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"You, too," Sanyu answered with a smile, a great deal of his nervousness leaving at her own warm smile. Yeah...she certainly didn't seem all that bad! But he still couldn't help but feel shy. She was the first other demon aside from he and Mahath that he'd come across! Heck, not too long ago, he hadn't even known demons were real, much less that he was one!
"So, you're gonna teach me stuff? Mahath already taught me howta fly..." The question was left unspoken. Of course he was deathly curious about what she'd teach him! He was just too shy to outright ask!
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"Mmm-hmmm," she enunciated. Boy, was she glad she didn't have to teach the kid how to fly, she would have just tossed him off a cliff and hope he learned on the fly, so to speak. While she was recovering in hell the half-demon took the time to ponder just what she could teach a demon kid that wasn't of her band. It surprised her, just how much she could possibly teach someone that wasn't even a eryine to begin with.
"So-o," she drawled glancing up at Mahath, "When do we begin?"
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Mahath glanced over as Valefa spoke to him, looking rather bored with everything. "I suppose there's no time like the present, now is there?" He asked, though didn't take much time or effort to wait for a response.
"I won't be around while you train him, though. I have other business to attend to." Mahath said, standing. "I should be back before nightfall," he added, tossing a look to Sanyu and grinning before turning and walking off. Eerie how his figure always seemed to vanish as it entered the shadows, was it not? As if he became a part of such darkness...
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"Alright," Valefa punctuated her sentence with an 'ok' sign. She watched Mahath as he exited, raising an eyebrow. That was pretty cool, then again Demonlords always managed to look cool whenever they made an enterance or exit, no matter how subtle they were.
She sighed and turned back to the little demon. "Oh well, no rest for the wicked. I suppose we could start off with something easy, unless you feel like doing something more challenging."
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Sanyu watched Mahath leave, until his figure was no more, and slowly let his gaze drift back over to Valefa. He shifted his leathery wings along his back as he watched her expectantly.
He had no idea what would be considered "easy" by this woman. By Mahath's standards, "easy" had been pretty darn life-threatening and downright painful! If she had the same standards as Mahath, a "challenging" exercise would kill him off!
"Um...maybe something easier?" he ventured.
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Easier worked for her too, best to start at the bottom of the ladder than jump for the middle or the top.
She picked up a table knife and looked over it. Kinda dull, it might do though. Giving the smaller demon a fetching smile she fidgeted with the knife a little. "Can you regenerate kid, most demons can?"
As Valefa was speaking a black spot materialized just behind her chair, and slowly began to stretch out in steady increments.
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"Regenerate?" What did she mean by that? And what was with the knife!? What was she planning to do with that? He eyed it warily as she toyed with it.
"Um...I dunno...maybe?" he answered cautiously, slowly. "...Why?"
So intent was he on keeping that knife in his sight that he didn't yet notice the growing black "spot" behind Valefa.
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Hopefully it'd work this time. She kept smiling and lowered her eyes slightly. "It's terribly usefull, especially when fighting. See-"
Valefa drew the blade of the knife across the forearm opposite the one that held it, bringing a trickle of deep crimson up from the tanned skin. The wound bled a little before stopping and...didn't do much else. An eyebrow arched. She tried to remain calm, even though fury was starting to build up within her. Geez, why'd this have to be one of the times her own regeneration screwed up, she didn't need to look like some kind of crazy self mutilator in front of the kid. Maybe it was just taking a long time, it sometimes did. She lowered her eyebrow and waited.
And then, there were times that it didn't. She gritted her teeth slightly, trying to think of some way out of the mess.
The spot expanded, eventually growing large enough for a head of shining lilac hair to slip through. The hair belonged to a creature that looked like a woman with glowing alabaster skin, the long bangs hiding her eyes, curvy red lips twisted into a smirk. She wore a sleeveless silver shirt that ended just beneath her prominent breasts, a pair of thin black suspenders attached to a black miniskirt, her feet garbed in wraps of silver cloth and what looked like a long black folding fan in one hand. This woman reached a hand and cupped Valefa's chin, her smirk growing wider. Valefa's reaction was to freeze, even though she had the knife in her hand.
