[Um, well. Technically this is Kai's spirit that's being RPed here - his body is still in the other RP. This has Baal's stamp of approval, so please don't eat me. =X]
Blackness... and suddenly there was light. Not blinding, just... an absence of darkness. Though, it did seem to be growing brighter... Slowly, Kai became aware of this, along with the fact that he seemed to be hovering in mid-air... He was only a spirit now, so this didn't trouble him greatly.
This one is... being dead now... he mused to himself, remembering quite clearly the events that had transpired only moments ago. The Dark One... the servants of Xai're... the imp, Kree... his attempted suicide... his death by the jaws of Lord Asyriel. Perhaps now everything would be set right, and he would find the peace he had heard in Kodai's heartbeat. Hopefully... Sighing lightly, he opened his good eye -- and gasped. There were figures standing around him, looking up at him with bright, inquisitive eyes. They were... Hollowhearts? Yes... five Hollowhearts, and only kids at that... Oh, but... he knew these five. With a sob, Kaibutsu sank to his knees (for surprisingly, he was still in a human form) and opened his arms to them. "Ch-children..."
Kai! Kai! They came at him all at once, trying to be the first to clamber into his arms. It's you! It's you!
Now, now... don't smother him, guys, a slightly older female chided the others gently. Kaireibutasou... it's good to finally see you again.
"K-kairei...butasou?" Kai blinked at the girl in confusion. "That is... what that is...?"
You... don't remember your own name? She looked at him with a look of concern, then seemed to remember. Oh... that's right... your name was taken away, wasn't it... You're called Kaibutsu now, aren't you...
Kai! Kai! squeaked the two smallest Hollowhearts. He's still Kai ta us! An' ya amembar our names, yus? They stared up at him with such broad smiles that Kai couldn't help but smile back.
"Yes... this one is never forgetting your names... Ascendrion and Ashentarion... Ungayuin... Haigonas... and Kyruiyui... But... where the others is being?"
They have since passed on, the female known as Kyruiyui explained. But we decided to wait for you. Isn't that right, guys? She was met with a small cry of Yeah! from the others. We figured you would want to see at least some of us again...
"This one... is wishing to be seeing all of you again... but if they is having passed on, then they is having passed on." He suddenly burst into tears and attempted to bury his face in his hands. "This one... is being so very repentant... it... it is failing you all... when you is needing this one most... you... is ever being able to be forgiving this one?"
All five of the children were greatly shocked and distressed by this display of sorrow by the adult Hollowheart, and they huddled about him in an effort to make him feel better.
Aw, we's awways luff you, Kai!
You were... our favorite sitter, you know that?
Kai... it wasn't your fault. You didn't know...
They remained there for some time, nuzzling him with their ethereal snouts and coiling their short tails around his body until Kyruiyui stood up suddenly. Oh! We can't stay here all day! We've got to lead you! She pulled the others away from Kai and nudged him into a standing position. C'mon! We've gotta go!
Yeah, yeah! Go go go! Ascendrion and Ashentarion chittered excitedly, bouncing about with anticipation.
"Go...? But... where this one is going? Surely it is going... to..." His face fell, and he shivered imperceptibly.
Hm? What do you mean? Kyruiyui stared at him, brow furrowed, until Haigonas poked her with his snout.
I do believe he thinks he's going to... er... the bad place, he told her softly, giving a glance to the young twins.
Oh! Oh no, Kai! No, we're not taking you there -- you've got to meet somebody! Now come on, let's get going already! So saying, she circled around him and pushed at the back of his knees in order to get him to walk.
Meet...? Who could he possibly need to meet?
by Kodai » 09/05/2007 7:18 PM
The children urged the dragon onwards, and there was a hallway of sorts, nothing more, single and straight a way. It seemed there was a misty blue haze emanating from nothing and everything, smoky walls and a brightly lit, marble floor. Above, there seemed no ceiling, only a great, vast emptiness that could have spanned infinitely forever upwards. The walk seemed like seconds, hours, days, eternity until they reached their final destination...
A complete and exact image of the the room... The White Halls... The place that had started it all...
There were all the cold, familiar furnishings here as it was in the physical plane of existence. The grand alabaster pillars, the watchful templars of stone, the throne and the two braziers at it's side, this time not lit. But there was something that completed the whole of the pictured, tied together all loose ends, the limitless darkness above and the brightness below.
There was a human figure in the throne...
Iiylumiel, Fallen Angel of Amnesty and Remembrance.
His lean form was slumped back in the stone seat, and his arms rested casually on the arms, legs splayed, he seemed to almost dangle there from his position. A glance and one could see ethereal bindings there upon the plagued figure. A large, thick shackle adorned the being's neck, and there were several chains that bound his arms to the frozen stone, criss-crossing several times over, hugging them tightly. His eyes were glazed over, beautiful and shining blue like the sky he'd left forever, his hair was a pure white that reflected the misty light all around. Lines of indigo light coursed across his skin... It seemed he was looking at nothing...
That's when the sound of soft footsteps alerted the Fallen to his present state. Straightening up, his eyes locked with the other figure's, the one that had once been a Hollowheart... The Hollowheart... The one who'd brought him to this accursed and eternal fate.
