Date: 8/29/97 5:40 PM Pacific Standard Time
From: Daemon102
::watching in awe as he always does when his wife is in her healing trance, the Daemon rises from his position bedside. His wife is finishing up, a soft glow slowly leaving her as he steps out the door.
::he pauses, in his mind, the Scimitar of Knowledge calls to him. He opens a doorway and steps into his cottage on the other side of Rhydin Town. The Scimitar sits in it's Jeweled Scabbard where he left it. He reaches for it, slightly upset at having come home without his love.
"Daemon, my son" ::a voice in his mind speaks::
"Yes father?" ::grabbing the hilt of the blade, now understanding its calling::
::an image washed over him. Himself and another, in the throws of passion. A star filled sky over head. Then another image, fuzzy and out of focus. An unborn child, its eyes open, and through the haze Daemon sees a pair of red eyes piercing into his very soul.::No!!! it cannot be, he screams.
::through the haze, another message comes to the albino. Deep and throaty laughing evilly::
Iuz speaks "A hunnerd years is suddenly not such a along time for me to wait. . .Mortal"
::A mix of emotions flood the Daemon. Joy, he has sired a child. Fear, Iuz awaits. Apathy, his wife will die when the next of his line is born. He walks off in search of a shoulder to cry on.::
((the above taken from the Darkness SL above. Also read "the price of knowledge" post if yu are intrested in the SL at all))
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Date: 8/30/97 5:01 PM Pacific Standard Time
From: Khrysta102
"Love you are with child.....the scimitar has shown me the babe. It has my eyes."
::Her eyes fill with tears, as her mind fills with fear... and anger. This is so cruely unfair. To never know the joy of being mother to her love's child..... To die in childbirth.... To never see the child within her. He's speaking still, but she can't focus on his words.....::
"You must choose a.......Second..... Someone to raise and love the child in your stead."
::Two people come clearly to mind and she is unable to choose between them. They are so very different, but so much the same too..... Loving, giving, generous of spirit, with inner strength. Either of them would be more than able to raise her child. Together, they would be indomitable.::
::With tears in her eyes:: "Elle............ Kys.................. "
From: Khrysta102
"Love you are with child.....the scimitar has shown me the babe. It has my eyes."
::Her eyes fill with tears, as her mind fills with fear... and anger. This is so cruely unfair. To never know the joy of being mother to her love's child..... To die in childbirth.... To never see the child within her. He's speaking still, but she can't focus on his words.....::
"You must choose a.......Second..... Someone to raise and love the child in your stead."
::Two people come clearly to mind and she is unable to choose between them. They are so very different, but so much the same too..... Loving, giving, generous of spirit, with inner strength. Either of them would be more than able to raise her child. Together, they would be indomitable.::
::With tears in her eyes:: "Elle............ Kys.................. "
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Date: 8/31/97 7:51 AM Pacific Standard Time
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::Kys walks down the street seeing ahead Daemon, lost in thought. She walks o'er to him, clasping him on his shoulder.::
"Dae, ye seen distracted....what is troublin' ye?"
::Daemon looks at Kys, his eyes filled with a mixture o' joy and sorrow. Kys listens intently, nodding here and there....her mind questing for some way to help her troubled friend. She grasps him by his shoulders, shaking him slightly.::
"Dae, ye must go and find a way to stop the curse once and fer all. Have nae fears for Khrysta or the babe she carries." ::Kys kneels in the dusty street in front o' him, drawing her blade and holding it up like a cross in front o' her.:: " By the gods and this blade they gave me te defeat the powers that held me captive in Hades, I swear te protect yer love and the babe, even at the cost o' me own life." ::She looks deeply inte his eyes then, a golden light shining from within her...a power that Dae has
not encountered before flashes outwards from her.:: "Tis nae small thing I offer te ye and Khrysta.....::Kys stands, her form seems larger and somehow frightening.:: " Have nae fears fer her, Dae.....the gods will stand with ye in this battle."
::Daemon looks inte Kys's eyes, and then, hearin his name called he turns away briefly. He turns back to thanks Kys, and is amazed te find she isna there....only a small pendant lies in the raod where she knelt earlier. Shaking his head, he picks up the pendant, slippin it in his pocket, he continues on his way.::
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::Kys walks down the street seeing ahead Daemon, lost in thought. She walks o'er to him, clasping him on his shoulder.::
"Dae, ye seen distracted....what is troublin' ye?"
::Daemon looks at Kys, his eyes filled with a mixture o' joy and sorrow. Kys listens intently, nodding here and there....her mind questing for some way to help her troubled friend. She grasps him by his shoulders, shaking him slightly.::
"Dae, ye must go and find a way to stop the curse once and fer all. Have nae fears for Khrysta or the babe she carries." ::Kys kneels in the dusty street in front o' him, drawing her blade and holding it up like a cross in front o' her.:: " By the gods and this blade they gave me te defeat the powers that held me captive in Hades, I swear te protect yer love and the babe, even at the cost o' me own life." ::She looks deeply inte his eyes then, a golden light shining from within her...a power that Dae has
not encountered before flashes outwards from her.:: "Tis nae small thing I offer te ye and Khrysta.....::Kys stands, her form seems larger and somehow frightening.:: " Have nae fears fer her, Dae.....the gods will stand with ye in this battle."
