forgiven forgotten (Atsune/OPEN)

[Revii]

The wind ran wild through the city like music in motion, its lyrics calling out to the world, waiting for a call to be returned. It seemed to have tried again and again with little luck. The world was almost dead in its song. It couldn't be heard from the racket of the city. The loud noises drowned out the wind with its own stronger melody. It pounded like a high ring moving throughout the city in large vibrations. It was strong and mighty but most of all it as marvelous, so captivating that everyone had to listen to it.

Then a new beat was added, one that rang through out his ears. One. Two. Three. One Two. Three. One Two Three. It continued on, keeping at a steady rhythm. It was the pounding of his foot beating the ground. That one black converse with the red laces was all that it took to break his concentration on the rest of the world. It continued on for what would seem like forever, a timeless event. To be honest, he couldn't help it though. He had never been the patient type and there was no way he would start now.

Surrounding him was one thing that he hated and loved the most. This city full of humans. He hated them because they normally judged him because he wasn't like them. Here he was, bound by blood to be a monster. Technically, he didn't belong here. He didn't belong any where. Though he'd fought against these odds and made himself fit in, refusing to not be accepted. He'd never judged anyone else until they had judged him. That was a code that he had always believed by. You had to show respect to earn it now.

About a month ago, he had met her, the one human that would take him for who he was. Atsune Kenkyusha. Although he wouldn't admit it, he'd almost forced Atsune to be his friend. He was never sure if she still saw him as a pest or as a friend right now. He wouldn't have even talked to her in the first place anyway if his father hadn't asked him to. Atsune was supposed to be some Incarnate of some Durtryki or whatever that guys name was. He'd never cared much for it anyway. Stupid.

"I don't know where she is either, Mr. Llama. I bet she got like stuck in the tuna can of DOOM or something," he said to no one. On his shirt was a pink llama with golden wings, rainbow eyes, standing on a moon with banana pudding beside it against the black background of the shirt. This was the llama that he normally talked to along with many other inanimate objects. That was just a Revie thing for you though. It was the way he'd just developed. Sometimes others wondered if he had a mental issue or was just stupid.

His red violet gaze then caught sight of everyone around him. Everyone who just stared because had had supposedly been talking to himself. Crossing his arms in front of his chest, he gave all of them a "Hmph!" Meanwhile he stuck his nose up in the air and turned his head away, his eyes closed. People these days just got on his nerves. They wouldn't have liked it if he stared at them all the time. Though sometimes he did and honestly couldn't help it. He was part Border Collie furrie and Border Collies had a tendency to stare.

Opening his eyes, a flash of light appeared before him as he was greeted by the sun's brilliant rays that shine down to shower the Earth with his warmth. He let the heat hug at his skin. Somehow with all of the time he managed to spend basking in the rays, he remained almost as pale as the snow itself when winter ran by. A smile was painted like a piece of famous art work on a flawless canvas. Yes, that's what he was. His red-purple gaze had then settled on the fountain before him. So odd.

Here was where he now stood, intrigued by the shiny silver that carved out the battle that had taken place so long ago. Raighlot and Durtrykil, those two weird people that he'd heard about, one that was supposed to be Atsune now. He stared up in amazement, wondering, captivated by its magic. Then there they were before him, the swords, Ninyeta and Revanden. Personally, he liked Revanden not because it was supposed to be Astune's sword but because it had his name "Rev" in it. This piece of art was truly a great site, something that held history.

One step forward was all that it took before the loud hyperactive natural shapshifting elementalist Revlis Revirra set foot on the base of the silver fountain, trying to get a better look at the art. Though something else had caught his attention just then as he looked down to see himself in the reflection. He'd never really taken the chance to look at himself like this before. Even if it was just a ripped reflection of water, it'd greatly caught his attention. He started to lean down, trying to get a better look at himself in the water.

That was when he had suddenly and surprisingly lost his footing, misplacing his balance that he'd once held so greatly. Revie fell face first into the water, as gravity did its only job and brought him back down to mother earth. A loud and large splash was made and heard when he made contact with the ground. He twitched as he lay there, not daring to move at that second. His ears twitched as he heard laughter in the background, causing his tail to flicker in great annoyance. And he was the one that was supposed to protect Atsune? Good luck with that one.

