07-07-2018, 05:00 PM
SUITE
HEART
HEART
Suiteheart woke up screaming.
More correctly, all the souls within her were screaming, their voices playing out on her lips. She could feel each of them circling her mind, and she could feel the fear each of them produced.
The dreams that had plagued her last night still clung to her fur, to her heart, to her mind. Her breathing was fast-paced. Her eyes were wide in fear. Instinctively, her claws had unsheathed themselves. Her vision was warped; she was seeing ten different lifetimes all layered into one. She was trembling now too, shaking like a leaf in a hurricane. She was... freezing? No. No, she was fucking terrified. Everything within her was screaming to run, so she did.
The white feline rose, on trembling paws, and slipped out of her room. Perhaps it was a bad idea: her movements were odd, jumpy, not coordinated. Each soul within her was fighting for control, and her heart was seized with fear because she knew why. Suiteheart didn't stop the shifting between souls - she let them all run their shared vessel. She was too frightened to fight. They knew what was happening. Not her. No, God, she had no idea what was coming. She had witnessed it in dreams and visions, but everyone within her whispered it was so much worse.
Every shadow was dangerous. Every rustle in the grasses caused her to flinch. Every sound in the distance was a death-sentence.
'He will be arriving soon, Suiteheart... H-He is fast approaching, darling... Corculum, venit... He is headed our way, little soul... Better run, my jewel, - he's coming... Suite, he's coming for us... Oh, my dear, be prepared, for he is almost here... I fear that fleeing is futile, love; he is at our heels... Get ready, bitch, he's near...'
Each being that shared her soul was warning her. It began with Erlend and traveled all the lifetimes, stopping after Aerona spoke. Each version of herself spoke with years upon years worth of dread, and it chilled her to her bone. They were all showing her flash images in an attempt to prepare her for her inevitable doom, but nine different versions of one instance were mixed together so hastily that nothing was making sense. And soon, as they began fighting over whose memories would be shown first, they were all exploding in her mind, each being too powerful for her single soul to carry.
'Suiteheart.' It was Erlend. Even in the midst of her approaching demise, the archaic soul within her brought peace forward with her. And then, it was shattered. Erlend's mood shifted and transformed into something grave. 'I fear this will be the last time we speak. The cycle is going to repeat itself. You and I are both aware of that much, but when we are all reborn again, our shared soul will shatter. Maarit, Ingrid, Genevieve, and Margaery will not be able to find us, young one. I know it is difficult to understand, but it is what is bound to happen. Our soul is already breaking underneath the weight of 1000 years. Adding another individual will destroy what is left of us.'
"What am I supposed to do, Erlend?" Suiteheart whispered in alarm. "I - I can't beat him. What do I do?" The silence that filled her mind was deafening. Every single being inside of herself fell so hauntingly quiet that fresh panic gripped her heart. "Please, tell me what I'm supposed to do. I can't - I can't leave..."
'You cannot stop it, young one. No one can. It is a fate we were all predetermined to fall victim to. I pray that your death is a swift one, child. I hope you do not suffer as we all have.'
Erlend's words had such a finality about them that Suiteheart's face contorted in pain. The white feline could feel everything crashing down around her, and all she could do was keep running. She had to. She had to run from this fate that was not hers. It couldn't be hers. Suite was not like her other nine lifetimes. She had to be different. She didn't want to die. She had a family and friends and a new life. She couldn't be ripped away from that.
'If you are going to say your farewells, I might begin now,' Erlend informed. 'He is closing in. I can feel it. Can you?'
Suiteheart wasn't sure when she had stopped running, but she had. Her paws did not move. She was frozen, bolted to the ground, but she didn't want to move. She knew it would be useless. "I'm scared." Her eyes were on the horizon now, and the air around her felt supercharged. She could feel the oncoming disaster like she could feel the gentle summer breeze. She could practically hear his laughter though she knew the sounds were echos from her past lives. In flashes in her mind's eye, she could see him.
Niklaus.
She felt the fear, the panic, the hatred yet again. The feelings were stronger now and so much more intense than they had ever been. Nine lifetimes of final moments washed over her, and she felt like she was drowning. Her head was swimming. It was spinning. She felt like she was losing her grasp on reality like she had when Margaery - no, it had been Genevieve - presented her with her former memories. Her souls were screaming again. The cacophony of sound in her mind was overwhelming, and her legs shook and felt weak. Her head was exploding. Blood trickled down slowly from her nose. She didn't know how or who was in control, but she was running again. She had taken only a few steps when she stumbled into someone.