If only... If only the Hollowheart hadn't... Hadn't opened the seals... Nyssldriel would still have been in his own little hell and he in his... Now, only the constant remembrances of his past sins graced his mind ever and always, as he would fade in and out of consciousness to once again relive them over and over.
His voice resounded through the entire, immense room of stone and memory, sounding as if his throat had scalded over and rehealed. "Why..." He said feebly to the figures standing around the 'human' Hollowheart. "WHY!?" he wailed louder, his lungs filling with energy and emotion. "Why have you brung him here? HERE of all places?" His crystalline eyes fell upon the Hollowheart and the chains binding him tensed. "You... You do not belong here..." he pointed a slender finger at the one who'd cursed him. There was a faint glowing in his eyes, they seemed almost insane. "Die! Die!" He churned in his chair violently, tugging, twisting at the bloody shackles like a madman...
A complete and exact image of the the room... The White Halls... The place that had started it all...
There were all the cold, familiar furnishings here as it was in the physical plane of existence. The grand alabaster pillars, the watchful templars of stone, the throne and the two braziers at it's side, this time not lit. But there was something that completed the whole of the pictured, tied together all loose ends, the limitless darkness above and the brightness below.
There was a human figure in the throne...
Iiylumiel, Fallen Angel of Amnesty and Remembrance.
His lean form was slumped back in the stone seat, and his arms rested casually on the arms, legs splayed, he seemed to almost dangle there from his position. A glance and one could see ethereal bindings there upon the plagued figure. A large, thick shackle adorned the being's neck, and there were several chains that bound his arms to the frozen stone, criss-crossing several times over, hugging them tightly. His eyes were glazed over, beautiful and shining blue like the sky he'd left forever, his hair was a pure white that reflected the misty light all around. Lines of indigo light coursed across his skin... It seemed he was looking at nothing...
That's when the sound of soft footsteps alerted the Fallen to his present state. Straightening up, his eyes locked with the other figure's, the one that had once been a Hollowheart... The Hollowheart... The one who'd brought him to this accursed and eternal fate.
If only... If only the Hollowheart hadn't... Hadn't opened the seals... Nyssldriel would still have been in his own little hell and he in his... Now, only the constant remembrances of his past sins graced his mind ever and always, as he would fade in and out of consciousness to once again relive them over and over.
His voice resounded through the entire, immense room of stone and memory, sounding as if his throat had scalded over and rehealed. "Why..." He said feebly to the figures standing around the 'human' Hollowheart. "WHY!?" he wailed louder, his lungs filling with energy and emotion. "Why have you brung him here? HERE of all places?" His crystalline eyes fell upon the Hollowheart and the chains binding him tensed. "You... You do not belong here..." he pointed a slender finger at the one who'd cursed him. There was a faint glowing in his eyes, they seemed almost insane. "Die! Die!" He churned in his chair violently, tugging, twisting at the bloody shackles like a madman...
by Kodai » 09/05/2007 7:18 PM
Kai had begun to shiver as the hall's furnishings made themselves all too apparent, all too familiar... But the sight of the chained and shackled once-Angel was what truly got to him. He nearly dragged the children down with him as he once again sank to his knees. "You... you is being... Iiylumiel Fallen?" he breathed, a tangled mix of emotions playing across his face. Shock, surprise, fear... pity... sorrow. "Children... you is leaving this one... to its fate." Surprisingly, they seemed to listen, as they all began to fade away... except one. Kyruiyui turned to face the Fallen Angel, giving him a gentle sort of smile.
You will see why... And then she vanished like the others.
He was alone now... alone in the White Halls with the Fallen Angel of Amnesty and Remembrance. There was no one else to prevent whatever would come next. "This one... this one is being dead, and so it is not dying again. ...Unless there is being a way for this one to be dying again? For then... then it would gladly be doing so." Kai stared at the feet of the marble throne, not daring to make eye contact with the enraged Iiylumiel. Not yet. "This one... is causing much pain, much grief in its life... it is wishing to repent... it is taking the first step by being killed by Asyriel Lord, to be repenting for the deaths of the children... now... it must be making amends to you." He raised his head a little, but still kept it low. "It is trying to be giving you proper burial... but it is being interrupted... and is not getting a chance to finish... it is being repentant. This one's companion, Kodai, is finishing for it, she is promising... But now... what this one is doing for you... it will be doing... anything." Suddenly he snapped his head up and stared Iiylumiel squarely in the eye. "You is hearing this one? It is willing to be taking your torture upon itself, to be freeing you from your chains! Is asking, and it is being done by this one!"
You will see why... And then she vanished like the others.
