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Post by Lady Violet on Aug 7, 2004 2:34:12 GMT -5
"I could try to control your mind, just as I control Set's, but...it may be too much for me..."
I walk over to him.
"I will try my best, but it will drain me."
I hold my hand out and concentrate on his mind. It is hard, since I must fight Louhi for control. But her control is not so strong since she has so many dragons to watch after.
I perspire a little, and squint my eyes....
"It is no use....I don't think I can..."
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Post by Kith on Aug 7, 2004 2:37:28 GMT -5
"I could meet them. But they...fight against Red Infinity. You could take me to them, but..I am not sure I would see eye to eye with them."
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I sip the last bit of tea from my cup.
"Take me to them anyway..."
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Post by Damascus on Aug 7, 2004 2:42:24 GMT -5
Damascus feels something touch his mind and knows that someone is trying to help. Then he feels something ooze inside his brain, rithing and tickling. He growls at Violet.
"Get back. Somethings happening."
Suddenly the rithing is an itching, and then a burning sensation inside his mind. Pure pain shots through Damascus, and he screams, a wordless animal's cry. He sceams, and sceams, and sceams until his lungs have no more air, and even then he continues to scream.
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Post by Set on Aug 7, 2004 2:44:38 GMT -5
I sheath my sword, and look upon Damascus, then back to Lady Violet. "Don't worry about me, my lady, concentrate on him. I think I can fight off Louhi by myself... She may not even realize I exist, since there are so many other dragons she's dealing with. Plus, I have been outside of her control for this long, perhaps she has forgotten about me."
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Post by Lady Violet on Aug 7, 2004 2:47:33 GMT -5
"Very well Set."
I release his mind and focus on Damascus.
"You shall not have him!!!!"
With all the might of my mental energies I fight for his mind. I hold onto a birch tree for support as I do my best to purge the goddess from his mind.
My temple begins to bleed with the power I exert against her control.
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Post by Kinyo-bi on Aug 7, 2004 2:48:56 GMT -5
"Although they fight against Red Infinity, their intentions are remarkably similar to those who do not belong to the beauracratic caste within the party. You may find more in common with them than you think." Kinyo-bi leads Kith back to the rebel base. He can't find Bassarov, but manages to find Mischa.
Kinyo-bi opens Mischa's door. "Greetings, Mischa."
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Post by Mikhael Nadyezhda (Mischa) on Aug 7, 2004 2:53:49 GMT -5
"Ah Kinyo-bi, nice to see you... What are you doing here at this hour..?"
Kinyo-bi enters the room, behind him follows Kith. I sit up in my bed, setting down my book, The History of the Russian Revolution volume 2.
"Ah, hel.. hello, Kith... So it is true that you've left Red Infinity..?"
To say that I'm startled to see Kith here would be an understatement.
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Post by Kith on Aug 7, 2004 2:58:46 GMT -5
"No, I have come here to kill you and all of your rebel friends."
Ahh, if only it was so.
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"Mikhael Nadyezhda, I see you are reading Trotsky. You should really consider reading Stalin. He was a smart man, and sometimes misjudged. He did crush nazi germany after all. The man couldn't have been that bad."
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I fold my arms behind my back, I do feel a little like myself talking to this rebel.
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Post by Set on Aug 7, 2004 2:59:21 GMT -5
"AGH"
I collapse to my knees as Violet releases her protection of me. My hands grasp for my head, as I struggle to keep control of my body. I unsheath my sword, and throw it aside.
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Post by Mikhael Nadyezhda (Mischa) on Aug 7, 2004 3:04:27 GMT -5
I smirk. It's been awhile since I've been able to debate anybody on politics.
"Ah Kith, you're under the rebel umbrella now, report to the political re-education camp immediately!" I jest.
I sit on the edge of my bed.
"Stalin was the one who let Hitler come to power in the first place, Red Infinity conveniently leaves that part out. As the fascists were rising to power in Germany, the Communist Party aimed their artillery not at the fascists, but at the social democrats. What the hell is that?! Together, the two parties could've stopped Hitler before he invaded Russia, and saved a good 20 million lives."
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Post by Kith on Aug 7, 2004 3:10:14 GMT -5
"Both fascists and social democrats are not truly for the the interest of the working class. He was justified in his actions against the social democrats. Anyway, despite Russia's great losses, their heroic efforts paid off, as they pushed the Germans out of soviet territory before D-Day. He was a hard leader, but it was a hard time. But...let's not talk about this."
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This rebel is much too cheerful, but it does bring out my more stern side. I feel like I am back at the Ministry of Terror again.
"Anyway, we are close enough politically. Too bad you can not see that Red Infinity is working towards the very things you believe in."
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Post by Lady Violet on Aug 7, 2004 3:13:11 GMT -5
The strain is too much.
I fall backwards and lose control off both dragons.
Now, both fall completely under Louhi's mind control.
I try to fight it off, but my mind control abilities can not slip past Louhi's superior power.
I stumble to my feet...
"Oh no..."
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Post by Mikhael Nadyezhda (Mischa) on Aug 7, 2004 3:20:32 GMT -5
"Red Infinity seeks nothing but to further its own interests. There are those inside of Red Infinity who see it for what it was before the revolution, yet do not understand how greatly their politics has fallen since then."
I hope I win him over. Kith would be an invaluable ally.
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Post by Kith on Aug 7, 2004 3:25:35 GMT -5
"It is easy for you to say since you are on the outside. Yes, we do repress the rights of people. We kill millions and even purge members of our own party...as I am an example of. But, what about those who do care. I care. Violet cares."
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I sit on the desk chair across from his bed.
"We only adopt such harsh policies since rebels like you are always trying to undermine us. It is a state of crisis. Just like after the revolution, some things had to be compromised just to maintain control of things. That is all we do. In the end, we will make the world a better place. Look at it already! No one starves these days. No one is without education or health care. Can you deny the good we have done?"
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Post by Set on Aug 7, 2004 3:26:56 GMT -5
Louhi's voice slowly seeps into my mind, taking control of my body.[shadow=red,left,300]SET... YOU ARE NOW MINE...[/shadow] I crawl towards my sword, slowly feeling my inhibitions erode. I stand up, and calmly walk over to my sword. I pick it up, the grass that it landed on has died from the acid. I turn to Violet, and rush towards her.
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