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Nov 6, 2005 18:25:02 GMT -5
Post by Tyr "Ripper" King on Nov 6, 2005 18:25:02 GMT -5
He wondered where Hannibal had gone off to. The Tavern was practically gone to the normal vision of those around it. There were still creatures inside. One minute, there was quiet, and the next, the Tavern had burtsed and now a fire was spreading quickly. Deciding not to wait, he threw himself through the window and felt the flames lick his body. Coughing only a little, he looked around, hearing the screams, a little unsure of exactly where they were coming from, and finally, he got to an overturned table which had a wooden beam on top of it. He grabbed one end and took his stance and heaved it up and away from him and the table, hearing it crash among all the bottles in the back. He pushed the table up and then walked towards the window and tossed the man outside, turning back, hearing someone else."Yell louder!" This was faint, he could barely hear it, and his senses were better than everyone's in this town, so they were really hurt, or wherever they were, their screams were being muffled. He concentrated and could sense no aura, it was all over, people were already gone, their auras left behind, this would take awhile, and he could sense the roof creaking as it detiorated. He had to find them before it went. Moving around, he threw the bathroom door open and found them under a pile of wood, moving slowly, he finally got to them and they stumbled away from them and outside and he continued listening for any other stragglers. Several minutes later, he heard it. The breathing of a small baby. Who in their right mind would leave a child behind. He searched tirelessly, this being the hardest. Angrily, he tossed chairs and tables back and forth, and then put his ear to the floor. He heard it, it was under the floorboards. Who in their right mind would put a child under the floorboards? He sighed and started pulling them apart, and finally found the small boy, about half the size of his arm. Picking the little kid up, he started getting up, but it was too late, he heard the roof give and the whole place crumbled to the ground, his surroundings going dark, barely conscious.
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Flames
Nov 6, 2005 18:39:18 GMT -5
Post by Hannibal King on Nov 6, 2005 18:39:18 GMT -5
It was all surreal. He had stepped out of the tavern, long enough to pick something that was pending, up , and when he returned the place had burst into flames. He saw a good number of people on the floor, and feared what might have happened to them, but among them he couldnt see Tyr. He was planning on being gone for long, but he had been held up, and now he couldnt see Tyr. He cringed at might have happened, but didnt let the thoughts envelop him. The smoke was getting heavy now, and if he was still in there, it would only be a matter of minutes before the entire place collapsed. He ran inside, putting his jacket over his mouth, to stop himself from inhaling the smoke, gushing towards him. He hurried inside, and looked all over, the roof had collapsed. But he could see anarm outstretched, and a little kid just moving his little feet around. He recognized the aura and knew it was Ripper. He hurried to the area, but soon a beam collapsed right infront of him, between him and Ripper. He looked around, he needed to get it out. He took a deep breathe, and picked up the beam, the flames burning his arms, but he wouldbt be deterred. He used all his strength and threw it aside, as far as he could, and hurried to where the rood was. He picked up the little boy, in his arm, and then started to move the roof from Tyr. After several eternal minutes, he managed to move aside enough to pull Tyr off. Draggin him along the floor until his entire body was freed. After that he bent down put the boy down, long enough to grab Ripper and sling him over his shoulder. And when he was sure he wouldnt fall, he picked up the little boy, and hurried towards the door. But a beam had collapsed there as well, and the place was filling quickly with smoke. He looked all over the place, and couldnt see much of anything, and knew he needed to do something unless he planned to have them all die there. He could see a window right on the left side of the building and hurried towards it. He zigzagged through the flamed beams and saw the window,. It was much more slower than he had hoped for, but he brought his leg up and kicked the window until it shattered, and then started kicking through the wood beside it, until the hole was big enough to leave from. He moved over the wood and hurried outside, and not even ten seconds later he heard it all collapse, the building and everything, was down. He jumped to the ground, holding to the kid tightly, and Ripper and fell on the floor. He was slung back, and managed to pick up his body enough to see everything collapse.
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Flames
Nov 6, 2005 19:09:31 GMT -5
Post by Tyr "Ripper" King on Nov 6, 2005 19:09:31 GMT -5
He opened his eyes to see the building go and felt his body was burned severely and then he looked around wildly."Where's the boy?!" He stood up, feeling his skin tear from being burned. He didn't care. He started right back to the building to go find the baby. Then he heard a faint cry and turned, seeing Hannibal holding the kid and sighed in relief.
