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Post by CJWrites on Jul 16, 2013 15:49:00 GMT -5
Evan meanwhile stared on the sidelines "Wow.... she's strong."
Mercedes's arrogance had cost her, she shouldn't have gone too close. She now sat beside Evan on the sidelines.
Evan gasped as her friend was engulfed in darkness.
"Served her right." Mercedes said, rather coolly but nevertheless went to get potions.
"Wait." Evan gripped Mercedes's sleeve. "Look, its not hurting her." Indeed the shadow seemed to touch Thorn but she looked as enraged and determined as ever. If anything it looked like it had made her stronger.
"What? But.... that means...."
"Of course." Aran said. "That's it. Thats what that memory meant."
"She's a transcendent of light or a descendant of one. Just like the Black Mage or Luminous" Mercedes muttered
Evan quickly processed this information "WHAT! SO YOU MEAN THORN IS THE DAUGHTER OF ORCHID AND THE BLACK MAGE!!!"
Everyone turned around and glared at her. She covered her mouth, wanting to retract the words she had screamed out on impulse.
"Oops?"
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Post by demonsblades on Jul 16, 2013 23:03:53 GMT -5
Thorn heard Evan's outburst and immediately lost focus as she was lunging to finish off Phantom swinging wide and falling to the ground, "i'm t-the daughter of a black wing and someone who tired to destroy the world?" said Thorn her eyes wide and panic creeping into her voice "d-does that mean I am evil as well?" in her panicked and confused state to spell Luminous used wasn't even harming her and instead bent to her will and started to rotate around her lightly as she sat there confused and panicked. "Evan...............we may need to leave rather quickly. "said Aran grabbing Evan by her arm gesturing to the door. "I agree with Aran she might go a little hostile if she is disturbed" said Phantom backing away from Thorn holding his cane in the air. so many thoughts and emotions were colliding in Thorns head mostly confusion and denial "it can't be true IT CAN'T BE!" yelled Thorn her voice cracking.
"Evan tell me it isn't true.............tell me i'm not the daughter of evil...........w-will I be evil as well?" questioned Thorn not moving from where she had fallen, "Thorn calm down we don't know anything for sure we are only guessing what could be. for all we know you could be the daughter of two simple farmers like our little Evan here." said Phantom patting Evan on the head, "Mercedes if it is true will you want to hunt me down just because of who my parents are? or would you not hold me up to their mistakes?" asked Thorn glaring at Mercedes for being so cocky earlier in the duel. "it depends on the circumstances." replied Mercedes coolly only shrugging, "and that would be?" growled Thorn feeling her body rebel against her will to get up and punch Mercedes in the face. "if you present a danger to maple world we will be forced to take action whether that means to imprison you or do more drastic measures we will do so WITHOUT hesitation...........right Evan?" said Mercedes looking at Evan still looking calm as ever.
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Post by CJWrites on Jul 18, 2013 9:21:54 GMT -5
"I told you she wouldn't believe it." Luminous rolled his eyes. "I mean look at what the black mage's influence did to me." He said, looking at his fingernails. Apparently he was aware of his 100 times increase in jerkass due to the infection.
Evan hesitated at Mercedes's question. "I guess... but she hasn't turned evil right?"
"She's right." Aran chided. "You elves are too traditional and conservative. Just because her parents's actions doesn't mean she will do what they did. And you're too content with trying to fit everything into 2 square boxes. Evil and Good. Orchid changed her mind didn't she? So did the Demon and by my memory, the Black Mage did show kindness and caring for his daughter."
"Well in any case, the cat is out of the bag." Phantom said. "I'll tell Renault to set course for Edelstein again. After all we want to ask Orchid about this, right?"
Evan plumped down as Mercedes fumed. "Well at least everything will be alright in the end"
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Post by demonsblades on Jul 18, 2013 13:24:42 GMT -5
Thorn didn't say anything to them she just got up and ran to her cabin closing and locking the door huddling in th corner farthest from the door, the darkness Luminous used for his spell decided to follow her and started rotating faster the more panicked Thorn got "it can't be true it just can't....." said Thorn laying on her side bringing her knees up burying her face crying. "I don't think any one wants me on this ship anymore.............." said Thorn still crying before remembering she had seen a wine rack. getting up she walked over to it and grabbed one at random and started drinking it.
