Krystina's house

[Pure T0rture]

Dantes river

Sing it

Oh, Lord, heaven knows
We belong way down below
Go - Oh, Lord, heaven knows
We belong way down below
Sing - Oh, Lord, tell us so
We belong way down below
Oh, Lord, tell us so
We belong way down below
Way down below, way down below
Way down below, way down below

I've had better days, man
I've seen better days

"hagen!" frowning, the elemental pushed past her limits, trying harder to revive him.
"rissa! rissa, stop." SKy frowned, rushing over when he noticed the blood dripping from the girl's nose. "stoppit! you're only hurting yourself" he sighed, pulling her away. "how many of his injuries did you take on...?" he drawled, noting the bruises and healing cuts on her arms.
"not enough... i can still do this." she frowned, trying to pull away
"bull s**t. you and i both know that you're powers are better aligned to the death parts of your magic, you can't just swap all willy nilly like that without it hurting you. now stop this, before you get sick." he drawled, sighing when he noted her shoulders slumping in defeat.

Turning to look at the girl who came in, Lianna gave a small frown, her eyes going purple. "some people just don't know when to take no for an answer..." she drawled, grabbing Rune's hand to keep him from hitting himself.

Whimpering in pain, Krystina shifted slightly against Maso, her chest rising and falling every so often as her lungs began reworking themselves to accompany her heart.

"then let's eat outside. and you boys had better make sure to keep in touch with lianna. or you'll find a panther hunting you." she drawled, turning from serai to the fae with a sly grin on her face. "anyways, we should get out there. i smell a corpse and a new person."

I've had better ways, man
I know better ways

One, two, three and four
The devil's knocking at your door
Caught in the eye of a dead man's lie
Start your life with your head held high
Now you're on your knees
With your head hung low
Big man tells you where to go
Tell 'em it's good
Tell 'em okay
Don't do a goddamn thing they say

 

[Dantes_river]

Pure T0rture

This is what I brought you this you can keep,
This is what I brought you may forget me.
I promise to depart just promise one thing,
Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.
This is what I brought you this you can keep,
This is what I brought you may forget me.

"Miss Rissa, go sit with Mr. Skylar and young Veda... I'll take care of him," Cyntus murmured softly while slightly motioning Skylar to sit some distance from Hagen's limp form. He then picked up the elemental and moved her away with a slight frown. When Sheik and Tyvinda glanced at him, he just slightly shook his head making both of them frown and redirect their gazes back to those around them.

"Don't... I just..." Runealis murmured softly yet seemed unable to really finish his sentences so he just shook his head. Why wasn't he allowed to just cease existing altogether? Masao was his first love, one he hadn't exactly expected to meet after death had claimed them so many times. Now there was Lianna, a faint glimmer of light so far away he feared daring to venture forwards. So had he only travelled further into the dark with the woman who'd made him feel alive so long ago? He couldn't tell if she too had been a light in his world of darkness like Adramalech had once been. It was as Tyvinda had said, he stopped moving other than the pirouettes he did in the dark in the search of light of any kind. "I pirouette in the dark. I see the stars through me. Tired mechanical heart beats till the song disappears. Somebody shine a light. I'm frozen by the fear in me. Somebody make feel alive and shatter me. So cut me from the line, dizzy, spinning endlessly. Somebody make me feel alive and shatter me... If only the clockwork could speak, I wouldn't be so alone. We burn every magnet and spring and spiral into the unknown. Somebody shine a light. I'm frozen by the fear in me. Somebody make feel alive and shatter me. So cut me from the line, dizzy, spinning endlessly. Somebody make me feel alive and shatter me..."

"Watch it, little faerie brat. I've been around him longer and have a far better connection to him," Masao hissed while keeping her eyes narrowed at the other girl.

"Go away, Masao... I'm not going to tell you again... Slow breaths, Rune... Slow breaths..."

"Is he... Having a panic attack?" Watari asked while glancing at Sheik, his hand gently rubbing Krystina's back. He didn't doubt that this was painful for her. He wasn't sure what was happening with Runealis though 'cause he'd started shaking out of nowhere and seemed to be taking in deeper and deeper breaths the longer Masao stood around talking.

"Adra or Aerith, if she doesn't leave voluntarily in the next minute, would you mind getting her to leave? She's stressing him out with all his memories of her including those times he died. At least that's my guess on why he's starting to break down," Sheik responded while glancing up at Lianna's brother and the crow demon. Runealis needed distance between him and her or he wouldn't be even slightly productive. It probably hurt him having to get rid of his first, but he was trying to be reasonable about why they couldn't be together.

"Lianna, please try helping him calm down... It's no wonder the Brotherhood didn't let him keep anything... He's freaking out just over Masao being here. Who knows how he'd react to anything they've taken from him."

"This doesn't involve you people. This is between him, me and her."

"You think I care? You're only stressing him out to the point that he's practically hyperventilating. He can't even remember if he needs to breathe right now or if he's dead again and breathing's no longer necessary," Sheik snapped back at the girl while slightly tightening his grip on Kana's hand. "We lost Hagen already and even if Runealis Sareila just revives after dying, I'm not losing another member of this group... You can either leave on your own or be escorted elsewhere; your choice." That having been said, the blonde Sheikah turned towards where Cyntus was sitting Rissa down and cleaning up the blood on her face. He didn't know, couldn't tell, if he should talk to her about it, but he also didn't know how to comfort her on the subject. She'd done all she could for him, making him smile even as his heart stopped beating in his chest and yet that still wasn't enough. It was the shadows that did it. It had to have been. They even told Adramalech one wouldn't make it through this fight. "The bastardis..."

"I've got her," Tybalt smiled as he appeared behind Masao, wrapped his arms around her and dragged her as he fell backwards into the grass, both vanishing completely before making contact with the ground. Within minutes, the cait sidhe was back to leaning on Aerith's shoulder. "I still don't like your parents, Aerith. You think they'll be mad once they get home and find everything on their ceiling wrapped in wrapping paper?"

"I'll send messages to Kibum through Hei from the Unseelie Court so just know that if my messages don't get to her, it's Kibum's fault. I won't have as much freedom over there as Titania gives me so I won't be able to come back over here unless the queens return us to our original courts or the Unseelie Court's queen orders me to do something in this realm," Fedelta responded before nodding, Kibum shooting him a brief glare. Instead of arguing though, him and Hei began heading outside with several cups and a large tea kettle in hand and Fedelta carrying the tray of assorted fruits cut up rather nicely behind them.

"Let's get on with it. Might as well let everyone get out their depression now than to bottle it all up for later," Serai sighed while pulling Giosuè along behind her with the plate of sandwiches balanced on his hand. Stepping outside of the house with everyone else, she smiled lightly to herself under her mask. "We've made snacks and some herbal tea for everyone."

