Saturday, November 5, 2016

Le bon roi

Le Bon Roi.


Pour tous il était un héro. Le bon roi. Celui qui avait réussis à rendre sa dignité à son peuple et à ramener la paix dans son royaume. Il n'y avait plus de guerre et les envahisseurs semblaient ne plus s'intéresser à son bout de terre. Du moins, c'était ce que son peuple pensait. Il leur avait offert ce que nul autre roi auparavant n'avait pu réussir : la sécurité. C'était peu dire à quel point tout cela n'était qu'une utopie, un rêve bien vendu pour que les plus petits puissent dormir sur leur deux oreilles et que les plus grands se tournent vers l'avenir. C'était un mensonge élaboré pour apaiser le peuple et lui permettre de s'épanouir. Un lourd fardeau qui reposait ainsi sur les épaules du souverain.

Il était las et éreinté par les années passées à secrètement s'assurer que les frontières de son royaume étaient protégées. Entre les négociations sans fin, les menaces proférées par d'autres souverains à son encontre et les tentatives d'invasions qui se répétaient sans cesse, le bon roi n'en pouvait plus. Il avait du mal à tenir le fragile royaume sur ses deux épaules. Il avait en tête de protéger l'intérêt des siens, y compris de ceux qui étaient dans la confidence. Son armée le suivait aveuglement car il avait fait ses preuves sur le champs de bataille et s'était illustré comme un stratège au grand cœur, qui tenait au bien être de ses soldats. Chacun était prêt à mourir pour lui mais même cette dévotion avait fini par le tourmenter. Il ne voulait pas de martyrs déterminés à mourir pour sa cause. Il voulait des hommes sains et en bonne santé, à même de pouvoir protéger leur royaume et surtout, vivants.

Sa compagne entra dans la salle du trône dans laquelle il s'était réfugié très tôt dans la journée. Seul et livré à lui même, le bon roi pouvait se laisser aller. Ses épaules étaient relâchées, ses traits étaient comme figés dans cette perpétuelle expression d'inquiétude qui ne le quittait désormais plus. Il avait l'air grave mais cela n'étonna pas sa femme la Reine Mère, qui, drapée d'une simple tunique orange et d'un élégant foulard se rapprocha de lui, lentement.

« Mon aimé, vous avez encore l'air préoccupé. »

« Pourquoi ne le serais-je pas ? Je regarde ce que j'ai bâti à la force du poignet et je me demande tous les jours combien de temps il me reste avant que tout n'éclate en morceau. »

« Le peuple a confiance en vous ! » Elle essaya de le rassurer, d'une voix ferme. Il laissa son regard se distraire dans le balancement de ses hanches généreuses mais ferma les yeux un instant.

« Justement ! C'est cela le problème. Ils baignent dans l'ignorance depuis bien trop longtemps. Comment puis-je affronter leur regards reconnaissant d'une situation qui n'existe pas ? Nous ne sommes pas en paix, nous ne le serons jamais car dehors.. DEHORS nous avons des ennemis qui guettent le moment propice avant de se jeter sur nous. » Il répondit d'une voix rauque et tonitruante. Elle avait l'habitude de ses accès de colère car elle comprenait qu'ils venaient de sa frustration et de sa peur de perdre les siens.

« Alors il faudra rétablir la vérité, si c'est cela qui vous fait peur mon cher. » La Reine Mère haussa un sourcil, parlant d'une voix égale mais imposante afin qu'il porte son attention sur son visage.

« Je n'ai pas peur de la vérité ! Je ne suis pas sûre qu'ils seront prêts à l'entendre. » Il posa son regard sur celle qui partageait sa vie depuis bientôt cinq longues années. Ils se sont rencontrés sur le champs de bataille et depuis lors, elle n'a eu de cesse de l'épauler dans la dure tâche de souverain. Toujours elle était à son écoute, toujours elle savait quoi dire pour lui redonner la motivation dont il avait besoin pour continuer.

« Ayez un peu foi en votre peuple ! Pensez-vous vraiment qu'ils ne seront pas prêts à reprendre les armes ? Vous souvenez-vous de quand nous avions pris le pouvoir ? Le royaume n'était que ruine et destruction. Chacun se faisait la guerre, il n'y avait pas d'unité... » Elle glissa ses doigts le long de la nuque de son époux, raidie par l'inquiétude « Vous êtes arrivé et avez inspiré l'espoir à votre peuple. Cet espoir a guidé la main des révolutionnaires.. Notre main. Nous avons repris le pays en main et tout naturellement vous avez pris le pouvoir. Chacun d'entre nous sait se battre, chacun serait prêt à donner sa vie pour maintenir ce que nous avons accomplis tous ensemble. » Elle décida de s'asseoir sur les genoux du roi et enlaça tendrement son cou.

