Waking Up

"Waking Up" is a BOTGD 2 Act 1 thread written on June 21, 2019.
==Summary==
Fiendal, spent after using his powers to try and find Greg, awakens in a human form, and Akkey finds him. The two of them commiserate and Fiendal mentions that he still enjoys being with Akkey, and although she doesn't share his feelings, the two of them still enjoy catching up, and they go down into the village to meet the others.
==Full Text==
Firkugaan: Firkugaan was still asleep against the tree, he had moved slightly to pull the cloak closer around him and get into a more comfortable position. His breaths had become calmer and more regular. But he was still laid there, as human as they day he died.
Akkey Black: Akkey opened her eyes, the morning sun glinting over her face. She yawned and stretched, before turning and remembering what happened the night before. She carefully crawled over to where the older man was sleeping, and shook him, “Hey… Wake up.”
Firkugaan: The shakes took a bit of time and a bit more harshness before Akkey could wake him up, but before long he was, rather grudgingly, awake. He rubbed his eyed with his hand before looking around. “Fuck me” he said, rather exasperated “what even happened?” he took in his surroundings a bit more as he held Akkeys cloak around him, hiding his stump from view.
Akkey: She stared at him a little longer than appropriate. There was something oddly familiar about him that she couldn’t quite place.
“Are you alright? You fell asleep… here…” She hesitated, “who are you?”
Firkugaan: He chuckled slightly and looked at her quizzically. “I’m Firkugaan” he looked down at his body as he realised “or, well, ya know. I’m Fiendal.” he said as he looked at her eyes. “sorry, this happens once in a blue moon really. It won’t happen again.” he explained before giving off a yawn.
Akkey: She gawked at him, processing the information for a good two minutes. Then she tackled him in a big hug that toppled him over.
“Fiendal!?” she said, rolling off of him to stand, “What happened? Why do you talk like that? Is this how you’re supposed to look like?”
Firkugaan: He reciprocated the hug joyously. Holding Akkey tightly until she moved to get up. “it might be a bit of a long story” he admitted as he came to standing himself, in his time his body had grown so he now towered over a foot higher than Akkey “this is one thing that I still know. But it’s a bit, you know, strange? Scary?.”
Akkey: “I think it’s great! You’re not stuck in time,” She peered up at him, “And I have plenty of time, friend. Do you… remember anything? From the old days?”
Firkugaan: “I can remember a few things” he said excitedly, “I remember about king…. King.. Kiiiiing…” he went quiet a bit as he thought long and hard. “what was his name?” he exclaimed. “anyway, there was blunt, svieð, and I can’t entirely remember who did my hook. When I had it.” he looked at Akkey and held out his hand “and you of course” he quickly realised what he was saying “anyway, you wanted to kmow why I am like this?”
She took in both of hers, and nodded firmly, “Yes.”
Firkugaan: “Okay so, during ragnarok one of those strange dummy bastards stabbed me through the chest, killing me instantly. However a healer fought his way to my body but not before I made a deal with hel. So this body got healed and I got turned into a demon at the same time.” he paused to think “so my body and soul were alive in different forms, I found my body and possessed myself?” he stopped again “so my human body sort of fused with my demon form and this is just what I look like when I’ve lost more power than my form can handle.” he stopped and thought for a final time “also I guess hel is my mother now? So that’s fun”
Akkey: She looked at him with wide eyes for a second, then burst out in laughter, “That… that makes absolute sense to me, oddly enough,” she said, wiping away tears. She knew what shenanigans Hel was capable of, and this was definitely one of them, “I have to call her Mom, as well. I don’t mind really.”
She got serious, “So… What happens when you restore your power again?”
Firkugaan: “I’ll go back into my demon form.” he explained, looking to his old friend. “partially by will, I have six hands like that and all, compared to…” he joked as he gestured down to his stump which he kept hidden. He suddenly pulled her close and gave her a hug. “mostly, though, because when I have my powers, I know I can protect you.”
Akkey: Akkey was being surprised by many hugs since coming to Haligan; she liked it. She hugged him back, chuckling. “When you go back to your demon form, what will happen to your memories? You remember more now than you did.”
Firkugaan: “I’ll most likely lose them again” he admitted with a sigh “These are the memories of my human days, accessed from my human body.” he held her tightly “but hey, I’m sure if I stick with you, it’ll be fine.” he smiled and looked down at her.
Akkey: Akkey flushed a little pink, but nodded. “I’ll make sure that you have an anchor back into your human self. Why… do you choose to stick by me so? I couldn’t help you when you needed it.”
