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 Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 12:44 pm
( Well sweet. X3 ) Volt turned slightly and gave Laguna the wink and the gun, quite pleased with herself as well. The guard on the other hand, was quite the opposite of pleased."Right now, wondering what the heck just happened.""Oh gee, thanks..." Volt muttered, finding it hard not to be offended."State your name and business!" the elemental barked. "Where do you get off conspiring with the King's daughter?! WHO ARE YOU AFFILIATED WITH?" He narrowed his eyes and glared at Xashowd, trying to determine exactly what he was...he didn't appear human, but then all Gaians looked alike to him.
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 1:15 pm
Xashowd sighed, finally able to gather his thoughts. " You're not very calm for a Wind Elemental." He said aloud before deciding to answer his questions. " My name is Xashowd Nomphir, my business is trying to find a place I can call home. Volt is my friend, and my current affiliation is to one who is greater than a King." He replied. The last part he worded in a way that he wouldn't have to openly reveal he had sided with Nyx, as Gods were technically greater than Kings. " Now can you please get off of me so we can discuss this more civilly? One Wind Elemental to another?" Laguna watched the scene unfold, slightly intrigued. She knew the first three things, but the last one was new. She didn't think Xashowd had been affiliated with anyone, let alone someone greater than a king. She'd heard Volt's mutter as well and sighed. " Don't worry Volt. He may be as fast as the wind, but he's a little slow when it comes to emotional stuff." A side effect of his time being split into two people, no doubt. Laguna thought, remembering a past side effect of Xashowd's encounters with the Dark Fenrir. It was over now, but he still bore scars from those days, some he may not have been aware of.
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 1:23 pm
( I'm having a bit of a hard time following his back story. ^^' )Volt crossed her arms and cocked her hips to the side, pouting. "That's no excuse...""Without due evidence I'm inclined to not believe you! Regardless, for your crimes against the royal family I'm afraid I have no choice but to take you into custody!"The wind elemental pulled Xashowd to his feet and started to restrain him. Normally Volt would have jumped in to assist right about then, but somehow the mood didn't strike her anymore.
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 1:42 pm
*It's something I've been building up for years, and only recently have I been modifying it to be more original (There used to be a lot of Kingdom Hearts connections). There's a lot back there, so don't feel too bad.* Xashowd sighed. Things were not going well. As much as he wanted to see where Volt lived, he had no intentions of going there as a prisoner. " Then we'll have to agree to disagree." He stated as he morphed into his Mist Form, sliding out of the Guard's grip and reforming a few feet away, facing the man. " I mean no offense to you, you're probably just doing your job. But I don't desire to be locked in a dungeon, nor do I desire a fight with you. However, if I must fight for my freedom, then so be it." He stated, waiting for the guard's next move. " Well, you know boys. They can be thick headed at times." Laguna said, trying to cheer Volt up as Xashowd stood off from the guard. She felt the need to intervene, but Xashowd could take care of himself. Plus, she was a little curious about the Guard's own skills. Two users of the Wind going toe-to-toe sounded like something to see.
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 2:00 pm
( You should send me a brief summary in a PM sometime, heh. )Volt sighed straight up and blew the bangs off her forehead momentarily. "Yeah, yeah, yeah..."The guard grimaced when the captive managed to slip out of his confines. As short as his fuse was, he was starting to lose patience, fast. "We have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to the kingdom's heir.""Here he goes again with the no tolerance speech..." Volt mumbled to Laguna, flapping her hand to mimic his predictable jibber jabber."Her hand is to be protected at all costs. I will not fail." His feet spread apart in a fighting stance. Suddenly, a gust of wind wrapped around his hands and became a large, white ax. He gripped it taut, eyes narrowing on his target. With a deafening yell he sped forth, moving so fast it made him vanish completely from sight.
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 2:15 pm
*Ehehe...Sadly, I doubt it would be brief. cat_sweatdrop * Xashowd was no stranger to battle, and with his vampire reflexes he spun around the guard's charge, positioning himself behind the man. " Zero Tolerance, huh? And what if it's her choice?" He inquired, noting that Volt, though inexplicably, had kissed him or her own accord. He refrained from pulling out his Scythe, not wanting to inflict any grievous wounds on the guard. Instead, he concentrated medium spheres of air around his hands, taking a different approach to this battle. Laguna looked upon the battle with excitement, though Volt's words had her curious. " Lemme guess, the No Tolerance Speech isn't very fun?" She inquired.