::Daemon looks inte Kys's eyes, and then, hearin his name called he turns away briefly. He turns back to thanks Kys, and is amazed te find she isna there....only a small pendant lies in the raod where she knelt earlier. Shaking his head, he picks up the pendant, slippin it in his pocket, he continues on his way.::
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Date: 9/1/97 7:25 PM Pacific Standard Time
From: Khrysta102
::Her eyes filled with unshed tears, Khrysta approaches her friend almost timidly, knowing how much she is going to ask of her::
Elle... I..... I need to talk with you..... to ask something of you.
::Elle nods and listens with growing concern and begins to cry softly as Khrys tells her that she is with child, knowing what this means.::
Of course I'll take care of the bairn for ya, girl. I'll love it as if it were my own child. But..... is there nothin tha can be done to break this awful thing?
Thank you Elle, but I don't know. I just don't know. Dae will be leaving soon to see what can be done.... ::her breath catches deep in her chest:: If anything..... If he ....fails ::the thought shudders through her, wracking her with fresh sobs:: then I need to know that our child will be cared for. That it will be loved.
You won't be alone. Dae and I have both spoken with Kys as well. She has agreed to be the guardian, the protector of the babe. If I know that if Dae can't break the curse, you both will love and care for this baby that makes it somehow .... easier to deal with.
::They hug as they cry together, with Elle comforting her friend:: Shhh... it'll be alright now. Daemon woulna let anathin happen to ya. Shhhh....
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::Her eyes filled with unshed tears, Khrysta approaches her friend almost timidly, knowing how much she is going to ask of her::
Elle... I..... I need to talk with you..... to ask something of you.
::Elle nods and listens with growing concern and begins to cry softly as Khrys tells her that she is with child, knowing what this means.::
Of course I'll take care of the bairn for ya, girl. I'll love it as if it were my own child. But..... is there nothin tha can be done to break this awful thing?
Thank you Elle, but I don't know. I just don't know. Dae will be leaving soon to see what can be done.... ::her breath catches deep in her chest:: If anything..... If he ....fails ::the thought shudders through her, wracking her with fresh sobs:: then I need to know that our child will be cared for. That it will be loved.
You won't be alone. Dae and I have both spoken with Kys as well. She has agreed to be the guardian, the protector of the babe. If I know that if Dae can't break the curse, you both will love and care for this baby that makes it somehow .... easier to deal with.
::They hug as they cry together, with Elle comforting her friend:: Shhh... it'll be alright now. Daemon woulna let anathin happen to ya. Shhhh....
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Date: 9/4/97 10:30 PM Pacific Standard Time
From: Daemon102
::With his wife well asleep, the albino get slowly out of bed. He lights a single candle across the small cottage and throws on a robe as he walks out back. The night is brisk as he makes his way around to the make-shift stables. His appoach startles the two horses, but his voice soon calms them. He straddles the larger Black gelding after leading it outside.::
Come on Nameless::he nudges the horse to a walk. As they move away from the cottage, the Canter becomes and all out Run. His translucent skin and pale white hair shining under the moon, he races towards Rhydin town. Through the city proper, he passes a few faces he knows leaving the various establishments. He does not stop to talk, urgent matters are calling him.::
He stops in a small Grove, eight holes mark this place, a perfect circle in the ground. He reaches into the saddle bag he had packed earlier this evening. From the bag he withdraws the Scimitar of Knowledge, The Gladius of Honor, and his Circlet of the Guardianship. He places Honor in the ground, back in the hole from which he had pulled it. On it's hilt he hangs the Circlet and at its base he places the Scimitar.
A sudden chill over comes the albino and he feels a prescence behind him. He turns to meet the uninvited guest. Before him stands a familiar face. The Bard Ravyn Song,he smiles a small smile.
"Daemon, what is this? You are leaving the guardianship?"
"Yes Ravyn, other matters weigh heavy on my heart."
"I understand, Honor will wait here till you return, or till someone as Honorable as you can free it from the ground. In that task, I feel they would be hard pressed."
"Thank you Ravyn, you Honor me with your words. I am leaving Rhydin for a while, there is a place I must go and A man I must see."
"I know all this Daemon. I am privy to many things that I cannot share with you. I came to wish you good luck and to bid you to take the Scimitar. The Scimitar was a gift for you. it was separate from the Sword of Honor, and meant for no other. You will need it in the months ahead."
"Again, thank you Ravyn, you are more than kind."
"Know this Daemon Satyriasis, I have always loved you if from a far. Your child will be beautiful, and your wife wil. . . .
::the Bard disappears, her last words lost to Daemons ears. He wonders where she went and then, remembering his meeting with his father's ghost figures her time was up. He picks up the Scimitar and belts it on. It looks funny over his bed robe, but he pays it no mind, wish to have the blade close at hand.::
::he returns to his horse "Nameless" and re-mounts. He takes the long way back to his cottage, passing by his sisters house and making sure all is quiet there. He is surprised to see a light from her room. He dismounts and makes his way to the window and looks inside. The first thing he notices is that the bed is made all fluffy and there are many candles, not just one lit in the room.
::In the distance, he hears another rider approaching. He considers a confrontation, Paternal instincts taking over. He descides against it knowing his adopted Sister would hate him for it. He heads around the building and waits. The visitor approaches, and taps on the sil. He hears Lisa's voice. . . "About time you made it. I have been waiting since Mid Night." Another voice he feels he should know responds. . . "I'm sorry Lisa."
