roque hold

[10:59 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Yeonaixho led Roque down a flight of stairs and through the winding corridiors of the temple's subfloor, before the arrived in the ritual chamber.

He left Roque's side soon after arriving in the chamber, grabbing a small mat from some cabinet in one of the room's shadowy corners. He laid it out in the center of the room. "Lay down here, on your back." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[11:13 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Roque was keeping a close eye on the directions they were taking in...

Darkness? Check

Candles? Check

Weird walls? Check

Yeah, this place felt like her murder basement.

Who kept those candles going all the time?

"I know you're blind so you probably don't care, but do you think you could get some more light in here or something? It's just a tad eerie." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[11:15 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"This room isn't fitted for electrical lighting. And besides, you won't need to read, or anything." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[11:22 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"It would just make it feel a bit more.. well, less blood sacrifice-y. I would know." Roque said, stepping toward the middle. She didn't lay down yet. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[11:23 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"I'll keep that in mind." Yeonaixho said, in a tone that indicated just how little he cared about what Roque thought of his spooky ritual chamber.

"Please, lay down." He gestured to the mat. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[11:29 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Roque made some shuffling sounds with her feet- but didn't yet lay down. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[11:30 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"I know you're trying to trick me." Yeonaixho said. "I'm sure you want to get out of here as soon as possible. Let's make this easy, hm?" @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[11:33 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"How can you tell? Are you only part blind or something?" Roque asked, but finally began to lay down. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[11:36 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"You didn't disturb the mat. It would've made sound if you had actually laid down on it." Yeonaixho shrugged.

As Roque laid down, he kneeled down next to her, and took something out of a pocket on his belt. It was a small bottle of... something. Some kind of oil, it looked like. "You might want to close your eyes during this." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[11:43 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Well this was fucking familiar.

And not in a good way.

She closed her eyes tightly and took in a deep breath. She wouldn't die here that would be- way beneath her. Her plan couldn't have gone that wrong. If this gets too weird, she could always resummon the scythe and cut his head off and run..?

Yeah, something like that. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[11:57 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

As Roque closed her eyes, Yeonaixho smeared some of the oil over her forehead, then down the bridge of her nose and over her chin. He dabbed a dot on each of her palms, and rested her hands by her sides, palms facing upwards. The oil smelled floral, something like a lily, or a marigold.

He muttered something under his breath, so quick and hushed Roque wouldn't be able to hear it. Even if she had, it was in a language she didn't know. He rested one hand over her forehead, another over her heart.

Suddenly, Roque felt a sort of pulling sensation. Not physically- she was exactly where she'd been before, but something within her was being pulled forth, something innate to her core. Her chest ached, her hands went numb.

She'd also start to hear the ringing in her ears Yeonaixho had said. It was quiet at first, but soon overpowered all sense of thought. If Yeonaixho was saying anything, or doing anything, she wouldn't be able to hear it.

Within minutes, the sensation suddenly shifted, like a breath taken in suddenly exhaled. Yeonaixho took all the energy he'd pulled from Roque, and pushed it back into her, now laced with his own magic. He'd altered his life force, tied it to his own magic. Roque would feel... mostly the same. The ringing in her ears would slowly fade, as would the chest pain and the numbness. But she'd know something was different. It'd be hard to ignore.

Yeonaixho took his hands from Roque's body. "Well... that's that." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[12:34 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Roque was having a lot of thoughts during this, that she thankfully kept to herself.

This smells like I'm drowning in shitty perfume.

What did you say?

Woooooooooow, touching my chest? Take me out to dinner first.

What the fuck is happening- shit I just got that hand back- wait no its both of them..

There's ringing.

Wow it's lo-...

...

Roque finally took a deep breath and shot her eyes open.

"What was- all that? Why did I feel like that?" Roque asked, pushing herself up to a sitting position.

If Yeonaixho cared to notice, there was quite a lot wrong with Roque that hadn't been properly resolved.

It seemed that all of her fingers had been broken at some point, and never healed quite right. Various other bones seemed to have been half treated a few years ago. A few broken ribs here and there that were barely holding on. Beyond bones being wrong, all of her organs were in some state of organ failure, and her blood could hardly be considered blood at all..

There was also a small, open cut right along her spine. That seemed recent, and slowly beading out droplets of black blood. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

Something seemed up with her, for sure.

[12:42 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Yeonaixho leaned back, letting Roque sit up straight. "That was the ritual. I've now laid the hold over you, which means your life force is now being supported by my powers. You won't be able to die from loosing your scythe now, or from grieviously injuring yourself, or what have you. Of course, you'll still age, but this should keep you safe, at least while you're on the island."

He paused. "Speaking of grievous injury... did you know the amount of, well, problems you are currently suffering?" @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[12:46 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Can't die, huh? That might be fun.

"Which problems are you talking about." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[12:47 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"Do you want me to start with the small ones, or the ones I'm most concerned about." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[12:50 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"I guess the most concerning..?" @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[12:52 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"You are expiriencing organ failure in nearly all your organs. Also, there's something wrong with your blood, not sure exactly what. And you've suffered multiple broken bones that haven't healed right. I don't know how you've functioned like this, a lot of these seem like you've been dealing with them for a while." Yeonaixho listed off. "And you've got some sort of cut om your back. That's... somehow the most normal and treatable." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[1:00 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"Oh, yeah most of that isn't news to me. Didn't know about the organ stuff though- but that's probably cuz of the blood. That cut is from when I fell over earlier, don't worry about it. I think I'm fine." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[1:02 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"Well, at least you know about it." Yeonaixho shrugged, and began to get up. "If you need it fixed, I can of course help you. I might not be able to do anything about the blood, as I suspect it's from your powers, but I can at least fix your bones. If you do want healing, we can perhaps organize it for some later time. Given how long you've persisted with it, I doubt it's an emergency." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[2:17 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

