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Nyxeris sighed. “For the last time, yes I am real.” “No, I cannot show you what I can do, as much as I want to, it doesn't work.” He tried at that moment to use his shadow travel but all that happened was the shadows shifting around his boots a little before fading and the lights of the house flickering for a moment. “It’s tragic, really.” He rolled his eyes. “But even though my abilities fail me here, you have enough light to see my eyes. Doesn’t that tell you enough?” Nyxeris couldn’t hide his appearance like before, so his eyes looked completely black and without pupils as a normal human. It would be a dead giveaway for anyone who saw him. They’d for sure think he was anything but human, maybe not fae but definitely not human. He didn’t have fangs but that wouldn’t stop anybody from calling him a vampire if they had seen any movies with black eyed vampires. “Well, I know you know who I am. Who are you?” Nyxeris sat down on the couch once more. If he couldn’t find his crown or sword, he’d just have to make due without them. “I’m sure you still have swords at least.. They’re very effective in battle. I hate to hear you don’t have my crown, though.” He sat in silence after that, wallowing in the sorrow he felt for his lost items and magical abilities. ‘They’ll come back… right? They can’t be gone forever’ He waited for the human to share any information she could, either about who she was or why she had that book in the first place. And, why he lost the battle. “Why did I lose? I could’ve sworn she was right in front of me about to get hit.” Nyxeris shook his head. Did Annalise best him by setting up a decoy? Did he not see it? His mind kept going back to that human's words about him failing to prevail in the last battle. |
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Sabrina watched the man try and control the shadows to no avail, though as the lights flickered and the shadows by his feet shifted, her brain slowly wanted to start believing. She was tired, and this was all too much for her that night, it felt as if she was in a fever dream, trapped and unable to wake, but she could hear, feel, see everything, she knew this was real. She shook her head softly as she looked back to the man's eyes, they were just as described in the book. A dark black abyss that held no light, no emotion, no life. It was strange to see her favorite character before her, though when she had wished to travel to a book realm, this is not what she meant. As he sat once more she let her shoulders fall a bit, slowly trying to gain comfort with her new acquaintance. "My name is Sabrina" She stated, her hands setting on her lap, fingers twirling as an anxious feeling still set in the pit of her stoamch. She sighed softly, regaining a steady breath after the events of the last twenty minutes, brushing her jostled hair out of her face. As he questioned her about swords being used she chuckled instinctively, "Im sorry to say swords are long gone in this time, except for in museums. Now a days we have guns, which is going to be quite a shock for you to see if you stay in this world." She said, shaking her head. "This world is completely different then where you are from. There are no castles and kings and queens, fae and minotaurs. There are humans, fast food, and cars. There are no rules to battle or kingdoms to take over." She began to explain, trying to tell him of the world he had step foot in. "If you truly want to know, it was written that Annalise tricked you. The person you saw was not her, just a fake illusion. As you went to make your final blow, the true Annalise appeared from behind, killing you through your heart." She explained softly. "Im sorry, but that is what is written" She added. "We have to find a way to get you back, maybe now that you know it can be different. I dont know, but you cant stay here. If anyone was to see you in the world, even just your eyes, someone would want you dead and in a museum." She said. That is when an idea popped in her head. Quickly she stood, heading up the stairs where the book laid on the ground. She returned moments later, turning on another set of lights as she flipped through the book. "What if you try like jumping into it, or saying some spell? Maybe if we write into the book?" She asked, flipping and finding the page he had jumped from. The page was disformed, the words jumbled, the edges of the page black with char. "What, this....this wasnt like this." |
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“Hm.” Nyxeris hummed. “Pretty name. Nothing I’ve ever heard before, though.” He listened intently to what she was telling him. Only interjecting once or twice with things like “No, I refuse to believe that swords don’t exist. I mean that in the way of.. Not being used anymore.” And “What an awfully dull world this is. You don’t have any magic of any kind.. What the heck are cars?” “If I truely die in that damned book, I don’t think I want to go back. If I return to the same position I was in when I got sucked out of it, it’ll already be too late.” Nyxeris was on the brink of despair but of course his tone didn’t betray him and of course his expression was nothing more than statement expressionless. “I’ve never seen that in a book before. Are you sure you didn’t buy it like that or drop it in water?” He questioned, leaning over her shoulder to see what she saw. “I have some questions, mainly about this world since there’s no clear way to get back.” Nyxeris informed the human. He turned to face her straight on. He thought for a second, contemplating what he wanted to say and question first. “What do you mean by fast food?” His head tilted slightly in thought. “Does it mean you have someone gather mushrooms, fruits and energy for you to eat yourself? If so, are you royalty in