The other woman chortled. "No wonder your attacker got you so easily. Poor little alu, still recovering from his attentions?"
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With wide-eyed fascination, he watched her draw the blade across her arm, wincing as blood began to seep from the self-inflicted wound. Alright. So, then, it was supposed to automatically heal? That was...interesting. He'd never even known that was possible!
Yet, as he watched...nothing happened.
He looked up at Valefa uncertainly, and noticed that she looked pretty surprised by this, as well...aw man...she was probably crazy. Mahath left him with a crazy demoness. Oh geez...she wasn't gonna try and cut him with that knife to see if he could "regenerate", was she!?
He scooted back a little in his seat, his wings hunching around his shoulders.
And then he jumped in surprise when, out of nowhere, another lady appeared, one who cupped Valefa's chin and spoke to her. Sanyu's eyes darted to her, watching her closely. Well...apparently they knew each other...but who was she? Was this part of his training or...?
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Valefa glanced at Sanyu, whose eyes were focused on the newcomer. Good...good. She readjusted the hold on her knife, flipping it so the blade was facing her and whipped her arm to the side and around the chair.
"Bitch!" the woman growled, taking a step back and almost falling, courtesy of the knife in her thigh.
Valefa turned around and smirked, raking a section of hair away from her eyes. "Oops," she said airily. "Guess that attack made me a little jumpier than usual."
The woman scoffed, pulling the knife out of her leg and throwing it into the ground. She crossed her arms and began sinking back into the earth, another black circle spreading underneath her.
Valefa raised an eyebrow and nibbled her bottom lip a moment before turning back to Sanyu. "Where were we," she mused. "Ah, regeneration. If you have it it shouldn't take long for you to heal. I'm only half demon, so it's... not quite as effective for me."
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Sanyu didn't think his eyes could get any bigger.
He was wrong.
A blade was suddenly in the other woman's thigh, which was quickly wrenched free after a lovely exchange of not-so-nice language. And it was obvious how it got there.
A few moments later, and the mysterious woman had vanished from wherever it was she'd come...and Sanyu could only blink slowly, eyes impossibly wide and unblinking, his body unmoving. And Mahath...trusted this demon? And had left him alone with her?
Aw geez...
His attention whipped back to Valefa when she spoke again, and it was apparent that he was now even more attentive than he had previously been. And who could blame the kid! Valefa had just stabbed a random person without even looking!
He listened to her speak, drawing in every word studiously. He had better pay attention to her! "Um...and...uh...how do ya know if you can...self heal...?" he ventured very slowly and cautiously after she had finished.
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The hell got into the kid? Valefa tilted her head to the side and perked an eyebrow.
He must be squeemish, or something. Come to think of it, he didn't look too thrilled when she cut her arm. After this lesson it might be worthwhile to desensitize Sanyu to violence. At least enough so he could fake that it didn't bother him.
"It's simple," she chimed, folding her arms on the table so the cut one was facing Sanyu. "Just make a little cut on your arm somewhere and if it starts closing up after a moment or so then you can regenerate."
As she was talking, the cut on her arm began to slowly knit itself up at the ends.
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"Oh...okay..." Sanyu muttered, though, this time, his eyes were filled with wonder rather than worry. Whoa...so the lady wasn't entirely crazy. Right before his eyes, her cut was starting to knit back together.
Crazy...
As for Sanyu, well, he was pretty skeptical as to whether or not he had the ability. Whenever he'd scraped his knee in a fall, it had always healed just like the other kids, scabbing up and eventually falling off. But...well...it had also been only recently that he'd gotten his wings. And the strange markings on his face. And now, even more recently, his ears had started to grow pointy! So...well, maybe he'd also be able to regenerate, too!
