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The Calling [Private]

Postby GrayGriffin » 03/19/2016 4:00 AM

She sank, her breath leaving her as her blood ebbed from her body. She could barely feel the spear through her anymore, or hear the sound of her love calling her, begging her not to die. But already the darkness was claiming her, and she knew it was not just the deepness of the water.

I'm sorry, Arion. It looks like "the rest of our lives" won't be that long after all. But I was happy enough for the short time we had together. Please, be happy without me...

Slowly, the darkness began to swallow her.
Crossing my heart
Open wide
You're my crystal and clover
All of me
Honestly
Is dedicated to hold you

Swear to God
Double knot
What would you do if I stole you tonight? (Ahh ahh)
Why waste time? (Ahh ahh)

'Cause the world goes on without us
It doesn't matter what we do
All silhouettes with no regrets
When I'm melting into you
'Cause I belong in your arms
I belong in your arms

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Re: The Calling [Private]

Postby GrayGriffin » 03/19/2016 4:03 AM

"Do you regret your death?"

The voice seemed to be whispering into her ear, despite the fact that she wasn't sure she had ears anymore. She couldn't really feel any of her limbs. Yet at the same time...the voice speaking to her was different from the other voices surrounding her, in this bright place. She wasn't quite yet sure how.

"My...death? So I'm really dead?"

She felt something coil around her...soul? Was it her soul that was now moving through the river of time? Or...not. Somehow, she felt that she had stopped.

"Oh yes. You have died, most young and tragically. But I have an offer to make to you."

[26]
Crossing my heart
Open wide
You're my crystal and clover
All of me
Honestly
Is dedicated to hold you

Swear to God
Double knot
What would you do if I stole you tonight? (Ahh ahh)
Why waste time? (Ahh ahh)

'Cause the world goes on without us
It doesn't matter what we do
All silhouettes with no regrets
When I'm melting into you
'Cause I belong in your arms
I belong in your arms

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Re: The Calling [Private]

Postby GrayGriffin » 03/20/2016 5:38 PM

"An offer...? What kind of offer?"

"I cannot give you back your body, although I doubt you would still want it in its current condition." The feel of an ice-cold blade piercing her chest pulsed through her again. "But I can give you a new body. I ask only one thing in return."

"Wh-what do you want from me? And what kind of new body will this be?"

"All I ask for is your temporary service, which you shall be free to leave at any time. As for the body...it will be specially constructed by myself, just for you. Does that sound good?"

It...it did sound good.

"Wait! Will I be able to see Arion again? Will I remember him?"

"Perhaps not right away. But your memories will be there, and as soon as you recognize him, I am sure you will remember."

[27]
Crossing my heart
Open wide
You're my crystal and clover
All of me
Honestly
Is dedicated to hold you

Swear to God
Double knot
What would you do if I stole you tonight? (Ahh ahh)
Why waste time? (Ahh ahh)

'Cause the world goes on without us
It doesn't matter what we do
All silhouettes with no regrets
When I'm melting into you
'Cause I belong in your arms
I belong in your arms

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Re: The Calling [Private]

Postby GrayGriffin » 03/20/2016 5:45 PM

"I...I'm not sure. I don't want to forget..."

"Your love is a Bandol, is he not?" She had the sense of something leaning closer to her, whispering even more into her ear. "Do you not think he might be barred from the pearly sea? Because if I set your soul back on its path, that is where you shall end up."

"So...you mean, if I go on, I'll never see him again?"

"Indeed, there is no travel between the layers of the afterlife, without stronger outside help, like me. But why make me do so much work, when I could simply bring you back to the mortal world where he is right now?"

"I...I guess either way I'd have to wait for him. And there's so many other friends that I want to see..."

[28]
Crossing my heart
Open wide
You're my crystal and clover
All of me
Honestly
Is dedicated to hold you

Swear to God
Double knot
What would you do if I stole you tonight? (Ahh ahh)
Why waste time? (Ahh ahh)

'Cause the world goes on without us
It doesn't matter what we do
All silhouettes with no regrets
When I'm melting into you
'Cause I belong in your arms
I belong in your arms

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Re: The Calling [Private]

Postby GrayGriffin » 03/22/2016 4:17 PM

"Alright," she said. "I'll accept your deal. I want to see everyone again!"

"Thank you." Everything around her went dark, and she felt herself falling from a great height. Slowly, sensations came back to her. She was curled up in some small capsule, and...and...who was she? Slowly, her mind faded, and everything went blank.

The serpentine demoness grinned as she stared at the egg in front of her, tucked within a crook of a swamp tree. Already, it was cracking, her demonic energies suffusing it. And then it cracked, and a creature of bone-white feather and metallic wing burst forth.

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"I am here, Mistress," it said, bowing to her.

"Very good. You will guard this place with your life, and take orders from none but I."

"Yes, Mistress."

The demoness grinned, before diving into the sucking mud of the swamp and vanishing within. The Corbine flew to a higher branch, turning its head in all directions, ready for any threat that might come.

