Re: A Pirates Life (Khadashee and Draven)
**(What She Sees)**** There before her was a small dock. There were only two other piers for ships to berth at, one was occupied by another pirate ship.? On the dock there were a few small huts, but no bustling town of other pirate ports. Beyond that was what looked like a tropical forest. No one could see what lay beyond the thick tree line just beyond the beach.
(Draven) Draven was just coming from below deck when he almost ran Khadashee over, "Khada, I am sorry that I had to leave the cabin without waking you. We arrived just a few hours ago and I was called on deck. I didn't want to disturb your restful slumber." Then he looked at her wrapped in a bed sheet and chuckled, "next time I will though so that you will have time to dress. Welcome to no man's land." He said with a gesture of his arm to the sweeping jungle.
: Khadashee
Khadashee practically jumped out of her skin when she heard Draven come up behind her. ¡°You scared the hell out me! I thought Bakari had found you¡taken you. Don¡¯t do that ever again! ?Wake me dammit!¡± She snapped having to hold herself to stop the shaking. Tears formed in her eyes at her relief. ¡°Just wake me next time okay.¡± She whispered. Her voice shaky.
She swallowed willing herself to calm down. ¡°I¡¯m sorry I snapped at you.¡±
Her heart still pounded so loudly in her ears that she almost didn¡¯t hear what he said. And since she had no idea what no man¡¯s land was when he swept his arms across the landscape with a flourish it was lost on her. ¡°And what exactly is no man¡¯s land,¡± she said still trying to take the bite out of her voice. Kh
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Re: Blood Bonds: Finding Anais (Draven, Belanie)
¡°Incorrect. You telling me the story well me understand and process what I saw. I have not announced your payment for helping you yet.¡±?When they moved inside. She moved them into her private offices so that they could speak freely.?
Belanie listened to the story taking mental notes. There were holes in his story and much he was leaving out. ¡°She left you, but you never hurt her?¡± That bit of news didn¡¯t add up.?
But when he simply dropped the subject just as quickly as he first brought it up, she frowned. ¡°Of course.¡± She said rising. She crossed the room to pull a long braided chord. ¡°If you take yourself to the kitchen I shall have food waiting for you.? Mattaeo is standing outside, he can take you to the kitchen. Enjoy Lord Draven.¡±
(Draven)
"No, I never hurt her. Someone else did and she took it to mean that we were all keeping a secret of her being a part werewolf from her on purpose. I was going to tell her in my own time and when I felt it was the right time, but Esmeralda had to open her saucy mouth. That is what happened." Draven's blood was starting to boil and all of the anger that he felt towards his supposed loving family started to surface once again.
"I do not wish to dine alone." He announced as he did not make a move towards the door. "And what is the payment that you will want in exchange for spell casting?"
Tag: Belanie
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Re: A Pirates Life (Khadashee and Draven)
Khadashee stretched and rolled in bed, her intention to roll over into her lovers arms, but he wasn¡¯t there. She frowned and sat up. It was then that she discover the ship wasn¡¯t moving. Panic filled her. Did Bakari find them? Were they anchored?
¡°¶Ù°ù²¹±¹±ð²Ô?!¡±?
Khadashee was up and running out of bed. She didn¡¯t bother to get dressed, just wrapped herself in a sheet. By Allah¡if something happened to Draven. Fear gripped her throat so tight she could breathed¡That was Until she made it topside. They were berthed¡land stretched out before her. None of it seemed familiar and the fact that no one seemed worried was even more telling. So he had just left her? Alone?
**(What She Sees)**** There before her was a small dock. There were only two other piers for ships to berth at, one was occupied by another pirate ship.? On the dock there were a few small huts, but no bustling town of other pirate ports. Beyond that was what looked like a tropical forest. No one could see what lay beyond the thick tree line just beyond the beach.
(Draven) Draven was just coming from below deck when he almost ran Khadashee over, "Khada, I am sorry that I had to leave the cabin without waking you. We arrived just a few hours ago and I was called on deck. I didn't want to disturb your restful slumber." Then he looked at her wrapped in a bed sheet and chuckled, "next time I will though so that you will have time to dress. Welcome to no man's land." He said with a gesture of his arm to the sweeping jungle.
Tag: Khadashee
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Re: Port Vega: Night Time Conversations (Keira and Raine)
(Raine) Raine landed at the compound but he sat down at the side of the pool, before he got up.? He then went into the house, grabbed a bottle of whiskey and went back to sit on the lawn chair.
<<I am back!>> ?He texted Kiera, just to let her know he was there, he sat at the table, drinking. He was boiling seething inside as he wondered what he missed, why wasn¡¯t he there.? What was Ireland doing with them, he had just seen her with her friend earlier that day?? Nothing made sense to him right now, he knew only that he wanted to lash out, he was angry, the pain so prominent and raw within him right now.? He truly wanted to watch the world burn.? Even now as tears welled within his eyes.
(Kiera)
Kiera had been sleeping soundly, when her phone buzzed and played a small tune. She stirred for a moment, then it made noise again. This time it woke her enough to realize what she was hearing. With a slight moan of being disturbed she reached for her phone. She let her eyes adjust before looking at the text. Okay, she thought to herself, why hadn't he come to wake her? She wondered as she slide out of bed, slipped on a light rob, tied it shut, slipped on her slippers and went to find him.
When she saw him at the poolside table drinking she knew it wasn't a good meeting. She knew he didn't get along with his brother, but he never looked like that before. "Steven," she called him by his birth name, something she did only when she knew that he was hurting. She walked to the chair next to his and sat down, "what happened?"
Tag: Raine
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Re: Blood Bonds: Prisoner Once More (Anais, Vincent/Chantel)
(Anais) Anais moaned softly at the sharp bitter smell wafting into her nostrils. She turned her head to get away from the assault to her senses. Her eyes opening sharply. She sat up quickly in bed, causing her head to spin. When she saw the two people surrounding her, at their faces, hope sank. She felt the heavy cuff upon her foot and she wanted to scream. How did she get here? She did not wander to the edge of the camp. She did exactly as she was told and stayed within the eyes line of the watchers.
She didn¡¯t bother to ask how did they find her. She knew he had eyes on the camp. She had been told he did. Apparently those eyes saw her. And it was those eyes that go her out. Memory returning as she remembered being grabbed from behind when she had turned in her pacing to go back to her tent. Anais didn¡¯t say anything to them. Her eyes only looked at the man and woman before her with distain.
(Vincent/Chantel)
Once Anais sat up and looked at them, Chantel stepped away from the bed while Vincent began to speak. "Welcome back, did you enjoy your night time romp? I am glad your werewolf got a chance to run. And don't bother trying to change, that cuff and those chains are spelled to stop you from doing so. Tell me, what did you encounter while you were running through the forests?"
Chantel slipped a tray with a glass and pitcher of water onto the side table by the bed, figuring the lady might be thirsty, but knowing she would probably?refuse such an offering. Then she stepped back to stand with Vincent.
Tag: Anais
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Re: Blood Bonds: Finding Anais (Draven, Belanie)
(Draven)Draven paused as he took the ring and placed it back on the chain around his neck. "I suppose answering all of your questions and telling you a story is my payment for the spell casting?" He asked before following the lady out of the center of the garden.
He tried to remember everything she had asked and said. "Very well,?Yes, there is countryside in America. New York has that central park right in the middle of it. But last I heard, she was here in Europe somewhere. I think your thoughts are right of her being here in France. As for her brothers and I, I never hurt her. She ran out on me, which is why I turned my humanity off once I learned that she had left the U.S.
"Enemies? Me? Of course I have enemies...are any of them here, I do not know. As to her fighting me, I do not think she even knew I was trying to reach her. You said everything went dark? Were you seeing through her eyes? Perhaps someone had knocked her out?" Draven didn't understand what had happened or where she was, but he currently couldn't feel her anymore and his own self was once again returning. "I am famished, what sustenance?do you have to offer, my lady?" He asked as his own fear subsided.
