Runaway Elements (full)

Eve:
I waited impatiently until I could rush to Arthur's side. He still had his eyes closed, but when I took his hand, he squeezed it. When his eyes finally opened, I found my self staring into them.
"You're eyes are red," I said.
"No! Really?" he said sarcastically, "Your hair is blue." I smiled. Then I punched his arm.
"Don't scare me like that again," I said, "Fireboy." He rolled his eyes and tried to sit up. Seshat held him down.
"Rest," she said firmly.
"Wolf!" Lidz cried. I turned. Wolf was on his knees. Seshat rushed to his side, with Lidz on his other side and they helped him to a room. I felt like I should help and see what was wrong, but I wanted to stay with Arthur. Besides, I wouldn't know how to help him anyways.
"What happened?" Arthur asked, since he couldn't see what had happened.
"I don't know," I said, "Something with Wolf." He nodded.
"Where's Lidz?" he asked. My heart stopped.
"With Wolf," I said quietly, looking away from Arthur, "I'm gonna get a glass of water." I headed for the door, "You want some?" I called over my shoulder, not trusting myself to look at him.
"I'm good," he said. He sounded confused. I made it to the bathroom and slammed the door shut. I finally allowed myself to cry. I didn't care. I didn't care. He could have a crush on Barbie, for all I cared. So why was I crying?
Stupid, stupid Arthur! Of couse he still liked Lidz! He'd been crying his eyes out in the woods over her. Stupid me to think he'd feel differently already! Stupid Lidz, with her normal, pretty, brown hair, and her niceness and her friendliness that was just so... stupid!
I ran the fossit and cupped my hands under it, and splashed it on my face, letting the cool water wash the tears away. It felt good.
I should've stuck to my original plan. I never should have followed the others. I should've went to see the ocean.
But I had seen the ocean, in Arthur's eyes. In Arthur's red eyes, I'd seen something as strong and as changing as the ocean. And now I was lost in the depths of those eyes forever.

OOC: Oh... so now Eve hates me o.O xD

Lidz ¬

I felt stupid. Couldn't I do naything to save Wolf? No, Seshat was helping him, he'd be OK. I told myself over and over. Somehow it seemed more false than every one I said. I heard a door slam. I rushed out, worried. I could hear crying. It was coming from the bathroom. I knocked on the door.
"Hello?" The crying stopped. I opened the door, but someone slamed against it, and the bolt slid home. "Is that you, Eve?"
"Go away," She said, tears evident in her voice. I frowned.
"What's the matter?" She remained silent.
"I'll be back," I promised.
I moved away from the door, my footsteps echoing on the floor.
"Lidz." I turned round. Eve stood in the doorway, her face was soaked with tears. "Stay away from Arthur. It's your fault he's like this. It's your fault he was in the forest. You nearly got him killed. Stay away from him, and don't talk to me again," The door slammed shut with a resounding BANG! I stepped back in shock. I wasn't thinking straight. Eve didn't want me near her, was it true it was my fault Arthur was like this? And Wolf ... I didn't know. I didn't know if he felt the same way I did. The emotions overwhelmed me, and tears pricked my eyes. Before I knew what I was doing, I took off running.
Had I told them why I couldn't touch the key?
In one hand, I had a chip.
If I touched the key with my hand, it would bring them to me.
I opened the door and srinted across the lawn. I turned just before I entered the trees. I froze time, rushed back till I was standing over Wolf. He was unconcious, so I quickly kissed him softly on the mouth, and rushed back outside. I sprinted back over the garden, into the trees, as far away from the cottage as I could.
I stopped in the clearing and waited. Nobody had followed me.
I pulled out the key by the rope, let it dangle in the air. I couldn't let them take it of me whilst I had it, and it would take them 20 minutes to get here. I smiled, and wrapped my fingers around the key.

Far away, The Mayor's eyes snapped open.

