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 Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 7:12 am
 Kai Nodded his head and bowed to his lord. Kai felt as if the king was just being Naive. sending others to their death for the sake of balance, simply because the royals fear what might come of the future. This wasn't the kind of justice that Kai would have figured the people the he respected so much would want....or even attempt to carry out.
"I'll Take my leave then my lord." Kai walked out of the throne room and made his way out of the palace. He had no intention of letting innocents suffer. no matter what may come. In his eyes, If they became like that, then they would be the new evil and he himself would personally cut them down.
A few hours after, Kai was just finishing his patrol. He had somehow ended up in the city. He often wandered when he was lost in thought. Looking around, the city looked very peaceful, No doubt from his Majesty's firm efforts. " so....Maybe I were wrong about all of this. Nothing seems to be wrong here" Kai thought as he walked through the city. All the people were happy and smiling.
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 10:47 am
 Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things..."But why would Roxy want us alone together? It's not like we're the best of friends everyone thinks would make the cutest couple or something." Rena said as she rubbed her hand and held back the blush that wanted to spread across her cheeks. Looking away from him, she started trying to organize things to the best of her ability. She hated walking around in a messy room and Kestrel really knew how to tear a room apart. Didn't matter though, she'd try to help and if she misplaces something, she could always blame Kestrel. He could argue back, but she had more credibility with her words than he so she'd always win the argument.
Getting confused with the clutter, she took a step back and looked at the boxes in front of her before turning her head to give him a funny look. "We barely know each other, so that's quite the funny feeling don't you think?" she asked, but shrugged at the end. Many around school hear numerous rumors about her and her eccentric friends so perhaps, or so she's thinking, that's how he feels he knows her. "But I really did like the show. It was so much better than the others before you, especially with that hypnotic feel you tried to give to the lyrics." she said with a smile that froze as he walked near her. She really wanted to know what it was about this guy that gave her that funny, not so pleasant, feeling when he was around, especially when it intensified when he came closer to her.
It was one thing for him to stare at her, but Rena couldn't hide her blush as he put the backstage pass around her neck. His fingers brushed against her skin for only a fraction of a second, but it was enough to send shivers down her spine. Coughing a fake cough, she took a step back from him once the back stage pass hung around her neck. "Thank you, but why give this to me instead of one of your more... adoring fans?" she asked as she looked down at the pass before turning to see her friend waving the shirt around as a prize. Shaking her head once again with a laugh, she shrugged with a grin at his statement. Her friends were loons, but she loved them anyways. ...which escape those who dream only by night.
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 3:36 pm
 I'm not really sure your ready...As the boot fell heavily on his chest it was hard for him to breathe. He was barely able to choke out a response. "Yes Pandorous, as you wish" he said as she released him. Using the shadows to put him self back on his feet he dusted the boot print off of his chest. His queen could be quite oppressive at times, but that what makes a good evil ruler right? As second in command under the queen and head of the castle he had a lot of duties. For some reason even more duties than when he had with Vesperus, but he wasn't complaining it gave him something to do other than review documents. He would leave that to Archaes the head of magic. He loved to read and he absorbed knowledge like a sponge. As the queen prepared her supplies he saw the assassin she had instructed to be the head of the search for Vesperus. That's all the queen really cared about nowadays. Was Vesperus really that much of a threat? Something ached inside Razta.
Curiosity, and he and other knew that wasn't good for him. After the queen was gone with Acedia to collect supplies. He walked down to the dungeon where Vesperus son was being kept. The boy was chained up and his long hair covered his face. Reminding Razta of a younger version of his father. He wondered how powerful a bing that sword had to Vesperus that only his son could hold it. And not hold it he was chained to it as if the blade didn't even trust the wielder. Looking up at the boy after alot of thought. "Will that blade lead you to Vesperus? Does it talk to you boy?" he asked. The boy laughed. "All the time, and it's telling me not to trust anything you say..." he said with a dry throat. "And you shouldn't! I'm not your friend...I'm simply curious what would happen if I let you run to your father. Would you kill him yourself for the death of your mother? Or would you simply hand over the sword?" he thought.
