|
|
Post by Nikkii O'seth on Sept 13, 2006 19:48:15 GMT -5
"I want everyone to hurt.... and this time I will finally kill you. But I want you to watch me turn that boy into what I am." Keyra said as she rolled away from Phelan.
Aramis sent a burst of fire into the air creating an explosion that lit up the sky. Keyra shielded her eyes from the sudden burst of light, Aramis saw this opening to attack Keyra and push her away from Phelan.
"Father I can't let you meet your end here and not with me to witness this..... mother would never forgive me for sitting by idle like a baby. Aramis had the upper hand only for a few moments till her vision returned, but now they was far away from Phelan and the poison was already doing it's work. A few misplaced swings and the boy was disarmed. Keyra punched the Aramis sending him to the ground and nearly unconcious.
"How dare you interupt me, I'll come back to finish you once I'm sure your daddy cannot help anylonger." Kerya kicked him as hard as she could, his body lifted up an flew a few feet before resting. I few snaps of bone could be herd as he growned in pain.
"How many years have we waited for this .... you said you died an was brought back .... I think to die by my blade."
Right as Keyra neared Phelan a bolt of ice hit her sending her to the ground and two figures darted by Phelan after her. One was Darlena taking a mighty swing at Keyra, she narrowly avoided that attack and parried the next strike by Olantar.
"You bunch of cheaters.... I'll play with you later .... Tah." Keyra threw several more daggers at the two before she vanished and ran back into the woods. The next thing Phelan saw was Naldany she rushed to him an pulled out the sword looked at his wound.
"Aramis isn't in his bed I think he came after you." Naldany said her voice cracking and her hands trembled as she ripped her robe bottom and put pressure on it.
"Aramis is over there go to him.." Phelan uttered to her.
Naldany's heart felt like it exploded when she saw their son laying on ther ground. She ran to him an lifted his head into her lap. Nikkii leaned over Phelan casting a spell to remove the poison.
"Is the boy dead? " Her voice had a tone of concern to it. "... how long has he been there I can still revive him."
|
|
|
|
Post by Phelan on Sept 13, 2006 20:09:00 GMT -5
Phelan rose to his feet ignoring Nikkii all together and head to where Aramis was laying. He replayed the scene in his head and realized that he had only been punched.
"He should be fine, she just punched him." Phelan said as he bent over the boy with Naldany. "He tried to save my life, though he would have just died, it seems that he has a bit of me in him after all." Phelan said with a smile.
"Well so much for your fantastic plan." Phelan said as he turned to Nikkii. "You know if you just called the hunters off of her and left her alone she would leave everyone alone." Phelan said his eyes cold and hard as he looked upon Nikkii.
|
|
|
|
Post by Nikkii O'seth on Sept 13, 2006 20:19:23 GMT -5
"Phelan I have sent no hunters... I have broke ties with them over five years ago... what she is doing now was done by someone else..." Nikkii turned back to the horses along with Olantar.
"My lord she spoke the truth.... she fell out of favor witht them and cut her ties, that is the reason I can't make her step down yet because she did it for my sake.... now lets go home." Naldany said still craddling Aramis.
"Darlena Phelan tomorrow would you tell me anything she might have said....."Darlena paused for a moment. "She left her weapons I can use these to maybe track a scent from her... but yes lets go home."
|
|
|
|
Post by Phelan on Sept 13, 2006 20:26:09 GMT -5
"Fine so be it." Phelan handed the untouched back pack of sleeping dust to Darlena as they left. "I don't need this anymore."
|
|
|
|
Post by Nikkii O'seth on Sept 13, 2006 21:07:37 GMT -5
"My lord you are wounded I will have Blexanu station as many gaurd on the posts that we can spare. " Olantar knelt down and rubbed his fingers in something. He smiled be fore speaking. " She was injured too .... maybe she hasn't gone too far from here."
Aramis was comming to an found himself seated infront of his mother. She kept him from speaking and held him firmly to her. Darlena came back up to Phelan after Naldany and Nikkii was on there way.