?Belanie
¡°Incorrect. You telling me the story well me understand and process what I saw. I have nit announced your payment for helping you yet.¡±
When they moved inside. She moved them into her private offices so that they could speak freely.?
Belanie listened to the story taking mental notes. There were holes in his story and much he was leaving out. ¡°She left you, but you never hurt her?¡± That bit of news didn¡¯t add up.?
But when he simply dropped the subject just as quickly as he first brought it up, she frowned. ¡°Of course.¡± She said rising. She crossed the room to pull a long braided chord. ¡° If you take yourself to the kitchen I shall have food waiting for you. ?¡°Mattaeo is standing outside, he can take you to the kitchen. Enjoy Lord Draven.¡±
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Re: Blood Bonds: Finding Anais (Draven, Belanie)
(Belanie) ¡°I can not say for sure she is here in France. Only that the countryside looked clean and crisp. Are their places like that in America? I have only been once, and when I did go I was New York City. I do not know of a countryside in New York.¡± Belanie thought. ¡°I know that is where you are from, America. Is your lady from there? ?You said she has brothers? Is it possible that they have found her? Seek to take her home. It is my understanding that brothers do not take kindly to someone hurting there kin. Your lady not being with you screams more to the story.¡± Belanie said still watching the flame even as it started to die.
The witched frowned whatever connection she had with the lady was leaving¡quickly. ?¡°You have a bond with her Draven, you must draw upon that.¡± Belanie attempt to chant a bit more. "Could she be fighting you? ?You said you sensed her fear, does your lady have any enemies that would come for her, hurt her? Do you have any enemies that would use your lady against you?¡±
The flame was gone leaving only the ring. Belanie poured water upon the fire, so that she could retrieve the ring. Handing it to him, she said. ¡°Come Lord Draven, we have much to discuss. I need you to tell me the story of you and your lady. I need you to explain why is it that you have a lady in the world who is not with you and why despite this lady, you have turned off your humanity.¡±
(Draven) Draven paused as he took the ring and placed it back on the chain around his neck. "I suppose answering all of your questions and telling you a story is my payment for the spell casting?" He asked before following the lady out of the center of the garden.
He tried to remember everything she had asked and said. "Very well,?Yes, there is countryside in America. New York has that central park right in the middle of it. But last I heard, she was here in Europe somewhere. I think your thoughts are right of her being here in France. As for her brothers and I, I never hurt her. She ran out on me, which is why I turned my humanity off once I learned that she had left the U.S.
"Enemies? Me? Of course I have enemies...are any of them here, I do not know. As to her fighting me, I do not think she even knew I was trying to reach her. You said everything went dark? Were you seeing through her eyes? Perhaps someone had knocked her out?" Draven didn't understand what had happened or where she was, but he currently couldn't feel her anymore and his own self was once again returning. "I am famished, what sustenance?do you have to offer, my lady?" He asked as his own fear subsided.
Tag: Belanie
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Re: High Moon Tales. Tales of the Wicked West.
[Sicilien]
?
"No!?
No!!? Etienne!" Sicilien howled, hopping off the horse as he
uselessly beat his fists against the stone wall.? He watched her back away
from them, away from Callie who seemed to be talking to her about something,
but when Flynn's lover came back, Etienne stayed and before the bounty hunter
could come for her, he and his horse sank through the ground and he was
suddenly in that tunnel that Flynn has scried from his vision.? He kept
trying to find some crack, some remnant of magic that he could reverse, as if
he even could.? His fingers brushed against the eyepatch of his right eye,
for a moment seriously considering taking it off, but he refrained.? There
was no way he'd be able to tunnel through that rock.? Not without killing
everyone else in his immediately vicinity.? So he flew upon Flynn,
grabbing the man by the scruff of his shirt with a desperate look in his eye.
"I
need to go back!? Flynn, take me back!? Take me back right now!"
Sicilien yelled at Flynn, shaking him.? "You can do it, right??
You still have enough magic, don't you?? Just send me, please!!? Send
me back..."
?
(Callie
Carson)
?
Callie,
convinced she¡¯d seen the last of Etienne, was in no mood for Sicilien¡¯s
rantings. She was also convinced their quest to get to Miller¡¯s Crossing was going
to fail, because it was beginning to sound like most in the group were fixed on
abandoning the mission.
?
When
Sicilien grabbed Flynn and began shaking him, demanding to go back, Callie had
heard and seen enough. Her pistol cleared its holster, and she placed the
barrel firmly against the back of Sicilien¡¯s head.
¡°Let¡him¡go!¡±
she hissed through clenched teeth. ¡°She¡¯s gone. Now pull it together and let¡¯s
get moving. We need to get to Miller¡¯s Crossing¡I have business there and we¡¯re
going to end it once and for all.¡±
-Etienne-
Etienne kept her head bowed as the voice on
the wind spoke. Often, he spoke in riddles and threats. Ruling her by force and
fear. Even now his words said he would kill and hurt those who she intended to
protect both if she did what his bidding and even if she did not. It was a
terrible existence for one who did not wish to do others harm. And she never
did.? Being what she was did not mean she had to act as the other of her
kind did...and often she did not. She wanted to be a creature of love and
light. But she was not allowed to be.?It was why she ran in the first
place. So that maybe she could be happy. It was why she saw an opportunity to
use his words against him and fled into the night. She took it.?
She remembered when Sicilien found her. How timid she was...how
scared. But he had been so kind and so gentle with her. He had coaxed her out
of her shell. Together they had been so happy once. He and her. She would sit
upon the porch and watch him shoot and tend to the ranch. And then he would
come in and they would make love all night. But he had found her again. Wishing
their baby away...leaving her no choice but to hurt him...and to run.?
She was not going to run this time. She wanted this over and she
would stop at nothing to end it.
"I hear you o lord. But I had not done what you accuse me
of. I just want peace. To live my life in peace. For those that I care for to
be able to live in peace. I will come to you. I will submit myself to you for
punishment and subjugation yet again, but please. I beg of you. Leave the other
alone. Please."
Such a happy time.??
_._,_._,_
(Flynn)
?
The Pookah was
startled when Sicilien frantically grabbed him by the shirt and started shaking
him, demanding to be sent back to the upper cave where Etienne had stayed
behind. He was relieved when Callie swiftly put a gun to the man's head and
ordered him to let Flynn go.
?
"Ah'd listen
to the lady, Sicilien," he said quietly, meeting the man's wild-eyed gaze
with a calm one of his own.? "We're not going back up.? And if'n
you force me to waste any glamour on you, ah'll drop you down to an even lower
cavern with no way out of it and just leave you there. If Callie don't blow
your head off first, that is."? He shrugged slightly in Sicilien's
grip.? "Either way, the rest of us are goin' on.? Like Callie
says, there's business there we gotta tend to.? Your choice, big
fella.? But if'n ah was you, ah know which one ah'd pick."
?<<Voice in the
darkness>>
¡°You would beg me now, when all you had to do was stay in the first place?¡±? The voice alone was flaming anger, he had
every intention of making her watch as her lover burned¡how dare she love another
besides him!? She ran and was happy with
another and it seared his very being!??? ¡°You
didn't?? You left me and loved
another.? Tell me you didn¡¯t do this?
Come to?me, once more child.¡±? He was
silent.? "Wait there!"??
The moans and shambling ceased.? From
where he was he looked at his other female slave. ?¡°Do you think you can retrieve her without¡failing
me again?¡±? The ghostly hollow of his
voice seemed to float upon the wind.? He
didn¡¯t wait for her response, he knew what it was.? ¡°Go retrieve her¡make it hurt!¡±? He moved towards the saloon now making his
way inside, grabbing a bottle as he waited in his dark corner watching.? He felt them closer, he smiled even as life
in Miller¡¯s Crossing seemingly went back to normal.
<Chase>
¡°So this is what we have come too??
Killing our own?? What is the
point if we are simply going to slaughter each other?? We have already lost.¡±? He looked at them all more than
exasperated.? He honestly couldn¡¯t wait
for this to be over!!!
He waited for the Sicilien to get himself together, right now there was still a
chance to save her or go after her, but he wasn¡¯t getting there by magical
means, that was for damned sure!?
