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  1. [20:15:47] Sibri exclaims, "Move to the right, please!"
  2. [20:15:47] Hatsune Panic says, "Uwa... That is something I will be touching on with talks. Do not feel the need to not defend yourself if you see demons that have been attacking."
  3. [20:15:47] Hatsune Panic says, "And- Yes, please. I would like the painting."
  4. [20:16:38] Xoconan says, "Just... Ignore them. If they cause trouble, inform a Coalition officer."
  5. [20:16:38] Xoconan says, "They're not allowed in to prod and raise trouble."
  6. [20:16:38] Xoconan says, "If they attack, defend yourself."
  7. [20:16:38] Abigale Henrietta Bronz asks, "...I will, and any human that helps them will be getting a bullet to the head too. That sound fair?"
  8. [20:16:38] Hatsune Panic says, "If they prepare to attack, even. Do not think that they can get away by raising blades and claiming self defense just because they swung first."
  9. [20:17:29] Hatsune Panic says, "Uwa. Of course."
  10. [20:17:29] Hatsune Panic says, "Defend yourself and your people."
  11. [20:17:29] Xoconan says, "Don't kill humans interacting with them."
  12. [20:17:29] Xoconan says, "Detain them."
  13. [20:17:29] Xoconan says, "And let, again, a Coalition officer deal with the situation."
  14. [20:17:29] Hatsune Panic says, "Actually- Try to detain the demons too. For sacrifice. If you can."
  15. [20:17:29] Abigale Henrietta Bronz says, "If they fight me along side the demons, I will not take it lightly."
  16. [20:17:29] Xoconan asks, "Are you an officer?"
  17. [20:18:20] Abigale Henrietta Bronz asks, "Me?"
  18. [20:18:20] Xoconan says, "Yes."
  19. [20:18:20] Lang Xiulan says, ".. Would I be allowed to force any demons to go away from the orphanage? I don't want them near the children."
  20. [20:19:12] Abigale Henrietta Bronz says, "No, I am a concerned citizen. I don't want people getting hurt by demons who think we are sub-tier to them."
  21. [20:19:12] Xoconan says, "Then it's not your call to make."
  22. [20:19:12] Abigale Henrietta Bronz says, "It they fight to kill me, it is. Split second decsions."
  23. [20:19:12] Cershera whispers something.
  24. [20:19:12] Amorwae asks, "What, are we now inviting demons as well?"
  25. [20:19:12] Xoconan says, "Detain if possible, that's the given order."
  26. [20:20:03] Xoconan says, "You didn't say if they aim to kill, you said you'd kill them and anyone helping them."
  27. [20:20:03] Xoconan says, "That's a very large difference."
  28. [20:20:03] Hatsune Panic says, "Uwa. She did mean helping them attack."
  29. [20:20:03] Hatsune Panic says, "I feel this is a misunderstanding."
  30. [20:20:03] Amorwae whispers something.
  31. [20:20:54] Xoconan says, "If you want to make such calls yourself, join the Coalition, earn your way to being an Officer."
  32.  
  33. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  34.  
  35. [20:20:54] Abigale Henrietta Bronz says, "If a demon attacks me, I will assume it is to kill. I value my life, as do you and many others."
  36. [20:20:54] Abigale Henrietta Bronz asks, "If a demon attacks you, would you not assume the same?"
  37. [20:20:54] Sibri says, "Khekeh! That's perfectly fine in my eyes."
  38. [20:21:45] Cershera whispers something.
  39. [20:21:45] Xoconan says, "Not all fights are with lethal intent."
  40. [20:21:45] Xoconan says, "Just don't kill them unless they've made it clear they plan to do that or worse to you."
  41. [20:21:45] Sibri says, "If you do not assume your opponent is giving it their everything, then you may very well die, kheeh."
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  43.  
  44. [20:21:45] Abigale Henrietta Bronz says, "But... I will carry you words with weight, since I respect what Hatsune and the Cruxati are doing for Jianghu."
  45. [20:22:36] Chi Ciao asks, "Are you busy Ma'am?"
  46. [20:22:36] Xoconan says, "Anyway, if you want to fight and defend your people that much."
  47. [20:22:36] Abigale Henrietta Bronz says, "If I don't blow their head off in the fighting, I will deliever them in a cute little bow to your prison."
  48. [20:22:36] Xoconan says, "Join the Coalition."
  49. [20:22:36] Xoconan says, "I won't be doing citizen-soldier shit. The army was formed for a reason."
  50. [20:23:28] Ai-Kita says, "..anytime. I hope it's alright."
  51. [20:23:28] Lang Xiulan says, "Excuse me.."
  52. [20:23:28] Amorwae says, "Huh, just blacked out"
  53. [20:23:28] Amorwae says, "Not really busy"
  54. [20:23:28] Hatsune Panic says, "It's... Perfect."
  55. [20:23:28] Abigale Henrietta Bronz says, "I'll join, soon enough. As Jianghu starts to improve, and such. Right now, everyone will be fighting to go to the top."
  56. [20:23:28] Hatsune Panic says, "Quite perfect- I will be taking it back to Cruxati. Thank you so very much, Ai-Kita. So, so very much."
  57. [20:23:28] Xoconan says, "And I'm there to ensure only the qualified make it there."
  58. [20:24:19] Amorwae asks, "..guard lady's with the gehennans now?"
  59. [20:24:19] Ai-Kita says, "..no, I drew a picture."
  60. [20:24:19] Abigale Henrietta Bronz asks, "If I think I can do good, I will go good. Your fighting force is a foggy mist right now for me, if that doesn't upset you?"
  61. [20:24:19] Ai-Kita says, "Please take care, lady Hatsune. Anytime."
  62. [20:24:19] Xoconan says, "It's going to remain a foggy mist if people don't join and make it more."
  63. [20:25:10] Xoconan says, "I'm not going to try and conscript your people into defending themselves."
  64. [20:25:10] Abigale Henrietta Bronz says, "I understand that, but it was reformed very recently. I will wait, for a bit."
  65. [20:25:10] Hatsune Panic says, "Uwa... I-"
  66. [20:25:10] Geese Húzi says, "I'm sorry to interrupt but I have a quick question for you when you're done with her, Warchief."
  67. [20:25:10] Hatsune Panic says, "Right, yes, thank you. Again. I need to go. I will be going."
  68. [20:25:10] Abigale Henrietta Bronz asks, "Abigale Henrietta Bronzelow, by the way. Nice to meet you... Xoconan, I believe?"
  69. [20:26:01] Hatsune wanders off after that.
  70. (Hatsune Panic)
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  72.  
  73. [20:26:01] Ai-Kita says, "Goodbye, then."
  74. [20:26:01] LOOC - Amorwae: (brb I guess
  75. [20:26:01] Xoconan says, "Xoconan, Warchief, Commander."
  76. [20:26:01] Xoconan says, "Any of those work."
  77. [20:26:52] Abigale Henrietta Bronz says, "I'll call you by name, much better respect there. In my own way."
  78. [20:26:52] LOOC - Xoconan: (Thanks)
  79. [20:26:52] Abigale Henrietta Bronz says, "Calling you a title makes me feel like you haven't earned the right for me to speak you by name, if that makes sense."
  80. [20:27:44] Abigale Henrietta Bronz says, "...Don't make me take that respect away. I rather wouldn't have things be very bad between anyone."
  81. [20:28:35] Xoconan says, "Right."
  82. [20:28:35] Ucchi sits down in the grass and looks around. There were plenty of adults talking about... things. She didn't really understand what they were saying, so she instead looked through the grass for interesting creatures. After her search bore no fruit, she leaned back and looked at the sky for a while. She kicks her feet back and forth while letting her imagination assign meaning to the random shapes of the clouds above her.
  83. (Ucchi Suguri)
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  85.  
  86. [20:28:35] Xoconan tugs uncomfortably at the collar on his neck.
  87. (Xoconan)
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  89.  
  90. [20:28:35] Abigale Henrietta Bronz asks, "Hm? Something wrong?"
  91. [20:29:26] Xoconan says, "Just this damn thing."
  92. [20:29:26] Abigale Henrietta Bronz asks, "The... Shirt?"
  93. [20:29:26] A Nagual woman pushed her way through the crowd of Jianghuans. Leggy, and rather scandalously clad (more jewellery than clothing at this point), Lotlhuitl likely stood out.
  94.  
  95. She stood, watching the dryad Sibri work. One hand resting at a hip which was thrust out. Her general posture being of, well, impatience.
  96.  
  97. She might have stood there, silent for some time, her tail twitching, if a familiar voice hadn't reached her ear.
  98.  
  99. "Xoconan..!" Lotlhuitl had breathed, her expression shifting, attention torn between the dryad and her dear sweet beloved.
  100.  
  101. For a second a glimmer of hope had raised at her face - the woman surely lacking any sort of poker face. But when he proceeded to speak to the damn Jiangs, failing to notice her, any positive emotion she felt twisted inside her.
  102.  
  103. He was just doing his duty! Lotlhuitl tried to convince herself. It was true, but.. provided no relief. In fact, it.. merely reinforced the paranoia which had been breing within her.
  104.  
  105. And so it was Lotlhuitl's expression shifted from her initial excitement to a distinct longing, before becoming cold. Envious.
  106.  
  107. Lotlhuitl blinked. Slow, and contemplative. Appraising. She turned to Sibri, her tail swishing back and forth. Bit her bottom lip.
  108.  
  109. The runes which had been etched into her flesh began to glow.
  110.  
  111. Unless otherwise stopped, Lotlhuitl of the Cruxati would reach out, grab the dryad.
  112.  
  113. And kiss him.
  114. (Lotlhuitl)
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  116.  
  117. [20:29:26] Abigale Henrietta Bronz says, "Ah.. The collar."
  118. [20:31:08] Amorwae says, ". . ."
  119. [20:32:00] Amorwae whispers something.
  120.  
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  122.  
  123. [20:32:51] Maxwell Stinger says, "Wait that can't be right..."
  124. [20:32:51] Abi would fold her arms a bit, looking at Xoconan and nodding briefly... Then she would slowly reach out, adjusting her glasses as she stares at it for a bit. "...What did you do, to get that?" She says, staring at it a bit as she stepped in front of him.
  125. (Abigale Henrietta Bronz)
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  127.  
  128. [20:32:51] The Dryad was giddy with excitement as the construction was taking place, and he spun around from the wreckage to twirl toward Lothuitl. He rocked back and forth, off balance, in his approach, a yelllow fang exposed with his open-mouthed grin.
  129.  
  130. His hands were behind his back when he finally stood to stand still, infront of the Nagual. "Look, look--isn't it wonderful?" He asked her, but she seemed to have other things on her mind.
  131.  
  132. Sibri's shirt was grabbed, and he was pulled into a kiss... The warmth on his lips, the softness of it- where he tensed up, he instantly relaxed a moment later, and closed his eyes shut. His lips moved to hers, tasting the Nagual.
  133.  
  134.  
  135. It was all so sudden- but he seemed to respond almost instinctively, despite...
  136.  
  137.  
  138. Well--despite her partner staring right at them. Sorry captain!
  139. (Sibri)
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  141.  
  142. [20:33:42] Leara says, "Hmmm? You."
  143. [20:33:42] Amorwae asks, "..me?"
  144. [20:33:42] Snap.
  145.  
  146. He'd been paying attention to Lotlhuitl out of the corner of his eye, distracted by the Jianghu - until...
  147.  