I promise you my heart just promise to sing,
Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.
This is what I thought,
I thought you need me,
This is what I thought so think me naïve,
I promise you a heart you'd promise to keep,
Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.

Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.

 

[Pure T0rture]

Dantes river

Sing it

Oh, Lord, heaven knows
We belong way down below
Go - Oh, Lord, heaven knows
We belong way down below
Sing - Oh, Lord, tell us so
We belong way down below
Oh, Lord, tell us so
We belong way down below
Way down below, way down below
Way down below, way down below

I've had better days, man
I've seen better days

Pulling Rissa along with him, Sky gave a small frown as he sat down beside Adra. "rissa, just rest. you did your best..."
"not enough..." she sighed, closing her eyes.
"ya did fine, little elemental. don't worry about it so much." Adra grunted, carefully shifting Veda to one arm so he could have a free hand for fireballs should anything else decide to show up.

"hades... " brushing some hair from his face, the faerie wrapped her arms loosely around him and began humming gently, her eyes fading back to their vivid green.

"who needs a towel?" Kansei smiled, coming out with towels and napkins so people could clean up enough to eat.

I've had better ways, man
I know better ways

One, two, three and four
The devil's knocking at your door
Caught in the eye of a dead man's lie
Start your life with your head held high
Now you're on your knees
With your head hung low
Big man tells you where to go
Tell 'em it's good
Tell 'em okay
Don't do a goddamn thing they say

 

[Dantes_river]

Pure T0rture

This is what I brought you this you can keep,
This is what I brought you may forget me.
I promise to depart just promise one thing,
Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.
This is what I brought you this you can keep,
This is what I brought you may forget me.

"You did what you could. Kibum did what he could to stop the bleeding. Sometimes things can't be changed though... I'm sure he thanks you for trying. You made him smile till the end after all and you put forth the effort to try saving him. That means more than you realize even if it doesn't feel like you did enough," Cyntus stated gently before picking the human male up, his fingers shutting his eyes. From the earth he came and so he would return. "I'll let you know where I've placed him when I get back. Kibum, you're in charge of Fedelta while I'm gone."

"What?! I'm older than him though! Why're you always treating me like the baby?" Fedelta argued only to get both Kibum and Cyntus to give him a look that seemed to ask if he really needed to ask that question. This ended up with him sulking as Cyntus headed off into the trees.

Gently wrapping his arms around Lianna, Runealis tried focusing on breathing instead of the flashes running through his head while listening to Lianna's soft humming. "Sorry," he breathed out faintly, his voice still rather shaky.

"I'm going to say Lulu, Hades, Sheik and Trevor needs it out of the guys seeing as Hei washed his hands already. My hands are good to go. The wind is my strong point after all," Watari responded while gently waving at Kansei. At seeing Veda twitch in his sleep, his gaze shifted over to him to see if he was stirring. Not seeing him move much other than his breathing, however, he let out a soft sigh.

"Here, please."

"Here."

"Just toss it here and be careful when approaching Hades and Lianna."

"Here you go, Sky, Rissa and Adra," Serai stated rather calmly while setting down a cup of tea for each of them.

I promise you my heart just promise to sing,
Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.
This is what I thought,
I thought you need me,
This is what I thought so think me naïve,
I promise you a heart you'd promise to keep,
Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.

Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.

 

[Pure T0rture]

Dantes river

Sing it

Oh, Lord, heaven knows
We belong way down below
Go - Oh, Lord, heaven knows
We belong way down below
Sing - Oh, Lord, tell us so
We belong way down below
Oh, Lord, tell us so
We belong way down below
Way down below, way down below
Way down below, way down below

I've had better days, man
I've seen better days

"thank you, Serai." Adra smiled, glancing to Veda to make sure he was still sleeping. taking a sip of the tea, he grinned then looked to Rissa. "perhaps you could speak to her? it appears she has some pent up feelings." he mumbled, not caring what she thought one way or the other.
barely glancing up at the tea put in front of her, Rissa's gaze stayed glued to her hands.

Tossing towels to the boys who asked for it, Kansei gave Lianna a gentle smile as she handed her a towel for each of them. returning to Trevor, Truth, and Lucian, she gave a low sigh and sat down. "how's sleeping beauty? she said anyting as of yet? you can have some funny conversations with her when she's sleeping."

"its fine. are you alright?" she murmured, handing him a towel. he still looked shaken, which was strange after seeing him so confident not five minutes before. then again, she knew what it was like to have her confidence melt away in the presence of one person.

I've had better ways, man
I know better ways

One, two, three and four
The devil's knocking at your door
Caught in the eye of a dead man's lie
Start your life with your head held high
Now you're on your knees
With your head hung low
Big man tells you where to go
Tell 'em it's good
Tell 'em okay
Don't do a goddamn thing they say

 

[Dantes_river]

Pure T0rture

This is what I brought you this you can keep,
This is what I brought you may forget me.
I promise to depart just promise one thing,
Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.
This is what I brought you this you can keep,
This is what I brought you may forget me.

"At least some of you have manners. Levi has the sandwiches if you'd like some so just ask him to bring you some. I'll have a heart-to-heart with her," Serai smiled before sitting in front of Rissa and waiting for her to notice her presence. Not seeing much of that, she lifted the girl's chin to where she'd be forced to see her in front of her. "Come on, honey. We're going to have a little girl talk, just me and you. Don't worry. I'll keep what we say between us. Let's just move away from these boys, alright?"

"Would the little lovebirds still awake like some fruit snacks?" Hei questioned while smiling his half-crazed smile at Kana and Sheik. At seeing Hei less bloody, Sheik appeared to be taken aback what with Hei's hair pulled up into a ponytail so as to keep it out of the way with several thin braids trailing from near his face only to be intermixed with the loose hair and the lack of blood spattered across his clothes, face and hands. The only parts that made him actually seem like the cannibal he was were his jagged teeth, the bright golden-orange color of his eyes and the way he spoke.

"Um... Sure...? Thanks... Kana, would you like some too?"

"I think so... I just... Need a little bit to recompose myself," he responded still rather delayed as if it was still taking time for words to register in his head. Noticing the towels, his lips twitched up in a faint smile and he gently took one to start cleaning up his hands and face a bit. "She was my first, the one I mentioned earlier. The memories weren't as bad back then either... At least they didn't seem as bad... Maybe they were always bad decisions and I was too stupid to realize it then like I do now..."

"No words spoken yet, but at least she stopped kicking."

"I don't get you, Lulu. You hold her and she's rather still. You hand her over to someone else, she's fighting an army of enemies in her sleep. You touch her again and she becomes still again. Why does that happen?"