Worth a shot. And he didn't think the lady would let him leave if he didn't try, anyway. Best to do what she said...
Using a sharpened, almost claw-like fingernail, he made a quick little cut on his arm. The smallest possible incision he could possibly, humanly make, only just breaking the skin.
Then he watched. And waited. And waited some more...
"...Um...it's not doing anything..." he said at length. And hoped she wouldn't decide that was because the cut was too tiny!
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Valefa's eyes narrowed a little when Sanyu scratched his arm. She leaned forward to get a good look at the nick, didn't want the kid to squeak out of cutting himself.
He didn't. He held back though. Valefa had seen paper cuts worse than the scratch Sanyu put on his arm. No matter, even a little scrape would heal if he had the ability.
Which... it didn't look like he did. If he was a full blooded demon, which she was sure he was having no information to direct towards any other solutions, he would have healed that nick soon after inflicting it.
"Congrats kid, now you've got a bigger reason to avoid taking idiot risks." Valefa smirked and sat up straight.
Seeing Sanyu's worried face gave Valefa an idea for another lesson, one she assumed she would have to give him. It wasn't a useful combat ability, par se, but it was a generally useful bit of information she was certain he was never taught.
"You'll like this next lesson," she purred. "No knives involved."
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Sanyu frowned, staring at the little scrape, which hadn't changed a bit. He had really been hoping to have the ability...that would have been pretty cool...especially considering Valefa's comment.
Yeah...that was for sure. But he hadn't planned on taking idiot risks to begin with! He was no dummy...
Valefa spoke up again, and Sanyu tried not to eye her too warily. Something in her tone of voice worried him a little. But, then again, he'd been pretty jumpy ever since coming to this village! This was his first time among other demons. This was his first time not being around humans. For most of his life, he'd even believed he was a human! It was only recently, in the past year, that he'd realized he wasn't.
He was a demon.
Maybe he should start acting like one...
Shifting his wings behind him, he forced himself to lean forward, feigning interest and trying hard to mask nervousness. "...what is it?"
Eh. He was only partially successful. But, hey, it was a start!
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Valefa glanced around. No one seemed to be listening in on them. Good.
She leaned forward a little and her smirked widened. "Listen close Sanyu, most demons have to find this out on their own but I'm going to tell you straight up. Demons come in all the forms and colors and temperaments that you can imagine but at heart there's only two kinds: The ones you can sort of trust, and the ones you can't.
The type you can sort of trust are the ones in the same situation you are - like me. While I'm in debt to Mahath and have to serve him you can trust me because we serve the same lord. If I were to hurt or betray you, Mahath would more than likely take me out before I realized what I got myself into.
It never hurts to be suspicious. But, you can't let anyone know that you're suspicious of them, or they'll be on their guard and start covering their tracks better if they ever decide to stick a knife in your back. That means having control of this," she reached out and tapped the end of Sanyu's nose. "It's not easy to control your expressions, but I can help you."
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Sanyu's eyes crossed as she tapped his nose, and he blinked back over at her as everything she said sank in...
And, in light of her words, something else clicked in his mind. Demons came in two varieties, the ones you could sorta trust and the ones you couldn't. He and Valefa were the first type, though Sanyu always thought of himself as someone highly trustworthy but...well...he was a demon, not a human, so he guessed he really wasn't. Not completely. Right? His expression wilted slightly as this new information embedded itself in his mind. No demon could be trusted completely...not even himself. And the more he ran this over in his mind, the more it began to make sense. The more true it seemed.
He hadn't been completely trust-worthy. Not ever.
Especially not recently.
He'd left Vernados and Lilith. He'd betrayed their trust. Now he was here...because he didn't trust. Because he couldn't be trusted. That was why Ahlekk hated him...why Vernados at first hadn't wanted him...
He was a demon...
And it was better for him to be here...away from Lilith...otherwise...he'd just betray her more, and Ahlekk and Vernados would hate him more. And...and they'd...Mahath had said they'd...they'd kill him...
