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tsumetai yuki; oh i feel like crap - openness
Topic Started: Oct 3 2008, 05:29 PM (259 Views)
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It'd been a long time now since her boots had wandered this particular path. So long now she couldn't quite remember it all, and her memory was rather good. Then again, since the last time she was out on her own, a lot had happened and Jeranith ended up suppressing a load of memories. He probably didn't intend to suppress that many, but... well. He was never very good at that memory suppression thing. Not that she could blame him; Dekan were very proud creatures. They'd never be good at memory suppression due to the fact they prefer, by far, to bear their memories [whether painful or not] all on their own.

Titania herself had once been like that. Wanting to live through the pain, sadness and perhaps joy of her memories, never running. It was all in the hopes that one day she'd be someone who wouldn't lose to them, but this was different. Maybe; perhaps she only told herself it was different because it gave her an excuse to run from them. She'd never show it, never let others know how much it pained her. It was just a little bump by now, a slight rounding of her abdomen that proved it wasn't a dream at all.

She was right; Malassa, what she had said. Titania didn't want to admit it, but she was. She wanted something now, something she knew she wouldn't get, for she had a purpose now. As long as that purpose existed, what she wanted was out the window. It all hurt, far more than anything else she'd been through had. Everyone had a limit and she was more than willing to accept she had reached hers many years ago.

Her eyes watered a little, stinging slightly from the harassing cold winds; it was nearing winter, and up here it had already long begun to snow, the grounds covered in a brilliant white, the wind whipping around angrily. It was almost as though the mountain weather was reflecting the conflict of her inner emotions. She wanted to cry, but she couldn't let this win. Jeranith's spell had only lasted a few days. Now, she remembered it all. And she wished she hadn't.

Hadn't gone out alone like that, thinking everything was going to be fine, hadn't placed Helios in so much danger, hadn't... hadn't what?

'Either you come with me, or the kid will kill you, it's simple as that.'

She stopped wandering, standing in front of a small cavern. People had been here before, she could just barely sense their presences, long gone by now. Two of them seemed rather familiar, but she couldn't place it. Deciding to seek shelter from the cold, she slipped in, having a seat near the far end of the cavern. Maybe she'd take a nap; a mountain trek wasn't a good idea for her right now, but she wanted some time to herself. The Razziek wouldn't venture this far into the mountains; she could feel the child she was carrying shift around, ever so slightly, in irritation at its mother for bringing it here. But it would have to deal. It was a long journey home, and Titania was tired.

Leaning against the wall, she let herself slip into a fairly fitful sleep, the cold winds blocked by a few large rocks at the entrance. So very tired indeed.
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How odd it was, waking to see your wife gone, and a note saying she would be out getting the essentials to what was needed at home. A newly wedded Queen out to do her own work. Stubborn as always, and would never make a servant do such a thing. Such was what he loved about this women. She was a lot like him. The only use for the servants around here were the normal house cleaning chores. Dusting, Sweeping, Rug cleaning, ect. They never had to run to get groceries from the market place or resources. This was the pride of the Nightbane family.

The only problem with all of this was... This note had been written a few days ago. Tani had yet to show any signs of return, or letters stating where she is or were she will be. Helios, The new son of Kiru and Tani was with Tani. This concerned the king to no end. He was his first son, and the only wife he took this much care for. Past wives only wanting the power or money. Even the glory of being the 'Queen of Demons'. Tani...? Tani wanted nothing more then to be close to Kiru, and now... She could have been half way across the world bye now.

It was time to set out. Time to round up all the Trackers in Esrikros, and spread them across the range, sending each to their most know location.

"Summon the Elite Scouts..." The words of the king escaped his lips slowly to the priest next to him. He was more of a consultant, but the man was widely known as a Arch Bishop in one of Aeris' temples, and so he would remain so in his eye's. Someone of that much stature should never have to turn down such a title, and so, in respect, Kiru called him bye what he was most known bye.

"The men have been gathered outside. All seven of them, Lord."
"Thank you. If I am not to return in seven day's, contact Rakhshan, Akuma, and the others.
"Shall do M'Lord."
"Grah! Stop calling me that! Makes me feel old..."
"Heh, Yes sir! Better?"

