Sunday, October 16, 2005

O: So, there was another demon attack? Strange that I couldn’t sense it. If your conciousness had slipped I would have felt it. J: Ravage is smarter. He must’ve found a way to mask it, I guess. O: I suppose so...... You know, Kida was worried about you. J: What? O: Last week, after she had that bad dream, she said she was worried about you. She feared you were in trouble. J: .... After she had the dream? O: Yes. J: ..... Wait, Ozz. Are you trying to say... you think Kida had a vision? About Ravage? O: I don’t know. J: .... *sigh* O: ........ J: (shakes his head) Let’s stop talking. Right now that.... abomination is the last thing I want to think about. O: (nods) J: I need to think about more positive things. (smiles) I’ve still got a wedding to plan.

Well, while Artukei plans his wedding and copes with his new dark destiny,....


Justin's going to be busy cheering on the Angels!


Look at my monkey! LOOK AT MY MONKEY!!



Look at it, Chicago! LOOK AT IT!! It's comin' for YOUUUUUUU!!

White Soooooooox! Come out to playeeeyaaaaaay!


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Friday, October 14, 2005

J: Ow! Itai! A: Hold still, big baby. (treating the cuts on his arm) Oh, I feel so terrible about this. If I had known you’d feel it too, I wouldn’t have... J: It’s alright. I’m sure he deserved it. Ah! You know, for someone who’s invulnerable, you know a lot about dressing wounds. A: We were required to take a class in basic medical at the academy. To tell the truth, I never thought I’d use it. That damn Ravage. He didn’t care who he hurt. Even if it was himself. J: He was very reckless. (looks down, whispering) .... Extremely reckless. A: And he dragged you along for the ride. Grrrr. I hate him! J: ........ A: Don’t look at me like that. It wasn’t your fault. J: .... r-right. But still, I’m sorry Aisha. I’m sorry I let him out. I was such an idiot. A: (gently takes his hand) Justin. J: Huh? A: I love you so much. But... J: ........ A: If this keeps happening... maybe we shouldn’t... J: No! A: ........ J: We won’t have to worry about him. He knows who’s in charge now. Last night I proved that I was stronger. (holds her hand tight) And I promise you, you will never see him again. Kanarazu. FX: (walks in) Afternoon everyone! Whoa! Artukei, dude, what happened to you? J: .... Felix,... there’s something about me you should know. Something that does not leave this house. All my life I wanted to be a hero: someone who helped people, someone everybody looked up to. Now, in a world where I thought I could be one, I’m finding out my real destiny. Not to save the day and protect the people, but to terrorize and destroy. I’m no hero.... I’m a monster. I’ve become the villain. Ironic, isn’t it?

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Friday, September 30, 2005

Serenity's out today!
Go see it this weekend!




You are Captain Malcolm Reynolds, aka. Mal or
Captain Tightpants. You saw most of your men
die in a war you lost and now you seek solitude
with a small crew that you are fiercely devoted
to. You have no problems being naked.


Which Firefly character are you?
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Thursday, September 29, 2005