[Nukdae]

Atsune took a seat on the edge of the fountain, observing the people who passed. They were mainly couples. Ugh. Relationships. She had been in a few of them, but they never lasted long. Either they wanted something from her, or they ended up being scared away. She had a bit of temper, sometimes, which led to inadvertently setting things on fire. She blamed Durtrykil for being single.

She turned her attention away from the crowds and curiously looked up at the sword held by the silver replica of Durtrykil. Take it, the voice of Durtrykil said in her mind.

"Impatient," Atsune whispered out loud, annoyed. She did not want it, at least not now, anyway. Besides, she barely knew how to use a sword. She would probably need someone to teach her, eventually. But, right now was not the time. How annoying would it be to carry around a big heavy sword, showing off who she truly was. She would prefer to stay in hiding for as long as she could. Give the people a false sense of security. If she took Revendan now, everyone would know that Durtrykil's Incarnate was now among them, putting everyone on their guard. What she wanted was to catch them by surprise. The only downfall to not taking the sword and going public, would be that her number of supporters would still be low. Some Evil beings tended to stay in hiding until their great master returned. Oh well, it did not matter.

Waiting is pointless, Durtrykil hissed, equally annoyed. Atsune ignored him and looked away from the blade. Durtrykil could wait. Not like it would kill him, anyway.

A sudden splash and a ripple of laughter made her look around. She blinked, seeing a familiar shape in the fountain's water. Idiot. Again, Atsune ignored Durtrykil's voice. Revlis, her protector, may have been an idiot, but he was at least very amusing and kept her entertained when she was bored. She let out a sigh and got up from the edge of the fountain to walk around to the opposite side where Revlis was. She leaned over the edge, easily keeping her balance, unlike the wet creature in the fountain, and looked down at him.

"Silly, what are you doing?" she asked cheerfully with an amused smile. She wanted to laugh at his predicament for you do not see someone fall into a fountain everyday, unless you were just clumsy and unlucky, but the presence of those onlookers annoyed her, taking away her cheerful mood, though, she just put on her mask of happy so no one would know how much she wanted to glare and yell and perhaps burn something. Right now, she kept her attention on Revlis, ignoring the now dispersing spectators.

[Revii]

A twitch of his ears came to the sound of a familiar voice. It was like a gentle harmony to his ears and it calmed him down before he was ready to just randomly go out and attack people for laughing ta him. Sometimes, he had a growing temper. As quickly as it came, it was just that easy to get rid of if the right person was around of said the right thingy. This voice he could clearly put a name to, it was Atune. 'Why didn't I smell her earlier,' he though idly to himself, now confused.

Lifting his head up slightly, he looked at the incarnate though his black purple red bangs that now lingered down in his eyes, somewhat blocking his vision. Worst of all, it hid his perfect red violet orbs. He could make at Atsune's form and he knew for sure that it was her now. Not to mention that he'd now caught her scent, which was pleasing as well. If she could have seen them, she would have seen the brightness of his eyes that showed how much he adored his friend that somehow ended managed to put up with him.

"NEE-CHAN," he happily called back out to her, almost forgetting about her question in the process. You couldn't really blame someone like Revlis though. He had a horrible short term memory. Standing back up, the demon furrie went to go and step on the rim of the fountain again. With his shoes being wet, he almost slipped and fell again, but was able to catch his balance this time. He wasn't very graceful for a demon or a dog at that. He stood there for a moment before shaking off all of the water like a canine.

Stopping when he was satisfied that he was dry enough now, he flashed Atsune a childish grin. "It pushed me into the water," he said point at the statue of Raighlot and Durtrykil. Although his black nail polished claw was actually point at Durtrykil more than Raighlot. He glare back up at the statue as he told her about it. A growl began to erupt in his throat at it too. Well, that was until he realized who he was point at and blinked. A blush flashed over his pale cheeks, the red hue standing out like a hot pink dot on black.

Looking back at Atsune again, the wet dog like creature suddenly jumped at her and wrapped his arms around her in a bear hug. "Mr.Llama and I missed you NEE-CHAN!" He was always sure to make sure that Atsune heard the name 'Nee-chan' that he had given her. His ears were now pricked forward in an alert position. His tail wagged furiously back and forth as he clung to the human girl almost for what seemed like dear life. If he was in his Border Collie form, he would have licked her on the cheek like dogs did.

[Nukdae]

Atsune offered Revlis her usual smile when he addressed her by his pet name for her. She was never sure what to make of it, but went along, anyway. She saw that he was about to shake himself dry, and quickly and subtly put up a heat shield, invisible to others since it was just heat, of course, so that any droplets of water that managed to come her way would evaporate before ever touching her. She was not one for getting wet. For one, her fire did not work too well when she was soaked, and plus, Durtrykil just hated the feeling.

