The Next Night Reconciliation

EzekielHarbinger has joined the chat
sScarletRibbonSs has joined the chat
DeviousMiskreent: Three days after escaping the clutches of Anon, two nights after spending time in the blood pool to heal, one secluded in her suite at Mauger Castle with Devon and Kali, resting, healing, and learning of her Son's life at the hands of her worst enemy. Raven was finally strong enough to get up out of bed, Kali having helped her arrange her memories and cope with the fallout of the recent events. No more were her memories broken or missing, Raven remembered it all. No more hiding in the dark recesses of her mind, trying to escape the horrors of her unlife. Neither she nor Kali had been able to contact the Morrigan though, and neither understood why the dark goddess had not come to collect Raven's soul. It worried them to know that Anon might not be dead yet. How, they had no idea, nor did Devon, he only knew that contingincy plans had been set, but not what they all were. Anon was ancient for a reason, he left nothing to chance. Somewhere, somehow, that bastard was still out there. Of that the three of them were sure. Kali had gone home to be with Hayden and Endrea, the worry for her daughter the most important thing to her for now. Raven and Devon pulled the door to the room open and walked down the halls of the castle talking quietly. It was clear that they were related. He had her blue eyes and pale coloring. Black hair from both sides of his family line only strengthened the resembalnce between mother and son. But he was tall and built, while she was small and short. She was aware of his deeds against Ezekiel and Sky, and she was not pleased with him, and it was these two that they were seeking out now, recompense needed to be made. Wrongs needed to be righted. Before Kali had left, she had brewed up additional antivenom, enough for both sky and eze both, and Devon held the vials in a small bag in his hand as they made their way towards the main social area of the castle. --d--
sScarletRibbonSs: Sky woke up, very shakey, she needed to eat but she didn't have everything here to help her take it. Sighing she rolled out of the bed, sitting up, she looked over at Ezekiel with a soft smile. Maybe they could make this work, have the baby, providing Ezekiel doesn't kill Devon before the full term. Then there was the whole issue in New Orleans and her brother, shaking her head she would get ready and dressed, downing more of the serum. "Gonna have to talk an oldie about letting me go to Manor for ten minutes," she whispered coming back in the bedroom. The wolves watching her every moment,slipping on her boots while braiding part of her hair to throw up in a ponytail and out of her face. "Need food and sustenace my Sweet." She called ou to him gently, before leaning over to kiss his temple and cheek. "I
sScarletRibbonSs: -d-
EzekielHarbinger: He groaned rolling over and sitting up, at least he could move more easily on his own now, though his back was still quite sore, "Malik did say we could get what ever we needed here, we just needed to ask one of the Revenants, or what ever the hell they are." he rose to his feet and stumbled slightly, Shades at his side the moment his feet touched the floor, bracing him upright with her frame as his hands moved to her head, "Lets go down to the main hall, you and the baby need to eat." he grinned at a thought as he pulled a shirt over his head, "Guess there won't be any more stubborness from you on that one for awhile eh." he didn't bother with shoes as he made his way across the room to the door, still takin gthose slow steps to ensure he didn't loose balance, he waited for Sky as she got herself ready for the day before opening the door and taking her hand as they made their way down the hall towards the main gathering, Shades at his side as Tres took his place at Sky's side. "After you eat something maybe we can convince them to let us get out of here for a little while."
DeviousMiskreent: Raven and Devon were sitting in the main area already, laughing lightly at the fact that the cook, asked to prepare enough food for five, for Devon's insane appetite, had decided five meant army, and dish after dish was being brought into the room and set up buffet style. Devon definatly got his appetite from the Mauger side of the family, Kali ate like this as well, and she remembered Kellen's voracious appetite as well. Raven sat back near the fireplace and watched as Devon moved about like a kid in a candy store, making a heaping plate to bring over towards the fire to eat while he continued speaking with his mother. Raven reached out with her mind, following her bond to Ceal only to find him still passed out asleep in the library. She smiled softly to herself, nudging him lightly to let him know she was awake and well before returning to her conversation with Devon. The two were sharing stories of their past, avoiding talking about Anon for now. --d--
sScarletRibbonSs: She would roll her eyes at the fact Ezekiel brought up her not being stubborn and eating more regularly. "Don't even start with that you punk." She would chuckle meeting him at the door, as she took his hand. Moving down the corridor, she was at ease, for now. "Maybe we can, that would be nice, the grounds was always gorgeous, even with the flowers. Nothing like our gardens in Jasper." She would close her eyes, remembering the rows of roses, hycaniths, lillies even the herbal gardens on the other side. "Soon, we will be home." She whispered, leaning over to kiss him softly. "Right now, lets just heal, then we can decorate, maybe." She wanted nature to just take its course, rubbing her hand down her belly as they finally reached the main area. Her eyes shifting from the table full of food, to the two beings on the side by the fire. "Raven...Devon." She would whisper seeing the two, especially Raven was up and moving, her hand moving to tighten her grip on Ezekiel's hand.
