Post by Lovely on Jul 1, 2009 0:29:46 GMT -5
June 22, 2006
(near dawn)
Alkonost's Palace -The Under Realm
The queen paced the length of the throne room, her anger clear and piercing as the flames licked down from her wings left trails to mark her path. Occassional bursts of flame erupted from her and flew about the room. The entire palace and well beyond it knew Alkonost was in a foul mood. The palace rumbled and the sea of fire surrounding it was more violent than normal.
Raziel had been 'above' when the ripple occured and he did not yet know of the problem that was giving his queen reason to be angry. He came now as he would at times with an offering for Alky, something that normally would delight her. As Lily had emerged from her protective embrace, Razi roared and swooped down to grab her up. bringing the 'keeper' to his adoring and torturous companion... "what do you suppose we should do with her?"
"GET IT OUT OF HERE!" She screeched and lashed out at Razi. Screaming something about a soul and Ember and kicking things over. "NOW.. get it out of here!!" Before Razi can leave with Lily, Alky slashes her in a bit of rage.. "now get it out of here."
He smiled at the marks she left in her wake on the pitiful creature. Through some recollection he admired them as if they made her desirable or that maybe he once thought such things, though not quite seeing it now. Such a ponderance in the presence of his queen darkened his eyes to a warning glow of disgust. "As you wish, my queen. Should I destroy it first?"
"NO.. no.. get it out of here" She hissed and growled, eyeing the keeper as if afraid of something. "Bring me the one called Doyle.." She turned to command her servant, she was not sure if Doyle had reset or would remember.. Ember wasdying.. Lily was restored and Ember lost her soul. Alky was pissed and she couldn't retake Lily's.. d*mn it.
Razi obeys his queen and removes the rubbish, taking her topside and depositing her in a heap in the woods, though he looks at her oddly before leaving. "You may have use, but not for this."
Doyle would remember. He was too ensconced in the underworld not to. He'd be right beside Alky and Ember and 'daddy', though Raziel was only the semblance of a step father. "Well hell.. Tate's the do-goodie... take his. He wanted to move up and do right and impress the Big Guy. Now's his chance to be all sacrifice-for-right or whatever. It's his fault, bringing you that one to begin with. If you want just any girl's soul...how about Julia... Medea?...Hell, even that ... what's that stupid blonde's name.. rolled her car out in the river... Summer? She doesn't need hers anymore."
"I dont.. care who it belongs to.. needed by them or not.. it needs to be suitable for my princess .. FIND ONE.. before she dies.. or I will eat yours." She turned to look directly at Doyle, her gaze dark and full of fire and vengence.
"Um.. right. Of course you're right. She'll need to come with me. Time passes too fast here and if I'm a moment too long... I have to take her. Please."
Grabs him in his more solid form and snarls. "You understand what will happen if she.. how much you will suffer?"
Doyle peeled the hand from his throat. Only here was he in form solid enough to feel the pain of the grip upon him and here he wished to stay, preferring the weight of corporeal form to the thin gray shadow he held above. "I understand and that is why she must come with me. I will need one other, one who can touch and feel in that realm."
Alky growled again and let him loose, spinning and waving a hand. "Take her.. take what or who you need to do what needs to be done.. but do not fail me.. or her." She warned him, her powers in the other realm may not have been as great as here, but she could still do much damage if she chose to.
"Why would I fail her?" The question was simple and simply his answer as well. He chose one of her cousins, Razi's son, one still young enough to appear innocent. Children in the upper realm were observed less in the presence of strange things he'd noticed in all the times with Tate and their rebirthing. Children were curious. "We'll go and return soon."
Alky watched him, saying nothing more as she allowed him to take Ember and Razi's son. She returned to her throne to dole out great misery and suffering as it pleased her. Her mood was sour with worry for her daughter and worsened further to discover she felt such things, of course she would take this out on her minions, slaves, toys, and prisoners.
Ember was more pale than she'd been and wasn't traveling well. Once above ground his instructions were given to the seeming child. Ember was to be his sister still, but she was ill and the inn would need to take her in and give her a room. Their father was a doctor with something that would heal her and they were to wait for him. Doyle would then take the boy and go shopping for a soul under the cover of night.