Atsune laughed at the implication that the statue had pushed him into the water. She took no offense to this, but Durtrykil did. If I wasn't stuck with you I would have shoved him into the fountain. No, actually, a pit of snakes. Or a volcano. Atsune tuned the rest of his insults out. She did not feel like listening to him complain, though she rarely had much of a choice in the matter.

She jumped at his unexpected hug, though she should have gotten used to it by now. She would have relaxed, though, if it had not been for the fact that he was still wet. He may have shaken most of the water off him, but it was just about impossible to dry himself completely. She leaned away from him.

"Revie, you're wet!" she informed him. Maybe not completely wet, but his clothes were still damp enough to make her feel uncomfortable.

[Revii]

His right ear flickered slightly to her statement and he pulled back away from her, unwillingly. Revie was one to really like to give hugs even though he was supposed to be "evil." If truth be told he was just "evil" because he wanted to protect Atsune and make sure that she was safe. He didn't care about this good, neutral, and evil thing. He was friends with everyone he could befriend and trusted them until the end. He expected the same in return from any one else. Durtrykil and Raighlot were really the only ones who seemed to care.

"I'm sorry, NEE-CHAN," he quickly said. He wanted to just hug her again to express how sad he was but that defeated the point of not getting her wet. So he then sat down on the edge of the fountain, his legs crossed Indian style. His red violet gaze shifted to his fluffy tail that now at in his lap. He stroked it and then looked back up Atsune. "How long have you been here NEE-CHAN?! I waited hours!" See, he didn't realize that other people had lives unlike him. He stayed to focus on one thing.

The great expression of confusion was written on his face as he looked up at her, searching for answers. His eyes were lost and he couldn't really help but look like a sad lost puppy all at the same time. It was just something that he naturally did. He never chose to do anything. It was a dog begging or trying to understand sort of thing. That was at least what his mother had told him growing up as a child. Of course, he would believe any and everything he told her. That's why he loved Santa Claus and the Easter Bunnie!

[Nukdae]

Atsune relaxed when she was freed from Revlis' hug. She was amused at his sulking for being wet. She could easily tell that he still wanted to cling to her, but respected her wishes to not get wet. He looked like a lost little puppy. His ears and tail added to the illusion, as well as the look on his face.

"Hm? Oh, I've been around. I just got here a minute ago," Atsune answered cheerfully as she sat down beside her Protector on the edge of the fountain, crossing her legs in front of her. Unable to help herself, she reached out with her hand and began to ruffle his hair. His hair was still a bit damp, but oh well. At least he did not smell like wet dog.

"Well, I'm bored, let's go do something!" she suggested brightly. Though, there was not much to do that would keep her entertained, other than finding someone amusing to mess with. Perhaps they should just return to the Black Towers. At least there, she could order people around and play with the Hellhounds for fun.

That reminded her. Where was her faithful avian companion? She briefly glanced around, but did not see Sora anywhere. Atsune knew crows, in general, did not like the city setting. Sora would have been the same as well, she supposed. It did feel a little lonely without the crow perched on her shoulder, even though she had Revlis' company to occupy her. She guessed that it could not be helped.

[Revii]

When Atsune had sat down beside him, he'd gotten that huge grin slapped across his features again. He love company more than anything in the world maybe... 'Cause there was always chasing sticks and balls that needed to be done. He couldn't help that part of him though, it was engraved in his blood like letters written in ancient stone. It was nice just being able to have a friend, someone that you could turn to when you were down, someone that you could trust. He saw this kind of friendship with the incarnate but didn't know her view on it.

When she had suggested that they do something, his mind was already racing with ideas. There were so many things that they could do that would easily entertain him. Atsune? Maybe not not. "Dance Dance Revolution! Dance Dance Revolution," he called out at the top of his lungs. At this point, he was jumping up and down too, clapping his hands. Then he found himself sitting in front of Atsune like a canine would, staring at her with those red-violet eyes. Staring was that Border Collie in him, how they controlled stock with "the eye." It was a horrible trait.

