The Realms - Semi Advanced discussion
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Luna flicked her ears back "My father treated me way worse than that. His words are 'You have no place here. When I see you in the streets, you will suffer.' He really hated me. I tried to impress him but he nearly killed me." Luna said. She closed her eyes.
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"Those aren't the only words," Kalil said. "There are ones worse. He blamed me for my mother's death. Threatened me that if I disobeyed him again, he would force me to kill my sister as well. Compared me to my stillborn older brother so much that I began to hate him. Told me multiple times that I'd be more useful dead. That I was his worst mistake." He glanced at Luna. "But I'm not about to compare trauma and abusive fathers. It's not worth it. No one's fathers or traumas are exactly the same." He stared at the ground. "One of the worst things he told me about my mother was, 'You abandoned her, and now she's just another corpse in a tomb.' He liked hurting and abusing me with the people I care about, because he knew how very little I cared about myself. He always used those closest to me. My mother, my friends, my younger sister, even my stillborn brother whom I never met. He used them mercilessly, singled me out as the only one in my family who didn't belong."
Luna stared at him "My father threatened to kill my friends or me. I don't honestly know why." Luna said. She wiped her tears away.
Kalil's jaw was tense. "Because people like our fathers will use whatever they can and whatever they want to hurt people like us, even if it's another life. Our friends and family are the people who are closest to us--the people we care about most. Those are the people they use to optimize the amount of pain they can inflict on their victims. They're sadistic. They're cruel, horrible, awful, abusive people who don't deserve children."
Luna buried her face in his chest, not wanting to hear anymore. It scared her and was probably likely to give her nightmares. Her ears went straight down and her tail moved away.
Kalil held Luna."Kal," Amira snapped. "You're scaring her."
"I'm not trying to," Kalil said.
"She's still young. You're terrifying her."
Kalil looked at Luna. "I'm sorry," he said, his voice sincere. "I can be a bit too detailed with my descriptions at times."
Luna looked up "It's okay but I really, really don't like hearing that." Luna said. She shivered.
"I know," Kalil said. "I'll stop. Let's talk about something else." He looked at Luna. "What do you like to do? Do you have any hobbies, dreams, or desires?"
Luna flicked her ears back up "All I want is my father dead. That's my desire and dream. I want it to become a reality someday. My only hobby? Playing with cat toys." Luna said. Her tail curled back around his arm.
"Do you want to kill him?" Kalil asked. "Or do you not care how he dies?" He looked up at the sky. It was beautiful. He breathed in the fresh air.
"I don't care how he dies. He's a monster." Luna growled. Her eyes flickered to a dark green. Her tail started to move.
"I agree with you," Kalil said. "He sounds like a horrible human being." He glanced at Luna. Her eyes had changed a bit.
Luna closed her eyes with a growl. Her wild, violent self was raging while her father's voice laughed. Her hands clenched into fists.
"Luna?" Kalil asked, noticing her behavior. "Are you all right?" He watched her cautiously. He was a bit concerned, but he was able to hide it.
Luna flicked her ears down, lashing her tail. She was using all her strength into pushing the violent, wild self down but failing. She opened her eyes, which were black, fully black.
Kalil flinched when he saw Luna's eyes. "Luna?" he asked. "What's wrong?""What's happening, Kal?" Amira asked.
Kalil shook his head. "I don't know."
"Step. Away." Luna growled yet her voice was overlapping with another voice that was dark. Her father was laughing in her head. Her hood turned black.
Kalil dragged himself away from Luna. She seemed almost as if she was possessed. He watched her, wanting to do whatever he could to help her.
Luna pressed her hands against her head. growling. Her hoodie glitched from purple to black. This side was unseen.
"Luna," Kalil said. "Can you hear me?" he asked. "Try to focus on my voice. It's all right. You're safe." He was reminded of the episodes he had and how his sister always had to help him.
Luna looked up "I'll be back, little moon child. We'll play again." Luna said and collapsed. Her hoodie went back to purple as did her eyes to green.
