The Darkest Price (Open/Accepting/M)

((In times such as this, if the decision is really that hard to make...flip a coin; otherwise, go with what you want. ))

(I made my choice)

Toan looked at it, to Nia, to Legis, to Hanyer and to Armas and then back to Miridia.

"You know what I think it would be funner to get one of them by myself. Stealing is always feels better than just being given something anyways."

(Whatever you want.)

Firdar stared at Kirei's face, attempting to decipher the emotions that flashed through it. They weren't pleasant, he could tell that much.

"No, she hasn't. If she did, I wouldn't drink the tea. Things in this castle... are not what they seem," he replied carefully.

*

The cat hissed at Miridia, slipping out of her grasp before instinctively running over to Enma and jumping into her arms.

Enma looked down at the cat and smiled at it widely. She started to pet it.

"Aw you're so cute."
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Kirei nodded. She felt like a fool. But she wasn't going to tell Firdar what happened. He probably knew by her question.

"Do you think we should go greet the Terrans or wait until later. I really don't want to go to the feast." She half-smiled at Firdar. "I'd rather read instead. What about you brother?"

The cat purred happily as it was petted by the girl. He licked her hand and settled into her arms comfortably.

*

"Prr... Forgive me. I split myself into a cat to watch for the Terrans," he told her. Strange, he rather expected Miridia to kill his Projection again, "I'd prefer to go greet the Terrans, but... I can stay with you if you wish."

His question was left unsaid between them. He wanted to know what happened with Sereda, but he wouldn't pry. He'd be there to listen if she wanted, though.

Miridia

Swallowing the pen, the contract turned to ash, "As you wish, dearest brother! Oh you do have a shcemer's mind!...where ever did you get it from?" she asked accusingly, as she looked upon the guests, "As I said, you are all expected to be at the welcoming feast, so says I!" Shouted Miridia.

"Bad kitty..." she said, pulling the knife from her side as she threatened the cat.

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Selphie

"Enma, you don't know where that cat has been...and with this place...I don't want to know, so put the cat down; I'll get you one when we go out...away from this place..." she said. It's not like they were forced to stay here, I mean, they could go out to the country side...

"No you can't," Miridia deadpanned, looking straight at Selphie, "You're toys, all of you; and toys must stay in the house, those are the rules." she said, a terrified Selphie left wondering how this...this...thing knew what was going through her head...

"And you don't know where that cat has been, but I know where it's going!" Miridia said yanking the cat away from the young girl, "To the stewing pot with this one!" she shouted, dissolving into mist, taking the cat with her.

A little stunned by the crazy scenario that took place before them who had just arrived at Ty’scia, Amras got his head back in the game and did the same as what Hanyer had done. He walked in front of the group and faced the royal members of Ty’scia anybody that made a sudden or harsh movement towards his masters, would certainly have to go through the Knight first. Amras, did however, ignore the cat, for it was just an animal.

Amras stayed in silence as the creepy looking girl that just swallowed a pen told Selphie that they were just toys. It was rather… wrong and maybe he should have said something, but it wasn’t really his place. He just kept on in the front for if anything happened.


(By the way Toko, just a little correction since I noticed it in the last two posts, the name is Amras not Armas. ^.^ lol )

Miero

While Miridia did her various antics, Miero clutched Enma's arm tightly and inwardly hoped that not all the Ty'Scia royals were like this.

Miridia

"Oh, Firdar?" called out a disembodied voice from around the boy, in a particularly sing-song tone to boot, "What is the meaning of this?" she asked, the boy's cat-projection dropping out of the air before him, bloody and mangled.

Firdar sighed as he absorbed his projection back into him, grimacing as he felt the pain it endured this time. He glared over at Miridian, "Must you dissect everything in sight, sister?"

Miridia

materializing before her brother, she stared at him, turning her head side ways as she simply...stared. After a sufficient amount of time passed, she backhanded Firdar, "Brother...dear...sweet little brother. Please, do tell me; what have I been punishing you for all these years, if you are to do exactly what you are not supposed to do?" she asked, her malicious smile still on her face.

Pushing Kirei to the side, she circled her brother like a wolf and it's wounded prey, "We've been over this before...you and your little projections; tell me brother, why? Why must you make me do this?"

"You are not my mother," Firdar growled, the shadows in the room shaking with his anger. He cursed inwardly. Damn her. She may have been stronger than he was, but he wasn't going to obey her, "And whatever you do, it's because you choose to do that."

With that said, he sent a few spears of shadow at her.

Miridia

Miridia didn't move or flinch as the spears struck, but the only sound that filled the room was that of glass shattering...a mirror to be exact.

Miridia caught Firdar by the throat, holding a piece of the mirror in her opposite hand, "We do what we choose? Or Choose what we choose to do? I choose..." she paused, "oh my, what do I choose? And what do you know of what I choose?" she asked, staring him down, her hand tightening around his throat, "And they call me crazy!"

Hefting him into the air, she looked at him, "Have a nice trip!" she said, releasing him into a dark hole that had opened beneath him. Giving his fleeting form a curt wave, the hole closed behind him like a gnashing maw.

"Oh, I do wonder what there will be to eat..." Miridia wondered aloud as she hooked as arm around Kirei's waist, dragging her along, holding up the mirror shard as she inspected herself, "I should change my bows...maybe some ribbons! What do you think?" she asked her sister.

(Hey, Warboss. You seem to be god-modding a little.)

Firdar frowned as he was thrown into the hole. Quickly, he gathered darkness around himself and he willed himself to appear outside the palace. When he opened his eyes, he was in front of the Terrans. He raised an eyebrow, looking at them with interest.