  148. He wasn't fast enough to stop it, though a very clear shift in the air could be felt. An oppressive and hateful air weighed down, gravity all too clear.
  149.  
  150. "What."
  151.  
  152. He approached, stave coming to his hand, rage all too clear in his eyes. "Are you doing?" A very perceivable, roiling heat rolled off his body, likely to the discomfort of those present.
  153.  
  154. "Dear? Love? Should I know something?" His tone was precise, a very clear edge to it, as he glared venomously to Sibri. "Hands off my love."
  155.  
  156. All else was forgotten.
  157. (Xoconan)
  158.  
  159. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  160.  
  161. [20:47:21] It wasn't some chaste, innocent kiss.
  162.  
  163. Lotlhuitl had grabbed Sibri, her mouth pressed against his, seeking his compliance. Her full length of her body pressed against the dryad, her hands attempting to twine through his hair.
  164.  
  165. It was a kiss filled with passion, with fury.
  166.  
  167. Though, admittedly, not so much for Sibri.
  168.  
  169. Lotlhuitl's skin raised goosebumps as she felt Xoconan's familiar magics. Weight and heat. Anger. Oh, she'd missed him. Yearned for him.
  170.  
  171. She felt his anger, his jealousy.
  172.  
  173. And was pleased.
  174.  
  175. The woman attempted to trace a hand along the younger dryad's jaw as she continued to press herself against him. Continued to grab fast to his shirt, intending on keeping him close to her.
  176.  
  177. Languidly, Lotlhuitl had turned her gaze to Xoconan now, a deliberate act of pretending like she hadn't known he was there.
  178.  
  179. Like all this wasn't done to elicit a reaction from him.
  180.  
  181. "Dear? Love? Who is that?" Lotlhuitl's voice was silky, though by the way her gaze had narrowed, the way her ears pinned back, anyone could tell that she was furious.
  182.  
  183. "It surely couldn't be me, the foolish woman you haven't corresponded with OR spoken to for how long now? It surely couldn't be me, the woman who gave birth to your children, alone."
  184.  
  185. The runes at her hip, the nape of her neck continued to glow.
  186. (Lotlhuitl)
  187. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  188.  
  189. [20:49:55] The Dryad exhaled into her mouth as they kissed, warm, raspy breaths- and his hands would explore as his tongue dig, grasping tightly around her curves, squeezing. When he felt the heat and anger of Xoconan's magic, however, and Lothuitl peeled back slightly, so did he...
  190.  
  191. His half-lidded gaze shifted between the two of them. The teenager realized where his hands were, and they lifted off and away, while he forced himself straight.
  192.  
  193. Ah...
  194. (Sibri)
  195. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  196.  
  197. [20:55:02] She'd find herself suddenly flung towards him with a wave of his hand, gravity pulling her into the air, into his arms with clear purpose. Sibri, on the other hand, would find himself subject to a wave of force in the exact opposite direction, away from him, away from Lotlhuitl.
  198.  
  199. "I've had to spend half my time up here, the other managing this brand new military..." His voice was split, both caustic and pleading.
  200.  
  201. His gaze focused on Sibri for a long moment. "Keep your hands to yourself, Dryad." His arm tightened possessively, holding her tightly against him.
  202.  
  203. "You should have tried to find me, to reach me... I haven't seen you anywhere. Just..." He glared around, as if looking for another challenge.
  204. (Xoconan)
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  206.  
  207. [21:09:32] Lotlhuitl didn't have the presence of mind to marvel at the incredible ability of the Jianghuans around them to just go about their daily lives as violence threatened to break out in front of their very eyes.
  208.  
  209. Sibri found himself discarded - albeit forcibly - as Lotlhuitl found herself flung towards Xoconan. An angry cry was wrought from her lips as he brought her form pressing up against his. "Nn," she breathed, eyes flashing. Arms suddenly wrapped around her lover.
  210.  
  211. Lotlhuitl had added golden, jewelled claws to her index fingers. And it was these that she pressed against Xoco's neck. Hinting at a promise, long ago made.
  212.  
  213. The Nagual wanted (to hurt) him.
  214.  
  215. At his pleading, caustic words, her tail had twitched. "So?" She snapped, terse.
  216.  
  217. It either didn't matter that all of her complaints were largely self inflicted, or the Nagual didn't see them as such. She'd hidden from him. Hidden their children from him. Heck, there was a distinct possibility that Lotlhuitl rather than actually come and engage in normal, usual relationship behaviours had been stalking Xoconan, instead..
  218.  
  219. Though, he probably would have spotted her, if she'd been doing that
  220.  
  221. "Why should I?" She hissed, voice intended for him but likely audible to anyone who cared to eavesdrop. "Why should I look and find you lacking? I know you don't love me any more, Xoconan. I'm surprised you even care."
  222. (Lotlhuitl)
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  224.  
  225.  
  226. [21:15:31] The pull of gravity magic tore Lotlhuitl away, and Sibri was pushed with the wave of psionics- into the rubble of the construction site. He winced, and wobbled back to stand staight, something of confusion in his eyes as watched them converse.
  227.  
  228. Sibri... Wasn't sure what to make of it. He frowned slightly, finding a certain sting in the sight infront of him. Like he was used to inflict a blow.
  229.  
  230. For now, he silently watched.
  231.  
  232. And wiped away the taste on his lips with the back of his hand.
  233. (Sibri)
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  235.  
  236. [21:17:13] "Huh?" A very visible, confused tone broke through the poison and hate that had been filling. "What are you talking about?" His tone lowered, and as she pressed claws towards his neck, she'd find them blocked, both by armor, and by the steel and adamantite of an anti-magic collar.
  237.  
  238. "I made a promise, a vow to you." He glared at her in his arms, Sibri ignored unless forced otherwise. "Do you think so little of me that I'd throw it away?"
  239.  
  240. He leaned in, a whisper before backing up, glaring into her eye. "Love, I won't be played with." He turned to carry her away, somewhere else. Away from the crowd.
  241. (Xoconan)
  242. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  243.  
  244. [21:17:13] Xoconan whispers: "Everyone is nothing, compared to you."
  245.  
  246. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  247.  
  248. [21:30:52] Poor Sibri. Indeed, Lotlhuitl hadn't even looked back at him! The memory of his body pressed up against hers, how powerful kissing him had made her feel, why, that had already seemingly been forgotten by scornful woman.
  249.  
  250. The Nagual bared her teeth at Xoconan. White and lightly pointed, she wanted to press them into his flesh. Lotlhuitl's blood might as well have been venom! She felt like she had been poisoned. Her jealousy had taken hold of her: and the runes adorning her flesh had succeeded in twisting her psyche enough that she could not hold back her desires.
  251.  
  252. Lotlhuitl didn't really notice what her hands, her metal claws were pressing against. Her entire form was stiff, every muscle in her body filled with tension as he spoke. As he called her love. As he told her that everyone was nothing, compared to her.
  253.  
  254. Such sweet words. But the Nagual seemed disinclined to believe him. For whatever reason, shetruly believed she saw the truth, now.
  255.  
  256. "Liar!" Lotlhuitl cried, proceeding to continue to claw at her lover. The woman, beyond words, screamed in his grasp as she proceeded to fly into a jealous rage..
  257.  
  258. Her skin turned black, lightning crackling over her form before her very life blood began to just.. ooze forth from her skin. She was going to attack Xoconan, right here in the streets of Ardent, it seemed.
  259.  
  260. Oh dear.
  261. (Lotlhuitl)
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  263.  
  264. [21:35:08] "Stay back!" Xoconan ordered violently to anyone that might try to intervene in the battle, namely the Coalition soldiers that had already moved to do their job.
  265.  
  266. His eyes glared at Lotlhuitl, stave slowly coming to his hands, clear reluctance in his motions. "Are you going to make me fight you?" He asked, disbelief in his tone. "To prove what, that I'm willing to fight for you?"
  267.  
  268. Purple sparks coalesced into tendrils of energy, a glare given to those around. "No. Something's wrong with you, and I'm going to find out what."
  269. (Xoconan)
  270. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  271.  
  272. [21:38:33] {combat} Lotlhuitl has been defeated by Xoconan! They're unable to continue fighting.
  273.  
  274. [21:46:14] {combat} Lotlhuitl has been defeated by Xoconan! They're unable to continue fighting.
  275.  
  276. [21:48:48] He'd been dealing with Lotlhuitl far too long to believe this was normal. His eyes narrowed, and a mental promise was made to kill whoever was responsible for this. But that was beside the point.
  277.  
  278. Instead, he fought in a notably subdued manner. His every motion looked jerky, as if unusued to battling in such a manner, handling Lotlhuitl with very clear care.
  279.  
  280. Not that it stopped her from being defeated. For all her power and anger and rage, he was still clad in near impervious Nyeshk, and still one of the most powerful on the continent. A wave of stunning gravity would crash down upon Lotlhuitl, as he zipped in with lightning speed.
  281.  
  282. Enough to scoop her into his arms- and if no one interfered, to leave the scene.
  283. (Xoconan)
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  285.  
  286. [21:51:21] Sibri watched the battle from a distance, lacking his usual giddy, overexcited look when blood was being spilled. Instead, a frown was on his lips and the pink in his eyes was a shade darker. When Lothuitl was subdued and Xoconan attempted to drag her elsewhere, however...
  287.  
  288. He stepped forward, and with a sudden motion of his body, came to life. An earthen wall shot up to where Xoconan stepped, blocking his path. Sibri spoke aloud, "She doesn't want to go with you, clearly, kheeh. So don't force them to."
  289. (Sibri)
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  291.  
  292.  
  293. [21:52:12] Xoconan says, "Get in my way Dryad, and I will remove you."
  294.  
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  296. [21:58:11] Lotlhuitl hadn't thought about her actions - didn't think at all! Impulse drove her. Impulse, and jealousy.
  297.  
  298. Blood dripped from Lotlhuitl's fingertips.
  299.  
  300. Not Xoconan's, but her own.
  301.  
  302. The Nagual had been scooped up. She screamed. Angry. She'd been defeated in battle! Really, she'd.. defeated herself. The woman, lacking control, had almost exsanguinated herself. But still, she railed against him. Her bloodied fingers scraped against Xoconan. Clearly too weak to injure him, but still, he was marked by red.
  303.  
  304. Her skin - normally a rich, warm shade of brown - beneath the coat of fresh, red liquid, had taken on a plain ashen hue.
  305.  
  306. At Sibri's words, she panted. Surprised. Green eyes noticing him, as if remembering him for the first time since she'd kissed him.
  307.  
  308. "..nn.."
  309. (Lotlhuitl)
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  311.  
  312. [22:02:27] He held her close against himself. Protective, possessive. A very clear field of gravity could be field in a radius around him, impairing anyone that tried to walk close.
  313.  
  314. "She is my wife and love. I will not let anyone keep my from tending to her, to fix whatever has been done to her." His eyes narrowed, baleful towards the Dryad. "If you try and stop me, I won't play nice like I do with her."
  315.  
  316. He glanced to Lotlhuitl, tone and gaze instantly softening. "Don't worry, we'll fix this."
  317. (Xoconan)
  318. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  319.  
  320. [22:06:43] The frown on Sibri's lips deepened, and his brows furrowed, something of a glare setting upon Xoconan. "You speak of fixing her as if she has some kind of illness, kheeh. Perhaps you just don't know them very well."
  321.  
  322. "Let. Them. Go." He ordered in a low, raspy tone, and with the comamnd, the ground around them began to rumble lightly- with it, Sibri's hands lifted up, and two slits opened on the skin of his palms, a dual of bloody seeds falling down to the grass below.
