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| Tweet Topic Started: April 21, 2013, 10:02 pm (4,923 Views) | |
| Ice | October 27, 2013, 4:54 pm Post #321 |
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"I'm starting to think you either don't take me seriously or you don't give two shits about me." He backflipped and landed doing a handstand on Shadow's shoulders, letting his weight fall and bringing Shadow with him, throwing him to the ground. He stood on his feet but was breathing heavily, his lungs unable to take it. |
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| shadow | October 27, 2013, 4:59 pm Post #322 |
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"Of course I care about you." Shadow kicked back on to his feet and narrowed his eyes. He planted his left foot and slammed his right into Storm's shoulder, then used his left to round house Storm again in the side while his arm was out of the way from the kick. After landing that, he skipped back, giving enough room to escape a counter. "I wouldn't be doing this otherwise," he added with a shrug, seeming to let his guard down. |
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| Ice | October 27, 2013, 5:03 pm Post #323 |
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"Wouldn't be doing what? Ruining my chances of getting what I need and losing against me?" He lunged at Shadow, tackling him and driving him to the ground, using his weight to hold Shadow down and holding his arms restrained behind his back. His strength in his left arm wavered and his breathing was getting worse. "I win." |
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| shadow | October 27, 2013, 5:10 pm Post #324 |
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"And your prize is a one way flight," Shadow said with a smile. With Storm's waver, he snatched on hand free and planted it firmly on the ground, then used a powerful surge of element to launch both him and Storm into the air. Shadow broke free easy and on the fall back, down he landed gently on the roof of one of the buildings making the alley way. His next move was swift and brutal.. Using his power to launch again before Storm landed, he caught the demon with a knee to the back, then looped an arm around his body and brought him to the ground full force, the dirty cobblestone alley cracking beneath them. |
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| Ice | October 27, 2013, 5:39 pm Post #325 |
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Storm lay on his back, his eyes wide and his body in shock from the drastic impact. His lungs were unable, no longer strong enough, to be able to withstand being winded. Therefore, he couldn't breathe. He had to force his body to move through the pain to get to his hands and knees, trying to open his lungs to no avail. His left arm, the holes of heroin injection on it, gave out and he had to catch himself with his right arm. Still unable to breathe, his body naturally began to panic... and his heart problem showed itself again. He felt his heart skipping beats and he began to freak out. He had to calm down and relax for his heart to calm and his lungs to relax and open and he wasn't capable of doing that in this state of mind. |
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| shadow | October 27, 2013, 5:53 pm Post #326 |
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Shadow hoisted Storm up by the collar with one arm. His eyes, grey and piercing, shown vivid in the shadow of the buildings. "If I could defeat you without even drawing a blade, how do you hope to protect Crystal from an entire army?" he asked setting him down on the ground. |
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| Ice | October 27, 2013, 6:31 pm Post #327 |
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Storm continued to attempt to breathe with no promise. He grabbed at Shadow's bottom of his clothes, his eyes pleading for help, for air. |
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| shadow | October 28, 2013, 9:34 am Post #328 |
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Without invading Storm's body, Shadow had only one way to calm his mind and heart. "Crystal won't be happy when she sees you again," he said, then with a well kick, Shadow knocked Storm unconscious, which in turn put him into an ease of mind, allowing him to breathe and calm down. Shadow caught Storm before he fell and lifted the demon onto his back and carried him back to the castle. |
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| Ice | October 28, 2013, 10:19 am Post #329 |
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Storm's eyes fluttered open but it took a good time for his mind to be able to awake with him, the drugs having deteriorated it. It finally came to and could begin making sense of what he was seeing and feeling. He felt the bed under him and his body tugging at him for its crave. It put him in a cold sweat and he was getting closer to not being able to say no to it. The blurred images began going into focus, showing him details that proved this to be his and Crystal's room, but his eyesight had began going as well and he could not see far distances. |
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| shadow | October 28, 2013, 5:28 pm Post #330 |
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Crystal was busy about the room, doing several things at once. She was training her body more, as well as talking to Shadow. It had only be half an hour that Storm was out, but Shadow had already brought him back, ventured to the Barracks to start the army, and returned to the room. He sat in a chair to the side, studying a book and telling Crystal what he found in between their minor conversations. It was more about the sealing bands she and Storm wore. With the enemy closing in, she had begun to prepare, and this was the first step. |
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| Ice | October 28, 2013, 7:50 pm Post #331 |
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Storm, with difficulty, was able to sit up, glancing at Crystal and studying her actions but seeing nothing that would indicate Shadow having told her about Storm's addictions. He glanced at Shadow. "Can I speak with you outside?" His whole body felt sore. |
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| shadow | October 29, 2013, 8:21 am Post #332 |
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Shadow glanced up from his book to Storm. He thought to keep Storm in bed to recover, but something that extreme wasn't possible and Shadow knew too well. "Sure," he said and placed the open book on the table. He stood and walked to the door, waiting to see if Storm would need assistance, or if his stubbornness would pull him through again. |
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| Ice | October 29, 2013, 8:47 am Post #333 |
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He struggled and his muscles strained but he got to his feet and walked out the door, closing it behind himself and Shadow. He put his arm up and against the wall to help hold him up, his breathing a little heavy and noticeable. Using his power, he shielded the door so Crystal couldn't hear inside. "You didn't tell her." |