He was alone now... alone in the White Halls with the Fallen Angel of Amnesty and Remembrance. There was no one else to prevent whatever would come next. "This one... this one is being dead, and so it is not dying again. ...Unless there is being a way for this one to be dying again? For then... then it would gladly be doing so." Kai stared at the feet of the marble throne, not daring to make eye contact with the enraged Iiylumiel. Not yet. "This one... is causing much pain, much grief in its life... it is wishing to repent... it is taking the first step by being killed by Asyriel Lord, to be repenting for the deaths of the children... now... it must be making amends to you." He raised his head a little, but still kept it low. "It is trying to be giving you proper burial... but it is being interrupted... and is not getting a chance to finish... it is being repentant. This one's companion, Kodai, is finishing for it, she is promising... But now... what this one is doing for you... it will be doing... anything." Suddenly he snapped his head up and stared Iiylumiel squarely in the eye. "You is hearing this one? It is willing to be taking your torture upon itself, to be freeing you from your chains! Is asking, and it is being done by this one!"
by Kodai » 09/05/2007 7:19 PM
Upon hearing the words of the female, the Fallen Angel's shattered mind sidled to halt, puzzling itself back into place. It was the memories, the pains... They were taking their toll...
But still... There was this one to be dealt with... This... Kaibutsu.
Suddenly, his gaze softened slightly, seeing the kneeling, submissive form before him, hearing the words that burned into his skull and entered his thoughts. "You... To take on a burden such as this... Truly a foolish wish..." he reprimanded, shifting himself again to sit upright in the chair, eyelids only slightly parted in wonder. A softening again.
This one. This... being before him was a pawn of the whole scheme... A chess piece of that accursed 'creature' they called a god. Xai're... Just like himself...
A small chuckle left him. "Hah. You and I both are the ones cursed, think not only of I. Though my shackles are visible, so too do your own exist. You are nothing but an ant to him, a pawn to be used to bring about HIS infinite plan." A shake of the head, causing the luminescent chains to rattle. "Can't you feel them? The bonds that bind you?" He laughed again, this time not harshly at all, and sat back. "In time. In time... Why else would so many foul deeds be laid upon your tainted soul, let alone already a part of it belongs to him now. We both... have suffered," The bare-chested figure sat up, white, billowing cloth adorning his torso, trimmed in intricate symbols and markings that glowed faintly... He shook his head once more, somewhat out of pity. "However, what you will be... experiencing... will be very much in likeness to my own punishment But... you are not staying here." A sadness crossed his face now, so totally different from the being before."I... I... sadly cannot help you... You too will have your deeds laid bare, to live out your sins again and again. Once he has possession of you, he will never relinquish. There will be times when you cannot control it..."
Iiylumiel's eyes flickered dull then back again. His face contorted to that of hatred and anguish, and he looked at the figure again. The once-dragon tugged at his bindings with so strong a force but could not break them, ribbed muscles going taught. "You! You will DIE fool... To have deceived me?! Nyssdriel... How could you... HOW COULD YOU!" his head seemingly slammed back into the stone throne. "NO... A Holloweheart. It's you! You have condemned me! Wretched, wretched beast of beasts..." He was lost again, falling, falling into a past sleeping forever deep within...
But still... There was this one to be dealt with... This... Kaibutsu.
Suddenly, his gaze softened slightly, seeing the kneeling, submissive form before him, hearing the words that burned into his skull and entered his thoughts. "You... To take on a burden such as this... Truly a foolish wish..." he reprimanded, shifting himself again to sit upright in the chair, eyelids only slightly parted in wonder. A softening again.
This one. This... being before him was a pawn of the whole scheme... A chess piece of that accursed 'creature' they called a god. Xai're... Just like himself...
A small chuckle left him. "Hah. You and I both are the ones cursed, think not only of I. Though my shackles are visible, so too do your own exist. You are nothing but an ant to him, a pawn to be used to bring about HIS infinite plan." A shake of the head, causing the luminescent chains to rattle. "Can't you feel them? The bonds that bind you?" He laughed again, this time not harshly at all, and sat back. "In time. In time... Why else would so many foul deeds be laid upon your tainted soul, let alone already a part of it belongs to him now. We both... have suffered," The bare-chested figure sat up, white, billowing cloth adorning his torso, trimmed in intricate symbols and markings that glowed faintly... He shook his head once more, somewhat out of pity. "However, what you will be... experiencing... will be very much in likeness to my own punishment But... you are not staying here." A sadness crossed his face now, so totally different from the being before."I... I... sadly cannot help you... You too will have your deeds laid bare, to live out your sins again and again. Once he has possession of you, he will never relinquish. There will be times when you cannot control it..."
Iiylumiel's eyes flickered dull then back again. His face contorted to that of hatred and anguish, and he looked at the figure again. The once-dragon tugged at his bindings with so strong a force but could not break them, ribbed muscles going taught. "You! You will DIE fool... To have deceived me?! Nyssdriel... How could you... HOW COULD YOU!" his head seemingly slammed back into the stone throne. "NO... A Holloweheart. It's you! You have condemned me! Wretched, wretched beast of beasts..." He was lost again, falling, falling into a past sleeping forever deep within...
by Kodai » 09/05/2007 7:19 PM
Kai listened in silence to the speech of the Fallen Angel, absorbing the words and realizing that they were, indeed, true... He could feel them then -- the chains that bound him to his fate. Peace... it had seemed as if his death would bring him closer to it... how very far from the truth.
And then there was another blackness.
