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Dive In ⇒ w/ psychometer

[It's a beautiful autumn evening. The sun is dipping below the horizon, the sky is mixed with hues of violet, reds, and blues. The leaves are browning and the air is crisper and chillier, a great contrast with the great heatwave of summer.

There's no one out during the after hours in this part of the city. The park while quiet and full of quaint charms has been avoided recently after seven unexplained disappearances. Certain officials have advised the locals to stay inside.

Oh, wait.]

Dancing in the moonlight,
Everybody's feeling warm and bright!

[Lien is walking past the warning signs and doing a little twirl all by herself. For someone who works on cold cases that usually involve murder in the first place, she sure is way too optimistic. She stops singing and calls to her companion that is not Jonah...]

Isn't the fresh air great? Man, I feel so energized!!

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Agreed. Let's step out and I'll call Jonah--

Stop.

[There's a voice. Quiet, but terrible, soft, but penetrating. Lien turns and her eyes widen. The shadow that was cast by the moon? It's forming into some indescribable shape and the statue's eyes are glowing white.

What's worse, the shadow is moving towards them.]

Dammit! Lindsey, you stay where you are, I'm gonna try breaking the statue with my powers. Don't worry, I'll get this...!!

[That and Lien knows what this creature is. And if she's learned anything basic about the magic world, demons, are attracted to magic despite how it can be used against them. They also like souls to increase their already long lives.

Lien knows she has at least some of those things and the shadow seems distracted by her and even sizing her up.

This can't be good.]

[ That voice fucking terrifies him- every alarm in his head is going off, and he can feel his magic reacting to that... thing, and not in a good way. It's something he's never felt before and it honestly makes him want to throw up. To his credit, the only move Lindsey makes is to set himself into a defensive position- muscle memory drilled into him thanks to his Knight powers. ]

Lien, don't do anything stupid! We should go!

I have to or else it'll...!! [She rushes at the black stone figure, readying her telekinesis. Chunks of debris and pavement rise up around her and pummels the statue. It has a clear affect on the shadowy demon as it almost tried to get at Lindsey; it felt his magic, but it was nothing it has ever felt before.

It turns its attention back on Lien and the shadow shoots towards her. The shadow lifts from the ground, a corporeal form that wraps around her leg. There's a yelp and Lien falls on her backwards her concentration broken. Before she can make another move, the demon binds her, like a shadowy rope.

The demon feels it, the faint magic. There's something about this girl; she wasn't just sensitive to its presence, but within her there's a fragment and it's just enough...]

PERFECT.

[Lien yells to Lindsey. She's panicking and while she doesn't know what's going to happen next, she at least has an idea]

LINDSEY!! Whatever happens don't listen--...!!

[The shadow disappears and Lien feels herself being shut down or rather, a THING attaching itself to her within.

And suddenly silence.]

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Lien? Lien!!

[ if the presence in the statue wasn't terrifying enough, the sounds of the struggle are even more so. He doesn't know what's happening, he doesn't know how to help. He's already beginning to glow, his power stirring slightly, reacting to his desperate need to protect his friend, as she fights the... whatever it is.

When she goes silent, he goes blindingly bright. ] Let her go! If you hurt her I swear to God--

I'm not hurt.

[It's Lien's voice that replies and yet not hers either. The voice is calm and retaining the quiet and terrifying quality that came from the shadow. Lien's body sits up and her eyes are empty. The demon is mostly in control and holds out a palm, studying it in bemusement. Of course, it can't ignore Lindsey forever (that light is making it flinch) so it answers with Lien's voice (softly, terribly).]

We're not hurt. Boy, calm yourself. Why would I hurt such an interesting body like this? Don't try anything without thinking first. Listen if you will.

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[ It takes him a moment to get a hold of himself, to rein in his terror and desperation. The light fades, but he's still glowing at the edges. His power refuses to subside as long as he's still on edge- it's the best he can do, so hopefully it'll work. ]

What do you want? [ his tone is even, cold. ]

Would you kindly allow me just a moment?

