Bikon and Beta
Chapter 9
Korunue gasps, suddanly, and sits bolt upright, breathing hard. Gamma leans back up. "What is it?"
Korunue blinks, relaxing. "just a nightmare.." Ali_Cia covers her head, stirring slightly. Alone. Korunue looks at Ali, sighing. "poor Ali." she murmers. Ali_Cia whines slightly.
Gamma looks over to her. "She was sharing your dream again right?"
Korunue shakes her head. "her own bad dream."
"Oh." HE looks over to Ali for a moment and then looks back to Kor. "Hey I almost forgot."
"what?"
"Beta said hello and that he's glad that you were laughing."
Korunue blinks. "Beta... is that who I was talking to before, then?"
Gamma nods. "Yeah. He's really nice. A lot nicer than Omega." HE seems to look a little annoyed.
Korunue snorts. "coulda fooled me."
"Well he was worried about you. He didn't want you to hurt yourself and he's a lot nicer than Omega. All he ever talks about is killing everything."
Korunue shrugs. "You should meet Kiky. Now SHE'S evil."
"Who's Kiky?"
Ali_Cia groans and wakes up, shaking her head. "Uugh."
"Kiky is, as far as I can tell, my father's first love. She's dead. She possesed me a few times... Mother's keeping her at bay, she said." she turns to Ali. "you alright?"
"Does she just want you to hurt people?"
"I'm alright, Korunue.." Ali murmers
Korunue shakes her head. "She wants me to suffer, then die. She wants to use my body to torment others, and use it to kill my father, and get revenge, then kill me. painfully."
Gamma thinks. "Well, I think Omega is somewhat the same way, except he just wants to take me over and then kill things. He couldn't really kill me but he could make me watch while he kills everyone."
Korunue nods. "Kiky... she caught Ronin, once. He was so brave... I told him, once she left to rest after tying us both up.. I told him to leave me, to run, because she'd kill him if he stayed. He worked his way loose, with a broken arm, and kissed me, refusing to leave." she sighs, wistfully, remembering...
Gamma nods. "I think the fact that Beta keeps Omega chained up is the only reason you havn't met him. Ali did and she said he was bad."
Korunue nods. "Jenny, too... Jenny... I miss her sometimes. She never possesed me, but she could talk into my mind. Eventually, though, she turned out to be, not a wise crow or a friend, but an evil demon named Demona, who claimed to be the true Miko, that mother didn't want me to have the power..."
Gamma thinks. "Does she turn into a black wolf and a dragon?"
Korunue shrugs. "Can't be sure, but... I think that was her, yes. She was a wolf... she is always black, pitch-black, blacker than night."
Ali_Cia closes her eyes, feeling tired. Weakness. She felt life draining out of her, spinning away into that infinate darkness.
Gamma nods. "I think I saw her, but she didn't know who she was."
Korunue blinks. "what? how.... that's strange..."
Gamma shrugs. "She was fightign that other white wolf that was with the fairy that made me into this." His wings spread a little.
Ali_Cia turns and heads into the water, lying down with her head on the land and the rest of her submerged. Korunue nods. "I remember.... she turned me into my true self as well." she looks ashamed, blushing and looking down.
Gamma shrugs. "Well unless I look like some kind of yellow slitted eyed and black winged thing with really sharp nails inside."
Korunue shrugs. "you saw what I am..." she doesn't look hopeful.
"I think she got it wrong"
Korunue shakes her head, and looks at Ali. "Ali.... come on over here and sit with us."
Ali_Cia shakes her head. Gamma shrugs. "Well either way you did help me a lot."
Korunue nods, sighing. "Life was simpler as a bitch."
"But I like you as you."
Korunue shrugs. "deep down, that's who I am. I knew this... the fairy just made it a little more public." she looks at Ali. "come on... you don't look so good..."
"No thank you." she murmers.
Gamma looks down. "So I really am a monster that will destroy everything."
Korunue looks at him. She seems about to say something, then thinks again. "Gamma... something's really wrong with Ali..."
Gamma looks over to Ali, trying to see what is wrong with her. Ali Cia is being "tapped into," her energy being drained away by.. something. Gamma tries to find where the energy is going while talking to Kor. "Your right. Something is wrong."
Korunue sighs. "I shoulda said something earlier..."
