tim, but Aled's sudden departure saved her. "Ano, excuse me..." she suddenly bolted after him, "OU-SAMA!!!"
But when she peered into the portal, she just shook her head. "You know what, nevermind. I don't even wanna know."
"Ah...!" Aoki smiled slightly, pointing at her, "I also have quite the valuable nugget of info for you, also! Well, mostly for that blond....uh..."
What to call someone who was simultaneously both boy and girl...
"Transves---...no.... tasteless... That blond....scientist of yours." he sighed, just going for the obvious, "He went through quite a horrific time if I do remember correctly."
Yuki was suddenly inside the dimension, knocking everyone out of the way and grabbing him by his collar. "TELL ME!" she seethed, "TELL ME BEFORE I BLOW YOUR F#&#xKI;NG BRAINS OUT!"
Aoki's eyes just widened. "Holy crap.... Would have NEVER expected this from you.... Um...."
"TELL ME!"
"Help....?" he gulped, the woman starting to slam him repeatedly against the wall, "Itai-tai-tai-tai-tai, help? Itai,-tai,-tai, -tai, please? Itai, help, -tai, please stop, -tai-tai, -taiiiiiiii--TAI!!! GOOD GODS WHAT THE HELL!?!!"
He was right. No one would have ever expected such a display of brutality and strengh from the scientist, who was now dragging him by his hair towards the portal. "You're gonna help me heal him, or I swear to god, I will f#cking KILL YOU! You'll regret showing your ugly f#$king face around me and I will make you CRY FOR DEATH IF YOU DON'T!"
"GOMEN NASAI!!!" he shouted, "JUST LET GO!!! GOMEN NASAI!!! GOMEN!!!! GOMEN!!!!"
Apologizing wouldn't help. In truth, he at least deserved this after what he did to Aled.
Kaguyo, Kazuhiko and Morrigan all just watched, jaws on the floor.
"Um.... Da.....?" Kazuhiko gulped, "Yuki-chan's scaring me..."
The other two were simply speechless, but Kaguyo's eyes held a look of admiration, where Morrigan was just in disbelief.
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JojoMonkeyPandemonium Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:51 pm
With a shocked expression on his face, Timothy ran after the man and Yuki. After reaching the main room where everyone was located, he pointed his finger towards the portal and shouted "WHAT THE BLOODY HELL IS THAT!?". He had never seen anything like this before, it was quite scary to him. Horrified by Yuki walking into this strange portal, he fainted. Yuki dragging the man back towards the room was his last image before collapsing onto the ground.
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 3:20 pm
Po-ar put a hand to his head, eyes close.
His brain hurt... literally.
"This is just all ridiculous..." he whispered, turning on the ball of his foot and following after Yuki.
"Po-ar!" Aled spoke up, grabbing his son by the Ouji's collar. "This is Aoki, Po-ar. I don't ******** care what he says... he's a liar and a b*****d, a worse one than I was." the Ou was deadly serious. "Don't let your..."
"Wakatta wakatta... don't let my guard down." Po-ar sighed, giving his father a stern look. "To be honest, Otousan... I don't give a flying ******** who's on which side anymore really. I just want to kill Konton." he shrugged out of his father's grasp and exited the portal.
The Ouji noticed Timothy laying on the ground. Smirking slightly, he picked the man up and at least had the decency to lay him on one of the beds.
"Aoki, you'd better tell her." Po-ar spoke, looking to the scene. "I won't stop her from killing you. Hell, I'd join her... and why are you blushing so bad?"
Back in the portal, Aoikage put his rapier away. "Damn it..." he hissed, enfolding his body with his wings.
It was a severely protective gesture.
In truth... the fact that Konton had drugged Aoki wasn't good. Not only was it bad, but it made Aoikage incredibly nervous.
He certainly didn't want to be locked in any closet... who knows what would happen in there after all.
"Kazuhiko... is... well to be honest I don't feel very safe here anymore. If Konton sent Aoki in here... what's to say he won't walk in too?" the daemon headed for the portal, his wings hiding his entire body except his feet and head.
He followed Po-ar because... rationally... Po-ar was probably his best shot at keeping Konton away.
Moreso even than Kazuhiko.
Aled looked to Kaguyo, "Are you alright?" he asked softly, helping the woman up before glancing to Ainsu. "The Muse, I take it."
The playwright gave him a go to hell look.
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Nileregwen DoUrden Captain
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JojoMonkeyPandemonium Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 4:10 pm
Kaguyo smiled slightly. "I'm fine." she assured him, "I hate to say to say it but you trained me for this."
She glanced over to Ainsu, unsure whether or not he was still the Muse. "Who are you?" she asked carefully, kneeling on the ice, "Su-kun...?"
She had to know whether or not it was him.
But within a few seconds she sighed. "I tried to make a deal with you," she glared at the Muse, "I tried to make it so you could have your fun even if you allowed us what little peace we desired. But now..." and here, her eyes were cold as an arctic winter, "I am going to find out how to kill you, just like you asked."
Aoki yelped, and yes, he WAS blushing furiously. "Have you ever been manhandled by a woman like that before?!" he demanded, "Especially whenever you've been able to keep up with the likes of your father?!"
He had a point.
"And PLEASE don't kill me, I AM trying to help you bastards..." he hissed, "LET GO OF MY HAIR!"
"What happened?" Yuki demanded, "TELL ME EVERYTHING!"
Aoki just stared at her. "You're a lot scarier than I remember." he murmured. "I'll tell, I'll tell, just let me go!"
Kazuhiko still clung to Aoikage's shoulders like a parrot. "Me either." he admitted quietly, "I don't like him anymore than you do."
There was power in numbers after all, but even after seeing his parents, he still refused to leave Aoikage.
"You better be nice..." he warned Morrigan, who just blinked in surprise.
"Who said I was going to be mean?" she asked her son, trying to unlatch him, "You should know me better than that... Why on Earth would I be angry???" she asked seriously.
She didn't remember a single thing from before, clearly.
Kazuhiko smiled. "See?" he whispered to Aoikage, "Told you so."
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