Reflections

Sun Apr 14, 2013 12:30 pm

Everyone needed a place that they could call their own. A place where disturbance would hopefully be kept to a minimum. For a child, an imagination could stretch far – A plain area of nothingness could be seen as a kingdom to them because they simply didn’t want to accept the fact that the world really was dull, They didn’t want to grow up. Rin was exactly just like one of those children, he had only recently learned about his demon heritage and although he had learned what seemed to be a huge novel to him, it had only been just a fraction and already it was more than enough than he wanted to hear. Of all the recent events that had happened, it had only made him confused. He knew his mother had died shortly after his birth and the only other relatives on his mothers’ side also died after looking after the boy for a few years. But he would never see Satan as his father, not ever. Just a small part of him hoped for more though, more relatives or something that could actually tell him things that Shirou and Shura couldn’t or wouldn’t. But would knowing more actually help him or just make him more unhappy with everything?

After being a street kid for a good amount of years, he had known Karakura almost from the back of his hand. Although that hadn't changed the fact that it was still a very busy and possibly dangerous place to be if someone were to roam into the wrong places at the wrong time. But other than that, Rin appreciated where he lived now and had only recently been able to go to Downtown Karakura at noon to do the weekly shopping for Shirou. It gave him a little more freedom to be able to explore the stores and such despite the trouble he had gotten himself into numerous amounts of times. Nevertheless, It was nice to see so many people smiling and being social with one another. Even if the boy was quite lonely, just seeing others in a state of happiness was more than enough to make him content at times.

But Recently, Karakura had been of some annoyance to the boy. He loved the place for his lived in the depths of Karakura Forest with his brother, Shirou Emiya but for someone like him – He couldn’t do much other than explore Downtown Karakura. He wanted more than that, friends, a school-life, possibly even an adventure. After his possession of Kurikara, a sword that some random stranger whom soon grew to be the same woman who was slowly teaching him how to wield and fight with a blade, it had only meant that he had to be somewhat isolated. He longed to join Karakura High School but it was hard for someone with little to no control over his powers and he couldn’t exactly go roaming around a school with a sword tied to his back. The further he grew from Kurikara, the weaker he got.

Although, that was exactly the reason why the boy had walked off to random places secretly recently. He was sick of the isolation and had only longed for someone else to talk to. Even if he were soon to be caught by Shirou some-time soon, he could at least make the moments like this last. He wanted someone else whom may of also felt his pain in the past or present. Okumura wouldn’t ever have the guts to go past a certain distance after reaching these outskirts, he knew unwelcome things bay lurk out here somewhere. He wanted to stay at least just a stretch away from Karakura so he knew he could return in case of any trouble. The only thing that was possibly keeping the boy from sinking in to depression was possibly the fact that the nights like these today were actually clear and filled with fresh breezes.

He found himself unfortunately standing out a lot but dark nights like these allowed for him to blend in at least, his dark-blue coloured hair and attire almost camouflaged him within the high branches of the tall trees he sat upon. The only thing that had been a pain in the past was the way that his sword emitted it’s blue rays, even when sheathed but that was a problem that had been fixed with the help of a dark-red coloured silk that also helped lay Kurikara supporting on the boy’s back.

Rin looked over to the horizon where the moon shone it’s brightest. It must of just gone a few minutes past midnight. The hundreds of stars above him shone individually whilst the only current sounds that could be heard were the sounds of the soft wind making its way towards Karakura and almost inaudible distant cars driving at a steady pace, probably people that were on their way home from work. It was always ten times more peaceful at nights than it were at mornings but that said, both were soothing, whether it be the birds singing at the crack of dawn or just the silence that people used to reflect on the day that had just passed at nights.

“What do I do now…?” Rin whispered to himself, taking Kurikara from his back and placing the sword on his lap with a frown embracing his face. Why did he need to be in possession of this sword? Why did he need to train exactly? Many questions were still left unanswered, He had only hoped for a normal life since his times as a street kid and even this felt far from normal. He didn’t want to accept whom he was and possibly never would. He was a half-demon yet he would never be able to bring himself to dirty his hands or his blade with the blood of another beings. He wouldn’t be able to kill even if his life depended on it. For now, he simply just wanted to watch the night fly by quietly whilst he slowly began falling asleep into his own dreamworld.

Mon Apr 15, 2013 8:30 am

Night time.

The time of day that was the most thrilling, yet at the same time; the most silent. It was a weird sensation how that worked, night time had two extremes, never balancing somewhere in the middle like day time does. Night time was always either loud, with flashing lights, or dark, with the cool breeze and the trees rattling above you. That is exactly what was happening; high up above the Outskirts of Karakura, the trees were rattling, shaking softly in the breeze that slowly embraced the city. A man cloaked in a red overcoat, orange glasses and a large red hat walked among these trees, the sky bright and clear that night. As the cool whip had continued over the general vicinity, the man had placed his hands softly into the pockets of his overcoat, his black boots stomping loudly into the leaves, each step emitting a crunching noise as he remained silent. The figure kept his head down, focusing on the ground before him - rarely ever looking up when he went for walks. As he continued walking, he lifted his head up briefly, revealing his face. The man was Alucard Iramasha, a member of the Demon Iramasha family. Alucard was notorious for these walks - walking through the trees, the forests; being consumed in by the darkness that surrounded him. Whenever he left Iramasha island, it wasn't to see anyone, or even to gather supplies; it was to do things like this. To release his mind, to enjoy walks around the town and through the woods. For a man disturbed by horrible thoughts deep down, for a man drowned in his own pity, hid behind his egotistical, narcissistic attitude, it was bliss.