I waited for 20 minutes, and in those twenty minutes I went back to the cottage and placed the key around Arthurs neck.

When they got to the clearing and smiled.
"Hello, Dad,"
"Hello, Lidz," Said the Mayor, and then all was black.

(OOC: Haha! Two twists in one POV! I'm on a roll! sylverdawn, if you're struggling with an idea, you could just wake up, and we could find the cause out later, say shrapnel from the chemical in Arthur's dad's gun hit you, but only a LITTLE. )

*Dibs on the next post, got a real good idea for a twist. Just let me catch up.*

*I am am going to throw in a twist. I think you'll like it and yes I know this is out of character for Leo but he's that worried about his brother.
PS |What's the time line in the story, night or day? Aw what the heck I'll just say it's midmorning if no one objects.*

Leu de Ardere- Leo:

"You should be more careful how you handle Wolf's friends. It's a whole lot easier for love to curdle into hate, then to fade into cold indifference." Aly's words still echoed in Leo's ears. More then anything though guilt knawed at him. It was an unfamiliar emotion and Leo didn't like it one little bit. But Wolf wasn't waking up and Leo knew it was his fault.

He stayed in the shadows. Leaning against a tree as he watched a group of men moved through the woods, following an old dirt road. One of them carried a girl slung over his shoulder. Leo recognized Lidz easily, the bloodlink practically hummed within him. An instinct that told him she was easy prey. But today Leo ignored the instinct. Today he had more important things to worry about then a free meal.

One of the men muttered something about taking her back home for interogation. Wherever home was it certainly wasn't around here. Leo lacked his twins knack for languages but he had an ear for placing peoples accents. Sighing, Leo stepped out of the shadows onto the dirt road.

The men froze when he came into view. With all the blades he was carrying both openly and concealed, plus his black leather body armor, and his favorite black trenchcoat. Leo made for an intimidating site. He smiled coldly, shaking his head reproachfully at the older idiots. "I'm afraid I can't let you take that girl anywhere gentlemen. You'll have to leave her with me."

One of the men stepped forward and grabbed Leo's arm. His expression belligerent as he drawled condescendingly. "Now see here boy. This here's no business of yours. Go home to your Ma and don't try to be a hero."

Leo laughed softly as he pulled the other man's hand off him. The scent of burning flesh charred the late morning air. The fools face twisted in pain and he let out a strange gurgling scream. His hand fell to the ground leaving nothing but a burned husk. The idiot stumbled back from Leo falling on his rump as he clutched the blackened stump of his arm. The others backed away in fear but one of them actually stood his ground.

Still laughing, Leo stepped forward, and watched in amusement as they all backed away a step enmass. "Didn't you boys get the memo before you decided to interfere in my Game?" Leo mocked them, his voice silky with menace. "I'm no hero. Never was. I'm the villian of the story. Now, put the girl down and go back to whatever backwater you crawled out of. You weren't meant for the big leagues."

***
Leo watched the men walk as quickly as they could to their trucks not far down the road. They had backed off today but they would return. Their leader had the same look in his eyes Leo sometimes saw in the mirror. He wasn't the type to back off without a fight.

Sighing he turned and crouched down next to Lidz' unconscious form. He poked her cheek idly as his thoughts turned. "Now, what do I do with you?"

*Wolf's condition will be explained in my next post. For now Princess when Lidz wakes up make sure she doesn't run away first. Leo has some 'splaining to do and you should probably take advantage of his attack of conscience while it lasts.*

