Moonshifters (accepting!)

[drakeagle]

Zorath

''its got into your head hasnt it? the dark thoughts. the nightmares. mine mustnt be as bad but i know how horrible they are.'' he played the one from last night as humans enveloped the whole village and burnt it to the ground. all he could see were the moaning faces of all he cared for as they wailed for help he couldnt give.

[amithethird]

Helena "Lena" Emberbloom
"Somebody get me through this nightmare, I can't control myself..."

"Zorath, I don't really feel like talking about this with you," she whispered.
She felt like such a failure. She was the mentor and he was the student. She was supposed to be the one who knew what was going on, the one who comforted others during hard times. She was supposed to be the sturdy anchor for others to hang on to. She was not supposed to be this weak, sniffling thing who couldn't even reassure herself. Who couldn't even get past the nightmares she saw when she closed her eyes. Who couldn't even control her own thoughts.

[drakeagle]

Zorath

Zorath looked at his mentor. he could see her pain. but how could he help? maybe the alteration may be able to help him again like in the lab when he could see Lena through the walls. he closed his eyes and focused. let me into your mind he thought streching his mind to try to connect to hers. ''concentrate Lena. I think i can try to dispel this darkness that shrouds your mind.'' he said.

[amithethird]

Helena "Lena" Emberbloom
"Somebody get me through this nightmare, I can't control myself..."

Lena visibly and mentally recoiled from the touch of his mind against hers. She hissed. It was a sound that didn't sound at all like her. It held nothing of the soft, feminine tone of her normal voice.This noise was very primal and animal-like.
"Get away from me," she growled.
She gave a hard mental shove against Zorath's consciousness. Inside she was trying to let him in, but there was something inside her that was stronger than she was that refused to let anything in.
You're mine now, sweetheart, a voice that was clearly not her own whispered inside her mind.
Get out of my head! she screamed mentally at the voice. But it only laughed. The piercing pain returned, stronger than ever before. She screamed and fell over on the bed, clutching her head. She writhed and convulsed, her eyes rolling back in her head.
You will do as I say, whether you like it or not...

[drakeagle]

Zorath

Zorath opened his eyes to find himself in a dark vortex. to his left he could see Lena, scared and hiding and on his right A dark Lena, menacing red eyes, black hair and an evil gin on her face. he rushed over to the good lena. ''Lena! Lena! you have to fight it ! stay strong!'' he was about to get to her when an invisible wall blocked him.

[amithethird]

Helena "Lena" Emberbloom
"Somebody get me through this nightmare, I can't control myself..."

Lena felt Zorath's mind still pressing forward, trying to get to the darkness inside her. It did no good. The voice was hissing in her mind, laughing and taunting her. She struggled to grasp whatever it was, but it slipped away each time. She couldn't fight an enemy she couldn't find. And sound did nothing inside one's mind. She suddenly felt swept up into the darkness and she laid totally still. The pain in her head faded and she stared straight ahead. The darkness wrapped around her layer after layer, disguising its self and merging its self with her own mind.
You've put on quite the little show, my dear. That'll never do. No. For our purposes, we need you to be normal. That means you'll have to cooperate.
There's no way I'm cooperating with you! Lena screamed at the voice.
Oh I think you will, the voice cooed, I've already got you. No sense fighting me. Now where to begin. We need to make your little friend think he's won.
Lena whimpered as the darkness further grasped her mind. It dug though her deepest buried thoughts, taking on the shape and form of her normal self. She was powerless to stop it as it locked her remaining sanity away. It worked fast, consuming every part of her mind and taking its shape until it looked as if the darkness had never existed there at all. It smashed the barrier to let Zorath in, but it was too late for him to do anything. It would look to him like the darkness had vanished.
Speak my sweet little pawn, the voice whispered.
Lena opened her eyes,
"Zorath?" she whispered, "I-I think it worked."
She sat up and rubbed her head,
"I still feel like crap though," she muttered.
The voice laughed.

(PIF Radio Presents the Theme Song of the Hour:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdr759QFMJc&feature=related
It's rather creepy how well the song matches the situation.)

[drakeagle]

Zorath

Zorath couldnt hear Lena. the barrier had broken but his mind began to swirl in the darkness. the shadows of his own mind took over. ''whaere ami'' he said. ''Lena? Lena!'' he shouted. the darkness was now choking ,ripping him into tiny peices. ''help! help!'' outside of his mind, zorath's body was convulsing. he was making odd noises and his body wouldnt stop moving. then out of nowhere he heard what had happened in Lenas mind
'' ill never cooperate with you!''
''Oh I think you will, I've already got you. No sense fighting me. Now where to begin. We need to make your little friend think he's won.''
then he passed out his mind going blank.

[amithethird]

Helena "Lena" Emberbloom
"Somebody get me through this nightmare, I can't control myself..."

Lena gasped when she saw Zorath, collapsed on the floor. For a moment her real self came though and she started forward towards him. That faded quickly though, and without so much as a twitch to indicate a deeper mental battle, the darkness took over again. She gave Zorath a disinterested look,
One less opponent to worry about, she thought. She put on a terrified face again.
"Gertrude! Gertrude, come quick!" she called.
She knelt by Zorath and acted concerned.

[drakeagle]

gertrude rushed over. ''what happened?'' she asked confused by lena being fine now but zorath unconcious.

Zorath

Zoraths body twitched. the darkness was tearing his body to peices. It wanted to return to human form but it couldnt handle the dark energy. his whole body began to cover in a daark fog until a black tentacle reached out for lena and grabbed her by the neck. all the rage and hatred for the evil lena was stored in this tentacle and it wanted it gone.

[amithethird]

Helena "Lena" Emberbloom
"Say goodbye, as we dance with the Devil tonight..."

"H-he was trying to help me and he just passed out. I-I don't know what happened. I'm fine but he...I-" she said, adding a nice little stutter in to make it convincing. He bit her lip and looked at Zorath, concerned. She screamed when a dark tendril reached out for her and grabbed her. There was a mixing of her real self and her dark self. Her real self was terrified, but understood what was going on. Her dark self was also scared, but it was more annoyed than anything.
Foolish boy, it hissed in Zorath's mind, This is your death.
Suddenly the voice rushed forward through the tendril clutching Lena. As it left it stabbed at Lena's mind one last time, leaving her with crippling pain. She couldn't hope to regain her composure and block the voice out in that state. Satisfied, the voice dove into Zorath's mind. It fired shots of searing pain at Zorath, tearing at whatever was fueling the tendril.
I care not for the life of this stupid girl, nor do I care for your life, but I have unfinished business here and it certainly can't be completed if my puppet is dead. If you're going to be a problem, then I'll just have to get rid of you.
It used the darkness covering Zorath's body as a gateway to him on a more physical level. It wrapped around his heart and gave a gentle squeeze.
If you wish to die, just say the word, it hissed.