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 2:25 pm
( Be that as it may. XD )The guard reappeared as soon as he stopped, his ax's blade angled down, having missed in his attempt to cleave the perpetrator on first pass. "That is none of my concern. None shall defile her highness on my watch." The wind blew in and as soon as it struck his coat the guard disappeared in the gust, circling around to take another swing."Eh, I take it as more of a suggestion..." Volt replied back to Laguna."Wait did he say defile...?" =.=*Cloud Kingdom guards are notorious for blowing things out of proportion lol*
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 2:39 pm
*I'll see what I can do cat_3nodding * Xashowd concentrated on the guard. He knew the man could become the wind, but the wind was also his element, so keeping track of the guard was easy. As the gust came towards him again, Xashowd leaped straight upward, firing a blast of wind at the ground below him to disrupt the guard's flow. " Yep. He said defile. It goes without saying, but this guy really doesn't know Xashowd." Laguna said. From what she knew, Xashowd didn't sleep with women on a whim. Part of her was somewhat surprised she'd even got Xashowd in that fridge of his. " I'm starting to think Guard-guy's not worth pursuing." She thought aloud. He seemed way too uptight.
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 2:45 pm
( Eh? What happened in the fridge now? )The wind took the form of a tight spiral and easily averted the blasts. The dust then cleared off the ground in a predictable circle as he bounced up to follow him. All that wind flying around made Volt shriek and pin her skirt down with her hands. "HEY! Watch it would ya?!" she shouted after them.As the two clashed repeatedly in the air, Volt sighed and started to let her guard down again. "Nah, whatcha see is whatcha get for the most part. The wind guards have two settings: stoic and angry."
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 2:57 pm
*Things that cannot be described on a PG-13 website.* " Sorry!" Xashowd shouted as he watched the Guard follow him upwards. He wanted to finish this quickly, so he dove at the guard, swerving to avoid an attack, and used his magic to grip the tail end of the wind gust. He pulled hard, intending to spin around and toss the guard at a nearby sign. The sooner he was knocked unconscious, the better. As Laguna wore light blue jean pants and a blue top, she didn't worry about the wind flying around. But Volt's words confirmed Laguna's worries. " Not very conductive to bedroom activities...ah well." She said with a shrug. " Does anyone in your kingdom besides you know how to have fun?" She asked Volt as she watched the battle going on in front of them.
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 3:05 pm
( Wow...do I feel uncomfortable...I un-ship... )Volt glared at Laguna, not realizing how stern she looked, her face starting to get red from either embarrassment or anger. All she knew was the bedroom talk was getting old. "Is that all you think about?" she retorted. Looking back at the fight, she was starting to think maybe the guards had a point...
The guard was pulled out of the air and hurled against the sign, causing the entire thing to dent from the impact and weight of the armor. He groaned and shook his head, clutching the ax handle to make sure it was still in his hands. "Lucky...shot..." he mumbled, dropping to his feet. "But you won't get by me so easily not when her honor is at - " He paused, looking around. "Oh crap, where'd she go?"
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 3:36 pm
Laguna shrugged. " Side effect of being turned into a Succubus. We kinda have to do that stuff to survive." She stated, noticing Volt was irritated with her. She sighed, figuring her desires had caused Xashowd's friend to dislike her. Laguna folded her arms and closed her eyes, once again silently cursing the Incubus who was responsible for her condition. As much as she liked having wings and power over most men, some aspects were getting her into trouble more often than it was worth. " Sorry if it's made you uncomfortable. I can..." She opened her eyes, about to mention switching to another subject, but Volt had vanished. " Oh crap..." Laguna thought aloud, figuring she'd scared Volt off. Xashowd landed a short distance from the guard. He was preparing for his next move when the guard started looking around. He looked over at Volt and Laguna, only to find Volt wasn't there. " Laguna, where's Volt?" He asked, only to get a shrug in response. " Dammit..." He turned to face the guard. " I think we'll have to put our fight on hold. I need to know Volt's safe."
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 4:33 pm
The guard pried himself from the dent in the sign and landed loudly on his feet. He shook his head quickly, clearing his vision. "Yes well...it appeared she came to her senses finally. I suppose that means my work here is done." He opened his palm and squeezed his hand around the handle of the tall ax, making it poof away into the air. "I'll let you off with a warning this time - but heed this: if you dare disgrace the Cloud Kingdom heir again I won't be so lenient!" With that he too vanished in a puff of smoke rising into the air.