"Hello, Suiteheart. My, my, you look just like Erlend did all those years ago."
The scent of pine tree forests wrapped around her in a dark embrace. The smell of fresh paint was mingled within it, and she felt oddly at peace. It was almost like Margaery, but there were no roses. She allowed herself a moment of harmony. Then, she caught the bitter tang of blood. It was soft, at first, but it hit her all at once. It choked her, and she finally lifted her head to look into those eyes she had known only in her memories and nightmares.
Niklaus smiled down at her, and Suiteheart moved. She pushed him away, weakly. He grabbed on to her, sinking claws into the sides of her upper arm. Tears pricked the corners of her eyes because her worst fears were being realized. Everything within her was fighting to free herself, but she couldn't. She couldn't flee; any time she moved, his grip tightened.
"Oh, love... You put up much more of a fight in the past. Such a shame too. From what I heard, I thought you'd go down kicking and screaming for my daughter."
And those words lit a fire within her. The white feline gritted her teeth, and using all her force, pushed herself from him using her hindlegs. Once freed, she stood, unsheathing her claws. "We always do, don't we?" she snarled, her voice warping, taking on nine different tones in the course of her speech. She lowered her stance, prepared to strike when needed. "I'll kill you this time."
He didn't speak, but he did smile darkly at her. He lunched himself, and then the fight began.
It hadn't taken long. Niklaus's strength far outweighed her own, and he bested her time and time again. Any attack she dealt him, he returned tenfold. She was littered in marks, and he barely had scratches. She was covered in gashes and was bleeding heavily. Her breathing was labored. Her limbs were shaking. Her souls were talking quickly within her mind. They had been guiding her movements, trying to help her finally defeat what had killed them for the last 1000 years. There was no need for it. Nik knew their strikes before they did.
He flew forward, pinning her to the ground with ease. She fell hard, and her head crashed into the ground. She tried pushing against him, but she was so tired. Her vision was darkening. "Really? This is all? Like a said: a shame, love. You've gone weak. Perhaps I'll use your blood for a new painting. I've been missing an essential shade for my palette anyway."
"Nik-"
Before she could finish speaking, his claws were at her throat. Like daggers, they dug into her, piercing her skin. Blood began to leak from the fresh wounds. He craned his neck so that he could whisper in her ear: "I told you, Suiteheart. I always win." His words were slow, sharp, and cold. He chuckled just before his claws moved around her throat, mimicking the necklaces she was wearing. She gasped as the wound began to bleed profusely.
His ears perked, and he moved back from her. The sound of approaching pawsteps made him smile. "Oh, how I hate goodbyes," he sighed. The ginger and white tom flicked his tail and narrowed his emerald eyes. "Sorry to run, love, but you've got company. Tell my daughter I’ll come for her in the morning." And with those words spoken, he was gone. It was as if the shadows had taken him.
Suiteheart moved onto her stomach. She was gasping, her lungs begging for air. She crawled towards the approaching footfalls, but she only moved two feet before exhaustion overtook her. The edges of her vision were turning black, but it didn't matter. None of it would matter in a few moments. The Ecliptic Admiral rolled to her left side. Her breathing was shallow, slow, and she was fading in and out of consciousness.
The sun was finally rising. Baby blue eyes were glued to it. With her souls silent, the sunrise was all she needed. It would guide her into the next life and then her soul would shatter and then she would be gone for good. The smallest of frowns tugged at her lips. She didn't want this... She didn't ask for any of this.
It was getting cold.
The sound of someone headed her way was getting closer and closer. She wished they would hurry. Her souls had hidden themselves, and she didn't want to be alone.
The deputy slowly lifted her head as someone approached. Her vision was blurred. She couldn't tell who it was, but she offered them a shaky smile. She hated that they had to see her this way. She was supposed to be strong. She wasn't supposed to get hurt like this. This was hurt fault.
"S-S... I'm s-" Suiteheart attempted in a gurgle. "I-I'm sor-sorry." Her voice was soft, almost inaudible, and the injury made her speech broken and slurred. She laid her head down and her eyes fluttered shut. She was tired... God, she was tired.
She wanted to sleep.
