Elect The Dead [Vladimir]
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Post by Josh Dragelion on Apr 24, 2017 20:26:37 GMT
True happiness only comes once in a lifetime
| A lot of people had died during the Starlight Tragedy, and more had died in the attack on Zora's Domain. Some of those people lived in Kakariko Village. The two attacks weighing heavily on the Hylian's mind, he had decided that while he had been assigned to the village today, he would visit the gravesite...
He didn't know who's grave was who's, but he would probably be able to tell based on how fresh some of the graves were. He would pay his respects best he could... He wore his armor, sure, but it was so if trouble came into the village, he would be able to protect them. Hopefully the gravekeeper, who was likely out, would understand that. The Hylian would step into the graveyard, looking around at the eerie place... He'd heard rumors that ghosts flocked this place... Some that attacked visitors, even.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2017 21:34:47 GMT
What the hells going on Can someone tell me please!? V L A D I M I R |
Vladimir rubbed his hands together, kneeling and finishing pulling some weeds out from around a tombstone. Looking down at what part of his hands weren't covered in bandages, he rubbed them together in an attempt to warm the red finger tips. Shaking his cloak, he stood up and pulled it tighter around his shoulders, listening to the sounds of someone walking into the graveyard.
He turned his head to glance at the stranger, and didn't take too much time to grab the shovel he had leaned up against some rocks, making the trek down hill to the ... hylian, he assumed, that had entered. He made his way past some poes that were out early, it seemed.... odd. It wasn't quite dark enough yet, but whatever, and made his way over. "You lost?" A stupidly obvious question, but it was more over a soft toned (with hostile undertones) asking of why this man was in the graveyard at these hours.
Didn't he know that Kakariko had quite a few malevolent spirits roaming? The ones he would see right now though, were mostly benevolent, weeping spirits... oh. and the one happy one on occasion. She was out every night though.
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Post by Josh Dragelion on Apr 24, 2017 22:12:43 GMT
True happiness only comes once in a lifetime
| He wasn't surprised when the gravekeeper would make his presence known. Granted, if they approached Josh, it would be easy to see he was armed, and armed to the teeth at that. A greatsword and bow attached to his back, and armored from head to toe. He didn't seem the type that would be afraid of a couple of spirits. But he would turn when the gravekeeper would approach, asking if he were lost.
His irises interested him, but he didn't say why. Though he would shake his head at this question. "Many people from here died on the watch of the Royal Family's forces. It may have been before I enlisted, but... I still feel a sense of responsibility on their behalf" He would explain calmly, serenely... And yet his voice seemed bittersweet. He was hurting for them... Hurting for those who died, and those who felt that they had been failures because of it...
"I simply came here to pay my respects... It's the least one can do."
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2017 2:32:41 GMT
What the hells going on Can someone tell me please!? V L A D I M I R |
Vladimir shoved his tool into the dirt and shifted to put a little weight onto it. He didn't like how heavily armored this guy was, but assuming from how it looked, maybe he was a knight, he didn't know... he was still new to these lands. "Mhm. Good. Don't defile anything or harm the ghosts and we'll be fine." He warned the Hylian, gently rubbing his eyes to not disrupt the contacts that kept his true eye color from showing through. He did have a stupid tattoo though, but it stayed hidden away.
he didn't want anyone knowing he was a sheikah. Grabbing his shovel, he moved along, but not too far, from the Hylian, kneeling down next to a poe, obviously not scared of it, as he began cleaning it's grave, one that he had obviously been working on for a while now. some of them were just... so dirty.
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Post by Josh Dragelion on May 7, 2017 4:03:58 GMT
True happiness only comes once in a lifetime
| He would not his head when the gravekeeper would make his request. "I'm not the type" He would respond curtly, a small smirk crossing his lips. "Besides... I did say I'd come to pay my respects. What respect comes from defilement? But either way, I'll adhere to your request, no worries."
He would look over as the man would kneel down next to a... Poe? Interesting... This gravekeeper interacted with poes? Generally they just attacked people. He would peer at them for a moment, watching with a curious eye... It was rare for a monster to not attack people, and he'd only met one in his life prior to this. That Lizalfos...
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2017 4:57:49 GMT
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"That type or not, I just don't know you enough to take your word for it." He spoke quietly, cleaning off the grave, finishing it up by finishing the weeding. "There you go Beucy. Nice n clean." He lowered his voice even more for the poe, speaking softly to the weeping spirit before standing up and moving over to the next grave, examining it with a broad frown.