He awoke to a frenzy of shrieks, screams, shouts, and... laughter... Wincing, he slowly opened his eye to bear witness to the horror... Again, the village burned. Again, the massacre... Kaireibutasou struggled mightily to stand, to fight -- he was his Hollowheart self once more -- but all was in vain. It was as if he were pinned to the ground, even though there were no physical obstructions to indicate he was so held. No... he could only watch as he relived this nightmare. Suddenly, one of the children fell before him, wounded greatly but still alive... Kyruiyui... Kai... She gasped horribly, her blood draining from her at an alarming rate and pooling underneath Kai's snout. He could smell the warm lifeblood underneath him, and it disturbed him greatly. But there was nothing he could do... he couldn't even lift his head. Kai... Please... save-- Kyruiyui was abruptly cut off mid-sentence by an ugly steel-toed boot stomped unforgivingly on her slender neck, instantly crushing her larynx. Kai's eye widened in shock as a death rattle escaped from his (secretly) favorite child's throat...
He was brought back to the White Halls by the sound of his own screaming, head clutched in his hands as if in the grip of a terrible migraine headache. Slowly, he regained his composure, though tears still flowed freely from his eye. And this... this was what Iiylumiel had been experiencing... not exactly the same, of course, but similar... ever since he had died that day. A great sorrow filled Kai, an immense pity for this poor soul. He had not always been so, this Fallen Angel... but he, Kai... his life had been wracked with misfortune from the moment of his birth. He should be the only one to suffer. "This one is... this one is... taking your burdens upon itself... It is paying no heed to what anyone is saying... It is the only one... that is needing to be suffering." That said, Kai rose to his feet and began to walk towards the grand marble throne -- or, he attempted to. The ethereal chains that bound him prevented any progress forward, yet still Kai strained against them, determined to see his words through. They began to cut into his pale soul-flesh, causing the pristine marble floor to become spattered with bright red blood...
And then there was another blackness.
He awoke to a frenzy of shrieks, screams, shouts, and... laughter... Wincing, he slowly opened his eye to bear witness to the horror... Again, the village burned. Again, the massacre... Kaireibutasou struggled mightily to stand, to fight -- he was his Hollowheart self once more -- but all was in vain. It was as if he were pinned to the ground, even though there were no physical obstructions to indicate he was so held. No... he could only watch as he relived this nightmare. Suddenly, one of the children fell before him, wounded greatly but still alive... Kyruiyui... Kai... She gasped horribly, her blood draining from her at an alarming rate and pooling underneath Kai's snout. He could smell the warm lifeblood underneath him, and it disturbed him greatly. But there was nothing he could do... he couldn't even lift his head. Kai... Please... save-- Kyruiyui was abruptly cut off mid-sentence by an ugly steel-toed boot stomped unforgivingly on her slender neck, instantly crushing her larynx. Kai's eye widened in shock as a death rattle escaped from his (secretly) favorite child's throat...
He was brought back to the White Halls by the sound of his own screaming, head clutched in his hands as if in the grip of a terrible migraine headache. Slowly, he regained his composure, though tears still flowed freely from his eye. And this... this was what Iiylumiel had been experiencing... not exactly the same, of course, but similar... ever since he had died that day. A great sorrow filled Kai, an immense pity for this poor soul. He had not always been so, this Fallen Angel... but he, Kai... his life had been wracked with misfortune from the moment of his birth. He should be the only one to suffer. "This one is... this one is... taking your burdens upon itself... It is paying no heed to what anyone is saying... It is the only one... that is needing to be suffering." That said, Kai rose to his feet and began to walk towards the grand marble throne -- or, he attempted to. The ethereal chains that bound him prevented any progress forward, yet still Kai strained against them, determined to see his words through. They began to cut into his pale soul-flesh, causing the pristine marble floor to become spattered with bright red blood...
by Kodai » 09/05/2007 7:20 PM
Silence...
"Try as you might dragon, the chains hold us both to our own..." A thought seemed to cross his mind, for the white-haired figure sunk back into his chair, sane yet again, sweat beading his foreheda like glowing constellations. "There is however... one thing you could do... to free us both, us all of our putrid fates..."
He sighed and shook his head, running a slender figure along the smooth coolness of the physical chains that bound him. "Defeat... the god's Plan..." Iiylumiel smirked. What a thing to suggest. Impossible...
"You know... Around that time... you know, when he unleashes this... this, Plan of his... You'll be suffering double times the things that little imp of his did to you, you know that right?" A struggle, a light. His eyes flickered but the human figure seemed to be trying to fight it, wincing and twisting his head. "No... Not... Again..."
These. These fits seemed to be getting worse...
"Try as you might dragon, the chains hold us both to our own..." A thought seemed to cross his mind, for the white-haired figure sunk back into his chair, sane yet again, sweat beading his foreheda like glowing constellations. "There is however... one thing you could do... to free us both, us all of our putrid fates..."
He sighed and shook his head, running a slender figure along the smooth coolness of the physical chains that bound him. "Defeat... the god's Plan..." Iiylumiel smirked. What a thing to suggest. Impossible...