Kiru only looked back to him giving him a bright smile and a thumbs-up before grasping the two Katanas off the wall and placing them within his stash. A long pause came, his silver eye's piercing the door that laid before him, and the long stairs that lead downwards. This journey... Had already begun and he could just feel it's length creeping up on him.

"Men! I have summoned you here to give you a special mission. I want you to scout out your own places. The places which you know most off. Your target is your Queen, and Future King. My Son. They have been missing for several days and I believe that they are stranded somewhere... Do all that you must to bring them in!"
All:"Sir!"
"You are dismissed..."

With that, they vanished from view. Their speed only matched bye the member next to them, racing across the lands at incredible speed. But... As they all vanished... A man in a long tattered wardrobe stood before the king. No fear was within this man. His left hand was placed on a dirty, old straw hat on his head, shielding his eye's only letting the king view his mouth. A male with a small portion of a beard. Someone that looked like he hasn't shaved in a few weeks at least.

"What you seek lies deep within the Narwa Oron Range... In one of the many caves all throughout the area. Be quick, or they may loss whats most precious to them... You."

And with that the man was gone. Before Kiru could even ask him how he knew about this, or how he found out. Most importantly... What was his name... Something about him seemed so familiar, it was strange. As if Kiru had spent years around that man... But that was impossible. He was to short to be Akuma, and to skinny to be Kaharii... Could it have been... Dorean? Kiru spent little time on this subject, pushing it to the back of his mind as he raced forth, across the desert and towards the mountains, trying to find his loved ones.

Now if only he could make it in time...
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"Mommy? ... Mommy...?" She felt someone poking her cheek, their fingers warm. Breathing in, she let out a sigh and peeked an eye open, catching sight of her son watching her. He seemed to be a little worried about something; an orange light caught her attention, and she looked over to see he'd started a fire.

"The wind is getting worse. We should stay, it's really cold out there." She nodded a little, watching the snow outside fall in torrents. It was cold, really cold, but she couldn't help but think that no matter how cold it became out there, it could never compare to how cold it was inside. Inside her heart, inside her mind. Carefully, she'd blocked it off, ignoring what had happened. Helios had already passed his sixth birthday, though it seemed he was older than that, by the glimmer in his eyes.

"Do you think we'll get snowed in, mommy?" He took her hand, watching her. He'd been silent through most of their journey up here, so silent she hadn't been sure he was there at all. Her eyes closed again, shaking her head. 'It's alright, we can melt it if we do.'

There passed a small silence between them then, Helios tending the fire, Titania watching the darkness inside her eyes dance, the memories of the flame before them swirling about. She smiled a little, feeling for once she was at peace, at least a little.

"Mommy, if something happens, there's a passage that way." He pointed toward an immense darkness. She wondered what it was, and then he answered her silent question. "It leads to Parthenon." What in Asha's name was Parthenon? She tilted her head in confusion, her crimson gaze focusing on the boy. "Parthenon. The Hidden City." She'd heard about that before; it'd never been proven either fact nor fiction. A low hissing noise caught her attention, and she looked around for its source, half expecting to see a Razziek standing next to her.

"Mommy, it's on my arm." Blinking, she snagged her son's hand, twisting his arm a little to get a good look. There, on his arm, was the Malassa Dragon mark. 'Helios, that's -' He laughed a little, taking his arm back and covering the mark with his sleeve.

"Yes, and one day, we'll have him just as you fear we will."

It was cold, as she shot bolt upright, the snow falling almost softly now. That's right; she'd left Helios with Suyis, before she'd told him she would be gone for a while. It was up to him really if he told Kiru where she was, but at least it seemed he understood. She'd remembered, and she wanted time to herself. Her heart slowed down after a while, the darkness of the cave embracing her. It was time to let go; she couldn't hold it all anymore, even though she wanted to.

Her tears fell silently, a warm presence shifting a little into her mind, giving comfort where possible. Jeranith; the only way he'd let her leave for as long as she needed was if she promised she would let him remain mentally linked. Of course he'd comfort her, and she stopped resisting before he became alerted.

Knowing the dumb dragon, he'd come immediately flying up here and hug her physically. He was so stubborn sometimes.

'Jeranith, I'm scared.'
'I know. It's alright to be afraid.'
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The sand pelted his skin as he raced across the desert. Only thoughts about his wife, child and that man penetrated his mind as he skipped across the pearly sands. Every five to ten miles his feet would touch the ground and each time he had to quickly kick off again or be forced to travel with sand in his eyes. Of course someone with experience like him, would never have sand in his eye's after such a simple task, but every so often it occurred.