Drawing a sword of darkness he lifted it and put it to the boys throat. "I'll decide what to do soon...you just sit here and think. I'll expect and answer when I return. And I'll know if your lying so think hard" he said walking off back into the caste. A bookcase moved and went back into place. Walking to the balcony he flew off to the battle grounds. The knights of Sin were there goofing off as usual. "Get it together Queen said we are going into war time. Which means for the next week or so I get to torture the lot of you!" he yelled. Head of the knights walked up. His large body cracking the earth as he walked. He barely spoke, but when he did you knew he meant business. "Razta we need to talk" he said in his deep voice. Sending the soldiers to work he turned to his fellow council member. "Pandorous wiped our memories clean. I'm sure you've noticed it. certain things about Vesperus you just can't seem to remember." said Dyrus. Razta nodded. "But that isn't something we should care about. We were revived for a reason. When we figure that out I'm sure things will make sense. But it would be nice to know why I was killed..." whispered Razta. "Sadly I don't think it was for the reasons we were told. We were killed in a way that our bodies were kept in tact...." said Dyrus. "We were preserv-" Razta raised a hand.
"Speak nothing more of this Dyrus" said Razta....To confront your own darkness.
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 4:38 pm
 Shadows and darkness just seems to be my thing...The city was quiet and dark. The guards at the gate would no longer be a problem, but they wouldn't have long before they woke up. Killing them would have tripped t he magic runes on their skin, and for now they needed to keep quiet. Zatsu and two of his top assassin's roamed the rooftops hidden by the cover of night. They were searching for something. Quick and silent they moved down the the streets their eyes sweeping each street in an instant. After sweeping the entire city the knew that what they were looking for had to be in the castle. Pulling out a chain with a spear ip on the end he spun it throwing it up over the castle wall. Using that running up the wall was breeze. As they ran through the castle the knew that they would stick out if seen on the floors so they stuck to the ceilings. Seeing a magician Zatsu smiled as he signaled for them to follow him. Sticking close they followed him into a room full of cursed things, and then they saw their prize. Baal's sword laid on the table. The souls had obviously been cleaned from it. Zatsu gritted his teeth. He was a collector of swords, and rare weapons. Seeing it in such a condition angered him. He dashed behind the mage and held his mouth putting him to sleep. Grabbing the sword he smiled as he propped the mage up in a chair. They took anything else they thought looked nice. Stepping out they ran dashing out of a balcony onto the trees around the castle. "Sir are you sure we are not allowed to kill anyone?" whispered one of the assassin to Zatsu. "We were merely ordered to collect information on these weapons for a comparison to Vesperus' blade...but I guess we could thin their number's but at least one" he said looking at a blonde knight that was roaming the streets. Landing in front of him he spun Eternal Damnation faster than Baal ever could. "Evening Child of light" he said looking at the knight. ...I was born for this.
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 4:56 pm
Kai instantly back stepped. He was surprised by the sudden appearance of the assassin. He could tell that this man didn't simple come to have a chat with him.
" I'd ask you why you have shown yourself in front of me.....But I think I know the answer to that already for the look in your eyes. This Man was out for blood. All Kai could think was Is this the type of Beast that My lord wishes to protect?Drawing his weapon, Kai pointed it towards the assassin
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 5:12 pm
[EDITED]
With blank tome in hand and her raven feathered pen, Pandorous was prepared to depart from the Underworld. However, leaving him riled up the Queen - the last time she spent time above, she died. With light, one is fooled with hope; however, in darkness, one anticipates the worst. Light was fickle and darkness was definite. The world needed certainty and Pandorous; with her big black heart, Pandorous would ensure all realms never doubted anything ever again.