  323.  
  324. "Move them from harm's way... You'll have to defeat me if you wish to pass."
  325. (Sibri)
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  327.  
  328. [22:07:34] The boy idly just watched the scene unfolding, "..Bad time?" - then, he went silent, watching.
  329. (Zuko E. Marlow)
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  331.  
  332. [22:09:16] Sibri says, "duo of bloody seeds*"
  333. [22:10:08] Lotlhuitl would be gently floated aside, set down with the utmost of care. Outside his gravitic field. "Sibri, consider this for one moment." Plasmic lances, liquid floating like daggers, exploded around his body. His entire stance was different.
  334.  
  335. Xoconan wasn't holding back this time.
  336.  
  337. "Consider all the things you did in the past year. Everything. Your battles, your loves." His stave came to his hand, fury coloring his vision, tunneled in on the Dryad.
  338.  
  339. "Don't stop me."
  340. (Xoconan)
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  342.  
  343. [22:10:08] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "... Oh my."
  344. [22:10:59] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "Seems we came at the perfect time."
  345. [22:10:59] Hatsune Panic says, "Uwaa...-"
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  347.  
  348. [22:10:59] Hatsune got there in time to see a confusing battle. But not quick enough to intervene.
  349. (Hatsune Panic)
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  351.  
  352. [22:10:59] Lotlhuitl lies, bloodied, on the grass.
  353. (Lotlhuitl)
  354. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  355.  
  356. [22:11:50] JaDrako Kumo exclaims, "Hatsune!"
  357. [22:11:50] JaDrako Kumo exclaims, "I'm calling the police!"
  358. [22:11:50] Hatsune Panic says, "Uwa... We are the police."
  359. [22:11:50] Silky says, "..Aren't- yeah."
  360. [22:11:50] Cassius Hallow says, "Someone's going to jail..."
  361. [22:12:41] {combat} Sibri has been defeated by Xoconan! They're unable to continue fighting.
  362. [22:12:41] Analise Marchant asks, "What in the goddamn?"
  363. [22:13:32] JaDrako Kumo says, "Uwaaaa! Jianghu has infected Xoconan and Sibri."
  364. [22:13:32] Hatsune Panic says, "Uwa... Shh. All of you quiet and hold back.-"
  365. [22:13:32] Hatsune Panic exclaims, "Everyone stand back away from the plasma!"
  366. [22:14:24] Hatsune gets forward and starts trying to ward people away. Because at this point, the battle was quite dangerous to be around!
  367. (Hatsune Panic)
  368. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  369.  
  370. [22:16:06] Nox whispers something.
  371. [22:16:06] Cynthia approached the scene so she could get a better view of the fight currently going on, she'd make a mental note of her twin brother standing against the tavern to tell the family later.
  372. (Cynthia E. Marlow)
  373. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  374.  
  375. [22:16:06] Nox whispers something.
  376. [22:16:06] JaDrako sits in Hatsunes lap
  377. (JaDrako Kumo)
  378. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  379.  
  380. [22:16:57] Hatsune Panic exclaims, "Uwa- Everyone stay back! There is a dangerous amount of- Okay. There is a dangerous amount of plasma and poison in the air! Do not mind the fighting! Continue along!"
  381.  
  382. [22:16:57] Lotlhuitl is lying, beside a building, covered in blood. Her own.
  383. (Lotlhuitl)
  384. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  385.  
  386. [22:16:57] Rangel Marlow whispers something.
  387. [22:16:57] "STAY BACK!" He roared, a wave of force roiling out to throw bystanders away before dashing at the Dryad. Violence rolled from his every motion.
  388.  
  389. Hatred was all too clear as he threw himself at the Dryad, immolating his vines and summoned Mandrakes with plasma, burning them from down to the root.
  390.  
  391. "Lotlhuitl is my love, and I will not let you stand between me and FIXING WHAT IS WRONG WITH HER." He screamed, a bolt of energy impacting heavily against the Dryad to throw him back, again moving to leave, with hostile intent if forced.
  392. (Xoconan)
  393. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  394.  
  395. [22:16:57] Rangel Marlow whispers something.
  396. [22:16:57] There weren't many plasma users on the continent and he distincitly remember one of the black market emissaries using plasma during the battle. He would take note and keep to himself, all he could feel was the silent bit of distress, not even one month and fighting in the streets was already common place.
  397.  
  398. He had no intention to settle or intervene, only watch how the Cruxati do combat...he had to make sure he used every opportunity to learn and plot.
  399. (Vyn)
  400. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  401.  
  402.  
  403. [22:17:48] Once he saw that Lothuitl was taken to the side, Sibri stepped back... In his slow strides away, the seeds that he had dropped sprouted, taking shape of exotic, bug-eyed mandrakes. Each of them opened their mouth, revealing a set of tiny nails for teeth.
  404.  
  405. "...Kheeh. I will stop you from forcefully dragging them away..."
  406.  
  407. The ground continued to rumble, and cracks formed around the Dryad, establishing a defensive barrier of sorts. Then the began began- and he was met with overwhelming plasma- even when he narrowly avoided it, the sheer heat burned his skin, and took away strips of his armor.
  408.  
  409. But he held his own, well enough, and matched Xoconan to an extent despite their difference in experience. He assaulted the captain with blasts of water magic and shards of earthen spikes while his mandrakes aided him, attempting to subdue and force them back.
  410.  
  411. "KHEEEH...! There is nothing wrong with them, except their affection for you!"
  412. (Sibri)
  413. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  414.  
  415. [22:17:48] Hatsune Panic exclaims, "Uwa! Get back! And away!"
  416. [22:17:48] Hatsune waves for Rai to stop standing in the middle of a battlezone.
  417. (Hatsune Panic)
  418. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  419.  
  420.  
  421. [22:17:48] Whilst leaning against the building, Zuko watched in awe-- but with no care for the dryad. Instead, pure amazement at the use of Plasma.. The entire reason he was searching for the man.
  422.  
  423. Xoconan.
  424.  
  425. But right now didn't seem like a good time. At all. Oh boy.
  426. (Zuko E. Marlow)
  427. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  428.  
  429. [22:17:48] Alia Marlow whispers something.
  430. [22:18:40] Cynthia E. Marlow whispers something.
  431. [22:18:40] Alia Marlow whispers something.
  432. [22:18:40] Alia Marlow whispers something.
  433. [22:18:40] Analise Marchant asks, "S'wots this about?"
  434. [22:18:40] Rangel Marlow whispers something.
  435. [22:18:40] Silky says, "Dunno but I hope Sibri loses."
  436. [22:18:40] Analise Marchant says, "Gay."
  437. [22:19:31] Cynthia E. Marlow whispers something.
  438. [22:19:31] Rangel Marlow whispers something.
  439. [22:19:31] Bob Hatake says, "Hey Silky."
  440. [22:19:31] Alia Marlow whispers something.
  441. [22:19:31] Rangel Marlow whispers something.
  442. [22:19:31] Alia Marlow whispers something.
  443. [22:19:31] Alia Marlow whispers something.
  444. [22:19:31] JaDrako Kumo says, "Look children. This is why love is rage."
  445. [22:19:31] Li Zheng says, "Better to stay away from that."
  446. [22:19:31] {combat} Xoconan has been defeated by Sibri! They're unable to continue fighting.
  447.  
  448. [22:19:31] Alia Marlow whispers something
  449. [22:19:31] Cynthia E. Marlow whispers something.
  450. [22:20:22] Rangel Marlow says, "..."
  451.  
  452. [22:20:22] Jacker Chong says, "Mmm, Lets watch"
  453. [22:20:22] Cynthia E. Marlow whispers something.
  454. [22:21:13] Cynthia E. Marlow whispers something.
  455. [22:21:13] Alia waved to Hatsune.
  456. (Alia Marlow)
  457. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  458.  
  459. [22:21:13] Niu Zheng whispers something.
  460. [22:21:13] Li Zheng says, "This is pretty crazy."
  461. [22:22:04] Chi Zheng whispers something.
  462. [22:22:04] Niu Zheng whispers something.
  463. [22:22:04] {combat} Sibri has been defeated by Xoconan! They're unable to continue fighting.
  464. [22:22:04] LOOC - Zuko E. Marlow: [L
  465. [22:22:04] LOOC - Xoconan: (That's better)
  466. [22:22:04] LOOC - Sibri: (damn, i fucked up that one)
  467. [22:22:04] LOOC - Sibri: (ok ur rp)
  468. [22:22:56] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "... Hatsune. I'll assume you're handling Xoconan."
  469. [22:26:20] Rage colored his every motion. "Her love for me is a problem? We promised ourselves to each other!" He yelled, his every blow savage and dangerous. It was good Hatsune spent the time to corral the crowd, and that Xoconan had made the initial burst to throw back bystanders.
  470.  
  471. "YOU CANNOT TELL ME THAT NOTHING IS WRONG, SIBRI!" He suddenly dashed forward, past all of his defenses, past his Mandrakes and the miasma of blood and spores, stave swung like a mallet.
  472.  
  473. It impacted the Dryad right in the center of his chest, a savage hammerblow that impacted with unnatural force, plasma radiating from it like an explosion. He'd be thrown backwards, into the building, taken completely out of the fight.
  474.  
  475. "I'm leaving."
  476. (Xoconan)
  477. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  478.  
  479.  
  480. [22:32:19] Despite having threatened to subdue them in a few intense exchanges during the battle, the Dryad's abilities were in vain. His defensive wall eventually crumbled when Xoconan's blue fire took away the earthen spikes that were like little landmines, and the mandrakes were turned to dust under the heat.
  481.  
  482. Then he landed a critical blow--when the man's weapon touched the exhausted Sibri, it let out a sudden BOOM. And from it, an explosion of plasma that sent him away and back, off into the crowd... The Dryad's flesh had been burned away from the fires, and he was sent bouncing back, his body skidding across the grass and scorched tile path.
  483.  
  484. He stopped to land flat on his back, and let out a quiet whine of pain- a raspy grumble. The burns were severe--they had melted into him, took off his steel armor and all. It hurt
  485. (Sibri)
  486. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  487.  
  488.  
  489. [22:33:10] ... This brawl had concluded.
  490.  
  491. Though the end result was one to be expected with flames now littered throughout these streets it had become a nuisance. In a single movement this staff hung upon the shoulders of Noa came rolling into the palm of his hand, such a dispute had been between their own. Crashing against the ground beneath him with a shockwave of cosmic energy pushing outwards his words rang clear.
  492.  
  493. "Citizens of Jianghu! This conflict does not concern you! We, of Gehenna will handle our own." His proclamation made with an outwards push of cosmic energy. His very words would be treated as law or those around him all the same would perish, without much of a second more of hesitation? Noa began walking forwards himself. Towards neither Sibri or Xoconan, but instead towards this Nagual still laying upon the ground.
  494.  
  495. "You're all... So... Bothersome."
  496.  
  497. He spoke with a hand extended towards Lotlhuitl, and a gentle whisper passing from his lips.
  498. (Noa Huitzilopochtli)
  499. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  500.  
  501. [22:33:10] Xoconan moves to stand very firmly between Noa and Lotlhuitl.
  502. (Xoconan)
  503. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  504.  
  505. [22:33:10] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "--"
  506. [22:33:10] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "Xoconan."
  507. [22:33:10] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "I am far from fair."
  508. [22:33:10] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "I won't fight you one on one."