EVE:
I felt bad for what I'd said to Lidz. But I was too busy crying to think about it. From the bathroom, I heard a strang scream and, wiping tears away, went to the window and peaked around the blinds.
I couldn't possibly be seeing this. Guess who was back? Leo! And he was staring down at Lidz. I rush to the door, but by the time I got outside, they were gone.
"Leo got Lidz!" I shouted. Rain came out of the room Wolf was in and raced outside, but she wouldn't be able to do anything. I came into the room Arthur was in. He was asleep. I noticed a key around his neck. I came and sat by him. I felt his forehead. It was warm. I started sponging cool water on it. We wouldn't be able to save Lidz without atleast one of the boys. We'd have to wait until they're in better shape before we save her.
Arthur, feeling the cool water, opened his eyes slightly.
"Urrrrgh," he said.
"Urrrgh you too," I replied, "He got Lidz."
"What?" Arthur tried to sit up, but I held him down.
"You need to rest more. You'll be no use to her until you can get more of your strength back." I stood up, and headed for the door. Arthur didn't want me. He wanted Lidz.
And no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't find a reason to hate Lidz. Which made me really mad at her, but it wouldn't last.
I felt really, really bad for what I'd said to Lidz.

Arthur Thomastien

I tried to get up, but either Eve or Seshat held me down and told me to rest. I needed to check my strength, but the girls wouldn't let me get up. I was starting to get sick of being told to lie down when Lidz just got herself caught and Wolf is somehow sick again. I struggled to get up, but Seshat pushed me down. I said angrily, "Let me get up."
Seshat shook her head and said, "You need to rest. You must restore your strength."
I hissed, "I just got myself scared senseless in the Astral Crossroads and I can't get up to check my strength?! I'm not your son, Seshat."
She said calmly, "Razi, you have to recover before you use anything. Besides, we need to think about that weapon which is the bane of our existance."
I said, "Only fire, water, earth, wind, sound, and time can destroy it. Heat gives it strength. So said Eshu."
Seshat sighed. "Then without Lidz, all Elementals are finished."
I clentched my fists and pounded the bed. I wasn't giving up without a fight.

Lidz ¬

I moaned and my eyes fluttered open. A finger prodded my cheek, and I jerked back from the touch, the bloodlink surging within me. I yelped and jumped up.
"Stay," A ring of fire leapt up around me. I growled at Leo.
"What do you want?"
"Haha, I saved you from them men, and all you can do is snarl?"
The thoughts came back to me in a rush.
"The Mayor? You ... saved me?"
"Anything concerning Wolf is something I should look after," His answer sent chills up my spine.
"That didn't stop you biting me, did it?"
"Don't tempt me," he snarled. I shrugged, defeated.
"What do you want? If you want to hurt me to get to Wolf you can piss off. Now."
"Why were you with that man?"
"Excuse me?"
"You weren't giving it any fight."
"What do you mean? It ... it doesn't matter. What do you want, anyway?"

Eve:
I went into the room where Rain and Wolf were.
"How's Arthur? Is Lidz really captured?" Rain asked.
"Yeah, he's fine," I said, "How's Wolf?" Rain shrugged.
"We don't really know what's happening with him. Seshat says he's perfectly healthy, besides being unconsious," she said. I sighed.
I went back into the room Seshat and Arthur were in.
"When will he be ready to move?" I asked.
"Now!" he shouted.
"Not now," Seshat said, "Rest a few more hours." I went to find Rain.
"Want to play cards?" I asked her. She shrugged.
"Do you know any?" she asked.
"Not really, but I'm a quick learner.

(OOC: You could fast forward a few hours until Arthur's ready to help them save LIdz. If you guys think it's lame, I can take it out.)

