Post by Tangrufa on Jan 26, 2011 16:20:56 GMT -5
OOC: Um, right right! This isn't that long, i don't think, and the end bit of the fight is a bit rushed. I just wanted to introduce two characters that I use a bit without feeling scared to death. Okay, here we go <3
"Ashes, ashes, they all fall down~"
"Am I interrupting you, Miss Lily?" A woman in simple garb projected
her voice across the valley of lilies. She began to walk down, her white dress
brushing against the flowers, which rustled to its touch. Her eyes were fixed
upon the singer, who seemed to have ignored her entirely. The rest of her
features were mostly hidden, as long raiment covered her mouth and shoulders,
and a bowler hat atop her head kept most of her chestnut hair hidden. Her arms,
however, were bare, revealing her pale skin. It was certainly not a deathly
white, but one could tell she didn't get much sun. Her boots traipsed downwards,
crushing the flora in their wake. The cloth wrapped tighter, its flower print
clinging to her. It almost looked lifelike, as if it had grown straight from the
fabric. A few feet away, the rustling stopped, and her mouth opened again. "Or
should I be calling you by your actual name, Katie?"
The singing stopped.
"..." The other girl had closed her mouth, recognizing the word. She
got up from her spot, which had looked to be the only pace she had sat for a
very long time. Under Miss Lilie was simply matted grass, nothing else. She
stood a little shorter than this new woman, a few inches, give or take. Miss
Lilie was similarly covered up, but in different places. She wore a blank shirt
without sleeves, donned with a wilted, purple flower at its center. Underneath
was a moss-coloured dress, and similar boots to the other woman. She actually
did, however, wear sleeves; they simply were not attached to the shirt. They
were purple in color, and completely covered her hands and the majority of her
arms. Miss Lilie stared.
"You took the baby away." The words were forced, and her voiced
cracked a bit as they came. She cleared her throat, and continued. "That is the
valley's baby." Miss Lilie did not break her gaze with the woman.
"Wow, you still remember, Katie. I can't say I've come to return it to
you," She gestured to her cloth, which uncoiled itself and ran down her arm,
revealing her face. "It is mine. That, however, is not why I'm here. You see-"
"That is the valley's baby." Miss Lilie spoke again, more forcefully
than before. She took a step towards this intruder, and her arm reached for the
other. The woman quickly retreated, and smiled a little, sadly, in a way.
"I've come to save you, Katie. Don't you remember me?" She finished
her sentence, and kept her smile on. She slowly took a step closer to Miss
Lilie, who remained tense, and hostility shined in her eyes. Her gaze wavered a
second, and her arm faltered, as Miss Lilie wracked her head for any other
memory. Her eyes snapped back into focus, and she glared at the stranger, who no
longer seemed so strange.
"...Odette." It was all she remembered of the woman. It had been so
long ago; it was surprising Miss Lilie could recall that much. She looked at
Odette's cloth, and her eyes focused upon the violet flower decorated on it.
"That is the valley's baby. You broke it." Her arm, yet again, reached for the
other.
Odette took another step back; this was not going as well as she had
hoped. However, she needed to help her friend, and had finally met the person
who could maybe do something about it. She tried again. "Katie, why don't you
come with me? There are a lot of places that are much more fun than this boring
old field. There's somebody I want you to meet." She put the smile on her face
one last time, and hoped Katie, not Miss Lilie, would hear her.
Miss Lilie was not swayed, and Katie was too far gone to hear her,
either way. Instead, Miss Lilie grabbed the sleeve on her arm, and removed it,
throwing it into the field. Her arm, revealed, was discolored, as if it had
died. It showed it was working perfectly fine, however, as it drew towards
Odette in the manner of a fist. Odette's smile turned into a frown, and raised
her arm to protect herself. Miss Lilie grinned, but it turned into a face of
confusion as her arm met cloth, the very same from earlier, that had switched
arms and swiftly flowed up to her to protect its owner from the blow. Miss Lilie
grunted, and her confusion turned to shock as the cloth remained before her.
Odette smiled.
"You can't hurt your babies, no matter how much you want to. That,
Katie, is why I refuse to return it to you." The flower print on the cloth
shimmered, and Miss Lilie retracted her arm, looking away. In her eyes, this
Odette was now a monster. How dare she take her child, and more so, use it
in...that! She would not be forgiven. Miss Lilie removed the other sleeve,
revealing an arm identical to the other, and threw the cloth into the field. She
stood there for a second, thinking. In looking through Katie, Miss Lilie
recalled that Odette was ultimately defensive. It would not be easy to break her
guard. With that in mind, Miss Lilie kicked at some flowers around her with a
sweep of the leg, sending all sorts of nectar and pollen flying. It made an odd,
murky haze when it came in contact with whatever the flower at her chest was
spewing outwards. Miss Lilie leaned forward and blew on it, causing it to travel
towards Odette.