Unleashed Epilogue I was aware..... of everything..... from the start. Ravage was just a facade. I created the form as a way for me to indulge my dark side (Incubus) and still have control over it. Basically, he was intended to be a regulator. As Ravage, I could remain conscious and still allow Incubus to have his little fun. And if he ever went too far or stepped out of line, I could give a proverbial tug on the leash. Ravage was the product of our combined consciousness. I thought I would have more control over my evil designs this time, but there were moments when my grip on the reins loosened. There were moments when Incubus’ influence became too strong and I almost lost all restraint. Moments when I delved too deep into my own darkness and nearly gave in to my carnal lusts. Once, when I almost raped Aisha for the second time. And again in the city. I marched down the ruins of 6th street feeling sadistically pompous. I glanced at people on the sidewalks just to hear them scream. I relished the power I had over them; the pure intimidation that I had become. I felt completely unbound by rules. So I decided to have a little more fun. I looked into a nearby restaurant and picked out some random victim. I leapt through the glass and eyed a young woman. While the other people quickly fled, I slowly approached her. She didn’t move or make a sound. She was completely frozen in fear. She was pretty slim, had long platinum blonde hair, and blue eyes. She looked like the cheerleader who banged the entire football team. This only fueled my lust... and my rage. I was never the jock in school. I never had hordes of floozies flock to me. I wasn’t campus all-star-prince-charming. I was the one who got pushed around, knocked down, stepped on, and left for dead. This would be my revenge against those pretty boy pricks. Then some courageous idiot yelled behind me, “Back off!” I turned around and saw some punk kid with a gun drawn. Possibly her date. He was built like a line-backer and wore a high-school jacket with his initials on it. I knew it! A f*ckin’ jock! “I said back off!” he screamed. That lying son of a bitch. Hiding his cowardliness behind a gun. I could smell his fear. He didn’t have the guts to shoot me! My rage fueled to the brim, I pounced on him before he could even fire. Pinning him to the ground, I could see the terror written all over his face. Yes! This was my sweet vengeance. Oh, boo hoo. He looked like he was gonna cry for mommy. I growled in his grill for a second, then I grabbed him by the collar and lifted him up. Then like some cliché, he stammered, “Wh... what are you?” I looked him straight in the eye and hissed the final line of my revenge. “Your god.” Then I hurled him against the wall, knocking him out, and turned my attention back to my prey. The girl had dropped to her knees by now. But I wasn’t done with her yet. In fact, I was just getting started. I picked her up by her shoulders and pressed her to the wall. She closed her eyes and shuddered as I rubbed my face against hers. I took in a deep breath of her essence and my paws slid downwards and started feeling her up. I slathered her eyelids and her cheeks as I lapped up her tears. My right hand reached down and caressed her thigh, then crept up her skirt. I could feel her panties and my body reacted. I snipped one side with my claws, then the other, and her panties fell out of her skirt and onto the floor. Then I realized, “.... What am I doing?” I let go of her and staggered back. Then, despising myself, my knees hit the floor and I clutched my head in shame and confusion. “Nigete,” I whispered. “Go. Run. Run away.” I watched her feet as they refused to move. Then I screamed, “IKINASAI!” and she ran for her life out of the building. This couldn’t go on. I couldn’t stand it anymore. In my own self-hatred, I raised my arm to the ceiling and blew out the next two floors and all the way through the roof. I leapt up and back outside, just looking for a place to be alone. I flew a couple blocks over to a rooftop where I lay down in utter disgrace. What had I done? What had I become? I had almost committed the unforgivable. I was an idiot to think I could control this! I couldn’t let this continue. And that’s when I heard Aisha behind me. I would’ve told her everything, but she smiled so brightly and so proudly thinking I had won. She was so happy at the thought that her knight in shining armor had returned and that a demon was slain. I hadn’t won. I had given in to wicked temptation. I had failed.... again. And now I’m afraid. Not of Ravage or of Incubus. I did many terrible things that night. And I came so close to going over the edge so many times. What scares me is not how close I came... but how much...... I enjoyed it.

