Tales of Crimson Tears Chapter Six: An Unexpected Visitor
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Lloyd watched Forcystus carefully and considered what to do next. He hadn't a clue how to take a body but surely he'd figure it out soon enough. At any rate now wouldn't be a very good time to strike. Not only was Forcystus in transit but there were Desians everywhere. Looking at all of them Lloyd was reminded of ants scurrying around mindlessly, following the orders of their queen. Maybe comparing Desians to ants wasn't nice but they weren't nice people so why should Lloyd try?
Forcystus was headed to his office it seemed. As they went along the number of Desians thinned. Thinking about it, Lloyd figured that this area was probably more restricted or something. He had seen the hallway to where he heard sounds of the prisoners and there were Desians EVERYWHERE there. But they sure moved out of the way in a hurry as Forcystus walked by.
"Lord Forcystus..." Quiet murmurs were heard as they passed by the small fry Desians. Lloyd marvelled at the extreme amount of respect all the Desians had for this Forcystus guy. The respect in their voices didn't even seem to have much or any fear in it. They honestly respected him and seemed to desire his acceptance of them. Lloyd wondered what this Forcystus guy could have possibly have done for the Desians to react to him in such a manner. Forcystus seemed to accept their behaviour towards him with a certain grace and lack of arrogance about it. Whenever he actually nodded or acknowledged a Desian, the Desian looked amazed and even happy about it.
After a few minutes more of walking, Forcystus entered a well lit but rather small room. In it there was a bed, a desk, and several other things, mostly Desian technology. Looking around, Lloyd caught himself wondering about the daily life of a Desian. With a sigh, Forcystus sat down in a chair and reclined, putting his feet up on the desk. Muttering to himself about schedules, he fumbled with the golden cannon on his right hand. With a loud clunk the cannon unclasped and fell to the ground and then onto its side. Ignoring the cannon now, Forcystus massaged his arm which looked to be in rather bad shape. Lloyd could see large white scars and what seemed to be burn marks all up and down Forcystus' arm and he wondered what could have happened to cause such injuries.
A few more minutes passed before Forcystus simply let the wounded am drop to the side. He winced slightly and then brought it up to rest in his lap. With a sigh he picked up a few papers and looked through them with disinterest. Then he tossed them to the side and muttered something about...Caviar? Lloyd blinked. Why would Forcystus but muttering about something like that? He shrugged and simply filed it under "Weird Things That Desians like to do"
A moment later there was a knock on the door. Forcystus looked up and muttered out a "Come in" to the unknown visitor.
"I see your in good health." A blue haired man stepped into the office. "Tell me, have you considered my offer Forcystus?"
"Ha!" Forcystus laughed. "Yuan, there is no way I'd even consider something like that. Going against Lord Yggdrasill's wishes and running the risk of cooperating with humans?" Forcystus looked disgusted. "Even if you could somehow magically fix my arm, I still wouldn't."
"For-"
"I don't care so put a can on it "Lord" Yuan." Forcystus glared at Yuan. "I am not going to be part of this crazy scheme of yours and I won't act as your little spy here." Yuan's eye narrowed but before he could say anything Forcystus spoke again. "Get out of here and be thankful I don't tell Lord Yggdrasill you 're prying into business that doesn't concern you."
"I should have known you'd be too stubborn." Yuan spat out and then stalked out of the office, passing through Lloyd as he did so. Lloyd felt an eerie shiver run through him as Yuan did so and for a second he almost felt alive again.
"..." Forcystus watched until Yuan had left and then relaxed in his chair. Leaning his head back he sighed and looked up at the ceiling. "Lord Yggdrasill..." He mumbled. Lloyd blinked and floated closer to him. He didn't understand a whole lot of what had just happened and he didn't know who this Yggdrasill guy was. But if Forcystus worked under this "Yggdrasill" guy then it must mean that Yggdrasill had something to do with the Desians. Did that mean that Yuan guy worked under him too? It sure sounded like it but Forcystus had called him "Lord Yuan" if rather sarcastically. With a sigh Lloyd shook his head and decided to think about all of it some other time.
