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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Dec 26, 2016 0:29:11 GMT -5
"You may not want to once you discover how I've stayed alive after all these years."
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Post by Aurelia on Dec 26, 2016 0:31:30 GMT -5
"I don't understand..."
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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Dec 26, 2016 0:34:25 GMT -5
She held out her arm, showing him her bracelet. "This used to be my mother's. I never met her, but my father told me this was her most prized possession and that she'd want me to have it. So I took it and loved it... But now it's something much more sinister." She sat on the soft grass, sighing. "William, how do you suppose I've stayed alive for this long?"
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Post by Aurelia on Dec 26, 2016 0:40:02 GMT -5
He sat down beside her. "I don't know... I suppose I just assumed you weren't human."
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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Dec 26, 2016 0:43:33 GMT -5
"Well no, technically I'm not... William, you may hate me after I reveal this to you. If you decide to take it out on me physically, just make sure it hurts enough to be worth my time."
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Post by Aurelia on Dec 26, 2016 0:47:43 GMT -5
"I am not a violent man, Miss Nekoro..."
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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Dec 26, 2016 0:52:09 GMT -5
"Certain words can flip that switch." She turned to face him, looking him dead in the eyes. "William, in order to continue living, I must capture one soul per year and trap it in this bracelet. There are thousands of souls in this thing..." SHe sighed and laid back in the grass, placing her hands behind her head. "I have killed one person from Sapphique every year since I've been here. If I do not do this, I become tired, and my body eventually just... Stops moving."
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Post by Aurelia on Dec 26, 2016 0:53:50 GMT -5
His eyes widened in horror. "M-Miss Nekoro... I don't... I mean.... Who was it this year...?"
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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Dec 26, 2016 0:54:56 GMT -5
"I haven't done it this year yet, but the time is approaching."
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Post by Aurelia on Dec 26, 2016 0:55:48 GMT -5
"Then, who...?"
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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Dec 26, 2016 0:58:24 GMT -5
"Well, I usually try to take an old soul. They have lived a long life and it's easier to make it look like natural causes that way. Who do you think it should be?" SHe leaned towards him curiously, eyeing him with her deep brown eyes.
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Post by Aurelia on Dec 26, 2016 1:02:29 GMT -5
He looked away uneasily and murmured, "The Clark boy, little Mateo... He has a disease of the bone that keeps him bedridden. I... I go to visit him twice a week, but he has only been getting weaker. He confided in me just yesterday that... that he wishes to be rid of his pain."
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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Dec 26, 2016 1:04:13 GMT -5
"Poor boy... But I suppose it cannot be helped. Taking souls isn't something I enjoy doing, especially when it involves children, but it would be cruel of me to let im continue suffering. I shall do it tonight... You might want to visit one last time."
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Post by Aurelia on Dec 26, 2016 1:05:50 GMT -5
He nodded slowly. "...Miss Nekoro, when you take their souls... do they still go to the heavens to be with the Lord?"
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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Dec 26, 2016 1:07:34 GMT -5
She lets out a breath and chuckles lightly, looking away. "Yeah, they do..."
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Post by Aurelia on Dec 26, 2016 1:08:48 GMT -5
"Why are you laughing..?"
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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Dec 26, 2016 1:10:01 GMT -5
She shook her head, "It's nothing. You should go visit that boy. Spend a while with him, make him feel loved... Embed him into your mind so you may always remember him."
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Post by Aurelia on Dec 26, 2016 1:11:48 GMT -5
"No, please tell me."
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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Dec 26, 2016 1:13:13 GMT -5
"It just... Seems so strange to me how everyone always worries about what happens after death. If you spend your whole life worrying out of fear, are you really living at all...?" She looked up to the blue sky and the clouds, sighing softly.
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Post by Aurelia on Dec 26, 2016 1:16:13 GMT -5
"Would you call a life in the fall without a harvest a life at all when you came to the winter and had to starve?"
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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Dec 26, 2016 1:18:38 GMT -5
She looked back at him before grinning. "I suppose not... You're a smart one." She stood, brushing her dress off. "I suppose it is time for you to go, then. I'm sorry I distracted you from obtaining your firewood... But if you ever need me again, I'm always here in the forest."
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Post by Aurelia on Dec 26, 2016 1:23:34 GMT -5
He nodded slowly as he rose to his feet. "I should like to meet again, Miss Nekoro..."
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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Dec 26, 2016 1:24:59 GMT -5
"I'd enjoy that. I believe that there was a strong reason my soul pulled itself to yours. Perhaps we'll do great things together someday." She turned and began to walk away, "Have a nice day, William."
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Post by Aurelia on Dec 26, 2016 1:27:41 GMT -5
He tipped his hat to her as she left. "And you as well, Miss Nekoro."
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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Dec 26, 2016 1:28:45 GMT -5
She continued to walk until she disappeared behind the trees.
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Post by Aurelia on Dec 26, 2016 1:39:54 GMT -5
He sighed and gathered his axe and bag, then proceeded to gather firewood.
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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Dec 26, 2016 1:41:51 GMT -5
There was a slight breeze and the birds began to chirp again.
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Post by Aurelia on Dec 26, 2016 1:42:49 GMT -5
He took a deep breath as he heard the birdsong and finished up his work, then lugged the heavy wood home.
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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Dec 26, 2016 1:43:35 GMT -5
(Would you like to do a timeskip here? If so, to when?)
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Post by Aurelia on Dec 26, 2016 1:45:33 GMT -5
((Sure... I'm not sure how far to skip, though. I don't really want to play out the interaction between William and the sick boy.))
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