« Je ne sais pas... » Il secoua la tête, à moitié convaincu par les paroles de sa femme qui n'abandonna pas pour autant. Elle esquissa un petit sourire qui intrigua le souverain.  « Pourquoi riez vous ? »

« Je vous trouve..... Je vous trouve adorable, comme le serait un enfant. Vous avez tellement peur de perdre ce que vous avez bâti que vous vous enfermez dans l'inertie. » Ses mots piquèrent tels une abeille et le roi fût saisi d'une grande colère, qu'il laissa éclater.

« Qui traitez-vous d'enfant ?? Vous savez que ces mains ont tué bon nombre d'hommes !!! »

« Les miennes aussi ! Vous ne m’impressionnez pas ! » Rétorqua t-elle en grimaçant.

« Que dois-je donc faire pour que vous cessiez de m'importuner ? » Grogna t-il.

« M'écouter sans m'interrompre. Je vous laisserai tranquille si mes mots ne vous atteignent pas, votre Grâce. » Elle était déterminée et il savait bien qu'elle ne le laisserait tranquille que lorsqu'elle aurait atteint son objectif. Le bon roi hocha donc la tête, lui donnant son accord. « Enfin une décision censée ! Je peux comprendre vos hésitations. Vous pensez qu'après autant d'années de paix relative, le peuple ne serait pas prêt à replonger dans le chaos. C'est là que vous vous trompez ! Être un roi ce n'est pas porter sur ses épaules tout le poids du monde. Vous le faites constamment au risque de vous briser le dos, mon amour. Je vous aime et je vous respecte et c'est pour cela que je vais vous dire ce qui va suivre. Vous êtes plein d'illusions si vous pensez que cela est votre fardeau. Vous commettez une erreur qui vous enterrera plus vite que le dernier homme qui a péri sous vos mains. Un bon roi est un roi qui inspire. Un bon roi est un roi qui se tourne vers l'avenir et qui tient à cœur le progrès de sa nation. Un bon roi est un roi tel que vous ! En reprenant le pouvoir vous avez apporté ce que nul autre avait fait auparavant : l'espoir. Cet espoir a bâti cette nation, l'a tourné vers l'avenir. Cet espoir nous a fait grandir et nous a donné envie de protéger ce que nous avions gagné. Vos hommes vous admirent et vous respectent parce que vous êtes comme eux. Nous sommes comme eux. Des gens du peuple qui ne veulent que le bien commun. Vous vouliez protéger cette paix que nous avions et vous avez pris vos décisions. Nous le savons tous mais vous semblez l'ignorer délibérément. Ayez confiance en votre peuple, mon aimé ! Ayez confiance en nous ! Les ennemis que nous avons ne réussiront pas à détruire ce que nous possédons. Alors cessez de suite d'avoir cette mine renfrognée et partagez le poids du monde avec les vôtres ! »

il la regarda pendant quelques instants, incapable de savoir comme réagir face à ses déclarations. Elle avait raison depuis le début, comme d'habitude. Ce n'était d'ailleurs pas le fait qu'elle ait raison qui choqua le souverain, non ! C'était la passion avec laquelle elle s'exprimait, le désir de se battre qui transpirait dans chacun de ses mots qui avaient encouragé le roi à retrouver la foi. Lui qui était d'une humeur sombre depuis le matin, avait finit par radoucir ses traits et à prendre son épouse par la taille. Ravie, elle lui vola un baiser avant de tenter de se défaire de son étreinte. Se rendant compte qu'il ne la lâchait toujours pas, elle finit par abandonner et à rire tout doucement.

« Je me demande ce que je ferai sans vous à mes côtés. » lui dit-t-il d'une voix solennelle.


« Vous nous conduiriez à la ruine ! » Lui répondit t-elle du tac-au-tac sans battre des cils. Il haussa un sourcil mais finit par rire à son tour. C'était un rire qui venait des tripes, un rire plein de soulagement, un rire plein de promesses. 

