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I actually spell checked Chapter 31 of candle and I noticed how many hideous spelling errors there were. And I'd just like to take this moment to say...It was against raw posting from the start! It was all his fault! (Eiri-san point's at Alfeegi who's still unconscious and can't possibly defend his position.) I tried to tell him (Ruwalk raises an angry fist as irritation marks dance all over him.) but would he listen to me? No, no... (Ruwalk jumps the author and fists and feet raise up from the dust clouds.) *BEEEEEP* (the screen goes blank for a moment then a poorly drawn head of Lykouleon pops up next to some formal writing.) I'm sorry the author is experiencing the beating of her life, and won't be available for the rest of the opening. Sorry for any inconvenience. *BEEEEP*
Author's note: I Eiri-san being of sound mind and body do here by bequeath...wait that's later. I forgot how I colored Devlin so no matter what I wrote before he's got black hair and blue eyes and looks like the teen version of Roy Mustang from Full Metal Alchemist (No, I don't own Full Metal Alchemist either, poo.)
Chapter 32
The sunny day gave way to a cool night. Not a cloud spotted the night sky as a full moon over shadowed most of the night stars. Many of the torches were not lit within the castle hall ways that night because of the shining globe that reflected the yellow light on the other side of the world. The night was indeed beautiful but there was something in the air that made the people uneasy.
"Hey Devlin, come to start your shift for the vault?" the carrot topped dragon about six years older than the brunet, smiled to see the young dragon fighter.
"Yes." His blue eyes were focused and yet distracted at the same time.
"Are you still beatin' yourself up over the accident huh?" the green eyed dragon asked.
"I...failed." the brunet had to admit.
"The security officer has already told you to get over it." the red head shrugged. "You shouldn't be working extra hours to make up for it, we've got plenty of fighters who are just as passionate about their jobs."
"You've heard?" Blue eyes blinked.
"Yeah and I'm not the only one who thinks it's a bad move. You work a late shift normally, you're going to end up messing up from fatigue." he pointed his hand like a gun at the young dragon, "Think about it."
"Maybe your right," the brunet nodded. "thank you for your advice."
"Sure." the green eyed man started to walk away but stopped and looked back. "Oh. I wanted to tell you, I saw Minna earlier."
"Minna?" Devlin seemed really suddenly interested in listening to his superior. "Really? How was she?"
"Geez," he scratched his red hair, "it's been three days since the accident and your still avoid her huh?"
"Wha," the youth turned crimson. "I, I'm sure I don't know what you mean." he turned away so you could only see his profile.
"Yeah right. Everybody knows you've got a crush on her, that's why you took this post, so you could see her more, wasn't it?"
"I..." His blue eyes were like open books.
"Listen, I'll just say this. You're gonna ruin you're life if you don't start forgiving yourself for things out of your control. It was just an accident and just because you wanted to talk to Minna that night..." Green eyes noticed the brunet's eye brow's knot.
"I shouldn't have left my post!" he was suddenly hostile in his tone and completely turned off to any thing the tighter had to say.
"But..."
"If you'll excuse me, I have my job to do. Thank you for your hard work, I'll take over from here." He stiffly stood by the closed vault.
"Nobody's perfect Devlin," the man turned away, "remember that. See ya later." And with that he left the young dragon to guard his post.
"To strive for perfection is the purpose of life." The black haired dragon mumbled under his breath. The youth bit the inside of his cheek to control his emotions but thought it best to stop when he started tasting blood.
"Where is he?" Devlin jerked his head toward the other hall when he heard voices of his fellow dragon fighters. "I don't know, he was here." Clarence said, "Check the secret passage." Devlin recognized Atton's voice, "Sir, it's been blocked since yesterday." That last one was Erilite, wasn't he watching Kai-Stern's quarters? "Notify the security officer and fan out, he can't have gotten far."
"What's going on?" The brunet stopped Erilite as he was rushing past.
"Devlin, have you seen the secretary of foreign affairs?"
"No," he shook his head, "why? What's going on?"
"He's...he's disappeared."
