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Unified Legacy Nephalem Zekigne Zunias

Jun 14, 2019 22:15:58 GMT -6

Post by Zekigne Zunias on Jun 14, 2019 22:15:58 GMT -6

If you've ever been broken to a point where you've cried so much you're body just shuts down from weariness, you'll know where Zekigne is right now. Lying on the stone mountain, beyond a few sniffles he didn't move or speak. Eyes bloodshot and watery, the young boy curled up in a ball. He was just re watching what he had done in his head. Remembering when he vaporized the arms of those bullies, and then set fire to them with exhilaration and pride. He remembered when he tore the flesh off of Ryse's neck to force her off. He flinched and shivered as the sound of the tear replayed in his mind several times over. He remembered setting fire to the grim and tossing her aside.... That scream.... That scream was going to haunt his soul for the rest of eternity.... But then there was when he killed her. Mercilessly thrust his hand into her chest, cutting up her insides... And her pleading eyes, asking him why he'd do such a thing... He held his legs tighter and audibly whimpered.

However, he couldn't just do nothing at this point... Eventually he felt his strength beginning to return. He remained on the ground for a while despite this, trying to think about... '...What.... Do I do now?... Where do I go from here? I....I....I have to make up for my crimes.. Somehow...' He pushed himself up and stood there a moment, shivering when a breeze blew at him. He approached the cliffside and looked down. Anyone would die if they fell down... "Except me unfortunately..." He wished he could die. But... 'I can't die, there's too much I want to achieve.' Zekigne bit his lip. 'I bet there was a lot Ryse wanted to do too....' He started to tear up again. "I'm so sorry Ryse... I'm so sorry..."

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Jun 14, 2019 23:14:42 GMT -6

Post by Ryse Azar on Jun 14, 2019 23:14:42 GMT -6

Ryse was still in her ball, shivering, tears rolling down her face. Ozaki was right in that having someone by your side was better than having no one. That someone could lift the spirits, or help in making a sound decision, or prevent someone from going down a darker path. At this moment, however, the vampire was gone. Leaving Ryse alone.

After a while, she was finally able to wrap her mind around the fact that she was actually dead. That it wasn’t some trick or illusion. Her tears slowed, and became sniffles. Very slowly, she uncurled from her ball, wiping the tears from her eyes. As she did so, her mind worked.

Ozaki had said something about a trial. She was currently in a trial right now. So while yes, she was dead, she also had a way of getting out of here. If she wanted to go back to being alive again, she would need to complete the trial. And she couldn’t do that while she was lying here crying her eyes out.

Getting to her paws, she wondered what the nect part of the trial would be.

Then froze as a familiar scent hit her nose. She recognized that scent very well. It was all she could smell - along with that of burning flesh - as she died.

‘Zeke’

Her head snapped to the direction it was coming from, and while fear gripped her, another emotion bubbled to the surface. Her lips curled back into a snarl, a menacing growl coming from her throat. Her eyes narrowed to slits. Rage was what was driving her now. Rage that the person who had done this to her, that had made her suffer before she died, was here.

His cruel smile as he showed off his power, the wrath in his eyes as he thrust his hand into her chest. The maniacal laughter that rang in her ears. That was what was flashing in her mind at this moment.

She wanted him to pay. And she wanted him to pay dearly. If it wasn’t for him she wouldn’t be dead in the first place. That was all that mattered to her as she spread her wings, and took off towards the source of the scent.

edited Jun 15, 2019 9:19:35 GMT -6 by Ryse Azar

Zekigne Zunias

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Unified Legacy Nephalem Zekigne Zunias

Jun 15, 2019 10:14:46 GMT -6

Post by Zekigne Zunias on Jun 15, 2019 10:14:46 GMT -6

Zekigne wiped the tears from his eyes and tried to calm himself down, hugging his torso with his arms. 'Ok.. Ok.. I can't make things right by just.. Just standing here.. I have to get down somehow. But, how do I get down?.. I could crack the ground to carve a way down.. But, that would risk destroying the whole mountain... I could try using my angel wings.. But would that trigger a change again? I don't know...' Zekigne looked across the landscape before realizing something... "W-wait... Where, even am I? I don't... I don't recognize this place at all..." Zekigne was starting to hyperventilate. He didn't know where he was, how he got here, or even why he was here. How did killing Ryse bring him here? Wait, was this her homeland? Or was this inside the egg she forms into after dying? He was so confused. "If it's her egg, does that mean I might accidentally damage it by breaking stuff?... I don't know what to do..."

