[Open Post] Into the Sunlight

[silvereyedphage]

It's been over a week since Morgoth assaulted him, tearing away half of the phage and taking it God knows where. Muraki can still feel the effects of the attack: his mind feels as if it's been wrapped in cotton batting full of thumbtacks. He's been avoiding human company, since he still feels vaguely defiled from the attack, but playing the hermit

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[pinkduelist]

In comes a Utena. (AKA, the girl that punched you out.) But this time, she's looks...different. From far away, she looks like a extremely cute boy up until you talk to her.

The wolves attack has made her calmer, less stand-offish against people she disagrees with. (Being nearly eaten and forced to run for your adorable life in the forest will do that to you. And sadly, this torment is only the beginning...)

So have Utena is a slight medical induced haze.

[silvereyedphage]

He might cock his head curiously: the hair throws him at first, then he recognizes the face, and he might shift a bit in his chair. "Ahh, Miss Utena... how have you been?" he asks, keeping it civil.

[pinkduelist]

Utena almost wants to glare at Muraki.

"I got bitten by wolves, how well do you think I am, Doctor?"

[silvereyedphage]

He wants to sneer back at her that she isn't the only one who suffered on that awful night, but he stops himself, pausing and mentally calculating several square roots before replying.

"I'm sorry to hear that: I know this is an understatement, but there's something that's broken loose in this place," he says. "It's not just attacking bodies, but minds as well."

[pinkduelist]

A look of real concern crosses Utena's face. What if that force got Titus, or ...Father?

"I...I...know."

[silvereyedphage]

"You have seen his work?" he asks, concerned. "I'm considering shielding several people from possible future attacks: might you be interested in assuming this protection?"

She might have punched him, but now that his eyes are opened, he can see that he deserved it and much more... doesn't stop him from offering the olive branch.

[pinkduelist]

"...Who is him? And what is your price?"

Sorry Muraki, it's going to take a while to earn trust.

[silvereyedphage]

"The he I refer to is a demonic entity who calls himself Morgoth," he says, prudently not mentioning that at one time he had pledged himself to the entity's service. "But I will ask no payment for this service, except perhaps, some amount of forgiveness for my crimes."

[pinkduelist]

And it's best you don't, Muraki. (Lest you want another fist to the face.)

"Does he control wolves?"

[silvereyedphage]

"I'd have to research him to be sure," he says. "But he seems to have the ability to enter minds and manipulate them or at the least, trouble his victim's mind with terrible thoughts. If he can trouble the minds of man, it is possible that he could affect the minds of beasts."