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Post by knightc3 on Jun 4, 2008 22:46:15 GMT -5
Even though Zyphan was crying, he was glad to see she was letting out her emotions right now, when they were safe, rather than freeze up because of them at a time when it might have caused problems. She didn't say anything and he kept quiet as well. After a while as she looked up into his eyes and smiled, he didn't know what she was looking for and why she smiled. Perhaps she found what she was looking for. But what did he have to offer her except more trouble.
He remembered that he had promised her he would look after her and he didn't intend to go back on his word. His word was all he had left in this world. He had put his arms around her and held her in that embrace. He couldn't remember the last time he had been so close to someone. He enjoyed the sensation and he didn't want to let go. He smiled as she put her head on his chest. He shifted himself to lean on the tree trunk, letting his wings cover their bodies to keep them warm.
He had seen human couples a lot of times in the forest where they would come to be alone and out of sight. He had seen them kiss and had wondered what it felt like. He was sure now he was beginning to develop feelings for this avian. She was beautiful, intelligent and a caring spirit. But right now her emotions were overwhelming her and so her actions now couldn't be used to guess about her feeling for him. He just held her loosely with an arm around her while he used the other to stroke her greyish blue hair.
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She did some calculations in her mind. Her brain had slowed down along with her body. She guessed it was the lack of oxygen. She was captured in... nothing, no memory of when she was captured though she remembered clearly still how and why she had been captured. She opened her mouth to speak and hestitated before admitting, "I... I don't know, a few years I guess..."
She was staring past him now, trying to think hard and remember. Her green eyes then re-focused on him and she asked, "What is your name? I am...", she paused again, again she didn't remember it. She looked away and tears came in her eyes. She had gone so long without talking to someone and being addressed to by her serial number alone, that she had even forgotten her name. The tears traveled only an inch down her pale cheeks before freezing over, showing clearly what kind of temperature she had been living in all this while.
Had she not had the sense to control her anger, she would have burst into flames and burn up her air in a matter of seconds.
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Post by zyphan on Jun 5, 2008 16:03:49 GMT -5
Zyphan didn't move at all for quite some time, allowing herself to be held by Scoltun, his hand stroking her hair. Eventually, her tears stopped and she closed her eyes with the waning light. She made herself a bit more comfortable on the branch, yet she stayed in Scoltun's arms, her head still on his chest, with his wings around them both.
It wasn't long before she fell asleep, dreaming of being reunited with Ayden, and having three people instead of two living in the woods, their only safe haven against those that disliked their kind. -------------------------------- Ayden watched her struggle at remembering little things, and wondered if her oxygen level was being monitored so she couldn't flare. A few years in her state might not seem as bad, if she was the way she was now that entire time. While he had been captured, the jumper was tortured, and repeatedly shocked to where he had burns and his body twitched with the amount of current in his system, even after he was locked back up.
"I am Ayden. I escaped from here once, a very long time ago. They've made a few changes since then." He wondered if she would want to talk about her past, thinking that might help to bring her name to memory, but he saw the tear and decided to allow her to talk, if she so wanted to. It wasn't his right to dig up painful or personal memories, just his right to listen if allowed.
A noise down the hall made him turn, but he didn't see anything. Then again, the way the place was built didn't help him to see much else besides the cell before him, and about a foot or two of the cells next to the pyro girl's.