The energy is going down into the ground. Gamma blinks. "That dosn't make any sense." He tries to find were exactly its going.
Korunue blanches. "uh-oh.... not...." she swallows, looking to Ali.
The energy is going deep into the earth, to some point that's hard to find. Gamma blinks. "Her energy is just goign straight into the ground. I can't tell exactly where but its pretty deep."
Korunue nods, staring at Ali, compassion in her eyes. "my offer still stands." she says, simply.
"Korunue... don't..." Ali murmers, then switches to thoughtspeak.
Gamma looks to Kor. "Does this have to do with that big black thing?"
Korunue nods slowly. "Ali..."
~You are stronger than you think.~
Gamma looks back to Ali and then to Kor. "I'll help."
Korunue finally breaks her gaze and looks to GAmma. She nods, smiling faintly, though still looking grim. "if it comes down to it... " she murmers. "If it comes to that, I will be the one to help."
"Well, then I'll help you then." He sits back, closing his eyes to track the energy flow. Korunue sits, brooding, until she falls asleep.
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The next thing she is aware of is their mental rapport: Pain, spinning, darkness. Around and around, nothing to touch, nothing to hold. Alone. Ali stirs slightly in her sleep, then goes silent again. Gamma stirs as well, his tail moving a little as he turns to one side. Korunue wakes. Gods, she felt aweful... everything was kinda far-off seeming... she found the water next to her and drinks it down greedily. She felt a little better... she heads down to the water and refills the glass, drinking until her thirst was quenched. Then she looks to Ali. Fear, concern, worry... once her head clears anyway. Gamma is seen sleeping near her, his wings wrapped around him. Ali shivers, curling up tighter. Weakness. She felt life draining out of her, spinning away into that infinate darkness.
Korunue heads over to Ali, scooping her into her lap gently. "shh, shh... it's ok... nothing will hurt you. I swear." she whispers. Ali didn't even register the hug. All she knew was that spinning, infinate emptiness. So cold...Comfort, as much as Kor can muster, sends across, and as much warmpth as Kor can get up. Also a vague sense of Kor's own weakness. Ali Cia shivers again, uncontrollably. But it wasn't caused by Korunue. Gamma stirs a little more, his tail moving a bit and his wings shifting a little. Korunue begins to weep, softly. She holds Ali close, trying to warm her with her own body... Ali is slowly lulled out of her dream, back into peaceful unawareness.She begins to pull out of it, awakening, her head foggy, her body still tired.
Gamma slowly starts to awaken. He leans up and blinks his eyes sleepily. He streaches out his arms and yawns. Korunue does not see Gamma awakening, her head bent over Ali, her hair in her face, weeping softly. "ali..." she whispers. Ali stirs, groaning slightly, and begins to pull out of it, awakening, her head foggy, her body still tired. Gamma rubs his eyes as he looks around, his jet black wings streaching as his does. Korunue stops crying, wiping her eyes with one hand franticlly, and tries to look cheerful.
Gamma looks over to Kor and smiles. "Good morning."
Ali_Cia opens her eyes, looking up at Korunue's weeping face. "What's wrong..?"
Korunue smiles, weakly. "good morning." she replies to Gamma. her tears are gone now. "nothing... are you alright?" she asks Ali.
"Just tired."
Korunue nods. "Normal tired, or energy-sucking tired?" Kor would let no white lies get past.
"The.. energy."
Kor: ~do you think it's Him?~ no doubt as to who the He was... red, gleaming eyes in the darkness...
~I don't know..~
Gamma streaches again. "I think I need to get more sleep."
Korunue looks grim. She nods to Gamma. "If there's anything I can do... anything at all..."
Gamma shrugs. "Well all I said is that I a little tired, but if I think of anything I'll tell you allright."
Ali: ~Korunue.. if you sacrifice yourself... I'd.. oh, Korunue... you have to stand up to him, don't surrender.~
Korunue looks back down to Ali. She sighs. "no, don't start. I know what you think. I don't care." Ali_Cia whines slightly.
~Ali.. I have nothing else to give... you need someone strong, like Aldrea, or even Kit, to protect you... ~
~You are stronger than you think...~
Gamma looks around, wondering about getting something to eat. He usually wouldn't have to worry that much but for some reason he was still tired. Tears slide down Korunue's cheeks. She says nothing.
