knightsoflegend | chapter five ♔ it'll be a day like this one when the sky falls down

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chapter five ♔ it'll be a day like this one when the sky falls down

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WHO || The Knights
WHAT || Failboat returns from the disaster in LA as the Knighthood goes on lockdown
WHERE || The castle, London
WHEN || Directly after this, Fall 2017
HOW || Actionspam

Hasmed's announcement does not brook any rebuttal: all Knights are recalled to the Castle, where they must remain until the Section Heads and Jack Chessing have spoken about the events in Los Angeles that have left the Knighthood without their usual leader.

The entire Los Angeles area is now covered with a dark miasma that has interfered with any signals that might be sent out from phones, etc., leaving the whole world wondering what exactly is happening down there. Final images showed horrendous monsters, a panic of citizens, looting and violence from humans and Shadowkind alike.

Hasmed has warned of extra magical wards on the castle, and anyone arriving will immediately take notice of one very prominent one: above the entire roof of the excessively large building hovers a black and red sigil in the air, a pentagram in a circle surrounded by runes or words in an unknown language, stretching for miles.

[ This is the social log for post-LA lockdown. Failboat must complete the top log before being allowed to tag outside of it. ]

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[ hoo boy ]

... I wish you would fall asleep. Not forever!

[annnnd just like that, he slumps backward onto the bed, a soft snore drifting up from where his nose is squished against the pillow.]

[ annnd she will let out a breath, her fingers raking through his hair gently as she closes her eyes... and falls into his dreams ]

[His wish magic is strong, even without her holding his bottle, and her words had sent him fast and deep into his subconscious, where his dream is rather unfocused.

The images sharpen, slowly at first, then with dizzying speed, she would find herself walking the halls of a large palace, opulent in ways the Knights Castle couldn't compare to. The smells of spice and sand permeate the warm air and distant strains of music can be heard, along with the laughter of a crowd of people.

From the doorway just ahead of her comes Jordan, his look of consternation turning to one of joy as he catches sight of her. His outfit is something he would probably never choose for himself, as evidenced by how he is tugging at the sleeves, but stops at the sight of her.

He offers her his arm, his smile soft and secret as he looks her over appreciatively, her own outfit something she most likely would have only dreamt of (har har).]

Good evening, my lady.

[ faith's eyes are wide as saucers as she twirls in place, taking in the sights around her. she's heard about the lands that jordan comes from, a little bit, but if it was really like this...

spotting him stops her in her tracks however, because damn. her heart flutters a bit as she reaches for his arm ] This is all you?

[he smiles at her the look of wonder on her face, kissing the back of her hand before placing it in the crook of his arm.]

This is all of me, yes. [he doesn't seem to realize that they're in a dream, misconstruing her words as he leads them towards the sound of music.]

Not what I-- [ you know what, letting it go ] It's beautiful.

[his hand comes up, fingers brushing against her cheek softly, his smile brilliant.]

Not as beautiful as you.

[They come upon a set of double doors, ornately carved with scrollwork and softly glowing runes all over their surface. They can hear the rumble of people beyond the heavy portal, the strains of music swelling louder still as suddenly the doors are opened to reveal a full ballroom of dancing couples.

He leads her in among them, the crowd parting to let them pass, everyone looking them over and speaking behind their hands in intrigue. In the center of the floor he stops, turning to hold his hand out for her to take, the other going to her waist as he beings to lead her in a waltz as the music changes (dance 21)]

[ with a crit fail against the pull of the dream, faith has entirely lost track of the fact that this isn't some sort of reality. in a way, it's ceased to matter. her eyes dance across the room and the sights, but inevitably find their way back to him as they begin to turn about the floor (dance 25) ]

This is what you left behind.

[the room is huge really beyond reason, the ceilings high enough that they're draped in shadows dancing from the light of what must be hundreds of candelabras dotting the room. The crowd is full of all kinds of people and creatures alike, all dressed equally as nicely, most much more extravagantly than the two of them.

He never takes his eyes from her face, his blue orbs piercing in their intensity. The crowd may as well not exist for all the attention he pays to it.

His head tilts at her words, eyes finally breaking from his observance of her face to skim the room and it's occupants, returning to her after a few moments.]

