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Post by Kaotic on Jun 9, 2014 19:02:12 GMT -5
Ember laughed at that. "yup everything shows on your face, laz." She shook her head and faced the woman. "And as to the dead man who tried to own my twin... How was that 'supposed' to go down?" Though she didn't technically kill him he would have died had the beastie not interfered. Ember would have liked him to suffer a bit more anyway. "I mean, I'm pretty sure I would have murdered him the moment I found out." She tightened her grip on Laz's hand. A reminder that she hadn't forgotten that laz had kept it from her. "And that would have been soon, 'cus I was planning to track laz down since she'd missed a couple of our meetings."
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Post by Lupe on Jun 10, 2014 0:30:31 GMT -5
"Your sister would have still died, but in a far crueler way, you would have arrived too late, and he would have escaped," the woman informed, and Lazuli gulped at that. "Though he would have been caught years later and imprisoned for life since the laws have changed. As you can see the history is very different. The simple act of Lazuli fighting and your earlier arrival changed it dramatically."
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Post by Kaotic on Jun 10, 2014 0:56:15 GMT -5
Ember smiled with a feral look in her eyes. "Well then we have similar habits. Cus I would never have allowed that scum to live out any sentencing. Fate be damned." She pulled laz closer when she felt her tense and gulp. "And then i'd have found a way to laz. Death isn't too big a wall." She raised an eye brow. "beings we've passed that barrier already." She laughed. "So I guess I would have met you in the end either way. Maybe fate does have it's way."
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Post by Lupe on Jun 10, 2014 1:07:27 GMT -5
Green eyes glinted with...something as she regarded the duo a smile on her face. Glancing up at a clock the woman looked back at the twins. "I'm afraid this is all the time we can share. It's time for the two of you to be returned to the land of the living."
Suddenly black smoke appeared beneath both Lazuli and Ember's feet. "It was nice meeting the two of you, but I'm afraid you won't remember this meeting. There are rules to abide by. I wish you safe passage through life."
Then there was nothing but blackness all around.
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Post by Kaotic on Jun 10, 2014 1:16:24 GMT -5
Flint was shaking as he licked Ember's face. Her and Laz lay on the floor and hadn't woken. The little cat was confused as He tried to wake his friend. He didn't like the dizzy feeling and had felt it since he crawled out of Ember's hood. He couldn't remember when she'd fallen. Only the creams as she killed the mean man who'd hurt Lazuli. 'Laz's... fault.' He whimpered as tears dripped from his fur. 'all... hers.' He didn't know what had happened. only that his Ember was hurt and that they would be in big danger if they didn't hurry and leave... He licked her cheek with his rough tongue. 'Wake!' He mind spoke as loud as he could. 'Wake... UP!'
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Post by Lupe on Jun 10, 2014 1:38:14 GMT -5
Lazuli groaned before sitting up groggily. What had happened? Blinking sluggishly the water calgor looked around mystified before her eyes landed on Ember's prone form.
"Oh no, Ember are you alright?" she asked worriedly.
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"Geez, looks like they didn't take too well to being thrown back into life," Ciar said as he watched from his perch above a pond not too far from the green eyed woman's throne.
"Give it time," the woman said as she watched. "They'll be fine soon enough."
"I can't believe you saved that girl," Ciar remarked wryly as he walked a bit closer to her. "Are you getting soft?"
"Not at all," she said, giving him a withering look of condemnation. He simply brushed it off. "I think this decision was more cruel to be honest with you Ciar."
"Yeah, they have no idea what is up ahead. Death probably would have been merciful considering what's going to happen to Falmour..."
"We can only watch now," she said to him and he hummed in agreement.
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Post by Kaotic on Jun 10, 2014 1:48:33 GMT -5
Ember growled deep in her chest. 'Man that hurts.' Every part of her was sore. she heard laz's concern but ignored it for the moment. 'A side affect of that last fire technic?' She'd never felt this bad practicing it before. 'but then again I've never pressed it so far.' She opened her eyes and hissed at the pain as she tried to set up. 'Still it shouldn't be this bad.' She shakily pated Flint's head and sat up all the way. "Lets not... try that again. At least for a while." She turned her eyes on Laz. "Glad to see your ok... but when exactly were you gunna tell me you were enslaved?" Ember partially blamed herself. She'd smell the scent of slave pins on her sister before and hadn't put it together.
OOC: Guess her stubbornness leaves her with little flexibility for inter-dimensional travel... owie
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Post by Lupe on Jun 10, 2014 1:53:36 GMT -5
Lazuli was relieved when Ember finally stirred. At her sister's question the water calgor looked down with a frown. "Never if I could help it..."