this world? If that’s true, I must say.. You look nothing like a royal. No offence.” Questions flooded his mind. Some related to the conversation, some related to the book and others related to random topics. Some he wouldn’t ask right away but some he did need to be asked out loud and rather soon. “Is… is this what kings wear in this century?” He gestured to his outfit with a very clear tinge of disgust. It wasn’t that he hated it but it didn’t suit his usual attire so he did have an aversion to it. “I have some judgments.” “Now, I believe you implied that I shouldn’t go outside because I don’t look like you do, correct? I should be able to change that in a couple days time. I refuse to believe that someone like me could lose all of my abilities forever, they should come back. While we wait.. Why don’t you sleep a bit since you’re clearly tired? We can continue this little issue when you wake up. And, you’ll even know I’m incredibly real and not leaving anytime soon if I’m still here when you wake up. I’ll have some more difficult questions for you to answer.” |
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Sabrina focused on the book in her hand, what had happened? The book was in perfect condition hours before, now the page he had come from was destroyed. This made no sense at all. A small headache began to form in her temples, this whole night just one giant headache honestly. She sighed softly, setting the book down on the coffee table before she sat back down herself on the couch. Nyxeris kept asking question after question as well, simple questions that anyone should know. But then again, he was not a real person. “Listen, it is like 3 in the morning and I cannot answer all of these right now or I think my brain might actually explode. I'll take off class tomorrow and we will try to figure out what is going on. I know you don't want to go back, but you are not made for this world, you are a character from a book, you’ll have to go home eventually. But for now, I am going to act like this is a dream and try to get some sleep.” She said, rubbing her face softly. Standing back up she looked to her new apparent roommate, “Are you hungry at all? Help yourself to anything in the fridge” She asked before she made her way into the kitchen. Grabbing two glasses, she filled them with ice and water, one for herself and one for Nyx. Even though this man was a complete stranger, her mother’s soul still made her feel obligated to treat him kindly, she was like that for everyone. She would feed, house and put clothes on the back of everyone if she could. She handed Nyx the glass, taking a glance to his eyes once more. In her whole life she would have never expected to meet a book character, who would, it was unheard of. Sabrina then went to the small laundry room, opening the linen closet to grab a sheet, blanket and a pillow, he had to be tired after all of these events, especially if just hours before he was in a war. COming back she moved the cushions of the couch, pulling out the frame inside to create a bed. “Now, please don't sit in the corner of my room again, I'd rather not have another heart attack” She said, making a bed for him for the night. “Bathroom is right over there” She said, motioning towards the hall, “Tomorrow I can get you some toiletries, maybe some spare clothes to hold you over.” she added. “Be prepared if you are to stay in this world, nothing is the same anymore, you basically will be starting over in life” She warned, laying down the blanket and stepping away from the now made bed. “Now, I am going to bed, then we will see if you are real in the morning” She said, brushing her hair back as she made her way to the stairs. This was all so strange, letting this man just freely stay in her home. Maybe it would all end up being a dream. But for now with how tired she was, she did not care. Ascending the stairs, she finally disappeared into her room once again, closing the door and falling into the comfort of her bed for the remainder of the night. Drifting to sleep not even a few minutes later, her dreams empty and dark, just a deep slumber taking over. |
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"What are your sleep habits like? Three isn't that late, or early. It's just about midday." Nyxeris rolled his eyes. "No thank you, I'm not hungry." She probably didn't have anything Nyx would like to eat, or could eat. Seemed like the type of person to not have berries or fruit around. Nyx watched her roam around the house gathering him things like blankets, pillows and sheets. "It's not like I had much else to do." He rolled his eyes. What was wrong with sitting in the corner of the room? Granted.. it was her bedroom but still. He hadn't meant any harm, and she threw a lamp at him so in his eyes everything evened out there. "Alright. Sounds.. good." Sounds horrible. It actually sounded really bad when she said it like that. How ominous! Nyx was a king, he ruled an entire Court of people and now here he was, stuck with a human who didn't realize just how powerful he was. She thought all that he was is a fictional character from a silly little book. There was no way for him to start a new life, not here. If all the humans were like her though.. it should go fine. Besides getting objects thrown at him it wouldn't be too bad, and when his powers returned it would be easy to deflect said objects. Nyxeris waited for the human woman to fall asleep. Once he was sure about that, he wandered through the house. Yes, he was tired.. no it wasn't from the war. He actually enjoyed fighting, at least physically and it gave him a burst of energy that he loved. He was tired most likely from having to travel so far away, after all.. the humans would have to be a far distance. He spent the night going through the fridge yet not taking anything out, not even moving it and pondering his situation. The sunrise finally came but Nyxeris had still not even laid down, instead he went up to a window and watched the sun rise. 'This is quite peaceful, and beautiful.' He wanted to get closer but he couldn't. He left the window and idly wandered back into the kitchen for about the millionth time in four hours. There wasn't food for him here.. well, there was, but it wasn't in the form he was used to so he refused it. Nyxeris simply made his way to the front door, poked his head out to see if anyone was around and left. He was feeling a bit better, stronger even, so he thought it would be safe for him to go and either hunt for himself or find somthing for himself. Letting him free wasn't a good idea according to that human but she wasn't here to stop him so what was the harm in going out for a bit? He'd return, eventually.. |
