Petra
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Post by Petra on Jan 28, 2013 12:19:30 GMT -5
Hearing and sensing the commotion going on outside, Petra heaved off a sigh in failing to suppress her curiosity anymore. Opening her eyes, she looked upwards like her brother instructed.
And like everyone else, was surprised by the sight. A large creature flew across the clouds, it was so huge, Petra is quite surprised that she cannot sense it's energy. Possibly because it's too high up in the air and she can only direct her electrons through the earth so far.
Watching this dragon flying doesn't give her that amazement feeling, it's more like she's busy thinking up ideas on how to direct her charges to make her sense aerial energies as well.
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Muri
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Darkness is my home; smoke, smog, mist... They're my best friends.
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Post by Muri on Nov 20, 2014 10:02:44 GMT -5
Muri giggled at Zephel questioning her action of hugging onto him then smiled up at him. "Perhaps I've just missed you." She suggested with a smile as though that could be the truth. "I may've taken your existence for granted before." She added to make her suggestion even more likely-sounding.
Muri giggled lightly again at Zephel's comment of needing to get used to such hugs if she was going to keep it up. "Why not? It's fun." Muri suggested happily, smiling at Zephel, then gave his arm a light squeeze as she leaned her head back on his shoulder.
"Eh?" Muri questioned Zeph as he asked if she wanted to see Orphion and to watch the sky. She looked upwards with a curious expression and waited, her grip on Zephel's arm slightly loosened. Muri's eyes widened in surprise as she saw a giant metallic blue figure she could only identify was a dragon flying overhead. It had been hundreds of years since she last saw one herself from her memories. Even then, it was especially rare for them to be sighted anywhere near Mount Etna or the surrounding countries. One could grow up there believing dragons to only be something from fantasy.
Muri's eyes remained fixated on the skies as though in a daze. She hadn't even heard Zephel speaking aloud. Her mind was no longer in the present. Another memory had begun pouring in.
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A small group of teens with silver hair and red eyes were trapped in a cave, facing a large winged beast huffing smoke. A male version of Muri grinned twistedly as he faced the beast and began emitting smoke of his own. There were a few voices of concern from others in the group as Muri stepped towards the beast. Annoyed by the voices, he pushed his arms out to the side and a dividing wall a smoke removed the dragon and Muri from their sight. Satisfied, Muri grinned again and began to create a weapon from smoke in his hand. A large sword was manifested as Muri continued to walk towards the beast. Angered, it drew back a breath and a wave of fire came rushing towards Muri. In response, a mass of smoke burst forward to suffocate the flames.
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After about a minute of being in a trance, Muri finally became aware of her surroundings again. She stared at the sky a moment longer while recollecting quickly the rest of the memory in her conscious state. She then smiled cheerfully and stood up, slipping away from Zephel though smiling back at him for a moment as though to assure him she's okay. She then turned away from the three and hopped over to the sleeping dog, squatting in front of it and watching it for a moment before reaching out to pet its head.
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Post by Zephel on Nov 21, 2014 10:32:03 GMT -5
Zephel is quite satisfied with his siblings' reactions to Orphion; one of his few pride and joy that he acquired after his loss of memory. It's quite a big deal for him, since it's one of the first few memories he gained after all. Thus, Zeph has quite a big smile on his face as he saw their expressions of awe.
The sudden warmth leaving his arm surprised him just a bit, and he saw Muri retreating away from him with a smile. He finds her reaction to be curious, but decided not to voice it out as he simply watched her went to Zi-Fi's side. "She likes it if you scratch her behind the ears," Zeph tipped with a shrug, suddenly quite interested in how Muri behaves. She looks like a child, but there's something complex about the air she gives off. ...Perhaps it's her smoke hinting that to his air.
"...What was I like before?" He posed the question out, not to a specific sibling, it's loud enough to garner all of their attention, giving way for any one of them to answer for him. Perhaps learning their individual view of him might piece his memory back together, or so he hoped.
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Eyami
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Post by Eyami on Nov 21, 2014 12:30:00 GMT -5
Eyami still had his eyes trained on the smiling Zephel after seeing the incredible sight of a dragon flying overhead. His words were lost in the shock of how far away Zephel seemed at that moment, and he determined to himself that he would make a point of spending more time with Zephel again. He wondered how long it would take to feel like he was close to his brother again.
