A/N: Well here I am again; ch 3! I had ment to mention this before, but forgot: Xionis's name is pronounced SHEE-o-Nis. One of my friends said some people would pronounce it wrong...Well let me shut up and let you get to why your here...hopefully some reviews this time around
The feeling of falling is strange. Especially when you have no damn clue where your falling into. The air rushed and danced wildly,drunkedly around them as the fell farther and farther away from their reality. Colors and sensations swirled and vaulted through them as the pressure of the air seemed to increase.
But, of course, creepy girls can whisk you off to other worlds, but you can't float in mid-air. This makes perfect sense. Kaden was the first to hit the ground. It was slightly cusioned with undergrowth and bushes, so the white, hot pain soon died down to a throb. Then Xionis comically fell ontop of him. She sat up and straddled his waist, holding her own throbbing temple.
"As enjoyable as this is," he looked up at her from hooded eyes,"your slowly, but surely, crushing me." A raging blush bleeded over her face, and her complexion did little to hide it.
"Sorry; thought you liked it when the girl took over," she replied while trying to compose herself. He sat up and Xionis slid off of him. She got to her feet and dusted off her summer sky dress.
"Oh...dear lord," Kaden breathed when he took in their surroundings. The sky looked mid-twilight. Soft pigments of pink,orange,and red streaked along the dark ceiling of this new world. Wild, unnaturally beautiful vegetaion grew from every angle, nook, and crany from the ground up. Softly glowing leaves, bushes and flowers acted as eathly stars, littered unintentionally in beautifull patterns.
"This land is beautifull, no?" a wistful voice called from behind the couple. The two whipped around quickly and found the tall beautiful girl that caused them to be here. Her pale hair belowed softly in the light breeze.
" I thought you said you weren't coming," Xionis accused.
The girl in question raised a perfectly manicured eyebrow. "Did I say that? Oops; I forgot," she giggled softly.
"Well, were are we?"
She skipped over to them, a smile plastered on her face, though her eyes looked unforgiving. "Why, you just landed in Lazur-," she stopped short and seemed to contimplate wether she should finish the word. "Well that's unimportant for now," she recoverd in a rushed tone. "My name is Lapin White by the way, since you were so impolite to not ask." She looked away and cutely pouted.
Xionis was taken aback by the quick turn of subjects. She had always been taught to be polite and courtious. "Oh, I'm sorry...I hadn't thought on that. But its nice to meet you Lapin," she stated, reaching out her hand in an offer of a hanshake. Lapin accepted with a broad grin. Kaden stood not too far off from the aquainting females, and stared at the oddly beautiful scenery layed out before them. The other two of the group chatted friendly and laughed a few times but he paid them no real attention. He noticed at how Lapin had quickly changed the subject when Xionis had brought up the question about the name of this land. He turned back to the two, that very question burning in his mind.
"What's this place called," he asked Lapin.
She abruptly stopped talking, tripping over her words. Her eyes became wide, but she fought to regain compousure. She cleared ther throat and began to speak.
"In the old, better days this land was named Lazurith, after our goddess. But a lesser goddess was jealous of how we loved and worshipped Lazurith, her name was Onyx. Our Lady knew of this and tried to comprimise with the lesser goddess and try to make her feel important, special;" she sighed, breaking her monolouge, but soon continued again. "But she surged up against our Lady and was cast out of her heavens. And Lazurith could do nothing when Onyx came down upon us and released her wrath and anger. She and her Knights control all of Lazurith with an iron fist. She is known as the Red Queen for how she severly dipped the land in blood and we now know this place as UnderKingdom." She bowed her head as if to pray to Lazurith for the pain of this UnderKingdom.
"Why can't Lazurith do anything," Kaden inquired, feeling saddend by her story.
"Onyx is a lesser goddess, but still a goddess, with power and free will. All dieties are blessed with this and our Lady cannot do anything to stop this..." she looked as if she wanted to tell them something but held back and opted only to looking off into the distance, a dreamlike expression on her face.
"Your not telling us something; what is it," asked Xionis. Lapin looked over at her, her eyes narrow but hopeful as if all the answers to their problems were within Xionis...But soon the silence was broken and a screech flew through the thick, tension-filled air. Shouts of outrage and anarchy also accompanied the wild but oddly joyful screams. The trio instinctivly dashed for cover in the thick low bushes. A flash of blond hair and dark skin breezed gracefully past them. Unfourtunantly, Lapin chose that moment to sneeze; it wasn't loud but it was enough to make the boy stop and turn torward them. A branded his face with a mad, wild grin jumping in the bushes with them.
"Wot, by any chance, are we hidin' from?" he asked innocently, startling blue eyes wide, with a thick accent.
"Are you really asking me such a horrendous question?" Lapin tried to keep her anger from seeping into her voice, but it rose instead with that very emotion.
"Oy? Reely wot da 'ell are ya talkin' bout Lappy? I asked ya a simple enough question," the young man was either oblivios to Lapin's anger or just wanted to piss her off. He was accomplishing both.
"UGH! Lievre if you don't stop your madness I swear I'll bring down the wrath of the gods upon your sorry ass!" she exploded with rage and annoyance. Lievre bit his red lip, trying hard not to burst out laughing. Xionis and Kaden layed on their bellies watching the scene play out.
"LIEVRE! You piece-o-shit! GET YOUR SORRY HARE ASS OUT HERE AND FACE YOUR CONSEQUENCES!" bellowed the voice of an obviously outraged man. The three, excluding Lievre, went still and quiet as if trying to blend into the bushes.
"Well...guess dats ma que. Be righ' back hon," Lievre stated joyfully. He gracefully jumped out of the vegatation, whispering words in a gruntal, throaty language. A silver and onyx bow and arrow brandished his hand. He was quick to load up the weapon and the agile arrow met their mark easily. Only one shot. It had burrowed deep in between the mans eyes killing him instantly. Then, as if the arrow had slashed through a cloud of flesh, blood began raining harshly. It bleeded over the forest floor, tarnishing its innocence with scarlet pigment.
Xionis, Kaden, and Lapin stepped carefully (which translated to a timid, slow trek) out of the bushes. Xionis tried in vain not to look at the gorey body lying limply on the ground, eyes open but forever unseeing. He could have been anyone. Someone's friend, son, uncle...brother. But that didn't matter anymore; he was dead. Her discomfort didn't last for long, the body dissolved into the atmosphere, only the blood left from his eternal wound to remind the foursome of the deed.
"What happend to him," Kaden said in a soft voice. A huge change from his usual sarcastic tone.
"Dats unimpo'ant righ' now. We've gotta ge' in town kidos," Lievre stated. Xionis turned to him in bewilderment, finally actually getting a good look at the young man. He was tall, with dark bronze skin that couldn't be accomplished with tanning, but had the hair and eyes of a fair man. And he was half naked. His tone torso showed no signs of sweat from the little adventure experienced just moments ago. Dark, leather like pants were worn and he wore large brass cuffs that extended to his forearm.
"We're goin'. Now," he stated and trooped off, the others following after.
all done =)