"Please," he asked with a slight whine into his voice. He tried that puppy look with her again, this time making it an act though. Maybe just his stupidity would be enough to convince her. He too had noticed though that the bird wasn't around. Maybe he had been the one to scare it off or something of that sort. Maybe creatures ran from him anyway. After all, he was always trying to hug the poor crow, pounce on it, or hug it. It was to amusing not to try and do something like that to the 'crow of DOOM.'

[Nukdae]

Atsune blinked. DDR? Though, it amused her to see his sudden excitement at the prospect of Dance Dance Revolution. The only thing she could think was: puppy.

Great Elder Spirits, help us all, Durtrykil said, sounding dumbfounded. Atsune did her best to ignore him.

So, Revlis wanted to play an arcade game for fun? He was the oddest demon she had ever met. But, then again, he was only half. This playful side probably came from his non-demon side, she hoped.

"I'm not any good at that, though," Atsune replied, still smiling. It just was not her idea of entertainment. You should find a stick and play fetch with him, Durtrykil suggested mockingly. "You're mean," Atsune said out-loud distractedly. Durtrykil began to laugh, which irritated her further.

It irked her that she had no way to turn his comments off, and that she had to listen to him all the time. Since he was in her mind, he could hear all of her thoughts and see all of her memories, but there was so much that it was difficult for Atsune to convey a thought directly to Durtrykil without some other side thought getting in the way. She often had to speak out-loud so he would understand. Though, she had to be cautious of her surroundings when she did want to talk to the immortal. Especially since no one else could hear him, it would seem as if she was talking to herself.

Quickly, she added with a smile, "Not you, Revlis," so he would not feel offended. She pointed to her head then in the vague direction of the fountain statue so he would understand, at least she hoped that he would.

[Revii]

He didn't look to pleased by the fact that Atsune wouldn't play Dance Dance Revolution with him. These days it always seemed like they were doing whatever Atsune wanted to do, not him. It was somewhat aggravating at times but he'd always found fun when he got over it. There were so many things to entertain him, even if it was just sitting in silence. Then, he would find some way to laugh about it. That was either a good or a bad thing about him. No one seemed to be able to decide yet, not even himself.

Revlis ignored her comment on the mean thing as he tried to think of something else to do. All of this thinking hurt his brain so he couldn't do it for long. That's what he always wanted to believe at least. "What about shopping," he asked, his tail wagging back and forth at the thought. He loved to shop even though he never had that much money. Humans or other humanoids usually just gave him what he wanted so he would go away. So no price to pay for anyone but them. So many shops around here too.

Then he decided to suggest a second alternative to shopping, figuring that Atsune may say no to that too. So maybe the second one would work more. "How 'bout training?!" He'd been one to always love training now because his father had engraved it in his mind that he needed it. Besides the fact that it gave him some way to channel all of his pint up energy. He held his hand out in front of him, lightning and fire spinning in his hand, although it was weak. It was just an offer to the training. He then waited.

[glintfur]

Andreas was in a book store...if you could call it that. His eyes were reading some epic book that no one really cared about, but he did. Today he was wearing comfortable clothing, jeans and orange t-shirt that he'd found somewhere or another. Andreas was bored and he couldn't help, but yawn. There was nothing to do except sit where he was in this god-foribben bookstore that smelled horrible and was extremely hot.

A sound from outside came to his ears and he looked out of the window, surprised to see a person having something swirling around his hand. What the hell was going on now? Closing his book, he put it up, and went outside. Gracious to get that nasty smell out of his nose, he continued to watch the boy and then looked at the other. What a wierd couple... he thought. Deciding it was rude to continue to stare he began to walk up to them. "Hey, you know fire can be dangerous right," he called out as he neared.

[Nukdae]

Atsune sighed, inwardly. Shopping? She did not see much fun in buying things when she could get people to give things to her for free. And, this, she found much more entertaining than walking around and looking at items random vendors were selling. Training? Ugh, physical activity. Sure, she jogged regularly to keep in shape, but anything beyond that was not something she liked much.

She was about to shoot down Revlis' new suggestions, but then another being came to interrupt them. She was irritated at this, but kept an innocent expression on her face as she turned her attention to the newcomer.

Atsune heard Durtrykil chuckle at the "fire is dangerous" comment. She resisted her desire to tell him to shut up, it was very hard to concentrate whenever the immortal spoke, and it was even harder when he laughs.

"Don't worry, it's harmless," Atsune said with a completely care-free smile. "Right, Revlis?" She returned her honey hued eyes to her protector with a slight tilt of her head.

