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Post by Dresden on Dec 10, 2015 19:36:09 GMT
"I don't want to die here.. Are you going to break your promise like he did?"
Zale says with resolve, "I don't know what he promised you, but as long as I have air in my lungs and blood in my veins, I won't break a vow I've made. I refuse to roll over like a dog and let them put me under until I've seen to my word carried out." He pauses a moment, holding out his hand. "And I promise you now, you will not die here. You've my word as long as I breathe."
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Post by Dia on Dec 11, 2015 18:52:57 GMT
"I don't know what he promised you, but as long as I have air in my lungs and blood in my veins, I won't break a vow I've made. I refuse to roll over like a dog and let them put me under until I've seen to my word carried out. And I promise you now, you will not die here. You've my word as long as I breathe."
Eyes flicking up to his face slowly at his words, life flickers in the back of her gaze before she reaches out, hand grasping his loosely, three fingers intertwined oddly with his "Then let's hurry, please...
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Post by Dresden on Dec 11, 2015 19:01:17 GMT
"Then let's hurry, please...
With a nod and a reassuring squeeze of his hand, Zale faces forward and starts in a slow trot, glancing back over his shoulder now and then as the chaos he heard in the library grows quiet. "We'll be heading west," he explains. "My brother is at a military camp there for refugees, though he's known to leave and move around. That's the place we'll start towards first, and from there we'll try to figure out who else is out there."
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Post by Dia on Dec 12, 2015 14:51:21 GMT
"We'll be heading west. My brother is at a military camp there for refugees, though he's known to leave and move around. That's the place we'll start towards first, and from there we'll try to figure out who else is out there."
"A military camp?" Rowan echoes quietly, eyes wavering as she follows him along, gaze flicking to his gloves, remembering the mark before his words register "There are others like us?..."
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Post by Dresden on Dec 12, 2015 18:40:11 GMT
"A military camp? There are others like us?..."
"As far as I know," he answers, releasing her hand long enough to peer over the edge of the building, finding an easy path down. He gestures for her to follow as he jumps down on a dumpster, gaze flicking around. "Legends say that there's four horseman of the apocalypse-- pestilence, famine, war, and death. There's also a rumor about a fifth one, providence, but nothing is known about it. From what Nan had told me, each horseman rose to conquer this world, though it was in the form of their aspects in the beginning, then it was the demons, poltergeists, and creatures of the night. In order for them to finish what they started, they needed a body, or a host, so each one sought one out. But, because of how volatile a human heart is," he pauses and turns, offering a helping hand, "they split themselves into two hosts. One that they know they can control, but isn't as strong as the original host. But, if the original host chooses humanity over chaos, then the second host is to fight for dominance. Now, as for people like me, those who act as guides, I'm not sure how we came to be."
He pauses again, and thought crossing his mind. "Maybe we were something of Providence's creation, to help humanity have a fighting chance by guiding you away from chaos."
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Post by Dia on Dec 13, 2015 4:02:14 GMT
"As far as I know. Legends say that there's four horseman of the apocalypse-- pestilence, famine, war, and death. There's also a rumor about a fifth one, providence, but nothing is known about it. From what Nan had told me, each horseman rose to conquer this world, though it was in the form of their aspects in the beginning, then it was the demons, poltergeists, and creatures of the night. In order for them to finish what they started, they needed a body, or a host, so each one sought one out. But, because of how volatile a human heart is, they split themselves into two hosts. One that they know they can control, but isn't as strong as the original host. But, if the original host chooses humanity over chaos, then the second host is to fight for dominance. Now, as for people like me, those who act as guides, I'm not sure how we came to be. Maybe we were something of Providence's creation, to help humanity have a fighting chance by guiding you away from chaos."
Jumping down after him, Rowan ignores his hand and walks past him a few steps, stopping at his words, gaze trained straight ahead, arms wrapping around herself "And we're pestilence, according to you." she murmurs, quiet "And if the original host falls into chaos, what happens to the guide? Do they follow them into the darkness?"
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Post by Dresden on Dec 13, 2015 4:21:33 GMT
"And we're pestilence, according to you. And if the original host falls into chaos, what happens to the guide? Do they follow them into the darkness?"
As his hand is ignored, he pursed his lips then runs it through his hair, turning to face her. "I don't know. I could, or I'll be left to try to fight with humanity anyway."
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Post by Dia on Dec 13, 2015 5:13:20 GMT
"I don't know. I could, or I'll be left to try to fight with humanity anyway."
"And you would choose humanity?" Rowan murmurs quietly, hand reaching out to grasp his again, eyes trained on the ground between them
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Post by Dresden on Dec 13, 2015 5:52:16 GMT
"And you would choose humanity?"
"If it meant saving others from what I've seen, what we've seen, yes, I would choose humanity," Zale says quietly, taking her hand again and starts walking slowly, a little more comfortable now that they are off the roof.
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Post by Dia on Dec 13, 2015 5:56:04 GMT
"If it meant saving others from what I've seen, what we've seen, yes, I would choose humanity."
"That's good, that you would leave me behind." Rowan whispers quietly, voice slipping as she follows him, tears pricking the corners of her eyes again without her realizing, tone dull "Because I don't know if I can fight the darkness forever, it hurts too."
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Post by Dresden on Dec 13, 2015 6:11:47 GMT
"That's good, that you would leave me behind. Because I don't know if I can fight the darkness forever, it hurts too."
"If I had a choice, I wouldn't abandon you," Zale answers simply, eyes remaining forward.
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Post by Dia on Dec 13, 2015 6:17:37 GMT
"If I had a choice, I wouldn't abandon you,"
"Why?" Rowan asks, voice cracking as she closes her eyes, letting him lead her "One person is not a choice if the world is at stake."
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Post by Dresden on Dec 13, 2015 6:34:47 GMT
"Why? One person is not a choice if the world is at stake."
"You never know what that one person could mean." Zale responds lightly.
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Post by Dia on Dec 13, 2015 6:47:50 GMT
"You never know what that one person could mean."
"And just what is it I mean to you?" Rowan asks, gently pulling him to a stop
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Post by Dresden on Dec 13, 2015 23:02:23 GMT
"And just what is it I mean to you?"
Feeling a tug again, Zale slows and glances at her from the corner of his eye, grey soft but guarded. "Renewed hope," he replies simply.
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