"It doesn't matter so long as she can sleep peacefully. And while that sounds amusingly adorable, Kansei, it can get weird just as easily... Ugh... It's gonna take me forever to get this horrible taste out of my mouth. It might've made killing people easier, but I swear several of them didn't know what a shower is," Lucian responded as he set the towel on his leg and started wiping his hand against it seeing as his other hand was holding Truth's hand. Of course, Trevor gave a sigh and took over cleaning off his hand and face with the towel due to him missing places. Once he was cleaned up for the one hand and face, Trevor focused on his own hands needing blood spatter removed. "Thanks... Guess I'm pretty useless at normal things when my senses are overloaded. I can only smell blood right now."

"It's fine. It's like when Truth and Deception were itty bitty all over again. I don't mind helping you until your senses recover. Besides that, you're nice to my daughter and would make a fine addition to the family. Just avoid my parents and my uncle. They're insane~ and Wataru's a little more than just weird or creepy which is why he's so close with Basilisk. Heheheh."

I promise you my heart just promise to sing,
Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.
This is what I thought,
I thought you need me,
This is what I thought so think me naïve,
I promise you a heart you'd promise to keep,
Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.

Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.

 

[Pure T0rture]

Dantes river

Sing it

Oh, Lord, heaven knows
We belong way down below
Go - Oh, Lord, heaven knows
We belong way down below
Sing - Oh, Lord, tell us so
We belong way down below
Oh, Lord, tell us so
We belong way down below
Way down below, way down below
Way down below, way down below

I've had better days, man
I've seen better days

looking at her numbly, the blonde nodded and clenched her fists tightly, not wanting to do of say something dumb out of frustration.

Leaning in to grab some fruit, Kansei smiled at the cannibal before leaning back and eating a few grapes. "Thank you~"

"Believe me, I know. She once accused me of being a frog before telling me I needed to kiss a giant's toe so I could get a goose back." Kansei chuckled, sighing softly as she noticed the bright red on truth's feet. "One of you hold her still while I clean the blood off her feet. Seems that spirit that possessed her loved to stomp on skulls" she drawled, grabbing a towel.

"alright. Don't be afraid to talk to me if you think it'll help you." She smiled, rubbing the towel along her arms and face to clean off the main areas of worry. Turning to Levi, she gave a smile and sauntered over, grabbing two sandwiches.
"Thank you for helping Kansei with these." She hummed, spinning on her heel to return before rune could say much of anything.

I've had better ways, man
I know better ways

One, two, three and four
The devil's knocking at your door
Caught in the eye of a dead man's lie
Start your life with your head held high
Now you're on your knees
With your head hung low
Big man tells you where to go
Tell 'em it's good
Tell 'em okay
Don't do a goddamn thing they say

 

[Dantes_river]

Pure T0rture

This is what I brought you this you can keep,
This is what I brought you may forget me.
I promise to depart just promise one thing,
Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.
This is what I brought you this you can keep,
This is what I brought you may forget me.

"Good. Come on inside then," Serai responded to the silence before scowling at Giosuè setting some plates in her hand then picking up Rissa and carrying her inside. Once she was seated on the couch, he turned and took the plates from Serai who had followed behind him. It was then he had departed from the interior of the house and set a plate beside Adramalech and Sky. "Alright, dearie. Understand I'm not good at beating around around the bush and talk to me from the heart. Does this go beyond that of the dark haired guy with pink streaks in it?"

"It's no big deal. My handiness with a knife has come of use to others without the need for bloodshed and violence. I haven't felt this at ease since that thieving bxtch stole what was mine," Hei responded while briefly dismissing the negative air from this woman he spoke so hostile about. Upon Sheik picking up a few pieces of green apples and pears, Hei smiled rather gently at him before lowering the plate down for Trevor and Lucian who grabbed a piece themselves. Once it was set in their mouths, Lucian gave Kansei a thumbs up while lifting up one of Truth's feet and continuing to chew on the fruit.

"I don't know what to really say about it. I was about sixteen when I met her the first time and in about a month's time, I thought I was in love. We married under our assumed names, someone ended up dead and I had to leave or worse things would come to pass. She poisoned herself to pretend she was dead, I heard of her untimely "demise", snuck back into the country and committed suicide in the tomb she was in. I think I was already starting to hate myself back then 'cause everywhere I went, death was sure to follow me whether I directly caused it or not. When I came back, I scared the assassins taking me back to the Brotherhood and had no recollection of her. The Master was just as surprised to see me up and about to the point he had several doctors examine me to see what was wrong that made reports of me say I was dead... And then they realized I didn't know who they were either. Over time, my memories came back only without reminders of her and eventually I ran into her again. It took until she told me a ninja all over again for me to realize it was her and that I knew her, but like all the times that followed the first, she'd tell me she was a ninja and I'd never get the chance to tell her I was an assassin instead of some normal hormonal teenage guy. I never got the nerve up to tell her 'cause she was always something above me, something that didn't deserve to be lowered down to me... After the fey realm and spending time in hiding, never hearing mention of her, I believed she was finally gone and my heart wouldn't be shattered like that again," Runealis murmured while flopping down into the grass on his back. While it hurt faintly, he wasn't really too focused on it now that he was staring up into the sky. "Then you came along with Krystina, Truth, Kana, Kansei, Rissa and Skylar and my initial thought was to avoid you... Then it became apparent you couldn't talk so I felt bad and opted to teach you sign language. Now it's just one bad event after the next and I wonder if I'm doing it again... Am I going to bring death to you ladies and gentlemen like I did to those who tried to take care of me back then? I don't want that to happen... I don't want to lose Adra again either... He was the first person I felt I could trust 'cause he was real and so down-to-earth. Sure, his fires scared the holy hell outta me, but he didn't mind comin' out to Damascus just to visit a stupid brat like me."

"What? That's so fruity! It's like one of them little human fairytales of that kid who stole a golden egg laying goose from a giant on a cloud," Lucian chuckled, Tyvinda adding his own laughter with it.

"At least it's just stomping on them. There are worse things it could've done."

I promise you my heart just promise to sing,
Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.
This is what I thought,
I thought you need me,
This is what I thought so think me naïve,
I promise you a heart you'd promise to keep,
Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.

Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.

 

[Pure T0rture]

Dantes river

Sing it

Oh, Lord, heaven knows
We belong way down below
Go - Oh, Lord, heaven knows
We belong way down below
Sing - Oh, Lord, tell us so
We belong way down below
Oh, Lord, tell us so
We belong way down below
Way down below, way down below
Way down below, way down below

I've had better days, man
I've seen better days

Following her inside, the blonde gave a few shaky breaths before she shook her head. "y-yeah.... it does...." she murmured, wrapping her arms around her stomach to hide that she was shaking so badly.
Nodding as she began cleaning Truth's feet, she glanced to trevor. "i'll admit this is one of the lesser spirits she's allowed inside her body. but quite frankly i think she needs to get a few more anti-possession tats she murmured, removing the blood from the one tattoo on her body that currently sparked with energy
watching the red bolts flying off the marking, the panther gave a frown. "that'd explain the nightmares. someone's trying to possess her."
she sighed, setting down her friend's foot before glancing up at the two males.

keeping hold of his hand as she sat beside him, she gave a soft smile. "it won't happen. because for one, you told me from the start what you did, and two; we'll work together to protect each other. plus, Adra's a big boy and can watch after himself."
"thank you, miss lianna. i've been tryign to tell him that for years." the demon murmured, gently rocking Veda in his arms.