Eyami's eyes followed Muri as she suddenly left Zephel's side to pet the dog. Her childish enthusiasm for Zephel and animals today seemed out of place to him but he didn't question it after her suggestion that maybe she'd taken him for granted before. It felt good to him to see her acting close with their other siblings as well, even if it was only Zephel for now.
Eyami was brought out of his thoughts on Muri at Zephel's sudden questioning aloud of what he was like before. Eyami felt a slight pang of pain in his chest at that and he looked away with slightly furrowed brows. After a moment, he decided on what he would say, though he spoke a bit quietly. "You were... Protective... Caring... And butt into my business so much that you eventually became my confidant and best friend..." Eyami spoke without facing Zephel, continuing to look away from everyone with a sort of hurt and frustrated expression."
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Petra
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Post by Petra on Jul 4, 2023 22:34:31 GMT -5
After a long while, Petra finally feels better enough to position herself and sit properly. She straightens her back from leaning against the wall behind her, with her shoulders squared and her chin upwards. Her posture is elegant as she rests her hands above her thighs.
The first thing she focuses on is Eyami's profile. She watches him from his side, empathizing with his reaction towards this strange new Zephel's question. Without speaking, she reaches out and and held a bit of his shirt, as if to signal she feels the same way.
Muri was quietly minding the creature a bit further from them, and Petra can only see her backside from where she is. With no one else to turn to, she had to finally face Zephel.
"You were different," she answered sharply. "You looked different, and you were.. You were never...this." Petra starts to motion her hand to the general direction of Zeph's body in disgust.
Her eyes slipped away from him as she recalls the real Zephel in her mind's eye, unaware that she's beginning to rant. "You woke us up with reminders to train, and you put us to sleep with warnings to be vigilant. You were strict with everyone's diet, and you remembered Hikaru's countless allergies. You would stupidly swim out in the freezing lake to save some infant bear, got hypothermia and Eyami had to resuscitate you. You were so..." Petra struggles with her next set of words, finally stopping when she realizes she has no idea how to describe the brother that she knows.
"...Unyielding." While her tone could indicate that she hated him, her spiel entirely shows how she admired him.
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Muri
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Darkness is my home; smoke, smog, mist... They're my best friends.
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Post by Muri on Sept 5, 2023 19:52:43 GMT -5
Muri glanced back at Zephel as he told her the white fluffy dog likes being scratched behind it's ears. She threw a cheery looking smile his way, then turned back to the dog and began to scratch it behind the ears. At the same time, she also lifted her other hand and leaned her face on it, partially blocking her face from her siblings as she stared at this dog that was too bright and fluffy. Her expression towards the dog was cold as she considered the current situation.
Muri's eyes glanced back at her siblings, partially obscured by her hair, in response to Zephel's question of what he used to be like. Listening to Petra's spiel, Muri began to smile mischievously as she thought of something to add.
When Petra was finished, Muri suddenly stood and swiveled on her feet, so her legs were partially crossed. Her arms flung behind her as she stood with a bit of a tilt and smiled brightly. "In short, a nuisance~" She said with a giggle, making it sound like she could easily be joking as she smiled brightly with her eyes closed towards Zephel before slowly opening her eyes to gauge his reaction.
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Post by Zephel on Sept 26, 2023 7:31:03 GMT -5
After Zephel had asked how he was like before his amnesia, he inwardly winced. While he can see the benefit of posing such a question for himself, it hit him a little too late that his siblings might not appreciate that he basically asked them to compare.
He clenches and unclenches his fist, thinking if it's too late to retract his question. Zeph is uncertain now whether he'd want to put them through remembering their brother who's no longer here. Just as he had gathered enough courage to voice out that he changed his mind, Eyami suddenly speaks in a low voice.
All the qualities the darkness wielder listed are positive, and his final point being the past Zephel was his best friend only makes the current Zeph feels even more guilty. "Eyami..." Zeph all but whispered, not having the heart to respond to such a sincere feedback. Everything that can come out of his mouth would hurt the boy even more.
