Paladin...that name gave her nothing but blood , torture and cruelty. Talon's walk turns into a run white flashing across her eyes she ignores the intense excruciating pain though it brings her to her knees. Her ears ringing , the darkness she always knew around her. Images made their way into her head as she felt a hand on her shoulder.
Fai hoping to find Talon and apologize did find her on her knees. To get her attention he placed his hand on her shoulder before he knew it white flashed with red flames in his mind searing pain followed. Soon, Images began to shape they seemed more than images memories? Fai felt the pain die down the area around him seemed dark and still before him a teen kneeling in front of him dark hair that was razor straight with long bangs into his eyes piercing of light yellow green tint with crimson seeping from his pupils.
Pausing Fai recognized those eyes they weren't easy to forget. Trying to remember Fai hears a calm emotionless voice and whispers of cries other voices in his ears. Stillness no heartbeat he sees deep auburn hair. He pauses these aren't his memories this...must be a link when two mages can be in the other's consciousness. White flames burn across his mind as the image and the teen fades as pain burns on his left upper arm though Talon doesn't react to the pain.
Fai looking around sees its a dark room leather like uniform talon wears a purple tear drop on her right side no...flame it was a flame with a long sliver zipper on her left side. Talon's sleeve was rolled up on her left the branded numbers read 1...6...2..8 with a dark blue lines above them. The pain worsens as her sleeve was forced down. The image was followed by red flames fading into darkness.
Fai shakes his head as it clears, Talon's gray eyes meet his lighter and closer to white than black. Usually her eyes were now they were closer to black as pure anger reflects in them.
"Talon I.. I wanted to apologize for Paladin, but ..Talon stands turning from him. "I...I saw your memories." Talon pauses about to run Fai manages to grab her left arm. "Talon what's going on here..we are friends let me help you." Talon looks to Fai's eyes as he removes her cloak from her left side rolling up her sleeve. On her left arm the same numbers he saw was branded the same numbers he saw with the dark blue lines above it.
Anger leaks into him as he made the connection."Paladin did this to you didn't they."
Talon looks away pulling her arm away lowering her sleeve. Holding her left arm her hand resting on the branding.
"Talon tell me what happened to you, I promise I will help you." Fai waits for her response
Talon turns to him looking him up and down kneels to the earth. Drawing a symbol of a capital letter G coming from a waved thick line. circles on either side of the G from the inside she drew what looked like rain drops with a black diamond at the top.
"This is the organization Paladin this gesturing to the top line dots above and below. This is a keeper symbol, Keepers are ones trained in toxins. Found in mostly hospitals this tattoo is found on their wrists the darker the brand and ink the more powerful they are. This symbol gesturing to the G symbol is the Hunter mark, they are trained in combat to kill more trained with every type of weapon that the keepers make. Together they make Paladin an organization to exterminate magic. By taking those who are gifted in away in what they call waves and torturing them in divisions. Each victim wears the division on their right shoulder.
Fai stares "And...you were taken into this group? "
Talon doesn't look up "I...was the first girl they took in, finding my reaction to pain was superior to anyone else. They placed me in the hardest division...Talon's clenched hand catches on fire her black flames licking up.
Fai stares amazed " how..are you doing that? "
"Mastering fire is one thing but there are degrees or levels of fire that a mage can master. The lowest is the one we all recognize. Then blue flames very hot it is more of a defense than offense, green flames, yellow flames, red flames which is the most common in offense.
Red is followed by pink flames. Which is the highest anyone really goes or can able to bear to go. But the most rare is white flames that puts any flame out the greatest defense and the cunning and dreaded black the most powerful of them all.
Once a mage is able to reach black they control all the others but at a horrible cost, the black flames slowly destroy and kill it's master. " Talons flames die down as her eyes stay down cast taking a inhale and exhale she continues.
"I alone am the one to master black flames and survive. It's why they want me so desperately in each field I excelled further than anyone in the waves including Paladin itself. It wasn't long before I realized how cruel Paladin was, when I turned ten I escaped Paladin and ended up in your world.
Then the hunters found me taking me back here. Where I was accepted here in my pack all of us are able to shift along with our own special gifts. We fight back rebellion to Paladin spreads those who make it alive find and stay with us.
Paladin is strong with making gifts of their own through DNA manipulation." Talon stands turning to Fai "This is a fight you don't have to get into, I suggest you stay far from it Fai D. Flowright."
Fai smiles "Talon, you taught me how to use my magic better to fight and to heal the magic I couldn't master without your help consider my help repaying you." Before Talon could argue he smiles "I'm staying here until things die down. I'm sure my friends would love to help."