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Mike Oldfield - [Nuclear] [HD]







My FEELINGS!

Pride and Asma : Unbreakable


A/N: like the title says:) she's unbreakable! Love is. My precious babies <3 Just heads up about what's going on inside of Asma. I won't always mention her interaction with Elpis or have Elpis intervene as much at the beginning, but she's still fighting the good fight inside of the young woman. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 thank you so much darling, for the opportunity and fun <3

Pride belongs to my friend Nate
Asma belongs to me

xxx

She heard the pleas of the human to let her be and shook her head as she refused to let it happen. So many centuries spent in darkness would never change her mind or make her forget. « I will find you. » was more than her famous last words. I was an oath she intended to keep. She managed to scratch the seal and weaken it enough for Pride to find her meatsuit, but then came the most difficult part of the whole process: keeping her body alive and convincing the human to give her life to her. It was an act of selflessness that humans weren't known to have but Elpis kept hope that this human would be different from the others. They shared a lot of similarities and maybe this one was more sensitive to what was actually happening than any of her previous hosts who simply ignored her very existence regardless of the numerous oddities their loved ones pointed out.

Millenia spent in this dark room with nothing more than herself to keep her company could have had broken her down. But it didn't. Instead, the longer she spent trapped within someone else's mind, the more determined to break free she was. The reason was simple. It was for Pride. It was because of him and it would forever be for his sake that the goddess wanted to be out. She was in love with him, a love so tremendous that it could shatter the very universe, literally and figuratively.

Yes, it was a romance that should have never happened, like those Romeo and Juliet kind of stories. Pride was her mortal enemy, a sworn enemy of the primeval gods she should be fighting instead of loving. Yet she couldn't help but fall in love with the SIN, casting away the very morals and laws of her people to be with him. And even in such a situation of everlasting reincarnation, the goddess didn't regret a single day spent with him.


He might have forgotten her over the centuries, she still cherished the memories they shared. She remembered the very first moment they met, kissed, made love and argued. She remembered his stubbornness which could be cute but very quickly unnerving and she remembered how he would make up to frustrating her with unique and beautiful presents he would bring from other realms, with a smile and several kisses. Throughout her millennia of punishment, it was his face that helped her handle time. It was the promise of finding him again, holding him in her arms that drove the goddess and have her keep trying to weaken her seal. Asma, the current host, was way easier to play with and they probably were so compatible that it allowed for the seal to slightly be weakened.. enough for her to reach out to her beloved who quickly found her.

« I will always find you. » It was more than an oath, it was their future.

He found her. He found her among billions because he caught her psychic print and cry for help. He caught her presence and his memories were restored. He found her again and from now on, she was sure he would do anything he could to have her come back to him. Love was an unbreakable bond and her siblings knew this. They realized Elpis couldn't be swayed into hating the SIN anymore, therefore, they had to take her down before her feelings for the creature caused their doom. Elpis hoped in a different future where she and Pride wouldn't have to deal with the shenanigans of their siblings. She hoped in a world where the two of them could exist in harmony, far from humanity but not too much so she could keep influencing them in a good way. But her siblings decided otherwise. Ishtar forced her into this never-ending punishment, locking away Hope from the world and the result was an actual disaster. A world without Hope was a gloomy world where everything and everyone had their life already written on stone. Nothing could change and nothing would change. It was disheartening to say the very least and motivated Elpis to leave the body she was in.

She usually wouldn't bother after so long, because there were so many bodies, so many souls she had to co-exist with that ultimately, it shouldn't have mattered if this host died. Elpis grew fond of that little human, mostly because she was able to translate so vividly her memories of Superbia, but she was extremely sensitive to the whole situation. Of course, she was scared, she didn't understand what had just happened to her, but she could understand and she could willingly give her life to save Elpis when the time would come, at least the deity believed in it. She felt and grew with the human and realized that she had a lot of unfulfilled dreams, a lot of passion and love within her she suppressed greatly due to the lack of Hope and all of this made Elpis want to help in any way she could. Alas, she couldn't help because she was entrapped within said human so all she could do was try and send her hopeful vibes, thinking that maybe it could influence her. It did. It did greatly. It did so well that Asma was a little more welcoming of the idea of a SIN and of this tragic love story between him and the entity that was inside of her.