[Revii]

With a slight flicker of his ear, he had already heard the werewolf coming. His glanced back at him, a big happy grin on his face when he commented on the flame and electricity in his hand. Then Atsune had said that it wasn't dangerous. No, right now it wasn't. It was just weak chakra. He didn't put a strong enough force into it to make it even cause harm. His fire could be so hot it turned white or so weak that it could look like it was burning something without actually doing it, electricity too.

He let the ball disappear at Atsune's comment though. Obviously she didn't want to train... but! He turned to quickly look at the were wolf and got up in his face, inches away. "Hi, I'm Revie! You wanna go shopping with us," he quickly asked before Atsune could say no to it. He paused for a moment, looking back llama on his shirt. "Mr. Llama says hi too!" His tail wagged furiously back and forth as he talked to the new stranger. He was way to overly friendly for someone that was supposed to be so 'evil.'

[glintfur]

He stopped a few feet away from the two and listened to Atsune's comment. Now that he thought over what he said he couldn't help, but burn with embarressment. That was such a stupid thing to say! His eyes went to Revie as the fire went out, but then suddenly his face was inches away. Andreas took a step back in surprise and leaned a bit back as Revie introduced himself, his shirt, and asked if he wanted to go shopping.

Andreas couldn't help, but cock an eyebrow at this. "Umm...hi to you too?," he said then got his composure back together now that he was at least a step back from the hyper person. "Well, I don't know if I can go shopping with you...it's up to your companion," he said and shot a glance towards Atsune. There was something off about her, but he couldn't put his finger on it and it almost made him nervous to be in the presence of her. Looking at Revlis he saw the furiously shaking tail and had to have a smile play on his mouth.

[Nukdae]

Atsune sighed when Revlis had made the decision to go shopping. She got up from her seated position on the edge of the fountain and stepped up next to Revlis. After brushing a lock of her hair away from her eyes, she clasped her hands behind her back, assuming a pose of "cute innocence."

"Sure, I guess. You're welcome to join us," she replied. "I'm Atsune, by the way," she added ever-so-cheerfully.

Are you serious? Durtrykil asked in an agitated tone. Apparently, he did not like the way Atsune was acting. He had always thought that she should have dropped the "nice" act long ago. Atsune ignored him. You know what I think? the immortal asked, now mocking her. He seemed to be attempting to make her talk since he paused and waited for an answer. Then, he got impatient and just continued, You should ditch this sorry excuse for a demon-mutt and switch Protectors. This guy is better qualified. He smells like a Blackguard, he stated simply.

Atsune did not react, skillfully able to keep her smile on. First of all, she preferred to have Revlis, he was entertaining. Second, Atsune wanted to know how Durtrykil could smell someone when her own senses could not pick it up. Actually, no. She did not want know anymore... Durtrykil seemed to pick up on these thoughts and laughed again.

[Revii]

His eyes lit up when the werewolf had said 'hi' to him. A new friend! That was just what Revlis needed. His mind spun around with questions that just begged to be asked. Suddenly, he stopped when the other said he wasn't sure if he could go shopping with him. His ears pinned back against his skull, knowing very well that Atsune would say 'no.' That's why he had asked before she could have a word on his actions. This was very disappointing to him as he awaited Atsune's response. Not like she ever liked to have fun anyway.

Yet when Atsune walked up to them, and actually agreed that the werewolf could go with them, he started at her in disbelief. This wasn't Atsune, it couldn't be! She must have been possessed Durtrykil now. His eyes then widened in horror, staring at her long and hard before he grabbed her shoulders, shaking her furiously. "WHAT'D YOU DO WITH NEE-CHAN," he cried out in the middle of shakes. "'Gimme back NEE-CHAN, you stupid box of walruses! The squeaky ball of doom will never forgive you for you evil actions!" His voice showed that he was indeed, seriously.

He couldn't lose Atsune, not now. She was the last thing that he had since his mother had died, besides his father. Yet, his father was never around much either. He was just always off do those stupid things that full demons did. Revlis had never cared for it at all. His job was just to protect Atsune by choice. He needed her. Tears started to form in his eyes as he continued to shake her. The thought of losing her to some stupid incarnate was just to much. He held back the urge to just burn and electricity Durtrykil although he knew he was in Atsune's body.

[glintfur]

The female came up to them and introduced herself and said he could come along. The way she was acting though...it was the opposite of what the air prickled with. Shrugging it off for a moment he was about to introduce himself too when Revlis bursted out. He was shaking Atsune feriously, crying, and asking for something to give her back. What the hell was he talking about?

