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 Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 3:32 pm
 --<._.-'--.__Tessa Orinae__.--'-._.>--
So cold... All the same, all about me. The wit, the wisdom. Here I stand, Here I live... The truth of a revelation, frozen in fear. Slowly dying...
"Thank you, Jack." Tessa said softly.
Again she looked over to the blade at her side and sat against the bed. After drawing her weapon she lay it across her knees and closed her eyes. There had to be some reason the emissary of the one standing benevolence in divinity would hand down her blade to a now-mortal who didn't even follow...
Obliteration On Cheetos: And yes, I do plan on disrupting any potential skipping here, I just need to make a profile..
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Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 3:47 pm
 Jack------------------------------------------
------------------- Cortez Of Blood and Gold I know,
of the freedom of a ship,
and only the wind holding you back.
Jack strode onto the deck and hummed cheerfully. "Make sail for Mirewin if you would Mr. Porter," He called to he who was at the wheel.
"Aye captain," Jack heard before he went to the railing, touching the base of the rigging with a grin, one that was looked curiously upon by the crew.
"Boys, I am going below to my camel. If I should be disturbed by anyone but Tessa Orinae, I will make him eat you and the intruder," Jack said crossing the deck and ducking below, chuckling at the whispers about his sanity. He sat by the sleeping camel and sighed. "I wonder where the first William is," Jack murmured, petting the camel's head.
This is what I loved...And lost.[OutrageousObliviousCats: ---]
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Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 3:54 pm
 _.,-~'`Neszarine Ma'harael`'~-,._
Some choose not to see by choice. Others are blind to their surroundings. And still those who are sheltered. My vision is to make them all see. It will all run alight in the fires. It will all be seen as vividly as the sunrise. And then it will end.
A single distortion in the nearest space to Jack announced the uncanny arrival and sudden appearance of a strange, gray-clad girl with smoky white eyes and what appeared as a perpetual frown.
"Captain Jack Cortez..." she said, "proprietor and keeper of the Scarlett Duchess. Vampire, survivor of Isle de Morta and incidentally, beloved to the vessel for a former friend of a cohort of mine... Am I mistaken?"
Order Of Chaos:
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Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 4:05 pm
Jack------------------------------------------
------------------- Cortez Of Blood and Gold I know,
of the freedom of a ship,
and only the wind holding you back.
Unsettled as he was about how much this woman seemed to know about him, Jack shook the camel awake, ignoring the girl's question, and woke the camel.
"Please eat her William the Second, " Jack said, before looking back at the newcomer. "Perhaps you are mistaken. The fact of the matter is, you will not know from me," Jack said standing. A hoarse laugh could be heard from back further in the ship, the brig containing an individual.
"Yes, she is here, the one whom you speak," Henry said, the sound of chain on metal sounding faintly, before the former Lord could be seen, looking out towards Jack blankly.
This is what I loved...And lost.[OutrageousObliviousCats: ---]
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Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 4:13 pm
_.,-~'`Neszarine Ma'harael`'~-,._
Some choose not to see by choice. Others are blind to their surroundings. And still those who are sheltered. My vision is to make them all see. It will all run alight in the fires. It will all be seen as vividly as the sunrise. And then it will end.
The girl did not move in the slightest, but rather stepped forward and ran her hand along the back of the camel's neck, whereupon the entirety of the hair that had made contact spacially disrupted and burst into a small field of energy.
"Eat me, you say?" She asked with a minute smile, "There you are mistaken. I am not mistaken in your identity, captain Cortez. Only your loyalty..."
Her head turned to him and her eyes flared for a moment, and immediately a massive distortion flickered throughout the room.
"Not many come beyond my field of knowledge, but in essence that leaves only a single question. What do you value more, the girl's life or your ship?"
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Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 4:21 pm
Jack------------------------------------------
------------------- Cortez Of Blood and Gold I know,
of the freedom of a ship,
and only the wind holding you back.
"Ah, but you are wrong about my identity. See, I was not the lone one to survive Isle de Morta," Jack said hurriedly, attempting to stall the woman. "There was another, and my moth-" He stopped himself before quickly changing routes. "She was saved and is not here right now, but is very, very, alive,"
"Why stop the inevitable Jack, you'll lose her either way," Henry hoarsely laughed, causing Jack's face to drain of color and he closed his eyes, praying to no other but his mother for aid. Jack Cortez was indeed afraid.
"Could both be the right answer, perhaps?" Jack asked quietly.
This is what I loved...And lost.[OutrageousObliviousCats: ---]
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Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 4:25 pm
_.,-~'`Neszarine Ma'harael`'~-,._
Some choose not to see by choice. Others are blind to their surroundings. And still those who are sheltered. My vision is to make them all see. It will all run alight in the fires. It will all be seen as vividly as the sunrise. And then it will end.
Her eyes narrowed and she turned to face Henry for a brief moment before a distortive white burst erupted between him and the bars nearest him and left him imprinted in the wall opposite the opening.
"Your captive's bravado aside, you will have to choose," she said simply, "either you betray the girl, or you, and your ship, her life and all those others aboard this vessel, are forfeit. Make your decision, and quickly lest I lose my patience."
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Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 4:44 pm
Jack------------------------------------------
------------------- Cortez Of Blood and Gold I know,
of the freedom of a ship,
and only the wind holding you back.
