Affiliations and Confrontations {OPEN}

[Myaku Keirson]

I walked through the main court yard, strolling along. I was deep in my own thoughts.
So this is the castle of the great king of Divinous... Malice...
It was raining but my hat and trench coat stopped me from getting wet.
My intention was to eventually find Malice and perhaps talk to him, He seemed like a respectable man, and I thought he could help me in both my quests... the search for the little angel child, and the owner of this mysterious Grimoire.
I would expect great things from a king, so it was in my best assumptions that he was perhaps the person to go to, then I would try to find Fal, if Malice had nothing to say.
Thunder flashed and cracked the sky behind me, and the rumble echoes for a good long minute.

I found my self pondering a familiar thought...
How could the most powerful of Angels be defeated by demons and man? Are they all just lacking in power? The angel child seemed to be very strong, or was I just weak?

My thoughts where broken when I felt a shiver up my spine...
someone was watching me...
but who?

[Juliet Yvein Vimir]

~Juliet Yvein Vimir~

Mother... looking at me, tell me what do you see?
...Yes, I've lost my mind...
Daddy... looking at me-- will I ever be free?
...Have I crossed the line...
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(Malice of course would join this later-- but I thought it'd be funny if Myaku ran into Juliet here xD )

Juliet hummed softly to herself as she searched the various halls of Malice's palace. The guards around her eyed her, embrassed to be doing so. She merely smiled to them and stopped in front of one guard, "Allan-- Have you seen, Malice?" she asked lightly, her bell voice sounding like wind chimes. The guard-- Allan-- blushed and shook his head. Juliet merely rested a hand on his shoulder for a breif moment and carried on through the halls.

She seemed strangly more elegant than she usually was. Maybe the fact that so many people were watching Juliet made her more cautious of how she placed her feet so she wouldn't trip. Her apperance was still very baby-ish. Her long white hair flowing in waves around her waist and her baby blue eyes bright with curiosity as she searched for her friend. Her small body was dressed in a silky white dress-- simular to the one she wore before she arrived here but Malice had given this one to her. He suggested she wear it since her other dress was torn from battle. Juliet's left wing was also wrapped because a battle in the streets of Divinous broke it. She frowned, that damn demon follower... how could he even think of hurting Juliet? Juliet seemed so much like a child it almost seemed inhuman of Myaku to even point a gun at her.

She shrugged it off and turned the corner-- suddenly stopping and retreating back to the corner, hugging the wall. There he was! That guy that broke her wing! Juliet's wings fluttered slightly in responce to seeing Myaku. She frowned and watched him silently. What the hell was HE doing here? Then again-- that was a foolish question since Myaku had more sense being in Malice's palace than she had...

[Myaku Keirson]

I caught the sound of a wing flapping lightly from behind me. I turned my head slowly to look... nothing in view, I thought.
I pulled out one of my guns and crept slowly to the place i thought i heard the flapping sound, a corridor.
I stepped slowly without making any sounds watching carefully...
I turned the corner quickly pointing the gun at what was hiding there.
To my surprise it was the small Angel child.
What is she doing here? I though.
"Oh.. it's you." I said, lowering my gun. "I'm really in no mood to fight right now, so just tell me what you're doing here."
I had startled her pretty good, she had fallen backwards, so I offered a hand to help her up as I holstered my gun.

[Juliet Yvein Vimir]

~Juliet Yvein Vimir~

Mother... looking at me, tell me what do you see?
...Yes, I've lost my mind...
Daddy... looking at me-- will I ever be free?
...Have I crossed the line...
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Juliet gasped as the gun was suddenly at her face. And knowing her clumsy self she fell back onto the marble floor. She winched slightly, it was clear now that her pale white skin was covered with dark purple bruises. She looked up at Myaku, rolling her eyes slightly at his offering. She wasn't in the mood to fight, nor did she want to accept his offer. Juliet pulled herself up on her own and flinched as her broken wing hit the wall. She let out a small cry and Allan-- the guard she talked to earlier-- came to her aid. Juliet merely smiled and shook her head, "It's alright. I'm fine..." she said lightly, her voice babyish. Allan returned to his post and Juliet glanced at Myaku, "I don't want to fight either..." she muttered, "Besides. Even if I did I wouldn't do it here. Malice doesn't like the violance very much." she smiled. She knew Malice must not like it. After all-- he wanted a vision of a beautiful world. Juliet had respect for him in this and planned to help in any way she could. "Put your gun away!" she hissed, "Honestly, this is Malice's home. Have you no respect?" she asked him, slightly irritated. She seemed to be totally ignoring his question-- maybe she felt she didn't need to tell him.