[tldr: suiteheart was attacked by margaery's father, niklaus. he left her, not worrying about finishing up the job of killing her because her neck wound is can't be healed by herbs and bandages. she is now laying on her side, fading in and out of consciousness]
More correctly, all the souls within her were screaming, their voices playing out on her lips. She could feel each of them circling her mind, and she could feel the fear each of them produced.
The dreams that had plagued her last night still clung to her fur, to her heart, to her mind. Her breathing was fast-paced. Her eyes were wide in fear. Instinctively, her claws had unsheathed themselves. Her vision was warped; she was seeing ten different lifetimes all layered into one. She was trembling now too, shaking like a leaf in a hurricane. She was... freezing? No. No, she was fucking terrified. Everything within her was screaming to run, so she did.
The white feline rose, on trembling paws, and slipped out of her room. Perhaps it was a bad idea: her movements were odd, jumpy, not coordinated. Each soul within her was fighting for control, and her heart was seized with fear because she knew why. Suiteheart didn't stop the shifting between souls - she let them all run their shared vessel. She was too frightened to fight. They knew what was happening. Not her. No, God, she had no idea what was coming. She had witnessed it in dreams and visions, but everyone within her whispered it was so much worse.
Every shadow was dangerous. Every rustle in the grasses caused her to flinch. Every sound in the distance was a death-sentence.
'He will be arriving soon, Suiteheart... H-He is fast approaching, darling... Corculum, venit... He is headed our way, little soul... Better run, my jewel, - he's coming... Suite, he's coming for us... Oh, my dear, be prepared, for he is almost here... I fear that fleeing is futile, love; he is at our heels... Get ready, bitch, he's near...'
Each being that shared her soul was warning her. It began with Erlend and traveled all the lifetimes, stopping after Aerona spoke. Each version of herself spoke with years upon years worth of dread, and it chilled her to her bone. They were all showing her flash images in an attempt to prepare her for her inevitable doom, but nine different versions of one instance were mixed together so hastily that nothing was making sense. And soon, as they began fighting over whose memories would be shown first, they were all exploding in her mind, each being too powerful for her single soul to carry.
'Suiteheart.' It was Erlend. Even in the midst of her approaching demise, the archaic soul within her brought peace forward with her. And then, it was shattered. Erlend's mood shifted and transformed into something grave. 'I fear this will be the last time we speak. The cycle is going to repeat itself. You and I are both aware of that much, but when we are all reborn again, our shared soul will shatter. Maarit, Ingrid, Genevieve, and Margaery will not be able to find us, young one. I know it is difficult to understand, but it is what is bound to happen. Our soul is already breaking underneath the weight of 1000 years. Adding another individual will destroy what is left of us.'
"What am I supposed to do, Erlend?" Suiteheart whispered in alarm. "I - I can't beat him. What do I do?" The silence that filled her mind was deafening. Every single being inside of herself fell so hauntingly quiet that fresh panic gripped her heart. "Please, tell me what I'm supposed to do. I can't - I can't leave..."
'You cannot stop it, young one. No one can. It is a fate we were all predetermined to fall victim to. I pray that your death is a swift one, child. I hope you do not suffer as we all have.'
Erlend's words had such a finality about them that Suiteheart's face contorted in pain. The white feline could feel everything crashing down around her, and all she could do was keep running. She had to. She had to run from this fate that was not hers. It couldn't be hers. Suite was not like her other nine lifetimes. She had to be different. She didn't want to die. She had a family and friends and a new life. She couldn't be ripped away from that.
'If you are going to say your farewells, I might begin now,' Erlend informed. 'He is closing in. I can feel it. Can you?'
Suiteheart wasn't sure when she had stopped running, but she had. Her paws did not move. She was frozen, bolted to the ground, but she didn't want to move. She knew it would be useless. "I'm scared." Her eyes were on the horizon now, and the air around her felt supercharged. She could feel the oncoming disaster like she could feel the gentle summer breeze. She could practically hear his laughter though she knew the sounds were echos from her past lives. In flashes in her mind's eye, she could see him.
Niklaus.
She felt the fear, the panic, the hatred yet again. The feelings were stronger now and so much more intense than they had ever been. Nine lifetimes of final moments washed over her, and she felt like she was drowning. Her head was swimming. It was spinning. She felt like she was losing her grasp on reality like she had when Margaery - no, it had been Genevieve - presented her with her former memories. Her souls were screaming again. The cacophony of sound in her mind was overwhelming, and her legs shook and felt weak. Her head was exploding. Blood trickled down slowly from her nose. She didn't know how or who was in control, but she was running again. She had taken only a few steps when she stumbled into someone.
