Thread: FFXI Short - An Interesting Night [ Ryax x Ironic ]

Two painful hours, for the both of them, passed since Asha had entered the room and Riya had hidden herself The moon was high up in the sky, pale blue light beaming through the crack and moving across the room at a creeping pace Ok, enough. slamming the book together and setting it aside Time for some... nnnngghhaaaahhhh ... prrractical lessons playfully tinted words, standing up, stretching upwards to remedy the stiffness built by sitting still for many hours Asha grabbed one of his scabbards and brandished the sword within One, two, three swooshing flourishes as he moved to the center of the room Remember the progression... he told himself as he moved into position For a few seconds, a low mumbling passed his lips before sparks shoot up the length of the sword. A failure. The spell didn't take effect. Asha took a deep breath, a long exhale, eyes fixed on his chosen weapon. Another low mumbling, sharper then last time. Now a bright and plentiful orange fire burst upwards from the hilt of the blade. His blade enveloped in steady flame, Asha celebrated by proudly flourishing his sword in a powerful display, light and shadow dancing across the room in an soothing yet violent manner Yes! Wohooo! celebratory shouting and flickering light erupted outwards from the room into the main chambers A pleased sigh escaped him as he gazed upon his magical work for a moment, until the excitement and joy passed to his pride. Asha begun heading back to his little spot to stow away the blade and take a celebratory walk around the premises again. ... but just as he was about to put out the flame ... Between the crates, the golden strands and pale color of skin stood out like a sore thumb thanks to the sharp light of the fire from his blade. Surprised at the unfamiliar sight in the room, he stopped right in his tracks for a good second before cautiously approaching the huddled mass. I see we have an intrrruder with us today his voice had an authoritative and superior tone, catching someone red handed in a bad position Closing the distance further, he saw the beautiful complexion of her ears and eventually her tattoo, and some of the scattered pieces of information fell together when all the pieces gathered to form the image of someone he'd gotten to know recently ... Riya? ... What are you ... his voice soaked in equal parts surprise and relief Before he had the luxury of finishing his train of thoughts, a mechanized wooden clanking had made an echoing entrance into the room aRe YoU iN nEeD oF aSsIsTaNcE, Asha? another Cardian had come to assist as a response to the shouting and evidence of flames Asha, frozen in place, confused and in a cold sweat panic, as if he was caught red handed himself A couple of moments passed, the Cardian was silent except for the magical hum, awaiting a response from him Asha stared at Riya for the duration, unsure of what to do, before finally taking a stance and relaxing himself and turning around towards the Cardian He released the angry flame engulfing his sword and it dissipated with a soft crackling noise and the murkiness of the room returned Everything is as it should be, Six. I merely managed to perform an Enfire spell and got a bit excited. No need to worry both his posture and voice was steady, expertly hiding the confused anger he could feel rising up from within oK Cardians were fairly straight to the point and less fond of words Six of Hearts twirled around and clanked away without further ado Get up. And don't even think of escaping. I'll restrrrain you if I have to. You know I can. a dark and commanding tone soaked the words that came to him surprisingly softly Gods be damned, why did it have to be like this? ... he cursed quietly for himself, a sullen frown taking shape across the canvas of his face They two of them knew each other from before. Only a few weeks, at most two months, but he'd taken a solid interest in her. There was always the sliver of a doubt that she was pulling information out of him, asking so many questions about himself and his moonlighting work, but those feelings were often nudged aside by warm carnal instincts telling him that she was interested in him too. It was fact that her body was a point of attraction to him. And so was her mind. The trust he felt he'd built with her broke in a single instant and left with him a disorienting mix of hopefulness, dejection and anger. I'm sure you know that Shantoto is going to rip you a dozen new assholes if she got her hands on you. I know you know because I told you this myself. So tell me, Riya, before I thrrrow you to the fangs of Shantotto myself, did you have any interest in me at all, or was it all a deceptive charrrade for getting your hands on a Star Seed? a dark and commanding tone soaked the words that came to him surprisingly softly