There was no way to regain composure, if anything Pandorous settled in her more agitated state. After all, Acedia always appreciated stability; the underling always seemed to work an attitude when the Queen was frazzled. But what is a superior force of nature to do when she has so many individuals to deal with? Great thing she was a kind tyrant; democracy was an absurd notion.
"Because it isn't wise," she looked to the book of councilmen that seemed to quiver as she used the word, "for me to go independently and Razta will man our demonic fort, I intend on our going to that..." she threw up her hands to do air quotes, " 'modern realm'," she rolled her eyes and snarled. They discarded what their Medieval counterparts began to grasp - what a race of morons! "And tricking that infantile version of Vesperus under my wing. Ought to be simple enough!" From what she had seen, mortal men and their technology were brainwashed into a state of conformity. Thus, Green hair and yellow eyes had to be norm, right?
She linked arms with Acedia while closing her eyes. To Razta, she had to say, "If this place isn't in order, my priority will be having your head on display on the lowest steeple of my library." Afterward, she began reciting her favorite and most dramatic of exits. "Riding high on lowly desires, demonic feathered avion lit by envious fires. O, Raven hark!" Barely, out of green flames adumbrated the hellish bird, "Set my good intentions to dark!" Out of that faint outline, came a large raven with black feathers cawing into the ear before its talons broke the tiles of the demonic throne. It laid its wing on the ground so Pandorous and Acedia could mount its back. "To Origin," the Demon amongst all demons demanded. And then, its beady green eyes closed and they were off. Where its talons broke tile, tile regrew. How else was the castle of demons to stay looking new?
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 8:44 pm
 The weak can never forgive...
"Because Roxy is a champ at seeing what people really feel" he thought but what he said was "I have no idea sometimes she just does crazy things for the heck of it." As they cleaned more things were starting to look like the room them way it was supposed to look. "Ya that is a bit weird." he said laughing. "As for my music I get all of my inspiration from my dreams and things that seem to be guided in my life. Even the name of the band is from dreams" he said as they finished cleaning. He saw her blushing as they came in contact. Did she feel the same as him? Or maybe she just like people to close. He looked at her smiling. "I just like having you around. Is that so bad?" he said. And suddenly he noticed something weird about their whole conversation. He was on to over look details sometimes, but he never said anything about the feeling that she gave him. He looked at her strangely for a moment. "Ummm how did you do that?" he asked. "You some kinda psychic? I never said anything about that feeling..."
The people outside were to distracted by the other band members to noticed what the two were talking about. Roxy and Eric did a great job at distracting people. Time felt like it was slowing down as he waited for her to come up with an answer to his question. He really didn't know what to expect. He had never know many psychics. Then he began to wonder how much she had been hearing of his thoughts. He began to blush himself and covered as much as he could with his hat.
...Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 9:15 pm
 When life gives you lemons, make lemonade."So sending me to give you a pick is something crazy? No offense, but that's lame for musicians if that's your type of crazy." Rena said with a laugh as they kept cleaning. The bad boy was definitely different than she originally thought. He was easy to talk to and wasn't all cocky and full of himself as the other boys in school were. To her, he was supposed to be the worst of all, but she was glad he proved her wrong. Maybe that's why she felt funny around him all the time because her attitude him was wrong and she knew that without realizing it. Seemed odd, but could be a possibility for the answer she's been wanting to know for a while.
As for his band, that was an unique way to get their songs and names. She was always too scared of the dark to even dream, let alone remember them when she had them. "So what was the dream like when you created the name Kings of Oblivion? It seems like it'd be one hell of a dream." she said with a smile which grew brighter was his statement of having her around. Tucking a curl behind her ear, she tilted her head at him as she replied. "It's not so bad, just unexpected. Bad boys normally avoid the goody two shoes of the school less it's to crack a joke about them." she said with a slight teasing tone. It was really easy to just act normal and actually talk about something other than boys with him as she had to do with her friends.
