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Post by Icarus on Apr 27, 2008 9:13:43 GMT -5
*He swallowed, waiting a moment before answering.*
"They were caused by good. There is nothing that you can do to heal them. I just need time. And rest."
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Post by Malefica on Apr 27, 2008 9:16:29 GMT -5
"Nothing, my love? We'll see about that..."
*Malefica looked warmly at him for a moment. Then she leaned over his body and kissed his wounds, one by one, with all the love she felt for him.*
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Post by Icarus on Apr 27, 2008 9:19:24 GMT -5
*He froze, but let her kiss him. After all, at this point, what did it matter? If Lilith came...it didn't matter. Icarus stared at the ceiling for a moment before his eyes shut. She would do as she will. The one thing that he had learned in their time together was that one universal truth. And he was just tired of fighting it.*
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Post by Malefica on Apr 27, 2008 9:24:15 GMT -5
*Malefica looked at him. She had noticed his body froze. She snuggled closer to him and held him in her arms, trying to give him all the love she had to give. In spite of her childhood, Malefica firmly believed that love could cure anything. She stroke his hair gently, and whispered words of love in his ears.*
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Post by Icarus on Apr 27, 2008 9:25:47 GMT -5
*He did not move to stop her. Icarus only sighed gently, his mind drifting and gradually he found sleep.*
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Post by Malefica on Apr 27, 2008 9:28:23 GMT -5
*Malefica held him in her arms as he fell asleep. She continued to caress his hair. And her arms were still wrapped around him when she fell asleep as well.*
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Post by Malefica on Apr 28, 2008 8:25:44 GMT -5
************DURING LILITH'S APPEARANCE OUTSIDE***********
*Malefica was working in the bedroom. She had made the beds, dusted off the furniture, and cleaned the windows. Now she had just finished scrubbing the floors. She stood up and stretched her aching back. Then she lifted the bucket of water to empty it.
Suddenly she felt an intense pain through her body, and sat the bucket down again. She knew the childbirth had started. Remembering the birth of Eden, she removed all her necessary clothes and laid down on the bed. The pains through her body increasing and she screamed out in pain.*
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Post by Icarus on Apr 28, 2008 8:33:44 GMT -5
*Icarus's ears perked at the sound of her screams. Lilith. He grabbed a prepared bag of potions and ran to the door, down the hall and into the bedroom. A bottle in his hand, he was surprised to see no one but Malefica. Lilith must be invisible. He shouted hurriedly.*
"Where is she? I can't see her!"
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Post by Malefica on Apr 28, 2008 8:38:50 GMT -5
*Malefica turned her head and looked at him. Her curls were wet from sweat pearls, and her tiny body trembled in pain. Still she forced herself to smile against her husband.*
"Lilith... is not here... I think...."
*The labor hardened and she clenched her teeth and tried to stop another scream. She clinged to the bed, and tried to push.*
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Post by Icarus on Apr 28, 2008 8:43:03 GMT -5
*He stared at her in confusion.*
"Then what...?"
*The thoughts started to click.*
"The baby?"
*He knelt next to her, slipping the bottle back in the bag.*
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Post by Malefica on Apr 28, 2008 8:46:34 GMT -5
*Malefica nodded and sank back in the bed, the labor was gone for now. When Icarus knelt next to her she embraced him and snuggled close to him, trying to give him some of the love she felt for him.*
"I am scared, Icarus. It wasn't this painful when Eden was born."
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Post by Icarus on Apr 28, 2008 8:52:04 GMT -5
Great. Something else is wrong.
*Icarus tried to keep his thoughts positive, to not focus on what might be coming from this accelerated pregnancy. Would it even be something good? Had he put her in harm's way and still failed to produce a proper guardian?*
"Shh now, it's all right. Just the speed of the thing probably."
*He tried to stay calm but his hands were shaking.*
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Post by Malefica on Apr 28, 2008 8:56:42 GMT -5
*The labor came back, with increased strenght. Malefica clinged to Icarus. Her tiny body was trembling in pain. She tried to breath deeply in and out to ease the pain, and to push when she could. Then... the labor hardened to a level that was too much for her. She screamed out again and lost her consciousness.*
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Post by Icarus on Apr 28, 2008 9:00:01 GMT -5
*Icarus held her hand through what he could, but what did he know about birthing babies? She screamed and fell limp and his heart sank. He tapped her face, trying to revive her.*
"Malefica! You have to wake up!"
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Post by Malefica on Apr 28, 2008 9:03:21 GMT -5
*Malefica was laying in his arms, her body limp. Her face was white, and her eyes were closed. But she was still breathing, and her heart was beating.*
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