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 Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 1:02 pm
Lyth slowed to a stop before he could hit something. Turning back around to the knight he said, "Ya know wha'? I've had 'nuff of yer yappin'." On that statement he threw his hand into the ground, sending crystal spikes erupting from the earth. Anything they touched beside the ground started to crystallize.
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Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 8:49 pm
Talbot jumped back again as the crystals took over the ground around them. He knew what would happen if he let another crystal touch him. His old mistress was frozen solid in a crystal before, after all. The sky had gotten considerably darker than when they'd arrived back at the work shop, so it was getting steadily closer to the time when the deal would be done.
"Hmm, I wonder if we show up late. Maybe pretty-boy's mistress will give up on the deal and leave with the lion. You'll have to hurry and subdue me if you don't want that to happen." he taunted the two of them, speaking loudly though due to the distance he was forced to keep. The knight knew it was a poor move to pursue the two of them in battle, so he stuck to dodging their attacks until he saw a decisive one.
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Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 10:53 pm
Lyth had once again disintegrated. He reformed in a possible blind spot for the knight & reached out to touch him. If he grabbed a hold of Talbot, he would transport them back to the market in a flash.
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Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 11:28 pm
The knight flinched, only having time enough to dash away from Lyth after he'd been transported. The location of the market made the sky even darker, and it was almost night. Talbot cursed to himself when he spotted the mistress from before and her two slaves; the lion and the man, approaching the market from afar. He was quick to grin again when he thought of something else.
"Fine. You win. I won't kill you. There are other ways to hurt you though." Talbot spoke, voice dark. With that, he turned his sword, and aimed to thrust it at his own chest.
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Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 11:34 pm
Lyth simply dashed after Talbot, grabbing his shoulder. The knight's torso & arms crystallized quickly. This rendered him unmovable, but his head could still move so he could be changed back. When the mistress would get closer, he would let Arron back into control before they saw.
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Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 11:44 pm
"Kh!" Talbot winced. The blade had only made it skin-deep before it was stopped by the crystallization. He glared at Lyth as soon as he'd processed what exactly had happened.
"I hope you die helping me. I hope you get cut down by my own kingdom's soldiers, and rot." he said with a voice of pure infuriation. The woman from before finally walked over, tugging the leashes along.
"All right. Deal's over. Undo the hypnosis, pet." she said in her usual monotone.Atticus looked a little worse for wear. He'd been put through some hard work, and it showed, though it wasn't clear what that work was.The man pouted, crossing his arms.
"I don't want to..." he muttered stubbornly.
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Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 11:48 pm
Arron stared at the man. "...A deal is a deal." he said, "...& sounds like you are not being very submissive." The mechanic had been told what had happened. He was angry, tired & if the man did not reverse the hypnosis, the young man was going to beat him severely. The anger was as plain as the day.
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Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 11:59 pm
"You will do it, or I will ignore you for the rest of the night." the woman said blankly, giving the leash another tug."All right all right!" the man responded. He walked forward a little, and locked eye contact with Talbot before lifting a hand.
"It's not so great, acting like someone you're not. Hurting people you care about. You should try being who you are, and not the opposite. Isn't that right, Talbot?" he said, speaking in a weird manner like before."Ah!" Talbot flinched, blinking a lot before he shook his head and looked a little groggy. His eyes lost their hardness, and his expression softened as well.
"I... " he started, though he was unable to finished."Let's go." the woman stated, taking the collar off of Atticus and tugging the submissive man to walk behind her. The two began to make their way out of the market area.
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Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 12:05 am
Arron let Lyth take away the crystallization. He had his hand supporting Talbot some. "Hey..." he said exhausted.
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Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 12:11 am
"I....." the knight started again. His voice wavered, and it was clear that the hypnosis had been reversed. The support he was given didn't do much, as he quickly sank to his knees on the ground, crying silently with his head in his hands.
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Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 12:19 am
Arron sat beside his friend, pulling him close. "It-It's okay... No one is-is angry at-at you..." he said. Arron was relieved that Talbot was back to normal, but was concerned for him now.
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Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 12:26 am
"Ah...please... don't. I don't... deserve it..." he said through tears. The knight felt like the worst human being on the face of the earth. He'd never treated anyone so poorly in his entire life, let alone one of his only friends. Even through his time as a slave, he was kind and polite to everyone he met, no matter how they treated him. He despised himself more than ever.
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Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 12:31 am
"Y-Yes you do, let's g-go home." he said hoisting the knight up & over to Atticus. Arron was exhausted from the day, all he wanted was food & sleep.
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Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 12:36 am
"I'm sorry...." Talbot apologized, sounding completely torn up inside, "I'm so sorry for everything....I'm sorry...." he kept apologizing quietly, as if those words were all he knew. He was too distraught to deny Arron's help, and was easily carried.Atticus grunted, stretching a little and shaking his head to fix his mane. He growled softly, tired and worn out himself, but lowered himself anyway for them to ride on him.
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Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 12:41 am
He sat his friend on the lion's back, but did not get on himself. "Y-You've had a-a hard d-day too... Let's w-walk back..." he said to Atticus. Arron figured the less wait on the beast's back the better.
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