I've had better ways, man
I know better ways

One, two, three and four
The devil's knocking at your door
Caught in the eye of a dead man's lie
Start your life with your head held high
Now you're on your knees
With your head hung low
Big man tells you where to go
Tell 'em it's good
Tell 'em okay
Don't do a goddamn thing they say

 

[Dantes_river]

Pure T0rture

This is what I brought you this you can keep,
This is what I brought you may forget me.
I promise to depart just promise one thing,
Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.
This is what I brought you this you can keep,
This is what I brought you may forget me.

Rotating her wrist a few times, Serai raised a brow at her. "How far back? Actually, go on and lay back on the couch here and start with telling me how you feel. We'll go from there," she responded while tapping her hand on the couch rather gently. Yes, 'cause apparently I'm the psychiatrist for these ladies and gentlemen... This is so stupid, but they apparently think my comments of 'stop your sniveling and grow up' will help put them at ease... Didn't Tyvinda and Sheik express why they hated family reunions to them?

"Eh. That's an easy fix. I just have to chase off the spirits trying to possess her.... Or Lulu can seeing as he's a beast," Tyvinda sniffed slightly while carefully setting his fingertips together in front of him and over Truth.

"Sorry, but I'm not exactly picking up anything from the spirit department right now so I'm afraid it's not exactly something I can bark at to chase it away," Lucian muttered with a slight roll of his eyes. Gently kissing the back of Truth's hand, he tried focusing in on his sixth sense and the spirits trying to possess her. What he was now picking up on, however, wasn't a good spirit.

"Just make sure we don't fall over. Astral projection, here I come." Letting out a slow breath, Tyvinda's head fell forward slightly as his spirit slid out of his own body. Gently patting Lucian on top of the head, he began looking for this entity wanting to possess his daughter. There were many lingering around the beacon that was his now empty vessel of a body not to mention his spiritually sensitive daughter and her sensitive boyfriend, but there were others feigning friendliness to try luring those who could project themselves into the spirit realm away from their bodies. These demonic entities were from the Further and were dangerous creatures. It was because of these creatures, he hadn't wanted Truth and Deception figuring out they could astral project themselves. "Too late for that... Alrighty, spirits... Which one of you from the Further is trying to be a dillhole and separate my daughter from her body. You ladies and gentlemen need to go towards the light too, but I know you're not tempting ceasing to exist completely by facing off with these critters to take her body so I don't intend to chase you off quite yet. As for them, they gotta go and I'm not scared of them. They hold no power over me and I'm not stupid enough to let them gain any power over me so we can go about this the easy way or the hard way; y'all's choice." Noting the way all of the spirits backed off slightly, he briefly dusted off his arms only to cross them in front of him. It was still kind of weird seeing his brother and everyone else from the spirit realm, but he wasn't going to let Sheik know that. He couldn't astral project himself like Tyvinda could so it was something "indescribable" between the two of them. It was at this point that he noticed a shadowy figure as dark as brimstone standing in the same place and the feeling he got from it was something he'd only encountered once in his childhood; the creature that had almost succeeded in possessing his body once by leading him far from his body. "You're not welcome here."

"That is not for you to decide, Tyvinda. You might want to return to your body," the creature snickered while flashing a set of pearly white jagged teeth at him. With that, Tyvinda's head snapped back up and gently brushed a hair from Truth's face.

"Scratch that... He's not one so easily gotten rid of. I'm surprised he forced me back into my own body though... Strange, but yet not so strange. He's always been a weird entity from the Further..."

"That dark entity that neared you? You know it?"

"He almost possessed me when I was younger. We're not exorcists and he's beyond just an evil spirit wanting to do harm to other people. I think he's biding his time, letting the others weaken her and lure her into the Further so she can't return to her physical body... Or he's observing others... Like I said, he's odd for an entity from the Further."

Smiling faintly at Lianna's response, Runealis gently moved her hand over to his lips where he brushed a light kiss across her skin. "He may be a big boy, but he lost to a psycho slut. Sorry, Adra, but you did technically lose to her by lowering your guard... Just like I did when Masao was around..." Shaking off his brief flashback, he gently held the female's hands close to his chest. "As for your two factors, Lianna, you're so sweet and forgiving about things. I'm glad I've been honest with you 'cause you're definitely irreplaceable and a nice turn around from how I've spent most of my life. I just hope to God it doesn't turn into a death sentence for all of you. It follows me wherever I go whether I cause it directly or indirectly. What's been seen just up until Adra disappeared is only the beginning and so far the deaths are pretty docile and fast. Leviticus may be reluctant to continue showing you all my memories. I've already noticed he's not quite so thrilled about it since he first broke contact with me. I think it might start getting to him. He keeps glancing at Kansei and me while giving off a very uncomfortable vibe."

"Lili, here's some tea and a plate of some fruit snacks for you and Rune. I have to be off. If you don't get any of my messages, it's Hei's and Kibum's fault. I'm glad I was able to see you before the switch. I've missed you after all. Cyntus and Tybalt are going to stay to keep Aerith in line while Kibum and Hei figure out how to sneak messages from the Unseelie Court to the Seelie Court to you from me. Take care of yourself and feel free to send me messages through them. I'd love to stay in touch with you now that we've finally found you again. If you have to use Tybalt to pass any messages along, do it and make sure he understands any debts he counts as yours move directly to me to pay for 'em. You don't need to be in debt to a cait sidhe with all of this stress going on. I've gotta run though so I'll be seeing you around, sis," Fedelta said quickly after setting down a plate and two cups of tea near the duo. Kissing his "sister" on the cheek, he waved his goodbye to her and everyone else before giving Runealis a brief hand gesture signifying he was watching him. Smiling yet again, he gave a sharp whistle to Kibum and Hei before pointing off towards the trees and speaking quickly in the elven tongue. At them setting down what remained of Krystina's dishes, Fedelta gave a secondary wave towards everyone before heading towards the treeline.