There was many reasons for the demon Iramasha to be out of his home, yet none of them seemed important enough to take action on. It was no lie that he didn't leave his family, his fellow Iramasha, very often because he was a weird man; haunted by ghosts and his past. He was a man who was in dire search of freedom - yet no way to make it so. He continued to walk, the crunches from the leaves crunching between his boot and the floor getting louder and louder as he went. Alucard has just returned from his time away from everyone, he had left for a while... left everything behind. And perhaps with good reason, after all, all the world seemed to be filled with was anger and destruction. For a tortured soul, for a person as deeply traumatized as Alucard, that wasn't healthy. So why come back? Perhaps it was his violent, powerful anger. Or something as simple as wanting to help out his own family, to help out his 'friends' in the upcoming events in the world. He did not know what was going to happen but he was back; and nobody could change that. At least not for a while. After a while of simply wondering through the outskirts of Karakura, he stopped. Sniffing the air, he looked up, noticing a man slightly camouflaged in his own clothes and hair. As Alucard stood there, he lowered his head from looking up and simply lent against a tree slightly, raising his leg to it.

"You take life as it comes, that's what you do."

A smirk crossed the face of Dracula as he said this. The first line he had ever said to Rin, from a complete stranger, may have been weird - or even creepy but such things did not bother Alucard in this way. He thought back to his brother, back to his nephew's, Auzre, Katashi and Koichi. He smirked at this, he thoughts about them in a way of being reminiscent. From his year of being gone, his year of disappearing from the knowledge and time of anyone, Alucard hadn't once contacted them. While he knew they would all be fine, he remained worried for him - like a father who was over-protective of his sons or daughters. He was like a father to all of his family members, yet he had left them for years at a time. Some father-figure Alucard turned out to be.

"So, Rin Okumura wonders alone in the Outskirts of Karakura. That can't be very safe for a young child such as yourself."

Once he finished his sentence, he looked up, taking off his hat and throwing it to the ground, followed by taking off his orange tinted glasses, placing them softly onto the top of his hat, creasing the hat as the glasses landed on it. Rin Okumura... He hadn't expected to see such person here, at this time period. After all, he was such a young, naive kid who had barely known anything about his heritage, who his true family was. Alucard wondered, stopping to think before he continued to say anything to the child that was above him in the trees.

I do wonder... does he know? Does he know who he truly is? Alucard wondered this to himself. It was such a major thing in a young mans life, he wasn't sure whether it was the right decision to tell him, or let him believe whatever he wanted to believe. But none the less, the demon-Iramasha ultimately didn't care. To people who didn't know Alucard, it may have seemed weird for him to know so much about people - to know their names and such like it was in his own head. To Rin, whom he had never officially met, it may have seemed weird. Most people were confused my his way of behaving, if not creeped out by it a bit. So he avoided people, he avoided contact with most people -including his family at times. His eyes remained on Rin as he awaited a reply from the boy, hopefully not running away or getting scared by the sudden appearance of Alucard. Alucard had no intention of hurting Rin, no intention of a fight or anything of that kind. Yet, he was worried. It was a weird sensation, yet he felt it.

"The world's not a safe place for someone so young to be wondering alone. There are people like me out here at this time."

Mon Apr 15, 2013 5:17 pm

How peaceful it was. These nights were missed greatly when the harsh winter season would fast approach Karakura but now that those horrid bitter-frosted nights had disappeared, that only left for the spring and summer nights to approach. Ones where most would camp out with their friends, or participate in some late-night shopping down in some of the markets. Rin wasn’t exactly scared of the dark any longer, maybe it was the fact that he had learn trust, the ability to credit rely on the three people that were important to him at this moment of time, the ones who had saved him from his near-death experience of his life as a street kid which had always kept him thinking. Sometimes, the memories or thoughts prevented him from sleeping, he had always contemplated the fact that there may just be other demons out there he was unaware of. Perhaps the world really wasn't a big a place as Rin had previously thought of.

Whilst slowly falling in to a state of sleep, a soft breeze flew past him whilst his nose twitched slightly. He was unaware that his ability of smell had increased since recently and whilst it may still be slightly blurred, currently he had noticed another presence of someone else. His dark blue eyes opened slightly, almost similar to a new-born seeing the world for the first time.

"You take life as it comes, that's what you do."

A sudden voice came out from no-where, someone else was camouflaged within the darkness? The boy jumped slightly from the thick branch he layed upon, almost losing his balance for a second. His eyes quickly looked around to where the voice came from. Was this a person to fear? He had hardly spoken to anyone other than those back at home so saying the wrong thing was always of concern to the boy. He didn’t exactly know how to fight in case something happened and he wasn’t much of a defender for himself, he had only really learnt how to hold his blade properly now which he assumed was better than nothing. But even so, he was pretty sure that if it was anyone with an intention to wound or kill Rin, they would of done it now at least.