[29, 14]
Crossing my heart
Open wide
You're my crystal and clover
All of me
Honestly
Is dedicated to hold you

Swear to God
Double knot
What would you do if I stole you tonight? (Ahh ahh)
Why waste time? (Ahh ahh)

'Cause the world goes on without us
It doesn't matter what we do
All silhouettes with no regrets
When I'm melting into you
'Cause I belong in your arms
I belong in your arms

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Re: The Calling [Private]

Postby GrayGriffin » 03/22/2016 4:29 PM

"These intruders are too close to discovering us. Scare them away, but do not reveal yourself."

"Yes, Mistress."

"These people want to hunt me down. Chase them off, without revealing you serve me."

"Yes, Mistress."

"These people have been tracking me. Destroy their equipment, and maim them, but leave them alive."

"Yes, Mistress."

"These people are well-prepared against me, but not against you. Kill them, and bring their bodies to me."

"Yes, Mistress."


[30, 15]
Crossing my heart
Open wide
You're my crystal and clover
All of me
Honestly
Is dedicated to hold you

Swear to God
Double knot
What would you do if I stole you tonight? (Ahh ahh)
Why waste time? (Ahh ahh)

'Cause the world goes on without us
It doesn't matter what we do
All silhouettes with no regrets
When I'm melting into you
'Cause I belong in your arms
I belong in your arms

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Re: The Calling [Private]

Postby GrayGriffin » 03/22/2016 4:33 PM

Evangeline was delighted. Her Imps were loyal, and good companions, but even they were vulnerable to anti-demon wards and weapons. What she needed was a creature that was mortal, but who would obey her. But even mortals were capable of twisting words in deals, and even of defying her. When she thought of plucking a soul from its way to the afterlife, wiping its mind and memories until all it knew was serving her, she wasn't sure if it would work.

But it had, and now she had her guardian. Part of her wondered what its name was, but that didn't really matter. It knew when it was being ordered, and it knew to call her "Mistress." That was all she needed.

[31, 16]
Crossing my heart
Open wide
You're my crystal and clover
All of me
Honestly
Is dedicated to hold you

Swear to God
Double knot
What would you do if I stole you tonight? (Ahh ahh)
Why waste time? (Ahh ahh)

'Cause the world goes on without us
It doesn't matter what we do
All silhouettes with no regrets
When I'm melting into you
'Cause I belong in your arms
I belong in your arms

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Re: The Calling [Private]

Postby GrayGriffin » 03/22/2016 4:40 PM

Evangeline emerged in the swamp, looking around to make sure her guardian was still there. It had its head tucked under its wing, but the instant she emerged, it emerged, gazing blankly at her.

"Greetings, Mistress. Do you have any new orders for me today?"

"Nah," she said with a laugh. There was still a bit of flesh from the last unlucky intruder impaled on one of her fangs. After a pause, she tossed it at the guardian. "Here, have a snack. You did well taking down those last intruders."

The Corbine moved swiftly, catching the meat in its beak and returning to the branch in one move.

"Thank you, Mistress."

Yes, things were going well.

[32, 17]
Crossing my heart
Open wide
You're my crystal and clover
All of me
Honestly
Is dedicated to hold you

Swear to God
Double knot
What would you do if I stole you tonight? (Ahh ahh)
Why waste time? (Ahh ahh)

'Cause the world goes on without us
It doesn't matter what we do
All silhouettes with no regrets
When I'm melting into you
'Cause I belong in your arms
I belong in your arms

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Re: The Calling [Private]

Postby GrayGriffin » 03/22/2016 4:47 PM

Then, she felt something. It was...the same feeling she got from her Imps. Another demon was approaching her sanctum! And the next moment, she felt something that actually frightened her- a life aura that matched the aura she had felt in her guardian's memories, so long ago.

No. She would not lose her guardian over this. But she couldn't let herself be discovered either.

"Guardian!" she snapped. "I have new orders for you! There is a group approaching, and there will be a Bandol among them. Kill the Bandol, then do your best to kill all the rest. Summon me if you need me."

"Yes, Mistress." It spread its wings, gliding around the tree it was perched in to disappear into a foggy patch.

[33, 18]
Crossing my heart
Open wide
You're my crystal and clover
All of me
Honestly
Is dedicated to hold you

Swear to God
Double knot
What would you do if I stole you tonight? (Ahh ahh)
Why waste time? (Ahh ahh)

'Cause the world goes on without us
It doesn't matter what we do
All silhouettes with no regrets
When I'm melting into you
'Cause I belong in your arms
I belong in your arms

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Re: The Calling [Private]

Postby GrayGriffin » 03/22/2016 4:50 PM

Evangeline turned, disappearing back into her swamp sanctuary. She knew her guardian would win. Maybe, the Bandol would even recognize his lost love! She chuckled to herself. Wouldn't that be something? That would tip the odds even more in her guardian's favor.

But even so, she remained vigilant. She liked this guardian. She didn't want to have to make a new one.

And aboveground, the Corbine waited. Neither she nor the group approaching, nor her waiting mistress, knew that things were about to change dramatically for them.

[34, 19]
Crossing my heart
Open wide
You're my crystal and clover
All of me
Honestly
Is dedicated to hold you

Swear to God
Double knot
What would you do if I stole you tonight? (Ahh ahh)
Why waste time? (Ahh ahh)

'Cause the world goes on without us
It doesn't matter what we do
All silhouettes with no regrets
When I'm melting into you
'Cause I belong in your arms
I belong in your arms

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