Midna-Phobia

In Enemy Territory

Grace looked at him for a moment as he apologised and she simply smiled and giggled slightly. Perhaps they were not so different. “No no… I just meant next time you don’t have to go to the effort of offering me some kind of incentive to sit with you. Nothing so fancy as tea.” She tried to clarify as she sat down with him once he moved his bag. She guessed they were still in that early stages of friendship where they were still getting to know each other, so it was to be expected that there would be misunderstandings like this. Well at least she hoped they were in the early stages of friendship. Placing her tray on the table she listened to his story, both interested and surprised by some of it. “I see…” There was a sad note in her voice now, something maybe close to pity… sympathy. You’ll have to forgive me for saying… but it sounds awfully lonely.” She supposed she was one to talk, so figured that maybe an explanation was due. “It may be hard to believe… but I wasn’t always so shy and timid. I used to have friends.” Her tone became slightly sadder at this, longing. She missed her old friends. “It was early middle school I think. One of my friends had a bit of a mouth on him, and it got him into a lot of trouble sometimes. Onetime he said the wrong thing to the wrong guy and got into a physical fight, which the other guy was winning. He was hurting my friend and… I got mad. Really mad. I’d never taken control of a person before that day… and haven’t since then. Up until that point I didn’t even know it was a thing I could do, though since there is so much water in the body I guess I can understand it.” She paused for a moment, sipping on her tea lightly. “It scared him. Scared me. I had to change schools because of that. After that incident though I was always that little bit afraid that something else would make me mad and I’d do to them what I did to that boy. It’s not something I ever want to do to a person again. My friends didn’t talk to me after that, even though I was in a different school there were ways they could have contacted me. But they didn’t. I don’t blame them I guess I wouldn’t like it if I knew my friend had been keeping a secret like that from me.” Freak had been the word of choice but it wasn’t one she liked repeating.

Beyond the Wall

Climbing through the small hole in the wall Sam looked around, but the snow from last night had covered up and tracks that may have been made. “Jayna, where are you?” He asked quietly to himself. If she had been here overnight he was afraid she may have already died, either by cold or by… whatever else lives here. Strangely enough though it seemed empty and quiet now. He began following the wall, figuring he would at least not get lost doing so and walked for what felt like a very long time. Then, suddenly up ahead the boy could hear shouting. It was a strange voice, one he did not recognise with a strange accent. Hurrying he was about to break into the clearing where the figure stood before he stopped, seeing Jayna on the ground and the boy standing over her, wielding a knife made out of a strange material he had never seen before. “Now, do you still wish to die? Because if so I will happily kill you right here right now and throw your body back over the wall myself as a warning to anyone else foolish enough to think about coming to this place!” A small gasp escaped his mouth and he quickly reached for his bow. Drawing back he shot quickly, without much aim or time taken. There had been no time. He wasn’t about to let Jayna die. Luka heard a strange noise from behind him, but only made it through half a turn before he felt something piece his shoulder and he cried out in pain. The blade fell from his hand and he dropped to the ground, clutching at his shoulder as blood began oozing from the wound, following the arrow shaft down before dripping onto the ground. At the same instant there was a horrible screech, like tearing metal, the same noises as last night and a huge, dark figure burst from the trees with incredible speed and leapt at the archer, pouncing on him before any party could blink and biting viciously into his shoulder. Standing slowly as Cade came stalking into the clearing, a growl radiating from deep within his stomach as he dragged the boy along by his shoulder. Luka looked to the girl as the boy screamed in pain, blood flooding the snow. “Leave him.” Cade growled deeply but did as Luka asked and dropped Sam to the ground and began walking over to Luka, Sam whimpering in pain as he clutched at his shoulder, shaking violently. “You chose life. Then go live it. Take him back to your village and get him taken care of before he dies.” Cade walked over to Luka, making a soft, almost concerned noise, practically disregarding the others now. Luka looked to him and smiled slightly. “I’m fine.” He assured the creature. “Let’s just get out of here.” Cade lay down and Luka moved; climbing up onto the creature’s back with a small wince and a groan of pain. As he stood Luka looked over to the girl and the human boy with a small frown. “I better not see either of you here again. Go home. Warn your village about what lurks here. Fix the wall. Save more people the temptation in the future.” He warned as the creature turned and disappeared quickly into the woods.

