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Chapter Twenty Six~ The Past Pains |
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I groaned agains as I shifted slightly, my head resting in my arms which were resting on the foot of the bed.
Anako had long since fallen unconscious, I'll probably never know why. And Rhyns has similarily collasped after his mental burn out.
Why did they have to leave me with all these troubles?
I blew out a long sigh and stretched my arthritic back and shoulders. Soon my knees will similarily freeze up if I don't get moving.
I sat ridgid in the chair, grumbling to myself.
My dejected look was lost on the unconscious duo.
I studied Anako's pale face. He lay completely motionless, not even the stir of air in his lungs caused him to move.
Then I let my gaze fall onto the petite Rhyns. He would occasionally let out a bell like laugh and twicth violently, causing damage to either himself, the dresser, Anako, and/ or, most importantly, me.
I started to stand and exercis a bit when Rhyns let out another whimsical laugh. He started concuvlsing and his arms fluttered at his sides, threatening to spasm and strike out at anything and everything.
I jumped on him, stradeling him by his thighes and pinning his arms down. I tried shaking him and shouting at him. He had to be nearer to consciousness at these times.
I'd yell out the up-dates and try to pry him out of whatever dark corner he had found.
I cringed as a jolt of pain tore up my back, dropping me off the bed and onto the floor. I felt heavy and cold, like I had become a living statue.
I heard him quiet and fall back into his strange slumber. I gave a sigh of relief and fell into my own slumber.
I awoke to some one proding me in the back, their long nails jabbing into my skin.
I turned to find myself eye to eye with Lariel. He laid on the floor, his hand under his head as he looked at me.
"You are so strange, Master Hyiru." He commented.
I frowned and struggled against the crippling pain to sit up. I felt like throwing up. Waves of nausia and exahaustion swept through me.
Lariel sniggered at me.
I glared death at him, promising a swift death if if he dare continue.
"Ancient Master, you have barely the strength to sit up, don't waste your energyon such trivial matters." He said non-chalantly.
I blew out my bluster and leaned back against the bed, reclining my head so I could watch him closely.
"Anako has called to me. Again." he sighed dramatically, rolling his eyes even though anybody could tell he was more than happy to answer the summons.
"Now I get here and I find you all asleep? How very polite." He mocked, leaning back onto the dresser.
"How else does one summon another when on the finite plane?" Anako's voice stated dully.
Slowly he sat up, his energy still depleted after making the call. He waved his hand over Rhyns, not touching him.
"He has fallen ill, can you help him?" Anako asked solemnly.
"You've broken him again?" Lariel sighed defeatedly and stared incredulously at him.
"We don't know why he's become some hysterical and falling unconscious." I growled, the pain falling behind thick walls of anger.
I stood, even if a little bit feebly and balled my fists.
I must look quite comical, threatening to take on this master of torture and self indulgence. He would enjoy slowly twisting a knife in my side and suckign the blood from my veins.
He merely chuckled and waved away his wicked smile for a brief moment.
Anako took my shoulder, dispelling my rage, leaving me defenceless against the ravaging pain.
But I kept it inside. I wanted so badly to scream out but could only manage a violent cough that seemed to nearly shatter and splint my bones and tear apart my muscles.
Lariel gave me a saddened look, pouting slightly.
"You sure this one doesn't need fixing more?" He asked, pointing to me.
I hissed at him, taking a bold step forward.
Anako sighed exaspiratedly and dropped me to the floor with a solid karate chop to the back of the neck.
I curled instictively and shivered even though I wasn't cold.
"Let me take him back to the celestial world and I will heal Rhyns." Lariel said softly, his hand lightly touching Anako's upper arm.
"It was his desicion to come, it should be his to leave as well." Anako responded guardedly, bristleing at the touch.
"Brother!" Lariel gasped then knelt suddenly beside me. "Master!" He said in the same pleading tone.
I proped myself up, the stiffness seeming to settle a little bit more firmly this tim.
"I wasnt to die here." I said as evenly as I could.
"Hyiru." came the flat voice of the brothers together.
I merely sat back against the wall.
"It will ease my pain no less to be back there." I added, thudding my back against the wall. A loud snap complimented by a few dozen crackles rung out as my back shifted and the joints were shaken free of the restrictive arthritis.
"Lariel..." Anako said softly, his eyes down cast.
Lariel blew out a dejected sigh and nodded grimly. He knelt beside Rhyns, tracing a small symbol on his forehead as he murmured a prayer.
The mark glowed but nothing seemed to happen.
Lariel frowned then winced visibly. He turned his head back to Anako, his eyes full of greif.
"This... is beyond me." He admidted. "I cannot cure a broken mind." He said lowly and stood abruptly. "You'll have to find some one else." He added stiffly, trying to recover some pride.
"Find the one who can, then I might summon them." Anako said, watching the stubborness of his brother.
"That could take longer than he has. He will soon perish is not treated." Lariel scoffed, giving a small mocking luagh.
"Then search for them until he is gone. Do not give in so easily, coward." Anako snapped, his teeth gritting in feral rage.
Lariel trembled and his temper poured from him as a cloud of super heated anger. The room danced and swayed before me, the red spinning and waving.
I felt the edges of my vision die away and the floor vanish from feet. The red however seemed to force back the darkness, blinding me with blood and anger.
I let out an anguished scream as it started to devour me, mind and body.
I crumpled and screamed as the waves of intese pain washed over, sending me to a fortunate oblivion.
 Ray the Good Soldier · Sat Oct 20, 2007 @ 12:01am · 0 Comments |
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