It is. But I left it for something so much more important to me.

[ she feels dizzy, but she doesn't think it's the spinning ] You mean... for your freedom? [ her voice is distant, knowing already that that's not what he means but utterly overwhelmed by the sentiment ]

[his gaze dips to her lips, lingering for a long moment before dragging back up her face to her eyes. His blue orbs begin a slow smoldering, the corners crinkling in humor at her breathlessness.]

That was one of the benefits, yes. [They've stopped in the middle of the floor, the crowd dancing around them still. His hand comes up to her cheek, knuckles brushing gently against her soft skin before cupping her face gently, face coming within millimeters of her own.]

But there was another that was much more important to me.

Jordan... [ but her voice feels weak, like not enough, so she just leans up and presses her lips softly to his. well, mostly softly. she gets just a little carried away. ]

[his lips claim hers, and it is a claiming, his hand sliding from her cheek to cup the back of her head, tilting it back and to the side to provide him with a better angle. The kiss is deep, and rough, encouraging her lack of softness, drawing out a matching rise in intensity from her.

The crowd around them seems to disappear with the kiss, the music fading to the background in the heat of his very obvious passion. His lips draw back from her briefly, uttering her name in a rough voice] Faith [before he sinks into the kiss once more, his other hand wrapping around her waist to the small of her back where he pulls her flush with the rest of him.]

[ she falls against him, her own hands coming up to cup his face, keeping him locked there. but there's... something pulling at the back of her mind, something trying to tug her away from this.

that was ... not a good enough save to stop for now though ]

[He seems to have no such qualms, kissing her deep and long and slow, coming up only to take a few gasping breaths. He finally breaks the kiss after long, heated moments, eyes drinking in her kiss-swollen lips, the passion in her eyes.]

You, Faith [he says before dropping more kisses on her eyes, nose, lips.] I did this for you, gave all of this up for you. [His voice is intense, and a bit frantic, his words coming faster as he continues on.] Finding my sister was part of it, getting away from Father was another, but it was mostly you that I did it for, that I gave it up for.

I've been in love with you for so long, I couldn't stand not finding you, not taking the chance that there could be something between us, anything. And I was right. [He's ecstatic, his voice reaching a fevered pitch, his breathing labored and erratic.]

[ maybe it's that it feels too good to be true or maybe it's just too much but something in faith reels back at his enthusiasm, and she pulls away just enough to look at him more levelly ] But...

Why?

[his brow furrows, seemingly caught a bit off guard at her question, but he brushes it off quickly, smiling again as he answers her.]

Why? Because, you're you, Faith. It's everything you are, and aren't, and could be. It's always been you. [his smile grows as if that was all the answer he needed to give, as if it was enough.]

But... why? [ that's not an answer, jordan. ] What did I ever give you that made you love me before you even knew me?

[confusion creases his brows once more, uncomfortable at the change in the narrative in how this normally goes. He does his best to formulate an answer that will satisfy her.]

I- [He looks around them, the ballroom of people falling away from their view, the walls closing in with a suffocating closeness.] It was your life, your vivacity that drew me to you, that caught my eye and then my heart. You didn't have to do anything for me to see how incredible you are.

[ she looks down again, trying to make sense of what she's feeling ] There are lots of other girls in the world.

[His hand comes back up to her cheek, drawing her face back up to his, a soft smile dancing on his lips.]

None of them are you, Faith. None of them have your heart, your soul. None of them have my heart.

Jordan... [ something still feels off, she's not sure what, but it's starting to come back to her that this is a dream, and not just any kind of dream, they came here for a reason, a specific reason...

she gently pulls his hand down ] Something's wrong.

[He pulls back at her words, face scrunching in confusion and a bit of frustration, lips pressing into a thin line as the normal narrative of this dream is thrown so far off.

He... doesn't seem to recall that they were here for a reason, or that this is, in fact, a dream.]

What? What's wrong?

[ she disentangles herself from him, stepping backwards, looking around at the room which seems to be closing in on them in some way, abruptly claustrophobic and suffocating rather than magical. it doesn't feel like she's speaking, but the words come out anyway: ] I can't do this. You're freaking me out.

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