"The Duchess is under my protection," Calypso said coldly from where she stood. "Tessa is above in Jack's quarters," Before Jack could stop her, Calypso had betrayed Tessa's location, and Jack had lunged across at her, before being caught short by her outstretched hand, a gust of sea wind forcing him to the ground. Her eyes were cold, but held a slight glazing of sadness, and pity, for the man whom she had just injured mortally, his uncertainty of the future crashing down on him. "Go and retrieve her, and let the ship be," She said to the girl. "You will find complete cooperation from myself and the crew.
This is what I loved...And lost.[OutrageousObliviousCats: ---]
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Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 5:46 am
_.,-~'`Neszarine Ma'harael`'~-,._
Some choose not to see by choice. Others are blind to their surroundings. And still those who are sheltered. My vision is to make them all see. It will all run alight in the fires. It will all be seen as vividly as the sunrise. And then it will end.
"Direct intervention would be too easy," the girl said after a moment, "the girl has meddled in more than her unwanted share of affairs; she will suffer the same fate as her comrades, but only after she pays for the reality that she brought about."
An array of distortion burst out about her, though it did not seem to have any outward effect on the surroundings. Her eyes narrowed impatiently.
"To that end, I require your assistance, captain Cortez. Bring her, slay her and I will leave. Any less and your precious ship will be in pieces scattered across the planes. Is there some way I might make myself more clear, or should I demonstrate?"
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Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:51 am
Jack------------------------------------------
------------------- Cortez Of Blood and Gold I know,
of the freedom of a ship,
and only the wind holding you back.
"I will kill her, leave him be," Calypso said calmly, even as Jack's protest was cut off by her, until he shuddered with rage and glared at her, lunging past them. He went up to the captain's quarters, his face a mask of stoicism, and he opened the door slowly.
"Tessa?" He asked quietly, bidding no emotion come to him. He forced his hand into his pocket and let it clench around Scarlett's old ring. "Tessa, I need you to come with me," He said, his heart heavy but his mind set. This time, it would be minimal amount of people hurt, and he alone would have to feel the pain from his actions.
This is what I loved...And lost.[OutrageousObliviousCats: ---]
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Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:56 am
--<._.-'--.__Tessa Orinae__.--'-._.>--
So cold... All the same, all about me. The wit, the wisdom. Here I stand, Here I live... The truth of a revelation, frozen in fear. Slowly dying...
Tessa opened her eyes and looked up to Jack, a confused worry in her eyes. She clasped the blade to her side and sheathed it as she stood from her meditation and nodded after a moment.
"Of course," she said, "is something the matter?"
Still she stepped forward to accompany him without another word.
Obliteration On Cheetos:
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Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:05 am
Jack------------------------------------------
------------------- Cortez Of Blood and Gold I know,
of the freedom of a ship,
and only the wind holding you back.
Taking Tessa's hand, Jack led her across deck and stopped at the open hatch, before taking a hold of her shoulders and looking her in the eye. "I love you, but there are circumstances that have arisen that are leading me to do something awful. I only pray for your forgiveness and that my immortality be cut short, only for me to rot in the hell that I deserve," He said quietly, before taking Tessa's hand again and leading her below deck, not letting her see his grief consumed eyes.
This is what I loved...And lost.[OutrageousObliviousCats: ---]
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Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:14 am
--<._.-'--.__Tessa Orinae__.--'-._.>--
So cold... All the same, all about me. The wit, the wisdom. Here I stand, Here I live... The truth of a revelation, frozen in fear. Slowly dying...
Tessa tilted her head slightly and blinked in half-surprise.
"Jack?" She asked, "What is going on here?"
Her breathing held a clearly forced calm, but her tension rose ever so slightly as she moved down the hatch and stopped cold at the site of the intruder.
"Oh... it's you."
"It is not my doing that put your lover's property above his own lover in his eyes. All I need now is the execution."
Tessa spun, sheer disbelief on her face as she drew the silver-lit blade from her side.
"Jack? What is all this about?"
Obliteration On Cheetos:
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Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:35 am
Jack------------------------------------------
------------------- Cortez Of Blood and Gold I know,
of the freedom of a ship,
and only the wind holding you back.
"I cannot let the crew die Tessa," Jack said, his eyes on the floor before he rose his gaze to Tessa's eyes and stepped close to her, pressing the ring into her hand before pulling her into a tight embrace. He softly kissed her neck and shuddered, a tear rolling down his cheek. "I pray to thee, of divinity fair, to abolish me of my sins..." Jack whispered softly, calling upon a prayer. "And seek for me forgiveness, so that I may rest in peace when all is done," Jack concluded before kissing Tessa's neck again and biting down, the sweetness of her blood making him turn even more bitter, as he held Tessa, tears mingling with her blood.
This is what I loved...And lost.[OutrageousObliviousCats: ---]
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Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:41 am
--<._.-'--.__Tessa Orinae__.--'-._.>--
So cold... All the same, all about me. The wit, the wisdom. Here I stand, Here I live... The truth of a revelation, frozen in fear. Slowly dying...
Tessa's gasp was cut short, and before she could even move to defend herself the strength in her arm failed her and Ilyia's blade clattered to the floor below and the Half-Elf's lifeless body fell at Jack's feet. Still where she had stood the ghostly-blue figure of Waeran Seriel turned to regard the intruder aboard the Duchess. Her frown betrayed more sorrow than fear, but a substantial amount of both.
"You have done your task here, Neszarine... be through with it, leave these people b-"
Her voice was cut short by a sudden dispersion of her essence in a white burst. The remaining girl vanished, a small burst of distortion marking her exit.
In Tessa's left hand, a small folded paper lay half-crumpled and nearly fallen out of her grip.
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