The edge of the mountains were now just ahead, in plain view. The Kings heart jumped a bit as he raced upwards, going higher and higher, almost wondering if he would get to see that man here. It was... different. Either this was a trap or, that man must have known Kiru personally to help with matters like this. Why would he be back...?

"Caves... Caves... Which freakin' one!?"

Kiru shouted into the cold blistering torrents of snow coming down on him. This was the problem with these mountains. They were close to the Razziek, which was never any good. They were nothing short of a maze. And it's to bloody cold to stray around for to long without going completely numb. This was going to be hell trying to find them... The wind was blowing away the only scent he could pick up, which was burning wood, and they must have been masking their powers from something.

"So she was forced into hiding... Probably took shelter here to wait out the storm... But why all the way up here?"

His voice slowly carried away in shivers as he clung to himself, trying to keep his body warm. Checking every cave he came two, he finally came up towards one of the larger ones. A large cave with a small door-like opening, This was were the smoke and scent of fire was coming from. Quickly he trotted inside, shivering and skin now turning blue from the extreme temperatures. A few hours out in that kind of storm was dangerous, so he could only hope they were here like he was told.

"Tani! Helios! Are you guys here?" those words were the only called down through the tunnel, leading to the middle of the cave.
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'It's getting a lot colder up there.' She'd nodded, though perhaps he couldn't see her do so, and looked around, gathering bits and pieces of wood that could be used for a fire. Nothing would happen so far up here, she she had no real fears about starting a fire. Tani needed to keep warm; it seemed ever since... well... she hadn't been able to stay warm. It was an odd occurence really, considering who her father was.

'Tani, I can come help if you need me to.'
'I'm fine Jeranith.'

He seemed to be less than convinced. Her eyes remained trained on the firewood before her, setting them in a careful pile and then searching for a lighter. The only problem was, well she didn't have one.

'I can light it for you...'
'Jeranith, I don't need to be babied. I can rub sticks together just fine.'

He withdrew then, stung perhaps a little. She had been a little harsh, by accident. He would understand; calmly, he withdrew a little, returning to the silent lurking presence. A spark emitted from the wood in her hands, and she moved them a bit faster, finally gaining a full fire. It nearly singed her fingers she was so cold. She remembered when she was smaller, during one of the few visits to Cania her and Vehiron had made. Their father had been happy about it, welcoming them warmly. But she could tell Vehiron was only there because Titania had asked him to go. Fire then had been fascinating. It wasn't fiery like the fourth layer, but it was warm and there were open flames scattered about.

She had loved fire then.

A voice distracted her, and she looked up, pushing herself against the wall. For some reason, she couldn't immediately recognize his voice. Her senses failed her, so instead she did her best to hide.

'It's only Kiru, come to find you. It's been a few days.'

'Kiru?'

Right, Kiru. She didn't want to see him. She didn't want him to see her. Not after what they did. Either you come with me, or the kid will kill you. Maybe she should have followed; maybe she should have left. Away from them so they didn't have to see her. She didn't say anything more, and figuring Kiru was nearby, Jeranith left her alone for once on this journey. She watched the fire, trying not to think about how quiet it was regardless of all the noise.
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Once he reached the middle of the cave, where he thought the other two were, he quickly looked around, trying to pick up a small portion of their presence. If at all, any. It was hard to concentrate on anything at all. The temperatures out there... The would be the end of him if he had to leave again. This storm was horrendous... He would have to wait it out, and plus, if he was even able to teleport to Esrikros, the dramatic changes in temp. would kill him. If not cause serious damage to his heart.

It was decided. He would have to stay here and wait it out. But at least... At least he would be able to wait it out with his family.

The optics quickly scanned the area, wandering around more and more trying to locate the scent of fire threw the wild breeze flowing threw the tunnels. The cold had screwed every one of his senses up... He was close to breaking down. Not mentally, Physically. Going from temperatures of nearly 100 degrees everyday to fifty degrees below zero was a drastic change. If not for him, but for Tani and Helios as well.

