Today there was no wind for Lich to stand in. The stillness was never to much for him to handle, and yet he despised it for what it represented: death. Lich despised the dead. He envied them for what they could do. To lie emotionless and rot away. Eternal slumber secured by death himself. And yet how long has it been since the placement of the curse? How many years has he seen? Lives taken away from him? How many confuse him for death when ironically it is death whom he seeks. Alas, he stands in his usual place, upon nameless grave, his only companion. He never speaks to it. What has he to speak of? This nameless person of his, what more could they add to his knowledge? How many libraries has he swallowed whole? Archives that he has memorized? To all these questions and many more: countless. And yet what brings him here? Why is he drawn to what he hates the most? Pity? Sorrow? What has he done wrong?
"You know it's disrespectful to stand on a grave like that," Brom grumbled under his breath. He was carrying a wheelbarrow full of white daisies up a hill. The flowers of one of the graves, specifically the nameless one, had wilted and Brom, knowing how much Lich spent his time there, decided to spare some of his time replacing them. "The conversation interesting?" Brom said without a smile, "the guy must have a lot to say seeing how quiet your are." Brom knelt on the ground and began pulling out the flowers.
"Little girl," Lich whispered almost inaudible.
"What was that?" asked Brom not looking away from the dirt.
"You said before 'the guy' as in male. But this grave keeps no man, rather a little girl rests here." He turned away to stare at the wheelbarrow and saw the same white daisies that had wilted away before. "She does not, like those flowers," he said pointing to the white ones, "she likes violet roses." At this point Brom stopped and looked up puzzled that Lich had even formed a sentence in his time serving under Brom.
"What makes you so sure she likes violet roses? Why not forget-me-nots?" Brom sat up to wipe some sweat from his brow, "you don't even this person's name, yet you know what flowers they like?" Brom scuffed and began digging again. Lich descended a cold finger upon the tomb stone, and with a boney digit inscribed with ink black smoke protruding from the contact, "Sarah". He pointed as Brom continued to dig ignoring the action.
"Look see," said Lich pointing to the newly added name, "her name is Sarah." He then stooped down and buried the wilted flowers in the hole brom had made and covered them up. When he patted the dirt, a violet rose sprang almost immediately from the ground. Brom was apathetic.
"I really don't get you, Lich. Why didn't you just do that before?" He threw down he hand shovel in frustration. Lich followed Brom as he passed the wheelbarrow in anger and march towards a little house on the hill. He slammed the door behind him as he walked in. Lich looked up at the clouds looming above him, "oh loathsome rain, will you not wash my guilt away?" and at the moment the water fell in thunderous clashes.
[Sorry for so long a post, just introducing myself]
She is right, Jason. And you may not have said anything but you were thinking it. I can read thoughts if you remember. And in the case of the tapes, I can get them without you having to risk getting in trouble if you were to be caught. Seeing as I'm a general, I have that kind of clearance." He let the humans talk amongst themselves after Jason asked Tammi a question that he found offensive.
Originally posted by DangerousBeauty
She bit her lip and fought back tears, speaking quietly as he moved to leave. "I love you too...." There were wanted posters hung up throughout the bar with his name and picture on it. "Benjii! Look at this! The Prince has a price on your head!" Said the bartender.
Tammi smiled and glanced over at Edward. "Thank you. But once security knows of the robbery we'll have access to anything we need. I could use your help down in the morgue while he checks the tapes thought. Maybe we could find something helpful."
The bartender nodded and poured him the strongest whisky he had. "Trouble at home?"
Kiki sighed softly and leaned against Vrix. "Well love, another day has come and gone... I'm just gla-" She stopped suddenly and fell to her knees, holding her chest and screaming. "Ahh! It burns!.. This.. Pain! Ahh!" She turned her head back towards the view of the world, searching frantically for the source. She found it in a chamber below the streets. People were in a circle around her, chanting words unknown to her. Her body was twitching, steam rose up as it transformed. Kiki looked down at her hand. She was slowly disappearing. Terribly frightened she looked up at Vrix and reached out for him, watching as her arm slowly disappeared. Everything was fading, then she heard a woman scream. More pain shot through her body. A man gave a loud yell. "You idiot! You broke the chain! Damn you!"
It had gone terribly wrong. Something happened, someone let go. It was all wrong! She's alive, we did that much right, but the pain in unbearable. Someone let go! It was one of the girls. I know it was one of them because I heard them scream. Now they are all dead.. I had to hide.. I had to escape... No.. No I had to live! She wasn't looking, her back is turned. My mind called to my body. 'Move! RUN! RUN YOU FOOL!' I jumped out of my hiding spot and made a move towards the door. No good. She spotted me. I froze... I couldn't move or speak. She turned and slowly made her way towards me. "Where is he?!" My mouth was set free of her spell. "No.... No.. Get away!" "Where is he damn you!?" She raised her clawed hand and brought it down hard and in a blink of an eye it was over.
This new form of body they had granted me, it hurt. It burned and stung and if something was trying to claw its way out of my body... Damn them.. They brought me back.. I'm all alone now.. Without Vrix or Jak by my side. Oh well, no time for tears now. I wasn't myself anymore... No these idiots tainted my body and my mind. God it burns! A painful itch all over. Well, whats done is done... All I have left to do now, is seek revenge.. And let the Prince now of my return. But it wont be a warm welcome... No my new mind has plans for this city. But first thing is first.. I have to find Benjii. Finding that traitor wouldn't be hard... I just have to find that Steph woman, she'll lead me to him. It's strange. My old mind loved Benjii and would never seek his life... But this new mind... All it wanted was blood. This world will turn red and bow before me! This world will fall.
