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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2007 21:11:51 GMT -5
Ryujin was somewhat surprised by her reaction. His mind screamed for him to be quiet, but his conscience wouldn't let him. At first he just looked at her, not even able to move his mouth. Then, he tried to calm himself down. He wasn't sure though. Finally, he decided to get it out with. "I... I wasn't asking anything..." he said. "I... Was just saying... That... I think you're beautiful, like this sunrise..." There. He'd said it. It was out in the open. Hopefully it wasn't as awkward as he'd thought.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2007 21:39:00 GMT -5
Ryujin just turned away, blushing out of sheer embarrassment. "You-... You're welcome..." he replied, also stuttering a bit. This was very awkward for him. He'd never been so shy around someone, even another girl. Why now was any different, he wasn't sure... "I... I'm sorry if I've... upset you in any way..." he said, trying not to be rude or upfront.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2007 18:08:57 GMT -5
Ryujin just looked away, still blushing a little. He couldn't think of a response. He felt like a fool... Then, he decided he atleast had to say something. "Well... I just was afraid I was too outspoken..." he replied, trying to regain his composure. Yet, he still felt awkward...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2007 11:03:02 GMT -5
Ryujin just kept looking up, still trying to regain some sense of reality, as well as his composure. This place... It was wonderful... So many beautiful plants... The ocean breeze... What was not to love? The sun's gaze just warmed this place, bringing it to life... Then, he realized Mika had a good point... Yet, he couldn't think of a response... He just kind of sat there, searching for the words to say...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2007 17:33:51 GMT -5
Ryujin just let out a huge sigh, staring up at the sunrise still. It was so peaceful... Yet... It wasn't the same as Twilight Town... Perhaps he was just homesick, but the sun just didn't seem as beautiful here... Then, he snapped his head back into reality. It was rude to ignore Mika for so long... He might as well make small talk, right? "So... Mika... Do you know anyone by the name of Arkyron?" he asked. "That's the person I told you about... The one with the Organization Twilight jacket... You grinned as if you knew about the group... Am I right?"
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2007 11:32:48 GMT -5
Ryujin nodded in verification. "He was very kind... As were his girlfriend and her brother... It was kinda of strange though... They saved me from a powerful Nobody... They didn't even know me, and they saved me..." he said, letting out a small chuckle. It wasn't because he found it funny though... It was strange to him... Few people would risk their lives in today's world... "So, Mika... What of yourself? What do you do in your freetime away from the organization?" he asked curiously.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2007 11:57:46 GMT -5
Ryujin just looked at her, raising an eyebrow in confusion. "Flying? How is that in anyway boring!?" he exclaimed. "You don't know what some people would do to be able to fly." At that, he burst out laughing. He probably sounded really stupid. "And so still, you turn out to be more than meets the eye..."
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2007 18:09:15 GMT -5
Ryujin looked away for a moment. The gifts he had had been used to labe him as a monster, or a son of the damned... He was reluctant at first, but... She had shared her gifts... Why couldn't he? It was only polite... "Well..." he started, an uneasy look upon his face, "I have unnaturally sharp senses, and my eyes glow around those... grey things... or atleast so I've been told... I.. I've been called a monster... a demon... among other things for it..." His expression was a sad one indeed... Though he'd had a few friends, they too had abnormal abilities, so they understood him...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2007 17:22:05 GMT -5
(gr, me too, lol)
Ryujin turned bright red, and hoped she wasn't paying any attention. He guessed sometimes it could be okay to be an outcast. Afterall, so far he'd made several friends because of it. Yet, in a way, he hadn't told the truth about his abilities. They were still developing. Who knew what would be next? "Thanks..." he said calmly. "It means alot..."
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2007 13:00:39 GMT -5
Ryujin smiled. Yet... Something still felt amiss... It was as if death itself where watching over them, looming overhead... What was it? He tried to ignore it, but it just irritated him. He wondered if Mika felt it too... "Mika... Something still doesn't seem right here to me for some reason... I think we're being watched..." he said. He shifted his eyes to and fro in caution, yet, he saw nothing. What was it?
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2007 17:55:33 GMT -5
Ryujin shrugged. Maybe it was nothing, but still... "Never mind, I'm sure it was nothing," he said, showing a false smile. Then, he looked around again. Still nothing... Could it have just been his imagination? Either way, he was very uneasy... He then shifted his hand to his knife, feeling as if something were coming...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2007 14:38:01 GMT -5
Ryujin was startled by Mika's sudden movement, but remained alert nonetheless. "Impressive..." was the only thing that escaped his lips as he looked back and forth for a source of the power that he fealt... What could it be? A heartless? A Nobody? Or something worse...? His question was answered instantly, as he jumped up and turned to see an elderly man. He seemed to look into Ryujin's very being... Looking for something...
