Echo
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Post by Echo on Sept 7, 2012 21:24:43 GMT
'Come on Thomas!' Lexi thought, annoyed that he wasn't getting the hint. "Yeah, that's right! I'm talking to you, Thomas!" she screamed. But Lexi could feel it too. The old man's power over them wasn't what it had been. Feeling was returning to her hands and feet. She tried wiggling her toes. 'Not yet, but soon...'
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Post by Reku on Sept 7, 2012 21:49:40 GMT
The old man cocked his head to the side sharply, his sharp, small eyes flitting between Lexi and Thomas, and yet he didn't turn to examine the newcomer. "Shut up girl" he said with a harsh barking tone. "Stop talking. Desist. I need ... silence" With a swift jerking movement he raised his spindly arms towards Lexi, flexed his wrinkled hand and opened it slowly. The air seemed to crackle around it, shimmering like a heat haze.
The palpable force of the power shook Thomas, and a shiver ran down his back. Then he realised he had shivered, and checked himself, retaining his stoney composure. Hold it together Lexi, he urged her, silently.
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Echo
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Post by Echo on Sept 7, 2012 22:04:52 GMT
A feeling like lightning coursed through Lexi's body. The only thing Lexi could compare it to was the feeling of being cooked from the inside. Trying her hardest, Lexi couldn't help but jolt. The raw power running through her veins forced her silence. 'It... Will... Be... Worth it...' she thought, clamping her jaws together. "Is... That... All... You've... Got?!" she managed, fully aware that it was a bad idea.
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Post by Reku on Sept 7, 2012 22:47:51 GMT
In reply the small man let out a rasping laugh, "we'll see shall we? you've tried my patience enough girl. human. wretch" he spat. Surprisingly tentatively, Thomas noted, the old man took a step towards Lexi, flexing his fingertips . The coolness increased, minutely, but he noticed it.
But how long can she last thought Thomas anxiously, when do I...? Then he noticed the glimmer of a bead of sweat roll down the man forehead, his frown burrowed and tense. He's weak, Thomas realised in a moment. Now, and he lept to tackle the old man, his arm wrapped firmly around his fragile, boney frame. They hit the dusty ground with a thump and a cloud of red dirt. Just as Thomas reached out into the dredge to hold down the man' arms he caught a glimpse of his bright, laughing eyes, his faces surprisingly close to his own. "To dust" the old man said, with a feral grin, and his body exploded with a small popping noise, the dust of his frail body mingling with the red dust of the earth.
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Echo
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Keeper of the Multiversal Peace
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Posts: 8,659
Characters: Lexi Elendil, Sergeant Valerie Reyes, Katara Shadowdancer, Emilie Golding, Meghan Squire, Dayana "DG" Grace Williams, Jessica Rose, Chiyo, Aniani and Mirati, Xani, Robyn Luxli
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Post by Echo on Sept 7, 2012 23:02:54 GMT
The pain subsided. Lexi relaxed. Her arms were aching from holding her bow up for so long, and she dropped the weapon. Her legs, exhausted, collapsed beneath her and she fell into the dust. "Did we win?" she asked, blearily, before passing out.
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tesslazarus
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Post by tesslazarus on Oct 6, 2012 13:13:51 GMT
Jude pulled himself out of the dust and staggered awkwardly up to them, stopping a few feet away. He slowly and carefully reached for his hip flask and began to pull it from his pocket, hoping to help Lexi. Thankfully, knowing how hot it would be there, he'd filled it with water and not gin today. He just hoped Thomas didn't mistake it for him drawing a weapon.
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Post by Reku on Oct 23, 2012 23:00:08 GMT
"Who are you?" said Thomas warily, moving to Lexi's side defensively, but it didn't come out as forcefully as he intended, his voice was weak and cracking. He took a slow breath and knelt down slowly to check Lexi's pulse without taking his eyes of the newcomer.
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