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       #Post#: 397584--------------------------------------------------
       Wayward Dreams
       By: UrdroxasReturn Date: November 19, 2015, 5:45 pm
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       It was another warm what-would-be morning as Urdroxa's
       consciousness came back together within his body, the veil of
       darkness fades away as he opens his eyes. Fumi was being
       clutched tightly to his chest protectively, as if he worried she
       might be gone when he awoke. He still found himself trying to
       brush off the thought that she might just pick up and leave, but
       so many times had she reassured him she wasn't going anywhere,
       he finally starts understanding this with a delirious smile.
       Gently sliding his arm out from under her he sets her down,
       slowly bending down to kiss her on her forehead and then slides
       his legs over the end of the bed and rubs his face silently
       yawning during the process of waking up. Smiling as he looks
       back to Fumi's sleeping form he chuckles inaudibly before
       getting up, only wearing silken pajama bottoms, and walks out of
       the room. The candles still alight and as he walks down the
       hallway, he then pauses and stops in front of one of the many
       blank ones and smiles. "I think I finally know what to do with
       you..." He then crosses his arms, resting his forehead in his
       right hand he closes his eyes and concentrates on the image of
       them peacefully asleep in each others arms in their lovers
       embrace. Moving his right hand he presses his fingertips to the
       blank portrait and color floods from his fingertips onto the
       parchment and cover it in a perfect replication of the image he
       had seen in his mind's eye. "Beautiful... I think she'll
       appreciate that one as well." He says quietly as he continues
       down the corridor.
       Finally coming to the large lobby he looks out from the top of
       the grand staircase and sighs gently. "Too bad the parties have
       all died down, would be wonderful to have another masquerade
       gathering... Oh the personalities that come alive then..." He
       chuckles once more as his left hand rests on the railing as he
       walks down the many stairs. Staring at the massive double doors
       he chuckles. "Though it would normally be impossible to reach a
       party on a floating island in a world with only water. You got
       to admire power and what it can unlock..." He says to himself in
       brief admiration for the many events and this made him smile,
       but not in pure happiness, it was almost as if there was sadism
       riddled all over his face. "And the screams from the dying..."
       He says as his eyes slowly dart to the floor, almost as if
       peering past the floor to something below. Shaking his head he
       chuckles and then without saying a word his face returns from
       subtle sadism to his normal half delirious smile as he stumbles
       into the kitchen, throwing open the cabinets haphazardly and
       starts cooking up a typical morning meal for him, an entire pig,
       roughly 2 pounds of hashbrowns, 3 pounds of bacon, and a large
       green/red colored steak, the interior being green and the
       exterior red. This roughly takes him only an hour to fully
       prepare using his ability to agitate the molecules fast enough
       to speed cook things effectively.
       Sliding the food onto the tables he yawns lightly before he
       laughs a little loudly, just remembering that Fumi might also be
       hungry, looking down to the serious banquet he made he then
       shakes his head. "Ah, I think I'll just share, I don't feel like
       making more... That is if she feels like eating organic
       material... Hmm... Ah!" He says as he holds up his palms face up
       and closes his eyes. A tiny slit opens up in the dead center of
       both palms and from the tiny slit emerges two large crystalline
       blood red roses that had large bright blue swirls all throughout
       them. They irradiated pure light and very vividly, having been
       made of his own essence they were supercharged with power and
       raw latent energy he knew she'd get a jolt from. A pleasant one
       he was sure. He then leans against the table and hopes that she
       is waking up soon to smell the large amount of food he had made.
       "Hope she is feeling peckish, I know I am..." He chuckles once
       more as his stomach grumbles, his hands rushing to cover his
       abdomen.
       #Post#: 397607--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Wayward Dreams
       By: Colette Date: November 19, 2015, 6:10 pm
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       The depths of her 'dreams' were always the same and slowly she'd
       come to terms with that; sleeping had been something she'd
       always attempted to veer from, but Urdroxa held it in such high
       regard and so far his way of doing things had been much more
       interesting and eventful than hers.
       The dream started all the same; a black void seemingly made of
       nothing, yet she felt solidity beneath her. A floor pitch black,
       but she never felt any walls...just the surface beneath her feet
       that betrayed no depth, no form, yet all she could do was walk
       on it until she felt her mortal legs grow weary causing her to
       finally stop and drop onto the strange ground beneath her. With
       only silence greeting her ears, Fumi had always felt strangely
       claustrophobic at this point in her dream; the quiet was what
       was overwhelming, the ringing in her ears growing until her head
       felt cramped, but then the soft sound of waves would greet her.
       Though temporary, the relief was immediate as the strange cold
       water gleamed with a reflection from which held no light source
       and it pooled along her exposed knees. Slowly, the water would
       gather and Fumi would find herself knee-deep, to waist-deep, to
       neck-deep in a water that was neither warm, nor cold, for it
       held no temperature whatsoever and this temperature lacking
       liquid would consume her in one fatal gulp.
       In the beginning Fumi had always panicked at this stage,
       wondering how long it would take for her to suffocate, but that
       simply wasn't the case any longer. Her familiarity with this
       dream had allowed her to get deeper and deeper each time; there
       was no need to worry about breath for she could easily breathe.
       Motionless, breathing in liquid and breathing out bubbles, the
       feeling had become almost serene...then the first hand appeared.
       Similar to her own creations, the black-nailed appendage was
       almost precise to her own besides it's gray flesh. The firm
       fingers wrapped around her small ankle, followed by another
       grasping her other thigh, the next few claiming her arms and her
       waist until she was covered in a steel-like grip whose direction
       was pulling her down and down... It was impossible to move in
       their holds, she could barely so much as move her head an inch
       and whenever she did, she saw nothingness. Eternal, never-ending
       darkness until the first gleam would appear. A neon shade of
       red, so vivid and bright it seemed to practically be burning and
       its size would only grow the further she was pulled down. Closer
       and closer, Fumi would meet it and horror only ever filled her
       as she realized that she'd been pulled for hours and hours and
       the bright light was only getting larger...and it was burning
       her, the severity and intensity of this crimson sheen was
       setting her ablaze. Fumi would cry out into nothing, water
       meeting her pleas and the hands around her would grip with such
       strength that she could feel her body being eviscerated, crushed
       into plumes of smoke.
