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Post by Ridge on Dec 17, 2015 5:46:36 GMT
Ridge hopped off the train when it was closer to the others, jogging over to them as best as he could in the weather. Once he heard the threat however, he paused-eyes traveling between persons as they talked. He listened to every word as he tried to come up with an idea, especially when he caught onto what Dresden was doing.
Reanna was watching in the shadows on a tree a hundred yards away. "Don't listen to her Drake. Do what you have to do." she whispered quietly to herself. "You and I both know that you love to start fights. " she murmured, silently counting the amount of people that never ceased to show up.
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Post by Dia on Dec 17, 2015 5:57:54 GMT
"Hey now, kid. This isn't a good idea. You don't know who you're up again. Don't you do it, Gray. Put some thought into your actions before you consider taking one. I shouldn't have to tell you that. This isn't good. This isn't good at all."
Tense with worry, Makai's eyes flick to the direction Tobe looked, spotting Dres within moments. Locking gazes with hers, he shakes his head a fraction of an inch before his eyes close.
"Drake, don't do this. This isn't like you."
"I said don't move Aislin!" Drake growls, blue eyes flashing, calling forth replicas of himself, shadowy figures rising from the snow to surround him
"Don't listen to her Drake. Do what you have to do. You and I both know that you love to start fights."
Teeth gritting at the voice echoing in his head, he grasps the side of it with a hiss, fingers digging into his skull before he grins wickedly "Shut up. Don't you think I know that?" he mutters back, looking around, sensing something
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Post by Dresden on Dec 17, 2015 6:07:10 GMT
"I said don't move Aislin!"
Aislin jerks still, stiffening when the replicas appear, her soft gaze sharpening just a little, though she can't muster up any more ferocity. It isn't in her blood like everyone else. Even in a tough as nails world, she still remained soft, and she cursed her nature for it now.
"Shut up. Don't you think I know that?"
Dresden's fingers twitched at her side, her grip tightening on her knife as she shifts her weight a fraction of an inch, gaze sliding to the replicas, and for a moment a flicker of fear found its way into her gaze before it vanishes completely, eyes moving to Makai. The paleness of her gaze darkens as she feels a prick on the back of her hands, face shadowing as she steps back away from Drake and into a shadow.
Tobe looks at the replicas, his expression changing to seriousness, a first for him, and his eyes slide to Ridge as he murmurs to him, "You wouldn't happen to have a few cards up your sleeve, would you?" Seeing movement, he looks back towards Dresden, then tenses as he feels a prick at the back of his neck, eyes widening slightly. "Don't you do it, Gray," he whispers to himself.
Aislin speaks again after a moment, struggling to keep her voice even. "Drake, please. This isn't right. This isn't going to solve anything."
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Post by Ridge on Dec 17, 2015 6:17:47 GMT
"Shut up. Don't you think I know that?"
"Do you?" she questioned with a contemplative hum.
"Drake, please. This isn't right. This isn't going to solve anything."
"Oh it will solve everything. You've already come this far and you're going to give up because she- a stranger doesn't want you to? That's not the Drake that I know."
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Post by Dia on Dec 17, 2015 6:45:51 GMT
"Drake, please. This isn't right. This isn't going to solve anything."
"You wouldn't happen to have a few cards up your sleeve, would you?"
"Do you? Oh it will solve everything. You've already come this far and you're going to give up because she- a stranger doesn't want you to? That's not the Drake that I know."
"I swear if anyone bats and eyelash or says anything else, I-" Drake starts, falling back when Makai flips him over his shoulder with his arm and springs away from him. Twisting in mid-air, his eyes narrow and he throws the knife towards his bargaining chip, blade headed for his eye
"I said don't move Aislin! Shut up. Don't you think I know that?"
Waiting till the voices shoot back and forth like bullets, Makai slowly braces himself then grabs Drake's loosening arm and shifts a foot forward, throwing him forward towards the ground, quick on his feet as he tries to retreat. Pausing briefly at the sight of the knife headed for his face, his jaw locks with resolve as he dodges narrowly
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Post by Dresden on Dec 17, 2015 17:49:34 GMT
"I swear if anyone bats and eyelash or says anything else, I-"
And just like that, the fuse goes. Dresden darts forward in a blur, dancing around Makai and twisted around the knife that glides past, swiping at two of Drake's replicas before she ducks under another, kicking up snow as she slides to a sharp stop in front of Drake and swipes with her knife, her other hand grasping what looks like nothing until she jerks her hand around, a whip-like object twisted around her knuckles. By now, her hands were burning, as they always did when her temper got the best of her, and as she relaxes her hold on the tendril it unravels and lashes out at Drake's neck.
Aislin stares for a moment as Makai moves out of the way, then she runs forward, flicking her wrist and conjuring several replicas of her own. They target Drake's as she moves towards Drake herself, eyes widening at Dresden as she skittered to a stop for a heartbeat until Dresden jumps back.
