Spiting Existance

[Talon]

((Reserved for Azure))
The dragonkin landed by the river and kneeled down by the water, still battered and bloodied from the fight with Daedalus. In fact, he still wore the same exact scowl that he had when he left the city after the battle. His face hurt.

He stared at his reflection in the water, and sighed. He clenched his fists, the same images running through his mind over and over...

A much younger Shive lay sprawled in the dirt next to a dead female dragonkin, a look of terror on his face as a younger Daedalus brandished a bloody blade at him.

Then, an image of a 'teenage' Shive crouching over what appeared to be a silver-scaled dragon anthro, also female, with Daedalus floating in the sky above them.

Finally, the current Shive standing in a large desert cave before the carcass of a huge brown-scaled dragon, its throat slit open.

The dragonkin stood up and screamed at the sky furiously, ripping out chunks of his dark-green hair. Then, he stopped, his eyes dialated.

You know, I could help... Evihs hissed.

Shive scowled again and muttered,

"F*** off. I don't need to hear this right now. Or ever, for that matter."

Aw, c'mon. It's obvious you can't take him on your own. He proved that by whipping your ass earlier.

Shive slammed his fist through a nearby rock, then boomed,

"IF I CAN'T TAKE HIM, WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU CAN?"

Hakaisha.

"Who?"

Nothing. Just lemme out so I can help you get what you want.

"What is it I want?"

Revenge.

Shive paused. He DID want the bastard dead, and Evihs could probably manage to fight on an even level with the freak of nature.

You're thinking about it.

"Yeah... I am. But... lemme guess: In return, you want me to not resist?"

Bingo.

Shive scratched his chin and pondered. He would know the Hollow would kill the demon, but the Hollow would control his body forever more...

Then again... I don't have much to live for anymore anyways... Shive muttered.

Hell, his parents were both dead, he had lost the only love of his life, all of his best friends were in a different plane of existance. But something clawed at the back of Shive's mind. The present.

"If I did that, I'd be letting Solranous, Myrr, Saelia, Thanatos and Mazinkaiser down, and eventually killed... I couldn't do that in good conscious."He muttered.

OH FOR THE LOVE OF- damnIT SHIVE! THEY DON'T LIKE YOU! THEY HARDLY EVEN KNOW YOU! HOW COULD THEY CARE?! Besides, if all of them took me on at once, they might be able to do away with me... Evihs screamed.

Shive shrugged. He considered that too...

[Azure_Ghidorah]

Solranous and Myrr, also still damaged, but at the same time not as badly damaged, were worried about Shive, and once again had followed him. Solranous was also somewhat... 'panic-y' from the encounter, just now realizing the would-be serious consequences of interefering. Daedalus could very well jump him or Myrr when either was alone and slay them where they stood before the even realized it... This was not worry for himself, but for Myrr and Shive. Both would be devasted if he were to perish, and Myrr may become so depressed that she may even consider suicide...

Then there was Shive, oh how he feared what would happen to the dragonkin should he die... The Hollow could very well take control. That would end out badly... He thought no more on the matter, landing close to Shive.

"Shive... None of this is your fault..." Solranous started, but clenched his fist and turned away, tears forming in his eyes from Shive's saddness. He didn't need to be telepathic to feel sadness from another... he just knew... He was practically overwhelmed by the sadness. What surprised him was that he could feel his dragon side, the side that always seemed to want death and destruction, even he started to back off in his relentless attempt to take control.

Is this the kind of pain I cause... to everyone when you falter in your hold? a surprised hiss sounded in Solranous' mind.

'...It is... I think.' the dragon's human side replied reluctantly.

... My god... I... I never understood... why you sympathize with those you are so much greater then...

'It took the sight of one of your sub-species to realize this pain?'

...

"Shive... I... I never realized... just how much pain you hid away... until now... If there is... anything I can do... all you need is to ask." Solranous choked out from the tears that had formed. Myrr didn't speak as she landed further behind them.

(OOC: Sorry I didn't come on, had some other friends over.)

[Talon]

((Eh, it's alright. I wasn't on last night anyway. damn Spartan Laser...))

Shive glanced up at the two, and he turned away.

Back off, he's mine! Evihs hissed.

Shut up. Shive silenced the Hollow.

He shut his eyes as his fists clenched.

"In a way, it is my fault... I-I couldn't save any of them..."

His eyes watered, and he placed his face into his hand. He continued,

"He killed everyone that mattered the most to me... he did it just to spite me... and there was nothing I could do..."

He took his hand away and stared up at the clouds.

"The only thing I ask of you is... please, just, please... stay away from him. Or me, for that matter. One of us would end up killing you, whether Daedalus or the Hollow... you're not safe around me, and I couldn't stand to see more blood on my hands..."

He clenched his fists again, and doubled over, almost as if in pain. He bit his lip as tears began to trickle out from beneath his eyelids.

[Azure_Ghidorah]

Solranous sighed.

"Of all the things... You still insist on going it alone." The dragon sighed again, "Very well... I'll respect your wish, but know that, even when you think you are alone, I maybe, just maybe, watching."

Solranous dissappeared with his teleportation, but Myrr did not go her own way. Silently, she walked up to him and kissed him on his cheek.

"You don't always have to be alone Shive, please remember that. And I care for you. And I know that, whether you admit it or not, you return that care. Deeply." Myrr said after her kiss, waiting for Shive's response.

(OOC: Caught you off guard with that one, didn't I?)

[Talon]

((ERK? *falls off of chair*))

Shive blinked for the first couple of seconds, which was followed by a short silence. His face turned slightly red, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, then he stated,

"That was... I didn't... I don't... uh... um..."

He paused for a few seconds, then seemingly regained his composure.

"I..."

He sighed, then continued,

"Myrr... you're right about that. I do care. And that's why I can't stay around you... I care about you too much. I'd hate to lose another person I loved..."

He stood up, and ignoring the Hollow's snickerings, spread his wings. He turned towards Myrr and smiled, stating,

"I'd like to see you again... but I doubt that'd happen..."

He then propelled himself into the air, silently cursing himself.

At least I don't have to wonder anymore... He thought, cheeks turning red again as he vanished into the sky.

[Azure_Ghidorah]

"...I'd wait to then end of time itself if I had too, Shive." Myrr said after Shive vanished. She sighed, and flew away in the opposite direction. She would indeed wait, but just how long was the question...