  509. [22:33:10] Xoconan says, "Noa."
  510. [22:33:10] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "You both have made mistakes."
  511. [22:33:10] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "Please, do stand aside."
  512. [22:34:01] Xoconan whispers: "I let Xitlalli stand."
  513. [22:34:01] LOOC - JaDrako Kumo: Ohhh noa's a pussy! (omit
  514. [22:34:01] Eira turned, moving over Xoconan. She'd stop next to him, waving.
  515.  
  516. "Hey. Got a question."
  517. (Eira Marlow)
  518. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  519.  
  520. [22:34:01] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "You let nothing stand."
  521. [22:34:01] Xoconan whispers: "I did not object when I could, when I saw her back."
  522. [22:34:01] Xoconan says, "Noa, she is my love."
  523. [22:34:01] Noa raises his staff, pointing it towards Eira.
  524. (Noa Huitzilopochtli)
  525. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  526.  
  527. [22:34:01] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "What."
  528. [22:34:01] Xoconan says, "Not yours."
  529. [22:34:01] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "Did."
  530. [22:34:01] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "I."
  531. [22:34:01] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "Just."
  532. [22:34:01] Noa Huitzilopochtli asks, "Say?"
  533. [22:34:01] Lotlhuitl says, "Nn.."
  534. [22:34:01] Eira Marlow asks, "What happened to Latvia?"
  535. [22:34:01] Rangel Marlow says, "...."
  536. [22:34:52] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "... Alright."
  537. [22:34:52] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "I'll arrest her."
  538. [22:34:52] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "You can handle Lotlhuitl."
  539. [22:34:52] Hatsune watched as half of the Jianghese crowd turned their eyes from the spectacle of plasma and dryad magic, two things that were- Well, they'd probably seen enough of it in the wars, actually. The mermaid turned her attention back to the pair and their fight and own feud...
  540.  
  541. The mermaid stepped forward to the downed dryad and looked to Xoconan and Noa... "This is Cruxati land, Noa. You are surrounded by Cruxati. Please, act with proper respect." The mermaid reached down for the dryad to heft him up. "And you, young man, have defied your warchief. Do you wish to answer for yourself?"
  542. (Hatsune Panic)
  543. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  544.  
  545. [22:34:52] Lotlhuitl says, "W-what.. "
  546. [22:34:52] Xoconan whispers: "Love, please."
  547. [22:35:44] Xoconan says, "I released her, eventually."
  548. [22:35:44] Eira Marlow says, "I heard she was. . .broken."
  549. [22:35:44] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "... You shouldn't even pity her with a response."
  550. [22:35:44] Eira Marlow says, "Last time anyone saw her."
  551. [22:35:44] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "In any event."
  552. [22:35:44] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "Enough questions."
  553. [22:35:44] Sibri's chest had quite literally been seared off- the plasma explosion had melted away in the center, and he unconscious from the pain... Sprawled out on the grass.
  554.  
  555. ...He couldn't answer for himself.
  556. (Sibri)
  557. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  558.  
  559. [22:35:44] Eira Marlow says, "No."
  560. [22:35:44] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "We-"
  561. [22:35:44] Sibri was unconscious.
  562. [22:36:35] Alia ran over to Eira. Grabbing her hand.
  563.  
  564. "Aunt Eira! Family comes first!" Trying to yank the woman back to the matter that, well mattered!
  565. (Alia Marlow)
  566. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  567.  
  568. [22:36:35] Li Zheng whispers something.
  569. [22:37:26] Eira Marlow says, "I just want to know what happened to my friend."
  570. [22:37:26] Ashura whispers something.
  571. [22:37:26] Xoconan says, "She went listless, so I released her."
  572. [22:37:26] Eira Marlow asks, "Listless?"
  573. [22:37:26] Chi Zheng whispers something.
  574. [22:37:26] Xoconan says, "Broken, as you put it. Now, speak to Noa."
  575. [22:37:26] Geese Húzi says, "I REALLY wonder if now is the right time to ask these questions."
  576. [22:37:26] Ashura says, "Talk to him later, These people got their own business"
  577. [22:37:26] Eira Marlow asks, "What did you do to her?"
  578. [22:37:26] Li Zheng whispers something.
  579. [22:37:26] Hatsune Panic says, "JaDrako, grab the dryad. We are taking him back to Cruxati to answer to Chieftess Kayeliun."
  580. [22:37:26] Ashura says, "Eira."
  581. [22:37:26] Niu Zheng whispers something.
  582. [22:38:17] Agni Marlow says, "Eira, stop being retarded and get over here."
  583. [22:38:17] Agni Marlow says, "Or I will beat you."
  584. [22:38:17] Chi Zheng whispers something.
  585. [22:38:17] JaDrako Kumo says, "Err bring ya ass Sibri."
  586. [22:38:17] Rangel Marlow says, "<I swear I could close my eyes and throw a rock and come up with a better family>"
  587. [22:38:17] JaDrako Kumo says, "We gotta se chief."
  588. [22:38:17] Eira Marlow says, "I'm just asking a bloody question."
  589.  
  590.  
  591. [22:39:08] ... Obnoxious.
  592.  
  593. Once more another burst of cosmic energy pushed from beneath his cloak. His weapon raising upwards with a heavy sigh pushing from his lips as constantly he seemed only ignored.
  594.  
  595. "You are obnoxious. You know nothing of authority. Not to mention, you dare tell me no?" He found himself snapping with an audible click of his tongue to follow. For whatever reason, she believed herself above him.
  596.  
  597. "Leave. Now. Bend to my orders, none others. You will receive a fate worse than simple imprisonment if I need to repeat myself."
  598.  
  599. Each and every Jianghese citizen... Tedious.
  600. (Noa Huitzilopochtli)
  601. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  602.  
  603. [22:39:08] Takes a deep breathe and drags his wife back,
  604.  
  605. "At the wrong time. Ask your question -LATER- " He grumbles as this was getting annoying.
  606. (Ashura)
  607. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  608.  
  609. [22:40:00] Alia was still trying to pull her aunt back to matters that meant stuff! Family matters!
  610. (Alia Marlow)
  611. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  612.  
  613. [22:40:00] Silky whispers something.
  614. [22:40:00] Rangel Marlow whispers something.
  615. [22:40:51] Cynthia E. Marlow exclaims, "Hide! He was protecting us!"
  616. [22:40:51] JaDrako picks up Sibri and throws him over his shoulder.
  617.  
  618. "Mannn Jianghu is special I swear."
  619. (JaDrako Kumo)
  620. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  621.  
  622. [22:41:42] Hatsune watched Noa stand against the Ardent citizens and slowly went to step beside them- Across from him. She stared at him with blue, dull eyes and tilted her head slowly. "Noa, this is Cruxati land. These people are all within the Cruxati domain..."
  623.  
  624. The mermaid leaned in, golden light flickering at the edge of her skin. She exuded a faint aura of righteousness, a feeling that there was something amiss in the world that could be dealt with and removed...
  625.  
  626. "Stand down. Drop your weapons. They can dare tell you anything they want until you join the Coalition under Xoconan."
  627. (Hatsune Panic)
  628. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  629.  
  630. [22:41:42] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "... Xoconan."
  631. [22:41:42] Ucchi looks around at the chaotic state of affairs surrounding her. She decides to exit the area post haste, fearing for her safety. The young girl scampers off to visit calmer waters.
  632. (Ucchi Suguri)
  633. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  634.  
  635. [22:41:42] Xoconan says, "Hatsune, he's an Exemplar under my command."
  636. [22:41:42] Xoconan says, "He has the authority."
  637. [22:41:42] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "Mmm."
  638. [22:41:42] Blood dried on her skin. Lotlhuitl's blood.
  639.  
  640. The Nagual was a mess. Her lovely, ordinarily silken blue-black tresses were in a state of disarray. Her hands, her arms up to the elbows were red with her own blood.
  641.  
  642. Her face was streaked with the red ichor.
  643.  
  644. "Sibri.. why..?"
  645.  
  646. Lotlhuitl had pulled herself to her feet. Swaying. The tall Nagual felt dizzy. Sick. Disorientated and confused.
  647.  
  648. She might have yielded, gone to Xoconan. She looked and felt like death warmed up.
  649.  
  650. But the Nagual caught wind of Hatsune's words.
  651.  
  652. And unless otherwise prevented, she stumbled away from Xoconan, away from Noa, away from the Jianghuans.
  653.  
  654. Towards Sibri.
  655.  
  656. "He.. Hatsune.. don't.."
  657.  
  658. It wasn't his fault. Or Xoconan's, for that matter.
  659. (Lotlhuitl)
  660. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  661.  
  662. [22:42:33] Xoconan sweeps up L otlhuitl into his arms.
  663. (Xoconan)
  664. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  665.  
  666. [22:42:33] Eira had been doing her best to ignore the threatening Gehennan. He wasn't of her concern. Now she finally had a chance to figure out what happened to Latvia! And it was sort of interesting to see Xoco once more. Not that she had any bad blood with him. He'd been kind enough during her captivity.
  667.  
  668. Nao stepped in front of her. Arms were crossed together in front of her chest. A brow was arched. But she was easily dragged back by the two.
  669.  
  670. "Bend to YOUR orders? Who even ARE you?"
  671.  
  672. Words turned to mumbling as she turned, finally following the others.
  673.  
  674. "I'll have more questions later Xoco! Also good to see you again."
  675. (Eira Marlow)
  676. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  677.  
  678. [22:42:33] Xoconan says, "Just, stop. This is madness."
  679. [22:42:33] Hatsune Panic says, "Uwa... Xoconan, Noa, Lotlhuitl. We are going to go into a very private place to speak."
  680. [22:42:33] Eira Marlow says, "Oh! Also hello again Miss Hatsune. Very good to see you safe."
  681. [22:42:33] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "Thank the sun."
  682. [22:42:33] Xoconan says, "JaDrako, take Sibri to see Kayeliun."
  683. [22:43:24] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "Away from these pests, please."
  684. [22:43:24] Eira Marlow asks, "Pests?"
  685. [22:43:24] Silky asks, "..Pests?"
  686. [22:43:24] Eira Marlow exclaims, "You're one to talk!"
  687. [22:43:24] Rangel Marlow says, "..."
  688. [22:43:24] Xoconan whispers: "For the record, you're now officially an Exemplar because I had to cover for you."
  689. [22:43:24] Xoconan whispers: "You're welcome."
  690. [22:43:24] Alia turned to Eira. And bit her hand, hard.
  691. (Alia Marlow)
  692. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  693.  
  694. [22:43:24] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "... Mmm. I appreciate it."
  695. [22:43:24] Eira Marlow exclaims, "Yowch! H-hey!"
  696. [22:43:24] Hatsune Panic says, "Uwa. Noa is a foolish child. Do not mind him."
  697. [22:44:16] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "You're too kind, Hatsune."
  698. [22:44:16] Eira Marlow says, "Please keep safe Hatsune."
  699. [22:44:16] Nox whispers something.
  700. [22:44:16] Alia Marlow exclaims, "Family Aunt Eira! Stop being mean and ignoring family!"
  701. [22:44:16] Hatsune Panic says, "... They reall -did- do thrones better than the Gehennese."
  702. [22:44:16] Hatsune Panic says, "I cannot help but think that every time I see it."
  703. [22:44:16] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "... Can I just say."
  704. [22:44:16] Noa Huitzilopochtli asks, "This floor?"
  705. [22:44:16] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "Ugly."
  706. [22:45:07] Xoconan says, "It hurts my eyes."