"You know... Around that time... you know, when he unleashes this... this, Plan of his... You'll be suffering double times the things that little imp of his did to you, you know that right?" A struggle, a light. His eyes flickered but the human figure seemed to be trying to fight it, wincing and twisting his head. "No... Not... Again..."
These. These fits seemed to be getting worse...
by Kodai » 09/05/2007 7:21 PM
The once-Hollowheart paused in his struggle in order to listen to what Iiylumiel had to say. Defeat the god's Plan... a daunting task indeed. But if that was what it would take in order to save all those who were bound to Xai're's will -- not just Iiylumiel, but the Hunters and all other innocents as well -- then so be it. First, however, he needed to see what he could do here and now for the Fallen Seraph. Kai renewed his rebellion against the cold sharpness slicing into him, pulling with every ounce of his power and willing with all of his mental strength... And suddenly, he felt himself move forward... one inch... two inches... The chains had not snapped; they were spilling his blood more vigorously than ever... Was this Xai're's idea of a joke? To have Kai expend himself against his bonds, to suffer as much as possible before being struck down? No... he had to succeed... he had to do whatever he could think of for the once-Angel... he had to reach the throne. And so Kai strained on, moving forward with an excruciating slowness and leaving a trail of ever-wider crimson puddles...
After what truly seemed an eternity, Kaibutsu finally was able to grab onto the polished ends of the arms of the throne, gasping wearily from being half-choked, his neck and arms stained red. "This one... this one is... stopping the Plan... at... at any price it... it is costing this one... but... but first... this one is wishing... to be doing what it can... for you... Please... is letting... Iiylumiel Angel Fallen's burden... be passing to... to this one..." Gingerly, he stretched out a bloodied arm and, with the lightest touch, placed a hand on the Fallen Seraph's cheek...
After what truly seemed an eternity, Kaibutsu finally was able to grab onto the polished ends of the arms of the throne, gasping wearily from being half-choked, his neck and arms stained red. "This one... this one is... stopping the Plan... at... at any price it... it is costing this one... but... but first... this one is wishing... to be doing what it can... for you... Please... is letting... Iiylumiel Angel Fallen's burden... be passing to... to this one..." Gingerly, he stretched out a bloodied arm and, with the lightest touch, placed a hand on the Fallen Seraph's cheek...
by Kodai » 09/05/2007 7:22 PM
"Fool! Y-You'll..."
But it was too late. The oncedragon touched him... and was locked into his own past...
He could see Kai's body slump down into his lap, unconscious, for now he was living Iiylumiel's past...
~~~
"How has outsiders such as thee broken the seal?," it said, his voices echoing around the room like disdainful ghosts. He turned his empty gaze to the black dragon below him. "I have every right to slay these... creatures... for trespassing..." he thundered, and in everyone, every pet even, washed memories of pain from their own lives, memories of despair, loss, utter sadness...
There was a mass of moving things, blurry outlines of figures... Humans... animals... His vision was extremely poor, he couldn't tell too much a difference between each one, only knowing them by their memories that came flooding in. It bombarded his mind, scrambling them in this dank, cold room of darkness and loneliness. A low growl in the throat. A black dragon who dared stand against him. It was unthinkable... It was... unthinkable...
But it was too late. The oncedragon touched him... and was locked into his own past...
He could see Kai's body slump down into his lap, unconscious, for now he was living Iiylumiel's past...
~~~
"How has outsiders such as thee broken the seal?," it said, his voices echoing around the room like disdainful ghosts. He turned his empty gaze to the black dragon below him. "I have every right to slay these... creatures... for trespassing..." he thundered, and in everyone, every pet even, washed memories of pain from their own lives, memories of despair, loss, utter sadness...
There was a mass of moving things, blurry outlines of figures... Humans... animals... His vision was extremely poor, he couldn't tell too much a difference between each one, only knowing them by their memories that came flooding in. It bombarded his mind, scrambling them in this dank, cold room of darkness and loneliness. A low growl in the throat. A black dragon who dared stand against him. It was unthinkable... It was... unthinkable...
by Kodai » 09/05/2007 7:23 PM
It took a few minutes for Kai to realize exactly where -- and who -- he was, and another few to become accustomed to the unusual senses of Iiylumiel's dragon form. He could feel the memories tangle in his mind (or was it Iiylumiel's?), and though he could not recognize them all, he easily found those of his own... remnants of the torturous past that he had relived only moments before... The sound of a very familiar voice brought him back to the current situation. This one is being responsible for the breaking of the seal!! If you are being to kill anyone, then it shall be this one!! Let the innocents pass-by!! Just be taking this one and he! No... he... he couldn't look... but he had no choice. Stony emotion overtook over his (or rather, Iiylumiel's) body, and he stared icily with Iiylumiel's eyes down at... himself. It was strange, to see himself as he once was, and to know what was to befall all those in the shrine. Oh, if he could but speak! If he could warn everyone what was to come! But alas, this was but a vision... designed to inflict the greatest torment upon the viewer...
How could one of such a grand stature as thee feel anything for these creatures? Affection will gain you nothing... Kai growled to himself through Iiylumiel's mouth. Amnesty? I know not the word anymore... He had to close his eyes; he could not witness this... not again... but the vision had barely begun. There was more to see and feel... so much more... and he had brought this burden willingly upon himself. What sort of soul was he if he displayed such cowardice now? Furiously cursing himself inwardly, Kai attempted to steel himself against what was to come... for Iiylumiel's sake...