EzekielHarbinger: The moment the bloody orbs landed on Devon his hand in Sky's tightened, though loosened not to crush her hand, clenching his jaw as he attempted not to focus on the past events though the tinge in his back made it difficult, Shades sensing the tension in Ez's frame she took her stance a few steps ahead of him, the fur along her back raising as she growled lowly and wouldn't stop until Ez's hand slipped down behind her ear to calm her, it took a great deal of efforts to pull his gaze from the demon to look to over at Raven, happy to see she was more mended than he was, "Raven, it's good to see you up and around again." she would undoubtable hear the tension in his words as he spoke. He looked back to Sky and pulled her hand to guide her to the food, "Go eat love, you need it." The revanants must have thought it easier to keep the bottles of blood readily available for when any one of the kindred woke and made their way to the main hall, as it sat with the alcohol along the side table, Ez himself had been avoiding it, the slower the healing the slower the desires came back, though now that he saw the demon in person there would be no stopping those desires from flooding his frame, he poured himself a glass of the blood before taking a seat as far off to the side of the room away from Devon as he could manage.
DeviousMiskreent: Devon paused, becoming as still as a statue as the two entered the room. His eyes darting from one to the other for a few moments before looking down at his plate. Without Anon's mind tied to his own, Devon was nearly a different person. Not shy, but definately ashamed of the things he had done. "Evening you two" he said in a rather strained voice, his brows raising at the two huge wolves that travelled with them. -- Raven licked her lips slowly, her deep blue eyes gazing at both Sky and Eze for several moments and nodding her head to Sky's greeting. "Still on the mend, but I assume you are as well Ezekiel" she said, her tone strained and a bit formal. There were two of her own black bottles sitting next to her on the floor, one empty and one nearly so, a third and fourth sat unopened amoung them. "A lot has transpired in the last few months, there is a lot of guilt and hositility and shame amoung us. Please, Ezekiel, Sky, come sit with us and let us talk." Devon sighed softly and set his food aside, pulling the bag up from his pocket. "I have more of the antivenom, theres more than enough for the both of you. It's not an apology, though I am sorry for the things I did to you both. But Allessand . . Raven is right, We all do need to talk" he said, his matching eyes dancing to Sky for a moment with concern before darting back to his mother. -d-
sScarletRibbonSs has left the chat
EzekielHarbinger: Sky reluctantly moved to dish herself some of the spread that was laid out on the tables, taking a seat off to the side to enjoy her meal as best she could as well as listen in to the conversation, Tres tailing right along behind her, ever the protector. Ez had downed the first glass of blood rather quickly, quicker than even he thought he would, the taste of the kine blood hitting him harshly as his addiction screamed at him, "It's far from an appology." he nearly snarled as the bloody orbs looked to Devon as he pulled the small bag out of his pocket. He could almost feel that glare from Raven as he poured himself another glass and took the bottle with him before moving across the floor to take the bag from Devon, he hated that it would take as many doses as Sky told him it would ot be completely free of the venom. He took a seat away from them, not as far away as he would have liked, but Raven was right, there was a great deal that needed to be discussed. "So where do we start?"
sScarletRibbonSs has joined the chat
sScarletRibbonSs: (how much did I miss?)
