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Post by demonfire on Aug 6, 2007 21:49:53 GMT -5
Estrik sat on one of the bent trees at the top of the pavilion with the sun sitting just before the middle of the sky. His brother was waiting beside him, and they were both waiting for Rei, hoping that the paper airplane reached her.
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Post by [red].Raven on Aug 7, 2007 0:00:28 GMT -5
Rei walked slowly and unsurely toward where Esrtik would be. Her body was bruised and beaten and she walked with a slight limp from... earlier events. It had taken her a while to decide whether or not she would meet Estrik; how many different things had she tried to control her Shinigami? Too many; all failures. She had no doubt that this wouldn't be any different. Rei's dulled blue eyes were fixated on the ground, worry and exhaustion very clear. Even though two consecutive 'outbreaks' was more than unlikely, being around people still made her nervous. Things always seemed to go wrong when Rei was around. though, somewhere inside, she was overjoyed; all three of her friends had remarkably survived one of the worst outbreaks she's had in a while. They were lucky to be some of the few who would live to tell of the experience.
Senses cloudy and fogged from injury, Rei barely noticed Estrik just up ahead. She continued to trudge forward, eyes always on the ground, until she nearly ran into the base of the tree. She stopped herself by placing both hands on the twisted trunk, slightly frazzled. After clearing her head, she turned her gaze onto Estrik. "...I'm here."
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Post by demonfire on Aug 7, 2007 8:36:28 GMT -5
"Well then, we can begin," Estrik said, climbing down from the base of the tree with his brother's ghostly image following him. Still being physically exhausted along with Rei, but physical exhaustion was a must for this exercise. He began to draw, with the help of his ghostly brother, the same symbol he had used to keep Rain from breaking out when she was possessed, a circle with fire around the middle, and rain around the outside, around Rei. "This is all about finding the weak point on your demon, every demon possessing has one. My bet would be on the tattoo, but hey, this is trial and error here. The reason is, sometimes control is not an option, you need to have an upper hand fighting wise on the demon," Estrik said, continuing to draw the circle, leaving a small space open, "Now, hop in the circle, nothing can get in or out unless I break it, and I won't until this is done with."
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Post by [red].Raven on Aug 7, 2007 12:19:43 GMT -5
Nodding tiredly, Rei stepped into the circle, too exhausted to argue the fact that they were dealing with more than just a 'demon'. This was a Shinigami; more like a ruler of demons and death, a Death god. She walked to the center and stood there, looking back to Estrik, only now just noticing the other person. Her eyes widened. The other person didn't look very....solid? No, more like semi-transparent... 'A...ghost? Well... alright, whatever needs to be done I suppose...' Rei subconsciously placed a hand over the Mark it was warm, but not with new fire, just smoldering embers that would soon die out; nothing to worry about. "Well... the Mark... it's..." She sighed and gave up. She wasn't even go to attempt to explain it, she was far too exhausted. "Alright, now what do I have to do?" Rei asked as a small spark of hope flashed through her eyes.
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Post by demonfire on Aug 7, 2007 12:27:55 GMT -5
Estrik put the finishing touches on the circle and then put a drop of blood from his own arm onto it, sealing it. "Now, to start, instead of keeping it locked up in your mind, let it out to a point where you're still on the outside, but you're actually fighting the demon on the inside. If it gets out and takes over nothing can breach this circle, going in or out, alive or dead," he said, motioning with his lifeless eyes to concentrate to get it out, "Now, deeply concentrate until you can actually see the 'battleground' that you and your demon fight on. You'll know when you see it." He said, waiting for this training session to commence.
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Post by [red].Raven on Aug 7, 2007 13:02:10 GMT -5
Rei stared at Estrik for a minute, registering all he had said. 'But... I've always worked hardest to keep it locked away... how on earth am I going to forget those years of my life and do what I've been trying to avoid?' Another sigh. Fine, it couldn't hurt... to badly... to try, right? Rei lowered herself to sit cross-legged on the ground and spoke as if to herself. "My mind is probably the one thing I've kept safe all this time." Taking a deep breath, she closed her eyes and concentrated, though she had no idea what to concentrate on. The Shinigami usually became active when Rei was frightened, panicky, or near death, blood, or battle; and as of now, Rei was, for the most part, tired and relaxed, if not slightly nervous. "Alright... I'll try." Rei focused as best she could; focused on her fear, her energy, her Mark... Her abdomen suddenly became warmer and the usual tingle of dull pain and great panic shot up her spine. Rei gasped wanting more than anything to stop, but at the same time trusting that Estrik was right about the 'impenetrable' circle. She opened her eyes just for a moment, afraid to see that red glow... but she didn't. Instead, to her utter astonishment, she saw something she's never seen before. The Mark wasn't glowing red, or white, or black, it was golden. Not wanting to break her focus, she immediately closed her eyes again. Well, something was definitely working. Rei didn't just see darkness behind her eye lids, but shapes and colors, blurry at first, but clearing swiftly. "I think it's working... so far..."
