Hunting for former friends (Mysteria)

[Malek Naritoloth]

Malek couldn't believe what he saw. As he took a closer look at the poster he couldn't help but chuckle. The poster was a wanted poster, with a name Malek remembered all to well. His former love interest and friend Melania Williams. The wanted poster only gave Malek another reason to hunt her down. There were only so many places she could be hiding, so he decided he was going to take a gamble. Malek decided that he was going to check out the Forever Forest and see if he could possibly find her, and if he couldn't it wouldn't be a complete loss as he needed to go hunting anyway.

It had taken him the rest of the day to get back to his old hunting grounds. The sky was dark and the only light that could be seen came from the moon and stars, it was quite perfect. Any sane person would be sleeping by now in their homes, so Melania would stick out like a sore thumb out at night. There was no time to waste though, Malek did a quick cleaning of his warhammer and entered the woods, not knowing what he might find.


Mysteria

[Mysteria]

“ A tea party? Now that sounds like fun, even if you’re not much of a noble pleaser.” Mysteria smirked, talking out loud to a small handcrafted mirror she held in her left hand. She walked along a small beaten trail within the Forever Forest that lead north towards the Dragon’s Breath Falls. A long journey on foot, but Mysteria did not mind the walk nor did she fear the darkness of the woods. This was thanks to being distracted by the conversation between herself and the person on the other side of the mirror. So distracted that she nearly missed the presence that was dangerously close by.

It was when she noticed that the forest had gone silent, Did Mysteria turn her attention away from the device in her hand to look around. There were no animals sounds and the moon blanketed the forest in a pale illuminated white. The shadows of the large trees making it very eree and hard to make out any shapes unless it moved.

Mysteria stared out into the forest; Now alert and skeptical that perhaps there was something out there walking around in the woods just a few yards back behind her. Her eyes trying to scan the forest, but to no success with the heavy foliage of summer and the constant magical presence within the woods. Without knowing for sure what she was being stalked by, be it predator or something else, she couldn’t exactly tell. “ I'm...I'm not sure, but I think I might have some unwanted company.” Mysteria spoke in a low voice, her tone sounding serious and a little unsettled as she placed the mirror inside her side bag at her hip and moved to hide behind a tree.

Malek Naritoloth

[Malek Naritoloth]

Malek was surprised that his predictions were actually correct. From a thick bush he could see the sway of a beautiful lavender and a voice to accompany the lavender. He could immediately tell that this was Melania. His hand slowly reached for his warhammer....but he couldn't throw it at her. Part of him thought is was without honor, the other knew that she would likely dodge it. He sighed and rose from his hiding spot, revealing himself to Melania. "Hello Melania...it has been a long, long time since we last met. I wonder if you remember me? I doubt it though, it was such a long time ago. Not even ash remained after what you did." He stared at her coldly through her mask, his eyes unmoving.

[Mysteria]

Mysteria turned to look back, her eyes slowly going wide like saucers the moment the man in the mask spoke and stepped out of the shadows. Everything went ridged. All Melania could do was stand there staring at the familiar stranger before her with a bit of confusion. The arm band of her bag slipped and dropped to the ground with a thud and Melania snapped out of her deer in the head light stare.

" It's hard to remember a face when its hidden behind a mask. Though I'm curious, what do you mean... What I did?" Mysteria asked, her eyes locked onto him as she cocked her head to one side. " So you know my name it seems, do you have a problem with me or something for you not to state your name as part of your greeting? " Mysteria spoke in a venomous tone, knowing she was being a bit rude herself, but she had to keep on guard not knowing what this man's intentions were.

[Malek Naritoloth]

Malek sighed, Melania was obviously very confused. It almost hurt that she didn't know who he was.....almost. I mean he was wearing a mask for a reason and that was to not be recognized. Malek reached for his mask, speaking in a calm tone to combat Melania's venomous one. "I can't believe you forgot me Melania. How many people do you know have red hair? I'm certain I was the only one. But let me reintroduce myself for you." Malek took off his mask, the fresh air rushing to his pale face. "I am Malek Naritoloth, but I'm sure you know that by now. Must suck knowing you left one of you friends alive. Cause now someone remembers what you did and hates you for it. And it seems others are finally starting too as well. Your royal barricade is gone, your a criminal. And now I'm going to take you down. Avenge all those deaths." Malek's tone slowly grew more spiteful as he continued to talk. She better remember him, for this was going to be a painful trip down memory lane.