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Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Unleashed part 3 I ran as fast as I could, never taking my eyes off Ravage as he rocketed towards the city. I tried desperately to keep up with him, but he quickly became a small shadow against the black-blue sky. I obviously wasn’t going to be able to catch up with him, so I climbed up the tallest tree I could find and tracked his flight. My fear and frustration mounted as he got closer and closer to downtown. And sure enough, I lost him right in front of Lincoln Tower; the tallest building in the city and the center of Metrolex. I jumped down from my perch and started cursing up a storm. “Damn, damn, damn it! Damn it all! Damn him.... and damn me too! Grrrrrr! I could’ve done something. I should’ve stopped him when I had the chance. Now there’s no telling what he’ll do. All those people.... I’d never make it in time.” What was I saying? I snapped myself out of it and regained my tenacity. “I’ve got to try. I’m really the only hope the city has now.” I couldn’t just stand there and feel sorry for myself. I had to do keep going. With my momentum renewed, I made a bee-line for downtown. When I got to the city, I started running on the rooftops. I stopped every block or so to listen for any signs of Ravage’s wake. You know. Screams. Crashes. Car alarms. Gun shots? I hoped not. I was in a strange position. Not only was I trying to protect the city, but also the monster that was terrorizing it. And I didn’t want to see or get Justin hurt, but I couldn’t take any more chances. No more kid gloves, as they say. The second I saw Ravage and got close enough to him, I would bring him down by any means. Except death, of course. “But I’ll have to stay out of sight,” I thought. “If these humans saw two beast people, there’d be even more panic.” Just then, as if it were cued, I heard a shrill cry come from 6th street. I was off. As I made my way to the source of the scream, I looked below and saw a stream of people running in the opposite direction. “Once again, he’s making it way too easy,” I said. But I stopped, looked carefully at the panicked mob, and made sure nobody was hurt. No. Everyone seemed alright. And there was no scent of blood in the air. That’s good. But I hadn’t gotten to the center of the scourge yet. I suspected things would only get worse as I got closer. Soon I came to the corner of Woodrow and 6th and I got a clear view of the street up and down. The scene was pure chaos. Lamp-posts were torn out of the ground like uprooted trees and lay on the asphalt. A geyser of water spewed into the sky from where a fire-hydrant used to be. Shop windows were shattered and looked like the open mouths of an army of razor-toothed animals. Cars were crushed, crunched, and torn apart as if they had been through a giant compactor. The street was covered with new cracks, craters, and potholes. And in the middle of it all, surrounded by the throngs of stampeding hystericals, was the abomination. He proudly strode about as he surveyed his work. I quickly looked at the people. No one was injured. Even at the core of this pandemonium, everyone seemed relatively unscathed. Then I looked back at Ravage. He seemed rather uninterested in the victims of his destruction. Except for every now and then when looked into the crowds and caused them to shriek with fright. He grinned sadistically whenever he did so. This guy actually was less of a carnage hound than Incubus. It appeared he just loved to saturate himself in anarchy. Suddenly, Ravage stopped and looked into a shop where several humans had taken refuge. He smiled with psychotic glee and darted inside, crashing through the glass. The humans spilled out into the street and joined the rest of the rabble. Here was my chance. I had to take down Ravage in a small area where there were as few humans as possible. I ran across the roofs and dropped down into an alley beside the building. I busted open the back door and stealthily resumed hunting my quarry. Ravage had broken into a small restaurant and I had just let myself into the kitchen. I stayed low as I crawled around the counters and stoves. I was just about to look through the window in the door that led to the dining room, when I heard Ravage yell out, “Ikinasai!” Then the whole building shook and there were crashes and booms from the other side of the door, as if a bomb had gone off. When the din had ceased, I cracked open the door. Ravage was gone and there was rubble everywhere. The ceiling was gone, as well as the ceilings and floors for the two upper stories. I looked up and saw clear way to the sky, as well as the tip of Ravage’s receding tail. I jumped up to the second story, then the third, and finally the roof just in time to see him streaking off eastwards. “Damn it! I was so close! Who knows how far he’ll go now. I can’t keep this up all night.” But to my surprise, he landed on a roof just eight blocks over. And then, to my even greater surprise, he collapsed. “Justin!” I jumped over alleys and ran fast as I could to my target. Hopefully, now my purram. I had gotten five blocks down when I saw him sit up. It was still Ravage. I suspected he had gotten his second wind and I waited for him to take off again. But instead, he just sat there, back towards me, and hugged himself. He was almost trembling. Seizing this opportunity, I wasted no time. I was over and on his rooftop in three seconds. “It’s time to put you down, dog,” I growled. He seemed to shudder at my words. “Don’t come any closer!” he yelled. Not happening. I wasn’t going to give this bastard one more inch. This was going to end here and now! I started walking towards him. Then he bellowed, “AISHA, STOP!” That voice. It was Justin’s. “Don’t look at me! Please!” He sounded in tears. Then he slowly stood up and cried out, “No more! I WANT THIS NO MORE!!” He hunched over and groaned in pain as he fought his way back. The hair and claws receded. The tail shrunk and disappeared. The backward bent legs straightened and regained human appearance. And the despicable wolf’s head contorted back into the face of the man I love. He dropped to his knees and looked back at me, his eyes welling with tears. I couldn’t hold myself back. “Purram!” I rushed forward and embraced him longingly. I held him tight, yet he was too exhausted to hug me back. His body was covered in scratches and bruises. “Aisha,” he sobbed, “I’m so sorry. I...” I stopped him and whispered in his ear, “Don’t. Don’t even speak. I know you didn’t mean to.” I tenderly kissed his cheek. “You beat him. I knew you could do it.” “But... but I...” “It wasn’t you. It’s OK. It wasn’t you.” I shook my head as I reassured him. He stared at me, wanting to say something more. But then he let his head fall against my chest and cried even more. Poor Justin. He had been through so much in one night. But now the nightmare was over. Justin had confronted his inner demons and finally won. I couldn’t do it. Aisha was just so happy to see my face again. I just didn’t have the heart. I couldn’t tell her the truth. That the only difference between myself and Ravage..... was our appearance.