"oh gods this is bitter!" exclaimed Thorn who was used to stronger drinks. but she kept drinking it noticing the more she drank it the better it tasted until she found herself giggling uncontrollably stumbling to the door to find SOME ONE to try to talk to "where'sh Evan I would love to have her alone for a bit." mumbled Thorn still stumbling around taking a drink out of her bottle of wine again.
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Post by CJWrites on Jul 19, 2013 23:43:37 GMT -5
After Thorn had bolted, Mercedes sighed. "You'd better go after her."
Evan nodded and mounted Mir, going as fast as she, well her dragon, could. On her way out she heard Luminous reprimanding Mercedes for her coldness, although not for being cautious of Thorn.
Evan frowned. They were all so old fashioned. How could you judge someone by what their parents did? Especially if she wasn't properly raised by those parents.... well it might have been that she was properly raised but it wouldn't have any impact because she couldn't remember it. Thorn was a good person.
She opened the door to Thorn's cabin. "Hey are you ok?" She asked gently. Then she noticed the alcohol. "Don't drink that! It won't help!"
Meanwhile, in the training room.
"There's no saying that she will turn to the other side" Luminous said. "There is no reason to reprimand her for what she might do. After all she is a Dual Blade"
"You're not a ruler. You don't have to look out for the welfare of your people and you don't understand." Mercedes said. "I look out for the welfare of my people. Just as the Black Mage looks out for the welfare of his."
Luminous stared at her "Or is this just an excuse to extract your revenge onto the Black Mage and Orchid through their innocent daughter. What you do is sadistic, you revel in the idea of her squirming to find out details of her life, only to have her life shattered when she finds out."
"Maybe it is." Mercedes said airily. "But the fact remains that Evan is too idealistic and naive. The Black Mage found sympathy with demons and other creatures shunned by humans and elves alike. He tried to make this their world. A world where they would not be hunted. His commanders had similar views. The most plausible way for him would be to take this world over because we would never live together in peace. This is my world. And I don't care how sympathetic someone is. I will fight to protect it because to me they are the enemy even if they usher in love and peace."
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Post by demonsblades on Jul 20, 2013 0:19:33 GMT -5
"it seemsh to be working for me............wait you didn't knock before entering didn't Mercedes teach you any manners?" Thorn swayed slightly giggling her head off "but..........Evan tell me Is it true? am I really the daughter of Orchid and the Black Mage?" asked Thorn staring as hard as she can having already drank a heavy amount of the wine "and will I be evil like them.............UGH I just wanna go up to Mercedes and POW right in the kisher" said Thorn imitating a drunken punch trying not to fall over giggling again "wait...........who won the duel? did I win because I had the most "kills" or did I lose because of interfe4rance?" asked Thorn only hazily remembering what she had said she would do if she lost.
"Evan...............do you know what the other hero's think of me?" asked Thorn getting up and going to one of the larger portholes in her room getting a stupid idea seeing edelstien not to far below smiling to herself oh yea this is gonna be fun! unhooking the lock that kept the porthole closed she opened the window still calculating as much as her altered state would allow "this is going to be fun I gotsh to find Claudine she knows something that she won't admit" said Thorn turning and running at the porthole leaping through it to plummet to the ground laughing excitedly "YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" exclaimed Thorn falling towards the ground feeling the darkness wrap around herself falling into a lake on the outskirts of Edelstien "owwwww that kind of hurt! but it was fun!" exclaimed Thorn into the clean night airsensing nobody around she climbed ashore and stripped off a few pieces of her armor climbing back into the lake savoring the feeling of the clean water "Evan is probably going to yell at me for what I just did but..........IT WAS SO WORTH IT!" exclaimed Thorn still feeling an adrenaline rush throwing a few more pieces of her armor onto the pile from where she is in the lake. "didn't think I would find anyone here" said a voice coming from the darkness where she had thrown her armor her eyes widening and her face turning red "WHO'S THERE?" yelled Thorn sinking lower if possible into the waters feeling the water brushing against her neck as a figure with tattered wings steps out from the shadows "I don't mean to intrude but I heard a commotion and figured I should see what it was about...." said the man. "wait." said Thorn her mind clearing up a bit "who are you? you look familiar..." said Thorn recalling the memory she had of a man laying on the ground when the hero's attacked her father the man with wings. "i'm DemonSlayer and you are.........." said DemonSlayer moving his violet hair from in front of his face. "i'm...........my name..........." stammered Thorn still embarrassed at being seen stripping off her armor s-should I trust him? he is kind of in the same boat as me concerning the hero's.....they don't trust him just as they don't trust me... "my name is.........Kite" smiled Thorn hoping he believes her.