"Fedelta, stay. I'll go. I was the original knight and you were forced into the position so it isn't fair you have to go to the dark side because of me. Kansei, let Rissa know that this map I've drawn up is where Hagen is located with the four human cardinal directions in this bottom right corner here and it starts from when you exit Krystina's backdoor. Kibum, take care of the family and keep Hei and Rune from misbehaving. He hurts our sister in any manner, send the cat," Cyntus smiled lightly after having appeared beside Kansei and handing her a piece of parchment with a map drawn on it with beautifully written cursive directions on the back and some beautifully designed images on it. Standing back up straight, he passed by Kibum and Hei, patting Kibum on the shoulder as he did so. Brushing a quick kiss on Lianna's cheek, he flashed her a sweet smile before hugging Fedelta real quick. "Watch yourself, Mr. Assassin. Her safety and well-being are above yours so if sacrificing you is necessary, we won't hesitate in doing so."

"I already intend to keep her safe, Cyntenius. If necessary, I would surrender myself to keep her in one piece. I wouldn't want to lose her either."

"Good boy. You know too much about the fey realm though. I'll be off and if you need help with the map, ask Kibum or Hei. They can read my scribbles."

"You don't need to, Cyntus. They'll be expecting me..."

"And they'll be getting me. I forced you into being something you didn't want to be and now you can reconnect with our sister. You've dreamed of this day for years, Fedelta, and I'm not going to let your reunion with your twin be so short lived. Be a good boy while I'm gone or I'll beat you within an inch of your life. Vendui, all. See you around." And with that, Cyntus ran off into the trees, leaving his brothers behind with Tybalt and Hei.

"For boys not biologically related to you, they're definitely overly protective over you."

I promise you my heart just promise to sing,
Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.
This is what I thought,
I thought you need me,
This is what I thought so think me naïve,
I promise you a heart you'd promise to keep,
Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.

Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.

 

[Pure T0rture]

Dantes river

Sing it

Oh, Lord, heaven knows
We belong way down below
Go - Oh, Lord, heaven knows
We belong way down below
Sing - Oh, Lord, tell us so
We belong way down below
Oh, Lord, tell us so
We belong way down below
Way down below, way down below
Way down below, way down below

I've had better days, man
I've seen better days

smirking lightly at her comment, she looked up from her feet. "it's... Not like that...." she drawled, tapping her fingers against her leg as she spoke. "I guess you could say it was a wake up call for me. I've been avoiding my powers for so long and I didn't expect them to have gotten so weak." she murmured, putting her hands in her pockets. "Thanks for.... Trying to talk to me..... I know it's not the easiest thing for some...."

"lucky for you, I happen to be an exorsist." she smiled, her eyes turning cat like as she tried to focus in on whatever spirit they were talking about.
Glancing to the side, Skylar gave a frown as he began picking up on the spirits around them. Seeing one closer then the others, his frown deepened. i suggest you leave. he warned, his voice echoing through the spirit realm.

"That they are." Lianna chuckled, standing to catch Cyntus before he left. "Cyntus, wait! I need you to do something for me when you get there." She sighed, pulling out an old charm that hung from a silver chain around her neck. "Can you please visit my father if he's still alive and give him this? Let him know that I'm okay." She hummed, handing the charm to her 'brother'.

I've had better ways, man
I know better ways

One, two, three and four
The devil's knocking at your door
Caught in the eye of a dead man's lie
Start your life with your head held high
Now you're on your knees
With your head hung low
Big man tells you where to go
Tell 'em it's good
Tell 'em okay
Don't do a goddamn thing they say

 

[Dantes_river]

Pure T0rture

This is what I brought you this you can keep,
This is what I brought you may forget me.
I promise to depart just promise one thing,
Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.
This is what I brought you this you can keep,
This is what I brought you may forget me.

"Well I could've told you if you avoided using your abilities they'd grow more damning to you and those around you. It's no big deal talking to you kiddies either, I was just wondering why they turned to me and suggested I act like some psychiatrist that will make you believe the world's full of rainbows and butterflies even if only temporarily. My way of comforting Sheik, Tyvinda and Sheila was by telling them they weren't completely terrible. Tyvinda wasn't even eighteen when he met Karma and thought he'd fallen in love. I called him a stupid brat that wouldn't understand love if it slapped him in the face, he called me a selfish and unfeeling bxtch then ran away from home. Now he's stuck with two daughters, one of which obviously still doesn't like him, while his supposed lover ended up six feet under and being reborn into yet another new mortal form. My only statement to him is "told ya so". I'm not selfish and unfeeling, just logical and lacking in the spoiling of my children. I made sure they understood there is one major rule all must abide by; it's kill or be killed. Sure, I didn't let Tyvinda kill Sheila for trying to kill Sheik, but intuition has told me Sheila has a purpose for existing. My theory on her is that it'll be the children she bears that will be of high importance, not her specifically. It also explains why Sheik and four other boys, one of which is an infamous assassin, still can't kill her. Tyvinda has made a great guardian ever since he could walk, the only one of four children I'd consider my pride and joy, his only flaw being the understanding of emotions that aren't chemically induced by raging hormones. His father was the same way only I managed to cut the tainted creature's head from her shoulders before he could involve himself with her and apparently by the way I'd decapitated her, stole Levi's heart. Don't worry about why I called the outsiders tainted creatures. It's just what we call anyone who isn't Sheikah. Hopefully Tyvinda will find a Sheikah female to take Karma's place or Sheila a Sheikah male to continue the pure bloodlines of Sheikah heritage seeing as Sheik's infatuated with your little friend Kana and we all know very well that shortly after he does have children, he will die and the necklace will be passed on yet again. Yes, he's going to die young, but there are some things we cannot change in the timeline much like how you tried to change Hagen's fate. Either way, besides Levi's sister, our family hasn't strayed from the pure bloodlines of the Sheikah so you can obviously tell how disappointed I am to see both of my boys stepping outside of our heritage," Serai snorted, her elbow now resting against her knee while her chin rested in her hand with two long, thin fingers trailing up her jaw. Glancing briefly towards the kitchen, she rolled her eyes at seeing Giosuè setting a couple plates in the sink before he went back outside. She knew very well she'd mentioned having four children, but it didn't mean she would speak of this fourth child neither of her sons hadn't so much as bothered mentioning. Perhaps she wanted to see how this group handled such things or perhaps there was another motive. Either way, she remained unreadable on whether she'd made some kind of mistake in what she said.

"Yeah, well, I'm going to wish you luck on him if he remains near. He's not a normal dark entity after all," Tyvinda sighed lightly before taking a sip of his cup of tea. Yep... This was Serai's tea-making. It wasn't terrible, but it did lack a certain oomph in his opinion. Perhaps it was any positive kind of emotion like love and kindness. He'd skip on his tea from now on though at least until someone else made a new pot of tea. Giving a low whistle, he gave Sheik a few hand motions that made it apparent he was telling him not to drink the tea.

