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Nyoka flops onto the couch in her flat. The past few days have been most draining on her, and she feels a headache brewing at the base of her skull, threatening to spread to behind her eyes. She pinches the bridge of her nose, and lets her head hang over the arm of the couch. She would kill for a shot of whiskey right about now. . . . Or, even, a damn good sparring match. She might just go back to Greece tonight, roust Iphigenia. But, she wouldn't stay. She doesn't think she is going to stay anymore. . . .
Sighing, she closes her eyes, rubbing her temples now. Peace. Peace and quiet. . . . .
Sighing, she closes her eyes, rubbing her temples now. Peace. Peace and quiet. . . . .
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Running her hands through her hair, Aylana sighs as she digs through her purse, trying to find the key to the flat. She was very out of it as of late, between losing her fa'e essence, then having babies. Not to mention she had been trying to figure out a way to tell Nyoka what she had learned from Nyx.
Finding the keys after two minutes of searching, she pops the door open, and steps in slowly "Nyoka? I hope I'm not bugging you. I thought you might want some company." Stepping inside, she closes the door carefully behind her.
Finding the keys after two minutes of searching, she pops the door open, and steps in slowly "Nyoka? I hope I'm not bugging you. I thought you might want some company." Stepping inside, she closes the door carefully behind her.
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Nyoka opens an eye and looks over when she hears her sister's voice. It is going to be a while before she gets used to the fact that her sister is going to be looking like that all of the time. . . .
"Sure, grab some couch," she says, letting her tail fall to the floor. "You aren't interrupting anything at all. I could use the company. Might take my mind off of this budding headache. . . ."
"Sure, grab some couch," she says, letting her tail fall to the floor. "You aren't interrupting anything at all. I could use the company. Might take my mind off of this budding headache. . . ."
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Walking over to the couch, she takes a seat next to Nyoka as she kicks her shoes off, then places her purse to the side. "Have you tried taking anything to stop the headache? Maybe some of your herbs?" curling her feet up next to her, she lays her head on the back of the couch. "You know, I can come back and help out with the club. I'm not weak as I was."
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Nyoka shrugs. "I was thinking about it, but just flopped down on the couch. I was too lazy to get anything. . . ."
She then waves her hand at Aylana's last statement. "You'll come back when you are ready. I am not forcing you to stay away. I just thought you would want a bit of time to heal, and adjust." She pauses, and opens both of her eyes, now, and looks at her sister. "How are you, anyway? What's been happening? Are the kids well?"
She then waves her hand at Aylana's last statement. "You'll come back when you are ready. I am not forcing you to stay away. I just thought you would want a bit of time to heal, and adjust." She pauses, and opens both of her eyes, now, and looks at her sister. "How are you, anyway? What's been happening? Are the kids well?"
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Aylana looks down at her body. She was pretty much already adjusted to being human, as she had to be human not too long ago. It was the pain she went through during labor that had caused so much pain for her. Shaking her head, she tries not to think about it as she shrugs. "Mitsu and Bhel seem to be adjusting to their guardians. It's not easy, though. Not being able to be there for them all of the time. Cielra's doing fine, she's still as curious and full of life as ever." pausing she looks back down at her lap. "Um, things are alright with me, more or less. But then, my life always had its ups and downs."
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Nyoka sits up, and tilts her head to the side. "Yeah, I think the lot of us can say the same thing. . . ." she says. She smiles slightly, and asks, "Sis, is there something on your mind? Do you want to talk about something? You look troubled, that's why I ask. . . ."
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Aylana bites lightly on her bottom lip before she sighs. "Remember when I kept trying to tell you something, but you said to tell you later, Nyoka?" she looks up at Nyoka, giving her a small smile.
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Nyoka eyes Aylana a moment, and then nods, while uttering a drawn out, "Yeah. . . ."
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Aylana winces slightly, not at all liking the way Nyoka was acting now. Breathing in slowly, she shrugs, "I had a dream, and, well, Nyx was in it. She was trying to force me to give up my children. Well, when I refused, she revealed something about me that, well, ties me and you in the past." she plays with the hem of her shirt. She knew this wasn't going to get any easier from this point on.
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Nyoka's brow furrows, and she looks Aylana dead in the eye. "It's a dream, right? Just a dream. Your hormones acting wonky. . . . But, how about you tell me about it, since it seems to be bothering you. I don't think it can be that bad, can it?"
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Aylana shakes her ead as she stands. "She spoke of you being a goddess, well Medusa, I mean. Long before she was cast out of Olympus. She and Nyx use to toy with the males that treated their wives like s**t. Its was a form of punishment. This was how it helped her gather her proposal for more rights for the women." clasping her hands together she closes her eyes.
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There is a subtle change over Nyoka's face. Aylana might not notice it, but Nyoka's eyes harden into yellow-green, bitter shards, and her black lips form an angry frown while her angled eyebrows lower, lending her an eery, evil look.
It is soon gone, and Nyoka says, "Go on."