You take life as it comes? After coming to his senses and growing fully alert, washing out his wants for a nap, he finally realized what the man had said was in fact a reply to what seemed like a rhetorical question to the boy but perhaps that question really was needed for an answer and a good one it was. Rin had been so stuck up in thinking of the future he hadn't really thought about taking everything that should happen in the present as it traveled. There was no use hasting things up, sure he may be impatient and no one could stop that but he had to focus on the present. Which at the current time was finding out who exactly this new person was.

"So, Rin Okumura wonders alone in the Outskirts of Karakura. That can't be very safe for a young child such as yourself."

Rin quickly stood up, narrowing his eyes softly to focus more, holding Kurikara in one hand he opened his mouth slightly, no words coming out for a few seconds.

“I can look after myself…”

Of course this may not be fully true, he had grown up a lot by his own but the boy wasn’t exactly aware of the kind of trouble he may bump into from now on. He noticed a small figure somewhat close, was this the mysterious man? It was hard seeing his appearance and his attire with the way it blended so smoothly within the darkness, almost making him seem like a shadowy figure which added even more mystery to him. Who exactly was this man and another question that had possibly spooked and shocked Rin even more…

“H..How do you know my name?”

Although Rin wasn’t exactly the type to go around giving his name out, he was pretty sure he had never been in contact with such a man as the one just feet away from him so how would he know it, that and how much DID he know? Rin slowly watched the man’s hat fall to the ground without any damage caused upon that or his glasses before his gaze averted back up to the figure. He indeed was a naive boy and he was aware of this, if someone were to mention other names even the well-known Ketsu then the boy would be completely clueless. Maybe Shirou had chosen not to tell Rin about such people just yet in order to protect him, he knew that from what Shura had told him, fighting will be inevitable in the future for him so he had could only train from then on. But being the kid he was, it hadn't ceased to spark his curiousity even more, he was only aware of the Shinigami and Sugiura but he still felt some sort of feeling that there was a whole lot more than that out there and yet he hadn't even stopped to think the man he had stumbled upon this long night was just that.

“The world's not a safe place for someone so young to be wondering alone. There are people like me out here at this time."

People like him? The boy was indeed aware of the danger within the area and had to be alert at all times after all.

“If you intended to hurt me. You would of done so already. I’m not scared…”

Rin kept his balance upon the branch, keeping his sights set upon the figure, was he really not scared? Possibly not. He was only young so he still had a lot to learn about whether or not he was trusting the right people but perhaps that was all about taking risks, right?

“Who are you…T..Tell me how you know my name…I’ve never met you before…”

Tue Apr 16, 2013 10:02 am

It became cold as the night progressed, the cool breeze picking up and not showing any sign of it stopping anytime soon. Although the sky was clear, a smell of wetness remained in the air, the sort of smell that lingers around in a piece of land just after the rain had come and gone. It was a nice smell, a calming smell, and perhaps something weird for someone such as Alucard to enjoy. But as time progressed through the entire world, he found more peace in the land of the living than in any other dimension - be it Soul Society, Hueco Mundo or even K-world. He didn't get out so much, but even when he did, it was to come to places like this. He remembered as a little child, he always used to come out here by himself, even from the age of twelve and onward, he'd come out to places like this and escape from his everyday life into this sort of evangelical, clear and calm forests that surrounded much of the living world. The Demon Iramasha turned his head, returning his gaze to his feet before a cigarette appearing out of no where, lifting up from his pocket and flying into his mouth, already alight. He smirked and kept the smoke hanging out of his mouth - remaining focused on Rin's reaction to his sudden talking. Each time he looked up, he noticed Rin sort of agitated it seemed, sort of hesitant as he spoke. A smirk crossed his mouth, smoke erupting at the same time. Dracula's dark, black hair blew in the breeze as it whipped over and through the trees, wildly.

"Don't be so sure. I know many things about everyone, my knowledge of you seems limited, though."

He looked up again, returning his gaze to Rin high up in the trees. Despite his outfit being a dark red, he still blended in rather well with the darkness that shrouded the trees in the Outskirts of Karakura. Alucard wasn't a person to really care for people like Rin, he didn't care whether his family was out here or not. Though, for some reason he took interest. The reasoning? Even that was oblivious to the man, something about the kid that was sat high up above him was enthralling him into taking interest. Something about being back in Karakura, something about being back into the world where people could recognise his existence... it made him feel wanted, in a way. Something Alucard had never felt in his life, every moment of his life he was used to be under appreciated in everything he did; although he continued on with it. Didn't attempt to please anyone, get people to notice him unless it was for absolute fear. Why? Because in Alucard's twisted mentality, everything you did for people was thrown in your face. Or, they'd try to kill you in the end. No matter what he did, he trusted nobody. He hadn't wanted to shut himself off - but he did. And now, it was all he knew.

