second rune; death; video

[deadelfwalking]

 [When the feed starts, the netbook's camera shows you a view of the forest floor.  A deer carcass lies among the grass and twigs, and it's obvious that the poor thing did not have a clean death.  It's in the advanced stages of decomposition, even though the blood around its body is red and fresh.  The camera does not linger on this image for more than a few seconds; it pans upward, to show Koltira's face.

 He's standing over the deer, holding the device in one hand, holding Byfrost with the other.  Agony creases his expression: his jaw is clenched, his eyes narrowed, every muscle in his pale, sallow face is taut with pain.  The guttural growl of his voice occasionally rises in octave as he talks, as though something is beating the shit out of him from the inside.]

Were we brought here to fight for something, or to waste time reliving the past?  Send.  Us.  On.  A mission.

[He stabs the tree next to him with Byfrost, and the sword glows sickly green; the tree bark begins to decay rapidly, as though it's practically melting.  Diseased fumes pour out of the bark, forming a nasty miasma around Koltira's body.]

I need a battle. [he hisses, and blood trickles from the corner of his mouth as he bites down on the inside of his cheek.]  Now.

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[voice]

[stonefaith]

[ oh well this is worrying ]

So the fights in the VR didn't do anything for you.

[deadelfwalking]

[practically spitting out his response.] It wasn't real. It didn't ... it didn't feed anything.

video

[healplz]

I'd known it would only be a matter of time.

[deadelfwalking]

[strangled noise in his throat. YOU ARE THE WORST, ASHRAF. NO ONE IS WORSE THAN YOU.]

You--don't--understand.

VIDEO

[omicron]

[ okay, this guy looks freakishly like he just walked off the set of a live action fantasy game. it's kind of weirding stiles out, actually, what with the... similarities, and... plus the fact that he... oh, wow, he has apparently killed a poor, innocent woodland creature with his gigantic freaking doom sword. nice. that's nice. that's real nice. ]

No offense, dude, but it looks like you just battled a deer to death. [ u nasty. ] How much blood and mayhem are we talking here?

[deadelfwalking]

[you might have even created a character like him, Stiles! He also does not care for your flippancy, young man.]

I--hunted it fairly. I meant for the kill to be clean. [didn't work out that way, obviously. As for the rest of it ... he shakes his head, covering his mouth briefly.] I don't know what it will take. I've never experienced the curse like this before.

video;

[confesses]

[Kahlan looks tired. Exhausted, really. But something in her eyes sharpens at this display. She straightens her shoulders, her back.]

A baneling? [Her eyes narrow; she studies the image carefully.] Here?

Re: video;

[deadelfwalking]

[He would honestly know he she feels! But at the moment he's just a bit confused. He growls, but it's not a mark of hostility; just a consequence of trying to tamp down on another spasm of pain.]

... pardon?

Video foreverrrr

[totallytrustworthy]

[What. The. Hell.

Is that a...yeah that's a deer. Okay. Lovely. And it's been...oh all right then.

Have a remarkably displeased Chloe giving you a look of judgment. Not only for the gore, but because you look a lot like those god awful guardians that nearly tore them all apart in Shambhala.]

Jesus. Who let you out of the asylum?

I don't know how it works where you come from, but asking like that isn't likely to get you any sparring partners.

[deadelfwalking]

[he glares back at her, because who asked you, strange woman.]

I am not asking to spar. I need a real opponent. [in other words, someone he can kill honorably, but also painfully.]

video so you can see his obnoxious grin

[flynninomite]

Nice to see your face again, sunshine. Feeling a bit antsy?

[deadelfwalking]

[he saved your fucking life, man. A little gratitude, maybe?! He bites into his lip, glowering.]

That's an understatement.

[latkje]

Is it so hard to find a fight here that you have to go looking for one?

[deadelfwalking]

[grimacing.] I have no wish to harm the people here.

[ex_bandai157]

[ Well then. ]

What kind of a battle?

[deadelfwalking]

[Augh. No. No. He digs the palms of his hands into his eyes.] I don't--I don't want to fight the other conscripts. Not like this.

permatext;

[boughtabookstore]

How much of a need do you mean?

[deadelfwalking]

[oh lawd, his vision is swimming, but luckily the question is clear and simple.] I mean that if I am not sent to fight soon, I-I don't know what I'll do. What this pain will force me to do.

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[theguideless]

[YOU................]

You hurt her. [and him. that, too. and that was really offensive. but man.]

[deadelfwalking]

[what--oh--the boy ... he grits his teeth.]

What are you--what are you talking about?

[Video]

[hornedomen]

Why?

[He asked with resentment. There were more questions he wanted to follow with. Too many questions that cluttered his thoughts and that he could not articulate.]

[deadelfwalking]

[IS EVERYONE GOING TO TAKE A SHOT AT HIM TODAY? Is that how this is gonna go. He groans.]

Why what. The deer? I have been hunting them from time to time--[his voice catches as he chokes on another pain-blast. Man, this is getting old.]--though I usually do not use Byfrost to do it.

[sacrificar]

[someone needs a time out.]

And if it is not given?

[deadelfwalking]

[yeah, pretty much.]

I will fall into madness.

[andhishat]

[She owes him a debt, which is why she's reserving her usual sharp tongue]

I doubt the local wildlife are able to put up a very satisfying fight. What sort of battle do you require then?

[deadelfwalking]

[aww, how kind! Before the reply, there's an agonized sound, as of someone suddenly struck in the gut. and all of their other major body parts.

Hnnhhgh.]

One that does not take place in the mind. With blood that I can taste.

[he might be a little delirious right now. IT'S JUST THE HORRIBLE PAIN TALKING.]

permavoice;

[withouthumanity]

Now, now.

You do not want to taunt those who bring you here—do you?

[deadelfwalking]

My intention is not to taunt. I simply ask for what was--[agh--muscle spasms. He growls.] promised.

[video]

[perfectionisms]

They're not going to send you on a mission if you keep killing their trees.

Re: [video]

[deadelfwalking]

[grrnnnhh. His voice is tight, agonized.] Somehow I would not be surprised if these people truly did make their decisions on such arbitrary terms.