"Ew... Mom made the tea... Thank God for the fruits providing fluids. Feel free to drink my cup of tea, Kana. Trevor and I will be skipping until someone besides our mother makes it. Something she does to it makes us wish our tastebuds were dead, but others don't seem to notice it. I suppose it's because we grew up with it and her desensitized nature, but we can't figure out why it tastes nasty to us and not other people," Sheik muttered lowly while eating on a piece of an apple. Instead of touching his cup of tea, however, he just shifted it to where Kana could take it if she wanted it.

"Heheheh... You don't intimidate me, boy, nor do your friends. I have other things to do while you're all in your bodies though, so I'll be off... For now," the creature hissed while briefly appearing beside Sky in a briefly visible form. Just as quickly as it'd been there, however, it was gone and the other spirits lingering about seemed to scatter a bit.

"Trevor, you better not be bringing those dark entities from the Further around here again... Was that what that dark thing by Sky was? That medium lady and her exorcist husband or whatever the frick he was already creeped me out by drawing that thing out of you once..."

"He's not after me this time, Sheik. Truth and Deception are capable of astral projection just like me. This makes them beacons of light on their side which draws spirits with unfinished business and just wanting to find the light to them. It also draws in those dark entities that just want to hurt the living and control the dead. Seeing as she's been making deals with spirits like a dummy, her soul was still reattaching itself after having detached the soul that wasn't hers from her physical body. That made them want to try weakening her bond with her physical body so they could control it and do whatever it is they have planned. It's a lot more intricate than that, but that's what's happening. My soul got a weakened link in the past due to how long I was away from my physical body and how far away I went. I became "lost", for lack of a better word, and that's why it almost controlled me when I was younger. I believe it deliberately made itself known to Sky because he suggested it leave after I've already made it clear it wasn't welcome here. Now that it's been emphasized it isn't welcome here, it's more than likely going to return just to deliberately try causing poltergeist-like activity or a complete possession over someone. That's my guess at least. I haven't had much spiritual lessons as exorcists, mediums and whatnot get, but I go by what I've come to understand of the spiritual sensitivity we have."

"... I hate your spiritual sensitivities. You've always irritated me with all of these dark entities you see and all of the trouble they cause when around. Fix it before I make you join them on that side."

"You're such a genius! I can only do so much and it's gotten stronger since I was thirteen, stupid. It deliberately forced me back into my own body, so let's give this some real thought. Trevor isn't exactly well-trained in dealing with poltergeists and these entities from the Further, he can't even really control astral projection in his sleep, and this thing is smart and powerful. I think it's best if professionals dealt with this critter instead of a novice."

"You're such a pain... You know what I mean, Tyvinda! Jesus Christ. This is why the only family member I've ever liked was Maso. At least he's not bxtchy about every little thing..."

"Of course, sis. You take care now," Cyntus nodded after taking the little charm from Lianna. Tapping her gently on the end of her nose with one long, thin finger, he gave her a quick wink before running off into the trees and vanishing once again. Runealis only smiled faintly while remaining stretched out in the grass, his only movement being that of wiping his face and arms clean of blood. Of course, the Romanian's hair remained slicked back because of the blood still in it, but other than that, his face was starting to look rather clean again after several minutes. He definitely needed a bath to get all of it off.

"Well that was surprising. Cyntus is so weird, just doing things on a whim... And of course we are, Mr. Rune. We grew up together, always watching each other's backs. Haven't you ever worked in a group before?"

"Not before Sheik's little team here. I've always worked alone... What few partners I did have ended up dead just like anyone who treated me with any type of kindness... With the exception of Adra though. He just vanished and had issues with a psycho slut messing with him a lot," Runealis answered honestly before flicking up a knife and hurling it at Sheik. When the blonde haired, blue-green eyed male jumped and shot him a look as if asking if he were insane, he gave a slight shrug before lifting himself back up to where he could wrap Lianna up in a hug. Flashing her a playful smile, he twirled her around so she was facing him and he held both of her hands in his. Humming softly so only she could hear him, his voice took on a slight Spanish accent making his smile widen slightly seeing as they knew very well he was actually Romanian so it didn't really match. "What do I do~o? Falling apa-art. I need a sho-ock straight to my hea-art. No one would want to be in my shoes right now. Oh~! I don't reach for the bottle of whiskey straight on the rocks. No, you won't see me popping the pills, po-po-po-popping the pills, 'cause if I want the pain to go away, in a second make it fade, you're the only thing that will. You're m-my medicine, medicine. M-m-my medicine, medicine. You make it all better, better. You make me feel who-ole."

Gently brushing her hair out of her face, he briefly stuck his tongue out at the faerie. As one might guess, sitting still wasn't exactly something he did very often so it made him feel rather uncomfortable. To lessen that, he was deliberately moving even though it was only small movements. "Isn't that a Shakira song from the humans?"

"Koail and Texenius Ashiwar actually. It was a song they wrote for their girlfriends before they started having issues. They're probably regretting putting it out there now though because of Enaia's and Kasumi's sudden ending of their relationships with said gentlemen. Koail talks a lot through telepathy when he's around familiar faces such as Maso, Sheik and me. From what he said, Enaia pissed Tex off with how she broke up with him and incubi are not fun when you piss them off. If Tex happens to stop by, you'll understand better what exactly that means alongside the comment of don't argue with him 'cause he's never wrong. He's quite literally a walking encyclopedia, historical archivist and serious pain in the arse to talk with due to his love for showing little care for much of anything especially if he thinks you're stupid... He's thrown me out of libraries before, he's that much of a dxck."

"You're so sweet when you describe me. I would've thought you'd figured out I don't mind dropping you on your head. Buongiorno, Veda. Nas ne dagoniat. I'm still relatively invisible to most after all. Da... Danke, but no danke, Veda. Physical contact much less magic isn't exactly the best of choices right now even with my side injured as it is. Any idea on where Koail or Seda is? Non? Well that's just... Rune, I may need to take up residence in your earring then. I wouldn't say this has been a very fun trip whatsoever what with with my limiters restricting me from even the simplest of spells right now," a male figure with a set of ebony wings tucked in close to his spine and a matching tail curled around his thigh. As was mentioned by him to Veda, the infant now gazing up at Adramalech and the male with conflicted emotions behind his oddly colored eyes, the left side of his ribcage soaked in blood yet he just seemed to shrug it off. As the incubus brushed his dirty-blonde hair that reminded one of the sand in the desert from his face, he ignored the fact that such a motion caused more blood to come from the cut in his side much less the fact that his choice of attire made him appear as if he just came out from living in the wild and thus didn't know what modesty was. What stood out against the strange male's deeply tanned skin and the blood on his side was the deep red-violet glow tracing odd symbols etched into his skin that reached even beneath his wings.

"Then go on ahead and throw up your bubble of a barrier around yourself and I'll stash you in my earring. You really should remove them things though, Tex. While it makes me ten times happier you asked for residence in my earring, I didn't enjoy having to explain to the others in the Sareila Clan why there was an orb in my room that tried killing them every time they tried going into the room. Which actually reminds me, the Master heard of your abilities and intellect."

