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inchargemarge · Site Admin Joined: 25 Apr 2016 Posts: 7943

Most of New york appeared to have been leveled. Building that touched the sky reduced to ash and rubble, sideways caved and bled into the subways; there was almost no sound after the rubble had settled. Slowly at first, then all at once mournful cries could be heard throughout, faint sirens in the distance reminded New York that they’re a city who does not sleep even after such devastation. In the middle of a massive crater, two bodies lie almost cradling each other. Naked, dirty and no doubt bruised up from the altercations from moments before.

Natas, laid on her side with an arm outstretched and touching her son’s face. Her eyes were closed though and her long black hair disheveled, could she have been dead?

Amulius laid parallel to her, his own arm reaching out although not on his own accord. His body was numb and every part of him refused to move; he had completely maxed out in efforts to match his mother. Natas could never die though, Amulius supposed she felt the same as him for her to have not disappeared yet. He surmised she didn’t have the strength left to even vanish. He tried to open his mouth and call out to her but couldn’t even manage that much. The dust was beginning to clear now, he could hear rubble and debris being shifted to reach survivors and corpses. He didn’t doubt the Society was on their way now to claim their bodies.

He laid with his eyes half lidded, unable to move as he desperately tried to stay conscious for her great escape.

But she was still not moving.

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PeanutButterGoddess · Joined: 25 Apr 2016 Posts: 7962

Armand could hardly believe it.

After all the years he'd spent with Natas, watching her work her amazing and impossible magic, thwarting death time and time again, and simply be Natas Mehtevas, she'd finally been bested. She'd finally been defeated more or less at what would have been her most destructive work yet, and the one who defeated her? Their son.

Though Amulius had always been gifted with magic, Armand never thought he could best Natas, yet here they all were.

Armand stared onward with wide eyes. His face was caked with dust and ash, the whites of his eyes nearly the only visible in his features. He could see both Amulius and Natas, though he didn't see them move. HIs heart raced frantically as he willed himself to move forward, sliding into the crater.

"Natas...Amulius...Natas! Amulius!" He cried as he hurried forward, stumbling over the damage in the crater.
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inchargemarge · Site Admin Joined: 25 Apr 2016 Posts: 7943

Neither moved. Although Amulius could hear his Father's panicked and hurried calls as he traveled toward them. He tried to do anything, his lips parted and he let out an airy croak still unable to speak and he tried desperately to at least shrug his shoulder. However little he moved, he appeared to be alive. He was still staring though at his Mother who still hadn't gotten up.

He remember learning under her, and all the amazing things he'd seen her do. No knife, no bullet, or natural element had proven to be enough to destroy her.

"Oh god..." Amulius began to panic internally, had he killed her? Of course he was aiming to stop her, to end all this. But not to actually kill her, how was it even possible?

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Armand rushed over to Amulius first. Despite all his faults, there was something paternal about him. He stooped over and gave Amulius a light shake.

"Amulius, are you hurt?" He asked first.
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Amulius let out a weak croak, his eyes darting from his Father back to his Mother, trying to communicate to check her. He could wiggle his toes now and he could feel some of his digits, his strength was returning to him slowly but surely. He wasn't positive about Natas though.

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Armand gave a small sigh of relief, but the relief was shortlived as he directed his attention at Natas. He felt his heart seizing up in his chest all over again. She looked...dead.

"Natas?" He murmured, turning to her and reaching out, almost hesitantly towards her.
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Finally Natas let out a short exhale before breathing in deeply through her nose. She shifted somewhat, almost as though she were sleeping; she was alive. Amulius shifted a little himself, rolling his shoulders and letting out a pained gasp before looking around for his staff in hopes it survived the explosion. It had, it was a few feet away and appeared mostly in tact; the gemstones had cracked and the feathers had burned off, but it was in one piece. He stretched his fingers and reached for it, it rattled before flying to his palm swiftly. Letting out another pained groan, he used it for support to sit up as much as he could before pointing it at his Mother.

He squinted for accuracy before using it to sort of, zap at her. The sound was enough to cause Natas sleeping form to jolt.

She was definitely alive.

Slowly, she struggled to sit up. Wincing and letting out little gasps as she did so, cradling her ribs. Her frame wasn't it's normal alabaster, aside from being dirty, her skin was bruising. Amulius could see the black and purples blossoming on her body and even the little cuts that were open and bleeding.

Amulius furrowed his brows with confusion. As far as he knew, she couldn't be bruised or afflicted by physical pain or injury.

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"Natas, Natas, be still, easy." Armand said, sputtering as he reached out hurriedly to support her. He looked over her, his brows furrowing in confusion as well as he noted her injuries.
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Natas jerked somewhat upon being touched, she looked over at the man coated in dust and appeared confused herself. She furrowed her brows as her eyes darting around wildly, pricking with hysteric tears then.

Amulius continued to stare, he wasn't sure he'd ever seen his Mom cry. He didn't know she could.

She began to breath hard as her head whipped around.

"What is all this? What is this?" She almost shrieked as she began sobbing hard.

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"Natas...what's wrong?" Armand asked, taken aback as well. He'd only ever seen Natas shed physical tears only a handful of times, moreover, something about her seemed off.
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Natas cupped her face in her hands, shoulders shaking as she cried. Peering out between her fingers briefly she spoke again through her broken sobs.

"Please, who are you? Where am I?" She asked.

Amulius was feeling uneasy now, a chill going down his spine. Of all the things Natas shared with him about her origins and her abilities; memory loss never came up.

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"Natas...I'm...it's me." Armand felt his heart sink. "Armand...I'm Armand, your...I'm your mate. We...you don't remember?"
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Natas looked up at him and squinted her eyes, like she was trying hard to remember in the midst of her hysteria but shook her head. "I don't...My what?" She sputtered in confusion.

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"Me...I'm...Armand, your...your husband." Armand sputtered, still reeling at the reality of the situation. He turned to Amulius. "What've you done?"
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Natas continued to shake her head, not necessarily in disbelief but with overwhelming confusion. She raked her fingers through her hair, rocking a little bit in place, trying to remember anything.

Amulius had been frozen, watching his Mother so when Armand addressed him he jumped; startled. His eyes were wide as he turned to look to his Father then, almost hurt but also not surprised. There weren't words for what he was doing or trying to do when he stepped up to Natas it was a pure cataclysm.

"I don't....I don't know, I didn't know this could happen?" Amulius coughed and sputtered.

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