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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 9:29 pm
"I'll need clothes for them, and the like, but I suspect they can handle that. You're actually jumping at shadows here. You see how those elephants there aren't really dancing anymore, just kind of sitting? That means he's about to drop into a dreamless sleep..."
As if on cue, all of the elephants, and every other image as well, disappear.
"There, you see? He'll sleep now until he has recovered, and then awaken, nearly fit as a fiddle. I know my baby brother, and he won't let this get him down for long."
With that, Emnast leans his head down to whisper in Bez's ear.
"Do you know of any way to retrieve that young girl? Because it would truly make Kero so happy if you did, and no child should be damned to eternal torment and woe."
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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 9:42 pm
Bez closes his eyes for a bit then shrugs. "Perhaps, iffin I knew which of the hells she was tossed into. A few of Luce's generals owe me some favors, but I'm not promising anything. I dare not go after her myself. Iffin I'm caught down there, it could be rather problematic. Still, iffin we knew where she was, we might be abe to twist a few arms... as long as we don't make it seem as though we are desperate. If we can trick them into believing it was their idea to give her to us..."
His voice trails off thoughtfully then he gives himself a hard shake. "I'll talk it over with Ai when he comes to and see what he says."
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Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 4:07 am
Emnast nods, and gently sits down, trying to avoid crushing any furniture or other items, and waits for the girls to appear.
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Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 4:58 am
Bez does much the same, sighing. "They'll be back soon. They might be teenagers and girls to boot but there's not a vain bone in their bodies... well there's not a vain bone in Ari... Mara now is beginning to worry about her appearance, but only when we leave the island. And yeah, I am probably over reacting where Kero is concerned, but the truth is, you didn't see him when he came in, I did. It isn't so much the physical that's eating at him, Em... hence the dream, I suppose. Oh, he was hurt, but none of it serious... well, none of it serious for him. But emotionally, he was scraping the bottom of the barrel. Resting might give him his strength back, but it's going to take something to get his mental state up. You saw the dream, he fought so hard to save them... he gave it his all. And well, he's never handled failure very well."
He chuckles sourly and stretches with a yawn. "Ye know... I've been waiting for this to happen for years... for him to run home to mommy... er daddy... sister/brother... whatever Ai is to him these days, but it's never happened. And I mean that in a good way. He's been so supportive of us and done so much, and I'm eternally grateful to him, trust me. But those two have an almost symbiotic relationship. They need each other at times and this... well, this is one of those times. I guess it is a good thing I got over my jealous streak, huh?"
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Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 4:18 am
Emnast nods sagely, leaning his head down to the fallen angel, so close Bez can smell his heated breath...which is a subject best left undescribed.
"Kero will be fine. He can bounce back from anything, you know that. He just needs time and care. As for a symbiotic relationship, well, Tam is his sira. Naturally that would come. And what do you mean, got over your jealous streak? No need to be jealous of Kero. Not like he's Tam's lover or anything like that."
Emnast thankfully pulls his head...and his breath...away.
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Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 5:21 am
Bez sighs knowingly and shakes his head. "Fat lot you know. But yeah, you are right. Ai came to me freely in the end, with Kero's aid and blessings. Who am I to complain if he needs a little part of him now." he adds not sure if the dragon truly knew everything that went on in Kero's life or if he was just a good guesser. If he knew, he was good at keeping it close to his chest and if he didn't... well, he wasn't going to tell him. Then he grins mischievously.
"I hear you and Ari went for a walk last night... to the top of the cliff... Anything I should worry about?"
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Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 7:52 pm
Emnast laughs, looking at the dark angel with mischief in his eyes, a small bit of lightning dancing on his chin.
"Actually, we're planning to elope around May 20th, come back and be properly married with you guys after about three months to be certain it's what we want, then move off the island back to the dragonlands and have ten kids, three boys and seven girls. I was holding out for five and five, but she wore me down in the end."
He chuckles at his own joke, oblivious to the looks given to him by the dark angel as Kero continues to slumber, now beginning to snore.
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Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 7:59 pm
Bez gives a rude snort through his nose. "Ten's a lousy number, go for an even dozen why don't ye? Try that and ye'll find it difficult to sit down after Ai get's his adopted kin on yer tail. Hopian catches wind of it and yer done fer. Ye know that don't cha?" he quips back, the laughter in his eyes a match for the dragons. "He'll sic the children on ye and once Honorian get's done with ye for being such a dishonorable child snatcher, Fortani is bound to have something to say as well."
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Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 8:54 pm
"As would Zerentian, for disturbing the peace," comes a whispery voice. Bez and Em both turn to see the withered form of the Voidmaster, a blanket woven from Aethrsilk draped across his shoulders, his coppery golden scales gleaming in stark contrast to his gaunt shape.
"I know," he continues, "not the greatest shape I've ever been in. But I'll heal, like I always do."
"Yes, but at what price?" Emnast asks suddenly, his eyes alert, "What must you do to recover?"
"Sleep," comes the simple answer, "and eat. I need to relax more than anything else. Go someplace where nobody is demanding things of me. In short, I need a vacation."
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Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 9:10 pm
Ai gropes about in his sleep and snares Kero close, grumbling softly under his breath, his words too indistinct for Bez or Em to hear, but Kero hears them clearly.
Laughing silently he drapes the blanket over them both and slips back down to the bed with a yawn. "I am not a bed hog, you are. Can I help it you didn't bring your own blankets to the bed when you crawled in."
