Chapter 4: Exodus part 2

Voutan- No, Tar. We are going to do what we Solun do with our dead.

=Theey stop in a small clearing in the forest. Voutan digs a 5 ft. hole in the ground. He takes Immer's body out of the back of the hog, and places her in the hole with many Roses. Voutan says a small prayer. He refills the hole untill it is only 1 ft. deep. He goes into the Burlap sack and takes out a small sapling. He plants it, fills the hole, and plants 16 roses around it, and places Immer's armor at the base of the infant tree, as well as pinning a death scroll to it. He says a few more prayers, as is traditional. they both get back into the Hog and head back to the compound=

Voutan- Now then. I have something i've been working on for about 2 months now, and i feel like now is the time to put it to use. I'll show you when we get back to the base.

Ok, i must be blind at the moment. This has to be really obvious...I am a storm? No, i guessed that already. uh...I am a stormy soul? =i kiss her again= He who is struck by lightning is irresistible? Best I got is I am a storm, or like a storm. If I get it right, do I get a reward?

=i laugh with her= Aw, no prize? I guess you'll have to do. =i smile and pull her a little closer=

Let's see. I am like a storm...powerful, dangerous, changing, never subtle, can show up at anytime or unpredictable, um...dark colored, no not that. How about, never subtle and changing?

Ok, so no prize. Maybe just a kiss instead? Perhaps a romantic candlelit dinner out watching the sunset? I know! A five star feast with an orchestra!

Hey, cmon. It's not that you aren't reward enough. I just don't like silence. I feel a need to fill with something. Sorry if I offended. =i walk next to her=

(He stands)
(He goes through the halls looking for someone)
(Anyone to talk to)

(he walks around)
(Like a zombie)
(A puppy without his master)
(He puts on his helmet)

Andrea, play album Sound of Madness.

*Yes*

(He contines traversing the halls)

Am I to assume that we are going to that area, and that my armor will make me struck by lightning again?

=i start taking the arm armor off and put them under an overhang. i begin on the rest of it=

(He looks up and sees the entrance)
(He sees Dormii and Jay)
(He continues on right past them)
(Unspeaking)
(Letting his world be filled with the sound of madness)

=i finish taking my armor off. the helmet lies staring at me, like an accusing witness. i get up and start running. i call back= What? You said we would be running! =i laugh and smile=

(he sees Dormii and Jay fly past him)
(he sighs)
(He exits the building)
(He heads towards the beach again)
(His peaceful area)

=we run together. i enjoy the silence, for once. i don't feel the need to make a comment or a joke. i just enjoy the run and the sights and smell of everything around me=

Vout, are we going back to the compound?

(He sits in the sand)
(He wraps his arms around his legs once more and begins to rock)

I hurt her.
It is my fault.
She is better off without me.
She will not be in harms way.

=i sit down next to her, putting my hand on hers= So, what now?

They can have happiness.
Why cant we.
Why do I have to screw things up.
Why.

(Rain begins to fall on his helmet)
(He lets the rain come down on him)
My punishment.

=i wait, fighting the urge to talk=

=the craft lands back outside the compound=
Vout i'm going for a walk, seeya'.

=while outside he writes the details of the recent events in a medical journal=

(the sounds of the rain hitting on his armor)
(The sounds of complete madness going in his head)
Why am I cursed with misery

=Voutan heads into the Spirit and begins to craft a sword, a whip, and several daggers made of the Torwhip material he had been working on. He then heads back to the main building of the compound to find the others=

=i shiver in the cold, but i force it away. i slowly go into a trance, focusing on the sound of the rain and Jay breathing. i let my mind go blank, except for the sounds=

=sees voutan=

oh hey what r u doing out in this weather and what's that ur ur hand

i wonder what the lake is like? Ash said it was peacefull...
=sniffs air=
It's gonna rain...

~Tar-Tun? That's a funny name!
-Lapis

Voutan- A nice little peice of weaponry ive been working on. Be careful not to touch the balde without something to cover your hand with. I'm looking for the others to demonstrate this fine bit of killing ingenuity.

(His eyes go blank)
(He thinks of that time)
(The time with Lynn)

So similar.
She came back.
Will Ash?
What will happen?
They should be here by now.
Where are they?

=Voutan smiles slightly=
Voutan- Better. C'mon, help me find the others.

What did she mean by 'I'm' leaving in the morning
Please. Don't be what I think.

(He thinks)

If she leaves she would be safer.

=follows voutan=

let me guess toxin u should be careful always carrie an anitdote

Voutan (Grimly) Well, thats just it. I havent gotten around to making any kind of antidote yet, so as it sits now, touching this dagger with your bare flesh would make you right properly sodimized.

=He looks at Zeru grimly for a minute. After a nice chunk of awkward silence he laughs=

I almost had you there! I wouldent be stupid enough to develope a poison, especially one as dealy as this, withou some form of antidote. Over the course of its development, i have injected myself with minute amounts of the poision, slowly building up an immunity. Should the situation present itself, i would be unharmed by the poison. However, someone like you would now. In case of an accident, i have placed 5 doses of the antidote in a vial concealed in the handle of each of the weapons.

=I wake up from the tower, I head down the spiraling stairs and into the hangar=
=I push the button and the door slides open=

Ahh..

=Sitting in the garage were 2 Kestrel Dropships and 2 Kestral fighters=

Bliss..

=I hop in one and turn the engine on and proceed to the runway=

=I vertically take off and head toward the base=
=I pick up the intercom and as I fly over it I yell=

GOOOOOD MORNING VIETNAAAM!!!

=i come out of the trance when she starts gathering the logs. the cold comes back as i move, but i force it away again= Need any help? =i smile back=

=i follow her gaze= Wanna go back out? I'm up for it if you are.