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Post by [red].Raven on Nov 28, 2007 19:04:02 GMT -5
In reality, Rei had no idea what would happen when she said the second spell, and it took more out of her then she realized. Normally it wouldn't have been so draining, but she hasn't been able to sleep for a while, so... yeah, you get it. And now she'd have to wait for her wings to reform again after the light dispersed to go for Damon. Her right leg suddenly sank almost knee-deep into the now swampy ground. The position irritated her rib, but she did her best to ignore it. 'This... could be...is... very bad...' She was able to pull her leg out again. The sound of Damon's voice was even more chilling now that she couldn't see him. Even with her current, thermal vision, the mist distorted the temperatures so much that she really couldn't make him out. She had been preoccupied with saving her leg when the wind revealed him for that one moment. 'It's okay... I can rely on more than just my vision...' Rei shifted to concentrating on sound instead, which gave her the very general idea of where Damon was. "You must be so proud of yourself..." Okay, so the statement was meant to be sarcastic, but her voice wasn't confident enough for that.
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Post by Creator on Nov 28, 2007 19:09:37 GMT -5
There was a thud close to her, the sound of a knife embedding into a tree. Footsteps dashed along in front of her, then stopped. But to contradict the footsteps, a bush rustled behind her at the same time, and a twig snapped. "This will confuse her real good," he thought, allowing himself to make sounds as he moved with more sounds continued elsewhere. A moment later, a hiss of breath usual to Damon sounded next to her ear, while its source vanished a second later. He released most of the ground back into solid, focusing on turning the ground directly around her into the quicksand-y texture. "That's it, keep struggling," he whispered from behind, gone a moment later.
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Post by [red].Raven on Nov 28, 2007 19:21:26 GMT -5
At every noise, Rei jumped and cringed. At one point she gave up in trying to turn toward every sound and just remained fearfully still. 'Where is he... what's he doing...' She wasn't fast enough when the ground beneath her gave way to muck and quicksand. Gasping loudly, she did just what Damon said; struggled. Each time she tugged up on one leg, the other would simply sink even more. 'No...no no, no...' Golden claws made of the same light as the wings sprouted from her fingers as she scrabbled at the ground, trying to pull herself free. Unfortunately, she only succeeded in creating a few deep gashes before she lost focus and the claws disappeared. If Rei had guessed, if she had known, how draining this form would be, she never would have used it.
Rei was now in the ground up to about mid-thigh, and her constant struggles only made things worse. At one point, the situation became to much and the golden light in her eyes faded away, along with that on her Mark. It was just Rei now; a very normal Rei up against a very powerful person. Not only that, she was a very normal Rei who was currently stuck in the mud, let's say. "Stop it!" She cried desperately.
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Post by Creator on Nov 28, 2007 19:56:22 GMT -5
The mist faded, leaving only that small area of goop. Now that she was stuck, he shrunk its diameter down so that there were only about four feet between her and solid ground in any direction. That way, he could make it deep enough. "Nowhere to run, no way to fight," he said, walking over to her. He knelt on one knee, with an arm resting across his upper leg. "I owe all the thanks to my new friend, of course." As if on cue, Berstunic glided over her and landed on Damon's shoulder. "If it weren't for him snapping twigs and such, you'd have known where I was. But enough about that. Have you, by any chance, heard of a superfluid?" The surface of the goop turned a lighter purple and began to seep outward, crawling along the ground. But more spectacular than that, it was inching up her body. "Normally, it can only be attained by very specific elements, under very specific conditions. It's a phase of liquid with zero viscosity - it will creep along walls, defy gravity, anything to flow. And I'm certain it won't hesitate to enter you, should it see the..." - he thumped the side of his mouth and wiggled his ears - "...opportunity." He seemed to enjoy slowly messing with her head. As a test, he attempted a Bringer-of-Darkness Jutsu, which would make her vision completely black. Wouldn't that be an experience? "Perhaps I won't kill you."
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Post by [red].Raven on Nov 28, 2007 20:12:11 GMT -5
Rei closed her eyes when Damon came over and her struggles lessened, but didn't stop. 'Go away, go away, go away, go away-' When she felt the muck around her change, her eyes shot back open. She first looked down at the liquid that was slowly creeping up her waist to her stomach, then stared at Damon, quite mortified. Her jaw clenched tightly, and she bit back a whimper. But that didn't last long once she noticed her vision distorting and fading. 'What? How?' She shook her head, as though trying to refocus her eyes, but that didn't work. Since Rei's senses were slightly heightened to begin with, things didn't going completely dark on her, but definitely dark enough. Damon just looked like a shadow on black paper now. She was helpless; Damon knew that and was making the most of it, unfortunately. The terrified girl clutched her head and closed her eyes. "Stop it!" she cried again, but paused. 'Not... kill me?...' Slowly and unwillingly, her eyes cracked open to look through the darkness. "W-What?"