Love was strong and because Ishtar feared it, he tried to imprison his sister but it only fueled her love for Pride even more. It allowed /her/ to set herself free enough to be found and it will help the two of them find a way to set her free completely. Love.. love was unbreakable. As her long flowing pink locks floated around her frame, she looked up to the dark « room » she was locked in. A golden aura still surrounded her curvaceous frame that was wrapped in a gold and white dress. She put her hands on her heart, closing her eyes for a while as she tried to communicate with the human, in response to her panicked burst of words and a poor attempt at contacting the goddess. The room was still dark but she could see a faint light pierce through the darkness. What could it mean? Could it mean she could talk to her host? Shrugging at first, she tried to talk to her.

« I apologize for putting you through this Asma. I didn't choose this life, I didn't choose to be punished the way I was and trust me if I could go back in time and fix things I would have already. I know you are scared and I know you want to go back to my sibling and bargain your freedom but I beg of you not to. I beg of you... If you do that, not only would you die on the spot, but I would lose the ONLY chance I have to find Pride. It would start all over again.. he would forget me all over again! I refuse, so bear with me human. Bear with my selfishness for a while. Don't go near them. »

The faint light disappeared, urging her to scream « No no no no no NO !! » before she hit against the walls of the room and sat on the floor. It was useless, she couldn't communicate with her that way. Little did she know, that she reached out to her host's mind and slightly influenced her so she would speak out loud to Pride and share that terrible idea. It would give /him/ the opportunity to turn her down and prevent the disaster from happening... So, all wasn't lost. There still was hope.

There still was Hope.


(TBC)

TVD!Asma: a brand new world

Asma Jensen (TVD): A brand new world

A/N

This is 

xxx xxx

« Why are you doing this to me? I did nothing! I did nothing! »

Echoes of the past, screams, and tears. As she brewed the potion for Freyja, the white witch couldn't help but question her relationship with the Original. He saved her 800 years ago, from her master's brutality. A day which should have been horrific for her turned into celebration and freedom. Elijah and his siblings came into the plantation and slaughtered every master they could find. She would never forget the day she met the brunet. Her master was above her, ready to rip apart her clothes when he was beheaded with one swift motion of Elijah's hand and she was splattered with blood. Her terrified gaze set upon the man who simply left after he tossed around a handkerchief for her to use. She asked for his name, in a trembling voice and he gave it to her in exchange of hers. At this time, she didn't see him or his siblings kill the other masters or kill some of the slaves who witnessed their deaths. She didn't know they were vampires and truly believed they were gentlemen who simply righted the wrongs.

They met again, several years later when she grew up into a powerful white witch. Her coven was well hidden and extremely protective of one another. Always on the move until they would reach the kinder North where they would start all over again. It could have just seen it. The story of a witch who was saved by a vampire and who grew old and died. Unfortunately, life took a different turn. Elijah came back into her life, discovered she was a witch, almost accidentally since they were both in the same place. Once he was sure she indeed, was a witch, he came to her when Klaus found himself into another predicament and asked for her help. It was a shocker for the young woman who discovered that her savior was her sworn enemy. A vampire. Yet, she didn't hesitate and performed a counter-spell on Klaus that saved his life. A witch of her coven saw the whole scene and reported her to their supreme, who in turn punished the young Oya to eternal life.

« Since you love those freaks so much Oya, you're going to live like one. You would be cursed with eternal life, unable to bond with anyone in fear of watching them perish in front of you. You would never be loved. You would forever be alone! »

And she cursed her. Her hair turned pink, her chestnut eyes were now golden.. she was forever marked by the curse and couldn't hide, at least not at the very beginning. She had to be distant from other people, had to refrain from helping others and expose her witchcraft and spent very lonely centuries. Elijah was the only company she had and even his visits were very occasional. He always came to her because he needed her help. It always was a sibling or himself but she accepted it. She felt compelled to, because he did save her life and because she was meant to help others with her gifts. So today, when Elijah came to her because he needed a potion for his sister, she didn't complain. But she started to resent him.

Elijah walked around her shop as he always did. He enjoyed the way she organized the place. It was tidy, neat and it smelled good. She followed him with her golden orbs, allowing herself to remove her sunglasses when he was around because he knew her. She wanted to say something, ask him why he only came to her when he needed her help and not because he wanted to see her? She wanted to ask him how come she knew about his life, every single bit of it but he didn't ask about hers? She wanted to ask him what she meant for him but then realized it would be stupid to ask because she knew the answer. She came in handy. She owed him. She allowed him to have this relationship with her so she should put all the blame on herself, to begin with. He looked at her for a brief moment and smiled. Her knees became weak and she had to hold onto her table not to fall.