".. I think I'll be fine." Roque shrugged and stood up. "Try not to think about my failing body too frequently, it might keep you up at night. If I need healing I'll come find you." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[2:18 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"I have enough to keep me up at night without having to worry about you." Yeonaixho shrugged, and made his way to the door. "Let's get you back to the surface. I'm sure you want to get out of here." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[2:46 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"That's an understatement." Roque said and followed him closely. "Is this creepy room only used for you to do.. Whatever ritual that was? Why is it so secluded?" @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[2:47 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"It's for other rituals, too." Yeonaixho answered vaguely. "And it's secluded so people like you don't come and find it." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[2:48 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

".. What other rituals you doing here..?" @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[2:49 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"Certain healing methods require more intricate rituals." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[3:04 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

".. like bringing someone back from the dead kind of intricate healing rituals?" @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[3:05 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"You ask too many questions." Yeonaixho said, and left the room. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[3:05 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"Well you don't answer enough questions." Roque rolled her eyes and followed him out. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

madeline healing

[9:45 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Yeonaixho brought Madeline and Albanes deep underground and into the ritual chamber. It wasn't the first time either girl had been there, though the sight of it was still unnerving. Yeonaixho laid Madeline down in the center of the room and kneeled down beside her, on the side of her bad arm. Albanes sat on her good side. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[10:20 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Madeline was clearly a bit tense as they entered the room, but managed to keep herself under control with Yeonaixho's help.

"B-before you try to fix me-" Madeline said and opened up her eyes. She looked up at Yeonaixho. "I-i have some questions that might.. upset me.. so I think hearing them before I get fixed might be good.." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[10:23 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Yeonaixho tensed, and paused for a moment, but eventually relented. "What sort of questions?"

Albanes didn't say anything, but gave Madeline a reassuring look. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[10:41 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"Do you know.. anything about where I came from..? Before I was here?" Madeline asked, quietly. She had always assumed this was a question she wouldn't want to know the answer to- surely there was something traumatic and evil in her past that left her like.. This. "Zerada was talking to me and mentioned frogs.. i knew what they were even though I had never seen or heard of them before.." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[11:26 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Yeonaixho sighed. "Madeline, your past is not a happy one. I don't want you to be upset by what I tell you."

Regardless, he continued. "You were an orphan when you came here, that I know. I believe your family perished in... some kind of accident, but you for whatever reason were spared, though not without injury. You came to me in need of help, which I provided. I couldn't save your memories, though. In order to save you, they were lost."

He paused again. "As for frogs... well, I believe they were quite common in the area you grew up in. Perhaps, you kept them as pets. I'm not certain, though they must've had some significance to you." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[12:21 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Madeline took all that in.. It was more than she had ever heard about her past, and if Yeonaixho wasn't healing her, she probably would have been stressed enough to lash out again. Instead she just shifted.

She had a pretty good idea of what could have happened to her family.

".. i-i was the one who killed them, wasn't I..?" @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[12:25 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Yeonaixho bristled, paused, then sighed again. "We can't be certain. I wasn't there, and you lost your memories of it. It doesn't matter, though. You've been reborn and absolved of any past sun. You live a new life now."

Albanes shifted uncomfortably, but had nothing to add. She wrapped her hand around Madeline's to give what support she could. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[12:51 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Of course she did it. It made sense. She could hardly think about albanes getting hurt- how could she live with herself if she knew she killed her wonderful, loving parents?

She couldn't.

She screamed, her dark arm shooting out at Yeonaixho again. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[12:57 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Albanes jumped, her instincts moving her away from Madeline as she outburst. She didn't know what to do with this new information, she didn't know how to comfort her friend.

Yeonaixho rested his hand over Madeline's shoulder, then her forehead. "Shh.... shh...." He murmured. "Do not let your fear and anguish become you. You are not that same person you once were. You are new again." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[2:23 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Madeline growled at him, her arm writhing and squirming as he forcefully calmed her. Her breaths were more like gasps that she was fighting herself to get.

Her growls and hisses eventually calmed down, as well as her breaths. Her gaze shifted toward Albanes instead of Yeonaixho, and it was clear that she was hurt by seeing her step back, like she was scared she would hurt her.

"F-fix me.. pl-please.." Madeline said quietly and looked back at Yeonaixho. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[3:42 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"We will. We will." Albanes nodded frantically. She glanced to her father. "Won't we? Please?"

"Madeline, I can make you forget this." Yeonaixho said. "If you think you'd be better off without this memory, you don't have to carry it with you." He kept his hand over her forehead. "I will do everything I can to make you better. I promise." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[3:48 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

... Had this happened before? Like- in the time after she got here?

Is that why she didn't know why everyone hated her?

Maybe she had fucked up so many times but.. she just didn't know it.

"N-no.. I don't.. I can't forget anything else.." Madeline weakly shook her head. "I-i need to know.. I've lived my whole life n-not knowing anything, I want to.. keep what I can.. please don't take my memories anymore.." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[3:49 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Yeonaixho furrowed his brow. "Are you sure?"

Albanes didn't say anything, but tried to keep her resolve. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[3:52 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"I-i'm.. sure.." Madeline nodded. "A-and I know that I won't remember telling you not to if you end up doing it anyway but- just.. please don't.." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[3:55 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"I want to make sure that this is the safe choice. I don't want to go against your wishes, but I want to make sure I won't be risking the lives of my followers, you included." Yeonaixho explained. "Will you be able to carry this grief?" @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[4:24 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

".. i-if you can trust me so little you might as well kill me right here, Yeonaixho.." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[4:53 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"I will not let you die." Yeonaixho said, suddenly growing stiff. "That is the point of this- of all of this. Your life is not expendable just because your powers are a risk. I just do not know how to safely contain them." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[5:52 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"But I'm putting everyone else at risk by just- existing.." Madeline said, quietly. "And you.. can't bring people back from the dead a-and you just.. told me I'm capable of that.." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[5:54 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Yeonaixho sighed. "That does not merit your death, child. Nothing does."