[It actually sits there for a few seconds taking in its surroundings. It's been so long since it could actually possess a body, taking advantage of the girl's sensitivity. How wonderful the world felt in a body! To see from human eyes! From the statue it could only seethe and watch the world pass by from this one spot. But years have passed and the moon gave it power to lure in unsuspecting victims. They all could hear it when the moon was full; they had wishes and it would grant them to an extent and then it would trap them, their souls and bodies trapped in the same statue.

The demon is considering the possibilities. Yes, the possibilities... It stands up in Lien's body and takes a few steps towards Lindsey.]

You can't see me, can you boy? I'm here, but you can only hear my voice?

[ Lindsey stands there silently seething as that thing did who-knows-what in Lien's body.

When it stands up and steps closer, he shrinks back half a pace before gathering himself and rising to his full height, glaring at where he knew Lien's head would be.. He's knight, God dammit. He needed to act like one. ]

Don't tease me. Don't-- don't toy with me. What. Do. You. Want.

[It chuckles lightly in a way that Lien would never do.]

Oh, it's not what I want. I'm very pleased right now actually. I've been terribly bored for so long. Don't you know what it's like? Sitting in one place, doing nothing year, after year... And now I can walk around, free as can be.

[It holds up Lien's hand again and even hums.]

This girl is so interesting. She's doesn't have magic, but there's something magical... Ah, but never mind that.

If anything though, I should be asking you: What do you want? Actually, no. I don't even have to ask do I?

[And it walks closer and now Lindsey should hear a voice whispering into his ear, almost seductively in the voice that was and wasn't Lien's.]

I can give you your sight back.

[ His impulse to jerk back is stopped dead before it even begins. The glow fizzles out as he gapes, shocked, trying to comprehend what he just heard.

I can give you your sight back.

His voice is suddenly small- he's thirteen again, learning that he'll never see again, that his world will be dark forever. ] ... What?

[Wonderful. It takes a step back a grin slowly spreading across Lien's face.]

You want to see again don't you? Curing blindness is a mere trifle for someone like me.

[It's voice grows soft again, almost soothing even. As if it really did sympathize and pity Lindsey.]

It must be awful. Everything in darkness and you can only hear and feel. But what good is the warmth of the sun if it can't light the way. What good is this moonlight if you can't even take pleasure in it?

I'll give it to you. I'll give you light.

[ He doesn't know what to say. His mind is reeling. This is the one thing he's ever wanted- this could make everything better.

There's a "yes" on his lips, but he stops short. Maybe it's his common sense kicking back in, or maybe it's that part of his past life that longed for Guinevere and lost everything because of it. ]

... In exchange for what?

Mmmmm.

[It's choosing its words carefully, oh so carefully.]

I want to help you, I really do. It's such a shame to be in your condition. But you see, I can't as long as the seal on the statue I'm bound to is in tact. I can't even leave this area as long as it remains.

So if you break the seal, I'll give you your sight... for one eye.

[ A frown. This is already getting messy, and he doesn't like it. ]

And the other eye?

Oh, it's not much! Not at all.

[There's a musical sounding laugh before it answers.]

For the other eye, you let me keep this body.

[That last part could have been completed with an, "Or else."]

But don't worry! You won't even know I'm there. She'll be back to herself, the one you're so obviously fond of. I'll just be within and I can even help you later on. I can do so many things, you can't even begin to imagine! Don't tell her of course. It'll be our little secret. ♥

[ He goes quiet, staring openly in Lien's direction. Of course, of course it would ask for something like that.

He would see again. But he'd lose her- he didn't care what that thing promised. He would lose her.

The thought occurs to him all at one that sight won't make everything better- losing it had lost him his friends, and any chance at a normal life but getting it back wouldn't bring those things back as well. No, it was Lien. Her presence- her enthusiasm, her acceptance, just her. She made everything better, and he would not give her away for the world.

He takes a deep breath. This was a delicate situation.