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Jun 15, 2019 12:39:59 GMT -6

Post by Ryse Azar on Jun 15, 2019 12:39:59 GMT -6

The scent was getting stronger the longer she followed the trail. Ryse narrowed her eyes as she realized she was being led towards the mountains bordering Mistere. The higher she flew, the more the temperature dropped, until she could see her breath as she exhaled. Not that it mattered to her. She had her fur, and she had her fire to help keep her warm. And she had the rage boiling in her veins. Nothing was going to keep her from her target.

Then she blinked.

And she was there.

She didn’t pause to think about what had just happened; it was the spirit world after all. Nothing surprised her anymore. Perhaps the deities were giving her a helping hand.

Up ahead she could see the small figure of a blond haired boy standing on a cliff. It looked like he was searching his surroundings. How he had gotten here, she didn’t know. Was he looking for her? Did he teleport here so he could finish her off in the spirit world? Was it possible that he could kill ghosts? She didn’t know any of these things, but she didn’t care. The person who had killed her was standing right in front of her.

Beating her wings hard, she would shoot up into the clouds above her, turning invisible as she did so. Slowly circling around him so she was behind him, she would then drop out of the sky, dive-bombing him. Giving a rage-filled roar, she would grab ahold of him with her talons and lift him into the air.

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Unified Legacy Nephalem Zekigne Zunias

Jun 15, 2019 13:11:38 GMT -6

Post by Zekigne Zunias on Jun 15, 2019 13:11:38 GMT -6

Zekigne held himself tighter as another gust of wind came his way… Only this one wasn’t consistent like a breeze. That was weird. Unfortunately for the young nephalem, his attention was not on his surroundings as much as they should have been. 'Even if I get out of here... What do I do? I killed someone, I can't just ignore that... I should check to make sure there aren't any witnesses. If there are I'll need to- NO! I can't... I can't just, kill people off. I should probably see what I can do to help them. They'll most likely be traumati- NO!! I have to... I have to focus on keeping myself weak. Keeping myself from snapping again.. I have to-'

Before he could think of anything else he was yanked into the air with such force that he didn't even have time to scream. Strongly disorientated and dizzy he tried to focus his senses. What in the heck just happened? He though he heard something, something like a roar? DID AN ANIMAL GRAB HIM?! He looked around and saw... Well he really couldn't see what it was from his position. It just looked like a big black creature with black wings. He did see the enormous talons keeping him in a firm grip however. His eyes widened. '...can someone wake me up now?' His heartbeat skyrocketed. He tried to cry out but the combination of his lungs having no oxygen and the speed they were flying through the air, he couldn't muster the strength even if he wanted to.

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Jun 15, 2019 13:58:22 GMT -6

Post by Ryse Azar on Jun 15, 2019 13:58:22 GMT -6

Ryse looked down at the boy who was too speechless to even scream, feeling a spark of satisfaction at his petrified expression.

He was taken by surprise. Good.

Beating her wings, she carried him higher and higher into the air. Due to being half phoenix, her lungs were suited for breathing air at higher altitudes. Zeke, she guessed….. didn’t have the same capabilities she had.

Hovering in place as she reached a point where she felt it was a good place to stop, she looked down at the boy. She glared into his eyes, the rage clear to see.

‘Drop him.’ A voice whispered in her mind. ‘Make him feel the same pain you felt.’

“Are you scared yet, Zeke?” She hissed as she loosened one of her talons from his clothes, only holding him by one now. “You should be.”

With that, she let go of him, watching him drop.