He paused in thought. "There is something new I could try, to try and restrict the way your powers interact with your body... but it would hurt." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[5:56 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

It usually hurt after Yeonaixho healed her. She tried to hide it, but it was usually obvious. Hurting worse than that would be.. Hm.

"T-try it.." Madeline said. "If it will keep everyone else safe I... I will do it." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[6:03 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"Albanes, please wait for us in the hallway." Yeonaixho instructed calmly. Albanes gave Madeline one final, supportive, worried glance, before she stood up and left the ritual chamber.

Once Albanes was gone, Yeonaixho anointed Madeline's hand and forehead with oil, and rested dried marigold petals across her body. He pressed a hand to her chest, and one to her forehead. "Are you ready?" @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[6:06 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"Y-yeah just... just..." Madeline took in a deep breath, and tried to not be tense. "D-don't give a countdown just- go for it.." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[6:13 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"Alright." Yeonaixho nodded, and began the ritual.

Just as he said, it would hurt. What started as an aching pain in Madeline's heart grew into an all-consuming, stinging pain in her chest and veins. She'd start to feel weak and tired, lulled to a strange, feverish sleep by the gentle rhythm of Yeonaixho's voice. He was speaking in old Loucari, which Madeline wouldn't know, but his words persisted. The longer the ritual went on, the harder it'd be for her to stay conscious. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[6:29 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Madeline tried her best to stay still, but she did end up flinching. There was no way away from the pain, however, so the flinching did no good. She didn't fight to stay awake, she'd much rather be blissfully unaware than feeling all of this. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[6:54 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Madeline dreamt she was floating in a dark sea, or the vastness of an open sky. The scene would be familiar to her, she'd always dreamt of this as Yeonaixho attempted to heal her. She'd still be able to hear his voice, lulling and quiet, though it'd be muffled and soft one moment, echoing and distant the next. Sometimes it'd be overlapped with other voices, all speaking the same words in a different cadence. No matter what, she'd never be able to understand what was actually being said.

As time passed in the dream state, Madeline watched a distant light grow before her- first a tiny pinprick of a star, into a sun so bright it might envelope her entirely. Just when she thought it might, she woke up.

Madeline would wake to a dark, quiet room. It was colder than it had been before. Yeonaixho sat by her, but had distanced his body a bit. He looked tired in the low light.

Madeline would feel tired, too, though not in a normal way. She'd feel like something was missing, some part of her had been put away, out of her reach. Her arm and eye were both gone again, too. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[7:26 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Madeline's consciousness flowed along with whatever was happening. She was mostly used to it by now, but this one.. went further than it usually did.

Not only was the dam rebuilt, it felt like most of the water that was pushing against it before had been drained out. That was a relief.

She tried not to think too much about the weird voices, or the light, and just.. the feeling of being more normal than she could ever remember being.

That pain she felt briefly- it was worth it for this sensation.

She shivered as she awoke in the cold room, taking a few moments to lay and breathe before she opened her eyes to look at Yeonaixho.

"Did it.. work? Am I safe now?" @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[7:29 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"I think so." Yeonaixho said. After a moment, "I hope so. I would not advise pushing yourself to any limits. But you are safe." He gave Madeline a soft, sad smile. "How are you feeling?" @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[7:35 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"I feel.. better. Even more than I usually do right after I'm healed." Madeline said. "Thank you.. so much. For everything. I didn't deserve to be helped but- I appreciate that you gave me all these chances.." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[7:37 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"Madeline, of course you deserve to be helped. Everybody does. I know you struggle with some of the other church members... but please know that I will always support you." Yeonaixho gently smiled. "I would be doing a poor job of my position if I didn't try and help everyone in any way I can. I'm glad you're feeling better, and I hope it stays that way." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[5:57 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"I hope so too.." Madeline finally sat up, looking down at her ruined clothes. "I think I need to.. go change before I do anything else." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[6:00 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"That would be a good idea, I think..." Yeonaixho hummed. "You're free to go now. Please, come to me if anything happens." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[6:02 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"Of course." Madeline said and pushed herself up to her feet. "Is albanes still waiting outside?" @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[6:02 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Yeonaixho paused a moment. "Yes. I can hear her nervous pacing." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[6:06 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Madeline nodded.

She quickly headed over to the door, with a bit more pep in her step than usual. She opened up the door and looked for the other girl. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[6:08 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Albanes had been pacing around, just as Yeonaixho said. She lit up when she saw her friend. "Madeline! Are you feeling alright? Did the healing work?" @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[6:16 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"Yes. I'm feeling better than ever." Madeline smiled. "I think I should be safe for a while now. With all the craziness happening right now, this probably needed to be done regardless of my outburst this morning." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[6:19 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"I'm so glad," Albanes wrapped her arms around Madeline, being careful to still be gentle. "Then, it's a good thing we got you healed up when we did. Come on, we should probably get you cleaned up..." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[11:38 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Madeline hugged her back with her one arm, being fairly gentle as well. She leaned her head against Albanes' shoulder.

"I should have some spare clothes ready in my quarters.. I made sure to set some out with all the stress of these.. guests.." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[11:40 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"That's good. We'll head there now." Albanes nodded, then parted away from the hug to glance toward her father. "Can we?"

"Yes, yes, feel free to leave now." Yeonaixho nodded, pulling himself up from the ground. "I've got some other matters to attend to." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[11:41 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"What are those other matters..?" Madeline asked, moving her head to look over at Yeonaixho. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[11:43 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"Oh, just some boring work. Checking on some things, adjusting a few of our plans for the tournament, nothing too interesting." Yeonaixho shrugged. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[4:30 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Yeah, not much for Madeline to do there..

"Well, let me know if you end up needing anything.. I don't really have any plans today." Madeline nodded. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[4:31 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"Of course." Yeonaixho nodded.