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It felt like it had been centuries once Sabrina finally woke, her body shooting up quickly, catching her breath after a moment. She remembered the events of a few hours ago, the chair still in the corner of her room, the shattered lamp on the floor. So it wasn't a dream...perfect. Sabrina sighed softly as she brushed her messy hair out of her face with her slender fingers, slowly standing from the bed. She walked over to the lamp and picked up the ceramic shards, tossing it into her trashcan before getting ready. She changed from her sleepwear into an outfit for the day, keeping it simple as she knew she would be babysitting her new friend. She slipped on some black sweatpants and a tan hoodie before heading into her bathroom, unaware that her guest had already ran off after she told him not to. Freshening up quickly she was soon headed downstairs to check on him, halfway down the stairs she began to talk, as if he was there. "I guess it was not a dreamm after all...." She began to say as she got to the living room. The bed was not touched, nothing was in fact, but he was not there. She looked around, "Nyxeris?" She called out, looking everywhere before she saw the deadbolt not locked on the front door. "Fuck" was all that could escape her mouth before quickly she slipped on some shoes, grabbed her wallet and keys and was out the door. Where could he have gone? That was a stupid question, he could be anywhere. How long had he been out in the world? What if someone already caught him, noticed he was not human? Quickly she made her way outside, her eyes searching everywhere around her. "Where the hell could he be?" She asked herself, slipping through the people on the busy sidewalks. She tried to think, where would a fictional fae character go if they were in the real world. A forest? But there was none nearby, it was the city. Maybe the park? There was a lot of nature in the city's park. That is where she went to search first, the whole walk there looking in the windows of different shops to see if he had walked in. She felt as if she was looking for a lost child, this man knew nothing of this world and the people here, he was vulnerable. Finally making it to the park she stopped and looked around herself, why did she feel this way? Like she wanted to panic? She sighed, there was no sight of him so far. She went deeper into the park, where there was more nature to be found. He had mentioned mushrooms and fruits, thats what they ate in his world so maybe he was looking for that? She had no clue, and at that very moment as she was lost in the park, she felt hopeless. |
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Happily humming along as he walked, Nyxeris focused his attention on turning himself into something different. Nothing too drastic, since that's out of his power range for the moment. All he did was change his eyes to be a pale shade of blue and add pupils. That last detail he only added after he saw another human through the window of a store. He also changed his ears to be less pointed and more rounded like human ears were. Nobody seemed to notice anything wrong with him, which was good... until he opened the door to a cafe and started interacting with people. Although he may now look human, he didn't act human, fully. He stood in line, looked at the options they had out and everything was going fine until just at the end. "You expect a king to pay for such mediocre cuisine?" Nyxeris had scoffed. He was very much kicked out of said cafe... but they didn't know he had taken one of their chicken sandwiches. Don't ask how he did it, he's just really good at thievery. He only walked away with a smile, taking himself and his sandwich down the street a little more. He found himself walking up to a sign telling him it was a park. "Why would they have barriers around a forest?" Nyx muttered, criticizing keeping nature in a secluded area. He travelled deeper and deeper into the forested area until he found himself a nice, sturdy, tall tree. He looked around, seeing nobody near by and began his ascent up the tree. He settled down with his legs hanging off the branch, back leaning against the trunk. He was sitting just under the half way point up the tree. At this point he didn't care much to hide anything about him so he reverted back to how he was back at the human's house. He was just getting started on his sandwich when he saw the human woman from before and yelled down, "Hey you! Hi there. Whatcha doing here?" |
