Jadeite
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King of the East
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Post by Jadeite on Dec 24, 2008 19:29:46 GMT -5
After the other day with the priestess he thought he was going crazy. He woke up that night in a cold sweat, moisture dripping down his spine. Only to have it freeze up on him the moment he saw it.
Across the room there was a vision, an illusion so real it caused his heart to ache. He saw himself, in a peculiar dressy outfit..dancing with the priestess he had just made love to..No damnit had sex with! She was dressed in a gorgeous red dress and smiling up at him with one of those lovey dovey looks.
Hiroki padded out of his bed, creeping on bare feet toward the vision. One hand tentatively reached out to touch it. Should he? Why not! One more step and..."Ahh! Oh fucking hell!" He almost fell out his 5th story window. Bright blue eyes stared down at the street below in something like horror. Someone yelled up at him to put some clothes on and for once, he had no retort.
All of that was two nights ago. He had been afraid to leave his apartment. The illusions were so intense that he could actually feel them, if only faintly. "What the hell has she done to me? I need to go see a priest, before I end up killing myself."
And so, here he was. At the Crystal Palace, which had a wonderful shrine to his religion. He requested, and made sure they knew it was an emergency, an audience with the head priest. He was shaking and there were heavy dark circles underneath his eyes.
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Post by Hino Rei on Dec 24, 2008 23:20:17 GMT -5
The day wasn't going all that well in general. The dreams hadn't stopped and they'd begun to interfere in her fire reading as well. Rei wasn't sure what to make of the convoluted readings and dancing shadow shapes in the flames. Shaking her head to clear her eyes, the woman allowed the fire to die down to coals and lef the room with its shoji ajar that she might watch the fire. Once again involved in her tea and a few papers she had to look through, the Priestess had entirely forgotten that she'd had an audience asked for that afternoon. It wasn't until her assistant (a quiet little miko who had been sent from a shrine somewhere in Kyoto) informed her that her afternoon appointment had arrived that she remembered. Rei hadn't even glanced at the name on the list.
"Send him in," She told the girl and stacked the papers back in a neat order. There was enough tea for another few cups, which was a good thing, and she waited for the man to be shown in.
The miko nodded and went to the door, slipping through it and down the hall to the small study beyond. There she smiled and bowed to Hiroki, "The High Priestess is ready to see you. If you would just follow me?"
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Jadeite
Innocent
King of the East
[- Illustrious Illusionist -]
Posts: 46
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Post by Jadeite on Dec 26, 2008 1:02:49 GMT -5
He started to follow the miko, watching her curiously as he did all people, even females. Then her words slapped him in the face. Priestess? The High Priest... was a woman?! Well this just complicated matters..his distrust of everything with a.. well you get the idea by now! Females...ugh. Nonetheless he decided to follow the miko, this wouldn't hurt him and he did need to talk to someone before he walked in front of a car or off a cliff and couldn't speak to anyone ever again.
A short while later they were at the door. Somehow this area looked familiar to him but he could not quite place why. Maybe another one of his illusions or visions, whatever they were even he wasn't entirely sure.
The miko hurriedly opened the door and ushered him in, backing out the way she came. Hiroki walked the rest of the way in, saw the room...saw the woman and let out an oath not appropriate for the place he had just unwittingly stepped into.
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Post by Hino Rei on Dec 26, 2008 1:10:16 GMT -5
Rei heard, rather than saw, the door open. She'd been writing a quick note to one of the ministers when the oath cut through the room like a knife. Her brush skid across the paper and she looked up to see... There was a long pause but Rei was proud of herself for controlling her emotions. She sat up straight and tipped her head towards him in the faintest of acknowledgements.
The Priestess forced her eyes back down the paper which she folded in half and put aside, along with her brush. "You're my appointment, I suppose?" One graceful hand gestured to the seat across the table from her, indicating that he could sit. That done, she turned to take a porcelain cup from the cabinet beside her and put it on the table for him. She picked the kettle up and filled the cup, "What brings you?"