       That was when she'd awake.
       Always with a start, Fumi would wake up in the empty bed with
       Urdroxa always being such an early-riser. Her chest rose and
       fell rapidly and sweat gathered along the pale skin of her
       forehead, Fumi's crimson gaze searching this way and that as if
       to constantly reaffirm herself that she was safe. There was the
       soft carpet, there were the sheets with his side still
       warm...the red candles that ceaselessly burned; a voluntary
       shiver broke through Fumi with the color of red being so
       distinct and vivid with the still practically tangible threads
       of her dreams hanging against her. Slowly, Fumi had always come
       down from these slight episodes and she was thankful that
       Urdroxa never had to deal with them.
       Leaving his room with her hair freshly groomed, her attire
       consisting of the black camisole she'd always worn in his
       presence, Fumi's manicured black fingernails combed through the
       silken, raven strands of her hair to tuck the stray bits away
       from her groggy, crimson gaze until she stopped to notice yet
       another new painting in her midst.
       The image of the two sleeping was utterly surreal to her. Seeing
       yourself through another's person's eyes and memories was both
       flattering and embarrassing and Urdroxa had not only one, but
       two of these styles of...memory paintings displayed for all to
       see. On one hand, Fumi's cheeks wouldn't stop burning and on the
       other, she somberly smiled while giving it one more look before
       passing by; in the end, she always appreciated how nicely he
       viewed her.
       Walking through the empty halls she'd come to be familiar with,
       making her way across the grand staircase, and passing through
       the empty grand hall, Fumi also noted how strange it was to see
       it so empty. The first time she'd come to Urdroxa's home this
       room in particular had been oddly haunting, the abandoned
       bottles and signs of partying yet no partiers...it was as if
       only ghosts danced here now. Yet Fumi didn't like to ponder on
       such thoughts, especially as she smelled the scents wafting from
       the hallway that led into his kitchen; a smile lit across her
       face with the amusement at his fondness for cooking. It was only
       a shame that she didn't eat!
       Entering the room as she heard the grumble of his stomach, Fumi
       approached from behind him and sneakily wrapped her arms around
       his torso from behind, burying her head against his warm back
       while muffling her words into his skin, an amused smile still
       against her lips throughout the entirety of the duration. "Good
       morning, handsome. Your cooking always smells so nice, it almost
       makes me want to eat."
       #Post#: 397682--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Wayward Dreams
       By: UrdroxasReturn Date: November 19, 2015, 8:45 pm
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       It was thanks to the massive accumulation of power and energy
       within him that his senses were so well tuned that he could feel
       the oxygen molecules part as she moved through the halls, this
       could be heard like a chorus of bell chimes, each sounding off
       with a distinct ring. Were it not for his keen sense of smell he
       would have spun around and ruined the surprise, but instead he
       only smirks and gently place his hands over hers as she wraps
       her arms around his abdomen. "Well good morning Fumi." He
       chuckles but then pouts when he hears her words. "Aww, almost?"
       He shrugs a little, leaning his head towards the table. On the
       table in the dead center was a lovely vase holding the two
       beautifully colored roses he had created for her. "I did make
       something I knew you'd like, at least you'll have some form of
       early morning energy. Might want to eat them slowly, I used my
       own energy to make them this time, I want to see how you'll
       react to the difference." He said smiling happily, his
       fingertips gently grazing her arms.
       For the first time in a very long time he finally felt at ease
       with himself and with his surroundings. Still his mind was
       flooded with horrific thoughts of mutilation and dissection but
       more often were they drowned out by thoughts of children. If he
       were to drift off once more into the darkness he wanted to have
       left something behind to secure his name. He smiles absently as
       he tries to imagine a smaller fluffier version of himself
       stumbling around and getting into trouble. He simply chuckles
       and shakes his head, dismissing the thoughts as he then comes
       back to reality. Looking around he finds himself feeling
       suddenly alone, even though Fumi was nearby he simply felt like
       there could be much more life around this massive home.
       He then smirks as at the base of the vase were several small
       joints, each wafting with the same aromas from the night before.
       His right hand deftly swipes one up, and places it into the
       right corner of his mouth, without even lighting it himself it
       sparks by itself and he begins to inhale. His eyes close and he
       tilts his head back. The sweet and warm vapors filling his
       throat and lungs. Holding it for a long duration he exhales out
       of his nostrils, shivering slightly as he very slowly begins to
       feel more, for some reason he could feel more when his mind was
       altered, as if his body was naturally dead and needed constant
       revival. He then smiles as he turns around and holds her tightly
       close to him. "I say we start this morning off right. Would you
       like to join me?" He says handing her an unlit joint before
       lifting her up in his arms, squeezing gently as he nuzzles his
       cheek with hers, a bright and happy smile over his face. "You're
       beautiful in your sleep, you looked so peaceful and calm...
       Sorry, I don't mean to sound weird at all." He says laughing
       gently to himself.
       He then nods once and sets her back down to the floor. "Sorry if
       I tend to manhandle you a little, I forget myself sometimes and
       I get excited easily." Looking down to the floor he chuckles and
       smiles. "Ah yes, I think it's time to show you my greatest
       creation, the Nexus. It's essentially an engine of pure power,
       it holds the power and energy of countless worlds and has helped
       me shape my own body in my pursuit of power. Instead I now use
       it to maintain the natural order and to study the worlds within
       my body. It's capable of just about anything with the correct
       manipulator." He smiles happily, very proud of his creation.
