Truth or Dare! Let the people decide! Oceans pollute and worlds shall rot The enigma takes his stand .....errrr...just give me something......
"oh I wasn't planning on starting things here" Alistair said quietly as he prepared himself for the next chase. He wished he didn't have to run around after this kid but then again the rush was something he kind of liked so it wasn't something he could complain about. What Alistair could actually complain about was the fact that Iris was still chained to him. Since Iris didn't say anything it seemed she was willing to at least listen to him move around and she seemed to be keeping up with him. If not it would seem that Irispack might be an option and if there was a rejection then it would be slicing time. With no time wasted Alistair rushed forward and followed the boy, pointing his finger at the boy as he ran. From the very tip of his finger a blade popped out and with the cue of Alistair, the blade shot forth at the running Leon. The assault didn't end there, with the other hand he immediately did the same action and shot another blade from the finger tip.
Set fire to the flies.....er...I mean I'll take Fireflies
The search began and Alistair walked out of the hotel and into the cold atmosphere. To be honest the man really didn't like cold that much but he was getting used to it and slowly he didn't mind it. The streets were empty as usual and Alistair merely walked on nonchalantly. Just where exactly was his target exactly? surely the boy was not at the streets, but he had no idea where to start. Public places were the most likely place to find this guy, but it didn't actually hurt to check the most obvious of places. He headed over to the market area and soon found the fellow colleagues of his target. Unfortunately his target was not there, but at least he learned a simple, but very interesting fact that should have been learned along time ago "Hmm...so his name is Leon...how rude of him to not introduce himself" Alistair said with a small chuckle. With business done over with the fish workers, Alistair merely walked on and headed over to his next destination, the homeless shelter. It was...something to be visiting such a place, but his mind was far too focused on his next encounter with Leon. Thinking about it only made the man chuckle and smile to himself. Upon entering the place he was glad to see the boy. He was such a fool and right now he would see why. "HEEEEEEEEERE'S ALISTAIR!" Alistair yelled happily as he walked in with hands in his pockets.
The streets of Candlewood was quite empty and it was really no wonder why. People didn't want to increase the risk of getting infected and they just spent as little time outside as the could. People just rushed around, trying to get whatever they needed done and reach their destination in smallest time...which made it a pain for Julius to get out of the house. The dean had called him over to the school in order to discuss things and while the two of them were not the most friendly with each other, when it came to work the two were actually quite effective in getting work done. A groan was let out and Julius merely parked his new car and head into the office. "Glad to see you Julius" "Heh, don't bullshit me you were hoping I would have dropped dead on the way" "Oh please, why would I ever wish that of one of my favourite professors?" That sarcastic tone could only make Julius scoff and smirk. With their little banter over, Julius merely sat down with his arm resting on the back of the chair. "So whats up...your more creative when it comes to trashing me" Julius said staring over at the old woman in charge of the university. "Its about our current situation...things have been quite difficult for the university" The dean said "Its been difficult all around..." Julius said softly as he closed his eyes calmly "Right....we've been short on man power and we'll be needing as much help as we can" "Oh? well thats more money in my pockets....hmmm maybe I should kill off Erik or something and steal his job....naaaahhhhhhhh then that means I loose my drinking buddy" Julius said with a small chuckle "JULIUS THIS IS SERIOUS!" the dean yelled slamming her hand on the desk before him "Yes...I know...but you need to calm down..." Julius said opening his eye staring over at the woman "But there isn't anything we can do except grieve and work harder" Julius said closing his eyes once more "If we are getting all pissed off then how the hell must those kiddos be feelings...sure they are adults, but that changes shit" Julius said crossing his arms. "I know its dangerous to keep them all outside of their houses but they need to at least socialize a bit" Julius said rubbing his temples "we don't even know how long this epidemic will last" Julius said ".....then I will leave this task up to you..." The dean said "....wait what?" Julius said raising his eyebrow.