The darkness that shrouded the two of the people calmly sitting alone in the forest was not something that could likely be picked up by outsiders. In most cases, they were hiding their reiatsu from anyone around - even if they were very close in proximity. Alucard had hid his reiatsu completely from everyone, so it wouldn't attract any powerful attention. As Rin still sat up in the tree calmly, Alucard placed a foot forward before twisting his body into shadows, the darkness reaching out and grasping onto the tree and grabbing onto the branches with a claw like hand. Within seconds, Alucard had appeared behind Rin, floating in the air, his face solidifying out of the smoke, leaning in close and coming right up to the child's ear, softly whispering;

"If I wanted to hurt you? I'd make you suffer in the worst way possible."

As his face solidified and said this, his voice would remain deep and menacing, while a large flow of hair covered his left eye, still waving as the wind blew in the breeze. After this, his face would simply fade back into the darkness and manifest itself beside Rin on the branch, solidifying into Alucard's normal appearance, his red overcoat and all. On the branch, it would manifest so he was sitting beside Rin - his darkness clawing itself back into his body. The Demon Iramasha looked straight forwards, the lights in the distance, then shifting his eyes up to the clouds above them before turning his head to Rin, his red crimson eyes glowing in the moon light in a menacing fashion.

"Who am I? I am everything and everything. The very darkness that holds your body at night, the very air you breathe. Every movement, every second of your life - that's who i am."

His voice paused for a moment, returning from looking at Rin to straight ahead and into the night sky.

"Alucard Iramasha. And luckily for you, I don't have an appetite for young kids tonight."

There was many things that Alucard could have done to this kid, he could have kidnapped him, tortured him for fun. Eaten him, wrapped his sharp canines around the kids neck and simply sucking the blood right out within a moments notice. But why? There was an underlining factor that echoed in his mind, yet he didn't know whether or not it was a good idea for him to express it. So he waited, he waited until he learnt more about Rin Okumura before finding a way to sink his teeth into the delicious information that he had simply held behind his tongue. The dark man wasn't sure if he even knew about most people in the world, he wondered if he even knew all of his family. To fill in the gaps would definitely be entertaining, and perhaps even crushing for Rin to learn all of this information. Something that could definitely be fun.

Tue Apr 16, 2013 4:02 pm

Even though the recent days had proven to be full of a summer-like nature, the night temperatures were still at a cold peek around this time. It was more or less that the wind actually welcomed everyone with a bitter greeting, numbing people’s fingers and ears. So it was defiantly still the occasion to wrap up warm or to at least not go around wearing very little that was of course if someone wasn’t used to such weather. Although Rin could use his flames to warm him up, he didn’t really want to abuse his powers like that, perhaps it was the fact he was scared about setting everything around him alight but Shura had also told him to try his hardest to not unsheathe Kurikara or use his flames without her consent and guidance. It had rained recently and even though it had been a mild day, it was still sort of…refreshing. Even the fact that sitting up so high from the ground and being able to see Karakura’s dazzling light display from afar was even more than enough to give off a magical feel. It made the boy think about the every single person that lived here, they were all important to him even though he may not know every single one of them. They were all similar to everyone; they all had a daily routine and a goal they were working 200% towards. Such a thing like death may indeed be inevitable for most but Rin hadn’t ever wanted to think about that, not now at least. He didn’t want to think about the same fate he shared with others, he simply wanted to take the man’s advice and take life as it came to him from now on.
Since Rin may not be all that clever, he was still able to take into consideration about the weather which led on to him bringing a hooded jumper to at least provide protection from the cold to his arms. The crunching sounds of the leaves attached softly to the branches above were heard rattling with every time the wind blew at different paces, every now and then the crispy green and orange coloured leaves would fall off from the harsh force. Although, this was a sign. New leaves were growing, new life was being welcomed. The boy could hardly make out what the figure in front of him was; the dark night had given him this disadvantage whilst the light smell of smoke was picked up by the boy, a cigarette that had somehow already been alight. Making Rin have a small second spark of hope that someone else may also share the same power as he did. Although it was somewhat hard for the scent to stay with the breezes that seemed to be picking up every few minutes. He knew that the man would be of no threat but that was only because he wanted to believe that. If only life was as easy as that, being able to take everything and able to to trust everyone in return, no fighting or wars but everyone should have at least some knowledge that such a world would never exist. All people could do now was watch each other’s back or in some unlucky cases, watch their own. Perhaps the reason for Rin being so curious about the figure in front of him and wanting to know more was in fact that he was indeed lonely and had only wanted someone to become friends with, he even had the urge to ask for a friendship at one point but perhaps this man was someone that should be the type that most would want to stay away from.

"Don't be so sure. I know many things about everyone; my knowledge of you seems limited, though."

Rin questioned quietly at this, he was aware of the fact that his brother had known a lot of things but he had never met someone whom had a knowledge over everyone. Had this man met every person or did some sort of information broker provide him the information? Those were the only two possibilities Rin could think about due to his own knowledge not being that wide. That being said, it still did confuse Rin as to why exactly the man didn’t know much about him. Then again, he wasn’t quite sure if he wanted someone he had never met before to know more things about him than he knew himself or quite the opposite. He wanted to know just how many people knew about his background and who exactly he was, he had only hoped it had been Shura and Shirou but he was told otherwise by them. The thought of one day walking down a road in Downtown Karakura and being shunned by individuals was one of the boy’s greatest nightmare. Although Rin hadn’t any clue what Reiatsu really was, he still noticed that at times he could feel some sort of presence emitting from most. Shirou’s was more of a welcoming one, one that allowed another to feel like they were wanted, that there was no harm to be done. Whenever Rin was around Shirou, he felt like he was able to accomplish most. But with this person it was cloudy, dark, dull, words Rin couldn’t even summarize. It felt completely different to the presence he felt from Shirou, it felt unwelcoming.