Posting Order:? ?Sicilien,?Callie, Etienne?,?Flynn, Chase,
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Re: High Moon Tales. Tales of the Wicked West.
<<The Shadow speaking to Etienne>>
?
A voice seems to filter on the wind so only she could hear. <<Mercy? Do YOU honestly want mercy? You who would try to kill me; take yourself away from me; let another sire your children; have another of your pets attempt to slay me? Is that the cry of Mercy you wish from me?>> The cackle was hyena-like on the winds, like that of coyotes crying that of a babe in pain.
?
<<The only?Mercy?you will receive is me flaying the meat off of your lover¡¯s bones. Hearing your cries as your other pet's heart leaps from his chest into my hand and watching as I devour it. Every one of those people that you call yourself defending and having them die, one by damned one by each other¡¯s hands. You will be my concubine once more, you will come to me and submit yourself over to me, you will not tell them why or what they are coming to.
But remember if you don¡¯t then he whom you thought to protect from me, will die a most horrible and painful death and you won¡¯t be able to do anything but stand there¡and watch him die eaten from the inside out!>> The wind then died down, but the animals creeping up on them didn't stop.
?
<Chase>
?
He waited as long as he could, he moved toward the portal in silence but still, he moved. He stopped as something told him not to leave her. He had no reason to be with her as her lover was there why did he NOT grab her and yet even though they weren't connected like that leaving her felt like leaving a part of him, why he wasn't sure and couldn't put his finger on it. But he waited to try to retrieve her. 'Why do I even care?' He thought.
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[Sicilien]
?
"No!? No!!? Etienne!" Sicilien howled, hopping off the horse as he uselessly beat his fists against the stone wall.? He watched her back away from them, away from Callie who seemed to be talking to her about something, but when Flynn's lover came back, Etienne stayed and before the bounty hunter could come for her, he and his horse sank through the ground and he was suddenly in that tunnel that Flynn has scried from his vision.? He kept trying to find some crack, some remnant of magic that he could reverse, as if he even could.? His fingers brushed against the eyepatch of his right eye, for a moment seriously considering taking it off, but he refrained.? There was no way he'd be able to tunnel through that rock.? Not without killing everyone else in his immediately vicinity.? So he flew upon Flynn, grabbing the man by the scruff of his shirt with a desperate look in his eye.
"I need to go back!? Flynn, take me back!? Take me back right now!" Sicilien yelled at Flynn, shaking him.? "You can do it, right?? You still have enough magic, don't you?? Just send me, please!!? Send me back..."
?
(Callie Carson)
?
Callie, convinced she¡¯d seen the last of Etienne, was in no mood for Sicilien¡¯s rantings. She was also convinced their quest to get to Miller¡¯s Crossing was going to fail, because it was beginning to sound like most in the group were fixed on abandoning the mission.
?
When Sicilien grabbed Flynn and began shaking him, demanding to go back, Callie had heard and seen enough. Her pistol cleared its holster, and she placed the barrel firmly against the back of Sicilien¡¯s head.
¡°Let¡him¡go!¡± she hissed through clenched teeth. ¡°She¡¯s gone. Now pull it together and let¡¯s get moving. We need to get to Miller¡¯s Crossing¡I have business there and we¡¯re going to end it once and for all.¡±
-Etienne-
Etienne kept her head bowed as the voice on the wind spoke. Often, he spoke in riddles and threats. Ruling her by force and fear. Even now his words said he would kill and hurt those who she intended to protect both if she did what his bidding and even if she did not. It was a terrible existence for one who did not wish to do others harm. And she never did.? Being what she was did not mean she had to act as the other of her kind did...and often she did not. She wanted to be a creature of love and light. But she was not allowed to be.?It was why she ran in the first place. So that maybe she could be happy. It was why she saw an opportunity to use his words against him and fled into the night. She took it.?
She remembered when Sicilien found her. How timid she was...how scared. But he had been so kind and so gentle with her. He had coaxed her out of her shell. Together they had been so happy once. He and her. She would sit upon the porch and watch him shoot and tend to the ranch. And then he would come in and they would make love all night. But he had found her again. Wishing their baby away...leaving her no choice but to hurt him...and to run.?
She was not going to run this time. She wanted this over and she would stop at nothing to end it.
"I hear you o lord. But I had not done what you accuse me of. I just want peace. To live my life in peace. For those that I care for to be able to live in peace. I will come to you. I will submit myself to you for punishment and subjugation yet again, but please. I beg of you. Leave the other alone. Please."
Such a happy time.??
_._,_._,_
(Flynn)
?
The Pookah was startled when Sicilien frantically grabbed him by the shirt and started shaking him, demanding to be sent back to the upper cave where Etienne had stayed behind. He was relieved when Callie swiftly put a gun to the man's head and ordered him to let Flynn go.
?
"Ah'd listen to the lady, Sicilien," he said quietly, meeting the man's wild-eyed gaze with a calm one of his own.? "We're not going back up.? And if'n you force me to waste any glamour on you, ah'll drop you down to an even lower cavern with no way out of it and just leave you there. If Callie don't blow your head off first, that is."? He shrugged slightly in Sicilien's grip.? "Either way, the rest of us are goin' on.? Like Callie says, there's business there we gotta tend to.? Your choice, big fella.? But if'n ah was you, ah know which one ah'd pick."
?
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Posting Order: Flynn, Chase, Sicilien, Callie, Etienne
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Re: Raconteur City: The Awakening (Posting Order: Cho, Ashton, Scarlett, Kitty, Katya, Hollywood, Diego, open) Add your name as you join the thread.
?(Scarlett MacAleister) Scarlett walked in the front doors of the Midnight Society at exactly 2:59 a.m. Far be it from her to keep the prince waiting. In her pocket she carried the flash drive given to her by Ekko. She'd stopped by her safehouse before coming to downtown Raconteur and made a copy of it on her own computer, as well as to another flash drive which she locked away in her safe. This particular drive would be handed directly to the prince...a token of good faith and as what would hopefully be an incentive for the price to order action against the cartel and its minions. Once inside, she looked around for guidance to where she was to gather with the others.
(Kitty to Cho) Kitty narrowed her eyes a moment, then with a shrug said, ¡°Well, usually when these feelings come across the cosmos it is because someone or something suddenly died unexpectedly and in an unusual way. What did you do after leaving here, yesterday?¡± She paused as she felt the pager from the Midnight Society buzz in her pocket. She reached into the little pocket of her mini skirt and looked at the number and then the code after it. ¡°Hm, apparently I am needed at the Society¡by 3 am.¡± She looked at the clock on the wall behind the bar. ¡°I have a few moments, back to you. Want to make sure you aren¡¯t in any trouble with the cosmos.¡±
(Katya) Katya found the right contact and sent her a quick text message with coded letters and number. She waited until the contact responded then looked back at Eryc. ¡°Now, I believe we should report to the Midnight Society¡¡± She paused as a text from the very place she was speaking of sent her a message. ¡°¡hm, guess we are being called to the Society.¡± She looked at Eryc, ¡°I am going to leave you here, I will let them know why you are not there.¡± Eryc gave her a smile.
(NPC Layla) Layla had been walking down the street when the coded message from Katya came through. She sent a reply back and then made her way to Arrow¡¯s apartment. She made sure no one was there before she stealthily made her way inside. She knew to look at the desk and sure enough she found the documents that the man had found while following the trail at the docks. She heard someone coming and before they entered the door, she made her way out the window and went down the fire escape with the documents tucked inside her jacket.