::A tiny voice in his head tells him to go disrupt this clandestine encounter. He looks down, no shoes, a bed robe, and a sword. "I think not." he says to himself. Lisa's a big girl he knows. He makes his way back to his gelding then trots back home, stopping once to relieve himself and water the horse.
::The sun is almost up and he is not surprised to see Khrysta waiting for him as he ambles the horse towards the cottage. After all, he could see the house from over a mile away with all the candles she had lit. ::
"Good Morning Lover," he greets his wife.
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::With his wife well asleep, the albino get slowly out of bed. He lights a single candle across the small cottage and throws on a robe as he walks out back. The night is brisk as he makes his way around to the make-shift stables. His appoach startles the two horses, but his voice soon calms them. He straddles the larger Black gelding after leading it outside.::
Come on Nameless::he nudges the horse to a walk. As they move away from the cottage, the Canter becomes and all out Run. His translucent skin and pale white hair shining under the moon, he races towards Rhydin town. Through the city proper, he passes a few faces he knows leaving the various establishments. He does not stop to talk, urgent matters are calling him.::
He stops in a small Grove, eight holes mark this place, a perfect circle in the ground. He reaches into the saddle bag he had packed earlier this evening. From the bag he withdraws the Scimitar of Knowledge, The Gladius of Honor, and his Circlet of the Guardianship. He places Honor in the ground, back in the hole from which he had pulled it. On it's hilt he hangs the Circlet and at its base he places the Scimitar.
A sudden chill over comes the albino and he feels a prescence behind him. He turns to meet the uninvited guest. Before him stands a familiar face. The Bard Ravyn Song,he smiles a small smile.
"Daemon, what is this? You are leaving the guardianship?"
"Yes Ravyn, other matters weigh heavy on my heart."
"I understand, Honor will wait here till you return, or till someone as Honorable as you can free it from the ground. In that task, I feel they would be hard pressed."
"Thank you Ravyn, you Honor me with your words. I am leaving Rhydin for a while, there is a place I must go and A man I must see."
"I know all this Daemon. I am privy to many things that I cannot share with you. I came to wish you good luck and to bid you to take the Scimitar. The Scimitar was a gift for you. it was separate from the Sword of Honor, and meant for no other. You will need it in the months ahead."
"Again, thank you Ravyn, you are more than kind."
"Know this Daemon Satyriasis, I have always loved you if from a far. Your child will be beautiful, and your wife wil. . . .
::the Bard disappears, her last words lost to Daemons ears. He wonders where she went and then, remembering his meeting with his father's ghost figures her time was up. He picks up the Scimitar and belts it on. It looks funny over his bed robe, but he pays it no mind, wish to have the blade close at hand.::
::he returns to his horse "Nameless" and re-mounts. He takes the long way back to his cottage, passing by his sisters house and making sure all is quiet there. He is surprised to see a light from her room. He dismounts and makes his way to the window and looks inside. The first thing he notices is that the bed is made all fluffy and there are many candles, not just one lit in the room.
::In the distance, he hears another rider approaching. He considers a confrontation, Paternal instincts taking over. He descides against it knowing his adopted Sister would hate him for it. He heads around the building and waits. The visitor approaches, and taps on the sil. He hears Lisa's voice. . . "About time you made it. I have been waiting since Mid Night." Another voice he feels he should know responds. . . "I'm sorry Lisa."
::A tiny voice in his head tells him to go disrupt this clandestine encounter. He looks down, no shoes, a bed robe, and a sword. "I think not." he says to himself. Lisa's a big girl he knows. He makes his way back to his gelding then trots back home, stopping once to relieve himself and water the horse.
::The sun is almost up and he is not surprised to see Khrysta waiting for him as he ambles the horse towards the cottage. After all, he could see the house from over a mile away with all the candles she had lit. ::
"Good Morning Lover," he greets his wife.
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Date: 9/5/97 1:54 AM Pacific Standard Time
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::As she splashes water on her face from the small basin she hears hoofbeats outside her room that suddenly come to a halt....she quickly dabs her face with the towel nearby and looks to her sword beside the uncomfortably fluffy bed the inn maid has a horrible habit of always arranging so perfectly...grabs the covers on impulse and tosses them in the air and lets them land how they want to..::
::hears another set of hoofprints and furrows her brow, finally looking up at her window just in time to catch a glimmer of a shadow pass... as she heads toward it she hears a tap on the sill and a wide grin spreads across her face as her best friend puts his head through the curtains... she quickly hides her grin and gives him a mean look and crosses her arms, then whispers loudly as she heads toward him::
"About time you made it, I have been waiting since midnight. . . "
"I'm sorry, Lisa. . ." Toma says in a mocking tone, still picking on her for the time she actually said sorry once.
::She growls at him as she sticks her head out the window for a moment to catch another rider farther off, smiles slightly as she recognizes the light albino hue of the rider and wonders what Dae saw and what he might have thought...shrugs and pulls her head back in the window. She turns around and walks back to her bed as Toma climbs in the window, then quickly belts on her sword and picks her forest green cloak up and begins to slide it on as she turns around to catch Toma looking through her dresser::
"Toma! What are you doing..?" ::dashes up to him as he looks up, grabs him by the collar and shoves him toward the window... growls lightly as he just scratches his head::
"I was hoping you brought me something back from your journey... Hey, are you sure you're up to this Lisa?... I don't know if you can take me on after being gone so long..." Toma grins as he continues to scratch his head knowing how much she hates it.