Before he could take another shaky breath, Petra speaks. This may be the first time he could hear her voice clearly, and Zephel faces his sister with a sort of uneasy stare. She is louder than Eyami, and her words indicated that she treasures these memories she has of him. Memories he doesn't remember doing.
He didn't even had the chance to collect his thoughts when right after Petra was done speaking, Muri piped in, stressing that he's a nuisance. Zephel had turned to her when she spoke up, and his expression of remorse and shame were in full view for her. His body feels tensed, and there is a certain heaviness inside his stomach that he doesn't quite understand.
"Wow..." His voice is shaky as he leans back onto the wall behind him, seeming to shrink as the beanbag shifted under him and his body slides down. The Zephel that they remember... He doubts all these qualities can be applied to his current dull self.
"I have some big shoes to fill, huh." Zephel jokes bitterly, inhaling the air Muri has purified and presses both of his hands against his face, hiding it. Only then, he exhales deeply. "What happened to me...?" The muffled voice that came from within his palms sounds pained and confused. He's desperate to learn who he was, but at the same time, the expectations form his siblings to be who they thought of him to be feels so very heavy, it felt difficult to breathe. Zeph pulls away his hands, now revealing a rather complex expression on his face.
"I remember vague images in the middle of a deep crater..." He breathed, eyes unfocused as he tries to recall his earliest memories. "Everything hurt. Worried voices of people. Strangers." He assumed he crashlanded somewhere, and kind civilians patched him up the best they could. "Tyr... An admin of a school, was called to check if I was... a student. He invited me to register instead." He vividly remembers Tyr opening his hand to shake his, but he doesn't recall accepting the handshake. "I was bewildered, confused. ...Angry. Anger felt right at the time... It was strange.."
Zephel finally tears himself back to the present and lifts his head up to look at his siblings. "Was I... a deeply angry person...?"
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Post by Eyami on Sept 26, 2023 10:20:56 GMT -5
Hearing Zephel quietly utter his name in response, Eyami lowered his head a little more in pain and discomfort, knowing his best friend wasn't the same person in front of him anymore.
Eyami could feel Petra shift beside him, then touch his shirt. He looked at her for a moment, then gave a silent nod at the understanding that they're both hurting and uncomfortable. When Petra addressed Zephel's question, Eyami looked away again, his eyebrows knitting in frustration and pain again at the memories his older brother and best friend had forgotten.
When Muri finally spoke, Eyami turned to look at her a bit in surprise. He knew her sweet attitude towards Zephel was new and a bit strange, but for her to so easily sound like she might be joking? He couldn't remember a time when she said something negative about her siblings in a way that could be joking. What he did remember was Muri being genuinely furious at Zephel anytime he tried to connect with her or get her to follow his training schedules and plans for them. Eyami wasn't sure if she really did miss Zephel or if something else was causing her to act differently.
Eyami glanced at Zephel, only seeing his profile, but noticing what he could of Zephel's expression. His stomach felt knotted, unsure of how to respond to Zephel appearing ashamed. Eyami looked back down, feeling a bit guilty for blaming Zephel for his memory loss. Eyami's muscles tensed when Zephel began to speak. When Zephel joked about filling big shoes, Eyami clenched and unclenched his hands once.
When Zephel questioned what happened, Eyami slowly looked back at up him, his body still tense from emotional pain. Hearing his older brother and best friend seeming so pained over his past, Eyami clenched his fists again. When Zeph began talking of a memory from after he left home, Eyami looked down again, clenching his fists a little tighter.
Eyami looked back at Zephel, meeting his eyes, after hearing his brother ask if he was a deeply angry person. A hint of concern was in Eyami's eyes. "No... Hikaru annoyed you sometimes, but..." He looked down again, knitting his brows. "You were always trying to help us... You were kind and... Smiled at us a lot... even if some of us didn't want to be near you..." He glanced over at Muri, hoping she wouldn't be mad at him for saying that.
He glanced back down, lowering his head again and clenched his fists slightly, sounding a bit more quiet. "You always had time for me... You listened... You were..." there for me. His words trailed off into thoughts that pained him as he turned his lowered head away from all three of them.
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