“Tomato, tomahto,” he said waving her off. Syphon was well aware of who and what kind of player Eclipse was. He wouldn’t and didn’t want to get bogged down by semantics. “ Well you have impeccable timing, seeing as Charlotte isn’t here,” he scoffed before continuing. “ and as flattered as I am about your underline passions for me… I’ll pass.” his mannerism was very flippant when it came to people he didn’t like. Still, banter aside he supposed he was relieved that she wasn’t dead in velia pixilated heaven. Less Achilles take on that guilt. His interest, in her piqued when she said she needed his help. That was a change, he knew she didn’t like him and he sure as hell didn’t like her. So, if Eclipse was here then that meant it must be serious didn’t it? “ I’ll give you five minutes. A generous offer considering you are using me right now,” he said tapping at his bare wrist, “ tick-tock princess.”
Eclipse bit the inside of her lip to control her temper. She hated being called Princess more than anything else. It reminded her of her parents. I need to know what went down in the last month. Deaths, Monsters, Floors, all of it. Any decent guild leader would have that. A great one would have a record but you know not pushing my luck with that.” she said to him. “I missed too much and I need to fill in the blanks. I could rustle up the information myself but I don’t have that kind of time. You’re the the only guild leader I sort of trust because you won’t kill me even if it is just out of respect for Rowan.” Eclipse looked up at him, pleading in her eyes. She couldn’t bare the thought that while she was out she had finally lost the chance to find Catalina. “Don’t think of it as using. Think of it as a favor. I’ll owe you Garrison. Big time. And you know what I’m capable of. I’m a valuable person to collect a debt from. In game and Out.”
“fantastic, absolutely fantastic,” milo spat sarcastically as he stumbled into the bathroom clutching his cheek. he’d narrowly missed a dagger, having gotten caught by the blade just enough to draw blood. he couldn’t see very well, one eye covered along with his cut. he dipped down to the sink, washing his face and watching the clear liquid turn rusty. he scrubbed it clean, hoping to get the dirt out of it and avoid infection––or whatever he could get from a strange dagger. for all he knew there could be some new poison-tipped something or other he hadn’t heard about. damn, he sure hoped not. he looked back up to search for some sort of towel when he caught a glimpse of someone in the mirror. “oh! sorry… i didn’t know anyone was in here,” he gasped.
“Clearly.” Eclipse answered glancing at the drops of blood left on the tile. “I’d point out you’re in the woman’s but...I don’t think you’d care very much. Who did you piss off?” she asked the man. “and more importantly are you being followed?” She was still getting back into her groove, she wasn’t sure if she could handle a fight right now.
Padme hadn’t slept more than a few hours that entire week, and it was beginning to show. Her house was covered in trays of scones and muffins and cakes and pies–not unusual, except that half of them were burned, and Padme never, ever burned her baking. The plants that normally lined her walls and ceiling and furniture were also growing out of control, until the veins seemed to take up more room than the actual house itself. Padme usually communicated with the pants–used enough magic, that is–to keep them in their place. But she hadn’t bothered this time.
When she opened the door, she hoped for one wild moment that it’d be Achilles or Hades standing on the other side. Realistically, she’d expected another guild member.
She had never thought it would be Eclipse.
Padme leaned against the doorframe. She was half tempted to close the door and be done with it, but curiosity got the better of her. It had been a month since she’d seen Eclipse, over a month since she’d learned who she really was. No matter what Eclipse said, Padme still believed she’d been tricked, that Eclipse had only pretend to be her friend to get information on Achilles. Joke was on her though, wasn’t it? Turns out she wasn’t such an expert on Achilles after all.
“So you’re alive,” she said. “Are you hurt?” It was the only reason she could guess that Eclipse would be here. She’d found her local mystic and must have been desperate. “What do you need?” She wasn’t going to let Eclipse die or be in pain, but the quicker she could get her the right medicine and slam the door on her face, the better.
“I’m fine, now anyway. I got-” she started but stopped. She didn’t need Padme worrying about her. Besides, that’s not why she was here. “I need...well...you. I need to talk to you.” she said to the woman. If you hate me still afterward than so be it but you’re the only person I trust to talk to about this right now.” Eclipse had made up her mind earlier in the day. She had almost died. Everything she did, was almost for nothing. She needed to tell someone the truth. About everything. Who she was. Why she was. She could have picked Achillies, but that would only confuse him more. She could have picked Kilmongur. But she was afraid the woman would see her differently and she’d lose her only friend. And so she chose Padme. Because even though she hated Eclipse, she was always honest. Trustworthy. “Please Pads.”