But it also seemed that on the heels of his revelation came another one- blooming in his mind like a flower. He suddenly just knew, like a wall had been knocked down, and the knowledge of his magic flowed freely into his mind. He could stop this, and it suddenly seemed very easy. ]

... You want me to break the seal? Fine. I'll do it. But I'll need my magic.

Excellent.

[It seems convinced and very pleased.]

Your magic is quite intriguing boy. Will it take you a while?

[Meanwhile, the demon feels something within. Lien's hand is moving towards the stun gun in her jacket, slowly, ever so slowly.

Because Lien is trying to fight this parasite off, this thing possessing not only her mind, but it's trying to take over something in her she doesn't want it to touch]

Not really.

[ And for the first time ever, his magic comes when he calls. A flash of light and Lindsey stands, armored and glowing. He glances over at Lien, and just like the first time they met, he can see her as she is. Short, lacking her usual smile in a disconcerting way, but not unpretty.

Unlike the first time they met, though, he looks deeper. It's intimate, and intrusive, but it's the only way. He doesn't know why he knows that but he does. He looks into her soul, her very being, and he can see everything that is Lien, and the dark tendrils of the demon trying to blot her out. She's fighting it, and doing a valiant job, but he can't let it go on a moment longer. ]

I'm sorry, Lien.

[ It's a brief apology, quiet, then he lunges toward her. A sword of pure light and power appearing in both hands as he brings it down in one powerful swipe, cleaving the demon from her soul. ]

EEEEEEAAAAAAAAUUUUUUGHHHH!!

[The scream the demon emits is terrible as the sword of light cuts it down, its miserable existence no longer a threat. Its very body and soul have been cut and burned down.

As the shadow from her soul dissipates, the Knight can clearly see her form. The soul itself is soft and yet there are shimmering lines as if it were a patchwork of some sort, a soul made of different parts. The demon alluded to it after all; there was some strange unexplainable magic in her.

But it was still her. Lien's eyes return to their normal color and she looks upon Lindsey in his Knight form, dazed. Somehow she manages to hold up the stun gun and blithely remark.]

Ah. Guess I didn't need this after all.

And you're looking good Lindsey.

[She falls to her knees, feeling weak and light headed and not all quite there.]

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[ He doesn't want to intrude any more. There are things there he shouldn't be seeing, so he draws his gaze back, looking over her physical form again. What was it he'd thought earlier? "Not unpretty"? Well, that was just another way of saying pretty, wasn't it? And she really was.

Today must be the day for sudden realizations.

When she falls to her knees, Lindsey's right there kneeling beside her, one hand out to steady her. His armor dissolves, flaking off him in specks of light, and for once he's not exhausted or dizzy or sick after using her powers. He gives her a worried smile. ] You okay?

[She smiles back, not registering the fact that she voluntarily reaches out for his arm to steady herself.]

Y-Yeah. That was... Ha. Haha. That's a first. That's never happened to me before. I mean, I heard things about monsters, but I didn't...

Oh god, rough n-night huh?

[She sniffs and Lien's voice sounds shaky as if she's on the verge of... Nope, she really is crying a few tears just fell down her face even though she's smiling.]

Edited 2013-10-01 08:42 (UTC)

Lien? [ It doesn't take a genius to figure out that tone of voice, and he instantly draws her into a hug. ] God, I'm so sorry.

[The hug just cinches it. She sobs her one arm falling and dangling uselessly by her side and the other wiping the tears away from her face.]

W-What are you t-talking about you idiot?! I'm sorry! I-I'm such a dumb ass! I dragged us both into this, we could have g-gotten killed because of me!

[She's faced all sorts of murderers, criminals, and yet those types never threatened her sense of self like that demon did. Even worse, Lien felt awful because she put them both at risk out of misplaced confidence.

Her sobbing settles down once she leans her forehead against Lindsey's chest.]

I'm an idiot.

Hey. You're not an idiot! You had no way of knowing what would happen.

I totally am though!

[Oh wait, OOPS physical contact. She lifts her head up and waves her hands at him backing away slightly.]

A-AH!! Aw, crap, sorry for touching you!!

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