"Please." whispers Ali
Korunue shakes her head vigourusly. "I'm not, and you and I and Gamma all know it."
Gamma looks over to Kor as she mentions his name. "I know what?"
"I'm not strong. Not like Aldrea, or Kit, or you... "
Gamma shrugs. "I'n not that strong. I know that Beta had a hard time trying to keep you still when you got mad at him." He yawns again.
"Korunue... they aren't here. They can't help me. You're here, you're strong. You can help me."
Korunue nods, slowly. "I know. If you'll let me."
"I don't want you to sacrifice yourself like that."
Gamma blinks. "What are you talking about?"
"it's the only way I can help!"
"She wants to make a bargain with Astral Dragon, putting herself in my stead, but that won't help! With you out of the way, he can get me!" She shivers in fear.
"I know pain. I live with pain. I can handle pain. It would take a lot to kill me... it would give you a lot of time, if I occupy his entire mind trying to kill me..."
Gamma blinks. "You mean that black thing in that place you took me to get Kor?"
"Yes."
"it's up to me anyways. There's no point in discussing it."
Gamma blinks again. He seems to feel that somethign is wrong. "Well I don't think thats a good idea. What if he comes after Ali anyway?"
She ducks slightly, then looks at the waterfall.
Korunue shakes her head. "you and Ali would run, far, try and find a portal to go to another world. You could world-hop until you found some refuge. By the time he was done with me, you'd be worlds away." Kor lets go of Ali.
Gamma looks over at the waterfall, trying to think of what is wrong and then turns back to Kor. "But then you would be left here with that dragon."
Ali Cia feels an all time record of feeling helpless. ~Korunue... I'm going for a swim.~ She heads toward the waterfall, stepping into the water, and diving under.
~be sure to come back up.~
Korunue nods, looking him in the eye. "Ali doesn't want to let me."
"Well I wouldn't let you either. There has to be another way to stop him." Gamma yawns.
~Yes, Korunue..~ Ali Cia heads through the water, quietly, the coolness hardly seeming to make her feel better. In fact, it makes her feel worse now. She comes up in a cave that she knows is behind the waterfall, shaking herself off, and curling up in the darkness. She can picture it in her mind. Korunue, throwing herself at Astral Dragon's feet. He grins, snatching her limp body up, snapping her neck and tossing her aside like a rag doll. He then advances on her. A flash. The end.
Korunue turns to watch Ali, not saying a word.
Gamma stretches and looks over to where Ali is, trying to see if he can see any more of what is draining her energy.
Korunue watches Ali go out of sight and sighs. "poor Ali." she murmers, keeping a close eye on the waterfall
Korunue sends another picture, in response. Ali and Gamma fleeing, while Korunue shouts at the dragon. The dragon stopping to exchange words with her, and then taking her away to that other place. Her being defiant, causing the dragon to want to cause her misary, kill her slowly, make it painful. Meanwhile, losing track of Ali and Gamma. Their minds merge somewhat, creating a scinario together.
Gamma would notice that it's going to the exact same place underground, but there's a new connection, energy flowing down into the earth.
Gamma blinks. "Hey this is new." HE tries following that connection.
Korunue blinks. "what?"
He wouldn't be distracted so easily. No matter how much she begged, he would get rid of her quickly and head straight for Ali. Korunue would use her Miko powers, to FORCE him to pay attention. Even a flea can cause irritation to the largest of predators. And it only takes a second to go through a portal, and on to another, and another... He knows how to follow her. He's been doing it for so long. She could find Aldrea... Aldrea can protect her... She wouldn't know where to look.
Gamma blinks. "Well theres another power drain connention like Ali's" HE follows it up to where its coming from.
Korunue's eyes widen, then gloss over. "interesting."
Gamma is quiet for a moment. "Well it's not Ali that this one is connected to."
Korunue stares at the water intently, tears sliding down her cheeks.
Aldrea would find her, then! Or maybe not Aldrea. There's dragonslayers for every world... she could pretend to be human, or just claim that the dragon had killed humans... say Kor was human, and the dragon had killed her! Kor would rather die than lose another one... "Korunue..." A flood of grief and helplessness, fear of losing Korunue, hits her full blast. Korunue is overcome with it, as it mixes with her own emotions. fear of losing Ali, helplessness at not being able to do anything... maybe she should just chase after Ali, swim after her... Ali Cia is frightened by that thought. She gets up, turns, leaps into the water and starts swimming back toward Korunue.