He could never go back. He could never see Lilith again.
He blinked suddenly as he felt sudden moisture gather in his eyes, and he quickly averted his eyes. Sniffing, he struggled to think about something else, and snapped his mind back to what Valefa had said, and forced himself not to think any deeper.
"Expressions...?" he asked when he finally thought he had tamed the tears that had threatened to spill, and he looked back up at her. The tears had indeed receded with some effort, but his eyes still had that glassy look to them, easily giving him away now if he hadn't been given away earlier. Oh geez, what perfect timing her lesson had, too! "How...can you...?"
And then, right then, another thought blinked into his head. "...And...what kinda demon is Mahath?"
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Valefa perked an eyebrow when Sanyu turned away from the table and sank back into her chair. That was a pretty... human reaction. Maybe he was reared around humans. Valefa nodded, some things were starting to make sense.
It was a little odd though, that humans had taken in a young demon and treated it no differently than one of their own. Maybe it was because he was full bred, some humans could be generous and loving to all things. Gave everyone an individual chance and the like.
When he turned back to her she kept her face neautral, little smile, no arching eyebrows, chin propped on the backs of her hands. No need to have him feeling guilty, the point of this lesson was not letting emotions run rampant. "I'm going- "
She blinked, just now registering Sanyu's second question. A little voice just behind her ear warned that it probably wasn't a breed question either... Damn, apparently the kid took the fact that she was somewhat trustworthy to heart.
Telling him what she thought of demons that possessed any amount of power over others probably wouldn't sit well with Mahath. That kinda thing was better learned than told, mainly because telling him would probably win her a free vacation to some nice, out of the way torture chamber. The trick to answering his question would be to give him a satisfying answer without making him doubt what she'd said before...
She smiled playfully. "It should be you telling me the answer to that one. You've probably known him much longer than I have."
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Valefa's response soothed Sanyu a little. Of course, he wasn't aware she had told him that out of self preservation, and he was too young to realize that Mahath held other beings under his thumb, weilding his power and influence over their lives. He didn't know what punishments disobedience would bring, that such could result in death or tortureâ€"sure, he knew it was bad to misbehave, and that doing so would result in a good scolding, just as any other kid knew. And he had indeed taken the fact that Valefa was trustworthy as very, very true.
His first smile in a while fell into place as he looked at Valefa, nodding, and clearly soothed by her statement. "Yeah...you're right. He's the kind you can trust. Er, sorta trust," he corrected, remembering Valefa's words. "He saved me. I lived in an orphanage, and me 'n' my friend were adopted by an angel. But..." His tone suddenly changed, turning dark and hurt. "But...but he didn't really want me...he just took me 'cause my friend wouldn't go without me...'n' Mahath told me he was gonna end up killing me..."
A shudder ran through him. To think...he'd been living with someone that wanted him dead. All that kindness...well, he'd know he wasn't wanted. He always knew that. But Vernados had been nice to him, even if he always seemed to prefer Lilith and Ahlekk. To think...it was all fake...
He was a demon. That was all that seemed to matter...only Lilith saw him for who he truly was. And Mahath. But he couldn't go back to Lilith...he really hoped she'd understand...
"But Mahath got me outta there," he continued, pushing a crumb he'd found along the tabletop absently with a finger. "I miss my friend...but...but it's better here. Mahath treats me better..." And then he brightened up a little more. "You, too." Sure, she was scary at first...but she was also really nice, now that he was beginning to get more comfortable around her.
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Mahath entered the tavern quietly, going unnoticed by the others within the building. He weaved through the tables as of hovering over the floor until he reached where Valefa and Sanyu sat. He came from behind Valefa, standing just behind her.
