Losses of the Past

[Lady Desari]

::she stood in the room with her children and felt everything that was going on around her...the wards around Tara began to shimmer as magic and power ebbed and flowed around her...with a wave of her hand, she built them up again but only in the childrens room...kissing each child on the forehead, she walked out and closed the door behind her...she made her way back to the roof and let the power and magic flow over her::

[Lord Ashram]

A shockwave of energy was released from a point in the fields and spread outwards a good distance. Again his presence would flow into the area and this time he was visable for a time, even at a distance in the dark, because of the crimson aura that surrounded his unarmored form. As the wave of energy subsided the aura did as well leaving him in the darkness standing near a swirling purple rift the had created to leave the Shadow Realms. With his enterance he also left an enterance to the Shadow Realms that wasn't going anywhere until he repaired the rift.

He remained where he was for a time, dull grey eyes stareing at the tower Ryu stood upon. It wasn't until a few moments later he starting picking up the other presences in the area. For the most part only his wife's presence and Ryu's registered in his mind. Unsheathing Soul Crusher he tossed the empty sheathe to the ground and started towards the tower in his usual slow pace holding his sword down and off to his right side angled out enough so the the tip wasn't digging into the ground. "This should have been over long ago.." He muttered to himself wondering why he didn't just put an end to it all when he had plenty of chances.

"I come for you Ryu. No one can save you. This time there is no walking away." He spoke quietly, his voice portraying the darker side of him that had been dormant for some time now. He knew those words would reach Ryu somehow. For the time being he closed his eyes as he walked across the fields, his other senses guiding him. He took this time of peace to gather himself for the turbulence ahead.

[xxdestinyfearxx]

Destiny's head jerked up at the sudden feeling. Ashram? She felt his presence, and itforced her towards his direction. He was coming this way, she felt his aura glide towards the castle as if it were a ghost gliding over the fields of the dead.

Moving to stand on a low wall, her eyes registered Ashram's figure, and felt the darkness seep through his form. No. She couldn't let that happen. Turnign her attention towards the silloette of Ryu high above she sighed. Tonight was not the night, Ashram nor Ryu would fight to the death, not if she had anything to say about it.

Leaping down, she felt the bottom of her feet touch the dew covered grass, her coming into a outright sprint towards her husband. Would he stop for her? She prayed so, and went she came face to face with him, what would be the situation? She would soon find out, that was for sure.

Coming face to face with her husband, she stopped dead in front of him, her hands offered palm up to him. "Ashram, my love, enough of this. He has done nothing wrong." She was protecting another dark allianced person... "Ashram please..." Once she saw he wasn't goign to stop till he reached his destination she reached out her taking his face in her hands, her lips coming to brush over his. Maybe that would help knock him back into reality.

Breaking the short kiss, she allowed her hands to run down his arms, her fingers coming to touch the hilt of his blade, her trying to remove it from his hand. "Can I have the sword, Ashram?" She asked her eyes locked with his. "Just give it to me, I promise to return it once we settle everything or we go back to the Shadow Realm. I promise..."

[Lady Desari]

::she was thrown backwards by Ash's energy...she could also feel Destiny's aura flowing over her...the anger Ash felt washed over her as well...laying on her back, she stared at the stars and began to chant words of protection...all three would be able to feel the wards being built around the tower where Ryu stood...she reached out to all of them...~Ash please let it go...Haven't we all been thru enough? The pain and anger will fade if you let it...And then what will be left? Peace of mind...I think after it all we are entitled to it...::she wasn't even going to try and get up..she knew someone would slam power out into the night again, and it her head hurt as it was::

[Ryu Yogen]

::All he could do was stare, sapphire hues gleaming with unshead tears as his jaw was locked:: "Lina... this sword will always be with me... it is my sister. I will never let it go, or you go, or my rage for ashram go."

::he reached her hand for her cheek closing his eyes as he turned facing where he felt ashrams presence:: "I won't pull this blade from your hand... but I will fight him without it."

::now he began to concentrate forcing Destiny, Desari out of his head focusing on the only people who he had some major need for. His wife and his rival.:: "Listen to your wife ashram, I can wait to kill you, unless you want your death now. But I rather wait...."

::he would look back to lina and go to wrap his arms around her:: "I shall postpone for you... my love."