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Post by CJWrites on Jul 20, 2013 23:34:35 GMT -5
Evan frowned. She had gotten the feeling that nobody welcomed Thorn onto this boat other than herself.
"I'm sure its just prejudice" She said. "Once you show what a good person you are they'll warm up to you. You just remind them of past failures and pain. "
She tried to stop her friend from jumping off the window but failed.
"Oh darn it." She said. "Comon let's go Mir!"
"Roger that, Master!" Mir said as Evan hopped onto his back and flew out of the window too.
"Where is she" Evan muttered to herself.
"Over there!" Mir said.
"THORN!" Evan shouted. She was drowning in the lake. "Oh no. I gotta do something. She drank too much to even make sense!"
Then she resurfaced, in the arms of Demon.
"Demon!" She shouted. "Thank you SOOOOOO much for saving Thorn. She just... jumped off the Lumiere. I think she has had one drink too many. You remember me right? I'm Evan. The dragon master." she said stating the obvious.
"Oh yeah.... I remember you. The clumsy girl who rambles a lot."
"Well you don't need to call me that!" Evan shouted. "Actually Thorn is in the same situation you are. The heroes don't like her, well Mercedes doesn't and the other 3 are kinda cold but try to be nice. She's actually the Black Mage's daughter you see and that of Orchid. Well at least it wasn't Lotus. We'd never hear the end of it from Phantom."
She continued rambling, oblivious to her third wheel-ness.
Meanwhile Phantom walks into his wine cellar.
"NOOO!!!!! MY ANTIQUE WINE COLLECTION!!!!!!"
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Post by demonsblades on Jul 21, 2013 0:11:01 GMT -5
"don't take me out of the water!" exclaimed Thorn wiggling out of demons grip and back into the water turning red not sure what Evan would think if Demon took her out of the water nude "and as for you miss Evan I am NOT drunk yet trust me if I was I would be flirting with everyone in sight! including you and my lovely blue scaly friend over there..............speaking of which Demon and Mir close you're eyes or look away!" called Thorn bossily getting out as Demon turned his head putting her damp clothes back on, "all the heros except Mercedes are giving me a chance to tell my story but.........I was in the same boat as Aran I had lost my memory and was raised by a thief in kerning city" said Thorn letting out a sigh giving Evan a 'we will talk later' glare for giving her real name "and for future reference Evan the maple alliance wants me to be known as Kite in public, now come we need to head to <that place> I want to have some words with mommy dearest" growled Thorn stumbling slightly tipsy towards edlestien.
"back again so soon are you?" asked the Headmaster smiling, "indeed we need to speak with <the girl> about a private matter." said Thorn in response to his question. "be sure to pay attention to you're classes!" exclaimed the headmaster looking away from the secret entrance. Thorn grabbed the sewer cover and moved it aside, "Evan I want to speak with <the wounded girl> alone with you before anyone else shows up............no doubt they know we are missing and Phantom no doubt noticed I raided his wine." giggled Thorn grabbing a bottle out of her back pocket "you should try some Evan it's good for you!" giggled Thorn popping the bottle open offering it to Evan still walking.
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Post by CJWrites on Jul 21, 2013 23:58:08 GMT -5
Evan hesitated, not wanting to get into trouble. Her mom had told her that wine, beer and other alcohols were bad for her and not to have any until she was at least 20. Not to mention the fit Mercedes would have. "Give that to me." She shouted in the end, attempting to snatch the wine bottle. "You shouldn't do that! It was Mr Phantom's. And we're not meeting Orchid when you are tipsy, drunk or not. You're coming back with me to the Lumiere to wait a few hours until the wine wears off."
She turned to the Headmaster. "Sorry... we'll have to deal with the roaches later, it seems as if my friend here is a bit out of sorts."
Meanwhile on the Lumiere
"This is an outrage" Mercedes whispered angrily under her breath. "First she has the nerve, as the black mage's daughter, to come here uninvited and then to humiliate me and on top of it steal all of our top wine." The 3 other heroes sweatdropped at her statement
"To be fair she didn't know she was the black mage's daughter and was invited by Evan." Aran pointed out.
