In the Name of Reason

[Void]

"That is actually something that I was trying to discern. She apparently killed herself at the age you see her now, but somehow returned to life. It is a matter that has caught my attention, and I do intend to investigate this imbalance in the natural order."

[H]

I look at the stranger and Void and listen as they talk about me. It is very strange being here and having these two unusual men talking about me.

Not that I don't mind the attention. I would be flattered in my own time.

"So yes, I was dead and revived so here I am."

[Lucky]

Lucky laughs.

"Why go? I was gonna pay? And i was gonna be nice. Devin...I am not a mortal. To deny an immortal their desires is bad. I want to have a conversation with someone. I never have friends...or lovers...or family because of what i am. I thought i could for once have something everyone else has. A regular conversation over lunch. But you deny me. WHy?"

Her arms go up in frustration and involuntarily her blades come forth. She touches her temples and the blades cross. She begins to babble a bit. An old mantra with a new twist that she was taught.

"Death dealers have no attachments...nothing to lose...nothing to gain...The wild hunt does not permit intamacy...it will scoure away the ones who defy...the death dealers have no attachments...no friends."

[Satsujin]

Satsujin's eyes shift from the girl to Void, then back to the girl slowly.

"Soka... Very well."

He continues to look at the girl.

"You said you were familier with me as well? How is this so?"

[H]

"If you are immortal like Void here, is it possible that you were around in my time? I am not sure, it is just a sense I have. I could be entirely mistaken but there is something very familiar about you. I have not encountered such emptyness since before I perished...."

[Devin]

Devin stops, looking at the ground as he closes his eyes.

"Sorry... Lets have some lunch then..."

Once again, he found himself unable to refuse. At the same time he knew it would keep him suffering inside. That part of him, willed this to continue forever...

[Haya-Ji "The Hamster"]

Grabbing the feathers and running away Ji laughs and skips as she does so.

I told you the I could get them. I told you so I told you so... *tick*

We had no real doubts in you. We knew that somehow you would get the feathers. We knew that you might get us killed too. We need for you to let us back in control Ji. We need to be the persona that sees Peter or we are exposed. We need to make the fan. You will not be able to do it right...

But I like being out here. I wanna stay. Yep yep yep. I wanna stay! *tick*

We can not allow that.

Haya-Ji and Haya take control of Ji. As Haya holds her Haya-Ji takes control once more and falls to the ground as he does so. He gets up and shakes his head. He begins to knit and sew and put the feathers together into an intricate fan much like the one in the faded picture. He smiles as he finishes an hr later with the new fan in his hand. He opens it and...

She fans herself.

"Why Peter I do declare are you fond of me?"

He snaps back shaking his head again. He puts the fan in the inside pocket of his long coat and sighs. Why did she come out when he thought of Peter? He would have to control his urges better or she would take him over around his mentor and all would be lost. But he could not help but think of how great Peter was and how much he coveted him. He goes back to the base. It had been only about 3 or so hours since he had left Berlin. He hoped this would look good for him. He began to look for Peter.

[Lucky]

Luckys hands come down the blades making a whistle sound as they come down. She eyes him. She moves closer to him and frowns.

"Do not pity me! I will not take pity! I do not need charity cases. I can...I can find someone to let me buy them luch without them coming along out of mere pity. Do you pity me?"

She trembles. WHy did she let him get to her like this. He was a mere mortal afterall. But it had been so long since she had spoken to anyone...really spoken.

"Devin...or did i scare you. The blades...i am sorry. If i scared you i apologize. I didn't mean it to seem as a threat. They are connected to my emotions. I...why haven't you asked about me? I am sure i am an enigma to you but you have yet to ask a single thing...why?"

Her blades shine in the meager sunlight. She holds them so he can see them. She felt like telling him...about herself. About everything but didn't know why.

[Satsujin]

Satsujin frowns.

"No matter. You will be no more than what will become of the rest of this planet when I am done with it... Nothingness. I must depart. You may accompany me if you wish Void."

Satsujin vanishes in a swirling cloud of black distortions that fade away. He had headed back to the Void. He floats through the vast nothingness with his arms crossed, waiting for Void.

[Void]

I nod.

"We may continue this conversation later." I say to Heather as I swirl out of existence, returning to my true nature.

It has been long since I have returned here. I can feel your presence, is there something you needed?

[H]

I stand there in their wake, not sure what to do now. I think I can adjust to this world. I will just walk around and see who else I come across.

I leave the metro and start walking through Helsinki again.

I like this city. I always wanted to go here. I went to other places, but never to Finland.

[Gregory: The Storm Raven]

Gregory shrugs, "As you wish." He takes Celeste's hand and they both drop into the ground, blackness surrounding them and cold earth against them. And suddenly their rising out of the floor in a hospital room.

"This is the hospital where you were staying when we meet long ago. I assumed this is where you wanted to come." He releases her hand as they come free of the floor and lets his arm hang at his side. "Find what you seek. Then we shall retrieve the child."

[St Celeste]

Celeste nods and moves along the beds. She knows that it is probably fruitless to come back but needs to see if she can find it. She slips past the front desk and moves without being seen to the storage closet. She nimbly looks at the boxes looking for...Ah she found it. A box with her old clothes and...she feverishly searches looking. She almost gives up hope until she under her old shoes finds the feather. She changes into her old clothes and armor holding onto her old clothes in one hand. She does not want him to know this is why she returned so she slips it into her top beside of her breast.

She emerges wearing her old clothes. Her armor a bit dark but she feels it is from her new nature. She goes back to where Gregory stands.

"I am ready lets go get Caelin."

[Asher]

DREAM
*She rolls over and see Jon. He is sleeping. She kisses him gently and he wakes. He kisses her lightly and somehow after last nights events they still have the energy to make love once more but somethings different this time.

She struggles a bit as his eyes turn red and he grabs her flipping her over and begins to have his way...his hands growing and becoming hairy and clawed. She looks over her shoulder and the beast in the cell has taken over him and will not let her go...*

She awakes in a cold sweat. She sits up and looks to Jon who is still sleeping. He is peaceful and she exhales loudly. It was all a dream. It was all a...she touches her hips where he had held onto her before and in the dream. There were small claw marks. She got up putting a robe on and went to sit on her window seat. She opened the window and looked out watching as the sun was bearing down upon everything.

He had changed a bit last night. SHe feared he may change fully one day. She was frightened of this thought but knew no matter what shape he took he was Jon the whole time. She must not fear him. If he changed she would have to change back or it may shatter her new self. SHe would figure out a way to do so if she needed to. Asher looked back at Jon and then at the sun soaked landscape. She knew he would have to go home soon. And she would be all alone once again...unless...he took her as well. She had told him she loved him and he had said it too. But she did not expect him to take her. He was young and had gotten what he came for. He wouldn't need her anymore. She sat and cried silently as she waited for him to wake up.

[Belmont]

Bel pulled Alicia up from the ground.He hugged his arm around her waist and he stared into her eyes.

"Why did you cry?"

He asked her softly before kissing her again.