"Right now I gotta focus on what I'm gonna do now...I have to get this guy's body, defeat my body thief and return to my own body. Then I need to find out what was up with the theft and after that I can look into all this "Yggdrasill" business...Ugh!" Lloyd threw his hands up in the air, feeling frustrated. "There are just too many darn things I have to do!" Sighing he went to lean against the wall and then promptly fell through it. Half in and half out he looked up at the ceiling, feeling very tired of this damned ghost business and wishing it could be done and over with already. Looking down he found himself wondering why he didn't fall through the ground...
"I guess I better go check on how the technicians' progress is going on the..." Mumbling under his breath Forcystus got up. Lloyd's eyes widened as he realized that if Forcystus walked away he might not get another chance of getting his body before it would be too late. After all, he hadn't a clue of what his body thief was planning but a gut instinct told him that it was nothing good. Forcystus began picking up his cannon and walking towards the door at the same time, beginning to put it on as he walked. Desperately, Lloyd lunged at him, arms outstretched in a mockery of a hug.
"AH!" Lloyd and Forcystus simultaneously felt a horrible chill and shudder run through their bodies. Forcystus dropped the cannon and fell to his knees, wrapping his arms around himself as he was overtaken by shivers. Lloyd on the other hand was suffering from a sense of self-detachment, like he was floating through a dark space with no sense of what or where. Then, in a flash both felt a strange suction that seemed to press on both body and mind. As light filled Lloyd's eyes, darkness overcame Forcystus along with a dreadful feeling of loss.
After a while, Lloyd sat up and took the first breath he had in awhile. Never had breathing felt so wonderful. Slowly opening his eyes he struggled to focus. Everything was a blur of colours and motion. However, after awhile he was able to focus on the door. Wow...that door is so reassuring...He thought dazedly, staring at the slick metal. Blinking several times he looked down at his new body. "It...It actually worked...?" He mumbled in amazement, stretching the good arm out. Forcystus' body was in excellent shape except for his right arm of course. Oddly enough, as Lloyd began to get used to his new body, he was suffering from an intense craving for...sweets. Lloyd blinked and licked his lips. Getting up he looked around the office but there wasn't a candy in sight.
YOU BASTARD! Lloyd reeled back as he heard a voice. He cast a nervous glance around the office but there wasn't anything in sight, ghost or otherwise. I'LL KILL YOU! At the death threat Lloyd made a shocking connection. The voice...wasn't coming from the room for a good reason. The voice was coming from inside his-Forcystus'-head!
"W-What!?" Lloyd found himself backing up against the wall, as if seeking protection from what he could not escape. "You're in my head!?"
No your in MY head you god damn- Forcystus showed off a colourful vocabulary to a stunned and confused Lloyd. Slowly, Lloyd struggled to gain control over the situation.
"I can explain everything-"
I DON'T WANT YOU TO EXPLAIN! I WANT YOU TO GET OUT OF MY BODY! Forcystus voice was full of rage and...Lloyd wasn't sure but he thought he could detect a hint of fear. Then again, it would make sense to be afraid of something like this occurring to you. Lloyd could only all to well remember the fear and horror when it had occurred to him so even if Forcystus WAS a Desian why should it be any different? Lloyd took a deep breath and wiped some sweat off his brow.
"I can't." He heard Forcystus growl like an angry dog.
You got in there and you can get out of there! Now get the hell out! Lloyd sighed and rubbed his-Forcystus'-temples, feeling the beginnings of a headache starting. Get out! Forcystus angry voice was starting to feel like a hammer on the inside of Lloyd's-Forcystus'-head.
"Please, quiet down, your giving me a headache." He muttered. "And I'm not even gonna be here long. I just need to do some stuff and then you can go on your merry little way."
Any amount of time is too long!
"Oh shut up." Lloyd snarled in frustration. Suddenly, the door opened and a Desian walked in, looking rather confused.
"Lord Forcystus...? I-I was coming to give you a report but..." She shifted uncomfortably. "W-were you just talking to yourself?" Lloyd gulped nervously.