Ali_Cia is seen under the water, swimming toward them franticly. She pulls herself up and onto the bank, stumbling over to Korunue and pressing close, even though she is sopping wet.
Korunue breathes hard, pulling Ali close to her. "Ali... " Ali whines.
Gamma looks over to Kor. "It's not you either."
Gamma closes his eyes and tries to close off the connention to his energy.
Korunue closes her eyes, against the heartache... "oh, Ali... you... you have to let me go sometime..."
Ali Cia wraps her wings around Korunue. "No! No, no no!" she sobs, not wanting to let go.
Korunue pulls Ali into a hug. She says nothing, eyes shut, tears sliding down her face. Ali feels like she can hold on forever, no matter what Korunue does.
Korunue no longer belives in forever... forever ends. someone dies. Korunue feels tired, and stupid, and sad. Ali releases a mental sigh. She feels the same way, even on her own.
Gamma sits there, still trying to stop whatever is draining his energy.
The amount of energy drained is supressed, but it doesn't stop.
Korunue looks up at Gamma. "did you find out what it was?" she asks, her voice hoarse.
Gamma sighs. "Well whatever he's doing, he's decided to include me in his plans. I'm able to slow it down, but now stop it."
Korunue turns pale. "Why not me? I have power and to spare...."
"But I'm basically a battery anyway. All I actually eat is energy. Since I'm use to handling it I was able to slow the drain down, but we're goign to have to find out where it's all going to stop it."
Korunue looks down. "and to think.. I'm the only one who still has her power intact, and I can't use it..."
Gamma blinks. "What do you mean?"
Korunue looks down. "I have to be mad to use it, remember?"
Gamma nods. "Well I think that thing could make you pretty mad if we had to fight it."
Korunue snorts. She stares at the water. "I can't be mad when I'm like this."
"Maybe theres a way to use your powers without you being mad."
Korunue stares at the water still. "maybe." she doesn't sound like she belives it.
"Well I didn't think there was a way for me to not drain the energy out of everything I touch, but I'm able to do that."
Korunue sighs. "maybe a ghost could protect Ali... Kiky was certainly powerful."
"Well I still think stopping that dragon would solve a lot."
Korunue shrugs, staring at the water. "maybe a nice swim would clear my head..." she murmers.
"I don't know. I cant really go swimming."
"Korunue..." ali whimpers.
Korunue says nothing, as her mind closes itself off to Ali
Ali is hurt, but she can do nothing. She is ready to take care of Korunue, though. Breathe for her, heartbeat, everything.
Korunue looks to Ali. "don't be silly. you need to save your energy."
"It won't waste energy, Korunue," she says almost accusingly.
Korunue looks down, shamed by the accusitory tone. "alright." she says. She makes no move to swim.
Ali closes her eyes and lies down.
Korunue sighs. "I won't swim, then, Ali." she says, softly, gazing down at her.
"It calms you, though. I won't be hurt if you swim."
Korunue snorts. "calm is overrated. There is calm, and then there is too calm."
"Would you rather experience it through me?"
Korunue sighs, and lays back. "no." she says, softly. She surrenders herself to sleep.~Wake me if He comes.~
~Alright...~
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ok, see this?
Session Close: Sun Apr 06 18:29:28 2003
Session Start: Fri Jul 04 20:43:07 2003
And this:
Session Close: Tue Jun 10 21:10:07 2003
Session Start: Fri Oct 03 16:17:39 2003
and don't forget this:
Session Close: Tue Jun 10 21:10:07 2003
Session Start: Fri Oct 03 16:27:46 2003
those are my 3 log files that I've been pulling from. @.@ Gamma's player has his hard drive wiped, Ronin's player was gone then, Ali's player doesn't log, and I have a BIG FLAMING HOLE!!!!! Yes, this is vexing! Yes, it's pointless because nobody reads this fic anywyas, or reviews except flames! Yes, I'm going to have to piece together what happened from the year-old memories of several teenagers! No, I might not be able to do it! Should I even bother trying? Review and let me know!!!!!!