       "But that is for later today, let's just get warmed up and wake
       up." He then sits down to his food and begins to devour it
       ferociously. Making care not to make a mess, it seems as though
       he hadn't eaten in a very long time. Having devoured it all in a
       matter of a few minutes he even had devoured wholes bones with
       very powerful chomps of his incredible jaws. Finishing his meal
       he quickly drops the plates into the sink and returns back to
       her. "Well hon, this castle is large and so is the island if
       you'd like to explore. Pretty large garden out back, I'm sure by
       now it's overgrown now, maybe even some new mutations in the
       flora. I've even tinkered with genes and the genetic
       evolutionary pathways." He chuckles a little, once more proud of
       his many creations. "The world is ours to play with!" He
       announces happily.
       #Post#: 397695--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Wayward Dreams
       By: Colette Date: November 19, 2015, 9:11 pm
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       A small and guilty smile crossed her lips at his childish tone
       in answer to her declaration of 'almost'. It wasn't that she
       didn't want to eat his food, it's that she simply held no need
       to. Fumi's body was mortal, but its inner workings certainly
       weren't. Liquids, solids, anything consumed that wasn't
       traditionally a part of her would simply wind up in a pile on
       the floor if she were to dissipate at any given time and the
       idea of chewing food...and having it end up in the floor after
       made her skin crawl.
       "Oh? Something for me?" With the pitch of her voice growing
       higher in childish interest, she peered over the side of his
       large back  and looked upon the crystalline crimson petals that
       shone with energetic light. To Fumi, the sight of this was as
       tantalizing as any steak.
       With the tingling of his passing fingertip's touch along her
       arms, Fumi dropped her small limbs and made her way to his side
       instead where she touched the tip of her fingers along the
       crystal creations in admiration. Urdroxa's talents seemed
       boundless, the creation of these many sculptures he'd come to
       make her being just one of many; having almost no use for them
       after consumption tended to leave her feeling a small bit
       guilty.
       With a small hop upwards, Fumi sat on the wide table with a
       single rose in her hand, holding it to the light to catch the
       twinkling glints before she opened her mouth. The usual shadows
       in the depths of her mouth seemed impossibly dark, hinting
       towards the insatiable void inside of her, and the light from
       within the rose seemed to gradually disappear further and
       further until all that was left was a dim and black rose
       following a low gurgle in the pit of her abdomen.  Acting as if
       she'd just eaten a meal herself, her pink tongue dragged its way
       across the plush flesh of her lips before disappearing back
       between them and she gingerly placed the strangely empty rose
       upon the table while Urdroxa offered her yet another good time.
       At first, Fumi had reached out for it, but she felt strangely
       against having it so early and felt she was enjoying herself
       enough for the time being. "Hmn...thank you lovely, but I'll
       pass for right now. I want to enjoy this morning with you the
       way I am now."
       Being lifted up made her laugh lightly and she found her arms
       around his neck, affectionately nestling her cheek against his
       to mirror the motion of affection while her cheeks radiated heat
       with his words. "It doesn't sound weird, just
       very...flattering." With her feet touching the floor once more,
       her left hand moved to gently clasp his cheek and she brushed
       her thumb tenderly across his cheekbone with a warm smile along
       her lips. "You always bring me a certain...peace and calm. I'd
       hope that'd show." Fumi could hardly stand the affectionate way
       he looked at her and as she admired the expression for a moment
       longer, she caught a glimmer of something else hidden deep
       within the intricate pattern of his eyes. A strange sort
       of...longing?
       Usually Fumi would push such things out of her mind, but not
       when they concerned Urdroxa specifically. There was a fine line
       she tiptoed on a daily basis between possessiveness and
       protectiveness, a line she was never too sure where to be, so
       naturally anything that bothered him would end up bothering her
       so long as she either noticed or knew about it. While Urdroxa
       explained in vain the workings of his "Nexus", Fumi silently
       brooded over what could possibly be bothering him so early.
       It was only at his last sentence that she seemed to clock back
       in, offering a small "hm?," of question when he had finished.
       Looking down for a moment with a guilty expression at having
       missed nearly all of his explanation, she offered a small and
       uncertain agreement to him with a furrowed brow. It didn't take
       long to make her crumble, as a matter of fact it didn't take
       anything at all, Fumi just couldn't handle the idea of him not
       being in peace to her visibly. "Urdroxa, something was on your
       mind a little bit earlier, yes?"
       She had walked back to his side and gently looped her arm around
       his, clasping her fingers together while resting her head
       against his bicep. "Pardon me for intruding on the matter, as I
       know that there are many...hidden things that we don't know
       about each other yet, but I'd like to know what's on your mind."
       With a faint smile on her lips, she looked up to him sheepishly.
       "We can talk on the way to this garden? I would like to see that
       as well."
       #Post#: 398076--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Wayward Dreams
       By: UrdroxasReturn Date: November 22, 2015, 7:58 pm
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       Urdroxa eyes were silently observing her as she beheld his tiny
       creations, the small roses of iridescent color and light. She
       tenderly held them before her lips and in response the vivid
       colors died down and were sucked into the darkness within her,
       this means of gaining sustenance encapsulated Urdroxa's poetic
       and particularly morbid mind. He found in her a whole new kind
       of elegance that could only be found and noticed when given
       large amounts of time dedicated to study, she was worthy of his
       research and respect as a work of art in constant motion. It
       wasn't long before she had very lightly clasped his face and
       they had begun staring into each other's eyes, his slightly pale
       cheeks redden up a little, the closeness was still as warming as
       ever. She suddenly saw through his empty smiles and it cut
       through his inner tension like a knife and it showed just as
       vividly on his face, the bright and happy-go-lucky guy becomes
       that serious-faced stranger, she knew something was on his mind.
       Maybe it was still too soon, but he felt he owed her at least
       some sort of explanation.