The day crept much closer to its end and Jonathan and Julius soon enough ended their little bout with their fist. Sore and tired from the day the two held off on beating the crap out of each other and left each other to live another day. They ordered some dinner and after splitting the cost the two of them ate and prepared to move on with what they had to do. Julius had a lot of work to do so Jonathan merely felt it would be best to leave the man to his work. "Hm? leaving so soon? I told you, you can stay over dumbass...I don't want you running around outside so much" Julius said sitting by his computer desk as he glanced over at Jonathan who was preparing to leave the house. Of course they always fought, but they were brother and it was his responsibility to look out for his little brother even though the two of them were adults. "Nah, I'll get out of your hair, and don't worry, I'll be careful outside" Jonathan said pulling up his scarf to cover both his mouth and nose. True everybody was wearing a mask to prevent breathing in the unknown disease, but at least Jonathan was keeping the style instead of wearing one of those ugly masks. He could have stayed over at Julius' place but he really preferred not to rely on his brother too much. Past the darkening streets, Jonathan made his way to the apartment he had gotten and made his way to his bed. Thoughts never swaying from how Noelle was doing, Jonathan brought out his phone and stared at it for a while before falling asleep. The same could be said about Julius as he thought about Noelle, but the work he dealt with was more on his mind. He continued to type as much as he could before finally he retired for the night. He worried for those that fell victim to the fatal disease and he just hoped this entire scenario would just come to an end already. Bad luck just seemed to follow him everywhere. With a groan Julius head off to his bed and drifted off to sleep.
"I see...so she left without even telling me..." Jonathan said closing his eyes as he let out a sigh. Not a smile, frown or even a scowl appeared on the boy's face as he listened to what his brother had to tell him. Jonathan had frequented his brother's house numerous time and even had his own key for the place that he had made sneakily when Julius did not expect it. He shook his head and walked out toward the kitchen "Well...its for the best...I'm happy for her" Jonathan said. This did not amuse Julius at all, he merely sat on the couch and crossed his arms as he watched Jonathan walk off into the kitchen "That it? you act as if you don't care at all..." Julius said watching the boy as he was looking through the fridge and soon pulled out a can of cola. "well, what do you want me to say? hm? Noelle is getting out of this plagued city and she has a huge chance to live on...I'm glad for her" Jonathan said with a soft smile before opening up the can and began to drink from it. Julius' eye narrowed at the boy as he listened to him speak. In his eyes it was just bullshit that Jonathan would act so calmly about the situation. Jonathan was one of the few that had been able to keep an eye out on Noelle and if anything Jonathan had been pretty close with her. The fact that she left without telling him would have at least affected him somewhat. With that Julius closed his eyes and said the conclusion he had come up when observing his brother's actions. "Jonathan...you have feelings for Noelle...don't you..." Julius said Immediately just hearing that caused Jonathan's eyes to widen and instantly he began to stop drinking his cola and cough as he beat his chest. "What the he-" Jonathan began to yell as he glanced over at Julius but immediately stopped the moment he caught sight of Julius. He was ready to deny it, but denying it wouldn't do anything really. He lowered his eyes softly and stared down at the can that he held in his hand "yeah....I do..." Jonathan said. With that mere fact said Julius' eye opened up and stared at Jonathan with his eye narrowed "so why is it that you can remain so calm? don't you feel any form of frustration" Julius said. He never understood relationships and at the moment he felt he never would. Relationships were just hurricanes of emotions. "Its because Noelle will never return my feelings in return..." Jonathan said noticing the confused look of Julius from the corner of his eyes and just let out a small silent chuckle as he continued to stare down at his can and narrowed his eyes softly. "I've accepted this a long time ago...her feelings for Bryan...they are not just a sibling bond, but her love for him is something greater than that...Bryan is gone and her heart is crushed...I can't fill that void" Jonathan before closing his eyes calmly "which is why I've accepted it...simple as that" Jonathan said "If you know your feelings would never be returned then why are you sticking with her so much..." Julius said. He always knew Noelle and Bryan were close, but Julius never realized just how much Noelle truly felt about this. He never understood love, but this was not just about love, he never really understood his brother's actions really... "Its simple really..." Jonathan sad as he turned to face Julius as he closed his eyes with a smile "If I can make her happy in some sort of way...then thats good enough for me" Jonathan said as he reached down into his pocket and pulled out his phone. He went down to Noelle's name and with that he began to write a text. With the message sent Jonathan closed his eyes and let out a sigh before the boy suddenly smirked at Julius "Honestly Julius instead of worrying about me you should at least find yourself a wife...at this rate your gonna turn wrinkly...I don't wantcha to die old and alone now.." Jonathan said happily as he began to run and dodge the incoming thrown objects. For the sake of other Jonathan was one who would hide his true feelings in order to preserve the good time...for him nothing was better than these carefree times.
Dio's day hadn't been anything spectacular and he managed to merely fulfil his usual daily quota. He went to his usual classes and with them done he merely went off and head off to the gym were he would work out and train himself. Though he prided his mind he knew he needed to equalize both mind and strength. In boxing he stood undefeated in the ring. He would plow down all those who stood in his way with the aggression he would use in a battle of art. His exercise now coming to an end, Dio merely head home where he would work on the project that he had to finish. His projects were works of art that he would work on his spare time and like the blind art he made he attempted to devise any other forms of art he could make. With that done he merely closed his eyes satisfied with the day's work and fell asleep on his bed.