Odette's eyes widened, and in response the garment traveled up her
neck and wrapped tightly around her nose and mouth. She could still breathe,
which was good and bad. Odette was aware that Katie's poison could be anything,
from something that will induce pain upon inhaling, or it could be meant to mess
up her vision. Luckily, it wasn't the latter, as it had seemed she had predicted
the outcome correctly. In response, Odette plucked three needles hidden in the
seams of her hat out. Burning, burning heat was its essence, and Odette deftly
twirled them in her fingers before she threw the small, thin steel wires at her
foe. Miss Lilie quickly sidestepped to the right, taking care not to step on her
flowers. All the same, the needles managed to graze her hair, while one went
through her dress, singing it and her hair as Miss Lilie felt the heat as they
whizzed past. Putting a hand to her hand, she almost missed Odette running up at
her. The taller, advancing woman held more thin metals between her fingers,
curled up in a fist. Miss Lilie's eyes widened in shock as the needles plunged
right into her stomach.
The freezing cold spread up and around the smaller girl's body, and it
seemed as if frost formed at her fingertips. It didn't hurt, though it was
terribly cold. Miss Lilie wondered where this murderer had travelled before
ripping the needles out. Crimson formed around the wound, but was covered and
wrapped tightly by two firm-looking vines that sprouted from the flower at her
chest. Odette's teeth formed in the form of a tch. She should have expected it
wouldn't be that easy, this was where the violet flower flourished most. It
wouldn't be that implausible for it to have enough strength to rapidly grow in
the poison fields it held its host under. Her cloth shifted around her mouth,
as if it, too, was troubled. Miss Lilie stared. "Are we done fighting?" Odette
ventured to say, continuing to coax her with words such as, "I'm sure you don't
want to get hurt." She wished desperately that she would not have to continue to
destroy her friend. She needed to take her while still conscious; the parasite
would not show mercy when it gained complete control. Miss Lilie's mouth
twitched, as if to mock her for asking such a question. The flower's poisons
drifted out, flowing to the girl's hand. It wrapped around, causing the skin to
become bright red. Odette, however, wasn't prepared for the resounding smack
across her arm. It stung a little, but then Odette leapt back, seeing that the
crimson acidic substance eat right through her sleeve. Miss Lilie grinned, and
with the realization that she held an advantage now, gave chase, both arms
positively glowing with that blood red shade.
Odette may do best defensively, but she knew she couldn't do much when
the enemy could literally burn it away. She briefly wondered what it was - her
cloth can survive stabbing, ice, electricity. It even came out of fire
unscathed! This, however, wasn't the pressing issue of the day. She was assigned
to take Katie-no, Miss Lilie back. She couldn't start thinking of what she was
now. Odette gritted her teeth, sidestepping a slap to the face. However unsafe
it was, the most logical thing to do would be to knock her out, then subdue the
parasite. She fingered her hat for the right needle, ducking from an
outstretched arm, then rolling over some spider lilies to avoid a crushing blow.
Plucking a thin one from her hat, she decided it would be best to stick it right
at the parasitic flower, so it would possibly work, too. Her cloth unwrapped
itself from her face, and Odette dodged an incoming punch and rolled behind Miss
Lilie to avoid a retaliation in the form of a misty purple cloud. She delivered
a resounding smack to Miss Lilie's head, deftly handling her cloth to pull the
younger girl towards Odette so the flower was in clear view as she fell,
unconscious. She was still young; it hadn't taqken much to knock her out. The
pressing problem was made aware as the flower at Miss Lilie's chest seemed to
bloom, and several odd plant-like tendrils burst from around her.
Odette was not one to stick around for this, however, and shoved the
needle right in the flower's apex. It took a moment, and Odette was briefly
worried that she had simple enraged the flower as roots rose from underneath her
feet and gripped her. That was not, however, the case, as they slackened and
lazily fell to the ground. Odette allowed herself a sigh of relief. She knelt
down to the sleeping girl's face, and brushed a stray hair out of her eyes. She
reached under her, and quietly lifted her up. Katie wasn't that heavy; after
five years, she still weighed exactly the same.
"I'm going to help you, Katie, I swear." With those last words, and a
final look upon the field, Odette followed the setting sun. Maybe she could
catch a train back. However it happened, she fiercely hoped Katie would not
awaken for a while yet.