Arthur Thomastien

I tried to let myself rest, but something was bothering me. Almost like someone was keeping me awake. I studied the key around my neck. It was a small golden key. Suddenly I felt something warm up in my pocket. Digging into my pocket, I found the silver pendant of my youth. As I brought the key and pendant to the point of touching, I felt strange. My ghostfire was stronger, my time power less painful. When the objects touched, I passed out at the sight of bright light.
Auntie and I were having ourselves a picnic in the backyard when the neighbor kids started to tease me for being white. I ran inside the house and cried in my bedroom. I couldn't take the pain of being teased just because I was a white boy. Ever since Auntie and I moved into the neighborhood, I was teased every single day of the week and both Auntie and her brother Jeremy had to homeschool me. Both Auntie and Jeremy raised me, providing me the love I needed to grow. Auntie came to my room and comforted me, telling me I was special and the other kids didn't see it the same way she and Jeremy did.
The window broke and a white man pulled a gun. He shot Auntie in the head and aimed at me. I got too scared to think. My fire got loose and burned the white man into ashes from the inside. Without Uncle Jeremy to back me up, I was a suspect of murder and I was too young to go to jail. Without much of a choice, I ran out through the backyard and ran away into the streets.
I woke up and saw Seshat looking at me straight in the eye. I got on my feet and said calmly, "We need to get Lidz. She's one of us and we have to take care of our own." I looked at the key and pendant in my hand. They fit perfectly. Turning them over, I found two names engraved inside a heart: Razi and Eve forever.

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*OOC: Surprise surprise surprise!

*I have a very good twist in mind. I think you guys will like this. Will be a long post, bare with me.*

Leu de Ardere- Leo:

Leo studied Lidz with an almost clinical air, wondering what his brother saw in her. He'd never understood Wolf's need for contact with other people. So long as his twin was there everything was right in Leo's world. Still Lidz had demanded he give her answers and that's exactly what he would give her.

Sighing Leo decided he would start with what the girl already knew. "How much do you really know about that key that used to be around your neck?"

Lidz' eyes widened and she stared angrily at him. "How do you know about that!?" She demanded. "You're never going to get your hands on that weapon so forget it!"

He rolled his eyes at the way she jumped to conclusions. "I know you had the key because I heard the fools talking about it before I saved you. As for the weapon itself I no longer have any interest in it. Oh sure, when I was younger I thought it was cool and searched for it. But in that search I stumbled across some information that even I found disturbing."

Curiosity crept into Lidz expression. Then again if she had been guarding the key as long as those men claimed of course she would be curious about the weapon. Leo sat cross legged on the forest floor as he spoke. This was going to be a long explanation. "Have you ever heard of the Elemental Incarnates Lidz?"

She shook her head her brow furrowed in cofusion. No doubt wondering where he was going with this and what Leo was up to. Still Leo continued with the story. "The Elemental Incarnates are only born every couple of millenia as the result of a rare planetary alignment. They are special elementals whose powers grow without limits. Their elemental abilities just grow and grow until they literally become their power clothed in flesh."

"The last time the Incarnates were born was around the coming of Christ. From what I found out though, they never had the chance to grow into their powers. Someone killed them. Using the blood and souls of the most powerful elementals in existence to forge a weapon that could kill us."

Lidz eyes widened as she began to put the pieces together. She was smart, Leo had to give her that. "Which brings us to why I saved you. And why I have no interest in the Weapon. But I think you've already figured that out for yourself."

Staring at him with wide eyes Lidz voice shook. "You think Wolf is an Incarnate."

Leo smiled bitterly. "I know Wolf is an Incarnate. What's more, you're one too. So is Arthur, and Eve, and Rain. Incarnates are drawn to each other like that."

Now Lidz laughed. "You almost had me there. But there is no way I'm that powerful."

"That's where you would be wrong. Incarnates are hidden in childhood. They appear as ordinary elemental children until they are exposed to lethal danger. At which point their potential is unleashed. It's a kind of self-defense system."

"I've been in lethal danger before." Lidz snapped." This was clearly bringing up bad memories for her. Leo stifled the desire to poke at those old wounds. He had more important things to do then have fun right now.

"Let me clarify that. Something lethal to an elemental not a human. Which would mean other magical creatures, or a Corrupted."

Lidz' eyes widened in stunned realization. "You triggered Wolf's amplification."

Leo nodded. "I did. Though I didn't know it at the time. And now that the rest of you have been exposed to me your powers have begun to grow as well. The problem lies in the way Wolf's powers grew. He blocked his powers, damming them up so to speak. But that didn't stop them from growing. And now that the wall has come down he has no idea how to control them. His own powers are tearing him apart from the inside out."

