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4th Post; Video/action

[ There's way too many ducks flying around. It's a good thing that Joluk has managed to obtain a decent bow with plenty of arrows. He's doing a pretty good job of shooting them.]

These things really are creepy.

[ He's shooting more of them. A few of his shots miss.]

Damn, I really did get rusty! I've been out of practice for way too long.

[ There are some more successful shots,then another miss.]

What the...?

Did that one just laugh at me?

[ A duck swoops towards him and he barely dodges it.]

Crap! That was way too close!

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It must have gone horribly wrong...

[Agni can be a bit tooooo trusting and naive. No the Hades cup did not clue him inthat Hades might be evil]

Don't mention it. I needed your help as well. It is what friends are for.

That's one way of putting it.

I think I'll still get nightmares after they're destroyed.

[ He shudders a bit, but then forces a smile.]

We finally get to see each other in person.

What did you see?

[It must have been something other than an Agni clone that was preying on Joluk's mind. He tries to return the smile at that sudden realization.]

So we do! I am surprised that we haven't met sooner. I guess I never had the occasion to travel to the Land of Dragons and you hadn't gone to Radiant Garden?

Yeah, I haven't traveled much.

[ He draws in a shaky breath. Well, after Agni shared some personal information, he could do the same.]

At first they just showed me minor annoyances. They made it sound like the ducks were laughing at me when I missed, then they showed some type of dog that laughed at me. Some pheasant appeared when I was starting to get hungry.

I guess that stuff didn't discourage me from shooting them, so they went for something that really disturbed me.

[ He gulps.]

Aterui

[ He barely chokes the name out. He tries to calm himself down enough to speak more. Her death hit him hard.]

She...she's a cousin of mine. The way she died, it was horrible! She was married to this rich guy, Numaji. He's powerful and has lots of land, but he's brutal. I'm kinda glad he's caught in the darkness. He beat Aterui so hard all her bones shattered!

[ He's trembling and convulsively clenching his fists.]

The ducks showed her walking towards me, though she was so beaten up she shouldn't have been able to stand. It looked like she was pleading with me to stop the pain! I still shot at her image. I wanted it to disappear like the others did, but they just made it look like my arrow was sticking out of her chest. They made it look so real!

It's like she died a second time and I killed her.

Neither have I, save to Traverse Town, Radiant Garden, Port Royal, and Destiny Island. Perhaps that is something I should change.

[He waited patiently for Joluk to answer, knowing that whatever it was couldn't have been all that pleasant. The ducks seemed most app to show horrific or terrible things in their illusions.. it sounded like Joluk hadn't been spared a similar vision]

Those initial illusions-- remind me of what I saw.

[Agni got really quiet during the next part. Aterui? He didn't need to ask before Joluk was explaining it without his prompting. He reached out to place a comforting hand on the other man's shoulder. He really didn't have to continue if he didn't feel up to it.]

Such a horrible situation-- how could any man raise his hand against a lady like that...

[Abusing ones position in society..boy that hit a little too close to home. His jaw gaped open when Joluk continued]

No wonder you were unable to continue out there. These ducks.. have no sense of honor or fair play. To see something like that-- to experience it--

I'm sorry you had to go through that. My condolences for your cousin. Maybe one day the Gods will see fit to give your cousin another chance for a happy life, one without such hardships and cruelty.

Yeah...

[ He can't bring himself to say much more. He's still shaking. He grips the hand on his shoulder, perhaps a bit too tightly. He really needs the contact.]

[Doesn't blame Joluk for being so tongue-tied at the moment.It's never easy to recollect a painful memory, especially not one like this. Oh heck.. whether Joluk wants one of not, he's getting a hug.]

[ Joluk could really use the hug. He's tightly clinging to Agni. He isn't likely to let go anytime soon. The images were too disturbing for him, even with the knowledge that they were mere illusions.]

[ I miss my clan.]

[It's alright Joluk, you can keep the hug up as long as you like. If the ducks had shown him something from his dark past or worse he'd need the contact just as much.]

Least we're not alone.

[Yes I should definitely introduce you to my master]

[ The trembling finally stopped, but he's still clingy.]

Yeah.

[ He hardly notices the little mice that were sent to destroy the ducks.]

[Agni on the other hand is intrigued by the mice but doesn't move away. Just watches them over Joluk's shoulder. He's never seen so many mice before...... just where did they come from......? He's about to question Joluk about them when it becomes obvious that they're only here for the ducks]

They'll be gone in no time!

Huh?

[ Joluk is now looking. The distraction seems to help a bit.He's loosened his hold on Agni.]

That's one less thing we'll have to worry about.

[It's probably a good idea to distract Joluk, even though it wasn't really the intent. Dwelling on the negative thoughts wouldn't help spring him out of it]

Mm. Then things can get back to normal around here.

[ He wouldn't last very long if he let the negative thoughts consume him. He is recovering from the shock.]

At least until the next weird thing happens.
I'm hoping it'll be something less horrifying.

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