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| shadow | October 29, 2013, 11:46 pm Post #334 |
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"Of course not. Who do you think I am anyway," Shadow stated more so, with a more dismissive shrug. He played a dangerous game and it turned out in his favor, but he cared for Storm, and didn't do anything to truly hurt the man. |
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| Ice | October 30, 2013, 8:11 am Post #335 |
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Gratefulness reflected in his eyes along with relief but he didn't portray them yet. "Then where do we stand? You got rid of my dealer so I don't assume you're going to let things go back to how they were." |
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| shadow | October 31, 2013, 8:18 am Post #336 |
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"Certainly not. It was really only a matter of time before Crystal found out. That aside, we've got to get you straight. You're going o be a married man soon, and with a war on horizon, might be best to start now," Shadow said with a bright tone, far removed from the grim thoughts of war and darkness that may lay ahead. |
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| Ice | October 31, 2013, 8:53 am Post #337 |
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"Start now? What do you expect me to do, Shadow? Ya, I'll admit I may have a problem but you don't really expect me to be able to just stop, do you? I need those things, Shadow. I'm doing good to go without them right now, and I can't keep it up much longer. I NEED something. Can't you understand that?" His body was shaking slightly from withdraw already and he still couldn't stand up properly alone. He sighed, his breath shakey. "Look, I know you're right. I didn't know it'd gotten this bad, I swear. I wasn't paying attention to what the effects everything had on me. I also haven't been paying attention to how much I need them. And to ask me to sober up... I mean, I know you're right. You know I want nothing more than to protect Crystal, we're getting married soon, and I can't even hold my own against you when you're not trying. That weakness, that's not what I want her to marry. And with a war coming, I'd be stupid not to be at my best. But, Shadow, I'm so far in, I don't know if I can come out, and I know I can't do it alone.... Please, I don't know how to do this...." His eyes, no longer bloodshot, pleaded. And his mind was having a very hard time focusing.
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| shadow | November 5, 2013, 10:14 am Post #338 |
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With a harsh tone Shadow said, "You shouldn't have let it happen in the first place. Lying to Crystal about anything is wrong, and you know that as well as I do." He softened and with drew a syringe that the man had attempted to sell to Storm. "I wouldn't let you go through everything alone. I can only help you as far as you can help yourself though. We'll get this under control and get things straight, but you have to tell me why you started this to begin with," Shadow said, with holding the item and waiting for the answer. |
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| Ice | November 5, 2013, 11:27 am Post #339 |
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Storm's attention immediately went to the syringe and his mind could only stray little moments but he was able to catch enough to understand the question. He struggled to maintain himself and wait patiently for the heroine syringe. "Back when I was entrapped as a prostitute, they gave me heroine to keep me going and living. Among other things, hence why I can't stand needles. But I just couldn't bear to stop using heroine. When I left, I had little access to it so I calmed off of it, but I still used some when I could find it. The drinking was my choice and I'm not addicted to that, it just helps take the edge off of things. And the smoking, well..." he finally realized he was telling Shadow secrets and his own stories, his mind finally focusing on this, and he got a little self conscious. He had to remind himself this was Shadow he was talking to and he could trust Shadow. "I wasn't doing too well one day after sessions. My nerves were all jittered, I couldn't relax even with drinks. I think they'd also given me a bit too much heroine that day. You know there's an extremely thin line between nothing, a high, and an overdose with that stuff. So some guys felt sorry for me and came over, smoking some joints and offered me one. I didn't want to take anything else especially when I didn't know what it would do. But they talked me into it so tried it. And I absolutely loved it, Shadow. It numbed my mind and my pain and the rush it gave me was..." he shook his head. "Once they saw I liked the joints and they kept providing them for me, they showed me some pills. You know me Shadow. I hate anything healing related. They told me the pills would help but I still didn't want them. I don't like putting something like into my system that can control me for so long without me even knowing it. They forced one down me, though. And... showed me how well it worked when getting raped... and it was highly addictive. I did try stopping the smoking, after I'd left and I was doing good because no one else used it and I temporarily lost the reasons I'd started it. But... dammit, Shadow, do you know how many people smoke that around here?? I can't take two steps without smelling it. And I just HAVE to have it! That feeling it gives me is just-" he wrapped his arms around himself, seeming to restrain himself, his eyes on the needle, his body shaking. "Shadow, PLEASE let me have it! I've told you everything, I've been so honest with you! C'mon I need it, please!" His voice was a whimper. He had gone far too long without it, having made his body accustomed to it multiple times a day. He was struggling not to reach out and grab it.
Edited by Ice, November 7, 2013, 12:59 pm.
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| shadow | November 7, 2013, 9:18 pm Post #340 |
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Shadow nodded with understanding. There were many things he didn't know still about Storm. "Well, things happen I guess. We'll start working on this though," he said handing off the syringe before continuing, "I think this stuff will be the worst, but we'll get through it all. The drinking is all right, though Crystal probably doesn't want you coming home dead drunk in the middle of the night." At the mention of her name, Crystal seemed to appear in the door way. "Is everything all right out here?" Shadow casually placed himself between Crystal and Storm, shooting him a warning look Crystal didn't see. "It's all good. Just some interesting things about the army we wanted to check talk about," He said. Shadow hated to lie to Crystal, but this was unavoidable. Crystal nodded, casting a halfhearted smile at Storm before turning away. |
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