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  1. [17:38] Ethan watched as the world twisted and turned before his eyes. From the mere mention of slavery to death - this was wrong. The potion that landed within his grasp didn't help either. What kind of thing was that? Why would he drink it? Why did it have to be that way.
  2.  
  3. With the time being up, the young sibling looked across the field to his brother, visibly still upset.
  4.  
  5. "Is that really what you want?! For one of us to die over this?!"
  6.  
  7. He didn't want to do this, that much was obvious.
  8. (Ethan Hawke)
  9. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  10.  
  11. [17:39] Cordelia says, "....."
  12. [17:40] Denier raises his right hand into the air, all that 'down' shifting into a sphere above his body, slowly collapsing the fundamental mathematics of gravity into a black hole, maintained and contained purely by his mana flow.
  13.  
  14. After all, if they wouldn't fight, someone else could easily just.. repurpose all that meat.
  15. (Denier Nevus)
  16. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  17.  
  18. [17:45] Jesse leveled his blade with Ethan. Where his conviction had faltered, Jesse's remained strong. The only way forward was to fight, in his eyes, to give the vampires what they wanted if he was to survive. Blood was to be spilled. That was just the law of the land out here.
  19.  
  20. "Funny that you say that, brother." He narrows his eyes.
  21.  
  22. "You're already dead, after all."
  23.  
  24. With that, he rushed forward with everything he had. There was no sense in holding back. Not anymore.
  25. (Jesse Hawke)
  26. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  27.  
  28. [17:49] An impressive burst of mana exploded outwards from Ethan's form as his brother rushed forward. The potion on his person having been consumed by his magic circuits rather than by his mouth, somehow. The blue-haired one stood before his brother, releasing forth wave after wave of flames - engulfing the plains with a bright darkness that burned down one's soul.
  29.  
  30. This was it.
  31. The moment Ethan feared most.
  32. (Ethan Hawke)
  33. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  34.  
  35. [17:50] Paris Invidia says, "<Ah the symphony of chaos. Brother against brother. Music to my ears.>"
  36. [17:50] Paris smiles.
  37. (Paris Invidia)
  38. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  39.  
  40. [17:50] Ren Abnids says, "<This sure is interesting.>"
  41. [17:55] Jesse's ferocity is astounding.
  42.  
  43. "HRRAAAH!" He dances through flames, his blade of starlight cleaving the cosmos in twain as he slices towards his brother. Every movement is twinkling - divine - the bristling edges of his lightning effortlessly flowing from his body and singing their target with precision and power. His magic and swordsmanship combined together are enough to topple his brother time and time again.
  44.  
  45. Darkness.
  46.  
  47. A surge of mana came in response. A frenzied reaction to his sight being stripped, his power increased. Even if he was blind, he would fight.
  48.  
  49. His hands are put together out in front of him, his mana gathering in a single point as ground beneath his feet gave way. Whatever approach Ethan might've had during his moment of blindness, Jesse didn't give a damn. From his palms ignites a beam of energy that cuts through the air with a phantasmal speed.
  50.  
  51. Pure cosmic radiance catches his brother - and sends him flying away.
  52.  
  53. The battle goes dead silent for a moment, Jesse's movements slowing to a walk as he caught his breath. Ethan would be up any moment now...
  54. (Jesse Hawke)
  55. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  56.  
  57. [17:59] "Why?! Why do you have to make it that way?! I don't wanna hurt you! I don't..."
  58.  
  59. It was difficult to keep his head coll with the influences that plagued it. Corruption. Anger. Addiction. Despair. He was losing it before a whole crowd, fighting a fight he didn't want to, against someone he never wanted to hurt. This was a living hell - one he didn't want to be a part of. A living hell he wanted to escape.
  60.  
  61. More dark flames spilled outwards in a desperate manner, as if the boy was trying to get everything to stop. To get this madness to cease. He was lost.
  62. (Ethan Hawke)
  63. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  64.  