Tobe curses and looks at Ridge, motioning for him to follow. "Stay on my heels," he murmurs so only he can hear. "Let's grab the boy and move back before Gray's temper gets any worse. You still have your gun, right? Is it loaded?"
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Post by Ridge on Dec 18, 2015 4:09:43 GMT
"I swear if anyone bats and eyelash or says anything else, I-"
Reanna watched the scene play out, a small smile gracing her face. It seemed that he hadn't lost his touch in combat. The thought that threatened to take hold of her mind was dismissed, her eyes flicking to the girl with dreads curiously.
"Stay on my heels,"
He flicked his eyes sideways to acknowledge that he heard.
"Let's grab the boy and move back before Gray's temper gets any worse. You still have your gun, right? Is it loaded?"
Giving a very subtle nod, he placed his hand at his side, tapping three times to let him know how many bullets. All the while moving closer to the boy.
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Post by Dia on Dec 18, 2015 4:35:25 GMT
Hissing out, Drake's hand snaps to the tendril to grasp it before it can strike his neck. Eyes flashing, he watches as his replicas dissolve then reappear around Dres, each one bounding her limbs, anger slowly lacing through him. Tick appearing in his jaw, he creates one more replica, though making this one shaped like a dog with sharp teeth, it's tail lashing as it stares at the girl, growling "Didn't I say nobody move?" he mutters, raising his arm to prepare to give the signal for his pet to attack
"Everybody stop!" Makai yells, eyes flicking between each and every person there as he walks forwards towards Dres and Drake, gaze finding hers "That's enough, gray."
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Post by Dresden on Dec 18, 2015 4:50:02 GMT
Dresden takes a jump back when the tendril dissolves, moving to attack again when her vision is obscured for a moment, her focus shifting. She swipes out at one of the replicas before one of her hands are restrained, and she twists to swipe at the figure with her knife when another grabs her other hand. Despite the surprise counter attack, not a sound leaves her lips as her gaze snaps back, seeing the dog.
"Didn't I say nobody move?"
Her gaze moves back to Drake, solid. Her muscles coil to jerk free when Makai's voice reaches her ears, and immediately she freezes, her eyes moving to him though she doesn't turn her head.
"Everybody stop! That's enough, gray."
"Remember, my heels," Tobe murmurs to Ridge again, acknowledging the amount of ammo he has left when he darts forward quickly, coming to a stop between Makai and Drake, a hand pressing against Makai's chest as he met his gaze, giving a small shake of his head. "Listen to me, kid," he murmurs, glancing over his shoulder at Dres, who's attention was back on Drake. "Keep your distance. Please." Tobe looks over Makai's shoulder at Ridge, gesturing with a twitch of his finger to Drake and a flick of his eyes to the side and mouths, "The arm."
Aislin looks between then, taking a deep breath as her replicas stand to the side, poised. "Drake, please. What are you trying to accomplish here?"
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Post by Ridge on Dec 18, 2015 5:00:46 GMT
"Remember, my heels,"
Ridge follows silently, guard up.
"The arm."
Eyes hardening he exhaled pulling his gun out, not slow but not too noticeable either. Once it was out he raised his arm and fired a shot, head turned as it moved towards his target. Squeezing his eyes shut, he just hoped that it hit the man.
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Post by Dia on Dec 18, 2015 16:56:27 GMT
"Listen to me, kid. Keep your distance. Please."
Frowning at the hand that presses on his chest, Makai's eyes flick to Tobe before his gaze widens as he catches the silent signal, darts around him, heading for Drake "Look out!"
"Drake, please. What are you trying to accomplish here?"
"What am I trying to accomplish?" Drake echoes, face going slack before he laughs slowly, the sound chilling as the replica shaped like a dog turns into the shape of a fox, then back to a canine, this time a wolf with a snake on it's shoulder "I came to find you, Aislin." he murmurs, taking a step towards her "The last person to see her alive. The wolf of the camp, who hid a snake and left his fox to die." teeth gritting, he takes another step before stiffening at Makai's yell, turns to look. Stilling when pain shoots through his shoulder, he looks over before he falls to a knee, gripping his arm with a growl, blood hitting the ground beneath him
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Post by Dresden on Dec 18, 2015 17:14:56 GMT
"What am I trying to accomplish? I came to find you, Aislin. The last person to see her alive. The wolf of the camp, who hid a snake and left his fox to die."
Aislin's face pales as she shakes her head quickly. "You're wrong. I wouldn't have left her behind. It wasn't me!" At the gunshot she jerks, turning to see Ridge, Tobe, and Makai just as Makai darts forward. "No, don't shoot!"
