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Fresh mind or fresh meat (Open)
It was rather warm for this season, with the sun beaming down on the high school's quad. Gaggles of students were gathered in the corners and chatting away about their typical issues.
What new albums or movies were out. Where the next club meeting would be held. Who got laid last night. Yep, typical. Bloody typical.
Some young sprocket had begun strumming on a guitar, a sound that reached the strange new student’s ears. Several pairs of eyes fell on the smooth scales and long tail, while others considered that sort of thing ‘normal’ in the school. After all, not a single member of the student body (or indeed, the faculty) was what the general population would consider ‘ordinary.’ Well, bollocks to normality, Keoki Sampera liked it here.
He was just starting out at the school; either fresh mind or fresh meat depending on how things decided to flow. Keoki Sampera adjusted the collar of his tartan button-up shirt and propped himself up on a bench, coiling his tail around one of its legs. He leaned back and looked up at the sky dreamily, the sunlight reflecting off his pearly white scales. You wouldn’t think they were scales because they melded together so perfectly, but if you touched him, his body would be cool and smooth to your fingertips.
Like silk.
Flowing, white silk.
The blue ribbon that held his hair in a ponytail was pulled tight and though it may have looked just a touch feminine to the humans, it was quite fashionable for the Nagas, so he, the prince, the grandson of the Sampera chieftain, always looked good to his tribe.
Keoki soon stopped looking at the sky and opened his schoolbag. He dipped his hand in and retrieved a book.
Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer, an author that the young chief-of-the-future found very fascinating.
Amber Ramius Gothic Lolita Cutie, Nephilim Kanami Miyamoto "I search for The Truth!"
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(1/15/07 4:50 pm) Reply
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A bench in her own respective corner, the way she had always known but never preferred. The unseasonably warm weather led her to the choice in clothing; a black jumper skirt with a faint pinstripe design, lace trailing the collar and around the hem of the skirt. A golden key hung from her neck and a pair of black ribbons pinned to her tawny locks of hair. A pair of white small white wings on her back flapped once or twice, wanting to move freely and also completing her Goth-Loli style.
There were days where she liked to watch others passing by, conversations of all kinds fading in and out of her attention span. Some students she recognized, many she had no idea what kind of people they were. Humans always talked about mundane subjects; from music trends to personal relationships. Good to hear but it would not matter after a few days.
But something different caught her midnight eyes this time. First: Scales, smooth and pristine with silver. Second: A tail? Her wings perked up, this being struck a familiar cord with her. The being was reaching into its school bag and retriving a book. Why did it look so much like a...oh, why can't she remember!
Her curiousity piqued, the girl left the mild comfort of the bench and walked over towards the scaled, legless being. Despite the fact she wore heels, her footsteps were quiet and melded with the footsteps of students that passed her by. Once she was closed enough, Amber kneeled down and traced her finger along the tail; scales as smooth as silk and cool to the touch. What a wonderful sensation!
"I like your scales." Her compliment was just as gentle as the lace on her dress.
Re: Fresh mind or fresh meat (Open)
Keoki slipped the page over and chuckled quietly. Oh, he thought, such wit, such cynicism…
He could vaguely hear the voices of people all around him, but he did not pay attention to any in particular. He was enthralled in his novel, purchased just days ago by Mr. Garkone. He shifted his tail slightly, then relaxed it. Because he was so engrossed, he failed to notice the girl, Amber Ramius her name was, approaching him, like a little dark angel with her black clothing and white wings. Once she was closed enough, Amber kneeled down and traced her finger along the tail; scales as smooth as silk and cool to the touch. What a wonderful sensation!
"I like your scales." Her compliment was just as gentle as the lace on her dress.
Surprised by the touch, Keoki almost dropped his book but he clapped his hands together over it, catching it before it could smack Amber on the melon. Eyes wide, hair sticking up slightly, the young Naga looked down at the girl. Her comment registered with him, and his cheeks turned bright pink.
“Oh, uh, well, thank you,” he said awkwardly. He gulped, and decided to introduce himself. “I’m…Keoki Sampera. Who are you?”
Edited by: Raveworks at: 1/15/07 6:31 pm
Amber Ramius Gothic Lolita Cutie, Nephilim Kanami Miyamoto "I search for The Truth!"