In Enemy Territory

Smiling happily Grace shook her head slightly, despite herself. “Thank you, but I’m fine really…” She trailed off as he began looking around for containers and moved off, saying he was going to go save her a seat. Tilting her head slightly the girl wondered to herself. He was certainly a strange one, Kyle. Maybe that was why she liked him. He didn’t seem like the others around here. The entire time she’d seen him he hadn't seemed all that interested in anyone else. He hadn't gone out of his way to speak to anyone else that she’d seen. As the line moved Grace eventually collected her lunch and made her way over to where the boy was sitting over in a corner away from the busyness of the cafeteria and walked over to him. He had his bag placed on the seat opposite him and she paused for a moment. She assumed it was a seat for her, but at the same didn’t want to go touching his things without permission. “You know… if you wanted me to sit with you… you just had to ask.” She said softly as a thought occurred to her and she looked at him curiously. “Kyle… do you mind if I ask you a question?” Grace on, still standing there unsure exactly to in the situation. “I mean you don’t have to answer it if you don’t want to. I was just wondering… how you grew up I suppose?” She said, trying to figure out how to word it properly. “I mean… did you go to school like normal kids or were you home schooled? Did you have any friends?”

Beyond the Wall

Sam stood outside the quiet house, knocking gently. “Jayna?” He called for what felt like the millionth time. Finally he decided to just go in. He’d been out there knocking and calling and feeling like an idiot for nearly ten minutes now. However inside the house was empty. Not a person to be seen. Looking around a frown of worry crossed Sam’s face. He knew Jayna’s mother and brother had gone over the wall. Knew her father had returned recently and followed them. Knew they were all dead. But he hadn't expected her to do the same crazy thing. If she was still alive then he had to know. Had to bring her back and talk some sense into her. Grabbing his hunting bow the boy quickly made his way towards the wall, hoping he was not too late. ** Luka felt anger boiling up inside him at her words and before he fully realised what he was doing he had walked up to her and shoved her, very hard, pushing her to the ground. “Then you are an arrogant and selfish little girl!” He screamed at her. “Do you realise how disrespectful you are being right now?! For centuries the daemons have forgiven, time and time again when a human crosses into their territory. They may have killed the one who did it, but they left the rest of your town unharmed. And now, in no less than two weeks four of you idiots have crossed over!” “Do you realise how angry they are right now? How close they are to breaking? This is their home and all they’ve ever wanted is to be left alone to it. Do you think that wall could honestly stop them if they wanted to cross it? No! They stay here out of respect for an ancient deal made with humans long ago! But with so many of you so openly disregarding that deal they’re beginning to wonder if maybe it is time action is taken. Do you know what will come of you staying here and wondering around aimlessly looking for people who are gone?! War. The daemons will cross that wall and slaughter your village and if you’re lucky they’ll stop there.” “But what do you think will happen when other humans discover an entire town destroyed? They will become curious and cross the wall too. If the army were to ever find out… they would try to fight. Only it won’t be war. It will be an extermination. The daemons will overpower you. Everyone will die and they will take back the land that is rightfully theirs!” Reaching into his belt he pulled out a long, dark blade made of a strange looking material, daemon claw. “Now, do you still wish to die? Because if so I will happily kill you right here right now and throw your body back over the wall myself as a warning to anyone else foolish enough to think about coming to this place!” ((OOC: The choice she makes here will actually change the plot of the entire RP, two completely different plot routes, so choose wisely ;). ))

Those Closest

“He’s not that bad.” The girl argued back. “I mean there are a lot worse parents out there, parents who abuse their kids or don’t look after them properly. Parents who disappear from their families lives one day and are just never heard from again. It’s not like he’s not gone all the time…” Kaya argued back weakly. “He always makes it back for special occasions. It’s just that his job keeps him so busy…” She looked down at her plate, playing with her food now having suddenly lost her appetite. She hated it when Bryant said bad things about her parents. Especially her dad. He was a good hero. A great hero. He just wasn’t the best dad. “Besides, it’s not like I need any help with my studies anyway.” Kaya assured him with a very forced smile. However it was evident that Bryant hadn’t been listening to her, as he expressed his confusion at having lost his train of thought and the girl simply shook her head sadly. Standing up she picked up the large alchemy book and gave him a small smile. “I’m gonna go to the library. I’m… not hungry.” Kaya said as she picked up her book bag as well, slinging it over her shoulder and walking out of the cafeteria, wiping away at the small tears threatening her eyes.

In Enemy Territory

Grace was in line for food at the cafeteria when she felt someone tap on her shoulder and she turned quickly, looking surprised before she realised who it was and smiled gently. “Tea the meal or tea the beverage made of hot water and dried leaves?” She replied with a small laugh. “I like both. A very calming drink; tea.” She contemplated for a moment. Honestly it wasn’t a drink she had a lot, since she rarely drank anything else besides water for a number of reasons. It had a load of health benefits, was exceptionally calming for her, and having a drink bottle full of water was always comforting since she couldn’t conjure water out of the air, but was limited to manipulating existing sources. That being said tea was still a nice drink. “Why is that?” Grace eventually asked. She doubted someone would have brought tea to school would they have? It didn’t seem like a thing that was practical to bring to school. The line moved up slightly and Grace took a few steps with them. She wasn’t overly keen on the whole school lunches thing, but she had forgotten to pack her own this morning so she was stuck with whatever the school was providing. It didn’t look as bad as she’d heard they were supposed to be though.

