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Post by Zack Asiv on May 2, 2019 20:35:10 GMT -8
Hypnos would reach out and she would feel her hands disappear in his palm as he held his hand still for her to be led to an open place.
"Get comfortable then."
He would help her down if needed then sit next to her, sand forming a throne suddenly under him.
"That Sudeki power of yours is fine if it will put you at ease."
Hypnos would say as he held his hands out towards Avice once she was comfortable. She would feel the sleep hit her hard and fast, literally falling into a dream state in her consciousness. Before reappearing inside her familiar mindscape. Where Leon was waiting.
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Post by Drake on May 2, 2019 20:44:58 GMT -8
Drake paused. Oh shit, he really can read minds... still, Drake wasn't going to pass up the opportunity to see the soul of a Titan. And so he would activate it, and see what he could see.
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Post by Avice Locke on May 2, 2019 20:52:20 GMT -8
"Thank you." She felt him even if it was almost like air.
Hearing his next sentence she was unsure if he was talking to her or not but she could feel Drake's energy wavering. She suspected otherwise and kept quiet. More so she sat down near him the energy was incredible. She felt it pass through her and felt light and warm. It almost didn't matter what position she fell into. But she did get in her usual comfortable side legs stacked and an arm curled under her head for support.
When she woke there was Leon and she could see once more. "Are you still in my head?" she pointed to her temple in motion for it. "Are you the mark left by that man, the eyes I squished, the... the... " she tried to think of more things to name off. "The actual Leon?"
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Post by Zack Asiv on May 2, 2019 21:28:11 GMT -8
Drake would see an intense and deep blue glow from Hypnos' soul, the vibrations from it's intense power sent shockwaves of blue energy.
"Satisfied?"
Hypnos would ask Drake.
Inside Avice's head Leon would nod.
"In a way. I'm a fail safe waiting for the moment my power is needed. I may not be the real thing, but I have all his knowledge. Eventually I will fade as my power is drained."
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Post by Drake on May 2, 2019 21:33:57 GMT -8
Drake was in awe of the intensity of his soul.
"Wow... what... what are you? I've... I've never seen a soul, or a power, like yours before..."
This thing was stronger than the strongest people he had seen, including Reisuke, Kentler, and even Mathew. That last part peaked his interest. How did one become so damn powerful...
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Post by Avice Locke on May 2, 2019 21:41:49 GMT -8
Avice narrowed her gaze. There was a sense of security with him being here and if he faded what more would she lose. What more would she miss?
"How would you feel if I told you I tried all that I could without further hurting myself... but I had to give up taking him from the Afterlife?" She would start walking closer to this form of Leon left behind.
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Post by Zack Asiv on May 2, 2019 22:27:46 GMT -8
Leon would shrug.
"If you give up on that mission he wouldn't blame you. It's not your task to complete."
As for Hypnos he would shake his head slowly.
"I am very, very old."
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Post by Avice Locke on May 2, 2019 22:35:02 GMT -8
"She looked at him confused. "Then if that is how he feels..." She let out a sigh of relief. "I no longer want to question his reasons for asking me for my help. I suppose I can feel better about the fact he isn't depending on me for something like this."
"Would you know what Leon might have done with my original eyes and what I would need to do to obtain them once more?" She looked around and the place was what she might have remembered, greyscaled field and oozing some black substance from the endless heights of darkened skies.
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Post by Drake on May 2, 2019 22:36:01 GMT -8
Drake believed it. This being... was something else. Drake dropped to a knee in respect.
"I... I am seeking a path that... honestly seems impossible right now. And, if I'm being honest, there are times I wonder if it's the right path... I was wondering if I could be so bold as to ask you for advice while I'm here..."
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Post by Zack Asiv on May 2, 2019 23:18:55 GMT -8
Leon would nod.
"Oh, yeah he left those in his office. Little stash of eye's in his safe. Password is LightningDragonIsBestDragon."
Hypnos would look at Drake and nod.
"Then what advice do you need, because you seem more conflicted than your statement would lead you to believe."