"Do you wish to pursue her still..... She will have the upper hand and might not be to playfull this time around." She handed him the powder back. " I can change to my dire form and you ride with me but I can only do so for a little bit before I lose myself... keep that."
|
|
|
|
Post by Phelan on Sept 13, 2006 21:25:52 GMT -5
"I'm going home. I have no wish to hunt her down, I just want to go home. I wouldn't have been out here at all if it hadn't been for your mother... I'm really starting to despise her all over again." Phelan said in a somber tone.
He handed her back the bag and patted her on the shoulder.
"If you are going after her, I wish you good luck. But I really hope that you return home too, I can't bear to think of losing anyone I care about." Phelan said again and turned to leave.
|
|
|
|
Post by Nikkii O'seth on Sept 13, 2006 23:06:16 GMT -5
There was no words Darlena could offer him so they headed back for Neriak Darlena looked at the swords Keyra had used and thought to her herself that her being unarmed she might be less of a threat for now. The way back was quiet and somber for many of them. The city itself wasn't quite as busy it was late now and all that was mainly up was the night shift gaurds and some weary travelers looking for the inn.
Nikkii offered to look at Phelan's leg but he passed her by without a word, Aramis was escorted to his room by Naldany and a gaurd placed on him. Afterwards she caught up to Phelan already cleaning himself and tending to his wounds. She crept up behind him and helped him place a real bandage on the wound.
"My love see one of Nikkii's handmaidens in the morning to make sure no infections are present." She then took a cloth and started to wash his back. She too wasn't sure of what he was thinking he seemed a bit distant to her.
"You can take Nikkii from power too you know.... take her place on the counsil is a start.... it's your seat to start with now anyway."
|
|
|
|
Post by Phelan on Sept 13, 2006 23:15:45 GMT -5
Phelan was lost in thought, he said nothing. He looked off into nothing as he sat there with his wife.
|
|
|
|
Post by Nikkii O'seth on Sept 13, 2006 23:33:40 GMT -5
Naldany finished washing him and dried him off. "Ok to bed with you.... we can redecorate this room like it once was... and go see a few tailors and some jewlers as well." Naldany did her best to put on a more pleasent atmosphere for him but he was asleep as soon as his head touched the pillows.
Aramis's sleep was more troubled seeing all that he had seen, his dream was of him and his father walking but Phelan seemed to walk faster than he did and no matter what he did he couldn't keep up. Behind him stood Keyra she too was walking and was catching up to him, right when she was within arms reach she changed into the werewolf form. He could feel the heat from her breath an her words... "I want everyone to hurt." Then she bit right into him.
Aramis sat up in his bed sweating and breathing hard, it was almost morning and he knew what he must do now, and that was train and study. He went from his bed and opened the door, there was four gaurding his room one being a wizard so there would be no sneaking out.
"When my father awakes tell him that his soon wishes to train and do as he does."
"Very well young lord we will relay the message." On of the gaurds reasponded. And with that Aramis sat back on his bed to meditate in the dark.
|
|
|
|
Post by Phelan on Sept 13, 2006 23:50:11 GMT -5
Phelan's dream weren't peacefull either. Though he didn't toss and turn, nor did he awake, his dreams haunted him.
He looked into Keyra's eyes and saw all the pain in them, his heart went out to her. He tried everyway he could think of to reason with her, to offer his help and yet she would not stop. She turned into her beastial self and ran straight for Neriak. Phelan couldn't keep up with her.
When he finally arrived in Neriak he ran straight for his house. The house was half collapsed and black scorch marks marred the walls of the cavern. Phelan drew his swords and ran inside stepping over bitten and mauled guards. His head spun, where were Naldany and the kids?! That was all he could think. He entered the reviecing hall and found Nikkii ripped into two pieces, her eyes glossy and lifeless and several maidens and guards dead beside her, he felt a pang of saddness.
He ran through the chamber to the next, the dining hall. There he found the rest of his family and Keyra. Upon the table were the remains of his family, every last one of them and seated at the head of the table sat Keyra with bloodstained lips, a goblet of red fluid in her hand.
Phelan's rage welled up, his hands shook and tears ran down his face. He yelled out in rage an inhuman yell, that even took Keyra aback.
Phelan did not wake from his nightmare that he relived over and over again in his sleep, but he did break into a cold sweat.
|
|
|
|
Post by Nikkii O'seth on Sept 14, 2006 14:24:30 GMT -5
Story continues in Hunters and hunted
|
|