Finally... The silver optics reached the dancing flames of the fire. A small smile quickly grew as he came up threw the back of the cave, out looking another entrance to the cave. It was hard to see anything other then the light of the flame. His eye's had gone blurred. His scent become dull. Only his hearing stayed with him, and even that was hard to tell what was what. The crackling of the flames caught his attention right before he collapsed, falling forward with his hand outstretched towards the flames.

"Was I to late...?"
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'Burrr...'
'I told you not to come up here.'
'Oh hush. And how was I meant to know there was a blizzard?'
'I dunno, reading the news maybe?'

The crackling flames danced around, awaiting his arrival. She wasn't sure if she wanted to talk to him or not; for all she knew, she might end up being extremely silent throughout their visit, but at least he'd know she was alright now. She hadn't said anything, after all, so he must have been worried. Carefully, she moved the fire a bit farther back, away from the entrance. It was still snowing steadily and heavy, the temperatures dropping further.

Leaning against the wall of the cave, she watched, waiting. Listening to the sound of dripping water, the crackle of the flames. She realized then she was somewhat thirsty; it'd been three days, and in those three days she'd done nothing but wander. Jeranith had warned her about her well being and all that jazz, along with her son's, but hell. Razziek didn't need food. They fed on fear.

Well, she needed water at least. It may take you a week to die of hunger but it only took a few hours to a day to die of dehydration. Standing, she brushed herself off, following the sound of the dripping water. She wandered only a moment, finally coming across a small trickle. A springs it seemed. Pure water. Someone was on her side today, and she took the water pouches that hung at her side, filling all three. Tani knew she could be up here for a while, so it was a good thing there was a spring here. Returning to the fire, now crackling happily, she nearly tripped over Kiru.

'He's here by the way, just arrived.'
'Thanks for the warning, fat ass.'

Woo someone looked cold. Sighing, she set the water off to the side, taking her coat off and wrapping it about his shoulders. Sitting, she carefully tugged him into her lap, not saying a word.

'Titania. You going to be okay up there by yourself? I mean...'
She caught on pretty quick.
'He's still my husband, Jeranith, it's not like I stopped loving him for whatever reason. It's just... complicated, that's all.' She leaned against the cave wall again, fingers threading through Kiru's hair, eyes watching the storm.
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After only a couple minutes to an hour at most, Kiru felt loads better. The warmth made nearly his entire body tingle. The sounds of flames dancing quickly woke him up, his silver eye's looking upwards towards the ceiling of the cave. What had happened? His body was frozen numb, and his eye's still had a hard time trying to focus, but he got them to work after a minute or two.

"T-Tani...?"

The voice asked, looking upwards towards her face, trying to find where the petting was coming from. The fingers running throw his hair was a distraction from the flames. The silver optics looked into her crimson hues, stunned for a moment to see his beautiful wife here. Bye now, the man that had told him about her existence was far from his thoughts now. He was just relieved that his wife and kid was ok. Oh!

"Helios...? Where's Helios...?"

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Managing a meager nod, she kept her fingers moving, trying to keep herself from falling asleep. Somehow she was a little too tired these days, but it was probably just the baby. She'd been somewhat close to the same before Helios was finally born, kicking and screaming in upset at either being taken out or being in there too long, no one was really quite sure. Then again he was born a few weeks early, so it was probably the latter. He was in a hurry to get out and see the world. Curious child, though Titania figured it might get him into trouble someday.

He'd be a fighter though. Of that she was certain.

'He's fine, I left him in Suyis' care. Helios seems to like him. ... then again who doesn't anymore.' And wasn't that the truth. She had friends asking about him and his current marital status; it was funny, seeing their reactions as she told them he was gay. Flaming gay to boot. If she weren't so down about everything, she might have giggled a little then. But she was indeed rather down, and so no laughter escaped at all. It likely wouldn't for a while at least.

'I'm surprised Rakhshan didn't tell you. Then again, he seemed to understand a little. I've been up here for a while, wandering around. It's confusing; I don't know where I'm going but I honestly don't feel lost really...' What the hell was she on about now? She shook her head, changing the subject.

'How'd you know?'
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"Heh... Ok then. At least he's safe..."

His eye's closed again, lowering his head with a bit of a relaxing sigh. It was comforting to know that she was safe, as well as his son. Especially his son. Luck kid... He was off in the middle of the desert probably, nice, warm, toasty desert... Ahh what the life...