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Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Unleashed part 2 I opened my closet and looked for my old Ctarl armor. I hadn’t worn it since the first day I met Justin. First, I put on the tights and the shirt with chest armor. Then I put on the belt and the boots. Next, my shoulder armor and sash and the bell collar. Then I quickly braided my hair and tied my solid gold ring to the end. And finally, my tiara. Then I added one unconventional ornament. I opened the drawer on the night-table and pulled out the star necklace Justin gave me. I put it around my neck and tucked it underneath my bell. I never thought I would become such a sentimental fool, but that was before I even began to imagine what love could do to me. I quietly peeked into Kida’s room to make sure she was OK. She was still slumbering peacefully. “Thank God.” I silently crept over, knelt down beside her, and said my goodbye. I gently brushed her hair back and kissed her little cheek. Then I looked up at Ozz who was sleeping soundly on the shelf above her. “Keep her safe,” I whispered. I leapt out the bedroom window and landed squarely on the grass below. “Let the hunt begin,” I said to myself. My ears twitched and I sniffed the air to try and pick up any trace of Ravage. Just then, I heard a loud crash come from deep in the forest. “Oh, this is gonna be easy.” I took off at full speed into the woods and towards the noise. As I snapped twigs and brushed past leaves, I thought to myself, “I’m gonna stick to this guy like glue, but I’ll stay out of sight. He said he promised Justin that he wouldn’t kill. But how much is the promise of a demon worth? If he steps over the line, I will intervene. And if necessary..... I will use force.” As I thought this, I stopped and pulled out the necklace. I held it tight as if it were the last memory of Justin that I had. “Justin.... my purram, I pray you’ll forgive me.” I kissed the star pendant, tucked it away, and continued the hunt. I hadn’t gone far when I heard a rustle behind me. I stopped and looked back. There was no-one there. But there was a familiar scent in the air. “Come on out, Felix. I know you’re there.” Slowly, he emerged from behind a tree. “What are you doing out here, Aisha?” he asked. “This isn’t your business, Felix,” I said. “You should go back.” “It might not be,” he said. “But what'll I tell Justin if you turn up hurt or missing? That I didn't think it was necessary to follow you?” “I appreciate your concern Felix, but I can take care of myself. Now go home.” “Ever heard of David and Goliath?” I didn’t have time for this. I had to get back to tracking Ravage. “What does that have to do with anything?” I said. “There are many kinds of courage, Aisha,” he said. “And the one that made me get out to see what you’re doing skulking around in the shadows forbids me to go back. You have my concern and my answer.” Felix was a sweet kid, but this just wasn’t his fight. “You have my concern as well, Felix. This doesn’t involve you. And for your safety, I don’t want it to.” “Fine, I’ll go. But I want you to know that I’ve only ever cared for you, Aisha. You will know that before the end.” I nodded and whispered, “Go then,” and he turned back towards the house. I knew how Felix felt about me and I was touched by his consideration, but I couldn’t let him get mixed up in this. As soon as he was out of sight, I took off once again in search of Ravage. As I ran deeper into the woods, I came to an old oak that had been completely uprooted. “Looks like I’m on the right track.” I sniffed the air. “He can’t be far.” I looked around and noticed a trail of clawmarks on several of the trees. “That way.” I followed the trail for a few minutes until I came to the last mark. “These marks are still fresh. He must be around here somewhere. That idiot,” I thought. “He’s leading me right to him.” Actually, I was the idiot. At the time I couldn’t even recognize a trap. Before I could hear him, Ravage came down, knocked me from behind, and into a tree with a deafening “wham!”