Her heart was knocking against her ribcage as she couldn't help but think he was quite attractive. Parts of her wished that he did came to her because he wanted to see her and see how she was doing, but in this age and year, she realized that it wasn't the case. Besides, as the two of them small talked, he mentioned yet again, Hayley. She noticed it in the way he said her name and the way his eyes gleamed that this Hayley had to be very special to him. It achieved to break her heart. Asma, as she called herself now was certain he probably heard the sound but wouldn't understand what that meant since they never talked about their relationship.

« The potion is almost ready. » She informed him until she took a deep breath and looked around for a trinket to rely on so she wouldn't feel as pathetic as she felt right now.

« Thank you, Oya. You're always so helpful and thoughtful. »

« It's... Asma now. Oya is dead Elijah. Dead from the very day I was cursed. » She mentioned to him with bitterness in her voice. He heard it well, and it did make him feel guilty. That was the reason he always came to her for help, so he could keep an eye on her and make sure she didn't need anything and always she seemed to be well-off by herself. He lacked sensitivity to actually realize that she needed his company but not enough so he didn't see that he would have to play along and comfort her to keep her from turning against him and his family. He walked towards the witch and gently put a hand over hers.

« Asma, I apologize. I should have known better. » She looked up to him, to his tall frame and his glorious jaw. Her breathing became more labored and she chewed at her bottom lip.

« It must come in handy for you, that I am immortal. So you could have some white witch at your disposal for a quick potion, a difficult spell ?. » She sneered at him before she looked away from his face. « Look... Elijah, I'm just saying.... you could come over more often. I could really use some company. After all these centuries, I think I have deserved to spend some more time with you don't you think? »

« I wish I could stay longer, but always I do have an important matter to deal with. I am keeping in touch with you and have someone around to watch upon you. »

« I can handle myself very well Elijah. I am a witch, remember? I am not looking for protection. I am looking for....companionship. » She managed to say and yet still wasn't able to tell him how she truly felt for him. What was the point? He was smitten over that Hayley and if it wasn't Hayley it would be someone else like it used to be Katherine. He held her hands tighter and gave her one of his secret smiles. One that never failed to make her swoon.

« I promise, I'll be back as soon as possible and we could talk. Besides, if you're looking for companionship, I can certainly advise you to go out there and make friends. You can't spend your eternal life on your own. »

« I survived 800 years already. » She lost hope. At this point, he was basically telling her to see somewhere else for companionship. He meant well, she knew it, but it stung really hard that he'd rather have her meet other people than spending time with her. She faked a smile. « I can survive eternity on my own as long as nobody's troubling me. » Bullshit! She couldn't. Not anymore. 800 years were too much already and she cruelly needed companions. He knew that after having spied on her for so long so he simply smiled and kissed the top of her head, as he always did when she was grumpy.

« No. You can't. » She didn't move and simply glanced at her cauldron.

« It's ready. Let me put it in a bottle for you. » She said, fumbling around until she found the empty potion bottle she used to store her potion. « There. Freyja should not worry anymore, in a matter of hours she'll be back onto her feet. If she ever needs to learn new defensive spells, she can knock on my door anytime. » Her voice was heavy and he noticed but he simply smiled at her, took the potion and waved his goodbyes. She watched him leave her shop and closed behind him.

They had that complicated relationship she was perfectly aware of. One where she felt grateful he saved her life and he felt grateful she saved Klaus. He watched her, she always knew that, but he said it again as if to reassure her that he didn't just use her abilities to extricate himself or a loved one from a complicated situation. She watched him, by helping him with her spells and yes, they had small talks everytime he found her so they knew where each other were at with life but it ended there. It couldn't grow into anything else and she knew that.

Asma craved companionship, she craved to talk to others, have friends. Yes, Bonnie and Elena often came to her shop so Bonnie could be taught a few things about white magic and both could receive emergency help. But Bonnie was a fellow witch who didn't know the whole story and was busy helping vampires. Damon was handsome, really tortured more than her and there was the issue, or so they thought. He needed stability in his life, he needed a woman who would not be afraid to do crazy things and talk to him straight in the eye when he was straying away. Elena was that for her. Elena was different from Asma because she had friends, she had a life. Asma was still afraid to walk around and make contact because of her immortality. She already lost her family, her friends and even worse, her coven, some 800 years ago because she helped a vampire. So, if she couldn't help Damon why would she be around him? If she couldn't help Stefan how could she be around him? Or maybe she believed she couldn't help them because she never met them.

