A groggy haze came over Aoelus'a, his eyes barely opening and only a blur overtook his vision. A force pushed at the top of his head, starting at his forehead and pulling to the back of his head. His ears twitched and shifted back with each touch and it was still a few moments later before he registered what was happening.Â
He lied on a reclined table, lights beaming in his face and it took the Moon keeper even longer to register his vision properly. His eyes attempting to open, but wincing at each time the pressure repeated itself on his head. He finally caught vision of what was happening and a frown overtook his lips.
"Good kitty!"
It was the Roegadyn, his large hand resting on the Miqo'te's head before pulling all the way back, petting him harshly. "What a soft kitty!" The Roegadyn was not gently with the petting, and it took a few seconds before Aoelus'a glared up to him in-between the pets.
"Don't...touch...me..."
The large man looked down, his smile widening as he heard the feline speak.Â
"Kitty! You're awake! Boss! Kitty is awake!" His head turned and he stood up. Aoelus'a was glad at least that the petting had stopped. He shook his head a moment to re-adjust his hair, though the significance of looking spiffy here was quite low. A voice rang out from the other room, echoing along the walls.
"Perfect! The tests can begin! I'll be there in just a second!" The voice wasn't hard to to connect to an owner, considering it felt like just seconds since their last meeting to Aoelus'a. A second later a drill was heard from from the other room, followed by a small cackle. "Hahaha...yes..that'll go through nicely!"
Eyes widening the Miqo'te started to look around. His vision still blurring the only thing he could see was the largest thing there, the Roegadyn.
"Pssst, hey! ...Hey!" He began pulling at the restraints and whispering loudly, hoping to only catch the attention of the large brute. Fortunately the large man turning around, giving off only a slightly confused exhale. Aoelus'a continued talking to him quietly.
"Do you enjoy Petting kitty?"
"Yes! Yes!" The brute began to clap. "Arluck loves soft kitty!"Â
Aoelus'a winced in agitation, scowling but shaking his head and trying to pull off a helpless look.
"Listen, Arluck. That man you work for wants to hurt kitty."Â
Arluck shrugged with a saddened whimper. "Yeah...but boss says It'll be fun. I'm going to miss kitty..."Â
Aoelus'a's expression deepened with worry. "But...wouldn't it be more fun to pet kitty all the time? When he's done with me, you'll never have any kitties to pet, ever again. Never."Â Arluck's face twisted, confusion taking over as he suddenly became visibly conflicted. "Let kitty go, and you can pet kitty as much as you want."Â
Arluck looked to him, then to the doorway, hearing the drill go off again. Turning back to the Miqo'te he looked genuinely sad. "As much as Arluck wants?P-..promise?"
A small guilty frown came over Aoelus'a's lips before hearing the drill once more, shaking his head and looking to the man. "Kitty promises! Just hurry!"Â
A moment passed by as the Roegadyn began to pace. "But boss will...I'll...I want to pet.." A loud huff came passed his lips as he rushed to Aoelus'a side, unstrapping his wrists and ankles. Aoelus'a quickly rose and started to run, but stopped and turned to the massive man. The sky-scraper of a man was watching him without moving, his eyes watering. Sighing Aoelus'a moved back to the Roegadyn and leaned his head forward.Â
"Yaaaay!" Echoed out the towering man's lips as he pet Aoelus'a one more time, instantly picking him up to hug him tight. A noise blurted from the Feline-man's mouth  as his bones were nearly crushed. Once let go he gave a small wave and a comforted smirk.Â
"What the hell is going on out ther-" The lab-coated man walked through the doorway, stopping instantly as he saw Aoelus'a waving to him with a sinister smile as he ran out of the the room. Arluck was waving as well, but to Aoelus'a and with a gigantic smile. The scientist dropped a tray full of stuff, drills and glass hit the ground, most of the equipment breaking on impact.Â
Shifting around corners Aoelus'a sprinted through the many rooms the labs had consisted itself of. Reaching to a room that held a brighter light at the end he sprinted harder, only to be stopped by two figures. Both the mad scientist and the Roegadyn stood in his path. Staring at the two with utmost confusion words finally expressed themselves in the most gentle way the Miqo'te could muster.
"How the fucking-fuck did you do that?"Â
The scientist laughed, pushing at the wall beside him. It spun and led directly to the room that Aoelus'a had started in. Arluck looked to the both of them, but said nothing, an expression of sorrow on his face.Â
"Fear me, mortal!" The scientist bellowed. He held out a book and the pages flipped wildly. A light chained itself from the book to his extended hand, pointing right at Aoelus'a. The light grew brighter, the chain slowly pointing out from his gloved palm. He laughed maniacally as the small chain turned to a ball, the brightness blinding before it was stopped entirely.Â
Arluck had gripped the scientist with a bear hug, looking to Aoelus'a. "Eradinamicate!"Â
Aoelus'a only stood there for a moment, staring at the burly man. "...What?"
Arluck motioned his face to the stairs next to Aoelus'a, calling out again as he fought the wiggling scientist. "Go! Stairs! Eradmaticate!"Â
Aoelus'a turned to the stairs, shrugging and quickly climbing them. The room he entered was a walled off balcony, looking over the room that the other two were in. A window peered through the concrete wall that watched over the other two. To the middle he saw a wooden switch. It was the only thing in the room besides a note underneath it. The note read in all capitals "ERADICATE".