(Hollywood/Diego/Midnight Society) As Scarlett entered the Society she was greeted by a tall, well-built dark-skinned vampire, ¡°Welcome back to the Midnight Society. The Prince will be meeting everyone in the main conference room. Please follow me.¡± He led Scarlett to the largest room in the place. It looked more like a royal court room from the Middle Ages. there was an actual throne on a dais. Several long tables along the walls with several glasses and decanters filled with the freshest of blood. There were chairs scattered throughout the room and a few small love seats. ¡°Please take some refreshment if you wish. The Prince will be along soon.¡±
Hollywood was fully infused and felt fully awake. She waited until all of the infusion equipment was removed before standing up from the special chair. She stretched her hands above her head and once she felt ready she left the room and made her way to her living quarters. Here she showered and dressed in full gear all in black. She donned her black trench to finish the look. She looked to Diego, ¡°I need my pet by my side tonight.¡± With a nod, Diego slipped out of his clothing, laying it neatly on the bed and then shifted to his black wolf form and proudly walked beside his master. (Ashton)
He was worried when he couldn¡¯t find her, she was supposed to be gone.? He pulled out his phone tracker and began to
follow it.? He found the tracer to her
phone in a crushed car.? He frowned as he
pondered if someone didn¡¯t want him to find her again.
Now was the process of finding what was in Arrow¡¯s place that was so important
that he missed he would turn the place upside down.? To which it worked as he found a few things he hadn¡¯t before.? Two of which
made him frown.
(Cho)
He looked at Kitty and it seemed she wanted to know what had happened or actually she
was blaming him for something, of which he wasn¡¯t sure of.? ¡°I went to get something to eat¡I ended up
getting ice cream, I happened upon two dates but one took me home for
dessert.? Seems she really wanted ME for
dessert and she ended up with a fiery indigestion after she tried to kill me.? It was her or me.¡± ?He gazed at her.
?¡°I am sure the cosmos isn¡¯t interested
in my non-existent sex life.? Why?¡±? He found himself looking at her over a shot
he had poured himself.? He honestly
wished that his good time would have been with her, but it seems she had other
plans and his own plans went belly up when she tried to sink her teeth in him
and drain him.??
Tag: Scarlett,?Kitty/Katya, Hollywood/Diego, Cho/Ashton. Open (After you post, please move your name to the end of the tag and rotate everyone in front of yours. Thank you.)
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Re: A Pirates Life (Khadashee and Draven)
?
(Draven)
He fell asleep a shortly there after with Khadashee in his arms. He slept soundly with no dreams. The slow rolling of the ship always helped him sleep.
khadashee?
Khadashee stretched and rolled in bed, her intention to roll over into her lovers arms, but he wasn¡¯t there. She frowned and sat up. It was then that she discover the ship wasn¡¯t moving. Panic filled her. Did Bakari find them? Were they anchored?
¡°¶Ù°ù²¹±¹±ð²Ô,¡±?
Khadashee was up and running out of bed. She didn¡¯t mother to get dress, just wrapped herself in a sheet. By Allah¡if something happened to Draven. Fear gripped her throat so tight she could breathed¡
Thst was Until she made it topside. They were berthed¡land stretched out before her. None of it seemed familiar and the fact that no one seemed worried was even more telling. So he had just left her? Alone?
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Re: Port Vega: Night Time Conversations (Keira and Raine)
The battle between Raine and Brandon lasted for more than 10 mins, they tore into each other.?Speaking the anger that had seemingly been there all along.? One was angry for being Daddy¡¯s favorite, the other jealous for being able to find his own way, as what was left of the treehouse came crashing down around them.
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They held each other as tears of understanding and loss flowed between them.? The anger that had been the pain they both now shared at the loss of what was the only family they ever knew turned out to be that missing part between them that would forever bind them as family.
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?But even that was not enough to get them to stay, but it was enough to get them to understand one another better.? They pulled back, one leaning against the tree, one the shambles that had once been their treehouse headquarters that they shared with their sister that was now gone.
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?¡°She loved you more, you know that right?¡±? Raine said finding there was that part of him that was jealous of their relationship. ?¡°She would have done anything for you¡but that!? You were just too self-absorbed to see it.? You acted like the weight of the world was on your shoulders and you simply had to do everything right¡there was no such thing.¡±
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?¡°Yeah she did, but in truth, she was loving half a man.? I didn¡¯t love myself, I loved you!? I was always trying to be good enough in your eyes that I lost sight of myself.? I didn¡¯t know who I was, so I always felt that everyone was against me, one mistake and everyone would hate me or think I was no longer worthy or good enough.¡± ?Brandon said, wiping the remaining tears from his eyes.
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?¡°Please most except those close to you thought yo¡¯ stuff didn¡¯t stink!? Saving people, cats, and dogs.? I just never wanted to get stuck in that mold.? To me we were gods and living by those particular rules just didn¡¯t make sense to me.? It still doesn¡¯t.? I will come to the funeral, I will even come to the reading of the will, but I am not coming back to follow after Dad¡¯s legacy. ? That is your thing.? I have my own path now and that goody two shoe crap is not for me!? I am not going to do good for goodness sake.? That is not my reality, it will put us at odds¡I know.?Ireland will cry, Dad will turn over in his grave and Harrison will continue to be disappointed in me.? But this is my life B¡¯, this is me deciding my own future and making my own legacy.? Not as someone trying to save the world¡but rule it!? I am sorry, I know that I will always love you and our family.
But this is me.? You have a reprieve from me till after the reading of the will.¡± ?He said as he looked back at him once more. ?¡°Goodbye¡Brother!¡± ?Raine shifted to a purple light and was gone.
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?Brandon didn¡¯t say anything, he only listened as he watched his brother leave, knowing that now they would be¡real enemies soon.? It hurt now more than ever and once again the tears flowed from his eyes and now he truly was¡alone.
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?Raine landed at the compound but he sat down at the side by the pool, before he got up.? He then went into the house, grabbed a bottle of whiskey and went back to sit on the lawn chair.
<<I am back!>> ?He texted Kiera, just to let her know he was there, he sat at the table, drinking. He was boiling seething inside as he wondered what he missed, why wasn¡¯t he there.? What was Ireland doing with them, he had just seen her with her friend earlier that day?? Nothing made sense to him right now, he knew only that he wanted to lash out, he was angry, the pain so prominent and raw within him right now.? He truly wanted to watch the world burn.? Even now as tears welled within his eyes.
Tag: Kiera
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Re: A Pirates Life (Khadashee and Draven)
(Khadashee) Khadashee¡¯s body moved and flowed with his. Loving the feel of his arms encasing her, surround her. The feel of his girth filling her. His lips consuming her. She climaxed several times. Enjoying every thrust. ¡°I belong to you. And only you,¡± she whispered. Her hand moving into his hair to toy with the sweet softness. She loved his hair.
When she felt him finally release inside her, she kissed his lips one last time, before he rolled off her. She smiled at his declaration. ¡°And I will never love like you again,¡± she whispered.
(Draven) He fell asleep a shortly there after with Khadashee in his arms. He slept soundly with no dreams. The slow rolling of the ship always helped him sleep.
Tag: Khadashee (OOC: Do we want to jump ahead a few days in game with them sighting the island?)
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Re: Port Vega: The Night's Elegance
Del let the kiss linger, savoring it, using the tip of her tongue to trace the outlines of Mia's lips.? Finally she withdrew slightly, just enough to look over to where a new bartender had taken her place behind the bar.? "Hey, Jessie?" she called out over the sound of the music,? "I'm taking off a little early.? Let Max know, okay?"? With that she turned back to Mia, smiling cheerily.? "I'm ready.? Just let me get my jacket and we can go."
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After they left the Night's Elegance, Del hooked her arm around the other woman's as they began walking down the street.? "I actually live fairly close to the club.? It's a lovely old brownstone that belongs to my boss.? I think you'll like it.? Unless you have a thing about mirrors," she added with a mischievous glint in her eyes.? "You don't, do you?"
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(Mia) Mia was glad to be on Del's arm as they walked down the street. "Mirror? No, I don't think I have a thing about mirrors." She said with a giggle. "You keep mentioning your boss. Does he charge you rent for living in his place?" She asked as they neared the place. She liked how the outside looked and couldn't wait to see inside. She didn't give another thought to the others. She had some things there, and would have to figure out how to get it. She knew if she returned to the place, they probably wouldn't let her leave. She started to an inventory in her mind of her stuff and if she really needed it or if she could replace it.