So why? Why hadn’t Rin ran off now, any person in their right mind would have done so but Rin had almost felt like he was paralyzed, similar to a fly being trapped within the depths of a web of a spider. Even if Rin could move, how would he find his way? He felt as if he was unmatched but by how match was unknown to the boy. He had no idea how strong this person truly was and he wasn’t the type of person to pick a fight with a random stranger neither and had no intention of doing so. Now at second look, the darkness around them also was a thing that seemed unwelcoming, almost scaring the boys, making him slowly get lost in the surroundings around him and giving him a new fear.
Just a few seconds after a small silence, Rin not knowing what to do nor say. The figure moved forwards by a foot and soon shockingly to the boy disappeared, a claw appearing out of no-where whilst making Rin question to himself that maybe the person he had stumbled upon the night hadn’t actually been whom he thought he was. He wasn’t Human, Rin knew that for an obvious fact…so what exactly was he? His eyes were locked on the tree that the man had been on, only now taking acknowledge that he wasn’t there anymore. A cold shiver overcame him suddenly whilst he felt trapped in some nightmare of his own.

"If I wanted to hurt you? I'd make you suffer in the worst way possible."

A quick solid breath was heard from Okumura that he couldn’t help from doing, why couldn’t he turn around? Why was he so scared? Even though Rin indeed didn’t like thinking about death, it was one thing he had in common with others, he feared it. He didn’t want to die nor suffer a long and painful death and it seemed that the man really had no remorse whatsoever. Rin’s body automatically refrained itself from not blinking, it felt petrified in case the fact that if he were to close his eyes for that split millisecond and open them, he would see worse. His fear of the darkness and only just sunken in slowly through Rin’s head, the freedom that he felt just a few moments ago hadn’t been so free now. Inhaling deeply, Rin opened his mouth to speak, his lips and whole body soon shaking for a moment…but not from the coldness around them now. When finally building up enough courage, the boy looked behind his shoulder quickly, his fists clenched hard whilst his nails dug into the very depths of his skin. But nothing, nothing was there at all, he didn’t want to believe he had imagined that. He knew it happened. Rin brought one foot behind him by a few inches, careful to not fall from the tree whilst he contemplated on trying to run away but just the last few movements of his muscle had taken more than enough courage than Rin had at the time. He had now regretted being so high up now, access to the ground would have been a much easier way to escape in case of something like this. When the boy looked forward, he soon noticed the figure besides him, making the boy flinch from his skin. Now the mystery was just a little bit more clearer as to whom this man was. Had the darkness that Rin felt emitting from something been all his doing? Was the power gap between the two really that huge? Rin couldn’t even think about lifting a finger against this man anymore. When he noticed the man look towards him, the boy gulped quietly, small sweat drops falling from his face for a second as his body refused to take his eyes away from the man’s. The red eyes that belonged to the man had only added an even darker aura to the man, because whenever someone like Rin would come across red eyes, especially in the beloved manga or anime then they’d easily associate them with evil.

“Who am I? I am everything and everything. The very darkness that holds your body at night, the very air you breathe. Every movement, every second of your life - that's who i am."

Rin sighed out softly when he looked away, but then thought about what was just said. Everything…was him? Rin gave a confused look for a second, but it was hard to explain as to why exactly. He could only explain the man as a god at that time or something similar, but when he thought about it again he thought of a darker version…similar to a devil. He quickly shook that thought away, not wanting to think about anything associated with something that would remind him of Satan.
"Alucard Iramasha. And luckily for you, I don't have an appetite for young kids tonight."
The colour on Rin’s face soon paled somewhat. Appetite? Would he… Rin stepped back to the face of the tree trunk that connected the branch, he was hating the closeness of the too. He had already seen how fast Alucard was from his appearance within the front of Rin to the back, he could be dead within a second and Rin wouldn’t even know about it. “I….” Rin finally spoke, wanting to break the feeling of being consumed by the darkness in attempt to redeem his old self. Although what would he say? He obviously couldn’t greet himself because Alucard had known who he was. “I…” What if he were to say the wrong thing? So many questions whizzed through the boy’s mind at one time. Even though Alucard had said what seemed to be that he didn’t want to kill or hurt anyone tonight, he still was unsure if he could trust him. “T..Then what do you want, Alucard Iramasha?” Rin’s voice stuttered clearly whilst addressing the man, his grasp on Kurikara tightened by his side although with no intention of using the blade it was the only thing that at the moment was making him feel like he was protected. Like it was keeping him sane, from running off or breaking down. Rin wanted to know why such a person would be out at this time and why he was so cruel to get the boy so muddled up with everything and that’s just exactly what he intended on finding out.

Fri Apr 19, 2013 11:56 am

This kid is interesting.