       "Well..." He spoke, yet as he did so all Fumi would hear was a
       tone of pain he had never uttered before, it would feel
       incredibly familiar to her, the sense of loneliness. He then
       looks down and chuckles, wiping his face with his right arm, it
       didn't seem that he was crying but his eyes seemed to have
       reddened up a little as if he was about to. A fake smile now
       broadly displayed on his face as he turned around abruptly, his
       right hand now grasping hers and he began to lead them out into
       the lobby, to the large double doors. His palms gently plant
       onto the stone doors and he lowers his head a little, tilting it
       to the side as he spoke back to her. His voice was a little off,
       as if something was still eating at him. "To be honest it's a
       long story... The Garden is behind the place, the way there will
       be nice though." He said, his voice becoming a little lighter
       and jovial the second half when he abruptly changes the subject.
       Pushing open the doors slowly the night sky was bright and two
       differently sized moons were high up in the sky, illuminating
       the sky in an unnatural brightness at night that almost rivaled
       daylight. Looking to the right he pointed to a rough path
       through thick underbrush along the walls. The ruined pillars
       decorated the area yet the damage seemed limited to them and
       only them, as if nothing ever reached the walls themselves. As
       Urdroxa walked down the path his voice rang out once more, to
       the left of them was a very beautiful view of the ocean below
       them as the mansion rested on a high hill in the center of the
       floating island. The crystal clear blue waters seemed to be flat
       and calm, not a single disturbance could break this perfectly
       serene moment, except for Urdroxa's haunted tone. "I've told you
       that I've captured worlds and remade them in the pursuit of
       knowledge and for those random... Experiments... Well another
       thing I've noticed, is the care of a family unit." He shrugs,
       looking over to the left, smirking slightly as he notices how
       calm the ocean is. "It's weird... I can create clones, modify
       them, and set their base age as low as I want, but it won't make
       him or her my son or daughter..." He sighs a little and they
       take a turn around the first corner of the mansion.
       "No matter what I myself do, I will never get to experience that
       without someone else... Well, Fumi, I've thought long and hard
       about it and..." He pauses once more, having done so already
       plenty of times in his speech, yet this pause was longer, and it
       seemed to carry more meaning. "Well... I can't see anyone else
       more deserving of sharing that experience with than you... So I
       guess... Well... What I'm asking you to consider is..." He grits
       his teeth, fed up with his own stammering and timidity. He spins
       around and sighs, nodding once and opening up his slightly
       teared up eyes. "I want to have a family with you, and bring
       into this world children. I don't want you to think I'm a single
       track minded individual because I believe myself to have
       transcended that mentality lifetimes ago. My urges are more
       based on the pursuit of knowledge, but around you even those
       basic barriers I've set up crumble down and I'm like putty..."
       He says smirking helplessly as he turns back around, his hand
       squeezing hers tightly as he walks forward silently, biting his
       lower lip as they take about 20 minutes of walking through thick
       brush and overgrown grasses and vines to pass the final corner.
       What was there before them was the opening to a huge eden-like
       grotto. At first it opened up into a huge opening with a small
       waterfall fed by a stream that trickled down rocks from
       seemingly nowhere. The water was a beautiful crystal blue, just
       like the ocean below.
       At first it was strange, for it was completely silent, but upon
       entering through the large half red and half blue, bisected
       through the middle, archway, the sounds of hundreds of birds
       could be heard, along with the echoes of various noises from
       wondrous beasts. Crouched and in a bow-like stance facing the
       two was Pain, hissing feverishly at the sight of his master and
       mistress. "Ah... I knew I smelled you Pain... Found your way
       here have you?" With Urdroxa's words Pain hisses feverishly and
       with a sudden lunging sprint he stands besides the two, his body
       perpendicular with their own. "He seems to like you Fumi, maybe
       he senses what I sensed in you before. The strength of your
       soul. Be careful not to pet him around his joints, they leak an
       energy that would be very disastrous to touch. But his crest his
       completely fine if you'd like. He isn't used to touch, but he
       won't turn you away." Pain simply nods and turns his body away
       to let them pass. The grotto seemed to have 2 paths, each one to
       either side of the small pond of crystal blue water. "Well Fumi,
       welcome to my own little replication of the Garden of Eden. You
       remember the Menagerie area I had blocked off right? Well once
       upon a time each door lead to a mythical creature's area here.
       Since my departure however the energy binding the doors
       dissipated and I'm sure by now some species may have died off,
       but whose to say others may have even evolved. I like to enforce
       the natural order, but only to an extent, I won't let my
       favorites die off forever." He chuckles as he opens his arms,
       marveling at another of his many achievements. "Well, Fumi. What
       do you think?" He asked her happily
       #Post#: 398387--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Wayward Dreams
       By: Colette Date: November 23, 2015, 7:19 pm
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       The walk to the garden was melancholy, the rooms betraying their
       final sense of emptiness and loneliness while Urdroxa directed
       her to The Garden; every step seemed to be absentminded as
       Urdroxa gathered both his thoughts and courage to finally talk
       to her. Whatever he was withholding from her must have been
       heavy on his shoulders, for even when he seemed as if he were
       about to crack and talk...he'd just withdraw once again. To
       Fumi, Urdroxa seemed like he embodied his home a little bit more
       than she'd initially thought.
       The grandeur of this land was still brilliant, but it was
       devoid. The tell-tale signs of what used to be jovial
       celebration and thrilling evenings were but a ghost of their
       former selves; empty bottles, brilliant tapestry and flawlessly
       formed stone slowly gathering dust where only one set of
       footprints now resided...this place must have been lonely, even
       for a timeless creature as Urdroxa.  The sympathy she felt for
       him was immense as she tried to picture what his solitary
       struggle must feel like. Fumi, too, had been alone for an
       infinite expanse of time, but at least she'd been asleep through
       it all...as far as Fumi was aware of, her entire life to this
       point had been filled with Urdroxa's presence almost constantly
       and she just couldn't feel the same loneliness he must have.