"I hope we've learned some valuable lessons," Mahath said, glancing at Sanyu before taking a seat. He had no need to look to see if Yokanil had followed--he knew the fae had--though he assumed the fae might be confused as to whether he was supposed to be a part of the conversation or to just follow Mahath. Mahath would let him make that decision
Mahath was intrigued by Sanyu. He valued what he'd seen here, being with Mahath and Valefa, than what he'd had over in the Light Mage Village. Perhaps he'd forgotten about his leap into training--the task to make his wings stronger--or perhaps he saw the value of these tasks and understood why he was to be brought through them.
"I would hope you've at least taught the young lord how to go for the heart; how too tear the throat out and watch the beauty--or at least to wield... fire?" He asked, glancing at Valefa, but keeping his attention on Sanyu. While he spoke, a small flame began to weave through the fingers of his right hand--the one resting on the table. He did it purely out of boredom, but also as a taste of magic for Sanyu.
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Following a little ways behind Mahath, Yokanil made his way into the tavern, broken, shredded, and almost skeletal dragonfly wings folded tightly along his back, so as not to knock anything over. Actually, the wings were no longer really brokenâ€"they had healed that way, tattered and bent in places at unnatural, seemingly painful angles. But they no longer felt any of the old pains that had plagued them before they had healed. This was just as good as they were going to get, and he no longer really cared about them. They were too far gone to ever be healed, so there'd be no more flying for him, ever. But that mattered little. So long as they were still attached, his magic would also be intact; the wings were the source of a fae's magic, at least in his tribe.
Long blonde hair, usually free of any bindings save for a few random braids, was currently pulled back from his face in a single long braid, leaving only his bangs free to frame a delicate-boned and almost feminine young face with large, dark brown eyes. A face which came in handy time and time again when it came to gaining people's trust. Of course, the wings balanced that out...his wings were often the subject of wary glances. But he had also learned to use those to his advantage, concocting tales of tragedies that had never happened. At least, fictional tragedies in which he was the victim. In truth, it was his own fault his wings had been nearly lost.
Coming to stand a few feet from the table where Mahath had just seated himself, and where two other demons sat, one a young one, Yokanil shifted awkwardly. Erm...alright. Mahath had hinted at wanting him to follow, but the conversation he was engaged in sounded pretty exclusive. He had no idea what they were discussing, and, seeing as he hadn't been invited to join in, decided he wasn't meant to take part in it. Probably some demon stuff.
Annoyance flickered vaguely within him, eyebrows knitting together slightly. Did Mahath enjoy this little guessing game or something? He could have at least told him a little of what was going on or something...
Pulling out a chair at a nearby table, he sat down and leaned back in the chair, wings pressed against the backing and arms folded as annoyance faded and a look of boredom passed over his features.
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Good, he bought it. Teaching the kid would be much harder if he started distrusting what she told him. Hell, most of what she had to teach him would rely on him being receptive to what she said.
She honestly listened to him talk about Mahath and then about his life before meeting the demon, nodding sagely when he got to the part about the angel wanting to kill him. Full blooded angels could never be though of as trustworthy, they only thought of ill towards demons.
Sanyu's next comment made her stomach feel light and made her want to smile. Weird... she caught herself before her face mirrored any internal shock. It... was probably because the kid trusted her so easily. Had to be, it was the novelty of the situation.
Then, she got a shivery feeling up her spine and heard a very familiar voice from behind her... Her eyes widened a bit and she clamped her jaw shut to keep from yelping in surprise. She was fine by the time he sat down, that was good, he'd seen her slip up enough when they first met.
Learned some, that about summed it up... a little. Maybe... kinda. Two could be considered some. She smiled confidently and folded both hands on the table before her.
At least until he began the checklist. Valefa kept smiling but the confidence faded a little as Mahath went on. Especially when he referred to Sanyu as 'the young lord'. She'd have to cut to that checklist... if she got a chance to.
"I've just begun teaching him the chinks in others' armor my Lord," she purred. "Though," she glanced away from him for a moment. "He wouldn't get far learning to weild fire from me. I," she grinned in a wide, defensive kind of way. "am not very talented in that aspect."
