09-01-2015, 01:06 PM
Nealaphh was slightly amused as dawning comprehension filled the eye of the titanic warrior who knelt in front of Rebecca. It was slightly cathartic; no one had knelt before the god-mind in quite some time. Still, context mandated an attempt at assuaging any potential violent outburst borne of justified panic. Nealaphh did note, however, the fascination that Okor had held before realizing the true nature of what Rebecca contained. It would be tucked away for later use. For now, Nealaphh was dimly aware of the sound of a firing mechanism sliding into place. Rebecca adopted a wry smile onto her uncanny features.
"Be at peace, Tartaros. You as well, Okor Paleblood. I come on auspices of interest and benevolence." the small girl said, clasping her hands behind her back and turning to face the Luna Wolf. The man's bolter was aimed squarely at her chest. Nealaphh would have expected nothing less.
"Interest in what?" Okor said slowly, lurching back up to his full height. The plague marine let his hand come to rest on the pommel of his sword. There was no telling what this...thing...was capable of, but there was no sense in provoking it more than Tartaros may have already. The small girl turned her luminous green eyes back to Okor and offered a polite smile. It was tempting to ask how she knew their names, but it more than likely stemmed from their stay in that thrice damned death tournament.
"You. Both of you, actually. I've been watching your efforts in the Omniverse, and I must say, I am impressed. We have crossed paths before..." Nealaphh said, sending the pair of soldiers images of its normal appearance from when they had all been in the lobby of Dante's Abyss, however briefly.
"Why do you hold...the body of this girl...captive?" Okor said in his raspy voice. Rebecca giggled, and her voice took on a less mature timbre.
"Daddy protects me! We're traveling together!" she squealed, offering a beaming smile at the soldiers. Surely they had to be impressed that daddy was taking her such neat places! This didn't sit entirely well with Tartaros.
"...and you must enthrall her to do so?" the Luna Wolf asked, making a pointed gesture with the tip of his firearm. Rebecca let out a long sigh.
"It is a symbiotic relationship. Rebecca provides me with a disguise, and I keep her safe. If you must be convinced, however..." Nealaphh said. Rebecca opened her mouth wide and a plume of pitch black smoke billowed forth from her jaws. It swirled into the solid form of the shadow, his black cloak glittering in the sharp mid-morning sun. Rebecca jumped up and down on the deck, clapping her hands together in excitement. Rather than try and telepathically communicate with the ever-cautious soldiers, Nealaphh decided to have the young girl convey its words. Rebecca and Nealaphh locked eyes for a moment as she took Nealaphh's cold, glassy hand. She nodded and looked at Okor with her usual pale yellow eyes.
"Daddy says he thinks you have good ideas about the world! He thinks you have lots of potential and that you should work together!" Rebecca said in a breathless sentence. She looked up at Nealaphh again as the god-mind sent her more messages to convey.
"He asks if you've read his book...the...th-the...Mahn-Oh-Truth..." she continued, fumbling over the unfamiliar words. Daddy sure was smart!
"Be at peace, Tartaros. You as well, Okor Paleblood. I come on auspices of interest and benevolence." the small girl said, clasping her hands behind her back and turning to face the Luna Wolf. The man's bolter was aimed squarely at her chest. Nealaphh would have expected nothing less.
"Interest in what?" Okor said slowly, lurching back up to his full height. The plague marine let his hand come to rest on the pommel of his sword. There was no telling what this...thing...was capable of, but there was no sense in provoking it more than Tartaros may have already. The small girl turned her luminous green eyes back to Okor and offered a polite smile. It was tempting to ask how she knew their names, but it more than likely stemmed from their stay in that thrice damned death tournament.
"You. Both of you, actually. I've been watching your efforts in the Omniverse, and I must say, I am impressed. We have crossed paths before..." Nealaphh said, sending the pair of soldiers images of its normal appearance from when they had all been in the lobby of Dante's Abyss, however briefly.
"Why do you hold...the body of this girl...captive?" Okor said in his raspy voice. Rebecca giggled, and her voice took on a less mature timbre.
"Daddy protects me! We're traveling together!" she squealed, offering a beaming smile at the soldiers. Surely they had to be impressed that daddy was taking her such neat places! This didn't sit entirely well with Tartaros.
"...and you must enthrall her to do so?" the Luna Wolf asked, making a pointed gesture with the tip of his firearm. Rebecca let out a long sigh.
"It is a symbiotic relationship. Rebecca provides me with a disguise, and I keep her safe. If you must be convinced, however..." Nealaphh said. Rebecca opened her mouth wide and a plume of pitch black smoke billowed forth from her jaws. It swirled into the solid form of the shadow, his black cloak glittering in the sharp mid-morning sun. Rebecca jumped up and down on the deck, clapping her hands together in excitement. Rather than try and telepathically communicate with the ever-cautious soldiers, Nealaphh decided to have the young girl convey its words. Rebecca and Nealaphh locked eyes for a moment as she took Nealaphh's cold, glassy hand. She nodded and looked at Okor with her usual pale yellow eyes.
"Daddy says he thinks you have good ideas about the world! He thinks you have lots of potential and that you should work together!" Rebecca said in a breathless sentence. She looked up at Nealaphh again as the god-mind sent her more messages to convey.
"He asks if you've read his book...the...th-the...Mahn-Oh-Truth..." she continued, fumbling over the unfamiliar words. Daddy sure was smart!
And, we dream of home I dream of life out of here Their dreams are small My dreams don't know fear I got my heart full of hope I will change everything No matter what I'm told How impossible it seems We did it before And we'll do it again We're indestructible Even when we're tired And we've been here before Just you and I
Don't try to rescue me I don't need to be rescued
Don't try to rescue me I don't need to be rescued