  65. [18:00] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  66. [18:01] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  67. [18:01] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  68. [18:01] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  69. [18:01] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  70. [18:01] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  71. [18:02] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  72. [18:02] Aspen chuckles.
  73. (Aspen Invidia)
  74. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  75.  
  76. [18:03] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  77. [18:03] The ground upon which Jesse stood was no longer reliable. The world he believed to be his oyster was no more than a lie - a joke. Every step he'd take would end with one more burn, one more wound. There was no helping it; this was the way it had to be. The way he had made it to be. The world was getting darker and the older of the Hawke would find the stars in the skies being blotted out by the very flames of Hell.
  78.  
  79. "WHY ARE YOU MAKING ME DO THIS?!"
  80.  
  81. It was a cry for help, one that made not his assault relent. Before the redhead could even drag himself back up to his feet he'd feel it again, that burning sensation. The feeling that the world was no longer his.
  82.  
  83. The skies were the limit, nothing laid beyond that.
  84. (Ethan Hawke)
  85. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  86.  
  87. [18:04] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  88. [18:06] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  89. [18:06] The boy would look on as the two fought, this was getting good. The passion and pain of the two forced against each other, he didn't know nearly half of the story but he was still entertained.
  90.  
  91. Though he would clench his fist as he looked on and was confronted by his overwhelming weakness. The two on the battlefield were stronger than him, and that fact cause his eyes to burn a bright hue.
  92. (Ren Abnids)
  93. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  94.  
  95. [18:09] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  96. [18:10] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  97. [18:10] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  98. [18:13] He meant it about the mushroom field, you know?
  99.  
  100. Jesse's entire body was on fire now - without hyperbole. Darkness had encroached on him and for every twinkling star there was in the sky another flame of Ethan's came to snuff out that light. Their battle had reached a peak and in that Ethan had found his stride. Jesse... oh Jesse.
  101.  
  102. "BECAUSE I'M THE BEST!"
  103.  
  104. "I'LL KICK YOUR ASS, SAVE YOU AND BRING DOWN THAT TOWER ALL ON MY OWN, DAMN IT!" He had kind of gone and lost it. Such was the way of the mind when presented with a scenario as terrifying as this. "You started chasing girls..."
  105.  
  106. The fire engulfed him. Tried to drown out his voice.
  107.  
  108. "Started hanging out with these monsters..." He stood, a pyre of flames. But within that burning heat, he was starting to find his stride as well. The cosmos around him knit itself tightly to his form, the star that had watched over him weeping out more and more as Jesse found himself on the precipice of defeat.
  109.  
  110. With a final, triumphant burst, the flames release - Jesse's mana having finally repelled the attack.
  111.  
  112. He stands, a tattered, burned figure, holding his blade with a white knuckled grip.
  113.  
  114. "You should be thanking me." He wanted his brother back. Regardless of what he'd have to do to get his way.
  115. (Jesse Hawke)
  116. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  117.  
  118. [18:14] ** Ethan Hawke has inflicted an injury upon Jesse Hawke. ("Permanent Injury", "Permanent Injury", "Permanent", "Severity: MODERATE (-20 Vit)") **
  119. [18:14] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  120. [18:14] Vel Invidia whispers something.
  121. [18:14] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  122. [18:14] Paris Invidia whispers something.
  123. [18:15] Vel Invidia whispers something.
  124. [18:15] Paris Invidia whispers something.
  125. [18:16] Vel Invidia whispers something.
  126. [18:16] Vel Invidia whispers something.
  127. [18:16] Paris Invidia whispers something.
  128. [18:16] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  129. [18:16] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  130. [18:16] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  131. [18:17] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  132. [18:17] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  133. [18:17] Vel Invidia whispers something.
  134. [18:17] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  135. [18:17] Nautia Avitus whispers something.
  136. [18:17] Vel Invidia whispers something.
  137. [18:18] Paris Invidia whispers something.
  138. [18:18] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  139. [18:18] Paris Invidia whispers something.
