02-12-2016, 04:59 PM
Koal drew in a deep breath, his eyes locking onto the fire. " To understand how my kindred spirit has truly effected me , you have to understand how he gained access to my body and mind in such a direct way." He lifted his baleful eyes to Ballad's, willing the green gunsmith to understand. " My world isn't a good one. As you can probably tell by now, I'm a prime. Omni brought me here because I was entertaining" the young man let out a loud snort, a grim look set on his face." Scientists from my home, they work for bad people. Persecutors of all who don't fit into their narrow-minded ideals. I grew up in the poorest part of civilization, where people like me aren't missed, and they bring us in. It was only a matter of time. So one day, I was taken in for experimentation."
" Those were easily the worst days of my life. I was subjected to all kinds of poisons and tortures, all in the name of science." His words were becoming increasingly bitter and hate-filed as he continued on, his eyes changing back and forth as him anger grew." But they considered me to be their greatest achievement, the culmination of their power and knowledge. And so I was subjected to one final test." His eyes watered at the memory, his voice breaking.
" The scientists shattered my soul, they broke the very essence of who I am. And then they put me back together in the image they thought was right. They had somehow captured Seraph, and he had been subjected through the same process as me. And then they fused our essence, changing us both." He stopped, unable to continue due to the sobs racking his lithe frame. He sensed Ballad move to sit next to him, but Koal didn't want his pity. He didn't want consolidation. Koal was broken, and he wanted to be whole again, he needed to be one with himself.
His violet eyes fluttered shut as he took a deep, shaking breath. " I don't want your condolences, Ballad. I want the truth." He fixed shifting eyes to the gunsmith's snow-white ones. " I know you don't know me very well, but I think I deserve some kind of explanation." The fire flickered violet for a short second, as if to punctuate his point.
Koal walked to the entrance of the cave, where the intense snowstorm still raged. He held out and hand, watching the snow collect and spill pass his splayed fingers. He needed to calm down, but he was fighting a failing battle. So he reached out. The black emblem on his hands pulled blue, and he felt the melodic presence of Leah enter his mind. Her very presence made his body relax, and his racing thoughts stilled. He continued to stare at the falling curtain of snow, trying to gather his thoughts...
" Those were easily the worst days of my life. I was subjected to all kinds of poisons and tortures, all in the name of science." His words were becoming increasingly bitter and hate-filed as he continued on, his eyes changing back and forth as him anger grew." But they considered me to be their greatest achievement, the culmination of their power and knowledge. And so I was subjected to one final test." His eyes watered at the memory, his voice breaking.
" The scientists shattered my soul, they broke the very essence of who I am. And then they put me back together in the image they thought was right. They had somehow captured Seraph, and he had been subjected through the same process as me. And then they fused our essence, changing us both." He stopped, unable to continue due to the sobs racking his lithe frame. He sensed Ballad move to sit next to him, but Koal didn't want his pity. He didn't want consolidation. Koal was broken, and he wanted to be whole again, he needed to be one with himself.
His violet eyes fluttered shut as he took a deep, shaking breath. " I don't want your condolences, Ballad. I want the truth." He fixed shifting eyes to the gunsmith's snow-white ones. " I know you don't know me very well, but I think I deserve some kind of explanation." The fire flickered violet for a short second, as if to punctuate his point.
Koal walked to the entrance of the cave, where the intense snowstorm still raged. He held out and hand, watching the snow collect and spill pass his splayed fingers. He needed to calm down, but he was fighting a failing battle. So he reached out. The black emblem on his hands pulled blue, and he felt the melodic presence of Leah enter his mind. Her very presence made his body relax, and his racing thoughts stilled. He continued to stare at the falling curtain of snow, trying to gather his thoughts...