The Glass Isles Safe Havens Drowning Sorrows
Posted by: Khaine Jun 28 2010, 07:37 PM
Korvin sighed and took another swig of the brew he had managed to steal. It was normally against everything he stood for to drink the stuff but he just wanted to forget for a little while. Forget about his family, forget about his only friend held captive by Visha, his own imprisonment and torture at the hands of the Dark Queen and most of all forget him.
His dark hair, his strong voice, and the even stronger feel of his emotions. The leader of the Dark Kin. Neil Marik. Never before had anyone stired his emotions like Neil had. For the first time he was able to feel him own emotions instead of the the emotions of those around him. it was a relief but at the same time...
Korvin tilted his head back and took another swallow, the liquer burning his throat and making his eyes water. At least no one would think of looking for him in an alleyway drinking a bottle of Jack.
Posted by: KeyBearer Jun 29 2010, 01:16 AM
As predictable as it was, the young brunette knew nothing much was going on in Traverse Town. So, when she walked through the World Exit and into the scenery of the town, she was welcomed with a calm and sincere atmosphere around the First District. She smiled and walked into the light of the lamppost on her left, looking around fully.
The girl placed her hands in her pockets, and began to walk up the stairs that led to the Accessory Shop, but turning to the right, walking around the store with a steady pace. After much consideration on what was best, she was taking a break from home, visiting Traverse Town, and hoping to get the sleep she's been missing for weeks.
Things in Radiant Garden were getting much more hectic, and it was best to just rest for a bit while the Heartless were down for a while. She hadn't been sleeping or eating properly, so it gave her a sign she was pushing things a bit too far. It was best to steer clear for just a bit.
The girl, Aseles, was heading up the stairs still, her mind wandering about the thought that Radiant Garden was just a bit less protected than before, without her around. It's not that she was the best at guarding it, but she was aware of everything that was going on 24/7.
Aseles stopped for a second, and stood in front of the doors of the Second District, taking in the whole situation. She felt completely drained, so it was best to stay at the Hotel instead of wander around. So, she left toward her destination, awaiting a restful and long sleep for the day.
Posted by: Khaine Jun 29 2010, 05:29 PM
Korvin sighed and looked up and the ever present night sky. He was more then half way drunk now and was starting to feel sick. He doubled over and emptied his stomach before letting out a loud sob. If only Neil could see him. The leader of the Kin would probably laugh at how weak he was. Korvin hung his head and curled up in a ball near the water and cried.
Posted by: KeyBearer Jun 29 2010, 08:12 PM
"Huh?" Aseles stopped, the door of the Second District held open behind her. Her hand gripped it open again, and her senses kicked into high gear, picking up a sound back from the First District. She could tell it was nearby, and she walked back into the First District, looking instantly toward the alley beside the Accessory Shop.
Cautiously, Aseles moved forward, looking below from the platform from where she stood. There, behind a pile of boxes, an empty bottle glistened at her with all its contents gone, and a figure laid beside it, curled up in defense. Aseles swallowed, but jumped down from the platform, careful to not make any type of alarm to the person.
She turned her head to the side, seeing it was a male dressed in black, his strawberry blond hair ultimately messed up around his neck, even though it was tied in a tight ponytail. She blinked, then looked at the bottle by his side. Oh...
"Um...hey, you okay?" Aseles replied, unsure if the sobbing man heard her concern.
Posted by: Khaine Jun 29 2010, 08:21 PM
Korvin jerked and stood quickly only to fall back down, landing in the water. He turned and upon seeing that it wasn't one of Visha's lackies, he relaxed. "I'm fine." he said crawling out on the water. "I didn't mean to disturb anyone."
Posted by: KeyBearer Jul 1 2010, 03:31 AM
"Oh! No no, it's fine!" Aseles waved her arms in front of her, helping the guy stand up to his feet. She then backed up a few steps, making sure she gave him enough space to feel comfortable. She seemed to have caught him in surprise, which she failed to try to avoid.
"I didn't mean to make you jumpy, or anything. I just thought you needed some help...is all," Aseles cleared her throat, and smiled. "Oh, name's Aseles, nice to meet you." She held out her hand in front of her.
Posted by: Khaine Jul 2 2010, 07:50 PM
"I'm-" Korvin stopped short, trying to remember his name, seeing as how he was rarely called by it. "I...I'm Korvin. Nice to meet you. I'd shake you hand but I'm afriad to get you dirty."
Posted by: KeyBearer Jul 3 2010, 12:46 AM
Aseles withdrew her hand, smiling politely, "Well, it's nice to meet you Korvin. I guess I better be going, and stop butting into things I shouldn't." She sweat-dropped, then began to head out of the alley, jumping up onto the platform. She turned, smiling, "I'll be seeing you later."
