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Post by Soren [Pike] on Apr 5, 2007 7:10:41 GMT -5
"In any case, you've just told me something about yourself that I didn't know about," Pike said. "So I'm obliged to tell you something mo--" He looked at the puzzle. "What's that?"
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Post by Naryae on Apr 5, 2007 19:20:48 GMT -5
It's a puzzle ring, but don't change the subject. You still have to tell me something about yourself.
I shot back at him, glaring at him from the corner of my eye. My fingers fumbled with the ring, undoing all the work I had just done. Relax, I told myself, isn't that what Daddy always says? I could here him in my head now; "So tense, Narydarling. You could kill someone simply with the heat coming out of your ears."
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Post by Soren [Pike] on Apr 5, 2007 22:30:33 GMT -5
"All right, all right..." Pike said quietly. "...I'm not really used to chatting-- with girls in particular..."
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Post by Naryae on Apr 6, 2007 23:47:13 GMT -5
I couldn't tell. My turn. Let's see... I'm used to talking with guys. Much older guy, actually. Comes in my line of work.
I replied, resisting the urge to break the ring in half as it became all jumbled again. I had almost had it that time, darn it. This thing was getting more an more frustrating as time went on, it was driving me nuts
Hey, did you hear something?
I muttered, looking out over the expansive ruins with narrowed eyes, my fustration with the ring forgotten.
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Post by Soren [Pike] on Apr 6, 2007 23:51:05 GMT -5
As she said that last remark, Pike got that feeling in his mind again. It was a pang, this time, enough to make him wince. The notion shot through him and Pike's hand immediately flew to the hilt of his sword.
"No... but I felt something nearby." His eyes shifted from left to right as he began to pace quickly forward.
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Post by Naryae on Apr 7, 2007 0:00:37 GMT -5
The heck with the ring, something far more exciting was going to happen, I could feel it now.
I dropped the item into my pouch, reaching for my own weapons. Unlike Pike, I didn't just hold on to them, I drew them, the duel scimitars catching the light.
Tell me what to stab and I'll stab it.
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Post by Soren [Pike] on Apr 7, 2007 0:05:51 GMT -5
"You won't be able to stab it immediately, if it is what I think it is..." Pike remarked, looking around warily. His adrenaline level rose, his heart pounding more heavily. He felt that dizzy feeling that he always got when something was wrong.
Then, a moment later, Pike drew his elfin blade, holding it out in front of him with one hand, while the other reached into the pouch at his belt.
Narya suddenly saw something shadowy zip across the wrecked road and behind the remains of a building.
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Post by Naryae on Apr 7, 2007 0:12:28 GMT -5
Can't stab? That's not good, my entire philosophy of life is based around being able to stab. Please tell at some point I will be able to stab.
I rambled, glancing around nervously. there weren't ghosts here, were there? Did I even believe in ghosts? Well, if one decided to come up and slit my throat, I guess I would. Or was it even a ghosts? Maybe it was worse. Yeah, with my luck it was worse.
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Post by Soren [Pike] on Apr 7, 2007 0:19:18 GMT -5
Oh, it was quite worse indeed. Pike pursued the shadowy figure to a pit of rubble. The strange... thing stood down there in the center of the pit, like some kind of 3-D silhouette holding something that looked like a sword.
"That," Pike whispered to Narya once they were able to see it, "is one of the things I hunt-- a demonic spirit unleashed by what some call the Otherworld."
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Post by Naryae on Apr 7, 2007 0:27:22 GMT -5
"a demonic spirit unleashed by what some call the Otherworld"? Man, you're into worse stuff then I am. And I don't think that should even be possible.
I whispered back, twisting my blades unhappily in my hands. This wasn't the kind of thing I was used to. This was far more exciting.
Can you, uh, do something about it? Like... kill it?
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Post by Soren [Pike] on Apr 7, 2007 0:29:14 GMT -5
Pike took a good look at it from afar before he began to approach it. "Yeah... it'd be easier with someone at my back though."
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Post by Naryae on Apr 7, 2007 0:41:33 GMT -5
Wait a second, I whispered, leaning forward and grabbing his shirt, If I can't stab this thing, what use am I going to be?
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Post by Soren [Pike] on Apr 7, 2007 0:45:06 GMT -5
Pike looked at her. "Well, you could try to be a distraction and avoid its attacks while you still can't attack it. It'd be easier for me to seal its intangible demonicness so that we can stab, slash, whatever to it."
He paused. "...Though I don't think you trust me enough yet to do that."
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Post by Naryae on Apr 7, 2007 0:56:46 GMT -5
I blinked several times, thinking through his explanation.
No, I don't trust you at all, really. Because who's to say you haven't made all of this up and plan on abandoning me while I "distract" this demon?
I replied, dragging him backwards.
Now think of a better plan.
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Post by Soren [Pike] on Apr 7, 2007 0:58:03 GMT -5
Pike shrugged her off. "Better plan in terms of your safety and more assurance that I will betray you: I go alone."
And that's exactly what he began to do. Pike made his way down the pile of rubble, towards the demon that awaited him.
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