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(1/15/07 8:17 pm) Reply
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Her wide dark eyes locked on his the moment he had dropped and caught the book in a split-second. Amber may have startled him a little more than she had expected to. Maybe she had not taken into account that touching the half-serpentine boy's tail would harbor a sort of reaction. The need to touch the scales transcended the possibility of a negative reaction.
"Keoki?" The winged girl repeated the unusual name before standing and smoothing out her dress. So many little ribbons on her dress and in her coppery-blond locks of hair that she looked like a living doll. Amber stared at the naga first, clasping her hands behind her back and bowed her head.
"Sorry...I didn't mean to scare you." She lifted her head again to face him.
"It's nice to meet you Keoki, I'm Amber. I've met many students but I have never met one that resembled a serpent before. Where are you from?"
Re: Fresh mind or fresh meat (Open)
“Amber? That's a nice name,” Keoki smiled. His icy blue eyes locked with Amber's dark ones, and he felt a sensation of peace. He was certain, she was a friend. He put the book down and adjusted his tartan shirt again.
Amber asked him where he came from.
“Oh, I’m from Amphisbae, it’s a village in the mountains,” he explained happily. “Nothing there’s as…well, advanced as the city, but it’s really nice.”
Amber Ramius Gothic Lolita Cutie, Nephilim Kanami Miyamoto "I search for The Truth!"
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(1/15/07 10:25 pm) Reply
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No bad reaction to her, Keoki had remained quite polite. Amber feared meeting new students from time to time, worrying that her ebony eyes would be frightening or they would ask questions about her wings. Lucky her, this was not the case with this one.
"Amphisbae?"
The winged girl asked with a tilt of her head in curiousity. The name was not recognizable as coming from any specific culture, which didn't help narrow down what kind of being Keoki was. She knew, it was on the tip of her tongue and then it would vanish before she could inquire him. Instead her eyes settled on the book he had been reading: not one she recognized but she was sure it would be a good read.
"Sounds like it would be a peaceful place to live...must be overwhelming to come to the city. There's a lot of students here who might-"
Mid sentence it dawned on her her! How silly of her that she would have forgotten the folklore, something the winged girl always enjoyed to read long before she had wings.
"...Naga?" she asked in that gentle voice, hoping he would not take offense to her question.
Re: Fresh mind or fresh meat (Open)
“Sounds like it would be a peaceful place to live...must be overwhelming to come to the city. There's a lot of students here who might-“
Keoki had been about to answer her, and inquire more about the school, but when she suddenly cut off like that, it caught him unawares. He froze up for a second, scared that she might turn on him, either run away or attack him. Someone once told him that people sometimes hunted his kind for their beautiful hide. He tensed.
“...Naga?” she asked in that gentle voice, hoping he would not take offence to her question.
The young embodiment of the sun breathed a sigh of relief that it was just his species finally dawning on this strange but lovely girl. Though in the back of his mind, anxiety still niggled away. Like a realisation that he would have to exercise great caution.
“That’s right, I’m a Naga,” Keoki beamed, uncoiling his tail from around the bench leg a little. “I thought only Mr. Garkone knew about us in this world. So, what kind of creature are you, Amber? I’ve never seen a human with wings before. Are you an angel?”
Thinking it would make her happy (since she had been touching his scales), Keoki lifted his tail slightly, placing the end of it on Amber’s lap in a friendly manner.
Amber Ramius Gothic Lolita Cutie, Nephilim Kanami Miyamoto "I search for The Truth!"
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(1/16/07 1:24 pm) Reply
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The serpentine boy seemed to have relaxed a little bit after she asked him of his race. Keoki had confirmed it for her, she had been correct in her assumption: naga. She had known them only in mythology and it was a surprise for one to exist...well maybe not so much at this school. There were angels (shiver), vampires, inu-kami and other fantastic creatures that exist in the school.
"I read a lot of mythology and folklore. Depictions of nagas are common in Buddhist and Hindu regions in Asia. Local traditions mostly. In India, they are nature spirits who both bring fertility and disasters. Some traditons believe they are only malicious towards humans who harm the environment. Never thought I would be able to meet one..."