“ Yeah but a whole month? I was worried you shit head, next time find the words you hear me?” she was upset but mostly it was out of fear. Fear that she had lost her closest friend and that thought alone… Killmongur didn’t do well when she lost people. So, she held on to the woman for a moment longer before pulling away a smile on her face as Eclipse scooped up the black kitten pawing at her leg, “ - when you dipped Wicca was still in the apartment with me. I hoped you’d be back and I knew you’d kill me if I didn’t take care of our little girl.” she chuckled watching the two. A twinge of sadness hitting her as she thought of Midnight but she pushed that to the side, she would have him back soon. “ Wicca’s been keeping me company while her mama was away,” the thought hitting her that now she would be alone when the pair left. Clearing her throat, Killmongur turned leading the way to her common area, “ So, I want to know where you’ve been, but first what were you saying before? About coming here so late?” she asked patting the seat next to her on the couch.
“Just apologizing for the late hour. I came to not too long ago and well, I could wait until morning.” Eclipse sat next to her friend. “I got attacked after leaving home that night. I won the fight.” she said pointing up to her courser that had become a deeper red, “But I passed out. My injuries got infected and then another player found me. They kept me under until my wounds healed completely.” she explained. As she spoke, she couldn’t shake the odd feeling over her. Eclipse was always very aware of her surroundings. But something now, felt off. She glanced around the room slowly before her eyes landed on Wicca. That was it. “Mony.....where’s midnight?” she asked. Normally the dog came bounding to her.
Syphon had to rub the sleep out of his eyes when he open the door to his home and found Eclipse standing on his front porch. She had gone awol for a while and Syphon had thought he’d seen the last of her… apparently Eclipse had other plans. Crossing his arms he leaned against the door frame, “ You know I would ask how you found my place, but considering that your a bit of a stalker I can’t say that I’m surprised.” glad that Charlotte had taken an early guard duty shift at HQ . To say Eclipse was her least favorite person was an understatement. “ Any particular reason you’re banging at my door this early in the morning?”
“I’m not a stalker. Information gathering is what I do as you well know.” she countered. She can’t say she missed the cold stare with hatred hiding deep in his eyes. She rolled her eyes at his statement. It wasn’t even that early. “Clearly I’m here to confess forever burning flames of passion for you. Take me.” she said dead-panned right back at him. “Look, the fact of the matter is. I need help. And unfortunately you are the quickest route to that.”
David was finally taking a break from the nonsense surrounding the mazes. Though he felt guilty about spending any time awake not doing something immediate to help his guild, he knew he did have to take a break and it’d be better for everyone once he did.
On his way back to his cottage from the market, takeaway bag in hand, he bumps directly into someone. The iced tea in his hand spills all over the person who’s knocked into him, and he begins to apologize profusely when she snaps at him. “Get out of my way before I kill you.”
He blinks back a look of surprise at the unfamiliar player; “I can help you look for them - let me just,” he pulls napkins out of his bag, attempting to wipe his own hands dry before moving to offer to help her. “I saw a black kitten at the market when I grabbed this.”
“I don’t need help.” she begins, wiping the liquid from her chest. She knew she was being incredibly rude but her mind didn’t care.Wicca had been acting up since Eclipse had returned and now the kitten was god knows where in the market. She was worried. Thoughts scattered. And uncharacteristically out of control. She began to move around him, stopping at his words. “Where?!” she asked him, maybe too aggressively. “ How long ago?
Killmongur sat in her living room of her small cabin. An amused smile on her face as she watched Wicca play with one of Midnights old balls. The little kitten bringing her so much comfort as she waited for the needed materials to bring midnight back. Something that she was anxious to do; her powers had been a little spotty as of late. Flaring up from time to time, ( normally when she was sad, or mad or fucking over this place.) - for the most part though her orbs lay dormant around her neck. A decorative peice of jewelry for lack of a better description . The dark tome, sat on her lap as she flipped though it’s pages; another pointless activity with now magic. It was all a distraction really, trying to keep her mind off things of the changes that seemed to fill the air of this damn game.
When she heard the knock at the door she frowned, only a few people knew where she lived and she didn’t think any of them would come to her at this hour. Closing the book, she looked down at Wicca “What do you think little miss, think that meanie Aspen created a pizza delivery man to come attack us next?” Wicca- who tried to climb on the ball- tumbled to the floor her head tilted to the side as she looked up at her. Killmongur chuckled as she threw open the door- well she didn’t see this one coming. Standing on her door step was Eclipse; having the nerve to just say “Hi”.
“ Hi? Seriously?” She asked indignant voice slightly raised as she looked at the other woman, shell shocked. “- you’ve been gone all this time. No dm, no messages, no sign of you and all you can manage is… Hi?” Without another word, Killmongur flung her arms a around her friend; because god damn it that was what Eclipse was to her. Eyes welling up with tears though they didn’t fall and hugged her tightly. “ Your such a fucking jerk do you know that?”