"Not to mention it'd be fun for me to procure some more wine." Phantom gained a mischievous gleam in is eyes. "I've actually been contemplating breaking it out."
"But she's pretty amazing isn't she." Luminous said. "Being able to beat the 4 of us like that."
"Dual Blades do a lot of damage close up." Phantom said. "So neither Aran or I stood much of a chance. She was resistant against Luminous' attacks and you were too reckless. If Evan had joined in, she probably would've been able to keep her at a distance using Mir's fire but she decided to sit out."
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Post by demonsblades on Jul 22, 2013 0:26:03 GMT -5
Thorn moves the bottle out of Evans grip as she grabs for it walking farther into the sewer "I came ALL this way to talk to <the injured girl> and I will be damned if I leave before I do!" exclaimed Thorn taking another drink storming past bell right up to Claudine, "hey where is orchid I needsh to speak wish her" say Thorn trying to look angry but holding back another fit of giggles. "I thought you were on assignment in orbis." said Claudine nervously, "well rumors of my reassignment were..............." stops for a moment to try to remember the word she was looking for "were................PREMATURE! that's it they were premature." exclaims Thjorn wobbling slightly in her excitement, "ummmmmmm are you drunk?" asked Claudine raising an eyebrow trying not to laugh, "I AM NOT DRUNK! it tkes a lot more then this bottles" says thorn holding up and empty bottle and her partial bottle "I CAN DRINK WITH THE BEST OF THEM! now where is orchid I needsh to speak with her!"
"I don't know if that is a good idea......" said Demonslayer preferring to stand in the corner of the room, "why not?" asked Thorn confused, "because she has not awakened form her latest black out her fight with Lotus really did a number on her". "..............you mean she blacked out and hasn't woken up yet!?!" exclaimed Thorn slightly irritated, "that is exactly what we are saying" said Demon and Claudine in perfect unison only to have Thorn storm off towards the exit drinking even more form her bottle grumbling the entire way.
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Post by CJWrites on Jul 23, 2013 22:22:10 GMT -5
"That was a lie wasn't it." Evan asked Demon.
The stoic former black mage commander nodded. "She actually woke up a few days ago. Its just I don't think it is a good idea for her to meet her mother in that state. Especially if she has been fighting for the alliance as long as she remembers."
Demon looked at Evan. "Tell me young dragon master, do you know what its like to be unaccepted."
"I-" Evan stopped. She had always been accepted. By her family, by the people in Henesys, even by the fellow heroes.
"Of course you don't." Demon said. "Once the world finds out about Thorn's heritage, she'll be shunned by the very people who fight with her. The same way I was shunned. Half demon, half human, one who couldn't fit in."
HOURS LATER
Evan tapped Thorn on the shoulder. "Lets go. Your mom's awake. Want a lift through my dragon?"
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Post by demonsblades on Jul 23, 2013 22:51:07 GMT -5
Thorn turned over and muttered darkly her hand meeting her head as she sits up a headache hitting her full force, "did Mir trample me by any chance? it feels like he did...." said Thorn knowing full well the headache was form her sudden urge to drink heavily in her depression. "I also suddenly got the urge to destroy something.........I don't know if that is normal or not or an effect of the wine" said Thorn reaching into her right coat pocket pulling out a strip of black cloth closing her eyes then tying the cloth around it to prevent the light from messing with her headache. "would Mir even let me ride him? he was rather rude about it last time and I am fairly sure he knows who my parents are and I am sure just like Mercedes he must hate me for my parents as well am I right my blue scaly friend?" said Thorn smirking slightly walking forward not stumbling or getting confused feeling everything around her as she walks. "normally I am bumping into everything or tripping..........MY TRAINING PAID OFF!" exclaims Thorn a little prematurely falling into a manhole that was left uncovered letting out a sharp squeak of shock as the darkness of the manhole swallows her only a slight thump tells that she hit the bottom.
"owwwwww!" yelled Thorn falling right on her tailbone standing sluggishly rubbing the sore spot, "ugh that hurt. "EVAN DO YOU HAVE A ROPE OR SOMETHING?" called Thorn listening for a reply from the surface, does she even realize I am missing? "EVAN! ARE YOU UP THERE!?!" called Thorn "I might be here for a while if she doesn't even notice I am gone......." said Thorn miserably "UGH AND I WAS THIS CLOSE TO GETTING THE ANSWERS I NEED!" shouted Thorn wincing everytime she yelled her shouting cutting through her head like a hot knife sending waves of pain through her head. "I should really stop yelling now......".
