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Post by RedLyonArchfiend on Jan 14, 2012 20:31:20 GMT -5
With dark red wings spread against the night sky, Monster Lucien saw a safe spot to land, a forest where there appeared to be no sign sign of human life for miles. After scanning the immediate area, he touched down, placing Katrina down gently, and with a few painful grunts and moans, changed back to his human form. "She was the evil one here... and yet I'm labeled the beast..." He said, and drew a cigar from a pocket inside of his jacket, and struck a match against the bark of one of the nearby tree.
"...This world has long changed since my slubmer."
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Post by Kudzu Aura on Jan 14, 2012 20:51:24 GMT -5
Katrina had fallen asleep during the flight, and when she felt the ground beneath her, she groaned and opened her eyes. She slowly sat up and shook her head as she became more alert. She smelled Lucien's cigar and immediately covered her nose.
"Ugh... that reeks." she muttered, before speaking up to Lucien. "Lulu, are you alright?"
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Post by RedLyonArchfiend on Jan 14, 2012 20:54:58 GMT -5
"Apologies, but this is greatly needed if I am to maintain my sanity." He said with a mild snarl. "...Your family is... well let's just say if we were ever did decide to be wed, YOUR family certainly wouldn't be invited."
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Post by Kudzu Aura on Jan 14, 2012 21:06:11 GMT -5
Katrina blushed at his comment about marriage, but when he talked about her family, she lost it.
"HEY! Only Betheseda Malis-Starsvelt was the bane in my family! I never knew my grandpa on her side, but my Dad and Uncles were okay. As for the Waldrips, My mom, my brothers, my aunt, my cousin, and my Grandparents were good people. Just because you saw that bitch, doesn't mean you should judge everyone else the same way!" she yelled, getting up and walking over to him. She then slapped the cigar away from him and stepped on it to put it out.
"And what makes you think we'd even get married?! Sure, we only kissed once, but I think I was distracted by your glowing eyes. For all I know, you used that to implant the desire to kiss you into my subconcious!"
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Post by RedLyonArchfiend on Jan 15, 2012 21:31:22 GMT -5
"...What are you talking about? Did you sample a little more wine than you can handle?" He said accusingly. "Crap," He thought. "She's onto the hypnosis... Damnit all to hell I can't reveal that power. She'll never trust me again."
"I planted that desire in you? Are you sure it wasn't always there?"
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Post by Kudzu Aura on Jan 15, 2012 21:45:29 GMT -5
"I don't drink wine Lulu." Katrina said, putting her hands on her hips. When she heard his comment about whether or not her wanting to kiss him was always there, she turned away.
"I don't know... I mean, sure, part of me wanted to kiss you, but... I don't know, I probably not sure I can handle being in a relationship at all... You already found out about my arm, but I still have other secrets, and I'm afraid if you learned what they were..." She trailed off and shook her head. "Nevermind, forget I said anything."
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Post by RedLyonArchfiend on Jan 15, 2012 21:47:37 GMT -5
"...Katrina... You... You feel that way? About me?" Lucien said, his eyes turning to a milky white. His heart began thump after what felt like eons again, the arteries brushing off the dust from his 200 year slumber... despite it having been beating almost a couple hours/days ago.
"...I... I had no idea." He said, and looked at his lack of a reflection in a nearby pool of water.
"...How could you care for something... like me?"
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Post by Kudzu Aura on Jan 15, 2012 21:59:19 GMT -5
"I... you probably wouldn't believe me if I told you Lucien." Katrina said, walking away from that pool of water before he could spot that something else was arong with her, "But for now, I guess I can only say that since we met, I've seen the good you can do, so I know your not a monster as you claim. And I know what happened with Granny was purely an accident."
She then sighed and looked up at the sky in the rare clearing of the Gaoracchia forest that they were in. The trees surrounding them were thick and little light managed to get through. What neither of them knew, was that hidden in the dark forest, the soldier they saw in asgard was silently watching, waiting for something to happen so it could interfere. The being never breathed, and never moved, choosing to stay silent as it watched from the shadows.
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Post by RedLyonArchfiend on Jan 15, 2012 22:18:36 GMT -5
"...Katrina, I... I'm... I'm at a loss, here." He said, his eyes going back to their somber yellow. "You claim that you know that I'm a monster, seen what I really am, and yet... You don't fear me, you haven't fled... Hell, I accidentally killed a member of your family, does that mean nothing to you?" He hissed, and shook his head. "I'm sorry, it's just... thoughts about you... about all this... all cluttered aroudn in my skull like something is wrong with me... horribly wrong..."