"Bring it on babe" ::she grins back and pushes him out the window with that, and follows behind pulling up her hood... they head down to the arena together to sneak in and spar... but she goes more for his company than anything else. Throughout the night her thoughts linger on Dae and what he was up to, and her forms falter slightly whenever she thinks of Khrysta and the babe on the way...but she regains her composure everytime as she sets her heart on one thing. . . hope::
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::As she splashes water on her face from the small basin she hears hoofbeats outside her room that suddenly come to a halt....she quickly dabs her face with the towel nearby and looks to her sword beside the uncomfortably fluffy bed the inn maid has a horrible habit of always arranging so perfectly...grabs the covers on impulse and tosses them in the air and lets them land how they want to..::
::hears another set of hoofprints and furrows her brow, finally looking up at her window just in time to catch a glimmer of a shadow pass... as she heads toward it she hears a tap on the sill and a wide grin spreads across her face as her best friend puts his head through the curtains... she quickly hides her grin and gives him a mean look and crosses her arms, then whispers loudly as she heads toward him::
"About time you made it, I have been waiting since midnight. . . "
"I'm sorry, Lisa. . ." Toma says in a mocking tone, still picking on her for the time she actually said sorry once.
::She growls at him as she sticks her head out the window for a moment to catch another rider farther off, smiles slightly as she recognizes the light albino hue of the rider and wonders what Dae saw and what he might have thought...shrugs and pulls her head back in the window. She turns around and walks back to her bed as Toma climbs in the window, then quickly belts on her sword and picks her forest green cloak up and begins to slide it on as she turns around to catch Toma looking through her dresser::
"Toma! What are you doing..?" ::dashes up to him as he looks up, grabs him by the collar and shoves him toward the window... growls lightly as he just scratches his head::
"I was hoping you brought me something back from your journey... Hey, are you sure you're up to this Lisa?... I don't know if you can take me on after being gone so long..." Toma grins as he continues to scratch his head knowing how much she hates it.
"Bring it on babe" ::she grins back and pushes him out the window with that, and follows behind pulling up her hood... they head down to the arena together to sneak in and spar... but she goes more for his company than anything else. Throughout the night her thoughts linger on Dae and what he was up to, and her forms falter slightly whenever she thinks of Khrysta and the babe on the way...but she regains her composure everytime as she sets her heart on one thing. . . hope::
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Date: 9/5/97 6:45 AM Pacific Standard Time
From: Khrysta102
::Lowering her cup of tea as she hears the sound of hoofbeats, Khrysta looks out the window. Seeing him riding toward the cottage, she smiles as she recalls the first time he rode a horse. Remembering vividly that he had needed her to help him up, and to learn the little tricks of horsemanship. The white stallion, Emperor, had proven to be more spirited than Dae had wanted his horse to be, and so he now rode Nameless, the black gelding. Walking out the door as he dismounts she hears him talking
softly to Nameless, taking his saddlebags down and patting the neck of the large animal.::
"Good Morning, Love...... you're up early. I was worried."
"I'm sorry Lover. I didn't mean to worry you. But there was something that I needed to do."
::Khrys looks at him, barefoot, and in nothing other than his house coat, without even Honor at his side.... only the scimitar with him.:: "What was so verra important that you didn't have time to even get dressed, and take your swords with you?"
::He looks at her lovingly, and quietlty tells her:: "I did take my swords with me."
::Taking her in his arms and holding her closely he softly tells her of what occured..... That he returned Honor and the Circlet of Guardianship to the grove until either he returns to take them up again, or another frees the sword from its resting place...... He tells her that Ravyn was there, for a moment, to wish him luck and to have him take the Scimitar of Knowledge as his own, but that her time was finished afore she was able to do much more than that.::
"Oh.... I see, then." ::taking the reins Khrys leads Nameless to his stall in the stable in back of the cottage as Dae finishes his tale. Fetching the brush from the shelf she begins to curry and rub him down...trying to lose herself in the repitiousness of the job.....knowing whyhe felt it was necessary for him to give up the Guardianship.....knowing as well that it would so her no good to argue it with him.. After checking the hooves to make sure no stones were caught that will hurt him, Khrys turns
to Daemon with a small, tight smile upon her lips.::
"Well, Love.... I suppose that you've done what needed to be done. Now, would ya saddle Emperor for me, while I get dressed?"
::Without another word she turns on her heel and goes quickly into the cottage, leaveing Dae alone with the two horses nickering softly at him.::
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::Lowering her cup of tea as she hears the sound of hoofbeats, Khrysta looks out the window. Seeing him riding toward the cottage, she smiles as she recalls the first time he rode a horse. Remembering vividly that he had needed her to help him up, and to learn the little tricks of horsemanship. The white stallion, Emperor, had proven to be more spirited than Dae had wanted his horse to be, and so he now rode Nameless, the black gelding. Walking out the door as he dismounts she hears him talking
softly to Nameless, taking his saddlebags down and patting the neck of the large animal.::
"Good Morning, Love...... you're up early. I was worried."