Sighing, he looked up at the skies darkening further, and went about, lighting a few of the lanterns, each one letting off a soft, ever so faint glow. Just enough to provide juuuuuust enough light to illuminate the paths. Vladimir didn't need it, he refused to use light unless he absolutely needed, but he was told to light the candles in the lanterns at night though, so he did. The young man went about, standing on his tippy toes, lighting each one without much of a word.
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Post by Josh Dragelion on May 7, 2017 19:45:01 GMT
True happiness only comes once in a lifetime
| A smirk crossed his lips. This guy was rude AF, but he wasn’t wrong. He didn’t know him at all, Josh could have quite easily been lying and smashed up the place the second the gravekeeper’s back was turned. Granted, it was doubtful he could stop Josh even if he didn’t trust him. But who knows? Regardless, the Hylian meant no harm in this instance as he would place a flower down near some of the graves,
As the Hyrulian Soldier would go from grave to grave, paying respects to those he recognized from the list of casualties if he found their names engraved on their tombstones, his curiosity continued to be piqued by what the gravekeeper was doing throughout all of this. His communication with spirits was utterly fascinating and not something he had seen done before. He pondered for a moment, just how far this ability spanned, and if it could be taught. He wondered if he could recognize poes for who they possibly were in their prior life, if they had one.
Hearing something about a “Beucy” he started to think maybe that was the case…
“Beucy?” He would inquire toward him. “Is that a Poe?"
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2017 21:10:23 GMT
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His green eyes shot over to the Hylian, narrowing some. "Of course Beucy is a poe. It's the one of the grave I just cleaned. All these poe have names and faces. Just because they're no longer part of our plane, that shouldn't change." He turned back to the grave and did to it what he did to Beucy's grave. His face turned from a scowl to a saddened frown though, face crumbling some as he held back the urge to start crying.
"The lost are always forgotten in more way than one. People always say they'll never forget, but what happens? Family members stop visiting their graves and they're left to crumble while what's left of their spirit is left alone to roam the graveyard and watch as their loved ones fade away or forget them entirely." He huffed out, finishing cleaning one of the graves before standing upright, refusing to even glance at the hylian right now. Stubborn sheikah boy.
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Post by Josh Dragelion on May 19, 2017 4:37:59 GMT
True happiness only comes once in a lifetime
| "I never really knew if they were the souls of the departed, or simply monsters" The young-ish soldier would admit, with a casual shrug of his shoulders. "When poes attack you in the fields at night, or in caves, or anywhere else you go exploring, without you actually doing anything to disturb them or defile their grave sites... Well, it's easy for people to associate them with mere monsters, right? But I suppose in a graveyard of all places, the chances of a poe being a real, departed soul... Well, I suppose it's always possible, right?"
Beucy was the name of the poe, right? Them having names... It just made them more human. Or whatever they once were, he supposed...
He couldn't help but frown at his next comments. "I never thought of it that way" He admitted quietly, scratching his head. "I've never really had family to come visit, so it's never really crossed my mind. I lost mine... A long time ago. Monsters. Monsters with fire. There was nothing left to bury. And it was so far away from here... Well, the chances of seeing them again as poes is next to none, I suppose."
It hurt him to think about it more then he let on, evidenced by a frown as he lowered his head.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2017 19:38:32 GMT
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Vlad sucked a breath in through his nose and huffed, shivering just a bit as he stood up. "Granted, some of the poe that you all have here are very different from the ones back home. Some of them seem to carry scythes, but still, monster or not. They could still be someone. I've heard stories of quite a few wars and battles in this land's history." He prattled on, moving over to find something else to clean up.
"Where I come from, every ghost had a story. I refuse to do harm to one unless I have to." His words ended in a grumble, his back hunched slightly as he kneeled down in front of yet again, another grave. But he was done cleaning for the day he supposed... lifting his self up, he began to pace around the graveyard, double checking a few more things. So close to having things cleaned up. soclose.
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Post by Josh Dragelion on May 19, 2017 20:29:50 GMT
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| He frowned, at that. "I've cut down more poes then I can remember. It's always been to defend myself, or someone else. I don't tend to go after monsters without a clear purpose, but... Man. When you put it like that, it stings. I mean... How many of those poes were people, if not flat out all of them? It's not like I wanted to cut them down, and yet... I feel horrible for doing so" He would admit, letting out a sigh and shaking his head.