OOC: ...Oh dear, I knew this was too short! :<
"Ashes, ashes, they all fall down~"
"Am I interrupting you, Miss Lily?" A woman in simple garb projected
her voice across the valley of lilies. She began to walk down, her white dress
brushing against the flowers, which rustled to its touch. Her eyes were fixed
upon the singer, who seemed to have ignored her entirely. The rest of her
features were mostly hidden, as long raiment covered her mouth and shoulders,
and a bowler hat atop her head kept most of her chestnut hair hidden. Her arms,
however, were bare, revealing her pale skin. It was certainly not a deathly
white, but one could tell she didn't get much sun. Her boots traipsed downwards,
crushing the flora in their wake. The cloth wrapped tighter, its flower print
clinging to her. It almost looked lifelike, as if it had grown straight from the
fabric. A few feet away, the rustling stopped, and her mouth opened again. "Or
should I be calling you by your actual name, Katie?"
The singing stopped.
"..." The other girl had closed her mouth, recognizing the word. She
got up from her spot, which had looked to be the only pace she had sat for a
very long time. Under Miss Lilie was simply matted grass, nothing else. She
stood a little shorter than this new woman, a few inches, give or take. Miss
Lilie was similarly covered up, but in different places. She wore a blank shirt
without sleeves, donned with a wilted, purple flower at its center. Underneath
was a moss-coloured dress, and similar boots to the other woman. She actually
did, however, wear sleeves; they simply were not attached to the shirt. They
were purple in color, and completely covered her hands and the majority of her
arms. Miss Lilie stared.
"You took the baby away." The words were forced, and her voiced
cracked a bit as they came. She cleared her throat, and continued. "That is the
valley's baby." Miss Lilie did not break her gaze with the woman.
"Wow, you still remember, Katie. I can't say I've come to return it to
you," She gestured to her cloth, which uncoiled itself and ran down her arm,
revealing her face. "It is mine. That, however, is not why I'm here. You see-"
"That is the valley's baby." Miss Lilie spoke again, more forcefully
than before. She took a step towards this intruder, and her arm reached for the
other. The woman quickly retreated, and smiled a little, sadly, in a way.
"I've come to save you, Katie. Don't you remember me?" She finished
her sentence, and kept her smile on. She slowly took a step closer to Miss
Lilie, who remained tense, and hostility shined in her eyes. Her gaze wavered a
second, and her arm faltered, as Miss Lilie wracked her head for any other
memory. Her eyes snapped back into focus, and she glared at the stranger, who no
longer seemed so strange.
"...Odette." It was all she remembered of the woman. It had been so
long ago; it was surprising Miss Lilie could recall that much. She looked at
Odette's cloth, and her eyes focused upon the violet flower decorated on it.
"That is the valley's baby. You broke it." Her arm, yet again, reached for the
other.
Odette took another step back; this was not going as well as she had
hoped. However, she needed to help her friend, and had finally met the person
who could maybe do something about it. She tried again. "Katie, why don't you
come with me? There are a lot of places that are much more fun than this boring
old field. There's somebody I want you to meet." She put the smile on her face
one last time, and hoped Katie, not Miss Lilie, would hear her.
Miss Lilie was not swayed, and Katie was too far gone to hear her,
either way. Instead, Miss Lilie grabbed the sleeve on her arm, and removed it,
throwing it into the field. Her arm, revealed, was discolored, as if it had
died. It showed it was working perfectly fine, however, as it drew towards
Odette in the manner of a fist. Odette's smile turned into a frown, and raised
her arm to protect herself. Miss Lilie grinned, but it turned into a face of
confusion as her arm met cloth, the very same from earlier, that had switched
arms and swiftly flowed up to her to protect its owner from the blow. Miss Lilie
grunted, and her confusion turned to shock as the cloth remained before her.
Odette smiled.
"You can't hurt your babies, no matter how much you want to. That,
Katie, is why I refuse to return it to you." The flower print on the cloth
shimmered, and Miss Lilie retracted her arm, looking away. In her eyes, this
Odette was now a monster. How dare she take her child, and more so, use it
in...that! She would not be forgiven. Miss Lilie removed the other sleeve,
revealing an arm identical to the other, and threw the cloth into the field. She
stood there for a second, thinking. In looking through Katie, Miss Lilie
recalled that Odette was ultimately defensive. It would not be easy to break her
guard. With that in mind, Miss Lilie kicked at some flowers around her with a
sweep of the leg, sending all sorts of nectar and pollen flying. It made an odd,
murky haze when it came in contact with whatever the flower at her chest was
spewing outwards. Miss Lilie leaned forward and blew on it, causing it to travel
towards Odette.