[Mysteria]

Mysteria took a step back when Malek spoke up and began his ‘reintroduction’? Re? Had she met him before? That was when he took off the mask. Her pupils turned into slits as her mouth dropped in a gape. She struggled to breath while a lump formed in her throat, causing her to become speechless as she tried to manage her thoughts. It had been so long since she had heard that name… Could it really...Could it really be him?

Mysteria’s face paled and she froze in place. Her fingers twitching as he spoke and sweat droplets began to form at her template. The sensation that flooded her emotions felt like she was being strangled where she stood. Her knees buckling, folding her forward to the ground as she sat on her knees on the ground. Her head slumped over to stare at the ground at his feet.

Was this what guilt felt like?

The flashes of that day rushed to the forethought of her mind. The screams that filled her ears of the kindred kray she grew up with..The endless cries of her people… An here, one stood before her. A survivor of that horrible day...The event had not killed everyone! A strange sensation of relief came over her as all of a sudden. Mysteria began to chuckle lightly; before suddenly bursting into hysterical laughter. Tears forming at the edges of her eyes.

“ Malek Naritoloth… M.a.l.e.k….” She managed to speak through the bursts of laughter, her laughter fading only when she managed to get back up on her feet. Her body staggering as she forced herself to stand and her cheeks were soaked with tears. “ Is that so? Very well…” She spoke in a somber voice, her eyes illuminating a faint lavender as her pupils became slits like a serpents.

[Malek Naritoloth]

Malek couldn't believe what he saw. She was....laughing. Laughing at his pain and suffering. Laughing at what she did, the destruction of everything they held dear. This was more than disgusting. This was insulting. Malek could barely hold his anger any more. He rushed at her with his warhammer drawn, continuously swinging it towards her as he got within range. "HOW DARE YOU LAUGH AT ME. MY PAIN. MY SUFFERING. You. Destroyed. EVERYTHING. You destroyed my friends. My family. My heart. I would have done ANYTHING for you, do you know that? You were my WORLD. I tried to get you attention but you never noticed. I thought you were going to be the one I could spend my life with. I had loved you. I guess that was my mistake."

[Mysteria]

Mysteria’s pupils were similar to a reptile's at this point. Her attention on Malek as he suddenly rushed her and began yelling in anger. His confession in anger causing her eyes to go wide like a saucer. He… He had loved her? She was so young then… How?! How could she had known?! She was naive, A child at best when she last saw him. The flashbacks of her past came to her like a flash flood. Her lips pressed in a frown and tears built up around her eyes. Scales began to appear around her cheeks. Not saying a word when Malek swung his warhammer; Mysteria barely dodging his first swing by conjuring a quick weak barrier to give her time to jump back. She would continue to step back quickly to avoid the on going swings, using the forest to her advantage by weaving around the tree’s. “ I was a child then... Malek. We all have to make sacrifices at some point in our lives….” Mysteria spoke in a somber, yet dark tone.

Thankfully Malek’s first swing with his hammer was slow; Far slower than a sword. However, with every swing it was getting faster and impressively accurate. In fact, she could've sworn that he had almost made contact a couple of times. ‘ I’m sorry… I wish I could tell you the truth, but would the truth even matter now with such hate built within your mature soul. How long have you hated me? How long have you.~’ Mysteria trail of thought was broken, her attention drawn to Malek as she manage to dodge behind a tree. “ You loved me and now you wish to kill me? “ She sighed, her voice low as if still digesting what had been said and the haunting words fate had whispered to her sooo many years ago.

‘ Prepare for the consequences ahead child….’

The reminder of those words causing her to shiver as she braced herself for Malek’s possible next attack.

[Malek Naritoloth]

Malek couldn't believe what she was saying. "We all make sacrifices at some point. He just was even more infuriated now. Sacrifices? SACRIFICES?!?! HOW WAS DESTROYING YOUR CLAN A SACRIFICE? WHAT SORT OF SACRIFICE WAS THAT?!" This caused Malek to just continue to speed up in his swings. How could she have done this. Why did she do this. She called a whole clan's destruction sacrifices? He listened to what she said. The truth? What truth could this possibly be? He knew the truth. He knew what had happened. As she dodges behind a tree Malek slammed his hammer into it. There was loud crack as the warhammer splintered and broke off much of the wood around it, while it stay lodged inside the tree. Malek pulled it out the tree and stared at Melania. "The truth? I know the truth. I had told my father of you and how much I admired you. He told me the story of how he met my mother. I told him that's how I wanted to prove my love to you. Hopefully finally have notice me after all this time. My father was happy I found love so he gave me our own family warhammer to help prove myself. I went out hunting, selling all my game so I could get you *this*" Malek threw an ornate silver necklace he carried with him in his pocket on the ground infront of Melania. "When I came back all I saw was ash. Our village was gone. A wasteland replacing it. And you know who I saw? Who I saw standing there. Watching the ashes? You. What could you tell me that I don't know. That you didn't do it? Maybe the reason why you did it. Go on. Amuse me." Malek stuck his warhammer head into the ground and looked at Melania, waiting to hear what she said.