"Come on, let's go." Albanes said, anxious to get on their way. The ritual chamber was unnerving.. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[4:32 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

The chamber was pretty normal to Madeline by now.. But regardless, she nodded and began to lead them out of the room. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[4:46 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Albanes followed...

roque powers

[4:39 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Yeonaixho brought Roque into the ritual room in a hurry, doing little more than tossing her to the center of the ritual circle. He left her there, lying supine and numb, as he rummaged around, gathering supplies. He didn't say a word as he returned to Roque and- rather forcefully, jabbed cold needles into the veins in her arms. He annointed her in oils, and rerrannged her limbs a couple times before settling her hands over her stomach.

He waited a breath, before doing anything else. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[5:18 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Obviously, Roque wasn't protesting any of this. Not physically anyway.

From the second she was tossed on the floor, her heart rate was spiking, and her eyes were watering up.

It wasn't even the impact, or the needles, or the fear of being caught..

She only cried when he was touching her- when he was moving her limbs, putting the oil on, and especially when he laid his hands over her stomach..

If you could have a panic attack while being forced to be still and motionless, she definitely was having one. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[5:25 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

For a man that had at least put on a facade of cheerniess for the entire time Roque had known him, Yeonaixho's cold unsympatheticness might've been surprising. He pressed a hand to Roque's forehead, and another to her heard, and began pushing something out of her.

Roque would soon realize what that something was. Her powers, her sound powers, were draining from her, solely but surely. Yeonaixho did not move but to breathe as he worked on her, stripping her of her abilities. In addition to the numbness, Roque would start to feel an aching exhaustion as she was reduced to mortality. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[5:38 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Her heart rate spiked even more, especially as he laid his hand over it. At least if she had a heart attack, he'd be there to fix it... But then she would just be trapped in a hellish cycle of having a heart attack-not having a heart attack-and then having another one... Probably something like that.

She put all of her mental energy in to trying to speak- to voice even a minor protest-...

"....H....and..... Off.............." Roque said, her voice barely a hoarse whisper as her eyes looked up at Yeonaixho. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[5:42 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

If Yeonaixho had even heard the protest, he didn't acknowledge it. His features were stone-stiff with rage as he continued pulling Roque's powers from her, and when he was finally done, he lifted his hands from her completely.

As Yeonaixho sat up straight again, Roque might see what her sound powers had drained into- a tiny, glowing, rainbow-toned crystal, only an inch long. Yeonaixho pocketed it, and began removing the needles from Roque's body. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[5:48 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Roque's sight followed the crystal. She tried her hardest to move her hand- and to grab the crystal- but it was no use. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[5:55 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Once Yeonaixho had removed all the needles, he pressed a hand to Roque's forehead again and slowly pushed her into unconsciousness. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[5:56 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Roque was promptly knocked out, which was probably a blessing for her racing heart and lungs. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

scythe powers

[7:01 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

When he finally reached the ritual chamber, Desmondus laid the scythe down in the center of the floor, where Roque had laid only a few hours ago. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[7:30 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

The scythe was silent as he let go of it. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[8:04 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

A few moments after Desmondus had discarded the scythe, Yeonaixho entered the chamber. He kneeled by the scythe like he'd kneeled over Roque, and hovered his hands an inch away from the handle, not touching it. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[8:12 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"Killlll..... Roque....." The voice was louder to Yeonaixho than it was to Desmondus. The vein like tendrils on the handle were reaching up to try to grip at his hand. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[8:16 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Yeonaixho ignored it, as best he could. He couldn't see the veins, and the voice was easy enough to push away.

Slowly, he began draining the scythe of its power... @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[8:22 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

As he began draining it, there was an audible scream. It emanated directly from the scythe itself, and the scythe clattered back and forth.

The one scream was soon joined by another, and another, and even more- until there was a nightmarish chorus of screaming, agonized voices all trying to say their piece at the same time. Not a single one of them was understandable, though it was clear they were trying to say actual words, and not just make awful noise.

Throughout this, cracks were spreading across the scythe. Black cracks were going out from the handle, out toward the blades on either end. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[8:27 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Yeonaixho kept focus as best he could, but he was faltering. He tried not to listen to the screaming, he tried to let his anger and grief fuel him more than this temporary fear. He kept on going, though it was hard. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[8:31 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Maybe he should have given it a break- or went and grabbed ear plugs or something...

His lack of focus left his hand wavering much too close to the blade itself, and the tendrils reached up and wrapped around the side of his hand. It gripped on tightly, forcing itself in to his palm.

Now, all that screaming that was outside, was inside his head, and all of their commands were much easier to decipher.

"KILL ROQUE!"

"SLICE HER IN HALF!"

"BRING HER TO NOTHING! NOTHING!"

The screaming went on and on, overlapping, making more threats, and spurring him to immediate action. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[8:39 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"Ah!" Yeonaixho yelled as the tendrils wrapped around his hand and permeated through his palm. He'd never been a man too motivated to murder, but it was hard to think of anything but it when it was being screamed in his brain.

He tried to push away the foreign power, to expel it from him. He didn't succeed. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[8:40 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

He would begin to be compelled to walk to the door- and out to where Roque was being held. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[8:51 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Yeonaixho did not fall to temptation. It was a strength of his, he'd thought for long, and it was something he continually reminded himself of even now. He had given into unselfish desire one time in his life, only once. He held onto that. That empty, emanating grief, he held onto. He let it consume him, so that the scythe's pleas could not.

He forced himself to remember that night he so wished he was able to forget. The heat of the summer air upon his skin, the way his hair pressed wet to his forehead and neck with sweat. The malicious rot her body took on, so easily, so quickly. The weight of it in his hands. He forced himself to think of that.

When his grief had all but eaten him alive, he released it- in rolling, heaving sobs and waves of power that expelled the scythe's hold over him.

