[IC] Collision Point: Steam, Magic and Blood

[Voltus_Ventus]

Yuri stood by the zeppelin platform and watched as the large clock ticked away, the wind howled like a caged beast as the flakes of snow scraped past his skin. He clutched at the telegraph from Voltus, 'white hair, blue eyed girl' he repeated over and over as he watched the next zeppelin pull in, he adjusted his specticals as peopled poured and and waited for Voltus' daughter.

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Karina was pushed out with the flood of people, the cold bit at her like a knife she quickly kept walking forward, her shortened white hair blowing in the wind.

[Voltus_Ventus]

Yuri squinted through the snow and spotted shimmering slivery white hair through it, he went towards it until he saw the shape of a small boy 'worth a shot' he thought to himself.
"Excuse me young one, have you seen a young girl about your size?" he inquired in his thin Russian accent.

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Karina said "No, as far as I could tell there was nobody else who looked like me, I was the only girl about my size on the airship". Karina then quickly followed that with "Have you seen a tall white haired man named Voltus? He's told me to come here, but I'm not sure what for" She asked, brushing the final loose strands of hair from her head/.

[Voltus_Ventus]

"oh" he sighed, he crouched down so he was at eye level with Karina and looked into her eyes compassionately "your father wanted you here for a reason" he took his glasses off and wiped them with a small rag "he wants you to live hear." he pulled a small jacket from his bag and handed it to her, "it's cold, you should put this on."

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Karina didn't put the jacket on and gave the man a quizzical look "Why?" she asked, being suspicious of this man "And why here of all places?" she questioned, looking at the cold and snow. Then the realization dawned on her. Voltus had gotten rid of her because she was weak & a runt. Karina maintained a strong glare at this man. Karina wasn't going to be able to live here, what was Voltus thinking?! It wouldn't take long for Rhori to find out she was here and then she knew what would happen next, an absolute horror. Firebombs.

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"here," he said with a smile "Because I your uncle Yuri." he openned the jacket and held it out waiting for her to slip into it "now you should wear jacket," he said simply "is cold" he shook the jacket in the air and gave a goofy smile to try and lighten the mood.

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"This isn't funny. I can't stay at one place at a time. Rhori will find out, Rhori Fren. Voltus killed his brother so he's hunting us down, I'm scared I'll be killed or have other people get hurt" She said in a serious manner, before putting the coat on.

Rhory sat in his throne, tapping the armrests. He was hatching a plan in his mind. He ordered his general to find the finest spy they could, and to make them find Karina.

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"I know of Rhori Fren" he said his smile turning inti a grimace, Yuri reached down and adjusted his knee brace "I would still walk if I didn't... We must go." he limped deeply towards the stairs going down. His limp was much more severe the Voltus', it could be easily seen that effort was being applied to not cry. He made it to the bottom where a horse drawn carriage was, he opened the door and "please, we much to discuss." he said Ushering her in, he slammed the door shut and the howling wind cut off with it. The carrage shifted and they started to move, "you have questions, I will try best to answer but only when we are at home." he leaned against the window and slipped his hand in his bag and started to fiddle with something.

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Karina sat quietly in the carriage and looked out the window. At the blanket of white snow. She looked around and saw Yuri fiddling with something in his bag. "W-what are you fiddling with?" She asked inquisitivly. The carriage was very luxierious, with velvet lining all the surfaces.

Garland began trying to trace Karina. He had checked the hotel room they had been staying in and saw all the locks of hair on the floor and the note. "Bingo" he thought to himself. He had only one objective. Capture Karina.

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He smiled sadly, and pulled it out. It was a small brass music box, with ivory inlays where calm scemes were depicted, "was my daughter music box" he croaked "Katerinda...", he opened it filling the carriage with small metallic noises, haunting but beautiful, like the whispers of kind ghosts. He handed it to her and watched it fit in her small hands, the gears turning within the small box, the lid had a name engraved into it Katerinda Isabell Vostok, Daughter of Yuri Vostok, Governer of Rovitov.

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"I-I-I think I know my namesake then." Said Karina, Voltus named her after Katerinda. "I-if you don't mind me asking, what happened to her?" she said timidly, allowing the music to fill the room. "And what is Voltus going to do while I live here?"

Garland had just gotten on a zeppelin, it would take a good few hours, but he was heading to Rotitov, and when he got there, there'd be no telling what could happen.

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"She past away, leukemia." he said simply and looked away, out of the window towards the tundra, where evergreen trees grew coated in snow. "And Da, we use to call her Karina. Voltus was her favorite visitor, he'd visit every week."
"And for way Voltus want you here, here is safer then anywhere. Even more safe then capital."

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Karina remained silent for a few minutes, adjusting and re-adjusting her hair. "How much longer until we get to wherever we're going?" she asked inquisitivley.

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"We here." he said as the carriage pulled to a stop. He opened the door and ushered for Karina to exit, he soon followed with a wince as he jumped to the floor. Infront of them was a large winding pathway up a a hill towards a grand charray on the top. He smiled inwardly when he remembered moving in with Voltus' help.

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Karina walked up the long path, it was long and winding "What happened with Rhory & your knee?" She asked. The cold was all around, and so was the snow, like a blanket over the landscape.

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"when Voltus open, stasis chamber," he began, his smile drooping off his face "it set off large radio signal," he started to hobble up the path "everyone with military transceiver picked up and on of them Rhori Fren, he came and killed my people and I was last one, I saw Voltus fighting, like dance of metal butterfly. They fought for long, the Rhori knocked out Voltus and came for me." he was at the large oak door and sat on the stair, patting the step next to him for her to sit, "he put knife through knee and I put bullet through his ear." the sun started to set in the horizon and Yuri gave a loud yawn "is time for sleep." he put it plainly and pushed the door open into a large courtyard.

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Karina walked up the long winding courtyard and stood beside the front door of the house. "Could you open the door then?" she asked. She ran a hand through her hair, wondering if cutting it would have made any difference.

Garland had just made touchdown in Rotitiov, and began following the carriage tracks, after recieving a tip that a man was travelling with a white haired short girl on a carriage.

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With a simple push the doors opened for Yuri and the warmth of the house wafted out at them, he stepped in and shut the door behind him, the sound of the snow was cut off by the crackling of fire coming from the fire place in the den. "your room is up," he said limping towards the stairs and making the long way up the spiral to the top. They stood infront of a door with a cursive K embossed in it. Yuri pushed the door with a creak to reveal a quaint room, a small fire place crackling in the corner, and a large bed in the center flanked by a dresser covered in picture frames. Each one with the same girl in the pictures with Yuri. Her hair was a pale blonde and very thin and she had white skin with light pink blotches, over all she looked sickly and gaunt, but her gray eyes were full of life and shone with happiness beyond everything. "There is red dress in dresser for tomorrow and pajama for now." with a smile he creaked the door shut and made his way back down to the music room where he picked up a violin and started playing the same song from the music box (http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=0yYikshdLcw)

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Karina put on the pajamas and got into bed, the warm red fire keeping her safe and warm, just like Voltus.The room was very warm, so she opened one of the windows. She tossed and turned for a bit before calming down and beginning to fall asleep.

Garland had crept in through the open window, using the same trick Rhodri had taught him. He lightly picked up Karina, and just as he was about to take his first step she woke up and screamed. Garland quickly put a hand over her mouth and whispered in her ear "One more sound, and Rhory's going to be mad."