"I'm sorry Lover. I didn't mean to worry you. But there was something that I needed to do."
::Khrys looks at him, barefoot, and in nothing other than his house coat, without even Honor at his side.... only the scimitar with him.:: "What was so verra important that you didn't have time to even get dressed, and take your swords with you?"
::He looks at her lovingly, and quietlty tells her:: "I did take my swords with me."
::Taking her in his arms and holding her closely he softly tells her of what occured..... That he returned Honor and the Circlet of Guardianship to the grove until either he returns to take them up again, or another frees the sword from its resting place...... He tells her that Ravyn was there, for a moment, to wish him luck and to have him take the Scimitar of Knowledge as his own, but that her time was finished afore she was able to do much more than that.::
"Oh.... I see, then." ::taking the reins Khrys leads Nameless to his stall in the stable in back of the cottage as Dae finishes his tale. Fetching the brush from the shelf she begins to curry and rub him down...trying to lose herself in the repitiousness of the job.....knowing whyhe felt it was necessary for him to give up the Guardianship.....knowing as well that it would so her no good to argue it with him.. After checking the hooves to make sure no stones were caught that will hurt him, Khrys turns
to Daemon with a small, tight smile upon her lips.::
"Well, Love.... I suppose that you've done what needed to be done. Now, would ya saddle Emperor for me, while I get dressed?"
::Without another word she turns on her heel and goes quickly into the cottage, leaveing Dae alone with the two horses nickering softly at him.::
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Date: 9/5/97 2:59 PM Pacific Standard Time
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::Muttering to herself as much with anger as hurt:: "Goes off all night... Not a word... Not a note, Nothing..... but.... of course nooooo, why would I worry?..... Humph!!!!" ::She quickly readies herself for riding... yanking her boots on and stamping them in place as she strides to the stable. Dae is gone, but her horse is saddled and ready for her. Without another thought, she one-ups and takes off running as fast as Emperor will go, trusting in the horse's instincts for his footing.::
"Heyah... Go Boy, Go..... " ::Urging him even faster. As she rounds the gate at the front of the cottage she sees him and turns her head to smile at him, oh so sweetly, as he runs for Nameless. The smile becomes a grin as she thinks about her having put the horse back in his stall and his tack away. It'll be a few minutes before Dae can get going, if he takes time to saddle the large gelding.::
::Moments later she hears the stacatto of hooves behind her and she knows he' s bareback. Leaning down on Emperor's neck she whispers gently in his ear....:: " Come on, Boy... we need to outrun him....Go". Turning her head she sees him behind her.... but not far enough to lose him. Pulling up on the reins sharply, she turns in a half circle... nearly dancing the horse as she waits impatiently for him.::
"If you want to ride with me, Daemon, you can.... I can't stop you. You know that. But, you'll have to keep up. Agreed?"
::Before he can answer, she turns her horse back to the road and races away... ::
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::Muttering to herself as much with anger as hurt:: "Goes off all night... Not a word... Not a note, Nothing..... but.... of course nooooo, why would I worry?..... Humph!!!!" ::She quickly readies herself for riding... yanking her boots on and stamping them in place as she strides to the stable. Dae is gone, but her horse is saddled and ready for her. Without another thought, she one-ups and takes off running as fast as Emperor will go, trusting in the horse's instincts for his footing.::
"Heyah... Go Boy, Go..... " ::Urging him even faster. As she rounds the gate at the front of the cottage she sees him and turns her head to smile at him, oh so sweetly, as he runs for Nameless. The smile becomes a grin as she thinks about her having put the horse back in his stall and his tack away. It'll be a few minutes before Dae can get going, if he takes time to saddle the large gelding.::
::Moments later she hears the stacatto of hooves behind her and she knows he' s bareback. Leaning down on Emperor's neck she whispers gently in his ear....:: " Come on, Boy... we need to outrun him....Go". Turning her head she sees him behind her.... but not far enough to lose him. Pulling up on the reins sharply, she turns in a half circle... nearly dancing the horse as she waits impatiently for him.::
"If you want to ride with me, Daemon, you can.... I can't stop you. You know that. But, you'll have to keep up. Agreed?"
::Before he can answer, she turns her horse back to the road and races away... ::
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Date: 9/5/97 6:32 PM Pacific Standard Time
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::he distantly hears her say something about keeping up with her::
::leaning down, he whispers something in his horses ear, a phrase, his druid friend Walker once told him. Nameless understands perfectly. . . "if she gets away, you're glue." The Horse rears it's fore hooves and nearly throw the inexperianced Daemon from it's back. With no reigns Daemon clutches the horses next as his body bounces on it's back.::
::'Damn woman, wants to play and didn't even let me dressed properly', he thinks. Suddenly a second thought comes to him as the Gap between Himself and his love closes quickly. "Love" he shouts, "do you wish to be alone?" The distance between the two horses is gone and he looks over at his wife awaiting her reply::
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::he distantly hears her say something about keeping up with her::
::leaning down, he whispers something in his horses ear, a phrase, his druid friend Walker once told him. Nameless understands perfectly. . . "if she gets away, you're glue." The Horse rears it's fore hooves and nearly throw the inexperianced Daemon from it's back. With no reigns Daemon clutches the horses next as his body bounces on it's back.::
::'Damn woman, wants to play and didn't even let me dressed properly', he thinks. Suddenly a second thought comes to him as the Gap between Himself and his love closes quickly. "Love" he shouts, "do you wish to be alone?" The distance between the two horses is gone and he looks over at his wife awaiting her reply::
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::With color high in her cheeks and a sparkle in her green eyes, Khrys sharply turns Emperor off the main road onto a small riding trail next to a stream. Slowing slightly, she moves down the trail as Dae passes it by on the road behind her. Slowing Emperor, she chuckles softly as she watches him turn Nameless onto the narrow track and move up behind her. Nudging the stallion into a brisk walk, she calls out over her shoulder.:: "Why no, Love... Whyever would you think I'd wish to be alone??!!"
