Thread: Flirting with the Devil [Shaelinn and Dreamer-]

Arcadia glanced over to Lara, monitoring her body language as she spoke. It was true she was unable to see any trembling of her hands as she searched through her cloths, but the fact that she was trying to keep herself busy and facing away from the demon did not escape Arcadias notice. But, to be fair, there was probably nothing that Lara could do to try and dampen Arcadias curiosity, her interest had already been piqued. Finding out all of Laras dirty little secrets would be a superb game of cat and mouse, and as a bonus it concerned an area Arcadia was very willing to push her luck in. In her mind, what could possibly have happened to this girl that would make her cry in her sleep? Something was definitely tormenting this human, and it would take a Battle of Wills and no small amount of cunning to pry the answers from Lara. There was a very strong likelihood that it has something to do with the supernaturals, she was a hunter after all. Or, quite possibly, the traumatic event took place before Lara had entered the ranks, maybe something happened to her family? There was an infinite number of possibilities and they all seemed to want to be the center of Arcadias attention. There was only loud noise and bubbling thoughts in her mind, all of the ruckus was causing a horrible, sharp pain to pierce Arcadias temples. A grimace dawned her face as she restrained herself from rubbing at her temples, willing the episode to pass quickly. She was thankful when focusing on Laras attempt to conjure up tangible energy pushed the tirade of thoughts back into the recesses of her mind. That is correct, the energy can only be morphed. I suppose you could try and compare how closely magic complies with the laws of physics, but I wouldnt suggest it. You never get any of your questions answered and youll find yourself going around in circles. Though, that could just be me. The theoretical tends to bore me, Arcadia responded, considering the whole subject to be a bit dull. Maybe it was because of her age and how much she had experienced of the world, but she thought philosophers, along with most branches of science, were wasting their time. God could simply snap his fingers and turn everything upside down what was the use trying to figure out the mysteries of the world when that world was being controlled by a pompous jackass who liked to gamble? That being said, Arcadia didnt think she would change all that much about the world and its mediocre standards, she was just too lazy. Arcadia let out a long breath, as if she had been holding it for a while. She clasped her hands behind her back, mentally scolding herself for her knack in getting side-tracked, and watched Lara work her magic. Minutes were starting to pass before there seemed to be any head-way in Laras efforts, which was lucky for the human because Arcadia was close to losing what little patience she had. A swirling ball of yellow light was finally produced, but Arcadias lips were pressed into a thin grimace at Laras cocky attitude over her achievement. She almost felt like a primary school teacher in the sense she was experiencing the need to give Lara a clip round the ear and tell her to concentrate. Arcadias irritation was completely wiped from her face when Lara made a motion to throw the ball of undisciplined energy. Just a few moments before the explosion occurred Arcadia raised her arms to protect her face and hair from any of the splinters and chunks of dry-wall sailing through the air. As soon as everything settled, she lowered her arms to look at the gigantic hole in the wall where Lara had thrown her ball of energy, and looked upon the man that seemed like he was going to piss his pants. Arcadia let the dust settle on her shoulders and stayed completely still for a moment, face unreadable. And then she cracked. Arcadia burst out laughing, clutching at her rippling stomach muscles as they began to strain with the repetitive motion of the laughter. Small tears appeared in the corner of her eyes and she made a motion to wipe them away, only to have her eyes well up again in her wild fit of exertion. Oh god... I was not expecting that . Bravo Lara! Seems like there might be just a smidge of talent in you for the magical arts after all, Arcadias words were slightly tainted with sarcasm but most of her statement was conveyed in good humor. When her fit of laughter had finally subsided she stood up straight and righted herself, making her normal motions to prim her clothing. She looked at Lara with a large grin, amusement lightening her dark brown eyes. Good thing we are moving, huh? The tone of her voice made it clear that she found Laras disaster to be completely hilarious. Arcadia suddenly turned her head to gaze at Mr. Svenson, Looks like you lucked out today, pal. You get an addition to your apartment and we helped tear down that pesky wall No need to thank us. The grin on Arcadias lips had gone and what was left was her normal, neutral expression, but she knew in her heart of hearts that she would never let Lara live this down. We definitely need to work on your technique, Lara. The power of your energy is impressive, but it does want for some elegance, to say the least. But, I think the training session is over for right now, didnt you mention your shift starting soon? She asked Lara, her head tilted slightly to one side. I wonder what this little hunters organization looks like now I cant say how long Ive been away and I wonder if it has changed much? I have visited a few in the past, and theyve always seemed stuffy. But it was amusing to see all of their battle plans for annihilating the supernatural races Arcadia grinned inwardly and thought that it could be fun to mess around with some of Laras comrades, drop a few, not so subtle hints about what she was and their relationship, maybe even take those moronic fools down a peg. Lara would definitely disapprove of Arcadias antics but that was part of the point. If she was going to help this human exact her revenge on all supernaturals, it was only fair that she got her jollies out of the deal.