With fat, hot tears rolling down his cheeks, Yeonaixho finished draining the scythe of its power. He crystalized it into a small, glass form- a sanguine crystal half the length of his thumb. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[8:53 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

The scythe did not stop its pleas as he fought it off, but once the powers were fully drained, it was reduced to a light red dust that settled on the floor.....

But it still wasn't silent.

The cystal was speaking now, though.. Much different from before.

"What is..... this..... What....." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[8:57 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Yeonaixho did not answer the crystal. He put it in his pocket, right next to the one holding Roque's sound powers.

"Lord..." Desmondus asked, after a pause. "Are you alright?"

"I'm quite fine." Yeonaixho replied, though his voice was still shaky. He wiped away his tears. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[9:18 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

The crystal was silent. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[9:20 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"Let's leave this sorry place." Yeonaixho said, and wrapped his arm around Desmondus's. The two men left the room without another word. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

kal powers

[4:02 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Kal awoke laying on his back a thin mat, in the center of a strange, circular room. The room was dark, save for some sparsley-placed candles he couldn't actually see without twisting his body. He was restrained- something was tying him down over his chest, and around his wrists. The entire room smelled like perfumey incense and dried flowers.

Yeonaixho kneeled over him, with a hand over his forehead. He didn't say anything, but he wasn't smiling. He looked, focused, determined, and- in the dim light- almost grave.

@🌙Vanessa🌙 | Zerada⚡+ Kal⭐

[4:24 PM]🌙Vanessa🌙 | Zerada⚡+ Kal⭐:

Kal’s breathing began to race slightly as he slowly became aware of his surroundings. He shifted weakly under his bindings and made an incomprehensible sound. His speech was a garbled mess, but the confusion and slight terror was evident in his gaze as he tried to make eye contact with Yeonaixho. He was more confused than anything else. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[4:29 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Yeonaixho seemed to be gathering supplies, of sorts. He took a small vial of oil from his belt and anointed Kal's forehead with it. Then, he slid thin, acupuncture needles into his wrists- not so much that they hurt, only that they lightly pinched.

"I'm sorry. This shouldn't hurt. I'll take care of you." He said. @🌙Vanessa🌙 | Zerada⚡+ Kal⭐

[4:53 PM]🌙Vanessa🌙 | Zerada⚡+ Kal⭐:

“Wh-… W.. Ughhh..” Soft sounds escaped Kal’s lips as he attempted to speak. He sluggishly blinked and tried to clear his mind, but it remained foggy.

Kal shut his eyes for a few moments before he opened them once more. No matter how hard he tried, his body wouldn’t move.

No. He wasn’t meant to stay still. He was meant to move, to run, jump, SOAR- To be strapped down was wrong.

Panic began to set in slowly. The confusion in his gaze began to display his terror at the situation. He was less scared about whatever the hell Yeonaixho was doing, but more-so toward being unable to move or speak. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[5:04 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Yeonaixho put a hand to Kal's forehead, and another to his heart, and began slowly draining his powers from him. Kal would be defensless as his powers were siphoned from him, pulled away by some immeasurable force, into some unknown vessel. He'd begin to feel an aching exhaustion coupled with the panic and fear and confusion. Yeonaixho remained still as he stipped away Kal's abilities, keeping perfect focus as he worked. @🌙Vanessa🌙 | Zerada⚡+ Kal⭐

[5:43 PM]🌙Vanessa🌙 | Zerada⚡+ Kal⭐:

It was- A strange sensation. Kal could feel his energy being drained from his veins. The adrenaline from his panic was being drawn away, pulled from his body-

It felt like he was falling, but in the kind of way he disliked. In the 'my wings are melting, I'm plummeting' kind of way. He could feel as his sense of freedom, his sense of self was being whisked away forcefully. The wings were melting, he was falling, falling, falling, spiraling-

His body began to tremble as drugged limbs fought for any semblance of control. Faulty fingers tried to grasp onto his powers, but he could feel as they continued to slip away.

The panic was truly setting in. The close space, the feeling of losing his powers, this odd sensation of losing- Everything was wrong.

Kal Valdez loved danger.

Kal Valdez loved being in situations where his life was in danger. Those situations made him feel truly alive.

This moment, this was one of the very, very, very few moments in his whole life where he felt genuine fear. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[5:55 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

As Yeonaixho drained away the last of Kal's powers, he eased Kal to sleep once again, this time with only his powers. He still said nothing- no more comforting reassurance or gentle smiles or parental kindnesses. Now, he was cold and manipulating and putting Kal to sleep simply because it was easier than dealing with him alive. @🌙Vanessa🌙 | Zerada⚡+ Kal⭐

titania powers

[10:27 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Titania awoke not in the private library, but somewhere else. It was a large room- circular and shadowy. She was in the middle of it, lying flat on her back and being restrained to not be able to change from that position. The room was thick with the hazy scent of floral incense, so strong it was overpowering.

Yeonaixho kneeled over her, rummaging through a variety of items just out of her reach. He didn't speak to her, but it was clear his attention was on her. @Aj | Ryunoske+Titania

[6:54 AM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

It took a few moments for Titania to even realize what she was seeing. The cold, hard feeling of the floor behind her made her uncomfortable and she faintly shifted in her holdings. They squinted up at Yeonaixho, confused. "T..The Hand..? What.. What is going on?" Titania managed to say in a tired breath. Her body still felt sluggish, and whatever feeling of fear or confusion had not yet reached its peak. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[7:42 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Yeonaixho anointed Titiania's forehead in decadent oil, and pushed acupuncture needles into her arms. "This shouldn't hurt." Was all he said. @Aj | Ryunoske+Titania

[8:44 AM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

The feeling in Titania's body was still numb enough to where Yeonaxiho's words were true, in this instance, at least. "W-What are you doing..?" She asked with a small frown and tried to summon the strength to move, but couldn't. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[8:53 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Yeonaixho didn't reply, but placed one hand over Titania's forehead, another over her heart, and began siphoning away her powers. Titania would begin to feel drained as her powers left her- she was awake enough to realize what was happening, but still too numb to fight it off. @Aj | Ryunoske+Titania

[11:09 AM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

body horror? tw

It was slow at first, but as Yeonaixho drained the princess of her powers, something about Titania seemed to shift. It started where Yeonaixho had put his hand on her heart, small purple and pink cracks appeared on Titania's chest and the fragments created between them began to turn to dust. Replacing the princess's dark skin and beautiful garments, a dried and wood-like texture appeared. The cracks and what appeared after it continued to spread as her powers were taken, and it was only then did Titania began to feel the fear. "S-Stop-" She weakly mustered, her faint tossing picking up just the slightest.