Tobe curses, relieved Ridge landed the shot, but now concerned for Makai. He darts forward in a blur, grabbing Makai and turns him around towards Ridge, pushing him forward. "I'm telling you, Makai, and I won't tell you again. Keep your damned distance." Any hint of his playful nature disipates and is replaced by the expression of someone who knows more than he should, dark eyes sharp. "If you're going to talk to him, then do it back there. This isn't a fight of humans anymore, kid," he warns.
As words fly and shots fire, Dres's eyes remain on the dog, though when Drake's arm falls she twists and destroys the two that held her arms, turning to lung at Drake when another, this time more feminine, copy appears in front of her, flanked by two others. Her eyes immediately dart to Aislin, who's arm is outstretched and gaze unforgiving.
"Touch him and I won't hesitate to kill you."
Finally, Dresden speaks, voice low and chilly and devoid of next to no emotion except anger, though it remained even. "You don't have the heart to kill," she murmurs, and Aislin's brow twitches as Dresden takes another stance to attack.
A replica appears near Ridge, armed with a knife as it steps closer, Aislin stepping up to the challenge. "Try me."
At the flick of a wrist the copy dissipates, a shadowy tendril stretching up from near Ridge's pant leg where the shadows are the darkest, since the rest of the environment is washed nearly shadowless by the snow as Dresden glares, turning her attention to Makai and Tobe, catching Tobe's remark about the fighting.
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Post by Ridge on Dec 19, 2015 1:00:21 GMT
"I'm telling you, Makai, and I won't tell you again. Keep your damned distance." "If you're going to talk to him, then do it back there. This isn't a fight of humans anymore, kid,"
Ridge heard the bullet hit and he turned his head to face the others, slight surprise on his face. Although it turned into a guarded understanding. Once the boy was pushed towards him he started to step forward to grab the boy by the arm.
"Try me."
Once he was almost halfway there, he caught movement in the corner of his eye, and he started to turn- gun raising in the process. As the copy disappeared he blinked, staring at it a moment before he followed the tendril back to the source. Figuring out it was near his pant leg he gave a small frown, but didn't comment on it. He merely raised his brow a moment before reaching out and pulling Makai towards him. "I don't know what's going on, but you should listen. Never try to get in the way of a fight between women. "
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Post by Dia on Dec 22, 2015 17:32:07 GMT
"I'm telling you, Makai, and I won't tell you again. Keep your damned distance. "If you're going to talk to him, then do it back there. This isn't a fight of humans anymore, kid."
"I don't know what's going on, but you should listen."
"Let go of me." Makai mutters lowly when Ridge grabs him, eyes deadly as he looks at him, automatically bringing his arm up to slam it into his face instinctively, breaking away from him while securing his gun to try to get to the fight
"Touch him and I won't hesitate to kill you."
"You don't have the heart to kill,"
Gritting his teeth at their words, Drake locks his hand around his knee and pushes himself to his feet silently, swaying
"Try me."
"Never try to get in the way of a fight between women."
"Especially when it concerns her." he hisses, taking a step towards Dresden, gripping his shoulder tightly, knife clutched in the other, green eyes somewhat clouded "Don't you touch her, she's mine." he mutters, pain crossing his face more and more with each step he takes "You won'-" stiffening when he sees something from the corner of his eye, he pushes himself forward in a blur, knocking Aislin aside as Makai pulls the trigger. Standing in front of her, his gaze flicks to hers and he grins faintly before he coughs up blood, face twisting as he falls into her, blood spotting his shirt near his shoulder in the back
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Post by Dresden on Dec 22, 2015 17:47:35 GMT
Tobe whirls as he hears something come into contact with bone and he swears as Makai waves the gun. "Damn it, boy!" As a shot calls out, Tobe darts over and grabs the barrel of the gun, pushing it to aim at the ground, his dark hazel eyes now tinged with a vivid gold, sharp. "You listen like a box of goddamn rocks."
"Especially when it concerns her. Don't you touch her, she's mine. You won'-"
Aislin flinches as she's barreled into, landing in the snow on her butt. Her eyes widen at the cough, immediately reminded of the past again, and she quickly moves to her knees and catches Drake as he falls, studying his face. "Drake?" she croaks, her handing finding the wound and pulling away, eyes wide at the blood. Immediately her gaze snaps to Makai, sharpening as anger shapes her intent. "You," she growls, replicas modeled after Drake's dog rising from snow and taking off towards the two men with the gun.
One leaps, and within a heartbeat a body slides to a stop and swipes in an x motion, the replica dropping back into snow as Dresden glares towards Aislin, having just crossed the opening within seconds.
"If it wasn't for you," Aislin growls, raising more, "We wouldn't be here!"
Dresden swipes again, Tobe twisting out of the way of a knife as she catches a ghostly flicker of a memory from a replica. Using a shadow, instinctively she whips a hand out, creating an image of a blonde-haired girl standing in front of her, and within the same moment, the dogs freeze as Aislin's eyes widen.
"T-Temp...?"
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