. “I told you not to follow me,” he snarled. I got up and started to brush myself off. “Well I always was the stubborn one,” “Go home before I’m forced to REALLY hurt you.” “It’ll take a lot more than that to hurt me.” “I know.” Ravage unsheathed his talons and I got ready to defend myself. But then, instead of attacking me, Ravage pressed one of his razor sharp nails to his throat. “Get back to the house,” he said, “or I will do it.” Then he started to cut himself. Not deeply. But just enough to let me know he was serious. I saw a thin stream of blood start to trickle down his neck. “Stop!” I screamed. The sadistic were-wolf paused and I softly stammered, “I’ll...... I’ll go.” He withdrew his talons. “Ii kone,” he said as he licked the blood from his claws. I reluctantly turned around and started to walk away. I just kept walking straight, deeper into the night, until I heard his feet shuffle and turn around. I then quietly got on all fours and began to stalk him more stealthily this time. I was going to have to be extra careful now. He openly threatened Justin’s safety. If I had to tie him up and hold him down till this was all over, then so be it. I got close, about ten feet away, when suddenly he stopped. I quickly and without a sound ducked behind a tree. He crouched down and started running his claws through the dirt. This was my chance. I slipped out from cover and prepared to pounce on him. But again, he was playing me. He picked a branch off the ground and hurled it back at me. I jumped over the projectile and lunged at him head on. He went on his back and in a reverse somersault motion, countering my attack and kicking me into the tree behind him. Didn’t stop me, though. I rebounded off the tree, onto his back, and tried to give him the sleeper. If I could force Ravage into submission, Justin would come back. But he reached behind, grabbed my shoulders, and flung me to the side. Again, using them to my advantage, I grasped the trunk of the tree I was flying towards, and using it like a vertical pole, came back around and kicked Ravage in the chest. He staggered back for a sec and I got back on my feet. Then in a rage, he charged at me claws unsheathed. I jumped up into the tree, just missing his talons. But then, in one slash, he cut the tree down. I jumped to the next tree before it hit the ground. Ravage then broke off a large branch from the fallen tree and sent it flying towards me. I jumped out of the way simply by leaping over to the next tree. He let out a menacing growl. Now I was really starting to aggravate him. Just then I had another idea. If this kept up, if he just kept attacking in a blind rage, I could simply wear him down. The cycle went on for about a minute. I kept jumping from tree to tree. He kept tossing at me anything he could get his claws on. But with each toss, I didn’t see him get any weaker. Just more pissed off. He finally let out a frustrated scream and then.... I’m not sure what happened next, but things got really weird. All the trees started to shake, and then as if Ravage was an atomic bomb, the trees uprooted and blew away from him. I jumped down from my perch just in time, but that’s exactly what Ravage was waiting for. “LEAVE... ME... ALONE!!!!” he screamed. Then he thrust his arm forward, open palmed, at a downward angle. A crack in the earth formed at his feet and quickly traveled towards mine. In a second, the ground exploded beneath me and I was sent flying backwards. I must’ve gone about twelve feet. I fell back to earth and rolled one or two times, then looked back at the wolf-man in disbelief. He glared at me with his yellow eyes, then he jumped into the air..... and didn’t come back down. “He can fly too?” I quickly got to my feet and watched him like a dark comet in the midnight sky. “Oh no. He’s headed towards the city.”