sScarletRibbonSs has left the chat
DeviousMiskreent: Devon didn't offer an opposition, instead only let Ezekiel take the bag with a snarl. "Well . . for one, you wont need as many doses, three days, maybe four" he said, trying to keep his tone as even as possible. --- Raven did glare at him, but she also winced a tiny bit as he growled and grabed the bag, only untensing when he went and sat back down. She cursed herself mentally and forced herself to find her own calm center. The fuck was she doing flinching from a youngling? She asked herself mentally. She sighed softly and grabbed one of the unopened bottles near her and litterally rolled it accross the floor to Ezekiel. "It is a mix of vampire, demon, fae and Kali's own blood. It will burn the addiction to the Lasombra blood out of your system, and leave you free to feed upon whatever it is that you desire. It will also finish healing your back" she told him. "Itll burn like hell going down, especially since its your first time, but I suggest that if you want to get back to normal, you drink it" she said, a slight growl to her own gravelly tones.----d---
sScarletRibbonSs has joined the chat
EzekielHarbinger: He stopped the bottle with his foot as he listened to her, and rolled it back to her gently, "Thanks for the offer Raven, but I'm done mixing blood, it's not like I haven't walked this long road before, it'll take time and undoubtably a great deal of patience on Sky's part, but we'll get through it never the less." he held the glass of blood up and cheers her before taking a drink form it, sitting back in the seat he took wincing slightly from the shot of pain through his spine, "I'll just be grateful when I can move propperly again and find a punching bag." He had heard what Devon said and how he said it, but he was doing everything to the best of his abilities not to simply jump the bastard here and now, he would fight fangs and claws through every ounce of pain it would bring him, but that was still where his mind sat. He was trying to sort through everything in his head yet to be able to begin this conversation with something other than 'You will die bloody'
sScarletRibbonSs has left the chat
DeviousMiskreent: Raven snarled as the bottle rolled back to her. She did NOT have a full grip on herself yet. She picked it up, rose and stalked towards Ezekiel, her eyes turning to solid orbs of black as she got closer and closer to him. His wolf and Sky's would both lay down in their spots and whimper, tails tucked between their legs as the Gangrel flared out her aura to keep them from attacking her. "You will drink it, and heal Ezekiel Carson, because if for no other reason I want to be sure Anon's essence is burned the fuck out of your body" she growled menacingly down at him as she uncorked the bottle and shoved it into his reach. "I will hold you down and force it down your throat if I must but considering I feel sorry for you at the moment Im giving you a choice" This was definately a side of Raven that none of them would have seen before. -- Devon only blinked and cringed back as his mother's aura flared, he could feel the essence she shared with her diablerized Sire and it freaked him the hell out. He was more than happy as she got up and moved away from him, taking the moment and excuse to get more food and sit further away from the two stubborn kindred and closer to Sky. --d--
sScarletRibbonSs has joined the chat
sScarletRibbonSs: Sky had nodded to her Mate, shifting over to the table, finding her usual comfort food, rice and gravy plus the hawaiian bread muffins. Fixing her plate, Tres her loyal protector and guard staying at her side, she finally moved back to her Mate, and sat closer to Raven and Devon. Arching a brow at her Mate, this was going to be hard work for them tokeep there cool with everything considered. Sad part, her body was going through magic withdrawals, her hands reaching for her serum out of habit, inhaling the contents fast with a few coughs. "I hate those, need to remake them....prolly." She muttered half to herself and just outloud for now. Her hand reach for Ezekiel when he would snarl taking the bag of venom, nuzzling his shoulder. "Easy, right now easy." She would need Devon alive to bring the baby to full term at least, hell who knows what would and could happen between here and now. Pushing her food around, the plate on her knees while her legs were pulled into her chest, half tempted to feed it to Tres. The wolf would snort, giving her the look of I heard that making Sky roll her eyes at him. "Ezekiel, I took on more venom, hence I need more." She whispered against his skin, looking up into his eyes. He had been her calm last night and this morning, now it was her turn, and she would always be there when she needed and wanted her. Neck popping to the side, she shivered closing her eyes with a deep breath. "This could be where a dominate would work best." She grumbled pushing at her hair as she would settle down, hoping the serum would kick in and let her eat... if she was lucky and keep it down. "Raven, I know VoViode doesn't want us leaving the castle while we are healing, but I need my manor at least for ingredients." She whispered before gnawing on lip sure if Malik or Ceal would let just her leave the castle without an Elder knowing about it.