"What..." Blue eyes grew wide as the dragon broke away from his fellow officer, "What's happening to Draqueen that she can't trust her own officers?"
In the infirmary...
Ruwalk had fallen asleep, his head on Alfeegi's blankets. The strawberry blond had been still for quite some time, resting as he normally would. The moon light shone through the panned glass in a ghostly glow. Without wind or pressure, the windows suddenly rattled very gently. The small hook that held the pane's secure, flipped off of it's bolt and the windows slowly creaked open. A quiet step tapped from the window ledge and onto the floor. The moon light met no resistance although their had to be someone there.
"Alfeegi."
"Hu..." the strawberry blond jerked his head when he heard this voice.
"Sweetheart, it's time to wake up."
"Who...who's there?" in a groggy haze crystalline copper eyes opened.
Elsewhere in the castle...
"You should get to your room, there's no telling where he might be." a dragon fighter told the servant of long silver hair and violet eyes.
"I understand." Minna held both hands before her as she nodded. The dragon fighter rushed down the hall and the lady in waiting went the opposite, not to her room. "I have to find him first." As she ran around the corner she bumped into a young lady around her age with long blond hair and green eyes. "Oh," she exclaimed on impact. "I'm so sorry, I..." the maid's breath caught in her throat as she saw an overwhelming darkness at the center of those cheerful green eyes.
"I can help you find Kai-Stern..." A toothy grin split the woman's face as she snatched Minna's arm with an iron grip. Terror filled those violet eyes as her mouth opened but true fear has no voice.
Back to the infirmary...
"He needs you now, Alfeegi." The moon light wasn't alone. A young woman glowed in a hazy spectral form at the window.
"Who needs me?" He rubbed his crystalline copper eyes as he slipped out from his bed.
"Come. He's right there." The woman's milky arm indicated below them.
"Who?" The strawberry blond came beside her to see. "Kai-Stern." he said under his breath.
"Yes."
"What is happening to him?" The white dragon officer watched the blue dragon officer as he wandered through the grasses toward one of the gates. His trying to leave wasn't the surprising part as he moved there seemed to be a silhouette around him like a ghost image that followed his every movement.
"Come." Alfeegi looked up to see the woman standing outside the window. He arms welcomed him. "He needs you now."
"Kai-Stern...needs me..." The chief secretary stepped up onto the window sill.
In Lykouleon's bed chamber...
The blond lord sat up like a shot. His green eyes wide as he jerked the blankets off, went to the balcony and threw open the doors. Raseleane had slept in her own room these past nights, he was grateful because he had been having strange dreams lately. He didn't want to disturb her or worry her unnecessarily. This dream had been the worst yet like a gathering of all his fears to haunt him in one night. But even the cool night air and the comforting glow of the moon wouldn't make this uneasy feeling go away. Just as he awoke he could have sworn he heard a blood curdling scream. He wiped the sweat off his brow and thought about Kai-Stern. He had been so busy with foreign dignitaries and meetings with regional kings and, he paused to shutter, paper work. It's like his workload has tripled. He couldn't wait until Alfeegi and Kai-Stern were back in action. He really depended on them...all of his officers. He let out a calming breath before green eyes looked out over the courtyard. His hands grabbed the rail as he exclaimed.
"K-Kai-Stern!"
Infirmary...
"A-" Ruwalk had also awoken from the echoing sound of the blood curdling scream. When his brown eyes looked about, "Alfeegi." The yellow dragon officer launched himself out of his chair, cleared the bed with one step just in time to see the strawberry blond step off of the window sill. "ALFEE..." his shout was held hostage by his amazement. The white dragon officer seemed to be floating gently down toward the courtyard. When he was rational enough, he noticed the blue dragon officer already down there and wandering in a stupor toward the gate. "Kai-Stern? Alfeegi."
In the court yard...
"I've got you. We're almost there." Her voice was kind and her arms held the strawberry blond like he was a child needing comfort. They set down softly onto the cool grass touched by moon light. "It's up to you now."