That was the only thought that continued to pound it's way into Alucards head. Every reaction, every word, every second he spent around him was that thought. Although his words may have seemed creepy to the kid that was beside him, his thoughts were pure. For a man such as Alucard, pure thoughts weren't something you would expect to be expressed; especially since his dark aura is usually the only thing that is emitting from his body, it made it difficult to think past that aura. Each time he was around someone, his words were filled with egotistical, narcissistic tone to them, yet he didn't express his true thoughts. The night was getting colder, the continuous cold chills whipped over the trees and among the soft leaves and grass below him. The weather wasn't much of a concern though, at least not for the demon Iramasha for his blood always ran hot. No matter the temperature, he was always warm. His demonic blood heated up his body so much, the cold barely even felt like it was touching him. In fact, it seemed like he was always like this. The cold weather of the world never working it's justice against his body - rather just performing a meaningless task of making everything else cold. Of course, he felt it, but it didn't phase him.

His eyes shot across from his body, soaring over to Rin as he seemed to be put on edge. Every movement he made, he seemed to be more scared as he was around Alucard. However, this wasn't the Iramasha's intention in the slightest. Alucard would have to reassure the kid that, despite appearances, he wasn't here to hurt him. Rather, Alucard was here on the opposite of reasoning's. His crimson eyes bellowed as he look deadly into Rin's, snapping off a piece of bark from the tree with his hands and holding it up into the air above him. His eyes averted to the bark, black hair blowing in front of his face and illuminating his face with the aura and reiatsu he began to build around them. Dracula then closed them, before letting out a single breathe, almost as if he was sighing - an emotion that was found when he didn't think someone was worthy of his time. However, this was not the case.

"You see, Rin... I'm not here to hurt you, to scare you, to instill any type of fear inside your head. You're doing that on your own accord, judging me by the manner in which I present myself. What you must understand is this: I'm not your enemy. I am, you could say, family. You're so oblivious to your nature, to your heritage, because nobody has told you; and you've had no interest. I'm worried that you're going to just let that be a close on your life - that you're content with knowing nothing. But perhaps -- perhaps it's better to know nothing, than to know everything."

Alucard closed kept his eyes closed, snapping the piece of bark in between his right hand fingers, index and middle finger. He opened his eyes again slowly, the crimson reiatsu that built up in them fading into the darkness of this already dark red, maroon, coloured eyes. The demon Iramasha gave a look of concern, his brow low and his mouth partially open, about to speak a plethora of words to the young kid. It almost appeared as if Alucard had managed to frown so hard, it actually looked like he was showing emotion - which was not often seen from the demon Iramasha, unless it was pleasure from a tough fight, or his normal smug, narcissistic attitude. It was true that Alucard was concerned, for Rin had not shown, or even been told, what ran in his veins, what sort of people his 'family' was keeping secrets from, and that worried Alcuard deeply.

"I am not evil, nor am I good. I describe myself as the darkness that kindles your body into it's slumber before bed, yet you do not know it's meaning. That worries me, deeply. The people you live with, Shirou, whoever else who takes care of you - they have not shown you the pleasures of information - the pleasures of knowledge and the amount of leverage it can give you, or even happiness. A foolish race of people we all are, yet everyone see's you as a child. And a child you may be, but that does not define you. My main concern, is allowing knowledge of who you're affiliated with."

All of this information had just, so suddenly, be blurred out from Alucard. He had not fully comprehended whether or not the young man would have taken all of this information in, or even considered whether or not he'd think about it. After all, he did care for Rin - even if he had not known who Alucard was - it was finally a time to meet and let him know... let him know his true nature and family.

Alucard's eyes returned to facing in front of him after the speech he had just suddenly smashed out into the open - his cold demonic voice shrouding the words, yet, with good intention. His deep black hair continued to blow in the breeze as his he lowered his head to look to the floor below them - not even taking his eyes back to Rin, waiting for a reaction. Dracula knew that it could, maybe, be all a bit too much for him to comprehend, yet he said it anyway - in a hope of actually getting through.

Mon Apr 22, 2013 1:03 pm

Although the night was cold and long, the rays from the moon still lit up the forest. The stars glew through some of the highest leaves from the trees, shining down towards the branches that the two were on. Perhaps meeting Alucard or someone similar would of always been inevitable but Rin had started to think that perhaps it was a good idea. He felt scared yet nostalgic at the same time. He wasn't quite sure why the feeling of nostalgia was overcoming him at the time and had been concealed before but it had felt like although he may of never met Alucard in the past, he somehow knew him in a way or had felt like he had crossed paths with him before.

The cold air made the boy's hair sway during the fast paces where leaves would fall from the trees. His dark blue hair shone out at times where the moon peaked in between the gaps from the leaves before blending back towards the darkness of the unlit branches. He hated how he was cowering away to himself, being remembered about the many nightmares he had had recently from the dark aura he had felt within the air made him think of Alucard as one big nightmare. Even though the half-demon boy knew the man's name, many things still were a mystery to him and possibly would stay a mystery for a while. Where exactly was the man from or where did he live?

