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 Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 10:15 pm
Dante Reese Taylor "All my endings are waiting to begin..." ║│║▌│█│║▌││█║║██║▌│█║▌│║║█║║▌║ Dante soon saw he scaling down the buildings. "You remember what happened last time..." He said to himself jumping down towards another ledge. He was about 5 floors about the floor when he misplaced a step and fell down. He fell with a grunt on his back. He sat up slowly as he coughed out blood. "just my luck.." He looked over seeing the girl walk away. He knew he would see that girl again. With that thought he passed out from pain. ║│║▌│█│║▌││█║║██║▌│█║▌│║║█║║▌║
"You dont know me...why bother?"((Occ: I'm sorry for such crappy posts...just not my day today! My writers block will be gone tomorrow.))
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Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 3:31 am
Is this was I really want? Is this life worth living?
Obscura turned around, hearing a large snap behind her. Frightened, she reached for her dagger, but she saw it was only the man again, trying unsuccessfully to follow her down the wall. He was badly injured. Obscura stared, not sure if she should just leave him there or do something about it. Finally, she jogged back over to his body and gently lifted him up. Where should she go? The girl remembered that there was a small forest just outside of Kai, very near here. So she simply.. carried him there, being careful to avoid pedestrians that might report her, and of course, guards.
She placed him down on the grass in a clearing deep in the woods and examined his left arm, which had a huge gash across it. After bandaging it up, she made a small fire, and kept watch late into the night, until fatigue overcame her and she fell asleep.  XXXX
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Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 10:03 am
((Occ: I'm guessing time skip?))
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Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 11:26 am
[[OOC: Yes, I suppose so. We'll skip to when Dante wakes up. Obscura is still asleep.]]
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Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 12:45 pm
Dante Reese Taylor "All my endings are waiting to begin..." ║│║▌│█│║▌││█║║██║▌│█║▌│║║█║║▌║ Dante woke up with startled. He had the sun in his eyes. 'great looks like I fell asleep in the ally' He was wrong. He realized that he was in the woods now. He saw his arm bandaged and he looked over to see the girl. He sighed remembering what happened. He got up with a groan as he wondered why this girl helped him. He stretched his other arm sense his right one was pretty much useless at the moment. He walked towards the fire and knelt down. He held his left hand out to the fire trying to warm up. Even though it was morning he was a little cold. Probably the loss of blood didnt help. He looked over and shook his head. "I'll be damned...she still helped me even when I took her scroll." He said out loud not meaning to. He hoped he didnt wake the girl up. ║│║▌│█│║▌││█║║██║▌│█║▌│║║█║║▌║
"You dont know me...why bother?"((Occ: ))
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Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 1:02 pm
 I am a ghost...
Obscura stirred. She had heard the man's words subconsciously; in her dream it only added to her imagination. She was in a dark, misty chamber. Suddenly a creature came out of the fog. It was wearing a long, black cape, that disappeared into the fog clouding the floor. It also had a rusted gold crown. Obscura squinted and jumped back, alarmed, seeing it was a skeleton.
The creature took a few steps towards her. She was shaking in fright. "Well, I'll be damned", it said. "It's Obscura." It opened its mouth wide, and she was engulfed in darkness.
Obscura woke up panting heavily with sweat covering her forehead. She slowed her breathing and closed her eyes again, unaware that her protege was awake. She rolled over and stretched, then jumped up and began running deep into the forest at a neck-breaking speed. Her plan was just to pick up and leave him there, helping him at night; she was much like a ghost, in a way, wanting to help him but not wanting to be seen. Obscura had a strong impulse to protect him; why, she didn't know, from what, she didn't know either. XXXX
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Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 1:23 pm
Dante Reese Taylor "All my endings are waiting to begin..." ║│║▌│█│║▌││█║║██║▌│█║▌│║║█║║▌║ Dante didnt say anything as Obscura woke up and started to run away. He just sighed knowing he had to follow her. He owed this girl his life having a feeling he would have died if she just left him there. He stood up and cracked his neck. He moved his right arm a little getting some feeling into it. 'guess I just heal fast..' he thought being able to do more with that arm than before. He then started to run after her. "Hey you know I'm going to follow you!" He yelled as he started to sprint after her. He needed to catch up if he wanted to keep his promise. And he did just that. He caught up to her kinda easy and kept the same pace. "Look rich girl, you save me back there..I dont know how you carried me that far but I owe you my life. So until I save your life somehow, Your stuck with me. And you would get rid of me that easy" He paused as he glanced back in front of him. "It was luck that you were able to do what you did and that I wasnt able to. Very rarely do I lose my footing" He added hoping she would stop. ║│║▌│█│║▌││█║║██║▌│█║▌│║║█║║▌║
"You dont know me...why bother?"((Occ: ))
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Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 1:52 pm
Why am I alone? Will you be my Friend?
