A Broken Man

[E.N.T]

Approaching the house were the two darigans from earlier, Laevaetion and Desyful.
"Your sure they're here?" Laevaetion asked as she looked at the ground while she slowed her walk.
"My censors show that there are two life forms in there. I'm not sure who they belong to, but you never know." Desyful replied, "It's worth a shot. I'm sure an apoligy would help patch things up."
"Yeah..." Laevaetion muttered as she approached the door. She knocked twice on the door, but looked at the ground.

[General Cheese]

Daray was about to get up from the couch, but Kyleigh pushed him back down. "I'll get it," she said firmly. She made her way to the door and opened it a crack. When she saw who it was, she opened the door wider.
"Daray! You have some visitors!" She called back to him. As soon as Daray saw who it was, he tried to cover himself with his tattered jacket.

[E.N.T]

Laevaetion stepped into the house with Desyful following behind. Seeing Daray try to cover himself, Laevaetion let out a sigh as she shook her head once, "Daray...I'm sorry that I yelled earlier. I didn't mean to be so harsh. I hope you'll accept this as my apoligy."

[General Cheese]

Daray hesitantly lowered the coat. "I deserved it Laevaetion. I had no right t' invade yer personal space like that..." He assured her. "Though I accept the apology." He said nervously.
Kyleigh was crouching at the fireplace, poking at the hearth. "Care to stay with us for dinner? We're having er..." She looked into the pot. "Vegetable stew?"

[E.N.T]

Laevaetion felt the bit of guilt she had lifted, "Good." She said in a normal tone, unlike her usually aggressive self.
Desyful tugged on Laevaetion's sleeve like the way a four year old would when they saw a toy in a shop window, "Oooh! Are we gonna stay, Lae?"
"If Desyful wants to, then sure." Laevaetion answered.

[General Cheese]

Kyleigh nodded. "Right." She picked up a small cup from beside the fire and handed it to Daray. He looked into it and looked back to Kyleigh. He tilted his head inquiringly. Kyleigh made a gesture toward the glass. "It'll heal your bones. I noticed you have a broken arm."
Daray shrugged and drank the dark liquid. Just then, the door split open, revealing two silhouetted figures in the doorway.

[E.N.T]

Desyful screamed shortly from being startled, which caused Laevaetion to turn quickly to face the doorway. She squinted to see there faces, but couldn't. "Who are you?" Laevaetion asked in a loud but calm tone, although she wasn't eased a bit.

[General Cheese]

"Lord Daray Tiernan: We've come for ye. There's no runnin' this time so don' try."
"Aye. Face us like a man, ye bloody coward."
"Ye kill our brother, take 'is name, an' run. Ye make me sick, Demon."
Daray winced at the two and suddenly remembered them; they were as old as he. He could remember even from the time he ruled Neopia, these two were always after his head. But who were they? Why did they want him dead?

Daray stood up; his pole-axe exploded into his hands. "Very well. If it is a fight ye want... a fight ye'll get!"

[E.N.T]

Laevaetion raised an eyebrow, What the...? What's going on here? Her quick thoughts carried on while Desyful tugged on her sleeve, but stopped when Desyful got impatient and just pulled her back and out of the way of the battle that was about to begin.

[General Cheese]

The two gracefully rushed at Daray, armed with Claymores. Daray held up his weapon in defense, only barely blocking the attack. Just as the two prepared to attack again, Daray swung the haft of his weapon at the brothers' heels. The twins crumpled to the ground.
"Bahaltair and Barclay, am I correct?" Daray asked; his former tyrannical self began to rise to the surface. Just as he raised his axe for the kill, Clay kicked Daray's knee. It snapped backwards and caused him to also fall to the ground.

"Ye blaggard!" Cried Barclay as he stood up and helped his brother to his feet.
"Yer done fer!" He jabbed the weapon into Daray's middle, causing him to convulse. Bahalt also took his weapon and shared in his brother's victory, tearing through Daray's flesh with cold steel.
"That was fer the REAL Daray!" The two spat on Daray's body, took the swords from his stomach, and left. Everything was quiet.

Even Kyleigh.

[E.N.T]

Breaking the silence, Laevaetion ran up to Daray's fallen form and skidded to her knees, "Holy shit, Daray!" She yelled out. She looked from Daray to Kyleigh, "Do you know how to heal?"
Desyful was standing back, wide-eyed.

[General Cheese]

Kyleigh stared vacantly at Daray. "I can't... not this deep... no, it'll make things worse..." she said quietly. She was like a lost, scared little girl.
Daray shivered and coughed up blood, leaving puddles of crimson by his head.
His arm twitched and tried to lift itself as if trying to touch Laevaetion. But it quickly fell back to the ground and stayed there.

[E.N.T]

Laevaetion hesitated before gently taking Daray's hand and putting it between her own. "Daray, please tell something that would heal you." She managed to say. She felt quite helpless in the situation. She knew nothing of healing nor would she be able to get him somewhere fast enough that knew how.

[General Cheese]

Daray pointed at Kyleigh with the hand that wasn't in between Laevaetion's. His eyes opened into slits. "I believe in ye..." He croaked before closing his eyes again. Kyleigh blinked, going wide-eyed. Reluctantly, she stood up; her knees were shaking.
She walked to Daray, fixing her glasses; she knelt opposite of Laevaetion and pulled a vial from her sleeve. She cut her arm slightly with one of her sharp nails and allowed the blood to drop into it. She then took some of Daray blood and put it in with her's. She put the cork on the vial and shook it. She then took it and chanted over it. There was a brilliant flash of white light.
The young Lupe took the cork from the vial and tilted it to Daray's lips; the liquid was no longer red; it had turned blue.
Daray's lips reluctantly took in the liquid. Kyleigh waited anxiously for minutes. They seemed like hours. Daray's back arched violently. His body went into a fit of violent spasms.

Then it went quiet again. The wounds on Daray's middle had stopped bleeding. The hand in Laevaetion's twitched slightly.

[E.N.T]

Laevaetion blinked; stricken with shock at what she had just seen. She hesitated before speaking, "...W-what did that just do?" She could feel Daray's hand twitching, but didn't bother to let go.
Desyful walked up silently behind Laevaetion and just watched, not speaking a word.