[NPC Zeapon]

While flying towards the location of Mysteria, He had found one of the demon stones he had created long ago, picking it up as he continued towards her. He noticed her and another person seeming to argue and hid while planning on what he should do to them both. Especially mysteria as he began listening to what they were talking about and realized it was about that day, slowly causing the area to turn pitch black as he flew down besides Malek “The truth? Do you really know the truth? Can you tell which is the truth?”

A nightmare would appear in Malek’s view, the destruction of his village was being shown to him. Multiple ones would be shown from the primordial beasts, different races, beasts, and even Mysteria slowly torturing Malek’s parents until their last breath. The last scene shown Mysteria leaving the village as it suddenly exploded. The scenes would also show conflicting views where Mysteria would be the cause of destruction, or as the last survivor before the annihilation of the village.

During this time Zeapon flew next to Mysteria “It’s time to meet your maker!” A small flame appeared in front of Mysteria allowing her to see Zeapon’s face. Suddenly claws would appear from the shadows and grab a hold of Mysteria’s limbs. They would pierce the hands and feet of mysteria to pin her down. With an evil grin Zeapon looked at Mysteria “You can never outrun death, but don’t worry I’ll make sure you beg for death when this is over” With that said the claws would then be ignited as they would burn her limbs though only her wrists and ankles and nothing else.

[Mysteria]

Mysteria’s eyes went wide like saucers. Her cheeks burning red with every word split from Malek’s lips. The splintering of the tree caused her to flinch and jump back out of the wake of the oak’s falling path. The thundering crash trembling the ground and throwing Mysteria a little off balance. Her eyes darting from the tree, then to the hammer that Malek was slowly starting to draw over his shoulder.

Tears began to stream down her cheeks; With her clothing slightly tattered from having to run through the undergrowth of the forever forest. Something she hadn’t planned on doing this evening….. However, unable to rub away the tears that trickled down scuffed up cheeks. Mysteria locked eyes with Malek as the necklace was tossed before her.

This was torture, worse than death…..

‘You deserve it.’

Fate’s voice cooed in her thoughts, his words cutting into her like a knife. Her pupils dilating a bit when she looked down at the necklace and stared at it for a moment in curiosity. She only broke eye contact when his warhammer crashed down in front of her. Which by then it was too late…..

Mysteria’s eyes grew wide when she realized that the area around them had grown incredibly dark. Her magic senses going crazy, however, she could not feel where the owner of this magic was coming from… That was until she felt a cold, uneasy feeling creep up the back of her spine. Which caused her to freeze in place, a lump catching in her throat causing her to choke a bit in shock.

How could she have been so careless….

Mysteria’s eyes were wide and her teeth gritted in pure fear when she heard Zeapon’s voice come out of nowhere. She nearly screamed when she saw his face. The haunting stories Fate had warned her about came flashing into her thoughts. Her eyes darting from Zeapon to look around her. “ MALEK?!” She screamed, her emotions spilling out in her shrieked voice. For she was unsure and horrified at the thought of what the god could have done to the man she had thought to have been dead. By then it was too late. She felt her body being grabbed and tugged to the forest floor by an unknown force to her. When she finally stopped struggling; Mysteria had finally come to realize what was holding her down. Horrified at the hands holding her down, mysteria searched the darkness to look up at Zeapon with a hateful grin sarcastic grin.

“ Oh goody.” Mysteria sarcastically spoke up to him, spitting at his feet before feeling the burning sensation on her limbs. “ Rrrrhh!” she muffled her scream by biting at her bottom lip. She nearly bit through her lip by the amount of pain that coursed through her limbs.

[Malek Naritoloth]

As Malek waited for Melania to give him some answers, he heard an unexpected voice answer him instead. Before he could even respond he was sent into a horrible nightmare. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. All of these things, he just couldn't understand. They were all the same thing but they all happened differently. The most confusing part was the ending of these dreams, the all ended with Mysteria either escaping the mess or causing it. As he watched the scene unfold things started clicking to him even if the it wasn't the original purpose Zeapon had. Now that he was so old and mature....he realized just how young they were when this happened. Even if Myst did cause the destruction of the village, she didn't know what she doing. How could she? She was only a kid back then.