"Wait," the chief secretary's mind seemed clearer now and he realized he didn't even know what was happening, "Who are you?" She smiled and her image seemed to scatter as the wind picked up. The white dragon officer used his left arm as a shield against the sudden gale. When he looked again she was gone. Crystalline copper eyes noticed his target. He was walking but without purpose or true direction. He seemed to be headed to the gate, the blue dragon officer had to re-step because he almost fell. "Is he...drunk?"
"(simultaneous/ dialogue)"
"(I should never have left her alone./Why did I have to leave?)" Kai-Stern's voice seemed divided. He was speaking but it was like someone else was talking at the same time. "(I miss her./I can't go back.) (I can't remember./I can't forget.)" Alfeegi came to the frosty haired dragon watching in horror as a phantom image seemed to mouth the extra set of words. "(I don't know what to do anymore./Some body help me.) (Tyr./Lykouleon.)"
"Kai-Stern." The crystalline copper eyes dragon stopped his afflicted friend by placing both hands on his shoulders. Two sets of eyes looked into those metallic pools. One set yellow the other baby blue.
"(I don't want to die./I don't want to die.)" A different kind of fear reflected in either set of pain filled eyes. The strawberry blond couldn't understand what was happening to his poor friend. It's a possibility that he may never know and that...hurt. The white dragon officer embraced the blue dragon officer. The albino seemed to collapse and Alfeegi hit the ground to cushion his breakdown. "(Tyr/Alfeegi)" The secretary of foreign affairs buried his face in the strawberry blond's night shirt at the tummy and wrapped his arms round the other's middle. The two voices began to merge as the blue dragon officer began to sob.
"You're not going to die." He felt a tear pool in his own crystalline copper eyes. He stroked his friend's wild frosty hair. "Not if I can help it."
"Alfeegi!" the yellow dragon officer came running to them.
"Kai-Stern!" only a short distance away, but from another part of the castle the dragon lord rushed to meet them.
"Ruwalk, Lord Lykouleon." the strawberry blond thought to wipe away the tear that managed to get past his resistance but with Kai-Stern like this...it didn't really matter how dignified the chief secretary appeared.
"Is everyone alright here?" Tetheus came as quickly as he could with a few dragon fighters at his flanks.
"I think it's over, for now." Alfeegi, rubbed the blue dragon officer's back.
"Lord Lykouleon. You should be inside."
"What's the matter?"
"Three of my dragon fighters are dead. We'll have to check, but it appears that some of their blood may have been consumed."
"A demon?"
"I can't be sure. I would prefer to be cautious."
"I understand but..." Lykouleon was about to protest.
"Kai-Stern?" Alfeegi felt the dragon's back jerk violently as he coughed. Kai-Stern pushed himself away from the chief secretary as he held his throat. He opened his mouth and a dark granular mess spilled over his tongue and onto the ground. The blue dragon officer took a few breaths before he tipped over, falling over into the white dragon officer's lap. Everyone observed that on a blade of grass where one of the granules touched was the slick residue of blood. "He-He's unconscious." The chief secretary told them.
"It's blood." Tetheus said the words no one else could voice.
"Bring Doctor Arvis here now! Wake him if you must. Do it now!" Ruwalk directed the closest dragon fighter who immediately obeyed.
"Kai-Stern..." blue eyes couldn't believe he was having a worse nightmare when he was awake.
Just inside the castle...
"I can't." Minna shivered, covering her neck with a bloody cloth.
"Yes, you're right." The blond woman once introduced to Kai-Stern as Shizell, hugged her from behind and bit her ear. The victimized girl winced as a trickle of blood colored at trail to her collar bone. "We'll have to wait till he's alone." The violet eyed girl was pulled by the opposite arm, spinning around to face the lovely blue eyed woman. Her toothy grin just wouldn't go away.
"They'll have guards all around him, it's not good-" the lady in waiting was pulled closer to this demon like girl.
"Don't worry, you'll get your chance." The green eyed young lady stroked the curtain of shimmering silver. "Be patient my darling." Shizell pulled that hair back, a tear fell down the maid's cheek as a pool of blood spilled over her chin from the demon's bruising kiss.