The hand that Kai had placed on the Fallen Seraph's cheek still remained there, trembling slightly...
How could one of such a grand stature as thee feel anything for these creatures? Affection will gain you nothing... Kai growled to himself through Iiylumiel's mouth. Amnesty? I know not the word anymore... He had to close his eyes; he could not witness this... not again... but the vision had barely begun. There was more to see and feel... so much more... and he had brought this burden willingly upon himself. What sort of soul was he if he displayed such cowardice now? Furiously cursing himself inwardly, Kai attempted to steel himself against what was to come... for Iiylumiel's sake...
The hand that Kai had placed on the Fallen Seraph's cheek still remained there, trembling slightly...
by Kodai » 09/05/2007 7:24 PM
The visions seemed to skip forward, as if broken, wildly flailing before they refocused into a moment somewhat later in the story that had already been played out...
Soon the room shook again, buckling even Iiylumiel as the tremor increased then abruptly stopped. The beast shook his head, lifting it from the creatures at the ground before him. Before he could react, everyone just saw another huge blur shoot through the portal, that bolted in, slamming Iiylumiel into the opposing wall. A huge cloud of dust and chunks of marble exploded into the room from where they collided...
A dark voice... Not one to match the face of an angel... No... Not and angel...
Not anymore...
"Well now, it's been quite some time, hasn't it, eh Iiylumiel?" another grand voice echoed from the clouds of dust.
As the dust cleared, one could finally behold the second creature that now pinned a bloodied Iiylumiel into the marble walls. It was another dragon, it's thick body the same size as Iiylumiel's. Blueish black ichor ran from the stone maw, and his chest felt as if it were caving in, the weight of the other beast seemingly unbearable, almost as if their very skin were never meant to touch...
And there was that gaze. A soft yet frightened gaze. A black haired figure in the corner there. There. She was... She... That couldn't be...
Baal? ... No...
She was gone.
Outside the tormenting memories, the white-haired figure caught quickly the hand that brushed his cheek as the other fell limp into his lap. Iiylumiel curiously held the other figure there against him so that he wouldn't crumple to the stone floors. He could feel no warmth from the hand.
He chuckled slighty. "You and I both. Dead and condemned... Yet we share a different fate," Again, he felt different and reverentially yet slowly ran a hand of his own through the thick, black hair of the slumbering one. "Perhaps you can save us all..."
(((Oww. Hands. xD But it's yummy, yes? x3))
Soon the room shook again, buckling even Iiylumiel as the tremor increased then abruptly stopped. The beast shook his head, lifting it from the creatures at the ground before him. Before he could react, everyone just saw another huge blur shoot through the portal, that bolted in, slamming Iiylumiel into the opposing wall. A huge cloud of dust and chunks of marble exploded into the room from where they collided...
A dark voice... Not one to match the face of an angel... No... Not and angel...
Not anymore...
"Well now, it's been quite some time, hasn't it, eh Iiylumiel?" another grand voice echoed from the clouds of dust.
As the dust cleared, one could finally behold the second creature that now pinned a bloodied Iiylumiel into the marble walls. It was another dragon, it's thick body the same size as Iiylumiel's. Blueish black ichor ran from the stone maw, and his chest felt as if it were caving in, the weight of the other beast seemingly unbearable, almost as if their very skin were never meant to touch...
And there was that gaze. A soft yet frightened gaze. A black haired figure in the corner there. There. She was... She... That couldn't be...
Baal? ... No...
She was gone.
Outside the tormenting memories, the white-haired figure caught quickly the hand that brushed his cheek as the other fell limp into his lap. Iiylumiel curiously held the other figure there against him so that he wouldn't crumple to the stone floors. He could feel no warmth from the hand.
He chuckled slighty. "You and I both. Dead and condemned... Yet we share a different fate," Again, he felt different and reverentially yet slowly ran a hand of his own through the thick, black hair of the slumbering one. "Perhaps you can save us all..."
(((Oww. Hands. xD But it's yummy, yes? x3))
by Kodai » 09/05/2007 7:25 PM
There was a dull crack as Iiylumiel's body -- now Kai's -- was thrown into the marble wall from the force of Nssyldriel's charge, sending dust and debris flying in all directions. Kai could quite plainly feel the ichor spilling from his jaws and the weight of the other Fallen Seraph crushing him, crushing his chest... it was so hard to breathe... but that gaze. That gaze... it awoke something in the part of him that was now Iiylumiel... an ancient memory... that slowly began to fade into sorrow. She was gone, it said. Gone...
But Kai knew otherwise.
No... she is... she is being here! That is being her! Baal! Kai tried to enlighten that portion of Iiylumiel that was within him now, but it was in vain. He could not reach it... And then a great beam of light burst forth from the jaws of Nssyldriel and pierced straight through his chest. Ah... ah... the pain... but truly it was nothing compared to this feeling of loss hidden deep within Iiylumiel. Kai could feel a boiling hotness being expelled from his maw: the return attack of Iiylumiel that killed Nssyldriel... but the light was fading... Iiylumiel was dying, and Kai was being brought down with him...