Originally posted by DangerousBeauty
Tammi smiled and glanced over at Edward. "Thank you. But once security knows of the robbery we'll have access to anything we need. I could use your help down in the morgue while he checks the tapes thought. Maybe we could find something helpful."
~I know it's short but this was all I could say 😬~
Edward sighed. "Very well. But I honestly do not see the fun in that. But might I ask what the morgue will offer?"
can you please try not to corect someone every time they post. He said he can read thoughts and a few pages back he could hear her thoughts as she left the Prince's chambers.))
Tammi bit her lip and glanced over at Jason. "I know but no one saw anything. If they did they would have reported people walking out with a body bag.... I just want to know how they got her out of here. We can go from there." She turned back to Ed. "Yes her name was Kiki she was the original General, and her right hand man was Vrix. They were killed not to long ago. You are her replacemnet." She turned back to Jason and put a hand on his, the one resting on the revolver. "Calm... I trust him. He could help us.. Besides I've worked here longer then you, I know how to defend myself against vampires. Don't worry ok?" She smiled faintly and gave his hand a gentle squeeze.
Lich finally made his way inside. He closed the door behind him, and soon the pit patter of rain drops began to hit the humble roof. Brom had already cleanined the dishes and was crawling into bed. Lich stood in his usual place, staring at the door awaiting any command from Brom. But in his 14 years of service Brom never made a request, not once. Lich never liked that about Brom. For countless centuries he has brought the fall of many kingdoms and the rise of many more. He served under king, duke, emperor, queen, dictator and politician and each had their own little agenda which they expected Lich to carry out. But not Brom. Brom was a simple undertaker with a simple life and nothing more. No family to visit. No friends to talk to (save Lich). And even then they never talked philosophical. There was once when Brom asked what Lich thought people went when they died. To his great dissatisfaction Lich quoted 164 different men and their different views on the soul and the afterlife. Brom opted to keep the talks simple.
As Brom was about to blow out the candle, he stopped and looked towards Lich. "Would you know," he stopped and stared at the candle. Lich curious at the sudden pause, turned to stare at Brom. The shadow of the flickering candle gave Lich a villainous look. Brom didn't look at Lich, "would you know what death looks like? You who've lived for so long, is he everything they say he is?" Lich didn't respond. He saw the look in his eyes. It was that look everyone got just before...just before...
"Death takes many forms to whom countless authors have had their pick. Among whom is a famous Roman philosopher..."
"Ah forget it, I didn't really care anyways," Mumbled Brom as he blew out the covers and turned in his bed. Lich knew all about death and his many forms, and his bell. Oh his bell and how it rang this night.
It was half past one when the door slammed open. Lich stood there in his normal place to stare out into the darkness. vagueness and emptiness entered this home. And for a moment all was silent. And then suddenly, a gasp, a pause, and the silence once more. A breeze rustled the open door, Lich called out, "Have you come to take another from me?" His response came with the slam of the door.
The following morning Lich buried Brom next to the nameless stone. The white flowers Brom insisted on putting for each tomb not greatly decorated his own buriel. Lich, being one of few words, did nothing but write the name upon the tomb stone. No epitaph nor date of birth to death. A simple name. "If I could," Lich whispered a darkness hissing from his mouth, "but give you one humble hint of dignity, by which all other forms I am cruelly denied, let it be in a name for
he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.
He bowed in deep respect for Brom, turned, and walked away. A raven cawed away the sun that hid behind a cloud to morn away the day.
Benjii was about to answer the bar tender when he thought he felt something vaguely familiar "it cant be...how is that possible? did..." he looked around noticing for the first time he was talking to himself. he placed some money on the counter and ran out of the bar to his room. he got up stairs and looked for Steph "Stpehanie!! we have to get out of here, now!"
Steph was laying on the floor at her feet, bleeding severly everywhere except the stomach. The child remained unharmed, but her mother was badly beaten. http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n267/rozlin_2006/bloodover.jpg Casually a woman dressed in purple looked over her shoulder at Benjii. "I figured I'd find you, if I found her." She smiled for a moment as she turned to face him, her smile soon fading. "Did you miss me Benjii?"
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Benjii's body shook as he fell to his knees next to Steph. he picked her up and kissed her. he looked at Kiki and laughed, putting his hands into what looked like a sign of prayer. http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jasen01/warsongs/dani5t.jpg He got up and walked closer to Kiki "ah so you don't die huh? the great Kiki comes back from the dead, for what to haunt me or for revenge? or maybe some random vampires wanted you to come back to save them. who knows, i dont. but i know this, your going back to where you came from, my lady, and im the one whos going to make sure of that" he laughed again feeling a tingling sensation in his arms
She smirked and looked up at him, watching him slowly draw closer to her. "That's what I wanted you to say... Come at me then, let's see if you can catch the new me!" She grinned and waited. "But remember who is at your feet Benjii.. One wrong move and my hand just mighthurt the burden she is carrying."