As more was revealed, the princess' face contorted, as if she was trying to fight against the transformation, the revelation, of her true form. Human eyes were distorted and bulged out into round, insect-like proportions, black, and seemed to concave into Titania's head. No longer did she have teeth, hair, or mouth, but instead, two long tendrils and an elongated head. Her skin continued to dry and wrinkle, looking more like dark tree bark. Her hands and feet grew in length, becoming claw-like at the digits. Pinned to her back were two large, yet frail and torn wings. They were double her length and the only true sign of color to her form. The wings were a rustic purple, almost gray if you squinted, and seemed to have been frayed from burns. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[1:19 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Though it was clear Yeonaixho noticed the changes in Titania's form- he even paused for a moment as it began- he did not voice any shock or surprise. Instead, he continued to drain away her power till there was nothing left. Once there was nothing left, he sat back, rolling in his palm the thumb-length violet crystal that now held Titania's powers.

Though he still said nothing, Yeonaixho placed a hand over Titania's forehead and eased her to sleep again... @Aj | Ryunoske+Titania

[4:14 PM]Aj | Ryunoske+Titania:

The creature underneath Yeonaixho didn't even scream or try to escape. It seemed rather, to tremble and shake, before falling still once more. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

madeline powers

[1:47 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Madeline woke not in the hospital, but in a room that'd be intimately familar too her. She was laying in the center of the ritual room, now restrained, her limbs and body tied down. Acupuncture needles had been inserted into her forearm. Yeonaixho kneeled over her, now properly dressed and anointing her forehead in a floral oil. He didn't say anything. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[1:52 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

They didn't trust her. Which was fair. She couldn't even trust herself. She didn't know if how she'd react during this. She didn't pull against the restraints, or try to move at all.

Hopefully this would be the last time she'd have to go to this room.

"I am sorry.." Madeline whispered as he applied the oil. "I-I know it doesn't mean anything but- I figured I'd say it here.. So you know I-I wasn't just saying it so Albanes heard it.." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[1:56 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Yeonaixho paused, and sighed. "It'll be easier to forgive you when all this is done. Now, be quiet. I don't want to mess this up."

He shifted his hands- one over her forehead and one over her heart, and began draining away her powers... @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[2:04 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

It seemed like most of her powers emerged from her heart- as it felt like pins and needles were evacuating all of her veins and arteries and capillaries and heading toward it. She tried her best to stay silent- but it hurt. She gritted her teeth together and put her head back hard against the ground, her hand turning to a shaking fist.

The stinging sensation moved from her outer most extremities and pooled in her chest. It was burning, like someone had poured acid straight on to her chest. She couldn't hold it back anymore and screamed, her arm pulling against the restraint and her torso jolting upward as far as it could. She kicked at the ground with the shallow distance she was afforded to do so.

"Stop!" Madeline yelled, pulling her hand against the restraint and toward Yeonaixho. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[2:12 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Despite Madeline's screaming and thrasing, Yeonaixho continued, draining Madeline's powers away until they'd formed into a small, black crystal with green veins. He put the crystal in his pocket, then put his hand back on Madeline's heart. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[2:15 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Mere moments after the crystal was formed, Madeline's thrashing stopped and she went limp. Not because it stopped hurting, quite the contrary, but she quite literally did not have the ability to move a muscle. Her body was in a state of total shut-down, only being held on by Yeonaixho's powers. Her eye stayed open, but it showed no sign of awareness. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[2:18 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Yeonaixho grumbled something, probably a curse in Loucari, and began repairing Madeline's body just as quickly as it shut down. He rebalanced the ways her body had adapted to her powers, and forced it back to the normal functions of the body. He even placed a hold over her, so that he wouldn't have to do it again. Madeline would begin to feel an odd, tingling numbness across her body, but her functions would be restored. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[2:26 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Thankfully, in as much time as it took for it to shutdown, it came back. A twitch of her finger here and there, a blink, a shift in her foot, a deep breath. Her mouth opened to speak, but whatever it was that she was trying to say was garbled and weak sounding. She let herself go silent again and just breathe. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[2:29 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Yeonaixho waited a moment to make sure Madeline wouldn't stop breathing, and then put his hand over her forehead. Once again, he eased her into unconsciousness. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[2:31 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Madeline hadn't stored up any energy to be able to fight against the wave of tiredness that washed over her, so she easily fell asleep again. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