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Sabrina walked around the park, slowly starting to give up on her search. There was no way she could find this mysterious man in this city. That was until she heard a familiar voice. It was coming from above her? Quickly she looked up, her eyes meeting those dark pits once more. Her mouth opened slightly as he looked to her with a smile, taking a bite of his sandwich. "What are you doing up there?" She said, shocked that he had gotten up there in the first place. "Get down now!" She added, her brows furrowing. "I told you, you cant come out here looking like that, if anyone saw you..." She began to say before he easily switched back into his disguise. She was quite shocked at how easily he did that, and how he looked. She shook her head, refocusing on the situation. "How did you get that sandwich, you dont have money?" She said before it sunk in, "Please tell me you did not steal that" She sighed rubbing her face softly. "Listen, how about you stay inside until you learn about this world, things you can and cannot do, like steal food." She explained as he hopped down from the tree with ease, towering over the woman before him. She looked up to him for a moment, his pale blue eyes locked on to her. She looked away shyly, stepping away to start the walk back home. "Well, lets atleast go pick up some food you like and some clothes to hold you over". This was going to be a long day, week, month, however long it would take to get him home. If she even could. She didnt even want to start thinking about that yet, she knew she would have some researching to do, but for now she needed to make sure he knew to be safe, that he was not a King in this world and there were rules. |
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Nyxeris waved down to her with a smile on his face, legs dangling off the edge and took another bite out of his chicken sandwich. "Just hanging out, eating." Nyx replied. "Awh, that's no fun." Nevertheless, he did obey and jump down from the tree. He listened to her tell him all about how he wasn't supposed to be out and about looking how he did, but that didn't stop him. He shifted back into looking human with his blue eyes and round ears, nothing about him could make you think he was anything but human so long as you didn't start up a conversation or he went to a store of some kind. "I don't think you need to be concerned with appearances." Nyxeris rolled his eyes. "Well... see... about that-" He didn't want to say the entire story but if she thought he stole.. that's exactly what had happened so why tell a lie? "Is it really stealing if they didn't see it happen?" "Alright, I can deal with that." Nyx nodded. He could stay inside and learn a thing or two about this strange place, shouldn't be too difficult. "Ooo! Do the humans have jelly? Berries? Starflower shakes?" Nyxeris questioned the human, using the happiest tone he'd ever used before. Starflower shakes were just a type of fruit blended with a fuck ton of sugar and shaped into stars. They were usually sprinkled with powdered sugar as well and it was one of Nyx's favourite candies, since they were stretchy like marshmallows. They were also exclusive to the Unseelie Court, and incredibly unlikely to be in the human world. "I'm not sure about the clothes. You might have to pick some stuff for me. You already said I don't dress like you guys do." He shrugged. Clothes shopping wasn't his favourite. Nyxeris followed beside her, though a little behind her. He continued to question her up until they got to their first building where he finally shut up. It was probably a wise choice to not talk near so many groups of humans, he may look a little weird. |
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Sabrina sighed and shook her head as the two began to make their way back into the city, "I am going to need a drink tonight" She said to herself, already feeling the headache starting to come back. Nyxeris followed beside her, this tall, dark frame like a guard dog as she led the way down the streets, yet his happy expression would prove otherwise. She tried her best to answer the questions he had for her, which were a lot. "Yes we have berries, many types, and jelly. There are thousands of different foods. I see you clearly like chicken sandwiches" She said. Her first mission was to get him clothes, just a few outfits. She had never shopped for a guy before, hell she never even had a boyfriend before so this would be quite tricky. She took them to a store, looking to Nyx as they walked in, "Please dont steal, you will get arrested" She whispered as they headed towards the mens section. She went to the casual clothing, her eyes scanning the options. She found a few shirts, holding them up to his chest to make sure they would fit before having him hold them. Next was some pants and underclothes. Nothing too fancy, but appropriate and nice. "There is a fitting you that you can try these on in" She said, motioning towards the rooms. She waited outside, looking to her phone as he went inside, coming out occasionally to check with her. "Comfy?" She asked, chuckling at the confusion on his face of this store. After they had found a few outfits that worked, she took the clothes to the register to check out, handing the cashier her card to pay for it. She could tell Nyx was about to say something as he watched her pay with the plastic square, but luckily she was handed their bags and she was able to get him out the door first before he said something stupid. Next was the store to get food and some essentials for him. As they walked down the aisles, Sabrina took her time to explain items from this world. Cereal, frozen foods, anything that he would not know. A smile did slip onto her face and a chuckle escaped at the wonder in his eyes. She got a bunch of fruits and veggies, but also some items he had begged to try, as well as some other essentials. She had to admit, this was not as bad as she had thought last night. It was nice to have some company. Soon the two were off back home, bags in hand. It was a perfect day out, the soft breeze cooling down the warm temperature, kids playing, cars passing by, a calm walk back home. |
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