I actually spell checked Chapter 31 of candle and I noticed how many hideous spelling errors there were. And I'd just like to take this moment to say...It was against raw posting from the start! It was all his fault! (Eiri-san point's at Alfeegi who's still unconscious and can't possibly defend his position.) I tried to tell him (Ruwalk raises an angry fist as irritation marks dance all over him.) but would he listen to me? No, no... (Ruwalk jumps the author and fists and feet raise up from the dust clouds.) *BEEEEEP* (the screen goes blank for a moment then a poorly drawn head of Lykouleon pops up next to some formal writing.) I'm sorry the author is experiencing the beating of her life, and won't be available for the rest of the opening. Sorry for any inconvenience. *BEEEEP*
Author's note: I Eiri-san being of sound mind and body do here by bequeath...wait that's later. I forgot how I colored Devlin so no matter what I wrote before he's got black hair and blue eyes and looks like the teen version of Roy Mustang from Full Metal Alchemist (No, I don't own Full Metal Alchemist either, poo.)
Chapter 32
The sunny day gave way to a cool night. Not a cloud spotted the night sky as a full moon over shadowed most of the night stars. Many of the torches were not lit within the castle hall ways that night because of the shining globe that reflected the yellow light on the other side of the world. The night was indeed beautiful but there was something in the air that made the people uneasy.
"Hey Devlin, come to start your shift for the vault?" the carrot topped dragon about six years older than the brunet, smiled to see the young dragon fighter.
"Yes." His blue eyes were focused and yet distracted at the same time.
"Are you still beatin' yourself up over the accident huh?" the green eyed dragon asked.
"I...failed." the brunet had to admit.
"The security officer has already told you to get over it." the red head shrugged. "You shouldn't be working extra hours to make up for it, we've got plenty of fighters who are just as passionate about their jobs."
"You've heard?" Blue eyes blinked.
"Yeah and I'm not the only one who thinks it's a bad move. You work a late shift normally, you're going to end up messing up from fatigue." he pointed his hand like a gun at the young dragon, "Think about it."
"Maybe your right," the brunet nodded. "thank you for your advice."
"Sure." the green eyed man started to walk away but stopped and looked back. "Oh. I wanted to tell you, I saw Minna earlier."
"Minna?" Devlin seemed really suddenly interested in listening to his superior. "Really? How was she?"
"Geez," he scratched his red hair, "it's been three days since the accident and your still avoid her huh?"
"Wha," the youth turned crimson. "I, I'm sure I don't know what you mean." he turned away so you could only see his profile.
"Yeah right. Everybody knows you've got a crush on her, that's why you took this post, so you could see her more, wasn't it?"
"I..." His blue eyes were like open books.
"Listen, I'll just say this. You're gonna ruin you're life if you don't start forgiving yourself for things out of your control. It was just an accident and just because you wanted to talk to Minna that night..." Green eyes noticed the brunet's eye brow's knot.
"I shouldn't have left my post!" he was suddenly hostile in his tone and completely turned off to any thing the tighter had to say.
"But..."
"If you'll excuse me, I have my job to do. Thank you for your hard work, I'll take over from here." He stiffly stood by the closed vault.
"Nobody's perfect Devlin," the man turned away, "remember that. See ya later." And with that he left the young dragon to guard his post.
"To strive for perfection is the purpose of life." The black haired dragon mumbled under his breath. The youth bit the inside of his cheek to control his emotions but thought it best to stop when he started tasting blood.
"Where is he?" Devlin jerked his head toward the other hall when he heard voices of his fellow dragon fighters. "I don't know, he was here." Clarence said, "Check the secret passage." Devlin recognized Atton's voice, "Sir, it's been blocked since yesterday." That last one was Erilite, wasn't he watching Kai-Stern's quarters? "Notify the security officer and fan out, he can't have gotten far."
"What's going on?" The brunet stopped Erilite as he was rushing past.
"Devlin, have you seen the secretary of foreign affairs?"
"No," he shook his head, "why? What's going on?"
"He's...he's disappeared."
