mythical roleplay :)

-takes off my amulet and sets it on the ground-
Dear god, why now?
-takes off my gloves and my hands appear to have turned black and decayed-
Gotta get to the river, now!
-runs as fast as I can towards the river-
This spot should do.
-pulls out my blades and drives them through the palms of my hands over the river-
-the blood that comes out is pitch black-
-as the blood touches the water, it turns a normal red-
Why was it me?

"I watch as Aqua goes up to her bedroom"
Well, what should I do, I always get all sugar high at night but accept for candy, its nightmares!
"Watches Zarak leave saying something about fising"
Hmm...fishing...hehehe...I got an excellent prank...hehehe!
"I walk out the door and sneak my way into some trees and dive in the water slowly"
I can go up and scare him hehe! Like boo...hehe!
"I look over at some fish near me"
What are you looking at?

OCC: Icy at night is mainly sugar high and a prankster and the more nightmares there are the crazier he gets!

One fish turned to look at the the specter, grew shark-like fangs, then promptly said; "I'm looking at a fool who will shut up right about now."
Faint snickering was heard in the treetops as the Piranha went about it's fishy business like nothing happened.

*Some time earlier.*

Finnian's fuzzy ears twitched as he heard the word "Prank".
"What? Prank? Without me? TRAVESTY!"

Finnian decided NOT to sneak along ground level this time. Instead going out the window in his room on the second floor and (With some difficulty) tailed the ghost kid from the trees, blending in with the assistance of a chameleon spell, giving him very effective camouflage.

He stopped once the kid dived into the water, he didn't like swimming, after all. So instead, he conjured up the illusion of a fish and had it follow the ghost.
Oh, and grow fangs if he noticed it, that was worth a laugh.

-looks up and sees Icynato and Finnian-
No! Get away from here! It's not safe around me right now!
-as the blood touches the water, you notice that any curious fish that got too close turned completely black and died-
Run!

God, I hate this!
-the blackness on my hands slowly recedes-
Every full moon, living creatures die!
-the blood is now flowing red, and the blackness is gone-
-I pull my swords out of my hands and resheath them-
I hate this damned virus.
-the wounds on my hands close, and, on closer examination, you notice that there are hundreds of scars cross crossing my palms-
Aqua. Thank you for saving the fish.
-turns to the river and kneels-
Forgive me, noble river, for the contamination I have forced upon thee. I shall mourn the loss of life I have caused here, and hold it with me as penance.
-I rise back up-
I will explain my condition on our way back to the house.
-starts walking towards the house, obviously weakened by this-
-leans down to pick up my gloves and coughs up red blood-

I've had it since I was born. This virus multiplies with my blood, and courses through my body. Every lunar cycle, I must purge this virus from my blood.
That's why I have my blades.
They draw the virus to them, then my blood carries it out.
Once out of my body, however, the virus can only be destroyed by pure, flowing water. That's why I come to the rivers. If it is at full strength, say it hits the dirt instead of the water, the virus will multiply, spread, and kill all it can until something stops it.
If I don't purge this virus, it will kill me.
If my blood, before purging, touches the ground, everything else will die.
Wretched existence, huh?

Almost forgot. The virus can only be contracted by coming into contact with infected blood (20+ days after purging) or by blood transfusion.

Finnian, upon being noticed, swore silently, and dropped to the ground, dispelling his chameleon.
"Bleh. Way to spoil the fun, jacka-"

He stopped short once he noticed the corrupting influence of the warlock's blood. The kitsune froze for few seconds and shook violently, his eyes flashing orange for that time.
"Not... here..."
He seemingly recovered, though his eyes remained that manic orange color.

"So... Purified by running water...? Tell me, if it's such a piss-poor existence, then why haven't you thrown yourself into a river to stab yourself there? I guarantee you'll do the world much good that way. Or would you rather I do it? Could do it right now if you prefer, would be so quick and painless, you couldn't even notice..."

The Kitsune's change of tone was rather unsettling. The grin on his face turned unsettling into downright frightening. He talked of killing Zarak with no difficulty, as if he'd genuinely enjoy taking his life.
"In fact... Hey, Casper? You have an axe, right? I'll only need it for just a second, and I won't get too much blood on it! Promise!"

