Emi DeVita's Story

Kohl & Emi

As Kohl slowly drifted out of the darkness of sleep, he became aware of several strange things. First, the feel of the soft sheets of his bed had been replaced by prickly stems of grass that poked into his side. Second, he no longer heard the quiet murmuring of his parents as they moved around in their cozy little cottage in the village, and instead heard what sounded like wind whispering through leaves.

And third, as he opened his eyes, he realized that he was not alone.

There were at least six other kids gathered around him, though most were awake and looking surprised and confused, some a little fearful. He was surrounded by trees, and a full moon hung above in a starless sky. Where was he?

A young blonde girl groaned beside him, still not having woken up. Kohl shook her gently, and her eyes immediately fluttered open. She sat up quickly, looking around in a daze at these new surroundings.

"What the...?" Her eyes flicked to the kids huddled around them, then up at the nearly blank sky. "Where are we?"

"I dunno," Kohl said, standing slowly. He looked around at the other children. "Anybody here have any idea where we are?"

Lytha stared at the other children around her. She breathed as one of them broke the tense silence around them.

"Anybody here have any idea where we are?" He asked. Lytha shook her head slowly, shifting her gaze towards the large moon above them. "Not a clue..." She replied in a horse voice, looking over to the group of small children.

"Are you all okay?" She asked, only slighty louder than before. She felt herself shiver slightly, as a chill wind blew through once more. Lythat stood on shaky legs, brushing off her knees. I'm...in my day clothes... She was shocked. She expected herself to be in her pajamas. She looked over to the others, and they seemed to be in their day clothes as well. She began to nibble on her thumb nail in worry.

((I keep getting the feeling someone hasn't made their introduction post yet... oh well it might just be me. Anywho, enter: Lucain! :D))

A laugh sounded in the dark forest. A diabolical cackle, of sorts. Heads turned to look in the general direction of the laughter. Out from the dense trees appeared a man, but a strange man indeed he was. Formal, black clothing and a top hat garbed the man. He held a scepter with a carving of an eye set in a crystal ball set atop it. Within the ball swirled purple and black tendrils of some smoky substance. The eye carving flashed gold as the man drew closer to the children. At last, he addressed them, speaking in a hauntingly chivalrous tone.

"Greetings, children! My name is Lucian. I am pleased to be the first to formally welcome you to the lovely world of Discordia." He pulled off his hat and bowed in a most chivalrous manner, as though they were all royalty. His eyes were covered by plaintum bangs, his grin wide and displaying sharp teeth.

"Dis-cor-di-a?" Emi queried, drawing out each syllable of the unfamiliar word. She'd never heard of such a place, nor had she ever seen this strange man in her entire life, and she knew everyone in the village. He dressed like a creepy lunatic, she noted as she watched him warily. "Why aren't we in our village?"

"And where are the stars?" Kohl added, staring upward at the blank expanse of dark sky. The moon hung alone in the inky blackness, and he shivered with the eeriness of it.

Niki looks around as he talked "W-why are we here?" she said looking at lucian she's never been here before in her life she got soo scared she just sat their till someone said to move or something

Skye had been listening to the conversation quietly, trying silently to work out the confusion of their location herself. Chill bumps outlined her moon-colored arms and legs, and she detachedly regretted wearing nothing more than her skimpy white nightgown. When Lucian appeared before them, she removed herself from her thoughts and from the shadows she had been hiding in. "You kidnapped us!" she accused, her eyes like green daggers that bore into Lucian's without wavering. She stood up, her fists clenched at her sides.

((I would wait, but I don't want Lucian to have to respond to six or seven other kids XD))

Lee tensed. The man, Lucian, seemed... scary. Real scary. He crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes. Valisee did the same, while Nia looked around, thoroughly frightened. 

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Lucian waved away Kohl's question, deeming it unimportant. At Skye's outburst, however, his grin seemed to widen and he lifted up the brim of his hat, displaying twin blood red eyes that were fixed on the girl. He stood straighter and tapped his staff on the ground. "Well well, Skye Grey. This will be amusing." He paused here, an ominous chuckle reverberating from him. "As a matter of technicality, you have not been kidnapped. Your bodies have not moved. I would go into the specifics of your existence in two places at once, but I'm afraid it's rather beyond your mental capacity." Another amused laugh. He lifted his head and addressed the whole group. 

"For the time being, you will be staying in our lovely world. You will see things you'd never thought you'd see, meet people like you'd never imagine. Some would like to befriend you..." An image appeared within the crystal ball on his staff. It was smoky and hard to see, but it appeared to be an image of two boys, with ears like a cat's. "Some would like to hurt you." The image was replaced by rapid images of people the children unrecognized: a little blonde girl who looked quite angry, a ghostlike boy, a ferocious beast with three heads, a girl with a scythe, a girl with blood spattered across her face. Lucian laughed some more. "And believe me, most would like to hurt you. But don't worry, as long as you're careful, nothing terrible should happen." A more serious look came across his face. "Any questions?"

"This is ridiculous," Emi sniffed, crossing her arms over her chest and giving Lucian a disdainful look. "Either this is a dream, or you're a creepy lunatic. Or both. Either way, I'm not scared of you!" She pointed a finger at him, her expression angry.

Kohl warily watched the man, unsure of what to say. Though none of what he had said made any sense, it did explain their situation. Nevertheless, the man couldn't be trusted. That was for sure.

Kumo suddenly scensed it, children. "So they are here finally, are they?" he said with a smile. "Great! The show needed to start up. I was getting bored" and with that comment he slipped back into the shadows. Waiting for the first to show their face to him.


Tsume was ready, ready and waiting. He began roaming towards the forest. He knew he should be patient but the thrill of meeting the newb's excited him. He was ready. He coulden't wait to see them, and their held in screams. That was the best part. Trying to make them scream. Most were good with that sort of thing but some... some were the best screamers on the planet of Discordia. "The moment is comming" he growled to himself. "It's comming"