Eyes of the void
Scarlet slept for days, but dreams of her past would prowl in every corner of her subconscious. Scarlet dreamt of her father, a mother she had never met, and Akashi. She slept for days while her body walked around on its own. While Scarlet slept, someone else was in control. Scarlet slept and she would hear faded voices echoing where she stood. "You... are...mine..." The voice softly echoed. Scarlet looked around wearing a worried looked on her features, she searched for the voice in a place where darkness embraced all, only her own steps would light as they began touching the ground where she stood. "You are...dying..." The voice dragged in a faded tone! Scarlet could not help it anymore she began running, running unknowingly where her steps would take her. Scarlet ran for what seemed like an eternity until she would collide with a man clad in black. Scarlet, now on all four she would begin to shift herself up and sit, but as she caught a glimpse of the man in front, the familiar features would make her eyes well up in tears. Scarlet quickly stood up and in a pouncing motion, she would embrace the man in her dream, "Akashi!" she would say out loud with tears of joy! "Akashi, I knew you would come save me!" Scarlet tighten her arms around the black figure, "I knew you would... save... me!" Scarlet began feeling odd, but her happiness would allow her to ignore such feeling. Scarlet would close her eyes and then slowly leaned in to kiss the dark figure. She kissed what she thought was her love. The kiss would allow her to wake up and as her eyes slowly open, the brightness of a machine would slightly bother her eye, but what surprised her even more was the man she would be embracing. Scarlet would still embrace the man as Akashi... to her it was her Akashi... The tall elezen would break the kiss she had unknowingly begun with Robert Colt.
Little did Scarlet know that the black figure was a void sent mimicking her lost love. This void sent who wanted more then just a next meal. A void sent who had lived too long in the dark, and one who was tamed by someone who yet we knew anything about, and her name was...Lilith. For the next three moons Scarlet would have nightmares and small fragments of her demise, she would also loose control of her body and would walk around unknowingly, while to others she seemed different, as if a whole different person. Just when Scarlet would seem to snap of her trance the memory of the black figure taking the image of Akashi (Lilith) would reel her back in.
The next few months, when Scarlet seemed to be back in her sane mind, Scarlet began developing strange abilities. One night while asleep a strange creature appeared before her, a small eye with wings floating around her room, but it attempted no harm on Scarlet instead it landed on her lap and would cuddle as if a playful baby couerl. With time Lilith learned how to summon the same creature over and over unknowing to her that this void sent had chosen her as her master. Scarlet once open what seemed like a small rift in the veil as she learn to summon her new companion. At this time Scarlet had taken residence with the company named The New Conglomerate, a small but family driven company who did odd jobs Hunting, delivering items, escorts, and security to any individual who requested their service. She had taken a liking to a newly met friend named Markus Krosse.
One day while training with Master Cota Scarlet martial progress had improved way above Cota's expected margin. Scarlet was able to fend all of her Masters attacks. Eventually it almost seemed as if they were equals, but her cunning master had already perceived the changes happening within Scarlet. One night while taking a break from training Scarlet approached Markus Krosse assuming him a friend, revealed her odd abilities, it was a grave mistake. This man had an odd ability embedded in his aether and it aroused Lilith attention, that night Lilith took over Scarlet body. Lilith communicated with the man about the odd scent that caught her attention. Tension between these two individuals soared to new heights and eventually they would meet in the outskirts of the city, lower Las noscea. In the end a great battle broke between them and Lilith's void sent abilities manifested completely. Clash after clash of there weapons made them weary of each other, but the more Lilith felt the freedom she had newly acquired she took more and more control of Scarlet mind and body.
When the fight changed from simple fun to a fight to the death, Lilith threatened to drain his aether. At this point members of the New Conglomerate arrived to assist Markus Krosse even then Lilith fought them all evenly, until Scarlet sensed the events happening in around her. "Akashi what are you doing... why are you making me do this!" said scarlet trapped inside her own mind embraced in Akashi (Lilith) arms. Scarlet began reawakening as Lilith lost control of the body, only to notice how her comrades were attacking her. Scarlet defended herself from the attacks, until she was wounded. Robert Colt noticed a change in Scarlet and in her composure. He withdrew his own attacks from finishing her, he quickly noticed Scarlet was herself, but not for long. Scarlet wounds began to slowly heal and her eyes began to show a dim red glow. Scarlet did not know what was going on, she felt devastated, believing she was being betrayed by the very people she thought were friends. A voice began to echo in Scarlet's mind as she now lay wounded on the ground. "I will never let them hurt you..." A whispering echo bounced in her mind, "I have come to like you... I know now why Akashi wanted me to save you!" The dark figure in her mind soon turned to a tall Elezen with the very same features as Scarlet. Memories of her past came back to her mind the night it all started, the bandits, her father, Akashi, and Lilith. Scarlet curled up in a ball as she felt helpless remembering how she was used, toyed with, ridiculed, and how the cold kiss of a blade began ending her life. Lilith extended her hand towards Scarlet with an odd warm smile perhaps her very first one ever, "Scarlet, I will never let them hurt you again. Give me your hand and you will never know pain, only the warm embrace of me and the void..." Scarlet had curled up into ball scared and helpless as she repeatedly watched her final moments. Scarlet felt warmness from this void sent. She extended her own hand to reach towards Lilith, unknowing what it would bring. Back in the real world Scarlet started resonating. Robert Colt decided to abandon Lilith in her spot and to her fate, it was the only thing he could do to guarantee safety for his comrades, "I will come back I promise" said Robert Colt wearing a defeated look on his features, not from loosing a fight, but from leaving a comrade. Scarlet was now out of reach, his words never reached her, perhaps there was never a Scarlet, the images all pointed to a truth...
