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Post by Clerian Soulflare on Jun 28, 2007 17:50:27 GMT -5
[OOC Note: A long, possibly boring if you don't like reading, introduction to Clerian's return. He's been basically dead for two years, in a state of complete darkness - and non-existance as far as anyone knows. No light, no speech, no movement. Just his conscious mind. Somewhat like sleeping, but being mentally aware of it.]
After two years of silence, almost non-existant, Clerian felt a hum reverberate through his mind. He had been dead...or something like it. Now, it was time to return to the world where he belonged.
His eyes weren't quite working yet. Neither were most of his bodily functions. It was like a vast numbness was flowing through his muscles, preventing him from moving. All he could hear was that humming sound. Other than that, all was black and silent. He couldn't move, he couldn't speak, he couldn't see.
For what had seemed like an eternity, Clerian had been in a state like this - with only his own thoughts, dreams, and...nightmares...to keep him company. The different moments that affected him throughout his short life replayed themselves over and over, both teaching him and haunting him at the same time. Everything from his first memory at the Garden to the fight against the Gravekeeper, with Rainii, Crohan, and Infinity beside him until his death - or whatever it was.
Yet now, two years later, this humming comes from nowhere and brings him back from oblivion. The sound lingers for a while, but is replaced by eerie whispers in some language that Clerian couldn't decipher.
Suddenly, the whispers stop and fade away for a moment before gradually raising in volume until they sound like wisps of wind with voices that tear across Clerian's mind in words he can understand: "Wake up."
And unwillingly, he does wake up. With a jolt, the young man's chest heaves up from the ground and his eyes are shocked open - looking like he had just been electrocuted with a few thousand volts. A long, heavy breath is drawn in as Clerian is stuck in this shocked state, as if he hadn't drawn breath in an eternity.
His body soon calms down from the shock and he drops back down on grass, with the sun shining in the air. Clerian closes his eyes in the light of the sun, having not seen it for some time. His thoughts are chaotic, lacking order or coherence - nothing making sense yet. He definitely hated the sun at this point, though. That much he knew. It was ridiculously bright.
Opening his eyes again, he turns his head to the side to see the beach nearby. It's obvious at this point that he's on an island, but he still has no idea exactly on which island he has awakened. He slowly fades back into unconsciousness, muttering one word before succumbing to sleep: "Rainii..."
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Post by Rainii Loire on Jun 28, 2007 18:12:52 GMT -5
::She could see herself, in a fight--and losing, and she could see three men come to her rescue. One of them was just a little more clear than the others.::
Clerian
Clerian.
He had died. He was the 1st one to die. They all died, and left her, didn't they?
::Then, she could see the Island Closest to Hell, and he was there. Laying there. Waking up? but--he was dead,wasn't he? Like the rest of them.::
Rainii
::He had said her name. And she woke up.::
::The next day, she took an airship to the Island Closest to Hell. Rainii had to convince herself that, no, the dead do NOT come back to life. It's wishful thinking. They were gone.
And she sees him, laying there, and she forgets to breathe.::
"Clerian!"
::Rainii runs over to him, and kneels next to him.::
There's no way...he's dead...the dead don't--can't--come back to life...
Clerian:"Rainii...."
::But, apparently, they did now.::
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Post by Clerian Soulflare on Jun 28, 2007 18:52:52 GMT -5
Clerian was barely conscious at this point, with a grim, tired look on his face. You would think he would smile at seeing Rainii, but for the time being, he thought he was hallucinating. Regardless, he couldn't bring himself to speak, so there wouldn't be any words of joy just yet - even if it was really her.
"Not being dead is exhausting," Clerian might've joked back then, but now, he was silent and hardly awake. Exhausted or note, though, he needed to know if it was really Rainii or if he was just dreaming.
"Ra-...n-...?" he managed to mutter, only getting out two tiny bits of her name.
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Post by Rainii Loire on Jun 28, 2007 19:10:50 GMT -5
Holy Crap,he's alive
"It's me, it's Rainii--it is,it is..."
::She brushes the hair out of his face.::
"You're alive."
::It seems that she's speaking more to herself than to anyone else now.::
"If you...can come back....who's to say they can't?"
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Post by Natalia on Jun 28, 2007 19:13:35 GMT -5
(OOC: My Rainii, you seem awfully scattered. Are you alright? ^_^)
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Post by Clerian Soulflare on Jun 28, 2007 19:26:33 GMT -5
"I'm...a-...li...?" he sputtered wearily, barely getting the sound out of his mouth.
So it wasn't a dream. He was glad the constant darkness was over. Still, there was the present darkness to get over. Darkness of the 'inner' kind. Being dead for so long can give a person issues to get over. At least one of those issues had found him first. He was relieved, to say the least.
He died before knowing whether or not Rainii made it out alright. Now, he knew that she was just fine. A faint smile cracked from the corner of Clerian's lips. "So...are...you..." he managed to say before slipping back into unconsciousness. The tiny smile was still fixed upon his lips.
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Post by Rainii Loire on Jun 28, 2007 19:30:38 GMT -5
::Rainii smiles.::
"I'm alright. I'm alive."
::And she knew, that eventually, she would have to tell him about all that had transpired recently. But not yet. Not for awhile. Not until he asked.
She tries moving him closer to the airship, but she can't. So, she sits next to him, guarding him until he can get up.::
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Post by Clerian Soulflare on Jun 28, 2007 19:36:08 GMT -5
Clerian, in his sleep, twitches slightly. His mind is going through what just happened; processing information in his sleep. However, as he had been, Clerian's eyes reopened and he was awake once more. Gradually, he was waking up from his long, long slumber.