The teasing died with his accusation of being psychic though. Brows furrowing together, Rena looked at him as though he completely fell off his rocker. "You did say that about your feeling, quite loud and clear actually. I'm on psychic, there's no such thing as psychics." she said with much sincerity as she stared at him. Things were going so fine, so he must be trying to find a reason to be the bad boy again and push her to the side. The thought wasn't pleasant and made her once happy expression turn sour as she crossed her arms and waited for him to explain himself. 'Why on Earth is he blushing? Because he's been caught in this stupid little act. Maybe this was why Roxy sent me back here, to make me look like a fool so they can spread the story around school tomorrow." she thought to herself as she tried to keep calm. Too many emotions were never good for one such as herself, she preferred to keep logic as the key to situations. Emotions simply compromised any decisions one may wish to make in the end of things. Then throw it in the face of the person who gave you the lemons until they give you the oranges you originally asked for.
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 9:21 pm
Shadows and darkness just seems to be my thing..."And here I thought the people up here were stupid" he said laughing. He gripped the sword as it stabbed his hands. Then he pointed the blade at the knight. "You will be the first soul for this hungry sword." he said dashing at Kai. and stabbing forwards. This was his first time fighting in a while since he had been dead. It was nice to see that his skills hadn't diminished. Jumping at the last moment he stabbed down trying to land a killing blow. His two assassin's simply watched making sure no one else came along and tried to interfere. They were able to get into the castle pretty easily. So they thought security must have been pretty lax. Suddenly a woman with red hair walked up. It was queen Amore. "Hmmmm what have we here?" she said with an angry look. She didn't have her sword because she had just went on a walk around town and got back from visiting family. Amore smiled and dashed towards them as her fist glowed with light. Punching the first assassin she opened her hand and grabbed him throwing him into a wall. The second lunged at her and she spun low sweeping him off his feet. While he was in mid air she kicked hard at his back hearing a snap as his body went limp. He was dead or paralyzed. She didn't care. Turning to the one she threw. She opened a hand as an orb of light went around him. She would question him later. Looking at the third she would let Kai handle him. ...I was born for this.
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 10:15 pm
 Sometimes I feel a darkness driving me...
"Oh I wish that was the craziest things she's done" he said laughing. "One time she accidentally threw her drum sticks into the crowd and did a huge drum solo with her hands and face..." He scratched his head. "Oh the name..um all I remember is a lot of darkness and this guy who kept yelling. 'This is why I'm the King of Oblivion!!!'." he said in a voice similar to the man the dream. "I thought he was kinda lame, but he had style in his own way I suppose" As she listened to her call him a bad boy he couldn't help, but laugh. "I never accepted the 'Bad Boy' title. It just kind of came to me. I'm gonna be me no matter what. And who says I don't crack a joke at the preps" he said sticking his tongue out. Suddenly the conversation turned weird. He was absolutely sure he didn't say it.
"I can't just be a lucky guess. But truly I didn't say it. I don't lie to girls" he said. "Not like I have any reason to lie about this," he said. "Why would I want to piss off the one girl I like at the school?" he said. "Roxy probably figured it out before you did. And your supposed to be the mind read" he said smiling and trying to hide his blush. "When I found out you were here I got excited and wanted to do my best. To tell the truth I didn't think you were going to come." he said pushing up his hat so his face was visible. Roxy poked her head in. "Hey Romeo were gonna hit the road soon, well let you catch up." she said before leaving and heading out the the crowds once again.
...For now I will put that darkness into my music.
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 10:23 am
 Never look back on your past, for what happened then can no longer be changed.Rubbing the bridge of her nose, Rena imagined using one's face for a drum solo. Roxy really is one crazy chick if she'd face-plant a drum willingly. If Rena could actually play the drums, she'd most definitely prefer to keep the sticks to play with. "That sounds like a really weird dream, but at least it helps your band." she said as she tried to control her urge to flinch at the thought of darkness. How one could stand to have their dreams filled with it, she couldn't understand. Maybe she was just a wimp, but at least if her dreams contained darkness, she won't remember it when she wakes up.