"Lovely... Try not making this one end up like the one who went into my head, Rune. Sure, most of the things I showed the one who thought he was smart invading my private thoughts weren't even true, but they ran along what your head carries and what you've truly experienced. And do try not causing such huge problems for your friends here." Flashing a smirk at Giosuè staring at him while letting the golden-brown of his eyes flicker dangerously, the incubus snapped his fingers in front of him causing a dark orb start forming up. Giving a slight bow, he did a backflip off the porch and landed inside the orb just as it was closing up. Once it completely sealed itself shut, the figure of the incubus could be seen curling up inside it with his eyes shutting as if he were going to sleep just like that.

Sighing lightly, Rune briefly flicked one of his earrings only to have the incubus in his little orb-like barrier vanish completely. "I'm trying not to, Tex... He's so cold about things... Alright. And now he's in his little barrier in my earring. Tex is the youngest ancient sorcerer you'll ever meet, but he's sealed away just about all of his magic to avoid people wanting to use him for their own gain. He's practically a neverending well full of magical energy, but his lack of using it drains him to the point that every so many years he has to go into such a deep sleep one might say he was catatonic and it's unpredictable how long he'll remain asleep like that for. Since he's no longer with Enaia, he opts for the strongest of people he knows to keep him from ending up in the hands of enemies. Considering he can't find Seda and Ross much less Koail, I'm not surprised he came to me to ask me to put him in my earring. I am more surprised he's already going back to sleep like this though seeing as he's already gone through this phase so my guess is his fight with Enaia involved more than just words and his temper made him go past his limit on releasing some of his seals. Koail says he's actually a very sensitive soul that gets depressed easily, but I'm still unsure about that."

I promise you my heart just promise to sing,
Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.
This is what I thought,
I thought you need me,
This is what I thought so think me naïve,
I promise you a heart you'd promise to keep,
Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.

Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.

 

[Pure T0rture]

Dantes river

five days left until i graduate..... life is crazy....

Sing it

Oh, Lord, heaven knows
We belong way down below
Go - Oh, Lord, heaven knows
We belong way down below
Sing - Oh, Lord, tell us so
We belong way down below
Oh, Lord, tell us so
We belong way down below
Way down below, way down below
Way down below, way down below

I've had better days, man
I've seen better days

"probably because Adra is good at reading people and knows I don't do well with the emotional B.S." Rissa shrugged, pulling her curls down from their ponytail for once.
Leaning on the wall still, she gave a dry chuckle and rolled her eyes. Serai sounded sounded like her uncle. "don't take this the wrong way, but isn't it an advantage for people to be mixed blood? i mean, isn't that how a species gets stronger? what makes it so wrong to you guys?" she murmured, tapping her fingers on her leg again.

"...... not actually that thirsty, myself...." Kana drawled, fidgeting with her tail now that things had settled down enough for her to actually think about it. it was a bit odd for her, being like this. but even so, it seemed more natural.

Glancing up when Tex showed up, Adra gave a low chuckle and glanced down at veda. "how ya doing, squirt?" he murmured, readjusting the infant so he could grab another fruit.

"..... he didn't look too good.... you sure he'll be okay without any help...?" Lianna frowned, twirling an apple in her hands.

chuckling softly at the two brothers' conversation, Kansei glanced over to sky. "everything gone now?"
"there's a few spirits left, but none that seem outright dangerous." sky drawled, sipping on his tea.
now now, there are still a few that could be considered dangerous. nightmares aren't just caused by the dark ones, after all. one spirit murmured, sitting on the edge of the roof just above Truth. "poor child. still so conflicted after all this time." he tsked, keeping his gold eyes fixed on the redhead below, who seemed to finally be calming down now that the darker spirits had left.

I've had better ways, man
I know better ways

One, two, three and four
The devil's knocking at your door
Caught in the eye of a dead man's lie
Start your life with your head held high
Now you're on your knees
With your head hung low
Big man tells you where to go
Tell 'em it's good
Tell 'em okay
Don't do a goddamn thing they say

 

[Dantes_river]

Pure T0rture

I know the stress. I've been there three times; both older sisters and my GED graduation. No rushies from me. :3

This is what I brought you this you can keep,
This is what I brought you may forget me.
I promise to depart just promise one thing,
Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.
This is what I brought you this you can keep,
This is what I brought you may forget me.

"Ah. Everyone's mixing of the blood concept doesn't work with Sheikah blood. Normally it would be advantageous, but then there is the Eye of Truth which retracts itself from what we consider the tainted blood. In a far less kind manner of saying it, all other bloodlines kills off that gene albeit might take a while. The Eye of Truth is the gene we inherit from the shadows in the light and it can be separated into various abilities; Leviticus sees and relives events through one's life which is why he is nicknamed The Past, Sheik can see potential of abilities which earned him the nickname The Future, Sheila sees the flaws and negativity of the world and the people in it earning her the title Hell's Eyes, Watari sees the good in all things and can make others see it more often than not with the simplest of sighs earning him the title of Heaven's Breath, Tyvinda is known as The World And It's Mirror for his "time manipulation" the Brotherhood fawns over and for what his daughters inherited - the truth of truth and the truth of deception. If it'd been anyone other than Karma, it would've ended up weaker in them, but apparently Karma managed to push the good and evil of both concepts into her children while adding to the charm by giving them the name of their abilities. Tyvinda can be far more dangerous than Mr. Giggles outside if he ever took anything seriously. Due to his astral projection being uncontrolled in his sleep is why I give you the warning of how dangerous he is. If that thing manages to get him lost from his body again and learn how to use his gifts, you'll be in deep shxt. I have the gift of mental projection, or taking the truth from someone's mind and sending it to the minds of others. My title was Nightwish due to other races believing in wishing into the night for something to be true whether it be good or bad. The silliness of the newer creatures," Serai responded while pointing to the red eye marked upon her chest just like Sheik, Tyvinda, Watari and Giosuè did albeit some were located elsewhere on their bodies rather than on the chest like hers was. After explaining vaguely on what the Eye of Truth was, she brushed a strawberry blonde hair out of her golden-red-orange eyes. At her ending with a faint snicker, one could see she bit her tongue on calling the beings that were "tainted" stupid out of what speck of kindness she allowed to exist within her. "You'd be surprised at what all I've seen. I'm surprised Levi hasn't already begun freaking out after what he's seen in that lunatic's head yet. Perhaps he is stronger in his mind than his brother... Either way, you now know why we prefer remaining in the pureblooded lineage. We break it, the Sheikahs and the Eye of Truth cease to be altogether. We were shadows created to protect the light and if we become extinct, soon the light will follow us and the dark will consume you all. Even creatures from the dark won't like the dark that will come. Such is the way things go and Karma's genes will stop with Truth and Deception meaning the Sheikah genes will become null and void. What abilities their children will have won't be anywhere near what they're capable of."