“I’m not one for words you know that.” Eclipse let out a sigh of relief, wrapping her arms around the woman tightly. “I’m sorry Mony. If I could have you know I would have.” she said voice slightly cracking as she took in the comforting embrace. Quite frankly this went better than expected. She half expected Kilmongur to put her into another coma. She took a step back, blinking back tears. “I’m sorry it’s so late. I nee-” a small meow caught her attention and she stopped speaking. she looked down as the black fur ball pounced on her leg. “Wicca! OH YOURE SAFE!” Eclipse dropped to her knees, scooping up the small kitten in her arms. There was no blinking back tears now. There was sobbing. And so much of it. “Where did you find her?!”
“Look I’m just trying to find my cat.I don’t have time for this shit.” Eclipse said to the person. She had been out of commission for awhile and missing so much had filled her up with energy and anger. “ So unless you have a tiny black kitten with a moon collar on, get out of my way before I kill you.” she antagonized at them.
Did she want to do this? No. Did she need to do this? Yes. With new floors open Eclipse needed as much information as possible. And right now there were only a few people she trusted to give it to her. She walked up, knocking on the door of her friend, if that’s what you could call them. It opened at she let out a little breath of relief. “Hi..” was all she said. Missing for a month and that was her big come back line? Idiot.
Guess who’s back. Back again. Bunny’s back...with her friend...
Eclipse! Aka Anastasia.
I’m soooo happy to finally be back! For those who know me and love or at least tolerate me hit up my inbox so we can plot my baby’s return ♥ And for those who don’t know me, Hey! I’m Bunny! I also answer to Bunbun, Bunikins, and Your Royal Highness. Under the cut is a lovely little blurb on my baby and where’s she’s been for the past month. If messaging first isn’t your think hit that little heart and I’ll be in your messages to cause chaos plot!
°✧｡ [ANA DE ARMAS, CIS FEMALE, SHE/HER] IT’S BEEN THREE YEARS SINCE ECLIPSXE JOINED VELIA FROM ABILENE, TEXAS. APPARENTLY THEIR NAME IS ANASTASIA MOON AND THEY’RE A ROUGE. SHE HAS BEEN FIGHTING AS A SOLO MEMBER FOR A WHILE NOW. DIDN’T PEOPLE SAY THEY WERE NOT A BETA TESTER? I HEARD THEY TURNED TWENTY FIVE THIS YEAR. LET’S HOPE THEY MAKE IT OUT ALIVE.
THE PAST
Anastasia Moon was born to a rather wealthy family and was bred and trained to be someone’s arm candy one day. But she had always wanted more out of life, fighting her family every chance she could. Until finally her parents gave up. “Our way or highway” so to speak. No contact with family. No money. No support. No return.
That’s exactly what she did. She left without a single regret, except leaving behind her baby sister Catalina. “I’ll come back for you. I promise.”
And she intended to keep that promise. Never having any real work experience Anastasia used what she knew, being charming and beautiful. She would lure men in, rob them, and run. It was a small con, but it was all she could think of. That was until she met Ezra.
She went to con him, and he went to con her in a very Mr. and Mrs. Smith type situation. The two eventually figured each other out and Ezra taught her how to live a larger life. Do it all on a bigger scale. It was dangerous. Adventurous. And gave her a rush like she never experienced. She was in love, she had money again, and she was addicted to “the life”. But there was one thing missing. Catalina.
Living the life she did, it was hard to speak to Catalina AND keep her safe simultaneously. So they communicated through Catalina’s favorite past time, gaming. They would set times and play along together, the game always changing, Anastasia always on a new IP. But their user names never changed. SunFlare & Eclipse. Things were going fine. She was so close to having enough money to support Catalina, she even bought the new system Cat was so excited was coming out Velia. She and Ezra both made users, excited for her little sister to finally “meet” him and they plan their long over due reunion….and we all know what happened once you were logged in.
Now she’s stuck in the game searching for her sister, after three years she prays that she just happened to be late logging in. It’s the only thing that keeps her sane, not wanting the think of the worst. She had already lost Ezra in battle. Using all the real life skills Ezra taught her all she wants is to find Catalina, beat the game and get home. In her head anyone else would just slow her down. She takes what she needs, and runs.
She doesn’t tell anyone her real name anymore. Long gone was Anastasia. The princess turned pauper. There was only Eclipse
The Present
Eclipse suffered a severeleg injury against some trolls not log after when floor 54 was opened. Though she made it out safely, pride lead her to try and make it home though she can barely walk, alone. She was attacked by some NPCs thinking she’d be easy prey, losing her companion Wicca in the midst. Although she won the fight, she sustained more injuries, including a broken rib and multiple stab wounds. The strain of her injuries caused her to collapse amongst the bodies she had slain. She laid there for days, wounds becoming infected, when she was finally found by -insert a player’s name here-, a player who, like most, had no idea who she was. They took her, hiding her from the outside world as they nursed her back to health. She stood unconcious for most of the time, under a “medical acoma” to give her body the time it needed to heal completely. But now she’s grateful to the person for saving her, and keeping her location a secret. Eclipse pissed a lot of people off, it was best that when she was down for the count she wasn’t found.
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