She was surprised he didn't take his title in stride. He could take that roll and play it up greatly, yet he is and is not the title. Very confusing boy indeed. "So who is Kestrel then? Just a regular guy who happens to do bad boy things such as picking on preps like me?" she asked with a laugh as she stuck her tongue out at him in return. Thank goodness they weren't in Canada, for that would have so many implications behind their stuck out tongues. At least the one benefit would be them arguing over implication rather than assumptions.
"You had to have said it. And... wait... what?" Rena began as the words of pissing the one girl off he liked clicked in her mind. Her expression was very shocked and frozen. Today was just one lovely shock filled day and it kept throwing random wrenches into her already confused mind. Closing her mouth from its gaping jaw drop, she composed herself as she tried to speak. Roxy did not help with the Romeo comment though. "We don't know each other Kestrel, how is it that you can like me to the point you would want to do your best at the show?" she asked with a confused expression.
Pocket vibrating, she looked down at her phone quickly before sighing. Her friends carpooled with someone else to follow the band, leaving her utterly alone with this odd conversation with Kestrel. The explanation though she did want to hear. Sure they passed each other in the hall and he gave her funny feelings, but they never spoke to one another. He had his click and she her own, both of which never crossed paths. Maybe it was a crush from the distance type thing, but something in the pit of her stomach told her that that wasn't true. Look forward towards your future, for that is what is in your control.
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 12:41 pm
 When the darkness bounds us to lost memories..A faint grin crossed her face as Acedia listened to her queen.It wasn't often she would get a kick out of her words or thoughts in that matter."It will be done with ease as long as you have me as your blade."Those piercing purple eyes of hers kept their dangerous side though even when Pandorous decided to link arms.Being friendly and just messing around had two different moments in her mind.Listening to Pandorous recite exits she let out a quite sigh.What a mind this queen had.I wonder what she uses to sleep at night.Letting that thought sweep away just as fast as it came it was quite amusing to see her in such a mood to get the new born Vesperus.It was only seconds after that the giant raven was ready she climbed on with her queen without another word.Seeing Vesperus will be quite appealing in her eyes. ..it never makes us any stronger.
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 4:49 pm
 Why do I feel so strange, as if...
"Ya Roxy has always been the crazy one since we met" he said smiling and remembering the solo all over again. "Ya my band sure doesn't complain about my dreams." he said taking off his hat. He never gave much thought into what he really was. He just thought he was a person who was Kestrel. That was the simplest way to go about things. Looking at her she really wasn't the same as all the other preps. Not all her friends were preps so she knew that she wasn't one of those crowd girls. "I'm just Kestrel and lets keep it at that." He looked at her as she changed the subject back to what really wasn't said. "I don't know I'm sure you feel it too this weird feeling we get when we are around each other? I can see it on your face sometimes."
"Like if you believe it. A past life kind of feeling" he said spinning his hat. "I really don't know how to explain it better than that" he continued. Things were kind of quiet outside telling him a majority of the people had left. Him and her were alone. He sat down on some boxes and looked at her. "I've been meaning to talk to you about it. This only started recently...Along with some new nightmares. Happened sometime last month around my birthday" he said. "These nightmares of a green flame. Its the first ones that have repeated this much" he said. "I feel like I was supposed to tell you something, but I'm no allowed to..."
...There was something I was supposed to tell you.
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Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:54 pm
 To love, and be loved,"I can see why they don't complain. After all, y'all are apparently the hottest band around these parts with fans throwing themselves on you like y'all are the only source of water in a vast desert." Rena said with a laugh as the frenzy of noise away from them turned into silence. It was odd now that they really were alone. It made her feel bare, as though she went into battle without a weapon. Not that she minded that much since she knew Kestrel wouldn't do something against her, but it wasn't something she'd choose to feel on a regular basis.