Kalil pulled himself over to Luna. He grabbed her gently, cradling her in his arms. "Luna?" he asked. "Are you all right?"
"N-no. T-that w-was my violent, scary side." Luna said, shivering. Her ears were down and she seemed scared. Her tail whacked the ground.
"It'll be all right," Kalil said, trying to calm her. She seemed scared. Terrified even. "Does that happen often?" he asked Luna.
“Yeah... It hurts.” Luna said. Her ears flicked down and she burrowed into him, scared. She hated that side of her.
"It's all right," Kalil said. "It physically hurts you?" he asked. He waved Izara over. She hurried to Kalil's and Luna's side.
“Physically and mentally.” Luna said and burrowed in even further when she saw Izara. Her tail curled around his arm quietly. She didn’t like new people, especially people she hadn’t seen.
"Are you in pain right now?" Kalil asked. "This is Izara. She's my friend. She can help you. She can take your pain away."
Luna’s only response was a squeak of fear. Her ears were completely down and she seemed a lot more scared and probably likely to bolt. Her tail twitched nervously.
"Do you not want that?" Kalil asked. "It's okay if you don't. I won't force it on you, but Izara is really nice. I pick and choose my friends. She's trustworthy."
Luna shook her head. She hated magic, to be honest since it was the thing that made her life so horrible. Her tail paused.
"All right," Kalil said. Izara walked away, sitting against the trunk of a tree. "Where does it hurt?" Kalil asked.
“In my mind.” Luna said. She inched out carefully and settled herself on his lap. Her tail flicked from side to side occasionally.
Kalil held Luna. "Can I do anything to help?" he asked, though he knew he probably couldn't. Very few people could help him when he got trapped in his mind.
“No. I can’t stand magic because it was the main reason my life is so horrible.” Luna said. She did truly hate magic and everything about it. Her tail lashed quietly.
"I don't have magic," Kalil said. "I can't do anything to help you that doesn't involve magic?" He looked at Luna. "Sorry if Izara and her magic scared you. I didn't know."
“That’s why people might not like me, because of my history with magic and everything having to do with it. Magic was what made me like this.” Luna said. She was afraid of magic itself and anyone with it, she couldn’t trust. Her tail smacked the ground.
Kalil shrugged. "You don't have to like magic," he said. "You don't have to trust it. I don't blame you. I don't trust anyone with a sword."
Luna flicked her ears back up. “My friend Aurora said the same thing, with the sword. She murdered someone once.” Luna said. Her tail moved back and forth.
"I have, too," Kalil said. "I don't trust anyone with a sword because that was my father's weapon of choice. I don't have a single scar that wasn't inflicted by a sword or another sharp object."
Luna drew out a small, sharp obsidian dagger “Like this? I keep this dagger in case if I am in danger.” Luna said. The dagger had an amethyst-studded hilt.
"Exactly like that," Kalil said, staring at the dagger. "But I trust you, Luna." He smiled at her.
Luna sheathed the dagger and smiled right back. She let out a quiet yawn and fell asleep, her tail curling around his arm. Her chest rose and fell evenly, her tail twitching ever so slightly.
Kalil smiled at Luna. His arm was around her. He glanced around. He didn't know how long they'd been out there, but he didn't care.
Luna started to purr. Her expression abruptly shifted to fear and she crouched down, shivering. Her nightmares were the worst.
Kalil rubbed Luna's back. It seemed as if the girl had nightmares almost whenever she fell asleep. Kalil could relate. He frequently got nightmares as well, sometimes even nightly.
Luna settled down. Her frightened expression softened into a relaxed one. The obsidian dagger had words on it.
Kalil relaxed. It seemed as if Luna was fine. Her dagger had words on it, but he had a hard time reading them.
The dagger's words said "Dearest Luna. Take this, as I miss you. Visit me soon -Iris.". The words were written in glowing purple ink. Luna's tail tip twitched.
Kalil blinked, still focusing on the dagger. Who was Iris? The dagger was nice, even Kalil had to admit that.