She waved and began to walk toward the doors toward the Second District, wondering who was this Korvin guy. She had never seen him around, but she could already tell something was wrong. She stopped, her hand on the handle of the doors. Maybe she could do something help him.
She turned back quickly, peering down through the alley again, seeing him, "Hey, uh..I could help you with something...if you need help I mean."
Posted by: Khaine Jul 20 2010, 03:26 PM
Korvin thought about it for a moment. "If...If it's not to much trouble think I could get some money for a warm meal and a room to get a hot shower and some sleep?" He asked, rather shly, trying not to push too much.
Posted by: KeyBearer Jul 22 2010, 12:32 AM
Aseles smiled, "No trouble at all! Come on!" Aseles motioned him to follow, waiting for him on that platform as he soon arrived by her side. She looked up at him with a nod and led the way toward the Second Dirstrict, her hands in her pockets as they made their way toward the Hotel on the left. She walked in, quickly checked in.
She walked toward Korvin, smiling nervously, "I only had enough munny to get one room, but I'm sure you don't mind sharing, right?" She headed toward her indicated number and opened the door, leading Korvin inside. It looked much like the Green Room, except it was decorated in dark yellow. There was a small table, one bed, a couch, a rug, a door leading to a bathroom, and another leading to the balcony outside.
"Oh! Food, right," Aseles gripped her growling stomach. "Heh, looks like I've been starving myself without even noticing. Be right back." She headed out of the room, heading along the Second District and taking off in her mission for something good to eat.
Posted by: Khaine Jul 26 2010, 02:59 PM
Korvin shook his head. The girl was something else. Her aura was calming, unlike what he felt around him or the emptiness that he felt around Akumanox. He only hoped she wouldn't mind him using her like this. With a sigh he pulled off his clothes and grabbed a towel and headed into the shower, the call of a hot shower too much to resist.
Posted by: KeyBearer Jul 27 2010, 12:51 AM
MOMENTS LATER:
Aseles hugged the grocery bag close to her, smiling as she headed out of the shop. Inside, she could smell the sweet treat of food and desserts as they hide beneath their cardboard boxes. She licked her lips, snickering a bit as she made her way through the alleys, turning and seeing the Hotel just up ahead.
"Hmm?" Aseles suddenly stopped dead center of the area, her senses kicking in as she looked around cautiously, feeling a dark presence around the area. She didn't blink, and continued to scan the area. After a few seconds, nothing happened.
Aseles blinked, then slowly began to walk forward, but she winced, looking down to see that a clawed hand had gripped her ankle entirely, throwing her forward. She grunted and quickly spun, landing on her back as she clutched the food for dear life. She swung an arm, and slammed her shining keyblade downward, destroying the Shadow that had appeared.
"Ugh!" Aseles grunted as she stood, pressing her keyblade against the ground like a cane. She lifted herself up, looking down to see her ankle bleeding somewhat, tainting the end of a leg of her white pants. She held the grocery bag up, making sure nothing had been destroyed. She smiled to find it perfectly safe, but her smile disappeared the next second.
Aseles looked down to see the whole floor turned to blackness one second, then a few Neoshadows jumping upward, their eyes darting to her. Aseles placed the bag down, standing over it protectively as she held her keyblade out. Her eyes glowed gold, a small hiss escaping her lips. The Neoshadows jumped upward in one swoop, raining down on her like an arrow. Aseles bent downward on one knee, holding her keyblade above her and spinning it like a tornado.
"Fire!" Aseles shouted, causing the tornado above her to be engulfed in flames. The Neoshadows twitched and turned to ash around her, the flaming mouth shooting upward toward the sky like a flaming dagger. Aseles then quickly halted the tip of her keyblade, calling it off as it disappeared on her command.
"Weird..." Aseles picked up the bag, walking back to the Hotel in thought. Why would there be Heartless in Traverse Town? Wasn't this place already secured? Maybe there was just a slight gap within the world's gate, accidentally revealing its path to wandering Heartless. Hmm, maybe it was just probably nothing, just a one-time thing.
Jumping onto the platform, Aseles entered the Hotel doors, walking down the aisle and pushing her back against the yellow door of the room she had rented. She gently placed the bag onto the table, taking out the cardboard boxes and taking out the delicious food.
Posted by: Khaine Jul 27 2010, 11:12 AM
Korvin stepped out of the shower and dressed in a bath robe before coming out. "I hope you don't mind my state of undress. I washed my clothes before taking a shower and they're drying right now. I'll get dressed as soon as I'm able." He sat down at the table. "What did you get that smells so good?"