       All Fumi could do was offer him her hand to try and assure him
       that she was there and that he could talk to her whenever he
       wished, but he seemed determined to at least get them towards
       the Garden first.
       The opened door betrayed an ache of longing within Fumi as she
       looked to the sky above. The twilight just above her fingertips,
       the moons whose visages filled her with a primal hunger; every
       since her encounter with Nova, Fumi had become more aware that
       these foreign feelings and surges weren't hers, but whatever it
       was inside of her. The creature that had created the void to
       begin with...starlight danced on its tongue once, moons and life
       collapsing in its stomach,  nebulas staining its fingertips as
       their paintbrush-like strokes of light became captured within
       the nothingness of its form, an insatiable devourer that somehow
       was both her, but not her. For just a brief moment, her dreams
       visited her thoughts once more and made her shiver as she looked
       away from the sky she longed for. Thankfully, Urdroxa seemed to
       be ready to open up and it was a distraction she was thankful
       for.
       His words and reaccounted tales of the horrors he'd committed
       were familiar to her, but they didn't hold the sense of severity
       they probably should have, yet at the mention of family it
       became obvious that this was becoming the painful part of the
       explanation for him. The tonal shift and the way he kept
       avoiding looking at her...did a family really weigh him down so
       heavily? Fumi remained silent, giving him the time he needed to
       vent and talk, it was the least she could do for the man she'd
       come to slowly know, but quickly love.
       Moving towards the edge of the pathway that hung precariously
       above a dark blue ocean whose ends were probably as infinite as
       her sleep, Fumi peered into the gently rolling surface of water
       while occasionally tossing her crimson glances to Urdroxa  with
       her hand in his as he worked on stammering out his speech. Yet
       on the sudden delivering of the line "I want to have a family
       with you," Fumi immediately clammed up. Her already pale skin
       seemed to practically glow as what little color faded out, a
       mixture of both horror and surprise along her expression.
       "F-Family? Me?" The suddenness of this topic threw her off
       immensely, for Fumi had no clue what to think about children.
       She'd never encountered them before, only experienced the images
       she'd stolen from Urdroxa's memories when they'd first met. They
       were like people...but...smaller? Except they came from the
       woman's very own blood and being and that brought a strange
       sense of...fright upon Fumi. "Urdroxa..." Fumi bit into her lip,
       her turn to avoid his gaze as much as possible as a million
       thoughts whirred through her head.
       The first thoughts were of shameless enjoyment at him
       considering her high enough for such an honor. Bearing the
       family of someone like Urdroxa, the one person she cared enough
       about in this world to the point of obsession and
       protection...all she wanted to do was make him happy. Yet the
       secondary thoughts were what made her so scared. Fumi's hand
       gently rested over her stomach and she looked down, brows
       furrowing as her thoughts rapidly fired one after another. What
       about what she was? Would she end up birthing something like
       her, or something like Urdroxa? If it was like her did that
       mean...it would be a Void-filled monster like she was? What if
       it was just only that? There was no way Fumi could allow herself
       to concieve something as hungry and primal as the beast she'd
       somehow sealed deep within herself...but then the final thought
       crossed Fumi's mind. Could she even have children? Fumi's
       fingers gripped to the thin material covering her abdomen and
       she wondered how she could even start with answering Urdroxa's
       pleas of a brilliant future.
       Thankfully, they'd seemed to reach the gorgeous grotto that was
       The Garden.  Truly an Eden among this strangely desolate hunk of
       rock, Fumi found it utterly...breathtaking, but like all things
       this evening, Fumi was slowly starting to see deeper past the
       surface of things she initially witnessed. The sounds were
       beautiful, the water as bright and glittery as stardust, but
       Fumi couldn't find the source of either of these things and it
       betrayed the sudden artificial exterior of it all. His Garden
       was beautiful, but it was...fake. The only thing painfully true
       here was the stark contrast of Pain's form in this glorious
       Eden; the beast bringing a smile to Fumi's still pale face.
       Affectionately, but distantly, she gently patted the front and
       shiny head of his terrifying creation as she chewed over how
       she'd begin to approach this sensitive topic with Urdroxa.
       Looking to his happy expression, Fumi felt such guilt that she
       felt more apprehension about this than he seemed to. Urdroxa
       just wanted happiness as much as she did and the idea that
       something like a child could bring him that...it'd be cruel to
       deprive him of such a thing, wouldn't it? "Urdroxa..." Leaving
       her hand from Pain's head, Fumi sighed slightly as she chewed on
       her bottom lip, pushing her lengthy bangs from her face with her
       left hand while she furrowed her brow again. "I...do not think I
       possess the same affection for a family as you, but that does
       not mean I am against it. The human feelings of maternal
       affection is lost on me, I think..." dropping her hand, the
       strands of her hair falling like silk back in to their place as
       she grasped again over her stomach-area. "But, I do not know if
       that is because of me, or whatever is inside of me. Which leads
       to another slight...problem." She looked to him, guilt still
       painted on her expression. "I do not know if I can even bear a
       child. Yes, I am mostly human like this, but you've seen what I
       can do, what I can become, I can't even eat human food properly.
       Anything that is placed inside of me will simply...fall out."
       Cringing at the idea, a visible shiver went through her and left
       behind goosebumps in their wake. "You are very great and all of
       your powers are constantly beyond me, but can even you create
       life in me and make it possible for me to vessel it?"
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       Re: Wayward Dreams
       By: UrdroxasReturn Date: November 24, 2015, 6:00 pm
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       As he spoke he could feel her every sensations, the time spent
       with her had attuned him specifically to her, as if his soul
       itself had blended with every fiber of her being, having almost
       a 6th sense to the way she felt, but still not quite able to
       pinpoint it if it were not for the subject matter. He knew she
       was hesitant, he could even see the thoughts racing through her
       mind by reading her face. He sighed slightly but he was still
       remaining firm to the thought of creating a prosperous family
       with her. "Yes, small little people born of two sets of genes,
       one from the father and one from the mother. Children, they
       really do somehow bring something out within you deep down. It's
       like the love you feel for me, the joys of it all." He smiled
       happily as he explained briefly what a child was.