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Jadeite
Innocent
King of the East
[- Illustrious Illusionist -]
Posts: 46
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Post by Jadeite on Dec 26, 2008 1:17:18 GMT -5
Hiroki stopped. His cerulean eyes scanning her over. Rei, yes that was her name, seemed just fine. She also seemed like she didn't remember him or was trying not to. This irked him and caused something to ache inside of him. One hand clutched at his chest as the pain became unbearable.
"Nnnhh!" He cried out and fell to his knees all the color washing from his face. Swirling around in his eyes were hundreds of images. They began to spill out, flitting this way and that, fading in and out or being replaced by something else entirely. Strains of music that was familiar could be heard echoing hauntingly in the shrine area while this was happening.
Whatever was going on with him right now was obviously hurting him a great deal. He was on his knees, back bowed sharply and with his mouth open in a silent scream. Hiroki's one hand was still clutching his chest while the other hung limply at his side. He could only say one thing before even his breath was taken from him.
"HELP ME!"
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Post by Hino Rei on Dec 26, 2008 1:36:04 GMT -5
Rei was doing her best to put a good light on this--and to act as professional as possible. It just wasn't a good idea for her to allow him to get to her too much. Besides, he'd asked for an appointment he couldn't have possibly wanted--and then he was suddenly on the floor. Rei's eyes snapped open with shock and she stared up at him. For a moment she wasn't sure what to do, and then the priestess had somehow scrambled the two feet to him and hand her arms about his shoulders, trying to see what was ailing him.
"Hiroki?" She bent to see... he was clutching at his heart? "Aya-chan! Aya-chan!"
The miko, who hadn't gone terribly far down the hall, was at the door almost immediately. She stared in horror at the scene, but snapped out of it when Rei called her name again. "The infirmary, now. Get a nurse and.. a stretcher, probably. GO!" She snapped the last when the girl hesitated, and then the miko went flying down the hall.
Rei's attention went back to the blond, but she knew there was nothing that she could do. Her heart was on fire, nerves shot, yet her hands remained strangely steady as she brushed the hair from his eyes and held him helplessly.
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Jadeite
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King of the East
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Post by Jadeite on Dec 26, 2008 1:43:56 GMT -5
It was dark, very dark. There was...himself? Why was he dressed so oddly? The uniform looked right on him but why? So many questions. Where was he anyway? Looking around he could see himself as he was dressed currently, floating in a field of stars in space aimlessly. The other him reached out, beseeching him. What did it want? Should he grasp it's hand or leave it be...?
Back at the shrine~
The illusions that were faint and that only he could see, started to glimmer around Rei and his body the moment she touched him. The longer her hands were there the more solid they started to become. She could see and hear everything he was experiencing, at least outside of his body. Images from a past neither of them really knew just yet kept dancing by.
Inside his body~
One of his hands reached out, almost touching the hand of the other him. This one looked more mature, stronger...like he was something! Unlike how he was now, a nobody whom no one ever liked or cared for. The other him seemed like someone special and Hiroki would be damned if he didn't want to be something...someone special.
Shrine~
Suddenly the images vanished, his body temperature dropped, and his entire body went slack, falling against Rei even as she held him. The entire air around them held it's breath, watching...waiting.
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Post by Hino Rei on Dec 26, 2008 1:49:34 GMT -5
Something whispered around Rei's vision and that sense of right that was just so wrong became stronger and stronger until...
She shouldn't have touched him! Rei's eyes went wide as the floor beneath them vanished and she held Hiroki tighter. A field of stars was around them, the likes of which she only saw in her visions... or the few times they had ventured away from the planet to fight among the heavens. The vision swam, a thousand colours and somehow no colour at all.
Just as suddenly as it'd begun it was gone. He fell into her arms and her heart seemed to stop.