  140. [18:18] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  141. [18:18] Vel Invidia whispers something.
  142. [18:18] Denier Nevus whispers something.
  143. [18:18] Vel Invidia whispers something.
  144. [18:18] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  145. [18:18] Nautia Avitus whispers something.
  146. [18:18] Nautia Avitus whispers something.
  147. [18:18] Paris Invidia whispers something.
  148. [18:19] Denier Nevus whispers something.
  149. [18:19] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  150. [18:19] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  151. [18:19] Vel Invidia whispers something.
  152. [18:19] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  153. [18:19] Vel Invidia whispers something.
  154. [18:19] Nautia Avitus whispers something.
  155. [18:19] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  156. [18:19] Paris Invidia whispers something.
  157. [18:19] Vel Invidia whispers something.
  158. [18:19] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  159. [18:19] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  160. [18:19] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  161. [18:19] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  162. [18:19] Vel Invidia whispers something.
  163. [18:19] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  164. [18:19] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  165. [18:19] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  166. [18:19] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  167. [18:19] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  168. [18:19] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  169. [18:19] Vel Invidia whispers something.
  170. [18:19] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  171. [18:19] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  172. [18:20] Vel Invidia whispers something.
  173. [18:20] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  174. [18:20] Vel Invidia whispers something.
  175. [18:20] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  176. [18:20] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  177. [18:20] Vel Invidia whispers something.
  178. [18:20] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  179. [18:20] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  180. [18:21] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  181. [18:21] Nautia Avitus whispers something.
  182. [18:21] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  183. [18:21] Vel Invidia whispers something.
  184. [18:22] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  185. [18:22] Vel Invidia whispers something.
  186. [18:22] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  187. [18:22] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  188. [18:22] Vel Invidia whispers something.
  189. [18:23] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  190. [18:23] Vel Invidia whispers something.
  191. [18:23] Nautia Avitus whispers something.
  192. [18:23] Vel Invidia whispers something.
  193. [18:23] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  194. [18:23] Paris Invidia whispers something.
  195. [18:23] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  196. [18:24] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  197. [18:24] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  198. [18:24] Paris Invidia whispers something.
  199. [18:24] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  200. [18:24] Vel Invidia whispers something.
  201. [18:24] Vel Invidia whispers something.
  202. [18:24] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  203. [18:24] Paris Invidia whispers something.
  204. [18:24] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  205. [18:24] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  206. [18:25] Paris Invidia whispers something.
  207. [18:25] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  208. [18:25] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  209. [18:25] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  210. [18:25] Vel Invidia whispers something.
  211. [18:25] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  212. [18:25] Vel Invidia whispers something.
  213. [18:25] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  214. [18:25] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  215. [18:25] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  216. [18:25] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  217. [18:25] Vel Invidia whispers something.
  218. [18:25] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  219. [18:25] Vel Invidia whispers something.
  220. [18:25] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  221. [18:25] Zephixo whispers something.
  222. [18:25] Valentine Invidia whispers something.
  223. [18:25] Vel Invidia whispers something.
  224. [18:25] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  225. [18:26] Aspen Invidia says, "Aye, Ramiel. Come over here."
  226. [18:26] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  227. [18:27] Ramiel whispers something.
  228. [18:27] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  229. [18:28] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  230. [18:30] Ramiel whispers something.
  231. [18:30] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  232. [18:31] Aspen nods her head to confirm her own statement.
  233. (Aspen Invidia)
  234. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  235.  
  236. [18:31] Aspen places her hand on top of the teenager's head to pet him. Intense shit.
  237. (Aspen Invidia)
  238. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  239.  
  240. [18:33] Gazes up at Aspen with his tail swaying back and forth. He might have been a little dirty but his hair was soft.
  241. (Ramiel)
  242. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  243.  
  244. [18:34] Ethan's flames were roaring, getting greater, stronger and bigger with each blow. The fires that burned at the very depths of Hell were crashing against energies that went beyond the limits of this land, beyond this plane of humanity they knew of.
