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Post by inferi on Sept 23, 2007 12:43:43 GMT -8
Inferi sat quietly by the lakeshore, alone in the eerie dusk. Her eyes looked into the water and stared at the blurry mirror that showed her face...and her face glared back. For what could have minute, hours or even days she sat there with silent tears of regret and sadness rolling endlessly down her fair cheeks. She wished it wasn't so...but she couldn't let go of the past. The past that was imprinted in her rageful reflection. The true reflection that led right into her soul. She was mad for being shunned for who she really was. And as her tears mingled with the water, icy ripples spread their arms in wide circles across the lake. This lake showed your true soul...
...And she hated what she saw... Whilst locked in her world of sadness and despair she didn;t realise that beaneath the water something was stirring; drawn by the taste of her pure tears. Something beautiful, yet oh so deadly to whoever fell into its mesmer... Sirens Unknowingly Inferi sat still. She hadn't time to scream...or gasp...for the creature that was before her was both scary yet stunning. With pale blue skin, that matched the flawless water, and shimmered under the light of the moon. Eyes like black flames, emphasised by a ring of deep purple. But fangs like vampire and the sharpest teeth. The sirens thick black hair was slicked to her back with water. Inferi's tears stopped, leaving just their innocent residue behind on her cheeks. Inferi made a wrong move that may have cost her life and stared into those mesmerising eyes...and listened to the sirens coaxing voice and it sung sweet melodies of life under the lake. A voice like music of a cascading waterfall; and it spoke to her in its sly tones, starting to take her slender hands and drag her in. Pulling her arms forward as she started to topple into the water. And once the siren could bite her like their cousins the vampire...she would be lost...a siren...forvever.. ''Come child and join the ones that sing for love...'' |
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Post by monotahphannings on Sept 23, 2007 16:26:38 GMT -8
"Inferi, what are you doing with that Siren," Monotah whispered as she walked towards the lake. Her blonde hair in a single ponytail, she glared towards the Siren, it's sharp teeth glinting. Her blue eyes glowering with hate. She had once had the instinct that she should go with the instinct of being a siren, but she had finally decided to stay with her regular life.
"You could have joined us too Monoah, but it is Inferi's turn to choose." This must have been the exact same Siren.
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Post by inferi on Sept 24, 2007 11:23:42 GMT -8
Inferi knew that there was someone else there, but couldn't hear her words. Her eyes were firmly locked onto the sirens, who in turn looked into her soul. But she could hear the sirens honey-sweet voice as clear as day. But there was something sickly in that voice that Inferi couldn't describe...something evil...and that something repelled her. ''I can't...I wish...No.'' With effort Inferi pulled her gaze away, craving to look back but resiting the urge. Behind her the siren screamed, her shriek piercing through the air and hurting her head.
''No, you are mine Inferi...mine!''
Suddenly Inferi felt two icy cold hands gripping her around the waist, and pulling her backwards into the water. With a gasp Inferi unclasped her hands around her ringing head, and outstretched them to grab something. Nothing was at hand... Her last glimpse before going under was of two blue eyes on the shore.... |
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Post by monotahphannings on Sept 24, 2007 14:05:29 GMT -8
"Oh no, not Inferi. I should go save her," Monotah sighed as she took off her jacket. She had learned to swim at a young age, so she knew how it had to be done. She went into diving position, and dived in the water.
"Inferi," Monotah mouthed as she looked towards Inferi and the Siren.
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Post by inferi on Sept 25, 2007 9:02:27 GMT -8
Inferi almost forgot to close her mouth as the icy cold water enveloped her in a mighty splash. Her mouth had just managed to gasp a breath of clear air, and she honestly thought it would be her last.
The siren held her in its vice-like grip; one hand around her neck and the other her waist. Inferi tried her hardest to struggle and lash out; but the water slowed her movements, and anyway she was in siren territory now. They ruled here. Inferi opened her eyes to the murky water around her and tried to pull up; her head bending towards the ever furthering sky.
Inferi saw a figure dive into the water, and screamed as she felt the siren pull her down faster. ''
''Save me!''
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Post by monotahphannings on Sept 25, 2007 13:56:56 GMT -8
Seeing the word "save me" across Inferi's mouth, Monotah took one last breath , and dove into the darkness. Monotah blond hair moved around the water like a mermaids hair. With her hands in front of her, Monotah fluttered towards the siren and started kicking it with all her might. Her hands preoccupied with Inferi's sleeve.