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Unified Legacy Nephalem Zekigne Zunias

Jun 15, 2019 18:17:23 GMT -6

Post by Zekigne Zunias on Jun 15, 2019 18:17:23 GMT -6

Zeke was terrified as multiple things were processing one at a time. He was kidnapped by a giant animal with wings. They were clearly not thinking of his wellbeing. And even worse, even if he somehow escaped, he’d be plummeting down to certain death… Unless he used his talent, which was the last thing he wanted to do… Though technically that was second last since death was the last thing he wanted. How would it even go? He refocused, reminding himself that his LIFE was dangling over the edge. Pun not intended. Eventually they stopped moving and he was able to take in a breath. After gasping a few times he wanted to try asking the giant demon beast a question… But then it brought it’s head down low to look at him. It looked like a dog head with… With, with a.. A… Beak…. When the voice spoke, hatred in it’s eyes Zekigne realized who it was. His widened and his jaw dropped but before he could say anything.

She let go.

Zekigne started screaming now. He was having a panic attack as he started free falling. Spinning through the air uncontrollably as the entire world spun and spun around and around. He couldn’t focus on anything and he was too dizzy to control his own body. That was Ryse?! But how was she alive?! He was guessing she was part phoenix but he didn’t realize that… Wait, did the burn to ash, turn to egg, hatch from the egg and grow process happen in like. Five minutes?! If not maybe he was out for a month. None of this really mattered he thought. He was going to die! Unless he emerged his wings, but… Did he really want that? It was hard to think...

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Jun 15, 2019 20:23:50 GMT -6

Post by Ryse Azar on Jun 15, 2019 20:23:50 GMT -6

Before Zeke could hit the ground, however, Ryse snatched him again, holding onto the back of his shirt with her jaws. Soaring quickly away from the mountain, she zoomed over the treetops as the air grew warmer and more humid once again.

As she reached a field empty of trees, she hurled the boy to the ground. Hard.

“Are you here to hunt me down, Zeke?!” She snarled as she pounced on him, aiming to pin him to the ground. “You’ve already killed me. Are you going to make sure I don’t come back? Is that it?!”

She didn’t care for his frightened expression. She wanted answers. And she wanted him to hurt. And hurt badly.

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Jun 15, 2019 20:38:06 GMT -6

Post by Zekigne Zunias on Jun 15, 2019 20:38:06 GMT -6

Zeke should have stopped screaming and started sucking in air. He wouldn’t know to do this of course, but if he hadn’t he’d be a little more prepared. When she grabbed his shirt with her jaws he felt her teeth scratch his abdomen, causing him to cry out in pain. Her teeth were burning, most likely fueled by her wrath. Still, feeling that kind of pain sparked something in him. ‘SON OF A BITCH THAT HURT!’ Eventually they reached an empty field in the middle of the forest and he was thrown none too lightly onto the ground, causing him to roll across uneven terrain, rocks and branches. By the time he stopped rolling he was already covered in small scratches and bruises. He barely registered what she had said when she pounced onto him. Her feet pinning his shoulders down. He was utterly out of breath, and the incredible weight she placed on his shoulders was spreading his body like a pancake, making it even harder to breath.

‘Am I.. W-what? What is she? Why would I hunt her down?’ Eventually all of her words sank in and.. Wait.. So, was he.. Was this.. Was he in the afterlife?! Was he dead? And if not, then… How the hell?!?! He struggled to speak, the pain and his lack of breath making that difficult. Tears streaming down his eyes. “I…No…Don’t know…Where I……Sorry…I never…Wanted……” It was too difficult. Too difficult to speak when he was desperately gasping for air. ‘I wish there was some way I could console-‘ Whatever part of him was caring for her in this moment. It was overcome with fear. And with fear came anger. ‘No.. No, why would I do that? She’s trying to kill me! She thinks I did that on purpose!! I was only defending myself, I couldn’t take it anymore! What else was I supposed to do when the teachers promised to help me? To teach me?! And now she won’t even let me explain myself?!’

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Jun 15, 2019 21:07:35 GMT -6

Post by Ryse Azar on Jun 15, 2019 21:07:35 GMT -6

Despite her rage, she realized that the boy was struggling to breathe. She wanted answers, and she couldn’t exactly get them if the person she was interrogating couldn’t speak.

Giving a snort, she stepped off of him to allow him some breathing room, but kept a paw on him to keep him from moving.

“Speak.” Her voice was as crackly as fire, the air around her shimmered with heat as she glared at him. She spread her wings, looking very imposing and probably frightening to the boy, baring her fangs. “Why the hell are you here?! Are you trying to permanently get rid of me?! Isn’t it enough that you made me suffer before I died?!”