Those Closest

Kaya was perfectly happy to change the subject seeing Bryant was getting annoyed with it. However at the question she simply shrugged slightly and waved her hand back and forth. “It’s been better. I’m not allowed to look at some of my dad’s books; he says the alchemy in it is too powerful and could be dangerous, so I’m a little limited in the different kinds I can learn. It doesn’t help that mostly everything I read is encrypted to some degree so that some stranger can’t pick it up and do something stupid with it, so sometimes I just hit blocks and get stuck.” She pulled a book out of the bag she had sitting beside her and placed it on the table. I spent a good portion of the holidays trying to crack this one but I can’t for the life of me figure it out. At this point I’m not even sure what the book’s supposed to be about so that’s not helping.” She pouted slightly before shrugging with a small smile. “I’ll get there someday. I don’t know what’s more frustrating, being unable to read the information in front of me or knowing there is more I’ll never even get a chance to look at.”

In Enemy Territory

Grace managed to find her room easily enough; she’d taken note of the location as they’d passed it since it had been close to the gym. However since this was a dance class, which she had elected in place of gym or another physical class, there weren’t any chairs or tables so she just took a place on the floor along with everyone else. The class stated, but it was mostly just introductory games, getting to know you activities and some basic dancing activates, stretching and some basic dance steps. They were informed that they’d be learning a group dance, but would be assessed on an individual piece for the first semester. Time seemed to fly by and the next class came far too quickly for her liking and she made her way to her next class. The English lesson passed less quickly, but it didn’t drag on, following mostly the same structure in that they were introduced to the teacher, the rest of the class and what to expect in the coming weeks and they were given free time for the rest of the class. Grace took out the sigil Kyle had given her, inspecting it for a minute or so before folding it back up and placing it safely inside a book that she put into her bag. The bell run again and she began heading towards the cafeteria, thinking today was looking a lot brighter than it had at the beginning.

In Enemy Territory

Tilting her head slightly Grace watched as he turned away from her. She heard the small grunt of pain and flinched slightly. She waited, slightly confused as to what he was doing, though he was certainly doing something. Her eyes fell to the paper, widening slightly as she realised it had some blood on it. Not coated, but it had a sizable bit of blood on it. She tilted her head again as he explained what he’d done though she simply smiled and took the piece of paper gently, hardly hesitating as she placed it in her pocket, knowing she’d find a safer place for it later. “It’s not that bad, but blood doesn’t bother me that much. The way I see it, it’s just another liquid. Everyone has it. Just… don’t use it to be all creepy and follow me without me knowing.” She giggled softly and turned, about to leave before she paused. “I should get to class, don’t worry, I’ll keep it safe.” She assured him as she hurried off down the hall. Though Grace doubted anything horrible would happen if she did happen to lose it. Kyle’s powers were a lot more complicated than hers, so there were things about them she still didn’t understand, and doubted she would any time soon. And that was alright with her. He seemed happy enough to explain things when she got confused.

In Enemy Territory

Walking along the hallways Grace offered very little help at finding his classroom, unlike she had intended to do. But this building was still very new to her, so she didn’t know her way around yet. When he mentioned he had pagan studies she pondered for a minute, trying to define the word in her mind. Eventually she smiled and nodded slightly as if in approval. “It sounds very interesting.” She finally decided happily. As Kyle began listing off his other electives she listened politely. Although she didn’t think they were things she would have picked herself they sounded interesting all the same. “I love looking at the stars.” She added, going off the astrology topic and hoping she didn’t say something stupid and make a fool of herself. “I’ve always wondered about some of the gas giants, wondering if I’d be able to work with the gasses the planets are made out of…” The girl trailed off for a moment, lost in her thoughts again before she blushed slightly. “Sorry… that probably sounds silly.” It wasn’t that she didn’t have ambitions about her powers; she thought it was only natural to think of unique ways to use them and try to get stronger. As they arrived at the classroom and she turned to Kyle, glad to see him smiling at her. When he asked her would he see her later she nodded happily. “Of course, if you want to that is. I’ll look for you at lunch, but with that whole aura thing you’ve got going on you’ll probably see me before I see you.” At least she thought that was how it worked; that ever person had their own unique aura that he’d be able to pick up on. But really she had no idea.