His tail rested on her lap and she traced her fingers over the smooth, cool scales again. Keoki wasn't one to be malicious as he bore little resemblence to the Hindu or Buddhist naga. He was half human and half serpent, but fully of his kind. Now it was down to his last question; a common one but one she hated to answer.
"An angel?" She shook her head. "Not quite. My father is the angel, my mother a human. That makes me only half-divine...a nephilim."
She said it without clarification; a cursed, destructive creature with white wings and dressed in ribbons and lace. Amber waited to hear what he had to say, still trailing her fingers along the scales.
Re: Fresh mind or fresh meat (Open)
“Well, those wings look very pretty on you,” Keoki remarked, absorbing her story bit by bit. The idea of nephilim (or was it nephilims?) was news to him, but he had heard a little of the different interpretations of his kind across the globe. Much like humans, the Naga were also spread all over Earth. Not as far-flung as other species, but overseas nonetheless. It was true that Nagas cared for the environment, but they only attacked humans out of self defence for their families, for their homeland, or so it appeared, lands.
“Perhaps my distant relatives in India are malicious to those who would harm nature,” he said nonchalantly, “but those back home are not. Nature created us, so it’s only right we fight in Nature’s name. My grandfather, our chieftain in Amphisbae, taught me that.”
Amber Ramius Gothic Lolita Cutie, Nephilim Kanami Miyamoto "I search for The Truth!"
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(1/17/07 11:07 pm) Reply
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(ooc: *bows multiple times* sorry sorry sorry, got caught up in schoolwork and randomness! >.<)
"Well, those wings look very pretty on you."
No matter how many compliments she would ever recieve on those cursed little appendages on her back, that faint rosy blush would always cross her face. She quickly bowed her head to recover and then looked up when he started speaking about distant relatives and his grandfather. Keoki seemed so unreal, drawn from a fantasy novel even!
"Other than stories, that's what I know about nagas. Beings that exist when they shouldn't...I'm seeing a pattern now." The girl shook her head, now remembering the book he had been reading.
"Oh that book, is it any good?" She tilted her head in a cute gesture of curiousity. "As I said, I like to read a lot but I'm not sure I know of your book."
Re: Fresh mind or fresh meat (Open)
When she started asking about his book, the smile returned to Keoki's smooth features. He reached into his bag and pulled it out. The red hardback cover glistened in the daylight. He gave her a nod. "Yes, it is very good. It's got a strong plot, good characters and plenty of wonderful elements."
Amber Ramius Gothic Lolita Cutie, Nephilim Kanami Miyamoto "I search for The Truth!"
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(1/18/07 6:24 pm) Reply
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"Ah, I should read it some-eh?"
And then the girl suddenly froze, her head lifting up to the sky as if she heard or had seen something out of the ordinary. How odd as this school was far from ordinary in every respect! Silent, alert and listening to something, straining to hear the distant, invisible sound.
"Bells." Her lips moved.
And just then she could feel it, a heavy sensation pressing on her shoulders, pressing on her body. There was only one reason to feel that sensation...but it couldn't be! Not right here in the middle of the schoolyard! Amber was not worried about the being appearing in front of the students, these were invisible creatures seen only by those that exist in the holy light; the curse of being half divine allowed her to see them, feel them.
The girl suddenly doubled over as if she had been kicked in the stomach, hunching over so much that her tawny locks spilled over her shoulders. She could still feel his tail in her lap, her fingers sensing the cool scales.
Re: Fresh mind or fresh meat (Open)
Keoki’s face was a picture of concern. No, it was fear. When Amber fell, he immediately thought that he was the one at fault, and whipped his tail out of her lap. He coiled it around himself and hugged his own chest. His eyes widened, so every detail of their watery shine could be seen in the daylight. What was going on? What had he done?
He was scared to reach out to her. What if she got scared or attacked him? At that moment, Keoki began to doubt if Mr. Garkone’s claims that he could fit in were really up to point or not.
Amber Ramius Gothic Lolita Cutie, Nephilim Kanami Miyamoto "I search for The Truth!"
