Oh look! I've finally updated! I am sooooooo excited that they've decided
to add a Socererous Stabber Orphen category! This is my third chapter so I
hope more people will review before chapter four comes out!
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When they reached the front gates, Majic knocked at the large door, "Oh! No one's home, can I leave now?" Volcan asked nervously.
"No." Orphen snapped and waited. Soon, the door swung open and there stood Marie-bella.
She looked up at Orphen in surprise, "Orphen! Majic!" She exclaimed, "I didn't think you'd be back around here for a while."
"We figured we might stop by for a visit." Orphen shrugged,
"By any chance, is Cleao home?" Majic asked. At the mention of her sister, Marie-bella's face saddened.
"Yes.she's home." She said quietly.
"Could we see her?" Majic asked, confused as to why everyone was acting so strange.
"Umm, I don't think Cleao's ready for any visitors." She stated sadly. Majic was about to ask why when their mother appeared from inside the house and it looked as if she had been crying.
"It's alright Marie-bella. They should see her now before anything else happens." She whispered before leaving just as quickly as she came.
"Very well, if you will, please follow me." She began to walk up the master staircase.
Orphen dropped Volcan and stared long and hard, "If I find that you've left, consider your life to be short." With that, he and Majic followed Cleao's older sister up the stairs to see Cleao. He wondered why everyone was so sad and distant, 'Cleao, what's happened here? What is wrong with you?' He thought as they came to a grand set of doors.
"She's through these doors, but I must warn you that it isn't what you'd expect." Quickly, she fled down the hall and Orphen swore he saw tears escape her eyes.
Silently, Majic pushed the door open a crack they and watched as Dortin moved about the room. Cleao seemed to be sleeping soundly on her large, canopy bed with Leki curled up in a ball at the foot of the bed, "Here we are Miss Cleao, nice and sunny." He chirped as he pushed open the curtains. Dortin moved to her side and gave her hand a squeeze, "Please wake up soon." He whispered, but Orphen caught it.
Deciding now was the best time to act, he pushed the door open all the way and stepped in with his apprentice on his heels. As he walked, his boot clanked against the hard floor, causing Dortin to whirl around with a frightened look and Leki to lift his head up, "O-Orphen!" He exclaimed.
"Dortin, what's going on?" He demanded, "What the hell is going on." He repeated, staring at Cleao's still form. He was surprised that she didn't move, since she usually tossed around a lot in her sleep.
"I'm sorry Orphen but I..I can't tell you!" He cried and quickly ran past the two who didn't bother to stop him.
Slowly and step by step, Orphen walked to her side and knelt down. He noticed her hair and the white bandage around her forehead, "Leki, what happened to her?" Majic asked the wolven pup.
"There was a robber." A voice stated softly. Both men turned to the doorway to see Cleao's mother.
"What?" Orphen asked incredulously.
"Three nights ago, there was a thief in our house. Cleao tried to stop him but he ended up throwing her off the third-story balcony," She paused to recollect herself and Orphen let rage boil up within himself. Someone intentionally hurt Cleao and he wouldn't rest until they were caught, "She did end up giving him a good blow to the face before..it happened."
"What's going to happen to her?" Majic asked, afraid of the answer.
"The doctors say that she might never wake up and even if she did; she'd probably be paralyzed from the neck down." She sobbed and quickly left them alone with stunned expressions.
"T-That can't be." He murmured and carefully lifted her head up to feel around. Sure enough he felt the broken vertebra in her upper spine. Stunned went to horrified and horrified went to furious, 'Someone will pay.' He vowed silently and set her head back down, 'Someone *will* pay.'.
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Later that evening, Majic had gone downstairs but Orphen refused to leave Cleao's side. Marie-bella came to Majic's side, "You're welcome to stay here as long as you like." She offered.
"That's very kind of you. I had a feeling that master wouldn't leave Cleao's side until a final decision was made." He said with a knowing smile.
"I fixed two rooms up for you. They're next to Cleao's and dinner will be ready shortly." She stated as she left the room.
'Well, better go tell master, though it won't do much good.' He laughed at that thought as he ascended the stairs. When he came to Cleao's door, he was surprised to find Dortin peeking in and watching, "Dortin?" Majic called.
He jumped and turned to the apprentice, "Ah! Majic you scared me."
"What are you doing?" He asked as he approached.
"I..err..uhh." He couldn't seem to find the words.
Majic pushed the door open and nudged the troll in, "Why don't you share with Orphen and I." He suggested, causing Orphen to look over at them from his place at Cleao's side. His cloak was strewn over a chair and he just sat there, staring at her face.
"What is it?" He asked dully.
"I'm..so sorry..Orphen." He cried between sniffs and sobs.
The sorcerer looked at him, clueless, "What do you have to be sorry for?"
