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But I can't stop staring in those evil eyes

Feb 04, 2011 01:08

Characters: Rauxes (white_disciple), Fayth (song_of_fayth), Cephiro (andcountry), and Mindelan (of_mindelan)
Date/Time: February 4th 2011, most of the day
Location: Silent Hillderness
Rating: PG13 progressing to R for gore/violence/bodysquick
Summary: 4 people walk into the Wilderness, one won't be walking out on her own power. This wilderness provides your worst nightmares come to life, and ( Read more... )

original: tsuri (rauxes), ~protector of small: kel (peachblossom), ~ffx: yuna (fayth), magic knight rayearth: clef (cephiro)

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Rauxes & Fayth white_disciple February 4 2011, 06:10:33 UTC

Rauxes thought the place was eery enough, dark and foreboding compared to the lush and bright place she'd been living for many weeks now. However, the faint music that had been accompanying her for the past 2 days seemed to only be amplified by her aversion to this place. It stopped being light and melodic, the type she could tune out, and instead became haunting.

Rauxes herself could almost blend into her surroundings thanks to the new outfit she'd been stuck in by the Edens' will. It was definitely practical enough, Rauxes supposed, for a combat-heavy sort. There were armor plates mixed in with thinner chainmail, and that was all well and good, but the cape seemed unnecessary and the pauldrons cumbersome now that she was trying to move around more. For all that she'd enjoyed testing her mettle against creatures and zombies, something about this attire bothered her greatly, though she couldn't place why.

She made sure to leave no more than 5 feet between her and Fayth at all times, and one hand on the hilt of her new sword. "This ( ... )

Re: Rauxes & Fayth song_of_fayth February 4 2011, 07:25:24 UTC

Fayth shook her head. "I'm sorry. I don't know. I've never been there before." But she's never been here either, she inwardly remarked. Though, as her memories were still locked from her, for all she knew she had been here before and just wasn't aware of it.

Her fingers curved around the straps of her pack. She'd had to adjust it a little to accommodate for the new sleeves and belts that now adorned her body. All of her medical items were in there, the very same she carried with her during a scavenge in the junkyard as well as a few other necessities she had bought yesterday. But would it be enough ( ... )

Re: Rauxes & Fayth white_disciple February 4 2011, 08:16:10 UTC

Fayth's instincts were right on; Rauxes lurched forward to take a protective stance in front of her friend as the music shifted again, but Fayth's hand stopped her. Rauxes gave her an earnest and worried look, but then simply stayed quiet. Her head swiveled slowly in a 180 (in time with the music, coincidentally) as she kept looking and listening in an attempt to pinpoint the direction of the noise's source ( ... )

this music is so good omg. <3 song_of_fayth February 4 2011, 19:27:42 UTC

With every footstep they took, Fayth found herself becoming more and more wary of their current situation. But as a scavenger, she couldn't help but feed off of her own excitement. She wanted this; to explore and to understand, even if danger could be lurking in the shadows ( ... )

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Cephiro & Mindelan conductmyself February 5 2011, 06:18:13 UTC

Almost the moment he and Mindelan stepped off the elevator, Cephiro's demeanor shifted. Something about this place bothered him, something he couldn't quite articulate. He could have blamed it on the muted and desaturated colors or the overcast sky, but it was more subtle than that. It was something about the rust and decay all around - it spoke of disuse, abandonment. Something that once lived and loved and felt, left not only to die but to congeal and fester into something disgusting and horrible.

He sighed and pulled from his bag the sheaf of paper with maps of the previous two Wildernesses. Well, they'd be of no use now - best to start on a fresh sheet.

"... As expected."

Re: Cephiro & Mindelan of_mindelan February 5 2011, 06:31:19 UTC

Mindelan didn't say anything, only nodding and checking again, habitually, that her sword was loose in its sheath and could be drawn easily. She knew Cephiro only vaguely, but her usual partners were in Wellspring or resting. Prehistoric lizards, bullets... Minor injuries, but with the Wilderness shifting so unpredictably and into these dangerous places, it was better if they stayed out. So far she'd escaped.

But she'd known the job could be dangerous when she'd taken it. And on a purely objective basis, this Wilderness didn't look as bad. No bullets or roaring.

All the same, there was a decidedly ominous feel to it. A fog was drifting in, and with it... Min raised her head and inhaled. Damp woodfires, rust. Decay.

