Tenth ★ [Video]

[limitless_land]

[It was one of the very few times Riku had gotten any sleep.

It was also the day that zombie fish decided to rise on up from the ground like some sort of twist to song lyrics.

So there is a very disgruntled looking Riku, a couple scrapes crossing his face here and there.]

I'd invite everyone over for an old-fashioned fish fry, but I'm afraid even an islander can't salvage this bunch of rancid meat.

[...Was he kidding? It's hard to tell with that poker face before the feed cuts. H-hopefully that wasn't a flash of gold the viewer saw behind a sliced bit of blindfold.]

[Riku can probably be found in various parts of the city, but whether he appears to be himself or another has yet to be seen.]

[ooc: Due to this event, the possibility that he may have to use another's power is very real. As such, replies may very well come from either here, or twilitdisguise ]

Comments

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[hexywitch.livejournal.com]

Why are so many people making jokes about eating these things? They're absolutely repugnant and I've been nauseated for the last day and a half.

[text]

[limitless-land.livejournal.com]

Morbid sense of humor, I guess.

I've been fighting while holding my nose.

[text]

[hexywitch.livejournal.com]

We've put protective spells on our house and have been hurling curses at them from the second story windows.

We've got candles lit but it's not really helping with the smell. We'll have to banish the corpses when this is all over, I don't know what else we could do with them.

[text]

[limitless-land.livejournal.com]

[Curses? Eh, with his secrets, he decides not to ask.]

I hope you haven't tried anything with fire. It seems to be pointless trying.

...If I weren't headed toward where the church once stood, I'd offer to help with the corpses.

[text]

[hexywitch.livejournal.com]

Well, we tried. It didn't work. We've got other things up our sleeves, though.

You're going to the place they're coming from? ...be careful.

I'm Lily, by the way.

[text → voice]

[limitless-land.livejournal.com]

So did I. Dark Fire did just as much good |

[And now he can't really text back, so he switches it to voice. Just in time for Lily to probably pick up a couple blasts and a thud.]

...I will. And it's Riku.

[voice]

[hexywitch.livejournal.com]

[Lily winces at the sounds.]

Are you a wizard? You're not trying to go to the hole on your own, are you?

[voice]

[limitless-land.livejournal.com]

[Suddenly the curses comment makes sense.] No. ...Just a castaway from the darkness.

I won't be alone. [I never am...] There's someone I'm meeting to be sure they don't get themselves killed.

[voice]

[hexywitch.livejournal.com]

[A slight pause.] ...I'm not sure what that means.

Good. Good luck.

[voice]

[limitless-land.livejournal.com]

It means I once fell into the dark side of the spectrum.

...Thanks. We'll need it.

[voice]

[hexywitch.livejournal.com]

...I'm still not understanding. But...it doesn't sound good.

[voice]

[twilitdisguise.livejournal.com]

It normally isn't.

[voice]

[hexywitch.livejournal.com]

Normally?

[Is it just her, or did his voice just change a bit?]

[voice]

[twilitdisguise.livejournal.com]

... Most are lost completely in their search for power. If someone hadn't pulled me from it, I wouldn't have been so fortunate.

[...More like a lot, and he is internally cursing himself for it.]

[voice]

[hexywitch.livejournal.com]

[Yes. Definitely different.]

Riku? Are you all right?

[voice]

[twilitdisguise.livejournal.com]

I'm never alright, but I'll do what I can to protect the things that matter.

[voice]

[hexywitch.livejournal.com]

[She's a little taken aback by that, and doesn't know what to say.]

...I'm sorry.

[voice]

[twilitdisguise.livejournal.com]

Don't be. I'm the one-

--who should be sorry.

[voice]

[hexywitch.livejournal.com]

And I'm sure you are. Everyone has regrets.

[voice]

[limitless-land.livejournal.com]

[But can everyone claim to have destroyed their own world? No, didn't quite think so... but at least he seems to have calmed himself.]

... You're right. At least, everyone with a conscience.

[voice]

[hexywitch.livejournal.com]

I think even those people can have regrets. They might not regret the hurt they've caused or the things they've done, but I imagine there are still things they wish they'd have done differently.

[voice]

[limitless-land.livejournal.com]

You may be right, but I doubt I'll ever ask to see if it's true.

[voice]

[hexywitch.livejournal.com]

I think regret is most often the reason they lash out in the first place.

I'm sorry, I've been contemplating the psychology of Dark Wizards as of late.

[voice]

[limitless-land.livejournal.com]

I've come to see it's more of a lust for power, half the time.

[He gives a faint chuckle.] Don't worry about it. The study could also be the same for normal people and anywhere in between as well.

Re: [voice]

[hexywitch.livejournal.com]

Then maybe its half regret and half a lust for power.

Well yes, I was just looking at Dark Wizards in particularly. You have to understand your enemy if you're going to defeat them.