Odette's eyes widened, and in response the garment traveled up her
neck and wrapped tightly around her nose and mouth. She could still breathe,
which was good and bad. Odette was aware that Katie's poison could be anything,
from something that will induce pain upon inhaling, or it could be meant to mess
up her vision. Luckily, it wasn't the latter, as it had seemed she had predicted
the outcome correctly. In response, Odette plucked three needles hidden in the
seams of her hat out. Burning, burning heat was its essence, and Odette deftly
twirled them in her fingers before she threw the small, thin steel wires at her
foe. Miss Lilie quickly sidestepped to the right, taking care not to step on her
flowers. All the same, the needles managed to graze her hair, while one went
through her dress, singing it and her hair as Miss Lilie felt the heat as they
whizzed past. Putting a hand to her hand, she almost missed Odette running up at
her. The taller, advancing woman held more thin metals between her fingers,
curled up in a fist. Miss Lilie's eyes widened in shock as the needles plunged
right into her stomach.
The freezing cold spread up and around the smaller girl's body, and it
seemed as if frost formed at her fingertips. It didn't hurt, though it was
terribly cold. Miss Lilie wondered where this murderer had travelled before
ripping the needles out. Crimson formed around the wound, but was covered and
wrapped tightly by two firm-looking vines that sprouted from the flower at her
chest. Odette's teeth formed in the form of a tch. She should have expected it
wouldn't be that easy, this was where the violet flower flourished most. It
wouldn't be that implausible for it to have enough strength to rapidly grow in
the poison fields it held its host under. Her cloth shifted around her mouth,
as if it, too, was troubled. Miss Lilie stared. "Are we done fighting?" Odette
ventured to say, continuing to coax her with words such as, "I'm sure you don't
want to get hurt." She wished desperately that she would not have to continue to
destroy her friend. She needed to take her while still conscious; the parasite
would not show mercy when it gained complete control. Miss Lilie's mouth
twitched, as if to mock her for asking such a question. The flower's poisons
drifted out, flowing to the girl's hand. It wrapped around, causing the skin to
become bright red. Odette, however, wasn't prepared for the resounding smack
across her arm. It stung a little, but then Odette leapt back, seeing that the
crimson acidic substance eat right through her sleeve. Miss Lilie grinned, and
with the realization that she held an advantage now, gave chase, both arms
positively glowing with that blood red shade.
Odette may do best defensively, but she knew she couldn't do much when
the enemy could literally burn it away. She briefly wondered what it was - her
cloth can survive stabbing, ice, electricity. It even came out of fire
unscathed! This, however, wasn't the pressing issue of the day. She was assigned
to take Katie-no, Miss Lilie back. She couldn't start thinking of what she was
now. Odette gritted her teeth, sidestepping a slap to the face. However unsafe
it was, the most logical thing to do would be to knock her out, then subdue the
parasite. She fingered her hat for the right needle, ducking from an
outstretched arm, then rolling over some spider lilies to avoid a crushing blow.
Plucking a thin one from her hat, she decided it would be best to stick it right
at the parasitic flower, so it would possibly work, too. Her cloth unwrapped
itself from her face, and Odette dodged an incoming punch and rolled behind Miss
Lilie to avoid a retaliation in the form of a misty purple cloud. She delivered
a resounding smack to Miss Lilie's head, deftly handling her cloth to pull the
younger girl towards Odette so the flower was in clear view as she fell,
unconscious. She was still young; it hadn't taqken much to knock her out. The
pressing problem was made aware as the flower at Miss Lilie's chest seemed to
bloom, and several odd plant-like tendrils burst from around her.
Odette was not one to stick around for this, however, and shoved the
needle right in the flower's apex. It took a moment, and Odette was briefly
worried that she had simple enraged the flower as roots rose from underneath her
feet and gripped her. That was not, however, the case, as they slackened and
lazily fell to the ground. Odette allowed herself a sigh of relief. She knelt
down to the sleeping girl's face, and brushed a stray hair out of her eyes. She
reached under her, and quietly lifted her up. Katie wasn't that heavy; after
five years, she still weighed exactly the same.
"I'm going to help you, Katie, I swear." With those last words, and a
final look upon the field, Odette followed the setting sun. Maybe she could
catch a train back. However it happened, she fiercely hoped Katie would not
awaken for a while yet.
OOC: ...Oh dear, I knew this was too short! :<