Aoelus'a stared at it for a moment a smirk overcoming his lips. His fangs bore themselves more as his demonic voice slid from his teeth.Â
"Oh...oh yes..."
He lied on a reclined table, lights beaming in his face and it took the Moon keeper even longer to register his vision properly. His eyes attempting to open, but wincing at each time the pressure repeated itself on his head. He finally caught vision of what was happening and a frown overtook his lips.
"Good kitty!"
It was the Roegadyn, his large hand resting on the Miqo'te's head before pulling all the way back, petting him harshly. "What a soft kitty!" The Roegadyn was not gently with the petting, and it took a few seconds before Aoelus'a glared up to him in-between the pets.
"Don't...touch...me..."
The large man looked down, his smile widening as he heard the feline speak.Â
"Kitty! You're awake! Boss! Kitty is awake!" His head turned and he stood up. Aoelus'a was glad at least that the petting had stopped. He shook his head a moment to re-adjust his hair, though the significance of looking spiffy here was quite low. A voice rang out from the other room, echoing along the walls.
"Perfect! The tests can begin! I'll be there in just a second!" The voice wasn't hard to to connect to an owner, considering it felt like just seconds since their last meeting to Aoelus'a. A second later a drill was heard from from the other room, followed by a small cackle. "Hahaha...yes..that'll go through nicely!"
Eyes widening the Miqo'te started to look around. His vision still blurring the only thing he could see was the largest thing there, the Roegadyn.
"Pssst, hey! ...Hey!" He began pulling at the restraints and whispering loudly, hoping to only catch the attention of the large brute. Fortunately the large man turning around, giving off only a slightly confused exhale. Aoelus'a continued talking to him quietly.
"Do you enjoy Petting kitty?"
"Yes! Yes!" The brute began to clap. "Arluck loves soft kitty!"Â
Aoelus'a winced in agitation, scowling but shaking his head and trying to pull off a helpless look.
"Listen, Arluck. That man you work for wants to hurt kitty."Â
Arluck shrugged with a saddened whimper. "Yeah...but boss says It'll be fun. I'm going to miss kitty..."Â
Aoelus'a's expression deepened with worry. "But...wouldn't it be more fun to pet kitty all the time? When he's done with me, you'll never have any kitties to pet, ever again. Never."Â Arluck's face twisted, confusion taking over as he suddenly became visibly conflicted. "Let kitty go, and you can pet kitty as much as you want."Â
Arluck looked to him, then to the doorway, hearing the drill go off again. Turning back to the Miqo'te he looked genuinely sad. "As much as Arluck wants?P-..promise?"
A small guilty frown came over Aoelus'a's lips before hearing the drill once more, shaking his head and looking to the man. "Kitty promises! Just hurry!"Â
A moment passed by as the Roegadyn began to pace. "But boss will...I'll...I want to pet.." A loud huff came passed his lips as he rushed to Aoelus'a side, unstrapping his wrists and ankles. Aoelus'a quickly rose and started to run, but stopped and turned to the massive man. The sky-scraper of a man was watching him without moving, his eyes watering. Sighing Aoelus'a moved back to the Roegadyn and leaned his head forward.Â
"Yaaaay!" Echoed out the towering man's lips as he pet Aoelus'a one more time, instantly picking him up to hug him tight. A noise blurted from the Feline-man's mouth  as his bones were nearly crushed. Once let go he gave a small wave and a comforted smirk.Â
"What the hell is going on out ther-" The lab-coated man walked through the doorway, stopping instantly as he saw Aoelus'a waving to him with a sinister smile as he ran out of the the room. Arluck was waving as well, but to Aoelus'a and with a gigantic smile. The scientist dropped a tray full of stuff, drills and glass hit the ground, most of the equipment breaking on impact.Â
Shifting around corners Aoelus'a sprinted through the many rooms the labs had consisted itself of. Reaching to a room that held a brighter light at the end he sprinted harder, only to be stopped by two figures. Both the mad scientist and the Roegadyn stood in his path. Staring at the two with utmost confusion words finally expressed themselves in the most gentle way the Miqo'te could muster.
"How the fucking-fuck did you do that?"Â
The scientist laughed, pushing at the wall beside him. It spun and led directly to the room that Aoelus'a had started in. Arluck looked to the both of them, but said nothing, an expression of sorrow on his face.Â
"Fear me, mortal!" The scientist bellowed. He held out a book and the pages flipped wildly. A light chained itself from the book to his extended hand, pointing right at Aoelus'a. The light grew brighter, the chain slowly pointing out from his gloved palm. He laughed maniacally as the small chain turned to a ball, the brightness blinding before it was stopped entirely.Â
Arluck had gripped the scientist with a bear hug, looking to Aoelus'a. "Eradinamicate!"Â
Aoelus'a only stood there for a moment, staring at the burly man. "...What?"
Arluck motioned his face to the stairs next to Aoelus'a, calling out again as he fought the wiggling scientist. "Go! Stairs! Eradmaticate!"Â
Aoelus'a turned to the stairs, shrugging and quickly climbing them. The room he entered was a walled off balcony, looking over the room that the other two were in. A window peered through the concrete wall that watched over the other two. To the middle he saw a wooden switch. It was the only thing in the room besides a note underneath it. The note read in all capitals "ERADICATE".
Aoelus'a stared at it for a moment a smirk overcoming his lips. His fangs bore themselves more as his demonic voice slid from his teeth.Â
"Oh...oh yes..."