       Despite her qualms and her fears he remained with a partial
       smile, not willing to be defeated by this he wanted only to make
       her feel as warm and happy as he was. Urdroxa slowly walked up
       to her, his eyes focused on her own. As he got to her he gently
       rests his right hand on Fumi's stomach very gingerly, his
       fingertips gently prodding her as he rests his other arm wraps
       around her and pulls her in closely, his head gently resting
       upon hers. "You know better than anyone the loneliness and the
       bitter bite it leaves. With children, it's as if we are no
       longer alone, our lives gain a new meaning. It's just... The
       world is more bearable when you have something to fight for." He
       nuzzles his face into her hair, he chuckles softly. "I think
       you'd be an amazing mother. You are fiercely loyal, protective
       and you have so much love to give. I think once you hold him or
       her for yourself it will click in you..." He then heard the part
       about her not being a proper vessel but this only made him smile
       more, her doubts were well placed, but with him, whole new
       worlds could be torn open and explored at a moments notice.
       "Sweetheart... You are standing in two realities being bent in
       on each other. We are in a small grotto physically on another
       planet, I've simply bent reality so that these two places in
       time interact. Watch..." He points to one of the trees as a
       strange rainbow hued phoenix-like firebird swoops through the
       seemingly normal trees yet it doesn't catch fire. The bird seems
       to come from nowhere and continues it's path through the other
       side of the grotto, flying through the trees yet it doesn't come
       out the other side, as if it had flown out of this world
       altogether. "I have mastered the arts of warping and bending
       reality and time itself. I can utilize the Nexus. It can make
       the impossible happen with incredible techniques and I will be
       there with you for every second." He suddenly began feeling the
       sudden pang, as if there was another fear on Fumi's mind, this
       took him pause.
       Then it all came back to him, he himself was a monster, and from
       her own words and haunting hints, she must feel the same about
       herself. His voice had now gotten soft, tender and caring.
       "Fumi. I myself was created for the sole purpose of endless
       slaughter. I even found great joy in murder, even now." His
       voice trailed off, the fingers gently caressing her stomach stop
       and he rests his palm on her. "But now that rage and hatred is
       filled with love and happiness. If a murder machine is capable
       of reformation and self betterment, is it really impossible for
       us to have beautifully wonderful children? Besides, you should
       be proud of yourself. Nobody can hold you down, when you feel
       threatened you poof into a cloud, when you feel angry, you can
       bring about a type of artful destruction I can't even capture it
       correctly in my mind's eye. Even if we do have little tyrants,
       they are our tyrants. But... I am having a strong feeling we
       won't have bad children. I feel it deep down, what we would
       create would be something truly magic..." He said softly as he
       held her tightly. Smiling brightly this whole time, his eyes
       having closed for the duration.
       He then looks down to Pain who seems to take the hint, and as he
       slowly nods to Fumi he then skitters away and through that weird
       void beyond the trees, loud hisses could be heard as he escapes
       view. "Seems he has taken a liking to the wildlife... Let's go
       sit down over here hon." He says as his hand that had rested on
       her stomach now clasps her own hand, escorting her over to the
       small pool of crystal water. Peering in he could see two large
       and purple and blue Koi swimming around their small school of
       new hatched fish. "I often come back here for reflection, to
       remind myself of the beauty of the natural order. To remind
       myself that all is not lost..." He then looks directly into
       Fumi's eyes and his partially water. "And you remind me that
       love is not dead, it's burning red hot and is alive and well."
       He smiles happily as he uses his right arm to wipe his face.
       "Fumi, we are destined for great things. Together we can do a
       great many things. I don't want children if you don't want them,
       but I do want you to consider the wonderful things they may
       bring. A new hope, a brand new start. But... A happy one... With
       an even happier ending..." His soft voice trails off as a single
       tear falls from his cheek. That same helpless smile invades his
       face, beaming bright.
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       Re: Wayward Dreams
       By: Colette Date: November 24, 2015, 6:33 pm
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       Fumi held her tongue as he explained his reasoning to her;
       something to fight for, she already had that. Him. Yet there was
       much Fumi was aware she hadn't experienced yet in terms of the
       sensations of...affections. Not too human, but not too
       monstrous, Fumi danced tediously along a thread-thin layer of
       these two worlds and because of such, she possessed traits of
       either or. The inability to fully come with human emotions while
       also having the inability to completely ignore them, they were
       just things she had to learn to experience and keep her further
       and further away from fully turning in to...whatever slept
       inside of her. These feelings stayed stuck to her despite the
       attempts of Urdroxa's condolences, whether or not he wished her
       to feel them was no longer the case. This was just her slowly
       growing existential crisis she was facing.
       "It is not that I doubt your ability to create anything. You've
       proven perfectly capable of creating and taking life as you
       wish." Her stomach tickled lightly where his fingers brushed and
       it helped eleviate some of the more severe thoughts and emotions
       she was going through. "You aren't grasping it Urdroxa. My
       composure, whatever I'm made up of, if I at any time were to try
       and disperse as I do now, that child would fall out of me. It'd
       die." Her words held a slight hollow tone while she avoided his
       gaze, her lips pursed slightly as she thought of a better way
       she could have worded it. Sitting where he'd directed her, Fumi
       dipped her feet into the crystal clear water and watched as
       their reflections warbled from the contact. For a brief moment,
       she could of swore her eyes had glowed a brilliant crimson she'd
       seen only in her dreams..."If I were to even attempt at somehow
       bearing a child, that means that I will be defenseless in almost
       every form of the word. I'm painfully mortal when I'm like this,
       not that you can't protect me, but...it'd be unfortunate if
       something hazardous presented itself." That wasn't the end of
       Fumi's worries though. The growing prophetic dreams, the
       realization that she was not just one in her body, but
       two...their DNA, whatever made up the creature inside of her
       also made up her, the two were one and that would mean that she,
       and it, would be transferred over quite possibly...