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Post by Kaotic on Jun 10, 2014 2:07:26 GMT -5
Ember reached out and slapped her. There was little force but the point wasn't to hurt her. She light sound echoed in the silent room accompanied by the crackle of what little flames where left. "Lazuli. Did you trust me so little?" The hurt in her voice was tangible. "I would not have been hurt in helping you." She looked at her sister. 'one thing I don't get. "And laz. You are not a weak person. You may be a lot calmer and act slow but you have never been weak." She glared at her twin. Ember's emotions were wild. It usually took all her will power to control her temper and the pain she was in took much of that concentration away. "Why did you not help yourself?"
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Post by Lupe on Jun 10, 2014 2:28:37 GMT -5
Her hand went up automatically to where she'd been slapped. It wasn't that...it really wasn't, she did trust Ember. She bit her bottom lip hard, the copper tang of blood filling her mouth. "You don't...you don't know that! He was a monster Ember, they all where! And even...if...even if you're used to people...l-like that a-and can handle i-it I...I can't..."
She tore her sleeve, revealing the brand. "This...this could take the fight away from the strongest calgor, Ember." She'd seen it many times, those moments imprinted forever on her mind as she watched strong calgors fall to their knees in agony as the brand was activated. "...a-and I c-couldn't chance it. So...so I thought it'd be easier...if I-I just w-went quietly a-and tried t-to end it w-when I-I was returned."
She laughed, but it was a bitter sound. "Didn't work t-though did it? Y-You came l-like I knew y-you would...and I'm j-just glad m-my stupidity d-didn't get y-you killed Ember..."
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Post by Kaotic on Jun 10, 2014 2:36:52 GMT -5
Ember's eyes locked on the brand. tears filled her eyes and she growled. "I'm glad I made him suffer." She could still hear the creams and the scent of singed flesh still filled the air. She leaned her forehead on her sister's shoulder and stared at the brand. "I wish it was just a normal brand." She whispered. "I'd burn it off you in a second." She tilted her head to the side and looked Laz in the eye. "I don't know anyone who can remove it..." the tears dropped down her face. She figured Leena might but wasn't completely sure she wanted to be in debt to the resistance. They'd call her to fight and no doubt Laz too.
Flint didn't care about lazuli. He wanted to bite the girl. Ember was in pain. Flint could tell and he hated Laz for causing it. He glared at the girl and wished Ember would let him bite her. 'Dan...ger' Her mind spoke. He wasn't comfortable in water territory and with all the fireworks earlier he knew people would be flocking here soon. 'Go'
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Post by Lupe on Jun 10, 2014 2:46:02 GMT -5
Lazuli gently cupped Ember's face and wiped away her tears with the pads of her thumb as Ember had done for her countless times before. "I-It's alright Ember. Don't worry about it."
When Flint requested that they leave the water calgor had no arguments there. She could tell from his expression that he wasn't happy with her at all, but she had a feeling that Flint wasn't ever truly happy with her. Ember was the apple of his eye, and rightly so.
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Post by Kaotic on Jun 10, 2014 3:04:25 GMT -5
OOC: it's funny. Laz and Flint usually have the exact same mindset.... and yet I feel they'll never be quite okay with one another... at least not on Flint's part.
Ember glanced at her little cat. He was practically growling at Lazuli. She sighed and shakily stroked his head. "Leave laz alone, flint. It's not her fault I overused a technic I've yet to master." She looked like a newborn deer as she tried out her legs. She smiled wryly at herself and swore. "Seems I'll have to go like this." Her fazing was slower than usual as she dropped into her spirit animal form. The fox's instinct to flee would help her work through the pain wrecking her body. 'Will you be okay to run, Laz?' Ember was purposely ignoring her emotional weakness by changing the subject. 'I'm afraid I was a bit flashy in my anger... more guards will be here soon.'
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Post by Lupe on Jun 10, 2014 3:11:42 GMT -5
OOC: Maybe they can be like the in laws that don't get along, they sit on the porch beside one another, but neeeeveeeeeer talk XD
Lazuli nooded and stood but frowned as she took in the condition of her sister. Quietly she fazed into her reindeer form. Kneeling down she looked at both her sister and Flint. She was shaky, but she was faring far better than her sister. "Hop on you two."
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Post by Kaotic on Jun 10, 2014 3:24:57 GMT -5
Ember didn't want to look so dependent. but the reindeer was so much larger than her small fox form and in her condition it would be wise to do so. Ember weakly climbed onto laz and draped limply over her sister. Not because it was the smart thing but because she was starting to feel faint. as it was she did begin to fall unconscious soon after she climbed on.
Flint was livid at the suggestion he actually ride on Lazuli. frankly the girl was insane if she expected him to actually do it. He only let her help Ember because he wasn't large enough to do it himself. He hissed at Laz and took off running towards the boarder. Ignoring the reindeer's order.
OOC: I don't know. I think more than in-laws it's like an only child suddenly getting a new sibling who takes all mom's attention. she takes all of Ember's affection when she's around...
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