"What..." Blue eyes grew wide as the dragon broke away from his fellow officer, "What's happening to Draqueen that she can't trust her own officers?"
In the infirmary...
Ruwalk had fallen asleep, his head on Alfeegi's blankets. The strawberry blond had been still for quite some time, resting as he normally would. The moon light shone through the panned glass in a ghostly glow. Without wind or pressure, the windows suddenly rattled very gently. The small hook that held the pane's secure, flipped off of it's bolt and the windows slowly creaked open. A quiet step tapped from the window ledge and onto the floor. The moon light met no resistance although their had to be someone there.
"Alfeegi."
"Hu..." the strawberry blond jerked his head when he heard this voice.
"Sweetheart, it's time to wake up."
"Who...who's there?" in a groggy haze crystalline copper eyes opened.
Elsewhere in the castle...
"You should get to your room, there's no telling where he might be." a dragon fighter told the servant of long silver hair and violet eyes.
"I understand." Minna held both hands before her as she nodded. The dragon fighter rushed down the hall and the lady in waiting went the opposite, not to her room. "I have to find him first." As she ran around the corner she bumped into a young lady around her age with long blond hair and green eyes. "Oh," she exclaimed on impact. "I'm so sorry, I..." the maid's breath caught in her throat as she saw an overwhelming darkness at the center of those cheerful green eyes.
"I can help you find Kai-Stern..." A toothy grin split the woman's face as she snatched Minna's arm with an iron grip. Terror filled those violet eyes as her mouth opened but true fear has no voice.
Back to the infirmary...
"He needs you now, Alfeegi." The moon light wasn't alone. A young woman glowed in a hazy spectral form at the window.
"Who needs me?" He rubbed his crystalline copper eyes as he slipped out from his bed.
"Come. He's right there." The woman's milky arm indicated below them.
"Who?" The strawberry blond came beside her to see. "Kai-Stern." he said under his breath.
"Yes."
"What is happening to him?" The white dragon officer watched the blue dragon officer as he wandered through the grasses toward one of the gates. His trying to leave wasn't the surprising part as he moved there seemed to be a silhouette around him like a ghost image that followed his every movement.
"Come." Alfeegi looked up to see the woman standing outside the window. He arms welcomed him. "He needs you now."
"Kai-Stern...needs me..." The chief secretary stepped up onto the window sill.
In Lykouleon's bed chamber...
The blond lord sat up like a shot. His green eyes wide as he jerked the blankets off, went to the balcony and threw open the doors. Raseleane had slept in her own room these past nights, he was grateful because he had been having strange dreams lately. He didn't want to disturb her or worry her unnecessarily. This dream had been the worst yet like a gathering of all his fears to haunt him in one night. But even the cool night air and the comforting glow of the moon wouldn't make this uneasy feeling go away. Just as he awoke he could have sworn he heard a blood curdling scream. He wiped the sweat off his brow and thought about Kai-Stern. He had been so busy with foreign dignitaries and meetings with regional kings and, he paused to shutter, paper work. It's like his workload has tripled. He couldn't wait until Alfeegi and Kai-Stern were back in action. He really depended on them...all of his officers. He let out a calming breath before green eyes looked out over the courtyard. His hands grabbed the rail as he exclaimed.
"K-Kai-Stern!"
Infirmary...
"A-" Ruwalk had also awoken from the echoing sound of the blood curdling scream. When his brown eyes looked about, "Alfeegi." The yellow dragon officer launched himself out of his chair, cleared the bed with one step just in time to see the strawberry blond step off of the window sill. "ALFEE..." his shout was held hostage by his amazement. The white dragon officer seemed to be floating gently down toward the courtyard. When he was rational enough, he noticed the blue dragon officer already down there and wandering in a stupor toward the gate. "Kai-Stern? Alfeegi."
In the court yard...
"I've got you. We're almost there." Her voice was kind and her arms held the strawberry blond like he was a child needing comfort. They set down softly onto the cool grass touched by moon light. "It's up to you now."
