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Post by cyansky on Jul 7, 2009 11:16:50 GMT -5
Syl sighed and took the notebook from Arqus.
"Please Arqus... I... I didn't say that you could hold it," said Syl, "so... I... would highly appreciate it if you'd ask me next time..."
It noticed that Arqus was facing some internal conflict. It was just the way he looked at it... kinda like he wanted to burn it. Must be Bremmen, thought Syl, I remember him. He said that he was Arqus's flat-mate.
"I don't mean you any offense at all," continued Syl in a voice low enough that only Arqus could hear. "I kinda like you, really, but this notebook means something to me, Arqus. Please understand that."
It shot a momentary glance at Trace, displeased that he would consider such a thing as destroying it. Syl had good ears, and Trace wasn't exactly whispering.
Despite that, it gave Arqus a friendly smile and stuffed the notebook into its pockets.
"In any case, let's put this behind us and get down yo something more cheery - how's the day looking for you, Arqus?"
It brushed a strand of hair out of its face as the wind blew, its smile only growing.
"I've spent a good chunk of my free time wandering aimlessly around here. It's so easy to get lost in this place! Why on earth must human street signs be so confusing?"
It sighed and shook its head, smiling ruefully to itself.
"I hope that you had better luck navigating this place than I did."
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Post by citizenmike on Jul 7, 2009 15:38:10 GMT -5
His shadow came into Johnny's view as quickly as he reached for Veronica. Still holding her by the palm of his hand, Johnny screamed her name as he pulled her closer to him. But his pull was not strong enough. The Black Goat held a tight grip on her as he pulled Veronica off Johnny's grasp and disappeared with her as quickly as he came.
<***>
"Where are we?", Veronica asked.
"Not far.", The Black Goat replied.
"What do you want from me?"
<***>
The pull from the disappearance was enough to send Johnny crashing into the pavement. "Roth...", he murmured. "What the hell just happened?", he continued loud and clear enough for everyone nearby to understand.
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Post by Trace on Jul 7, 2009 16:05:36 GMT -5
Trace witnessed the events almost as if they were in slow motion. He watched as the shadows opened, as she dissapeared and as Johnny crahsed to the ground. He moved quickly and gracefully, moving from his spot outside the church to the spot directly above Johnny.
"What the hell just happened?"
"The Goat took her Johnny." Trace said as he offered his hand to Johnny, offering to help him up. "Is there any reason why he'd want her. I mean if he could just take one of us like that, why not kill us all just as quickly?"
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Post by cyansky on Jul 7, 2009 18:40:24 GMT -5
Syl's eyes widened.
It stepped back in shock, obviously affected by Veronica's kidnapping.
"Not again!" it gasped.
It fell to its knees, its eyes still wide with shock, watching as Trace spoke with Johnny.
"Why does she keep getting kidnapped?!" whispered Syl, a voice so quiet that once again, only Arqus could hear it, "Can't there ever be peace here?"
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Post by Tig on Jul 7, 2009 18:50:43 GMT -5
Anya jumped into action, rushing to Johnny's side, annoyed that Veronica had been taken. "That bastard," she growled low in her throat, her eyes flashing. The panther was so close to the surface, it was a struggle to keep it under control when she felt angry.
Phoebe had been intrigued when Trace mentioned destroying Syl's notebook. But she didn't answer, for the human female was taken. She didn't care, she was watching the others faces, searching for hysteria, panic. "Oh how inconvenient."
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Post by childofthehunt on Jul 7, 2009 22:10:32 GMT -5
"so... I... would highly appreciate it if you'd ask me next time..."
"I'm sorry." Arqus mumbled, embarrassed.
"You should've torn it apart when you had the chance." Bremmen told him.
"How's the day looking for you, Arqus?"
"It's okay..." Arqus said, he looked at V quickly and added. "I guess."
Then he heard Syl mumble something else. He didn't have time to absorb what he was saying because of what was happening over at Johnny and Veronica. The Black Goat appeared out of nowhere. Arqus knew he was after Veronica. He rushed forward, but he was too late.
The Black Goat abducted Veronica ... again.
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Post by cyansky on Jul 8, 2009 0:39:34 GMT -5
Syl sat down on the steps of the church, as it gazed steadily at the scene before it. Veronica had disappeared.
Another adventure? Well, the Black Goat sure had a penchant for sending them on rescue missions it seems. Syl could only speculate on the reasons. Was it because Veronica had some special value to the Black Goat as the reincarnation of the priestess? The True Image? If so, how?
"How perplexing..." said Syl slowly to itself, "how perplexing..."
It glanced at V as it watched on.
"What do you think about this strange turn of events, V?"
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Post by citizenmike on Jul 8, 2009 0:52:17 GMT -5
Johnny rose off the ground as he looked at Trace and replied, "Damned if I know!".
Johnny turned towards the group and said, "Whoever has seen the past better start talkin'! When the Goat took Sara that first time, she went along with him. Now, I'm trying very hard to get some sense out of this whole situation. Why did the Goat want Sara? If everything happened in the past, and some Priestess really looked like Veronica, then why didn't he do shit awhile back when we first him in the church.... And how the hell do we find them?"