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Post by CJWrites on Jul 25, 2013 0:00:21 GMT -5
Evan turned around for a while, then when she turned back to her friedn she'd dissapeared. "Huh? Where'd she go."
"AND I WAS THIS CLOSE TO GETTING THE ANSWERS I NEED!"
Where'd that noise come from? She looked up and started walking around. Suddenly a lurching sensation overtook her stomach and she fell.
"Oof" She said.
"Master are you alright?" Mir asked, flying down to her. "That hurt!"
"Yeah... I'm fine. Nothing an apple can't fix" Evan said. "Thorn! SO THIS IS WHERE YOU WENT!!! Why'd you come down here? Didn't you want to meet your mother?"
She looked at Mir. "Give us a lift ok? You're not still mad about that are you? You saw how strong she is and you know the reason you got bad vibes from her in the first place. Its because of her heritage. It doesn't define her."
Mir shrugged, but nevertheless let Evan and her new friend mount him as he flew up and out of the manhole.
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Post by demonsblades on Jul 25, 2013 0:31:27 GMT -5
shakes her head the cloth strip still tied over her eyes "i wasn't down there by choice you know..........but i still have the urge to destroy something....." said Thorn reaching into her left coat pocket pulling out a piece of wood and takes her dagger whittling it while waiting for the dragon to land. "i am surprised he let me ride him. I guess he is taking a shine to me, isn't that right Mir?" said Thorn a slightly mischievous smile playing at the corners of her mouth occasionally reaching her right hand up to lift at the cloth to see how her carving is going only cracking her eye then reclosing and replacing the cloth continuing her carving as it takes a birdlike shape.
"are we close?" asked Thorn getting slightly impatient wanting to interrogate her "mother" if that's even what she was and even then what mother would leave their daughter alone for as long as Lady Syl had raised her. the only "parents" she knew were Jin and Syl and those two got along like oil and flame. truth be told Thorn missed the constant bickering the two thief instructors often brought her in to "mediate" but more often she just sat back sipping a cup of her favorite fusion bar beverage the "angry drake" as it's called and laughing as they sat there and bickered. she even remembered asking them once as a joke when their wedding was going to be since they argued as much as a married couple would earning her a stunned look from both of the with a blush creeping over both of their faces, yes she had gotten 3 weeks of chores to do but it was worth it! "Evan.........strange question but.............have you ever thought of doing something............rebellious? you know just to kind of get at Mercedes for being so uptight and all that...." asked Thorn lifting up one end of her cloth nodding approval at the carving as it now takes an even better bird like shape looking like that of an Owl in flight. "not bad....not bad at all for my first time....." muttered Thorn to herself suddenly getting a very stupid idea she clenches the wood in her hands focusing on the shape she wants it to take picturing every detail in her mind. she feels something moving in her hands but doesn't think anything of it and releases her hands a minute later pulling up the end of the cloth again gasping in shock. "it looks so real.........." gasped Thorn staring at the true to life carving of the owl every detail down to the smallest feather somehow showing up in perfect detail not a single flaw to be seen. "Evan look at this!" exclaimed Thorn shoving her carving into her friends lap smiling brightly.
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Post by CJWrites on Jul 25, 2013 21:57:14 GMT -5
Evan though about it. No she'd never thought about rebelling. It was an interesting thought though..... but she was one of the heroes. She couldn't rebel! "Don't take offence to Miss Mercedes. She just wants what's best for her people. And well... you're probably not high on the list of people she is dying to form an alliance with. But.. what do you mean be rebellious? Like... play a prank? That'd be.... it'd be fun... but.... Mercedes... Depends on the magnitude I guess."
She looked at Thorn's figurine. "That's so cool! Did you make it? You know... Owls are a symbol of wisdom... although judging from your badge, it could be that it was orchid's symbol."
Evan wasn't particularly wise. Or smart either. But... he did seem to pick the right friends and she was a quick thinker. All of the heroes are somewhat antisocial or lonely. Especially her and Mercedes.
Mir suddenly descended. "Looks like we're here." The two entered the resistance base and knocked on the infirmary room where a weak, come in echoed throughout the room.
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