It was funny actually, Kiru was so busy worrying about the warmth, he actually started making himself warm up, thinking about that desert. Pink shades quickly grew under his eye's and a bright smile growing as well as he held onto himself.

"Heeeee... Warm! ^_________^*Drools*"

His head quickly shook, as he regained full consciousness, and shaking his head, siting up fully, listening to what she had to say. He only smiled softly and gave her a quick kiss, smiling at her.

"Why are you up here anyways? I've been worried sick about you. x.x And Well. I kinda figured you went to go visit your father for a day or so, but when I didn't hear anything from you on the third day I started to worry about you, and yesterday I finally sent the scouts out to find you. But once I sent them out, this beggar man told me 'What I seek lies in one of the many caves of the Narwa Oron Range. Be quick, or what you love most will surely die...' and poof he was gone. Thing is... He reminds me a lot of Dorean...Thing is, Dorean is suppose to be dead..."
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Choosing not to, Tani didn't really say anything. Her eyes remained on the snow falling outside; if it were any heavier, the snow would be ripping the mountains apart by now, judging by the ferocity in which they whipped across the grounds. She wondered how much longer the snow would continue, sparkling in the dim sunlight that filtered through the clouds.

Arching an eyebrow, her attention returned to Kiru, using his shirt to wipe his drool off. 'Try not to make a mess, mm?' And thus, she returned to staring. What else was there to do? Honestly she couldn't focus on anything anymore. Something always made a hissing noise, and it reminded her. So instead she chose to focus on the snow, but she heard it anyway; the hissing, sometimes it was only the snow landing on the warmer ground within the cave, sizzling into a small steam that no one could see.

'Thinking, that's all.' She didn't know how else to answer his question, the first one of course. The rest she hardly understood. The noise just wouldn't stop; it was loud in her head but at the same time it was quiet too. 'Jeranith, come back. Please?' And he did, carefully shifting into her head, bidding the fears go away for a time.

'I think I want my dad.'
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Aye aye... Just kinda miss that desert... x.x" As the words left his mouth, his eye's switched over to the dancing flames of the fire. It had only been a few minutes after he started staring into the flames, that he became somewhat hypnotized bye the swirling colors of the small fire.

He quickly shook his head, regaining his senses and looking towards her as she stared out at the raging storm. "Well... I know something had to happen, but I'm not one to push people. Even you. If you want to tell me, you will. If not, it's fine. I know I can still trust you. With anything. He gave her another warm smile, bending upwards and kissing her cheek softly.

His attention was picked up towards the entrance of the cave, watching the snow as well. For some reason it felt as if someone else was here and trying to conquer this storm. Well if there was someone else here, doing so, they did a damn good job at it because in only a matter of five to ten minutes, the storm was reduced to nothing but a small snow fall. The slow moving snowflakes falling to the ground lightly.

"Now ain't that a load."
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'Then go back?' she asked, genuinely curious as to why he said that like he'd never go back. Sure it was cold, but it wasn't cold enough to kill her, and probably not him either. Such sillly creatures, demon boys were. Making a big deal over a snow storm when there were people that lived in these mountains. Human people, certainly people that were no more immune to the cold than they were. That said, somehow the cold always conquered heat at some point or another. She'd seen this before, having tinkered with elemental magic far too long.

Regardless of all her efforts not to, she flinched ever so slightly at his kiss. It wasn't like he'd never kissed her before; it was just hard to deal with someone being that close anymore. Well, no more kids for her then. Honestly, she'd been perfectly pacified raising other people's kids. And now she'd make a note to drill it in the boys' heads that girls aren't toys.

'We should go, before the snow starts again.' Standing, she brushed herself off, snagging the bottles of water and pouring one on the fire. It sizzled angrily, snapping and popping before finally going out. She handed one of the final two to Kiru, toddling toward the cave mouth that lead down the mountain side.

She wanted to talk about it, really she did. If only to make herself feel better about the whole situation; it always is harder to bear pain alone. But how on earth was she meant to tell him something like that and still make sense without making herself feel even shittier? So she changed the subject instead, avoiding it at all costs. Maybe, over time, she could fully distract herself and the nightmares would stop.
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"...Yeah." That was the only thing he could say as he slowly stood back up and wandered off towards the mouth of the cave. It was a little disappointing... He only gave her a kiss, and she jumped as if she was afraid of him... What on this pitiful earth could have happened to cause her to do something like that? What ever it was... It must have been drastic... Maybe pushing her into speaking would have to be a must? But right after he just gave her word to her saying he would never do such a thing? It wasn't his place to do so really... But he was worried about her... And what could possibly become of her. She had a strong will, that he was sure of, but how long can a strong will live?