Obscura heard the words, slowing down her speed so he could follow her. Suddenly, she skidded to a halt and looked back at him. Why was she doing this? Couldn't she just.. stop pushing away possible friends? Didn't she want someone - anyone - for a friend?
Obscura turned around and stared at him, her head slightly twitching. She had seem him before - where? Probably glimpsed his face while walking in the crowds of Kai. Obscura circled him slowly a couple of times before sitting down on the grass, back facing towards him. "Hello."
She couldn't think of anything else to say. She knew her behavior wasn't one of regular people, and he probably thought of her as the 'weird rich girl', though Obscura didn't know where he got the 'rich' from. Sure, being a princess, she wore better things than most commoners, like gold earrings and snug knee-high leather boots, handmade for her by the Monks back in Monk's land, but that was all. Leggings, tee: hardly for royalty.
"Who are you?" she inquired. Obscura had to know if he was a thief or hired to look for her by the Empire of Temnota; if he was, she would desert him then and there. But if not, she might have finally found a friend. XXXX
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Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 5:01 pm
Dante Reese Taylor "All my endings are waiting to begin..." ║│║▌│█│║▌││█║║██║▌│█║▌│║║█║║▌║ Dante stopped right after he did. Honestly he didnt know why he called this girl rich. Probably because she had more expensive earrings than his whole wardrobe! Dante had probably about three sets of cloths and this chick had nicer one's than all three combined. He stood there confused hearing the hello and then her question. He shook his head and pinched his nose with his good hand. 'your kidding me...' This girl just ran away from him and now she's asking for his name? Something was up with this girl. He shook his head seeing no other choice if he needed to defend this girl. "Dante...Dante Taylor." He answered as he looked over to see the girl sitting. He leaned against a tree staring at Obscura.
He wanted to know what was up with this girl. She had something in her that he couldn't shake. "Mind if I ask you the same question?" He asked hoping she would give a name. He didn't care if it wasn't really her name, he just wanted to call this girl something other than 'rich girl'. Even though it was a little catchy he wouldn't like it if he were in her shoes. ║│║▌│█│║▌││█║║██║▌│█║▌│║║█║║▌║
"You dont know me...why bother?"((Occ: ))
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Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 5:49 pm
Why am I alone? Will you be my Friend?
Obscura looked up again. This was the moment she was dreading. Could she conceal it from him? Not for very long, but for now, it would do. "You can call me," she coughed, trying to cover up a pause for thought. "You can call me 'Scura." Yes; Scura. She liked that.
Scura stood up. She took a small breath. "I know you're going to try to follow me; but I hope you won't, because it'll be a lost cause. True, I saved your life, but in a way you saved mine: having someone to even tell my name has saved my life, and for that I am forever in your debt." Obscura coughed again. "Should you need me, wherever you are, and wherever I am, you can be sure I will come." And with that, she closed her eyes, and disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
Near that patch of forest, the princess coughed and waved access smoke out of her face. The illusion she had created didn't seem to work, the least it would do was suffocate Dante to death. Dante… She should keep an eye on him, for now, at least. Climbing into a tree not far from their original campsite, Obscura curled up and shifted some of the leaves around to further conceal herself.
