Lady Seraphina

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

Sapphire Rode and Demetra Rode - Corridor

Sapphire looked down when Oswald told Demetra that her older sister had been a good friend to him. Sapphire didn't feel altogether like she'd done anything particularly right since coming to Beacon. Sure it had only been two weeks and as far as academics were concerned she was in decent shape but the problems with her team in that short time felt like they were brewing into a storm that would hit sooner rather than later. Perhaps in comparison to that she had been decent to Oswald though. There night on the town had after all been relatively enjoyable.

"Do you want to go after her?" Sapphire asked motioning to were Diamond had disappeared. "Seemed like the two of your were in the middle of something." She moved behind Oswald's wheelchair and began to push him in the general direction of the gymnasium. If he had somewhere specific he wanted to go she figured he'd tell her. If not it probably wouldn't hurt Oswald to be around other people. His last mission hadn't gone too well, he could do with something to take his mind off it.

As they walked Demetra followed almost despondently beside Oswald's chair. She followed with as little movement as physically possible and he eyes seemed to wash over her surroundings without focusing on anything. Worried that Demetra might be overwhelmed with the number of feelings around her Sapphire tried to make that burden slightly easier. She centered herself in her mind and focused on letting everything fall away, letting her emotions even out and dissipate, leaving only cold thought behind.

"Don't." Demetra said it so quietly Sapphire almost didn't hear.

"Sorry?"

"Don't do that for me. You've got enough going on without having to keep yourself disconnected. Besides," she said with a slight smile turning to look at Sapphire. "It's nice to know you worry about me."

Sapphire smiled almost sweetly. "Always."

"Oswald," Demetra said suddenly.

Sapphire started a bit. Concentrated as she was on her little sister Sapphire had almost forgotten the other huntsman was there despite the fact that she was pushing his wheelchair.

"Look ahead, not behind. You can't change what's been. Whatever you did or failed to do..." She trailed off "No one gains from living in the past. You can learn from your mistakes, let them drive you to do better but if you can't let them go, if you keep living in that place of loss all you will find is loss and you'll suffer for it."

Sapphire closed her eyes waiting for Demetra to finish. She hated it when she spoke that way, like a much much older girl, someone who'd seen far too much and wanted to help others avoid her mistakes. Sapphire did her best to shut out what Demetra had said because whatever insights Demetra gained from people (especially ones like she was speaking of now) Sapphire felt as though she was intruding on a private moment. Still she couldn't help but wonder if Demetra was talking about Oswald's recent mission or something much deeper from his past.
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@Crimmy Since we were effectively aware of how the collab was meant to end we decided to continue working on it while posting normally. I put in a holding spot somewhere in the IC for once it was done but there's nothing about the collab that should have stopped @LokiLeo789 from posting in the IC.

Yey. And my reply is already up lol

@MULTI_MEDIA_MAN

And three months from now I'll get up another reply.

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@MULTI_MEDIA_MAN I am incredibly sorry I left that as long as I did but a response post is up.

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Sapphire Rode and Demetra Rode - Corridor

Sapphire and Demetra's one on one was interrupted by the sound of a pair of footsteps and oddly enough wheels. Sapphire looked up and saw Oswald in a wheelchair coming around the corner being pushed by Diamond. She was marginally glad to see him but now was a very poor time for them to be interrupting. Sapphire released her sister from the hug and pulled her shirt sleeve down to hide the scars. It was Demetra's choice to keep her suffering to herself and whether Sapphire agreed or not it was her responsibility to keep Demetra safe and that included respecting her wishes.

Oswald greeted Sapphire as they approached and Diamond marched away in annoyance leaving Oswald parked next to the sisters. During the commotion Demetra with her back to Oswald wiped her eyes as best she could hoping that he wouldn't notice she'd been crying. "Hi Oswald," Sapphire said unsure if she should extricate herself from the situation to make sure her sister was alright. Then without Diamond Sapphire wasn't sure if Oswald had the power to travel on his own and she knew Demetra wouldn't want someone in need abandoned for her sake.

Sapphire motioned towards the little girl next to her. "Meet my sister Demetra. Demetra this is Oswald. He's one of my classmates and his dorm's down the hall from ours." Sapphire turned to her but Demetra hadn't made any motion that indicated she'd noticed Oswald. She was staring down the corridor where Diamond had disappeared. "Demetra?" Sapphire asked a note of worry rarely heard in her voice.

"She's so angry." Demetra murmured still staring down the hall. "At her friends, at herself, at the world." Demetra's head turned to look at her sister slowly. "She doesn't like you much..." Demetra trailed off then suddenly she turned very abruptly her eyes locking onto Oswald. She gave him a deep penetrating look, biting her lower lip. It almost seemed she was searching for something she hoped she wouldn't find. Then her eye changed slightly, they were far away and so melancholy Sapphire wanted to hug her again. She looked like she was going to speak for a moment (or possibly burst into tears) but the moment passed, her eyes cleared and she looked like a perfectly ordinary ten year old girl again. She smiled. "It's nice to meet you Oswald, My name is Demetra."
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I've been hoping since the beginning that, whoever he is, he's some character that we've seen before in the comics. Considering that literally every other character in the cast was made specifically for the show I know that's unlikely now, but I still want to hope it's the Shadow King.

@Guess Who

Well each character is based on elements of comic book characters, gives them the advantage of altering the source material to fit the show without enraging fans of traditional comic storylines. With that in mind the Devil with the Yellow Eyes is probably based on the concept of the Shadow King without using the entity itself.

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@Guess Who What do you think the yellow eyed monster is? My guess is the consciousness of his adoptive father. A lot of David's rewritten memories center around him.

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What do the stars say...?

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Hey, @SevenStormStyle @Suku @Prince of Seraphs @Crimson Raven @Lucius Cypher, it's been about a month since you all indicated interest in the race. I'd like you all to post your character participating or withdraw your interest so that we can really get started, so that we'll be able to move on to something more people might be more interested in.

Alternatively, given the circumstances, I can just handwave the race and prepare the wrestling. I'm open to suggestions for other courses of action as well.

@Lugubrious

Sapphire intended to participate but given what Demetra is going through and running into Oswald she'll have to pass.

@Multi_Media_Man So sorry for the delay. At the very most I'll have something within a week an a half but I hope to get something up sooner.

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@Multi_Media_Man Sorry I've been absent the last little while. Got an English course I've been taking but I'll get a response in to Oswald in the next couple of days. Soon as I have a moment to myself.

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@vietmyke@Dulcet@Masterkeun I don't really want to be the first person to post. Since my character's beginning as an outsider I want to get a sense for the group first. Who wants to be the one to begin posting?