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Post by Kiweh on Apr 25, 2007 6:25:57 GMT -5
Lue got the fire to start blazing, he smiled at his accomplishment and started breaking up the bigger sticks to use as fuel. He got it to a stable mode and backed off, "There..." He said and looked down at Daani, "Did ya get enough to eat?" He asked and looked up to see the other two coming back.
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Post by Lilium on Apr 25, 2007 10:38:14 GMT -5
Daani nodded once at Lue's question, and though she had not taken a bite of her apple, she felt much less hungry. The sun had set and darkness was approaching fast. Fire or no, she could care less, because when she saw all those stars, her eyes widened with fascination and awe.
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Post by Jukebox on Apr 25, 2007 21:42:27 GMT -5
Phyn leaned back, finishing off her apple and following Daani's example of watching the stars. Once she had finished and expierimentaly tossed the core into the flamces, she hugged her knees, looking around at her new accomplices. She after a while she restated her earlier question, turning to Daani.
"So why are we going to the Haunted Woods?"
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Post by Lilium on Apr 25, 2007 22:55:27 GMT -5
But Daani was already asleep, still clutching her uneaten apple. Her amulet glowed gently and purred against her chest as she began to dream....
"She's dead, sweetheart," said a soft, female voice. "They all are."
"D-dead?" Daani repeated. "But how is that possible?"
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Post by STARLING on Apr 26, 2007 21:15:15 GMT -5
((Sorry I wasn't on yesterday!))
Checkr was focused on the fire, the flames reflections dancing in her eyes. After several moments, she broke away from this and regarded Lue. "Yeah.. I'm fine.. Did you get food?" she asked Lue, then suddenly pointed,"That's nice." she said of the fire, having nothing catchier or wittier to say, but it was sincere.
Hearing Phyn, she looked towards Daani, hoping to learn why aswell, but noticing with dissapointment and a faint amusement that she was asleep already. "I wonder why her thing is glowing.." she stated, pointing to the necklace then reclined backwards, on the grass, staring straight up at the sky and folding her hands underneath her head. She was not tired, and a tad bit hungry- fruit could only go so far, and that would keep her up for sure, but she was sure not to voice this to the others.
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Post by Kiweh on Apr 26, 2007 21:45:19 GMT -5
"Yeah I ate, I found something while y'all were gone." Lue said and smiled, "Yeah I guess I can to some use after all..." He poked at the fire again and then looked over at the glowing charm on Daani's neck. "She's a weird one, I shouldn't even be saying that," He gestured to himself, he was a hybrid for crying out loud but Daani... "I don't know about her..." He said and laid back. "I mean with the train and now this weird all of the sudden trip to the haunted forest..." His speech became slower as he too was starting to fall asleep as well...
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Post by Jukebox on Apr 26, 2007 21:56:21 GMT -5
Phyn gave a small smile, shuffling her bag about to try and make a better pillow than it currently offered. After acheiving as good a result as she could hope, she turned to the fire, occasionally glancing up at the stars. A yawn escaped her lips as she went to respond to Lue's comment.
"Yeah, but what can we say? We agreed to come, and it's not like anyhting bad's happened yet. I guess we should just try to figure everything out in the morning." she said, lying back against her bag, taking one more look at her new comrades before giving them a tired smile.
"Well, I'm going to attempt to get some sleep. Don't stay up too late you two," she joked, before turning onto her side and closing her eyes, focusing on sleep now.
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Post by Lilium on Apr 26, 2007 23:42:27 GMT -5
"The massacre was not your fault, darling." The voice from behind her put a cold hand on her shoulder. Daani's vision gave way to a scene of a street full of blood and bodies. "You are the last Oracle, sweetie. There are no more left of your kind. Just look around."
Daani's eyes began to well up with tears. "No... no, I can't be the only one... Mama, where is she? And Papa, and Granny...?"
"Dead, dead, dead, dear. They're all dead."
The little Aisha fell to her knees and began to wail loudly, head tilted toward the sky.
The others were asleep when Daani woke up, tears staining her cheeks. The sliver of a moon and the millions of stars hung high in the sky. It had to be around midnight. What was all that about? And had that been her voice, or one she'd imagined for herself? She wiped her face with her sleeve. Who was dead? She held her amulet in her hand for comfort, noticing for the first time the glow that seemed to be fading away.
Before she had time to ponder it, however, someone behind her said, "It can't be." She whirled around. The stranger was a red Aisha, taller than herself, hidden under a long black cloak. His eyes wandered to her amulet. "It is, is it?" She looked at him oddly. He looked her in the face. "Tell me, dear, what is your name?"
Daani shrugged. She couldn't answer even if she could speak. After all, who was to say Daani was even her real name anyway?