sScarletRibbonSs: -c-
sScarletRibbonSs: Watching Ezekiel roll the bottle back and decline it, she knew it would a long road ahead for him to get rid of the addiction. What she wasn't prepared for was the shift in Raven's aura and demeanor. The wolves reacted with a whimper, and backing down... Sky was too tired to fight of Raven as she shrunk back and forced her body to get up. "Raven best you stay calm too, you both are healing and let's face it, cranky as fuck." She would whisper hoping to diffuse the situation, violet eyes jumping from one to another. Putting her plate down, she would step back almost tumbling, her hand reaching for Tres on instinct. "Right now you two going at it wont help the already violatile situation. You ate the bastard what more can he do to stay alive." She would growl, before backing down again , her body unable to take the stress she bend over dizzy all of a sudden. "And fuck this bullshit sickness."
sScarletRibbonSs: -d-
EzekielHarbinger: He only stared at Raven as she approached him, her aura wasn't anything he was use to per say, but the sense of it was Anon all over again, sure it brought about those slight trembles of his frame, but be damned if he was going to roll over either, "No Raven, you won't." his words were sharp, his voice taking on it's normalicy once again after he had taken the few drinks of blood, "Because despite everything we've all been through, you're not your Sire, nor do you even want to come close to what he was. So you won't force me to drink a mixture of blood that could lead to yet another addiction to that of the demons that are mixed in it. You will allow me to heal as I choose, you will alow me to fight my own battle within me as I see fit, because you know damn well if Anon survived even in the slightest after everything I have been through, if there was even a shred of doubt in my mind that your mate was unable to remove every shred of him from me, I would have walked out into the sun the moment it rose over the horizon." his words were sharp like razors, and his tone filled with anger, he didn't care if she was looking out for his best interest or her own, he was done being pushed around by one ancient or another, for one reason or another. He set his glass of blood down and pushed the bottle away as he rose and went to Sky's side, "Love, you need to get something in you." he spoke calmly, reaching over for his glass of blood and held it in front of her, "See if it even helps." he shifted his gaze back to Devon, "Well father of the year, time to step up."
sScarletRibbonSs has left the chat
sScarletRibbonSs has joined the chat
DeviousMiskreent: Raven moved to step and follow after Ezekiel, her hand reaching out to grab his shoulder, but Devon was there, his hand on her shoulder, his grip firm enough to remind her she wasnt the only strong one in the room. "No mother, Ezekiel is right, You are not Anon, and you will not force your will on others." She snarled and turned on him, and cried out as a searing pain roared through her head. She pressed her face into her hand and dropped the bottle, it shattered on the floor as Anon's memories and experiences roared through her head, the diablerie still messing with her. Devon caught her in his arms and picked her up, setting her on the chair Eze had just vacated. "Holy hells. . .its never been this bad before" she whispered, her head leaning back along the arm of the chair. "Eze . .Im sorry. For everything" she said from her new spot. Hearing the sarcasam in Eze's voice, Devon turned a glare on him. "She needs to eat, and I need to touch her still. She's going through withdrawls from an incubus as well as needing the magic to keep her alive. She needs to eat, and she needs her own magic back, but I was trying to give her a little time and space Ezekiel" he explained as he came towards them cautiously. "Come here Sky, let me help you for the little that I can for now" he said, holding out his hand to her. --d--
sScarletRibbonSs has left the chat
EzekielHarbinger: "I'm aware, Sky explained it already, the fact of the matter is we can't get her magic back yet until we deal with her brother, which if you haven't exactly noticed I'm not exactly up to par to be dealing with at the moment." he did his best not to snap at the demon, standing up and downing the blood in the glass as he stepped away allowing Devon the space to be near Sky and help her. His bloody orbs shifting back over to Raven as she appologized, sighing as he moved to grab the bottle that next to her and poured himself another glass, "Don't be, I understand everything you're going through, but no offense I'm done taking orders from ancients." he paused as he sat down, taking a drink from the glass in hand, "I don't care about the reasonings behind any of it, I'm just done."