Posted by: KeyBearer Jul 28 2010, 01:31 AM
Aseles looked up at Korvin, smiling as he sat across from her, "It's alright. Well, it was the only thing I could get at the moment. I got some chicken, grains, and in the other box is some chocolate cake." Aseles pulled out two forks, handing one to Korvin.
Slowly and fully, she satisfied her taste-buds, blushing at the sweet, delicious taste of it, "Wow, this IS good! But, I was wondering..." Aseles placed down her fork, swallowing, "How come you were in that alley? Looks like something was...upsetting you."
Posted by: Khaine Jul 30 2010, 01:36 PM
Korvin almost choked on his chicken but quickly recovered. "Yeah. I...I fell in love with someone who I wasn't suposed to. And to top it off he already has a girlfriend."
Posted by: KeyBearer Jul 31 2010, 12:10 AM
Aseles looked up at him, then continued to eat, gripping her fork lazily in her hand, "That's a stroke of bad luck...sorry about that. I'm not really good at...talking about that kind of stuff, but I'm sure something else is in store for you...somewhere."
Aseles smiled again, finishing her dinner and heading for her dessert, "It's maybe just a matter of time before someone else comes barging in...uh right?" Okay, she wasn't really sure what she was saying really, but it wouldn't kill her to try to be optimistic about it.
Maybe it wasn't in her right place to say that, as a matter of fact. She was kind of a fluke when it came around to that stuff, but it never bothered her that she hadn't met someone she deeply, truly cared about. Well...there was one...person, but he hated her guts she bet. She hadn't seen him in quite a while.
Aseles shook her head a bit, trying to change the subject, "So where did you come from? I mean, your home world? If you don't mind me asking."
Posted by: Khaine Jul 31 2010, 02:28 PM
Korvin sighed. "I wish I could believe that. As long as my life is not my own...I don't see much of a life for me. I don't even see myself living past my next birthday. But thank you."
Korvin finished off his chicken and moved onto the cake. "As for my world it fell to Visha in he fiirst wave of attacks. As far as i know only myslef and one other made it out alive if you can call what I have a life and the other sentenced to be a part of Visha's Art collection."
Posted by: KeyBearer Aug 1 2010, 01:03 AM
Aseles blinked, confused, "Huh? You don't see yourself alive till your next birthday? What do you mean by that? And, whose this Visha?" By this point, she was confused, but wanted to know more about this...Visha, whoever or whatever he was.
"Is he honestly that powerful that only you two escaped?" she questioned, finishing her cake and pushing the box away. She wiped her mouth with an arm, holding her chin with a palm with her elbow prompted on the table, the other free hand lightly drumming the table.
Posted by: Khaine Aug 1 2010, 01:16 AM
Korvin sighed. "Visha is known as the Dark Queen. She's the one that's been making everyone's life hell. As for me being alive...I only stay that way as long as I obey her and stay useful. Right now I'm not doing either one of those."
Posted by: KeyBearer Aug 1 2010, 07:54 PM
Aseles narrowed her eyes a bit, keeping her eyes on Korvin's expression, "How would you obey her? Does she know what you're doing then? It seems to me someone has to put that Evil Witch Doctor in her place."
Aseles stacked her empty boxes on top of one another, using her free hand to lift her fork to her mouth. She began to chew on it slightly, looking down at the table as the other hand still held her chin in place. She could only visualize how this woman looked like, and the first thought that came to mind was Maleficent, the one that was trying to conquer the darkness so many years ago.
Her blue eyes traveled on the surface of the table, then back at Korvin, "Do you still want to be her puppet? You know, we could do something about it..."
Posted by: Khaine Aug 6 2010, 04:39 PM
Korvin sighed. "I wish I knew how to break her spell. The only person who I know could really help me is Visha's teacher, who I am trying to spy for."
Posted by: KeyBearer Aug 6 2010, 11:30 PM
"Uh...I see," Aseles nodded slightly. "Then I guess there's really nothing I can do to help...but offer support." Aseles smiled, placing her fork down. She stood and stretched, heading over to the couch, "I'll just take my break now. Hope you enjoy the food."
She then laid down, sighing and closing her eyes, placing her head on her arm like a pillow. After a few moments, she had fallen asleep.
Posted by: Khaine Aug 11 2010, 01:17 PM
Korvin sighed. He pulled out a picture that he had taken from Neil's study. It was a picture of Neil training his hair swept by the wind and his eyes fierce. Korvin gently stroked the picture and set it down beside the bed and curled up in the bed for a short nap.
Several hours later a silver-haired figured appeared in the room and leaned over Korvin's sleeping figure.