Tag: Del
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Re: Raconteur City: The Summoning (Pyp, Kutsuki)
[Kutsuki]
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"Yes, of course. There is nothing left to corrupt in Hell, is there?? That explains why you'd rather all kill each other, because it's so boring.? You can't do something new to an ageless being, because it's already been done before," Kutsuki retorted, crossing his arms as he looked over the imp.? "I suppose humans are virginal to you lot, in a way.? Fresh meat.? Am I right?"? Curious lot, these demons. They could not be killed because they were as necessary as angels were in Heaven.? A balance of sorts, though it seemed that for a long time now the scales were had tipped in the favor of the underworld and they were only getting heavier.
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Kutsuki did clam up once Pyp started using his charms on the summoner.? His body went flush again, feeling the imp's presence even more than he usually did, as if it surrounded him like an unseen veil.? There was something that he wanted high above anything else and that is to be touched.? To be able to touch, but he's worked his weakness into his personality so much that he was afraid to act on it.? Would would happen to him if he gave in to his desires?? It's that fear and apprehension that always stopped him from going further.? What else is there if your penultimate wish is finally granted?
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"You are a liar, demon.? You don't desire me anymore than you desire any other human.? Even if you had some sort of twisted...I can't even call it a want...thing for me, it's only as you said because I'm not 'completely mortal.'? I'm simply interesting to you and nothing more," Kutsuki suddenly grew angry, placing his palm against Pyp's chest and forcing him back.? His heart was hammering a thousand miles a minute, but he didn't let it show.? All that Pyp would be able to see was a smoldering hate for the imp in that moment.? "I don't need or want to be your plaything, so that'll be a 'no' from me.? Get out. You disgust me right now."
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(Pyp)
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"As Eraisama wishes."? The boyish-faced demon smirked and made an exaggeratedly elaborate bow, then walked backward, the door to the room opening behind him.? As soon as he stood just outside the threshold to the room, he looked up to Kutsuki once again.? "Someone is lying, true.? But it's not me, Eraisama.? It's not me.? And we both know that."
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"At any rate though, I'm now 'out', as you ordered."? Pyp grinned, clearly enjoying himself.? "Is there anything else you wish of me?? Or shall I just fuck off until you decide what it is you really want?"
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(Tag - Kutsuki)
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Re: What Lies in the Heart. Mikayla/The Dragon
- Mikayla -
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Sadness filled Mikayla as she walked through the keep. While she did do exactly what she told Angus she would do, mark and catalogue various items that she could move to adjust to redecorate the place to make the space homier and inviting she would be lying to herself if she didn't acknowledge how hurt she felt right now that The Dragon had just dismissed her and their tea. She was trying...really trying to get to him him and to help him and to build a relationship with her and it seemed it was determined to keep her at arm's length. And she didn't understand why? What did she do to him? No...no she wasn't going to make this about her. She didn't do anything to him but be personable and friendly and take care of him when he needed to her and he had been nothing but ghastly to her.?
Wandering about she came to a door again. The one with the strange name. Feeling just as drawn to it as she did before, she tried to get in, and just like last time the door did not open...at first. But as soon as she touched the name, Mikayla's eyes began to glow a soft blue. Almost trance-like she chanted a quick magical phrase and there it was, with a soft push the door opened and she was inside.?
Just like before Mikayla was instantly entranced by the magical energy that flowed through the room. The hearth was ablaze for her and the soft sheath rest upon the bed Calling to her like before. Without quite knowing what she was doing, Mikayla, slipped off her dress and put on the thin gauzy material. Once again she could not help but rub upon her flesh in the most sensual of ways at the feel of it against her skin. But the hands did not feel like her own to her...they felt...different, familiar.
Like before, her footfalls took her to the pedestal that stood in the middle of the room with the old leather-bound book upon it. Stand before the book, a soft wind cause the book to open and pages to blow. Still, with her deep brown eyes glowing blue, she spoke. her voice sing-song and not really her own.
"I beckon thee come to me.
Across time and space.
I beckon thee come to me
now within this place.
I beckon thee come to me
Come within this door.
I beckon thee come to me,
now like I knew you before."
At that point and energy rose and grew flowing fast up and through the keep, seeking out the only other the spell was made for...The Dragon.?
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(The Dragon, Angus)
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The Dragon was waiting for Angus to bring Mikayla to him when he suddenly felt a tingle of magical energy that was seeping through the very walls of the keep.? It puzzled him at first.? He wondered if somehow Mikayla had suddenly mastered one of the spells in the book he'd left with her, though that seemed most unlikely.? There was a confidence present in the spell, but also something else.? Something familiar.? The tendrils of magic flowed directly to him, and before he could protest they began to flow over him, engulfing his entire body from head to tail, imbuing the very scales that covered him.
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He began moving, pulled forward by some force that now controlled his very movements, taking him out of the open room and down the adjoining corridor.? With each step, the sense of familiarity grew, but at the same time failed to coalesce in his mind. It was hard for him to focus on that though as at the same time he felt himself changing.
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"What... what's happening?" he roared, even as his legs kept moving against his will.? "Angus!? Come to... come to... me?"? His voice was suddenly strange, like the deep reptilian rumble was being drained from it with each step.? And he found his stance changing as well, shifting until he was walking on his hind legs only.? His body felt like it was on fire, his joints burning, his muscles contracting painfully.??
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Suddenly he found himself standing before a door, dimly aware that he'd been here before. And recently.? It took a moment before he realized that his perspective had changed.? Everything seemed... bigger?? The corridors usually left him feeling cramped, but now there was so much more space surrounding him.? And he felt strangely cold.? Stumbling uncertainly, he fell against the door, barely having time to notice the bronze plate with the name "Jerusha" on it before the door swung open, causing him to fall into the room beyond.
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As he picked himself up off of the stone floor, he was aware that his arms and legs were no longer those of a dragon.? He stared in puzzlement at human hands and feet that apparently were his now.? That were his... once again?? Like the rest of his naked human form.? _His_ human form, the familiarity of it pulsing painfully in his head, like waking from a long hangover.
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He also became aware that he was not alone in the room.? A woman was there, standing before the opened book on the reading stand.? Mikayla... and yet not Mikayla.? The face was Mikayla's, but the blue fire in the eyes was someone else staring at him.
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"Who..." he stammered, the room starting to spin around him dizzily. He fell to his knees, the stones of the floor impacting them painfully.? A blackness began creeping inward around the edges of his vision.? "Help... help... me..." he managed before collapsing completely, the last of his consciousness gone.??
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Tag - Mikayla
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Re: High Moon Tales. Tales of the Wicked West.
(Flynn)
The Pookah was having to use all of his focus to hold the portal open.. He was dimly aware that Etienne was holding back for some reason, but there was no time. With or without her, they had to go now.
"Best thing is to just close your eyes _almost_ all the way shut, but leave just a bit open. Then step forward. You're gonna feel disoriented for a few seconds though it'll most likely feel like longer. But keep hold of your horses as it'll likely be worse for them. And don't do anythin' till you feel the rock of the cave floor under your feet again. When you do, you can open your eyes again. There'll be a little light from the portal itself, but that'll fade, So you might wanna light up a lantern or a torch when you get there, lessen' you can see in the dark like some can."
With that Flynn gripped the bridle on his horse and stepped into the shimmering portal, talking to it softly as the feeling of falling without moving swelled up around them. A few heartbeats later, they were standing on the lower cavern floor with the barest hint of the ground having changed.
The Pookah opened his eyes wide and looked around. "So, did we lose anyone else? Or are we good to go?"
<<The Shadow speaking to Etienne>>
A voice seems to filter on the wind so only she could hear. <<Mercy? Do YOU honestly want mercy? You who would try to kill me; take yourself away from me; let another sire your children; have another of your pets attempt to slay me? Is that the cry of Mercy you wish from me?>> The cackle was hyena-like on the winds, like that of coyotes crying that of a babe in pain.