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Post by knightc3 on Jun 7, 2008 7:59:21 GMT -5
(( I guess I will let the two sleep for now. I will let you post the morning when you like. Oh and no need to post a profile. Saves me the trouble of posting for the unnamed girl I haven't really thought of a name yet )) --------------- "They have?", she asked. This just confused her more. She had been here long time yet she hadn't noticed anything different. She looked to a side when she heard the noise. She looked up at the vent and started shaking. They were either coming here for the man or her. She wished it was the former. She was shaking thinking about her "bath", her body beginning to react already. She got up to her feet and could feel her body telling her how tired it felt. She looked at the man and the expression on her face was that of fear. The two guards came in view and turned towards the man. She sighed and relaxed, but just a bit. "I heard they caught your friend, the b****. They are bringing her here too. Meanwhile, watch this free show...", one of the them said from behind his mask and turned to the cell behind him. "Its time for your bath again icy lady." He paused and used the panel on the wall. The low hum of the ventilation suddenly went quiet and the girl clenched her eyes shut in anticipation of what was to come next. Small slits opened high up on the three sides of the wall and water poured down into the freezing cell. The girl screamed loudly that rang out in the whole corridor as the ice water hit her body and seeped through her clothes. The tingling sensation that was the fire from within keeping it warm grew as the cold water poured down on her body. The body's defense mechanism always triggered the flames however much she tried to control it. Suddenly there was a flash of light and within a few seconds, the fire had consumed all the fuel that was available, her oxygen. She fell into the 2-3 inch deep water, that had accumulated in the cell, gasping for air, holding her throat, naked as her clothes had burnt away in the flash. One of the guards looked at the other and spoke in an amused tone, "Should I open the vent or you wanna get a bite to eat first?" The other one laughed and looked back at Ayden and said, "Lets ask him what he thinks..."
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Post by zyphan on Jun 9, 2008 16:07:45 GMT -5
((let's get a bit farther with these, two, then our avians can wake up. another two posts ok?))
Ayden was curious at first as to what a bath was, but at the pyro's terrified look, he could tell it wasn't anything good. "What's going on?" He saw the guards walk up, and at their words, instantly became infuriated. "They'll never catch her. Zyphan's too good for you all, and the other one is with her, too. She'll survive." Just don't come after me, Zyph. Please don't. His thoughts turned back to the avian girl for a second, but at the scream coming from the cell before him, he was instantly brought back, and the feelings he had before flamed up again.
Without thinking, Ayden roared, "NO!!" and tried to warp through to the cell after she used up all her oxygen. Instantly, he was hit with over a thousand volts of electric current, and was forced back into his cell, twitching on the floor and only able to roll onto his side. He eard the guards talking about leaving, and sat up, muscles still spasming. "Open the vent. If she dies, you will serve the same fate once I get out of this d**ned cell." His anger diminished with the pain, be even so, he was still furious at what they had done to her, for something that she can't control.
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Post by knightc3 on Jun 10, 2008 9:53:13 GMT -5
((Yeah sure. I am fine with that. Check the profile in Blood and Chocolate for my character. I have kept it a bit vague so I he can almost anywhere. ))
The guards were surprised a bit to see him try to warp but just laughed as he fell down back in his cell. They ignored his warning and laughed some more while the girl seemed to fall down limp on the floor of the cell. Only the small movements of her chest showed she was still alive but not for long.
The guards turned back to the panel and one of the them on the air. The girl lay still on the floor as the computer detected the water in the cell and drained it away. A new suit was inserted in her cell from the back glass wall. The suit now lay close to her feet as she tried to recover. The guards waited for her to regain consciousness and seemed a bit relieved when she slowly got up. They laughed again as she quickly realized she was naked and scrambled to get the suit on. She had turned red but this time purely a reaction due to the embarrassment she had to bear, yet again. This had happened almost every time and knowing it would happen again made it worse every time.
She buried her face between her arms and legs as she sat in the cell again, suited again as the temperature started freezing whatever water has been left in the cell. She was too embarrassed to look up. The guards had had their fun and turned and left. Having someone else there, Ayden, that was his name, she remembered, made it worse. She wished she could turn invisible right about now.
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Post by zyphan on Jun 10, 2008 15:58:21 GMT -5
He scowled at the guards until they left, completely ignoring the fact that the girl's clothes had been burned off. Once they left, his face became calmer, a worried expression full of care. "Hey, you okay? Does this happen often?" Ayden knew she was embarrassed, and that she might want to be left alone for a bit, but he was still worried that she had been hurt, and now he was determined to give the guards their punishment once he got out of the place.
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Post by knightc3 on Jun 11, 2008 8:23:11 GMT -5
She didn't know if it was someone actually caring about her or just asking a simple question like that that showed he was a bit concerned at least, that triggered it but she broke down crying. She obviously couldn't reply and it seem to be hurting her, the effort. She then realized that the uncontrolled emotions were about to rekindle the fire in her and suddenly did her best to stop. There were no guards around to override the vent and open it if she let go now. She would die before the guards could open the vent that would have close automatically, if they cared about her living anyway.