[Myaku Keirson]

She obviously didn't notice I had put my gun away already when she had fallen, but I let her demands slide.
"No need to be harsh, we're friends in here, since you obviously know Malice." I said, offering a slight amount of kindness.
She seemed to try and be so composed and defensive, but there really was no need, my intention was not to hurt her, not here at least, and she was weakened from out last fight, so it wouldn't have been fair... to either of us.
"So you know King Malice?" I asked.
Hopefully she could take me to see him, so I could find out more about this Grimoire... maybe she knew something about it?
I would ask if the opportunity arose, until then I wanted to know how she even knew him, being an angel and all.
What secrets is she hiding? I thought...

[Juliet Yvein Vimir]

~Juliet Yvein Vimir~

Mother... looking at me, tell me what do you see?
...Yes, I've lost my mind...
Daddy... looking at me-- will I ever be free?
...Have I crossed the line...
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"Yes, I know Malice. Why else would I be in his palace-- and WOUNDED at that." Juliet sighed as if her being here was obvious. She wrapped her arms around her small waiste and watched Myaku shyly. This was was after her in some ways... maybe for Fal's sake or for his own. Either way she didn't like him much. Merely being in Malice's palace made her feel safe. Malice ensured her that she would be safe here with him. Juliet didn't really plan on leaving for a while... she would go wherever Malice told her to go. After all, she was esentual to Malice's dreams. Why exactly would he want her to leave? Juliet eyed Myaku strangly, did being on the demons side mean she had to deal with people like Myaku? Juliet sighed a bit and looked away.

[Myaku Keirson]

I spoke as if I read her mind, but I could just tell what she was thinking by the looks she gave me.
"I'm not all bad guy you know, I can tell you don't trust me at all, and you really don't have any reason to at all. In fact, if I where in your shoes, I'd have run by now... but you haven't which means you have some faith that I wont hurt you, and trust me, I wont."
She seemed to be shy and slightly afraid of me, i put one hand on top of her head, and stroked her fine, snow white hair softly. It felt like the softest of any material I had ever felt.
I let some of the hair drop from my hand and it fluttered like a feather back to its place.
She's nice to be around when she's not trying to kill me.. I thought.
I eyed the Grimoire on my belt and brought it out and presented it to Juliet.
"This book, this Grimoire. Have you seen it before?" I asked anxiously.
The brown, leather bound book had a metal border that glinted different colors in the light, it was completely captivating.
I watched as she examined it with detail...
I wonder if she knows who's it is...?

[Juliet Yvein Vimir]

~Juliet Yvein Vimir~

Mother... looking at me, tell me what do you see?
...Yes, I've lost my mind...
Daddy... looking at me-- will I ever be free?
...Have I crossed the line...
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Juliet shook her head, "I don't trust you... nor do I have any faith that you won't hurt me. Malice, however, promised I would be safe here." She smiled, feeling affection for the idea of Malice protecting her. It was a nice felling... being protected. Myaku however-- she was getting mixed signals from him. She guessed he would be a nice guy when the situation called for it... that didn't mean she wanted to be in any kind of situation with him. After all-- he broke her wing, he had a gun to her face, AND most of the bruises on her small body were from him. She ached every day and eventually-- when she was healed-- she'd inflict just as much pain on him... it was only a matter of time.