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Monday, September 26, 2005

Unleashed It was like the nightmare happened all over again. I remember I started getting wary when Justin said he had been having strange dreams. “What do you think it means?” I asked. “I don’t know,” he said. “I’ve been feeling weird for the last few days too. Kind of how I felt before....” He didn’t need to say anymore. “Do you think it’s..... him?” I asked. “I’m not sure,” he said, “but whatever it is..... it wants out. Incubus has been under lock and key for a long time now. I thought I had control of him, but it’s gotten harder lately. It like he’s trying to wear me down.” “Justin,” I said, “you’ve beaten him before. You can do it again.” But he scoffed and asked, “When?” Was he messing with me? “That night the AMP was here,” I said. “Don’t you remember? You fought him and won. You came back.” But he shook his head. “I didn’t win that night, Aisha. You did. November 2nd, the only reason I was able to come back was because of you. Incubus has already proven that he’s stronger than me. I can’t do it alone.” Now I was mad. “Oh, that is bull! Justin, when are you going to stop lying to yourself?! You’ve been strong enough to keep him repressed till now, right?! You have the power, I can feel it in you! Don’t you ever doubt yourself.” I almost felt like slapping him; bring him back to his senses. But I put my hands on his shoulders and reassured him, “And even if you can’t do it alone, who said you had to?” He looked up at me looking like a lost puppy. I hugged him gently. “I love you, Justin. I will always be here for you. Don’t ever forget that.” Then he wrapped his arms around me and held me tight like I was his mother. “Silly boy,” I laughed. “You take so much looking after.” I stayed close to Justin the rest of the day. We were going to get through this together. After our talk, he said he felt a lot better, but he seemed very uneasy. He looked exhausted, his heart sped up, his breathing became heavier, and he was sweating a little. At times he looked like he was ready to pass out. But as night came, he calmed down dramatically and started to appear normal. Soon it came close to Kida’s bedtime. “I’m gonna go check on Kida. You gonna be OK?” I asked. Justin sat on the bed and with a confident smile responded, “I’ll be fine. Don’t worry.” His tranquil demeanor comforted me and I was off. I peeked into Kida’s room. She was laying on her bed reading manga while Ozz and Gummy were playing game-boy. “Alright everyone,” I said, “lights out.” Ozz quickly complied and shut off his game, but the others.... well. “Aww mom!” Gummy whined. “Mom, just another thirty minutes?” Kida pleaded. Then Ozz “TKed” her book out of her hands and closed it. “Ozzy, you buzzkill!” she screamed. “Lights out,” I said firmly. Kida sulked a little, then slipped under her covers grumbling, “When are they gonna stop treating me like a kid?” I switched off the lights and whispered, “Goodnight, Kida.” “Goodnight, mom,” was the muffled reply. After saying goodnight to Kida, I started walking back to our room. Then suddenly, I heard a voice coming from the end of the hall. It sounded like Justin’s singing. “Where once was light, now darkness falls. Where once was love, love is no more. Don’t say goodbye. Don’t say I didn’t try.” The song was coming from Justin’s room. The melancholy lyrics prepared me for the worst as I slowly opened the door. All the lights were out and there was a large dark figure sitting on the bed. “Justin?” I whispered. The shadowy figure lifted up his head and replied in a gravelly voice, “No, my dear.” “Who are you? Where’s Justin?!” I yelled. “He’s stepped out for the moment,” the voice hissed. It couldn’t be. Justin was fine just a moment ago. My eyes grew with fear. “It’s you. Incubus, you bastard! Let him go!” The monster laughed. “Wrong again, sweetheart!” He stood up and stepped into the moonlight. “You have me confused with my brother,” he said. As I took a closer look at the monster, I could see that it wasn’t Incubus. This was a new creature. Incubus had coarse black hair, red eyes, three fingers, and two large spikes on his back. But this monster had soft brown fur, yellow eyes, five fingers, no spikes, and could talk. He was also taller; 7 feet at least. He looked like your garden-variety were-wolf. “Then who are you?” I asked. He sounded almost like Justin but spoke with a sickeningly vain elegance. “You may call me Ravage,” he said as he bowed lightly. I should’ve just kicked him in the teeth right there. “I am not as strong as my brother and certainly not as arrogant. He is a brute, a bully, and a mindless berserker. Whereas I, I am more.... controlled.” This son of a bitch loved to hear himself talk. “Basically, he got the brawn, I got the brains.... and the good looks. Wouldn’t you agree, my dear?” The bastard stepped towards me and stroked my face softly with his paw. Bad dog. I scratched his arm deep and he recoiled in pain. Naughty naughty. “Don’t you dare touch me!” I growled. He snarled at me as he watched the blood flow from his arm. But then his sneer slowly faded to a wicked grin. “Temper temper, kitty,” he said. “Hath not a