taisto powers

[8:45 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Taisto would wake in a round, dark room, restrained to the floor in the center. He was tied down by each limb, and his chest, and couldn't see much in any direction. The entire room smelled strongly of dried flowers and pungent medicinal herbs. Yeonaixho kneeled over him, inserting acupuncture needles into his arms and anointing his forehead in oil. @Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[8:47 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Taisto coughed from the sudden strong scents, and blinked, still very hazy and drowsy. He groaned, and turned his head away from Yeonaixho's hand. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[8:49 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Yeonaixho moved Taisto's head so he was still facing up, and continued to brush aromatic oil onto his face. @Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[8:57 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Taisto didn't even fight to keep his head turned. He remained mostly limp, though he opened his mouth to gasp and then cough from all the scents. His tail moved a little. He blinked and stared up at Yeonaixho without really comprehending what he saw. Another quiet, disgruntled groan rose from his throat. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[9:03 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Yeonaixho let out a final sigh, placed one hand over Taisto's forehead and another over his heart, and began draining Taisto of his powers... @Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[9:58 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Taisto stayed quietly gasping for breath and staring at Yeonaixho with half-lidded eyes, until his eyes slowly widened, and he seemed to wake up more. He yelled, and pulled against his restraints. Now, he seemed to truly see Juno. His eyes locked on the man, a frantic, panicked gaze seeking for something in those cloudy eyes. Then, the fear turned into anger. His face twisted with rage, his irises shimmering with green light, and his mouth opened into a snarl, revealing pointed, large upper and lower fangs, but just as it seemed like he opened his jaws to try and bite the hand on his forehead, a blood-curdling scream broke out of his throat, and his eyes lost their focus, widening in immense pain.

His fur burst ablaze, and small streams of water started spilling out to run across his body, mixing with the fire, sizzling and hissing, vaporizing into a thick mist. The air around them was quickly filled with the smell of burning wood, leaf and flesh, and Taisto’s form became shrouded by black smoke and white vapor. Soon, it was hard to see his form through it all. What was more, aside from flames, flickers like lightning started to flash in the mist. Yeonaixho would be able to feel the heat and the rippling electricity, but it wouldn’t hurt him, weirdly enough. He would also be able to hear cracks and booms of thunder growing stronger, and feel raindrops on his hands. For a moment, he might feel as though he had left the room entirely, and was sitting outside, able to smell the fresh, crisp forest air with the rain and melting snow, feel the howling wind in his hair under raging thunder clouds, the heat as he sat right in front of a lightning-struck, burning tree. However. the illusion broke as more sounds appeared:

[9:59 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Panicked, pained voices echoed from somewhere in front of him, deep beneath Taisto’s form. Quiet at first, but growing louder each passing second. Screaming, howling, shrieks like frenzied birds, squirrels, rodents and hare, barks and screams of foxes and lynx, roars and wails of elk, deer, and bears. Wolves howling. Voices mixing and merging into one horrible choir that erupted from the spirit in front of the man like a geyser of noise, and filled his ears with pleas and horrified cries.

Loud rumbling and bangs like rocks being split in half and shattered joined the racket.

The cacophony of nature continued for a while, and Yeonaixho could feel Taisto changing under his touch. His fur disappeared, and he felt rough, jagged, and coarse, somehow shrinking. He could also notice, that Taisto’s own cries had left the choir of animals, and even those had started quieting down, one by one. The spirit remained hidden from view under the slowly twisting and swirling veil of the dark cloud, as the sounds slowly ceased, and the cloud of mist and smoke started to thin out.

[9:59 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

One last flicker of lightning, a rumble of thunder, and the quiet hiss of rain carried out with a sorrowful, drawn-out cry of a wolf, and the gray wisps started to reveal the spirit’s body again.

The restraints lay on the floor, empty and loose. Yeonaixho’s hands rested on something lumpy, rough and hard, something that felt like it shouldn’t be moving, but it was.

In the middle of the floor, stood a small pine tree. It was a little over a meter tall, and its branches and trunk were twisted like it had been growing on a windy seaside rock, braving harsh storms, or like it had been writhing in pain… Its roots still snaked on the floor, desperately trying to dig into the ground to find water and to keep the tree from falling, and that’s what Yeonaixho was holding his hands upon. Then, the last movement withered out, and the tree completely froze into place. Quiet and thoughtless. Just an ordinary tree.

[9:59 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

@innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[10:06 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Yeonaixho let out the breath he'd been holding as Taisto's transformation completed, and rolled in his hand the blue-green crystal that now held the entirety of Taisto's powers. He stood up, ran his hand along the trunk of the pine tree, and conteplated how he was gonna move a tree to the dungeon. @Twig | Taisto + Yuga (if ur chill with it i can just move tree taisto to the dungeon now)

peregrine powers

[10:54 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

When Peregrine awoke, he was in a different location. A location he'd never been before. He'd been laid on his stomach, his wings unfurled flat around him. His face was pressed against a cold, stone floor, and if he strained himself he could almost see the faint candlelight, and Yeonaixho crouching above him.

As Peregrine regained conciousness, Yeonaxio took hold of his face and gently dabbed some floral oil onto his forehead, before releasing him yet again. @soul | peregrine 🎭 + ekmeros 🎻

[10:58 AM]soul | peregrine 🎭 + ekmeros 🎻:

Peregrine tried to pull away instinctively, scoffing in disgust of the oil on his head. "Where are we?" He groaned out, trying to move further. His wings flapped in distress Peregrine otherwise refused to express.

@innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[11:01 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"Shhh..." Yeonaixho shushed Peregrine, and put one hand on the back of the man's head. The other he placed along Peregrine's spine, directly in between his wings. He began draining away Peregrine's powers... @soul | peregrine 🎭 + ekmeros 🎻

[11:13 AM]soul | peregrine 🎭 + ekmeros 🎻:

(body horror shit going on here)

"What are you-" As Yeonaixho began to drain his powers, Peregrine lurched, a cry of pain spilling out of his mouth. At the base of where feathers met skin, the quills began to pull out of his body as if being plucked slowly, and the dotted skin tore away. However, the flesh, muscle and bone that had attached to the feathers didn't come away, instead leaving behind two ridges poking out of his back, the edge that been attached to the wings raw and bloody as if a layer had been cut off. But really, was that not the case? They were surrounded by dark stretch marks like the skin was about to tear apart and were still trickling blood from the minute holes the quills had left behind.

The wings fell to the side, severed from Peregrine's body, the part connected to the body and the quills were bloody, the base with a layer of skin still attached, but they didn't remain there for long. As if turning into dust, the feather began to disappear, rippling up to the base of the wing until they were gone.

