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Post by Romal on Jan 26, 2014 14:12:03 GMT -6
"But if you were to die your soul would be taken by one thing or another" he replied confused by what she meant about true death. "There is a way to null your soul to become nothing at all?" he asked never having thought such a thing would be possible, to have the dark nothing to stretch out and become you.
He frowned when she said about him having a happy ending, he didn't and wouldn't understand how she could ever think that would happen, his life had been one horror after another and he never expected that to end. Even in death he had been tortured into something he no longer recognized.
"I don't like you self sacrificing for me, you do know that? I don't like to bring you pain"
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Post by Azrae Sevar on Jan 26, 2014 14:29:33 GMT -6
She should have expected him not to understand about her, about the way she was made. But then again like him, she didn't expect to ever be fully released from the clutches of Hades. There were things that no one knew about her and she had made a very hard effort to keep everyone in the dark about such things. How it was that she could have survived the attack from Hades so long ago, no died from becoming a vampire, and even been reawakened after being dead for a while wasn't a complete mystery to her. But no one from Lacrimosa had ever questioned that. "Romal, have you ever seen me feed? I take your blood here and there and some of your energy but that's not all I consume. I'm a soul eater. I eat the souls of those that have died and sometimes kill to get them. There is never a famine when it comes to soul-devouring. That is what powers my body... But it's not this body that you see before you. There is another me, a younger more refined me down in the Underworld with Hades... That body is slumbering, powering the me you see up here. In order for me to become truly non-existant you must kill all three... Two of my other parts are down there, one up here. They must all be destroyed at the exact same time. Even a nanosecond can make the difference."
This was the secret she had never told anyone, that the changes made to this current body had also been needed to be made to the body down below otherwise, over time, she would revert back. Only the reversion was much faster than anticipated, with her free hand she ran it through her hair, looking away for a moment with a sigh. "You're not bringing me pain, I'm bringing it to myself. I know you don't like it, but do you really think I'm going to sit back and watch you be taken down to Hell and tortured without coming for you? I'm not going to twiddle my thumbs and wait for you, I will always go looking for you Mal. You're my friend, you belong up here with us. With me, because I'm selfish. Besides, who else is going to put you in your place, Mr. Congeniality?" Azrae didn't care what Romal had been turned into, all she could see was who she always saw him as. Her friend and confidant, a partner in crime, lover of gummy worms and electric wielding freak. In the most loving of manners, of course.
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Post by Romal on Jan 30, 2014 7:35:20 GMT -6
As she explained about herself to him he dropped his head squeezing the bridge of his nose he had never before been told that there was more then one of her and he had never imagined there being so. It confused him but he didn't question how it worked knowing it would be far to complicated for him to ever understand.
"I don't see how they or anyone could pull off your deaths so precise to that time anyway. Even with a simultaneous shot to the head there will be split seconds in differences"
He managed to pull a smile when she called him his old nickname one save for only the two of them but he still found himself troubled slightly. At least they had some time to themselves for a while until things were sorted out one way or another.
"I just don't understand how it got this far"
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Post by Azrae Sevar on Jan 31, 2014 10:18:49 GMT -6
"You'd be surprised, there are a few out there that could pull it off. Mostly if you are coordinated enough, meticulous and stick to it. There's been only one to nearly destroy me." Staring out into the nothingness of this world she smiled slightly, she had wondered how they had gotten to this point herself but never truly vocalized it. A nudge to his knee had Azrae grinning up at Romal, he'd never get over such a shocking revelation, but there was no need for him to try and go through this himself.
Leaning against his legs she laid her head on his thigh, somewhat tired of the entire topic and the things that made her tick. At least they had covered the mechanics of it. Fingers curled around his pant leg, toying with it somewhat absently. "I think we got this far because we're troublemakers and battle born. There's nothing that can hold us down when we set our minds to it, and as destructive as we are, people love us regardless and will help us get back on our feet. Maybe."
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Post by Romal on Feb 3, 2014 6:09:07 GMT -6
Her proximity to him and the fact that every now and again she touched him in a reassuring way helped to settle him and he moved his hand away from the bridge of his nose which he had been squeezing probably hard enough to break it. No matter now lost or broken he felt she always had a way of laying things out which made him feel a little bit better about the situations though it never really changed anything. He tried not to be so unhappy and rose what he could of a smile for her she had tried so hard to lift his spirits it was the least he could do.
"So much optimism" he scruffed his fingers through her hair before dropping his head back against the chair where he closed his eyes to shut out everything other then her.
"I hope you're right"
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Post by Azrae Sevar on Feb 3, 2014 10:55:29 GMT -6
fingers through her hair always made her melt like putty because it made her relax. Breathing in she blew out her breath in a long and tired sigh, one thing leading to another just as they'd reunited was not exactly the reunion she was expecting, but it was how it usually went for both of them. "You're the cynic, I have to be the optimist. Otherwise we're both going to end up being depressed and tortured creatures like Edward and Bella from Twilight."
Azrae laughed, shaking her head a bit at the reference she'd made. That was such a terrible novel she'd felt like finding the author and breaking her wrists so she couldn't write another one for a while. "Would things be easier for you if you were human? Do you ever want to be just human?"
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Post by Romal on Feb 3, 2014 11:12:13 GMT -6
He laughed at her Twilight reference and imagined them all super model and glittery it made him smile and even though it was brief insight into the emotion he enjoyed it glad he was still able to laugh even though it was so rare now.
"Don't you want a glitter ball friend to sparkle the dance floor for you?"
He kept his eyes closed while trying to relax it was working now she made him laugh then came a question he had never thought about as he had never actually been human.
"Why do you ask me that? Are you asking because you want to be one?"