  707. [22:45:07] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "So... Bright and blue."
  708. [22:45:07] Hatsune Panic says, "OVerdone."
  709. [22:45:07] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "It's..."
  710. [22:45:07] Lotlhuitl is limp in Xoconan's grasp. Pale.
  711. (Lotlhuitl)
  712. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  713.  
  714. [22:45:07] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "Yes."
  715. [22:45:07] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "Overdone."
  716. [22:45:07] Hatsune Panic asks, "Eclectic. What is wrong with the girl?"
  717. [22:45:07] Lotlhuitl says, "Nn.."
  718. [22:45:07] Hatsune Panic says, "I want a full explanation of what is going on. I was told there was civil unrest, and instead I see... What I just saw."
  719. [22:45:07] Xoconan says, "I have no clue. She was furious when she saw me, and used Sibri to make me jealous. She even attacked me when I tried to hold her, to take her somewhere and ask the same thing."
  720. [22:45:58] Xoconan says, "Then Sibri attacked me when I tried to, again, take her somewhere safe."
  721. [22:45:58] Noa leaaans against the lion statue.
  722. (Noa Huitzilopochtli)
  723. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  724.  
  725. [22:53:39] Lotlhuitl was quiet.
  726.  
  727. Breathing erratic. Colour slowly coming back to her skin as her body, empowered by mana, repaired itself. Clearly, no permanent injury had been dealt.
  728.  
  729. The tall Nagual had just tired herself out.
  730.  
  731. She didn't seem too terrifically keen to answer Hatsune's questions. Admittedly, she was, herself, feeling lightly bewildered. None of this was what she expected. Xoconan scooping her up in his arms again? Why? It didn't make sense.
  732.  
  733. Her head hurt. She was plainly struggling to process everything. The figurative cogs in her head whirring at full throttle to try and work out what was going on.
  734.  
  735. "Let go of me." Lotlhuitl finally said. Drawing on her own jealousy, her own anger for strength.
  736.  
  737. It wasn't enough, really. She was still limp in his arms. The rune at her hip definitely visible. The one at the nape of her neck debatably so.
  738.  
  739. If one had seen the runes which had been gifted to a certain Ookami who may or may not have been named Hestia, one may have recognised a sort of similarity.
  740. (Lotlhuitl)
  741. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  742.  
  743. [22:54:30] Hatsune stood by Lotlhuitl and Xoconan before sweeping her eyes over the room. "Then we are going to deal with that first. As in, I will be healing Lotlhuitl first. I do hope she did not get tainted by any form of sin. So far, I have removed a mark of lust from Xomac Tepin, a drain of pride from Oyaotl and a few former Atl slaves... And they all generally follow the same unruly, unreasonable, and unfamiliar behavior patterns as this."
  744.  
  745. She looked back down to Lotlhuitl and then down to the runes... She stared with those dull, unreadable eyes. "And the good news is that it was not Oyaotl this time."
  746. (Hatsune Panic)
  747. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  748.  
  749. [22:56:12] Lotlhuitl asks, "I.. what?"
  750. [22:58:46] He saw the runes on her body, and instantly...
  751.  
  752. Glared. At Noa. The heat began to slowly rise in the room, his blood boiling, his temper flaring. His eyes narrowed, his breathing growing more rapid, more heavy.
  753.  
  754. "I recognize those marks." His voice rasped out, forced. "When I inspected Hestia, Somnus' wife, she had the same one." He looked down, examining. Eyes closing. "She has been tainted by a Lust sin. By the same one that afflicted Hestia."
  755.  
  756. His eyes closed, as he refused to let Lotlhuitl go. "Remove them, please. This is why she's acting out then."
  757. (Xoconan)
  758. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  759.  
  760. [22:58:46] Lotlhuitl says, "No.. I did it."
  761. [22:58:46] Lotlhuitl protested!
  762. (Lotlhuitl)
  763. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  764.  
  765. [22:59:37] Xoconan says, "Those are the runes of a lust sin, Lotl."
  766. [22:59:37] Lotlhuitl says, "I did it.."
  767. [22:59:37] Xoconan says, "I'm one of the most qualified people on this continent to make that judgement."
  768. [22:59:37] Xoconan asks, "I promised to never lie to you, and I promised you my life. Do you think I'd lie now?"
  769. [23:00:28] Tap... Tap... Tap...
  770.  
  771. Idle hands found comfort in this otherwise simplistic action of tapping away. His brow pushing upwards at the mention of sin though even as lips found themselves coming to part silence overtook him once more. Hand pushing out from beneath his cloak as it motion towards Xoconan who still held Lotlhuitl as close as he alone could possibly muster.
  772.  
  773. "Sin... I always wondered why people would take to such a path when you can be blessed instead." He seemed to muse with a sharp nod of his head. In agreement with his own words though that alone should of been obvious, though still he found his gaze locked upon Lotlhuitl as though attempting to read what thoughts may be circling throughout her mind.
  774.  
  775. "... All the same. The solution here is simple! Removing those runes and handing Lotlhuitl over to Dmex. She and I are in agreement that sins are flawed, no doubt she could set one of her followers back on the right path."
  776.  
  777. Nodding,it seemed sane in his mind.
  778. (Noa Huitzilopochtli)
  779. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  780.  
  781. [23:00:28] Xoconan says, "She will not be given to Dmex."
  782. [23:00:28] Noa Huitzilopochtli asks, "Ahn..?"
  783. [23:00:28] Xoconan says, "I will keep watch over my wife. Not her."
  784. [23:01:20] Noa shrugs!
  785. (Noa Huitzilopochtli)
  786. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  787.  
  788. [23:01:20] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "Not my problem, merely a suggestion."
  789.  
  790. [23:05:36] "Uwaaa... It will be difficult if she does not consent, Xoconan. Corruption is an easy force to succumb to. If she does not allow it to slip free from her, I will have to try to pull it out. If her force of will is stronger-"
  791.  
  792. "Well, there is a reason I do not simply go and unSin every single afflicted magi."
  793.  
  794. Hatsune flared up quite suddenly. The mermaid's flesh blasted the room with bright, golden light. It wavered off of her body, connecting with wispy tendrils in the air that twisted and waved their way through. The aura reached to the world around her, taking a pattern as if it were the waves of the deep ocean illuminated by a ray from the sun.
  795.  
  796. And with it came a feeling of calm and serenity: A sense of belonging in this world. It was a breath of fresh air for the soul. It was a moment of relief to a trouble mind that took it. She looked down to Lotlhuitl and slowly turned her head.
  797.  
  798. "You say that this is you that has acted, but you sound confused and hurt. If you will close your eyes and listen to me, I can offer you a moment of brief reprieve from this malady of a troubled mind. If it is sin, it can be washed away. If it is merely you, then we might take a moment together to just breathe and exist. Will you do as I say? The man who carries you: He loves you, and one time before you loved him back. Please, listen to what he has to say of his heart before you give me your answer."
  799. (Hatsune Panic)
  800. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  801.  
  802. [23:18:24] Everyone was talking like there was something wrong with her. Lotlhuitl was visibly disturbed, confused. Bewildered. Her gaze had trailed over to Hastune as she spoke of healing. As she spoke of sin marks.
  803.  
  804. Was Xitlalli a lust sin? Part of her thought yes, other parts thought no. The very topic itself felt slippery to the Nagual. Hard to parse. She groaned, lightly continuing to protest and claim that she'd placed the runes herself even as the conversation went on around her. Such protestations only really died down as Xoconan pointed out that he'd promised he'd never lie.
  805.  
  806. Her head hurt.
  807.  
  808. "I want to go to Dmex." Lotlhuitl's voice was low.
  809.  
  810. Xoconan. How he held her, how he spoke, how he acted. It was what she wanted. She'd thought he was going to spurn her. She was glad he hadn't, that she'd made him jealous. But... some part of her was convinced that without that jealousy he was feeling, that he'd throw her away again. Never mind the fact that said abandonment was completely in her own head.
  811.  
  812. She might have continued to protest, but then.. she felt Hastune's words piercing the conflict within her. The Nagual twitched, breath hitching, eyes widening.
  813.  
  814. Her bloodied fingers scrabbled against Xoconan's armour. Fear, before the calm took her. And once more, she went limp. Eyes wide, staring up at Hatsune with her lips lightly parted.
  815.  
  816. "He loves me." She said, acknowledging it. And yet, there was an implicit 'now' in her tone. He loves me *now*, Lotlhuitl meant.
  817.  
  818. But still, the Nagual was calm.
  819.  
  820. "I've always loved him. My love is not in question."
  821.  
  822. Strange thing to say, considering it was undisputedly her who had kissed Sibri. Her who had forced a combat.
  823.  
  824. "I am clean. I placed the runes."
  825. (Lotlhuitl)
  826. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  827.  
  828. [23:23:31] "Lotl, please... Just let Hatsune work on them. If you placed them, you can replace them too, can't you?" He tilted her chin towards him, looking down at her.
  829.  
  830. "You're not acting normally. Look, I'm holding you and you're not even reacting. You kissed Sibri, kissed him. You touched him, let him have that intimate contact. Where's the fury for that?" He pointed out the normal parts of her, now missing.
  831.  
  832. "Let her act. Has Hatsune ever led you astray?" He asked, a very clear pleading tone to his voice. "Okay?"
  833. (Xoconan)
  834. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  835.  
  836. [23:23:31] Noa merely inspects his nails during this. Nothing to add to this lovers dilemma.
  837. (Noa Huitzilopochtli)
  838. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  839.  
  840. [23:44:00] Lotlhuitl's tail twitched.
  841.  
  842. She had touched Sibri. Worse, he'd touched her. "Sibri.. He.. his hands." She spoke her thoughts aloud. Shivered. She'd been so focused on raising Xoconan's ire, she'd.. not cared. No, that wasn't true.
  843.  
  844. She'd liked it.
  845.  
  846. Where was her fury? Lotlhuitl looked up at her beloved, his fingers at her chin. Oh, there it was. Anger, masking pain and confusion and grief. Lotlhuitl's soul, still afflicted with the curse of the wraith which had attacked Cruxati, ached. For a moment, the Nagual's eyes were like staring into a mirror. Reflective. Feline. The light in the room seemed to focus at her gaze, shining off her eyes as she looked up at Xoconan.
  847.  
  848. He was begging her. Pleading.
  849.  
  850. She felt something within her begin to crack.
  851.  
  852. "I can't."
  853. (Lotlhuitl)
  854. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  855.  
  856. [23:44:51] Xoconan whispers: "Have I ever lied to you?"
  857. [23:44:51] Lotlhuitl whispers: I don't.. I don't know. I don't know. I can't.
  858. [23:44:51] Xoconan whispers: "The last man that simply said he'd touch you is in Ezmara's cells."
  859. [23:44:51] Xoconan whispers: "Remember him?"
  860. [23:45:42] Xoconan whispers: "Every time I promised you something, I gave it to you."
  861. [23:45:42] Xoconan whispers: "When have I ever not loved you?"
  862. [23:45:42] Lotlhuitl whispers: I.. I don't know!
  863. [23:45:42] Xoconan whispers: "So let Hatsune act, please. I've never begged you for anything before, have I?"
  864. [23:45:42] Xoconan whispers: "Just once, please."
  865. [23:50:49] "I'm just going to put my hands here... Don't mind me... Rather necessary."
  866.  