"I-I was... L-Looking... only... I only w-wanted... you... Baal..."
But she is being here! She is... being... here... He had to make Iiylumiel see before he was lost... He had to turn his head... but he couldn't... but he had to. Straining with the last of his power, Kai attempted something impossible... he attempted to change the outcome of this illusion...
In the ethereal White Room where the true Iiylumiel sat, holding the true Kai to him, a thin trickle of blood began to flow from the transformed Hollowheart's lips. His entire body shivered softly, and it almost seemed as if he were paler and colder than before... Suddenly, a thin whisper escaped him, carrying with it a single word: "Baal..."
But Kai knew otherwise.
No... she is... she is being here! That is being her! Baal! Kai tried to enlighten that portion of Iiylumiel that was within him now, but it was in vain. He could not reach it... And then a great beam of light burst forth from the jaws of Nssyldriel and pierced straight through his chest. Ah... ah... the pain... but truly it was nothing compared to this feeling of loss hidden deep within Iiylumiel. Kai could feel a boiling hotness being expelled from his maw: the return attack of Iiylumiel that killed Nssyldriel... but the light was fading... Iiylumiel was dying, and Kai was being brought down with him...
"I-I was... L-Looking... only... I only w-wanted... you... Baal..."
But she is being here! She is... being... here... He had to make Iiylumiel see before he was lost... He had to turn his head... but he couldn't... but he had to. Straining with the last of his power, Kai attempted something impossible... he attempted to change the outcome of this illusion...
In the ethereal White Room where the true Iiylumiel sat, holding the true Kai to him, a thin trickle of blood began to flow from the transformed Hollowheart's lips. His entire body shivered softly, and it almost seemed as if he were paler and colder than before... Suddenly, a thin whisper escaped him, carrying with it a single word: "Baal..."
by Kodai » 09/05/2007 7:25 PM
...Baal...
Iiyluimiel hesitated, then bent down as far as he could, the chains at his neck and arms going taught. Suddenly disregarding the fact that the one in his lap was caught in an illusion, the Fallen Angel placed his hands on the shoulders of the slumbering form and shook. Shook him, trying to awaken him. He noticed blood staining his leg, crimson seeping into the white cloth of his robe.
What had he said? "Wake up..." he said, almost demanding it. How could he know? Know about... her?
He stopped.
There was a sharp pain in his head, throbbing and unceasing. There was... a vision of... some woman. Far off, clouded in the dust. Black ichor running into his eyes as he slipped into eternal sleep... "You.." He could hear himself... But that wasn't right, he didn't remember seeing her before, here in this stony chamber deep within Basantha. But it was too late. A quick look as if someone forced his stony head that way at her... She seemed... remorseful...
The dragon shook his head. And he was back here in this swirling abyss of light. "W-What?" was all he could say, looking down at the one named Kai...
Iiyluimiel hesitated, then bent down as far as he could, the chains at his neck and arms going taught. Suddenly disregarding the fact that the one in his lap was caught in an illusion, the Fallen Angel placed his hands on the shoulders of the slumbering form and shook. Shook him, trying to awaken him. He noticed blood staining his leg, crimson seeping into the white cloth of his robe.
What had he said? "Wake up..." he said, almost demanding it. How could he know? Know about... her?
He stopped.
There was a sharp pain in his head, throbbing and unceasing. There was... a vision of... some woman. Far off, clouded in the dust. Black ichor running into his eyes as he slipped into eternal sleep... "You.." He could hear himself... But that wasn't right, he didn't remember seeing her before, here in this stony chamber deep within Basantha. But it was too late. A quick look as if someone forced his stony head that way at her... She seemed... remorseful...
The dragon shook his head. And he was back here in this swirling abyss of light. "W-What?" was all he could say, looking down at the one named Kai...
by Kodai » 09/05/2007 7:26 PM
A sharp inhalation, and suddenly Kai was awake as if in response to Iiylumiel's command, gasping for breath and choking on the blood that gurgled in his throat. Turning his head to the side, he heaved heavily and brought up a rather large amount of blood, staining the side of the marble throne. Panting, he turned his face back to the Fallen Seraph, though... something seemed amiss... His left eye, his good eye... it appeared to look right past Iiylumiel... as if he couldn't see...
"You... is seeing her?" he asked simply, his left hand fumbling its way towards Iiylumiel's hand on his right shoulder. "You... is now knowing? Baal... she is... seeing you die... Is hearing you... calling her name." Kai's hand found Iiylumiel's then, and Kai clutched it as he collapsed fully into the once-angel's chest, his shuddering breaths wracking his entire frame. He seemed so fragile, this Kaireibutasou...