A small sigh escaped his lips as he stopped at the mouth of the cave and looked down to his feet in thought. He quickly shook his head and left the cave, wandering outside in the gray woods, looking around at some of the damage the storm caused. Broken tree's. Branches laying everywhere. Even some caves caved in. The storm wasn't ordinary, that was for sure. His silver optics quickly scanned the area, looking around for some signs of life, and there... At the top of the mountain stood that beggar that told him about Tani's whereabouts.

He was sure of it now. This must have been Dorean. No one was able to have Ice powers like this. Not on this level. Kiru had a few tricks with lightning and wind, Rakhshan had mostly water and fire elemental attacks, and Dorean was all ice and snow. But why...? Why would he be gone for so long? Why appear now?

"DOREAN!!!!!"

Those were the only words that Kiru could muster from his mouth as he shouted them up to the man. The beggars silver & gold optics staring back at the King now looking at him with a calm, and collected expression before giving one last bow and disappearing once again. Dorean was still alive...
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Leading the way, she scrambled back the way she came here from. Honestly, Tani still had no idea why she had come here at all. There was just something in her head that told her she wanted to be here. Not like the Razziek were in her head, though they were rather frequently much to her upset. She didn't look at Kiru, somewhat afraid to see what expression he'd wear. After her earlier reaction... she didn't want to. No, she was perfectly happy just watching the path.

And then she heard it, a low hissing noise. It didn't seem to be as angry as the rest of them were; but it was obvious there was a Razziek here. She wondered then if Kiru even knew about them, though more than likely he did. Razziek certainly didn't stay hidden for long, such was the reason the elves were worried about them disappearing near altogether a few centuries back. But this was probably because of Tani's grandmother, Ai. Ailanazin had been a rather promising woman, showing a lot more than just willpower and devotion to Asha. Such a thing scared the Razziek, and so they'd gotten to Ai through Tani's grandfather. His name Tani couldn't recall.

If anything was certain, Razziek were tricky creatures, though like most creatures that claimed the rights of living, Tani was sure there were a few... not so nasty ones here and there. However, Tani had no real desire to meet one. She'd had her fill of Razziek for the next lifetime and a half.

But she said nothing, instead just watching, tensed without meaning to be. She knew the name Dorean; Kiru had told her about his father before. If he knew anything at all about Razziek, it could cause a lot of problems if she told him he was one. So she decided not to say anything, taking his hand as the man disappeared, leading Kiru down the trail.

'The snow stopped; things get attracted to these mountains when the snow has stopped,' she explained, giving a rather weak argument on the subject now that she thought about it. But it'd have to do; she couldn't think of anything else.
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Kiru fell silent for awhile now. His thoughts racing across his mind. So many questions left unanswered made him feel nothing more then useless. Why was his father here, and still alive without a single word to his own son? Why was Tani now so quiet and seeming to be afraid of anything that moved, let alone him? What had happened to both Dorean and Tani?

Kiru's everlasting smile finally crashed and left his face, only to be replaced with a somewhat irritated look. He heard what Tani was saying, but didn't comprehend it. His thoughts where the only thing in his head and honestly he could care less what the hell was attracted here. He quickly snatched back his palm and stood there silently, looking down at the trail for a moment before slowly turning towards the top of the mountain. Just hoping that he would be able to see Dorean one last time. Finally the silver optics looked back towards the back of Tani's head. Finally deciding to ask the question he said he wouldn't, but he needed to know what the hell happened to his wife.

"I know what I just said back there. That I wouldn't ask you what the hell was going on, but this is already been going on for to long. You disappearing for a half a week... Dorean's reappearance... The fact that your spoked about anything that moves or looks funny at you... Whats going on?"
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She knew he'd ask. It wasn't like she could blame him. Truth be fully told, she had actually been expecting much. Kiru didn't like feeling useless, and not knowing what was going on probably made him feel just that. Useless. Tani didn't like it either, so she understood well enough. Now the trick was just finding a way to tell him and not accidentally say a trigger word. Even she herself could trigger things; Suyis had said a lot of things to her before, and he had a habit of saying some really dumb shit... maybe she shouldn't talk to him for a while, though thinking about it, he might actually understand. Suyis understood some of the strangest shit sometimes.

