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Post by Dracafrey on Mar 6, 2009 16:15:02 GMT 1
Vyse stood there silently as the crowd around him began to louden. The volume broke him out of his transe and his eyes scanned around the area, catching Marya looking at him momentarily. He turned to the healers and spoke,
"That is enough, return to your posts, the guards as well."
As he shifted around quickly and looked out among the group of trainees who soundly all became silent.
"Get back to training! All of you."
The crowed grumbled reluctantly but all did as they were told, returning where they once were and began training again. Turning around slowly as he started to Kael get and to walk away.
"Hold a moment Kael."
Kael froze and turned to face Vyse.
"I would like you to carry Katriana into the castle, Please follow me."
Vyse turned and started to slowly head for the castle.
Kael stood there dumbfonded momentarily. Then shook off his trance and gently picked Katriana up in his arms. Her shoulders and back leaning against his left arm and her legs being held across his right arm, while her head was gently placed against his chest. After he had picked her up, he had began to slowly follow Vyse towards the castle, not walking to fast to cause any discomfort to Katriana, all the while thinking to himself, "why would he want to bring her."
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Post by Culmir on Mar 6, 2009 19:16:37 GMT 1
Marya looked away when Vyse glanced at her, apparently he had noted that she was looking at him. Flushed slightly Marya stared at Katriana's limp body again only now noticing that the wound in her shoulder from one of Kaels arrows had fused shut and healed rather rapidly. Silently she scolded herself for not noticing that earlier before she asked the healers if she was hurt at all. She stared back up at Vyse when he spoke, one delicate eyebrow raised as she heard him order everyone to go back to their training. Marya glanced at her sparring partner that had appeared next to her and shrugged, gesturing nonchalantly to their previous location. The man shrugged as well and nodded, turning and walking back. Marya took one swift glance backwards over her shoulder, noticing Kael had scooped Katriana up into his arms and was following Vyse. A look of confusion crossed Marya's face as she noted the delicate way Kael held Katriana also noting he was trying to handle her carefully as he walked. Marya snorted softly before turning her attention back to her partner who was waiting silently for her to join.
Katriana roamed quietly through her head, listening to Marya's familiar voice addressing the healers, she smirked inwardly knowing that her actual face would remain blank, Katriana hadn't thought Marya to be a very emphatic person but she was certainly full of surprises. she had noticed somehow that getting people away from her would be best, albeit not for the right reasons but Katriana was content with it for now. She heard a couple of footsteps leading away, there were more than she had expected. She hadn't really thought her fainting would of drawn so many people around but then she remembered the explosion the black haired Katriana had caused and she cringed in her mind as she figured that would be the reason why there were so many people around. Katriana sighed again, feeling a little more secure now she knew people were moving away, she was a little surprised however to actually feel someone picking her limp body off the ground, it wasn't entirely uncomfortable but it was hard for Katriana to stay unconscious consciously as she was being carried away. Katriana was a little confused but she quickly recovered as she remembered Vyse's voice dimly, she wasn't paying attention to the conversations around her at all but in her memory she quickly sifted through them recalling Vyse asking Kael to take her to the castle. She frowned a little, concentrating on not resurfacing just yet until she was sure the threat was minimal, a hard task when you're being jostled around in the arms of someone you tried to kill minutes before. Katriana waited still.
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Post by Dracafrey on Mar 7, 2009 2:17:10 GMT 1
Kael walked carefully through the corridors of the castle while he carried Katriana in his arms. Turning several times into different corridors, while trying not to fall to far behind Vyse. What seemed to be several long minutes of walking he watched Vyse enter into a room. Following him he entered shortly after and gawked at how large this room really was. Regaining his focus as he walked further into the room stopping roughly somewhere in the middle.
Vyse continued to walk more into the room and stopped and stared out the window. Listening to Kael's steps stopping in the room.
"Put her down onto the sofa there Kael."
Kael raised a brow, but did as was instructed walked over to the sofa and gently placed Katriana's limp unconscience body onto the sofa. Making sure she looked somewhat comfortable before he stood and walked back to the centre of the room.
"Vyse wh..."
Before Kael could finish his sentence Vyse had cut him off saying.