Peregrine's pained cries seemed to grow loud as they disappeared, no longer feeling the heavy weight on his back as they disappeared into nothing. There was no performance or pretence now, just the desperate sobs of a man: "What did you do to me? What- where am I? What did you do?" His voice began to raise as the desperation grew, he pulled against his restraints and began to scream and yell, even beg for his wings back - for himself back. Peregrine was in a frenzy, refusing to listen. Unable to think.

@innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[11:21 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

As Peregrine's wings nearly melted off, Yeonaixho sighed. He pocketed the silver, inch-long crystal that now contained all Peregrine's power, and pressed a hand to the younger man's head, easing him back into unconsciousness. @soul | peregrine 🎭 + ekmeros 🎻

inu powers

[2:42 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Inu woke up in a strange, dark chamber- not the room he'd fallen asleep in. He was restrained by each limb and over the chest, laid on his back to face the ceiling. He couldn't see much of the room, but it was round, and dark, and lit by candles. Yeonaixho kneeled over him, brushing fragrant oil over his features. He didn't say anything. @Cap! | Valerie + Inu + NPC'S

[2:45 PM]Cap! | Valerie + Inu + NPC'S:

Inu let out a small groan and blinked before he stared up at him. "...?" He blinked. "...This isn't...the docs.."

@innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[2:47 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Yeonaixho sighed, and pressed one hand to Inu's forehead, the other to his heart. "This shouldn't hurt..." He muttered, before beginning to drain away Inu's powers. @Cap! | Valerie + Inu + NPC'S

[4:32 PM]Cap! | Valerie + Inu + NPC'S:

This shouldn't hurt? Inu scrunched his eyebrows before his eyes went wide. "N-No! Wait my portals- they-they're not-" Inu cried out in alarm but it was too late. Inu let out a ear-piercing shriek as his powers were drained from him.

CW: Death and blood

Around the room several portals started to open up, showing glimpses into different places...different worlds. One portal showed Inu lying on the floor of a building some sort crushed under ruble as a pool of blood was underneath him. Another showed a burning building and a young boy standing there in horror as he watched it fall apart as the rain poured down. Though one portal stood out among the rest.

There was a man standing there with his back turned to the portal though when he heard a scream he turned around, his eyes wide. Although his face was hiden by a mask, the anger in his eyes was present. "Inu-? Inu-! INU WAIT-!" The masked man ran forward before the portal shut and only silence remained.

As all the portals close Inu let out a small strangled sound before the color began drain from his eyes, leaving his sclera a greyish color. He squeezed his eyes shut before letting out a sob.

@innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[4:35 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

As soon as Inu's powers were drained, Yeonaixho leaned back, holding in his hand the tiny, blue-and-yellow crystal that now held all of Inu's powers. He sighed, and pressed a hand to Inu's forehead, lulling him to unconsciousness yet again. @Cap! | Valerie + Inu + NPC'S

hannah powers

[2:22 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Hannah woke in a strange, dark room, laid on her back and restrained to the floor. Candles surrounded her, barely illuminating the dark corners. Yeonaixho crouched over her, threading acupuncture needles into her limbs and anointing her forehead in fragrant, floral oil. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[2:24 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Her sleepy daze left her in somewhat of a haze. This was especially confusing to her.

"... mmmngngnn.." Hannah mumbled, trying to open up her eyes further than just a crack. Was this a dream? @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[2:25 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Yeonaixho didn't give her any answer. Instead, he planted one hand on her chest and the other over her forehead, and began draining away Hannah's powers... @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[5:38 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Once she felt her powers getting pulled away, her eyes were wide open. Nope, not a dream. This pain was quite real.

As her powers were drained, it seemed to start from her chest. Which in fact, seemed like the absolute worst place for it to start.

(Drowning)

The water in her lungs which previously was a blessing instantly became a curse as her powers were removed from her lungs. No longer supported by gill filaments in her lungs, the water entirely clogged up her chest, stopping her breathing.

She hadn't felt this way since she actually drowned as a child- she had been free to move around water and breathe it in all she wanted these many years.. It really took her back. But not in a good way- to the panicked, fighting for her life to stay above the waves kind of way. Adrenaline pumped across her body as she tried to fight against whatever this was- fighting to breathe and move as she was quickly losing consciousness again. But she found herself unable to move. All she could do was choke.

As the draining moved on past her chest, her whole body was changing. Her powers were quite literally part of her DNA at this point, so every single cell in her body had torapidly* adjust to this change. It hurt.

The most visible changes occurring were of course in her mouth and appendages- her teeth flattened out, her pupils turned from slits to points, her ears became more rounded, and her nail beds became more normal and less claw like.

But she couldn't even scream, just look up at Yeonaixho in terror and choke on her own breath. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[6:07 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

As he siphoned away Hannah's powers, Yeonaixho continuosly healed the damages being done to her body as a result of the water in her lungs. It'd still hurt a great deal, but she wasn't going to die.

When he'd completely drained Hannah's powers, he leaned back and examined the tiny, grayish-blue crystal that now held her powers. He didn't acknowledge Hannah. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[6:30 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Hannah was gasping for air once he finally got the water out.

"Wh-why-!" Hannah yelled, trying to move but failing. "G-give that back! Wh-what- what did I do- please!" @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[6:32 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"You were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Sorry." Yeonaixho pocketed the crystal. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[6:39 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"Why-" Hannah's stomach was hurting terribly now- partially from anxiety, partially from the food in her stomach not being able to digest as easily now. "W-wait- Bonaparte! I-is- My powers-... I-if- if he's gone forever-.. I-i'll KILL YOU!" @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[6:41 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"A lot of people say that." Yeonaixho said simply. He put a hand to Hannah's forehead, and lulled her to sleep again. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[6:41 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Hannah growled as he approached, but she was powerless to do anything against him. She fell asleep again. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)