The longer the visions continued the more he could hear a cry. It was very faint but he could still hear it, someone was calling his name. It just kept getting louder and louder until he couldn't take it. He snapped out of the trance he was in, realizing the situation at had. This...thing had Melania pinned and something urged him to help. Without even thinking Malek ripped the hammer from where it rested and ran at the figure, taking a long swing to knock the thing off with as much force as possible. Mysteria would still see anger in Malek's eyes, but there was now something else. Something much softer and thought to have died with young Malek.

[NPC Zeapon]

Zeapon turned and looked at the pest that apparently hit him, “Is that what you called a hit?” Zeapon grinned and thought of something fun he could do. Snapping his finger more shadow claws would wrap around Mysteria and raise her in the air to the right of him. “Boy you wish to save the person who destroyed your village? So be it, Let’s play a game!” Once it spoke the words would seem to echo as he said that he created four different colored Fireballs. Red,Orange, Yellow, and Blue. “Pick your favorite color child.” he said towards Malek before turning to Mysteria for a moment allowing her to see a demonic grin.

“Oh before I forget.” Zeapon then pointed two fingers at Mysteria’s shoulder, connecting to the artificial arm, And the second towards her left side, almost instantly after two black spears would appear from the ground and pierce into those two areas. “Just to make this interesting, the longer you take to answer. The further the spears will pierce her” Just to prove a point the spears seemed to have pushed into Myst even more going about a forth way through her body.

[Mysteria]

(( I apologize in advance for the length of this post. Don’t hate me! ))


The funny thing about burns; Is that after awhile it starts to make the fingertips tingle. So while her palms began to feel like they were on fire. Mysteria curled her fingers and balled her hand into a fist. Her teeth clenched; her tongue pressed to the roof of her mouth, holding back the screams that wanted to escape from behind ivory growing fangs.Her thoughts racing in different directions scattered in panic; ’ How could this have happened?’, ‘ you’re going to die. ‘ ,‘ Careless! ’, ‘ you’re going to die. ‘, ‘ Someone is going to die because of you….Again.’

‘ You are going to Die. ‘
Mysteria closed her eyes. Nearly trembling at the thoughts that plagued her mind. Yes Malek wished for her death, but… If she could of took it back that day in the village...

The faces of her family and childhood life, flashed behind closed eyelids. Her mind trying to shut out the pain that she felt in her limbs. While Her skull was forced to be held to look straight up at the sky. Mysteria didn’t open her eyes until she heard Zeapon speak and a bit of commotion going below her. To her frustration she couldn’t see what was going on below her, but her ears twitched at the mention of a game? Was Malek still here?! The hell was he thinking?!

Mysteria began to struggle, forcing her head to look over to see Malek and the strange colored fireballs floating before him. “ Malek, Don’t be foolish! Just run for Mylee’s sake, If you value any bit of your life!!” Mysteria yelled, her brows furrowed in anger. She had caught his much softer look, but it gave her little comfort with the weight of guilt that tormented her. Her lips pressed in a regretful frown.

It had been so long; Enough time to create a personal prison of her own guilt to live in. All built around his death and her family… The weight of her guilt being a heavy burden on her conscious and Now it was going to be her fault again if he died saving her... But before she could scream out at him again to run.

Mysteria felt a sudden tingle in her shoulder and a splattering, cracking sound to follow. By the time she turned her head to look. Her eyes grew wide in horror at the black spike shooting out of her shoulder. The artificial arm outstretched and twitching from the nerves being punched through and disconnected. However, that wasn’t the only sudden pain that caught her off guard. Shortly after the first spear went through, the second one pierced her flesh and went through her side. “ SHHHHHH-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!”

Mysteria let loose a ear piercing scream; meanwhile thrashing her unpierced arm and legs around to try and break free of the hands grip. All the while trying to think of what spells she could use that wasn’t her transformation to break herself free of this hellish nightmare.

[Malek Naritoloth]

Malek was surprised when his hit had missed the creature, but he didn't swing again as he knew it would just end up like last time. He listened to both Mysteria and the Demon, cringing when Mysteria was pierced with the spears, he made no sound however as he wouldn't waste time. "My favourite color is orange, let's get this going demon." Malek turned to Mysteria and tried to give her a look of comfort with his scarred face. "This demon's magic taught me that the truth is complicated Melania. Something I was to angered to see. I value the life of my clan before my own......we are the last two I and I would at least like to keep the clan's legacy alive. Just please hold on." Malek looked at Mysertia straight in the eyes, wanting to see what she saw.