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 Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:04 pm
Melpomene was wandering the hot Savannah of the West. She was still mourning the lose of yet another pack. Oh how she cursed her own existence. "If only I wasn't around. So many could be happy..... but how I hate happiness." She moaned to herself. She stopped in the shade of a tree and looked around. The sun filtered through the tree's leaves and hit her grey and bloodied coat. The blood was stains from previous tragedies.
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Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:23 pm
What a curious day. The sun seemed particularly hot that day, baking his dark fur to a warmed feeling. His tail flicked against the ground, eyes flickering around the savannah eagerly. The wind carried a strange smell, and it smelled deliciously of... blood.
Gethin had fed well the night before, an antelope that had forestalled his need for the next few days. That didn't stop his curiousity, however. He trotted closer, yet staying a safe enough distance away.
"If you were not around, how could you see their happiness to which to hate it?"
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Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:31 pm
Melpomene looked around until she spotted the black wolf who spoke. "True but then perhaps I would not hate their happiness." She said flicking her tail to the side, "Although I would not be around for those awful disasters and saddening tragedies.... I don't think I would mind that all too much." She sighed before looking once more at the stranger. For some odd reason this wolf was wearing a cape. "Just who are you?"
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Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 9:21 am
Gethin nodded, taking in the strange female's appearance. No wonder he'd smelled blood, she seemed almost covered in it. "My name is Gethin," He paused for a moment. "Lord of Darkness." It was a self-proclaimed title, but it suited him well. The cape helped add to the illusion, though he was never quite sure when he had acquired it. "Who are you?"
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Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 10:51 am
Melpomene smiled lightly and nodded her head. "Gethin, Lord of Darkness..... It certainly suits you." She said with a sigh, "I'm Melpomene. Muse of Tragedy. Disaster and tragedies follow in my wake." She tilted her head to the side and flicked her tail. "So much sadness has been blamed on me."
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Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 3:23 pm
"Thank you. Melpomene is a lovely name." Gethin returned the smile, though it didn't last long. "Though, tragedies happen all the time. Yet they focus the blame on you?" He asked softly, golden-yellow eyes watching carefully. A question was at the back of his mind, but he did not want to tread too far into this stranger's life that he did not understand. "Would these tragedies have any connection to why you smell so much of blood?"
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Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 6:09 pm
Melpomene nodded. "Thank you." She said looking at him with lifeless eyes, "Yes they always blame me. Everything for them is going so well before I show up. Then I show up and things go wrong." She tilted her head at his question and some life began to show in her eyes. "Yes. Blood marks me for what I am. I had to walk through their blood to leave and those remaining made sure to wipe blood on me to warn others." She explained.
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Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:22 pm
Gethin noted the change of life in her eyes, almost seeming happy when they gained some. Perhaps her personal tragedies were not to be brought up. He wasn't heartless, afterall. "I have never heard of blood being used as a warning marker." Infact, it had done quite the opposite for him.
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Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:31 pm
Melpomene laughed lightly. "Most Helixes tend to stray from one who is covered in blood. Since they have no idea how that person became to be covered in blood. Perhaps I could be a murderer looking for new prey." She said looking at Gethin as if seeing him for the first time, "For some odd reason I don't think you are most normal Helixes. You actually came over to speak to me and you are still here."
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Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 8:26 pm
Gethin smiled in return, his cape rustling softly as he shrugged. "Very true, I am.. not like most other Helixes." The look that passed over his features was a withheld humor, as if sharing a private joke with himself. "I have no reason to leave. You are not unpleasant company, either."
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Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 8:33 pm
Melpomene nodded. "I can see that Mr. I wear a cape and call myself the Lord of Darkness." She said slightly taunting. She looked at hims confused wondering what was up with that look he had a moment ago. "Well you may think that now but you'll surely have some kind of tragedy befall you later. It could be anything from a small trivial matter to something big."
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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:38 pm
Gethin grinned amusedly, his tail flicking at the ground causing the cape to rustle once more. "I can take my chances, unless you'd rather I leave you alone? I do rather enjoy your company." The worst that he could think of was an injury, or possibly not being able to feed.. Though, this was just an estimated guess.
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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:32 pm
Melpomene laughed at what Gethin said. "Enjoy my company?! Ha! That is a first I must say." She said bitterly, "I can assure you won't be saying that later.... if you do.... well then I underestimated you." She flicked her tail and nodded. "So you may stay if you wish.... but I do beg of you not to blame me later. After all I did warn you."
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Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:53 pm
Gethin snorted softly, amber eyes rolling. "I shall keep that in mind. You have intellect, and bad luck. Tragedy I may withstand." He paused, seeming to mull something over. "May I ask of you; why are you out here on your own? You spoke of a pack..." Trailing off, questions lingered in his mind. Was she a loner? Then again, when you are covered in the blood of others, most other wolves wouldn't claim you. It wasn't his place to ask, as he was a loner himself. But curiousity had a good grip on him today.
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Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:58 pm
Melpomene shook her head with a light smile on her face. "Well I hope so. It would be a shame to lose such an interesting person because of me." She said swishing her tail, "I am alone now. That pack..... is no more. They all fell to my tragedy. Every last one of them died. Some of them got the chance to mark me before passing away. Even he died. And it was all my fault." Her eyes grew dim as she thought about her past.
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