IC: Through the Mists

[Aoi]

[align=center]As they had walked on Adio had begun singing to himself trying to remember the diffrent songs the band had sang before he had disapeared,one song had struck a cord the lyrics flooding back into his memory he sang it to himself to pass the time as they walked,a hand still keeping Reita up from falling.


''The pure love song sung in the month of April,
smelling sweetly of the Spring breeze...
introverted, I'm a shut-in, my reserve is my only redeeming quality.
but I'm not lonely, not at all, so don't concern yourself.
my poor taste in peeping at the same sex, so much fun,
I can hardly contain myself.''

He stopped as Calder spoke he nodded somewhat possibly having zoned out alittle bit during the walk,he looked at Reita as he was spoken to now,his amber eyes more prominent due to the small amounts of neon green in them.


"Yes I remember,Darius had his rather unsettling quirks about him,not to mention always having a cloth over his face..I don't think he liked his jawline or something..I had to stop you two from ending up literarly off stage by pulling down Darius' face cloth..He got so mad.''


Adio giggled gently.
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[Karate McNaughty]

Reita smiled. "Oh, he shouldn't have said those things. That's when I knew that I was in love with you. He said things about you and me..and I got so angry that, yes, I did try to rip that stupid thing from his face. He later apologized. Did he ever apologize to you?"

Calder seemed to delight in hearing Reita speak. It was a sign that Reita was staying awake and lucid. Calder's hand wandered across the staff he carried idly.

"Gabriel had to sit us both down and practically tape our mouths shut so he could talk some sense into us. That night, though, Darius and I went out. He got drunk, then he left. I was left alone with a group of fangirls hanging all over me. I saw you later and I smelled like women..perfume.."

[Aoi]

[align=center]Adio kept along with Reita as he spoke Adio would continue listening nodding lightly to Reita's words.


"Yes,he stayed behind after one of the concerts,that's probably when you saw me..He had stayed back to apologize to me..It was the first time anyone had stood up for me like you did..sure Gabriel did but his was more on the lines of that brotherly protection rather then what me and you had for each other,I was so shocked that night you actully stood up for me..I didn't know what to think I sat there for a second and then I broke it up so you guys wouldn't get hurt.''



He paused.



"And there was like..five fangirls backstage watching us fight I really didn't want to give that sort of fanservice out.''



He giggeled somewhat.


"I saw you that night too..I remember..''


He blinked slightly shocked he was remembering this much without having a painful attack of headaches.


"I saw you around all those girls,I didn't want to tell you my feelings that night because I thought well..with all the girls..you get the point.''


Blushing badly he'd look off to the side.[/align]

[Karate McNaughty]

Reita closed his eyes slowly. The pain had dulled, mostly because he wasn't thinking of it. Pain was all in the mind. He'd read that somewhere.

"Darius has always struck me as a little off. He can be moody sometimes." Reita closed one eye.

Calder smiled. "It sounds like you guys were popular. I wish I could have seen you in concert. I've heard your music. I had to travel to get the God of Light out of his prison. It was difficult, but I remember hearing a lot about you. It's too bad that I couldn't stay. The God of Light knows who you are. He is also the God of Inspiration, as well. Here, we have five Gods. All of them are different, of course. Usually all five of them would be around, but only the God of Light has shown up."

Reita's eyes squeezed shut. "It's all in my mind.." He whispered. "Those girls didn't have anything on you, Adio." He whispered. "Have you ever had a psycho fan before?" He rose an eyebrow, then opened his eyes.

[Aoi]

[align=center]They walked along together still Reita continuing to speak,Adio continuing to listen.



"Yeah,Darius was always really moody like you said,wonder if he's changed ever since he adopted that daughter of his..''



He shrugged lightly..then giggled.


"Ever have a fan try and rip a piercing off your body?..I had one try and rip my lip rings off when I came back I didn't have the slightest clue why she was so crazed she kept going Răceală!...Răceală!..Which then later I remembered was the Romanian word for cold..then I got all my memories from the band back,well the basic ones Im getting more back now too,awkwardly enough without a splitting headache.''


It seemed Adio had some form of a Romanian background and no dought Japanese as well.[/align]

[Karate McNaughty]

Reita shook his head. "Good grief. I thought these girls were going to pull the earrings out of my ears. I had no idea that we caused so much excitement." He then laughed. "But it's of no surprise to me." Reita was famous for being a freak onstage. That was his persona.

"So, I miss those concerts. I hear that Darius has mellowed out a bit. He visited me once since he adopted his daughter. She's cute, baby cute. Of course, she was a baby when I saw her. Now she would be...ohhh..eight." He sighed. "Darius lives for that girl. I'm glad to see that he's finally taken some responsibilty with his life."

Calder sighed. "Children are a life changing force." He said suddenly. "One moment, you're just some bachelor, doing crazy stuff. Next moment, you're sitting at home with the mother and child. I don't have children, but it's something that my father would emphasize to me. How I sucked the life out of him." Calder sounded a bit bitter.

[Aoi]

Adio laughed gently.


"My mother and father were from two totaly diffrent cultures..my mother was Japanese while my father was Romanian..Father met her on a trip to Osaka with some of his friends,to put it bluntly his friends went back without him..''


He smirked then looked at Calder.



"Not a very supporting father i take it?''



He asked simply out of curiosity.

[Karate McNaughty]

Calder sighed. "My father was very over-bearing. He never..approved of my un-conventional methods. He was very..exclusive with his diplomatic dealings. If my father were still around, I would be condemned for talking with you. My father died naturally of old age. My mother is still alive. She was supportive, but smothering."