"You will know in due time Kael, as for now please wait here with me until Katriana regains conscienceness. It wont be much longer."
Kael's mouth shut and was thinking about asking something else but refrained from doing so. Instead he nodded slowly.
"Yes Vyse I shall wait here."
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Post by Culmir on Mar 7, 2009 16:02:02 GMT 1
Katriana heard voices growing weaker and softer as she was carried away, not breaking her concentration entirely but she relaxed a little more knowing it wouldn't be long until she could regain control over her body. Katriana had no sense of direction but she did feel Kael taking a lot of turns as it caused her body to shift ever so slightly with every turn he took, silently Katriana wondered where Vyse was leading them to as apparently Kael was following him. It didn't surprise Katriana much when Kael stopped abruptly, noting in her head they were probably inside because of the lack of wind and a slight bit more warmth surrounding her. She heard Vyse's voice talking to Kael, telling him to put her on the sofa, she felt her weight being shifted slightly as she was placed onto the sofa, she relaxed a little more, feeling a lot more secure now that she wasn't in Kaels arms anymore. She felt really guilty for having tried to destroy him, though it was entirely unwilling on her part, it was still her magic that was being used. Katriana sighed mentally once more, focusing her attention on the conversation in the room, feeling the presence of Kael and Vyse close by, slightly confused why Kael hadn't left immediately after fulfilling his duties. She shuddered involuntarily knowing now that her concentration had broken her body would start to respond to her mental reactions. She felt her body twitch slightly, it always felt a little awkward regaining control after being violently overthrown by the other Katriana. Sinking back into her consciousness she made sure the black haired version of her was locked safely in that little tiny chamber in the back of her head. Katriana's eyes fluttered almost unnoticeable as she slipped back into control, she sucked in a deep breath before she opened her blue eyes, staring up at the ceiling trying to find her equilibrium before sitting up slowly, her head turning to face Vyse and Kael standing there, her eyes filled with apologies as she raised her hands, palms upwards "I'm so sorry" she whispered softly, her eyes seeking Kaels face cautiously, not sure what she would find there.
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Post by Dracafrey on Mar 7, 2009 19:02:51 GMT 1
Vyse stood silently infront of the window looking out apon the trainees that had all began to practice again. His eyes darting to the corners as he felt Katriana beginning to wake and then they returned to the window.
"Ah, welcome to have you back Katriana."
Kael raised a brow as he thought to himself that she had not waken yet. As he began to pivot slowly on his heel he noticed Katriana had sat up and her gaze was upon. He smiled briefly as she then quickly apologized for her actions in the training grounds. Kael smiled at her and shook his head.
"Don't worry about it Katriana, it was just training."
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Post by Culmir on Mar 8, 2009 15:15:56 GMT 1
Katrianas eyes hardened from liquid blue to a frozen icy blue as she tightened her lips into a thin line "I might of started out as training at first but it certainly wasn't training when I changed" she muttered softly. She put her hands beside her on the sofa, pushing herself off from it, swaying slightly onto her feet. She blinked slowly, letting herself adjust to being in control again. Her eyes moving towards Vyse who still had his back turned towards her "I suppose I owe you a thanks" she muttered again not really feeling the need to explain further.
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Post by Dracafrey on Mar 8, 2009 15:32:03 GMT 1
Kael raised a brow as Katriana told him that it had started out as training but then turned into wanting to kill and was a little taken a back. As he took in the information Katriana had told him, he began to smile and shook it off.
"Its alright Kat, nothing to horrible happend." smiling still
Vyse still continued to stand at the window with his back turned towards Kael and Katriana still, even after Katriana had thanked him. He stared out into the grounds as he listend to Kael Katriana talk about their earlier training exercise.