Suddenly her thoughts of hate for Myaku vanished. Myaku's hand rested ontop of her head. Juliet could feel her cheeks warming to his touch. Wh--what is he--...? she thought, the thoughts being vanished aganist as Myaku let some of her hair into his hand and letting it fall back to around her waist. Juliet's good wing fluttered as she looked away. Myaku must of sences her discomfort because he changed the subject-- to his belt? Odd. Juliet eyed it carefully and noticed a book there. Myaku showed it to her and asked if she had seen is. Juliet frowned and shook her head, "I'm sorry. If Malice has something like that then he hasn't shown it to me. Is it important?" Juliet's head tilted to the side, making her look like a cute Victorian Doll, her voice slightly babyish and small.

[Myaku Keirson]

I ran my finger across the edges of the book. Eyeing the texture of the leather and the smooth metal.
"That's just the thing, I don't know if it is or not," I started, "I found it about three years ago, roughly. any ways, I have been searching for its owner and significance since then, it has brought me luck and misfortunes in my travels, but I kept it either way."
I went back with the nostalgia of my long travel here from the southern countries, i wondered about home, and what it was like there now.
I shook out of it, and looked at her broken wing, and touched gently, she flinched at first, then loosened up. I could see where it had been broken.
I should have known wings break easy, they aren't very strong... I thought.
I pulled out a gun slowly, She started to squirm.
"Ah, don't move, I wont hurt you, I can heal with these bullets, like I did back at the fight."
I aimed the gun at her wing, and whispered the word Ume and pulled the trigger, and a flash of white and blue light streamed out and engulfed her wing in a holy aura. Then it faded away and the wing was fine, no sign of ever being broken...
Will she trust me now? I thought. Something about her made me uncomfortable when i knew she didn't trust me. I didn't like the feeling. She looked like a lonely child looking for some one to help her... I did not feel pity for her, but at the same time i wasn't pouncing at the opportunity to be some kind of protector. I felt as though it was simply my duty to help her at this time.
"There... all better?" i said softly.

[Juliet Yvein Vimir]

~Juliet Yvein Vimir~

Mother... looking at me, tell me what do you see?
...Yes, I've lost my mind...
Daddy... looking at me-- will I ever be free?
...Have I crossed the line...
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His explination the the book confused her. She wondered if he took the chance to read it-- though that didn't matter much to her. What mattered was that he was reaching for her again. She trembled and moved back a step, but his hand brushed her broken wing. Juliet flinched, and a small cry released from her lips. She bit her lip and turned her head away, the look on her face looked as though she might cry. The guard, Allen, glanced over at Myaku with a bit of irritation on his face. He was obviously looking out for Juliet-- must of been a demand of Malice to have the girl protected. Myaku then pulled out a gun. Juliet gasped and instantly pulled away from him, her arms slightly raised as if to somewhat protect herself. Her wings fluttered and slightly curled around her as if to protect her as well. The broken wing however was twitching in this position. Allen saw the gun and was at Juliet's side in the blink of an eye, pushing her slightly behind him. Juliet listened to Myaku's explination and nodded slightly, nodding to Allen-- who stepped back to his post by the wall.

Juliet eyes the gun and bit her lip, looking scared. Myaku aimed the gun at her and she looked away, scared to see him shoot her. When he did there was a tingling sensation in her wing. She cried out in a scream-- mostly out of fear of the noise from the gun, and calmed down. She looked at Myaku in suprise and flexed her wings, they felt fine! ALmost out of nowhere, Juliet jumped forward and wrapped her arms around Myaku in a hug. Juliet didn't know how to handle her emotions-- she was never tought how to.. so emotions often got the best of her. If she had control over them she wouldn't of hugged Myaku...

[Myaku Keirson]

I looked down at the girl who had wrapped her self around me in a hug.
I didn't expect a thanks.. I though.
I hugged her back and she released, a confused look on her face.
"Don't worry about it." I said.
She was like a child really, for her innocence, really.
No wonder Malice took a liking to her, apparently, but who could blame him?
I put the book back in its case.
I had, of course, never read the book, partially by choice, but because there was a lock on it that had been proven to be indestructible and immune to unlocking spells... which proved to be less helpful than I was sure it was intended to be.
"So where is Malice?" I asked, hoping to finally meet him.