       "The thing...whatever it is. I'm not too sure, but it's in here,
       it's in me." Absentmindedly rubbing her stomach once more, Fumi
       let out a forlorn sigh as the exhaustion of explanation and lack
       of understanding were slowly getting to her. Seeing Urdroxa's
       hopeful face made her feel...guilty. "We wouldn't be having a
       child made up of just you and me, it'd be it too. Something
       about that...unsettles me." The last words stung on her lips and
       she looked away, back into her distorted reflection. "I don't
       know what it is, at least it doesn't seem harmful to me, but
       part of me worries about what having two of these creatures out
       there could be like. Whatever I am, whatever it is, we created
       that Void ourselves. It didn't just simply...exist." Hissing out
       a breath between her teeth, her shoulders hitched slightly while
       her head hung a little lower, grumbling her words in
       frustration. "Do you understand what I mean, Urdroxa? This is
       all very confusing for me...I'm not like you." Remorse was in
       her last words as she looked back up to him apologetically. "You
       can change your form to whatever you wish, make yourself however
       you deem it, but the fact of my existence is that I am two
       beings in one. You can't separate us, you can't make me any
       different than I am...something tells me that'd be disastrous.
       And the more we talk about this subject, the more I'm growing
       concerned for this feeling I have inside of me." Again, Fumi's
       hand hovered over her abdomen and she sighed once again.
       "There's a certain...glee inside of me. I can't tell if it is
       me, or it, but the idea that this creature is thrilled to have
       another of its kind out there is worrisome. If I'm as old as I
       am now, what would happen when the child gets my age? Will it do
       the same as it's predecessor? Would you let your child turn the
       world it lived in into whatever...whatever I awoke from?"
       Again, Fumi saw the flashes of familiar scenes she'd seen
       before. They were broken and fragmented, like strange, out of
       body memories that played on a broken film reel. The distance
       between them grew as she closed her eyes, leaning her head back
       while considering these thoughts and memories. "The way I
       consume...it feels like nothing compared to these haunting
       tastes I sometimes remember. Starlight on my tongue....the way
       celestial bodies feel when they went down my throat...the warmth
       that grew in my stomach, at least I think it was my stomach."
       For a moment, she was hauntingly pleased at these thoughts. The
       familiarity of them all... "Planets, realms, whatever they were,
       I consumed them all. No meal I've had since before then has
       tasted this divine." Opening her eyes slowly, crimson slits
       looking into the false sky above, Fumi's lament seemed like it
       wouldn't end. "If we conceive a child and it's like I was then,
       could you say goodbye to this realm and possibly many more like
       it without feeling bad? Would it upset you?"
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       Re: Wayward Dreams
       By: UrdroxasReturn Date: November 24, 2015, 7:50 pm
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       He nodded as she explained to him the intricacies of her body,
       yet this problem to him was still nothing. He thought long and
       hard about this subject but still, the answer lied within the
       Nexus. She seemed to be avoiding him as she spoke yet though the
       words were morbid and blunt he would have it no other way. He
       looked down to their reflections in the pool ripple as she
       dipped her toes in. He only smiled happily when she spoke of her
       being defenseless. "No hon, you won't be. You have me, Pain, and
       even this world itself looks after it's inhabitants. Besides,
       you remember those gems I used to halt my energy when I was
       afraid of hurting you? Well they work on other beings too, each
       one can be fashioned with a specific purpose, mine prevented the
       accumulation of power and energy. I can easily create one not
       only to do the same, but to calm everything down for you." He
       then looked down to her stomach and felt a sudden surge of
       interest in her inner workings. This creature, it must exist for
       some purpose. "Maybe it helps her live... But why does it exist
       parasitically... Unless..." His words began to spin into
       ranting, then it all became incoherent babbling. Though some
       words were clear, referencing some sort of secret project
       nicknamed 'Duality'. He kept ranting about random numbers and
       percentages.
       He had now gently bit his lips as he began to listen very
       intently on her explanation of herself and the creature within.
       The swirling colors in his eyes began to brighten and the
       constant spin grew faster, the golden pupil growing larger and
       equally brighter. His sadistic, scientific mind suddenly became
       flooded with curiosity, she was baffling him at every turn. The
       inner scientist wanted her open this instant, flayed open to
       yank this creature out and then have fun dissecting it as well.
       His mind was slipping again, as if being pulled into a drain
       with a single long tug. He heard her voice but it seemed to echo
       as things grew black, yet in that same instance he saw her
       horrified face when he had attacked her so long ago and this
       instantly snapped him back to reality. She was just so damned
       interesting he had to learn more, but his insatiable curiosity
       was overridden by his love and dedication to her. He shook his
       head gently before nodding. "This creature is something to be
       respected. It only wants what every creature wants, it wants to
       have progeny. As for the actions they may take, they will have
       free will. Yes the creature might also live on, but it will be
       merged with their beings as a whole. So it may in fact die off
       with you, but it's traces will still be found."
       He saw her pain and it was starting to tear him apart. In one
       sudden instant he grabs her and pulls her tightly to him, gently
       cupping the back of her head into his chest. "Fumi..." He was
       simply awestruck, did she really think so disastrously about
       herself and what they might make? If anything he should be
       worried too, in the back of his mind he knew that there was the
       possibility that all of their worst traits might come out in the
       child and turn them into an uncontrollable monster, but Urdroxa
       knew that deep down, the real monsters were the humans and not
       the things that lurk in the darkness. "I have seen worlds die,
       realities extinguished. For a life with you and our children,
       I'd burn reality and time..." He sighed gently as he kisses her
       head softly. "Don't be sad my love. It's not as bleak as you
       might think, remember, we will have each other the whole time. I
       just know that what we could make will be truly wonderful. Why
       not humor me, for just this moment, peer once more into my mind.