"I was there..when it happened and I..I couldn't do anything to help or..stop it." He bawled. Orphen and Majic were still clueless as ever but when Leki barked, he drew their attention away from Dortin. They both stared into his emerald eyes and were showed the fateful night through Leki's eyes.
They saw everything from the first knife thrown to Dortin trying to pull Cleao up. When it was finished, Orphen smiled at the troll, "Dortin," He caught his attention, "You have nothing to be sorry for. If you hadn't been there, he might have done more harm to Cleao than what did happen."
"Thank you, Orphen." Dortin smiled gratefully.
Suddenly, Orphen stood up, "Wait a minute." He ran over to the balcony and looked over at the place where Cleao fell, "Yes!" He cheered and ran back to her side, "Dortin."
"Yes?" He asked quizzically.
"I need a bowl of crystal water, a pin, rubbing alcohol and a dry cloth." He demanded as he pulled off his gloves and vest.
"Uhh, sure." He quickly scampered out of the room.
"Master, what are you planning on doing?" Majic asked, watching his every move.
"I'm planning on healing Cleao's broken neck." He stated determinedly as he threw his things next to his cloak. Dortin ran in with a bowl of water and a bag on his arm.
"Here you go." He set them on the nightstand next to Cleao's bed.
"Thanks, now stand back." He commanded softly. The two backed away. Orphen held his hands over the bowl of water and concentrated, "Don't fail me now." He whispered. A small amount of magic dust fell from his fingers and into the bowl, causing it to glow gold. Orphen picked up the pin and opened the bottle of alcohol. He dipped it in several times before closing the strong smelling substance. Gently, he picked up her head again and felt for the broken bone. Wincing when he found it, he carefully pricked the spot on her neck with the pin.
A few drops of blood ran down her neck but he wiped them away. Then, Orphen soaked the cloth in the golden water and wrung it out. He carefully patted the spot on her neck a few times before holding it firmly against her neck. His hand and the back of her neck began to glow a soft pink before it dimmed and faded away. He dropped the pin on the table and the rag in the bowl before falling back into the chair, "I hope that works." He murmured.
"How long before we can tell?" Majic asked.
"Maybe tomorrow morning at the earliest." He shrugged and closed his eyes, lulling off into a deep sleep.
Majic covered him with a blanket at began to leave the room when he heard a soft murmur, "Cle-ao." Orphen whispered. The apprentice smiled and silently shut the door, 'For his sake, I hope it does.'
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OOOOOO!!! Does Orphen's magic work or will Cleao be lost forever to them all! Dun, dun dun!
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When they reached the front gates, Majic knocked at the large door, "Oh! No one's home, can I leave now?" Volcan asked nervously.
"No." Orphen snapped and waited. Soon, the door swung open and there stood Marie-bella.
She looked up at Orphen in surprise, "Orphen! Majic!" She exclaimed, "I didn't think you'd be back around here for a while."
"We figured we might stop by for a visit." Orphen shrugged,
"By any chance, is Cleao home?" Majic asked. At the mention of her sister, Marie-bella's face saddened.
"Yes.she's home." She said quietly.
"Could we see her?" Majic asked, confused as to why everyone was acting so strange.
"Umm, I don't think Cleao's ready for any visitors." She stated sadly. Majic was about to ask why when their mother appeared from inside the house and it looked as if she had been crying.
"It's alright Marie-bella. They should see her now before anything else happens." She whispered before leaving just as quickly as she came.
"Very well, if you will, please follow me." She began to walk up the master staircase.
Orphen dropped Volcan and stared long and hard, "If I find that you've left, consider your life to be short." With that, he and Majic followed Cleao's older sister up the stairs to see Cleao. He wondered why everyone was so sad and distant, 'Cleao, what's happened here? What is wrong with you?' He thought as they came to a grand set of doors.
"She's through these doors, but I must warn you that it isn't what you'd expect." Quickly, she fled down the hall and Orphen swore he saw tears escape her eyes.
Silently, Majic pushed the door open a crack they and watched as Dortin moved about the room. Cleao seemed to be sleeping soundly on her large, canopy bed with Leki curled up in a ball at the foot of the bed, "Here we are Miss Cleao, nice and sunny." He chirped as he pushed open the curtains. Dortin moved to her side and gave her hand a squeeze, "Please wake up soon." He whispered, but Orphen caught it.
Deciding now was the best time to act, he pushed the door open all the way and stepped in with his apprentice on his heels. As he walked, his boot clanked against the hard floor, causing Dortin to whirl around with a frightened look and Leki to lift his head up, "O-Orphen!" He exclaimed.
"Dortin, what's going on?" He demanded, "What the hell is going on." He repeated, staring at Cleao's still form. He was surprised that she didn't move, since she usually tossed around a lot in her sleep.
"I'm sorry Orphen but I..I can't tell you!" He cried and quickly ran past the two who didn't bother to stop him.