It is soon gone, and Nyoka says, "Go on."
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Aylana didn't notice the change at all, turning back towards her she places her hands behind her back. "Nyx thought Medusa betrayed her, so she wanted to make her pay. So, she talked to Poisiden." rubbing at her temples, she shakes her head as the pain appears once more.
It seems to always happen when she got to that point, because then the rest becomes a blurr of total darkness in her mind.
It seems to always happen when she got to that point, because then the rest becomes a blurr of total darkness in her mind.
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At the mention of . . . that person, Nyoka's eyes glow slightly, and a trembling hand reaches up, intent to take the circlet off.
Nyoka gains control over herslelf, but she is sick now. She jumps up, and starts pacing, a hand on her toned stomach. She looks paler than usual, and a little clammy. Licking her lips, she motions for Aylana to continue.
Nyoka gains control over herslelf, but she is sick now. She jumps up, and starts pacing, a hand on her toned stomach. She looks paler than usual, and a little clammy. Licking her lips, she motions for Aylana to continue.
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Aylana watches Nyoka, slightly worried, as she sees how pale she has gotten. When she sees the motion to continue, she shakes her head. "That's all that she let on. It then becomes black, but not before I see nothing but red." With a shrug, she plops back down onto the couch. "I think you're right, though. I think Nyx was just fooling with me to scare me."
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The change comes over Nyoka once more, and those cold, hard eyes turn toward Aylana. In a lower, harsher voice than Nyoka usually has, she says, in Greek, "She was not toying with you, you simpleton! Only she would know about what we did, not you, with your tiny, mortal brain." Nyoka advances on Aylana, pushing herself up on her tail as she does so, effectively towering over the sitting Aylana, her hands balled into fists. "This mortal body has some uses," she adds, in an undertone, and smiling in a frightening way.
Nyoka does not use the subtle, less invasive tactic, as she usually does, to pry into Aylana's mind. Cold fingers can be felt, digging and digging into the back of Aylana's mind, opening up doors that are blocking Aylana from the rest of the dream.
And, abruptly, when all that she wants to see has been shown, the fingers leave, and Nyoka is trembling in rage over Aylana. "You will be made to pay for your past sins, Nyx," Nyoka says, in the same, harsh voice, her face contorted into one of beautiful rage, one that Nyoka would know all too well.
Nyoka does not use the subtle, less invasive tactic, as she usually does, to pry into Aylana's mind. Cold fingers can be felt, digging and digging into the back of Aylana's mind, opening up doors that are blocking Aylana from the rest of the dream.
And, abruptly, when all that she wants to see has been shown, the fingers leave, and Nyoka is trembling in rage over Aylana. "You will be made to pay for your past sins, Nyx," Nyoka says, in the same, harsh voice, her face contorted into one of beautiful rage, one that Nyoka would know all too well.
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Aylana eyes widen in fear from seeing the change in Nyoka, then hearing the voice. She couldn't move even if she wanted to. It was like she was frozen in her spot. Hearing the words, she knew right away it wasn't Nyoka. Swallowing, she tries not to show the pain as Nyoka searches her mind, opeing doors that should have remained closed.
Holding her head in pain, she breaths in hard as her body shakes. It was the last part that awoke something with Aylana "This coming from the one who left me by myself up there. You betrayed me, Medusa! You have no right to say I should pay for my sins." her voice was filled with vemon, as the eyes that were dark blue were now black.
Holding her head in pain, she breaths in hard as her body shakes. It was the last part that awoke something with Aylana "This coming from the one who left me by myself up there. You betrayed me, Medusa! You have no right to say I should pay for my sins." her voice was filled with vemon, as the eyes that were dark blue were now black.
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An angry hiss spits out, and Nyoka pushes herself even higher on her tail, her wings unfurling on either side of her, and the snakes on her head rearing back, hissing in a threatening manner. The tip of her tail twitches like that of an aggitated rattler's, while her long, gold talons dig into the skin of her palms, almost drawing blood. "I had NO choice in the matter, you backstabbing whore! I was cast down! And, for that, you do what you did? I should have known you had a hand in all of that, Nyx. I should have known, and I curse the day I met you. I curse your name, and I curse your weak excuse for a body!"
Her black lips pull back into a sneer, and her eyes glow dangerously, and steadily. Now, there is no quick flash of green, as usualy, but, because of her circlet, the petrification does not happen. "Look at you, Nyx. You couldn't even control that simple girl! She went and took away your only chance at getting back any of your old glory. How the mighty have fallen, dear sister. Oh, how the mighty have fallen. . . ."
Her black lips pull back into a sneer, and her eyes glow dangerously, and steadily. Now, there is no quick flash of green, as usualy, but, because of her circlet, the petrification does not happen. "Look at you, Nyx. You couldn't even control that simple girl! She went and took away your only chance at getting back any of your old glory. How the mighty have fallen, dear sister. Oh, how the mighty have fallen. . . ."