<<The only?Mercy?you will receive is me flaying the meat off of your lover¡¯s bones. Hearing your cries as your other pet's heart leaps from his chest into my hand and watching as I devour it. Every one of those people that you call yourself defending and having them die, one by damned one by each other¡¯s hands. You will be my concubine once more, you will come to me and submit yourself over to me, you will not tell them why or what they are coming to.
But remember if you don¡¯t then he whom you thought to protect from me, will die a most horrible and painful death and you won¡¯t be able to do anything but stand there¡and watch him die eaten from the inside out!>> The wind then died down, but the animals creeping up on them didn't stop.
<Chase>
He waited as long as he could, he moved toward the portal in silence but still, he moved. He stopped as something told him not to leave her. He had no reason to be with her as her lover was there why did he NOT grab her and yet even though they weren't connected like that leaving her felt like leaving a part of him, why he wasn't sure and couldn't put his finger on it. But he waited to try to retrieve her. 'Why do I even care?' He thought.
[Sicilien]
"No!? No!!? Etienne!" Sicilien howled, hopping off the horse as he uselessly beat his fists against the stone wall.? He watched her back away from them, away from Callie who seemed to be talking to her about something, but when Flynn's lover came back, Etienne stayed and before the bounty hunter could come for her, he and his horse sank through the ground and he was suddenly in that tunnel that Flynn has scried from his vision.? He kept trying to find some crack, some remnant of magic that he could reverse, as if he even could.? His fingers brushed against the eyepatch of his right eye, for a moment seriously considering taking it off, but he refrained.? There was no way he'd be able to tunnel through that rock.? Not without killing everyone else in his immediately vicinity.? So he flew upon Flynn, grabbing the man by the scruff of his shirt with a desperate look in his eye.
"I need to go back!? Flynn, take me back!? Take me back right now!" Sicilien yelled at Flynn, shaking him.? "You can do it, right?? You still have enough magic, don't you?? Just send me, please!!? Send me back..."
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(Callie Carson)
Callie, convinced she¡¯d seen the last of Etienne, was in no mood for Sicilien¡¯s rantings. She was also convinced their quest to get to Miller¡¯s Crossing was going to fail, because it was beginning to sound like most in the group were fixed on abandoning the mission.
When Sicilien grabbed Flynn and began shaking him, demanding to go back, Callie had heard and seen enough. Her pistol cleared its holster, and she placed the barrel firmly against the back of Sicilien¡¯s head.
¡°Let¡him¡go!¡± she hissed through clenched teeth. ¡°She¡¯s gone. Now pull it together and let¡¯s get moving. We need to get to Miller¡¯s Crossing¡I have business there and we¡¯re going to end it once and for all.¡±
-Etienne-
Etienne kept her head bowed as the voice on the wind spoke. Often, he spoke in riddles and threats. Ruling her by force and fear. Even now his words said he would kill and hurt those who she intended to protect both if she did what his bidding and even if she did not. It was a terrible existence for one who did not wish to do others harm. And she never did.? Being what she was did not mean she had to act as the other of her kind did...and often she did not. She wanted to be a creature of love and light. But she was not allowed to be.?It was why she ran in the first place. So that maybe she could be happy. It was why she saw an opportunity to use his words against him and fleed into the night. She took it.?
She remembered when Sicilien found her. How timid she was...how scared. But he had been so kind and so gentle with her. He had coaxed her out of her shell. Together they had been so happy once. He and her. She would sit upon the porch and watch him shoot and tend to the ranch. And then he would come in and they would make love all night. But he had found her again. Wishing their baby away...leaving her no choice but to hurt him...and to run.?
She was not going to run this time. She wanted this over and she would stop at nothing to end it.
"I hear you o lord. But I had not done what you accuse me of. I just want peace. To live my life in peace. For those that I care for to be able to live in peace. I will come to you. I will submit myself to you for punishment and subjugation yet again, but please. I beg of you. Leave the other alone. Please."
Such a happy time.??
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Re: High Moon Tales. Tales of the Wicked West.
(Etienne)
Etienne
quickly gave Callie a hug before the woman moved away. She nodded.
¡°Thank you.
I promise I will give you a heads start,¡± she said standing. ¡°Just don¡¯t go to
Miller¡¯s Crossing. Once I separate from you there will be no need okay. You
will all be free.¡±
Etienne
could feel the creatures drawing close. She knew what they were tracking. After
all her master had always been quite thorough when it came to her pain,
humiliation, and anguish. It made since it would be that way now. She had
already caused one in this party to be lost, she would not do the same with the
lot of them. She would no longer do anything to put them in danger¡especially
not Sicilien¡ªnot again. She had caused him so much pain as it was. She would
give him a chance to be free¡really free of her.
Maybe after
there was some distance between them, he would find the letter she had placed
in the knapsack of his horse. She had written the letter many many years ago.
Maybe that was the only way to tell him what was inside her heart¡what he needed
to know since they couldn¡¯t talk to each other without attempting to viciously
tear each other¡¯s hearts out with words and discord. She had loved him and
would always love him and she had only left because she had no choice when it
came to protecting him from one of those most powerful forces in the universe.
A force that may be on Flynn, with his own magic might be able to understand.
No...this was the only way to save him. Save them all. As long as she ran with
them, they were all in danger.
Etienne quickly
stood and moved away from the party. Towards the creatures who seemed to bear
down on them. In a clearing, some distance away from the mouth of the cave she
quickly drew the sacred symbol and then knelt in the center. With arms
outstretched, palms up as if in prayer, and she called in her ancient language,
the language of her master¡and master¡¯s minion. ¡°I am here o lord. And I seek
mercy.¡±
(Flynn)
The Pookah
was having to use all of his focus to hold the portal open.. He was dimly aware
that Etienne was holding back for some reason, but there was no time. With or
without her, they had to go now.
"Best
thing is to just close your eyes _almost_ all the way shut, but leave just a
bit open. Then step forward. You're gonna feel disoriented for a few seconds
though it'll most likely feel like longer. But keep hold of your horses as
it'll likely be worse for them. And don't do anythin' till you feel the rock of
the cave floor under your feet again. When you do, you can open your eyes
again. There'll be a little light from the portal itself, but that'll fade, So
you might wanna light up a lantern or a torch when you get there, lessen' you
can see in the dark like some can."
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With that
Flynn gripped the bridle on his horse and stepped into the shimmering portal,
talking to it softly as the feeling of falling without moving swelled up around
them. A few heartbeats later, they were standing on the lower cavern floor with
the barest hint of the ground having changed.
The Pookah
opened his eyes wide and looked around. "So, did we lose anyone else? Or
are we good to go?"
<<The
Shadow speaking to Etienne>>
A voice
seems to filter on the wind so only she could hear. <<Mercy? Do YOU
honestly want mercy? You who would try to kill me; take yourself away from me;
let another sire your children; have another of your pets attempt to slay me?
Is that the cry of Mercy you wish from me?>> The cackle was hyena-like on
the winds, like that of coyotes crying that of a babe in pain.
<<The
only?Mercy?you will receive is me flaying the meat off of your
lover¡¯s bones. Hearing your cries as your other pet's heart leaps from his
chest into my hand and watching as I devour it. Every one of those people that
you call yourself defending and having them die, one by damned one by each
other¡¯s hands. You will be my concubine once more, you will come to me and
submit yourself over to me, you will not tell them why or what they are coming
to.
But remember
if you don¡¯t then he whom you thought to protect from me, will die a most
horrible and painful death and you won¡¯t be able to do anything but stand
there¡and watch him die eaten from the inside out!>> The wind then died
down, but the animals creeping up on them didn't stop.
<Chase>
He waited as
long as he could, he moved toward the portal in silence but still, he moved. He
stopped as something told him not to leave her. He had no reason to be with her
as her lover was there why did he NOT grab her and yet even though they weren't
connected like that leaving her felt like leaving a part of him, why he wasn't
sure and couldn't put his finger on it. But he waited to try to retrieve her.
'Why do I even care?' He thought.
[Sicilien]
"No!?