demon hands or eyes? If you scratch us, do we not bleed? And if I bleed..... he bleeds.” He smiled sadistically. “As I said, I’m not as strong as my brother. He is strong enough to heal his own wounds and restrict any pain that he feels at all to himself. I, however, am not. So, whatever I feel,..... your boyfriend feels.” I gasped in terror as I realized what he just said. “So, I suggest you retract those claws before you hurt someone you love.” I didn’t know what to do. I couldn’t hurt him or I’d be hurting Justin too. For the first time in my life I knew what it felt like to be... powerless. “I don’t get it,” I said. “If you’re weaker, how come Justin was able to hold Incubus back but not you? How did you take over?” The monster gave a deep bellowing laugh and shook his head. “Silly girl. Haven’t you figured it out yet? He LET me take over! Poor boy couldn’t handle the pain of keeping us locked up for so long. He had to let one of us out.” Sick son of a.... That was not the answer I wanted to hear! “You lie,” I hissed. Then he glared at me hard and his voice lowered. “Don’t insult me,” he snarled. “I know him better than he knows himself.” His eyes were on me for several seconds as if trying to kill me with his stare. But then his sick smile returned. “Don’t worry princess,” he said, “I promised your beau I wouldn’t kill. And he’ll return.... eventually. I’m just here to stretch my legs. In the meantime, be grateful you’re stuck with the lesser of two evils. My brother thrives on death and destruction.” He set it up and waited for me to pose the next question. “And what do you thrive on?” I asked. “...... Getting my way,” he said coolly. “Whatever I want, I take. Whatever I will, I make so. And whatever pleases me,... I will have.” He gazed at me with fierce lust in his amber eyes. “You stay away from me!” I yelled. Then, as if he were trying to get on good terms, the abomination tried to strike a deal with me. “You can use me to your advantage, my sweet,” he said. “I know things.” “Like what?” I scoffed. “Things about Justin, of course,” he said. “How he feels about you; the things he’s too afraid to say. He wants you, Aisha.” “.... I already know that.” “Not in the way you’re thinking. He wants you bad.” He chuckled heinously and continued his perverse ranting. “He wants to do you every way on a Sunday. He wants you to make him howl like the dog he is. Hruf... hruf... hruf...” He started barking and got on all fours. The barking got louder and higher pitched until it sounded like whimpering. Then he started thrusting his pelvis suggestively. I just stood there, aghast by this disgusting and vulgar display. Then his barking finally climaxed in a long howl and he slumped onto the floor. He took a second to catch his breath and then looked up at me with a repulsive smirk. “Was it good for you?” he huskily asked. I was shocked stiff. “You sick freak,” I whispered in revulsion. He gave a wicked laugh and stood up. Then, as if suddenly overcome, he moaned slightly and ran his claws down his chest. “Mmmm. I shouldn’t have done that.” He stared at me with twisted desire. “Don’t you dare,” I hissed. But Ravage began to make his way towards me. “You stay back or I’ll...” “Or you’ll what? You’ll only be hurting him.” He was right. I had almost forgotten. My fear renewed and still in shock by his vile air-humping, I helplessly backed up against the wall. He roughly grabbed my shoulders, pinning me. “Fair warning,” he whispered, “I won’t be gentle.” I tried to struggle free, but as I feared, just like Incubus, he was stronger than me. I couldn’t fight him for fear of harming Justin. And if I called for help I’d wake up Kida. Lord knows she’d be horrified if she saw this. Ravage must’ve sensed this. “There’s no-one who can help you,” he whispered. “Is there?” Again, he was right. “Say it,” he beckoned me. “Th... there’s no-one who can help me,” I said in a small voice. As I said this,... I cried. I had finally come to know fear. And its name was Ravage. As he watched the tears roll down my face, he whispered in my ear, “That’s it. Cry for me.” I closed my eyes and braced myself for the unimaginable horror I was about to receive. But then, Ravage grunted and his grip loosened. I slowly opened my eyes. His face was wincing in pain. “Uhn.... errr.... rrRAAR!” He let go of me and staggered back holding his head as he screamed. “It’s Justin,” I thought. “He’s trying to come back.” But then, Ravage turned his back to me and started to mumble under his breath. “Hrrrr... no.... no.... no....” He kept repeating it to himself over and over. “No.... no.... no....” I was completely confused. Was he fighting Justin? Or did the monster just have a sudden attack of conscience? But then he calmed down and looked back at me with a stone cold expression. “Now if you’d excuse me...” he said gruffly. He jumped onto the bed and opened the window above the headboard. “I have angst to release. Don’t follow me.” Then he leapt out the window and into midnight. What just happened here? He made a complete 180 turnaround! But I wasn’t much interested in a reason. I was more concerned about whatever he was planning to do. Don’t follow me? “....The hell I won’t.”