[Juliet Yvein Vimir]

~Juliet Yvein Vimir~

Mother... looking at me, tell me what do you see?
...Yes, I've lost my mind...
Daddy... looking at me-- will I ever be free?
...Have I crossed the line...
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Juliet blushed and moved away from Myaku as he dropped his arms. She was slightly suprised that he hugged back but she let it go to answer his question, "That's what I was wondering. I haven't seen him since this morning..." Juliet twirled a strand of blonde hair in thought about waking up wot Malice tapping her, "I think he is busy today... maybe... None of the guards know where he is either." Juliet blushed when she realized her voice sounded to attached to Malice. It sounded like she had a small crush on him... which was only slightly true. Lately she didn't bother with silly thoughts of love. She WANTED love... but it was impossible for her in her current situation of running away from Fal and her father. "Maybe if you stick around, he'll come up." Juliet smiled reassuringly.

[Myaku Keirson]

she apparently didn't know where Malice was, but as she said, he would show up if I stuck around, which either meant he was on his way back, he was looking for me, or she wanted me to stay.
"I guess I'm staying here then." I said, with a slight smile.
I was warned before by Tmavy not to look into her eyes, but i caught a glimps of them from the corner of my eyes and was dragged in...
It was like staring into a clear open blue sky... I hadn't seen that in a long long time. Even my own eyes weren't as vibrant as those. I managed to tear my gaze away before she really noticed i was looking into them.
Is that what angels look like? I wondered, I had never really seen an angel up close before.
Then it became apparent to me, this girl, this angel, obviously had a purpose of being here. No angels conversed with King Malice, only this one it would seem. I wondered if she was questioning her faith, or by any other means trying to see things from a different point of view.
"So why are you here?" I asked, "I mean, besides to see Malice. Angels don't really come here, none that I know any ways."
I wondered... How far does this rabbit hole go?

[Juliet Yvein Vimir]

~Juliet Yvein Vimir~

Mother... looking at me, tell me what do you see?
...Yes, I've lost my mind...
Daddy... looking at me-- will I ever be free?
...Have I crossed the line...
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Juliet smiled happily, "I met Malice at the lake. The demons came to kidnapp me and take me to Fal but Malice helped me. That's when he found out why they wanted to steal me for Fal's gain. Fal thinks I'd be a good addition to his army because I can control minds and mentally burn people mentally." she smiled and pointed to her eyes, "But that's only if you look into my eyes and I'm being threatened by you. Otherwise your safe." she giggled lightly and hugged her small waist, "Anyway, Malice had a vision to create a peaceful and beautiful world. He told me that beautiful things were worth saving..." she closed her eyes and smiled as if she was intranced by something, "he said, 'This lake is worth saving... YOU are worth saving.' ...." Juliet sighed longingly and opened her eyes to look at Myaku. "So basically he was going to befriend me-- because Fal wanted me. So if Malice has me then Fal would do anything to get his hands on me... including creating Malice's vision. So Malice had me stay here with him." she nodded with a smile.

[Myaku Keirson]

So Malice had a vision he wanted to fulfill? I wanted to know more, but I'm sure that Juliet was not the person to ask.
I knew Malice was on the Demon's side, but if he wanted to save this angel, he obviously had plans to overthrow some one.. and if i was right, it was going to be Fal, and try to restore the City to its long forgotten pristine glory. Some how, I wanted in on this, these demons, though seemingly on my side, where often harsh, and blood tyrants... I really only sided with them for the safety it offered me.. but even that wasn't much at times.
Now I hoped to speak to Malice even more.
"So you don't know where he is?" I asked, a tone of worry on my voice. "I hate to be a gray cloud on a sunny day, but are you sure he's safe? Obviously a man of his league hiding a secret like you would have some people after him..."
I hoped i hadn't scared her, I had forgotten that she was like a child, and wasn't really familiar to adult situations like this, but the possibility that he might be in trouble was ever looming.