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 5:10 pm
Xashowd watched as the Guard vanished. What does he mean, came to her senses? He thought, worried for his friend. He wanted to go find her, but he couldn't track lightning like he could wind, and chances were the Guard was long gone. He sighed, shoulders slumped. What had happened to make Volt vanish like that? He walked over to Laguna, a bit of sadness in his eyes. "Did you notice anything strange about her?" Laguna shook her head. "Actually...I think my Succubus tendencies scared her off. I'm sorry...I know you liked her." She replied, looking off to the side. Xashowd sighed, putting a hand to his head. He'd told Darxian he'd take care of Laguna, help her sort things out. It now looked like a taller order than it was before, if Laguna was inadvertently scaring off the friends he made. "Let's...just head back home. The renovations should be done by now." He started walking when he realized he had no idea in what directions Volt had dragged them. Laguna walked up to him, putting a hand on his shoulder. "I know the way back. You can warp if you want, I need to stretch my wings anyways." He nodded, thankful for Laguna's concern, and vanished in a swirl of wind.
Laguna spread her wings and looked back where Volt had stood. "Sorry if I ruined things between you and Xashowd...But I can't change what I've become. For the first time in my life, no one can use me, no one can manipulate me. I'm stronger than I once was. I finally have the freedom I've always wanted, even if it's not the way I wanted to have it." She spoke aloud. She knew Volt was gone, and wouldn't hear her, but still...she felt the need to say something. "So...I won't change who I am now. But I hope...I hope you can forgive Xashowd, at least. Even if you two never meet again...don't hate him because of me." Feeling better after getting that off her chest, she flapped her wings and took off into the sky, flying back to the Guild she spotted in the distance.
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Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 10:13 am
As he rested on his bed, Xashowd's thoughts went back and forth between Volt and Laguna. After yesterday's debacle with the elemental guard, Xashowd wasn't sure he'd be welcomed at the Cloud Kingdom, even though he wanted to know what it looked like. And as Laguna said she'd accidentally scared Volt off, he wasn't sure he'd see his friend again. He rolled over as his thoughts turned in his head. He wasn't sure about introducing Laguna to Monster anymore...what if she scared him off, too? He had few friends here as it is, and he needed to be on good terms with people in order for this to be a real home, otherwise...
Well, he didn't want to think about that.
Just then the door opened, revealing Laguna walking in with bags in her arms. Xashowd heard the rustling and turned to look, figuring they were shopping bags. But to his surprise, some were groceries. "I'm home!" Laguna stated cheerfully. She looked over at Xashowd. As she suspected, he was moping in his bed. "I figured you'd be an unhappy kitty, so I brought you some Watermelon flavored stuff. That always makes you happy." She walked over to the fridge, setting the bags down to the side. "You open this yet?"
Xashowd yawned. "No, not yet..." He got out of the bed, wearing only his black pants and no shirt, and walked over. He pressed a few buttons to unlock it, and once he heard the telltale beeping, walked straight back to the bed and sat down.
Laguna pouted. "Oh come on..." She reached into a bag and pulled out a pint of Watermelon Ice Cream she'd found. "You can't be mad when such deliciousness is only a few feet away!" She stated, holding it out for him to see.
"I'm not mad, Laguna...I'm not happy, but I'm not mad." He replied with a sigh. Seemed to be a lot of that happening. Laguna frowned. Vampires reacted to and felt emotions more intensely than other races. When they were happy, they got really happy. When they got mad, they got furious. And in Xashowd's current case, when they got sad, they were almost depressed. She walked over and sat down next to him. "Still thinking about yesterday?" Xashowd nodded. "Well, I don't think Sorry is gonna cut it, and I bet Volt doesn't like me anymore, so trying to get you two back together is a no-go. All you can do is give it time." She told him, hoping it helped. The lack of change in his features told her it didn't. How does Darxian deal with this guy? "Does this mean no introduction to Monster? I wouldn't blame you..." She flopped back onto the bed, unsure of how to get Xashowd out of his funk. "I'm still debating on that one..." He stood up and walked over to the fridge. "Might as well get something to eat, give you the chance to set things up in your room." He stated, opening the door. Laguna walked back over to the bags, placing the pint back in one of them and bringing them into the fridge.
She placed the food on the counter and took the rest through an adjacent door, leaving Xashowd to his own devices. As she closed the door behind her, she saw the room just as she'd designed it, waterfalls and all. Taking a deep breath, she smiled and walked over to the bed, placing the spare clothing she bought on it. She could shapeshift clothing on it she wanted to, but it was easier to just have some on hand to switch into, as well as references for any shapeshifting in the future. Eyeing the shower in the corner, she decided to take one. It had been a while after all, what with being on the run. Perhaps she could think of a way to make Xashowd happy as she did...if there was a way to make him happy. Strangely enough, Watermelon wasn't as effective against sadness. If Watermelon couldn't cheer him up...what could?
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