sScarletRibbonSs has joined the chat
sScarletRibbonSs: Sky would shiver hearing her Mate's sharp words as she stepped away pulling in a deep breath. She took his offered glass, sipping it as she forced the liquid down her throat, time to deal with this front on, her eyes darting to Devon when Ezekiel spoke to him directly. Her eyes widening when Devon stopped Raven from tearing into her Mate, her hand grabbing Ezekiel's forearm to pull him away just incase, not that she could do much against Raven, weaken or not, the woman was ancient and formidable. She knew it was going to happen, the two males would confront, and even with the knowledge her Mate was still ready to rip Devon limb from limb. "Honestly, the tattoo artist I can fly here, she doesn't owe allegience to Jacoby, the runics were idea, Jacoby just gave her more to add after the first session." She whispered, dropping her gaze as she moved closer to Devon, wanting the sickeness to stop, glaring at the food. "Maybe the serum is fucking me over, I have little runes left and it was created for the more powerful stuff." She muttered, her eyes shifting to Ezekiel and Raven, she understood why he was done with Ancients, before Horo and Anon, they all fucked up or done something dispiscable to Ezekiel...hell even Sky was only being respectful cause they were the ELDERS, not that she wanted to listen. "Well since you won't listen, maybe you can go to the manor and get my supplies?" She would ask with a soft voice, batting her eyes to look all cute and innocent, she needed to keep these guys from blowing up the castle. And she was done with the tension, and so was the pulse prolly, hence the stupid sickness bullshit. -d-
DeviousMiskreent: Devon stepped closer to Sky when she didn't take his hand and simply moved to take her face in his hands, cupping her cheeks gently since he remembered she really didnt like him touching her neck or throat. He sent small electrical pulses through her for a few moments. They were gentle and would only cause her to shiver a little, but they would help her body calm down, and ease some of the sickness as things evened out. "That should help for a while, at least till tomorrow, but Ill bet you didnt take the antivenom this morning did you?" he asked, producing one more vial of it from his pocket and pressing it into her hand. "And . . if youll let me Sky, I told you I can give you your magic back. Maybe not the tattoos themselves, but the runes and the magic that I took I can return it. Kali showed me how to do it gently last night, so it wont even hurt. YOu dont have to go back to the quarters. And if you tell me what you need supply wise, I can retrieve those as well. I told you, just ask'' he said as he stepped away from her. -- Raven sighed from the overstuffed chair, her dark eyes moving to look up at Eze again. "You blame me for what happened to you, but you feel guilty for capturing Ceal and I. I blame myself for this whole damn situation, but at the same time Im angry with you for blaming me when I warned you time and again not to get involved Eze. I never ORDERED you to do a damn thing" she said as she slowly sat up, her head still swimming with dizzyness. She sighed then. "And no Sky . . . I dont believe Anon to be dead. I dont know how or why, but I know he is out there somewhere still. Otherwise . . .otherwise I wouldnt still be here." she said softly. --d--
EzekielHarbinger: He sighed heavily and sat back in the chair, letting his head rest against the back of the cushion, he heard everything that was being said, he could almost feel the pulse through Sky as Devon did what he needed to make things better for her, his head swam with everything, he was getting lost within it all, the guilt the anger, the fear everything hitting him nearly at once, "I don't blame any one for anything ...." he started before sitting forward, his spine screaming at him from the movement as he rested his arms along his knees, hanging his head, "I blame myself, for not being near strong enough to protect any one of you from the bastard, I hate myself for being so easily influenced by Devon, and for everything I did to the pack." he took a shaken breath and shook his head, "I'm to blame for everything that happened, because I refused to believe I could so weak and allow the psycopath to use my only family against me. My greatest strength becoming my greatest weakness, and I was unable to bring it back to be a strength."