The man then shifted his glance to Mika. "Be gone, vampiress!" he shouted, launching a dark burst of energy at her. He'd come for the boy, not some young vampiress... Young for a vampiress, he supposed...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2007 18:56:28 GMT -5
(No, it's medium in my eyes, lol)
Martieve scowled at Mika. "You know not the power that truly lies within him... He's but a failed experiment... His emotions... His care for others, gets in the way of the use of his true potential... Much like your petty Organization, vampiress. Now, do me a favor and help me... persuade him... to show his true disposition. I'm sure a sweet little girl such as yourself is capable of swaying him," he said, half tormenting, half serious.
Ryujin just looked at Martieve with confusion. "Experiment? What do you mean experiment? I've never seen you before in my life!" he exclaimed.
Martieve just cackled menacingly. "Oh, how easily the heart decieves itself... hiding the pain and loss it's suffered... I need you Ryujin... To help me quell a... rebel..." he said.
Ryujin just looked at Mika, concerned. He drew his sword and prepared for battle, but wasn't sure that was what would ensue... He hoped not... He could feel the darkness in the mans's heart...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2007 23:50:56 GMT -5
Martieve laughed. "What, is the little witch going to cry?" he taunted. "Is your bloodlust so that you must resort to drinking your own? Perhaps you could be of more use than I thought... Yet, you don't need to quench your thirst... I merely wonder... Would it not be easier if he were like you? You have the power to make it so... You could very easily... You could make him one of you, and even bend him to your own will..."
Ryujin stood motionless, watching Mika and the man. "Mika..." was all that escaped his mouth. He didn't know what to say or do. What was it this man wanted so desperately from him?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2007 0:14:32 GMT -5
Martieve just smirked. "True, I have great power... But it's nothing compared to that of a keyblader... nor that of the boy you so naively call your friend," he taunted.
Ryujin wasn't concerned about the man, but Mika... Why was she hurting herself like that? Sure, she needed blood... But wasn't that defeating the purpose? "I trust you more than anyone... Ryujin whispered. "I just don't want to see you hurt..."
Martieve then flicked his eyes between Mika and Ryujin, and began cackling. "Perhaps not bloodlust, but simple lust then, have we?" he taunted. "Well, allow me to make it simple..." At that, Martieve disappeared momentarily.
"Where did he go?" Ryujin wondered aloud. The next thing he fealt was cold steel, and sheer pain. Martieve had appeared behind him and was driving his rapier through the boy's body. Ryujin cried out in incredible pain and agony, almost unable to move.
"There, you see... Now you have no choice, my fair lady... You can let him suffer like this, and allow him to die a slow, horrible death... Or, you can pass on your blasted curse... The choice is yours," he said, coldy, yanking the blade from Ryujin's body as the boy let out another cry of agony. "Hurry, he only has so much blood!"
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2007 8:38:53 GMT -5
(GAH, STUPID FREAKING HACKERS, MOVING EVERYTHING AROUND... >.<)
Martieve laughed maniacally as Mika tried to heal Ryujin. Rather than allow it to happen, he simply cast a spell himself and drew the mist over to himself. "Thank you, you've healed my papercut! Reading is oh such a hazerdous task at times." he taunted. He watched now as Ryujin lay on the ground, crying out in agony.
"Too bad... That was a nice attempt, but your sorcery is by far no match for my own, vampiress. It looks like you really don't have a choice. You can let him die, and face me alone, which would lead to your death for certain... or you can pass along your little curse, awaken the true power within him, and maybe survive together. Hurry though, I think he's about to draw his last breath," he tormented. Then to his shock, Ryujin found the energy to stand.
Ryujin knew Mika would try to stop him, but, his hand over his wound, he drew back his left hand, and unleashed a burst of flames. He watched as the man took the hit hard. It struck true, right on his left eye.
Martieve cried out in agony. "YOU... LITTLE IMP..." he cursed. "I'll remember this..." he shouted, as he opened a dark portal and fled, now fearing the boy.
Ryujin stood, gasping. The blood ran from his wound rapidly. "He... He's... gone... Mika..." he said, falling back onto the sand. "I... don't know... how long I can hold on..." he muttered, holding back tears. "Mika... I don't think there's any other way now..."
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2007 23:36:10 GMT -5
Ryujin listened intently to everything Mika was saying. She was obviously distressed, and very concerned. He could see in her eyes that she knew how desperate the situation was now. He trusted her completely though. He'd done what was needed, and now only awaited her. "I know... I shouldn't have been so careless... And I'm... sorry... for putting... you... in such a ... situation..." he struggled to say, as she turned his head away.
He felt her fangs sink in moments later, knowing she had the mental strength to do nothing more than needed. Then, in a sensation that was incredible pain, yet the greatest rush of adrenoline he'd ever experienced, he felt the mixture of magic and nature taking over within him. Then, he blacked out, and fell limply back into her arms, as it slowly worked within him. "Don't... worry... It'll... turn out... fine..." he muttered as he did so... yet not knowing if he spoke the truth.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2007 9:56:31 GMT -5
Ryujin stirred a little, groaning as he opened his eyes. He didn't feel very different... He felt stronger, but that was about it... He raised his head, putting his hand to it. He checked where he'd been stabbed earlier, feeling a bit of pain. All that remained, to his amazement, was a still, but quickly forming scar. Then, regaining complete awareness, he turned to look at Mika. She seemed very upset...