He started towards the ghost, intending to take said weapon before he stopped dead in his tracks with a short gasp.
The kitsune was silent for a few moments, then he put a hand to his head.
"Ugh... I've got a major headache right about now... Ow..."
He looked up, seemingly noticing everyone else for the first time again. Closer inspection would reveal that his is eyes were back to their normal green color.
"Oh, hi there. So, uh, what were you guys talking about? I kinda missed it."

-I look into Finnian's eyes-
You are.... Torn.
-tilts my head slightly-
Two souls trapped in one body.
I feel sorry for the pain you must go through.
And, in answer to your other's "muttering".
The reason I don't jump in the river and kill myself is because the amount of the virus I must purge is microscopic to the amount inside me. Every day, I walk a knife's edge between life and death. The purging drains the excess, but about 99% of the virus remains.
If I killed myself, that amount of the virus would break out of my body and permanently taint the water. The virus would spread, via the water cycle, and endanger the world.
Furthermore, death by non-bleeding means, such as drowning, won't work either. The virus does live in me as a host, but does not need me alive to multiply and thrive. The virus would continue to multiply in my corpse before breaking open my body like an egg and escaping into the world.
THAT'S why I don't off myself.
-coughs up blood again-

OOC: Zarak's enhanced hearing is a combination of inherent wind magic passed down from his father and years of training his senses for survival.

"I... Don't know what all that soul nonsense meant, but ok, you can't kill yourself. But the way I see it, you're a ticking time-bomb waiting to go off. You WILL screw up at some time. You could be prevented from your emo activities by something or other, or killed. And even if you keep from death, old age will eventually run it's course!"

The Kitsune looked entirely serious as he spoke. That could've jokingly been called a sign of the apocalypse.
"One way or another, the world's screwed. But if you want my two cents, there is no way in earth, heaven, hell, or purgatory that someone gets something like this from birth like you say. The earth would be dead already if that was possible."

"Who were your parents? One of them is bound to have information of some sort stashed away. After all, wouldn't you look for a cure if your kid got sick?"



That was uncalled for. You didn't have to suggest killing him.

Not my fault if you're so boring that I want entertainment. What's wrong with a little bloodshed?

World destruction?

Ah. Fair enough.

-nods-
Very keen.
My mother is dead, killed by monster hunters when they found out what I was.
My father was a powerful warlock. He was one of few people alive who had read the humans' secret history. I wasn't told anything about WHAT he read specifically, though.
My father left to search for a cure when I was a child, but I have no way of locating him, save the information I already have on him.
He was always using magic to shift his appearance, and didn't stay in one place for very long. The one thing he doesn't change, however, are the four elemental rings on his right hand, and the wedding band on his left. The band is pure gold interwoven with ruby.
I know all this from my mother, so that's what I'm going off of.
I believe he might have some answers to this by now.

And remember, as long as I can purge the virus once every lunar cycle, I'll be fine.
I would prefer to find a cure before death, but I have several precautionary measures in place in case I do die.

"Watches as Finnian gets closer, Orange eyes..."
Back off, or there will be blood splattered around here!
"Watches his eyes turn green and lets his guard down"
Your corrupted by two souls, yes...but he has orange eyes which seemed to come on time after time at nightfall...have a craving for kill, no matter kid, wife, species he will kill all in his way...keep your guard up guys...
"Turns to Finnian"
Oh and um...WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT CASPER IS ONE THREATING WORD YOU HAVE NO IDEA!!

Now then. If there are no more questions, th-the-
-yawns heavily-
Then I'd like to catch some shut-eye.
-turns to Aqua-
Thank you for your help. If there's ever anything I can do to help you in return, just ask.
-removes myself from her shoulder-
I should be able to make it from here.
-starts walking back towards the house-
-turns back towards Icynato-
Yo! Nato! You comin or what?

DONT WORRY...IM TRYING TO MAKE THE MANLY TEARS GO AWAY...
"I fly through the house wall and into the kitchen meeting the frozen vampire girl and frozen...other guy!"
YOU KNOW...JUST GETTING SOME FRUIT!!

By the way, Nato. You kept talking about three days.
Just curious. Three days until what, exactly?

Well. That's what I try to live by.
-upon reaching the house-
Well. Night all.
-lies down on the couch and goes to sleep-