Looking at him without his hat, she smiled at his messy hair. She now fully understood why her friends would jump his bones in an instant. 'He really is cute.' she thought to herself, thankful that he couldn't read her thoughts. "And who is Kestrel? For it seems what is said and the one before me are two totally different people." she said as she sat down on a crate. Not the comfiest seat, but it was much better for her white dress than the dirty floor. Who knows what goes on backstage at a concert? She had an idea and she wasn't sitting on the floor.
But not even the funny thoughts of the floor could shield her from the other conversation they were having. Rena looked down at the floor for the most part as he spoke because she understood what he was talking about. She might not have dreams of green fire, rather she stopped dreaming and started fearing on her birthday last month. Coincidences being a hoax to her, something was up and the logic was cloudy to her. "Look, we get funny feelings around each other, but to have known one another in a past life is quite an absurd assumption. And Kestrel, maybe your dreams are just something to be put in a song, not necessarily something you must tell me directly. I mean, after my birthday last month, I don't dream at all anymore and I can't sleep with the light off. Weird things just happen." she said with a shrug as she looked up at him.
Something inside her wanted to believe him; wanted to believe that there was more to her existence. The one problem with it is that it's un-logical. There must be some other connection between them instead of a past life theory. It seemed more like a sketchy pick up line than an explanation for the reactions between them. She wanted something she could wrap her mind around, not some weird feeling that not even he fully understood. is to feel the sun from both sides.
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Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:54 pm
Sometimes I feel a darkness driving me...
"He's just a guy who knows his way around a guitar, and like to get in trouble. Has at least passing grades, and has one big crush on a girl" he said laughing. as he continued to spin his hat. He placed it on the box next to where he was sitting. "So you changed on your birthday too...I know that I know you from somewhere. There was a girl in some of my dreams that reminds me of you. I don't know really how to explain it." he said as he stood up. Suddenly there was a bright light that appeared through the wall. A man stepped out in a hood. He uncovered his face as long blonde hair fell to its side. Kestrel moved to be close to Rena, but the man put a blade between them. And the blade reacted to being touched by Kestrels arm. "Vesperus?" said the man. "I didn't expect to find you hear as well..." he said looking straight at Kestrel. Kestrel pulled out a knife. "The name is Kestrel I don't know a Vesperus."
The man shook his head. "So it really is true you lose all memory..." he said as he turned to where Rena used to be. "What?!" he yelled looking at the Crate. Kestrel ran towards him slashing at him with the knife. Aithorn blocked it and looked at him. "Demon...you used to be so much stronger than me. I hated you everyday...but now you are so weak. And I cannot kill you" he said. "It's against my code" he said pushing Kestrel back. "Now stay out of my way while I return something to the Queen" he said. Kestrel looked at him as his eyes glowed. "Queen?" said Kestrel still holding up his knife. "Your Rena..is the Queen of light..as you are-" he said before the was a burst through the wall. Aithorn jumped back and drew his sword. "Hands off my father!" he said holding the Sonnelion in his hands. Aithorn stepped back and smirked. "Father...?" murmured Kestrel. "These people are crazy...I need to find Rena" he said running out of the whole and to the Alley way she probably escaped through.
Aithorn smiled at the newcomer. "And what is you name?" asked Aithorn. The boy dashed at him clashing swords. "Ashe!" he yelled gritting his teeth. Aithorn smiled. "Nothing compared to your father. Aithorn opened a portal and kicked Ashe through it as he stepped through to. He grabbed Ashe's neck and slammed him to the ground. Cutting off Rena Aithorn stood up. "You must come back to us queen!" he said reaching out his hand. Kestrel had just caught up seeing the man in front of Rena. "Rena this way!" he yelled to her.
...For now I will put that darkness into my music.
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