--- THE KIDS WERE SLEEPING. Eclipse was off with his boyfriend, under the watch of the Zielo Chao. Zielo was off doing things. So she had decided to hand down to the river to wash the boards and such. Scrap had offered her company , but she told him it was alright and she would be back soon.
Scrap was an odd one but. She liked him enough.
One thing that WAS odd , was that Celios had not been by lately. It had been weeks now and she could tell it unnerved Zielo.
she made her way to the river, and began to scrub. her mind wandering about her current situation. and her mother .... and Heephis. she still had night terrors and she reckoned she still would for as long as he was around.
humming and singing softly , she didn't notice the slight ripples of the water. But something that made her pause ....
was the silence of nature. not even crickets chirped. and was the air heavier and hotter ? she wiped her forehead and looked around , slowly unsheathing a small blade.
.... quiet. far too quiet. " ...Zielo ? " she called softly. " if this is another attempt to scare me , this time i promise my dagger will -- . "
a wave of flames surged forward and she jumped and then rolled out of the way. her fur singed but no wounds. she scrambled to her feet and stared at the being before her , making his way through the flames.
Iblis nodded to her. "forgive my sudden approach , m'lady. I was simply meaning to greet you. "
... she knew this face. " ah. do you always throw flames when greeting someone then ? "
he cant his head , seeming to ponder. " only to those i wish to kill. "
she stiffened , blade gripped tigher. " ... i see. " see , now she had no reason to give him a chance. he made it clear what he was here for. they stared at each other.
with a flick of her wrist , the dagger went soaring towards him. it never struck him , melting within an inch of his face. he only looked at her. " ... you can do better than that , surely. where is that merc vigor , hm ? "
with a flick of his own wrist , flames circled her and sliced her side , as if a blade. she cried out in pain , hand gripping. her blood already like a river.
he made his way through , gripping her wrist. his flames seeming to burn WITHIN her. his talons digging into her wrists. she screamed in pain. he only looked at her , tsking.
" i love a good story , don't you ? stories have such a way of ... embarking us on our own. Have you ever embarked on your own story , Whisper ? "
the pain ... it was so much. with the flames seeming to slice her and the feeling of flames inside her. she could barely focus.
" i think you have. if your current situation is anything to go off by. You are familiar with the story of the Elder Brothers then ? I mean Heephis , Celios , and Zielo. How Heephis sought to slaughter his brothers , but in the end. Zielo won. But twisted and dark. "
he kneeled down now , watching as her blood flowed and she tried to break free. " Zielo is your protector from Heephis. something Celios thought was an amazing idea. But i can't help but wonder. if something else lurks between you both. romance , perhaps ? Lovers in the making ? "
this was rhetorical. he knew the answer. Zielo would not have reacted in such a way towards him if not. Interesting.
he grabbed her chin. " do me a favor , won't you dear ? scream his name. i want him to hear you in agony and suffering. let him know that he's worthless. and can not save anyone nor anything. "
now Whisper glared at him. " you're wrong about him. "
" am i ? i think Celios is living proof of that. "
she unsheathed one last weapon. a weapon she had gotten long ago. a mystical blade. and with it , she stabbed Iblis in the chest and twisted it. The Flames of Disaster was caught of guard and roared in pain. her blade only going deeper into him with the force she pushed. glaring at him.
--- and then. it stopped. a splattering sound echoing.
embedded within her stomach , was Iblis' talons. her blade clattering to the ground.
" i was mistaken. you do have bite in you. "
she coughed up heaps of blood. before falling to ground. Iblis only watching her. uninterested.
" i do hope you know it was nothing too personal. " he kneeled down , one elbow propped upon his knee as he gently brushed a strand of hair away from her face. " just business. "
as he left , she only stared at the singed spot. hearing her heart beat slowing down. her breaths becoming slower.
... her eyes finally closed.
