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Post by Maladra Head of Security on Jul 31, 2014 22:56:08 GMT -5
Tori smiled and nodded, "Of course." he said turning to the twins, "Stay at the manor for tonight. Hana and Kaiden can keep you two safe for now, as for your parents..." he said looking at the Volcano. Willow smirked, "Nah, don't worry, we can let them know." she said giving him a wink as she pulled Sanya along. she waved nervously and owed as Willow dragged her back toward their home. As soon as they left, Hana made her way toward her parents and gave them a smile.
"So, what was that all about?"
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Nocturn heard the books crash and he turned around to see a young girl laying down. She had made a mess and landed on her bottom in a pile of scientific books and novels. Nocturne looked her over, then kneeled down to her. "Are you okay? You aren't hurt are you?" he said looking at her left leg. There was a minor bruise and a cut on it. He looked at it and stood up, then, reached down and placed her on a nearby table. He looked around to see a box of medical supplies laying on a research table. He gathered them and sat on a stool low enough to aid her. He wiped the cut gently before applying a small amount of disinfectant, causing a slight sting.
"I'm sorry if that hurts. Its cleaning, the pain means it is working." he said as he placed a bandage on the leg. "That should do for now, miss...?" he began as he looked at her thoughtfully.
'Red hair... Blue eyes...' he thought to himself until it dawned on him. Another one. She was the newborn. Born by blood, not science. He looked her over to ensure she was okay and placed her down back on the ground. After a bit of thinking he looked at her and gave her a warm smile.
"I am very rude, my name is... Henry. I was actually looking for a young lady named Adrianne. Do you know who where I might find her?"
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Post by Nuriko, Lillith, Adrianne on Aug 1, 2014 0:20:19 GMT -5
Nuriko smiled as the two girls left. When hana asked her question, she turned and looked at her. "Oh, just some business we needed to talk about. Don't worry, I'll talk to you guys about it later. But Sanya and Willow will be spending the night at our house tonight." Then she looked at Tori. "So what are our plans tonight?" She smield at him and kissed his cheek.
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Khirai watched the man as he cleaned up her wounds, gasping a little when he cleaned the cut on her leg. But she kept watching him. When he apologized, she smiled and said "It's ok. I'm a tough girl, I can take it. My name is Khirai!" At the mention of Adrianne's name, she held her finger to her mouth, shushing him.
"Momma and I are playing Hide-and-Seek. She hasn't found me yet."
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Post by Maladra Head of Security on Aug 1, 2014 0:36:11 GMT -5
Hana nodded at her mothers words and went back to Akira. She mentioned the plans to Kazuma and he shrugged. Tori smiled at her and looked out at the ocean. "Well, I had thought about a night on the docks. Maybe a nice place to eat, then, the final destination could be... a secret." he said winking at her and kissing her on the nose. He took her hand and walked with her back to their spot on the beach, then sat her downa dn held onto her watching their kids enjoy the warm day that befell on them. He looked at Hana and smiled. "I never really thought she would grow up to be daddy;s little girl..." he said smiling, then, looking to Kazuma. "I figured he would be the one to favor me, but, instead its quite opposite..." he chuckled and then looked at Akira.
"Maybe Akira will be the neutral one eh? Hehe..."
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"Khirai you say? Thats a wonderful name." he said once she introduced herself. When she mentioned Hide-and-Seek he rose his eyebrow. "I see. I am not too acoustomed with that game, but, if you are the one hiding then you must be either really good or your mother must be really bad at this game." he said chuckling a little. He looked around the books that Khirai had knocked over and scanned them. Then one stood out. He picked it up and read the title aloud.
"the Black Blade - Blade of Darkness..." he said reading a few lines from withing the covers. "We locked it away on purpose. That sword has TOO much blood and souls on its blade. After months of studies it turns out it became infected to the point where it was no different than Subject Death's Scythe. A Grim's Deathbringer is no joking matter. However, this blade seems to die in energy in random bursts. For now, I will have Adrianne seal it away. There is no reason for a blade that powerful to even be in the hands of anyone. Especially him..." he read sighing. He looked at Khirai and then began looking around at the equipment, then found a family photo. In it contained his creators, the newborn, and... Them. He looked at the photo and grew irritated. Then, he calmly took the photo to Khirai and handed it to her.