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Post by Creator on Nov 28, 2007 20:19:40 GMT -5
"Of course, you would be indebted to me," he went on, allowing her vision to return. He was at the edge of the goop, which had paused, not inching any farther than her neckline. "You and I both know that even if you escaped right now, this would be far from over. But I see no point in killing you right now. You could be very useful. Or, rather... a part of you may be useful." He grinned, exposing his teeth to her. "I want to know how that demon of yours goes in and out of you. I'm not interested in how he takes over your mind or body, just how he got in, and how he could get out. Of course, you were born with him, so you don't know." The grin faded, and solid ground formed beneath her, preventing her from sinking more for the time being. "That's why I need to speak with that demon. Of course, I know it's not likely, but the information would be exceedingly valuable to me."
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Post by [red].Raven on Nov 28, 2007 20:34:20 GMT -5
Rei cringed away from Damon's smile as though it might actually bring her physical pain. She knew that this conversation wasn't going in the best direction... actually, she knew it was a very bad direction. 'Useful?' Oh, that didn't sound good in the least. When Damon mentioned speaking with the Shinigami, Rei's natural reaction was to simply exclaim a "No!" She scrambled to put words together with her totally un-confident voice. "I-I can tell you what you need, you don't have to speak with it." Rei tore her eyes away from Damon, now wondering whether or not it was better that she could see again. 'How did the Priests explain it to me...?' "When... I was born..." she started slowly. The information left an awful taste in her mouth; oh, she wouldn't mind telling a friend, but telling Damon felt utterly wrong. She tried to leave the facts as bare as possible. "Something they called the Darkness was injected into my being..." Her eyes reluctantly went back to Damon. "I-I'm not sure if it can ever fully get out... just overcome the seal, like you've already seen...." In all honesty, Rei didn't know what would happen. If she died, would the Shinigami die with her, or escape? Not knowing that has kept her form letting herself die... or be killed.
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Post by Creator on Nov 28, 2007 20:43:39 GMT -5
"So it requires an injection," he repeated, standing. "...no, no that's not convenient at all. Perhaps there is another way, though." He pulled her up by the arm, the goo hissing and steaming as she exited before turning to earth once again. He let go and turned, crossing his arms. "Maybe they have a book about the subject in the library..." He turned, staring at her. "In exchange for letting you live, I want you to find out the exact process. Go back and talk to the people who were there, if you have to. There has to be some way for a mortal to embed his being in someone else's. Find a way for me to do that, and no harm will befall you." He started to walk back toward the school, then paused. "Oh, and you have two weeks. Any later, and I'll immobilize you and let Berstunic here eat you. Of course, he has a small mouth, so it will take a long time. Excruciatingly painful, you get the idea."
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Post by [red].Raven on Nov 28, 2007 21:05:25 GMT -5
Rei whimpered when he pulled her form the ground; not out of pain, just from his touch. When he let go she immediately recoiled her arms and took a few steps back. She stared after him, not really wanting to listen but knowing she couldn't refuse to in her current situation. A distant look came over her eyes when he finished. When she spoke, it was more just to herself than Damon. "Go back... and talk to the people... how does one speak to the dead?" Of course Damon wouldn't fully get what she meant, but Rei did ((duh xD)). She left her home after the night of her first, uncontrolled breakout. There's no one left anymore, to put it simply, just blood soaked earth and bad dreams.
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Post by Creator on Nov 28, 2007 21:12:52 GMT -5
"All dead? I suppose I shouldn't expect any less of you," he said, turning back around. "Well that is a problem. I suppose we could seek out a necromancer, though I can't recall having met one here thus far. I'll go do some research. Meanwhile, you take a break. Relax! Get a foot massage. They're unbelievably relaxing." Berstunic flew down, merging with his shadow, and he vanished in a blur of ninja speed.
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Post by [red].Raven on Nov 28, 2007 21:26:54 GMT -5
Rei immediately came back into focus when Damon turned around again. She jumped, as though expecting some sort of...you know, Damon thing. When he was gone, she wished and willed her fear would go with him, but like before, it didn't. There were no tears this time, just some exhausted breathing and shudders every now and then. Releasing one, long, quivering breath, Rei collapsed onto her knees and then let herself fall backward into the grass. She could feel herself passing out, and decided not to fight it; hey, she'd rather be unconscious and get rest then have to go to sleep for it. Damon could get her in her dreams. Crossing her arms weakly over her eyes, Rei's last thoughts before blackness came over her were 'What if Damon didn't really leave... what if he was lying, and plans to kill me when my guard's down?... What if he's watching me still.......I hope it doesn't rain...' Rei trembled at one last breeze before the world was lost to her.
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