  245.  
  246. The stars couldn't be reached, yet it wouldn't stop Jesse from attempting to do so. The redhead had obtained what he wanted; he got his brother to fight back, to prove himself, to show that he was going to be fine - that the world around them was dangerous, but that the smile he wore and the bonds he made still... Mattered.
  247.  
  248. He had awakened a monster in order to quell the one he had imagined. Fury unlike any other could be felt in his attacks. Nightmarish illusions of their deceased parents invaded his mind, stopping both boys due to the sheer intensity of feeling the family they could never retrieve assaulting them and due to having to create that very image.
  249.  
  250. A copy of the boy laid waste in a more physical way - taking blows for the original as more and more flames erupted from the very person Jesse was trying to save. Ethan could feel himself growing weaker. The potion that had forcibly entered his system was altering his perception of reality. Rewards greatly outweighted the risks. He couldn't see straight. He had no spell left to cast. Nothing more than the mana that surrounded him, veiling him in dark flames.
  251.  
  252. Green eyes met with their kin. With the older one's blade poised to strike and nothing left to cast, Ethan felt his own demise coming. Under normal circumstances he would've booked it: Ran away and hoped he could've bought some time for himself.
  253.  
  254. .. But he couldn't see clearly. He couldn't focus on survival; all that mattered was the stop the brother he had grown up with from becoming a monster. Ethan brought his right arm up and outwards. The remaining black flames that surrounded him were directed towards his hand,gathering at his palm.
  255.  
  256. No words were exchanged. On that day, they met as warriors. The blue-haired one dashed forth as did his brother, extending his hand out towards Jesse's chest. Clothes and armor were burned alike, corrupted energies pulsating with Ethan's mana were forced onto Jesse's skin. As skin seared and dark flames engulfed the both of them a mark would be placed. A constant, burning reminder of the brother he once thought might've been gone for good; shaped just like his hand and right above his heart.
  257.  
  258. A burning sensation that would ensure the four-eyed loser would always remember one thing:
  259.  
  260. "I want you... to be happy."
  261.  
  262. Ethan's eyes grew wide as he felt the cold metal being plunged into his body. He had hit his mark and so had his brother. Blood was spilling from his body, forcing him to lean forward, to fall with the other boy in near-fratricide. Weak words could reach Jesse's ears in those last moments of light.
  263. (Ethan Hawke)
  264. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  265.  
  266. [18:35] Ethan Hawke whispers: .. I love you, bro. And... you wouldn't believe how it feels when a girl tells you the same...
  267. [18:36] Ramiel whispers something.
  268. [18:38] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  269. [18:38] She hadn't made a move to stop this, or get in between it - after all it wasn't her business. Though Cordelia did wear a frown; she knew both of them. To see them fighting to the death left a bad taste in her mouth, but... She shot a glance towards the assembled group, and then back to the duo. She couldn't help them, and her desire to remain on good terms with virtually everyone for her own business weighed heavy on her.
  270.  
  271. She sighed, seeming tired, a hand coming up and rubbing against her cheek in disguised frustration. Ethan was her friend and, while she hadn't seen Jesse in quite some time, she considered him a friend too. To see two brothers brought to blows over differences such as this was hard, and the courier was briefly tempted to turn away and leave. But something kept her plastered to her spot, until she eventually took a few tentative steps towards the aftermath of the battle. Curiousity, perhaps?
  272. (Cordelia)
  273. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  274.  
  275. [18:40] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  276. [18:41] Ramiel whispers something.
  277. [18:41] The boy was simply looked on in awe, his expression seemed to have changed from one of indifference. The intensity, the volatility and the passion behind the scene he had witnessed seemed to be overwhelming.
  278.  
  279. As the heat of the flames seemed to be felt form his current position, and the blood splatters seemed to be closer than they were in reality.
  280.  
  281. He would look on, as this is what be driven to the brink was, this was the type of fight he should be ready for, the type of fight he was preparing for.
  282. (Ren Abnids)
  283. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  284.  