No!!? Etienne!" Sicilien howled, hopping off the horse as he
uselessly beat his fists against the stone wall.? He watched her back away
from them, away from Callie who seemed to be talking to her about something,
but when Flynn's lover came back, Etienne stayed and before the bounty hunter
could come for her, he and his horse sank through the ground and he was
suddenly in that tunnel that Flynn has scried from his vision.? He kept
trying to find some crack, some remnant of magic that he could reverse, as if
he even could.? His fingers brushed against the eyepatch of his right eye,
for a moment seriously considering taking it off, but he refrained.? There
was no way he'd be able to tunnel through that rock.? Not without killing
everyone else in his immediately vicinity.? So he flew upon Flynn,
grabbing the man by the scruff of his shirt with a desperate look in his eye.
"I need
to go back!? Flynn, take me back!? Take me back right now!"
Sicilien yelled at Flynn, shaking him.? "You can do it, right??
You still have enough magic, don't you?? Just send me, please!!? Send
me back..."
(Callie
Carson)
Callie,
convinced she¡¯d seen the last of Etienne, was in no mood for Sicilien¡¯s
rantings. She was also convinced their quest to get to Miller¡¯s Crossing was
going to fail, because it was beginning to sound like most in the group were
fixed on abandoning the mission.
When
Sicilien grabbed Flynn and began shaking him, demanding to go back, Callie had
heard and seen enough. Her pistol cleared its holster, and she placed the
barrel firmly against the back of Sicilien¡¯s head.
¡°Let¡him¡go!¡±
she hissed through clenched teeth. ¡°She¡¯s gone. Now pull it together and let¡¯s
get moving. We need to get to Miller¡¯s Crossing¡I have business there and we¡¯re
going to end it once and for all.¡±
Posting Order:
Flynn, Chase, Sicilien, Callie, Etienne
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Re: High Moon Tales. Tales of the Wicked West.
He moved through the portal with his gear. They were closer to Miller¡¯s Crossing; he could feel it, not sure how but he knew he needed to be there, he knew they all needed to be there, particularly Etienne.
It was about the group of them being able to stop whatever this was and that was NOT going to happen if they split up. He wasn¡¯t a magician so he couldn¡¯t make her come, but he was well aware that they were going to fail if one of them didn¡¯t come. He remembered what Amy said¡they all had a role to play.
<<Please come Etienne, we need you!>> He said with almost a mental summons. He needed her to come so he could be free, his sacrifice wouldn¡¯t be in vain, everyone would have their playmate and he would be alone once more. It would be as it should have been! There was no happiness for him here!
He was rubbing both of his horses to calm them after coming through the portal. He was holding on to the saddle horn as he got down, something told him the dark skinned maid would be the lynchpin in all of this¡but it wasn¡¯t the reason she thought or even he thought. He just knew if the Sicilian had to do this on his own he would be a liability for he would be constantly thinking about Etienne. Surely she would come to save his life if nothing else.
(Callie Carson)
Callie let go of Etienne's hand and walked back over to where the group had assembled. If Etienne did not come with them she had a feeling they were doomed to fail at Miller's Crossing. She climbed back up onto her horse, took one more look at Etienne, then turned to the pookah.
"I'm ready if the rest of you are," she said. Callie then prepared for what was about to happen...
(Etienne)
Etienne quickly gave Callie a hug before the woman moved away. She nodded.
¡°Thank you. I promise I will give you a heads start,¡± she said standing. ¡°Just don¡¯t go to Miller¡¯s Crossing. Once I separate from you there will be no need okay. You will all be free.¡±
Etienne could feel the creatures drawing close. She knew what they were tracking. After all her master had always been quite thorough when it came to her pain, humiliation, and anguish. It made since it would be that way now. She had already caused one in this party to be lost, she would not do the same with the lot of them. She would no longer do anything to put them in danger¡especially not Sicilien¡ªnot again. She had caused him so much pain as it was. She would give him a chance to be free¡really free of her.
Maybe after there was some distance between them, he would find the letter she had placed in the knapsack of his horse. She had written the letter many many years ago. Maybe that was the only way to tell him what was inside her heart¡what he needed to know since they couldn¡¯t talk to each other without attempting to viciously tear each other¡¯s hearts out with words and discord. She had loved him and would always love him and she had only left because she had no choice when it came to protecting him from one of those most powerful forces in the universe. A force that may be on Flynn, with his own magic might be able to understand. No...this was the only way to save him. Save them all. As long as she ran with them, they were all in danger.
Etienne quickly stood and moved away from the party. Towards the creatures who seemed to bear down on them. In a clearing, some distance away from the mouth of the cave she quickly drew the sacred symbol and then knelt in the center. With arms outstretched, palms up as if in prayer, and she called in her ancient language, the language of her master¡and master¡¯s minion. ¡°I am here o lord. And I seek mercy.¡±
(Flynn)
The Pookah was having to use all of his focus to hold the portal open.. He was dimly aware that Etienne was holding back for some reason, but there was no time. With or without her, they had to go now.
"Best thing is to just close your eyes _almost_ all the way shut, but leave just a bit open. Then step forward. You're gonna feel disoriented for a few seconds though it'll most likely feel like longer. But keep hold of your horses as it'll likely be worse for them. And don't do anythin' till you feel the rock of the cave floor under your feet again. When you do, you can open your eyes again. There'll be a little light from the portal itself, but that'll fade, So you might wanna light up a lantern or a torch when you get there, lessen' you can see in the dark like some can."
With that Flynn gripped the bridle on his horse and stepped into the shimmering portal, talking to it softly as the feeling of falling without moving swelled up around them. A few heartbeats later, they were standing on the lower cavern floor with the barest hint of the ground having changed.
The Pookah opened his eyes wide and looked around. "So, did we lose anyone else? Or are we good to go?"
<<The Shadow speaking to Etienne>>
A voice seems to filter on the wind so only she could hear. <<Mercy? Do YOU honestly want mercy? You who would try to kill me; take yourself away from me; let another sire your children; have another of your pets attempt to slay me? Is that the cry of Mercy you wish from me?>> The cackle was hyena-like on the winds, like that of coyotes crying that of a babe in pain.
<<The only Mercy you will receive is me flaying the meat off of your lover¡¯s bones. Hearing your cries as your other pet's heart leaps from his chest into my hand and watching as I devour it. Every one of those people that you call yourself defending and having them die, one by damned one by each other¡¯s hands. You will be my concubine once more, you will come to me and submit yourself over to me, you will not tell them why or what they are coming to.
But remember if you don¡¯t then he whom you thought to protect from me, will die a most horrible and painful death and you won¡¯t be able to do anything but stand there¡and watch him die eaten from the inside out!>> The wind then died down, but the animals creeping up on them didn't stop.
<Chase>
He waited as long as he could, he moved toward the portal in silence but still, he moved. He stopped as something told him not to leave her. He had no reason to be with her as her lover was there why did he NOT grab her and yet even though they weren't connected like that leaving her felt like leaving a part of him, why he wasn't sure and couldn't put his finger on it. But he waited to try to retrieve her. 'Why do I even care?' He thought.
[Sicilien]
"No!? No!!? Etienne!" Sicilien howled, hopping off the horse as he uselessly beat his fists against the stone wall.? He watched her back away from them, away from Callie who seemed to be talking to her about something, but when Flynn's lover came back, Etienne stayed and before the bounty hunter could come for her, he and his horse sank through the ground and he was suddenly in that tunnel that Flynn has scried from his vision.? He kept trying to find some crack, some remnant of magic that he could reverse, as if he even could.? His fingers brushed against the eyepatch of his right eye, for a moment seriously considering taking it off, but he refrained.? There was no way he'd be able to tunnel through that rock.? Not without killing everyone else in his immediately vicinity.? So he flew upon Flynn, grabbing the man by the scruff of his shirt with a desperate look in his eye.
"I need to go back!? Flynn, take me back!? Take me back right now!" Sicilien yelled at Flynn, shaking him.? "You can do it, right?? You still have enough magic, don't you?? Just send me, please!!? Send me back..."