*goes to lie down from drain bamage caused by frusturation and having to think*
Chapter 9
Korunue gasps, suddanly, and sits bolt upright, breathing hard. Gamma leans back up. "What is it?"
Korunue blinks, relaxing. "just a nightmare.." Ali_Cia covers her head, stirring slightly. Alone. Korunue looks at Ali, sighing. "poor Ali." she murmers. Ali_Cia whines slightly.
Gamma looks over to her. "She was sharing your dream again right?"
Korunue shakes her head. "her own bad dream."
"Oh." HE looks over to Ali for a moment and then looks back to Kor. "Hey I almost forgot."
"what?"
"Beta said hello and that he's glad that you were laughing."
Korunue blinks. "Beta... is that who I was talking to before, then?"
Gamma nods. "Yeah. He's really nice. A lot nicer than Omega." HE seems to look a little annoyed.
Korunue snorts. "coulda fooled me."
"Well he was worried about you. He didn't want you to hurt yourself and he's a lot nicer than Omega. All he ever talks about is killing everything."
Korunue shrugs. "You should meet Kiky. Now SHE'S evil."
"Who's Kiky?"
Ali_Cia groans and wakes up, shaking her head. "Uugh."
"Kiky is, as far as I can tell, my father's first love. She's dead. She possesed me a few times... Mother's keeping her at bay, she said." she turns to Ali. "you alright?"
"Does she just want you to hurt people?"
"I'm alright, Korunue.." Ali murmers
Korunue shakes her head. "She wants me to suffer, then die. She wants to use my body to torment others, and use it to kill my father, and get revenge, then kill me. painfully."
Gamma thinks. "Well, I think Omega is somewhat the same way, except he just wants to take me over and then kill things. He couldn't really kill me but he could make me watch while he kills everyone."
Korunue nods. "Kiky... she caught Ronin, once. He was so brave... I told him, once she left to rest after tying us both up.. I told him to leave me, to run, because she'd kill him if he stayed. He worked his way loose, with a broken arm, and kissed me, refusing to leave." she sighs, wistfully, remembering...
Gamma nods. "I think the fact that Beta keeps Omega chained up is the only reason you havn't met him. Ali did and she said he was bad."
Korunue nods. "Jenny, too... Jenny... I miss her sometimes. She never possesed me, but she could talk into my mind. Eventually, though, she turned out to be, not a wise crow or a friend, but an evil demon named Demona, who claimed to be the true Miko, that mother didn't want me to have the power..."
Gamma thinks. "Does she turn into a black wolf and a dragon?"
Korunue shrugs. "Can't be sure, but... I think that was her, yes. She was a wolf... she is always black, pitch-black, blacker than night."
Ali_Cia closes her eyes, feeling tired. Weakness. She felt life draining out of her, spinning away into that infinate darkness.
Gamma nods. "I think I saw her, but she didn't know who she was."
Korunue blinks. "what? how.... that's strange..."
Gamma shrugs. "She was fightign that other white wolf that was with the fairy that made me into this." His wings spread a little.
Ali_Cia turns and heads into the water, lying down with her head on the land and the rest of her submerged. Korunue nods. "I remember.... she turned me into my true self as well." she looks ashamed, blushing and looking down.
Gamma shrugs. "Well unless I look like some kind of yellow slitted eyed and black winged thing with really sharp nails inside."
Korunue shrugs. "you saw what I am..." she doesn't look hopeful.
"I think she got it wrong"
Korunue shakes her head, and looks at Ali. "Ali.... come on over here and sit with us."
Ali_Cia shakes her head. Gamma shrugs. "Well either way you did help me a lot."
Korunue nods, sighing. "Life was simpler as a bitch."
"But I like you as you."
Korunue shrugs. "deep down, that's who I am. I knew this... the fairy just made it a little more public." she looks at Ali. "come on... you don't look so good..."
"No thank you." she murmers.
Gamma looks down. "So I really am a monster that will destroy everything."
Korunue looks at him. She seems about to say something, then thinks again. "Gamma... something's really wrong with Ali..."
Gamma looks over to Ali, trying to see what is wrong with her. Ali Cia is being "tapped into," her energy being drained away by.. something. Gamma tries to find where the energy is going while talking to Kor. "Your right. Something is wrong."
Korunue sighs. "I shoulda said something earlier..."