"I trust you've met my sister?" he asked softly.

(I want to skip to after the welcoming festival. All the royals will be with their betrothed where ever. For the Knights they can be hanging out together. Is this ok with everyone?)

((It's fine with me!))

(Same here.)

(Sorry AI, I'm working under pressure, it wasn't my intention. It's fine with me as well.)

(Time to play some catchup, and it's fine with me.)

Nia

"We are all going to die in this disgusting lair. These people have no sense of life to ... anything," Nia replied to Legis brusquely after her brother asked her to describe the Ty'Scian Castle. Nia had been sulking for the majority of the trip, but she felt it was not unfounded. When Selphie ordered Nia to remain polite and calm for good first impressions, Nia simply rolled her eyes in reply to her younger sister's request. She would make sure not to be so read and insolent so she wouldn't be killed within the hour, but Nia most certainly did not care if any of the Ty'Scians liked her or not.

But then things took a turn for the weird, with presumably one of the royals popping up behind them out of nowhere. "Hmm, only a few seconds before they threaten to kill us all," Nia stated pointedly in reply to Selphie. The pink-haired monster repulsed Nia, but the Princess tried to not show any fear of the witch, just mild contempt with a touch of disgust and curiosity. Nia quickly turned around to study the other Ty'Scians, noting that they were looking at her and her siblings like they were new toys.

The Eldest Prince, her betrothed, didn't look nearly as crazed as his sister. Nia still felt disgust as she looked at him, though she managed to hide it this time. Her eyebrows raised as the interest Toan had in her siblings became apparent. So he was a pedophile then ... well, she would avoid ever having a child with this man if she could; and then, the trade discussions began. Nia would kill the pink-haired witch and be executed before she did anything with her, especially endured a trade. Then again, it would seem knives wouldn't work on the monster. Fire, perhaps? Then the statement that Nia was being traded with Legis for a girl named Kirei instead .... well if she was nothing like her siblings, Nia supposed that would suffice.

And then the deal didn't go through, Nia noted as she rolled her eyes. Fickle bastard.

(Ok I shall time skip)

Toan sighed as he poured a vial of yellow liquid into a larger one of red liquid. He was acutely aware of Nia's presence in his labotory, but he was trying to ignore her. Well as much as he could.

Toan glanced back at her and sighed. Why did his father have to pair him with a girl? He knew very well that he was gay. This had "You need to have an heir" written all over it.

"I am sorry," Toan said, half to Nia, half to his father.
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Kirei looked at Legis as she sat on her bed. Piles of books littered the ground, but Kirei said nothing. If Legis tripped, he tripped. She did not care.

"What is your name again," she said, moving a book to the floor.
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Enma looked at her husband-to-be and watched him. She wasn't sure what to say or do. She had little to no experience in terms of romance and now she was with someone she was suppose to marry. It was unsettling for the young girl.
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Hanyer scowled to himself as he paced around the courtyard. The royals were all together. The King of Ty'Scia had suggested that they spend this time to get to know their betrothed. It was driving Hanyer mad though. He wanted to be with them, protecting them.

Nia

Nia walked around the lab, slowly and quietly as she could. She was being forced to spend time with Toan, since they were still betrothed as of now. She avoided touching things right now, and avoided talking to Toan as well. Then again, he didn't seem to want to talk to her either. He seemed to have just as much contempt for her existence as she had for his. Still, it was awfully dark, and awfully lonely in here, Nia couldn't help but think as she looked around. Probably an indicator of what was to come, with living in Ty'Scia.

She worried about Selphie, having to live with that awful, awful, woman who she was apparently supposed to marry. No one deserved that, especially not her younger sister, who, though obnoxious, wasn't actually a bad person or anything.

But then, Toan spoke, though Nia didn't realize it until a few seconds after the silence had been broken.

"Hmm?" She replied, not quite believing that he had given an apology.

Selphie was sitting in the middle of a large bed, in an empty room...God knows where. The last thing she remembered was being swallowed up in darkness and being deposited in this room. She spent several hours searching this enclosed high and low for an exit...in fact, she search for anything metal that she might be able to use...

There wasn't even a scrap of metal to be found, none; and person of whom she had never met before in her entire life...knew just how to cripple her...

Sitting in the bed, it spread was a crushed blue velvet with sky blue silk sheets, she was thinking; not so much about her situation as she was about her family. Most of them seemed extremely displeased with their match...oddly enough, her's didn't care, or didn't seem to.

She had a bad feeling...the worst she got from anyone in this hell-hole, and it seemed that Miridia's family shared her feeling of dread, all of them acting...hesitant? No, that wasn't quite it, but it was something that even her own father had displayed, even if more, suppressed.

What was she? And what could it be about her that had everyone that uncomfortable?

Her thoughts interrupted as the sheets on her bed began to shift, something...serpentine moving beneath them...

Toan did not turn to face Nia. He was even tempted not to repeat his apology. It wasn't going to matter anyways. The girl most likely didn't want anything to do with him, just like he wanted nothing to do with her. Still....

"I said I'm sorry. Please tell me I didn't get an imcompotent girl as my wife-to-be."

(I love it. Apologize then insult them. Makes sense)

Firdar eyed his wife-to-be. She was young, but only by a year or two. He supposed he should be grateful. As the youngest son, it was natural he'd wed the youngest Terran Princess. Awkwardly, he bowed to her.

"My name's Firdar," he told her quietly.

((Um....QQ hasn't posted in awhile, so I'm not sure what to do with Miero. I think he was the one who was paired up with QQ's Princess.))