Scarlet slept for days, but dreams of her past would prowl in every corner of her subconscious. Scarlet dreamt of her father, a mother she had never met, and Akashi. She slept for days while her body walked around on its own. While Scarlet slept, someone else was in control. Scarlet slept and she would hear faded voices echoing where she stood. "You... are...mine..." The voice softly echoed. Scarlet looked around wearing a worried looked on her features, she searched for the voice in a place where darkness embraced all, only her own steps would light as they began touching the ground where she stood. "You are...dying..." The voice dragged in a faded tone! Scarlet could not help it anymore she began running, running unknowingly where her steps would take her. Scarlet ran for what seemed like an eternity until she would collide with a man clad in black. Scarlet, now on all four she would begin to shift herself up and sit, but as she caught a glimpse of the man in front, the familiar features would make her eyes well up in tears. Scarlet quickly stood up and in a pouncing motion, she would embrace the man in her dream, "Akashi!" she would say out loud with tears of joy! "Akashi, I knew you would come save me!" Scarlet tighten her arms around the black figure, "I knew you would... save... me!" Scarlet began feeling odd, but her happiness would allow her to ignore such feeling. Scarlet would close her eyes and then slowly leaned in to kiss the dark figure. She kissed what she thought was her love. The kiss would allow her to wake up and as her eyes slowly open, the brightness of a machine would slightly bother her eye, but what surprised her even more was the man she would be embracing. Scarlet would still embrace the man as Akashi... to her it was her Akashi... The tall elezen would break the kiss she had unknowingly begun with Robert Colt.
Little did Scarlet know that the black figure was a void sent mimicking her lost love. This void sent who wanted more then just a next meal. A void sent who had lived too long in the dark, and one who was tamed by someone who yet we knew anything about, and her name was...Lilith. For the next three moons Scarlet would have nightmares and small fragments of her demise, she would also loose control of her body and would walk around unknowingly, while to others she seemed different, as if a whole different person. Just when Scarlet would seem to snap of her trance the memory of the black figure taking the image of Akashi (Lilith) would reel her back in.
The next few months, when Scarlet seemed to be back in her sane mind, Scarlet began developing strange abilities. One night while asleep a strange creature appeared before her, a small eye with wings floating around her room, but it attempted no harm on Scarlet instead it landed on her lap and would cuddle as if a playful baby couerl. With time Lilith learned how to summon the same creature over and over unknowing to her that this void sent had chosen her as her master. Scarlet once open what seemed like a small rift in the veil as she learn to summon her new companion. At this time Scarlet had taken residence with the company named The New Conglomerate, a small but family driven company who did odd jobs Hunting, delivering items, escorts, and security to any individual who requested their service. She had taken a liking to a newly met friend named Markus Krosse.
One day while training with Master Cota Scarlet martial progress had improved way above Cota's expected margin. Scarlet was able to fend all of her Masters attacks. Eventually it almost seemed as if they were equals, but her cunning master had already perceived the changes happening within Scarlet. One night while taking a break from training Scarlet approached Markus Krosse assuming him a friend, revealed her odd abilities, it was a grave mistake. This man had an odd ability embedded in his aether and it aroused Lilith attention, that night Lilith took over Scarlet body. Lilith communicated with the man about the odd scent that caught her attention. Tension between these two individuals soared to new heights and eventually they would meet in the outskirts of the city, lower Las noscea. In the end a great battle broke between them and Lilith's void sent abilities manifested completely. Clash after clash of there weapons made them weary of each other, but the more Lilith felt the freedom she had newly acquired she took more and more control of Scarlet mind and body.
When the fight changed from simple fun to a fight to the death, Lilith threatened to drain his aether. At this point members of the New Conglomerate arrived to assist Markus Krosse even then Lilith fought them all evenly, until Scarlet sensed the events happening in around her. "Akashi what are you doing... why are you making me do this!" said scarlet trapped inside her own mind embraced in Akashi (Lilith) arms. Scarlet began reawakening as Lilith lost control of the body, only to notice how her comrades were attacking her. Scarlet defended herself from the attacks, until she was wounded. Robert Colt noticed a change in Scarlet and in her composure. He withdrew his own attacks from finishing her, he quickly noticed Scarlet was herself, but not for long. Scarlet wounds began to slowly heal and her eyes began to show a dim red glow. Scarlet did not know what was going on, she felt devastated, believing she was being betrayed by the very people she thought were friends. A voice began to echo in Scarlet's mind as she now lay wounded on the ground. "I will never let them hurt you..." A whispering echo bounced in her mind, "I have come to like you... I know now why Akashi wanted me to save you!" The dark figure in her mind soon turned to a tall Elezen with the very same features as Scarlet. Memories of her past came back to her mind the night it all started, the bandits, her father, Akashi, and Lilith. Scarlet curled up in a ball as she felt helpless remembering how she was used, toyed with, ridiculed, and how the cold kiss of a blade began ending her life. Lilith extended her hand towards Scarlet with an odd warm smile perhaps her very first one ever, "Scarlet, I will never let them hurt you again. Give me your hand and you will never know pain, only the warm embrace of me and the void..." Scarlet had curled up into ball scared and helpless as she repeatedly watched her final moments. Scarlet felt warmness from this void sent. She extended her own hand to reach towards Lilith, unknowing what it would bring. Back in the real world Scarlet started resonating. Robert Colt decided to abandon Lilith in her spot and to her fate, it was the only thing he could do to guarantee safety for his comrades, "I will come back I promise" said Robert Colt wearing a defeated look on his features, not from loosing a fight, but from leaving a comrade. Scarlet was now out of reach, his words never reached her, perhaps there was never a Scarlet, the images all pointed to a truth...
Light and Dark? We all have it! 