Zekigne Zunias

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Unified Legacy Nephalem Zekigne Zunias

Jun 15, 2019 21:45:39 GMT -6

Post by Zekigne Zunias on Jun 15, 2019 21:45:39 GMT -6

His aggressive thought track was halted in an instant when she pulled her paws back, allowing him to breath. She still held him down with a paw, and it still hurt, but he wasn’t complaining. In fact his lungs were singing praise songs right about now… Quietly that is. She then told him to speak, and it was clear that… Well she kind of sounded like himself when he snapped into demon mode. She demanded to know why he was here, wondering if he was trying to permanently kill her. ‘How dare she accuse me of something like-‘ Zekigne closed his eyes, the water hurting them as he steadied his breathing. ‘…No… No, it, it kind of makes sense… She did just die, and… I did kill her, even if I never wanted to.’ He opened his eyes, still scared, and still confused.. But not angry…… Not yet at least.

“I.. I don’t know where this is.. I didn’t come here to.. To kill you.. I’m sorry… I didn’t recognize you and.. I just, I was so… So scared… I didn’t want to be helpless and.. And when the staff didn’t protect me, I… I just snapped…” He started crying again, unable to help it. He remembered how he killed her. How he burned her… How he stabbed her. “I DIDN’T WANT TO KILL ANYONE!!! I’M SORRY, I’M SO SORRY PLEASE FORGIVE ME!!”

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Jun 15, 2019 22:19:09 GMT -6

Post by Ryse Azar on Jun 15, 2019 22:19:09 GMT -6

So he wasn't here to kill her..... Ryse wasn't sure if she believed him or not.

"You're in the spirit world." She snapped, the air shimmering even more around her for a moment. "I'm dead. You're living, just like Ozaki was before he disappeared. He's probably back in the real world now.... where you should be."

Then he apologized, and she growled. "You're sorry ?" She echoed, her eyes narrowing. "You didn't mean to kill me?! Oh gee. I guess you didn't mean to tear my throat out, burn me alive, and stab me through the heart, then. Or course not!" She chuckled, then. A cold, sarcastic laugh that didn't suit her in the slightest. " 'Cause then that would mean that you actually enjoyed it. Which I could tell that you did by the way. The maniacal laugh was kind of a clue there."

She pressed harder onto his shoulder, scratching him a little with her claws, and she snapped her jaws right next to his left ear. Close enough that her whiskers would tickle his skin, and he would feel her breath. "Stop lying to me! I saw you with my own eyes! Unless you have some sort of doppelganger, it was definitely you! And you meant to do it!" He'd said he'd been scared.... he hadn't seemed scared when he killed those bullies. Or threatened her or Ozaki. When the vampire had offered to handle things civilly, he'd just blown Ozaki off and tried to torch them both.

Everything was screaming at her to kill him. To end him right then and there. But she held herself back. She wanted her answers.... and there was a tiny, irritating voice at the back of her head. One that whispered that this wasn't right. That she shouldn't be hurting the boy like this. That this was wrong; this wasn't her.

edited Jun 15, 2019 22:19:43 GMT -6 by Ryse Azar

Zekigne Zunias

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Unified Legacy Nephalem Zekigne Zunias

Jun 15, 2019 22:40:23 GMT -6

Post by Zekigne Zunias on Jun 15, 2019 22:40:23 GMT -6

The spirit world… ‘I’m in the… I.. How?..' He heard her tell him that she was dead, and that he was living. He didn’t know who this Ozaki was, maybe someone she knew. When he apologized however she seemed to go over the edge. He heard her growl and shut up. Terror coating him head to toe. When she described how he killed her, he could see the flashback in his mind again. The way he did it.. The way his fingers reshaped into individual blades.. The powerful feeling he had when he… Murdered them in cold blood. “No! Please you don’t understand!” he begged, tears continuing to stream down. “That wasn’t.. I mean it was me, but it wasn’t! It was-“ Before he could continue she laughed, sending a chill down his spine as he paled beneath her. He listened to her as she challenged that he would have had to enjoyed it. That he did enjoy it. “No! Let me explain! That was-“ He cried out in pain when she pressed down and scratched his shoulder. He could feel the fire inside him flaring at this. ‘Why won’t she listen to me?! Why won’t she let me explain! Why won’t she believe me?!’