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Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 6:11 pm
Dante Reese Taylor "All my endings are waiting to begin..." ║│║▌│█│║▌││█║║██║▌│█║▌│║║█║║▌║ Dante heard the name and shrugged. 'good as any' He thought as she kept talking. He shook his head hearing that they were pretty much even. "Now wait you dont under-" He was cut off seeing she disappeared into smoke. "Ah come on..." He muttered seeing this girl was getting on his nerves. He stood there for a moment wondering what he could do. He stretched his bad arm and noticed it was pretty much healed. He took the bandage off and dropped it to the ground. Scura, that name he would need to remember. He yawned and started to walk back towards the camp site. He knew that she was around. He just didnt feel like stalking her. If he saw her he would try to stick with her. If not, he would fail his debt. ║│║▌│█│║▌││█║║██║▌│█║▌│║║█║║▌║
"You dont know me...why bother?"((Occ: ))
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Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 6:31 pm
I am no gourmet chef.
Obscura sat in the tree, silently banging her fists against her head. What was wrong with her? Why couldn't she just be normal - normal for once? Friendly for once? Not concerned about herself for once? But it was hard. She'd been raised to live this life: always moving forward, being fifty steps ahead of the opponent, lying, tricking, abandoning - she was sick of it, sick of all of this. Perhaps it was time.. for her to team up. An idea suddenly erupting into her head, she bounced out of the tree towards the shadows, careful to be completely noise-free.
A few minutes later, Scura came back dragging a massive deer with her. She looked around, and, not spotting Dante, started to light the fire again. She was intending to 'cook' the meat. She preferred hers raw, it was just easier than having the hassle of heating it up. Then there was the possibility of burning it… No, eating bloody meat was far simpler. But 'civilized people' ate theirs cooked, so what could she say...
XXXX[[OOC: I find my last paragraph particularly amusing..]]
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Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 7:12 pm
Dante Reese Taylor "All my endings are waiting to begin..." ║│║▌│█│║▌││█║║██║▌│█║▌│║║█║║▌║ Dante stopped near the camp having a feeling he should just stop for some reason. He flexed his right arm again as he walked in. He saw the girl with the deer. "Looks like you wont get rid of me that easilly..." He said and walked up to her. He put a hand on her wrist. "Your not eating that raw!" He said. "Your going to let me cook that unless you want mad cow or something." He hated people that just ate raw meat. It seemed to uncivilized. Even being poor he always cooked his food at least enough to get all the bad stuff out. He looked at the dear. "So why do you keep ditching me?" He asked starting to prepare the deer. ║│║▌│█│║▌││█║║██║▌│█║▌│║║█║║▌║
"You dont know me...why bother?"((Occ: I laughed a little when I saw the last paragraph...raw? ))
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 2:08 am
Life and Death come hand-in-hand, one gives, and one takes away.
Obscura looked up as Dante came into view, somewhat scolding her about her choice of food preparation, then crudely asking her why she left him. She sighed and took a bite of the meat, ignoring his first comment.
"I don't know... I'm just not normal, if you know what I mean. It's obvious I'm not social... It's just hard; being around people I don't know, that is. Crowds are fine, I usually pretend I'm mute when I want to buy something; but talking to you! That's hard. No offense." She sighed again. "I guess that's what happens to you when you're stuck for sixteen years in Monk's Land with a bunch of bald guys who teach you how to kill people." Obscura laughed a little bit, forgetting whom she was talking to. "And all this stuff with Temnota; why can't they just go away, or better yet, why can't the people of Sveta fight back, instead of having to depend on.. one person..." Obscura was about to say 'me', but she held back. She didn't know if he was aware of the prophecy or not, and she had already given away too much already...
"So, um, why did you become a thief, Mr. Dante?"
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 8:04 am
Dante Reese Taylor "All my endings are waiting to begin..." ║│║▌│█│║▌││█║║██║▌│█║▌│║║█║║▌║ Dante soon parts of the deer roasting over the fire. He had blood on his hands and he sighed. He just spat on his hands not wanting to waste his water. He wiped his hands on his pants and nodded. "None taken..." He looked over hearing something about monks and the take over. "You were with monks?" He laughed almost not believing it. He shook his head. "No wonder your anti social...no offense" He said a little bit mocking her. He was just messing around, but he had that quality in him. He always made people hate him for a reason. He shrugged not knowing the answer. "Maybe they cant, might be a hopeless cause?" He suggested and started to space out. But he came back down to earth and heard her next question. "I was born into it, I had sticky fingers sense I was a kid and my family were all thieves so I was kinda stuck." ║│║▌│█│║▌││█║║██║▌│█║▌│║║█║║▌║
"You dont know me...why bother?"((Occ: ))
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