"I said you could if you wanted to, not that you have to. Relax. By the way, I'm digging the tail," Sheik chuckled lightly before gently wrapping his hand around Kana's hand. Leaning over, he gently brushed a kiss against her cheek only to flash her a teasing smile.

"He'll be alright, Lianna. While he may not look so good, if he was speaking honestly, he's incubus half is in full effect and unlike a normal incubus, his body is extremely sensitive which would probably explain why he went with his attire of the Kakari Niñya tribe... And no one here really knows about them... The natives to an island hidden in the Bermuda Triangle are like the Native Americans way back when America was discovered only they wore shorts, of sorts, and skirts with the women wearing a strap to cover their upper torso. The men didn't wear shirts of any kind, with the exception of the shaman, and they have critters on that island that are freakishly superb hunters. You'll get to see them 'cause I spent my early twenties-ish there trying to enhance my predatory instincts seeing as killing people is all I've really been good at. Anyhoo, back to why it's best to leave Tex as is, Enaia once walked her fingers up his arm from his elbow while he was reading and didn't even reach the halfway point before they were practically ramming their tongues down each others' throats. Physical contact is definitely a no-go when his incubus half is in full effect, especially when he hasn't removed his wings and tail yet. Those just add to his sensitivities and unless you intend to watch someone try fighting off a moody halfbred incubus, it wouldn't be wise for physical contact. Then his vampire half has the whole bloodlust craze and he doesn't really eat a lot as is so that probably doubles his already quadrupled chances of eating someone within a matter of seconds. Magic of any type would interfere with his seals already containing his magic and wod probably start making him blow things or people up randomly... Tex would really prefer not having to rely on anyone in all truth, but he's still pretty vulnerable for a booknerdy, narcisstic ancient sorcer, so he begrudgingly accepts help when he has to go to sleep like now and will do favors or give his personal advice as a trade... He's lectured me on many an occasion on being irrational due to a lack of self awareness and self actualization. Tex is like Adra only in a far less relaxing form," Runealis answered a little hesitantly while scratching behind his ear now that his earring had stopped glowing from him using it's magic. Flicking a knife out at a tree, he let out a tired growl. "Your daughter's gone. Look elsewhere, Basilisk. I'm tired of having this conversation with you people. I've said it a hundred times already! Go. The fxck. Away!"

"So sorry for disturbing your precious Me-Time. I still want to talk to you about Masao later though, punk, so watch the attitude," Basilisk snarled back while ignoring the tree beside him. Ignoring the groan from Runealis, he vanished just as quickly as he showed up.

"Most infamous assassin ever to exist and his only real talents are killing people and screwing up royally... I really hate my life. Knowing my luck, I'm probably gonna do something to butcher such a serene place as what's here right now and like all the times before, someone will take it all from me... And I'll be alone all over again... I think that's why I just stopped moving, stopped making my own decisions... If I just stopped and let others tell me what to do like a marionette, I wouldn't get attached to anyone or anything and I wouldn't have to feel the pain of losing it again and again... That was pretty stupid in and of itself... I never liked being alone after all."

"Then take your plans elsewhere, buddy. None of you ghosties are welcome here. End of discussion. Y'all can get annoying real quick," Tyvinda muttered making Lucian give off a sneezing sound that almost made it sound as if he were laughing off to the side.

"Hello again, Adra. I feel rested again. Sorry for all of the naps. I'm surprised Texenius visited even if it was shunned back then for the mixing of bloods. I haven't seen him since he was about four and he still has that book on him. Did you ever meet him?" Veda responded while trying to avoid speaking the unspoken question of how Hagen was. Part of him wanted to know, but the other half didn't want to risk what would happen at knowing the truth. He'd wanted to thank Hagen for all he'd done, to tell him he was forgiven by his clan, but that may never happen and he understood that. Unfortunately for him, some of his emotions were more dangerous than others due to it triggering certain abilities. In fact, by Sheik snapping about something just disintegrating, he didn't doubt it was starting to take effect out of his own thoughts getting to him. "Sorry... This vulnerable form is very open to emotions one feels unlike my original form. I should be able to control my emotions better when I get older and capable of doing things on my own. I um... Can't return his knives that just disintegrated though. It's a one-way street quite honestly and once they cease to be because of the Alpha Stigma, the only way they're coming back is if they get made again. Please let him know I'm sorry about that..."

I promise you my heart just promise to sing,
Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.
This is what I thought,
I thought you need me,
This is what I thought so think me naïve,
I promise you a heart you'd promise to keep,
Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.

Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.

 

[Pure T0rture]

Dantes river

thank you for understanding, but rps help take the edge off so i'm not gonna slow down if i can manage it.

Sing it

Oh, Lord, heaven knows
We belong way down below
Go - Oh, Lord, heaven knows
We belong way down below
Sing - Oh, Lord, tell us so
We belong way down below
Oh, Lord, tell us so
We belong way down below
Way down below, way down below
Way down below, way down below

I've had better days, man
I've seen better days

nodding, the elemental gave a low sigh. "I guess that makes sense.... protect your way of life and all that...." she nodded, watching her feet. "so, if you don't like it, how come you stick around? i would've left well enough alone by now."

"th-thanks..." she stammered, her cheeks turning pink as she kissed his cheek back, holding his hand tighter as she curled into his side.

"i keep telling you, that's not gonna happen this time." Lianna murmured, leaning in so she could kiss him again while ignoring the quick appearance and disappearance of Basilisk.


"yeah, i've met him before... but only briefly. wasn't exactly a fun time for either of us. we got into an argument over the ways we both use our magic. since i use my tattoos to amplify my skills and he uses his to seal his skills away." the crow drawled, looking from Veda to Sheik with a small grin.
"hey sheik, the kid says he's sorry, he's working on the controls still."

i'm afraid i can't leave. she called me here. which is odd as i haven't seen this face since she first lost her way. the spirit chuckled, staying in his spot.
"that one's actually a friend, Trevor. Perem, na tous kratísei makriá gia emás?" Skylar drawled, the name making Adra's head snap up.
"so the sand-brat is here! no wonder i haven't heard from him!" he chuckled, shaking his head.
Nodding to sky, the spirit gave a grin and stood, landing near truth. "nice to see you to, ya old crow." he drawled, glancing to Adra while making a mark on the ground beside the redhead.

I've had better ways, man
I know better ways

One, two, three and four
The devil's knocking at your door
Caught in the eye of a dead man's lie
Start your life with your head held high
Now you're on your knees
With your head hung low
Big man tells you where to go
Tell 'em it's good
Tell 'em okay
Don't do a goddamn thing they say