"Hello, Suiteheart. My, my, you look just like Erlend did all those years ago."
The scent of pine tree forests wrapped around her in a dark embrace. The smell of fresh paint was mingled within it, and she felt oddly at peace. It was almost like Margaery, but there were no roses. She allowed herself a moment of harmony. Then, she caught the bitter tang of blood. It was soft, at first, but it hit her all at once. It choked her, and she finally lifted her head to look into those eyes she had known only in her memories and nightmares.
Niklaus smiled down at her, and Suiteheart moved. She pushed him away, weakly. He grabbed on to her, sinking claws into the sides of her upper arm. Tears pricked the corners of her eyes because her worst fears were being realized. Everything within her was fighting to free herself, but she couldn't. She couldn't flee; any time she moved, his grip tightened.
"Oh, love... You put up much more of a fight in the past. Such a shame too. From what I heard, I thought you'd go down kicking and screaming for my daughter."
And those words lit a fire within her. The white feline gritted her teeth, and using all her force, pushed herself from him using her hindlegs. Once freed, she stood, unsheathing her claws. "We always do, don't we?" she snarled, her voice warping, taking on nine different tones in the course of her speech. She lowered her stance, prepared to strike when needed. "I'll kill you this time."
He didn't speak, but he did smile darkly at her. He lunched himself, and then the fight began.
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It hadn't taken long. Niklaus's strength far outweighed her own, and he bested her time and time again. Any attack she dealt him, he returned tenfold. She was littered in marks, and he barely had scratches. She was covered in gashes and was bleeding heavily. Her breathing was labored. Her limbs were shaking. Her souls were talking quickly within her mind. They had been guiding her movements, trying to help her finally defeat what had killed them for the last 1000 years. There was no need for it. Nik knew their strikes before they did.
He flew forward, pinning her to the ground with ease. She fell hard, and her head crashed into the ground. She tried pushing against him, but she was so tired. Her vision was darkening. "Really? This is all? Like a said: a shame, love. You've gone weak. Perhaps I'll use your blood for a new painting. I've been missing an essential shade for my palette anyway."
"Nik-"
Before she could finish speaking, his claws were at her throat. Like daggers, they dug into her, piercing her skin. Blood began to leak from the fresh wounds. He craned his neck so that he could whisper in her ear: "I told you, Suiteheart. I always win." His words were slow, sharp, and cold. He chuckled just before his claws moved around her throat, mimicking the necklaces she was wearing. She gasped as the wound began to bleed profusely.
His ears perked, and he moved back from her. The sound of approaching pawsteps made him smile. "Oh, how I hate goodbyes," he sighed. The ginger and white tom flicked his tail and narrowed his emerald eyes. "Sorry to run, love, but you've got company. Tell my daughter I’ll come for her in the morning." And with those words spoken, he was gone. It was as if the shadows had taken him.
Suiteheart moved onto her stomach. She was gasping, her lungs begging for air. She crawled towards the approaching footfalls, but she only moved two feet before exhaustion overtook her. The edges of her vision were turning black, but it didn't matter. None of it would matter in a few moments. The Ecliptic Admiral rolled to her left side. Her breathing was shallow, slow, and she was fading in and out of consciousness.
The sun was finally rising. Baby blue eyes were glued to it. With her souls silent, the sunrise was all she needed. It would guide her into the next life and then her soul would shatter and then she would be gone for good. The smallest of frowns tugged at her lips. She didn't want this... She didn't ask for any of this.
It was getting cold.
The sound of someone headed her way was getting closer and closer. She wished they would hurry. Her souls had hidden themselves, and she didn't want to be alone.
The deputy slowly lifted her head as someone approached. Her vision was blurred. She couldn't tell who it was, but she offered them a shaky smile. She hated that they had to see her this way. She was supposed to be strong. She wasn't supposed to get hurt like this. This was hurt fault.
"S-S... I'm s-" Suiteheart attempted in a gurgle. "I-I'm sor-sorry." Her voice was soft, almost inaudible, and the injury made her speech broken and slurred. She laid her head down and her eyes fluttered shut. She was tired... God, she was tired.
She wanted to sleep.
[tldr: suiteheart was attacked by margaery's father, niklaus. he left her, not worrying about finishing up the job of killing her because her neck wound is can't be healed by herbs and bandages. she is now laying on her side, fading in and out of consciousness]
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