(near dawn)
Alkonost's Palace -The Under Realm
The queen paced the length of the throne room, her anger clear and piercing as the flames licked down from her wings left trails to mark her path. Occassional bursts of flame erupted from her and flew about the room. The entire palace and well beyond it knew Alkonost was in a foul mood. The palace rumbled and the sea of fire surrounding it was more violent than normal.
Raziel had been 'above' when the ripple occured and he did not yet know of the problem that was giving his queen reason to be angry. He came now as he would at times with an offering for Alky, something that normally would delight her. As Lily had emerged from her protective embrace, Razi roared and swooped down to grab her up. bringing the 'keeper' to his adoring and torturous companion... "what do you suppose we should do with her?"
"GET IT OUT OF HERE!" She screeched and lashed out at Razi. Screaming something about a soul and Ember and kicking things over. "NOW.. get it out of here!!" Before Razi can leave with Lily, Alky slashes her in a bit of rage.. "now get it out of here."
He smiled at the marks she left in her wake on the pitiful creature. Through some recollection he admired them as if they made her desirable or that maybe he once thought such things, though not quite seeing it now. Such a ponderance in the presence of his queen darkened his eyes to a warning glow of disgust. "As you wish, my queen. Should I destroy it first?"
"NO.. no.. get it out of here" She hissed and growled, eyeing the keeper as if afraid of something. "Bring me the one called Doyle.." She turned to command her servant, she was not sure if Doyle had reset or would remember.. Ember wasdying.. Lily was restored and Ember lost her soul. Alky was pissed and she couldn't retake Lily's.. d*mn it.
Razi obeys his queen and removes the rubbish, taking her topside and depositing her in a heap in the woods, though he looks at her oddly before leaving. "You may have use, but not for this."
Doyle would remember. He was too ensconced in the underworld not to. He'd be right beside Alky and Ember and 'daddy', though Raziel was only the semblance of a step father. "Well hell.. Tate's the do-goodie... take his. He wanted to move up and do right and impress the Big Guy. Now's his chance to be all sacrifice-for-right or whatever. It's his fault, bringing you that one to begin with. If you want just any girl's soul...how about Julia... Medea?...Hell, even that ... what's that stupid blonde's name.. rolled her car out in the river... Summer? She doesn't need hers anymore."
"I dont.. care who it belongs to.. needed by them or not.. it needs to be suitable for my princess .. FIND ONE.. before she dies.. or I will eat yours." She turned to look directly at Doyle, her gaze dark and full of fire and vengence.
"Um.. right. Of course you're right. She'll need to come with me. Time passes too fast here and if I'm a moment too long... I have to take her. Please."
Grabs him in his more solid form and snarls. "You understand what will happen if she.. how much you will suffer?"
Doyle peeled the hand from his throat. Only here was he in form solid enough to feel the pain of the grip upon him and here he wished to stay, preferring the weight of corporeal form to the thin gray shadow he held above. "I understand and that is why she must come with me. I will need one other, one who can touch and feel in that realm."
Alky growled again and let him loose, spinning and waving a hand. "Take her.. take what or who you need to do what needs to be done.. but do not fail me.. or her." She warned him, her powers in the other realm may not have been as great as here, but she could still do much damage if she chose to.
"Why would I fail her?" The question was simple and simply his answer as well. He chose one of her cousins, Razi's son, one still young enough to appear innocent. Children in the upper realm were observed less in the presence of strange things he'd noticed in all the times with Tate and their rebirthing. Children were curious. "We'll go and return soon."
Alky watched him, saying nothing more as she allowed him to take Ember and Razi's son. She returned to her throne to dole out great misery and suffering as it pleased her. Her mood was sour with worry for her daughter and worsened further to discover she felt such things, of course she would take this out on her minions, slaves, toys, and prisoners.
Ember was more pale than she'd been and wasn't traveling well. Once above ground his instructions were given to the seeming child. Ember was to be his sister still, but she was ill and the inn would need to take her in and give her a room. Their father was a doctor with something that would heal her and they were to wait for him. Doyle would then take the boy and go shopping for a soul under the cover of night.