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(1/24/07 4:03 pm) Reply
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He would probably see it in that flash of a second before he pulled his tail from her hands, the cause of her pain:
Suspended behind the winged girl was a floating eye, pale and a sickly green iris. The eyeball darted around as if looking for something before settling on Keoki. He would probably feel a prickling sensation in his scaled skin, colder than his already cool skin. The moment his tail was away from her hands, the eyeball would vanish from his sight.
But Amber was still doubled over, the poor thing shivering as she tried to keep herself together, trying to keep herself from passing out. She could still feel it watching, searching for her!
"Don't let it...find me...please..." she whispered.
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When that thing appeared, Keoki felt his blood run cold, and his skin broke out in goosebumps all over. What manner of horrible apparition was that?! Keoki had thought such things could only exist in the twisted imaginations of authors like H.P. Lovecraft of Stephen King, but no, this real. Terribly real. He was rooted to the spot, as if his sense had left him, leaving an empty husk, the way a snake does when it sheds its skin. He finally regained his ability to think and move, and saw Amber, who he had already felt a bond with, was still bent double in fear and pain.
“Don’t let it…find me…please…” he heard her say. Keoki, who was nowhere near the warrior his father and grandfather were, but he would do his best. He descended from the bench and wrapped up Amber in his tail, all the way, so only her shoulders and head were outside. He then pulled her close in his arms. The physical contact meant he could once more see the revolting demon in the sky, but that just made him hold her tighter.
To protect.
To protect her.
Amber Ramius Gothic Lolita Cutie, Nephilim Kanami Miyamoto "I search for The Truth!"
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(2/19/07 7:58 pm) Reply
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The moment he held her close, the apparition would materialize again, darting and searching for something along the schoolyard. If only other students in the Quad could see it, oh it would be a horrific sight it would be! A large eyeball suspended with an alternating, prominent aura of darkness and light, whispers floated around like waves and vanishing with breezes, and the pupil watching over the students as they passed:
But not the one!
The eye stared ahead, unaware that it's target was too close to it. A loud whisper in an ancient language that Amber and Keoki could hear clearly:
<Existing here but not present.>
And with that, the eye closed and began to deteriorate into dark violet sparkles; the ground just below and behind the bench swallowed the glowing particles. The heavy pressure lifted, enough that Amber was able to lift her head again. The winged girl seemed phsically fine now, the shivers gone now that the eye vanished...except for a trail of blood from her nose.
"Lucky me, ne?" She said, a tone both nervous and cheerful. Maybe even grateful. "That could've been troublesome."
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Troublesome? Troublesome?! Keoki had the distinct feeling that troublesome would have barely scratched the surface. However, he did not dwell on that. He gently wiped the blood from Amber’s face with his shirt and began to unwind his tail from around her body. A few students, who of course had not seen the ocular entity high above, gave them awkward stares. Inside, he regretted the move. Her petite little body with its soft skin and fine clothes felt good against his smooth scales.
“Do…you…want to go somewhere else?” he asked, somewhere between timidly shy and numbly shaken. Anywhere seemed better than this right now, to get away from the stares and the thought of what other monstrosities from the forbidden levels of the world might be hunting his new friend like a doe. ‘She’s pretty like a doe,’ he found himself thinking. Feeling a rush of heat in his face, Keoki shrugged his shoulders uncomfortably and occupied himself by retrieving his schoolbag.
Amber Ramius Gothic Lolita Cutie, Nephilim Kanami Miyamoto "I search for The Truth!"
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(2/26/07 7:20 pm) Reply
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Yes, troublesome; there would be little indication to Keoki that the appearence of the creepy ocular being had been a rather usual yet unusual occurance. The winged girl seemed more surprised that she had been bleeding rather than narrowly escaping disaster.
Eh? I was bleeding...?
Another unusual reaction: the usual was the heavy waves of nausea, her body becoming weakened and sometimes she would hallucinate, her nightmares flashing through her mind again. While thw first two happened, the bleeding was new. So much in thought about her reactions, she had never had a notion of what may have been running through Keoki's mind.
“Do…you…want to go somewhere else?”
"That would be wise, ne? It probably won't come back, but it is best to be in a place without reflections."
And yet she did not offer an explaination for the strange being yet.
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