The morning had arrived in the cold snowy land of Siberia and with a loud yawn Alistair rose from his sleepning area stretched his arms out with a loud groan "Well...didn't expect to have such a nice rest" Alistair said to himself closing his eyes with a smile as he got himself ready for the day. His eyes caught attention to the woman that was bound to him and raised an eyebrow as he noticed the woman had been still awake. That woman was so foolish and after two days of no sleep how the hell was she going to act? The two of them had a real busy day ahead of them and he wondered if she could keep up. She didn't even pay heed to his word the other day and though he wished to act and cut her arm off the very moment, Alistair held back, as if a force told him he had to go to sleep. Her fate rested in her own hands and if she wanted to be a dumbass and blindly act like a tough person then it basically served her right if she did die. He gave her a chance the last day, but he wondered what would be the out come this time. Once he was ready, Alistair merely closed his eyes and tugged on the invisible bounds. "Oi! woman its time to go" Alistair said.
The hunt was such a pleasure to run and the thrill of slashing was just a pure thrill. He ran as he got closer and closer to the target, but something stopped him. He felt the sudden weight on his shoulders come off and another tug soon after. Just feeling that stopped his advances instantly and immediately Alistair just stood there and rubbed his temples "You know...your a real cockblocker you know?" Alistair said shaking his head as he turned his attention to the woman. Watching her struggle and try to hold him back before was cute, but now it was finally starting to get on his nerves. It was so pitiful and he just couldn't comprehend why she was so meddlesome. "Struggling around like that won't do shit...I had to crank up the strength a bit just to carry your fatass around" Alistair said closing his eyes with a sigh. Was Tempy getting a good laugh from this? was the reason she wanted Iris alive just to mess with him or something? "Now then...working together will not work and your just holding me back..." Alistair said as Arondight returned to its pimp cane form. "I have no use for you, but Temeluchas does...too bad I don't give a damn about what she wanted. I chose to save your life, would be a shame to make you lose it..." Alistair said as his eyes narrowed with a sinister glare "Bottom line is I'm stopping playing the nice guy here...stop messing with my **** or I'm going to tear that arm of your off" Alistair said
Time moves on yet things had never truly gotten better. True he was out of that blasted hospital and true he could move his body as much as he wanted, but things just went to hell and he just could only hold his hair and groan. Bryan and Sophie were dead and a damn disease was rampaging the town. Some of his teaching comrades had fallen prey to this sudden illness and the schools were quite desperate, turning to the staff that they still had and pleading with them to take up the extra work. Due to this Julius' workload had increased quite a bit and though he did earn quite the high status in the school from such a short while, Julius wondered if such a job was right for him. Even now as he sat by his desk he could only rest his forehead on the desk before him and let out a groan as papers were all spread out on top of the desk. There was so much work to be written out and so much he had to do. He dreaded looking at his computer due to the fact that practically his entire work was all stored there ready for his attention. Online classes sucked horribly....he couldn't yell at his students. With a sigh Julius continued to rest his head on the desk up until he hear a notification sound come from the computer. "Hmmm? a message?" Julius muttered as he rose up and opened up the message and began to read it out. Once done Julius could only close his eye and let out a small chuckle as he once again opened his eyes and read the message once more. Ever since the time at the hospital Fatime had become much more social than before and it pleased the man to see that she was actually trying to converse with others. With that message written, Julius sent the message and leaned back on his chair with a smile. He bean to close his eyes, but his phone caught his attention and raising his eyebrow he walked up to it and picked it up. It was a message from Noelle and upon noticing it he immediately opened it. The girl had been so anti-social lately that getting a message from her wasn't something that common as it was before. His eyes ran though the message and closing his eyes Julius immediately chucked the phone away in anger. "DAMN IT NOELLE WHAT THE HELL?!" Julius yelled as he rubbed his temples. He understood that she was still hurt from Bryan's death and he he understood that she had to move, heck he actually wanted her to move. The fact that she would be able to leave this damn diseased city pleased him, but..."damn it Noelle....why tell me now? why are you pushing everybody who cares about you away?" Julius said silently as he collapsed on his nearby couch an continued to rub his temples. "Damn it all to hell..." Julius muttered as he let out a sigh before suddenly his grip on his temples grew tighter upon realizing one thing. "Damn...just how is Jonathan going to take this..." Julius said. "Tell me what?..." The sudden voice caught his attention instantly and Julius really wished he could control his temper some times. "Jonathan...aw fucking hell..." Julius said quietly.