Checking the position of her folded war fan, her hand brushed her belt pouch, where she'd put the feathered band that she'd found rolled up in a bottle yesterday. For some reason she'd forgotten to take it out before coming here.

Well, too late now. She wasn't leaving her shift early for anything as trivial as this.

Cephiro & Mindelan conductmyself February 5 2011, 07:22:35 UTC

Cephiro had not remained an Adventurer for this long by letting imminent doom bother him. He remained impassive, sketching as they walked, his boots crunching against the dried and compacted clumps of dirt covering the road. It was odd - how could a place be so dry and so damp at the same time? He knelt to inspect a plant growing in a crack, as though it might hold some kind of clue. It was tiny and half-dead, barely more than a limp greenish-yellowish-greyish stalk, but when he reached out to touch it--

He gasped and looked up and behind him, his grip instinctively tightening on his staff. There was simply no way he could have moved in time.

... If there had actually been something there. Which there did not appear to be. After a moment of staring off into the distance at nothing, he stood again. Despite the awkwardness, something in him refused to write it off, to smile and shake his head at himself as he normally would.

Re: Cephiro & Mindelan of_mindelan February 5 2011, 16:55:18 UTC

The big knight shadowed him. She could sketch out a map from memory - a skill she'd had before and had improved on in her months here - but here, now, her job was to watch and defend. It would have been easier if she'd brought her dog, Jump, but she didn't want him hurt.

She stared hard at the nothing which had startled Cephiro, then swept the mist around them, but there was only more nothing. ...Nothing was everywhere. She set her jaw, face blankly impassive.

The silence was oppressive, almost a sound in and of itself. But there was something in it that came and went, the distance and location not entirely clear.

"Is that- " She hesitated. Min's voice was a little lower and more melodic than usual, but she was more or less used to that by now. She wasn't so much older than usual that it impaired her. "Sobbing?"

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All together now~! song_of_fayth February 24 2011, 06:42:07 UTC

"Rauxes!" As soon as Rauxes tumbled, Fayth had collapsed next to her. Her hands immediately flew to Rauxes' side, gripping her shoulder. "Rauxes! It's Fayth!" She shook her, trying to grab her attention. "Listen to me, okay?! It's okay... it's okay..."

No answer. Rauxes had gone silent. Not even a scream or a cry.

Fayth felt her heart skipped a beat. The hysterics had been one thing. The silence was something completely different. With a hesitant hand, she placed two fingers on her neck. Immediately, she let out a breath she hadn't know she was holding. She must have passed out... "Oh, Rauxes..."

Fayth pressed her lips together. She'd have to keep her wits about her; those things were still about. It was on her now to get them out of this place. Still... Rauxes' condition had her worried. What was it her medical training said to do? Preliminary medical attention; making sure the patient was alright and secure. Right, focus on Rauxes first. Everything else was secondary. And if it came down to it, she'd protect her with everything ( ... )

Re: All together now~! of_mindelan February 27 2011, 03:47:19 UTC

Mindelan was soaked to the skin and filthy and shaken, holding together in part because forgotten training would not permit otherwise, partly by telling herself, sternly and repeatedly, that none of this was real. This was all the Ordeal's test; outside, she was missing nothing, because no matter how long it took inside, outside hardly any time would pass at all.

Mostly because she had a duty - she had to protect Cephiro. She padded along in wet boots, her hand never leaving the hilt of her longsword, eyes everywhere, ears everywhere, feathered band over her brow, ignoring the prickling of her wet clothes. If it meant anything, Cephiro would notice and tell her.

Another voice. She pulled her sword, not all the way clear, but close enough that it could come free in an instant. "Who are you?" she called strongly, an edge in her voice.

conductmyself February 27 2011, 09:55:10 UTC

"A mage," Cephiro uttered. He didn't remember what it felt like to be in the presence of active magic, but somehow he knew that was what this was. It was faint and inarticulate, but not malevolent - which was more than he could say for anything else they had run into so far ( ... )

of_mindelan February 28 2011, 02:12:25 UTC

She backed away at the glance and visually swept the shadows again, trying not to stare out into the mist. Look too long and something always appeared.

At least outside there wouldn't be anything dropping down from the ceiling.

She blinked away afterimages from the fire and drew her sword, using the blade to bat away falling burnt web strands. "Hello?" she called quietly.

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