::She grins a bit as she speeds to a trot, wincing as she remembers Dae's tack left in the stable. Reaching the field where she rides jumps, she pulls the stallion to a stop as Dae trots Nameless jarringly onto the field next to her. Without a word, she puts Emperor through his paces... loosing much of her anger as the fluid grace of the animal beneath her takes over her thoughts. At the last jump.... the highest, and most difficult.... she grins like a child and gives the horse his head......
Landing on the far side of the field, she sees him as he too smiles, sharing the moment.::
::She rides slowly and deliberately to his side.:: "Daemon..... If I were to leave in the middle of the night, without telling you where I was going, you would be furious and come looking for me. If I were to come home at dawn, dressed in nothing but my bed robe....with nothing more than 'Good Morning Lover' on my lips, you'd not leave me be until I told you *everything* that had happened.... as well as swore ne'er to do it again. ::Her eyes shining with tears of frustration:: I know that you didn't
tell me everything.... I can feel that much coming from you, Love. ::Holds her hands up to silence him until she finishes:: I won't ask what else happened,. or was said. If you could tell me, you would. I will ask one thing from you, and you're Word on it..... ::She looks deeply into his eyes:: Don't leave me alone again in the night, not knowing what's happened to you."
"My Word on it, Love.... If I can, I will." ::Daemon leans down to kiss his wife tenderly, taking her in his arms. Dismounting, and then helping her down, he holds her close, softly kissing her tears away.........::
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::With color high in her cheeks and a sparkle in her green eyes, Khrys sharply turns Emperor off the main road onto a small riding trail next to a stream. Slowing slightly, she moves down the trail as Dae passes it by on the road behind her. Slowing Emperor, she chuckles softly as she watches him turn Nameless onto the narrow track and move up behind her. Nudging the stallion into a brisk walk, she calls out over her shoulder.:: "Why no, Love... Whyever would you think I'd wish to be alone??!!"
::She grins a bit as she speeds to a trot, wincing as she remembers Dae's tack left in the stable. Reaching the field where she rides jumps, she pulls the stallion to a stop as Dae trots Nameless jarringly onto the field next to her. Without a word, she puts Emperor through his paces... loosing much of her anger as the fluid grace of the animal beneath her takes over her thoughts. At the last jump.... the highest, and most difficult.... she grins like a child and gives the horse his head......
Landing on the far side of the field, she sees him as he too smiles, sharing the moment.::
::She rides slowly and deliberately to his side.:: "Daemon..... If I were to leave in the middle of the night, without telling you where I was going, you would be furious and come looking for me. If I were to come home at dawn, dressed in nothing but my bed robe....with nothing more than 'Good Morning Lover' on my lips, you'd not leave me be until I told you *everything* that had happened.... as well as swore ne'er to do it again. ::Her eyes shining with tears of frustration:: I know that you didn't
tell me everything.... I can feel that much coming from you, Love. ::Holds her hands up to silence him until she finishes:: I won't ask what else happened,. or was said. If you could tell me, you would. I will ask one thing from you, and you're Word on it..... ::She looks deeply into his eyes:: Don't leave me alone again in the night, not knowing what's happened to you."
"My Word on it, Love.... If I can, I will." ::Daemon leans down to kiss his wife tenderly, taking her in his arms. Dismounting, and then helping her down, he holds her close, softly kissing her tears away.........::
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Date: 9/6/97 7:52 AM Pacific Standard Time
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My word on it love. ::he says the words again and they still don't sound right. His mind reels with different thoughts. He inhales deeply and starts at the begining of the night when he first descided that he needed to do all this.
Her Jaw drops slightly when she learns it was while they were making love. She gives a start but he mimics her earlier hand motion. Then he continues with the detailed version of last nights events. He leaves nothing out. When he is finished he puts down his hand.::
Lover, I am sorry. I know I make a poor Husband and that sometimes I do things first and think about them later. I am a warrior, with warrior instincts, and a Warrior's Mindset. I cannot help that. ::He stops her again:: I know you know all this and love me for who I am anyway. You needn't say it again.
You are most likely right, if I woke up and you were gone I would probably come out after you. Warrior skills at tracking. If I woke up before dawn, that would be a miracle. Warrior skills gone bad. I wasn't thinking of you. Since I learned you where with child I have had one thing on my mind. Ending this curse.
You have changed many things about me in the short time we have been together.And everyday it seems I learn something new about you. I do not wish for you to be taken from me. No woman has ever spun me up the way you do. Not even Kyssandria. ::shakes his head seeing that he shouldn't have said that.continues anyway.:: It is true we were once in love. We were never lovers.