[Lady Desari]

~I am not in your head you fool...I am all around you...My magic carries on the night breeze...And if you don't stop pushing on it I swear to the Goddess I will push back and knock you on your arse~ ::she allowed her self a small smile as she continued to look up at the stars::

[xxdestinyfearxx]

Destiny heard the words from Ryu towards Ashram, her glancing back towards the tower. The ward being built was powerful, she knew that, but also knew Ryu lied to himself. Giving a shake of her head, she reached up removing the charm and tossing it down. ~Lie to yourself Ryu! Go ahead!~ The words ran ONLY in his head; her knowing he knew what she spoke about; her then returning her attention towards her beloved.

"Ashram please, for me. Do you love me? If so you will not do this. I know how the darkness caresses your spirit, but allow me to break it. This is not worth it. I swear to you." Emotion creased her features and dimmed the brightness of her eyes; she needed to find a way ...a way to bring what they both wanted into reality.

[Lord Ashram]

Ashram's eyes opened as he was forced to stop because of his wife's actions. His eyes focused on her and he smiled reaching up to touch her face with his left hand while moving the sword away from her reach. "I do love you." He spoke quietly. Suddenly his facial expressions became serious once again. "That isn't fair that I have to drop my sword to show that I love you. You shouldn't hold anything like that over my head."

Without another word he walked around her. He couldn't just stop. Ryu was too close. With the ward being put up around him he felt uneasy, he didn't like magicks being worked around or on him. Whether or not he could escape it, a wave of shadows swept over his form and for the time being he was gone. Unlike Ryu who would postpone the fight, Ash was much to set on it to back down.

Exiting the shadows he dropped his sword and kneeled out in the fields farther from the tower than where he started. Something didn't feel right.. his better judgement had stepped in. When he lowered his head he saw the cross dangling from his neck. He reached up to grab it but ended up not even touching it. As much as he wanted to slay Ryu, he wouldn't do it in her presense.

Turning to look over his shoulder at the tower he knew he would have to wait.. But the longer he waited the more impatient the demon became, it would only be a matter of time before its lust for Ryu's blood drove Ash to carry through with the fight. When that time came around there would be no stopping him because all emotion will have left his soul.

[xxdestinyfearxx]

((OOC: Umm Destiny can only see a shadowed figure of Ryu, she can't see him completely, her "seeing" is mainly based off his aura and the stone she has of tha damn sword he carries.... Alan knows. Ashram is further away now then Desi is, and well... Still being Ashram! *kisses* ))

Her eyes closed at his touch, her leaning into his fingertips breifly till she felt the sword move. It wasn't even moments later that he pulled his caress and stepped around her, making her to open her eyes before she fell into her own corrupt state of mind. But it wasn't till she turned that she noticed Ashram's form flicker, only for his appearance to seem far out from now...and behind her.

Confusion. Was the Shadow Realms working on her side for once? It mattered little; but now was the chance. As Ashram seemed further from the castle, her arms spread wide, her lacing her own ward with Desari's. She would not see Ryu or anyone hurt, not now and expeccially from the man she was eternally bond to.

A decoration of ruins started to appear across her skin, the symbols leaving a faded glow of white. Magic was at work, and she was the keeper. As the ruins weaved down her form, covering close to every inch of her body, magic was dispersed it embedding itself between the magically barrier of Desari's.

She was detremined, she knew that much. Even as a tear ran down her cheek for the thought of having to cage her husband away she placed herself between the two. "No more..." She spoke the words, but to who? They were ment for Ashram, but he was a bit far away.

The wind picked up around them all, excluding Desari, it running chilled fingers down their mortal exsistance (Yes, even Ryu... not Lina cause she is a spirit). The touch was pure, it was as if the god of purity and light came to grace each with a simple caress.

For Ashram though it was slightly different. Even as his form was wrapped in the binds of his wife's ward, the cross around his neck gave off a glowing light. He held innocence around his neck. The sensation was like nothing ever experianced before. It felt like angels' feathers feathered over his body while images of children, of happiness, of a life of freedom rang in his mind.

[Lady Desari]

::pushing her self up from the stone floor of the tower, she pulled all her magic back into her self...knowing yet again she was being cast out, the barrier she had built to simply protect was now around Tara once more...she closed her self off from everyone and everything, the warm breeze she knew to be her sister, brushed her along her skin and even that was pushed back out towards them:: I am sorry Lina...I know when I am not wanted nor needed...Tis been that way since the day I came to this realm...I love you but I am thinking I never should have come...::she walked back down the stairs to her room and now wondered if she should just stay in Ireland::

(OOC Just let you all know this will be my last post as Desari for this part of the boards)