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Post by Kudzu Aura on Jan 15, 2012 22:23:15 GMT -5
Katrina then turned around and went over to Lucien, hugging him when she was close enough.
"Lucien..." she started, unsure what to say, and then sighed. "If you want to at least get an idea on why I don't fear you.... just look into the pool, okay?" she said sadly, and pointed to it, showing no reflection from either of them with in it.
The hidden soldier however, kept watching, waiting to see if the Dhamphir's reaction would be good or bad.
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Post by RedLyonArchfiend on Jan 15, 2012 22:26:19 GMT -5
"...You... you don't have a reflection either... Are you... are you on of us?" Lucien said, and looked into her eyes. "...No... You don't have that taint. You're... pure... But... How is this possible, you don't have a reflection. Only a monster like myself wouldn't show up in such a surface..."
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Post by Kudzu Aura on Jan 15, 2012 22:36:22 GMT -5
"You... you remember that soldier we saw in Asgard?" Katrina asked, looking away, and a bit afraid for what he would do after she told him. "I pretended I didn't know who it was... I... I actually do. That Soldier.... is my reflection. I don't know how, but after I lost my arm, the soldier and the black fog was created, and has been wandering around for a few years now. Since then,it.... She has been testing people by having them face the truths they ignore in their souls... by having them face their reflections after its mutated into a more monstrous form to reflect what they won't accept. The person subjected to this test only has two chances. Lose the first time, you lose your reflection, lose the second.... and you lose your life."
She then waited to see what Lucien would do, she was afraid he'd try and kill her, but she hoped he wouldn't. The soldier also waited, keeping hidden from her other half, and the being she cared for.
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Post by RedLyonArchfiend on Jan 16, 2012 21:57:48 GMT -5
"...Katrina, you seem to say that as if I'd look at you differently." Lucien said with a soft smile, and took her into his arms. "...You could be hellspawn for all I care, Katrina, because in these last few days.. I've come to realize something about you... about how I feel..."
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Post by Kudzu Aura on Jan 16, 2012 22:08:09 GMT -5
"You know, usually when something important like I just told you is revealed, people tend to act like they just got kissed by a dragon that then danced out of the room in the middle of Dinner." she said, feeling a bit confused at how calmly Lucien was taking all of this.
"Anyway... what did you realize about me?"
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Post by RedLyonArchfiend on Jan 16, 2012 22:11:17 GMT -5
"...I love you."
Lucien's eyes almost flashed pinkish red for a minute as he said, it, and his embrace tightened. "...Oh goddess did I actually just say it." He said, and as he realized what he'd done, his heart began to thump in his chest rapidly.
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Post by Kudzu Aura on Jan 16, 2012 22:23:39 GMT -5
Katrina's emotions when she heard Lucien's confession, and felt his embrace tighten, were mixed and jumbled enough that she was stunned, just like someone would be if they were just kissed by a dragon during dinner and watch it dance out of the room.
"I... I don't know what to say." she said absentmindedly, "Lulu... I... I think I love you too..."
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Post by RedLyonArchfiend on Jan 17, 2012 19:47:17 GMT -5
Lucien nearly had a heart attack, clutching his chest as he felt ancient lungs pumped and churn the sweet oxygen of the forest through his body. His eyes jolted a normal, human-ish color for a minute, and his breath was quickened. "...You... feel the same? Are you quite certain?" He said, finally noticing the Black Fog Soldier, but almost not caring.
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Post by Kudzu Aura on Jan 17, 2012 19:54:14 GMT -5
Katrina didn't say a word. She simply just smiled, nodded, and the kissed Lucien on the lips, while her arms wrapped around his neck.
The Soldier meanwhile, kept watching, almost wondering if she would step in to ruin her other half's moment, or let her have it. Unfortunately, both forgot that Goaracchia Forest was known in Tethealla for being filled with ghosts and ghouls, and one would never know just when they would pop out and attack.
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Post by RedLyonArchfiend on Jan 17, 2012 20:39:50 GMT -5
Lucien looked around, and spread his wings out as they kissed, and let them go high above where they would normally spread, almost as a sign of bestial dominance, like he had just marked his territory. It was a sign for any beasts that might attack to back off, and for the Black Fog Soldier not to ruin this moment for him.
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Post by Kudzu Aura on Jan 17, 2012 20:46:06 GMT -5
After a little while, Katrina soon broke the kiss, before resting her head against his chest.
"Does that answer your question, Lulu?" she said, her eyes closed as she smiled.
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Katrina Waldrip