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Post by demonfire on Aug 7, 2007 13:15:03 GMT -5
Estrik sat down around the edge of the circle, just ready to give any assistance if needed, but he was confident that Rei had it under control. He felt an energy unlike one that Rei or her demon gave off, something all it's own, but Rei's at the same time. Around the edge, the circle gave off a warm aura that rose the temperature around it by a couple of degrees. "If you ever feel the demon starting to completely take over, just tell me, and I can help," he said. He already had somewhat of an idea of it looked like, he saw what Rei saw, blurred images. Usually this battleground was a place that you have seen during the course of your life, but because Estrik had never seen anything, his was a barren white plain. He wondered what hers would turn out to be.
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Post by [red].Raven on Aug 7, 2007 13:36:53 GMT -5
Rei nodded, not daring to open her eyes. She focused on the images; where was she? Where had she taken herself? Her vision started becoming more solid and she couldn't completely feel the ground beneath. Rei was sitting in the circle...but standing at the same time. Then, all at once, the colors wavered and came together. Rei gasped. This was a place she had left all those years ago, a place she had corrupted... the place she was created. The Forgotten Catacombs; unfortunately she was seeing it as she remembered it most clearly. The night she left. That horrible bloody night when the Shinigami had first taken control without the careful guidance of a the Priests. Torches lit the large underground chamber. This was the largest room in the Catacombs; the Death Bed. Stone slots lined the walls, all filled with stone caskets. Blood was splattered everywhere and many caskets were broken, revealing the corpse inside. Cool tears ran down Rei's cheeks; both mental and physical. At the far end of the room, a torch went out. And then another. The shadows swirled and converged taking a shape that Rei knew she wasn't going to want to see. A large silhouette could be seen in the darkness, with wings and spikes and horns... it stepped forward and Rei stepped back. How could she fight off something so big? Then the Shinigami stepped into the light and Rei almost screamed. She saw the Shinigami the only way she knew how to picture it physically; as herself. The demonic version of herself- now human-sized- stood before her. Rei pulled back on her focus a bit so she could speak in the real world. "Estrik... what do I do?"
The demon grinned.
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Post by demonfire on Aug 7, 2007 14:11:19 GMT -5
"Trial and error, find it's weak point, or in more of a slang term, kick the crap out of it!" he said with much enthusiasm in the last part of the sentence. He thought to himself, Look at this place, and I thought I had it bad, this place looks like everyone in the place must have had killed someone else. Things, looking pretty grim to Rei, looked good to Estrik, the first step on every person overcoming anything was beginning, facing your demons, only in a more literal manner.
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Post by [red].Raven on Aug 7, 2007 18:18:27 GMT -5
Rei nodded, though she didn't know if Estrik could see because she was now completely focused again. She stared, wide-eyed as her 'other half' approached with threateningly slow movements. Each time it passed by a torch, the flames instantly went out adding to the swirling shadows. Rei matched each forward step with a back wards one of her own, until she felt cool stone against her back. A demonic laugh echoed throughout the chamber. How could she even begin to fight this thing? It was much faster and stronger than Rei would ever be, and since it was more than part of her, it thought the same way she did; if not smarter. Rei closed her eyes tightly, racking her mind for something, anything that would help. Would items work here? In any case, she had her Shadow Orb and Amulet... none of which were near powerful enough. 'Think Rei... A sadistic voice rang around the room with mock desperation. "Yes, Rei, think! Think!' The demon was taunting her; trying to frighten her, and succeeding. Rei slid a few inches down the wall, trying to push herself through it and disappear. "Estrik... I don't think I can do this..." Her voice was hastened with panic. "Are you ready to play?" Rei's eyes shot open at the closeness of the demonic voice. The Shinigami stood less than a foot before her, grinning wildly. Rei shook her head and closed her eyes, pulling any random thought she could from the back of her mind. then, something hit her like a brick wall; not literally, thank goodness. She could remember pieces of the incantation the Priests used to chant to control her during a battle. Rei spoke almost below a whisper; a single word. "Sh'rai"[/color]
There was a short screech as the Shinigami was blasted to the other side of the chamber by some unseen energy. Rei opened her eyes and stood. That one word would only keep her away, not harm her. But it was only one word, what if Rei could remember the rest?