Alistair's eye narrowed with a grin as the incoming fish headed straight towards him. With Arondight in his right hand, Alistair brought up his left arm as a blade pierced through the flesh and made its appearance. Without wasting his time he swung his arm and slashed the fish in two and raised an eyebrow the moment he realized his target began to flee from the area. He wondered if it was an attempt to escape for his life, but the mere taunt said otherwise for him. His grin grew as he started to move, but then another familiar tug caught his attention. His eyes darted over to the woman that was bound to him and with that Alistair let out a casual sigh. "Get over here!" Alistair yelled as he yanked back his arm to pull the woman over to him. With that Alistair merely closed his eyes and let out a sigh "aaaaaand punch to the gut, lights go out, aaaaaaaand we are ready" Alistair began to say as he casually punched Iris in the gut and caught the unconscious woman as he spoke. "Now then initiate Iris-backpack mode!" Alistair yelled as he placed the woman on his back and drew out three long cloths. The first once was used to tie it around their waist, and the last to was tied around the shoulders, as if the woman actually was a backpack. Alistair actually had this maneuver planed quite early and it was much more convenient than dragging the woman around. Closing his eyes, Alistair let out a deep sigh as his eyes began to open with a sinister smirk and the strength began to build. He dashed towards the area that Leon had ran over to and began his chase.
The sudden appearance of the shield immediately caught Alistair off guard and raising an eyebrow the aristocrat's grin grew. The exhilaration grew and he felt more excited with each single moment. Just what was this shield exactly? was it something much like the cane he held in his other hand? or was it something much more special. The others carried around swords, but this boy was different. Just why did the dark angels deem this boy a threat when the others were left to roam free? So many questions, but hardly enough time to even think about them at the moment. The boy was so concerned about the other peoples lives and Alistair had to admit he was quite impressed with the boys demeanour at the moment. "I have no interest in killing anybody else...but thats not going to stop me...If you'd value the lives of your comrades then I suggest you attempt to escape from the eyes of the public..." Alistair said. With that said Alistair brought up the cane in his right hand and closed his eyes. "Well then...awaken my friend...Arondight...." Alistair said as the cane transformed into a jet black sword. Twirling the blade, Alistair dashed forward and horizontally slashed straight towards his opponent without hesitation or delay. What was the next move Alistair wondered. Would he continue the fight here? or maybe make an attempt to move location. It was something Alistair awaited.
Such magnificent praise, even Dio realized now that this was not going to be good for any form of ego he had. Regardless of this he took this praise and he let out a small chuckle as he pet the girl head "truly magnificent...your proving your worth to me with each moment" Dio said to the girl before turning his attention to the sculpture "There is nothing more that needs to be added...it is fine from when I first set eyes upon it today" Dio said Eyes closed he reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out what seemed to be a small notepad along with a pen clipped onto it. With eyes that did not open, Dio placed the notepad on the desk while holding the pen. Without even bending over the notepad, Dio merely began to scribble on the piece of paper and once the last digit was written Dio finished with the flick of his wrist. Immediately he dropped the pen and instantly grabbed the piece of paper he wrote on and with another flick of the wrist he ripped the paper out of the notepad and held the paper up to the girl "My number...call me when you need me" Dio said opening his eyes with a charming smile. With that Dio finished up his buisness as a teachers aid and head off from the school once he was not needed any more. With his return home he merely sighed as he head into his bedroom and took the time to read a book. Once that was over Dio merely walked off to bed and drifted off to sleep.
[/url] "Did I not say I've been sent to kill you?" Alistair said calmly as he rose his hand and looked down at it "Did I not say we will move on with our lives? I broke the rules of my mistress and tried to help but you turned away....tis only fair we move on with what we originally had planned" Alistair said as he held his temples and let out a small chuckle "but then again I do always break the rules of my mistress...such a shame really..." Alistair said. Passed the bangs of red hair, Alistair glanced at Leon with bright and sharp amber narrowed eyes. He rose his hand once more and many small blades pierced through the skin. Like small long scales, the blades covered is hand and Alistair merely pointed his finger at his prey "Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Azrael, Angel of Death...no hard feeling but this event shall push forth the wheels of fate" Alistair said as he rose his arm and swung downward at his opponent
As the two walked on and headed over to her work station Dio merely crossed his arms and waited for her to reveal the work of art to him. She began to remove the sheet that concealed it, but a certain object caught his attention. It was a mere wooden box, nothing special, but it was enough to capture Dio's attention for even a small moment. Noticing the enclosed space Dio immediately noticed just how secretive Renee was when it came to her art. It was a curious thing, but what he wondered the most was why was he allowed to view this object when nobody else was allowed? Maybe already trust was already gained. It was only a bit more than a week and already he had gained such trust...it was a good sign indeed. Turning his attention the sculpture before him, Dio placed his hand on his chin and leaned in closer to observe the sculpture. As she said she had corrected the error that he had observed and the sculpture would turn out quite well, but the girl brought up quite an interesting point and Dio agreed with it "Yes..Though this sculpture has already shown its worth, paint would do quite well for this piece" Dio said as he straightened his posture once more and glanced back at Renee "very well then if its help with painting then I shall be of assistance then" Dio said.