Eyes narrowed Lidz glared at him suspiciously. "How do I know you aren't lying."

"He's my twin Lidz. I can feel his pain!" Leo snarled, jumping to his feet.. "But my voice won't reach him! I'm not an Incarnate I don't have the strength to call him back through that storm!" Leo was shouting now in impotent fury.

He whirled around and glared at Lidz in hatred and desperation. "My voice won't reach him right now but maybe yours can. Especially if you have other Incarnates backing you up. So get your butt back to that cabin and save my brother!"

Leo spun around and took off through the trees. Leaving Lidz to find her own way home. Eventually he came to a small meadow and stared up at the sky. "Don't you dare die on me Wolf." His words were half snarl half plea. "Don't leave me alone."

*Okay Leo's attack of conscience is will end when Wolf wakes up. Over and out.*

Arthur Thomastien

I sensed the presense of Lidz's imprint in time, but that was none of my concern. My power was beginning to increase slowly, but the flesh of my body felt sick. It was like my body was dying as my power grew stronger. I went out into the woods and found the clearing where Eve found me. I surrounded myself with nine rings of ghostfire and sat there in the middle. The flames often touched my skin, but it felt like a gentle kiss than a burn. I knew why. The ghostfire loved me, protected me, respected me, and was loyal to me like a lover. I thought over what I was doing. Twice I went out on my own and both times Leo caught me and held me prisoner. The Circle rescued me on both occasions. What concerned me more is my power as a whole. As I get stronger in power, my body feels like it can't hold it in much longer. I decided to do what I know is best for the Circle.
Walking through the nine rings unsinged, I took to the deepest part of the woods and laid there in a tree. Resting my eyes, my power increased quicker as I began to fall asleep. My power flowed through my body, encasing me in a cocoon of my own doing. The cocoon was dark violet tinted with small streaks of red, the colors of both the ghostfire and my eyes. I felt comfortable in this cocoon, allowing myself to rest more easily.

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*OOC: This might be similar to the change from a caterpillar to a butterfly, but I thought maybe using this as Arthur's change to his full potential.

Lidz¬ Call this a burst of sudden idea twist. It's still raw, I don't now if it'll work but, let's try

Shock held me to the floor as I watched Leo run from his pain. I'd never seen him like this before. Was he lying? It didn't look like it. But then it caught up with me. Wolf.
I turned and ran. My feet pounded the uneven floor.
But I knew, in my heart, it would be too late to save Wolf.
"WOLF!"
I tried contacting him like Leo had suggested, but I wasn't strong enough. Then a really stupid idea formed.
It was really stupid, but it could save Wolf.
I searched for a rock on the ground, and found one with a sharp edge. I brought it to my arm, but to no avail. I cursed, and jumped, bending my knees so that they hit the floor, with it's uneven gravel. Pain attacked my legs, stinging pain running up them. Blood spattered my knees.
Wolf's power had been awakened because of Leo. He'd taken my blood, and given me his, but not in this way.
I collected the blood on my finger, and placed it in my mouth. The blood tasted sickly, and had a fiery edge to it- Leo.
Power surged through me.

"LEO! I NEVER THOUGHT I'D ASK THIS BUT I NEED YOU TO ATTACK ME. AS IF YOU WANTED TO KILL ME.

Nothing happened.

DO IT! FOR WOLF!

Tongues of flame rose around the clearing I'd stopped in. I collected a big ball of light at shot it at the flames, hiting each one until they dispersed. Power was humming within me. Adrenaline (READ SPOILER) pumped through my body, and I felt raw power course through my veins. I cried out, Leo, sensing this, stopped.

