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Post by Demetra on Apr 5, 2007 14:57:24 GMT -5
It was midnight, it was dark, and no one was awake. At least, that was what Demetra thought. She crept down the hall towards the main hall, all her mind focused on escape, moving as silently as she could as a fear that the slight jingle of her apparel might wake someone. She moved softly, using everything she had learned of stealth to get towards the exit, hoping she could remember how to get there in the vast palace without being seen.
She turned down another empty hall towards the general direction she thought the main hall and the exit was. Her return to Sparta, her way home, back to her mother, her father, her life. She took a deep, silent breath and made her way down the hall.
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Post by Ra-Aqikha on Apr 5, 2007 15:04:51 GMT -5
A jingle, a jangle and maybe even a little bit of tinkling signalled Ra's movements. He had embraced Persia multiculturalism wholeheartedly and his already effeminate beauty was know emphasised by his clothing.
He was gazing out one of the many windows in the palace, but a slight sound made him turn. His dark red outfit, a jewelled sari and bellydace clothes from west India glinted from a thousand tiny sewn-in mirrors.
"Whos there?"
He advances towards the noise, throwing his headscarf across his face, for Xerxes made it clear of his jealous protection.
"Show yourself!"
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Post by Demetra on Apr 5, 2007 15:16:38 GMT -5
"Whos there?"
Demetra froze, gritting her teeth, and turned towards the voice. She looked down at her apparel, and balled her hands into fists. Damn Xerxes and this outfit to Hell. she thought and stood perfectly still.
"Show yourself!"
Demetra walked towards the voice, hands up in the air in her own defense, to show she was not trying to be a threat. "Sir, I mean you no harm."
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Post by Ra-Aqikha on Apr 5, 2007 15:24:17 GMT -5
Ra looked the other person up and down. A women, probably one of Xerxes...other entertainers...He drew himself up. He was Egyptian nobility he told himself. He may have a special duty to the King of Persia but he was still highborn and he'd damn well act it!
"Of that i have no doubt miss..."
She was probably not much older than him, a young women just as he was a young man. Ra couldn't see the appeal himself, they way she moved made every single bit of her outfit jingle, no proper training at all. Silly Xerxes, no patience, simply taking the pretty ones.
"It is late to be out and about, if i did not know better i would think you where trying to escape."
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Post by Demetra on Apr 5, 2007 15:37:16 GMT -5
Demetra may not have any grace in this outfit, but this wasn't her forte, she was priestess, not a damned entertainer. She shrugged, her outfit jingling slightly. This boy looked about her age, but he was taller than she, by at least half a foot, so she had to turn her head up to look at him.
"It is late to be out and about, if i did not know better i would think you where trying to escape."
"Perhaps." She said mysteriously, smirking slightly, now straightening her posture so her Spartan blood now standing strong, her posture demanding respect and radiating authority. "You know how we Spartans are." She continued in the same, mysterious voice.
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Post by Ra-Aqikha on Apr 5, 2007 15:41:41 GMT -5
He saunters past her, like some ethereal ghost.
"A dying breed?...An overly proud nation of brutes?"
He stands, almost back to back with the women, his pierced bellybutton, nipples and nose glinting in the torchlight.
"It is not so hard...give yourself to Xerxes. He rewards you well, and all it takes is to give him what he wants."
His decorated eyes, hidden from the women, seem to shine as tears well up.
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Post by Demetra on Apr 5, 2007 15:49:53 GMT -5
"A dying breed?...An overly proud nation of brutes?"
Demetra did not let his insult faze her mysterious appearance, not letting this man get to her. She did not turn to look at the man, still smirking, listening very closely as he spoke.
"It is not so hard...give yourself to Xerxes. He rewards you well, and all it takes is to give him what he wants."
"I can't do that." She replied, taking a deep breath. "Sir, I was...am a Priestess to the god Artemis, vowed to a life of chasity. I refuse to let Xerxes take my virginity. If I do ever give up my position and marry, I want that to be my first time." she continued, then turned towards the man again, looking at his back.
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Post by Ra-Aqikha on Apr 5, 2007 16:04:09 GMT -5
He collects his wits and turns to her, leaning towards her.
"My name is Ra-Aqikha. It means Beloved of Ra, my peoples sun god. But know, the statue of my god is locked in Xerxes vaults. Xerxes stole my land, my people, now even my beliefs!"
He seems bretahless, and clutches his chest, his breathing ragged for a few moments. He manages to compose himself and coughs a few times, dabbing his lips with his sleeve.
"It is how i survive..."
He aloof manner is slowly shattering. His cat-like, suave and fluid movements are now looser, more wild and free. He slouches slightly and emotions cross his once stony face.
"You can run, hide and try to get home, but it doesn't matter. Sparta fill fall to Xerxes armies. And your gods, your temples, your relatives and friends will all be asked a simple question:"
He clasps his hands to his collarbone, the silk sleeves falling back. A tiny spot of blood visible on the one he wiped his mouth with.
"Yield to Xerxes. Or die."