  285. [18:41] Aspen Invidia whispers something.
  286. [18:48] After seeing all that had happened it was pretty much everything he was there to see, such a sad battle of Brothers that ended up in nothing but bloodshed.
  287.  
  288. "Well... Back to work then."
  289.  
  290. There wasn't a thing that could keep his interest in the scene anymore, deep down in his core that scene reminded him of a memory not of his own, something buried in history deep down, long ago, and that troubled him a great deal.
  291.  
  292. After that Achilles turned around and decided to head back to the square as he had guarding duty to do, not like the boy liked having to just stand around and do nothing but stare at a lamp for hours on end, but it was a necessary evil to grow into knighthood.
  293. (Achilles)
  294. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  295.  
  296. [18:49] He awakens to the discord of battle, rising from his resting position within a tree, or something. Hopping down upon the soft surface of the grass, his eyes briefly scan his surroundings, able to easily depict the disruptive flames and cosmic energies some ways off. His hands slip into his pockets as his eyes gently lid, taking note of the small group of the encamped Invidia's and associates gathered together.
  297.  
  298. He made his way toward the source as he comes to a halt some ways off, his mane of unruly hair swaying lightly. His eyes linger upon the duo of brothers with a blank expression, likely at a loss for words as to what had occurred in this point of time. He recognizes Ethan in a mildly interested observation, though he made no move to do much else.
  299.  
  300. His eyes drift to Nautia, however, perhaps curious to see how she would react to seeing her Thrall left in such a precarious situation.
  301. (Hatsu Wvelven)
  302. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  303.  
  304. [18:52] Love.
  305.  
  306. Was that why he was here? His mind was drifting. Thinking of everything other than the battle before him. His body moved on it's own, refined motions that he had drilled into his brain to be recalled in their time of need. His parries, strikes and spells were all trained into him. The martial prowess he had spent so many fights in that dojo honing were being put to use against his own brother.
  307.  
  308. Pride.
  309.  
  310. Their blade and staff met, the plains being torn apart as their battle raged on. Jesse's intense focus on the battle at hand was all that Ethan could see as they met. The turmoil of his mind, the sea of doubt and frustration behind it all was hidden. In this moment, it'd seem they were destined to fight like this. Beneath it all, they were blind to the tremors of each-other's hearts.
  311.  
  312. Jesse had no clue the kind of weight Ethan bore. He wanted him to come home. To be with him again. The make things 'right' as Jesse saw it. Here he was, risking life and limb to make it happen.
  313.  
  314. Ethan could've imagine the kind of fear in Jesse's heart. The unique horror of not knowing if his own brother would live another day. The terror that drove his body to this frenzied state - that caused the sky above them to part open for a glorious moment as his star responded to his call. Where Ethan was left without a spell, Jesse was still brimming with mana.
  315.  
  316. Both of the brothers were on their last legs. Jesse looks to his brother.
  317.  
  318. It becomes too surreal. They were battling for their lives. For their futures. The sword in his hand suddenly becomes alien to him. His heart finally reaches Ethan in a moment of understanding. Neither of them had backed down, despite it having gotten to this point. Both of them believed so strongly - with such conviction - they had let it come down to this.
  319.  
  320. "...Oh what the hell kind of brother am I..."
  321.  
  322. His blade is leveled.
  323.  
  324. He races forward.
  325.  
  326. The tapestry of constellations that open up behind him as he moves isn't enough to speak of his grief. No amount of comfort from his star could quell the feeling in his chest. Not even the flames that engulf his heart give him peace.
  327.  
  328. Ethan speaks, however - in that moment of crossed blades.
  329.  
  330. Jesse's so stunned he hardly notice's he's impaled his own brother.
  331.  
  332. The final embers of Ethan's attack blow him backwards, sailing out of sight. As Ethan crumples to the dirt, the last thing he'd see of his brother for what was likely a very long time would be the hissing steam that emerges from the river south.
  333. (Jesse Hawke)
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