"WOLF! YOU NEED TO WAKE UP! PLEASE, WOLF! YOUR POWER IS KILLING YOU BEING LOCKED UP! YOU NEED TO LET IT GO! PLEASE WOLF! I LO-"

The link cut off.
"No!" I roared. But a thought occured to me.
The others were in danger, if he let out his power all at once, it would be an explosion. We were all bombs waiting to go off. And mine was trying. All most like a living thing, waiting to get out. I could feel it-
I pushed it away. Not until I'd warned the others.

"Guys, Wolf... I'll explain later, but Wolf's power is going to ... blow right out of him. You need out get out. Or you'll die. Now."

And then I destroyed the barrier that my adrenaline had fuelled, and the full extent of my powers flooded into me. Yellow light flew between my fingertips

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and exploded from me. I buckled onto the floor and was envoloped in darkness.

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No, her appearence with not change.
Yes, it is a Dr Who picture, but it described it quite well
Ok, she drinks her own blood because when Leo fed from her, he gave her his blood, too. So that sparked off the adrenaline rush which she fuelled by getting Leo to "try and kill her". I thought that, if you mix adrenaline with a corrupt elemental, it starts the change.
She conacted Wolf, and her message was cut off. *Mwahaha*

Eve:
I heard Lidz's voice in my head. I glanced around, looking for Lidz, but she wasn't there.
"Guys, Wolf... I'll explain later, but Wolf's power is going to ... blow right out of him. You need out get out. Or you'll die. Now."
We all got out of there as quickly as possible. It felt wrong to leave Wolf, but if Lidz, the last person who would ever leave Wolf, was telling us to leave him...
"Do you think we're fall enough away?" I asked.
"Yeah, plenty," Razi said.
"Do you feel fine?" I asked, "I mean, are you sure you're fully recovered?"
"Yeah. Better than ever," he said.
"That's good," I said. He was holding something in his hand.

Was Arthur's Cacoon POV there before? I don't remeber reading it... oh, well. I love the fact we all have different ideas as to how we uncover our full potential- Arthur was a cacoon, mine a regeneration thing (Call it a Tribute to David Tennant... I <3 him) let's see what Wolf and Eve come up with. Lovin this storybook! Love you all!!!!

AVeryHappyPrincessOfDarknessOverAndOut x

Lup Eoliene- Wolf:

Wolf twisted and turned, clouds roiled around him and there was no earth beneath his feet. He was pelted by howling winds and flashing lightning. Thunder cracked through the endless sky. Wolf tryed to call out but his voice was lost in the tempest.

It had started as they were treating Arthur. Wolf had felt the world begin to slip away more and more. His grasp on reality sliding into chaos. The last thing to go had been Lidz, she had felt so warm and real in his arms. But then she had been gone and he was alone. There was no up or down now, only the endless winds and the ceaseless crackle of lightning.

Lidz voice rang in his head suddenly, clear as a bell. "WOLF! YOU NEED TO WAKE UP! PLEASE, WOLF! YOUR POWER IS KILLING YOU BEING LOCKED UP! YOU NEED TO LET IT GO! PLEASE WOLF! I LO-" For a moment the storm calmed and then her voice faded and it raged back stronger then ever.

She had told him to let go, to give in. Give in? What was she talking about? He had to fight, fighting was how he'd survived. But he couldn't deny her, not ever.

He gave in.

Agony and ecstasy. Pure joy and shuddering pain. It was endless and the firefly flicker of a bird's heart. Wolf opened his eyes to stare at the cabin ceiling. For a split second he thought it was over. Then his back arched and power ripped through him. Flooding his body and humming like a pulse in his blood.

Wolf screamed as a massive tornado shot upward into the sky. Around him the house was torn to pieces, debris whipped into the vortex. Faint streaks of blue white lightning shot through it. The twister arched upward, piercing the clouds and dissipating into the air.

Breathing hard, Wolf found himself on his knees in the center of a smooth crater. The wind inside him settled into a tight coil wound throughout his his heart, mind, body and soul. Unbidden a faint breeze circled around him ruffling his white and black hair.