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Post by Maku on Jan 17, 2009 2:29:12 GMT -6
[glow=black,1,700]Maku grinned as the angel pointed out the obvious. This guy's mood swings could give a guy whiplash, but as least you could talk to him. "Me? I'm fine. What's a little blood loss between strangers? Speakin of which, I'll be right back."
Running a few trees away, Maku leaned down and grabbed the bag with his right hand. That first crystal had done some serious damage...his left arm could move, but the hand was pretty useless at the moment. It'd heal, given time...but there was no guarantee of full function returning.
Dashing back to the small clearing where the angel stood, Maku sat back on the grass, dug out a first aid kit from the bag, and began to take care of his arms and legs. As he did so, he made small talk with the angel.
"Mind if I ask what the story is, pal? I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours?"[/glow]
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Post by drixel on Jan 17, 2009 3:08:09 GMT -6
Drixel watched as the man as tending to his wounds. "my name is Drixel. well i took part in a battle on top of mt baal a few moons ago. after wards i went to be with my woman. we tried to bring back one of her child friends at the soul stream when she fell in and her soul was taken." i feel a lot of it was my fault." a finished, looking back at the man. "so whats your story."
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Post by Maku on Jan 17, 2009 3:32:59 GMT -6
[glow=black,1,700]Wrapping his left arm tightly, Maku grimaced at the pressure on the wounds. Most of the small cuts on his right arm and legs would heal themselves in a few days, and the bleeding had already slowed nearly to a halt. The left arm, however, was just as bad as he'd feared.
"Mt. Baal? What a mess that was. I'd ask what side you were on, but it doesnt really matter, does it? What matters is that you're alive. I guess, for the sake of argument, you could call me Maku. It's not entirely accurate, but it's close enough. After I got out of that crapshoot of a war, I went to the City, settled in for a bit. Had some problems with the locals, though, so I left."
As he finished his story, he took one end of the bandage in his mouth, pulling the other end with this hand to tie a knot on the wrappings on his arm. Packing everything away in the bag, he stopped, feeling a stirring in the back of his mind. It seemed the real Maku was waking up. Not much time left, then.
Turning to Drixel, 'Maku' spoke again. "Got a favor to ask. See, in about 30 seconds or so, I'm gonna pass out. When I come to, I won't remember any of the last half hour. Don't ask why, or how I know. Just don't mention any of what's happened to me. That part's very important."
The stirring in his mind grew, and 'Maku' felt his control slipping. "Looks like I had a little longer than I thought. In any case, nice meeting you, Drixel. Seeya around."
With what little control he had left, Akuma laid down, and forced the body he shared with Maku into a deep, brief, and dreamless sleep.[/glow]
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Post by drixel on Jan 19, 2009 21:29:32 GMT -6
Drixel pulled his body and sat him up leaning up on a tree. Drixel made sure that he not sitting on any sticks or anything. Drixel grabbed a near by rock, got into a kneeling pose, placed his arms in a X over his chest and coated his whole body in rock. he remained motionless as a statue, waiting for the young man to awake.
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Post by Maku on Jan 19, 2009 23:59:50 GMT -6
About 5 minutes after Drixel disguised himself, Maku opened his eyes, their color now returned to their original brown. A yawn revealed his teeth had resumed their human appearance, but as he stood and stretched, he felt the movement of his left arm limited, and looked down to see the entire arm wrapped tightly in bandages. Trying to flex his fingers resulted only in a grimace of pain, and the slightest movement of his hand.
"Ow...what the hell happened?"
[OOC: Think we could have Drixel come up with some story for how Maku came to be in the trees with an injured arm? I'm in the Chatango if you need help.]
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Post by drixel on Jan 20, 2009 0:13:13 GMT -6
drixel noticed the kid was starting to wake up. he remembered what he had said earlier, about not telling him the truth of what went on.
"its good to see you awake." he said still in stone form.
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Post by Maku on Jan 20, 2009 0:27:59 GMT -6
Maku heard the voice, but as he looked around, he wondered where it had come from. The only thing around was a weird rocky statue, and Maku liked to think he wasn't that crazy.
However...looking closer at the statue, he thought he could see it....breathing? No way...getting up to take a closer look, Maku approached the statue cautiously, his right hand flexing almost unconsciously. "Um...hello?"
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Post by drixel on Jan 20, 2009 0:45:21 GMT -6
Drixel slowly stood up the rock dissapering from his body, dropping the rock from his hand. "looks like you ok. good thing i came along before those creeps killed you." Drixel said.
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Post by Maku on Jan 20, 2009 2:33:29 GMT -6
Maku's jaw dropped as the statue turned into an angel before him, giving a hint as to what had happened to him. However, when he tried to remember any of it, he only drew a blank. Somehow, the effort of trying to remember shot a bolt of pain through his shoulder, causing him to cry out, and drop the thought.
"Dammit...that hurts...don't suppose you'd have any idea what happened to my arm, Mr...?"
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Post by drixel on Jan 20, 2009 11:34:13 GMT -6
"the name is drixel. you were attacked by a group of thugs, i stepped in to help and scared them away. i tried to patch up your arm for ya." Drixel explained
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Post by Maku on Jan 20, 2009 16:56:51 GMT -6
"Oh. Right." For some reason, as Drixel had spoken, foggy memories began to surface in his mind, ones that matched up with Drixel's story. He vaguely remembered, or thought he remembered, getting stabbed in the shoulder, and falling down. After that, nothing.
He supposed he might have fallen on a rock, passed out. Yeah. That made sense, explained the memory loss, how he would've been unconscious through Drixel's first aid attempt...everything. Some part of himself rejected it, but he shrugged it off. He was mostly fine, that was all that mattered.
"Damn...feels like my arm's pretty much shot, at least for a little while...name's Maku, by the way... Do you mind if I ask you something, Drixel?"
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Post by drixel on Jan 20, 2009 17:56:30 GMT -6
Drixel smiled. "go ahead maku ask." drixel said
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Post by Maku on Jan 20, 2009 17:58:38 GMT -6
"Which way you heading? I ask, because I've really got no plans, and with my arm how it is, I'd rather not travel alone."
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Post by drixel on Jan 20, 2009 18:03:52 GMT -6
"im traveling to Thoncir going to try to find a old friend there. your welcome to come along" Drixel finished.
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Post by Maku on Jan 20, 2009 18:07:44 GMT -6
Maku nodded, thinking about it for a moment. It'd be a helluva lot easier to keep his promise to Taka if he avoided people...and he'd said he was going to the Appeaks...but this injury changed things, and he really wasnt sure what he'd do if his arm got worse.
"Then count me in. I'm with you till Thoncir, at least. Last I heard, they've got a pretty decent hospital, too, so I can get some professional help with my arm."
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