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[personal profile] nostalgiabomb 2014-10-02 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ He can't help but the flash of alarm the passes over his face. ]

Someone can shield themselves from you?

[ He forgets, sometimes, that the Siren isn't omnipotent; with all of her supernatural senses and abilities, he keeps thinking that nothing could stop her. It takes the weight of the relic in his knapsack to remind him otherwise. ]

It's been at least a couple hours now, I think. [ He turns, keeps walking; if their tail gets the idea they know he's there, it might force him to act before the two of them are ready. ] Just got this weird feeling. Can you tell where he is?
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[personal profile] nostalgiabomb 2014-10-02 06:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ He glances at her then, and his fingers twitch a little, itching for the reassuring weight of his bow. ]

I'm gonna venture a guess and say that's really, really bad?
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[personal profile] nostalgiabomb 2014-10-02 06:33 am (UTC)(link)
I've been thinking it. It logically follows, right? [ He shrugs a shoulder. ] The higher-ups only share the pertinent information about the job when we take assignments, but at this point, I'm pretty sure the dots are easily connected.
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[personal profile] nostalgiabomb 2014-10-02 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
Do you think he has the means to trap you again?
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[personal profile] nostalgiabomb 2014-10-02 07:12 am (UTC)(link)
[ His reflexes are fast enough, at the very least, that he manages to get his arms out to brace his fall; then he's up in a crouch and spinning on his knee, his bow in his hands and an arrow nocked--

He doesn't see their assailant, having turned to the direction where the bolt flew from, but he does see panicked townsfolk fleeing and screaming around them. ]


Where the hell did he go?
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[personal profile] nostalgiabomb 2014-10-02 07:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ Another bolt, and Peter gets to his feet and turns, aiming for its source.

Still nothing but panic and terror and people crying out in alarm. ]


The fuck is with this guy?
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[personal profile] nostalgiabomb 2014-10-02 07:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ He screams her name as she goes flying, raw and pissed and scared, and he doesn't have time to think about how fucking powerful that blast must've been to break through her barrier and knock her off her feet.

He doesn't think at all, actually, because he's working on reflex and instinct and his instinct is screaming protect her she needs help protect her , so he's running to her side, sliding on his knees the last few feet. ]


Fuck-- Maya--?
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[personal profile] nostalgiabomb 2014-10-02 08:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ He grips her arm firmly as hooks his bow over his shoulder; he'll puzzle it out later, but something in him is still screaming protect her and he kneels in front of Maya, tucking her behind him and pulling her arm to wrap it around his waist.

Silly little human, says the prick voice, protecting a demon from a wizard. What good will you do?

With the force of the wind, he knows standing will be a really terrible idea, moving to take the offensive even worse, so Peter's forced to stay kneeling, shifting to use the spaces between the cobblestone to help keep him in place against the gale. He pulls out his knife with one hand, his other scrabbling for some kind of hold on the ground.

Peter would like, in that moment, to make some sort of pithy remark, something brave to show he's not afraid, but no words come -- and even if they did, the wind would simply whip the noise away. So he grips his knife tightly, muscles coiled to act, and there's a fierceness in his eyes, a defiance, that screams, Don't you fucking dare. ]
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[ Peter can't help the shit-eating grin that makes its way onto his face, but there it is, and now that the wind has died down, he can speak. Small victories. ]

Something stupid, probably.

[ He felt the way Maya tensed at the sound of the man's voice, and he thinks, Not good. He wants to glance at her over his shoulder, try for something reassuring, but his instinct is telling him not to take his eyes off this guy. Maybe it's the old Ravager paranoia, maybe just the fact that this guy has magic that's clearly strong as hell, but Peter is watching his approach with sharp eyes.

With the threat of being blown away out of the picture, for now, Peter shifts his position yet again to put himself in a better spot to spring, if need be. Not standing, not yet, because the storm could return at any moment. ]


Look, man, why don't you just back off, go about your merry way, and we can forget this ever happened? No one gets hurt, and everyone leaves with their faces intact.
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[personal profile] nostalgiabomb 2014-10-02 09:16 am (UTC)(link)
[ Peter has always lived his life based on instinct and reflex. He's always been fast, which annoyed the Ravagers to no end when it came time for chores or a punishment or a beating; Peter would run and run and no one could catch him. And it made things worse, in the end, but Peter never learned.

So when he sees the lightning arching through the air toward Maya, his brain doesn't quite connect the fact that she's a Siren, she'll most likely be fine if she takes the hit, because his instinct is screaming at him, she's in trouble protect her help her she's in trouble, and his reflexes make him turn, shoving her roughly away.

Because Peter is fast, and he never learns.

His entire body seizes when the bolt hits, and suddenly he can't breathe, and there's a white noise rushing through his head and he thinks he might be screaming? But he can't tell, he's not sure of anything, because it hurts, it fucking hurts, please make it stop make it stop--

And then it feels like hours later (but probably it was only seconds), he can breathe again, can move again, but his arms just fall limply at his sides like a marionette with its strings cut. His body aches and he has just enough in him to glance up to Maya (she's alright, good, she's alright), and then the ground is rushing up to meet him. ]
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[ Waking, Peter will soon realize, might have been a terrible mistake.

The first thing he's aware of is a deep ache all over his body -- so, he's not dead. And hey, isn't that something? He thinks there might just be a vice constricting his skull though, and while breathing isn't difficult, neither is it particularly easy, as it should be. It sort of feels like something heavy is weighing down his chest -- but at least he's breathing, so small victories, there.

The next thing he's aware of is warmth and the sound of crackling -- campfire, maybe? Seems like a safe enough bet, considering he's lying on his back, not uncomfortably. Probably not imprisoned somewhere, but he won't know for sure until he opens his eyes.

Which he really doesn't want to do.

But he does it anyway, because he's an idiot, and the light from the fire assaults his vision (fuck, too bright, too bright) and he's forced to screw his eyes shut again while he waits for the throbbing in his head to die down. He tries again with more success, sees that he's in some sort of-- cave? A den? Whatever, it's not a jail, at least. Getting better and better.

He doesn't know how he got here, though, and he tries to remember back to-- before. Whatever before was. His eyes slip shut again and he thinks-- getting supplies-- town-- being followed-- attacked-- screaming-- wind and lightning-- Maya--

Maya.

He bolts upright, her name on his lips, but the sound of it is choked off with a gasp and a curse. Every muscle in his body, it seemed, chose that exact second to scream at him, protesting the sudden movement, and he falls back, curling up against the pain and taking quick, labored breaths.

Check off another mistake, then. It's a damn shame that he still probably hasn't hit quota yet, though. ]
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[personal profile] nostalgiabomb 2014-10-02 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Her magic is oddly cool and warm as it courses through his system, flows just beneath his skin, and the weight on his chest lifts slowly. The pain ebbs, his body relaxes, and he has the distinct impression that his bones have become liquid.

He does as directed, though: he just breathes, trying to ignore the pervasive ache. Inhale. Exhale. Breathe.

The funny thing is, he doesn't remember screwing his eyes shut until he's opening them, looking up at her through a half-lidded gaze. ]


Maya? [ His throat feels raw, like it's been coated with gravel, and his voice certainly matches that sensation. The memory of the attack floats its way back to the surface and he frowns at her, suddenly concerned. ] You're okay?

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