"Excuse me Khirai... How are these two girls here? The twins?"
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Post by Nuriko, Lillith, Adrianne on Aug 1, 2014 1:00:18 GMT -5
Nuriko smiled, blushing as she walked with Tori back to the beach. "I think alot of that had to do with you being gone all that time. I think he felt like with you gone he had to step up as man of the house to protect me and Hana." she laughed a little, leaning on Tori to snuggle with him. "And Akira is a momma's boy." she stuck her tongue out playfully at Tori.
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"They were made by him..." a voice rang from the doorway. Adrianne walked in with a plate of food. Khirai jumped down off the table and ran to her mother. Adrianne kneeled down to hug her daughter.
"Momma, the nice man fixed my leg!" Khirai pointed to the bandage on her leg. Adrianne smiled. "Did you thank him?" Khirai looked at the man and bowed to him. "Thank you for fixing my leg!" she ran up and hugged the mans leg before running back and grabbing her lunch. "Go eat your lunch in the other room, momma needs to talk to your friend." And with that Khirai took her plate and her book and left the room. Adrianne stood up and sighed, looking in the direction that the child ran into.
"That child is definately something. Completely fearless. After the incident where willow got turned into her other form, Khirai had her completely tamed. But..." She sat at a table, crossing her legs and looking at Nocturne. "I try to keep Khirai out of Diabounds crazy sciencing as much as possible sometimes. But as I was saying before. Sanya and Willow were created in ways similar to Placid. Though they are literally walking living harbingers, they have little control over their abilities, mostly because Sanya is afraid of everything and Willow, well, Willow has undergone a drastic change in the recent months. But..." she looked at the photo that Nocturne had been looking at. "To be honest, I was long gone when he made them two. I had left him after you were locked away with Placid. I just found my way back a couple years ago." she looked at Nocturne. "So what brings you here? You were looking for me yes?"
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Post by Maladra Head of Security on Aug 1, 2014 1:12:47 GMT -5
Tori laughed at Nuriko's comment about Akira. "I am severely out numbered here. It isn't fair." he said chuckling. As he did, he looked at Nuriko and gently kissed her cheek. He gazed into her eyes and became locked by their glow. He felt like he was staring into her very being, but, being invited in. He began to blush, something he did quite often around Nuriko. He took her hand and kissed it while huffing a huge sigh of relief.
"I'm glad things will work out. Maybe not in a perfect manner, but, at least soon things will calm down and everyone will be perfectly fi-..." he began to say, realizing what he was saying could cause more issues than fix them. He stopped and looked in the sky, right at the sun.
"Well, its almost lunch time. Should we grab something for everyone then head home or what?" he said looking at his beautiful future wife.
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As the little on left the room Nocturne listened to Adrianne speak. Then, she managed to irritate him with a bit of it. "Tamed? You talk as if though we are animals. Lesser beings..." he said looking away. "I assure you we are anything but. However, I didn't come here to discuss the relevance of our existence with you. I want what is mine." he said tossing the book to her. The one he was reading about his blade. He eyed her and folded his arms.
"You have my sword. I would like it back." he said giving her a rather angered look on his face. As he demanded his blade, Willow and Sanya walked in to see him standing in front of Adrianne. "Mom! Get away from him! He's dan-...!" Sanya began to say as Nocturne cut her off.
"Listen to me you inconceivable miscreations. I am not here for you, yet. I only came to get what is mine then I am leaving. I have no reason to fight such pathetic creatures such as yourselves unless you are prepared for an early grave." he said causing Sanya to cower. He pointed at Adrianne and gave her a meaner look.
"My blade. Give it to me, now."
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Post by Nuriko, Lillith, Adrianne on Aug 1, 2014 1:46:08 GMT -5
Adrianne sat there, gazing at the book that he had thrown at her. It mentioned her having the sword. She laughed.
"You've been reading Diabounds notes. There's one minor flaw in them. He mostly always believes what I tell him. And I don't leave anything related to you with me. I don't have your sword. It's been under guardianship by the one person on this island who could keep it safe..."
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Nuriko was relaxing when she got a short message from Adrianne.
He's after the sword. I don't think we're safe anymore.
