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Feb 13, 2019 3:28:17 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on Feb 13, 2019 3:28:17 GMT -5
Zakk stopped in his tracks when Claudio mentioned a baby.
"Wait..." He turns around.
"So... You think that Dr. Kristovitch has Anna's child?" He asked. "Are you sure about this? Well, it would explain why that child suddenly appeared after she had that miscarriage and why Pops wants almost nothing to do with that child..."
As far as he has been told, Lei kept the baby at arm's length and Elise was stuck being the primary caretaker. Didn't help that Li-Mei was acting out and misbehaving.
"She's already running tests as we speak."
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Feb 13, 2019 3:46:53 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Feb 13, 2019 3:46:53 GMT -5
"You can't be too sure of anything anymore... Especially not with all of the mindgames going on..." He said, crossing his arms. "...Just let her know it's a possibility. We need to sort what's real, and what isn't. It feeds off of this. If we fix what the demon has broken, it could weaken it..." He frowned. "If it is Anna's child... He must stay with Elise until we can exorcise this demon for good... I will not let it harm this child, like it did his family..." He said.
If this was indeed baby Giorgio... Claudio must ensure his protection. He just hoped Elise hadn't become too attached to the child just yet.
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Feb 13, 2019 11:01:59 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on Feb 13, 2019 11:01:59 GMT -5
"You can't be too sure of anything anymore... Especially not with all of the mindgames going on... Just let her know it's a possibility. We need to sort what's real, and what isn't. It feeds off of this. If we fix what the demon has broken, it could weaken it..."
"I'll see what I can do." Zakk leaned against the doorway. "That would explain why he wanted Sorin's bracelet..."
"If it is Anna's child... He must stay with Elise until we can exorcise this demon for good... I will not let it harm this child, like it did his family..."
"Yeah. This is a major mind-fuck. Excuse me for my language and confusion, but you got to understand. This is just... over the top. Why would that demon give the child to Dr. Kristovitch? I don't get it..."
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Feb 13, 2019 21:58:15 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Feb 13, 2019 21:58:15 GMT -5
"...Who knows.." Claudio said, "But, do tell her.." He started to head back to Sorin's room, "I will let you know if he wakes up.." He said, giving Zakk a sad smile, and entered Sorin's room...
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Feb 13, 2019 22:06:16 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on Feb 13, 2019 22:06:16 GMT -5
"Alright. I'll let her know." Zakk said. "And keep me posted. Thanks a lot for everything, Claudio."
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Feb 20, 2019 0:21:28 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Feb 20, 2019 0:21:28 GMT -5
Claudio stepped into the room, and shut the door gently behind him. He walked to the chair, and sat down. He gently placed the back of his hand on Sorin's bruised jaw, and finally broke down. "This is all my fault!" He began, "I knew who you were... Who you used to be... I know what happened, and I was selfish! I should have left you be... You were happy, and you were free... You had hopes and dreams, and now..." Tears ran down Claudio's reddened face as he clapsed his hands over Sorin's. "I couldn't save you then... I can't help you know..." He placed his forehead down on Sorin's Hand. He closed his eyes...
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"Hello!?" Sorin was running around Tokyo. However... there was nobody, and nothing... His heart was pounding, as the cold air whipped through the soul-less streets. "Is anyone there!?" His voice echoed, as he looked around. He couldn't find anyone... He eventually made it to his father's home. He walked inside, "Da--"... He stopped, frowning. "....Oh, that's right..." His heart ached, as he noticed something off...
He took a picture that was of him and his father on Sorin's seventeenth birthday. But, nobody was in the photo... "...What..?"
"...This isn't real..." He knew the demon had something to do with this... "HELLO!?" He finally yelled out. He pulled his phone out, and opened his contacts... Nothing. There was nobody there... He started getting scared, as he went to the house line, and started dialing Zakk's number. The line was dead. "Oh my god.." He ran back outside... Did the Espelhar kill everyone?
"...Am I alone...?"
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Apr 25, 2019 23:23:22 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Apr 25, 2019 23:23:22 GMT -5
Claudio hurried into Sorin's room, with Giorgio in hand. The baby was oddly calm during this time. He sat down next to Sorin, and positioned Giorgio so that their hands could physically touch. Claudio waited, but... nothing happened...