Woman, I love you. There is nothing else that needs to be said. I will end this curse what ever it takes. I want you to know this now. . . WhatEVER Fuji-san tells me I must do, even if there is only a .000001% chance of it ending the curse
From: Daemon102
My word on it love. ::he says the words again and they still don't sound right. His mind reels with different thoughts. He inhales deeply and starts at the begining of the night when he first descided that he needed to do all this.
Her Jaw drops slightly when she learns it was while they were making love. She gives a start but he mimics her earlier hand motion. Then he continues with the detailed version of last nights events. He leaves nothing out. When he is finished he puts down his hand.::
Lover, I am sorry. I know I make a poor Husband and that sometimes I do things first and think about them later. I am a warrior, with warrior instincts, and a Warrior's Mindset. I cannot help that. ::He stops her again:: I know you know all this and love me for who I am anyway. You needn't say it again.
You are most likely right, if I woke up and you were gone I would probably come out after you. Warrior skills at tracking. If I woke up before dawn, that would be a miracle. Warrior skills gone bad. I wasn't thinking of you. Since I learned you where with child I have had one thing on my mind. Ending this curse.
You have changed many things about me in the short time we have been together.And everyday it seems I learn something new about you. I do not wish for you to be taken from me. No woman has ever spun me up the way you do. Not even Kyssandria. ::shakes his head seeing that he shouldn't have said that.continues anyway.:: It is true we were once in love. We were never lovers.
Woman, I love you. There is nothing else that needs to be said. I will end this curse what ever it takes. I want you to know this now. . . WhatEVER Fuji-san tells me I must do, even if there is only a .000001% chance of it ending the curse
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Date: 9/9/97 3:46 PM Pacific Standard Time
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::Looking at the silvered scabbard that holds her rapier, Khrys thinks of being alone while her Love is gone....searching for a way to end the curse. She crosses the room to where it hangs, as yet unused, from the bed post. Taking it in her hands, feeling the almost silky texture of the silver, she pulls the blade, watching as it catches the dying light.::
::Whispering to herself as she turns the rapier this way and that to reflect more of the light:: "I've never used a weapon such as this afore." ::Smiling ruefully a bit:: "I've never used *any* weapon afore... except for my dagger to kill punties."
::Watching her through the open doorway to the bedroom, Daemon is struck by the way she handles the blade.... holding it awkwardly, hesitantly. Although she has said nothing more than an idle comment or two, he knows that she has decided to learn to duel, to use the rapier that was a wedding gift from Sher and AJay as they had hoped she would.:: "Lover, have you thought yet about a teacher?"
::Looking up, startled out of her revere by his voice:: What? Oh... yes. I have. Phil has offered to help me, as has Kyssandria. ::looking away for a wordless moment as he starts to protest.:: Please, Love.... Don't be upset. I didn't ask you because I know that you will be leaving soon. And you have so many other things on your mind. This way you can do what needs doing, and I will be busy getting ready as best I can as well, and this will keep my mind occupied on something other than... ::Her
words trail off::
::After a moment of heavy silence, Khrys returns the rapier to its scabbard, once again marveling at the feel of the silver in her hands. Rising quickly she hangs it back on the bedpost. As she moves past Daemon, smiling a soft smile with a twinkle in her emerald eyes, she takes his hand.:: "Come on, Love... I need to feed you ......"
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::Looking at the silvered scabbard that holds her rapier, Khrys thinks of being alone while her Love is gone....searching for a way to end the curse. She crosses the room to where it hangs, as yet unused, from the bed post. Taking it in her hands, feeling the almost silky texture of the silver, she pulls the blade, watching as it catches the dying light.::
::Whispering to herself as she turns the rapier this way and that to reflect more of the light:: "I've never used a weapon such as this afore." ::Smiling ruefully a bit:: "I've never used *any* weapon afore... except for my dagger to kill punties."
::Watching her through the open doorway to the bedroom, Daemon is struck by the way she handles the blade.... holding it awkwardly, hesitantly. Although she has said nothing more than an idle comment or two, he knows that she has decided to learn to duel, to use the rapier that was a wedding gift from Sher and AJay as they had hoped she would.:: "Lover, have you thought yet about a teacher?"
::Looking up, startled out of her revere by his voice:: What? Oh... yes. I have. Phil has offered to help me, as has Kyssandria. ::looking away for a wordless moment as he starts to protest.:: Please, Love.... Don't be upset. I didn't ask you because I know that you will be leaving soon. And you have so many other things on your mind. This way you can do what needs doing, and I will be busy getting ready as best I can as well, and this will keep my mind occupied on something other than... ::Her
words trail off::
::After a moment of heavy silence, Khrys returns the rapier to its scabbard, once again marveling at the feel of the silver in her hands. Rising quickly she hangs it back on the bedpost. As she moves past Daemon, smiling a soft smile with a twinkle in her emerald eyes, she takes his hand.:: "Come on, Love... I need to feed you ......"
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Date: 9/23/97 10:08 AM Pacific Standard Time
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Lying awake she watches the moonlight play across her Love's face as he sleeps. As softly as a shadow, she kisses his soft, sweet lips, awakening him wth the touch. Smiling a bit, she suspects that he was awake before that, but controling his breathing so as to leave her in peace with her thoughts. She can see the moonlight reflected in his eyes as he watches her, watching him.... neither saying a word. For this moment, words are not needed. Gently she moves further into his embrace, kissing
him deeply......longingly. His eyes flare with the passion that is held deeply within him, allowing it to simmer to the surface. It seems as though the two Lovers become joined as deeply in body as they already are in spirit, sharing the joys of each other's love throughout the night to the light of the new dawn.