Nuriko sighed, gazing toward the mountain. "Well, so much for relaxing. This could get ugly, really fast. I'll be back, I need to do something important." And she dissapeared. She reappeared in front of Mihari's apartment. She walked in quickly, seeing Mihari and Placid in the living room. She walked over to placid. "Sorry to barge in like this. We may have a bit of a problem. Nocturne is going after his sword. He's after your mother right now, but the twins are there as well. I need you to get the twins out of there. Keep them safe. I don't think he realizes I have his sword yet..."
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Post by Maladra Head of Security on Aug 1, 2014 2:12:46 GMT -5
Nocturne puts his hand down and looks at the twins then looks back at Adrianne. "You think you can hide it from me? You must think I am some sort of moron! I know who has it. I intend on getting it back." he said walking past the twins, making them feel horribly sick to their stomachs. Once he had passed he looked Adrianne dead in the eyes and gave her a look of anger, yet, it was sad.
"Say your goodbye's to them while you still have a chance. You're going to miss your pets soon enough." he said walking out into the sunlight, but, vanishing all the same as before. Sanya looked at Adrianne, then so did Willow.
"Mother... Does Nuriko have the sword?"
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Placid had left to retrieve his sisters, this allowed him to think among himself. Most people think quiet people often spoke the most within their own minds. However, Placid usually kept his mind blank. Though, it didn't stay like that for long as he felt the chills of someone nearby. But, he couldn't tell where. He eyed the sky, but, kept walking. Thats when he saw the twins running toward him. Screaming.
"NURIKO! SHES IN DANGER!"
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The beach set closely to where Nocturne had arrived at. Tori was there, rounding up his family. "Ok guys, mom ran off... Probably not good... I need you to all do me a favor. Go home and wait for Sanya and Willow okay? I am going to go and find your mother to find out what in the world she was talking about." when he finished his words, Nocturne unveiled behind him, speaking very cringe worthy. "Why wait? How about I explain it to you nice and simple. That way all of you will understand! She has something that belongs to me and I want it back. I had no intentions of forcing anyone's hand here but if I have to..." he said looking right at Akira.
"I am willing to do so for the sake of all mankind." he said leaping forward reaching for the small child. As it were before he vaulted off of a large drill. The voice behind such a weapon sounded like it was coming through speakers, it was Hana who had dawned her Spiral Queen forme.
"You have a lot of nerve coming here and attacking my family! If you come any closer like that again I will ensure you won't walk off this beach without looking like a piece of cheese!" she said whirring her drills. Nocturne stood up, looking at this creation in front of him. "A... Harbringer...?" he said looking confused.
"How did I not sense your abilities coming here?! Grr... No matter... BE GONE!" he said as a pulse of energy emitted from his body, throwing sand and making the air windy. After a short period a shadowy arm grew out of the sand, slamming right into Hana, knocking her down and pinning her. As he moved forward Tori grabbed Akira and began to run. But, another arm came and dug its claws through Tori's right leg, piercing through it. Then, Nocturne swiftly turned his hand, snapping the leg in two.
""You think I came here to play with you?! Hand me that child NOW!" he said as his eyes began to glow a harsh azure blue. That's when Kazuma stood between him and Tori. Akira laying in the sand behind him. Kazuma looked at Nocturne with fear in his eyes as his dreams rolled through his mind. The old memories of those who were on that island. On that day.
He was staring into the eyes of the beast. War.
Nocturne stopped and eyed the boy. He rose his hand and backhanded Kazuma swiftly into the water, making sounds of bones being smashed as he struck. "Your fears. You have every right to feel the way you do boy. But, what I seek here is to prevent that from happening ever again." he said walking toward Akira, looking rather frighting. He picked up the boy and eyed him then looked down at Tori.
"If she wishes to withhold that in which belongs to me, then I shall do the same. Goodbye" and with that he vanished, and the shadowy arms with him. Tori laid there, bleeding into the sand. Hana, reverted into a her normal self. But, in complete tears.
"AKIRAAAAAA!"