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Jadeite
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King of the East
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Post by Jadeite on Dec 26, 2008 1:59:57 GMT -5
The baited breath that had been being held, perhaps by Rei but definitely by even the Palace around them...was suddenly not disappointed.
There was a bright light that started to emanate from his chest area right before a loud explosion happened, centering on himself. The force of the powerful blast, which in itself was just that...pure, raw power, tossed aside some things and nearly ripped Rei off of her feet. The only thing that stopped her from going the way of papers, plants and other things, were the hands that had gripped her shoulders. They were somewhat bigger, definitely stronger and resonating with a power that the previous hands couldn't even begin to claim they had.
The body stood, pulling Rei to her feet and brushing her off gently. Blond hair that was just as wild but a few inches longer was blown out of his right eye so that he could look at her fully. Bright blue eyes wide and full of so much knowledge and aching stared into her own mesmerizing violet ones. "It has happened. Finally after so many long years!"
Hiroki..no, he was no longer the boy named Hiroki. Though he had gone through it all with him trapped far away and he knew his own pain all too well. He, this boy who is a man, Jadeite, has been reunited with himself. His soul, his halves, have now become one.
Here, in front of him, was Rei. Princess Mars, wielder of fire and the love of his life. "Oh how I have missed you, missed me...missed everything! How is Endymion? Your Queen? There is so much to see and experience!"
Jadeite, the Shittenou. The King of the East. He was garbed in a fancy uniform and seemed, different from Hiroki but the exact same.
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Post by Hino Rei on Dec 26, 2008 2:08:27 GMT -5
The force knocked her away from him at first, a strange thing. She hadn't had the time to register it at first, but when the hands caught her the first thing to pop into her mind was "an attack?!" But no... no, she seemed to be fine. She rose to her feet with the hands that guided her and slowly the light faded.
Her shrine was somewhat worse for wear. The shoji doors had been blown through and the fire beyond was out. Her papers were everywhere, and the tea and cups a mess upon the table and floor. Even the pillows had been blown off to the side. That wasn't what caught Rei's attention, however. It was the man who was holding her.
Blond hair, blue eyes... how had she not realized who it was? Now that he was here, before her, she knew with a sickening lurch. "You," The priestess murmured, shock still written upon her face. And then she tore herself from him, taking a few steps away and her face contorted with a snarl, "you."
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Jadeite
Innocent
King of the East
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Post by Jadeite on Dec 26, 2008 2:16:32 GMT -5
Jadeite blinked at her a few times, mostly in confusion. Why was she speaking to him so rudely? Oh, maybe it was because his reunion had ruined her shrine. "I am sorry I ruined this lovely place of yours, Rei. I had no intention to, I did not know what would happen when I came back to myself finally." He smiled at her, his eyes warm and open, still with that twinkle of mischief deep inside of them, something he would always have.
"I wonder if I should hurry to the King's side, I was being summoned along with the other 3 but I just could not bring myself to stop when I was so close to being me once again." Though he spoke calmly he was still quite wary of her.. he had a feeling she may attack him. Knowing her from the past she was rather rash and quick to action so he may have to defend himself, something he was hoping was not going to happen.
"You have no idea what it is like, being torn in half. Living one life without knowing about the rest of you. I was stuck in the stone Endymion held for so long I ache."
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Post by Hino Rei on Dec 26, 2008 2:25:14 GMT -5
The Priestess's eyes narrowed as he continued to speak. She slowly interposed herself between him and the door and took a battle stance. Though she did not transform, she would be able to in a moment were the need to arise. "Endymion?" She frowned, hearing the sounds of running in the hallway behind her. It was distant but closing in fast. "Your Queen is dead, Jadeite. You have no buisiness with Endymion."
Technically Jadeite was dead as well--she was the one who had killed him! Rei tried hard not to acknowledge that and to keep herself in the here and now. The doors burst open behind her, but the medics and her miko stopped in confusion when they saw the shrine.
