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Post by Malefica on Oct 10, 2008 14:31:47 GMT -5
*Malefica shook her head silently.*
"Gawain, there is something I have to tell you. I am ill. It is a disease unfamiliar to the doctors we have today. Not even Merlin knows what is wrong with me. That is why I want this fight with Lilith to be over. I don't dare to think of what will happen to the world the day I can no longer stop her. I have tried to stay alive for as long as I can... but my body is slowly weakening. I am trying to stay strong long enough to fight Lilith. But after that... I can no longer guarantee I will survive, Gawain."
*She looked over at him.*
"I know you are no longer a guardian... but I have other powers as well. As a witch, a part devil, and part goddess. Do you want to take over those powers when I die?"
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Post by Gawain on Oct 10, 2008 15:35:02 GMT -5
*Gawain looked pale. Like his was going to be sick due to something he couldn't fathom.*
"But...but..." *He shook his head tightly, trying to blink away the thought.*
"You're a vampire. Vampires don't die from disease." *He squeaked.*
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Post by Malefica on Oct 10, 2008 15:53:18 GMT -5
*Malefica looked secretive for a moment. Then she decided to trust him. She showed him her teeth. The fangs she once had, even if they had been small, were gone. Her teeth were completely normal.*
"As I told you, Gawain... my father's name... is Zeus. God of the Greek Olympus. He removed my fangs, but also my immortality. The only thing I have left, are my powers, as a witch, a part goddess and a part devil."
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Post by Gawain on Oct 10, 2008 15:57:29 GMT -5
((So you're just abandoning that plot then?))
*Gawain sloshed back in the water, exasperated.*
"So, I am to understand that you are no longer a vampire, but still bound to one. You are dying from a disease that no one can cure. And you want me to adopt a child, even though it will not produce another Guardian. Is that correct?"
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Post by Malefica on Oct 10, 2008 16:03:29 GMT -5
((No, I am just making it more interesting Can you imagine how Malefica will try to explain her lack of fangs to Drac? She is still married to him, you know.)) *Malefica sighed.* "My marriage to Vladislaus is still true. Me dying is still true. As for the child... I don't know. I am just desperate. I have a responsibility to keep the legend alive. Or it will die with me."
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Post by Gawain on Oct 10, 2008 16:08:35 GMT -5
*Gawain leaned out of the tub to touch his mother's hand supportively.*
"Mother...all things end. It is the nature of the world. Of nature. Something will be reborn in its place."
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Post by Malefica on Oct 10, 2008 16:13:16 GMT -5
*Malefica smiled sadly and held Gawain's hand.*
"And still, I can't help but worrying. Who will take care of the Grail when I am gone? Who will keep her safe from harm, reading her bedtime stories and sing her lullabyes? And what about you, Gawain? Who will protect you when I am no longer here? You are the only family I have left. I don't want anything harmful to be done to you."
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Post by Gawain on Oct 10, 2008 16:16:30 GMT -5
*His eyes lifted to hers.*
"Then perhaps you will have to accept that I am a man. I am grown and will make my own decisions. As for the Grail, she will be safe with Merlin. He has many years remaining ahead of him. Strong ones, now that he is younger."
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Post by Malefica on Oct 10, 2008 16:30:18 GMT -5
*Malefica smiled warmly.*
"You are indeed a man. I just hope life will be kinder to you than it ever was to me. I don't want anyone to suffer the life I have had. Merlin will take care of the Grail, I know. He has never let her down."
*She quieted, looking more tired than ever."
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Post by Gawain on Oct 11, 2008 1:43:24 GMT -5
*Gawain's brows lifted.*
"Mother, you look tired. It is very late. Perhaps it is better if you sleep now. You might have clearer perspective after you do."
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Post by Malefica on Oct 11, 2008 1:55:20 GMT -5
*Malefica smiled and looked away.*
"You're right, Gawain. I should get some sleep. Or at least try to. It is hard to get used to becoming a mortal. I had no idea it was so painful."
*She walked against the door and stopped up.*
"Good night my son. I love you always."
*She left the bathroom and headed for her room. Her thoughts were full of worries. How would she explain all this to Vladislaus? How would he take the news about her dying? Not to mention that she was not a vampire anymore. Would he understand? She sighed by the knowledge that he couldn't feel love, but he had at least been devoted. Would he still be devoted to her after this? Or would that devotion disappear now that she was mortal, and dying? She dediced she would have to speak to him soon.*
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Post by Gawain on Oct 11, 2008 2:03:53 GMT -5
*Gawain sighed, waiting a moment before pulling himself from the tub and drying off. He redressed, deep in thought. His fingers found the card he had been given and he pulled it from his pocket, idly turning it between them. He pursed his lips, rubbing the paper as his eyes fell shut. In an instant, he was gone, vanishing in a grey poof of smoke. A few black feathers drifted to the floor where he had been.*
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