He couldn't picture having had this same meeting during the day, when the sun shone and many were out and about or even if there was a lot of overcast. It had seemed that when most were asleep in their own homes that Alucard would venture out, at least that's what Rin thought. He had never heard of Alucard previously, Shirou hadn't told him to say the least so he really had no knowledge over him or his background. The dark red attire that belonged to him and his dark hair made Rin picture him as a shady character but perhaps the connection Rin was feeling currently was that someone else was similar to him and to tell the truth, this was the first meeting he had had with someone who had powers that wasn't actually a hollow.

Rin kept his balance upon the thick branch although he wasn't quite sure how he learnt to climb trees to high places, he was still somewhat uneasy always about having to climb back down. But even so, being in a tight place allowed him to study Alucard's appearance further now that he wasn't quite hidden within the darkness whilst his eyes seemed to be hidden at most times from his black hair. Rin frowned with sadness as his gaze followed towards the branch beneath them. If he had ran away then what would of happened exactly? His daily routine still may of been the same and although he was learning about his powers and how to control them slowly, He still felt like he wanted to know more but at the same time had hoped he could leave the blade in a corner of the house to collect dust and forget all about his true self. But doing so would of been similar to leaving himself to rot alone in a corner and never being able to take himself back out. He felt slightly envious of Alucard, he seemed to not care about other people's thought of the powers he could control. Perhaps the boy was just being stupid, he had only just met him afterwards. He let out a small sigh that was carried away from the unceasing breezes, his eyes looking up towards Alucard once more.

"You see, Rin... I'm not here to hurt you, to scare you, to instill any type of fear inside your head. You're doing that on your own accord, judging me by the manner in which I present myself. What you must understand is this: I'm not your enemy. I am, you could say, family. You're so oblivious to your nature, to your heritage, because nobody has told you; and you've had no interest. I'm worried that you're going to just let that be a close on your life - that you're content with knowing nothing. But perhaps -- perhaps it's better to know nothing, than to know everything."

The one thing that had come across Rin's mind the second he had laid his eyes on Alucard from the beginning; was the question of whether or not he was a enemy or a friend? But what about Family? Family would of never sprung into the boys mind until now, What exactly did he mean? Of course such a thing would make the kid confused, he wasn't even sure if he knew the full definition of family anymore. His history from his birth had been so scrambled up so much that confusion was the only thing that had overcame the boy's mind. He wasn't quite sure of what a Mother or a Father's role was in a family or anything else other than a brotherly figure.

Of course Rin knew that Shirou wasn't in fact Rin's 'true' brother or family, But he didn't really want to believe it because beneath all those negative thoughts, he truly wanted to be related to Shirou by blood. So why hadn't the thought of having further relatives on Satan's side yet hit the boy? Even though he had yet to acknowledge what Family truly was, he still didn't see why Alucard had called himself 'family'. Did he mean it the way Rin saw Shirou was family or actually by blood family? Rin didn't even contemplate the latter because he was sure Shura would of told him if he had any further relatives when he was told about who he was. But the more he got his mind caught up in everything Alucard was saying, the more he was wondering what exactly was being kept from him or was no in any of the two's knowledge. But even so, was there something that Alucard knew about Rin that he wasn't yet telling him or did even Shirou know something? It angered the boy that when he thought he knew himself so well, he had only begun feeling like some sort of ghost.

"I...You're not my family...Only Shirou is..." Rin frowned, not sure whether the words hurt others sometimes.

"I am not evil, nor am I good. I describe myself as the darkness that kindles your body into it's slumber before bed, yet you do not know it's meaning. That worries me, deeply. The people you live with, Shirou, whoever else who takes care of you - they have not shown you the pleasures of information - the pleasures of knowledge and the amount of leverage it can give you, or even happiness. A foolish race of people we all are, yet everyone see's you as a child. And a child you may be, but that does not define you. My main concern, is allowing knowledge of who you're affiliated with."

Such knowledge that Alucard knew made the boy panic that the isolation that Shirou and Rin decided to seek within the Karakura Forest wasn't in fact a well isolated place after all. He was sure Shirou hadn't even spoken to Alucard but even thinking about that, what he thought Shirou did know and didn't gave Rin a head-ache. He didn't want Alucard to be true one bit, he could of never thought that Shirou would keep things away from him or even lie to him in any case at all. He trusted Shirou and everything he did, he depended on him. That was why he was a brother to Rin. But who was he affiliated with? Rin wasn't the type to pay attention at most parts but somehow he felt drawn into all of what he was being told, taking in every single word that Iramasha spoke as if his life depended on it. As if no one else would of ever told Rin this information.

"What...What do you mean "Affiliated"...?" He asked, feeling anger burn through his body for an unknown reason. "Shirou isn't foolish...I-I know him. He's told me everything and anything I wanted to know. He would never keep anything away from me...I know it because he's my brother and I trust him...He would never lie..."

Was this true? Or was it something Rin wanted to be true? Both were unknown now to Okumura. He wanted answers now, he longed to know everything about himself and those who knew Satan or about his half-demon side.

"How do I know that you're not lying? I don't. I may be a child but I have the right to know everything about who I am and I think if Shirou knew something that he hadn't told me before, he would of certainly told me by now. I don't care what you say about me but don't call any race foolish because I know Shirou isn't...I would do anything to know more about myself...I feel like I'm my own stranger and it hurts..It hurts not having friends and having to stay isolated in places for reasons I don't even know why. Of course I want to know more, I'm old enough and want to be trusted more but having people like my brother by my side, helps me to think of things other than that."