sScarletRibbonSs: She would jump slightly forgetting he meant actual touch, her hands moving to his wrists not sure, but as the pulses would be sent, shivers going down her spine, her body would calm. Aye, it would appear she needed the pulses badly, and the withdrawals were bad. Fuck all gods back, this was going to complicate problems. Him pulling her out of her mind at the reminding of the antivenom, she would take the vial, downing half of it before coughing hard. Blinking, she had reached out and held onto his arms blushing hard. "Thank you." She whispered before looking at him curiously. "By all means, return it then, that will settle alot of issues and fuck over my brother's plans anyways." Gnawing on her lip she heard him speak again before she looked at Raven and Ezekiel, things were just going to get worse, even when Raven addressed her. "Devon I can replace anything I left there. And Raven, I am confused. So you being unlive or whatever the term is, means he is still alive? What is he, a nuclear cockroach that wont die?" She would ask, half sarcastically half serious, moving to Ezekiel's side, her fingers slipping over his spine. "But isn't that Raven's weakness, her family....Anon just exploits weakness. Your love to me and pack, yet you were willingly to try and fight back. Im not losing you to ssome mangy ancient gangrel." Looking at Raven. "Not you either. We are stronger together, and I be damned he would should have died centuries ago fuck up my pack." Kissing his temple, she would stand up. "Anyways, we have an addition coming, and given the cluster fuck... Raven your grandma.... and hell....he better not look like no damn Tzimisce." She grumbled before falling on the couch, she needed to rest..."Devon.. runes any time."
DeviousMiskreent: Raven sighed and pushed her face into her hands. "Yes Sky, that's usually what it means. As long as I am alive, so is he. Somewhere, somehow." she sighed and looked up at the three of them. "I have a long standing contract with the Goddess Morrigan. I served her for the first three or four hundred years of my existance, training myself, getting stronger, growing abilities I shouldnt have had. All to kill Anon. And well obviously doing her bidding. The only goal of my unlife was to kill him. And she agreed to take my soul once I had accomplished the task. Im still here, I havent heard hide nor hair from her, which means somehow the bastard is still out there. I have other reasons to live now. The Pack, Ceal, Devon . . I have family, its the only thing I ever wanted. Eze, you are not responsible for anything that happened. That is on Anon. only him. And as for Devon, he has a hell of a lot of making up to do, if thats even possible, but he is my son . . with Kellen. Kali's triplet brother, and Malik's older sibling. Kellen and I were together for a long time, he found a way to make me mortal to birth him a son. But Anon put a godforsaken cursed spellbook on our stoop, it corrupted Kellen and he went dark. He lost his shit when Anon stole Devon away from us and started trying to kill anything and everything accross europe." she sighed, tears slipping down her face. Devon placed his hand on her shoulder as she spoke of his true father. "The mage covens couldn't stop him, the other supernaturals couldn't stop him. I was told by the Morrigan that if I did not slay him she would take my soul then and there. And so, I did as I was bid. Kellens corrupted soul is what Anon is after. I will never reveal its location, or how to free him, for fear of all of humanity falling to yet another of his plagues. " she said softly. "And that is Anon's ultimate goal" Devon added, his head bowed. "To elimiante most of humainity and enslave the rest as feeders. For vampires to rule a world of darkness" --d--
EzekielHarbinger: He glanced over at Sky and smiled at her as spoke, chuckling lightly at her when she spoke of the child looking like a damn Tzim, "The family resemblance is uncanny, I put it together last night when we were talking to Malik, seeing Ceal and him made me think of Devon, though I wasn't sure how he was tied to them." Before turning to look back to Raven as she spoke, it was the last of her words that struck a cord, he was sure he had heard them before, furrowing his brows as searched his mind for the familairities, "Where have I heard that before..." his bloody orbs searched the space before him as the three of them continued to speak among themselves, he was sure he heard it before, not that long ago either, "Raven..... is there a chance Anon would have had dealings with the malk that took Sky?" he looked back over at her with a bit of shock.
sScarletRibbonSs: Sky would lean into Ezekiel, closing her eyes as her body would readjust and calm down slightly. Devon rambled on about one o the stories of Anon, before she would hear Mate arching a brow. "Bjorn, the ancient Malkie with witch Heitala." She muttered, unsure what he was going with this. "He wanted hybrids....wait. Anon took Devon... clearly hybrid." She would nibble on her toast as she stayed queit, her eys shifting to the red orbs. "Maybe your Sire killed him?" She would ask, but most ancients wanted power and knowledge was power in thier world.