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Post by Raimi on Oct 4, 2007 19:53:58 GMT -5
He blinked up at him like he was stupid or something. "Because he's holy, that's why!"
"Rizvyll! Hurry up and help me!" his mother shouted from the temple entrance.
"Coming!" He sprinted off to join his mother.
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Post by Zadkiel on Oct 4, 2007 19:56:47 GMT -5
"Y...you touched the holy boy?" Zekwae stared up at his son, before smiling, which eerily, with his fangs, looked like a mad smirk.
"An even greater blessing! No others have touched him. Come, come. We must head back home. You'll do so well at that interview!"
Rylton groaned inwardly, looking towards the temple, before gathering his outer tunic from the ground.
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Post by Raimi on Oct 4, 2007 20:04:21 GMT -5
It had been a long night...
And still...far into the next morning, Alyvyll was in pain. Still, nothing had been done about his dislocated shoulder, and his broken fingers, and shattered elbow...
"Stop it...JUST STOP IT!" he screamed, thrashing about in the pool of holy water. It had taken all night to 'bless' the water, and then he had to be purified, which took even longer, and then the monk had to be blessed as well, and was wearing really rough gloves.
And to top it all off, the teenager was denied any form of medicine. Nothing impure could enter his body...and no blood could exit it.
He hated that.
And he hated how he wasn't allowed to be put in a medibox. Since the 'nanites would destroy his purity.'
"Hold still, please." the monk tried, jerking the boy's arm until it managed to pop back into place in the most painful, and loud way.
He screamed louder at that point, although it now felt much better than it had... Having his finger put back into place had hurt even more.
"There...that's all I can do...we'll wrap your elbow...but..."
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Post by Zadkiel on Oct 4, 2007 20:07:23 GMT -5
He woke up late, his head pounding from the pills, troat dry and parched. He'd called in, as he was being forced to go to the interview.
His mind kept returning to the boy who'd fallen down into the pit. Was he alright? Give it up to a quirt to fall and stick in his mind. Damn it...He rubbed his face before heading to get a shower.
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Post by Raimi on Oct 4, 2007 20:16:01 GMT -5
He chewed his lip, his arm throbbing painfully as the wrap was placed on tightly.
"There, all done." the monk said, moving from the pool and drying off before leaving the high priest to himself.
Alyvyll sighed and removed himself from the water, and dried himself off as well. His arm stayed still. It hurt too much to move it...
He wanted to cry, and curl up in his mother's lap, and have his hair pet, and cheeks kissed, and hear murmurs of 'It's alright...you'll be alright.' And have pain medicine, and be put in a medibox and fixed...
But he couldn't. His mother had never even so much as hugged him, or helped brush his hair.
He slowly dressed and left the room, moving slowly through the halls of the temple. He glanced out of the window, at the house his family lived in.
Of course HE wasn't allowed in it...
HE had to sleep here, alone. Like always.
He was so sleepy...but he hurt too much to fall asleep...
"Alyvyll!" Xulle chirped, hurrying up to him, and smiling a bit. "Are you okay? Oh! Want to go to the market with me? Mom wants me to get some stuff. You can come, right?"
Ugh...that meant he'd have to purify himself for hours later...but...Xulle looked so hopeful, and his little brother never got to spend a lot of time with him.
"Alright...."
He smiled, "Great! Well, let's go!"
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Post by Zadkiel on Oct 4, 2007 20:20:04 GMT -5
He dressed carefully. Even if he was against it, he was not about to ruin is families name around the docks. He drank a mug of Earth coffee, gagging over the bitter taste before heading out. His hair was tied tight with a ribbon-his mother had demanded it cut last night-and a pair of sunglasses perched on his nose. Maybe his vampire side was showing through a bit this month. The sun was a bit hot, and his eyes hurt....
He passed through the market, stopping to look at a booth. Maybe he'd better go grocery shopping....after the interview...
He nodded, turning on his heel, heading for the end of the market, which bordered the docks.
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Post by Raimi on Oct 4, 2007 20:23:04 GMT -5
"What about this one?" Xulle asked, holding up a bottle of water. "It's from Zerca."
"I still can't. You get it though." Alyvyll said, looking back to the package of cookies. He wondered what they tasted like.
"Fine fine...you're no fun."
"No, mom's no fun. Dad's no fun. Being a Priest is no fun." he grumbled.
Xulle laughed a bit, and picked out a candy bar too, paying quickly. "Can we get a sandwich? My friend said there's a stand that makes good ones!"
"First of all...they're cheap, second of all,"
"You can't." he sighed.
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Post by Zadkiel on Oct 4, 2007 20:27:24 GMT -5
He passed by the outside of the last stands, backpedalling after his caught something out of the corner of his shades. Him! He looked none the worse for wear....though his arm was wrapped and hanging limply at his side...
Rylton looked at his watch before shrugging, cutting through the crowd. "Hey," he approached the two boys, lifting his glasses. "You're the one that fell in the hole yesterday.....how're you doing?" He asked, drawing attention away from packages of food.
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Post by Raimi on Oct 4, 2007 20:30:20 GMT -5
The teens looked up at the vampire. "You're the one who was blessed, right?" Xulle asked, eyes wide. "I've never seen a vampire before!!!"
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Post by Zadkiel on Oct 4, 2007 20:32:25 GMT -5
He nodded, knowing his eyes were a bit red around the pupils. They always were when he was in the sun.
"Half vampire. Don't worry, blood doesn't interest me, unless there' alot of it," he grinned, fangs gleaming in the sun, just a bit shorter than his mothers. Again, his eyes strayed to the other boy, the quiet one whom was not looking at him.
"Did you break anything in that fall?"
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Post by Raimi on Oct 4, 2007 20:41:48 GMT -5
"My shoulder dislocated, my elbow shattered, and my finger was broken." he mumbled.
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Post by Zadkiel on Oct 4, 2007 20:44:51 GMT -5
"What?" He looked dumbfounded. He shook his head, feling a little bad for being rough with him down there. "Did they give you something? That stuffs painful. You seem alright now," e nodded, sliding his glasses back down over his eyes.
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Post by Raimi on Oct 4, 2007 20:46:41 GMT -5
He looked at his feet, feeling a bit uncomfortable. ".....no...."
Xulle looked between the two, confused.
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Post by Zadkiel on Oct 4, 2007 20:48:53 GMT -5
"Nothing?" He growled and shook his head. "Religions a stupid thing if they can't even give an injured kid somethign for pain. What kind of parents do you have???" He grumped before looking a little bit sheepish.
"Sorry....that was rude. Listen...I have to go...for an interview," he grimaced. "Are you two sticking around the market for a bit?" He felt atleast partly responsible for him being hurt, and there might be somethign he could do...
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Post by Raimi on Oct 4, 2007 20:49:59 GMT -5
Xulle spoke up before his older brother, "We can stay out as LOOOOOONG as we want! Because Alyvyll's stuff was canceled for today!! Are we goin' on a date?!"
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