"You... is seeing her?" he asked simply, his left hand fumbling its way towards Iiylumiel's hand on his right shoulder. "You... is now knowing? Baal... she is... seeing you die... Is hearing you... calling her name." Kai's hand found Iiylumiel's then, and Kai clutched it as he collapsed fully into the once-angel's chest, his shuddering breaths wracking his entire frame. He seemed so fragile, this Kaireibutasou...
by Kodai » 09/05/2007 7:26 PM
The dragon was startled by the reaction of the one in his lap. His eyes slowly trailed to the glistening red stains on the floor, trickling slowly from the corner of Kai's mouth.
Iiylumiel stared at the collapsed figure again, brushing the crimson liquid from the other's face with a delicate hand. "W-What... have you done?" he mumbled to himself, wondering how it was that he could have seen that figure there in the darkness, in the turmoil. He did not remember recalling such a figure there before; had this one, this... once enemy of his... do this?
His heart softened for this one. It was then he recalled. In the few moments Kai had been awake, he'd seen a blankness there, for he was not fully focused on what it was he was looking at...
With a benevolence much like he'd had in his former years as an angel of the Heavenly Vaults, the pale figure brushed the black hair of the other aside and gently planted a kiss upon his forehead. Feeling the familiar sensation of warmth, some of Iiylumiel's life force fell from his lips into the once-dragon, granting him some life that he seemed to be lacking. A hint of urgency strumming in his voice, the dragon pulled until all of the chains were taut, "Please. Tell me... How do you know of Baal? I need to know..." he said.
The pale light of the moon shone tonight, as bright as the luster of the sun. It's huge, pale face loomed just ahead, large and imposing on the horizon, impossibly lingering there. There was a flutter of white and gray robes up ahead... He reached out into the unknown, her face flashed, cascading blackness and light all around.
"They'll know..." It was an echoing voice. Her own, full of concern and clarity. To leave this place was like giving up the sweetness of dreams for that of a crimson nightmare. A hollow void could be felt in his chest. What was this?
He tried to reach out again, falling forward... All at once she seemed to be far out of reach, miles away in the blink of an eye. She didn't have to. They could whether it together.
His memory flashed...
There was a scream, a cry. Splatters of blood decorated the floor. But he really wasn't here was he? He couldn't be, this wasn't in the stars... But it filled his mind just the same...
"Please.. tell me..." the Fallen seraph whispered to the one named Kai...
Iiylumiel stared at the collapsed figure again, brushing the crimson liquid from the other's face with a delicate hand. "W-What... have you done?" he mumbled to himself, wondering how it was that he could have seen that figure there in the darkness, in the turmoil. He did not remember recalling such a figure there before; had this one, this... once enemy of his... do this?
His heart softened for this one. It was then he recalled. In the few moments Kai had been awake, he'd seen a blankness there, for he was not fully focused on what it was he was looking at...
With a benevolence much like he'd had in his former years as an angel of the Heavenly Vaults, the pale figure brushed the black hair of the other aside and gently planted a kiss upon his forehead. Feeling the familiar sensation of warmth, some of Iiylumiel's life force fell from his lips into the once-dragon, granting him some life that he seemed to be lacking. A hint of urgency strumming in his voice, the dragon pulled until all of the chains were taut, "Please. Tell me... How do you know of Baal? I need to know..." he said.
The pale light of the moon shone tonight, as bright as the luster of the sun. It's huge, pale face loomed just ahead, large and imposing on the horizon, impossibly lingering there. There was a flutter of white and gray robes up ahead... He reached out into the unknown, her face flashed, cascading blackness and light all around.
"They'll know..." It was an echoing voice. Her own, full of concern and clarity. To leave this place was like giving up the sweetness of dreams for that of a crimson nightmare. A hollow void could be felt in his chest. What was this?
He tried to reach out again, falling forward... All at once she seemed to be far out of reach, miles away in the blink of an eye. She didn't have to. They could whether it together.
His memory flashed...
There was a scream, a cry. Splatters of blood decorated the floor. But he really wasn't here was he? He couldn't be, this wasn't in the stars... But it filled his mind just the same...
"Please.. tell me..." the Fallen seraph whispered to the one named Kai...
by Kodai » 09/05/2007 7:31 PM
Kai did not reply immediately, instead letting the gift of that kiss spread throughout his body. His breathing became more calm, and the tremors slowed to a light quiver. He turned his face upward to speak, but again, he was looking past Iiylumiel instead of at him... "Baal is being a friend of the human Kodai -- Kodai is being the human who found this one and cared for it, saved it from certain death... Since Baal and Kodai is being friends, so this one is considering Baal its friend as well. ...This one is meeting Baal first in Basantha Shrine," he added suddenly, sounding thoughtful. "On that day... she is arriving just as this one is having broken the seal... If... if you is going into this one's memories... perhaps you could be seeing... but this one is not knowing how you is doing such a thing." A sad sort of smile stretched across Kai's face. "Ah, but... you is seeing Baal, then... in that vision... That is being why this one can no longer see... it is giving its sight to you, so that you is knowing the truth."
So it was true... Kai was now completely blind... lost in an eternal darkness, never to see... anyone... ever again... How odd that Kai's last vision and Iiylumiel's final sight were now one and the same...
So it was true... Kai was now completely blind... lost in an eternal darkness, never to see... anyone... ever again... How odd that Kai's last vision and Iiylumiel's final sight were now one and the same...
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