That was a delicate way of putting it...
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Sanyu looked up in surprise as, right on cue, Mahath came onto the scene. And right after he had just finished speaking about the demon, too!
Valuable lessons? Sanyu sure thought so. He'd learned about different kinds of demons, and that was pretty good to know. It all made a lot of sense, as well...though he couldn't say he liked everything he learned about other demons. Mainly because, well, it also applied to himself. And, in a way, it hurt...yet in another way, it simply reinforced all the doubts he had held about himself since learning of his heritage, though now those doubts were warped, changed into a sort of new understanding, realization, and acceptance of what he was. All demons fell into the categories Valefa had described. He was no different.
That was comforting in a way. Nobody but himself might realize it, but that simple lesson had done a world of wonder for Sanyu, lessening his anxieties considerably.
But...it seemed Mahath had had other lessons in mind...
Lessons which Sanyu was definitely not prepared for.
Blanching slightly in a mixture of both surprise and fear at Mahath's words, Sanyu's eyes darted over to the demon, and so surprised was he that he didn't even notice the fire Mahath was casually running between his fingers. "Tear...the throat out...?" he repeated, blinking large eyes slowly. Was Mahath saying that he was gonna...kill...people? Or was he saying something else? Because if he was saying that he was gonna be trained to kill people, that he couldn't do! He could never do something like that!
Demons...but didn't demons hurt people? And kill people? He'd already hurt someone...but kill?
Yeah, he was a demon, but that didn't matter! He could never...he couldn't even think of...
From the table nearby, Yokanil shifted slightly, watching the group with half interest. Mahath seemed really interested in the kid from what he could see...but he couldn't really begin to wonder why.
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Mahath glanced at Sanyu and, for Sanyu's sake, his face expressed the deepest expression of seriousness. As if killing was no laughing matter.
"Yes, Sanyu. Tear the throat out." He said slowly, to let the words sink in. "If you came face to face with someone who wanted you dead--Why? Perhaps simply for the fact that you are a demon--what would you do? If there was no way to escape this hunter; if there was absolutely no other way but to face your killer and to confront him... What would you do?"
Mahath let the scenerio sink into Sanyu's head. He'd let Sanyu draw his own conclusions as to who might hate demons, or even become defencive over his demonic heritage and thus hopefully feel a need to protect himself in such a scenerio.
"If I was in that situation, I'd kill my attacker before he killed me. No questions asked." He said, looking right into Sanyu's eyes. "Sanyu, you were born into a horrible world. I assure you you will come into that scenerio and I can even imagine you being ganged up on by many others who detest us simply for our demonic heritage. And when you come into that situation you have two options: kill or be killed.
"Do you want to die Sanyu? However will your friend feel if you left her and never returned, not even to say goodbye?"
He'd let his words sink into Sanyu. He wanted Sanyu to see that the art of combat and the ability to take one's life before your's is taken is very valuable and that he needed to accept that.
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Valefa sat quietly, watching Sanyu's reaction to the checklist and then listening to Mahath assure the kid that sometimes, it was necessary to kill.
Listening, because she decided to glance around at the other patrons of the tavern. If Mahath needed to tell or something, or wanted her input he'd demand it. Cutting off a demon of higher rank could be considered an insult, Mahath was definitely higher than she and since Sanyu was a 'young lord' then he was as well. Hells, in some ways he was her better because he was a pureblood...
Valefa watched a serving girl for a little while and let her eyes linger on the patrons at the tables she stopped at. Then her attention was arrested to a delicate, bony something at the corner of her eye. A something that was pretty close to their table matter of fact. She turned towards it slightly and found the creature it was attached to as interesting as his wing (she assumed it was a wing of some sort). And he was looking towards the table, how nice.
She smiled a little and tilted her head so it was partially facing him.
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(12/9/04 11:28 am)
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Bleh.