She was quietly sobbing now and spoke, finally looking up at the man, "Yeah, every few days, whenever they feel like... I am... fine... thank... thank you." She said and looked as if she was about to smile but it was a passing emotion that was overwhelmed by the sadness of years behind her in her prison with the torture.
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Post by zyphan on Jun 15, 2008 21:18:16 GMT -5
"Hey, it's okay. You don't need to cry. I'll be here for you from now on until we can get out of here." Ayden wasn't really all that good with female waterworks, but he did feel sorry for her, and cared about what the guards did to her, have been doing to her.
"Say...do you have a name? I'd like to get to know you more, but as we're locked up in these cells, it's a little hard to have a simple conversation." He shrugged, and motioned to the electric walls in his cell, and the icy vents in hers. ------------------------------------ Zyphan rubbed her eyes and sat up, but quickly lay back down as she realized she was still in the tree. Scoltun was still alseep, his arms wrapped loosely around her. Her brain finally coming fully awake, she disentangled herself from the avian and dropped down to the floor. She found a small stream nearby and washed her face, then went back and dug some food out of her pack.
"Hey. Wake up." Zyphan poked the sleeping man in the shoulder, then shook him a little when he didn't wake up. "Hey it's time to get up. We should probably get going after some breakfast."
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Post by knightc3 on Jun 15, 2008 22:29:00 GMT -5
She looked at the man a bit surprised, "I don't need to cry? Would you rather have use the alternative outlet and die in the process?"She paused, readjusting her position on the cold floor. She was hungry now and she wondered how long it would be before they would remember to issue her food. "And I told you I don't know my name... I don't know anything... call me whatever you like..."
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He yawned and his wings seem to open with it on their own. He quickly stopped as he saw Zyphan close by not wanting to hit her in the process. He hadn't even felt her slip out of from above him. She seemed a lot better now, definitely an improvement over her state last night. He smiled at her and spoke, "Good morning... I will be right back" he added and got off the tree to freshen up near the stream.
He came back and looked at Zyphan, "So do I get any food as well?"
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Post by zyphan on Jun 26, 2008 1:32:28 GMT -5
"Hmm..." Ayden thought for a moment, of something good that would fit a pyro. "What about Kirafyre? I'd call you Kira for short, but the name would fit well, I think." He looked at her, and saw how scared she ways, how terrified of the place the girl was, and instantly he vowed to get her out, when he got the chance. "Can you trust me when I say that everything will be okay? I've gotten out of here once before. It shouldn't be that hard to get out again." -------------------
"Yeah, that's why I woke you up, silly." Zyphan handed him some fruit and jerky, then jumped out of the tree, and pointed at a grouping of sticks on the ground. "Could you light that? I'm in the mood for some hot tea." She already had two mugs set out, along with a kettle and some tea baggettes.
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Post by knightc3 on Jun 26, 2008 9:55:21 GMT -5
She nodded as he coined her new name showing her acceptance, still not looking in his direction. She didn't know whether she could trust him or not but anyone she had to talk to was better than the deathly silence broken only by the torture session, something she didn't look forward to. When he did mention about getting out, she looked up with just a glint of hope in her eyes. She stammered like a little girl, "You will take me with you? Promise you won't leave me here?"
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He smiled and took the food she handed him gladly. He ate through the fruit and chewed on the jerky, savoring its taste with an end sticking out from his mouth. He nodded at her request and moved towards the fire. He searched for some good rocks to use as flint. He collected some dried grass from the base of the tree and used it to ignite the fire.
He turned around and saw her with the cups and other things ready. He smiled at her and said, "There you go ma'am. Would you like a hand or can you manage yourself?"