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Sorin was pulled underwater. He desperately thrashed through the water, trying to find any way out. His lungs burned, aching for oxygen. After a moment, his mouth opened. All he could taste was salt water, and he could feel it filling his lungs. The light around him began to fade. Was he dying..? As he closed his eyes for what felt like the final time, he felt something brush against his hand. The water became calm, and then he felt himself go deeper.
Then suddenly, it felt as though he was falling...
He then hit the ground, leaping up as the water was seemingly pulled from him. Painfully, he hacked it all up. Everything burned, as he slowly looked around him... As he continued to breath, he was overwhelmed by how dark and how hot it was... He looked at his hands, they were covered in dirt. As he looked around, he realized he was in a charred forest....
Out of the corner of his vision, he noticed Claudio... Sorin managed to get himself to his feet. "...Claudio..!?"He ran towards him, falling to his knees next to Claudio. Sorin realized that Claudio was violently sobbing. "Claudio... I'm here!" He said, coughing more. He placed a hand on Claudio's shoulder. "Claudio!" It was like Claudio didn't know he was there... Sorin looked around, and gasped at the sight of bodies all around them. He fell back, "Oh my god!!!!!" He jumped seeing a man flying through the air. It roared a sinister laugh. "Is that the demon!?" Sorin cried out, when Claudio finally looked at him.
"...It's the Devil..." He said. Sorin shook his head, "The WHAT!?"
The Earth than began to grab hold of Sorin, pulling him into the ground. As he struggled, Claudio clamored to get to him, holding on to him. Claudio began to sob even harder, "I couldn't save anyone!!! I can't save you!" Sorin screamed as was being pulled into two different directions... Sorin looked at Claudio, "You have to let me go!" He knew this wasn't real... This was all fake. But this wasn't his hell... Sorin breathed, hoping he was right. "Claudio... Let me go..." He nodded, "It's okay.." Claudio shook his head, "...Sorin... I love you!" Sorin smiled, despite being pulled deeper. As the Earth swallowed him, Sorin gently let go of Claudio... "... I love you too..."
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"...I love you too..." Echoed through Claudio's mind... Confused, he stood up. "Sorin..?" He looked down at Giorgio, who was sleeping. "This.. is your little brother, Giorgio..." He looked at Giorgio. "...This is Sorin... One of your older brothers. Now, you two probably won't have the typical brother relationship... But.. You will love eachother very much..." He said, with a smile. "We just have to get him awake..."
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Apr 27, 2020 0:09:49 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Apr 27, 2020 0:09:49 GMT -5
As Katya and Sorin both were rushed into the emergency room, Daniel was guided to the waiting area. He pulled his phone out to call Elise, and let her know where to come. She did not answer this time. He called her again, and no answer once more. As he tried a third time, He looked up at the TV, the news was on... He stared, horrified, as news reported attacks on the Mishima Zaibatsu. The entire labs had been destroyed. He dropped the phone, his jaw left hanging. His heart felt like it had stopped.
He had an expression of complete and utter defeat, when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked up, to see his mother. Anna frowned, and Daniel finally broke down. "...They're all gone..!!!" He sobbed, as she pulled him into a tight embrace. Anna held him close, stroking his dark curls. "No, they're not..." She said, as he continued. "How do you know...?!" He asked, pulling away. Anna looked at him, and he looked back at her. He quickly noticed that she was eerily clean and polished. "...Are you really here...?" He asked.
She smiled, and nodded. "I am here, Daniel. I'm not going anywhere. I'm here for as long as you need me."
He was silent for moment, and then laid his head on her lap. He then cried, as she continued running her nails over his scalp. She shushed his cries, looking deep within him. There was much fear in his heart, but she saw something else... She saw a tiny glimmer of hope. She would take his fear, so that the hope could grow...
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Apr 27, 2020 10:47:08 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on Apr 27, 2020 10:47:08 GMT -5
Lei arrived at the hospital an hour later, carrying Elise and a cooler as he made it to the waiting room. It was rough looking for a ride, and trying to make it to the hospital. Lei would have searched for survivors, but he had to get Elise to safety before he would do such a thing.
He tried going to the infirmary, but it was full of people who got injured by the attack at MZ. So he had to go to the local hospital in Tokyo.