She started yelling into his ear now. Demanding he stop lying to her. How he meant to do it. “…You don’t… You don’t believe me… It wasn’t.. It wasn’t me.. You don’t believe… No.. You.. You won’t believe me.. Will you?” At this point, his voice was starting to crack. He sniffed and bit his tongue as he tried to endure the pain. “You.. You’re just like.. Everyone else.. You don’t, want to understand. You just.. See me.. As you want to see me..” His hands began to ball up, his eyes hardening with both pain and anger. “You never cared… YOU NEVER CARED DID YOU?!” Heat began to rise from his body. “WHY?! WHY DIDN’T YOU COMFORT ME?! WHY DIDN’T YOU HELP ME?! WHY WON’T YOU HEAR ME?!” His eyes flashed from gold to red, and glowed brightly showing he was about to use his power. “I HATE YOU!!! I HATE YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE TOO!!!” Immediately, whether she was touching him or not, he would erupt in hellfire. The dark flame covering a ten foot radius.

This time the transformation wasn’t slow. His wings flung out, each being six feet in length, black and with a dark aura. There was no glee or pleasure on his face this time. Only unyielding hatred. “You think I came here to kill you for real? You want me to be the monster? Fine. I’ll be the monster. I’ll tear you to so many pieces not even GOD will recognize you.”

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Jun 15, 2019 23:25:42 GMT -6

Post by Ryse Azar on Jun 15, 2019 23:25:42 GMT -6

Thankfully Ryse had quickly realized that the boy was starting to turn again. After seeing his transformation the first time, she knew it was time to hightail it out of there. By the time Zeke had turned demonic again, she was hovering in the air just out of range of the hellfire.

"That wasn't you? What are you talking about?!" She shouted from her position ten feet away from him. She didn't dare coming any closer. "Do you not see yourself right now?"

She didn't know what Zeke was. All she knew, from what she'd seen, was that he turned into some sort of strange demon when he got mad. He didn't smell like a demon, though.

"Did you not hear me calling your name when I was racing towards the classroom those bullies had trapped you in? I knew that you were in trouble! I heard them bullying you!" She continued to shout, glaring down at him. "I busted down that door so I could help you! And then I saw you disintegrate that bullies' arm. And you threatened Mr. Ozaki and myself. How was I supposed to comfort you when you were like this, huh?! When you were killing people!" When you were going to kill us?!"

She was still mad. She was still very mad. But the urge to kill him was slowly fading away. Attacking him would not end well. She'd learned her lesson the first time. "After seeing all of that, what did you think I was going to believe! That you were only here to say 'hi'? That you truly meant no harm? That you're peaceful now? How can you expect me to believe you when you do and say shit like this, IDIOT!!"

Zekigne Zunias

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Unified Legacy Nephalem Zekigne Zunias

Jun 15, 2019 23:52:58 GMT -6

Post by Zekigne Zunias on Jun 15, 2019 23:52:58 GMT -6

“Strange is it not? Two seemingly opposite personalities? Well you won’t need to worry yourself about ‘complications’ like that anymore.” His eyes narrowed, smoke rising from them as well. “I’m done being the weakling. I’m done hoping someone helps me while I shrink in the darkness. I’m done taking shit from everyone. From the students. From the staff. And from you. You gave me hope that I could have a friend who would understand. Now? I’ll just kill everyone you ever met. And make you describe just how it feels to be alone. But first.” He held his hands outward to his sides. “I’M GOING TO GET SOME PAYBACK!!!” He thrust his hands down, his fingers turning to talons just before they struck the ground. Immediately, six dark pulsing tendrils shot from his arms into the ground, and shot out in all directions.

There wasn’t a change at first… But then the ground started to darken. Hundreds of tendrils shot up and wrapped themselves around the trees before seeming to melt into them. When they did, the trees started to become corroded, pulsing with a black corruption with glowing purple veins. Zekigne pulled his hands out, and the corruption seemed to have gained it’s own life. Slowly corrupting everything on it’s own. Zekigne began walking forward. “You still don’t get it do you? You still don’t know what I am? Well, too bad. I’m done being the good boy and answering questions. Now?” His eyes narrowed with pure bloody hatred. “I’m going to kill you.”