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Post by Drake on May 2, 2019 23:35:52 GMT -8
Drake ran through the questions in his. Are the Dragons as evil as he believed? Do they need to come to an end? Should he put an end to them? He needed power. He was too weak. What path is the right path? What did the Dra Aht vision mean? Was that what he wanted? The younger version of him pointed out that his promise was different when he was younger, was that true? How can I get stronger? Why do I want to get stronger? Is it because of glory? Pride? Anger? ...Fear? All these and more flowed in his mind. Drake would look at Hypnos.
"I... don't know... normally in this situation I would ask for power, or a way to gain it... but, I feel like asking that of you would be a waste, even if you did grant what I asked for..."
Drake paused again.
"I think the best thing I could ask for is for your wisdom. But, rather than narrow it down with my thoughts. I would ask if you would bestow the wisdom you feel is best for me."
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Post by Avice Locke on May 2, 2019 23:41:16 GMT -8
"You... are shitting me." She buried her face in her palms and lowered her posture. "I came all the way up to a Titan just to hear you say that." Oh, the pain she was feeling. "I am being gifted a favor from Dionysus who called in a favor from Hypnos... and... they... are at Cabal in a... safe???" she felt like she had wasted everyone's time and effort. "I should have taken Odin's words a little more literally... But so much cryptic bull shit I second guess every choice I make and the vague nonsense you Dragons spout... and... I just have taken chances and trusted too much... tearing my body [l]literally[/i] apart. I get it! Fool me once, shame on you and fool me twice, shame on me. Fucking shame on me, I only have myself to kick and blame for this."
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Post by Zack Asiv on May 2, 2019 23:57:47 GMT -8
Leon would stare for a moment.
"Wait Odin? Titan? The fuck? I don't uh... We don't talk to them much? Unless you mean Gaia?"
Hypnos would look at Drake then to Dionysus. Dionysus would shrug and go back to being quiet.
"There are a lot of questions in your mind. You seek power, but without a clear definition of why, or what power even is. A conflicted future, a forgotten past."
Hypnos would grin before Drake would suddenly fall asleep.
Drake's Assignment: Make a 500 minimum word post dreaming about his past, reliving every point where he was forced to grow and become what he is now, except see if from the outside, see what REALLY happened from all points of view. Raikotsu, his mother, himself, the bad guys, the good guys. Truly know the past.
Reward: Power, +5 exp.
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Post by Avice Locke on May 3, 2019 0:11:01 GMT -8
"I originally sought their aid because your physical self is in an afterlife... Raikotsu let me meet Hades once but apparently, he is away from his station. Dionysus offered to help and I have been accepting it taking him all over this mountain to Hypnos... Who has aided me into this mindscape to speak to you... Did you catch up yet? I assumed you are in my head and were aware of my surroundings." She sighed. "The Death Gods can't help me and the being that made the Sudeki Afterlife is no longer in its control I believe it's in the hands of Leon and possibly Raikotsu... since I destroyed Leon's eyes I can no longer connect or contact him. So I can not get to Leon, but Dionysus offered to help me with my eyes. With them in Cabal, I'll likely never get to them, I am a deserter and Leon made sure of that when he sold me to Prota! Are... you... caught... up?"
She was so done...
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Post by Drake on May 3, 2019 1:13:19 GMT -8
Drake’s eyes would snap open. He was no longer in the room with Hypnos nor any of the others.
“What the… Where the fuck am I?”
His voice sounded strange, it echoed as if he was far away from his own voice.
“What’s going on?!”
Drake would ask, a bit more than a little concerned, and freaking out. It would be a moment or two before Drake would recognize where he was. He was home, at the whore house. But this scene was both familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. It was somewhere he hadn’t been but he had visited before. During his trip in Dra Aht. This was the room where Mathew and Leon ate pizza while Rai was in the room with Drake’s mother. But it was empty right now. Not for long though, as there was a loud sound of people laughing and talking walking towards the doors of the whore house. Then in barged the three Elder Dragons, Leon was dragging a boy by the back of his neck. The boy looked like Drake…
“Fuck. I hate that I actually thought that…”
Drake’s mom would walk out of her room demanding to know what the fuck they were doing here and what the fuck they wanted. The only response she got was Mathew proclaiming that they were here to teach his apprentice an important life lesson, Leon then threw Rai into the room with Drakes mom and Mathew sealed the room with earth. Drake was now inside the sealed room and witnessed as Rai and Drake’s Mother both would bang on the walls. Drake’s mother however quickly turned her attention away from the walls and stared at Rai angrily. Rai kept trying to break the wall. Finally he would stop and turn to Drake’s mom.