But the stranger had his fingers locked around her amulet. He studied it, finally spotting the name engraved in it. "Daani," he breathed. "Daani Reshaen, is it not?"
Again, she shrugged.
His shoulders fell. "Do you... not speak?" he asked slowly. She shook her head. He bit his nail. "Oh, this is bad, bad, bad..." He looked at the ground. She could've sworn she heard him murmur under his breath, "An Oracle without a voice? That's not good at all."
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Post by Kiweh on Apr 27, 2007 6:38:02 GMT -5
Lue heard voices and woke up, he had been sleeping lightly in case something came along. He sat up and looked around, Daani looked awake and there was someone behind her, the fire made him look like a dark shadow though and he couldn't really see who it was be he didn't like the feeling of it being around. "Hey! Who are you? What do you want?" He asked standing up.
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Post by Jukebox on Apr 27, 2007 8:06:08 GMT -5
Phyn had woken from Lue's voice, but her position agianst her bag kept her face fairly hidden. She had caught sight of the man looming over Daani, but couldn't see anything they could do.
For the moment though she decided to get out her only useful tool in a moment like thing. Closing her eyes, she tried to act like she was just turning over in her sleep, trying not to look awake or draw attention as she found the opening of her bag and slipped her camera out. She promptly slid it under the bag, one hand gasping the device while she pretended to sleep, listening to what would happen.
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Post by Lilium on Apr 27, 2007 8:34:23 GMT -5
The Aisha looked at them as if noticing them for the first time. "Oh, me?" he asked. "I am..." He paused, then said, "I found Daani. I need to take her home."
Suddenly a look of panic put itself on Daani's face when she heard this. What? She didn't know him!
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Post by Kiweh on Apr 27, 2007 15:23:00 GMT -5
Lue gave the man a confused look and then looked down at Daani who appeared scared and panicked. "You didn't answer my question... Who are you?" He growled walking over to them. Was this guy her dad or something? He knew Daani's name and he was talking about talking her home... Why was he hesitating to answer his question then?
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Post by Lilium on Apr 27, 2007 17:07:45 GMT -5
The Aisha smiled at Lue, and put a strong hand on Daani's shoulder, pulling her back in front of him. Daani tried to get away, a look on her face that seemed to say, Let me go; I'm not going anywhere with you! But he was stronger than he looked.
"Never you mind my name, boy," he said, not unkindly. "But you really shouldn't be traveling with an Oracle, much less one what lost her voice. She's obviously being hunted. Why else would she be unable speak?"
Hunted? Daani frowned, continuing to struggle from his sturdy grip.
"Quit fighting," she heard him grumble so quiet she herself could barely hear it. "I am not your enemy." Louder, he announced, "Little Daani here is coming with me now. I've been making myself crazy trying to find her. Since she does not seem to remember me, I must take her back home where she will likely regain it from normalities. An Ora... girl like her is best to have a memory, and a voice above all."
But Daani fought still. Though the man claimed she knew him, she could feel deep in her soul that she had never met this man before in her life. She reached an arm out to Lue as he started walking her away. If she'd been able to, she would've been screaming at him to do something, anything.
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Post by Jukebox on Apr 27, 2007 18:05:36 GMT -5
Phyn had been lying almost motinlessly so far, listening to this man argue with Lue. Her hand clenched on her camera, not sure at first what to do. But she had caugth his various slip ups, and figured we wasn't who he said he was.
And what's about Daani being an oracle? why does that matter? Phyn thought as she sent a furtive glance at the two aishas. Daani definetly looked scared, and Phyn was almost positive she wasn't expecting this.
When the red aisha started to drag Daani away, however, Phyn acted. She jumped up, her camera still clenched in her hand. Her wings buzzed softly as she attempted to gain her balance, but was soon firmely on her four feet. "Let her go, she doesn't want to go with you," she snapped as he started dragging the young aisha away
She skipped after them, and following her original plan, snapping a pictue of him and Daani. The flash broke the darkness for a second, catching even Phyn off guard. But as soon as she had the evidence on film she grabbed Daani's hand with every intention of pulling her back.
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Post by Lilium on Apr 27, 2007 18:17:24 GMT -5
The Aisha stopped, looking back at her without really turning his head. "Stay out of this, wench," he snapped, suddenly turning around to strike Phyn with a blow hard enough to knock her out.
Daani saw it a moment before it happened. In that time she'd pushed down Phyn and flew several meters to the side from the Aisha's blow meant for Phyn. She hit the ground hard, and bit her lip struggling to get up. That hurt.
"Stupid bitch!" the man yelled at Daani. "That was not meant for you!"
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