"Mika... Don't regret anything that's happened here... You didn't do anything wrong... The only one who did ANYTHING was that man... I've seen him before, actually... He... WAIT A SECOND, I saw him with Arkyron! They seemed in some heated argument when I met him at Hollow Bastion..." he said, remembering now. "Could that be it...? Could he want to use me to bring Arkyron down?" he wondered aloud.
"That man... He's powerful... dreadfully so... What could he possibly need me for with such a power? Regardless... Mika, I know it's not something you wanted to do... but... If you hadn't, I would have died... And you wouldn't have learned what you just had... Now I wonder if it wasn't him who dragged me here in that shroud of darkness earlier, actually... That's it... He had it planned all along... But... How? How could he have known about you? It doesn't make sense, but somehow I know he calculated it..."
It scared Ryujin to think about that... Someone who had been watching him, among other people, for so long... Someone who commmanded such great power... Someone who was a threat to that Arkyron fellow he'd met earlier...Someone who was a threat to Mika. He couldn't let someone like that continue to exist. "So long as he didn't lay a finger on you, I don't really mind how things turned out," he said, a more genuine and caring tone in his voice. "He left singed, and you seem okay... But... I can tell you're concerned about me... Please... Don't be... I accept all the consequences of these events... And someday... He'll regret them having been bestowed upon me..." True, he didn't understand it all yet, but that was just something he thought he'd have to deal with as he went.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2007 23:08:45 GMT -5
Ryujin smiled, showing fangs of his own now. Then he noticed she was acting a little differently... Had he missed something while he'd been unconscious? He supposed it didn't matter... for now... Yet, he wondered... "Mika... if you think about it... It's possible he'd been spying on your organization... Maybe he'd followed Arkyron and infiltrated it, and learned a bit about the fellow members... Including you... It's not likely, but... you never know..."
Was Martieve really so stealthy that he could have pulled off such a feat? Ryujin had no doubt in his mind... The only question that remained was how... As the why had already been answered... "He's a fool, thinking I'd ever lend him my strength to bring Ark down... I'll master the abilities that came with this, and I'll use them against him... And he will taste my blade, just as I'll taste his blood..." he said. Then he realized what he'd just said. Was the bloodlust already setting in? "I'm sorry... I didn't mean what I just said... The instincts must be setting in faster than I realized..."
Then, he turned back to Mika. He looked at her, trying to think of something else to say, but nothing came. Instead, he simply found himself starring at her. Once he realized he was starring, he shook his head and turned away. "Forgive me... I'm just at a lack of words... Just... So many different things are going through my head now, but none of them seem right..." And how true it was. The situation left him happy, yet concerned... "Mika... I don't want you to leave this place thinking anything but the truth: That what happened was necessary to save my life, and that you are in no way responsible for the actions of that... monstrocity of a man... And please, don't worry about me... I promise, I won't let anything that happens change me from the Ryujin you see right in front of you," he said, smiling again with fangs showing.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2007 19:22:55 GMT -5
Ryujin went silent at her question. He wasn't sure himself. He hadn't thought much of it... And then she said she wanted to help... He just smiled, looking over at her. It amazed him that a girl like her, regardless of whether or not she was a vampiress, could house such power as she did. And yet she was kind, and unlike the vampires he'd heard of, possessed definite morals. She was a good person... Then he realized rather than thinking of what he would do, he was thinking of her instead. Yet, he thought he heard her say something, near inaudibly...
Still not finding what to say, he simply sat down next to her. She seemed so upset about this... He knew it wasn't what she'd wanted for him, and he knew she felt guilty, and it made him feel guilty... Weak even, for needing her to save him... He still didn't understand what had happened himself... That man had come and stabbed him fataly, knowing that he'd leave her no choice... He hated him for it. He barred his fangs at the thought of that... That monstrocity of a man. Then, he realized Mika wouldn't want him to do something stupid because of the rage and bloodlust...
"Mika... I know this isn't what you wanted for me... and I know that my life will be a little bit harder now... but... I promise... I won't let it change who I am... I promise... As for what I'm going to do... I'm going to set out to master the abilities, as well as limitations, of this curse... I'll make it my own, and use it to destroy that man..." he said with sincerity, yet with determination, in his voice. Then, he found himself just looking at her again. Why couldn't he stop? He'd never found himself unable to keep himself from starring at a girl... "I don't know if there's anything you can do to help me, much as you and I both wish there was..." Then, he went silent again, still unable to look away.
He thought for a while, trying to find something to say. Nothing seemed to come, and when it did, the words couldn't escape his lips. He fealt her uneasiness, and her concern for him. He could see it in her eyes as well. Then, he put his hand on her shoulder. "Mika... I know you're really worried... But it's going to turn out okay... I promise... Nothing about me beyond my appearance and abilities will change. I'll stay the same Ryujin you met on this beach," he said. Then he noticed he was just starring into her eyes again. Then, faster than he realized what was happening, he kissed her on the lips.
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