The energy is going down into the ground. Gamma blinks. "That dosn't make any sense." He tries to find were exactly its going.
Korunue blanches. "uh-oh.... not...." she swallows, looking to Ali.
The energy is going deep into the earth, to some point that's hard to find. Gamma blinks. "Her energy is just goign straight into the ground. I can't tell exactly where but its pretty deep."
Korunue nods, staring at Ali, compassion in her eyes. "my offer still stands." she says, simply.
"Korunue... don't..." Ali murmers, then switches to thoughtspeak.
Gamma looks to Kor. "Does this have to do with that big black thing?"
Korunue nods slowly. "Ali..."
~You are stronger than you think.~
Gamma looks back to Ali and then to Kor. "I'll help."
Korunue finally breaks her gaze and looks to GAmma. She nods, smiling faintly, though still looking grim. "if it comes down to it... " she murmers. "If it comes to that, I will be the one to help."
"Well, then I'll help you then." He sits back, closing his eyes to track the energy flow. Korunue sits, brooding, until she falls asleep.
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The next thing she is aware of is their mental rapport: Pain, spinning, darkness. Around and around, nothing to touch, nothing to hold. Alone. Ali stirs slightly in her sleep, then goes silent again. Gamma stirs as well, his tail moving a little as he turns to one side. Korunue wakes. Gods, she felt aweful... everything was kinda far-off seeming... she found the water next to her and drinks it down greedily. She felt a little better... she heads down to the water and refills the glass, drinking until her thirst was quenched. Then she looks to Ali. Fear, concern, worry... once her head clears anyway. Gamma is seen sleeping near her, his wings wrapped around him. Ali shivers, curling up tighter. Weakness. She felt life draining out of her, spinning away into that infinate darkness.
Korunue heads over to Ali, scooping her into her lap gently. "shh, shh... it's ok... nothing will hurt you. I swear." she whispers. Ali didn't even register the hug. All she knew was that spinning, infinate emptiness. So cold...Comfort, as much as Kor can muster, sends across, and as much warmpth as Kor can get up. Also a vague sense of Kor's own weakness. Ali Cia shivers again, uncontrollably. But it wasn't caused by Korunue. Gamma stirs a little more, his tail moving a bit and his wings shifting a little. Korunue begins to weep, softly. She holds Ali close, trying to warm her with her own body... Ali is slowly lulled out of her dream, back into peaceful unawareness.She begins to pull out of it, awakening, her head foggy, her body still tired.
Gamma slowly starts to awaken. He leans up and blinks his eyes sleepily. He streaches out his arms and yawns. Korunue does not see Gamma awakening, her head bent over Ali, her hair in her face, weeping softly. "ali..." she whispers. Ali stirs, groaning slightly, and begins to pull out of it, awakening, her head foggy, her body still tired. Gamma rubs his eyes as he looks around, his jet black wings streaching as his does. Korunue stops crying, wiping her eyes with one hand franticlly, and tries to look cheerful.
Gamma looks over to Kor and smiles. "Good morning."
Ali_Cia opens her eyes, looking up at Korunue's weeping face. "What's wrong..?"
Korunue smiles, weakly. "good morning." she replies to Gamma. her tears are gone now. "nothing... are you alright?" she asks Ali.
"Just tired."
Korunue nods. "Normal tired, or energy-sucking tired?" Kor would let no white lies get past.
"The.. energy."
Kor: ~do you think it's Him?~ no doubt as to who the He was... red, gleaming eyes in the darkness...
~I don't know..~
Gamma streaches again. "I think I need to get more sleep."
Korunue looks grim. She nods to Gamma. "If there's anything I can do... anything at all..."
Gamma shrugs. "Well all I said is that I a little tired, but if I think of anything I'll tell you allright."
Ali: ~Korunue.. if you sacrifice yourself... I'd.. oh, Korunue... you have to stand up to him, don't surrender.~
Korunue looks back down to Ali. She sighs. "no, don't start. I know what you think. I don't care." Ali_Cia whines slightly.
~Ali.. I have nothing else to give... you need someone strong, like Aldrea, or even Kit, to protect you... ~
~You are stronger than you think...~
Gamma looks around, wondering about getting something to eat. He usually wouldn't have to worry that much but for some reason he was still tired. Tears slide down Korunue's cheeks. She says nothing.