"Wait," the chief secretary's mind seemed clearer now and he realized he didn't even know what was happening, "Who are you?" She smiled and her image seemed to scatter as the wind picked up. The white dragon officer used his left arm as a shield against the sudden gale. When he looked again she was gone. Crystalline copper eyes noticed his target. He was walking but without purpose or true direction. He seemed to be headed to the gate, the blue dragon officer had to re-step because he almost fell. "Is he...drunk?"
"(simultaneous/ dialogue)"
"(I should never have left her alone./Why did I have to leave?)" Kai-Stern's voice seemed divided. He was speaking but it was like someone else was talking at the same time. "(I miss her./I can't go back.) (I can't remember./I can't forget.)" Alfeegi came to the frosty haired dragon watching in horror as a phantom image seemed to mouth the extra set of words. "(I don't know what to do anymore./Some body help me.) (Tyr./Lykouleon.)"
"Kai-Stern." The crystalline copper eyes dragon stopped his afflicted friend by placing both hands on his shoulders. Two sets of eyes looked into those metallic pools. One set yellow the other baby blue.
"(I don't want to die./I don't want to die.)" A different kind of fear reflected in either set of pain filled eyes. The strawberry blond couldn't understand what was happening to his poor friend. It's a possibility that he may never know and that...hurt. The white dragon officer embraced the blue dragon officer. The albino seemed to collapse and Alfeegi hit the ground to cushion his breakdown. "(Tyr/Alfeegi)" The secretary of foreign affairs buried his face in the strawberry blond's night shirt at the tummy and wrapped his arms round the other's middle. The two voices began to merge as the blue dragon officer began to sob.
"You're not going to die." He felt a tear pool in his own crystalline copper eyes. He stroked his friend's wild frosty hair. "Not if I can help it."
"Alfeegi!" the yellow dragon officer came running to them.
"Kai-Stern!" only a short distance away, but from another part of the castle the dragon lord rushed to meet them.
"Ruwalk, Lord Lykouleon." the strawberry blond thought to wipe away the tear that managed to get past his resistance but with Kai-Stern like this...it didn't really matter how dignified the chief secretary appeared.
"Is everyone alright here?" Tetheus came as quickly as he could with a few dragon fighters at his flanks.
"I think it's over, for now." Alfeegi, rubbed the blue dragon officer's back.
"Lord Lykouleon. You should be inside."
"What's the matter?"
"Three of my dragon fighters are dead. We'll have to check, but it appears that some of their blood may have been consumed."
"A demon?"
"I can't be sure. I would prefer to be cautious."
"I understand but..." Lykouleon was about to protest.
"Kai-Stern?" Alfeegi felt the dragon's back jerk violently as he coughed. Kai-Stern pushed himself away from the chief secretary as he held his throat. He opened his mouth and a dark granular mess spilled over his tongue and onto the ground. The blue dragon officer took a few breaths before he tipped over, falling over into the white dragon officer's lap. Everyone observed that on a blade of grass where one of the granules touched was the slick residue of blood. "He-He's unconscious." The chief secretary told them.
"It's blood." Tetheus said the words no one else could voice.
"Bring Doctor Arvis here now! Wake him if you must. Do it now!" Ruwalk directed the closest dragon fighter who immediately obeyed.
"Kai-Stern..." blue eyes couldn't believe he was having a worse nightmare when he was awake.
Just inside the castle...
"I can't." Minna shivered, covering her neck with a bloody cloth.
"Yes, you're right." The blond woman once introduced to Kai-Stern as Shizell, hugged her from behind and bit her ear. The victimized girl winced as a trickle of blood colored at trail to her collar bone. "We'll have to wait till he's alone." The violet eyed girl was pulled by the opposite arm, spinning around to face the lovely blue eyed woman. Her toothy grin just wouldn't go away.
"They'll have guards all around him, it's not good-" the lady in waiting was pulled closer to this demon like girl.
"Don't worry, you'll get your chance." The green eyed young lady stroked the curtain of shimmering silver. "Be patient my darling." Shizell pulled that hair back, a tear fell down the maid's cheek as a pool of blood spilled over her chin from the demon's bruising kiss.
