Andia: The Revolution

[Duh]

"Are you sure?" the voice hissed at Aarys. Two seemingly large hands pushed her from behind, forcing her across the chamber. But nothing was there. "HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!"

- - -

"Are you afraid he's going to find out?" Lyra asked Hremai.

- - -

As Valentin crawls deeper into the tunnel, the Shards' voices become more clear.

"Three of them have been targeted by the fair Queen Lucrenda's finest servants of the Gloom." one voice said. "But these demons will not aid us in finding the rebels' new camp. As we all know, demons are only able to see their targets. They're not able to see their targets' surroundings."

[JVElEven]

"It's funny, you know. I can't see out of my bad eye, but it still cries. How come I get have all the sadness, but only can see half the joyous things in life?"

Hremai turned around, revealing a teary, red face and rather bloodshot eyes. "Why would anyone like me?" she asked, looking at Lyra. "I'm a half-blind freak. It would be better if I just stayed away and cried alone."

Spoiler:

Insert AhA's "Crying in the rain" at will.

And we're officially going Emo, it seems.

[Duh]

Lyra laughed. "Nobody here thinks you're a freak, Hremai. And I think you're very pretty. All of us Elven women are. That's the advantage we have over everyone else."

[JVElEven]

Spoiler:

Just for confirmation: Does Lyra even know why Hremai is going drama? I don't remember her being there.

Hremai snorted and looked disbelievingly at Lyra.

"As if. I'm barely one and a half metres tall. THe only thing people see when they look at me is my eye and my curtain of hair, and that's dirty, tangled, and ragged. Nobody would really feel different if I decided to off myself. And on top of that, my name sucks."

[Duh]

Spoiler:

The whole camp knows about it.

"Your name doesn't suck!" Lyra said. "All Drow surnames are like that! Drago's is even longer! And if you're worried about your hair, we can fix it."

[JVElEven]

"How? By cutting it off?" Hremai sneered.

Spoiler:

Wooo! Look at me, I'm being contrary!

[Arch-Mage Matt]

Ashriel was still sitting on his chair, eyes closed, and was bobbing his head remembering a song he heard growing up. His lips were silently forming the words.

Spoiler:

[JVElEven]

Spoiler:

Random act of the day award for wednesday 21/9 goes to Matt, for "Inaudible Headbanging".

[Eltee]

Aarys was totally overwhelmed by her total helplessness against the malicious creature, combined with her already considerable stress and her utter revulsion and unspeakable fear of her surroundings. She collapsed against the wall, weeping uncontrollably.

[Arch-Mage Matt]

Spoiler:

Man, this roleplay has taken a dark turn...

[Eltee]

Spoiler:

It is rather dramatic, innit?

[JVElEven]

Spoiler:

Yeah. I call Cerebus Syndrome.

[Duh]

Spoiler:

It's pretty much because of my brain.

"No." Lyra told Hremai. "We'll wash it out, style it properly, and maybe even add a little makeup. You'll be as pretty as any other Elven women you see here at the camp."

- - -

"HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" the demon continued laughing in Aarys's mind. "Can your little lover boy still save you!? HAHAHAHAHA! All you must do...is crawl through the tunnel and cry his name." Its voice then became darker and far more wicked in tone. "FACE YOUR FEARS!"

[Eltee]

Somehow, that last phrase resonated in Aarys's mind. "FACE YOUR FEARS! FACE YOUR FEARS! FACE YOUR FEARS!" She shakily stood up. She looked at the blackness of the tunnel. "FACE YOUR FEARS! FACE YOUR FEARS! FACE YOUR FEARS!" She walked towards it slowly. She felt like throwing up."FACE YOUR FEARS! FACE YOUR FEARS! FACE YOUR FEARS!" She sat down abruptly, mere feet from the tiny cave's seemingly gaping maw. "FACE YOUR FEARS! FACE YOUR FEARS! FACE YOUR FEARS!" "I can't..." She muttered, finally, defeated.

[Duh]

A moment of silence passed before thousands of voices began laughing at once. Amidst the laughter, small words were chanted by a deep voice.

"Weak...Coward...Useless..."

[JVElEven]

"Please, if you have some kind of weird craving after defeat, you might as well give it a try. Don't expect anything, though..." Hremai added glumly, wiping away some snot which had run out of her nose with her sleeve.

Spoiler:

Have your fun, Duh. Just no make-up, ok? See ya tomorrow.

[Duh]

Spoiler:

I'll try. I know almost nothing about hair styling and stuff. But I think I can manage.

Lyra carefully washed every inch of Hremai's hair with warm water. She was sure to untangle every little knot she felt. "I'm going to cut a few inches off." she said. "Would that be okay? Your hair practically reaches your knees."

[JVElEven]

Spoiler:

I'm gonna regret this, aren't I? Now, goodnight for reals.

"Do as you please. It won't work anyways..." Hremai remarked, wincing slightly every time one of the knots got jammed.

[Eltee]

"I'm gonna find where you hide and cut your fucking balls off." Aarys informed the air dully.

[Duh]

Spoiler:

IT SHOWED THE F WORD!

Everything went quiet. Then, "Kill...Kill...Kill...Kill...Kill..."

[Eltee]

Aarys retreated deep within herself, no longer hearing the demon.

[Duh]

"Aarys!" Valentin's voice suddenly called from the tunnel. "Holy sh*t! You wouldn't believe what's down here!"

[Eltee]

Aarys jumped. "Valentin? Valentin! Please come here I'msoscared!"

[Duh]

"Foolish, frightened little Woodland Elf." the voice whispered. Aarys was suddenly shoved into the tunnel by an unknown force. The exit caved in directly behind her. "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

[Eltee]

"This is all a nightmare..." Aarys whispered, but her brain refused to co-operate. She remembered hiding in the cupboard, trying not to sob, while her parents were slaughtered a few feet away. Nowhere to go... She felt the walls of the cave around her. Trapped trapped trapped... She turned to the side of the cave, coughing up bile. She shakily wiped her mouth. "Ooookay, Aarys..." She muttered to herself, "It's okay..." She imagined herself in an open field. ...That has the walls closing in around it... Aarys suppressed the thought, and tried to ignore the terrible, stifling, suffocating closeness of the air. She slowly began crawling through the tunnel.