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Friday, September 23, 2005

2 am K: (asleep) ...... Mm.... mmm.... (starts tossing and whimpering painfully) .... mmm... mmm... aah... no... hmm... d-daddy? Daddy no! No! Help! (wakes up) Aah! *pant pant pant* O: (floats down) Zooo? K: Ozzy..... O: (looks at Kida worriedly) ........ K: I’m.... I’m OK. (closes her eyes) 9:30 am A: (asleep on Justin’s chest) Zzzzz... J: (holding Aisha in his arms) Zzzzz... A: Mmm.... nya. (wakes up, looks at Justin and strokes his face) J: Mmm... free my men. (wakes up, smiles at Aisha) A: Morning, purram. *kiss* J: Not for a few more months. A: Mmm. (hugs him) Can’t wait that long. I want you to be my purram now. J: Well, I’m as good as anyway... purrar. *kiss* A: (nuzzles his chest) *purr* J: (stares up at the ceiling) *sigh* A: Nya? You alright? J: Uh... I dunno. I’ve been feeling a little...... I dunno. Maybe it’s all this anxiety. A: Hmm. (runs her fingers down his side) J: Haha! Whoa. I’m ticklish. OK? A: I know. (keeps tickling him) J: Hahaha! Ie! Hahahaha! Dame! HAHAHA! A: *giggle* ^_^ (Purram and purrar: the ancient Ctarl words for husband and wife. They also mean “beloved.”) --kitchen-- K: (walks in) J: Ohayo Kida-chan. K: (weakly) Oh. Ohayo otosan. J: Sleep well? K: ...... (nods) Mm. J: You OK? K: (sits down, nods) Mm. J: Hmm... Ozz, what’s wrong with her? O: She just had a bad dream last night. I guess she’s still a little shaken. J: Anything you want to talk about, sweetie? K: Um.... ie. (shakes her head, looks down) J: .... OK then. (leaves) K: ..... Ozzy? O: Zzz? K: Don’t tell him, but.... I’m worried about daddy. O: Zooo? K: I think he might be in trouble.

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Thursday, September 22, 2005

K: Daddy! (nothing) Daddy, where are you? Mom, do you know where daddy is? A: I’m pretty sure he and Ozz are outside. K: (walks outside) Daddy! Ozzy? “RUFF!” K: Nya? (looks and sees a Siberian Husky in the drive) Well, hello there. You new to the neighborhood? (the Husky walks up to her and nuzzles her hand) Wow, you sure are friendly. (she kneels down and starts to pet him) No collar. Do you have a home? (the Husky licks her face) *laugh* ^_^ (the dog quickly runs inside) Oro? Oh.... no! Dame! “RUFF RUFF!” A: (ears twitch) I did not just hear that. (turns around, nothing) Huh? “Ruff!” A: 0_0 (slowly looks down and sees the Husky sitting at her feet) ........ SH: (looks up at her with big brown eyes) ........ A: ........ SH: Ruff! A: NYAAAA!! (backs up against the wall) Get out! GET OUT!! K: Mom, it’s OK. (comes over and pets the dog) I don’t think he’s going to hurt you. A: I don’t care! Get it out! SH: Ruff! A: *hiss* SH: (ears wilt) *whimper* K: Mom! (leads the dog back outside) Go on. Go home. SH: (runs off and to the side of the house, looks around, slowly... changes... into... JUSTIN?!) J: (stands up) Ha HA! Morphing! I can’t believe it! O: (flies over, clapping) ^_^ J: Wolf’s Rain eat your heart out! O: (high fives Justin) “slap!” J: Yes! “Daddy!” J: Oh! Duty calls. (comes out) Kida-chan? K: Daddy. Where were you? J: Ozz and I were just working on a project.

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Wednesday, September 21, 2005

A: (walks into Justin’s room) Yoo-hoo! J: WHOA! (just putting his shorts on) Don’t you knock!? A: Well it is my room too. And we are engaged. J: Even so! A: Oh, c’mon Justin. It’s not like I haven’t seen you naked before. J: 0//0 Y... y-you what?! A: You remember. J: ...... Oh yeah. A: And besides, I’ve seen you naked since then. J: 0//0 Y-you what!?! When?! A: Heehee. I peek on you in the shower sometimes. J: 0//0 (even more red) A: You’re so cute when you blush. J: Bad girl. A: What? You’ve never done the same to me? J: No! Never! A: Aww. That hurts my feelings. J: Eh? A: (moves in close) You’re saying you’ve never once wanted to peek through the crack in the door? Never wanted a free show? Never felt like being a naughty little boy? J: (sternly) Yes, because you know what happens when I get naughty. A: (backs off) ..... I’m sorry. J: (quietly) S’OK. I haven’t felt him in a while though. But I wouldn’t get my hopes up and say he’s gone. A: ........ J: (smiles) But anyway. I’ve seen you naked too, Aisha. And you’re more beautiful than I ever imagined. But you know what? Although it’s something I want to see, I don’t really need to, beause I love you so much already. And nothing can ever make me feel less. And you do have a point. We’ve both seen each other naked and we are engaged, so I guess I shouldn’t feel so embarrassed about it. So... do you really peep on me in the shower? A: Actually, I made all that up. J: What?! A: *laughs* (kisses him) Truthfully, I kinda feel the same way. But that doesn’t mean I don’t try to peep on you. J: Naughty little kitty.

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