"Priestess..." Aya asked softly, her eyes going wide at the destruction within.
"He's fine." Rei snapped, not even glancing at her. "I was wrong. But I do need you to go find Mamo--er... The Prince. Tell him that I need to see him immediately and it is of the utmost importance. If anyone tries to stop you, you have the word of Sailor Mars." That would open most doors for the girl, especially as she was dressed in her proper robes. Rei never used her title with Mamoru, either, so hopefully it would impress upon him the earnest of the situation.
Should she ask for Usagi as well? .... No. The Queen had enough to worry about, and Rei was quite certain of her ability to deal with Jadeite by herself. The girl did not hesitate this time. She turned immediately, robes drawn up over her ankles, and tore back down the hallway. The medical staff, quite alarmed at this point, retreated into the hallway but no further.
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Jadeite
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King of the East
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Post by Jadeite on Dec 26, 2008 2:33:41 GMT -5
She was being very belligerent toward him and he just stood there, his hands at his sides, contemplating her with a small frown on his face. This did not bode well, oh not at all.
"My Queen? No no she is your Queen. Neo Queen Serenity. Though technically she is mine as well, since she does marry Prince Endymion, making him the King." What was she referring...oh! Oh he remembered now. Long ago when he was under the thrall of the witch Queen Beryl. Oh he had done some very bad things.. but then he was killed. By his love.
Part of him was hurting inside, while the other part told him not to care. It was the past, he was reborn, things were starting anew. But could she forgive him or even recognize him? Was she even aware of whom she was? It was too early to tell and definitely not the time to say anything.
Both of his hands raised themselves up, palms facing her and fingers splayed in supplication. "I swear I am not going to attack, and I am not here to hurt you. Being with you the other night has finally stopped my suffering and all the pain I have been through. Endymion called upon the 4 of us, the Kings of Earth just recently. I just have a feeling you wont let me out though."
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Post by Hino Rei on Dec 26, 2008 2:41:07 GMT -5
"She is not your Queen," Rei found herself arguing, as if she'd suddenly been presented with a curve ball when she'd expected a fast ball. She frowned, not at all liking the implications that he was making. No, they had always been tricky, Beryle's generals! She wouldn't believe him.
The woman frowned and blushed just faintly when he mentioned the happenings of the other days. She didn't want to remember that, much less have it shoved in her face just now! "Kings of the Earth?!" Rei laughed, unable to do anything else. "Traitors! Liars and traitors the lot of you! I loved yo--.."
Unshed tears mingled with her laughter and Rei tossed her head, hands weaving into her dark hair. What was she saying? She didn't know! The woman glared up at him and tried to regather her dignity, what precious shreds she still retained of it, "Don't you dare mess with my head like this! You are staying here. Right. Here. Until Mamoru arrives. We'll see what he has to say about your... your allegations."
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Jadeite
Innocent
King of the East
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Post by Jadeite on Dec 26, 2008 2:48:30 GMT -5
"Alright fine. You don't believe me, of course you wouldn't. That would be asking too much of the hot headed Princess of Mars. What the fuck was I thinking?" He snarled at her but just started to pace a little back and forth. Now that he was back...he could not be in action. Why was she being so damned thick headed right now!? This was not settling well on his shoulders and it was making him very unhappy. Unfortunately now that he was completely himself, him being unhappy caused his power to stir and swirl, just faintly, around himself.
Common sense would never prevail her would it?! Of course not! "Argh woman I swear, no matter how much I love you...you drive me crazy! You did then and you are now. After all these years and I must wait...I cannot stand waiting!" His fists clenched at his sides while he paced. Fine, yes, bring this Mamoru...whomever that was. Perhaps he could talk something like sense into this person.
If not, things were going to get rather nasty. Only, it would be worse for him. He couldn't hurt her, but she would probably have no reservations about hurting him.
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