"Please." whispers Ali
Korunue shakes her head vigourusly. "I'm not, and you and I and Gamma all know it."
Gamma looks over to Kor as she mentions his name. "I know what?"
"I'm not strong. Not like Aldrea, or Kit, or you... "
Gamma shrugs. "I'n not that strong. I know that Beta had a hard time trying to keep you still when you got mad at him." He yawns again.
"Korunue... they aren't here. They can't help me. You're here, you're strong. You can help me."
Korunue nods, slowly. "I know. If you'll let me."
"I don't want you to sacrifice yourself like that."
Gamma blinks. "What are you talking about?"
"it's the only way I can help!"
"She wants to make a bargain with Astral Dragon, putting herself in my stead, but that won't help! With you out of the way, he can get me!" She shivers in fear.
"I know pain. I live with pain. I can handle pain. It would take a lot to kill me... it would give you a lot of time, if I occupy his entire mind trying to kill me..."
Gamma blinks. "You mean that black thing in that place you took me to get Kor?"
"Yes."
"it's up to me anyways. There's no point in discussing it."
Gamma blinks again. He seems to feel that somethign is wrong. "Well I don't think thats a good idea. What if he comes after Ali anyway?"
She ducks slightly, then looks at the waterfall.
Korunue shakes her head. "you and Ali would run, far, try and find a portal to go to another world. You could world-hop until you found some refuge. By the time he was done with me, you'd be worlds away." Kor lets go of Ali.
Gamma looks over at the waterfall, trying to think of what is wrong and then turns back to Kor. "But then you would be left here with that dragon."
Ali Cia feels an all time record of feeling helpless. ~Korunue... I'm going for a swim.~ She heads toward the waterfall, stepping into the water, and diving under.
~be sure to come back up.~
Korunue nods, looking him in the eye. "Ali doesn't want to let me."
"Well I wouldn't let you either. There has to be another way to stop him." Gamma yawns.
~Yes, Korunue..~ Ali Cia heads through the water, quietly, the coolness hardly seeming to make her feel better. In fact, it makes her feel worse now. She comes up in a cave that she knows is behind the waterfall, shaking herself off, and curling up in the darkness. She can picture it in her mind. Korunue, throwing herself at Astral Dragon's feet. He grins, snatching her limp body up, snapping her neck and tossing her aside like a rag doll. He then advances on her. A flash. The end.
Korunue turns to watch Ali, not saying a word.
Gamma stretches and looks over to where Ali is, trying to see if he can see any more of what is draining her energy.
Korunue watches Ali go out of sight and sighs. "poor Ali." she murmers, keeping a close eye on the waterfall
Korunue sends another picture, in response. Ali and Gamma fleeing, while Korunue shouts at the dragon. The dragon stopping to exchange words with her, and then taking her away to that other place. Her being defiant, causing the dragon to want to cause her misary, kill her slowly, make it painful. Meanwhile, losing track of Ali and Gamma. Their minds merge somewhat, creating a scinario together.
Gamma would notice that it's going to the exact same place underground, but there's a new connection, energy flowing down into the earth.
Gamma blinks. "Hey this is new." HE tries following that connection.
Korunue blinks. "what?"
He wouldn't be distracted so easily. No matter how much she begged, he would get rid of her quickly and head straight for Ali. Korunue would use her Miko powers, to FORCE him to pay attention. Even a flea can cause irritation to the largest of predators. And it only takes a second to go through a portal, and on to another, and another... He knows how to follow her. He's been doing it for so long. She could find Aldrea... Aldrea can protect her... She wouldn't know where to look.
Gamma blinks. "Well theres another power drain connention like Ali's" HE follows it up to where its coming from.
Korunue's eyes widen, then gloss over. "interesting."
Gamma is quiet for a moment. "Well it's not Ali that this one is connected to."
Korunue stares at the water intently, tears sliding down her cheeks.
Aldrea would find her, then! Or maybe not Aldrea. There's dragonslayers for every world... she could pretend to be human, or just claim that the dragon had killed humans... say Kor was human, and the dragon had killed her! Kor would rather die than lose another one... "Korunue..." A flood of grief and helplessness, fear of losing Korunue, hits her full blast. Korunue is overcome with it, as it mixes with her own emotions. fear of losing Ali, helplessness at not being able to do anything... maybe she should just chase after Ali, swim after her... Ali Cia is frightened by that thought. She gets up, turns, leaps into the water and starts swimming back toward Korunue.