       Look into all my hopes and the dreams I've had about us, I've
       even dreamt of little ones... Honestly, they've made me cry a
       little..." He chuckles weakly, a tear once more streaming down
       his face, yet he hid this with constant kisses to Fumi's head.
       "Don't be afraid of what you are, for that's what makes you an
       individual and I love every part about you even the monster you
       claim that resides inside you. In fact I think I'd like to come
       to know it, better understand your situation. But that's for
       another day. Right now, it's just us and this night will be
       whatever we make of it."
       Urdroxa gently presses his forehead to hers, and in that brief
       moment he shares telekinetically all of his hopes and dreams,
       having dreamt of many moments of sheer happiness. One he kept
       most fondly was a dream where Fumi had stood out on the balcony,
       Urdroxa holding her from behind, his hands gently resting on her
       enlarged stomach. The hopeful gazes and the purity of the moment
       seemed to resonate powerfully within him. Urdroxa pulls his head
       back away and smiles looking into her eyes. "Fumi, I have bonded
       with you on an extraordinary level, I think I understand what
       you mean now. It's truly an interesting story, that creature,
       and the way you eat. It makes a lot of sense now." He nods once
       and holds her hands within his tightly, his thumbs gently
       caressing the back of her hands. "Well. Let's change the dreary
       mood." He leans in and presses his lips to hers tightly. Pulling
       back he smiles for her once more.
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       Re: Wayward Dreams
       By: Colette Date: November 24, 2015, 8:52 pm
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       How was he so...excited by all of this? Fumi's brow quirked
       slightly as she looked to him with confusion; Urdroxa had proven
       his weird tastes and idiosyncrasies, but she'd never really
       imagined that he would be so okay with what she had to vent out
       to him. She just couldn't...understand.
       Fumi's legs halted their disturbance of the crystalline waters,
       her gaze absentmindedly admiring the gleam of the celestial
       light above glinting off the smooth polish of her nails; black
       as the void, dark and seemingly endless. "As I said...I know I'm
       never technically in danger. You've proven that you're quite
       monstrous in terms of power and I fear the being that crosses
       Pain." Bringing her feet gently from the water, watching the
       droplets fall away from her flesh as she slowly dissipated the
       limbs into wispy smoke, reforming the limbs to leave them dry.
       "As for how it is what it is, I'm not too sure. I suspect it has
       something to do before my memories of the Void, ironically
       they're as empty..." Sighing briefly, Fumi filed those thoughts
       away figuring she already had plenty problems to deal with at
       this immediate memory more-so than her distant and probably
       worthless past. "Regardless. I just don't want to birth...well,
       a monster. We certainly are not...NOT monsters, but we hold
       something special. Love, sadness, joy...all those emotions, I
       don't want to create something incapable of it." She'd just been
       preparing to tuck her legs against her chest before Urdroxa
       pulled her into his comforting embrace, leaving her stiff for a
       moment as she felt flooded with emotion. He could still hug her,
       even after the way she was just stomping on his hopes and dreams
       with her insecurities and worry?...
       Gently, her stiffened shoulders relaxed and her legs folded down
       instead while she nestled into his reassuring embrace, slowly
       and gently wrapping her arms around his back while she closed
       her eyes that had slowly started to heat and sting in the
       corners. The way he spoke of her, of them, of their future...the
       total confidence and belief he had that they could have
       something great, even if she wasn't deserving of something that
       completely surpassed what she felt she deserved...it made her
       chest feel like it was swelling deep inside. The intensity of
       this desire, of his ideals and beliefs for a future where she
       could even be a fitting mother, it was so pure and bright that
       it was convincing her that it could work. Fumi, a mother? It
       wasn't the strangest thing she'd been presented with.
       When he pulled away and pressed his forehead to her, gracing her
       hectic thoughts with those of pure and relaxing imagery, Fumi
       felt that sting in the corner of her eyes intensify until the
       trickling heat poured. How could he see her in such a light like
       this? After all, all she could do was devour such brilliant
       light...yet here she was in his mind's eye, gleaming and
       beautiful while looking happy, even...proud with her bulging
       midsection that held their child. Could they really have that? A
       happy family? Fumi brought her arm up, taking her turn to rub at
       her eyes and disperse away the salty tears as that brilliant
       image stayed in her mind for just a few moments longer before
       she guiltily stole the false image he'd created, saving it for
       herself to think on later...
       Fumi had been so wrapped up in this new change of mind that
       she'd almost failed to notice he was kissing her in attempts to
       undoubtedly comfort and reconcile her. When he'd pulled away,
       she touched at her lips that were still warm from his and
       looking slightly distant and withdrawn for just a few moments
       longer, Fumi began to reconsider. Between her, Urdroxa, and
       whatever concoction of being he could create...whatever their
       child could be, it could be contained too. At the most, Urdroxa
       could possibly create an entire reality for their child to stay
       until it finished feasting just as she had, then...they could be
       just as he pictured, right?
       "Urdroxa...I'm reconsidering some things." Clearing her throat
       slightly that still ached from when she'd shed her first tear,
       Fumi tucked her hair behind her right ear as she struggled to
       form her words. "I'm not against...trying. I still have my
       doubts and concerns, but you are sure that whatever happens, we
       can take care of it..yes?" Looking up to him, hope on the
       subject appeared on Fumi's face for once during the entire
       discussion. "If it's a monster like me, we can take it somewhere
       safe right? And if it's not...if it's normal, you can make it to
       where I can somehow bear it without bringing harm to it?" These
       were all things she'd known the answer to, but reassurance was
       always nice, especially with the idea growing on her more and
       more. Over and over, the image kept popping in her head, them on
       the balcony and the fondness for whatever was laying in her big,
       round stomach; a life they'd created, something that could call
       even a monster like herself...Mother.
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