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Post by Azrae Sevar on Feb 3, 2014 11:23:03 GMT -6
She laughed and rolled her eyes before closing them, still relaxed now that they had gotten through the difficult part of things. "I don't know if I can handle a sparkly X-Hundred years old vampire suffering from teenage angst and boy problems. But... you could always be the disco ball with your sparkly self, and we could pretend we're in Saturday Night Fever. I'll even play some Bee Gees music."
Grinning she shrugged and let out another sigh, reminiscent of the time when she was human and things were just as complicated. "I want you to be happy and for everyone to stop fucking with your head. Being human isn't that bad, and you can afford happiness there. Where as being what we are... we have fears, like being tortured or used. I just want what's best for you. I sound like an overprotective mother."
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Post by Romal on Feb 3, 2014 12:03:18 GMT -6
He was glad that she found the whole thing funny but the human thing concerned him, he opened his eyes and moved his head so he could see her a little better and be able to read what might be going on inside her head as she explained. It sounded almost like she wished he was human that she had considered it and some how knew how to do it. "Human's only live a short while and are plagued with disease" he reminded her though he knew it was totally missing the point at what she was trying to convey.
"Sounds like you have thought about this before, I don't think I could be turned human and I don't think I would want to be one" he admitted having thought about it. "All I want is for Nero to be gone from me and for Angels to leave me alone until I die of my own will"
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Post by Azrae Sevar on Feb 3, 2014 12:09:43 GMT -6
Azrae thought about this for a few minutes, shifting in her seat to look up at him and meet his eyes now. Something hidden beneath that deep blue of her eyes, the slight upwards curve of her lips giving away the knowledge that she had just thought of something dangerous and troublesome for anyone involved. "What if I turn Nero human and shut the gates of Heaven, would you be able to live happily then?"
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Post by Romal on Feb 3, 2014 12:13:51 GMT -6
He looked at her like she had gone totally mental, he thought he had flipped his lid but when she came out with the plan he wondered if it was in fact the other way around. Nero was a few steps away from God power, it had taken all Vaughan and Criston had to capture him and lock him away he couldn't see how anyone of that power would ever be able to become something so weak and so frail. But he would trust that she wouldn't lie to him and toy with him like that.
As she mentioned it though the voice of his father rose up within his head threatening that if he were to continue this conversation with Azrae then soon she would be one of the ones his mind programmed him to kill, so he tried to dismiss it and quickly.
"We're linked. You can't and its not up to me anyway its up to my brothers"
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Post by Azrae Sevar on Feb 3, 2014 12:23:08 GMT -6
Something appeared off, the fact that Romal had just now, when she had told him about her plan; decided to tell her that they were linked was too much of a coincidence. Still, her lips formed a thin line as if she'd backed off but then Romal created the opening she needed. "You're linked? That means that he can hear and see what I say, doesn't it? Very well...." Her mind went into overtime, the gears turning as she wondered if there was anything in her vast knowledge database that she could use regarding breaking links.
Chewing on her lower lip, she strummed her fingers against his thigh, obviously lost in her own thoughts and not ready to put this conversation to rest. She'd find a way, it was just a matter of time. "I have some of Hades's blood flowing through my veins... I imagine it wouldn't be too hard to break the link between you and Nero... and if I can think of something to trade with Hades, he may give us the key to mortality." She'd had to talk to Vaughan about this, if there was a chance that they could do it, they should take it. Azrae knew what it was that she had to do, it just meant going back to Hell and risking that existence they talked about. Yet for Romal's benefit she groaned. "Ugh... but you all have daddy issues, the others might not jump at the chance." She grumbled.
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Post by Romal on Feb 3, 2014 14:01:09 GMT -6
This was like a nightmare the more she spoke about it the more his head cracked with the pain of Nero's warning, his fathers voice rang so loudly through his head that he had to really strain to hear what Azrae was saying to him, his pupils dilating close enough that they would over take his iris's should they grow further his demonic side stirring.
Twisting out of the chair he lifted his leg so not to catch her head as he moved, upon his feet he walked towards the far corner of the room for a little distance but so she could still see him.
"Don't push it" he growled trying hard to hold back everything Nero was loudly instructing him to do. "Please"
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Post by Azrae Sevar on Feb 3, 2014 14:09:26 GMT -6
Azrae watched Romal struggle with Nero and the fact that he was being instructed to do something unpleasant. She could assume that much by the violent reaction her friend was having to her new plan. There was a triumphant feeling, but also one of guilt that warred within her chest. Chewing on her lower lip she watched Romal before sighing and giving him a nod. "Alright, I won't push or pursue it."
It was an open clause statement, she didn't give him a time frame nor did she set one. It made it easier to pick up the puzzle later, and if Romal got angry well then that was too bad. She'd back off for now, but it wasn't going to deter her at all. A hand was held out for Romal, he would have to come to her this time. "Come on Mal, you can't kill me and you won't hurt me."
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Post by Romal on Feb 3, 2014 14:31:12 GMT -6
As he waited for her to either argue with him of back down he placed his head side on to the wall his hand coming down hard on top of a side desk unfortunately crushing a vase underneath which opened up his palm with a sharp pain. It was a hidden blessing the pain drawing his attention quickly away from his head long enough for him to hear Azrae backing down. The voice of Nero quieted quickly soon after that but he knew he wouldn't forget it, at least for now he wasn't screaming at him to kill her.
His jaw tightened as he pulled a few shards from his hand as Azrae beckoned for him to come towards her, standing still just a moment longer he made sure he was safe to go, her words that he wouldn't hurt her being confirmed as all the anger he felt faded away. Cupping his fingers to keep from dripping he extended his other hand across to her walking over. "I'm sorry"
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I am so happy to see that