Bez chuckles sourly and leads Em to the door of the cavern. "Go on up, I need to find those two better bedding. I could have sworn Ai carried some in with him... no that was the first aid kit. Dang it, where are those blankets? No, don't worry about it. Go on up. It will give me something to do. I"ll send the girls on up as soon as I can get them moving a bit faster. They know the way up to your place like the back of their hands. And don't you go worrying about Kero. Ai's got him penned... sort of. And I'm kind of beat myself. As soon as I get them on their way, I"m going to call it a day, myself. We'll see you in the morning."
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Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 4:09 am
Groaning, Kero settles back onto the bed, allowing Ai to curl her arms around him as he slips back into slumber. Soon, the girls come out, and Emnast lowers his head, carrying them to his cavern, where they spend the night. Bez goes to sleep too, once the Voidmage and his Swedh both have proper bedding and coverings.
That night, all was peaceful and calm, as Kero healed. The next morning, however....
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Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 6:06 am
"See.... I told ye they were still asleep...."
"How did you know... Gosh, Mara, maybe yer psychic after all. Dad's always up by now...."
"Naw... no smoke from the chimney, that's all..." comes a laughing retort.
"Shhh... let them sleep, we'll fix breakfast and surprise them." come a rumbling stage whisper.'
"But Daddy rerouted the chimney to hide the smoke... how did ye know?" comes a hiss as the three attempt tiptoe pass Bez on their way to the kitchen.
Bez cracks an eye in time to see Mara lift a finger to Ari's nose.
"Yer helpless... use yer nose, silly. When he's fixing breakfast ye can smell it all the way up at Em's." she whispers back with a giggle. "It doesn't matter iffin ye can see it or not, iffin ye can smell it."
Sighing heavily, he rolls over on the couch and pretends he's still alseep. He is really rather tired but he had decided to sleep here rather than in his bed, so that if Ai or Kero needed him he would hear them call. But the knowledge that Mara could still smell the smoke from the cooking fires, even when no one could see it, bothered him. Was her nose really that good or did he need to figure out a better way to conceal the fact of where the caverns were better. Then he sighed outloud. It really didn't matter, actually, not anymore. Ai and the girls had cleaned up outside the cavern so much, that it was obvious to the trained eye someone lived there. And if that didn't give it away, Ai's gardens would. He needed another way to keep them safe, but what? Still pondering this he drifted off once again, unaware that Kero was up as well and sensing his troubled thoughts through that odd three way meld of theirs.
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Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 8:25 pm
Soon, Bez felt a comfoting touch on his thoughts, one that tried to Soothe away his troubles. "I'll protect your girls, Bezernia. They are my sisters, and I love them with all my heart...or would that be all Sira's heart?" A quiet dry chuckle escaped the Voidmage as he continued, "And I will not let another harm them. I will go to the end of Elysium and back to retrieve them from harm." As Bez opens his mind to reply, the whole island is suddenly shook by a hollow roar...one of rage...and hunger. It is a roar the Electrum dragon knows all too well. It was the roar of a Hunter Demon, a specialized foe sent to sniff out its prey. Very powerful, and very cunning. They weren't intelligent by any means, but they knew how to fight. Oh how they could fight. Emnast comes running past, bundling the girls into his wings, both of them squalling in fear, as Bez starts to run out to confront the demon. It is too late, however, as the hunter manages to wound Emnast as he flees towards his mountain home, where they would have been safe. Hunters couldn't dig, and Emnast had procured a large stone to act as his door. Now, though, he is out cold, the girls trapped underneath his wings. **Let Kero handle it...this is how I am going to reveal another thing about him...what he, and all Voidmages, really look like... Specifically, they look like this monster here, and attack in that form in much the same way. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX6TlnCOGqY&feature=related **
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Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:14 pm
Bezernia shifts form mid run, expanding and growing rapidly until he is clearly larger than even Emnast, his clothing falling from him in tattered shreds. His enormous storm gray wings spasm then flex before settling down against his back, scattering feathers as they finally come to rest.
Here stands an angel, but clearly no angel from any book the girls had ever read. HIs body is the color of the night sky, complete with stars glittering across the surface of his skin, his hair like a storm cloud and just as wild... held in place by a silver circlet... He is alien, completely inhuman, almost elven, but not quite... uniquely different and far handsomer than anyone had any right to be, his features too perfect as if carved onto a face of ebony colored mask. His cat slit yellow-green eyes blaze with a feral fury as he drops down beside them, to make certain they are safe. In his hand is an enormous burning sword, but it gives off no heat. Like Ai in his humanoid angellic form, he appears to be sexless, but his muscular build cries male whereas Ai's has always hinted at something far softer.
**be my guest, send Kero out to battle the demon... I've never truly described him in his primal form and felt now was as good a time as any, but ye better get out there and do something fast... Bez is a warrior, remember. Right now he's more concerned about his kids and Em, but once he sees that they are alright... LOL**
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Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 4:00 am
As Bez sees that his kids are alright, shaken but unharmed, there is a shriek of...something. Not rage, not fear, not pain, but somehow carrying hints of all three of those things. Kero is there now, enraged beyond all belief.
The Hunter is snarling at him, and Kero suddenly expands upward and out, his body dissolving into a series of fabric-like tendrils, leaving only a pair of gaunt hands and two hollow eyes behind. This shape, his own primal form, radiates fear like a monster does to a small child in the dark. A numbing cold falls over the area as Kero unleashes his powers, throwing those gaunt hands towards the demon and latching on.
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