Posted by: KeyBearer Aug 12 2010, 01:11 AM
"Ugh...mom, five more minutes..." Aseles groaned, rubbing her face against the skin of the fuzzy couch. Her eyes began to open slightly, the room darkened with the light from the hallway leaking in. She blinked and yawned, sitting up slowly.
"Hey, Kor-" Aseles stopped mid-sentence, her eyes shooting toward the bed. There laid Korvin, but standing over him was a figure she couldn't quite clearly see. She scrambled out of the couch, slamming her hand upward toward the flip of the light switch. The light flashed around the room, Aseles standing upward on the couch.
"Who are you?" Aseles yelled, swinging her arm and flashing out her keyblade. She pointed it toward the figure.
Posted by: Khaine Aug 12 2010, 05:40 PM
Bright eyes flashed as two keyblades appeared around Akumanox spinning and twirling to some unseen pattern. "I could ask you the same thing. I wasn't expecting him to find yet another stray to bring home."
Korvin let out a whimper in his sleep and tossed for a minute before settling again.
Posted by: KeyBearer Aug 12 2010, 11:59 PM
Aseles' eyes blinked, looking at the two, unexpected keyblades appearing in the stranger's hands. She held her ground however, knowing she should rid of the intruder out. However, she was quite taken off-guard that Korvin was still sleeping this out, unknowing what was occurring.
"I'm not a stray, and I suggest you leave, before things get ugly," Aseles stated firmly, her eyes glowing gold, and a low hiss escaping from her slightly, opened lips.
Posted by: Khaine Aug 15 2010, 01:13 PM
Akumanox looked the girl up and down. "Hmmm...You aren't one of mine but you don't belong to Ash either. You are with the Light correct? I am with the dark. My name is Akumanox Hart. I guess you could say that I'm Korvin's good boss." Akumanox willed away the floating blades and turned back to Korvin. "I came to make sure he was okay after he left after fighting with Neil yet again. Korvin really picked the wrong man to fall in love with. And you? How did you end up with him?"
Posted by: KeyBearer Aug 16 2010, 12:57 AM
Aseles looked at the stranger who referred himself to Akumanox Hart, not entirely sure how to take him as: enemy or friend? However, the fact that he was already categorizing her to already belong to someone, that was different.
"Okay, first off, I don't belong to anyone. Let's just make that perfectly clear," Aseles narrowed her eyes still, her eyes still flashing gold. "I found him in the an alley, so I offered him some help. It makes me suspicious though. Why do you refer yourself as Korvin's 'boss'?"
Posted by: Khaine Aug 16 2010, 11:20 PM
Akumanox laughed. "Korvin spys against Visha for me. In return I am trying to help him. He deserves to be free of her cruel intentions." Akumanox sat down on the corner of the bed and shook out her hair. "Besides...He reminds me of a male version of me from five thousand years ago."
Posted by: KeyBearer Aug 17 2010, 11:57 PM
Aseles looked at the stranger more closely, and began to take her guard down just a bit. Her eyes reverted back to sky blue, her keyblade called out in a quick flash. Slowly, Aseles sat down, resting her arms across her chest, and her eyes fixed on Akumanox.
Who was this Korvin? Never had she met a guy with so many problems wound up inside him, and outside. From the info Aseles was getting, the only word that came to mind about Korvin was "slave", or "captured". It appeared that what he wanted was freedom, to be his own boss. Still, Aseles wondered who this Visha was...
Posted by: Khaine Aug 23 2010, 02:21 PM
Akumanox sighed. "At least he's here with you and not out somewhere by himself. The last thing I need is to try to explain why I was trying to bring either his dead or unconcious body back to my mansion." She raised her hand and did a qiuck spell that displayed Korvin's vitals and then dismissed it. "If you ever want to join our fight against Visha then you should head to Destiny Islands. Ash runs a group there of Light Weilders like yourself."
Posted by: KeyBearer Aug 24 2010, 01:29 AM
Aseles' eyes widened at the invite, her arms slowly descending to her sides. She could fight this Visha...to help Korvin, but...
Aseles sunk back into the couch, knowing that if she did join, she was sure to get in heck of trouble. It wouldn't be the first time, but she was doing the best she could to avoid causing any chaos. However, she already failed by taking Korvin. So...
"Destiny Islands..." Aseles stated to herself, gripping her chin was her index finger and thumb. She nodded slowly, letting the words "Visha" sink into her mind. Aseles then turned toward Korvin, and she blinked. She turned her head toward the arm of the sofa, and grabbed a pillow, throwing it to Korvin. He jumped a bit of the impact, but sat up, his eyes rolling in his sockets.
"Rise and shine," Aseles smirked. "You have a visitor."