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(Argh! Ahaha...I just looked at my ancient stat page for Sanyu. Duuude...I forgot I had aged Sanyu to age 14. *twitchy* I thought he was younger...and I've been making him act younger... *slumps* Oh well...erm...from now on, he shall act more his age. O_o)
Biting his lip, Sanyu looked down at the table. Yeah...that was right. He'd forgotten that there'd be people that would want to kill him, even though he'd just gotten done explaining about Vernados to Valefa. Still, it was somewhat unreal. Prior to this whole ordeal, when he had still been living at the orphanage, his life had never once been in any sort of danger. He hadn't liked the orphanage, he'd always wanted a family, but now that he thought of it, things were so much less complicated back then. And safer. Even when he'd suddenly and painfully grown his wings, he'd still been accepted, because there were other kids there that weren't human, either. And at the time, he hadn't ever thought he was a demon...
But he would have had to confront all these issues eventually. Just never in his life had he thought he'd be put into a situation remotely similar to this...
"Yeah...I know..." Sanyu muttered. Mahath had told him all that before, but still...he wasn't so sure if he liked it. Mahath had a point; if it came down to it, if that was the only way, he'd have no choice. Kill or be killed...and...he'd kill. He'd have to kill. And...it'd be justified.
"Only if I had no other choice..."
Lilith...if he died...she'd be crushed. Wouldn't she? Unless she...unless she believed in whatever that angel must be telling her about him...
Yokanil started as the female demon smiled and turned her head partially toward him, eyes refocusing. He had lapsed into a daydream out of sheer boredom, but the realization that someone was staring back at him whisked him back to reality. Wait, had he missed something? Had someone addressed him, and that was the reason she was looking at him?
A quick glance at Mahath and the young one proved they were deep in their own conversation, one that apparently didn't involve anyone else, so that option was ruled out. Hm. Seemed that female demon was as bored as he was, perhaps. Or perhaps not. Yokanil tended to have a short attention span when a long one wasn't necessary, and here in the tavern he couldn't even entertain himself with his pipe flutes.
Still resting back in his seat, a small smile curved his lips. Demons didn't really unnerve him a bitâ€"unless they were Mahath, and any demons Mahath considered high ranking over Yokanil. But this demon didn't seem to be such; she seemed to be on the same level as he was, except for the obvious fact that she was a demon and he was a fae, of course.
HeavenzGift16
The Fallen Angel
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(12/13/04 4:05 pm)
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Reply | Edit | Del Riiiiiight ;) Gotcha. The *cough* poison...
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Mahath nodded. He'd let Sanyu accept things at his own pace--he'd just be sure to give him a little push in the right direction every now and then. Mahath let the fire in his fingers slowly disappear until nothing was there, and he finally set his hand down on the table.
"Right, well I've been thinking about a few things," Mahath said, now not only addressing Sanyu, but Valefa and Yokanil as well.
All of a sudden, their surroundings changed. The darkness of the tavern became more and more black until the three could see absolutely nothing infront of them. The darkness was so pronounced because there was absolutely no source of light. The humidity in the air changed and it was evident that now, wherever they were, was very damp and humid. Not only that, but they would notice that there was nothing around them except the three chairs of which they sat. The floor was now stone--like a cave--and to make matters much more eerie, there was the faint sound of breathing and the slow woosh of a large, padded foot hitting the stone floor with preciseness and silence.
Mahath was no where to be found but he indeed was there. He observed the three, seeing the scene with the clarity the three below lacked.
A test, yes. It was a test for Sanyu, but Mahath also knew that Yokanil needed some.. training, as well. And Valefa? She was of no concern to Mahath, but since she was influencing Sanyu, she was best to be a part of this task.
"I need you all to be alive." Mahath's voice hissed through the cavern with a shallow volume, but one still audible. There was no escape. If Yokanil, Sanyu and Valefa all ran in opposite directions they would all find walls. They could climb, of course, but that too came to a stop. Their task was very simple--kill whatever was enclosed in the cavern with them. Working together was no criteria--but the beast within the cave was no weakling. Yokanil's flutes would not have much effect, and any one person's magic might buy them time but... Well, it would be quite the sight to see!