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Post by Culmir on Mar 8, 2009 19:48:30 GMT 1
Katriana's eyes fluttered back to Kael when he said it was alright, the ice in her eyes had not melted yet when she stared at the man in utter disbelief, she had tried, well she hadn't tried technically, to kill him not too long ago and he managed to shrug it off like it was nothing. Katriana stared down at the ground, giving an exasperated sigh before she looked back up at Kael, opening her mouth to speak "You don't understand Kael" she started "You saw the change didn't you" she spoke not exactly waiting for an answer to that, she continued "It's difficult to explain" struggling to find the words “I’ve always known, in a way that there was another, consciousness, I guess you can call it that, inside of me that surfaces when” she paused a second or two “when I’m in danger I guess, or when I get really angry” she said, putting the emphasis on really. Katriana wandered through the room slowly, getting a feel of her body again before she continued “I don’t know its name, no one has ever survived an encounter, let alone able to have an actual conversation with her, you have no idea how lucky you are Kael” she muttered, her eyes shifting to Kael momentarily, wondering if he was going to cut into her monologue, when he made no attempt to she continued “She is sort of my natural self defence, she is ever present in my head, I tend to keep her confined in a small part of my head where she can’t do anything, but when I am being attacked or experience pain, whether that being emotional or physical, my concentration slips because I am bracing myself against the pain that she sometimes manages to escape my self created prison and reveals herself” Katriana pauses again, taking a deep breath, her eyes wandering over the room, not really looking at anything “It’s really awkward, she, as a type of payback I suppose, overrules my control and puts me into that little room I keep her in, I experience everything she does, I can see everything she does and I can feel her anger burning, she is a hundred times stronger than me, the spells she uses, though drawn from my magic, are a much higher level that I could ever dream to accomplish. Her sole intention is to destroy and wreak havoc on anything that stands in her way” Katriana sighs again, her eyes still wandering aimlessly, trying not to look at Vyse or Kael while she tries to explain. She raises her hands pleadingly “You have to understand that I have no control over her once she is released, and I’m pretty sure the only reason why she lets me see what she is doing is because of her own sadistic pleasure, I would never intentionally try and kill anyone, incapacitate sure, but never kill” she pauses, her eyes flicking up to Kael momentarily before she picks up again “I am not sure if I’ve always had her in my head, if this is just something that has always been mine, a dormant creature laying in wait for the right opportunity to resurface or if it is something that, like a parasite, nestled itself in me somehow, obviously for my magic and the chances that provides, I don’t know. I’m hoping it can be controlled in time, though I hardly ever surrender to her incessant screaming in my head” Katriana smiled painfully “I think…” she started as she paced through the small room “that when your arrow struck into my shoulder that was when she escaped, I don’t know why it took her so long to take over, maybe because she was unsure of the situation as this was hardly a fight as you’ve pointed out, but a training session” breathing deeply “however when you destroyed my shield charm she got mad, thinking that you were actually going to kill me, her host, in a weird way, something she couldn’t allow, obviously she tried to stop you, I’ve never once saw her surrender so completely as she did when you had the arrow against the back of her head and told her to yield” Katriana spoke, stopping halfway into the room, her eyes darting back and forth to Kael and Vyse, unsure of what to say next.
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Post by Dracafrey on Mar 8, 2009 20:10:27 GMT 1
Kael stood there in silence when Katriana began to tell her story of what had happend. His compsure never changing as she continued on with this frightening story. And when she had finished unsure of what to say he smiled and walked over to her placing his hand gently onto her shoulder.
"Well Im glad she didnt kill and Im glad she yielded when she did." smiling worry free at Katriana in hope to cheer her up some.
Vyse stood there silently at the window as Katriana had talked and as Kael tried to comfort her. He waited several long minutes of silence in the room before he spoke.
"It's not an evil. Yes in time you will be able to control it. And she yielded because it realized that he wasnt attempting to kill you."
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Post by Culmir on Mar 8, 2009 20:22:55 GMT 1
Katriana flinched slightly from the unexpected hand on her shoulder but she recovered quickly, turning on her heel to face Kael as she saw him smile, his voice registering in her head "I'm glad she yielded as well, I would of felt awful had she succeeded in killing you, there aren't many who can escape an attack like that" Katriana said, looking away from Kael for a second, staring at the floor as she frowned "I wonder" she murmured, staring back up at Kael, the frown still on her face "how did you do it?" she asked, curious. Her attention being broken when Vyse spoke "It's not evil?" Katriana asked, shifting her attention to Vyse now "How do you know?" she asked, shaking her head slightly as he continued "She didn't yield because she thought he wasn't going to kill me" she murmured "She didn't in all technicality yield at all" Katriana spoke a little louder now, realisation dawning on her as she stared at Kael in shock "She surrendered power to me because she wanted the amusement of having to watch me try and get out of that situation, with me, or rather her, having almost blasted you to pieces and you pressing that arrow head against the back of my head, just what she hadn't expected was that because of that sudden surrender I would faint because I wasn't at the ready to take back control at all" she said, running her slender fingers through her hair gently, she snorted "heh, I wonder what would of happened had I not fainted" she muttered under her breath.