He urged her to trust herself and go out there, meet people, allow herself to become more than the scared little soul in her boutique. It was a sound advice he gave her and maybe the first step she would make to move on as well. She wanted to experience life, find love, feel safe and laugh and cry and love.. she wanted all of that and she was ready to get it. The pink haired witch grabbed her green bomber jacket and wrapped it around her long white summer dress. She would go out there and let fate decide for her!



(TBC)


Wednesday, October 26, 2016

hug me

Hug me!
I never was one to ask about being hugged and completely ignored the impact one big warm embrace could have on my mind. I never thought that I could be the one asking for one. it's not that it slipped off of my mind, but I'm pretty much withdrawn and always choose to nurse my wounds on my very own.
It wasn't until I met them that I realized how much I needed to be hugged. I never asked, but never needed to because it was given to me. After any traumatic event, any frustrating situation, any pain one of us could feel, always we received a warm embrace, a kiss on the forehead, a stroke on our backs. And always I noticed that while it didn't solve my issues, it made me feel much better. I felt I could stand another day..another month. Another year.
Hug me!
Don't let go of me, please. I thought I could do this alone, I thought I was strong enough but I realized I couldn't. I feel like I'm Atlas but even he needed help to carry the world on his shoulders. I don't want to carry the World on my shoulders, not alone per say. I don't want to keep my pain in my chest and wait for it to fester like a disease while I watch like an outsider.
Don't let me on my own. Yes, I'm asking you. I never do but right now, I'll make an exception. I am scared. I'm scared of tomorrow not coming. I'm scared of my life crashing down. I'm scared of losing control and not taking it back. I'm scared of losing you, all of you. I don't want to be afraid alone. I don't want to be afraid anymore...So yes, I'm asking you, wrap your arms around my frame, pull me closer, make me feel your warmth and presence. I need it.
I need you.

Monday, October 24, 2016

The salt of life

What's the salt of life?
She's been told that you could only appreciate Life when you went through hardships. Without hardships you couldn't find yourself, if you didn't find yourself, you couldn't enjoy your life because it wouldn't be yours.
It sounded so pompous and so artificial that she didn't pay attention to the old saying until that moment when she got salt all over her hands. It was rough, it rubbed against her warm palm, it was coarse and abbrasive and yet she knew it was necessary. Without salt to season your food, it would be tasteless.
Did that mean Salt referred to troubles? to pain? To sadness? Maybe it did, maybe that was the meaning of this little proverbial sentence. "Learn how to take in the pain, so you could enjoy happiness when it comes." It sounded easier said than done, for Pain usually led to questionning, which led to overthinking and constantly worrying. It required a lot of work to soothe the voice in her head, to take away the constant fear of losing her loved ones to some threat. Yet, she learned to appreciate those moments and look back at them as moments of growth.
Well, she was still learning to do that.
Where was she today? At a much better place than she was a few years ago. Away was this little scared heroin, unable to figure out her place in this world. Away was the daughter of Gaea who kept thinking she was disposable and shouldn't even hang out with the x-men. Gone was the fear of being abandonned again because she found in the x-men, the family and friends she never thought she could have in her life. That allowed her to enjoy those get-together events where everyone was relaxed and enjoying themselves. It also helped her enjoy more the moments they fought against their enemies.
So tears and cries might be uncomfortable, they were necessary. She now understood that. They were the salt of her life because past the tears she was now able to see how flavoured her life was. A soft smile crept on her lips as she washed away the salt that covered her palms and looked back up to the x-men who were playing and swimming at the sea. She wouldn't join but instead laze out on her towel on the sand, with a summer hat not to catch sunburn and an unbrella under which she would remain.
That was the salt of life, not always pleasant but oh so necessary.

Friday, October 21, 2016

COPG Now what ?