Ali_Cia is seen under the water, swimming toward them franticly. She pulls herself up and onto the bank, stumbling over to Korunue and pressing close, even though she is sopping wet.
Korunue breathes hard, pulling Ali close to her. "Ali... " Ali whines.
Gamma looks over to Kor. "It's not you either."
Gamma closes his eyes and tries to close off the connention to his energy.
Korunue closes her eyes, against the heartache... "oh, Ali... you... you have to let me go sometime..."
Ali Cia wraps her wings around Korunue. "No! No, no no!" she sobs, not wanting to let go.
Korunue pulls Ali into a hug. She says nothing, eyes shut, tears sliding down her face. Ali feels like she can hold on forever, no matter what Korunue does.
Korunue no longer belives in forever... forever ends. someone dies. Korunue feels tired, and stupid, and sad. Ali releases a mental sigh. She feels the same way, even on her own.
Gamma sits there, still trying to stop whatever is draining his energy.
The amount of energy drained is supressed, but it doesn't stop.
Korunue looks up at Gamma. "did you find out what it was?" she asks, her voice hoarse.
Gamma sighs. "Well whatever he's doing, he's decided to include me in his plans. I'm able to slow it down, but now stop it."
Korunue turns pale. "Why not me? I have power and to spare...."
"But I'm basically a battery anyway. All I actually eat is energy. Since I'm use to handling it I was able to slow the drain down, but we're goign to have to find out where it's all going to stop it."
Korunue looks down. "and to think.. I'm the only one who still has her power intact, and I can't use it..."
Gamma blinks. "What do you mean?"
Korunue looks down. "I have to be mad to use it, remember?"
Gamma nods. "Well I think that thing could make you pretty mad if we had to fight it."
Korunue snorts. She stares at the water. "I can't be mad when I'm like this."
"Maybe theres a way to use your powers without you being mad."
Korunue stares at the water still. "maybe." she doesn't sound like she belives it.
"Well I didn't think there was a way for me to not drain the energy out of everything I touch, but I'm able to do that."
Korunue sighs. "maybe a ghost could protect Ali... Kiky was certainly powerful."
"Well I still think stopping that dragon would solve a lot."
Korunue shrugs, staring at the water. "maybe a nice swim would clear my head..." she murmers.
"I don't know. I cant really go swimming."
"Korunue..." ali whimpers.
Korunue says nothing, as her mind closes itself off to Ali
Ali is hurt, but she can do nothing. She is ready to take care of Korunue, though. Breathe for her, heartbeat, everything.
Korunue looks to Ali. "don't be silly. you need to save your energy."
"It won't waste energy, Korunue," she says almost accusingly.
Korunue looks down, shamed by the accusitory tone. "alright." she says. She makes no move to swim.
Ali closes her eyes and lies down.
Korunue sighs. "I won't swim, then, Ali." she says, softly, gazing down at her.
"It calms you, though. I won't be hurt if you swim."
Korunue snorts. "calm is overrated. There is calm, and then there is too calm."
"Would you rather experience it through me?"
Korunue sighs, and lays back. "no." she says, softly. She surrenders herself to sleep.~Wake me if He comes.~
~Alright...~
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ok, see this?
Session Close: Sun Apr 06 18:29:28 2003
Session Start: Fri Jul 04 20:43:07 2003
And this:
Session Close: Tue Jun 10 21:10:07 2003
Session Start: Fri Oct 03 16:17:39 2003
and don't forget this:
Session Close: Tue Jun 10 21:10:07 2003
Session Start: Fri Oct 03 16:27:46 2003
those are my 3 log files that I've been pulling from. @.@ Gamma's player has his hard drive wiped, Ronin's player was gone then, Ali's player doesn't log, and I have a BIG FLAMING HOLE!!!!! Yes, this is vexing! Yes, it's pointless because nobody reads this fic anywyas, or reviews except flames! Yes, I'm going to have to piece together what happened from the year-old memories of several teenagers! No, I might not be able to do it! Should I even bother trying? Review and let me know!!!!!!
*goes to lie down from drain bamage caused by frusturation and having to think*