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Post by Dracafrey on Mar 8, 2009 20:34:38 GMT 1
Kael smiled at Katriana when she had asked him how he got out of the attack.
"Maybe I'll tell you sometime."
Vyse continued to stare out at the window smirking slightly to himself as his back stayed turned to Katriana and Kael.
"No Katriana. It let you have control of your body because of two reasons. The first reason being it realized that Kael was not attempting to kill you. If it still thought it was your battle would have not been over yet and it still would be controlling you. And the second reason. Well that ones easy enough, it dislikes you, it thinks you are weak and unworthy. but even so it will never let harm come to you if it can prevent it. Thats its purpose its main goal. And the reason why you fainted is because the amount of energy and power it contains is far greater then yours. Which puts more strain onto the body and when you were put back into control your mind couldn't handle the stress, so therefore you faint."
Pausing briefly and taking several breaths
"And yes it isnt evil, its what you can be in a way. and it isnt evil and it isnt good. its what you choose it to be. And right now your unable to control it, so it dislikes you. this is why your hair changes colours. If you had the strength to handle the power, and had a bond to it, your hair would stay as it is and your powers would mutiple greatly."
As Vyse finished his speech and slowly turned around and his eyes fell onto Katriana who was staring back.
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Post by Culmir on Mar 8, 2009 20:48:17 GMT 1
Katriana flashed a brief smile at Kael when he said he might tell her someday, she smirked a little at him, highly doubting if he ever was going to reveal the most strategic moves to his sparring partner. Her eyes melting slightly into a more liquid blue as she stared at the carpet again, pondering what she would of done had she been able to keep consciousness when the other side of her released control. Her eyes moved back up to Vyse who was standing near the window when he started speaking, she listened intently, frowning at some things but remained quiet until he finished. What Vyse had said made sense in a way, she clearly agreed with it not liking her at all, why else would it take such pleasure in hearing her cries of protest. Katriana grumbled softly to herself when Vyse said that she fainted because of the stress on her mind, it made sense but it sure didn't feel like that at all. Katriana sighed at the part where Vyse said she would be stronger if she bonded with it, Katriana smiled inwardly, her face remaining impassive as she went into her mind, silently offering an apology to the sentient being in her head, recoiling slightly from the snarls that erupted in her mind. Her eyes found Vyse's when he turned around to face her, she stared at the man, the snarls still echoing in her head "I don't think it wants to bond with me" she said, her lips pulling into a thin line.
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Post by Dracafrey on Mar 8, 2009 20:53:33 GMT 1
Vyse smirked and shook his head slightly at her.
"Did you expect it would? at your first attempt to bond with it, when for your whole life you've been battling with it? Of course it wouldnt. It hates you, but it protects you because it must. Until you can prove yourself worthy of it's power there will be no bond between you."
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Post by Culmir on Mar 8, 2009 20:59:57 GMT 1
Katriana snarled back at the creature in her head as it wouldn't shut up now, it was hard to tune out the sound as it started to tear at the walls in her head she had used to keep it contained. Usually it wasn't so violent unless she was in danger, which apparently she wasn't right now so Katriana wasn't sure what to make of this as she stared a little surprised and bewildered at Vyse "I-I..." she uttered, closing her eyes as she tried to keep her thoughts coherent "I don't know how to prove to it that I am worthy" she managed to stutter, keeping her eyes closed, her hand rubbing over her forehead as the snarls mixed with growls inside her head now.
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Post by Dracafrey on Mar 9, 2009 13:16:28 GMT 1
Vyse stood still watching Katriana as she began to struggle pleading him for what to do.
"Release it Katriana, I promise you it will not be able to harm us." As he stared reassuring into her eyes.
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