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Post by Nuriko, Lillith, Adrianne on Aug 1, 2014 2:47:25 GMT -5
Nuriko stood on the edge of the beach, looking over the damage Nocturne had done. She sighed, shaking her head, then walked along the sand. She was always thankful of her ability to keep her cool in the most dire times. Especially recently, when to fail to do so may have cost her family their life, not just a few injuries that were entirely possible to heal with little effort to her. She stood in front of Tori for a second, shaking her head. One by one, she began moving her children next to Tori. When she had them all gathered, she kneeled in front of them, one by one, healing all of their wounds. She wasn't entirely sure if she was relieved or not that he only took Akira. Part of her didn't think he had it in him to harm the child, but he can be a bit unpredictable at times. When she was sure that they had all been sufficiently healed, she stood up, shaking the sand off of her dress, and walked down the beach a little bit while she gave them time to rest.
And she waited. Because she knew he would come for her eventually.
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Post by Maladra Head of Security on Aug 1, 2014 3:05:41 GMT -5
Walls sat in pure black stone. Like that of a dark dungeon of a castle. The bricks were moist and wet, but, there didn't appear to be any moister in the air at all in the location Nocturne had brought Akira. He sat the boy in a chair, and sat in front of him. He looked at the boy and looked away. He thought about what he had done, hoping it would drive her to do what he wanted. But, then he realized a huge error. She wasn't going to come to him. She wouldn't make a trip like this, let alone ruin the emotionless rails she needed to ride.
"Damn... That wasn't something I had in mind..." he said looking at the boy and folding his arms. "Well now..." he said looking around the room they were in, "My former self really... had a terrible idea of interior decorating, that much is clear." he studied the boy, who looked like he was in just 'another room'. Nocturne looked at him and sighed.
"I apologize for bringing you here. This isn't my idea of a 'fun day' either. In fact, I was hoping to just get what your mother had for me and be in peace." he said looking at the boy. "I don't plan on hurting you. You have my word that once I get what I want, you are free to go back to her and your family. You are safe." he said standing up. Walking out of the room he stood by one of many entrances to this place. outside, it looked like a swamp. "They made this place to house me... But, it looks very... survivable. How weird..." he said looking around. Then he sighed, looking back at the boy.
"C'mon... I am taking you home. Hopefully she will give me what I request in exchange for you..."
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Nocturne appeared at the beach with Akira and nudged him forward. "I learned that this was quite a foolish thing to do. I shouldn't have hurt anyone during this... retrieval." he looks at Hana, Tori, then Kazuma. Then rolls his eyes in displeasure. "I give you all my apologies, though, it does not excuse what I did. But, for now it will have to do." he said looking at Nuriko.
"Now, I am here for my sword. I would like it back. Please." he said moving Akira forward as if they were exchanging illegal substances. "That is all I require."
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Post by Nuriko, Lillith, Adrianne on Aug 1, 2014 3:31:32 GMT -5
Nuriko turned and gazed at Nocturne. Her face was mostly blank, but still managed to look a bit sad. Her silver eyes gazed in the direction he was standing with her child.
"I believe it was something Eiko taught me. 'Every emotional blow you suffer will only make you stronger, as long as you learn to control the emotions within.' She shrugged, looking at her family. "All I can do is remind them that this will all be over soon." She looked back at Nocturne. "I think all that time locked up is wearing off on you. You're slipping. There was a time when you would have had every possible action thought out. You could have just asked. I was chosen to keep the sword from you then. Back when you were all corrupted by evil hate demons and such. And you beat up the very people who convinced me to give you what you wanted in the first place." Nuriko chuckled a little shaking her head. "Either way. I've had it on me this whole time." Nuriko took out her scythe, grabbing the end of the handle and pulling the sword out of the handle of her scythe. Putting her scythe away, she held the sword out in front of her, laid out on top of her hands. She looked at Nocturne again. "You seem to be asking an awful lot of me lately..."
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Post by Maladra Head of Security on Aug 1, 2014 3:47:20 GMT -5
Nocturne wasn't usually one to admit when he was wrong. But, then to rub dirt in the wound...
He stood there sighing, knowing he was getting repremanded for his actions. Though, he knew he deserved it, he didn't think everyone needed to hear her tearing into him with the voice of an angel. He walked forward and took the blade and the energy from it surged between them swiftly. He stood there after a moment and the blades sheath formed out of matter, then, the sword sheathed itself. He sighed as the sheathed blade began to glow, then after several moments, it changed shape. No longer was the Black Blade what it used to be. With him now, was a pair of bladed gauntlets. Next, it changed to a pair of claws, then a giant axe. After many changes the sword began to change at an alarming rate before glowing into a final forme. A long red blade with a black hilt now rested in his hands. It sheened like the colors it should have spilled on the battlefields.