He gently sets Elise down on the hospital bed and watched as the doctors rushed her to the ER. Lei takes notice of Daniel and Anna, and takes a seat nearby.
"The Mishima Zaibatsu blew up... and Elise put herself at risk..." Lei sighed. "She needs to remember that she's pregnant."
He looked over at the two and held up the cooler. "Elise said that this is some kinda stem-cell that has her DNA. She says that it might restore Katya, but she got hurt before she could explain how that works. Where's Sorin? Do you think he'd have an idea how to do that?"
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Apr 27, 2020 11:38:43 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Apr 27, 2020 11:38:43 GMT -5
Anna took notice of Lei relatively quickly. Daniel sat up, as he began to speak. He said that Elise was hurt, but not dead. This gave Daniel hope. Then Lei talked of stem cells, and hope for Katya. He smiled. But then, he asked where Sorin was. Daniel began crying again, getting up to go have a moment alone.
Anna frowned, and looked at Lei. "He was stabbed in the chest by Anton...." She said, "I don't think he'll be helping you or anyone else anytime soon."
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Apr 27, 2020 11:45:03 GMT -5
Post by White Tiger on Apr 27, 2020 11:45:03 GMT -5
Lee arrived at the hospital and asked a nurse where were Sorin and Katya, as the nurse looked in the computer, he noticed the news about the Zaibatsu's destruction and worried for Jin. He quickly took his phone to call to know if he was alright though he probably was busy fighting his father now... After some seconds, he hung up and told himself it was useless to call now anyone in the place, they were busy with their own problems... He didn't really know what he could do more so as the nurse told him about Sorin and Katya's room, he went to look for them.
He then arrived to Sorin's room and saw Claudio with the little Giorgio.
"How is he? And how are you?"
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Apr 27, 2020 11:50:23 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on Apr 27, 2020 11:50:23 GMT -5
"Oh no!" Lei exclaimed. "Will he be okay?"
He sighed and cursed under his breath. "I guess we'll have to wait for Elise to wake up. She'll know what to do."
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Apr 27, 2020 15:12:07 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Apr 27, 2020 15:12:07 GMT -5
Anna was quiet, "They haven't said anything...." She said. "But I'm holding out hope." She was different. Her attitude was different. "If Claudio seems to have hope that he will be okay, so will I." Daniel came back, "...They are letting me see her, so I'm gonna go back..." He said. Anna nodded, "Of course."
Meanwhile, Claudio saw Lee. His expression remained unchanged. He didn't look worried, but he did seem to be deep in thought. "He will be okay." He said, "As for Giorgio... He's a little babe, he won't even remember all of this..." He handed him to Lee. "..I saw Anna in the lobby, would you take him to her...?" He handed Giorgio to Lee, to which the baby smiled, and cooed at him.
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Apr 27, 2020 15:26:55 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on Apr 27, 2020 15:26:55 GMT -5
Lei nods. "Yeah. I'm sure Claudio knows what he's talking about. Daniel, you go on ahead and see her. I'll just sit here and wait. Hopefully, Elise just had another seizure and will be coming to very soon like she did the last time."
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Apr 27, 2020 15:46:56 GMT -5
Post by White Tiger on Apr 27, 2020 15:46:56 GMT -5
Lee was once more reassured that Sorin would be okay but when Claudio handed him the baby, Lee felt less reassured… He never held a baby before… They were so fragile… But what Claudio said next shocked him.
“Anna?" Lee felt all the worries he had kept inside of him, like when he lost her for the first time, suddenly leave as his eyes also got wet. He had many worries about many people but at least Anna was okay…
Holding Giorgio preciously, fearing to break him, Lee then noticed the little baby smiling at him and making those cute sounds… He smiled at Giorgio and told him: “We will go see your mother now…”
Addressing Claudio again, he said with a smile: “Thank you.”
He then left the room to go to the lobby while holding Giorgio very preciously against him. As he entered it, he noticed how full it now was now and he saw once more that news channel covering the destruction of the Zaibatsu. He hoped most people would be fine… Mostly Jin who probably was against Kazuya… He then looked once more at Giorgio and smiled at him, the little baby was really cute and his innocence somehow took away some worries… He then looked around the place to see where Anna was. He suddenly noticed her talking with Lei so he walked toward them.
“Anna!”
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