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Post by zyphan on Jun 27, 2008 1:06:18 GMT -5
Ayden's gaze softened, and he winked at Kirafyre. "I will never leave you behind, kid. I promise with everything I've got." As soon as the words were out of his mouth, the jumper knew that they were true, and the two of them would get out of there alive. Even if he did die or get captured again in the process, he would make sure that she was out and safe first. ----------------------- "Oh, I don't know, I might be hurt. Maybe I shouldn't..." After feining being injured, Zyphan shoved Scoltun playfully out of the way and bent over the fire, preparing the kettle and tea for making. She dipped a piece of cloth into the hot water before adding the tea, and removed her jacket and (partially) her shirt.
"Do you think you could wash it a bit and then rebandage the incision? I don't want it to get infected or anything." She said, offering the hot rag to Scoltun and turning her back towards him. It was starting to hurt again, too, but she'd get the meds in a bit, after her tea.
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Post by knightc3 on Jun 27, 2008 4:16:58 GMT -5
She frowned suddenly, barely being able to control her anger from flaring her up again. She had remembered something, the wink, calling her "kid" and everything he had said after that. She took deep breaths praying to a god that didn't hadn't her her prayers for years, that it doesn't start again. "You talk like my father used to, before... before he sold me out to these people for money..."
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He laughed at her act and moved away as she began preparation for the tea. He raised his brow when she began undressing but then cursed himself as he remembered he was supposed to clean her incision.
He took the hot rag from her and spoke, "Sure, sorry I forgot..." He took out the bandage carefully and slowly so as not to cause her too much pain and began cleaning the wound. It took him some time but he was trying to avoid opening it up again so he took extra precaution. Once he was done. He rebandaged her fresh supplies from the bag. He then began to massage the area like before to get rid of the itching sensation that had surey risen as a result of the healing that was taking place. He reassured her, "Dont worry, its healing well. No infections, nothing."
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Post by zyphan on Jul 24, 2008 5:04:34 GMT -5
Zyphan winced a little as he cleaned the wound and redressed it, but the massage felt good, and she was able to relax. "Thanks. Feels better already." Once he was done soothing the wound, she poured two cups of tea, handing one to Scoltun and sitting back on her knees, stretching her wings out behind her.
"After this, should we move on and find wherever they took Ayden or stay here another night? Even if we don't move on, we should find another place to set camp so we're not in once spot for too long." She knew the humans would be combing the area, looking for them, and she wasn't fond of being a sitting duck when they could be getting to a safer place. ---------------------------- Ayden was apalled at what Kira said about her father, and moved closer to the glass, sitting down on his legs. "Why did he sell you? And what about your mother?" Ayden tried to think of what happened to his own parents, but drew a blank, which scared him. "I...I remember nothing of my parents." He looked somewhere behind the pyro, but his gaze flickered back quickly, focusing on the present situation.
"Would you like to tell me about them? Or...if you don't want to talk yet, that's okay with me." What Kirafyre said about her father and he talking alike bothered him, but he thought maybe it was just what male figures did when concerned, cause he remembered talking like that with Zyphan sometimes. He left the thought to rest, though, as his mind drifted back to the current issue of being captured inside torture chambers.
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Post by knightc3 on Jul 25, 2008 1:38:13 GMT -5
Scoltun nodded and took the cup from her. He might have enjoyed it too if he didn't have so much on his mind. He was wondering how exactly they would go about finding the facility Ayden had probably been taken to. They would have to go back and follow the road they left earlier when then escaped. But it was probably swarming with troops so they would need to fly really high or follow the roadby staying to the sides, out of view somehow.
He looked back at Zyphan and asked, "What then Zyphan. Once we find him... where do we go?"
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Kira remembered what had happened which was bad right now because she could feel the temperature starting to rise a bit around her. She was on the verge of panicking knowing fully well what would happen if she flared up again. By the time the guards came, hopefully to open the hatch and not just to watch her suffer, she might already be dead. Maybe it was a good thing that she didn't remember most of her past life.
Kira didn't answer Ayden for a while, curling up in the sitting position, closing her eyes as the event of that day played back in her mind. She shook slightly as she barely managed to control herself. She finally looked up, her face drowned in relief but her eyes still showing her fear and anxiousness.
((You want to make an break attempt now? I can play the fire thing again and get the guards to open the cell giving her the ability to get Ayden free for a while. Or I have no problem waiting for Zyphan and Scoltun to get to the facility before that happens.))
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