A/N: really hope you'd appreciate this reply/furthering up the plot a bit :) I love Pride so much, He belongs to my friend and Asma belongs to me :)
xxx xxx xxx
Pride came back to their hideout with supplies for the human to have so she would endure the cold nights and the warm days. He brought her food, her canvas, her paints and everything she might possibly need to keep her mind busy. He knew he wouldn't be back after a while but he was certain she was safe here since nobody knew about this place. He did put in place a couple of spells, making sure that her heat signature wouldn't be located by her siblings by leaving a bit of his essence around her « camp ». He didn't say goodbye to her when he vanished, only informed her that he would be back and she would have to wait. Which she would do since she didn't have any other option. Truth be told, he had to retreat to the underworld because he spent enough time on Earth for his taste and he had to think a plan through.
As he came home, he was welcomed by Lust, the only sibling he never had to fight against. She had her arms crossed and pursed lips, making it hard for him to ignore that she was upset at him. A slight shrug went down his spine as he tried to walk past her but she didn't let him. Instead, she outstretched her arm to prevent him from walking further. Irritated, his eyes flashed a brief bright blue but she held her own against him and quickly said.
« Don't think that nobody knows what's going on. You left your duties to spend some time on Earth with some human. What's wrong with you, Pride? »
« Nothing is wrong with me Luxuria. I had an important business on Earth so I took care of it. »
« A human? » She scoffed at him. « I am not blind. There is more to the story than it. You don't like humans, you don't save humans and yet you saved her. If the others learn... »
But he grabbed her neck and pushed her against the nearest wall. She wouldn't tell the other siblings what she saw today. Pride didn't want to go through the same arguments over and over again with them. He knew they didn't like Elpis from the very first day he started to see her, but he never listened to them and instead followed his heart. Elpis was his everything and he realized it now more than he did before since his memories of her return. Her absence left a void in his soul, a void that his daily duties wouldn't be able to fill. Luxuria's eyes flashed a bright pink and she lifted her upper lip.
« Release me Superbia! »
« You won't tell our siblings about her, otherwise, I would see no other option but to punish you in due form. » He said, releasing the pressure around her neck. Lust coughed and rubbed her sore throat before she narrowed her eyes and stared at him, still upset he went to that extreme, over a « simple human ».
« I won't if you fill me in. I understand she's not simply human and I have this feeling I know who she is. I've known her in the past but my memories are a blur. »
« I don't want to share anything with you. » Pride said coldly, shifting a bit his tie before he glanced at her again with his still gleaming eyes. She grunted and crossed her arms over her chest.
« You better share it with me Pride. It won't take long before I regained my memories, and not too long before the others do. I'm on your side this time and I want to help. You went to great lengths to protect this meatsuit and I am pretty sure that you have a good reason to do so. »
She was sincere for once. She truly wanted to help her sibling protect this unknown soul from a threat she could only understand as being the primeval gods, their mortal enemies. It wasn't so much to please her brother, but it actually was to trap the primeval gods and carry their father's plan out. They would die. All of them! And if this soul trapped within a human body would be the bait, then so she should be. Pride knew his sister wasn't kind at heart but he could use the help to protect and watch after the meatsuit.
« Come to my private quarters then and I shall explain everything to you. » Luxuria grinned and ran her hand through her blonde mane. At last, he would concede her something. She knew that he was rather the private type of person but the situation was way beyond the two of them so he figured out that he had no other choice but to fill her in.
Meanwhile, Asma was trying to make a home out of the luxurious forest he dumped her in. It was a rather isolated spot he chose, one that was surrounded by water and no way for her to cross. She didn't know what the lake hid in its depth, maybe fishes she never saw? Maybe sharks? Maybe something else altogether. Nervous but determined to make the best out of her situation, the painter started to do what she did best. She painted. At first, it was the animals she spotted her. A bird here, a snake there, a fish that jumped off of the water to catch a fly. She was mesmerized by the wealth of the fauna and flora and even more baffled to notice no animals could cross the protective spell cast by the SIN.
Ah ! A SIN. One of the originals. It still was a lot to take in and Asma wished it all was a dream but it wasn't. She did have recurring dreams of this... entity. She sketched him over and over again on her sketchbook until that day when he appeared to her and started to talk to her. He unfolded quite the story to her, claiming that she was some reincarnation of a primeval goddess. Elpis.. daughter of Gaea, Elder goddess of Hope and light. A part of her knew he was saying the truth! She noticed it when they were attacked by these mercenaries. If it wasn't for that one who called him a SIN and called her their sister, she would have been convinced when she noticed he deflected all the bullets and broke the necks of her attackers without touching them...or when he teleported them in this island. He told her the truth. He was Pride, the deadliest SIN of them all and she was a reincarnation. It made her twitch and she broke her brush.