Slowly and step by step, Orphen walked to her side and knelt down. He noticed her hair and the white bandage around her forehead, "Leki, what happened to her?" Majic asked the wolven pup.
"There was a robber." A voice stated softly. Both men turned to the doorway to see Cleao's mother.
"What?" Orphen asked incredulously.
"Three nights ago, there was a thief in our house. Cleao tried to stop him but he ended up throwing her off the third-story balcony," She paused to recollect herself and Orphen let rage boil up within himself. Someone intentionally hurt Cleao and he wouldn't rest until they were caught, "She did end up giving him a good blow to the face before..it happened."
"What's going to happen to her?" Majic asked, afraid of the answer.
"The doctors say that she might never wake up and even if she did; she'd probably be paralyzed from the neck down." She sobbed and quickly left them alone with stunned expressions.
"T-That can't be." He murmured and carefully lifted her head up to feel around. Sure enough he felt the broken vertebra in her upper spine. Stunned went to horrified and horrified went to furious, 'Someone will pay.' He vowed silently and set her head back down, 'Someone *will* pay.'.
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Later that evening, Majic had gone downstairs but Orphen refused to leave Cleao's side. Marie-bella came to Majic's side, "You're welcome to stay here as long as you like." She offered.
"That's very kind of you. I had a feeling that master wouldn't leave Cleao's side until a final decision was made." He said with a knowing smile.
"I fixed two rooms up for you. They're next to Cleao's and dinner will be ready shortly." She stated as she left the room.
'Well, better go tell master, though it won't do much good.' He laughed at that thought as he ascended the stairs. When he came to Cleao's door, he was surprised to find Dortin peeking in and watching, "Dortin?" Majic called.
He jumped and turned to the apprentice, "Ah! Majic you scared me."
"What are you doing?" He asked as he approached.
"I..err..uhh." He couldn't seem to find the words.
Majic pushed the door open and nudged the troll in, "Why don't you share with Orphen and I." He suggested, causing Orphen to look over at them from his place at Cleao's side. His cloak was strewn over a chair and he just sat there, staring at her face.
"What is it?" He asked dully.
"I'm..so sorry..Orphen." He cried between sniffs and sobs.
The sorcerer looked at him, clueless, "What do you have to be sorry for?"
"I was there..when it happened and I..I couldn't do anything to help or..stop it." He bawled. Orphen and Majic were still clueless as ever but when Leki barked, he drew their attention away from Dortin. They both stared into his emerald eyes and were showed the fateful night through Leki's eyes.
They saw everything from the first knife thrown to Dortin trying to pull Cleao up. When it was finished, Orphen smiled at the troll, "Dortin," He caught his attention, "You have nothing to be sorry for. If you hadn't been there, he might have done more harm to Cleao than what did happen."
"Thank you, Orphen." Dortin smiled gratefully.
Suddenly, Orphen stood up, "Wait a minute." He ran over to the balcony and looked over at the place where Cleao fell, "Yes!" He cheered and ran back to her side, "Dortin."
"Yes?" He asked quizzically.
"I need a bowl of crystal water, a pin, rubbing alcohol and a dry cloth." He demanded as he pulled off his gloves and vest.
"Uhh, sure." He quickly scampered out of the room.
"Master, what are you planning on doing?" Majic asked, watching his every move.
"I'm planning on healing Cleao's broken neck." He stated determinedly as he threw his things next to his cloak. Dortin ran in with a bowl of water and a bag on his arm.
"Here you go." He set them on the nightstand next to Cleao's bed.
"Thanks, now stand back." He commanded softly. The two backed away. Orphen held his hands over the bowl of water and concentrated, "Don't fail me now." He whispered. A small amount of magic dust fell from his fingers and into the bowl, causing it to glow gold. Orphen picked up the pin and opened the bottle of alcohol. He dipped it in several times before closing the strong smelling substance. Gently, he picked up her head again and felt for the broken bone. Wincing when he found it, he carefully pricked the spot on her neck with the pin.
A few drops of blood ran down her neck but he wiped them away. Then, Orphen soaked the cloth in the golden water and wrung it out. He carefully patted the spot on her neck a few times before holding it firmly against her neck. His hand and the back of her neck began to glow a soft pink before it dimmed and faded away. He dropped the pin on the table and the rag in the bowl before falling back into the chair, "I hope that works." He murmured.
"How long before we can tell?" Majic asked.
"Maybe tomorrow morning at the earliest." He shrugged and closed his eyes, lulling off into a deep sleep.
Majic covered him with a blanket at began to leave the room when he heard a soft murmur, "Cle-ao." Orphen whispered. The apprentice smiled and silently shut the door, 'For his sake, I hope it does.'
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OOOOOO!!! Does Orphen's magic work or will Cleao be lost forever to them all! Dun, dun dun!