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Flames
Nov 6, 2005 19:11:24 GMT -5
Post by Hannibal King on Nov 6, 2005 19:11:24 GMT -5
He slung back and fell on the ground. He saw Tyr rise but before he could answer he was already gone, but when the kid started to cry he sat right back up and rocked him in his arms. "What happened?" He too, had quite a bit of burn marks, but they werent important for the time being.
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Flames
Nov 6, 2005 19:13:12 GMT -5
Post by Tyr "Ripper" King on Nov 6, 2005 19:13:12 GMT -5
"We were all inside and just, boom." He walked back to Hannibal and let himself fall to the ground and then pulled the boy away from him and made sure the boy was alright and sighed, touching his tiny hand. "It's broken. Hannibal, it's broken." He looked at Hannibal like a lost and helpless animal.
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Flames
Nov 6, 2005 19:17:41 GMT -5
Post by Hannibal King on Nov 6, 2005 19:17:41 GMT -5
He watched him with the boy, smiling. He thought Tyr would make a good father one day, and for all he knew, this might be that way, because he was unsure of where the kid had come from in the first place. He moved over towards him and the kid, and inspected the hand. "Dont worry, it'll heal. We can just make a little impromptu cast for his hand, and it'll heal up in a month or two. Kids at that age, heal faster than us at our ages."
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Flames
Nov 6, 2005 19:19:32 GMT -5
Post by Tyr "Ripper" King on Nov 6, 2005 19:19:32 GMT -5
He handed Hannibal the boy."Show me how." He nodded and just stood quiet, he felt close to the boy and he barely even knew him. Slowly though, the pain from the burns started surfacing, but he was too involved on helping the boy with his broken hand.
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Nov 6, 2005 19:24:21 GMT -5
Post by Hannibal King on Nov 6, 2005 19:24:21 GMT -5
"Sure thing." He pulled off his shirt, glad he had worn two today, but he ripped a large piece from it, and then grabbed two sticks next to him, and brought out a knife and started carving it, because he wanted to make sure there wasnt anything sharp to harm him. When he had it the shape he wanted it cut them into smaller pieces. He took the piece of clothe and started to wrap it over the kids hand, and then stopped halfway, placing the sticks to the length of his palm, and then started re-bandaging them up. He held the kid, and rocked him, to prevent him from crying.
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Nov 6, 2005 19:27:58 GMT -5
Post by Tyr "Ripper" King on Nov 6, 2005 19:27:58 GMT -5
He watched Hannibal closely, putting this into his memory."Thank you, dad." He nodded and then waited for him to finish, holding his hands out."You're burnt bad, I must look horrible." He could feel his whole back pulsing with heat and pain.
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Nov 6, 2005 19:31:29 GMT -5
Post by Hannibal King on Nov 6, 2005 19:31:29 GMT -5
"Dont mention it." He held the boy and then put him into Tyr's hand gently, and looked to him. "I think we probably both look horrible." He started laughing. "It'll be sometime till this one heals. But hell, we're seeing history in the making right now. Here Tavern of Lost Souls is gonna be built." He eyed the kid. "Planning to keep him?"
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Nov 6, 2005 19:36:06 GMT -5
Post by Tyr "Ripper" King on Nov 6, 2005 19:36:06 GMT -5
He didn't even hear Hannibal, he was too involved with watching the little boy and shook his head when the boy went to touch his hand."What?" He looked up.
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Nov 6, 2005 19:38:43 GMT -5
Post by Hannibal King on Nov 6, 2005 19:38:43 GMT -5
He laughed. "I think I got my answer." He started to get up, feeling the burnig flesh writhe. He shook his head. He was used to pain, even burnt marks, but it still hurt like hell. He turned to Tyr and the kid. "You should give him a name."
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Flames
Nov 6, 2005 19:39:33 GMT -5
Post by Tyr "Ripper" King on Nov 6, 2005 19:39:33 GMT -5
"What did you ask me dad?" He frowned and stood up, groaning slightly, holding the boy steady."Name? I would imagine so."
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Nov 6, 2005 19:40:53 GMT -5
Post by Hannibal King on Nov 6, 2005 19:40:53 GMT -5
"I asked, if you were gonna keep him, and by the looks of it, it seems like you are." He looked at his arms and started to run a finger through them.
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Nov 6, 2005 19:42:37 GMT -5
Post by Tyr "Ripper" King on Nov 6, 2005 19:42:37 GMT -5
"Oh, well of course." He looked at Hannibal."Dad...do you sense something somewhat familiar with this boy?" He held him out and waited silently. His arms were burned, looking crispy and black.
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