Adreas put his hands on Revils to stop him from shaking Atsune madly. "What are you doing? She's right in front of you and no one took her," he said seriously. What was going on and what had he gotten into. He was right in the bookstore, this was a wierd couple.

[Nukdae]

Atsune jumped in surprise when Revlis took hold of her. Stupid box of what?! Durtrykil growled angrily.

"Revlis, I'm alright! I'm fine!" Atsune protested gently as she was shook, but apparently he was not listening to her.

Let me pound some sense into him! Durtrykil said, attempting to force himself into the control of her body. Quickly, Atsune willed him back. Whenever she let the immortal take control, even for a moment, it always left her tired afterwards. Besides, she did not want to reveal herself, and she did not want to hurt her Protector, either. Okay, maybe she did. She did not like being shook.

She pulled away, then slapped Revlis on the cheek. "Calm down," she commanded sternly, her happy mask slipping away. She decided to drop it completely, unable to keep it up. She was too irritated to.

[Revii]

Revie looked back at the werewolf Andreas like he was insane. How could he not understand what was wrong with Atsune? The world was going to end in his eyes. Then you had this guy here just brushing it off as if it were nothing. He was treating Revlis as if he were the crazy one. Did he not know of the evil Durtrykil that wanted to take over Atsune? This was how Revlis saw it at least. This immortal in her was everything he was against. He wasn't evil because he wanted to, just so he could be with his friend whom he was going to lose now.

Then suddenly, that slap had come out of no where. In an instant reaction, he helped and moved his hand up to his cheek that was now red from the slap. "Nee-chan, what was that for?!" Suddenly the memory ran through his head and he shut up. His ears pinned back and his tail lowered. He adverted his gaze from everyone around him then, not daring to look anyone in the eye. So now his red violet gaze would rest on the ground below, looking at the specks of dirt below him. This was not how he'd planned the day.

[glintfur]

At least Atsune wasn't playing along with this weirdness and kept telling Revlis that she was okay. The look he got from Revlis made him say,"What?" Revlis was looking at him as if he was the insane one not him. Finally she'd had enough and slapped him. He asked what it was for then suddenly got quiet and Andreas felt bad for him. "Well obviously it was for almost telling the whole world your secrets," a voice chimed in from a sling over bag he was wearing.

Taking his hands from Revlis' shoulders he looked down, opened the bag, and took out the Wyvern in both hands while it's legs wiggled in the air. "What are you talking about? These are normal people," he said. A chuckle of laughter from the Wyvern, Jade, answered him. "Normal? Hardly! My kind may be stupid, but I can sense who's who, like you being a guardian," the wyvern was cut off from saying any more by Andreas giving it a hard look. With a snort, Jade wriggled out of his grasp and marched towards Atsune.

"You two believe me right? Y'know about Andreas being a guardian and all," he said with a flick of his tail. Andreas walked over to the wyvern stiffly and picked him up and slammed its mouth closed. "You need to believe me when I say that your going to be punished harshly Jade," he almost growled, but caught himself before it came out. Looking at Revlis and Atsune, he didn't know what to say.

[Nukdae]

Atsune patted Revlis on the head, initially ignoring the appearance of the wyvern.

And suddenly, Hah!

Atsune looked up, surprised by the revelation made by the random wyvern. A guardian? Was this true? Judging from male's reaction to the wyvern, she was pretty sure it was. How interesting. She crossed her arms in front of her, slowly reestablishing her facade. Her face changed from annoyed to confused, then to slightly fearful.

"But, that makes you evil--" she began, sounding afraid.

Drop it! Drop it! Durtrykil demanded with a growl, interrupting her as he suddenly fought for control. Atsune winced and managed to stay focused. But, she did drop her act once more. She sighed.

"Alright, fine," Atsune said to Durtrykil, fixing her eyes on the fountain statue so she would have something to direct her words at. She returned her attention to the supposed Guardian.

She smiled, but it was not as cheerful as before. Not cheerful at all, really. She stepped closer to the Blackguard and tapped the wyvern on the head. "Perhaps you should teach him how to keep secrets better," she suggested with her unhappy smile. "Durtrykil would not be happy if I am revealed prematurely."

She heard the immortal choke. What are you talking about? I want you to take the Gods damned sword and reveal yourself, NOW! Durtrykil commanded. Again, Atsune ignored him.