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Re: Second Level
« Reply #30 on: Sep 2nd, 2008, 01:28am » |
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The knife fell, banging against the desk before it thumped quietly to the carpet, her fists clenching at her sides.
"Who. Are. You?" She spat the words like vicious acid, waiting for him to confess smugly that he was a messenger for the pregnant dog who left her in this hellhole of a city, waiting to turn her wrath on him when he admitted it.
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Re: Second Level
« Reply #31 on: Sep 2nd, 2008, 01:53am » |
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"My name is Chorus," He said from the doorway. "I collect stories, and I write them in a book of endless pages. Pieces of stories, snippets here and there, and sometimes, so very rarely, a complete, whole, uninterrupted dialogue, trailing from one end to the other."
"Well, the book is gone, and with it those precious few that have reached fruition. But I cannot stop writing simply because I no longer have a medium. I can no more cease writing than you can drive that skillful blade into your skull and live." He plucked it from the ground beside her and it vanished inside his coat, having moved smoothly to her side while he spoke.
"The truth is, yours...is the only story I have left." He admitted, too ashamed to look at her. "So yours becomes my purpose. Julia Eleanor Roberts is long dead, your first kill. But Night, you glorious, deadly, bitter, beautiful animal, it is impossible to dream she would die as quietly."
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Re: Second Level
« Reply #32 on: Sep 2nd, 2008, 02:04am » |
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She whirled, taking his collar in both hands, yanking him close. "My story is over," she hissed through clenched teeth. "Night is dead. Night died with her career. I cannot endure, so I must end."
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Re: Second Level
« Reply #33 on: Sep 2nd, 2008, 02:28am » |
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He didn't struggle. Her voice stabbed his ears, grating and grinding. His own smooth baritone spoke his words quietly. "You can endure. You have endured, and you will endure. The way you speak of those who have done you wrong betrays your strength. You can overcome these troubles and become more than you've ever dreamed."
He shrugged. "Careers come and go. Night is the stuff of legend."
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« Reply #34 on: Sep 2nd, 2008, 11:07am » |
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She backed away a pace, tearing the sunglasses from her face and dropping them. "This is your legend?! This d**n nightmare?!"
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« Reply #35 on: Sep 2nd, 2008, 2:39pm » |
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"The nightmare will end," He begged. "It can't last because nothing ever does. Don't you understand? Everything you have lost you can win back."
His hands dropped to his sides. "But if you stop now...if it ends like this, then you rob us both. I need you, Night."
"I need you to live."
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« Reply #36 on: Sep 2nd, 2008, 10:31pm » |
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She shook visibly, her entire body quaking with suppressed emotion manifesting itself as nearly uncontrollable rage. She backed away another pace to keep from lashing out at him. "Why? Find another story. There are thousands."
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Re: Second Level
« Reply #37 on: Sep 2nd, 2008, 10:38pm » |
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He shook his head. "None half as comprehensive. Yours is the only one left still connected to my...the book. If I can finish it...If I can give it one last real story, then maybe I'll...be able to let it go." He stood with his hands in his pockets, his shoulders closing him off. "I'm sorry. I must ask this of you."
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« Reply #38 on: Sep 2nd, 2008, 10:42pm » |
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She stood in silence for several long moments, then lowered herself slowly to the floor, sinking into a tight crouch and then falling back against the wall heavily, swallowing. "I... I can't..."
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« Reply #39 on: Sep 2nd, 2008, 11:08pm » |
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Chorus closed the gap between them, crouching down and holding her shoulders. "Yes you can," He said emphatically, his voice just above a whisper. "You just have to hold on for a little while longer. I know someone who can help us. She has the power to pluck you from this terrible pit."
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« Reply #40 on: Sep 3rd, 2008, 9:38pm » |
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She didn't flinch away from his touch this time, still very tense, saying nothing. She didn't ask who, didn't ask how. She wasn't certain she wanted to know.
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« Reply #41 on: Sep 3rd, 2008, 10:45pm » |
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"C'mon," He said. "Let's get you on your feet." He helped her up by her shoulders. "Let's get out of this wretched place."
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Re: Second Level
« Reply #42 on: Sep 3rd, 2008, 10:49pm » |
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She nodded mutely out of a desire not to fight him anymore. A part of her seemed to understand that he was her only ally in this harsh world, and for that she resolved to give him her cooperation.
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