"It is know use, Inferi is mine. Now you are too."
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Post by echo on Sept 25, 2007 15:12:48 GMT -8
Maya had been walking along the shore when she saw the two girls dissappear into the water... at first she thought Naiads had pulled them in for fun... but when they hadn't resurfaced instint told her something different.
Sirens... she thought as she ran around to get a closer look. She was right.
Desperatly Maya looked around for something she could use. The trees were her best option. Holding out a hand she forced the vines from the forest to grow towards her, then with the other guided them down into the water itself. Two vines... one for each girl. The vines wrapped themself around the girls waists tightly.
This might be a shock the dryad shouted in their minds before telling the vines to move backwards. With a forceful yank the girls were free and clear of the water. Maya ran over the made the vines untie themselves from the girls and retract back into the trees.
"Are you alright?" she asked the girls.
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Post by inferi on Sept 26, 2007 11:37:31 GMT -8
Inferi first felt Monotah's hand pull on her. But still her lungs cried for air, every muscle in her body screaming with the effort it took not to open her mouth and give in to the dark creature of the water that desired her soul. With frantic look about Inferi saw that the bottom of the lake was not far away; and then all would be lost.
But fate has a straneg path.
When everthing seemed most desperate a voice shouted to her, her mind echoing with the voices words; that comforted her in her time of peril. All she hoped now was that she didn't endanger any other lives...but her thoughts were cut short as something else gripped around her waist. For a moment she thought it was yet another siren, but that fear was thrown out of her mind as a violent jurk pulled her up and out of the strong grip of the siren.
Her back arched as she flew out the air, her soaking clothes sticking to her slim frame and a slight colour returning to her white cheeks. The cold air blasted her with an icy force that took her breath away, and the hard ground rose with a rough greeting to her. Coughs wracked her body and a lake-ful of water exhaled out of her, her body shivered in the cold. And her black hair stuck in a silky tangle to her quaking back.
But all the same she thanked the good god above for her brave rescuers.
''I think I'll survive to see another day...''
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Post by monotahphannings on Sept 26, 2007 13:58:34 GMT -8
Monotah got the air knocked out of her as a rope strangled around her. The water became shallower and shallower, or she was rising above the water. As water came out of her mouth, and she hit the hard ground, she put her hands on her back. It felt like it had snapped in two.
"Not much damage, except for this back of mine," she cried out as she lay down lat on the ground and moaned as her back hit it.
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Post by echo on Sept 28, 2007 17:03:23 GMT -8
Maya walked over and knealt beside Monotah. She placed her hands on her shoulders and they started to glow after a moment or two Maya took her hands back. She looked the girl in the eye.
"How do you feel now?"
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Post by monotahphannings on Sept 30, 2007 8:22:23 GMT -8
"Feels much better, you didn't drug it, did you," she joked as she stretched her back. She hadn't joked for a while, so this was a very special moment.
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Post by inferi on Sept 30, 2007 9:55:41 GMT -8
Inferi sat up, her head punding from the impact. Her rescuers stood just a little way away and with unconcealed effort she lifted her bruised body from the solid ground and walked over to stand by them. Even after all of the action and hurt she still smiled at the sound of others voices and heard the light humor laced in Monotahs words. She didn't look like one to make jokes often...but then again appearances are deceiving little buggers.
''This is going to leave a mark in the morning...and I won't be coming back here in a hurry!'' She laughed lightly, but inside hoped that her friends were not hurt too...for she would blame herself. Sirens are not the most friendly of creatures after all...
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Post by monotahphannings on Sept 30, 2007 10:23:37 GMT -8
"I just hope that Siren has learnt her lesson. Or else I'll just have to give it a piece of my mind. I do think we should tell Pemegrine though. It won't be safe for anyone to swim her," Monotah stated, "I am never going in that water til then. I was actually disappointed that I couldn't stay in the water longer. I adore a nice leisurely swim."
Just noticing it now, she looked at her hand, something had happened that could not be explained in words. She had dodged it once, but hadn't dodged it this time. She had been bitten by the dreaded Siren.
"Ahhh.... do you by any chance know how to heal a siren it," she aloud, showing her friends the fatal bite.
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