« Shit! I'm real.. I'm real... what does that even mean? I don't know.. should I talk to the deity inside of me? Would she reply? » She asked out loud before holding her chest where her heart was supposed to be and shut her eyes tight. « Hello? I don't know if you hear me but... but this is crazy okay? I had a perfectly normal life not so long ago. It was boring, it was exciting at times, but at least it was my life... it was my life. Now.. now it's spiraling out of control and I don't know what to do. I want my life back.... okay ?.. okay ??? » She shut her eyes tighter and started to sob. How could one get out of a situation like this one? How could she escape? She had no idea.

« That's all you have Superbia? She's stuck in that measuit and you don't even know how to get her out of it? » Exclaimed Lust in a grunt. She couldn't believe her ears, he just jumped into the hot water without checking out what he could do.
« Do you think I don't know? The moment I felt her psychic print, the moment I remembered everything that was stolen from me. I remembered her and I found her. In the minute her heartbeat reached out to me, I was near her meatsuit. » He wrinkled his nose. « Her seal is too strong Luxuria. She's been trying for millennia to break it, but it's extremely strong. »
« Do you have any idea of how to break it? » Asked his sibling as she leaned into his desk. Pride shook his head. « Great! »
« She told me once, that there was only a legendary weapon able to destroy the primeval gods or at least curse them. The day she disappeared, she had been stabbed with this weapon. She was cursed. I only started to realize that they want her dead so she could return to her circle of reincarnation. It can't happen. I had to have her safe. »
« She can't stay forever where you left her and you can't stay forever on Earth either. »
« I need you to keep digging. Find me an information about how I can break the curse. »
« You want me to dig? » Lust scoffed at him and crossed her arms over her chest. « Searching for an information like this would mean sending my demands to the elder realm. That means they would die. » She froze as he shot her a dark glare and rolled her pink eyes. « Fine! Fine ! I'll do some digging and find a way to save your /beloved/ from her curse. »
« What do you want in exchange? » He asked, never losing track. Lust never did things genuinely, she always bargained and always obtained what she truly wanted. She smirked at him and shrugged quietly.
« I want to find that legendary weapon and use it on the remnant primeval gods. In case you forgot, we have a purpose. We're supposed to bring Father his revenge on a silver plate and this is what I'm going to do. I will kill every single one of the primeval gods... » She paused as his eyes turned bright blue. « ...except for Elpis.. as long as she doesn't get in the way. »
« She won't. »
«How can you be so sure? She's one of them Superbia. She's ONE of them! And the daughter of the All-mother Gaea. She would want to avenge herself and if she does, I won't show any mercy. I will kill her too. »
« I won't let you, Luxuria. » Pride calmly said before he grabbed a piece of chess in his fingers and contemplated it and his options for a while. Lust stared at him with a determined gaze, her pink eyes gleaming brightly now that she spoke her mind. She meant every word she said and he knew that. Of course, what would be the point in rescuing his lover if it was to have her killed by his siblings ? He didn't have the choice here and needed her help more than he actually wanted to. She couldn't be trusted but since they had a common enemy, he would let it slide for the moment.
« So what do you say Superbia? » She asked, tapping her forefinger on her arm.
« I don't care what you do with that damn dagger, as long as it doesn't come near my beloved Elpis. Do as you please, but find me the way to break that seal. » Her smile grew large and she grinned.
« I'm on it. » She said before she vanished in a pink smoke.
Pride contemplated his options and the messy situation he was in. Elpis was still trapped in the human body she was forced to inhabit and he knew that whatever happened, he had to make sure this human was willing and healthy and kept leading a normal life before it became too problematic. He would have to return her to the civilization and her past life but that would make her an easy target for her siblings and for his. Lust was an ally he didn't trust, but he needed her help. He grabbed the Queen piece of his chess game and held it tight in his hand as he remembered the soft and glowing face of his beloved. Elpis brought him joy and a peace of mind. Had she been there, she would have always reassured him or at least trusted him enough to find a solution to their issue. He missed hearing her voice, feeling her warmth and comforting presence. Everything was at his fingertips but the hardest part of the journey began and he was painfully made aware of that.
Now, what Pride? Now what?
(TBC)