'It... grah, I can't even make it make sense.' She stopped trying, thinking instead as she walked. It was a fairly delicate situation, explaining this. Maybe she just shouldn't explain at all. But then he'd asked, and she wanted to tell him anyway... though the idea of telling him something like that about his dad wasn't all that awesome. Well, there were good Razziek too; it was just harder to find nice Razziek...

'Have you heard of something called a Razziek? They're as old as time, I wouldn't doubt you if you said you have.'
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Kiru's eye's only scanned her from head to toe before scanning the area around them. She was at least now willing to talk which calmed his nerves a little, but not bye much. The irritated face Kiru wore still didn't leave just yet. It probably wouldn't leave until he knew what was going on either. He quickly snapped back from his thought as she began to speak and walking down the trail once more. He gave her a quick nod, showing that he was paying attention before trailing down the path once more.

Once she asked her question he nearly tripped over his own feet in shock. The last time he heard that word was right before Dorean vanished from the Kingdom. A warning to 'be careful of the Razziek'. and 'The Razziek are extremely dangerous. Run whenever you see one.' It was semi annoying really. The only thing he actually knew about these things is that their Magic users, and they use to be Elves that have fallen into Chaos. Something of those lines.

"I have. Their Elves that have fallen into chaos right? Magic users."
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'Not really magic users, per se, close. They're more of magic benders than users.' She thought about that, trying to figure out how to explain the difference. 'Magic users fully understand magic and the laws of nature; instead of working against those laws they work with them to create a new reality without harming anything. Magic benders don't necessarily care, and in some cases work against the laws of nature, causing unnatural shifts and rips in the vortex of reality. This is very dangerous on more than one level. If the Razziek so chose, they could bring the sky crashing down upon our heads.' Thankfully however, they hadn't so chosen.

She hadn't really considered what might happen if they wanted to destroy everything. In one foul move they could easily change everything, and yet for some reason they didn't. She only shook that thought from her mind, continuing her explanation as her feet wandered the path.

'The Razziek hate dragons, and elves, and me. They hate dragons and elves, most magic users, because they're a serious threat. Instead of being able to harm them with magical poisons and tricks, magic users only shrug such things off. Rakhshan would be a major threat to them, and likely they'll end up trying to get rid of him, but it won't work. Their form of attack will just bounce right off him. The same can be said for the elves, who are far more in tune with nature and its magics than any other race. They burned several Elvish cities, as well as the previous capital, in an attempt to get the elves to back off. Needless to say, they didn't. The reason they hate me is my lineage. More than anyone else, they're terrified of my father. I ran into one the day I left. If he knew what they did, he'd rip them all apart in an instant.'

She stopped then, not wishing to overload him with too much information all at once. The Razziek were somewhat difficult to understand enough as it was, and with all that... well, he'd need to think for a few minutes at least.
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"Heh... Sounds like the normal story. Kill off the people stronger then you. Take over the world. How do we get rid of them...? With magic only?"

His silver optics looked down to her as she walked along the path, with him following close behind. This was surely proving to be interesting. Of course it would probably end up with him having to go back into fighting once again. Going right back into war. It seemed with each passing war it became a little more risky... The first time he was completely alone. No one to look out for except himself. The one after that meant his friends could end up dead, and he did everything he could to protect them. The one after that, he needed to stay alive for his family and to protect his friends. And now this... This uprising war meant that his family was involved. Even his son, and wife.

Only a sigh escaped his lips as he hopped over a broken branch, following closely behind her. "What did they do to anyways?"

He quickly fell silent awaiting her answer. If it was bad enough to piss Asmodeous off... It must have been low... Asmodeous was never the type to get angry. He hardly did at all from what Kiru saw in him. He could have only wondered if know what happened to her would be best to know... If it was able to piss Asmo off, and Kiru had a shorter temper then him... It was kind of asking for a war to be started. Well... It was no longer Kiru's fault for war. He had never started a war before. The attacks where always placed upon him and his empire, but now... If something as horrible as he was thinking happened... War was one his doorsteps once again.
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