He sheathed it in a red case this time. Looking up at her, he sighed. "Thank you Nuriko. That is all I needed. Now, if you don't want them to be cut down, I would advise them on how to use blades. Unless of course I am not the only one who has forgotton what General Liwa taught us." he said smirking and beginning to vanish. He looked down at Hana and then looked away very angry.
'In due time, another mark will be made...'
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Post by Nuriko, Lillith, Adrianne on Aug 1, 2014 4:09:33 GMT -5
Before Nocturne dissapeared, she shouted out to him "You can thank Adrianne for that one. Its her soul that is in her. Leave my daughter out of this!" she called out to him, her voice sounding pleading. She watched as Nocturne dissapeared again. Akira had walked over to where Tori was and had began climbing on him. Nuriko laughed, then shook her head before collapsing back into the sand. She laid there, blinking into the sky, not really able to see anything, but trying to relax herself. Her nerves were about shot at that point. She took a deep breath, then closed her eyes, just laying there in the sand.
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Post by Maladra Head of Security on Aug 1, 2014 4:24:29 GMT -5
Tori held onto Akira and sighed. The family sat quietly, most of them ashamed. What her mother said about her Harbringer. It made her upset, was she not good because she had this thing in her? Why did it sound so wrong? Hana sat there and looked down at the ground silently from then on. Kazuma did the same, all while looking like he had seen a ghost. Tori, held onto Akira and looked like he was a failure. He shut his eyes, then tears began to fall.
"I can't handle him. I had to run and it almost got my family killed. I'm sorry Nuriko..." he said, causing Hana to look at him. "Dad... I-I didn't help either... He trapped me like a rat..." she said leaning on her brother. Kazuma sat there looking like he was about to throw up.
"I-I... saw him again. The real one. Not that guy but the real one..." he said covering his eyes. Trying to hide the fact he was afraid. Tori looked up to Nuriko and stood up. He looked very dark and gloomy.
"Let's go home... the twins will be there soon..."
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Post by Nuriko, Lillith, Adrianne on Aug 1, 2014 4:36:09 GMT -5
Nuriko stood up while she listened to her family recalling the horrible ordeal they had just went through. She had her own images she was trying to get rid of. Walking up to a beach and seeing your family lying there, mostly dead, is a rather horrible image. Yet she didn't get the luxury of getting upset about things anymore. Not unless she was out in the middle of nowhere with nobody around to get hurt. She brushed the sand off of her dress, then gazed at Tori. His face broke her heart to look at. She walked up to him, grabbing his hand for a second to hold him back from leaving. She reached up and wiped a tear off his cheek before wrapping her arms around him, holding him close.
"You were amazing, baby. I am so proud of you. The fact that you even tried to stand up to him means alot. I love you so much..." She pulled away, tears falling down her cheek as she reached up and kissed him. Then she pulled back a little, not wanting to push him if he wasnt interested.
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Post by Maladra Head of Security on Aug 1, 2014 5:13:29 GMT -5
Tori pressed his head against hers lightly. Tears falling from his face was rarely seen, and when they were nobody felt good about it. "Nuriko I... I love you too... More than anything in this world. I love each and every one of our children the same but, what happened today... Our son almost got taken from us. Both of them. He pinned Hana down like she wasn't even a threat..." he said kissing her. "I know we came out alright but... This Nocturne is different from the other. This one wants death so badly he doesn't care who gets in his way anymore...." he said holding Akira close to him. He looked her in the eyes then handed his son to Hana.
"Take your little brother home. Now. Please." he said, she took him and nodded taking Kazuma's hand as they walked home. "I thought I was going to die today Nuriko... Protecting them I thought I was giving him my final breaths before he... ripped me apart." he began to choke, his insides felt strained. "For the first time in all of my life, I was afraid. I was afraid that I was going to lose everything that I loved. I can't do that again. I need to ensure that you, me, and our children will be safe. Not even just us, everyone. We all are looking to you..." he said taking her hand and walking her down the beach.
"We need a break love... Lets start tonight off with Sake... LOTS of Sake..."
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