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Post by Raven on Jan 3, 2009 22:54:33 GMT -5
"Why? What's wrong? Are you sick?" "Ich, leave him alone."
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Post by Volt on Jan 3, 2009 23:08:15 GMT -5
"...yes, please, leave me alone..." The man muttered, his voice only a whisper now as he groaned in pain, some of the people now staring at him. Come on, come on...
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Post by Raven on Jan 3, 2009 23:14:36 GMT -5
"Sir, we need to take you to a doctor, now!" Ich grabbed his arm.
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Post by Raine Sage on Jan 3, 2009 23:26:37 GMT -5
"Oh these?" she asked, pulling back her trenchcoat to reveal the full length of the sabres. "No, these are a gift from.. a few friends. It marks a certain.. coming of age, I suppose? A young woman must be able to protect herself nowadays, or so they believe.."
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Post by Volt on Jan 3, 2009 23:39:42 GMT -5
Protect herself? Well, this place was right on the border...it certainly wasn't the safest town in the country, so he could understand really. But a coming of age present...well that was quite interesting, he hadn't been to any other town who'd given away blades such as those for a birthday present.
"Interesting gift," The man said with a slight chuckle, "...my parents only gav-Huh?"
He heard screams...
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"GET AWAY!" The man screamed, knocking away the two boys and clutching his head as he let out an ear-splitting scream, drenched in sweat.
"Run, RUN!" A glow had begun to emit from him as he yelled, some of the people already beginning to realize what was happening...Garret included.
"Oh god..." He muttered, letting his ink bottle drop to the floor as he got up from the bench, frozen in utter disbelief. "...Marble, run!" He yelled.
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Post by Raine Sage on Jan 3, 2009 23:52:59 GMT -5
"Run?" she asked, looking from him to the direction of the screams. "I agree."
And so she did - in that very direction, towards the screams of the man.
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Post by Volt on Jan 4, 2009 0:00:34 GMT -5
"He-What the..." What in the world is she doing? Does she have a death wish?! The young man simply watched with his mouth agape as she ran past the crowds of panicked people, heading towards the man who could quite possibly reduce to dust in a matter of seconds...
Unsure of what to do, knowing that soon the man would release the magic but at the same time...gah. Quickly Garret took cover behind the sturdiest building he saw, watching as the man had dropped to his knees, holding his head.
"Run," He said, noticing the girl approaching, "...get away!"
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Post by Raine Sage on Jan 4, 2009 0:11:19 GMT -5
"Easy, good sir, easy," cooed Marble, skidding to a stop next to him, and placing a gentle arm around his arched back. "It's all going to be alright, you hear?"
She bent in close to his ear, and whispered gently, so only the two of them could hear.
"... I am a Knight of Manis."
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Post by Volt on Jan 4, 2009 0:24:57 GMT -5
"...ugh, huh?" He raised his head, the aura around him steadying a bit, "...your...one of them?"
He took a deep breath, trying to steady himself as he began to calm down. He kept his eyes set on the ground, not looking up at the knight and trying his best to keep his calm, if at least for the moment.
"I'm sorry..." He whispered, "...I have no choice,"
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Post by Raven on Jan 4, 2009 7:37:23 GMT -5
"COME ON, ICH! YOU CAN'T STAND AROUND AND-" Duo froze as he saw his brother run over to the man. "There has to be some way to help!"
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Post by Raine Sage on Jan 4, 2009 10:47:06 GMT -5
"I know," she said softly, embracing him for comfort's sake, the jagged black skin above her eye shining a bright red at her words, "I shall protect you for as long as you need. These people.. most of these people simply don't understand what you have to go through. Good luck, and may Artel's blessing be with you!"
The jagged bit of flesh shone a bright red, and a protective charm shot through the air from her forehead, and into the man's chest. This charm was a simple one, invented by the Knights of Manis in an attempt to aid the painful Expulsion process suffered by full-fledged Manis; the charm would act as a sponge, sucking all the little bits of remaining life force in the body before the magic of Manis could overtake it, thus keeping the body alive after the Expulsion.
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Post by DJChilllyPhil on Jan 4, 2009 10:49:30 GMT -5
*The young man had ducked behind a building as he saw what was going to happen, but peeked out as he realized that nothing had happened...yet.*
"Huh?...What's she doing?..."
*He noticed that the young woman he saw before was embracing the Manis, but he couldn't see what exactly was happening at that moment*
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Post by Volt on Jan 4, 2009 12:02:34 GMT -5
"Geez," Garret muttered, appearing behind the young man who was watching all of this, what is she doing? What was she just saying to him?
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"Ugh...!" He clutched his chest, feeling an odd sensation through his entire body, a tingling that that worked its way from where that odd charm had hit him.
"...what have you done?" He asked her, the aura basically gone, the young man trying to catch his breath as he looked up at his 'savior'. He had calmed down slightly, no longer able to expel the magic...for now.
"...", he slowly pulled himself off the ground, the man seemed to spot someone in the forming crowd, his eyes widening.
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Post by Raine Sage on Jan 4, 2009 12:10:02 GMT -5
"Hn?" came the sound of Marble at the man's widened eyes, both hands firing back into her trenchcoat, grasping the bejeweled twins, ready to unsheathe them and attack at any moment, should the man give her an indication of his discovery.
"It is alright, everybody," she called out to the crowd cautiously, "This man was simply ill, and I have given him a medicine that will ease his pain. Do not mind it, we are sorry to frighten you!"
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Post by Volt on Jan 4, 2009 12:17:40 GMT -5
The people all looked at one another nervously, unsure of whether this girl was speaking the truth. Some of them seemed to know the truth, though did not want to speak it out in fear of riling up the others. At the same time, some of the people simply nodded and walked away without a word.
As she spoke to the people, the man had slowly pulled himself up. When she had finished, and the people had begun to leave, he headed over and whispered, "...wh-where can I find the knights?"
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