  867. The mermaid spoke up in the lover's argument. Perhaps it was a bit rude of her, but as her hands reached out to clasp over the woman's shoulders... At least she'd given the warning. Where their flesh met, the mermaid's webbed fingers shot out golden light like two live wires being crossed.
  868.  
  869. The feeling of belonging and serenity would be shot through her if she let it. If she truly meant what she said and let the mermaid's power course through her. The invitation was strong either way.
  870.  
  871. What powers the mermaid might have were rarely explained and even more rarely displayed. The golden light, to everyone watching, was an impressive light show. Look at those sparks! When's the finale?
  872.  
  873. But to her and those she touched, whether they knew it or not, it was anopen eye and open ear to the lifestream. It was the ability to listen to the screaming of depraved souls even more than the usual man might suffer. It was a soreness to the occultic taint of demonic magic that made it very clear just how dangerous such powers were.
  874.  
  875. And so she felt Lotlhuitl- Or tried to. If this was a product of depravity, the runic mark was merely a symptom or vessel for a trojan horse and secondary to what it had inflicted. Probably. She opened her eyes, opened her ears, and probed for anything that did not belong in this world.
  876. (Hatsune Panic)
  877. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  878. [00:02:46] "I.. ah.. nn.. Xoco.."
  879.  
  880. Lotlhuitl twitched in Xoconan's grasp as Hatsune's fingered brushed against her bare shoulder. Grasped.
  881.  
  882. Lotlhuitl's green eyes widened! That strangely mirror-like metallic quality returned to her eyes, as she stiffened. The light in this room was overwhelmingly Hatsune's. And so it was that this light shone and reflected off the Nagual's eyes as she stared up at Xoconan.
  883.  
  884. It was unclear whether the Nagual saw him now.
  885.  
  886. In her mind, Lotlhuitl was standing in a hall of mirrors. But her reflection was not her own. It was everyone she'd ever yearned after, everyone who had ever wronged her, humiliated her, bested her. In her mind, she felt light pierce this dark chamber. It was now that she that some of the beautiful mirrors were cracked, broken. The light shone, allowing her to see. It was in the cracked glass that Lotlhuitl finally caught a glimpse of herself.
  887.  
  888. She didn't like what she saw.
  889.  
  890. Hatsune would surely feel the curse which had been eating away at Lotlhuitl's soul. Corrupting her. Not sin, but Soul Rot.
  891.  
  892. The two runes - suns with an inward spiral motif - had been placed such a long time ago. Both runes overwhelmingly had a sense of change about them. The one at the nape of her neck was indeed a sin mark. At her hip, the sense of lust magic was much weaker.
  893.  
  894. Both glowed as Hatsune touched her.
  895.  
  896. "I asked for them."
  897.  
  898. "I placed them."
  899.  
  900. "I want it.
  901.  
  902. "I can't."
  903. (Lotlhuitl)
  904. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  905.  
  906. [00:10:27] Xoconan watched her, helplessly. Spirits, how he hated this helpless feeling. So... Vulnerable.
  907.  
  908. The only woman he cared about was in his arms, and she was broken. Something had damaged her. Something that Noa knew about. A look was given towards Noa, the we're going to have a long talk look.
  909.  
  910. He pressed his head down, against Lotls forehead. "Let Hatsune remove them. If you truly want them back, if you truly want to put them back, when she's done, then you can fix it." He spoke, tone cracking.
  911.  
  912. "You don't have to do anything else, just let her in. After everything I've done for you- Toka, Xarnata, saving you from Oxo'moco... Can you just do this one thing for me?"
  913.  
  914. "Please?"
  915. (Xoconan)
  916. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  917.  
  918. [00:19:50] To say that Lotlhuitl was not the overly emotional sort of gal was incorrect. The woman was largely driven by her emotions. Impulse.
  919.  
  920. But even so, she wasn't typically the sort to openly start weeping in front of people. She.. valued appearing strong, even if she had been shown, again and again, just how weak and vulnerable she was.
  921.  
  922. The Nagual had started to cry. Shuddering, sobbing. Hatsune's calming magics were only doing so much. Clearly, Lotlhuitl was under a lot of strain right now.
  923.  
  924. "I.."
  925.  
  926. Could she do it?
  927.  
  928. Something snapped within her. Another crack in one of those mirrors. She was just so weak, she should refuse. Leave. But she needed Xoconan. Desperately wanted him, even after she knew that she shouldn't. A voice in her head warned her that he would stop loving her if she changed back. That'd he'd forget her. That she'd go back to being invisible. Voiceless.
  929.  
  930. But.. he'd asked. Begged. Pleaded. His saying please was what really broke through to her.
  931.  
  932. Lotlhuitl hung her head, shuddering, as she forced herself to give in. She was terrified -- noticeably so -- even with the sense of calm surrounding them all.
  933.  
  934. The last ounce of trust Lotlhuitl had for Xoconan was spent at that point, the woman once more feeling like she was dizzy, teetering at the edge of some great precipice.
  935.  
  936. Unsure which direction safety lie.. and which direction falling into oblivion.
  937. (Lotlhuitl)
  938. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  939.  
  940. [00:21:32] "The marks are sinful indeed," the mermaid's voice resonates despite her lips hardly moving, "There's another problem here, though. The Soul Rot from the Spirit Entity we had all slain. The cure was easy to find, but some slipped through and did not seek it or know of it. Kaschei developed it, and he is dead, but the malady is relatively simple. I do believe I can replicate the curing process."
  941.  
  942. "I can start with that. It should be simpler. It is making her especially weak, it seems."
  943.  
  944. The mermaid had undergone it as well in the first few months after the start of the Spirit Rot epidemic. Some had kept it for the visions it provided despite common sense, but most had seen Kaschei or other healers who developed their cures...
  945.  
  946. The mermaid began-
  947.  
  948. Holy magic was a destructive force. Truly, 'purifying' someone could often mean just killing them. A reckless exorcist did as much good for corruption as nightshade for a headache after all. The mermaid was slow and careful. The Soul Rot was just that: A festering wound on the surface of the soul, before the impregnable barrier that blocked all but divine magic from harming it. At least, that was the explanation given before...
  949.  
  950. The mermaid pulsed holy magic through her, trying to polish what was marred and wounded without blasting away bits and pieces of what was in between. Attuned to the lifestream, she was perhaps the best person around for that.
  951. (Hatsune Panic)
  952. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  953.  
  954. [00:24:57] Xoconan helped in the only way he could. He held his wife close, as closely as he was able without getting in Hatsunes way. He knew of the soul rot - his very soul still possessed it. In a way, it'd helped Xoconan, something to draw on for rage. Another thing that made him helpless.
  955.  
  956. The same, familiar heat and weight that he'd always used around his wife was used again. Focused, singular in its goal. He wanted to relax her as much as he was able.
  957.  
  958. "I promise you, you'll be fine." He said, voice full of conviction. A promise he hoped she'd believe - he'd never spoken idly before.
  959.  
  960. "I'll be right here, always."
  961. (Xoconan)
  962. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  963.  
  964. [00:38:36] The marks were sinful.. Hatsune's words hurt her head.
  965.  
  966. "I'm not weak!" Lotlhuitl protested, still sobbing and gasping at this point. "I'm not.."
  967.  
  968. In truth, she had gone to Kaschei for healing, but the process had hurt. Terrified her. She'd not been able to go through it all, she had fled from him like a coward.
  969.  
  970. And here she was. Held in Xoconan's arms, crying out. "It hurts. It hurts!" She could feel parts of herself -- parts of herself which she had found herself relying on more and more -- be stripped and polished away.
  971.  
  972. Like charred flesh, the corruption had to be burnt away in order to stop the wound from becoming septic.
  973.  
  974. Lotlhuitl cried. Sobbed, weeping openly. All she was aware of was this horrible sense of being stripped of part of herself. It was maddening, and she likely would have panicked, if she hadn't felt Xoconan's magics pressing against her. Holding her.
  975.  
  976. He was there.
  977.  
  978. Lotlhuitl let the last of her defences fall.
  979.  
  980. Hatsune was successful. She would succeed at cleaning Lotlhuitl's soul of the festering, rotting curse. But as careful as the Sirenian had been, the Nagual could not possibly get through it all without damage. Not so much because of Hatsune, but because the cursed portions of her soul had still been, well. Part of herself. Without the cursed portions of herself, Lotlhuitl felt.. calmer, sure. But strangely empty.
  981.  
  982. In her mind, the hall of mirrors persisted.. but their mirrored surfaces were strangely scuffed. Or.. dusty. Momentarily not reflective.. despite the light flooding the imagined chamber.
  983.  
  984. Lotlhuitl shuddered, going completely limp.
  985.  
  986. Runes still glowing at her flesh.
  987. (Lotlhuitl)
  988. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  989.  
  990. [00:40:19] LOOC - Xoconan: (Feel free to skip me)
  991. [00:40:19] LOOC - Xoconan: (I really do have nothing to add at this point)
  992. [00:40:19] LOOC - Xoconan: (Well, actually, small dot)
  993. [00:42:52] Through the whole process, she was held. Refused to be let go of, refused to let her go through it alone. His hand came to grip hers, maddeningly tight.
  994.  
  995. "It's okay, everything's fine." He said, even as her weeping shoved glass into his heart. As she went limp, his eyes went wide, face paling.
  996.  
  997. "Come on, you're stronger than that! You're not weak, you're right! Don't let yourself be brought down like that." He said, pleading once more.
  998. (Xoconan)
  999. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1000.  
  1001. [00:45:26] The mermaid continued- This was nothing new to her. Those afflicted with anything mind altering didn't magically get better when the effect was removed. Their mind was altered in some way. There was no finger snapping 'now you're better!' It was like having your entire life filled with a piercing screeching noise and then having it taken away... All you had was silence, and sometimes that was just more terrifying.
  1002.  
  1003. The mermaid continued to polish and scrub until it was gone. She went through the pain, and then, after that was finished, she reached down for the sinful marks... With the Nagual passed out, without the consent she'd asked for before, she starts to try a similar treatment. She started with the inverted sun on her neck.
  1004.  
  1005. Holy water poured from her porous fingers as she swept them over her flesh, saturated her, and tried to cleanse the afflicted area of physical mar. Magically, she incised any depravity she found and pulled it out. More holes. More nothing where a something was before, even if that something was terrible and caustic to everything around it.
  1006. (Hatsune Panic)
  1007. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1008.  
  1009. [00:59:05] Lotlhuitl's subconscious tried to cling to the magic which Hatsune was pulling out of her.
  1010.  
  1011. The Nagual was just dead weight in Xoconan's arms. Not that her weight could possibly bother the gravity mage, physically at least. She was limp, eyes glazed. That same, strange, mmetalic quality hadn't left her green eyes. Only now, it was much less mirror-like. Dull.
  1012.  
  1013. "Ng-" Lotlhuitl practically gurgled with each exhale. Incoherent.
  1014.  
  1015. The sun rune at the back of her neck glowed bright as Hatsune scrubbed at it. Finally, the mark which had been etched into her flesh cruelly with energy magic was broken. Lotlhuitl jolted, almost like something had struck her. The spell breaking was painful. Painful, like only the truth could be, really.
  1016.  
  1017. "Ah!" Lotlhuitl had screamed, seemingly returning to consciousness to attempt violently thrash in Xoconan's grip. She was held fast by his arms, by his magic. Perspiration dotted her forehead. It felt wrong. Desire had been her constant companion. Whispers in her mind. And now, it had been stripped from her. Leaving her empty.
  1018.  