[/url] He was up bright and early and things had changed for the white suit aristocrat. Rising from where he slept he made no sound and he prepared himself for his next move. Eyes closed he placed his jacket over his shoulder and with a fierce tug he pulled Iris along with him whether the girl was ready or not. Out the hotel and standing outdoors where the frigid winds could assault him, Alistiair merely walked on without a care in the world to his next destination. There were two places that his target could be, either the homeless shelter or the very same place he met him for the first time. His first decision seemed to be the best decision, instantly finding the boy at his workplace. It was amusing to see that the boy was merely going on with his life without a care in the world. The boy was in sight, and with the work being done they really took no heed to the aristocrat. He rose his finger and pointed it like a gun at the boy and narrowing his eyes. A small blade shot out of the fingertip and headed straight at the boy's shoulder. For the other workers this would be quite the odd occurrence, but for the amnesiac he would understand quite well if the blade hits. With his red bangs of hair covering his eyes, Alistair brought up his finger to his lip as a smirk crept across his face
She was nervous...awestruck, was she truly this easy to impress or was it that his skills were that great. Whatever the case was he didn't mind and Dio realized he would have quite fun dealing with this girl. His hand lowered from her face and as his hand went under her face he merely placed his index finger lightly underneath her chin "I am pleased to hear this" Dio said with a smiled as he rose to his feet. Her words of praise was what he wanted to hear and he could tell the words were not lies. "Very well then, stick by me and I shall craft you into something great" Dio said closing his eyes with a smile. If something were to happen to him, if he was to fall down into a pit of mediocrity, then he would take pride if somebody he crafted surpassed him. He had sought such a person and now it seemed that he found this person. Standing beside the girl he merely placed his hand on her shoulder "Well now, lets get to work on that sculpture of yours shall we?" Dio said glancing over at the girl's station. Many of the people in this class took to the classic art of working with paper, but there were still few that worked with sculpting. As the only aid in the class that dealt with sculpting it was his responsibility to deal with those who sculpted.
[/url] Eyes shut and Alistair merely let out a small chuckle as he watched the boy walk off from him. He merely crossed his arm and grinned before looking over to the exit "well now...this was quite interesting" Alistair said closing his eyes before walking off along with Iris in tow. There was nothing more he could say, nothing more that he could do for the day. Time had moved on quite faster than he expected and Alistair knew rest was the best opportunity for now. With that Alistair returned to the hotel and poured himself a glass of wine. He would have poured Iris a glass, but she was too pissed off to really interact with. The amnesiac truly did not grasp his hint and did not expect what Alistair truly mean by moving on with life. Things were sure to heat up tomorrow. Did he feel regret? maybe, but his choice was decided and the amnesiac chose his desired path. Everybody had a chose in their life and he chose his fate. Regardless of all this, Alistair couldn't confirm anything. Life was filled with mystery and was an unexpected experience. Just how would tomorrow go? A great amount of curiosity grew. Alistair merely closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep, getting his rest for the next day.
There was no need to stare at the sheet of paper that was placed before him. Already he could tell that it had met his standards and even if it didn't he did not wish to honor it with his gaze. A force his his cheek and his brow twitched, but the familiar voice caught his attention and a smile mere crept across his face. The newcomer had called out to him so it was only polite that he addressed her. "Surpassing my limits...If I can deny the need for sight then nothing will stop me from greatness" Dio slowly eyelids slowly open up. Curiosity had held onto him and he did stare down at the picture he had drawn. The flower he had drawn had at least kept its shape and though sloppy it still held it form. Regardless this did not please Dio and just told him he had to work further. With that his ruby like eyes turned away from the picture and merely turned and stared at the blue eye of Renee. Noticing how close they were, he merely smiled softly as he brushed aside her blond hair from her face "had curiosity brought you over here? how has your progression on your sculpture been treating you? would you like my assistance? I do hope you've kept my advice in mind" Dio said calmly.