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Post by demonfire on Aug 7, 2007 21:31:23 GMT -5
Estrik, now smiling to himself, laid down on the ground, still watching the battle. Every demon has a weakness, he thought to himself, thinking that hers seemed so much easier than his, actually using hand to hand combat to fight. "You can do it," he said to Rei while lying down right outside the circle, trial and error worked, only he hoped there would be no error for Rei.
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Post by [red].Raven on Aug 8, 2007 15:18:48 GMT -5
Rei nodded once again in response, now focusing on remembering that incantation. 'There's Sh'rai... and then... then.... then what?' She didn't have much time, the Shinigami would be 'back with vengeance' any second now, and Rei needed more than just one word to protect herself with. She walked along the wall to put more distance between herself and...herself. 'Why couldn't the Priests just teach methe incantation?!' Rei stopped her movement when the chamber suddenly seemed... darker. Looking around, she was distraught to realize that more the half of the torches had gone out, and many were still dying. Rei moved closer to the torch nearest herself and faced the dark room, peering into the shadows. 'Where are you...?' While Rei was preoccupied scanning the room, she failed to noticed the shadows on the ground creeping toward her like tentacles. She realized them far too late, because they had wrapped themselves around her ankles and were now making there way up her legs and waist. She struggled against them, but to no avail; they were consuming her. Her arms covered her face as the darkness swallowed her entirely. 'I've lost...' Suddenly, a bright, golden light disintegrated the darkness. Rei was seeing thermally- the Shinigami's body heat- but she didn't change, she would have felt something if she had. Instead she felt-almost- entirely normal. As the blinding light faded, all the torches had gone out, but an eerie light seemed to surround Rei. The incantation was coming back to her. "Sh'rai encantatem Mor'et vantiche r'dul." 'Light ensnares Death, vanquishing darkness...'
There was a screech as all the torches lit up once more with odd white flames. The Shinigami was crouched in the center of the room, glaring at Rei with hate-filled eyes. Rei stepped forward, only now realizing she wasn't on the ground. She turned her head and gasped. There were wings...and a tail... her hands had claws...but they weren't real. There were silhouetted with a golden aura. She looked at her Mark...it glowed a bright gold. New strength welled inside of her as her bright yellow eyes locked onto the struggling Shinigami...and she finished the incantation with words she had never heard before. "Mor'et flengd'sh unt Sh'rai vek'sh."[/color] 'Death is consumed until Light is weak....' Another screech; the Shinigami began to dematerialize. The 'particles' swirled around until streaking toward Rei. She didn't move. They flew into the glowing Mark and... Rei opened her eyes
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Post by demonfire on Aug 8, 2007 15:27:15 GMT -5
(Kay, good. ) Estrik saw Rei open her eyes and woke up from his comatose state. "So, I guess you did it, good. Now I hope that we won't have anymore episodes like the graveyard," He said, getting up and breaking the circle, releasing the spell on it. He rubbed away the rest of the outline of the circle too; he was feeling a little OCD today. "Well, then I guess I've got no more to teach you."
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Post by [red].Raven on Aug 8, 2007 15:35:31 GMT -5
Rei stood; her entire body felt unusually sore and weak from just sitting there. Sure, the graveyard episode left her pretty battered, but she was sure she wasn't this battered. Finding balance, Rei walked over to Estrik and smiled tiredly. "Thank you Estrik... I feel so much... safer now. Like I've gained control." Rei placed a hand on her abdomen and recoiled only for a moment in surprise. It wasn't burning or even warm; it made her entire hand tingle when she touched it. Rei sighed and laughed softly. "You have no idea how... secure I feel. You've done more than I can thank you for."
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Post by demonfire on Aug 8, 2007 15:51:12 GMT -5
((YAY! It wasn't a long post!)
"No problem," Estrik responded while erasing some minor details from the circle. "Just don't go all crazy and lose control again, that was a pain!" he said while rotating his right arm with his left on his right shoulder and his staff between his chest and his left hand. "I would advise you get some rest, you sound really tired."
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