And with that dawn comes the parting, and the tears. Knowing that he goes now, and all that that means........
As his figure fades with the distance she holds him in her minds eye as she held him last night in her arms, and whispers silently to the carrying breeze......
"Come home to me, my Love."
From: Khrysta102
Lying awake she watches the moonlight play across her Love's face as he sleeps. As softly as a shadow, she kisses his soft, sweet lips, awakening him wth the touch. Smiling a bit, she suspects that he was awake before that, but controling his breathing so as to leave her in peace with her thoughts. She can see the moonlight reflected in his eyes as he watches her, watching him.... neither saying a word. For this moment, words are not needed. Gently she moves further into his embrace, kissing
him deeply......longingly. His eyes flare with the passion that is held deeply within him, allowing it to simmer to the surface. It seems as though the two Lovers become joined as deeply in body as they already are in spirit, sharing the joys of each other's love throughout the night to the light of the new dawn.
And with that dawn comes the parting, and the tears. Knowing that he goes now, and all that that means........
As his figure fades with the distance she holds him in her minds eye as she held him last night in her arms, and whispers silently to the carrying breeze......
"Come home to me, my Love."
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Date: 9/23/97 9:51 PM Pacific Standard Time
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He gathers up his thing and suits on his Chainmail, the supple suit easily allowing him a full range of motion. He belts on the Scimitar of Knowledge, stopping as he always does to read the buckle. 'A little Knowledge can be dangerous'. The Gladius he calls 'Sabre' rests easily on his other hip. Around his neck, his father pendant hangs.
Standing infront of the full view, he has to laugh. He didn't have this much protection last time he fought the demon. Yet, for this simple trip he was deckout with more magical items then hes could count on two hands. He walked by the arena and posted a small missive.
Concentrating on the image he began to chant slowly. The Temple on the top of the mountain appeared before him as he opened a gateway to this strange new world. He steped from infront of the arena to the temple, Only to find himself falling and rolling in the snow. His Magical boots help ward off some of the chill and he was glad he had thought to wear them.
When he stoped rolling he looked up expecting to see someone watching him. No one was looking down on him and he picked up his backpack and began his accent back up the mountain. Looking over his shoulder down the mountain, he saw a small village. He continued the last hundred yards to the temple.
((tbc))
From: Daemon102
He gathers up his thing and suits on his Chainmail, the supple suit easily allowing him a full range of motion. He belts on the Scimitar of Knowledge, stopping as he always does to read the buckle. 'A little Knowledge can be dangerous'. The Gladius he calls 'Sabre' rests easily on his other hip. Around his neck, his father pendant hangs.
Standing infront of the full view, he has to laugh. He didn't have this much protection last time he fought the demon. Yet, for this simple trip he was deckout with more magical items then hes could count on two hands. He walked by the arena and posted a small missive.
Concentrating on the image he began to chant slowly. The Temple on the top of the mountain appeared before him as he opened a gateway to this strange new world. He steped from infront of the arena to the temple, Only to find himself falling and rolling in the snow. His Magical boots help ward off some of the chill and he was glad he had thought to wear them.
When he stoped rolling he looked up expecting to see someone watching him. No one was looking down on him and he picked up his backpack and began his accent back up the mountain. Looking over his shoulder down the mountain, he saw a small village. He continued the last hundred yards to the temple.
((tbc))
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Date: 10/21/97 4:48 AM Pacific Standard Time
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::Running .... running through the dark..... she sees him in the distance.... not far now. Out of breath, exhausted.... Khrys reaches for her Love. He turns to face her..... and she pulls away. "No.... Daemon.... Please"...... :: Bolting awake in a tangle of sweat drenched sheets, eyes wide in terror, gown sticking to her skin, Khrys lights a lamp by the bedside. Looking around the small bedroom she reassures herself that she is alone.... There is no one else here. Remembering the nightmare, she hugs his pillow close to her, trying to make sense of it all. Daemon, but not... the only thing the same were the eyes...... But even they were different. Not full of love as she is used to seeing them, but hard, and full of ..... something else. With the sour stench of her own fear thick in the room she waits for the morning sun. Unable to return to sleep she knows that something is verra wrong in the Land of The Rising Sun.
From: Khrysta102
::Running .... running through the dark..... she sees him in the distance.... not far now. Out of breath, exhausted.... Khrys reaches for her Love. He turns to face her..... and she pulls away. "No.... Daemon.... Please"...... :: Bolting awake in a tangle of sweat drenched sheets, eyes wide in terror, gown sticking to her skin, Khrys lights a lamp by the bedside. Looking around the small bedroom she reassures herself that she is alone.... There is no one else here. Remembering the nightmare, she hugs his pillow close to her, trying to make sense of it all. Daemon, but not... the only thing the same were the eyes...... But even they were different. Not full of love as she is used to seeing them, but hard, and full of ..... something else. With the sour stench of her own fear thick in the room she waits for the morning sun. Unable to return to sleep she knows that something is verra wrong in the Land of The Rising Sun.