Although Rin wasn't exactly the type to cry at most things, he had felt the tears begin to build up in his eyes. Was he truly that sad about how he felt like he was trapped in a box? Like he felt as if he had some sort of amnesia and knew nothing about himself when really he hadn't any knowledge about himself? He truly despised these emotions. He had been so happy recently but every day that passed had secretly been clinging onto Rin's shoulder, making him want more, to know more and the fact that Alucard seemed to have all the keys to the locked door made Rin start to wonder. Just how much exactly of what he was told was a lie or the truth? He truly hated himself.

[THEFROST] · Tue Jul 16, 2013 8:34 am

Artist: Takanashi Yasuharu (Fairy Tail OST 3) - Song: Kanashiki Kako- Word Count: 1050

The two of these beings interacting was an interesting sight. They were two opposite sides of the same coin, they were drawn together, yet only one of them realised this. One wanted to fight, to consume and destroy; the other avoiding fighting and anything that came his way. He may have been a child, but for him to feel confined to such a quarter of his life was something that was worrying. Why would a child be confined to such ways? Usually, because they were frightened. Not the child themselves, but the people who were overseeing their growing up, parental-like figures such as Shirou, that this kid Rin was happy to keep spouting. Rin was oblivious to many things, the ways of life and even who his family was. There were a few things that he didn't know about the kid, although perhaps he knew even more than this even knew about himself. Was he really as cynical and illogical as Alucard thought? He didn't seem to have any hunger for knowledge or look for who he actually was? To Dracula, it seemed like he was relying on this man, Shirou, who was constantly defined as his brother, to be able to look out for him and give him guidance. Although guidance from people is usually a myth, people claim to look out for others and make sure they survive, but in the end it's a game of who can survive the longest; even in the eyes of Alucard, surviving was really the only way to live. Not looking out for other people, even if your entire world has become evil and turned against you and you need people to have faith in. Perhaps that's where Alucard lacked in belief, or lacked in human nature, but faith was often put into people for the wrong reasons. Faith... simply a myth.

Yet there was nothing that people would do to change this. There were many aspects of life and death that were beautiful, and people like Rin were sheltered from such things like this... why? Why would he be sheltered from the harsh realities of the world, learning from such a young age could make it much more possible for him to become a custom to the harsh world around him. "You rely on him too much." Alucard's voice echoed in the soft breeze, his gaze still hanging down over the branch and looking at the floor below, his black long hair draping over his red coat and covering a portion of his face, blowing softly in the breeze. "You have a problem with accepting the knowledge he gives you already, right? so why would he tell you more? Shirou only tells you selected things, the first thing you need to know if not to rely on anyone else but yourself. If you have question, you answer them yourself. If you have problems, you solve them yourself. If you need help, then ask for it; and if they oppose you and not give you the information you want, you continue your search. There is no way he would tell you everything you need to know... Why would he ever tell you someone like me exists, right? That's too dark and cruel to tell a child in most people's eyes. Tch, what a world we live in." This really did concern him, but why? He shouldn't be looking out for this kid like this, he should learn this all in due time. But perhaps... It was time to let the truth out, and perhaps end this kid's search for answers, or why Alucard was even here at this present moment.

Taking a deep breathe in, he looked up, slowly raising himself to his feet on the branch he was standing on. He walked softly closer and closer to the edge of the branch right until he was on the edge, almost not even effecting the branch in weight due to making himself so light. He looked out over the plains of fields that separated the Karakura city and the rest of the world, the high moon blasting it's blue and white lunar light all over the two beings in this area. His mouth opened softly, still looking out at the moon, both hands placed in either of his pockets. "You're family, Rin. I'm you're uncle." He released his breathe after saying the sentence, a cool whisp of air flowing over his mouth as he said so, no emotion shrouding his face nor any relative feature; a simple blank stare at the moon emitting the intense lunar light. "Well, rather great uncle, but either way." He dropped himself off of the branch, lowering himself down to the previous level where his hat and glasses had been placed amongst the leaves and short grass the plagued the outskirts in the trees, almost a forest like terrain.

He picked up his hat one again, dusting it off and placing it on his head, and his orange tinted glasses gleaming in the moonlight, a small smirk crossing his face. He said it, this was the entire reason he was here tonight. To be here, to be at this certain location; it meant that he greeted Rin, told him who he really was and what it meant to be that. This kid was so oblivious, yet it was kind of funny. How would he react to such information? It did not matter... He did what he came here to do. He simply leant against the tree softly, hands placed in pockets after putting his large red hat and orange tinted glasses back on his face, the smirk being visible to even Rin who was possibly still high up in the trees. He wouldn't believe such a thing, at least that's what The Count thought. To be hit with such information so quickly, there's no way he'd believe it. Or perhaps he might still, never the less, whether he believed it or not; it was real. And he had to accept that as fast as he could. After all, it didn't mean that Alucard was going to play chasey or any other stupid games with him, he may be a great uncle; but Alucard doing such things? No way, it was just family relations that drew him here. Nothing more.

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