"But... I suppose there's not much I can do about it, is there? If a poe is threatening my life, or that of someone else, well... It's a case of us or them. It'd be nice if they didn't attack people in the fields or anything, but... I can never understand why" He would admit, biting his lip in turn. "Why do they attack us? Why do they cause us to associate them with common monsters, if they're not? It'd be much better for us, and for them, if neither side attacked each other."
He would look back at him after that. "Why do you think they do?"
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2017 21:02:29 GMT
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Vladimir looked over at josh, but stayed quiet on everything else. His silence was intentional as well. He didn't want to say anything too fast, for fear of wanting to slap him. He his self has had to fight the undead before, as painful as it is. After a very long silence, he turned towards Josh and sighed through his nose. "Where I came from, ghosts tend to sometimes seem like they're trapped in the events of their past when they died. Maybe the ghosts are so hostile because they died during war time. Hatred is a strong emotion, a very powerful emotion." he answered his question finally, continuing to pace the graveyard.
He came back over to where Josh was and stood well outside of arm's reach of the man, watching his face to observe for changes. Vlad didn't want to hate him too hard, he was definitely uninformed on the dead... as were most people it seemed. Where do you think ethereal monsters/creatures came from? They obviously can't reproduce.
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Post by Josh Dragelion on May 19, 2017 21:07:30 GMT
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| He frowned at that, but nodded his head when the man came closer. He kept his guard up, but as he wasn't in arms reach at the moment, he didn't think he'd attack him. At least, not yet. He wasn't sure. Josh just didn't trust people easily. It was a habit, and it was something that had kept him alive all this time. "I guess I hadn't thought of that either" He would admit, with another bite of his lip in turn to indicate his feelings on the matter visibly. "Perhaps they mistake us for their killer, and are trying to prevent their deaths over and over again?" He would inquire. "Only... We just repeat it. Everytime. And we can't just -not- do it, otherwise we just die ourselves. But I suppose it would explain where the poes came from... They can't exactly reproduce."
Unaware that he'd been thinking the same about how they were spawned, he would let out an exhale. "Is there a way to communicate them, that others can learn, like you have?" He would inquire, with a light tilt of his head as he looked the Sheikah in the eyes. "For me, I'd want to be able to avoid conflict with them if I can. For the sake of both sides."
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2017 21:15:11 GMT
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"I grew up in a place full of wandering spirits, many more dead than there were living. In fact, my mother and I... as well as an occasional person or two, were the only ones that lived in the whole place." He reached up to ruffle his hair some, squeezing his eyes shut to alleviate the discomfort of the contacts before looking back at the man.
"One may be able to learn to walk among the dead and be their friends. But it is a two way street. A poe or another dead creature will have to choose to speak or even show itself to you first in order to communicate with it. I have heard whispers occasionally, but that is it. They do seem to pay attention to me most of the time when I say something to them directly though."
He rubbed his chin thoughtfully and turned to look at a large poe, roaming around to it's ethereal heart's content. Vladimir pointed to that ghost and sighed. "You can try learning with her. She's friendly, a happy poe. Her name is Chris, if you can see who I'm pointing at, maybe you can learn."
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Post by Josh Dragelion on May 19, 2017 22:47:50 GMT
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| It'd take far more work then expected then, if it was even possible to pull off. He nodded his head slowly as he seemed to understand that bit. This man had been around spirits pretty much his entire life, and had grown up around them. No wonder he could communicate with them, he supposed. And he supposed if he could commune with them, as spirits... That meant it was likely indeed that poes were indeed spirits. Spirits of those who had come and gone... This was their afterlife. An afterlife of misunderstanding, suffering, and being forgotten.
It made him spur himself to fight to live more then anything else, in that moment. He couldn't imagine being like that... Or by Hylia, his fiance going through that.
No... Neither of them would. He'd make sure of it.
What Vlad pointed at though, he could not see for it had not decided to reveal itself to him. But he would nod his head, seeming to at least be willing to try. He would walk over, just a bit, trying to remember where Vlad had pointed them out, and trying to make it look like he was looking at and addressing them.
"I uh... Hi Chris!" He would greet the spirit, his tone changing to something far warmer, friendlier. Though he was clearly stuttering a bit, a bit nervous in knowing they could suddenly appear and attack him at any moment if he somehow managed to offend them. His usual confidence, the confidence of a soldier, had been replaced in view by a more civilian expression. His voice while warm in tone, also seemed much softer, much more... Gentle.
"My... My name is Josh."
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