Posting Order: Flynn, Chase, Sicilien, Callie, Etienne
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Re: Port Vega: A Call to Brandon and Mia (Macamber, Brandon, Kites, Gen)
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Brandon looked at Macamber and did his best to keep a straight face.? Every time he heard the name it was another stab to his heart that he had failed his father when he was alive and didn¡¯t trust¡only to let his ego and self-depreciation keep him from loving those around him.? Maybe in another life, his sister would have been¡
He pushed those thoughts aside, but still, there was that part of him that wondered if his negativity was what truly drove her away.? He shook those thoughts away, he wasn¡¯t about to go down that pity road again.? He didn¡¯t have the damned time.? He had a company to run and a team to train.? He knew what father wanted deep down, but he was almost sure Raine was NOT coming back.
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?¡°That makes two of us,¡± there was a slight smile upon his face but it was just the mask he would have to¡be wearing for a while.? He said nothing only complied with her request to sit down.? He was in a suit, even though his uniform was underneath he was going to have to get used to the suit and tie also now.
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?He looked at the woman and reached for the envelope he kept the mask in place as he looked at it. ?¡®Another stab¡God, he loved me far more than I trusted him!¡¯ He didn¡¯t have time for the water that was threatening his eyes. ?¡°Fine! I am going to need you to continue to do a great job as you have been doing Ms. Macamber.? I will need the report for the crash ASAP.? I will keep the team and their training will continue and some of your members that you think are better suited for training¡will help to train them in combat, espionage, weapons.? I can¡¯t make them an efficient team to protect others if they don¡¯t know how to protect themselves.? That is security for the team, I will have to handle the company's day-to-day operations and finish fulfilling the outstanding contracts before deciding on what to do with the rest.? I know my father wouldn¡¯t want me to just live off of his patents and inventions.? He would want me to help the company also grow and flourish.¡± ?He paused.
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?¡°He left ME in charge, but he left Raine¡nothing?!?¡± ?He asked which didn¡¯t sound like his father at all, but he was still fighting his own bit of shellshock at present. ?> ?He was given the keys to the kingdom to run¡alone!? No Harrison, No Ireland, No Raine even.? Just him and he was no Atlas!!? He was just finding that part of himself that could walk upright instead of feeling like the world was on his shoulders, now so many people¡¯s lives were in his hands.
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?¡°Ok so any other suggestions?? You have the boss¡¯s ear, now?¡± ?He asked.? He would meet with all of the department heads he couldn¡¯t do this alone but that is what the department heads were for, if he couldn¡¯t trust them to run their departments he didn¡¯t need them!
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?Those that remained he would make sure they were trained.? He wouldn¡¯t let his ego get in the way and if Mia still wanted the leader spot¡he wouldn¡¯t dare fight for it.? Even Harrison felt she was better suited for the spot than he was and right now¡he had no qualms with that.
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"I can't say about what your father loved or didn't love," Macamber replied.? "I only know that he considered you the better choice to run his empire. And when it came to business, your father never let emotion sway him.? Your brother made his choices, and so your father made his.? For the good of the company." She hesitated, then shrugged and added "Perhaps for the good of all concerned."?
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"We are still working on the report about the crash," the security chief went on, "though at this point we're of the opinion that it was not an accident, that it was in fact sabotage.? Sabotage with the intent of assassination."? She picked up a separate document and flipped a page over.? "The androgyne, Gen, was able by some extraordinary means to detect and isolate a chemical found in the water at the crash site, a sample of which she was able to provide us with.? Our analysis determined that this was a military-grade explosive, extremely powerful and extremely difficult to make.? Our analysts estimate it wouldn't have taken more than a few ounces to produce the explosion that destroyed the helicopter.? Something that small would've been easy to conceal in the interior of the helicopter.? How it got there and where it came from is where we are now concentrating our efforts."
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"This is why we are taking measures to insure your safety and the safety of everyone else associated with your father's work and his projects. Whomever was behind this, we doubt that your father's assassination was their only objective."
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"My only suggestion is that you take the time you need to..." Macamber paused, considering her word choice, then went on "process your grief. And to familiarize yourself with the extent of your father's assets and operations.? All legal, administrative and technical staff are at your disposal.? I've taken the liberty of keying over his access codes to you, including the ones you'll need in his personal office.? Which, of course, is yours now."
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"We've managed to round up the androgyne, Gen, and?the winged youth Kites. They are now secure within our facility.? We're still looking for the water-shaper, Mia.? She has not yet responded to my messages, but we do not think she is in any immediate danger."? Her expression darkened a bit as she continued.? "We are also looking for your brother, Raine.? We need to inform him, of course.? But we also need to determine if he had any involvement with the assassination." She held up a hand as if to ward off any objections.? "I know it's not something you want to even consider, but it _is_ necessary. At least until we know who or what was behind this attack."
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[Gen]
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The androgyne looked down from where he was straddling the winged youth's torso.? "Kites?" he murmured, running his hands slowly up and down the other boy's chest, caressing him through his open-backed shirt, "did anyone ever tell you that you think too much? Like, right now, for example?"?
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"I don't really know much about what we're about to do," he went on, stripping off his top and tossing it to the side, revealing his cleanly-muscled upper body for the object of his very evident desire."? I mean, I know all of the theories and the biological mechanics involved.? I know what goes where and what's supposed to feel good and stuff.? But I never actually done most of it.? Hardly any of it really. Except with you."??
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Leaning down, Gen pinned the other boy's wrists up by the long hair flowing from his head, then leaned in close.? "I do know that I _want_ you, Kites."? He began stripping off the winged youth's top, unfastening the straps from around his wings, freeing them and then tossing the garment to fall on his own discarded one.? "I may not know what the fuck I'm doing, but I'm doing it right here, right now.? With you.? I'm not taking any more chances of something happening to you or me."
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The lithe androgyne nimbly divested himself of his remaining garments, then against straddled his lover's waist, quite naked and very aroused.? He gazed down at Kites with a mix of affection and intense desire.? "If there's any part of this you don't want," he whispered huskily, "speak now or..."? Gen sought and found Kites' left hand and placed it on top of the stiff member bulging out the front of the other boy's pants, pressing the fingers around it, eyes glinting with mischief as he added "or forever hold your 'piece'."
[Kites]
His heart beat like a machine gun, his body reacting in all sorts of ways as he watched Gen strip off his own shirt, hands going to touch his lover's smooth chest, hands, palms and fingers reverently worshipping each and every inch of that glistening skin.? It brought to mind the times they had gone through all bases save home.? On the bed, in the shower, the memories of which made his Adam's apple bob as a fine layer of perspiration covered his body and an electrifying shiver skittered down his spine.? Why did it all seem so easy then but now that they were clearly about to go all the way that his hands trembled so much?
"Then you know more than me, Gen.? At least you read books.? I've barely got anything," Kites laughed nervously, hissing when Gen shifted above him, his own erection painfully pressing against the tight band of his pants.? "Unless you can count some looking at porn mags or some racy programs that one of the orphans managed to find on TV."? Suddenly he found his hands pinned to the floor and the androgyne's sultry voice in his ear, and he uncontrollably moaned out, his cheeks immediately flushing if they haven't already been glowing hot red.? Kites couldn't tell.? He felt hot all over, especially where the blood was pooling below Gen's thighs and quite urgently pressing up.? Mere seconds later, his top was off but unlike the other piece of clothing that still remained, the androgyne was fully naked and at attention atop the winged youth's body and Kites' hand was brought to wrap around his lover's jutting cock.
"No, I want this.? I want all of this and all of you," Kites rasped, his breathing ragged as he panted.? He sat up just a bit, propping himself up on one elbow as the other arm started pumping.? Should he say something about being a virgin?? It felt embarrassing to even think about but it sounded like Gen was too, so would that mean they'd be each other's firsts?? Was it horrible how thrilling that felt and how much faster his heart started pounding at the very thought?? "I'm a virgin and I don't know what I'm doing either, but to hell with everything.? You and I, we will figure it out."
"There is one problem, however," Kites cleared his throat, looking down.? "I still have my pants on."
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Tag - Macamber, Gen, Kites, Brandon?
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