"Where...are we?" he asked, looking around with tired blue eyes, "I...*cough*...hope I...didn't...make you...go...out of...your way."
Humble as ever, and still a little sense of humor about it.
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Post by Rainii Loire on Jun 28, 2007 19:40:19 GMT -5
"We're on the Island Closest to Hell."
::Rainii grins.::
"Nah...I just....was in the area. Found you. I still can't believe it. But, if I had HAD to go out of my way, I'd make you pay for it later."
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Post by Airlia Eyanson on Jun 28, 2007 20:35:19 GMT -5
(OOC- I hope everyone takes note of his posting style and use of descriptions. My character, Infinity, was based of this guy and Crohan! And on a side note this is a wonderful posting here guys....it's soo reminisant of 'back in the day'!)
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Post by Situation on Jun 28, 2007 20:56:30 GMT -5
There is a familiar poking sensation in the same spot as in Balamb on Rainii
:She turns to see the same little cloaked figure poking her again:
[glow=blue,2,300]You see now.[/glow]
:The figure chuckles:
[glow=blue,2,300]Didn't I tell you? Didn't I say? I said it! I told you![/glow]
:He points at Clerian on the ground before returning to poking Rainii again:
[glow=blue,2,300]Don't be blind....you're the bridge I said![/glow]
:Once again the figure disappears as it had in Balamb. This time he leaves Rainii with the impression that she'll be seeing him many more times in the future:
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Post by Rainii Loire on Jun 28, 2007 21:44:43 GMT -5
"What does that MEAN?! I need an explanation!!"
::Rainii sighs.::
"Why did I want my life to get interesting,again?"
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Post by Clerian Soulflare on Jun 29, 2007 0:43:45 GMT -5
"Am I...crazy? Or...is it alright for me to not...know...what's going on?" Clerian joked, breathing heavily as he began to regain a more normal, consistant speech pattern, "Still...the Island Closest...to Hell...huh? I guess that's fitting."
There was a pause. Silence. Clerian's eyes glossed over as he felt a wave of emotion rush through him. It was like waking from a terrible nightmare to find that everything was alright...except the nightmare lasted for what seemed like an eternity.
"I'm..." the young Clerian started, his head bobbing exhaustedly before he caught himself and regained his composure, "I'm...glad...to see...you're alright."
He really didn't know what else to say. The biggest question on his mind had been answered. 'Did Rainii get out of the battle alright?'
He was certainly glad to see that she did.
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Post by Rainii Loire on Jun 29, 2007 12:31:12 GMT -5
"I don't even know what's going on right now,so yeah...it's alright if you don't."
::She smiles at Clerian, still amazed that he's here.::
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Post by Clerian Soulflare on Jun 29, 2007 19:22:32 GMT -5
"You...wouldn't mind if I...tagged along with you, for now...would you?" Clerian asked with a slight grin. It was obvious he didn't have anywhere to go. The Garden, maybe, but it had been a while. They probably struck him from the roster and assumed that a dead man wouldn't be back anytime soon.
"Where...did you come from? Esthar?" the young SeeD asked.
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Post by Situation on Jun 29, 2007 21:49:09 GMT -5
:Unbeknownst to Clerian, the little cloaked figure circles around Clerian. It leans on the stick and pauses on the other side of where Rainii stands:
[glow=green,2,300]Interesting isn't it? What love can do?[/glow]
:The figure chuckles and circles back around to Rainii:
[glow=green,2,300]Have you been thinking? I think you have....why I'm here to bother you? Why no one else can see me. Why...Clerian has returned....why Infinity and Crohan suddenly died? Hmmm.....how fun thinking is...[/glow]
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Post by Rainii Loire on Jun 30, 2007 0:28:03 GMT -5
"You keep talking all this nonsense! Why do you keep telling me I'm the 'bridge'?The heck does that mean, anyway? How is love involved with this? Why wont you give me a straight answer?!"
::Rainii has the overwhelming urge to take the stick from the little cloaked figure and beat him with it.::
"You know why Infinity and Crohan died?"
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Post by Situation on Jun 30, 2007 8:56:14 GMT -5
:The figure laughes uncontrollably: [glow=green,2,300]You can't figure it out from what I've told you? Well if you can't then I don't believe you have any reason to know. I cannot tell you directly....against the rules![/glow] :The figure appears behind her and pokes her a couple times in the same sore spot: [glow=green,2,300]I am much interested to see what Clerian wants to do now after......being gone so long. Perhaps you should respond to him?[/glow] (OOC- Just gonna say this is kinda happening in your head. Clerian will only be talking to you and vise versa. It won't even look lik you're talking to this other figure. Unless he wants to be seen of course! By the way....I'm gonna wait a few to post to let Clerian get in....its his post...no sense of me taking it over )
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Post by Clerian Soulflare on Jun 30, 2007 12:04:02 GMT -5
[OOC: It's fine, I just wasn't sure if Clerian could hear Rainii when she was responding to the little guy ]
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Post by Rainii Loire on Jun 30, 2007 13:00:24 GMT -5
Well,then...could you give me better hints, at least?And I do have a reason to know!
::She shoots an evil glare at the little cloaked figure,then turns to Clerian.::
"Yeah, you can come along--I just came from Esthar,but if there's anywhere you need to go--just ask. I can take you."
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