Reita frowned. "I don't remember much about my parents. My dad raised me. He's from Japan. I grew up in a temple. My dad had devoted himself to Buddha when I was born. He told me he was convinced that he'd never have children, then I was born. He brought me into the temple and I was raised by all of the monks. Weird, huh?"

Reita never told anyone about his childhood.

[Aoi]

[align=center]Adio blinked lightly.


"My father was..''



He paused for a second.


"My mom was.''


He frowned,he couldn't remember how they were really or anything he did with them.


"They..they were wonderful people.''


He tryed to cover up his blankness on his own parents..He looked to Calder trying to change the subject.



"Mind telling us alittle about what's ahead?''[/align]

[Karate McNaughty]

Calder smiled slightly. "Once we can actually get to the castle, you'll see that the castle is in disrepair. It's not going to be nearly as pristine as it was in your dream vision. Pardon me for that. It seems that the war has torn much from the castle. It is currently under construction, though. The amount of power that goes into the construction of that castle is amazing."

He shook his head sadly. "Sometimes I wish that things went differently. As far as the war goes. I'm sure that The Host will be back, looking for the Sword or the Spear. Neither of which I have in my possession. Then we will go to war again. It's sad really. Already I'm so used to  warfare."

They passed the first sign of the war that had occured. A portion of the forest was flattened literally. Splinters of wood littered the trail.

"Please, mind your step." Calder warned.

Reita was careful, glancing down at the ground. Once they reentered the foliage, the trees held rings where they had been scorched.

"I will take you to the beach to do the ritual."

[Aoi]

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Adio's eyes widened lightly as they came to the demolished clearing..Trees demolished or non-existent,bushes scorched and leafless..Hands twitched before eyes flooded fully with the neon-green from his stigma.



"..H..How could people do this to plants..to trees..my..m..my god..''



His breathing was ragged,the hand holding Reita up was twitching idly as neon green orbs looked about the destruction,Adio..having being someone who cared for his garden since mere seeds and a few rose bushes had grown quite fond of plants,the only thing he had for friends when he was alone...The bruise on Adio's left arm had begun to bleed the blood smelling rather akward..Adio was glad it wasn't the arm he was holding Reita up with..The blood ran down his arm dripping on the ground nearly eating through the dirt itself..Adio seemed to be blocking out the pain or didn't even notice it.[/align]

[Karate McNaughty]

Calder spun around to face Adio. He frowned. "This is a weak spot for us." He said simply. "This is where The Host found me. I cannot make trees grow back. The Prince who can fix this has gone missing. He's been missing for quite a while. Please, let's go." He walked over to Adio. He held Adio's arm, gently pulling Adio with him.

Blood from Adio's arm began to drip on Calder's white clothing. He didn't seem to care. "We need to leave." He said urgently.

Reita felt the world spin, then steady itself. He frowned, pressing a hand to his lips. Reita took off, running towards the edge of the burnt trees.

"Oh, damn it.." Calder grumbled. He sighed. "This will be fixed. There is more destruction to be seen."

[Aoi]

[align=center]Adio looked at Calder,his pupils mere slits to what they had been..Adio had never seen true war and what it did to the world,what it did to it's people..It was dumbfounding..Eyes glanced down seeing his blood hitting calder's clothing...He could smell the cloth burning.


"..god,Dont let that get on your skin.''


He warned before he saw Reita run off..He pulled away from Calder easily his strength seemingly enhanced when the stigma was screwing with his body..Breathing ragged it seemed as though he had been running for miles but the running hadn't bothered him..



"Reita..Reita?!"



He called after him trying to catch up with him a pounding pain running up his arm now.[/align]

[Karate McNaughty]

Reita had reached the edge of the burnt trees. The rest of the trees appeared normal now. Reita was off to the side, heaving and gagging. His eyes were squeezed shut. He was kneeling on the ground, on all fours.

"Oh, goodness. This is torture. This isn't natural!" Reita gasped. He pressed a hand against his chest.

Calder jogged, to catch up with the pair. He glanced up at the sun. "Fifteen minutes." He muttered. The smell of his clothing didn't really bother him. He was concerned about whatever magic coursed through Adio's body. Would it cause the ritual to backfire?

Reita's eyes squeezed shut. "It feels like everything inside of me is trying to get out and the only thing blocking it is my flesh. Oh, goodness." He glanced at Adio.

[Aoi]

[align=center]Adio caught up with Reita now Kneeling down infront of him he'd run his hand down Reita's cheek,he'd hug Reita but with the bruise bleeding he didn't want to risk getting blood on Reita...



"Please,it'll be over soon youll be alright don't worry just try and block it out the best you can Reita kun.''



He'd look at Calder noticing the questioning appearance.



"It's an immune deficiency disease..But more pronounced..I don't bleed anywhere except where the bruise is on my arm as im sure you found out..Don't let the blood get on your skin whatever you do..If I start acting weird just try not to provoke me or anything..Mine isn't as bad as the Allivitiar woman's but I can still be a handful if it decides to screw with me more..and here.''


He reached into his pocket handing Calder a cloth to whipe the blood off the arm that was bleeding seemed to be having muscle spasms causing the flesh to twitch and move like worms lived under his skin..He bent the arm the pain rather uncomfortable but nothing new to him...He turned his attention back to Reita.



"Reita please calm down you can't let this get to you..you gotta go threw with this..''


Even with his own pain and the mental hallucinations or trauma it would cause later Adio seemed to keep himself pretty calm for the most part.[/align]