Chicken Noodle Soup – Part 2

[Ari]

blinked, watching the glow as he was unsure of what was going on, he looked from her to the glow then back to her, still singing softly as he dragged his free claws hand through her hair, hoping to relax her and calm what ever was causing the light.

[Xiomara]

Tensing her eyes snapped open as she felt the blade tug at her soul and her hand released Ari, flying to grab the handle before it stabbed through him. The blade sliced at her palm and with the tip still between her fingertips ceased its sudden flight. Wincing she slowly sat up, turning her head to nuzzle the inside of Ari's wrist.

[Ari]

looked at her, he was taken back and surprised but it didn't show, he looked to her cut hand and shakes his head, bringing her hand to his lips and licked the blood away before nuzzling against her. "what was that all about"

[Xiomara]

Closed her eyes, reaching up to toy with his hair while he nuzzled her. "My father's athame is attracted to spirits. You must have more than one either inside of you or around you. It was seeking the spirit out because it was going to devour it."

[Ari]

nodded slightly. "yeah sorry, that was my fault, have the ability to call and control spirits, still learning to control it." he kept his arms around her, thinking to himself as he licked the side of her cheek. "were you having a nightmare?"

[Xiomara]

Rubbed at her arms and nodded, "it's alright Ari, I sensed it stirring." At the portion about her nightmare she became a little quiet; looking around. "I was... and wasn't. It isn't a nightmare. Each time I go to sleep... I go to hell. A hell where only the Abyssal roams.. You know the one that haunts Cerverous? She's what corrupted me."

[Ari]

blinked and nods slightly. "is there anyway to fix it?" he didn't wish her to be so restless when she slept, he nuzzled her shoulder and pressed his nose to her throat with a soft growl, he wanted to help her anyway he could

[Xiomara]

Looked down at him, resting her chin at the top of his head and stroked his arms comfortingly. Strange she was offering him the comfort instead of taking any. "No, right now there's nothing to be done. But I'm more worried about you being able to summon spirits so easily."

[Ari]

nodded slightly as he rested against her. "not sure why can do now but don't like it, hate it sleeping members haunt dreams and haunt waking, just want to no see no more." he had been tempted to claw his own eyes out at one point.

[Xiomara]

Lips pressed together in thought, looking around to see where they were currently at. "Ari, is there no way to put the members to rest? You know how Necromancers raise the dead, but they can also put them to sleep? Is there a way that you can do that or have you not tried?"

[Ari]

gave a slight shrug, he didn't know the full extent of his powers just yet. "no idea" he just rested his head on her shoulder and closed his eyes, thinking over anything in his past that may be able to help with now, if he had heard anything or remembered anything from that time.

[Xiomara]

Reached up and ran her fingers through his hair, staring ahead and wondering what it was that she could do to help him. "There has to be someone who knows. It's too soon to try it though, isn't it?"

[Ari]

looked to her and thought for a few moments and just nestled into her hand as he let out a purr, he wasn't to sure what could be done nor who could do anything, it was in his coding that he could see what he saw.

[Xiomara]

Smiled at how he nestled into her and wrapped her body around his as much as she possibly could, Ari was piece of home that she was glad wasn't destroyed with the coven. Lips pressed together she traced her fingers along his spine. "We'll find out, sooner or later. After you show me your paintings."