  1019. Breaking the mark was enough to free her from of its direct influence. But.. it had been a subtle mark. One which had encouraged her to pursue change. But.. as her mind begun to be freed, she would realise that she wasn't really sure where her own will had begun or ended. Whether Hatsune continued to scrub her skin until it was completely free of any trace of the mark was up to her. The moment that the sun had been slightly broken, the spell's effect had, too, broken.
  1020. (Lotlhuitl)
  1021. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1022.  
  1023. [01:03:21] The mermaid left the sun simply shattered on one edge before drawing her hands back. The lust mark on her hip, for the moment, seemed to survive... "I think- Now would be a good time to withdraw from this and touch upon this healing later. Too much and there might be damage."
  1024.  
  1025. "Rather, there is already damage. She might act differently in the coming days. Purging the sin from a sin magi is somewhat cruel, Xoconan. It is part of what they are- A terrible, vile part of what they are that takes more control over them than they have over themselves. They either end up as monsters, or they are cured and left as husks..."
  1026.  
  1027. "And I will need to have a moment to finish with her- But later. I cannot continue this process a third time without severe risk of doing lasting harm that is unnecessary."
  1028.  
  1029. The looked over to the man as her golden glow faded. "This has beena time consuming process... I apologize for that."
  1030. (Hatsune Panic)
  1031. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1032.  
  1033. [01:06:46] Xoconan shook his head, holding his wife close. Holding her against him as Hatsune withdrew. "It's necessary." He spoke, voice cold. Not towards Hatsune, not intentionally.
  1034.  
  1035. Watching his love suffer like she had... His mood was dark, to say the least. A glance, very firm, was given to Noa. "We need to talk." His gaze went to Hatsune, finally broken away from the Nagual he clutched so tightly.
  1036.  
  1037. "Thank you, for it. For your work." Sincerity lined his tone, as he held his wife against his body.
  1038. (Xoconan)
  1039. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1040.  
  1041. [01:14:27] Purging the sin magic from a sin magi? What Hatsune meant by that, Lotlhuitl was in no condition to question. As far as she knew, she wasn't a sin magi. And indeed, while an inference may or may not have been drawn that the woman was in danger of falling to sin, there was no evidence beyond the soul rot of any corruption which was truly hers. Well, unless she'd told the truth when she'd claimed that she'd placed the runes on her own person.
  1042.  
  1043. Lotlhuitl's head rested against Xoconan's shoulder. Not by choice. She had been positioned there. That wasn't to say that she wanted otherwise.
  1044.  
  1045. The Nagual, for the moment, was beyond wanting anything at all. Her soul ached. Bits of her soul, her psyche, had been cut out. Exorcised. And roughly stitched back up. She was raw.
  1046.  
  1047. A soft whimper passed her lips. Her eyes still having that strangely metallic look to them. She moved, stirring, slowly, languidly shifting her arms to wrap them around Xoconan's shoulders.
  1048.  
  1049. She didn't want him to let her go.
  1050.  
  1051. (Lotlhuitl)
  1052. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1053.  
  1054. [01:15:18] Hatsune drew her eyes over the room. She looked between Xoconan and Noa before turning to leave. A parting, perhaps bitter remark was left despite it being spoken in a monotone.
  1055. (Hatsune Panic)
  1056. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1057.  
  1058. [01:15:18] Intense.
  1059.  
  1060. Those very feelings of pain and suffering brought to this Nagual could of shifted the hearts of any thinking about following a path of sin. Perhaps had he been paying attention, such a shift in his own heart could of occurred. Instead throughout it all he seemed more focused on himself for that matter, only picking up but a number of words exchanged between these lovers.
  1061.  
  1062. "... Hm? Of course, of course. You know, I always have time for you." Noa spoke with a crooked grin as his gaze shifted towards this woman once more. Her form as limp as possible as she seemed practically drained of all energy. Such a price needed to pay all to push her closer towards this salvation that those who chose to walk on a path of sin would need to undergo.
  1063.  
  1064. "I'll... Assume now that she is repaired. Her thoughts no longer influenced by sin, correct? Hatsune?"
  1065.  
  1066. Had she finally been given but a brief moment of peace?
  1067. (Noa Huitzilopochtli)
  1068. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1069.  
  1070. [01:16:09] Hatsune Panic says, "If Noa continues to disrupt the peace with childish remarks, I will challenge him to an honor duel for the right to use the last name Huitzilopochtli. She has one last mark that must be purged, but I cannot tend to it now without being able to check up on her properly and consciously."
  1071. [01:16:09] Hatsune Panic says, "Goodbye. I have work to do."
  1072. [01:17:00] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "My..."
  1073. [01:17:00] Noa Huitzilopochtli says, "So rude..."
  1074. [01:17:00] Xoconan protectively holds his wife against him.
  1075. (Xoconan)
  1076. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1077.  
  1078. [01:17:00] Noa Huitzilopochtli asks, "... Should I give you two a moment of privacy?"
  1079. [01:19:34] Holding her, he turned to simply stare at Noa. While Lotlhuitl was insensible. "You know precisely what I'm going to speak about. I won't use names." He spoke, voice blunt and cold, venomous.
  1080.  
  1081. "I promise, not as Warchief, but as your friend, and that is the only reason I offer this now. If I ever see her come near my beloved again, ever see her try and play her games." A very perceptible field could be felt-
  1082.  
  1083. Hateful. Roiling, pure emotion. This was not the work of gravity. "I will kill her. Do you understand? Keep her away. She will play her games on someone that isn't my wife."
  1084. (Xoconan)
  1085. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1086.  
  1087. [01:23:50] Lotlhuitl remained limp. Her blood had dried. Up her hands, arms. Began to flake off. The Nagual's breath had caught, the tall woman not just understanding but feeling the energy, the emotion that rolled from Xoconan. She might have flinched. Indeed, perhaps her muscles did tense.
  1088.  
  1089. "Xoco.." Lotlhuitl breathed, head still leaning against his shoulders. If she'd been a mess before, the Nagual looked like a wreck.
  1090.  
  1091. Her eyes fluttered, she tried to stir. Failed. So weak. She was pathetic. The woman might have cried again, but.. her horror at what had occurred here was enough to stop that. She.. she couldn't debase herself any further. She couldn't.
  1092.  
  1093. "It's not her fault."
  1094.  
  1095. Her voice was hoarse.
  1096.  
  1097. "It's mine. It's all mine."
  1098. (Lotlhuitl)
  1099. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1100.  
  1101. [01:30:40] Aha...
  1102.  
  1103. His lips seemed to part in that moment as his mind was a rush of thoughts. Pushing himself from this statue of a proud lion those words seemed almost ineffective all the same. Though as he preached of murder and killing all that followed was a gentle shrug of his shoulders moving upwards. Glancing in the direction of this Nagual still kept firmly in his grasp he couldn't help but to wonder why she defended Xitlalli all the same.
  1104.  
  1105. "The most I can do is tell her what you have told me. The act of actually listening to me is another thing entirely." He mused raising his shoulders upwards into something of a shrug. Moving forwards back towards the entrance of this fortress if that was all he could gain from this then it seemed ineffective. Shaking his head from side to side his own set of advice rang true.
  1106.  
  1107. "All the same. You should assure Lotlhuitl does not actively seek her out again, but! That is neither here nor there. For now, you two could almost certainly use some privacy."
  1108.  
  1109. He mused with that same crooked grin coming to spread.
  1110. (Noa Huitzilopochtli)
  1111. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1112.  
  1113. [01:31:31] Xoconan says, "Then give it to us, please."
  1114. [01:31:31] Xoconan says, "You will play your part, I will play mine."
  1115. [01:31:31] Noa Huitzilopochtli exclaims, "Mhm! Have fun!"
  1116. [01:31:31] Noa waves back at the duo! Idly strutting out!
  1117. (Noa Huitzilopochtli)
  1118. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1119.  
  1120. [01:33:13] Xoconan asks, "Are you okay?"
  1121. [01:33:13] Lotlhuitl says, "..."
  1122. [01:33:13] Lotlhuitl says, "I.. Xoco, I'm so sorry."
  1123. [01:34:04] Xoconan says, "Ssh. It wasn't you."
  1124. [01:34:04] Xoconan says, "It was so many things, changing you."
  1125. [01:34:56] Lotlhuitl clung to Xoconan, like she was lost, adrift at sea.
  1126. (Lotlhuitl)
  1127. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1128.  
  1129. [01:35:47] Lotlhuitl says, "I've been so lonely.. I.. "
  1130. [01:35:47] Xoconan says, "I'll never let you feel that way again."
  1131. [01:35:47] Xoconan asks, "Do you want to go home?"
  1132. [01:35:47] Xoconan says, "I'll carry you there, the whole way."
  1133. [01:36:38] Lotlhuitl nodded. Silent. Weak.
  1134. (Lotlhuitl)
  1135. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1136.  
  1137. [01:52:51] The entire trip, he carried her in his arms. Across the swamp, the plains, up and down mountains, he never once let go of Lotlhuitl. Face stony, eyes full of hatred for anyone that might try and get between them.
  1138.  
  1139. And when they reached his house, he nearly collapsed from the strain on his mana. Floating for so long, without a break...
  1140.  
  1141. He carried her upstairs, to their shared bedroom, gently setting her on the bed. Unclipping his armor, letting it drop to the ground in a mess.
  1142.  
  1143. He fell onto the bed beside her, pulling her close. "Don't do that to me again..." He muttered, exhausted. "Please, don't make me feel like that again."
  1144. (Xoconan)
  1145. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1146.  
  1147. [02:05:39] Lotlhuitl lay on the bed, unmoving. Bloodied. A mess. The Nagual watched her lover undress. Noticed the strain. The exhaustion. The collar around his neck.
  1148.  
  1149. She was silent, her gaze, her expression just.. sad.
  1150.  
  1151. She remembered everything.
  1152.  
  1153. There was no going back from this. There was no changing. She had been wrong: she wasn't clean. She had been sullied. Ruined.
  1154.  
  1155. "I.." She shivered. Should she confess to Xoconan the depths she had fallen to? She couldn't. She couldn't hurt him. Not again. Not after he asked her to spare him that feeling. He didn't deserve this. It wasn't his fault. It was all hers, for being too weak.
  1156.  
  1157. She winced.
  1158.  
  1159. "I'm sorry."
  1160.  
  1161. Another apology. Weak. Useless.
  1162.  
  1163. He was going to find out. He was going to find out all about it and leave her. And he was going to hurt Xitlalli, too. When all she'd done was try and help her. At least, that was what Lotlhuitl thought Xitlalli had tried to do. In truth, her memories about what had happened between herself and the spirit dancer were.. hazy.
  1164.  
  1165. She tried to reach for him as he pulled her close.
  1166.  
  1167. "I feel so -" Empty. Lonely. Needy. Lotlhuitl shuddered. "I need you."
  1168.  
  1169. Her eyes still had that strange look to them. Like her gaze was far off. Stuck in her own thoughts. It wasn't right that Xoconan should have to save her all the time. She.. she envied him, in a way. For his agency. In comparison, she lacked it almost entirely.
  1170.  
  1171. But.. as conflicted, confused, weak, and disgusted with herself as she felt, it seemed that any illusion she had been under that Xoconan didn't adore her was vanquished.
  1172.  
  1173. Well, at least for the moment.
  1174.  
  1175. At least until he worked out that she was too much trouble. Or.. someone better came along.
  1176. (Lotlhuitl)
  1177. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1178.  