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Post by Demetra on Apr 6, 2007 9:01:53 GMT -5
"My name is Ra-Aqikha. It means Beloved of Ra, my peoples sun god. But know, the statue of my god is locked in Xerxes vaults. Xerxes stole my land, my people, now even my beliefs!"
She did not speak, but simply watched the man, her face blank. She shifted once, uncomfortably, Xerxes had destroyed everything Ra valued, he had nothing to go back to. but Demetra did, she had a family that missed her and a position to fill.
"It is how i survive..."
Ra's aloof manner was slowly shattering, but Demetra did not question it, simply watched. This, Egyptian she guessed, had bowed to Xerxes, but no, she refused to. It was against everything she had been taught to surrender and back down.
"You can run, hide and try to get home, but it doesn't matter. Sparta fill fall to Xerxes armies. And your gods, your temples, your relatives and friends will all be asked a simple question:"
When he clasped his hands to his collar bone, Demetra briefly wondered if his heart was failing, but he continued to speak. She briefly noticed the blood, but shrugged it off.
"Yield to Xerxes. Or die."
"At least I will die defying a man who fancies himself a god....."
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Post by Ra-Aqikha on Apr 6, 2007 14:50:39 GMT -5
He seems angry know, despite the flushed look on his face, and the tremble in his body.
"Then you shall die without accomplishing anything! Xerxes will demolish Sparta and erase it from History, for family, your nation, shall mean nothing."
He seems angry, but there is some other emotion underneath.
"My nation was too proud, it fell to Xerxes and now it's nobles and royalty are in chains. We don't even kneel to serve Xerxes! We just lay on our backs..."
He meets her eyes know, his own cold eyes locking with the steely resolve of a Spartan.
"But whilst we live in his service we can do more damage than an army ever could..."
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Post by Demetra on Apr 6, 2007 15:28:00 GMT -5
"Then you shall die without accomplishing anything! Xerxes will demolish Sparta and erase it from History, for family, your nation, shall mean nothing."
"History will remember us because we few stood against his many! We will be remembered as those who refused to bow to a tyrant. They may not remember our names, but by the Gods, they will remember our cause." She snapped, now angry as well. She clenched her hands to fists at her sides then turned away to control herself.
"My nation was too proud, it fell to Xerxes and now it's nobles and royalty are in chains. We don't even kneel to serve Xerxes! We just lay on our backs..."
"Which I refuse to do, I will not be his toy, least of all his sex slave." She continued, now calmed and controlled.
"But whilst we live in his service we can do more damage than an army ever could..."
She nodded, before turning back to him, taking a deep breath then began to speak again. "Ra-Aqikha...I know....if you are willing, of course...to destroy this man's life, I know one of his most favorite concubines who may be willing to help us....."
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Post by Ra-Aqikha on Apr 6, 2007 15:39:08 GMT -5
Her words caught his mind, like a fish hooked.
"Really? A concubine, a bellydancer and an exotic pet. A strange trio of assassins for sure...but one that definately has merit."
He smiles and toy with his Indian dupatta, the deep red fabric complimenting his golden skin, set with fine jewellry and countless bangles. He seems playful, like a kitten playing with string, always so graceful and beautiful. Suddnely though he seems to explode outwards, grasping the womens hands and holding them.
"Tell me...what do you have in mind? Who is this concubine? Does she already have a plan?"
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Post by Demetra on Apr 6, 2007 15:43:47 GMT -5
"Really? A concubine, a bellydancer and an exotic pet. A strange trio of assassins for sure...but one that definately has merit."
Demetra smiled slightly at the thought, "I never said assasinate him, but good idea." She replied, still smiling that smile that would melt anyone's heart. It was a small smile, her lips parted only so slightly to reveal just part of her teeth.
"Tell me...what do you have in mind? Who is this concubine? Does she already have a plan?"
She wasn't sure she wanted to tell him everything until she was sure he was really on her side. "I won't tell you this until I know you are truely on my side, but no, she does not have a plan, but she is one of his favorite.....she despises him just as much as I do..."
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Post by Ra-Aqikha on Apr 6, 2007 15:55:08 GMT -5
Ra grins, this girl was quite pretty, not his typefor sure, but would surely mother beautiful children.
"Strange...he seems to love those who fight back."
He listens to her words carefully and then nods slowly.
"How very odd. Such hatred but not a single plan? Why, i can think of several this very moment."
He fiddles with his rings now, turning each one back and forth.
"So many ways to kill such a bejewelled oaf... You got any suggestions?"
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Post by Demetra on Apr 6, 2007 16:03:04 GMT -5
When he grinned, the Spartan couldn't help but smile back, and bowed her head, still smiling to think.
"Strange...he seems to love those who fight back."
She nodded, flexing her long fingers. She felt light-hearted, for the first time in quite a while. She then looked back up to him. He was handsome, considerably so, but Demetra had no desire for a man, none what so ever.
"How very odd. Such hatred but not a single plan? Why, i can think of several this very moment. So many ways to kill such a bejewelled oaf... You got any suggestions?"
"Yes." Her face suddenly became serious. She thought for a moment before her face suddenly lightened, an idea in her head. "What if we seduce him, get him in his bed chamber alone, and kill him? Simple, yes...we'll just have to think of an escape."
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