“If we work together, I’m sure we coul-“
He wouldn’t be able to get another word out as the woman grabbed Rai by his throat and threw him on the bed. Rai was extremely confused. The woman was just rage incarnate. Her hatred for the Dragons was radiating off of her in waves, and she directed ALL of that Rage towards Rai who was so stunned by what was happening he didn’t even attempt to resist as she chained Rai to the bed. It wasn’t until it was already too late when Rai would start to struggle and try to free himself. But it was obvious that this was early in Rai’s training and he still didn’t have any real power. Drake was sure that even he could knock Rai around at this point. Drake watched as his mother readied her… toys and proceeded to… literally torture Rai. Drake had been a whore, and he had been in a lot of situations where he had been asked to do… some strange things. But this… this was more than even the hardest masochist would request or even accept. Drake finally got to the point where he couldn’t watch anymore and he would go to turn around. Only to find that the was now in the other room with Mathew and Leon who were enjoying a pizza together. Drake raged. How could they be ok with what they were putting Rai through? Wasn’t Leon Rai’s uncle? And Mathew, Rai’s master? Drake stormed over there, this time too angry to be concerned with how strong they were. But as he approached he wouldn’t be able to start speaking before he could not just hear but feel the thoughts and feeling from the two elders before him. They were laughing and enjoying themselves because they truly believed that they were introducing Rai to the time of his life. Leon had talked with Aryn to set this all up before hand, and had even given her a very generous sum of money and asked for her best whore just for Rai. Leon wanted Rai to have the full experience. Mathew trusted Leon had a plan and went along with it. He, too, thought it was ridiculous that Rai was still a virgin. He hoped that maybe getting the kid laid, Rai would loosen up a bit and stop being some weird mix of super tense and incredibly irresponsible. But both of their intentions with this action, was for Rai’s best interest and benefit, they legitimately believed they were doing something nice for him…
“This… this is bullshit. This can’t be real.”
He would turn around again and he would see himself, as a child. He was only 4 or 5.
“Mommy? Where is Daddy?”
“The fuck did you just say?!”
The boy would look scared and start to recoil.
“N-nothing…”
“I ASKED WHAT DID YOU SAY?!”
The boy’s lip began to quiver.
“I-I heard the girls talking and they said that Daddy was really strong now. A lot different than he was when he came here last…”
Drake was rewarded by being slapped so hard his little body spun around and slammed into the table behind him. He would begin to cry.
“Shut up!”
She would say kicking him.
“And don’t you EVER talk about that piece of Trash EVER again! GOT IT?!”
Drake was whimpering and in pain but dared not cry, lest he be hit again.
“Your father is an EVIL man, so are his friends. Don’t you EVER trust a Dragon. They are terrible individuals that have no problems ending the world as long as it means that they benefit from it. They will kill you the moment they find out about your existence. So you better become strong enough to kill them! They are BAD men!”
Drake would nod whimpering in silence. He knew about the bad men. They were the ones that hurt mommy. They are the ones that made her mad, and that’s why she hurt Drake. But Mommy still loved him. He knew it.
“I promise, I’ll beat up the bad men mommy.”
Drake would whimper. She would smile, however grown up Drake would see the smile for what it really was, fake.
“I know you will sweetie. Mommy loves you. Never forget that.”
“I promise mommy.”
Little Drake would hug his mom. However, Drake watched as the whore’s face became disgusted while she held the boy. Drake became pissed. He then watched as this scene played out again, and again, and again. Years, and years, of this abuse and manipulation. Drake was literally bred to hate the Dragon’s. He was lead to believe that his mother loved him… all lies…
“My life… has been a giant. Fucking. Lie.”
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