Firkugaan: Fiendal looked at Akkey and chuckled a bit “you look cute when you blush” he slowly moved his hand to her cheek and looked her in the eyes “I stick by you because I love you” He said, leaving a slight pause. “It’s okay if you can’t help everyone, you had more important things to focus on.”
Akkey: She caught her breath and pressed her lips, taking a step away from him, “Your life was important, don’t undermine your death so easily.”
‘She sighed. She remembered Fiendal talking to her in the bunker many, many years ago, “I’m sorry, Fiendal. I… I can’t return those feelings. You are a good friend of mine, I just…” The same pale eyes flashed in her mind, “I’m sorry.”
Firkugaan: Fiendal put his hand on her shoulder and gave a light squeeze and a gentle smile. “Akkey, while a life is nothing to throw away, I’ve known from the moment I fell that I would die for the reasons I did. To protect you, to protect all my friends, to protect the rebels.” he allowed her to stay at arms length as he looked at her face. “I’m happy that we can talk like this”
Akkey: She gave him a sad smile, “As am I. I’m happy you have this chance again.”
Firkugaan: Fiendal nodded “It’s not every day you come back from the dead looking into the eyes someone so important to you” the cloak had shuffled so it covered his left side, hiding his stump. “thank you” he said to her “for offering to be my anchor” his arm reached out as he invited her for another hug.
Akkey: Akkey couldn’t help but blush, tugging her bangs over her face as if to hide it. She laughed, and stepped into his arms to return the embrace, tip toeing just a little, “Any time.”
Firkugaan: He gave her a small squeeze as they held eachother. Fiendal knew that this was where he wanted to remain. He whispered to Akkey gently as he held her close “please, don’t let me forget this”
Akkey: Her breath hitched at the sound of his voice, her arms unknowingly tightening around him, “I… I won’t.”
Firkugaan: He smiled gently as he relaxed in her arms and swayed slowly. “Thank you, I knew I could count on you” he said as he gently rubbed her back
Akkey: “Of course,” she said simply. She released him, and looked him in the eye, “You alright?” She asked as a general question.
Firkugaan: He chuckled a little bit and nodded, gazing back at her. “yeah, I’m good. How about you?” he gave her a warm and gentle smile
Akkey: “I’m…good,” she let her shoulders relax. She laughed a little, “Getting used to seeing you like this.”
Firkugaan: He listened almost carefully to her laughter. “hopefully one day you’ll have a bit longer to get used to it” he half joked to her, he kept his eyes on her as he couldn’t stop showing his happiness
Akkey: “Hopefully!” she caught herself giggling, partly wondering what that word implicated. Her cheeks flushed red again, and she turned to look towards the main village, “Do you want to see Grey and the others like this?”
Firkugaan: He looked down at the village and pondered for a moment. “That would be good, I sure as hel have missed them” he pause and glanced at Akkey “not as much as some, but I’ve still missed them”
Akkey: Akkey didn’t notice the look, as she had walked to the edge of the cliff, peering down towards the village. The morning crowd hustled and bustled through main center, as people rose for the day. “They should be awake now. Want to drop by for a visit?”
Firkugaan: Fiendal smiled “sure, it’d be nice” he walked up next to her and looked at the village, he snickered slightly. “although you dint think that anyone will make assumptions?” he joked.
Akkey: “Assumptions about what?” she genuinely asked, not taking her eyes off the ant-like people below them.
Firkugaan: He smiled a bit as he looked at her, a small flush of red had formed on his cheeks “don’t worry about it” he stayed near Akkey as he watched the people with her, he knew what he wanted to say, but knew it was too early.
Akkey: She leaned her head to her side, peering up at him curiously, “Hmm, okay. Let’s go?”
Firkugaan: “let’s go” he responded, offering his arm out to Akkey “I just hope if you ever want to hold hands you’re comfortable using your left” he said before laughing a little.
Akkey: She gave a little snort. She was about to suggest a portal, but a walk would be nice, “Either hand is fine.”
Firkugaan: Fiendal felt his heart jump to his throat and beat furiously. He wasn’t really expecting anything to work. He tentatively held his hand out in case she was serious. Had he good use of a hood he would probably have utilised it to hide his blushing face. “Yeah, let’s go” he said rather meekly.
Category:BOTGD 2
Category:Events
Category:Act I
Category:Akkey Black
Category:Firkugaan
Category:Fiendal Hrothgar Hookless