Nightcandle
Satanized for your protection
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(12/16/04 12:39 am)
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Oh... crap
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Valefa's smile lengthened a little when she noticed the blonde guy's attention was on her. She laced her fingers together and stretched her arms above her head; taking a deep breath and making a soft, throaty noise when she exhaled.
Then Mahath began speaking again, and a little voice in the back of her head advised that she pay at least partial attention. He was... thinking about a few things.
What sort of things? She lowered her arms slowly and looked back at Mahath.
And that's when the lights went out. Valefa tensed a moment, until she began feeling her other senses. She felt the chair beneath her and a sudden mugginess that pricked at her skin. Whereever she was now definitely didn't smell like the tavern and when she pressed her feet into the ground it resisted more than a wood floor should have.
Then there was the breathing. Was she hyperventilating? She held her breath, and continued to hear the breathing sound and even eerier a soft padding sort of sound. A big, sort of padding sound. Valefa dug her nails into the wood of her chair and tryed to breathe as softly as she could.
Her nails dug gouges into the chair when she heard Mahath's voice. You all alive? That meant that at least Sanyu was there. If only she hadn't heard that padding noise, she would have deluded herself into thinking that it was Sanyu's breathing she heard. If he took the same trip she did, she was certain he'd be hyperventilating.
Which... considering there was something making that padding sound, one that more than likely was hostile, wasn't a good thing. Valefa sat up as straight as she could and gripped the chair even tighter, feeling the wood against the tips of her fingers.
Small Wonder
Gackt is God. XD
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(12/16/04 6:36 pm)
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Uhhh...shoot?
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Yokanil perked an eyebrow slightly at Valefa's little show, not quite sure what she was trying to do, exactly. But, fallen or not, naivete was often a vice that loved to show itself often enough in fae bloodâ€"
The lights went out.
Sanyu nearly toppled over as the table, which he had taken to leaning on, suddenly ceased to be, and if he had been able to see, he might have been able to right himself. But, now that his sense of direction was lost in the pitch black of total darkness, his attempt to right himself failed. With a thud, he landed on his side on the ground, the chair soon following and clattering to the ground noisily.
A sound which made Yokanil nearly jump a mile into the air. But, rather than do that, he gripped the only solid thing that was available to him nowâ€"the chair's seatâ€"unknowingly following Valefa's example. The hell was that!? That wasn't helping the situation any, considering he was already tense from the sudden darkness...and the addition of something that was breathing and moving around in the dark. Something big, by the soft padding sound. What just happened? He hadn't been paying attention to that conversation over at the demons' table! He knew he should have been listening! He'd probably missed something important that explained what was happening now!
Oh...okay...that crash was the kid, it seemed, since he thought he heard a quiet groan. That was a little...comforting to know.
So...was Mahath and the other demon here, too?
Mahath's hissing voice answered that question nicely. He assumed by "I need you all to be alive" that "all" meant the others were here. That was nice to know. Except for one thing...
That one keyword: alive. He wanted them alive.
In other words...that big-sounding thing...Mahath was apparently applying they were to try and survive that thing. In the pitch black. Unable to see their own hand in front of their face.
Sanyu, meanwhile, was indeed breathing heavily from where he now was on the floor, the strange sounds he was picking up, combined with the total darkness, adding to his fear of the unknown...thing...that seemed to be inhabiting this place. Shivering, he pushed the chair off him, and sat up a little. At least...he thought he was sitting up now. The darkness was messing up his senses horribly. "Va...Valefa...? Are you...are you here...?" he asked softly, a small tremor in his voice. He knew better than to ask if Mahath was here. This was a test. He could tell that. And Mahath wouldn't answer.
What...what was that thing...?
