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 Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 1:27 pm
It was rare that he wasn't thinking about Sound or Shi.
One of the two always occupied his mind.
... but for once, he wasn't thinking about either of them. At the moment, his mind was completely blank and he found it completely relaxing.
It was a wonderful feeling, not thinking about anything; not worrying about anything.
For the moment, he was just there, weaving a new path through the long grass of the forest. He'd wanted to be away from the camp; away from everybody else and so, Nika had decided to take a stroll.
It was calm and for a few short seconds, he felt at peace.
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 1:37 pm
Unfinished business, Lyra told herself as she appeared on the branch of one of the tree above him. This was merely unfinished business. Old hatred was hard to kill, after all. She hesitated for a moment, just looking him over. He looked so... young.
"Your own daughter looks older than you, dear brother." She told him, breaking the peaceful silence. "I'm sure many a man would give money for such a blessing."
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 1:46 pm
He froze when she spoke, recognizing her voice instantly. Lyra?
Nika blinked, and studied her for a moment. Her mask? Where was it? Had she been cursed like the rest of them in the first place?
Yes, he reasoned, she would had to have been. Not even she could have forseen the curse Light had brought upon them. She would have been just as unprepared as the rest of them.
'You're probably correct,' he stated simply, and then he crossed his arms and stared up at her...just, waiting.
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 1:56 pm
"You know... of all the things about you that irritated me when we were children, that kind of response was the worst. You're always so calm and collected, aren't you?" She asked. Then she forced herself to calm. A smile touched her lips, but not her eyes. "But I digress."
She dropped to the ground, standing in front of him and looking him over. "I lived for so long in your shadow... watching as my brother ruled where I should have been. But now... now you have no kingdom to rule over, save for a small group of children and aliens from another world." She reached up, brushing a speck of dust from his shirt. "And you still have your mask."
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 2:10 pm
What had she expected? He wasn't about to run and hide, or scream and rant. So what if he was 'so calm and collected'? He had nothing to say, so, to him, the most logical thing to do was to say nothing at all.
Nika's back straightened when she came closer, and he subconsciously pulled himself to his full height.
He purposefully ignored her remark about his kingdom. She was trying to get him worked up... and he refused to give in to her.
Instead, he turned his attention to her mask... or lack there of.
'And you don't?'
It sounded like he was stating the obvious, but it was meant as a question. His mask hindered his abilities considerably... and she was far more powerful than him without a mask.
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 2:19 pm
"I'm flattered that you noticed." She said. "I have no mask, it's true. Neither does your daughter. Has she not told you how to get rid of it?" She asked. Obviously she hadn't. Otherwise he would be maskless as well... right?
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 2:25 pm
How could he not notice? Until a moment ago, he had thought that Io was the only of their people without a mask. He had been surprised to find Lyra without one.
'I have seen her... and I believe it had something to with Sei? Am I right?'
((I can't remember if Io told him or not, before they left for the ruins. If she didn't lets just say he knew that she was staying with Sei... and after he saw her without a mask he put two and two together? ^^))
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 2:30 pm
((Sounds good))
"And you haven't sought him out yet?" She replied. "Well, of course you haven't."
A thoughtful look crossed her face as she glanced him over. It didn't even feel like she was talking to her brother. Just a teenager that happened to look like him. "How much do you remember, dear brother?" She asked. "Of me... of others... of how we became cursed?"
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 2:40 pm
Nika had thought of seeking Sei out... more than once; but something had held him back. He sucked in a breath. How much more would he remember after his mask was removed?
What feelings would those memories bring him? Happiness? More pain?
'I remember enough,' he said stiffly as his mind strayed to the few memories he had of Sound. How far was she going to push the issue?
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 2:49 pm
"Oh really." She said. "Do you now." It was too easy, really. "About your dear, loving wife? She''s dead now. Or how about your precious daughters? Light was the one that cursed us. And Dark? Don''t even get me started on that one. And how about me? Your beloved sister." The sarcasm was heavy in her voice.
"I tried to kill you, little brother. Oh sooo many times."
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 2:57 pm
How dare she?!
His finsts cleanched and his mind screamed for him to do something. How dare she mention Sound?
How could she say those words so easily, when the mere thought of them had caused him so much pain for so many years?
He was losing his control. Fast. Nika's chest heaved with the effort of keeping himself in check.
'Then why didn't you?'
He spoke slowly, angrily, forcing himself to calm down with every breath he took.
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 3:01 pm
She blinked, then a smile lit her face. "Because, dear brother, you were always so much more powerful than I back then. You seemed to know what would happen before it did. Except with that little light incident." She shrugged.
"But I don't want to kill you now. This is ever so much more entertaining." She whispered. "Watching you deal with all the past problems. Watching you try to patch things back together. I almost feel sorry for you, actually."
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 3:16 pm
At her words, he forced himself to calm down. He wasn't about to willingly entertain her, he had more pride than that. She would sit and laugh at him while he struggled to understand everything...
He'd known about Light before, and he knew about Fire... and he didn't need his memories to know that Io wasn't an angel. It didn't matter. He still loved them both.
They were his girls... and he'd let them down.
'Do you think I could have stopped it? I should have been able to do something...'
He was talking more to himself than he was to his sister.
'...So many lives were lost.'
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 6:06 pm
"True, true..." She replied. "But it looks like I'm not needed here, now am I?" She asked, raising a hand. "Farewell dear brother. Live well. Or as well as your conscience allows you to." She disappeared, leaving a slight perfume smell behind her.
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