  1179. [02:16:44] At her apology, he held her closer. "You..." He shuddered, uselessly. His magical presence, even subdued as it was, even collared (though not active), exhausted, refused to settle. A nearby box of fruit was crushed flat under a weight, a chair cracking.
  1180.  
  1181. "You're mine, remember that, right? I'm yours, and you're mine. You don't have to play games to get at me, you don't have to try and hurt me..." He spoke, the grief clear. "Whatever Sibri is to you, it's done. You can be friends, I don't care about that but..."
  1182.  
  1183. His arm tightened, possessively. "Your promise didn't include others. I've been faithful, I've remained only yours. Do the same for me. Please. And I'll give you everything, anything you need."
  1184.  
  1185. He tried to kiss her, possessively. "Mine."
  1186. (Xoconan)
  1187. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1188.  
  1189. [02:35:31] "X-Xoco.."
  1190.  
  1191. She couldn't do it.
  1192.  
  1193. She couldn't kiss him.
  1194.  
  1195. Lotlhuitl's breathing was erratic, her gaze wide. She flinched.
  1196.  
  1197. She wanted to tell Xoconan that she didn't deserve him. That she never had. But this was a conversation which they'd had before. And she'd thought the lesson learnt then!
  1198.  
  1199. "I.. I know what you're going to say. I can save your breath. Say it for you, before you say it. That.. it's not for me to decide what you want. That you want me."
  1200.  
  1201. She shuddered. Turning her face to his. Gaze wide. The remaining rune at her hip was still glowing. Oh, she wanted him. Desired him. Wanted to continue to beg for his forgiveness. To cover him in her sweet, oh-so-teasingly chaste kisses. She wanted to be worthy of him, his love. His.. salvation.
  1202.  
  1203. But she wasn't. She felt empty and weak. She felt.. used, and worthless. Despite her exhaustion, Lotlhuitl tried to jerk away from him.
  1204.  
  1205. "I.. I should have been stronger. I should have come to you. I.. I wasn't. I'm weak, and as much as I wish I wasn't, I'm.. I'm a deviant. Unfaithful."
  1206.  
  1207. Lotlhuitl shivered, wrapping her arms around herself. It was clear that she attributed no blame what so ever towards Xitlalli.. and a hell of a lot of blame towards herself. Why this was, who could say.
  1208.  
  1209. "This is all my fault. I.. I don't want your sympathy. You should be furious with me."
  1210. (Lotlhuitl)
  1211. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1212.  
  1213. [02:45:45] He felt her pull away, and something snapped inside him. He drew himself from the bed, sitting up off the edge, away from her for a moment. His gaze pointed towards the wall, staring.
  1214.  
  1215. A foul presence could be felt in the room, hateful. Uncaring. "What about me is pushing you away?" He asked, softly. He slowly stood, turning to face her, arms spread, exposing his scarred form.
  1216.  
  1217. "IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT?" He shouted, a wave of pure heat exploding from his body. The braziers burned high, scorching the stone ceiling black. "You kissed another man in front of me. You let him touch you in ways that belong to me. Of course I'm fucking furious!"
  1218.  
  1219. His body trembled from the sensation, staring at his wife. "So what? What is it? What have I done wrong, what have I done to deserve this from you?" He continued to shout, the pervasive feeling of dread, of chaos only growing.
  1220.  
  1221. "DID I DISRESPECT YOU SOMEHOW? MAKE YOU FEEL UNWANTED? I PROMISED YOU THE ONLY THINGS THAT MATTER TO ME!"
  1222. (Xoconan)
  1223. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1224.  
  1225.  
  1226. [05:21:04] Ahh..
  1227.  
  1228. Lotlhuitl swallowed. The Nagual woman felt his absence. Swiftly regretting pulling away from him. She knew she'd hurt Xoconan. Hurt him, again and again. But she couldn't help herself. She didn't even want to hurt him now! And here she was. He was screaming at her. To her credit, she didn't start weeping again.
  1229.  
  1230. "..nng," Lotlhuitl exhaled, feeling the pervasive sense of chaos building in the room. She felt it in her bones. Her soul had been cleansed of the affects of soul rot. Cleansed of the corruption. And yet, her mana still spiked. It was almost like her subconscious desperately was looking to cling to whatever source of power, of chaos, that it could.
  1231.  
  1232. "I just.. I just wanted you to feel how I feel..!" Lotlhuitl hissed at him, her eyes flashing. A spark of electricity in her gaze. The truth. "I couldn't help it. I.. I thought you were-"
  1233.  
  1234. It surely didn't matter. It didn't matter who had said what to her. Convinced her of what. She should have known better. Lotlhuitl cut herself off, her expression suddenly pinched. Strained. What was pushing her away? It was a valid question. Lotlhuitl herself didn't even know. She wanted him, badly. Adored him. He drove her crazy. And she was surely losing him.
  1235.  
  1236. She was quiet. Too quiet. The weight of her guilt was pushing down on her.
  1237.  
  1238. "Well, what are you waiting for?" She breathed, standing before him. Bravado.
  1239.  
  1240. "If you want to hurt me, hurt me."
  1241. (Lotlhuitl)
  1242. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1243.  
  1244.  
  1245. "How you feel?" He replied, waving his arm. "This is how you feel? Furious? Burning?" He walked up to her, expression full of fury, unreadable behind it. "What, what did you think I was? Leaving? That I didn't care? WHAT?" He shouted.
  1246.  
  1247. His hand snapped out, gripping her by the throat, lifting. "You're mine, Lotlhuitl. I promised you my love, my LIFE. NO ONE ELSE HAS THAT! SO what, what were you afraid of losing?" His voice was low, venomous, as he suddenly pulled her up to him, forcing a kiss against her lips.
  1248.  
  1249. "Is this what you want?" He growled out. "You want me to force you? To take what I want, like some kind of fucking animal? You want me to hurt you, to leave you some kind of wreck?"
  1250. (Xoconan)
  1251. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1252.  
  1253. [05:24:28] Lotlhuitl stared at him. Her ears pinned back. Her anger was defensive, at this point. She was.. hurt. Hurting. But she wasn't really angry at Xoconan. She was angry at herself. "Yes, OKAY!" She answered, volume matching his.
  1254.  
  1255. She had felt furious. Burning. Now? She felt like Xoconan had punched her in the gut. The woman didn't flinch as he shouted at her. She expected his anger. In all honesty, it came as a sort of relief to her at this point. Perhaps, in a way, this was what she had wanted. Even if the runes had been affecting her, she shouldn't have been so weak willed as to listen to what people around her said. To be so easily led. How could she forgive herself?
  1256.  
  1257. She didn't flinch as his hand snapped out and grabbed her. This, so much, wasn't an attempt at bravado. No, Xoconan just moved too quickly for her to react. Instead,she was left gasping, feet kicking out at him. Her hands flew up to his wrists, fingers clawing at his hands. Her lips had parted, a hiss from her as he forced her to kiss him. A blush sprung to her cheeks. Desire.
  1258.  
  1259. She wanted him.
  1260.  
  1261. She wanted him to forgive her.
  1262.  
  1263. She wanted to confess everything to him.
  1264.  
  1265. But... the rune on her hip still twisted her towards Xitlalli. She couldn't.. she couldn't betray her.
  1266.  
  1267. "I want you to give me what I need."
  1268. (Lotlhuitl)
  1269. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1270.  
  1271. [05:25:20] His hand snapped outwards, hurling her towards the bed. He stared, already unarmored. His muscled form rippled in firelight, approaching her. "What you need?" He said, walking around the side of the bed. A sudden wave of his hand would bring her tumbling towards him again.
  1272.  
  1273. "WHAT ABOUT WHAT I NEED?" He crawled onto the bed, glaring towards her, reaching out a hand to grip her again, to pull her against him. "I'm not going to let you play games with me, Lotlhuitl." Again, she found her neck in his grasp, Xoconan dominant now, squeezing.
  1274.  
  1275. "You want me? You want me to stay, to never leave? Then don't fuck me around! Don't act like the vow I made was something I did pointlessly, and DON'T TREAT YOURS THAT WAY!" He held her against him, hand pressed against the small of her back, to force her body against his, desire clear in his eyes- and pain too.
  1276. (Xoconan)
  1277. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1278.  
  1279. [05:41:32] "uuf-" Lotlhuitl exhaled as she landed. Hard. Thrown over the end of the bed. She tensed, gaze snapping to Xoconan as he stalked around her.
  1280.  
  1281. Some part of her, even now, ached for him. Yearned for him. For his touch. He was beautiful, in the firelight. As beautiful as he was furious.
  1282.  
  1283. She watched him, silent, increasingly apprehensive. Her hair had fallen across her face. Tumbled over her shoulders. She looked wild. Her teeth were bared at him, ears pinned back. For a second, it looked like she intended on fighting him again. And then he spoke. That was when she realised she'd.. made everything worse. Hurt him.
  1284.  
  1285. The Nagual yelped, dragged forward. He screamed at her, and, on impulse, she struck at him. Hands gathered into fists, she beat them against his bared chest.
  1286.  
  1287. His needs. She could feel his need. His pain.
  1288.  
  1289. Her body was against his, warm and soft and writhing. Xoconan was pressing her against him. But.. she was holding him, too. Clinging to him. She was.. overwhelmed. Sobbing now. She didn't know what to say. "..please. Please don't leave me." Genuine terror filled her eyes. Not because she feared he would hurt her. No, she didn't care what he did to her. "I'm.. I'm a fool, Xoconan. Forgive me. I love you."
  1290. (Lotlhuitl)
  1291. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1292.  
  1293. [05:43:15] He released his grip on her neck, glaring for a moment. She didn't drop, held aloft by an external force. When her fists had beaten against his chest, he hadn't even shown a reaction, body solid with muscle and scar tissue. He didn't flinch, just like he didn't when she asked for forgiveness. The free hand came across in a backhand across the face - though notably not nearly as hard as he could have. He didn't seem to want to hurt her, so much as to simply strike her.
  1294.  
  1295. "You want me to forgive you?" He spoke, reaching down to savagely tear her top away from her. "You haven't even promised not to do it again! You want me to forgive you, and for all I know, you'll run off and do this all over again!" He growled, slapping her again, lightly.
  1296.  
  1297. He shoved her down to the bed, to force his body against her. Her bottom was torn away in a similar fashion, exposing his wife to him completely. "You're mine. Promise me what I need, and I'll forgive you! I can't forgive someone who I can't even TRUST!"
  1298. (Xoconan)
  1299. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1300.  
  1301. [05:48:22] Lotlhuitl just hung there, silent, eyes wide as she regarded her beloved. His anger hotter than any flame.
  1302.  
  1303. -slap-
  1304.  
  1305. He hit her.
  1306.  
  1307. "Ah!" Lotlhuitl cried out sharply, face stinging where Xoconan had struck her. He'd.. he'd never hit her before. Not like this. Never like this. He'd never been so angry with her before. The Nagual twitched, hanging limp. His voice put chills through her. Her eyes had widened as her beloved asked her if she wanted him to forgive her. She nodded, looking to him. "P-plea--" She began, words changing into a yelp as he stripped her shirt off her. "X-xo--"
  1308.  
  1309. -slap-
  1310.  
  1311. Lotlhuitl panted, eyes wild, chest heaving as he pushed her down into the bed. As he forced his body against hers. Another yelp, as she found what scant clothing she had left was torn from her body. Naked. "Yours.." She shivered, that same wild look at her eyes. "I.. whatever you need. It's yours."
  1312. (Lotlhuitl)
  1313. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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