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Post by DMis on Apr 7, 2016 20:22:05 GMT -5
She quickly accepted his and followed. There was a weird pull in the back of her mind telling her to stay and she was picking up the pace.
"Ummmm.... Toby.... can I ask something? I know it will sound stupid..." She asked as they got farther away.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Apr 7, 2016 20:34:06 GMT -5
"Hmm?" Toby's gaze was gentle and full of concern. "Yeah, anything. What's up?"
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Post by DMis on Apr 7, 2016 20:36:46 GMT -5
She looked down. "What does the tugging feel like to you?" It was short and simple and to be honest probably the worst way to word that question.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Apr 7, 2016 20:48:24 GMT -5
"You mean... like... how does it feel to be drawn to the Præt'nos' darkness?" Toby blinked and stared ahead. Already he had a bad feeling about this. "Well... it's like... somewhere deep down in my soul, I feel right at home here. My human mind knows better, but the darkness in me wants to connect. It's... kind of scary. Almost like it's trying to possess me. ...D-Does that make sense?"
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Post by DMis on Apr 7, 2016 20:55:07 GMT -5
"More than I wish it did...." she answered as she looked back to the graveyard.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Apr 7, 2016 21:02:23 GMT -5
Toby swallowed hard, unable to resist coming to a rapid conclusion. His desire to be there in the cemetery was gone, and from the looks of it, Chrys was the one feeling it now. If that really was the case, did that mean...?
Without a word, Toby looked down at his shadow, stretching a hand towards it. His attempts to connect with it, to pull it towards him, to manipulate it in any conceivable way proved fruitless. There was nothing for the shadows to connect to.
"Oh God..."
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Post by DMis on Apr 7, 2016 21:12:08 GMT -5
Chrys gulped as her mind raced.
"Cayosin di xarzith. Confn forth," she recited like she had dozens of times before. No spell circle appeared as she held out her hand. Nothing happened.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Apr 7, 2016 21:54:03 GMT -5
"Ohh God..." Toby repeated, anxiously looking between Chrys and his shadow. "I can't... And you... Your belt... My shadow... D-Did we...??"
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Post by DMis on Apr 7, 2016 22:03:15 GMT -5
Chrys looked slightly stunned as if some one had kicked a puppy right in front of her.
"...... I wish it wasn't so...." she offered.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Apr 7, 2016 22:10:31 GMT -5
"UH YEAH, ME TOO," Toby shuddered louder than he had intended. Though he liked to believe he was an expert at manipulating shadows, the connection to the Præt'nos that came with it was a curse that he wouldn't wish on anyone. Especially not Chrys!
"Oh God, what if the Præt'nos...?! No! No no no no no, I can't deal with this! Not now! I can't...! And you...! I can't let them...!"
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Post by DMis on Apr 7, 2016 22:18:57 GMT -5
"Out of the graveyard first.... then we'll come up with something and we can instruct the other on how to use this to the advantage," Chrys offered. No she didn't like this instance one blooming once of Leviathan spit. "They know what you could do with it but you have a new bag of tricks and it could send them scrambling and reeling to recover."
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Apr 7, 2016 22:32:42 GMT -5
"Yeah. Let's go," Toby hastily insisted, rushing for the cemetery gate. "If this really is what's happening, I... should be able to teach you something. I guess. Still, though...!"
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Post by DMis on Apr 7, 2016 22:40:10 GMT -5
Chrys nodded as she followed him. "Maybe we can have some fun with it too," she offered.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Apr 7, 2016 22:52:39 GMT -5
"Haha! Yeah! Fun!" Toby was not having fun. Chrys had his powers and, by extension, his connection to the Præt'nos, and he had no idea how to fight them in his current state. His smile was one of denial. One of someone who was in hell.
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Post by DMis on Apr 8, 2016 8:41:21 GMT -5
"I'm just as scared as you are. I was trying to make light of the situation," Chrys offered. Her expression read annoyed and panicked at tthe same time.
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