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Post by sacredrapture on Jul 8, 2009 3:46:41 GMT -5
V watched it all. The Black Goat had taken Veronica. Again.
'I cant detect them on this plane. My powers dont fully extend into the realm of the Black Goats. I cant trace them' V said suddenly, breaking his reverie.
'In response to your question, Syl, I think we should find her, and quickly. For the brief moment that Black Goat appeared, there was an incredible aura of malice' he said.
'Of which I am familiar' V thought.
V raised his arms, and a small black sphere appeared in midair before him. Many tiny black beings which resembled birds sprung forth, and started flying around the inside of the Church.
'Find Veronica' V instructed them. At his command, some zoomed out of the door, some out of the hole in the roof, and the rest out of the windows.
V looked at the rest apprehensively.
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Post by childofthehunt on Jul 8, 2009 6:30:13 GMT -5
The black sphere and the bird like figures created a gust and it blew Arqus' long blond hair in all directions. He had to tuck them behind his ears to avoid his hair getting further messed up.
Eyebrows still furrowed, he looked at the others and was a little disappointed that Syl's not doing anything yet to find Veronica. It reminded him of the first time the Black Goat abducted Veronica. Syl just stood there, looking helpless like the rest of them, while Myzrael flew out to search.
And now, in Myzrael's absence, V ... was taking the initiative to find her.
"Let me out, I'll help you." Bremmen advised Arqus, sounding softer.
He looked out the Church's door, it was wide open. He wanted to run out of there and start searching for Veronica. Then again, he figured, they needed a plan.
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Post by Trace on Jul 8, 2009 6:59:42 GMT -5
"Then why didn't he do shit awhile back when we first him in the church?"
'Because back then he didn't know everything' Trace thought to himself. Everything was slotting into place perfectly, and this was only the beginning. He had hidden his pleasure with the situation perfectly. Nobody was ever going to realise that he knew more than he was letting on.
"I dont think it matters why he's taken her, but rather what your going to do to get her back."
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Post by citizenmike on Jul 8, 2009 13:08:15 GMT -5
"That's what I'm trying to figure out right now, man!", Johnny shot back. "We can't go through the tunnel in the church. Its fuckin' sealed off!"
<***>
Veronica pressed herself against the wall as the Black Goat sat on the bed before her. "I told you we were not going to be far.", he said almost reassuringly as he lit a cigarette. The Black Goat presented his pack of cigarettes before her and asked, "Care for a smoke?"
"No.", Veronica replied. "I'd rather know what you want from me."
"All will be revealed over time, I assure you."
"What's the problem, Black Goat?", Veronica asked him scornfully. "You went through all this trouble just to get me. Be frank and tell me what you want."
"Very well.", The Black Goat said as he motioned off the bed and approached her. "I want you."
"What?"
"It's always been you, Veronica." The Black Goat took a long drag from the cigarette before continuing. "I knew there was something about you that moment when I first saw you in the sewers. That face, the tone of voice, it was something all to familiar to me. So, I let it slide and slowly but surely, through no force of my own, things came to me. Images and emotions all flooding into my mind's eye suddenly. I know who you were, and if I couldn't have you before, then I must have you now!"
<***>
"We have to go to the motel!", Johnny shouted. "The symbol, beneath the bed, it can help us."
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Post by Trace on Jul 8, 2009 13:44:33 GMT -5
"The symbol, beneath the bed, it can help us."
"Are you serious?" Trace said, a doubtful and disbelieving tone in his voice. "The last time you messed with it you were shot through time. There's no way your going to be able to control whatever magic is left in that room."
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Post by cyansky on Jul 8, 2009 15:34:01 GMT -5
Syl nodded.
"Agreed, V."
It watched impassively as the shadow beings scattered over the area, until they were out of side. The gust they caused made Syl's hair blow in its face, but it brushed it off.
They're probably scouts, thought Syl, shadow scouts. I have a similar spell, but it's only good for short-range scouting, flushing out hidden archers and gunmen and stuff like that. It's useless in this situation, as Veronica could be anywhere, on this plane or beyond the crossroads where we can't reach.
Although it didn't really look like that, it was actually deep in thought. Syl thought about what had happened, about its observations and about what facts it knew and what Kiel had told it. Hmm, thought Syl, I think that I'm starting to piece this together. I mean, with the clues I've gathered, who wouldn't know? I'll have to speak with Kiel about this - as this is only going to get more complicated...
It sat there watching the rest of the group iimpassively.
"So... what are we supposed to do about this?” asked Syl. "If Johnny can't control that magic, is there anyone else here that can?"
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Post by Trace on Jul 8, 2009 16:06:03 GMT -5
"If Johnny can't control that magic, is there anyone else here that can?"
Trace turned to Syl, with the only thought going through his head being how much he hated that pathetic innocent look on his face. He was no use to him, and he'd ignore his whimpering if he could. Damn kid idolises Veronica.
Probably because nobody else could give a damn about him.
"Given some time I could potentially tap into it, but it wouldn't be of any use. The Goat isn't going to have removed Veronica from this realm, and that kind of magic wouldn't help us finding wherever he took her."
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