"I take it that means a solar
one then." he said, realizing why he was so frustrated today. "It's
where the moon comes between the earth and the sun, causing it to
blot out for a while, leaving only a ring of light." he explained
for Patches.
He glanced at Glich, "How soon is it going to start?" he asked,
worry in his expression.
"I need to be locked up." he
said simply. "Eclipses have an affect on me.And it isn't a good
one..." he added.
"Do you remember, when I shorted that bracelet the first time? It's
going to be worse than that... We need to prepare, while I still
have my head on straight..." He said, getting up and heading to his
room. He took as many spellbooks and recipes and tossed the out
into the hall, along with the herbs and other ingredients.
He nearly tossed his sword too, but with some brief thought, leaned
it against the wall of the hallway instead. "Not much time... Not
much time at all...." He muttered, in a near panic.
Glich: stay here Patches... I’ll be back...
*Glich stood and walked over to Luciel’s room, seeing him throwing
his stuff out*
Glich:... wow... *you glance over the sword*...
"I can't have access to
ANYTHING that I can use to cause harm." he explained, setting out
bags or runes, bones, herbs, notebooks, essentially everything he
owned was being chucked into the hall as fast as he could
manage.
"After this I need to be chained, the doorway needs to be salted,
and a ward cast on the door, sealed with this." He hands you a jar
of clear liquid with nails and moss inside. "It's 'war water'. The
best you can get to holy water without having it blessed by a
priest." he explained rapidly.
*He seemed worried and scared.*
Glich:.... I’m not gonna chain you... I can do everything else but
I refuse to put you in chains...
*The coloration of their eyes finally came back*
Glich:but.. I’ll do my best to help you...
He seemed dismayed to hear
that. "A-alright. I just want you to know, that whatever happens...
I'm sorry..." He said, his eyes giving away that something bad had
happened before during on of these.
He double-checked his room, ensuring that he had removed anything
that he could potentially weaponize, save for furniture.
Afterwards, he handed you a battered and worn book. "This has
everything you need to know about containing me specifically in it.
Don't worry about anyone else it mentions." He said, looking into
your eyes with such intensity and... hope. "I'm trusting you to
keep everyone here safe from me."
He nodded and stepped into the
room, closing the door but hesitating before it was fully shut.
"Keep an eye on patches... If they're like me then this might
affect them too." He said, shutting the door with a soft 'click'
followed by the 'thunk' of a heavier lock.
You heard him murmur something from the other side of the door,
then make a noise like he was in pain. After a few moments of quiet
swearing he piped up. "Don't worry... I just put a ward on this
side too. It stings a bit to cast on my own."
*Glich looked down and then mumbled something before looking
up*
Glich:Barrier Block! *a small barrier have been formed on the side
of the door where Glich is* Magic is a bit weak but this should
hold.
*They gave a sigh and went back to where Patches is, grooming
themselves*
Lu sat on the bed. "Nothing to
do now but wait..." He said, laying down. He wanted to stay awake
until it happened at least. He knew that the earlier he got up, the
more tired out he would get later.
He also knew that too much coffee would cause him to crash sooner,
which is why he had drank an entire pot to himself before Glich had
come down. He had figured out that he wasn't acting right, and took
precautionary measures, then made sure he wasn't over-reacting when
he asked Glich.
“How it go?”
Glich:.... they told me I gotta keep you guys safe..
“From who?”
Glich:...*sigh* from him... hey.. Patches.. don’t you feel anything
different right now?
“..no.. I’m just hungry..”
He closed his eyes, trying hard
to calm down. One thing that helped was singing... Aselyn would
sing to him often when he was upset or angry...
He remembered a song... It wasn't good, but it would do for
now...
♫♪ "He handed me a pair of pliers
and he told me to pull out his teeth,
because as long as he'd had them he'd
use them to do bad things.
You're cold on the inside,
there's a dog in your heart
and it tells you to tear everything apart.
My body's covered in teeth marks.
Your bite's worse than your bark.
You ruin everything you touch and
destroy anyone you love.
You're all over me.
He'd sunk his teeth into the flesh
of many others,
infecting them with whatever it was already inside him.
He'd broken all their ██████,
cut them open and played inside them.
He'd hollowed out their bodies so
they'd feel just empty as him.
You're cold on the inside,
there's a dog in your heart,
and it tells you to tear everything apart.
You draw blood just to taste it.
You hold bones just to break them.
You ruin everything you touch and
destroy anyone you love.
You're all over me..." ♪♫
He sang, not caring how loud he was or who heard, it helped... Now
that he could remember the things he had done... it seemed fitting.
In a cruel sort of way.
*Glich went to the fridge and took out a sausage, and went
back*
Glich:here... figures that you stole I don’t know how many
sausages, I bet you liked them..
“I like them, even though it makes me feel kinda sick, I like the
taste”
*Patches grabbed the sausage and began eating it*
Im just imaging Luciel grabbing a
sausage from the bowl that you didn’t put the bowl of sausages
in the hallway as a weapon XD
He let out a sigh, feeling his
throat ache from signing. He had sang in.... years. "Funny how even
when she's gone, she still has a hold on me..." He mused quietly.
he glanced at the clock, one of the few things he had left in the
room. "1 hour..." He said, watching the second hand tick along in a
slow circle.
Despite what he new was going to happen, he could help but feel a
little excited... There was a brief moment where he wouldn't be
capable of worrying about anything...
To be honest he'd probably destroy
them before thinking of using them as a weapon. There are three
main phases to celestial events. The calm(now), RAGE, and
the hunt.
*Once Patches ate half way of the sausage they started to twitch a
bit*
Glich:are you feeling alright? You’re twitching..
“I’m *nom* good.. just *nom* hungry”
Glich:*” maybe this is what Lu means.. gotta keep a eye on both..”*
"Hhhhhhhhhh...." Lu had gotten
up, and was pacing back and forth, beginning to feel agitated.
"Forgot water... Forgot food...Forgot a lot of things..." he walked
up to the wall that the door was on, knocking. He didn't want to
get burned again... but he was hungry...
No matter what he did he couldn't hide the irritation in his voice.
"Glich! Hey! Can you hear me?" He called, wondering if you were
even able to.
He let out a low growl. "No,
no... They're probably just busy with Patches..." he slumped
against the wall, closing his eyes and trying to calm down.
It worked for a moment at best. He knocked on the wall again,
louder this time. "GLICH!" He yelled. "HEY!" He clenched his teeth,
feeling the irritation begin to slip out of his control.
"No... no no. UUUuuuUhh. sing. SING! Yes." He made a last ditch
effort to calm down, wracking his brain for ANY song. Any at
all.
"R-remember when you ran away?
And I got on my knees
And beGged you not to LEAVE
Because I'd Go BErserk?
W-well you left me anyhow
and the days got worse AND WORSE.
and now you see I've gone...
*Glich still didn’t heard Luciel call, seeming as if, Patches is
making them not to hear his call*
Glich:zzzzz
“Tick tock... time is almost up..zzzzzz”